so, too, neither, either 8, My mother doesn’t like cooking meals ……….. Complete the gaps with an irregular verb in the past simple tense.. Choose from: be, break, buy, come, drive, eat,
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A.Tenses
B.Verb patterns
C.Subject and verb agreement
D.Passive
E.Indirect speech
F.Conditional
G.Ralative clauses
A> Tenses:
I Choose the best answer
1, Le’t ……… to Nha Trang (go, to go, going, went)
2, My mother ………a cap for me ( buy, to buy, buying, bought)
3, ……….you do your homework yesterday? (Do, Are,, Did, Is)
4, How about ……… the movies?(see, saw, seeing, to see)
5, What about……….to music? (listen, to listen, listening, listened)
6, I prefer………coffee and milk ( to drink, drank, drinks, drinking)
7, I like sugar ……….does he.( so, too, neither, either)
8, My mother doesn’t like cooking meals ……… do I ( so, too, neither, either)
9, Tomorrow, I ………visit my friends.( will, can, could, should)
10, You should ……… English harder ( learn, to learn , learning, learned)
11, He’s interested……….learning Math(, in, on, at, of)
12, How………… is the pen?-It is 1000 dong(far, much, long, heavy)
12 How ………are you ? –I’m 45kgs(far, much, long, heavy)
13,Children shouldn’t…………in the street because it is very dangerous.( play, to play, playing, played)
14, He is a good student He learns very ……….(good, well,bad, badly)
15, My mother cooks very well, She is a ……….cook(good, well,bad, badly)
16, I would like ……… soccer in the evening( play, to play, playing, played)
17, You ………go to the market two days ago.( don’t, didn’t, aren’t isn’t)
18, Math books are on the shelf………… the left( at, on, to ,for)
19, The medicines……….the pain in my chest.( prevented, protected, worked, relieved)
20, I ………my mother two days ago( meet, to meet, met, meeting)
II Circle the suitable word to complete the sentence:
1 I know how to take care _ myself.(off /about / of /on )
2 Lan and her parents Da lat last summer.( visit / visiting /visited/ to visit)
3 They a lot of gifts for their friends yesterday.
A bought B buy C buys D buying
4 Did your aunt make this dress for you? – No, she _
A don’t B doesn’t C isn’t D didn’t
5 Tri Nguyen is a famous place in Nha Trang.
A Temple B Museum C Aquarium D Pagoda
6 Mrs Anh takes care of people’s hair She is a
A dressmaker B hairdresser C hairmaker D head
7 Hoa learned how _ a sewing machine ( use/ using / used/ to use)
8 Ba to school yesterday because he felt tired.
A doesn’t go B wasn’t go C didn’t go D not went
9 What is his ? – 60 kg( heavy / weighed / weight / height )
10 Minh’s tooth hurt _ he has a cavity.( but / and / or / because )
Trang 211.It is an _book ( interest / interested / interesting / interestingly ) 12.How _does the T.V cost ?( far /long/ often / much )
13.What you doing now ? _ I am washing my clothes ( are / do/ does/ were) 14.I’m not a teacher and _ is he (so/ neither / either / too)
15 Nam is a student He always gets good marks( good/ well / Bad /badly )
16 You can’t eat these bananas because they aren’t _( green / ripe/ Fresh/ blue)
17 She was sick so she _ to school.( doesn’t go / went/ didn’t go / goes)
18 I like oranges ( I do so / So am I / So I do / So do I)
19 I prefer watching soccer at the stadium to them on TVA Watching
B watch C watches D watches
20 You ought _ your room.
A clean B to clean C cleaning D cleaned
21 Would you like to the movies this week?
22 _the banana before you eat it.
23 Hoa plays tennis _so she often loses.
24 How your vacation in Nha Trang last year ?
25 What _they always do in the morning ?
26 _ Liz a lot of souvenirs yesterday?
A Do/buy B Does /buy C Are/buy D Did/buy
27 His Aunt cut his hair last week.
A doesn’t B didn’t C don’t D isn’t
28 I need to know your height _were you last year?
A How old B How tall C What D Which
29 Fred came to the meeting but Dick _
30 is he.? –He’s about 60 kilos.
