Simple present Exercise 1: Give the correct form of verbs in the bracket 1. I always lock the door of your apartment when I leave. 2. Every morning, the sun shines .in my bedroom window and wakes up me. 3. The flowers smell beautiful. 4. Anne has .red hair. 5. I am not thirsty. 6. My history teacher talks too much. 7. John often takes sugar in his coffee. 8. Brian cycles 30 km every day. 9. He usually gset up early in the morning. 10. The school bag is very heavy 11. Jenny does not want to get wet.
Tenses Simple present Exercise 1: Give the correct form of verbs in the bracket 1. I always lock the door of your apartment when I leave. 2. Every morning, the sun shines .in my bedroom window and wakes up me. 3. The flowers smell beautiful. 4. Anne has .red hair. 5. I am not thirsty. 6. My history teacher talks too much. 7. John often takes sugar in his coffee. 8. Brian cycles 30 km every day. 9. He usually gset up early in the morning. 10. The school bag is very heavy 11. Jenny does not want to get wet. 12. He meets his friends after school every day. 13. The weather here isn’t really bad in winter. 14. We always get up very late on Sundays. 15. My parents do not speak English very well. 16. She does not play tennis on Tuesdays. 17. She visits another museum every week. 18. He feeds his dog three times a day. 19. Do you go by bus very often? 20. What time does he have dinner in the evenings? Exercise 2: Write a question word in each blank (For example: When, How, Why, How many ) and then match the questions with the answers: _I_ 1. …………………… is your music lesson? G . 2. …………………… is it? H. 3. …………………… books are there in your bag? D. 4. …………………… likes James? J. 5. …………………… is your watch? B. 6. …………………… are you? E. 7. …………………… are the children? F. 8. …………………… your father’s birthday? A. 9. …………………… do you want a sandwich? C. 10. …………………… is she from? Exercise 3: Choose one best answer. 1. I _____ (be) a student. A. are B. is C. am D. be 2. My father __________ excuses when I feel like going to the cinema. A. make always B. always make C. always makes D. makes always 3. His students ________ (not, speak) German in class. A. don’t speak B. aren’t speak C. doesn’t speak D. isn’t speak 4. She ________ (not, be) six years old. A. aren’t B. isn’t C. am not D. not be 5. John ___________ (read, sometimes) books. A. read sometimes B. sometimes reads C. sometimes read D. reads sometimes 6. The flowers _______________ (be, normally) watered by Bob A. are normally B. normally are C. normally is D. is normally 7. by Bob who _______ (be) in Turkey at the moment. A. are B. is C. am D. be /storage1/vhost/convert.123doc.vn/data_temp/document/yfj1436367453-886979-14363674537905/yfj1436367453.doc 1 A) Because, I’m hungry. B) Fine. C) Germany. D) Mary. E) In the garden. F) In June. G) It is half past two. H) 5. I) Tuesday. J) Six. Tenses 8. Danny ________ (phone) his father on Sundays. A. is phone B. phones C. phone D. to phone 9. I ___________ (not, know) what you mean. A. doesn't know B. not know C. don't know D. am not know 10. John ________ (work) in a supermarket. A. works B. working C. work D. is work PRESENT CONTINUOUS Exercise 4: Give the correct form for verbs in the bracket 1) Hey! What are you doing there? 2) She is not phoning Mel now. 3) He is working at the supermarket in the holidays. 4) Listen to Angela! What language is she speaking? 5) They are not playing golf at the moment. 6) Jeff is celebrating a party next Friday. 7) What are Tim and Joe having for lunch now? 8) Mary is staying at her aunt's home. 9) She is always coming to class late. 10) Silvia is not listening to music. 11) Maria is sitting next to Paul. Exercise 5: Write “DON’T, DOESN’T, ISN’T, AREN’T or AM NOT” in the blank space in each sentence: 1. We …………………. watching a television program now. 2. We …………………. watch television every day. 3. They …………………. study their lessons after class. 4. They …………………. studying their lessons right now. 5. It ………………… raining very hard right at the moment. 