George __ in the publishing business since he __ college.
A, is – finishes
B, has been – finished
C, was – finished
D, has finished
II. Change these sentences into Passive voice
26. Beth finished the report. The report was finished by B.
27. Somebody has taken my briefcase. My briefcase has been taken by sb.
28. She has finished the report at noon. The report has been finished at noon.
29. The police arrested five suspects. 5 suspects were arrested by the police
30. Kerrie has paid the bill. The bill has been paid by K.
31. I have eaten a hamburger. A hamburger has been eaten.
32. I have opened the present. The present has been opened by me.
33. They have not read the book. The book hasn’t been read by they.
34. You have not sent the parcel. The parcel has not been sent.
35. He finished his homework before she came. His HW was finished by him before she came.
36. They have written the passage. The passage has been written by they. 3
37. They planted trees. The trees were planted by they.
38. They told him of the meeting. He was told of the meeting
39. They have started a fight. A fight has been started.
1She... Her homework last night (finish/finishes/finished /has finished 2your shirt has the same size.... Mine(from/as/like/with) 3he is going a movie tonight(to see /see/seeing/saw) 4láng is family is going to japan.... (On/at/in/for) 5miss jackson asked nam.... His english(improves/improve/improving/to improve) 6we want to live in the country because the life is... More mớn(get/getting/getting /all a. B. C 7do you like sports after school? (Play/playing /plays/played)
1. We____________ since we left school.
A. don’t meet B. didn’t meet C. won’t meet D. haven’t met
2. My friend_____________ to the museum last weekend.
A. goes B. went C. had gone D. have gone
3. Thu and Lan______________ close friends for years.
A. are B. were C. had been D. have been
4. Our Singaporean friends_______________ to visit our school last year.
A. is coming B. come C. came D. have come
5. I and Kenny____________ penpal friends since I____________ Singapore.
A. are-visit B. were-visited C. have been-visited D. were-have visited
6. The kids_____________ that show before.
A. didn’t see B. don’t see C. aren’t seeing D. haven’t seen
7. How long_______________ you_____________ for me?-For an hour.
A. did-waited B. do-wait C. have-waited D. have-wait
8. Up to now, the teacher ___________our class 5 tests.
A. giveB. giving C. have given D. is giving
9. When my younger brother was young , he usually__________
A. was crying B. cried C. has been crying D. used to cry
10. David ____________ born after his father ___________
A. were/ died B. was/ diedC. was/ had diedD. is/ had died
11. Please be quiet! I _________.
A. is working B. am workingC. are workingD. is...used to want
12. Mary_________ from London
A. came B. comeC. are comingD. comes
13. Sometimes I _________ up before the sun rises
A. get B. gotC. getsD. am getting
14. When my younger brother was young, he usually__________
A. was crying B. cried C. has been crying D. used to cry
15. David ____________ born after his father ___________
A. were / died B. was / diedC. was / had diedD. is / had died
16. When I _________ a child, I _________ to be a doctor
A. was / wanted B. was / wantC. was / used to wantD. is / used to want
17. Sometimes I_________ up before the sun rises
A. get B. gotC. getsD. am getting
18. My mother __________home 3 day ago.
A. arrivedB. arrivesC. is arrivingD. arriving
19. What__________ your mother __________ now?
A. do/ doB. does/ doC. is/ doingD. will/ do
20. The children __________ in the park at the moment.
A. playingB. is playC. is playingD. plays
21. It’s the sixth time I_________ this novel.
A. have been reading B. am reading C. have read D. read
22. Thomas_________ Spanish since 2005.
A. learnt B. is learning C. have learnt D. has learnt
23. Paul_________ to learn French in 2005.
A. have begun B. has begun C. begins D. began
24. Since 1975, I_________ Jane.
A. haven’t seen B. didn’t see C. saw D. will see
25. They_________ Hoi An several times
A. have visited B. visited C. has visited D. will visit
26. My mother_________ a chance to visit Hue.
A. never has B. has never had C. had never had D. never had
27. Our city_________ a lot so far
A. changes B. has changed C. changing D. changed
28. They_________ a new bridge from MT to BT recently
A. build B. are building C. have built D. built
29. _________ your father_________ your PC yet?
