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REVISION: TENSES
I. Put the verb in the correct form, present simple or present progressive
1. A: What __________________ (you / do)?
B: I _______________ (write) to my parents. I _________________ (write) to them every weekend.
2. A: Look! It __________________ (snow)
B: It’s beautiful! This is the first time I’ve ever seen snow. It _______ (not snow) in my country
3. A: Oh, that’s Adrian. He’s new here.
B: Really? Where __________________ (he / live)? _________________(you know)?
A: Yes. He ________ (live) in Madrid but now he _____________ (stay) with his aunt in New York
4. A: What time __________________ (you / usually / finish) work?
B: Normally I __________________ (finish) work until six to earn a bit more money.
5. A: How __________________ (you /travel to work?
B: I haven’t got a car at the moment, so I _________(go) to work on the bus this week. Usually I
____________ (drive) to work.
6. A: I think we’re going the wrong way.
B: I don’t think so. The sun ____________ (rise) in the east, remember. It’s behind us, so we
_______________(travel) west.
7. A: __________________ (you / look) for someone?
B: Yes, I _____________ (need) to speak to Neil. Is he in?
A: Yes, but I _________ (think) he’s busy. He _____________ (talk) to the boss at the moment.
8. A: I ___________ (want) a new computer. I _____________ (save) up to buy one.
B: But computers __________ (cost) so much money. What’s wrong with the one we’ve got?
A: It ___________ (get) out of date now.
9. A: Your new dress _____________ (look) very nice.
B: Thank you. The trouble is it ______________ (not / fit) properly. I (not / know) ______________
why I bought them, really.
10. A: What __________________ (you / do)?
B: I __________________ (taste) the sauce. It __________________ (taste) too salty.
11. A: I __________________ (think) this road is really dangerous. Look how fast that lorry
_______________ (go)
B: I __________________ (agree). People shouldn’t go so fast.

12. A: My two children don’t get along. It seems they _______________ (always / fight) about
something
B: Don’t worry. It will be better when they _______________ (grow) up.
13. A: Could you post the goods to me, please?
B: Yes, certainly.
A: I _______________ (live) at a guest house at the moment as I _______________ (look) for a flat.
So could you send it to my work address?
B: Yes, of course. And you’ll have the goods by the end of the week, I ___________ (promise).
14. A: I _______________ (always / fall) asleep. I just can’t keep awake.
B: What time _______________ (you / go) to bed?
A: About ten o’clock usually. But it _______________ (not, make) any difference.
15. A: Why _______________ (you / want) to change the whole plan?
B: I’m just not happy with it.
A: And I _____________ (not / understand) why you ___________ (be) so difficult about it.
II. Supply the correct verb form: Present tenses.
1. Listen! I ___________ (think) someone _______________ (knock) at the door.
2. We (not, know) why Sarah is upset, but she _______________ (not, speak) to us for ages.
3. The earth ___________ (circle) the sun once every 365 days.
4. Why _______________ (you / stare) at me? I suppose you _______________ (not / see) a woman on
a motorbike before!
5. How many times _______________ (you? See) him since he went to Edinburgh?
6. Trevor and Laura like Scabble. They _______________ (play) it most evenings.
7. The number of vehicles on the road _______________ (increase)
8. “Sorry I’m late.” “That’s all right. I _______________ (not / wait) long.”
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9. Mrs Green always _________ (go) to work by car, but this week she _____________ (travel) by bus.
10. We _______________ (be) from French. We _______________ (be) there for 20 years.
11. These flowers are dying. You _______________ (not / water) them for ages.
12. Mai _______________ (lose) her keys, so she can’t get into the house.
13. I’m afraid I _______________ (not, finish) typing those letters yet. I _______________ (deal) with