6. It ……………………rain very much during the summer. 7. Mr. Johnson ………………… eating his lunch now. 8. Mr. Johnson ………………… always eat at that place. 9. I ……………………. see any students in that room. 10. I ……………………. hear anyone in the hall now. Exercise 6 Fill in the verbs in the Simple Present or the Present Continuous. 1. Look! Jane ………………………… (sing) again. She often …………………… (sing) this song. 2. My father ………………………………(have) a lot of work to do every weekend. 3. The girls ………………………… (not / talk) now. All of them ………………… (watch) a film. 4. …………………… you …………………… (like) watching TV? 5. He ……………………… (usually / go) at 9:00 o’clock, but this morning he ……………………. (leave) home late. 6. The boys …………………………… (swim) in the pool now but they …………………………… (usually / swim) in the sea. 7. She ……………………………….(write) a letter to her pen-friend at the moment. 8. They ………………………… (sometimes / have) lunch at work, but today they ……………………… (have) at a restaurant. 9. She can’t talk to you. She ………………………………………. (have) a shower. 10. Tom ………………………………………… (like / ride) a horse in his free time. 11. The children …………………… (play) the piano and ………………… (sing) a song at the moment. 12. What …………………………………………… (you / usually / do) at weekends? 13. Adam is in his room now. He …………………………………. (write) a letter to his pen-friend. He …………………………………… (always / write) him a letter. 14. We ………………………. (go) to the disco tonight. 15. Kathy (sit, usually) ……… in the front row during class, but today she (sit) …………in the last row. 16. Please be quiet. I (try) ……………………to concentrate. /storage1/vhost/convert.123doc.vn/data_temp/document/yfj1436367453-886979-14363674537905/yfj1436367453.doc 2 Tenses 17. Susan usually ………………. (go) to school by bus, but now she …………………… (go) to school by train. 18. Mary often ……………… (read) in bed, but today she isvery tired and she ………………………. (not / read). 19. The boys usually ………………… (ride) their bikes to school. They …………….…… (like / ride) their bikes. They ……………… (be)very naughty boys. They always …………………… (go) to school late. Today their teacher …………………. (be) very angry, because they ………………… (be)late again. 20. Mary ……………………… (like / eat) sweets. Every morning she ……………. (have) coffee with a lot of sweets and chocolate. For lunch she and her friends often ……………… (eat) sweets or ice- cream. She ……………………… (not / like / eat) fruit or vegetables. She ……………………… (eat/ never) eggs or cheese. Today she ………………… (be) sick. She ……………………(sleep) in her room now. Exercise 7: Choose the correct form of the verb to complete each of the following questions 1. Tom, you ___ to get a haircut! A. are needing B. is needing C. need D. needs 2. Who ___ that beautiful, old car? A. is owning B. own C. are owning D. owns 3. ___ Anne ___ a sister? A. Do/have B. Does/have C. Does/has D. Do/has 4. ___ we all here now? A. Are B. Is C. Am D. Be 5. I ___ you to climb that tree! A. dares B. am daring C. dare D. is daring 6. On Saturdays my mum usually ___ a cake and my dad ___ the gardening. A. does/makes B. do/make C. makes/does D. make/do 7. I ___ it’s going to rain tomorrow. A. am not thinking B. don’t think C. isn’t thinking D. doesn’t thinking 8. Sally and Claire ___ their elderly neighbor by doing his shopping. A. helps B. is helping C. help D. helping 9. What ___ your brothers ___? They are very quiet! A. are/doing B. do/do C. is/doing D. does/do 10. My uncle is in hospital. He ___ his appendix removed. A. have B. is having C. has D. does have 11. Oh, no! It ___ again! A. is raining B. does rain C. does raining D. is rain 12. You look sad! What ___ you ___ about? A. do/think B. do/thinking C. are/think D. are/thinking 13. ___ Anna ___ to the party or not?| A. Does/come B. Is/come C. Is/coming D. Does/coming 14. Children, please ___ quiet! You ___ very naughty today! A. being/are being B. be/are being C. be/are D. being/are 15. Can I speak to Jem, please. – Sorry, he ___ Dad in the garden at the moment. A. helps B. does help C. help D. is helping 16. I really ___ it when it ___ like this. A. like/is snowing B. am liking/is snowing C. am liking/snows D. likes/snows SIMPLE PAST Exercise 8: Give the correct form of verbs in Simple Past. 1. Dan ……………. (come) very early last night. 