The earth _____goes________ (go) around the sun.

Angela usually _____leaves________ (leave) for work at 8:00 A.M.

Liz ____gets up_________ (get up) at 6 o’clock every morning.
In the summer, John often ____plays_________ (play) tennis once or twice a
week.
What time do you usually ______get_______ (get) home after work?
The swimming pool ______opens_______ (open) at 9:00 and
_______closes______ (close) at 6:30 every day.
Every year I _____visit________ (visit) Britain to improve my English.
In the United State, elementary education is compulsory. All children
_____study________ (study) six years of elementary school.
I ______don’t feel like_______ (not feel like) going to the library to study this
afternoon.
American people usually ____have_________ (have) their biggest meal in the
evening.
Can you tell me when the train for HCM city _______leaves______ (leave)? - In
fifteen minutes. At 7.05.
Of course, you are Lisa, aren’t you? I ______recognize_______ (recognize) you
now.
I can see from what you say that your mornings are very busy! But what do you
(do)______do_______ in the afternoons?
Before our director _____comes back________ (come back), I
____want_________ (want) to remind everyone that we should not use the
internet on personal purposes.
-Are you writing to him now?

-Yes, I always _____write________ (write) to him on his birthday. Do you

______want______ (want) to send any message?

- Certainly.

1. It ______is raining_______ (rain) heavily now.

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2. My brother ______is getting________ (get) married next week.
3. He is late again. He is always ______coming_______ (come) to class late.
4. She _____is taking________ (take) the exam tomorrow.
5. Look! It _______is getting______ (get) dark. Hurry up! It _______is
raining______ (rain) in a few minutes.
quantifiers 🡪 a few/few + plural nouns; few: mang nghĩa negative ~ như not; a
few ~ some
🡪 a little/little + UC nouns; little: mang nghĩa negative ~ như not
6. Please don’t make so much noise. I ______am working_______ (work).
7. I _______am reading______ (read) an interesting book at the moment. I will
lend it to you when I’ve finished it.
lend sth to sb
lend sb sth
I lend him some books
I lend some books to him
borrow
8. Is Sarah ________working_____ (work) this week?
- No, she is on vacation.
9. The population of the world _______is rising______ (rise) very fast
Noun of noun
The development of children
2. Rachel is from Australia. She is traveling around Europe at the
moment. She began her trip three months ago.

● She ______________has been travelling____________________

for three months. (travel)
● She _________________has visited_________________ six
countries so far. (visit)

so far ~ until now

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3. Patrick is a tennis player. He began playing tennis when he
was ten years old. This year he won the national championship
again-for the fourth time.

begin/start + Ving/to V

nation ~ country

national

● ___________He has won_______________________ the national

championship four times. (win)
● __________He has been playing________________________
since he was ten. (play)

4. When they left college, Lisa and Sue started making films
together. They still make films.

● They __________have been making________________________

films since they left college. (make)
● ______________They have made____________________ five
films since they left college. (make)

leave ~ left  mệnh đề since chia thì quá khứ đơn

10. I ___am working__________ (work) on the project of reconstructing city at

present.
11. She is on vacation in France. She ___is having__________ (have) a great
time and doesn’t want to come back.
12. Tom _____is looking________ (look) for Ann. Do you know where she is?
13. I ____am thinking_________ (think) of my mother, who has devoted her
whole life to our family.
14. It is time we turned on the central heating. It ______is getting_______ (get)
colder every day.
15. - I ____am going_________ (go) out to get an evening paper.
- But it _____is raining________ (rain).
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- Why don’t you wait till the rain stops?

1. She ____has learnt_________ (learn) English for three years.

2. I’m hungry. I _____haven’t eaten________ (not eat) anything since breakfast.
3. He has never ___driven__________ (drive) a car before.
4. We ____have been knowing__have known_______ (know) each other since
we were at high school.
 know đang là non action verb e  động từ chỉ trạng thái như know, believe,
love, like, understand … thì mình ko chia tiếp diễn
5. Everything is going well. We _____haven’t haven__verb 3 của have là had
e______ (not have) any problem so far.  haven’t had
have had had
have not  haven’t
auxiliary:
do does did
have has had
tobe (am is are, was were)
will
can (modal verbs)

6. I ____have drunk_________ (drink) four cups of coffee today.

7. John ______has lived_______ (live) in Denver since 2017.
8. - have you ever __climed_____climbed  sai chính tả e______ (climb)
Mount Everest?
- No, I haven't. But I’m sure I will, if I have a chance.
9. It is nice to see you again. We ____haven’t seen_________ (not see) each
other for a long time.
10. I ____have forgotten_________ (forget) my key. I can’t unlock the door
now.
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11. Eric is calling his girlfriend again. That is the third time he _____has
called________ (call) her this evening.  cấu trúc It/this/that is the
first/second/third time + S + V (hiện tại hoàn thành)
12. The police ____has arrested_________ (arrest) two men in connection with
the robbery.
13. Susan really loves that film. She ____has seen_________ (see) it eight times!
14.Have you already___read__________ (read) the book? What do you think?
15. I ______haven’t gone_______ (not go) to a zoo before. It is a nice feeling to
go somewhere you have never ____been_________ (be) before.

1. He _____has been waiting________ (wait) all the morning.

2. Richard ____has done__has been doing_______ (do) the same job for 20
years.
the same job for 20 years  nhấn mạnh tính liên tục làm cùng 1 công việc
trong 20 năm liên tục
3. I ______have studied/have been studying_______ (study) English for six
months.  2 cách cũng dc em
4. Mike _____has worked/has been working________ (work) in Las Vegas for
the last few months.
5. It ____has rained/has been raining_________ (rain) since lunchtime.
6. Helen _____has read/has been reading________ (read) this book for three
days.
7. Kevin ____has looked/has been looking_________ (look) for a job since he
finished school.
look for sb/sth
8. I’m tired of waiting. I ______have sat___have been sitting____ (sit) here for
one hour.
be tired of Ving
9. He is exhausted because he ___has been working__________ (work)
continuously for more than twelve hours.
exhausted  kiệt sức
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continue
10. She __has been sleeping _____ (sleep) for 10 hours! You must wake her.
11. He ___has read___has been reading_______ (read) this book for two hours,
but he hasn’t finished it yet.
12. That boy ___has waited______has been waiting____(wait) for the bus for
half an hour. Shall I tell him that the last bus has already gone?
wait for sth/sb
13. They _____have argued___have been arguing_____ (argue) very excitedly
all the time. Shall I come and interrupt them?
argue (V)
interrupt (v)  interruption

disturb
14. What have you done with my bag? I ____have looked__have been
looking_______ (look) for it for an hour and I haven’t found it yet.
15. I ____has thought___have been thinking______ (think) over what you said
since yesterday.

