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PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS INTO THE CORRECT TENSE
1. The director often……(return) home late.
2. I don’t understand the word “fiddlesticks”. What “fiddlesticks”(vớ vẩn, cái vĩ để kéo vi-o-lơng)(mean)?
3. The sun (rise) in the east and. (set) in the west.
4. you (notice) any change un her?
5. He…(teach) mathematics in the eleventh and twelfth grades.
6. She (fly) to Paris once a year.
7. When you (see) Tom to need help, remember to give my regards.
8. The swimming pool …(open) at 6:00 A.M. and (close) at 10: 00 PM everyday.
9. It (not rain) in the sky season.
10. If you (go) to the party, you will meet Ann.
11. Good Bye! I …(leave) now.
12. It’s really cold today. The ice in my drink (not melt).
13. This dictionary (belong) to me.
14. Look at that crowd. I (wonder) what they …(wait) for.
15. You (like) this toy car. I give it to my daughter for her birthday next week.
16. Ice. (melt) to become water.
17. “Listen! Somebody…………. (knock) at the door”.
18. If all……(go) well, I’ll finish it in the fortnight.
19. It (feel) warm in here at the moment.
20. The doctor……(feel) a patient’s pulse.
21. What you (say) when you…(see) him last week?
22. Why …………you (not tell) me about her family before?
23. It would be better if you (go) there yourself.
24. He. (teach) English in our school 4 years ago.
25. I. (mail) the letters when I went out to lunch.
26. My boss always (wear) a raincoat and (carry) an umbrella when he walked to
the office.
27. The Williams (move) into their new apartment last month.
28. He needed some money, so he(sell) his car.

52. She…(play) tennis since she was eight.
53. I am exhausted. I (work) for a long time.
54. I (still not, find) the key I lost yesterday.
55. My family(live) here for the last two months, and just … (decide) to move.
56. You (meet) her lately.
57. She (write) a novel for the last two years but she (not finish) it yet.
58. I (wait) for the prices of the house to come down before buying a house, but I think I
(wait) too long and the prices are beginning to go up again.
59. We (mend) sheets all the morning but we only (do) three, and now the sewing
machine (break) down so we’ll be even slower with the next one.
60. Why you……(make) such a terrible noise? - I (lose) my key and I……(try) to make my
wife by throwing stones at her window.
61. It(rain) for two hours and the ground is too wet to play on, so the match (be) postponed.
62. When I…(reach) the station, the train …(already, leave).
63. It was not until I (read) your letter that I……(understand) the truth.
64. He (sleep) all night but he (be) still tired in the morning.
65. Tom and John(know) each other because they (meet) the summer before.
66. I (rush) to the airport, but the plane(leave).
67. I (start) college as soon as I …(finish) school.
68. Everyone (eat) dinner by the time we (get) to the dinning room.
69. Somebody (tell) me that I (be) late for the train.
70. My wife (buy) a new hat after I (ask) her not to do so.
71. A woman (come) in with a baby, who she (say) just (swallow) a
safety pin.
72. The baby was crying. She (cry) for ten minutes when her mother came in.
73. By the time you met me, I (study) English for 7 years.
74. He said he …(work) as a secretary at that bank for years.
75. The rain (fall) all day so we (stay) inside.
76. Tom (go) to Vietnamese classes for 2 years before he (go) to Vietnam.
77. John said he (be) on holiday the month before.

Friday.
104. In a few minutes’ time, when the clock. (strike) six, I (wait) here for three
hours.
105. When we(see) them last night, they. (sing); they (say) they . (sing) since 6 o’clock.
106. I hope it (not rain) when the bride (leave) the church tomorrow.
107. When they (get) to the theatre, the play (begin) . They (be)
twenty minutes late.
108. I (return) the book as soon as I finish (read) it.
109. Yes, I. (try) several times last year, but I … (fail).
110. When I (meet) him 6 years ago, he. (work) as a director for three years already.
111. While I (go) out of the office, I (see) a familiar face.
112. I (make) a cake when the light went out. I had to finish it in the dark.
113. Oh dear! Look out of the window. It (rain).
114. I don’t think we (meet) before.
115. By the time we stop we (drive) six hundred miles.
116. You (walk) too fast. That’s why you are tired.
117. My uncle (make) a speech on Friday.
118. The girl (sit) next me is very clever and hard working.
119. I only (use) this open once since the day I had it mended.
120. When I got to the bus stop, the bus (just leave).
121. He (live) in London for 2 years and then(go) to Paris.
122. Shakespeare (write) a lot of plays.
123. My brother. (write) several plays. He. (just finish) his fifth tragedy.
124. I…(not see) him for 3 years. I wonder where he is.
125. Chopin (compose) some of his music in Majorca.
126. I (see) a car accident while I. (wait) for you on this corner yesterday.
127. Mr. Jones(be) principal of our school since last year.
128. Mr. Smith (teach) in this school since he (graduate) in 1990.
129. My father (not watch) TV every night.
130. I (meet) Arthur three weeks ago.

