When I got to the station, John ……….in a coffee shop... When you……….here at this time tomorrow, I………the room up.. When you……….here by this time tomorrow, I………the room up.. When it rains
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I Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets
1 I hope it ( not rain) ………when we (start)……… early tomorrow
2 We ( wait) ………right here until you (get)……….back
3 My sister ( play)…………the piano since she (be)…………a child
4 She (play) ……….the piano when our guests ( arrive)………last night
5 What ………you (do)……….after you come……… home yesterday
?
6 When he (see)……….john tomorrow, we (remind)……… him of that
7 All of them (sing)……… when I come
8 He said that he (she)……… that man before
9 What you (do)………when I (ring)……… you last night?
10 Up to then, I ………never (see)………such a flat man
11 I (never forget)……….what (just tell)……….me
12 I (come)………as soon as I have finished my work
13 Mr John ( work) ……….as a garage worker since (live)……… in this town
14 When Tom ( come)………this afternoom, he (bring)………… his girl friend
15 They ( not come) ………home until they (see)……… Everything
16 I think he (leave)……… as soon as he (know)……… the news
17 His health (improve)……….since he (leave)……… India
18 John (drive)………that car ever since I (know)……… him
19 Our friends asked us why we ( come)……… there so early
20 He………no sooner (leave)………home than his friends
(come)………
II Choose the right word or phrase that best completes the sentences
A
1 When I got to the station, I……… …………John
2 When I got to the station, John ……….in a coffee shop
Trang 23 When I got to the station, John ………., and I didn’t see him
a left b was leaving c had left d has left
4 When I got to the station, John ……….for me for ten minute
a has been waiting b had been waiting c was waiting
d is waiting
5 When John……….here tomorrow, I ………you
a a arrives / call b will arrive / will call c arrives / will call d is arriving / will be calling
6 When you……….here at this time tomorrow, I………the room up
a comes / will tidy b come /will be tidying c Will come/ will be tidying
d come / will have tidied
7 When you……….here by this time tomorrow, I………the room up
a come/ will have tidied b come /will be tidying c Will come/ will have tidied
d are coming/ have tidied
8 When it rains heavily , John usually………at home
9 When it rained heavily , John usually………at home
stayed
10 I……… on the street when it rained
a was walking b have been walking c had walked d walked
11 John ………anything since yesterday
a didn’t say b hasn’t said c has said d said
12 In a few days, there………an important meeting
13 How many questions……… you……….so far
a do/answer b will / answer c did/answer d
have/answered
14 I……….John He ……….me about his trip to Singapore
a met/told b met/was telling c have met/told d met/ have told
Trang 315 Look! A boy………run after a little dog
running
16 This is the best book, I………
a have ever read it b have ever read c have readed d read
17 That was the most interesting story I………
a have ever listened b had ever listened c had ever listened to d listened to it
18 China ……….to the North of Vietnam
19 The police caught the thief who……….John’s motorcycle
a had stolen b has stolen c was stolen d stole
20 I think that John………the money before we need it
a have returned b has returned c will have returned
a have/visited b will/visit c do/visit d did/visit
23 This is the first time I………Hanoi
25 Last night, while I……… a letter the phone………
a wrote/rang b.wrote/was ringing c was writing/was ringing
d was writing/rang
26 At this time yesterday, Mr and Mrs Brown’s daughter ……….the floor
Trang 4a were cleaning b cleaned c was cleaning d had been cleaning
27 He hardly ……….up before the sun………
a had gotten/rose b gets/rise c got/rose d gets/rises
28 In two weeks, we ………our vacation in Halong bay
a have spent b will have spent c will spend d had spent
29 In the last two weeks, we ………our vacation in Halong bay
a have spent b would have spent c spent
d had spent
30 Mary……….the meal before her friends came
a was reparing b had been repairing c had repaired d repaired
B
1 I…………Louisiana State University
attended
2 He has been selling motorcycle…………
a ten years ago b since ten years c for ten years ago
d for 10 years
3 Columbus ………… American more than 400 years ago
a discovered b has discovered c had discovered d has gone
4 He fell down when he……… towards the church
5 They……… pingpong when their father comes back home
a will play b will be playing c play d would play
6 We ……… There when our father died
a still lived b lived still c was still living d were still living
7 By Christmas, I………… for you for 6 months
a shall have been working b shall work c have been working
d shall be working
8 I…… in the room now
Trang 5a am being b was being c have been being d am
