Exercise 01: Choose the best answer.

1. We ___________ Dorothy since last Saturday. *

don't see

haven't seen

didn't see

hadn't seen

2. The train ________ half an hour ago. *

has been leaving

left

has left

had left

3. I _______ in the room right now. *

am being

was being

have been being

am

4. I have never played badminton before. This is the first time I _____ to play. *

try

tried

have tried

am trying

5. Since _______, I have heard nothing from him. *

he had left

he left

he has left

he was left

6. He always ________ for a walk in the evening. *

go

is going

goes

going

7. Tom and Mary ______ for Vietnam tomorrow. *

leave

will leave

left

have left

8. They _________ table tennis at this time tomorrow. *

will play

will be playing

play

would play

9. Her brother ______ in Canada at present. *

working

works

is working

has worked

10. I ______ to the same barber since last year. *

am going

have gone

go

had gone

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

I, Choose the best answer

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. While 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

24. I have never played badminton before. This is the first time I _____ to play.

A. try      B. tried      C. have tried       D. am trying

25. Since _______, I have heard nothing from him.

A. he had left      B. he left      C. he has left      D. he was left

26. After I _______ lunch, I looked for my bag.

A. had       B. had had      C. have has      D. have had

27. By the end of next year, George _______ English for two years.

A. will have learned      B. will learn      C. has learned      D. would learn

28. The man got out of the car, ________ round to the back and opened the book.

A. walking      B. walked      C. walks      D. walk

29. Henry _______ into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner.

A. was going      B. went      C. has gone      D. did go

30. He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he ______ dinner.

A. finish     B. finishes      C. will finish      D. finishing

31. I shall be glad when he _______.

A. had gone      B. did go      C. went     D. has gone

32 Ask her to come and see me when she _______ her work.

A. finish      B. has finished      C. finished      D. finishing

33. Turn off the gas. Don’t you see the kettle ________ ?

A. boil      B. boils      C. is boiling      D. boiled

34. Tom and Mary ______ for Vietnam tomorrow.

A. leave      B. are leaving      C. leaving      D. are left

35. He always ________ for a walk in the evening.

A. go      B. is going     C. goes      D. going

36. Her brother ______ in Canada at present.

A. working      B. works      C. is working      D. work

37. I ______ to the same barber since last year.

A. am going      B. have been going      C. go      D. had gone

38. Her father ______ when she was a small girl.

A. dies      B. died      C. has died      D. had died

39. Last week, my professor promised that he ________ today.

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

40. Pasteur ______ in the 19th century.

A. was living      B. lived      C. had lived      D. has lived

1. Almost everybody ........had left ....... by the time we  .....arrived.............

2. He........wondered.......... whether he  ...had left........ his wallet at home.

3. The secretary  .......didn't leave... until she  ..had finished....... her work

4. The teacher  ....asked........ the boy why he .......hadn't done....... his homework.

5. She already  .....had posted..... the letter when she  ....realized.... she . .........had sent......... it to the wrong address. ( dịch nghĩa từng câu ) 

I- Choose the best answer:

1. ……. already left by the time I arrived.  A. He is  B. He has  C. He was  D. He’d

2. He is good ……. all sports. A. at  B. in  C. into D. with

3. I felt frightened. It was ……. experience.  A. frightening B. a frightening C. the frightening D. one frightening

4. I don’t want ……. milk today. A. some  B. any  C. no        D. many

5. If you ……. someone else, who would you like to be? A. can be   B. have been  C. are    D. could be

6. How long will it ……. to get there? A. cost  B. lose  C. make         D. take

7. Nobody has ……. done this before. A. any              B. can have  C. have  D. ever

8. There isn’t ……. food in the house.  A. none  B. no             C. some            D. any

9. He ….. on his history studies all yesterday morning. A. used to work B. had worked C. was workingD. has worked

10. How fast did he drive? ……. 301 miles an hour. A. At  B. With    C. To  D. By

11. He sometimes ……. in bed until noon.A. stay  B. is  staying   C. stays  D. staying

12. What has happened ……. this poor man? A. with  B. on  C. for    D. to

13. My friend, Herbert, has always been fat. He ……. still fat. A. was B. has            C. has been  D. is

14. That villa looks very old. When …… it built?  A. was  B. does     C. did  D. is

15. Will you ……. to finish your homework? A. be able         B. capable   C. able     D. opposite

16. He speaks English …….he speaks French. A. gooder than  B. worst than             C. better than    D. more better than

