REVISION OF VERB TENSES 1 Put the verb in brackets into simple future or near future (will or be going to). Example: Look at the sky, I think it (rain) …………. (key = is going to rain) 1. As soon as I arrive, I (send).......................................... you a postcard. 2. Go away I (sneeze).......................................... . 3. Hold on I (help)..................................... you with these heavy bags. 4. I (be)........................................... thirty years old next month. 5. I (get) married............................................ next year and we have been engaged. 6. I (take)................................................ the final exam next year. 7. I am quite cold. You (close)............................................ the window?
Trang 1REVISION OF VERB TENSES 1/ Put the verb in brackets into simple future or near future (will or be going to).
Example: Look at the sky, I think it (rain) ………… (key = is going to rain)
1 As soon as I arrive, I (send) you a postcard
2 Go away I (sneeze)
3 Hold on! I (help) you with these heavy bags
4 I (be) thirty years old next month
5 I (get) married next year and we have been engaged
6 I (take) the final exam next year
7 I am quite cold You (close) the window?
8 I expect I (not/ be) late
9 I have a special plan for the weekend I (learn) how to make a fruit cake
10 I must stay at home this afternoon because my father (call) me
11 I still don't have a present for Lucy I think I (buy) her a CD
12 I'm sorry I must leave today No problem I (take) you to the airport
13 If she helps you with your homework, I (tell) the teacher
14 If you don't leave, I (call) the police
15 It is getting dark I think I (go) home
16 She (have) a baby in five months
17 These exercises are very difficult If you want, I (explain) them to you
18 These shoes are very dirty I (clean) them
19 This car is very old I (buy) a new one
20 What you (do) with all the money?
2/ Put the verbs in brackets into Present Simple or Future Simple (do or will do)
Example: If I can afford it I (buy) ……… a new house (key = will buy)
She (not eat) ………… meat She is a vegetarian (key = does not eat)
1 Can you feed the dog while we (be) on holiday?
2 I (become) a teacher when I finish studying English
3 I (believe) it when I see it
4 I (give) you a ring as soon as I get back
5 I (not speak) to him until he says sorry
6 I (tell) you my secret when I see you next time
Trang 27 I will give you the money back after I (get) back from holiday.
8 If he (ring) , I will let you know
9 If he (wash) my car, I will give him some money
10 If I don't hear from you tomorrow, I (expect) you on Monday
11 If I see her, I (give) her a lift
12 If she (be) late, we will go without her
13 If the pain (get) too bad, take another painkiller
14 If the train (not come) soon, I'll be late
15 If you come this evening, I (show) you my new clothes
16 If you go to Thailand next year, I (go) with you
17 It (rain) before we get home
18 Let's phone Mandy now before it (be) too late
19 The meeting (start) when everybody arrives
20 Wait until I (be) ……… ready
3/ Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple or Past Continuous (did or was doing)
Example: I (not know) where my umbrella was (key = did not know)
1 He (lie) on the road when they found him
2 Someone stole my cigarettes when I (not look)
3 She was a beautiful woman She always (attract) a lot of men
4 I turned the radio off Nobody (listen) to it
5 Mr Brown (have) a shower when I knocked on his door
6 How much it (cost) to fly to Paris?
7 you (close) the door when you left?
8 they (get) our presents?
9 'When she (start) learning English?' 'Five years ago.'
10 I left the cinema before the film ended I (not enjoy) it
11 you (go) to the restaurant yesterday evening?
12 I got up at 7 and then I (have) a big breakfast
13 I (see) you walking in the park this morning
14 She (wear) her new jacket when I saw her
15 you (see) Jane last night?
16 Who you (wait) for when I arrived?
17 What (happen) after that?
18 When I was young I (want) to be a pilot
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20 She (sit) on the chair and watching TV at 8p.m yesterday
4/ Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple (do) or Present Continuous (is doing).
Example: She is a smoker but she (smoke not) ……… much (key = does not smoke)
1 Why you (look) at me like that?
2 We usually go skiing every year, but this year we (not go) anywhere
3 The earth (go) round the sun
4 She told me her address, but I (not remember) it
5 She (prefer) tea to coffee
6 Paul (not like) Maths
7 Normally I go to school by bus, but today I (go) by motorbike
8 My sister Sonia (live) in London
9 My brother usually (go) to work by train
10 Lucy is not in London at the moment She (stay) in Paris
11 Let's go jogging It (not rain) at the moment
12 I (learn) Spanish My friend is teaching me
13 How is your father? Is he still ill? No, he (get) better
14 Do not put the scissors away I (use) them
15 Can you hear those girls? What they (talk) about?
16 Can you cook? No but I (learn)
17 Are you thirsty? you (want) something to drink?
18 Ann (look for) a new job
19 'What your parents (do) ? ''They are teachers.'
