By the time your son(graduate), she (spend) two years at college?. B: It’s hard to believe, isn’t it.[r]
(1)PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS INTO THE CORRECT TENSE The director often……(return) home late
2 I don’t understand the word “fiddlesticks” What “fiddlesticks”(vớ vẩn, vĩ để kéo vi-o-lông)(mean)? The sun (rise) in the east and (set) in the west
4 you (notice) any change un her?
5 He…(teach) mathematics in the eleventh and twelfth grades She (fly) to Paris once a year
7 When you (see) Tom to need help, remember to give my regards
8 The swimming pool …(open) at 6:00 A.M and (close) at 10: 00 PM everyday It (not rain) in the sky season
10.If you (go) to the party, you will meet Ann 11.Good Bye! I …(leave) now
12.It’s really cold today The ice in my drink (not melt) 13.This dictionary (belong) to me
14.Look at that crowd I (wonder) what they …(wait) for 15.You (like) this toy car I give it to my daughter for her birthday next week 16.Ice .(melt) to become water
17.“Listen! Somebody………… (knock) at the door”
18.If all……(go) well, I’ll finish it in the fortnight 19.It (feel) warm in here at the moment 20.The doctor……(feel) a patient’s pulse
21.What you (say) when you…(see) him last week?
22.Why …………you (not tell) me about her family before? 23.It would be better if you (go) there yourself
24.He (teach) English in our school years ago 25.I (mail) the letters when I went out to lunch
26.My boss always (wear) a raincoat and (carry) an umbrella when he walked to the office
27.The Williams (move) into their new apartment last month 28.He needed some money, so he(sell) his car
29.Tom (go) downtown at seven o’clock this evening
30.If we (not buy) grain, we wouldn’t be able to raise animals for meat 31.She (work) very hard yesterday
32.They suddenly……(realize) that they (travel) in the wrong direction 33.When I (pick) up the teapot, the handle (come off)
34.While I……(swim) yesterday, someone (steal) my clothes and I (have) to walk home in my swimsuit
35.As he (eat), he could not answer clearly
36.As the goalkeeper (run) forward to seize the ball, A bottle (strike) him on the shoulder
37.The train just .(start) when the door .(open) and two painting passengers (leap) in 38.While I (wonder) whether to buy the dress or not, someone else (come) and (buy) it 39.Everyone …(read) quietly when suddenly the door (burst) open and a complete
stranger …(rush) in
40.The dentist’s waiting room was full of people Some (read) magazines, others just (turn) over the papers A woman (knit); a child (play) with a toy car Suddenly the door (open) and the nurse (say); “next, please”
41. She is studying She (start) to study ten minutes ago She (study) for fifteen minutes 42.The taxi (come); so we must go
43.I live in this flat I (come) here in 1999 I (live) since 1999 44.You… …(see) any good films lately?
(2)47.I……(ever visit) Australia, but I (see) a program on TV about it two weeks ago 48.World war II (end) in 1945
49.They (work) at the bookstore, they (take) some classes, and they (live) in the same dormitory
50.Where (you be) all this morning? It’s nearly midday now
51.Where (you be) this morning? I rang you up several times before midday 52.She…(play) tennis since she was eight
53.I am exhausted I (work) for a long time 54.I (still not, find) the key I lost yesterday
55.My family(live) here for the last two months, and just … (decide) to move 56.You (meet) her lately
57.She (write) a novel for the last two years but she (not finish) it yet
58.I (wait) for the prices of the house to come down before buying a house, but I think I (wait) too long and the prices are beginning to go up again
59.We (mend) sheets all the morning but we only (do) three, and now the sewing machine (break) down so we’ll be even slower with the next one
60.Why you……(make) such a terrible noise? - I (lose) my key and I……(try) to make my wife by throwing stones at her window
61.It(rain) for two hours and the ground is too wet to play on, so the match (be) postponed 62.When I…(reach) the station, the train …(already, leave)
63.It was not until I (read) your letter that I……(understand) the truth
64.He (sleep) all night but he (be) still tired in the morning
65.Tom and John(know) each other because they (meet) the summer before 66.I (rush) to the airport, but the plane(leave)
67.I (start) college as soon as I …(finish) school
68.Everyone (eat) dinner by the time we (get) to the dinning room 69.Somebody (tell) me that I (be) late for the train
70.My wife (buy) a new hat after I (ask) her not to so
71.A woman (come) in with a baby, who she (say) just (swallow) a safety pin
72.The baby was crying She (cry) for ten minutes when her mother came in 73.By the time you met me, I (study) English for years
74.He said he …(work) as a secretary at that bank for years 75.The rain (fall) all day so we (stay) inside
76.Tom (go) to Vietnamese classes for years before he (go) to Vietnam 77.John said he (be) on holiday the month before
78.She was cooking her husband’s dinner She (cook) the children’s supper earlier 79.I …(go) to bed as I (not feel) well all day
80.She …(work) in the supermarket for a year when she (become) the manageress 81.I (finish) the book on India I (read)
82.When you arrive, I probably (play) chess
83.She (wait) for you at the hotel at midday tomorrow
84.This time next Monday, I (sit) in a Paris café reading Le Figaro You (not read) You’ll be looking at all the pretty girls
85.By the time you come, he (be) in prison for exactly a year 86.I (finish) this novel by tomorrow evening 87.By this time next year I .…(save) 2, 000 USD 88.By midnight he (be) conscious for 48 hours
89.How long you (wait) for me? I’ve been sitting here for ten minutes 90.By the end of the year he(work) in the office for ten years
91.I (study) for an hour when you came 92.The kettle(boil) for ten minutes
93.It (rain) for three days now There’ll be a flood soon
(3)95.What time your mother (finish) work every day?
