THẦN TỐC CHINH PHỤC NGỮ PHÁP BÙI VĂN VINH TẬP 1 (FILE WORD) (CÓ ĐÁP ÁN ĐÍNH KÈM)

CONTENT
Topic 1

Tenses

Topic 2

Sự phù hợp về chủ ngữ và động từ

Topic 3

Các vấn đề về danh từ

Topic 4

Các vấn đề về tính từ

Topic 5

Các vấn đề về trạng từ

Topic 6

Các vấn đề về đại từ

Topic 7

Dạng của từ

Topic 8

Dạng của động từ

Topic 9

Câu bị động

Topic 10

Động từ khuyết thiếu

Topic 11

Thức giả định

Topic 12

Câu điều kiện

Topic 13

Lời nói gián tiếp

Topic 14

Câu hỏi đuôi

Topic 15

Mệnh đề quan hệ

TOPIC 1.

TENSES
(Các thì trong Tiếng Anh)

PART 1. GRAMMAR
I. Present tenses (Nhóm các thì hiện tại)

Present
simple
(Hiện tại
đơn)

* Thói quen hoạt động thường

* To be

* always, usually, often,

xuyên xảy ra.

(+) S + am/is/are …

occasionally, sometimes,

* Quy luật, chân lý, sự thật.

(-) S + am/is/are + not …

seldom, never, …

* Lịch trình, thời gian biểu.

(?) Am/Is/Are + S + …?

* every + day, week,

* Suy nghĩ, tình cảm, tư tưởng.

month, year, …
* Verb

* once, twice, three times,

(+) S + V(es/s) …

… + a week/month/year

(-) S + don’t/doesn’t + V
…
(?) Do/Does + S + V …?
Examples:
1. I always get up early in the morning.
2. Linda is a doctor. She works in a hospital.
3. The sun rises in the East and sets in the West.
4. The buses leave at 5 o’clock everyday.
5. I don’t like playing football.

Present
continuou
s
(Hiện tại
tiếp diễn)

* Hành động xảy ra tại thời

(+) S + am/is/are + Ving

* now, at the moment, at

điểm nói/xung quanh thời

…

present, right now, at this

điểm nói.

(-) S + am/is/are + not +

time, …

* Hành động chắc chắn sẽ xảy

Ving …

* Listen!, Be quiet!,

ra trong tương lai, có kế

(?) Am/Is/Are + S +

Look!, …

hoạch.

Ving?

* Always (phàn nàn)

* Hành động trái với lệ
thường.
* Phàn nàn.
* Sự thay đổi, biến đổi

Examples:
1. Peter isn’t listening to music at the moment. He is doing his homework now.


2. The students are visiting Ha Long Bay next week as scheduled.
3. I go to school by bike everyday, but today I’m going by bus.
4. The boys are always talking too much in class.
5. It is getting colder and colder.

Present
perfect
(Hiện tại
hoàn

thành)

* Hành động bắt đầu trong quá

(+) S + has/have + P2 …

* for + khoảng thời gian

khứ, kéo dài đến hiện tại, có

(-) S + hasn’t/haven’t + P2

* since + mốc thời gian/

kết quả ở hiện tại.

……

S + Ved …

* Hành động xảy ra không rõ

(?) Has/Have + S + P2 …? * just, recently, lately, up

thời điểm.

to now, until now, so far,

* Hành động đã từng xảy

already, …

ra/chưa từng xảy ra.

* yet

* Hành động vẫn chưa xảy ra.

* never … before, ever,

* Hành đồng đã xảy ra bao

…

nhiêu lần tính đến hiện tại.

* How long …?

Examples:
1. I have stayed in Hanoi for 5 days.
2. My mother has just gone to the supermarket.
3. We have never eaten Chinese food before.
4. Linda hasn’t finished this book yet.
5. Up to now, I’ve traveled to Thailand several times.

Present
perfect
continuou
s
(Hiện tại

hoàn thành
tiếp diễn)

* Hành động bắt đầu trong

(+) S + has/have + been +

* for + khoảng thời gian

quá khứ, kéo dài liên tục đến

Ving …

* since + mốc thời gian/

hiện tại, đang xảy ra ở hiện tại

(-) S + hasn’t/haven’t +

S + Ved …

và có thể tiếp tục ở tương lai,

been + Ving … …

* all + thời gian: all day,

hoặc chỉ vừa mới kết thúc.

