PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Exercise 1: Choose the correct answer.

1. My brother ___________ to school every day.
a) go b) goes c) is going d) going
2. She ___________ breakfast at 7 AM.
a) eat b) eats c) is eating d) eating
3. They ___________ in the park after school.
a) play b) plays c) is playing d) playing
4. I ___________ to the gym on Mondays.
a) go b) goes c) am going d) going
5. We ___________ coffee every morning.
a) drink b) drinks c) is drinking d) drank
6. My parents ___________ to the beach on weekends.
a) go b) goes c) going d) is going
7. John ___________ English very well.
a) speak b) speaks c) is speaking d) speaking
8. She ___________ her homework in the evening.
a) do b) does c) is doing d) doing
9. Tom and I ___________ to the cinema on Saturdays.
a) go b) goes c) is going d) going
10. We ___________ to music every evening.
a) listen b) listens c) is listening d) listening
Exercise 2: Supply the correct verb forms.
1. She __________ (go) to school every day.
2. I __________ (like) to read books in the evening.
3. They __________ (work) in a big company.
4. He __________ (play) football on Sundays.
5. We __________ (eat) breakfast at 7 AM.
6. My brother __________ (study) English at the university.
7. You __________ (watch) TV every night.
8. The sun __________ (rise) in the east.
9. It __________ (rain) a lot in the winter.
10. They __________ (not, live) in the city.
11. She always ______delicious meals. (make)
12. Tome______eggs. (not eat)
13. They______do the homework on Sunday (do)
14. He ______ a new T-shirt today (buy)
15. My mom______shopping every week. (go)
16. ______John and Mary ______ to work by bus every day? (go)
17. _____ your parents ______with your decision? (agree)
18. My sister ______ her hair every day. (wash)
19. Police ______ robbers. (catch)
20. She always ________ coffee in the morning before going to work. (drink)
Exercise 3: Arrange the words into a sentence.
1. like / I / coffee / don’t / morning / in / the.
__________________________________________________________.
2. he / does / what / do / weekend / every / ?
__________________________________________________________.
3. they / soccer / play / afternoon / in / the / often.
__________________________________________________________.
4. always / her / studies / at / she / library / the.
__________________________________________________________.
5. we / to / cinema / go / the / on / weekends.
__________________________________________________________.
6. work / where / does / father / your / ?
__________________________________________________________.
7. never / watches / he / TV / night / at.
__________________________________________________________.
8. are / why / you / happy / so / today / ?
__________________________________________________________.
9. it / rains / heavily / season / in / the / rainy.
__________________________________________________________.
10. read / every / book / I / a / week.
__________________________________________________________.
Exercise 4: Supply the correct verb forms.
1. Sarah is a teacher. She .................(teach) English at a local school. Every morning, she ................. (wake up)
at 6:30 AM and ................. (have) breakfast. Then, she ................. (go) to work by bus.
2. Tom ................. (1. live) in a small village. He ................. (get) up early every morning and ................. (take)
his dog for a walk. After that, he ................. (eat) breakfast and ................. (go) to work.
3. My parents ................. (work) in a factory. My mother ................. (start) at 7 AM, and my father .................
(begin) at 8 AM. They ................. (not finish) until late in the evening.
4. Anna ................. (study) at a university. She ................. (like) science and ................. (spend) most of her time
in the lab. On weekends, she ................. (visit) her friends and ................. (watch) movies.
5. Peter ................. (have) a pet cat. It ................. (sleep) all day and ................. (wake up) at night.
Peter ................. (feed) it every morning and ................. (play) with it after school.
Exercise 5: Choose the correct answer.
1. Andrew has just started evening classes. He ................. German at present.
A. are learning B. is learning C. am learning D. learning
2. The workers ................................a new house right now.
A. are building B. am building C. is building D. build
3. Tom ............................. two poems at the moment?
A. are writing B. are writeing C.is writeing D. is writing
4. The chief engineer .................................... all the workers of the plant now.
A. is instructing B. are instructing C. instructs D. instruct
5. He .......................... his pictures at the moment.
A. isn’t paint B. isn’t painting C. aren’t painting D. don’t painting
6. We ...............................the herbs in the garden at present.
A. don’t plant B. doesn’t plant C. isn’t planting D. aren’t planting
7. They ........................ the artificial flowers of silk now?
A. are.......... makeing B. are......... making C. is........... making D. is ........... making