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1. We can go out now. It 2. What ________________ in
________________ anymore. your spare time? Do you have
any hobbies?
A. isn’t raining
A. have you done
B. rains
B. are you doing
C. has rained
C. do you do
D. has been raining
D. have you been doing

3. Mary usually
________________ me on 5. What is that noise? What
Fridays, but she didn’t call last ________________?
Friday.
A. have been happening
A. have been calling
B. is happening
B. calls
C. have happened
C. is calling
D. had happened
D. have called

6. It’s usually dry here at this

4. I ________________ hungry. time of the year. It
Let’s have something to eat. ________________ much.
A. am feeling A. isn’t raining
B. have felt B. hasn’t rained
C. feel C. hasn’t been raining
D. have been feeling D. doesn’t rain

7. Look! That man over there C. wears

________________ the same D. have been wearing
sweater as you.
A. has worn
8. I wonder why Jim
B. is wearing ________________ so nice to
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me today. He isn’t usually like 9. Mary wasn’t happy with her
that. new job at first, but she
________________ to like it
A. is being
now.
B. have been
A. begins
C. is
B. have begun
D. have being
C. is beginning
D. have been beginning

10. This is a nice restaurant, 12. “You look tired”. “Yes, I

isn’t it? Is this the first time you ________________
________________ here? basketball”.
A. are A. plays
B. have been B. is playing
C. are being C. have played
D. have being D. have been playing

11. I need a new job. I 13. I would like to see Tina

________________ the same again. It’s been a long time
job for too long. ________________.
A. are doing A. that I didn’t see her
B. have done B. for I didn’t see her
C. have been doing C. since I saw her
D. do D. until I saw her

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14. Bod and Alice have been B. since 20 years
married ________________. C. when 20 years
A. that 20 years D. for 20 years

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15. - I am looking for Paul. You
________________ him?
- Yes, he was here a minute ago.
A. Have – seen
B. Did – see
C. Do – see
D. Is – seeing

16. Unless she ________________

extra, she will not complete the work.
A. is paying
B. have been paying
C. pays
D. is paid  bị động của hiện tại đơn

be V3

unless = if not
 If htđ, tlđ

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17. The house at the end of the street which __________ empty for
years has been sold.
A. is
B. have been
C. is being
D. has been
18. All right, you’ll try to fix
the television! But I who đóng vai trò làm tân ngữ
________________ you know
what you’re doing. who do you love most?
A. hope I love my mother most
B. have hoped who did you talk to?
C. is hoping I talked to my dad
D. have been hoping 20. How long it
________________ you to get
to the library?
19. Who ________________ at A. does – take
the door?
B. have – taken
A. knock
C. is – taking
B. is knocking
D. have – been taking
C. have been knocking
D. have knocked
21. Many girls want to go to the
câu hỏi với who pub while only a minority
Who đóng vai trò làm chủ ngữ ________ to watch TV at home
trong câu now.
Who + verb (chia thì theo số ít - family
giống he she it) A. is wanting
who does the dishes? B. want
who picked you yesterday? C. will want
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D. wants C. find
D. had found
22. They’ve faxed me I should
stay till they _________ a 23. Let’s have some tea. It
replacement. ________________ chilly.
Well, last time it took two A. gets
weeks.
B. is getting
A. found
C. have gotten
B. will find
D. have been getting

24. Don’t talk to him while he ________________.

A. have been reading
B. reads
C. is reading
D. have read

25. Ann wants to see you. You A. did – live

________________ here for B. have – been living
ages!
C. do – live
A. have been
D. is – living
B. are
C. had been
27. I ________________ to the
D. are being movies for ages. We used to go
a lot.  for ages ~ for a long
26. - Your house is very time
beautiful. How long you used to do sth  thói quen cũ
________________ here?
A. haven’t gone
- Nearly ten years.
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B. didn’t go A. flies
C. isn’t going B. have flown
D. hadn’t gone C. is flying
D. will fly
28. Why are you putting on
your coat? You 30. Ann is very tired.
________________out? She________________ tennis
A. Do – go for three hours.
B. Have – gone A. is playing
C. Had – gone B. will play
D. Are – going C. plays
D. has been playing
29. Look! That plane
________________ toward the
airport. It is going to land.

31. He works in a bank, but he 32. I ________________ well

________________ it very lately. Maybe I should go to the
much. doctor.
A. doesn’t enjoy A. didn’t feel
B. haven’t enjoyed B. won’t feel
C. didn’t enjoy C. haven’t been feeling
D. hadn’t enjoyed D. am not feeling

33. I ________________ my A. have done – haven’t finished

homework for two hours, but I B. is doing – isn’t finishing
________________ yet.
C. will do – will not finish
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D. have been doing – haven’t 36. We have been married
finished ________________.
A. over twenty years
34. Let’s take our travel chess B. over twenty years ago
set in case we _________ bored C. for over twenty years
on the train.
D. since over twenty years
sau in case luôn chia htđ
A. get
37. Melanie _________ her
B. are getting hand. It’s bleeding heavily.
C. got A. has cut
D. have got B. is cutting
C. cut
35. We ________________ get D. cuts
in touch with our customers by
post.
A. recently 38. “When will Mary be able to
leave hospital?” – “Don’t be so
B. hardly ~ almost not impatient. We cannot release
C. lately her before we _________ the
last test.”
D. latterly
A. have completed
latterly ~ lately ~ recently: gần
đây B. will have completed
C. will complete
D. completed

39. The Amazon River C. is flowing

________________ into the D. will flow
Atlantic Ocean.
A. flows
B. has flowed

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40. My parents live in London. B. had lived
They ________________ there C. have lived
all their lives.
D. will live
A. are living

41. Where have you been? I 44. I ________ an interesting

________________ for you for book at the moment. I will lend
the last half hour. it to you when I
________________ it.
A. am looking
A. am reading – have finished
B. have been looking
B. read – am finishing
C. will be looking
C. have read – am finishing
D. look
D. read – will finish

42. My brother is an actor. He

________________ in several 45. Ha never
movies. ______________fishing in the
winter but she always
A. appeared
_____________ it in the
B. had appeared summer.
C. has appeared A. goes – does
D. appears B. has gone – done
C. go – do
43. Please don’t bother him D. was gone – done
now. He ________________.
A. is working
46. We can win only if we
B. has been working remain united, so we must
C. had been working support them the moment they
_________ on strike.
D. was working
A. will have gone
B. will go
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C. go D. went

47. I am sorry. I 48. It usually

_________________ that ________________ very much
fellow’s name already. in that part of the United States.
A. forgot A. is raining
B. have forgotte B. rained
C. have been forgetting C. rains
D. forget D. have rained

49. Look! A man _________________ after the train. He wants to

catch it.
A. runs
B. have been running
C. will run
D. is running

1. Hoang ____ his email four A. uses

times a week in order not to B. are using
miss anything important.
C. used
A. checks
D. use
B. will check sự thật, sự phát triển thay đổi
C. is checking 3. At the moment, my sister
D. check ____ her homework, my brother
____ games.
2. Nowadays, people ____ A. is making - is playing
social networks with more and
more caution. B. is doing - is playing
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C. does - plays A. have - eat
D. makes - is playing B. have - are eating
C. are having - eat
4. It’s 7.00 p.m. now and we
____ meal together. We usually D. are having - are eating
____ dinner at that time.

