Complete each of the following sentences with an adverbial clause of time.
1. Don't bother me while I ..........
2. You have to listen to your teacher while..........
3. You should do a goog deed whenever........
4. He set off for another journey as soon as.......
5.It began to rain just as.......
6. She had written three novels before.......
7. I'll have taken three courses by the time........
8. The dog has followed it's master ever since........
9. The train had just left when i..........
10. What were you doing when your father.....
điền giới từ
1. He was kept... in his research ... lack of money
2. He pretended to be an English man, but his foreign accent gave him...
3. I was just ... to leave when you telephoned
4. Ann is terribly sorry to let you...this morning, but she is in bed with fly
5. There has been a big incease ...the price of land recently
6. I can't believe a word ... his story. I think he;s just making...
7. I look...him as the greatest living novelist
8. Stop wasting time! Get to my office...the double
9. We both share a love... music
10. Shall we go ...... your car or mine?
11. Why can't you look at the problem .......my point of view?
12. We wish we had a father......yours
13. Vietnamese woman usally wear Aodai, sometimes at work, and especially ......their special accasions
14. She'll visit us as soon as she arrives...........Paris
15. Who's the woman dressed ......green
16. The boss has been ill............flu for the last week
17. This document is very important..............your case
Giúp t vs tui cần gấp
1.Dinousaur forssils can.....(find) in every continent on Earth
2. What.....you.....since you......here last month?(do/move)
3. My English skills..... greatly since I learned this course (improve)
4. This bridge.......a long time ago(build)
5. Some trees.....along the street at the moment (plant)
6. When I arrived at the garage,my car .....(repair)
7. They......their old teacher every month last year (visit)
8. Four films....by Mr.George so far (make)
9. Many people ..... from the earthquake due to the warnings two weeks ago(save)
10.The boy ...... at by his friends yesterday (laugh)
11. These exercises....... by the teacher next week (correct)
12. The house.....suddenly and killed 5 people inside (collapse)
13. Last week I.....a job in a bank ,but I didn't accept it (offer)
14. They.....television when I came last night (watch)
15. This room..... and cleaned every day(sweep)
16. We.....for months by the time we reached the island (sail)
17. This coat must.....in Asia. Look at this label(make)
18. We hope the government......more attention to the environment protection (pay)
19.Mum, I promise I.....my room clean (keep
20.Peter.....his bike(always/break)
21.It's 5 p.m now. Tom ...... five times this afternoon (ring)
22.Before he applies for the job,he...... more information about it (get)
23.Nam rarely drinks coffee in the morning,but today he......coffee (drink)
24.They often.......up very late before they had important tests (stay)
25.In the last ten years,life in our country....dramatically (change)
26.The telephone is ringing. Ok.I.....it(answer)
27.By the time we ...... the village ,they had waited for us for two hours (reach)
28.She told me her name,but I.....it.I can't remember it now (forget)
29.Mary ...... her dirty socks on the floor for me to pick up(always/leave)
30.During the last three months , I ...... my career as a baby sister(do)
31.Her aunt will meet her when she .....at the airport (arrive)
32.I...... to Egypt on the flight E0023 tomorrow (fly)
33.The plane.....at 8.15 tomorrow (leave)
34."I'd better get back to the hotel room before the storm." "Ok.I .....you later(see)"
35.I have to get up early tomorrow.I....a physics class at 8.00 in the morning (teach)
36.I.......the thunder last night because i......(not hear/sleep)
37.I often feel upset because my son ...... his homework (always/forget)
38.I felt a little better after I ....... the medicine (take)
39.Kathy often sits in the front row but today she......in the last row(sit)
40.My aunt goes shopping as soon as she......her salary(get)
41.It was raining hard but by the time class was over, the rain...... (stop)
42.Sam has already made his plans.He......at noon tomorrow (leave)
43.Wake up!You......long enough.It's time to get up(sleep)'l
44.I don't understand this problem.Don't worry! I.........you (help)
45.After my roommates.......dinner,I got home last week (finish)
46.After eat lunch at 12 o'clock, I ....... a nap (probably/take)
47.I......at 337 Grand avenue since last September (live)
48.I will go back home when I......my education (finish)
49.The police couldn't find out who ......into the house that night (break)
50.I don't think that Tony.......to insult you at that time(try)
51.Galieo proved that the earth ..... around thesun(move)
52.I think that tomorrow.......a very big day for me (be)
53.I think it ...... . It's so cold tonight (snow)
54.Fred usually walks to school but this week he.......his car (drive)
