VII. Put the verbs in the Past Simple or Past Perfect

I. Circle the correct answer.

1. They have turned (down/ up) Jims application for the job.

2. You may have to deal (with/ about) many problems in the workplace.

3. Small birds mainly live (on/ off) insects.

4. When does the plane take (off/ up)?

5. Why did you decide to take (on/ up) skiing?

6. Remember to warm (up/ down) carefully before you play sports.

7. There’s no need to dress (up/ down). It is just an informal party

8. Have you worked (out/ in) the solution yet?

9. Oops, think we’re run out (off/ on) petrol.

10. Does Jim have many friends to count (on/ off) in difficult time?

11. Yesterday, my uncle dropped (to/ by) my house to the surprise of everyone.

12. Were you brought (up/ in) by your grandparents?

KEY

1. turn down       

2. deal with        

3. live on            

4. take off           

5. take up

6. warm up

7. dress up

8. work out

9. run out

10. count on

11. drop by

12. bring up

 

II. Circle the correct answer.

1. My father always says that he (is/ was) very proud of me.

2. Mary told me she (will/ would) visit me this summer.

3. Jim wonders whether Jane (liked/ likes) him or not.

4. My teacher (says/ said) that we had to finish our assignment on time.

5. They told me that they (are/ were) going to move their house the following month.

6. My sister said she (can/ could) win the competition if she tried her best.

7. I told Jim that he (is/ was) the most intelligent person I knew.

8. The mechanic said that it (cost/ costs) up to $50 to fix my car.

9. They (say/ said) that they would help me if they had free time.

10. Jim said that he (has just got/ had just got) a new bike.

 

KEY

1. is 2. would 3. likes 4. said 5. were 6. could 7. was 8. cost 9. said 10. had just got

 

 

III. Choose the best answer

1. John said he ___________her since they ___________school.

A. hasn’t met – left B. hadn’t met - had left

C. hadn’t met - left D. didn’t meet - has left

2. The woman asked__________ get lunch at school.

A. can the children B. whether the children could

C. if the children cam D. could the children

3. Laura said that when she___________ to school, she saw an accident.

A. was walking B. has walked

C. had been walking D. has been walking

4. He asked, “Why didn’t she take the final exam?”

– >  He asked why__________ the final exam.

A. she took B. did she take

C. she hadn’t taken D. she had taken

5. Ba said he__________ some good marks the semester before.

A. gets B. got C. had gotten D. have got

6. They told their parents that they__________ their best to do the test

A. try B. will try C. are trying D. would try

7. He __________that he was leaving that afternoon.

A. told me B. told to me C. said me D. says to me

8. She said to me that she__________ to me the Sunday before.

A. wrote B. has written C. was writing D. had written

9. I __________him to sell that old motorbike.

A. said to B. suggested C. advised D. recommended

10. My parent reminded me__________ the flowers.

A. remember to plant B. plant

C. to plant D. planting

11. I asked Martha ___________to enter law school.

A. are you planning B. is she planning

C. was she planning D. if she was planning

12. Nam wanted to know what time___________

A. does the movie begin B. did the movie begin

C. the movie begins D. the movie began

13. I wondered ___________he right thing.

A. whether I was doing B. if I am doing

C. was I doing D. am I doing

14. The scientist said the earth___________ the sun.

A. goes around B. is going around

C. went around D. was going around

15. Peter said that if he ___________rich, he ___________a lot

A. is - will travel

B. were - would travel

C. had been - would have travelled

D. was - will travel

 

KEY

l. B 2. B 3. C 4. C 5. C 6. D 7. A 8. D 9. C 10. C 11. D 12. D 13.A 14. A 15. B

 

 

USED TO

IV. Put in a to-infinitive or to + ing-form. Use the verbs in brackets.

1. When I was a child, I used__________ (dream) of being an astronaut.

2. I’m terribly nervous. I’m not used__________ (speak) to a large audience.

3. It took us ages to get used__________ (live) in an apartment house.

4. Lots of trains used__________ (stop) here, but not many do now.

5. Didn’t Nick use__________ (work) on a building site?

6. I’ll have an orange juice, please. I’m not used__________ (drink) alcohol.

7. David doesn’t seem to mind being in hospital. I suppose he’s got used__________ (be) there.

8. When Laura was at college, she used__________ (have) a picture of Elvis Presley on her bedroom wall.

9. There used__________ (be) a cinema here but it was knocked down a few years ago.

10. When she arrived in Britain, she wasn’t used__________ (drive) on the left, but she soon got used to it.

 