5. I ____ a bike to school every thay đổi thói quen (but today)
day but today I ____ to school chia httd
by bus because it was stolen
yesterday. 6. That Hoa ____ in class
A. rode - went affects other students around.
B. ride - am going A. always talk
C. ride - go B. is always talking
D. is riding - am going C. always talks
diễn tả thói quen  htđ D. always talking

7. Hoang and Phong ____ do the washing – up

football as they’re having class A. takes
now.
B. is taking
A. don’t play
C. take
B. are playing
D. will take
C. doesn’t play
take charge of: chịu trách nhiệm
D. aren’t playing
as  when/ like/ because 9. Our friends ____ for the
fashion show now.
8. Hoa usually ____ charge of A. is preparing
doing the washing-up in her
family. B. are preparing

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C. prepares A. will boil
D. prepare B. is boiling
C. boils
10. All staff in this restaurant
____ an urgent meeting right D. boil
now.
12. My mom ____ to the
A. are attending supermarket every Sunday for
B. is attending shopping.
C. attends A. goes
D. attend B. go
C. is going
11. After the physics lesson, the
children know that water ____ D. are going
at 100 degrees C.

13. Look! Minh ____ on stage. 14. Bich sometimes ____

She looks so beautiful. chicken noodle soup for
breakfast.
A. sings
A. are having
B. are singing
B. is having
C. is singing
C. have
D. sang
D. has

15. Who ____ the guitar in that D. plays

room, Hoa?
A. playing 16. Jenny often ____ jeans and
T-shirt at school but she ____ a
B. is playing gorgeous dress today.
C. play A. wears - is wearing

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B. is wearing - wears D. is checking
C. wear - is wearing
20. Hurry up, Linh. Other
D. wears - wears friends ____ for us.
A. are waiting
17. First thing in the morning, I
____ a cup of milk tea. B. waits
A. has C. wait
B. am having D. is waiting
C. have
21. My clothes are not in the
D. will have room. They _______________
them away.
18. Ms. Kim ____ very well
A. take
when she’s under pressure.
B. have taken
A. not work
C. took
B. don’t work
D. are taking
C. isn’t working
D. doesn’t work 22. She ________________ for
10 hours! You must wake her
19. I’m sorry. Lan is busy now. up.
She ____ her document on the
A. sleeps
second floor.
B. is sleeping
A. are checking
C. has been sleeping
B. check
D. slept
C. checks
23. David ____________ the TV set at the moment. He
_______________at it for one hour or so.
A. is repairing/ has worked
B. repairs/has been working
C. has repaired/has been working
D. repairs/worked

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24. David _______________his hands. He just _______________ the TV set.
A. washes/has just repaired
B. is washing/has just been repairing
C. is washing/ has just repaired
D. has washed/ has just repaired

25. Why _____________? _______________ you his anecdotes?

A. are you laughing/has Jim told
B. are you laughing/has Jim been telling
C. have you laughed/ has Jim told
D. have you laughed/ has Jim been telling

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1. I _____________ (lose) my key yesterday.
2. People _____________ (build) this school in 2001.
3. Last year, my father _____________ (promise) to buy my sister a piano. She
_____________ (be) very delighted to hear this.
4. It _____________ (be) very hot last summer.
5. I _____________ (walk) home after the party last night.
6. The Chinese _____________ (invent) printing.
7. Sam and I _____________ (play) tennis yesterday. He was much better than I
was, so he _____________ (win) easily.
8. My grandpa _____________ (die) 30 years ago. I never _____________
(meet) him.
9. - You _____________ (go) to the movies last night?
- Yes, but it _____________ (be) a mistake. The movie _____________ (be)
awful.
10. When I _____________ (get) home last night, I _____________ (be) very
tired, so I _____________ (go) straight to the bed.
11. Diane _____________ (use) to travel a lot. These days she doesn’t take many
trips.
12. - When Joe and Carol _____________ (meet) each other?

- They first _____________ (meet) when they _____________ (be) in high

school.
13. When Sarah _____________ (get to) the party last night, Eric had already
gone home.
14. I _____________ (ring) you up two days ago but I _____________ (get) no
answer. Where you _____________ (be)?
15. When I ___________ (be) small, I often _____________(play) with a doll.

1. This time last year I _____________ (live) in Brazil.

2. What you _____________ (do) at 10:00 last night?
3. At that time yesterday, I _____________ (write) a letter.
4. She _____________ (learn) English at school at 7:45 yesterday morning.

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5. - What you _____________ (do) at this time last night?
- I was asleep.
6. Matt burned his hand while he _____________ (cook) lunch.
7. I saw you in the park yesterday. You _____________ (sit) on the grass and
_____________ (read) a book.
8. When I came home, my mother _____________ (prepare) the meal.
9. Jane _____________ (wait) for me when I arrived.
10. Yesterday evening, while my mother _____________ (cook) in the kitchen,
my father _____________ (watch) the news on TV.
11. Just as I _____________ (leave) the house, I heard an explosion from the
inside the lab.
12. When Beth arrived, we _____________ (have) dinner.
13. Why didn’t you listen to me while I (talk) ____________________ with you?
14. Michiko couldn’t come to the phone when the director called her because she
_____________ (work) in the factory.
15. I _____________ (enjoy) the party, but Chris wanted to go home.

1. Before Sarah arrived, Eric _____________ (go) home.

2. When Jane arrived at the theater, the film ____________ (start).
3. He thanked me for everything I ______________ (do) for him.
4. After Angelia ____________ (eat) the cake, she began to feel sick.
5. When he went out to play, he ____________ (do already) his homework.
6. They _________ (be) married for two years or so when Roy employed a very
attractive Indian secretary in his Glasgow office.
7. Linda ____________ (not study) for the exam, so she was very anxious.
8. I couldn’t go into the cinema because I ____________ (not bring) my tickets.
9. The man sitting next to me on the plane was very nervous. He
never_____________ (fly) before.
10. The tornado knocked down the tree that we _____________ (plant).
11. Laura ____________ (not/use) smartphone before, so I showed her how to
use it.
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12. We weren’t hungry. We _____________ (just have) lunch.
13. We didn’t really want to go and see the film again. We ____________
(already see) it twice – so we said “no” and we went to a shopping mall instead!
14. When thieves stole my favorite feather wallet, I was really upset. I
____________ (have) it for over five years.
15. Before going to the meeting, he ____________ (consult) with his lawyers.

1. We ____________ (play) tennis for about an hour when it started to rain

heavily.
2. I was very tired when I got home. I ____________ (work) hard all day.
3. At last the bus came. He ____________ (wait) for 20 minutes.
4. Jim quit drinking coffee two years ago. He____________ (drink) coffee for 20
years.
5. She was out of breath. She ____________ (run).
6. It wasn’t raining when we went out. The sun was shining. But it
____________ (rain), so the ground was wet.
7. We were extremely tired at the end of our trip. We ____________ (travel) for
more than 24 hours.
8. I was exhausted at the end of the test. I ____________ (write) for over three
hours.
9. The orchestra ____________ (play) for 30 minutes when a man in audience
suddenly began shouting.
10. At the time the factory closed down, Sarah ____________ (work) there for
five years.
11. - She____________ (watch) TV for 4 hours before she went to eat dinner?
12. She was very upset because I was late and she ____________ (wait) for a
very long time.
13. When the boys came into the house, their clothes were dirty, their hair was
messy and one of them had a black eye. They ____________ (fight).
14. It was a bit discomfort to arrive at their house and found Liz looking so
depressed. I think she ____________ (cry) before I got there.
15. I ____________ (learn) Germany for 4 years and then decided to give it up.