customers all morning.
14. A: What _______________ (your father / do) ?
B: He ______________ (be) an architect but he _______________ (not / work) at the moment.
15. A: _______________ (You / ever / see) a lion?
B: Yes, I _______________ (see) it since I was a child.
III. Put the verbs into the correct form, Past progressive or past simple
1. When Martin _________ (arrive) home, Ann _______________ (talk) to someone on the phone.
2. It _________ (be) cold when we ____________ (leave) the house that day, and a light snow
____________ (fall)
3. I _________ (call) Roger at nine last night, but he ___________(not, be) at home. He
______________ (study) at the library.
4. I _______________ (see) Sue in town yesterday but she _______________ (not / see) me. She
_______________ (look) the other way.
5. When I _____________ (open) the cupboard door, a pile of books _______________ (fall) out.
6. A: How _______________ (you / break) your arm?
B: I __________ (slip) on the ice while I _____________ (cross) the street in front of the dorm.
7. I ___________(meet) Tom and Ann at the airport a few weeks ago. they _______________ (go) to
Berlin and I __________ (go) to Madrid. We _______________ (have) a chat while we
_______________ (wait) for our flights.
8. I ______________ (cycle) home yesterday when suddenly a man ______________ (step) out into
the road in front of me. I ______________ (go) quite fast but luckily I ______________ (manage) to
stop in time and ______________ (not / hit) him.
IV. Put the verbs into the correct form, Past simple or present perfect
1. I ______________ (have) this shirt for nearly four years.
2. Joanna ______________ (tidy) her desk, but now it’s in a mess again.
3. Mike ______________ (lose) his key. He can’t find it anywhere.
4. The last time I ______________ (go) to Brighton was in August.
5. I ______________ (finish) my homework. I ______________ (do) it before tea.
6. And the race is over! And Micky Simpson ______________ (win) in a record time!
7. Martin ______________ (be) to Greek five times. He loves the place.

8. Of course I can ride a bike. But I ______________ (not / ride) one for years.
9. I don’t know Carol’s husband. I ______________ (never / meet) him.
10. We ______________ (move) here in 1990. We ______________ (be) here a long time now.
V. Put the verbs into the correct form, Past simple or past perfect
1. The house was very quiet when I ___________ (get) home. Everybody ______________ (go) to bed.
2. The apartment was hot when I got home, so I ______________ (turn) on the air conditioner.
3. I ______________ (feel) a little better after I ______________ (take) the medicine.
4. I was late. The teacher ____________ (already / give) a quiz when I ______________ (get) to class.
5. It was raining hard, but by the time the class ___________ (be) over, the rain _____________ (stop).
6. When I saw that Mike was having trouble, I _________(help) him. He _________(be) very
appreciative.
7. We were driving along the road when we ______________ (see) a car which ______________
(break) down, so we ______________ (stop) to see if we could help.
8. We ______________ (arrive) at work in the morning and ______________ (find) that someone
______________ (break) into the office during the night. So we ______________ (call) the police.
9. Yesterday I __________ (go) to my daughter’s dance recital. I ____________ (be / never) to a dance
recital before. I ____________ (not / take) dancing lessons when I ______________ (be) a child.
10. A: ______________ (you / meet) Tom at the party last night?
B: No, he ______________ (already / go) home when I ______________ (arrive) at the party.
1. Give the correct form of verbs in brackets
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2. I (see) _________ a car accident while I (wait) _________ for you on this corner yesterday.
3. Mr. Jone (be) __________principal of our school since last year.
4. Mr. Smith (teach) ________ at this school since he (graduate) _______in 1980.
5. My father (not watch) __________ TV every night.
6. I (meet) __________ Arthur three weeks ago.
7. My friend (thank) __________ me for what I have done for him.
8. I (not, do) __________ a test at this time tomorrow.
9. Someone (steal) __________ my handbag on the bus.
10. The Browns (live) _________ in Paris for 7 years when the Second World War (break) _______ out.

