EXERCISES
1. People believed that the Earth (be) _________ flat on ancient day.
2. My brother (join) _________ the army since 1975, but later he (leave) _________ the army
and (begin) _________ to find job in 1985.
3. They (build) _________ this company for 10 years.
4. A : What (do / you ) _________ ?
B : I (cook) _________ dinner.
A : Hurry ! I (be) _________ hungry now.
5. Tree (grow) _________ more quickly in summer than in winter.
6. In 1788, he (write) _________ his last great play in Vienna.
7. She (arrive) _________ at Kennedy Airport at 2 o’clock this morning.
8. Frank (collect) _________ stamps in his spare time. It’s his hobby.
9. At the moment, I (read) _________ chapter four of this book.
10. I’d like to borrow this book. (you / read ) _________ it yet ?
11. We (be) _________ in this town for a long time. We (come) _________ here 16 years ago.
12. No breakfast for Mark, thanks. He (not eat) _________ breakfast.
13. The World War II (begin) _________ in 1939 and (end) _________ in 1934.
14. I’ll will see him when he (be) _________ here tomorrow.
15. The last time I (go) _________ swimming was when we were in Spain.
16. The house was very quiet when I (get) ________ home. Everybody (go) _________ to bed.
17. I (learn) _________ English for 4 years now.
18. By the time he arrived at the party, all his classmates (leave) _________.
19. They (live) _________ in London for ten years. Now they (live) _________ in Scotland.
20. My father usually (have) _________ tea for breakfast.
21. Please don’t make so much noise. I (study) _________.
22. Tom (play) _________ tennis every Saturday.
23. The water (boil) _________ at 100 degrees Celsius.
24. Listen ! I (hear) _________ someone knocking at the door.
25. Look ! somebody (climb) _________ up that tree over there.
26. They (have) _________ lunch in the cafeteria now.
27. Something (smell) _________ good in the kitchen now.

55. The soccer fans (crowd) _________ into the stadium since we (arrive) _________ 10
minutes ago.
56. They (play) _________ tennis at 10:30 yesterday morning.
57. _________ you (see) _________ Nam yesterday ? – Oh, no I (not see) _________ him for a
long time.
58. I (just / receive) _________ Nga’s letter.
59. Mary (come) _________ back a moment ago. Now she (sit) _________ on the sofa in the
living room and (watch) _________ TV. She (look) _________ a bit tired.
60. I think she is the nicest person I (ever / meet) _________.
61. Alexander Graham Bell first (introduce) _________ the telephone in 1876.
62. Pierre (learn) _________ French for several years.
63. When I (come) _________ home yesterday, everyone (go) _________ out. No one (be)
_________ there.
64. I feel terrible. I think I (be) _________ sick.
65. Tom (study) _________. Please don’t disturb him.
66. When Tom arrived at the cinema, the film (start) _________.
67. My brother (enjoy) _________ swimming since he (be) _________ young
68. What _________ you (do) _________ at this time yesterday ?
69. Before I (go) _________ to bed last night, I (already / finish) _________ my homework.
70. Last night while I (write) _________ a letter, the phone (ring) _________.
71. The baby (behave) _________ wonderfully up to now.
72. We stopped for a rest after we (walk) _________ for 2 hours.
73. Look ! That plane (fly) _________ towards the airport. It (land) _________.
74. Listen ! Somebody (knock) _________ at the door.
75. I usually (wear) _________ jeans and a T – shirt on the weekend.
76. This is the first time I (do) _________ this experiment.
77. She often (go) _________ to the pagoda because her religion is Islam.
78. I (walk) _________ to school every day.
79. He usually (get) _________ up at 6 o’clock.
80. The sun (rise) _________ in the East and (set) _________ in the West.

_________ last year.
111. My bus (arrive) _________ at half past six.
112. You (pass) _________ the exam. Don’t worry !
113. This time next year, he (work) _________ in Hồ Chí Minh City.
114. I (learn) _________ English for six years now.
115. I (live) _________ here since 1979.
116. Last year, she (marry) _________ a Russian dancer.
117. A : _________ you (be) _________ to Hồ Chí Minh City ?
B : Not yet.
118. I’m sorry I (not meet) _________ you yesterday.
119. When we reached the station, the train (already/start) _________.
120. She (just/hang) _________ up the receiver.
121. How long _________ you (study) _________ here by the end of next year ?
122. The teacher (already/come) _________ into the room.
123. I (cycle) _________ to school when I (meet) _________ him last month.
124. I (live) _________ here since I (be) _________ young.
125. She (bear) _________ on June 26
th
, 1995.
126. We (go) _________ to the cinema last night.
127. By the time I applied, all the holiday vouchers (be) _________ used up.
128. The grocer’s shop (close) _________ since the supermarket (open) _________.
129. Before I (apply) _________ for that job, I (ask) _________ my parents for advice.
130. Up to now, we (learn) _________ about two thousand English words.
131. Last Monday (be) _________ a holiday, so my brother (not have to) _________ go to work
132. Yesterday afternoon I (see) _________ you on Hang Dao street. You (talk) _________ to
some foreigners.
133. Mrs.Quyen (be) _________ a short story writer. She (write) _________ several books of
short stories, and she (win) _________ several rewards for her books. A few years ago, she
(receive) _________ the prize for the most promising author of the year. At the moment, she

