C. Having expected to be paid, the workers finished their work.

D. Having been finished their work, the workers expected to be paid.

8. Mr. Brown bought this car five years ago.
A. Mr. Brown started to buy this car for five years.
B. It has been five years when Mr. Brown has bought this car.
C. Mr. Brown has had this car for five years .
D. It is five years ago since Mr. Brown has bought this car.
9. John used to write home once a week when he was abroad.
A. John doesn't write home once a week any longer.
B. John enjoyed being written home every week when he was abroad.
C. John never forgot to write a weekly letter home when he was abroad.
D. When he was abroad he remembered to write home every week.
10. I haven't enjoyed myself so much for years.
A. It's years since I enjoyed myself so much.
B. It's years since I have enjoyed myself so much.
C. It was years since I had enjoyed myself so much.
D. It has been years since I have enjoyed myself so much.
EXERCISE 8: Give the correct form of the word in brackets.
1. He went to his house, lied down on the bed, and (sleep) ……………… right away.
2. I (buy) ……………… the ticket yesterday. I am (go) ……………… Dalat tomorrow.
3. Tim (attend) ……………… the meeting at school at the moment.
4. He (have not) ……………… English for 2 years.
5. Our class (start) ……………… at 9am.
6. I always (brush) ……………… my teeth before I go to bed.
7. I (study) ……………… English since I was 21.
8. He was listening to music when his boss (come) ……………… yesterday.
9. I (have do) ……………… all the homework all afternoon.
10. I (be) ……………… a student.
11. She (wait) ……………… you for all day.
12. He wasn’t working when his boss (call) ……………… him yesterday.
13. She (be) ……………… at her boyfriend’s house yesterday morning.
14. I (talk) ……………… to my father at the moment.
15. We (be) ……………… in Nhatrang on their summer holiday last year.
16. The sun (rise) ……………… in the east.
17. He (meet) ……………… his old friend near his house yesterday.
18. The World Cup (take place) ……………… every four years.
19. They (play) ……………… in the garden at 4 pm yesterday.
20. She was watching a picture while her mother (cook) ……………… soup.
21. They (play) ……………… now.
22. Anne was riding her bike to school when Peter (see) ……………… her yesterday.
Exercise 9. Khoanh vào đáp án đúng.
1. He fell down when he …………towards the church.
A. run B. runs C. was running D. had run
2. The train …………. half an hour ago.
A. has been leaving B. left C. has left D. had left
3. He has been selling motorcycles……………..
A. ten years ago B. since ten years C. for ten years ago D. for ten years.
4. I ……..Texas State University now.
A. am attending B. attend C. was attending D. attended.
5. The little girl asked what ……… to her friend.
A. has happened B. Happened C. had happened D. would have been happened.
6. John ……… a book when I saw him.
A. is reading B. read C. was reading D. Reading
7. I………….to New York three times this year.
A. have been B. was C. were D. had been
8. I will come and see you before I………….for America.
A. leave B. will leave C. have left D. shall leave
9. I have never played badminton before. This is the first time I ……… to play.
A. try B. tried C. have tried D. am trying
10. He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he ……….. dinner.
A. finish B. finishes C. will finish D. finishing
11. When I met him , he ……. as a waiter for a year.
A.had been working B. worked C. have worked D. work.
12. I………….the dishwasher on when heard the shot.
A. am turning B. were turning C. was turning D. turned
13. There was a time when watching TV really……………family entertainment.
A. were B. was C. had been D. Is
14. The Olympic Games…………every four years.
A. take place B. takes place C. took place D. is taking place.
15. …………….you go to the dentist?
A. how often are B. how often do C. how often does D. how are
16. By the end of next year, Kelvin ………English for two years.
A. will have learned B. will learn C. has learned D. would learn.
17. By the age of 25, he …….. two famous novels.
A. wrote B. writes C. has written D. had written
18. I think the weather……………nice later.
A. will be B. be C. had D. has been
Exercise 10. Supply the correct tense
1. They (just decide)…………………. that they (undertake)…………………. the job.
2. We (go)…………………. to the theatre last night.
3. He usually (write)…………………. in green ink.
4. She (play)…………………. the piano when our guests (arrive)…………………. last
night.
5. I (come)…………………. as soon as my work is finished. (You be)………………….
ready?
6. Where (you go)…………………. for your holiday last year?
7. I (not leave)…………………. Paris since we (go)…………………. to Dieppe three
years ago.
