1.     There was a high level of competitive_________________ in certain areas.(act)

2.    Today the prosperity of Skipton depends on the car parks for tourists,_____________and shoppers.(visit)

3.    This _________________was born in Japan, as were his parents.(foreign)

4.    The__________ take pride in their wordsmanship and don't mind twirling it.(correspond)

5.    It is estimated that 20,000 jobs will be lost as part of the efforts to__________________ the forces.(modern)

6.    Visitors were most________________by the enthusiasm and commitment of pupils, teachers and all concerned.(impress)

7.    It is a__________________designed volume, with illustrations of the covers of his various books.(beauty)

8.    I was overwhelmed by the__________________of the people here. (friend)

9.    This film is_____________________and visually gratifying.(enjoy)

10. The baby slept_____________________in its cradle. (peace)

11. He also says the development would lead to more noise and__________________pollution.(atmosphere)

12. In addition, some firms encounter_____________________in understanding the new rules of the game.(difficult)

13. At each shrine you pause, and you say some_______________and you greet each deity.(pray)

14. In 1962, Jamaica became an_________________country after 300 years of British rule.(independ)

15. I love all the_______________ between people in different parts of the country.(different)

16. ‘The country is______________________for its natural beauty. (fame)

17. The______________of the Famine ship took place at Blennerville, near Tralee, Co Kerry. (recreate)

18. Her voice was full of_______________admiration.(worship)

19. With neither fame nor letters of_____________, they had to ask friends for help.(invite)

20. As for his name, I hardly think a formal ________________was necessary.(introduce)

1       I am waiting for john.” She said’....................................................................................

2       “I don’t like the idea.”, he said’......................................................................................

3       “The car isn’t at my house.”, she told me’.......................................................................

4       “We have cleaned the room.”, they said’.........................................................................

5       “We are worried about Peter.”, they told me’...................................................................

6       “I am going to the cinema.’, she said’.............................................................................

7       “I saw her today”, he said’.............................................................................................

8       “I will see you tomorrow”, he told me’............................................................................

9       “They were here three months ago.” he said’...................................................................

10    “We visited her this morning.”, they said’.......................................................................

11    “My parents are arriving tomorrow.” she said’.................................................................

12    “I don’t like this film.” She said’....................................................................................

13    “Peter and Mary are getting married tomorrow.” she said’................................................

14    “Daisy is doing her homework.” Mai said’......................................................................

15    “I met her three hours ago.” Tam told me’.......................................................................

16    She said, “I can’t find my umbrella”à

17    They said, “We are learning English now”à ....................................................................

18    “My friend is coming next week”, Tom said.à ................................................................

19    “ I’ll help my mum with housework this weekend” He saidà ...........................................

20    “We shall overcome this difficulty”, they saidà ...............................................................

21    “ My father is a doctor here”, my friend saidà .................................................................

22    “I am going on holiday tomorrow”, the boy said to his neighbor.à.....................................

23    “ You will have to finish all these exercises before next week”, the teacher said to his studentsà.......................................................................................................................

24    “I came back here early yesterday,” she said.à.................................................................

25    “ I’ve broken the vase,” she saidà ..................................................................................

26    “I will never see you again,” the boy said to the girl.à......................................................

27    He said to her, “You are my friend.”à..............................................................................

28    Johnny said to his mother, “I don’t know how to do this exercise.”à..................................

29    “We are waiting for the school bus”, said the children.à ..................................................

30    Marry said, “My father died a year ago”.à.......................................................................

31    John said, “I have finished studying my lesson”.à............................................................

32    Mary said, “I can not go to the movies with you, John”.à.................................................

33    “I shall expect to see you next Wednesday.” Mary said to her friend. à..............................

34    She said, “I went to the doctor yesterday.” à....................................................................

35    He said, “I have a toothache.” à......................................................................................

36    She said, “I’ll write him a prescription.” à.......................................................................

37    They said, “We’re going to the drugstore.” à...................................................................

38    He said, “The doctor gave me some pills.” à....................................................................

39    She said, “I go to the supermarket every day.” à..............................................................

40    He said, “I have received the envelope.” à.......................................................................

41    They said, “We visited Cannery Row.” à.........................................................................

42    She said, “I feel very sick.” à..........................................................................................

