Sách bài tập ngữ pháp tiếng anh mai lan hương năm 2024

3. Các phó từ thường được dùng chung với thì hiện tại đơn: + often, usually, frequently : thường + always, constantly : luôn luôn + sometimes, occasionally : thỉnh thoảng + seldom, rarely : ít khi, hiếm khi + every day / week/ month... : mỗi ngày/ tuần! tháng... d. Thể phủ định (Negative form) - Đối với động từ đặc biệt ( be, can, may...), ta thêm not ngay sau động từ đó. Ex: He is a good student.  He is not/ isn’t a good pupil. My brother can swim.  My brother can not/ can’t swim. - Đối với động từ thường, ta dùng trợ động từ do (với các chủ ngữ I, you, we, they ) hoặc does (với các chủ ngữ he, she, it ) và thêm not sau do/ does. Ex: She likes coffee. She does not/ doesn’t like coffee. They want new clothes.  They do not/ don’t want new shoes. e. Thể nghi vấn (Interrogative form)

I

He, She, It We, You, They

**+ am

• is + V-ing
• are**
• Đối với động từ đặc biệt, ta đưa động từ ra đầu câu. Ex: You are tired now.  Are you tired now? Peter can drive a car.  Can Peter drive a car?
• Đối với động từ thường, ta thêm do hoặc does vào đầu câu. (Nhớ đưa động từ chính về nguyên mẫu). Ex: Her father likes tea.  Does her father like tea? They do their homework every day. Do they do their homework every day? 2. Thì hiên tại tiếp diễn (The Present eontinuous Tense) a. Cấu trúc (Form)

2. Cách dùng (Usage) - Thì hiện tại tiếp diễn diễn tả một hành động hay một sự việc đang diễn ra ngay lúc nói. Cách dùng này thường đi kèm với các trạng từ hoặc trạng ngữ chỉ thời gian now, right now, at the moment, at this time, at present. Ex: The children are playing football now. What are you doing at the moment? Be quiet! The baby is sleeping in the next room. - Thì hiện tại tiếp diễn diễn tả một hành động hoặc sự việc nói chung đang diễn ra nhưng không nhất thiết phải thực sự diễn ra ngay lúc nói. Cách dùng này thường đi kèm với now, at the moment, today, this week, this term, this year,... Ex: I’m quite busy these days. I’m doing a course at college. The company I work for isn’t doing so well this year. - Thì hiện tại tiếp diễn còn được dùng để diễn tả một hành động sắp xảy ra (ở tương lai gần). Cách dùng này thường diễn tả một sự sắp xếp hoặc một kế hoạch đã định. Ex: He is coming next week. My parents are planting trees tomorrow. Lưu ý: Không dùng thì hiện tại tiếp diễn với các động từ chỉ nhận thức, tri giác như: to be, see, hear, understand, know, like, want, glance, feel, think, smell, love, hate, realize, seem, remember, forget,... Với các động từ này, ta dùng thì Simple Present. Ex: I am tired now. [NOT ..-being] She wants to go for a walk at the moment. [NOt .. wanting] Do you understand your lesson? ~ Yes, I understand it now. 3. Thì hiện tại hoàn thành (The Present Perfect Tense) a. Cấu trúc (Form)

I have already done my exercises. B ut : When he came, I had already done my exercises. 4. Thì hiện tại hoàn thành tiếp diễn (The Present Perfect Continuous Tense) a. Cấu trúc (Form)

2. Cách dùng (Usage) - Thì hiện tại hoàn thành tiếp diễn diễn tả một hành động hoặc sự việc bắt đầu trong quá khứ và kéo dài liên tục đến hiện tại. Cách dùng này thường đi kèm với since + mốc thời gian, for + khoảng thời gian. Ex: I have been studying French for five years. They have been living in this city since 1995. How long have you been waiting for her? - Thì hiện tại hoàn thành tiếp diễn diễn tả một hành động vừa mới kết thúc và có kết quả ở hiện tại. Ex: You’re out of breath. Have you been running? Lưu ý: Không dùng thì này với các động từ chỉ nhận thức, tri giác (xem các động từ đã nêu trong thì hiện tại tiếp diễn). Với các động từ này ta dùng Present Perfect.

