EXERCISES

I. Use the correct Tense.

1. Mr and Mrs. Nga ( want )________________a new house.
2. My brother ( have )___________________a red bike.
3. He would ( like )______________some iced coffee.
4. She ( eat )__________________some fish at the moment.
5. My sister ( listen )_________________to music in her free time.
6. I ( be )_____________tired now. I ( want )_______________some water.
7. Nam ( go)________________to school every day. He ( go )_______________to school now.
8. Look! She ( play )________________soccer.
9. They ( have)__________________a big house.
10. He ( feel )_______________tired now.
11. Ha ( like )__________badminton. She ( play )__________it every Thursday afternoon.
12. Which sports she ( play)?
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-She ( play )_______________tennis. She ( play )______________________tennis at the
moment.
13. Which sports your sister ( play )?
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-She ( play )________soccer. She ( play )_________________it now.
14. What Nam ( do )in his free time?
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-He (jog)_______________.
15. Nam ( go)__________________to the movies every evening.
16. Nga (watch)___________________TV every evening.
17. Lan( have)____________________noodles for breakfast.
18. He ( read)__________________in the living room everyday. He ( read)______________ at
the moment.
19. They ( not watch)____________________ TV now.
20. We always ( play)_____________sports in the afternoon.
21. David ( jog )_______________now.
22. Mr. Hung ( go)______________to the movies once a month.
23. Nam ( want )______________to travel to Vung Tau very much.
24. We ( go)____________________to visit Ha Long Bay next week.
25. Mai and Lan ( go)______________to the zoo once a month.
26. David ( like )_______________swimming in the summer.
27. Phuong ( stay)____________________with her aunt for a week this summer
28. Its very far from here. Lets ( go)________________by bus.
29. What about ( visit )_________________him this weekend?
30. What time ______________you ( go ) ______________to school ?
31. Lan ( watch ) ______________TV three times a week.
32. Nam and Ba often ( go) ______________fishing on Sundays.

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33. We ( not go ) ______________to school on Sundays.
34. Lien ( not listen ) ______________to music every night.
35. My brother likes jogging. He ( jog ) ______________every morning. At the moment he
(jog) ______________in the park.
36. What is she doing ? She (cook ) ______________lunch.
37. Where is he ? He (be ) ______________in the yard. He (play ) ______________badminton.
38. Ba (not read ) ______________now, he ( do ) ______________his homework.
39. ______________Lan and Hoa ( skip) ______________now ?
40. They ( do ) ______________their homework tonight .
41. Nam ( visit ) ______________Hue this summer vacation.
42. What are you going to do this summer vacation? I (visit ) ______________Ha Noi.
43. We (waste) ______________too much power at the moment.
44. He ( buy) a new house next month?
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45. The Nile river (be) ______________the longest river in the world and it (flow)
______________to the Mediteranean Sea.
46. Mr. and Mrs. Thinh ( not grow) ______________vegetables in their garden.
47. What about ( play) ______________basketball this afternoon?
48. Vietnam ( have) ______________a lot of mountains, and there (be) ______________many
tall and big trees there.
49. We shouldnt (throw) ______________trash on the street.
50. My parents (visit) ______________Ha Long Bay this summer vacation.
II. Give the correct verb forms.
1.He often (go)______________ to school on foot.
2.It (rain) ______________ very hard now.
3.The sun (warm) ______________ the air and (give)_________________ us light.
4.Look! A man (run) ______________ after the train.
5.She (go) ______________ to school everyday.
6.Bad students never (work) ______________ hard.
7.It often (rain) ______________ in the summer. It (rain) ______________ now.
8.The teacher always (point) ______________ at the black-board when he (want)
______________ to explain something.
9.Mother (cook) ______________ some food in the kitchen at the moment, she always (cook)
______________ in the morning.
10.I always (meet) ______________ him on the corner of this street.
11.Where you (go) now?
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I (go) ______________ to the theater.
12.He (not do) ______________ morning exersices regularly.
13.He (do) ______________ morning exersices now?
14.Wather (boil) ______________ at 100 defrees centigrade.
15.He (meet) ______________ the dentist next week.
16.You (be) a food student?

