Luyen thi chung chi B tieng anh

Subject + get any tense + complement person + To infinitive Ex: George is getting his teachers to give him a make-up exam Passive: Subject + have /get + complement + Past Participle thin[r]

HƯỚNG DẪN THỦ TỤC DỰ THI

Nếu bạn là học sinh tại các trường ngoại ngữ thuộc Sở Giáo dục - Đào tạo TP Hồ Chí Minh, hãy liên hệ với văn phòng nhà trường khoảng một tháng trước ngày thi để được hướng dẫn làm hồ sơ dự thi Nhà trường sẽ tập hợp hồ sơ và nộp theo thời hạn quy định Đối với thí sinh tự do hoặc muốn tự nộp hồ sơ, vui lòng đến trung tâm ngoại ngữ của Sở Giáo dục - Đào tạo TP Hồ Chí Minh tại số 94 Trần Quang Khải, Q.1 để nộp hồ sơ và lệ phí dự thi.

Tất cả hồ sơ dự thi phải được nộp trước 15 ngày so với ngày thi Khoảng 5 ngày trước ngày thi, thí sinh sẽ nhận phiếu thí sinh tại nơi nộp đơn, bao gồm thông tin về địa điểm thi, phòng thi, số báo danh và thời gian thi Vào ngày thi, thí sinh cần có mặt đúng giờ và mang theo phiếu thí sinh Sau 10 ngày, thí sinh có thể kiểm tra kết quả tại nơi đã nộp hồ sơ Một tháng sau, những thí sinh đậu sẽ đến nhận chứng chỉ tại nơi nộp đơn.

Lưu ý: Thí sinh dự thi chứng chỉ B tiếng Anh phải thi 3 môn: Viết,

Trong kỳ thi, thí sinh cần đạt điểm từ 5 trở lên ở cả ba môn Nghe hiểu và Vấn đáp để được công nhận là đậu Nếu có môn nào dưới 5 điểm, thí sinh sẽ không đậu nhưng có thể lưu điểm các môn đã đạt Thí sinh chỉ cần thi lại môn dưới 5 trong kỳ thi tiếp theo Điểm bảo lưu chỉ có giá trị trong kỳ thi kế tiếp, và để được bảo lưu, thí sinh phải ghi đầy đủ điểm số vào phiếu thi và đơn xin dự thi cho kỳ tiếp theo, bao gồm điểm thi vấn đáp, thi viết, số báo danh, phòng thi và nơi thi của kỳ thi trước.

KEY GRAMMAR

CONDITIONAL SENTENCE

- Simple Present is used to indicate a regular or habitual action

Ex: Markusually walks to school.

The present tense is typically not used to express current time, but it can be applied with certain stative verbs These verbs include know, believe, hear, see, smell, wish, understand, hate, love, like, want, sound, have, need, appear, seem, taste, and own.

Ex: The coffee tastes delicious.

They understand the problem now.

Subject + am, is, are + V - ing

- The present continuous is used to indicate present time (with all but the stative verbs listed previously)

Ex: John is eating dinner now

- It is alsoused to indicate future time.

Ex: George is leaving for France tomorrow.

-The Simple Past is used for a complete action that happened at one specific time in the past.

Ex: George cooked dinner for his family Saturday night

- It is used to indicate an action which was occurring at some specific time in the past.

Ex: What were you doing at one o’clock this afternoon?

- It is used to indicate an action which was occurring in the past and was interrupted by another action.

Ex: Martha was watching television when Mark came home.

- It is used to indicate two actions occurring at the some time in the past

Ex: While John was reading a book Martha was watching television. V.PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

- It is used to indicate an action that happened at an indefinite time in the past

Ex: John has traveled around the world (We don't know when)

- It is used to indicate an action that happened more than once in the past

Ex: George has seen this movie three times.

- It is used to indicate an action that began in the past and is still occurring in rse present.

Ex: John has lived in the same house for twenty years (He still lives there)

John has lived in the same house since 1977 (He still lives there).

