EXERCISE ON TENSES *Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets: 1. I (not see) him since last Monday. 2. They had sold all the books when we (get) . there. 3. I think he (leave) as soon as he (know) the new. 4. When my friend grows a beard, even his closest friend (not, recognize) .him. 5. I (never read) a story that interested me so much as the one I (read) last night. 6. He (sleep) so he couldn't understand what you said to him. 7. I (finish) the book before my next birthday. 8. I (wait) .for you at the hotel at midday tomorrow. 9. He said he (do) .his homework since 7 o'clock. 10. They (build) .a new house in this corner of the street right now. 11. How many films .you (see) .this month? 12. When George (come) this afternoon, he (bring) his friends. 13. I (speak) to you about that matter after the meeting tonight. 14. They (not, come) home until they (see) everything. 15. His health has improved since he (leave) .India. 16. Where you (be) all this morning? It's nearly midday now. 17. Where are you?-I'm upstairs. I (have) .a bath. 18. When I (come) . to see them last night, they (play) .the guitar. They (say) they (play) since six o'clock. 19. This morning when I (get) .to the station, I (learn) .that the train I had expected to get (leave) .ten minutes before. The station- aster (tell) .me that the timetables(be) altered the previous week. 20. He(give) me back the book two days ago,(thank) me before lending it to him and say that he (enjoy) it very much, but I(know) that he(not read) because most of the pages(be) still uncut. 21. Do you think they (be) back by 8.30?They(go) for nearly an hour and I(be worried) .that something might have happened to them. 22. Jane and Felix (get) married one Saturday in March. They had met only a week earlier at the party and (fall) in love. Jane (ring) and told her parents her news after the wedding, when Felix(move) into her flat. Her parents (be) surprised and angry because she (not, tell) .them about the wedding. 23. My stay in England is coming to an end. In ten days' time I (be) back in Italy. I can hardly believe that I (be) .in Bristol for three months. The time (go) . so quickly! Yesterday I (take) .my final exams. As soon as I (get) .the results, I (let) you know. I'd really like to have a holiday when the course finishes, but I have to go straight back to Italy. If I (have) .more time, I (visit)… Scotland. Unfortunately I (not see) .much of Britain, I even (not be) . to London yet. 24. At last, fire man have put out a big forest fire in California. Since then, they (try)… .to find out how the fire (begin) Forest fires (be) .often caused by broken glass, by cigarette ends which people carelessly (throw) away. Yesterday, the firemen (exam) the ground carefully, but (not be) . able to find any broken glass. They (be) .also quite sure that a cigarette end (not, start) .the fire. 1 25. The police (investigate) .the bank robbery which(take) .place last week, but so far they (discover) .nothing much. II/ SEQUENSE OF TENSES - SUBORDINATE CLAUSE (Sù phèi hîp th× gi÷a mÖnh ®Ò chÝnh vµ mÖnh ®Ò phô) Main clause Noun clause Qui t¾c 1 Simple present Simple present/present perfect Simple future/near future Qui t¾c 2 Simple past Simple past/past perfect Future in the past (Would/was/were going to + Inf ) Qui t¾c 3 Present perfect Simple present Qui t¾c 4 Past perfect Simple past SEQUENSE OF TENSES IN ADVERBIAL CLAUSE OF TIME Main clause Adverbial clause of time 1.-Simple present when/as Simple present -Simple future as long as/as soon as Simple present -Simple past '' Simple past - Past continuous '' Simple past -Present perfect since/when Simple past 2.-Simple past while Past continuous -Simple present '' Present continuous -Continuous '' Continuous 3.-Simple past when/after/ as soon as Past perfect -Simple future after Present Perfect/ simple 4.-Simple present before Present perfect -Simple future '' Simple present -Past perfect '' Simple past 5.-Simple future as soon as/once Present perfect *Note: Kh«ng dïng th× t¬ng lai ®¬n trong mÖnh ®Ò tr¹ng ng÷ chØ thêi gian. EXERCISE : Give the correct tense of the verbs in brackets: 1. Diana can't come to the phone because she (wash) 2. My brother and sister (argue) .about something when I (walk) .into the room. 3. What you (learn) .since you (come) here? 4. Until yesterday, I (never, hear) about it. 5. Same already (leave) .when we (get) . there. 6. I (feel) a little better after I (take) the medicine. 7. Peter's going to leave in half an hour. He (finish) .all his work before he (leave) . 8. Gary will come soon. I (wait) here until he (come) . 9. How you (break) your arms? - I (slip) on the ice while I (cross) .the street. 10. Mike is a student, but he (not/go) to school right now because it's summer. He (attend) college from September to May every year, but in the summer he ( usually have) .a job at the post office. In fact, he (work) there this summer. 11. Whenever my father (get) angry, his nose (get) red. 12. I'll give him this book when he (come) .back here next week. 2 13. When the police came here the thieves (run) . away five minutes before. 14. My father used to (smoke) .while he (read) .newspaper, but he (give) up (smoke) .two months ago. He often (drink) tea while (read) now. 15. John (lose) .his job last month and since then he(be) .out of work Do you know why he (lose) his job? Because he (be) . very rude to his boss. 3