KIỂM TRA BÀI TẬP VỀ CÁC THÌ Exercise 1. Chọn đáp án thích hợp ở những câu dưới đây. 1. All right, you try to fix the television. But I hope / I’m hoping you know what you are doing! 2. Every year I visit / I’m visiting Britain to improve my English. 3. It’s time we turned on the central heating. It gets / It is getting colder everyday. 4. Of course, you are Mary, aren’t you? I recognize / I’m recognizing you now. 5. What’s the matter? Why do you look / are you looking at me like that / 6. The film of War and Peace is very long. It lasts / It is lasting over four hours. 7. I can see from what you say that your mornings are very busy. But what do you do / are you doing in the afternoons ? 8. I’m going to buy a new swimming costume. My old one doesn’t fit / isn’t fitting any more. 9. Who exactly does own this car / does this car belong to ? 10. Do you realize / Are you realizing that we have been here for six months already ? 11. Terry is in bed. He has / is having flu. 12. This new teaching job is really difficult, but I survive / I’m surviving. 13. What does it write / does it say on that notice ? 14. Absolutely! I agree / I am agreeing with you completely. 15. I sell / I’m selling this car. Do you want to buy it ? Exercise 2. Chia động từ trong ngoặc ( HT đơn hay HT tiếp diễn ) 1. I ( 1 – hear ) that you have been promoted. Congratulations! 2. British people ( 2 – drink ) more and more wine, apparently. 3. I hope Sarah will be here soon. I ( 3 – depend ) on her. 4. Please be quiet! You ( 4 – continually interrupt ) others. 5. Hey, you! What ( 5 – you think ) you’re doing ? 6. Could you come here, please? I ( 6 – want ) to talk to you now. 7. Jane is away on holiday so Linda ( 7 – handle ) her work. 8. To be honest, I ( 8 – doubt ) whether Jim will be here next week. 9. You’ve only just started the job, haven’t you? How ( 9 – you get on ) ? 10. What time ( 10 – the train leave ) here? Exercise 3. Chia động từ trong ngoặc ( HT đơn hay HT tiếp diễn ) I work in a large office with about thirty other people, most of whom I ( 1 – know ) ______ quite well. We ( 2 – spend ) ______ most of the day together, so we have all become friends. In fact, most of my colleagues are so interesting that I ( 3 – think ) ______ of writting a book about them. Take Helen for example. Helen ( 4 – run ) ______ the accounts department. At the moment, she ( 5 – go out ) _____ with Keith, one of the sales representatives, and they (6 – seem ) ___ very happy together. But everyone, except Helen, apparently ( 7 – know ) ______ that Keith ( 8 – always make ) ___ eyes at Susan. But I ( 9 – happen ) ___ to know that Susan ( 10 – dislike ) ____ Keith. “ I can’t stand people who ( 11 – apologise ) _____ all the time!”. She told me. “ And besides, I know he ( 12 – deceive ) ____ poor Helen”. He ( 13 – see ) _____ Betty Wills from the overseas department. And plenty of other interesting things ( 14 – go on ) ______. For instance, every week money ( 15 – disappear ) _____ from the cash box. When you ( 16 – realize ) ______ that someone in your office is a thief, it ( 17 – upset ) ____ you at first. But I ( 18 – also try ) ______ to watch whoever before the police are called in. I’m not going to tell you who I ( 19 – suspect) _______. Well, this ( 20 –be ) ______ a secret. Exercise 4. Chia động từ trong ngoặc ( HT đơn hay HT tiếp diễn ) 1. The milk ( 1 – smell ) _______ sour. You ( 2 – keep ) ________ milk a long time ? 2. These workmen are never satisfied: they ( 3 – always complain ) __________. 3. We ( 4 – use ) ______ this room today because the window in the other room is broken. 4. He always (5 – say ) ______ that he will mend the window, but he never ( 6 – do ) _____ it. 5. You ( 7 – know ) ______ why an apple ( 8 – fall ) ________ down and up ? 6. You ( 9 – write ) ______ to him tonight ? - Yes, I always (10–write) ____ to him on his birthday. You (11–want) ___ to send any message? 7. Tom and Mr. Pitt ( 12 – have ) ______ a long conversation. I ( 13 – wonder ) _____ what they ( 14 – talk ) ________ about ? 8. You ( 15 – believe ) ______ all that the newspapers say ? - No, I ( 16 – not believe ) _____ any of it. Then why you ( 17 – read ) _______ newspapers ? 9. This car ( 18 – make ) _______ a very strange noise. You ( 19 – think ) _____ it’s all right ? - Oh, that noise ( 20 – not matter) ______. It ( 21 – always make ) ______ a noise like that. 10. The fire ( 22 – smoke ) ______ horribly. I can’t see across the room. I ( 23 – expect ) _____ that birds ( 24 – build ) ______ a nest in the chimney. - Why you ( 25 – not put ) ______ wire across the tops of your chimneys? - Tom ( 26 – do ) ___ that sometimes but it ( 27 – not seem ) _____ to make any difference Exercise 5. Chọn đáp án đúng. 1. The price of petrol has risen / has been rising by 15% over the past year. 2. No wonder you’re overweight! You have eaten / You have been eating chocolates all day long! 3. I’ve read / I’ve been reading War and Peace this morning. 4. Doesn’t this room look better? I’ve put / I’ve been putting some posters on the wall. 5. Don’t disappoint me! I’ve counted on you / I’ve been counting on you. 6. Don’t forget your pills today. Have you taken them? / Have you been taking them ? 7. Who has worn / has been wearing my scarf ? 8. I think there’s something wrong with your motobike. It has made / It’s making some very funny noise. 9. Jack has asked / has been asking for a pay – rise three times this year. 10. I’ve been phoning / I’ve phoned Ann all evening, but there’s no reply. Exercise 6. Chia động từ trong ngoặc. 