* For /Since: - use For + duration of time: for 5 years, for 10 minutes,

- use Since + beginning time: since January, since 5 o’clock,…

The adverbs "already" and "yet" are commonly used to indicate whether something has occurred or not at an unspecified time in the past These terms are frequently paired with the Present Perfect tense to convey their meanings effectively.

Yet - negative sentences and questions

Ex: The President hasn’t decided what to do yet.

Sam has already recorded the results of the experiment

VI PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE

Subject + has /have + been + V-ing

- It is used to indicate an action which began before the moment of speaking and continues into it or up to it.

Ex: He said he was in town and wanted to see me That was a couple of hours ago and 1 have been waiting ever since.

- It is used to indicate an action which was in progress quite recently and its effect tells on the present situation in some way

Ex: Don’t tell your mother what I have been saying

- It is used to indicate an action that happened before another action in the past; thereusually are two actions in the sentence.

Ex: John had gone to the store before he went home

- It is used to indicate a state which continued for a time in the past but stopped before now.

Ex: Tom had lived in New York for ten years before he moved to

VIII PAST PERFECT CONTINOUS TENSE

- It is used to indicate an action which began before a given past moment and continued into it or up to it.

Ex: She suddenly realized that it was now completely dark and that she had been walking for a long while,

- It is used to indicate an action which was in progress just before a given past moment and its effect tells on the past situation in some way

Ex: Adeline rose from the chair in which she had been sitting

The Simple Future Tense may be used to indicate:

- a single point action that will be completed in the future

Ex: I know I'm right, and one of these days you’ll realize it

- an action occupying a whole period of time in the future

Ex: I think I shall remain in love with you all my life

- a succession of actions in the future.

Ex: We'll just talk about the weather and the crops for a few minutes and then we’ll have dinner.

- recurrent actions in the future.

Ex: I shall come along as often as possible.

Subject + Will /Shall + be + V-ing

- It is used to indicate an action which begins before a definite future moment is in progress at that moment and continues for some time after it.

Ex: We’ll just be beginning the experiments then, and my contract here ends this Summer.

- It is used to express an action which the speaker expects to take place in the future in the normal, natural course of events.

Ex: I feel I shall be asking you the same question tomorrow.

Subject + Will /Shall + have + V-3 /V-ed

- It is used to express an action accomplished before a given future moment which isusually expressed by-an adverbial modifier

Ex: I suppose we shall have made up our minds whom we are going to elect before the meeting

