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BÀI TẬP VỀ CÁC THÌ TRONG TIẾNG ANH
Bài tập 1: Cho dạng thức đúng của động từ trong ngoặc:
1.Ann,we (go) to town.(you/come) with us
2.She (have)coffee for breakfast every morning
3.She sometimes (buy)vegettable at this market
4.I(try) to learn English for year ,but I (not succeed) yet
5.Mary (rest)in the garden all day because she(be)ill
6.That book(lie)on the table for weeeks .You(not read) it yet
7.Mary(lose) her hat and she (look)for it until now
8.I(see) that film several times because I like it
9.That brown suitcase (belong) to Dr.Rice
10.Micheal (work) thirty eight hours a week
11.How many times you (see) him since he went to England
12.Up to the present ,we (write)almost every lesson in the book
13.We will go when the rain (stop)
14.I (stay) here untilhe (answer) me
15.Wait until I (catch) you
16.She (not come) until you (be) ready
17.Miss Helen (help) you as soon as she (finish )that letter
tomorrow
18.I (come) and (see) you before you leave
19.If you (find) a wallet in the street ,what would you do with it?
20.I(help) you if I could ,but I am afraid I can't
21.Should I see him later ,I (give) him your messege
22.Were I your age ,I (do)things differently
23.I must hurry .My friend (be)annoyed If I (not be) on time
24.If I were you,I(not wait) .I (go) now
Bài tập 2: ( câu đơn)
1.     I (have) coffee for breakfast every morning.
2.     We (do) exercise one right at the moment.
3.     Up to the present, he (do) good work in this class.
4.     This house (stand) for centuries.
5.     I (meet) him yesterday.
6.     She usually (wear) a blue dress, but today she (wear) a red
one.
7.     Her bicycle (be) stolen.
8.     People ( speak) English and French in Canada.
EXERCISE ON TENSES
Put the verbs into the correct tense
1.I usually
2. They

(go) to school.
(visit) us often.

3. You

(play) basketball once a week.

4. Tom

(work) every day.

5. He always

(tell) us funny stories.

6. She never

(help) me with that!

11. We
12. Lorie

(bake) cookies twice a month.

14. You always

(teach) me new things.

15. She

(help) the kids of the neighborhood.

2. Change the verb into the correct form:
1. London

(be) in England.

2. The summer
3. She

(be) hot.
(drive) very well.

4. They

(open) the store at 8:00.

5. Linda

(be) a very pretty girl.

6. I

(have) several jobs.

7. Water

(boil) at 100 degrees.

8. Water

(freeze) at 0 degrees.

9. My sister

(speak) English.

10. He

(have) a big apartment.

11. A triangle

(have) three corners.

12. My birthday

(be) in June.

13. Books
14. Dogs
15. I

(have) pages.
(be) good friends.
(work) hard.

3. Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple present or present
progressive).
1.

Look! He (leave)

the house.

2.

Quiet please! I (write)

3.

She usually (walk)

4.

But look! Today she (go)

5.
Every Sunday we (go)
grandparents.
He often (go)

(dance) a lot.

7.

We (play)

8.

The child seldom (cry)

(leave) the country.

9.

I (not / do)

(live) in the city most of the year.

10.

(watch / he)

(take care) of her sister.

(travel) to Paris every Sunday.

11) Andy sometimes

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to school.

6.

8. In this club people usually

10. John rarely

13. I

(swim) twice a week.

7. Martha and Kevin

9. Linda

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by bike.
to see my
to the cinema.

Monopoly at the moment.
.
anything at the moment.
the news regularly?
comics. (to read)

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TV in the morning. (to watch)

13) Listen! Sandy

in the bathroom. (to sing)

14) My sister usually

in the kitchen. (to help)

15) My mother

breakfast now. (to make)

16) They often

the bathroom. (to clean)

17) Look! The boys

home. (to come)

18) Every day his grandfather
19) I
20) Cats

for a walk. (to go)

with my friend at the moment. (to chat)
mice. (to eat)