A. have/installed B. has/installed C. does/install D. did/install
30. How long_________ Mr. Smith_________ in this school?
A. did/teach B. has/taught C. does/teach D. have/taught
31. She was thoughtfully looking at him while he a newspaper
A. read B. was reading C. has readD. has been reading
32. While I the floor, Mrs. Paker began cooking
A. sweptB. was sweepingC. has sweptD. has been sweeping
33. When Jack me, Ia letter
A. was phoning/ wroteB. phoned/ has been writing
C. phoned/ was writing D. has phoned/ was writing
34. I my report when you entered the hall
A. madeB. have been makingC. was makingD. have made
35. She this exercise yesterday at 8o’clock
A. wroteB. has writtenC. has been writingD. was writing
36. After Diego ____ lunch, he ____ to some music for a while.
A) finished / had listened B) had finished/listened
C) finished / listened D) had finished /had listened
37. Peter ___ his homework when the phone ____ .
A) had just finished/rang B) had just finished/had rung
C) just finished/rang D) just finished/had rung
38. The streets ___ wet yesterday because it ____ early in the morning.
A) had been/rained B) were/rained C) had been/had rained D) were/had rained
39. When Danny and Cecelia ___ , they ___ each other for two weeks.
A) had gotten married/only knew B) had gotten married/had only known
C) got married/had only known D) got married/only knew
40. The movie ____ by the time we ____ to the theater.
A) had already started/had gotten B) already started/gotten
C) had already started/got D) already started/had gotten
Rober __ up until he __ his work
A, will stay
B, has stayed – has finished
C, stayed – has finished
D, has stayed – has finished
1. Somebody repaired her bicycle last week
A. She had to repair her bicycle last week
B. She had her bicycle to repair last week
C. She had her bicycle repair last week
D. She had her bicycle repaired last week
2. The carpet will needs cleaning
A. The carpet hasn't been cleaned yet
B. The carpet hasn't cleaned yet
C. The carpet has been cleaned
D. The carpet has cleaned
3. The finished their tea and then they left
A. They finished their tea after they had left
B. After they had left, they finished their tea
C. They had left before they finished their tea
D. After they had finished their tea, they left
4. The sandwiches were too stale to eat
A. The sandwiches were so stale in order to eat
B. The sandwiches were very stale to be eaten
C. The sandwiches weren't fresh enough to eat
D. The sandwiches weren't enough fresh to eat
1 we can not have our car now ,................................. at the garage a it's still being repalred b it's still repairing c it's still repaired d it's still being repairing 2 john .......................you when he has finished the report a was calling b was being called c will call d will be called 3 the house .................... six decades ago a was built b was building c will be built d was to be built 4 the building ...................... a is being demolished b is demolishing c has demolished d been demolished 5 while i ...................... this morning , i met jane a shop b shopping c was shopping d am shopping 6 wait here until i ....................you a am calling b am going to call c call d will call 7 this room ....................... for ages a has not used b has not been used c has not used d has not been used 8 i am like to have my shoes .................at once a repair b repairing c repaied d being repaired 9 i am going to have my house ........................this weekend a is redecorated b redecorated c will be redecorated d redecorate 10 my shoes need ......................... a to clean b cleaning c to be cleaned d b and c 11 pupils are made ...................hard at school a work b to work c working d worked 12 the factory is said .............................. in a fire two years ago a being destroyed b to have been destroyed c to have destroyed d to destroy
Exercise 1: Use the correct form of verbs in brackets.
1. In all the world, there (be) __________ only 14 mountains that (reach) __________above 8,000 meters.
2. He sometimes (come) __________ to see his parents.
3. When I (come) __________, she (leave) __________for Dalat ten minutes ago.
4. My grandfather never (fly) __________ in an airplane, and he has no intention of ever doing so.
5. We just (decide) __________ that we (undertake) ____________ the job.
6. He told me that he (take) __________ a trip to California the following week.
7. I knew that this road (be) __________ too narrow.
8. Right now I (attend) __________ class. Yesterday at this time I (attend) __________class.
9. Tomorrow I’m going to leave for home. When I (arrive) __________at the airport, Mary (wait) __________ for me.
10. Margaret was born in 1950. By last year, she (live) __________on this earth for 55 years .
11. The traffic was very heavy. By the time I (get) __________to Mary’s party, everyone already (arrive) __________
12. I will graduate in June. I (see) __________ you in July. By the time I (see) __________ you , I (graduate) __________.