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She passed her examination because she ________________ very hard.
A. studied B. was studying C. had been studying D. studies
You ________________ out last night or were you tired?
A. Did – went B. Had – gone C. Did – go D. Had – been going
This time yesterday I ________________ tennis with my classmates.
A. played B. was playing C. had played D. would play
Nicole _______ television a lot when she ________________ sick last year.
A. watched – was B. had watched – had been
C. was watching – was D. had been watching – was
Mary ________________ home when she met Dave.
A. came B. had played C. had been playing D. was coming
The doorbell ________________ while I ________________ a shower.
A. was ringing – took B. rang – was taking
C. had rung – took D. had been ringing – took
When I was young, I ________________ to be a pilot.
A. wanted B. had wanted C. would want D. wants
The war ___________________ out three year ago.
A. was breaking B. had broken C. broke D. have been breaking
When he was young, he ___________________ in the army.
A. had been serving B. serves C. have served D. served
She often goes to school by bike but yesterday she ____________________ by
bus.
A. travelled B. have been travelling C. had travelled D. travels
He ___________________ a cup of coffee every morning many years ago.
A. have been drinking B. drank C. had drunk D. was drinking
Yesterday she _______ to pay me for my helping her but I didn’t accept.
A. will offer B. was offering C. had offered D. offered
There ___________________ a lot of grass in the garden last summer.
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A. had been B. were C. have been D. will be
It’s time we __________________ something to help him.
A. will do B. had done C. did D. was doing
Mr Brown ___________________ in Paris when the Second World War broke
out.
A. lived B. was living C. had lived D. will live
I and my mom __________________ comic at this time last night.
A. read B. had been reading C. have read D. were reading
At 10.pm last night, my younger brother ___________________ games online.
A. had been playing B. was playing C. will be playing D. have been playing
People ____________________ all trees a long the streets at this time two years
ago.
A. is painting B. will have been played C. were painting D. was playing
She __________________ her homework at this time yesterday morning?
A. Was – doing B. Had – been doing C. Do – do D. Will – be doing
They ____________________ dinner when we ____________________.
A. had – was coming B. had had – came
C. come – will be coming D. were having – came
At 8.am yesterday they ____ dinner while we _________ TV.
A. Will be having – will be watching B. were having - were watching
C. are having – are watching D. will have had – will have watched
When I went out, the sun ____________________.
A. will be shining B. is shining C. was shining D. had been shining
We ____________________ to the station when it __________________ to rain.
A. was walking – began B. had been walking – began
C. have been walking D. will be walking – begin
The servant dropped two cups while she _________________ up last night.
A. is washing B. had been washing C. have been washing D. was washing
Almost everybody _____________________ by the time we arrived.

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A. have been leaving B. had left C. was leaving D. have left
The secretary ___________________ until she ___________________ her work.
A. hadn’t left – finish B. don’t leave – had finished
C. didn’t leave – had finished D. wasn’t leaving – finished
The teacher asked the boy why he __________________ his homework.
A. have done B. did C. have been doing D. hadn’t done
She ______ already the letter when she _____ she ___________ it to the wrong
address.
A. posted – had realized – sent B. had posted – realized – had sent
C. was posting – realized – had sent D. have posted – had realized – had sent
Hardly __________________ a mile when it had a flat tyre.
A. had the car gone B. did the car go C. had the car go D. do the car go
The weather __________________ far worse than we __________________.
A. is - have expected B. was – was expected
C. was – have been expecting D. was – had expected
They __________________ for five years when they finally had a child.
A. will have been married B. had been married
C. have married D. will be marrying
When she __________________ her work, she __________________ to the
cinema.
A. finished – had gone B. was finishing – had been going
C. had finished – went D. had been finishing – was going
At the time of our first meeting there was a considerable difference between me
and
him; he _________ articles in magazines for over five years while I was
practically unknown.
A. had been publishing B. was publishing C. has been publishing D. published
The house _____________ to the ground by the time the firemen
___________________.
A. burned - had arrived B. had burned– arrived
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C. was burning - arrived D. burned – was arriving
I ________________the accident when I was waiting for the taxi.
A. saw B. was seeing C. had been seeing D. have seen
I agree that while the soup was OK, the meat was too dry – we _________ it
about 20
minutes too long.
A. had roasted B. roast C. had roast D. have been roasting
At this time last night while people were talking to each other, he ____ his book.
A. was reading B. is reading C. have read D. reads
While we __________________ in the park, Mary fell over.
A. ran B. are running C. was running D. were running
________________ I was listening to music, I heard the doorbell.
A. When B. While C. If D. Because
How long ________________ English before she went to London?
A. did she learning B. had she been learning C. have she learnt D. was she
learning
They _________________ at the station for 90 minutes when the train finally
arrived.
A. were waiting B. will be learning C. had been waiting D. are learning
We ______ for her ring for two hours and then we found it in the bathroom.
A. had been looking B. were looking C. will be learning D. have been learning
Frank Sinatra caught the flu because he ____________________ in the rain too
long.
A. was singing B. will be learning C. is singing D. had been singing
When police were investigating the road accident they discovered that the driver
__________________ two road accidents before.
A. had been involved in B. had been being involved in
C. will be involving in D. will have involved in
They _________ anyone while they were walking home because it was raining.
A. weren’t seeing B. hadn’t see C. didn’t see D. weren’t seen
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Although at that time my knowledge of German was very poor, I _________
most of
what they said.
A. understood B. have understood C. managed understand D. didn’t understand
We watched the film The Godfather last night. We had seen the film about 3
times
before but we watched it again because John ________________ it.
A. had been seeing B. had never seen C. have never seen D. have been eating
We _______________ for nearly 100 kilometres before we finally found a
service
station we could stop at.
A. had driven B. have been driving C. had been driving D. have driven
I ______ a student in Moloxop School in 1998.
A. was B. were C. to be D. to was
When I got home I realised that while I ________ someone had stolen my wallet!
A. had walked B. have been walking C. have walked D. had been walking

We ____ to the hospital to visit Mike when he ____ to say that he was fine.
A. were driving - was calling B. drove - called
C. were driving – called D. drove - was calling
What ____ to you on Sunday night?
A. happen B. happened C. was happening D. would happen
Last night, we ____ for you for ages but you never ____ up.
A. waited – showed B. would wait - showed
C. were waiting - were showing D. waited – was showing
We ____ our quality time when the unexpected guess ____.
A. had – came B. were having - came
C. had been having – came D. have had – would have come
Since they ____ us they ____ to visit us last Sunday, we ____ forward to the day.
A. were telling - came - looked B. would tell – would visit - would look
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C. told – would come - were looking D. tell - are coming - will look
I ____ out last night but at the last minute I ____ that I had a quiz this morning
A. was going to go – realized B. went – realized
C. had gone – would realize D. would go - have realized
She hasn't paid as much attention to her children as she ____ since she ____
working.
A. does – starts B. did - started
C. was doing - was starting D. has done - would start
My brother ____ at the road when he ____ into a hole.
A. wasn't looking - was falling B. didn't look - has fallen
C. wasn't looking – fell D. won't look - fall
Magellan ____ the first European who ____ through the strait.
A. was - was sailing B. was being - was sailing
C. had been – sailed D. was - sailed
The first self-sufficient village in Britain ____ the Norman's idea. They were
some
strange invaders who ____ to change the country in a better way.
A. was – hoped B. is - have hoped
C. have been - were hoping D. was being - had hoped
Linda only ____ the film after she ________________ the book.
A. understood – read B. understood - had read
C. had understood – read D. understood - was reading
____ you ever ____ on TV before you ____ in this reality show?
A. Had ... appeared - took part B. Have ... appeared - took part
C. Did ... appear - had taken part D. Would ... appear - took part
I wasn't sure how Belinda would react because I ____ her long.
A. didn't know B. wasn't knowing C. hadn't been knowing D. hadn't known
I wanted to say goodbye to Jerry, but he ______________.
A. was already left B. already left