96.He (buy) that car five years ago but it still looks very new 97.That’s a good novel but I (not read) it before
98.Even though they (look) for a flat for a month now, they……(not be) able to find one anywhere
99.I’m sorry I (forget) already her name which you …… (give) me some days before 100.They see that they (make) a mistake
101.I (work) so hard that I was always tired
102.John (do) the test again at the moment because he (not pass) it the first time
103.He (traffic) in drug across the border when the police (catch) him last Friday
104.In a few minutes’ time, when the clock .(strike) six, I (wait) here for three hours
105.When we(see) them last night, they (sing); they (say) they (sing) since o’clock 106.I hope it (not rain) when the bride (leave) the church tomorrow
107.When they (get) to the theatre, the play (begin) They (be) twenty minutes late
108.I (return) the book as soon as I finish (read) it 109.Yes, I (try) several times last year, but I … (fail)
110.When I (meet) him years ago, he .(work) as a director for three years already 111.While I (go) out of the office, I (see) a familiar face
112.I (make) a cake when the light went out I had to finish it in the dark 113.Oh dear! Look out of the window It (rain)
114.I don’t think we (meet) before 115.By the time we stop we (drive) six hundred miles 116.You (walk) too fast That’s why you are tired 117.My uncle (make) a speech on Friday
118.The girl (sit) next me is very clever and hard working 119.I only (use) this open once since the day I had it mended 120.When I got to the bus stop, the bus (just leave) 121.He (live) in London for years and then(go) to Paris 122.Shakespeare (write) a lot of plays
123.My brother (write) several plays He (just finish) his fifth tragedy 124.I…(not see) him for years I wonder where he is
125.Chopin (compose) some of his music in Majorca
126.I (see) a car accident while I .(wait) for you on this corner yesterday 127.Mr Jones(be) principal of our school since last year
128.Mr Smith (teach) in this school since he (graduate) in 1990 129.My father (not watch) TV every night 130.I (meet) Arthur three weeks ago
131.Yesterday the police (report) that they (capture) the thief 132.My friend (thank) me foe what I had done for him 133.Someone (steal) my handbag on the bus
134.The Browns…(live) in Paris for seven years when the second world war(break) out 135.Last month I…(be) in the hospital for ten days
136.Don’t call me in the afternoon I usually……… (be) away in the afternoon
137.Mr Clark (be) in New York months ago Mr Rossi (be) in New York until months ago
138.John (drive) that car ever since I (know) him 139.People (speak) English in most of Canada
(4)143.I ……….(not see) him on last Monday
144.They had sold all the books when we (get) there 145.I think he……(leave) as soon as he……(know) the news
146.He (play) the piano when their guests (arrive) last night 147.He (come) and (see) you soon
148.I (come) as soon as I have finished my work You (be) ready? 149.My mother (come) to stay with us next weekend
150.Where you (spend) your holidays next summer? 151.Violets (bloom) in Spring
152.We (not live) in England for two years now 153.We(never forget) what you (just tell) me 154.They……(prepare) the Christmas dinner at the moment
155.When I (last stay) in Cairo, I (ride) to the Pyramids on the camel that my friend (borrow) the day before
156.Our teacher……(tell) us yesterday that he (visit) England in 2000 157.George (work) at the university so far
158.When he (live) in Manchester, he (work) in the bank
159.Birds (build) their nests in the summer and(fly) to the south in winter 160.My teacher (not smoke) for years
161.My aunt wasn’t at home when I……(arrive) She (just go) out 162.How long Bob and Mary (be) married?
