EXERCISE on Tenses

CHAPTER TWO. TENSES CÁCH DÙNG CÁC THÌ . (THE USE OF TENSES) Đê ̉ biểu thò thời gian và trạng thái của hành động được diễn đạt bằng động từ ngươ ̀ i ta du ̀ ng THÌ (tenses). Động từ tiếng Anh có 12 thì (tenses) ở dạng chủ động. Để hiểu được hình thái của các thì, ta có thể nghiên cứu cách chia động từ TO STUDY trong bảng dưới đây : Simple Continuous Perfect Perfect continuous Present - I (You / We / They) study - He (She / It) studies - I am studying - He (She / It) is studying - You (We / They) are studying - I (You / We / They) have studied - He (She / It) has studied - I (You / We / They) have been studying - He ( She / It) has been studying Past - I (You / He / She / It / We / They) studied - I (He / She / It) was studying - You (We / They) were studying - I (You / He / She / It / We / They) had studied - I (You / He / She / It / We / They) had been studying Future - I (We) shall study - You (He / She / it / They) will study - I (We) shall be studying - You (He / She / It / They) will be studying - I (We) shall have studied - You (He / She / it / They) will have studied - I (We) shall have been studying - You (He / She / It / They) will have been studying * 1. SO SÁNH THÌ SIMPLE PRESENT VÀ THÌ PRESENT CONTINUOUS Tiếng Anh có hai thì hiện tại mà đa số các em học sinh hay lẫn lộn cách sử dụng. Đó là thì hiện tại đơn (Simple Present) và thì hiện tại tiếp diễn (Present Continuous). * Thì Simple Present được dùng để chỉ một hành động diễn ra trong thời gian nói chung, không nhất thiết phải là thời gian ở hiện tại. Thời gian nói chung là thời gian mà sự việc diễn ra mỗi ngày (every day), mỗi tuần (every week), mỗi tháng (every month), mỗi năm (every year), mỗi mùa (every spring / summer / autumn / winter)… - He goes to school every day. (Nó đi đến trường mỗi ngày) - Mr.Brown travels every summer. (Hè nào ông Brown cũng đi du lòch) * Thì Present Continuous được dùng để chỉ một hành động đang xảy ra (a current activity) hay một sự việc chúng ta đang làm bây giờ (now/ at present/ at this moment), hôm nay (today), tuần này (this week), năm nay (this year)… - We are learning English now. (Bây giờ chúng tôi đang học tiếng Anh) - Mary is playing the piano at the moment. (Hiện giờ Mary đang chơi dương cầm) Hãy so sánh : - I study in a bakery every day.(Tôi làm việc ở tiệm bánh mỗi ngày) -I’m studying in a bakery this week.(Tuần này tôi đanglàm việc ở tiệm bánh). * CHÚ Ý : (1) + Thì Simple Present thường được dùng với các động từ chỉ tri giác (verbs of perception) như : feel (cảm thấy), see (nhìn thấy), hear (nghe)… và các động từ chỉ trạng thái như : know (biết), understand (hiểu), mean (có ý đònh), like (thích), prefer (thích hơn), love (yêu), hate (ghét), need (cần), want (muốn), remember (nhớ), recognize (nhận ra), believe (tin)… + Ngoài ra chúng ta còn dùng thì Simple Present với động từ : be, appear (có vẻ), belong (thuộc về ai), have to (phải)… + Thì Simple Present còn được dùng với các trạng từ chỉ tần suất lập đi lập lại (adverbs of frequency) như : always (luôn luôn), usually (thường thường), often (thường), sometimes (đôi khi), seldom (ít khi), generally (thường), rarely (hiếm khi), never (không bao giờ) … - That child needs care. (Đứa bé đó cần sự chăm sóc) - This book belongs to me. (Quyển sách này là của tôi) - He never comes late. (Nó không bao giờ đến trễ) + Chúng ta cũng dùng thì Simple Present để chỉ một chân lý hay một sự thật hiển nhiên (a general truth). - The sun rises in the east. (Mặt trời mọc ở hướng đông) - Nothing is more precious than independence and freedom. (Không gì q hơn độc lập tự do) (2) Thì Present Continuous còn được dùng để chỉ hành động ở một tương lai gần (a near future action) và thường đi với các trạng từ chỉ tương lai như : tomorrow (ngày mai), next week (tuần tới), next month (tháng tới), next year (năm tới), next summer (mùa hè tới) … - I am going out tonight. ( Tối nay tôi sẽ đi chơi) - My father is travelling to Japan next week. (Ba tôi sẽ du lòch tới Nhật trong tuần tới) Exercise I : Put the verbs in brackets in the present simple or the present continuous tense. 1/ My father (have) __________ coffee for breakfast every day. 2/ His sister (study) __________ in a shoe store this summer. 