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1 Although the police every precaution, the robber managed to escape
2 The boys television every night unless they have homework
(A)watch (B)watches (C)watched (D)watching
3 Maria an appointment to see the doctor It is at 10.00 am tomorrow
4 They when they are ready
(A)come (B)came (C)will come (D)have come
5 Judy watching horror films although she has nightmares afterwards
(A)like (B)likes (C)liked (D)will like
6 It every afternoon for the past week The weather forecast predicts rain for next week too
(A)is raining (B)was raining (C)has been raining (D)had been raining
7 I the door before I realized that the keys were inside the house
(A)lock (B)locked (C)has locked (D)had locked
8 When Sally her first pay, she bought presents for her parents
(A)receive (B)received (C)has received (D)had received
9 It's lovely to wake up in the morning and birds singing
10 Aaron $80.00 for that bag
• Exercise 2
1.When I went back to my hometown three years ago, I found that a lot of changes (A)are taken place (B)were taken place (C)have taken place (D)had taken place
2 Look ! A hamster by a cat
(A)is chased (B)is being chased (C)was being chased (D)has been chased
3 I'm sorry the house is not available any longer It to a timber tycoon
(A)is sold (B)was being sold (C)has been sold (D)will be sold
4 Ai Ling to Manhattan is 1997
(A)is transferred (B)was transferred (C)has been transferred (D)should be transferred
5 Passengers to smoke in the train
(A)are not allowed (B)was not allowed (C)had not allowed (D)will not allow
6 Firemen who battled the fire reported that is under control after forty minutes
(A)is brought (B)was brought (C)can be brought (D)has been brought
7 The students to leave the building immediately
(A)ordered (B)will order (C)have ordered (D)have been ordered
8 In future, famous singers to perform at charity concerts
(A)are invited (B)were invited (C)has been invited (D)will be invited
9 The roof may have been leaking for the past few weeks but you do not have to worry about it any longer It now
Trang 2(A)was repaired (B)is repairing (C)has repaired (D)is being repaired
10 The price , but I doubt whether it will remain so
(A)went down (B)will go down (C)has gone down (D)was going down
Exercise 3
1 Hey, look where you are going !Oh, I'm terribly sorry,
(A)I'm not noticing (B)I wasn't noticing (C)I haven't noticed (D)I don't notice
2 Nancy is not coming tonight.But she !
(A)promises (B)promised (C)will promise (D)had promised
3 Shirley a book about China last year but I don't know whether she has finished it (A)has written (B)wrote (C)had written (D)was writing
4 Hi, Tracy, you look tired.I am tired I the living room all day
(A)painted (B)had painted (C)have been painting (D)have painted
Exercise 4
1.My mother meat from the butcher once a week
(A)is buying (B)has bought (C)buys (D)will have bought
2 The groom, together with his parents, the guests
(A)is greeting (B)have greeted (C)are greeting (D)were greeting
3 None of the new equipment yet
(A)has arrived (B)have arrived (C)were arriving (D)are arriving
4 she a lot of friends at the party ?
(A)Does, makes (B)Did, make (C)Did, made (D)Do, make
5 Nobody the telephone an hour ago
(A)is using (B)were using (C)was using (D)has used
6 If I some money I would not have to borrow now
(A)am saving (B)have saved (C)saved (D)had saved
7 A river downstream
(A)flows (B)will flow (C)is flowing (D)was flowing
8 She a maid by next year
(A)employs (B)employed (C)has employed (D)will have employed
9 He never since he nearly
(A)has swum, drowned (B)had swum, was drowning
(C)was swimming, drowned (D)did swum, had drowned
10 We jungle-trekking
(A)are disliking (B)have disliked (C)dislike (D)were disliking
Exercise 5
1.The members for a new committee in the coming meeting
(A)were voting (B)are voting (C)had voted (D)have noted
2 They ready for his moment for weeks
(A)get (B)get getting (C)will get (D)have been getting
Trang 33 Pam and Bobby the rules ?
