VERB TENSES

Use the correct forms of the words in the parentheses

1. When we (come) ______________ to see her last week, she( phone) ______________ her friend.
2. Don’t make much noise. My father (sleep) ______________.
3. The train (come) ______________ here in 5 minutes.
4. If I (be) ______________ you, I (not help) ______________ her.
5. My sister (phone) ______________ me yesterday that she (go) ___________ to town by the end of that week.
6. She (read) ______________ that short story by Jack London several times.
7. She already (learn) ______________ French before she (study) ______________ medicine.
8. The father didn’t give his son any advice and encouragement. If he (give) ______________ his son some, I think he
(behave) ______________ better.
9. The success would be at hand if you (not give) ______________ up your attempts suddenly.
10. I believe that their contract (be) ______________ settled if they were ready for a friendly talk.
11. If she (be) ______________ at the top of the class this term, what would her father reward her?
12. Measles (be) ______________ a dangerous disease.
13. Everyone looks tired. They (work) ______________ all day.
14. Physics (help) ______________ us understand the natural phenomena.
15. She (write) ______________ that letter 2 days ago.
16. What (happen) ______________ when they arrived?
17. I don’t smoke while I (drive) ______________ a car.
18. After they (go) ______________, I (sit) ______________ down and (rest) ______________.
19. His knowledge (develop) ______________ since he (get) ______________ habit of reading.
20. You (finish) ______________ the book I (lend) ______________ you last year?
21. Last week, when the police (come) ______________ there, the thief (go) ______________ away.
22. We must take an umbrella. It (rain) ______________.
23. This is the worst storm I ever (see) ______________.
24. Mary was fond of (see) ______________ the circus when (be) ______________ young.
25. I (receive) ______________ 20 cards so far.
26. What color this dress (be) ______________ before you (wash) ______________ it?
27. We (live) ______________ in New York for 5 years when we (move) ______________ to Detroit.
28. Mike didn’t know the news because he (not read) ______________ the paper yet.
29. My car (break) ______________ down this morning on the way to work.
30. What’s the problem? You (not speak) ______________ a word since you (come) ______________ home.
31. Oh, dear! I think our main water pipe (break) ______________.
32. They (study) ______________ in the library when the fire alarm (go) ______________ out.
33. At 7 o’clock last night I (listen) ______________ to the radio.
34. That student (know) ______________ all of the new words very well now.
35. Almost everyone (leave) ______________ for home by the time we (arrive) ______________.
36. You’ll know him when you (see) ______________ him.
37. Exercise (improve) ______________ your body and your mind.
38. While Doris (walk) ______________ into the garden, the dog suddenly (bite) ______________ her from behind.
39. He (be) ______________ a newspaper reporter before he (become) ______________ a businessman.
40. Everything (change) ______________ a lot since I (leave) ______________ here.
41. You often (see) ______________ your parents?
42. Last night the fire (break) ______________ out while everybody (sleep) ______________.
43. I think she (leave) ______________ as she gets the news.
44. He has just gone to bed when the door bell (ring) ______________
45. The patient already (die) ______________ by the time I (see) ______________ her yesterday.
46. I missed part of the lecture because I was day dreaming. And now my notes (be) ______________ incomplete . I wish
I (pay) ______________ more attention to the lecture .
47. Be quiet! The baby (sleep) ______________.
48. Light (travel) ______________ faster than sound .
49. He (visit) ______________ his friend yesterday and (find) ______________ that she (be) ______________ abroad.
50. While Joan (write) ______________ the report, Henry (look) ______________ for information. He (work)
______________ when I (come) ______________ in, and he obviously (work) ______________ for a long time because
he (be) ______________ very tired.

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51. Bob Fellow (come) ______________ from England. He (come) ______________ to Paris 6 months ago to learn
French. He (start) ______________ learning French at school in England when he (be) ______________ 11 he (learn)
______________ it for nearly 10 years. He just (take) ______________ an exam. If he (pass) ______________, he (move)
______________ into the next class. He (be) ______________ excited today because his parents (come)
______________ tomorrow to stay with him for a few days.

52. Mary (have) ____________ to go to New York last week, but she almost missed the plane. She (stand) ____________
in the queue at the check-in desk when she suddenly (realize) ____________ that she (leave) ______________ her
passport at home. Fortunately she (not live) ______________ very far from the airport so she (have) ______________
time to go back home to get the passport. She (get) ___________ back to the airport just in time for her flight.

53. While I (walk) ______________ across the campus the other day, I (meet) ______________ my old friend, John,
whom I (not see) ______________ since July 10th. Naturally, we (stop) ___________ to talk to each other for a few
minutes, I (ask) ______________ him how he (do) ______________ in his class this semester, and he said that he (just/
finish) ______________ his exam with great marks.