3/ The students (look) ___________ up that new word now. 4/ Mary (go) __________ to school every day. 5/ They (do) __________ this exercise at the moment. 6/ Ms Elen (read) ___________ a newspaper now. 7/ It (rain) __________ very much in the summer. It (rain) _________ now. 8/ Bad students never (study) __________ hard. 9/ He generally (sing) ________ in English, but today he (sing) ________ in Spanish. 10/ We seldom (eat) __________ before 6.30. 11/ She sometimes (buy) ___________ vegetables at his market. 12/ Be quiet. The baby (sleep) ____________. 13/ We always (do) ___________ our exercises carefully. 14/ Look. A man (run) ________ after the train. He (want) _______ to catch it. 15/ It (be) __________ very cold now. 16/ John (travel) __________ to England tomorrow. 17/ I (need) ____________ some money for my textbooks. 18/ Tom (like) __________ to go to the museums. 19/ Mary (love) __________ ice-cream. 20/ My mother (cook) __________ some food in the kitchen at present. She always (cook) __________ in the mornings. 21/ I often (leave) __________ the city at weekends. 22/ The guests (watch) __________ the TV programmes now. 23/ I (see) ___________ you (wear) ___________ your best clothes. 24/ The sun (set)__________ in the west. 25/ My friend (study) __________ English for an hour every night. 26/ Listen. I (hear)___________ someone knocking at the front door. 27/ I (do) ____ an exercise on the present tense at the moment and I (think) ______ that I (know) _____how to use it now. 28/ Honesty (be) __________ the best policy. 29/ The earth (go) __________ round the sun. 30/ Two and two (make) __________ four. * 2 SO SÁNH THÌ PRESENT PERFECT VÀ THÌ SIMPLE PAST * Thì Present perfect (Hiện Tại Hoàn Thành) được dùng để chỉ một quá khứ không rõ thời điểm và còn liên lạc với hiện tại. * Thì Simple Past (Quá Khứ Đơn) được dùng để chỉ một quá khứ có thời điểm rõ rệt cắt đứt với hiện tại. + CHÚ Ý : (1) Thì Present Perfect thường đi với những từ như : up to now, up to the present, so far (cho tới nay), not … yet (vẫn chưa), for, since, ever (đã từng), never, several times (nhiều lần), just (vừa), recently (vừa mới), lately (mới đây) . - Have you ever seen a tiger ? (Bạn có bao giờ nhìn thấy cọp chưa) - The train has not arrived yet. (Chiếc xe lửa vẫn chưa đến) - We have lived here for six years. (Chúng tôi đã sinh sống tại nơi đây được 6 năm) - The bell has just rung. (Chuông vừa mới reo) (2) * Thì Simple Past thường đi với những tiếng chỉ thời gian quá khứ xác đònh như : yesterday (ngày hôm qua), the day before yesterday (ngày hôm kia), last week (tuần rồi), last month (tháng rồi), last year (năm rồi), last summer (mùa hè rồi), ago (cách đây). - We came here a month ago. (Chúng tôi đến đây cách đây một tháng) - He went to the cinema yesterday. (Hôm qua nó đi xem phim) * Thì Simple Past còn được dùng để chỉ một chuỗi các hành động kế tiếp xảy ra trong quá khứ. - He closed all the windows, locked the doors and then went out. (Nó đóng tất cả cửa sổ lại, khóa các cửa cái lại, rồi đi ra khỏi nhà) Exercise II : 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 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/ I (meet) __________ Mary last night. She (become) __________ a very big girl. 10/ He is very thirsty. He (not drink) __________ since this morning. 11/ It is very hot. Summer (come) __________. 12/ They (study) __________ at this school for 7 years now. 13/ They (begin) __________ to study at this school 7 years ago. 14/ Since when (you know) ___________ her ? 15/ How long ago (he start) __________ to learn French ? 16/ She (lose) __________ her handbag on the train yesterday morning. 17/ My mother (be) ______ in hospital for a long time and she cannot go home yet. 18/ His dog (just run) __________ out of the garden. 