20 we (need) a ticket to see your mother play at the theatre?
5/ Put the verbs in the brackets into the correct tense using the Future Simple (will) or Present Simple (do).
Example: When I (finish) ……… the book I'll lend it to you (key = finish)
1 When Tom (go) I'll give you my phone number
2 By the time he (get) back from the business trip I'll have left
3 He (not let) you out until you have finished your work
4 My mother will be furious when she (see) what you have done
5 You (be) angry with me if you open that box
6 You (not know) how good player I am until you have tried to play with me
7 I (phone) you when I get back from school
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9 I'm going to learn a lot while I (be) on holiday
10 When I see Kate I (invite) her to the party
11 If we (not hurry) , we will arrive late
12 I (come) as soon as I finish my work
13 When I go shopping I (buy) some drink
14 If I see him I (give) him a lift
15 If I eat a lot, I (be) sick
16 If she (need) a radio, I'll lend her mine
17 If you (not like) this ice cream I'll buy you another one
18 If he (not know) what to do he'll ask his mum
19 If I (work) hard today, can I go out earlier tomorrow?
20 If I (not like) this house, will you still buy it?
6/ Put the verbs into the Past Simple tense.
1 When I realised he did not like what I was saying I (shut) up
2 When he was terribly sick, he (not go) to work
3 When he started really getting on my nerves I (send) him away
4 We (hold) a meeting last week
5 We (set) out early to arrive there before lunch
6 We (get) off the bus after two hours of travelling
7 The tree (grow) quicker than we expected
8 I went into the hall and (hang) up my coat on the coat hanger
9 I wanted to stop quarrelling so I (give) up
10 I took up gardening when we (move) into the countryside
11 I always (forget) something Once I left my umbrella behind
12 I (think) everything over again but I could not remember all the important details
13 I (stand) up quickly and said goodbye
14 I (say) to him everything about the case
15 I (ring) him up before the police arrived
16 I (kneel) down at her knees and (ask)……… ……… her to marry me
17 I (keep) away from him I knew how vicious he was
18 He (swim) quickly to the shore and (rest)………
19 At first I could not put up with him but then I really (grow) fond of him
20 At first I could not decide but then I firmly (make) up my mind
Trang 57/ Put the word in brackets into the Past Simple or Present Perfect (did or have done)
Example: I (not see) …………her since breakfast (key = have not seen)
1 Tom (just come) Do you want to talk to him?
2 This is the first time I (drive) a BMW
3 She (just finish) her homework She can go out with friends
4 My father (translate) two pages yesterday
5 My brother (see) him last week at Jane's birthday party
6 Mr Jones (go) to Australia He is not in his country now
7 Last summer I (swim) in the Red Sea
8 I (remember) to close the door before I went to bed last night
9 I (read) twenty novels last year
10 I (never write) any poem
11 How many lessons you (learn) today?
12 He (understand) everything at school when he was a student
13 He (live) here since 1989 I believe he will die here
14 He (know) all these words a year ago
15 you (watch) TV last night?
16 you (send) the letter yet?
17 you ever (hear) this kind of music?
18 you (be) to my office yet?
19 on an airplane: I (never fly) anywhere before
20 John ever (visit) Indonesia?
8/ Put the words in brackets into the Past Continuous or Past Simple tense (was doing or did)
Example: I was watching TV when the phone (ring) ………… It was John (key = rang)
1 When she first (meet) him he was studying law
2 What (be) the flight like?
3 We (swim) in the river when it started to rain
4 We (not be) on holiday last week
5 The weather (be) bad so we did not go out
6 She (drink) two glasses of mineral water
7 My father (be) angry because I'd failed my exams
8 My brother (go) to the theatre three times last month
9 Jane (not be) at home yesterday evening
10 I (watch) TV when the phone rang
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12 I (not have) time to see my parents last week
13 I (lose) my glasses on the way home
14 I (have) a shower when my sister arrived
15 I (finish) my work at 7 yesterday
16 I (find) my camera this morning
17 I (cook) while Carol was doing the washing up
18 Her parents (dance) at the hall when the burglar broke into their house
19 At 5 o'clock I (do) my homework
20 It (be) difficult to find a new job?
9/ Put the words in brackets into the Past simple or Present perfect (did or have done)
Example: (you see) ……… Jane last night? (key = Did you see)
1 'Where is your umbrella?' 'I don't know I (lose) it.'
2 I felt very sad so I (go) to my friend's party
3 Mary (be) in America last year
4 I'm looking for Ann, you (see) her?
5 I spent a lot of time in America, but I (forget) many English words
6 I wanted to call my mum yesterday, but I (forget)
7 I (feel) sick in the morning, but now I am much better
8 I'm still reading the same book I (not finish) it yet
9 Where is my mobile phone? It (disappear)
10 Your shoes look very clean you (clean) them?
11 I (live) in London for 10 years
12 I (never meet) my grandmother She lives abroad
13 My grandmother (die) in the second world war
14 'Do you know Lucy's husband?' ' I (meet) him just once.'
