Past tenses:

1. His uncle(teach) ......TAUGHT.......... English in our school 5 years ago.

2. The old man (fall) .....FELL........ as he (get) ......WAS GETTING........... into the bus.

3. They (not go) .....DIDN'T GO......... to the movies last Sunday.

4. When I saw him, he (sit) .......WAS SITTING........ asleep in a chair.

5. ........DID....... You (find) .....FIND........ my oen yesterday?

6. The light (go) ...WENT........ out when we (study) ....WERE STUDYING.......... our lesson

7. There (be) .........WAS...... a lot of noise at the fair yesterday.

8. They (give) .......GAVE....... me the letter a few minutes ago.

9. What she (do) ...WAS SHE DOING................. when you (arrive) ....ARRIVED.. there? She (write) ........WAS WRITING........ a letter.

10. She (have) .....WAS HAVING...... her bath while her sister (get) ..WAS GETTING......... the breakfast ready.

11. The storm (begin) ..BEGAN....... at half past ten while the class (study) .......WAS STUDYING...... history.

12. When the students (hear) ......HEARD........ the bell, they (get) .....WERE GETTING....... up and (leave) WERE LEAVING.

13. Mr. Harvey (ask) ......ASKED....... me about my plans the next time he (see) .......SAW........... me.

14. As I (cross) .....WAS CROSSING.......... the street, two cars (race) .......RACED... by me at full speed.

15. Just as I (leave) ......WAS LEAVING...... for home, a student (stop) .......STOPPED....... me in the hall.

16. Dorothy and I (just leave) ...WERE JUST LEAVING........... the house when the telephone (ring) ........RANG.......

17. The minute I (hear) ......HEARD......... the news , I (send) ..........WAS SENDING...... him a telegram.

18. I (go) ....WENT........ to ask you to help me, but you (sleep) .....WERE SLEEPING...... so peacefully when I (look) .....LOOKED..... into your room that I (decide) DECIDED to do it alone.

19. When I (arrive) ...ARRIVED......... at his house, he WAS still (sleep) ....SLEEPING........

20. The light (go) .........WENT..... out while we (have) .......WERE HAVING..... dinner.

21. Bill (have) .......WAS HAVING...... breakfast when I (stop) ......STOPPED....... at his house this morning.

22. As we (cross) ....WERE CROSSING........ the street, we (see) ..........SAW... an accident.

23. Tom(see) .......SAW...... a serious accident while he (stand) ........WAS STANDING....... at the bus stop.

24. While my father (read) .WAS READING...... a newspaper, I (learn) ......WAS LEARNING....... my lesson and my sister (do) ....WAS DOING....... her homework.

25. The children (play) ...WERE PLAYING........ football when their mother (come) ..CAME....... back home.

26. The bell (ring) ....RANG....... while Tom (take) .......WAS TAKING.......... a bath.

27. I (be) ..WAS............... very tired because I (work) .......WORKED....... all day yesterday.

28. He (sit) .....WAS SITTING........ in a cafe when I (see) ......SAW...... him.

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Ex1: Change the verbs in brakets into the simpl past or the past continuous

They(study) were studying in the library when the fire alarm went off.

It (snow) was snowing when I got up this morning

Abert Einstein(die) died in 1955

Tom(go) went to the post office twice yesterday

Hellen(wait) was waiting in the lobby, wasn't she?

He(work) was working his way through college at that time

He(teach)has taught economics at Harvard for almost 50 years.

The wind(blow) was blowing very hard when I (go) went out this morning

He fell while he (go) was going down the stairs

Ex2:Fill in the blanks with a correct from,the Past simple or the past continuous

1.He.was talking..(talk) with Mary,when Mrs.Smith came in.

2.They..studied.(study) two hours last night.

3.Jane...was sleeping..(sleep) when the telephone rang

4.As I.was walking.(walk) to the lab ,I met my friend

5. We.watched...(watch) Tv last night

EX1: Put the verbs into correct form:

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

2, It ( not rain )......doesn't rain.... in the dry season

3, He ( write ) ....is writing.....a long novel at present

4, Nam and Ba ( Play )......are playing..... soccer at the momment

5, Look ! Somebody ( climb ).....is clibing...... up that tree over them

6, What your father ( do )......does - do.... ? A doctor

7, Where are you ? - l'm upstairs . I ( have )....am having...... a bath

8, They ( have )......are having.... lunch in the cafeteria now

9, You ( drink )......Do - drink..... milk everyday ?