19/ Mr Brown (travel) __________ by air several times in the past. 20/ He (travel) ___________ to Mexico by air last summer. * 3. SO SÁNH THÌ PRESENT PERFECT VÀ THÌ PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS + Thì Present perfect (Hiện Tại Hoàn Thành) được dùng để chỉ kết quả của một tình trạng ở hiện tại (the result of the present state), một việc xảy ra trong quá khứ không rõ thời điểm, lập đi lập lại nhiều lần và kéo dài đến hiện tại. + Thì Present Perfect Continuous (Hiện Tại Hoàn Thành Tiếp Diễn) được dùng để chỉ sự tiếp diễn của một hành động (the continuity of an action) cho tới hiện tại. - I have been waiting for two hours, but she has not come yet. (Tôi đã chờ suốt hai tiếng nhưng cô ấy vẫn chưa đến) - He has been living here since 1975. (Ông ấy đã sống ở đây từ năm 1975.) - We have been studying in the garden all morning. (Chúng tôi đã làm việc ở ngòai vườn suốt cả buổi sáng.) + Thì Present Perfect Continuous còn được dùng với các động từ như : lie (năm), wait (chờ đợi), sit (ngồi), stand (đứng), study, learn (học), live (sống), rest (nghó nghơi), stay (ở)… - They have been learning English since 1995. (Họ đã học tiếng Anh liên tục từ năm 1995 đến nay) -The chair has been lying in the store window for ages. (Cái ghế này nằm ở trong tủ kính đã lâu lắm rồi) Exercise III : Put the verbs in brackets in the present perfect or the present perfect continuous tense. 1/ I (try) __________ to learn French for years, but I (not succeed) _________ yet. 2/ She (read) _________ all the studys of Dickens. How many (you read) _________? 3/ I (wait) __________ here nearly half an hour for my girlfriend; do you think she (forget) __________ to come ? 4/ Mary (rest) __________ in the garden all day because she (be) __________ ill. 5/ Although John (study) __________ at the University for 5 years, he (not get) __________ his degree yet. 6/ Jack (go) __________ to Switzerland for a holiday. He (never, be) _____ there. 7/ We (live) __________ here for the last six months, and (just, decide) __________ to move. 8/ That book ( lie) __________ on the table for weeks. You (not read) ____ it yet ? 9/ He (not be) ___________ here since Christmas; I wonder where he (live) __________ since then. 10/ He (lose) ______ his books. He (look) ________ for them all afternoon, but they (not turn up) _________yet. 11/ She (study) ___________ so hard this week that she (not have) ___________ time to go to the cinema. 12/ Your hair is wet. (You swim) __________ for a long time ? 13/ Bill is still a bad driver although he (drive)__________ cars for six years. 14/ You look very tired. (You study) __________very hard ? 15/ The phone (ring) __________ for 2 minutes, but I (not answer) ________ it yet. Exercise IV : Put the verbs in brackets in the present tenses. 1/ I (be) __________ sorry I (forget) __________ that fellow’s name already. 2/ Jack (look) __________ forward to his vacation next June. 3/ I (have) __________ no trouble with my English lessons up to now. 4/ Mr. and Mrs. Brown (be) ___________ in New York for 2 months. 5/ Michael (study) __________ 38 hours a week. 6/ At present, that author (write) ___________ a novel. 7/ George (do) __________ good study in this class so far. 8/ The weather( generally, get) __________ hot in July . 9/ You must wake her up. She (sleep) __________soundly for 10 hours. 10/ Listen! I (think) __________ someone (knock) __________ at the front door. 11/ How long (you learn) __________ English? 12/ That student (know) __________ all the new words very well now. 13/ Alice (lose) __________ her Vietnamese-English dictionary. 14/ Fred (just, graduate) __________ from Oxford University. 15/ The earth (circle) __________ the sun once every 365 days. 16/ That grandfather clock (stand) ________ there for as long as I can remember. 17/ That brown briefcase (belong) __________ to Dr. Rice. 18/ Jim (study) __________ on his report this year. 19/ Robert (wait) __________ for you since noon. 20/ That museum (stand) ___________ here for centuries. 21/ The sun (get) __________ very hot during the afternoon. 22/ Tom (buy) ___________ a new car next week. 23/ The boys and girls (go) ___________ home after this lesson. 24/ Davis (play) __________ football every afternoon. 