TOPIC 1 : TENSES OF THE VERBS (Các thì của động từ)
Supply the correct VERB TENSE
The coffee was all right, but the cream (be)…………………..sour.
He has a piano and a violin, but he (not have)………….a flute.
He says that he (arrive)……………..on time tomorrow.
She said that she (arrive)…………..on time yesterday.
I think that Victor (be)……………late.
He said that he (graduate)……………….from university in 1991.
We thought they (move)……………to California.
The teacher said that water (consist) …………………. of hydrogen and oxygen.
I (be)……….there when you arrive.
They were still waiting when I ( get)……………..there.
He has worked very hard since he ( be)………………here.
We have just come in when you (call)…………..
We’ll have already gone before you (get )……………back.
We decided to go home because it ( be )…………….very late.
We have been very busy while they ( be)…………..here.
I haven’t seen him since he (arrive)…………..
The teacher gave us too many assignments, that we (cannot)………go to the concert.
It was such a beautiful day that I (feel)……….like taking a walk.
He works on Sundays so that he (can)………earn money to pay his tuition.
I (be)……………… busy since we last met.
I’m very fond of Jane but I (not see)……………….much of her lately.
There (be)………..no guests at all since I left?
I never(see)………….anyone more beautiful than your wife.
I (meet)………………..your husband this afternoon at the station.
He solved the problem more quickly than I (do)………….
This one of the best books that I (ever read)………………….
She has already telephoned the people who (come)………tomorrow.
I’ll never forget the kindness that you (show)………………me.
Are they the Italians who (own)………… this store?
It was the Smiths who (call)………….you.
She left her home last week and nobody (see)……….her since.
The video film is so interesting that I (see)…………it twice.
It is the first time I (meet)………………..him here.
It was at the age of 14 that Jack London (leave) ……………….. school and (become) ………... a sailor.
The video film was so interesting that I (see)…………it twice.
It was the first time they (ever meet)……………….
The news (be)………quite alarming yesterday.
We (not live)……….. in England for two years now.
I (never forget) ………………… what you (just tell) ………….me.
They (prepare)………….. the Christmas dinner at the moment.
When I last (stay)……… in Cairo, I (ride)………to the Pyramids on a camel that my friend (borrow)………… the day before.
Our teacher (tell)………………… us yesterday that he (visit)………England in 1970.
George (work)……………………at the university so far.
When he lived in Manchester, he (work)………..in a bank.
Birds (build)……………their nests in the summer and (fly)…….to the south in winter.
I (lose)……………………my key. Can you help me look for it?
My father (not smoke)……………………….for 5 years.
My teacher wasn’t at home when I (arrive)…………He (just go)…….out
How long Bold and Mary (be)…………married?
You (receive)………………….any letter from your parents yet?
My brother (join)…………the army when he (be)……….young.
I (see)……. a car accident while I (wait)………..for you at this corner yesterday.
Mr. John (be)………..principal of our school since last year.
Mr. Smith (teach)…………….at this school since he (graduate)………………..in 1990.
My father (not watch)……….TV every night.
I (meet)…………………. Arthur 3 weeks ago.
Yesterday the police (report)…………that they (capture)……………………..the thief.
My friend (thank)…………………me for what I had done for him.
Someone (steal)………….. my handbag on the bus.
The Browns (live)……. in Paris for 7 years when the second world war (break)………. out.
Last month I (be)…………………….in the hospital for ten days.
Don’t call me in the afternoon. I usually (be)………………...away in the afternoon.
John (drive)………..that car ever since I (know)……….him.
People (speak)……….English in most of Canada.
The dog (wag)………his tail whenever he (see)………me.
I (never see)…………anyone more punctual than your brother.
I (meet)……. your brother this afternoon at Green Street.
He (light)………. a cigarette and (walk)………to the window.
The performance (begin)………….at 7 o’clock and (last)……………..for 3 hours.
“You (be)…….here before? ” - Yes, I (spend)……..my holidays here last year.
He (leave)…………for London 2 years ago and I (not see)……..him since.
You (be)…………………to the laboratory this week?
Thousands of people (see)……….. this exhibition by the end of the month.
