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EXERCISE 1
1. Tom ________ from England.
A. come
B. to come
C. comes
2. Phong ______ soccer every afternoon. It’s his favorite pastime.
A. play
B. to play
C. plays
3. Nam often ______ fishing on the weekend.
A. go
B. goes
C. is going
4. ______ Nam jog every morning.
A. Do
B. Does
C. Is
5. She ______ to the radio in the morning.
A. listen
B. watches
C. listens
6. My friend ______ English on Monday and Friday.
A. not have
B. isn’t have
C. don’t have
7. My brother ______soccer when it is cold.
A .play
B. playing
C. to play

8. Lan ______ cool weather.
A. like
B. likes
C. is liking
9. They ______ fishing in the winter.
A. never go
B. never goes
C. go never
10. What ______ when it's hot?
A. does Ba do
B. do Ba does
C. does Ba does
11. Huyen walks to school ______.
A. everyday
B. now
C. at the moment
12. My friends always______ strong boots in the winter.
A. have
B. travel
C. wear
13. He______ to school late.
A. goes never
B. never goes
C. never go
14. She______ play badminton in the fall.
A. doesn’t
B. don’t
C. isn’t
15. It usually______ in March.
A. to rain

B. rain
C. raining
16. They usually _____ sailing in the fall.
A. have
B. play
C. go
17.My children ______to play in the park.
A. like
B. likes
C.to like
18. My father ______to the radio every day.
A. listens
B.to listen
C. are listening
19. Hoa______ a lot of friends in Hue.
A. has
B. have
C.to have
20. Nam and Trang always ______their grand parents on Sunday.
A. visit
B.to visit
C. visiting
21. We first ________ each other in Beijing in 2002.
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D. is coming
D. playing
D. going
D. Are
D. sees

D. doesn’t have
D. plays
D. do not likes
D. goes never
D. do Ba do
D. right now
D. go
D. go never
D. hasn’t
D. rains
D. do
D.is like
D.is
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A. meet
B. met
C. have met
D. had met
22. My brother ________ a lot of things for the past five years.
A. does
B. did
C. is doing
D. has done
23. Up to now, I _________ a lot of information about her.
A. learned
B. am learning

C. will learn
D. have learned
24. Mary ________ at the moment, so she can’t answer the telephone.
A. works
B. is working
C. has worked
D. was working
25. I don’t know why Mary is upset, but she _______ to us for ages.
A. doesn’t speak
B. didn’t speak
C. hasn’t spoken
D. wasn’t spoken
26. It has been ten years since ________.
A. I last talked to Mary
C. the last time I was talking to Mary
B. I have talked to Mary last
D. I had talked to last Mary
27. The number of one person households ________ recently.
A. has grown
B. grew
C. have grown
D. grow
8. In 1981, 34 percent of children aged 20-24 ________ with their parents.
A. have lived
B. lived
C. are living
D. has lived
29. I _______ learning Spanish a few months ago but I did not obtain a qualification in it yet.
A. started
B. have started

C. is starting
D. start
30. The moon ________ around the earth.
A. has moved
B. moves
C. is moving
D. will move
31. We __________ each other since we met at Lan’s birthday party.
A. didn’t see
B. haven’t seen
C. don’t see
D. hadn’t seen
32. Which books _________ to school yesterday?
A. have you taken
B. did you take
C. do you take
D. will take you
33. She _________ in this house for years.
A. has lived
B. have lived
C. is living
D. lives
34. He was late. When he ________ at the airport, the plane ________.
A. has arrived / took off
C. arrived / had taken off
B. had arrived / took off
D. had arrived / had taken off
35. We ________ my aunt on Friday next week. It will be her birthday.
A. is visiting
B. visited

C. have visited
D. will visit
36. He ________ to the movies once a week.
A. went
B. is going
C. will go
D. goes
37. His father ________ to the city two hours ago.
A. drives
B. will drive
C. drove
D. has driven
38. They ________physics from 7 o’clock to 7.45 yesterday morning.
A. have study
B. are studying
C. studied
D. was studying
39. Water ________ at one hundred degrees Celsius and freezes at zero degrees Celsius
A. cooks
B. steams
C. boils
D. grills
40. They ________ two tons of rice to the victims of the flood yesterday.
A. sent
B. were sent
C. was sent
D. have sent
41. She _________ a new house last week.
A. buy
B. bought

C. have bought
D. buying
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42. The boys _________some letters yesterday.
A. wrote
B. have written
43. They _________ in the river for since nine o’clock.
A. swim
B. swam
44. They _________ a lot of wine at the party last night.
A. drank
B. drink
45. She _________ her left arm last week.
A. hurt
B. hurting
46. He _________ all his money last week.
A. loses
B. losing
47. She _________ a bath two minutes ago.
A. have
B. has
48. He _________ his wallet last night.
A. lose
B. losing
49. She _________ On the old chair a minute ago.
A. sat
B. sitting

50. She _________ the clothes yesterday.
A. washes
B. wash

C. written

D. writes

C. have swum

D. swum

C. have drunk

D. drunk

C. hurts

D. to hurt

C. lost

D. has lost

C. having

D. had

C. lost

D. loosed

C. sits

D. has sat

C. washing

D. washed

EXERCISE 2
1. Look! Mr. Nam __________ to Ba.
A. are talking
B. is talking
C. talking
2. The children __________ in the park at the moment.
A. playing
B. is play
C. are playing
3. My sister __________ a dinner now.
A. cooking
B. is cooking
C. cooks
4. Be careful! The train ________.
A. comes
B. come
C. coming
5. What__________ your father __________ now?
A. do / do
B. does / do