25/ Up to the present, we (write) __________ almost every lesson in this book. * 4. SO SÁNH THÌ SIMPLE PAST VÀ THÌ PAST CONTINUOUS + Thì Simple Past (Quá Khứ Đơn) được dùng để chỉ một hành động ngắn (thình lình) xảy ra trong quá khứ. - I met him in the street yesterday. (Hôm qua tôi gặp hắn ta ở trên đường) + Thì Past Continuous (Quá Khứ Tiếp Diễn) được dùng để chỉ một hành động kéo dài trong quá khứ tương ứng với một hành động khác cũng trong quá khứ. - I met him while he was crossing the street. (Tôi đã gặp hắn ta khi hắn ta đang băng qua đường) - She was going home when she saw an accident. (Cô ấy đang về nhà øthì cô ấy nhìn thấy một tai nạn) + Thì Past Continuous còn diễn tả một hành động kéo dài tại điểm thời gian xác đònh ở quá khứ hoặc hai hành động liên tiếp song song với nhau. - My father was watching TV at 8 o’clock last night. (Vào lúc 8 giờ tối qua ba tôi đang xem TV.) - I was doing my homestudy while my father was watching TV. (Tôi đang làm bài tập trong khi ba tôi đang xem TV.) Exercise V : Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple or the past continuous tense. 1/ He (sit) __________ in a bar when I (see) __________ him. 2/ When I (go) __________ out, the sun (shine) __________. 3/ The light (go) __________ out while I (have) __________ tea. 4/ When it (rain) __________ , she(carry) __________ an umbrella. 5/ We (walk) __________ to the station when it (begin) __________ to rain. 6/ He (teach) _______ English for 2 months when he (live)______ in Germany and (study) _______ as a journalist 7/ The house (burn) ________ fast, so we (break) ________ the window to get out. 8/ He (eat) __________ three sandwiches while you (talk) __________ to him. 9/ The servant (drop) _______ two cups while she (wash up) ______ last night; neither of them (break)_______ 10/ While he (write) __________ a letter, the telephone (ring) __________; as he (go) __________ to answer it, he (hear) __________ a knock on the door; the telephone (still, ring) __________ while he (walk) __________ to the door, but just as he (open) __________ it, it (stop) __________. * 5. SO SÁNH THÌ SIMPLE PAST VÀ THÌ PAST PERFECT + Thì Past Perfect (Quá Khứ Hoàn Thành) dùng để chỉ một hành động xảy ra trước một hành động khác cũng trong quá khứ (past action). - When he had finished his study, he went home. (Khi đã làm xong việc, nó trở về nhà) -By the time I arrived at the station, the train had gone. (Vào lúc tôi đến nhà ga thì xe lửa đã chạy rồi) + Thì Past Perfect còn diễn tả một hành động xảy ra trước một điểm thời gian xác đònh ở quá khứ. - By 10 o’clock last night, I had gone to bed. (Tôi đã lên giường ngủ trước 10 giờ tối qua.) Exercise VI : Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple or the past perfect tense. 1/ They (go) __________ home after they (finish) __________ their study. 2/ He (do) _________ nothing before he (see) ___________ me. 3/ He (thank) __________ me for what I (do) __________ for him. 4/ I (be) __________ sorry that I (hurt) __________ him. 5/ After they (go) __________ , I (sit) __________ down and (rest) __________. 6/ When I (arrive)___________, the dinner (already, begin) ______________. 7/ My friend (not see) _______ me for many years when I (meet) _____ last week. 8/ He (learn) __________ English before he (leave) __________ for England. 9/ In England, he soon (remember) __________ all he (learn) __________. 10/ They (tell) __________ him they (not meet) __________ him before. 11/ He (ask) __________ why we (come) __________ so early. 12/ She (say) __________ that she (already, see) ___________ Dr. Rice. 13/ By the time Bill (get) __________ there, the meeting (start) __________. 14/ When we (arrive) __________ at our place, we (find) __________ that a burglar (break) ____________ in. 15/ Almost everybody (leave) _______ for home by the time we (arrive) _______. * 6. SO SÁNH THÌ PAST PERFECT VÀ THÌ PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS + Thì Past Perfect Continuous (Quá Khứ Hoàn Thành Tiếp Diễn) dùng để nhấn mạnh tính liên tục của hành động trước khi một hành động quá khứ khác xảy ra. Hãy so sánh : - She had been studying English before she came here for classes. (Cô ấy đã liên tục học tiếng Anh trước khi đến đây học). - She had studied English before she came for classes. (Cô ấy đã học tiếng Anh trước khi đến đây học). Và hãy so sánh : - It had been raining when I got up this morning. (Mưa đã dứt khi tôi thức dậy.) - It was raining when I got up this morning. (Mưa vẫn còn khi tôi thức dậy.) Exercise VII : Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple or the past perfect continuous tense. 