Tenses grade10

I. The simple present tense

1. He (go) _________________to School everyday. 17. He (be) _______________ a student.
2. She (come) ___________________ from Germany. 18. I (be) _________________ sixteen years old.
3. Daisy usually (go) __...___________ to work by 19. They (be) __________________ very friendly.
car. 20. He often (wash) ___________ the car at
4. We (watch) __________________TV every night. weekends.
5. He (walk) __________________to work every 21. What time ____________you often (get)
day. ____________ up every morning?
6. He (be) ______________________in Ca Mau. 22. ________she (like) ________________ English?
7. They (be) ____________________students. 23. Every week she (go) ______________________ to
8. She (wash) _____________her clothes every visit her parents.
Sunday. 24. What time __________your father usually (get)
9. She (study) ________________English every day. ___________ up?
10. He (want) _________ to become a teacher. 25. We (not go) ____________to school on Sundays.
11. She usually (walk) _______________ to school. 26. We (not be) ___________________very lazy.
12. What time ________Mary usually (get) 27. The Earth (go) _________________around the
____________ up every morning? Sun.
13. She (not wash) ____________her clothes every 28. I (visit) ___________________my parents very
weekend. often.
14. ___________they (be) teachers? 29. ___________he (go) ________to school every day?
15. It (not be) often ______________cold in summer. 30. _________she (come) _______from Japanese?
16. Tom usually (walk) _____________ to school.

31. Our teacher, Mrs Jones, (never / be) _________________ late for lessons.
32. I (often / clean) _________________ my bedroom at the weekend.
33. My brother (hardly ever / help) _________________ me with my homework.
34. I (sometimes / be) _________________ bored in the maths lessons.
35. You and Tony (never / play) _________________ computer games with me.
36. You (usually / be) _________________ at the sports centre on Sunday.score
37. The school bus (always / arrive) _________________ at half past eight.

