verbs in brackets

1. I (finish)…………. everything when you get back tomorrow. 2. He (phone) …………. me as soon as he (pass) ………….the exam. 3. After they (go) ………….climbing in the mountains. They enjoyed fresh air at the seaside. 4. Yesterday when I (see) ………….him, he (talk) ………….to his friends. 5. Jack (live) …………. in New York for ten years before he (move) ………….to California. 6. What ………….you (do) …………. when I (phone) ………….you yesterday? 7. She (drive) ………….the car when she suddenly felt ill. 8. Don’t make noise! My mother (talk) ………….to her friend. 9. As soon as he (finish) …………. his work, he (go) ………….home. 10. When she (visit) ………….the city last year, she took many pictures. 11. If I (see) ………….him, I’ll give him a gift. 12. If I had a typewriter, I (type) ………….it myself. 13. You could make better progress if you (attend) ………….class regularly. 14. If you (arrive) ………….ten minutes earlier, you would have got a seat. 15. If he (study) ………….hard, he can pass the exam. 16. If he asked, ………….you (accept) ………….? 17. He could get fat if he (stop) ………….smoking. 18. What you (do) ………….if you found a burglar in your house? 19. He could get a job easily if he (have) ………….a degree. 20. The police (arrest) ………….him if they catch him. 21. Tell him to ring me if you (meet) him. 22. If I tell you a secret, you (promise) ………….not to tell it to anyone? 23. Water (not run) ………….downhill if there weren’t gravity. 24. If she (not hurry) …………., she may be late. 25. If I (not have) ………….to leave now, I could help you. 26. I shouldn’t have believed it if I (not) ………….see it with my own eyes. 27. If Tom (be) ………….here yesterday, He (be) ………….able to advise us. 28. If we (know) …………. who he was, We (invite) ………….him to speak at our meeting. 29. If they had invited us, we (go) ………….to the party. 30. If I (know) ………….you came back yesterday, I (meet) ………….you at the airport. 31. If you (be) …………. me, what ………….you (do) ………….? 32. After my sister (wash) ………….her clothes, she began to study 33. She (listen) ………….to the radio when the door-bell rang. 34. ………….you (finish) ………….(cook) ………….yet? 35. Until yesterday I (never hear) ………….about it. 36. We (own) ………….the car for 6 months before we discovered it was stolen. 37. He (leave) ………….for London 2 years ago and I (not/see) ………….him since. 38. After I(finish) ………….My homework, I (watch) ………….TV. 39. The last time we (go) …………fishing was when we were in Spain. 40. I ( not/ like) ………….ice-cream since I ate too much and was sick 41. She (water) ………….the flowers in the garden while her next door neighbor (chat) …………. with her over the fence. 42. Dick (start) ………….school before he was seven. 43. last month, I (be) …………. In the hospital for ten days. 44. At 4 p.m yesterday? Well, I (work) …………. in my office at that time. 45. I was sure that I (meet) ………….him before. 46. ………….you (look) ………….for a long time before you got a job? 47. Marie Curie (award) ………….a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911. 48. How often ………….you (get) ………….your car serviced since you (buy) ………….it. 49. I’m sorry you’ve missed the train , it (leave) ………….5 minutes ago. 50. On arrival at home I (find) ………….that she (leave) ………….just a few minutes before 51. He (light) ………….a cigarette and (walk) ………….to the door. 52. She (sleep) ………….for ten hours! You must wake her 53. David (repair) ………….the TV set at the moment. He (work) ………….at it for one hour or so. 54. For the last six moths I (have) ………….a job as a hospital porter. 55. My father (fight) ………….for four years in the last war. 56. I’m taking my daughter out tonight. She (not/have) ………….fun for a long time 57. It (snow) ………….heavily for hours and when I went to the door I couldn’t open it. 58. Since she (work) ………….at the company she (not/have) ………….a day off through illness. 59. Mr. Count (work) ………….as a cashier for 25 years. Then he (retire) ………….and (go) ………….to live in the country 60. Alexander Graham Bell (already/ invent) ………….the telephone by the time I was born. 61. I didn’t know who she was. I (never/see) ………….her before. 62. Before I went to university, I(work) ………….as a carpenter for about 5 years 63. the committee (meet) ………….four times last week, but still no decision has been reached 64. The Chinese (make) ………….spaghetti dishes for a long time before Marco Polo (bring) ………….it back to Italy 65. After my sister (wash) ………….her clothes, she began to study. 