CHUYÊN
ĐỀ VỀ THÌ
MỤC LỤC
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I-PRESENT SIMPLE
II-PRESENT CONTINUOUS
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III-FUTURE SIMPLE & NEAR FUTURE
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IV-PAST SIMPLE
V-PRESENT PERFECT
VI-PAST PERFECT
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VII-PAST CONTINUOUS
IX-FUTURE PERFECT
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X-PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
XI-PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
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XII-FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS
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EXERCISES
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TENSES
I-PRESENT SIMPLE
1. Form
Affirmative
S + V1 / Vs/es
Negative
S + do not (=don’t) /does not (=doesn’t) + V0
Interrogative
(Wh) + do(not) / does(not) + S + V0?
Lưu ý:
Các động từ kết thúc bằng sh, ch, ss, o, x, z thì thêm es
wash – washes, go – goes, watch – watches, miss – misses, mix – mixes, buzz - buzzes…
Những động từ tận cùng là phụ âm + y thì khi sang ngôi he, she, it… y đổi thành i rồi thêm es.
study – studies… but: play – plays
Riêng động từ “have” biến đổi thành “has”.
Ví dụ 1:
a. My brother _________ (go) to the gym every day, but I ___________(not do) any exercise.
b. He ________ (be) often tired. He_________ (work) hard and he ____________(not relax) very much.
c. We usually _________ (go) to the cinema twice a week.
d. There ___________ (be) 4 seasons every year in the northern Vietnam.
e. The earth __________ (go) around the sun.
f. Everest _________ ( be) the highest mountain in the world.
h. The train Hanoi – Ho Chi Minh City _____________ (leave) at 5 o’clock tomorrow morning.
i. The football match _____________ (start) at 9 o’clock tonight.
2. Usage
(1) Hành động lặp lại nhiều lần theo thói quen. Trong câu thường xuất hiện các trạng từ chỉ tần suất
Always , usually, often, sometimes, seldom, rarely, never, every day, occasionally,
once a day / week / month…, twice a day / week / month…, 3 times a day / week / month…
(2) Chân lí, sự thật hiển nhiên.
(3) Bảng biểu, lịch trình, thường là thời gian cho các phương tiện công cộng, chương trình mang tính đại
chúng.
Ví dụ 2: (2019) My mother gets up usually early to prepare breakfast for the whole family.
A
B
C
D
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II-PRESENT CONTINUOUS
1. Form
Affirmative
S + am/is/are + V-ing
Negative
S + am/is/are + not + V-ing
Interrogative
(Wh) + am/is/are + (not) + S + V-ing ?
Lưu ý:
- Những động từ kết thúc là một nguyên âm e sau 1 phụ âm thì ta bỏ e trước khi thêm đuôi –ing.
have – having, write – writing … but: see – seeing
- Những động từ 1 âm tiết hoặc 2 âm tiết có trọng âm rơi vào âm 2 (kết thúc là 1 nguyên âm + 1 phụ âm) :
gấp đôi phụ âm cuối trước khi thêm –ing.
sit – sitting, prefer – preferring, swim – swimming, begin – beginning… but: flow – flowing
- Các từ die, lie, tie… biến đổi như sau: die – dying, lie – lying, tie – tying…
Ví dụ 3:
a. I__________ (wait) for the bus at the moment.
b. Where _______you_______ ( go) now?
c. Listen! Someone ______________ (sing).
d. I ______ still _________ (face) diffculties in learning English this term.
e. My mother often _____ (go) to the market in the morning, but today she _______ (go) at noon.
f. Every day I _________ (get) up at 5:30 a.m but this term I________ (get) up at 7:00 a.m.
g. Next month, We__________ ( have) a party on New Year’s Eve. I’ve invited lots of people.
h. He ________always ___________ ( lose) his keys.
2. Usage
(1) Một hành động đang diễn ra ở hiện tại ngay lúc nói.
now, at the moment, at present, Look!, Listen!, Be careful!, Be quiet!…
(2) Hành động đang diễn ra nhưng không nhất định phải đúng ngay lúc đang nói.
today, this term, this month,…
(3) Hành động mang tính chất tạm thời khơng thường xun.
(4) Hành động đã lên kế hoạch để thực hiện trong tương lai gần ,chắc chắn sẽ xảy ra.
(5) Phàn nàn về một hành động lặp đi lặp lại ,dùng với “always” hoặc “constantly”.
Lưu ý: Một số động từ trạng thái thường không dùng ở dạng tiếp diễn:
Trạng thái tinh thần: know (biết), realize (nhận thức), recognize (nhận ra), believe (tin tưởng), understand
(hiểu), suppose (giả sử), feel (cảm thấy), imagine (tưởng tượng), doutb (nghi ngờ), remember (nhớ),
forget (quên), mean (muốn nói), want (muốn)…
Trạng thái cảm xúc: love (yêu), prefer (thích), hate (ghét), dislike (khơng thích), appreciate (biết ơn),
mind (phiền)…
Sở hữu: have (có), own (làm chủ), belong (thuộc về), possess (có)…
Giác quan: taste (nếm), smell (có mùi, ngửi), hear (nghe), feel (cảm thấy), see (thấy)…
Những trạng thái khác: seem (hình như), look (trơng), appear (có vẻ), be (thì, là), exist (tồn tại), contain
(chứa đựng), consist of (bao gồm), include (gồm có)…
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III-FUTURE SIMPLE & NEAR FUTURE
Dự định
và quyết
định
Dự đốn
FUTURE SIMPLE
S + will + V0
S + will + not + V0
(Wh) + will (not) + S + V0
- Will = shall = ‘ll
- Will not = won’t
NEAR FUTURE
S + am/is/are + going to + V0
S + am/is/are + not + going to + V0
(Wh) + am/is/are + (not) + S + going to + V0?
mang nghĩa chung chung (sẽ) để nói về hành
động trong tương lai hay một quyết định tức thời
.
Ví dụ 4:
a. She _________ (be) 18 next month.
b. Tom: I’ve got a headache.