8. My mother (come)…………………. to stay with us next weekend.
9. We (meet)…………………. only yesterday and (already decide)…………………. to
get married.
10. We (not live)…………………. in England for the last two months.
11. I (lose)…………………. my keys. I cannot remember where I last (see)
…………………. them.
12. Wherever you (go)…………………. to town nowadays, you (spend)………………….
a lot of money.
13. When I last (stay)…………………. in Cairo, I (ride)…………………. to the Pyramids
on a camel that my friend (borrow)…………………. the day before.
14. I (finish)…………………. the book before my next birthday.
15. He (walk)…………………. very quickly when I (meet)…………………. him
yesterday.
Exercise 11. Choose the correct answer.
1. My friend_____________ to the museum last weekend.
A. goes B. went C. had gone D. have gone
2. Thu and Lan______________ close friends for years.
A. are B. were C. had been D. have been
3. Our Singaporean friends_______________ to visit our school last year.
A. is coming B. come C. came D. have come
4. We_____________ Malaysia last summer.
A. visited B. were visiting C. are visiting D. have visited
5. The students used to______________ football in that stadium.
A. played B. play C. playing D. are playing
6. Her parents want him_______________ some good books to read.
A. to choose B. choose C. chose D. choosing
7. Would you like_____________ and visit my country?
A. come B. coming C. to come D. came
8. The children______________ their parents for a long time.
A. didn’t see B. haven’t seen C. don’t see D. haven’t see
9. I and Kenny____________ friends since I____________ Singapore.
A. are-visit B. were-visited C. have been-visited D. were-have visited
10. My children are lucky_____________ the chance to visit the capital again.
A. have B. having C. are having D. to have
11. The children enjoy______________ with their friends through computers.
A. to chat B. chat C. chatting D. chatted
12. Her father used to_______________ abroad for his business.
A. travelling B. travelled C. travel D. is travelling
13. The kids_____________ that show before.
A. didn’t see B. don’t see C. aren’t seeing D. haven’t seen
14. How often______________ you______________ sports? –Twice a week.
A. did-play B. have-waited C. do-play D. did-played
15. How long_______________ you_____________ for me?-For an hour.
A. did-waited B. do-wait C. have-waited D. have-wait
16. Since the worldwide recession of the 1990’s, the sail of jeans __________ growing.
A. stopped B. was stopped C. was stopping D. has stopped
17. Tidal waves_______________ the result of an abrupt shift in the underwater
movement of the Earth.
A. are B. were C. is D. was
18. How long ago................. Susan?
A. have you been seeing B. you saw C. did you see D. would you see
19. On the first of next month, he ............... in prison for five years.
A. will have B. will be being C. will have been D. has had
20. He .............. for a job for some weeks before he found one.
A. is looking B. looks C. would have been looking D. had been looking
Exercise 12. Give the correct form of the word in bracket.
1. My elder sister _______French since November. ( learn)
2. It _____ 5 months since I first met him. (be)
3. I don’t like the newspaper that I _________ at the moment. (read)
4. Travelling by plane ______ a lot of energy. (use)
5. The amount of free time we have ________ continuously for over 20 years. (rise)
6. I ______ (swim) in the sea when the rain started.
7. If I ______(know) that, I would have acted differently.
8. I _____ (try) my best to answer all the questions tomorrow.
9. Everyone _______ (learn) how to use the Internet in 50 years time.
10. Last month I ______(have) acting lessons but I had to stop when I lost my voice.
Exercise 13. Past Tense – Simple or Progressive: Fill in the correct
form.
1. He suddenly (realize)___________ that he (travel)____________ in the wrong
direction.
2. He (play)________________ guitar when someone (open)________________ the
window and (throw)________________ out a bucket of water.
3. He (not allow)________________ us to go out in the boat yesterday because a
strong wind
(blow)________________ .
4. The next day, as they (know)________________ that the police
(look)________________ for them, they (hide)________________ the coats in the
woods and (go_________________ off in different directions.
5. When I (come)________________ home they (sit)________________ around a fire.
Jack (do)________________ a crossword puzzle, Judy (knit)________________ and
the others (read)________________ . Mother (smile) ________________ at me and
said : “ Come and sit down”.
Exercise 14. Choose the correct tense for each sentence
1. I’ll be right with you as soon as I _________________ my keys.
A. will find
B. found
C. find
D. will have found
2. Next month I have a week’s vacation. I ____________ on going on a trip to the
Rockies.
