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Some other grammar points Tenses TENSES TENSES SIMPLE PRESENT (HIỆN TẠI ĐƠN) Động từ “tobe”: S + am/ is / are + … S + am / is / are + not + … Am / Is / Are + S + …? Động từ thường: S + V1 / V(s/es) S + don’t/ doesn’t + V1 Do / Does + S + V1 …? PRESENT PROGRESSIVE (HIỆN TẠI TIẾP DIỄN) S + am/is/are + V-ing S + am/ is/ are + not + V-ing Am / Is /Are + S + V-ing? PRESENT PERFECT (HIỆN TẠI HOÀN THÀNH) S + has / have + P.P S + has / have + not + P.P Has / Have + S + P.P? USE - thói quen - thật, chân lí - hành động tương lai đưa vào chương trình, kế hoạch - If sentence type * Dấu hiệu nhận biết: - always, usually, often, sometimes, seldom, rarely, never, every, normally, regularly,generally, occasionally, as a rule … - hành động diễn vào lúc nói - dự định thực tương lai gần - hành động có tính chất tạm thời EXAMPLES - She often goes to school late - hành động diễn khơng mong đợi làm bực mình.(thường dùng với từ always) - hai hành động xảy song song kéo dài * Dấu hiệu nhận biết: - at the moment, now, right now, at present, this+N(this week/month…) - Look! - Listen! - Be quiet! - Keep silent! * Note: số động từ thường khơng dùng với tiếp diễn: be,like, dislike, hate, love, want, prefer, admire, believe, understand, remember, forget, know, belong, have, taste, smell, … - hành động bắt đầu khứ, kéo dài đến tiếp tục tương lai - hành động xảy chấm dứt khứ không rõ thời gian - hành động xảy khứ mà kết lưu lại - hành động vừa xảy * Dấu hiệu nhận biết: - lately, recently (gần đây) - so far, up to now, up to the present (cho tới bây giờ) - in the past (ten) years (trong mười năm qua) - in the last (years) (những năm gần đây) - all my / his / her / their … life - already, ever, never, just, yet, for, since - how long … - this is the first time/second time… - many times / several times … - He often goes to work by car, but today he is taking a bus - My son is always getting up late Teacher: Nguyen Thanh Tuan – 0964233039 - The sun rises in the east - The next termstarts on May - If I come there tomorrow, I’ll phone you - I can’t answer the phone I’m having a bath - She is going to the cinema tonight - My sister is playing badminton while my brother is playing football at the moment - I have learntEnglish for five years - Tom has finished his homework He is going to school - I haven’t found the keys yet I cannot enter the house - She has just received a letter from her father Page1 Some other grammar points PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE (HIỆN TẠI HOÀN THÀNH TIẾP DIỄN) S + has / have + been + V-ing S + has / have + not + been + Ving Has / Have + S + been + V-ing …? SIMPLE PAST (QUÁ KHỨ ĐƠN) Động từ “tobe”: S +was / were + … S + wasn’t / weren’t + … Was / Were + S + …? Động từ thường: S + V2 / V-ed S + didn’t + V1 Did + S + V1 ….? PAST PROGRESSIVE (QUÁ KHỨ TIẾP DIỄN) S + was / were + V-ing S + was / were + not + V-ing Was / Were + S + V-ing…? PAST PERFECT (QUÁ KHỨ HOÀN THÀNH S + had + P.P S + hadn’t + P.P Had + S + P.P …? PAST PERFECT PROGRESSIVE (QUÁ KHỨ HOÀN THÀNH TIẾP DIỄN) S + had + been + V-ing S + hadn’t + been + V-ing Had + S + been + V-ing …? SIMPLE FUTURE (TƯƠNG LAI ĐƠN) Tenses - nhấn mạnh tính liên tục hành động bắt đầu khứ, kéo dài đến tiếp tục tương lai - hành động diễn khoảng thời gian dài khứ vừa kết thúc * Note: - I have read the book (I have finished it) - I have been reading a book (I haven’t finished it) - hành động xảy chấm dứt thời điểm xác định khứ - kể lại chuỗi hành động xảy liên tục khứ - thói quen khứ * Dấu hiệu nhận biết: - yesterday, last week, last month, ago, in 1990, in the past, … - hành động xảy thời điểm xác định khứ - hai hành động xảy đồng thời khứ - nhấn mạnh tính liên tục hành động diễn suốt khoảng thời gian xác định khứ * Dấu hiệu nhận biết: - at that time, at (9 o’clock) last night, at this time (last week), in the summer, during the summer, all day, all week, all month, … - hành động xảy trước hành động khác trước thời điểm khứ - hành động lặp lặp lại nhiều lần trước hành động thời điểm khứ * Dấu hiệu nhận biết: - already, ever, never, before, by, by the time, after, until, when, … - nhấn mạnh tính liên tục hành động hành động khác khứ xảy * Dấu hiệu nhận biết: - while, when, for, since, … - hành động xảy tương lai - định đưa vào lúc Teacher: Nguyen Thanh Tuan – 0964233039 - We have been waiting for the bus for an hour - They’ve been working in the garden since o’clock - The ground is wet It has been raining - She went to London last year - The man cameto the door,unlocked it,entered the room, went to the bed and lay down on it - When we were students, we often went on a picnic every weekend - He was doing his homework at o’clock last night - The children were playing football while their mother was cooking the meal - We were watching TV all the evening last Sunday - When I arrived at the party, they had already left - I had completed the English course by 1998 - He had read that book many times before he gave it to you - When she arrived, I had been waiting for two hours - It was 10 p.m He had been working since p.m - He will come back tomorrow Page2 Some other grammar points S + will / shall + V1 S + will / shall + not + V1 Will / Shall + S + V1 …? Tenses nói - đề nghị lời hứa - lời đe dọa - The phone is ringing I will answer it - I promise Iwon’t tell anyone about your plan * Dấu hiệu nhận biết: - tomorrow,soon,someday, next, in - I will tell your mother if you that 2050, … again - I think / guess - I am sure / I am not sure Lưu ý cách dùng Be going to + V1 - diễn tả dự định đặt trước Ex: She is going to buy a new computer (She has saved for a year) - diễn tả dự đoán có Ex: The sky is absolutely dark It is going to rain - hành động xảy thời - At o’clock tonight, we will be FUTURE PROGRESSIVE điểm tương lai watching the news (TƯƠNG LAI TIẾP DIỄN) - hai hành động xảy đồng thời tương lai - I will be cooking dinner while S + will / shall + be + V-ing - nhấn mạnh tính liên tục hành động từ my daughter will be cleaning the lúc bắt đầu kết thúc khoảng floor S + will / shall + be + V-ing thời gian định tương lai - They will be working all