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II. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences.(10 pts)
1. I (meet) ________ John before I (be) ________ a fortnight in Paris.
2. The children were frightened because the lights suddenly (go) __________ out and
they (sit) __________ in the dark.
3. What tune (play) ________ when we (come) ________ in?
4. She was badly hurt when her car hit another car. If she (wear) ________ her seat
belt, she (not hurt) ________ so badly.
5. Coming into the room he (see) ________ Mary where he (leave) ________ her.
1. met – had been.
2. had gone – were sitting.
3. was being played – came.
4. had been wearing – wouldn’t have been hurt.
5. saw – had left.
1. Either my sister or I (be)…………………going to visit our uncle.
2. By the year 2020, many people currently employed (lose)………….their job.
3. She left school last year. Since then she (work)……………..as a waitress at a local pub.
4. I have lost my keys. Oh, if I find them, I (tell)……………………..you.
5. How many cups of coffee (drink)…………………..today?
1. am 2. will have lost 3. has worked 4. will tell
5. have been drunk
16. We had the walls ( whitewash…………….) by my uncle
17.When it (start)........ to rain, I still (try)....... to start the engine.
18. Your daughter (grow)......... a lot since I last saw her.
19. The presents (send)....... to John were very beautiful.
20. It won’t be safe to use these stairs until they (repair)....... .
21. I didn’t see anyone but I felt as though I (watch)......... .
22. He (look).......... fatter than some days ago.
23. You can’t see the doctor. He (go)...... to Ho Chi Minh city and (not return).......... until next
month.
16. whitewashed
17. started / was still trying

18. has grown
19. sent
20. have been repaired21. was being watched
22. looks23. has gone / won’t return
11. His hair is short. He (have)___________ a haircut.
12. He said that he (see)___________ that man before.
13. If today (be)___________ Sunday, we would go picnic.
14. This house didn’t use to (paint)___________ green.
15. She wishes she (not punish)___________ tomorrow
16. The doctor made my sister (stay) …………….………………… in bed until she felt better.
17. Nothing (do) …………………………………..………… since you went to the market.
18. Neither John nor his friend (come) ………………..…………………………… yet.
19. Do you have your house (paint) ………………………………… at the moment?
20. Water can’t (find) ………………..……….. here. People must go to a lake nearby to get it.
11. has had
12. had seen
13. were
14. be painted
15. wouldn’t be punished 16. stay
17. has been done 18. has come 19. painted 20. be found
1. Is there anything here worth (buy).
2. The man (suppose) to leave at 4 o’clock.
3. Over the years, my sister (collect) thousands of stamps.
4. She entered the meeting room (accompany) by the company president.
5. - I realise I shouldn’t have said that.
- That is all right. I (forgive) you.
6. I (make) cakes. That’s why my hands are all covered with flour.
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7. I think his book (become) a best – seller when it (publish).
8. The baby is seriously ill. If he (not send) to hospital, he (die).
1. buying
2. is supposed
3. has collected
4. accompanied
5. will forgive 6.
have been making 7. will become/ is published 8. isn’t sent/ will die.
21. Peter did not get used to (get) ........................ up early when he first came to Vietnam.
22. By the time your brother (return) ........................ here next year, the city will have changed a lot.
23. What tune (play) ........................ when we came in?
24. I wish I (know) ........................ her address now.
25. They (learn) ........................ English from nine to ten in this room. Don’t let anyone disturb
them then.
26. The prisoner is thought (escape) ........................ by climbing over the wall yesterday.
27. Five kilometers (be) ........................ a long way for a little boy to walk.
28. He stepped down from the bench on which he (stand) ................... and walked out of the room.
29. He (serve) ........................ in the army in the last war.
30. She regrets (not/ buy) ........................ that house. It is much more expensive now.
21. getting
22. returns
23. was being played
24. knew
25.
will be learning
26. to have escaped 27. is 28. had been standing 29. served 30. not buying
1. While I (study) last night, Tom (drop) to visit me.
2. The children are late. They (not come) home from school yet. I hope nothing’s wrong
3. Over the years, Nam (collect) thousands of stamps.
4. If it (not rain) tomorrow I will go camping with my friends