C. is / doing
6. Don’t disturb me! I________.
A. is working
B. am working
C. are working
7. Sometimes I_________ up before the sun rises
A. get
B. got
C. gets
8. Liz_________ here since last year.
A. have lived
B. was
C. has been
9. I_________ Jerry 3 days ago.
A. won’t meet
B. haven’t met
C. hasn’t met
10. _________ your father_________ a manager in this bank since last year?
A. has/been
B. did/work
C. was/being
11. We always________ our exercises carefully.
A. do
B. are doing
C. does
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D. talks
D. plays
D. cook

D. is coming
D. will / do
D. is...used to want
D. am getting
D. lived
D. didn’t meet
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12. I ____________ to school every day.
A. go
B. goes
C. going
13. My parents___________ in the garden now.
A. sitting
B. are sitting
C. is sit
14. Be quiet! The baby___________.
A. sleeping
B. are sleeping
C. is sleeping
15. It ___________ very cold now.
A. be
B. are
C. is
16. Tom___________ to the museums by bus now.
A. is traveling
B. are traveling

C. is travel
17. The Bakers ______ dinner at the moment.
A. is having
B. are having
C. eating
18. The United States _________ big.
A. had been
B. are
C. was
19. Nam __________________ to Hue three times.
A. is
B. was
C. had been
20. Uncle Ho ___________ most of his life for our national Independence and freedom.
A. spent
B. had spent
C. was spending
21. " Come back tomorrow. I ____________ it all to you.
A. have explained
B. will explain
C. was explaining
22. We __________________ each other since we left at school.
A. hadn't seen
B. didn't see
C. don't see
23. She _________________ abroad many times.
A. has gone
B. goes
C. went
24. He has _________________ in giving up smoking.

A. succeeds
B. succeed
C. succeeded
25. The train ______________ when we got to the station.
A. leaves
B. will leave
C. was already leaving
26. One of the students in my class ________ absent today.
A. have been
B. is
C. were
27. Ba likes __________ TV every night.
A. watches
B. watch
C. watching
28. Alex __________ married next month.
A. getting
B. will get
C. get
29. I __________ that film two months ago.
A. see
B. saw
C. seeing
30. They both__________ from college in 1990.
A. had graduated
B. graduate
C. have graduated
31. Lan ______ the peaceful atmosphere while Maryam was praying.
A. enjoy
B. enjoyed

C. enjoying
32. Maryam ______ a good time last summer.
A. has
B. is having
C. had
33. When ______ Paul?
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D. am going
D. is sitting
D. sleeps
D. am
D. travels
D. is eating
D. is
D. has been
D. has spent
D. explained
D. haven't seen
D. had gone
D. succeeding
D. had already left
D. are
D. is watching
D. Gets
D. will see
D. graduated
D. enjoys
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A. were you last see
B. do you last see
C. were you last seeing
D. did you last see
34. Man and Hoa ______ an English exercise now.
A. did
B. have done
C. are doing
D. is doing
35. Nga ______ wear a pair of glasses.
A. used to
B. use
C. used
D. use to
36. The crowd suddenly ______ quiet when he came in.
A. bacome
B. becomes
C. became
D. becoming
37. What _______ at 7 o’clock yesterday morning.
A. are you doing
B. did you do
C. were you doing
D. has you been
38. I see that you did well at high school. Why ______to university when you left.
A. didn’t you go
B. haven’t you gone
C. were you going

D. not you went
39. What ______ to Maryam and her pen pal?
A. happening
B. was happened
C. did happen
D. happened
40. ______ to speak Malay to him?
A. Did they have
B. Must they
C. Had they
D. Have they
41. When did you ______see Liz?
A. already
B. recently
C. last
D. lately
42. Hoa ______ her exam and had to leave school.
A. didn’t make
B. failed
C. fell down
D. lost
43. Jeans ______ out of fashion.
A. hasn’t ever been
B. has ever been
C. haven’t ever been
D. have never been
44. In 1980s jeans finally ______ high fashion clothing.
A. have come
B. becomes
C. became

D. become
45. ______ to see Giac Lam pagoda yet?
A. Have you had a chance
C. Did you get the possibility
B. Have you got the occasion
D. Do you get the opportunity
46. Yoko has just gone to Kuala. He has never______ there before.
A. being
B. went
C. been
D. be
47. My friend, Paul, has always been fat. He ______ still fat.
A. was
B. has been
C. has
D. is
48. Yoko ______ here since he was born in 1990.
A. had lived
B. lived
C. has been living
D. lives
49. Where ______ all this morning? It’s nearly midday.
A. are you being
B. are you
C. have you been
D. were you
50. Maryam has ______ down for a few minutes.
A. layed
B. lain
C. lay

D. lied
EXCERCCISE 3
1. The children __________ in the park at the moment.
A. playing
B. is play
C. are playing
2. My mother __________ a meal now.
A. cooking
B. is cooking
C. cooks
3. Be careful! The bus _______.
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A. comes
B. come
C. coming
D. is coming
4. What__________ your mother __________ now?
A. do/ do
B. does...do
C. is...doing
D. will ...do
5. Please be quiet! I _______.
A. is working
B. am working

C. are working
D. is...used to want
6. Sometimes I_______ up before the sun rises
A. get
B. got
C. gets
D. am getting
7. John _______ tennis once or twice a week.
A. usually
B. is usually playing
C. usually plays
D. have usually played
8. It was noisy next door. Our neighbors _______ a party.
A. had
B. were having
C. had had
D. have had
9. It _______ dark. Shall I turn on the light?
A. is getting
B. get
C. got
D. has got
10. Tom: ‘I _______ for Christine. Do you know where she is?’ David: ‘She has gone out.’
A. look
B. looked
C. am looking
D. looks
11. Nga: ‘What were you doing at 7 o’clock yesterday evening?’ Huong: ‘I _______ my clothes.’
A. am ironing
B. have ironed