5. Thì quá khứ đơn (The Past Simple Tense) a. Cấu trúc (Form) - Động từ có qui tắc: V-ed - Động từ bất qui tắc: cột 2 (V 2 )

2. Cách dùng (Usage) - Thì quá khứ đơn diễn tả hành động đã xảy ra trong quá khứ, chấm dứt rồi và biết rõ thời gian. Ex: Tom went to Paris last summer. My mother left this city two years ago. He died in 1980. - Thì quá khứ đơn diễn tả hành động đã xảy ra suốt một khoảng thời gian trong quá khứ, nhưng nay đã hoàn toàn chấm dứt. Ex: Mozart wrote more than 600 pieces of music. She worked as a secretary for five years before her marriage. c. Các phó từ đi kèm: last week/ month/ year/... ( tuần trước/ tháng trước/...), ago ( cách đây ), yesterday ( hôm qua ). d. Thể phủ định (Negative form) - Đối với động từ đặc biệt, ta thêm not sau động từ. Ex: He wasn’t absent from class yesterday. I couldn’t open the door last night. - Đối với động từ thường, ta đặt trợ động từ didn't trước động từ chính.

I, We, You, They + V 2 / V-ed He, She, It

**I, You, We, They + have

• been + V-ing He, She, It + has**

I, He, She, It + was + V-ing We, You, They + were

Ex: He didn’t watch TV last night. She didn’t go to the cinema with him last Sunday. e. Thể nghi vấn (Interrogative form)

• Đối với động từ đặc biệt, ta đưa động từ ra đầu câu. Ex: Were they in hospital last month? Could she answer your questions then?
• Đối với động từ thường, ta đặt trợ động từ Did ở đầu câu. Ex: Did you see my son, Tom? Lưu ý: Khi đổi sang phủ định và nghi vấn, nhớ đưa động từ chính về nguyên mẫu. 6. Thì quá khứ tiếp diên (The Past Continuous Tense) a. Cấu trúc (Form)

2. Cách dùng (Usage) Thì quá khứ tiếp diễn diễn tả: - Hành động đã xảy ra và kéo dài một thời gian ở quá khứ. Ex: Yesterday, Mr Moore was working in the laboratory all the afternoon. What were you doing from 3 p to 6 p yesterday? - Hành động đang xảy ra vào một thời điểm ở quá khứ. Ex: I was doing my homework at 6 p last Sunday. They were practising English at that time. What were you doing at this time yesterday? - Hành động đang xảy ra (ở quá khứ) thì có một hành động khác xen vào (hành động nào kéo dài hơn dùng Past Continuous, hành động nào ngắn hơn dùng Past Simple). Ex: When I came yesterday, he was sleeping. What was she doing when you saw her? As we were crossing the street, the policeman shouted at us. - Hai hành động xảy ra đồng thời ở quá khứ. Ex: Yesterday, I was cooking while my sister was washing the dishes. Lưu ý: Không dùng thì quá khứ tiếp diễn với các động từ chi nhận thức, tri giác. Thay vào đó, ta dùng thì Past Simple. Ex: When the students heard the bell, they left. [NOT .. hearing] He felt tired at that time. [NOT .. feeling] 7. Thì quá khứ hoàn thành/ Tiền quá khứ (The Past Perfect Tense)

Subject + will/shall + be + V-ing

Subject + will/shall + have + V 3

3. Các phó từ đi kèm: + someday: một ngày nào đó + tomorrow: ngày mai + next week/ month/...: tuần/ tháng/... tới + soon: chẳng bao lâu nữa 10. Tương lai gần (Near Future) a. Cấu trúc (Form)

(dự định sẽ)

(sắp sửa)

2. Cách dùng (Usage) Be going to và thì hiện tại tiếp diễn (present continuous) được dùng để diễn tả một hành động sắp sửa xảy ra hoặc một dự định sắp tới (thường thường trong câu không có cụm từ thời gian) Ex: My father is retiring. Where are you going to spend your holidays? 11. Thì tương lai tiếp diễn (The Future Continuous Tense) a. Cấu trúc (Form)

2. Cách dùng (Usage) - Thì tương lai tiếp diễn diễn tả một hành động sẽ diễn ra và kéo dài suốt một khoảng thời gian ở tương lai. Ex: Andrew can’t go to the party. He’ll be working all day tomorrow. - Thì tương lai tiếp diễn diễn tả một hành động sẽ đang xảy ra vào một thời điểm ở tương lai. Ex: He will be doing research at this time tomorrow. When you come today, I’ll be working at my desk. She will be living in this house in May (next year). 12. Thì tương lai hoàn thành (The Future Perfect Tense) a. Cấu trúc (Form)

2. Cách dùng (Usage) - Thì tương lai hoàn thành diễn tả một hành động sẽ hoàn tất trước một thời điểm ở tương lai. Cách dùng này thường được dùng với các cụm từ chỉ thời gian bắt đầu bằng by : by + mốc thời gian, by the time, by then, by that time

He, She, It + We, You, They + I + He, She, It + We, You, They +

am is are am is are

+ going to + V(bare-inf)

+ V-ing

Ex: I’ll have finished my work by noon. They’ll have built that house by July next year.

