Modal Verbs
Modal Verbs
As we started our ascent, the terrain became steeper and more difficult. We ____________ (3) take
breaks to catch our breath and rest our legs. The trail was well-marked, but we ____________ (4) pay
close attention to the signs to avoid getting lost.
At one point, we reached a narrow and slippery section of the trail. It ____________ (5) be risky to
continue without proper caution. We ____________ (6) help each other and took our time to safely
cross that part. The breathtaking views along the way ____________ (7) kept us motivated.
As we reached the summit, we ____________ (8) feel a sense of accomplishment. The panoramic view
from the top ____________ (9) not disappoint. We ____________ (10) spend some time there,
appreciating the beauty of nature before descending.
Bài 11: Điền động từ can, could, may, might, must, should, ought to, need vào chỗ trống
1. You ____________ take an umbrella. It looks like it's going to rain.
2. ____________ you please help me carry these bags?
3. She ____________ have forgotten her wallet at home.
4. We ____________ finish the project by tomorrow.
5. You ____________ be more careful when driving.
6. We ____________ go to the store to buy some groceries.
7. ____________ you please lend me your pen?
8. He ____________ have left his phone at the office.
9. You ____________ arrive early for the meeting.
10. They ____________ be tired after such a long journey.
11. ____________ I ask you a personal question?
12. Students ____________ wear a school uniform.
13. She ____________ have forgotten her keys at home.
14. I ____________ go to the dentist for a check-up.
15. We ____________ be more responsible with our money.
THE PAST TENSE
A. THE PAST SIMPLE TENSE
Task 1. Cho dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc.
1. My sister (get) married last month.
2. Daisy (come) to her grandparents’ house 3 days ago.
3. My computer (be ) broken yesterday.
4. He (buy) me a big teddy bear on my birthday last week.
5. My friend (give) me a bar of chocolate when I (be) at school yesterday.
6. My children (not do) their homework last night.
7. You (live) here five years ago?
8. They (watch) TV late at night yesterday.
9. Your friend (be) at your house last weekend?
10. They (not be) excited about the film last night.
Task 2. Hoàn thành câu.
1. Linh ___________her maths homework yesterday. (to do)
2. Tuan ___________to Taiwan by plane? (to go)
3. We ___________a farm three weeks ago. (to visit)
4. Tuan and Tu ___________their brother. (not/to help)
5. The children ___________at home last sunday. (not/to be)
6. When ___________you ___________this wonderful dress? (to design)
7. My father ___________into the truck. (not/to crash)
8. Tuan ___________the basket of his bicycle. (to take off)
9. ___________you ___________your uncle last weekend? (to phone)
10. She ___________milk at class. (not/to drink)
Task 3. Use the Past form of the verbs
1. Yesterday, I (go)______ to the restaurant with a client.
2. We (drive) ______ around the parking lot for 20 mins to find a parking space.
3. When we (arrive) ______ at the restaurant, the place (be) ______ full.
4. The waitress (ask) ______ us if we (have) reservations.
5. I (say), "No, my secretary forgets to make them."
6. The waitress (tell)______ us to come back in two hours.
7. My client and I slowly (walk) ______ back to the car.
8. Then we (see) ______ a small grocery store.
9. We (stop) in the grocery store and (buy) ______ some sandwiches.
10. That (be) ______ better than waiting for two hours.
Task 4. Viết lại câu sử dụng từ gợi ý đã cho.
1. Yesterday/I/see/him/on/way/come home.
2. What/you/do/last night//You/look/tired/when/come/my house/morning.
3. She/not/eat/anything/because/tired.
4. dogs/go/out/her/go shopping//They/seem/happy.
5. you/not/study/lesson?
Task 5. Hoàn thành đoạn văn.
Last year, I (spend) _______ my summer holiday with my family. We (decide) _______ to go to
Danang and Hoi-An because these places are famous for being beautiful. On the first day of the trip,
we (go) _______ to My-Khe beach. While my father (swim) _______, my sister (build) _______ the
sand castle. On the second day, we (rent) _______ a car nearby our hotel and (drive) _______ to Hoi
An. When we (drive) _______, it (rain) _______. However, it (not affect) _______ our trip much. We
(visit) _______ some old temples and (eat) _______ famous food there. When we (walk) _______
around the ancient town, we (see) _______ a lot of lanterns hung in front of every house. We really
(have) _______ fun in our trip.
Task 6. Chia động từ trong ngoặc.
