VERB TENSE REVISION

Exercise 1: Put the correct verb in the brackets:

1. I (not hear) ________ from him since he (disappear) ________ two years ago.
2. This time yesterday they (sit) ________ in the train on their way to Paris.
3. I’ll wait until he (finish) ……………………… his novel.
4. I came late to class. When I (enter) ___the teacher (write) _____something on the blackboard.
5. She (get) ________ into her shoes, (put) ________ on her coat and (go) ________ to the door.
6. David (be) ________ born after his father (die) ________
7. I (send) ……………you some postcards as soon as I (arrive) …………………… in London.
8. When I (be) ________ a child, I (want) ________ to be a doctor.
9. At 4 p.m. yesterday? Well, I (work) ________ in my office at that time.
10. The audience (listen) ________ to everything he said last night.
11. We’ll go out when the rain (stop) ……………………
12. Yesterday thieves (break) ________ into the house and (steal) ________ a lot of fur coats
while the guests (dance) ________
13. He (do) ________ his homework before he went to the cinema.
14. What you (do) ________ after you (go) ________ home yesterday?
15. Tom (not come) ________ here tomorrow.
16. John (watch) ________ TV at 8 last evening.
17. Dick (start) ________ school before he (be) ________ seven.
18. I (give) ……………………… her your letter when I (see) ……………………her tomorrow.
19. What you (do) ________ when I (ring) ________ you last night?
20. John (drive) ________ that car ever since I (know) ________ him.
21. Columbus (discover) ________ America more than 400 years ago.
22. When the teacher came in, the pupils (play) ________ games.
Exercise 2: Put the correct verb in the brackets:
1. My brother (join) ________ the army when he (be) ________ young.
2. He (lose) ______ his job last month and since then he (be) _______ out of work.
3. They think he (be) ________ here last night.
4. Lien (not go) ________ to the movie theater tomorrow. She (stay) _______at home and watch TV.
5. The film (end) ________ by the time we (get) ________ there.
6. After I (finish) ________ all my homework, he (invite) ________ me a drink.
7. They (go) ________ home after they (finish) ________ their work.
8. At 5 a.m yesterday, I (iron) ________ my clothes.
9. My grandfather (die) ________ many years ago.
10. They (tell) ________ me about it last week.
11. My mother (come) ________ to stay with us next weekend.
12. I (walk) ________ along the beach while my sister (swim) ________
13. After the telephone (buzz) ________ for a minute, the doctor (answer) ________ it.
14. At 5 p.m yesterday, I (watch) ________ TV.
15. Thu (look) ________ after her little brother next Sunday
Ex3: Rewrite these sentences:
1) He has never gone abroad before.=> This is…………………………………………
2) She started driving nearly one month ago.=> She has……
3) We began eating when it started to rain.=> We have……
4) I last had my hair cut when I left her.=> I haven’t….
5) The last time she met me was when we wewe at primary school
=> She hasn’t….
6) It is a long time since we last met.=> We haven’t…..
7) When did you have it ?=> How long ……………………………………….
8) This is the first time I have had such a delicious meal .
=> I haven’t…..
9) I haven’t seen him for eight days.=> It is. ………………………………………….
=> The last………………………………………………
=> Eight days……………………………………………….
=> I last…………………………………………………………….
10) How long has Lan bought that car?.=> How long is…………………………………………..?
=> How long ago……………………………………………..?
11. This is the most interesting novel we have ever read.
=> We have…………………………………………………………..
=> We have …………………………………………………………
12. Lan hasn’t ever met such a clever boy before.
=> This is…………………………………………………………..
=> Lan has…………………………………………………………..
=> It is...............................................................................................
13. He hasn’t chatted with his classmates through the internet for ages.
It's ages.............................................................................................................
13. Last night Minh talked to his parents then went out.
=> Last night by the time…………………………………………………
=> Last night after………………………………………………………………
14. Having done his homework he slept.=> After……………………………………
=> Before………………………………………………………………..
Ex4: Complete th sentences using the given words:
1. When / Lan’mother/ come / room/ she/ sleep.……………………………………………
2. Film/ start/ one hour/ when / we/ arrive/ cinema.……………………………………………………
3. Minh/ not/ see/ father/ since/ he/ abroad.………………………………………………
4. They/ call/ you/ tomorrow/ as/ soon/ come/ here.……………………………………………………
5. I / often / meet/ friends/ weeken/ but/ today/ I/ meet/ first/ day/week.
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
6. I/send/ you / postcards as /soon / I /arrive / London.
 REVISION TENSES
1. Every morning , Linda ( get )………...........up at 6 . She ( have ) ……………
Breakfast at 6:10 . After breakfast , she ( brush ) …………..her teeth . She ( go ) ……………..to
school at 6:30 . She ( have ) ……………lunch at 11:30 at school .
2 . We ( watch ) …………….T.V every morning .
3. I (do ) ……………………my homework every afternoon .
4 . Mai and Lan ( play ) ………………….games after school .
5 . Vy ( listen ) ………………to music every night .
6 . Where ( be ) ………………..your father now ?He ( read ) ………………..a newspaper .
7 . What ………….you ( do ) ………………? I ( be ) ……….a student .
8 . Where ………….you ( go ) ……………….now ? I (go ) ………………to the market .
9 . She is cooking and we ( do ) ……………………..the housework .
10 . He isn`t in the room . He ( play ) ………………..in the garden .
11. Look ! The birds ( fly ) ………………………….
12 . I ( go ) ………………….to school by bus every day , but today I ( go ) ………………………..to
school by bike .13 . Listen ! Mai ( sing ) ………………………….
14 . They ( play ) …………………volleyball every afternoon .They ( play ) ……………………
volleyball now .
15 . Mai ( brush ) …………………..her teeth every morning . She ( brush ) ……………………her
teeth now .
16 . Listen ! Lan ( play ) ……………………….the piano .
17 . Mai ( be ) ………………….tired now .
18 . It is 6:00 p.m . Mary is at home . She ( have ) ………………….. dinner with her family around
six o` clock .
19 . Where is your father ? He is upstair . He ( watch ) ………T.V.He always ( watch ) …………T.V
at night .
20 . Our teacher ( live ) ……………………..on Quang Trung street .
21 . §ao and Mai ( do ) ………………………the housework now .
22 . What ………………your mother ( do ) ……………….? She is cooking .
23 . How …………………you ( go ) ……………to school every day ?
24 . Nam ( go ) ………………..to work by car every day but today he ( take ) ………………………a
bus .
25 . Where ………………..your father ( work ) ……………..? In the hospital .
26 . Look ! The teacher ( come ) ………………………
27 . She is very clever . She ( speak ) ………………….4 languagues.
28 . Steve often ( smoke ) ………………….10 cigarettes a day .
29 . We usually ( have ) ……………………dinner at 7: 00
30 . Anne ( wash ) ………………….her hair twice a week .
31 . Jane ( teach ) …………………English to children .
32 . You ( meet ) ………………….a lot of people .
33 . He often ( go ) ………………………….to the cinema .
34 . Food ( cost ) …………………a lot of money .
35 . Listen ! Somebody ( sing ) ……………………………
36 . She is tired . She ( want ) ………………….to go home now .
37 . How often …………you ( read ) …………………a newspaper ?
38 . “ Excuse me , but you ( sit ) ……………………in my place “ “ Oh , I am sorry “
39 . “ I am sorry “ I ( not understand ) ………………………….. Please speak slowly.
40 . What time …............she ( finish ) ……………work every day ?
41 . He ( not usually drive ) ……………………………to work . He usually (walk ) …………………
43 . Mozart ( play ) ……………………the piano when he ( be ) ……………three .
44 . Many people prefer ( fly ) …………………to ( go ) ………………..by sea .
45 . My mother ( go ) ……………..to the supermarket yesterday evening but she ( not buy )
…………………….
46 He ( move ) …………………to Paris in 1917 and ( spend ) …………… 6 years in Paris .
47 . Teenagers like ( listen ) ……………to the latest pop music .
48 . What ……………….you ( do ) …………..tomorrow morning .
49 . Children shouldn`t ( drink ) ……………….coffee . It ( not be ) ……… Good for their health .
50 . My family ( watch ) …………….T.V every night . But now we ( listen )
……………………..to pop music .

