III/ Use the Simple Present or the Present Progress of the verbs in brackets: 1 Mary can't come to the phone because she wash _____________ her hair.. It consist ___________ of both non
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I/ Choose the correct words underlined in each sentence:
1) “Someone is waiting / waits for you outside.” – “Who is it?”
2) “What are you thinking / do you think of this book?” – “I think it’s fantastic!”
3) Are you believing / Do you believe in ghosts?
4) Kate is busy She is studying / studies for a test
5) We’re having / We have a great time at the moment!
6) Tina is usually getting up / usually gets up at 7.00
7) There is a lot of noise in the street What is happening / happens?
8) Hurry up! The bus is coming / comes
9) Paul isn’t liking / doesn’t like pizza
10) What’s your job exactly? What are you doing / do you do?
11) What time you go / do you go to bed on Saturdays?
12) What you are doing / are you doing here?
13) We can’t use the lift because it don’t work / doesn’t work
14) You’re a great cook! This cake tastes / is tasting wonderful!
15) Carol can’t swim today She has / is having a cold
II/ Put one word in each space Contractions are one word:
a) What you usually eat for lunch?
b) George and Terry speak Portuguese
c) It’s 9.30 and the children sitting at their desks
d) Ken like tea In fact, he hates it
e) you choose your clothes? Or does your mother choose them?
f) When it rains, you take an umbrella?
g) What it say on the board? I can’t see from here
h) Becky and Colin doing their homework They’re watching television
III/ Use the Simple Present or the Present Progress of the verbs in brackets:
1) Mary can't come to the phone because she (wash) _ her hair
2) Mary (wash) her hair everyday or so
3) Kathy (sit, usually) in the front row during class but today she (sit) in the last row 4) Please be quiet I (try) to concentrate
5) There's a book on my desk, but it (belong, not) to me
6) I can't afford that ring It (cost) too much
7) Mrs Edwards is at the market Right now she (look) at the apples They (look) fresh 8) Dennis (drink, usually) coffee with his breakfast, but this morning he (drink) tea instead
Trang 29) I (do) _ this practice at the moment It (consist) _ of both non-progressive and progressive verbs
IV/ Put the past form of one of these verbs in each sentence:
1) When I _ this morning I was still very tired
2) I _ Janet at the disco last night
3) John _ Michael Jackson when he was a boy
4) I _some grapefruit for you when I went shopping
5) We _ the children to the Science Museum last week
6) "Where's my jacket?" - "I think you _ it on the bed"
7) He he _ a headache, but I think he just didn’t want to come
8) The postman _ very early this morning
9) When she was younger she _ run much faster now
10) They _ to Bali for too weeks in September
11) Who _ you that I was unhappy?
12) I _ studying English when I was twelve?
13) I Was just going to bed when I _ a terrible noise in the street
V/ Use the Simple Past or the Past Progressive of the verbs in brackets:
2) During the study period in class yesterday, it (be) hard for me to concentrate because the student next to me (hum) _ 3) Yesterday David (cross) _ a street when a truck (turn) the corner very fast and almost (hit) him
4) He was very polite Whenever he wife entered the room, he (stand) _ up
5) He (clean) his gun when it accidentally (go) off and (kill) him
6) I lit the fire at 6.00 and it (burn) brightly when Tom came in at 7.00
7) I (make) a cake when the light went out I had to finish it in the dark
8) The murderer (carry) the corpse down the stairs when he (hear) a knock on the door
9) Everyone (wait) for the concert to begin when a message (arrive) _
10) When Tom (finish) his letter, he (take) _ it to the post office
11) Ann (watch) TV when Julie (arrive) _
VI/ Complete each sentence with a suitable time expression from the list You can use an expression more than once
a) Two burglars broke into the house we were watching TV
b) I met an old friend of mine in the city centre
c) What were you doing the police officer knocked on the door?
d) Jan met Sarah half-past eight outside the cinema
Trang 3e) Dick was preparing lunch, he cut his finger badly
f) I first came to this town more than 20 years
g) Jim was studying to be a doctor he met Sally
h) Tony bought his first motorbike 1992
i) did you start playing basketball?
j) Most of the young people left this village a long time
VII/ Choose the correct word or phrase from each pair in bold:
a) While I washed / was washing my hair, the phone rang / ringed
b) How did you felt / did you feel yesterday afternoon?
c) When I reached / was reaching home I received / was receiving David’s phone call
d) Last summer I was going swimming / went swimming every weekend
e) When the dog bit / was biting Laura’s leg, she screamed / was screaming
f) We sang / sung some songs and then ate / eat some sandwiches
g) When you fell / felt over the cliff, what happened / was happening next?
h) While Mary washed up / was washing up, she broke / was breaking a cup
i) I didn’t see / didn’t saw where the bus stop was, so I was missing / missed the bus
j) What did you do / were you doing when I phoned / was phoning you last night? There was no reply
VIII/ Past Simple and Past Continuos:
1) Cathy / phone / the post office / when the parcel / arrive
2) When Don / arrive / we / have / coffee
3) While he / walk / the mountain / Henry / see / bear
4) Felix / phone the fire brigade / when / the cooker / catch fire
5) I / walk / home / when / it / start / rain
6) the students / play / game / when / the professor / arrive
7) when the starter / fire / his pistol / the race / begin
8) When Margaret / open the door / the phone / ring
9) Cora / read / letter / when Jimmy / phone / her
Trang 410) Andy / come / out of the restaurant / when he / see / Jenny
IX/ Translate the following sentences into English:
1) Hè năm ngoái tôi đã ở quê hơn một tháng, tôi đã giúp bố mẹ tôi làm vườn
2) Khi tôi đi khám bệnh, bác sĩ thường hỏi tôi: "Cháu bị làm sao thế?"
3) Khi tôi đang xem TV thì các bạn tôi đến
4) Vào lúc bảy giờ sáng hôm qua tôi đang ăn sáng
5) Hàng ngày chúng tôi dành nhiều thời gian để học Tiếng Anh
6) Bạn không có anh trai nào có phải không?