8. Write these sentences, putting one verb into the correct form of “used to” and the other into the past simple.

1.   He (live)                            in London before he (go)                               abroad.

2.   I (earn)                             a lot of money, but then I (lose)                                  my job.

3.   I’m surprised that they (join)                    the tennis dub. They (not/ like)                      tennis.

4.                     you (travel)                             a lot before you (become)                  a teacher?

5.   That radio (work)                         before I (drop)                       it.       

6.   We (see)                            them every week, but then we (have)            an argument.

7.   She (play)             tennis a lot before she (break)                        her leg.

8.   She (drive)                        a lot before she (have)                       an accident.    

9.   We (have)                         a garden, but then we (move)             to a different house.

 

5.Choose the correct answers.

1.   Alice saw/ was seeing the accident when she was catching the bus.

2.   What were you doing/ did you do when I called?

3.   Ididn’t visit/ weren’t visiting my friends last summer holiday.

4.   It rained/ was raining heavily last July.

5.   While people were talking to each other, he read/ was reading his book.

6.   My sister was eating/ ate hamburgers every weekend last month.

7.   While we were running/ run in the park, Mary fell over.

8.   Did you find/ Were you finding your keys yesterday?

9.   Who was she dancing/ did she dance with at the party last night?

10. They were watching/ watched football on TV all day.

2.Complete the sentences with the correct verb form.

1.   John adores                                   (play) badminton in the winter

2.   My father sometimes goes                        (hunt) in the forests. He’d liketo find some more food for our family.

3.   The boy                             (pick) up a stone and threw it in to the river.

4.   He                         (collect) stamps from many countries since he                        (be) eight.

5.   Which sports do you like                                      (play)?

6.   Hoa’s teacher wants her (spend)                                      more time on math.

7.   I promise I (try)                                        my best next semester.

8.   Sandra needs (improve)                                       her English writing.

9.   You should (underline)                           the word you want (learn)                             .

10. Can you help me (move)                           this table?

11. Nam always (get)                                                  grade A in Physics, but last semester he (get)                                     B.      

12. They were proud of (be)                           so successful.

16. Fill in the correct verb form.

1.   They (come) .......................... back home after they (finish).......................... their work.

2.   She said that she (meet) .......................... Mr. Bean before.

3.   Before he (go) .......................... to bed, he (read) .......................... a novel.

4.   He told me he (not/wear)...................................... such kind of clothes before.

5.   When I came to the stadium, the match (start) ......................................

6.   After Nick (do) ............................ his homework, he (go) ............................ to bed last night.

7.   Mai (live)............................ in Hai Phong for five years before she (move) ............................ to Ha Noi three years ago.

8.   Phong (tell) .......................... me yesterday that he (learn) .......................... French for a year.

9.   Ms. Hong (work) ............................ at our school for twenty years before she (retire) ............................ last June.

10. By the time I (get) ....................................... to Nick’s house, his party (already/ start) ................................................

11. When we (come)..................................... back to our home village last month, it(change) ............................ so much.

12. I couldn’t recognize my cousin because he (grow) ............................ a lot.

13. By the time the bus (come)............................ this morning, Duong (wait) ............................ for it for half an hour.

14. Before she (listen) ............................ to music, she (do) ............................ homework.

15. Last night, Peter (go) ...................... to the supermarket before he (go) ........................ home.

  Give the correct form of the following verbs.

1.   Mai enjoy                          crafts, especially bracelets.(make)

2.                     you ever                      a buffalo? (ride)

3.   The children used to                      a long way to school.(go)

4.   They hate                           their son texting his friends all day. (see)

5.   Do you fancy                                in the park this Sunday? (skateboard)

10. Put the verbs in the brackets into infinitive (V/to V) or gerund (V-ing).

1.     John dislikes (work)                               in front of a computer all day.

2.     I’d like (visit)                              the Viet Nam Museum of Ethnology this weekend

3.     I’d rather (make)                                     crafts than listen to music.

4.     Minh loves (help)                                   her parents with DIY projects.

5.     Quang hates (take)                                  the dog for a walk.

6.     We all adored (do)                                   aerobics when we were young.

7.     You should (play)                                   sports to keep fit.

8.     They don’t need (watch)             that programme if they don’t like it.

9.     Do you fancy (socialize)                         with friends?

10.   My brother prefers (surf)                                    the Internet.

12. Correct the verbs form to complete the sentences.

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

2.   If he (eat)                          another cake, he will be sick.

3.   I (not do)                          that if I (be)                             you.

4.   If he (take)                        my advice, everything can go well.

5.   He never does homework. If he (do)                                            his homework, he (not worry)                       about his exam.

6.   What you (do)                               if she refuses your invitation?

7.   If today (be)                      Sunday, we (go)                                  to the beach.

8.   Unless they (pass)                        their examinations, they would join the army.

9.   You (be)                           ill if you drink that water.

10. If Tom (go)                       to bed earlier, he would not be so tired.

11. If it’s raining heavily, we (not go)                        for a donkey ride.

12. If he (try)                          hard, he’ll pass the examination.

13. I could understand the French teacher if she (speak)                                more slowly.

14. If I (finish)                        the work in time, I (go)                                  to the football game.

15. If you (see)                        Mary today, please (ask)                                her to call me.

20. Correct the verbs form to complete the sentences.

1.   Be quiet! The baby ......................................... (sleep)

2.   The sun ......................................... (set) in the West.

3.   Mr Green always ......................................... (go) to work by bus.

4.   It ......................................... (not rain) in the dry season.

5.   They ......................................... (have) lunch in the cafeteria now.

6.   My little sister ......................................... (drink) milk every day.

7.   The doctor sometimes ......................................... (return) home late.

8.   He ......................................... (write) a long novel at present.

9.   Look! The bus ......................................... (come).

10. The earth ......................................... (move) around the sun.

11. Sometime ......................................... (smell) good in the kitchen now.

12. His uncle ......................................... (teach) English in our school five years ago.

13. The old man ......................................... (fall) as he ......................................... (get) into the bus.

14. When I saw him, he ......................................... (sit) asleep in a chair.

15. There ......................................... (be) a lot of noise at the fair yesterday.

16. It......................................... (take) me 5 minutes to walk to school last year.

17. They ......................................... (not speak) to each other since they quarreled

18. .......................... (try) to learn English for years, but I ................................ (not succeed) yet.

19. I ......................................... (not see) her since last week.

20. John ......................................... (do) his homework already.

21. The train ......................................... (start) before we arrived at the station.

22. There ......................................... (be) an English class in this room tomorrow evening.

23. The film already ......................................... (begin) when we got to the cinema.

24. You ......................................... (stay) at home tonight?

25. I ......................................... (be) twenty years old next June.

26. Where are you? - I’m upstairs. I ......................................... (have) a bath.

27. All of them ......................................... (sing) when I ......................................... (came).

28. What you ......................................... (do) at 7 p.m yesterday?

29. Where you ......................................... (spend) your holiday last year?

30. Why didn’t you listen while I ......................................... (speak) to you?