III. Put the verb in brackets in the Past Simple or Past Perfect:

1. They (go) ……………..home after they (finish) ………………… their work.

2. She said that she (already, see) ……………………. Dr. Rice.

3. After taking a bath, he (go) ………………………….. to bed.

4. He told me he (not/eat) ………………………… such kind of food before.

5. When he came to the stadium, the match (already/ begin) ………………………………….

6. Before she (watch) ………………….. TV, she (do)……………………. homework.

7. What (be) …………….. he when he (be) ………………. young?

8. After they (go) ………………………, I (sit) ……………….. down and (rest) ……………

9. Yesterday, John (go) ………………….. to the store before he (go) ………………… home.

10. She (win) ………………………. the gold medal in 1986.

11. Our teacher (tell) …………… us yesterday that he (visit) …………… England in 1970.

12. Alan (have)……….hardly(prepare)………..for dinner when her husband (go) ……..home

13. No sooner (have)…………….I (watch)……………. TV than the phone (ring)…………

14. Before I (watch) ……………… TV, I (do) ………………………….. my homework.

15. After I (wash)………………………….my clothes, I (sleep) ……………………………

20. You didn’t stay home. I would rather you (stay) …………….. home.

II. Correct the sentences if necessary. Tick any if are already correct.

1.     Before Dora had done the shopping, she visited her neighbor

2.     When the programme finished, Ali switched the television off.

3.     After buying their tickets, the two businessmen caught on the train.

4.     When Guy passed the exam, his father had been buying him a car

5.     It’s a lovely fire, isn’t it? I’d only put a match to it a few minutes ago.

6.     We watered the garden after planting seeds

7.     I’m rather tired because I had been running to get here on time.

8.     By the time Tom arrived to help, we ______ (already finish) moving everything

9.     Alexander Graham Bell ________ (already invent) the telephone by the time I was born.

10.  The apartment was hot when I got home, so I ________ (turn on) the air conditioner.

11.  Yesterday I ________(go) to my daughter’s dance recital. I __________ (never be) to the dance class before. I _________(not take) the lessons when I ________(be) a child.

12.  I __________(see)you in the school party last night. You _________(do) a terrific acting job.

 You ___________(ever act) in a play before?

Yes, I _______ (start) acting when I was in elementary school.

13.  The suit I bought cost more than a week’s salary. Until then, I ________(never spend) so much on the outfit.

14.  My wife and I __________ (go) to Disneyland when we visited Los Angeles last spring. Prior to that time, we _____________(never be) in such a big amusement park.

15.  Mark _______(take) a trip to Asia last October. He _______(take) many trips to Asia since he started his own import export business.

16.  Let’s stop at the next model. We ____________(drive) 500 miles so far today and that’s enough.

17.  Why is Henry in the hospital? –He ________________( in his garage work) on his car when the gas tank __________(explode)

What ________(cause) the explosion? –He ____________(light) a cigarette.