11. Last month I (be) __________ in the hospital for ten days.
12. Don't call me in the afternoon. I (usually/be) _________ away in the afternoon.
13. Mr Clark (be) __________ in New York 2 months ago.
14. John (drive) __________ that car ever since I (know) __________ him.
15. People (speak) __________ English in most of Canada.
16. The dog (wag) __________ his tail whenever he (see) __________ me.
17. What (you do) __________ when I (ring) __________ you last night?
18. Up to then I (never / see) __________ such a fat man.
19. I (not see) __________ him since last Monday.
20. They (have) __________ these books since we (know) __________ them.
21. I think he (leave) __________ as soon as he (know) __________ the news.
22. She (play) _________ the piano when our guests (arrive) ________ last night.
23. He (come) __________ and (see) __________ you soon.
24. I (come) _________ as soon as I have finished my work. (You / be) __________ ready?
25. My mother (come) __________ to stay with us next weekend.
26. Where (you / spend) __________ your holidays next summer?
27. Violets (bloom) __________ in Spring.
28. We (not live) __________ in England for two years now.
29. I (never forget) ____________ what you (just tell) _______________ me.
30. They (prepare) __________ the Christmas dinner at the moment.
31. When I last (stay) __________ in Cairo, I (ride) __________ to the Pyramids on a camel that my
friend (borrow) _____________ the day before.
32. She (cook) ____________ food two hours ago.
33. I (live) ____________ in this town for three years.
34. Those men (escape) ____________ from that prison last week.
35. I (not, know) ______________ anything about him two days ago.
36. We (know) ____________ each other for twelve years.
37. Mark (work) ____________ in Turkey since 1998.
38. My mother (sing) ____________ this song very well.
39. George (not, be) ____________back until six. Can I take a message?

40. What (you / buy) ______________ with the money you won in the lottery?
41. Tina isn’t here. She (just, go) ____________ to school.
42. I (break) ____________ a cup yesterday.
43. I (not, be) ____________ to the cinema for two months.
44. We (buy) ____________ this bike two weeks ago.
45. I (not, finish) ____________ my homework yet.
46. Have a sandwich! – No, thanks. I (already, eat) ____________ one.
47. What time (you/ get) ______________ up this morning?
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48. I (live) ____________ in the same house since 1990.
49. I’m sure that he (agree) ____________.
50. We (have) ____________ a great time at the moment.
51. According to the weather forecast, it (rain) ____________ tomorrow.
52. They (just, buy) ____________ a new car.
53. Perhaps I (see) ____________ you again one day.
54. We (go) ____________ to Vung Tau several times.
55. The earth (go) ____________ around the sun.
56. Look at the big clouds. It (rain) ____________.
57. I hope that he (win) ____________ the race.
58. Mary (clean) ____________ the floor three times a week.
59. She (not, study) ____________ the lesson carefully yesterday.
60. We (fly) ____________ to that place last weekend.
61. How long (your parents / live) __________ there? – Since I (be) __________born.
62. The students (work) ____________ hard these days.
63. He (watch) ____________ this film several times.
64. The girls in my class (work) ____________ very hard.
65. He (participate) ____________ in that activity last year?
66. Her sister (be) ____________ here many times.
67. Be quiet! The baby ( sleep ) ________________.
68. We seldom ( eat ) ________________ before 6: 30.

