1. Mary grows a lot of flowers in front the house.
=>A lot of……………………………………………………………………………………
2. Although she was scared, she enjoyed watching horror movies.
=>In spite of……………………………………………………………………
3. I usually went swimming in the summer when I was seven years .
=> I used………………………………………………………………………
4. Mary has learnt English since she was 6 years old.
=> Mary started………………………………………………………………………………
I. Underline the most suitable word or phrase in each sentence:
1. However/ Though it was late, I decided to phone Brian.
2. Although/ Despite the car was cheap, it was in good condition.
3. Despite of the weather/ the weather, we went sailing.
4. I put the food in the fridge because/ because of I want it to get cold.
5. Since/ Because of Janet wanted to save money, she gave up smoking.
6. We can’t eat now because/ although there isn’t enough time.
7. I can’t come to your party so that/ because I am too busy.
8. I couldn’t see anything because/ because of the dark.
9.Despite/ Though the cold weather, we all went for a walk.
10. It was raining, but / although I went swimming anyway.
11. Mary doesn’t go to school because/ though she was ill.
12. In spite of/ Because of his old age, Mr Benson runs fours miles before breafast
Find and correct the mistakes in the following sentences.
1. Where is the ruler that I left it on the desk?
2. She is good in English.
3. The people which luggage was lost had to wait a long time.
4. Although Mary was ill, but she went to school.
5. Carol can’t swim today. She is having\f a cold.
6. In the end there was the war between the two countries.
7. As soon as we’ll be ready, we’ll phone you.
8. That was a very strange question for answering
1. my farther doesn't work in this company any longer
my farther used.............................................................
2. he went to school on foot before he had a bike
he used to...................................................................
3. mary doesn't spend money as much as she used to
mary used to............................................................
4. kate took two aspirins, and then she felt a lot better
After....................................................................................
5. mary went out for the evening, but first she wash her hair
before......................................................................
6. alan was skiing in Switzerland and met his old friend, ken
while............................................................
7. this is the first time i have played basketball
i am not used to.............................................
Bai 1: USE THE CORRECT TENSE OF THE VERB IN BRACKETS.
1. I (met/was meeting) a friend while I (did/ was doing) the shopping
2. I ( turned/was turning) round and (saw/ was seeing) Paula
3. She ( wore/was wearing) a bright red coat when I saw her.
4. Mr and Mrs Smith are working hard these days to save money as much as they can because they........(buy) a new house
5. I bought a pair of boots becaue I.............(go) skiing this Sunday
6. I can't meet you this evening . A friend of mine .........(come) to see me.
Bai 2: HOÀN THÀNH CÂU VỚI SINCE OR FOR.
1. It há been raining..........lunch time
2. My boss has gone away........ten days
3. I haved lived in England .......a year
4. She has lived in London........1985
5. Please hurry up! We have been waiting .....an hour .
6. I have known her........January
7. Nam's father há worked in thí company......20 years.
8. Have you learned English......a long time?
9. I haven't seen Tom.......Monday
10. This house is verry dirty . We haven't cleaned it.......ages.
Bai 3: DÙNG TỪ GỢI Ý VIẾT THÀNH CÂU HOÀN CHỈNH SỬ DỤNG HTHT
1.He/ have/a cold/ a week
2. They/ buy/ the new house / april
3. My family / be / here/ Chrismas
4. We / not see/ each other/ 10 years
5. Mr Clark/ work/ in the bank/ a long time.
6. Tom and Mary/ go /to France/ last summer
7. My sister / study/ English / she / be / six
8. I/ not eat/ in that restaurant/ ages
9. Mr Jobinson/ teach/ in this school/ 1987
10. I/ write/ this letter/ six o'clock
1.She didn't use (go).....to the theatre when she was in London.
(Put the correct form of the verbs in parentheses)
2.We (live).....in this city since 1990.
(Put the correct form of the verbs in parentheses).
3.Mr.Long has taught Literature for twenty years.
(Change into passive voice)
4.Mark went on working although he felt unwell.
(Rewrite the new sentence using "In spite of ")
5.Because the weather is cold, I can't go out at night.
(Rewrite the new sentence using " Because of ")
mary is a sensitive girl . She is also romantic and sometimes she ... poems.Mary has a great .. of humor.Everyone enjoys her company.When we are ... , we aren't bored .Mary is the only one i can rely on and tell her about important things. She is always ready to ... to me and often helps me to solve my ... What is more,Mary is extremely intelligent and very ambitious.She is ... of the top in our group.
In her free time she likes going ... with her group of friends, She is a good swimmer ,so she spends a lot of time in a swimming ... Mary dreams about a trip ... Egypt to see the pryamids. I hope that we will be always friends and our ... will last forever.
I.Rewrite each of these sentences keeping the meaning unchanged.
1. The Greens family moved to Ho Chi Minh City in 2002. The Greens...............
2. It's five years since she last saw him. We haven't...............
3. The last time she visited our village was in 1992. She has...............
4. This is the first time I have eaten nachos in the USA. I have.....................
5. Minh bought his Canon digital camera in 2001.
Minh has..... .....
6. I last saw you when we were in senior high school. I have..............
7. When she heard the results, Mary began to feel more confident. Since hearing...............
8. When did you begin studying information technology? How long...............
9. How long have Emma and David been maried? When.................
10. There is a definite improvement in your work. Your work has.........................
11. I am on the tenth page of his letter I am writing. So far...............
12. When I lived on England, cycling to work was part of my daily routine. I used to.................
13. The red book is more expensive than that blue book on the shelf. That blue book................
14. She is always a better performer than her mother used to. Her mother never used to give..............
15. Miss Huong Tram is the best student in this class. No one..................
16. My close friend cannot run as fast as me. I am a..................
17. In class 6A, Minh is the most intelligent student. No.........................
18. No other members in the club are as tall as Lucie. Lucie is....................
Finding mistakes:Mark the mistakes and correct them.
1.Bill phoned me yesterday.He wants to ask me to lend hime some money
2.The population of Vietnam is greater than those of Thailand.
3.She buy a pair of trousers and a shirt two days ago
4.I went to six or seven countries in the world in my life.
5.A lot of people waited for the last bus when I arrived last night.
6. Fortunately, i did not drive too fast when the child walked into the road
7. I was nearly having an accident this morning. A car was coming towards me, but i moved quickly out of the way.
8.Last month a bank robber escaped while the police took him to prison.
9. Many people used to making their own bread.Now they go to the baker's.
10.Teddy ate a lot of chocolater.Later,he was getting overweight.
11.I was really enjoyed the football match last night.
12.Mr.Rice didn't worked on the farm yesterday.
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1. They once started these machines by hand.
They used to ............................................................................................
2. My father doesn't work in this company any longer.
My father used .........................................................................................
3. I don't stay up late any more.
I used to .....................................................................................................
4. He went to school on foot before he had a bike.
He used to ..................................................................................................
5. Mary doesn't spend money as much as she used to.
Mary used to ...............................................................................................
6. Kate took two aspirins, and then she felt a lot better.
After .............................................................................................................
7. Mary went out for the evening, but first she wash her hair.
Before ..........................................................................................................
8. Alan was skiing in Switzerland and met his old friend, Ken.
While ............................................................................................................
9. She often gets up early.
She is used to ................................................................................................
10. This is the first time I have played basketball.
I am not used to ..........................................................................................