Chuyên Đề 1:: Thì (Tense)
Chuyên Đề 1:: Thì (Tense)
I. Choose the letter A, B, C, D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
Question 1. I _________ at school now.
A. am being B. was being C. was D. am
Question 2. I _________ to Ho Chi Minh City several times this year.
A. have been B. was C. were D. had been
Question 3. He _________ here three hours ago.
A. is leaving B. left C. has left D. have left
Question 4. We _________ Peter since last Monday.
A. don’t see B. haven’t seen C. didn’t see D. hadn’t seen
Question 5. Tim _________ a book when I came to his house.
A. is reading B. read C. was reading D. reading
Question 6. My brother _________ badminton.
A. usually play B. is usually playing
C. usually plays D. have usually played
Question 7. I _________ my clothes at 7 o’clock yesterday evening.
A. am ironing B. have ironed C. ironed D. was ironing
Question 8. My mother _________ English for ten years.
A. has learnt B. is learning C. learn D. learns
Question 9. _________ you go to the zoo?
A. How often are B. How often do C. How often does D. How are
Question 10. The sun _________ in the East.
A. is rising B. rose C. has risen D. rises
Question 11: When I was young, I _________ to be a teacher.
A. want B. was wanting C. wanted D. had wanted
Question 12. My grandmother _________ 10 years ago.
A. had died B. died C. has died D. was dying
Question 13. Look at those black clouds. It _________ .
A. rains B. is raining C. is going to rain D. rain
Question 14. Tomorrow I _________ my parents.
A. am going to visit B. will have visited C. have visited D. visit
Question 15. She _________ books now.
A. is reading B. read C. reads D. was reading
II. Put the verbs in the brackets into the correct tense.
Question 16. We seldom (eat) ____________ breakfast before 7 o’clock.
Question 17. What ____________ you (do) ____________ every morning?
Question 18. We (build) ____________ this house five years ago.
Question 19. It (be) ____________ often hot in the summer.
Question 20. ____________ you (watch) ____________ TV yesterday?
Question 21. He often (go) ____________ fishing with his friends when he was a child.
Question 22. We (live) ____________ here for 2 years.
Question 23. I (not see) ____________ him since we (say) ____________ goodbye.
Question 24. Nam and I (play) ____________ soccer at 3 p.m yesterday.
Question 25. While I (cook) ___________ dinner, my sister (read) _________ books last
night.
Question 26. He always (forget) ____________ his homework. He isn’t careful.
Question 27. We (be) ____________ close friends since last year.
Question 28. Uncle Ho (die) ____________ in 1969.
Question 29. We (buy) ____________ a new car next year.
Question 30. Keep silent! The baby (sleep) ____________ .
I. Choose the letter A, B, C, D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
Question 1. This house _________ in 1990 by my grandfather.
A. is built B. was built C. built D. has built
Question 2. My sister is going _________ this house.
A. sold B. sell C. to be sold D. to sell
Question 3. There’s a man behind us. I think we are _________.
A. being followed B. be followed C. followed D. following
Question 4. Over 1000 new houses ______ every year. Last year, 1200 new houses
_________.
A. were built/ were built B. are built/ were built
C. are building / were built D. were built/ were being built
Question 5. The next exam _________ in May.
A. will hold B. will be held C. will be holding D. will have held
Question 6. English is _________ all over the world.
A. spoken B. speak C. speaks D. to speak
Question 7. Have you _________ by a dog?
A. ever bite B. ever bitten C. ever been bitten D. ever been bite
Question 8. The house _________ since last week.
A. bought B. has bought C. was bought D. has been bought
Question 9. The homework _________ by Nam every day.
A. is done B. does C. are done D. did
Question 10. These exercises must_________ by my students.
A. are finished B. finish C. be finished D. finishing
II. Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each
of the following questions.
Question 11. We should send their complaints to the boss.
A. Complaints should sent to the boss.
B. Complaints should be sent to the boss,
C. Their complaints should be sent to the boss.
D. Their complaints to the boss should be sent.
Question 12. They will give you a lot of questions at the interview.
A. You will be given a lot of questions at the interview.
B. You will given a lot of questions at the interview.
C. A lot of questions will be given you at the interview.
D. A lot of questions will be given at the interview.
Question 13. Nobody told me that Tim was ill.
A. I was told that Tim wasn’t ill.
B. I wasn’t told that Tim was ill.
C. Tim wasn’t told to be ill.
D. Tim was told not to be ill.
Question 14. We will send you the results soon.
A. You will be sent to the results soon.
B. You will send the results soon.
C. The results will be sent you soon.
D. The results will be sent to you soon.
Question 15. My sister can sing English songs well.
