Practice 2 - E 9

Class 9: practice 2- Verb form
I. Give the correct form of the verbs in the blankets:
1. He ................... (paint) the ceiling at the moment.
2. Last night I ................................. (read) in bed when suddenly I heard a scream.
3. ............... ......................... (You/watch) television when I phoned you?
4. Ann ..................................... (wait) for me when I arrived.
5. I ........................................ (not/drive) very fast when the accident happened.
6. What .......................... (you/do) at this time yesterday?
7. I saw Carol at the party. She ................................ (wear) a really beautiful dress.
8. When the teacher came in, the pupils .................. ................... (play) games.
9. Excuse me, I ............................. (look) for a phone book.Is there one near here?
10. Listen! Can you hear those people next door? They ......................... (shout) at each other
again.
II. Supply the correct tense form of the verbs in brackets
1. The children..............................................basketball tomorrow. (play)
2. She usually....................................dinner for the family. (cook)
3. The boys...................................a play for their school show on T.V tonight. (rehearse)
4. Her son...........................................a new hospital in the suburb next month. ( design)
5. They................................their mother with the housework everyday. (help)
6. Mr. Brown.........................................in Birmingham next year. (not live)
7. There.................................a traffic jam in the center of the city someday. (be)
8. The students........................................the final test next month. (not have)
9. They.........................................those interesting books soon. (read)
10.Lan...........................some flowers for her teacher every Sunday. (buy)
II. Rewrite the sentences, using the cues given:
1. My children / enjoy / watch / television
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2. She / finish / write / report
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3. It / just / stop / rain
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4. The workers / keep on / build / that tower
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5. His pen pal / look forward to / see / her / summer
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6. She / practice / play / piano / the moment
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7. I / like / use / internet / free time
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8. My younger sister and brother / love / watch / cartoons / much
I. Give the correct form of the verbs in the blankets:
1. My brother (join) …………………………the army when he (be) ……………young.
2. Tom (study) …………………………chemistry for three years and then he gave it up.
3. Miss Lee often (write) …………………………………when she was on holiday.
4. He (leave) ………………………………………home two weeks ago.
5. When the teacher came in, the pupils (play) ……………………………………games.
6. Columbus (discover) …………………………………America more then 400 years ago.
7. I last (see) …………………………………………him since last Sunday.
8. She (play) ………………………the piano when our guest (arrive) …………....last night.
9. The light (go) ……………………out when we (have) ………………………dinner.
10. What ………………………………you (do) …………………at 7 PM last night?
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...................................a play for their school show on T.V at the moment.
(rehearse)
4. They................................their mother with the housework everyday. (help)
5. There.....................a traffic jam in the center of the city almost every day since last year.
(be)
6. Lan...........................some flowers for her teacher last Sunday. (buy)
7. The Pikes....................................dinner at 7 o’clock last night. (have)

8. She......................................Bangkok two years ago. (visit)
9. The dancers.........................................very well when we came. (perform)
Choose the best answer:
1. I would like ……………………cakes. Circle the letter of the best answer.
A. some B. Any C. a D. an
2. Wearing ………………. Helps students feel equal in many ways.
A. suits B. casual clothes. C. jeans D.uniforms
3. Your homework must ………………………………carefully .
A. do B. done C. be done D. is done
4. Are you …………………your stay in Viet Nam ?
A. enjoying B. waiting C. looking D. pleasing
5. Tom is living ………………….. the Parker family .
A. on B. with C. to D. from
6. She wishes she …………………….. swim well.
A. can B. can’t C. could D. couldn’t
7. How long did it take you ……………………………. There ?
A. get B. getting C. got D. to get
8. He returned to the hotel ……………………. 10 p.m .
A. at B. in C. on D. about
9. She was sad ………………………….. she failed in the exam .
A. although B. because C. so D. so that
10.How far is your village ……………………… the city ?
A. to B. from C. for D. in
11.Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
A. pray B. climate C. classmate D. fade
12.I ………………… in this house for six months .
A. have lived B. lived C. live D. am living
13.Vietnamese people are very …………………………….
A. friend B. friends C. friendly D. frienship
14.What is your ……………………….. type of clothing ?

A. like B. love C. color D. favorite
15.I used to ……………………………… to school on foot.
A. go B. going C. went D. to go
16.I wish I ………. taller.
A. am B. could C. had D. were
17.………………………… to meet you, Lan .
A. Please B. Pleasing C. Pleased D. To
please
18.When ………………….. the last time you met her ?
A. is B. was C. do D. did
19.………………..you ………………. Japanese food yet?
A. Do / eat B. Did /eat C. Were/eaten D. Have/ eaten
20.You can …………… The problem alone .
A. solve B. do C. make D. think