I’ve read / I’ve been reading War and Peace this morning3. I’ve put / I’ve been putting some posters on the wall.. I’ve counted on you / I’ve been counting on you.. I’ve been phoning / I
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Exercise 1
1 It’s a long time since I last went to a football match 6 After I arrived here, I started to feel better
I haven’t Since arriving here,
2 This is my second visit to Italy 7 It’s over twenty years since we got married
This is We have _
3 We haven’t been swimming for ages 8 The last time I saw Dick was in 1985
It’s ages _ I haven’t
4 Mary started learning French five years ago 9 There is a definite improvement in your work Mary has Lately your work _
5 I’m on the tenth page of the letter I’m writing 10 Mrs Quyen began teaching English ten years ago
So far _ Mrs Quyen has _
Exercise 2 Chia động từ trong ngoặc ( HT đơn hay HT tiếp diễn )
1 I ( 1 – hear ) that you have been promoted Congratulations!
2 British people ( 2 – drink ) more and more wine, apparently
3 I hope Sarah will be here soon I ( 3 – depend ) on her
4 Please be quiet! You ( 4 – continually interrupt ) others
5 Hey, you! What ( 5 – you think ) you’re doing ?
6 Could you come here, please? I ( 6 – want ) to talk to you now
7 Jane is away on holiday so Linda ( 7 – handle ) her work
8 To be honest, I ( 8 – doubt ) whether Jim will be here next week
9 You’ve only just started the job, haven’t you? How ( 9 – you get on ) ?
10 What time ( 10 – the train leave ) _ here ?
Exercise 3 Chọn đáp án đúng
1 The price of petrol has risen / has been rising by 15% over the past year
2 No wonder you’re overweight! You have eaten / You have been eating chocolates all day long!
3 I’ve read / I’ve been reading War and Peace this morning
4 Doesn’t this room look better? I’ve put / I’ve been putting some posters on the wall
5 Don’t disappoint me! I’ve counted on you / I’ve been counting on you
6 Don’t forget your pills today Have you taken them? / Have you been taking them ?
7 Jack has asked / has been asking for a pay – rise three times this year
8 I’ve been phoning / I’ve phoned Ann all evening, but there’s no reply
Exercise 4 Chia động từ trong ngoặc ( QK đơn hay QK tiếp diễn )
When the old lady ( 1 – return ) to her flat, she ( 2 – see ) at once that burglars ( 3 – break ) _
in duting her absence, because the front door ( 4 – be ) open and everything in the flat ( 5 – be ) upside down The burglars themselves ( 6 – be ) _ no longer there, but they probably only just ( 7 – leave ) _ because a cigarette( 8 – still burn ) _ on an ornamental table Probably, thet ( 9 – hear ) _ the lift ( 10 – come ) up and ( 11 – run ) _ down the fire escape
They ( 12 – help ) _ themselvesto her whisky too but there ( 13 – be ) _ a little left, so she poured herself out a drink She ( 14 – wonder ) if they ( 15 – find ) her jewellery and rather ( 16 – hope ) that they had The jewellery ( 17 – give ) _ her by her husband, who ( 18 – die ) some years before Since his death, she ( 19 – not have ) _the heart to wear it, yet she ( 20 – not like ) to sell it
Exercise 5 Give the correct form of verbs in brackets ( Near future of future simple )