this Will / Shall + S + be + V-ing…? afternoon * Dấu hiệu nhận biết: - at o’clock tonight, at this time tomorrow, at this time next week / month / year,… - hành động hoàn thành trước thời - I will have finished my FUTURE PERFECT homework by p.m (TƯƠNG LAI HOÀN THÀNH) điểm tương lai - hành động hoàn thành trước hành S + will /shall + have + P.P động, việc khác tương lai - I will have finished my S + won’t / shan’t + have + P.P homework before I go to bed Will / Shall + S + have + P.P ….? * Dấu hiệu nhận biết: - when, before, by, by the time, … Note: - hai hành động xảy khứ:  hành động ngắn dùng khứ đơn, hành động dài dùng khứ tiếp diễn Ex: Yesterday morning, I met my friend while I was going to school  hành động xảy trước dùng q khứ hồn thành, hành động xảy sau dùng khứ đơn Ex: She went out with her friends after she had finished her homework She had finished her homework before she went out with her friends I The simple present tense Exercise 1: Rewrite each sentence as a positive, negative, or question: Example: He (visit) visits _his parents very often He doesn’t visit his parents very often Does he visit his parents very often? He (go) _to School everyday She (come) _ from Germany Daisy usually (go) _ to work by car We (watch) TV every night He (walk) to work every day He (be) in Ca Mau They (be) students She (wash) _her clothes every Sunday She (study) _English every day 10 He (want) _ to become a teacher Exercise 2: Put the verb in the present simple tense: She usually (walk) _ to school What time Mary usually (get) up every morning? Teacher: Nguyen Thanh Tuan – 0964233039 Page3 Some other grammar points Tenses She (not wash) her clothes every weekend _they (be) teachers? It (not be) often cold in summer Tom usually (walk) _ to school He (be) _ a student I (be) _ sixteen years old They (be) very friendly 10 He often (wash) the car at weekends 11 What time you often (get) up every morning? 12 she (like) English? 13 Every week she (go) to visit her parents 14 What time your father usually (get) _ up? 15 We (not go) to school on Sundays 16 We (not be) _very lazy 17 The Earth (go) _around the Sun 18 I (visit) _my parents very often 19 _he (go) _to school every day? 20 _she (come) _from Japanese? II The present continuous tense Exercise 1: Rewrite each sentence as a positive, negative, or question: Example: She (read) is reading _at the moment She isn’t reading at the moment Is she reading at the moment? He (watch) TV right now At present they (sit) _ in the class This year we (learn) _ English Look! Peter (play) football in the schoolyard Be quiet! The baby (sleep) _ Look! The man (smoke) there She (write) _ to her parents now My father (work) _in the garden at the moment John (listen) _ to the radio now 10 He (play) _chess at the moment Exercise 2: Put the verb in the present continuous tense: The workers (work) in the firm at the moment Please be quite! You (make) _ _so much noise so I can’t concentrate Tony (have) _ _a bath at the moment Listen! He (read) _a story by Shakespeare At present Richard (study) _in London This term I (study) _philosophy and economics Janet (have) _a shower at the moment They (not/study) _at present Yukiko (have) _a bath now 10 We (make) _a cake at the moment 11 Jane (watch) _television at the moment 12 Look! The boy (cry) 13 Alice and Mary (put) _ the dishes away right now 14 The farmer (work) _ in the field now 15 Look! It (snow) _ 16 Phong (sleep) _ right now 17 Mother (cook) some food in the kitchen at present 18 Just a minute! I (look up) that word in the dictionary 19 _you (write) a letter now? 20 They (not read) books in the sitting room right now 21 Look! They (play) _ football 22 She (sweep) _ the floor now 23 What she (do) now? 24 She (wash) the clothes at the moment 25 Listen! Peter and Daisy (sing) now Teacher: Nguyen Thanh Tuan – 0964233039 Page4 Some other grammar points Tenses 26 My brother (not watch) _TV now He (wash) his car 27 He (study) _ English this month 28 you (work) in the garden now? 29 Peter (talk) to Susan now 30 She (listen) _to the radio in her bedroom at the moment III The past simple tense Exercise 1: Rewrite each sentence as a positive, negative, or question: Example: He (watch) watched a good programme on TV last night He didn’t watch a good programme on TV last night Did he watch a good programme last night? Mary (go) _ shopping for me yesterday The policeman (drive) away ten minutes ago The biscuit factory (close) last year The headmaster (come) _ to the school in 1985 You (spend) a lot of money last month I last (go) to Spain in 1990 The boy (finish) _their homework yesterday Rolf (buy) _ the leather jacket last week I (have) a little trouble with my car last week 10 She (wash) her clothes last night Exercise 2: Put the verb in the past simple tense: They (begin) to study at this school years ago She (lose) her handbag on the train yesterday morning We (visit) _ that city last year Peter and Daisy (be) born in 1978 you (spend) _ your holiday in Dalat last summer? She (clean) _the bicycle yesterday They (start) school in 1998 My friend and I (go) to the seaside last week We (spend) _ hours on the beach last Sunday 10 He (be) in Ha Noi last year 11 His father (die) _ in 1930 12 Lincoln (work) in this factory three years ago 13 I (do) _my homework last night 14 Miss White (write) to her father last Monday 15 My parents (buy) _the car last year 16 Hoa (read) _the book yesterday 17 He (listen) _to the radio last night 18 We (watch) _ a good programme on TV last night 19 Mary (go) _shopping for me yesterday 20 I (be) _ in Ha Noi last month 21 My parents (go) _to HCM city last week 22 Yesterday we (have) _a meeting at our school 23 Mary (meet) _her parents two week ago 24 She (be) _born in 1992 25 What you (do) _last night 26 Last summer I (study) _English in Can Tho City 27 She (not visit) _her son last week 28 In 1997 there (be) _a terrible storm 29 They (build) _the house twenty years ago 30 John (do not) _come to my birthday party last Sunday IV The past continuous: Exercise 1: Rewrite each sentence as a positive, negative, or question: Example: At this time yesterday