54. She (come) ______________ back a moment ago, and (turn) ______________ the TV on very loudly. My son (sleep)
______________ then, so I (tell) ______________ to turn it off.

55. Mary and John are neighbors. They (know) ______________ each other for several years. Mary (move)
______________ into her house in 1985 and John (live) ______________ next door since he (come) ______________ to
the area in 1980.
 Exercise: Rewrite these sentences:
1. The last time she went to the zoo was ten years ago.
 She hasn’t …………………………………………
2. I have never met such a famous person before.
 It is ……………………………………………………
3. I last saw him when I was a student.
 I haven’t ………………………………………………….
4. I haven’t come there for two years.
 I last ……………………………………………………
5. I have studied English for seven years.
 I started …………………………………………………
6. Steve started working for this company five years ago.
 Steve has …………………………
7. Do you have any experience of driving this kind of car?
 Have you………………………………
8. Nancy hasn't come here since 1999
 The last time ………………………………………….
9. During my dinner, the phone rang.
 While……………………………………………………….
10. David left the party before we arrived there.
 When………………………………………..
11. Sarah hasn't seen her friends since she left for the United States.
 Sarah last…………………………
12. I have never stayed in such an expensive hotel before.
 This is…………………………………
13. In the middle of our sleep, there was a knock at the door.
 When ……………………………….
14. James spoke to his lawyer before signing the contract.
 James didn't……………………………….
15. It’s a long time since I last went to a football match.
 I haven’t ………………………………………………………………………………

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 PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS INTO THE CORRECT TENSE

1. The director often…………………… (return) home late.

2. I don’t understand the word “fiddlesticks”. What...... ………….....“fiddlesticks”(vớ vẩn, cái vĩ để kéo vi-o-lông)(mean)?
3. The sun.. ……......... (rise) in the east and. ......... ……... (set) in the west.
4. ......... …….....you (notice) any change on her?
5. He……… …… …… (teach) mathematics in the eleventh and twelfth grades.
6. 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 every day.
9. 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 4 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.

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44. You…..……………... (see) any good films lately?
45. – Yes, I.............…(go) to Hoa Binh theatre last week and ......................(see) a Japanese film.
46. We…………...…………... (telephone) your office every day this week.
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 dining 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 do 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 7 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 2 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.

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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.
94. “Can you call back later? My father..................... (have) a bath at the moment”.
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 6 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 6 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 2 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 3 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 2 months ago. Mr. Rossi......................(be) in New York until 2 months ago.

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138. John. (drive) that car ever since I...........................(know) him.
139. People...........(speak) English in most of Canada.
140. The dog............ (wag) his tail whenever he……(see) me.
141. What you........... (do) when I……(ring) you last night?
142. Up to then I never........... (see) such a fat man.
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 5 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 girlfriend 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 8 last evening.
187. Mr. Pike.............................(live) here since last October.
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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.
195. He…....................…(do) his homework before he went to the cinema.
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 4 p. m yesterday? Well, I......................(work) in my office at that time.
201. A: I.............................(play) football since I was 5 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 5 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.

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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.
245. He.....................(be) absolutely amazed at what the psychic …… (tell) him.
246. Then psychic(begin) by telling Jeff about his life.
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 3 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
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 I..........................(suppose) it’s different when the tourist reason......................(start) next month. Even now the
restaurants......................(begin) to get busier.
272. I thought you would like to know some of me news. I …… (arrive) in New York two weeks ago and I.......................
(stay) with a family called the Browns. Mrs. Brown...........(work) in the bank, but at the moment Mr. Brown......................
(not have) a job. He......................(do) a course in business management which starts next month. I …… (have) a good
time here, but the work is boring. I would like to find another job. I......................(travel) on the underground the other
day when I met Tom. Do you remember him? When we last......................(see) him, he.............…(work) for his father’s
job. Now he........... (learn) English at a school here. We......................(see) an art exhibition together tonight, I’m really
looking forward to it. I like New York very much, but I. (think) it’s very expensive. Could you do me a favor? I need some
more money. Of course I will pay you back when I see you.
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.
285. Since the end of the conflict, many refugees ............ (force) to stay in the camps for long periods.

Exercise 3: Chọn hình thức của động từ

11. She ……………………………..…..(wait) for two hours to see you.
12. She …………………………………..(be) to America.
13. John ……………………………..…..(see) that film several times.
14. They ……………………………..……(live) in this street for a long time.
15. She …………………………….……..(not speak) to me since last week.
16. We ……………………………..(study) every lesson in the book, so far.
17. I ………………………………………….(have) three colds this winter.
18. Up to now, John ……………………………………….(work) very hard.
19. They …………………………………..(sell) their house several days ago.