163.You (receive) any letter from your girl friend yet? 164.My brother…(join) the army when he (be) young
165.You……… (remember) my mane or you …………(forget) it someday?
166.Tom (study) chemistry for three years and then he gave it up 167.Miss Lee often (write) when she was on holiday
168.He (leave) home two weeks ago and we (not hear) from him since then 169.When the teacher came in, the pupils (play) games
170.Columbus (discover) America more than 400 years ago 171.By next month, I (finish) my first novel
172.Bill said he…(forget) to buy a dictionary
173.He felt asleep while he (do) his homework
174.We (not see) my university friends for a long time 175.It (rain) when we arrived
176.Kite and I (wait) right here until you get back 177.Dick (start) school when he was eight
178.How long you …(study) in this school?
179.We (not receive) any letter from him since he (leave) four months ago 180.Where are you? I’m upstairs I (have) a bath
181.I(speak) to you about that matter after the meeting tonight 182.Hurry up! The train (come)
183.Be quite! The teacher (be) angry
184.Why didn’t you listen while I (speak) to you? 185.Some animals (not eat) during winter 186.John (watch) TV at last evening
187.Mr Pike (live) here since last October 188.Someone (cut) down all the trees in the garden 189.The house(build) two years ago
190.Listen! The bird(sing)
191.Trees (plant) since it (stop) raining
192.He often…(say) O K when he (talk) with the guests 193.What you (do) after you (go) home yesterday? 194.How long you (wait) for me? Just a few minutes
(5)196.By noon, I……(wait) for her for two hours
197.Yesterday thieves (break) into the house and (steal) a lot of furniture while the guests …… (dance) 198.When I came in, they all (sit) round the fire Mr Pike (do) a crossword puzzle, Mrs
Pike(knit), and the others (read) 199.She(ask) me to tell about him several times
200.At p m yesterday? Well, I (work) in my office at that time 201.A: I (play) football since I was years old
B: you (play) since you…(come) to England?
A: Oh, yes I (play) quite a lot I (join) a club the day after I……(arrive) 202.I’m preparing to support anything he (say) tomorrow
203.Sometimes I (get) up before the sun ……(rise) 204.He said he (be) mistaken
205.Don’t speak until someone (ask) you 206.Mary (come) from London
207.Please be quiet! I……(work)
208.When I (be) a child, I (want) to be a doctor
209.David (be) born after his father (die) 210.I (not send) the parcel until I hear from you
211.The last train (leave) the station at p m
212.Up to now, the teacher (give) our class five tests 213.He thinks that it…(rain) tonight
214.She said that she…(get) married soon
215.Bill said that he (lose) his bicycle
216.I was taught that the sun (be) bigger than the moon 217.The boy knew that an hour (have) sixty minutes
218.I didn’t know what time it (be), so I (turn) on the radio 219.She says that she…(live) in the country when she (be) a child 220.They hope that they (end) soon
221.The student who answered the questions (be) John 222.Mary (have) dinner when her friend called 223.John (live) in the same house since he left school
224.Shut all the windows before you (go) out 225.You may begin when you (be) ready
226.He is saying his money so that he (take) a long vacation 227.I see that Henry (write) his position now
228.I had done that…(be) necessary 229.I saw that I (make) a mistake
230.The teacher asked Bill why he……(not go) to school the day before 231.We find that we (take) a wrong way
232.I want to know how long she (live) here 233.Do you hear what she (just say)?
234.They believed that the police (capture) the thief soon 235.Did John say he (call) you again?
236.She has thought that the work……(be) easy
237.I wonder what changes the new president (introduce)
238.The students have thought that the English test …… (be) rather difficult 239.Mrs Smith complains that her neighbor… (make) too much noise 240.Tom promised that he .(not do) it again
241.My father said he…(be) here by soon
242.Miss White swears that she……(never see) that man before 243.She has told me her name……(be) Mary
244. My brother Jeff (go) to the psychic last month
(6)247.She(know) that Jeff……(have) two children and …… (build) houses for a living 248.Then the psychic (make) some predictions about Jeff’s future
249.She said, “You(have) your wife to seek happiness with another woman Your business (do) well this year except that you yourself (hurt) badly at work”
250.But the psychic (get) it wrong about Jeff’s business
251.After seeing the psychic, he was too scared to go to work, so now his business (fall) apart 252.If I……(not be bring up) in the city, I would want to live there now
253.We(not be worry) about this right now if we hadn’t spent so much 254.A: You ever(go) to Yellowstone Park before?