By the time you (finish)…………. cooking they (do)……………… their homework.
I don’t think he (change)………in the thirty years I (know)……..him.
Then about a year ago he (disappear)………….and I (never hear)……… from him since.
My father (fight)…………. for 4 years in the last war.
I’m taking my daughter out tonight. She (not have)…………..fun for a long time.
When I (look)………… at my suitcase, I could see that somebody (try)……….to open it.
When we (get)…………. to the restaurant, we (find)……….that nobody (remember)…………………..to reserve a table.
The doctor (examine)……….him, and that he (break)………..his arm.
As soon as she arrived England, she (find)……..that the language (be)……quite different from the English that she (learn)………………..at school.
I’m going to bed. I (work)………………..for hours and I’m tired.
Good afternoon. Can I help you? – Yes. I (bring)……………...my watch to youfor repair 3 weeks ago. Is it ready yet?
I wanted to be the first to tell her the news, but I was too late. Someone (already tell)……………………her.
He (come) ………in to the room a moment after I (get)……. there.
I hardly (be)………there 5 minutes when Mrs. Brown (come)…………in with the coffee.
Scarcely they (move)…………….. into the new house when their friends (come)……..in.
I (meet)……………...John before I (be)…………….. a fortnight in Paris.
He no sooner (reach)……..the door than he (come)…….back.
He (have) ……… a bad fall while he (repair)………his roof.
By the end of this month, I hope, I (write)……………………200 pages of my new novel.
It (take)…….a moment before Nick (realize)…………...he (offer)……… a cigarette by the stranger.
While he ( learn)……. to drive he (have)……… 25 accidents.
It’s no using getting inpatient. The plane (not arrive)……..until the weather (clear)……up.
I (think) ……..about you a lot lately and I (come)……… to the conclusion that I( not be) ……..able to live without you.
I don’t mind ( wait)………I’d rather (be)……………….too early than too late.
Those students who (fail)………the exam are going to take another one held in August.
“ I am just going out to get an evening paper.” “ But it (rain)……….Why you (not wait)…………….. till the rain (stop)………?
I (think)……… your father’s health (improve)………so much since I (see)……him last.
Don’t worry. We (finish)……… ……..the report by 11.
Listen to this ! I think this news ( surprise)…………you.
When I first (come)…….to this village, it was quiet place. But since then the population( double)………and a lot of leisure facilities (build)……….
Hurry up or you (be)……. ……….late for class.
The Ajax shoe company (employ)……. 25 new men next month.
Don’t talk to me . I (try)………… to learn this page by heart.
A:Call a doctor quickly! The old man (die)………..
B: The doctor is on the way. He (just leave) ……….. his house.
Don’t be upset. I ( understand)………….perfectly.
We must take umbrella. It (rain)……………….
Wood usually (float)…………. on the water.
Look out! The ceiling (fall)………………in.
It’s too late. Nothing (matter)………….. now.
I (listen) ……… to the radio when you (ring)…………..the bell first time , and that’s why I (not hear)………….you.
At school, We (learn)……..two foreign languages.
As a boy , I (always read)………….I always (have)………..my nose in a book.
John (learn)……….English for seven years, and at last he (master)………the irregular verbs.
It (rain)……… but it (stop)………….. now.
When I (open)……..the door this morning I (see)…… a man on his knees.
When I (ask)………him what he (do)………, he (say)……. that he (drop)………a 50p piece outside the door and (look)…………for it.
By the time I (recover)………. from the shock he (disappear)………round the corner.
I am going to write John as soon as I (have)……….spare moment.
The thief was arrested as he (leave)………. the bank.
We (send)……… the money as soon as the goods are delivered.
Before we (go)……very far we found that we (lose)……………. our way.
By the end of this year I (be)…………..here for fifteen years.
After I (hear)………. the news yesterday evening I (hurry)………… to see him.
I (not give)……………another cake till you (finish)……….your milk.
I’m busy at the moment. I (decorate)…………….the living room.
I see that Tom (write)……………..his composition.
He says that he (look)………….for a job next week.
They think he (be)……………here last night.
