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Tenses Form Trạng từ thường
gặp
Cách dùng và ví dụ
1.The
Simple
present
(Hiện tại
đơn))
(+) S + V/V-s/V-es
(Vs &Ves dc dùng với chủ từ
ngôi thứ 3 số ít)
(-) S+do/does not+ V
(?)Do/Does+ S+ V ?

- always, ofen,
usually,frequently
sometimes=
occasionally,
rarely=seldom,
once or tiwce a
week, never
* Chỉ 1 thối quen ở hiện tại.
- ex: He usually (go) goes to school in the
morning
* 1 sự thật không thay đổi.
- ex: The sun (rise) rises in the East.
2. The
Present
Continuous

(Hiện tại
tiếp diễn)
(+)S+ am/is/ are+ V-ing
(-)S +am/is/are+ not+V-ing
(?)Am/is/are+ S+ V-ing?
at the moment, at
the time,Verb!
(look!, listen!, be
quiet)
at present = now
* Cho hành động đang xảy ra ở thời điểm đang
nói.
- It (rain) is raining now.
- Lan (eat) is eating at preent
- Listen! She (sing) is singing
3. The
Present
Perfect
(HTHT)
(+)S + have/has + V3/Ved
(-)S + have/has +not+
V3/V-ed
(?)Have/Has +S + V3/V-ed?
for + khoảng t.gian
since + Mốc t.gian
never, ever, just =
recently = lately, so
far = up to now =
up to the present=
until now,already,

yet,this is the first
time , several
times.
* Chỉ hành động xảy ra trong qk t.gian không
xác định.
ex: She (visit) has visited Ha Long Bay several
times.
* Chỉ hành động bắt đầu ở qk mà còn tiếp tục
đến hiện tại.
- We (learn) have learnt English for 7 years.
- My mother (be) has been sick sinse yesterday
- Lan (just buy) has just bought a new shirt.
4. The
Simple Past
( Qk đơn)
(+) S + V2/V-ed
(-) S + did + NOT + V
(?) Did +S + bare- V?
- Yessterday, last
(last week /month/
year ), ago, in +
year(in 2000 )
* Diễn tả hành động xảy ra ở 1 thời gian xác
định trong QK.
- She (meet) met him yesterday.
- Mr Pike (stay) stayed here last nigh
5. The Past
Continuous
(QKTD)
(+) S + was/ were + V-ing

(-) S +was/were+ not+V-ing
(?)Was/ were + S + V-ing?
At 5 P.m/ at 5
o’clock + Thời gian
trong QK, all day
yesterday.
When, as, while.
* Chỉ 1 hành động đang xảy ra ở 1 thời điểm
xác định trong QK
- At this time last night, she (study) was
studying lessons at home.
* Chỉ 2 hành động xảy ra song song ở QK
- My mother (cook) was cooking while my
father (watch) was watching TV.
* Chỉ 1 hành động đang xảy ra thì có 1 hành
động khác xảy đến
-When he ( drive) was driving, he (see) saw a
serious accident.
6. The S.
future (TL
đơn)
(+) S + will/ shall + V.inf
(-) S + will/shall + not
+V.inf
Will/Shall + S +V.inf?
Tomorrow, next
(next week/ month/
year ), someday,
Diễn tả hành động xảy ra trong tương laii.
- Tomorrow he (visit ) will visit me.

- She (stay) will stay at home next Monday.

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Simple tense - Ex
Ex 1:
1. I _____ (be) a student.
a. are
b. is
c. am
2. My father __________ excuses
when I feel like going to the
cinema.
d. make always
e. always make
f. always makes
3. His students ________ (not,
speak) German in class.
g. don’t speak
h. doesn’t speak
i. not speak
4. She ________ (not, be) six
years old.
j. isn't
k. not is
l. are not
5. John ________ (work) in a supermarket.
m. works
n. working
o. work

6. The flowers _______________ (be,
normally) watered by Bob
p. are normally
q. normally are
r. normally is
7. Danny ________ (phone) his father on
Sundays.
s. phons
t. phones
u. phone
8. I ___________ (not, know) what you mean.
v. doesn't know
w. not know
x. don't know
Ex 2:
1. My husband and his colleague
__________ golf whenever they
are not too busy.
a. play
b. plays
c. are playing
d. is playing
2. John always __________ on
time for meetings.
e. arrive
f. arrives
g. are arriving
h. is arriving
3. Barbara usually __________ dinner for her
husband after work.