Mary: Really? I_______(get) some medicine
for you.
diễn tả ý định, kế hoạch đã dự tính trước.
dự đốn nhưng khơng có cơ sở ,bằng chứng.
Ví dụ 6:
One day men _________ (live) on the Mars.
dự đốn có cơ sở, bằng chứng ở hiện tại.
Ví dụ 7:
Look at these dark clouds! I think it ___________
(rain)
Ví dụ 5:
a. Oh, really? _____she __________(have) a birthday
party?
b. Tom: I’ve got a headache.
Mary: I knew there was no medicine at home. I
____________ (buy) it for you.
+ Từ nhận biết dùng thì tương lai :Tomorrow , next week/ next month/ next year…
+ Tương lai đơn còn diễn tả lời hứa hẹn hoặc dùng để yêu cầu ai làm gì.
+ Khơng dùng thì tương lai liền sau liên từ chỉ thời gian mà thay bằng thì hiện tại đơn hoặc hiện tại hoàn
thành.
S+ will +Vo + when + S + V1/s/es
S+ will +Vo + as soon as + S + V1/s/es / S + have/has + Ved/3
S+ will +Vo + till/untill + S + V1/s/es / S + have/has + Ved/3
Ví dụ 8:
a. I’m thirsty. I ________ (make) some tea.
b. The floor looks dirty. I ________ (help) you to clean it.
c. A: The phone is ringing and I’m in the shower!
B: Don’t worry Mark, I ________________ (answer) for you.
d. I’m not feeling well, I ________________ (faint).
e. I’m so excited! We ______________ (move) to a bigger house next month.
f. I think my sister _______________ (pass) the exam, she has studied very hard so far.
g. Thank you for lending me money. I _________ (pay) you back next week.
h. I _________ ( not tell) anyone your secret. I promise.
i. _________ you __________ ( turn) off the radio, please?
k. She ____________ (not come) until it is 9 o'clock.
l. When I see him, I _____________ ( give) him your regards.
m. I’ll call you as soon as I __________ (get) home.
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Ví dụ 9: (2021) ______, I will give it back to you.
A. When I finish reading the book
C. When I finished reading the book
B. When I was finishing reading the book
D. When I had finished reading the book
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IV-PAST SIMPLE
1. Form
Affirmative
Negative
Interrogative
S + V2/ed
S + + did not (=didn’t) + V0
(Wh) + did(not) + S + V0…?
Lưu ý: Cách thêm –ed:
- Những động từ một âm tiết hoặc hai âm tiết có trọng âm rơi vào âm hai kết thúc là một nguyên âm + một phụ
âm thì trước khi thêm –ed ta gấp đơi phụ âm cuối.
stop – stopped, drop – dropped, prefer – preferred, occur – occurred, permit – permitted…
- Những động từ kết thúc là phụ âm + y: trước khi thêm –ed đổi y thành i.
study – studied…
- Những động từ kết thúc là một nguyên âm + y: biến đổi bình thường.
play – played…
- Những động từ kết thúc bằng e thì chỉ thêm d.
arrive – arrived, like – liked, hate – hated,…
2. Usage
(1)Hành động đã xảy ra và kết thúc tại một thời gian xác định trong quá khứ.
yesterday, at that moment, last week, 2 years ago, in 1990, in the past, once upon a time …
When + S + V2/ed , S + V2/ed
Lưu ý : When + S + V = On/Upon + V-ing
(2)Sự việc lặp đi lặp lại trong q khứ nhưng khơng cịn ở hiện tại.
S + USED TO + V0 = đã từng
Lưu ý: S + be used to + V-ing = quen với
S + get used to + V-ing = quen dần với
Ví dụ 10:
a. Tom _________(cook ) dinner for his family yesterday.
b. Mary and I ___________ (buy) these shirts 5 days ago.
c. How _________ (be) the weather when you __________ (be) on holiday last summer?
d. He _________ (work) in this office for 2 years. Now he doesn’t work here.
Ví dụ 11: (2017) I ______ all of my homework last night.
A. finish
B. will finish
C. have finished
D. finished
Ví dụ 12: (2021) Mai invites her classmates to her 18th birthday party last week.
A
B
C
D
Ví dụ 13: (2012) When Peter was a child, there ______ a cinema near his house.
A. used to be
B. used to have
C. used to be being
D. used to have been
Ví dụ 14: When I heard the telephone ring, I answered it immediately.
A. On hear the phone rang, I answered it immediately.
B. On hear the phone ring, I answered it immediately.
C. On hearing the phone ring, I answered it immediately.
D. On hearing rang, I answered the phone immediately.
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V-PRESENT PERFECT
1. Form
S + have / has + V3/ed
Affirmative
S + have not / has not + V3/ed
Negative
(Wh) + have / has (not) + S+ V3/ed ?
Interrogative
Ví dụ 15:
a. I________ (break) my watch so I don't know what time it is.
b. She ___________(not arrive) yet.
c. They_________ already __________ (meet ).
d. ____________ you ___________ ( speak) to him yet?
e. Up to now we _____________ (visit) 14 countries in the world.
f. David ___________ (make) many speeches up to now and I think his latest is the best.
g. We____________(be) to Singapore a lot over the last few years.
h. I __________ (have) four quizzes and five tests so far this semester.
i. I _____________ ( be) a teacher for more than ten years.
j. We ____________ ( not see) Janine since Friday.
k. It’s been a long time since the last time we ___________ (see) her.
l. How long__________ you __________ ( be) at this school?
m. __________you ever _______________ (be) to Argentina?
n. She____________ (have) this type of project many times before.
o. I think I ____________ (see) that movie before.
p. This is the first time I__________ (eat) this food.
q. I ____________ (see) my sister for ages.
r. I ______________ (buy) this car. I ____________ ( buy) it last week.
s. I ___________ (find) my money. Oh, Really? Where __________ you _________(find) it?
t. I _______________ ( not sleep) well lately.
2.