(A)Were, knowing (B)Does, knows (C)Are, knowing (D)Do, know
4 Shareen her driving test on the first attempt
(A)is passing (B)passed (C)was passing (D)has been passing
5 The old lady for a long time before she away
(A)had been suffering, passed (B)was suffering, had passed
(C)is suffering, passed (D)has suffered, was passing
6 I an appointment with the dentist soon
(A)make (B)made (C)will make (D)have made
7 The people next door a lot of noise until past midnight
(A)was making (B)has made (C)are making (D)were making
8 A journalist to interview you later today
(A)came (B)will be coming (C)had come (D)has been coming
9 The clerk the money from the bank by one o-clock
(A)is withdrawing (B)had been withdrawing
10 Charles his father in the shop until school
(A)was helping, will start (B)helped, was starting
(C)is helping, starts (D)has helped, is starting
Exercise 6
Choose the continuous or the simple form of the verb in brackets
1 I rushed into the train just as it ( leave ) the station
2 She says she ( feel ) very cold She ( want ) you to switch off the fan
3 I ( watch ) the news when my uncle arrived
4 Tom ( see ) the film in town on Saturday
5 She ( sing ) all her favorite songs at the party
6 Kate ( has ) two children They ( visit ) Australia right now
7 Don't take that book, please Judy ( read ) it
8 My brothers ( learn ) German after school
9 I once ( work ) in a Greek restaurant in New York
10 The accident happened when they ( come ) down Mount Everest
Exercise 7: Choose the simple past, present perfect or past perfect forms for the verbs in brackets
1.My sister ( live ) in New Orland for many years but she may move to Arkansas soon
2 Peter ( get ) up at half past six this morning
3 I ( not see ) the exhibition yet
4 We ( travel ) to Bangkok by bus two weeks ago
5 Joan ( not eat ) any toast It is still on the table
6 Cherry ( cook ) fish curry for us and she is expecting us for dinner at eight
7 You ( not post ) the letter yet I saw it on the dining table
8 Proudly Sonja showed me the dress she ( buy ) the day before
Trang 49 After we ( look ) around the art gallery, we went for lunch
10 Susan ( walk ) across the park and then she went home
Exercise 8: Put the verb into the correct form
1 We can go out now It ( not/rain ) any more
2 Ann ( wait ) for me when I ( arrive )
3 I ( get ) hungry Let's go and have something to eat
4 What ( you/do ) in your spare time ? Have you got ay hobbies ?
5 What speed ( the car/do ) at the time of the accident ?
6 Mary usually ( phone ) me on Fridays but she ( not/phone ) last Friday
7 A : When I last saw you, you ( think ) of moving to a new flat
B : That's right, but in the end I ( decide ) to stay where I was
8 What's that noise ? What ( happens ) ?
9 It's usually dry here at this time of the year It ( not /rain ) much
10 Yesterday evening the phone ( ring ) three times while we ( have ) dinner
11 Linda was busy when we ( go ) to see her yesterday She ( study ) for an exam We ( not/want ) to disturb her, so we ( not/stay ) very long
12 When I first ( tell ) Tom the news, he _ ( not/believe ) me He ( think ) that I ( joke )
Exercise 9: Put the verb into the most suitable form
1 Who ( invent ) the bicycle ?
2 'Do you still have a headache ?' 'No, ( it/go ) I'm all right now.'
3 I was the last to leave the office Everybody else ( go ) home
4 What ( you/do ) last weekend ? ( you/go ) away ?
5 I like your car How long ( you/have ) it ?
6 We decided not to go out because ( it/rain ) quite hard
7 Jill is an experienced teacher ( she/teach ) for 15 years
8 ( I/buy ) a new jacket last week but ( I/not/wear ) it yet
9 A few days ago ( I/see ) a man at a party whose face ( be ) very familiar At first I couldn't think where ( I/see ) him before Then suddenly ( I/remember ) who ( it/be )
10 ( you/hear ) of Agatha Christie ? ( she/be ) a writer who ( die ) in 1976 ( she/write ) more than 70 detective novels ( you/read ) any of them ?
11 A : What ( this word / mean ) ?
B : I've no idea ( I/never/see ) it before Look it up in the dictionary
12 A : _ ( you/arrive ) at the theater in time for the play last night ?
B : No, we were late By the time we got there, ( it/already/begin )
13 I went to John's room and ( knock ) on the door but there ( he/go ) out or
( he/not/want ) to see anyone
14 Angela asked me how to use the photocopier ( she/never/use ) it before, so
( she/not/know ) what to do
Trang 515 Mary ( go ) for a swim after work yesterday ( she/need ) some exercise because ( she/sit ) in an office all day in front of a computer