EXERCISES:USE THE CORRECT VERB TENSES

1 He (practise) the piano everyday

3 How many films you (see) this month?

4 He said he (do) his homework since 7 o clock.

5 I (wait) for you at the hotel at midday tomorrow.

6 He (write) a novel for the last two years but he hasnot finished it yet.

7 That man (catch) any fish yet?

8 I (listen) to the radio when you rang the bell

9 Hurry up! The train (come) in.

10 I (know) her for several years.

11 Where are you? - I am upstairs I (have) a bath.

12 He (thank) me foi what I (do) for him.

13 Jane sent a letter to her university after she (receive) her scholarship check.

14 John saw my mother just now in the main road as he (come) home from school.

15 I (not see) him since last Monday.

16 They had sold all the books when we (get) there.

17 I hope it (not rain) when we start early tomorrow.

18 He (sleep) so he didn't understand what you said to him

19 I (finish) the book before my next birthday

20 Some animals (not eat) during the winter

21 Why didn t you listen while I (speak) to you?

22 This time next week we (walk) about in HCM City

23 Will you wait a minute while I (look) through the text?

24 She constantly (invite) me to lunch and dine with hei once or twice a year

25 All of them (sing) when I came.

26 He (keep) looking at her wondering where he (see) her before.

27 He (play) football since he (be) ten years old.

28 They (build) that bridge when I was here last year They (not finish) it yet.

29 Riversusually (flow) to the sea.

30 When he arrived I already (make) four phone calls.

31 Listen! The bird (sing) a beautiful song.

32 He (do) nothing before he saw me.

33 Where you (spend) your holidays last year?

34 I never (be) able to finish this composition because I (lose) my pen.

35 While I (watch) television last night, a man I (meet) the previous day suddenly (appear) on the screen.

36 Susan (not speak) to me for more than two years.

37 By next June he (write) his second novel.

38 He discovered to his horror that he (eat) the fly.

39 Somebody (smoke) all my cigarettes The packet is empty.

41 I (know) him since our school days.

42 He (play) football since he (be) ten years old

43 What you (do) at 7 p m yesterday?

44 So far you (make) no mistakes on this exercise

45 Please show me the painting when you (see) him tomorrow.

46 I (wait) for you at the hotel at midday tomorrow

47 You (witness) many things by the time you die

48 She (go) away every weekend.

49 An economic crisis often (follow) the war.

50 You must tell me what you (do) since I last saw you

If + Subject + Simple Present tense… + Subject + will/can/may/must + infinitive

Ex: If I have money, I will buy a new car.

If + Subject + Simple Present tense + Subject + Simple Present tense

Ex: Johnusually walks to school it he has enough time.

If + Subject + Simple Present tense + Infinitive

Ex: If you hear from Jane, please call me

II UNREAL CONDITIONS (NOT TRUE)

If + Subject + Past Subjunctive… Subject + should/would could/migh+ infinitive

Ex: If I had the time I would go to the beach with you this weekend

I (don’t have the time) (I'm not going to the beach with you)

If he were here, he would tell you about it.

(He's not here) (he won’t tell you about it)

If + Subject + Past Perfect + Subject + should/would/could/might + have + Past Participle

Ex: If we hadn't lost our way, we would have arrived sooner

(We lost our way) (We didn’t arrive early)

In English grammar, it's possible to express a past unreal condition without using the word "if." Instead, the auxiliary "had" is positioned before the subject, typically at the beginning of the sentence This structure emphasizes the hypothetical nature of the condition.

Ex: Had we known that you were there, we would have written you a letter.

The conjunctions "as if" and "as though" express unreal or contrary-to-fact situations, making them similar to conditional sentences When using these conjunctions, the following verb should be in the Past Subjunctive or Past Perfect tense.

Ex: The old lady dresses as if it were winter even in the summer

He looked as though he had run ten miles

(he didn’t run ten miles)

Subject + wish + (that) + Subject + Could /Would + Infinitive…

Ex: We wish that you could come to the party tonight (You can’t come) I wish that you would stop saying that (You probably won’t stop)

Subject + wish + (that) + Subject + Past Subfuncnve

Ex : I wish that I had enough time to finish my homework

(I don’t have enough time) They wish that they didn't have to go to class todai.

(they have to go to class)

Subject + wish + (that) + Subject + Past Perfect…

Ex : I wish that I had washed the clothes yesterday (I didn't wash the clothes)

EXERCISES Supply the correct form of the verb in parenthese for each of the following sentences.

1 Henry talks to his dog as if it (understand) him.

2 If they had left the house earlier, they (not be) so late getting to the airport that they couldnot check their baggage.

3 If I finish the dress before Saturday I (give) it to my sister for her birthday.

4 If I had seen the movie, I (tell) you about it last night,

5 He would give the money if he (have) it

6 I wish they (stop) making so much noise so that I could concentrate.

7 Had they arried at the sale earlier, they (find) a better selection

8 We could go for a drive if today (be) Saturday

9 Joe wishes that he (spend) his vacation on the Gulf Coast next year.

10 I (accept) if they invite me to the party.

11 My dog always wakes me up if he (hear) strange noises

12 If you (see) Mary today, please ask her to call me.

13 Because Rose did so poorly on the exam, she wishes she (study) harder last night

14 I could understand the French teacher if she (speak) more slowly.

15 Had we known your address, we (write) you a letter.

COMPARISON

The present tense is typically not employed to express current time; however, it is applicable with certain stative verbs, including know, believe, hear, see, smell, wish, understand, hate, love, like, want, sound, have, need, appear, seem, taste, and own.

The adverbs "already" and "yet" are commonly used to express whether an action has occurred or not at an unspecified time in the past They are typically paired with the Present Perfect tense to convey this meaning effectively.