(?) Has/Have + S + been

all morning, …

(nhấn mạnh quá trình diễn ra

+ Ving …?

hành động)
* Hành động diễn ra liên tục
trong một khoảng thời gian
mà không bị ngắt quãng.


Examples:
1. I have been learning English since 2010.
2. The ground is wet. It has been raining.
3. My sister has been cooking all morning.
II. Past tenses (Nhóm các thì q khứ)

Past
simple
(Qúa

* Hành động đã xảy ra và đã

* To be

* yesterday, last

kết thúc trong quá khứ.

(+) S + was/were …

week/month, year, …

* Sự thật, thói quen trong quá

(-) S + was/were + not …

* in + thời gian quá khứ

khứ.

(?) Was/Were + S + …?

* used to + V: đã từng
làm gì

khứ đơn)

* Verb
(+) S + V(past) …
(-) S + didn’t + V …
(?) Did + S + V …?

Examples:
1. My family didn't go to Phu Quoc island last month. We stayed at home.
2. The children were at the beach yesterday.
3. My uncle used to smoke a lot two years ago.
* Hành động xảy ra tại một

(+) S + was/were + Ving

* at + thời gian trong

thời điểm xác định trong

…

quá khứ

quá khứ

(-) S + was/were + not +

* this time

Ving …

yesterday/last …

(?) Was/Were + S +
Past

* Hai hành động song song

Ving?
* While + S1 + was/were + Ving …, S2 + was/were

continouos

cùng xảy ra trong quá khứ

+ Ving …

* Một hành động đang xảy

* When + S1 + V(past) …, S2 + was/were + Ving

ra thì một hành động khác

* While + S1 + was/were + Ving …, S2 + V(past)

(Qúa khứ tiếp
diễn)

xen vào
Examples:


1. The kids weren’t watching TV at 8 p.m last night. They were playing games.
2. While my mother was preparing dinner, my father was watering the flowers.
3. When Peter phoned, I was having a bath.
= While I was having a bath, Peter phoned.
Past perfect

* Hành động xảy ra và hoàn

(+) S + had + P2 …

* by the time, when

(Qúa khứ hoàn

thành trước một hành động

(-) S + had not + P2 …

* before, after

khác trong quá khứ

(?) Had + S + P2?

* as soon as

thành)
Examples:

1. I offered Jack to eat but he had already had lunch.
2. By the time she arrived at the airport, the plane had taken off.
Past perfect

* Hành động diễn ra liên tục

(+) S + had + been +

* for … before/after

continuous

tới một thời điểm xác định

P2 …

* by the time, when

trong quá khứ

(-) S + had not + been

(Qúa khứ hoàn
thành tiếp diễn)

+ P2 …
(?) Had + S + been +
P2?

Examples:
1. When I got home, my mother had been cooking dinner.
2. They had been living in Vietnam for 5 years before they moved to America.
KIẾN THỨC BỔ TRỢ 1:
Một số cấu trúc viết lại câu sử dụng thì Q khứ đơn và Hiện tại hồn thành.
 It is + thời gian + since + last + Vpast
= The last time + S + Vpast + was + thời gian + ago
= S + last + Vpast + thời gian + ago
= S + haven’t/hasn’t + P2 + for /since + thời gian
Examples:
- It is 4 years since I last went to Japan.
= The last time I went to Japan was 4 years ago.

= I last went to Japan 4 years ago.
= I haven’t gone to Japan for 4 years.
 S + started/ began + Ving/ to V + thời gian + ago


= S + have/ has + P2 + for/ since + thời gian
Examples:
- David started working here last year.
= David has worked here since last year.
 S + have/ has + never + P2 + before
= S + haven’t/ hasn’t + P2 + before
= This is the first time + S + have/ has + P2
Examples:
- We have never played golf before.
= We haven’t played golf before.
= This is the first time we have played golf.
 This / S + is + so sánh nhất + N + S + have/ has + ever + P2
= S + have/ has + never + P2 + such (a/an) + N(s) + like this/ as S + (before)
Examples:
- This is the most interesting novel I have ever read.
= I have never read such an interesting novel like this before.
 When + did + S + V?
= How long is it since + S + Vpast ?
Examples:
- When did you buy this car?
= How long is it since you bought this car?