KEY

1. to dream 2. to speaking 3. to living 4. to stop 5. to work 6. to drinking 7. to being 8. to have 9. to be 10. to driving

 

 

V. Give the correct form of the verb in brackets.

S + suggest + V-ing

S + suggest + (that) + S + (should) + V

1. When we went out yesterday, my mom suggested (bring)__________ an umbrella in case it rained.

2. My sister suggests that I (clean) __________my room before my mother comes back.

3. My teacher suggests that all students (finish) __________all homework before class.

4. His friends suggest that he (take) __________this opportunity to enhance.

5. His father suggests that he (go) __________ to Ha Long Bay this summer vacation.

6. Tom suggested that we (help) __________our mom make cakes.

7. My friend suggested (not take) __________the dog for a walk as it was snowing outside.

8. The bookseller suggested his customer (buy) __________the newly released book of a famous author.

9. My teacher suggests that we (use) __________paperback dictionary to look up new words instead of using online dictionary.

10. It is suggested that children (learn) __________a foreign language at an early age.

11. The tour guide suggested that we (try) __________the local specialties.

12. My classmates suggest (throw) __________a party to celebrate the Teachers Day.

 

KEY

1. bringing

2. should clean

3. should finish

4. should take

5. should go

6. should help

7. not taking

8. should buy/ buy

9. should use/ use

10. should learn/ learn

11. should try/ try

12. throwing

 

 

PAST PERFECT

VI. Put the verbs in the past simple.

1. Before hanging out with friends, Jim (do) ___________his homework.

2. Peter told me that he (already finish)___________reading “Harry Potter”.

3. Mary said she (never be) ___________to Paris before.

4. When we came to the movie theater, the film (start) ___________.

5. Where (Jim/ be) ___________before you found him?

6. Peter (travel) ___________to five foreign countries on business trips before he retired.

7. My mother (write) ___________me a note before she left for work.

8. I wish I (not attend) ___________ that meeting.

9. Jim (read) ___________all his books before he bought a new one yesterday.

10. (you/ clean) ___________your room before you went out?

 

KEY

1. had done

2. had already finished

3. had never been

4. had started

5. had Jim been

6. had traveled

7. had written

8. hadn’t attended

9. had read

10. Had you cleaned

 

 

VII. Put the verbs in the Past Simple or Past Perfect.

1. Karen (not want) ___________to come to the cinema with us because she___________(already/ see) the film.

2. When the students (do) ___________ the experiment, they (write) ___________a report on it.

3. “Was Tom at the party when you arrived?” - “No, he (go)  ___________out.

4. Sorry I’m late. The car (break)  ___________down on my way here.

5. I (take) ___________the book back to the library when I (read) ___________it.

6. Yesterday morning I (remember) ___________the answer to the question Bob (ask) ___________me the night before, so I (phone) ___________him.

7. Last night, I (go) ___________to Jim’s room and (knock) ___________on the door but there (be)

___________no answers. Either he (go)  ___________out or he (not want) to see anyone.

8. Angela asked me how to use the photocopier. She (never/ use) ___________it before, so she (not/ know) ___________what to do

9. I (live) ___________in Texas for 4 years before I (move) ___________California.

10. When Mr. Smith (wake) ___________yesterday morning, breakfast (already be) ___________ready.

11. Before I (get) ___________promotion, I (work) ___________very hard.

12. Yesterday, my mother (pick) ___________me up from school before we (go) ___________shopping together.

13. Our grandparent (tell)___________us that he (serve) ___________in the army in 1945.

14. After having dinner with my boyfriend, I (go) ___________in front of such large

15. Yesterday (be) ___________the first time Jane (perform) ___________audience.

16. Peter (admit) ___________he (break) ___________my favorite vase the day before.

17. What (you/ do) ___________before you (come) ___________there?

18. Yesterday I (feel) ___________nervous as I (not prepare) ___________my presentation carefully.

19. (Peter/ come) ___________to see you after he (finish) ___________his work?

20. When she (finish) ___________her work, she (go) ___________to the cinema.

 

KEY

1. didn’t want - had already seen

2. did - wrote

3. had gone

4. broke

5. took - had read

6. remembered - had asked - phoned

7. went - knocked - was - had gone - didn’t want

8. had never used - didn’t know

9. had lived - moved

10. woke - had already been

11. got - had worked

12. had picked - went

13. told - had served

14. went

15. was - had performed

16. admitted - had broken

17. had you done - came

18. felt - had not prepared

19. Did Peter come - had finished

20. had finished – went