(1)
(2)
(3)
Usage
Sự việc vừa mới xảy ra và hậu quả của nó vẫn còn ảnh hưởng đến hiện tại
Sự việc xảy ra trong quá khứ và vẫn còn tiếp diễn ở hiện tại.
Trải nghiệm.
-just , already , yet
-in/for/over the past/last 2 years/months
-recently, lately
-for ages, for a long time
-Ever , never ………before
-since + mốc thời gian ; for + khoảng thời gian
-up to now, so far, until now
-since + S + Ved/2
-this is the first / second … time , several times
Ví dụ 16: (2016) It is raining heavily with rolls of thunder. We ______ such a terrible thunderstorm.
A. would never see B. had never seen
C. have never seen D. never see
Ví dụ 17: (2020) Her academic performance has greatly improved since she________ her study methods.
A. will change
B. changed
C. was changing
D. would change
Ví dụ 18: (2010) Our industrial output______ from $2 million in 2002 to $4 million this year.
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A.was rising
B. rises
C. rose
D. has risen
Ví dụ 19: (2020) Bill's mother won't let him go out with his friends _____.
A. when he finished his homework
B. after he had finished his homework
C. once he finished his homework
D. until he has finished his homework
Ví dụ 20: (2017) He last visited London three years ago.
A. He has been in London for three years.
B. He hasn't visited London for three years.
C. He didn't visit London three years ago.
D. He was in London for three years.
Ví dụ 21: (2021) He last went to the cinema two months ago.
A. He has two months to go to the cinema
B. He hasn’t gone to the cinema for two months
C. He has gone to the cinema for two months
D. He didn’t go to the cinema two months ago.
Ví dụ 22: The last time I saw Emily was six months ago.
A. I didn’t see Emily six months ago
B. I haven’t seen Emily for six months
C. I have seen Emily for six months
D. I hadn’t seen Emily for six months
Ví dụ 23: My sister started learning English five years ago.
A. My sister has started learning English for five years.
B. My sister hasn't learnt English for five years.
C. My sister has learned English for five years.
D. My sister hasn't started learning English for five years
Ví dụ 24: It has been five years since we last flew to America.
A. It took us five years to fly to America.
B. We did not fly to America five years ago.
C. We have not flown to America for five years.
D. We had not flown to America for five years.
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VI-PAST PERFECT
1. Form
S + had + V3/ed
Affirmative
S + had not + V3/ed
Negative
(Wh) + had (not) + S + V3/ed…?
Interrogative
2. Usage
(1) Diễn tả sự kiện lặp đi lặp lại đến trước sự việc khác trong quá khứ.
(2) Diễn tả một sự việc đã xảy ra trước một hành động khác trong quá khứ.
When + S + Ved/2, S + had + Ved/3
After + S +had + V3/ed , S + Ved/2
Before + S + ved/2 , S + had + Ved/3
Ví dụ 25:
a. Before I came back to Vietnam, I _________ (live) abroad for twenty years
b. He ____________ (call) his friend many times when he got the answer.
c. When I _________ (arrive) at the airport, the plane ___________(take) off.
d. Mike _________ (go) to Peter’s home yesterday but he ____________(go) out.
e. I ____________ (offer) Mary to eat but she _____________ (already have) lunch.
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VII-PAST CONTINUOUS
1. Form
Affirmative
Negative
Interrogative
S + was / were + V-ing
S + was not (=wasn’t) / were not (=weren’t) + V-ing
(Wh) + was / were (not) + S + V-ing?
Ví dụ 26:
a. Jane ___________(do) her homework at 7 p.m last night.
b. Where_________ you __________ (go) at this time yesterday?
c. They __________ (dance) all yesterday morning.
d. I __________ (watch) TV when he ____________ (phone).
e. When we ___________ (play) football, the bell _________ (ring).
f. While we ___________ (have) the picnic, it_____________ (start) to rain.
g. While Ellen __________ (read) , Tim __________ (watch) television.
h. __________you ___________ (listen) while he was talking?
i. He __________ constantly __________ (talk). He annoyed everyone.
j. I didn't like them because they __________always _________(complain)
2. Usage
(1) Hành động đang xảy ra tại một thời điểm xác định cụ thể trong quá khứ.
at + giờ / at this time yesterday/…., all yesterday morning…
(2) Hành động đang xảy ra trong quá khứ thì bị một hành động khác chen ngang .
When + S + Ved/2 , S + was/were + V-ing
When + S + was/were + V-ing , S + Ved/2
(3) Những hành động xảy ra song song, đồng thời trong quá khứ.
While + S + was/were + V-ing, S + was/were + V-ing
(4) Phàn nàn hành động thường xảy ra nhưng lại gây khó chịu với người khác trong quá khứ,dùng với
"always, constantly”
Ví dụ 27: (2013) The boat was sailing north when a terrible storm ______.
A. would break
B. broke
C. was breaking
D. had broken
Ví dụ 28: (2019) She hurt herself while she_______ hide-and-seek with her friends.
A. was playing
B. played
C. is playing
D. had played
Ví dụ 29: (2021) We _________flowers in the school garden when it started to rain.
A. plant
B. were planting
C. are planting
D. have planted
Ví dụ 30: Nguyen Ngoc Manh, a heroic delivery driver, _______ in his truck when he saw a 2-year-old girl
hanging from the balcony.
A. was sitting
B. is sitting
C. has sat
D. sits
Ví dụ 31: (2010) When I arrived, they were having dinner.
A. I came to their invitation to dinner.
B. They ate their dinner as soon as I arrived.
C. I came in the middle of their dinner.
D. When they started having their dinner, I arrived.
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VIII-FUTURE CONTINUOUS
1. Form
S + will + be + V-ing
Affirmative
S + will + not + be + V-ing
Negative
(Wh) + will (not) + S + be + V-ing?
Interrogative
Ví dụ 32:
a. She __________ (wait) for you at 7 o’clock tomorrow.
b. At this time next week I __________ (study) in Harvard.
c. This time tomorrow Mary ____________ (fly) in Tokyo.
d. Laure ___________ (clean) the floor on Sunday morning. She often does it on that day.
e. Tom__________ (see) Mary at school’s gate tomorrow. They always meet each other on Monday.
