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BÀI TẬP THI TIẾNG ANH
I) Supply the correct verb form: The simple present tense or The present continuous.
1. Be quiet! The baby ( sleep).
2. We seldom ( eat) before 6.30
3. Look! A man ( run) after the train. He ( want) to catch it.
4. The sun ( set) in the earth.
5. It ( be) often very hot in summer
6. I ( do) an exercise on the present tenses at this moment and I (think) that I (know) how to
use it now
7. My mother sometimes ( buy) vegetables at this market.
8. It ( be) very cold now.
9. It (rain ) much in summer. It ( rain) now.
10. Daisy ( cook) some food in the kitchen at present. He always (cook) in the morning.
11. My mother ( read) the newspaper now.
12. Those children ( sleep) for two hours every afternoon.
13. We always ( do) our English lessons carefully.
14. At present, he (work) for a foreign company.
15. Just a minute! I (look up) that word in the dictionary.
16. The teacher ( point) at the blackboard when he (want) to explain something.
17. We(study) the use of the verbs in English at the moment.
18. The earth ( go) around the sun once every 365 days.
19. That student ( know) all of the new words very well now.
20. He generally ( sing) in English but today he (sing) in French.
21. He usually ( leave) his office at seven o’clock, but this week he ( work) later.
22. They ( not go) to the cinema very often but when they (go) they ( prefer) comedies.
23. Those two sisters already ( speak) four foreign languages; now they ( learn) the fifth.
24. He usually ( get up) at about seven o’clock; but this month he (be) on holiday and so he
(get up) later.
25. My dog usually ( bark) at the postman- but look at that ! For once, he ( be) friendly to the
poor man.
26. They left for England this morning. I (wonder) whether they ( travel) by air or by train.

27. I usually ( write) my letters on Sundays but ( write) this week’s letter today because this
morning Sunday we ( go) out.
28. She ( have) birthday party tomorrow and she (look) forward to it very much.
29. I ( smoke) a lot those days because I ( study) for my final examinations. I always ( smoke)
a lot when I ( study).
30. I ( not like) garlic when I ( smell) it but I (love) it when I (taste) it.
31. Diane can’t come to the phone because she ( wash)
32. Diane (wash) her hair every other days or so.
33. Kathy ( sit, usually) in the front row during class, but today she ( sit) in the last row.
34. Please be quiet! I ( try) to concentrate.
35. ( Lock, you, always) the door to your apartment when you leave?
36. I wrote to my friend last week. She hasn’t answered my letter yet. I ( wait, still) for a
reply.
37. After three days of rain , I’m glad that the sun ( shine) again today.
38. Every morning, the sun ( shine) in my bedroom window and (wake) me up
39. A: look! It ( snow)
B: It’s beautiful! This is the first time I’ve ever seen snow. It ( snow, not) in my country.
40. Mike is a student, but he ( go, not) to school now because it’s summer . He ( attend)
college from September to May every year, but in the summers he ( have, usually) a job at
the post office . In fact, he ( work) there this summer.
41. I can’t afford that ring. It ( cost) too much.
42. Look! It ( begin) to rain. Unfortunately, I ( have not) my umbrella with me. Tom is lucky.
He ( wear) a raincoat.
43. I ( own not) an umbrella . I ( wear) a waterproof hat on rainy days.
44. Right now I ( look) around the classroom. Yoko( write) in her book. Carlos ( bite) his
pencil. Wan – Ning ( scratch) his head. Ahmed ( stare) out the window. He ( seem) to be
daydreaming, but perhaps he ( think) hard about verb tenses. What ( think you) Ahmed
(do) ?
45. There’s a book on my desk, but it ( belong not) to me.
46. Dennis ( ix) the roof of his house today, and he ( need) some help. Can you help him?