2. Sam and Sue …………… (buy) a new house last month. 3. I …………………… (visit) Germany the previous week. 4. ……….you ………………. (be) in Paris last year? 5. They ……………… (find) this book on their trip to Italy. /storage1/vhost/convert.123doc.vn/data_temp/document/yfj1436367453-886979-14363674537905/yfj1436367453.doc 3 Tenses 6. I ………………… (bake) this cake by myself yesterday. 7. We ………………… (not open) the store in 1987. 8. The rain finally …………… (stop), and we ………………. (go) home last night. 9. She …………… (plan) to come, but she …………… (have) some problems last week . 10. Kate …………………. (have) a big house, but she ……………… (sell) it. 11. Rose ……………… (be) very thin. 12. …………….his brother …………… (study) French last year? 13. We ………………… (think) New York was in England! 14. They ……………… (not stop) by their grandparents’ house yesterday. 15. She always …………………. (dance) in the summer. Exercise 9: Simple present or Simple past 1. It always (be) ………………………………hot in deserts. 2. I (travel) ………………around by car with two friends and we (visit) ………………… lots of interesting places last summer. 3. In the evenings, we usually (go) ………………to a pub. 4. We (be) ……………………….very lucky with the weather in the last trip. 5. It (not / rain) ………………………….a lot a long time ago. 6. But we (see) ……………some beautiful rainbows yesterday. 7. Where (spend / you) ………………your last holiday? 8. I ……………….(see) this movie five years ago. 9. I ……………………(often, not see) a play. 10. Last year, I …………… (not travel) to Korea. 11. ……… You ……………… (have) dinner last night? 12. She …………… (wash) her car twice a week. 13. He ………………(not wash) his car the day before yesterday. 14. I …………… (finish) work, ………….(walk) to the beach, and ………… (find) a nice place to swim several days ago. 15. I …………….(live) in Brazil two years ago. 16. Shauna ………….(study) Japanese every day. 17. I ………….(study) French when I ………….(be) a child. 18. She ………….(work) at the movie theater after school every week. 19. They never …………………(go) to school, they always …………………(skip) class. 20. …………You …………… (live) in Texas when you ………………… a kid? PAST CONTINUOUS Exercise 10: Put the verbs into the correct form (past progressive). 1. When I phoned my friends, they (play) …………… chest. 2. Yesterday at six I (prepare) …………………. dinner. 3. The kids (play) ………………… in the garden when it suddenly began to rain. 4. I (practise) ………………………. the guitar when he came home. 5. We (not / cycle) …………………… all yesterday. 6. While Aaron (work) ………………. in his room, his friends (swim) ………………… in the pool. 7. I tried to tell them the truth but they (listen / not) ………………………… 8. What (you / do) …………………….at 9a.m yesterday? 9. Most of the time we (sit) ………………………… in the park yesterday. Exercise 11: Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive) 1. When I (do) …………… the washing-up, I (break) ……………. a plate. 2. While Tom (play) ……………the piano, his mother (do) ……………the washing-up. 3. He (drink) …………. some juice and then he (eat) ……………. a few chips. 4. I (have) …………. dinner when I suddenly (hear) …………… a loud bang. /storage1/vhost/convert.123doc.vn/data_temp/document/yfj1436367453-886979-14363674537905/yfj1436367453.doc 4 Tenses 5. When my father (work) ……………in the garden, an old friend (pass) ………… by to see him. 6. She (go) …………. to school, (take) ………… out her textbook and (begin) ……… to learn. 7. When it (start) …………. to rain, our dog (want) ……………. to come inside. 8. When Jane (do) ………… a language course in Ireland, she (visit) ……… Blarney Castle. 9. When I (be) ………… on my way home, I (see) …………. an accident. 10. I (not / understand) ………… what they (talk) …………… about. 11. Mary (burn) ……………her hand when she (cook)…………….the dinner. 12. While we (cross)…………………the street, the policemen (shout)……………….at us 13. While I (walk)………… around the park, I (see)…………… Mr Smith. 