II. The present continuous tense

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1. He (watch) _____________TV right now. 6. Look! The man (smoke) _________________
2. At present they (sit) ____________ in the class. there.
3. This year we (learn) ________________ English. 7. She (write) __________________ to her parents
4. Look! Peter (play) ________________ football in now.
the schoolyard. 8. My father (work) ______________in the garden
5. Be quiet! The baby (sleep) at the moment.
___________________. 9. John (listen) ______________ to the radio now.
10. He (play) ____________chess at the moment.
 Exercise 2: Put the verb in the present continuous tense:
1. The workers (work) ___________ in the firm at the moment.
2. Please be quite! You (make) ______________ _________________so much
noise so I can’t concentrate.
3. Tony (have) ___________ ___a bath at the moment.
4. Listen! He (read) _____________a story by Shakespeare.
5. At present Richard (study) _______________in London.
6. This term I (study) _______________philosophy and economics.
7. Janet (have) _______________a shower at the moment.
8. They (not/study) _______________at present.
9. Yukiko (have) _______________a bath now.
10. We (make) _______________a cake at the moment.
11. Jane (watch) _______________television at the moment.
12. Look! The boy (cry) ____________________.
13. Alice and Mary (put) ___________ the dishes away right now.
14. The farmer (work) ______________ in the field now.
15. Look! It (snow) _______________.
16. Phong (sleep) _______________ right now.
17. Mother (cook) ________________ some food in the kitchen at present.
18. Just a minute! I (look up) ______________ that word in the dictionary.
19. _______________you (write) ______________ a letter now?
20. They (not read) ____________________ books in the sitting room right now.
Mixed exercise
1. Mary (study )…………English every night. / Where is Tom?-He (play )…………………….football
in the garden.
2. Why (you look)..................... ……..at me like that?
3. The earth (go).......................... round the sun. /
4. The bank (close)________ at four o'clock. /
5. My life (be) _______so boring. I just (watch)________ TV every night.
6. My best friend (write)________ to me every week. / John (not read) ____________ a book now.
7. Silvia (not listen) _____________ to music at the moment. / Maria (sit) ________ next to Paul
right now.
8. My children (be)________ upstairs now. They (play)_____________ games.
9. Look! The bus (come)____________.
10. He always (borrow) ________me money and never (give)________ back./
11. We seldom (eat) __________before 6:30.
12. Look! The man (run) _____________ behind the train. He (want)___________ to catch it.
13. I (do)____________ an exercise on the present tense at the moment and I (think)__________
that I (know) ________how to use it now
14. Daisy (cook)___________ some food in the kitchen at present. She always (cook) ___________in
the morning
15. She (go) ……………… to the market to buy meat every morning./ John (play) ….……. tennis
with his friends now
16. Every Monday, Sally (drive) ____________ her kids to football practice.
17. 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.
18. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep) __________.
19. Don't forget to take your umbrella. It (rain) _____.
20. Justin (write, now) ___________ a book about his adventures in Tibet. I hope he can find a good
publisher when he is finished.
21. He always …………… for a walk in the evening.
a. A. go B. is going C. goes D. going
22. Her brother …………… in Canada at present.
A. working B. works C. is working D. work
23. John……..tennis once or twice a week.
A. usually play B. is usually playing C. usually plays D. have usually played
24. I …….for Christine. Do you know where she is?
A. look B. looked C. am looking D. looks
25. They ( learn)……………………..French at present with their classmates.
A. are learning B. learnt C. have learnt D. had learnt
26. What time ( go)…to work every day?
A. is he goingB. did he go C. does he go D. was he going
27. Where they ( go)…..now? A. do they go B. will they go C. did they go
D. are they going
28. He ( consider)…..the applicants at the moment?
A. Does he consider B. Is he considering C. Has he considered D. Did he consider
29. My mother often morning exercises. A. do B. does C. doing
D. has done
30. Be quite, please.We at the translation and you a lot of noise.
A. are working/ are making B. work/ are making B. are working/ make D. work/ make
31. He always for a walk in the morning. A. go B. is going C. goes
D. going
32. In the morning I little time, so I a shower in the evening.
A. have/ take B. am having/ am taking C. have/ am taking D. am having/ take
33. She always but nothing to realize her dreams.
A. dreams/ does B. is dreaming/ doesC. dreams/ is doing D. is dreaming/ is doing
34. Hurry up, Jane! We all for you. A. wait B. are waiting C. waiting D.
are waited
35. Don’t bother her. She her French lesson; she always it in the morning.
A. takes/ is taking B. is taking/ takes C. takes/ takes D. is taking/ is taking
36. Tom and Mary for the Netherlands tomorrow.
A. leave B. are leaving C. leaving D. are left
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Simple present / present progressive
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.
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
1. Look! They (play) _________________ football.
2. She (sweep) _______________ the floor now.
3. What________ she (do) ____________ now?
4. She (wash) ______________ the clothes at the moment.
5. Listen! Peter and Daisy (sing) ________________ now.
6. My brother (not watch) ___________TV now. He (wash) __________ his car.
7. He (study) _____________ English this month.
8. ________you (work) __________ in the garden now?
9. Peter (talk) ________________ to Susan now.
10. She (listen) _______________to the radio in her bedroom at the moment
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III. The past simple tense
Exercise 1: Rewrite each sentence as a positive, negative, or question:
Example: He (watch) __watched________ a good programme on TV last night.
He didn’t watch a good programme on TV last night.
Did he watch a good programme last night?
1. Mary (go) ___________ shopping for me yesterday.
2. The policeman (drive) _______ away ten minutes ago.
3. The biscuit factory (close) ____________ last year.
4. The headmaster (come) ______ to the school in 1985.
5. You (spend) ____________ a lot of money last month.
6. I last (go) _______________ to Spain in 1990.
7. The boy (finish) _________________________their homework yesterday.
8. Rolf (buy) _______ the leather jacket last week.
9. I (have) _______ a little trouble with my car last week.
10. She (wash) ______________her clothes last night
11. Exercise 2: Put the verb in the past simple tense:
1. They (begin) __________ to study at this school 7 years ago.
2. She (lose) __________ her handbag on the train yesterday morning.
3. We (visit) ___________ that city last year./ Peter and Daisy (be) __________ born in 1978.
4. __________you (spend) _________ your holiday in Dalat last summer?
5. She (clean) _______________the bicycle yesterday./ They (start) __________school in 1998.
6. My friend and I (go) __________________ to the seaside last week.
7. We (spend) ___________________________ hours on the beach last Sunday.
8. He (be) ______________________________ in Ha Noi last year.
9. His father (die) _____________ in 1930./ Lincoln (work) __________________in this factory
three years ago.
10. I (do) _____________________my homework last night.
11. Miss White (write) ______________________to her father last Monday.
12. My parents (buy) _________________________the car last year.
13. Hoa (read) _____________________________the book yesterday.
14. He (listen) _______________________________to the radio last night.
15. We (watch) _____________ a good programme on TV last night./ Mary (go)
_________shopping for me yesterday.
16. I (be) _______________ in Ha Noi last month./ My parents (go) _______________to HCM city
last week.
17. Yesterday we (have) _______________a meeting at our school.
18. Mary (meet) _______________her parents two week ago.
19. She (be) _______________born in 1992./ What you (do) _______________last night.
20. Last summer I (study) _______________English in Can Tho City.
21. She (not visit) _______________her son last week. / In 1997 there (be) _______________a
terrible storm.
22. They (build) _______________the house twenty years ago.
23. John (do not) _______________come to my birthday party last Sunday.
IV. The past continuous:
Exercise 1: Rewrite each sentence as a positive, negative, or question:
Example: At this time yesterday they (play) __were playing___ football.
At this time yesterday they were not playing football.
At this time yesterday were they playing football?
1. At this time yesterday we (play) __________________ tennis in the schoolyard.
2. At 7:00 pm yesterday (watch) ________________________ TV.
3. Yesterday while my father (watch) _____________________ TV, my mother (read) the newspaper, my
sister (do) _______________________her homework and I (play) ____________ chess with my friend.
4. What were you doing when I phoned you? I (have) ____________________a bath.
5. She (do) __________________________her homework at the time yesterday.
6. Marry (water) ______________________the flowers at 3:00 p.m yesterday.
7. They (visit) __________________________the zoo at ten o’clock yesterday.
8. Peter and I (do) _____________________the exercise at this time last night.
9. Last night my father (feed) ________________________the pigeons at 7:00.
10. At this time last year we (learn) _______________________English in London.
Exercise 2: Put the verb in the past simple tense or the past continuous:
1. When I (arrive) ____________ at this house, he still (sleep)
______________.
2. The light (go) _________ out while we (have)
_________________dinner.
3. Bill (have) ________________ breakfast when I (stop)
_____________ at this house this morning.
4. When I (arrive) ___________________at this house, he still
(sleep) ________________________.
5. As we (cross) ______________________the Street, we (see)
_____________________an accident.
6. Tom (see) ______________a serious accident while he (stand)
__________________at the bus stop.
7. The children (play) _________________ football when their
mother (come) ___________back home.
8. The bell (ring) ______________________while Tom (take)
___________________ a bath.
9. He (sit) ______________________in a car when I (see)
______________________him.
10. We (clean) _____________________the house when she (come)
_______________yesterday.