2. Usage
(1) Hành động diễn ra vào một thời điểm cụ thể trong tương lai
(2) Một hành động khơng có dự tính trước nhưng xảy ra như một thơng lệ.
Ví dụ 33: (2011) “You’ll recognize Jenny when you see her. She ______ a red hat.”
A. will wear
B. will be wearing
C. wears
D. is wearing
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IX-FUTURE PERFECT
1. Form
S + will have + Ved/3
Affirmative
S + won’t have + Ved/3
Negative
(Wh) + will (not) + S + have + Ved/3 ?
Interrogative
2. Usage
Hành động hoàn thành trước một thời điểm hoặc một hành động khác trong tương lai.
By the time /Before + S + Vs/es + S + will have + ved/3
Ví dụ 34:
a. We______________ (pay) the loan by September.
b. I________________ (live) in Canada for 10 years next week.
c. By the end of next month, we ______________ (complete) our English course.
d. By the time you come here tomorrow, I ______________(complete) the exercise.
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X-PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
1.Form
S + have / has + been + V-ing
Affirmative
S + have / has + not + been + V-ing
Negative
(Wh) + have / has + (not) + S + been + V-ing?
Interrogative
2.Usage
Hiện tại hoàn thành tiếp diễn
Hiện tại hoàn thành
Sự việc đã và đang diễn ra , chú ý đến bản thân hành
động.
Ex: Mary has been watering flowers in the garden.
I have been learning English for 10 years
How long have you been travelling around the world?
Nhấn mạnh kết quả của hành
Sự việc gì đó đã diễn ra bao lâu.
Ex: Ann has been reading books all day.
How long have you been studying this lesson?
Số lượng chúng ta đã làm được hoặc số lần chúng ta làm
điều gì đó.
Ex: Ann has read 3 books today.
How many lessons have you studied?
Ex: The ground is wet. Mary has watered flowers in the
garden.
I have learned English for 10 years.
How long have you travelled around the world?
Ví dụ 35:
a. I ______ (work) all day and _______ (just come) home from the office.
b. I _____ (wait) for the train for half an hour, but it still _____ (not arrive) yet.
c. She ______ (not cook) anything yet because she _____ (talk) to her neighbour all the time.
d. I _________________( read) the book you lent me, but I __________ (not finish) it yet. It's very interesting.
Ví dụ 36: (2009) Jane ______ law for four years now at Harvard.
A. is studying
B. has been studying
C. studies
D. studied
Ví dụ 37: (2014) “Could you turn off the stove? The potatoes ______ for at least thirty minutes.”
A. are boiling
B. were boiling
C. have been boiling
D. boiled
Ví dụ 38: (2008) It is blowing so hard. We ______ such a terrible storm.
A. have never known
B. have never been knowing
C. never know
D. had never known
Ví dụ 39: He is exhausted. He ___________around the whole afternoon trying to clean the house before the
guests arrive.
A. has been running B. has run
C. be running
D. was running
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XI-PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
1.Form
S + had + been + V_ing
Affirmative
S + had not / hadn’t + been + V_ing
Negative
(Wh) + had (not) + S + been + V_ing?
Interrogative
2.Usage
Quá khứ hoàn thành tiếp diễn
Diễn đạt một hành động xảy ra trước một hành động
khác trong quá khứ (nhấn mạnh tính tiếp diễn)
Ex: I had been thinking about that before you mentioned
it
Diễn đạt một hành động kéo dài liên tục đến một hành
động khác trong quá khứ
Ex: We had been making chicken soup, so the kitchen
was still hot and steamy when she came in
Quá khứ hoàn thành
Diễn đạt một hành động xảy ra trước một hành
động khác trong quá khứ.
Ex: We had had lunch when she arrived.
Dùng để mô tả hành động trước một thời gian xác
định trong quá khứ.
Ex: I had finished my homework before 10 o’clock
last night.
Ví dụ 40:
a. Marry had _____________ (walk) three miles a day before her leg was broken.
b. She had _____________ (finish) her assignment before 10 o’clock last night.
c. Jane _____________ (study) for 4 hours when he came home
d. We _____________ (live) in the US for 3 years before we moved to England.
e. He looked tired because he _____________ (work) hard all day.
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XII-FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS
1. Form
S + will + have been +V-ing
Affirmative
S +will not +have + been + V-ing
Negative
(Wh) + will(not) +S + have + been + V-ing
Interrogative
2.Usage
Tương lai hoàn thành tiếp diễn
Hành động bắt đầu từ quá khứ và kéo dài đến 1 thời
điểm cho trước ở tương lai, và vẫn chưa hoàn thành.
Ex: By November, we’ll have been living in this house
for 10 years.
Tương lai hoàn thành
Hành động sẽ hoàn thành vào 1 thời điểm cho trước ở
tương lai, trước khi hành động, sự việc khác xảy ra.
Ex:They’ll have built that house by July next year.
Ví dụ 41:
a. They _____________ (talk) with each other for an hour by the time I get home.
b. By the end of this month, I ___________________ (learn) French for a year.
c. When I get my degree, I ___________________ (study) at Cambridge for four years.
XIII- “WAS / WERE GOING TO +V0 ”
1. Form
S + was / were going to + V0
2. Usage
Dùng để diễn tả một dự định trong quá khứ. Thường thì dự định này khơng xảy ra.
Ví dụ 42: I ________ some new clothes yesterday, but I was very busy and didn’t have time to go to the shops.
A.would buy
B.used to buy
C.bought
D.was going to buy
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EXERCISES
Question 1:He __________ to the cinema yesterday evening.
A. has gone
B. goes
C. went
D. had gone
Question 2:Jim _________________ a book at the moment.
A. is reading
B. had read
C. reads
D. has read
Question 3: I’m busy at the moment _______on the computer
A. I work
B. I’m worked
C. I’m working
D. I worked
Question 4: The earth _______ on the sun for its heat and light
A. is depended
B. depends
C. is depending
D. has depended
Question 5: The train Hanoi – Ho Chi Minh City _____________ at 5 o’clock tomorrow morning.
