Change the following sentences with the Simple present, The present Continuous or the Present Perfect 1.. astill lived blived still cwas still living dwere still living EXERCISE I- past
Trang 1BÀI TẬP TỔNG HỢP VỀ THÌ
I Hoàn thành đoạn hội thoại sau:
Claire: (►) Did you have (you / have) ………a nice weekend in Paris?
Mark: Yes, thanks It was good We looked around and then we saw a show
(1) (we / not / try) to do too much
Claire: What sights (2) (you / see)?
Mark: We had a look round the Louvre (3)……… (I / not / know) there was so much in there
Claire: And what show (4) (you / go) to?
Mark: Oh, a musical I forget the name (5) (I / not / like) it
Claire: Oh, dear And (6) (Sarah / enjoy) it?
Mark: No, not really But we enjoyed the weekend Sarah did some shopping, too, but
(7) (I / not / want) to go shopping
II Hoàn thành các câu sau:
1 I _ (work) in a bank for ten years
2 Where _ (you / live) when you were young?
3 She _ (not / study) French at university
4 He _ (travel) through the Middle East last year
5 _ (they / visit) the Louvre in Paris?
6 She _ (not / watch) TV yesterday
7 We _ (buy) a new car last weekend
8 Where _ (you / teach) before you came here?
9 He _ (not / think) that he was right
10 I _ (cook) steak last night
11 _ (Lucy / read) ‘War and Peace’ at school?
12 She _ (not / write) to her grandmother
13 We _ (have) a computer when I was a child
14 Where _ (you / go) on holiday?
15 I _ (love) ice cream when I was a child
16 They _ (not / meet) yesterday
17 _ (she / swim) in the sea in Greece?
18 We _ (not / play) tennis yesterday because it was raining
19 He _ (try) to lift the box but he couldn’t
20 What _ (you / eat) for lunch?
III Hoàn thành các câu sau:
1 I _ (not / drink) any beer last night
2 She _ (get on) the bus in the centre of the city
3 What time _ (he / get up) yesterday?
4 Where _ (you / get off) the train?
5 I _ (not / change) trains at Victoria
6 We _ (wake up) very late
7 What _ (he / give) his mother for Christmas?
8 I _ (receive) £300 when my uncle _ (die)
9 We _ (not / use) the computer last night
10 _ (she / make) good coffee?
11 They _ (live) in Paris
12 She _ (read) the newspaper yesterday
13 I _ (not / watch) TV
14 He _ (not / study) for the exam
Trang 215 _ (he / call) you?
16 _ (I / forget) something?
17 What time _ (the film / start)?
18 He _ (have) a shower
19 Why _ (you / come)?
20 _ (he / go) to the party?
IV Hoàn thành các câu sau:
1 She _ (go) home 2 We _ (watch) a film
3 When _ (he / arrive)? 4 I _ (buy) a new car
5 Where _ (you / live)? 6 I _ (play) tennis
7 Where _ (you / work) before? 8 _ (they / come)for lunch?
9 _ (we /study) this last year? 10 They _ (drink) coffee
11 _ (you / see) that film? 12 We _ (eat) dinner
13 You _ (not / go) out last night 14 He _ (study)
15 What _ (you / watch)? 116 We (not / call) you yesterday
17 They _ (not / arrive) on time 18 It _ (not / rain)
19 We _ (not / drink) beer 20 You _ (clean) the kitchen
V Hoàn thành các câu sau:
1 Where _ (she / go)? 2 What _ (you / do)?
3 He _ (work) in a bank 4 You _ (not / call) me
5 _ (you / wear) your red dress? 6 He _(not / read) that book
7 _ (you / go)? 8 (she / study) last night?
9 _ (we / arrive) last? 10 Who _ (you / meet)?
11 (they / come) to the party? 12 She _ (not / meet) him
13 _ (she / go)? 14 You _ (meet) a friend
15 Which _ (you / like)? 16 I (not / forget) your book
17 What (he / do) at the weekend? 18 She (not / like) chocolate
19 What (you / buy) yesterday 20 _ (you / have) a good holiday?
VI Hoàn thành các câu hỏi sau:
1 (where / you / go to school?) 2 (when / she / arrive?)
3 (why / he / eat so much?) 4 (what / they / do yesterday?)
5 (who / you / meet at the party?) 6 (how / she / come to work this morning?)
7 (where / I / leave my glasses?) 8 (when / he / get home last night?)
9 (what / you / do at the weekend?) 10 (why / she / get angry?)