I. Choose the best answer:
1. Do you think that’s a (real/ really) diamond in her ring?
2. He was (wonderful/ wonderfully) kind to me.
3. As soon as I saw him I was (sure/ surely) he had been drinking.
4. I felt her arm (gentle/ gently) to see if any bones were broken.
5. The job was (surprising/ surprisingly) easy.
6. She speaks English (good/ well).
7. They made very (good/ well) bread here.
8. She (hard/ hardly) ever wins a game.
9. We have to work (hard/ hardly) for the exams.
10. I haven’t seen the postman (late/ lately).
Điền True hoặc False.
1. He was working in Vienna when he met his wife.
2. I know Simon for twenty three years.
3. Where have you been yesterday? I couldn't find you.
4. I have been to England four years ago.
5. I have lost my keys again.
6. When Tom got home, Jane cooked dinner.
7. When Tom got home, Jane had cooked dinner.
8. I read a book and then I was going to sleep.
9. When I arrived at the station, the train had already left.
10. The train was leaving when I was arriving at the station and I was very angry.
11. Shakespeare has written over twenty plays.
12. My mother visited Paris first and then she visited Madrid.
13. My daughter has been cutting her hand today. We had to take her to the hospital.
14. I've been reading an interesting book about Polish mushrooms recently.
15. I watched TV when suddenly the telephone was ringing.
dear mai
im very pleased that we re going to be pen pals. ill tell you a little about myself, and you can do the same when you write to me
i live in an area of london called maida vale . it s quite near the centre, but thể are parks nearby where i often take my dog, mickey, for a walk. i live my parents and my younger brother, paul.
my father works for the post office and my mother has a part - time job as a nures
i go to the local sencondary shool, where i have a lot of friends, i like most subjects, but not all of them! in the evening i sometimes visit friends of stay at home and listen to music , and at the weekends i like going to swingming of hores - riding
at the moment i m working very had because i have exams soon , so im sepending a lot ò time in the library.
im looking forward to hearing from you . write soon!
câu hỏi
what are her hobbies
why does she have to work very hard now
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentences printed before it
1. You can take any of the routes; it will still take you about three hours to get there.
-> Whichever..................................................................
2. His passport was nowhere to be found.He walked in to the boss's office
-> No-one.......................................................................
3. On receipt of your cheque, we shall send the goods to you.
-> As soon..............................................................
4. he didn't bother to knock before he walked into the boss's office.
-> He walked into the boss's office...................................................
5. We hope to hear another lecture by Professor Brown in the near future.
-> We look........................................................................
6. She wants to go to Las Vegas more than anywhere in the world.
-> She'd......................................................................
7. I can't understand how this new computer works.
-> This new computer works..................................................
8. Their attitude caused us great disappointment.
-> We were...................................................
9. But for you unsuspected talents as a mechanic, we would have been stranded there for hours.
-> If.......................................................................
10. I really think you ought to acquire a few manners.
-> It's high time.....................................................
Underline odd words in the following paragraph.
It was a great to see you again after so long and to be able to discuss about all the things we used to do when we were students together learning english in London. I hope you and had a good time journey home. Did the flight reach to Athens in time for you to get up your connection? I hope so. Do you remember I promised to send you that a book we talked about? Well, I've searched in everywhere for it but so far I haven't managed to find it. As soon as I will do, I'll put it in the post to for you - it's a really exciting story. And now I'd like to ask you about a favor, ont for me but for mys sister. She wants to have a work in Greece. She doesn't mind what she does- she would be to happy to work in a bar or to look after children. So if only you know of anything, please let us know. She'd like to spend until one year there from next January, which it should be possible. I think. She has been decided it is the best thing for her. I'm looking forward to know hearing from you soon. Give my regards to your family.
Best wishes, Costars
Exercise 1: Use the correct form of verbs in brackets.
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.
Exercise 2: Choose the best answer among A, B, C, or D.