13. I (visit) __________ my uncle’s home regularly when I (be) __________ a child.
14. That book (be) __________ on the table for weeks. You (not read) __________ it yet ?
15. David (wash) __________ his hands. He just (repair) __________ the TV set.
16. You (be) __________here before? Yes, I (spend) __________ my holidays here last year.
17. We never (meet) __________ him. We don’t know what he (look) __________ like.
18. The car (be) __________ ready for him by the time he (come) __________tomorrow.
19. On arriving at home I (find) __________that she just (leave) __________a few minutes before.
20. When we (arrive) __________ in London tonight, it probably (rain) __________.
21. It (rain) __________ hard. We can’t do anything until it (stop) __________
22. Last night we (watch) __________TV when the power (fail) __________.
23. That evening we (stay) __________up to talk about the town where he (live) __________for some years.
24. I (sit) __________down for a rest while the shoes (repair) __________.
25. Half way to the office Paul (turn) __________round and (go) __________back home because he (forget) __________to turn the gas off.
26. London (change) __________a lot since we first (come) __________ to live here.
27. While we (talk) __________on the phone the children (start) __________fighting and (break) __________a window
28. He used to talk to us for hours about all the interesting things he (do) __________ in his life.
29. You know she (stand) __________looking at that picture for the last twenty minutes.
30. I (spend) __________ a lot of time travelling since I (get) __________this new job.
31. When we (be) __________ at school we all (study) __________Latin.
32. When I (meet) __________ him , he (work) __________as a waiter for a year.
33. After he (finish) __________ breakfast he (sit) __________down to write some letters.
34. She (have) __________a hard life, but she’s always smiling.
35. I think Jim (be) __________ out of town.
Exercise 2: Choose the best answer among A, B, C, or D.