C. ironed
D. was ironing
12. Calvin: “Are you ready, Ann?” Ann: “Yes, I _______”
A. am coming
B. come
C. came
D. have came
13. Why _______ at me like that? What’s the matter?
A. do you look
B. have you looked
C. did you look
D. are you looking
14. I _______ along the street when I suddenly heard footsteps behind me.
A. was walking
B. am walking
C. walk
D. walked
15. She _______ German for two years.
A. has learnt
B. is learning
C. learn
D. learns
16. The earth _______ round the Sun.
A. go
B. went
C. goes
D. has gone
17. I come from Canada. Where _______ you _______ from?
A. do/ come
B. did/ come

C. are/ coming
D. have/ come
18. When I last _______ Jane, she _______ to find a job.
A. see/ trying
B. saw/ was trying
C. see/ have been tried
D. saw/ tried
19. _______ you go to the dentist?
A. How often are
B. How often do
C. How often does
D. How are
20. Ann _______ tea very often.
A. doesn’t drink
B. don’t drink
C. didn’t drink
D. hasn’t drunken
21. He ________very busy at the present. He ________ free time to go out.
A. is often/ rarely has
C. has often been/ has rarely
B. often was/ had rarely
D. often is/ rarely has
22. He always ________ late on Sundays.
A. gets out
B. gets up
C. gots up
D. gets
23. Rivers usually ________ to the sea.
A. flow
B. is flowing

C. will flow
D. flows
24. ________ TV last night ?
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A. Were you watch
B. Did you watch
C. have you watched
25. My brother ________ from the university in 1986.
A. graduated
B. graduate
C. has graduated
26. By the time he arrived at the party, all his classmates ________.
A has left
B. left
C. had left
27. As soon as Laura ________ the house, it started to rain
A has left
B. left
C. had left
28. They ________ in Hanoi before 1999.
A has lived
B. lived
C. have lived
29. When Martin ________ the car, he ________ it out for a drive.
A had repaired/ took
B. repaired/ had taken
C have repaired took
30. We ________ in New York before we ________ here.

A lived / moved
C. had lived / had moved
B. had lived / moved
D. were living / moved
31. We ________ them before the reception yesterday.
A haven’t met
B. hadn’t met
C didn’t met
32. The man sitting next to me on the plane was nervous because he ________ before.
A. hasn’t flowed
B didn’t fly
C. hadn’t flowed
34. When we ________ the bill, we left the restaurant.
A. have paid
B paid
C. were paying
35. The man looked familiar. I________ him somewhere before .
A. saw
B. had seen
C. have seen
36. My father didn’t ________ coffee for breakfast.
A. used to have
B. use to have
C. use to having
37. I was late for school this morning because my alarm clock didn’t ________.
A. go on
B. go off
C. go away
38. Another word for fasten is ________
A. frighten

B. loosen
C. lengthen
39. When I was a child, I usually ________ fishing with my brother.
A. go
B. went
C. gone
40. We ________ dinner at home on Saturdays.
A. haven’t had
B. didn’t had
C. aren’t have
41. The students used to___________ football in that stadium.
A. played
B. play
C. playing
42. Her parents want him___________ some good books to read.
A. to choose
B. choose
C. chose
43. Would you like__________ and visit my country?
A. come
B. coming
C. to come
44. My children are lucky___________ the chance to visit the capital again.
A. have
B. having
C. are having
45. The children enjoy___________ with their friends through computers.
A. to chat
B. chat
C. chatting

46. Her father used to___________ abroad for his business.
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D. Do you watch
D. was graduating
D. was leaving
D. was leaving
D. had lived
D. repaired/ took

D. wouldn’t met
D. wasn’t flying
D. had paid
D. see
D. use be having
D. go up
D. tighten
D. use to go
D. don’t have
D. are playing
D. choosing
D. came
D. to have
D. chatted


A. traveling
B. traveled
C. travel

47. Since the worldwide recession of the 1990’s, the sail of jeans __________ growing.
A. stopped
B. was stopped
C. was stopping
48. In some countries, _________ uniforms is compulsory in schools.
A. wear
B. to wear
C. wearing
49. Vietnamese women_________ very proud of their Ao Dai.
A. are
B. were
C. had been
50. Vietnamese women can continue_________ the unique and fashionable “Ao Dai”.
A. to wear
B. wear
C. wore

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D. is traveling
D. has stopped
D. wore
D. have been
D. wearing

EXERCISE 4
1. She usually _____ two hours a day
a. work
b. is working
c. works
2. Don’t make noise. My mother _________ with her friends

a. is talking
b. was talking
c. talks
3. Listen! They _________ about the exhibition . Let’s join them
a. talk
b. talked
c. are talking
4. Where _____ your sister born?
a. were
b. was
c. did
5. We _____ have white wine, but we _____ red wine
a. didn’t/had
b. don’t/had
c. did/didn’t
6. When did you _________ see him?
a. recently
b. already
c. last
7. I _________ a bath when the phone rang
a. was having
b. had
c. am having
8. I _____ her two week ago
a. seen
b. was seeing
c. saw
9. I _____ to his house in 1991
a. moved
b. have been moving

c. have moved
10. He came into the room while they _________ television
a. have watched
b. watched
c. were watching
11. I fell asleep when I _____ television
a. am watching
b. am being watched
c. was watching
12. They _____________ last week
a. didn’t come
b. came not
c. don’t come
13. Where are Geoff and Anne? _____________ in the garden
a. They’re sitting
b. They sitting
c. There sitting
14. It’s very cold today and _____
a. It’s snowing
b. it snows
c. its snowing
15. She goes to the library twice a week. She _____________ read books there
a. never
b. usually
c. rarely
16. At nine o’clock yesterday morning, we _____________ for the bus
a. are waiting
b. waited
c. were waiting
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d. working
d. talked
d. have talked
d. is
d. didn’t/have
d. lately
d. have
d. have seen
d. was moving
d. have been watching
d. All are correct
d. did come
d. They’re siting
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17. Tom _________ his hand when he was cooking the dinner
a. burnt
b. was burning
c. has burnt
18. He _________ me every Sunday, and we often go fishing together
a. came to see
b. comes to see
c. will be coming to see
19. The phone rang while she _________ dinner
a. cooks