• Thì tương lai hoàn thành diễn tả một hành động sẽ hoàn tất trước một hành động khác trong tương lai. Ex: When you come back, I’ll have written this letter. 13. Thì tương lai hoàn thành tiếp diễn (The Future Perfect Continuous Tense) a. Cấu trúc (Form)

2. Cách dùng (Usage) Thì tương lai hoàn thành tiếp diễn diễn tả một hành động bắt đầu từ quá khứ và kéo dài liên tục đến một thời điểm nào đó trong tương lai. Ex: By November, we’ll have been living in this house for 10 years. By March 15th, I’ll have been working for this company for 6 years. Giống như thì tương lai hoàn thành, thì tương lai hoàn thành tiếp diễn thường được dùng với các cụm từ trạng ngữ chỉ thời gian bắt đầu bằng by. GHI NHỚ: 1. Không dùng các thì tiếp diễn (Continuous Tenses) với các động từ chỉ nhận thức, tri giác ( see, be, hear... ). 2. Không dùng các thì tương lai (Future Tenses) trong các mệnh đề trạng ngữ chỉ thời gian; thì Simple Future được thay bằng Simple Present, thì Future Perfect (hoặc Future Perfect Continuous) được thay bằng thì Present Perfect (hoặc Present Perfect Continuous).

EXERCISES I. Do Supply the correct verb form: The Simple Present Tense or The Present Continuous Tense.

1. Be quiet! The baby (sleep).
2. We seldom (eat) before 6:30.
3. Look! A man (run) after the train. He (want) to catch it.
4. The sun (set) in the West.
5. It (be) often hot in summer.
6. I (do) an exercise on the present tenses at this moment and I (think) that I (know) how to use it now.
7. My mother sometimes (buy) vegetables at this market.
8. It (be) very cold now.
9. It (rain) much in summer. It (rain) now.
10. Daisy (cook) some food in the kitchen at present. She always (cook) in the morning. II. Supply the correct verb form: The Present Perfect or The Present Perfect Continuous.
11. How long you (study) English? For 5 years.
12. I (wait) for two hours, but she (not come) yet.
13. They (live) in Ho Chi Minh City since 1975.
14. She (read) all the books written by Dickens. How many books you (read)?
15. He (not, be) here since Christmas, I wonder where he (live) since then.
16. Jack (go) to Paris for a holiday. He never (be) there.
17. You (sleep) so far? I (ring) the bell for the last twenty minutes.