III. Future tenses (Nhóm các thì tương lai)
Future

* Quyết định nảy sinh lúc nói,

(+) S + will/shall + V …

* soon, in the future

simple

khơng có kế hoạch, dự định.

(will dùng cho I, shall

* next week/month/year

(Tương

* Dự đốn khơng có cơ sở.

dùng cho We)

* tomorrow, tonight

lai đơn)

* Suy nghĩ, lời hứa, hi vọng

(-) S + will/shall + not + V
…
(?) Will/Shall + S + V …?

Examples:
1. You look so hungry. I’ll get some cupcakes for you.
2. I think it won’t rain tomorrow.
3. I hope they will accept my offer.
Near

* Dự định cho trương lại đã

(+) S + be going to + V …

* soon, in the future

future

được sắp xếp, lên kế hoạch từ

(be: am/is/are)

* next week/month/year

(Tương

trước.

(-) S + be going not to + V

* tomorrow, tonight

lai gần)

* Dự đốn có cơ sở.

…

* Be careful! Look!

(?) Be + S + going to + V
…?
Examples:
1. Jose has bought a new dress. She is going to have a party tonight.
2. Look at these dark clouds! It is going to rain soon.
Future

* Hành động đang diễn ra tại

(+) S + will be + Ving …

* at this time/at this

continuou

một thời điểm xác định trong

(-) S + will not be + Ving

moment + thời gian

tương lai.

…

tương lai

(Tương lai

* Hành động sẽ diễn ra và kéo

(?) Will + S + be + Ving

* at + giờ cụ thể + thời

tiếp diễn)

dài liên tục suốt mộ khoảng

…?

gian tương lai.

s

thời gian ở tương lai.
Examples:
1. Henry will be waiting for you at 8 o’clock tomorrow.
2. At this time next week, I’ll be lying on the beach.
Future

* Hành động hoàn thành trước

(+) S + will have + P2 …

* by the time …


perfect

một thời điểm hoặc một hành

(-) S + will not have + P2

* by the end of this week/

(Tương

dộng trong tương lai.

…

month/year

(?) Will + S + have + P2

* by + thời gian trong

…?

tương lai.

lai hoàn

thành)

* Before + thời gian
trong tương lai.
Examples:
1. They will have got married by the end of July.
2. My father won’t have arrived home before 6 o’clock.
Future

* Hành động đã xảy ra và kéo

(+) S + will have been +

* by then

Perfect

dài liên tục tới thời điểm nào

Ving …

* by this October

đó ở tương lai.

(-) S + S + will not have

* by then end of this

(nhấn mạng quá trình dễn ra)

been + Ving …

week/month/year

(Tương lai

(?) Will + S + have +

* by the time

hoàn thành

been + Ving …?

continuou
s

tiếp diễn)
Examples:
1. By this September, she will have been living here for 10 years.
2. I will have been studying English for 10 years by the time I graduate.
KIẾN THỨC BỔ TRỢ 2:
SỰ KẾT HỢP GIỮA CÁC THÌ
 Future simple + until / when / as soon as + Present simple
We will wait here until Linda comes back.
 Future simple + after + Present perfect
My father will go home after he has finished her work.
 While + Past continuous, Past simple = Past continuous + when + Past simple
While he was going to school, he met his friend.

= He was going to school when he met his friend.
 Past continuous + while + Past continuous
I was doing my homework while my brother was playing games.
 Present perfect + since + Past simple
I have worked here since I graduated.


 Future perfect + by / by the time + Present simple
He will have finished his work by the time you arrive.
 Past perfect + by the time / before/ when + Past simple
= Past simple + after + Past perfect
He had finished his work by the time/before you arrived.
= You arrived after he had finished his work.

PART II. PRACTICE
A. CONTRUCTED – RESPONSE (Tự luận)
Exercise 1: Put the verbs into the Present Simple or Present Continuous tenses.
1. They (be) __________ very friendly.
2. What time your father usually (get) __________ up?
3. We (not go) __________ to school on Sundays.
4. The Earth (go) __________ around the Sun.
5. I (visit) __________ my parents very often.
6. Jane (watch) __________ television at the moment.
7. Alice and Mary (put) __________ the dishes away right now.
8. Just a minute! I (look up) __________ that word in the dictionary.
9. __________ you (write) a letter now?
10. They (not read) __________ books in the sitting room right now.
Exercise 2: Put the verbs into the Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous tenses.
1. I (try) __________ to learn French for years, but I (not succeed) __________ yet.
2. Although John (study) __________ at the university for 5 years, he (not get) __________ his degree

