Bài tập ôn tập các thì trong tiếng anh

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A. 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 the year 2005, 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 many times when I (be) __________ a child. 
14. That book (lie) __________ on the table for week. 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 I (be) __________ at school we all (study) __________Latin. 
32. When I (meet) __________ him, he (work) __________as a waiter for a year or so. 
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. 
B. 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 
C. have been working D. shall 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. will have opened D. opening 
 20. I have been waiting for you ______. 
A. since early morning B. since 9a.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. 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 
37. I ______ to the same barber since last year. 
A. am going B. have been goingC. 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 
C. 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 
 A B C 
was cooking dinner. 
 D 
2. Jimmy threw the ball high in the air, and Betty catching it when it 
 A B C D 
came down. 
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 just delete it all. 
 C D 
 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 
 A B C 
years now. 
 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? 
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 finished, 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 five years ago. 
B. It has been five years when Mr. Brown bought this car 
C. Mr. Brown has had this car for five years. 
D. It is five years ago since Mr. Brown bought this car. 
9. I might go camping. My friends have invited me. 
A. My friends have invited me to go camping. 
B. My friends have invited me go camping. 
A. The famous actor has not been able to see since 2000. 
B. No one has seen the famous actor since 2000. 
C. The famous actor didn‟t see anyone in 2000. 
D. No one saw the famous actor until 2000. 
16. I came to live here three months ago. 
A. It was three months since I lived here. 
B. I‟ve been living here for three months. 
C. I lived here for three months. 
D. I didn‟t live here for three months. 
17. She is sitting in a hotel room. Through the window, she sees a fat man. 
A. She looks through the window and sees the fat man. 
B. She and the fat man are in a hotel room. 
C. The fat man wants to open the window and come in. 
D. The fat man is looking in through the window. 
18. She goes to the shops every Friday. 
A. She goes every day to the shop but not on Friday. 
B. It‟s not Friday, but she‟s going to the shops. 
C. She always goes to the shops on Friday. 
D. She never goes to the shops on Friday. 
19. Michael took a deep breath and dived into the water. 
A. After Michael had taken a deep breath, he dived into the water. 
B. Having taken a deep breath, he dived into the water. 
C. After Michael took a deep breath, he had dived into the water. 
D. A & B are correct. 
20. We started working here three years ago. 
A. We worked here for three years. 
B. We have no longer worked here for three years. 
C. We have worked here for three years. 
B. When I had had lunch, someone knocked on the door. 
C. I was having lunch when someone was knocking on the door. 
D. I was having lunch when someone knocked on the door. 
27. Steve left before my arrival. 
A. When I arrived, Steve had already left. 
B. Steve left as soon as I arrived. 
C. While Steve was leaving I arrived. 
D. Steve hadn‟t left until I arrived. 
28. I haven‟t been here before. 
A. Being here is a pleasant experience. 
B. This is the first time I have been here. 
C. I have wished to be here for long. 
D. Before long I will be here. 
29. The last time I saw Rose was three years ago. 
A. I hasn‟t seen Rose for three years. 
B. I haven‟t seen Rose three years ago. 
C. I haven‟t seen Rose since three years. 
D. I haven‟t seen Rose for three years. 
30. When we arrived, the children were playing “Hide and Seek” 
A. The children played “Hide and Seek” and then we arrived. 
B. While the children were playing “Hide and Seek”, we arrived. 
C. We arrived at the same time the children played “Hide and Seek”. 
D. We didn‟t arrive until the children played “Hide and Seek”. 
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UNIT 1: TENSES 
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