1. While Tom (read) , Amely (watch) a documentary on TV.
2. Marvin (come) home, (switch) on the computer and (check) his emails.
3. The thief (sneak) into the house, (steal) the jewels and (leave) without a trace.
4. Nobody (listen) while the teacher (explain) the tenses.
5. While we (do) a sight-seeing tour, our friends (lie) on the beach.
6. He (wake) up and (look) at his watch.
7. The receptionist (welcome) the guests and (ask) them to fill in the form.
8. The car (break) down and we (have) to walk home.
9. The boys (swim) while the girls (sunbathe) .
10. My father (come) in, (look) around and (tell) me to tidy up my room.
Task 7. Chia động từ quá khư đơn hoặc quá khứ tiếp diễn.
1. While Tom (read) , Amely (watch) a documentary on TV.
2. Marvin (come) home, (switch) on the computer and (check) his emails.
3. The thief (sneak) into the house, (steal) the jewels and (leave) without a trace.
4. Nobody (listen) while the teacher (explain) the tenses.
5. While we (do) a sight-seeing tour, our friends (lie) on the beach.
6. He (wake) up and (look) at his watch.
7. The receptionist (welcome) the guests and (ask) them to fill in the form.
8. The car (break) down and we (have) to walk home.
9. The boys (swim) while the girls (sunbathe) .
10. My father (come) in, (look) around and (tell) me to tidy up my room.
Task 8. Chia động từ thì quá khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ hoàn thành.
1. Almost everybody (leave)………. by the time we (arrive)…………..
2. He (wonder)………. whether he (leave)……………. his wallet at home.
3. The secretary (not leave)……………. until she (finish)…………. her work.
4. The couple scarcely (enter)………. the house when they (begin)………. to argue.
5. The teacher (ask)…………. the boy why he (not do)……………. his homework.
6. She already (post)………. the letter when she (realize)…………. she (send)…………. it to the
wrong address.
7. Hardly the car (go)…………. a mile when it (have)…………. a flat tyre.
8. The weather (be)………. far worse than we (expect)…………………..
9. They (be married)…………. for five years when they finally (have)……….. a child.
10. No sooner they (sell)…………. their car than they (regret)…………. having done so.
Task 9. Chia động từ phù hợp vào chỗ trống.
1. Yesterday, I (go)______ to the park with my brother.
2. The cashier (tell)______ us to come back in two hours.
3. When we (arrive) ______ at the stadium, the place (be) ______ full.
4. Then we (see) ______ a small store.
5. We (drive) ______ around the parking lot for 30 minutes to find a parking space.
6. I visited my friends last week.
7. He (stay) ______ up late last night.
8. I (drink) ______ wine, (sing) ______ a song, and (play) ______ the piano yesterday.
9. I (turn) ______ off the light, (go) ______ to the bed, and fell asleep.
10. When I was singing, my friends (come) ______.
Task 10. Chia động từ phù hợp và viết lại câu
1. They/ happy/ last holiday ?
2. How/ you/ get there?
3. I/ play/ football/ last/ Sunday.
4. My/ mother/ make/ two/ cake/ four/ day/ ago.
5. Tyler/ visit/ his/ grandmother/ last/ month.
Exercise 1. Put the correct form of the verbs.
1. She (not go) __________ to the store yesterday.
2. They (come) __________ to the party last night.
3. He (eat) __________ all the cake at the party last week.
4. I (drink) __________ a glass of water a few minutes ago.
5. We (not see) __________ a beautiful rainbow in the sky.
6. They (do) __________ their homework before going out.
7. __________ she (have) __________ a great time at the concert last month?
8. The chef (not make) __________ a delicious meal for us.
9. __________ he (take) __________ a taxi to the airport?
10. The teacher (say) __________ that we did a good job.
11. I (be) __________ tired after the long journey.
12. It (be) __________ a sunny day yesterday.
13. The students (be not) __________ attentive in the classroom.
14. He (be not) __________ happy with the results of the exam.
15. __________ (Be) the party fun last night?
Exercise 2. Arrange the words to form complete sentences.
1. Yesterday / to the beach / went / we.
2. visited / last month / London / I.
3. bought / new / car / he / a.
4. played / yesterday / they / soccer.
5. watched / last night / a movie / we.
6. cooked / dinner / for her family / yesterday / she.
7. went / school / yesterday / to / They.
8. visited / Italy / summer / last / we.
9. ate / at a restaurant / dinner / Linh/ last week
10. yesterday / was / sunny / It.
11. not / last night / were / at the concert / Hue and Lan
12. not / yesterday / at home / was / She.
