my parents have waited for the next train......... half an hour
a at b for c in d since
my parents have waited for the next train......... half an hour
a at b for c in d since
1. The flights to Tokyo will (delay) because of the storm.
2. tet holiday in VN (celebrate) around January and February.
3. My sister (look) for you since yesterday.
4. The train (leave) half an hour ago
5. Giải thích tất cả nha :)
Using the past simple of the verbs in brackets.
1. He (have)______ a very good time at the picnic last week.
2. I (wait)______ for John for half an hour yesterday.
3. Suho (send)______ a present to his mother on her birthday last month.
4. I (think)______ about the problem all night.
5. The secretary (finish) ______ the report this morning.
6. The police (catch)______ the thief the day before yesterday.
7. They (print)______ many English reference books last month.
8. I (come)______ to work on time yesterday.
9. The Greens (take)______ their vacation in March last year.
10. The train (arrive)______ half an hour late.
1. By next October, my parents (live) ____ here for 30 years.
2. My father (work) for the same company for 40 years before he (retire) _________ last year.
3. My bus (arrive) _________ at half past six.
4. You (pass) _________ the exam. Don’t worry !
5. This time next year, he (work) _______in Hồ Chí Minh City.
6. I (learn) _________ English for six years now.
7. I (live) _________ here since 1979.
8. Last year, she (marry) _________ a Russian dancer.
9. A : _________ you (be) _________ to Hồ Chí Minh City ?
B : Not yet.
10. I’m sorry I (not meet) _________ you yesterday.
11. When we reached the station, the train (already/start) _________.
12. She (just/hang) _________ up the receiver.
13. How long _________ you (study) _________ here by the end of next year ?
14. The teacher (already/come) _________ into the room.
15. I (cycle) _________ to school when I (meet) _________ him last month.
16. I (live) _________ here since I (be) _________ young.
17. She (bear) _________ on June 26th, 1995.
18. We (go) _________ to the cinema last night.
19. The grocer’s shop (close) _________ since the supermarket (open) _________.
20. Up to now, we (learn) _________ about two thousand English words.
21. Last Monday (be) _________ a holiday, so my brother (not have to) _________ go to work
22. Yesterday afternoon I (see) _________ you on Hang Dao street. You (talk) _________ to some foreigners.
23. My brother (like) _________ collecting stamps. He (have) _________ a big collection. He often (exchange) _________ stamps with his friends.
24. I (know) _________ her for several years, but I (never/like) _________ her very much.
25. Alexander Graham Bell first (introduce) _________ the telephone in 1876.
26. Pierre (learn) _________ French for several years.
27. When we came home, everyone (go) _________ out. No one was there.
28. I feel terrible. I think I (be) _________ sick.
29. I (not go) _________ to school yesterday.
30. The computer (be) _________ the most wonderful invention in the 20th century.
31. How often _________ you (go) _________ to the library ?
32. They used to be the good friends when they (be) _________ young.
33. People (show) _________ more than 50 films in Hà Nội since June.
34. They (invite) _________ the wheel thousands of years ago.
35. We (not go) _________ to the cinema last night.
36. I (not have) _________ any news of Liz since 2003.
37. My aunt (be) _________ in Hồ Chí Minh City since 1995.
38. There (not be) _________ a winter like his past one since I (be) _________ young.
39. Who (win) _________ the Nobel Peace Prize in 2001 ?
40. Bangkok (be) _________ the capital of Thailand.
41. The teacher (already/come) _________ into the room.
42. When water freezes, it (turn) _________ into ice.
43. Last Tuesday, Mr.Hoang (not go) _________ to work because of his illness.
44. John (not write) _________ to me since he (come) _________ back to his town.
45. We (have) _________ a small party next Sunday.
46. “When _________ your pen pal (arrive) _________ ?” – Last Monday.
47. Viet (spend) _________ 2 hours a day practicing his piano lesson.
48. We (not meet) _________ each other since we (leave) _________ school.
49. Yesterday she (burn) _________ her aunt while she (cook) _________ dinner.
50. She usually (go) _________ by bus.
51. I lost my pen. I (look) _________ for it for all the morning.
52. Last night, we (come) _________ to the show late because the traffic was horrible.
53. My mother (read) _________ the newspaper now.
54. Those children (sleep) _________ for two hours every afternoon.
55. We (study) _________ the use of verbs in English at the moment.
56. Cuckoos (not build) _________ nests. They (use) _________ the nests of other birds.
57. By next June he (write) _________ his second novel.
58. Look at those black clouds ! It (rain) _________.
59. My uncle (not visit) _________ us since he (move) _________ to the new town.
60. Last week I (walk) _________ home after playing tennis when it (start) _________ raining very heavily.
61. In 1981, a tornado (lift) _________ a baby into the air and (put) _________ it down safely 100 meters away.
62. My father always (go) _________ to bed by bus.
63. Listen ! Someone (knock) _________ at the door.
64. Yesterday (be) _________ the first day of the new school year.
65 While she (run) _________, she fell.
1. When I last saw him, he _____ in London.
A. has lived | B. is living | C. is living | D. is 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. The earth............... round the sun.