1. When I last saw him, he _____ in London.
A. has lived B. is living C. was living D. has been living
2. We _______ Dorothy since last Saturday.
A. don’t see B. haven’t seen C. didn’t see D. hadn’t seen
3. The train ______ half an hour ago.
A. has been leaving B. left C. has left D. had left
4. Jack ______ the door.
A. has just painted B. paint
C. will have painted D. painting
5. My sister ________ for you since yesterday.
A. is looking B. was looking C. has been looking D. looked
6. I ______ Texas State University now.
A. am attending B. attend C. was attending D. attended
7. He has been selling motorbikes ________.
A. ten years ago B. since ten years C. for ten years ago D. for ten years
8. Christopher Columbus _______ American more than 500 years ago.
A. discovered B. has discovered
C. had discovered D. had been discovering
9. He fell down when he ______ towards the church.
A. run B. runs C. was running D. had run
10. We _______ there when our father died.
A. still lived B. lived still C. was still lived D. was still living
11. They ______ table tennis when their father comes back home.
A. will play B. will be playing C. play D. would play
12. By Christmas, I _______ for Mr. Smith for six years.
A. will have been working B. will work
C. have been working D. will be working
13. I _______ in the room right now.
A. am being B. was being C. have been being D. am
14. I ______ to New York three times this year.
A. have been B. was C. were D. had been
15. I’ll come and see you before I _______ for the States.
A. leave B. will leave C. have left D. shall leave
16. The little girl asked what _______ to her friend.
A. has happened B. happened
C. had happened D. would have been happened
17. John ______ a book when I saw him.
A. is reading B. read C. was reading D. reading
18. He said he _______ return later.
A. will B. would C. can D. would be
19. Jack ________ the door.
A. has just opened B. open C. have opened D. opening
20. I have been waiting for you ______ .
A. since early morning B. since 9 a.m
C. for two hours D. All are correct
21. Almost everyone _______ for home by the time we arrived.
A. leave B. left C. leaves D. had left
22. By the age of 25, he ______ two famous novels.
A. wrote B. writes C. has written D. had written
23. When her husband was in the army, Mary ______ to him twice a week.
A. was reading B. wrote C. was written D. had written
24. I couldn’t cut the grass because the lawn mower ______ a few days previously.
A. broke down B. has been broken C. had broken down D. breaks down
25. I have never played badminton before. This is the first time I _____ to play.
A. try B. tried C. have tried D. am trying
26. Since _______, I have heard nothing from him.
A. he had left B. he left C. he has left D. he was left
27. After I _______ lunch, I looked for my bag.
A. had B. had had C. have has D. have had
28. By the end of next year, George _______ English for two years.
A. will have learned B. will learn C. has learned D. would learn
29. The man got out of the car, ________ round to the back and opened the book.
A. walking B. walked C. walks D. walk
30. Henry _______ into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner.
A. was going B. went C. has gone D. did go
31. He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he ______ dinner.
A. finish B. finishes C. will finish D. finishing
32. I will be glad if he _______ with us.
A. had gone B. did go C. went D. goes
33 Ask her to come and see me when she _______ her work.
A. finish B. has finished C. finished D. finishing
34. Turn off the gas. Don’t you see that the kettle ________ ?
A. boil B. boils C. is boiling D. boiled
35. Tom and Mary ______ for Vietnam tomorrow.
A. leave B. are leaving C. leaving D. are left
36. He always ________ for a walk in the evening.
A. go B. is going C. goes D. going
37. Her brother ______ in Canada at present.
A. working B. works C. is working D. work
38. I ______ to the same barber since last year.
A. am going B. have been going C. go D. had gone
39. Her father ______ when she was a small girl.
A. dies B. died C. has died D. had died
40. Last week, my professor promised that he ________ today.
A. would come B. will come C. comes D. coming
Exercise 3: Choose the underlined part in each sentence (A, B, C, or D ) that needs correcting.
1. After Mrs. Wang had returned to her house from work, she was cooking dinner. A B C
D
2. Jimmy threw the ball high in the air, and Betty catching it when it came down.A B C D
3. Linda has worn her new yellow dress only once since she buys it.
A B C D
4. Last week Mark told me that he got very bored with his present job
A B
and is looking for a new one.
C D
5. Having fed the dog, he was sat down to his own meal.
A B C D
6. When I turned on my computer, I was shocked to find some junk mail,
A B
and I delete it all.
C D
7. They are going to have to leave soon and so do we.
A B C D
8. The boss laughed when the secretary has told him that she really
A B
needed a pay rise.
C D
9. The telephone rang several times and then stop before I could answer it.
A B C D
10. Debbie, whose father is an excellent tennis player, has been playing
A B C
tennis since ten years.
D
11. I have seen lots of interesting places when I went on holiday last summer.
A B C D
12. When my cat heard a noise in the bushes, she stopped moving and listen intently.
A B C D
13. I think it’s time you change your way of living.
A B C D
14. Roger felt the outside of his pocket to make sure his wallet is still there.
A B C D
15. When I’m shopping in the supermarket, I ran into an old friend who I
A B
hadn’t met for five years.
C D
16. The police arrested the man while he is having dinner in a restaurant.
A B C D
17. Peter and Wendy first met in 2006, and they are married for three years now.
A B C D
18. Some people are believing there is life on other planets.
A B C D
19. Recently, the island of Hawaii had been the subject of
A B
intensive research on the occurrence of earthquakes.
C D
20. Every morning, the sun shines in my bedroom window and waking
A B C
me up.
D
21. The man died as a result of falling asleep while he drives.
A B C D
22. I haven’t finished the report yet, but by the time you return I
A B C
will certainly complete it.
D
23. Caroline has worn her new yellow dress only once since she buys it.
A B C D
24. We’ll be cycled to Hoa’s village at this time next Sunday.
A B C D
25. What will you do when your friends won’t come ?
A B C D
26. Someone was knocking at the door when I was doing the washing up.
A B C D
27. My friend didn’t drink any beer since we came to live here.
A B C D
28. We have written to each other when we were in primary school.
A B C D
29. After breakfast, I‘m gone to walk to school with my friends.
A B C D
30. Did he go to the pop concert next weekend for a change?
A B C D
Exercise 4: Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one.
