Review for first semester

REVIEW FOR THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAM

Exercise I : Put the verbs in brackets in the present simple or the present continuous tense.
1/ I (have) __________ coffee for breakfast every day.
2/ My brother (work) __________ in a shoe store this summer.
3/ The student (look) ___________ up that new word now.
4/ She (go) __________ to school every day.
5/ We (do) __________ this exercise at the moment.
6/ My mother (cook) ___________ some food in the kitchen at present. She always (cook) ______ in the mornings.
7/ It (rain) __________ very much in the summer. It (rain) _________ now.
8/ Bad students never (work) __________ hard.
9/ He generally (sing) ________ in English, but today he (sing) ________ in Spanish.
10/ We seldom (eat) __________ before 6.30.
Exercise II : Put the verbs in brackets in the present perfect or the simple past tense.
1/ We (never watch) __________ that TV programme.
2/ We (watch) __________ a good programme on TV last night.
3/ He (read) __________ that novel many times before.
4/ I (have) __________ a little trouble with my car last week.
5/ However, I (have) __________ no trouble with my car since then.
6/ I (not see) __________ John for a long time. I (see) __________ him 3 weeks ago.
7/ I (meet) __________ Mary last night. She (become) __________ a very big girl.
8/ He is very thirsty. He (not drink) __________ since this morning.
9/ It is very hot. Summer (come) __________.
10/ Mr Brown (travel) __________ by air several times in the past.
Exercise III : Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple or the past continuous tense.
1/ He (sit) __________ in a bar when I (see) __________ him.
2/ When I (go) __________ out, the sun (shine) __________.
3/ The light (go) __________ out while I (have) __________ tea.
4/ When it (rain) __________ , she(carry) __________ an umbrella.
5/ We (walk) __________ to the station when it (begin) __________ to rain.
Exercise IV : Put the verbs in brackets in the simple present or the simple future tense.
1/ We (go) __________ out when the rain (stop) __________.

2/ I (stay) _________ here until he (answer) __________ me.
3/ Wait until I (catch) __________ you.
4/ I (be) _________ ready before you (count) _________ ten.
5/ John must eat his breakfast before he (go) __________ out.
6/ Miss Helen (help) __________ you as soon as she (finish) ________ that letter.
7/ He (tell) _________ you when you (get) __________ there.
8/ She (not come) __________ until you (be) _________ ready.
9/ He (tell) __________ you when you (ask) __________ him.
10/ I (come) _______ and (see) ________ you before I (leave) _____ for England.
Exercise V : Supply the correct tense.
1/ They (just decide) __________ that they (undertake) ___________ the job.
2/ We (go) ___________ to the theatre last night.
3/ He usually (write) __________ in green ink.
4/ She (play) _________ the piano when our guests (arrive) _________ last night.
5/ We (do) __________ an English exercise at the moment.
6/ I (come) _________ as soon as my work is finished. (You be) ________ ready ?
7/ Where (you go) __________ for your holiday last year ?
8/ I (not leave) ________ Paris since we (go) _______ to Dieppe three years ago.
9/ My mother (come) __________ to stay with us next weekend.
10/ We (meet) __________ only yesterday and (already decide) __________ to get married.
11/ I (never see) __________ snow.
12/ Violets (bloom) __________ in spring.
13/ We (not live) ___________ in England for the last two months.
14/ I (lose) ________ my keys; I cannot remember where I last (see) ______ them.
15/ Whenever you (go) _________ to town nowadays, you (spend) _________ a lot of money.
II. Câu bị động: S+ BE+ PP+ BY+ O
Cách chuyển từ câu chủ động sang câu bị động:
S + V + O

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