47. Barbara ( tutor often) other students in her math class. This afternoon she ( help) Steve
with his math assignment because he ( understand, not) the material they ( work) on in
there class this week.
48. Right now, I ( look) at Janet. She ( look) angry. I wonder what’s the matter. She certainly
( have not) any fun right now.
49. A: Who is that woman who ( stand) next to the window?
B: Which woman? ( talk, you) about the woman who ( wear) the blue and gold dress?
A: No, I ( talk not) a bout her. I ( mean) the woman who ( wear) the blue suit.
B: Oh, I ( know not ) . I ( recognize not) her.
50. A: Close your eyes. Now listen carefully. What ( hear, you) ? What ( do, I) ?
B: I ( believe) you ( rub) the top of your desk with your hand.
A: Close, but not exactly right. Try again. ( listen, you) carefully?
B: Aha! You ( rub) your hands together.
A: right!
51. A: Where are you? I (sit) in the kitchen.
B: What you ( do) there? I (help) my mother
52: A: Why you ( wash) your clothes this morning?
B: Because the sun ( shine): I never ( wash) clothes when there are clouds in the sky.
53.A: Where you (go) now?
B: I (go) to the theatre
C: I ( go) tonight also, but I ( not go) very often.
D: I ( go) every week, but tonight I ( go) for the second time in three days
54. A: You ( hear) anything?
B: I ( listen) hard but I can’t hear anything.
55. You can’t see Tom now. He ( have) a bath.
56. He usually ( drink) coffee but today he ( drink) tea.
57. What she ( do) in the evenings? She usually ( play) cards or ( watch) TV.
58. I won’t go out now as it ( rain) and ( not have) an umbrella.
59. The last train (leave) the station at 11.30.
60.He usually ( speak) so quickly that I ( not, understand) him.

61. Ann ( make) dress for herself at the moment. She ( make) all her own clothes.
62. Hardly anyone ( wear) a hat nowadays.
63. I’m afraid I’ve broken one of your coffee cups . Don’t worry I ( like, not) that et anyway.
64. I (wear) my sunglasses today because the sun is very strong
65. She ( not, work); she ( swim) in the river.
66. He ( teach) his boy to ride.
67. The aeroplane ( fly) at 2,000 metres.
68. “ What Tom (do) now? “ He ( clean) his house”.
69. “ It ( rain) “ “ Yes, it ( rain) very hard. You can’t go out yet.”
70. “ What you( read) now?” . “ I( read) Crime and Punishment”
71. It is lovely day. The sun ( shine) and the birds ( sing).
72. She always (ring) up and (ask) questions.
73. “ Where is Tom?” “ He ( lie) under the car”.
74. Mother ( rest) now. She always ( rest) after lunch.
75. Could I ring you back in a few minutes?
I ( talk) to someone on the other line.
76. Jane’s upstairs with Ann and Roy . They ( have) a meeting about the catalogue.
77. Could you tell Mr. Ford that Miss. Lee is here? He ( expect) me.
78. What (make) a terrible noise?
It’s the pneumatic drill. They ( repair) the road.
79. “ What you( wait) for?” “ I ( wait) for my change”
80. I can’t hear what you ( say) . The traffic ( make) too much noise.
81. An old man ( climb) out of the first floor window.
82. You can’t see Tom now. He ( read) in the room
83. The kettle ( boil) now. Shall I make the tea?
84. Tom and I both ( belong) to big engineering firm. I ( work) in the design section; Tom (
work) in the sales section. He often ( go ) abroad on business. At the moment, he ( travel) around
America, and next month he ( meet) a customer in Toronto . He ( like) traveling and ( enjoy) his
present trip, but he ( feel) happy to get back home.
84. Tom can’t have the newspaper now because his aunt ( read) it

85. I’m busy at the moment. I ( redecorate) the sitting room
86. You ( enjoy) yourself or would you like to leave now.?
I often ( enjoy) myself very much. I want to stay at the end.
87. How you ( get) to work as a rule.
I usually ( go) by bus but tomorrow I ( go) in Tom’s car.
88. Why you ( put) on your coat?
I ( go) for a walk . You ( come) with me? Yes, I’d love to come. You ( mind) if I bring my dog?
89. How much you ( owe) him?
I (owe) him $5.
You ( intend) to pay him
90. You ( belong) to your local library?
Yes, I do
You ( read) a lot?
Yes, quiet a lot.
How often you ( change) your books?
I ( change) one everyday.
91. Mary usually (learn) languages very quickly but she ( not, seem) able to learn modern
Greek.
92. I always ( buy) lottery tickets but I never ( win) anything.
93. You ( like) this necklace? I ( give) it to my daughter for her birthday tomorrow.
94. I won’t tell you my secret unless you ( promise) not to tell anyone. I ( promise)
95. You always ( write) with your left hand?
96. You ( love) him? No, I ( like) him very much but I ( not, love) him.
97. You ( dream) at night?
Yes, I always ( dream) and if I ( eat) too much supper I ( have) nightmares .
98. The milk ( smell) sour . You ( keep) milk for along time?
99. Those work men are never satisfied; they always ( complain)
100. We ( use) this room today because the window in the other room is broken.
101. He always ( say) that he will mend the window but he never ( do) it .
102. You ( know) why an apple ( fall) down not up?

