BÀI TẬP CHUYÊN ĐỀ VỀ THÌ CỦA ĐỘNG TỪ ppt

BÀI TẬP CHUYÊN ĐỀ VỀ THÌ CỦA ĐỘNG TỪ


I. Matching A and B

A B
1. I haven’t been feeling very well a. time and time again
2. I went to the dentist’s b. all my life
3. I’ve lived here c. so far
4. Don’t worry. I haven’t been waiting d. for the time being
5. I’ve written two pages e. for the past hour or two
6. I waited outside your house f. yet
7. I’ve warned you about this g. till half past eight
8. i haven’t made a decision h. for a while
9. The repair worked i. the other day
10. I’ve decided to believe you j. long

II. Underline the most appropriate option
1. Once/ Afterwards I’d read the manual, I found I could use the computer easily.
2. It was more than a month before/ untill I realised what had happened.
3. I managed to talk to Carol just as/while she was leaving.
4. It wasn’t untill/ up to 1983 that Nigel could afford to take holidays abroad.
5. George always let me know by the time/whenever he was going to be late.
6. I was having a bath at the time/ that time, so I didn’t hear the doorbell.
7. We bought our tickets and five minutes after/ later the train arrived.
8. According to grandpa, people used to dress formally those days/ in his days.
9. Everyone was talking but stopped at the time/ the moment Mr Smith arrived.
10. The letter still hadn’t arrived by/ untill the end of the week.
11. It’s a long time since/when I last saw you.
12. I’ve seen Bill quite often lately/ from time to time
13. Have you spoken to the director beforehand/ already ?

14. I’ve lived in the same house for years/ forever.
15. I’ve read the paper now/ still.
16. Diana has bought a computer two years ago/ since then.
17. I’ve finished reading her new book at last/ this evening.
18. Nothing much has been happening by now/ so far.
19. Sue bought a CD player last week and she’s been listening to music ever sine/ for a
while.
20. Sorry, but I haven’t got that work finished already/ yet.

III. Verbform :
1. It’s a long time since I saw/ have seen/ have been seeing your brother Paul. What did
he do/ has he done/ has he been doing lately ?
2. I can’t believe it, inspector. You mean that Smith stole/ has stolen/ has been stealing
money from the till all this time !
3. You three boys look very guilty! What did you do/ have you done/ have you been
doing since I left/ have left the room.
4. Why on Earth didn’t you tell/ haven’t you told me about that loose floorboard ? I
tripped/ have tripped over it just now and hurt myself.
5. I can’t belive that you ate/ have eaten/ have been eating three pizzaa already! I only
bought/ have only bought them in fifteen minutes ago !
6. Don’t forget that you didn’t see/ haven’t seen Mrs Black. She has waited/ has been
waiting outside since 10.30.
7. What did you think/ have you thought of Brighton ? Did you stay/ have you stayed
there long ?
8. I feel really tired. I weeded/ have weeded/ have been weeding the garden for the last
three hours and didn’t rest/ haven’t rested for a single moment.
9. I’m having problems with David. He has called/ has been calling me up in the middle
of the night and told/ telling me his troubles.
10. How long did you have/ have you had/ have you been having driving lessons ? And
did you take/ have you taken/ have you been taking your test yet ?

11. This is my new car. What (you, think) of it ?
12. A : Who are you ?
B : What do you mean ? I (live) here.
13. I can’t find the car keys. What (you,do) with them ?
14. Sorry I haven’t fixed the plug. I (mean) to get round to
it, but I just haven’t found the time.
15. What (you,do) on Saturday ?
16. I don’t know what time we’ll eat. It (depend) when
Helen gets here.
17. I supported you at the time because I (feel) that you
were right.
18. Peter couldn’t understand what had been decided because too many people (talk)
at once.
19. Jean, I’m so glad you’ve got here at last. I (expect) you
all day.
20. I think that people ( become) tired of the poor quality of
TV programmes, though they ( improve) lately.

KEYS
I.
1e/ 2i/3b/4j/5c/6g/7a/8f/9h/10d
II.
1. once
2. before
3. as
4. untill
5. whenever
6. at the time
7. in his days
8. later
9. the moment
10. by
11. since
12. lately
13. already
14. for years
15. now
16. since then
17. so far
18. at last
19. ever since

20. yet
III.
1. saw/ has he been doing
2. has been stealing
3. have you been doing/ left
4. didn’t you tell/ tripped
5. have eaten/ only bought
6. haven’t seen/ has been waiting
7. did you think/ did you stay
8. have been weeding/ haven’t rested
9. has been calling/ telling
10. have you been having/ have you taken
11. do you think
12. live
13. have you done
14. was meaning
15. do you do
16. depends
17. felt
18. were talking
19. have been expecting
20. are becoming/ have improved