they (play) were playing _ football At this time yesterday they were not playing football At this time yesterday were they playing football? At this time yesterday we (play) tennis in the schoolyard At 7:00 pm yesterday he (watch) TV Teacher: Nguyen Thanh Tuan – 0964233039 Page5 Some other grammar points Tenses Yesterday while my father (watch) _ TV, my mother (read) the newspaper, my sister (do) _her homework and I (play) chess with my friend What were you doing when I phoned you? I (have) a bath She (do) her homework at the time yesterday Marry (water) the flowers at 3:00 p.m yesterday They (visit) the zoo at ten o’clock yesterday Peter and I (do) _the exercise at this time last night Last night my father (feed) the pigeons at 7:00 10 At this time last year we (learn) _English in London Exercise 2: Put the verb in the past simple tense or the past continuous: When I (arrive) at this house, he still (sleep) The light (go) _ out while we (have) _dinner Bill (have) breakfast when I (stop) _ at this house this morning When I (arrive) _at this house, he still (sleep) As we (cross) the Street, we (see) _an accident Tom (see) a serious accident while he (stand) at the bus stop The children (play) _ football when their mother (come) _back home The bell (ring) while Tom (take) _ a bath He (sit) in a car when I (see) him 10 We (clean) _the house when she (come) _yesterday V The present perfect tense: Exercise 1: Rewrite each sentence as a positive, negative, or question: Example: She (be) has been here for several days She has not been here for several days Has she been here for several days? Tom (see) this film before I (finish) my exercise already They (live) here since 1990 My father (just wash) his car The students (discuss) the question recently Mary (never, be) to Ha Noi We (know) each other for years So far we (learn) five lessons We (be) pen pals for a long time 10 They (stay) here since last week Exercise 2: Bob (see) this movie before Sandra (lend) her brother $ 200 so far Rashid (just pass) his driving test Karen (study) Italian for three years now and is still studying The teacher (already, tell) to be quite Tim (not, take) many photos yet Jorge (read) the newspaper already We (not begin) _ to study for the test yet John and I (be) pen pals for nearly years 10 He (wear) _ the same coat since he (move) _ here 11 I (not see) _ your brother recently 12 They (not contact) _ to each other for a long time 13 How long _you (study) English? 14 How many times _ you (see) _him since he went to Edinburgh? 15 Who is that woman? I (never/ see) _ her before 16 We (be) from French We (be) there for 20 years 17 I (see) that film several times because I like it 18 Mary (lose) _ her hat for days 19 He (not finish) _ doing it yet 20 He (not see) him since Christmas 21 (live) _in Ho Chi Minh City since 1975 22 He (just see) her 23 They (already show) _ the film Teacher: Nguyen Thanh Tuan – 0964233039 Page6 Some other grammar points Tenses 24 I’m sorry the car is not here I (just sell) it 25 The Bakers (be) in New York for months 26 My brother (use) this computer for years 27 They (live) in this street for a long time 28 Mr Green (teach) French since he left London in 1997 29 She (not speak) _ to me since last week 30 Up to now, Hoa (work) _ very hard VI The past perfect tense: Yesterday they (go) _ home after they (finish) their work When we came to the stadium, the match (already start) _ Many people (move) _ to the new place before the storm occurred I sat down ant rested after they (go) _ Before he died, he (be) _ ill for several days Last night before he (watch) _ TV, he (do) _ the exercise She went to the department after her (clean) _ the floor When I got to the party, they (go) _ home By the time the police arrived, the house (be) _ burned down 10 By last year, twenty schools in this province (be) _ built VII The future simple tense Exercise 1: Put the verb in the future simple tense you (take) _ at trip to London next week She (water) _ the flowers next month They (build) a new bridge in this province next year Tomorrow she (send) _ the letter to Ha Hoi In 2010 she (move) _ to live in Ho Chi Minh City I (meet) _ my parents in an hour I think it (be) _ sunny tomorrow I am sure he (pass) _ the exam I (stay) _ at home if it rains 10 He (send) the letter when he goes to the post office VIII The present simple or the present continuous tense: Exercise 1: Put the verbs in brackets in the present simple or the present continuous tense: My father (have) coffee for breakfast every day His sister (study) in a shoe store this summer The students (look) _ up that new word now Mary (go) to school every day They (do) this exercise at the moment Ms Eden (read) _ a newspaper now It (rain) very much in the summer It (rain) _ now Bad students never (study) hard He generally (sing) in English, but today he (sing) in Spanish 10 We seldom (eat) before 6.30 11 She sometimes (buy) _vegetables at his market 12 We always (do) _ our exercises carefully 13 Look! A man (run) after the train He (want) _ to catch it 14 It (be) very cold now 15 John (travel) to England tomorrow 16 I (need) some money for my textbooks 17 Tom (like) to go to the museums 18 Mary (love) ice-cream 19 My mother (cook) some food in the kitchen at present She always (cook) in the mornings 20 I often (leave) the city at weekends 21 The guests (watch) the TV programes now 22 The sun (set) in the west 23 My friend (study) English for an hour every night 24 Listen! I (hear) _ someone knocking at the front door 25 I (do) an exercise on the present tense at the moment and I (think) that I (know) _how to use it now IX The present perfect or the simple past tense: Teacher: Nguyen Thanh Tuan – 0964233039 Page7 Some other grammar points Tenses Exercise 1: Put the verbs in brackets in the present perfect or the simple past tense We (never watch) that TV programme We (watch) a good programme on TV last night He (read) that novel many times before He (read) that novel again last vacation I (have) a little trouble with my car last week However, I (have) no trouble with my car since then I (not see) John for a long time I (see) him weeks ago He is very thirsty He (not drink) since this morning They (study) at this school for years now 10 They (begin) to study at this school years ago 11 How long ago he (start) to learn French? 