Subject + will/shall + have been + V-ing

1. After taking a bath, he (go) to bed.
2. What (be) he when he (be) young?
3. It was the first time I (ever, see) such a beautiful girl. VII. Give the right forms of the verbs in brackets: Past Tenses.
4. Yesterday John (go) to the store before he (go) home.
5. Our teacher (tell) us yesterday that he (visit) England in 1970.
6. When John and I got to the theatre, the movie (start) already.
7. Before Alice (go) to sleep, she (call) her family.
8. When the phone (ring), I (have) dinner.
9. Daisy (agree) with other members in the last meeting.
10. What you (do) at 6 p yesterday?
11. The little girl asked what (happen) to her ice-cream.
12. He (teach) in this school before he (leave) for England.
13. She (win) the gold medal in 1986. VIII. Give the right forms of the verbs in brackets: Simple Future or Simple Present
14. We’ll go out when the rain (stop).
15. I (stay) here until he (answer) me.
16. Wait until I (catch) you.
17. She (not come) until you (be) ready.
18. Miss Helen (help) you as soon as she (finish) that letter tomorrow.
19. After the class (be) over, ask the teacher about that sentence.
20. I (come) and (see) you before I leave here.
21. We (go) home as soon as we have finished our work.
22. I (wait) here until you (come) back tomorrow.
23. I (send) you some postcards as soon as I (arrive) in London. IX. Give the right forms of the verbs in brackets: Simple Present, Simple Future, Present Perfect or Future Perfect.
24. I’ll wait until he (finish) his novel.
25. When you (come) back, he already (buy) a new house.
26. Don’t come until I (finish) lunch.
27. I (hope) it (stop) raining by 5 o’clock this afternoon.
28. The river (not begin) to swell until some rain (fall).
29. By next month I (leave) for India.
30. The film (end) by the time we (get) there.
31. They (build) a house by June next year.
32. We (start) our plan next week.
33. I (give) her your letter when I (see) her tomorrow. X. Give the right forms of the verb in brackets: Simple Present, Simple Future or Future Continuous.
34. When you (go) into the office, Mr John (sit) at the front desk.
35. Our English teacher (explain) that lesson to us tomorrow.
36. We (wait) for you when you (get) back tomorrow.
37. What you (do) at 7 p next Sunday? I (practise) my English lesson then.
38. When I (see) Mr Pike tomorrow, I (remind) him of that.
39. When you (come) today, I (work) at my desk in Room 12.
40. He (work) on the report at this time tomorrow.
41. Please wait here until the manager (return).
42. Don’t leave until you (see) her.
43. The Browns (do) their housework when you (come) next Sunday. XI. Give the right forms of the verbs m brackets: Future Tenses.
44. I’m sure they (complete) the new road by June.
45. He (wait) for you when you (get) back tomorrow.
46. At this same time tomorrow, we (drive) through Pennsylvania.
47. We (see) you next Monday.
48. In two years from now, the contract (come) to an end.
49. Who (look) after the children when you are away?
50. By November I (work) for this company for 6 years.
51. If you call her at 6, she (practise) the piano then.
52. By March 15, I (be) here for one year.
53. We (move) to our new house at Christmas this year.
54. By the end of December, John (work) as a reporter for ten years.
55. By the time you arrive, I (finish) writing an essay.
56. I (give) him your message when I (see) him.
57. He certainly (not do) all his homework by ten tonight.
58. Don’t call him at 2:30 p. He (interview) job applicants at that time.
59. The teacher hopes we (pass) our exams.
60. By this time next week, he (write) his novel for 6 months.
61. They (arrive) on Wednesday.
62. I hope the weather (be) fine tonight.
63. You (finish) your work by 9 tonight? XII. Supply the correct verb forms.
64. I (see) a car accident while I (wait) for you on this corner yesterday.
65. Mr Jone (be) principal of our school since last year.
66. Mr Smith (teach) at this school since he (graduate) in 1980.
67. My father (not watch) TV every night.
68. I (meet) Arthur three weeks ago.
69. Yesterday the police (report) that they (capture) the thief.
70. My friend (thank) me for what I had done for him.
71. Someone (steal) my handbag on the bus.
72. The Browns (live) in Paris for 7 years when the second World War (break) out.
73. Last month I (be) in the hospital for ten days.
74. Don’t call me in the afternoon. I usually (be) away in the afternoon.
75. Mr Clark (be) in New York 2 months ago. Mr Rossi (be) in New York until 2 months ago.
76. John (drive) that car ever since I (know) him.
77. People (speak) English in most of Canada.
78. The dog (wag) his tail whenever he (see) me.
79. What you (do) when I (ring) you last night?
80. Up to then I never (see) such a fat man.
81. I (not see) him since last Monday.
82. They had sold all the books when we (get) there.
83. I think he (leave) as soon as he (know) the news.
84. She (play) the piano when our guests (arrive) last night.
85. He (come) and (see) you soon.
86. I (come) as soon as I have finished my work. You (be) ready?
87. My mother (come) to stay with us next weekend.
88. Where you (spend) your holidays next summer?
89. Violets (bloom) in spring.
90. Listen! The bird (sing).
91. Trees (plant) since it (stop) raining.
92. Tom Baker (not come) here tomorrow.
93. By the end of last March, I (study) English for 5 years.
94. He often (say) O when he (talk) with the guests.
95. What you (do) after you (go) home yesterday?
96. How long you (wait) for me? Just a few minutes.
97. He (do) his homework before he went to the cinema.
98. By noon, I (wait) for her for two hours.
99. By the time you come there, she (make) a big cake.
100. Yesterday thieves (break) into the house and (steal) a lot of fur coats while the guests (dance).
101. When I came in, they all (sit) round the fire. Mr Pike (do) a crossword puzzle, Mrs Pike (knit), and the others (read).
102. Mr Jackson (paint) his house since last month.
103. She (ask) me to tell about him several times.
104. The audience (listen) to everything he said last night.
105. At 4 p yesterday? Well, I (work) in my office at that time.
106. A: I (play) football since I was 5 years old. B: You (play) since you (come) to England? A: Oh, yes. I (play) quite a lot. I (join) a club the day after I (arrive).
107. I’m preparing to support anything he (say) tomorrow.
108. Sometimes I (get) up before the sun (rise).
109. He said he (be) mistaken.
110. Don’t speak until someone (ask) you.
111. Mary (come) from London.
112. Please be quiet! I (work).
113. When I (be) a child, I (want) to be a doctor.
114. David (be) born after his father (die).
115. Long ago, my younger brother often (cry).
116. I (not send) the parcel until I hear from you.
117. The last train (leave) the station at 5 p.
118. Up to now, the teacher (give) our class five tests.

