Bài giảng Tiếng Anh - Tenses - Trương Văn Ánh

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1. TENSES Mr. Anh
2. 1. When I last saw him, he ___ in London. A. has lived B. is living C. was living D. has been living 2. We ___ Dorothy since last Saturday. A. don’t see B. haven’t seen C. didn’t see D. hadn’t seen 3. The train ___ half an hour ago. A. has been leaving B. left C. has left D. had left 4. Jack ___ the door. A. has just painted B. paint C. will have painted D. painting 5. My sister ___ for you since yesterday. A. is looking B. was looking C. has been looking D. looked
3. 6. I ___ Texas State University now. A. am attending B. attend C. was attendingD. attended 7. He has been selling motorbikes ___. A. ten years ago B. since ten years C. for ten years agoD. for ten years 8. Christopher Columbus ___ American more than 500 years ago. A. discovered B. has discovered C. had discovered D. had been discovering 9. He fell down while 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
4. 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. 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
5. 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. He said he ___ return later. A. will B. would C. can D. would be 19. I have been waiting for you ___. A. since early morning B. since 9a. m C. for two hours D. All are correct 20. Almost everyone ___ for home by the time we arrived. A. Leave B. left C. leaves D. had left
6. 21. By the age of 25, he ___ two famous novels. A. Wrote B. writes C. has written D. had written 22. While her husband was in the army, Mary ___ to him twice a week. A. was reading B. wroteC. was written D. had written 23. 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. TryB. 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
7. 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. Jack ___ this book three times. A. reads B. read C. has read D. is reading 30. He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he ___ dinner. A. Finish B. finishes C. will finish D. finishing
8. 31 Ask her to come and see me when she ___ her work. A. Finish B. has finished C. finished D. finishing 32. Tom and Mary ___ for Vietnam tomorrow. A. Leave B. are leaving C. leaving D. are left 33. He always ___ for a walk in the evening. A. Go B. is going C. goes D. going 34. Her brother ___ in Canada at present. A. working B. works C. is working D. work 35. Last week, my professor promised that he ___ today. A. would come B. will come C. comes D. coming
9. Choose the underlined part in each sentence (A, B,C, or D) that needs correction. 1. After Mrs. Wang had (A) returned (B) to her house (C) from work, she (D) was cooking dinner. 2. Jimmy (A) threw the ball (B) high in the air, and Betty (C) catching it (D) when it came down. 3. Linda has (A) worn her (B) new yellow dress (C) only once since she (D) buys it. 4. Last week Mark (A) told me that he (B) got very bored with his present job and (C) is looking for a (D) new one. 5. (A) Having fed the dog, he (B) was sat down (C) to his (D) own meal.
10. 6. When I turned on my computer, I was (A) shocked (B) to find some junk mail, and I (C) just (D) delete it all. 7. They are going (A) to have to (B) leave soon and (C) so do (D) we. 8. The boss laughed when the secretary (A) has told him that she (B) really (C) needed a (D) pay rise. 9. The telephone rang several (A) times and (B) then (C) stop before I (D) could answer it. 10. Debbie, (A) whose father is an excellent tennis (B) player, (C) has been playing tennis (D) since ten years.
11. 11. I (A) have seen (B) lots of (C) interesting places when I (D) went on holiday last summer 12. When my cat (A) heard a noise in the bushes, she stopped (B) moving and (C) listen (D) intently. 13. I (A) think it’s time you (B) must change your (C) way of (D) living. 14. Roger felt (A) the outside of his pocket (B) to make sure (C) his wallet (D) is still there. 15. When (A) I’m shopping in the supermarket, I ran (B) into an old friend who I (C) hadn’t met (D) for five years.
12. 16. (A) The police arrested the man (B) while he (C) is having dinner (D) in a restaurant. 17. Peter and Wendy (A) first met (B) in 2006, and they (C) are married for three years (D) now. 18. (A) Some people (B) are believing there is life (C) on (D) other planets. 19. Recently, (A) the island of Hawaii (B) had been the subject on (C) intensive research (D) on the occurrence of earthquakes. 20. Every morning, the sun (A) shines in my bedroom (B) window and (C) waking me (D) up.
13. 21. (A) We’ll be cycled to (B) Hoa’s village (C) at this time (D) next Sunday. 22. What (A) will you (B) do (C) when your friends (D) won’t come ? 23. My friend (A) didn’t drink (B) any beer since we (C) came to live (D) here. 24. We have (A) written to (B) each other (C) when we (D) were in primary school. 25. (A) Will we (B) go to the pop concert (C) this weekend for (D) a change?
14. Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one. 1. As soon as he waved his hand, she turned away. A. He saw her turn away and he waved his hand. B. No sooner had he waved his hand than she turned away. C. She turned away because he waved his hand too early. D. Although she turned away, he waved his hand. 2. My father hasn’t smoked cigarettes for a month. A. It’s a month since my father last smoked cigarettes. B. It’s a month ago that my father smoked cigarettes. C. It’s a month that my father hasn’t smoked cigarettes. D. It’s a cigarette that my father smoked a month ago.
15. 3. Having finished their work, the workers expected to be paid. A. The workers expected to be paid because they had finished their work. B. Having their work finished, the workers expected to be paid. C. Having expected to be paid, the workers finished their work. D. Having been finished their work, the workers expected to be paid. 4. Mr. Brown bought this car five years ago. A. Mr. Brown started to buy this car five years ago. B. It has been five years when Mr. Brown bought this car C. Mr. Brown has had this car for five years. D. It is five years ago since Mr. Brown bought this car.
16. 5. I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for years. A. It’s years since I enjoyed myself so much. B. It’s years since I have enjoyed myself so much. C. It was years since I had enjoyed myself so much. D. It has been years since I have enjoyed myself so much. 6. This is my tenth year working in this bank. A. By the end of this year, I will work in this bank for ten years. B. I have worked in this bank for ten years by the end of this year. C. By the end of this year, I will have worked in this bank for ten years. D. I had been working in this bank for ten years by the end of this year.
17. 7. The famous actor was last seen in 2000. A. The famous actor has not been able to see since 2000. B. No one has seen the famous actor since 2000. C. The famous actor didn’t see anyone in 2000. D. No one saw the famous actor until 2000. 8. I came to live here three months ago. A. It was three months since I lived here. B. I’ve been living here for three months. C. I lived here for three months. D. I didn’t live here for three months.
18. 9. She goes to the shops every Friday. A. She goes every day to the shop but not on Friday. B. It’s not Friday, but she’s going to the shops. C. She always goes to the shops on Friday. D. She never goes to the shops on Friday. 10. Michael took a deep breath and dived into the water. A. After Michael had taken a deep breath, he dived into the water. B. Having taken a deep breath, he dived into the water. C. After Michael took a deep breath, he had dived into the water. D. A & B are correct.
19. 11. We started working here three years ago. A. We worked here for three years. B. We have no longer worked here for three years. C. We have worked here for three years. D. We will work here in three years. 12. It’s a long time since we last went to the cinema. A. We have been to the cinema for a long time. B. We haven’t been to the cinema for a long time. C. We don’t go to the cinema as we used to. D. We wish we went to the cinema now.
20. 13. I haven’t finished this book yet. A. I’m still reading this book. B. I have read this book before. C. The book I’m reading hasn’t finished. D. I will read this book some day. 14. He used to jog every morning. A. He enjoys jogging every morning. B. He never fails to jog every morning. C. He doesn’t now jog every morning. D. He intended to jog every morning.
21. 15. I have never felt happier than I do now. A. I felt happier before. B. I feel happy now. C. I have never felt happy. D. I have always felt happy. 16. He last had his eyes tested ten months ago. A. He hasn’t had his eyes tested for ten months. B. He had not tested his eyes for ten months then. C. He had tested his eyes ten months before. D. He didn’t have any test on his eyes in ten months.
22. 17. Someone knocked on the door during my lunchtime. A. I had lunch when someone knocked on the door. B. When I had had lunch, someone knocked on the door. C. I was having lunch when someone was knocking on the door. D. I was having lunch when someone knocked on the door. 18. Steve left before my arrival. A. When I arrived, Steve had already left. B. Steve left as soon as I arrived. C. While Steve was leaving I arrived. D. Steve hadn’t left until I arrived.
23. 19. I haven’t been here before. A. Being here is a pleasant experience. B. This is the first time I have been here. C. I have wished to be here for long. D. Before long I will be here. 20. The last time I saw Rose was three years ago. A. I hasn’t seen Rose for three years. B. I haven’t seen Rose three years ago. C. I haven’t seen Rose since three years. D. I haven’t seen Rose for three years.
24. 21. When we arrived, the children were playing “Hide and Seek” A. The children played “Hide and Seek” and then we arrived. B. While the children were playing “Hide and Seek”, we arrived. C. We arrived at the same time the children played “Hide and Seek”. D. We didn’t arrive until the children played “Hide and Seek”. 22. Jack locked the door when he had finished his duty. A. After Jack had finished his duty, he locked the door. B. After Jack finished his duty, he locked the door. C. Jack finished his duty before he locked the door. D. Jack finished his duty when he locked the door.
25. Good luck!