teach English in our school 4 years ago.. By the time you met me, I...study English for 7 years.. By the time you come, he...be in prison for exactly a year.. By the end of the year hewo
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1 The director often……(return) home late
2 I don’t understand the word “fiddlesticks” What “fiddlesticks”(vớ vẩn, cái vĩ để kéo vi-o-lông)(mean)?
3 The sun (rise) in the east and (set) in the west
4 .you (notice) any change un her?
5 He…(teach) mathematics in the eleventh and twelfth grades
6 She (fly) to Paris once a year
7 When you (see) Tom to need help, remember to give my regards
8 The swimming pool …(open) at 6:00 A.M and (close) at 10: 00 PM everyday
9 It (not rain) in the sky season
10 If you (go) to the party, you will meet Ann
11 Good Bye! I …(leave) now
12 It’s really cold today The ice in my drink (not melt)
13 This dictionary (belong) to me
14 Look at that crowd I (wonder) what they …(wait) for
15 You (like) this toy car I give it to my daughter for her birthday next week
16 Ice .(melt) to become water
17 “Listen! Somebody………… (knock) at the door”
18 If all……(go) well, I’ll finish it in the fortnight
19 It (feel) warm in here at the moment
20 The doctor……(feel) a patient’s pulse
21 What you (say) when you…(see) him last week?
22 Why …………you (not tell) me about her family before?
23 It would be better if you (go) there yourself
24 He (teach) English in our school 4 years ago
25 I (mail) the letters when I went out to lunch
26 My boss always (wear) a raincoat and (carry) an umbrella when he walked to
the office
27 The Williams (move) into their new apartment last month
28 He needed some money, so he(sell) his car
29 Tom (go) downtown at seven o’clock this evening
30 If we (not buy) grain, we wouldn’t be able to raise animals for meat
31 She (work) very hard yesterday
32 They suddenly……(realize) that they (travel) in the wrong direction
33 When I (pick) up the teapot, the handle (come off)
34 While I……(swim) yesterday, someone (steal) my clothes and I (have) to walk home in
my swimsuit
35 As he (eat), he could not answer clearly
36 As the goalkeeper (run) forward to seize the ball, A bottle (strike) him on the
shoulder
37 The train just .(start) when the door .(open) and two painting passengers (leap) in
38 While I (wonder) whether to buy the dress or not, someone else (come) and (buy) it
39 Everyone …(read) quietly when suddenly the door (burst) open and a complete
stranger …(rush) in
40 The dentist’s waiting room was full of people Some (read) magazines, others just (turn) over the papers A woman (knit); a child (play) with a toy car Suddenly the door (open) and the nurse (say); “next, please”