He tells us that he (be)……………..to the mountains before.
I hoped that he (be)………….. able to attend.
He wants to do it before his father (come)………………………
The student who answered the question (be)……………..John.
This is the house that Jack (build)………………..three years ago.
Mary (have)…………….. dinner when her friend called.
John (live)……………… in the same house since he left school.
Shut all the windows before you (go)………………….out.
You may begin when you (be)……………….ready.
I see that Henry (write)………………… his composition now.
I had done what (be)…………………necessary.
They had found that the road (be)…………………………very long.
I saw that I (make)……………………..a mistake.
We find that we (take)…………………….a wrong way.
I want to know how long she (live)………………..here.
I didn’t know who (help)……………him.
Do you hear what she (just, say)…………………….?
They believe that the police (capture)………………the thief soon.
Did John say he (call)……………….you again?
She has thought that the work (be)………………….easy.
She said that she (get)………………married soon.
He thinks that it (rain)………………….tonight.
The students had thought that the English test (be)……………….rather difficult.
I wonder what changes the new president (introduce)……………………
Please be quiet! I (work)…………………
When I (be) ………………..a child, I (want)……………..to be a doctor
Up to now, the teacher (give)……………………. our class 5 tests
I (not send)……………..the parcel until I hear from you.
It (rain)…………….when we arrived.
Bill said he (forget)……………………to buy a dictionary
He felt asleep while he (do)………………his homework.
At this time next week, we (live)………………..in USA.
John (watch)…………………….TV at 8 last evening.
By the end of last March, I (study)……………………….English for 5 years.
By next month. I (finish)………………my first novel.
By this time next week, he (write)………………..his novel for 6 months.
By the time you arrive, I (finish)……………….writing an essay.
He might get fat if he (stop)…………………..smoking.
If I had seen the movie, I (tell)………………………you about it last night.
TOPIC 2 : SUBJECT AND VERB AGREEMENT
(Sự hòa hợp giữa chủ ngữ và động từ)
Use the correct verb tense or form :
Rickets …………… a children’s disease cause by a lack of vitamin D. (be)
Measles …………… a dangerous disease for pregnant women. (be)
Statistics …………… a difficult course for people to understand. (be)
Statistics …………… that approximately 40 percent of all marriages in the Unites States ……………… in divorce. (show / end)
The United States ……………… of 50 states. (consist)
Two hours ……………. too long to wait, don’t you think ? (be)
Cattle ………………. to graze near the church. (allow)
The police …………………….. the thief recently. (arrest)
Peaches and cream …………… delicious. (be)
Peaches and cream …………… perishable and be refrigerated. (be)
The majority of the birds ………………. for winter. (migrate)
The majority of the homework ………………. useful. (be)
A number of books on U.S universities ………………. in the library. (be)
The number of books on U.S universities ………………. fifteen. (total)
Kara Walters, together with her classmates, …………………… a formidable opponent on the basketball court. (present)
Either the physicians in the hospital or the chief administrator …………. going to have to make a decision. (be)
…………… my boss or my sisters in the union is going to win the game ? (be)
Everyone selected to serve on this jury …………… to be willing to give up a lot of time. (be)
Three-quarter of the students …………… against tuition hike. (be)
John, as well as his younger sisters, ………… going to study at that school. (be)
Part of the money …………… to the charity. (go)
You and I …………. supposed to clean the room before Mom gets home. (be)
Either the President or the Vice ……………… signed the document. (have)
The outfits in the store window …………… very expensive. (be)
One of the antique bureaus ………………. valued at over ten thousand dollars. (be)
The gold necklace, as well as the two pairs of earrings, …………… for only 200 US$. (sell)
The leaves on the pear tree ………… bright green. (be)
On the other side of the town …………. a Chinese restaurant. (be)
Everyone who ………… to the shop and …………. something. (come / buy)
Each of the restaurant ………………… its own unique blend coffee. (offer)
The president as well as the trustees …………………. the proposal. (dislike)
Determination and discipline ………… necessary to master a foreign language. (be)
John is one of the people who ……………… successful in everything. (be)
Until last year grammatical errors, not organization ………. the instructor’s main concern. (be)
The floor and the ceiling ……………. to be repaired because of the flooding. (have)
The jury ……………. not in arrangement on the validity of the evidence. (be)
The number of careers Yoko can enter ………… very large. (be)
A great number of homework Ying can do everyday ………… very large. (be)
Neither of my two suitcases …………….. adequate for this trip. (be)
Everybody in this class ……………… their homework already. (do)
TOPIC 3 : FORMS OF THE VERBS
(Các dạng của động từ)
Use the correct verb form
Tourists could see fish (swim)………………… along the brook.
