VII. Hoàn thành câu bằng dạng so sánh đúng của từ trong ngoặc:

1. Her daughter is ................her (beautiful).

2. Summer is....................season of the year (hot)

3. That dog isn't ....................it looks (dangerous)

4. In the past, people were ....................than today (polite)

5. It is ...........today than it was yesterday (cold)

6. Our hotel was ..............than all the others in the town (cheap)

7. What's ....................river in the world (long)

8. It was an awful day. It was .............day of my life (bad)

9. Everest is...............mountain in the world. It is .........than any other mountain (high)

10. I prefer this chair to the other one. It's ..................(comfortable)

VI. Điền vào chỗ trống dạng so sánh đúng của từ trong ngoặc.

1. He is (clever) ……………………. student in my group. 
2. She can’t stay (long) …………………….than 30 minutes.
3. It’s (good) ……………………. holiday I’ve had.
4. Well, the place looks (clean) …………………….now.
5. The red shirt is better but it’s (expensive) ……………………. than the white one. 
6. I’ll try to finish the job (quick).…………………….
7. Being a firefighter is (dangerous) ……………………. than being a builder.
8. Lan sings ( sweet ) ………………..than Hoa
9. This is (exciting) ……………………. film I’ve ever seen.
10. He runs ( fast )………………….of all.
11. My Tam is one of (popular) ……………………. singers in my country.
12. Which planet is (close) ……………………. to the Sun?
13. Carol sings as (beautiful) ……………….as Mary, but Cindy sings the (beautiful) ……………….
14. The weather this summer is even (hot) ……………………. than last summer.
15. Your accent is ( bad ) …………………..than mine.
16. Hot dogs are (good) …………………….than hamburgers. 
17. They live in a (big) ……………………. house, but Fred lives in a (big) ……………………. one.
18. French is considered to be (difficult) …….than English, but Chinese is the (difficult)  ……. language.

 V. Chọn đáp án đúng để điền vào chỗ trống trong các câu sau.

1. She is ....... singer I’ve ever met.

A. worse                     B. bad                                     C. the worst               D. badly

2. Mary is ....... responsible as Peter.

A. more                      B. the most                            C. much                      D. as

3. It is ....... in the city than it is in the country.

A. noisily                   B. more noisier                     C. noisier                   D. noisy

4. She sings ……….. among the singers I have known.

A. the most beautiful           B. the more beautiful        C. the most beautifully    D. the more beautifully

5. She is ....... student in my class.

A. most hard-working                                             B. more hard-working        

C. the most hard-working                                       D. as hard-working

6. The English test was ....... than I thought it would be.

A. the easier              B. more easy                          C. easiest                   D. easier

7. English is thought to be ....... than Math.

A. harder                    B. the more hard                   C. hardest                  D. the hardest

8. Jupiter is ....... planet in the solar system.

A. the biggest            B. the bigger                          C. bigger                    D. biggest

9. She runs …… in my class.

A. the slowest           B. the most slow                    C. the slowly              D. the most slowly

10. My house is ....... hers.

A. cheap than            B. cheaper                             C. more cheap than     D. cheaper than

11. Her office is ....... away than mine.

A. father                     B . more far                           C. farther                   D. farer

12. Tom is ....... than David.

A. handsome              B. the more handsome        C. more handsome      D. the most handsome

13. He did the test ……….. I did.

A. as bad as               B. badder than                      C. more badly than     D. worse than

14. A boat is ....... than a plane.

A. slower                   B. slowest                              C. more slow             D. more slower

15. My new sofa is ....... than the old one.

A. more comfortable       B. comfortably       C. more comfortabler          D. comfortable

16. My sister dances ……….. than me.

A. gooder                   B. weller                               C. better                     D. more good

17. My bedroom is ....... room in my house.

A. tidier than             B. the tidiest                         C. the most tidy          D. more tidier

18. This road is ....... than that road.

A. narrower               B. narrow                   C. the most narrow                 D. more narrower

19. He drives ……. his brother.

A. more careful than         B. more carefully     C. more carefully than      D. as careful as

20. It was ....... day of the year.

A. the colder                         B. the coldest            C. coldest                   D. colder

PERIOD 3: EXERCISES ON COMPARISON (SUMMER)

I.  Viết dạng so sánh hơn và so sánh hơn nhất của các tính từ và trạng từ sau:

 Supply the correct verb form: Simple past or Present perfect.

