Ex1: Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense:

1. Mr.Tuan always (go) ……goes…… to work by bus.

2. We (start) ……started… our new school year last month.
3. She (receive) ……received…… her pen pal’s letter this morning.
4. It (not rain) ……doesn’t rain…. in the dry season.
5. Lan (take) ……took… her younger brother to the zoo last Sunday.
6. I (live) …have lived… here since I was born.
7. They (give) ……gave… me the letter a few minutes ago.
8. When I saw him, he (sit) ……was sitting…. asleep in a chair.
9. What were you (do) ……doing… at 7 p.m yesterday?
10. My brother (write) ……has written…… several plays.
11. We (learn) ……are learning…… English now.
12. He (write) ……is writting……… a long novel at present.
13. Why didn’t you listen while I (speak) …was speaking… to you?
14. Where are you? – I’m upstairs. I (have) …am having… a bath.
15. Have You (have) ……had…………… breakfast yet?
16. My little sister (drink) …drinks… milk every day.
17. The doctor sometimes (return) …returns… home late.
18. They (have) ……are having…… lunch in the cafeteria now.
19. They often (thank) ……thank…… me for what I do for them.
20. His uncle (teach) …taught… English in our school five years ago.
21. They (not go) ……didn’t go…… to the movies last Sunday.
22. Did You (find) …find…… my pen yesterday?
23. The light (go) …went… out when we (study) …were studying….our lesson.
24. There (be) …is… an English class in this room tomorrow evening.
25. They (paint) …was painting… the school gate when we came.
26. They (build) ……will build… a new school in this area next year.
27. My brother (work) …has worked… in this factory for many years.
28. The children (play) …were playing…… soccer at 4 o’clock yesterday.
29. I (see) …see… Nga at the bus stop every morning.
30. What did you (do) ……do….last night?
31. It (be) …is…..often hot in the summer.
32. My mother went to the supermarket yesterday, but she (not buy) …didn’t buy….
anything.
33. Nam and Ba (play) …are playing…. soccer at present.
34. My family (go) …will go…. Da Lat next summer.
35. I’d like (tell) …to tell… you something about my family.
36. She needs (eat) …to eat…. a lot of vegetables and fruit.
37. Please don’t make so much noise. I (study)…am stuyding………..
38. The water (boil) …boils…at 100 degrees Celsius.
39. Look! Somebody (climb) …is climbing…up that tree over there.
40. I (not see) …haven’t seen…her since last week.
41. How long have you (know) …known…. Tom?
42. Hoa (burn) …burnt…her hand when she (cook) …was cooking…. The dinner.
43. While we (cross) …were crossing….the street, the policeman (shout) …shouted….at
us.
44. What were you (do) …doing……at this time yesterday?
45. I hope it (not rain) …won’t rain…when we (start) …start….early tomorrow.
46. My sister (play) …has played…the piano since she (be) …was….a child.
47. I (never forget) …will never forget….what you (just tell) …have just told…….me.
48. He (leave) …left….home two weeks ago and we (not hear) …haven’t heard……from
him since.
49. She (win) ……won….the gold medal in 2004.
50. While you (play) …were playing…..the guitar, I (write) …was writing..a letter.
51. He (clean) cleaned the room last week.
52. They (play) played tennis in the yard last week.
53. He (learn) is learning the lesson right now.
54. We (go) will go to HCM next week.
55. I (start ) started my work in 1998.
56. His wife often (drink) drinks coffee for breakfast.
57. He (write) was writing to the girl when I (come) came yesterday.
58. She (plant) planted the tree two weeks ago.
59. I (wacth) watched the film after I (finish) had finished yesterday.
60. She usually (cycle) cycles to school.
61. We (finish) had finished the work before we take a rest.
62. Lan (not wacth) hasn’t watched the film yet.
63. She (be) has been the student scince last week.
64. He has just (write) written the letter.
65. At this time yesterday we (do) were doing the garden.
66. My sister usually (do) does morning exercise.
67. When I (go) went home yesterday, he (sleep) was sleeping soundly.
68. We (learn) have learnt English for 3 year. Next year I (learn) will learn in HCM city
69. He (clean) cleaned the room last week.
70. They (play) played tennis in the yard last week.
71. He (learn) is learning the lesson right now.
72. We (go) will go to HCM next week.
73. I (start ) started my work in 1998.
74. His wife often (drink) drinks coffee for breakfast.
75. He (write) was writing to the girl when I (come) came yesterday.
76. She (plant) planted the tree two weeks ago.
77. I (wacth) watched the film after I (finish) had finished yesterday.
78. She usually (cycle) cycles to school.
79. We (finish) had finished the work before we take a rest.
80. Lan (not wacth) hasn’t watched the film yet.
81. She (be) has been the student scince last week.
82. He has just (write) written the letter.
83. At this time yesterday we (do) were doing the garden.
84. My sister usually (do) does morning exercise.
85. When I (go) went home yesterday, he (sleep) were sleeping soundly.
86. We (learn) have learnt English for 3 year.
87. Next year I (learn) will learn in HCM city.
88.They enjoy (watch)...watching....TV.
89. Hoa’s mother (go).....goes..shopping everyday.
90. We(visit)...are going to visit.....our grandparents this weekend.
91. I (receive).....received..a letter yesterday.
92. Listen! The birds (sing)....are singing...beautifully.
93. We (live)....live...in a big city.
94. She (have).....has...breakfast at 7 a.m every morning.
95. They (learn).....learn..something about Geography.
96.It is very exciting.....to see....(see) that film.