A. leave
B. leaves
C. left
D. have left
Question 6: Jane and I_______ school in 1987.
A. finish
B. have finished
C. finished
D. finished
Question 7: John and Ann _______________ married last Saturday.
A. get
B. got
C. is getting
D. have got
Question 8: His brother_______________high school 6 years ago
A. finish
B. finished
C. finishes
D. has finished
Question 9: Pasteur _____ in the 19th century.
A. was living
B. lived
C. had lived
D. has lived
Question 10: Now my sister _____ a bicycle of her own.
A. is having
B. are having
C. has
D. had
Question 11: The earth __________ around the sun.
A. go
B. goes
C. is going
D. will go
Question 12: Don’t bother me while I _______________
A. am working
B. was working
C. will work
D. will have completed
Question 13: (2019)My mother gets up usually early to prepare breakfast for the whole family.
A
B
C
D
Question 14: My brother_______________out at weekend.
A. doesn’t usually go
B. does usually not go
C. doesn’t usually goes
D. usually doesn’t goes.
Question 15: Every day, my sister _______________the floor.
A. usually clean
B. cleans usually
C. usually cleaned
D. usually cleans
Question 16: Listen! Someone ______________.
A. is singing
B. are singing
C. sings
D. sing
Question 17: Anita _______________ very hard at the moment.
A. is studying
B. studies
C. studied
D. has studied
Question 18: He _____________ for London one year ago.
A. left
B. has left
C. leaves
D. had left
Question 19: I usually __________ to school by bus.
A. went
B. am going
C. go
D. have gone
Question 20: Yesterday morning I ____ up at 6.30.
A. got
B. get
C. was getting
D. had got
Question 21: Please don’t make so much noise. I ______________.
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A. studying
B. study
C. am studying
D. studied
Question 22: Water ______________ at 100 degrees Celsius.
A. boils
B. boiled
C. is boiling
D. will boil
Question 23: I __________ diffculties in learning English this term.
A. face
B. faces
C. will face
D. am facing
Question 24:____ you ____ out last night?
A. Did/go
B. Do/go
C. Have/gone
D. Were/going
Question 25: This house ____ 35,000 pounds in 1980.
A. costs
B. cost
C. had cost
D. was cost
Question 26: I _________ her at the school gate yesterday.
A. met
B. meet
C. had met
D. am meeting
Question 27: I don’t remember where and when I ____________ her.
A. meet
B. had met
C. met
D. have met
Question 28: I ____________ the film with my friends last week.
A. watched
B. watch
C. have watched
D. had watched
Question 29: He __________ up at five every morning.
A. is getting
B. got
C. gets
D. was getting
Question 30: My mother often _____ to the market in the morning, but today she _______ at noon.
A. goes / goes
B. go/goes
C. goes/is going
D. is going / goes
Question 31:____ she ____ in Hue at the moment?
A. Does/live
B. Is/living
C. Did/live
D. Was/living
Question 32: He usually ____ her at weekend but now he ____ in bed because of his severe illness.
A. visits/stays
B. visits/staying
C. visited/stays
D. visits/is staying
Question 33: Don’t make noise, children! Parents____.
A. sleep
B. are sleeping
C were sleeping
D. slept
Question 34: Why ____ you often ____ so much noise in the house?
A. do/make
B. did/make
C. are/making
D were/making
Question 35:_________you sometimes ____ out with friends?
A. Are/going
B. Do/go
C. Have/gone
D. Did/go
Question 36: We ____ our plan next week.
A. started
B. will start
C. have started
D. will have started
Question 37: She ____ the gold medal in 1986.
A. wins
B. had won
C. Won
D. has won
Question 38: He ____ for London last year.
A. left
B. has left
C. leaves
D. had left
Question 39: I ____ to the market with my mother yesterday.
A. go
B. went
C. have gone
D. was going
Question 40: When she________her mistake, she apologized.
A. realized
B. realize
C. has realized
D. was realizing
Question 41: Every day I _________ up at 5:30, but this term I________ up at 7:00
A. gets / am getting
B. get / am getting
C. gets / gets
D. get / get
Question 42: She won't get married until she __________ 25 years old.
A. is
B. will be
C. had been
D. was.
Question 43: My English friend wasn't used to ______ chopsticks when he came to Vietnam last year.
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A. have used
B. using
C. uses
D. used
Question 44: When he lived in the countryside, he ______ walk along the port to watch the ships up and down
the river.
A. got used to
B. was used to
C. used to
D. uses to
Question 45: I
my old school teacher last week.
A. visited
B. visit
C. am visiting
D. have visited
Question 46: My brother usually ask me for help when he has difficulty with his homework.
A
B
C
D
Question 47:I _____ a bike to school every day but today I _____ to school by bus because it was stolen
yesterday.
A. rode - went
B. ride - am going
C. ride - go
D. is riding - am going
Question 48: Jane
always
her room untidy these days.
A. is/leaving
B. was / leaving
C. Ø / leaves
D. Ø /left
Question 49: Thank you for lending me money.I _________ you back soon.
A. pay
B. pays
C. will pay
D. have paid
Question 50: I am busy at the moment, I _______ my home assignment.
A. do
B. am doing
C. have been doing
D. will do
Question 51: Next month, we__________ a party on New Year’s Eve.I’ve invited lots of people.
A. have
B. are having
C. had
C. has
Question 52:____________ , tell him that I have gone to London.
A. When Mr. Jones calls B. As does Mr. Jones call C. Will Mr. Jones call D. When Mr. Jones will call
Question 53:I will call and tell you something interesting ______.
A. before I came home after work
B. after I had come home after work
C. while I was coming home after work
D. when I come home after work
Question 54: He will apply for a job ________.
A. when he is graduating from university
B. until he graduated from university.
C. after he had graduated from university
D. as soon as he graduates from university.
Question 55: Vietnam ________ announcing a nationwide lockdown to fight COVID-19 on April 1,2020.