69. Mr Pike ( leave ) ________________ London last year.
70. My mother ( make ) ________________ a cake in the kitchen at the moment.
71. Look! A man ( run ) ______________ after the train . He (want) _____________ to catch it.
72. It ( rain ) ________________ much in Summer . It ( rain ) ________________ now .
73. How long you ( study) ________________ English? For 5 years.
74. I ( wait ) ________________ for two hours, but she ( not come ) ________________ yet.
75. They ( live ) ________________ in Ho Chi Minh City since 1975.
76. She ( read ) _____________ all the books written by Dickens. How many books you ( read)
_____________ ?
77. They ( get ) ________________ married in 1995.
78. He ( not, be ) __________ here since Christmas, I wonder where he ( live) ____________ since then.
79. Jack ( go ) ______________ to Paris for a holiday. He never ( be ) ______________ there.
80. (you /sleep ) ________________ so far? I ( ring ) ____________ the bell for the last twenty minutes.
81. My uncle and aunt ( stay) ________________ with us next Spring.
82. He ( write) ____________ a novel for two years, but he ( not finish) _____________ it yet.
83. Mary ( lose) _______________ her hat and she ( look ) _______________ for it until now.
84. I ( see) ________________ that film several times because I like it.
85. Listen! I ( think ) ________________ someone ( knock) ________________ at the door.
86. Up to the present, we ( write) ________________ almost every lesson in the book.
87. The earth ( circle) ________________ the sun once every 365 days.
88. The farmers ( work ) ________________ in the field at the moment.
89. How many times you ( see) ________________ him since he went to Edinburgh?
90. Rivers usually ( flow) ________________ to the sea.
91. Look! The boy (cry) ________________ .
92. Do you know that man, who ( smoke) ________________ there?
93. Mrs Green always ( go) ________________ to work by bus.
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94. We ( be) from French. We ( be) ________________ there for 20 years.
95. That house ( belong) ________________ to Mr. Green.
96. Mai ( lose) ______________ her dictionary. She (find) _____________ it everywhere but she can’t

find it yet.
97. I ( be) ________________ sorry. I ( forget) ________________ that girl’s name already.
98. I ( wait) ________________ for the manager for two hours.
99. You ( ever, see) ________________ a lion?
100. She ( bear) ________________ in 1980.
101. Mr Green ( teach) __________ English in this school since he ( graduate) ______ from the
university in 1986.
102. When I ( arrive) ________________ at his house , he (still /sleep) ________________.
103. As we ( cross) ________________ the street , we ( see) ________________ an accident.
104. The light ( go) ________________ out while we ( have) ________________ dinner.
105. Who ( look ) ________________ after the children when you are away?
106. The teacher hope we ( pass) ________________ our exams.
TENSES
1. Spring _____ winter.
A. follows B. is following C. will follow D. has followed
2. The nurse ______ her parents every day.
A. visits B. is visiting C. will visit D. visited
3. Someone _______ at the door. Can you answer it ?
A. knocks B. is knocking C. has knocked D. knocked
4. John ______ at the moment, so he can’t answer the telephone.
A. works B. is working C. has worked D. will work
5. He______ for Chelsea this season.
A. played B. is playing C. would play D. has played
6. She ______ English at RMIT these days.
A. studies B. is studying C. will study D. is going to study
7. She’s at her best when she _____ big decisions.
A. is making B. makes C. has made D. will make
8. Look ! The bus ______.
A. left B. has left C. leaves D. is leaving
9. Mike _____ one hour ago.

A. phoned B. was phoning C. had phoned D. has phoned
10. Stephen ______ on the phone when I came in.
A. talked B. was talking C. has talked D. has been talking
11. I ______ TV at 8 : 30 last night.
A. watched B. was watching C. has watched D. had watched
12. While I was working in the garden, my son ______ video games.
A. was playing B. played C. has played D. has been playing
13. I ______ four chairs so far this morning.
A. painted B. was painting C. have painted D. had painted
14. Frank _____ home since he was a boy.
A. isn’t B. wasn’t C. hasn’t been D. hadn’t been
15. Mai _____ in HCMC for five years now.
A. lives B. has lived C. is living D. was living
16. We _______ “ Alexander the Great “. It’s very interesting.
A. see B. saw C. have seen D. would see
17. I’ve lived here ______ 1990.
A. since B. from C. to D. for
18. Paulo has learned English ______ five years.
A. since B. from C. to D. for
19. My little sister ______ “ Sleeping Beauty “ several times.
A. watches B. is watching C. has watched D. watched
20. The child _______ before the doctor arrived.
A. died B. had died C. has died D. was dying
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21. We cleaned up the room as soon as the guests _______.
A. had left B. has left C. left D. were leaving
22. The secretary _______ the report by 10 : 00 yesterday.
A. hadn’t finished B. hasn’t finished C. didn’t finish D. would finish
23. Arsenal _______ next Monday.
A. wins B. will win C. would win D. is winning