We enjoy (swim) ………………… along this river.
The form teacher has asked Jack (write) …………………an essay on the Thames.
It sometimes may be difficult (get) ………………… a taxi during rush- hours.
The rain has made the children (stop) ………………… their games.
She tells the driver(take) …………………….. her to the railway station.
Does Mrs. Green have them (carry) ………………………those books back home?
The principal noticed those pupils (try) …………………….. harder and harder.
Children have just stopped ( play) ……………………….. football.
They keep (talk) …………………………… about an old friend they met yesterday.
Is Black Pool (visit) …………………………. by thousands of tourists each year?
We heard Mr. Brown (park) ……………………….. his car near the gate.
They’ve finished (do) ……………………………..their homework.
They had their house (paint) ……………………….. before Tet holiday.
I advised him (wait) ………………………………. for me at the airport.
Would you mind (help) ……………………………. me with this work?
Do you smell something (burn) ………………….. in the kitchen?
Mother requests her daughter not (come) ……………………back home late.
We shall have the grass (cut)……………………. tomorrow.
They noticed lots of sheep (graze) ……………………. in green meadows.
Would you like (have) ………………………… something to eat?
It started (rain) ……………… an hour ago. Has it stopped (rain) ………………… yet?
My family is trying (decide)……………………where to go on holiday.
Our teacher made me (answer)……………… .all the questions.
I’ve enjoy (meet) ………………. you. I hope (see) ………………….. you again.
I hate (see) …………………. a child (cry)………………………...
They prefer ( play)………………………… in swimming pool all day.
They refuse (go)……………………….. out on trips if it’s too hot.
I used (smoke)………………… 20 cigarettes a day, but now I give up (smoke) …………
We decided (rent)……………………… a house with a swimming pool.
Can you help me (get) ……………………. the dinner ready?
When we arrived, the people next door invited us (have)……………a drink with them.
We began (talk)……………………………. about next year’s holiday two months ago.
I remember (lock)…………. the door when I left but forgot (shut) ………… the window.
He agrees (start)…………………………… the job as soon as possible.
I finished (read)………………………….. the book and went to bed.
My teachers always expected me (do)………………………………….. well in exams.
Let me (pay) ………………………………….. for the meal. You paid last time.
I used (smoke)………………… 20 cigarettes a day, but now I give up (smoke)…………
We decided (rent)……………………… a house with a swimming pool.
Can you help me (get)……………………. the dinner ready?
When we arrived, the people next door invited us (have)……………a drink with them.
We began (talk)……………………………. about next year’s holiday two months ago.
I remember (lock)…………. the door when I left but forgot ( shut) ………… the window.
I finished (read)………………………….. the book and went to bed.
My teachers always expected me (do)………………………………….. well in exams
It’s difficult (get) ……………used to (eat) ………………………… with chopsticks.
Gravity keeps the moon ………………………. around the earth instead of …………………… off into space. (travel / shoot)
If you go on …………………… the dog ……………… after cars, he’ll end by ……………… run over. (let / run / be)
There is no point …………………………… about the bill. (worry)
In order ……………………… ……………………… with bird flu, Ba suggested that chicken shouldn’t ……………………….. (avoid / infect / eat)
He is too ill ……………………. anything. (do)
The students were made ………………………. hard during the exam. (study)
I’d rather ………………… my living by ………………… the floor than ………………. money by …………………… people. (earn / clean / make / blackmail)
He should be advised ……………………… a lot of milk. (drink)
We remember ……………………. him before. (meet)
They don’t allow …………………… in the auditorium, they don’t want …………………… …………………. it on fire. (smoke / risk / set)
That boy was used to …………………….. from school by his mother. (collect)
Do you know the man ………………………at the door ? (stand)
This castle is believed ………………………… hundreds of years ago. (build)
You should consider ……………………… on a picnic at the weekend. (go)
She didn’t enjoy ………………………… by his neighbors. (help)
I wish you wouldn’t keep …………………… to me. (lie)
On the way home, Long often stops ……………………… a newspaper. (buy)
I tried …………………… to take part in that competition essay. (convince)
Choose the best answer :
We are looking forward _____ you again soon.
