TENSES OF VERBS CHOOSE THE BEST ANSEWRS A,B,C or D 1. The man refused to admit that he …………….. the bicycle. a. has stolen b. had stolen c. stole d. steals 2. When he ……………., he found his car had been stolen. a. gets up b. was getting up c. had got up d. got up 3. You will see him when he …………….. here tomorrow. a. will come b. has come c. comes d. came 4. My grandfather …………….. ill for a long time before he died. a. has been b. had been c. was d. is 5. When they …………… all their newspapers, they’ll go home. a. sell b. have sold c. will have sold d. will sell 6. She hasn’t got any trouble since she …………….. the operation last week. a. has b. has had c. had had d. had 7. Peter felt asleep while he …………… his homework. a. was doing b. is doing c. has done d. did 8. She was playing the piano when her guests ……………. last night. a. have arrived b. had arrived c. were arriving d. arrived 9. She has played the piano since she …………….. a child. a. is b. has been c. was d. had been 10. We …………….. the work when you get back. a. have finished b. are finishing c. will have finished d. will finish 11. When will you start the trip? – We’ll leave as soon as we ………….. our tickets. a. get b. will get c. is getting d. got 12. How long are you going to stay here? – I’m going to stay here till my brother ……………. his exams. a. had finished b. finished c. has finished d. finishes 13. I met him when I ………………. down the street. a. was walking b. walked c. walk d.had walked 14. I was watching TV while my son …………………game at 6.00pm yesterday. a. was playing b. played c. is playing d.would play 15.______ I was working in the garden, John was repairing the washing machine. a. as soon as b. because of c. while d. until 16. Our grandfather____ as an engineer for 30 years be fore he retired in 1980. A. worked B. was working C. has been working D. had been working 17. Miss Hoa always takes her umbrella when she _____ to school. A. has gone B. goes C. is going D. will go 18.I’ll wait until you ____crying. A. have stopped B. will stop C. stop D. stopped 19. Lan has learnt English since she ____ a small girl. A. has been B. had been C. was D. would be 20. She won’t get married until she _____ 25 years old. A. is B. will be C. had been D. was 21. I didn’t see her again for 5 years. A. I last saw her 5 years ago. B. Five years had gone by before I saw her. C. Five years had gone by before I saw her. D. I saw her five years ago. 22. They spent three years building the cinema in the city center A. It took them three years to build the cinema in the city center. B. It took them three years buiding the cinema in the city center. C. It took three years buiding the cinema in the city center. D. It has taken them three years to build the cinema in the city center. 23. They have lived here for six years now. A. They moved here for six years. B. They moved here six years ago. C. They are living here for six years now. D. They were living here since six years ago. 24. I’ve known him ________ I left high school. A. when B. since C. until D. during 25. I sat near the window whenever I ________ a bus. A. take B. took C. has taken D. am taking 26. When Mary’sparents arrived at the station yesterday to see her off, the train left. A B C D 27. I met your English teacher while I walked down the street. A B C D 28. Michael took a deep breath and dived into the water. A. After Michael had taken a deep breath, he dived into the water. B. Having taken a deep breath, Michael dived into the water. C. After Michael took a deep breath, he had dived into the water. D. A& b are correct. 29. We started working here three years ago. A. We worked here for three years. B. We have no longer worked here for three years. C. We have worked here for three years. D. We will work here in three years. 30. It’s a long time since we last went to the cinema. A. We have been to the cinema for a long time. B. We haven’t been to the cinema for a long time. C. We don’t go to the cinema as we used to. D. We wish we went to the cinema now. 31. ______ the fighting stopped, travel across country has been quite safe. A. When B. After which C. Since D. Unless 32. By the time we got to the party, they were eating evrything. A B C D 33. When I was a child, I was riding a tricycle to school. A B C D 34. I can’t come out because I didn’t finish my homework yet. A B C D 35. We’d better wait here until the rain will stop A B C D 36. When the film started, I already arrived ten minutes before. A B C B 37. The last time I went to Paris was 3 years ago. A. I have last been to Paris for 3 years ago. B. It was 3 years since I have gone to Paris. C. I haven’t gone to Paris since 3 years. D. I haven’t gone to Paris for 3 years. 38. I haven’t seen this kind of hat before. A. It’s the only once time that I saw this kind of hat. B. Never before I had seen this kind of hat. C. It’s the first time I’ve ever seen this kind of hat. D. This kind of hat seems to be new with me. 39. He read a newspaper during breakfast. A. After he had read a newspaper, he had breakfast. B. Before he read a newspaper, he had had breakfast. C. While he was having breakfast, he read a newspaper D. When he was reading a newspaper, he had had breakfast. 