13. Were / at the party / your friends / last night?
14. Did / yesterday / go / they / to the beach?
15. Did not / at the park / play / they / yesterday.
Exercise 3. Choose the correct word to fill in the blanks in the following passage.
Last weekend, my family and I (1. go / went) to the mountains for a camping trip. We (2. bring /
brought) tents, sleeping bags, and some food. On Saturday morning, we (3. hike / hiked) to the top of
a hill and (4. see / saw) a beautiful view of the valley below. In the afternoon, it (5. rain / rained)
heavily, so we (6. stay / stayed) in our tents and played card games. On Sunday, the weather (7. be /
was) sunny again, and we (8. swim / swam) in a cool mountain stream. We (9. have / had) a great time
together.
Exercise 4. Complete the following conversation by filling in the blanks with suitable words.
A: Did you have a good time at the party yesterday?
B: Yes, it (1. be) __________ fantastic! We (2. play) __________ games, danced, and (3. eat)
__________ delicious cake.
A: That sounds like a lot of fun. Who (4. come) __________ to the party?
B: Many people (5. come) __________, including some of our classmates and neighbors.
A: And what time (6. the party end) __________?
B: The party (7. end) __________ around 10:00 PM. We (8. say) __________ goodbye to everyone
and (9. go) __________ home.
A: I’m glad you had a great time!
Exercise 5. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. I (eat) ________ dinner at six o’clock yesterday.
2. A: ________ Helen (drive) ________ to work? – B: Yes, she ________.
3. My neighbor (buy) ________ a new car last week.
4. They (go) ________ to Italy on their last summer holiday.
5. ________ they (swim) ________ at the beach? – B: No, they _______.
6. My family and I (see) ________ a comedy movie last night.
7. First, we (do) ________ exercise, and then we (drink) ________ some water.
8. Suddenly, the animal jumped and (bite) ________ my hand.
9. What time (do) ________ you (get up) ________ this morning?
10. The Wright brothers (fly) ________ the first airplane in 1903.
11. I think I (hear) ________ a strange sound outside the door one minute ago.
12. When I was ten years old, I (break) ________ my arm. It really (hurt) ________.
13. The police (catch) ________ all three of the bank robbers last week.
14. How many times (do) ________ you (read) ________ that book?
15. Unfortunately, I (forget) ________ to (bring) ________ my money.
Exercise 6. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
The line graph (1-compare) ________ three types of traveler to New Zealand between 1997 and 2017
in terms of their average daily expenditure.
It is noticeable that spending by these international visitors (2-be) ________ at its highest between the
years 2000 and 2003. Overall, business travelers (3-spend) ________ the most per day, while people
visiting friends or relatives (4-spend) ________ the least.
In 1997, business visitors to New Zealand spent an average of almost $260 per day, while
holidaymakers spent around $190 and people visiting friends or relatives spent less than $120. Over
the following five years, spending by all three types of traveler (5-increase) ________ dramatically, to
peaks of around $330, $270 and $220. However, visitor spending suddenly (6-fall) ________ again
between 2003 and 2005.
From 2005 to 2015, the daily expenditure of business travelers and tourists (7-fluctuate) ________
around the $200 mark, whereas people visiting relatives or friends spent roughly 60 to 80 dollars less
per day. By 2017, daily spending had risen to approximately $250, $210 and $140 respectively for
vacationers, business people and those visiting loved ones.
Exercise 7. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
I can remember many happy events of my life and out of those, I would like to talk about the event
that I can still remember vividly. It (1-be) ________ indeed an exhilarating event and that was
regarding my success in the board final exam. The moment I (2-hear) ________ that I had been
awarded a scholarship for my performance in the board exam, I (3-become) ________ the happiest
man in the world. This (4-be) ________ truly a felicitous moment for me as it is something I was
looking forward to very eagerly and the news (5-make) ________ my parents quite happy and proud.
I would like to thank you for letting me talk about this event.
I (6-wait) ________ almost a month with great anxiety for my result. I (7-start) ________ speculating
so many things and many of them were negative. I could hardly stop thinking about my upcoming
result during this period. The result was highly important and my college admission was dependent on
it. I could not sleep well the night before the result publishing day. I think it is common for students to
worry about their results, especially for important exams, and I was familiar with this type of concern.
However, I have to admit that I had been more worried about it than other exam results I can
remember.
