Bài 1: COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES, USING THE PAST OF THE VERBS GIVEN.
[ buy take go return be wear eat receive]
1. The sea food was very delicious
2. Hoa........a letter from her penpal Tim yesterday
3. I..........to the movie theater last night
4. They..........fish and crab for their lunch
5. Liz........to HaNoi from NhaTrang two days ago
6.She.......a blue dress in her last birthday party.
7. Mr Jobinson..........Liz a cap
8. He...........................his children to the zoo last Sunday
Bai 2: FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF "TO BE ": AM , IS, ARE, WAS, WERE
1.The homewotk..........very difficult yesterday (hearing) call my name.
2.I (paid/was paying) for my things when I (hear/was stay) with her sister until she finds somewhere
3. We (left/was leaving) the cafe and (said/ was saying) goodbye.
4. This time last month we (took/were taking) the final test.
5. While we (had/were having) a drink , a waiter (dropped/ was dropping) a pile of plates.
6. When I (came/ was coming), he (read/was reading) books.
Bai 3 : THE PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS.
1. Sonia (look)......for a place to live
2. The children .....in the park five minutes ago.
3. Nha Trang ........a beautiful place
4. I .........late for school yesterday.
5. Where .......she yesterday?
6. We........tired today. We ......at the party last night .
7. She............unhappy because she doesn't have any friend in the city .
8. .............you at home yesterday morning?

I am making about plans for the summer holidays. I think I will 1/.....................................
have a lots of much things to do, but first of all I will have a 2/.....................................
good rest after the exams pass and enjoy myself. I'm going to 3/.....................................
spend my some holiday on the beach. I'm going to Vung Tau 4/.....................................
Beach and I'm will staying there for about two weeks. My 5/.....................................
uncle lives there and I 'll stay with him. Now I'm getting 6/........ .............................
everything ready for the holidays. I'm leaving for next Monday 7/......................................
by train. There has is one starting at 4 pm. When I get there, 8/......................................
my uncle will going gets me up at the station. Hope to write to 9/......................................
you soon and can be able to tell you lots of interesting things. 10/................................

II. Choose the correct answer
1. I’m very...............to see you here.
A. pleased B. please C. pleasing
2. We’ll have a day............... this week
A. on B. off C. of
3. Sorry, I can’t go with you now. I have ........... my work for the test tomorrow
A. reviewing B. to review C. review
4. I usually go to bed at hafl.............. eleven
A. past B. part C. the past
5. I drink................ Coffee than you
A. little B. less C. few
6. You should look in the card............. to find a book
A. list B. index​C. rack
7. ...............terrible weather!
A. What ​​​B. How​​​C. What a
8. I live............. 42 Satorn Road
A. in​​​​B. at​​C. on
9. Is the Eiffel Tower taller............. Big Ben?
A. that​​​B. than​C. and
10. I’m a bit shy. I don’t............ friends easily
A. take​​​B. do​​C. make
III. Use the correct form of word
6. You should wash the fruits..........before eating them​( care)
7. Having a.......... nose is a symptom of a cold​​( run)
8. Liz’s........... to cham Temple was wonderful​​( visit)
9. Finally, he decided........ down​​( seat)
10. Hoa is the............student in the class​​( help)
IV. Find the mistake and correct it
1. We didn’t wanted to go to the park
2. The shop closed ago ten minutes

3. John washs the car on Saturday
4. We no live in a city
5. I can’t speak Chinese and neither can’t my brother
6. When I saw her, I thought she looked happily
7. Did you not understand what I said to you? Sorry, I didn’t

