EXERCISES 1. People believed that the Earth (be) _________ flat on ancient day. 2. My brother (join) _________ the army since 1975, but later he (leave) _________ the army and (begin) _________ to find job in 1985. 3. They (build) _________ this company for 10 years. 4. A : What (do / you ) _________ ? B : I (cook) _________ dinner. A : Hurry ! I (be) _________ hungry now. 5. Tree (grow) _________ more quickly in summer than in winter. 6. In 1788, he (write) _________ his last great play in Vienna. 7. She (arrive) _________ at Kennedy Airport at 2 o’clock this morning. 8. Frank (collect) _________ stamps in his spare time. It’s his hobby. 9. At the moment, I (read) _________ chapter four of this book. 10. I’d like to borrow this book. (you / read ) _________ it yet ? 11. We (be) _________ in this town for a long time. We (come) _________ here 16 years ago. 12. No breakfast for Mark, thanks. He (not eat) _________ breakfast. 13. The World War II (begin) _________ in 1939 and (end) _________ in 1934. 14. I’ll will see him when he (be) _________ here tomorrow. 15. The last time I (go) _________ swimming was when we were in Spain. 16. The house was very quiet when I (get) ________ home. Everybody (go) _________ to bed. 17. I (learn) _________ English for 4 years now. 18. By the time he arrived at the party, all his classmates (leave) _________. 19. They (live) _________ in London for ten years. Now they (live) _________ in Scotland. 20. My father usually (have) _________ tea for breakfast. 21. Please don’t make so much noise. I (study) _________. 22. Tom (play) _________ tennis every Saturday. 23. The water (boil) _________ at 100 degrees Celsius. 24. Listen ! I (hear) _________ someone knocking at the door. 25. Look ! somebody (climb) _________ up that tree over there. 26. They (have) _________ lunch in the cafeteria now. 27. Something (smell) _________ good in the kitchen now. 28. Why _________ you usually (do) _________ at weekend ? 29. My sister (study) _________ English at the moment. 30. I (not see) _________ her since last week. 31. These students ( study) _________ English for 4 years now. 32. We (go) _________ on a picnic in the countryside several times before. 33. I (wait) _________ here for her since 5 o’clock and she (not come) _________ yet. 34. How long _________ you (know) _________ Tom ? 35. The weather generally (get) _________ quite hot in July and August. 36. I (watch) _________ the film with my sister last week. 37. My father (travel) _________ by air many times in the past. 38. _________ you (read) _________ that novel yet ? 39. We (study) _________ almost every lesson in this book so far. 40. Miss Lan (teach) _________ English in this school since she (graduate) _________ from the University in 1990. 41. Mary (burn) _________ her hand yesterday when she (cook) _________ the dinner. 42. While we (cross) _________ the street, the policeman (shout) _________ at us last week. 43. What _________ you (do) _________ at this time yesterday ? 44. He (already / go) _________ before I (come) _________ there. 45. It was the first time I (ever / see) _________ such a beautiful. 46. What _________ you (do) _________ yesterday ? 47. The light (go) _________ out while we (have) _________ dinner. 48. He (win) _________ the gold medal in 2004. 49. I hope it (not rain) _________ when we (start) _________ early tomorrow. 50. We (wait) _________ right here until you (get) _________ back. 51. What (happen) _________ to you yesterday ? 52. Galileo proved that the Earth (move) _________ around the sun. 53. I (be) _________ in the countryside with my grandfather some weeks ago. One night I (walk) _________ along the country road when I suddenly (hear) _________ footsteps behind me. Somebody (follow) _________ me. Then I (start) _________ to run. 54. He (buy) _________ a new car recently. 55. The soccer fans (crowd) _________ into the stadium since we (arrive) _________ 10 minutes ago. 56. They (play) _________ tennis at 10:30 yesterday morning. 57. _________ you (see) _________ Nam yesterday ? – Oh, no I (not see) _________ him for a long time. 58. I (just / receive) _________ Nga’s letter. 