8. Your father ...............................your motorbike at the moment.
A. is repairing B. are repairing C. don’t repair D. doesn’t repair
9. Look! The man ......................... the children to the cinema.
A. is takeing B. are taking C. is taking D. are takeing
10. Listen! The teacher.......................a new lesson to us.
A. is explaining B. are explaining C. explain D. explains
11. They ………………. tomorrow.
A. are coming B. is coming C. coming D. comes
Exercise 6: Each sentence below has an error. Find the errors and correct them.
1. Are you do homework right now?
……………………………………………
2. The children play football in the back yard at the moment.
……………………………………………
3. What does your elder sister doing?
……………………………………………
4. Look! Those people are fight with each other.
……………………………………………
5. Noah is tries very hard for the upcoming exam.
……………………………………………
Exercise 7: Supply the correct verb forms.
1. Look! The car (go) …………………. so fast.
2. Listen! Someone (cry) …………………. in the next room.
3.…………. your brother (walk) ………………… a dog over there at present?
4. Now they (try) …………………. to pass the examination.
5. It’s 7 o’clock, and my parents (cook) …………………. dinner in the kitchen.
6. Be quiet! You (talk) …………………. so loudly.
7. I (not stay) …………………. at home at the moment.
8. Now she (lie) …………………... to her mother about her bad marks.
9. At the present, they (travel) …………………... to Washington.
10. He (not work) …………………... in the construction site now.
Exercise 8: Supply the correct verb forms.
1. The population of the world (increase)…………………………… very fast.
2. The world (change)…………………………. Things never stay the same.
3. The situation is already bad and it (get) …………………………… worse.
4. The cost of living (rise)…………………………… Every year things are more expensive.
5. The weather (start)…………………………… to improve. The rain has stopped, and the wind isn’t as strong.
6. He (always / forget) ………………………… to do his homework!
7. She (constantly / leave) ………………………… her clothes all over the floor.
8. They (always / make) ………………………… noise when I’m trying to study.
9. My neighbors (forever / play) ………………………… loud music late at night.
10. You (always / borrow) ………………………… my things without asking!
Exercise 9: Supply the correct verb forms.
1. My tutor (see) ………………………… me for a tutorial every Monday at 5 p.m.
2. My brother (not/study) ……………… very hard at the moment. I (not/think) …………… he’ll pass his tests.
3. Young people (take) ………………………… up traditional style hobbies such as knitting and walking in the
countryside as of lately.
4. In my country, we (drive) ………………………… on the left-hand side of the road.
5. My parents (travel) ………………………… around the world this summer, and probably won’t be back for a
couple of months.
6. The number of wild butterflies (fall) ……………… dramatically as a result of changes in farming methods.
7. More people (play) ………………………… sports on a regular basis nowadays.
8. I have never thought of studying abroad before. I (not/leave) ………………………… Vietnam anytime soon.
9. Nowadays, people (use) …………………… the gym or a climbing wall as their way of sporting recreation.
10. The number of web users who shop online (increase) ……………… due to the convenience of the Internet.
Exercise 10: Supply the correct verb forms using Present Simple and Present Continuous
1. She (visit) ………………… her grandparents every Sunday, but today she (stay) ………………… at home.
2. The sun (rise) ………………………… in the east and (set) ………………………… in the west.
3. Look! That man (run) ……………………… after the bus. He (not want) ………………………… to miss it.
4. This restaurant (usually / serve) …………………… Italian food, but this week they (offer)
…………………… a special Vietnamese menu.
5. Be quiet! The baby (sleep) ………………… right now, and you (always / make) ……………………… so
much noise!
6. John (work) …………………… as a teacher, but he (write) ………………………… a novel in his free time.
7. My brother (hate) ……… spicy food, but he (eat) …………………… it today because there’s nothing else.
8. The river (flow) ………………… into the sea, but it (currently / dry) ……………… up due to the drought.
9. Our dog (bark) …………………… a lot in the morning, but today it (not make) ………………… any noise.
10. I (not usually / take) …………………… the bus to work, but my car (be) ………… at the garage this week.
11. What (you / do) …………………………? I (try) ………………………… to fix this broken chair.
12. My dad (read) ………………………… the newspaper every day, but right now he (watch)
………………………… the news on TV.
13. Water (boil) …………… at 100°C, but it (not boil) ………………………… now because the kettle is off.
14. I (always / forget) ………………………… where I put my keys, and now I (look) …………………………
for them again!
15. These days, people (become) ………………………… more environmentally conscious, but many still (not
recycle) ………………………… their waste.
16. Our teacher (give) ………………………… us lots of homework every week, and this time we (prepare)
………………………… for a big test.
17. We (not usually / go) ………………………… to the beach in winter, but this year we (plan)
………………………… a holiday there.
18. Sarah (love) ………………………… painting, and she (currently / work) ………………………… on a
new project.
19. The train (leave) ………………………… at 6 p.m. every day, but today it (run) …………………………
late due to technical problems.
20. Why (you / always / interrupt) ……………………… me when I (try) ……………… to explain something?

