I. Choose the correct verb form (Past Simple or Past Continuous).
1. I met / was meeting a friend while I did / was doing the shopping.
2. I paid / was paying for my things when I heard / was hearing someone call my name.
3. I turned / was turning round and saw / was seeing Paula.
4. She wore / was wearing a bright red coat today.
5. We decided / were deciding to have a cup of coffee.
6. While we had / were having a drink, a waiter dropped / was dropping a pile of plates.
7. We all got / were getting a terrible shock.
8. While the waiter picked / was picking up the broken plates, he cut / was cutting his finger.
9. She worked / was working quietly at her desk when suddenly the door opened / was opening and her daughter rushed / was rushing in.
10. He stood / was standing up, walked / was walking across the room, and closed / was closing the window.
She __ her lessons while I was watching television.
A, has studied
B, is studying
C, was studying
D, has been studying
Choose the underlined word or pharase (A,B,C or D) that needs correcting.
1. Lynn wishes she had a bigger apartmant and can buy a car
A B C D
2. As soon as the alarm clock rang, she woke up and was getting out of bed.
A B C D
3. I haven't heard from Maria since a long time .
A B C D
4.What do you use to do when you felt afraid ?
A B C D
5. Mary was drying the dishes when she was dropoing the plate .
A B C D
1 the program was so ............. that half of them fell asleep a boring b bore c bored d boredom 2 last night , i was watching tv ............. my mother was cooking in the kitchen a then b and c when d while 3 the bridge ..............................in 2000 a was built b built c has been built d builds 4 if a disaster ......................in an area , people from the other areas will offer their help a happen b happened c is happened d happens 5 they ......................... in that company for five years a work b have worked c worked d are working 6 she likes watching the stars ........................night a at b on c for d in 7 my father suggests ............................. a trip to the countryside on saturday a to have b had c have d having 8 he loves his parents very much and wants them to be .............................. a happily b happiness c happy d happiest 9 she can not go to the party because she will have to ...............her little sister a look up b look for c look after d look at 10 an : shall we go out to choose a birthday gift for mary ? phuc ; .................................... a good idea b happy birthday c yes , please do d are you sure ? 11 . lan is very tired . ...................... , she has to finish her work before going to bed a so b although c however d therefore 12 we will meet david , ....................... comes from england a whom b that c which d who 13 where is linh now - she ........................... be in the school library a may b should c will d ought
cau 1 : choose a suitable word for each blank to complete the sentences 1 she said she was cooking dinner ............................ ( here / then / now / that day ) 2 he told me he ....................TV at the moment ( am watching / were watching / was watching / watched ) 3 the boy said he usually ................. to school by bus ( goes / go / went / is going ) 4 linda told me she ................. me the following week ( will visit / can visit / visited /would visit ) 5 the boy said he ..................... to quang trung school ( goes / went / is going / were going ) 6 liz told ba vietnamese people ..................... very friendly ( were / was / are / is ) 7 uncle tam said quang ............................. there then ( is not / was not / were / is ) cau 2 :Supply the correct verb form ; 1 she asked me whether I ( buy ) ..................... that car 2 she asked him where he ( be ) ........................... from 3 they said that they ( sell ) ....................... their house 4 i asked them if they ( pass ) ...................... the final exam 5 i asked him if he ( can ) ..................... help me 6 she said to me that she ( sell ) .......................... that car the following day 7 he asked me where i ( go ) ....................... the previous day 8 the teacher asked her why se ( not do ) ....................... the test ? 9 i asked her if she ( pass ) .......................... the final exam 10 they asked him if he ( must ) .................... go then
cau 1 : choose a suitable word for each blank to complete the sentences 1 she said she was cooking dinner ............................ ( here / then / now / that day ) 2 he told me he ....................TV at the moment ( am watching / were watching / was watching / watched ) 3 the boy said he usually ................. to school by bus ( goes / go / went / is going ) 4 linda told me she ................. me the following week ( will visit / can visit / visited /would visit ) 5 the boy said he ..................... to quang trung school ( goes / went / is going / were going ) 6 liz told ba vietnamese people ..................... very friendly ( were / was / are / is ) 7 uncle tam said quang ............................. there then ( is not / was not / were / is ) cau 2 :Supply the correct verb form ; 1 she asked me whether I ( buy ) ..................... that car 2 she asked him where he ( be ) ........................... from 3 they said that they ( sell ) ....................... their house 4 i asked them if they ( pass ) ...................... the final exam 5 i asked him if he ( can ) ..................... help me 6 she said to me that she ( sell ) .......................... that car the following day 7 he asked me where i ( go ) ....................... the previous day 8 the teacher asked her why se ( not do ) ....................... the test ? 9 i asked her if she ( pass ) .......................... the final exam 10 they asked him if he ( must ) .................... go then