14. I (be)……………… very tired because I (work)……………………all day yesterday. 15. What…………… you (do)………….at this time yesterday? 16. ……………you (watch)…………………T.V when I (phone)………………you? 17. We (not go)…………out because it (rain)…………… 18. The bell (ring)………………….while I (take)……………… a bath. 19. Ann (wait)……………… for me when I (arrive)………………. 20. When I (stop)………….at his house this morning, she still (sleep)………………… Exercise 12: 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) The suspect can't have committed the crime. He was having dinner in the restaurant …………. that time …………………… 12) My cousin bought the PSP …………………… he was in London Exercise 13: Choose one best answer to complete each of the following sentences 1. I ___ a really good film. A. have B. did have C. was having D. had 2. Yesterday I ___ a really good film. A. watch B. watched C. was watching D. watches 3. ___ you ___ your homework today? A. Do/do B. Did/do C. Do/did D. Did/did 4. Where ___ you ___ my dictionary? A. did/put B. were/putting C. do/put D. were/put 5. I ___ all the answers in the test. A. was knowing B. knew C. did know D. knowed 6. Sh! I ___ I ___ something! A. thought/heard B. thought/was hearing C. was thinking/heard D. was thinking/was hearing /storage1/vhost/convert.123doc.vn/data_temp/document/yfj1436367453-886979-14363674537905/yfj1436367453.doc 5 Tenses 7. My aunt in New York ___ me a T-shirt but it ___ the wrong size! A. sent/was being B. was being/was sending C. sent/was D. was sending/was 8. This time last week we ___ to Kuala Lumpur. A. flew B. did fly C. was flying D. were flying 9. I remember my great grandfather very well. He ___ always ___. A. was/smiling B. did/smile C. did/smiling D. was/smile 10. I ___ tennis when it ___ to rain. A. was playng/was starting B. played/was starting C. was playing/started D. playing/started 11. I ___ Philip ___ in the team. A. wasn’t thinking/was playing B. no thought/was playing C. not thought/played D. didn’t think/was playing 12. I ___ busy when Tom ___ a game of squash. A. was/suggested B. was being/was suggesting C. was being/suggested D. was/was suggesting 13. Anna ___ in the park when she ___ a wallet. A. was walking/was finding B. was walking/found C. walked/found D. walked/was finding 14. The smoke alarm ___ off while my parents ___. A. was going/was eating B. was going/ate C. went/were eating D. went/ate 15. That man ___ and ___ on his mobile phone at the same time! A. drove/was speaking B. was driving/spoke C. drove/spoke D. was driving/speaking 16. The explorer Tasman ___ to get to South America when he ___ in New Zealand. A. tried/landed B. was trying/was landing C. was trying/landed D. tried/was landing PRESENT PERFECT Exercise 14: Give the correct form of verbs in the bracket 1. Karen ____________________ me an e-mail for two weeks. (send) 2. They ________________already__________________ their rucksacks. (pack) 3. I ____________________ just ____________________ my bike. (clean) 4. Dave and Pat __________ never__________ the museum. (visit) 5. I____________________to China three times. (be) 6. Marcus ____________________ an accident. (never, have) 7. We ____________________ the shopping for our grandmother yet. (not do) 8. Emily ____________________ her room? (recently, paint) 9. Lisa and Colin ____________________ to a concert. (not, yet, go) 10. My friends ____________________ smoking?(give up) Exercise 15: Fill in the correct tense (Simple Present or Present Perfect). 1. I (read) ____________________since two o'clock. 2. He (meet) ____________________his friends after school every day. 3. They (live) ____________________here for just three months. 4. We always (get up) ____________________ very late on Sundays. 5. We (watch/not) ____________________ TV for four hours. 6. She (play/not) ____________________ tennis on Tuesdays. 7. He (study/not) ___________________ for his English test since he came home. /storage1/vhost/convert.123doc.vn/data_temp/document/yfj1436367453-886979-14363674537905/yfj1436367453.doc 6 Tenses 8. My friend (travel) ____________________ around Canada for five weeks. 