b. was cooking
c. is cooking
20. My sister _________ trouble with her motorbike now, so she has to take the bus to work
a. have
b. is having
c. was having
21. When my mum got home, _________
a. the dinner be cooked
c. I am cooking dinner
b. I was cooking dinner
d. the dinner being cooked
22. Emma and Katie usually _________ their grandmother at weekends
a. have visited
b. visits
c. visit
23. Peter was reading a book by Mark Twain _________ his friends came
a. while
b. when
c. during
24. Look! That boy _________ an elephant over there
a. fed
b. was feeding
c. feeds
25. He _________ in London at the moment
a. studies
b. has studied
c. is studying
26. We have lived in this town _________ 1998
a. for
b. since

c. ago
27. “Let’s go to the new movie down town”. “Thanks, but I _________ it already”
a. have seen
b. saw
c. had seen
28. _________ flown in an airplane before?
a. Have you ever
b. Had you ever
c. Are you
29. Jack _________ his homework yet, so he won’t go out with his friends
a. finish
b. has finished
c. doesn’t finish
30. I’ve worked here _________ six years
a. for
b. since
c. over
31. Have you ever _____ the United States?
a. been in
b. been to
c. gone in
32. They _________ married for 22 years
a. have got
b. have been
c. was
33. Robert _________ in three important water polo games so far
a. played
b. had played
c. is playing
34. Nothing _________ in this town since I first visited it

a. changed
b. was changing
c. changes
35. Because Lan _________ breakfast, she isn’t hungry now
a. was eating
b. eats
c. ate
36. Up to now, I _________ a lot of information about her
a. will learn
b. learnt
c. would learn
37. She has worked as a secretary _________ she graduated from college
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d. had burnt
d. All answer are
correct
d. has cooked
d. had

d. are visiting
d. if
d. is feeding
d. will study
d. in
d. ever seen
d. Do you
d. hasn’t finished
d. in
d. gone to

d. got
d. has played
d. has changed
d. has eaten
d. have learnt


a. since
b. until
c. before
38. I’m a vegetarian. I _________ meat since I was a child
a. haven’t eaten
b. don’t eat
c. haven’t been eating
39. I _________ here for ten years
a. lives
b. am living
c. live
40. Tom was leaning against the wall, out of breath. He _________
a. was running
b. has been running
c. has run
41. I’m sorry, Mrs. Johnson hasn’t _________
a. arrived just
b. already arrived
c. arrived already
42. My cousins _________ seen a kangaroo
a. have never
b. never have
c. has never

43. I _________ to London five times already this week
a. went
b. have gone
c. have been
44. Margaret has _________ here since February
a. being worked
b. working
c. been working
45. He felt very sleepy _________ he had eaten too much
a. of
b. at
c. after
46. When we arrived, the train _________ the station
a. already left
b. had already left
c. had left already
47. I called you at 8:00am, but you _________ out
a. went
b. just had gone
c. had just gone
48. Lisa _________ me a ride because I _________ the bus
a. gave/had missed
b. gave/missed
c. had given/missed
49. _________ I went to bed, I’d taken a bath and brushed my teeth
a. after
b. when
c. if
50. He said that he ____ a lot of money on advertising to expand his business.
A. spends

B. has spent
C. spending

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d. while
d. am not eating
d. have been living
d. would run
d. arrived yet
d. haven’t never
d. was going
d. been worked
d. before
d. has left already
d. had gone just
d. had given/had missed
d. before
D. had spent

EXERCISE 5
1. The train _____ when we got to the station.
A. just left
B. just leaves
C. had just left
2. Tom told me he _____ call me at the airport when I ______.
A. would/ arrived
B. will/ arrive
C. will have/ arriving
3. At this time tomorrow, we ____ our final exam.
A. will have taking

B. will be taking
C. will be taken
4. -____ before? Yes, I ____ my holidays here last year.
A. have you ever been / spent
C. Did you ever be / spending
B. have you ever been / spend
D. were you ever / spend
5. ______ I was working in the garden, John was repairing the washing machine.
A. as soon as
B. because of
C. while
6. Peter said he _____ a test the following day.
A. had had
B. will have
C. has had
7. After she _____ at the hospital for 2 years, she_____ to give up the job yesterday.
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D. will leave
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A. had been working/ decides
C. working / had decided
B. had been working/ decided

D. is working/ will decide
8. Tom _____ before we arrive there.
A. has left
B. had left
C. will leave
D. leaves
9. In 1970, the Canadian scientist George Kelly ______ that warm water _____ more quickly than cold water.
A. prove/freeze
B. proves / breezed
C. proving / freezing
D. proved/freezes
10. After we _____ our work, we ____ for lunch.
A. having finish/ went
B. have finished/ went
C. had finished/went
D. having finish/ going
11. After _____ Tom was apprenticed to learn a trade.
A. leave
B. leaves
C. left
D. leaving
12. They were in a hurry because they thought that the class _____.
A. have already begun
B. have already begun
C. was begun
D. will begin
13. Why have they demolished that old building? They ____ a new supermarket there.
A. had built
B. were building
C. are going to build

D. would be built
14. When I’m learning English, sometimes I ____ the accent.
A. will be confused about
C. had be confused about
B. was confused about
D. am confused about
15. After he _____ his English course, he went to England to continue his study.
A. will finish
B. has finished
C. had finished
D. will have finished
16. They ____ a lot of preparation before the match started.
A. has made
B. had made
C. will be made
D. are making
17. I____ in the US for one year, but I still find it difficult to communicate with the American.
A. am
B. was
C. have been
D. had been
18. American women may ____ conversations with men or even ___ them to dance.
A. to start/ to ask
B. start/ ask
C. starting / asking
D. started/ asked
19. After ______ the doctor found that he ____ his arm.
A. to examine/ breaks
C. examining/ broken
B. to examine/ broke