I. Complete the sentences with the verbs in the blank:

1.     Susan no longer owned a bike. She ____ it (sell)

2.     Marry looked very pale when she arrived for the exam. She _______ too hard (study)

3.     The boy’s knee was bleeding when he arrived home. He ______ (fall over)

4.     I invited Silvia to the party but she couldn’t come. She ________ to fo somewhere else (arrange)

5.     Chrs bought a loaf of bread and took it home, but Maria  __________ one (already/buy)

6.     I was annoyed when someone bought those shoes in the shop window, because I ____________ for them (save up)

7.     The guide offered us tickets for a musical, but Elena _______ it. (already/see)

8.     I knew I recognized the town square. I __________ there before (be)

9.     After Richard _______ work, he _____ home (finish, go)

10.  By the time the firemen ____________, the fire__________ (arrive, already/go out)

11.  Before she ___________ the school, Celia __________ goodbye to all her friends.(leave, say)

12.  After ____________ his homework, Joe __________ (do, go out)

13.  When Yuko __________ home, she ________ her friend at once. (reach, phone)

14.  After she ____________ all the way home, Linda ______ quite exhausted ( run, feel)

1. As the number of doctors ____ (discuss) the serious ess, someone ___ (break) the news that it was spread fast

2. When my brothers ____ (get) home, suddenly, it ___ (storm) severely yesterday

3. While my dad ___ (make) a call, my mom ___ (do) a garden last morning

4. Abruptly, the power ___ (fail) when everyone ___ (learn) last week

5. Susan ___ (arrive) while her family ___ (have ) a meal last night

6. While a baby ___ (cry), she ___ (come) to hug her yesterday

7. Suddenly, the condition of those children ___ (get) worse when a number of doctors ___ (take) care of them last week

8. While each of the students ____(focus) on their tests, the teachers ___ (supervise) them yesterday

I.               Put the right form of the verbs:

1.     I ___________________down the street when it begin to rain (go)

2.     At this time last year, I ___________________an English course (attend)

3.     Jim ________________ under the tree when he heard an explosion (stand)

4.     The boy fell and hurt himself while he _________________ a bicycle (ride)

5.     When we met them last year, they______________ in Santiago (live)

6.     The tourist lost his camera while he________________ around the city (walk)

7.     The lorry _______________ very fast when it hit our car (go)

8.     While I ____________________in my room, my roommate ___________________ a party in the other room (study/have)

9.     Mary and I___________________ the house when the telephone rang (just leave)

10.  We __________________ in the café when they saw us (sit)

I. Complete the sentences with the verb in the blank:

1.     It ___________ foggier as we drove further into the forest (get)

2.     The sun ___________ when I woke up (shine)

3.     It ______ so hard that we decided to stay at home (snow)

4.     Alex __________ a newspaper in the library (read)

5.     The birds ________ in the early morning sunshine ( sing)

6.     I _______ television when the phone _______ (watch, ring)

7.     Keith _________ a bath when the detective _________ (have, arrive)

8.     Alberto ________ a leg when he ___________ (break, ski)

9.     Last night Lydia ____________ to the radio when she______ a strange noise downstairs (listen, hear)

10.  Jim ________ out of the tree while he _________ it( fall, climb)

11.  We ________ kate first aid when the ambulance _________ (give, arrive)

12.  While I ______________, I ______________ an old man lying on the ground. (wait, notice)

13.  Rachel __________ not to go out, because it ____________ (decide, rain)

14.  The thief ________ my purse while I ________ at the shop window ( steal, look)

15.  The other day Heidi ___________ the road when suddenly a car ________________ into a lamp-post in front of her. (cross, crash)

VI. Chia các động từ trong ngoặc:

1. Yesterday at six I (prepare)___________dinner,

2. The kids (play)_______in the garden when it suddenly ( rain).

3. I (practise)________the guitar when he came home.

4. We (not/cycle) ________all day.

5. What (you/do) ________yesterday?

5. I usually (have) ________ breakfast at 7.00

.6. She (live) ________ in a house?

7. Where _________your children (be) ________?

8. My sister (work) ________ in a bank.

9. Dog (like) ________ meat.

10. She (live)________ in Florida.

11. Marry (water) ________the flowers at 3:00 p.m yesterday.

12. They (visit) ________the zoo at ten o’clock yesterday.

13. At this time last year we (learn) ________English in London.

14. Peter and I (do) ____the exercise at this time last night.

15. When I phoned my friends, they (play) _________cards.

VII. Chia các động từ trong ngoặc:

1.The homework ………………very difficult yesterday.(be)

2 The children …………….in the park five minutes ago.(play)

3, I………………late for school yesterday(be)

4, …………..you …………. to the zoo yesterday ?(go)

5, They ……………..home yesterday(return)

6,Two years ago, he………Math in a small school in the countryside.(teach)

7. Where _________your children (be) ________?

8. My sister (work) ________ in a bank
9. He always (borrow) _________me money and never (give)_________back.

10. While I (do)__________my housework, my husband (read)___________ books.

11. He ( not paint)______________ his pictures at the moment

12. We ( not plant) ______________the herbs in the garden at present

13, My father (not watch) TV last night but I ……………..(do)

14, Last year, my family (go)………to Nghe An. It (be)…….my husband’s family. We (feel)………very happy to meet our relatives. We (do)……………..a lot of things. In the morning ,we used to (go )………to the fields, we (grow)……………..rice .In the afternoon, we (swim) ……………..in the river. In the evening, we (watch)……………TV and (talk)……………..about many things
15. John (try)________ hard in class, but I (not think) ________ he'll pass.

16. Jo is so smart that she (pass)________ every exam without even trying.

17. My life (be) so boring. I just (watch)________ TV every night

18. We ( have) ______________dinner in a restaurant right now.

19. I ( watch) ______________TV with my parents in the living room now.

20. Some people( not drink)_____________coffee now

VI. Chia các động từ trong ngoặc:

1) We (study) ...............a very hard lesson the day before yesterday............................

2) We (study) ................................................almost every lesson in this book so far.................

3) We (never/ watch)..........................that television program ...........................

4) We (watch) .....................an interesting program on television last night ...............

5) My wife and I ........................................(travel) by air many times

6) My wife and I (travel).................................. to Mexico by air last summer

7) I  (read) ..................that novel by Hemingway sevaral times before.

8) I (read) .........................that novel again during my last vacation.

9) I (have) .........................a little trouble with my car last week.

10) However,I (have )......................... no trouble with my car since then.

V. Supply the correct form of the verb in blanket:

1.     Sorry I’m late.   You (wait) long?

2.     I ( see)  Tom yesterday but I (not see) him so far today.

3.     She wanted to know how long I ( work) in my present job.

4.     You (hear) from Jane recently?

5.     People (cut) down a lot of tropical forests during the past twenty years.

6.     I __________ (not see) him since I left the office.

7.     You _______ (ever eat) Indonesian food?

8.     Two men __________ (escaped) from a prison in London.

9.     You _____(hear) their new record? It’s the best one they ________(ever make)

10.  It’s the fifth time he ____________(ring) today.

11.  The number of cars ________ (already rise)

12.  How often he __________(visit) your hometown?

13.  Since they came, we ____________(can work) on the project.

14.  The students who ___________ (recently take) the exam _________ (look) forward to the results now.