12 She (lose) her handbag on the train yesterday morning 13 His dog (just run) out of the garden 14 Mr Brown (travel) by air several times in the past 15 He (travel) _ to Mexico by air last summer X The Past Simple Or The Past Continuous Tense Exercise: Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple or the past continuous tense He (sit) in a bar when I (see) him When I (go) out, the sun (shine) The light (go) out while I (have) tea While he (learn) to drive, he (have) an accident We (walk) to the station when it (begin) to rain He (have) a bad fall when he (repair) his roof It (start) to rain when we (play) football in the schoolyard yesterday He (eat) three sandwiches while you (talk) to him The servant (drop) _ two cups while she (wash up) last night 10 While he (write) a letter, the telephone (ring) 11 Last night we (watch) TV when the power (fail) 12 When I (stand) at the bus stop, I (see) an accident 13 Yesterday I (walk) to school when I (find) a wallet on the street 14 When I (have) dinner yesterday, Peter (come) to our house 15 The thief (steal) the bike when Mai (look) for some books in the shop XI The past simple or the past perfect tense Exercise: Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple or the past perfect tense They (go) home after they (finish) their study Yesterday when I (arrive) to the party, the (already go) home After the guests (leave) , she (go) back into the living-room and (switch) off the light On arrival at home I (find) that she (just leave) just a few minutes before Before he (go) to bad, he (do) his homework When they (get) to the place, the man (die) He (do) _ nothing before he (see) _ me He (thank) me for what I (do) for him I (be) sorry that I (hurt) him 10 After they (go) , I (sit) down and (rest) 11 When I (arrive) _, the dinner (already, begin) 12 My friend (not see) _ me for many years when I (meet) _ last week 13 He (learn) English before he (leave) for England 14 In England, he soon (remember) all he (learn) before 15 They (tell) him they (not meet) him before 16 He (ask) why we (come) so early 17 She (say) that she (already, see) _ Dr Rice 18 By the time Bill (get) there, the meeting (start) 19 When we (arrive) at our place, we (find) that a burglar (break) in 20 Almost everybody (leave) _ for home by the time we (arrive) _ XII The simple present or the simple future tense Exercise: Put the verbs in brackets in the simple present or the simple future tense We (go) out when the rain (stop) I (stay) _ here until he (answer) me Teacher: Nguyen Thanh Tuan – 0964233039 Page8 Some other grammar points Tenses Wait until I (catch) you I (be) _ ready before you (count) _ ten John must eat his breakfast before he (go) out Miss Helen (help) you as soon as she (finish) that letter He (tell) _ you when you (get) there She (not come) until you (be) _ ready He (tell) you when you (ask) him 10 I (come) _ and (see) you before I (leave) _ for England XIII Mixed tenses Exercise 1: Put the verb in the brackets in the correct tense We seldom (eat) before am I (not see) him since I (meet) him months ago Listen! I (think) _ someone (knock) _ the door I (get) _ up early the day before yesterday The earth (circle) the sun once every 365 days you (watch) _ TV last night? The workers (work) _ in the firm at the moment How many times _ you (see) him since he went to Edinburgh? Rivers usually (flow) to the sea 10 Look! The boy (cry) _ 11 Do you know that man, who (smoke) _ there 12 Mrs Green always (go) _to work by bus 13 We (be) from French We (be) there for 20 years 14 I (move) to another town next week 15 I (see) that film several times because I like it 16 She always (go) _ go to bed before her mother does 17 Mary (lose) _ her hat for days 18 you (take) _ a trip to London next week? 19 She rarely (take) a bath before dinner 20 He (not finish) _ doing it yet 21 He (not see) him since Christmas 22 In what year _ World War II (break) out? 23 The sun (set) in the West 24 They (live) _ in Ho Chi Minh City since 1975 25 He (come) _ here once years ago 26 We will go out when it (stop) _raining 27 She (read) all the books written by Dickens How many books _ you (read) _? 28 Alice and Mary (put) _ the dishes away right now 29 What you (do) _ at 10 am yesterday? 30 She (finish) her homework recently 31 He (just see) her 32 They (already show) _ the film 33 I’m sorry the car is not here I (just sell) it 34 When _you (buy) your bicycle? 35 I (know) _Jack since we (be) _ students but I (not meet) _ him since we (leave) _ school in 1998 36 The Bakers (be) in New York for months 37 you (spend) _ your holiday in Da lat last summer? 38 We (visit) _ that city last year 39 The farmer (work) _ in the field now 40 John (see) that film sometimes 41 My brother (use) this computer for years 42 Mr Green (buy) a new tractor last month 43 They (live) in this street for a long time 44 My brother (play) _ football at the moment 45 Mr Green (teach) French since he left London in 1997 46 She often (go) _ to school by bicycle but yesterday she (go) by bus 47 Look! It (snow) _ 48 She (not speak) _ to me since last week Teacher: Nguyen Thanh Tuan – 0964233039 Page9 Some other grammar points Tenses 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 Up to now, Hoa (work) _ very hard HCM city (be) the largest city in Vietnam They (hold) the meeting recently Phong (sleep) _ right now He (live) in Hanoi since 2002 Long ago, my young brother often (cry) _ at night you (see) _ him recently? He (finish) his work since yesterday Peter and Daisy (be) born in 1978 Please be quite! You (make) so much noise so I can’t concentrate Look A man (run) after the train He (want) _ to catch it It (be) very cold now We (go) _ to the theatre last night He usually (write) in green ink She (play) _ the piano when our guests (arrive) _ last night We (do) English exercise at the moment She (just come) in and (see) you in minutes I (come) _ as soon as my study is finished (You be) ready? Where (you go) for your holiday last year? I (not leave) Paris since we (go) _ to Dieppe three years ago My mother (come) to stay with us next weekend We (meet) only yesterday and (already decide) to get married I (never see) snow Violets (bloom) in spring We (not live) _ in England for the last two months I (lose) my keys; I cannot remember where I last (see) them He (not arrive) when I (write) my last letter to you Whenever you (go) _ to town nowadays, you (spend) _ a lot of money I (never forget) what you (just tell) me They (prepare) the Christmas dinner today I (not see) John for a long time I (see) him weeks ago He is very thirsty He (not drink) since this morning Look at those black clouds It (rain) _ We (not see) _ her since we (be) _ on holiday in Ha Long bay Phuong (not finish) _ her homework yet Would you like some coffee? I just (make) _ some No one (use) _ this car for several years Last night when we (visit) _ him, he (do) _ an experiment on the upstairs The sewing machine which you (use) _ at present (invent) _ in 1830 by French I (not see) your uncle recently - No He (not go) _ out since he (buy) _ a new color television 89 My uncle just (open) _ a new internet house on Trang Thi street 90 Her grandfather (die) _ 20 years ago She (never meet) _ him 91 Linh's brother (lose) _ his job last month and since then he (be) _ out of work 92 You (see) _ Mrs Chi lately? - Yes I (see) _ her at the school gate three days ago 93 The door won't open unless you (push) _ it hard 94 As soon as I (have) _ enough money, I'll buy a new car 95 I (not use) _ the car this evening, so you can have it 96 I (walk) _ along the street when I suddenly (feel) _ something hit me in the back I (not know) _ what it was 97 It (be) cold when we (leave) _ the house that day, and a light snow (fall) _ 98 I (not see) _ Daisy for ages When I last (see) _ him, he (try) _ to find a job in London 99 I (walk) _ along the street when suddenly I (hear) _ footsteps behind me Somebody (follow) _ me I was frightened and I (start) _ to run 100 When I was young, I (want) _to be a bus diver 101 I wish I (not be) here now 102 They (practice) _ their music lesson at o'clock last night 103 Thu (look) _after her little brother next Sunday 104 This book (just publish) _by Kim Dong publisher Teacher: Nguyen Thanh Tuan – 0964233039 Page10 Some other grammar points Tenses 105 The kids (sleep) when the bell rang 106 Who you (talk) _to on the phone now, Minh? 107 Where your new friend (live) , Nga? - She (live) _on Hang Bac Street 108 You (be) free next Sunday morning, Tan? - No, I and my brother (visit) our grandparents 109 Trang (not be) in her room at the moment She (cook) in the kitchen 110 Lien (not go) _to the movie theater tomorrow She (stay) at home and watch TV 111 Take these pills and you (feel) better then, Ba! 112 Minh (not visit) the museum with his class last Sunday because he (catch) a cold 113 The Pikes (move) to London since 2002 114 The students (play) _badminton at the moment 115 Ba and Phong (know) each other quite well for years 116 The phone (ring) _at midnight last night 117 The Brown (travel) to Asia many times 118 What you (do) last weekend? - I (go) to the theater with my family 119 John and I (be) _pen pals for nearly three years 120 We used (write) to each other every month when we (be) at secondary school 121 Minh (know) a little English, so she (wish) she (can) speak it fluently 122 Maria (stay) _with us at the moment She (be) _my sister's friend 123 My mother (wash) the dishes while we (clean) the floor 124 Listen! The teacher (explain) the lesson 125 Viet Nam (have) a lot of mountains and there (be) _many tall and big trees there 126 Lan (borrow) _some books from the library since Monday 127 Uyen (take) _a bus to school every day 128 Farmers often (harvest) _their crops in August 129 They (leave) Hanoi for HCM City yesterday 130 You look tired You (work) _hard? Exercise 2: Choose the best answer Water at 100 degree Centigrade A boil B boils C boiling D is boiling George to the movies very often A not go B don’t go C doesn’t go D not to How many languages ? A you speak B are you speak C are you speaking D will you speak The swimming pool at 9.00 am and at 6.30 pm A open/ close B opens / closes C opens/ close D open / closes Excuse me! I for a phone book Is there one here? A is looking B are looking C am looking D looking Would you like a cigarette? No, thanks, I A not smoke B doesn’t smoke C don’t smoke D am not smoke Listen! Can you hear those people next door? They A is yelling B are yelling C yells D yell Why your coat today? It’s very warm today A are you wear B you wear C you are wearing D are you wearing Where is Peter? He a bath A is talking B taking C is taking D is takeing 10 I your telephone number A not know B don’t know C don’t knew D am not knowing 11 Bad students never hard A works B work C are working D is working 12 The farmers in the field now A is working B are working C work D working 13 Do you know the man who there? A is smoking B are smoking C smoke D smokes 14 Those children for hours every afternoon A sleep B sleeps C is sleeping D are sleeping 15 Light faster than sound A travels B travels C travel D is travelling 16 At present, that author a historical novel A is writing B write C are writing D writes Teacher: Nguyen Thanh Tuan – 0964233039 Page11 Some other grammar points Tenses 17 Look! The policeman after a pick pocket A are running B is running C runs D is runing 18 He usually his work before o’clock A finish B finishes C is finishing D finishing 19 They to Ha Long for their last summer vacation A go B are going C was going D went 20 She to brush her teeth yesterday A forget B forgot C forgetting D was forgetting 21 Ba his room yesterday afternoon A clean and tidy B cleaned and tidied C cleaned and tidy 22 What yesterday at 10.20 pm? A are you doing B was you doing C were you doing D did you 23 You looked very busy when I (see) you last night What you (do) _? A see/ did you B saw/ are you doing C saw/ were you doing 24 He us to go out in the boat yesterday as a strong