59. Mary (come) _________ back a moment ago. Now she (sit) _________ on the sofa in the living room and (watch) _________ TV. She (look) _________ a bit tired. 60. I think she is the nicest person I (ever / meet) _________. 61. Alexander Graham Bell first (introduce) _________ the telephone in 1876. 62. Pierre (learn) _________ French for several years. 63. When I (come) _________ home yesterday, everyone (go) _________ out. No one (be) _________ there. 64. I feel terrible. I think I (be) _________ sick. 65. Tom (study) _________. Please don’t disturb him. 66. When Tom arrived at the cinema, the film (start) _________. 67. My brother (enjoy) _________ swimming since he (be) _________ young 68. What _________ you (do) _________ at this time yesterday ? 69. Before I (go) _________ to bed last night, I (already / finish) _________ my homework. 70. Last night while I (write) _________ a letter, the phone (ring) _________. 71. The baby (behave) _________ wonderfully up to now. 72. We stopped for a rest after we (walk) _________ for 2 hours. 73. Look ! That plane (fly) _________ towards the airport. It (land) _________. 74. Listen ! Somebody (knock) _________ at the door. 75. I usually (wear) _________ jeans and a T – shirt on the weekend. 76. This is the first time I (do) _________ this experiment. 77. She often (go) _________ to the pagoda because her religion is Islam. 78. I (walk) _________ to school every day. 79. He usually (get) _________ up at 6 o’clock. 80. The sun (rise) _________ in the East and (set) _________ in the West. 81. We (want) _________ to leave now. 82. The president (try) _________ to contact his advisors now. 83. We (fly) _________ to Paris next month. 84. He often (go) _________ to school by bike, but today he (walk) _________ to school. 85. John (travel) _________ around the world. 86. George (watch) _________ this movie for 3 times. 87. I (eat/just) _________ a delicious cake. 88. I feel a bit dizzy. I think I (faint) _________. 89. We (write/already) _________ our reports. 90. _________ you (write) _________ your reports yet ? 91. So far the problem (not resolve) _________. 92. John (live) _________ in that house for 20 years. 93. He (go) _________ to Spain last year. 94. Bob (buy) _________ a new bicycle yesterday. 95. Mafia (wash) _________ the dishes after dinner last night. 96. I (watch) _________ TV when she (come) _________ home. 97. Henry (eat) _________ a snack at midnight last night. 98. John (go) _________ to the store before he (go) _________ home. 99. The police (come) _________ when the robber (go) _________ away. 100. John (live) _________ in New York for ten years before he (move) _________ to VN. 101. We (accomplish) _________ the English grammar course by the end of next week. 102. How long is it since you (buy) _________ this car ? 103. Ann (look) _________ for a new appointment at the moment. 104. My sister disliked her math teacher because he (always/pick) _________ on her. 105. They (learn) _________ at Hùng Vương high school since 2008. 106. He (drive) _________ fast when a dog (cross) _________ the street. 107. She (teach) _________ their students at present. 108. I’m sorry. I (forget) _________ your name. 109. By next October, my parents (live) _________ here for 30 years. 110. My father (work) _________ for the same company for 40 years before he (retire) _________ last year. 111. My bus (arrive) _________ at half past six. 112. You (pass) _________ the exam. Don’t worry ! 113. This time next year, he (work) _________ in Hồ Chí Minh City. 114. I (learn) _________ English for six years now. 115. I (live) _________ here since 1979. 116. Last year, she (marry) _________ a Russian dancer. 117. A : _________ you (be) _________ to Hồ Chí Minh City ? B : Not yet. 118. I’m sorry I (not meet) _________ you yesterday. 119. When we reached the station, the train (already/start) _________. 120. She (just/hang) _________ up the receiver. 121. How long _________ you (study) _________ here by the end of next year ? 122. The teacher (already/come) _________ into the room. 123. I (cycle) _________ to school when I (meet) _________ him last month. 