B: Yes, I…(go) there three years ago
255.Jill (be) to Disneyland five times before Last year, she (take) her parents there when they (come) to visit her
256.A: Can you give me a ride downtown?
B: Sorry, I can’t I…(just have) an accident and I’m a nervous wreck
257.Many sociologists predict that people (have) more free time in the next few decades 258.They believed that advanced technology (perform) the work of people
259.Many economists worry that this……(mean) more unemployment
260.Other economists believed, however, that by that time social scientists (find) a solution to the unemployment problem
261.Yet a recent book on the productivity of Americans indicates that this(not be) the case 262.I……(read) my assignment right now, so please don’t disturb me
263.Misty (put on) her makeup at the same time
264.His family (always worry) about him on the road because he (always go) over the speed limit
265.I…(read) the book you lent me, but I’m not finished yet
266.I(read) the book you lent me In fact, I stayed up until a m last night to finish it!
267.Who (take) money out of my purse? This is the second time this week that this (happen)
268.The professor (explain) this math problem for one hour and the students still can’t understand it 269.A: How much longer you (be) at the school?
B: About another year
A: By the time you leave, how long (study) you English altogether? B: Eighteen months I hope I(master) the English language by then!
270.A: your son (finish) high school yet? B: No, he (graduate) next spring How about your daughter?
A: Oh, gosh, yes By the time your son(graduate), she (spend) two years at college
B: It’s hard to believe, isn’t it? They grow up so fast Before we know it we (retire)!
271.I(write) to let you know that I’ve arrived and that everything’s fine At the moment I (stay) at a hotel in Athens and I (do) a lot of sightseeing Next week, I (move) to the island of Crete, which is where most people in my company ……(live) I……(rent) a villa there for summer The weather’s not nice It (rain) at the moment Still, it(get) better slowly, and I’m be sure it’ll be fine when you (come) in the summer I (look) forward to it The job……(not seem) to be too demanding Most of the time I (deal) with bookings and (answer) inquiries But I (suppose) it’s different when the tourist reason (start) next month Even now the restaurants (begin) to get busier
(7)273.I’m sorry I (not write) to you for so long, but I (be) very busy lately All last month I…(have) exams, and I (not do) anything else but study foe ages Anyway, I (stop) studying now, and I (wait) for exam results As you can see from the letter, I (change) my address and (live) in Croydon now I (decide) that I wanted a change from central London because it (become) so expensive A friend of mine (tell) me about this flat, and I(move) here about two months ago When you (come) to London this summer, please visit me I (stay) here until the middle id October Then I (go) on holiday to Scotland Please write soon
274.Before I (visit) Australia, an Australia friend in London (tell) me I’d learn “the Australia salute” “What’s that?” I……(ask) “You’ll find out when you get there, ” he …… (say) I (arrive) in Perth last week Since then, I…… (stay) at nice hotel near am beautiful beach I (never visit) Australia before and I am enjoying my stay I (swim) every day from the time I (arrive) Yesterday, an Australia friend……(suggest) a tour in “the bush” I (agree) at once The first thing I (notice) when we…(be) in the bush (be) the flies After a while I (remember) the talk I had had in London before I (come) here “What’s the Australia salute?” I (ask) suddenly, as I wave my right arm to keep the flies away “That’s it!” my friend asked he……(wave) back!
275.We (live) in our present house in the country for three years We (move) here after our second child (be) born We (live) in town for ten years, and (decide) that as soon as we (can) afford it We (move) away from the smoke and the noise of the city center, which we finally ( be) in 2000 We(never forget) it We (be) reminded of the wisdom of our decision every morning when we (draw) the curtains to see open fields stretching before us When the children (have) breakfast, they (rush) outside to play, which they (be ) whatever the weather While they (play) outside, we somehow manage to start the day
276.Jim and Mary (marry) since 2000
277.Since arriving in Jakarta, Daisy (become) very good at finding her way round 278.I think I’ll have to go to the doctor as I (feel) ill for some days
279.Mary (tell) me that she (have) a hard time persuading my son to share his toys
280.Tom soon (realize) he couldn’t live as cheaply in England as he had hoped 281.For the first time in years Peter……(remember) his wife’s birthday
282.Peter claimed he…(respect) my feelings on the matter but he just……(can not) agree with me 283.I don’t believe it! It’s three in the morning and that party still …(not finish)
284.I hope Mike…(write) his report by the end of this week because I want to check it