15 I (borrow) money from my uncle last week
16 This is the first time I (be) to this country
17 I (never eat) caviar
18 She (just have) lunch so she is not hungry
19 you (fly) ever first class?' 'Yes, many times.'
20 She wasn't at school yesterday She (be) at home
Trang 710/ Put the words in brackets into the Past Simple, Past Continuous or Present Perfect (did, was doing, have done)
Example: The flowers are wet Ann (water) ……… them (key = has watered)
1 Her shoes are very clean, she (just clean) them
2 Where's my wallet? It was on the table Somebody (take) it
3 Why you (not go) to the party last night?
4 you (see) your brother recently?
5 After finishing his work he (decide) to go out
6 We (not want) to bother them, so we stopped asking them stupid questions
7 Jim is on a business trip He (go) to France
8 What (be) the flight like yesterday?
9 He is a good actor Lucy (see) all his films
10 I (have) a proper dinner for weeks
11 What day (be) it yesterday?
12 We (know) each other for a long time
13 Last Saturday when it started raining some children (play) in the park
14 Everyone (drink) beer at John's party last night
15 I think I (get) the flu I must go to bed
16 What (happen) last week at your parent's?
17 He (drive) a car when I saw him
18 He put the money into his briefcase and (leave)
19 Yesterday at 7.30 I (have) breakfast
20 This is the first time I (eat) this kind of food
11/
Put the verbs in brackets in the present simple or the present continuous tense
1/ I (have) coffee for breakfast every day
2/ My brother (work) in a shoe store this summer
3/ The student (look) _ up that new word now
4/ She (go) to school every day
5/ We (do) this exercise at the moment
6/ My mother (cook) _ some food in the kitchen at present She always (cook)
in the mornings
7/ It (rain) very much in the summer It (rain) _ now
8/ Bad students never (work) hard
9/ He generally (sing) in English, but today he (sing) in Spanish
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12/
Put the verbs in brackets in the present perfect or the simple past tense
1/ We (never watch) that TV programme
2/ We (watch) a good programme on TV last night
3/ He (read) that novel many times
4/ I (have) a little trouble with my car last week
5/ However, I (have) no trouble with my car since then
6/ I (not see) John for a long time I (see) him 3 weeks ago 7/ I (meet) Mary last night She (become) a very big girl 8/ He is very thirsty He (not drink) since this morning
9/ It is very hot Summer (come)
10/ Mr Brown (travel) by air several times
13/
Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple or the past continuous tense
1/ He (sit) in a bar when I (see) him
2/ When I (go) out, the sun (shine)
3/ The light (go) out while I (have) tea
4/ When it (rain) , she(carry) an umbrella
5/ We (walk) to the station when it (begin) to rain
14/ Put the verbs in brackets in the simple present or the simple future tense
1/ We (go) out when the rain (stop)
2/ I (stay) _ here until he (answer) me
3/ Wait until I (catch) you
4/ I (be) _ ready before you (count) _ ten
5/ John must eat his breakfast before he (go) out
6/ Miss Helen (help) you as soon as she (finish) that letter 7/ He (tell) _ you when you (get) there
8/ She (not come) until you (be) _ ready
9/ He (tell) you when you (ask) him
10/ I (come) _ and (see) you before I (leave) _ for England
15/ Supply the correct tense
1/ They (just decide) that they (undertake) _ the job
2/ We (go) _ to the theatre last night
3/ He usually (write) in green ink
4/ She (play) _ the piano when our guests (arrive) _ last night
Trang 95/ We (do) an English exercise at the moment.
6/ I (come) _ as soon as my work is finished (You be) ready ?
7/ Where (you go) for your holiday last year ?
8/ I (not leave) Paris since we (go) _ to Dieppe three years ago
9/ My mother (come) to stay with us next weekend
10/ We (meet) only yesterday and (already decide) to get married
11/ I (never see) snow
12/ Violets (bloom) in spring
13/ We (not live) _ in England for the last two months
14/ I (lose) my keys; I cannot remember where I last (see) them
15/ Whenever you (go) _ to town nowadays, you (spend) _ a lot of money
16/ They (prepare) the Christmas dinner today
17/ When I last (stay) _ in Cairo, I (ride) to the Pyramids on a camel that my friend (borrow) the day before
18/ I (finish) _ the book before my next birthday
19/ “Hello! (You make) a cake ?
20/ He (walk) very quickly when I (meet) him yesterday
21/ We (meet) _ you tomorrow after you (finish) your work
22/ Yesterday I (buy) a new watch as my old one (be) _ stolen