i. cook
j. cooks
k. are cooking
l. is cooking
4. Mr. and Mrs. Parsons __________ to work
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m. drive
n. drives
o. are driving
p. is driving
5. My parents normally __________ breakfast
at 7:00 a.m.
q. eat
r. eats
s. are eating
t. is eating
Ex 3:
1. The bank ________ at four o'clock.
a. close
b. closies
c. closes
2. We ________ to Spain every
summer.
d. fly
e. flys
f. flies
3. She ________ in Florida.

g. live
h. lives
i. livees
4. My best friend ________ to me
every week.
j. write
k. writies
l. writes
5. John ________ very hard in class,
but I don't think he'll pass the course.
m. try
n. trys
o. tries
6. I ________ in a bank.
p. work
q. works
r. workes
7. It ________ almost every day in
Manchester.
s. rain
t. rains
u. raines
8. My life is so boring I just ________
TV every night.
v. watch
w. watchies
x. watches
9. Jo is so smart that she ________ every
exam without even trying.
a. pass

b. passies
c. passes
10. My mother ________ eggs for
breakfast every morning.
d. fry
e. frys
f. fries
Ex 4:
1. When father ______ (come back), will we go out?

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2. My mother __________ (prepare, usually) breakfast at 10 a.m.
3. Every morning, Mark __________ (drive) his children to school.
4. I ___________ (not, speak) Italian when I'm at school.
5. __________ (like, you) drinking coffee?
6. I hate living here because it ___________ . (rain, always)
7. Those shoes _________ (cost) too much.
8. I ___________ (visit, never) my grandma on Fridays.
9. The earth _____________ (go) around the sun.
10. I ________ (be) broke!
Ex 5: Rewrite the sentence in negative form
1) We _______________ handball at school. (not/to play)
2) Laura __________________ her room. (not/to clean)
3) Mark _____________ his homework. (not/to do)
4) Susan and Jerry _______________ TV. (not/to watch)
5) They ________________ at 6.30. (not/to wake up)
6) You ______________ shopping. (not/to go)
7) Mrs Smith _______________ a big box. (not/to carry)
8) My brother ______________ English. (not/to teach)

9) The teachers _______________ stories. (not/to tell)
10) I _____________________ in a plane. (not/to fly)
Ex 6: Make a yes/no question
1) They play volleyball every week.

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2) John is nice.
3) This car makes a lot of noise.
4) I like computer games.
5) We are from Greece.
6) You wear pullovers.
7) They speak English.
8) He watches TV.
9) I am from Spain.
10) Steve draws nice pictures.
Present Continuous Tense:
II/ Put the verbs into Present Continuous Tense:
1. John (not read) ________ a book now.
2. What you (do) ________ tonight?
3. Jack and Peter (work) ________ late today.
4. Silvia (not listen) ________ to music at the moment.
5. Maria (sit) ________ next to Paul right now.
6. How many other students you (study) ________ with today?
7. He always (make) ________ noisy at night.
8. Where your husband (be) ________?
9. She (wear) ________ earrings today.
10. The weather (get) ________ cold this season.
11. My children (be)_____ upstairs now. They (play)______ games.
12. Look! The bus (come)________.

13. He always (borrow) ____me money and never (give)_____ back.
14. While I (do)____ my housework, my husband (read)______ books

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1. . Listen ! Sam( play) the piano
2. . Look! Somebody ( swim) in the river
3. Be quiet! The baby ( sleep)
4. Look! A man ( run) after the train. He ( want) to catch it
5. The children ( not play) in the kitchen at present
6. Lan ( not speak) to the English teacher now
7. They ( prepare) the Christmas dinner at present
8. John ( drive) that car now
9. The workers ( build) a new house right now
10. Tom ( write) two poems at the moment?
11. The chief engineer ( instruct) all the workers of the plant now
12. He ( not paint) his pictures at the moment
13. We ( not plant) the herbs in the garden at present
14. They ( make) the artificial flowers of silk now?
15. Your father ( repair) your motorbike at the moment
16. Look! The man ( take) the children to the cinema
17. Listen! The teacher ( explain) a new lesson to us
18. Be careful! You ( bring) ten glass bottles?
19. Ba ( study) Math very hard now
20. We ( have) dinner in a restaurant right now
21. The students (not, be) …………… ……………………in class at present.
22. The children (play)……………………… ………. in the park at the moment.
IV.Complete sentences use the given words.
1. I/ wash / my hair.
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2. It/ snow.
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3. They/ sit/ on the bench.
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4. It/ rain/ very hard.
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5. She/ learn/ English.
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6. He/ listen/ to the radio.
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7. We/ smoke/ in the class.
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8. I/ read/ a newspaper. .

