English 10 – Exercise 3 I. Use the present simple tense of the verbs in brackets: 1. Diana (wash) ……………………… her hair every other day or so. 2. Kathy (sit, usually) ………………… in front of the row during class. 3. You (lock, always) ………………… the doors of your apartment when you (leave) …………………? 4. Mike (attend) …………………….college from September to May every year, but in this summer he (have, usually) ………………………… a job in the post office. 5. I’m bored with this program. When it (finish) ………………………? 6. The art exhibition (open) …………………… on 20 May and (finish) ……………….on 15 July. 7. Why she (not, visit) ……………… us these days? 8. She (have) ………… a lot of work to do so she (not, have) ……………… free time. II. Use the past simple past tense of the verbs in brackets: Mathew was working in a company. It (be) …………………. Nearly 12 o’clock. He (not, go) ………………….out for lunch. He (buy) ………………… a sandwich at the corner store and (eat) ………………….it at his desk. Then he (make) …………………… a few phone calls. At 3.00 he (write) ………………… the first paragraph of the weekly report, but he (not, have) ……………….time to finish it. A colleague (have) ……………… a problem with her computer. Mathew (give) …………………… her some advice. It (take) ………………… a long time. At 5.00 Mathew (put) …………… the report in his bag and (leave) …………… the office. III. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets: 1. We (usually, learn) ………………… languages very quickly but she (not, seem) ……………….able to learn modern Greek. 2. He often (ride) …………….bicycle, but when I last (see) ……………… him he (ride) ……………… motorbike. 3. I (stay) ………………….with my grandparents for six months (= I am no longer staying here). 4. Where you (go) …………… two days ago? - I (go) ……………… to visit my friend in the hospital. 5. My ceiling (fall) …………….in and the kitchen is flooded. Come quickly. 6. She didn’t want to meet Paul so when he (enter) …………………the room she (leave) ………………. 7. I (know) ……………… him most of my working life. ( I am still working) 8. She (know) …………… him when they were both working in Vung Tau. 9. Whom you (talk) ……………… to when I came in? - I (talk) ……………… to my old friend. 10. Who (give) ……………… her that book yesterday? - I (not, know) ……………… his name. 11. I (work) …………… in a car factory during the summer of 2001. 12. Every morning he (get) ……………… up early. On Sunday mornings he (sleep) ………….late. Instructor: Pham Ngoc Duy 1 English 10 – Exercise 3 13. The pollution problem (get) ………………….worse over the last decade. IV. Insert the given adverbs in their correct place. 1. He was tired after his work. (usually) 2. That boy comes to his class late. (always) 3. Tran has been a good student. (always) 4. Long doesn’t eat in the cafeteria. (usually) 5. Mr. Thuy goes to Hanoi on business trip. (often) 6. Have you visit Hue? (ever) 7. Do Uyen and Vy go for a walk. (ever) 8. Nghi doesn’t play football at weekends. (always) 9. Ngoc and his brother have been to Dalat. (never) 10. We go to the cinema. (twice a week) V. Use the words provided to write complete sentences 1. He/ get up/ 6 o’clock/ morning ………………………………………………………………………… 2. He/ do/ morning exercises/ before/ breakfast ………………………………………………………………………… 3. He/ ride/ school/ 6.30/ every day. ………………………………………………………………………… 4. He/ go/ bed/ 10 o’clock ………………………………………………………………………… 5. He/ have/ lunch/ home/ his family ………………………………………………………………………… VI. Make questions for these sentences with questions words. 1. Long often goes to school at 6.30 What time 2. Tran usually does her homework after dinner. What 3. Ly and Nhi always go to school by bus. How 4. Vu went to cinema with Thao last night. Who 5. Ngoc usually goes to the English-speaking club on Sundays. Where …………………………………………………………………… 6. They ate bread for breakfast yesterday. What …………………………………………………………………… 7. Uyen visits her grandparents twice a month. How often ……………………………………………………………… 8. The blue dress is Vy’s. Which dress …………………………………………………………… VII. Fill in the blanks with the verbs in the box, using the simple present tense. Instructor: Pham Ngoc Duy 2 English 10 – Exercise 3 help call start stay take get be relax work have Mrs. David is a doctor. She (1) …………… in the hospital from Monday to Friday and some weekends. She (2) …………… “on call” one day a week. On that day the hospital (3) ……………… her day or night when there is a problem. She (4) …………… breakfast with her family and (5) ……………… her daughter get ready for school. She (6) ………… work at 7.00 a.m. She (7) ……………….care of patients in the hospital. She sometimes (8) ……………… in the hospital during the day. She (9) …………… home at 5.00 p.m. After dinner, she (10) …………… with her family. VIII. Read the passage and answer the questions on it. I’m always tired in the morning, and I don’t like to get up early. I go to bed at 1:00 or 2:00, because I always do a lot in the evening and at night at a restaurant in the city. It is about five kilometers from my family. I love weekends. I get up late, at 10.00 or 11.00, and I go to bed when I want. Answer the questions: 1. Why doesn’t she like to get up early? ……………………………………………………………………………. 2. What time does she go to bed? ……………………………………………………………………………. 3. Where does she work? ……………………………………………………………………………. 4. How far is it from her house to the restaurant? ……………………………………………………………………………. 5. When does she work everyday? ……………………………………………………………………………. Instructor: Pham Ngoc Duy 3 . came in? - I (talk) ……………… to my old friend. 10 . Who (give) ……………… her that book yesterday? - I (not, know) ……………… his name. 11 . I (work) …………… in a car factory during the summer of 20 01. 12 . Every. ………….late. Instructor: Pham Ngoc Duy 1 English 10 – Exercise 3 13 . The pollution problem (get) ………………….worse over the last decade. IV. Insert the given adverbs in their correct place. 1. He was tired after. kilometers from my family. I love weekends. I get up late, at 10 .00 or 11 .00, and I go to bed when I want. Answer the questions: 1. Why doesn’t she like to get up early? ……………………………………………………………………………. 2.