Exercise 10: Read these sentences and underline the correct option in brackets
1 If he arrives late just one more time I ( will/would ) suspend him
2 I am happy he was promoted He ( has/had ) worked very hard over the past six years
3 I ( am having/have ) a high temperature and a sore throat I feel terrible !
4 They ( consider/are considering ) her to be one of the best players in Thailand
5 He is such a lazy man His boss ( would/will ) often find him sleeping in the afternoon
6 The boss ( considers/is considering ) my application for promotion
7 They ( lived/have lived ) for twenty years in the same old house before they moved to Manhattan
8 The letters V.I.P ( stand/are standing ) for Very Important Person
9 I'm sorry I haven't had time to see you recently I ( write/am writing ) a new book
10 If all the countries of the world cooperated a little more, the world ( will/would ) be a nicer place to live in
11 When they got home they found that their house ( was/had been ) burgled
12 They ( are seeming/seem ) like a very nice couple
13 Many people in Vietnam ( are owning/own ) their own house these days
14 We ( are keeping/keep ) an eye on his house while he is away on holiday He is due back next week
15 I ( am loving/love ) my brothers and sisters very much although we often argue
Exercise 11: Read these sentences and underline the correct option in brackets
1 Sam and Peter ( are coming/come ) to watch TV at our house this evening
2 If you drive all the way without stopping you ( will/would ) feel really tired
3 The moon ( is going/goes ) around the Earth
4 They ( are going/go ) to aerobics class twice a week
5 Indians ( eat/are eating ) a lot of curry and spicy dishes
6 Your perfume ( smells/is smelling ) rather nice What is it ?
7 If they knew how much work you did, they ( will/would ) feel obliged to give you rise
8 She ( sold/has sold ) her old car to a student last week
9 They ( have/ are having ) a Volvo and van too
10 He promised that he ( will/would ) return the money to me by next week
11 Michael ( is/is being ) very selfish about this I think it's time he started thinking of others a little !
12 The two girls arrived after the concert ( has/had ) started
13 Hussein ( went/has been ) jogging three times already this week
14 We ( have/are having ) a lot of fun with the new video games at the moment
15 The law ( applies/is applying ) to all who live in this country
Exercise 12: Underline the correct tense in the brackets
1 He ( is being / is ) deliberately difficult about selling you the house
2 He ( isn't understanding / doesn't understand ) what you mean Explain it to him again ?
Trang 63 I ( am feeling / feel ) that part of what she claims is true.
