QUANG TRUNG- DONG DA HIGH SCHOOL – PREPARED BY PHAM MINH THUY.

Tense revision
I. Supply the correct verb forms: The simple present tense or The present continous tense:
1. Be quiet! The baby (sleep). is sleeping
2. We seldom (eat ) eat before 6:30.
3. Look! A man (run) is running after the train. He (want) wants to catch it.
4. The Sun (set) sets in the West.
5. It (be) is often hot in summer.
6. I (do)am doing an exercise on the present tenses at this moment
7. My mother sometimes (buy)buys vegetables at this market.
8. It (be)is very cold now.
9. It (rain)rains much in summer. It (rain)is raining now.
10. Daisy (cook)is cooking some food in the kitchen at present. She always (cook)cooks in the
morning.
II. Supply the correct verb form: Present tenses.
1. Listen! I (think)think someone (knock) is knocking at the door.
2. Up to the present, we (write) have written almost every lesson in the book.
3. The Earth (circle)circles the Sun once every 365 days.
4. The farmers (work) are working in the field at the moment.
5. How many times have you (see)seen him since he went to Edinburgh?
6. Rivers usually (flow)flow to the sea.
7. Look! The boy is crying(cry).
8. Do you know that man, who is smoking (smoke) there?
9. Mrs Green always (go) goes to work by bus.
10. We (be)are from French. We (be)have been there for twenty years.
11. That house belongs (belong) to Mr. Green.
12. Mai has lost (lose) her dictionary.
13. I (be) am sorry. I (forget) have forgot that girl's name already.
14. I (wait) have waited for the manager for two hours.
15. Have You (ever, see) ever seen a lion?
III. Supply the correct verb form: Simple past or Present perfect.
2. I (see) saw her last year.
3. Tom has never been (be) in Hanoi.
4. I haven’t read (read) the novel written by Jack London several times before.
5. What did you do (do) yesterday?
6. Did You (watch)watched TV last night?
7. She was (be) born in 1980.
8. He has written(write) a book since last year.
9. Mr Green has taught (teach) English in this school since he graduated (graduate) from the
university in 1986.
10. How long have you leart (learn) English?
IV. Supply the correct verb form: Simple past or Past continous.
1. When I arrived (arrive) at this house, he was still sleeping (sleep).
2. The light (go) went out while we (have) were having dinner.
3. Bill (have) was having breakfast when I (stop) stopped at this house this morning.
4. As we (cross) were crossing the street, we (see) saw an accident.
5. Tom (see) saw a serious accident while he (stand) was standing at the bus stop.
6. While my father (read) was reading a newspaper, I (learn) was learning my lesson and my sister
(do) was doing her homework.
7. The children (play)was playing football when their mother (come ) came back home.
8. The bell (ring) was ringing while Tom (take) was taking a bath.
V. Give the right forms of the verbs in brackets: Past tenses.
1. Yesterday John (go) had gone to the store before he went (go) home.
2. Our teacher (tell) told us yesterday that he (visit) had visited England in 1970.
3. When John and I got to the theatre, the movie (start) had started already.
4. Before Alice went (go) to sleep, she (call) had called her family.
5. When the phone (ring) rang, I (have) was having dinner.
6. Daisy (agree)agreed with other members in the last meeting.
7. What did you (do)do at 6 p.m yesterday?
8. The little girl asked what (happen) was happening to her ice-cream.
9. He had taught (teach) in this school before he left (leave) for England.
10. She (win) won the gold medal in 1986.
* BÀI TẬP:
Ex1. Choose the word or phrase that best complete the sentence (A, B, C, or D):
1) He ____ for London one year ago.
A. left B. has left C. leaves D. had left
2) She ____ in Hue for twenty years.
A. lives B. has lived C. lived D. will live
3) I ____ to the market with my mother yesterday.
A. go B. went C. have gone D. was going
4) What ____ you ____, Nam? – I’m thinking of my mother.
A. do/think B. are/thinking C. have/thought D. were/thinking
5) How long ____ you ____ her? – For five months.
A. do/know B. are/knowing C. have/known D. had/known
6) I usually ____ to school by bus.
A. went B. am going C. go D. have gone
7) Yesterday morning I ____ up at 6.30.
A. got B. get C. was getting D. had got
8) Please don’t make so much noise. I ____.
A. studying B. study C. am studying D. studied
9) Water ____ at 100 degrees Celsius.
A. boils B. boiled C. is boiling D. will boil
10) It is raining now. It began raining two hours ago. So it ____ for two hours.
A. rains B. is raining C. has rained D. rained
11) ____ you ____ out last night?
A. Did/go B. Do/go C. Have/gone D. Were/going
12) This house ____ 35,000 pounds in 1980.
A. costs B. cost C. had cost D. was cost
13) While Tom ____ tennis, Ann ____ a shower.
A. played/took B. playing/taking
C. was playing/was taking D. was play/was take
14) Mike is playing chess. How long ____ he ____?
A. did/play B. is/playing C. has/play D. has/been playing
15) When they ____ in the garden, the phone ____.