The simple present and the present continuous
Put the verbs in brackets into the simple present or the present
continuous tense.
1 Cuckoos (not build) nests. They (use) the nests of other birds.
2 You can't see Tom now: he (have) a bath.
3 He usually (drink) coffee but today he (drink) tea.
4 What she (do) in the evenings? ~ She usually (play) cards or
(watch) TV.
5 I won't go out now as it (rain) and I -(not have) an umbrella.
6 The last train (leave) the station at 11.30.
7 He usually (speak) so quickly that I (not understand) him.
8 Ann (make) a dress for herself at the moment. She (make) all
her own clothes.
9 Hardly anyone (wear) a hat nowadays.
10 I'm afraid I've broken one of your coffee cups. —
Don't worry. I (not like) that set anyway.
11 I (wear) my sunglasses today because the sun is very strong.
12 Tom can't have the newspaper now because his aunt (read) it.
13 I'm busy at the moment. I (redecorate) the sitting room.
14 The kettle (boil) now. Shall I make the tea?
15 You (enjoy) yourself or would you like to leave now? I (enjoy) myself very much. I (want) to stay to the end.
16 How you (get) to work as a rule? ~
I usually (go) by bus but tomorrow I (go) in Tom's car.
17 Why you (put) on your coat? ~
I (go) for a walk. You (come) with me?Yes, I'd love to come. You (mind) if I bring my dog?
18 How much you (owe) him?I (owe) him£5. ~
You (intend) to pay him?
19 You (belong) to your local library? Yes, I do. You (read) a lot?Yes, quite a lot. How often you (change) your books? —
I (change) one every day.
20 Mary usually (learn) languages very quickly but she (not
seem) able
to learn modern Greek.
21 I always (buy) lottery tickets but I never (win) anything.
22 You (like) this necklace? I (give) it to my daughter for her
birthday
tomorrow.
23 I won't tell you my secret unless you (promise) not to tell

