Chia các động từ trong ngoặc theo 1 trong 4 thì sau: Thì quá khứ đơn; quá khứ hoàn thành; hiện tại đơn và hiện tại tiếp diễn
1) He (give) me back the book, (thank) me for lending it to him and (say) that he enjoy it very much; but I (know) that he (not read) it because most of the pages (be) still uncut.
2) When he (see) his wife off at the station, he (return) home as he (no have) to be at the airport till 9.30.
3) He (not have) to pack, for his wife always (do) that for him and his case (be) ready in the hall.
4) He (not have) to check the doors and windows either, for his wife always (do) that before she (leave) the house.
5) All he (have) to do (be) to decide whether or not to take his overcoat with him. In the end, he (decide) not to.
6) At 8.30 he (pick) up his case, (go) out of the house and (slam) the door behind him.
7) Then, he (feel) in his pockets for the key, for his wife (remind) him to double-lock the front door.
8) When he (search) all his pockets and (find) no key he (remember) where it (be).
9) He (leave) it in his over coat pocket.
10) Then, he (remember) some thing else; his passport and tickets (be) in his overcoat pocket as well.
11) I (arrive) in England in the middle of July. I (be told) that England (be) shrouded in fog all year round, so I (be) quite surprised to find that it was merely raining.
12) I (ask) another passenger, an Englishman, about the fog and he (say) that there (not be) any since the previous February.
13) If I (want) fog, he said, I (come) at quite the wrong time.
14) However, he (tell) me that I could buy tinned fog at a shop in Shaftesbury Avenue.
15) He (admit) that he never (buy) fog there himself but I (assure) me that they (sell) good quality fog and that it (not be) expensive. I suppose he was joking.
(Biết rằng từ câu 2 đến câu 10 là một đoạn văn; câu 11 đến câu 15 cũng là một đoạn văn)
1. He criticized me for leaving early.
- to criticize sb for Ving: chỉ trích ai vì họ đã làm gì
2. His father is believed to have died in a car accident.
- câu bị động với believe, sự việc his father died ở quá khứ nên chuyển thành hiện tại hoàn thành
3. On being asked about the strike, he declined to comment.
- On Ving, S + V: ngay sau khi làm gì,...
4. The older she grows, the more cheerful she becomes.
- so sánh đồng tiến với so sánh hơn ở đầu mỗi cụm chủ vị
5. In spite of taking a taxi ,Jack still arrived late for the conference.
In spite of + sth/Ving = Although S+V