yet.
3. Jack (go) __________ to Japan for a holiday. He (never, be) __________ there.
4. We (live) __________ here for the last six months, and (just, decide) __________ to move.
5. He (not be) __________ here since Christmas; I wonder where he (live) __________ since then.
6. He (lose) __________ his books. He (look) __________ for them all afternoon, but they (not turn
up) yet.
7. You look very tired. (You work) __________ very hard?
8. The phone (ring) __________ for 2 minutes, but I (not answer) __________ it yet.
9. John and I (be) __________ pen pals for nearly 3 years.


10. Tim (not take) __________ many photos yet.
Exercise 3: Put the verbs into the Past Simple or Past Perfect tenses.
1. He (be) __________ in prison for twenty-seven years last year.
2. The policeman (tell) __________ us to come back in two hours yesterday.
3. My aunt and I slowly (walk) __________ back to the house last night.
4. We (see) __________ a small grocery store three weeks ago
5. I (not go) __________ to office last Monday.
6. she (get) __________ married a few months ago?
7. I (finish) __________ my homework before 10 o’clock last night.
8. Before he came to Ha Noi, he (live) __________ in Da Nang.
9. They (wait) __________ at the station for 90 minutes when the train finally arrived.
10. The storm destroyed the sandcastle that we (build) __________.
Exercise 4: Put the verbs into the Past Simple or Past Continuous.
1. What were you doing when I phoned you? - I (have) __________ a bath.
2. Mary (water) __________ the flowers at 3:00 p.m yesterday.
3. Peter and I (do) __________ the exercise at this time last night.
4. When I (arrive) __________ at this house, he still (sleep) __________.
5. The light (go) __________ out while we (have) __________ dinner.
6. While we (cross) __________ the street, we (meet) __________ our teacher.

7. Tom (see) __________ an accident while he (stand) __________ at the bus stop.
8. The children (play) __________ football when their mother (come) __________ back home.
9. The bell (ring) __________ while Tom (take) __________ a bath.
10. We (clean) __________ the house when she (come) __________ yesterday.
Exercise 5: Put the verbs into the Future Simple or Near Future.
1. The phone is ringing and I’m in the shower! - Don’t worry, Mark, I (answer) __________ for you.
2. James Jones (probably/ become) __________ the next President.
3. Mum is unemployed but she (not / apply) __________ for that job because it isn’t well-paid.
4. I’m so excited! We(move) __________ to a bigger house next month.
5. I think my sister (pass) __________ the exam, she has studied very hard so far.
6. There isn’t any milk left in the fridge. - I know, I (do) __________ the shopping this afternoon.
7. There isn’t any milk Left in the fridge. - Oh sorry! I (give) __________ you some juice instead.
8. Look at the clouds, it (rain) __________; you should take an umbrella!
9. I (get) __________ a job this summer. I need the money.


10. I’m not feeling well, I (faint) __________.
Exercise 6: Put the verbs into the Future Continuous or Future Perfect.
1. At that time tomorrow, I (work) __________ in my office.
2. At this time next week, you (lie) __________ on the beach.
3. This time next week we (have) __________ a party.
4. At 7.00 this evening we (watch) __________ a talk show.
5. They (not/do) __________ their homework at 3.00 this afternoon.
6. He (not/complete) __________ the project by July.
7. I (not/finish) __________ the essay by the weekend.
8. By this time next year, Nancy (move) __________ to a new apartment.
9. By this time tomorrow, we (put) __________ all the furniture in the basement.
10. Tom (arrive) __________ by dinnertime.
Exercise 7: Put the verbs into the correct form.
1. I (look) __________ for Lucy. Do you know where she is?