9 I……… to New York three times this years
10 I’ll come and see you before I………… for American
11 The little girl asked what ………… to her friend
a has happened b happened c had happened d would have been happened
12 John……… a book when I saw him
reading
13 He said he……… return later
14 Jack……… the door
a has just opened b open c will have opened
d opening
15 I have been waiting for you………
a since early morning b since 9 a.m c for two hours
d all are correct
16 My sister… for you since yesterday
a is looking b was looking c has been looking
d looked
17 Jack … the door
a has just painted b paint c will have painted
d painting
18 The train……… haft an hour ago
left
19 we ……… Doris since last Sunday
a don’t see b haven’t seen c didn’t see d hadn’t seen
20 When I last saw him, he……… in London
a has leved b is leaving c was living d has been leaving
Trang 621 After I ……… Lunch, I looked for my bag
22 By the end of next year, John……… English for 2 years
a will have learn b will learn c has learnt d would learn
23 The man got out of the car, ………… round to the back and opened the boot
d walk
24 For several years his ambition……… to be a pilot
25 Henry………… into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner
26 He will take the dog out a walk as soon as he………… dinner
finished
27 Before you asked, the letter………
a was written b had been written c had written
d has been written
28 I shall be glad when he………
gone
29 Ask she to come and see me when she………… her work
finishing
30 After you finish your work work, you………… a break
a should take b have taken c might have taken
d takes
31 Oil ……… if you pour it on water
d float
32 When he returned home, he found the door………
a unlocking b unlocked c to be unlocked d have unlocked
Trang 733 Tuberculosis ………an infectious disease
34 Pasteur ………in the 19th century
lived
35 Since 1980, scientists the world over ………a lot of things to fight against AIDS
D had done
36 At present, they………with the medicines to cure this terrible disease
A have experimented B are going to experiment
C are experimenting D have been experimenting
37 Many people ………of malaria, smallpox before the process of vaccination was invented in the 19th century
were dying
38 Our government……… a system of private schools in a near future
A was developing B has developed C would develop
D is going to develop
39 The doctor said that his appetite ………him restore his health quickly
D is helping
40 Now my sister………a bicycle of her own
41 A football team………chiefly of 12 players
comprises
42 This is the first time I ……….here
D be
43 Last week, my professor promised that he ……….today
coming
Trang 844 My girl friend arrived after I ………for her about half an hour
waiting D have waited
45 Did she say she …… him tomorrow?
going to visit
46 ……… to rain before you woke up this morning?
D would it begin
47 My daughter saw an elephant this morning but she ………one before
A had never seen B has never seen C never sees
D never has seen
48 I ………in Da Nang before I moved to Dong Nai
D had been living
49 There are many ways …… to Rome
50 I just want to know what you………at this time tomorrow afternoon
A are going to do B will be doing C are doing D do
51 I am reading this novel By the time you come back from work I ………
A shall finish B will finish C shall have finished D have finished
52 Jonh worked hard so that he ……… himself
A can support B could support C is able to support
D may support
53 We shall make a trip around the world when the opportunity……….itself to us
A will present B will have presented C presents D will
be presenting
54 This pupil ……… His best and ………only one mistake in his dictation
D did /did
55 The holiday-makers ………in the sunshine to get sunburnt
Trang 9A laid B lied C lying
D lay
56 The snake……….one big egg last week
laying
57 The accident……… when we were on the way to Vung Tau
occurred
58 When we got home, dinner ………, so we had a drink first
A was preparing B was being prepared C was prepared
D had been prepared
59 She was tired She………for a long time
A has been learning B had been learning C learned D was learning
60 He……in space for ten days by tomorrow
A will travel B will traveling C has travel D will have been traveling
61 He said he would visit me ,but he ………me yet
A has not visited B had not visited C is not visiting
D does not visit
62 The weather ………fine so far this week
63 Before the Prime Minister leaves New York he ………several talks
A will have had B would have C will be having D has
64 We had just got out of car when it ………to set fire
began
65 As soon as he …… a certificate in English, he will apply for a job
get
66 He was told that he ………knocked out in the first round
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1 I like looking at these pictures, but I ………enough by lunch –time
