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VERB TENSES I Simple Present They often (have) eggs for breakfast We usually (play) _ badminton She sometimes (wake up) _ late He always (go) to the cinema at weekends Mary (watch) _ TV every night She always (kiss) _her children before she (go) _ to bed My parents (teach) _ chemistry She (dance) _ very well _Tom often (arrive) _ late? 10 _you always (go) _ to school in the morning? 11 We (not wake up) _ early 12 _these hens (lay) _ brown eggs? 13 She (be) _very nice 14 _he (be) _ tall? 15 _you (be) _a teacher? II Present continuous & simple present Be quiet! The baby (sleep) _ The student (look up) _ the new word right now He (play) _ game at the moment At present, that author (write) _a historical novel She (play) _ tennis when It (rain) _ She sometimes (buy) _ vegetables at this market I (read) _book while they (do) _ homework I (see) that you (wear) _your best clothes Trang My mother (cook) _some food in the kitchen at present She always (cook) _ in the morning 10 Sarah often (work) _late at the office III Simple Past She (spend) all her money last week Mum (never spend) _ any money on herself I (lend) my penknife to someone, but I can't remember who it was now John and his father (build) _ the cabin themselves last year My parents (sell) the stereo at a garage sale _You (tell) _ anyone about this yesterday? The unidentified plant (bear) _ gorgeous flowers She (tear) _ the letter to pieces and threw it in the bin He often (wear) _ glasses for reading 10 Before God He (swear) _ he was innocent 11 Yesterday Clouds (creep) _ across the horizon, just above the line of trees 12 We both (sleep) _ badly that night 13 She (weep) _ for the loss of her mother 14 Jane (keep) _ the engine running 15 A huge wave (sweep) _ over the deck 16 Mum (pay) _ for my driving lessons 17 He (lay) _ his hand on my shoulder 18 He (break) the biscuit in half and handed one piece to me 19 He (choose) _ his words carefully as he (speak) _ 20 Yesterday, I (go) to the restaurant with a client Trang We (drive) around the parking lot for 20 mins to find a parking space 22 When we (arrive) at the restaurant, the place (be) _ full 23 The waitress (ask) us if we (have) reservations 24 I (say), "No, my secretary forgets to make them." 25 The waitress (tell) us to come back in two hours 26 My client and I slowly (walk) back to the car 27 Then we (see) a small grocery store 28 We (stop) in the grocery store and (buy) some sandwiches 29 That (be) better than waiting for two hours 30 I (not go) to school last Sunday 31 She (get) married last year? 32 What _you (do) _last night?- I (do) my homewor 33 I (love) him but no more 34 Yesterday, I (get) _ up at and (have) breakfast at 6.30 35 Tom (not shave)……… this morning because he (not have) …………time 36 Where …………….you (go)……………? 37 I (be)…………… hungry, so I (buy)……………… something to eat 38 She (not invite)………………… her to the party 39 ……… They (be) ……….at work yesterday? 40 We all (leave)…………… the party at 11 o’clock 41 I (be) …………… angry because Tom and Ann (be) …………… late 42 What…………… you (do) ……………….at the weekend? 43 They (sell)…………………… their house 44 Professor Kenneth (teach) ……………… another class last year 21 Trang We (spend) …………………… two weeks in JAPAN The rain (stop) …………………… in the middle of the afternoon 47 We (speak) ……………………to our friends last night 48 I (realize) …………………… my error at once 49 We (eat) …………………… lunch at the cafeteria with them 50 He (drive) …………………… his car to work yesterday 51 Albert Einstein (die) …………………… in 1955 52 Tom (go) …………………… to the post office twice yesterday 53 My car (break) …………… down this morning on the way to work 54 I (see) …………….her last year 55 What …………….you (do) …………….yesterday? 56 You (watch) …………….TV last night? 