The result was published at around 11.00 am and I (8-find) ________ that I did exceptionally well. I
was so relieved and happy that I was on cloud nine. Then I hurriedly returned home and gave the
news to my parents. They were very happy. My father, who barely expresses his emotions (9-be)
________ also very pleased, and my mother called a few of our relatives to share the good news. I felt
excited, happy and relieved. At that time I was about 15 years old. It (10-happen) ________ in our
hometown called (...say the name of your hometown...). It was so pleasant an event that I still
remember every bit of it.
Exercise 8. Complete the sentences below with suggested words.
1. I/ move/ Hanoi/ when/ I/ in/ high school.
2. My family/ use/ eat out/ every weekend/ then/ go/ cinema/ watch/ latest/ blockbuster.
3. My sister/ spend/ $500/ her birthday party/ last year/ because/ it/ her 30th
4. I/ buy/ Sarah/ farewell gift/ because/ she/ leave/ Sydney/ next month.
5. There/ massive/ traffic jam/ Melrose Avenue/ because/ car accident/ happen/ an hour/ before/ I/ get/
there.
6. I/ guess/ Vietnamese people/ not use/ celebrate/ Christmas.
7. I/ not able/ buy/ bag/ at first/ because/ expensive/ but/ it/ on sale/ a few days later/ so/ I/ decide/
buy/ it.
Exercise 9. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. I _______ at home last weekend. (stay)
2. Angela _______ to the cinema last night. (go)
3. I and my friends _______ a great time in Nha Trang last year. (have)
4. My vacation in Hue last summer _______ wonderful. (be)
5. Last June I _______ Ngoc Son Temple in Ha Noi. (visit)
6. My parents _______ very tired after the trip. (be)
7. I _______ a lot of gifts for my little sister. (buy)
8. Lan and Mai _______ sharks, dolphins and turtles at Tri Nguyen aquarium. (see)
9. Trung _______ chicken and rice for dinner. (eat)
10. They _______ about their holiday in Hoi An. (talk)
Exercise 10. Give the correct form of the verbs.
Laure: I usually get up at 7 o’clock and have a big breakfast. I walk to work, which takes me about an
hour. I start to work at 8:45. I never have lunch. I finish work at 5 o’clock. I’m always tired when I get
home. I usually cook a meal in the evening. I don’t usually go out, I go to bed at about 11 o’clock and
I always sleep well.
Yesterday was a typical working day for Laura. Write what she did or didn’t do yesterday.
Example: She got up at 7 o’clock.
1. She _______ a big breakfast.
2. She _______.
3. It _______ to get to work.
4. _______ at 8:45.
5. _______ lunch.
6. _______ at 5 o’clock.
7. _______ tired when _______ home.
8. _______ a meal yesterday evening.
9. _______ out yesterday evening.
10. _______ at 11 o’ clock.
11. _______ well last night.
Exercise 11. Give the correct form of the verbs.
On Friday, the children ______ (1. talk) about a day out together in the country. The next morning,
they ______ (2. go) to the country with their two dogs and ______ (3. play) together. Ben and Dave
______ (4. have) some kites. Some time later the dogs ______ (5. be) not there. So they ______ (6.
call) them and ______ (7. look) for them in the forest. After half an hour the children ______ (8. find)
them and ______ (9. take) them back. Charlie ______ (10. be) very happy to see them again. At lunch
time Nick ______ (11. go) to the bikes and ______ (12. fetch) the basket with some meat sandwiches.
Then they ______ (13. play) football. Nick and Dave ______ (14. win). In the evening they ______
(15. ride) home.
Exercise 12. Complete the following sentences.
1. It/ be/ cloudy/ yesterday.
2. In 1990/ we/ move/ to another city.
3. When/ you/ get/ the first gift?
4. She/ not/ go/ to the church/ five days ago.
5. How/ be/ he/ yesterday?
6. and Mrs. James/ come back home/ and/ have/ lunch/ late/ last night?
7. They/ happy/ last holiday?
8. How/ you/ get there?
9. I/ play/ football/ last/ Sunday.
10. My/ mother/ make/ two/ cake/ four/ day/ ago.
11. Tyler/ visit/ his/ grandmother/ last/ month.
12. Joni/ go/ zoo/ five/ day/ ago.
13. We/ have/ fun/ yesterday.
14. My/ father/ not/ at the office/ the day/ before yesterday.
Exercise 13. Complete the sentences below with suggested words below.
teach cook want spend ring
be sleep study go write
1. She ______ out with her boyfriend last night.
2. Laura ______ a meal yesterday afternoon.
3. Mozart ______ more than 600 pieces of music.
4. I ______ tired when I came home.
5. The bed was very comfortable so they ______ very well.
6. Jamie passed the exam because he ______ very hard.
7. My father ______ the teenagers to drive when he was alive.
8. Dave ______ to make a fire but there was no wood.
9. The little boy ______ hours in his room making his toys.
10. The telephone ______ several times and then stopped before I could answer it.
Exercise 14. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
Snow White was the daughter of a beautiful queen, who died when the girl (be) 1 ________ young. Her
father (marry) 2________ again, but the girl’s stepmother was very jealous of her because she was so
beautiful.
