wait for a very long time.. We ……… walk along the road for about 20 minutes when a car stopped and the driver gave us a lift.. already/eat breakfast by the time the others woke up.. Sam
Trang 1I Put in the correct verb form of the past tense
1 When I arrived, Ann ……….… (wait) for me She was rather annoyed with me because I and she ……… (wait) for a very long time
2 We ……… (walk) along the road for about 20 minutes when a car stopped and the driver gave us a lift
3 When I saw Ben last week, he said he ……… (stop) smoking, but when I saw him 2 days later, he ……… (smoke) a cigarette
4 Lucy went to the living room It was empty but the television still warm Someone
……… (watch) it
5 I ……… (play) tennis so I had a shower I was annoyed because I
……… (not win) a single game
6 They ……… … (talk) in the park when storm broke
7 The man ……… (pay) for his new car in cash
8 I ……… (already/eat) breakfast by the time the others woke up
9 It ……… (snow) for three days when suddenly the sun came out
10 Sam ……… (work) here for six years before he left to go to
university
11 Liz……… (go) to the Bahamas for her holidays last year
12 We ……… (watch) a film on TV when our guests arrived
13 They ……… (already/see) the film twice at the cinema when she rented it on video
14 The teacher ……… (teach) the children a song yesterday
15 He ……… (sit) on the train at this time yesterday morning
II There is mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentences Find the mistake
1 The apartment was hot when I got home, so I was turning on the air conditioner.
2 We are waiting for Mike for the last two hours, but he still hasn’t arrived.
3 Tom wants to get married, but he doesn’t meet the right person yet.
4 By the end of the 20 th century , scientists have discovered the cure for common cold.
5 I saw that movie three times, and now I want to see it again.
6 Last night, I have had dinner with two friends I have known both of them for a long time.
7 My brother wants me to change the job and I am thinking he is right.
Trang 28 So far this weekend, the teachers are giving us a lot of homework every day.
9 There are more than 40 presidents of the United States since it became a country.
10 By the time he left the office, he have attended three meetings.
III Choose the correct answer:
1 “May I speak to Dr Shell, please?” - “I’m sorry, he… a patient at the moment Can I help you?
A is seeing B sees C has been seeing D was seeing
2 “When are you going to ask your boss for a rise?”
“I…….to her twice already! I don’t think she wants to give me one.”
A have talked B have been talking C was talking D had talked
3 “Do you think Tom will want something to eat after he gets here?”
“I hope not It’s probably being after midnight, we…… ”
A are sleeping B will be sleeping C have been sleeping D be sleeping
4 “Paul, could you please turn off the stove? The potatoes … for a least thirty minutes.”
A are boiling B boiling C have been boiling D be sleeping
5 “It’s true that spaghetti didn’t originate in Italy?”
“Yes The Chinese………spaghetti dishes for a long time before Marco brought it back
to Italy”
A have been making B have made C had been making D make
6 “I once saw a turtle that had wings The turtle flew into the air to catch insects”
“Stop kidding I …… you.”
A don’t believe B am not believing C didn’t believe D wasn’t believing
7 “Could someone help me lift the lawnmower into the pickup truck?”
“I’m not busy I ……… you”
A help B will help C.am going to help D am helping
8 My family loves this house It ……… the family home ever since my grandfather built it
60 ago
A was B has been C is D will be
9 Here’s an interesting statistic On a typical day, the average person …… about 48,000 words How many words did you speak today?
A spoke B was speaking C speaks D is speaking
10 It’s against the law to kill the black rhinoceros They ……… extinct
A became B have become C become D are becoming
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