A. start
B. started
C. will start
D. has started
Question 56: I _________ anyone your secret. I promise.
A. won’t tell
B. don’t
C. tell
D. will tell
Question 57: Linda rarely goes to school by bike, but today she ______ a bike.
A. rides
B. is riding
C. is going to ride
D. will ride
Question 58: Hoang ______ his email four times a week in order not to miss anything important.
A. checks
B. will check
C. is checking
D. check
Question 59: The late 1800s and early 1900s _______ excitement over a wide array of inventions and
developments.
A. brought
B. have brought
C. had brought
D. would bring
Question 60: He'll give you a call as soon as he ___________.
A. will arrive
B. arrives
C. is arriving
D. is going to arrive
Question 61: He will tell us the truth when he__________.
A. will arrive
B. would arrive
C. arrives
D. will have arrive
Question 62: Columbus__________America more then 400 years ago.
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A. has gone
B. has discovered
C. had discovered
D. discovered
Question 63: Look! My turtle ____________ lunch.
A. was eating
B. has eaten
C. eats
D. is eating
Question 64: When I see him, I _____________ him your regards.
A. gave
B. am giving
C. give
D. will give
Question 65: Last year I _______ a tennis tournament.
A. win
B. was winning
C. won
D. have won
Question 66:(2021)___________, he will be very happy.
A. When my father was seeing my test scores
B. When my father had seen my test scores
C. When my father sees my test scores
D. When my father saw my test scores
Question 67: We __________ pizza for dinner right now.
A. are having
B. have had
C. have
D. were having
Question 68: Yesterday Greece __________ the USA
A. was beating
B. is beating
C. beats
D. beat
Question 69: Oh no! It _______________ at the moment.
A. was raining
B. rains
C. is raining
D. has rained
Question 70: We _______ to school every morning.
A. are walking
B. walked
C. have walked
D. walk
Question 71:I feel exhausted. I_________sick
A. am going to be
B. will be
C. was
D. have been
Question 72:(2017) I ______ all of my homework last night.
A. finish
B. will finish
C. have finished
D. finished
Question 73: Do you like swimming, Ba? – I ____ when I was a child but not now.
A. do
B. did
C. have done
D. had done
Question 74: I ____ how to dance when I ____ six years old.
A. don’t know / was
B. didn’t know / am
C. didn’t know / was
D. haven’t known/was
Question 75: They will wait here until she _____________ back.
A. comes
B. will come
C. is coming
D. came
Question 76: Last month my brother ____ me his photos. He ____ me his photos every year.
A. sends/sent
B. sent/sends
C. sent/sent
D. sends/sends
Question 77: Some people say often that using cars is not so convenient as using motorbikes.
A
B
C
D
Question 78: When I ____ a little girl, I used to climb trees and go swimming in the river with my friends.
A. am
B. was
C. have been
D. had been
Question 79: The last time Jimmy_____a training course was when he was an undergraduate.
A. had attended
B. has attended
C. attended
D. was attending
Question 80: I
an important phone call from America. Could you tell me when it comes?
A. had expected
B. have been expecting C. expected
D. am expecting
Question 81:‘Are flights with this company often delayed?’ - ‘No,they ___________ on schedule”
A. usually left
B. have usually left
C. are usually leaving
D. usually leave
Question 82:_______ to reach his home before the storm, Joe had an accident on his bike.
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A. Until he attempts
B. When he attempted
C. As soon as he has attempted
D. Once he will attempt
Question 83: Look at those clouds! It ____________.
A. is raining
B. rains
C. will rain
D. is going to rain
Question 84: Like many countryside people, I _______ a glass of green tea every morning.
A. am used to drink
B. used to drinking
C. am used to drinking D. use to drink
Question 85: When she arrives, she _______ us about the change in the schedule.
A. will tell
B. tells
C. will be telling
D. was telling
Question 86: When he picked up my book, he found that the cover had been torn.
A. On picking up the book, he saw that the cover had been torn.
B. Picking up his book, the cover had been torn.
C. The cover had been torn when his book is picked up.
D. Picked up, he saw that the cover of the book was torn.
Question 87: Tom: I’ve got a headache.
Mary: Really? I________some medicine for you.
A. will get
B. am going to get
C. get
D. am getting
Question 88: Tom: I’ve got a headache.
Mary: I knew there was no medicine at home. I________it for you
A. will buy
B. am going to buy
C. buy
D. am buying
Question 89:“I will marry you when I __________ up”, my little son said to Jimmy.
A. grow
B. grew
C. have grown
D. will grow
Question 90: Next week when there ______ a full moon, the ocean tides will be higher.
A. will be
B. will have been
C. is being
D. is
Question 91: Every day I ______up at 6 o’clock, breakfast at seven o’clock and_______for work at 8 o’clock
A. get- eat- leave
B. have got- eating- leaving
C. got- ate- left
D. will get- have eaten- left
Question 92:‘Do you like to play tennis?” “I
, but now I prefer golf”
A. used to
B. used to do
C. used to played
D. used to playing
Question 93: John often says he________boxing because it________a cruel sport.
A. does not like / is
C. not liked / had been
B. did not like / were
D. had not liked / was
Question 94: Last week, my professor promised that he______ today.
A. would come
B. will come
C. comes
D. coming
Question 95: Your father will hit the roof _______
A. when he sees what you had done to his car
B. when he will see what you did to his car
C. when he will see what you do to his car
D. when he sees what you have done to his car
Question 96: When I heard the telephone ring, I answered it immediately.
A. On hear the phone rang, I answered it immediately.
B. On hear the phone ring, I answered it immediately.
C. On hearing the phone ring, I answered it immediately.
D. On hearing rang, I answered the phone immediately.
Question 97: Our friends_______________ meet us at the airport tonight.
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A. are
B. are going to
C. go to
D. will be to
Question 98: I think that one day men _________ on the Mars.
A. live
B. lives
C. will live
D. are going to live
Question 99: Mary and I ___________ these shirts 5 days ago.