124. I (live) _________ here since I (be) _________ young. 125. She (bear) _________ on June 26 th , 1995. 126. We (go) _________ to the cinema last night. 127. By the time I applied, all the holiday vouchers (be) _________ used up. 128. The grocer’s shop (close) _________ since the supermarket (open) _________. 129. Before I (apply) _________ for that job, I (ask) _________ my parents for advice. 130. Up to now, we (learn) _________ about two thousand English words. 131. Last Monday (be) _________ a holiday, so my brother (not have to) _________ go to work 132. Yesterday afternoon I (see) _________ you on Hang Dao street. You (talk) _________ to some foreigners. 133. Mrs.Quyen (be) _________ a short story writer. She (write) _________ several books of short stories, and she (win) _________ several rewards for her books. A few years ago, she (receive) _________ the prize for the most promising author of the year. At the moment, she (write) _________ a detective story. 134. Linh (live) _________ in Hà Nội but her brother Minh (live) _________ in Hải Phòng. He (arrive) _________ yesterday to visit her. She (love) _________ her brother and is happy to be with him. Tomorrow she (take) _________ him to some interesting places in Hà Nội. 135. Please wait for a while. The manager (be) _________ busy now. He (talk) _________ to one of the staff. 136. My brother (like) _________ collecting stamps. He (have) _________ a big collection. He often (exchange) _________ stamps with his friends. 137. I (know) _________ her for several years, but I (never/like) _________ her very much. 138. Now that you (pass) _________ the TOEFL, you can apply for the scholarship. 139. Alexander Graham Bell first (introduce) _________ the telephone in 1876. 140. Pierre (learn) _________ French for several years. 141. When we came home, everyone (go) _________ out. No one was there. 142. I feel terrible. I think I (be) _________ sick. 143. I (not go) _________ to school yesterday. 144. The computer (be) _________ the most wonderful invention in the 20 th century. 145. How often _________ you (go) _________ to the library ? 146. They used to be the good friends when they (be) _________ young. 147. People (show) _________ more than 50 films in Hà Nội since June. 148. They (invite) _________ the wheel thousands of years ago. 149. Linda is from England, but she (live) _________ in the USA. She (work) _________ for a women’s magazine. She (start) _________ writing articles many years ago. She (write) _________ many articles. As a journalist, she (visit) _________ nearly every city in the world. Recently, she (be) _________ to a number of countries in Africa. Now she (be) _________ on holiday in July. She (go) _________ there three days ago. 150. We (not go) _________ to the cinema last night. 151. I (not have) _________ any news of Liz since 2003. 152. My aunt (be) _________ in Hồ Chí Minh City since 1995. 153. There (not be) _________ a winter like his past one since I (be) _________ young. 154. Who (win) _________ the Nobel Peace Prize in 2001 ? 155. Bangkok (be) _________ the capital of Thailand. 156. The teacher (already/come) _________ into the room. 157. When water freezes, it (turn) _________ into ice. 158. Last Tuesday, Mr.Hoang (not go) _________ to work because of his illness. 159. John (not write) _________ to me since he (come) _________ back to his town. 160. We (have) _________ a small party next Sunday. 161. “When _________ your pen pal (arrive) _________ ?” – Last Monday. 162. Viet (spend) _________ 2 hours a day practicing his piano lesson. 163. We (not meet) _________ each other since we (leave) _________ school. 164. Yesterday she (burn) _________ her aunt while she (cook) _________ dinner. 165. She usually (go) _________ by bus. 166. I lost my pen. I (look) _________ for it for all the morning. 167. Last night, we (come) _________ to the show late because the traffic was horrible. 168. My mother (read) _________ the newspaper now. 169. Those children (sleep) _________ for two hours every afternoon. 170. We (study) _________ the use of verbs in English at the moment. 