anyone. I (promise).
24 You always (write) with your left hand?
25 You (love) him?No, I (like) him very much but I (not love) him.
26 You (dream) at night?Yes, I always (dream) and if I (eat) too much supper I (have)
nightmares.
27 The milk (smell) sour. You (keep) milk a long time?
28 These workmen are never satisfied; they always (complain).
29 We (use) this room today because the window in the other
room is broken.
30 He always (say) that he will mend the window but he never
(do) it.
31 You (know) why an apple (fall) down and not up?
32 You (write) to him tonight? Yes, I always (write) to him on his birthday. You (want) to send
any message?
33 Tom and Mr Pitt (have) a long conversation. I (wonder) what
they (talk) about.
34 You (believe) all that the newspapers say?No, I (not believe) any of it. ~
Then why you (read) newspapers?
35 This car (make) a very strange noise. You (think) it is all
right?Oh, that noise (not matter). It always (make) a noise like that.
36 The fire (smoke) horribly. I can't see across the room. I (expect) that birds (build) a nest in the chimney. Why you (not put) wire across the tops of your chimneys? Tom (do) that sometimes but it (not seem) to make any
difference.
The simple present and the present continuous
Put the verbs in brackets into the simple present or present
continuous tense.
1 What Tom (think) of the Budget? He (think) it most unfair. ~
I (agree) with him.
2 What this one (cost)?It (cost) forty pence.
3 You (hear) the wind? It (blow) very strongly tonight.
4 You (see) my car keys anywhere? No, I (look) for them but I (not see) them.
5 He never (listen) to what you say. He always (think) about
something else.
6 This book is about a man who (desert) his family and (go) to
live on a Pacific island.
7 You (understand) what the lecturer is saying? ~
No, I (not understand) him at all.
8 What you (have) for breakfast usually? ~
I usually (eat) a carrot and (drink) a glass of cold water.
9 When the curtain (rise) we (see) a group of workers. They
(picket)factory gate.
10 Why you (walk) so fast today? You usually (walk) quite
slowly. ~
I (hurry) because I (meet) my mother at 4 o'clock and she (not
like) to be kept waiting.
11 I (wish) that dog would lie down. He (keep) jumping up on
my lap. ~
I (think) he (want) to go for a walk.
12 You (recognize) that man? ~
I (think) that I have seen him before but I (not remember) his
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13 Look at that crowd. I (wonder) what they (wait) for.
14 This message has just arrived and the man (wait) in case you
(want) to send a reply.
15 Stop! You (not see) the notice? ~
I (see) it but I can't read it because I (not wear) my glasses.
What it (say)? ~
It (say) 'These premises are patrolled by guard dogs'.
16 She always (borrow) from me and she never (remember) to
pay me back.
17 You (need) another blanket or you (feel) warm enough?
18 It (save) time if you (take) the path through the wood? ~
No, it (not matter) which path you take.
19 I (save) up because I (go) abroad in July.
20 I (think) it is a pity you don't take more exercise. You (get)
fat. 
21 The plane that you (look) at now just (take) off for Paris, 
22 Tom never (do) any work in the garden; he always (work) on
his car.
23 What he (do) to his car now? ~
I (think) he (polish) it.
24 That film (come) to the local cinema next week. You (want) to
see it?
25 How Peter (get) on at school? ~
Very well. He (seem) to like the life.
26 Why Mrs Pitt (look) so angry? ~
Mr Pitt (smoke) a cigarette and (drop) the ash on the carpet.
27 This is our itinerary. We (leave) home on the 8th, (arrive) in
Paris on the 9th, (spend) the day in Paris, and (set) out that
night for Venice. ~
That (sound) most interesting. You must tell me all about it when
you (get) back.
28 This story is about a boy who (make) friends with a snake
which he (find) in his garden. Then he (go) away but he (not
forget) the snake and some years later he (return) and (look) for
it.
29 He (find) the snake who (recognize) its old friend and (coil)
round him affectionately. But, unfortunately, the snake is by now
a full-grown boa-constrictor and its embrace (kill) the poor boy.
30 The snake (feel) sorry about this?I (not know). The story (end) there.
31 How you (end) a letter that (begin), 'Dear Sir'? ~
I always (put), 'Yours truly', but Tom (prefer) 'Yours faithfully'.
32 What the word 'catastrophe' (mean)? ~
It (mean) 'disaster'.
33 What you (wait) for?I (wait) for the shop to open. But it (not open) till 9.00. I (know) but I (want) to be early, as their sale (start) today.
34 Why you (smoke) a cigar, Mrs Pitt? You (not smoke) cigars
as a rule. ~
I (smoke) it because I (want) the ash. This book (say) that cigar
ash mixed with oil 
(remove) heat stains from wood.
35 Who (own) this umbrella? ~
I (not know). Everybody (use) it but nobody (know) who (own) it.
36 You (mind) if I (ask) you a question? ~
That (depend) on the question. ~
It (concern) your brother. ~
I (refuse) to answer any question about my brother.
The present perfect and the simple past
Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect or the simple
past tense. In some sentences the present perfect continuous is
also possible.

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1 This is my house. ~
How long you (live) here? ~
I (live) here since 1970.
2 He (live) in London for two years and then (go) to Edinburgh.
3 You (wear) your hair long when you were at school? ~
Yes, my mother (insist) on it.
4 But when I (leave) school I (cut) my hair and (wear) it short
ever since.
5 Shakespeare (write) a lot of plays.
6 My brother (write) several plays. He just (finish) his second
tragedy.
7 I (fly) over Loch Ness last week. ~
You (see) the Loch Ness monster?
8 I (not see) him for three years. I wonder where he is.
9 He (not smoke) for two weeks. He is trying to give it up.
10 Chopin (compose) some of his music in Majorca.
11 When he (arrive)? ~
He (arrive) at 2.00.
12 You (lock) the door before you left the house?
13 I (read) his books when I was at school. I (enjoy) them very
much.
14 I can't go out because I (not finish) my work.
15 I never (drink) whisky. ~
Well, have some now.
16 I (write) the letter but I can't find a stamp.
17 The clock is slow. ~
It isn't slow, it (stop).
18 Here are your shoes; I just (clean) them.
19 I (leave) home at 8.00 and (get) here at twelve.
20 I (do) this sort of work when I (be) an apprentice.
21 He just (go) out.
22 He (go) out ten minutes ago.
23 You (have) breakfast yet? ~
Yes, I (have) it at 8.00.
24 I (meet) him last June.
25 You (see) the moon last night?
26 The concert (begin) at 2.30 and (last) for two hours.
Everyone (enjoy) it very much.
27 The play just (begin). You are a little late.
28 The newspaper (come)? ~
Yes, Ann is reading it.
29 The actors (arrive) yesterday and (start) rehearsals early this
morning.
30 It (be) very cold this year. I wonder when it is going to get
warmer.
31 Cervantes (write) Don Quixote.
32 We (miss) the bus. Now we'll have to walk.
33 He (break) his leg in a skiing accident last year.
34 Mr Pound is the bank manager. He (be) here for five years.
35 Mr Count (work) as a cashier for twenty-five years. Then he
(retire) and (go) to live in the country.
36 You (be) here before? ~
Yes, I (spend) my holidays here last year. ~
You (have) a good time? ~
No, it never (stop) raining.
The present perfect and the simple past
Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect or simple past
tense. Fill the spaces by repeating the auxiliary used in the
preceding verb.
You (see) Mary on Monday? ~
Yes, I...