1. When I last saw him, he _____ in London.
A. has lived B. is living C. was living D. has been living
2. We _______ Dorothy since last Saturday.
A. don’t see B. haven’t seen C. didn’t see D. hadn’t seen
3. The train ______ half an hour ago.
A. has been leaving B. left C. has left D. had left
4. Jack ______ the door.
A. has just painted B. paint
C. will have painted D. painting
5. My sister ________ for you since yesterday.
A. is looking B. was looking C. has been looking D. looked
6. I ______ Texas State University now.
A. am attending B. attend C. was attending D. attended
7. He has been selling motorbikes ________.
A. ten years ago B. since ten years C. for ten years ago D. for ten years
8. Christopher Columbus _______ American more than 500 years ago.
A. discovered B. has discovered
C. had discovered D. had been discovering
9. He fell down when he ______ towards the church.
A. run B. runs C. was running D. had run
10. We _______ there when our father died.
A. still lived B. lived still C. was still lived D. was still living
11. They ______ table tennis when their father comes back home.
A. will play B. will be playing C. play D. would play
12. By Christmas, I _______ for Mr. Smith for six years.
A. will have been working B. will work
C. have been working D. will be working
13. I _______ in the room right now.
A. am being B. was being C. have been being D. am
14. I ______ to New York three times this year.
A. have been B. was C. were D. had been
15. I’ll come and see you before I _______ for the States.
A. leave B. will leave C. have left D. shall leave
16. The little girl asked what _______ to her friend.
A. has happened B. happened
C. had happened D. would have been happened
17. John ______ a book when I saw him.
A. is reading B. read C. was reading D. reading
18. He said he _______ return later.
A. will B. would C. can D. would be
19. Jack ________ the door.
A. has just opened B. open C. have opened D. opening
20. I have been waiting for you ______ .
A. since early morning B. since 9 a.m
C. for two hours D. All are correct
21. Almost everyone _______ for home by the time we arrived.
A. leave B. left C. leaves D. had left
22. By the age of 25, he ______ two famous novels.
A. wrote B. writes C. has written D. had written
23. When her husband was in the army, Mary ______ to him twice a week.
A. was reading B. wrote C. was written D. had written
24. I couldn’t cut the grass because the lawn mower ______ a few days previously.
A. broke down B. has been broken C. had broken down D. breaks down
25. I have never played badminton before. This is the first time I _____ to play.
A. try B. tried C. have tried D. am trying
26. Since _______, I have heard nothing from him.
A. he had left B. he left C. he has left D. he was left
27. After I _______ lunch, I looked for my bag.
A. had B. had had C. have has D. have had
28. By the end of next year, George _______ English for two years.
A. will have learned B. will learn C. has learned D. would learn
29. The man got out of the car, ________ round to the back and opened the book.
A. walking B. walked C. walks D. walk
30. Henry _______ into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner.
A. was going B. went C. has gone D. did go
31. He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he ______ dinner.
A. finish B. finishes C. will finish D. finishing
32. I will be glad if he _______ with us.
A. had gone B. did go C. went D. goes
33 Ask her to come and see me when she _______ her work.
A. finish B. has finished C. finished D. finishing
34. Turn off the gas. Don’t you see that the kettle ________ ?
A. boil B. boils C. is boiling D. boiled
35. Tom and Mary ______ for Vietnam tomorrow.
A. leave B. are leaving C. leaving D. are left
36. He always ________ for a walk in the evening.
A. go B. is going C. goes D. going
37. Her brother ______ in Canada at present.
A. working B. works C. is working D. work
38. I ______ to the same barber since last year.
A. am going B. have been going C. go D. had gone
39. Her father ______ when she was a small girl.
A. dies B. died C. has died D. had died
40. Last week, my professor promised that he ________ today.
A. would come B. will come C. comes D. coming
Exercise 3: Choose the underlined part in each sentence (A, B, C, or D ) that needs correcting.
1. After Mrs. Wang had returned to her house from work, she was cooking dinner. A B C
D
2. Jimmy threw the ball high in the air, and Betty catching it when it came down.A B C D
3. Linda has worn her new yellow dress only once since she buys it.
A B C D
4. Last week Mark told me that he got very bored with his present job
A B
and is looking for a new one.
C D
5. Having fed the dog, he was sat down to his own meal.
A B C D
6. When I turned on my computer, I was shocked to find some junk mail,
A B
and I delete it all.
C D
7. They are going to have to leave soon and so do we.
A B C D
8. The boss laughed when the secretary has told him that she really
A B
needed a pay rise.
C D
9. The telephone rang several times and then stop before I could answer it.
A B C D
10. Debbie, whose father is an excellent tennis player, has been playing
A B C
tennis since ten years.