To express a past unreal condition without using "if," you can place the auxiliary "had" before the subject, positioning this clause at the beginning of the sentence This structure effectively conveys hypothetical scenarios from the past.

The conjunctions "as if" and "as though" express situations that are unreal or contrary to fact, resembling the structure of conditional sentences When using these conjunctions, the verb that follows should be in the Past Subjunctive or Past Perfect tense to maintain grammatical accuracy.

15 Had we known your address, we (write) you a letter

I HANGES IN TENSES OF VERBS

1 Simple Present Simple Past “I fell ill”

He said he felt ill

2 Present Cont Past Cont “I’m thinking about you”

He said he was thinking about me

3 Simple Past Past Perfect “I saw that film”

He said he had seen that film

“I was living in Thai in

He said he had been living in Thai in 1950)

5 Simple Future Conditional “I shall go to Japan in July”

He said he would go to Japan in July

“I’ll be speaking to her soon”

He said he would be speaking to her soon

“I should go it I wanted to”

He said he would have gone if he had wanted to

II CHANGES IN ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS

1.This that “I need this book”

He said he needed that book.

2 These those “I’ll take these with me”

He said he would take those with him.

3 here there “I’ll return here at 3 o’clock”

He said he would return there at 3 o’clock

4 now then “I am going now”

He said he was going then

5 yesterday The day before/the previous day

He said he had been at Hue the day before

6 ago before “I was at Dalat 3 week ago”

He said he had been at Dalat 3 weeks before

7.next week The following week/the week after

“I’ll be in Tokyo next week”

He said he would be in Tokyo the following week

8.tomorrow The next day/the following day

“We shall wait until tomorrow” They said they would wait until the next day.

—> beginning with “told asked, ordered…” in main clauses.

Ex: Come in and sit down

 He told me to come in and sit down

> She told the man to call her the following day

Ex: Don’t cry any more!”

—> Her mother told her not to cry any more.

"Don’t forget to bring your textbooks tomorrow’’

—> The teacher askedus not to forget to bring our textbooks the following day.

—> He said (that) she was leaving that day

"Dr Brown will come here tomorrow”.

—> They told me that Dr Brown would come there the following day

D Reported Speech: Yes - No questions

Ex: "Have you seen that film?”

—> He asked me if (whether) I had seen that film.

—> He asked if (whether) It was lunch time

Ex : “Where do you live?”

—> He asked (her) where she lived

“What will happen if she cannot find her passport?”

—> He wondered what would happen if she couldn't find her passport.

Ex : "What a lovely garden they have!”

—> He exclaimed what a lovely garden they had

—> She exclaimed how hot is was.

EXERCISES Change the following sentences to Reported Speech

1 Mr Smith said to me "How are you today?”

2 John said “Where is Mary living?”

3 They said to me “Where are you going on your vacation?”

4 The traveller asked "How long does it take to get to Chicago?”

5 I said to the shopkeeper “What is the price of this tie?”

6 John said: “I have finished studying my lesson”.

7 The boy said “I will never speak to her again”.

8 They said "We shall leave here tomorrow”.

9 My mother said to me “Take a look at yourself in the mirror”

10 "Wait for me at four o’clock this afternoon”, he told me.

11 She asked me "Have you ever seen such an interesting film?”

12 "Please sit down for a few minutes” Mary told her boy friend.

13 I said to him "Don’t call me again at this late hour

14 Mother said "Don’t stand here doing nothing”.

15 The mother said to her children "Why don’t you go to bed?”

16 John asked me "Is your father a teacher or a doctor?”

17 The teacher said John, why didn't you hand in your paper?”

18 Mr Brown said to me “Whom did you meet yesterday?”

19 Mary said “The dock will never work again if you try to repair it”.

20 “How beautiful the girl is!” Tom said

A sentence can be either in the active or passive voice, in an

“active” sentene, the subject performs the action In a “passive” sentence, the subject receives the action To make an active sentence into a passive sentence, follow these steps:

1 Place the complement of the active sentence at the beginning of the passive one.

2 If there are any auxilaries in the active sentence, place them immediately after the new subject agreeing in number with the subject.