9. They (sleep) ____________________ for more than 10 hours. 10. She (visit) ____________________ another museum every week. 11. He (feed) ____________________ his dog three times a day. 12. The children (play) ___________________ in the garden since they came home. 13. (go/you) ____________________by bus very often? 14. What time (have/he) ____________________ dinner in the evenings? 15. How long (rain/it) ____________________? 16. (Work/you) ____________________ at the hospital for a long time yet? Exercise 16: Put the verbs in brackets in the present perfect or the simple past tense. 1/ We (never watch) __________ that TV programme. 2/ We (watch) __________ a good programme on TV last night. 3/ He (read) __________ that novel many times before. 4/ He (read) __________ that novel again during my last vacation. 5/ I (have) __________ a little trouble with my car last week. 6/ However, I (have) __________ no trouble with my car since then. 7/ I (not see) __________ John for a long time. I (see) __________ him 3 weeks ago. 8/ The school bell (ring) __________. We must go now. 9/ He is very thirsty. He (not drink) __________ since this morning. 10/ They (study) __________ at this school for 7 years now. 11/ They (begin) __________ to study at this school 7 years ago. 12/ Since when (you know) ___________ her ? 13/ How long ago (he start) __________ to learn French ? 14/ His dog (just run) __________ out of the garden. 15/ Mr Brown (travel) __________ by air several times in the past. Exercise 17: Choose one best answer 1. She arrived in London three days ago. She has been there _______ three days. A. For B. during C. since 2. He´s worked for that company _______ last June. A. Since B. for C. during 3. The film started 30 minutes _______. A. Ago B. for C. since 4. They’ve been in that meeting__________8:00. A. for B. since 5. He’s been a policeman __________he graduated form university. A. for B. since 6. They have been cleaning their house _______several hours. A. for B. since 7. Ken has been studying karaoke__________five years. A. for B. since 8. I have been living here__________I was born. A. for B. since 9. He has played tennis___________a long time. A. for B. since 10. I haven’t slept well__________last Monday. A. for B. since 11. I’ve been working here___________almost a year. A. for B. since 12. Mr.William has been working at that company_________less than a week. A. for B. since 13. I have had this hat_____________quite a few years. A. for B. since 14. Samuel worked in the garden___________three hours. /storage1/vhost/convert.123doc.vn/data_temp/document/yfj1436367453-886979-14363674537905/yfj1436367453.doc 7 Tenses A. for B. since 15. It has been raining_________yesterday afternoon. A. for B. since 16. I’ve had a headache ________this morning. A. for B. since 17. Roy has been playing the violin____________he was ten years old A. for B. since 18. She’s been studying English ________over six years. A. for B. since 19. When _______ they _______ married? Five years ago. A. was / got B. did / get C. have / got 20. Have you _______ eaten with chopsticks? A. Ever B. some time C. any Exercise 16: Fill in the blanks with the correct tense Present perfect or Present perfect continuous 1. I (type)………………………….all your letters. The job’s done. A. has typed B. have typed C. has been typing D. have been typing 2. I (type)……………… this report since yesterday and I’m only half way through. A. has typed B. have typed C. has been typing D. have been typing 3. Your mother is still in the kitchen. She (cook)……………………………… all morning. A. has cooked B. have cooked C. has been cooking D. have been cooking 4. I (cook)……………………a lovely meal which I’ll be serving in a couple of minutes. A. has cooked B. have cooked C. has been cooking D. have been cooking 5. We (build)………………….this garage ourselves and have just begun to use it. A. has built B. have built C. has been building D. have been building 6. We (build)…………….this garage ourselves and hope to finish it within the next two months A. has built B. have built C. has been building D. have been building 7. I (try) ______________to learn French for years, but I (not succeed) _________________ yet. 8. She (read) ______________all the works of Dickens. How many (you read) ______________? 