40. Maria hasn’t played the piano for 5 years. A. The last time Maria played the piano5 years ago. B. Maria played the piano 5 years ago. C. The last time Maria played the piano was 5 years ago. D. Maria doesn’t played piano 5 years ago. 41. Thailand, a country of mysteries, _________ thousands of tourists every year. A. attracts B. will attract C. attracted D. has attracted 42. For thousands of years, the ancient art from Feng Shui __________ a major role in Chinese life. A. plays B. has plays C. played D. had played 43. The business of tennis clothes _________ in the past few years. A. grew B. grows C. is growing D. has grown 44. Last Sunday, when they ____an exciting football match on TV, the electricity ____ out. A. were watching / was goingB. watched / wentC. watched / was going D. were watching / went 45. When I ________ her on the street yesterday, she _________ a rosy skirt. A. was seeing / wore B. saw / wore C. saw / was wearing D. saw / wearing 46. By the time we arrived, ________________. A. he left for the office. B. he has left for the office C. he had left for the office D. he were leaving for the office. 47. __________________ ,we saw an accident. A. While we were walking to school B. After we had walked to school C. When we walked to school D. Before we have walked to school 48.David _________ he _________ her somewhere before. A. knew / had seen B. had known / had seen C. had known / saw D. knew / saw 49. On the way to work,Tom met his former teacher. A. When Tom was meeting his former teacher, he went to work. B. When Tom was going to work, he met his former teacher. C. While Tom was going to work, he was meeting his former teacher. D. By the time Tom went to work, he met his former teacher. 50. He walked to the station in half an hour. A. It took him half an hour to walk to the station. B. It takes him half an hour to walk to the station. C. It took half an hour for him to walk to the station. D. It took him half an hour walking to the station. 51. She walked there in fifteen minutes. A. It took her fifteen minutes to walk there. B. It took her fifteen minutes walking there. C. It took that she walked there in fifteen minutes. D. She took fifteen minutes to walk there. 52. She hasn’t drunk coca-cola before. A. It’s time for her to drink coca-cola. B. It is the first time she has drunk coca-cola. C. It is the first time since she drink coca-cola. D. It’s time she drank coca-cola. 53. The last time she had a swim was five years ago. A. She hasn’t had a swim was five years ago. B. She last had a swim for five years. C. She didn’t have a swim five years ago. D. A & B are correct. 54. It took him two hours to do his homework. A. He spent two hours to do his homework. B. He spent two hours doing his homework. C. It took him two hours doing his homework. D. To do his homework took him two hours. 55. I haven’t seen that woman before. A. It’s time to see that woman here. B. It’s the first time I have seen that woman here. C. It’s the first time since I saw that woman here. D. It’s the first time since I have seen that woman here. 56.It was noisy next door . Our neighbors ………………….a party . had b. were having c. had had d. have had 57.It …………dark . Shall I turn on the light ? is getting b. get c. got d. has got 58.I ………………..for Christine . Do you know where she is ? look b. looked c. am looking d. looks 59.At 5 o’clock yesterday evening , I …………………….my clothes am ironing b. have ironed c. ironed d. was ironing 60.“Are you ready , Ann ?” Yes , I ……………………………. am coming b. come c. came d. have came 61..I …………along the street when suddenly heard footsteps behind me . was walking b. am walking c. walk d. walked 62.She ……………….German for two years . has learnt b. is learning c. learn d. learns 63.The earth ……………….round the Sun . go b. went c. goes d. has gone 64.When I last ………………Jane , she ……………..to find a job . see – trying b. saw – was trying c. have seen – tried d. saw – tried 65.Ann ………………tea very often doesn’t drink b. don’t drink c. didn’t drink d. hasn’t drunken 66..Bad driving often ………………….many accidents . caused b. cause c. causes d. has caused 67.Look ! That man ……………………..to open the door of your car . try b. tried c. is trying d. has tried 68.When I was young , I …………..to be a singer . want b. was wanting c. wanted d. had wanted 69..I ……………lots about the job so far . have learnt b. am learning c. had learnt d. learn 70.I ………..here at the end of the month . will leave b. would leave c. would have left d. is leaving 71.I …………….my son the money for that last week . gave b. given c. have given d. was given 72. “Would you like to go to the pop concert?” “Thanks, but I _____ it already.” a. had seen b. have been seeing c. have seen d. did see 73.Where ……………you at 9.00 last night , Mr