41 She is studying She (start) to study ten minutes ago She (study) for fifteen minutes
42 The taxi (come); so we must go
43 I live in this flat I (come) here in 1999 I (live) since 1999
44 You… …(see) any good films lately?
45 – Yes, I …(go) to Hoa Binh theatre last week and (see) a Japanese film
46 We (telephone) your office everyday this week
Trang 247 I……(ever visit) Australia, but I (see) a program on TV about it two weeks ago
48 World war II (end) in 1945
49 They (work) at the bookstore, they (take) some classes, and they (live) in the
same dormitory
50 Where (you be) all this morning? It’s nearly midday now
51 Where (you be) this morning? I rang you up several times before midday
52 She…(play) tennis since she was eight
53 I am exhausted I (work) for a long time
54 I (still not, find) the key I lost yesterday
55 My family(live) here for the last two months, and just … (decide) to move
56 You (meet) her lately
57 She (write) a novel for the last two years but she (not finish) it yet
58 I (wait) for the prices of the house to come down before buying a house, but I think I (wait) too long and the prices are beginning to go up again
59 We (mend) sheets all the morning but we only (do) three, and now the sewing
machine (break) down so we’ll be even slower with the next one
60 Why you……(make) such a terrible noise? - I (lose) my key and I……(try) to make my
wife by throwing stones at her window
61 It(rain) for two hours and the ground is too wet to play on, so the match (be) postponed
62 When I…(reach) the station, the train …(already, leave)
63 It was not until I (read) your letter that I……(understand) the truth
64 He (sleep) all night but he (be) still tired in the morning
65 Tom and John(know) each other because they (meet) the summer before
66 I (rush) to the airport, but the plane(leave)
67 I (start) college as soon as I …(finish) school
68 Everyone (eat) dinner by the time we (get) to the dinning room
69 Somebody (tell) me that I (be) late for the train
70 My wife (buy) a new hat after I (ask) her not to do so
71 A woman (come) in with a baby, who she (say) just (swallow) a
safety pin
72 The baby was crying She (cry) for ten minutes when her mother came in
73 By the time you met me, I (study) English for 7 years
74 He said he …(work) as a secretary at that bank for years
75 The rain (fall) all day so we (stay) inside
76 Tom (go) to Vietnamese classes for 2 years before he (go) to Vietnam
77 John said he (be) on holiday the month before
78 She was cooking her husband’s dinner She (cook) the children’s supper earlier
79 I …(go) to bed as I (not feel) well all day
80 She …(work) in the supermarket for a year when she (become) the manageress
81 I (finish) the book on India I (read)
82 When you arrive, I probably (play) chess
83 She (wait) for you at the hotel at midday tomorrow
84 This time next Monday, I (sit) in a Paris café reading Le Figaro You (not read) You’ll be
looking at all the pretty girls
85 By the time you come, he (be) in prison for exactly a year
86 I (finish) this novel by tomorrow evening
87 By this time next year I .…(save) 2, 000 USD
88 By midnight he (be) conscious for 48 hours
89 How long you (wait) for me? I’ve been sitting here for ten minutes
90 By the end of the year he(work) in the office for ten years
91 I (study) for an hour when you came
92 The kettle(boil) for ten minutes
93 It (rain) for three days now There’ll be a flood soon
94 “Can you call back later? My father (have) a bath at the moment”
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96 He (buy) that car five years ago but it still looks very new