9. I (wait) _________________ here nearly half an hour for my girlfriend; do you think she (forget) _________________ to come ? 10. Mary (rest) ________________ in the garden all day because she (be) ________________ ill. Exercise 18: Choose one best answer 1. Why ___ Lucy ___ all morning? A. has/been crying B. has/cried C. have/cried D. is/crying 2. Lucy is unhappy because her puppy ___ missing. A. has gone B. have gone C. has been D. have been 3. I ___ for you for ages and I am very angry! A. waited B. have been waiting C. has been waiting D. am waiting 4. You’re late. Where ___ you ___? A. have/been B. have/been being C. did/be D. are/being 5. Mum ___ all morning and she is covered in flour! A. has baked B. baked C. has been baking D. is baking 6. The baking is finished. Mum ___ three cakes and lots of bread rolls. A. have made B. makes C. has made D. is making Exercise 19:Choose the correct tense PRESENT PERFECT TENSE or PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS to fill in the blanks: 1. I (’ve bought / have been buying) a new pair of shoes. 2. (Have you finished / Have you been finishing) reading that book yet? 3. They (’ve eaten / have been eating) fruit all afternoon, ever since they came from school. 4. I (’ve been reading / have read) this book now, so you can have it back. /storage1/vhost/convert.123doc.vn/data_temp/document/yfj1436367453-886979-14363674537905/yfj1436367453.doc 8 Tenses 5. I (’ve been writing / have written) eight pages already. 6. Your exam paper is completely blank! What (have you been doing / have you done)? 7. Oh, no! There’s nothing to eat. My sister (has been eating / has eaten everything) I left in the kitchen. 8. Oh, no! There’s no wine to drink. They (have drunk / have been drinking) all the wine. 9. No wonder your eyes hurt. You (’ve been playing / have played) computer games ever since you had your breakfast. 10. I (haven’t seen / haven’t been seeing) you for ages. 11. God! Hakan (has scored / has been scoring). 12. They (have danced / have been dancing) for an hour. 13. I (have been waiting / have waited) for you for ages. 14. I (’ve finished / ‘ve been finishing) my work. 15. I (’ve been writing / have written) this letter for an hour. 16. He (has visited / has been visiting) ten museums this week. 17. I’m very tired. Because I (have travelled / have been travelling) around Istanbul all day. 18. She (has found / has been finding) a good job. 19. I’m hot because I (have been running / have run). 20. I (have written / have been writing) letters for weeks. PAST PERFECT Exercise 20: Put the verbs in brackets in the past perfect. 1) When I arrived at the cinema, the film …………………. (start). 2) She ………… ……. (live) in China before she went to Thailand. 3) After they ………… ……. (eat) the shellfish, they began to feel sick. 4) If you ………… ……. (listen) to me, you would have got the job. 5) Julie didn’t arrive until after I ………… ……. (leave). 6) When we ………… ……. (finish) dinner, we went out. 7) The garden was dead because it ………… ……. (be) dry all summer 8) I ………… ……. (not/have) breakfast when he arrived. 9) He ………… ……. (not/use) email before, so I showed him how to use it. 10) You ………… ……. (not/study) for the test, so you were very nervous. Exercise 21: Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or past perfect simple). 1. Yesterday a boy (destroy) ………… the snowman that we (build) ………… 2. Jimmy (tell) ………… us about the film that he (see) ………… 3. We (find) ………… the mobile phone that Marwin (lose) ………… 4. He (sing) ………… a song that I (hear / never) ………… before. 