Bài tập 1: Cho dạng thức đúng của động từ trong ngoặc:
1. Ann, we (go) to town. (you/come) with us
2. She (have) coffee for breakfast every morning
3. She sometimes (buy) vegettable at this market
4. I (try) to learn English for year, but I (not succeed) yet
5.Mary (rest) in the garden all day because she(be) ill
6.That book(lie)on the table for weeeks. You (not read) it yet
7.Mary (lose) her hat and she (look) for it until now
8.I (see) that film several times because I like it
9.That brown suitcase (belong) to Dr.Rice
10.Micheal (work) thirty eight hours a week
11.How many times you (see) him since he went to England
12.Up to the present, we (write) almost every lesson in the book
13.We will go when the rain (stop)
14.I (stay) here until he (answer) me
15.Wait until I (catch) you
16.She (not come) until you (be) ready
17.Miss Helen (help) you as soon as she (finish )that letter tomorrow
18.I (come) and (see) you before you leave

19.If you (find) a wallet in the street, what would you do with it?
20.I (help) you if I could, but I am afraid I can’t
21.Should I see him later, I (give) him your messege
22.Were I your age, I (do) things differently
23.I must hurry. My friend (be) annoyed If I (not be) on time
24.If I were you, I (not wait). I (go) now

Bài tập 2: ( câu đơn)

I (have) coffee for breakfast every morning.
We (do) exercise one right at the moment.
Up to the present, he (do) good work in this class.
This house (stand) for centuries.
I (meet) him yesterday.
She usually (wear) a blue dress, but today she (wear) a red one.
Her bicycle (be) stolen.
People (speak) English and French in Canada.

Bài tập số 3:

At nine o’clock yesterday morning we ________________ for the bus.
A. wait B. waiting C. was waiting          D. were waiting
2. At this time tomorrow ___________________ over the Atlantic.
A. we flying             B. we ‘ll be flying     C. we ‘ll fly             D. we to fly
3. Don’t worry. I ___________________ be here to help you.
A. not                         B. will             C. willn’t        D. won’t
4. “Let ‘s go! What ‘s taking you so long?”
“I ‘ll be there as soon as I ______________ my keys.”
A. found         B. will find                C. find            D. am finding
5. My friend _____________ the answer to the question.
A. is know                 B. know          C. knowing                D. knows

“When is Mr. Nam planning to retire?”
“Soon, I think. He ___________ here for a long time. He ‘ll probably retire either next year or the year after that.”
A. has worked B. had been working C. has been working            D. is working
7. While I __________________ TV last night, a mouse ran across the floor.
A. watch                     B. watched                 C. was watching                    D. am watching
8. “Is it true that spaghetti didn’t originate in Italy?”
“Yes. The Chinese ____________________ spaghetti dishes for a long time before Marco Polo brought it back to Italy.”
A. have been making           B. have made            C. had been making                         D. made
9. After Jessica ___________ her degree, she intends to work in her father ‘s company.
A. will finish             B. will have finished            C. finishes                 D. is finishing
10. By the time I go to bed tonight, I ___________________ my work for the day.
A. will finish             B. have finished       C. will have finished            D. finish

Dạng 2

Bài tập số 1:The simple present and the present continuous
Put the verbs in brackets into the simple present or the present continuous tense.

Cuckoos (not build) nests. They (use) the nests of other birds.
2.You can’t see Tom now: he (have) a bath.
3.He usually (drink) coffee but today he (drink) tea.
4. What she (do) in the evenings? She usually (play) cards or (watch) TV.
5. I won’t go out now as it (rain) and I (not have) an umbrella.
6. The last train (leave) the station at 11.30.
7. He usually (speak) so quickly that I (not understand) him.
8. Ann (make) a dress for herself at the moment. She (make) all her own clothes.
9. Hardly anyone (wear) a hat nowadays.
10. I’m afraid I’ve broken one of your coffee cups.
Don’t worry. I (not like) that set anyway.
11. I (wear) my sunglasses today because the sun is very strong.
12.Tom can’t have the newspaper now because his aunt (read) it.
13.I’m busy at the moment. I (redecorate) the sitting room.
14. The kettle (boil) now. Shall I make the tea?
15. You (enjoy) yourself or would you like to leave now?
I (enjoy) myself very much. I (want) to stay to the end.
16. How you (get) to work as a rule?
I usually (go) by bus but tomorrow I (go) in Tom’s car.
17. Why you (put) on your coat?
I (go) for a walk. You (come) with me?
Yes, I’d love to come. You (mind) if I bring my dog?
18. How much you (owe) him?
I (owe) him £5.
You (intend) to pay him?
19. You (belong) to your local library?
Yes, I do.
You (read) a lot?
Yes, quite a lot.
How often you (change) your books?
I (change) one every day.
20. Mary usually (learn) languages very quickly but she (not seem) able
to learn modern Greek.
21. I always (buy) lottery tickets but I never (win) anything.
22. You (like) this necklace? I (give) it to my daughter for her birthday
tomorrow.
23. I won’t tell you my secret unless you (promise) not to tell anyone.
I (promise).
24. You always (write) with your left hand?
25. You (love) him?
No, I (like) him very much but I (not love) him.
26. You (dream) at night?
Yes, I always (dream) and if I (eat) too much supper I (have)
nightmares.
27. The milk (smell) sour. You (keep) milk a long time?
28. These workmen are never satisfied; they always (complain).
29 .We (use) this room today because the window in the other room is broken.
30. He always (say) that he will mend the window but he never (do) it.
31. You (know) why an apple (fall) down and not up?
32. You (write) to him tonight?
Yes, I always (write) to him on his birthday. You (want) to send any message?
33. Tom and Mr Pitt (have) a long conversation. I (wonder) what they (talk) about.
34. You (believe) all that the newspapers say?
No, I (not believe) any of it.
Then why you (read) newspapers?
35. This car (make) a very strange noise. You (think) it is all right?
Oh, that noise (not matter). It always (make) a noise like that.
36.The fire (smoke) horribly. I can’t see across the room.
I (expect) that birds (build) a nest in the chimney.
Why you (not put) wire across the tops of your chimneys?
Tom (do) that sometimes but it (not seem) to make any difference.