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9. You/ watch/ T.V?
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10. What/ you/ do?
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11. What/ Sam and Anne/ do?
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12. It/ rain/ ?
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13. That clock/ work?
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14. You/ write/ a letter.
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15. Why/ you/ run.

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hiện tại tiếp diễn để chia động từ trong ngoặc cho thích hợp.
1. Where ___________you (live)____________?
I (live)______________in Hai Duong town.
2. What _______________he (do) ______________now?
He (water)_________________flowers in the garden.
3. What _______________she (do)_____________?
She (be)______________a teacher.
4. Where _________________you (be) from?
5. At the moment, my sisters (play)____________volleyball and my brother
(play)________________soccer.
6. it is 9.00; my family (watch)___________________TV.
7. In the summer, I usually (go)______________to the park with my friends, and in the
spring, we (have) _____________Tet Holiday; I (be)________happy because I always
(visit) ______________my granparents.
8. ____________your father (go)_____________to work by bus?
9. How ___________your sister (go)___________to school?
10. What time _____________they (get up)_________________?
11. What ____________they (do)________________in the winter?

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12. Today, we (have)______________English class.
13. Her favourite subject (be)__________________English.
14. Now, my brother (like)_________________eating bananas.
15. Look! Aman (call)_________________you.
16. Keep silent ! I (listen )____________________to the radio.

17. ______________ you (play)_________________badminton now?
18. Everyday, my father (get up)_________________at 5.00 a.m, but today, he (get up)
__________________ at 6.00 am.
19. Every morning , I (watch)_________________tv at 10.00, but today I (Listen )
________________ to music at 10.00.
20. Everyday , I (go) __________to school by bike but today I go to school by
motorbike.
21. Every morning, my father (have) ______________a cup of coffe but today he
(drink)______________ milk.
22. At the moment, I(read)_______________a book and my brother (watch)_______
TV.
23. Hoa (live)________________in Hanoi ,and Ha (live)________________in HCM
City.
24. Hung and his friend (play)_______________badminton.
25. They usually (get up)___________________at 6.oo in the morning.
26. Ha never (go)_________________fishing in the winter but she always
(do)_____________ it in the summer.
27. My teacher (tell)__________________Hoa about Math.
28. There (be)____________________ animals in the circus.
29. _______________he (watch)______________TV at 7.00 every morning?
30. What _____________she (do ) _________________at 7.00 am?
31. How old _________she (be)?
32. How ___________she (be)?
33. My children (Go)________________to school by bike.
34. We (go)_______________to supermarket to buy some food.
35. Mr. Hien (go)________________on business to Hanoi every month.
36. Ha (like)______________coffee very much, but I (not like)______________it.
37. She (like )________________Tea, but she (not like)____________________coffee.
38. I (love)_______________ cats, but I (not love)__________________dogs.
39. Everyday ,I (go)______________to school on foot, but today I

(go)____________________to school by bike.
40. Who you _________________(wait) for Nam?
-No, I _______________________(wait) for Mr. Hai.
41. My sister (get)______________ dressed and (brush)_______________her teeth

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herself at 6.30 everyday.
42. Mrs. Smith (not live)_______________in downtown. She
(rent)________________in an appartment in the suburb.
43. How _________your children (go)_________________to school everyday?
44. It’s 9 o’clock in the morning. Lien (be)________in her room. She (listen)
_______________to music.
45. We_______________________(play) soccer in the yard now.
46. My father (go)___________ to work by bike. Sometimes
he(walk)______________.
47. _________You (live)________near a market? _ It (be)____________noisy?
48. Now I (do)_____________the cooking while Hoa (listen)_______________to
music.
49. At the moment, Nam and his friends (go)_______________________shopping at
the mall.
50. In the autumn, I rarely (go)______________sailing and (go)__________to school.
51. I (write)_____________________________ a letter to my friend now.
52. At 12 a.m every day, I (have)______________lunch and (go)____________to bed.
53. On Monday, I (have)________________________ math and Art.
54. On Friday, I (have)______________________English.
55. At the moment, I (eat)______________an orange, and My sisters (Play)_______
Tennis.
56. _______her bag (be)?
- No, they(not be)______________.

57. What time _____________your children (go)____________ to school?
58. He (live)________________in HCM City.
59. What time___________your brother usually (get)___________up?
60. My house (be)_________in the city and it (be)_________small.
61. Every morning , we (have)__________breakfast at 7.00 am.
62. This (be)________a book and there (be)_________pens.
63. Mr. Quang (live)____________in the countryside. He (have)__________a big
garden.
64. John (not have)______________Literature lesson on Friday.
65. What time _________you (start)___________your class?
66. ___________you (be) in class 12A3?
67. Mrs. Ha (learn)__________________in Hanoi, but she (not
live)__________________ there.
68. My brother (not live )____________________in London; he (live )
_______________ in Manchester.
69. Now Mr. Long (design ) ____________________his dream house.