A How B How old C How heavy D How much
31 Would you like dinner with me tonight?
A have B to have C having D has
32 My mother didn’t wash it but I ………
A didn’t B did C do D don’t
33 Vegetables are good …… your health.
A to B with C for D at
34 How ………is Nga ? She is 36 kilos
A high B old C heavy D tall
35 I don’t like beef My mother doesn’t
36 She ought to her homework before going to bed.
A finish B finishes C finished D to finish
37 She hates fish do I.
38 There is a detective movie at the New Age Theater.
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A lots of B much C little D many
400 She doesn’t like pork, and …… does her uncle.
A too B so C neither D either
41 You should ……….your hands before meals.
A to wash B wash C washing D washes
42 We can learn about the underwater world thanks a diving vessel.
A on B by C to D at
43 They Nha Trang last summer.
A visit B visited C are visiting D to visit
44 When you have a toothache, you should go to the
A nurse’s B doctor’s C dentist’s D hospital
45 Eating too much candy is not good for your
A healthy B healthier C healthily D health
46 Lan a new pair of shoes yesterday.
III Complete the gaps with an irregular verb in the past simple tense Choose from:
be, break, buy, come, drive, eat, feel, find, get, give, go, have, hear, hold, know, let, lose, make, put,
read, ring, run, say, sleep, take, think, tell, write
Note: you will need to use some verbs more than once:
Dear Ethel
I’m writing to tell you about something that happened yesterday I up at the usual time – about 10 am – a shower and breakfast I a big bowl of cereal and some toast and watched TV for a while Then I into the kitchen where I a funny noise I it from behind the cooker I my tool box and moved the
cooker out of the way
The noise louder but I couldn’t see anything I my uncle to ask his advice He that he it could be a gas leak When I this I just panicked! I the phone down, outside, in my car and to the local police station I them about my gas leak but the constable his patience with me
He that I should have phoned the gas company He his report, then the gas company for me
Then I remembered that my house doesn’t have gas – only electricity! I really stupid and that the constable would be angry with me for wasting his time, so I out of the police station while he still on the phone I home to try to find out what the noise On the way I a newspaper and I about an escaped llama that out of the city safari park last Wednesday
When I home I my key in the door, turned it, inside and straight away that funny noise again I my breath and opened the door slowly Guess what? I the llama hiding in my cupboard! I him stay and he in my garden last night The snoring so loud! This morning I him back to the safari park They really pleased to see him again and me a reward of £50!
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Alan
Answers:
Dear Ethel
I’m writing to tell you about something that happened yesterday I got up at the usual time – about 10 am –
had a shower and made breakfast I ate a big bowl of cereal and some toast and watched TV for a while
Then I went into the kitchen where I heard a funny noise I thought it came from behind the cooker I got
my tool box and moved the cooker out of the way
The noise got louder but I couldn’t see anything I rang my uncle to ask his advice He said that he thought
it could be a gas leak When I heard this I just panicked! I put the phone down, ran outside, got in my car and drove to the local police station I told them about my gas leak but the constable lost his patience with
me He said that I should have phoned the gas company He wrote his report, then rang the gas company for
me
Then I remembered that my house doesn’t have gas – only electricity! I felt really stupid and knew that the constable would be angry with me for wasting his time, so I ran out of the police station while he was still
on the phone I went home to try to find out what the noise was On the way I bought a newspaper and I
read about an escaped llama that broke out of the city safari park last Wednesday
When I got home I put my key in the door, turned it, went inside and straight away heard that funny noise again I held my breath and opened the door slowly Guess what? I found the llama hiding in my cupboard! I
let him stay and he slept in my garden last night The snoring was so loud! This morning I took him back to
the safari park They were really pleased to see him again and gave me a reward of £50!
Hope you are well Write soon and let me know how you are Your friend,
Alan
IV Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete of the sentences:
1 He can speak Russian and ………
2 She can’t speak English and ………
3 Lan forgot to do the homework yesterday but I ………
4 My father ……… living in this village.
5 Where ……… You born?
6 There is a good movie ……… at the Thang Long Theater.
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8 I have a ……… summer vacation each year.