1. I’m sorry I (1– not come) ____ to class lately. I (2–work) ___ late for the evening for the past fornight. 2. So far we ( 3 – not notice ) ______ anything unusual, but we ( 4 – not pay ) ______ very close attention. 3. I wonder if Mary ( 5 – reach ) ______ home yet? She ( 6 – leave ) ______ too late to catch the bus. 4. Here is the news. The Home Office ( 7 – announce ) ______that the two prisoners who ( 8 – escape ) _____ from Dartmoor prison earlier this morning ( 9 – give themselves up ) ______ to local police. 5. ( 10 – you make up) ______ your mind ? What ( 11 – you decide ) _______ to do ? 6. Harry ( 12 – leave ) ______ home rather suddenly and we ( 13 – not hear ) _______ from him since. 7. Recent research ( 14 – show ) ______ that Columbus ( 15 – discover ) ______ America, but that Vikings ( 16 – land ) ______ there five hundred years before him. 8. I think that people ( 17 – become ) __ tired of the poor quality of television programmes, though they ( 18 – improve ) __ lately. 9. ( 19–something happen )_____ to the lines? I (20–try) ____ to get through to Glassgow for the past hour 10. Bill ( 21 – get ) ______ that new job, but he ( 22 – complain ) _______ about it ever since. Exercise 7. Chọn đáp án thích hợp. 1. I can’t believe it, inspector. You mean that Smith stole / has stolen / has been stealing money from the till all the time ! 2. You three boys look very guilty! What did you do / have you done / have you been doing since I left / I have left the room ? 3. Why on earth didn’t you tell / haven’t you told me about that loose floorboard? I tripped / have tripped over it and hurt myself. 4. It’s a long time since I saw / have seen / have been seeing your brother Paul. What did he do / has he done / has he been doing lately ? 5. I can’t believe that you ate / have eaten / have been eating three pizzas already. I only brought / have only brought them in 15 minutes ago. 6. Don’t forget that you didn’t see / haven’t seen Mrs Dawson. She has waited / has been waiting outside since 10.30. 7. What did you think / have you thought of Dalat ? Did you stay / Have you stayed there long ? 8. I feel really tired. I weeded / have weeded / have been weeding the garden for the last three hours and I didn’t rest / haven’t rested for a single moment. 9. I’m having problems with David. He has called / has been calling me up in the middle of the night and told / telling me his trouble. 10. How long did you have / have you had / have you been having driving lessons? And did you take / have you taken / have you been taking your test yet ? Exercise 8. Chọn đáp án thích hợp. 1. It’s a long time since / when I last saw you. 2. I’ve seen Bill quite often lately / from time to time. 3. Have you spoken to the director beforehand / already ? 4. I’ve lived in the same house for years / for ever. 5. I’ve read the paper now / still. 6. Diana has bought a computer two years ago / since then. 7. Nothing much has happened by now / so far. 8. I’ve finished reading her new book at last / this evening. 9. Sue bought a CD player last week and she’s been listening to music ever since / for a while. 10. Sorry, but I haven’t got that work finished already / yet. Exercise 9. Viết lại câu sao cho nghĩa câu không đổi. 1. It’s a long time since I last went to a football match. 11. What’s your opinion of Ted’s new book ? I haven’t __________________________________ What do ___________________________________ 2. This is my second visit to Italy. 12. John keeps interrupting me This is ____________________________________ John is ____________________________________ 3. We haven’t been swimming for ages. 13. What’s the meaning of this word ? It’s ages ___________________________________ What does _________________________________ 4. Mary started learning French five years ago. 14. The number of people who own bicycles is increasing. Mary has __________________________________ More and more _____________________________ 5. I’m on the tenth page of the letter I’m writing. 15. What about going to that new film at Rex Theatre tonight ? So far _____________________________________ How do ___________________________________ 6. After I arrived here, I started to feel better. 16. What is the weight of that piece of meat ? Since arriving here, __________________________ How much ________________________________ 7. It’s over twenty years since we got married. 17. Never mind about the price, just buy it ! We have ___________________________________ The price doesn’t ___________________________ 8. The last time I saw Dick was in 1985. 18. There’s a smell of onions in this room I haven’t ___________________________________ This room _________________________________ 9. There is a definite improvement in your work. 19. What is inside the box ? Lately your work ____________________________ What does _________________________________ 10. Mrs Quyen began teaching English ten years ago. 20. Paul has flu. Mrs Quyen has ______________________________ Paul is ____________________________________ . KIỂM TRA BÀI TẬP VỀ CÁC THÌ Exercise 1. Chọn đáp án thích hợp ở những câu dưới đây. 1. All right, you try. Every year I visit / I’m visiting Britain to improve my English. 3. It’s time we turned on the central heating. It gets / It is getting colder everyday. 4. Of course, you are Mary, aren’t you?. You’ve only just started the job, haven’t you? How ( 9 – you get on ) ? 10. What time ( 10 – the train leave ) here? Exercise 3. Chia động từ trong ngoặc ( HT đơn hay HT tiếp diễn ) I work in