DAÏNGI - VERB TENSE : Put each verb in brackets in the correct tense :
1. It was a beautiful morning. The sun (shine) .About 1,000 people (stand) in front of the Palace .
At 10:00 , the guards (open) the gates and the president’s car (drive) out .
2. Last year (not, be) a good year for Pete and Sonia. Pete (have) a car accident and (spend) a
month in hospital . The children (not, pass) their exams .
3. Yesterday Ann introduced me to her husband. As I (see) him, I (know) that I (meet) him
before . We went to primary school together .
4. When she (go) out of the house this morning , she (take) her umbrella because it (rain) .
5. When he was a boy at school, Edison asked a lot of questions . The teacher (think) he was
stupid and she (send) him home. Edison’s mother (teach) her son at home and he (begin) to carry
out a lot of experiments .
6. I (never,meet) anyone famous yet. Have you ? – Yes, I (have) . I (meet) Elton John in
NewYork in 1998 and we (talk) to each other a lot .
7. Last night I (have) dinner at arestaurant when Harry Steele (come) in . Harry (use) to work in
a lawyer’s office years ago , but now he (work) at abank . He (get) a good salary, but he always
(borrow) money from his friends and never (pay) it back . Since I knew him he (not, borrow) any
money from me.
8. When I (come) to see Jane yesterday , she (cook) in the kitchen . Her husband (be) in the
garage . He (clean ) his car . Their children (play) games.
9. You (see) this film ? – Yes, I have . When you (see) it ? – I (see) it last week .
10. Annette Peterson is 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 (write) a detective story .
11. Linh lives in Hanoi but her brother Minh (live) in Thai Nguyen. He (arrive) yesterday to
visit her. She (love) her brother and is happy to be with him. Tomorrow she (take) him to some
interesting places in Hanoi.
12. His name is Robert Jodon . He (be) an engineer . He (be) an engineer for seven years. He
now (work) in a factory in Sedney. He (like) playing baseball twice a week at an amateur
baseball club in the town . Last month he (go) to Hawaii for a week. He (stay) in a hotel by the
sea and (swim) a lot.
13. Albert Maltz was a progressive American writer . He (be) born in 1908 . He (write) his first

38.Hemingway ( write) “ Old Man and the Sea” long time ago.
39.It ( rain) all day yesterday.
40.We ( study) at the library last night.
41.I (phone) you twice yesterday and ( get, not) answer. Where you ( go)?
42.She ( be) born on January 5 th , 1987. Yes, she (be).
43.My father (plant) this tree 6 years ago.
44.You ( help) this woman last week ? No, I ( not) . I (help) her last month.
45.What he (do) last night ? He (do) his homework.
46.Mary and John (watch) T.V with you last night ? Oh, yes, we (watch) T.V together.
47.Where you (go) last Sunday ? , Lan ? I (go, not) anywhere. I (stay) at home.
48.What he (do) yesterday afternoon ? He (play) football with his friends.
49.Her husband (die) 5 years ago and (leave) her 5 children without money.
50.My cousin (just, tell) me about you.
51.You (see) Mai and Nam recently ? Yes, I (just, see) them.
52.He (not, make) any mistakes yet.
53.They (do) their homework yet ?
54.Daisy (write) many books about this matter.
55.They (not, meet) each other since they (say) goodbye .
56.We (not, buy) any newspaper for three weeks.
57.Peter (know) how to play the guitar since he (be) 5 years old.
58.I (teach) English here for six years.
59.Since when his father (be) a teacher ? He (be) a teacher since 1997.
60.How long your brother (be) in New York ? He (be) there for 3 months.
61.They (start ) building that school in 2005 but they (not, finish) it yet.
62.You ever (try)Indian food ?
63.We meet) David three days ago . How long you (know) him ?
64.I ( never, be) to Russia . When you (go) there , John ? I (go) there last summer.
65.I (give) a birthday party tonight. Will you come ?
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66.We (see) you next week. Are you okay?

97.She said that she (know) the story before.
98.I (take) a rest after I (finish) my work.
99.We (already, see) that play.
100.He (live) here since last year.
101.The worker (paint) that fence for three days.
102.Columbus (discover) America in 1942 ?
103.Uncle Ho (write) “ Nhat Ki Trong Tu” when he (be) in the prison.
104.My mother (give) me a new bicycle next year.
105.James Watt (invent) the stream engine.
106.They (widen) a new road to the village next month?
107.The fence is very old. They (paint) it tomorrow.
108.The girl (sit) by Jack. She is Mary.
109.He often (tell) me something about his village where he (be) born.
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110.Our life (destroy) if all our sources of energy end.
111.If she (have) free time, She (come) to see you.
112.Look ! a young lady (run) after the train. She (want) to catch it.
113.My friend often (dream) of coming back home.
114.He used to (sit) next to me when we (be) at the tenth form.
DẠNG SỰ HÒA HP GIỬA CHỦ NGỮ VÀ ĐỘNG TỪ
115. There (be) plenty of milk in the fridge and there (be) plenty of eggs in the box .
116. John , as well as you, (be) responsible for this act .
117. Jim, with his four brothers , (be) in the car .
118. Neither of them (never, be) there before .
119. Saying good-bye to each other , I no less than she (be) unhappy .
120. Both Tom and Mary (be) mistaken .
121. Some of the girl (be) going to Canada .
122. The question of weather to go to Wales or Scotland for the holidays (be) still being
discussed .
123. A box of eggs (be) on the table .

Ex : The jury has been selected.
The jury are arguing among themselves .
Chú ý một số danh tư tập hợp sau : army(quân đội), audience, band, class , committee (ủy ban),
company, couple, crowd, dozen , flock, group, herd, jury(đoàn bồi thẩm), public(công chúng),
rest, row, team, majority(đa số ), minority(thiểu số) , congress, organization, government, ....
The flock of birds, sheep (bầy chim, cừu) , herd of cattle(bầy gia súc, trâu bò), pack of dogs (bầy
chó), school of fish (bầy cá) , pride of lions (bầy sư tử ) ete ...
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