1. I (see)............................................... her before.

2. I (read) ...........................the novel written by Jack London several times before.

3. What    you (do)...................... yesterday?

4.    You (watch).......................... TV last night?

5. She (be)...................... born in 1980.

6. He (write)...................... a book since last year.

7 Mr Green.(teach)................... English in this school since he (graduate) .....................from the university in 1986.

8. How long       you (learn)........................ English?

9.-This is my house.  -How long    you (live) ................................. here?
-I (live) ........................................ here since 1970.
10. He (live) ........................ in London for two years and then (go)................... to Edinburgh.
11.-     You (wear) .................................your hair long when you were at school? 
   -Yes, my mother (insist) .......................on it.
12. But when I (leave).................. school I (cut)................. my hair and (wear) ................... it short ever since.
13. My brother (write)................ several plays. He just (finish).................... his second tragedy.
14. I (not see).......................................... him for three years. I wonder where he is.
15. He (not smoke)...................................... for two weeks. He is trying to give it up.
16. Chopin (compose)........................................... some of his music in Majorca.
17. -When       he (arrive).............................................? 
    - He (arrive) .................................... at 2.00.
18.      You (lock) ........................ the door before you left the house?
19. I (read)....................his books when I was at school. I (enjoy) ...................them very much.
20. I can't go out because I (not finish)....................................... my work.
21. -I never (drink)...................................................... whisky. -Well, have some now.
22. I (write)....................................... the letter but I can't find a stamp.
23. - The clock is slow. - It isn't slow, it (stop) ............................................
24. Here are your shoes; I just (clean) .............................................them.
25. I (leave).............................. home at 8.00 and (get)................................. here at twelve.
26. I (do).......................... this sort of work when I (be).................................. an apprentice.
27. He just (go)............................................. out.
28. He (go).................................... out ten minutes ago.
29.      You (have)............................... breakfast yet? ~ Yes, I (have)...................... it at 8.00.
30. I (meet) ................................him last June.
31.      You (see) .................................the moon last night?
32. The concert (begin).................... at 2.30 and (last)............................. for two hours. Everyone (enjoy) ................................it very much.
33. The play just (begin)................................... You are a little late.
34. The actors (arrive)................ yesterday and (start) ...................rehearsals early this morning.
35. It (be)........................ very cold this year. I wonder when it is going to get warmer.
36. Cervantes (write) ...................................... Don Quixote.
37. We (miss).................................. the bus. Now we'll have to walk.
38. He (break).......................................... his leg in a skiing accident last year.
39. Mr Pound is the bank manager. He (be) ................................here for five years.
40. Mr Count (work).................................... as a cashier for twenty-five years. Then he (retire)............................. and (go) ................................to live in the country.
41.    You (have)................. a good time? ~No, it never (stop) .......................... raining.
42. You (see) .....................Mary on Monday? ~Yes, I.............
43.I (buy) ........................this in Bond Street. ~How much     you (pay)..................... for it?

~I (pay)................................. $100.
44. Where      you (find)...................... this knife? ~I (find)............................. it in the garden. 

45. I (lose) .......................my black gloves.   You (see).......................... them anywhere?

- No, I'm afraid. When you last (wear) ........................... them?
- I (wear).............................. them at the theatre last night. 