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 20. John ………………………………..(work) for this company since 1980.
21. Linda is working in this department. She ……………..(work) here for two years.
22. Many people in this class ……...(see) this beautiful house several times.
23. They …………………..………(live) in London from 1970 to 1990.
24. They …………………………….(live) in China since 2000.
25. We ……………………….….(study) English at this school for a month.
26. Our present teacher …………………..…..(live) in this city all of his life.
27. This boy …………………………….(not / finish) his homework yet.
28. I ……………….... (speak) to him about your work several times already.
29. ………………….…you …………….……..(ever travel) to China before ?
30. he ……………………….….(receive) a letter just a few minutes ago.
31. I ………………………………………(not / see) John recently.
32. It’s the third time you ……………………….……….(lose) your key.
33. This is one of the best books I ………………….(ever read).
34. You …………………….……….(put) your book on my desk last night.
35. Tom ( just promote)……………………to area manager of East Asia.
36. My father (already take) ……………….English class in the U.S.
37. How many times ………. you (fire) ……………..?
38. How much money …………you (save )……………….for your vacation.
39. My brother (give)…………….. tickets to the concert recently
40. The population of our city (rise)……………… to nearly one million so far
41. A strike (call)………………. by the factory worker.
42. They ( not offer) …………………….. more money by the management.

TENSES
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.
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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.
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 (wacth) __________ 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.
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.

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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 I (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 simple present or the simple future tense.
1/ We (go) __________ out when the rain (stop) __________.

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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 VIII: 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 IX: 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 X: 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.
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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.
26/ He said he (be) __________ sorry he (give) __________ me so much trouble.
27/ I am sorry that I (not know) _________ you (leave) __________ your pipe when you (come) __________ to see me last
Thursday.
28/ 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) __________.
29/ He (sleep) __________ and (not understand) ___________ what you (say) __________ to him. He (wake) __________
if you (speak) __________ louder.
30/ Some animals (not eat) ___________ during the winter and only (come) __________ out in spring.
31/ 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.
32/ I (know) __________ him for a very long time.
33/ When my friend Tom grows a beard, even his closest friends (not recognize) __________ him.
34/ When I (meet) __________ him in the street, he (go) __________ to the pictures.
35/ I (study) _________ English for six years now.
36/ I expect he (leave) __________ for France as soon as he (get) __________ a visa.
37/ He (visit) ______ his friend yesterday and (find) _______ that he (be) ________ out.
38/ They (sell) _________ all the dresses before we (get) __________ there.
39/ After she (work) __________ at the hospital for two years, she (decide) __________ to give up the job.
40/ 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.
41/ By the time you get back, I (finish) __________ all my correspondence and then I (can help) ______________ you with
yours.
42/ In a few minutes’ time, when the clock (strike) __________ six, I (wait) __________ here for an hour.
43/ He (know) ________ her a long time before he finally (get) _______ married to her.
44/ I hope it (not rain) __________ when the bride (leave) __________ the church.
45/ I (tell) a lie if I said that I (like) __________ you.
46/ They (intend) __________ to go there next week; but now they (find) __________ they (not have) __________ enough
money.
47/ When he grew old he often (think) __________ of all the things he (do) ___________ when he (be) __________ young.
48/ When we (go) __________ to see them last night, they (play) __________ cards; they (say) __________ they (play)
__________ since six o’clock.
49/ 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.
50/ I always (tell) ___________ you to comb your hair, but you never (do) ___________ what I (say) ___________ .

MORE EXERCISE (TENSES)

Exercise 1: Give the correct form of the verbs

1. The manager just(close) ………………….. the store the moment before I (arrive) …………………..
2. When the alarm rang. Tom (jump) ………………….. out of bed quickly

