I. Combine each pair of sentences below, using the conjunction given in parentheses. 1. He is very rich. He isn’t happy. (although) …………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. He is very rich. He isn’t happy. (no matter) …………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. She can’t answer my question. She is very intelligent. (although) …………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. She can’t answer my question. She is very intelligent. (No matter) …………………………………………
Adverbial clauses of time When • Chỉ hành động thường xuyên liên tục tại: When + S + HTĐ, S + HTĐ Ex: When it rains hard, I don’t go out • Chỉ hành động xảy tương lai (khi có liên từ thời gian, tương lai thay đơn => không dùng đơn sau liên từ): When + S + HTĐ, S + TLĐ Ex: When you see him tomorrow, he will wear black glasses • When + S + HTĐ, S + TLTD Ex: When you come to my house at a.m tomorrow, I will be working in my garden • Nhấn mạnh hành động xảy trước hành động 2( có liên từ thời gian nên tương lai hoàn thành thay hoàn thành) When + S + HTHT, S + TLĐ Ex: When I have finished my homework, I will go to the cinema with my boyfriend • Hai hành động xảy liên tục khứ: When + S + QKĐ, S + QKĐ Ex: When he opened the door, the dog ran into the house • Chỉ hành động ngắn, hành động khác kéo dài khứ( hành động xảy ra, hành động khác xen vào): When + S + QKĐ, S + QKTD Ex: When he came into the house, his mother was cooking • Chỉ hành động xảy ra, hành động xảy trước( nhấn mạnh hành động xảy trước hành động 1) When + S + QKĐ, S + QKHT Ex: When he went to her home, she had gone to other man While • Hành động thường xuyên xảy S + HTĐ + While + S + HTTD Ex: He usually reads the newspaper while he is working • Hành động xảy tương lai While + S + HTTD, S + TLĐ Ex: While we are studying tomorrow, our principle will come to see our class • Một hành động xảy hành động khác chen vào( hành động sau while kéo dài hơn): While + S + QKTD, S + QKĐ Ex: He read a magazine while he was waiting for me • Hai hành động xảy khứ S + QKTD + while + S + QKTD Ex: While my mother was sewing, my father was watching TV Before • Khi chủ từ giống Before + V-ing, S + V Ex: Before going to bed, I finished my homework • Hành động xảy trước hành động Before + S + QKĐ, S + QKHT Ex: Before go to bed, I had watched TV • Hai hành động tương lai Before + S + HTĐ, S + TLĐ Ex: Before you come tomorrow, I will go to supermarket to buy some foods • Nhấn hành động xảy trước hành động tương lai Before + S + HTĐ, S + TLHT Ex: Before the manager comes back next week, I will have finished my report After/ just after • Khi chủ từ câu giống After + V-ing, S + V Ex: After finishing their work, the officers went home • Nhấn mạnh hành động xảy trước hành động khứ After + S + QKHT, S + QKĐ Ex: After I had brushed my teeth, I went to bed • Hai hành động xảy tương lai After+ S+ HTĐ, S+TLĐ Ex: After he finishes the work tomorrow, he will go home • Nhấn mạnh việc xảy trước sư việc tương lai After+ S+ HTHT, S+TLĐ Ex: After she has passed the next exam, she will study abroad As soon as/ just as As soon as + S + HTĐ, please + V1! /don’t V1 Ex: As soon as he comes, please tell him to meet me! As soon as + S + QKHT, S + QKĐ S + QKĐ, S + QKĐ Ex: As soon as he had got home, the bell rang As soon as+ S+ HTĐ, S+ TLĐ Ex: As soon as he passes the exam next month, he will go for holiday • Nhấn mạnh việc hoàn toàn trước việc tương lai As soon as+ S+ HTHT, S+ TLĐ Ex: As soon as the rain has stopped, we will go out Since S+ HTHT+ since + S+ QKĐ We have not seen her yet since she left school • Nhấn mạnh việc tiếp tục tiếp diễn đến S + HTHT (TD) + since + S + HTHT (TD) He has been selling the lottery since he has lived in this city By the time: diễn tả hành động hoàn thành trước hành động khác Ở mệnh đề ta dùng khứ hoàn thành cho hành động khứ tương lai hoàn thành cho hành động tương lai nhằm nhấn mạnh hoàn tất hành động By the time + HTĐ, TLHT By the time + QK, QKHT Ex: We will have finished our homework by the time they arrive I had completed mine by the time he has finished his homework Until/ till (cho đến khi): thường dùng đơn hay khứ đơn mệnh đề S + will + Vbare + until/till + S + V S + Ved + until + S + Ved Ex: I will wait until you finish your talk We waited until he finished his homework No sooner……….than/ hardly……….when( vừa mới….thì đã): dùng cho khứ tại, không dùng cho tương lai • Với khứ No sooner + had + S + VpII + than + S + Ved Ex: No sooner had we started out for California than it started to rain = We had no sooner started out for California than it started to rain • Với (diễn tả thói quen thường xuyên xảy ra) No sooner + do/does + S + V + than + S+ V Ex: No sooner does he arrive than he wants to leave = He no sooner arrives than he wants to leave ADVERBIAL CLAUSES OF TIME I Choose the best option We’ll wait until she ………… A arrive