11 (who / they / talk to earlier?) 12 (what / we / do last Christmas?)
13 (why / it / rain on my birthday?) 14 (how / she / finish so quickly?)
15 (where / he / go after the class last week?) 16 (what / I / do last Tuesday?)
17 (when / you / start your job?) 18 (how / she / get here?)
19 (why / you / arrive so late?) 20 (what / he / do last summer?)
EXERCISES
I The Present Perfect
1 How many times you (see)……… him since he went to Edinburgh?
2 We are from French We (be)……… there for 20 years
3 I am sorry I (forget)……… that girl’s name already
4 Mai (lose) ……….her dictionary
5 I (wait) ………for the manager for two hours
6 ……….You (ever, see)……… a lion?
Trang 37 I (work) ……… very hard for the exam
8 I (live) ……….here since 1970
9 ………….You (be) to the zoo?
10 I’m afraid you (look) ……….aty the wrong one
11 Why are the police here? What……… (happen)?
12 Please stay for dinner, Jane (cook) ……… a lovely meal
13 He (learn) ……… English for three years, but he can’t even read a newspaper yet
14 My teacher (teach) ……… English at this school for six years
15 Michael (study)……… English for six month now
16 Up the the present, George (do) ……….good work in this class
17 Our present boss (work) ……… in this company all of his life
II Change the following sentences with the Simple present, The present Continuous or the Present Perfect
1 My teacher (teach) ……… English at this school for six years
2 Listen! I (think) ……….someone (knock) ……….at the door
3 Mr Smith (pay) ……… all of his bills at the end of the month
4 Michael (study) ……… English for six month now
5 It usually (rain) ……… very much in that part of the country
6 I (be) sorry, I (forget) ……… that fellow’s name already
7 My secretary (sit) ……….at a different desk today
8 Our present boss (work) ……… in this company all of his life
9 Up the the present, George (do) ……… good work in this class
10 So far, you (make) ……….no mistakes on this exercise
11 I (be) ……… sorry I (forget) ……… that fellow’s name already
12 Jack (look) ……… no trouble with my English lesson up to now
13 Michael (work) ……… thirty hours a week
14 At present, that author (write) ……… a historical novel
15 How long you (learn) ……… English?
16 The weather generally (get) ……… quiet hot in July and August.
17.Fred’s brother just (graduate) ……… from Oxford University
18.That brown briefcase (belong) ……… to Dr Rice
19.Robert (wait) ……… for you since noon
20.Yes, I (remember) ……… that fellow’s name now
IV Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences.
1 He in London for two years and then to Paris
A has lived/ has gone B lived/ went C has lived/ went D lived/ has gone
2 You your hair long when you at school?
A Did you wear/ are B Did you wear/ wereC Do you wear/ were D Do you wear/ have been
3 My brother several novels He his fifth tragedy
A wrote/ has just finished B writes/ has just finishedC has written /has just finished D wrote/ is just finishing
4 John for two weeks He is trying to give it up
A didn’t smoke B doesn’t smoke C isn’t smoking D hasn’t smoked
5 I a new car last year, but I my old car yet, so at the moment I have two cars
A bought/ didn’t sell B bought/ haven’t sold C have bought/ didn’t sell D have bought/ didn’t sell
Trang 46 Tom to England two years ago He there for a while and then to Canada
A went/ worked/ went B went/ has worked/ went C went/ has worked/ has gone D went/ was working/ went
7 the door before you left the house?
A Do you lock B Have you locked C Did you lock D Were you lock
8 He his job last month and since then he out of work
A loses/ was B lost/ was C lost/ is D lost/ has been
9 I tennis when I was at school I it very much
A play/ enjoy B played/ enjoyed C played/ enjoy D have played/ enjoyed
10 I on the train, you know Why do you keep asking to see my ticket? I it to you three times in the last four hours
A didn’t just get/ already showed B didn’t just get/ have already showed
C haven’t just got/ already showed D haven’t just got/ have already shown
I/ Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì quá khứ đơn:
1 Yesterday, I (go) to the restaurant with a client
2 We (drive) around the parking lot for 20 mins to find a parking space
3 When we (arrive) at the restaurant, the place (be) full
4 The waitress (ask) us if we (have) reservations
5 I (say), "No, my secretary forgets to make them."
6 The waitress (tell) us to come back in two hours
7 My client and I slowly (walk) back to the car
8 Then we (see) a small grocery store
9 We (stop) in the grocery store and (buy) some sandwiches
10 That (be) better than waiting for two hours
11 I (not go) to school last Sunday
12 She (get) married last year?
13 What you (do) last night?- I (do) my homework
14 I (love) him but no more
15 Yesterday, I (get) up at 6 and (have) breakfast at 6.30
II simple past:
1.Tom (not shave)……… this morning because he (not have) ………time
2 Where ……….you (go)………?
3 I (be)……… hungry, so I (buy)……… something to eat
4 She (not invite)……… her to the party
5 ……… They (be) ……….at work yesterday?