37. Columbus…….America more then 400 years ago.

1. A. discovered B. has discovered C. had discovered D. he has gone
38. He fell down when he ……towards the church.
1. A. run B. runs C. was running D. had run
39. At 5 o’clock yesterday evening, I………my clothes.
1. A. am ironing B. have ironed C. ironed D. was ironing
40. The earth……… round the sun.
1. A. go B. has gone C. went D. goes
41. Look! That man………..to open the door of your car.
1. A. try B. tried C. is trying D. has tried
42. She …………… this exercise yesterday at 8 o’clock.
1. A. wrote B. has written C. has been writing D. was writing
43. My parents first …………………each other at the Olympic Games in 1982
A meet B met C had met D have met
44. The Second World War ______ in 1939. A. has started B. start C. started D. Starts
45. Peter ______ at the moment, so he can’t answer the telephone.
A. works B. is working C. has worked D. Worked
46. He ______ in London at the moment.
A. studies B. has studied C. is studying D. will study
47. Mary ………………….me an hour ago. A was phoning B phones C phoned D has
phoned
48. While I …………………..along the road,I saw a friend of mine
A had cycled B has cycled C was cycling D cycled
49. He ………………………..his grandparents every Sunday
A has visited B was visiting C is visiting D visits
50. ………………..your homework finished last night ? A was B did C are D do
51. Many people ……………..homeless after the earthquake in Haiti a few months ago.
A became B becoming C become D will become
52. In the 19th century, it.............two or three months to across North America by covered wagon
A. took B. had taken C. had been taken D. was taking
53. Julia …………………..her first novel when she was 19 years old
A writes B had written C written D wrote
54. John ……a book when I saw him.
1. A. is reading B. read C. was reading D. reading
55. When I last saw him, he…….in London.
1. A. has lived B. is living C. was living D. has been living
56. I……..along the street when I suddenly heard footsteps behind me.
1. A. was walking B. am walking C. walk D. walked
57. I …………… my report when you entered the hall.
1. A. made B. have been makin C. was making D. have made
58. When I came to visit her last night, She …………………a bath
A is having C has C had D was having
59. The light went out while I ………………………..dinner.
A have B have had C am having D was having
 60. I had a road accident when I …………………..a phone call in the car
A made B make C was making D had made
61. I first met her two years ago when we ……………. At Oxford university.
A have been studying B had been studying C were studying D are studying
62. We ……………….lunch when we heard the news
A were having B had C had had D have had
32.................................................. They ( learn)……………………..French at present with their classmates.
A. are learning B. learnt C. have learnt D. had learnt
33. (be) ……on holiday in Hue City one year ago? A. Is he B. Was he C. Has he been D. Will
he be
34. What time ( go)…to work every day? A. is he going B. did he go C. does he go
D. was he going
35. Where they ( go)…..now? A. do they go B. will they go C. did they go
D. are they going
36. She ( go) …to the cinema tonight? A. Is she going B. Was she going C. Will she go
D. Has she gone
37. He ( consider)…..the applicants at the moment?
A. Does he consider B. Is he considering C. Has he considered D. Did he consider
38. Pasteur _____ in the 19th century. A. was living B. lived C. had lived D has
lived
39. My mother often morning exercises. A. do B. does C. doing
D. has done
40. She some cakes yesterday at2 p.m. A.make B. has been making C. has made
D. was making
41. He a book two days ago. A. read B. has been readingC. was reading
D. has read
42. They this film last week. A. have seen B. saw C. have been seeing
D. were seeing
43. They the new words yesterday from three till seven.
A. learnt B. were learning C. have learnt D. have been learning
44. Last summer he to Ha Long Bay. A. has gone B. was going C. went D. has been
going
45. Be quite, please.We at the translation and you a lot of noise.
A. are working/ are making B. work/ are makingB. are working/ make D. work/ make
46. He always for a walk in the morning. A. go B. is going C. goes
D. going
47. She . Is something wrong? A. cries B. is crying C. cry
D. crying
48. In the morning I little time, so I a shower in the evening.
A. have/ take B. am having/ am taking C. have/ am taking D. am having/
take
49. She always but nothing to realize her dreams.
A. dreams/ does B. is dreaming/ does C. dreams/ is doing D. is dreaming/ is doing
50. He so suspicious to me at the moment. I wonder why. A. be B. will be C. was
D. is being
51. Hurry up, Jane! We all for you. A. wait B. are waiting C.
waiting D. are waited
52. Don’t bother her. She her French lesson; she always it in the morning.
A. takes/ is taking B. is taking/ takes C. takes/ takes D. is taking/ is taking
53. Raymond __________ two new shirts when he was downtown today. A. buy B. bought C. had
bought D. has bought
54. Mr. Jones sometimes________ on time for work.
A. does not get up B. won't get up C. had not got up D. is not going to get up
55. In a break-in last week, the burglars __________ all my jewelers but left the picture
A. took B. have taken C. had taken D, were taking
Things can be tough, Times can be rough. But if you work hard enough, You will eventually achieve
triumph!.
Good Luck my friend! Good luck!
56. “ Where is Jack?” _ “ He his girl friend at the station. She at 12 o’clock.”
A. meets/ is coming B. is meeting/ comes C. meets/ comes D. is meeting/ is
coming

57. Tom and Mary for the Netherlands tomorrow. A. leave B. are leaving C.
leaving D. are left
58. What __________ the Bakers __________ at the moment?
A. is / doing B. are / working C. are / doing D. is / working
59. My mother ___very early in the morning to prepare our breakfast.
A. cries B. sleeps C. gets up D. stays up
60. He does not save as much money as he________ last year. A. did B. does C. uses D. did
used
61. There________ a lot of furniture in our uncle's house now. A. is being B. were C. are D. is
62. Each of you ________ a share in the work A. have B. having C. has D. going to
have
63. Please send our regards to Tom as soon as you ________ in New York.
A. will arrive B. is going to arrive C. arrive D. arrived
64. Working for 12 hours a day ________ her very tireD. A. makes B. made C. make D.
making
65. I ________ my uncle’s home many times when I ________ a chilD.
A. visited/ is B. visits/ was C. visited/ was D. visited/ were
66. At this time yesterday, everyone ________. in the room. A. is dancing B. was dancing C. dances D.
danced
67. Look! The two boys ________ your window. A. were painting B. paintingC. are painting D. have
painted
68. The Magic Hat __________ at 12 A. m. every Saturday.
A. broadcast B. broadcasts C. is broadcasting D. broadcasted]
69. The whistle signaled the end of the first half. The match will continue after half-time and now AC
Milan ___________ Juventus by 2 goals to nil. A. led B. is leading C. has led
D. leads
70. As the sun _________ , I decided to go out. A. shines B. has shine C. shine
D. was shining
71. Sorry. I can’t go there with you now. I _________ my homework at present.
A. did B. do C. was doing D. am doing
72. Nowadays, most children _________ cartoon films and games. A. likes B. like C. is liking D.
have liked
73. Where is Mary? – She _________ for the dinner in the kitchen at the present.
A. prepares B. prepared C. is preparing D. has prepared
74. Water _________ of hydrogen and oxygen. A. consists B. consist C. is consisting D. has
consisted
75. Sally _________ really hard for her final exam this week.
A. took B. had taken C. would take D. is taking
76. Many people _________ living in the Seattle because it _________ continually.
A. hate / often rained B. hate / often rains C. hated / rains often D. hated / often rained
77. Listen! Someone _________ at the door. I _________ it.
A. is knocking / will open B. are knocking / will open C. knocks / open
D. have knocked / open
78. Every day, John _________ rice and vegetables for lunch, but today he _________ chicken soup and
roasted beef. Today is his brother’s wedding. A. have / is having B. will have / will have C. has /
is having D. had / had
79. My father _________ complete silence when he _________.
A. wants / is working B. wanted / worked C. wanted / works D. will want / worked
80. Usually, Mr. Pike_________ us Physics but today he _________ ill, so Mrs. Young teaches us.
A. will teaches / is B. taught / was C. teaches / is D. has taught / has been
81. I’m sorry I can’t hear what you _________ because everybody _________ so loudly now.
A. have been saying / talks B. are saying / is talking C. will say / has been talk D. said / were
talking
82. In the nineteenth century, it _________ two or three months to cross North America by covered
wagon. The trip _________ very rough and often dangerous.
 A. took / was B. had taken / had been C. takes / is D. will take /
will be