B arrives C will arrive D has arrive Call Jack as soon as you …………in town A get B got C has got D had gotten They say that they …………… by o’clock A arrive B arrives C will arrive D has arrived I’ll think about your suggestion while I ……… for you A am waiting B was waiting C will be waiting D wait Before Jack leaves N Y, he ………… several new plays A saw B has seen C had seen D is seeing I always ……… better after I have rested a while A feel B had feeling C have felt D felt We saw several old friends while we………….in Ho Chi Minh city A were being B are being C were D has been Raymond……… two new shirts when he was downtown today a bought B has bought C had bought D was bought After we………… breakfast, we left the house A have B has had C had had D had been had 10 It……… when I got up this morning A rained B was raining C was being rained D had rained 11 Mary was not feeling well when she ……… down yesterday A fall B fell C felt D feel 12 Jim………… The light when the doorbell rang A just has turned out B has just turned down C has just turned out D turned out 13 The salesman was telling me that he……… ten cars last week A was selling B has sold C had sold D sold 14 Richard left dirty footmarks wherever he……… A go B went C has gone D had Gone 15 I couldn’t play the match because the fog………… too thick A is B was C was being D had been 16 My father said he ………… here by noon A will be B would be C is D had been 17 They believe that the police……… The thief A capture B will capture C captured D would capture 18 Miss Snow swears that she ……… that man before A has never seen B never has seen C had never seen D was never seen 19 The teacher asked ………… to school the day before A to Bill why had he not go B Bill why he hasn’t gone C Bill why had he gone D Bill why he hadn’t gone 20 Do you know that Mr Bang………… at this school since 1993 A taught B had taught C has taught D is teaching 21 She ………… the piano since she ……… ten years old A has played / was B had played/ was C played/ was D has played / has been 22 Mount Everest ……………a height of 8, 848 meters A reach B reaches C is reaching D are reaching 23 The Earth ……………around the sun in approximately 365 days A travels B travel C is traveling D are traveling 24 They …………….a business trip next Sunday A take B takes C is taking D are taking 25 I ………… to a strict diet this month A keep B keeps C am keeping D is keeping 26 ………… Robbie Williams ………….Britain this summer? A is / touring B are / touring C does / tour D / tour 27 She ………………the instruction She …………….confused A isn’t understanding / looks B doesn’t understand / look C isn’t understanding / look D doesn’t understanding / looks 28 The man felt down while he ……… toward the train A run B runs C was running D had run 29 We ……… there when our father came back from the USA A still lived B lived still C was still living D were still living 30 When I last saw her , she ……………in Paris A has lived B is living C was living D has been living 31 We ………… him since last Saturday A don’t see B have not seen C did not see D had not seen 32 My mother ……………….for you since last Sunday A is looking B was looking C has been looking D looked 33 The book is so long that I ………… A haven’t finished it yet B haven’t finished it already C still have finished it D still have not finished it already 34 Where is the new stove that you bought yesterday? – The color didn’t match so I ……….it to the store A return B had returned C returned D did returned 35 How are you feeling? – I have been feeling better since the doctor …………… A has came B will come C had come D came 36 When I ……… the washing up yesterday , I ………….a plate A did / broke B was doing / broke C was doing / was breaking D did / was breaking 37 While Tom ……………the piano last night , his mother …………….the cleaning A playing / did B playing / doing C was playing / was doing D played / did 38 He ………….some juice then he …………a few chips for breakfast yesterday A drinks / eats B was drinking / was eating C was drinking / ate D drank / ate 39 I ………….dinner yesterday evening when I suddenly I ……………a loud bang A Had / heard B was having / heard C was having / was hearing D had / was hearing 40 When my father ………… in the garden last Sunday , an old friend ………….by to see him A worked / passed B worked / was passing C was working / was passing D was working / passed 41 Every day , she …………to class , ………….out her textbook and ………… to learn A goes / takes / begin B goes / takes / begins C went / took / began D had gone / took / began 42 Yesterday it rained hard When it …………to rain , our dog …………to come inside A begins / wants B began / was wanting C begun / wanted D began / wanted 43 While Jane ……….a language course in Ireland , she ……… Blarney Castle A did / visits B was doing / was visiting C was doing / visited D does / visited 44 While I ……… on the way home two days ago , I …………an old friend A was / saw B was being / saw C was being / was seeing D was / was seeing 45 I really ………… what they …………about A don’t understand / talked B did not understand / were talking C understanding / talking D did not understand / talking 46 When we ………young , we always ………….the Christmas tree on Christmas Day A were / decorated B were being / decorated C were / decorate D were / were decorating 47 I ………… the guitar when she ………….home A were practicing / comes B was practicing / came C practiced / came D was practicing / come 48 When I ……… my friends , they …………monopoly A phoned / were playing B phoned / playing C phoning / playing D phoned / play 49 The children………… in the garden when it suddenly ………………to rain A was playing / began B were playing / began C played / began D played / was beginning 50 While ……….sightseeing , my sisters ……… photographs A was going / was taking B was going / were taking C went / took D went / take 51 Cindy and James ……… dinner while Rebecca ……….Start Trek A were making / was watching B were making / was watched C made / watched D making / watching 52 Last night we ……………TV when the power …………… A were watching / failed B were watching / was failing C watched / was failing D watched / failed 53 Last week , while my parents ……….in the garden , their friend ………to invite them to go to the concert A worked / called B was working / called C were working / called D had worked / called 54 We asked the librarian for the book that the professor … while he … his lecture on the history of World War II A had recommended / had been giving B had been recommending / had given C recommended / given D would recommend / was giving 55 We were watching TV while mother …………dinner A had cooked B was cooking C would cook D has cooked 56 The train ………… the station when I arrived A has already left B had already left C left D would left 57 Please tell me the way to the bank! Go until you…… to a crossroad, then turn left and you…… it in the right A will come / will find B come / find C come / will find D will come / find 58 What had he said before he……………for Hanoi A leaves B had left C left D would leave 59 He said he would give me a nice present when he ………… back A would come B will come C came D had come 60 When I ……………here for twenty years, I will get a pension A have worked B worked C will work D will have worked 61 They ………… table tennis when their father comes back home tomorrow A will play B will be playing C play D would play 61 We to Montreal last May and many lobsters because they were very cheap A went / has eaten B went / ate C goes/ ate D had gone/ had eaten 62 I this ring as I _ in the garden A found/ dug B was finding/ was digging C found / had dug D found/ was digging 63 I some bricks and I am going to build a garage A bought B had bought C have bought D am going to buy 64 I an hour, then for my drink and left A have waited/ paid B waited / paid C have been waiting/paid D was waiting/ paying 65 It’s high time you to study seriously A begin B began C did begin D would begin 66 I called on her yesterday; she _a meal at that time A cooked B had cooked C was cooking D would cook 67 I wish you you any longer A will stay B can stay C could stay D stay 68 They were too late The plane _off ten minutes earlier A took B has taken C had taken D was taking 69 When here? – I here since August 25th A did you come/was B have you come/was C you came/ have been D did you come/ have been 70 He walking for several hours and was very tired A is B has been C began D had begin 71 He said he _not sure he come A did/ could B does/ can C was / could D was / can 72 I recognize his face, but _remember his name A can’t/ didn’t B could / didn’t C did / can’t D can / don’t 73 You look very tired – I papers all days A have been marking B had been marking C am marking D had marked 74 When I met Tom yesterday, it was the first time I _ him since Christmas A had seen B have seen C saw D see 75 He for a job for some weeks before he found one A is looking B looks C would have been looking D had been looking 76 By the time the book is finished, he _an agent A finds B will find C will have found D found 77 He on the beach when he _a noise A sat/ heard B was sitting/ heard C sat / was hearing D was sitting/ heard 78 Margaret didn’t remember what I her the day before A would tell B had told C had been told D told 79 We discussed the problem but we _ a final decision A don’t reach B didn’t reach C hadn’t reach D haven’t 80 In five years’ time, I _ in my home town A will work B will be working C will have taught D an going to work 81 After I at the bus terminus, I found a crowd of schoolboys A have arrived B arrived C had arrived D had been arriving 82 I as soon as I have finished my work A come B will come C will have come D will have been coming 83 By the time he finishes his