57 She (be) …………….born in 1980 58 We (study) ……… almost every lesson in this book so far 59 We (watch, never) ……… that television program 60 We (watch) ……… an interesting program on television last night 61 My wife and I (travel) ……… to Mexico by air last Summer 62 I (read) ……… that novel again during my last vacation 63 I (have) ……… a little trouble with my car last week 64 However, I (have) ……… no trouble with my car since then 65 He (work) ……… all day yesterday 45 46 IV.Present Perfect and simple past I (wait) for two hours, but she (not come) yet He (write) a book since last year How long you (learn) English? Tom (already finish) his homework I (read) the novel written by Jack London several times before Trang Mai (never be) in Hanoi She (study) _ Korean for two years How many times you (see)……… him since he went to Edinburgh? We are from French We (be)…………………… there for 20 years I am sorry I (forget)…………… that girl’s name already Mai (lose) ……………….her dictionary I (wait) ……………………for the manager for two hours …………….You (ever, see)……………… a lion? I (work) …………… very hard for the exam I (live) …………….here since 1970 ………….You (be) to the zoo? 10 I’m afraid you (look) …………….aty the wrong one 11 Why are the police here? What…………… (happen)? 12 Please stay for dinner, Jane (cook) …………… a lovely meal 13 He (learn) ……… English for three years, but he can’t even read a newspaper yet 14 My teacher (teach) ………… English at this school for six years 15 Michael (study)……………… English for six month now 16 Up the the present, George (do) …………good work in this class 17 Our present boss (work) ………… in this company all of his life V.Simple past and Past Perfect When the police (arrive) _, the car (go) _ They (eat) everything by the time I (arrive) at the party When I (find) _ my purse, someone (take) _the money out of it By the time I (get) _ into my town, the shop (close) _ Trang 5 They (go) after they (finish) _their work He (do) nothing before he (see) _ me When they (get) _ the station, the train (leave) _ VI>Gerund, to infinitive & bare infinitive I hope (have) a job Try to avoid (make) him angry He thinks of (leave) _ his job Would you mind (show) _ me how (work) the lift? It's no use (wait) I hate (see) _ a child (cry) _ I'm looking forward to (see) you He warned her (not touch) _ the wire Gravity makes water (run) downhill 10 Please let me (know) your decision 11 It is difficult (please) every body 12 We are eager (return) to school in the fall 13 Stop (argue) and start (work) VII- past continuous; This time last year I (live)………… in Brazil What…………… you (do)………… at 10 o’clock lastnigt? Tom (cook) ……………the dinner Tom burn his hand when he (cook) ……………the dinner We(read)………… a book when he arrived What………… he (do) …………… when you came? At 9.o’clock yesterday Lan (not watch)………… T.V 8.All the students (read) ……………………the text carefully 9.They (walk) ……………………to the corner Trang 10.They (study) …………… in the library when the fire alarm went off 11.It (snow) ……………………when I got up this morning 12.Helen (wait) ……………………in the lobby, wasn’t she? 13.The wind (blow) ……………very hard when I went out this morning 14.He fell while he (go) ……………………down the stairs 15.Where………… she (be) at o’clock this morning? VIII- past simple or past continuous: His uncle (teach)………………… English in our school years ago The old man (fall………….) as he (get)…………… into the bus They (not go)…………… to the movies last Sunday When I saw him, he (sit) ……………… asleep in a chair ……………You …………(find)………… my pen yesterday? It (take)…………… me minutes to walk to school last year The light (go) ………out when we (study)………… our lesson There (be)……………… a lot of noise at the fair yesterday They (give) ……… me the letter a few minutes ago 10 What she (do) …………………… when you (arrive) …………………… there? She (write) …………………… a letter 11 She (have) …………………… her bath while her sister (get) …………………… the breakfast ready 12 The storm (begin) …………………… at half past ten while the class (study) ……………………history 13 When the students (hear) ………… the bell, they (get) …………… up and (leave) …………… 14 Mr Harvey (ask) …………… me about my plans the next time he (see) ………… me Trang Just as I (leave) ……………for home, a student (stop) ……………………me in the hall 16 As I (cross) …………………… the street, two cars (race) …………………… by me at full speed 17 Dorothy and I (just leave) …………… the house when the telephone (ring) …………… 18 The minute I (hear) ……………… the news, I (send) …………………… him a telegram 19 I (go) …………………… to ask you to help me, but you (sleep) ………… so peacefully when I (look) …………… into your room that I (decide) …………… to it alone 20 My mother (arrive) ………………… while I (clean) ……………… the kitchen 21 John (work) ………………from morning to night: he (study) ……………… to be a doctor 22 Just as I (write) ……………………the letter, the inkpot (fall) ……………………over 23 A noise of breaking chairs (suggest) ……………………that the men (fight) …………………… 24 He (just close) ………………the church door when he (notice) ……………………a man still praying in the corner 25 The men (fight) ……………… bravely, but the general (order) …………………… them to retreat 26 As he (come) …………………… up his house in the darkness, he (see) …………………… that a man (climb) ……………… out of one of the bedroom windows 27 John (work) ……………… hard when suddenly the door (open) …………………… 28 When we (open) ………………the front door we (see) ………… someone walking out of the gate 29 Lighting (strike) …………………… the tree that they (shelter) ……………………under Of course, they (have) 15 Trang ……………… a terrible fright, but they (be) ……………… very lucky No harm (come) ……………………to them at all 30 When I (arrive) ………at his house, he still (sleep) ……………… 31 The light (go) ……………………out while we (have) ……………………dinner 32 Bill (have) ……………breakfast when I (stop) …………… at his house this morning 33 As we (cross) ……………………the street, we (see) ………………… an accident 34 Tom (see) …………… a serious accident while he (stand) ……………… at the bus stop 35 While my father (read) ……………… a newspaper, I (learn) …………… my lesson and my sister (do) ……………… her homework 36 The children (play) …………… football when their mother (come) ……………back home 37 The bell (ring) ………………while Tom (take) …………… a bath 38 I (be) ………very tired because I (work) ………… all day yesterday 39 He (sit) ……………in a cafe when I (see) ………………… him CHIA He bought a Vietnamese-English dictionary and (give) ……………… it to me The coffee was all right,but the cream (be) ………………… sour He has a piano and a violin, but he (not have)………….a flute He says that he (arrive)…………… on time tomorrow She says that she (arrive)………… on time yesterday Trang I think that Victor (be)……………late He said that he (graduate)……………….from university in 1991 We thought they (move)……………to Califoria The teacher said that water (consist)… of hydrogen and oxygen 10 I (be)……….there when you arrive 11 They were still waiting when I (get)…………… there 12 He has worked very hard since he (be)………………here 13 We have just come in when you (call)………… 14 We’ll have already gone before you (get)……………back 15 We decided to go home because it (be)…………….very late 16 We have been very busy while they (be)………… here 17 I haven’t seen him since he (arrive)………… 18 The teacher gave us too many assignments, that we (can not) ……… go to the concert 19 It was such a beautiful day that I (feel)……….like taking a walk 20 He works on sundays so that he (can)………earn money to pay his tuition 21 I (be) ……………… busy since we last met 22 I’m very fond of Jane but I (not see)………….much of her lately 23 There (be)……… no guests at all since I left? 24 I never(see)………….anyone more beautifulthan your wife 25 I (meet)……………… your husband this afternoon at the station 26 He solved the problem more quickly than I (do)………… 27 This one of the best books that I (ever read)………………… 28 She has already telephoned the people who (come)……… tomorrow 29 I’ll never forget the kindness that you (show)………………me 30 Are they the Italians who (own)………… this store? Trang 10 It was the Smiths who (call)………….you She left her home last week and nobody (see)……….her since The video film is so interesting that I (see)…………it twice It is the first time I (meet)……………… him here It was at the age of 14 that Jack London (leave)…………school and (become)…………a sailor 36 The video film was so interesting that I (see)…………it twice 37 It was the first time they (ever meet)……………… 38 The news (be)………quite alarming yesterday 39 We (not live)……… in England for two years now 40 I (never forget)………… what you (just tell)………….me 41 They (prepare)………… the christmas dinner at the moment 42 When I last (stay)……… in Cairo,I (ride)………to the Pyramids on a camel that my friend (borrow)………… the day before 43 Our teacher (tell)………………… us yesterday that he (visit) ………England in 1970 44 George (work)……………………at the university so far 45 When he lived in Manchester,he (work)……… in a bank 46 Birds (build)……………their nests in the summer and (fly) …….to the south in winter 47 I (lose)……………………my key Can you help me look for it? 48 My father (not smoke)……………………….for years 49 My teacher wasn’t at home when I (arrive)…………He (just go)…….out 50 How long Bod and Mary (be)…………married? 