EXERCISE 1

1. “How many pages_______so far?”

A. have you studied B. did you study C. do you study D. had you studied

2. We are too late. The plane_______off ten minutes ago.

A. has taken B. took C. had taken D. was taken

3. “What a lovely boat!” “I_______half a year building this boat.”

A. spend B. spent C. spending D. have spent

4. How _______since we_______school?

A. are you/ left B. have you been/ have left

C. were you/ left D. have you been/ left

5. I think John_______tomorrow.

A. would come B. come C. will come D. comes

6. After he_______his driving test he bought a car.

A. had passed B. pass C. passed D. passing

7. When I got to the office, I_______that I had forgot to lock the door.

A. realized B. had realized C. realize D. have realized

8. When she was 21 she_______across the United States.

A. drove B. drive C. driven D. was driving

9. He often_______so nervous before his exams.

A. feels B. felt C. was feeling D. had felt

10. How long have you_______he was a liar.

A. been knowing B. knew C. know D. known

11. I’m sorry. I don’t understand what_______.

A. you say B. you’re saying C. you will say D. you would say

12. to the radio when you get up everyday?

A. Do you listen B. Are you listening C. Was you listening D. Did you listen

13. My sweetheart_______smoking next week.

 A. will give up B. is going to give up C. gives up D. gave up

14. There is no red wine? I_______white, then.

A. am going to have B. have C. will have D. am having

15. When the phone rang she_______a letter.

A. writes B. will write C. has written D. was writing

16. As the sun_______I decided to go out.

A. shines B. has shone C. shine D. was shining

17. I_______your uncle tomorrow, so I’ll give him your note.

A. have seen B. shall have seen C. see D. am going to see

18. study hard when you were at school?

A. Must you B. Had you C. Did you have to D. Were you

19. She is tired because she_______all day.

A. is studied B. has been studying C. had been studying d. studied

20. Has your teacher ever_______angry with you?

A. get B. getting C. got D. gets

21. He _______

A. will be here soon B. will here be soon C. will be soon here D. be soon will ere

22. They_______to the theatre twice so far this month.

A. are going B. go C. went D. have been

23. My daughter_______university last June.

A. left B. has left C. leaves D. was leaving

24. He hates his boss so he_______his job

A. leaves B. has left C. is leaving D. Left

25. While the waiter was picking up the broken plates, he_______his finger.

A. cut B. was cutting C. had cut D. cuts

EXERCISE 2

1. I ............Louisiana state University now.

A. am attending B. attend C. was attending D. attended

2. He has sold motorcycles.................

A. ten years ago B. for ten years C. for ten years ago D. since ten years

3. Columbus............America more then 400 years ago.

A. discovered B. has discovered C. had discovered D. he has gone

4. He fell down when he ............towards the church.

A. run B. runs C. was running D. had run

5. We ............there when our father died.

A. still lived B. lived still C. was still living D. were still living

6. They ............pingpong when their father comes back home.

A. will play B. will be playing C. play D. would play

7. By Christmas, I.............for you for 6 months.

A. will have been working B. will work C. have been working D. will be working

8. I............in the room now.

A. am being B. was being C. have been being D. am

9. I.............to New york three times this year.

A. have been B. was C. were D. had been

10. I will come and see you before I.............for America.

A. leave B. will leave C. have left D. shall leave

11. The little girl asked what............to her friend.

A. has happened B. happened C. had happenedD. would have been happened

12. John ............a book when I saw him.

A. is reading B. read C. was reading D. reading

13. He said he............return later.

A. will B. would C. can D. would be

14. Jack.............the door.

A. has just opened B. open C. will have opened D. opening

15. I have been waiting for you...............

A. since early morning B. since 9 a.m C. for two hours D. all are correct

16. My sister............for you since yesterday.

A. is looking B. was looking C. has been looking D. looked

17. Jack............the door.

A. has just painted B. paint C. will have painted D. painting

18. The train............half an hour.

A. has been leaving B. left C. has lelt D. had lelt

19. We............Doris since last Sunday.

A. don't see B. haven't seen C. didn't see D. hadn't seen

20. When I last saw him, he............in London.

A. has lived B. is living C. was living D. has been living

21. After I...............lunch, I looked for my bag.

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

22. By the end of next year, Geoge...............English for 2 years.

A. will have learned B. will learn C. has learned D. would learn

23. The man got out the car ,...............round to the back and opened the boot.

A. walking B. walked C. walks D. walk

24. For several years his ambition...............to be a pilot.

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

25. Henry............into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner.

A. was going B. went C. has gone D. did go

26. He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he ............dinner.
A. finish B. finishes C. will finish D. shall have finished

