PRACTICE

(Relative clauses, Present Continuous for future meaning, Preposition – time, location, direction, Question tags, Past
simple + continuous, Zero conditional)

A. RELATIVE CLAUSES

I. Combine two sentences using relative clauses

1. He worked for a woman. She used to be an artist.

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2. Ba dropped a cup. It was new.

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3. That’s the man. His car is a Ferrari.

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4. It’s the dog. I always talk to him at night.

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5. I first learn English from a book. I’ve just reread it.

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6. The police officer has just arrested a man. He robbed the bank.

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7. She opened the cupboard. She kept her best glasses in there.

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8. Do you know the man? He is coming towards us.

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9. I come from a city. The city is located by the sea.

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10. Those are books. Jack has just bought them from the bookstore.

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II. Choose the best answer

1. Mr. Ken, ______ is living next door, is a dentist.

A. that            B. who             C. whom              D. what
2. Her computer ______ was my friend’s got broke.
A. which            B. whom             C. who              D. that
3. The man _______ she wanted to see her family.
A. which           B. where              C. whom          D. who
4. Her grandmother, _______ is 70, often does exercise.
A. what              B. who                 C. where          D. which
 5. The woman _______ came here two days ago is her professor.
A. who              B. that                  C. whom            D. what
6. The really happy people are those ……enjoy their daily work. 
A. what              B. who                  C. which              D. where
7. My girlfriend loves tokbokki, _________ is Korean food.
A. which            B. where               C. whom             D. who
8. Blair passed the exam last week, ________ is great news.
A. who                B. that                   C. which              D. whom
9. The book ________ is in the car is his brother’s.
A. who                  B. that                   C. which              D. whom
10. The man_____ lives behind my house is a doctor.
A.that          B. who            C. which          D. whom

11. Peter, _____ I played video games with on the weekend, was younger than me.
A.that              B. who            C. which               D. whom

12. The old building__________is in front of my house fell down.

A. of which              B. which                C. whose               D. whom

13. We’ll come in July __________the schools are on holiday.

A. that          B. where            C. which          D. when

III. Choose WHO, WHICH, WHOSE

1. He arrived with a friend ______________ waited outside in the car.

2. The man ______________ mobile was ringing did not know what to do.

3. The car __________ the robbers escaped in was a BMW.

4. The woman _______________ daughter was crying tried to calm her down.

5. The postman _______________ works in the village is very old.

6. The family _______________ car was stolen last week is the Smiths.

7. The cowboy _______________ is wearing a red shirt looks very funny.

8. A bus is a big car _______________ carries lots of people.

9. The volunteers, ________________ enthusiasm was obvious, finished the work quickly.

10. Children __________________ like music are often good at mathematics.

 B. PRESENT CONTINUOUS FOR FUTURE MEANING

1. 'Are you free tomorrow afternoon?'

'Let me check in my diary. I ____________________ (see) a client at three. I'm free after that

2. We _____________________(have) a party on Friday night. Would you like to come?

3. I _________________________(meet) my friends this evening.

4. Tom ___________________(not come) to the party on Thursday.

5. I ______________________(not go) to London – tomorrow.

C. PREPOSITION

I. Fill in prepositions of time “AT / IN / ON” as in the example:

1. .. on… Saturday 8. ………..…… 9 o’clock 15. ……………….. autumn
2. ……..……. July 9. …………..… Christmas 16. ……………... half past two
3. ………..…. 1984 10. ……………… September 28 17. ………….… Monday morning
th

4. ……………. March 25
5. ……..……. Friday
6. ……………. summer
7. ……………. the morning
th
11………..…. 1991
12. ………..….. August 29th
13. ………….. winter
14. ………..….. the evening
18. ………..…… Easter
19. ………….…10 o’clock
20. …………..…Thursday afternoon
21. …………….… noon