3 Insert the verb “be” after the auxilary or auxilaries in the same form as the main verb in the active sentence.

4 Place the main verb from the active sentence after the auxilaries and “be” in the Past participle.

5 Place the subject of the active sentence after the verb in the passive nee preceded by the preposition “by (This can be eliminated completely if it is not important or is understood).

Simple present or Simple Past.

Am /Is /Are /Were /Was + Verb in Past Participle.

Ex1: Active: Hurricanes (S) destroy (Present) a great deal of property

Passive: A great deal of property (Singular Subject) is (be) destroyed (P.P) by hurricanes each year

Ex2 Active: The tornado (S) destroyed (Past) thirty houses (C)

Passive: Thirty houses (Plural S) were (be) destroyed (P.P) by the tornado

Present Continuous or Past Continuous

Am /Is /Are /Was /Were + being + Verb in Past participle

Ex1: Active: The committee (S) is considering (Present Cont.) several new proposals (C)

Passive: Several new proposals (Plural S) are being (auxilarybe) considered (P.P) by the committee

EX2: Active: The committee (S) was considering (Past Cont.) several new proposals (C)

Passive: Several new proposals (Plural S) were being (auxilary) considered (P.P) by the committee

Present Perfect or Past perfect Have /Has /Had + been + Verb in Past participle

Ex1: Active: The company (S) has ordered (Present Perfect) some new equipment (C)

Passive: Some new equipment (Singular S.) has been (auxilary be) ordered (P.P) by the company

Ex2: Active: The company (S) had ordered (Past Perfect) some new equipment (C) before the strike began.

Passive: Some new equipment (S) had been (auxilary be) ordered (P.P) by the company before the strike began.

Modals model + be + Verb in past participle

Ex: Active: The manager (S) should (model) sign (V) these contracts

Passive: These contracts (S) should (model) be (V) signed (P.P) by the manager today

EXERCISES Change the following sentences from active to passive voice.

1 Somebody calls the president everyday.

2 Martha was delivering the documents to the department

3 The teacher should buy the supplies for this class.

4 The fire has caUsed considerable damage.

5 Did people see the thieves run past the shop?

6 They don’t let workersUSE the office phone for personal calls.

7 They are sending him abroad on business.

8 People say that he is the best engineer in our city.

9 I want you to do this exercise now.

10 The police are questioning him about the stolen goods.

11 They have already finished their work as requested.

12 John gave me this pen on my birthday

13 They gave a serum to a man who a snake bit.

14 He should not do that silly thing

15 They didnot look after the children properly

16 People must hand in their weapon

17 Did the clown make you laugh a lot last night?

18 You had to be sure to answer his question

19 The Prime Minister and his wife are getting divorced

20 The president had suffered a heart attack

HAVE /GET : The clause following Have /Get may be Active or Passive

Active: 1 Subject + have (any tense) + complement (person) + bare infinitive

Ex: Mary has had a friend type all of her papers.

2 Subject + get (any tense) + complement (person) +

Ex: George is getting his teachers to give him a make-up exam

Passive: Subject + have /get + complement + Past Participle

(thing) Ex: Rick was having his hair cut when John called

Anna got her paper typed by a friend

EXERCISES USE CORECT VERB FORMS

1 Toshico had her car (repair) by a mechanic

2 Ellen got Marvin (type) her paper.

3 We got our house (paint) last week

4 Dr Byrd is having the students (write) a composition,

5 Mark got his transcripts (send) to the university.

6 Maria is getting her hair (cut) tomorrow.

7 We will have to get Mr Dean (sign) this form.

8 Gene got his book (publish) by a subsidy publisher.

9 The President is having a Press conference (arrange) by his advisors

10 The editor had the contributors (attend) a composition workshop.

A Relative Clause combines two separate sentences into one by using a Relative pronoun, which replaces one of the identical noun phrases and connects the clauses Below are the Relative pronouns and their specific uses.