1/ I (ask) _________ him what he (do) __________. 2/ Tom (be) _________ tired. He (run) __________ for an hour. 3/ Although he (go) __________ to the doctor for 6 months, he (not, feel) __________ any better. 4/ The telephone (ring) _______ for 5 minutes before it (be) _________ answered. 5/ They (tell) __________ me you (live) __________ in London before the war. 6/ The poor man (wait) __________ for 6 hours before he (be) __________ brought into the room. 7/ By noon that day, we (drive) __________ for 5 hours. 8/ The robber who (watch) __ him running to the tree (sit) __down under its branches and (begin) ___to attack him. 9/ I (ask) _______ her what she (do) _____ since she (arrive) _______ in England. 10/ She (tell) __________ me that she (study) __________ English literature. * 7. SO SÁNH THÌ SIMPLE FUTURE VÀ THÌ FUTURE CONTINUOUS + Thì Simple Future (Tương Lai Đơn) diễn tả một hành động sẽ xảy ra (có hoặc không có thời gian xác đònh ở tương lai); còn thì Future Continuous (Tương Lai Tiếp Diễn) diễn tả một hành động liên tiến tại điểm thời gian xác đònh ở tương lai. - He will go to the stadium next Sunday. (Chủ nhật tới tôi sẽ đến sân vận động) - We will / shall have the final test. (Chúng tôi sẽ làm kiểm tra cuối cùng.) Hãy so sánh : - I will eat breakfast at 6 o’clock tomorrow. (Vào lúc 6 giờ sáng mai, tôi sẽ (bắt đầu) dùng bữa điểm tâm.) - I will be eating breakfast at 6 o’clock tomorrow. (Vào lúc 6 giờ sáng mai, tôi sẽ đang dùng bữa điểm tâm.) + Trong các mệnh đề trạng từ chỉ thời gian (adverb clause of time) hay mệnh đề điều kiện (adverb clause of condition), thì Simple Present được dùng để thay thế cho thì Simple Future. - I shall not go until I see him. (Tôi sẽ không đi cho tới khi nào tôi nhìn thấy nó.) - If he comes tomorrow, he will do it. (Nếu ngày mai nó đến, nó sẽ làm điều đó.) + Chú ý : WILL còn được dùng cho tất cả các ngôi. Exercise VIII : Put the verbs in brackets in the simple present or the simple future tense. 1/ We (go) __________ out when the rain (stop) __________. 2/ I (stay) _________ here until he (answer) __________ me. 3/ Wait until I (catch) __________ you. 4/ I (be) _________ ready before you (count) _________ ten. 5/ John must eat his breakfast before he (go) __________ out. 6/ Miss Helen (help) __________ you as soon as she (finish) ________ that letter. 7/ He (tell) _________ you when you (get) __________ there. 8/ She (not come) __________ until you (be) _________ ready. 9/ He (tell) __________ you when you (ask) __________ him. 10/ I (come) _______ and (see) ________ you before I (leave) _____ for England. * 8. SO SÁNH THÌ FUTURE PERFECT VÀ THÌ FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS + Thì Future Perfect (Tương Lai Hoàn Thành) được dùng để chỉ một hành động sẽ hoàn thành trước một hành động khác trong tương lai hay một điểm thời gian ở tương lai. - The taxi will have arrived by the time you finish dressing.(Chiếc taxi sẽ đến trước khi bạn thay xong quần áo.) - By next Christmas, he will have lived in Dalat for 5 years. (Đến mùa Giáng sinh này, ông ấy sẽ sống ở Dalat được 5 năm.) + Để nhấn mạnh tính liên tục của hành động, chúng ta dùng thì Future Perfect Continuous (Tương Lai Hoàn Thành Tiếp Diễn). - By the time you receive this letter, we shall have been travelling through Russia. (Lúc bạn được bức thư này, chúng tôi sẽ đi băng qua nước Nga. - By next June, they will have been studying in this factory for 12 years. (Đến tháng sáu này, tôi làm việc liên tục ở nhà máy này được 12 năm.) Exercise IX : Put the verbs in brackets in the simple present, simple future, present perfect or future perfect tense. 1/ I’ll wait until he (write) __________ his next novel. 2/ When you (come) _________ back, he (already buy) __________ a new house. 3/ Don’t come until I (finish) _________ lunch. 4/ I (hope) _________ it (stop) __________ raining by 5 o’clock this afternoon. 