TS 10: VERB TENSES + VERB FORMS

VERB TENSE + VERB FORMS
I/. PUT THE VERBS IN THE CORRECT TENSE
1. I (be)_____________to Africa and Italia up to now
2. You ( ever/ eat)__________________Chinese food?
3. She (work)____________________in London for 6 months.
4. I (be)___________________here before.
5. We (never/ see)______________________a ghost.
6. What’s the best film you (watch)___________________?
7. I (not, find)_________________a new job yet.
8. How long you (live)___________________in this village? - Since 1999.
9. My brother (already/ finish)__________________his report.
10. Lots of things (happen)_______________since I last (write)____________to you.
11. Judy (just, have)_____________a baby.
12. There (be)______________a bank robbery in central London yesterday.
13. We (hear)______________a terrible noise last night.
14. I (not, meet)______________John since he (fly)_______________to New York.
15. I (meet)_____________him twice today.
16. She (visit)________________Hanoi several times this year.
17. This is the first time I (be) __________________here.
18. Is this the second time he (lost)_______________his job?
19. It’s the most difficult exam I ( take)_________________.
20. They (not, arrive)______________home last night.
II/. PUT THE VERBS IN THE CORRECT FORM
1. It is impossible for me (save)___________money now.
2. It costs us a lot of money (remodel)_____________the house.
3. I prefer (stay)____________at home to (go)_____________to the cinema.
4. Do you wish me (stay)______________?
5. They were pleased (award)____________him the first prize.
6. He was tall enough (see)___________over heads of the other people.
7. The case is too heavy for a child (carry)___________.
8. He doesn’t know what (do)_________next.

9. The police made him (stop)____________his car.
10. Let’s (come)____________to my house for dinner.
11. I’ll have Tom (deliver)___________the package to your house.
12. He has his teeth (check )_____________every month.
13. She helps her children (do)_____________their homework.
14. Why don’t we (watch)____________the match on TV?
15. Would you like (eat)_______________some noodles?
16. Would you please (tell)_______________me about your problem?
17. Would you mind (turn)______________down the radio?
18. Would you mind if I (use)_______________your phone?
19. He went on (talk) _______________about his accident.
20. They have stopped (smoke)______________for a year.
21. You had better (go)____________home now. It’s too late.
22. Are you used to (walk)_______________to school every day?
23. Susan hates (do)________________-the washing up.
24. It’s nice (go)____________on a holiday without (worry)______________about money.
III/. Choose the correct option
11. He ____in Singapore from 1980 to 1990.
A. lived B. has lived C. was living D. would live
12. Marie and Pierre Curie ____radium.
A. discover B. have discovered C. discovered D. were discovered
13. The window ____open, so a bird flew in to the room.
A. wasn’t B. was be C. was D. has been
14. He ____up smoking since he got married.
A. gives B. has given C. gave D. had given
15. It ____a long time since you left for HCM.
A. was B. has been C. is D. will be
16. Somebody ____for the ambulance before the police ____
A. phoned, have come B. has phone, came
C. phoned, had come D. had phone, came

17. I hope they ____here soon.
A. would return B. return C. will return D. returned
18. Someone ____the housework by the time she arrived home.
A. did B. had done C. has done D. has been done
19. He’ll phone you when he ____in Hue next week.
A. phoned B. has phoned C. will phone D. phones
20. My father ____me how to play chess when I was six.
A. teaches B. has taught C. had taught D. taught
21. Nobody ____this machine for several years.
A. hasn’t used B. didn’t used C. has used D. used
22. Don’t sit in that chair. I ____it.
A. painted B. had painted C. was painted D. have painted
23. Calm down! The doctor ____there in about fifteen minutes.
A. comes B. will come C. has come D. is coming
24. Be quiet! The baby _____.
A. is sleeping B. is being slept C. sleeps D. was sleeping
25. Milk is used for ____butter and cheese.
A. made B. making C. to make D. be made
26. They have come a long way in order to ____the famous doctor.
A. to see B. seeing C. be seen D. see
27. Be careful when _____the road.
A. cross B. crossing C. to cross D. to crossing
28. The horse ran too fast for me ____up with it.
A. catch B. catching C. not to catch D. to catch
29. She decided ____John to the party although she didn’t like him.
A. invite B. inviting C. to invite D. not to invite
30. She never minds me ____at her house.
A. to stay B. staying C. stay D. stayed