 THE PRESENT SIMPLE and THE PAST SIMPLE TENSES
I/ Put the verbs in parentheses into the Present simple tense:
1. I (have)……………….. coffee for breakfast every morning.
2. She sometimes (buy)………………….. vegetables at this market.
3. Hoa (have)………………… a lot of friends in Hue.
4. Nam and Trang always (visit)………………… their grandparents on Sundays.
5. My father (listen)………………… to the radio every day.
6. The children (like)…………………… to lay in the park.
7. She (not live)…………………. with her parents.
8. Lan (brush)………………….. her teeth after meals.
9. The students (not go)………………… to school on Sundays.
10. How ……………. Nga (go)…………….. to school? -By bike.
11. I (eat) …………………. my breakfast in the kitchen every day.
12. These boys often (play) …….…..…… football at weekends.
13. It (rain) …………………... in the winter.
14. She (go) …………………. to school three days a week.
15. My little boy often (watch) ………..………… cartoon films.
16. She (study)………………….. English very well.
17. My father often (play) ………………… tennis in the morning.
18. Ann (speak) ………………… German very well.
19. Tom (work) …………………. at the library.
20. The tree (be) …………………. 3 meters high.
II/ Give the correct Present simple form of the verbs in brackets:
My brother (1. be) ……………. a journalist. He (2. work) ……………. for a
newspaper office in HCM City. Every day, he (3. go) ……………. to work at 6:30 a.
m and (4. come) …………. back home at 5p. m. He often (5. travel) …………. to
Hanoi on business. He (6. enjoy) ……………. his work very much. In his free time,
my brother (7. learn) ……………. to play the guitar. He (8. play) …………….
pretty well. Now all my family (9. be) ……………. in the living room. My brother
(10. be) ……..………. playing the guitar and we (11. be) ………..……. listening
carefully.


IV/ Add “DO or DOES” to make questions and then answer them with Yes or No.
1. ………. the students study hard every day?
→ ……………………………………….………………………….…………
2. ……….. Mr. Brown go to his office every day?
→ ……………………………………….………………………….…………
3 ……….. you want cream and sugar in your coffee?
→ ……………………………………….………………………….…………
4. ….……. the children go to bed very early?
→ ……………………………………….………………………….…………
5. …….… that girl come from South Africa?
→ ……………………………………….………………………….…………
6. ……… you know that Italian student?
→ ……………………………………….………………………….…………
7. .………Miss Lan prefer coffee to tea?
→ ……………………………………….………………………….…………
8. ……… your English lessons seem very difficult?
→ ……………………………………….………………………….…………
9. ………. you drive to work?
→ ……………………………………….………………………….…………
10. ………. they work hard in the university?
→ ……………………………………….………………………….…………
V/ Put the verbs in parentheses into the Past simple tense:
1. Mr Tam (take)…………………. his children to the museum last Sunday.
2. I (meet)…………………… her at the movie theater last night.
3. Two years ago, she (teach)……………….. at a village school.
4. What …………….. you (do)…………….. yesterday morning?
5. They (return)………………… to Hanoi two weeks ago.
6. Nam (leave)…………………. home at 7 o’clock yesterday.
7. Liz (go)………………. to Nha Trang last summer holiday.

8. My grandfather ate meat, but he _______________ it too much.
9. Lan drank milk, but she _____________ coffee
10. They lived in a building, but they _____________ in a house.
VIII/ Change the following sentences into Negative and Interrogative.
1. I watched TV last night.2. I enjoyed the party.3. They sat down and talked to each other.4. I had a good vacation.5. He got up early this morning.6. We listened to music last night.7. She missed me so much.8. My father slept well last night.9. Jack went to the shop.