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C. had already been leaving D. had already left
When we ____ to the airport, I realized that I ____ my passport at home.
A. got - had left B. got - was left C. got - left D. had got - had left
He ____ the umbrella in his right hand trying to keep his balance.
A. hold B. held C. has been holding D. has held
When I met Walters about two years before his death he didn't seem satisfied.
He ____ no major book since he settled in Uganda.
A. has published B. could have published C. published D. had published
Throughout the campaign we ____ our candidate's photographs on the walls of
public
buildings, hoping to attract women's votes.
A. have been hanging B. hanged C. hung D. have hung
Many of the people who attended Major Gordon's funeral ____ him for many
years.
A. didn't see B. wouldn't see C. haven't seen D. hadn't seen
Seeing Peter's handwriting on the envelope, she ____ the letter without reading
it. She
has not mentioned it ever since.
A. was tearing B. tore C. had torn D. has torn
We were both very excited about the visit, as we ____ each other for ages.
A. never saw B. didn't see C. hadn't seen D. haven't seen
What made you think he ____ in the Royal Air Force?
A. must have to be B. had been C. was being D. had had to be
Without turning my head in the direction of the gate I _ a small object just under
the fence.
A. spotted B. had spotted C. have spotted D. was spotted
With just one exception, the report says, each of the trees that was cut down
__________ very expensive treatment for periods of up to ten years.
A. had to be under B. was under C. has undergone D. had undergone

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They ____ married for two years or so when Roy enployed a very attractive
Indian
secretary in his Glasgow office.
A. only have been B. were only C. have only been D. had only been
I know too little Dutch to have understood what they were talking about. What I
____
was that their boss would be there the next morning.
A. understood B. didn't understand
C. have understood D. could have understood
The driver ____ violently and managed to stop the car just inches from the body
lying
on the road.
A. was braking B. has braked C. braked D. had braked
They stopped to take a rest because they _______________ long enough.
A. have worked B. had been working C. worked D. were working
The performance ____ at 7 o'clock and ______ for three hours. We all ______ it.
A. had begun/lasted B. began/had lasted/enjoyed
C. began/lasted/enjoyed D. began/lasted/enjoy
By the time you _________ cooking they had done their homework.
A. finished B. had finished C. finish D. were finishing

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1. He ____________ (help) her take care of her children tomorrow morning.
2. She ____________ (bring) you a cup of tea soon.
3. She hopes that Mary ____________ (come) to the party tonight.
4. If you don’t study hard, you ____________ (not pass) the final exam.
5. - Where you ____________ (be) this time next year?
- I ____________ (be) in Japan.
6. They ____________ (visit) China next week.
7. You look tired, so I ____________ (bring) you something to eat.
8. In that case, I ____________ (buy) a coffee as a token of gratitude.
9. I can’t meet you this evening. A friend of mine ____________ (come) to see
me.
10. Don’t worry about your exam. I am sure you ____________ (pass).
11. You don’t need to take an umbrella with you. It ____________ (not rain).
12. When do you suppose Jan and Mark ____________ (get) married?
13. Tom ____________ (not pass) the exam. He hasn’t studied hard enough.
14. When I finish my work, I ________________ (pick) you up.
15. Think carefully. I'm sure you_________________ (remember) his name.

1. At 10 o’clock tomorrow, she will be in her office. She ____________ (work).

2. I ____________ (see) you at the meeting at this time tomorrow.
3. Where your friends ____________ (come) at this time tomorrow?
4. Don’t call me between 7 and 8. We ____________ (have) dinner then.
5. This time tomorrow, I ____________ (travel) through France.
6. I am having vacation this Saturday. This time next week, I ____________ (lie)
on a beach or ____________ (swim) in the sea.
7. Tom ____________ (climb) the mountain at this time next Saturday.
8. My parents are going to London, so I ____________ (stay) with my grandma
for the next two weeks.
9. I am coming home now. When I get home, my dog ____________ (wait) for
me on the doorstep.
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10. Tomorrow afternoon we are going to play tennis from 3:00 until 4:30. So at
4:00, we ____________ (play) tennis then.
11. - Can we meet you tomorrow afternoon?
- I’m afraid not. I ____________ (work).
12. When she comes home, her children ____________ (play) toys in the
bedroom.
13. The Browns __________ (do) their housework when you come next Sunday.
14. Unfortunately, I ____________ (work) on my essay so I won’t be able to
watch the match.
15. At 12 o’clock tomorrow, my friends and I _________(have) lunch at school.

1. By the time next year I hope that I ____________ (find) a good job.
2. Anne ____________ (repair) her bike by next week.
3. By the time we are fifty, our kid ____________ (leave) school.
4. She ____________ (visit) Paris by the end of next week.
5. Next week, they ____________ (marry) for 25 years.
6. The fire ____________ (destroy) the whole building before the firemen arrive.
7. Call me after 8:00. We ____________ (finish) dinner by then.
8. We are late. The movie ____________ already (start) by the time we get to the
theater.
9. I _______________ (meet) John before I leave for Paris.
10. By ten o’clock tomorrow, they _________ (arrive) in Houston.
11. By the time the new policy comes into effect I’m sure there _____________
(be) some changes.
12. I suppose when I come back in two years’ time they ____________ (pull)
down all these old houses.
13. Lisa is from New Zealand. She is travelling around Canada at the moment.
So far she has travelled about 1000 miles. By the end of the trip, she
____________ (travel) more than 3000 miles.
14. You are too late. By the time you arrive, they ____________ (finish) their
speech and everyone ____________ (go) home.

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15. Ben is on vacation, and he is spending his money very quickly. If he
continues like this, he _____________ (spend) all his money before the end of
the vacation.

1. Laura _______ (study) English for 10 years by the end of next month.
2. By April 28th, she ____________ (work) for this company for 19 years.
3. Remember that we _________(move) to our new flat by the time you come
back from business trip.
4. They _____________ (get) married for 2 years by the end of this year.
5. When she gets her degree, she ____________ (study) at Cambridge for four
years.
6. By the end of this year, he _____________ (work) for this company for 5
years.
7. They _____________ (talk) with each other for an hour by the time I get
home.
8. By the end of this month, my grandfather ____________ (write) this novel for
2 months.
9. By the time the Son La Dam project is completed, we _________(work)
together for at least eight years.
10. How many questions you _________(answer) by the time the lesson
finishes?
11. - You _____________ (live) in this country for 2 months by the end of this
week?
12. By November they ____________ (work) for this company for 6 years.
13. We _________ (live) in London for 14 years by 2019.
14. By the time my father gets home from work, I _______________ (do) my
homework for 2 hours.
15. My mother ______________ (cook) dinner for 3 hours by the time our guests
arrive at my house.

1. -There is a movie on TV tonight. You ____________ (watch) it?

- No, I ____________ (write) some letters.