171. Cuckoos (not build) _________ nests. They (use) _________ the nests of other birds. 172. By next June he (write) _________ his second novel. 173. Look at those black clouds ! It (rain) _________. 174. My uncle (not visit) _________ us since he (move) _________ to the new town. 175. Last week I (walk) _________ home after playing tennis when it (start) _________ raining very heavily. 176. In 1981, a tornado (lift) _________ a baby into the air and (put) _________ it down safely 100 meters away. 177. My father always (go) _________ to bed by bus. 178. Listen ! Someone (knock) _________ at the door. 179. Yesterday (be) _________ the first day of the new school year. 180. When he came, we (do) _________ our homework. 181. While she (run) _________, she fell. 182. The sun (rise) _________ in the East. Now it (set) _________. 183. Susan (drink) _________ tea when she saw her friends. 184. John (sell) _________ a lot of books last month. 185. Action (speak) _________ louder than words. 186. Men (get) _________ and (forget) _________. Women (give) _________ and (forgive) _________. 187. Mrs Green (cook) _________ in the kitchen at the moment. 188. At this time last week, the students (not go) _________ to school. 189. _________ he often (play) _________ tennis at the weekend ? 190. It was a record that no one (ever/make) _________ before. 191. Jack (already/go) _________ by the time we (arrive) _________. 192. They (drink) _________ small cups of coffee after they (finish) _________ dinner. 193. When the Greens (come) _________ to the circus, the show (already/begin) _________. 194. We (not buy) _________ any newspaper for 3 months. 195. Cats (often/catch) _________ mice. 196. Look ! The bus (come) _________. 197. He (teach) _________ English for 10 years. 198. When An (call) _________ me yesterday, I (be) _________ in my room. 199. Water (boil) _________ at 100 degree Celsius. 200. The water (boil) _________. Can you turn it off ? 201. The moon (go) _________ round the Earth. 202. John is never satisfied. He (always/complain) _________. 203. You (not tidy) _________ this room for weeks. 204. Gravity (help) _________ us stand on the ground. 205. People believed that the Earth (be) _________ flat on ancient days. 206. “Oh ! This bag is so heavy.” – “You (need) _________ some help.” 207. Keep silence ! The babies (sleep) _________. 208. At 6 o’clock yesterday, I (play) _________ badminton. 209. They (make) _________ a speech at 8 o’clock tomorrow. 210. Look at the waiter. He’s carrying too much, he (drop) _________ all these plates. 211. I hope that you (will) _________ a good time tomorrow. 212. I (cook) _________ chicken soup tonight. I’ve already bought chicken and mushroom. 213. What color _________ you (like) _________ best ? – I (like) _________ red and yellow. 214. My father (travel) _________ now. He (travel) _________ every month. He (travel) _________ two days last month. 215. In the old days, people (believe) _________ that the Earth (be) _________ flat. 216. The street (become) _________ very crowded after 5 pm every day. 217. The rivers (flow) _________ fast today – much faster than usual. 218. Everything is going fine. We (not have) _________ any problems so far. 219. My cousin (just/tell) _________ me about you. 220. I (help) _________ this woman last week. 221. _________ you (see) _________ Nam and Mai recently ? 222. We (eat) _________ this food several times. 223. My father (plant) _________ this tree 6 years ago. 224. He (not make) _________ any mistake yet. 225. What _________ he (do) _________ yesterday ? 226. They (go) _________ home after they (finish) _________ their work. 227. Who (speak) _________ at the meeting last years ? 228. Where _________ you (go) _________ for your holidays last year ? 229. She (not be) _________ here now. She (wash) _________ dishes. 230. Since I (be) _________ sick, I (not go) _________ on a picnic with you. 231. Rice (grow) _________ in tropical countries. 232. I (work) _________ for a computer company since I (graduate) ________ from university. 