5. What do you do at recess? (usually)
6. They play catch at recess. (usually)
7. He doesn’t go swimming on the weekend. (often)
8. Where do you go on your holiday? (usually)
9. You can drink a little coffee. (sometimes)
10. Nam is late for school. (never)
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 WH-QUESTIONS
I/ Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete each sentence:
1. _____________ have you learnt English here? -For 3 months.
A. Where B. When C. How long D. What
2. _____________ does it leave from? Over there, by the newspaper shop.
A. Which B. Whose C. Why D. Where
3. To _________are you talking?
A. whom B. who C. whose D. that
4. ____________ did you buy that car? – In September.
A. When B. Where C. How D. How long
5. _____________ is she here? -Because she wants to see me.
A. Whose B. Where C. Which D. Why
6. _____________ don't you want to come? -I don't like discos.
A. Where B. Why C. Whose D. Which
7. _____________ do you want to come? -I'm free at four-thirty.
A. What B. How C. Where D. When
8. _____________ do you work? -At MacDonald's.
A. When B. How C. What D. Where
9. _____________ do you do? -I'm a student.
A. Where B. How C. Who D. What
10. _____________ papers are these? -Not mine.
A. Which B. Why C. Whose D. Where
11. _____________ are you going out?

A. Why B. Where C. What D. When
27. _____________ English book is this? -It's Pierre's.
A. Whose B. Whom C. Where D. Which
28. _____________ time is it now? -It's eight-fifteen.
A. When B. How long C. Which D. What
29. _____________ money do you have? -Seventy-five cents.
A. How B. How many C. How much D. How far
30. ____________ were you in the army? -Three years.
A. How tall B. When C. How long D. What time
31. ".................. did he finish his homework?" "A few minutes ago."
A. How long B. When C. How much time D. How many times
32. ……………... were you absent yesterday?"
"I was too busy to go to the club yesterday."
A. What B. Why C. How D. When
33. How .................. is your house from here?
It's about thirteen minutes by bicycle.
A. many B. much C. long D. far
34. - ..................... did he ask for? -2 pounds.
A. How many B. How C. How much D. How few
35. ................. book is this, yours or mine?
A. What B. Who C. Which D. Whose
36. ................... do the buses run? "Every twenty minutes"
A. How farB. What time C. How often D. How much
37. "............................ is this house?" "10 meters."
A. How farB. How fast C. How soon D. How long
38. .................... is your skirt, the yellow one or the blue one?
A. Why B. Which C. When D. What
39. "................. shall I do?" "Why don't you consult a doctor?"
A. What B. How C. Why D. Whom
40. ..................... languages can you speak?

…………………………………………………………………………………
3. I like the red blouse, not the blue one. (which)
…………………………………………………………………………………
4. She felt better after she took a nap. (how)
…………………………………………………………………………………
5. She talked to him for an hour. (how long)
…………………………………………………………………………………
6. My parents have two cars. (how many)
…………………………………………………………………………………
7. I don’t get up early because I like to sleep late. (why)
…………………………………………………………………………………
8. We have an English class every day. (how often)
…………………………………………………………………………………
9. They like to dance at weekends. (what)
…………………………………………………………………………………
10. The club is not far from their house. (where)
…………………………………………………………………………………
11. Their favourite kind of music is Latin Jazz. (what)
…………………………………………………………………………………
12. The train arrived at ten o’clock. (what time)
…………………………………………………………………………………
13. They get home at six o'clock every night. (When)
…………………………………………………………………………………
14. The travel agent speaks French poorly. (How )
…………………………………………………………………………………
15. Those books cost $8.95. (How much)
…………………………………………………………………………………
16. They travel by car. (How)
…………………………………………………………………………………
17. He comes here once a week. (How often)

