Tense revision

TENSE REVISION
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I. Supply the correct verb forms: Present Tenses
1. Listen! I (think) _____________ someone (knock) _______________ at the door.
2. Up to present, we (write) _______________ almost every lesson in the book.
3. The Earth (circle) _______________ the sun once every 365 days.
4. The farmers (work) _______________ in the field at the moment.
5. How many times _________you (see) __________ him since he went to London?
6. Rivers usually (flow) _______________ to the sea.
7. Look! The boy (cry) _______________.
8. Do you know that man who (smoke) _______________ there?
9. Mrs. Green always (go) _______________to work by bus.
10. We (be) ___________ from China. We (be) _______________ there for 20 years.
11. That house (belong) _______________to Mr. Pike.
12. Mai (lose) _______________ her dictionary.
13. I (be) _____________ sorry. I (forgot) _______________ that girls name already.
14. There (be) _______________ many visitors to this country since last year.
15. Up to present, he (do) _______________ good work in this class.
16. So far there (be) _______________nine national parks established in Vietnam.
17. He usually (help) _______________ his friend in class.
18. That student (know) _______________ all the new words very well now.
19. I (not speak) _______________ to her since last week.
20. He (live) ___________ for ten years. But now he (live) _____________ in Rome.
21. He (play) _______________ football since he (be) ______________ ten years old.
II. Give the correct verb forms: Past tenses
1. When I (arrive) ______________ at his house, he still (sleep) _______________.
2. The light (go) _______________ out while we (have) _______________.
3. Tom (have) _______________ breakfast when I (stop) _______________ at his
house this morning.
4. Yesterday John (go) _____________ to the store before he (go) _________ home.
5. As we (cross) ______________ the street, we (see) _______________ an accident.

6. She (win) _______________ the gold medal in 2006.
7. Our teacher (tell) ___________ us that he (visit) _____________ England in 2007.
8. While my father (read) _______________ newspaper, I (learn) _______________
my lesson and my sister (do) _______________ her homework.
9. The children (play) ___________ football when their mother (come) ___________
back home.
10. The manager (just close) _______________ the store before we (arrive) ________
11. The war (break) _______________ out three years ago.
12. The bell (ring) _______________ while Tom (take) _______________ a bath.
13. He (sit) _______________ in the garden when the house felt down.
14. The boys (break) ____________ the window when they (play) _________ football.
15. We (understand) _______________ it after the teahcer (explain) _______________
it to us.
16. I (be) ____________ very tired because I (work) _____________ all day yesterday.
17. He (sit) _______________ in a café when I (see) _______________ him.
18. As soon as he (finish) _______________ his work, he (go) _____________ home.
19. I (talk) _______________ about him when suddenly he (come) _______________.
20. Long ago,my young brother often cry) _______________.
III. Give the correct verb forms: Future Tenses
1. I’m sure they (complete) _______________ the new road by June.
2. He (wait) _______________ for you when you (get) _______________ back
tomorrow.
3. In two years from now, the contract (come) _______________ to an end.
4. Who (look) _______________ after the children when you are away.
5. By November I (work) _______________ for this company for ten years.
6. There are a lot of dark clouds in the sky, it (rain) _______________.
7. We (move) _______________to our new house at Christmas this year.
8. Don’t call him at 8 a.m tomorrow!. He (study) _______________ English then.
9. The teacher hopes we (pass) _______________ our exam.
10. I (give) _______________ him your message when I (see) ______________ him.

11. I (wait) _______________ until he (finish) _______________ his novel.
12. When you (come) _______________ today, I (work) _______________ at my
desk in room 9.
13. I hope the weather (be) _______________ fine tonight.
14. Your suitcases are so heavy! I (carry) _______________ them for you.
15. He certainly (not do) _______________ all his homework by ten tonight.
IV. Supply the correct verb forms:
1. My father (not watch) _______________ TV every night.
2. The last time she (go) _______________ to HCM city was in November.
3. She (write) _______________ that letter two days ago.
4. I don’t smoke while I (drive) _______________ a car.
5. People (speak) _______________ English in most of Canada.
6. Up to then I (never see) _______________ such a fat man.
7. I think he (leave) _______________ as soon as he (know) ___________ the news.
8. My mother (come) _______________ to stay with us next week.
9. She (play) _______________ the piano when our guests (arrive) _______________
last night.
10. John (drive) _______________ that car since (know) _______________ him.
11. The dog ( wag) _______________his tail whenever he (see) ______________ me.
12. My friend (thank) _______________ me for what I had done for him.
13. What _________ you (do) ___________when I (ring) ___________ you last night?
14. Last month I (be) _______________ in the hospital for ten days.
15. I (not see) _______________ him since last week.
16. Where ____________ you (spend) _______________ your holidays next summer?
17. Violets (bloom) _______________ in Spring.
18. My brother (join) _______________ the army when he was young.
19. When the teacher came in, the pupils (play) _______________ games.
20. Columbus (discover) _______________ America more than 400 years ago.
21. By next month, I (finish) _______________ my first novel.
22. ______________You (receive) _______________ any letter from your parents yet?

23. By May 5, we (live) _______________ in this city for ten years.
24. Birds (build) _______________ their nests in the Summer and (fly)
_______________ to the South in Winter.