A. My sister can sing English songs better than me.
B. English songs can are sung well by my sister.
C. English songs can be sung well by my sister.
D. English songs can sung well by my sister.
III. Rewrite the sentences in passive voice.
Question 16. I clean the floor every day.
_________________________________________________________________________
Question 17. My mother bought this dress this morning.
_________________________________________________________________________
Question 18. She did this exercise two days ago.
_________________________________________________________________________
Question 19. They will send him abroad to study.
_________________________________________________________________________
Question 20. She used this room.
_________________________________________________________________________
Question 21. Someone, stole my bike yesterday.
_________________________________________________________________________
Question 22. He received a letter from his parents.
_________________________________________________________________________
Question 23. She will buy this house.
_________________________________________________________________________
Question 24. They aren’t building my house.
_________________________________________________________________________
Question 25. You mustn’t sing songs in the class.
_________________________________________________________________________
I. Choose the letter A, B, C, D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
Question 1. The visitor asked me where I _________ from.
A. come B. coming C. to come D. came
Question 2. Ms. Nga wanted to know what time _________
A. the movie began B. the movie begins
C. does the movie begin D. did the movie begin
Question 3. Mary said she _________ there the day before.
A. is B. had been C. will be D. would be
Question 4. Mai asked Quang _________.
A. when he will come back B. when he would come back
C. when he comes back D. when he is coming back
Question 5. She told me _________ her up at six o’clock.
A. please pick B. to pick C. should pick D. I can pick
Question 6. Hung said that his girlfriend and he _________ married _________.
A. were getting / tomorrow B. are getting / the next day
C. were getting/ the next day D. will get/ the day after
Question 7. He asked me when _________ there.
A. did you arrive B. will you arrive
C. I had arrived D. I will arrive
Question 8. Mr. David said _________ her the night before.
A. I didn’t see B. I hadn’t seen C. he didn’t see D. he hadn’t seen
Question 9. Julia said that she _________ there at noon.
A. is going to be B. was going to be C. will be D. can be
Question 10. Tom _________ that his mother was in hospital
A. told me B. told to me C. said me D. asked me
II. Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction.
Question 11. I (A) asked him how far (B) was it from my school to the post office (C) if I went
there (D) by taxi.
Question 12. They asked me (A) that I (B) could do (C) some shopping (D) with them.
Question 13. Her mother (A) told her (B) do not go out with (C) him the day (D) before.
Question 14. She said (A) that the books (B) in the library (C) would be available (D)
tomorrow.
Question 15. He (A) asked her (B) thinking about that example (C) again because it needed
(D) correcting.
III. Rewrite the following sentences in reported speech.
Question 16. The teacher said to Nam “Come into my office, please”.
The teacher told __________________________________________________________
Question 17. “I want to go shopping with you this afternoon”, Nga said to her brother.
Nga said to __________________________________________________________
Question 18. “My sister wants to be a singer” said he.
He said __________________________________________________________
Question 19. “I will buy a new bike next week”, she said.
She said __________________________________________________________
Question 20. “I don’t know what Mai is doing now”, she said.
She said __________________________________________________________
Question 21. “Don’t forget to send your parents my regards”, Lan said
Lan told __________________________________________________________
Question 22. Mary said “I can go to the movies with you, John”
Mary said to __________________________________________________________
Question 23. Linh said to her friend “Turn off the light before going out”
Linh asked __________________________________________________________
Question 24. I said to him “Stay at home”
I told __________________________________________________________
Question 25. My mother said to the kids “Stop fighting”
My mother told __________________________________________________________
Question 26. The teacher said “Don’t make noise in the class”
The teacher asked me _______________________________________________________
Question 27. “I can speak English well” said his mother.
His mother said __________________________________________________________
Question 28. The child said to the beggar “Are you very poor?”
The child asked __________________________________________________________
Question 29. He said to Lan “I will visit Ha Long Bay”
He said to __________________________________________________________
Question 30. The police asked “Where did you stay last night?”
The police asked __________________________________________________________
bad - important - crowded - high - heavy - difficult - expensive - easy - thin - cold
Question 21. In Canada, January is ___________________ than February.
Question 22. I think that good health is ___________________ than money.
Question 23. I can’t carry my suitcase. It’s ___________________ than yours.
Question 24. A car is ___________________ than a bike.
Question 25. You look _________________ than the last time I saw you. Have you lost
weight?
Question 26. I couldn’t get a seat in the restaurant. It was ___________________ than usual.
Question 27. Mountains are ___________________ than hills.
Question 28. He got good marks in the exam. The exam was ___________________ than he
had expected.
Question 29. I think you should go to the doctor. Your cold is ___________________ than it
was a few days ago.
Question 30. I don’t understand this lesson. It is ___________________ than I think.
following questions.