GIVE THE CORRECT TENSES OF EACH VERB IN BRACKETS. 1. Albert Maltz was a progressive American writer. He (1.be) born in 1908 .He (2.write) his first play “ Peace on Earth “ in 1943. It was agaisnt wars, so the American police (3. arrest) him and ( 4. put) him in prison in 1950. 2. Ha (1 come) back a moment ago and (2 turn) the television on very loudly.My son ( 3.sleep) then, so I ( 4.tell) her to turn it off. 3 . Last Friday was a holiday. It ( 1.be) Independence Day, so I did not have to go to class. I (2.sleep) a little later than usual. Around ten, my friend Larry (3.come) over to my apartment. We (4.pack) a picnic basket and then (5.take) the bus to forest park. We (6.spend) most of the day there. 4. Marry and John are neighbours. They (1.know) each other for several years. Mary (2.move) into her house in1985, and John (3.live) next door since he (4.come) to the area in 1980. 5. Marry is a writer. She ( 1.write) several novels, and (2,win) several awards for her books. A few years ago , she (3.win) the prize for the most promising author of the year. At the moment, she (4.write) a detective story. 6. John hasn’t got a job. He (1.be) unemployed for six months. He (2work) for a textile firm which (3.have) to close because it (4.not have) enough orders. 7. Dennis Heal is a politician. He (1.go) to Oxford University in 1950 , and he (2.become) a Member of Parliament for the Labour Party in1957. He (3.be) an MP since then. He (4.write) three story books including his autobiography. He is marrieed to the artist, Adna Heal, and they (5.have) two children. They (6.live) in Oxford for 15 years, then (7.move) to London in1970. They now (8.live) in Cadogan Square in Central London. 8. Paul Carrac is a musician and a singer. He (1.be) in the music business for over 20 years. He (2.start) playing professionally while he (3.be) at school. He (4.travell) all over the word. He (5.have) his first hit record in 1974 . So far he ( 6.make) a lot of records. Young people in America and Britain (7.know) his name and they (8. never, forget) his number one song” The Living Year”. 9. Dear Jill, Here I am in New York! I (1be) here for 2 weeks now and it (2 be) very interesting. My friend, Nancy who I (3.meet) in London in1982 (4.live) in New York for 3 years, so she (5. know) all about it. Yesterday, we (6.go) to China Town and (7 . eat) hot dogs there. We (8.visit) the Statue of Liberty this Sunday. Back on the 19 Love,Bob. 10. It is 6 PM Mary is at home . She (1 have) dinner. She always (2.have) dinner with her family around six o’clock. 11. Jong (1.speak) Chinese .Chinese is his native language, but right now he (3.speak) English. 12. While I (1walk) to class yesterday morning, I (2.see) Abdullah. We (3.say) hello and (4.walk) the rest of the way to school together. 13.When I (1.hear) a knock at the door last night, I (2.walk) to the door and (3.open) it. When I (4.open) the door,I (5see) my brother. I (6. greet) him and (7.ask) him to come in 1 14. My cousin and I (1watch) a movie on T.V last night when my brother (2come). He (3.watch) the end of the movie with us. 15. Mrs Reed (1.turn) on the radio in her car while she (2 drive) home yesterday. She (3.listen) to some music when she suddenly (4 hear) a siren. She (5.look) in her mirror and (6.see) an ambulance behind her. She immediately (7.pull) her car to the side of the road and (8.wait) for the ambulance to pass. 16 My brother called me around five o’clock. My husband came home a litle after that. When he (1come) home, I (2.talk) to my mother on the phone. 17. Yesterday afternoon, I (1go) to visit the Parker family. When I (2.get) there around two o’clock,Mrs Parker (3.be) in the yard. She (4.plant) flowres in her garden. Mr Parker (5.be) in the garage. He (6.work) on their car. The children (7 play )in the front yard, 18. Ann’s brother (1.arrive) a few days ago to visit her. She (2.love) her brother and is happy to be with him. She (3.be) happy since her brother (4 .come). 