17. What did he find? – He was surprised at what ……. A. did he find  B. he find  C. he found  D. he has found

18. Everyone is ……. his best. A. making        B. saying         C. working D. doing

19. Wine is made ……. grapes.A. from B. of    C. on D. with

20. We can live ……. nothing but water for about one month.A. by   B. for  C. on  D. with

21. “War and Peace” ……. the longest book I’ve ever read. A. are     B. were  C. is  D. was

22. Little boys like ……. trees. A. climb  B. climbing  C. swing from  D. having a swing

23. I’m terribly sorry. ‘Terribly” means ……. A. quite  B. quiet  C. very  D. extremely

24. A ……. teaches or does research in physics. A. physicist  B. mathematician  C. chemist  D. physician

25. I’ve got no money. Can you ……. me five pound. A. lend  B. borrow  C. rent  D. do

26. Big Ben is the ……. clock in London. A. famousest          B. most famous  C. more famous        D. famouser

27. I shall be ready ……. a moment. A. for      B. in  C. with  D. on

28. Have you ever gone abroad? – No, ……. A. I never have  B. I have never  C. I have  D. I have ever

29. Fred was sent to school ……. the age of six.  A. at           B. in  C. on  D. from

30. What’s the name of the song…….those girls are singing?  A. what  B. whom  C. who     D. which

31. Is this film worth …….? A. to see  B. seeing  C. see          D. to have seen

32. It was so late that I …… take a taxi. A. have to  B. was to  C. must  D. had to

33. It was made …… copper.  A. by   B. from  C. of    D. in

34. We spent the ……. days on the beach. A. few last sunny  B. last few sunny          C. last sunny few  D. few sunny last

35. Please drive……. You are making me nervous.  A. slow  B. more slowly C. more slow  D. slowlier

36. A machine can work 100 time as fast as any person ……  A. can  B. work           C. did  D. could

37. Mary would lend me some money if I ……. her.  A. ask   B. am asking   C. will ask   D. asked

38. You will not succeed ……. working harder.    A. unless   B. if   C. without   D. although

39. If you hurry, you will be there ……. midnight.  A. until   B. while  C. on             D. by

40. ……. does he call? – Once a month. A. How seldom   B. How long  C. How soon  D. How often

41. I’d rather ……. camping with them.  A. went  B. going  C. go  D. am going

42. I’d like to thank you ……. what you have done.A. by   B. X   C. for  D. on

43. We won’t go out ……. it stops raining.   A. if    B. if not     C. unless   D. when

44. She is the woman ……. I wrote.  A. to whom   B. whom to   C. who   D. whose

45. The house ……. five months ago.  A. has completed         B. completed  C. was completed         D. has been completed

46. ……. did Lucy come? – By train.  A. When   B. How          C. Why D. Where

47. ……. a good weekend.  A. Make   B. Spend   C. Pass   D. Have

48. It looks ……. than it really is.   A. high      B. higher         C. much high   D. far high

49. A film fan is a person who ……. films.   A. makes            B. sees             C. enjoys seeing   D. possesses

50. Tim is in Australia. He went ……. Australia six months ago.  A. to  B. in  C. at  D. into

1. When the police arrived.........................., the car (go)........................

2. They (eat)......................... everything by the time he (come)............................... to the party.

3. When I (come)                   came , the meeting (start)...............................

4. By the time you (get)....................... her letter, she (leave)......................... for Paris.

5. By the time I (arrive)..................the airport, I (realise)........................ that I (leave)....................... my passport at home.