PRESENT PERFECT AND PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

Exercise 1: Supply the correct verb forms
1. My mother (not/ play) ……………… any sport since last year.
2. I’d better have a shower. I (not/have) ……………… one since Monday.
3. Lan doesn’t live with her family now and we (not/see) ……………… each other for five years.
4. I …………… just (realize) …………… that there are only five weeks to the end of term.
5. Thuy (finish) ……………… reading three books this week.
6. We ……………… (be) in London many times.
7. It is the second time I ……………… (travel) Da Lat.
8. He (not/do) ……………… his homework yet.
9. They (work) ……………… on this project for over two months.
10. My parents (never/visit) ……………… Europe before.
Exercise 2: Find the mistakes and correct them.
1. I haven’t cutted my hair since last May.
.…………………………………………..……………..……………..
2. My mother has not working as a teacher for almost 5 years.
.…………………………………………..……………..……………..
3. The lesson haven’t started yet.
.…………………………………………..……………..……………..
4. Has the dog eat yet?
.…………………………………………..……………..…………….
5. I am worried that I still hasn’t finished my housework yet.
.…………………………………………..……………..……………..
6. I have just decided to start working next week.
.…………………………………………..……………..……………..
7. Long has been at his computer since seven hours.
.…………………………………………..……………..……………..
8. Thao hasn’t received any good news since a long time.
.…………………………………………..……………..……………..
9. My brother hasn’t played any sport for last year.
.…………………………………………..……………..……………..
10. I’d better have a shower. I hasn’t hadone since Sunday.
.…………………………………………..……………..……………..
Exercise 3: Complete the sentences with the Present Perfect and Present Perfect Continuous tenses
1. We/ play /tennis/ 4 years.
.…………………………………………..……………..……………..
2. My brother/ move/ a new house/ near/ his girlfriend’s flat.
.…………………………………………..……………..……………..
3. Her teacher/ not/ explain/ this lesson /yet.
.…………………………………………..……………..……………..
4. I/ never/ watch/ such/ good/ film.
.…………………………………………..……………..……………..
5. Quan/ just/ leave/ office/ 3 hours.
.…………………………………………..……………..……………..
6. They/ write/ a report/ since/ last Sunday?
.…………………………………………..……………..……………..
7. He / not / finish / his homework / yet.
…………………………………………..……………..……………..
8. We / wait / for the bus / for over 2 hours.
…………………………………………..……………..……………..
9. She / work / at this company / since 2020.
…………………………………………..……………..……………..
10. How long / you / study / English?
…………………………………………..……………..……………..
Exercise 4. Supply the correct verb forms with Present Perfect tense
1. Although the local authorities (take) ………………………………… some methods to solve the pollution
issue, there seems to be little improvement in the air quality.
2. Xuan Bac, a well-known comedian, (start) ………………………………… acting since he was a student in
the University of Stage and Cinematography.
3. I (be) …………………… to some places in the world. However, Singapore is the most beautiful country that
I (ever/ visit) ………………………………….
4. I (collect) ………………………………… a lot of relevant information for the final evaluation essay.
5. The person that I admire the most in my life is my lecturer, Ms. Linh, who (do) ……………………… a lot of
research that is related to foreign affairs.
Exercise 5. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first.
1. The last time she came back to her hometown was 4 years ago.
→ She hasn't..................................................................................................................................
2. He started working as a bank clerk 3 months ago.
→ He has......................................................................................................................................
3. It has been 5 years since we first flew to Singapore.
→ We have...................................................................................................................................
4. I last had my hair cut in November.
→ I haven't...................................................................................................................................
5. The last time we called each other was 5 months ago.
→ We haven't...............................................................................................................................
6. It has been a long time since we last met.
→ We haven't...............................................................................................................................
7. When did you have it?
→ How long................................................................................................................................?
8. This is the first time I had such a delicious meal.
→ I have never.............................................................................................................................
9. I haven't seen him for 8 days.
→ The last....................................................................................................................................
10. Today is Saturday. I haven't taken a bath since Wednesday.