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70. He (like)_____________APPLES, but he (not like )
_____________________bananas.
71. __________________she (like)______________apples?
72. Usually, I (have)_________________lunch at 12.00. -__________________you
(have) ___________________lunch at 11.00?
73. He can (swim)_______________but I can’t(swim)_____________________.
74. At the moment, my sister (read)___________________ a comic book.
75. I (like )__________________ice-cream.
76. What ___________________Mr. Ha (live)_______________?
77. Monkeys can (climb)_________________ the tree.
78. Hang (go)__________________to the bookshop now because she ( want )

___________to buy some books.
79. We (go) ______________to market and (buy)_________________some fruits.
80. Now, Lan (study)________________English and Lien (listen)______________to
music.
81. Everynight , she (have)____________________dinner at 7.00 p.m.
82. Every year, I usually (go)______________________Vietnam.
83. In the summer, I sometimes (go)____________________swimming.
84. Every everning, my mother (like)___________ watching television.
85. Lan (have)_______________breakfast and (go)___________to school at 6.30 a.m.
86. We (not read)___________________after lunch.
87. Tom (be)___________my friend. He (play)______________sports everyday.
88. ______________your students (play)__________soccer every afternoon?
89. He (go)_____________to bed at 11.30 p.m.
90. They (go)___________home and (have)___________lunch.
91. ___________he (play)__________sports?
92. He (teach)_______________English in a big school in town.
93. Everyday she (go)____________to work by bike.
94. We usually (read)_________books, (listen)_________to music or
(watch)_______TV.
95. Sometimes, I (play)__________badminton.
96. Ann (like)____________her job very much.
97. ___________your mother (walk)_________to the market?
98. Look! They (run)_________________________together.
EXERCISES ON THE PAST SIMPLE
Exercise 1: Put "Was“ or "Were” in the gap.
1. The teacher …………………… nice.
2. The students ……………………. very
9. He ………………… on holiday.
10.It …………………. cold.

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clever.
3. But one student ……………… in
trouble.
4. We ……………… sorry for him.
5. He ………………. nice though.
6. I ……………… happy.
7. You ……………… angry.
8. She ………………… in London last
week
11.We …………………. at school.
12.You …………………… at the
cinema.
13.They ………………… at home.
14.The cat ………… on the roof.
15.The children ……………… in the
garden
Exercise 2: Write the correct past simple tense of Tobe.
1. Mom and Dad …………….(not be) at home yesterday. They ………… (be) at the
hospital.
2. The weather……………… (be) nice. It …………… (not be) windy and rainy.
3. ……… (be) he free all day yesterday?
4. When ……………… (be) you born?
5. He………… (not be) at school. He was at home.
6. Were you busy yesterday? Yes, I……………
7. ………. It cold last night? No, it……………. It was hot.
8. Where…………… they on Sunday? They…………. at the store.
9. …………Nina and Sam strong this morning? No, they………………
10. ………….Sam ill last night? Yes, …………………

Exericse 3: Change these sentences into negative and interrogative form.
1. She was tired last night. =>
……………………………………………………………………………………………
…
2. I was in London last month.=>
……………………………………………………………………………………………
…
3. They were at Nina’s house yesterday.=>
……………………………………………………………………………………………
4. She was with him yesterday. =>
……………………………………………………………………………………………
…
5. Tom was at school last Monday.=>
……………………………………………………………………………………………
…
Exercise 4: Supply the correct past simple tense of verbs in brackets. (Affirmative
form)
1. I _________ ( stay) at home all weekend.

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2. Angela __________ (go)to the cinema last night.
3. My friends __________(have)a great time in Nha Trang last year.
4. My vacation in Hue _____________ (be) wonderful.
5. Last summer I ______________(visit) Ngoc Son Temple in Ha Noi.
6. My parents _______________( be) very tired after the trip.
7. I _______________(buy) a lot of gifts for my little sister.
8. Lan and Mai _____________ (see) sharks, dolphins and turtles at Tri Nguyen
aquarium.
9. Trung ________________ (eat) chicken and rice for dinner.