wind A not allow/ blow B didn’t allow/ was blowing C don’t allow/ were blowing 25 The boys broke a window when they football A played B were playing C had played D are playing 26 Mr John to Los Angeles in 1992 A had gone B has gone C went D was going 27 Why you come yesterday? A can not B can’t C don’t D couldn’t 28 While I was going to school yesterday, I him A meet B met C will meet D am meeting 29 I about him when suddenly he came in A talk B talked C am talking D was talking 30 It began to rain when they basket ball at 4.00 A play B are playing C were playing D is playing * choose the correct tense of the verbs in parentheses for each sentence by circling the letter a,b ,c or d Thu Thao ( be) ….twenty –three years old next December a is b was c has been d will be They ( learn)… French at present with their classmates a are learning b learnt c have learnt d had learnt He ( be)…….on holiday in Hue City one year ago.? a Is he b Was he c Has he been d Will he be He is practicing the piano while his sister ( learn) … Maths a is learning b was learning c will be learning d has learnt What time he ( go)…to work every day? a is he going b did he go c does he go d was he going 6.She ( learn) Japanese since her teacher was retired a learnt b was learning c had learnt d has learnt He ( come)……to see Thailand if he had a good chance? a Had he come b Has he come c Would he come d Will he come He ( go)…….to Nha Trang in three months? a Did he go b Does he go c Will he go d Is he going Where they ( go)… now? a they go b will they go c did they go d are they going 10 She ( go) …to the cinema tonight? a Is she going b Was she going c Will she go d Has she gone 11 It is necessary that she ( learn)…….foreign language a learns b learn c learnt d will learn 12 Her mother ( go)… on business to Hanoi five or six times a year a is going b went c has gone d goes 13 Where is your brother? He ( have)……a bath a has b had c is having d will have 14 What you ( do)……when I came to see you? a did you b will you c have you done d were you doing 15 peter ( not see) ….his parents for ages a does not see b will not see c has not seen d did not see Teacher: Nguyen Thanh Tuan – 0964233039 Page12 Some other grammar points Tenses 16 Who ( teach)… you biology last year? a taught b teaches c has taught d was teaching 17 I cannot go out with my girlfriend because I ( not finish) …my work a not finish b didn’t finish c won’t finish d haven’t finished 18 Doctors ( learn)……French before they went to Paris a learnt b has learnt c has been learning d had learnt 19 French ( teach)…in that college since 1979 a was taught b was being taught c has been taught d had been taught 20 Mr Trung ( write) ….a letter to his teacher in two weeks a writes b is writing c wrote d will write 21 He ( consider)…the applicants at the moment? a Does he consider b Is he considering c Has he considered d Did he consider 22 Mount Everest ( believe)… to be the highest mountain in the world a believed b is believed c was believed d has believed 23 Recently, the best way to protect the environment ( be found)….by some scientists a is found b is being found c was found d has been found 24 I did not attend the wedding party last night I wish I ( enjoy) …it a enjoyed b have enjoyed c had enjoyed d would enjoy 25 He cannot join his friends until he ( finish)… the reports for his director a finishes b is finishing c has finished d will finish 26 The book ( publish)… before customers ordered to buy it a published b was being published c had been published d had published 27 She ( devote)…all her life to the education cause in the last twenty years a has devoted b devoted c will devote d had devoted 28 This time the day after tomorrow, they ( come)… to see this city again a come b will come c will be coming d will have come 29 When my mother leaves office next month, she ( work) ….there for twenty –five years a works b worked c will work d will have worked 30.Many people highly appreciated her talent, so she ( offer)….a prize last month a offered b was being offered c was offered d had offered 31 Everything ( send)… to him since he was in a small town a has sent b has been sent c have been sent d had sent 32 This building ( finish)……by the end of this year a will have been finished b will be finished c have been finished d will have finished 33 Someone suggested that he ( go)… out for a walk a go b went c has gone d was going 34 Nam told me that he ( give up)….smoking long ago a gives up b gave up c has given up d had given up 35 After she ( have_ some sandwiches, she had a drink a had b will have c had had d would have 36 What they ( do)…at eight tomorrow morning? a are they doing b will they c will they be doing d have they done 37 It was high time children ( go)….to bed a go b went c were going d had gone 38 When she ( bear)… ? She was born in 1985 a she bears b does she bear c was she born d has she born 39 She told me that he ( teach)…literature at that college since 1989 a taught b was teaching c has taught d had taught 40 Mt Thomas ( die)… in his old flat when the police arrived to investigate the incident a died b had died c has died d had been died 41 The table ( take)…away before I came here a was taken b was being taken c had taken d had been taken 42 The man ( catch)…any fish yet? a Has the man caught b Does the man catch c Is the man catching d Was the man catching 43 They ( live) …here for eleven years by the end of next September a will live b will be living c have been living d will have been living 44 These engineers ( build)…this bridge for five years next month a will build b will be building c have built d will have built 45 They said that they ( discuss)… that problem since o’clock Teacher: Nguyen Thanh Tuan – 0964233039 Page13 Some other grammar points Tenses a discussed b were discussing c had been discussing d have been discussing 46 She thanked her professor for his special assistance that he ( offer)….to her a offered b had offered c has offered d was offering 47 A new school ( build)…….in this town at present a is being built b is building c has built d has been built 48 When the