Complete the passage with the correct form of the verb in the brackets.. There (1)...(be) three adults and two children in the Bartons.[r]
(1)Exercises Teacher: Đỗ Thúc Công EXERCISES
(Simple present + simple past )
I Complete the passage with the correct form of the verb in the brackets.
There (1) (be) three adults and two children in the Bartons The children are Ben, aged twelve, and little Stella, who is four Their parents are Andrew and Marion The other adult is Leslie, who is Andrew's brother He is twenty-four They (2) (live) in Newcastle, a large city in the north- east of England
On weekday mornings, everyone (3) (get up) early Andrew Barton 4) (work) for a company which (5) (manufacture) computers He (6) (leave) at seven o'clock He (7) (like) to avoid the rush hour, he says Marion (8) (suspect) that really he wants to avoid having breakfast with the children, who (9) (be) very noisy
Ben (10) (catch) the school bus at eight-fifteen Leslie (11) (be) at university, studying physics He lives away from home during term-time, so he (12) (avoid) the noise, too
Stella (13) (not go) to school yet, of course Next year, she (14) (start) at the nursery school where Ben used to go Her mother (15) (look) forward to this as it will mean that she can go back to work Before her marriage, she (16) (live) in London, where she (17) (work) for the National Gallery She (18) (hope) to find the same sort of job in Newcastle
II Complete the sentences Put the verb into the correct form.
1 Trees more quickly in summer than in winter (grow)
1 'Shall I phone at 6:00?' `No, I dinner at that time (normally/ cook)
2 We at about 7:00 Couldn't you come an hour later? (usually/ get up) In 1788 he his last great work in Vienna (write)
5 She at Kennedy Airport at o'clock this morning (arrive) I refuse to believe that he the car was stolen (not know)
7 ‘How are you getting on with the book?' At the moment I chapter four (read)
8 My mother all the doors and windows before she goes to bed (lock)
9 I away most of my old books when moved house (throw)
8 Scientists some fundamental discoveries in the 18th century (make)
10 Alice her mother in London most weekends (see)
11 'What's that terrible noise?' `The neighbors a party.' (have)
12 At the start of his career, Cousteau the aqualung, opening the oceans to explorers, scientists, and leisure divers (invent)
13 durian when you lived in Malaysia? (ever/ eat)
9 Both ancient and recent records show that farmers long hours.(work)
III Choose the correct verb form.
1 I'd like to borrow this book .it yet?
a Did you read b Had you read c Have you read d Do you read
2 We in this town for a long time We here sixteen years ago a had been/ come b have been/ came c were/ came d are! came
3 No breakfast for Mark, thanks He breakfast
a hasn't eaten b didn't eat c isn't eating d doesn't eat The news came as no surprise to me I for some time that the
factory was likely to close
a knew b had known c have known d know
5 Fish were among the earliest forms of life Fish on earth for ages and ages a existed b are existing c have existed d exist
6 Glenda extremely hard when she was a student
a worked b has worked c was working d had been worked The World War II in 1939 and in 1945
(2)Exercises Teacher: Đỗ Thúc Công
c has begun/ had ended d began/ ended
8 I at the checkout when I a strange-looking man
a waited/ noticed b was waiting/ noticed
c waited/ was noticing d was waiting/ had noticed
9 According to the research reports, people usually in their sleep 25 to 30 times each night
a turn b are turning c have turned d turned
10 Homestead High School's football team a championship until last season
a has never won b had never been winning
c is never winning d had never won
IV Complete the conversations using the words in brackets Put the adverbs in the best place. A: Did you know the man who tried to steal your bag?
B: No, but I him again (certainly/ recognize / would) A: That was a goal, wasn't it?
B: Yes, the ball the line (clearly/crossed) A: The weather is a lot better today
B: It said on the radio it later (probe/ rain/ will) A: How we get to Mike's place?
B: I don't know I the directions (didn't/ fully / understand) A: It's quiet here today, isn't it?
B: Yes, the neighbors cut on a Sunday (usually/are) A: Have you been to this place before?
B: Yes, I as a child (it/ occasionally/visited) A: Did the computers crash this morning?
B: Yes but they main (soon/ were/working) A: Your friend's late Vicky
B: Rachel that we arranged to go out (forgotten/ has/ obviously) A: Do you know them?
B: Yes, they live in the same street as me but I to them (never/ have/ spoken) 10 A: Have you finished your homework yet?
B: Yes, I have But I homework (hate/really)
V Are the adverbs in the right position or not? If they are correct, put a tick If they are not, write the correct answer.
1 He sings always when he's having a shower I just have bought a new car
3 Normally, we don't worry if the children are
late home from school