10, My brother ( write )....writes..... a play once a month

XI. Supply the correct verb forms.

1. I (see) HAD SEEN a car accident while I (wait) HAD BEEN WAITING for you on this corner yesterday.

2. Mr. john (be)HAS BEEN principal of our school since last year.

3. Mr. Smith (teach) HAS TAUGHT at this school since he (graduate) GRADUATED in 1980.

4. My father (not watch) DOENS'T WATCH TV every night.

5. I (meet) MET Authur three weeks ago.

6. Yesterday the police (report) REPORTED that they (capture) HAD CAPTURED the thief.

7. My friend (thank) THANKED me for what I had done for him.

8. Someone (steal) STOLE my handbag on the bus.

9. The Browns (live) WERE LIVING in Paris for 7 years when the second World War (break) BROKE down.

10. Last month I (be) HAD BEEN in the hospital for ten days.

11. Don't call me in the afternoon. I usually (be) AM away in the afternoon.

12. Mr. Clark (be) WAS in New York 2 months ago. Mr. Rossi (be)HAD BEEN in New York until 2 months ago.

13. John (drive) HAS DRIVEN that car ever since I (know) KNEWhim.

14. People (speak ) SPEAK English in most of Canada.

15. The dog (wag)WAGS his tail whenever he (see)SEES me.

16. What WERE you (do) DOING when I (ring) RANGyou last night?

17. Up to then I HAD never (see) SEEN such a fat man.

18. I (not see) DIDN'T SEE him last Monday.

19. They had sold all the books when we (get) GOT there.

20. I think he (leave) WILL LEAVE as soon as he (know) KNOWS the news.

21. She (play)WAS PLAYING the piano when our guests (arrive) ARRIVED last night.

22. He (come) WILL COOME and (see) SEE you soon.

23. I (come) as soon as I have finished my work. ARE You (be) ready?

24. My mother (come) IS COMING to stay with us next weekend.

25. Where WILL you (spend) SPEND your holidays next summer?

26. Violets (bloom) BLOOM in spring.

27. We (not live) HAVEN'T BEEN LIVING in England for two years now.

28. I (never forget) WILL NEVER FORGET what HAVE you (just tell) JUST TOLD me.

29. They (prepare) ARE PREPARING the Christmas dinner at the moment.

30. When I last (stay) STAYED in Cairo, I (ride)RODE to the Pyramids on a camel that my friend (borrow) HAD BORROWED the day before.

31. Our teacher (tell) TOLD us yesterday that he (visit) VISITED England in 1970.

32. George (work) HAS WORKED at a university so far.

33. When he lived in Manchester, he (work)WAS WORKING in a bank.

34. Birds (build) BUILD their nests in summer and (fly) FLY to the South in winter.

35. I (lose) HAVE LOST my key. (Can) CAN you help me look for it?

36. My father (not smoke) HASN;T SMOKED for 5 years.

37. My teacher wasn't at home when I (arrive)ARRIVED . He (just go) HAD JUST GONE out.

38. How long HAVE Bob and Mary (be) BEEN married?

39. HAVE You (receive)RECEIVED any letter from your parents yet?

40. My brother (join)JOINED the army when he (be) WAS young.

41. WILL You (remember) REMEMBER my name or you (forget) FORGET it someday?

42. Tom (study) HAD BEEN STUDYING chemistry for three years and then he gave it up.

43. Miss Lee often (write) WROTE when she was on holiday.

44. He (leave)LEFT home two weeks ago and we (not hear) HAVEN'T HEARD from him since then.

45. DID You (speak) SPEAKto Mrs. Baker yesterday? No, I (not see) HAVEN'T SEEN her for a long time. I (not can) COULDN'T remember when I last (see)SAW her.

46. When the teacher came in, the pupils (play) WERE PLAYING game.

47. Columbus (discover) DISCOVERED America more than 400 years ago. 7

48. By next month, I (finish) WILL HAVE FINISHED my first novel.

49. By May 5, we (live) WILL HAVE LIVED in this city for ten years.

50. When DID your father (die)DIE? I (not kow)DIDN'T KNOW when he (die) DIED.

51. Bill said he (forget) HAD FORGOTTEN to buy a dictionary.

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52. He felt asleep while he (do) WAS DOING his homework.