A. buy
B. bought
C. are buying
D. will buy
Question 100: (2021) Mai invites her classmates to her 18th birthday party last week.
A
B
C
D
Question 101: (2012) When Peter was a child, there ______ a cinema near his house.
A. used to be
B. used to have
C. used to be being
D. used to have been
Question 102: My father has worked as a journalist ________.
A. for he graduated from the university
B. as he had graduated from the university
C. since he graduated from the university
D. because he has graduated from the university
Question 103: It usually takes her an hour to drive to work.
A. She never spends an hour driving to work.
B. She used to drive to work in an hour.
C. She doesn’t usually drive to work in an hour.
D. She usually spends an hour driving to work.
Question 104: He will take the dog out for a walk _______ dinner.
A. by the time he will have finished
B. until he finished
C. when he was finishing
D. as soon as he finishes
Question 105: We ____ what to do with the money yet.
A. not decide
B. haven’t decided
C. didn’t decided
D. hadn’t decided
Question 106: We _______ touch since we _______ school three years ago.
A. lost / have left
B. have lost / leave
C. have lost / left
D. were losing / had left
Question 107: I’m very tired. I _______________ over four hundred miles today.
A. drive
B. am driving
C. have drived
D. have driven
Question 108: Over the last century, there ______ many significant changes in the way we live.
A. are
B. were
C. had been
D. have been
Question 109: In the last hundred years, travelling________much easier and more comfortable
A. become
B. has become
C. became
D. will became
Question 110: I
much of you lately. We
three months ago
A. haven’t seen- last met
B. didn’t see- met
C. haven’t seen- have meet
D. didn’t see- have met
Question 111: She will send me the design of my new house ______.
A. after she had finished it
B. while she was finishing it
C. as soon as she has finished it
D. before she finished it
Question 112: I will come and see you ____________
A. when I was finishing my homework
B. as soon as I have finished my homework
C. until I finished my homework
D. after I had finished my homework
Question 113: We last went to that cinema 2 months ago.
A. We have been to the cinema for 2 months.
B. We haven't been to the cinema for 2 months.
C. We didn't want to go to the cinema anymore.
D. We didn't go to the cinema for 2 months.
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Question 114: The last time I saw her was three years ago.
A. I have not seen her for three years.
B. About three years ago, I used to meet her.
C. I have often seen her for the last three years.
D. I saw her three years ago and will never meet her
Question 115: She has known how to play the piano for 5 years.
A. She didn’t play the piano 5 years ago.
B. She started to play the piano 5 years ago.
C. She played the piano 5 years ago.
D. The last time she played the piano was 5 years ago.
Question 116: This is the first time we have been to the circus.
A. We have been to the circus some times before.
B. We had been to the circus once before.
C. We have ever been to the circus often before.
D. We have never been to the circus before.
Question 117: It is 3 months since the last time we came to the national park.
A. We last came to the national park for 3 months ago.
B. It is 3 months when we first came to the national park.
C. We haven't come to the national park for 3 months.
D. I haven't come to any national parks for 3 months.
Question 118: The last time I saw David was when I went to my friend’s birthday party.
A. I haven’t seen David since my friend’s birthday party.
B. When I last went to my friend’s birthday party, I met David.
C. It’s long time ago when I last saw David at my friend’s birthday party.
D. I finally saw David when I was going to my friend’s birthday party.
Question 119: Linda began working as nurse in this hospital two years ago.
A. Linda has been working as a nurse in this hospital two years ago.
B. Linda worked as a nurse in this hospital two years ago.
C. Linda has begun working as a nurse in this hospital for two years ago.
D. Linda has been working as a nurse in this hospital for two years.
Question 120: This is the first time I have attended such an enjoyable wedding party.
A. My attendance at the first wedding party was enjoyable.
B. I had the first enjoyable wedding party.
C. I have never attended such an enjoyable wedding party before.
D. The first wedding party I attended was enjoyable.
Question 121: They last saw each other six months ago.
A. They haven’t seen each other for six months.
B. They haven’t seen each other since six months.
C. They have seen each other for six months.
D. They didn’t see each other six months ago
Question 122: By the end of last year, they ________ the project.
A. finished
B. had finished
C. finish
D. were finishing
Question 123:When he _______,they ____________ the meeting.
A. arrived / had begun
B. arrived / began
C. had arrived/ began
D. was arriving / began
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Question 124:When the game ____________,the spectators left the stadium and went home.
A. finished
B. had finished
C. was finishing
D. finish
Question 125:When I _________ at the airport, the plane had taken off.
A. arrived
B. had arrived
C. was arriving
D. have arrived
Question 126:The robbers ________ the bank when the policemen finally _____________
A. left / arrived
B. left / had arrived
C. had left / arrived
D. were leaving / arrived
Question 127: Before I made a decision, I__________carefully about it.
A. have thought
B. was thinking
C. will think
D. had thought
Question 128: Malaysia and Indonesia_______into dumpsites after China had stopped importing their trash.
A. was turning
B. turned
C. had turned
D. has turned
Question 129: My teacher arrived after we_______ for him for ten minutes.
A. was waiting
B. have waited
C. had waited
D. waited
Question 130:Sonny __________ fainted by the time the ambulance ___________ the hospital.
A. got / reached
B. got / reached
C. had got / reached
D. got / was reaching
Question 131: I________the bell three times when he answered the door.
A. would ring
B. rang
C. had rung
D. was ringing
Question 132: At this time yesterday I __________ to music.
A. listened
B. had listened
C. was listening
D. am listening
Question 133: What ________ he _________ at 4 p.m last Sunday?
A. did/do
B. was/do
C. had/done
D. was/ doing
Question 134: While Tom __________ tennis, Ann ___________ a shower.
A. played/took
B. was playing/was taking
C. playing/taking
D. was play/was take
Question 135: I saw Jack yesterday morning while I ________ home from work.
A. walked
B. was walking
C. am walking
D. had been walking
Question 136: When they ____ in the garden, the phone ____.