83. While I was working in the garden, my son____ video games. a. was playing b. played c. has
played d. was played
84. She will study English at RMIT these days. / She’s at her best when she will make such a
big decision.
85. We were spending our next vacation in London next week
86. Look! The seabirds glide on the sea surface which makes a beautiful sunset
87. Mike has phoned you more than one hour ago.
88. At 7:00p. m last night Stephen was talking on the phone with his friend when I come in
89. While I was working in the garden yesterday afternoon, my son is playing video games.
90. He broke his arm when he ………football A played B was playing C had played D is
playing
91. Mercury at 357,23 degree Centigrade. A. boils B. is boiling C. boiling D.
boiled
92. The World War II __________ in 1939 and __________ in 1945.
A. begins/ ends B. had begun/ ended C. began/ ended D. has begun/ had ended
93. Glenda __________ extremely hard when she was a student.
A. worked B. has worked C. was working D. had been worked
94. No breakfast for Mark, thanks. He ____ breakfast. A. hasn't eaten B. didn't eat C. isn't eating
D. doesn't eat
95. My mother _______very early in the morning to prepare our breakfast. A. cries B. sleeps C. gets up
D. stays up
96. He does not save as much money as he________ last year. A. did B. does C. uses D. did
used
97. The police ___ for the thieves at the moment. A. have been looking B. will be looking C. are looking
D. is looking
98. There________ a lot of furniture in our uncle's house now. A. is being B. were C. are D. is
99. Mr. Jones sometimes________ on time for work.
A. does not get up B. won't get up C. had not got up D. is not going to get up
100.Each of you ________ a share in the work A. have B. having C. has D. going to
have
101.Please send our regards to Tom as soon as you ________ in New York.
A. will arrive B. is going to arrive C. arrive D. arrived
102. When I (go) ______ out, the sun (shine) __________./ The light (go) __________ out while I (have)
__________ tea.
103. While he (learn) __________ to drive, he (have) __________ an accident.
104. We (walk) __________ to the station when it (begin) __________ to rain.
105. He (have) __________ a bad fall when he (repair) __________ his roof.
106. It (start) __________to rain when we (play) football in the schoolyard yesterday
107. He (eat) __________ three sandwiches while you (talk) __________ to him.
108. The servant (drop) _______ two cups while she (wash up) ______ last night.
109. While he (write) __________ a letter, the telephone (ring) ./ Last night we (watch) TV when the
power (fail).
110. When I (stand) __________ at the bus stop, I (see) __________ an accident.
111. Yesterday I (walk) __________to school when I (find)_________ a wallet on the street.
112. When I (have)_________ dinner yesterday, Peter (come) ______________to our house.
113. The thief (steal) ________________ the bike when Mai (look)___________ for some books in the
shop.
114.Mary (study )…………English every night. / Where is Tom?-He (play )…………………….football in the
garden.
115.......................................................................................... Why (you look)..................... ……..at me like that?
116........................................ We usually go skiing every year, but this year we (not go)……. anywhere.
117............................................................ She told me her address, but I (not remember)....................... it.
118.The bank (close)________ at four o'clock. / My life (be) _______so boring. I just (watch)________ TV
every night.
119......My best friend (write)________ to me every week. / John (not read) ____________ a book now.
120.Silvia (not listen) _____________ to music at the moment. / Maria (sit) ________ next to Paul right
now.
121............................................... My children (be)________ upstairs now. They (play)_____________ games.
122........................................................................................................................... Look! The bus (come)____________.
123............................................... He always (borrow) ________me money and never (give)________ back./
124................................................................................................................ We seldom (eat) __________before 6:30.
125....................Look! The man (run) _____________ behind the train. He (want)___________ to catch it.
126.I (do)____________ an exercise on the present tense at the moment and I (think)__________ that I
(know) ________how to use it now
127.Daisy (cook)___________ some food in the kitchen at present. She always (cook) ___________in the
morning
128.She (go) ……………… to the market to buy meat every morning./ John (play) ….……. tennis with his
friends now
129................................................... I (move) ____________ to Ho Chi Minh city 3 years ago to learn English
130.Yesterday, I (get) ______ up at 6 and (have) ______ breakfast at 6.30./ Violets __________ (bloom) in
Spring
131.................................................... He ( start) ___________learning English when he (be)__________ a child
132............................................... She ( spend) _____________five days painting her house two weeks ago.
133.When he lived in Manchester, he __________ (work) in a bank / Some animals __________ (not eat)
during winter
134............Birds __________ (build) their nests in summer and __________ (fly) to the South in winter
135.I __________ (meet) Arthur three weeks ago/ Mrs. Green ___________________ (always/go) to work by
bus
136................................................................................................................................. Look! The boy __________ (cry)/
137.