9 How ………… is she? She is 37 kilos.
10 Those girls ………… playing badminton to watching television.
11 Milk is a ……… drink.
12 Nam hates listening to music ……… does Mary.
13 Lan prefers ……… books in the morning.
14 He is a ……… volleyball player.
15 His uncle added ……… soy sauce to the vegetables.
16 Mr Tan walks ………
17 He doesn’t like basketball, and ………
18 Can I ……… your books, Nga?
19 I don’t want much sugar, just ……… , please.
20 Mai didn’t go to school yesterday morning because she ……… a toothache.
21 Lan and Nam are good friends They help each other ………… their homework.
22 My mother watches TV every night and ………do I.
B Verb patterns
I S + Verb + to V
Want: muốn
Allow:cho phép
Advise:khuyên
Invite: mời
Plan:lập kế hoạch
Ask: yêu cầu Permit:cho phép Tell:nói
Decide:quyết định Pretend:giả vờ
Manage:cố gắng Hope:hy vọng Refure:từ chối Promise:hứa Learn:học
II S + V + V-ing
Enjoy:yêu thích
Finish:kết thúc
Practise: luyện tập
Mind:bận tâm
Bear: chịu đựng
Deny: từ chối Avoid: tránh Delay: trì hoãn Regret: tiếc Miss: lỡ, nhỡ
Face: đối mặt Admit: thừa nhận Keep: giữ
Consider: xem xét Imagine: tởng tợng
III S + TO V/ V-ing (The meaning doesn t change) ’
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IV S + V + to V
V S + V + to V/ V-ing ( The meaning change we use V or V-ing)
1 to Like+ V-ing: Ñnjoy
To Like + to V:
2.Go on + V-ing:
Go on + To +V:
3.to forget/ remember + V-ing:
- to forget/ remember + to V:
4 To stop + V-ing:
To stop + to V
5.To try + to V:
To try + V-ing:
VI Verb + Prep + V-ing
To look forward to + V-ing:
To object to + V-ing
To be used to + V-ing:
To Prefer + V-ing to V-ing:
To think of V-ing:
EXERCISES:
I.Put the verb in blankets in the right form: Infinitive or V ing sometimes both are –
possible:
1 I want ……… ( see) a film on TV this evening.
2 I hope … ……… ( hear) from you soon Best wishes, Peter.
3 When did you finish ……… (paint) the kitchen?
4.I began ……… ( learn) English when I was seven.
5 Some people like ……… (have) breakfast in bed but I don’t.
6 Don’t forget ……… (post) my letter!
7.We’ve decided ……… (get) married in the spring.
8 When she saw how I was dressed, she started ……… (laugh)
9 What do you want ……… (do), tonight?
10.I’d like ……… (go) to the theatre.
II MULTIPLE CHOICE :
Chọn phương án đúng (ứng với A hoặc B, C, D) để hoàn thành mỗi câu sau.
Câu 1 She doesn’t really like _ up early.
A get B to get C geting D getting
Câu 2 Would you give _ playing football if you broke your leg?
A in B up C at D out
Câu 3 Which do you enjoy doing _ to music or _ it yourself ?
A listen - play B to listen – to play
C listening- playing D listened – played
Câu 4 She is afraid of _ away by the strong wind.
A to be taken B being taken C being taking D taking
Câu 5 My father often spends hours on the river without _ anything
A catch B to catch C catched D catching
Câu 6 Football seems _ the most popular game in England.
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Câu 7 I don’t mind _ homework.
A done B doing C to do D do
Câu 8 Mrs Ken is _ in going shopping.
A interest B to interest C interesting D interested
Câu 9 She hates _ milk.
A drink B drinking C drank D to drink
Câu 10 Her mother can’t stand _ her at home all day.
A seeing B see C to see D seen
VOCABULARY
1 I have to live on unemployment benefit because I am .
A out of duty B off work C out of work D out of job
2 There weren’t any in the company for secretaries.
A situations B species C vacancies D locations
3 She was filling in the form
A application B applicant C apply D appliance
4 People who are out of work are _.
A unemployed B unemployment C employed D employee
5. _are written to make people laugh
A Tragedies B Novels C Funny stories D Fictions
VERB TENSES
I Simple Present.