The evil queen (order) 3________ a hunter to kill Snow White but he couldn’t do it because she was
so lovely. He (chase) 4________ her away instead, and she (take) 5________ refuge with seven dwarfs
in their house in the forest. She (live) 6________ with the dwarfs and took care of them and they
(love) 7________ her dearly.
Then one day the talking mirror (tell) 8________ the evil queen that Snow White was still alive. She
(change) 9________ herself into a witch and (make) 10________ a poisoned apple. She
(go) 11________ to the dwarfs’ house disguised as an old woman and tempted Snow White to eat the
poisoned apple, which (put) 12________ her into an everlasting sleep.
Finally, a prince (find) 13________ her in the glass coffin where the dwarfs had put her and woke her
up with a kiss. Snow White and the prince (be) 14________ married and lived happily ever after.
Exercise 2: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others
1. A. arrived B. believed C. received D. hoped
2. A. opened B. knocked C. played D. occurred
3. A. rubbed B. tugged C. stopped D. filled
4. A. dimmed B. travelled C. passed D. stirred
5. A. tipped B. begged C. quarrelled D. carried
6. A. tried B. obeyed C. cleaned D. asked
7. A. packed B. added C. worked D. pronounced
8. A. watched B. phoned C. referred D. followed
9. A. agreed B. succeeded C. smiled D. loved
10. A. laughed B. washed C. helped D. weighed
11. A. walked B. ended C. started D. wanted
12. A. killed B. hurried C. regretted D. planned
13. A. visited B. showed C. wondered D. studied
14. A. sacrificed B. finished C. fixed D. seized
15. A. needed B. booked C. stopped D. washed
16. A. loved B. teased C. washed D. rained
17. A. packed B. punched C. pleased D. pushed
18. A. filled B. naked C. suited D. wicked
19. A. caused B. increased C. practised D. promised
20. A. washed B. parted C. passed D. barked
21. A. killed B. cured C. crashed D. waived
22. A. imagined B. released C. rained D. followed
23. A. called B. passed C. talked D. washed
24. A. landed B. needed C. opened D. wanted
25. A. cleaned B. attended C. visited D. started
26. A. talked B. fished C. arrived D. stepped
27. A. wished B. wrapped C. laughed D. turned
28. A. considered B. rescued C. pulled D. roughed
29. A. produced B. arranged C. checked D. fixed
30. A. caused B. examined C. operated D. advised
31. A. discovered B. destroyed C. developed D. opened
32. A. repaired B. invented C. wounded D. succeeded
33. A. improved B. parked C. broadened D. encouraged
34. A. delivered B. organized C. replaced D. obeyed
35. A. painted B. provided C. protected D. equipped
36. A. tested B. marked C. presented D. founded
37. A. used B. finished C. married D. rained
38. A. allowed B. dressed C. flashed D. mixed
39. A. switched B. stayed C. believed D. cleared
40. A. recommended B. waited C. handed D. designed
41. A. annoyed B. phoned C. watched D. remembered
42. A. hurried B. decided C. planned D. wondered
43. A. posted B. added C. managed D. arrested
44. A. dreamed B. neglected C. denied D. admired
45. A. admitted B. advanced C. appointed D. competed
46. A. announced B. apologized C. answered D. argued
47. A. complained B. applied C. compared D. polished
48. A. booked B. watched C. jogged D. developed
49. A. contributed B. jumped C. introduced D. vanished
50. A. whispered B. wandered C. sympathized D. sentenced
51. A. worked B. wanted C. stopped D. asked
52. A. opened B. knocked C. played D. occurred
53. A. talked B. watched C. lived D. stopped
54. A. covered B. installed C. described D. decorated
55. A. claimed B. warned C. occurred D. existed
56. A. carried B. looked C. managed D. opened
57. A. pleased B. smoked C. stopped D. missed
58. A. waited B. mended C. objected D. faced
59. A. pleased B. erased C. increased D. amused
60. A. arrived B. believed C. received D. hoped