66. When the teacher came, the pupil (came) …………. 67. My grandmother (die) ………….after she (be) ………….ill for a long time. 68. She (listen) ………….to the radio when the door-bell rang. 69. You (finish) ………….(cook) ………….yet? 70. Until yesterday I (never hear) ………….about it. 71. We (own) ………….the car for 6 months before we discovered it was stolen. 72. He (leave) ………….for London 2 years ago and I (not/see) ………….him since. 73. After I(finish) ………….My homework, I (watch) ………….TV. 74. The last time we (go)…………………………. Fishing was when we were in Spain 75. I ( not/ like)……………………………… ice-cream since I ate too much and was sick 76. she (water)………………………….the flowers in the garden while her next door neighbor (chat)…………………………….with her over the fence(hang rao) 77. Dick(start)……………………………………school before he was seven 78. last month, I (be)…………………………. In the hospital for ten days 79. at 4 p.m yesterday? Well, I (work)……………………………… in my office at that time 80. I was sure that I (meet)…………………………… him before 81. you (look)………………………………………… for a long time before you got a job? 82. Marie Curie (award)…………………………………a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911 83. how often you (get)………………………………………… your car serviced since you (buy) ……………………… it 84. I’m sorry you’ve missed the train , it (leave)…………………………… 5 minutes ago 85. On arrival at home I (find)……………………………… that she (leave) ……………………………… just a few minutes before 86. He (light)………………………… a cigarette and (walk)………………………… to the door. 87. She (sleep)…………………………… foe ten hours! You must wake her 88. David (repair)………………………………… the TV set at the moment. He (work) ……………………………at it for one hour or so 89. For the last six moths I (have)………………………… a job as a hospital porter 90. My father (fight)……………………………… for four years in the last war. 91. I’m taking my daughter out tonight. She (not/have)………………fun for a long time 92. It (snow)………………………………… heavily for hours and when I went to the door I couldn’t open it 93. Since she (work)…………………………… at the company she (not/have) ……………………………a day off through illness 94. Mr. Count (work)……………………………… as a cashier for 25 years. Then he (retire) …………………… and (go)…………………… to live in the country 95. Alexander Graham Bell (already/ invent)………………………………………………… the telephone by the time I was born. 96. I didn’t know who she was. I (never/see)……………………………………………… her before 97. Before I went to university, I(work) ……………………………… as a carpenter for about 5 years 98. the committee (meet…………………… four times last week, but still no decision has been reached 99. The Chinese (make)………………………………… spaghetti dishes for a long time before Marco Polo (bring)………………………………… it back to Italy 100. If he had missed the train, he(be)…………………late for his interview 101. If I (meet) ………………….you yesterday, I (tell)…………………. you the truth 102. If the doctor hadn’t come, the patient (die)……………… 103. If I had your address, I (send)………………….you a postcard 104. I took a taxi to the hotel but the traffic was very bad. it (be)………………… quicker if I (walk)……………… 105. I didn’t know you were in hospital. If I (know)……………….I (go) ………………….to visit you 106. If you (want)…………………….to go picnic, this weekend we will go 107. He wouldn’t have had an accident if he (drive)……………………….more carefully 108. If you (sleep)…………………………better last night, you wouldn’t been so tired 109. If I had noticed him, I (say)…………………………….hello to him 1. when they (come)……………………………, John still(play)………………………… guitar 2. she(water)……………………………… the flowers in her garden while her next door neighbor(chat)………………………… with her over the fence(hang rao) 3. the bell(ring)…………………………… while Tom(take)………………………… a bath. 4. when they came to the stadium, the match(already, begin)………………………………… 5. they told me they (not, eat)………………………… such kind of food before 6. he(teach)…………………………… in this school before he(leave)………………………for London 7. Daisy(agree)……………………… with other members in the last meeting 8. our teacher (tell)……………………… us yesterday that he(visit)………………………… England in 1970 9. I didn’t recognize Mrs. Johnson. She (change)………………………a lot 10. while my mother(cook)………………………………… in the kitchen, my father(water) ………………………………in the garden 11. my brother (join)…………………………… the army when he (be)…………………… young 12. A: You(speak)………………………………………… to Mrs. Baker yesterday? B: No, I (not, see)…………………………………… her for a long time 13. Last month, I (be)……………………… in the hospital for ten days 14. What you(do)………………………………………… when I ring you last night? 