Exercise 1.

Bài tập thì hiện tại đơn - Điền dạng đúng của từ trong ngoặc
1. She always ____makes__delicious meals. (make)
2. Tome_____don’t eat_eggs. (not eat)
3. They___do___(do) the homework on Sunday.
4. He _____buys_ a new T-shirt today. (buy)
5. My mom ___goes___ shopping every week. (go)
6. ___do___Duong and Hoa ___go__ to work by bus every day? (go)
7. ____Do_ your parents __agree____with your decision? (agree)
8. My sister __washes____ her hair every day (wash)
9. Police ____catch__ robbers (catch)
Exercise 2. Bài tập thì hiện tại tiếp diễn - Viết câu dưới đây ở thì HTTD.
1. My/ dad/ water/ some plants/ the/ garden.
__My dad is watering some plants (in) the garden______________________
2. My/ mom/ clean/ floor/.
___my mom is cleaning (the) floor_____________________
3. Mary/ have/ lunch/ her/ friends/ a/ restaurant.
___Mary has lunch w her friends at a restaurant.
4. They/ ask/ a/ man/ about/ the/ way/ the/ railway/ station.
____they are asking a man about the way to the railway station__
5. My/ student/ draw/ a/ beautiful/ picture
______________my student is drawing a beautiful picture__________
Exercise 3. Bài tập thì hiện tại hoàn thành - Chia động từ trong ngoặc.
1. They ___have bought___a new lamp. (buy)
2. We _haven’t planed_____our holiday yet. (not/ plan)
3. He has just __gone____ out for 2 hours (go)
4. I ___hasn’t (haven’t) finished___ my plan (not/finish)
5. __have__ you ___learnt___ this lesson yet? ( learn)
EXERCISE 4: Use the correct form of verbs in brackets.
1. In all the world, there (be) ____are______ only 14 mountains that (reach)
______reach____above 8,000 meters.
2. He sometimes (come) _____comes_____ to see his parents.
3. When I (come) ______came____, she (leave) ______was leaving____for Dalat
ten minutes ago.
4. My grandfather has never (fly) ____flown_ in an airplane, and he has no
intention of ever doing so. (Fly-flew-flown)
5. We just (decide) ______have just decided____ that we (undertake)
_______undertaked (undertaken)_____ the job.( undertook- undertaken)
6. He told me that he (take) __has taken_(would take)_______ a trip to California
the following week. (next week)
7. I knew that this road (be) _____just has been (was)_____ too narrow.
8. Right now I (attend) ____am attending______ class. Yesterday at this time I
(attend) ___attended_______class.
9. Tomorrow I'm going to leave for home. When I (arrive) _____arrived__at the
airport, Mary (wait) ___was waiting____ for me.
10. Margaret was born in 1950. By last year, she (live) ________had lived__on
this earth for 55 years .
11. The traffic was very heavy. By the time I (get) ___got_______to Mary's party,
everyone already (arrive) ____were arrived_(had already arrived)__ (By the time+
past simple, QKHT)
12. I will graduate in June. I (see) _will_see________ you in July. By the time I
(see) ___see_______ you , I (graduate) ____will have graduated______.
13. I (visit) _____has visit__(visited)_my uncle's home regularly when I (be)
___was_______ a child.
14. That book (be) ___has been______ on the table for weeks. Haven’t You (not
read) _____read_____ it yet ?
15. David (wash) _____has wash (is washing)___ his hands. He has just (repair)
repaired_____ the TV set.
16.Have You (be) __been___here before? Yes, I (spend) __spent_____ my
holidays here last year.
17. We never (meet) ___have never met_ him. We don't know what he (look)
_______looks___ like. (meet- met- met)
18. The car (be) ______will have been____ ready for him by the time he (come)
_______comes___tomorrow.
19. On arriving at home I (find) __has found___found_____that she just (leave)
__left__ (had just left)__a few minutes before.
20. When we (arrive) _____arrive___ in London tonight, it probably (rain)
____will be raining______.
21. It (rain) ___is raining___ hard. We can't do anything until it (stop)
____stops______
22. Last night we (watch) ___were watching_______TV when the power (fail)
____failed______.
23. That evening we (stay) _____stayed_____up to talk about the town where he
(live) ___had lived_______for some years.
24. I (sit) ___sat____down for a rest while the shoes (repair) were being repaired.
25. Half way to the office Paul (turn) _____turned_____round and (go)
______went____back home because he (forget) ____had forgotten______to turn
the gas off.
26. London (change) _____has changed_____a lot since we first (come)
______came____ to live here.
27. While we (talk) __________on the phone the children (start)
__________fighting and (break) ___broke- _______a window
28. He used to talk to us for hours about all the interesting things he (do) _____had
done_____ in his life.
29. You know she (stand) ___has been standing_______looking at that picture for
the last twenty minutes.