D. examining/had broken
20. As soon as she arrived in London, she found that the English people spoke English differently from what she
_____.
A. will learn
B. is learning
C. has been learning
D. had learnt
21. How____ since we____ school?
A. are you/ left
C. have you been/ had left
B. will you be / left
D. have you been/ left
22. Before cars_______ , people ____ horses and bicycles.
A. were discovered/ had used
C. is discovered/ using
B. discovering/ use
D. have been discovered / have been using
23. Don’t go anywhere until I _____ back.
A. come
B. will come
C. have come
D. came
24. I _____ the book by the time you come tonight.
A. will be finishing
B. finished
C. have finishing
D. will have finished
25. Who ______ when I came ?
A. were you talking to
B. are you talking to

C. you were talking to
D. you are talking to
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26. Please send us a postcard as soon as you _______in London.
A. will arrive
B. is going to arrive
C. arrive
D. arrived
27. I will give you this book ______ I met you tomorrow.
A. when
B. until
C. since
D. for
28. Jane _____ her house all the morning before the guest arrived.
A. is cleaning
B. was cleaning
C. has been cleaning
D. had been cleaning
29. We ______ for going home when it began to rain.
A. are preparing
B. were preparing
C. will be preparing
D. have prepared
30. Tom said everything ______ ready when the match ______.
A. will be/ starts
B. would be/ started
C. is / started

D. will be/ started
32. I _____ in the waiting room when I heard someone_____ me.
A. am sitting/ to call
B. was sitting/ call
C. am sitting/ called
D. have sat / called
33. At 10 o’clock tomorrow morning, we_____ our final test.
A. will take
B. will be taking
C. has been taking
D. would be taking
34. Our grandfather____ as an engineer for 30 years be fore he retired in 1980.
A. worked
B. was working
C. has been working
D. had been working
35. Up to now, the pollution problems yet.
A. haven’t solved
B. are not solving
C. hadn’t solved
D. will not have solved
36. Miss Hoa always takes her umbrella when she _____ to school.
A. has gone
B. goes
C. is going
D. will go
37. Never talk to the driver while he ______.
A. will be driving
B. will drive
C. drives

D. is driving
38. I’ll tell you it is good or not after I ____it.
A. try
B. am trying
C. have tried
D. will try
39. I’ll marry her as soon as she _____ all her problems.
A. solves
B. has solved
C. had solved
D. solve
I’ll wait until you ____crying.
A. have stopped
B. will stop
C. stop
D. stopped
40. I bought Romano whenever I ____ Minimart.
A. had gone
B. has gone
C. went
D. would go
41. My son was sleeping when I ______ home.
A. went
B. has gone
C. had gone
D. would go
42. I was compiling this book while my son ____.
A. slept
B. would sleep
C. had slept

D. was sleeping
43. Lan has learnt English since she ____ a small girl.
A. has been
B. had been
C. was
D. would be
44. She won’t get married until she _____ 25 years old.
A. is
B. will be
C. had been
D. was
45. After ______ , he went to bed.
A. had done his homework
C. being done his homework
B. have done his homework
D. doing his homework
46. Yesterday when I _____ at the station, the train _______ for 15 minutes.
A. arrived/ had left
B. arrives/ has left
C. arrived/ left
D. had arrived/ left
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47. When we _____ there _____ people ______ calmly.
A. got/ are waiting
B. got/ were waiting
C. got/ waited
48. While I ____ in the street, I saw my old friend.

A. was walking
B. am walking
C. walk
49. What do you think the children _____ when we get home?
A. would do
B. do
C. were doing
50. I’ll read the book when I _____ time.
A. have
B. had
C. will have

D. get/ wait
D. walked
D. are doing
D. would have

EXERCISE 6
1. If the new principles of education aren’t taken into consideration, our education _________ worse.
A. would be
B. is
C. will be
D. are
2. If you meet Hawk by chance, __________________ him to phone the receptionist immediately.
A. tell
B. could tell
C. will tell
D. telling
3. If my friends and I wake up early, we __________ part in the yoga class at 6:00 AM.
A. take

B. would take
C. will take
D. took
4. Please call me immediately if my parents __________ back.
A. came
B. coming
C. come
D. will come
5. If you _________ the manager of the company, please dial “1200109” to connect to his secretary.
A. can’t call
B. can call
C. not call
D. won’t call
6. If you ________any questions, please contact Mr. Johnson for further support.
A. have
B. have had
C. had
D. had had
7. If any problems _______________, tell him to contact the human resources department immediately.
A. arise
B. arises
C. arose
D. had arisen
8. Had we not lost the way in the town, we _____________________ the fight to Paris at 8:00 PM last night.
A. would not miss
C. won’t miss
B. would not have missed
D. missed
9. If I were you, I _____________ married to the one I truly loved.
A. got

B. get
C. would got
D. would get
10. If her daughter _________ that beautiful doll house, she would be very happy now.
A. had had
B. had
C. have
D. had have
11. We __________ abroad if I had enough money.
A. will study
B. studied
C. would study
D. study
12. If the Sun stopped shinning, we _________________.
A. will break up
C. would break up
B. broke up
D. would have broken up
13. If I ________ you, I would take this opportunity to work as a team leader in this start up company.
A. was
B. been
C. were
D. am
14. If the net profit increases by 30 % compared to that of last year, he _________ to expand the business.
A. is able
B. would be able
C. able
D. will be able
15. If we don’t try to complete 3 tasks per day, we ____________ back the deadline.
A. push

B. pushed
C. will push
D. would push
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16. __________ you attended the training program yesterday, you would know how to deal with this situation now.
A. have
B. had
C. were
D. are
17. Jenny wouldn’t have made the simple mistakes if she ____________ the sentence carefully.
A. had read
B. has read
C. read
D. have read
18. My boss would have been in Hanoi if they _____________ the flight last night.
A. hadn’t missed
B. hasn’t missed
C. didn’t miss
D. had missed
19. If I had known that your daughter were sleeping in the bedroom, I _________ much noise when I came in.
A. didn’t make
B. won’t make
C. wouldn’t have made
D. don’t make
20. We would have run the event successfully if the MC ________________ on time.
A. would come
B. had come