1 WHICH is used of things in the Subject position or Complement position of the sentence.

Ex: + John bought a boat The boat cost thirty thousand dollars

—> John bought a boat which cost thirty thousand dollars

+ She sat down behind the tea tray The servant had just brought it in

—> She sat down be hind the tea tray which the servant had just brought in.

2 WHO is used only of persons in the subject position of the sentence.

Ex: They were worried about their nephews Their nephews were taking part in the war.

—> They were worried about their nephews who were taking part in the war.

3 WHOM is used only of persons in the complement position of the sentence.

Ex: The men are angry I don’t like the men

—> The men (whom) I don’t like are angry

4 WHOSE is used to indicate possession

Ex: The company is closing down for two weeks The company’s employees are on strike.

—> The company whose employees are on strike is closing down for two weeks.

5 THAT can be used in place of "who”, “whom”, “which” only in

Ex: Weeds that (which) float to the surface should be removed before they decay

Ex: My car, which is very large, uses too much gasoline.

It is not possible to use the pronoun “that” in place of “which”

EXERCISES Combine these pairs of sentences, using relative pronouns

1 Martin speaks both Spanish and English fluently Her mother is Spanish.

2 The paint on the bench is still wet We have just sat on it.

3 The last record became a gold record The record was produced by this company.

4 Checking accounts are very common now Checking accounts require a minimum balance

5 The professor is not here today You spoke to the professor yesterday.

6 Felipe bought a camera The camera has three lenses.

7 The doctor is with a patient The patient’s leg was broken in an accident.

8 Jane is the woman Jane is going to China next year.

9 James wrote an article The article indicated that he disliked the president

10 This is the book I have been looking for this book all year.

11 Alice is my friend Alice's mother died last year.

12 The boy will be punished He threw that stone.

13 My sister wants to speak to you You met my sister yesterday.

14 The flowers are roses I bought the flowers for my sister.

15 Do you know the boy He sat next to me at the dinner party.

16 Swimming makes people strong Swimming is a good sport.

17 The woman is a nurse We saw the woman’s daughter last week.

18 The man is a doctor My parents bought the man’s house.

19 The car was very modern Mr Green was driving the car.

20 Shakespeare was born in a little cottage Shakespeare is the greatest dramatist.

21 The man is a secretary You saw the man at the desk.

22 The house was built twenty years ago We are living in the house.

23 The girl is very beautiful Her dress is red

24 William is my uncle I went fishing with William last Sunday.

25 Last week I went to see the house IUsed to live in it

26 The girl is my cousin The girl s photograph appeared on the newspaper last Sunday.

27 Here comes the lady Her house was robbed

28 The house was destroyed during the last bombing ItUsed to stand at this corner.

29 I don't know the girl s name She’s just gone into the hall.

30 Baseball is the only sport I am interested in it.

There are three degrees of comparison: Positive, Comparative and

Ex: My book is as interesting (adj) as yours.

John sings as well (adv) as his sister.

not so + adj /adv + as

Ex: He is not so tall as his father.

A short adj /adv - er + than

Ex: John’s grades are higher than his sister’s

Now she runs faster than she used to.

B more + long adj /adv + than

Ex: This chair is more comfortable than the other

He speaks Spanish more fluently than I

C less + long adi /adv + than

Ex: He visits his family less frequently than she does

This year’s exhibit is less impressive than last year’s

A.….the + short adj /adv - est

Ex: Apart from the bed there was only a traw bottomed chair to sit on for it was the smallest of the room.

B …the most + long adj /adv

Ex: To my mind the most interesting thing in art is the personality of the artist.

Irregular comparatives and superlatives good /well —> better —> best bad /badly —> worse —> worst many /much —> more —> most little —> less —> least far —> farther /further —> farthest /furthest

Supply the correct form of adjectives or adverbs in parentheses:

1 John and his friend left (soon) as the professor had finished

2 His lecture I His job is (important) than his friend’s

3 Last week was (hot) as this week.

4 Nobody is (happy) than Maria

5 Of the four dresses I like the red one (good)

6 Phillip is the (happy) person that we know

7 Does Fred feel (well) today than he did yesterday?

8 The boys felt (bad) than the girls about losing the game.

9 This poster is (colourful) than the one in the hall

10 Jane is the (little) athletic of all the women

THE + comparative + Subject + Verb + THE + comparative + S.