II. Fill in “AT / IN / ON” as in the example:

1. …in….. December 6. ……….…… February 8th 11. ………..… a quarter past six
2. ………..…. midnight 7. ……….…… noon 12. …………… Saturday night
3. ……….…. 1982 8. ………….… 1964 13. ………….... Friday evening
4. ………..…. April 9. …………… spring 14. …………... Monday
5. …………. April 2nd 10. …………... night 15. ………..….. June 26th

III. Choose the correct answer:

1. My lesson starts ___at____ five o’clock.

a) on b) at c) in
2. My father usually buys a newspaper ___________ the morning.
a) on b) at c) in
3. We wear warm clothes _________ winter.
a) on b) at c) in
4. We get presents ________ Christmas.
a) on b) at c) in
5. I usually visit my grandparents __________ Sunday afternoon.
a) on b) at c) in
6. John’s birthday is __________ August 16th .
a) on b) at c) in
 7. The film finishes ___________ 9:30.
a) on b) at c) in
8. The supermarket is closed __________ Sunday.
a) on b) at c) in

9. We went there ________ car and stayed there for the whole day.

A. In B. on C. with D. in

10. We started our journey __________ foot

A. With B. by C. on D. in

11. Mr. Foster lives ___________ 667E street _____________ New York.

A. In/in B. at/in C. on/in D. in/on

12. This must be done ___________ any price.

A. For B. at C. in D. with

13. ______ general, I found zoology to be an easier subject than botany.

A. On B. in C. at D. with

14. She’ll come home ___________ April.

A. On B. in C. at D. for

15. She returned _____ China after spending much time abroad.

A. In B. from C. to D. at

16. The medical center is close __________ campus.

A. To B. for C. up D. with

IV. Fill in the blank with appropriate preposition

1) He's swimming _________ the river.

2) Where's Julie? She's _________ school.

3) The plant is _________ the table.

4) There is a spider _________ the bath.

5) Please put those apples _________ the bowl.

6) Frank is _________ holiday for three weeks.

7) There are two pockets _________ this bag.

8) I read the story _________ the newspaper.

9) The cat is sitting _________ the chair.

10) Lucy was standing _________ the bus stop.

11) I'll meet you _________ the cinema.

12) She hung a picture _________ the wall.

13) John is _________ the garden.

14) There's nothing _________ TV tonight.

15) I stayed _________ home all weekend.

16) When I called Lucy, she was _________ the bus.

17) There was a spider _________ the ceiling.

18) Unfortunately, Mr Brown is _________ hospital.

19) Don't sit _________ the table! Sit _________ a chair.

20) There are four cushions _________ the sofa.

1) The wine is _________ the bottle.

2) Pass me the dictionary, it's _________ the bookshelf.

3) Jennifer is _________ work.

4) Berlin is _________ Germany.

5) You have something _________ your face

6) Turn left _________ the traffic lights.

7) She was listening to classical music _________ the radio.

8) He has a house _________ the river.

9) The answer is _________ the bottom of the page.

10) Julie will be _________ the plane now.

11) There are a lot of magnets _________ the fridge.

12) She lives _________ London.

13) John is _________ a taxi. He's coming.

14) I'll meet you _________ the airport.

15) She stood _________ the window and looked out.

16) The cat is _________ the house somewhere.

17) Why are you calling so late? I'm already _________ bed.

18) I waited for Lucy _________ the station.

19) There was a picture of a flower _________ her T-shirt.

20) She has a house _________ Japan.