Bài tập số 2: The simple present and the present continuous
Put the verbs in brackets into the simple present or present continous tense.

What Tom (think) of the Budget?
He (think) it most unfair.
I (agree) with him.
2.What this one (cost)?
It (cost) forty pence.
3. You (hear) the wind? It (blow) very strongly tonight.
4. You (see) my car keys anywhere?
No, I (look) for them but I (not see) them.
5. He never (listen) to what you say. He always (think) about something else.
6. This book is about a man who (desert) his family and (go) to live on a Pacific island.
7. You (understand) what the lecturer is saying?
No, I (not understand) him at all.
8. What you (have) for breakfast usually?
I usually (eat) a carrot and (drink) a glass of cold water.
9. When the curtain (rise) we (see) a group of workers. They (picket) factory gate.
10. Why you (walk) so fast today? You usually (walk) quite slowly.
I (hurry) because I (meet) my mother at 4 o’clock and she (not like) to be kept waiting.
11. I (wish) that dog would lie down. He (keep) jumping up on my lap.
I (think) he (want) to go for a walk.
12. You (recognize) that man?
I (think) that I have seen him before but I (not remember) his name
13. Look at that crowd. I (wonder) what they (wait) for.
14. This message has just arrived and the man (wait) in case you (want) to send a reply.
15. Stop! You (not see) the notice?
I (see) it but I can’t read it because I (not wear) my glasses. What it (say)?
It (say) ‘These premises are patrolled by guard dogs’.
16. She always (borrow) from me and she never (remember) to pay me back.
17. You (need) another blanket or you (feel) warm enough?
18. It (save) time if you (take) the path through the wood?
No, it (not matter) which path you take.
19. I (save) up because I (go) abroad in July.
20. I (think) it is a pity you don’t take more exercise. You (get) fat.
21. The plane that you (look) at now just (take) off for Paris.
22. Tom never (do) any work in the garden; he always (work) on his car.
23. What he (do) to his car now?
I (think) he (polish) it.
24. That film (come) to the local cinema next week. You (want) to see it?
25. How Peter (get) on at school?
Very well. He (seem) to like the life.
26. Why Mrs Pitt (look) so angry?
Mr Pitt (smoke) a cigarette and (drop) the ash on the carpet.
27. This is our itinerary. We (leave) home on the 8th, (arrive) in Paris on the 9th, (spend) the day in Paris, and (set) out that night for Venice.
That (sound) most interesting. You must tell me all about it when you (get) back.
28. This story is about a boy who (make) friends with a snake which he (find) in his garden. Then he (go) away but he (not forget) the snake and some years later he (return) and (look) for it.
29. He (find) the snake who (recognize) its old friend and (coil) round him affectionately. But, unfortunately, the snake is by now a full-grown boa-constrictor and its embrace (kill) the poor boy.
30. The snake (feel) sorry about this?
I (not know). The story (end) there.
31. How you (end) a letter that (begin), ‘Dear Sir’?
I always (put), ‘Yours truly’, but Tom (prefer) ‘Yours faithfully’.
32. What the word ‘catastrophe’ (mean)?
It (mean) ‘disaster’.
33. What you (wait) for?
I (wait) for the shop to open.
But it (not open) till 9.00.
I (know) but I (want) to be early, as their sale (start) today.
34. Why you (smoke) a cigar, Mrs Pitt? You (not smoke) cigars as a rule.
I (smoke) it because I (want) the ash. This book (say) that cigar ash mixed with oil
(remove) heat stains from wood.
35. Who (own) this umbrella?
I (not know). Everybody (use) it but nobody (know) who (own) it.
36 You (mind) if I (ask) you a question?
That (depend) on the question.
It (concern) your brother.
I (refuse) to answer any question about my brother.

Bài tập số 3:The present perfect and the simple past
Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect or the simple past tense. In some sentences the present perfect continuous is also possible.

This is my house.
How long you (live) here?
I (live) here since1970.
2. He (live) in London for two years and then (go) to Edinburgh.
3. You (wear) your hair long when you were at school?
Yes, my mother (insist) on it.
4. But when I (leave) school I (cut) my hair and (wear) it short ever since.
5. Shakespeare (write) a lot of plays.
6. My brother (write) several plays. He just (finish) his second tragedy.
7. I (fly) over Loch Ness last week.
You (see) the Loch Ness monster?
8. I (not see) him for three years. I wonder where he is.
9. He (not smoke) for two weeks. He is trying to give it up.
10. Chopin (compose) some of his music in Majorca.
11. When he (arrive)?
He (arrive) at 2.00.
12. You (lock) the door before you left the house?
13. I (read) his books when I was at school. I (enjoy) them very much.
14. I can’t go out because I (not finish) my work.
15. I never (drink) whisky.
Well, have some now.
16. I (write) the letter but I can’t find a stamp.
17. The clock is slow.
It isn’t slow, it (stop).
18. Here are your shoes; I just (clean) them.
19. I (leave) home at 8.00 and (get) here at twelve.
20. I (do) this sort of work when I (be) an apprentice.
21. He just (go) out.
22. He (go) out ten minutes ago.
23. You (have) breakfast yet?
Yes, I (have) it at 8.00.
24. I (meet) him last June.
25. You (see) the moon last night?
26. The concert (begin) at 2.30 and (last) for two hours. Everyone (enjoy) it very much.
27. The play just (begin). You are a little late.
28. The newspaper (come)?
Yes, Ann is reading it.
29. The actors (arrive) yesterday and (start) rehearsals early this morning.
30. It (be) very cold this year. I wonder when it is going to get warmer.
31. Cervantes (write) Don Quixote.
32. We (miss) the bus. Now we’ll have to walk.
33. He (break) his leg in a skiing accident last year.
34. Mr Pound is the bank manager. He (be) here for five years.
35. Mr Count (work) as a cashier for twenty-five years. Then he (retire) and (go) to live in the country.
36.You (be) here before?
Yes, I (spend) my holidays here last year.
You (have) a good time?
No, it never (stop) raining.