A. am planning
B. have planned
C. will plan
D. will be planning
3. Jim, why don’t you take some time off. You _________________ too hard lately.
A. are working
B. were working
C. had been working
D. have been working
4. It’s against the law to kill whales. They _________________ extinct.
A. have become
B. become
C. became
D. are becoming
5. I _________________ all the questions correctly since I began the course.
A. had answered
B. have been answering
C. have answered
D. answered
Exercise 15. Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence.
1. While I _________________ TV last night a small mouse ran across the room.
A. watched
B. have watched
C. watch
D. was watching
2. Jane isn’t here yet. I _________________ since noon but there is no sign of her.
A. have waited
B. am writing
C. wait
D. have been waiting
3. By the time my brother finally graduated from high school, he _________________
seven different schools.
A. attended
B. was attending
C. had attended
D. had been attending
4. On June 20th I returned home. I _________________ for almost two years.
A. was away
B. have been away
C. am away
D. had been away
5. When I got to the party, many people _________________.
A. danced
B. had already danced
C. have already danced.
D. were already dancing – already
6. Before I started the car, all of the passengers _________________ their seat belts.
A. will buckle
B. will have buckled
C. had buckled
D. buckle
7. Right now we _________________ a heat wave. It’s been so hot for almost a week.
A. have
B. have had
C. have been having
D. are having
8. When I go and see the doctor this afternoon I _________________ him to take a look
at my throat.
A. will ask
B. asked
C. will have asked
D. ask
9. I sent you the money almost a week ago but I still _________________ any
confirmation.
A. hadn’t received
B. didn’t receive
C. haven’t received
D. am not receiving
10. After they _________________ the race the celebrations began.
A. won
B. have won
C. win
D. had won
Exercise 16. Give the correct form of verbs in brackets
1. When Melanie came into the office yesterday, her eyes (be) ___________ red and
watery. I think she (cry) ___________.
2. By the time we get to Chicago this evening, we (drive) ___________ more than four
hundred miles. We are going to be exhausted.
3. At 6 o’clock on next Friday they (sing) ___________ the new song.
4. When he (wake up) ___________ yesterday, his mother (already/ prepare)
___________ breakfast.
5. When Sarah goes on vacation next month, she (study) ___________German for over
two years. She should be able to communicate fairly well while she is in Austria.
6. (you/ ever/ see) ___________ a whale?
7. I have not traveled much yet; however, I (visit) ___________ the Grand Crayon and
San Francisco by the time I leave the United States.
8. I (finish) ___________ it by the end of this month.
9. By the time you finish studying the verb tense tutorial, you (master) ___________ all
tweleve tenses including their passive forms.
10. I (just/ finish) ___________ my homework.
Exercise 17. Put the verbs in the correct form (present simple/
present continuous tense).
1. This afternoon I (see) ________ my doctor about my health.
2. How is your cold today? It (sound) ________ slightly better than yesterday.
3. He normally (read) ________ all the Harry Potter books, but right now I (think)
________ he (read) ________ something else.
4. It is strange that people (take) ________ some movies so seriously.
5. What (your brother, do) ________ for a living? - Well he is a market consultant.
Exercise 18. Put the verb in brackets in the correct form (present
simple or present continuous).
Next week, my friends and I (1. go) ________ camping in the woods. I (2. organize)
________ the food, because I (3. like) ________ cooking. Tom (4. have) ________ a
big car with a trailer, so he (5. plan) ________ the transportation. Sam (6. bring)
________ the tent. He (7. go) ________ camping every year, so he (8. have) ________
a great tent and lots of other equipment. My wife (9. think) ________ we’re crazy. She
likes holidays in comfortable hotels, so she (10. take) ________ a trip to Paris instead.
Exercise 19. Circle the correct answer in the bracket.