Ex: The hotter it is, the more miserable I feel.

The higher we flew, the worse Edna felt.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall

The sooner you leave, the earlier you will arrive at your destination

THE MORE + Subject + Verb + THE + comparative + S + V

Ex: The more you study, the smarter you become.

The more he rowed a boat, the farther away he got.

EXERCISES Combine these pairs of sentences into single ones,using

1 They get fat - They feel weak.

2 He trains hard - He feels strong.

3 The lesson is difficult We try hard.

4 The house is large - It is expensive.

5 New Year comes near - People are busy.

6 We produce much rice - It is cheap.

7 The play was interesting - It attracted many people.

8 We plant many trees - We preserve much soil.

9 The workers built good roads - They needed a lot of equipment,

10 The soil was poor - The farmers tried hard.

+ Subject and Verb in a sentence must agree in Person and number.

Ex: Her dress is beautiful.

Those cars are very modern.

1 Subject 1 + and + Subject 2 + plural verb

Ex: He and his friends are good students.

John and I are going to play tennis.

Subject 1 + with/together with/along with/as well as accompanied + Subject 2 + Verb (S.1)

Ex: The actress, along with her manager and some friends, is going to a party tonight

3 Subject 1 + or /nor + Subject 2 + Verb (S.2)

Ex: Neither Tom s parents nor his teacher IS satisfied with his progress Either you or I am wrong

4 Every + singular Noun singular Noun + Singular Verb

Each + of + plural Noun Ex: Every child has a toy.

Each of the patients is examined everyday

5 None of + non-count Noun + Singular verb

Ex: None of the counter felt money has been found

None of + plural count Noun + plural verb

Ex: None of the students have finished the exam yet.

Ex: The study of languages is very interesting.

The effects of that crime are likely to be devastating.

7 Gerund as Subject + Singular verb

Ex: Writing many letters makes her happy.

Knowing her has made him what he is

8 a number of + plural noun + plural verb

The number of + plural noun + Singular verb

Ex: A number of the applicants have already been interviewed.

The number of days in a week is seven.

EXERCISES Choose the correct form of the verb in the following sentences

1 Neither Bill nor Mary (is /are) going to the play tonight.

2 Anything (is /are) better than going to another movie tonight.

3 Skating (is /are) becoming more popular everyday.

4 The picture of the soldiers (bring /brings) back many memories.

5 If the duties of these officers (isn’t /aren’t) reduced, there will not be enough time to finish the project.

6 Mr Jones, together with several members of the committee (have /has) proposed some changes of the rules.

7 A number of reporters (was /were) at the conference yesterday.

8 Everybody who (have /has) a fever must go home immediately.

9 Your glasses (was /were) on the bureau last night.

10 There (was /were) some people at the meeting last night.

11 The committee (has /have) already reached a decision.

12 A pair of jeans (was /were) in the washing machine this morning.

13 Either John or his wife (make /makes) breakfast each morning.

14 The number of students who have with drawn from class this quarter (is /are) appalling.

15 There (have /has) been many interruptions in this class.

16 Two hours (is /are) a long time to wait.

17 Each student (have /has) answered the first three questions.

18 Every elementary school teacher (has /have) to take this examination.

19 Not studying (has /have) caUsed him many problems.

20 Twenty five dollars (is /are) too much to pay for that shirt.

USE CORRECT PREPOSITION

1 Life … a big city isnot so quiet as the country’.

3 Most them are fond fiction books.

5 My brother is interested English and Maths

6 Let’s get the bookshop and have a look the section picture books.

7 It’s difficult walk the busy streets.

8 I’m afraid riding in busy streets.

9 I intend to buy something our house.

10 It’s very kind you to help me.

11 What are you doing? - Oh, I’m looking my pen.

12 These boys always laugh the newcomers.

13 Fresh air is good you.

14 This exercise is easy do

15 It’s difficult me understand what he said.

16 1 hope she’s pleased her birthday’s present.

