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6 tháng 7 2017
2 phút trước (19:14)

Verb form

1) She (listen) listened to music every night when she (be) was still at university 3 years ago

2) By the time he (arrive) arrived I had finished packing.

3) After finishing my homework I (go) went out with some money.

4) What were you doing when the fire (take) took place?

5) While I was trying to save money for the house she (spend) was spending too much money on clothes.

6 tháng 7 2017

Verb form

1) she (listen)LISTENED to music everynight when she WAS(be) still at university 3year ago

2) by the time he (arrive)ARRIVED I had finished packing

3) after finishing my homework I WENT(go) out with some money.

4) what were you doing when the fire TOOK(take) place?

While I was trying to save money for the house she WAS SPENDING(spend) too much money on clothes.

18 tháng 6 2018

1, He was (be) at school yesterday afternoon.

2, She listened (listen) to music every night when she was (be) still at the university three years ago.

3, I wish my mother were (be) at home with me when I am sad.

4, My father didn't use to (not used to) smoke, but now he smokes ten cigarettes a day.

5, Did you use to (used to) cry for candies?

6, What were you doing when the fire took (take) place?

18 tháng 6 2018

1.He was (be) at school yesterday afternoon.

2.She listened (listen) to music every night when she was (be) still at the university three years ago.

3.I wish my mother was (be) at home with me when I am sad.

4.My father didn't use to (not use to) smoke, but now he smokes ten cigarettes a day.

5.Did you use to (used to) cry for candies?

6.What were you doing when the fire took (take) place?

11 tháng 10 2018

Cho dạng đúng của câu

1,I (had watched)..... a good film on TV before I(ưent)...to be last night

2,Mary(did not go)......to paris with us last week becaus she (has already gone)....there

3,By 2002,she (has leaved).....the university

5, Mrs My Linh (had had).....very much money before she (went)...........18

4,By the time the (arrived)....his school, all hí classmates(had gone)....out for lunch

6,Mrs Browns(visited)....Cua Lo beach in VietNam last year after they(had retired)...

11 tháng 10 2018

Cho dạng đúng của câu

1,I (watch)..had watched... a good film on TV before I(go).went..to be last night

2,Mary(not/go)...didn't go...to paris with us last week becaus she (already/go)..had already gone..there

3,By 2002,she (leave)..left...the university

5, Mrs My Linh (have)..had had...very much money before she (go)......went.....18

4,By the time the (arrive)..arrived..his school, all hí classmates(go)..had gone..out for lunch

6,Mrs Browns(visit).visited...Cua Lo beach in VietNam last year after they(retire).retired..

1)If she há time thí morning, she (finish).........................................this drawing. 2)We will stay at home if it (rain)........................................ 3)If I had enough money now, I (buy)................................................a computer. 4)If he (be)..........................a prime minister, he would spend more money on education. 5)If we win the lottery, we (give).....................them half of the money. 6)She will need new clothes if she...
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1)If she há time thí morning, she (finish).........................................this drawing.

2)We will stay at home if it (rain)........................................

3)If I had enough money now, I (buy)................................................a computer.

4)If he (be)..........................a prime minister, he would spend more money on education.

5)If we win the lottery, we (give).....................them half of the money.

6)She will need new clothes if she (get)..............................any fatter.

7)If he (play)...........................................football all day, he would get very tired.

8)If the young man wanted to see me, he (come)...............................................to my office.

9)If Henry is late, the train (not, wait)...........................................................

10)I will go with him if he (go)..........................................................

11)You will be ill if you (eat).......................................too much.

12)If she were older, she (have).................................................................more sense.

13)If you (read)...................................that book carefully, you would understand it.

14)My uncle (be)........................................able to help us if he (be).........................here now.

15)If it (be)........................................fine tomorrow, I (play)........................tennis.

16)Were I you, I (not do)..................................................that.

17)If you (go).........................................away, please write to me.

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27 tháng 5 2018

2)We will stay at home if it (rain) rains

3)If I had enough money now, I (buy) would buy a computer.

4)If he (be) were a prime minister, he would spend more money on education.

5)If we win the lottery, we (give) will give them half of the money.

6)She will need new clothes if she (get) gets any fatter.

7)If he (play) played football all day, he would get very tired.