1. I_____ - I didn't hear you come in . (was sleeping/ slept)
2. I_____ to see her twice, but she wasn't home. (was coming/ came)
3. What_____ ? - I was watching TV. (did you do/ were you doing)
4. He was a character who _____from the rich and gave to the poor. (stole/ was
stealing)
5. Hey, did you talk to her? Yes, I _____to her. (was talking/ talked)
6. I _____ home very late last night. (came/ was coming)
7. When_____ a cold? (did you have/ were you having)
8. _____a good time in Paris? Yes, I had a blast! (Were you having/ Did you have)
9. We _____ breakfast when she walked into the room. (had/ were having)
10. Last month I decided to buy a new car, and today I finally _____it. (bought/ was
buying)
Exericse 20: Complete the sentence with the past simple
1. I didn’t ___________ coffe today! (make)
2. Wallace ___________ his mother a beautiful present. (give)
3. My friend ___________ the day at home. (spend)
4. ___________ the students ___________ the tickets for the show? (buy)
5. Alice ___________ (not/ drink) milk in the morning, she ___________ (drink) it at
noon.
6. Where ___________ (you/ meet) your teacher? I ___________ (meet) her in the
shop.
7. Jack ___________ (not/ eat) meat yesterday, he ___________ (eat) fish.
8. What animals ___________ (you/ see) in the zoo? I ___________ (see) a monkey, a
giraffe and a kangaroo.
9. Kate ___________ (not/ take) a bath in the morning, she ___________ (take) a
shower.
10. When ___________ (she/ write) a letter to a Granny? She ___________ (write) it
two days ago.
Exercise 21. Fill in the correct form of the Present Perfect Tense
(Simple or Continuous) :
1. I don't know what time it is; my watch ___________(STOP).
2. How long (YOU BE)___________ a fire-fighter ?
3. I (LOOK)___________ for you since 7 o'clock . - Where ?___________ (YOU BE)
4. The government ___________(ANNOUNCE) new laws to fight unemployment.
5. I (BE)___________ to many countries in Europe, but I ___________(NEVER VISIT)
Poland.
6. Jane ___________(NOT EAT) any meat since she was six.
7. We ___________(SELL) tickets for the concert since March.
8. ___________ (YOU HEAR) the news about the earthquake ?
9. How long ___________(YOU STAND) in this queue ? - Well , I ___________ (JUST
BE) here for a bit over an hour.
10. They must be so tired. They ___________ (REPAIR) the car the whole morning.
Exercise 22. Fill in the correct form of the verb.
1. I predict that by 2040, man __________________________ on Mars (land)
2. Phong ___________________ his interpreter job a couple of years ago. (quit)
3. Our brother __________________________ from the university yet (graduate).
4. They ___________________ any Valentine cards last year (not send)
5. Lisa ___________________ to a dentist once a year for an examination (go)
6. They ___________________ about me when I interrupted their conversation. (talk)
7. Nothing much ______________________ when I got to the fan-meeting (happen).
8. My grandparents ___________________ in Da Nang city two weeks from today (be).
9. I ___________________ two mistakes in the last quiz. (make)
10. Fortunately, our team ___________________ all games last year. (win)
Exercise 23: Put the verbs in brackets into the correct forms.
1. If I didn't feel so tired, I (go) ________ out with you.
2. If you (not pass) ________ the exam, would you take it again?
3. If I (be) __________ you, I would apply for the job.
4. I could repair the car if I (have) __________ the right tools.
5. If I (study) ________ hard, I would have passed the exam.
6. If I (not be) ________ busy yesterday, I would have visited you.
7. She (go) ______ to the university if she had had the opportunity.
8. Suppose they had offered her a job, do you think she (take) ________ it?
9. If she hadn't been ill yesterday, she (go) _________ to work now.
10. If I (be) _________ you, I wouldn't have told him the truth yesterday.
Exercise 24. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the
verb in brackets.
1. The last train to Hai Phong city ___________ at 10 minutes to midnight. (LEAVE)
2. I think I _______ buy theses sandals. They fit perfectly. (BUY)
3. I'm so tired. I _________ for five kilometres and the village isn't anywhere to be seen.
(WALK)
4. I'm starting a job with my uncle's company after I ___________ my study. (FINISH)
5. My friend, Phong, ________ the answers to all the questions. He's a genius. (KNOW)
6. I finally found my wallet. I _________ for it for over a week. (LOOK)
7. By the time Lan leaves university, she ________ for 4 years. (STUDY)
8. My mom ________ the book she ______ reading a few days ago. (NOT FINISH,
START)
Exercise 25. Điền vào ô trống dạng đúng của từ trong ngoặc
1. She __________ (play) tennis every Sunday.
2. They __________ (visit) their grandparents last week.
3. I __________ (watch) a movie next weekend
4. He __________ (study) Spanish at the moment.
5. We __________ (have) lunch when they arrived.
6. __________ you __________ (visit) your parents next month?