6. They (lock)...................... the door before they (go)......................................... out.

7. After he (have)................... breakfast, he (drive)...................... to work.

8. Before they (build)...................... a new school, they (pull)....................... down the old one.

9. We (have)......................... lunch when we (hear)........................... the news.

10. Last night, I (eat).................... a new food. I really (never eat)............................... that food before.

11. Yesterday I (cross).........................the street when a truck (run)...................... very fast and nearly (hit)................ me.

12. After we (walk).................... for many hours, we (reach)..................... the top of the hill.

13. He (be)..................... a teacher for 20 years before he (retire)......................... in 2009.

14. By the time the boss (come)................... back, I (finish)...................... all the work.

15. Before he (cook).......................... the dinner, he (buy).......................... some food at the butcher’s.

16. Mary (make)........................ a sandwich and then (sit)........................ on the sofa.

17. He (die)........................... after he (be).............................. ill for a long time.

18. I (drink)...................... some coffe before I (go)......................... to bed last night.

19. She (wait)...................... for him until 7.00 but he (not come)............................ so she (leave).

20. When I (open)....................... the door I (recognise)........................... that someone (break).................... into my house and (take).......................... some things.

21. The match (go)........................... on when it (suddenly rain)............................... heavily.

22. The fire (start)............................... when the campers (have).................................. a party in the forest.

Exercise 2:  Choose A/B/C OR D:                             

1.     I ________ my uncle’s home many times when I ________ a child.

      A. visited/ is            B. visits/ was         C. visited/ was                          D. visited/ were

2.     It ________ me half an hour to get to the supermarket yesterday.  A. take        B. takes                  C. took                            D. spent

3.     I___him well when he came last weekend.  A. didn’t treat     B. not treated     C.  have treated         D. was treating

4.     I can’t believe that my expensive bicycle ___last night.  A. was stolen   B. was stealing  C. is stolen                             D. stole

5.     As I ________ my homework, he came yesterday afternoon.

      A. did       B. were doing       C. am doing              D. was doing

6.     At this time yesterday, everyone ________. in the room.

      A. is dancing                   B. was dancing               C. dances                                   D. danced

7.     After Mary ________ her degree, she went to work in her father's company.

      A.  had finished               B. is finishing                  C. finishes   D. have finished

8.     A small stone struck the windshield while we ________ down the road.

      A. drive            B. were driving     C. had driven       D. had been driving

9.     ______this letter ________ last night? A. Is/ written  B. Is/ wrote      C. Was/ written    D. Were/ written

10.  The houses where I used to live ________ very comfortable.

      A. is                                 B. was                             C. are D. were

11.  After he ________ English course, he went to England to continue his study.

      A. will finish     B. has finished   C. had finished     D. have been finished.

12.  Who ________ when I came?

      A. were you talking to       B. are you talking to   C. you are talking to           D. you were talking to

13.  Before he ________ to bed, he ________ his homework.

      A. went/ has done           B. went/ had done           C. goes/ have done                                      D. goes/ did

14.  He is the most wonderful person I ________.

      A. have ever met             B. had ever met    C. ever meet    D. am meeting

15.  Millions of dollars ________ spent on advertising last year.  A. is   B. was                             C. are                              D. were

16.  He found a watch in the street, and then he ________ to return it to the loser.
      A. had tried                     B. was trying                   C. tried    D. had been trying

Exercise 3: Find and correct the mistakes:

1. I had ran before you called me.

2. I had hidden your wallet before you find it yesterday.

3. Mary had dug before you plant trees yesterday afternoon.

4. I had have wonderful love before you appeared in my life.

5. I had burnt my body before they say good bye to me.

6. My aunt work in London before she moved to Norwich.

7. The Norwegians planted their flag at the summit just before the British team arrived.

8. By the time I come, they had finished watching film.

9. I thought  he hasn't eaten anything.

10. After he come home, he continued going

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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) __________.

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.