Write about your family:

How many people are there in your family? Who are they?
Describe each person in your family: For example: What is your father’s name? how old is your father?
What is his job? What are his hobbies? Do you often take part in his hobbies?,etc……
answer the same questions about other members in your family.
What activities do your family members do together?
How much do you love your family? (very much/ really really love/ extremely love/ love with all my
heart…)
What will you do for your family in the future?
 63. I…….in the room now.
1. A. am being B. was being C. have been being D. am

64. The little girl asked what…..to her friend.

1. A. has happened B. happened C. had happened D. would have been happened
65. 17. The man got out the car,………round to the back and opened the boot.
1. A. walking B. walked C. walks D. walk
66. 23. While her husband was in the army, Janet ……. to him twice a week.
1. A. was writing B. wrote C. was written D. had written
67. I don’t understand this sentence.What…………………….?
1. A. does mean this word B. have this word mean
2. C. means this word D. does this word mean
68. 35. The children are still ill but they _____ better gradually.
1. A. get B. getting C. are get D. are getting
69. 37. They …………… the new words yesterday from three to seven.
1. A. learnt B. have been learning C. have learnt D. were learning
70. Each of you …………………a share in the work A has B had C have D to have
71. He …………………across this river when he was young.
A swim B was swimming C swam D had swum
1. The pollution problem (get) ____________ worse over the last decade
2. I (not/ see) ____________ Jane for ages. When I last (see) ________ her, she was trying to find a job.
3. That’s the first time I (see) ____________ Jan look embarrassed
4. I (just/ finish) _____________ my homework. I’m going to watch TV.
5. How long (you/ study) ______________ English? - I (learn) ________________ English since I was twelve
6. Who is that woman? I (never/ see) _______________ her before
7. Mr. John __________ (be) principal of our school since last year
8. Mr. Pike __________ (live) here since last October
9. A. 'Would you like something to eat?' – B. “ No thank you. I …............... just …………..(have lunch)
10. Wait a minute! I ………………… (not / finish) my meal yet
11. 'Shall I phone to reserve a table.' – B “No, ………………………. (already/ do it)
12. A. 'Where are you going for your holiday?' – B. “I ………………….. (not /decide) yet.
13. . Hello! I ( just/ be)…………….. to the shops. I've bought lots of things.
14. 'Are you going to the bank?' 'No, I (already/ be) ………………………. to the bank.'
15.............................................................................................. I don't know Carol's husband.
I…………………………. (never / meet) him.
16. We........................ in this town for a long time. We....................here sixteen years
ago.
A. had been/ come B. have been/ came C. were/ came D. are! came
17. Fish were among the earliest forms of life. Fish......................on earth for ages
and ages.
A. existed B. are existing C. have existed D. exist
18. I haven’t back to the village where I was born _______ a long time. a. during b. since c. ago
d. for
19. I ___________you for ages. A. haven't seen B. didn't see C. don't see D. haven't saw
20. We have been friends _________ years. A. since B. from C. during D. for
21. _________his homework yet? A. Did he do B. Have he done C. Has he done D. Does
he do
22. I ___________my brother USD 10,0000 so far. A. lent B. had lent C. lend D. has lent
23. They have been in our country ________January, 1 st 2002. A. for B. from C.since D.
in
24. The policeman ___________ten minutes ago.
A. drove away B. has driven C. had driven D. drives
25. _______snakes?
A. Had you ever eaten B. Have you ever eaten C. Did you ever eat D. Do
you ever eat
26. Angelina Jolie is a famous actress. She ________ in several films.
a. appears b. is appearing c. appeared d. has appeared
27. For several years his ambition ________ to be a pilot.
a. is b. has been c. was d. had been
28. She has not written to me________ we met last time.
A. before B. since C. ago D. meanwhile
29. Since motion pictures________ we have had a new kind of entertainment.
A. were invented B. have been invented C. will have been invented
D. had been invented
30. How many times________ them so far?
A. have you seen B. did you see C. were you seeing D. had you seen
31. She _____ working on that manuscript for 2 years now. a. will be b. has been c. had been
d. is
32. I ___ there once a long time ago and _______ back since.
a. went / have not been b. go / am not c. have gone / was d. was going / had not been
33. I ______ a vegetarian since 1998. A. am B. was C. have been D. was being
34. We _____ in this house for ten years.
A. are living B. were living C. had lived D. have lived
35. She ____ in the departure lounge for a long time.
A. is waiting B. was waiting C. waits D. has waited
36. George______ this movie three times. A. sees B. has seen C. saw D. have seen
37. Up to now, the teacher _______ our class five tests.
A. gives B. is giving C. has given D. have given
38. He is tired because he ____ all day.
A. was working B. has worked C. worked D. works
39. I____ in the US for one year, but I still find it difficult to communicate with the American.
A. A. am B. was C. have been D. has been
40. How____ since we____ school?
A. are you/ left B. will you be / left C. have you been/ had left D. have you been/ left
41. I ________ much of you lately. We ________ three months ago.
A. haven’t seen/ last met B. didn’t see/ met C. haven’t seen/ have met D. didn’t see/ have met
42. He _____ his job last month and since then he ___________ out of work.
A. lost/ was B. was lost/ has been C. has lost// was D. lost/ has been
43. The team __ a singe match so far this season. A. doesn’t win B. didn’t win C. hasn’t win D.
hadn’t win
44. “Have you been abroad recently?” “ I last _______ abroad in 2004”
A. go B. went C. have gone D. was going
45. I haven’t had a Chinese meal ____________
A. since ages B. for 2002 C. since two years D. for years
V. The present perfect tense:
Exercise 1: Rewrite each sentence as a positive, negative, or question:
Example: She (be) has been here for several days.
She has not been here for several days.
Has she been here for several days?
1. Tom (see) ______________this film before.
2. I (finish) ______________ my exercise already.
3. They (live) ______________ here since 1990.
4. My father (just wash) ______________ his car.
5. The students (discuss) ______________ the question recently.
6. Mary (never, be) ______________ to Ha Noi.
7. We (know) ______________ each other for 5 years.
8. So far we (learn) ______________ five lessons.
9. We (be) ______________ pen pals for a long time.
10. They (stay) ______________ here since last week.
Exercise 2:
1. Bob (see) ______________ this movie before.
2. Sandra (lend) ____________ her brother $ 200 so far.
3. Rashid (just pass) ____________ his driving test.
4. Karen (study) ____________ __________ Italian for three years now and is still studying.
5. The teacher (already, tell) ____________ to be quite.
6. Tim (not, take) ____________ many photos yet.
7. Jorge (read) ____________ the newspaper already.
8. We (not begin) _____________ to study for the test yet.
9. John and I (be) ______________ pen pals for nearly 3 years.
10. He (wear) ___________ the same coat since he (move) ___________ here.
11. . I (not see) _____________ your brother recently.
12. . They (not contact) _______________ to each other for a long time.
13. How long _______________you (study) ______________ English?
14. How many times _________ you (see) _______________him since he went to Edinburgh?
15. Who is that woman? I (never/ see) _______________ her before.
16. We (be) ____________ from French. We (be) ______________ there for 20 years.
17. I (see) __________ that film several times because I like it.
18. Mary (lose) _________________ her hat for 2 days.
19. He (not finish) _______________ doing it yet.
20. He (not see) ____________ him since Christmas.
21. (live)_______________in Ho Chi Minh City since 1975.
22. He (just see) ______________ her.
23. They (already show) _______________ the film.
24. I’m sorry the car is not here. I (just sell) ______________ it.
25. The Bakers (be) ______________ in New York for 3 months.
26. My brother (use) ______________ this computer for 2 years.
27. They (live) ________________ in this street for a long time.
28. Mr. Green (teach) ______________ French since he left London in 1997.
29. She (not speak) _________________ to me since last week.
30. Up to now, Hoa (work) _______________ very hard.