7. I __________ (not finish) my homework yet.
8. They __________ (go) to the beach tomorrow.
9. When I arrived, he __________ (wait) for me.
10. __________ she __________ (go) to the party last night?
ĐÁP ÁN
Exercise 1. Bài tập thì hiện tại đơn - Điền dạng đúng của từ trong
ngoặc
1. She always ____makes__delicious meals. (make)
2. Tome__doesn't eat____eggs. (not eat)
3. They____don't do__(do) the homework on Sunday.
4. He ___buys___ a new T-shirt today. (buy)
5. My mom __does____ shopping every week. (go)
6. ____Do__Duong and Hoa __go____ to work by bus every day? (go)
7. ____Do_ your parents ___agree___with your decision? (agree)
8. My sister ___washes___ her hair every day (wash)
9. Police ___catch___ robbers (catch)
Exercise 2. Bài tập thì hiện tại tiếp diễn - Viết câu dưới đây ở thì
HTTD.
1 - My dad is watering some plants in the garden.
2 - My mom is cleaning the floor.
3 - Mary is having lunch with her friends in a restaurant.
4 - They are asking a man about the way to the railway station.
5 - My student is drawing a (very) beautiful picture.
Exercise 3.Bài tập thì hiện tại hoàn thành - Chia động từ trong
ngoặc.
1 - Have bought
2 - Haven't planned
3 - Has gone
4 - Haven't finished
5 - Have - learned
Exercise 4:
1. are - reach; 2. comes; 3. came - had left; 4. has never flown;
5. have just decided -would undertake; 6. would take; 7. was ;
8. am attending - was attending; 9. arrive -will be waitin;g 10. had lived;
11. got- had already arrived; 12. will see - see - will have graduated;
13. visited -was; 14. has been - haven’t you read; 15. is washing - has just repaired;
16. Have you been - spent; 17. have never met - looks; 18. will have been- comes;
19. found – had just lef;t 20. arrive – will probably be raining; 21. is raining - stops;
22. were watching - failed ; 23. stayed – had lived; 24. sat – were being repaired;
25. turned – went – had forgotten; 26. has changed - came;
27. were talking – started - broke; 28. had done 29. has been standing;
30. have spent - got; 31. were - studied; 32. met – had been working;
33. had finished - sat; 34. has; 35. has been;
Exercise 5:
1. C 2. B 3. B 4. A 5. C 6. A 7. D 8. A 9. C
11. B 12. A 13. D 14. A 15. A 16. C 17. C 18. B 19. A
21. D 22. D 23. B 24. C 25. C 26. B 27. B 28. A 29. B
31. B 32. D 33. B 34. C 35. B 36. C 37. C 38. B 39. B
Exercise 6:
1. D. was cooking -> cooked
2. C. catching -> caught
3. D. buys -> bought
4. C. is looking -> was looking
5. B. was sat -> sat
6. D. delete -> deleted
7. C. so do -> so are
8. A. has told -> told
9. C. stop -> stopped
10. D. since -> for
11. A. have seen -> saw
12. C. listen -> listened
13. B. change -> changed
14. D. is still -> was still
15. A. I’m shopping -> was shopping
16. C. is having -> was having
17. C. are -> have been
18. B. are believing -> believe
19. B. had been -> has been
20. C. waking -> wakes
21. D. drives -> was driving
22. D. will certainly complete -> will have certainly completed
23. D. buys -> bought
24. A. We’ll be cycled -> We’ll be cycling
25. D. won’t come -> don’t come
26. A. was knocking -> knocked
27. A. didn’t drink -> hasn’t drunk
28. C. when -> since
29. B. gone -> going
30. A. Did -> Will
Exercise 7:
1. D; 2. B; 3. D; 4. B; 5. D; 6. A; 7. A; 8. C; 9. A; 10. A;
Exercise 8.
1. He went to his house, lied down on the bed, and (sleep) ………slept……… right
away.
2. I (buy) ……bought………… the ticket yesterday. I am (go) ……am going to…………
Dalat tomorrow.