51 You (receive)………………….any letter from your parents yet? 52 My brother (join)…………the army when he (be) ……….young 53 I (see)…… a car accident while I (wait)……… for you at this corner yesterday 31 32 33 34 35 Trang 11 Mr.John (be)……… principal of our school since last year Mr Smith (teach)…………….at this school since he (graduate) ……………… in 1990 56 My father (not watch)……….TV every night 57 I (meet)………………… Arthur weeks ago 58 Yesterday the police (report)…………that they (capture) …………………… the thief 59 My friend (thank)…………………me for what I had done for him 60 Someone (steal)………… my handbag on the bus 61 The Browns (live)…… in Paris for years when the second world war (break)……… out 62 Last month I (be)…………………….in the hospital for ten days 63 Don’t call me in the afternoon I usually (be) ……………… away in the afternoon 64 John (drive)……… that car ever since I (know)……….him 65 People (speak)……….English in most of Canada 66 The dog (wag)………his tail whenever he (see)………me 67 I (never see)…………anyone more punctual than your brother 68 I (meet)…… your brother this afternoon at Green Street 69 He (light)……… a cigarrette and (walk)………to the window 70 The performance (begin)………….at o’clock and (last) …………… for hours 71 “You (be)…….here before? ” - Yes, I (spend)…… my holidays here last year 72 He (leave)…………for London years ago and I (not see) …… him since 73 You (be)…………………to the laboratory this week? 74 Thousands of people (see)……… this exhibition by the end of the month 75 By the time you (finish)………… cooking they (do) ……………… their homework 54 55 Trang 12 I don’t think he (change)………in the thirty years I (know) …… him 77 Then about a year ago he (disappear)………….and I (never hear)……… from him since 78 My father (fight)………… for years in the last war 79 I’m taking my daughter out tonight She (not have) ………… fun for a long time 80 When I (look)………… at my suitcase,I could see that somebody (try)……….to open it 81 When we (get)………… to the restaurant, we (find) ……….that nobody (remember)………………… to reserve a table 82 The doctor (examine)……….him, and that he (break) ……… his arm 83 As soon as she arrived England, she (find)…… that the language (be)……quite different from the English that she (learn)……………… at school 84 I’m going to bed I (work)……………… for hours and I’m tired 85 Good afternoon Can I help you? – Yes I (bring) …………… my watch to youfor repair weeks ago Is it ready yet? 86 I wanted to be the first to teel her the news, but I was too late Someone (already tell)……………………her 87 He (come) ………in to the room a moment after I (get)…… there 88 I hardly (be)………there minutes when Mrs Brown (come) …………in with the coffee 89 Scarcely they (move)…………… into the new house when their friends (come)…… in 90 I (meet)……… John before I (be)…………… a fortnight in Paris 91 He no sooner (reach)…… the door than he (come)…….back 76 Trang 13 He (have)………a bad fall while he (repair)………his roof By the end of this month, I hope, I (write)…………………… 200 pages of my new novel 94 It (take)…….a moment before Nick (realise)………… he (offer)……… a cigarette by the stranger 95 While he (learn)…… to drive he (have)……… 25 accidents 96 It’s no using getting inpatient.The plane (not arrive)…… until the weather (clear)……up 97 I (think) …… about you a lot lately and I (come)……… to the conclusion that I(not be) …… able to live without you 98 I don’t mind (wait)………I’d rather (be)…….too early than too late 99 Those students who (fail)………the exam are going to take another one held in August 100 “ I am just going out to get an evening paper.” “ But it (rain) ……….Why you (not wait)……… till the rain (stop)………? 101 I (think)……… your father’s health (improve)………so much since I (see)……him last 102 Don’t worry We (finish)……… …… the report by 11 103 Listen to this ! I think this news (surprise)…………you 104 When I first (come)…….to this village, it was quiet place But since then the population(double)………and a lot of leisure facilities (build)……… 105 Hurry up or you (be)…… ……….late for class 106 The Ajax shoe company (employ)…… 25 new men next month 107 Don’t talk to me I (try)………… to learn this page by heart 108 A:Call a doctor quickly! The old man (die)……… B: The doctor is on the way He (just leave)……… his house 109 Don’t be upset.I (understand)………….perfectly 110 We must take umbrella It (rain)……………… 111 Wood usually (float)………… on the water 112 Look out! The ceiling (fall)………………in 92 93 Trang 14 It’s too late Nothing (matter)………… now I (listen) ……… to the radio when you (ring)………… the bell first time , and that’s why I (not hear)………….you 115 At school, We (learn)…… two foreign languages 116 As a boy , I (always read)………….I always (have) ……… my nose in a book 117 John (learn)……….English for seven years, and