VI. The past perfect tense:

1. Yesterday they (go) _________________ home after they (finish) ______________ their work.
2. When we came to the stadium, the match (already start) _________________________.
3. Many people (move) _________________ to the new place before the storm occurred.
4. I sat down ant rested after they (go) _________________.
5. Before he died, he (be) _________________ ill for several days.
6. Last night before he (watch) _______________ TV, he (do) _________________ the exercise.
7. She went to the department after her (clean) _________________ the floor.
8. When I got to the party, they (go) _________________ home.
9. By the time the police arrived, the house (be) _________________ burned down.
10. By last year, twenty schools in this province (be) _________________ built.
VII. The future simple tense. Put the verb in the future simple tense.
1. __________you (take) _________ at trip to London next week.
2. She (water) _________________ the flowers next month.
3. They (build) ________________ a new bridge in this province next year.
4. Tomorrow she (send) _________________ the letter to Ha Hoi.
5. In 2010 she (move) _________________ to live in Ho Chi Minh City.
6. I (meet) _________________ my parents in an hour.
7. I think it (be) _________________ sunny tomorrow.
8. I am sure he (pass) _________________ the exam.
9. I (stay) _________________ at home if it rains.
10. He (send) ________________ the letter when he goes to the post office.
VIII/ The present simple or the present continuous tense:
1. My father (have) __________ coffee for breakfast every day.
2. His sister (study) __________ in a shoe store this summer.
3. The students (look) ___________ up that new word now.
4. Mary (go) __________ to school every day.
5. They (do) __________ this exercise at the moment.
6. Ms Eden (read) ___________ a newspaper now.
7. It (rain) __________ very much in the summer. It (rain) _________ now.
8. Bad students never (study) __________ hard.
9. He generally (sing) ________ in English, but today he (sing) ________ in Spanish.
10. We seldom (eat) __________ before 6.30.
11. She sometimes (buy) ___________vegetables at his market.
12. We always (do) ___________ our exercises carefully.
13. Look! A man (run) ________ after the train. He (want) _______ to catch it.
14. It (be) __________ very cold now.
15. John (travel) __________ to England tomorrow.
16. I (need) ____________ some money for my textbooks.
17. Tom (like) __________ to go to the museums.
18. Mary (love) __________ ice-cream.
19. My mother (cook) __________ some food in the kitchen at present. She always (cook) __________ in
the mornings.
20. I often (leave) __________ the city at weekends.
21. The guests (watch) __________ the TV programes now.
22. The sun (set) __________ in the west.
23. My friend (study) __________ English for an hour every night.
24. Listen! I (hear) ___________ someone knocking at the front door.
25. I (do) ____ an exercise on the present tense at the moment and I (think) ______ that I (know)
_____how to use it now.
VIII. The present perfect or the simple past tense: Put the verbs in brackets in
the present perfect or the simple past tense.
1. We (never watch) __________ that TV programme.
2. We (watch) __________ a good programme on TV last night.
3. He (read) __________ that novel many times before.
4. He (read) __________ that novel again last vacation.
5. I (have) __________ a little trouble with my car last week.
6. However, I (have) __________ no trouble with my car since then.
7. I (not see) __________ John for a long time. I (see) __________ him 3 weeks ago.
8. He is very thirsty. He (not drink) __________ since this morning.
9. They (study) __________ at this school for 7 years now.
10. They (begin) __________ to study at this school 7 years ago.
11. How long ago he (start) __________ to learn French?
12. She (lose) __________ her handbag on the train yesterday morning.
13. His dog (just run) __________ out of the garden.
14. Mr. Brown (travel) __________ by air several times in the past.
15. He (travel) ___________ to Mexico by air last summer.
IX. The Past Simple Or The Past Continuous Tense. Put the verbs in brackets
in the past simple or the past continuous tense.
138. He (sit) __________ in a bar when I (see) __________ him.
139. When I (go) __________ out, the sun (shine) __________.
140. The light (go) __________ out while I (have) __________ tea.
141. While he (learn) __________ to drive, he (have) __________ an accident.
142. We (walk) __________ to the station when it (begin) __________ to rain.
143. He (have) __________ a bad fall when he (repair) __________ his roof.
144. It (start) __________to rain when we (play) football in the schoolyard yesterday.
145. He (eat) __________ three sandwiches while you (talk) __________ to him.
146. The servant (drop) _______ two cups while she (wash up) ______ last night.
147. While he (write) __________ a letter, the telephone (ring) .
148. Last night we (watch) TV when the power (fail).
149. When I (stand) __________ at the bus stop, I (see) __________ an accident.
150. Yesterday I (walk) __________to school when I (find) a wallet on the street.
151. When I (have) dinner yesterday, Peter (come) to our house.
152. The thief (steal) the bike when Mai (look) for some books in the shop.
X. The past simple or the past perfect tense. Put the verbs in brackets in the
past simple or the past perfect tense.
1. They (go) __________ home after they (finish) __________ their study.
2. Yesterday when I (arrive) __________to the party, the (already go) __________home.
3. After the guests (leave) __________, she (go) __________back into the living-room and (switch)
__________off the light.
4. On arrival at home I (find) __________that she (just leave) __________just a few minutes before.
5. Before he (go) __________ to bad, he (do) __________his homework.
6. When they (get) __________to the place, the man (die) __________.
7. He (do) _________ nothing before he (see) ___________ me.
8. He (thank) __________ me for what I (do) __________ for him.
9. I (be) __________ sorry that I (hurt) __________ him.
10. After they (go) __________, I (sit) __________ down and (rest) __________.
11. When I (arrive) ___________, the dinner (already, begin) ______________.
12. My friend (not see) _______ me for many years when I (meet) _____ last week.
13. He (learn) __________ English before he (leave) __________ for England.
14. In England, he soon (remember) __________ all he (learn) __________ before.
15. They (tell) __________ him they (not meet) __________ him before.
16. He (ask) __________ why we (come) __________ so early.