C. would came
D. will come
21. If the new product ___________ well, it wouldn’t have been on the market.
A. hadn’t been sold
B. sold
C. was not sold
D. had been sold
22. Had the manager had any problems, he ________ up an urgent meeting yesterday afternoon.
A. would set
B. will set
C. would have set
D. set
23. If he had completed his task earlier, we wouldn’t ___________ to spend much time on it now.
A. have
C. had
B. has
D. have had
24. If she had met her supervisor at the conference yesterday, she wouldn’t ________ sad now.
A. have felt
B. been felt
C. feel
D. felt
25. Had I known the company’s problems, I would not _________ their contracts.
A. sign
B. had signed
C. have signed
D. be signed
26. If Bob had submitted the application in time, he ___________more chances to get the job that he always
dreamed of.
A. would have

B. will have
C. would have had
D. had
27. If you want to arrange a meeting, please ____________ my manager for further discussion.
A. will contact
C. contact
B. would contact
D. would have contacted
27. _________ you go to the market, please buy me some bread and butter.
A. Were
B. Should
C. was
D. had
28. She will find it easier to make a decision should she ___________ enough information about this case.
A. gathered
B. gathers
C. gather
D. gathering
29. If they _________ the sales strategy, the profit margin would have increased by 20%.
A. have improved
B. had improved
C. improved
D. improved
30. If my sister prepares thoroughly for the coming exam, she ___________ more confident.
A. would be
B. is
C. will be
D. was
31. If you ____________ able to finish this report for the meeting right now, you can save it until tomorrow.
A. aren’t

B. wouldn’t be
C. won’t be
D. would have been
32. _________ you be interested in receiving our coming promotion events, please fill in the subscription form.
A. have
B. should
C. had
D. shall
33. Can you explain all the things that happened during the last two months for me ____________ you have time?
A. unless
B. if
C. although
D. despite
34. Had I known you were in Saigon, I _______________ you yesterday morning.
A. Would visit
B. Had visited
C. will visit
D. would have visited
35. ________ she not been abroad, she would have been to the Modern Art Gallery.
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A. Had
B. Were
C. should
D. have
36. Learn the ladder carefully against the wall, otherwise it will down
A. You should handle the ladder carefully or you will fall down
B. If you did not lean the ladder against the wall carefully, it would fall down

C. If the ladder is not leant carefully against wall, it will fall down
D. Lean against the ladder or you will fall off the wall
37. If you…………. Your English every day, you’ll speak it fluently
A. use
B. Will use
C. used to
D. are used to
38. If I were you, I…….. him as my nephew
A. will treat
B. would treat
C. am treating
D. will have treated
39. If Bob……….. with us, he would have a good time.
A. had come
B. would come
C. came
D. would have come
40. Mai can’t get the job because she doesn’t speak EL well
A. If Mai gets the job, she will speak English well
C. If Mai spoke EL well, she could get the job.
B. If Mai can’t get the job, she doesn’t speak EL well
D. If Mai could get the job, she would speak EL well
41. That man speaks EL fast, so they can’t understand
A. If that man didn’t speak fast, they could understand
B. If that man spoke EL slowly, they could understand
C. Unless that man spoke EL fast, they could understand him
D. All are correct
42. Before the Prime Minister leaves New Yorks he ……… several talks
A. will have had
B. would have

C. will be having
D. began
43. As soon as ……………. A certificate in English, he will apply for a job
A. would get
B. got
C. gets
D. will get
44. If Bob ………. With us, he would have had a good time
A. would come
B. would have come
C. had come
D. came
45. Mary didn’t work hard enough, so she failed in her exams
A. If Mary work hard enough, she wouldn’t fail in her exams
B. Unless Mary worked hard enough, she would fail in her exams
C. If Marr didn’t work hard enough she would fail in her exams
D. If Mary had worked enough she wouldn’t have failed in her exams
46. Only if you promise to study hard………… to help you
A. will I agree
C. I agree
B. agree
D. I will agree
47. If you go away, you…………..write to me,……..you?
A. will/won’t
B. can/ can’t
C. would/ wouldn’t
D. do/ don’t
48. If I could speak Spanish, I ….......... next year studying in Mexico
A. will spend
B. had spent

C. would spend
D. would have spent
49. If you …......…. careful with electricity you might get a shock.
A. don’t
B. won’t
C. wouldn’t
D. aren’t
50. If I …...…… the trick with my eyes, I would never have believed it possible.
A. don’t see
B. didn’t see
C. hadn’t seen
D. haven’t seen

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EXERCISE 7
1. After Jonathan _________________ his degree, she intends to work in an office.
A. will finish
B. will have finished
C. finishes
D. is finishing
2 Lola looked down to discover a snake at her feet. When she saw it she _________________.
A. screamed
B. was screaming
C. had screamed
D. screams
3 I borrowed four books on gardening the last time I _________________to the library.
A. go

B. went
C. had gone
D. have gone
4 By the time I go to bed tonight I _________________ my work for the day
A. will finish
B. have finished
C. will have finished
D. finish
5 Mark Twain _________________ up in a small town in Mississippi.
A. was growing up
B. had grown up
C. grew up
D. has grown up
6 When my parents _________________ tomorrow, they will see our new baby for the first time.
A. will arrive
B. arrive
C. will have arrived
D. arrived
7 Until you learn how to take a break, you _________________ your ability to speak English.
A. haven’t improved
B. aren’t improving
C. don’t improve
D. won’t improve
8 My grandfather _________________ in an airplane before, so this is his first time.
A. never flies
B. had never flown
C. has never flown
D. never flew
9. I _________________ in this city since I was a small child.
A. have been living