ĐÁP ÁN

9. 1. is sleeping 2. eat 3. is running - wants 4. sets 5. is 6. am doing - think - know 7. buys 8. is 9. rains - is raining 10. is cooking – cooks II. 1. have you been studying/ have you studied

1. have been waiting - hasn’t come
2. have been living/ have lived
3. has read - have you read
4. hasn’t been - has been living
5. has gone - has never been
6. Have you been sleeping - have been ringing
7. has been writing - hasn’t finished
8. has lost - has been looking
9. have seen III. 1. think - is knocking 2. have written/ have been writing 3. circles
10. are working 5. have you seen 6. flow
11. is crying 8. is smoking 9. goes
12. are - have been 11. belongs 12. has lost
13. am - have forgotten 14. have been waiting/ have waited
14. Have you IV. 1. have seen 2. saw 3. has never been 4. have read 5. did you do
15. did you watch 7. was 8. has written
16. has taught/ has been teaching - graduated
17. have you been learning/ have you learnt/ (learned) V. 1. arrived - was still sleeping 2. went - were having
18. was having - stopped 4. were crossing - saw
19. saw - was standing 6. was reading - was learning - was doing
20. were playing – came 8. rang - was taking
21. was - was working 10. was sitting – saw VI. 1. went - had finished 2. had already seen 3. had already begun
22. hadn’t eaten 5. asked - had come 6. sat - rested
23. watched - had done 8. went 9. was - was
24. had ever seen VII. 1. had gone - went 2. told - visited 3. had already started
25. went - had called 5. rang - was having 6. agreed
26. were you doing 8. had happened 9. had taught - left
27. Won VIII. 1. stops 2. will stay – answers 3. catch
28. won’t come - are 5. will help – finishes 6. is
29. will come - see 8. will go 9. will wait - come
30. will send - arrive IX. 1. has finished 2. come - has already bought 3. have finished
31. hope – will have stopped 5. will not begin - falls 6. will have left
32. will be working 8. will have built. 9. will start
33. will give - see X. 1. go - will be sitting 2. will explain
34. did you do - had gone 78. have you been waiting/ have you waited
35. had done 80. will have been waiting
36. will have made 82. broke – stole – were dancing
37. were sitting – was doing – was knitting – were reading
38. has painted 85. has asked 86. was listening
39. was working
40. have played – have you played – came – have played – joined – had arrived
41. will say/ is going to say 90. get – rises 91. had been
42. asks 93. comes 94. am working
43. was – wanted 96. was – had died 97. cried
44. will not send 99. left 100. has given

SEQUENCE OF TENSES (SỰ PHỐI HỢP CÁC THÌ) Trong câu có hai mệnh đề trở lên, các động từ phải có sự phối hợp về thì. I. Sự phối hợp của các động từ trong mệnh đề chính (main clause) và mệnh đề phụ (subordinate clause): MAIN CLAUSE SUBORDINATE CLAUSE Simple Present Simple Present Present Perfect Present Tenses Present Continuous Simple Future/ Near Future Simple Past (nếu có thời gian xác định ở quá khứ) Simple Past Simple Past Past Perfect Past Tenses Past Continuous would + V (bare-inf.) was/ were going to + V (bare-inf.) Simple Present (nếu diễn tả một chân lý) Present Perfect Simple Present Past Perfect Simple Past Ex: People have said that London has fog. She says she has finished her homework already. She said she would visit me again. Tom says he will visit me again. They had done that was necessary. He says he was born in 1980. My teacher said that the sun rises in the East. Mary said that she was cooking then.