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2. Look at those black clouds! It ____________ (rain).
3. We _____________ (take) a trip to HCM city this weekend.
4. My father _________ (play) tennis in 15 minutes because he has just worn
sport clothes.
5. - Can you tell me about our school plan tomorrow?
- We ____________ (visit) the museum in the morning.
6. She ____________ (buy) a new house next month because she has had enough
money.
7. - You don’t seem to enjoy your piano lessons.
- I don’t. I ____________ (quit) soon.
8. I _________(visit) my parents at the weekend. I have already bought a train
ticket.
9. The man can’t see the hole in front of him. He ____________ (fall) into the
hole.
10. - I hear you have been offered a job.
- That right, but I ____________ (not take) it.
11. I feel terrible. I think I ____________ (be) sick.
12. - Ann is in hospital.
- Yes, I know. I ____________ (visit) her tonight.
13. There is a hole in the bottom of the boat. A lot of water is coming in through
the hole. The boat ____________ (sink).
14. Sue and I have decided to have a party. We ____________ (invite) a lot of
people.
15. Erica is driving. There is very little gas left in the tank. The nearest gas
station is far away. She ____________ (run out) of gas.

He _________________ to the theatre tonight. He has got a free ticket.

A. goes B. is going C. went D. will go
Not a cloud in the sky. It __________________ another warm day.
A. may be B. will be C. is D. is going to be
When I retire I _________________ to Barbados to live.
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A. am going to come back B. will come back C. shall come back D. am coming
back
What time ____ tomorrow?
A. are you going to leave B. do you leave C. will you leave D. would you leave
Who ____ the next World Cup?
A. is going to win B. is wining C. will win D. win
The traffic is terrible. We __________________ our flight.
A. miss B. will miss C. are missing D. are going to miss
I _________ my books for my readers in a book exhibition at this time
tomorrow.
A. am going to sign B. will be signing
C. will sign D. will have been signing
We _________ her the truth when she _________ home.
A. are going to tell – will come B. are telling – comes
C. will tell – will come D. will tell – comes
In two months’ time, Raymond _________ from the college with a degree and
will be
expecting a respected and a well-paid job.
A. will be graduating B. has graduated C. will have graduated D. has been
graduating
They ____ttht_____ our winter house by the time we _____htđ____ from our
summer house.
A. painted – had returned B. will have painted – return
C. will be painting - have returned D. have been painting – have returned
A: Can you join us for a picnic tomorrow?
B: Thanks, but I _________ to the cinema with Anna.
A. go B. will go C. am going D. have gone
Next Saturday at this time, we __________________ on the beach in Mexico.
A. will relax B. relax C. will be relaxing D. are going to relax
Let’s take her some pizza and Coke. I’m sure she will be tired when we get
home,
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because she _________ the flat all afternoon.
A. will have been cleaning B. will be cleaning
C. is going to clean D. have been cleaning
In six months’ time she _________ from the university.
A. is going to graduate B. will be graduating C. will graduate D. will have
graduated
If you need to reach us, we __________________ at the Fairmont Hotel that
time.
A. have been staying B. are staying C. will be staying D. had been staying
reach ~ talk/communicate with someone
We __________________ you as soon as we arrive in Paris.
A. will call B. call C. have called D. would call
You __________________ yourselves in the Caribbean, while we’re stuck here
in New York with this cold weather! are being stuck
A. are staying B. will be enjoying C. have been staying D. had been staying
Susan __________________ credit card payments until her debt is all paid off.
A. make B. have made C. are made D. will make
The sky is very black. It __________________.
A. snows B. is snowing C. is going to raining D. will snow
But all these things __________________ if you marry me.
if 1  vế trước chia htđ, vế sau chia tương lai đơn
A. will happen only B. will only happen C. happen D. are going to happen
I haven't made up my mind yet. But I think I __________________ something
nice in
my mum's wardrobe.
make up my mind = decide = make a decision
A. am going to B. will find C. am finding D. was finding
My horoscope says that I __________________ an old friend this week.
A. meet B. will meet C. am meeting D. meets

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At this time next Friday evening Mrs. Almanac _________ refreshments for her
son’s
engagement party and _________ her future daughter-in-law.
A. will prepare – will be helping B. will be preparing – will be helping
C. will be preparing – will help D. will prepare – will have helped
By the end of next year, Geoge __________________ English for 2 years.
A. will have learned B. will learn C. has learned D. would learn
When will you send the message? - We ________________ it by Friday.
A. will deliver B. am going to deliver C. will be delivering D. will have delivered
Can we start the party at 3 o'clock? - I don't think so. All our
guests__________________ by then, I'm afraid.
A. won't have arrived B. don't arrive C. haven't arrived D. didn't arrive
- What does a blonde say when she sees a banana skin lying just a few meters in
front of
her?
- Oh dear! I __________________.
A. to slip B. will slip C. am sliping D. am going to slip
Here is the weather forecast. Tomorrow __________________ dry and sunny.
A. is going to be B. will be C. is D. is going
Can I have a look at your photos tomorrow? - No, I'm sorry. I
_________________
them by tomorrow.
A. will not develop B. shall not develop
C. will not have developed D. am developing
develop the photos: rửa ảnh
I know by the time they come to my house this evening, I _____ out for a walk.
A. will have gone B. will go C. will be going D. shall go
These machines ________________ very well by the time you come back next
month.
A. will be working B. are going to work C. will have worked D. are working

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I hope they_______ building the road by the time we come back next summer.
A. are finishing B. will be working C. are going to work D. will have finished
By 2020, the number of schools in our country __________________.
A. will double B. will have doubled C. are doubling D. shall double
They __________________ the classroom by the end of the hour.
A. are going to leave B. will be leaving C. will have left D. are leaving
They __________________ pingpong when their father comes back home.
A. will play B. will be playing C. play D. would play
I’m going on holiday on Saturday.This time next week I _________________ on
a
beach in the sea.
A. will lie B. am lying C. will be lying D. should be lying
At 8 o’clock this evening my friends and I _______ a famous film at the cinema.
A. were watching B. will be watching C. have been watching D. watched
They ________________ their presentation at this time tomorrow morning.
A. are making B. are going to make C. will be making D. will make
When they ________________ tomorrow, we _________________ in the sea.
A. come – swim B. are coming - swim
C. are coming - are swimming D. come - will be coming
She ________________ from the excursion by 6 o'clock.
A. will have returned B. is going to return C. is returning D. will be returning
We _________ working for ten days when they pay our wages tomorrow.
A. were going to be B. are going to C. will be D. will have been
By the end of next month, I _________ the project to the committee.
A. will have presented B. will present
C. will be presenting D. will have been presenting
She __________________the movie before you bring the DVD.
A. is seeing B. will be seeing C. is going to see D. will have seen

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When you look through the small window, you _____ that the safe is in its usual
place.
A. would discover B. discovered C. will be discovering D. will discover
Tell him I _________ anything with him until I have spoken with my wife.
A. won’t discuss B. haven’t discussed C. don’t discuss D. didn’t discuss
When I finish this course, I _________ to the next level.
A. have gone B. will go C. went D. would go
She is really worried that she _________ to the exam because she doesn’t have
her
identity card on her.
A. haven’t admitted B. is not admittting C. hadn’t been admitted D. won’t be
admitted
My mom __________________ for two days by the time I see her.
A. will have been travelling B. has been travelling
C. will has been travelling D. has been travelled
That cat _________ you if you pull its tail.
A. scratches B. has scratched C. will scratch D. is going to scratch
I ________________ Alex your letter when I see her tomorrow.
A. will send B. am going to send C. are sending D. shall send
What are your plans for the holiday?
- I ________________ my grandparents and then go trekking in Sapa.
A. am going to visit B. shall go C. will go to visit D. will go

