Practice 8 I. Put the verbs into the correct form, past progressive and simple past. 1) I (wait) …………… for my friend outside the stadium whe he arrived. 2) I was in the country with my grandfather some weeks ago. One night I (walk) …………….along a country road when suddenly I (hear) ……………footsteps behind me. Then I (start) ………….to run. 3) Mrs. Smith (invite) …………… Mrs. Quyen to have dinner while Mrs. Quyen (visit) ………… the USA. 4) Mrs. Quyen (do) …………….shopping while Mr. Thanh (attend) ………… a business meeting. 5) How fast …………… (the girl / ride) when the accident (happen) ………… ? 6) I (go) …………….to the post office to receive a parcel yesterday. While I (fill out) ……… the form , one of my old friends (slap) ………….me on my shoulder. I (be) ……….so happy to see him. 7) Yesterday, Tuan (ask) ……………me to go to the station with him, but I (not / want) ………….to leave the house because I (wait) ………… for a phone call. 8) During the study period in class yesterday, it (be) ………………hard for us to concentrate because the student next door (make) …………… so much noise. II. Change the sentences below into passive. 1) They separated the husk. 2) The boys made a fire by their camp. 3) They built this house more than one hundred years ago. 4) Every year Vietnam exports millions of tons of rice. 5) Vietnamese celebrate their Lunar New Year around January or Fedbruary. 6) After Tet holiday, Vietnamese usually plant trees in their neighborhood. 7) How many festivals do you celebrate in your community? 8) How many motorbikes does Vietnam import a year? 9) The publisher published this book in 1996. 10)They repaired our desk during the weekend. 11) They told him to stay home for three days. 12)They asked Mr. Robinson to do the shopping. 13)She told him not to talk in the class. 14)Mr. Thomson allowed us to use his computer. 15)He taught me to do the magic when I was a boy. 16)They advised us to take a bus downtown. 17)The organization asked him to take an English test. III. Change sentences as instructed in example below. 1) Vietnam is the country which exports rice. =>Vietnam is the rice-exporting country. 2) Florist is a person who sells flowers. 3) This is a contest to speak English. 4) Yesterday, we had a tour to watch the birds. 5) In the final period on Saturday, my held a contest to tell the stories. 6) Japan is the country which makes a lot of cars. 7) In 2010, Vietnam becomes the country which imports the most motorbikes. 8) My school had a day to clean environment yesterday. 9) My classmates had a contest to collect stamps two weeks ago. 10)At christmas, people in my village usually hold a contest to decorate the Christmas tree. 11) In the country in Vietnam, there are a lot of villages to grow clean vegetables. . Practice 8 I. Put the verbs into the correct form, past progressive and simple past. 1) I (wait) ……………. station with him, but I (not / want) ………….to leave the house because I (wait) ………… for a phone call. 8) During the study period in class yesterday, it (be) ………………hard for us to concentrate because. usually plant trees in their neighborhood. 7) How many festivals do you celebrate in your community? 8) How many motorbikes does Vietnam import a year? 9) The publisher published this book in 1996. 10)They