BT THI TIENG ANH 09

TENSE
Complete the conversations. Put the verbs in the present progressive or present simple.
A: What __________________ (you/ do)?
B: I _____________ (write) a letter to my parents. I ____________ (write ) them every weekend.
A: Let’s go out.
B: Look, it _____________ (snow) outside. It ___________ (come) down quite hard.
A: What time_____________________ (you/ usually/ start) work?
B: Normally we _____________ (work) at eight o’clock, but we ____________ (start) at seven this week. We’re very busy at the moment.
A: _____________________ (you/ listen) to the radio?
B: No, you can turn it off.
A: I think we’re going the wrong way.
B: I don’t think so. Then sun _____________ (rise) in the east, remember. It’s behind us so we ___________ (travel) west.
A: _____________________ (you/ look) for someone?
B: Yes, but I _____________ (need) to speak to Neil. Is he in?
A: Jane _____________ (want) a new computer, so she ____________ (save) up to buy one.
B: But computers ______________ (cost) so much money. What’s wrong with the one she’s got?
A: It’s ____________ (get) out of date now.
A: How does your father go to work?
B: He hasn’t got car at the moment, so he _____________ (ride) to work on his motorcycle this week. Usually he _____________ (drive) to work.
A: Where are Jane and Jeniffer?
B: They _______ (have) lunch in the cafeteria now. They always ________ (have) lunch in the cafeteria.
A: I ___________ (think) this road is really dangerous. Look how fast that lorry _____________ (go).
B: I ___________ (agree). People shouldn’t go so fast.

Use the words given to make sentences. Use the past simple or past progressive of the verb.
When Don/ arrive/ we/ have/ coffee
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He/ break/ his leg/ when/ he/ ski
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What/ you/ do/ this time/ yesterday?
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How fast/ you/ drive/ when/ the accident/ happen?
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While/ Henry/ walk/ in the mountain/ he/ see/ a bear
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The students/ play/ a game/ when/ the professor/ arrive
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Felix/ phone/ the fire brigade/ when/ the cooker/ catch/ fire
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Andy/ come/ out of/ the restaurant/ when/ he/ see/ Jenny
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Anna/ spend/ a lot of money/yesterday. She/ buy/ a dress/ which/ cost/£100
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When Margaret/ open/ the door/ the phone/ ring
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Choose the correct form of the verbs.
My sister has been/ was interested in medicine ever since she has been/ was a child.
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How long have you studied/ did you study before you have qualified/ qualified ?
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Where have you first met/ did you first meet your husband?
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Is this the first time you have cooked/ cooked pasta?
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We have wanted/ wanted to go to the theater last night, but there haven’t been/ weren’t any seats.
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We have posted/ posted the parcel three weeks ago. If you still haven’t received/ didn’t receive it, please inform us immediately.
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Albert Einstein has been/ was the scientist who has developed/ developed the theory of relativity.
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Glenda has worked/ worked extremely hard when she has been/ was a student.
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We waited/ have been waiting over an hour and he hasn’t phoned/ didn’t phone yet.
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I haven’t been working/ didn’t work very well recently.
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Put in the present perfect or past simple of the verbs in brackets.
I ___________ (have) these shoes since my eighteenth birthday.
I ___________ (tidy) my desk, but now it’s in a mess again.
The last time I ____________ (go) to Brighton was in August.
I’d like to meet a ghost, but I ________________ (never/ see) one.
My father _____________ (work) as a chief engineer for twenty years before his retirement.
Harry ________________ (work) in the same job for thirty years.
What time _________________ (you/ get) to work this morning?
Martin______________ (be) to Greece five times. He loves the place.
They ________________ (not/ go) to the party last Sunday.
It’s the fifth time you ____________ (ask) me the same question.
Of course I can ride a bike. But I ________________ (not/ ride) one for years.
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