at last he (master)………the irregular verbs 118 It (rain)……… but it (stop)………… now 119 When I (open)…… the door this morning I (see)…… a man on his knees 120 When I (ask)………him what he (do)………, he (say)…… that he (drop)………a 50p piece outside the door and (look) …………for it 121 By the time I (recover)……… from the shock he (disappear) ………round the corner 122 I am going to write John as soon as I (have)……….spare moment 123 The thief was arressted as he (leave)……… the bank 124 We (send)……… the money as soon as the goods are delivered 125 Before we (go)……very far we found that we (lose) …………… our way 126 By the end of this year I (be)………… here for fifteen years 127 After I (hear)……… the news yesterday evening I (hurry) ………… to see him 128 I (not give)…………anather cake till you (finish)……….your milk 129 I’m busy at the moment I (decorate)…………….the living room 130 I see that Tom (write)…………… his composition 131 He says that he (look)………….for a job next week 132 They think he (be)……………here last night 113 114 Trang 15 He tells us that he (be)…………… to the mountains before I hoped that he (be)………… able to attend He wants to it before his father (come) ……………………… 136 The student who answered the question (be) …………… John 137 This is the house that Jack (build)……………… three years ago 138 Mary (have)…………… dinner when her friend called 139 John (live)……………… in the same house since he left school 140 Shut all the windows before you (go)………………….out 141 You may begin when you (be)……………….ready 142 I see that Henry (write)………………… his composition now 143 I had done what (be)…………………necessary 144 They had found that the road (be)……………………very long 145 I saw that I (make)…………………… a mistake 146 We find that we (take)…………………….a wrong way 147 I want to know how long she (live)……………… here 148 I didn’t know who (help)……………him 149 Do you hear what she (just,say)…………………….? 150 They believe that the police (capture)………………the thief soon 151 Did John say he (call)……………….you again? 152 She has thought that the work (be)………………….easy 153 She said that she (get)………………married soon 154 He thinks that it (rain)………………….tonight 155 The students had thought that the English test (be) ……………….rather difficult 156 I wonder what changes the new president (introduce) …………… 133 134 135 Trang 16 Please be quiet! I (work)………………… When I (be) ………… a child,I (want)…………… to be a doctor 159 Up to now, the teacher (give)…………………… our class tests 160 I (not send)…………… the parcel until I hear from you 161 It (rain)…………….when we arrived 162 Bill said he (forget)……………………to buy a dictionary 163 He felt asleep while he (do)………………his homework 164 At this time next week, we (live)……………… in USA 165 John (watch)…………………….TV at last evening 166 By the end of last March, I (study)…………….English for years 167 By next month I (finish)………………my first novel 168 By this time next week, he (write)……… his novel for months 169 By the time you arrive, I (finish)……………….writing an essay 170 He might get fat if he (stop)………………… smoking 171 If I had seen the movie, I (tell)………………you about it last night 172 If she (work)………harder, she would probably get a better salary 173 If I (find)…………… The book, I shall give it to you 174 If she (not hurry)………… , she may be late 175 My teacher (teach) …… English at this school for six years 176 Listen! I (think) ………….someone (knock) ………….at the door 177 Mr Smith (pay) …………… all of his bills at the end of the month 178 Michael (study) …………… English for six month now 179 It usually (rain) ………… very much in that part of the country 157 158 Trang 17 I (be) sorry, I (forget) …………… that fellow’s name already 181 My secretary (sit) …………….at a different desk today 182 Our present boss (work) ………… in this company all of his life 183 Up the the present, George (do) ……… good work in this class 184 So far, you (make) …………….no mistakes on this exercise 185 I (be) ……… sorry I (forget) ……… that fellow’s name already 186 Jack (look) …… no trouble with my English lesson up to now 187 Michael (work) ……… thirty hours a week 188 At present, that author (write) ……… a historical novel 189 How long you (learn) ……… English? 190 The weather generally (get) ……… quiet hot in July and August 191 Fred’s brother just (graduate) ……… from Oxford University 192 That brown briefcase (belong) ……… to Dr Rice 193 Robert (wait) ……… for you since noon 194 Yes, I (remember) ……… that fellow’s name now 180 Trang 18