3. Tim (attend) ……is attending………… the meeting at school at the moment.
4. He (have not) ………has not practised……… English for 2 years.
5. Our class (start) ………starts……… at 9am.
6. I always (brush) ……… brush……… my teeth before I go to bed.
7. I (study) ………have studied……… English since I was 21.
8. He was listening to music when his boss (come) ……came………… yesterday.
9. I (have do) ………have been doing……… all the homework all afternoon.
10. I (be) ………am……… a student.
11. She (wait) ………has been waiting……… you for all day.
12. He wasn’t working when his boss (call) ………called……… him yesterday.
13. She (be) ……was………… at her boyfriend’s house yesterday morning.
14. I (talk) ………am talking……… to my father at the moment.
15. We (be) ………were……… in Nhatrang on their summer holiday last year.
16. The sun (rise) ………rises……… in the east.
17. He (meet) ……met………… his old friend near his house yesterday.
18. The World Cup (take place) …… take place………… every four years.
19. They (play) …… were playing………… in the garden at 4 pm yesterday.
20. She was watching a picture while her mother (cook) ………was cooking………
soup.
21. They (play) ………are playing……… now.
22. Anne was riding her bike to school when Peter (see) ………saw……… her
yesterday.
Exercise 9. Khoanh vào đáp án đúng.
1.C 2.B 3.B 4.A 5.C 6.C 7.A 8.A 9.C 10.B
11.A 12.C 13.B 14.B 15.B 16.A 17.D 18.A
Exercise 10. Supply the correct tense
1. They (just decide)………have just decided …………. that they (undertake)…………
would undertake………. the job.
2. We (go)………went…………. to the theatre last night.
3. He usually (write)………writes…………. in green ink.
4. She (play)………was playing…………. the piano when our guests (arrive)…………
arrived………. last night.
5. I (come)……… will come…………. as soon as my work is finished. (You be)………
Are you…………. ready?
6. Where (you go)……… did you go …………. for your holiday last year?
7. I (not leave)………… haven’t left………. Paris since we (go)………… went………. to
Dieppe three years ago.
8. My mother (come)………will come…………. to stay with us next weekend.
9. We (meet)………met…………. only yesterday and (already decide)………have
already decided…………. to get married.
10. We (not live)………haven’t lived…………. in England for the last two months.
11. I (lose)……have lost……………. my keys. I cannot remember where I last (see)
…………saw………. them.
12. Wherever you (go)………go…………. to town nowadays, you (spend)…………
spend………. a lot of money.
13. When I last (stay)………stayed…………. in Cairo, I (ride)……… rode…………. to
the Pyramids on a camel that my friend (borrow)……………had borrowed……. the day
before.
14. I (finish)………will have finished…………. the book before my next birthday.
15. He (walk)………was walking …………. very quickly when I (meet)………
met…………. him yesterday.
Exercise 11. Choose the correct answer.
1 - B; 2 - D; 3 - C; 4 - A; 5 - B;
6 - A; 7 - C; 8 - B; 9 - C; 10 - D;
11 - C; 12 - C; 13 - D; 14 - C; 15 - C;
16 - D; 17 - A; 18 - C; 19 - C; 20 - D;
Exercise 12. Give the correct form of the word in bracket.
1. My elder sister __has been learning_____French since November. ( learn)
2. It __has been___ 5 months since I first met him. (be)
3. I don’t like the newspaper that I ____am reading___ at the moment. (read)
4. Travelling by plane __uses____ a lot of energy. (use)
5. The amount of free time we have ____has been raising____ continuously for over 20
years. (rise)
6. I ____was swimming__ (swim) in the sea when the rain started.
7. If I ____had known__(know) that, I would have acted differently.
8. I ___will try__ (try) my best to answer all the questions tomorrow.
9. Everyone ___will have learnt____ (learn) how to use the Internet in 50 years time.
10. Last month I ____was having__(have) acting lessons but I had to stop when I lost
my voice.
Exercise 13. Past Tense – Simple or Progressive: Fill in the correct
form.
1. He suddenly (realize)_____ realized______ that he (travel)______was
travelling______ in the wrong direction.
2. He (play)________was playing________ guitar when someone (open)_______
opened_________ the window and (throw)__________threw______ out a bucket of
water.
3. He (not allow)_________did not allow_______ us to go out in the boat yesterday
because a strong wind (blow)______was blowing__________ .
4. The next day, as they (know)________knew________ that the police
(look)________were looking________ for them, they (hide)________hid________ the
coats in the woods and (go________went_________ off in different directions.
5. When I (come)________came________ home they (sit)________were
sitting________ around a fire. Jack (do)_________was doing_______ a crossword
puzzle, Judy (knit)_______was knitting_________ and the others
(read)__________were reading______ . Mother (smile) ______smiled__________ at
me and said : “ Come and sit down”.