17. She (say) __________ that she (already, see) ___________ Dr. Rice.
18. By the time Bill (get) __________ there, the meeting (start) __________.
19. When we (arrive) __________ at our place, we (find) __________ that a burglar (break) ____________ in.
20. Almost everybody (leave) _______ for home by the time we (arrive) _______.
XI. The simple present or the simple future tense. Put the verbs in brackets
in the simple present or the simple future tense.
1. We (go) __________ out when the rain (stop) __________.
2. I (stay) _________ here until he (answer) __________ me.
3. Wait until I (catch) __________ you.
4. I (be) _________ ready before you (count) _________ ten.
5. John must eat his breakfast before he (go) __________ out.
6. Miss Helen (help) __________ you as soon as she (finish) ________ that letter.
7. He (tell) _________ you when you (get) __________ there.
8. She (not come) __________ until you (be) _________ ready.
9. He (tell) __________ you when you (ask) __________ him.
10. I (come) _______ and (see) ________ you before I (leave) _____ for England.
XII. Mixed tenses: Exercise 1: Put the verb in the brackets in the correct tense.
1. We seldom (eat) ______________ before 7 am.
2. I (not see) ________________ him since I (meet) ____________ him 2 months ago.
3. Listen! I (think) _____________ someone (knock) _______________ the door.
4. I (get) _________________ up early the day before yesterday.
5. The earth (circle) ____________ the sun once every 365 days.
6. __________you (watch) _________ TV last night?
7. The workers (work) _______________ in the firm at the moment.
8. How many times _________ you (see) ________him since he went to Edinburgh?
9. Rivers usually (flow) __________ to the sea.
10. Look! The boy (cry) _______________.
11. Do you know that man, who (smoke) _______________________ there.
12. Mrs. Green always (go) _____________to work by bus.
13. We (be) ____________ from French. We (be) ______________ there for 20 years.
14. I (move) ______________ to another town next week.
15. I (see) __________ that film several times because I like it.
16. She always (go) _______________ go to bed before her mother does.
17. Mary (lose) _________________ her hat for 2 days.
18. __________you (take) _________ a trip to London next week?
19. She rarely (take) ____________a bath before dinner.
20. He (not finish) _______________ doing it yet.
21. He (not see) ____________ him since Christmas.
22. In what year _______ World War II (break) __________ out?
23. The sun (set) ______________ in the West.
24. They (live) _______________ in Ho Chi Minh City since 1975.
25. He (come) _________ here once 2 years ago.
26. We will go out when it (stop) _________________raining.
27. She (read) ______all the books written by Dickens. How many books _______ you (read) _______?
28. Alice and Mary (put) ___________ the dishes away right now.
29. What ________you (do) _________ at 10 am yesterday?
30. She (finish) ____________ her homework recently.
31. He (just see) ______________ her.
32. They (already show) _______________ the film.
33. I’m sorry the car is not here. I (just sell) ______________ it.
34. When _________you (buy) ________ your bicycle?
35. I (know) ______Jack since we (be) ________ students but I (not meet) ______ him since we (leave)
_______ school in 1998.
36. The Bakers (be) ______________ in New York for 3 months.
37. __________you (spend) _________ your holiday in Da lat last summer?
38. We (visit) ___________ that city last year.
39. The farmer (work) _________________ in the field now.
40. John (see) ______________ that film sometimes.
41. My brother (use) ______________ this computer for 2 years.
42. Mr. Green (buy) ______________ a new tractor last month.
43. They (live) ________________ in this street for a long time.
44. My brother (play) _______________ football at the moment.
45. Mr. Green (teach) ______________ French since he left London in 1997.
46. She often (go) _____________ to school by bicycle but yesterday she (go) __________by bus.
47. Look! It (snow) _______________.
48. She (not speak) _________________ to me since last week.
49. Up to now, Hoa (work) _______________ very hard.
50. HCM city (be) ______________ the largest city in Vietnam.
51. They (hold) ________________ the meeting recently.
52. Phong (sleep) _______________ right now
53. He (live) ________________ in Hanoi since 2002.
54. Long ago, my young brother often (cry) _______________ at night.
55. ________you (see) _________ him recently?
56. He (finish) ______________ his work since yesterday.
57. Peter and Daisy (be) __________ born in 1978.
58. Please be quite! You (make) ______________ so much noise so I can’t concentrate.
59. Look. A man (run) ________ after the train. He (want) _______ to catch it.
60. It (be) __________ very cold now.
61. We (go) ___________ to the theatre last night.
62. He usually (write) __________ in green ink.
63. She (play) _________ the piano when our guests (arrive) _________ last night.
64. We (do) __________ English exercise at the moment.
65. She (just come) __________ in and (see) __________ you in 5 minutes.
66. I (come) _________ as soon as my study is finished. (You be) ________ ready?
67. Where (you go) __________ for your holiday last year?
68. I (not leave) ________ Paris since we (go) _______ to Dieppe three years ago.
69. My mother (come) __________ to stay with us next weekend.
70. We (meet) __________ only yesterday and (already decide) __________ to get married.
71. I (never see) __________ snow.
72. Violets (bloom) __________ in spring.
73. We (not live) ___________ in England for the last two months.
74. I (lose) ________ my keys; I cannot remember where I last (see) ______ them.
75. He (not arrive) __________ when I (write) __________ my last letter to you.
76. Whenever you (go) _________ to town nowadays, you (spend) _________ a lot of money.
77. I (never forget) __________ what you (just tell) __________ me.
78. They (prepare) __________ the Christmas dinner today.
79. I (not see) __________ John for a long time. I (see) __________ him 3 weeks ago.
80. He is very thirsty. He (not drink) __________ since this morning.
81. Look at those black clouds. It (rain) _________
82. We (not see) _________ her since we (be) _________ on holiday in Ha Long bay.
83. Phuong (not finish) _________ her homework yet.
84. Would you like some coffee? I just (make) _________ some.
85. No one (use) _________ this car for several years.
86. Last night when we (visit) _________ him, he (do) _________ an experiment on the upstairs.
87. The sewing machine which you (use) _________ at present (invent) _________ in 1830 by French.