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Did you see Mary on Monday?'
Yes, I did.
1 Where is Tom?I (not see) him today, but he (tell) Mary that he'd be in for
dinner.
2 I (buy) this in Bond Street. ~
How much you (pay) for it? ~
I (pay) Ј100.
3 Where you (find) this knife? ~
I (find) it in the garden. ~
Why you (not leave) it there?
4 I (lose) my black gloves. You (see) them anywhere? ~
No, I'm afraid 1.... When you last (wear) them? ~
I (wear) them at the theatre last night. ~
Perhaps you (leave) them at the theatre.
5 Do you know that lady who just (leave) the shop? ~
Yes, that is Miss Thrift. Is she a customer of yours? ~
Not exactly. She (be) in here several times but she never (buy)
anything.
6 He (leave) the house at 8.00. ~
Where he (go)? ~
I (not see) where he (go).
7 He (serve) in the First World War. ~ 
When that war (begin)? ~
It (begin) in 1914 and (last) for four years.
8 Who you (vote) for at the last election? ~ 
I (vote) for Mr Pitt. ~ 
He (not be) elected, (be) he? ~
No, he (lose) his deposit.
9 You (like) your last job? ~
I (like) it at first but then I (quarrel) with my employer and he
(dismiss) me. ~
How long you (be) there? ~
I (be) there for two weeks.
10 I (not know) that you (know) Mrs Pitt. How long you (know)
her? ~
I (know) her for ten years.
11 That is Mr Minus, who teaches me mathematics, but he (not
have) time to teach me much. I only (be) in his class for a week.
12 You (hear) his speech on the radio last night? ~
Yes, I . . . ~
What you (think) of it?
13 I (not know) that you (be) here. You (be) here long? ~
Yes, I (be) here two months. ~
You (be) to the Cathedral? ~
Yes, I (go) there last Sunday.
14 You ever (try) to give up smoking? ~
Yes, I (try) last year, but then I (find) that I was getting fat so I
(start) again.
15 You (see) today's paper? ~
No, anything interesting (happen)? 
Yes, two convicted murderers (escape) from the prison down the
road. 
16 Mary (feed) the cat? ~
Yes, she (feed) him before lunch. ~ 
What she (give) him? ~ 
She (give) him some fish. 
17 How long you (know) your new assistant? ~ 
I (know) him for two years. ~
What he (do) before he (come) here? ~ 
I think he (be) in prison. 
18 I (not see) your aunt recently. ~ 