53. We (not see) HAVEN'T SEEN them for a long time.

54. It (rain)WAS RAINING when we arrived.

55. Kite and I (wait) WILL WAIT right here until you get back.

56. He'll leave as soon as he (hear) HEARS the news.

57. Dick (start)HAD STARTED school before he WASseven.

58. How long HAVE you (study) BEEN STUDYING in this school?

59. We (not receive)HAVEN'T RECEIVED any letter from him since he (leave)LEFT four months ago.

60. Where are you? I'm upstairs. I (have)AM HAVING a bath.

61. I (speak) WILL HAVE SPOKENto you about that matter after the meeting tonight.

62. At this time next week, we (live)WILL BE LIVING in USA.

63. Hurry up! The train (come)IS COMING.

64. Be quiet! The teacher (be)IS angry.

65. Why didn't you listen while I (speak)WAS SPEAKING to you?

66. Some animals (not eat) DON'T EATduring winter.

67. I (finish) WILL HAVE FINISHED the book before my next birthday.

68. John (watch) WAS WATCHING TV at 8 last evening.

69. Mr. Pike (live) HAS LIVED here since last October.

70. Someone (cut) HAD CUT down all the trees in the garden. 8

71. The house (build) WAS BUILT two years ago.

72. Listen! The bird (sing).ARE SINGING

73. Trees (plant)HAVE BEEN PLANTED since it (stop) STOPPEDraining.

74. Tom Baker (not come) WON'T COME here tomorrow.

75. By the end of last March, I (study)HAD STUDIED English for 5 years.

76. He often (say) SAID O.K when he (talk)WAS TALKING with the guests.

77. What DID you (do) DO after you (go)HAD GONE home yesterday?

78. How long you (wait) for me? Just a few minutes.

79. He (do)HAD DONE his homework before he went to the cinema.

80. By noon, I (wait) WILL HAVE BEEN WAITING for her for two hours.

81. By the time you come there, she (make)WILL HAVE MADE a big cake.

82. Yesterday thieves (break) BROKEinto the house and (steal) STOLE a lot of fur coats while the guests (dance)WERE DANCEING.

83. When I came in, they all (sit)WERE SITTING round a fire. Mr. Pike (do) WAS DOING a crossword puzzle, Mrs. Pike (knit)WAS KNITTING, and the others (read)WAS READING.

84. Mr. Jackson (paint) HAS PAINTED his house since last month.

85. She (ask) HAS ASKED me to tell about him several times.

86. The audience (listen) LISTENEDto everything he said last night.

87. At 4 p.m yesterday? Well, I (work)WAS WORKING in my office at that time.

88. A: I (play) PLAYED football when I was 5 years old.

B: HAVE You (play) PLAYED since you (come) CAME to England?

A: Oh, yes. I (play)HAVE BEEN PLAYING quite a lot. I (join) JOINED a club the day after I (arrive)ARRIVED.

89. I'm preparing to support anything he (say) WILL SAY tomorrow.

90. Sometimes I (get) GETS up before the Sun (rise)RISES.

91. He said he (be)WAS mistaken.

9 92. Don't speak until someone (ask) ASKES you.

93. Mary (come) COMES from London.

94. Please be quiet! I (work)AM WORKING.

95. When I (be)WAS a child, I (want)WANTED to be a doctor.

96. David (be)WAS born after his father (die).DIED

97. Long ago, my younger brother often (cry)CRIED .

98. I (not send) WON'T SEND the parcel until I hear from you.

99. The last train (leave) LEAVES the station at 5 p.m.

100. Up to now, the teacher (give)HAS GIVEN our class five tests

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1. I ____was going____down the street when it begin to rain ﴾go﴿

2. At this time last year, I_was attending____an English course ﴾attend﴿

3. Jim_was standing__under the tree when he heard an explosion ﴾stand﴿

4. The boy fell and hurt himself while he __was riding_ a bicycle ﴾ride﴿

5. When we met them last year, they___were living__ in Santiago ﴾live﴿

6. The tourist lost his camera while he_was walking_around the city ﴾walk﴿

7. The lorry ___was going____ very fast when it hit our car ﴾go﴿

8. While I__was studying___in my room, my roommate ___was having___ a party in the other room ﴾study/ have﴿ 9. Mary and I____was just leaving__ the house when the telephone rang ﴾just leave﴿

10. We ______were sitting_____ in the café when they saw us ﴾sit﴿

1. was going

2. was atending

3. was standing

4. was riding

5. were living

6. was walking

7. was going

8. was studying, was having

9. was just leaving

10. were sitting

Put the words in blackets in the correct form
1. While her husband (be) ...was.... in the army, she wrote to him twice a week.
2. (be) .......Are..... the students on time for professor Tai's lectures?
3. He (cannot) ......couldn't... pay attention in the class when he was a child.
4. She is the (intelligent) ........most intelligent.......... in the school.
5. English is (far) ........further..... from Poland than Denmark.
6. Who (Sally/sit) ......did Sally sit.... next to today?
7. Tom (look) ......is looking..... for his key. He can't find it.
8. I wish I (be) ..........were..... in the theatre to watch the play.
9. Hurry up! We (wait) ......are waiting.... at the car park.
10, They (cannot) ......couldn't..... be here three days ago because they were in London at that time.

 1, sets ; circles

 2, rains ; flows

 3, often bulid ; are building

 4, make

 5, are getting

 6, am giving ; see

 7, is playing ; plays

 8, am not talking

 9, does...go ; goes

10, Are...; are

11, Are...playing ; are learning

12, Do...go...

13, is cooking ; cooks

14, is...doing...; is making

15, Does...go...; goes

16, is coming

17, aren't

18, washes 

19, does...do

20, watches ; isn't talking

21, is ; is

22, see ; are playing

1. That tree makes the house very dank.

-Very well, I WILL CUT it down.