31. Since both teams __________ exceptionally well recently, no one knew what _________ from the match.
a. are playing/to be expecting b. have played/ having expected
c. play/ to have expected d. had been playing/to expect
32. When ________ house, we asked the owner of the car in front of the building _________ his vehicle so
that the van carrying our possessions could park there.
a. moving/to move b. having moved/ moving
c. to be moving/ move d. to move/having moved
33. It took me so long ___________ home that some of the flowers I had bought earlier in the day had
dropped so much that even _________ them in water couldn’t revive them.
a. getting/to have put b. to be getting/ to put
c. to get/ putting d. to have got/ having put
34. _________twice, he didn’t want to try again.
a. Fail b. Failing c. Having failed d. To fail
35. While Tom __________ , Amely____________a documentary on TV.
a. was reading / was watching b. read/watches
c. read/watched d. reads/watching
36. Marvin __________ home, ____________on the computer and __________his emails.
a. come/ switching/ check b. came / switched / checked
c. coming/switch/checking d. coming/ switched/ checked
37. The thief _____________into the house, _________ the jewels and ___________ without a trace.
a. sneaked /stole / left b. sneaking/stolen/ leave
c. sneaks/ stole/leave d. have sneaked/stolen/ left
38. Nobody ____________while the teacher ______________the tenses.
a. listen/explain b. listening/is explaining
c. listened / was explaining d. listens/was explaining
39. While we __________a sight-seeing tour, our friends _____________ on the beach.
a. doing/ lie b. have done/lied c. were doing – were lying d. do/ lying
40. He __________in the country for ten years when he first __________to London.
a. has lived/ come b. had lived /came c. lived/ came d. lives/ came
ex1:Rearrange the words to make meaningful sentences
1.have/over two years/Maryam and Lan/ for/ pen pals/been/
2. leave/My father/then/had to/said/he/
3. school/Hoa/sick/was/she/go/didn't/because/to
4. finish/Mai/her/had to/said/then/she/work
5.week/spend/how many/do/hours/you/a/watching TV?
6.her/she/ worked/so/exam/hard,/passed/Hoa/
1. Last night I came home , cooked dinner, and ........ TV
A) watch B.watched C. was watching D. would watch
2. I rarely eat ice cream now but I.......it when I was a child
A. was used to eating B. used to eat C. used to eating D. didn"t use to eat
3. I wish I ........ you some money for your rent, but I'm broke myself
a. can leand b.would lend c. could lend d. will lend
4.Would you like .......... and visit me next summer?
a. come b. coming c. to come d. came
5. Rick left class early because he ......... a headache.
a. had b. used to have c. was having d. has had
6. sara didn't hear the phone . She .......
a. sleeps b. slept c. is sleeping d. was sleeping
7. The marconi family ....... to the united states thirty years ago .
a. comes b. came c. has come d.was coming
8. I've been feeling better since the docter....
a. has come b. comes c. was coming d. came
9. As soon as the light turned red , he ........ the car
a. stoppedb. was stopping c. has stopping d. would stop
10. " Monica is such a nice person ". "Yes . i wish I ....... her more often.
a. see b. will see c. saw d.have seen