Bài tập số 4: The present perfect and the simple past
Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect or simple past tense. Fill the spaces by repeating the auxiliary used in the preceding verb.

You (see) Mary on Monday?
Yes, I…
Did you see Mary on Monday?’
Yes, I did.
1. Where is Tom?
I (not see) him today, but he (tell) Mary that he’d be in for dinner.
2. I (buy) this in Bond Street.
How much you (pay) for it?
I (pay) Ј100.
3. Where you (find) this knife?
I (find) it in the garden.
Why you (not leave) it there?
4. I (lose) my black gloves. You (see) them anywhere?
No, I’m afraid 1…. When you last (wear) them?
I (wear) them at the theatre last night.
Perhaps you (leave) them at the theatre.
5. Do you know that lady who just (leave) the shop?
Yes, that is Miss Thrift. Is she a customer of yours?
Not exactly. She (be) in here several times but she never (buy) anything.
6. He (leave) the house at 8.00.
Where he (go)?
I (not see) where he (go).
7. He (serve) in the First World War.
When that war (begin)?
It (begin) in 1914 and (last) for four years.
8. Who you (vote) for at the last election?
I (vote) for Mr Pitt.
He (not be) elected, (be) he?
No, he (lose) his deposit.
9. You (like) your last job?
I (like) it at first but then I (quarrel) with my employer and he (dismiss) me.
How long you (be) there?
I (be) there for two weeks.
10. I (not know) that you (know) Mrs Pitt. How long you (know) her?
I (know) her for ten years.
11. That is Mr Minus, who teaches me mathematics, but he (not have) time to teach me much. I only (be) in his class for a week.
12. You (hear) his speech on the radio last night?
Yes, I . . .
What you (think) of it?
13. I (not know) that you (be) here. You (be) here long?
Yes, I (be) here two months.
You (be) to the Cathedral?
Yes, I (go) there last Sunday.
14.You ever (try) to give up smoking?
Yes, I (try) last year, but then I (find) that I was getting fat so I (start) again.
15. You (see) today’s paper?
No, anything interesting (happen)?
Yes, two convicted murderers (escape) from the prison down the road.
16. Mary (feed) the cat?
Yes, she (feed) him before lunch.
What she (give) him?
She (give) him some fish.
17. How long you (know) your new assistant?
I (know) him for two years.
What he (do) before he (come) here?
I think he (be) in prison.
18. I (not see) your aunt recently.
No. She (not be) out of her house since she (buy) her colour TV.
19. The plumber (be)here yet?
Yes, but he only (stay) for an hour.
What he (do) in that time?
He (turn) off the water and (empty) the tank.
20. Where you (be)?
I (be) out in a yacht.
You (enjoy) it?
Yes, very much. We (take) part in a race.
You (win)?
No, we (come) in last.
21. How long that horrible monument (be) there?
It (be) there six months. Lots of people (write) to the Town Council asking them to take it away but so far nothing (be) done.
22. I just (be) to the film War and Peace. You (see) it?
No, 1…. Is it like the book?
I (not read) the book.
I (read) it when I (be) at school.
When Tolstoy (write) it?
He (write) it in 1868.
He (write) anything else?
23. Hannibal (bring) elephants across the Alps.
Why he (do) that?
He (want) to use them in battle.
24. Where you (be)?
I (be) to the dentist.
He (take) out your bad tooth?
Yes, he . . .
It (hurt)?
Yes, horribly.
25. She (say) that she’d phone me this morning, but it is now 12.30 and she (not phone)
yet.
26. I just (receive) a letter saying that we (not pay) this quarter’s electricity bill. I (not give) you the money for that last week?
Yes, you . . . but I’m afraid I (spend) it on something else.
27. How long you (be) out of work?
I’m not out of work now. I just (start) a new job.
How you (find) the job?
I (answer) an advertisement in the paper.
28. You (finish) checking the accounts?
No, not quite. I (do) about half so far.
29. I (cut) my hand rather badly. Have you a bandage?
I’ll get you one. How it (happen)?
I was chopping some wood and the axe (slip).
30. How you (get) that scar?
I (get) it in a car accident a year ago.
31. You (meet) my brother at the lecture yesterday?
Yes, I …. We (have) coffee together afterwards.
32. He (lose) his job last month and since then he (be) out of work.
Why he (lose) his job?
He (be) very rude to Mr Pitt.
33. What are all those people looking at?
There (be) an accident.
You (see) what (happen)?
Yes, a motor cycle (run) into a lorry.
34. I (phone) you twice yesterday and (get) no answer.
35. Originally horses used in bull fights (not wear) any protection, but
for some time now they (wear) special padding.
36. That house (be) empty for a year. But they just (take) down the ‘For Sale’ sign, so I suppose someone (buy) it.

Bài tập số 5: The simple past and the past continuous
Put the verbs in brackets into the simple past or the past continuous tense.