Green ? have been b. were c. will be d. are 74.I …………the dishwasher on when heard the shot . am turning b. was turned c. was turning d. turned 75.Tomorrow I ……………..my grandparents . am going to visit b. will have visited c. have visited d. visit 76.When their first child was born , they ……….married for three years . have been b. had been c. will be d. will have been 77.A few days ago , I ………that Jane …………………for New York . learn – had left b. learned – had left c. learnt – has left d. learn – will leave 78.Neither Canada nor Mexico ……………..that citizens of the United States have passports . requires b. require c. requiring d. to require 79. I saw a bear while I _____ in the forest A. am walking B. walked C. were walking D. was walking 80. When I last saw him, he _____ in London A. has lived B. is living C. was living D. has been living 81. We _____ Dorothy since last Saturday A. don’t see B. haven’t seen C. didn’t see D. hadn’t seen 82.The train _____ half an hour ago A. has been leaving B. left C. has left D. had left 83.Jack _____ the door A. has just painted B. paint C. will have paint D. painting 84.My sister ____ for you since yesterday A. is looking B. was looking C. has been looking D. looked 85.I _____ Texas States University now A. am attending B. attend C. was attending D. attended 86.He has been selling motorbikes ____ A. ten years ago B. since ten years C. for ten years ago D. for ten years 87. As soon as you ____ all your homework, you will be allowed to go out A. are doing B. had done C. did D. have done 88. While I ____ along the road, I saw a friend of mine A. had cucled B. have recycled C. cycled D. was cycling 89. I ____ to the same barber since last year. A. am going B. have been going C. go D. had going 90. The electricity failed while she ____ the dinner A. cooked B. was cooking C. has cooked D. had been cokking 91. I am going to wait until you _____ your work A. will finish B. had finished C. are finishing D. have finished 92. The bus always _____ here to pick up passengers A. is stopping B. stops C. has stopped D. will stop 93. She said that she ____ a new dress on her small salary A. can’t get B. can’t save C. couldn’t spend D. couldn’t afford 94. Tom said everything ______ ready when the match ______. A. will be/ starts B. would be/ started C. is / started D. will be/ started Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting 95. Last year my little brother got lost while we had gone shopping A B C D 96. The Pilgims have arrived in the New World in 1612. A B C D 97. Is he aware of how long we are waiting for the tour to start? A B C D 98. We don’t know why Mary is upset, and she didn’t speak to us for ages A B C D 99They asked me what did happen last night, but I was unable to tell them. A B C D 100. I haven’t come back to Hanoi from my brother last visited me. A B C D 101. We don’t need to queue because I’ve already buy the tickets. A B C D 102.Last semester he reads seven books and wrote five papers. A B C D 103. Steve wakes up early every morning because he went to work early. A B C Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one 104 My father hasn’t smoked cigarettes for a month A. It’s a month since my father last smoked cigarettes B. It’s a month ago that my father smoked cigarettes C. It’s for a month that my father smoked a month ago D. It’s a cigarette that my father smoked a month ago 105. Mr. Brown bought this car five years ago A. Mr. Brown started to buy this car five years ago B. It has been five years when Mr. Brown bought this car C. Mr. Brown has had this car for five years D. It is five years ago since Mr. Brown bought this car 106. 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 107. She bought this book two weeks ago. A. She has had this book for two weeks. B.She has had this book since two weeks. C.She had this book for two weeks. D.She has this book for two weeks. 108. He walked to the station in half an hour. A. It took him half an hour to walk to the station. B. It takes him half an hour to walk to the station. C. It took half an hour for him to walk to the station .D. It took him half an hour walking to the station. 109 They have lived here for six years now. A. They moved here for six years. B. They moved here six years ago. C. They are living here for six years now. D. They were living here since six years ago ADVERBIAL CLAUSES OF TIME 1. The man refused to admit that he …………….. the bicycle. a. has stolen b. had stolen c. stole d. steals 2. When he ……………., he found his car had been stolen. a.gets up b. was getting up c. had got up d. got up 3. You will see him when he …………….. here tomorrow. a. will come b. has come c. comes d. came 4. My grandfather …………….. ill for a long time before he died. a. has been b. had been c. was d. is 5. When they …………… all their newspapers, they’ll go home. a.sell b. have sold c. will have sold d. will sell 6. She hasn’t got any trouble since she …………….. the operation last week. a. has b. has had c. had