43    He said, “I bought some popcorn.” à...............................................................................

44    They said, “We’re flying to California.” à.......................................................................

45    He said, “I’m cutting off the main valve.” à.....................................................................

46     “My uncle will not plant the vegetables tomorrow afternoon”, she said. à.........................

47    “Mr. and Mrs. Pike have just read these newspapers”, Nga said. à....................................

48    She said, “I often listen to music at night.” à....................................................................

49    Lan’s mother said, “My daughter usually brushes her teeth before meals.” à......................

50    They said, “We have to do the assignments now.” à.........................................................

51    Lan says, “My sister seldom rides a bike to school.” à......................................................

52    They said, “Our teacher sometimes explains the difficult lesson.” à..................................

53    Nam said, “I am doing my homework now.” à.................................................................

54    "Our teacher will go to Leipzig tomorrow." Emily said. à.................................................

55    "I was writing a letter yesterday." Helen told me. à..........................................................

56    "My father flew to Dallas last year." Robert told me. à.....................................................

57    "Tim went to the stadium an hour ago." Lisa said. à.........................................................

58    "My mother will celebrate her birthday next weekend." Patricia said. à.............................

59    "I am going to read a book this week." Michael said to me. à............................................

60    "We will do our best in the exams tomorrow." Jason and Victoria told me. à.....................

61    "We didn't eat fish two days ago." Andrew remarked. à....................................................

62    "I spent all my pocket money on Monday." Alice said. à..................................................

63    "John had already gone at six." David said. à...................................................................

64    "Mandy is at home." John said. à....................................................................................

65    "Frank often reads a book." Max told me. à.....................................................................

66    "I'm watching TV." Susan said to me. à...........................................................................

67    "I am going to ride a skateboard." Richard said to me. à...................................................

68    "We have cleaned the windows." Stephen and Claire said. à.............................................

69    "I didn't have time to do my homework." Richard told me. à.............................................

70    "My mother will be 50 years old." Mrs. Jones told me. à..................................................

71    Nam said “I am told to be at school before 7 o’clock” à....................................................

72    Thu said “All the students will have a meeting next week” à............................................

73    Phong said “My parents are very proud of my good marks” à...........................................

74    Her father said to her “You can go to the movie with your friend” à..................................

75    The boys said “We have to try our best to win the match” à..............................................

1.      My father (have) __________ coffee for breakfast every day.

2.      His sister (study) __________ in a shoe store this summer.

3.      The students (look) ___________ up that new word now.

4.      Mary (go) __________ to school every day.

5.      They (do) ­__________ this exercise at the moment.

6.      Ms Eden (read) ­­­­___________ a newspaper now.

7.      It (rain) __________ very much in the summer. It (rain) _________ now.

8.      Bad students never (study) __________ hard.

9.      He generally (sing) ________ in English, but today he (sing) ________ in Spanish.

10.   We seldom (eat) __________ before 6.30.

11.   She sometimes (buy) ___________vegetables at his market.

12.   We always (do) ___________ our exercises carefully.

13.   Look! A man (run) ________ after the train. He (want) _______ to catch it.

14.   It (be) __________ very cold now.

15.   John (travel) __________ to England tomorrow.

16.   I (need) ____________ some money for my textbooks.

17.   Tom (like) __________ to go to the museums.

18.   Mary (love) ­__________ ice-cream.

19.   My mother (cook) __________ some food in the kitchen at present. She always (cook) __________ in the mornings.

20.   I often (leave) __________ the city at weekends.

21.   The guests (watch) __________ the TV programes now.

22.   The sun (set) __________ in the west.

23.   My friend (study) __________ English for an hour every night.

24.   Listen! I (hear) ___________ someone knocking at the front door.

I (do) ____ an exercise on the present tense at the moment and I (think) ______ that I (know) _____how to use it now

1.      She usually (walk) _______________ to school.

2.      What time ________Mary usually (get) ____________ up every morning?

3.      She (not wash) ____________her clothes every weekend.

4.      ___________they (be) teachers?