103.You ( write) to him tonight?
Yes, I always ( write) to him on his birthday. You (want) to send any message?
104. Tom and Mr. Pitt ( have) a long conversation. I ( wonder) what they ( talk) about.
105. You ( believe) all that the newspaper say?
No, I ( not, believe) any of it.
Then why you ( read) newspapers?
106. This car ( make) a very strange noise. You ( think) it is all right.
Oh, that noise ( not matter) . It always ( make) a noise like that.
107. The fire ( smoke) horribly. I can’t see across the room.
I ( expect) that birds ( build) nest in the chimney.
Why you ( not, put) wire across the tops of your chimneys?
Tom ( do) that sometimes but it ( not, seem) to make any difference.

I) Supply the correct verb form: The simple past or The past continuous.
1. When I ( arrive) at his house, he still ( sleep)
2. The light ( go) out while we ( have) dinner
3. Bill ( have) breakfast when I ( stop) at his house this morning
4. As we ( cross) the street, we ( see) an accident.
5. Tom ( see) a serious accident while he ( stand) at the bus stop
6. While my father ( read) a newspaper, I ( learn) my lesson and my sister( do) her
homework.
7. The children ( play) football when their mother ( come) back home.
8. The bell ( ring) while Tom ( take) a bath.
9. I (be) very tired because I ( work) all day yesterday.
10. He ( sit) in a cafe when I ( see) him.
11. They ( study) in the library when the fire alarm went off.
12. It ( snow) when I got up this morning.
13. Albert Einstein ( die) in 1955.
14. Tom ( go) to the post office twice yesterday.
15. Helen ( wait) in the lobby, wasn’t she?

16. He ( work) in his way through college at that time.
17. He ( teach) economics at Harvard for almost 50 years.
18. The wind ( blow0 very hard when I went out this morning.
19. He fell while he ( go) down the stairs.
20. My car ( break) down this morning on the way to work.
21. What she ( do) when you( arrive) there? She ( write)a letter.
22. She ( have) her bath while her sister ( get) the breakfast ready.
23. The storm ( begin) at half past ten while the class ( study) history.
24. When the students ( hear) the bell , they ( get)up and ( leave)
25. Mr. Harvey ( ask) me about my plans the next time he ( see) me.
26. Just as I ( leave) for home, a student ( stop) me in the hall.
27. As I ( cross ) the street, two cars ( race) by me at a full speed.
28. Dorothy and I ( just, leave) the house when the telephone ( ring)
29. The minute I ( hear) the news, I ( send) him a telegram
30. I ( go) to ask you to help me, but you ( sleep) so peacefully when I ( look) into your room.
31. I ( look ) up at that sky ; dark clouds ( gather)
32. As he come up to his house in the darkness, he ( see) that a man ( climb) out of one the
bedroom windows.
33. Just at I ( write) the letter, the inkpot ( fall) over.
34. A noise of breaking chairs ( suggest) that the men ( fight)
35. My mother ( arrive) while I ( clean) the kitchen.
36. He ( just, close) the church door when he ( notice) a man still praying in the corner.
37. John ( work) from morning to night; he ( study) to be a doctor.
38. John( work) hard when suddenly the door ( open)
39. The men ( fight) bravely , but the general ( order) them to retreat.
40. Lightning ( strike) the tree that they ( shelter) under. Of course, they ( have) a terrible
fright, but they ( be) very lucky. No harm ( come) to them at all.
41. I am sitting in class right now. I ( sit) in class at this time exact same time yesterday.
42. I don’t want to go to the zoo today because it is raining. The same thing happened
yesterday. I (want, not) to go to the zoo because it ( rain)

