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Verb Tenses Exercise KEY

The document consists of two parts: the first part includes multiple-choice questions focused on verb tenses and grammatical structures, while the second part requires identifying and correcting errors in sentences. It tests knowledge of English grammar, particularly verb forms and agreement. The questions cover a range of tenses and contexts to assess understanding of English language usage.

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Verb Tenses Exercise KEY

The document consists of two parts: the first part includes multiple-choice questions focused on verb tenses and grammatical structures, while the second part requires identifying and correcting errors in sentences. It tests knowledge of English grammar, particularly verb forms and agreement. The questions cover a range of tenses and contexts to assess understanding of English language usage.

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PART 1.

Choose ONE phrase for each of the following sentences by circling A, B, C, or D

1. They ……………….. in that factory for three years - from 1995 to 1998.
A. are working B. have been working C. worked D. have worked

2. We …………………… the television when the lights ………………… out.


A. were watching / were going B. were watching / went C. watched / went D. watched / were going

3. When I ………………………… In Ho Chi Minh city for ten years, I ………………………… a book.
A. have been / write B. have been / shall write C. am / write D. shall be / shall write

4. I ………………………………… ten records from Tom this month.


A. have borrowed B. borrow C. am borrowing D. have been borrowing

5. He ……………………. A book while she ……………… the flowers.


A. was reading / watered B. was reading / was watering C. is reading / watered D. reads / was watering

6. By the end of this year, my father ……………………… for 40 years.


A. will have been teaching B. will be teaching C. will teach D. has been teaching

7. He ………………………….. in space for 10 days by tomorrow.


A. will travel B. will be travelling
C. will have been travelling D. has travelled

8. He said he would visit me but he …………………. me yet


A. has not visited B. had not visited C. is not visiting D. does not visit

9. The weather ………………………. fine so far this week.


A. is B. has been C. was D. had been

10. We had just got out of the car when it ………………………… to set fire.
A. has begun B. had begun C. was beginning D. began

11. As soon as he ………………………….. a certificate in English, he will apply for a job.


A. would get B. got C. gets D. will get

12. She has been studying engineering ………………………………. .


A. since 8 years B. for 8 years C. 8 years before D. during 8 years

13. We …………………………….. waiting for her for half an hour before she came.
A. have been B. will be C. will have been D. had been

14. I ……………………………….. it is a stupid idea. He should stay where he is.


A. think B. am going to think C. am thinking D. have been thinking

15. Since my accident, I ……………………………. with my left hand.


A. wrote B. am writing C. have written D. was writing

16. This is the worst book I am …………………………………….


A. read B. am reading C. have ever read D. had read

17. The population of the world …………………….. very fast.


A. rises B. doesn’t rise C. is rising D. A & B are correct

18. When she came back, everything ……………………………


A. has changed B. had changed C. have changed D. were changing
19. They ………………………….. this course by next June.
A. have finished B. will finish C. are going to finish D. will have finished

20. She will go abroad as soon as she …………………………… this English course.
A. has completed B. will complete C. will have completed D. completed

21. She is tired now. She ……………………. for a long time.


A. has been learning B. has learned C. learns D. learned

22. Hurry up or the train …………………………. before you can catch it.
A. will leave B. leaves C. will have left D. has left

23. I ……………………. that novel at least twice.


A. have read B. read C. reads D. have been reading

24. You can’t see Tom now: He …………………….. a bath.


A. have B. has C. had D. is having

25. I won’t go out now as it …………………. and I …………………………. an umbrella


A. is raining / haven’t got B. rained / hasn’t C. rains / haven’t had D. rains / haven’t

26. Can I borrow your pen or ………………………… you …………………………… it at the moment.
A. do / use B. have / used C. are /using D. did / use

27. He never ………………………… to what you say. He ………………………. about something else.
A. listens / is always thinking B. listens / always thinks
C. listen / is always thinking D. listens / always think