Exercise 14. Choose the correct tense for each sentence
1 - C; 2 - A; 3 - D; 4 - D; 5 - C;
Exercise 15. Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence.
1 - D; 2 - D; 3 - C; 4 - D; 5 - D;
6 - C; 7 - D; 8 - A; 9 - C; 10 - D;
Exercise 16. Give the correct form of verbs in brackets
1. When Melanie came into the office yesterday, her eyes (be) ____were_______ red
and watery. I think she (cry) ____had been crying_______.
2. By the time we get to Chicago this evening, we (drive) _____will have driven______
more than four hundred miles. We are going to be exhausted.
3. At 6 o’clock on next Friday they (sing) _____will be singing______ the new song.
4. When he (wake up) ____woke up_______ yesterday, his mother (already/ prepare)
____had already prepared_______ breakfast.
5. When Sarah goes on vacation next month, she (study) ______will have been
studying_____German for over two years. She should be able to communicate fairly
well while she is in Austria.
6. (you/ ever/ see) ____Have you ever seen_______ a whale?
7. I have not traveled much yet; however, I (visit) ____will have visited_______ the
Grand Crayon and San Francisco by the time I leave the United States.
8. I (finish) _____will have finished______ it by the end of this month.
9. By the time you finish studying the verb tense tutorial, you (master) _____will have
mastered______ all twelve tenses including their passive forms.
10. I (just/ finish) ____have just finished_______ my homework.
Exercise 17. Put the verbs in the correct form (present simple/
present continuous tense).
1. This afternoon I (see) ____am seeing____ my doctor about my health.
2. How is your cold today? It (sound) ____sounds____ slightly better than yesterday.
3. He normally (read) ____reads____ all the Harry Potter books, but right now I (think)
____think____ he (read) ____is reading____ something else.
4. It is strange that people (take) ____take____ some movies so seriously.
5. What (your brother, do) ____does your brother do____ for a living? - Well he is a
market consultant.
Exercise 18. Put the verb in brackets in the correct form (present
simple or present continuous).
Next week, my friends and I (1. go) ____are going____ camping in the woods. I (2.
organize) ____am organizing____ the food, because I (3. like) ____like____ cooking.
Tom (4. have) ____has____ a big car with a trailer, so he (5. plan) ____is planning____
the transportation. Sam (6. bring) ____is bringing____ the tent. He (7. go)
____goes____ camping every year, so he (8. have) ____has____ a great tent and lots
of other equipment. My wife (9. think) ____thinks____ we’re crazy. She likes holidays in
comfortable hotels, so she (10. take) ____is taking____ a trip to Paris instead.
Exercise 19. Circle the correct answer in the bracket.
1. I ___was sleeping__ - I didn't hear you come in . (was sleeping/ slept)
2. I ___came__ to see her twice, but she wasn't home. (was coming/ came)
3. What___were you doing__ ? - I was watching TV. (did you do/ were you doing)
4. He was a character who __stole___from the rich and gave to the poor. (stole/ was
stealing)
5. Hey, did you talk to her? Yes, I __ talked___to her. (was talking/ talked)
6. I __came___ home very late last night. (came/ was coming)
7. When__did you have___ a cold? (did you have/ were you having)
8. ___Did you have__a good time in Paris? Yes, I had a blast! (Were you having/ Did
you have)
9. We ___were having__ breakfast when she walked into the room. (had/ were having)
10. Last month I decided to buy a new car, and today I finally __bought___it. (bought/
was buying)
Exericse 20: Complete the sentence with the past simple
1. I didn’t ____make_______ coffee today! (make)
2. Wallace _____gave______ his mother a beautiful present. (give)
3. My friend ______spent_____ the day at home. (spend)
4. ______Did_____ the students _____buy______ the tickets for the show? (buy)
5. Alice ____didn’t drink_______ (not/ drink) milk in the morning, she
____drank_______ (drink) it at noon.
6. Where _____did you meet______ (you/ meet) your teacher? I _____met______
(meet) her in the shop.
7. Jack _____didn’t eat______ (not/ eat) meat yesterday, he ____ate_______ (eat) fish.
8. What animals ____did you see_______ (you/ see) in the zoo? I ____saw_______
(see) a monkey, a giraffe and a kangaroo.