8. The dress was pink and little white flowers on it
9. My mother bought for me a nice schoolbag on the occasion of a new school year
10. When I am ill, my Mom looks at me
V. Complete the sentences
Dear Andy.
1. Thanks/ invitation.
2. I/ be afraid/ we/ can not come/ your party.
3. We/ going away/ New Year.
4. I/ give you/ ring/ when/ get back.
5. Perhaps we/ come/ visit/ February.
Love
Diana
VI. Write sentences
1. They spend a lot of time...............................
2. I prefer................................................
3. This was the first time.............................
4. My parents took me..................................
5. The noise keeps me...........................................
VII. Fill in each gap with a suitable preposition
1. I’m reading a book …................ history of China.
2. The shirt looked beautiful. I tried it…..............but it didn’t fit.
3. It is far…..........................your house to the school.
4. Is Tokyo the biggest city…............................the world.
5. John’s worried ….......................his final exam.
6. Are you interested…...................... Math.
7. What’s HCM city famous…........................?
8. Her sister is working….......................... a computer company.
9. Can I talk ............................. you for a moment?
10. My aunt sliced the beef .......................thin strips. VIII. Reading the passage and answer the question
Babies do it for up to 8 hours a day.Sleep.No one can live without it.But how much do we really need?
Scientists say that we all need 8 hours’s sleep every night.They find that, on average, adults sleep for 7 hours a night,with 32% sleeping less than 6 hours.They also say that the idea that we need less sleep as we get older is completely untrue.Professor JimHorne of Southborough University studied a group of people who could spend as many hours as they wanted in bed ; after 10 hours they didn’t find it any easy to get up in the morning.
*Questions:
1.How many hours a day do babies sleep?

2.How many hours a day should we sleep?

3.How many hours a day do most people sleep?

4.What percentage of people sleep less than 6 hours a day?

5. Can people get up early in the morning after 10 hours’ sleep?

VIII. Use the correct form of verb
1. In Southern of Vietnam, there (be) no winter
2. Lan (go) to the park every afternoon.. He (like) walking but he (not like) play any sports.
3. How we (find) the way to the railway station?
4. Don’t worry about the meeting tomorrow. I (pick) you up
5. I (eat) with my friend at the cafeteria right now.
6. You already (have) your vacation plan? Yes, I (plan) since last Wednesday
7. I (spend) two weeks on a Greek island last year
8. I am very tired, My mother (take) me to the doctor soon
9. Ann (drink) milk tea and her brother (have) hamburger when their mother (come) home.
10. Can you show me how she (return) these books
IX. Read the passage and choose the best optionJames has two jobs. (1)………….Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday he works in a (2)……….where he helps to look after children who (3)………..ill. He goes to the hospital (4)………bus. He starts (5)………at ten o’clock and works until quarter (6)……….five. He (7)………at home on Thursday and Friday, he writes stories. In (8)……… evening, one of his roommates cooks the meal. After dinner, they (9)…………at the newspapers to see what’s on TV or they (10)…………about the day.​
1. A. At B. In C. On D. Up
2. A. school B. hospital C. office D. factory
3. A. am B. is C. are D. be
4. A. in B. on C. under D. by
5. A. job B. day C. hand D. work
6. A. to B. at C. by D. about
7. A. work B. works C. working D. to work
8. A. a B. an C. O D. the
9. A. see B. watch C. look D. meet
10. A. sing B. talk C. hear D. listen