97 That’s a good novel but I (not read) it before
98 Even though they (look) for a flat for a month now, they……(not be) able to find one
anywhere
99 I’m sorry I (forget) already her name which you …… (give) me some days before
100 They see that they (make) a mistake
101 I (work) so hard that I was always tired
102 John (do) the test again at the moment because he
(not pass) it the first time
103 He (traffic) in drug across the border when the police (catch) him last
Friday
104 In a few minutes’ time, when the clock .(strike) six, I (wait) here for three
hours
105 When we(see) them last night, they (sing); they (say) they (sing) since 6 o’clock
106 I hope it (not rain) when the bride (leave) the church tomorrow
107 When they (get) to the theatre, the play (begin) They (be)
twenty minutes late
108 I (return) the book as soon as I finish (read) it
109 Yes, I (try) several times last year, but I … (fail)
110 When I (meet) him 6 years ago, he .(work) as a director for three years already
111 While I (go) out of the office, I (see) a familiar face
112 I (make) a cake when the light went out I had to finish it in the dark
113 Oh dear! Look out of the window It (rain)
114 I don’t think we (meet) before
115 By the time we stop we (drive) six hundred miles
116 You (walk) too fast That’s why you are tired
117 My uncle (make) a speech on Friday
118 The girl (sit) next me is very clever and hard working
119 I only (use) this open once since the day I had it mended
120 When I got to the bus stop, the bus (just leave)
121 He (live) in London for 2 years and then(go) to Paris
122 Shakespeare (write) a lot of plays
123 My brother (write) several plays He (just finish) his fifth tragedy
124 I…(not see) him for 3 years I wonder where he is
125 Chopin (compose) some of his music in Majorca
126 I (see) a car accident while I .(wait) for you on this corner yesterday
127 Mr Jones(be) principal of our school since last year
128 Mr Smith (teach) in this school since he (graduate) in 1990
129 My father (not watch) TV every night
130 I (meet) Arthur three weeks ago
131 Yesterday the police (report) that they (capture) the thief
132 My friend (thank) me foe what I had done for him
133 Someone (steal) my handbag on the bus
134 The Browns…(live) in Paris for seven years when the second world war(break) out
135 Last month I…(be) in the hospital for ten days
136 Don’t call me in the afternoon I usually……… (be) away in the afternoon
137 Mr Clark (be) in New York 2 months ago Mr Rossi (be) in New York until 2
months ago
138 John (drive) that car ever since I (know) him
139 People (speak) English in most of Canada
140 The dog (wag) his tail whenever he……(see) me
141 What you (do) when I……(ring) you last night?
142 Up to then I never (see) such a fat man
Trang 4143 I ……….(not see) him on last Monday
144 They had sold all the books when we (get) there
145 I think he……(leave) as soon as he……(know) the news
146 He (play) the piano when their guests (arrive) last night
147 He (come) and (see) you soon
148 I (come) as soon as I have finished my work You (be) ready?
149 My mother (come) to stay with us next weekend
150 Where you (spend) your holidays next summer?
151 Violets (bloom) in Spring
152 We (not live) in England for two years now
153 We(never forget) what you (just tell) me
154 They……(prepare) the Christmas dinner at the moment
155 When I (last stay) in Cairo, I (ride) to the Pyramids on the camel that my friend (borrow) the day before
156 Our teacher……(tell) us yesterday that he (visit) England in 2000
157 George (work) at the university so far
158 When he (live) in Manchester, he (work) in the bank
159 Birds (build) their nests in the summer and(fly) to the south in winter
160 My teacher (not smoke) for 5 years
161 My aunt wasn’t at home when I……(arrive) She (just go) out
162 How long Bob and Mary (be) married?
163 You (receive) any letter from your girl friend yet?
164 My brother…(join) the army when he (be) young
165 You……… (remember) my mane or you …………(forget) it someday?
166 Tom (study) chemistry for three years and then he gave it up
167 Miss Lee often (write) when she was on holiday
168 He (leave) home two weeks ago and we (not hear) from him since then
169 When the teacher came in, the pupils (play) games
170 Columbus (discover) America more than 400 years ago
171 By next month, I (finish) my first novel
172 Bill said he…(forget) to buy a dictionary
173 He felt asleep while he (do) his homework
174 We (not see) my university friends for a long time
175 It (rain) when we arrived
176 Kite and I (wait) right here until you get back
177 Dick (start) school when he was eight
178 How long you …(study) in this school?
179 We (not receive) any letter from him since he (leave) four months ago
180 Where are you? I’m upstairs I (have) a bath
181 I(speak) to you about that matter after the meeting tonight
182 Hurry up! The train (come)
183 Be quite! The teacher (be) angry
184 Why didn’t you listen while I (speak) to you?
185 Some animals (not eat) during winter
186 John (watch) TV at 8 last evening
187 Mr Pike (live) here since last October
188 Someone (cut) down all the trees in the garden
189 The house(build) two years ago
190 Listen! The bird(sing)
191 Trees (plant) since it (stop) raining
192 He often…(say) O K when he (talk) with the guests
193 What you (do) after you (go) home yesterday?
194 How long you (wait) for me? Just a few minutes
195 He……(do) his homework before he went to the cinema
Trang 5196 By noon, I……(wait) for her for two hours
197 Yesterday thieves (break) into the house and (steal) a lot of furniture while the guests …… (dance)
198 When I came in, they all (sit) round the fire Mr Pike (do) a crossword puzzle, Mrs Pike(knit), and the others (read)
199 She(ask) me to tell about him several times
200 At 4 p m yesterday? Well, I (work) in my office at that time
201 A: I (play) football since I was 5 years old
B: you (play) since you…(come) to England?