2. Dan (play) __________ games in the living room while we (decorate) his bedroom.
3. Luna, is it true that you (get) __________ married next week?
4. My sister has bought some apples. She (make) s__________ ome apple pies.
5. I didn’t drink coffee because I (drink) __________ a cup of coffee already.
6. I’m going on the trip to Nha Trang on Saturday. This time tomorrow, I (eat) __________ many kinds
of tasty seafood.
7. When the robbery (happen) __________, the security guard (sleep) __________.
8. Last summer, I (go) __________ to the beach almost every day.
9. By the end of next month, we (join) __________ this English club for 2 years.
10. The concert (start) __________ at 7 p.m.
11. __________ (she-visit) her grandma very often?
12. Sandra (lend) __________ her brother $ 200 so far.
13. My parents (go) __________ to the theatre yesterday evening.
14. We (go / not) __________ to school on Sundays.
15. Mary (lose) __________ her hat for 2 days.
Exercise 8: Put the verbs into the correct form.
1. When I (arrive) __________ at this house, he still (sleep) __________.
2. While we(cross) __________ the street, we (see) __________ an accident.
3. While my father (read) __________ a newspaper, I (learn) __________ my lesson and my sister (do)


__________ her homework.
4. The children (play) __________ football when their mother (come) __________ back home.
5. They (go) __________ home after they (finish) __________ their work.
6. When we (come) __________ to the stadium, the matches (already, begin) __________.
7. They told me they (not /eat) __________ such kind of food before.
8. Before she (watch) __________ TV, she (do) __________ her homework.
9. Yesterday John (go) __________ to the store before he (go) __________ home.
10. When the phone (ring) __________, I (have) __________ dinner.
Exercise 9: Rewrite the following sentences using the words given.

1. We last celebrated Christmas 2 years ago.
 We
2. Linda hasn’t had her teeth checked since last year.
 The
3. Michelle began to collect stamps in 2015.
 Michelle
4. Linda made a sandwich and then sat on the sofa to watch TV.
 Before
5. My nephew James has never drunk beer before.
 This
6. David is in a habit of forgetting his books.
 David
7. “The glass shoes” is the most exciting film I have ever watched.
I
8. She has never taken part in such a challenging competition like this.
 This
9. When did they start opening this shopping center?
 How
10. First, they ordered the food then they had a discussion.
 After
Exercise 10: Rewrite the following sentences using the words given.
1. I haven’t been to the zoo for over a year.
 The last time
2. Your farewell party was the last time I really enjoyed myself.


I
3. I haven’t lived in a luxurious building before.
 This is the first
4. Tom went to England last Sunday and is still there.

 Tom has
5. When did you last ride a motorbike?
 How long is it?
6. The last time I went swimming was when I was 10.
 I haven’t
7. You haven’t tided up your bedroom for weeks.
 It’s
8. Tony was last in touch with his friends three weeks ago.
 Tony hasn’t
9. Ms. Susan hasn’t visited UK since 2010.
 Ms. Susan last
10. It last rained two weeks ago.
 It’s
B. MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS (Trắc nghiệm)
Exercise 1: Circle the correct answer. (Present tenses)
1. The most famous coffee shop __________ in the north of the city.
A. lie

B. lies

C. has laid

D. is lying

2. I __________ to Tokyo three times this year.
A. have been

B. am

C. has been

D. had been

3. We __________ Ms. Tiffany since last Sunday.
A. don’t see

B. haven’t seen

C. sees

D. see

4. I have never played hockey before. This is the first time I __________ to play.
A. try

B. has tried

C. have tried

D. am trying

5. My brother football __________ once or twice a week.
A. has usually played

B. is usually playing

C. usually plays

D. usually play

6. The earth __________ around the sun.
A. go

B. has gone

7. __________ you go to the dentist’s?

C. went

D. goes


A. How often do

B. How often are

C. How long do

D. How are

8. Tony is tired. He __________ hard all day.
A. has studying

B. has been studying

C. studies

D. has studied

9. __________ to Paris before?

A. Do you ever go

B. Are you ever going

C. Have you ever been

D. Have you ever been going

10. My father __________ his car every Saturday morning.
A. is washing

B. washes

C. has washed

D. is wash

Exercise 2: Circle the correct answer. (Past tenses)
1. Alfred Nobel __________ dynamite in the 1860s
A. invented

