Give the correct tense of the verbs in brackets in present simple.. Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed for the sentence to be correct.. Give the correct tens
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I Give the correct tense of the verbs in brackets in present simple
1 I usually ( go) to school by bicycle
2 My mother sometimes ( buy) vegetables at this market
3 We seldom ( eat) before 6.30
4 Mr Pike ( have) coffee for breakfast every morning
5 She ( walk) to school every day
6 Nam ( take) lessons in physical exercise three morning a week
7 Rivers usually ( flow) to the sea
8 Light ( travel) faster than sound
9 John ( like) to go to the museum
10 The Australian ( speak) English as their first language
11 That brown briefcase ( belong) to Dr Rice
12 It ( be) often hot in summer
13 He ( live) near my house but I ( not see) him very often
14 She ( not know) much French
15 My parents ( not live) in this town
16 You ( have) coffee for breakfast every morning?
17 How often she ( read) a newspaper?
18 What time she ( go) to school every day?
19 What you ( do) before breakfast every morning?
20 I ( not be) tired You ( be) tired?
II/ Choose the best answer.
1 Spring _ summer
a follows b is following c will follow d has followed
2 Every twelve months, the Earth the sun
a circle b circled c has circled d is circling
3 The sun _ in the East and _ in the West
a rises/ set b rises/ sets c rose/ had set d has risen/ has set
4 Water at 100 degrees Celsius
a boil b boils c is boiling d boiling
5 The Earth on the sun for its heat and light
a is depend b depending c has depend d depends
6 It quite often in Britain during in the Winter
a is snowing b snows c snowed d was snowing
7 It very much in the summer in our country
a not rains b don’t rain c doesn’t rain d isn’t raining
8 My mother always _ up early
a gets b is getting c got d will get
9 The concert at 7: 15
a starts b is starting c has started d is going to start
10 Susan usually _ her homework after dinner
11 People English and French in Canada
a speak b have spoken c had spoken d are speaking
12 According to the research reports, people usually in thie sleep 25 to 30
times a turn b are turning c have tuened d turned
13 Ann _ tea very often
a doesn’t drink b don’t drink c didn’t drink d hasn’t drink
14 Michael _ thirty hours a week
a works b worked c has worked d is working
15 Lan is very good at languages She two languages very well
a speaks b is speaking c spoke d was speaking
16 John tennis once or twice a week
a usually play; b is usually playing; c have usually played; d usually plays
17 _ on Sundays
a Always he gets up late; b He always gets up late; c Does he always get
up late; d He gets always up late
18 Harry works all the time He
a never relaxes; b relaxes never; c often relaxes; d relaxes sometimes
19 I _ at six o’ clock, but to be up by five
a normally get up / I have sometimes ; b normally get up / sometimes I have
c get normally up / sometimes I have;d get noprmally up / I sometimes have
20 _ a long time for the bus
a We have to always wait b We always have to wait
c We have always to wait d We have to wait always
III Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed for the sentence to be correct.
1 Mr Miller doesn’t likes being kept waiting
2 She had coffee and bread for breakfast every morning
3 Peter never go to bed before he has finished his homework
4 The weather generally get quite hot in July and August
5 Yes, I remembering that older fellow’s name now
6 After the class are over, ask the teacher about that sentence
7 Birds builds their nests in the summer and fly to the south in Winter
8 Tom Smith have musical talent, but he is a very lazy boy
9 He often is saying that he wishes he is born rich
10 Frank is usually swimming before work, but this mornong he is jogging
IV Give the correct tenses of the verbs in brackets in present tense
1 The farmers ( work) in the field now
2 At present, the author ( write) a historical novel
3 Diasy ( cook) some food in the kitchen at the moment She always ( cook) in the morning
4 It ( rain) very much in the summer It ( rain) now
5 She usually ( have) a glass of milk after breakfast, but now she ( drink) a cup
of coffee
6 They rarely ( eat) fish, but today they ( eat) it
7 Look! The girl ( cry)
8 Listen! I think someone ( knock) on the door
9 Be quiet! The baby ( sleep) in the next room
10 Don’t talk any more! The teacher ( look) at us strictly
11 Look! A man ( run) after the train He ( want) to catch it
12 We ( do) exercises on the present tenses at this moment and we ( think) that
we ( know) how to use
13 What you ( do) now?
14 Where Ann ( be) at present?
15 Mary usually ( wear) a blue dress, but now she ( wear) a flowered one
16 In the South Vietnam, it ( rain) a great in July, August, and September Now it ( rain) outside
17 Where Mr Buck ( live) now? He ( live) with his daughter for six months every year
18 It ( be) very cold now
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20 Yes, I ( remember) that older fellow’s name now
V Choose the best answer.