- Perhaps you (leave) .................................. them at the theatre.
46. -Do you know that lady who just (leave) ..............................the shop?
-Yes, that is Miss Thrift. Is she a customer of yours?
-Not exactly. She (be)................. in here several times but she never (buy)................. anything.
47. He (leave)...................... the house at 8.00. -Where    he (go)......................?
- I (not see) ................................ where he (go).....................................
48. -He (serve)........................ in the First World War. –When    war (begin)........................?
- It (begin) ............................ in 1914 and (last) ..................................for four years.
49. –Who      you (vote).................. for at the last election? - I (vote)...................... for Mr Pitt.

- He (not be) ................. elected, (be) ..................he? ~No, he (lose)...................... his deposit.
50. -     You (like) .............your last job? ~I (like)........... it at first but then I (quarrel)............. with my employer and he (dismiss)............................. me. 
- How long     you (be)...................... there? ~I (be).......................... there for two weeks.
51. I (not know) ................. that you (know)................... Mrs Pitt. How long        you (know)................... her? ~ I (know)................................................ her for ten years.
52. That is Mr Minus, who teaches me mathematics, but he (not have).............................. time to teach me much. I only (be)...................................... in his class for a week.
53.     You (hear) .......................his speech on the radio last night? ~ Yes, I ........ . .
54.- I (not know)...................... that you (be)................ here. You (be).............. here long?

-Yes, I (be)............... here two months.

-You (be)................... to the Cathedral? ~Yes, I (go) ........................... there last Sunday.
55       You ever (try) ........................ to give up smoking? ~
Yes, I (try) ............... last year, but then I (find)................ that I was getting fat so I (start)............................ again.
56.     You (see) .............. today's paper? ~ No, anything interesting (happen) ..................? 
Yes, two convicted murderers (escape)............................ from the prison down the road. 
57.      Mary(feed).................... the cat? ~ Yes, she(feed)...................... him before lunch. 

~ What     she (give).............. him? ~ She (give).......................... him some fish. 
58. -How long     you (know).................. your new assistant?

 ~ I (know)............ him for two years. 

~What     he (do)......... before he(come)........... here? ~I think he (be)............. in prison. 
59. I (not see)............................ your aunt recently.

~No. She (not be)...................... out of her house since she (buy) .................her colour TV.
60.       The plumber(be) ................here yet? ~Yes, but he only (stay)............. for an hour.

 ~What he (do) ....... in that time? ~He(turn)........ off the water and (empty)......... the tank. 
61. Where     you (be)............................? - I (be).................................... out in a yacht.

 ~      You (enjoy) ................. it? ~Yes, very much. We (take)...................... part in a race. 

~    You (win)........................?  ~No, we (come) ............................... in last.
62.- How long     that horrible monument (be) ............................................there?
-It (be)................... there six months. Lots of people (write) ...............................to the Town Council asking them to take it away but so far nothing (be) .........................................done.
63. Hannibal (bring) .......................................elephants across the Alps.

 ~Why      he (do) .............that? ~He (want) ...................................to use them in battle.
64. Where     you (be)........................? ~ I (be)........................................ to the dentist. 

~     He (take)............... out your bad tooth? ~Yes, he . ...... .  ~    It (hurt)..........?-Yes, horribly.
65. She (say)..................... that she'd phone me this morning, but it is now 12.30 and she (not phone) ............................................yet.
66. I just (receive)............................... a letter saying that we (not pay) ........................this quarter's electricity bill. I (not give) .................................you the money for that last week?

 ~Yes, you . .............. , but I'm afraid I (spend) .................................... it on something else.
67. How long       you (be)....................... out of work? ~I'm not out of work now. I just (start) ....................................................a new job.

 ~How   you (find)................. the job? ~I (answer)...................... an advertisement in the paper.
68.  You (finish).............. checking the accounts? ~No, not quite. I (do)........... about half so far.
69.I (cut)............... my hand rather badly. Have you a bandage? ~I'll get you one. How     it (happen)...................? ~I was chopping some wood and the axe (slip)..........................
70. How     you (get)................. that scar? ~I (get).................... it in a car accident a year ago.
71.    You (meet)................... my brother at the lecture yesterday?