B. had been inventing

C. had invented

D. has invented

2. At 8 o’clock yesterday evening, my mother __________ our clothes.
A. had been ironing

B. ironed

C. had ironed

D. was ironing

3. Last year, this company __________ 22 million washing machines.
A. were selling

B. had sold

C. had been selling

D. sold

4. While I __________ in London, I met my old friend.
A. had lived

B. was living

C. were living

D. lived

5. It was noisy. The children __________ a party.
A. were having

B. had

C. had had

D. was having

6. There was a time when letter really __________ a means of communication.
A. were

B. was

C. had been

D. has been

7. At last the bus came. We __________ for half an hour.
A. waited

B. was waiting

C. have waited

D. had been waiting

8. Everyone __________ when he __________ to the party.
A. were dancing/came

B. danced/came

C. was dancing/ came

D. danced/ was coming

9. I __________ difficult Math puzzles since I __________ a child.
A. solved/ have been

B. had solved/was

C. have solved/was

D. solved/ was

10. My mother __________ as a shop assistant when she __________ a student.


A. use to work/was

B. used to worked/ was

C. use to worked/was

D. used to work/ was

Exercise 3: Circle the correct answer. (Future tenses)
1. The couples __________ their wedding party at the Melia Hotel.
A. will be holding

B. are going to hold

C. will hold

D. will have held

2. By the end of next year, John __________ English for 3 years.
A. will have learned

B. will learn

C. is going to learn

D. will be learning

3. We have bought some fruit. We __________ my grandparents tomorrow.
A. will have visited

B. are going to visit

C. will visit

D. visit

4. I think the weather __________ nice this weekend.
A. will have been

B. be

C. is going to be

D. will be

5. I’m going on holiday on Saturday. This time next week I __________ on a beach.
A. will lie

B. am lying

C. will be lying

D. will been lying

6. David __________ for a walk as soon as he __________ dinner.
A. will go/ finishes

B. will go/ shall have finished

C. is going to go/ will finish

D. will be going / finishes

7. According to the schedule, the students __________ their examination next month.
A. will have

B. shall have

C. are going to have

D. will be having

8. Look that those black clouds! It __________.
A. is going to rain

B. will rain

C. will be raining

D. are going to rain

9. They __________ English at 8 a.m tomorrow.
A. are going to learn

B. will learn

C. are learning

D. will be learning

10. We __________ a picnic next week. Would you like to come?
A. will be having

B. will have

C. are having

D. will have had


Exercise 4: Circle the correct answer. (Mixed tenses)
1. After I __________ lunch, I looked for my bag.
A. had

B. had had

C. have has

D. have had

2. This time tomorrow, we __________ to our hometown.
A. have driven

B. will drive

C. are going to drive D. will be driving

3. __________ my laptop anywhere? I can’t find it.
A. Did you see

B. Have you seen

C. Do you see

D. Had you seen

4. Mike __________ play the guitar last year, but now he plays it everyday.
A. didn’t use to

B. didn’t used to

C. used to

D. use to

C. will come

D. both B&C

5. My professor promises that he today.
A. is going to come

B. shall come

6. Up to now, the scientists a lot of information about the space.
A. are getting

B. has got

C. had got

D. have got

7. “Are you ready, Lisa?” - “Yes, I __________”.
A. am coming

B. come

C. came

D. have came

8. He __________ while he towards school.
A. fell down/run

B. falls down / runs

C. fell down/ was running

D. was falling down / ran

9. It __________ hot. Shall I turn on the air conditioner?
A. has got

B. get

C. got

D. is getting

10. Hurry up or the bus __________ before you catch it.
A. leaves

B. will leave

C. will have left

D. has left

11. I’m sorry I __________ you for a long time because I’m very busy lately.
A. haven’t meet

B. won’t meet

C. haven’t met

D. didn’t meet

12. Yesterday morning I got up and looked out of the window. The sun was shining but the ground was
very wet. It __________.
A. rained

B. has been raining

C. had been raining

D. had rained

13. My husband has booked two flight tickets to London. We __________ next vacation there.
A. spend

B. will be spending

C. are going to spend

D. will spend

14. I __________ home at night when I suddenly heard footsteps behind me.
A. was walking

B. am walking

C. walk

D. walked


15. What __________? I don’t understand.

A. does mean this word

B. have this word mean

C. means this word

D. does this word mean

16. My sister __________ in Korea for three years by the end of this year.
A. will be living

B. has lived

C. will have lived

D. has been living

17. Look! That man __________ to break the front door of that house.
A. try

B. is trying

C. tried

D. has tried

18. While we __________ our homework, they __________ in the playground
A. were doing/ were playing

B. did/ played

C. were doing/ played

D. did/ were playing

19. The manager __________ at the company meeting yet.
A. arrived

B. didn’t arrive

C. haven’t arrived

D. hasn’t arrived

20. When I arrived at train station, they __________ the platform.
A. closed

B. had closed

C. close

D. will close

Exercise 5: Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to the following sentences.
1. My uncle hasn’t gone to the gym for a month.
A. It’s a month since my uncle last went to the gym.
B. It’s a month ago that my uncle went to the gym.
C. It’s a month since my uncle hasn’t gone to the gym.
D. lt’s a month since my uncle went to the gym ago.
2. My neighbour bought her motorbike two weeks ago.