2. I HAD a cold . Yesterday I FELT terrible, but I'm feeling better today

3. DID You SEE the film on TV last night?

4. George is interested in TAKING an art class

5. Oh, it's a gray day today . The sun ISN'T SHINING

6. All the students in our class CAME to the class party last night . We DANCED and SANG many songs.

7. He CAN swim when he WAS eleven years old .

8. They WILL BUY a new house next year.

9. when my brother and I WERE children. We HAD two cats and a dog

10. DID You GOout last night?

-Yes, I (go)WENT to the cinema but I DIDN'T ENJOY the movie much.

1. That tree makes the house very dank.

-Very well, I (cut) will cut it down.

2. I (have) have a cold . Yesterday I (feel) felt terrible, but I'm feeling better today

3. Did You (see) see the film on TV last night?

4. George is interested in (take) taking an art class

5. Oh, it's a gray day today . The sun (not shine) isn't shining

6. All the students in our class (come) came to the class party last night . We (dance) danced and (sing) sang many songs.

7. He (can) san swim when he (be) was eleven years old .

8. They (buy) will buy a new house next year.

9. when my brother and I (be) were children. We (have) had two cats and a dog

10. Did You (go) go out last night?

-Yes, I (go) went to the cinema but I (not enjoy) didn't enjoy the movie much.

I) Rewrite each of the following sentences

1.She rarely goes to the English speaking club

->She doesn't often go to the English speaking club

2.They never stop scolding their children.

->They are always scolding their children

3.She has been writing the report. It is finished now.

-> She has been writing the report which is finished now

4.My wait in the queue has lasted 40 minutes so far.

-> I have been waiting in the queue for 40 minutes

5.He began study English at 9 o'clock and is still studying.

-> He has been studying English since 9 o'clock

6.They don't like seafood,so they avoid eating it.

-> They have never eaten seafood

7.Nigel keeps interrupting me.

-> Nigel is always interrupting me

8.Lan is on the tenth page of the book she is reading.

-> So far Lan has read 10 pages of the book

9. When I arrived here, I started to feel better.

->Since arriving here, I have felt better

10. The last time I met my mother was last month.

-> I haven't met my mother since last month

II) Give the correct form of the verb

1.We have lived (live) here since we moved here

2.We have just come (just-come) back from our holiday to Thailand

3. Cuckoos don't build (not build) nets.They use (use) the nets of other birds

4.You can't see Tom now. He is having (have) a bath.

5.An is making (make) a dress for herself at the moment. She makes (make) all her own clothes.

6.He usually speaks (speak) so quickly that I don't understand (not understand) him.

7.I am wearing (wear) my sunglasses today because the is very strong.

8. Tom and Peter are having (have) a long coversation.I wonder (wonder) what they are talking (talk) about.

9.How long have you known (know) Mr.Pitt?

10.I won't go out now as it is raining (rain) and I don't have (not have) an umbrella

11.This car is making (make) a strange noise. Do You think (think) it is all right?

12.I(make) have been making cake. That is why my hand are all covered with flour

13.Have you seen my bag anywhere? I (look) have looked for it for ages

14.We (walk) have walked 10 kilometers

15.You(drive) have been driving all day. Let me drive now.

16. The boy(eat) has eaten seven ice-creams

17.I can't hear what you (say) are saying; the traffic (make) is making too much noise.

18.We (have) are having breakfast at 5a.m tomorrow as Tom(catch) is catching an early train.

19.Look at that crowd.I (wonder) wonder what they (wait) are waiting for

20.Why are you (walk) walking so fast today? You usually (walk) walk quite slowly

21.He (not,smoke) hasn't been smoking for two weeks. He is trying to give it up.

22.We (miss) have missed the bus. Now we will have to walk.

23.I (be) am sorry. I (forget) have forgot that fellow's name already.

24.I (have) have had no trouble with my English lessons up to now.

25.George (do) has done good work in this class so far.

26.You must wake her up. She (sleep) has been sleeping soundly for 10 hours

27.Alice (lose) has lost her Vietnamese-English dictionary.

28.Up to the present, we ( write) have written almost every lesson in this book.

III.Rewrite the sentences using since or for:

1. I was in this class a month ago, and I am in this class now

-> I have been in this class for a month

2. I knew my teacher in September, and I know her now

-> I have known my teacher since September

3. Our professor was sick a week ago, and he is still sick.

-> Our professor has been sick for a week

4. They live in Canada.They moved there in December.

-> They have been living in Canada since December

5.I know Mrs.Brown. I met her in 1999.

-> I have known Mrs. Brown since 1999

6. Tom works at a fast food restaurant. He got the job 3 week ago.

-> Tom has been working at a fast food restaurant for 3 weeks

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