A. worked/was ringing B. were working/rang C. worked/rang D. work/rings
16) After they ____ their breakfast, they ____ shopping yesterday.
A. have/go B. had had/go C. had/had gone D. had had/went
17) They ____ tea when the doorbell ____.
A. have/is ringing B. were having/rang C. had had/ rang D. having/ringing
18) Father ____ his pipe while mother ____ a magazine.
A. smoked/read B. had smoked/read
C. was smoking/was reading D. smoking/reading
19) When I ____ into the office, my boss ____ for me.
A. came/was waiting B. was coming/waited C. had come/waited D. came/waiting
20) When I ____ Brian, he ____ a taxi.
A. see/drives B. see/was driving C. saw/was driving D. saw/is driving
21) When he ____, we ____ dinner.
A. arrived/having B. arrived/were having C. was arriving/had D. had arrived/had
22) While they ____ chess, we ____ the shopping.
A. playing/doing B. were playing/doing
C. played/did D. were playing/were doing
23) They ____ football when the lights in the stadium ____ out.
A. were playing/went B. played/was going
C. were playing/ was going D. playing/went
24) While George and John ____ their room, she ____ the ironing.
A. cleaning/doing B. were cleaning/was doing
C. were cleaning/doing D. cleaning/was doing
25) Today is Thursday and she ____ late twice this week. She ____ late yesterday and on Monday.
A. is/was B. has been/is C. has been/was D. has been/had been
26) He ____ in the same house since 1975.
A. has lived B. is living C. lived D. had lived
27) We ____ him since he ____ married.
A. didn’t see/go B. haven’t seen/got C. don’t/get D. hadn’t seen/got
28) It ____ for two hours and the ground is too wet to play tennis.
A. is raining B. had rained C. has rained D. was raining
29) He ____ to HCMC last year and I ____ him since then.
A. moved/didn’t see B. moves/haven’t seen C. moved/haven’t seen D. moved/hadn’t seen
30) We ____ what to do with the money yet.
A. not decide B. didn’t decide C. haven’t decided D. hadn’t decided
31) My father ____ as a teacher for thirty years.
A. works B. is working C. worked D. has worked
32) He ____ to New York three times this year.
A. had been B. was C. has been D. is
33) I ____ how to dance when I ____ six years old.
A. don’t know / was B. didn’t know / am C. didn’t know / was D. haven’t known/was
34) Last month my brother ____ me his photos. He ____ me his photos every year.
A. sends/sent B. sent/sends C. sent/sent D. sends/sends
35) Nam is a careful driver but yesterday he ____ carelessly.
A. drove B. had driven C. drives D. was driving
36) Do you like swimming, Ba? – I ____ when I was a child but not now.
A. do B. did C. have done D. had done
37) I ____ her at the school gate yesterday.
A. met B. meet C. had met D. am meeting
38) She ____ English when she was six years old.
A. learned B. has learned C. is learning D. had learned
39) I don’t remember where and when I ____ her.
A. meet B. had met C. met D. have met
40) They ____ to know each other for more than ten years.
A. get B. got C. have got D. had got
41) ____ you ____ that film yet?
A. Do/see B. Have/seen C. Did/see D. Had/seen
42) I ____ the film with my friends last week.
A. watched B. watch C. have watched D. had watched
43) He ____ up at five every morning.
A. is getting B. got C. gets D. was getting
44) ____ she ____ in Hue at the moment?
A. Does/live B. Is/living C. Did/live D. Was/living
45) He usually ____ her at weekend but now he ____ in bed because of his severe illness.
A. visits/stays B. visits/staying C. visited/stays D. visits/is staying
46) Don’t make noise, children! Parents ____.
A. sleep B. are sleeping C. were sleeping D. slept
47) Why ____ you often ____ so much noise in the house?
A. do/make B. did/make C. are/making D. were/making
48) What ____ he ____ before you came?
A. does/do B. had/do C. had/done D. has/done
49) While mum was watching TV, I ____ my homework.
A. am doing B. was doing C. had done D. has done
 50) At this time yesterday I ____ to music.
A. listened B. had listened C. was listening D. am listening
Ex 2: Choose the word or phrase that best complete the sentence (A, B, C, or D):
1. John …………tennis once or twice a week .
A. Plays usually B. is usually playing C. usually plays D. have usually played
2. It was noisy next door . Our neighbors ………………….a party .
A. had B. were having C. had had D. have had
3. It …………dark . Shall I turn on the light ?
A. is getting B. get C. got D. has got
4. Tom: ‘I ………………..for Christine . Do you know where she is ?’
David: ‘She has gone out.’
A. look B. looked C. am looking D. looks
5. Nga: ‘What were you doing at 7 o’clock yesterday evening?’
Huong: ‘I …………………….my clothes.’
A. am ironing B. have ironed C. ironed D. was ironing
6. Cavin:“Are you ready , Ann ?”
Ann: “ Yes , I …………………………….”