~Yes, I .. ..   We (have) ....................................coffee together afterwards.
72. He (lose).................. his job last month and since then he (be)............................ out of work. 

~Why    he(lose)................ his job? ~He (be)................................ very rude to Mr Pitt.
73. What are all those people looking at? ~ There (be)................................. an accident. 

~You (see).......... what (happen)...................? ~Yes, a motor cycle(run) ..............into a lorry.
74. I(phone)............................. you twice yesterday and (get)............................ no answer.
75. Originally horses used in bull fights (not wear)............................. any protection, but
for some time now they (wear)..................................... special padding, 
76. That house (be) ........................... empty for a year. But they just (take).......................... down the 'For Sale' sign, so I suppose someone (buy)................................................. it.

77- Where is Tom?

- I (not see) ....................him today, but he (tell) .........................Mary that he'd be in for dinner.

1.      Nam and Ba (play) ……………………………. soccer at present.

2.      My family (go) ………………….…………. Da Lat next summer.

3.      I’d like (tell) ……………..………… you something about my family.

4.      She needs (eat) ………….…………. a lot of vegetables and fruit.

5.      Please don’t make so much noise. I (study)……………………………..

6.      The water (boil) ……………………………at 100 degrees Celsius.

7.      Look! Somebody (climb) ……………………up that tree over there.

8.      I (not see) ……………………………………her since last week.

9.      How long you (know) …………………………………. Tom?

10. Hoa (burn) ……………………her hand when she (cook) ………..……. The dinner.

11. While we (cross) …………….….the street, the policeman (shout) ………..…….at us.

12. What you (do) ………………………………at this time yesterday?

13. I hope it (not rain) ………………when we (start) ………………….early tomorrow.

14. My sister (play) ……………………the piano since she (be) ………………….a child.

15. I (never forget) …………………….what you (just tell) ………………………….me.

16. He (leave) ……….home two weeks ago and we (not hear) …………from him since.

17. She (win) ……………………….the gold medal in 2004.

18. While you (play) …………………..the guitar, I (write) …………………….a letter.

19)  What ……………you …………………..(do) last weekend?

20)  I ……………………( go ) to the theater with my family last weekend.  

21)  They …………………..to Maryam’s farewell party last night. ( not  come)

22)  They…………………………… ( be) pen pals for a long time.

23)  We used to…………( write) to each other every month when we ………( be) at secondary school.

24. He (not see)…………………………….. his brother recently.

25. I can’t go to the movies with you if it (rain) ………………………………... heavily.

26. Lan (take)………………………………… to school every day when he was  a child.

27. The  “Ao dai” (mention)…………………………. in poems and songs for centuries.

28. What ……..….your children (do)……….…. when he (come)…………… yesterday?

29. My car (not repair)…………………………………………… yet.

30. She (buy)……………………………..……. this house for her son, didn’t she?

1.     It last rained here in January.

 It hasn’t ..................................................................................................

 The last time ...........................................................................................

2.     My sister started playing tennis 2 hours ago.

 My sister has .........................................................................................

 It is 2 hours since .......................................................................................

3.     This is the most interesting film I have ever seen.

 I have never ...........................................................................................

 This is the first time I have .........................................................................

4.     We began living here on Monday.

 We have .....................................................................................................

5.     The last time I ate this kind of food was 2 years ago.

 I last ........................................................................................................

 I haven’t ..................................................................................................

6.     We haven’t been here before.

 This is the first time ..................................................................................

7.     When did you see Lan?

 How long ..................................................................................................

I.                  Chuyển sang phủ định và nghi vấn

1.     I have known her for 2 years.

-> ..........................................................................................................

-> ..........................................................................................................

2. Tom has been to Hanoi before.

-> .........................................................................................................

-> ..........................................................................................................

3. We have lived here for 10 years.

-> ...........................................................................................................

-> ........................................................................................................

4. They have worked with my father recently

-> ...............................................................................................................