19 Jack moved to Hong Kong after he graduated from the university . Jack (1.be) in Hong Kong since he (2.graduate). 20. Jack (1.break) his leg five days ago. He’s in the hospital. He (2.be) in the hospital since he (3.break) his leg. 21. Jane Smith is a writer. She (1 be) married with two children. She (2write) over 40 books. She (3.start) writing after the death of her first husband. She (4 ,.live) in many parts of the world. She (5.spend) her childhood in Egypt, but (6.come) to England in1966. she is good at writing both prose and poetry, but (7.be) best known for her romantic novels. She recently (8.win) many awards. 22. Next year I (1.be) married for ten years. We (2. live) in this house for ten years. We (3.celebrate) the two anniversaries with a party to which we (4.invite) some friends and neighbours. Most of our neighbours (5.be )also our friends, and (already/say) they (6 come). 23. Rob Fellow (1.come) from England. He (2.come) to Paris six months ago to learn French. He (3.start) learning French at school in London when he was eleven, so he (4.learn) it for nearly ten years. He (5just, take) an exam. If he passes, he (6 move) into the next class. He (7 be) exited today because his parents (8.come) tomorrow to stay with him for a few days. 24. Marie Therese (1.come) from Swizerland . She (2. come) to London six months ago to learn English . At fisrt, she (3. not, understand) anything, but now her English (4. improve). She (5.just, take) an exam. If she passes , she (6. move) into the next class. 25. Last Sunday, Mrs Hay (1.drive) along a small country road when she (2.see) a man at the side of the road . He (3. wave) and poiting at his car. Mrs Hay (4 stop) and (5.ask) the man if he (6. be) all right. ‘’ My car is broken down’’ said the man. 26. Yesterday I (1.go )to the cinema with Mary to see Romeo and Juliet. It ‘s the fifth time Mary (2.see) it! She must really like it. 27. My stay in England is coming to an end . In ten days’time I (1.be )back in Italy. I can hardly believe that I (2.be) in Bristol for three months. The time (3.go) so quickly! Yesterday I (4.take) my final exams. As soon as I (5. get) the results, I ( 6.let) you know.I would really like to have a holiday when the course finishes, but I have to go straight back to Italy. If I (7.have) more time, I (8.visit) Scotland. Unfortunately I (9.not see) much of Britain , I (10.not be) to London yet. 28. We (1.arrive) in Rome at ten o’clock yesterday morning. We (2.stay) in a litle hotel not far from the city centre. We (3.already see ) St. Peter’s and tomorrow we (4.go) on a trip to Pompei. I 2 (5.be) there before. I (6. go )to Italy quite often when I (7.be) a child, but it will be interesting to see if it (8.change) in any way. 29. Nancy Mann was born in Argentina. She (1.study) French and German at Oxford University from 1970 to1977. At the moment she works for the BBC World Service. She (2.be) with the BBC for 5 years. She (3. work) as an interpreter for the EU before that. She also lived and worked in Brusels for 2 years when she (4.work) for the EU. Now she ( 5.be ) a correspodent an she (6. travel) all over western and eastern Europe and many parts of South America. 30.Yesterday ann introduced me to her husband .As I (1.see) him, I (2.know) that I (3.meet) him before. We went to primary school together. 31.When she (1.go.) out of the house this morning , she (2.take) her umbrella because it (3.rain). 32. Khuyen lives in Ha Noi but her sister Nhung (1.live) in Thai Nguyen .She (2.arrive) yesterday to visit him . She ( 3.love) her brother and is happy to be with him. Tomorrow she (4. take) him to some interesting places in Ha Noi. 33.This morning when I (1.go) to the station , I (2. learn) that the train I had expected to get (3. leave) ten minutes before. The station master (4. tell) me that the timetables (5. be ) altered the previous week. 34.It was no use (1.pretend) that I had not seen tom, so I waved to him. I never enjoy (2. meet) him. He never has anything (3. do.) 35.Eric was born in 1903 in India where his father worked for the civil service. The family (1.move) to England in1907 and in1917, Eric (2. enter) Eton where he contributed regularly to the college magazine. His firt article (3.appear) in le mond in october 1928 while he (4.live) in paris. 