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 3. I saw a bad accident while I (wait)………………….. for you on this corner
4. At 4 p.m. yesterday? Well, I (work) ………………….. in my office
5. When we (see) ………………….. Mr. Taylor tomorrow, I (remind) ………………….. him of that
6. The war (break) ………………….. out three years ago.
7. Up to the present, George (do) ………………….. good work in this class.
8. At present, that author (write) ………………….. a historical novel.
9. Light (travel) ………………….. faster than sound.
10. Listen! I think someone(knock)………………….. at the door.
Exercise 2: Give the correct tense of the verbs
1. Yesterday afternoon, Bobby (see) ………………….. the ocean for the first time.
2. He (sit)………………….. in the garden when the house fell down.
3. At three o’clock this morning, Mary (study)………………….. English
4. I (come) ………………….. from Scotland, though I (live) ………………….. in London just now.
5. Mr. brown (tell) ………………….. us yesterday that he (be) ………………….. in Paris a few years before
6. When I (look)………………….. for my passport, I (find)………………….. this old photograph
7. John (work) ………………….. as a stockbroker before the Second World War (start) …………………..
8. She (buy) ………………….. a new pair of shoes yesterday. You (like) ………………….. them?
9. They (give)………………….. her a present when she left.
10. The children were frightened because it (get) ………………….. dark.
Exercise 3: Give the correct form of the verbs
1. My brother (work)………………….. in this factory since 1988.
2. What (happen)………………….. to you yesterday?
3. I (wash)………………….. my hair before breakfast this morning.
4. The boys (break) ………………….. a window when they (play)………………….. football.
5. Either Tom and his friends (understand) ………………….. it after the teacher (explain)………………….. it to them
6. They (build)………………….. that bridge when I was here last year. They (not, finish) ………………….. it yet
7. He (play)………………….. football since he (be) ………………….. ten years old
8. Excuse me, you (speak) ………………….. English?
9. What Tom (do) ………………….. when you saw him?
10. How often you (read) ………………….. a newspaper?
Exercise 4: Give the correct form of the verbs
1. My father always (go) ……………………… to work by bus
2. Excuse me, but you (sit) ……………………… in my place.
3. You (stay)……………………… at home tonight?
4. Tom (meet)……………………… Mary in 1985 and they (be)……………………… good friends sine then
5. When he (receive) ……………………… the photographs, he will show them to you
6. Almost everyone (leave)……………………… for home by the time we (arrive)………………………
7. He told me that he (meet) ……………………… me at the airport the next day

EXERCISES
I. Supply the correct verb tenses.
1. We seldom (eat) ___________________ before 6:30.
2. My mother sometimes (buy) ___________________ vegetable at this market.
3. The earth (circle) ___________________ the sun once every 365 days.
4. He had taught in this school before he (leave) ___________________ England
5. The sun (set) ___________________ in the West.
6. Rivers usually (flow) ___________________ to the sea.
7. Our teaher (tell) ___________________ us yesterday that he (visit) ___________________
England in 1970.
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9. The teacher hopes we (pass)…………………………………our exams.
10. She (be)…………………...twenty years old on next birthday.
11. Water (boil) ___________________ at 100 degrees Celsius.
12. Lan (study) ___________________ four lessons this morning.
13. Thao is very clever. She (speak) ___________________ four languages.
14. Last year M.r Jone (teach) ___________________ us both English and Mathematics.
15. ''Where do you live?" "Normally I .......………………in Paris with my parents, but at the moment I ………………in
London, so I ...............................................……..with an English family." (live, study, live)
16. He usually .......………very hard, but he ……….at all today because it's a holiday. (work, not work)
17. Look! That man .......……..out of the bank! And he …………..a large bag full of money! (run, carry)
18. I (study) ________________ English for three years
19. Up to the present, we (write) ________________ almost every lesson in the book.
20. I (not see) ________________ him since last Monday.
21. George (work) ________________ at the university so far.
22. My father (not smoke) ________________for 5 years.
23. You (receive) ________________ any letter from your parents yet?
24. Jim sends his love. I (just, see)________________ him in the high street.
25. Monica says she (already, catch)________________ the train so she’ll be here in half an hour.
26. While Diana (watch) ............................ her favourite TV programme, there (be) ............................ a power cut.
27. Who (drive) ............................ the car at the time of the accident?
28. By the time Sheila (get) ............................ back, Chris (go) ............................ home.
29. I (do) ............................ some shopping yesterday when I (see) ............................ your friend.
30. What you (do) ............................ when I (come) ............................ to your office yesterday?
31. Who (live) ............................ in that house before the Smiths (buy) ............................ it?
32. When the police ( arrive) _____________________, the robbers had gone.
33. When I arrived the students (already, go) _____________________ into class.
34. Miss Davis (type) _____________________ letters after manager (come)__________________ back.
35. My roommate had finished dinner by the time I (get) _____________________ home.
36. They (go) _____________________ home after they (finish) _____________________ their work.
37. After they ( go), I (sit) _____________________ down and (rest) ___________ .
38. Before she (watch) _____________________ TV, she (do) _____________________ her homework.
39. When she ………(be) a child, she always ………..(want) to do the most dangerous things.
40. I suddenly .......……………(recognize) the town square I ……………..(be) there ten years before.

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