A: Oh, yes I (play) quite a lot I (join) a club the day after I……(arrive)
202 I’m preparing to support anything he (say) tomorrow
203 Sometimes I (get) up before the sun ……(rise)
204 He said he (be) mistaken
205 Don’t speak until someone (ask) you
206 Mary (come) from London
207 Please be quiet! I……(work)
208 When I (be) a child, I (want) to be a doctor
209 David (be) born after his father (die)
210 I (not send) the parcel until I hear from you
211 The last train (leave) the station at 5 p m
212 Up to now, the teacher (give) our class five tests
213 He thinks that it…(rain) tonight
214 She said that she…(get) married soon
215 Bill said that he (lose) his bicycle
216 I was taught that the sun (be) bigger than the moon
217 The boy knew that an hour (have) sixty minutes
218 I didn’t know what time it (be), so I (turn) on the radio
219 She says that she…(live) in the country when she (be) a child
220 They hope that they (end) soon
221 The student who answered the questions (be) John
222 Mary (have) dinner when her friend called
223 John (live) in the same house since he left school
224 Shut all the windows before you (go) out
225 You may begin when you (be) ready
226 He is saying his money so that he (take) a long vacation
227 I see that Henry (write) his position now
228 I had done that…(be) necessary
229 I saw that I (make) a mistake
230 The teacher asked Bill why he……(not go) to school the day before
231 We find that we (take) a wrong way
232 I want to know how long she (live) here
233 Do you hear what she (just say)?
234 They believed that the police (capture) the thief soon
235 Did John say he (call) you again?
236 She has thought that the work……(be) easy
237 I wonder what changes the new president (introduce)
238 The students have thought that the English test …… (be) rather difficult
239 Mrs Smith complains that her neighbor… (make) too much noise
240 Tom promised that he .(not do) it again
241 My father said he…(be) here by soon
242 Miss White swears that she……(never see) that man before
243 She has told me her name……(be) Mary
244 My brother Jeff (go) to the psychic last month
245 He (be) absolutely amazed at what the psychic …… (tell) him
246 Then psychic(begin) by telling Jeff about his life
Trang 6247 She(know) that Jeff……(have) two children and …… (build) houses for a living
248 Then the psychic (make) some predictions about Jeff’s future
249 She said, “You(have) your wife to seek happiness with another woman Your business (do) well this year except that you yourself (hurt) badly at work”
250 But the psychic (get) it wrong about Jeff’s business
251 After seeing the psychic, he was too scared to go to work, so now his business (fall) apart
252 If I……(not be bring up) in the city, I would want to live there now
253 We(not be worry) about this right now if we hadn’t spent so much
254 A: You ever(go) to Yellowstone Park before?
B: Yes, I…(go) there three years ago
255 Jill (be) to Disneyland five times before Last year, she (take) her parents there when they (come) to visit her
256 A: Can you give me a ride downtown?
B: Sorry, I can’t I…(just have) an accident and I’m a nervous wreck
257 Many sociologists predict that people (have) more free time in the next few decades
258 They believed that advanced technology (perform) the work of people
259 Many economists worry that this……(mean) more unemployment
260 Other economists believed, however, that by that time social scientists (find) a solution to the
unemployment problem
261 Yet a recent book on the productivity of Americans indicates that this(not be) the case
262 I……(read) my assignment right now, so please don’t disturb me
263 Misty (put on) her makeup at the same time
264 His family (always worry) about him on the road because he (always go) over the speed
limit
265 I…(read) the book you lent me, but I’m not finished yet
266 I(read) the book you lent me In fact, I stayed up until 3 a m last night to finish it!
267 Who (take) money out of my purse? This is the second time this week that this (happen)
268 The professor (explain) this math problem for one hour and the students still can’t understand it
269 A: How much longer you (be) at the school?
B: About another year
A: By the time you leave, how long (study) you English altogether?
B: Eighteen months I hope I(master) the English language by then!