8)If the young man wanted to see me, he (come) would come to my office.

9)If Henry is late, the train (not, wait) won't wait

10)I will go with him if he (go) goes

11)You will be ill if you (eat) eat too much.

12)If she were older, she (have) would have more sense.

13)If you (read) read that book carefully, you would understand it.

14)My uncle (be) would be able to help us if he (be) were here now.

15)If it (be) is fine tomorrow, I (play) will play tennis.

16)Were I you, I (not do) wouldn't do that.

17)If you (go) go away, please write to me.

27 tháng 5 2018

mơn ạ

3 tháng 4 2019

I . Put the verb in the bracket into the correct form to fill into the sentences

1. I ( not / see ) him at the party last week =>didn't see

2. What you ( do ) recently ?=>have you done

3. We ( have ) will be having a nice time at 9p.m tomorrow because we ( hold ) will held a garden party then

4. My father ( not / visit ) hasn't visited me since I ( have ) had a new house

5. It's high time she ( write ) is writing the letter at the moment

6. When he ( come ) comes back here next year , she ( have ) will have a new baby

7. My mother ( spend ) spends much money ( make ) making up herself

8. I think Tom ( not / do ) isn't doing his homework at the moment because he ( play ) is playing piano

9. He ( prefer / drive ) prefers driving to his office on his own rather than ( be / driven ) being driven

10. My close friend is used to ( send ) sending me messages at night

Giúp mình gấp với! 1. A lot of people ( kill ) by AIDS recently. And I wish nobody ( die ) any more 2. If you ( not smoke ) so much, you wouldn't have such a bad cough 3. It ( be ) such a difficult question that they ( not answer ) it yesterday 4. Lan ( visit ) Sai Gon Water Park if she lived in HCM City 5. She wishes she ( not punish ) yesterday 6. It ( take ) me thirty minutes ( walk ) to school every day last week 7. Yesterday he ( go ) to the cinema after he ( finish ) his...
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Giúp mình gấp với!

1. A lot of people ( kill ) by AIDS recently. And I wish nobody ( die ) any more

2. If you ( not smoke ) so much, you wouldn't have such a bad cough

3. It ( be ) such a difficult question that they ( not answer ) it yesterday

4. Lan ( visit ) Sai Gon Water Park if she lived in HCM City

5. She wishes she ( not punish ) yesterday

6. It ( take ) me thirty minutes ( walk ) to school every day last week

7. Yesterday he ( go ) to the cinema after he ( finish ) his homework

8. When Miss Brown ( look ) out, she ( see ) the children ( play ) near the pool

9. Someone ( make ) coffee when I walked into the kitchen

10. They ( send ) the money before they leave

11. A football match ( divide ) into two equal part of forty - five minutes each

12. What you ( do ) if I hadn't lent you the money?

13. If only I ( have ) money, I ( lend ) you some

14. Although we ( be ) in this village for a year so far, we ( not know ) many people yet, but by next door neighbors ( be ) very helpful when we first ( move )

15. He is going to have his house ( rebuild )

16. If I finish my research before Friday, I ( send ) it to my teacher

17. I think that if I learn enough vocabulary, I ( not have ) any trouble using English

18. If you ( not eat ) breakfast tomorrow morning, you will get hungry during class

19. Sally would answer the phone if she ( be ) in her office right now

20. If I had enough time now, I ( write ) to my parents

21. I wouldn't get wet if I ( remember ) to take my umbrella with me

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14 tháng 10 2018

Giúp mình gấp với!