III.Put the verb in brackets into correct form:
1. Last year, we (live) in Nha Trang but now we (live) in Ha Noi with my uncle.
2. Last week I (send) my friend -Daisy a letter but she (not reply). I(be) very sad now. 3. My father (not like) drinking beer but yesterday he (have )two big glasses of beer. He (be) happy to receive my mother’s news.
4. What you (do) yesteday? –I (phone) you but you (not be) in.
5. Last month my brother (send) me his photographs. He (send) his photographs every year.
6. I (think) you (not like) chocolate but it was wrong.
7. Nam is a careful driver but yesterday he (drive) carelessly.
8. What time you (go )to the market yesterday?
9. I (not know) how to dance when I (be) six years old.
10. Do you like swimming Ba ? - I (do) it when I (be) a child but not now.
IV. Join these ideas using “adj. + too / enough + (for O) + to-inf .”:
1. I’m too tired. I can’t go to the cinema this evening.
2. The table was too heavy. I couldn’t move it.
3. The children aren’t tall enough. They can’t reach that shelf.
4. They arrived too late. They didn’t see the beginning of the film.
5. Our old flat was too small. We couldn’t live in it.
6. He spoke too quietly. The people at the back of the room couldn’t hear.
7. The girl is so beautiful and clever . She can be the Miss World.
8. Nam is not tall. He couldn’t play volleyball for the school team.
9. The gas leak was serious.The police evacuated the building.
10. The problem isn’t important. We won’t focus on it.
V.Use the present simple of verbs in brackets:
1. Jet engines (make) a lot of noise.
2. I (not live) in London. I (live ) in Paris.
3. The sea (cover) two-thirds of the world.
4. Loud music (give) me a headache.
5. We ( not come) from Canada. We come from the USA.
6. She (work) from Mondays to Fridays. She (not work) at weekends.
7. Andrew and Les (not go) to school by bus every day. Most morning, Andrew (go) by bike and Les (walk).
8.You(not write) to your penfriend very often, but he (write) to you every week.

B. Exercises:
I. Make request for each situation below:
1. You want to ask your friends to go to the cinema with you :
 .................................................................................
You see a person on the street with a heavy bag and you want to help her : ................................................................................
2. You want to go to a place at 7 o’clock and you want your friend agree with you.
.....................................................................................
II. Find and correct the mistakes in each sentence:
a/ Would you like try some coffee?
b/ Is 9 o’clock is ok?
c/ Can I speak Lan, please.
d/ He’s going to leave for for Bangkok e/ What are you going to do yesterday. f/ Can you to do me a favor ?
g/ Wait a minutes. Hold on!
h/ Let’s us meet outside the cinema i/ I know where is it.
j/ What are you going do?
III- Match A with B:
A
B
1/ Shall we go out dinnet tonight?
2/ Is 8 o’clock, ok?
3/ Would you like to go to the cinema with me? 4/ Can I speak to Nam, please?
5/ Let me help you do the housework.
a/ Yes, that’s fine
b/ That’s a good idea
c/ Certainly
d/ That’s very kind of you. e/ Yes, I’d love to.

IV- Supply verbs in the sentences:
1. Would you like (join) my class next Sunday? We (visit) the local museum.
2. My father likes (read) novel . He always ( read) books after dinner.
3. A friend of my brother (call) him last night, but he (not be) at home. So I (take) a message for him.
4. ( Be ) you busy this evening ?
Yes ,I (meet) Tuan at the library at seven. We (study) together. 5. Mai (telephone) you when she comes back.
V. Complete the sentences with the correct form of words:
1. Trung and his brother like ............ movies very much. (ACT)
2. Bell experimented with ways of transmiting ............ over along distance. (SPEECH)
3. Bell ......... demonstrated his invention . (SUCCESS)
4. Mr Phong made an ........ to see us at two o’clock. (ARRANGE)
5. Thomas Watson was Bell’s ......... ,wasn’t he? (ASSIST)
VI. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions:
1. Alexander Graham Bell was born ......March 3nd, 1845 ........... Scotland. 2. He worked .............. deaf- mutes .............Boston University.
3. I’ll come ..............to pick her ..................8 o’clock.
4. Mrs Lam called ................her delivery service.
5. He worked very hard and finally come .......... .......... a very important invention.

Put the verbs in brackets into the Simple Past Tense:

24. I (say)________, "No, my secretary forgets to make them."
25. The waitress (tell)________ us to come back in two hours.
26. My client and I slowly (walk)________ back to the car.
27. Then we (see)________ a small grocery store.
28. We (stop)________ in the grocery store and (buy)________ some sandwiches.
29. That (be)________ better than waiting for two hours.
30. I (not go)________ to school last Sunday.
31. ________She (get)________ married last year?
32. What________ you (do)________ last night?- I (do)________ my homework.
33. I (love)________ him but no more.
34. Yesterday, I (get)________ up at 6 and (have)________ breakfast at 6.30.
35. Tom (not shave)________ this morning because he (not have)________ time
36. Where)________ you (go)________?
37. I (be)________ hungry, so I (buy)________ something to eat
38. She (not invite)________ her to the party
39. ________ they (be)________ at work yesterday?
40. We all (leave)________ the party at 11 o’clock
41. I (be)________ angry because Tom and Ann (be)________ late
42. What)________ you (do)________ at the weekend?
43. They (sell)________ their house
44. Professor Kenneth (teach)________ another class last year.
45. We (spend)________ two weeks in JAPAN.
46. The rain (stop)________ in the middle of the afternoon.
47. We (speak)________ to our friends last night.
48. I (realize)________ my error at once.
49. We (eat)________ lunch at the cafeteria with them.
50. He (drive)________ his car to work yesterday.
51. Albert Einstein (die)________ in 1955.
52. Tom (go)________ to the post office twice yesterday.
53. My car (break)________ down this morning on the way to work.
54. I (see)________ her last year.
55. What________ you (do)________ yesterday?
56. You (watch)________ TV last night?
57. She (be)________ born in 1980.
58. We (study)________ almost every lesson in this book so far.
59. We (watch, never)________ that television program.
60. We (watch)________ an interesting program on television last night.
61. My wife and I (travel)________ to Mexico by air last Summer.
62. I (read)________ that novel again during my last vacation.
63. I (have)________ a little trouble with my car last week.
64. However, I (have)________ no trouble with my car since then.
65. He (work)________ all day yesterday.
EXERCISE 4: Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect & Simple Past Tenses.
1. I (wait)________ for two hours, but she (not come)________ yet.
2. He (write)________ a book since last year.
3. How long_________ you (learn)________ English?
4. Tom (already finish)________ his homework.
5. I (read)________ the novel written by Jack London several times before.
6. Mai (never be)________ in Hanoi.
7. She (study)________ Korean for two years.
8. How many times you (see)________ him since he went to Edinburgh?
9. We are from French. We (be)________ there for 20 years.
10. I am sorry. I (forget)________ that girl’s name already.
11. Mai (lose)________ her dictionary.

MR. BEAN’S MATERIALS – Exercises on Verb-Tenses

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12. I (wait)________ for the manager for two hours.
13. ________ you (ever, see)________ a lion?
14. I (work)________ very hard for the exam.
15. I (live)________ here since 1970.
16. ________ you (be) to the zoo?
17. I’m afraid you (look)________ at the wrong one.
18. Why are the police here? What (happen)________?
19. Please stay for dinner, Jane (cook)________ a lovely meal.
20. He (learn)________ English for three years, but he can’t even read a newspaper yet.
21. My teacher (teach)________ English at this school for six years.
22. Michael (study)________ English for six month now.
23. Up the present, George (do)________ good work in this class.
24. Our present boss (work)________ in this company all of his life.
EXERCISE 5: Put the verbs in brackets into the Simple Past & Past Perfect:
1. When the police (arrive)________, the car (go)________.
2. They (eat)________ everything by the time I (arrive)________ at the party
3. When I (find)________ my purse, someone (take)________ the money out of it.
4. By the time I (get)________ into my town, the shop (close)________.
5. They (go)________ after they (finish)________ their work.
6. He (do)________ nothing before he (see)________ me.
7. When they (get)________ the station, the train (leave)________.
EXERCISE 6: Put the verbs in brackets into Gerund, To Infinitive & Bare Infinitive.
1. I hope (have)________ a job
2. Try to avoid (make)________ him angry.
3. He thinks of (leave)________ his job.
4. Would you mind (show)________ me how (work)________ the lift?
5. It's no use (wait)________.
6. I hate (see)________ a child (cry)________.
7. I'm looking forward to (see)________ you.
8. He warned her (not touch)________ the wire.
9. Gravity makes water (run)________ downhill.
10. Please let me (know)________ your decision.
11. It is difficult (please)________ every body.
12. We are eager (return)________ to school in the fall.
13. Stop (argue)________ and start (work)________.