15. It (rain)…………………………… when we arrived 16. Dick (start)…………………………………… school before he(be)…………………… seven 17. When I (be)…………………… a child, I (want)……………………… to be a doctor 18. David (be)………………………… born after his father (die)………………………… 19. At 4 P.M yesterday? Well, I (work)…………………………………………… in my office at that time 20. The audience(listen)…………………………… to everything he said last night I. Give the right forms of the verbs in brackets: FUTURE TENSES 1. They (build)…………………………… a house by June next year 2. We(start)………………………… our plan next week 3. A: This bag is too heavy for me to carry B: Ok! I (carry)………………………………it for you 4. A: Why are you carrying that saw? B: I (shorten) ………………………………………………… the legs of the table 5. My sister (get)………………………………………… married next month. 1. My mother(close)………………………… all the door and windows before she goes to bed 2. My sister(start/work)…………………………………………… at 7 am 3. Why………………… he(take)……………………… photograph? 4. “Shall I phone at 6?’ “No, we normally (cook)………………………… dinner at that time 5. Alice(see)…………………… her mother most weekends 6. I (go)………………………… swimming in the evenings to try to lose weight 7. The police(talk)………………………… to a number of people about the robbery 8. What programs ……………you usually (watch)………………………… on TV everyday? 9. She(have)……………………………… dinner with her family right now 10. …………… she (do)…………………… her house work at the moment? No, she…………………… 11. We (study)……………… a very hard lesson the day before yesterday 12. I (read)………………… that novel by Hemingway several times before 13. we (study)……………………almost every lesson in this book so far 14. My wife and I( travel)…………………… to Mexico by air last summer 15. I (have)………………a little trouble with my car last week 16. what you (do)…………………… yesterday? 17. how long you (learn)……………… English? 18. Tom (never be)…………………… in Ha Noi 19. the plane(stop)………………… at a small town last month. It then (take) …………… off immediately after refueling. 20. she ( be)…………… so happy when she(hear)………………the news that she (cry) …………… 1. Last summer my family (go)…………………………………camping to Do Son 2. By the time he (come)……………………………, all the food (eat)…………………………… 3. When I (come)………………………, everyone (watch)………………………………… a film 4. Before he (move)………………………… here, he (live)………………………………in Hanoi 5. By the time the police (arrive)………………………………the house (burn) ………………………………… 6. my teacher (leave)…………………………school 3 months ago and since then I (not/know) …………………………………anything about her. 7. When they (get)…………………there, their friends (go)………………………… already 8. After they (prepare)…………………………………everything for the dinner, all member in their family (sit)…………………………………around a table 9. For the last 8 months, I (have)………………………………….a job as a tutor in a small school 10. I (read)………………………………the passage carefully and then I (answer) ………………………………all the questions 11. when they(wait)………………………………some guests, they(hear)…………………………… a strange voice behind the house 12. My sister (never/be)……………………………………to any courtiers in European 13. – How long (you/work)…………………………………in this film? - I (work)………………………………here for 5 years 14. The last time he went for a picnic (be)………………………in May 15. My parents last (phone)……………………………………me 5 days ago 16. my teacher (write)……………………………all questions on the board before she(ask) …………………………us to do 17. When we (fly)………………………………., we (feel)……………………………a terrible heat behind 18. While my sister (talk)…………………………………with her friends, Mai and I (study) …………………………… 19. They were asked not to disturb the old man because he (sleep)………………………………… 20. While Carl was washing his car, he (discover) …………………………… something dents in the doors. 21. I got a bad sunburn because I (lay)……………………………in the sun for days 22. The two friends (work)……………………………………in the same company for a years before they (recognize)……………………………… each other 23. “this is the third time you (break)……………………………the traffic law,” said the policewoman. 24. by the time he (retire)…………………………from the work, his daughters (got) ………………………………married 25. someone stolen his motorbike while he ((have) ………………………………… breakfast in a shop. Exercise I : Put the verbs in brackets in the present simple or the present continuous tense. 