→ It..............................................................................................................................................
11. The last time I went to the cinema was two months ago.
→ I haven't .......................................................................................................................
 12. She has been living in this city for 10 years.
→ It's ................................................................................................................................
13. I started learning English when I was 7 years old.
→ I have ...........................................................................................................................
14. The last time they cleaned the house was last week.
→ They haven't ................................................................................................................
15. We haven't gone out together since the summer holiday.
→ The last time ................................................................................................................
16. This is the best movie I’ve ever seen.
→ I have never .................................................................................................................
17. He hasn’t played football for three months.
→ The last time ................................................................................................................
18. When did you start writing the report?
→ How long .....................................................................................................................
19. I can’t remember the last time I visited my grandparents.
→ I haven’t ......................................................................................................................
20. She hasn’t worn this dress since her birthday party.
→ The last time ................................................................................................................

Exercise 6. Supply the correct verb forms with Present Perfect and Present Perfect Continuous
1. He (write) …………… three chapters of his book, but he (work) ………………… on it for over a year now.
2. How many times (you/visit) ………………… Paris? I (hear) ………………… it’s beautiful in the spring.
3. The researchers (conduct) ………………… experiments for months, but they (not/find) ………………… a
solution yet.
4. She (constantly/complain) ………………… about the noise since she (move) ………………… to this
apartment.
5. The river (overflow) ………………… its banks several times this year because of the heavy rains.
6. Why (you/not/answer) ………………… my emails? I (wait) ………………… for your reply all day.
7. They (renovate) ………………… the old theater for over six months, and it still (not/be) …………………
ready.
8. My sister (attend) ………………… every art exhibition in the city lately; she (develop) ………………… a
strong interest in modern art.
9. We (not/have) ………………… any serious disagreements recently, but I (feel) ………………… some
tension between us.
10. The professor (teach) ………………… at this university since 1990, and he (inspire) …………………
countless students during his career.
Exercise 7: Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first.
1. She started to live in Hanoi 2 years ago. (for)
→ ………………………………………………………………………………
2. He began to study English when he was young. (since)
→ ………………………………………………………………………………
3. I have never eaten this kind of food before. (This is)
→ ………………………………………………………………………………
4. I have never seen such a beautiful girl before. (She is)
→ ………………………………………………………………………………
5. This is the best novel I have ever read. (before)
→ ………………………………………………………………………………
6. He hasn’t played the piano for five years. (The last time)
→ ………………………………………………………………………………
7. It has been ages since we last talked. (We haven’t)
→ ………………………………………………………………………………
8. I started working at this company three months ago. (have)
→ ………………………………………………………………………………
9. This is the most exciting movie I have ever watched. (never)
→ ………………………………………………………………………………
10. I last saw my uncle when I was in high school. (haven’t)
→ ………………………………………………………………………………
11. I have never been to such a luxurious hotel. (This is)
→ ………………………………………………………………………………
12. We haven’t gone on a picnic together since last summer. (The last time)
→ ………………………………………………………………………………
13. He began learning French in 2015. (since)
→ ………………………………………………………………………………
14. The last time I ate sushi was two months ago. (for)
→ ………………………………………………………………………………
15. I have never heard such an inspiring speech before. (This is)
→ ………………………………………………………………………………
 16. She hasn’t gone to the gym since last March. (The last time)
→ ………………………………………………………………………………
17. This is the first time I have ridden a horse. (never)
→ ………………………………………………………………………………
18. I started learning to play the guitar 6 months ago. (have)
→ ………………………………………………………………………………
19. This is the most challenging project I’ve ever worked on. (never)
→ ………………………………………………………………………………
20. He hasn’t written to me since the beginning of this year. (The last time)
→ ………………………………………………………………………………