No. She (not be) out of her house since she (buy) her colour TV.
19 The plumber(be)here yet? ~ 
Yes, but he only (stay) for an hour. ~
What he (do) in that time? ~
He (turn) off the water and (empty) the tank. 
20 Where you (be)?
I (be) out in a yacht. ~
You (enjoy) it? ~
Yes, very much. We (take) part in a race. ~
You (win)? ~
No, we (come) in last.
21 How long that horrible monument (be) there? ~
It (be) there six months. Lots of people (write) to the Town
Council asking them to take it away but so far nothing (be) done.
22 I just (be) to the film War and Peace. You (see) it? ~
No, 1.... Is it like the book? ~
I (not read) the book. ~
I (read) it when I (be) at school. ~
When Tolstoy (write) it? ~
He (write) it in 1868. ~
He (write) anything else?
23 Hannibal (bring) elephants across the Alps. ~
Why he (do) that? ~
He (want) to use them in battle.
24 Where you (be)? ~
I (be) to the dentist. ~
He (take) out your bad tooth? ~
Yes, he . . . ~
It (hurt)?Yes, horribly.
25 She (say) that she'd phone me this morning, but it is
now 12.30 and she (not phone) 
yet.
26 I just (receive) a letter saying that we (not pay) this quarter's
electricity bill. I (not give) you the money for that last week? ~
Yes, you . . . but I'm afraid I (spend) it on something else.
27 How long you (be) out of work? ~
I'm not out of work now. I just (start) a new job. ~
How you (find) the job? ~
I (answer) an advertisement in the paper.
28 You (finish) checking the accounts? ~
No, not quite. I (do) about half so far.
29I (cut) my hand rather badly. Have you a bandage? ~
I'll get you one. How it (happen)? ~
I was chopping some wood and the axe (slip).
30 How you (get) that scar? ~
I (get) it in a car accident a year ago.
31 You (meet) my brother at the lecture yesterday? ~
Yes, I .. .. We (have) coffee together afterwards.
32 He (lose) his job last month and since then he (be) out of
work. ~
Why he (lose) his job? ~
He (be) very rude to Mr Pitt.
33 What are all those people looking at? ~ 
There (be) an accident. ~ 
You (see) what (happen)? ~
Yes, a motor cycle (run) into a lorry.
34 I (phone) you twice yesterday and (get) no answer.
35 Originally horses used in bull fights (not wear) any
protection, but
for some time now they (wear) special padding, 
36 That house (be) empty for a year. But they just (take) down
the 'For Sale' sign, so I suppose someone (buy) it.

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The simple past and the past continuous
Put the verbs in brackets into the simple past or the past
continuous tense.
1 I lit the fire at 6.00 and it (bum) brightly when Tom came in
at 7.00.
2 When I arrived the lecture had already started and the
professor (write) on the overhead projector.
3 I (make) a cake when the light went out. I had to finish it in the
dark.
4 I didn't want to meet Paul so when he entered the room I
(leave).
5 Unfortunately when I arrived Ann just (leave), so we only had
time for a few words.
6 He (watch) TV when the phone rang. Very unwillingly he
(turn) down the sound and (go) to answer it.
7 He was very polite. Whenever his wife entered the room he
(stand) up.
8 The admiral (play) bowls when he received news of the
invasion. He (insist) on finishing the game.
9 My dog (walk) along quietly when Mr. Pitt's Pekinese attacked
him.
10 When I arrived she (have) lunch. She apologized for starting
without me but said that she always (lunch) at12.30.
11 He always (wear) a raincoat and (carry) an umbrella when
he walked to the office.
12 What you (think) of his last book? ~
I (like) it very much.
13 I (share) a flat with him when we were students. He always
(complain) about my untidiness.
14 He suddenly (realize) that he (travel) in the wrong direction.
15 He (play) the guitar outside her house when someone opened
the window and (throw) out a bucket of water.
16 I just (open) the letter when the wind (blow) it out of my
hand.
17 The burglar (open) the safe when he (hear) footsteps. He
immediately (put) out his torch and (crawl) under the bed.
18 When I (look) for my passport I (find) this old photograph.
19 You looked very busy when I (see) you last night. What you
(do)?
20 The boys (play) cards when they (hear) their father's step.
They immediately (hide) the cards and (take) out their lesson
books.
21 He (clean) his gun when it accidentally (go) off and (kill)
him.
22 He (not allow) us to go out in the boat yesterday as a strong
wind (blow).
23 As I (cross) the road I (step) on a banana skin and (fall)
heavily. 
24 I still (lie) on the road when I (see) a lorry approaching.
25 Luckily the driver (see) me and (stop) the lorry in time.
26 How you (damage) your car so badly? ~
I (run) into a lamp-post yesterday. ~
I suppose you (drive) too quickly or were not looking where you
(go).
27 As he (get) into the bus it (start) suddenly and he (fall)
backwards on to the road.
28 I (call) Paul at 7.00 but it wasn't necessary because he
already (get) up.
29 When he (mend) the fuse he (get) a very bad shock.
30 When I (hear) his knock I (go) to the door and (open) it, but I
(not recognize) him at first because I (not wear) my glasses.
31 When I came in they (sit) round the fire. Mr. Pitt (do) a
crossword puzzle, Mrs. Pitt (knit), the others (read). Mrs. Pitt

