EXERCISE 1: Use the correct khuông of verbs in brackets.
1. In all the world, there (be) __________ only 14 mountains that (reach) __________above 8,000 meters.
2. He sometimes (come) __________ vĩ đại see his parents.
3. When I (come) __________, she (leave) __________for Dalat ten minutes ago.
4. My grandfather never (fly) __________ in an airplane, and he has no intention of ever doing sánh.
5. We just (decide) __________ that we (undertake) ____________ the job.
6. He told u that he (take) __________ a trip vĩ đại California the following week.
7. I knew that this road (be) __________ too narrow.
8. Right now I (attend) __________ class. Yesterday at this time I (attend) __________class.
9. Tomorrow I'm going vĩ đại leave for trang chủ. When I (arrive) __________at the airport, Mary (wait) __________ for u.
10. Margaret was born in 1950. By last year, she (live) __________on this earth for 55 years .
11. The traffic was very heavy. By the time I (get) __________to Mary's các buổi party, everyone already (arrive) __________
12. I will graduate in June. I (see) __________ you in July. By the time I (see) __________ you , I (graduate) __________.
13. I (visit) __________ my uncle's trang chủ regularly when I (be) __________ a child.
14. That book (be) __________ on the table for weeks. You (not read) __________ it yet ?
15. David (wash) __________ his hands. He just (repair) __________ the TV phối.
16. You (be) __________here before? Yes, I (spend) __________ my holidays here last year.
17. We never (meet) __________ him. We don't know what he (look) __________ lượt thích.
18. The siêu xe (be) __________ ready for him by the time he (come) __________tomorrow.
19. On arriving at trang chủ I (find) __________that she just (leave) __________a few minutes before.
20. When we (arrive) __________ in London tonight, it probably (rain) __________.
21. It (rain) __________ hard. We can't tự anything until it (stop) __________
22. Last night we (watch) __________TV when the power (fail) __________.
23. That evening we (stay) __________up vĩ đại talk about the town where he (live) __________for some years.
24. I (sit) __________down for a rest while the shoes (repair) __________.
25. Half way vĩ đại the office Paul (turn) __________round and (go) __________back trang chủ because he (forget) __________to turn the gas off.
26. London (change) __________a lot since we first (come) __________ vĩ đại live here.
27. While we (talk) __________on the phone the children (start) __________fighting and (break) __________a window
28. He used vĩ đại talk vĩ đại us for hours about all the interesting things he (do) __________ in his life.
29. You know she (stand) __________looking at that picture for the last twenty minutes.
30. I (spend) __________ a lot of time travelling since I (get) __________this new job.
31. When we (be) __________ at school we all (study) __________Latin.
32. When I (meet) __________ him , he (work) __________as a waiter for a year.
33. After he (finish) __________ breakfast he (sit) __________down vĩ đại write some letters.
34. She (have) __________a hard life, but she's always smiling.
35. I think Jim (be) __________ out of town.
EXERCISE 2: Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one.
1. Eight years ago we started writing vĩ đại each other.
A. We have rarely written vĩ đại each other for eight years.
B. Eight years is a long time for us vĩ đại write vĩ đại each other.
C. We wrote vĩ đại each other eight years ago.
D. We have been writing vĩ đại each other for eight years.
2. The boy was sánh lazy that he couldn't stay up late vĩ đại learn his lessons.
A. The boy was lazy enough not vĩ đại stay up late vĩ đại learn his lessons.
B. The boy was too lazy vĩ đại stay up late vĩ đại learn his lessons.
C. The boy was lazy enough but he stayed up late vĩ đại learn his lessons.
D. The boy was lazy enough vĩ đại stay up late vĩ đại learn his lessons.
3. My father is tired of seeing any violent films.
A. My father hasn't seen a violent film.
B. My father has enjoyed all the violent films he has ever seen.
C. My father is worried about missing the next violent film.
D. My father never wants vĩ đại see another violent film.
4. As soon as he waved his hand, she turned away.
A. He saw her turn away and he waved his hand.
B. No sooner had he waved his hand than thở she turned away.
C. She turned away because he waved his hand too early.
D. Although she turned away, he waved his hand.
5. John wishes he had remembered vĩ đại send Mary a Christmas thẻ.
A. John regrets not vĩ đại send Mary a Christmas thẻ.
B. John regrets forgetting not vĩ đại send Mary a Christmas thẻ.
C. John regrets not remembering sending Mary a Christmas thẻ.
D. John regrets forgetting vĩ đại send Mary a Christmas thẻ.
6. My father hasn't smoked cigarettes for a month.
A. It's a month since my father last smoked cigarettes.
B. It's a month ago that my father smoked cigarettes.
C. It's a month that my father hasn't smoked cigarettes.
D. It's a cigarette that my father smoked a month ago.
7. Having finished their work, the workers expected vĩ đại be paid.
A. The workers expected vĩ đại be paid because they had finished their work.
B. Having their work finishing, the workers expected vĩ đại be paid.
C. Having expected vĩ đại be paid, the workers finished their work.
D. Having been finished their work, the workers expected vĩ đại be paid.
8. Mr. Brown bought this siêu xe five years ago.
A. Mr. Brown started vĩ đại buy this siêu xe for five years.
B. It has been five years when Mr. Brown has bought this siêu xe.
C. Mr. Brown has had this siêu xe for five years .
D. It is five years ago since Mr. Brown has bought this siêu xe.
9. John used vĩ đại write trang chủ once a week when he was abroad.
A. John doesn't write trang chủ once a week any longer.
B. John enjoyed being written trang chủ every week when he was abroad.
C. John never forgot vĩ đại write a weekly letter trang chủ when he was abroad.
D. When he was abroad he remembered vĩ đại write trang chủ every week.
10. I haven't enjoyed myself sánh much for years.
A. It's years since I enjoyed myself sánh much.
B. It's years since I have enjoyed myself sánh much.
C. It was years since I had enjoyed myself sánh much.
D. It has been years since I have enjoyed myself sánh much.