1. A lot of people ( kill )were killed by AIDS recently. And I wish nobody ( die ) didn't die any more

2. If you ( not smoke )hadn't smoked so much, you wouldn't have such a bad cough

3. It ( be )was such a difficult question that they ( not answer )didn't answer it yesterday

4. Lan ( visit )would visit Sai Gon Water Park if she lived in HCM City

5. She wishes she ( not punish )hadn't punished yesterday

6. It ( take ) took me thirty minutes ( walk )to walk to school every day last week

7. Yesterday he ( go )went to the cinema after he ( finish ) had finished his homework

8. When Miss Brown ( look )looked out, she ( see )saw the children ( play )were playing near the pool

9. Someone ( make )was making coffee when I walked into the kitchen

10. They ( send )will send the money before they leave

14 tháng 10 2018

1. A lot of people ( kill ) have been killed by AIDS recently. And I wish nobody would die ( die ) any more

2. If you ( not smoke ) didn't smoke so much, you wouldn't have such a bad cough

3. It ( be ) was such a difficult question that they ( not answer ) couldn't answer it yesterday

4. Lan ( visit ) would visit Sai Gon Water Park if she lived in HCM City

5. She wishes she ( not punish ) hadn't been punished yesterday

6. It ( take ) took me thirty minutes ( walk ) to walk to school every day last week

7. Yesterday he ( go ) went to the cinema after he ( finish ) had finished his homework

8. When Miss Brown ( look ) was looking out, she ( see ) saw the children ( play ) playing near the pool

9. Someone ( make ) had made coffee when I walked into the kitchen

10. They ( send ) send the money before they leave

11. A football match ( divide ) is divided into two equal part of forty - five minutes each

12. What would you ( do ) have done if I hadn't lent you the money?

13. If only I ( have ) had money, I ( lend ) would lend you some

14. Although we ( be ) have been in this village for a year so far, we ( not know ) haven't known many people yet, but by next door neighbors ( be ) was very helpful when we first ( move ) moved

15. He is going to have his house ( rebuild ) rebuilt

16. If I finish my research before Friday, I ( send ) will send it to my teacher

17. I think that if I learn enough vocabulary, I ( not have ) won't have any trouble using English

18. If you ( not eat ) don't eat breakfast tomorrow morning, you will get hungry during class

19. Sally would answer the phone if she ( be ) were in her office right now

20. If I had enough time now, I ( write ) would write to my parents

21. I wouldn't get wet if I ( remember ) remembered to take my umbrella with me

III- Give the correct form of the verbs in special materials.

1.The astrronaut's clothes(make)...were made... from special materials.

2. My teacher was not at home when I arrived. She (just go)...has just gone..out.

3. Jeans (make)..were made...about two hundred years ago .

4. If you go to England, you'll have to get used to(drive)...drive.....on the left.

5. You may feel frightened when you are in a forest(surround)...surrounded...by tall trees.

7. Look, Hoa! Do you know the man who(talk)...is talking.....to Mrs.Luy in the playground?

27 tháng 8 2023

1.were made

2.has just gone 

3.were made

4.drive

5.surrounded

6.had known

7.is talking

8.would do

9.returns

10.listening

Supply the correct verb forms. 1. After (leave) school when she was 18, Laura (go) to Bristol university for three years. While she (be) at university, Laura (join) a university folk group and started singing. It was at this time that she (write) her famous song "The Price of Peace". 2. One of the first novels in history of literature (be) written in England in 1719. It (be) Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Dofoe. He (bear) in London in a rich family. When Daniel (be) a schoolboy, he (begin) to write...
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Supply the correct verb forms.

1. After (leave) school when she was 18, Laura (go) to Bristol university for three years. While she (be) at university, Laura (join) a university folk group and started singing. It was at this time that she (write) her famous song "The Price of Peace".
2. One of the first novels in history of literature (be) written in England in 1719. It (be) Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Dofoe. He (bear) in London in a rich family. When Daniel (be) a schoolboy, he (begin) to write sstories. After (leave) school he (work) in his father's shop and (write) articles for newspapers. Dofoe (visit) many countries and (meet) many people. That helped him much in his writings.
3. A friend of mine, Judith Nelson, (presently, work) in theinternational sales division at an electronics firm. She (just, return) from a trip to Japan. She (be) asked to go there because she can speak Japanese. For four years, she (never have) the opportunity to use her Japanese until she (go) to Tokyo last month. While she (be) there, she (speak) Japanese everyday and (enjoy) very much of it.
4. Ever since the day i (decided) to move to London, I (worry) whether the decisior. I (take) was the right one. As I (already sell) my house and (arrange) a new job, it is too late to change my mind. However, since then I (hear) a lot of negative things about living in the Capital and lately some of them (begin) to bother me. I (grow) up in a small town and have spent all my life there.
5. Mary (have) to go to New York last week, but she almost (miss) the plane. She (stand) in the queue at the check-in desk when she suddenly (realize) that she (leave) her passport at home. Fortunately, she (not live) very far from the airport so she (have) time to go back home to get the passport. She (get) back to the airport just in time for her flight.
6. Rob Fellow (come) from England. He (come) to Paris six months ago to learn French. He (start) learning French at school in England when she was eleven so he (learn) it for nearly 10 years. He just (take) an exam. If he passes, he ( move) into the next class. He (be) excited today because his parents (come) tommorow to stay with him for a few days.
7. (Bear) in Scotland in 1847, Alexander Bell (become) interested very early in the methods of human communication. He (influence) by his father and grandfather, who (spend) years working with deaf people and those with faulty speech. Bell's father even (go) so far as to develop as system of so-called"visible speech" for the deaf. He (use) sketches of the different positions of the lips and tongue. This science of visible speech (form) the foundation of young Bell's knowledge of the mechanics of human speech. But the young boy's knowledge of other subjects (not/advance) quite as rapidly.