A. My neighbour started to buy her motorbike two weeks ago.
B. It has been two weeks when my neighbour bought her motorbike.
C. My neighbour has had her motorbike for two weeks.
D. It is two weeks ago since my neighbour bought her motorbike.
3. When the teacher came, the students were talking to each other.
A. The students talked to each other when the teacher came.
B. While the students were talking to each other, the teacher came.
C. The teacher came at the same time the students were talking to each other.
D. The teacher didn’t come when the students were talking to each other.
4. My sister drank a cup of hot milk and then she went to bed.
A. After my sister went to bed, she drank a cup of hot milk.
B. My sister drank a cup of hot milk before she had gone to bed.


C. My sister had gone to bed after she drank a cup of hot milk.
D. Before my sister went to bed, she had drunk a cup of hot milk.
5. Team A hasn’t finished the assignment yet.
A. Team A is still doing the assignment.
B. Team A hasn’t done the assignment before.
C. Team A won’t finish the assignment soon.
D. Team A didn’t finish the assignment.
6. This is my seventh year working in this office.
A. By the end of this year, I will work in this office for seven years.
B. I have worked in this office for seven years by the end of this year.
C. By the end of this year, I will have worked in this office for seven years.
D. I had been working in this office for ten years by the end of this year.
7. My grandfather used to play table tennis every morning many years ago.
A. My grandfather enjoys playing table tennis every morning now.
B. My grandfather never used to play table tennis every morning.
C. My grandfather doesn’t play table tennis every morning now.

D. My grandfather didn’t play table tennis every morning many years ago.
8. The last time I ate dinner at this restaurant was three months ago.
A. I haven’t ate dinner at this restaurant for three months.
B. I haven’t eaten dinner at this restaurant since three months.
C. I have eaten dinner at this restaurant for three months.
D. I haven’t eaten dinner at this restaurant for three months.
9. We’ve arranged to meet at 7:00 p.m. tomorrow.
A. We will meet at 7:00 p.m. tomorrow.
B. We’ve arranged that we met at 7:00 p.m.
C. We are meeting at 7:00 p.m. tomorrow.
D. We meet at 7:00 p.m. everyday.
10. Mr. John never stops criticizing his employees.
A. Mr. John always crictize his employees.
B. Mr. John is always criticizing his employees.
C. Mr. John never crictize his employees.
D. Mr. John has stopped criticizing his employees.
11. We haven’t played hockey before.


A. This is the first time I played hockey.
B. I have never played hockey for a long time.
C. This is the first time I’ve played hockey.
D. This is the second time I’ve played hockey.
12. “Cinderella” is the most interesting story I have ever read.
A. This is the first time I’ve read “Cinderella”.
B. I enjoy reading “Cinderella”.
C. “Cinderella” is the most boring story I’ve ever read.
D. I’ve never read such an interesting story like “Cinderella”.
13. Josy came home after having a match of badminton.
A. Josy had had a match of badminton before she came home.

B. Josy had had a match of badminton after she came home.
C. Josy had come home after she had a match of badminton.
D. Josy had come home before she had a match of badminton.
14. Henry arrives in London, he will contact me immediately.
A. Henry arrives in London as soon as he contacts me immediately.
B. As soon as Henry will arrive in London, he contacts me immediately.
C. As soon as Henry contacts me immediately, he arrives in London.
D. Henry will contact me immediately as soon as he arrives in London.
15. When did you work for this company?
A. How Long did you work for this company?
B. How long is it since you worked for this company?
C. How long are you working for this company?
D. How long will you work for this company?
C. ERROR CORRECTION (Sửa lỗi sai)
1. We hasn’t seen Dr. Jim since last Saturday.
A

B

C

D

2. We were talking happily when Jane was coming in and shouted at us.
A

B

C

D

3. By this Thursday, our family will stay in Da Lat for 5days.
A

B

C

D

4. While I did my homework, my sisters were watching cartoons.