I lit the fire at6.00and it (bum) brightly when Tom came in at 7.00.
2. When I arrived the lecture had already started and the professor (write) on the overhead projector.
3. I (make) a cake when the light went out. I had to finish it in the dark.
4. I didn’t want to meet Paul so when he entered the room I (leave).
5. Unfortunately when I arrived Ann just (leave), so we only had time for a few words.
6. He (watch) TV when the phone rang. Very unwillingly he (turn) down the sound and (go) to answer it.
7. He was very polite. Whenever his wife entered the room he (stand) up.
8. The admiral (play) bowls when he received news of the invasion. He (insist) on finishing the game.
9. My dog (walk) along quietly when Mr. Pitt’s Pekinese attacked him.
10. When I arrived she (have) lunch. She apologized for starting without me but said that she always (lunch) at12.30.
11. He always (wear) a raincoat and (carry) an umbrella when he walked to the office.
12. What you (think) of his last book?
I (like) it very much.
13. I (share) a flat with him when we were students. He always (complain) about my untidiness.
14. He suddenly (realize) that he (travel) in the wrong direction.
15. He (play) the guitar outside her house when someone opened the window and (throw) out a bucket of water.
16. I just (open) the letter when the wind (blow) it out of my hand.
17. The burglar (open) the safe when he (hear) footsteps. He immediately (put) out his torch and (crawl) under the bed.
18. When I (look) for my passport I (find) this old photograph.
19. You looked very busy when I (see) you last night. What you (do)?
20. The boys (play) cards when they (hear) their father’s step. They immediately (hide) the cards and (take) out their lesson books.
21. He (clean) his gun when it accidentally (go) off and (kill) him.
22. He (not allow) us to go out in the boat yesterday as a strong wind (blow).
23. As I (cross) the road I (step) on a banana skin and (fall) heavily.
24. I still (lie) on the road when I (see) a lorry approaching.
25. Luckily the driver (see) me and (stop) the lorry in time.
26. How you (damage) your car so badly?
I (run) into a lamp-post yesterday.
I suppose you (drive) too quickly or were not looking where you (go).
27. As he (get) into the bus it (start) suddenly and he (fall) backwards on to the road.
28. I (call) Paul at 7.00 but it wasn’t necessary because he already (get) up.
29. When he (mend) the fuse he (get) a very bad shock.
30. When I (hear) his knock I (go) to the door and (open) it, but I (not recognize) him at first because I (not wear) my glasses.
31. When I came in they (sit) round the fire. Mr. Pitt (do) a crossword puzzle, Mrs. Pitt (knit), the others (read). Mrs. Pitt (smile) at me and (say), ‘Come and sit down.
32. While the guests (dance) thieves (break) into the house and (steal) a lot of fur coats.
33. The next day, as they (know) that the police (look) for them, they (hide) the coats in
a wood and (go) off in different directions.
34.She was very extravagant. She always (buy) herself new clothes.
35. Her mother often (tell) her that she (spend) too much money but she never (listen).
36. Whenever the drummer (begin) practising, the people in the next flat (bang) on the wall.

Bài tập số 6: The simple past and the past continuous
Put the verbs in brackets into the simple past or past continuous tense.

1.Mr. Smith never (wake) up in time in the mornings and always (get) into trouble for being late; so one day he (go) to town and (buy) an alarm clock.
2. To get home he (have to) go through a field where a bad-tempered bull usually (graze).
3. This bull normally (not chase) people unless something (make) him angry. Unfortunately, as Mr. Smith (cross) the field, his alarm clock (go) off.
4. This (annoy) the bull, who immediately (begin) to chase Mr. Smith.
5. Mr. Smith (carry) an open umbrella as it (rain) slightly. He (throw) the umbrella to the ground and (run) away as fast as he could.
6. The bull (stop) and (begin) to attack the umbrella. While he (do) this Mr. Smith escaped.
7. When he (awake) she (sit) by the window. She (look) at something in the street, but when he (call) her she (turn) and (smile) at him.
8. Why you (interrupt) me just now? I (have) a very interesting conversation with Mr. Pitt.
9. The murderer (carry) the corpse down the stairs when he (hear) a knock on the door.
10. When I (look) through your books I (notice) that you have a copy of Murder in the Cathedral.
11. As they (walk) along the road they (hear) a car coming from behind them. Tom (turn) round and (hold) up his hand. The car (stop).
12. When I (arrive) at the station Mary (wait) for me. She (wear) a blue dress and (look) very pretty. As soon as she (see) me she (wave) and (shout) something, but I couldn’t hear what she (say) because everybody (make) such a noise.
13. The prisoner (escape) by climbing the wall of the garden where he (work). He (wear) blue overalls and black shoes.
14. She said that the car (travel) at 40 k.p.h. when it (begin) to skid.
15. She said that she (not like) her present flat and (try) to find another.
16. While he (make) his speech the minister suddenly (feel) faint. But someone (bring) him a glass of water and after a few minutes he (be able) to continue.
17. When I (see) him he (paint) a portrait of his wife.
You (like) it?
He only just (start) when I (see) it, so I couldn’t judge.
18. I (take) my friend to a murder trial the other day.
Who (be) tried?
A man called Bill Sykes.
Was he acquitted?
I don’t know. They still (listen) to the evidence when we (leave).
19. I (be) sorry that I (have to) leave the party early, because I (enjoy) myself.
20. As we (come) here a policeman (stop) us. He (say) that he (look) for some stolen property and (ask) if he could search the car.
21. I (see) you yesterday from the bus. Why you (use) a stick?
I (use) a stick because I had hurt my leg that morning falling off a horse.
Whose horse you (ride)?
22. The floor was covered with balls of wool. Obviously Mrs. Pitt (knit) something.
23. Ann said that she (be) on holiday. I (say) that I (hope) that she (enjoy) herself.
24. While he (water) the flowers it (begin) to rain. He (put) up his umbrella and (go) on watering.
25. I just (write) a cheque when I (remember) that I (have) nothing in the bank.