1. “Your face ____________ dirty, Tom." — "All right I _________________

it.”
A. is/am going to wash
B. is/will wash
C. has been/am washing
D. has been/will wash

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2. They _____________ the results tomorrow morning at nine o'clock.
A. announce
B. will announce
C. will be announcing
D. will have announced

3. I suppose when I ___________ back in two years' time, they _________ down
all these old buildings.
A. come/will pull
B. come/will be pulled
C. come/will have pulled
D. will come/pull

4. Thousands of people ______________this exhibition by the end of next

month.
A. will see
B. will be seeing
C. will have seen
D. see

5. By the time you finish cooking they ______________ their homework.

A. do
B. have done
C. will do
D. will have done

6. Come to see me at 5 this afternoon. I ________________ home until 4:30.

A. don’t arrive
B. won’t arrive
C. are not arriving
D. haven’t arrived

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7. No one _______ when he __________ tomorrow, or whether he will come at
all.
A. knows/will come
B. will know/will come
C. knows/is coming
D. knows/comes

8. I ___________________ back as soon as I get through with my business.

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

9. The police hope they ___________________ the mystery soon.

A. will have solved
B. will be solving
C. will solve
D. will have been solving

10. What _______________ at 10:20 pm tomorrow?

A. were you doing
B. will you do
C. are you doing
D. will you be doing

11. You haven’t seen my sister for a long time. You ________________ us
tonight?
A. Are you going to visit
B. Will you visit
C. Are you visiting
D. Can you visit

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12. At this time next week they _________________in the train on their way to
Paris.
A. will sit
B. will be sitting
C. will have sat
D. will have been sitting

13. By 2025 this area_______________ turned into an industrial centre.

A. will be
B. will have been
C. will
D. has

14. They ______________ English from nine to ten in this room. Don't let
anyone disturb them then.
A. will have
B. will have had
C. will be having
D. have

15. The car _____________ ready for him when he ______________ tomorrow.
A. will be/comes
B. was/came
C. will have been/comes
D. will have been/came

16. I'm going to retire soon. By the first of next July I __________________here
for 25 years.
A. will have been working
B. have been working
C. had been working

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D. have worked

17. Don't worry. We _______________the report by 11.

A. finish
B. have finished
C. will finish
D. will have finished
18. Listen! There's someone at the 19. “Look at those dark clouds! “-
door. I ____ the door for you. “Yes, it ____ in some minutes.”
A. am going to open A. will rain
B. am opening B. is going to rain
C. open C. are going to rain
D. will open D. is raining

20. It’s very hot. ____ the window, please?

A. Are you opening
B. Are you going to open
C. Will you open
D. Won’t you open
1. While they _________ to C. was dieting
Wyoming, their car ran out of gas. D. diets
A. drove
B. had been driving 3. When she’s done the ironing, she
_________ the length of the dress for
C. have driven me.
D. were driving A. is altering
B. altered
2. Alice looked much slimmer
because she _________ for a few C. will alter
months. D. has altered
A. had been dieting
B. has been dieting
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4. You are too slow. I’m sure that by B. had printed – will send
the time you phone them, they C. printed – will be sending
_________ that car to someone else.
D. print – will send
A. will sell
B. will have sold 6. Because the children _________
C. are going to sell forward to seeing Harry Potter for so
long, I took them even though it was
D. are selling really inconvenient for me.
A. had been looking
5. As soon as they _________ my last
book, I _________ you a copy with B. were looking
my autograph. C. have been looking
A. will print – will send D. looked

7. When we _________ at the airport 8. Generally he _________ to work

we _________ that we _________ by car, but today he _________ by
our passports at the office. bus because his car is in the garage.
A. arrived – had noticed – had left A. went – went
B. arrived – noticed – had left B. was going – is going
C. have arrived – noticed – left C. goes – is going
D. had arrived – have noticed – have D. has been going – goes
left

9. He _________ for over three hours when he finished the report.

A. will have typed
B. was typing
C. has been typing
D. had been typing
10. Three days ago her boyfriend A. left – is crying
_________ her and she _________ B. had left – cried
continually ever since.
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C. left – has been crying A. had decided
D. had left – was crying B. was deciding
C. has decided
11. This is the first customer we
_________ something today. D. decided

A. have sold 15. When he _________ he

B. sold _________ on a bed in a room with
no windows.
C. had sold
A. had woken up – was lying
D. were selling
B. woke up – was lying
12. Andrew _________ the plants in C. wakes up – is lying
the garden right now but I _________
sure that it will rain this afternoon. D. woke up – lay

A. is watering – was 16. The teacher _________ to the

B. is watering – am class before the students _________
the problems.
C. waters – am
A. will come back – have solved
D. watered – was
B. had come back – solved
13. She should have informed the C. came back – have solved
police as soon as she _________ that
her purse had been stolen. D. is coming back – solve

A. discovered 17. Yesterday on TV they _________

B. would discover a heavy shower for today, but I
_________ even a single drop yet.
C. had discovered
A. announced – am not seeing
D. has discovered
B. announced – didn’t see
14. My father _________ to rent a car C. have announced – haven’t seen
when one of his friends phoned him
to offer his own car for the trip. D. announced – haven’t seen

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18. You don’t have to worry about the children, they _________ all about this by
the end of the semester.
A. will be forgetting
B. will have forgotten
C. will forget
D. are going to forget

19. I’ve just noticed that she 22. This is the forty-second
_________ a haircut. It _________ composition paper I _________ so
wonderful. far, and there _________ seventy-
five more.
A. will have – has looked
A. will have checked – are going to
B. had had – looked
be
C. has had – looks
B. had checked – were
D. had – is looking
C. have checked – are
20. While she _________ for her D. checked – will be
sister outside the supermarket,
someone _________ her handbag. 23. The carelessness of parents often
_________ children to be subject to
A. had to wait – had stolen
many household accidents.
B. waited – had been stealing
A. causes
C. had waited – was stealing
B. have caused
D. was waiting – stole
C. had caused
21. The spokesperson _________ her D. is caused
speech yet when an angry audience
member _________ shouting at her. 24. By the end of the term, I
_________ all eight volumes.
A. won’t finish – begins
A. will be reading
B. didn’t finish – was beginning
B. read
C. hadn’t finished – began
C. have read
D. doesn’t finish – is beginning
D. will have read
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25. She says she won’t phone us until 26. When we _________ out, the
she _________ the information. chest cavity _________ smaller.
A. has A. breathe – became
B. is having B. breathe – becomes
C. will have C. will breathe – will become
D. had D. will breathe – become

27. Our local grocers said he _________ the groceries as soon as he _________
my order.
A. had sent – had received
B. will have sent – has received
C. has sent – receives
D. sent – had received
28. He _________ the mayor of the D. will get
town for seven years until his death
last year. 30. As we _________ tired of
A. would have been waiting, we _________ to go without
them.
B. has been
A. are – are deciding
C. had been
B. were – have decided
D. will have been
C. are – decided
29. My father asked me if I D. were – decided
_________ an increase in salary the
following month. 31. That cat _________ you if you
A. am getting pull its tail.