17 Why are you looking me like that?

18 I spoke him my travels Paris

19 He lives the house the end the road.

20 You can get there bus or tube or, of course foot.

21 Don’t be angry me, listen what I have to say

22 The train left here Hanoi midnight.

23 Wait me! Don’t go me.

25 He put his coat and took the dog a walk.

26 He seemed so surprised my success.

27 I am quite aware his intentions.

28 We’re looking forward seeing her again.

29 His friends congratulated him his good fortune.

30 She reminds me a girl I was at school with.

31 I don’t want to take part any more conferences.

32 Who’s the old lady dressed green.

33 Our plane will take at 6 o’clock.

34 Is this shirt made silk or cotton?

37 Don’t worry I will protect you harm

38 She was quite satisfied your answer.

39 The clerk was dismissed several reasons.

40 He often borrows money his friends.

41 The house consists five rooms.

42 Are you jealous his success.

43 Who will take when the present director leaves?

44 How long have you been working this exercise?

45 That girl is accustomed living in comfort.

46 They have put the meeting until Friday

47 I paid ten dollars this hat

50 I must apologize keeping you waiting.

I Verbs followed by Bare Infinitive

Shall, should, will, would, can, could, may, might, must, need, dare, hat better, would rather, make, let.

II Verbs followed by To-infinitive decide, desire, expect, guarantee, hope, mean, offer, pretend, promise, refuse, swear, undertake, want, wish,

III Verbs followed by V-ing avoid, consider, delay, deny, detest, dislike, enjoy, escape, excUSE, finisk, forbid, imagine, mind, posrtpone, practise, stop, suggest, understand, and all phrasal verbs.

IV Verbs followed by To - infinitive or V-ing begin, cease, continue, forget, hate, intend, like, love, prefer, regret, remember, start, try, stop, dislike, choose, dread, .

+ I stopped to ask the way

(Tôi đã dừng lại để hỏi đường)

+ Why did you stop going to the Youth club?

(Tại sao anh thôi không đi đến câu lạc bộ thanh niên nữa)

+ Please remember to bring your book tomorrow,

(Ngày mai nhớ mang theo sách của anh).

+ I remember seeing your books on the table,

(Tôi nhớ đã thấy sách của anh ở trên bàn)

+ I regret to say that I can’t help you.

(Tôi lấy làm tiếc phải nói rằng tôi không thể giúp được anh) + He regrets spending so much money.

(Anh ấy tiếc là đã tiêu nhiều tiền quá).

+ Don't forget to come to my house.

(Đừng quên đến nhà tôi nhé).

+ I’ll never forget working with you.

(Tôi sẽ không bao giờ quên đã làm việc với anh).

+ He tries to pass the examinations.

(Anh ấy cố gắng để thi đậu các kỳ thi).

+ Have you tried writing with your left hand?

(Anh đã thử viết bằng tay trái chưa?)

V Some phrases followsed by V-ing

1 It’s no use… : không ích lợi gì

Ex: It’s no use helping him

2 It’s no good…: không tốt đẹp gì

Ex: It’s no good telling them the truth.

Ex: This book is worth reading

Ex: My mother is busy cooking in the kitchen.

5 be (get) used to: quen, thích hợp

Ex: I get used to getting up early in the morning

ANSWER KEY

The present tense is typically not employed to express current time; however, it is applicable for certain stative verbs These verbs include know, believe, hear, see, smell, wish, understand, hate, love, like, want, sound, have, need, appear, seem, taste, and own.

The adverbs "already" and "yet" are commonly used to express whether an event has occurred or not at an unspecified time in the past They are frequently paired with the Present Perfect tense to convey this meaning effectively.

In English grammar, it is possible to express a past unreal condition without using the word "if." Instead, the auxiliary verb "had" is positioned before the subject, typically at the beginning of the sentence This structure emphasizes the hypothetical nature of the condition being discussed.

The conjunctions "as if" and "as though" express unreal situations or conditions contrary to fact, resembling Conditional Sentences in structure When using these conjunctions, the following verb should be in the Past Subjunctive or Past Perfect tense.