Dạng 3

VERB TENSE EXERCISE

A. Simple present / present progressive

Every Monday, Sally (drive) _____ her kids to football practice.
2. Usually, I (work) _____ as a secretary at ABT, but this summer I (study) _____ French at a language school in Paris. That is why I am in Paris.
3. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep) _____.
4. Don’t forget to take your umbrella. It (rain) _____.
5. I hate living in Seattle because it (rain, always) _____.
6. I’m sorry I can’t hear what you (say) _____ because everybody (talk) _____ so loudly.
7. Justin (write, currently) _____ a book about his adventures in Tibet. I hope he can find a good publisher when he is finished.
8. Jim: Do you want to come over for dinner tonight?
Denise: Oh, I’m sorry, I can’t. I (go) _____ to a movie tonight with some friends.
9. The business cards (be, normally ) _____ printed by a company in New York. Their prices (be) _____ inexpensive, yet the quality of their work is quite good.
10. This delicious chocolate (be) _____ made by a small chocolatier in Zurich, Switzerland.

B. Past simple / past progressive

A: What (you, do) _____ when the accident occurred?
B: I (try) _____ to change a light bulb that had burnt out.
2. After I (find) _____ the wallet full of money, I (go, immediately) _____ to the police and (turn) _____ it in.
3. The doctor (say) _____ that Tom (be) _____ too sick to go to work and that he (need) _____ to stay at home for a couple of days.
4. Sebastian (arrive) _____ at Susan’s house a little before 9:00 PM, but she (be, not) _____ there. She (study, at the library) _____ for her final examination in French.
5. Sandy is in the living room watching television. At this time yesterday, she (watch, also) _____ television. That’s all she ever does!
6. A: I (call) _____ you last night after dinner, but you (be, not) _____ there. Where were you?
B: I (work) _____ out at the fitness center.
7. When I (walk) _____ into the busy office, the secretary (talk) _____ on the phone with a customer, several clerks (work, busily) _____ at their desks, and two managers (discuss, quietly) _____ methods to improve customer service.
8. I (watch) _____ a mystery movie on TV when the electricity went out. Now I am never going to find out how the movie ends.
9. Sharon (be) _____ in the room when John told me what happened, but she didn’t hear anything because she (listen, not) _____.
10. It’s strange that you (call) _____ because I (think, just) _____ about you.
11. The Titanic (cross) _____ the Atlantic when it (strike) _____ an iceberg.
12. When I entered the bazaar, a couple of merchants (bargain, busily) _____ and (try) _____ to sell their goods to naive tourists who (hunt) _____ for souvenirs. Some young boys (lead) _____ their donkeys through the narrow streets on their way home. A couple of men (argue) _____ over the price of a leather belt. I (walk) _____ over to a man who (sell) _____ fruit and (buy) _____ a banana.
13. The firemen (rescue) _____ the old woman who (be) _____ trapped on the third floor of the burning building.
14. She was so annoying! She (leave) _____ her dirty dishes in the sink. I think she (expect, actually) _____ me to do them for her.
15. Samantha (live) _____ in Berlin for more than two years. In fact, she (live) _____ there when the Berlin Wall came down.

C. Past simple / present perfect

A: Did you like the movie “Star Wars?”
B: I don’t know. I (see, never) _____that movie.
2. Sam (arrive) _____in San Diego a week ago.
3. My best friend and I (know) _____each other for over fifteen years. We still get together once a week.
4. Stinson is a fantastic writer. He (write) _____ten very creative short stories in the last year. One day, he’ll be as famous as Hemingway.
5. I (have, not) _____this much fun since I (be) _____a kid.
6. Things (change) _____a great deal at Coltech, Inc. When we first (start) _____working here three years ago, the company (have, only) _____six employees. Since then, we (expand) _____to include more than 2000 full-time workers.
7. I (tell) _____him to stay on the path while he was hiking, but he (wander) _____off into the forest and (be) _____bitten by a snake.
8. Listen Donna, I don’t care if you (miss) _____the bus this morning. You (be) _____late to work too many times. You are fired!
9. Sam is from Colorado, which is hundreds of miles from the coast, so he (see, never) _____the ocean. He should come with us to Miami.
10. How sad! George (dream) _____of going to California before he died, but he didn’t make it. He (see, never) _____the ocean.
11. In the last hundred years, traveling (become) _____much easier and very comfortable. In the 19th century, it (take) _____two or three months to cross North America by covered wagon. The trip (be) _____very rough and often dangerous. Things (change) _____a great deal in the last hundred and fifty years. Now you can fly from New York to Los Angeles in a matter of hours.
12. Jonny, I can’t believe how much you (change) _____since the last time I (see) _____you. You (grow) _____at least a foot!
13. This tree (be) _____planted by the settlers who (found) _____our city over four hundred years ago.
14. This mountain (be, never) _____climbed by anyone. Several mountaineers (try) _____to reach the top, but nobody (succeed, ever). The climb is extremely difficult and many people (die) _____trying to reach the summit.
15. I (visit, never) _____Africa, but I (travel) _____to South America several times. The last time I (go) _____to South America, I (visit) _____Brazil and Peru. I (spend) _____two weeks in the Amazon, (hike) _____for a week near Machu Picchu, and (fly) _____over the Nazca Lines.

D. Past simple / past perfect

I can’t believe I (get) _____that apartment. I (submit) _____my application last week, but I didn’t think I had a chance of actually getting it. When I (show) _____up to take a look around, there were at least twenty other people who (arrive) _____before me. Most of them (fill, already) _____out their applications and were already leaving. The landlord said I could still apply, so I did.

I (try) _____to fill out the form, but I couldn’t answer half of the questions. They (want) _____me to include references, but I didn’t want to list my previous landlord because I (have) _____some problems with him in the past and I knew he wouldn’t recommend me. I (end) _____up listing my father as a reference.