5/ The river (not begin)_________ to rise until some rain (fall)__________. 6/ I (stay) __________ here until you (finish) _________ your study. 7/ By next month, I (leave) _________ for India. 8/ He (finish) _________ his study before you (leave) __________. 9/ Before you (go) __________, they (leave) __________ the country. 10/ The meeting (finish) _________ by the time we (get) _________ there. Exercise X : Put the verbs in brackets in the simple present, simple future, future continuous or future perfect tense. 1/ We (send) ________ you a telegram as soon as we (arrive) _______ in London. 2/ When George (come) _______ this afternoon, he (bring) _________ his friends. 3/ I (speak) _________ to you about that matter after the meeting tonight. 4/ By the time you (receive) __________ this letter, we (cross) __________ the Atlantic Ocean. 5/ By this time next week, you (meet) __________ my boyfriend, Ali. 6/ I (wait) _______ for you right here when you (come) ______ out of the building. 7/ She (wait) __________ for you at 5 o’clock this afternoon. 8/ I (give) __________ it back as soon as he (want) __________ it. 9/ I (not move) __________ from here until you (get) __________ back. 10/ They (not come) __________ home until they (see) __________ everything. Exercise XI : Supply the correct tense. 1/ They (just decide) __________ that they (undertake) ___________ the job. 2/ We (go) ___________ to the theatre last night. 3/ He usually (write) __________ in green ink. 4/ She (play) _________ the piano when our guests (arrive) _________ last night. 5/ We (do) __________ an English exercise at the moment. 6/ She (just come) __________ in and (see) __________ you in 5 minutes. 7/ I (come) _________ as soon as my study is finished. (You be) ________ ready ? 8/ Where (you go) __________ for your holiday last year ? 9/ I (not leave) ________ Paris since we (go) _______ to Dieppe three years ago. 10/ My mother (come) __________ to stay with us next weekend. 11/ We (meet) __________ only yesterday and (already decide) __________ to get married. 12/ I (never see) __________ snow. 13/ Violets (bloom) __________ in spring. 14/ We (not live) ___________ in England for the last two months. 15/ I (lose) ________ my keys; I cannot remember where I last (see) ______ them. 16/ He (not arrive) __________ when I (write) __________ my last letter to you. 17/ Whenever you (go) _________ to town nowadays, you (spend) _________ a lot of money. 18/ I (never forget) __________ what you (just tell) __________ me. 19/ They (prepare) __________ the Christmas dinner today. 20/ When I last (stay) ___ in Cairo, I (ride) __to the Pyramids on a camel that my friend (borrow) ___ the day before. 21/ I (finish) ___________ the book before my next birthday. 22/ “Hello! (You make) __________ a cake ? 23/ He (walk) __________ very quickly when I (meet) __________ him yesterday. 24/ We (meet) _________ you tomorrow after you (finish) __________ your study. 25/ Yesterday I (buy) ________ a new watch as my old one (be) _________ stolen. Exercise XII : Supply the correct tense. 1/ He said he (be) __________ sorry he (give) __________ me so much trouble. 2/ I am sorry that I (not know) _____you (leave) _____ your pipe when you (come) _____ to see me last Thursday. 3/ He (be) ___ so good to me when I was a boy that to this day I (not forget) ___his kindness, and I hope that I (never forget) ____ 4/ He (sleep) _____ and (not understand) ____ what you (say) ___ to him. He (wake) ____if you (speak) ____louder. 5/ Some animals (not eat) ___________ during the winter and only (come) __________ out in spring. 6/ After leaving school he (study) __________ French in Paris for two years and then (move) __________ to America, where he now (live) _________. He (visit) __________ England once or twice and (know) __________ English well; but (not have) __________ yet the opportunity of visiting European countries. 7/ I (know) __________ him for a very long time. 8/ When my friend Tom grows a beard, even his closest friends (not recognize) _________ him. 9/ When I (meet) _________ him in the street, he (go) __________ to the pictures. 