A. to see B. to seeing C. saw D. have seen
My mother was afraid to let the boy _____ the tree.
A. to risk climbing B. to risk to climb C. risk climbing D. risk to climb
I remember _____ but he said I did not.
A. to buy him a book B. buy him a book
C. buying him a book D. to have bought him a book
Remember _____ john a present . today is his birthday.
A. send B. to send C. sent D. sending
I suggest _____ some more mathematical puzzles.
A. do B. to do C. doing D. done
Would you mind _____ the door?
A. open B. to open C. opening D. opened
You should give up _____ or you will die of cancer.
A. smoke B. to smoke C. smoking D. smoked
The driver stopped _____ a coffee because he felt sleepy.
A. have B. to have C. having D. had
That old man tried to stop _____ because of his bad health.
A. smoke B. smokes C. smoked D. smoking
There is nothing prevent us from______ the mystery of that palace.
A. discover B. discovery C. discovering D. discoveries
Mr. Thomas does not allow people_____ in his office.
A. smoke B. to smoke C. smoked D. smoking
We are not allowed _____ in that restricted area.
A. to enter B. enter C. entering D. to entered
You had better _____ at home until you feel better.
A. stay B. to stay C. staying D. stayed
The machine needs_____ .
A. B & C are correct B. to be repaired C. repairing D. to repair
I couldn’t help _____ when I heard the story.
A. laughing B. to laugh C. laughed D.laugh
She used that money _____ a new car.
A.buy B. buying C. to buy D. for buying
Rex hotel was the best place for us _____.
A. stays B. staying C. to stay D. stay
Supply the correct forms/ tenses of the verbs in bracket (cho thì hoặc dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc)
1. Almost everybody (leave) had left by the time we (arrive) arrived yesterday.
2. He wished he (not forget) hadn't forgotten to submit his report last week.
3. The secretary is still working on her report. She (not leave) won't leave unless she (finish) finishes it.
4. What would you (use) use your money suppose that you (be) were a billionaire?
5. The boy wished he (become) would become a successful person in the future.
6. She had already (post) posted the letter when she (realize) realized she (send) had sent it to the wrong address.
7. If they (prepare) had prepared for their presentation, they (attract) would have attracted the audience’s attention at the
meeting last week.
8. If only I (have) had more time a day to work.
9. If he (pay) had paid the electricity bill last week, he (not suffer) wouldn't suffer from power cut now.
10. The famous star hates (ask) being asked silly questions by the press.
11. Before we make a decision, does anyone (want) want (say) to say anything else?
12. I didn’t know you were home, otherwise, I (drop) would have dropped in yesterday.
13. Before (appoint) being appointed as director of the publishing division, he was a blue-collar worker. (appoint: bổ nhiệm)
14. He said he had never (see) seen her before.
15. Before he (decide) decided (give) to give up the job last month, he (think) had thought every carefully.
16. After (admit) being admitted to a famous university, he tried his best to win the scholarship.
17. After she (finish) had finished her homework, she went to bed.
18. After she (finish) finishes her homework, she goes to bed.
19. When I (be) was young, I (harbor) harbored the dream of becoming a famous doctor.
20. John (watch) was watching TV at 8 last evening.
21. By the end of last March, I (study) had studied here for 5 years.
22. By the end of next March, I (study) will have studied here for 5 years.
23. He (work) will be working on the report at this time tomorrow.
24. He (work) was working on the report at this time yesterday.
25. You should hurry up, or else you (be) will be late for the meeting.