III. Put the verbs in brackets in the present simple or the present continuous tense.
I (have) __________ coffee for breakfast every day.
My brother (work) __________ in a shoe store this summer.
The student (look) ___________ up that new word now.
She (go) __________ to school every day.
We (do) __________ this exercise at the moment.
Miss Helen (read) ___________ a newspaper now.
It (rain) __________ very much in the summer. It (rain) _________ now.
Bad students never (work) __________ hard.
He generally (sing) ________ in English, but today he (sing) ________ in Spanish.
We seldom (eat) __________ before 6.30.
She sometimes (buy) ___________ vegetables at his market.
Be quiet. The baby (sleep) ____________.
We always (do) ___________ our exercises carefully.
Look. A man (run) ________ after the train. He (want) _______ to catch it.
It (be) __________ very cold now.
John (travel) __________ to England tomorrow.
I (need) ____________ some money for my textbooks.
Tom (like) __________ to go to the museums.
Mary (love) __________ ice-cream.
My mother (cook) ___________ some food in the kitchen at present. She always (cook) __________ in the mornings.
I often (leave) __________ the city at weekends.
The guests (watch) __________ the TV programmes now.
I (see) ___________ you (wear) ___________ your best clothes.
The sun (set)___________ in the west.
My friend (study) __________ English for an hour every night.
Listen. I (hear)___________ someone knocking at the front door.
I (do) __________ an exercise on the present tense at the moment and I (think) __________ that I (know) __________ how to use it now.
Honesty (be) __________ the best policy.
The earth (go) __________ round the sun.
Two and two (make) __________ four.
IV. Past simple or past progressive
While I ( walk ) to class yesterday morning, I ( see ) Joseph. We ( say ) hello and ( walk ) the rest of the way to school together.
When I ( hear ) a knock at the door last night, I ( walk ) to the door and ( open ) it. When I ( open) the door, I ( see) my brother, I ( greet ) him and ( ask ) him to come in.
My cousin and I ( watch ) a movie on TV last night when my brother ( come ). He ( watch ) the end of the movie with us.
My mother called me around five o’clock. My husband came home a little after that. When ( come ) home I ( talk) to my mother on the phone.
I came home when my father ( read ) books in his room.
V. Past simple or present perfect
You ( ever be ) to England ? When you ( go ) there ?
I ( live ) in Ha Noi for many years. I don’t want to move.
My sister ( just, have ) her first driving lesson.
He ( not start ) work yet. He is still at the high school.
You ( see ) any good films lately ?
- Yes. I ( go ) to the National Film Theater last week and ( see ) a Japanese film.
I ( play ) football since I ( be ) five.
VI. Past simple or past perfect:
What your father already ( do ) when you(finish) your homework ?
They ( eat) everything by the time I ( arrive) at the party.
I ( live) in Danang before I( move) to this city.
My friend, Mary ( arrive) after I (wait ) for her for half an hour.
When I ( return) home after 20 years, everything (change ) completely already.
VII. Choose the best answers:
( Which, When, What, How ) many people are there in your family?
What is your mother’s ( name, work, job, profession )?- she’s a doctor.
Does your father ( work, give, try, take ) a hand with cleaning the house?
Nam has lived with his grandparents since he ( is, was, has been, had been ) a little boy so he is quite obedient.
In my family, the interest we share closely ( is, are, was, were ) watching films on TV.
On special occasions, my family often go ( in, on, up, out ) for dinner.
Do all members of your family live ( together, with, in, alone ) ?
( Where, How often, When, Which ) do your family eat when you get together?
His father ( has written, writes, wrote, write ) 20 short stories so far.
The student Hoa shares the room ( with, to, on, of ) is from Holland
I didn’t ( go, arrive, leave, get ) this morning because I haven’t been feeling well today.
We didn’t use to get up late when we ( live, lived, are living, were living ) in the countryside.
A minor earthquake occurred at 2.07 am on January 3rd. Most of the people in the village ( slept, had slept, were sleeping, sleep ) at the time and didn’t even know it had occurred until the next morning.
The little girl started to cry. She ( has lost, had lost, was losing, was lost ) her doll, and no one was able to find it for her.
On July 20th , 1969 Neil Armstrong ( was stepping, stepped, has stepped, was stepped ) down onto the moon.
Give the ( leftovers, meal, food, dish ) to the dog.
He’s ( willing, unwilling, happy, unhappy ) to tell the police everything.
Sharon was lucky to have such ( careful, careless, caring, care ) parents at a time when she needed help.
After he .....painting, he .....a shower. ( finished/ had had, has finished/ had, had finished/ had, finish/ have ).
Harry.....up and we ...him the news. ( had woken up/ told, wakes up/told, was waking up/ told, woke up/ told)
He was late. When he ... at the airport, the plane .... ( arrived/ had already left, had arrived/ left, has arrived/ left, had arrived/ had left)
Leif Erickson ... Vineland while he ....towards the west. ( discovered/ was sailing, was discovering/ sailed, has discovered/ was sailing, discovered/ sailed )
When .........yesterday? ( did you arrive, did you arrived, do you arrived, has you arrived )
( Did you ever played, Do you ever played, Has you ever played, Have you ever played ) rugby?