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Rewrite each sentence, beginning as given, so that it contains an expression with have
1 I really enjoyed my holiday last year.
= I.............................................
2, david crashed his car while he was driving to Spain.
=David..................................
3, When we left, Maria wished us a safe journey.
= ^ goodbye ^, said Maria, and .................
4 Most of the people on the beach were wearing very little.
= Most of the people on the beach .....................
5.We could not decide about our holiday but then Sue thought of something.
= We could not decide about our holiday until Sue.................................
6 There was a party at Martin house last night.
= Martin......................
7.Brenda could not go away for the weekend beacause she was very busy.
= Brenda could not go away for the weekend beacause she was .......................
8. LAn did not how to water-ski, but she gave it a try.
= LAn did not how to water-ski but she......................
9. LAura suspected that the hotel food was going to be bad.
= LAura

I, Combine the sentences using so….that
1. The weather was hot. You could fry an egg on the sidewalk
->
2. I couldn’t understand her. She talked too fast
->
3. Grandpa held me tightly when he hugged me. I couldn’t breathe for a moment
->
4. There were few people at the meeting. It was cancelled
->
5. Ted couldn’t get to sleep last night. He was worried about the exam
->
6. I can’t figure out what this sentence says. His handwriting is illegible
->
7. I have many problems. I can use all the help you can give me.
-> I
8. Jerry got angry. He put his fist through the wall
->
9. It took us only ten minutes to get there. There was little traffic
->
10. Too many people came to the meeting. There were not enough seats for everyone
->

II, Combine the sentences using “ such……that”
1. I don’t feel like going to class. We’re having beautiful weather
->
2. The classroom has comfortable chairs. The students find it easy to fall asleep
->
3. The Tornado struck with great force. It lifted automobiles off the ground
->
4. This is good coffee. I think I’ll have another cup
->
5. Karen is a good Pianist. I’m surprised she didn’t go into music professionally
->
6. It was good book. I couldn’t put it down
->
7. They were beautiful flowers. We took a photograph of them
->

1: Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Tense:
1. They often (have)________ eggs for breakfast.
2. We usually (play)________ badminton.
3. She sometimes (wake up)________ late.
4. He always (go)________ to the cinema at weekends.
5. Mary (watch)________ TV every night.
6. She always (kiss)________ her children before she (go)________ to bed.
7. My parents (teach)________ chemistry.
8. She (dance)________ very well.
9. _________Tom often (arrive)________ late?
10. _________you always (go)________ to school in the morning?
11. We (not wake up)________ early.
12. _________these hens (lay)________ brown eggs?
13. She (be)________ very nice.
14. _________he (be)________ tall?
15. _________you (be)________ a teacher

2: Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Continuous & Simple Present.
1. Be quiet! The baby (sleep)________.
2. The student (look up)________ the new word right now.
3. He (play)________ game at the moment
4. At present, that author (write)________ a historical novel.
5. She (play)________ tennis when It (rain)________.
6. She sometimes (buy)________ vegetables at this market.
7. I (read)________ book while they (do)________ homework
8. I (see)________ that you (wear)________ your best clothes.
9. My mother (cook)____ some food in the kitchen at present. She always (cook)______ in the
morning.
10. Sarah often (work)________ late at the office.
EXERCISE 3: Put the verbs in brackets into the Simple Past Tense:
1. She (spend)________ all her money last week.
2. Mum (never spend)________ any money on herself.
3. I (lend)________ my penknife to someone, but I can't remember who it was now.
4. John and his father (build)________ the cabin themselves last year.
5. My parents (sell)________ the stereo at a garage sale.
6. ________ you (tell)________ anyone about this yesterday?
7. The unidentified plant (bear)________ gorgeous flowers.
8. She (tear)________ the letter to pieces and threw it in the bin.
9. He often (wear)________ glasses for reading.
10. Before God He (swear)________ he was innocent
11. Yesterday, clouds (creep)________ across the horizon, just above the line of trees.
12. We both (sleep)________ badly that night.
13. She (weep)________ for the loss of her mother.
14. Jane (keep)________ the engine running.
15. A huge wave (sweep)________ over the deck
16. Mum (pay)________ for my driving lessons.
17. He (lay)________ his hand on my shoulder.
18. He (break)________ the biscuit in half and handed one piece to me.
19. He (choose)________ his words carefully as he (speak)________.
20. Yesterday, I (go)________ to the restaurant with a client.
21. We (drive)________ around the parking lot for 20 minutes to find a parking space.
22. When we (arrive)________ at the restaurant, the place (be) _____ full.
23. The waitress (ask)________ us if we (have) reservations.