D. QUESTION TAG

I. Put A QUESTION TAG at the end of each sentence:

1. Tom won’t be late, ………………………………….... ?

2. They were very angry, …………………………………….………….. ?

3. Ann’s on holiday, ……………………………………………….. ?

4. You weren’t listening, ………………………….…………………?

5. Sue doesn’t like onions, ……………………………………………….?

6. Jack’s applied for the job, ……………………………………….……..?

7. You’ve got a camera, ………………………………………………. ?

8. You can type, …………………………………………..……………..?

9. He won’t mind if I go early, …………………………………………………?

10. Tom could help you, ………………………………………………………….. ?

11. There are a lot of people here, ………………………………………….…… ?

12. Let’s have dinner, ………………………………………………..…………?

13. This isn’t very interesting, …………………………………………..…….. ?

14. I’m too fat, ……………………………………………………….……….. ?

15. You wouldn’t tell anyone, ……………………………..………….. ?

16. Listen, ………………………………………….…………..?

17. I shouldn’t have got angry, …………………………..……………. ?

18. Don’t drop it, …………………………………………….………….. ?

19. They had to go home, ……………………………………………. ?

20. He’d never seen you before, ……………………………..……………?

II. Add TAG QUESTIONS to the following:

1. They want to come, …………………….……………….. ?

2. Elizabeth is a dentist, ………………………………….. ?

3. They won’t be here, …………………………………… ?

4. There aren’t any problems, ……………………………. ?

5. That is your umbrella, …………………………………. ?

6. George is a student, ……………………………………. ?

7. He’s learned a lot in the last couple of years, ………………………. ?

8. He has a bicycle, …………………………………………?

9. Joan can’t come with us, ………………………………..?

10. She’ll help us later, …………………………………….. ?

11. Peggy would like to come with us to the party, …………………….. ?

12. Those aren’t Fred’s books, …………………………….. ?

13. You’ve never been to Paris, ……………………………. ?

14. Something is wrong with Jane today, ………………….. ?

15. Everyone can learn how to swim, ……………………… ?

16. Nobody cheated on the exam, ………………………….. ?

17. Nothing went wrong while I was gone, …………………………….:. ?

18. I am invited, ……………………………………………..?

E. PAST SIMPLE – CONTINUOUS

I. Complete the sentences with the words in parentheses using the SIMPLE PAST or

the PAST CONTINUOUS:

1. Sally …………………………… (eat) dinner last night when someone …………………..(knock) on the door.

2. I began to study at seven last night. Fred …………………………… (come) at seven-thirty. I

……………………………… (study) when Fred ……………………….. (come).

3. While I ………………………………. (study) last night, Fred ……………………………(drop by) to visit me.

4. My roommate’s parents …………………………………. (call) him last night while we

…………………………………….. (watch) TV.

5. My mother called me around five. My husband came home a little after five. When he

……………………………….. (come) home, I ………………………………….. (talk) to my mother on the

phone.

6. While they ……………………………… (travel) to China, Marco ……………………. (keep) a diary.

7. Mrs. White …………………………………. (drive) past a house in Main Street when she ………………………

(see) the ground floor on fire.

8. While he ………………………………. (fly) off the Miami Coast, the pilot …………….. (see) sharks approaching

the swimmers.
 9. The fireman ……………………………… (fight) the fire on a balcony below when he …………………………

(hear) someone’s shouts.

10. She …………………… (die) while she ………………………….. (run) after a bus.

11. We ……………………………….. (have) dinner when the electricity …………………… (go) off.

12. She ………………………………… (think) of something else while you ……………….. (talk) to her.

13. I ……………………….. (see) her while I …………………………………. (look) out of the window.

14. While the teacher ………………………………….. (talk), the students ………………….. (look) at an insect on

the ceiling.

15. He wasn’t sleeping. He …………………………………….. (look) at the ceiling.

16. They were having a rest. They …………………………………….. (not / work).

17. They ………………………………… (study) two hours last night.

18. Jane …………………………………. (sleep) when the telephone rang.

19. As I …………………………………. (walk) to the lab, I met my friend.

20. We ………………………………….. (watch) TV last night.

II. Choose the best answer (Present + Past) ***

1. He was writing to his friend when he __________a noise.

A. was hearing B. heard C. had heard D. hears

2. I __________many people since I came here in June.
A. met B. has met C. was meeting D. have met

3. We __________ maths at this time last week.

A. were learning B. are learning C. was learning D. learnt
4. She was playing games while he __________a football match.
A. watched B. watches C. was watching D. watching
5. She __________to Ho Chi Minh city last year.
A. goes B. has gone C. go D. went
6. Since we came here, we ______ a lot of acquaintances.