5. Thuy Linh isn't in her room. She (cook) in the kitchen
6. The kids (sleep) when the phone rang.
7. It's difficult to get used to (eat) with chopsticks.
8. Would you believe twenty -three phone calls (make) by Tom today?
9. Look at those black clouds! It (rain)
10. What about (go) fishing this afternoon?
1. At that time I (not know) what (do) since I was too shocked.
2. “Nam, you (always talk) in class!”
3. “No camping” means “You (not allow)(camp).”
4. The rich ( not be) always happy.
5. I love all the cakes (make) by mother.
6. John and I (be) pen pals for nearly 3 years.
7. Minh (know) a little English so she wishes she (can) speak English fluently.
1. didn’t know/ to do
2. are always talking
3. aren’t allowed/ to camp
4. aren’t
5. made
6. have been
7. knows/ could
16. When I arrived home, she was busy (get) ………… lunch ready.
17. I still remember (take) …………… to Thu Le zoo
18. You always (complain) …………… about my cooking.
19. Mai (write) ………… to her pen pal for three years, and they first (20) (meet)……. each other
last week.
21. I wish that I (know) ………….. how to mend this shirt.
22. Jeans (make) ……………….. about two hunded years ago, and now they (23) (sell)……..in
every corner of the world.
24. When I (come) ………….. to see Mr. Robinson last night, he (25) (read) ……….a newspaper.
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16. getting
21. knew
17. being taken
22. were made
18. are always compaining
23. are sold
19. .has written
24. came
20. met
25. was reading
1. Betty talked about the contest as if she (win) …………… the grand prize.
2. Laura, accompanied by some of her friends,(be) …………… planning to open an English Center.
3. Bill couldn’t stand (see)……………… anyone sit round all time.
4. She saw him (change) ………………the wheel.
5. I don’t like (treat)……………………….. as if I were a child.
6.That proposal (consider) ……………… by the members at this time.
7. On the left (be) ………………three paintings by Picasso
8. Anyone who (not finish) …………… his work won't be allowed to leave now.
9. I wish John (not be) …………… punished by the teacher today.
10. Anh Vien felt that she (look) …………… at.
1. had won 2. is
3.seeing
4.changing
5.being treated
6.is being considered
7.are
8.hasn’t finished 9. were not 10. was being looked
1.All beautiful buildings in Hanoi (destroy) …by exhaust gases from cars and motorbikes.

2.Jack expects ……………( choose ) for the team.
3.Twenty dollars (be)……………… expensive for this shirt.
4.I didn’t see anyone but I felt as though …………I ( watch).
5.I’ll bring a rain coat just incase I hope my friend ( not laugh)………….. at me.
6.I am sorry ( do )………….. you harm.
7.Oh, the English ! They……………..( always think) of tea.
8. All I want to do is…………. ( help) you.
9.“ Are you new to this area?” – No, we ( be)……………..here for over ten years.
10. Last month prices went up , but this month they……….. ( fall) a little.
1. are being destroyed
6. to have done
2. to be chosen
7. are always thinking
3. is
8.to help
4.was being watched
9. Have been
5.will not laugh
10.have fallen
1-you(walk)____________ too fast. That's why you are tired.
2- I(read)________the book you lent me , so you can have it back now
3- The house was too quiet when I got home . everyone(go)__________to bed.
4- Present day problems demand that we (be)___________ready for an emergency
5- you (not go)______ there because he didn't expect you.
6- Our dustbins (empty)____________every Monday
7- After my operation, all my hair(fall out)___________.It's growing back now though.
8-"Sorry I'm late"- "Sorry ?I(wait)___________ for 45 minutes.
9- More people (depend)____________on computers nowadays than ever before
10-When Peter came home , he refused to tell us where he (be)_____________
1- have been working 2- have read 3- had gone 4-be

5-shouldn't have gone
6- are emptied 7- fell out 8- have been waiting 9- are depending/depend 10-had been
1. You look extremely exhausted. What you ( to do )?
2. By the end of this week, my illness (to cost) me $100.
3. We’d better go out tomorrow because Mary (to practise) the piano all day.
4.
She’ll have to behave better when she (to go) to school .
5.
It’s essential that he (to arrive) before six.
6.
This computer isn’t small enough (to keep) in your briefcase.
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7.
The presents (to send) to me on my birthday were very precious but I didn’t like them any
more.
8.
Ice (to turn) to water if you heat it.
9.
In my youth I (to travel) the world and I often (to sleep) under the stars.
10.
If only my best friend (to pass) the entrance exam to the Hong Duc University, I will be very
happy if she studies at this University.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

7.
8.
9.

have you done ( have you been doing)
will have cost
will be practising
goes
should arrive (arrive)
to be kept
sent
turns ( will turn )
travelled / slept
passed
36. My clothes aren’t here. They (take) away
37. It’s no use ( ask) children to keep quiet.
38. He looked as if he (see) a ghost.
39. The man (rescue) had been in the sea for 10 hours.
40. No sooner the president (arrive) than they had an important discussion
41. It’s ages since I last (have) Chiness food.
42. Don’t worry! the plane (land) in a moment.
43. If I (tell) before, I would have come to your wedding.
44. She gets used to (take) to the zoo on weekends.
45. By the time you come home, I (finish) decorating our room.
36. have been taken
37. asking 38. had seen 39. rescued 40. had ……..arrived
41. had
42. will land 43. had been told 44. being taken
45. will have finished
1.Loan ________ (learn) French at school, but she ________ (forget) most of it.