college, his parents $ 25.000 on his education A will spend B is spending C will be spending D will have spent 84 Next Sunday she _ exactly 30 years old A will be B is going to be C will have been D will be being 85 By next spring, they four houses in that field A will be building B will have been building C will have been built D will build 86 We are too late The plane …………… off ten minutes ago A has taken B took C had taken D was taken 87 How …………since we …………school? A are you/ left B have you been/ have left C were you/ left D have you been/ left 88 After he his driving test he bought a car A had passed B pass C passed D passing 89 When I got to the office, I - that I had forgot to lock the door A realized B had realized C realize D have realized 90 When she was 21 she across the United States A drove B drive C driven D was driving 91 I’m sorry I don’t understand what - A you say B you’re saying C you will say D you would say 92 - to the radio when you get up everyday? A Do you listen B Are you listening C Was you listening D Did you listen 93 When the phone rang she a letter A writes B will write C has written D was writing 94 As the sun I decided to go out A shines B has shone C shine D was shining 95 I - your uncle tomorrow, so I’ll give him your note A have seen B shall have seen C see D am going to see 95 study hard when you were at school? A Must you B Had you C Did you have to D Were you 97 She is tired because she - all day A is studied B has been studying C had been studying D studied 98 While the waiter was picking up the broken plates, he his finger A cut B was cutting C had cut D cuts 99 They to the theatre twice so far this month A are going B go C went D have been 100 I’ve bought a new computer, I to learn to use it A will learn B will have learned C am going to learn D will be learning 101 By this time next year, I for him 20 years A will work B will have been working C will have worked D will be working 102 When summer comes, we _on holiday A are going B will C will be going D will have gone 103 By this time next year, I $ 300.000 A will save B will bee saving C will have saved D will have been saving 104 In 50 years’ time we _ entirely on pills A will live B will be living C will have lived D will have been living 105 They _ for hours when the storm suddenly broke A had been running B have been running C are running D will be running 106 By this time next summer, you _ your studies A completes B will complete C are completing D will have completed 107 When Carol _ last night, I my favorite show on television A was calling / watched B called / have watched C called / was watching D had called / watched 108 By this time next summer, you _ your studies A completes B will complete C are completing D will have completed 109 When I him tomorrow, I will tell him about that A meet B meeting C met D shall meet 110 She me anything about that problem so far A is not telling B does not tell C will not tell D has not told 111 I think that everything ready for the project procedure by the end of next month A will have been B has been C had been D is 112 Be quiet! Someone at the front door I it A is knocking / will answer B knocks / am answering C has knocked / am going to answer D will knock / have answered 113 They enthusiastically when their teacher in A discuss / comes B will have discussed /comes C will discuss / will come D were discussing / came II Give the correct verb tense in brackets When I (arrive)…………….… this house, he still (sleep)………………… The light (go out)…………… … when we (have)………………… dinner Bill (have)…………….… breakfast when I (stop)…………………… at this 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)…………… the 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)………… … tired because I (work)………………… all day yesterday 10 While I (walk)…………… along the street, I ( see)……………….… an old friend 11 I (wait)…………….… for two hours, but she (not come)………………………… yet 12 He (not, be)……………… here since Christmas, I wonder where he (live)…………… since then 13 You (sleep)……………… so far.? I (ring)………………… the bell for the last twenty minutes 14 He (write) ……………….….a novel for two years, but he (not/ finish) ………………….yet 15 Mary (lose)………………… her hat and she (look)…………………for it until now 16 How many times you (see)…………………… him since he (go)……………….… to Edinburgh? 17 We (be)……………….… from France We (be)………………….… there for 20 years 18 Mr Green (teach)……… … English in this school since he (graduate) ………… from the university in 1986 19 They (go)……………… home after they (finish) ………………… their work 20 She said that she (already, see)…………… … Dr Rice 21 When we came to the stadium, the match ( already, begin)………………… 22 They told me they (not, eat)………………… such kind of food before 23 After he (go)…………………, we (sit)………………… down and (rest)………………… 24 After taking a bath, he (go)……………… … to bed 25 Before Alice (go)…………………… to sleep, she (call) ………………… her family 26 He (teach)……………… in this school before he (leave)………………… for England 27 When John and I got to the theatre, the movie (start)…………………… already 28 We will go out when the rain (stop)………………….