PAST PERFECT – PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

Exercise 1: Supply the correct verb forms with Past Perfect
1. The tornado destroyed the tent that we (build) ………………..
2. She (not / be) ……………….. to Hanoi before 2018.
3. When he went out to play, he (do / already) ……………….. his homework.
4. My sister ate all of the cake that our mum (make) ……………….. .
5. The nurse took off the plaster that she (put on) ……………….. six weeks before.
6. The waitress brought a drink that I (not / order) ……………….. .
7. I could not remember the song we (learn) ……………….. three week before.
8. The children collected mangos that (fall) ……………….. from the tree.
9. (she / phone) ……………….. Nam before she went to see him in Laos?
10. He (not / ride) ……………….. an elephant before that day.
Exercise 2: Arrange the words into a sentence (remember to use the correct tense)
1. an email / sent / a day off / he / before / his boss / take / he / to
→ ..........................................................................................................................................
2. save / before / he / be able / an early retirement / a lot of / have / money / to / he.
→ ..........................................................................................................................................
3. brief / the clients / objectives / we / he / about / new year’s / before / us / the / before / meet.
→ ..........................................................................................................................................
4. go off / the office / we / after / the lights / leave.
→ ..........................................................................................................................................
5. bring / the post office / here / you / package / you / the / come / before / to?
→ ........................................................................................................................................ ?
6. presence / she / call / her house / after / fell / the / someone / in / the police / she / of.
→ ..........................................................................................................................................
Exercise 3: Choose the correct verb forms
1. When we reached / had reached the station, the train left / had left already.
2. Did you feel / Had you felt surprised when you heard / had heard the news?
3. It was / had been mid- night and most of the shops had just closed / just closed.
4. Mary didn’t want / hadn’t wanted to see the film because she saw / had seen it before.
5. John was delighted when he found out / had found out that he passed / had passed the exam.
6. My violin teacher got / had got angry because I didn’t practise / hadn’t practised.
7. She was / had been tired because she went / had gone to bed late the night before.
8. By the time Jack decided / had decided to apply for the job, the position was filled / had been filled.
Exercise 4: Rewrite the sentence using the word in the bracket
1. After Frank had called me, I went to school. (before)

