Tense
I) Present simple or Present progressive:
1) Mary is very good at languages. She (speak) ___________ four languages very well.
2) Mr. Green always (go) ___________ to work by car.
3) James is in London at the moment. He (stay) ___________ at the Park Hotel. He always (stay)
___________ there when he’s in London.
4) In Britain the banks usually (open) ___________ at 9:30 in the morning.
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5) My father (buy) ___________ a newspaper everyday.
6) They (build) ___________ a new theatre in the city centre at the moment.
7) Jane (not drink) ___________ tea very often.
8) I used to drink a lot of coffee but these days I (prefer) ___________ tea.
9) Look at the river. It (flow) ___________ very fast today - much faster than usual.
10) Hurry up! Everybody (wait) ___________ for you.
II) Past simple or Past progressive:
1) Jane (wait) ___________ for me when I (arrive) ___________
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2) I (see) ___________ Sue in town yesterday but she (not see) ___________ me. She (look)
___________ the other way.
3) I (see) ___________ you in the park yesterday. You (sit) ___________ on the grass and reading a
book.
4) When I (come) ___________ to her house, she (work) ___________ in the garden yesterday
afternoon. She (tell) ___________ me that she usually (do) ___________ the gardening when she
(have) ___________ free time.
5) We often drink coffee in the morning. But yesterday morning we (drink) ___________ tea.
III) Past simple or Present perfect:
1) “Gone with the Wind” is the most interesting film we (see) ___________ recently.
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2) You (see) ___________ Nam last Sunday?-Oh, no. I (not see) ___________ him for many days now.
3) My bother (join) ___________ the army when he (be) ___________ 18. He (serve) ___________ in
the army for 3 years and then (go) ___________ to university.

soon as he (finish) ___________ his work.
5) I (meet) ___________ you outside the hotel in half an hour, ok?
− Yes, that’s fine.
Infinitive or gerund
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1) When I’m tired, I enjoy (watch) ___________ television. It’s relaxing.
2) Would you like (have) ___________ something to eat?
3) It starts (rain) ___________ an hour ago. Has it stopped (rain) ___________ yet?
4) I’ve enjoyed (meet) ___________ you. I hope (see) ___________ you again.
5) I hate (see) ___________ a child (cry) ___________
6) I used (smoke) ___________ 20 cigarettes a day, but now I give up (smoke) ___________
7) We decided (rent) ___________ a house with a swimming pool.
8) We began (talk) ___________ about next year’s holiday two months ago.
9) I finished (read) ___________ the book and went to bed.
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Exercise 2:
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Used to do & get / be used to doing
1) When I was a child. I (dream) _________________ of being an astronaut.
2) Lots of trains (stop) _________________ here, but not many do now.
3) There (be) _________________ a cinema here but it was knocked down a few years ago.
4) Didn’t Nick (work) _________________ on a building site?
5) I’ll have an orange juice, please. I (not drink) _________________ alcohol.
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Exercise 3:
“Wish” sentences
1) I can’t go to the seashore this weekend.
− I wish _____________________________________________________________________
2) It rains today.
− We wish __________________________________________________________________

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6) The girls said, “We have to finish our homework tonight.”
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7) Thu said, “All the students will have a meeting next week.”
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8) Hoa’s parents said, “We’ll visit you this summer.”
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9) “Are you Mrs. Lien’s student?” Lan asked me.
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10) “Do you enjoy reading books?” Phong asked Peter.
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11) “Does Hoa play badminton?” Lan asked Thu.
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12) “Why is she crying?” Thu asked Hoa.
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13) “When will you visit Ha Noi?” Hoa asked her parents.
Exercise 5:
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Passive
1) People speak English in many countries.
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2) Someone stole her helmet.
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3) The students are discussing about their new plan.
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4) The police have just caught the thief.
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15) They (prefer) ___________ in a swimming pool all day.
16) I used (smoke) ___________ 20 cigarettes a day, but now I give up (smoke) ___________
17) We decided (rent) ___________ a house with a swimming pool.
18) We began (talk) ___________ about next year’s holiday two months ago.
19) I finished (read) ___________ the book and went to bed.
Exercise 7:
Tag questions
1) Lan enjoys watching TV after dinner, ________________?
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2) Tam didn’t go to school yesterday, ________________?
3) They will buy a new computer, ________________?
4) She can drink a lot of tomato juice everyday, ________________?
5) Your children don’t watch TV three hours a day, ________________?
6) Her father works for TUOI TRE newspaper, ________________?
7) Britney Spears is the most famous singer in this year, ________________?
8) My classmates have seen that cartoon twice, ________________?
9) That house has been built since January, ________________?
10) Thu was practising her music lesson at 4 o’clock yesterday, ________________?
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11) Tam and Ba are playing sports now, ________________?
12) She may not come to class today, ________________?
13) You’re not going out today, ________________?
14) You haven’t got a car, ________________?
15) It’s a nice day, ________________?
16) He drove his car so fast, ________________?
17) Let’s go somewhere for a drink, ________________?
18) Open the door, ________________?
19) Don’t be late, ________________?
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20) I’m late, ________________?