6 We all (leave)……… the party at 11 o’clock
7 I (be) ……… angry because Tom and Ann (be)……… late
8 What……… you (do) ……….at the weekend?
9.They (sell)……… their house
10.Professor Kenneth (teach) ……… another class last year
11.We (spend) ……… two weeks in JAPAN
12.The rain (stop) ……… in the middle of the afternoon
13.We (speak) ………to our friends last night
14.I (realize) ……… my error at once
15.We (eat) ……… lunch at the cafeteria with them
16.He (drive) ……… his car to work yesterday
17.Albert Einstein (die) ……… in 1955
18.Tom (go) ……… to the post office twice yesterday
19.My car (break) ……… down this morning on the way to work
20 I (see) ……….her last year
21 What ……….you (do) ……….yesterday?
22 You (watch) ……….TV last night?
Trang 523 She (be) ……….born in 1980
24 We (study) ……… almost every lesson in this book so far
25 We (watch, never) ……… that television program
26 We (watch) ……… an interesting program on television last night
27 My wife and I (travel) ……… to Mexico by air last Summer
28 I (read) ……… that novel again during my last vacation
29 I (have) ……… a little trouble with my car last week
30 However, I (have) ……… no trouble with my car since then
31.He (work) ……… all day yesterday
EX2 CHỌN ĐÁP ĐÚNG
1 I (be) _ a student in Moloxop School in 1998 (A)Was (B)Were (C)Tobe (D)Towas
2 A number of (duck) _ (go) _ through here, yesterday
(A) duck/go (B) ducks/go (C) ducks/went (D) duck/went
3.I last (see) _ her at her house two ago
(A) Saw/year (B) Seen/weeks (C) see/months (D) saw/months
4 She (Win) _ the gold medal in 1986 (A) win (B) won (C) to won (D) A,B,C
5 He had taught in this school before he ( leave) for London
(A)left (B)leave (C)leaving (D)hadleft
6 I didn't (see) _you before (A)see (B)saw (C)seeing (D)seen
7 The poor not (have) _money (A)have (B)has (C)had (D)havenot
8 What you (do) last night?
- I (do) my homework (A)do/does (B)do/do (C)do/did (D)did/did
9 He (like) tomatoes before But, i eating its now (A)like (B)liked (C)didn'tliked D)didn'tlike
10 I (study) French when I was a child (A)studies (B)study (C)studied (D)werestudy 11.Water at 100 degrees Celsius a) boiling b)boils c)is boiling d)boil
12 Bettina usually television in the evening.a)watches b)watching c)watch d) has watched 13.Rosemary to agree with us now a)is appearing b)appear c)appeared d)appears 14.Look! That man your bike! a) is stealing b)steals c)stealing d)stolen
15.I’m sorry I to do my homework yesterday.a)am forgetting b)have forgotten c)forgot d)forget 16.We any interesting films lately a)didn’t see b)haven’t seen c)saw d)have seen
17.Eric _ a flat yet, so he’s still living with his parents.a)found b)didn’t find c)is finding d)hasn’t found
18 They _ running their own company in 1980.a)started b)have started c)are starting d)start
19.She’s a law student and she for four years now.a)studied b)is studing c)has been studing d)did study
20 I think I _ my door key I can’t find it any where .a)lost b)have lost c)am losing d)will lose
21.The film _ when we arrived at the cinema a)has bedun b)begun c)had begun d)begins
22.I wasn’t thirsty because I _ some milk a)drunk b)have just drunk c)just drank d)had just drunk
23 When the match was over , the spectator home a)went b)had gone c)were going d)have gone
24.After having a bath, he _ his supper a)had eaten b)ate c)has eaten d)was eating
25.The phone _ suddenly while Joanne was doing the housework.a)rang b)was ringing c)had rung d)is ringing 26.It _ as we drove slowly along the road a)had snowed b)had snowed c)was snowing d)is snowing
27.Mrs Edwards history for 35 years, and is retiring soon.a)teaches b)is teaching c)taught d)has been teaching 28.Did you see John yesterday? He _ a very old pair of jeans a)wears b)didn’t wear c)was wearing d)wore
29 Victoria _ for half an hour when the doctor finally arrived
a)has been waiting b)had been waiting c)was waiting d)has waited
30.Anita _ very hard at the moment.a)is studing b)studies c)studied d)has studied
Exl CHIA ĐỘNG TỪ TRONG NGOẶC
1.When I last saw him, he _ in London
a) has lived b)is living c)was living d)has been living
2.We Dorothy since last Saturday
a)don’t see b)haven’t seen c)didn’t see d)hadn’t seen
3 The train _ halp an hour ogo
a)has been leaving b)left c)has left d)had left
Trang 64.Jack _ the door
a)has just painted b)paint c)will have painted d)painting
