verb tense revision

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<b>Verb form review</b>
<b>A. Put in the correct tense of the verbs in brackets</b>

1. We still (do) our work now .But we (go) with you right after we (finish) it.

2. He (get) off the train and (go) straight home. But he soon (realize) he (leave) his umbrella on the train.
3. My brother (decide) that he (buy) a motorbike next year.

4. He (be) good to me since I(be) a little girl.I (hope) I (not forget) his kindness.

5. Mrs Huong (be) a teacher of English for 27 years. She first (start) teaching English at a small school.
After she ( teach) there for 10 years, her family (move) to a big city. Since then she (be) a teacher at a big school
there.

6. They still (live) in a small house now.But they (move) to a big building as soon as they (finish) repairing it.
7. What you (do) at this moment? -I (write) a report.

-When you (finish ) it? -I (think) I (finish) it in ten minutes.

8. Since when you (work) at this factory? -I (work) at this factory since I (be) very young.
9. How long they (be) here? -I (not know) exactly.Maybe they (be) here since 7 o’clock.
10 . He (come) into the study, (stare) at me and (leave) without saying a word.

11. Mary and I (wait ) for you for the whole hour.
12 You (telephone) for ages. You (finish) ?

13. Nam (fall) down From the ladder while he was painting the the ceiling.
14. How many cigarettes you (smoke) today?

15.The Wilsons (not have) a new house built nexy month.
16. It (take) him 30 minutes to swim everyday.

17. We couldn’t help laughing when we (hear) what he (say).
18. Those children (play) football for 2 hours.

19. It started to rain when you(sleep).
20. Two times three (make) six.

21. Those birds (be) seen to return to this forest every year.
22. His uncle (teach) English in our school 5 years ago.
23. The old man (fall) when he was getting into a bus.
24. I wonder where he (live) since then.
25. When I saw him ,he (sit) asleep in a chair.

26. Miss Snow (type) 10 letters before lunch time yesterday.
27. You (find) my fountain pen yesterday?

28.I (try ) to learn English for years, but I (not succeed) yet.
29.There 30.Something (smell) good in the kitchen now.
. 31 (be) an English class in this room tomorrow.

. Where she (be) at 5 o’clock this morning ?
32John (do) his homework already.

33.He said that he (see) that man before.
34.He (write ) the novel at the present?

35.The light (go) out when we were studying our lesson.
36.I (not see) her since last week.

37.I (take) my brother to the zoo tomorrow.

38.Look! The bus (come).

39.They (give ) me the letter afew minutes ago.
40.Mr Brown died after he (be) ill for a long time.
41. I (be) twenty years old next June.

42. They (live) here for five years.

43. After they (clean) the room, they went on learning.
44. He always wears a shirt, but today he (wear) a T-shirt.

45. When Mark arrived , the Johnsons (have) dinner, but they (stop) to talk to him.
46. You (repaint) your house at the moment?

47. He (not finish) it yet, he only (start) an hour ago.
48. I (leave) home at 8.30 and (get) here at 9.

49. You (be) here before? – Yes, I (spend) my holiday here last Summer.
50.Your hair looks different. You (have) your hair cut?

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53.When I came back, my car (be gone).
54. None of the drivers (turn up) yet.
55. Twenty miles (be) along way to walk.
56. Measles (take ) a long time to get over.
57. Here (be) the news.

58. It (be) hours since he left.

59.Hello ! I’ve tried to phone you all the week. Where you (be)?
60. The house is much smaller than we (think) at first.

61. He (sleep) so he didn’t understand what you said to him.
62. He (lose) his job last month and since then he (be) out of work.
63.Nobody (notice) the fire at first because everybody (watch) the play.
64.Her hand bag (steal) in the shop yesterday.

<b>B.Put in the correct tense of the verbs in brackets</b>

1.When he (leave ) Hanoi for ho Chi Minh ? He (leave) yesterday morning.
2.Since when you (learn) English? -I (learn) it since I (be) a girl of twelve.
3.They (do) nothing since they (get) up.

4.My brother (join) the army when he (be) 18.

5.How long you (live) in this town? -I (live) in this town for ten years.
6. They (start) to learn English when they (be) only 10 years old.

7. She (play) the piano when we (arrive).
8.While he (water) the flowers it (begin) to rain.

9.When they (walk) along the road they (hear) a car coming from behind them.
10.Her mother (cook) while her father (clean) the sitting room

11.we (live) in hue before 1975

12. After the children (finish) their homework ,they (go)to bed.
13.After they(go) ,I (sit)down and (rest)

14.Before she (watch) TV ,she (do )her homework.
15.when I (arrive) his house,he still (watch) TV.

16.while my father (read) a newspaper ,I (learn) my lesson and my sister (do)her homework.
17.when the phone( ring ), I (have) dinner.

18.it was the first time I (see) such a beautiful girl.
19. when the teacher came, the students (play)games.
20.they (go) home after they (finish) their work
21.He (do) nothing before he (see) me

22.when the phone(ring) ,I( have) a bath.

23.you (wear your new hat when I (meet) you yesterday.
24.When it (rain) ,she (carry) an umbrella.

25.while you (play)the piano,I (write) a letter.
26.Myfriends (sing) when I (come) into the room.
27.He ( eat) dinner when I (go) to see him

28 His health has improved since he(leave) India.
29.I have known her since I (be) a student.
30.I saw her when se (drive) to her office
31.He wishes he (be) a famous singer.
32.We (learn) English since 2003.

33.If it doesn’t rain, she (go) to school on time.
34.They suggested (go) fishing in the afternoon.

35. The examiner asked me if I (speak) any foreign languages.
36.If we go on littering, the environment (become) seriously polluted.
37.I suggest (reduce) the amount of gas by traveling by public transport.

38.We can save natural resources by (use) solar energy instead of coal, gas, oil.
39..If the rice paddies ( pollute) , rice plants will die

40.When I ( come) , they were having dinner.

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