1 Don’t make noise My mother with her friend
a is talking b was talking c talks d talked
2 We _ English now
a learn b are learning c will learn d have learned
3 Mr Jones often to work by car everyday, but today he _ by bus
a goes/ goes; b is going/ will go; c went/ has gone; d goes/ is going
4 I in the room now
a am being b was being c have been being d am
5 Don’t bother her She her French lesson; she always it in
the morning
a talkes/ is talking; b is talking/ takes; c takes/ takes; d is talking/ is talking
6 John _ at the moment, so he can’t answer the phone
a works b is working c has worked d will work
7 Hurry up, Jane! We for you
a wait b are waiting c waiting d are waited
8 My father usually _ beer after meals but now he _ tea
a drank/ was drinking; b drinks/ is drinking ; c has drunk/ drinks; d
drinks/ drinks
9 Listen! Someone _ up the stairs
a is walkinh; b has walked; c will be walkinh; d will have walked
10 At the moment John his new car He _ his car on Sundays
a is washing/ often washes b was washing/ has ofetn washed
c has washed/ is often washing d washes/ often washed
11 Hurry up! Everyone for you
a waits b waited c is waiting d was waiting
12 Listen to those people What language _?
a do they speak; b are they speaking; c they speak ; d.were they speaking
13 Mr Gibbon usually drinkls mineral water, but in this party he
champagne
a drinks b will drink c has drunk d is drinking
14 Now my sister _ a bicycle of her own
a is having b are having c has d had
15 Look oút! The teacher
a coming b is coming c comes d has come
16 Be quiet, please We _ all the translation and you _ a lot of noise
a are working/ are making; b work/ are making; c are working/ make; d
work/ make
17 “ are you ready, Ann?” “ Yes, I ”
18 Listen! I somebody knocking at the front door
a am hearing b heard c have heard d hear
19 She Is something wrong?
20 I for Christine Do you know where she is?
a look b looked c looking d am looking
VI Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed for
the sentence to be correct.
1 Mike is usually driving to work, but today he is walking
2 Please don’t make so much noise I study
3 She usually has a glass of milk after breakfast, but now she drinks a cup of coffee
4 John lived in New York since 1990 to 1995, but he is now living in Detroit
5 Hoa writing a letter in her room at the moment
6 When I came in, everyone were watching a film
7 When I arrived home, my father was reading the newspaper and my mother watched TV
8 The phone rung while I was washing the dishes
9 When I got home form work last night, my daughter did her homework
10 Last year my little brother got lost when we had gone shopping
VII Give the correct tenses of the verbs in brackets in past simple.
1 It ( rain ) heavily last night
2 Yesterday he ( go) home late
3 Sam ( arrive) in San Diego a week ago
4 Pasteur ( die) in 1895
5 She paid for her ticket and ( leave)
6 Kieu Story ( be) written by Nguyen Du
7 There ( be) an interesting film on TV last night
8 I ( not watch) television last night
9 He ( not be) present at class yesterday
10 What ( happen) to you yesterday?
11 What you ( do) last Sunday?
12 We ( do) a very hard exercise the day before yesterday
13 I ( have) a little trouble with my car last week
14 My wife and I ( travel) to Mexico by air last summer
15 She ( work) here for ten years form 1989 to 1999
16 Everybody ( drink) a lot of beer at the party last night
17 Where John ( work) two years ago?
18 It’s time we ( go) to the airport to meet him
19 Is it about time we ( do) something to stop accidents
20 It’s high time that I ( must) go
VIII Choose the best answer.