36.Last night, I (1.walk) along the street when I (2.realize) that a man with a black beard, whom I (3.see) three timesalready that afternoon, (4.follow) me. I (5.be) worried, and at last I (6.stop) and asked him why he (7. follow ) me. The man apologized and told me he (8.mistake) me for one of his friends. 37.My name is David Smith. I (1.be) a journalist. I (2.be) born in england but I (3.live) in South America when I (4.be) a child. I (5.finish) secondary there. Then I (6.come) back to England and (7.work) for a newspaper. I (8.be journalist for ten years. 38.Jane (1. live) in London. She (2.visit) our new flat tomorrow. When she (3.come), she (4.get) a surprise, because this is the nicest flat we ever (5.have) . We (6.meet) her at the airpot tomorrow morning and we (7.have) dinner. She (8. stay) for two days. 39.Ted Holt arrived at the station at five past seven to catch the train.’’ Please (1.wait) for me ‘’ he shouted and jumped on the train. But the train ( 2.not move) . ’’I wonder why the train (3.not leave) yet ‘’ ,he said to the man next to him. ’’ It always ( 4.leave) at seven twenty ’’ the man (5.reply) . Ted sudenly ( 6.realize) he ( 7.be ) on the wrong train ! The train to Plimpton ( 8.already, go ) , the man told him. 40. In the evenings I (1. often play) chess with my door neighbour. I (2.play ) chess with him since I ( 3.come) to live here ten years ago. He ( 4.be ) here all his life. He (5. inherit) the house from his father, another great chess player. 3 41.When I (1.open) the door, I saw a man on his knees. He clearly (2.listen) to our conversation and I (3.wonder) how much he (4.hear) . When I (5.ask) him what he (6.do) , he said that he ( 7.drop) a 50 p piece outside the door and (8.look) for it. 42. Since the beginning of the semester, John (1.read) three novels. Right now he (2.read) ‘’ A Farewell to Arms’’. He (3.read) that novel for the past three days. He (4. intend) to finish it next week. In his lifetime, he (5.read ) many novels, but this is the fisrt Hemingway novel he (ever read) . 43. Last night I (1.go ) to a party. When I (2.get) there, the room was full of people. Some of them (3.dance) and others (4.talk ) . One young woman (5.stand ) by herself. I never (6.meet) her., so I ( 7.introduce ) myself to her. 44.Wilson (1. move) to New York five years ago. He (2.teach) mathematics at junior school since then. He says that he (3.retire) in 2010. By that time he (4.be ) a teacher for 16 years. 45.My father used to (1.smoke) while he (2.read) newspaper. But he (3. give) up ( 4.smoke) two months ago. He often ( 5.drink) tea while I (6.read) now. 46.Mr Brown , who (1.come) from California, (2.work) in this company since he (2. move) to this city ten years ago. He thinks that he ( 3.get ) a pension when he (4.retire) in 2010. By that time, he (5.work) for the company for 21 years. He (6.return) California after he (7.retire) . 47.Yesterday while I ……………… ( read) in my study, Tom ……… …… ( come) in and ………………( ask) me to lend him a dictionary 4 . police (3. arrest) him and ( 4. put) him in prison in 1950. 2. Ha (1 come) back a moment ago and (2 turn) the television on very loudly.My son ( 3.sleep) then, so I ( 4.tell) her to turn it. children. They (6.live) in Oxford for 15 years, then (7.move) to London in1970. They now (8.live) in Cadogan Square in Central London. 8. Paul Carrac is a musician and a singer. He (1.be) in the. his number one song” The Living Year”. 9. Dear Jill, Here I am in New York! I (1be) here for 2 weeks now and it (2 be) very interesting. My friend, Nancy who I (3.meet) in London in1982