2.Margaret as well as Jane ________ (be) here since last week.
3.He ______ (live) in Thanh Hoa for 2 years then he ______ (move) to Ha Noi in 2007.
4.My father finds ________ (make) pottery interesting.
5.Nothing ________ (give) to you if you ________ (not work) hard.
6.Now I ________(understand) what you are trying ________ (express).
1.learned/ learnt, has forgotten
2.has been 3.had lived, moved
4.making
5.will be given, don’t work 6.understand, to express
1. Would you mind (show)........................ me how to work the lift?
2. I’ll have the application form (send).......................... to you right away.
3. You (be)............................ to the library this week?
4. Don’t forget (lock)............................ the door before going to bed.
5. Be careful! The floor (just/ polish)…………………..
6. My uncle is a heavy smoker. He is used to (smoke)…………………..a lot.
7. It is time you (try)…………………to study harder to pass the exam.
8. Nothing (give)………………..to you if you do not study hard.
9. Let’s go to a café when the concert (be)……………….over.
10. I still remember (take).............................to the zoo when I was a little girl.
1. showing
2. sent
3. Have ...been
4. to lock
5. has just been polished
6. smoking 7. tried
8. will be given
9. Is
10. being taken
1. We couldn’t risk ( leave)............... him alone.
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2. I’m sitting in class right now. I (sit) .............. in class at this time yesterday.
3. I’m sure you will have forgotten me by the time I (be) ......... back in five years.
4. Up to now, our teacher ( give ) .............. our class five tests.
5. Trung is used to ( get ) ................ up early every morning.
6. If you ( smoke ) ........... less, you would have much more money . But I don’t
think you will.
7. What shouldn’t the children ( drink ) ................... ?
8. Tom’d rather ( be) ................. early than late.
9. I knew him when I ( be ) ................ a child.

10. I can’t go with you as I ( not finish ) ................ my work.
1. leaving
6. smoked
2. was sitting
7. drink
3. am
8. be
4. has given
9. was
5. getting
10. haven’t finished
31. It is crucial that English (teach) ______ in a more practical way.
32. Without my parents’ financial support, I (not,be) _____ so successful now.
33. My children enjoy (allow) ______ to stay up late when there is something special on television.
34. I didn’t do the test well. I (prepare) _______ it very carefully at home.
35. The cowboy (wound) ______ by an arrow fell of the horse.
36. Nam:
"The maintenance people didn't remove the chairs from the ballroom."

Huong:
"Don't worry. They (move) ______ them before the dance begins."
37-38. It’s high time the local government (do) _______something about the sewage system which
(not upgrade) ________ for years.
39- 40. Come on, Hoa. I want to show you something. - Oh how nice of you! I (never think)
______ you (bring) ______ me a gift.
be taught/ should be taught
31. be taught/ should be taught
32. would not be.
33. being allowed
34. should have prepared
35. wounded
36. will have moved
37. did
38. has not been upgraded
39. never thought
40. were going to bring/would bring
31. It was a boring show. I would rather (not/go) ______ there.
32. I’m sure they (complete) ______ the new road by June.
33. (Bite) ______ twice, the postman refused to deliver our letters unless we chained our dog up.
34. His (take) ______ ill was quite unexpected.
35. It (not/be) ______ for you, I would come home late.
36. His roommate (always enter) _____ the room without knocking first, which annoys him a lot.
37. The curricula of American public schools (not determine) ______ by the federal government.
38. He (not wear) ______ uniform when you see him, because he’ll be on leave then, and they
don’t wear uniform when they are on leave.
39. It is essential that every student (know) ______ how to use a computer.
40. A shape with four equal sides and one right angle (call) ______ a square.
32.
will

have
31. not have gone
33. Having been bitten 34. being taken
completed
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35. were it not
36. is always entering 37. are not determined
38. will not be wearing
39. (should) know 40. is called
16. You’d better have that rubbish (take) _________ away.
17-18. He resented (ask) _________ (wait) _________. He had expected the minister to see him at
once.
19. Present day problems demand that we (be) _________ready for any emergency.
20.21. Suppose every word of this (be)_____ true , what action the committee (wish)_____ to take?
22. He (not go) _________ there because they did not expect him.
23. You always (complain) _________ about my cooking.
24-25. Tom:
“It is time we (do) _________something to protect our environment.”
David: “Yes, Ok. I think it (destroy) _________seriously in the last ten years.”
16.taken
21. would .....wish
17. being asked
22. shouldn’t have gone
18. to wait
23. are always complaining
19.(should) be
24. did
20.were

25. has been destroyed
16-17. The city now (crowd) _____ with people who (seek) _____ employment
18. They (get) _____ married, but in the end they changed their mind.
19. You may feel frightened when you are in a forest (surround) _____ by tall trees.
20. Present day problems demand that we (be) _____ ready for any emergency.
21-22. Tom: “It is time we (do) _____ something to protect our environment.”
David: “Yes, Ok. I think it (destroy) _____ seriously in the last ten years.”
23. Pupils are made (work ) _____ hard at this school.
24. Hurry up! I thought you (be) _____ ready by now.
25. She gets used to (take) _____ to the zoo on weekends.
16. is now crowed
17. are seeking 18. were going
19. surrounded 20.(should) be
to get
21. did
22. has been
23. to work
24. would be
25. being taken
destroyed

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