10/ I (study) _________ English for six years now. 11/ I expect he (leave) __________ for France as soon as he (get) _______ a visa. 12/ He (visit) ______ his friend yesterday and (find) ______ that he (be) ____ out. 13/ They (sell) _________ all the dresses before we (get) __________ there. 14/ After she (study) __________ at the hospital for two years, she (decide) __________ to give up the job. 15/ He will come at once because I (tell) ________him by phone that you (need) __________ him urgently. I’m sure he (find) __________ his way easily although he (never visit) __________ this house before. 16/ By the time you get back, I (finish) _____ all my correspondence and then I (can help) ________you with yours. 17/ In a few minutes’ time, when the clock (strike) __________ six, I (wait) __________ here for an hour. 18/ He (know) ______ her a long time before he finally (get) _____ married to her. 19/ I hope it (not rain) __________ when the bride (leave) __________ the church. 20/ I (tell) a lie if I said that I (like) __________ you. 21/ They (intend) _____ to go there next week; but now they (find) ____ they (not have) _____ enough money. 22/ When he grew old he often (think) _____ of all the things he (do) ______ when he (be) _____ young. 23/ When we (go) ____ to see them last night, they (play) __ cards; they (say) ___ they (play) ____ since six o’clock. 24/ This is the second time you (break) __________ a cup; you (break) __________ one yesterday. My last servant (never break)____________ anything, and you (break) ___________ nearly half the things in the house. 25/ I always (tell) ___________ you to comb your hair, but you never (do) ___________ what I (say) ___________ . 26/ Last night I (go) ____________ to a party. When I (get) ___________, the room (be) ____________ full of people. Some of them (dance) _____________ and others (talk) ____________. One young woman (stand) ____________ by herself. I (never, meet) ___________ her, so I (introduce) ____________ myself to her. 27/ John is in English class. He (study) ____________ English this semester. He (also, take) ____________ some other classes. His Classes (begin) ____________ at 9 o’clock every day. 28/ I (see) _______ you in the school play last night. You (do) _______ a terrific acting job. (you ever act) _________ in a play before this one? -Yes, I (start) _________ acting when I was in elementary school. 29/ Yesterday I (go) ___________ to my daughter’s dance recital. I (be never) ___________ to a dance recital before. I (take, not) ___________ dancing lessons when I (be) ___________ a child. 30/ When I (hear) _______ a knock at the door last night, I (walk) ___________ to the door and (open) ____________it. When I (open) _________the door, I (see) ________my brother. I (greet) ________ him and (ask) _______ him to come _______ in. MORE EXERCISES EXERCISE I_ Fill in the blanks with the correct tense of the verbs in brackets a) The last time I went to London, I _______ (not have) time to visit all the places I ____ (want) to see. I _____ (be) able to find my way, of course, and I soon ______(get) to know where the main streets and the most famous buildings were. But I had no time to go inside and ____( have) a good look at them. This time I hope to do better. I think I _______ ( spend ) a day at Westminster if I can ______(go) to the Houses of Parliament . Of course, I can spend a long time in Westminster Abbey and _____(learn) about all the interesting things there. b) Language is one of man’s most precious possessions. Without it , he _____(be) unable to exchange ideas with his fellow men. In the Middle Age, Latin _____(be) the universal language. Most university classes ______( conduct) in Latin and all important documents _______ (write) in that language. Gradually, however, Latin_____ (fall) into disuse, and by the 18 th century , French ______(become) the language of diplomacy. Today, however, English ______(use) commonly in international affairs. For this reason, English_________( refer) to as a universal language. c) Yesterday afternoon, Tom _____(have) a letter from his sister, who lives in Canberra. He _____( not see) her since she _______(move) to Australia . Through her letter , he knows that she _____ (come) to [...]