88. I (not see) ______ your uncle recently. - No .He (not go) _________ out since he (buy)_______ a new
color television.
89. My uncle just (open) _________ a new internet house on Trang Thi street
90. Her grandfather (die) _________ 20 years ago. She (never meet) _________ him.
91. Linh's brother (lose) _________ his job last month and since then he (be) _________ out of work.
92. You (see) _________ Mrs. Chi lately? - Yes. I (see) _________ her at the school gate three days ago.
93. The door won't open unless you (push) _________ it hard.
94. As soon as I (have) _________ enough money, I'll buy a new car.
95. I (not use) _________ the car this evening, so you can have it.
96. I (walk) _______ along the street when I suddenly (feel) _______ something hit me in the back. I (not
know) _______ what it was.
97. It (be) cold when we (leave) _________ the house that day, and a light snow (fall) _________.
98. I (not see) _________ Daisy for ages. When I last (see) _________ him, he (try) _________ to find a job in
London.
99. I (walk) ... along the street when suddenly I (hear) otsteps behind me. Somebody (follow) me. I was
frightened and I (start) to run.
100. When I was young, I (want) _______________to be a bus diver.
101. I wish I (not be) ________________here now.
102. They (practice) _________________ their music lesson at 7 o'clock last night.
103. Thu (look) _______________after her little brother next Sunday.
104. This book (just publish) _______________by Kim Dong publisher.
105. The kids (sleep) ________________when the bell rang.
106. Who you (talk) _______________to on the phone now, Minh?
107. Where your new friend (live) ____________, Nga? - She (live) ________________on Hang Bac Street.
108. You (be) ____________ free next Sunday morning, Tan? - No, I and my brother___________(visit)
our grandparents.
109. Trang (not be) __________in her room at the moment. She (cook) ________________in the kitchen.
110. Lien (not go) __________________to the movie theater tomorrow. She (stay) _____________at home
and watch TV.
111. Take these pills and you (feel) ________________better then, Ba!
112. Minh (not visit) ______________the museum with his class last Sunday because he (catch)
______________a cold.
113. The Pikes (move) ______________to London since 2002.
114. The students (play) _________________badminton at the moment.
115. Ba and Phong (know) __________________each other quite well for years
116. The phone (ring) _________________at midnight last night.
117. The Brown (travel) __________________to Asia many times.
118. What you (do) ______________ last weekend? - I (go) ________________to the theater with my
family.
119. John and I (be) ___________pen pals for nearly three years.
120. We used (write) ________________ to each other every month when we (be) ______________at
secondary school.
121. Minh (know) ________________a little English, so she (wish) __________she (can) _____________speak
it fluently.
122. Maria (stay) _____________with us at the moment. She (be) _______________my sister's friend.
123. My mother (wash) ________________the dishes while we (clean) __________________the floor.
124. Listen! The teacher (explain) ____________________the lesson.
125. Viet Nam (have) _____________a lot of mountains and there (be) _______________many tall and big
trees there.
126. Lan (borrow) _______________some books from the library since Monday.
127. Uyen (take) _____________a bus to school every day.
128. Farmers often (harvest) _______________their crops in August.
129. They (leave) ______________Hanoi for HCM City yesterday.
130. You look tired. You (work) _________________hard?
Exercise 2: Choose the best answer.
1. Water at 100 degree Centigrade.
A. boil B. boils C. boiling D. is boiling
2. George ____________ to the movies very often.
A. not go B. don’t go C. doesn’t go D. not to
3. How many languages ____________?
A. do you speak B. are you speak C. are you speaking D. will you speak
4. The swimming pool ...................... at 9.00 am and ____________ at 6.30 pm
A. open/ close B. opens / closes C. opens/ close D. open / closes
5. Excuse me! I ____________ for a phone book. Is there one here?
A. is looking B. are looking C. am looking D. looking
6. Would you like a cigarette? No, thanks, I ____________.
A. not smoke B. doesn’t smoke C. don’t smoke D. am not smoke
7. Listen! Can you hear those people next door? They ____________
A. is yelling B. are yelling C. yells D. yell
8. Why ____________ your coat today? It’s very warm today.
A. are you wear B. do you wear C. you are wearing D. are you wearing
9. Where is Peter? He ____________ a bath.
A. is talking B. taking C. is taking D. is takeing
10. I____________ your telephone number.
A. not know B. don’t know C. don’t knew D. am not knowing
11. Bad students never ____________ hard
A. works B. work C. are working D. is working
12. The farmers ____________in the field now.
A. is working B. are working C. work D. working
13. Do you know the man who ____________ there?
A. is smoking B. are smoking C. smoke D. smokes
14. Those children ____________for 2 hours every afternoon.
A. sleep B. sleeps C. is sleeping D. are sleeping
15. Light ____________ faster than sound.
 A. travels B. travels C. travel D. is travelling
16. Look! The policeman ____________after a pick pocket.
A. are running B. is running C. runs D. is runing
17. He usually____________ his work before 5 o’clock
A. finish B. finishes C. is finishing D. finishing
19. They ____________to Ha Long for their last summer vacation.
A. go B. are going C. was going D. went
20. She ____________ to brush her teeth yesterday.
A. forget B. forgot C. forgetting D. was forgetting
21. Ba ____________his room yesterday afternoon.
A. clean and tidy B. cleaned and tidied C. cleaned and tidy
22. What ____________ yesterday at 10.20 pm?
A. are you doing B. was you doing C. were you doing D. did you do
23. You looked very busy when I (see) ____________you last night. What you (do) ___?
A. see/ did you do B. saw/ are you doing C. saw/ were you doing
24. He ____________us to go out in the boat yesterday as a strong wind ____________
A. not allow/ blow B. didn’t allow/ was blowing C. don’t allow/ were blowing
25. The boys broke a window when they____________ football.
A. played B. were playing C. had played D. are playing
26. Mr. John____________ to Los Angeles in 1992.
A. had gone B. has gone C. went D. was going
27. Why____________ you come yesterday?
A. can not B. can’t C. don’t D. couldn’t
28. While I was going to school yesterday, I____________ him.
A. meet B. met C. will meet D. am meeting
29. It began to rain when they ________________basket ball at 4.00
A. play B. are playing C. were playing D. is playing