a should have b will have c will have had d have
2 I don’t understand this sentence What……… ?
a does mean this word b have this word mean c means this word d does this word mean
3 Tom……… tennis once or twice a week
a usually play b is usually playing c usually plays
d have usually played
4 It was noisy next door Our neibhbors………a party
5 It……… dark shall I turn on the light /
6 I……….for Christine Do you know where she is ?
looks
7 At 5 o’clock yesterday evening, I ……….my clothes
ironing
8 “ Are you ready, Ann ?” “ Yes, I………
d have came
9 Why……… at me like that ? What’s matter ?
a do you look b have you looked c did you look d are you looking
10 I ……… along the street when I suddenly heard footsteps behind me
d walk
11 She……… German for two years
learns
12 Nurses………after pattients in hospitals
Trang 11a are looking b look c looks
d is looking
13 The earth………round the sun
14 I usually……….away at weekends
15 I come from Canada Where……… you……….from ?
a do…………come b did …… come c are…… coming d
have……… come
16 When I last………Jane, she……….to find a job
a see….was trying b saw… was trying c have been…tried d saw… tried
17 I………at 8 o’clock every morning
a was getting up b got up c is getting up d get up
18 …………you go to the dentist ?
a How often are b How often do c How often does d How are
19 Ann ………… tea very often
d hasn’t drunken
20 The sun ………in the East
21 It’s a nice day, I ………we go out for a walk
suggesting
22 Now I ………for what I saidabout you It wasn’t true and shouldn’t have said it
apologizing
23 Tim was tired He ………….hard all day
a has been studying b studies c studied d had been studying
24 The swimming pool ……… at 9 o’ clock and……… at 18.30 every day
Trang 12a opens….closes b opens … closed c opened… closed d
opened…closed
25 Bad driving often………… many accidents
26 The Olympic Games………….every four years
a take place b takes place c took place d is taking place
27 What time………… the banks close in Britain ?
28 Look ! That man……….to open the door of your car
29 When I was young, I ………….to be a singer
wanted
30 I……….lots about the job so far
learnt
31 They……… me about it last week
32 I………here at the end of the month
a will leave b would leave c would have left d is leaving
33 I hope everything………… fine
34 My grandfather……….many years a go
35 I……….my son the money for that last week
d was given
36 Yesterday I passed by Peter’s house,but the front door was closed He …………out
a went b must have gone c has gone d had had
37 Where……….you at 9:00 last night, Mr Green ?
Trang 1338 I………the dishwasher on when heard the shot
d turned
39 There was a time when watching TV really……….family entertainment
40 Last year they………22 million TV sets
a were selling b had sold c has sold d sold
41 At last the bus came We ……….for half an hour
been waiting
42 Through the rain, I ………a lighted window and a sign which said “ Sam’s Place
“
43 Daniel ……… the bus It doesn’t run on Sundays
a did not catch b have not caught c had not caught d couldn’t have caught
44 We didn’t play very well We ……… better
a should have played b should play c have played
d have been playing
45 I think you………pay to park here I’ll just go and read that notice
46 I think you should have that coat……… soon
a cleaned b being cleaned c cleaning d to clean
47 I’m feeling sick I……….so much chocolate last night
a needn’t to eat b did not eat c mustn’t eat
d shouldn’t have eaten
48 I’m going on holiday on Saturday This time next week I ………….on a beach in the sea
a will lie b am lying c will be lying d should be lying
49 Ted and Amy……… for 24 years
Trang 14a have been married b married c were married d has been married
50 Tomorrow I………my grandparents
a am going to visit b will have visited c have visited d visit
51 When their first child was born, they……….married for three years
a have been married b had been married c will been married
d will have been married
52 I think the weather………nice later
53 She……….very angry when she knows this
a shall be b has been c will have been d will be
54 we……… a party last Saturday It was great-we invited lots of people
55 I was sad when I sold my car, I ………it for a very long time
d have been running
56 We were extremely tired at the end of the journey We…………for more than 24 hours
a had been traveling b were traveling c have traveled d traveled
57 The house was very quiet when I got home Everybody…………straight to bed
58 The man sitting next to me on the plane was nervous because he ……….before
wasn’t flying
59 ………a car when they were living in London ?
a Have they b Did they have c Were they have d Have they had
60 The fire spread through the building quickly but everybody………
a manages to esvape b managed to escape c was escaping
d can escape
61 There’s plenty of time You………hurry