233. The house was very quiet when I (get) _________ home. Everybody (go) ________ to bed. 234. Mrs. Green always (go) _________ to work by car, but this week she (travel) _________ by bus. 235. I (write) _________ photographs every week. 236. Sorry, I’m late. How long _________ you (wait) _________ ? 237. People (speak) _________ English and French in Canada. 238. Don’t make noise. My mother (talk) _________ to his friends. 239. One day people (travel) _________ to Mars. 240. She’s going out. She (post) _________ these letters. 241. They (go) _________ to the zoo last Sunday. 242. Mai (learn) _________ English for 5 years. 243. His father (work) _________ in this factory since 1990. 244. Jane used to live in Hồ Chí Minh City, but now he (live) _________ in Hà Nội. 245. By the time he arrived, his friends (leave) _________. 246. Mary hopes they (invite) _________ her to join the private club. 247. At this time tomorrow, we (sit) _________ on the train to Hồ Chí Minh City. 248. I and my sisters (visit) _________ my grandparents next weekend. 249. I think it (rain) _________. Take an umbrella. 250. Be careful ! The bus (come) _________ near. 251. Trees (grow) _________ more quickly in summer than in winter. 252. What’s that terrible noise ? The neighbors (have) _________ a party. 253. _________ you (ever/eat) _________ durian when you lived in Malaysia ? 254. Hurry. The bus (leave) _________ at 7:15. 255. What _________ he (do) _________ in the evening ? - He usually (play) _________ cards or (watch) _________ television. 256. Carol (miss) _________ her plane yesterday because of a traffic jam on her way to the airport. By the time she (get) _________ to the airport, her plane (already/leave) _________. 257. We were not hungry. We (just/have) _________ a big breakfast. 258. Mozart (start) _________ to compose at the age of five and (write) _________ more than 600 pieces of music. 259. It’s very cold. I (light) _________ a fire. 260. You must wake her. She (sleep) _________ soundly for 10 hours. 261. My teacher (teach) _________ English at this school for six years. 262. It usually (rain) _________ very much in that part of the country. 263. Up to the present, George (do) _________ good work in his class. 264. Look ! That light (burn) _________ all night. 265. My mother (arrive) _________ while I (clean) _________ the kitchen. 266. Albert Einstein (die) _________ in 1955. 267. He fell while he (go) _________ downstairs. 268. When the students (hear) ________ the bell, they (get) ________ up and (leave) _______. 269. Professor Kenneth (teach) _________ another class last year. 270. Just a minute ! I (look) _________ up that word in the dictionary. 271. He generally (sing) _________ in English but today he (sing) _________ in French. 272. Please don’t make so much noise. I (study) _________. 273. Tom (play) _________ tennis every Saturday. 274. Listen ! I (hear) _________ somebody (knock) _________ at the door. 275. Look ! Someone (climb) _________ up that tree over there. 276. They (have) _________ lunch in the cafeteria now. 277. Something (smell) _________ good in the kitchen at present. 278. What _________ you usually (do) _________ at weekend ? 279. My sister (study) _________ English at the moment. 280. I (do) _______ an exercise and I (think) _______ that I (know) _______ how to use it now. 281. The weather (get) _________ hot in July and August. 282. How long _________ you (learn) _________ English ? 283. My father (work) _________ thirty five hours a week. 284. Her brother always (wash) _________ his hands before meals. 285. Now that she (realize) _________ the situation, it was too late ! !!! GOOD LUCK TO YOU !!! . _________. 120 . She (just/hang) _________ up the receiver. 121 . How long _________ you (study) _________ here by the end of next year ? 122 . The teacher (already/come) _________ into the room. 123 street (become) _________ very crowded after 5 pm every day. 217. The rivers (flow) _________ fast today – much faster than usual. 218. Everything is going fine. We (not have) _________ any problems. week. 37. My father (travel) _________ by air many times in the past. 38. _________ you (read) _________ that novel yet ? 39. We (study) _________ almost every lesson in this book so far. 40. Miss