9. Kate ______didn’t take_____ (not/ take) a bath in the morning, she
_____took______ (take) a shower.
10. When _____did she write______ (she/ write) a letter to a Granny? She
______wrote_____ (write) it two days ago.
Exercise 21. Fill in the correct form of the Present Perfect Tense
(Simple or Continuous) :
1. I don't know what time it is; my watch _____has stopped______(STOP).
2. How long (YOU BE)______have you been_____ a fire-fighter ?
3. I (LOOK)______have been looking_____ for you since 7 o'clock . - Where ?
_______have you been____ (YOU BE)
4. The government ______has announced_____(ANNOUNCE) new laws to fight
unemployment.
5. I (BE)_____have been______ to many countries in Europe, but I ______have never
visited_____(NEVER VISIT) Poland.
6. Jane ______hasn't eaten_____(NOT EAT) any meat since she was six.
7. We ______have been selling_____(SELL) tickets for the concert since March.
8. _____Have you heard______ (YOU HEAR) the news about the earthquake ?
9. How long _____have you been standing______(YOU STAND) in this queue ? - Well ,
I _____have just been______ (JUST BE) here for a bit over an hour.
10. They must be so tired. They ______have been repairing_____ (REPAIR) the car the
whole morning.
Exercise 22. Fill in the correct form of the verb.
1. I predict that by 2040, man _______will have landed_____ on Mars (land)
2. Phong _____ quit_____ his interpreter job a couple of years ago. (quit)
3. Our brother _______r has not graduated_____ from the university yet (graduate).
4. They _____ didn’t send_____ any Valentine cards last year (not send)
5. Lisa ______goes________ to a dentist once a year for an examination (go)
6. They _____were talking______ about me when I interrupted their conversation. (talk)
7. Nothing much ______was happening_______ when I got to the fan-meeting
(happen).
8. My grandparents _______will be_______ in Da Nang city two weeks from today (be).
9. I _____made______ two mistakes in the last quiz. (make)
10. Fortunately, our team ________won____ all games last year. (win)
Exercise 23: Put the verbs in brackets into the correct forms.
1. If I didn't feel so tired, I (go) ____would go_____ out with you.
2. If you (not pass) ____didn’t pass____ the exam, would you take it again?
3. If I (be) _____were______ you, I would apply for the job.
4. I could repair the car if I (have) _____had_____ the right tools.
5. If I (study) ___had studied_____ hard, I would have passed the exam.
6. If I (not be) ____hadn’t been____ busy yesterday, I would have visited you.
7. She (go) ___would have gone___ to the university if she had had the opportunity.
8. Suppose they had offered her a job, do you think she (take) ____would have
taken____ it?
9. If she hadn't been ill yesterday, she (go) ____would go_____ to work now.
10. If I (be) _____were____ you, I wouldn't have told him the truth yesterday.
Exercise 24. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the
verb in brackets.
1. The last train to Hai Phong city _____LEAVES______ at 10 minutes to midnight.
(LEAVE)
2. I think I ____WILL BUY____ buy theses sandals. They fit perfectly. (BUY)
3. I'm so tired. I ____HAVE BEEN WALKING_____ for five kilometres and the village
isn't anywhere to be seen. (WALK)
4. I'm starting a job with my uncle's company after I ______FINISH_____ my study.
(FINISH)
5. My friend, Phong, ____KNOWS____ the answers to all the questions. He's a genius.
(KNOW)
6. I finally found my wallet. I ____HAD BEEN LOOKING_____ for it for over a week.
(LOOK)
7. By the time Lan leaves university, she ____WILL HAVE BEEN STUDYING____ for 4
years. (STUDY)
8. My mom ____HASN'T FINISHED____ the book she ___STARTED____ reading a
few days ago. (NOT FINISH, START)
Exercise 25. Điền vào ô trống dạng đúng của từ trong ngoặc
1. She ______played____ (play) tennis every Sunday.
2. They _____visited_____ (visit) their grandparents last week.
3. I ______will watch____ (watch) a movie next weekend
4. He _____is studying_____ (study) Spanish at the moment.
5. We ____were having______ (have) lunch when they arrived.
6. ____Will______ you _____visit_____ (visit) your parents next month?
7. I _______haven't finished___ (not finish) my homework yet.
8. They _____will go_____ (go) to the beach tomorrow.
9. When I arrived, he _____had been waiting_____ (wait) for me.
10. _____Did_____ she _____go_____ (go) to the party last night?