1. Eight years ago we started writing to each other.
A. We have rarely written to each other for eight years.
B. Eight years is a long time for us to write to each other.
C. We wrote to each other eight years ago.
D. We have been writing to each other for eight years.
2. The boy was so lazy that he couldn’t stay up late to learn his lessons.
A. The boy was lazy enough not to stay up late to learn his lessons.
B. The boy was too lazy to stay up late to learn his lessons.
C. The boy was lazy enough but he stayed up late to learn his lessons.
D. The boy was lazy enough to stay up late to learn his lessons.
3. My father is tired of seeing any violent films.
A. My father hasn’t seen a violent film.
B. My father has enjoyed all the violent films he has ever seen.
C. My father is worried about missing the next violent film.
D. My father never wants to see another violent film.
4. As soon as he waved his hand, she turned away.
A. He saw her turn away and he waved his hand.
B. No sooner had he waved his hand than she turned away.
C. She turned away because he waved his hand too early.
D. Although she turned away, he waved his hand.
5. John wishes he had remembered to send Mary a Christmas card.
A. John regrets not to send Mary a Christmas card.
B. John regrets forgetting not to send Mary a Christmas card.
C. John regrets not remembering sending Mary a Christmas card.
D. John regrets forgetting to send Mary a Christmas card.
6. My father hasn’t smoked cigarettes for a month.
A. It’s a month since my father last smoked cigarettes.
B. It’s a month ago that my father smoked cigarettes.
C. It’s a month that my father hasn’t smoked cigarettes.
D. It’s a cigarette that my father smoked a month ago.
7. Having finished their work, the workers expected to be paid.
A. The workers expected to be paid because they had finished their work.
B. Having their work finishing, the workers expected to be paid.
C. Having expected to be paid, the workers finished their work.
D. Having been finished their work, the workers expected to be paid.
8. Mr. Brown bought this car five years ago.
A. Mr. Brown started to buy this car for five years.
B. It has been five years when Mr. Brown has bought this car.
C. Mr. Brown has had this car for five years .
D. It is five years ago since Mr. Brown has bought this car.
9. John used to write home once a week when he was abroad.
A. John doesn’t write home once a week any longer.
B. John enjoyed being written home every week when he was abroad.
C. John never forgot to write a weekly letter home when he was abroad.
D. When he was abroad he remembered to write home every week.
10. I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for years.
A. It’s years since I enjoyed myself so much.
B. It’s years since I have enjoyed myself so much.
C. It was years since I had enjoyed myself so much.
D. It has been years since I have enjoyed myself so much.
Exercise 5: Rewrite these sentences:
1. This is the first time he has gone abroad.
=> He hasn’t………………………………………………………………
2. She started driving 1 month ago.
=> She has…………………………………………………………………
3. We began eating when it started to rain.
=> We have………………………………………………………………..
4. I last had my hair cut when I left her.
=> I haven’t……………………………………………………………….
5. The last time she met me was 5 months ago.
=> She hasn’t……………………………………………………………..
6. It is a long time since we last met.
=> We haven’t…………………………………………………………….
The watch ______ you are holding is not mine.
(who / whom / whose / which)
Thomas is doing his homework. He ______ soon.
(might finished / might be finished / can finishes / may be finishing)
______ I come to see you at 5.00? Yes, you may.
(May / Must / Have / Will)
If Tom ______ rich, he would travel around the world.
(is / be / are / were)
If I see him, I ______ him a message.
(will give / give / would give / gave)
If he ______ clever, he ______ pass the examination.
(is – would / were – would / were – will / are – will)
If my boss ______ play golf, he wouldn’t be out of the office so much.
(don’t / won’t / didn’t / doesn’t)
If you wash your hair with Glam, it ______ super.
(would look / look / will look / looked)
The man ______ repaired my car was very old.
(whose / what / who / whom)
Nobita, ______ apartment I stayed in, is also a student.
(which / whose / who / that)
I ______ late for the meeting next week. So don’t wait for me.
(might be / might / should be / must be)