B. was getting A. scratches

C. am going to get B. has scratched

C. will scratch
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D. is going to scratch D. Will – be cutting off

32. I see you have a saw in your 33. I _________ coal into the stove.
hands. _________ you _________ That’s why my hands are all dirty.
the dry tree branches? A. had put
A. Will – cut off B. was putting
B. Are – going to cut off C. had been putting
C. Do – cut off D. have been putting
34. The committee _________ a gang _________ already___ inside
report when it _________ all the the bank.
available information. A. realized – was happening – had -
A. will submit – has collected been
B. submits – collected B. will have realized – will be
happening – were
C. will submit – will collect
C. had realized – happened – are
D. will submit – collected
D. have realized – happened – were
35. The patient _________ after he
_________ ill for a long time. 37. Although he _________ to listen
to the teacher, he _________ of the
A. died – has been
football match all the time.
B. dies – had been
A. has pretended – thought
C. died – had been
B. pretended – was thinking
D. will die – will be
C. pretended – has thought
36. By the time the security guards D. pretends – was thinking
_________ what _________, the

38. He _________ so much money C. earns – doesn’t know

that he _________ what to do with it. D. has earned – didn’t know
A. earned – hadn’t known
B. earns – didn’t know 39. “You’ve just missed the last bus.”
– “Never mind, I _________.”
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A. will walk B. didn’t envy
B. will be walking C. doesn’t envy
C. walk D. hasn’t envied
D. am walking
42. They _________ it unless they
_________ there is no other way.
40. Ben and Claire _________ to pay
us a visit as soon as they _________ A. aren’t doing – will be thinking
in their new apartment. B. don’t do – will think
A. promise – settled C. haven’t dome – thought
B. have been promising – were D. won’t do – think
settling
C. promised – are settling 43. In spite of the fact that he
D. have promised – have settled _________ his cousin, he _________
drinking
41. Ford _________ his friends, some A. warned – doesn’t stop
of whom earn more money than he B. warned – didn’t stop
does.
C. warned – hadn’t stopped
A. won’t envy
D. has warned – didn’t stop

44. She _________ French since she 45. Henry was packing the suitcases
_________ to Illinois. while his wife _________ the room.
A. had studied – came A. was tidying
B. has studied – has come B. tidies
C. has been studying – came C. has been tidying
D. studied – came D. had tidied

46. Christine _________ as a nurse for seven years, then she became a teacher.
A. has worked
B. has been working
C. was working
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47. Although she lives in Tokyo, she 49. They _________ how deeply the
_________ the Royal Palace. rows between his parents _________
the child.
A. didn’t visit
A. didn’t realize – had affected
B. has never visited
B. didn’t realize – have affected
C. is not visiting
C. don’t realize – affected
D. hadn’t visited
D. will never realize – had affected
48. Before we knew what was
happening, the roof _________. 50. These statistics _________ that
life expectancy _________ quite
A. has fallen in
significantly longer in cold climates
B. will fall in than that in warm ones.
C. had fallen in A. show – was
D. had been falling in B. show – is
C. showed – is
D. showed – will be
1. She ______________ the letter a C. entered/began
few moments before my call came D. had entered/began
through.
A. has just opened 3. While we __________dinner at a
B. had just opened restaurant, someone came to the
house and _______________this
C. just opened note.
D. just opens A. had had/ left
B. were having/left
2. As soon as the boys
_____________ the hall they C. had/left
______________to speak about D. were having/had left
books and writers.
A. entered/begun 4. By the end of this year we
B. were entering/began __________________ a new house.
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A. will buy C. will have bought
B. will be buying D. had bought

5. “You always ____________

mistakes, you need 6. Those students who
_________________the instructions ___________the exam are going to
more carefully.” take another one held in August.
A. make/read A. have failed
B. are always making/reading B. failed
C. make/to read C. had failed
D. are always making/to read D. were failing

7. I __________________ your C. taught

brother this afternoon at Green Street. D. has been teaching
A. met
B. had met 10. I’m tired. I _________ the house
since 9 this morning.
C. was meeting
A. am cleaning
D. have met
B. was cleaning
8. She said she met you once at the C. had been cleaning
Hilton last year. ____________ since D. have been cleaning
then?
A. Have you met her 11. I can’t believe that you ________
B. Did you meet her all the three exercises. You just
started five minutes ago.
C. Were you met her
A. have finished
D. Had you met her
B. have been finishing
9. Mr. Edwards _________ history C. finished
for 35 years, and is retiring soon. D. are finishing
A. teaches
B. is teaching
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12. “How’s Peter doing?” “I don’t B. haven’t heard
know. I ________ from him for C. didn’t hear
months.”
D. don’t hear
A. have to hear

13. Their children _______ lots of B. lit/was walking

new friends since they ________ to C. was lighted/was walking
that town.
D. lit/had walked
A. have made – moved
B. were making – have moved 15. "You ______ here before?" "Yes,
C. made - are moving I ______ my holidays here last year?"

D. made – have been moving A. Were/spent

B. Have you been/spent
14. He ________ a cigarette and C. Were/had spent
_________ to the window.
D. Have you been/have spent
A. lighted/walked

16. "You have just missed the last C. am going to see

train." "Never mind, I D. see
_______________."
A. will walk 18. Then about a year ago, he
B. was walking _________________and I
_________from him since then.
C. am walking
A. has disappeared/haven’t never
D. am going to walk heard
B. has disappeared/never heard
17. I ____ my sister in April as
planned. C. disappeared/ have never heard
A. have seen D. was disappeared/had never heard
B. will see
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19. After the guests B. did you show
_______________ she went back into C. have you shown
the living-room and
_______________ off the light. D. are you showing
A. left/switched
21. As Hugh and I _____________
B. had left/switched down the steps we nearly
C. had left/had switched ___________ into my father.

D. had left/was switching A. came/ran

B. were coming/ran
20. When Alice gets here, you C. had come/ran
______________ her to her room?
D. came/were running
A. will you show
22. If you want to see us, come to 24. For a moment after their son
Tom's on Sunday. We ______________ the room, Mr and
_______________for you there at Mrs Smith merely _____________
midday. and ______________ at each other.
A. will wait A. had left/had stood/looked
B. will be waiting B. had left/stood/looked
C. will have waited C. left/stood/looked
D. will have been waiting D. had left/had stood/had looked

23. Come in, please. I 25. When we _____________ in

_______________ for you long. London tonight, it
_________________.
A. have waited
A. arrived/was probably raining
B. had waited
B. arrive/ will be probably raining
C. have been waiting
C. arrived/had been probably raining
D. waited
D. arrive/ will have probably rained

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26. I'm afraid I must ask you both 28. The noise from the trains
what ____________ yesterday at _________________ me terribly last
10:20 p.m. night.
A. did you do A. was annoyed
B. had you done B. annoyed
C. you were doing C. has annoyed
D. were you doing D. had annoyed

27. There _______________great 29. Listen to this! I think this news

changes in our village in the past few ______________you.
years. A. surprises
A. have been B. will surprise
B. had been C. surprised
C. was D. would surprise
D. has been

30. By the end of this month, I hope I ______________200 pages of my new

novel.
A. had written
B. will have written
C. will have been writing
D. have written

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