28. The children were frightened because it ……………………… dark.


A. was getting B. is getting C. got D. gets

29. It …………………………. heavily when he …………………………… up.


A. snowed / wakes B. was snowing / woke C. has snowed / woke D. was snowing / has woken

30. She was too far away, so she ………………………. you.


A. mustn’t see B. hasn’t seen C. couldn’t have seen D. hadn’t seen

31. I’ve lost my gloves. I ……………………… it somewhere.


A. must drop B. must have dropped C. must be dropping D. must have been dropping

32. I ………………… a new house last year, but I …………………….. my old house yet, so at the moment I have
two houses.
A. buy / didn’t sell B. bought / didn’t sell C. bought / haven’t sold D. have bought / haven’t sold

33. I hope they ………………………. this road by the time we come back next summer.
A. will have repaired B. have repaired C. repair D. repaired

34. He ……………………….. us up when he arrives in England.


A. ring B. rings C. will ring D. rung

35. I ………………………. here till he comes back.


A. wait B. waited C. have waited D. will wait

36. His eyes hurt because he …………………. for 8 hours.


A.has been reading B. have been reading C. had been reading D. was reading

37. After I …………………………. Lunch, I looked for my bag.


A. had B. had had C. have had D. has had

38. By the end of next year, George ……………………. English for 2 years.
A. will have learned B. will learn C. has learned D. would learn

39. Henry …………………….. into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner.
A. was going B. went C. has gone D. did go

40. He will take the dogs out for a walk as soon as he …………………………… dinner.
A. finsh B. finishes C. will finish D. shall have finished

41. Ask her to come and see me when she ………………………… her work.
A. finish B. has finished C. finished D. finishing

42. Oil ……………………. if you pour it into water.


A. floated B. floats C. will be floated D. float

43. When he returned home, he found the door …………………………… .


A. unlocking B. unlocked C. to be unlocked D. have unlocked

44. Almost everyone ……………………………….. for home by the time we arrived.


A. has left B. left C. leaves D. had left

45. By the age of 25, he …………………… two famous novels.


A. wrote B. writes C. has written D. had written

46. When he ………………………… all his newspapers, he will go home.


A. has sold B. sold C. sell D. sells

47. When I arrived at the party, Martha …………………………. home already.


A. went B. has gone C. had gone D. would go

48. How long ……………………….. you to travel to school every day?


A. does it take B. has it taken C. it takes D. is it taking

49. She ……………………. music all day. Now she feels tired.
A. has been playing B. is playing C. played D. plays

50. At first she …………………….. out with him because she thought he was weird, but then she changed her mind.
A. didn’t wanted to B. wanted not to C. wasn’t wanting to D. didn’t want to

Part II. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting.

1. Jim isn’t wanting an ice cream. He doesn’t like it.

2. She is listening to a french song but she doesn’t understand what it is meaning.

3. I’m thinking you are very polite.

4. I took a photograph of him while he ate an ice cream.

5. “Oh dear, I’m late for work.” “Don’t worry. I’m going to give you a lift.”

6. I will get in touch as soon as I will get back.

7. I won’t speak to her until she will say sorry.


8. He has been reading fifty novels this year but he hasn’t got enough experience to start his writing career.

9. I’m exhausted! I have worked all day and I havn’t finished my report yet.

10. I have been losing ten pounds so far but I am still fat.

11. Up to now, there had been no woman being chosen for the US president.

12. People had struggled against weeds since the beginning of agriculture.

13. Ethics are the studies of moral duties, principals and values.

14. Fifteen hundred dollars a year were the per capital income in the United States in 1950.

15. A number of tourists comes to Vietnam every year.

16. The number of students in my class have increased by 10 so far.

17. Medical student must to study both the theory and practice of medicine.

18. Each of the four types of human tooth are suited for a specific purpose.

19. Together with his friends, Mark have won two gold medals.

20. The mayor, along with the city council, are visiting the poor in this area.

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