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=>______________________________________________________________________
17.They usually (not go) ______________ to school by motorbike.
18.He (swim) ______________ overthere now.
19.She (come) ______________ here next month.
20.They (not be) ______________ doctors.
21.He often (get) ______________ up late.
22.You often (watch) TV?
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23.Mr.Brown (listen) to music now?
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24.I usually (go) ______________ to the shop on the weekend.
25.Hai often (wash) ______________ his face at 6.15.
26.She (play) badminton at the moment?
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27.Thanh and Mai always (see) ______________ a movie on Saturday.
28.He often (take) a bus to school?
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29.We (be) ______________ students in class 8A.
30.She often (not do) ______________ homework in the evening.
31.He usually (take) ______________ a taxi to the airport.
32.They usually (not go) ______________ to school by bike.
33.They (be) beautiful?
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34.Manh (not play) ______________ soccer at the moment.
35.Minh (play) ______________ shess with Nam at the moment.
36.They often (visit) ______________ their parents on Saturday.
37.She (study) now?
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38.Mi and I always (go) ______________ to the countryside.
39.He (not be) ______________ at home now.
40.Hanh (not read) ______________ book at the moment.
41.Our teacher usually (give) ______________ us many exersices.
42.He often (catch) ______________ a train to work.
43.The cat (catch) ______________ mouse.
44.They (plant) trees overthere at the moment.
45.My old friend, Manh (write) ______________ to me twice a month.
46.What she says (be) ______________ true.
47.Where she (buy) her breakfast every morning?
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48.Bin often (not phone) ______________ to me.
49.Mrs.Green always (take) ______________ a bus to work. But now she (drive)
______________ to work.
50.Look! The ball (fall) ______________ down.

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 THE PAST SIMPLE TENSE
I. Use the Past form of the verbs.
1. Yesterday, I (not go)______ to the restaurant with a client.
2. We (drive) ______ around the parking lot for 20 mins to find a parking space.
3. When we (arrive) ______ at the restaurant, the place (be) ______ full.
4. The waitress (ask) ______ us if we (have)___________ reservations.
5. I (say) __________, "No, my secretary forgets to make them."
6. The waitress (tell) you to come back in two hours ?
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7. My client and I slowly (not walk) ________ back to the car.
8. Then we (see) ________ a small grocery store.
9. We (stop) in the grocery store and (buy) ______ some sandwiches.
10. That (be) ______ better than waiting for two hours.
11. I (not go) ______ to school last Sunday.
12. She (get) married last year?
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13. What you (do) last night?
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14. I (do) ______ my homework.
15. I (love) ______ him but no more.
16. Yesterday, I (get) ______ up at 6 and (have) ______ breakfast at 6.30.
II. Complete the sentences using the past simple form of the verbs.
1. I _____ at home all weekend. ( not stay)
2. Where Angela last night ?(go)
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3. My friends ______ a great time in Nha Trang last year. (have)
4. My vacation in Hue ______ wonderful. (be)
5. Last summer I _____ Ngoc Son Temple in Ha Noi. (not visit)
6. My parents _________ very tired after the trip. ( be)
7. I _______ a lot of gifts for my little sister. (buy)
8. Lan and Mai _______ sharks, dolphins and turtles at Tri Nguyen aquarium. (see)
9. Trung _____ chicken and rice for dinner. (not eat)
10. They ________about their holiday in Hoi An. (not talk)
11. Phuong to Hanoi yesterday?(return)
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12. We _____ the food was delicious.(think)
13. Yesterday, I (go)______ to the restaurant with a client.
14. We (drive) ______ around the parking lot for 20 mins to find a parking space.
15. When we (arrive) ______ at the restaurant, the place (be) ______ full.
16. The waitress (ask) ______ us if we (have) reservations.
17. I (say)___________, "No, my secretary forgets to make them."
18. The waitress (tell)________ us to come back in two hours.