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12 tháng 7 2019

Supply the correct verb forms.

1. After (leave) leaving school when she was 18, Laura (go)has gone to Bristol university for three years. While she (be)was at university, Laura (join) joined a university folk group and started singing. It was at this time that she (write)wrote her famous song "The Price of Peace".
2. One of the first novels in history of literature (be)was written in England in 1719. It (be) was Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Dofoe. He (bear) beared in London in a rich family. When Daniel (be) was a schoolboy, he (begin)began to write sstories. After (leave) leavingschool he (work)worked in his father's shop and (write) articles for newspapers. Dofoe (visit)visited many countries and (meet) met many people. That helped him much in his writings.
3. A friend of mine, Judith Nelson, (presently, work)is working in the international sales division at an electronics firm. She (just, return) has just returned from a trip to Japan. She (be)was asked to go there because she can speak Japanese. For four years, she (never have) had never had the opportunity to use her Japanese until she (go) went to Tokyo last month. While she (be)was there, she (speak) spoke Japanese everyday and (enjoy) enjoyed very much of it.
4. Ever since the day i (decided)decided to move to London, I (worry) worried whether the decisior. I (take)took was the right one. As I (already sell) have already solden my house and (arrange)have arranged a new job, it is too late to change my mind. However, since then I (hear)heard a lot of negative things about living in the Capital and lately some of them (begin) began to bother me. I (grow) have grown up in a small town and have spent all my life there.
5. Mary (have)had to go to New York last week, but she almost (miss) missed the plane. She (stand)was standing in the queue at the check-in desk when she suddenly (realize) realized that she (leave)had left her passport at home. Fortunately, she (not live) doesn't live very far from the airport so she (have)had time to go back home to get the passport. She (get)has got back to the airport just in time for her flight.
6. Rob Fellow (come)comes from England. He (come)came to Paris six months ago to learn French. He (start) started learning French at school in England when she was eleven so he (learn)has learnt it for nearly 10 years. He just (take) has just taken an exam. If he passes, he ( move) will move into the next class. He (be) is excited today because his parents (come) will come tommorow to stay with him for a few days.
7. (Bear)Born in Scotland in 1847, Alexander Bell (become)became interested very early in the methods of human communication. He (influence) was influenced by his father and grandfather, who (spend) spent years working with deaf people and those with faulty speech. Bell's father even (go) went so far as to develop as system of so-called"visible speech" for the deaf. He (used) sketches of the different positions of the lips and tongue. This science of visible speech (formed) the foundation of young Bell's knowledge of the mechanics of human speech. But the young boy's knowledge of other subjects (not/advance) doesn't advance quite as rapidly.

I. Use the correct form of verb in brackets: 1. In all the world, there (be)..... only 14 mountains that (reach).... above 8.000 meters. 2. He told me that he (take).... a trip to California the following week. 3. I knew that this road (be).... too narrow. 4. Right now I (attend)..... class. Yesterday at this time I (attend).... class. 5. Tomorrow, I'm going to leave for home. When I (arrive).... at the aiport, Mary (wait).... for me. 6. By last year, she (live).... on this earth for 55...
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I. Use the correct form of verb in brackets:

1. In all the world, there (be)..... only 14 mountains that (reach).... above 8.000 meters.

2. He told me that he (take).... a trip to California the following week.

3. I knew that this road (be).... too narrow.

4. Right now I (attend)..... class. Yesterday at this time I (attend).... class.

5. Tomorrow, I'm going to leave for home. When I (arrive).... at the aiport, Mary (wait).... for me.

6. By last year, she (live).... on this earth for 55 years.

7. The traffic was very heavy. By the time I (get).... to Mary's party, everyone already (arrive).... .

8. I (visit).... my uncle's home regularly when I (be).... a child.

9. That book (be)... on the table for weeks. You (not read)..... it yet?

10. David (wash).... his hands. He just (repair).... the TV set.

11. You (be)..... here before? Yes, I (spend)..... my holidays here last year.

12. We never (meet)..... him. We don't know what he (look).... like.

13. The car (be)..... ready for him by the time he (come)..... tomorrow.

14. On arriving at home I (find).... that she just (leave).... a few minutes before.

15. It (rain)..... hard. We can't do anything until it (stop)...... .

16. Last night we (watch)..... TV when the power (fail).... .

17. That evening we (stay)..... up to talk about the town wher he (live)..... for some years.

18. I (sit).... down for a rest while the shoes (repair) ..... .

19. Half way to the office Paul (turn)..... round and (go).... back home because he (forget).... to turn the gas off.

20. I think Jim (be)..... out of town.

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20 tháng 6 2019

I. Use the correct form of verb in brackets:

1. In all the world, there (be)..are... only 14 mountains that (reach).reach... above 8.000 meters.

2. He told me that he (take)...would take. a trip to California the following week.

3. I knew that this road (be)..is.. too narrow.

4. Right now I (attend)...am attending.. class. Yesterday at this time I (attend)..was attending. class.

5. Tomorrow, I'm going to leave for home. When I (arrive)..arrive.. at the aiport, Mary (wait).will be waiting... for me.

6. By last year, she (live)..had lived.. on this earth for 55 years.

7. The traffic was very heavy. By the time I (get)...got. to Mary's party, everyone already (arrive)..had already arrived.. .

8. I (visit)..visited.. my uncle's home regularly when I (be)..was.. a child.

9. That book (be)..has been . on the table for weeks. You (not read)..... it yet? Haven't you read

10. David (wash)..is washing.. his hands. He just (repair)..has just repaired.. the TV set.

11. You (be)..... here before? Yes, I (spend)..... my holidays here last year. Have you been/ spent

12. We never (meet)..have never met ... him. We don't know what he (look)..looks. like.

13. The car (be)....will have been. ready for him by the time he (come)....comes. tomorrow.

14. On arriving at home I (find)...found. that she just (leave)...has just left. a few minutes before.

15. It (rain)...is raining.. hard. We can't do anything until it (stop)....stops.. .

16. Last night we (watch)..were watching... TV when the power (fail)..failed.. .

17. That evening we (stay)..stayed... up to talk about the town wher he (live).had lived.... for some years.

18. I (sit)..sat.. down for a rest while the shoes (repair) ..was being repaired... .

19. Half way to the office Paul (turn)..turned... round and (go)..went.. back home because he (forget)..had forgotten.. to turn the gas off.

20. I think Jim (be)...is.. out of town.

20 tháng 6 2019

I. Use the correct form of verb in brackets:

1. In all the world, there (be)...ARE.. only 14 mountains that (reach).REACH... above 8.000 meters.

2. He told me that he (take)..WOULD TAKE.. a trip to California the following week.

3. I knew that this road (be)..WAS.. too narrow.

4. Right now I (attend)...AM ATTENDING.. class. Yesterday at this time I (attend).WAS ATTENDING... class.

5. Tomorrow, I'm going to leave for home. When I (arrive)..ARRIVE.. at the aiport, Mary (wait)..WILL BE WAITING.. for me.

6. By last year, she (live)...HAD LIVED. on this earth for 55 years.

7. The traffic was very heavy. By the time I (get)..GOT.. to Mary's party, everyone already (arrive)..HAD ALREADY ARRIVED.. .