5.      It (not be) often ______________cold in summer.

6.      Tom usually (walk) _____________ to school.

7.      He (be) _______________ a student.

8.      I (be) _________________ sixteen years old.

9.      They (be) __________________ very friendly.

10.   He often (wash) __________________ the car at weekends.

11.   What time ____________you often (get) ____________ up every morning?

12.   ________she (like) ________________ English?

13.   Every week she (go) ______________________ to visit her parents.

14.   What time __________your father usually (get) ___________ up?

15.   We (not go) ____________________to school on Sundays.

16.   We (not be) ___________________very lazy.

17.   The Earth (go) _________________around the Sun.

18.   I (visit) ___________________my parents very often.

19.   ___________he (go) ___________________to school every day?

20.   _____________she (come) _____________________from Japanese?

1.      My father (have) __________ coffee for breakfast every day.

2.      His sister (study) __________ in a shoe store this summer.

3.      The students (look) ___________ up that new word now.

4.      Mary (go) __________ to school every day.

5.      They (do) ­__________ this exercise at the moment.

6.      Ms Eden (read) ­­­­___________ a newspaper now.

7.      It (rain) __________ very much in the summer. It (rain) _________ now.

8.      Bad students never (study) __________ hard.

9.      He generally (sing) ________ in English, but today he (sing) ________ in Spanish.

10.   We seldom (eat) __________ before 6.30.

11.   She sometimes (buy) ___________vegetables at his market.

12.   We always (do) ___________ our exercises carefully.

13.   Look! A man (run) ________ after the train. He (want) _______ to catch it.

14.   It (be) __________ very cold now.

15.   John (travel) __________ to England tomorrow.

16.   I (need) ____________ some money for my textbooks.

17.   Tom (like) __________ to go to the museums.

18.   Mary (love) ­__________ ice-cream.

19.   My mother (cook) __________ some food in the kitchen at present. She always (cook) __________ in the mornings.

20.   I often (leave) __________ the city at weekends.

21.   The guests (watch) __________ the TV programes now.

22.   The sun (set) __________ in the west.

23.   My friend (study) __________ English for an hour every night.

24.   Listen! I (hear) ___________ someone knocking at the front door.

25.   I (do) ____ an exercise on the present tense at the moment and I (think) ______ that I (know) _____how to use it now.

1.      Tom (see) _____has seen_________this film before.

2.      I (finish) _____have finished_________ my exercise already.

3.      They (live) _______have lived_______ here since 1990.

4.      My father (just wash) ____just has washed__________ his car.

5.      The students (discuss) ______________ the question recently.

6.      Mary (never, be) ______________ to Ha Noi.

7.      We (know) ______________ each other for 5 years.

8.      So far we (learn) ______________ five lessons.

9.      We (be) ______________ pen pals for a long time.

10.   They (stay) ______________ here since last week.

Exercise 2:                                                               

1.      Bob (see) ______________ this movie before.

2.      Sandra (lend) ____________ her brother $ 200 so far.

3.      Rashid (just pass) ____________ his driving test.

4.      Karen (study) ____________ __________ Italian for three years now and is still studying.

5.      The teacher (already, tell) ____________ to be quite.

6.      Tim (not, take) ____________ many photos yet.

7.      Jorge (read) ____________ the newspaper already.

8.      We (not begin) _____________ to study for the test yet.

9.      John and I (be) ______________ pen pals for nearly 3 years.

10.   He (wear) ___________ the same coat since he (move) ___________ here.

11.   . I (not see) _____________ your brother recently.

12.   . They (not contact) _______________ to each other for a long time.

13.   How long _______________you (study) ______________ English?

14.   How many times _________ you (see) _______________him since he went to Edinburgh?

15.   Who is that woman? I (never/ see) _______________ her before.

16.   We (be) ____________ from French. We (be) ______________ there for 20 years.

17.   I (see) __________ that film several times because I like it.

18.   Mary (lose) _________________ her hat for 2 days.

19.   He (not finish) _______________ doing it yet.

20.   He (not see) ____________ him since Christmas.

21.   (live)_______________in Ho Chi Minh City since 1975.