5. Cathrine (open) ………… the window that I (close / just) ………… 6. After Fred ………… ( spend) his holiday in Italy he ………… (want) to learn Italian. 7. Jill ………… (phone) Dad at work before she ………… (leave) for her trip. 8. Susan ………… ( turn on) the radio after she ………… (wash) the dishes. 9. When she ………… (arrive) the match ………… already ………… (start). 10. After the man ………… (come) home he ………… (feed) the cat. 11. Before he ………… (sing) a song he ………… (play) the guitar. 12. She ………… (watch) a video after the children ………… (go) to bed. 13. After Eric ………… (make) breakfast he ………… (phone) his friend. 14. I ………… (be) very tired because I ………… (study) too much. 15. They ………… (ride) their bikes before they ………… (meet) their friends. /storage1/vhost/convert.123doc.vn/data_temp/document/yfj1436367453-886979-14363674537905/yfj1436367453.doc 9 Tenses Exercise 21: Fill in the blanks with Simple Past or Past Perfect Tenses 1. When I (arrive) home last night, I (discover) that Jane (prepare) a beautiful candlelight dinner. 2. When I (turn) the radio on yesterday, I (hear) a song that was popular when I was in high school. I (not hear) the song for years, and it (bring) back some great memories. 3. Last week, I (run into) an old friend of mine. We (not see) each other for years and both of us (change) a great deal. 4. When Emilio (enter) the room, I didn't recognize (not recognize) him because he (lose) so much weight and (grow) a beard. He (look) totally different. 5. When Oprah Winfrey (get) her own TV show in 1986, she (work) as a news reporter for a long time. 6. In 1976, 60% of families (be) couples with children but by 1996, this (fall) to 51%. 7. Several senior employees (leave) the company by the time the new manager (arrive) last week. 8. Until the new software (purchase), the staff (struggle) to keep the accounts' records up to date. 9. I ………………. (see) that movie three times last year 10. When my supervisor (pop in) my office the other day, I (work) on the project for nearly three hours. Exercise 22: Complete the sentences by using the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use simple past, past participle or past continuous. 1. After Ken ………………… (complete) his project, he (work)…………….out in the gym for a while. 2. As soon as Michael ………………… (learn) English; he signed up for the Spanish course. 3. By the time Mike………………… (attend) the meeting, Alice and I (already discuss) ……………… important issues. 4. Before Jake (go)…………… to England, he………………… (buy) many books about this country. 5. Just as Sally………………… (go shopping), she realized that she had to make an important phone call. 6. Jennifer had cried until she………………… (exhaust) herself. 7. When I………………… (meet) Kelly at the airport, she was really upset because of her lazy brother. 8. As I ………………… (try) to choose a nice DVD movie, my friend gave me a call. 9. While you ………………… (watch) TV, I was sleeping. 10. Before Adam ………………… (learn) how to drive a car, he (go)…………… everywhere on foot. Exercise 23: Choose one best answer. 1. When the student revolution came, I ……………… there for 6 months. A had worked B was working C had been working 2. Before Jim finally decided to go to Thailand, he ……… about it for months. A had thought B had been thinking C was thinking 3. They ………………… all the chocolate cake by the time Michael got to the party. A had been eating B were eating C had eaten 4. I ………………… Scarlett Johansson on three previous occasions. Lucky me! A had been meeting B had met C was meeting 5. The forensic evidence shows that he ………his nose just before he was murdered. A were picking B had been picking 6. When the doctor told him his liver was seriously bad, he ……… hamburgers for a month. A was eating B had eaten C had been eating /storage1/vhost/convert.123doc.vn/data_temp/document/yfj1436367453-886979-14363674537905/yfj1436367453.doc 10 [...]