It was total luck that he (decide) _____to give me the apartment. It turns out that the landlord and my father (go) _____to high school together. He decided that I could have the apartment before he (look) _____at my credit report. I really lucked out!

E. Present / past tense review

Lars: Excuse me, which movie are you waiting for?
Tony: We (wait) _____for the new Stars Wars movie. In fact, we (wait) _____here for more than five hours.
Lars: Five hours? When did you arrive?
Tony: We (get) _____here at 6:00 o’clock this morning. More than forty people (stand, already) _____here waiting for tickets when we arrived.
Lars: I can’t believe that! Are you serious?
Tony: Yeah, people (take) _____Star Wars movies seriously. In fact, this particular showing has been sold out for over a week. We (wait, just) _____in line to get a good seat in the theater.
Lars: When did you buy your tickets?
Tony: I (buy) _____them last week by phone. I (know) _____tickets would be hard to get because I (see) _____a news interview with a group of people standing in line to get tickets. They (wait) _____in line for almost a month to buy tickets for the first showing.
Lars: I don’t believe that!
Tony: It’s true. They (camp) _____out in front of Mann’s Chinese Theater in Los Angeles for about a month because they (want) _____to be the first people to see the movie.

F. Simple present / simple future

Today after I (get) _____out of class, I (go) _____to a movie with some friends.
2. When you (arrive) _____in Stockholm, call my friend Gustav. He (show) _____you around the city and help you get situated.
3. A: Do you know what you want to do after you (graduate)?
B: After I (receive) _____my Master’s from Georgetown University, I (go) _____to graduate school at UCSD in San Diego. I (plan) _____to complete a Ph.D. in cognitive science.
4. If it (snow) _____this weekend, we (go) _____skiing near Lake Tahoe.
5. Your father (plan) _____to pick you up after school today at 3:00 o’clock. He (meet) _____you across the street near the ice cream shop. If something happens and he cannot be there, I (pick) _____you up instead.
6. If the people of the world (stop, not) _____cutting down huge stretches of rain forest, we (experience) _____huge changes in the environment during the twenty-first century.
7. If Vera (keep) _____drinking, she (lose, eventually) _____her job.
8. I promise you that I (tell, not) _____your secret to anybody. Even if somebody (ask) _____me about what happened that day, I (reveal, not) _____the truth to a single person.
9. She (make) _____some major changes in her life. She (quit) _____her job and go back to school. After she (finish) _____studying, she (get) _____a better-paying job and buy a house. She is going to improve her life!
10. Tom (call) _____when he (arrive) _____in Madrid. He (stay) _____with you for two or three days until his new apartment (be) _____available.
Michael: After you (leave) _____work, will you please drop by the grocery store and pick up some milk and bread?
Marie: No problem, I (pick) _____up the groceries and be home by 6 o’clock.
Michael: Great. You will probably get home before I (do).

12.
Ari: By the time we (get) _____to the movie theater, the tickets are going to be sold out.
Sarah: Don’t worry. I told Jane we might be arriving just before the movie (start). She (buy) _____our tickets and meet us in the lobby.
Ari: That place is huge! We (find, never) _____her in that crowded lobby.
Sarah: Calm down, we (meet) _____each other near the entrance.

13.
Terry: If the weather (be) _____good tomorrow, maybe we should go to the beach.
Jennifer: I have a better idea. If it (be) _____nice out, we’ll go to the beach; and if it (rain), we’ll see a movie.
Terry: I guess we will have to wait until we (get) _____up in the morning to find out what we are going to do.

14.
Max: What are you going to do tomorrow after work?
Sean: I (meet) _____some friends at the cafe across the street. Would you like to come along?
Max: No thanks! My brother is coming to town and I (pick) _____him up from the airport at 7 o’clock.
Sean: We (be, probably) _____at the cafe until 9 o’clock. Why don’t you join us after you (pick) _____him up.
Max: Sounds good. We (see) _____you around 8 o’clock.

15.
Lucy: I (call) _____you as soon as I arrive in Dublin.
Dwain: If I am not there when you (call), make sure to leave a message.
Lucy: I will. And please don’t forget to water my plants and feed the cat.
Dwain: I promise I (take) _____care of everything while you are in Ireland.

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 haven’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.