A. am coming B. come C. came D. have came
7. Why ……………….at me like that ? What’s the matter ?
A. do you look B. have you looked C. did you look D. are you looking
8. I …………along the street when I suddenly heard footsteps behind me .
A. was walking B. am walking C. walk D. walked
9. She ……………….German for two years .
A. has learnt B. is learning C. learn D. learns
10. The earth ……………….round the Sun .
A. go B. went C. goes D. has gone
11. I come from Canada . Where ……………you ……….from ?
A. do – come B. did – come C. are – coming D. have come
12. When I last ………………Jane , she ……………..to find a job .
A. see – trying B. saw – was trying C. have seen – tried D. saw – tried
13. ………………….you go to the dentist ?
A. How often are B. How often do C. How often does D. How are
14. Ann ………………tea very often.
A. doesn’t drink B. don’t drink C. didn’t drink D. hasn’t drunken
15. Bad driving often ………………….many accidents.
A. caused B. cause C. causes D. has caused
16. The Olympic Games …………………every four years
A. take place B. takes place C. took place D. is taking place
17. What time ……………..the banks close in Britain ?
A. do B. does C. did D. can
18. Look ! That man ……………………..to open the door of your car .
A. try B. tried C. is trying D. has tried
19. When I was young , I …………..to be a singer .
A. want B. was wanting C. wanted D. had wanted
20. I ……………lots about the job so far .
A. have learnt B. am learning C. had learnt D. learn
21. I …………….my son the money for that last week .
A. gave B. given C. have given D. was given
22. Yesterday I passed by Peter’s house , but the front door was closed . He …………….out
A. went B. must have gone C. has gone D. had gone
23. Where ……………you at 9.00 last night , Mr Green ?
A. have been B. were C. will be D. are
24. I …………the dishwasher on when heard the shot .
A. am turning B. was turned C. was turning D. turned
25. We …………a party last Saturday . It was great – we invited lots of people .
A. have B. have had C. had D. had had
26. I was sad when I sold my car . I ……….….it for a very long time .
A. am running ` B. were running
C. had been running D. have been running
27. We were extremely tired at the end of the journey . We …….for more than 24 hours .
 A.had been traveling B. were traveling C. have traveled D. traveled
28. The house was very quiet when I got home . Everybody ………………straight to bed .
A.had gone B. have gone C. went D. go
29. ……………a car when they were living in London ?
A. Have they B. Did they have
C. Were they having D. Have they had
30. A few days ago , I ………that Jane …………………for New York .
A. learn – had left B. learned – had left
C. learned – has left D. learn – will leave
31. Tom writes very quickly . He’s …………………finished his essays .
A. already B. been C. for D. yet
32. How …………have you known each other ?
A. already B. for C. long D. since
33. He has been selling motorcycles ………………………….
A. ten years ago B. since ten years C. for last ten years D. for ten years
34. He fell down when he ……..towards the church .
A. run B. runs C. was running D. were running
35. Sorry , I can’t stop now . I …………..to an important appointment
A. go B. am going C. have gone D. was going
36. They ……..serving meals by the time we get to the restaurant .
A. will stop B. stopped C. are stopping D. will have stopped
37. Mark was listening to music while his sister …………….a book .
A. read B. reads C. is reading D. was reading
38. You …………..here for my party , won’t you ?
A. shall be B. won’t be C. will be D. are going to be
39. There’s no more apples . We …………………..them all .
A. had eaten B. ate C. eat D. have eaten
40. She ……………music all day . Now she feels tired .
A. has been playing B. is playing C. played D. plays
41. After he ……………the house , he wrote a letter .
A. cleans B. was cleaning C. had cleaned D. has cleaned
42. The books , an English dictionary and a chemistry text , …………on the shelf yesterday.
A. was B. were C. is D. are
43. There …………..ten people in line already when we arrived .
A. were B. was C. is D. are
44. The staff ……………in the conference room at the moment .
A. are meeting B. were meeting C. meet D. is meeting
45. Mathematics ……………….very interesting to me .
A. are B. have been C. were D. is
46. I ……………..to New York three times this year .
A. have been B. were C. has been D. was
47. Diana is a wonderful tennis player . She ……….……since she was at high school .
A. has been practising B. is practising
C. has been practised D. was practised
48. Helen and Tom _____ each other since they were seven years old.
A. know B. has known C. have known D. knew
49. Harry works all the time. He ________.
A. never relaxes B. relaxes never
C. often relaxes D. relaxes sometimes
50. The last time I _______ swimming was when we were in Spain.
A. has gone B. went C. had gone D. goes
51. How old was Catherine when she ______ to France?.
A. migrated B. migrate C. migrates D. has migrated
52. A: I hope to write my autobiography before I ___. Do you think anyone would read it ?
B: Certainly!
A. died B. die C. have died D. had died
53. While I …………..TV last night, a mouse ran across the floor
A. was watching B. watched C. watch D. am watching
54. It ____________ him three months to be able to run a mile a year ago.
A. takes B. take C. took D. to take
55. World War II ________ out in 1939.
A. break B. will break C. broke D. have broken