A. worked/was ringing
B. worked/rang
C were working/rang
D. work/rings
Question 137: When he came,_______________.
A. I was watching TV
B. I watched TV
C. I am watching TV
D. I have watched TV
Question 138: When we came to the stadium, the match ____.
A. already begins
B. had already begun
C. already began
D. have already begun
Question 139:Mrs. Wilkinson refused to drive the car because she ________ a terrible accident on the highway
about a year ago.
A. had
B. have had
C. was having
D. had had
Question 140: We _______ for going home when it began to rain
A were preparing
B. has prepared
C. will be preparing
D. are preparing
Question 141: When I went out, the sun _______.
A. was shining
B. is shining
C. shines
D. shone
Question 142: He came when I ________ the film “Man from the star”.
A. was watching
B. watched
C. am watching
D. has watched
Question 143: When Bill got home, his children _________ in the yard.
A. will be playing
B. played
C were playing
D. are playing
Question 144:He ____________ his friend many times when he got the answer.
A. would call
B. called
C. had called
D. was calling
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Question 145: While she was taking her exams, she _______ a terrible headache.
A. will have
B. has
C. had
D. is having
Question 146: When we arrived at the meeting place, the others _______.
A. will leave
B. have left
C. had left
D. are leaving
Question 147: I will phone you immediately _______ in New York.
A. when I will arrive
B. as soon as I arrive
C. by the time I had arrived
D. after I arrived
Question 148: When he phoned, we _______ with our friends at home.
A. had sung
B. are singing
C. sand
D. were singing
Question 149: While she _______ the carpet, she came across a pair of gold earrings.
A. had cleaned
B. cleaned
C. was cleaning
D. is cleaning
Question 150: I haven't met my grandparents for five years.
A. I often met my grandparents five years ago.
B. I last met my grandparents five years ago.
C. I have met my grandparents for live years.
D. I didn't meet my grandparents five years ago.
Question 151: I haven’t been to a flower show for a year.
A. It’s the first time I’ve been to a flower show a year ago.
B. I haven’t been to a flower show before.
C. I have been to a flower show for a year.
D. I last went to a flower show a year ago.
Question 152: After David _______ his homework, he went straight to bed.
A. had finished
B. has finished
C. was finished
D. finished
Question 153: It’s two years since I paid a visit to Canada.
A. I didn’t visit Canada two years ago.
B. I have paid a visit to Canada since last year.
C. I have been in Canada for two years.
D. I haven’t come back to Canada for two years.
Question 154:_______ to the party, nearly everyone had left.
A. By the time we got
B. As soon as we will get
C. Before we had got
D. When we get
Question 155: This is the first time we’ve had to cancel our project.
A. We had to cancel our project before.
B. We have had to cancel our project several times.
C. We were going to cancel our project then.
D. We have never had to cancel our project before.
Question 156: I _______ a terrifying dream when the alarm clock went off at six o'clock this morning.
A. had
B. is having
C. have
D. was having
Question 157: After John graduates from university in 2010, he worked for an advertising company.
A
B
C
D
Question 158: My brother
while he
his bicycle and hurt himself.
A. had fallen / rode
B. was falling / rode
C. fell / was riding
D. had fallen / was riding
Question 159: Sharon__________to Italy twice before she________Rome for the first time.
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A. went/ visited
B. was going/ visited
C. went/ had visited
D. had gone/ visited
Question 160: Last year he came here and ____ me to marry him but I ____ too young to get marrie
A. asked/ was
B. asks/am
C. had asked/was
D. has asked/am
Question 161: They ____ football when the lights in the stadium ____ out.
A were playing/went
B. played/was going
C were playing/ was going
D. playing/went
Question 162: Father ____ his pipe while mother ____ a magazine.
A. smoked/read
B. had smoked/read
C. was smoking/was reading
D. smoking/reading
Question 163: It was the first time I ____ such a beautiful girl.
A. ever saw
B. had ever seen
C. have ever seen
D. ever see
Question 164:_______________ Robert lately?
A. Did you see
B. Have you seen
C. Do you see
D. Are you seeing
Question 165: I was walking home, when the rain __________.
A. started
B. was starting
C. is starting
D. has started
Question 166: For the last 20 years, we ________significant changes in the world of science and technology.
A. witness
B. have witnessed
C. witnessed
D. are witnessing
Question 167: They were discussing enthusiastically when their teacher________in.
A. had come
B. was coming
C. will come
D. came
Question 168: I declined the offer as I_____it was time for me to go for a swim in the sea.
A. have decided
B. decided
C. had decided
D. would decide
Question 169: David ___________his hands. He just _________the TV set.
A. is washing – has just repaired
B. washes – repairs
C. have washed – repaired
D. will wash – repaired
Question 170: Every time Parkas sees a movie made in India, he _______homesick
A. will have left
B. felt
C. feels
D. is feeling
Question 171: Since I left Venezuela six years ago, I _______to visit friends and family several times
A. return
B. will have returned
C. am returning
D. have returned
Question 172: After they ____ their breakfast, they ____ shopping yesterday.
A. have/go
B. had had/go
C. had/had gone
D. had had/went
Question 173: They ____ tea when the doorbell ____.
A. have/is ringing
B were having/rang
C. had had/ rang
D. having/ringing
Question 174: When I ____ into the office, my boss ____ for me.
A. came/was waiting
B. was coming/waited
C. had come/waited
D. came/waiting
Question 175: When I ____ Brian, he ____ a taxi.
A. see/drives
B. see/was driving
C. saw/was driving
D. saw/is driving
Question 176: When he ____, we ____ dinner.
A. arrived/having
B. arrived/were having C. was arriving/had
D. had arrived/had
Question 177: While they ____ chess, we ____ the shopping.
A. playing/doing
B were playing/doing
C. played/did
D were playing/were doing
Question 178: While George and John ____ their room, she ____ the ironing.
A. cleaning/doing
B were cleaning/was doing
C were cleaning/doing
D. cleaning/was doing
Question 179: He ____ to New York three times this year.
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