158. When he (live) in Manchester, he (work) in the bank.
159. Birds (build) their nests in the summer and(fly) to the south in winter.
160. My teacher (not smoke) for 5 years.
161. My aunt wasn’t at home when I……(arrive). She (just go) out.
162. How long Bob and Mary (be) married?
163. You (receive) any letter from your girl friend yet?
164. My brother…(join) the army when he (be) young.
165. You……… (remember) my mane or you …………(forget) it someday?
166. Tom (study) chemistry for three years and then he gave it up.
167. Miss Lee often (write) when she was on holiday.
168. He (leave) home two weeks ago and we (not hear) from him since then.
169. When the teacher came in, the pupils (play) games.
170. Columbus (discover) America more than 400 years ago.
171. By next month, I (finish) my first novel.
172. Bill said he…(forget) to buy a dictionary.
173. He felt asleep while he (do) his homework.
174. We (not see) my university friends for a long time.
175. It (rain) when we arrived.
176. Kite and I (wait) right here until you get back.
177. Dick (start) school when he was eight.
178. How long you …(study) in this school?
179. We. (not receive) any letter from him since he (leave) four months ago.
180. Where are you? I’m upstairs. I (have) a bath.
181. I(speak) to you about that matter after the meeting tonight.
182. Hurry up! The train (come).
183. Be quite! The teacher (be) angry.
184. Why didn’t you listen while I (speak) to you?
185. Some animals (not eat) during winter.
186. John (watch) TV at 8 last evening.
187. Mr. Pike (live) here since last October.

214. She said that she…(get) married soon.
215. Bill said that he (lose) his bicycle.
216. I was taught that the sun (be) bigger than the moon.
217. The boy knew that an hour. (have) sixty minutes.
218. I didn’t know what time it. (be), so I (turn) on the radio.
219. She says that she…(live) in the country when she. (be) a child.
220. They hope that they (end) soon.
221. The student who answered the questions (be) John.
222. Mary (have) dinner when her friend called.
223. John (live) in the same house since he left school.
224. Shut all the windows before you (go) out.
225. You may begin when you (be) ready.
226. He is saying his money so that he (take) a long vacation.
227. I see that Henry (write) his position now.
228. I had done that…(be) necessary.
229. I saw that I (make) a mistake.
230. The teacher asked Bill why he……(not go) to school the day before.
231. We find that we (take) a wrong way.
232. I want to know how long she. (live) here.
233. Do you hear what she (just say)?
234. They believed that the police (capture) the thief soon.
235. Did John say he (call) you again?
236. She has thought that the work……(be) easy.
237. I wonder what changes the new president (introduce).
238. The students have thought that the English test …… (be) rather difficult.
239. Mrs. Smith complains that her neighbor… (make) too much noise.
240. Tom promised that he. (not do) it again.
241. My father said he…(be) here by soon.
242. Miss. White swears that she……(never see) that man before.
243. She has told me her name……(be) Mary.

267. Who. (take) money out of my purse? This is the second time this week that this. (happen).
268. The professor (explain) this math problem for one hour and the students still can’t understand it.
269. A: How much longer you (be) at the school?
B: About another year.
A: By the time you leave, how long (study) you English altogether?
B: Eighteen months. I hope I(master) the English language by then!
270. A: your son (finish) high school yet?
B: No, he (graduate) next spring. How about your daughter?
A: Oh, gosh, yes. By the time your son(graduate), she (spend) two years at college.
B: It’s hard to believe, isn’t it? They grow up so fast. Before we know it we (retire)!
271. I(write) to let you know that I’ve arrived and that everything’s fine. At the moment I. (stay) at a hotel in
Athens and I (do) a lot of sightseeing. Next week, I (move) to the island of Crete, which is
where most people in my company ……(live). I……(rent) a villa there for summer. The weather’s not
nice. It. (rain) at the moment. Still, it(get) better slowly, and I’m be sure it’ll be fine when you (come)
in the summer. I (look) forward to it. The job……(not seem) to be too demanding. Most of
the time I. (deal) with bookings and (answer) inquiries. But I (suppose) it’s different
when the tourist reason (start) next month. Even now the restaurants (begin) to
get busier.
272. I thought you would like to know some of me news. I …… (arrive) in New York two weeks ago and
I (stay) with a family called the Browns. Mrs. Brown (work) in the bank, but at the
moment Mr. Brown (not have) a job. He (do) a course in business management
which starts next month. I …… (have) a good time here, but the work is boring. I would like to find
another job. I (travel) on the underground the other day when I met Tom. Do you remember
him? When we last (see) him, he …(work) for his father’s job. Now he (learn)
English at a school here. We (see) an art exhibition together tonight, I’m really looking
forward to it. I like New York very much, but I. (think) it’s very expensive. Could you do me a favor? I
need some more money. Of course I will pay you back when I see you.
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273. I’m sorry I (not write) to you for so long, but I (be) very busy lately. All last month
I…(have) exams, and I (not do) anything else but study foe ages. Anyway, I (stop) studying

284. I hope Mike…(write) his report by the end of this week because I want to check it.
285. Since the end of the conflict, many refugees (force) to stay in the camps for long periods.