B. am living
C. had been living
D. lived
10 While I _________________ TV last night a small mouse ran across the room.
A. Watched
B. have watched
C. watch
D. was watching
11 Jane isn’t here yet. I _________________ since noon but there is no sign of her.
A. have waited
B. am writing
C. wait
D. have been waiting
12 By the time my brother finally graduated from high school, he _________________ seven different schools.
A. Attended
B. was attending
C. had attended
D. had been attending
13 On June 20th I returned home. I _________________ for almost two years.
A. was away
B. have been away
C. am away
D. had been away
14. When I got to the party, many people _________________.
A. were already dancing
B. already danced
C. had already danced
D. have already danced.
15 Before I started the car, all of the passengers _________________ their seat belts.
A. will buckle

B. will have buckled
C. had buckled
D. buckle
16 Right now we _________________ a heat wave. It’s been so hot for almost a week.
A. Have
B. have had
C. have been having
D. are having
17 When I go and see the doctor this afternoon I _________________ him to take a look at my throat.
A. will ask
B. asked
C. will have asked
D. ask
18 I sent you the money almost a week ago but I still _________________ any confirmation.
A. hadn’t received
B. didn’t receive
C. haven’t received
D. am not receiving
19 After they _________________ the race the celebrations began.
A. won
B. have won
C. win
D. had won
20 Our football team _________________ a football match until last season, when the new coach came.
A. never wins
B. has never won
C. had never won
D. never won
21 I _________________ all the questions correctly since I began the course.
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A. had answered
B. have been answering
C. have answered
D. answered
22 It’s against the law to kill whales. They _________________ extinct.
A. have become
B. become
C. became
D. are becoming
23 Jim, why don’t you take some time off. You _________________ too hard lately.
A. are working
B. were working
C. had been working
D. have been working
24 Next month I have a week’s vacation. I _________________ on going on a trip to the Rockies.
A. am planning
B. have planned
C. will plan
D. will be planning
25. I’ll be right with you as soon as I _________________ my keys.
A. will find
B. found
C. find
D. will
26. Ann ___ that she ___ the visitor before.
A) thought / saw
B) thinks / sees

C) is thinking / sees
D) thought / had seen
27. As it ___ dark we ___ to go home.
A) gets / decided
C) had got / have decided
B) would get / shall decide
D) was getting / decided
28. He ___ looking at her, wondering where he ___ her
A) keep / see
B) kept / had seen
C) keeps / saw
D) had kept / had seen
29. They ___ to get married last month although they ___ each other for only six weeks.
A) decide / know
B) decided / know
C) decided / had known
D) decided / knew
30. ___ the weather good when you ___ tennis?
A) is / played
B) was / were playing
C) will be / played
D) is / will be playing
31. When he ___ to the station, the train already ___.
A) comes / left
B) came / leaves
C) came / had left
D) had come / left
32. Last Monday when I ___ the house it ___ heavily.
A) leave / rain
B) left / was raining

C) left / had rained
D) was leaving / rained
33. Yesterday when Tom ___, the lesson ___.
A) leave / rains
C) came / already began
B) came / had already begun
D) will come / already begins
34. I ___ the call because I ___ a shower.
A) didn’t answer / was taking
C) doesn’t answer / am taking
B) don’t answer / take
D) will not answer / take
35. After Mary ___ the room, she ___ the floor.
A) tidied up / washes
C) has tidied up / washed
B) tidies up / has washed
D) had tidied up / washed
36. Yesterday at this time when his hat ___ he ___ across the bridge.
A) blows off / is walking
C) has blown off / is walking
B) blew off / had walked
D) blew off / was walking
37. He wanted me to go to the skating rink together. As he ___ I ___ my skates he ___ me his brother’s.
A) knows / broke / offer
C) knew / had broken / offered
B) knew / broke / offers
D) know / had broken / will offer
38. Tom looked at his hands. He ___ that those hands ___ young and strong before.
A) knew / was
B) know / are

C) had known / were
D) knew / had been
39. He ___ us the firm ___ wool since 1935.
A) told / had been exporting
B) tells / would export
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C) said / is exporting
D) will be told / exports
40. He didn’t ___ well though he ___ a hard day before.
A) slept / spent
B) sleep / spend
C) sleeping / had spent
D) sleep / had spent
41. He ___ at the blackboard and ___ that the English teacher ___ the word “apple” there.
A) was looking / sees/wrote
C) looked / saw / was writing
B) looks / sees / had written
D) is looking / saw / writes
42. Mr Brown ___ to me 2 hours ago to return the book which he ___.
A) comes / borrows
C) will come / borrowed
B) came / had borrowed
D) came / borrowed
43. No sooner he ___ than he ___ ill.
A) had arrived / falls
B) had arrived / fell
C) arrives / has fallen

D) arrived / will fall
44. I ___ my homework by 6 o’clock yesterday and when my mother came home I ___ supper.
A) did / have
C) had done / was having
B) have done / had
D) was doing / had
45. He said that he ___ school and he ___ to enter the academy.
A) finished / was going
C) had finished / was going
B) has finished / is going
D) finishes / are going
46. It ___ dark and it ___.
A) is / are raining
B) was / was raining
C) are / was
D) were / were
47. The pupils ___ the sentences yet, the teacher ___ the blackboard.
A) has not written / will clean
C) did not write / cleans
B) had not written / cleaned
D) are not writing / clean
48. Henry ___ Puerto Rico before he ___ to St. Thomas.
A) visited / had gone
B) had visited / went
C) was visiting / went
D) would visit / goes
49. The company ___ some new equipment before the strike ___.
A) have ordered / begin
B) had ordered / began
C) ordered / begins