5.My sister _ for you sice yesterday
a)is looking b)was looking c)has been looking d)looked
6.I _ Texas State University now
a) am attending b)attend c)was attending d)attended
7.He has been selling motorbikes _
a) ten years ago b)since ten years c)for ten years ago d)ten years ago
8.Christopher Columbus _ America more than 500 years ago
a)discovered b) has discovered c) had discovered had been discovering
9.He fell down when he _ towards the church
a)run b)runs c)was running d)had run
10.We _ there when our father died
a)still lived b)lived still c)was still living d)were still living
EXERCISE
I- past continuous;
1 This time last year I (live)………… in Brazil
2 What……… you (do)………… at 10 o’clock lastnigt?
3 Tom (cook) ………the dinner
4 Tom burn his hand when he (cook) ………the dinner
5 We( read )………… a book when he arrived
6 What………… he (do) ……… when you came?
7 At 9.o’clock yesterday Lan (not watch)………… T.V
8.All the students (read) ………the text carefully
9.They (walk) ………to the corner
10.They (study) ……… in the library when the fire alarm went off
11.It (snow) ………when I got up this morning
12.Helen (wait) ………in the lobby, wasn’t she?
13.The wind (blow) ………very hard when I went out this morning
14.He fell while he (go) ………down the stairs
15.Where………… she (be) at 5 o’clock this morning?
II- past simple or past continuous:
1 His uncle (teach)……… English in our school 5 years ago
The old man (fall………….) as he( get )……… into the bus
They (not go )……… to the movies last Sunday
When I saw him, he (sit) ……… asleep in a chair
………You …………(find)………… my pen yesterday?
It (take)……… me 5 minutes to walk to school last year
The light (go) ………out when we (study)………… our lesson
There (be)……… a lot of noise at the fair yesterday
They (give) ……… me the letter a few minutes ago
III Change the verbs in brackets into the Simple Past or the Past Continuous
What she (do) ……… when you (arrive) ……… there? She (write) ……… a letter
She (have) ……… her bath while her sister (get) ……… the breakfast ready
The storm (begin) ……… at half past ten while the class (study) ………history
When the students (hear) ………… the bell, they (get) ……… up and (leave) ………
Mr Harvey (ask) ……… me about my plans the next time he (see) ………… me
Just as I (leave) ………for home, a student (stop) ………me in the hall
As I (cross) ……… the street, two cars (race) ……… by me at full speed
Dorothy and I (just leave) ……… the house when the telephone (ring) ………
Trang 7The minute I (hear) ……… the news, I (send) ……… him a telegram
I (go) ……… to ask you to help me, but you (sleep) ………… so peacefully when I (look)
……… into your room that I (decide) ……… to do it alone
IV Change the verbs in brackets into the Simple Past or the Past Continuous
My mother (arrive) ……… while I (clean) ……… the kitchen
John (work) ………from morning to night: he (study) ……… to be a doctor
Just as I (write) ………the letter, the inkpot (fall) ………over
A noise of breaking chairs (suggest) ………that the men (fight) ………
He (just close) ………the church door when he (notice) ………a man still praying in the corner
The men (fight) ……… bravely, but the general (order) ……… them to retreat
As he (come) ……… up his house in the darkness, he (see) ……… that a man (climb)
……… out of one of the bedroom windows
John (work) ……… hard when suddenly the door (open) ………
When we (open) ………the front door we (see) ………… someone walking out of the gate
Lighting (strike) ……… the tree that they (shelter) ………under Of course, they (have)
……… a terrible fright, but they (be) ……… very lucky No harm (come) ………to them at all
V Supply the correct verb forms: Simple Past or Past Continuous
When I (arrive) ………at his house, he still (sleep) ………
The light (go) ………out while we (have) ………dinner
Bill (have) ………breakfast when I (stop) ……… at his house this morning
As we (cross) ………the street, we (see) ……… an accident
Tom (see) ……… a serious accident while he (stand) ……… at the bus stop
While my father (read) ……… a newspaper, I (learn) ……… my lesson and my sister (do)
……… her homework
The children (play) ……… football when their mother (come) ………back home
The bell (ring) ………while Tom (take) ……… a bath
I (be) ………very tired because I (work) ……… all day yesterday
He (sit) ………in a cafe when I (see) ……… him
Exercise 6 Simple past or past continuous.