30. I (spend) ___have spent_______ a lot of time travelling since I (get)
____got______this new job.
31. When we (be) ___were_______ at school we all (study) studied_Latin.
32. When I (meet) _____met____ him , he (work) ___has been working_______as
a waiter for a year.
33. After he (finish) __had finished____ breakfast he (sit) ___sat_______down to
write some letters.
34. She (have) __has__a hard life, but she's always smiling.
35. I think Jim (be) ____has been______ out of town.
EXERCISE 5: 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 =>were
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 By+ htd or mốc time tương lai, TLHT
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 6: Choose the underlined part in each sentence (A, B,C, or D ) that
needs correcting
1. After Mrs. Wang had returned (A) to her house (B) from work (C), she was
cooking (D) dinner.
2. Jimmy threw (A) the ball high (B) in the air, and Betty catching (C) it when (D)
it came down.
3. Linda has worn (A) her new yellow (B) dress only once (C) since she buys (D)
it.
4. Last week Mark told (A) me that he go (B)t very bored with his present job and
is looking (C) for a new on (D)e.
5. Having (A) fed the dog, he was sat (B) down to (C) his own (D) meal.
6. When I turned on my computer, I was shocked (A) to find (B) some junk mail,
and (C) I delete (D) it all.
7. They are going to have to (A) leave soon (B) and so do (C) we (D).
8. The boss laughed when the secretary has told (A) him that she really (B) needed
(C) a pay (D) rise.
9. The telephone rang several times (A) and then (B) stop (C) before I could (D)
answer it.
10. Debbie, whose father (A) is an excellent tennis player(B), has been (C) playing
tennis since (D) ten years.
11. I have seen (A) lots(B) of interesting (C) places when I went (D) on holiday
last summer.
12. When my cat heard (A) a noise in the bushes, she stopped moving (B) and
listen (C) intently (D).
13. I think (A) it’s time you change (B) your way of (C) living (D).
14. Roger felt the outside (A) of his pocket to make (B) sure his (C) wallet is still
(D) there.
15. When I’m shopping (A) in the supermarket, I ran into (B) an old friend who I
hadn’t met (C) for (D) five years.
16. The police (A) arrested the man while (B) he is having (C) dinner in (D) a
restaurant.
17. Peter and Wendy first (A) met in 2006 (B), and they are (C) married for three
years now (D).
18. Some (A) people are believing (B) there is life on (C) other (D) planets.
19. Recently, the island of Hawaii (A) had been (B) the subject of intensive
research (C) on the occurrence (D) of earthquakes.
20. Every morning, the sun shines (A) in my bedroom window (B) and waking (C)
me up (D).
21. The man died as (A) a result of falling (B) asleep (C) while he drives (D).
22. I haven’t finished (A) the report yet (B),but by the time you return (C) I will
certainly complete (D) it.
23. Caroline has worn (A) her new yellow (B) dress only once (C) since she buys
(D) it.
24. We’ll be cycled (A) to Hoa’s village (B) at (C) this time next (D) Sunday.
25. What will (A) you do (B) when (C) your friends won’t come (D) ?
26. Someone was knocking (A) at the door (B) when I was doing (C) the washing
up (D).
27. My friend didn’t drink (A) any (B) beer since we came (C) to live here (D).
28. We have written (A)to each other (B) when (C) we were (D) in primary school.
29. After (A) breakfast, I‘m gone (B) to walk to (C) school with (D) my friends.
30. Did (A) he go to (B) the pop concert next weekend (C) for a change (D)?
EXERCISE 7: 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.
EXERCISE 8: Give the correct form of the word in brackets.
1. He went to his house, lied down on the bed, and (sleep) ……………… right
away.
2. I (buy) ……………… the ticket yesterday. I am (go) ……………… Dalat
tomorrow.
3. Tim (attend) ……………… the meeting at school at the moment.
4. He (have not) ……………… English for 2 years.
5. Our class (start) ……………… at 9am.
6. I always (brush) ……………… my teeth before I go to bed.
7. I (study) ……………… English since I was 21.
8. He was listening to music when his boss (come) ……………… yesterday.
9. I (have do) ……………… all the homework all afternoon.
10. I (be) ……………… a student.
11. She (wait) ……………… you for all day.
12. He wasn’t working when his boss (call) ……………… him yesterday.
13. She (be) ……………… at her boyfriend’s house yesterday morning.
14. I (talk) ……………… to my father at the moment.
15. We (be) ……………… in Nhatrang on their summer holiday last year.
16. The sun (rise) ……………… in the east.
17. He (meet) ……………… his old friend near his house yesterday.
18. The World Cup (take place) ……………… every four years.
19. They (play) ……………… in the garden at 4 pm yesterday.
20. She was watching a picture while her mother (cook) ……………… soup.
21. They (play) ……………… now.
22. Anne was riding her bike to school when Peter (see) ……………… her
yesterday.