TENSES REVISION

I.: Give the correct form of the verb in the brackets in the past simple tense.
1. I _________ ( stay) at home all weekend.
2. Angela __________ (go)to the cinema last night.
3. My friends __________(have)a great time in Nha Trang last year.
4. My vacation in Hue _____________ (be) wonderful.
5. Last summer I ______________(visit) Ngoc Son Temple in Ha Noi.
6. My parents _______________( be) very tired after the trip.
7. I _______________(buy) a lot of gifts for my little sister.
8. Lan and Mai _____________ (see) sharks, dolphins and turtles at Tri Nguyen aquarium.
9. Trung ________________ (eat) chicken and rice for dinner.
10. They _______________ (talk) about their holiday in Hoi An.
II. : Write the questions with “Did…….?”and give the answer with “Yes / No:
Eg: They played soccer yesterday afternoon
=> Did they play soccer yesterday afternoon? - Yes, they did. / No, they didn’t.
1. He sent a letter to his penpal last week.
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2. She taught us English last year.
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3. They did their homework carefully.
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4. The Robinsons bought a lot of souvenirs.
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5. Tourist ate seafood at that famous restaurant.
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6. The teacher gave her students a lot of homeworks.
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III. Fill in the gap with since or for to complete the sentence.
1. He watched television ………..three hours.
2. They have been friends………….five months.
3. My family has owned this farm……….1990.
4. I have wanted that book ………..months.
5. I haven’t seen you…………..Christmas.
6. We have been here………January.
7. I haven’t eaten any meat………….over a year.
8. She has worn the same old dress ………..the beginning of the month.
IV. Give the correct form of the verb in the brackets in the present perfect tense.
1. I (know)……………….him all my life.
2. They (live)…………………..in that house for two years.
3. My brother (write)…………………..three books.
4. She (not break)…………………….her leg.
5. She (break)………………………her arm.
6. I (see)……………………….an elephant several times.
7. She (have)……………………that dress for ten years.
8. We (be)……………………………here for hours!
9. The children (not finish)……………………….their homework yet.
10. You (be)………………………to the zoo?
V. Give the correct form of the verb in the brackets.
1. We (study)______________ a very hard lesson the day before yesterday.
2. I (read)______________ that novel by Hemingway several times before.
3. We (study)____________________almost every lesson in this book so far.
4. My wife and I (travel) ________________ to Mexico by air last summer.
5. I (have)______________ a little trouble with my car last week.
6. What you (do)_______________ yesterday?
7. How long you (learn)__________________ English?
8. Ton never (be)__________________ in Hanoi.
9. The plane (stop)_______________ at a small town. It then (take) ___________
off immediately after refuelling.
10. She (be)_______ so happy when she (hear)____________ the news that she
(cry)___________________.
11. John (not read) ________ a book now.
12. What you (do) ________ tonight?
13. Jack and Peter (work) ________ late today.
14. Silvia (not listen) ________ to music at the moment.
15. Maria (sit) ________ next to Paul right now.
16. How many other students you (study) ________ with today?
17. ______________ you (play)_________________badminton now?
18. Everyday, my father (get up)_________________at 5.00 a.m, but today, he (get up)
__________________ at 6.00 am.
19. Every morning , I (watch)_________________tv at 10.00, but today I (Listen )
________________ to music at 10.00.
20. Everyday , I (go) __________to school by bike but today I go to school by motorbike.