A. have had B. had C. have D. are having

7. __________he playing football now?

A. Will B. Does C. Was D. Is
8. Every morning, I often sit in my garden and____ to my nightingale sing.
A. listening B. listen C. listened D. listens
9. She __________school when she was six.

A. start B. started C. has started D. are starting

10. I. __________TV when the telephone rang.

A. watched B. was watching C. are watching D. have watched

11. After he ____________ his English course, he went to England to continue his study.

A. finish B. finishes C. finished D. had finished

12. Angelina Jolie is a famous actress. She ________ in several films.
 A. appears B. is appearing C. appeared D. has appeared

13. Mai____ in HCM for five years.

A. lives B. has lived C. is living D. was living

14. My little sister________ "sleeping beauty" several times.

A. watches B. is watching C. has watched D. watched

15. I ______ to New York three times this year.

A. have been B. was C. were D. had been

16. I ______ her since I _____ a student.

A. know/ am B. knew/ was C. have known/ am D. have known/ was

17. The train _____ when we got to the station.

A. just left B. just leaves C. had just left D. will leave

18. Her father ______ when she was a small girl.

A. dies B. died C. has died D. had died

19. Almost everyone _______ for home by the time we arrived.

A. leave B. left C. leaves D. had left

20. I ______ to the same barber since last year.

A. am going B. have been going C. go D. had gone

F. ZERO CONDITIONAL

*Notes:

- Cả hai mệnh đề trong câu điều kiện loại 0 đều chia theo thì hiện tại đơn

- Câu điều kiện loại 0 được dùng để diễn tả một chân lý, sự thật,  thói quen, hành động, sự việc xảy ra thường xuyên

1. If I (wake up) ____________________ late, I (be) __________________ late for work.

2. If my husband (cook) ___________________, he (burn) _____________________ the food.

3. If Julie (not/wear) ___________________ a hat, she (get) __________________ sunstroke.

4. If children (not/eat) _______________________ well, they (not/be) ________________ healthy.

5. If you (mix) ____________ water and electricity, you (get) _______________ a shock.

6. If people (eat) ______________ too many sweets, they (get) ______________ fat.

7. If you (smoke) _____________________ , you (get) __________________ yellow fingers.

8. If children (play) _________________ outside, they (not/get) __________________ overweight.

9. If you (heat) ______________ ice, it (melt) __________________.

10. If I (speak) ____________________ to John, he (get) __________________ annoyed.

11. I (feel) ____________________ good the next day if I (go) __________________ to bed early.

12. Lots of people (come) _________________ if Jenny (have) ____________________ a party.

13. She (buy) ______________________ expensive clothes if she (go) ________________ shopping.

14. My daughter (pass) ________________ her exams if she (work) _________________ hard.

15. David (be) ______________________ sick if he (drink) __________________________ milk.

16. The river (freeze) __________________ if it (be) ____________________-_ very cold.

17. I (like) _______________________ to visit the museums if I (be) _________________ in a new city.

18. I (cycle) ________________ to work if the weather (be) ____________________ fine.

19. My roommate (clean) ______________ really well if she (clean) _______________ the house.

20. Everybody (be) _________________ grumpy if it (rain) ___________________ a lot.

21. If you (study) _____________________ hard, you (be) ___________________ a good student.

22. If it (rain) ___________________, you (get) _____________________ wet.

23. If you (mix) ___________________ red and yellow, you (get) ___________________ orange.

24. If he (work) ____________________ a lot, he (earn) _______________________ a lot of money.

25. If she (wear) _____________________ a blue dress, she (look) ____________________great.

26. If we (watch) __________________ tv, we (enjoy) ______________________ a lot.

27. If he (play) ____________________ football, he (get) ___________________ tired.

28. If I (eat) ______________________ too much, I (feel) _________________ bad.

29. If it doesn’t (rain) ___________________, plants cannot grow.

30. If I (try) __________________ to cook, I ruin the food.