22.   He (just see) ______________ her.

23.   They (already show) _______________ the film.

24.   I’m sorry the car is not here. I (just sell) ______________ it.

25.   The Bakers (be) ______________ in New York for 3 months.

26.   My brother (use) ______________ this computer for 2 years.

27.   They (live) ________________ in this street for a long time.

28.   Mr. Green (teach) ______________ French since he left London in 1997.

29.   She (not speak) _________________ to me since last week.

30.   Up to now, Hoa (work) _______________ very hard.

I.      The past continuous:

Exercise 1: Rewrite each sentence as a positive, negative, or question:

Example:    At this time yesterday they (play) __were playing___ football.

                  At this time yesterday they were not playing football.

                  At this time yesterday were they playing football?         

1.      At this time yesterday we (play) __________________ tennis in the schoolyard.

2.      At 7:00 pm yesterday (watch) ________________________ TV.

3.      Yesterday while my father (watch) _____________________ TV, my mother (read) the newspaper, my sister (do) _______________________her homework and I (play) ____________ chess with my friend.

4.      What were you doing when I phoned you?  I (have) ____________________a bath.

5.      She (do) __________________________her homework at the time yesterday.

6.      Marry (water) ______________________the flowers at 3:00 p.m yesterday.

7.      They (visit) __________________________the zoo at ten o’clock yesterday.

8.      Peter and I (do) _____________________the exercise at this time last night.

9.      Last night my father (feed) ________________________the pigeons at 7:00.

10.   At this time last year we (learn) _______________________English in London.

Exercise 2: Put the verb in the past simple tense or the past continuous:

1.      When I (arrive) ____________ at this house, he still (sleep) ______________.

2.      The light (go) _________ out while we (have) _________________dinner.

3.      Bill (have) ________________ breakfast when I (stop) _____________ at this house this morning.

4.      When I (arrive) ___________________at this house, he still (sleep) ________________________.

5.      As we (cross) ______________________the Street, we (see) _____________________an accident.

6.      Tom (see) ______________a serious accident while he (stand) __________________at the bus stop.

7.      The children (play) _________________ football when their mother (come) ___________back home.

8.      The bell (ring) ______________________while Tom (take) ___________________ a bath.

9.      He (sit) ______________________in a car when I (see) ______________________him.

10.   We (clean) _____________________the house when she (come) _______________yesterday.

I.      The past continuous:

Exercise 1: Rewrite each sentence as a positive, negative, or question:

Example:    At this time yesterday they (play) __were playing___ football.

                  At this time yesterday they were not playing football.

                  At this time yesterday were they playing football?         

1.      At this time yesterday we (play) __________________ tennis in the schoolyard.

2.      At 7:00 pm yesterday (watch) ________________________ TV.

3.      Yesterday while my father (watch) _____________________ TV, my mother (read) the newspaper, my sister (do) _______________________her homework and I (play) ____________ chess with my friend.

4.      What were you doing when I phoned you?  I (have) ____________________a bath.

5.      She (do) __________________________her homework at the time yesterday.

6.      Marry (water) ______________________the flowers at 3:00 p.m yesterday.

7.      They (visit) __________________________the zoo at ten o’clock yesterday.

8.      Peter and I (do) _____________________the exercise at this time last night.

9.      Last night my father (feed) ________________________the pigeons at 7:00.

10.   At this time last year we (learn) _______________________English in London.

Exercise 2: Put the verb in the past simple tense or the past continuous:

1.      When I (arrive) ____________ at this house, he still (sleep) ______________.

2.      The light (go) _________ out while we (have) _________________dinner.

3.      Bill (have) ________________ breakfast when I (stop) _____________ at this house this morning.

4.      When I (arrive) ___________________at this house, he still (sleep) ________________________.

5.      As we (cross) ______________________the Street, we (see) _____________________an accident.

6.      Tom (see) ______________a serious accident while he (stand) __________________at the bus stop.

7.      The children (play) _________________ football when their mother (come) ___________back home.

8.      The bell (ring) ______________________while Tom (take) ___________________ a bath.

9.      He (sit) ______________________in a car when I (see) ______________________him.

10.   We (clean) _____________________the house when she (come) _______________yesterday.