2. I had washed the dishes before I watched TV. (after)

3. After she had washed her hands, she had lunch. (before)

4. Before the boys played football, they had bought a ball. (after)

5. The guests came after my mother had made a cake. (before)

Exercise 5: Supply the correct verb forms (Past Simple and Past Perfect)
1. Kevin _________ (go) home by the time I arrived.
2. Ethan suddenly realized that he _________ (leave) his laptop on the train.
3. Mum was annoyed because I _________ (not clean) my room.
4. _________ (they / study) English before they went to the USA?
 5. We were hungry because we _________ (not eat).
6. My phone didn’t work because I _________ (not charge) it.
7. Why didn’t you want to watch the film? _________ (you / see) it before?
8. Sally was embarrassed because she _________ (forget) her dad’s birthday.
9. The film _________ (start) when we _________ (arrive) at the cinema because we were very late.
10. Mum _________ (find) my homework after I _________ (go) to school.
11. When Sharon _________ (get) to the bus stop, she realised that the bus _________ (leave) a few minutes
earlier.
12. After Dad _________ (come) home from work, we _________ (eat) dinner together.
13. When I _________ (call) my grandma, she _________ (not receive) my letter.

Exercise 6: Supply the correct verb forms with Past Perfect Continuous

1. Hannah and James were very happy when I arrived, they (wait) ………………. for me.

2. My husband said he (stop) ………………. smoking for 5 months before we met.

3. My mother and I (talk) ………………. on the line for 3 hours.

4. That rich man (pay) ………………. for his new apartment in cash.

5. I (have) ………………. dinner by the time my grandparents came into the restaurant.

6. It (rain) ………………. for a month before the storm came last week.

7. Their team (run) ………………. along the road for about 30 minutes before the referee stopped them.

Exercise 7: Supply the correct verb forms with Past Perfect Continuous

1. We were very tired when we arrived home. (we/work/hard all day) ………………………..

2. Two friends came into the house. They had tennis and they were both very tired. (they/play/tennis)
………………………..

3. She was disappointed when she had to cancel her holiday. (she/look/forward to it) ………………..………

4. Nam woke up in the middle of the night. He was frightened and didn’t know where she was. (he/dream)
………………………..
5. When we got home, Lisa was sitting in front of the TC. She had just turned it off. (she/watch/a film)
………………………..

Exercise 8. Supply the correct verb forms

1.I (work) ……………………………….. all day, so I didn't want to go out.

2.She (sleep) ……………………………….. for ten hours when I woke her up.

3.They (live) ……………………………….. in Beijing for three years when he lost his job.

4.By the time we met, he (work) ……………………………….. at that company for six months.

5.We (eat) ……………………………….. all day, so we were full.

6.He was red in the face because he (run) ………………………………..

7.It (rain) ……………………………….. and the road was covered in water.

8.I was really tired because I (study) ………………………………..

9.We (date) ……………………………….. three years before we got married.

10.It (snow) ……………………………….. for three days.

Exercise 9. Supply the correct verb forms

1.We (sleep) ……………………………….. for 12 hours when he woke us up.

2.They (wait) ……………………………….. at the station for 90 minutes when the train finally arrived.

3.By 9 p.m yesterday, we (chat) ……………………………….. for two hours.

4.I (not/walk) ……………………………….. for a long time when the speed walking contest was organized.

5.How long (learn/she) ……………………………….. English before she went to London?

6.Frank caught the flu because he (sing) ……………………………….. in the rain for too long.

7.He (drive) ……………………………….. for less than an hour by the time his car ran out of petrol.
8.They were very tired in the evening because they (help) ……………………………….. on the farm all day.

9.I (not/work) ……………………………….. all day; so I wasn't tired and went to the disco at night.

10.They (cycle) ……………………………….. all day so their legs were sore in the evening.

Exercise 10: Supply the correct verb forms with Past Perfect and Past Perfect Continuous (2,4,5,6)
1. Peter was Sally's best friend. She (know) him all her life.
2. The children were wet because they (play) football in the rain.
3. We were very hungry because we (not / eat).
4. I was delighted when I found my keys. I (look) for them for hours.
5. She was exhausted because she (work) since eight o'clock that morning.
6. Everything was white because it (snow).
7. The passengers were cross because the airline (lose) everyone's bags.
8. I (not / see) Jacob for several years, but I recognised him immediately.