270 A: your son (finish) high school yet?
B: No, he (graduate) next spring How about your daughter?
A: Oh, gosh, yes By the time your son(graduate), she (spend) two years at college
B: It’s hard to believe, isn’t it? They grow up so fast Before we know it we (retire)!
271 I(write) to let you know that I’ve arrived and that everything’s fine At the moment I (stay) at a hotel in Athens and I (do) a lot of sightseeing Next week, I (move) to the island of Crete, which is where most people in my company ……(live) I……(rent) a villa there for summer The weather’s not nice It (rain) at the moment Still, it(get) better slowly, and I’m be sure it’ll be fine when you (come)
in the summer I (look) forward to it The job……(not seem) to be too demanding Most of the time I (deal) with bookings and (answer) inquiries But I (suppose) it’s different when the tourist reason (start) next month Even now the restaurants (begin) to
get busier
272 I thought you would like to know some of me news I …… (arrive) in New York two weeks ago and I (stay) with a family called the Browns Mrs Brown (work) in the bank, but at the moment Mr Brown (not have) a job He (do) a course in business management which starts next month I …… (have) a good time here, but the work is boring I would like to find
another job I (travel) on the underground the other day when I met Tom Do you remember him? When we last (see) him, he …(work) for his father’s job Now he (learn) English at a school here We (see) an art exhibition together tonight, I’m really looking
forward to it I like New York very much, but I (think) it’s very expensive Could you do me a favor? I
need some more money Of course I will pay you back when I see you
Trang 7273 I’m sorry I (not write) to you for so long, but I (be) very busy lately All last month I…(have) exams, and I (not do) anything else but study foe ages Anyway, I (stop) studying now, and I (wait) for exam results As you can see from the letter, I (change) my address and (live) in Croydon now I (decide) that I wanted a change from central London because it (become)
so expensive A friend of mine (tell) me about this flat, and I(move) here about two months ago When you (come) to London this summer, please visit me I (stay) here until the middle id October Then I (go) on holiday to Scotland Please write soon
274 Before I (visit) Australia, an Australia friend in London (tell) me I’d learn “the
Australia salute” “What’s that?” I……(ask) “You’ll find out when you get there, ” he …… (say)
I (arrive) in Perth last week Since then, I…… (stay) at nice hotel near am beautiful beach I (never visit) Australia before and I am enjoying my stay I (swim) every day from the time I (arrive) Yesterday, an Australia friend……(suggest) a tour in “the bush” I (agree)
at once The first thing I (notice) when we…(be) in the bush (be) the flies After a while I (remember) the talk I had had in London before I (come) here “What’s the Australia salute?” I (ask) suddenly, as I wave my right arm to keep the flies away “That’s it!” my friend asked he……(wave) back!
275 We (live) in our present house in the country for three years We (move) here after our second child (be) born We (live) in town for ten years, and (decide) that as soon as we (can) afford it We (move) away from the smoke and the noise of the city center, which we finally ( be) in 2000 We(never forget) it We (be) reminded of the wisdom
of our decision every morning when we (draw) the curtains to see open fields stretching before us When the children (have) breakfast, they (rush) outside to play, which they (be ) whatever the weather While they (play) outside, we somehow manage to start the day
276 Jim and Mary (marry) since 2000
277 Since arriving in Jakarta, Daisy (become) very good at finding her way round
278 I think I’ll have to go to the doctor as I (feel) ill for some days
279 Mary (tell) me that she (have) a hard time persuading my son to
share his toys
280 Tom soon (realize) he couldn’t live as cheaply in England as he had hoped
281 For the first time in years Peter……(remember) his wife’s birthday
282 Peter claimed he…(respect) my feelings on the matter but he just……(can not) agree with me
283 I don’t believe it! It’s three in the morning and that party still …(not finish)
284 I hope Mike…(write) his report by the end of this week because I want to check it
285 Since the end of the conflict, many refugees (force) to stay in the camps for long periods