police came here the victim ( take)… to the hospital a took b was taken c had taken d had been take 49 The marathon race ( start)….as planned if the weather is fine a starts b will start c will be starting d would start 50 my uncle ( fall)….off the ladder while he was painting the ceiling a fell b was falling c has fallen d had fallen 51 The sun ( not shine)……everyday in England a not to shine b does not shine c is not shining d will not shine 52 The beautiful skirt ( make)…for Mary Jane on her wedding day by this time next month a will make b will be making c will be made d will have been made 53 If she ( be)…the minister, she would have reformed the management board a is b were c had been d would be 54 You can make the tea now The water ( boil)…… a boiled b has boiled c was boiling d is boiling 55 They came to the airport and found that they ( miss)……the flight a missed b was missing c has missed d had missed 56 The Thames ( flow)……through London a flows b is flowing c flew d has flown 57 She interrupted me as I ( talk)………to my friend A talked b was talking c has talked d has been talking 58 Look at the clouds! It ( rain)…… a is raining b will rain c will be raining d is going to rain 59 he said he wished he never ( meet)……me again a never met b has never met c would never meet d could have never met 60 I saw Mrs Linh just now in the street as she ( come)….home from school a comes b, is coming c was coming d came 61 I suggested that he ( stop)…smoking a stops b stop c stopped d has stopped 62 They ( work)… very hard lately a are working b worked c were working d have worked 63 he pretended to ( forget)… his girlfriend’s name a forgot b have forgotten c had forgotten d will forget 64 She refused to admit that she ( break)…that video cassette player a broke b was breaking c had broken d has been breaking 65.This time last month, her friends ( visit) Hai Phong city a visited b were visiting c had visited d had been visiting 66 It ( rain)….all day yesterday a rained b was raining c had rained d had been raining 67 By next Tet holidays, my family ( live)… in Hanoi for six years a will live b will be living c will have been living d will have lived 68 She wishes she ( go)…out with us last night a goes b went c would go d had gone 69 She felt sad because the singer of the T.Rex ( kill)… a killed b was killed c had killed d had been killed 70 It ( be)… very warm this spring a is b was c has been d will be 71 She ( work)….for that company for ten years before her husband moved here a had worked b was working c has worked d will be working 72 This hotel ( build)…….for ten years by this time next month a will build b will be built c will have built d will have been built 73 What he ( do)… if he passed his matriculation? a did he b would he c would have done d had he done 74 We are sorry that we ( not reply)…… the last letter up to now a haven’t replied b don’t reply c didn’t reply d hadn’t replied Teacher: Nguyen Thanh Tuan – 0964233039 Page14 Some other grammar points Tenses 75.The president (welcome)… by the villagers in that district at present a is welcoming b is being welcomed c has welcomed d has been welcomed 76 They said that they ( watch)… television for two hours the night before a watched b were watching c have watched d had been watching 77 When I met them in the street, they ( go)……to the pictures a went b were going c had gone d would know 78.Miss White did not go to the party She wishes she ( attend)…… a attends b attended c had attended d would attend 79 It is urgent that the victim ( be given)….a good care by the doctor a is given b be given c was given d will be given 80 Look! Boys and girls ( dance)…… beautifully a are dancing b danced c were dancing d have been dancing 81 They (play)….badminton since they (come)….to Canada? a Do they play- come b Did they play – come c Will they play- come d have they played-came 82 Hello! Mai! I ( not see) ….you for ages Where you ( be)… ? a not see- are you b did not see- were you c will not see- are you d haven’t seen-have you been 83 You ( know)…any Japanese when you first ( arrive)… here? a Did you know-arrived b Did you know-arrive c Have you known-arrived d Did you know-have known 84 He ( buy)… a new villa by the river last year, but he ( not sell)……his old villa yet, so at present he has two villas a bought- did not sell b had bought- did not sell c had bought- has not sold d bought- has not sold 85 He ( be)….in London for three years How he ( go) … there? a is- did he go b was – did he go c has been- did he go d has been- has he gone 86 I ( hear)…that they ( look)…….for drugs a hear- looked b heard- were looking c heard- looked d heard- had looked 87 How long you ( be)……at your college? Well, I ( teach)….here for eight years a were you- taught b were you- was teaching c have you been- have taught d had you been- had taught 88 I wonder what I ( do)… this time next year I expect you ( work)….at the same office a will be doing- will be working b will do- will work c am going to do- will work d will have done- will work 89 This time tomorrow everyone ( read)……of your success, and all sorts of people ( ring)….up to congratulate you a will read- will ring b will be reading- will ring c will be reading- will be ringing d will be reading- will have rung 90 I have not seen your uncle recently No, he ( not be)……out of his house since he ( buy) his colour television a is not- buys b was not- bought c was not- has bought d has not been- bought 91 Miss Betty Linda did not buy an English dictionary because she was short of money If she ( have)… a lot of money, she ( take)….it already a has – takes b has – will take c had- would take d had had- would have taken 92 She saw that two boys ( fight)….at a street corner and a policeman ( try) …to stop them a fought- tried b were fighting- was trying c were fighting- tried d had fought- tried 93 She usually ( go)………to work by bus, but this week she ( go)…… by bicycle a goes- is going b goes- goes c goes- has gone d went- goes 94 She told me that she ( write)….a letter to her friend in England when I (come) ….to see two days before a wrote- came b was