153. There (not be) _________ a winter like his past one since I (be) _________ young.
154. Who (win) _________ the Nobel Peace Prize in 2001 ?
155. Bangkok (be) _________ the capital of Thailand.
156. The teacher (already/come) _________ into the room.
157. When water freezes, it (turn) _________ into ice.
158. Last Tuesday, Mr.Hoang (not go) _________ to work because of his illness.
159. John (not write) _________ to me since he (come) _________ back to his town.
160. We (have) _________ a small party next Sunday.
161. “When _________ your pen pal (arrive) _________ ?” – Last Monday.
162. Viet (spend) _________ 2 hours a day practicing his piano lesson.
163. We (not meet) _________ each other since we (leave) _________ school.
164. Yesterday she (burn) _________ her aunt while she (cook) _________ dinner.
165. She usually (go) _________ by bus.
166. I lost my pen. I (look) _________ for it for all the morning.
167. Last night, we (come) _________ to the show late because the traffic was horrible.
168. My mother (read) _________ the newspaper now.
169. Those children (sleep) _________ for two hours every afternoon.
170. We (study) _________ the use of verbs in English at the moment.
171. Cuckoos (not build) _________ nests. They (use) _________ the nests of other birds.
172. By next June he (write) _________ his second novel.
173. Look at those black clouds ! It (rain) _________.
174. My uncle (not visit) _________ us since he (move) _________ to the new town.
175. Last week I (walk) _________ home after playing tennis when it (start) _________ raining
very heavily.
176. In 1981, a tornado (lift) _________ a baby into the air and (put) _________ it down safely
100 meters away.
177. My father always (go) _________ to bed by bus.
178. Listen ! Someone (knock) _________ at the door.
179. Yesterday (be) _________ the first day of the new school year.
180. When he came, we (do) _________ our homework.

210. Look at the waiter. He’s carrying too much, he (drop) _________ all these plates.
211. I hope that you (will) _________ a good time tomorrow.
212. I (cook) _________ chicken soup tonight. I’ve already bought chicken and mushroom.
213. What color _________ you (like) _________ best ? – I (like) _________ red and yellow.
214. My father (travel) _________ now. He (travel) _________ every month. He (travel)
_________ two days last month.
215. In the old days, people (believe) _________ that the Earth (be) _________ flat.
216. The street (become) _________ very crowded after 5 pm every day.
217. The rivers (flow) _________ fast today – much faster than usual.
218. Everything is going fine. We (not have) _________ any problems so far.
219. My cousin (just/tell) _________ me about you.
220. I (help) _________ this woman last week.
221. _________ you (see) _________ Nam and Mai recently ?
222. We (eat) _________ this food several times.
223. My father (plant) _________ this tree 6 years ago.
224. He (not make) _________ any mistake yet.
225. What _________ he (do) _________ yesterday ?
226. They (go) _________ home after they (finish) _________ their work.
227. Who (speak) _________ at the meeting last years ?
228. Where _________ you (go) _________ for your holidays last year ?
229. She (not be) _________ here now. She (wash) _________ dishes.
230. Since I (be) _________ sick, I (not go) _________ on a picnic with you.
231. Rice (grow) _________ in tropical countries.
232. I (work) _________ for a computer company since I (graduate) ________ from university.
233. The house was very quiet when I (get) _________ home. Everybody (go) ________ to bed.
234. Mrs. Green always (go) _________ to work by car, but this week she (travel) _________
by bus.
235. I (write) _________ photographs every week.
236. Sorry, I’m late. How long _________ you (wait) _________ ?
237. People (speak) _________ English and French in Canada.

265. My mother (arrive) _________ while I (clean) _________ the kitchen.
266. Albert Einstein (die) _________ in 1955.
267. He fell while he (go) _________ downstairs.
268. When the students (hear) ________ the bell, they (get) ________ up and (leave) _______.
269. Professor Kenneth (teach) _________ another class last year.
270. Just a minute ! I (look) _________ up that word in the dictionary.
271. He generally (sing) _________ in English but today he (sing) _________ in French.
272. Please don’t make so much noise. I (study) _________.
273. Tom (play) _________ tennis every Saturday.
274. Listen ! I (hear) _________ somebody (knock) _________ at the door.
275. Look ! Someone (climb) _________ up that tree over there.
276. They (have) _________ lunch in the cafeteria now.
277. Something (smell) _________ good in the kitchen at present.
278. What _________ you usually (do) _________ at weekend ?
279. My sister (study) _________ English at the moment.
280. I (do) _______ an exercise and I (think) _______ that I (know) _______ how to use it now.
281. The weather (get) _________ hot in July and August.
282. How long _________ you (learn) _________ English ?
283. My father (work) _________ thirty five hours a week.
284. Her brother always (wash) _________ his hands before meals.
285. Now that she (realize) _________ the situation, it was too late !
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