43. I ( call) Roger at nine last night, but he ( be, not) at home. He ( study) at the library.
44. I ( hear, not) the thunder during the storm last night because I ( sleep)
45. It was beautiful day yesterday when we went for a walk in the park. The sun ( shine) . A
cool breeze ( blow). The bird ( sing)
46. My brother and sister ( argue) about something when I ( walk) into the room.
47. I got a package in the mail. When I ( open) it, I ( find) a surprise.
48. Tommy’s went to his friend’s house, but the boys ( be , not) there. They ( play) soccer in
the vacant lot down street.
49. Stanley ( climb) the stairs when he ( trip) and ( fall) . Luckily, he ( hurt, not) himself.
50. While Mrs. Emerson ( read) the little boy a story, he ( fall) asleep, so she ( close) the book
and quietly ( tiptoe) out of the room.
51. I really enjoyed my vacation last January. While it ( snow) in Iowa, the sun ( shine) in
Florida. While you( shovel) snow in Iowa, I ( lie) on the beach in Florida.
52. While Ted ( shovel) snow from his driveway yesterday, his wife ( bring ) him a cup of ht
chocolate.
53. I ( have, almost) a car accident last night. I ( drive) down the Washington Avenue when
suddenly I ( see) a car in my lane. It ( come) right at my car . I ( step) on the brakes and (
swerve)to the right. The other car ( miss, just) my car by about an inch.
54. Ten years ago, the government ( decide) to begin a food program. At that time, many
people in the rural areas of the country ( starve) due to several years of drought.
55. It was my first day of class. I ( find, finally) the right room. The room ( be, already) full
of students. On one side of the room, students ( talk, busily) in Spanish. Other student (
speak) Japanese, and some ( converse) in Arabic. It sounded like the United Nations.
Some of the students, however, (sit, just) quietly by themselves. I (choose) an empty seat
in the last row and ( sit) down. In a few minutes, the teacher ( walk) into the room and all
the multilingual conversation ( stop) .
56. A: (Hear, you) what she just said?
B: No, I ( listen, not) . I ( think) about something else.
57. A: Why weren’t you at the meeting?
B: I ( wait) for an overseas call from my family.

58. A: I’m sure met Carol Jones at the party last night:
B: I don’t remember her. What ( wear, she) ?
59. A: What’s wrong with your foot?
B: I (step) on a bee while I ( run) barefoot through the grass. It ( sting) me
60. A: How ( break, you)your arm? B: I ( slip) on the ice while I ( cross) the street in front of
the dorm.
61. I lit the fire at 6.00 and it ( burn) brightly when Tom came in at 7.00
62. When I arrived at the lecture had already started and the professor ( write) on the overhead
projector.
63. I ( make ) a cake when the light went out . I had to finish it in the dark.
64. I didn’t want to meet Paul so when he entered the room I ( leave)
65. Unfortunately, when I arrived Ann just ( leave), so we only had time for a few words.
66. He ( watch) TV when the phone rang. Very unwillingly he ( turn) down the sound and (
go) to answer it.
67. He was very polite. Whenever his wife entered the room he ( stand) up.
68. The admiral ( play) bowls when he received news of the invasion. He ( insist) on fishing
the game.


I) Supply the correct verb form: The simple present, present continuous or The present
perfect .
1. I ( not, see) your brother lately.
2. Yes, he ( be sent ) to India
3. When he ( go)?
4. He ( go) last month.
5. You ( have) any letters from him?
6. No, I haven’t but his wife ( receive) many letters.
7. Does she intend to go out and join him?
8. No, they ( not, decide) yet.
9. Where you ( be)? I ( be) at the sales.

10. What you ( buy) ? I ( buy) some clothes.
11. Why did you buy clothes? I ( tell) you never to buy clothes for me. I couldn’t resist it.
They ( be) very much reduced.
12. My teacher ( teach) English at this school for six years.
13. Listen! I ( think) someone ( knock) at the door.
14. Mr. Smith ( pay) all of his bills at the end of the month.
15. Michael ( study) English for six months now.
16. It usually (rain) very much in that part of the country.
17. I ( be) sorry. I ( forget) that fellow’s name already.
18. My secretary ( sit) at the different desk today.
19. Our present boss ( work) in this company all of his life.
20. Up to present, George ( do) good work in this class.
21. So far, you ( make) no mistakes on this exercise.
I) Supply the correct verb form: The simple past or The present perfect .
1. Susan, come quickly! The milk ( boil) over and ( make) an awful mess of the kitchen.
2. I ( be) very sorry when I ( hear) of his death. He ( be) an excellent writer. I ( read) all of
his books more than once.
3. We ( be invited) to a reception at the Palace next week.
4. What’s matter? You ( not speak) a word since you ( come) home.
5. Hilda, I’m furious with you. I ( wait) in this rain for half an hour.
6. I’m sorry dear. I ( forget) to give Larry your message. I ( leave) the office in a great
hurry.
7. Do you remember that restaurant in Endinburgh that you ( take) us to last year? Well, we (
go) to find it again when we ( be) there last month. It ( be pull) down. We ( be) very sorry.
8. Oh dear! I think our main water –pipe ( break).
9. Somebody ( steal) my wallet. Unlucky man! It ( be) a cheap plastic one and there ( be) no
money in it at all.
10. I ( not, just, get) on the train, you know. Why do you keep asking to see me my ticket? I (
already show) it to you three times in the last four hours.
11. I ( see) her before.