97. Lan ...has seen..... (see) this film three times.
98. We....have waited...(wait) you since two o’clock.
99. My brother is good at....fixing......(fix) things.
101.We (not go) ...didn’t go.....to the cinema last week.
102..Mrs. Loan (teach)...taught..us Math two years ago.
103..Last Sunday, Daisy (iron).....ironed....all her clothes.
104.She (do).....has done...her homework recently.
105.I want (come)....to come....with my mother.
106.The doctor advised me(not smoke)....not to smoke....cigarettes.
107. The boys stopped (play)...playing.....football because of the rain.
108. Students have (wear)....to wear....uniform when they go to school.
109. Mai’s mother told Mai (correct)....to correct.....the mistakes in her dictation.
110. Would you like (listen)....to listen.....to some music?
111.Yesterday, Ba ( go)....went...to Danang by car.
112.Nam enjoys ( play)....playing....soccer after school.
113.Lan asked me (go)....to go.....to the supermarket.
114.Mai is (buy)....going to buy....a new bicycle next week.
115.I think you should (do)..do..the morning exercise.
116.They used (go) ....to go....to work by train.
117.Don’t let children (play)......play...alone.
You ought to (do)....do...the homework yourself.
118. My father stopped (smoke)..smoking.........
119.Mai has enough money (buy)...to buy.....a new bicycle.
120. Hoa often (do)......does.....the homework after school.
121. Look! A baby (cross).......is crossing....the road.
122. I need (buy)...to buy....some notebook.
123. My teacher said I should (spend)....spend...more time on my English.
124. Mr Hung told me (tell)....to tell......him the truth.
125. Nga likes ( play)......playing.... badminton.
126. They asked their children ( stay)....to stay...at home.
127. Nam must (do)....do....the homework himself.
128. My mother ( buy)...bought...a house last week.
129. I’d like (buy).....to buy......some eggs.
130. Everyone( enjoy)……enjoyed..the play last night.
131. English and French (teach)…are taught..in our school.
132. The accident (happen)…happened….right here yesterday.
133. Miss Hien (teach)…has taught….in our school since 1995.
134. The food (prepare)…will be prepared….early tomorrow.
135. Hung (bring) …brings..milk to us everyday.
136. His new novel (publish)…will be published……next month.
137. English ( speak)…is spoken……in many countries.
138. My father (just/fix)…has just fixed..the electric cooker.
139. I enjoy (play) …playing…soccer after school.
140. I ( lose )...have lost....my pen. I can’t find it everywhere.
141 .We ( see ) ..saw..a road accident near the shopping center this morning.
142. Nam ( buy )...bought......a new dictionary yesterday.
143. His hair is very short . He ( have )...has had...his hai rcut.
144. Last night my father ( arrive )..arrived....home late .He ( have )..had.. a bath
andthen (go).went.... to bed.
145. My bicycle isn’t here anymore .Somebody (take) .took..it.
146. When .did....you( start )...start.......school ? - When I was six.
147. I (not / eat).didn’t eat.....anything yesterday because I(not/ feel).didn’t feel..hungry.
147. The glasses look very clean . Have...you ( wash ) ..washed......them ?
149. Why.....did..... Long ( not / want )....not want..to play soccer last Sunday ?
150. I don’t know Hung ‘s sister . I ( never /meet ) ..have never met...her.
151.Does The sun always ( rise)…rise..in the East?. Look, it…is rising.. (rise).
152. She doesn’t think She ( go ) …will go….out tonight. She is too tired.
153. Where did you (spend) …spend.. your summer holiday last year , Tam ?
154. In my country , It ( not / rain ) didn’t rain much in the winter.
155. Let ‘ s wait for Lien ( arrive ). to arrive..and we ( have ).have.dinner.
156. The moon ( move ) moves around the earth.
157. Mai ( be ) is happy when she ( receive ) received a letter from her sister this
morning .
158. Would you like ( join ). To join.my class next Sunday ? We ( visit) will visit the
local museum.
159. A friend of mine ( call) called me last night .,but I ( not / be ) wasn’t at home .So
my brother ( take ) took a message.
160. Are you busy this evening ?
Yes . I (meet ) will meet Tuan at the library at seven .We ( study ) will study together.
161. Mai ( telephone ) will telephone you when she comes back .
162. The boys like ( play ) playing games but hate ( do ) doinglessons.
168. Please stop ( talk) talking .I ( try ) ...(finish ) try to finish a letter to the Y & Y
Green group.
169. The doctor advised him ( give up )..( smoke )..to give up smoking
170. By (work).working. day and night he succeeded in (finish )..finishing.the job in
time.
171. He (cut) has cut my hair too short.- Don’t worry , it (grow)..will grow. again
quickly .
172. I (not/ go ) .won’t go.out this evening. I ( stay ) will stay at home.
173. Does The film (begin )..begin. at 7 . 30 or 8. 00 ?
174. Are You (be) away ?. Yes I (go).went..to the country last Sunday.
175. They have just (phone).phoned.... to stay that they ( not/come ).won’t come...back
till Friday night .
176. My uncle ( not /visit ) hasn’t visited us since he (move ) moved to the new town.
177. You should practice ( speak) speaking..English yesterday.
178. It (get)...gets....hotter and hotter in June
179. The movie (start)..starts.at 8.15 this evening.
180. We...have....already ( finish)...finished....the first semester.