had d. had 7. Peter felt asleep while he …………… his homework. a. was doing b. is doing c. has done d. did 8. She was playing the piano when her guests ……………. last night. a. have arrived b. had arrived c. were arriving d. arrived 9. She has played the piano since she …………….. a child. a. is b. has been c. was d. had been 10. We …………….. the work when you get back. a. have finished b. are finishing c. will have finished d. will finish 11. When will you start the trip? – We’ll leave as soon as we ………….. our tickets. a. get b. will get c. is getting d. got 12. How long are you going to stay here? – I’m going to stay here till my brother ……………. his exams. a. had finished b. finished c. has finished d. finishes 13. I met him when I ………………. down the street. a. was walking b. walked c. walk d.had walked 14. I was watching TV while my son …………………game at 6.00pm yesterday. a. was playing b. played c. is playing d. would play 15.______ I was working in the garden, John was repairing the washing machine. a. as soon as b. because of c. while d. until 16. Our grandfather____ as an engineer for 30 years be fore he retired in 1980. A. worked B. was working C. has been working D. had been working 17. Miss Hoa always takes her umbrella when she _____ to school. A. has gone B. goes C. is going D. will go 18.I’ll wait until you ____crying. A. have stopped B. will stop C. stop D. stopped 19. Lan has learnt English since she ____ a small girl. A. has been B. had been C. was D. would be 20. She won’t get married until she _____ 25 years old. A. is B. will be C. had been D. was He said that he ____ a lot of money on advertising to expand his business. A. spends B. has spent C. spending D. had spent The train _____ when we got to the station. A. just left B. just leaves C. had just left D. will leave Tom told me he _____ call me at the airport when I ______. A. would/ arrived B. will/ arrive C. will have/ arriving D. would be/ arriving At this time tomorrow, we ____ our final exam. A. will have taking B. will be taking C. will be taken D. would take Peter said he _____ a test the following day. A. had had B. will have C. has had D. would have Tom _____ before we arrive there. A. has left B. had left C. will leave D. leaves After we _____ our work, we ____ for lunch. A. having finish/ went B. have finished/ went C. had finished/went D. having finish/ going They were in a hurry because they thought that the class _____. A. have already begun B. had already begun C. was begun D. will be 10.They ____ a lot of preparation before the match started. A. has made B. had made C. will be made D. are making 11.I____ in the US for one year, but I still find it difficult to communicate with the American. A. am B. was C. have been D. had been 12.American women may ____ conversations with men or even ___ them to dance. A. to start/ to ask B. start/ ask C. starting / asking D. started/ asked 13. After ______ the doctor found that he ____ his arm. A. to examine/ breaks B. to examine/ broke C. examining/ broken D. examining/had broken 14. As soon as she arrived in London, she found that the English people spoke English differently from what she _____. A. will learn B. is learning C. has been learning D. had learnt 15. How____ since we____ school? A. are you/ left B. will you be / left C. have you been/ had left D. have you been/ left 16. Don’t go anywhere until I _____ back. A. come B. will come C. have come D. came 17 Please send us a postcard as soon as you _______in London. A. will arrive B. is going to arrive C. arrive D. arrived 18. I will give you this book ______ I met you tomorrow. A. when B. until C. since D. for I19. Jane _____ her house all the morning before the guests arrived. A. is cleaning B. was cleaning C. has been cleaning D. had been cleaning 20. We ______ for going home when it began to rain. A. are preparing B. were preparing C. will be preparing D. have prepared 21: While mom was watching TV, I _______ my homework. A. am doing B. was doing C. had done D. has done 2 2: His father _______ twenty short stories so far. A. has written B. writes C. wrote D. write 23: When we came to the stadium, the match ________. A. already began B. have already begun C. had already begun D. already begins 24: The boys broke a window while they _______ football. A. played B. were playing C. had played D. are playing 25: Almost everyone _______ for home by the time we arrived. A. had left B. has left C. left D. would leave 26: Don’t make noise, children! Parents _______. A. are sleeping B. sleep C. were sleeping D. slept 27: Since 1980, scientists in the world _______ a lot of things to fight AIDS. A. had done B. have done C. did D. are doing Câu 8: _______ to rain before you woke up this morning? A. Has it begun B. Would it begin C. Had it begun D. Did it begin Câu 9: While I ________ TV last night, a mouse ran across the floor A. had been watching B. watched C. has been watching D. was watching
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