12. I ( see) her last year.
13. Tom ( never be) in Hanoi.
14. I ( read ) the novel written by Jack London several times before.
15. What you ( do) yesterday?
16. You ( watch) TV last night?
17. She ( be) born in 1980.
18. He (write) books since last year.
19. Mr. Green ( teach) English in this school since he ( graduate) from the University in 1986.
20. How long you ( learn) English?
21. What you (learn, you) since you ( came) here? How many new friends ( make, you) ? I
hope you ( meet, already) a lot of interesting people.
22. Since classes began, I ( have, not) much free time. I ( have) several big tests to study for.
23. Last night my roommate and I ( have) some free time, so we ( go) to a show.
24. I admit that I ( get) older since I last ( see) you but with any luck at all, I (get, also) wiser.
25. The science of medicine ( advance) a great deal in the nineteenth century.
26. Since the beginning of the twentieth century, medical scientists ( make) many important
discoveries.
27. Libraries today are different from those in the 1800s. For example, the contents of
libraries ( change) greatly through the years. In the 1800s, libraries ( be) simply
collections of books. However, today most libraries ( become) multimedia centers that
contain tapes, computers, disks, films, magazines, music, and paintings. The role of the
library in society ( change, also). In 1800s, libraries ( be) open only to certain people such
as scholars or the wealthy. Today libraries serve everyone.
28. A: Are you taking Chemistry 101 this semester?
B: No, I ( take, already) it. I ( take) it last semester. This semester I’m in 102.
29. A: Hi Judy. Welcome to the party. ( Meet, you, ever) my cousin?
B: No, I
30. A: Do you like lobster?
B: I don’t know . I ( eat never) it?
31. A: Do you do much traveling?

B: Yes, I like to travel.
A: What countries ( visit, you) ?
B: Well, I ( be) in India, Turkey, Afghanistan, and Nepal, among others.
A: I ( be never) in any of those countries. When ( you be) in India?
B: Two years ago. I ( visit, also) many of the countries in Central America . I ( take) a tour
of Central America about six years ago.
A: Which countries ( visit, you) ?
B: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua.
A: I ( want, always) to travel to other countries, but I ( have, not) the opportunity to travel
extensively. I ( go) to England six years ago, but I ( go, not) anywhere since then.
32. I ( go ) to bed late last night.; I ( do) this many times lately.
33. Mr. Ashe ( go) to Chicago last week.
34. I ( read) that book several times.
35. I first ( read) it while I was on my vacation last summer.
36. I ( be) in Norfolk many times.
37. Mr. Dale ( have) little experience in teaching that subject.
38. Billy ( fall) as he was crossing the street.
39. I ( see) Dane a few days ago.
40. When the bell rang, Wade ( jump) from his seat and ( run) from the room.
41. I ( try) that restaurant again and again, but I do not like the food there.
42. When I was young, I often ( go) fishing with my father.
43. I ( complete) my paper at last.
44. You ( start) to study English last winter.
45. The day before yesterday, we ( have) a bad storm.
46. I hear that you ( give) up the idea of studying Russian.
47. I never (be) to Italy.
48. It ( be) very cold yesterday.
49. We ( learn) many new words in this course.
50. The First World War ( begin) in 1914 and ( end) in 1918.
51. Rebecca says that she (lose) her purse.