…… 29 I (stay)……………….… here until he (answer)……………….… me 30 Wait until I (catch)……………….… you 31 Miss Allen (help)……………… … you as soon as she (finish)………………… that letter tomorrow 32 I (wait) ……………………here until you (come)……………………… back tomorrow 33 Don’t leave until you (see)……………………… her 34 John (lose) ……………… the key when he (play) ………………football 35 I’ll wait until he (write) ……………….his next story 36 I (watch) ……………….TV when Tony (phone) ……………….last night 37 I realized that someone (steal) ………….my wallet when I (feel) ……….their hand in my jacket pocket 38 The play (start) ……… when we (arrive) ……… at the theater last Sunday 39 Soon after I (apply)……………for a job with the United Nations two years ago, I (hire) …………… 40 After he (graduate) ……………………from university, he joined the army 41 We went to sing after we (have) ……………… a wonderful party 42 I (make) ……………… a report when you entered the hall 43 Many people (die) …………of malaria, smallpox before vaccination was invented in the 19th century 44 While I (wait) …………… for him, he was having a good time in the bar 45 No sooner……… I (complain) …………that I (not hear) ……… from them than the letter (come) ……… 46 I felt very tired when I got home, so I (go) ………………straight to bed 47 By the time the manager came back, I (type) ………… all the reports 48 Susan (work) ………… as a nurse for three years before her marriage 49 You should always (leave) ……………your key at the reception desk when you go out 82 Tom (work) ………………….in the garden while I (sit) …………… ………in the sun 83 As I (walk) ……………………… down the street I (meet) ……………………Charlie 84 While he (read) ………………… the letter he (hear) …………… a knock at the door 85 She (drop) ………………… the tray when I (speak) …………………………….to her 90 Ed usually (stay) ………….in hotel when he (come) ………….in town, but tonight he (stay) ………with us 97 She (have) ………………… dinner before she (go) ………………….to class 98 The boy (do)………… the homework after The TV program (finish) ……… 99 Sam (not want) ………………….anything to eat because she (have) ………….… lunch on the plane 100 We (not go) …………… to see the film because we (already see) ………….… it ADVERBIAL CLAUSES OF TIME I Choose the best option We’ll wait until she ………… A arrive B arrives C will arrive D has arrive Call Jack as soon as you …………in town A get B got C has got D had gotten They say that they …………… by o’clock A arrive B arrives C will arrive D has arrived I’ll think about your suggestion while I ……… for you A am waiting B was waiting C will be waiting D wait Before Jack leaves N Y, he ………… several new plays A saw B has seen C had seen D is seeing I always ……… better after I have rested a while A feel B had feeling C have felt D felt We saw several old friends while we………….in Ho Chi Minh city A were being B are being C were D has been Raymond……… two new shirts when he was downtown today a bought B has bought C had bought D was bought After we………… breakfast, we left the house A have B has had C had had D had been had 10 It……… when I got up this morning A rained B was raining C was being rained D had rained 11 Mary was not feeling well when she ……… down yesterday A fall B fell C felt D feel 12 Jim………… The light when the doorbell rang A just has turned out B has just turned down C has just turned out D turned out 13 The salesman was telling me that he……… ten cars last week A was selling B has sold C had sold D sold 14 Richard left dirty footmarks wherever he……… A go B went C has gone D had Gone 15 I couldn’t play the match because the fog………… too thick A is B was C was being D had been 16 My father said he ………… here by noon A will be B would be C is D had been 17 They believe that the police……… The thief A capture B will capture C captured D would capture 18 Miss Snow swears that she ……… that man before A has never seen B never has seen C had never seen D was never seen 19 The teacher asked ………… to school the day before A to Bill why had he not go B Bill why he hasn’t gone C Bill why had he gone D Bill why he hadn’t gone 20 Do you know that Mr Bang………… at this school since 1993 A taught B had taught C has taught D is teaching 21 She ………… the piano since she ……… ten years old A has played / was B had played/ was C played/ was D has played / has been 22 Mount Everest ……………a height of 8, 848 meters A reach B reaches C is reaching D are reaching 23 The Earth ……………around the sun in approximately 365 days A travels B travel C is traveling D are traveling 24 They …………….a business trip next Sunday A take B takes C is taking D are taking 25 I ………… to a strict diet this month 10 A keep B keeps C am keeping D is keeping 26 ………… Robbie Williams ………….Britain this summer? A is / touring B are / touring C does / tour D / tour 27 She ………………the instruction She …………….confused A isn’t understanding / looks B doesn’t understand / look C isn’t understanding / look D doesn’t understanding / looks 28 The man felt down while he ……… toward the train A run B runs C was running D had run 29 We ……… there when our father came back from the USA A still lived B lived still C was still living D were still living 30 When I last saw her , she ……………in Paris A has lived B is living C was living D has been living 31 We ………… him since last Saturday A don’t see B have not seen C did not see D had not seen 32 My mother ……………….for you since last Sunday A is looking B was looking C has been looking D looked 33 The book is so long that I ………… A haven’t finished it yet B haven’t finished it already C still have finished it D still have not finished it already 34 Where is the new stove that you bought yesterday? – The color didn’t match so I ……….it to the store A return B had returned C returned D did returned 35 How are you feeling? – I have been feeling better since the doctor …………… A has came B will come C had come D came 36 When I ……… the washing up yesterday , I ………….a plate A did / broke B was doing / broke C was doing / was breaking D did / was breaking 37 While Tom ……………the piano last night , his mother …………….the cleaning A playing / did B playing / doing C was playing / was doing D played / did 38 He ………….some juice then he …………a few chips for breakfast yesterday A drinks / eats B was drinking / was eating C was drinking / ate D drank / ate 39 I ………….dinner yesterday evening when I suddenly I ……………a loud bang A Had / heard B was having / heard C was having / was hearing D had / was hearing 40 When my father ………… in the garden last Sunday , an old friend ………….by to see him A worked / passed B worked / was passing C was working / was passing D was working / passed 41 Every day , she …………to class , ………….out her textbook and ………… to learn A goes / takes / begin B goes / takes / begins C went / took / began D had gone / took / began 42 Yesterday it rained hard When it …………to rain , our dog …………to come inside A begins / wants B began / was wanting C begun / wanted D began / wanted 43 While Jane ……….a language course in Ireland , she ……… Blarney Castle A did / visits B was doing / was visiting C was doing / visited D does / visited 44 While I ……… on the way home two days ago , I …………an old friend A was / saw B was being / saw C was being / was seeing D was / was seeing 45 I really ………… what they …………about A don’t understand / talked B did not understand / were talking C understanding / talking D did not understand / talking 46 When we ………young , we always ………….the Christmas tree on Christmas Day A were / decorated B were being / decorated C were / decorate D were / were decorating 47 I ………… the guitar when she ………….home A were practicing / comes B was practicing / came C practiced / came D was practicing / come 48 When I ……… my friends , they …………monopoly A phoned / were playing B phoned / playing C phoning / playing D phoned / play 49 The children………… in the garden when it suddenly ………………to rain A was playing / began B were playing / began C played / began D played / was beginning 50 While ……….sightseeing , my sisters ……… photographs 11 A was going / was taking B was going / were taking C went / took D went / take 51 Cindy and James ……… dinner while Rebecca ……….Start Trek A were making / was watching B were making / was watched C made / watched D making / watching 52 Last night we ……………TV when the power …………… A were watching / failed B were watching / was failing C watched / was failing D watched / failed 53 Last week , while my parents ……….in the garden , their friend ………to invite them to go to the concert A worked / called B was working / called C were working / called D had worked / called 54 We asked the librarian for the book that the professor … while he … his lecture on the history of World War II A had recommended / had been giving B had been recommending / had given C recommended / given D would recommend / was giving 55 We were watching TV while mother …………dinner A had cooked B was cooking C would cook D has cooked 56 The train ………… the station when I arrived A has already left B had already left C left D would left 57 Please tell me the way to the bank! Go until you…… to a crossroad, then turn left and you…… it in the right A will come / will find B come / find C come / will find D will come / find 58 What had he said before he……………for Hanoi A leaves B had left C left D would leave 59 He said he would give me a nice present when he ………… back A would come B will come C came D had come 60 When I ……………here for twenty years, I will get a pension A have worked B worked C will work D will have worked 61 They ………… table