4 I ( am feeling / feel ) a pain in my knee every time I try to run
5 Mr Lee and his wife ( are having / have ) a small business in Queensland
6 They ( are finding / find ) lots of new friends in News Jersey
7 They ( are weighing / weigh ) the fish at this very moment
8 The tea they serve at that stall ( is tasting / tastes ) delicious
9 The quality of his work ( is comparing / compares ) with the best in his field
10 I ( am finding / find ) him rather a difficult person to get on with
11 She ( is weighing / weighs ) almost as much as her mother and she's only eight !
12 They are a very nice couple and they ( are having / have ) six lovely kids
13 He ( is appearing / appears ) very tired at the moment
Exercise 13: Underline the correct tense in the brackets
1 The actor ( is appearing / appears ) in a new stage comedy at the moment
2 You should think more of others ! You ( are being / are ) very selfish about this
3 This rule ( is applying / applies ) to all newcomers
4 Don't stop the children from playing They ( are having / have ) a lot of fun
5 The new national car ( is costing / costs ) only a little more than the old model
6 Ahmad ( is applying / applies ) for a new job in the private sector
7 My mother ( is having / has ) the flu so I must stay at home to look after her
8 The Prime Minister ( is holding / holds ) a press conference this evening
9 The letters ASAP ( are standing / stand ) for AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
10 The container ( is holding / holds ) up to 2500 cubic meters of goods
11 He ( is looking / looks ) a great deal like his father
12 He ( is standing / stands ) for the post of party leader
13 The boy ( is measuring / measures ) over six feet
Exercise 14: Select the correct option in the brackets
1 She ( has / had ) lived so long in Canada no one ever thought she would leave
2 The curry ( tastes / is tasting ) too salty
3 I ( look / am looking ) after his two cats until he returns from abroad
4 If you worked a little more consistently you ( will / would ) be the best student in the class
5 She ( looks / is looking ) like her mother a little more each day
6 I ( hate / am hating ) people who are dishonest
7 My wife ( goes / is going ) swimming on Tuesdays and Thursdays
8 We ( are going / go ) to the restaurant to celebrate Tracy's birthday
9 I felt certain he ( will / would ) manage to find our house
10 The government ( had / has ) recently decided to provide all households with rubbish bins
11 They ( have / are having ) a very nice house in New Hampshire
12 I ( understand / am understanding ) you have a serious problem Can I help in any way ?
13 If you hand in your assignment late I ( will / would ) deduct some marks
14 They ( bought / have bought ) a new bungalow three years ago
Trang 715 Malays ( eat / are eating ) a lot of spicy food
Exercise 15: Fill in the spaces with the Present, Present Continuous, Past, Past Continuous, or Present
Perfect Tenses according to the sense
1 He is not ( come ) home yet
2 I cannot tell you whether I like the book, as I not ( read ) it
3 I did not know you ( think ) I ( come ) yesterday
4 As you ( write ) this page badly, you must write it again
5 I must revise this chapter, as I not ( study ) it for some time
6 He was once very kind to me, and I never ( forget ) it
7 A man who does not finish what he undertakes not ( deserve ) to succeed
8 He will not be able to continue his journey as he ( lose ) his passport
9 I (lose) my keys, and cannot remember when I last ( see ) them
10 It is cold today; the weather ( change ) since yesterday
11 The village not yet ( be ) supplied with pure water
12 I work late now that electric light ( be ) put in my house
13 When you ( lend ) it to him ?
14 I ( lend ) it to him before you ( meet ) me yesterday
15 I cannot tell you the year when this battle ( be ) fought, as I ( forget ) my history
16 A man who ( be ) born blind ( can ) not recognize objects if he ( gain ) his sight, unless he first ( feel ) them
17 I do not trust people who not ( keep ) their promises
18 Many new houses ( be ) built in this street recently
19 I never ( work ) in the afternoon if I ( be ) tired
20 What you ( think ) of ? I ( think ) of my work
21 Years ago he ( be ) very poor, and ( do ) not know how to live
22 Why are you so late ? I ( wait ) an hour for you
Exercise 16: Rewrite these sentences, using the Simple Past or the Past Perfect of the verbs in the
brackets
1 I ( rush ) to the hospital as soon as I ( hear ) the news
2 We ( already pack ) all our things before the taxi ( arrive )
3 They ( finish ) their breakfast just before the school bus ( come ) for them
4 The fire ( destroy ) almost the whole village before someone ( bring ) help
5 He ( never see ) a kiwi or a Maori dance before he ( go ) to New Zealand
6 After I ( wash ) my hands, I ( sit ) down to dinner
7 The film ( already begin ) when we ( reach ) the cinema
8 He ( tell ) me that the bus ( leave ) half an hour before I ( reach ) there
9 After I ( lock ) the door behind me, I suddenly ( remember ) that I ( not take ) the book along with me
10 I ( go ) out to see a friend after I ( have ) my bath
11 When I ( reach ) the place, I ( discover ) that he ( already shift )
Trang 812 It ( be ) only last week that I ( give ) him the money; but he ( come ) to me yesterday and ( say ) that he ( need ) more money
13 When I ( meet ) him yesterday, I ( realize ) that I ( not see ) him in over three years
14 It ( be ) very late when I ( reach ) home, but my sister ( be ) still waiting up for me
15 I ( realize ) that I ( not seal ) the letter; but it ( be ) too late since I ( already post ) it
Exercise 17: Join these sentences using a Present or a Past Participle
• I saw him He was crawling under the bed
I saw him crawling under the bed
• Felix ran away He was frightened by what he had seen
• Felix ran away, frightened by what he had seen
1 There they are They are listening to the band
2 He saw an accident He was cycling to school
3 The girl was deserted by her family and friends She ran away to another village
4 He was running into the garden He tripped over a brick
5 He was stunned by the blow He slumped to the ground unconscious
6 He is in the garden He is practicing the art of self-defense
7 Here is the glass It is cracked
8 I did not hear the song It was played on the radio
9 She is in the backyard She is putting out the clothes to dry
10 My friend is in London He is taking up a course in business administration
11 The beggar slept on the pavement He had no home to go to
12 She says she can hear The music is playing
13 He looked at the hysterical woman He wondered what had happened
14 She thought of the days ahead She hoped that everything would go well for her
15 He did not know what to do He was chased by the angry bull
16 I read a story It was very interesting
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17 The soldiers crawled on their stomachs They slipped under the barbed wire.