1 They often (have) eggs for breakfast.
2 We usually (play) _ badminton.
3 She sometimes (wake up) _ late.
4 He always (go) to the cinema at weekends.
5 Mary (watch) _ TV every night.
6 She always (kiss) _her children before she (go) _ to bed.
7 My parents (teach) _ chemistry.
8 She (dance) _ very well.
9 _Tom often (arrive) _ late?
10 _you always (go) _ to school in the morning?
11 We (not wake up) _ early.
12 _these hens (lay) _ brown eggs?
13 She (be) _very nice.
14 _he (be) _ tall?
15 _you (be) _a teacher?
II Present continuous & simple present.
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2 The student (look up) _ the new word right now.
3 He (play) _ game at the moment
4 At present, that author (write) _a historical novel.
5 She (play) _ tennis when It (rain) _.
6 She sometimes (buy) _ vegetables at this market.
7 I (read) _book while they (do) _ homework.
8 I (see) _ that you (wear) _your best clothes.
9 My mother (cook) _some food in the kitchen at present
She always (cook) _ in the morning.
10 Sarah often (work) _late at the office.
III Simple Past
1 She (spend) all her money last week
2 Mum (never spend) _ any money on herself
3 I (lend) my penknife to someone, but I can't remember who it was now
4 John and his father (build) _ the cabin themselves last year
5 My parents (sell) the stereo at a garage sale
6 _You (tell) _ anyone about this yesterday?
7 The unidentified plant (bear) _ gorgeous flowers
8 She (tear) _ the letter to pieces and threw it in the bin
9 He often (wear) _ glasses for reading
10 Before God He (swear) _ he was innocent
11 Yesterday Clouds (creep) _ across the horizon, just above the line of trees
12 We both (sleep) _ badly that night
13 She (weep) _ for the loss of her mother
14 Jane (keep) _ the engine running
15 A huge wave (sweep) _ over the deck
16 Mum (pay) _ for my driving lessons
17 He (lay) _ his hand on my shoulder
18 He (break) _ the biscuit in half and handed one piece to me
19 He (choose) _ his words carefully as he (speak) _
IV Present Perfect and simple past.
1 I (wait) for two hours, but she (not come) yet.
2 He (write) a book since last year.
3 How long you (learn) English?
4 Tom (already finish) his homework.
5 I (read) the novel written by Jack London several times before.
6 Mai (never be) in Hanoi.
7 She (study) _ Korean for two years.
V.Simple past and Past Perfect.
1 When the police (arrive) _, the car (go) _.
2 They (eat) _ everything by the time I (arrive) _at the party.
3 When I (find) _ my purse, someone (take) _the money out of it.
4 By the time I (get) _ into my town, the shop (close) _.
5 They (go) _ after they (finish) _their work.
6 He (do) _ nothing before he (see) _ me.
7 When they (get) the station, the train (leave) _.
VI>Gerund, to infinitive & bare infinitive
1 I hope (have) a job
2 Try to avoid (make) him angry.
3 He thinks of (leave) _ his job.
4 Would you mind (show) me how (work) the lift?
5 It's no use (wait) .
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7 I'm looking forward to (see) you.