1 The fire has gone out ! So it has, I ( 1 – go ) and get some tickets
2 Did you remember to book seat? – Oh, no, I forgot I ( 2 – telephone ) _ them now
3 I’ve hired a typrewriter and I ( 3 – learn ) _ to type
4 He’s just been taken to hospital with a broken leg I’m sorry to hear that I ( 4 – send ) _ him some grapes
5 You ( 5 – buy ) meat ? No, I ( 6 – not eat ) _ meat anymore, I ( 7 – eat ) vegetables
6 You’ve bought a lot of paint You ( 8 – redecorate ) your kitchen ?
7 Why are you peeling that bit of garlic? I ( 9 – put ) _ it in the stew
8 Will you lend me your season ticket ? No, I ( 10 – not lend ) _ it to you, it’s against the law
9 That tree makes the house is very dark Very well, I ( 11 – cut ) it down
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*Exercise on PASSIVE VOICE
Exercise 1 Chuyển những câu sau sang thể bị động
1 They were carrying the injured player off the field
2 It is impossible to do this
3 Why don’t you get someone to post the letter for me?
4 They always make fun of me and I hate it
5 I remember their taking me to the zoo
6 Who wrote this letter ?
7 He saw her pick up the wallet
8 You’d better get someone to redecorate your house
9 She wanted nothing except for people left her in peace
10 We suggested banning smoking in the meeting this afternoon
Exercise 2 Viết lại câu sao cho nghĩa câu không thay đổi
1.We understand the Minister is on the way to the airport 10 She hates people staring at her
The Minister _ She hates _
2.It is said that many people are homeless after the flood 11 Someone shouls have told us
Many _ We _
3.It is known that the Prime Minister is in favour of the new law 12 I was sure someone was following me
The Prime Minister I was sure
4.It is thought that the prisoner escaped by climbing over the wall 13 It is believed that the man escaped in a stolen car The prisoner _ The man 5.It is believed that the thieves got in through the kitchen window 14 Their attitude caused us great disappointment The thieves _ We were 6.They are going to paint my house this afternoon 15 Oil was slowly coating the edge of the shore
I am going _ The edge of the shore _
7 Her performance made a considerable impression on the critics 16 They never made us do anything we didn’t want
to
The critics We
8 The company presents a gold watch to each of its retiring employees 17 What impressed me was her intelligence Each I _
9 They couldn’t trace who had supplied the information in the first place 18 My parents never let me go abroad alone The source _ I
* Exercise on INDIRECT SPEECH
Exercise 3 Viết lại câu sao cho nghĩa câu không thay đổi.
1 “ Nothing grows in my garden It never gets any sun!” She said
2 “ I am going away tomorrow, mother!”, he said
3 “ Listen carefully !”, he said to us
4 “ It isn’t so foggy today as it was yesterday”, Lan remarked
5 “ Don’t wait for me if I’m late”, his wife told him
6 “ You should eat more fruit and vegetables”, the doctor said to her
7 “ Don’t shout”, I said to the children
8 “ Shut the door but don’t lock it”, she said to us
9 Ann says “ I’m tired”
10 “ You’d better slow down There’s a speed limit here”, she said to me
11 “ It’s time we began training for our next match”, the coach said to them
12 “ Don’t forget to send your parents my regards” , she said to me
13 “ Why didn’t you come to class yesterday?”, he asked me
14 “ Have you read the book by Y Ban?”, she asked him
* Exercise on COMPARISON.
Exercise 1 Rewrite the sentences without changing their meaning
1 Couldn’t you find a better hotel ?
Is this
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Susan isn’t
3 Sally is the cleverest student in the class
Nobody
4 He has never behaved so violently before
He is behaving _
5 As television programmes become more popular , they seem to get worse
The more _
6 If we can solve the problem soon, it will be better for all concerned
The sooner
7 I prefer going out for a meal to staying at home
I’d rather
8 We’d never stayed in such an expensive hotel before
The hotel was _
9 The weather is much warmer than it was a few days ago
A few days ago
10 Helen can play the piano better than Mary
Mary
11 My mother was the most warm – hearted person I’ve ever known
I’ve
12 Though my house was cheaper than Norman’s, it was bigger and more attractive
Norman’s house may _
13 The President is the statesman I admire most of all
There is
14 You will never meet anyone more generous than Mrs John
Mrs John _
15* It was not so much a discussion as an argument
It was
*Exercise on CONDITIONAL SENTENCES
Exercise 1 Cho dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc
1 Now we’re lost! If you ( 1 – write down) _ Mary’s directions this ( 2 – not happen)
2 Why don’t we emigrate? If we ( 3 – live ) _ in Australia, at least the weather ( 4 – be ) better!
3 I’m afraid that Smith is a hardened criminal If we ( 5 – not punish ) him this time, he ( 6 – only commit ) more crimes
4 I’m sorry I can’t lend you any money You know that if I ( 9 - have) _ it, I ( 10- lend) it to you
5 Don’t be afraid If you ( 11 – touch ) _ the dog, it ( 12 – not bite) _
6 In those days, if you ( 13 – have ) _ a job, you ( 14 – be ) lucky
7 It’s always the same! If I (15- decide) _ to leave the office early, my boss (16- call) _me after I’ve left!
8 What a terrible thing to happen! Just think, if we (17- not miss) _ the plane, we (18- kill) _in the crash
Exercise 2 Viết lại câu sao cho nghiã câu không thay đổi
1 If Jane hadn’t refused to work overtime, she would have got promotion
If it hadn’t _
2 If you leave out that chapter, you can’t really say you read the whole book
Unless
3 If you want my advice, I’d think twice about buying a car like that
If I _
4 Provided your voice is audible, the audience will get the point of this scene
As long as the audience _
5 Without your help, I wouldn’t have found the house
If you _
6 Getting up early makes me feel hungry
If _
7 I wasn’t tall enough to reach the shelf
If _
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If only _
9 If Pauline hadn’t been interested, the project would have been abandoned But for _
10 Dick is in prision because a detective recognised him
If a detective _