TCHON Period 9. REVISION ON TENSES.doc

Topic 3: STUDY HABITS
Period 9. REVISION ON TENSES
A. Theory:
Review on tenses:
Tenses Affirmation With
Present simple
S + am/ is/ are
S + V(s/es)
Everyday, usually, often, never, usually,
hardly, In the morning/ On Mondays/ at
weekends, In spring/ summer/
Present
progressive
S + am/ is/ are + V-
ing.
Now = at present = at the moment: baây giôø,
Look! Listen!
Future Simple S+ will + V
1
Tomorrow, tonight, soon, next, someday, in
the future
Near future
S + am/ is/are + going
to + V1
Tomorrow, tonight, soon, next, someday, in
the future
Past simple
S + was/ were
S + V-ed/ V2
Last, yesterday, ago, in..<2008, in the past,
…

B. Exercises:
I. Choose the best word/words in brackets
1. My friend...................to the museum last weekend. (goes, went, will go)
2. I....................my son the money for that next week. (gives, gave, will give, was
given)
3. The earth.........................around the sun. (go, went, will go, goes)
4. He ............................. through the park two hours ago. (walk , walks, walked, is
walking)
5. The Pikes....................................dinner at the moment. (have)
6. I......................a letter from my friend yesterday. (receive/ will receive/ is
receiving / received)
7. Bell first.... .....the telephone in 1876. (will introduce/ introduced/ introduces / is
introducing)
8. Her mother........................her a new novel soon. (is giving/ gives/ gave)
9. I was having a shower when the telephone......................................(ring)
10. There is a lot os clouds. I thinh it ........................... (rains/ is raining / is going to
rain / will rain)
II. Supply the correct tense form of the verbs in brackets
1. The children..............................................basketball now. (play)
2. She usually....................................dinner for the family. (cook)
3. The boys................................... soccer at the moment. (play)
4. Her son..........................................sent to.a new hospital last week. (be)
5. They................................their mother with the housework everyday. (help)
6. Mr. Brown......................................... to a new house in Birmingham next week.
(move)
7. The students........................................the final test next month. (have)
8. They.........................................those interesting books a week ago. (read)
9. Lan...........................some flowers for her teacher last Sunday. (buy)
10. His classmates.........................................for him tomorrow. (wait)
11. She......................................Bangkok two years ago. (visit)

12. I used to live on a farm when I (be) ...................................... young.
III. Read the passage and check True (T) of False (F) on the following statements:
We moved into our new house on a warm September day. It was not really a new
house. It was a hundred and four years old, but it was new to us. The house had
running water, gas and electricity but for some reasons, there was no electricity light
in the kitchen. It was some thing quite unexpected: a house with electricity but
without a kitchen light. It was quite puzzling because our kitchen was a large room,
perhaps the largest in the house.
1. They moved into their new house in the spring.
………………………………………………………..……………………………..
…………………
2. The house was more than a century old.
………………………………………………………..……………………………..
…………………
3. The house had running water, gas and electricity in the kitchen.
………………………………………………………..……………………………..
…………………
4. It was quite puzzling not to have electricity in the kitchen because the kitchen was
probably the largest place in the house.
………………………………………………………..……………………………..
…………………
5. An electrician came to help in the end.
………………………………………………………..……………………………..
…………………
IV. Choose the best options to complete the sentences below: (2 ms)
1. He wasn’t busy yesterday and ……………………. was I.
(too/ either/ so/ neither)
2. I used to ……………………. when I was a young girl.
(lived - live - living – lives)
3. My husband told me ……………………. to the movies.

(go – to go – going – went)
4. The earth the Earth, the Sun, and the Moon are ……………………
(objects – planets – friends – things)
5. She He isn’t old …………………….to be in my class.
(enough – only – very – for)
6. You ought …………………….your hands before meals.
(wash – to wash – washing – washed)
7. Her mother ……………………. this city two years ago.
(left - leaves - is leaving -will leave)
8. It’s great! What does your friend look ……………...……….?
(likes – likes – like - liking)
V. Give the correct form of the verbs in the blankets: (2 ms)
1. I (not have) breakfast this morning, but I am not hungry now.
……………………………………………………………...
2. I used to live here when I (be) a young girl.
……………………………………………………………...
3. I think we (come) to the festival tonight.
……………………………………………………………...
4. You (invite) the newcomers of our class to the party last night?
……………………………………………………………...
VI. Fill in the blanks with modals: must - have to - ought to - used to: (2 ms)
1. He....................................... smoke 20 cigarettes a day, but now he doesn’t.
2. Children....................................... drink a lot of milk.
3. He has two modern cars. He....................................... be rich.
4. I ....................................... go to the bank to get some money.
VII. Writing: Rewrite the sentences, keeping a similar meaning to the first: (2 ms)
1. Peter is too young to see the horror films.

→
Peter is not

…………………………………………………………………………………………………
...................…………………………………………………………….……………
2. No one in the class is as tall as Quoc.
→
Quoc is the
………………………………………………………………………………………………
…......................………………………………………………………….……………
3. Hoa is older than Nien.
→
Nien is
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
........………………….............................………………………………………….
……………
4. She said to them, “Don’t touch that new board!”
→
She asked them
………………………………………………………………………………………………
…...........…………………………………………………………….……………
VIII. Read the passage and answer the questions below: (2 ms)
In the summer holidays, Mr. Hung, Mrs. Chi and their children, Tuan and Hoa often
go to the beach for two or three days. Last summer they went to Da Lat. They stayed at
a hotel for seven days. In the morning, Tuan and his father went jogging around Xuan
Huong Lake. Hoa and her mother walked along Bui Thi Xuan Street and then visited
the flower garden. Hoa liked it very much and the flowers were very beautiful. In the
afternoon, the family went to visit the palace. They were so happy after the trip.
Questions:
1. Who often go for their summer holiday?
…………………………………………………………………………………………
….........…………………………………………………………….……………
2. Where did they go last summer?

…………………………………………………………………………………………
…….........…………………………………………………………….……………
3. Did they stay there for a week?
…………………………………………………………………………………………
…….........…………………………………………………………….……………
4. What did they visit there? …………...................
……………………………....
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