... Queen Victoria (be) _ still on the throne Since then, there (be) four different Kings and a Queen on the throne of the United Kingdom He (meet) _the Queen on several occasions In 1959, he (be) _a soldier in New Zealand when she (come) _ to visit New Zealand he has been married twice His first wife (die) when she (be) 32 He (meet) his second wife when he (travel) _ round... at the office in London Luckily the weather _ (be) fine during his two weeks on the farm One can't cut corn when it wet because then it _ (go) bad when one piles it up The farmers have to wait for sunshine , and then cut and dry the corn quickly before rain comes Dick's friend _(study) in the garden when he (arrive).He was very delighted to welcome Dick to his farm-house Exercise VIII_ Use... music contests and was so good that he (win) almost every competition He _(leave) school in 1953 and studyed as a cinema usher and a truck driver Elvis's talent _ (discover) by Sam Phillip, the owner of a record company _ (call) Sun Records However, it was Colonel Tom Parker who made Elvis famous worldwide b) Jane and Felix _(get) married one Saturday in March They had met only one week... Adna Heal, and they ( have) two children They _ (live) in Oxford for 15 years, then _ (move) to London in 1970 They now _(live) in Cadogan Square in central London g) Paul Carrack is a musician and a singer He _(be) in the music business for over 20 years He _(start) playing professionally while he _(be) still at school He (travel) all over the world He (have) his first record... _(be) in Bristol for three months The time _(go) so quickly Yesterday I (take) my final exams As soon as I _(get) the result, I _(let) you know I'd really like to have a holiday when the course finishes, but I have to go 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 EXERCISE III_ Fill in the... a red one 7_ In South V N it _(rain) a lot in July, August and September Now it (rain) outside 8_ Where Mr Buck (live) now? 9_ Listen I _(think) someone _(knock) on the door now 10_ Now we are in the year 2003 We _(approach) the year 2004 Exercise X_ Use the correct form of the verb in parentheses to fill in the blank Venice is a city in Italy which (build) on water... water in Venice _(find) to contain a great deal of pollution and even poison in it The water could cause people sickness if they _(drink) it or use it for _(cook) The government of Venice is trying (solve) this problems as quickly as they can Exercise XI_ Supply the correct form of the verbs in parentheses 1 I remember _(read) this book twice 2 Don't forget (lock) the door... (study) day and night, he succeed in _(finish)the study on schedule Exercise XII_ Fill in the blanks with the correct tense of the verbs in brackets Five years ago I (have to ) make a big decision At that time I (study) for a small engineering company However, things (not go ) very well for the company and it (lose) money One day when we _(come) to study as usual , we the boss... He _(be) in the same secondary school In fact, he was a former classmate Exercise XVI_ Give the correct tense and voice or form of the verb in brackets a) Elvis Presley _ ( be ) born on the eight of January, 1935 in East Tupelo, Mississippi He _ (have) a happy childhood for his parents were kind and loving Their family (be) a poor but religious one which was common in the deep south of the... don't like to be treated as if I (be) a child Exercise V Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets 1_ My brother is an engineer for a construction company He usually (come) to study by motorbike but yesterday he (take) the bus because his motorbike (break) down My brother (be) _ an engineer for more than five years and he is still interested in (read) _ books about construction . still on the throne. Since then, there (be)__________ four different Kings and a Queen on the throne of the United Kingdom. He (meet)_________the Queen on. in London. Luckily the weather ___ (be) fine during his two weeks on the farm. One can't cut corn when it wet because then it _____ (go) bad when one