2. I’m 17 years old.
→ …………………………………………….….……………………………
3. My address is 3 Le Loi Street.
→ …………………………………………….….……………………………
4. They lived here in 1980
→ …………………………………………….….……………………………
5. Lan drank your lemon juice.
→ …………………………………………………………………………….
6. It’s very hot in HCM City in March
→ ……………………………………………………………………………
7. I go to school by bike
→ …………………………………………………….……………………..
8. He gets up at 6.00
→ ……………………………………………………………………………
9. I was born in Long An
→ ……………………………………………………………………………
10. I speak English fluently.
→ ……………………………………………..………………….…………
11. I have learnt English for 6 years
→ …………………………………………………..........………..…………
12. I go shopping once a week.
→ ………………………………………………………………..………….
13. Mr Pike likes traveling.
→ …………………………………………………………….……………..
14. The boys are playing football at stadium.
→ …………………………………………………….…………………….
15. He was absent from school because he felt sick
→ ………………………………………………………………..…………
16. I’m a student.
→………………………………………………………………..…………

4. Some people are used to ………....…. in crowded buses. (standing/ stand/ stood)
5. I dislike …………..……. on the subway. (to ride/ riding/ ride)
6. I enjoy ………………. with Miss Phuong. (to study/ studying / studied )
7. Students must practice …………….…… . (to use/ using / use)
8. Hoa and Lan have stopped ……………….to each other. (to talk/ talking/ talks)
9. I regreted not ……………..…..him the truth. (telling/ to tell/ told)
10. She is good at ……………..….. the drum. (playing/to play/played)
III/ Choose the best option that best completes each sentence:
1. I enjoy _________ alone.
A. be B. to be C. being D. to have been
2. Would you like _______to the party?
A. to come B. come C. coming D. to have come
3. Do you mind_______ such a long way to work everyday?
A. to travel B. travel C. to have traveled D. travelling
4. I like that house. I would like _______there.
A. live B. living C. to live D. to have lived
5. Sometimes I would like_______ to play the piano.
A. to learn B. learning C. learn D. to have learned
6. I love _______to your wedding but it just isn’t possible.
A. come B. to come C. coming D. to have come
7. Please remember _______this letter.
A. to post B. post C. posting D. to have posted
8. We tried ____the fire out but we were unsuccessful. We had to call the fire brigade.
A. putting B. put C. to put D. to have put
9. When you see John, remember _______him my regards.
A. to have given B. to give C. give D. giving
10. Someone must have taken my bag. I clearly remember_______ it by the window
and now it has gone.
A. leave B. to leave C. to have left D. leaving
11. Jane needed some money. She tried _______Harry but he couldn’t help her.

A. to go B. going C. go D. went
27. Her parents want him__________ some good books to read.
A. to choose B. choose C. chose D. choosing
28. Would you like_________ and visit my country?
A. come B. coming C. to come D. came
29. The children enjoy__________ with their friends through computers.
A. to chat B. chat C. chatting D. chatted
30. You should practice___________ English to talk to your foreign friends.
A. to speak B. speak C. spoke D. speaking
31. Don’t forget___________ your dictionary with you to class.
A. to bring B. bring C. bringing D. to bringing
32. Her classmates started___________ when she won the race.
A. to shouting B. shouting C. shout D. shouted
33. You should remember___________ your warm clothes when it’s cold.
A. to wear B. wearing C. wear D. are wearing
34. The students stopped__________ when the teacher entered the classroom.
A. to talk B. talk C. talked D. talking
35. She always thinks of _________ for another job.
A. applying B. to apply C. apply D. applied
IV/ Use TO INFINITIVE or V-ING to complete sentences:
1. She expects (get) ……………………. a pay rise next month.
2. His mother wants him (get) ……………… a good result in this semester.
3. I will refuse (work) ………..…….on Saturday and Sunday if I can’t get the double
pay.
4. We promise (help) ……………….. him when he is in trouble.
5. Their friends hope (see) …………………… them again.
6. He seemed (be) ………………….. happy when he saw you.
7. The boss decided (go) …………………….. abroad.
8. Miss Linda enjoys (work) …………………… with young children.
9. I start (work) ………………………. at 7:00 am every day.