52. I ( move) to Pine Street in March; I ( live) there for three months now.
53. We ( live) in Washington from 1985 to 1990.
54. Before he came to the United States, Emil ( work) as a carpenter.
55. My former teacher was Mss. Code. I ( study) with her for one year.
56. My present teacher is Mr. Tom . I ( study) with him for six months.
57. Chavez speaks English well because she ( speak) English all her life.
58. John (work) hard all his life ( he is dead)
59. Eric 9 work) hard all his life. ( he is alive)Ms Pate ( leave) New York last month and (
work) in Pittsburgh since then.
60. Gary, who is now in college, ( study) English for ten years.
61. I myself ( study) English steadily ( regularly) since 1980.
62. Henry who is now in the hospital, (be) there for several weeks.
63. When I saw her, Linda ( feel) ill.
64. We ( buy) this car two years ago and ( drive) it 5,000 miles since then.
65. Up to the present time, I never ( be) father west than St. Louis.
I)Supply the correct verb form: The present perfect continuous or The present perfect .
1. I ( not, see) you for along time.
2. You must tell me what you ( do) since I last saw you.
3. He ( not, be) here since Christmas ; I ( wait) for hime for two weeks.
4. I try to learn English for years, but I ( not succeed) yet.
5. We (live) here for the last six months, and just ( decide) to move.
6. You already ( drink) three cups of tea since I ( sit) here.
7. I ( wait) here for her since 7.00 and she ( not, come) yet.
8. Mary ( rest) in the garden all day because she ( be) ill.
9. How long you ( learn ) English?
10. You must wake her ! She ( sleep) soundly fro ten hours.
11. I ( still, not, find) the stocking I lost last week.
12. ( you , finish) with the book I lent you last week?
13. Ah, there you are! I hope you ( not, wait) for me for along time.
14. I ( sleep) badly recently, doctor. What can I do about me?

15. I ( try) to finish this exercise for the last hour.
16. I ( stay) at this hotel since that February .
17. We ( live) here for the last six month, and just ( decide) to move.
18. I ( work) here for her since seven o’clock and she ( not, come) yet
19. She ( work) so hard this week that she ( not, have ) ( not, have) time to go to hairdresser’s.
20. He ( write) a novel for the last two years but he ( not finish) it.
21. It ( snow) all day. I wonder when it will stop.
22. We ( have) three major snowstorms so far this winter. I wonder how many more will you
have.
23. It’s ten PM. I ( stuady) for two hours and probably won’t finish until midnight.
24. I ( write) them three times, but I still haven’t received a reply.
25. I ( live) here since last month.
26. The telephone ( ring) four times in last hour, and each time it has been for my roomate.
27. The telephone ( ring) for almost a minute. Why doesn’t someone answer it?
28. The little boy is dirty from fead to foot because he ( play) in ther mud.
29. Peter: You ( telephone) for ages. You not nearly ( finish).
Jack: I ( not get) through yet. I ( try) to get our Paris office but the line ( be) engaged all the
morning.
30. Ann ( fail) her driving test three times because she’s so bad at reversing. But she ( practise)
reversing for the last week and I think she ( get) a bit better at it.
I) Supply the correct verb form: The simple past or The past perfect
1. They (go) home after they ( finish) their work.
2. She said that she (already, see) Dr. Rice
3. When we came to stadium, the match ( already, begin)
4. They told me they ( not eat) such kind of food before.
5. He ( ask) why we ( come) so early.
6. After they had gone, I (sit) down and (rest)
7. Before she ( watch) TV, she ( do) her homework
8. After taking a bath, he ( go) to bed.
9. What ( be) he when he ( be) young?

10. It was the first time I ( ever, see) such a beautiful girl.
11. When we ( start) talking, I realised that we ( meet) before.
12. When I ( speak) to Mr Ho before the meeting ( begin)
13. When I ( look) at my suitcase, I could see that somebody ( try) to open it.
14. Until yesterday I ( hear, never) about it.
15. When I got to the restaurant, we found that nobody ( remember) to reserve a table.
16. The doctor ( examine) him, and found that he ( break) his arm.
17. Before my 18
th
birthday I ( not, be) out of England.
18. We were a few minutes late, so the film ( already start) when we ( get) to the cinema.
19. When she got to England, she found that the language was quite different from English
that she ( learn) at school.
20. “ Good afternoon. Can I help you?” “ Yes, I ( bring) my watch to you for repair three
weeks ago. Is it ready yet?
21. He ( do) nothing before he saw me.
22. He thanked me for what I ( do)
23. I ( be) sorry that I had hurt him.
24. As soon as you ( go), I ( want) to see you again.
25. Before you ( go) very far, we found that we ( lose) our way.
26. He ( die) after he ( be) ill a long time.
27. My friend ( not, see) me for many years when I met him.
28. In England he soon remember all he ( learn)
29. When the airplane landed, the pilot ( find) that one of the wings ( be damaged) by a shell.
30. My father ( tell) me he ( give) up smoking.
31. He ( be) late because he ( have) an accident.
32. I ( come) to tell him they were the wrong seeds, but he ( plant) them already.
33. It had been raining in the night, the ground ( be) wet.
34. Mr. John ( be) in England for four years when the new government ( come) to power.
35. A man who ( be attacked) by bandits was lying bleeding on the road.