8. I (visit)..VISITED.. my uncle's home regularly when I (be)...WAS. a child.

9. That book (be).HAS BEEN .. on the table for weeks. You (not read)..HAVE YOU READ.. it yet?

10. David (wash)..IS WASHING.. his hands. He just (repair)..HAS JUST REPAIRED.. the TV set.

11. You (be)..HAVE YOU BEEN.. here before? Yes, I (spend)..SPENT... my holidays here last year.

12. We HAVE never (meet).MET... him. We don't know what he (look)..LOOKS.. like.

13. The car (be)....WILL HAVE BEEN. ready for him by the time he (come)..COMES... tomorrow.

14. On arriving at home I (find)..FOUND.. that she just (leave).HAS JUST LEFT... a few minutes before.

15. It (rain)...IS RAINING.. hard. We can't do anything until it (stop)...STOPS... .

16. Last night we (watch)...WERE WATCHING.. TV when the power (fail)...FAILED. .

17. That evening we (stay)...STAYED.. up to talk about the town wher he (live)..HAS LIVED... for some years.

18. I (sit)...WAS SITTING. down for a rest while the shoes (repair) ..WERE REPAIRING... .

19. Half way to the office Paul (turn)..TURNED... round and (go)....WENT back home because he (forget)..HAS FORGOTTEN.. to turn the gas off.

20. I think Jim (be)...IS.. out of town.

Complete each sentence with a verb in the correct form, -ing or to ... 1 a, Please rememver to lock the door when you go out. b, A: You lent me some money a few month ago. B: Did I? Are you sue? I don't remember .... you any money. c, A: Did you remember .... your sister? B: Oh no, I completely forgot. I'll her tomorrow. d, When you see Steve, remember .... him my regards. e, Someone must have taken my bag. I clearly remember ... it by the window and now it has gone. 2 a, I believe...
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Complete each sentence with a verb in the correct form, -ing or to ...

1 a, Please rememver to lock the door when you go out.

b, A: You lent me some money a few month ago.

B: Did I? Are you sue? I don't remember .... you any money.

c, A: Did you remember .... your sister?

B: Oh no, I completely forgot. I'll her tomorrow.

d, When you see Steve, remember .... him my regards.

e, Someone must have taken my bag. I clearly remember ... it by the window and now it has gone.

2 a, I believe that what I said was fair. I don't regret .... it.

b, I knew they were in troubl, but I regret .... I did nothing to help them.

3 a, Ben joined the company nine years ago. He became assistant manager after two years, and a few years later he went on .... manager of the company.

b, I can't go on .... here any more. I want a different job.

c, When I came into the room, Liz was reading a newspaper. She looked up and said hello, and then went on .... her newspaper.

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1 tháng 2 2018

Complete each sentence with a verb in the correct form, -ing or to ...

1 a, Please rememver to lock the door when you go out.

b, A: You lent me some money a few month ago.

B: Did I? Are you sue? I don't remember ..lending.. you any money.

c, A: Did you remember ..to phone/ to call .. your sister?

B: Oh no, I completely forgot. I'll her tomorrow.

d, When you see Steve, remember .to give... him my regards.

e, Someone must have taken my bag. I clearly remember ..leaving /putting. it by the window and now it has gone.

2 a, I believe that what I said was fair. I don't regret ..saying.. it.

b, I knew they were in troubl, but I regret ..to say.. I did nothing to help them.

3 a, Ben joined the company nine years ago. He became assistant manager after two years, and a few years later he went on ..to become. manager of the company.

b, I can't go on ..working .. here any more. I want a different job.

c, When I came into the room, Liz was reading a newspaper. She looked up and said hello, and then went on ..reading.. her newspaper.

1 a, Please rememver to lock the door when you go out.

b, A: You lent me some money a few month ago.

B: Did I? Are you sue? I don't remember ..lending.. you any money.

c, A: Did you remember ..to phone/ to call .. your sister?

B: Oh no, I completely forgot. I'll her tomorrow.

d, When you see Steve, remember .to give... him my regards.

e, Someone must have taken my bag. I clearly remember ..leaving /putting. it by the window and now it has gone.

2 a, I believe that what I said was fair. I don't regret ..saying.. it.

b, I knew they were in troubl, but I regret ..to say.. I did nothing to help them.

3 a, Ben joined the company nine years ago. He became assistant manager after two years, and a few years later he went on ..to become. manager of the company.

b, I can't go on ..working .. here any more. I want a different job.

c, When I came into the room, Liz was reading a newspaper. She looked up and said hello, and then went on ..reading.. her newspaper.