II. Sự phối hợp của các động từ trong mệnh đề chính và mệnh đề trạng ngữ chỉ thời gian (adverbial clause o f time):

MAIN CLAUSE ADVERBIAL CLAUSE OF TIME Present Tenses Present Tenses Past Tenses Past Tenses Future Tenses Present Tenses

• Present Tenses: Tất cả các thì hiện tại tùy theo ngữ cảnh của câu.
• Past Tenses: Tất cả các thì quá khứ tùy ngữ cảnh của câu.
• Future Tenses: Tất cả các thì tương lai tùy ngữ cảnh của câu. Ex: He never goes home before he has finished his work. I often read a newspaper while I am waiting for the bus. We will go as soon as you have finished your work. It was raining hard when I got there. The train had already left when I arrived at the station. Please wait here until I come back.
• Mệnh đề trạng ngữ chỉ thời gian thường được bắt đầu với các liên từ chỉ thời gian:
• when/ as: khi - until/ till: cho đến khi
• just as: ngay khi - whenever: bất cứ khi nào
• while: trong khi - no sooner... than: ngay khi
• before: trước khi - hardly... when: khó... khi
• after: sau khi - as long as: chừng nào, cho đến khi
• as soon as: ngay sau khi - since: từ khi Lưu ý: Không được dùng thì tương lai (Future Tenses) trong các mệnh đề trạng ngữ chỉ thời gian (có thể thay bằng thì hiện tại).
• Trong trường hợp dùng từ nối since lưu ý:

Ex: She has played the piano since she was ten years old. He has been studying English since he came here. EXERCISES I. Supply the correct verb forms.

1. He thinks that it (rain) tonight.
2. She said that she (get) married soon.
3. Bill said that he (lose) his bicycle.
4. He knew that I (come) the following week.
5. She understood that we (promise) to go.

S + V (present perfect/ present perfect cont.) + since + S + V (simple

1. We know that you (move/ will move) to France next year.
   1. In Britain, the weather is very varied. People (never know/ have never known) what it (is/ will be) like the next day.
2. He (is/ had been) ill for a long time before he died
3. She didn’t tell me the reason why she (didn’t come/ hadn’t come) to school the day before.
4. I had no map, that’s why I (got/ get) lost.
5. I hope it (does not rain/ will not rain) when we start early tomorrow. III. Supply the correct verb forms.
6. After (leave) (1) school when she was 18, Laura (go) (2) to Bristol university for three years. While she (be) (3) at university, Laura (join) (4) a university folk group and started singing. It was at this time that she (write) (5) her famous song “The Price of Peace”.
7. One of the first novels in history of literature (be) (1) written in England in 1719. It (be) (2) Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Dofoe. He (bear) (3) in London in a rich family. When Daniel (be) (4) a schoolboy, he (begin) (5) to write stories. After (leave) (6) school he (work) (7) in his father’s shop and (write) (8) articles for newspapers. Dofoe (visit) (9) many countries and (meet) (10) many people. That helped him much in his writings.
8. A friend of mine, Judith Nelson, (presently, work) (1) in the international sales division at an electronics firm. She (just, return) (2) from a trip to Japan. She (be) (3) asked to go there because she can speak Japanese. For four years, she (never have) (4) the opportunity to use her Japanese until she (go) (5) to Tokyo last month. While she (be) (6) there, she (speak) (7) Japanese everyday and (enjoy) (8) very much of it.
9. Ever since the day I (decide) (1) to move to London, I (worry) (2) whether the decision I (take) (3) was the right one. As I (already sell) (4) my house and (arrange) (5) a new job, it is too late to change my mind. However, since then I (hear) (6) a lot of negative things about living in the Capital and lately some of them (begin) (7) to bother me. I (grow) (8) up in a small town and have spent all my life there.
10. Mary (have) (1) to go to New York last week, but she almost (miss) (2) the plane. She (stand) (3) in the queue at the check-in desk when she suddenly (realize) (4) that she (leave) (5) her passport at home. Fortunately, she (not live) (6) very far from the airport so she (have) (7) time to go back home to get the passport. She (get) (8) back to the airport just in time for her flight.
11. Rob Fellow (come) (1) from England. He (come) (2) to Paris six months ago to learn French. He (start) (3) learning French at school in England when he was eleven so he (learn) (4) it for nearly 10 years. He just (take) (5) an exam. If he passes, he (move) (6) into the next class. He (be) (7) excited today because his parents (come) (8) tomorrow to stay with him for a few days.
12. (Bear) (1) in Scotland in 1847, Alexander Bell (become) (2) interested very early in the methods of human communication. He (influence) (3) by his father and grandfather, who (spend) (4) years working with deaf people and those with faulty speech. Bell’s father even (go) (5) so far as to develop a system of so-called “visible speech” for the deaf. He (use) (6) sketches of the different positions of the lips and tongue. This science of visible speech (form) (7) the foundation of young Bell’s knowledge of the mechanics of human speech. But the young boy’s knowledge of other subjects (not/ advance) (8) quite as rapidly.
13. While I (walk) (1) across the campus the other day, I (meet) (2) my old friend, John, whom I (not see)