Many things ( changed, has changed, have changed, would change) this month.
I (have) __________ coffee for breakfast every day.
My brother (work) __________ in a shoe store this summer.
The student (look) ___________ up that new word now.
She (go) __________ to school every day.
We (do) __________ this exercise at the moment.
Miss Helen (read) ___________ a newspaper now.
It (rain) __________ very much in the summer. It (rain) _________ now.
Bad students never (work) __________ hard.
He generally (sing) ________ in English, but today he (sing) ________ in Spanish.
We seldom (eat) __________ before 6.30.
She sometimes (buy) ___________ vegetables at his market.
Be quiet. The baby (sleep) ____________.
We always (do) ___________ our exercises carefully.
Look. A man (run) ________ after the train. He (want) _______ to catch it.
It (be) __________ very cold now.
John (travel) __________ to England tomorrow.
I (need) ____________ some money for my textbooks.
Tom (like) __________ to go to the museums.
Mary (love) __________ ice-cream.
My mother (cook) ___________ some food in the kitchen at present. She always (cook) __________ in the mornings.
I often (leave) __________ the city at weekends.
The guests (watch) __________ the TV programmes now.
I (see) ___________ you (wear) ___________ your best clothes.
The sun (set)___________ in the west.
My friend (study) __________ English for an hour every night.
Listen. I (hear)___________ someone knocking at the front door.
I (do) __________ an exercise on the present tense at the moment and I (think) __________ that I (know) __________ how to use it now.
Honesty (be) __________ the best policy.
The earth (go) __________ round the sun.
Two and two (make) __________ four.
IV. Past simple or past progressive
While I ( walk ) to class yesterday morning, I ( see ) Joseph. We ( say ) hello and ( walk ) the rest of the way to school together.
When I ( hear ) a knock at the door last night, I ( walk ) to the door and ( open ) it. When I ( open) the door, I ( see) my brother, I ( greet ) him and ( ask ) him to come in.
My cousin and I ( watch ) a movie on TV last night when my brother ( come ). He ( watch ) the end of the movie with us.
My mother called me around five o’clock. My husband came home a little after that. When ( come ) home I ( talk) to my mother on the phone.
I came home when my father ( read ) books in his room.
V. Past simple or present perfect
You ( ever be ) to England ? When you ( go ) there ?
I ( live ) in Ha Noi for many years. I don’t want to move.
My sister ( just, have ) her first driving lesson.
He ( not start ) work yet. He is still at the high school.
You ( see ) any good films lately ?
- Yes. I ( go ) to the National Film Theater last week and ( see ) a Japanese film.
I ( play ) football since I ( be ) five.
VI. Past simple or past perfect:
What your father already ( do ) when you(finish) your homework ?
They ( eat) everything by the time I ( arrive) at the party.
I ( live) in Danang before I( move) to this city.
My friend, Mary ( arrive) after I (wait ) for her for half an hour.
When I ( return) home after 20 years, everything (change ) completely already.
VII. Choose the best answers:
( Which, When, What, How ) many people are there in your family?
What is your mother’s ( name, work, job, profession )?- she’s a doctor.
Does your father ( work, give, try, take ) a hand with cleaning the house?
Nam has lived with his grandparents since he ( is, was, has been, had been ) a little boy so he is quite obedient.
In my family, the interest we share closely ( is, are, was, were ) watching films on TV.
On special occasions, my family often go ( in, on, up, out ) for dinner.
Do all members of your family live ( together, with, in, alone ) ?
( Where, How often, When, Which ) do your family eat when you get together?
His father ( has written, writes, wrote, write ) 20 short stories so far.
The student Hoa shares the room ( with, to, on, of ) is from Holland
I didn’t ( go, arrive, leave, get ) this morning because I haven’t been feeling well today.
We didn’t use to get up late when we ( live, lived, are living, were living ) in the countryside.
A minor earthquake occurred at 2.07 am on January 3rd. Most of the people in the village ( slept, had slept, were sleeping, sleep ) at the time and didn’t even know it had occurred until the next morning.
The little girl started to cry. She ( has lost, had lost, was losing, was lost ) her doll, and no one was able to find it for her.
On July 20th , 1969 Neil Armstrong ( was stepping, stepped, has stepped, was stepped ) down onto the moon.
Give the ( leftovers, meal, food, dish ) to the dog.
He’s ( willing, unwilling, happy, unhappy ) to tell the police everything.
Sharon was lucky to have such ( careful, careless, caring, care ) parents at a time when she needed help.
After he .....painting, he .....a shower. ( finished/ had had, has finished/ had, had finished/ had, finish/ have ).
Harry.....up and we ...him the news. ( had woken up/ told, wakes up/told, was waking up/ told, woke up/ told)
He was late. When he ... at the airport, the plane .... ( arrived/ had already left, had arrived/ left, has arrived/ left, had arrived/ had left)
Leif Erickson ... Vineland while he ....towards the west. ( discovered/ was sailing, was discovering/ sailed, has discovered/ was sailing, discovered/ sailed )
When .........yesterday? ( did you arrive, did you arrived, do you arrived, has you arrived )
( Did you ever played, Do you ever played, Has you ever played, Have you ever played ) rugby?
Many things ( changed, has changed, have changed, would change) this month.
