I) Put the correct form of the verb

1. He(read).... that novel many times before.

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

3.I (not see)... John for a long time. I (see).... him 3 weeks ago.

4. The school bell (ring)..... We must go now

5. I (meet) Mary last night. She (become)....a very big girl

6. It is very hot. Summer (come)....

7.They (begin)......to study at this school 7 years ago

8. Since when (you know) ..... her?

9.How long ago(he start)......to learn English?

10. She (lose)...... her handbag on the train yesterday morning

11. My mother (be) .....in hospital for a long time and she can't go home yet

12.His dog (just run)...... out of the garden

13.Mr.Brown (travel).... by air several times in the past

14.I(see) ..... her before

15.Tom (never be).... in Hanoi

16.I (read)..... the novel written by Jack Lodon several times before

17. What....you (do).... yesterday?

18. .....you(watch).... TV last night?

19.Mr Green (teach).....English in this school since he (graduate)........ from the university in 1986

20.How long.....you.....(learn) English?

21.I (try).....to learn English for years, but I (not succeed).....yet?

22.She (read)...... all the works of Dickens. How many (you read).......?

23.I (wait)...... here nearly half an hour for my girlfriend;do you think she (forget) to come?

24.Mary (rest) .......in the garden all day because she (be)......ill

25.Although John (study)......at the University for 5 years, he (not get)...... his degree yet.

26. Jack (go)......to Switzerland for a holiday.He (never be)......there?

27.We (live)......here for the last six months, and (just decide).....to move

28.That book (lie)....on the table for weeks.You (not read)....it yet

29.He (not be)......here since Christmas, I wonder where he (live).....since then.

30.He (lose).....his books. He (look)....... for them all afternoon, but they (not turn up)........

31.She (work) ........so hard this week that she(not have)....... time to go to the cinema

32.Your hair is wat.(You swim).......for a long time?

33.You look very tired.(You wok) .........very hard?

34.The telephone (ring).......for 2 minutes, but I (not answer)........it yet

35.Saigon..........(grow) now into a big city

36.I.......(not see) Nam for a long time.I......(see) him last three years ago.

37.The bell.........(ring) so we must go

38.I.......(meet) Mary last night. She........(become) a very big girl

39. He is very thirsty; He.......(not drink) for twenty-four hours.

40.Nam.....(be) in this school for four years (and he is still here)

41. My mother........(be) in hospital for a long time and she cannot go home yet

42.She .....(read) a lot of books this year

43. Ever since he left university he .....( have) 5 different jobs in different cities

44.When he was ten he.....(run) away from home

45.How many cigarettes.....you........(smoke) today?

46.In those days, mum.........(look) after us very carefully

47.Shakespreare........(write) plays as well as poems.

48. Since my father retired, he......(write) three books

49.Iam not studying today. I.....(study) a lot yesterday. I.....(study) a lot this week.

50.Could you imagine I.......(make) ten phone calls abroad today?

51.How long........you.......(be) here for?

52.I........(like) English all my life.

53.I.......(want) to be a doctor until I was twenty

54.They...........(unemploy) since they left London

55.How long......you......(study) French?

56.I..........(not read) many novels since I went to university.

57.When I was a child, I....(like) street fook

58. I......(have) trouble concentrating for a week now.

59.He ............(learn) a lot in his job.

60.My friend Lan and I...........(know) each other for ages.

I) Rewrite each of the following sentences

1.She rarely goes to the English speaking club

->She doesn't.........................................

2.They never stop scolding their children.

->They are................................................

3.She has been writing the report. It is finished now.

-> She.......................................................

4.My wait in the queue has lasted 40 minutes so far.

-> I..........................................................

5.He began study English at 9 o'clock and is still studying.

-> He............................................

6.They don't like seafood,so they avoid eating it.

-> They have never.................................................

7.Nigel keeps interrupting me.

-> Nigel is.......................................................

8.Lan is on the tenth page of the book she is reading.

-> So far Lan...............................

9. When I arrived here, I started to feel better.

->Since arriving here, I............................

10. The last time I met my mother was last month.

-> I.......................................................

II) Give the correct form of the verb

1.We......(live) here since we moved here

2.We.....(just-come) back from our holiday to Thailand

3. Cuckoos........(not build) nets.They........(use) the nets of other birds

4.You can't see Tom now. He........(have) a bath.

5.An...(make) a dress for herself at the moment. She....(make) all her own clothes.

6.He usually......(speak) so quickly that I .......(not understand) him.

7.I...(wear) my sunglasses today because the is very strong.

8. Tom and Peter.........(have) a long coversation.I....(wonder) what they....(talk) about.

9.How long you...(know) Mr.Pitt?

10.I won't go out now as it....(rain) and I....(not have) an umbrella

11.This car...(make) a strange noise.You....(think) it is all right?

12.I(make)......... cake. That is why my hand are all covered with flour

13.Have you seen my bag anywhere? I (look)....for it for ages

14.We (walk)... 10 kilometers

15.You(drive)......all day. Let me drive now.

16. The boy(eat)..... seven ice-creams

17.I can't hear what you (say).....; the traffic (make).......too much noise.

18.We (have)..... breakfast at 5a.m tomorrow as Tom(catch).... an early train.

19.Look at that crowd.I (wonder)....what they (wait)....for

20.Why you (walk)...... so fast today? You usually (walk).... quite slowly

21.He (not,smoke).... for two weeks. He is trying to give it up.

22.We (miss) .......the bus. Now we will have to walk.

23.I (be)......sorry. I (forget).....that fellow's name already.

24.I (have).....no trouble with my English lessons up to now.

25.George (do)......good work in this class so far.

26.You must wake her up. She (sleep)..... soundly for 10 hours

27.Alice (lose)... her Vietnamese-English dictionary.

28.Up to the present, we ( write).....almost every lesson in this book.

III.Rewrite the sentences using since or for:

1. I was in this class a month ago, and I am in this class now

->...............................................

2. I knew my teacher in September, and I know her now

->

3. Our professor was sick a week ago, and he is still sick.

->

4. They live in Canada.They moved there in December.

->

5.I know Mrs.Brown. I met her in 1999.

->

6. Tom works at a fast food restaurant. He got the job 3 week ago.

->

III)Correct the mistake in each sentence, if necessary.

1. Tony is telephoning me twice so far. -> .........

2. I water flowers for my neighbour this week.-> .........

3. Some of the boys aren't knowing the English alphabet -> ........

4.Many drivers are smoking while driving.-> .........

5.We have been owning this villa since 2004.-> .........

6. This is the first time I had ever eaten this food ->.....

7.I don't eat sweets these days as I am on a diet.-> .......

8. Don't wait for me because I don't come with you.->

9.The new manageress gives a party next week.-> .......

10.Is this total including new students?-> .........

11.Excuse me, but do you wait for someone?-> .........

IV. Rewrite each of the following sentences

1.They live in Canada. They moved there in December

-> They.........................................................

2. I'm on the tenth page of the letter I am writing.

->So far I..........................................

3.After I arrived here, I started to feel better.

->Since arriving here,I.....................

4.This is the first time I saw Dick was in 1985.

-> I have..............................................

5.This is the first time Peter has been to Paris.

-> Peter...............................................

6.He began work at 6 o'clock and is still working.

->He..........................................

7.The last time I went to the dentist was six months ago.

->I haven't................................

8.Peter last went to the cinema for a long time ago.

-> Peter.....................................

9.Six years ago we started writing to each other.

->We have................................

10.I have never eaten this kind of food before.

->This is...................................