Exercise 1: Put the verbs in the brackets into correct tense or form:
1. Keep silent, please. Our teacher (explain) _________________ the lesson.
2. We (be) _________________ students for four years.
3. I will send him the message as soon as he (return) _________________
4. Thanks for (invite) _________________ me to the birthday party.
5. Peter couldn’t read until he (be) _________________ eight years old.
6. What ____________ your father usually ____________ (do) in the evenings?
7. I can (see) _________________ the children. They (play) ______________ in the yard.
8. Would you like (listen) _________________ to music?
9. No, thanks. I like (read) _________________ books.
10. Don’t worry. I (give) ____________ him your message when I (see) __________ him.
11. You (think) _________ collecting stamps costs much money?
12. My father thinks mountain climbing (be) _________ more dangerous than skating.
13. Every year, my mother (give) _________ me a nice doll on my birthday.
14. My brother (not like) _________ collecting stamps, he likes collecting glass bottles.
15. My sister likes (cook) _________ very much. She can cook many good foods.
Exercise 2: Put the verbs in the brackets into correct tense or form:
16. Does your brother like (listen) _________ to music in his free time?
17. I think in the future, more people (enjoy) _________ going out by bicycles.
18. My father says when he's retired, he (go) _______ back to his village to do the gardening.
19. We are planting trees around our school now. Our school (be) _________ surrounded by a lot of green trees.
20. Lan says she loves collecting pens but she (not/continue) _________ this hobby from next year.
21. When I was a child, I used (dream) ________________ of being an astronaut.
22. I'm terribly nervous. I'm not used (speak) ________________ to a large audience.
23. It took us ages to get used (live) ________________ in an apartment house.
24. Lots of trains used (stop) ________________ here, but not many do now.
25. Didn't Nick use (work) ________________ on a building site?
26. She may be late if she (not hurry) ________________.
27. If you are kind to me, I (be) ________________good to you.
28. If he (give) ________________ up smoking, as his doctor orders, he will be soon well again.
29. You (not pass) ________________ your driving test unless you drive more carefully.
30. He’ll be ill if he (not stop) ________________ worrying so much.
IV. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences.
1. I will send him the massage as soon as he (return).
___I will send him the massage as soon as he returns_____
2. Most people prefer spending money to (earn) it.
___Most people prefer spending money to earning it.___
3. Each of them (understand) the question in different way.
____ Each of them understands the question in different way.____
4. You (wait) a minute while I (look) through the text? ___(Will) You wait a minute while I lookthrough the text?______
5. Daddy, could you tell me how (run) this washing machine?
___Daddy, could you tell me how to run this washing machine?___________________
6. My father used to be a teacher. He (teach) Chemistry at a local
school.
__My father used to be a teacher . He taught Chemistry at a local school.___________________
7. You had better (brush) your teeth after every meal.
__You had better brush your teeth after every meal.____________________
8. Why you (not go) to the party last night?
_ Why didn't you go to the party last night?____________________
9. I’m going to the post office (buy) some stamps.
__ I’m going to the post office to buy some stamps.__________________