I just open the letter when the wind blow it out of my hand.. The burglar open the safe when he hear footsteps.. The boys play cards when they hear their father's step.. They immediately
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PERFECT
I Give the correct form of the verbs in the brackets:
1 He (play) the guitar outside her house when someone opened the window and (throw) out a bucket of water
2 I just (open) the letter when the wind (blow) it out of my hand
3 The burglar (open) the safe when he (hear) footsteps He immediately (put) out his torch and (crawl) under the bed
4 When I (look) for my passport I (find) this old photograph
5 You looked very busy when I (see) you last night What you (do)?
6 The boys (play) cards when they (hear) their father's step They immediately (hide) the cards and (take) out their lesson books
7 He (clean) his gun when it accidentally (go) off and (kill) him
8 He (not allow) us to go out in the boat yesterday as a strong wind (blow)
9 As I (cross) the road I (step) on a banana skin and (fall) heavily
10 I still (lie) on the road when I (see) a lorry approaching
11 Luckily the driver (see) me and (stop) the lorry in time
12 How you (damage) your car so badly? ~
13 I (run) into a lamp-post yesterday ~
14 I suppose you (drive) too quickly or were not looking where you (go)
15 As he (get) into the bus it (start) suddenly and he (fall) backwards on to the road
16 I (call) Paul at 7.00 but it wasn't necessary because he already (get) up
17 When he (mend) the fuse he (get) a very bad shock
18 When I (hear) his knock I (go) to the door and (open) it, but I (not
recognize) him at first because I (not wear) my glasses
19 When I came in they (sit) round the fire Mr Pitt (do) a crossword puzzle, Mrs Pitt (knit), the others (read) Mrs Pitt (smile) at me and (say), 'Come and sit down.'
20 While the guests (dance) thieves (break) into the house and (steal) a lot of fur coats
21 The next day, as they (know) that the police (look) for them, they (hide) the coats in a wood and (go) off in different directions
22 She was very extravagant She always (buy) herself new clothes
23 Her mother often (tell) her that she (spend) too much money but she never (listen)
24 Whenever the drummer (begin) practising, the people in the next flat (bang)
on the wall
Trang 225 Mr Smith never (wake) up in time in the mornings and always (get) into trouble for being late; so one day he (go) to town and (buy) an alarm clock
26 To get home he (have to) go through a field where a bad-tempered bull usually (graze)
27 This bull normally (not chase) people unless something (make) him angry Unfortunately, as Mr Smith (cross) the field, his alarm clock (go) off
28 This (annoy) the bull, who immediately (begin) to chase Mr Smith
29 Mr Smith (carry) an open umbrella as it (rain) slightly He (throw) the umbrella to the ground and (run) away as fast as he could
30 The bull (stop) and (begin) to attack the umbrella While he (do) this Mr Smith escaped
31 When he (awake) she (sit) by the window She (look) at something in the street, but when he (call) her she (turn) and (smile) at him
32 Why you (interrupt) me just now? I (have) a very interesting conversation with Mr Pitt
33 The murderer (carry) the corpse down the stairs when he (hear) a knock on the door
34 When I (look) through your books I (notice) that you have a copy of
Murder in the Cathedral
35 As they (walk) along the road they (hear) a car coming from behind them Tom (turn) round and (hold) up his hand The car (stop)
36.She didn’t notice that she (never see) that film before
37.I suddenly (remember) that I (forget) my keys
38.Bill no longer has his car He (sell) it
39.(Have/you/put) Off the fire before you (go) out
40.I was very pleased to see Mary again I (not see) for a long time
41.I thanked her for everything she (do) for me
42.When I got to the office, I (realize) I (forget) to lock the door
43.Who is that woman? I (never seen) her before
44 They (go) home after they (finish) their work
45 She said that she (already, see) Dr Rice
46 After taking a bath, he (go) to bed
47 He told me he (not/eat) such kind of food before
48 When he came to the stadium, the match (already/begin)
Trang 348 Before she (watch) TV, she (do) homework.
49 What (be) he when he (be) young?
50After they (go, I (sit) down and (rest)
51 Yesterday, John (go) to the store before he (go) home
52 She (win) the gold medal in 1986
53 Our teacher (tell) us yesterday that he (visit) England in 1970
54 Alan (have) hardly (prepare) for dinner when her husband (go) home
55 No sooner (have) I (watch)TV than the phone (ring)
56 Before I (watch) TV, I (do) my homework
57 After I (wash) my clothes, I (sleep)
58.Tom was not at home when I (arrive) He (just go) out
59.She said it (be) the first time she (meet) such a man
II Choose the best answer:
1 She _ a hat last week
A buy B bought C have bought D buying
2 The boy _ a letter yesterday
A wrote B have written C written D writes
3 They _ in the sea for an hour
A swim B swam C have swum D swum
4 They _ a lot of Coke last night
A drank B drink C have drunk D drunk
5 She _ her arm last week
A hurt B hurting C hurts D to hurt
6 He _ all his money last week
A spends B spending C spent D has spent
7 She _ a bath two minutes ago
A have B hasC having D had
8 He _ his wallet last night
Trang 4A lose B losing C lost D losed
9 She _ On the old chair a minute ago
A sat B sitting C sitsD has sat
10 She _ the clothes yesterday
A washes B wash C washing D washed
11 Look! Mr Nam to Ba
A are talking B is talking C talking D talks
12 The children in the park at the moment
A playing B is play C is playingD plays
13 My mother a meal now
A cooking B is cooking C cooks D cook
14 Be careful! The bus
A comes B come C coming D is coming
15 What your mother now?
A do / do B does / do C is / doing D will / do
16 Please be quiet! I _
A is working B am working C are working D is used to want
17 Sometimes I _ up before the sun rises
A get B got C gets D am getting
18 Liz _here since last year
A have lived B was C has been D lived
19 I _ Jerry 3 days ago
A won’t meet B haven’t met C hasn’t met D didn’t meet
20 _ your father _ a manager in this bank since last year?
A has/been B did/work C was/being D have /been