VERB TENSE : Put each verb in brackets in the correct tense : 1. It was a beautiful morning. The sun (shine)………………………………. .About 1,000 people (stand) …………………………… in front of the Palace. At 10:00 , the guards (open)……………………… the gates and the president’s car (drive)…………………………… out . 2. Last year (not, be)……………………… a good year for Pete and Sonia. Pete (have) ………………….a car accident and (spend) ………………… a month in hospital . The children (not, pass) …………………….their exams . 3. Yesterday Ann introduced me to her husband. As I (see)……………… him, I (know)………………… that I (meet) ……………………….him before . We went to primary school together . 4. When she (go) ………………… out of the house this morning , she (take) …………….her umbrella because it (rain) ………………… . 5. When he was a boy at school, Edison asked a lot of questions . The teacher (think) he was stupid and she (send) …………………. him home. Edison’s mother (teach)………………… her son at home and he (begin) …………………to carry out a lot of experiments . 6. I (never, meet) ……………………………….anyone famous yet. Have you ? – Yes, I (have) …………………… I (meet)…………………… Elton John in NewYork in 1998 and we (talk)……………………. to each other a lot . 7. Last night I (have)………………………. dinner at arestaurant when Harry Steele (come)………………………… in . Harry (use) …………………….to work in a lawyer’s office years ago , but now he (work)………………………. at abank . He (get)…………………… a good salary, but he always (borrow)…………………… money from his friends and never (pay) ………………… it back . Since I knew him he (not, borrow) ………… any money from me. 8. When I (come)………………… to see Jane yesterday , she (cook) …………………….in the kitchen . Her husband (be)…………… in the garage . He (clean ) …………………….his car . Their children (play) …………………games. 9. You (see)………………… this film ? – Yes, I have . When you (see)………… it ? – I (see)………… it last week . 10. Annette Peterson is 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 . 11. Linh lives in Hanoi but her brother Minh (live)…………………… in Thai Nguyen. 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 Hanoi. 12. His name is Robert Jodon . He (be)…………………… an engineer . He (be) …………………… an engineer for seven years. He now (work)…………………… in a factory in Sedney. He (like)…………………… playing baseball twice a week at an amateur baseball club in the town . Last month he (go)…………………… to Hawaii for a week. He (stay)…………………… in a hotel by the sea and (swim) ……………………….a lot. 13. Albert Maltz was a progressive American writer . He (be)……………………. born in 1908 . He (write) ……………………… his first play “Peace on Earth ” in 1943. It was against wars, so the American police (arrest) ………………………… him in prison in 1950. 14. Disease has always been a part of life. Researchers (have)…………………… great success in fighting some illnesses, but they (be) ……………………less successful in fighting others. They (make)……………………… progress in fighting serious diseases such as cancer and AIDS, but they (not, find)…………………. any cures yet. And although they (already, develop)…………………………. vaccine for the common cold. 15. We (not, go) ………………………………to school on foot every day. 16. What you (have) …………………… in your bag? My bag (have)………………………… nothing. 17. Your father (like) …………………………football ? No, he (not) …………He (like)………………… badminton. 18. What he usually ( do) ……………………at weekends ? He usually (go)………………………… to the cinema. 19. She (not, play) ………………………….tennis at the moment . She (play)…………………………. badminton. 20. He can’t answer the phone now. He (have) ………………………….a bath in his bathroom. 21. Don’t make noise, my grandfather ( sleep)……………………………. 22. Look! The train ( come)…………………… You (wait)……………………… for that train ? 23. I’m busy at the moment, I ( redecorate)…………………………. the sitting-room. 24. What Tom ( do) ………………………now ? He (clean)……………………… his shoes. 25. It’s a lovely day. The sun (shine) ……………………….and the birds (sing)……………………… 26. Be quiet please, I (listen) ………………………to teacher’s lecture. 27. What you (do) ……………………at the moment ? We (write)………………………. reports. 28. When he (begin) ………………………studying English ? He (begin) ……………… studying it 3 years ago. 29. Bill (cut)………………………. his hair last month. 30. She (drive) ……………….carelessly and (have) ………………….an accident last night. 31. I (phone) ………………………….you twice yesterday and ( get, not) answer. Where you (go)………………… ? 32. She (be) ………….born on January 5 th , 1987. Yes, she (be)…………………… 33. My father (plant)……………… this tree 6 years ago. 34. You (help)……………… this woman last week ? No, I ( not)………… . I (help) …………… her last month. 35. What he (do)…………………… last night ? He (do) ……………………his homework. 36. Mary and John (watch) ………………… T.V with you last night ? Oh, yes, we (watch) ……………T.V together. 37. Where you (go) …………………last Sunday ? , Lan ? I (not, go)………………… anywhere. I (stay) ……………………… at home. 38. What he (do)………………… yesterday afternoon ? He (play)………………… football with his friends. 39. Her husband (die)……………… 5 years ago and (leave) ……………………her 5 children without money. 40. My cousin (just, tell)………………… me about you. 41. You (see)……………… Mai and Nam recently ? Yes, I (just, see) ……………………………them. 42. He (not, make)……………………… any mistakes yet. 43. They (do)…………………… their homework yet ? 44. Daisy (write)……………………. many books about this matter. 45. They (not, meet)………………… each other since they (say) …………………… goodbye . 46. We (not, buy)……………………. any newspaper for three weeks. 47. Peter (know)…………………… how to play the guitar since he (be)…………… 5 years old. 48. I (teach) …………………English here for six years. 49. Since when his father (be)……………… a teacher ? He (be) …………… a teacher since 1997. 50. How long your brother (be)…………… in New York ? He (be)…………… there for 3 months. 51. They (start ) ……………… building that school in 2005 but they (not, finish)……………………. it yet. 52. I (give)……………………. a birthday party tonight. Will you come ? 53. We (see) ………………………you next week. Are you okay? 54. They (enlarge) …………………………their farm next year. 55. If Lan (pass)…………………… the exam , she (be) ………………………very happy. 56. They will sad if they (fail) ……………………the exam. 57. She (not, meet)………………… me when she (get)………………………… to the station. 58. When it (be) ………………wet, we (not, go)……………… out for a walk. 59. I (leave) ………………….for New York tomorrow. 60 . She (be) …………………seventeen next week. 61. You (play) ……………… football this afternoon ? No, I won’t. 62. Nam says he (write)…………………… to me soon. Write the most suitable words in each gap (ago, yesterday, last, while, when, as, on, in, at) 1) Tommy's father worked in that office 2 years ……… 2) The plane was flying ………… 8 p.m. ……… 3) My best friend went to London …………… month. 4) ……………I was having dinner, my sister was having a shower. 5) ………… did the supermarket close? 6) Your aunt studied German …………… 2001. 7) Rose played in an orchestra …………… she was 12 years old. 8) Jason was swimming ………… his girlfriend was drinking a coke. 9) The TV broke ………… 26 th October. 10) ………….did he deliver the shopping? 11) My father's friend had a baby …………… 12) The suspect can't have committed the crime. He was having dinner in the restaurant …………that time …………… 13) My cousin bought the PSP …………he was in London. . as cancer and AIDS, but they (not, find)…………………. any cures yet. And although they (already, develop)…………………………. vaccine for the common cold. 15. We (not, go) ………………………………to school on foot every