When I (arrive) ……… at his house he still (sleep) ………
As we (cross) ……… the street, the policeman (shout) ……… at us
The light (go) ……… go out when we (have) ……… dinner
The children (do) ……… their homework when their father (come) ……… back from the office
Bill (have) ……… breakfast when I (stop) ……… at this house this morning
While I (walk) ……… about the park, I (see) ……… Mr Jone
When I (go) ……… out the sun (shine) ………
Just as I (leave) ……… for home, a student (stop) ……… me in the hall
When the students (hear) ……… the bell, they (get) ……… up and (leave) ………
Exercise 7 make sentences with Past continuous and simple past
1 We / discussing many things when / headmaster / come/ in
2 When/ teacher / come in/ , Lam / clean / blackboard
3 Dick / listen / classical music / when / friend / arrive
4 They / work / garden / when / rain
5 When / telephone / ring / I / read / novel
6 When her father / enter / room / Lan / clean / floor
7 We / watch / television / when our father /call / us up
8 It / raining / when we / get / school
9 Tom / talk / another boy when I / see / him this morning
10 When the bell / ring / I / have / lunch
Trang 811 While Bob / clean / windows/ Peter / wash / dishes
12 while / we / read / novel/she / listen / radio
Exercise 7: Give the right forms of the verbs in brackets: Past tenses.
Yesterday John (go) to the store before he (go) home
Our teacher (tell) us yesterday that he (visit) England in 1970
When John and I got to the theater, the movie (start) already
Before Alice (go) to sleep, she (call) her family
When the phone (ring), I (have) dinner
Daisy (agree) with other members in the last meeting
What you (do) at 6p.m yesterday?
The little girl asked what (happen) to her ice-cream
He (teach) in this school before he (leave) for England
She (win) the gold medal in 1986
Exercise 8 Past tenses.
1 when the phone (ring) ……… I (have) a bath
You (wear) ……… your new hat when I (meet) ……… you yesterday
When it (rain) ……… she (carry ) ……… an umbrella
While you (play) ……… the piano, I (write) ……… a letter
The house (be) ……… much smaller than he (think) ……… at first
Before you (mention) ……… him, I (never hear) ……… of that author
When he (go) to see them last night, they (play) …… cards They (say) … , they (play ) since six o’clock
My friend (sing) ……… when I (come) ……… into the room
The little girl (ask) ……… what (happen) ……… to her ice-cream
He (eat) ……… dinner when I (go) ……… to see him
BÀI1:
1 She (not drink) coffee She (drink) Coca Cola
2 It (be) often hot in the summer
3 What you (do) every evening?
4 The earth (circle) the sun once every 365 days
5 I (see) her very often
6 Most rivers (flow) into the sea
7 Vegetarians (not eat) meat
8 Bees (make) honey
9 Rice (not grow) in cold climates
10 Where Martin (come) from? – He (be) Scottish
BÀI 2: Nien (1) (be) Hoa’s next-door neighbor in Hue She (2) (be) beautiful She (3) (have) big brown eyes and a lovely smile Last week, she (4) (go) to Ha Noi (5) (visit) Hoa They (6) (travel) around the city and (7) (see)
a lot of interesting places Nien (8) (think) Ha Noi (9) (be) beautiful but so noisy and busy, so she (10) (not like) (11) (live) there
BÀI 3
1 Bad driving (cause) many accidents
2 Nga and Hoa (see) a movie tonight
3 Sue can (speak) Vietnamese very well
4 Mozart (write) more than 600 pieces of music
5 How - you - (learn) to drive? – My father (teach) me
6 We usually (go) to the library three times a week, but last week we (go) twice
7 Alexander Graham Bell (introduce) the telephone in 1876
8 Yesterday I (be) busy, so I (not have) time to phone you
9 What - you - (do) next summer vacation?- I (visit) my grandparents in Nha Trang
10 Would you like (come) to dinner tomorrow?