1 Mike _ one hour ago
a phoned b was phoning c had phoned d has phoned
2 They _ us last night
a would visit b has visited c had visited d visited
3 It’s two years _ Joe
a that I don’t see; b that I haven’t seen; c since I didn’t see; d since I saw
4 Last year they _ 22 million TV sets
a were selling b had sold c has sold d sold
5 The World War II in 1939 and _ in 1945
a begins/ ends; b had begun/ ended; c began/ended; d has begun/ had ended
6 Marie Curie a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911
a awarded; b was awarded ; c had awarded; d had been awarded
7 It’s at least a month since _ Tom
a I last seen b I last see c I have last seen d I last saw
8 Who your bike? – Mike did
a did give you b did you give c you gave d gave you
9 The last time I _ swimming was when we were in Spain
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10 Galileo _ his first telescope in 1609
a builds b built c has built d had built
11 The last time she _ to me in 2005
a had written/ was b writes/ is c wrote/ is d wrote/ was
12 The light _ out while we were having tea
a was going b went c had gone d has gone
13 Who the boss tell him that ? – Peter did
a did hear b does hear c hears d heard
14 My uncle _ twenty calves last week, now he _ them up to sell
a had bought/ fed; b buys/ feeds; c bought/ is feeding; d was buying/ fed
15 He had a bath, and then he to bed
a went b had gone c goes d was going
16 Helen _ to the pool and _ a swim
a was going/ had; b went/ had; c went/ was having; d was going/ has had
17 It’s time we _ this old car and bought a new one
a will sell b hace sold c had sold d sold
18 It is seven years isnce we
a have talked to Daisy; b last talked Daisy
c talked to last Daisy d last talked to Daisy
19 I _ him last Sunday
a didn’t see ; b hacen’t seen; c don’t see d wouldn’t see
20 Everybody danced and happily at the party last night
a sings b is singing c sing d sang
IX Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed for
the sentence to be correct.
1 We took the bus downtown, did a few errands,and had gone to lunch
2 It’s ten years since we have left school in 1996
3 Are you ready? It’s time we go
4 I last saw him when I am a student
5 Last Monday was a holiday, so my brother doesn’t have to go to work
6 I was late The teacher already had given a quiz when I got to class
7 When we arrived at the airport, the plane has taken off
8 I was walking along the street when I realized that there has been a man
following me
9 What are you doing when I phoned you at 8 o’clock this morning?
10 Mr John together with his children haven’t visited us since last month
11 The last time I went swimming was when I was being in Sam Son
12 The mother had always took good care of her little son
13 They said that they went to the supermarket before coming home
14 After driving for ten miles, he suddenly realized that he has been driving in
the wrong direction
15 I haven’t smoked since a long time
X Give the correct tenses of the verbs in brackets in past simple or past
continuous.
1 Sue ( work) at ten o’clock yesterday morning
2 What you ( do) at 4 p.m yesterday?- well, I ( work) in my
office
3.At 9 last night, Mrs Smith ( wash) the dishes while her children ( study) their lesson
4 Yesterday I ( see) an accident while I ( wait) for you on this corner
5 While I ( walk) to class yesterday morning, I ( see) Mary
6 I don’t smoke while I ( drive) a car
7 I often ( read( newpaper while I ( wait) for bus
8 When I ( be) young, I often ( go) fishing with my uncle
9 My younger brother often ( cry) at night when he ( be) 3 years old
10 When he ( be) young, he ( serve) in the army for ten years
11 When he lived in the town, he often ( catch) the bus to his university
12 I ( read) when the light ( go) out
13 When I (see) you last night, what you ( do)?
14 I ( talk) about when suddenly he ( come) in last night
15 Yesterday afternoon, the boys ( break) the windows when they ( play) football
XI Choose the best answer.
1 It was midnight Outside it very hard
a rain b is raining c rained d was raining
2 Right now, Jim the newspaper and Kathy dinner last night at this time, they _the same thing
a is reading/ is making/ were doing b reads/ makes/ had done
c has read/ has made/ are doing d will read/ will make/ did
3 The light _ out while we _ tea
a went/ were having; b was going/ had; c had gone/ are having; d has gone/ have
4 Alan took a photograph of Sandra while she
a didn’t look b wasn’t looking; c hasn’t looked; d hadn’t looked
5 Helen often reads a newspaper while she for the bus
a waits b is waiting c was waiting d has waited 6.Tim his hair while I up the kitchen
a was washing/ was cleaning; b was washing/ cleaned; c washed/ cleaned
; d washed/ was cleaning
7 I asleep while I television (a was falling/ watch; b fell/ was watching; c fall/ was watching; d fell/ watched)
8 While I was wirking in the garden, my son video games
a was playing b played c has played d has been playing
9 When I was a child, _ the violin
a I was playing b I had played c I play d I played
10 Glenda _ extremly hard when she was a student
a worked b has worked c was working d had been worked
11 I you yesterday You _ outside a café
a saw/ were sitting; b saw/ sat; c was seeing/ sat; d was seeing/ were sitting
12 I _ a book when he came in
a was readingb read c am reading d have read
13 Stephen _ on the phone when I came in
a phoned b was talking c has talked d has been talking
14 We _ English this time last week
a learned b were learning c have learned d had learned
15 You your new hat when I _ you yesterday
a were wearing/ had met; b wore/ was meeting
c wore/ had met d were wearing/ met
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broken; b was sitting/ broke; c sat/ was breaking; d sat/ broke)
17 When I last him, he in Hue
a was seeing/ was living b saw/ lived
c was seeing/ lived d sat/ was living
18 Last night Tura in bed when suddenly she a scream
a read/ heard; b read/ was hearing; c was reading/ heard; d had read/ heard
19 _ along Canary Street, I saw aterrible accident
a While walking; b While I walking ; c While I had walked d To walk
20 My father for that company from 1995 to 2005
a was working b has worked c had worked d worked
XII Give the correct tense of the verbs in brackets in present
perfect,simple past or past perfect.