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(smile) at me and (say), 'Come and sit down.'
32 While the guests (dance) thieves (break) into the house and
(steal) a lot of fur coats.
33 The next day, as they (know) that the police (look) for them,
they (hide) the coats in 
a wood and (go) off in different directions.
34 She was very extravagant. She always (buy) herself new
clothes.
35 Her mother often (tell) her that she (spend) too much money
but she never (listen).
36 Whenever the drummer (begin) practising, the people in the
next flat (bang) on the wall.
The simple past and the past continuous
Put the verbs in brackets into the simple past or past continuous
tense.
1 Mr. Smith never (wake) up in time in the mornings and always
(get) into trouble for being late; so one day he (go) to town and
(buy) an alarm clock.
2 To get home he (have to) go through a field where a badtempered bull usually (graze).
3 This bull normally (not chase) people unless something (make)
him angry. Unfortunately, as Mr. Smith (cross) the field, his
alarm clock (go) off.
4 This (annoy) the bull, who immediately (begin) to chase Mr.
Smith.
5 Mr. Smith (carry) an open umbrella as it (rain) slightly. He
(throw) the umbrella to the ground and (run) away as fast as he
could.
6 The bull (stop) and (begin) to attack the umbrella. While he
(do) this Mr. Smith escaped.
7 When he (awake) she (sit) by the window. She (look) at
something in the street, but when he (call) her she (turn) and
(smile) at him.
8 Why you (interrupt) me just now? I (have) a very interesting
conversation with Mr. Pitt.
9 The murderer (carry) the corpse down the stairs when he
(hear) a knock on the door.
10 When I (look) through your books I (notice) that you have a
copy of Murder in the Cathedral.
11 As they (walk) along the road they (hear) a car coming from
behind them. Tom (turn) round and (hold) up his hand. The car
(stop).
12 When I (arrive) at the station Mary (wait) for me. She (wear)
a blue dress and (look) very pretty. As soon as she (see) me she
(wave) and (shout) something, but I couldn't hear what she (say)
because everybody (make) such a noise.
13 The prisoner (escape) by climbing the wall of the garden
where he (work). He (wear) blue overalls and black shoes.
14 She said that the car (travel) at 40 k.p.h. when it (begin) to
skid.
15 She said that she (not like) her present flat and (try) to find
another.
16 While he (make) his speech the minister suddenly (feel) faint.
But someone (bring) him a glass of water and after a few
minutes he (be able) to continue.
17 When I (see) him he (paint) a portrait of his wife. ~ 
You (like) it? ~
He only just (start) when I (see) it, so I couldn't judge.
18 I (take) my friend to a murder trial the other day. ~
Who (be) tried?A man called Bill Sykes. ~
Was he acquitted? —
I don't know. They still (listen) to the evidence when we (leave).

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19 I (be) sorry that I (have to) leave the party early, because I
(enjoy) myself.
20 As we (come) here a policeman (stop) us. He (say) that he
(look) for some stolen property and (ask) if he could search the
car.
21 I (see) you yesterday from the bus. Why you (use) a stick? ~
I (use) a stick because I had hurt my leg that morning falling off
a horse. ~
Whose horse you (ride)?
22 The floor was covered with balls of wool. Obviously Mrs. Pitt
(knit) something.
23 Ann said that she (be) on holiday. I (say) that I (hope) that
she (enjoy) herself.
24 While he (water) the flowers it (begin) to rain. He (put) up his
umbrella and (go) on watering.
25 I just (write) a cheque when I (remember) that I (have)
nothing in the bank.

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