(3) since July 10. Naturally we (stop) (4) (talk) (5) to each other for a few minutes. I asked him how he (do) (6) in his classes this semester.

1. Jack London (bear) (1) in San Francisco on January 12, 1876. He (begin) (2) his education at the university of California, but (not finish) (3) it there, he (write) (4) a lot of adventure books. He (travel) (5) much, and his experience in his trips (help) (6) him write many famous books.
2. A: Tell us what happened to you yesterday? B: I (walk) (1) along Piccadilly when I (realize) (2) that a man with a black beard, whom I (see) (3) three time already that afternoon, (follow) (4) me. I (be) (5) very annoyed, and at last I (stop) (6) him and (ask) (7) him why he (follow) (8) me. The man (apologize) (9) and (tell) (10) me he (mistake) (11) me for one of his friends.
3. Last Sunday, Mrs Hay (drive) (1) along a small country road when she (see) (2) a man at the side of the road. He (wave) (3) and pointing at his car. Mrs Hay (stop) (4) and (ask) (5) the man if he (be) (6) all right. “My car’s broken down”, said the man.
4. I’d just parked my car in the street near a football stadium in Liverpool. It (be) (1) ten minutes before the start of the match and I (be) (2) in a hurry. Two little boys (come) (3) up to me and (say) (4), “Give me some money and we (look) (5) after your car while you are at the match”. I (tell) (6) them to clear off, and one of them (look) (7) at me with big, round eyes said, “Unless you (give) (8) us the money, something might happen to your car while you are away, you know, a scratch or a flat or something like that”.
5. He (run) (1) as fast as he could, but he realized he was not strong enough (be) (2) a good marathon runner. In the distance he could just make out the shapes of the (lead) (3) runners, (get) (4) further ahead every minute.
6. Every day you can (hear) (1) something interesting at school. When you come home after classes, you often (tell) (2) your parents what you (hear) (3) and (see) (4) at school.
7. Two friends went on a trip to London. They (enter) (1) restaurant for dinner. On the table (stand) (2) a jar of mustard. Not having seen mustard before, one of them (take) (3) a spoonfull into his mouth.

Tears immediately filled his eyes and his friend asked him what he (cry) (4) about. 16. In two minutes I (be) (1) up the tree, but it was very difficult (get) (2) to the nest. When at last I got there and (can look) (3) into the nest, I (see) (4) the two young eagles and also some food for them - meat and fish. When I tried (take) (5) the young eagles out of the nest, I suddenly (feel) (6) a terrible pain in the back of my head. I (look) (7) round and (see) (8) the mother eagle. And she (be) (9) ready to make a second attack. You (must know) (10) how strong these eagles are. 17. Eric (bear) (1) in 1903 in India where his father worked for the civil service. The family (move) (2) to England in 1907 and in 1917 Eric (enter) (3) Eton where he (contribute) (4) regularly to the college magazine. His first article (appear) (5) in Lemon in October 1928 while he (live) (6) in Paris. 18. Jack Cooper (be) (1) a production manager at Weston Aeronautics for ten years now. He (live) (2) in a small house in the suburbs of Bristol with his wife, Peggy. At the moment, Weston (expand) (3) into Europe and they (build) (4) a new factory in Toulouse. 19. When the train reached the sixth station, Tom (get) (1) off, feeling relieved that his journey (be) (2) so easy. But he (be) (3) alarmed to see that he (get) (4) off at a station that he had never heard of. He (not