D
11. I have seen lots of interesting places when I went on holiday last summer.
A B C D
12. When my cat heard a noise in the bushes, she stopped moving and listen intently.
A B C D
13. I think it’s time you change your way of living.
A B C D
14. Roger felt the outside of his pocket to make sure his wallet is still there.
A B C D
15. When I’m shopping in the supermarket, I ran into an old friend who I
A B
hadn’t met for five years.
C D
16. The police arrested the man while he is having dinner in a restaurant.
A B C D
17. Peter and Wendy first met in 2006, and they are married for three years now.
A B C D
18. Some people are believing there is life on other planets.
A B C D
19. Recently, the island of Hawaii had been the subject of
A B
intensive research on the occurrence of earthquakes.
C D
20. Every morning, the sun shines in my bedroom window and waking
A B C
me up.
D
21. The man died as a result of falling asleep while he drives.
A B C D
22. I haven’t finished the report yet, but by the time you return I
A B C
will certainly complete it.
D
23. Caroline has worn her new yellow dress only once since she buys it.
A B C D
24. We’ll be cycled to Hoa’s village at this time next Sunday.
A B C D
25. What will you do when your friends won’t come ?
A B C D
26. Someone was knocking at the door when I was doing the washing up.
A B C D
27. My friend didn’t drink any beer since we came to live here.
A B C D
28. We have written to each other when we were in primary school.
A B C D
29. After breakfast, I‘m gone to walk to school with my friends.
A B C D
30. Did he go to the pop concert next weekend for a change?
A B C D
Exercise 4: Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one.
1. Eight years ago we started writing to each other.
A. We have rarely written to each other for eight years.
B. Eight years is a long time for us to write to each other.
C. We wrote to each other eight years ago.
D. We have been writing to each other for eight years.
2. The boy was so lazy that he couldn’t stay up late to learn his lessons.
A. The boy was lazy enough not to stay up late to learn his lessons.
B. The boy was too lazy to stay up late to learn his lessons.
C. The boy was lazy enough but he stayed up late to learn his lessons.
D. The boy was lazy enough to stay up late to learn his lessons.
3. My father is tired of seeing any violent films.
A. My father hasn’t seen a violent film.
B. My father has enjoyed all the violent films he has ever seen.
C. My father is worried about missing the next violent film.
D. My father never wants to see another violent film.
4. As soon as he waved his hand, she turned away.
A. He saw her turn away and he waved his hand.
B. No sooner had he waved his hand than she turned away.
C. She turned away because he waved his hand too early.
D. Although she turned away, he waved his hand.
5. John wishes he had remembered to send Mary a Christmas card.
A. John regrets not to send Mary a Christmas card.
B. John regrets forgetting not to send Mary a Christmas card.
C. John regrets not remembering sending Mary a Christmas card.
D. John regrets forgetting to send Mary a Christmas card.
6. My father hasn’t smoked cigarettes for a month.
A. It’s a month since my father last smoked cigarettes.
B. It’s a month ago that my father smoked cigarettes.
C. It’s a month that my father hasn’t smoked cigarettes.
D. It’s a cigarette that my father smoked a month ago.
7. Having finished their work, the workers expected to be paid.
A. The workers expected to be paid because they had finished their work.
B. Having their work finishing, the workers expected to be paid.
C. Having expected to be paid, the workers finished their work.
D. Having been finished their work, the workers expected to be paid.
8. Mr. Brown bought this car five years ago.
A. Mr. Brown started to buy this car for five years.
B. It has been five years when Mr. Brown has bought this car.
C. Mr. Brown has had this car for five years .
D. It is five years ago since Mr. Brown has bought this car.
9. John used to write home once a week when he was abroad.
A. John doesn’t write home once a week any longer.
B. John enjoyed being written home every week when he was abroad.
C. John never forgot to write a weekly letter home when he was abroad.
D. When he was abroad he remembered to write home every week.
10. I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for years.
A. It’s years since I enjoyed myself so much.
B. It’s years since I have enjoyed myself so much.
C. It was years since I had enjoyed myself so much.
D. It has been years since I have enjoyed myself so much.
Exercise 5: Rewrite these sentences:
1. This is the first time he has gone abroad.
=> He hasn’t………………………………………………………………
2. She started driving 1 month ago.
=> She has…………………………………………………………………
3. We began eating when it started to rain.
=> We have………………………………………………………………..
4. I last had my hair cut when I left her.
=> I haven’t……………………………………………………………….
5. The last time she met me was 5 months ago.
=> She hasn’t……………………………………………………………..
6. It is a long time since we last met.
=> We haven’t…………………………………………………………….