... do)……………………all his homework by 10 tonight 15 Don’t call him at 2: 30 He (interview)…………………………job applicants at that time 16 The teacher hopes we (pass)…………… our exams 17 By the time next week, he (write)………………… his novel for 6 months 18 They (arrive)……………… on Wednesday 19 I hope the weather (be)…………………… fine tonight 20 ……………you (finish)……………………….your work by 9 tonight? WILL or BE GOING TO Exercise 29: Will – be... (crawl) in the garden /storage1/vhost/convert.123doc.vn/data_temp/document/yfj1436367453-886979-14363674537905/yfj1436367453.doc 11 Tenses 5 I ………………………………… (drive) the car for five years when I sold it 6 We were very tired We ………………………………… (travel)for about sixteen hours 7 They were out of breath They ……………………………… (run) for a long time 8 He …………………………………… (live) in London for ten years when he had an accident... tomorrow 8 Please wait here until the manager (return)……………………… 9 Don’t leave until you (see)………………………her /storage1/vhost/convert.123doc.vn/data_temp/document/yfj1436367453-886979-14363674537905/yfj1436367453.doc 12 Tenses 10 The Browns (do)…………………….their housework when you (come)……………… next Sunday Exercise 28: Supply the correct verb form: Future Tenses 1 I’m sure they (complete)……………………the new road by June... sold out C has sold out B was selling out had sold 24 Once he a phone call, he immediately went out A has had C had had B was having D has been having 25 As soon as he back to the country, he .gardening A got/was starting C has got/started B had got/started D was getting/started Exercise 24:Fill in the following sentences by using PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE: 1 We ……………………………… (play) football for... working / I won’t work.) 2 I’ve decided to go into town (I’ll buy / I’m going to buy some new clothes.) 3 My sister can’t come with me (She works / She’s working tomorrow morning.) 4 Who can I ask to go with me? I know! (I’m going to phone / I’ll phone Kate.) 5 We can get the 8.30 bus (We’ll be / We’re going to be in town at 9.00.) Exercise 32:Complete the dialogue, using the present continuous (x... when you arrived SIMPLE FUTURE Exercise 25: Give the correct form of verbs into either the present simple or the future simple 1) I'll call you when I …………… (arrive) at my hotel 2) He …………… (text) you as soon as he's on the bus 3) Let's eat dinner when John …………… (get) here 4) Julie …………… (be) late tomorrow evening, so I've booked a table at a restaurant for 10p 5) As soon as I …………… (be) able to, I'm... job as soon as she …………… (arrive) in London 19) I …………… (give) up smoking! 20) She …………… (send) me an email before she leaves the office today Exercise 26: Supply the correct verb form: Simple present, Simple future, Present perfect, or Future perfect 1 I’ll wait until he (finish)……………………… his novel 2 When you (come)…………….back, he already (buy)…………… a new house 3 Don’t come until I (finish)………….lunch... have plans for dinner? B: Yes I ………………………………(meet) a co-worker for dinner at Alice’s Restaurant Want to join us? 6 A: Why are you running on the television? B: I………………………… ………… (watch) the news 7 A: Oh, I've just realized I haven’t got any money B: Haven’t you? Well, don’t worry I ………………………………………(lend) you some 8 A: I’ve got a headache B: Have you? Wait there and I ……………………… …………….(get) an aspirin for... people They’ve all accepted the invitation You’re telling your parents about the arrangement Twenty people (come) …………………………………… to my party 4 You aren’t sure what to wear on Friday Decide! I know! I (wear) …………………………………… my white trousers 5 You want to have the party outside You’re watching the TV weather forecast Great! It (not rain) …………………………………… on Friday Exercise 31: Which sentence follows the... at the front desk 2 Our English teacher (explain)……………… that lesson to us tomorrow 3 We (wait)………………for you when you (get)……………… back tomorrow 4 What (you, do)…………………… at 7 p:m next Sunday? I (practice)…………………my English lesson then 5 When I (see) …………………….Mr Pike tomorrow, I (remind)………………… him of that 6 When you (come)………………today, I (work)…………………….at my desk in Room 12 7 He (work)…………………… on the report