24. How many languages ______ John speak ?
A. do B. does C. did D. will
25. Hurry ! The train _______. I don’t want to miss it.
A. comes B. is coming C. came D. has come
26. Angelina Jolie is a famous actress. She ______ in several films.
A. appears B. is appearing C. appeared D. has appeared
27. I saw Maggie at the party. She _____ a very beautiful dress.
A. wears B. wore C. was wearing D. has worn
28. Monica ______ with her sister at the moment until she finds a flat.
A. stays B. is staying C. will stay D. is going to stay
29. There a strange smell in here. Mother _____ something.
A. cooks B. is cooking C. will cook D. has cooked
30. Nora says she’s 17 but I _______ her.
A. don’t believe B. didn’t believe C. won’t believe D. wouldn’t believe
31. We did not go out because it _______.
A. would rain B. was raining C. had rained D. has rained
32. Michael, is it true that you ______ married next week ?
A. get B. are getting C. got D. have got
33. Alan took a photograph of Sandra while she ______.
A. didn’t look B. wasn’t looking C. hasn’t looked D. hadn’t looked
34. I _____ my key. Can you help me look for it ?
A. lose B. lost C. had lost D. have lost
35. Last night Tina ____ in bed when suddenly she heard a scream.
A. read B. was reading C. has read D. had read
36. The Red River _____ very fast today – much faster than yesterday.
A. flows B. is flowing C. will flow D. is going to flow
37. While mother ______ dinner the phone rang.
A. cooked B. had cooked C. has cooked D. was cooking
38. Please don’t make so much noise. My son _____.
A. sleeps B. is sleeping C. slept D. will sleep

39. The moon _____ round the earth.
A. goes B. is going C. will go D. went
40. Tracy _____ ill for quite a long time.
A. is B. was C. has been D. had been
41. Oh ! I’ve cut my finger. It _______.
A. bleeds B. is bleeding C. has bled D. had bled
42. Albert isn’t free on Sunday. He ______.
A. was working B. would work C. is working D. will have worked
43. She usually _____ up early.
A. gets B. is getting C. got D. will get
44. We ______ to school every day.
A. go B. are going C. will go D. have gone
45. Two and two _____ four.
A. will make B. are making C. make D. made
46. We ______ English now.
A. learn B. are learning C. will learn D. have learned
47. Thach Bao Khanh _____ for The Cong Club now.
A. plays B. is playing C. will play D. has played
48. My daughter ______ to Australia in 2000.
A. went B. has gone C. had gone D. would go
49. She _____ us last night.
A. visited B. has visited C. had visited D. would visit
50. We ______ English this time last week.
A. learned B. were learning c. have learned D. had learned
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51. Her family ______ to America before 1975.
A. went B. have gone C. had gone D. would go
107. I’ll wait until he ( finish) ________________ his novel.
108. When I ( be) ________________ a child, I ( want) ________________ to be a doctor.
109. When I (have) ________________ dinner, the telephone(ring) ________________.