36. I now (have) to leave the house where I (spend) so many happy days.
37. Although he ( make) some mistakes, he ( be considered) good enough for promotion.
38. He ( want) to find out whether you ( arrive).
39. He ( be treated) like a slave , so he ( resign)
40. A: Where did you go last night?
B: I ( go) to a charity film show
A: ( be) it good?
B: Yes, except the film ( start) before I ( arrive)
A: Why?
B: Well, It ( take) me an hour to get there on the bus. By the time I ( get) there all the stars
( go) in, so I ( not, get) any autographs. I ( be) very disappointed. How about you? you (
enjoy) your evening?
A: No, I ( spend) the evenign doing my homework I ( not finish) when my
sister ( come) home from her party at midnight.
41. He ( give) me back the book, ( thank) me for lending it to him and ( say) that he ( enjoy)
it very much, but I ( know) that he ( not read) it because most of the pages ( be) still uncut.
42. I ( think ) my train ( leave) at 14.33 and ( be) very disappointed when I ( arrive) at 14.30
and ( learn) that it just ( leave). I ( find) later that I ( use) an out -of- date timetable.
43. He ( pack) his car under a No parking sign and ( rush) into the shop. When he (come) out
of the shop ten minutes later, the car ( be) no longer there. He ( wonder) if someone (
steal) it or the police ( drive) it away.
44. It ( be) now 6.pm and Jack ( be) tired because he ( work) hard all day. He ( be) also
hungry because he ( have) nothing to eat since breakfast. His wife usually ( bring) him
sandwiches at lunch time, but today for some reason she ( not, come)
45. He ( keep) looking at her, wondering where he ( see) her before.
46. He ( be) a newspaper reporter before he ( become) a businessman.
47. I ( feel) a little bteer after I ( take) the medicine.
48. I was late. The teacher ( give, already) a quiz when I (get) to class.
49. The anthropologist ( leave) the village when she ( collect) enough data.
50. It was raining hard, but by the time class ( be) over, the rain (stop).

51. Class ( begin, already) by the time I ( get) there, so I (take, quietly) a seat in the back.
52. Millions years ago, dinoaurs ( roam) the earth but they ( become) extinct) by the time
humankind first ( appear).
53. I ( never, see) any Picasso’s paintings before I ( visit) the art museum.
54. I almost ( miss) my plane. All of the passengers ( board, already) by the time I ( get) there.
55. Yesterday at a restaurant, I ( see) Pam Donnelly, an old friend of mine. I ( see not) her in
years. At first, I ( recognize, not) her because she ( lose) at least fifty pounds.
56. Peter, who is 14, ( pass) a difficult examination at the end of last term and thereby (
qualify) for a bicycle which his father ( promise) to give him if he ( pass). On second
thought, however, his father ( feel) that a bicylce might not be exactly what the boy
wanted and so he ( ask) Peter whether he would like anything else instead. Peter,
somewhat hesistantly, ( ask) if he could have a 410 shot – gun. He (add) quicly that he (
do) a lot of shooting under supervision during the school that just (end), and ( learn) the
proper use of a gun. His mother ( not, like) the idea at all; she ( say) that she ( be) sure that
he would kill either himself or somone else. However, his father ( make) enquiries at the
school and ( learn) that Peter indeed ( learn) enough about guns and their proper use to be
trusted with one of his own. So, to the boy’s great joy, a 410 shot- gun ( be, bought) for
him instead of the bicycle he (expect).
57. It had been raining in the night, the ground ( be) wet.
58. I ( come) to tell him they were the wrong seeds, but he ( plant) them already.
59. The local cinema was no longer open. It ( close) down.
60. Mr. John was no longer alive. He ( die)
61. I didn’t recognise Mrs Johnson. She ( change) a lot.
62. Bill no longer had his car. He ( sell) it.
63. The woman was a complete stranger to me. I ( never/see/before).
64. Magaret was late for work. Her boss was very surprise ( never/be/ before)