BÀI TẬP TỔNG HỢP VỀ CÁC THÌ TRONG TIẾNG ANH

EXERCISE 1: 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 2: Choose the best answer among A, B, C,

or D.

1. When I last saw him, he _____ in

London.

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

2. We _______ Dorothy since last

Saturday.

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

3. The train ______ half an hour

ago.

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

4. Jack ______ the

door.

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

5. My sister ________ for you since

yesterday.

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

6. I ______ Texas State University

now.

A. am attending B. attend

C. was attending D. attended

7. He has been selling motorbikes

________.

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

8. Christopher Columbus _______ American more than 500

years ago.

A. discovered B. has discovered C. had discovered D. had been discovering

9. He fell down when he ______ towards the

church.

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

10. We _______ there when our father

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

11. They ______ table tennis when their father comes back
home.

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

12. By Christmas, I _______ for Mr. Smith for six

years.

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

13. I _______ in the room right

now.

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

14. I ______ to New York three times this

year.

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

15. I’ll come and see you before I _______ for the
States.

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

16. The little girl asked what _______ to her

friend.

A. has happened B. happened

C. had happened D. would have been happened

17. John ______ a book when I saw

him.

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

18. He said he _______ return

later.

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

19. Jack ________ the

door.

A. has just opened B. open

C. have opened D. opening

20. I have been waiting for you

______ .

A. since early morning B. since 9 a.m

C. for two hours D. All are correct

21. Almost everyone _______ for home by the time we

arrived.

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

22. By the age of 25, he ______ two famous

novels.

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

23. When her husband was in the army, Mary ______ to him twice
a week.

A. was reading B. wrote C. was written D. had written

24. I couldn’t cut the grass because the lawn mower ______ a few days
previously.

A. broke down B. has been broken

C. had broken down D. breaks down

25. I have never played badminton before. This is the first time I _____
to play.
A. try B. tried C. have tried D. am trying

26. Since _______, I have heard nothing from

him.

A. he had left B. he left C. he has left D. he was left

27. After I _______ lunch, I looked for my

bag.

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

28. By the end of next year, George _______ English for two
years.

A. will have learned B. will learn

C. has learned D. would learn

29. The man got out of the car, ________ round to the back and opened
the book.

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

30. Henry _______ into the restaurant when the writer was having
dinner.

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

31. He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he ______
dinner.

A. finish B. finishes C. will finish D. finishing

32. I will be glad if he _______ with

us.

A. had gone B. did go C. went D. goes

33 Ask her to come and see me when she _______

her work.

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

34. Turn off the gas. Don’t you see that the kettle
________ ?

A. boil B. boils C. is boiling D. boiled

35. Tom and Mary ______ for Vietnam

tomorrow.

A. leave B. are leaving C. leaving D. are left

36. He always ________ for a walk in the

evening.

A. go B. is going C. goes D. going

37. Her brother ______ in Canada at

present.

A. working B. works C. is working D. work

38. I ______ to the same barber since last

year.

A. am going B. have been going C. go D. had gone

39. Her father ______ when she was a

small girl.

A. dies B. died C. has died D. had died

40. Last week, my professor promised that he ________

today.

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

EXERCISE 4: Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the

same meaning as the given one.

1. Eight years ago we started writing to each

other.

A. We have rarely written to each other for eight

years.

B. Eight years is a long time for us to write to each

other.

C. We wrote to each other eight years

ago.

D. We have been writing to each other for eight

years.

2. The boy was so lazy that he couldn’t stay up late to learn his
lessons.

A. The boy was lazy enough not to stay up late to learn his
lessons.

B. The boy was too lazy to stay up late to learn his

lessons.

C. The boy was lazy enough but he stayed up late to learn his
lessons.

D. The boy was lazy enough to stay up late to learn his

lessons.

3. My father is tired of seeing any violent

films.

A. My father hasn’t seen a violent

film.

B. My father has enjoyed all the violent films he has ever

seen.

C. My father is worried about missing the next violent

film.

D. My father never wants to see another violent

film.
4. As soon as he waved his hand, she
turned away.

A. He saw her turn away and he waved his

hand.

B. No sooner had he waved his hand than she

turned away.

C. She turned away because he waved his hand

too early.

D. Although she turned away, he waved his

hand.

5. John wishes he had remembered to send Mary a

Christmas card.

A. John regrets not to send Mary a Christmas

card.

B. John regrets forgetting not to send Mary a

Christmas card.

C. John regrets not remembering sending Mary a

Christmas card.

D. John regrets forgetting to send Mary a Christmas

card.

6. 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 a month that my father hasn’t smoked

cigarettes.
D. It’s a cigarette that my father smoked a month
ago.

7. Having finished their work, the workers expected to

be paid.

A. The workers expected to be paid because they had finished

their work.

B. Having their work finishing, the workers expected to be

paid.

C. Having expected to be paid, the workers finished their

work.

D. Having been finished their work, the workers expected to

be paid.

8. Mr. Brown bought this car five

years ago.

A. Mr. Brown started to buy this car for five

years.

B. It has been five years when Mr. Brown has bought

this car.

C. Mr. Brown has had this car for five

years .

D. It is five years ago since Mr. Brown has bought

this car.

9. John used to write home once a week when he

was abroad.

A. John doesn’t write home once a week any

longer.

B. John enjoyed being written home every week when he was

abroad.
C. John never forgot to write a weekly letter home when he was
abroad.

D. When he was abroad he remembered to write home

every week.

10. 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.