tennis when their father comes back home tomorrow A will play B will be playing C play D would play 61 We to Montreal last May and many lobsters because they were very cheap A went / has eaten B went / ate C goes/ ate D had gone/ had eaten 62 I this ring as I _ in the garden A found/ dug B was finding/ was digging C found / had dug D found/ was digging 63 I some bricks and I am going to build a garage A bought B had bought C have bought D am going to buy 64 I an hour, then for my drink and left A have waited/ paid B waited / paid C have been waiting/paid D was waiting/ paying 65 It’s high time you to study seriously A begin B began C did begin D would begin 66 I called on her yesterday; she _a meal at that time A cooked B had cooked C was cooking D would cook 67 I wish you you any longer A will stay B can stay C could stay D stay 68 They were too late The plane _off ten minutes earlier A took B has taken C had taken D was taking 69 When here? – I here since August 25th A did you come/was B have you come/was C you came/ have been D did you come/ have been 70 He walking for several hours and was very tired A is B has been C began D had begin 71 He said he _not sure he come A did/ could B does/ can C was / could D was / can 72 I recognize his face, but _remember his name A can’t/ didn’t B could / didn’t C did / can’t D can / don’t 73 You look very tired – I papers all days A have been marking B had been marking C am marking D had marked 74 When I met Tom yesterday, it was the first time I _ him since Christmas A had seen B have seen C saw D see 75 He for a job for some weeks before he found one 12 A is looking B looks C would have been looking D had been looking 76 By the time the book is finished, he _an agent A finds B will find C will have found D found 77 He on the beach when he _a noise A sat/ heard B was sitting/ heard C sat / was hearing D was sitting/ heard 78 Margaret didn’t remember what I her the day before A would tell B had told C had been told D told 79 We discussed the problem but we _ a final decision A don’t reach B didn’t reach C hadn’t reach D haven’t 80 In five years’ time, I _ in my home town A will work B will be working C will have taught D an going to work 81 After I at the bus terminus, I found a crowd of schoolboys A have arrived B arrived C had arrived D had been arriving 82 I as soon as I have finished my work A come B will come C will have come D will have been coming 83 By the time he finishes his college, his parents $ 25.000 on his education A will spend B is spending C will be spending D will have spent 84 Next Sunday she _ exactly 30 years old A will be B is going to be C will have been D will be being 85 By next spring, they four houses in that field A will be building B will have been building C will have been built D will build 86 We are too late The plane …………… off ten minutes ago A has taken B took C had taken D was taken 87 How …………since we …………school? A are you/ left B have you been/ have left C were you/ left D have you been/ left 88 After he his driving test he bought a car A had passed B pass C passed D passing 89 When I got to the office, I - that I had forgot to lock the door A realized B had realized C realize D have realized 90 When she was 21 she across the United States A drove B drive C driven D was driving 91 I’m sorry I don’t understand what - A you say B you’re saying C you will say D you would say 92 - to the radio when you get up everyday? A Do you listen B Are you listening C Was you listening D Did you listen 93 When the phone rang she a letter A writes B will write C has written D was writing 94 As the sun I decided to go out A shines B has shone C shine D was shining 95 I - your uncle tomorrow, so I’ll give him your note A have seen B shall have seen C see D am going to see 95 study hard when you were at school? A Must you B Had you C Did you have to D Were you 97 She is tired because she - all day A is studied B has been studying C had been studying D studied 98 While the waiter was picking up the broken plates, he his finger A cut B was cutting C had cut D cuts 99 They to the theatre twice so far this month A are going B go C went D have been 100 I’ve bought a new computer, I to learn to use it A will learn B will have learned C am going to learn D will be learning 101 By this time next year, I for him 20 years A will work B will have been working C will have worked D will be working 13 102 When summer comes, we _on holiday A are going B will C will be going D will have gone 103 By this time next year, I $ 300.000 A will save B will bee saving C will have saved D will have been saving 104 In 50 years’ time we _ entirely on pills A will live B will be living C will have lived D will have been living 105 They _ for hours when the storm suddenly broke A had been running B have been running C are running D