18 The professor gave his lecture to an assembly The assembly was interested
19 He has lost the book It contains an informative account of life in the Pacific Islands
20 She ran out of the room She was embarrassed by what he had said
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Exercise 18: Put in the Present Perfect or Simple Past tense ( active or passive ) of the verb in the
brackets
• I ( see ) her at the cinema once but I ( not meet ) her since then
I saw her at the cinema once but I have not met her since then.
1 We ( not visit ) the zoo for many months We ( want ) to go yesterday but ( prevent ) from doing so
by the rain
2 I ( find ) the watch that you ( lose ) yesterday but I ( leave ) it at home
3 I'm afraid that I ( not see ) your cat Perhaps it ( wander ) into the neighbor's garden
4 I ( know ) him for many years but I ( not see ) him cry before
5 She just ( return ) from the hospital where she ( go ) to visit her mother
6 This is the first time that he ( go ) to a dentist His teeth always ( be ) in good condition ever since he ( be ) a child and he ( have ) no reason to visit the dentist before
7 I ( not see ) your aunt for some time She ( return ) from her world trip yet ? I ( telephone ) her at the house yesterday but no one ( answer )
8 Someone ( leave ) a banana peel on the pavement Eddie ( slip ) on it just now and ( have ) a bad fall
9 We ( try ) to persuade her to think otherwise, but she ( convince ) that she ( be ) right and ( refuse ) to listen to anyone
10 The members finally ( agree ) to pay the increased subscription They ( not want ) to do so before, not until we ( explain ) everything to them
11 I ( borrow ) a book from the library last week I ( not return ) it because I ( not finish ) reading it yet
12 You ever ( scold ) by the teacher before ? Yes, I ( have ) but for a very good reason
13 She ( be ) in Australia for a month now but she ( not send ) us any letters She ( promise ) to write the minute that she ( arrive ) there
14 My brother ( give ) a new scooter by my father Since then, he ( seize ) every chance to show it off
to his friends
15 Two strangers ( catch ) in the rain and ( take ) shelter in front of our house just now They ( leave ) because the rain ( stop )
16 The water-meter in her house ( break ) down last month She ( report ) the matter to the authorities but no one ( come ) to repair it so far
17 I always ( want ) to tour this country but ( have ) no time In fact, I ( postpone ) a trip last month because something urgent ( crop ) up at the last minute
Trang 1018 Contraband goods successfully (smuggle ) across the border many times The police ( plan ) more effective measures to catch the smugglers
19 We ( see ) the film last night but they ( not see ) it yet We ( enjoy ) it so much that we want to see it
a second time
20 We ( ring ) the airline office an hour ago but all the seats for the flight already ( book )
Exercise 19: Complete the sentences using the present perfect or present perfect continuous tense of
the verbs in brackets
1 The child's temperature since he had the vaccination two days ago It shows no sign of coming down ( rise )
2 "Your clothes on the clothes line for two days Aren't you going to collect them ?" he asked ( hang )
3 They a huge lunch; they are too full to budge ! ( have )
4 Kenneth and Anne an apartment They will be moving in next month ( buy )
5 The hardcore criminal in solitary confinement for 65 days ( be )
6 A man who resembles the kidnapper loitering outside that private school ( spot )
7 The girls hard about interesting slogans to write in their entries for the competition They hope to win some of the prizes ( think )
8 That cancer patient very well to chemotherapy He should be well again very soon ( respond )
9 Sullivan his school at district-level sports for two years now ( represent )
10 We not from Marry for months; we hope she is all right ( hear )
11 Judging from the condition of the house, it is obvious that it not in for a long time ( live )
12 Our athletes very hard for the Olympic Games; they aspire to bag as many gold medals as possible ( train )
Exercise 20: F il l i n e ac h of th e bl a n ks i n th e d i al o g u e b e l o w w i th t h e co r r ec t
p r e s e n t t e n s e
Shanti : How is everyone at home ?
Palani : We _1 _ in the pink of health What about you ? _2 _ you fit ?
Shanti : No As you _3 _, I _4 _ home quite late every day, too tired to do anything, what more exercise !
Palani : What's the trouble with you No wonder you _5 _ cold quite often
Shanti : Touch wood I _6 _ not sick for the past few weeks
Palani : Anyway, you need to exercise or _7 _ a game of badminton
Shanti : I _8 _ To tell you the truth, I _9 _ for an aerobics class which will start next month Palani : I _10 _ glad to hear that
(B) are having (B) have fallen
(D) have been (D) have been falling