8 He warned her (not touch) _ the wire.
9 Gravity makes water (run) downhill.
10 Please let me (know) your decision.
11 It is difficult (please) every body.
12 We are eager (return) to school in the fall.
13 Stop (argue) and start (work)
VII Tense
1 I’d like to borrow this book _ it yet ?
a Did you read b Had you read c Have you read d Do you read
2 We in this town for a long time We here sixteen years ago.
a had been / come b have been / came c were / came d are / came
3 No breakfast for Mark, thanks He _ breakfast.
a hasn’t eaten b didn’t eat c isn’t eating d doesn’t eat
4 The news came as no surprise to me I for sometime that the factory was likely to close.
5 Glenda _ extremely hard when she was a student.
a worked b has worked c was working d had been worked
6 The world war II _ in 1939 and _ in 1945.
a begins / ends b had begun/ended c has begun / had ended d began / ended
7 I’ll see him when he here tomorrow
8 I at the check out when I _ a strange looking man
a waited / noticed b was waiting / noticed c waited / was noticing d was waiting / had noticed
9 Harry works all the time He _
a never relaxes b relaxes never c often relaxes d relaxes sometimes
10 The house was very quiet when I got home Everybody to bed
VIII; Choose the best answer :
1 It………quite often in Britain during the winter
A is snowing B snows C snowed D was snowing
2 Every twelve months, the Earth………the Sun
A circles B circled C has circled D is circling
3 Right now, Jim……… the newspaper and Kathy………dinner Last night at this time, they………….the same thing
A is reading / is making / were doing B reads / makes / had done
C has read / has made / are doing D will read / will make / did
4 My father usually………beer after meals but now he………tea
A drank / was drinking B drinks / is drinking C drinks / drinks D has drunk / drinks
5 Wars………….the most terrible At the moment, wars……….in some places in the world
A are / happened B have been / have been happening C were / are happening D are / are happening
6 Since his bicycle……… stolen last week, he………to school by bus
A has been ghoes B had been / was going C was / has gone D was / went
7 You can’t see Tom because he………
A is working B was workingC has been working D had been working
8 I have never played table tennis before This is the first time I to play
9 Hurry up! Our train at 7 o’clock We have just a little minutes
A leaves B is leaving C will be leaving D is going to leave
10 The child is still ill but he better gradually
11 Don’t bother her She her violin lesson; she always it in the morning
A takes / is taking B takes / takes C is taking / is taking D is taking / takes
12 The existence of many stars in the sky us to suspect that there may be life on another planet
13 The population of the world at a tremendous rate and out of control
A has increased / are soon going to B is increased / soon will be
C in increasing / soon will be D has been increasing / are soon
14 Medical researchers for ways to control, prevent and cure cancers
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15 I’ll come to see you before I for the United States
A leave B will leave C have left D am leaving
Exercise 1: MULTIPLE CHOICE
Choose the best answer :
1 My friend, Mary, arrived after I……… for her about half an hour
A was waiting B had been waiting C have been waiting D have waited
2 The accident………when we were on the way to Vung Tau
3 It was midnight Outside it………very hard
A rains B is raining C rained D was raining
4 When he……… at the station, his train already………
A arrived / left B arrived / had left C had arrived / left D arrives / leaves
5 You……….your new hat when I ……….you yesterday
A were wearing / had met B wore / had met
C wore / was meeting D were wearing / met
6 As I………the glass, it suddenly ……… into two pieces
C cut / was breaking D was cutting / had broken
7 When I………….to the party, Sally and Doug………… , John……….drinks
A was coming / had danced / made B had come / danced / made
C came / were dancing / was making D have come / are dancing / is making
8 When I……….there, dinner………, so I had a drink first
A get / is preparing B get / has been prepared
C got / had been prepared D got / was being prepared
9 He……….for her for nearly one hour last night before she………
A was waiting / came B had been waiting / came
C has waited / comes D waited / will come
10 Andrew……… the test before so he……… it very easy
A did / had found B had done / found C was doing / foundD did / was finding
11 While her brother was in the army, Sarah to him twice a week
A was writing B wrote C has written D had written
12 When I last him, he in London
A saw-has been living B see-in living
C saw- was living D have seen- lived
13 I was sad when I sold my car I it for a very long time
14 By next month, Laura for the company for twenty years
C has been working D will have been working
15 When I last saw John, he and was out of breath
A was running B ran C has run D had been running
Exercise 2: MULTIPLE CHOICE
1 Mary in London for 15 years
A is living B was living C has lived D lives
2 Tim in three movies already I think he’ll be a star some day
A has appeared B was appearing C had appeared D is appearing 3: Ann lives in London She there for ten years
A is living B had been living C was living D has been living
4: She hasn’t written to John she left school
5 He ……… to New York three times this year
A had been B was C is D has been
6 The last time I saw him was in June, 2004
A I saw him since June, 2004 B I have seen him since June, 2004.