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
worked D. have worked
2. We …………………… the television when the lights ………………… out.
A. were watching / were going B. were watching / went
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
am / write D. shall be / shall write
4. I ………………………………… ten records from Tom this month.
A. have borrowed B. borrow
am borrowing D. have been borrowing
5. He ……………………. A book while she ……………… the flowers.
A. was reading / watered B. was reading / was watering
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
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
is not visiting D. does not visit
9. The weather ………………………. fine so far this week.
A. is B. has been
was D. had been
10. We had just got out of the car when it ………………………… to set fire.
A. has begun B. had begun
was beginning D. began
11. As soon as he ………………………….. a certificate in English, he will apply for a job.
A. would get B. got
gets D. will get
12. She has been studying engineering ………………………………. .
A. since 8 years B. for 8 years
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
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
am thinking D. have been thinking
15. Since my accident, I ……………………………. with my left hand.
A. wrote B. am writing
have written D. was writing
16. This is the worst book I am …………………………………….
A. read B. am reading
have ever read D. had read
17. The population of the world …………………….. very fast.
A. rises B. doesn’t rise
is rising D. A & B are correct
18. When she came back, everything ……………………………
A. has changed B. had changed
have changed D. were changing
19. They ………………………….. this course by next June.
A. have finished B. will finish
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
will have completed D. completed
21. She is tired now. She ……………………. for a long time.
A. has been learning B. has learned
learns D. learned
22. Hurry up or the train …………………………. before you can catch it.
A. will leave B. leaves
will have left D. has left
23. I ……………………. that novel at least twice.
A. have read B. read
reads D. have been reading
24. You can’t see Tom now: He …………………….. a bath.
A. have B. has
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
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
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 .
got D. gets
29. It …………………………. heavily when he …………………………… up.
A. snowed / wakes B. was snowing / woke
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
couldn’t have seen D. hadn’t seen
31. I’ve lost my gloves. I ……………………… it somewhere.
A. must drop B. must have dropped
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
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
repair D. repaired
34. He ……………………….. us up when he arrives in England.
A. ring B. rings
will ring D. rung
35. I ………………………. here till he comes back.
A. wait B. waited
have waited D. will wait
36. His eyes hurt because he …………………. for 8 hours.
A. been reading B. have been reading
had been reading D. was reading
37. After I …………………………. Lunch, I looked for my bag.
A. had B. had had
have had D. has had
38. By the end of next year, George ……………………. English for 2 years.
A. will have learned B. will learn
has learned D. would learn
39. Henry …………………….. into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner.
A. was going B. went
has gone D. did go
40. He will take the dogs out for a walk as soon as he …………………………… dinner.
A. finsh B. finishes
will finish D. shall have finished
41. Ask her to come and see me when she ………………………… her work.
A. finish B. has finished
finished D. finishing
42. Oil ……………………. if you pour it into water.
A. floated B. floats
will be floated D. float
43. When he returned home, he found the door …………………………… .
A. unlocking B. unlocked
to be unlocked D. have unlocked
44. Almost everyone ……………………………….. for home by the time we arrived.
A. has left B. left
leaves D. had left.
45. By the age of 25, he …………………… two famous novels.
A. wrote B. writes
has written D. had written
46. When he ………………………… all his newspapers, he will go home.
A. has sold B. sold
sell D. sells
47. When I arrived at the party, Martha …………………………. home already.
A. went B. has gone
had gone D. would go
48. How long ……………………….. you to travel to school every day?
A. does it take B. has it taken
it takes D. is it taking
49. She ……………………. music all day. Now she feels tired.
A. has been playing B. is playing
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
wasn’t wanting to D. didn’t want to

Dạng 4

I. Chọn từ có phần gạch chân có cách phát âm khác với các từ còn lại:

A. recognized B. endangered C. weighed D. flourished
A. imagined B. released C. rained D. followed
A. strives B. states C. stays D. studies
A. tells B. talks C. stays D. steals
A. devotion B. congestion C. suggestion D. question
A. cats B. tapes C. lives D. cooks
A. practiced B. raised C. rained D. followed
A. trays B. says C. bays D. days
A. chooses B. houses C. rises D. horses

10.A. naked B. wicked C. beloved D. confused

II. Gạch chân và sửa các lỗi sai trong những câu sau đây.

I have been in Mexico during the summer of 1998. ___________________
Three years ago, he had been a student at a university in New York. ___________________
We took the bus downtown, did a few errands, and had gone to lunch.___________________
The doctor had seen ten patients since eight o^’clock this morning. ___________________
He is studying English for the last five years. ___________________
I am studying here since August. ___________________
We have met several fascinating people at the conference last week. ___________________
Once upon a time, a beautiful princess has lived in a castle. ___________________
I^’ve been owning this answer phone for three years. ___________________
They haven^’t been selling all the tickets for the Cup Final yet. ___________________

III. Chọn hình thức động từ thích hợp.

^“Harry up. What is taking you so long?^” – ^“I ……… for an important phone call.^”
wait B. will wait C. am waiting D. have waited
Robert is going to be famous some day. He …………. in three movies.

A appeared B. had appeared C. has appeared D. has been appearing

^“ Where is Polly?^{”- “}She……………………..^”
is in her room studying B. in her room studying
studies in her room D. has in her room studied
^“ Hello, Alice? This is Jeff. How are you?^”

^“ Jeff? I………………..about you when the phone rang.^”

was just thinking B. just thought C. have been thinking D. have just been thinking
What ………………. about the new tax law?
are you thinking B. do you think C. have you thought D. have you been thinking
^“When is Mr. Brown planning to retire?^”– ^“He…………. here for a long time^”
worked B. had been working C. has been working D. is working
Next week when there …………. a full moon, the ocean tides will be higher.
is being B. is C. will be D. will have been
While I …………. last night, Tom telephoned me.
watch B. watched C. was watching D. am watching
Tom was disappointed that most of the guests…………when he ………at the party.
left/had arrived B. left/ arrived C. had left/had arrived D. had left/ arrived
My brother ……….. while he ……… his bicycle and hurt himself.
fell/ was riding B. was falling /rode C. had fallen/rode D. had fallen/was riding
Now he………… a book about English. I don^’t think he will finish it.
writes B. has written C. wrote D. is writing
What ……….. you…………. tomorrow morning?
do/do B. are/do C. are/going do D. are/going to do
I………….. as soon as you come back.
went B. shall go C. have gone D. am going
He found his book this morning, but now he……………his pen.
loses B. lost C. has lost D. had lost
I……………….. you were here.
don^’t know B. not know C. didn^’t know D. wasn^’t know
You may leave the classroom when you ……………. writing.
will finish B. are finishing C. have finished D. had finished
I^’m sure I…………….. her four years ago.
have seen B. saw C. had seen D. will see
………………a noise just then?
Have you heard B. Were you hearing C. Did you hear D. Are you hearing
The foreign guests ………………….. here almost a week.
have arrived B. have been C. have reached D. have got
She ………….her lessons from seven to nine last night.
did B. had done C. was doing D. has been doing

IV. Hãy hoàn thành các câu hỏi sau với hình thức thích hợp của các động từ sau:

flow/ sleep/ live/ eat/ take/ boil/ come/ mean/ lie/ travel

What temperature ____________ water ____________ at?
Which river ____________ through Paris?
What animal ____________ in China and ____________ bamboo?
Where ____________ the Pope ____________?
____________ light ____________ faster than sound?
Where ____________kangaroos ___________from?
Which islands ____________ in the middle of the Atlantic?
How long ____________ it ____________ to fly from London to New York?
What ____________ “likely” ____________?
____________ horses ____________ standing up?