will be running 106 By this time next summer, you _ your studies A completes B will complete C are completing D will have completed 107 When Carol _ last night, I my favorite show on television A was calling / watched B called / have watched C called / was watching D had called / watched 108 By this time next summer, you _ your studies A completes B will complete C are completing D will have completed 109 When I him tomorrow, I will tell him about that A meet B meeting C met D shall meet 110 She me anything about that problem so far A is not telling B does not tell C will not tell D has not told 111 I think that everything ready for the project procedure by the end of next month A will have been B has been C had been D is 112 Be quiet! Someone at the front door I it A is knocking / will answer B knocks / am answering C has knocked / am going to answer D will knock / have answered 113 They enthusiastically when their teacher in A discuss / comes B will have discussed /comes C will discuss / will come D were discussing / came II Give the correct verb tense in brackets When I (arrive)…………….… this house, he still (sleep)………………… The light (go out)…………… … when we (have)………………… dinner Bill (have)…………….… breakfast when I (stop)…………………… at this 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)…………… the 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)………… … tired because I (work)………………… all day yesterday 10 While I (walk)…………… along the street, I ( see)……………….… an old friend 11 I (wait)…………….… for two hours, but she (not come)………………………… yet 12 He (not, be)……………… here since Christmas, I wonder where he (live)…………… since then 13 You (sleep)……………… so far.? I (ring)………………… the bell for the last twenty minutes 14 He (write) ……………….….a novel for two years, but he (not/ finish) ………………….yet 15 Mary (lose)………………… her hat and she (look)…………………for it until now 16 How many times you (see)…………………… him since he (go)……………….… to Edinburgh? 17 We (be)……………….… from France We (be)………………….… there for 20 years 18 Mr Green (teach)……… … English in this school since he (graduate) ………… from the university in 1986 19 They (go)……………… home after they (finish) ………………… their work 20 She said that she (already, see)…………… … Dr Rice 21 When we came to the stadium, the match ( already, begin)………………… 22 They told me they (not, eat)………………… such kind of food before 23 After he (go)…………………, we (sit)………………… down and (rest)………………… 24 After taking a bath, he (go)……………… … to bed 14 25 Before Alice (go)…………………… to sleep, she (call) ………………… her family 26 He (teach)……………… in this school before he (leave)………………… for England 27 When John and I got to the theatre, the movie (start)…………………… already 28 We will go out when the rain (stop)………………….…… 29 I (stay)……………….… here until he (answer)……………….… me 30 Wait until I (catch)……………….… you 31 Miss Allen (help)……………… … you as soon as she (finish)………………… that letter tomorrow 32 I (wait) ……………………here until you (come)……………………… back tomorrow 33 Don’t leave until you (see)……………………… her 34 John (lose) ……………… the key when he (play) ………………football 35 I’ll wait until he (write) ……………….his next story 36 I (watch) ……………….TV when Tony (phone) ……………….last night 37 I realized that someone (steal) ………….my wallet when I (feel) ……….their hand in my jacket pocket 38 The play (start) ……… when we (arrive) ……… at the theater last Sunday 39 Soon after I (apply)……………for a job with the United Nations two years ago, I (hire) …………… 40 After he (graduate) ……………………from university, he joined the army 41 We went to sing after we (have) ……………… a wonderful party 42 I (make) ……………… a report when you entered the hall 43 Many people (die) …………of malaria, smallpox before vaccination was invented in the 19th century 44 While I (wait) …………… for him, he was having a good time in the bar 45 No sooner……… I (complain) …………that I (not hear) ……… from them than the letter (come) ……… 46 I felt very tired when I got home, so I (go) ………………straight to bed 47 By the time the manager came back, I (type) ………… all the reports 48 Susan (work) ………… as a nurse for three years before her marriage 49 You should always (leave) ……………your key at the reception desk when you go out 82 Tom (work) ………………….in the garden while I (sit) …………… ………in the sun 83 As I (walk) ……………………… down the street I (meet) ……………………Charlie 84 While he (read) ………………… the letter he (hear) …………… a knock at the door 85 She (drop) ………………… the tray when I (speak) …………………………….to her 90 Ed usually (stay) ………….in hotel when he (come) ………….in town, but tonight he (stay) ………with us 97 She (have) ………………… dinner before she (go) ………………….to class 98 The boy (do)………… the homework after The TV program (finish) ……… 99 Sam (not want) ………………….anything to eat because she (have) ………….… lunch on the plane 100 We (not go) …………… to see the film because we (already see) ………….… it 15