SEQUENCY OF TENSES
Exercise 1:
23. I (not hear) ________ from him since he (disappear) ________ two years ago.
24. This time yesterday they (sit) ________ in the train on their way to Paris.
25. I’ll wait until he (finish) ……………………… his novel.
26. I came late to class. When I (enter) ___the teacher (write) _____something on the blackboard.
27. She (get) ________ into her shoes, (put) ________ on her coat and (go) ________ to the door.
28. David (be) ________ born after his father (die) ________
29. I (send) ……………you some postcards as soon as I (arrive) …………………… in London.
30. When I (be) ________ a child, I (want) ________ to be a doctor.
31. At 4 p.m. yesterday? Well, I (work) ________ in my office at that time.
32. The audience (listen) ________ to everything he said last night.
33. We’ll go out when the rain (stop) ……………………
34. Yesterday thieves (break) ____ into the house and (steal) ____ a lot of fur coats while the
guests (dance) __
35. He (do) ________ his homework before he went to the cinema.
36. What you (do) ________ after you (go) ________ home yesterday?
37. Tom (not come) ________ here tomorrow.
38. John (watch) ________ TV at 8 last evening.
39. Dick (start) ________ school before he (be) ________ seven.
40. I (give) ……………………… her your letter when I (see) ……………………her tomorrow.
41. What you (do) ________ when I (ring) ________ you last night?
42. John (drive) ________ that car ever since I (know) ________ him.
43. Columbus (discover) ________ America more than 400 years ago.
44. When the teacher came in, the pupils (play) ________ games.
Exercise 2: Put the correct verb in the brackets:
16. My brother (join) ________ the army when he (be) ________ young.
17. He (lose) ______ his job last month and since then he (be) _______ out of work.
18. They think he (be) ________ here last night.
19. Lien (not go) ________ to the movie theater tomorrow. She (stay) _______at home and watch TV.
20. The film (end) ________ by the time we (get) ________ there.
21. After I (finish) ________ all my homework, he (invite) ________ me a drink.
22. They (go) ________ home after they (finish) ________ their work.
23. At 5 a.m yesterday, I (iron) ________ my clothes.
24. My grandfather (die) ________ many years ago.
25. They (tell) ________ me about it last week.
26. My mother (come) ________ to stay with us next weekend.
27. I (walk) ________ along the beach while my sister (swim) ________
28. After the telephone (buzz) ________ for a minute, the doctor (answer) ________ it.
29. At 5 p.m yesterday, I (watch) ________ TV.
30. Thu (look) ________ after her little brother next Sunday