V. Hãy viết lại các câu sau bắt đầu bằng những từ đã cho :

I have not been to an Indian restaurant for ages.

It is ages…………………………………………………………………………………………..

How long have Helen and Robert been married?

When …………………………………………………………………………………………….

When you phoned me, it was my lunchtime.

When ……………………………………………………………………………………………

I have not had a Chinese meal for 4 years.

The last time ……………………………………………………………………………………..

David went home before we arrived.

When ……………………………………………………………………………………………

I have only recently started wearing glasses.

I did not………………………………………………………………………………………….

Jack left the office before I arrived there.

When …………………………………………………………………………………………….

During my dinner, the phone rang.

While ………………………………………………………………………………………….

I have not been to the cinema for 2 months.

I last ……………………………………………………………………………………………..

This is my first visit to Japan.

This is the first time………………………………………………………………………………

Dạng 5

I. Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì hiện tại đơn hoặc hiện tại tiếp diễn :

It is 7.30 a.m and the Browns …………..(1. be) in the kitchen. Mrs. Brown ………………. (2. sit) at the breakfast table. She ………..… (3. read) the morning paper. Mr. Brown …………… (4. pour) a cup of coffee. He ……………… (5. drink) tow cups of coffee every morning before he ………… (6. go) to work. There is the cartoon on TV, but the children are not watching it. They …… (7. play) with the toys. They usually ……………. (8.watch) cartoons in the morning, but this morning they ……………. (9.not pay) any attention to the TV. Of course. Mr. and Mrs. Brown are not watching TV either. They …………………… (10. like) watching cartoons.

II. Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì quá khứ đơn hoặc hiện tại hoàn thành :

1.They just…….(decide) to buy a new house.

2.”Gone with the Wind” is the most interesting film we……

( see) recently.

3.You……..(see) Nam last Sunday.?

Oh, no I……..(not see) him for many days now.

4.Since when you…….(learn) E?

I……..(learn) it since I……….( be) a girl of twelve.

5.You ever ……(be) to HCM city?

-No, I ……(not be) there yet. But my parents ……..(be) there twice this year.

6.They ……..(do) nothing since they ……(get) up.

7.My brother………..(join) the army when he………( be) 18.

He…….(serve) in the army for 3 years and then ……(go) to universiy.

8.How long you……..(live) in this town?

-I……….(live) in this town for ten years.

9.My sister……….(finish) school in 1997 and ……..(be) a student at the National University since then.

10.My parents……….(go) out. They will be back soon.

III. Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì hiện tại đơn hoặc tương lai đơn :

1.He………..(learn) French when he………(have) time.

2.They ………(not go) on working until the rain ………(stop) .

3.I……….(not do) it until they……….(tell) me to.

4.They………..(come) to see their grandparents before they ……….(leave) for New York

5.She………(learn) one more foreign language when she…..….(go) to university.

6.They……………(not go) home until it………….(stop) raining.

7.Where you…….(be) at this time tomorrow?

– I……….(be) at the meeting.

8.Nobody……………(know) what he……….(do) to earn his living after he……………( finish)school.

9.When we………..(meet) again?

– We ……………(meet) again when I……………( return) home from Australia.

10.He………….(be) busy at the moment. But he…………..(come) to give you a helping hand as soon as he………….( finish) his work.

III. Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì hiện tại đơn/ hiện tại tiếp diễn/ quá khứ đơn/ quá khứ tiếp diễn :

1.We often……..(drink) coffee in the morning. But yesterday morning we…….. (drink) tea.

2.On my way home I often……….(meet) many children who……(go) to school.

3.The sun……..(rise) in the East and …….(set) in the West.

4.When they……….(finish) their work? They…….(finish) it two hours ago.

5.What she still……..(do) when her mother………(go) to bed last night?

-She still……..(write) an essay on the hames.

6.What you……..(do)now?

-We ……(repair) our house. We……..(hope) everything …..(be) nice.

7.He often…….( buy) presents for his daughter on her birthday.Yesterday ………(be) her 15th birthday. He………(buy) her a big doll.

He……..(begin) to learn foreign languages when he…….(be) quite young.

9.People………(know) that Columbus ……..(discover) America nearly 500 years ago.

10.They all…….(believe) that he just …..(come) back from London last week.

III. Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì hiện tại đơn/ hiện tại tiếp diễn/ quá khứ đơn/ quá khứ tiếp diễn/ hiện tại hoàn thành/ tương lai đơn :

1.Be quiet ! The baby ( sleep)……………

The sun ( set) …………………………in the West.

3.Mr Green always ( go)…………………. to work by bus.

It ( not rain ) ……………….in the dry season.
They ( have ) ……………….lunch in the cafeteria now.
She ………………. (go) camping tomorrow.
The doctor sometimes ( return)…………………….. home late.
He ( write)……………….. a long novel at present.
Look ! The bus ( come)………………..
The earth (move)………………… around the sun.
What you (do) ……………..at 8 p.m yesterday?

12.His uncle ( teach) …………………English in our school five years ago.

The old man( fall) …………….as he (get)……………… into the bus.
When I saw him, he (sit) …………….asleep in a chair.
She ………………….. (visit) her aunt next week.
Last Monday, while I (read)…………… a book, the phone rang.

17.They ( not speak)…………. to each other since they quarreled

I (try) to learn English for years, but I ( not succeed)……………… yet

19.I (not see) …………………her since last week.

John( do) ………………..his homework already.

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