Past simple or Past continuous - Thì Quá khứ đơn giản hay Quá khứ tiếp diễn

Lesson 2

Past simple or Past continuous Thì Quá khứ đơn giản và Thì Quá khứ tiếp diễn

I. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense: simple past or past continuous.

1. He (sit) ¹ …………on the bank fishing when he (see) ²  ………… a man’s hat floating down the river. It (seem) ³  …………  to be a strange thing.
2. The dentist’s waiting room was full of people. Some (read) ⁴ ………… magazines, others just (turn) ⁵  …………over the pages. A woman (knit) ⁶  …………; a child (play) ⁷  ………… with a toy car. Suddenly the door (open) ⁸  ………… and the nurse (say) ⁹  …………, ‘Next, please”.
3. When I (reach) ¹⁰  ………… the street I (realize) ¹¹  ………… that I (not know) ¹²  ………… the number of Tom’s house. I (wonder) ¹³  ………… what to do about it when Tom himself (tap) ¹⁴  …………me on the shoulder.
4. As the goalkeeper (run) ¹⁵  ………… forward to seize the ball a bottle (strike)¹⁶ …………on the shoulder.
5. I (look) ¹⁷  ………… through the classroom window. A geometry lesson (go) ¹⁸  ………… on. The teacher (draw) ¹⁹  …………diagram on the blackboard.
6. Most of the boys (listen) ²⁰ ………… to the teacher but a few (whisper) ²¹ ………… to each other, and Tom (read) ²²  ………… a history book. Tom (hate) ²³  ………… mathematics; he always (read) ²⁴  ………… history during the mathematics lesson.
7. Everyone (read) ²⁵  ………… quietly when suddenly the door (open) ²⁶ …………  and a complete stranger (rush) ²⁷  ………… in.
8. I (got) ²⁸  ………… to Jack’s house but (not find) ²⁹  ………… him in. His mother (say) ³⁰  ………… that she (not know) ³¹  ………… what he (do) ³²  …………but (think) ³³  …………he probably (play) ³⁴ ………… football.
9. This used to be a station and all the London trains (stop) ³⁵  ………… here. But two years ago they (close) ³⁶  …………the station and (give) ³⁷  …………us a bus service instead.
10. She (promise) ³⁸  ………… not to report me to the police but ten minutes later I (see) ³⁹  ………… her talking with a policeman and from the expression on his face I am sure that she (tell) ⁴⁰  ………… him about it.

II. Read the passage and choose the best answer for each blank.

MARIA’S HOMECOMING

      When the bus ⁽¹⁾..........  in a small square, Maria was reading her magazine and didn’t realize that she had  arrived at her destination. “This is Santa Teresa,” Martin said. “You’ve arrived home!” I suppose your cousin will be ⁽²⁾..........  for us. Come on. I’ll carry the bags.” Maria thought, “All those years when I ⁽³⁾..........  in New York, I used to dream if this moment. And now it’s real, I can’t believe it! Here I am, I’m really standing in the square.” Santa Teresa was Maria’s birthplace, but she often left the town at the age of six. She had some ⁽⁴⁾..........  of the town, and some photos, but did she belong here still? She didn’t know. Nobody was waiting in the square. Perhaps her cousin Pablo hadn’t received Maria’s letter. “What are we going to do now?” asked Martin. “There isn’t ⁽⁵⁾..........   a hotel here!”   

1  A. reached                     B. got                        C. stooped                 D. came

2  A. expecting                  B. waiting                   C. welcoming              D. receiving

3  A. was living                  B. have lived              C. live                        D. am living

4  A. recall                         B. memories             C. thinking                  D. remembering

5  A. even                          B. hardly                  C. too                         D. very

III.Make questions for the underlined words

 1. ………………………………………………………………………..?

     They went to New York.

2. ………………………………………………………………………..?

    It takes four hours to get there.

3. ………………………………………………………………………..?

    I didn’t think much of it.

4. ………………………………………………………………………..?

    He earns a hundred pounds a week.

5. ………………………………………………………………………..?

    He  was fined ten pounds.

6. ………………………………………………………………………..?

    They left the country ten years ago.

7. ………………………………………………………………………..?

    They came by bus.

8. ………………………………………………………………………..?

    We were going home when it rained.

9. ………………………………………………………………………..?

    They (the students) went to the museum yesterday.

10. ………………………………………………………………………..?

    It (the car) does fifty to the gallon.