writing- was coming c was writing- came d had been writing- had come 95 You will be too late By the time you get there they ( finish)…their speeches and everyone ( go)….home a will finish- goes b will have finished- will have gone c will be finishing- will go d will finish- will be going 96 I ( come)…to see you at o’clock What you think? Well, I ( expect)…you a will come- will be expecting b will come- will expect c come- am expecting d am coming- am expecting 97 When they ( come)….to the station, the train already ( leave)… a came- had already left b came- left c came- has already left d came- was already leaving 98 She ( finish)……her fifth novel by the end of next march She ( write)…….her sixth one then a finishes- is writing b will finish- will write c will have finished- will write d will be finishing- will be writing 99 You ( hear)…the news? Nguyet and Binh are engaged! Oh! That is not new, I ( know)… it for ages a Do you hear- know b Did you hear- knew c Have you heard- have known d Did you hear- have known 100 Where you ( live)… in the last few years? Well, I ( live)… in Los Angeles before your husband met me a did you live- lived b were you living- lived c did you live- had lived d have you lived- had lived Teacher: Nguyen Thanh Tuan – 0964233039 Page15 Some other grammar points Tenses * SUPPLY THE CORRECT TENSE 1/ They (just decide) that they (undertake) _ the job 2/ We (go) _ to the theatre last night 3/ He usually (write) in green ink 4/ She (play) _ the piano when our guests (arrive) _ last night 5/ We (do) an English exercise at the moment 6/ I (come) _ as soon as my work is finished (You be) ready ? 7/ Where (you go) for your holiday last year ? 8/ I (not leave) Paris since we (go) _ to Dieppe three years ago 9/ My mother (come) to stay with us next weekend 10/ We (meet) only yesterday and (already decide) to get married 11/ I (never see) snow 12/ Violets (bloom) in spring 13/ We (not live) _ in England for the last two months 14/ I (lose) my keys; I cannot remember where I last (see) them 15/ Whenever you (go) _ to town nowadays, you (spend) _ a lot of money 16/ They (prepare) the Christmas dinner today 17/When I last (stay) _ in Cairo, I (ride) to the Pyramids on a camel that my friend (borrow) the day before 18/ I (finish) _ the book before my next birthday 19/ “Hello! (You make) a cake ? 20/ He (walk) very quickly when I (meet) him yesterday 21/ We (meet) _ you tomorrow after you (finish) your work 22/ Yesterday I (buy) a new watch as my old one (be) _ stolen 23/ When it (rain) , she(carry) an umbrella 24/ We (walk) to the station when it (begin) to rain My mother (cook) _ some food in the kitchen at present She always (cook) in the mornings 25/ It (rain) very much in the summer It (rain) _ now 26/ Bad students never (work) hard 27/ He generally (sing) in English, but today he (sing) in Spanish 28/ I (be) _ ready before you (count) _ ten 28/ John must eat his breakfast before he (go) out 30/ Miss Helen (help) you as soon as she (finish) that letter 31/ He (tell) _ you when you (get) there 32/A number of (duck) _ (go) _ through here, yesterday *Choose the best answer among A, B, C, or D When I last saw him, he _ in London A has lived B is living C was living D has been living We _ Dorothy since last Saturday A don’t see B haven’t seen C didn’t see D hadn’t seen The train half an hour ago A has been leaving B left C has left D had left Jack the door A has just painted B paint C will have painted D painting My sister for you since yesterday A is looking B was looking C has been looking D looked I Texas State University now A am attending B attend C was attending D attended He has been selling motorbikes A ten years ago B since ten years C for ten years ago D for ten years Christopher Columbus _ American more than 500 years ago A discovered B has discovered C had discovered D had been discovering 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 lived D were still living 11 They table tennis when their father comes back home A will play B will be playing C play D would play 12 By Christmas, I _ for Mr Smith for six years Teacher: Nguyen Thanh Tuan – 0964233039 Page16 Some other grammar points Tenses A shall have been working B shall work C have been working D shall be working 13 I _ in the room right now A am being B was being C have been being D am 14 I to New York three times this year A have been B was C were D had been 15 I’ll come and see you before I _ for the States A leave B will leave C have left D shall leave 16 The little girl asked what _ to her friend A has happened B happened C had happened D would have been happened 17 John a book when I saw him A is reading B read C was reading D reading 18 Her brother in Canada at present A working B works C is working D work 19 I to the same barber since last year A am going B have been going C go D had gone 20 Her father when she was a small girl A dies B died C has died D had died 21 Almost everyone _ for home by the time we arrived A leave B left C leaves D had left 22 By the age of 25, he two famous novels A wrote B writes C has written D had written 23 While her husband was in the army, Mary to him twice a week A was reading B wrote C was written D had written 24 I couldn’t cut the grass because the lawn mower a few days previously A broke down B has been broken C had broken down D breaks down 24 I have never played badminton before This is the first time I _ to play A try B tried C have tried D am trying 25 Since _, I have heard nothing from him A he had left B he left C he has left D he was left 26 After I _ lunch, I looked for my bag A had B had had C have has D have had 27 By the end of next year, George _ English for two years A will have learned B will learn C has learned D would learn 28 The man got out of the car, round to the back and opened the book A walking B walked C walks D walk 29 Henry _ into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner A was going B went C has gone D did go 30 He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he dinner A finish B finishes C will finish D finishing Teacher: Nguyen Thanh Tuan – 0964233039 Page17