-> ..............................................................................................................

I.                  Cho đúng dạng của động từ

1/ My wife and I (be) .............................................to Ha Noi several times.

2/ We (study)................................................ almost every lesson in this book so far.

3/ He (visit)...................................................... his friends recently.

4/  -          You (see) ...................................................................her today ?

     - No, I haven't seen her yet.

5/ She (do) ......................................................her homework already.

6/ They never (go) ........................................................to the cinema in their life.

7/ Tom, I (not see)......................................... you for ages ! Where have you been ?

8/ He is the most kind-hearted man I ever (meet).......................................................

9/ There (be) ........................................3 accidents on this street in the past 3 days.

10/ Is this the first time you (visit)...................................... our beautiful country ?

11/ Scientists (find) ..............................cures for many illnesses in the last 50 years.

12/ My uncle's health (improve) ..................... since he (leave)........................ India.

13/ I (buy)........................... a new shirt last week but I (not wear).................. it yet.

14/ I (not see ) ...................Lan since we (leave).................. school.

15/  We just (move)................ to a new house but we (be)....................dissatisfied with it.

16/ I (work )………..........................................……for the bank for three years.

17/ We (be )……….........................................………………here since July.

18/ How long ……………you ( live )……...................…………in this town?

- I (live )…..........................………………in this town for ten years.

19/ They just (decide )…….................................……to buy a new house.

20/ -…………you ever (be )……................…………… to Ho Chi Minh yet?

     -No, I (not be )......................... there yet. But my parents (be)......……....…… there twice this year.

21/ She’s got the best voice I (ever hear)…............................................……

22/ Since when………………you (learn )…...............................… English?

- I (learn )……….....……it since I (be ).........................………a girl of twelve.

23/ They (do )……………………nothing since they (get )…………………… up.

24/ I (write )……………….....................………two letters already.

25/ - I (fly) ................................................... over Loch Ness last week.

-                You (see) ............................... the Loch Ness monster?

27/ This is the first time the children (travel)……..……………………..by plane.

28/-      You (be).......................................here before?

-         Yes, I (spend)....................................... my holidays here last year.

29/ -      The newspaper (come) .............................................?

-         Yes, Ann is reading it.

30/ Shakespeare (write) ................................................ a lot of plays.

I.                  Cách dùng:

-         Diễn tả một việc đã kết thúc trong quá khứ nhưng không xác định.

-         Diễn tả một việc kéo dài chưa kết thúc.

-         Diễn tả một việc để lại kết quả ở hiện tại.

-         Diễn tả một kinh nghiệm (đã từng, chưa từng, đây là lần đầu tiên,...)

-         Diễn tả một việc vừa mới xảy ra.

-         Diễn tả một việc mà thời gian chưa trôi qua.

-         Dùng với so sánh nhất.

II.               Dấu hiệu nhận biết:

-         Since: kể từ

-         For:trong khoảng thời gian

-         Ever:đã từng

-         Never: chưa từng

-         Just: vừa mới

-         Already: đã

-         Yet: chưa

-         Recently: gần đây

-         Since then: kể từ đó

-         Up to now: cho đến bây giờ

-         So far: cho đến nay

-         .....before: đã/chưa làm...trước đây.

-         .... several times: ....làm....vài lần. ( twice, three times,...)

-         these days, this week, this month,... (thời gian chưa trôi qua)

-         This is the first time,... (đây là lần đầutiên, ...)

-         So sánh nhất,..................

III.           Cách chia:

a. Khẳng định  :    I / you / we / they   +   have    +   Vpp

                             He / she / it              +   has

b. Phủ định :           S      +    haven't      +    Vpp

                                              hasn't

c. Nghi vấn :           Have     +   S    +   Vpp ? -> Yes, S + have/ has.

                                Has                                       No, S + haven’t/ hasn’t.

d. Có từ hỏi: :    Wh +   have    +   S  + Vpp  ?

                                       has

IV.           Vị trí trạng từ:

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