110. Before he flew to Japan, he (visit) ________________ his girlfriend.
111. Tommy (practice) ________________ his English at 7 o’clock yesterday.
112. Mary often (go) ___________ to church on Sunday but her parent (not go) ____________ .
113. What they (do) ________________ when you arrived?
114. The weather (be) _______________ hot yesterday but today it (be) ___________ warmer.
115. I’m not thirsty now. He (work) ________________ in the office for 8 hours.
116. Look! He (sleep) ________________in the classroom.
117. Look! Someone (break) ________________ the window.
118. When they (watch) ________________TV, the light (go) ________________out.
119. We (practice) ________________ our English then we went to school.
120. It’s the second time I (meet) ________________ him here.
121. What (Sally /do) ________________ last week.
PASSIVE VOICE
1. All students attended the meeting.
 ______________________________________________________________________
2. People say that he is intelligent.
 ______________________________________________________________________
3. He can't repair my bike.
 ______________________________________________________________________
4. Mary has operated Tom since 10 o'clock.
 ______________________________________________________________________
5. This is the second time they have written to us about this.
 ______________________________________________________________________
6. Mr. Smith has taught us French for 2 years.
 ______________________________________________________________________
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7. They didn't look after the children properly.
 ______________________________________________________________________
8. Nobody swept this street last week.
 ______________________________________________________________________

9. People drink a great deal of tea in England.
 ______________________________________________________________________
10.People speak English all over the world.
 ______________________________________________________________________
11.Tom was writing 2 poems.
 ______________________________________________________________________
12.She often takes her dog for a walk.
 ______________________________________________________________________
13.How many lessons are you going to learn next month?
 ______________________________________________________________________
14.She didn't introduce me to her mother.
 ______________________________________________________________________
15.Someone had invented electric lights before I was born.
 ______________________________________________________________________
16.Farmers usually milk cows twice a day.
 ______________________________________________________________________
17.He likes people to call him "sir".
 ______________________________________________________________________
18.
People know that Japan produces a wide range of cars.
 ______________________________________________________________________
19.Our teacher used to bid us talk in class.
 ______________________________________________________________________
20.Workers were digging a large hole in the ground.
 ______________________________________________________________________
21.Before they took exams they had revised their lessons .
 ______________________________________________________________________
22.The car knocked a woman down in the street.
 ______________________________________________________________________
Name: ______________ TWENTY- MINUTE TEST

Class: ______
I. Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets
1. If I (not, have) ____________ to do a test today, I (go) ____________ to visit my grandparents
two days ago.
2. The weather isn’t nice. I (take) ____________ a walk if the weather (be) ____________ nice.
3. If he (study) ____________ hard, he (pass) ____________ next exam.
4. It isn’t Saturday. If it (be) ____________ Saturday, I (go) ____________ to the beach.
5. My wife and I want to buy a house, but houses are too expensive. We (buy) ____________ a house
if we (have) ____________ enough money.
6. If I (not, be) ____________ tired today, I (go) ____________ to the park with you.
7. If I (follow) ____________ his advice those days, I (be) ____________ rich now.
8. Next Saturday I (go) ____________ on a picnic if it (not, rain) ____________.
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9. If you (come) ____________ to visit her, you (see) ____________ her new house.
10. Life (be) ____________ boring if everyone (have) ____________ the same opinion about
everything.
11. I didn’t understand that sentence. If I (understand) ____________ that sentence, I (explain)
____________ it to you.
12. If she (ask) ____________ you yesterday, (you / accept) _________________?
13. Water (not, run) ____________ downhill if there (not, be) ____________ gravity.
14. He smokes a lot. He (get) ____________ fat if he (stop) ____________ smoking.
15. If I (see) ____________ him, I (give) ____________ this gift to him.
II. Rewrite the sentences with “If” for each situation.
1. Why don’t you stop smoking?
 __________________________________________________________________________
2. Go right now or you’ll be late for the train.
 __________________________________________________________________________
3. We got lost because we didn’t have a map.
 __________________________________________________________________________
4. Without the air, we would die.

 __________________________________________________________________________
5. I didn’t watch TV last night because I was busy.
 __________________________________________________________________________
6. As she is often absent from class, she can’t keep pace with her classmates.
 __________________________________________________________________________
7. Be calm, or you’ll make a wrong decision.
 __________________________________________________________________________
8. I don’t know the answer, so I can’t tell you.
 __________________________________________________________________________
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