27. Before you asked, the letter...............

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

28. Ask her to come and see me when she............her work.

A. finish B. has finished C. finished D. finishing

29. Oil ............if you pour it on water.

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

30. The dancing club.............north of the city.

A. lays B. lies C. located D. lain

EXERCISE 3: Use the correct form of verbs in brackets.

1. In all the world, there (be) __________ only 14 mountains that (reach) __________above
8,000 meters.
2. He sometimes (come) __________ to see his parents.
3. When I (come) __________, she (leave) __________for Dalat ten minutes ago.
4. My grandfather never (fly) __________ in an airplane, and he has no intention of ever doing
so.
5. We just (decide) __________ that we (undertake) ____________ the job.
6. He told me that he (take) __________ a trip to California the following week.
7. I knew that this road (be) __________ too narrow.
8. Right now I (attend) __________ class. Yesterday at this time I (attend) __________class.
9. Tomorrow I’m going to leave for home. When I (arrive) __________at the airport, Mary
(wait) __________ for me.
10. Margaret was born in 1950. By last year, she (live) __________on this earth for 55 years .
11. The traffic was very heavy. By the time I (get) __________to Mary’s party, everyone already
(arrive) __________
12. I will graduate in June. I (see) __________ you in July. By the time I (see) __________
you , I (graduate) __________.
13. I (visit) __________ my uncle’s home regularly when I (be) __________ a child.
14. That book (be) __________ on the table for weeks. You (not read) __________ it yet ?
15. David (wash) __________ his hands. He just (repair) __________ the TV set.
16. You (be) __________here before? Yes, I (spend) __________ my holidays here last year.
17. We never (meet) __________ him. We don’t know what he (look) __________ like.
18. The car (be) __________ ready for him by the time he (come) __________tomorrow.
19. On arriving at home I (find) __________that she just (leave) __________a few minutes
before.
20. When we (arrive) __________ in London tonight, it probably (rain) __________.
21. It (rain) __________ hard. We can’t do anything until it (stop) __________
22. Last night we (watch) __________TV when the power (fail) __________.
23. That evening we (stay) __________up to talk about the town where he (live) __________for
some years.
24. I (sit) __________down for a rest while the shoes (repair) __________.
25. Half way to the office Paul (turn) __________round and (go) __________back home
because he (forget) __________to turn the gas off.
26. London (change) __________a lot since we first (come) __________ to live here.
27. While we (talk) __________on the phone the children (start) __________fighting and
(break) __________a window
28. He used to talk to us for hours about all the interesting things he (do) __________ in his life.
29. You know she (stand) __________looking at that picture for the last twenty minutes.
30. I (spend) __________ a lot of time travelling since I (get) __________this new job.
31. When we (be) __________ at school we all (study) __________Latin.
32. When I (meet) __________ him , he (work) __________as a waiter for a year.
33. After he (finish) __________ breakfast he (sit) __________down to write some letters.
34. She (have) __________a hard life, but she’s always smiling.
35. I think Jim (be) __________ out of town.

EXERCISE 4:
1) We (study)...............a very hard lesson the day before yesterday............................
2) We (study)................................................almost every lesson in this book
so far.................
3) We (watch)..........................that television program.
4) We (watch).....................an interesting program on television last night
5) My wife and I........................................(travel) by air many times
6) My wife and I (travel).................................. to Mexico by air last summer
7) I (read)..................that novel by Hemingway sevaral times before.
8) I (read).........................that novel again during my last vacation.
9) I (have).........................a little trouble with my car last week.
10) However, I (have)......................... no trouble with my car since then.

EXERCISE 5
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)

-> …………………………………………