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1. In all the world, there (be) __________ only 14 mountains that (reach) __________above 8,000 meters.
2. He sometimes (come) __________ to see his parents.
3. When I (come) __________, she (leave) __________for Dalat ten minutes ago.
4. My grandfather never (fly) __________ in an airplane, and he has no intention of ever doing so.
5. We just (decide) __________ that we (undertake) ____________ the job.
6. He told me that he (take) __________ a trip to California the following week.
7. I knew that this road (be) __________ too narrow.
8. Right now I (attend) __________ class. Yesterday at this time I (attend) __________class.
9. Tomorrow I'm going to leave for home. When I (arrive) __________at the airport, Mary (wait) __________ for me.
10. Margaret was born in 1950. By last year, she (live) __________on this earth for 55 years .
11. The traffic was very heavy. By the time I (get) __________to Mary's party, everyone already (arrive) __________
12. I will graduate in June. I (see) __________ you in July. By the time I (see) __________ you , I (graduate) __________.
13. I (visit) __________ my uncle's home regularly when I (be) __________ a child.
14. That book (be) __________ on the table for weeks. You (not read) __________ it yet ?
15. David (wash) __________ his hands. He just (repair) __________ the TV set.
16. You (be) __________here before? Yes, I (spend) __________ my holidays here last year.
17. We never (meet) __________ him. We don't know what he (look) __________ like.
18. The car (be) __________ ready for him by the time he (come) __________tomorrow.
19. On arriving at home I (find) __________that she just (leave) __________a few minutes before.
20. When we (arrive) __________ in London tonight, it probably (rain) __________.
21. It (rain) __________ hard. We can't do anything until it (stop) __________
22. Last night we (watch) __________TV when the power (fail) __________.
23. That evening we (stay) __________up to talk about the town where he (live) __________for some years.
24. I (sit) __________down for a rest while the shoes (repair) __________.
25. Half way to the office Paul (turn) __________round and (go) __________back home because he (forget) __________to turn the gas off.
26. London (change) __________a lot since we first (come) __________ to live here.
27. While we (talk) __________on the phone the children (start) __________fighting and (break) __________a window
28. He used to talk to us for hours about all the interesting things he (do) __________ in his life.
29. You know she (stand) __________looking at that picture for the last twenty minutes.
30. I (spend) __________ a lot of time travelling since I (get) __________this new job.
31. When we (be) __________ at school we all (study) __________Latin.
32. When I (meet) __________ him , he (work) __________as a waiter for a year.
33. After he (finish) __________ breakfast he (sit) __________down to write some letters.
34. She (have) __________a hard life, but she's always smiling.
35. I think Jim (be) __________ out of town

Rewrite each of the sentences so that the meaning stays the same
1. I started to write this letter 2 hours ago
- I have WRITTEN THIS LETTER FOR 2 HOURS
2. He started to learn English 2 years ago
- He has............................................
3. She began to work for this compay 2 months ago
- She has..........................................................................
4. They began teaching at this school 2 weeks ago
- They have...............................................
5. He stopped smoking 2 days ago
- He has........................................................
6.She stopped working here last week
- She has..........................................................
7.She started writing novels when she was 15 years old
- he has...............................................................
8. They began to build this hospital last year
- They have......................................................
9. It started to rain yesterday
- It has........................................................
10.We began living here last year
- We have...............................................