A. go B. has gone C. went D. goes
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
41. I was sure that I _______ the woman before.
A. seen B. had seen C. have seen D. has see
42. Tim wanted to know what _______ to his backpack.
A. have happened B. happened C. had happened D. happens
43. Marcia ______ by the time we got there.
A. left B. leaves C. have left D. had left
44. I realized that I ________ the wrong book from the library.
A. had taken B. took C. have taken D. take
45. Melissa ate the cake that I ______.
A. baked B. have bake C. bake D. had baked
46. The teacher asked why I _______ class early.
A. have left B. left C. left D. leave
47. What did Andrew say that he __________ with my Cd?
A. had done B. did C. have done D. has done
48. At the party Susan ________ some cake.
A. have ate B. have eaten C. has ate D. has eaten
49. The teacher corrected the composition I ____.
A. have wrote B. have written C. had written D. has written
50. The last time I was there it _________ a very good restaurant.
A. had been B. have been C. been D. be
Exercise 3: Choose the best answers
1. She has worked for this company ……………many years, ……………..1990.
A. since / since B. for / since C. for / in D. since / in
2. I haven’t seen Julie ………………..Christmas.
A. for B. from C. since D. during
3. My wife and I ……………three times since we ……………….married.
A. moved / got B. moved / have got C. have moved / got D. have moved / have got
4. We are talking about the car ………………has a red roof
A. who B. whom C. which D. where
5. They have changed the law.
A. The law has been change B. The law has been changedC. The has to be changed D. The law has been changing
6. This is the bank ………………was robbed yesterday.
A. which B. that C. who D. A & B are correct
7. He came with a friend ………………waited outside.
A. whom B. which C. who D. when
8. I have received your letters.
A. Your letters have been received B. Your letters have been receiveC. Your letters has been received D. Your letters have received
9. Mary, ………………knew nothing about the mountain, thought it would be safe to climb alone.
A. who B. that C. whom D. A & B are correct
10. The book about ……………..I told you yesterday has been stolen.
A. that B. who C. whom D. which
1 The plane takes off in half an hour
=> The plane (due)_______in half an hour
2. Her baby will be born in October.
=> She(is)______a baby in October
3. He is to take his driving test tomorrow morning
=> He(be)_____his driving test tomorrow morning
4. I'll come with you wherever you go on holiday.
=> I'll come with you (matter)______on holiday
5. The tigers are likely to win the Cup Final
=> The Tigers (probably)_____the Cup Final
6. Sam will go scuba diving only if the weather is good
=> Sam will go scuba diving (provided)______good
7. I will have dinner ready by the time your parents arrive
=> I(prepared)____by the time your parents arrive
8. She started working here at the end of June, nearly two months ago
=> By the end of August, she_____here for two months
I. Supply "for" or "since" in the sentences
1. Tom's lived here _for_________ 10 years.
2. Have you waited for me _since________ yesterday?
3. The boy has played the game _since_________ 3 pm.
4. I haven't seen her _since________ a month.
5. They have kept in touch __________ they left school.
6. I haven't known about that __________ a long time.
7. Dad's worked this office __________1990
8. Peter has married ___________ half a month
9. We have finished the test __________ three hours.
Children have learned English __________ they were young
CHỌN ĐÁP ÁN ĐÚNG
1. My brother is studying hard_______ pass the exam.
A. for B. in order to C. so to D. so that
2. We have studied_______ seven o'clock.
A. for B. at C. since D. to
3. He was born in England. English is his_______.
A. mother tongue B. first language C. foreign language D. A and B are correct
4. It's dangerous______ in this river.
A. swim B. to swim C. swimming D. swam
5. _______ to America yet?
A. Were you B. Have you ever been C. Were you been D. Are you
6. The boy was_______ by the dog
A. bite B. bit C. bited D. bitten
7. My father used_______ me to school.
A. took B. taking C. to take D. take
8. Would you mind_______ for a few minutes?
A. to wait B. waiting C. wait D. be waiting
9. My father didn't go to college; ___________ did my mother.
A. none B. either C. so D. neither
10. Each of us must take___________ for our own actions.
A. probability B. ability C. possibility D. responsibility
Give the correct forms or verbs in the brackets
1 H5N1 virus (harm).........human body very quickly.
2 Vegetarians (live)..........on vegetables, fruits and nuts.
3 Tina (sometime, miss)...........the bus to school.
4 She(not like)...........housework at weekends.
5 They (eat).............two eggs every day. That (not be) ...........good for their health.
6 My brotherand I usually(cook)..........meals for family but my father(seldo, cook).............
7 Hoa and Ba someytimes (not water).....................the flowers in the garden.
8 My brother (spend) ..........half an hour (do)................his homework everday