1 My father ( work) in that factory before
2 My father ( work) in that factory before 1999
3 Up to now, I ( never see) such a fat man
4 Up to then, I ( never see) such a fat man
5 It’s the first time I (eat) this
6 This is the worst storm I ( ever see)
7 It was the first time I (ever see) such a beautiful girl
8 It was the most exciting film I (ever see)
9 This was the dirtiest looking dog I (ever see)
10 When I came here I ( find) that everything ( be) ready
11 I was late The teacher ( already give) a quiz when I (get) to class
12 When I (come) there, she ( go) away half an hour before
13 Sam ( already/ leave) when we ( get) there
14 My friend (not see) me for many years when I ( meet) him last week
15 We ( thank) him for what he( do ) last week
16 We soon knew that we ( take) the wrong way
17 They told me they ( not eat) such kind of food before
18 She said she ( already see) Dr Rice
19 He ( visit) his friend yesterday and ( find) that he ( be) out
20 Our teacher (tell) us yesterday that he ( visit) England in 1970
XIII Choose the best answer.
1 When I arrived at the party, Martha home already
a went b have gone c had gone d would go
2 It was the most interesting film I
a never saw b have ever seen c had ever seen d ever saw
3 The man sitting next to me on the plane was nervous because he _ before
a hasn’t flown b didn’t fly c hadn’t flown d wasn’t flying
4 Karen didn’t want to come to the cinema with us because she the film
a has already seen; b already had seen c had already seen d saw
5 Up to then, I such a big fire
a have never seen b had never seen c never saw d never see
6 When I arrived home my father wasn’t there He out
a went b has gone c had gone d was going
7 Sarah started studying Spanish
a for two years b since 2005 c two years ago d a & b
8 When the boss _, the meeting
a arrived/ has been beginning b arrived/ has begun
c was arriving/ had begun d arrived/ had begun
9 I haven’t back to the village where I was born _ a long time
10 The streets _ wet yesterday because it early in the morning
a had been/ rained; b were/ rained; c had been/ had rained; d were/ had rained
11 Peter his homework when the phone _
a had just finished/ rang b had just finished/ had rung
c just finished/ rang d just finished/ had rung
12 I _ no difficulty in learning English since I _ to learn it 6 years ago
a have had/ began; b had had/ begin; c had/ has begun; d am having/ begin
13 At the momentJohn _ his new car He his car on Sundays
a is washing/ often washes b was washing/ has often washed
c has washed/ is often washing d washes/ often washed
14 We them before the reception yesterday
a haven’t met b hadn’t met c didn’t meet d wouldn’tmeet
15 We had just got out of the car when it _ to set fire
a has begun b had begun c was beginning d began
16 When Martin _ the car, he took it out for a drive
a was rrpairing ; b has repaired ; c had repaired ; d repaired
17 The man got out of the car, round to the back and opened the boot
a walking b walked c walks d walk
18 I haven’t heard from Maria
a since many months before; b for many months; c for many months ago;
d since a long time
19 He siad that he badly sick since he returned from abroad
20.Did you say that you _ here only three days ago?
a were coming b had come c have come d come
XIV Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently
1 a grade b great c sneaky d embrace
2 a money b notice c glance d ankle
3 a imagine b glance c geography d religion
4 a looked b noticed c turned d helped
5 a change b English c single d anger
6 a language b happen c experience d know
10.a around b hand c nothing d autumn