10. They _______________ (talk) about their holiday in Hoi An.
11. Phuong _________________ (return) to Hanoi yesterday.
12. We _______________ (think) the food __________ (be) delicious.
13. I _________________ (work) in a bank for ten years.
14. She _________________ (study) French at university.
15. He _________________ (travel) through the Middle East last year.
16. She _________________ (watch) TV yesterday.
17. We _________________ (buy) a new car last weekend.
18. He _________________ (think) that he ___________ (be) right.
19. I _________________ (cook) steak last night.
20. She _________________ (write) to her grandmother.
Exercise 5: Supply the correct past simple tense of verbs in brackets. (Negative
form)
1. I _________________ (not / drink) any beer last night.
2. She _________________ (not/ get on) the bus in the centre of the city.
3. I _________________ (not / change) trains at Victoria.
4. We _________________ (not/ wake up) very late.
5. I _________________ (not/ receive) £300 when my uncle died
6. We _________________ (not / use) the computer last night.
7. He _________________ (not/ have) a shower.
8. They _________________ (not/ live) in Paris.
9. She _________________ (not/ read) the newspaper yesterday.
10. I _________________ (not / watch) TV.
11. He _________________ (not / study) for the exam.
12. We _________________ (not / play) tennis yesterday because it was raining.
13. She _______________________ (not / meet) him.
14. You _______________________ (not / call) me.
15. He _______________________ (not / read) that book.
16. He _______________________ (not/ work) in a bank
17. I _______________________ (not / forget) your book.

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18. She _______________________ (not / like) chocolate.
Exercise 6: Supply the correct past simple tense of verbs in brackets.
(Interrogative form)
1. Where _______________________ (she / go)?
2. What _______________________ (you / do)?
3. _______________________ (you / wear) your red dress?
4. _______________________ (you / go) to school yesterday?
5. _______________________ (she / study) last night?
6. _______________________ (we / arrive) last?
7. Who _______________________ (you / meet)?
8. _______________________ (they / come) to the party?
9. _______________________ (she / go)?
10. You _______________________ (meet) a friend.
11. Which _______________________ (you / like)?
12. What _______________________ (he / do) at the weekend?
13. What _______________________ (you / buy) yesterday?
14. _______________________ (you / have) a good holiday?
15. What time _________________ (he / get up) yesterday?
16. Where _________________ (you / get off) the train?
17. _________________ (she / make) good coffee?
18. What _________________ (he / give) his mother for Christmas?
19. _________________ (he / call) you?
20. What time _________________ (the film / start)?
Exercise 7: Write the questions with “Did…….?”and give the answer with “Yes /
No:
Eg: They played soccer yesterday afternoon
=> Did they play soccer yesterday afternoon? - Yes, they did. / No, they

didn’t.
1. He sent a letter to his penpal last week.


2. She taught us English last year.


3. They did their homework carefully.


4. The Robinsons bought a lot of souvenirs.

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5. Tourist ate seafood at that famous restaurant.


6. The teacher gave her students a lot of homeworks.


7. His uncle took him to se Cham temple.


8. Liz bought a lot of souvenirs.


9. They put the fish in a big bag.

10. Ba wore the cap with a dolphin on it.


HIỆN TẠI HOÀN THÀNH
I. Fill in the gap with since or for to complete the sentence.
1. He watched television ……… three hours.
2. They have been friends………….five months.
3. My family has owned this farm……….1990.
4. I have wanted that book ……… months.
5. I haven’t seen you………… Christmas.
6. We have been here………January.
7. I haven’t eaten any meat………….over a year.
8. She has worn the same old dress ……… the beginning of the month.
II. Give the correct form of the verb in the brackets in the present perfect tense.
1. I (know)……………….him all my life.
2. They (live)………………… in that house for two years.
3. My brother (write)………………… three books.
4. She (not break)…………………….her leg.
5. She (break)………………………her arm.
6. I (see)……………………….an elephant several times.
7. She (have)……………………that dress for ten years.
8. We (be)……………………………here for hours!

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9. The children (not finish)……………………….their homework yet.
10. You (be)………………………to the zoo?
III. Give the correct form of the verb in the brackets.
1. We (study)______________ a very hard lesson the day before yesterday.

2. I (read)______________ that novel by Hemingway several times before.
3. We (study)____________________almost every lesson in this book so far.
4. My wife and I (travel) ________________ to Mexico by air last summer.
5. I (have)______________ a little trouble with my car last week.
6. What you (do)_______________ yesterday?
7. How long you (learn)__________________ English?
8. Ton never (be)__________________ in Hanoi.
9. The plane (stop)_______________ at a small town. It then (take) ___________
off immediately after refuelling.
10. She (be)_______ so happy when she (hear)____________ the news that she
(cry)___________________.
11. Steven (live)_________________ in London since 1990.
12. We (leave)_______________ Singapore six months ago.
13. I never(eat)____________________ snake meat.
13. Diana (meet)________________Simon for dinner last night.
14. Oh no! Someone(steal)________________ my bag.