1/ I (have) __________ coffee for breakfast every day. 2/ My brother (work) __________ in a shoe store this summer. 3/ The student (look) ___________ up that new word now. 4/ She (go) __________ to school every day. 5/ We (do) __________ this exercise at the moment. 6/ Miss Helen (read) ___________ a newspaper now. 7/ It (rain) __________ very much in the summer. It (rain) _________ now. 8/ Bad students never (work) __________ 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. 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/ 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. 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 works 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 (work) ___________ 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 work) __________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 (work) __________ 38 hours a week. 6/ At present, that author (write) ___________ a novel. 7/ George (do) __________ good work 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 Vienamese-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 (work) __________ on his report this year. 19/ Robert (wait) __________ for you since noon. 20/ That museum (stand) ___________ here for ceturies. 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. 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 (work) __________ 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) __________. Exercise VI : Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple or the past perfect tense. 1/ They (go) __________ home after they (finish) __________ their work. 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) _______. 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. 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. 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 work. 7/ By next month, I (leave) _________ for India. 8/ He (finish) _________ his work 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 work 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 work. 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) _________ [...]... the following sentences into reported speech 1.“I remember paying me He gave me $5”, said he 2.“ all students are tired of studying all day”, said the teacher 3.Did the Dr Johnson call you yesterday?”, said Mai 4.“ he finishes speaking and sits down”, said my friend 5.“ would you mind opening the door for me?”, said my teacher 6.She said, “I finished reading this... (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)... again?” said Lan 9 ‘why don’t you have haircut”, said Peter 10 “Would you mind getting off the car?” said the driver 11 “ what shall I do if my car won’t start?”, he said 12 “ I will wait here if you like”, he said to me 13 “Don’t say anything about this plan”, said he 14 “You shouldn’t introduce Minh to Lan”, said my friend 15, “wash your teeth before going... 19 they must follow the instructions carefully 20 people think that she is shopping 21 they are watering flowers in the garden 22 luckily for me, they didn’t call my name 23 nobody has ever treated me with such kindness 24 we must take good care of books borrowed from library 25 what book are people reading this year? ... 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) ... 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... 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 6 7 she said, “ I live in a small flat” 2 they said, “ we’ve just finished our homework” ... 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)... all questions”, said my sister 1 “we got home late last night,” they said 2 “ we will see you tomorrow,” she said 3 “ I’m not going out tonight,” he said 4 “thank you for helping me with the dinner,” Toan said 5 “ I will lend you my motorbike tomorrow,” she said 6 “why don’t we change this table”, she said 7 “ don’t worry I...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/ . every lesson in this book. Exercise V : Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple or the past continuous tense. 1/ He (sit) __________ in a bar when. meeting (finish) _________ by the time we (get) _________ there. Exercise X : Put the verbs in brackets in the simple present, simple future, future continuous