D) is ordering / began
50. I ___ he ___ it interesting.
A) hoped / find
B) hoped / finds
C) hopes / would find
D) hoped / would find
EXERCISE 8
1. Mark Twain ___ that they ___ about him.
A) understand / speaks
C) will understand / spoke
B) understood / were speaking
D) understood / are speaking
2. On our way home we ___ the problem if we could ___ the fine celebration of our mother’s birthday.
A) discussed / organized
C) had discussed / organize
B) were discussing / organize
D) have discussed / were organizing
3. The greater part of London ___ of wood, but after the great fire wider streets and brick houses ___.
A) had been / were built
B) was / were built
C) is / have been built
D) are / are built
4. After my parents ___ home my life ___ better.
A) had returned / became
C) return / have become
B) will return / become
D) return / have become
5. Why ___ you come yesterday? We ___ a good time.
A) don’t / can have
B) didn’t / could have had

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C) will / might have
D) doesn’t / will have
6. He ___ even before I ___ a finger on him.
A) screams / was laid
B) screamed / had laid
C) screamed / would lay
D) screams / laid
7. I___ never___ to Cambridge, but I once ___ Oxford.
A) did / go / visit
C) have / been / had visited
B) have / been / visited
D) was / visiting / had been visiting
8. We ___ to wait because the man ___.
A) were told / was being questioned
C) were told / is questioned
B) were told / questioned
D) told / was being questioned
9. They didn’t know that he ___ from the University in 1990 and then ___ abroad.
A) had graduated / is working
C) graduated / was working
B) graduated / works
D) had graduated / had worked
10. We learned that he ___ the office 5 minutes before he___.
A) left / returned
C) would leave / returned
B) had left / returned

D) would have left / came
11. - ___ you ___ him this week? - Yes, I ___ him on Sunday.
A) have / seen / saw
B) did / see / have seen
C) have / seen / see
D) do / see / saw
12. I ___ my interview with the vice-president when my daughter ___ me.
A) had / were calling
C) have had / called
B) was having / had called
D) was having / called
13. Ronald Reagan ___ president for 8 years before he ___.
A) had been / has retired
C) was / had retired
B) had been / had retired
D) had been / retired
14. I went out of the house. It ___. It ___ for two weeks.
A) rained / was raining
C) was raining / had been raining
B) had rained / was raining
D) had been raining / was raining
15. After long consideration, we ___ to the conclusion that our behavior ___.
A) came / had been justified
C) will come / would be justified
B) came / will be justified
D) are coming / will justify
16. The plan ___ for two hours when he ___.
A) had been discussed / came
C) will be discussed / come
B) is discussed / comes

D) has been discussed / comes
17. Christopher Columbus didn’t know where he ___. When he landed he didn’t know where he ___ when he got
back to Spain he didn’t know where he ___.
A) was sailing / was / had been
C) is sailing / had been / has been
B) had sailed / was / was
D) will be sailing / will be / will have been
18. That day after Mr. Brown ___ the letter he ___ me to clarify some details.
A) has studied / phoned
C) had studied / phoned
B) studied / phoned
D) had studied / had phoned
19. When Christopher Columbus ___ 14 he ___ a sailor.
A) is / became
B) was / became
C) was / becomes
D) are / become
20. When Mr. Brown ___ to the party all the guests ___ at the table.
A) come / sat
B) came / are sitting
C) came / were sitting
D) comes / sit
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21. Nick ___ he ___ his homework by 4 o’clock.
A) say / has done
B) said / had done
C) says / do

D) said / does
22. The American ___ the question slowly so that we ___
A) repeated / should understand
C) repeats / would understand
B) repeat / understood
D) repeated / understand
23. My sister ___ in Florida for one year when we ___ to New York.
A) has lived / came
B) have lived / come
C) lived / come
D) had lived / came
24. He came to the writing-table and ___ through the letters which ___ for him.
A) look / was waiting
C) looks / has been waiting
B) looked / were waiting
D) looked / waiting
35. Ann ___ her work by 4 o’clock and ___ shopping.
A) finished / went
B) finishes / will go
C) had finished / went
D) has finished / go
26. He ___ he ___ lunch an hour before.
A) say / had
E) said / had had
B) said / would have
C) says / shall have
27. When we ___ the station, the train ___ already ___.
A) reach / has / left
B) reached / had / left
C) reach / was / leaving

D) shall reach / - / left
28. I knew that she ___ Miss Betsy because I remembered how my mother ___ her.
A) was / had described
C) would be / had described
B) is / described
D) had been / described
29. She said that Bob ___ as he ___ research work.
A) was busy / was doing
C) was busy / have done
B) was busy / had done
D) was busy / would be doing
30. He says he ___ his friend whom he ___ for many years.
A) meets / didn’t see
B) met / hadn’t seen
C) met / haven’t seen
D) will meet / sees
31. That day when we were in the restaurant each one ___ what he ___ .
A) receive / orders
C) is receiving / is ordering
B) received / had ordered
D) will receive / would order
32. - What ___ you ___ here? - I ___ for my friend. - How long ___ you ___ for him? - For twenty minutes.
A) are / doing / am waiting / have / been waiting
C) are / doing / wait / have / been waiting
B) do / do / am waiting / do / wait
D) have / done / am waiting / are / waiting
33. Julia has overslept again. She is going ___ late to her work. “I had better ___ a taxi,” she thinks.
A) being / take
B) to be / take
C) be / to take

D) to be / to take
34. They ___ just ___ and ___ supper now.
A) have / come / are having
C) have / come / is having
B) had / come / are having
D) had / come / had
35. I usually ___ there by train but this weekend I ___ by bus.
A) go / am going
B) went / go
C) go / go
D) go / are going
36. You ___ very thoughtful. What ___ you ___ about?
A) looked / was / thinking
C) look / are / think
B) look / are / thinking
D) looking / are / thinking
37. His situation ___ since spring. Now he ___ much better.
A) has improved / feel
B) improves / felt
C) improve / is feeling
D) has improved / feels
38. It’s evening. People ___ to their house and ___ TV
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