IV. Arrange these words or groups of words in the correct order.

          1. to/ play/ five/ He/ piano/ started/ the/ years/ ago

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          2. he/ was/ not/ hungry/ all/ had/ day/ Tim/ because/ eaten

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          3. letter/ the/ ,/ opening/ the/ was/ telephone/ I/ rang/ While

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           4. often/ I/ the/ museum/ Saturday/ visit/ on

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          5. years/ my / died/ ago/ neighbor/ because/ accident/ got /an

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          6. cooking/ sister/ in/ my/ is/ dinner/ kitchen/the

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            7.  do not/ Jane/ usually/ breakfast/ morning/ in the/ have.

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         8. tired/ I/ when/ cycle/ to/ school/ am/ always/I

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Present Simple and Present Continuous - Thì hiện tại đơn giản và Hiện tại tiếp diễn

Lesson 1

Present Simple and Present Continuous

Thì hiện tại đơn giản và Hiện tại tiếp diễn

I. Complete the sentences. Use the present simple or present continuous form of the verbs.

1. Hello, this is Dr Smith's office. Who (speak) .......................... ?

2.  Hurry up ! The train (come) .......................... .

3. It is a lovely day. The sun (shine) .......................... and the birds (sing) .......................... .

4. The Earth (go) .......................... round the Sun.

5. Some animals (not eat) ..........................  during the winter.

6. - What Oanh (do) .......................... at the moment ?

    - She (cook) .......................... . She usually (cook) .......................... dinner for her family.

7. In the evening he often (play) .......................... chess with his door neighbour.

8. They (build) .......................... a new hospital in my town now.

9. My father always (have) .......................... a rest after lunch.

10. She's very lazy. She never (wash) .......................... the floor.

11. Look at those boys ! They (hurry) .......................... home after school.

12. Your mother usually (catch) .......................... the 8.10 bus ?

13. Your sister (wait) .......................... for her friend at the station now?

14. He usually (smile) .......................... at his wife when he (come) home.

15. - Mrs Lan (use) ..........................  the computer now ?

      - Yes, she usually (use) .......................... it for her work.

16. Minh sometimes (miss) .......................... his bus.

17. My uncle often (watch) .......................... TV in the evening. But right now he (write) .......................... a letter .

18.They (have) .......................... breakfast now ? - No, they (sleep) .......................... .

19. My father always (relax) .......................... at the weekend.

20. You can't see Tom now. He (have) .......................... a bath.

21. Tom can't have the newspaper now because his aunt (read) ..........................  it.

22. I'm busy at the moment. I (redecorate) .......................... the room.

23. The kettle (boil) .......................... now. Shall I make the tea ?

24. I don't want to go out now because it (rain) .......................... and I (not have) .......................... an umbrella.

II. Underline and correct one mistake in each sentence.

1. She don’t drink coffee. She  drinks Coca Cola.  

              

2. It do often hot in the summer.  

                                         

3. What do you  does every evening?    

                                

4. The earth circle the sun once every 365 days.    

               

5. I sees her very often.      

                                              

6. Most rivers flows into the sea.      

                                   

7. Vegetarians  don’t eats meat.        

                                

8. Bees makes honey.  

                                                     

9. Rice  don’t grow in cold climates.                

                     

10. Where do Martin come from? - He are Scottish.    

III. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D

1. She……………in France

 A. not lives                B. lives not                   C. doesn’t live          D. doesn’t lives

2. She ………a car

 A. has not                  B. doesn’t have             C. doesn’t has         D. doesn’t have got                  

3.                 weather do you like? -…………….

A. What kind              B. What                        C. What’s                  D. When

4. He……………arrives on time.

 A. never                      B. not ever                C. does not                D. doesn’t never

5…….do you go to school?

A. By how                  B. What way                 C. By what                  D.How

6. I ……………. a brother

A. haven’t get            B. hasn’t got                 C. doesn’t got            D. haven’t got

IV. Complete the text using ONE correct word for each blanket. Complete the questions and then answer.

Alan is a lorry-driver. He's 25 years ⁽¹⁾ ............ . He ⁽²⁾ ............. works five days week. Every morning he gets up at 6 o'clock. He eats ⁽³⁾ ............. enormous breakfast at 6.30. He ⁽⁴⁾ ............. two cups of tea. Then he kisses ⁽⁵⁾ .............. wife. He leaves for work at 7.30. He ⁽⁶⁾ ............. lunch in a transport cafe. He ⁽⁷⁾ ............. home at 5 o'clock. In the evening he goes to the pub. He goes to ⁽⁸⁾ ............. at 10.30.

1/ What / Alan / do  ?                      .......................................................................................................   

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2/ How many days / week / he work? .......................................................................................................

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3/ What time / he get up ?               .......................................................................................................

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4/  he / drink coffee / morning ?       .......................................................................................................

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5/ What time he / leave / work ?       .......................................................................................................

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6/ Where / he / have lunch?             .......................................................................................................

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7/ he / go  cinema / evening?           .......................................................................................................

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