chuyên đề trắc nghiệm tenses

PART 1: TENSES.
Exercise 1: Choose the best option that best completes each sentence:
1. The students used to___________ football in that stadium.
A. played B. play C. playing D. are playing
2. Her parents want him___________ some good books to read.
A. to choose B. choose C. chose D. choosing
3. Would you like__________ and visit my country?
A. come B. coming C. to come D. came
4. My children are lucky___________ the chance to visit the capital again.
A. have B. having C. are having D. to have
5. The children enjoy___________ with their friends through computers.
A. to chat B. chat C. chatting D. chatted
6. Her father used to___________ abroad for his business.
A. traveling B. traveled C. travel D. is traveling
7. Since the worldwide recession of the 1990’s, the sail of jeans __________ growing.
A. stopped B. was stopped C. was stopping D. has stopped
8. In some countries, _________ uniforms is compulsory in schools.
A. wear B. to wear C. wearing D. wore
9. Vietnamese women_________ very proud of their Ao dai.
A. are B. were C. had been D. have been
10. Vietnamese women can continue_________ the unique and fashionable “Ao dai”.
A. to wear B. wear C. wore D. wearing
11. Ba said he__________ some good marks last semester.
A. gets B. got C. getting D. have got
12. They asked me how many children_________.
A. I had B. had I C. I have D. have I
13. Thu said she had been_________ the day before.
A. here B. there C. in this place D. where
14. You should practice_________ English to talk to your foreign friends.
A. to speak B. speak C. spoke D. speaking
15. My friends practice__________ to the radio every day.

A. listening B. are listening C. listen D. to listen
16. _____________ television is also a means of learning English.
A. Watch B. Watching C. To watch D. Watched
17. You should________ a lot of grammar exercises if you want to improve your writing.
A. did B. doing C. done D. do
18. Chinese is a difficult language_______________.
A. to learn B. to be learnt C. to be learning D. to learning
19. The student said that the English test__________ the most difficult.
A. is B. was C. will be D. have been
20. They told their parents that they______________ their best to do the test.
A. try B. will try C. are trying D. would try
Exercise 2: Choose the best option that best completes each sentence:
1. Don’t forget___________ your dictionary with you to class.
A. to bring B. bring C. bringing D. to bringing
2. Her classmates started__________ when she won the race.
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A. to shout B. shouting C. shout D. shouted
3. You should remember____________ your warm clothes when it’s cold.
A. to wear B. wearing C. wear D. are wearing
4. The students stopped_________ when the teacher entered the classroom.
A. to talk B. talk C. talked D. talking
5. There is more population in the city_______ there is more traffic in the streets.
A. and B. because C. but D. although
6. The kids didn’t go to the movie last night________ it rained so heavily.
A. and B. but C. because D. although
7. ________ it’s rainy, I walk home with my umbrella.
A. When B. But C. Because D. Though
8. Lan suggested________ to the zoo at weekend.
A. goes B. went C. going D. to go
9. This movie is not interesting. How about_______ to the concert?

A. to go B. going C. go D. went
10. You should_____ more books on UFO if you want to know about life on other planets.
A. reading B. read C. to read D. have read
11. What were you doing when he_________?
A. comes B. to come C. came D. coming
12. There used _______ a movie theater here, but it closed a long time ago.
A. be B. to be C. being D. have been
13. He used to_______ full time, but now he is a part time worker.
A. work B. working C. worked D. is working
14. Let’s__________ somewhere for a drink!
A. go B. to go C. going D. went
15. She said that she___________ learning English with you.
A. like B. to like C. likes D. had liked
16. She asked me where I_________ from.
A. come B. coming C. to come D. came
17. She______ me whether I liked classical music or not.
A. ask B. asks C. asked D. asking
18. He asked me who the editor of that book________ .
A. was B. were C. is D. has been
19. He wants to know whether I_______ back tomorrow.
A. come B. came C. will come D. would come
20. I wonder why he__________ love his family.
A. doesn’t B. don’t C. didn’t D. hasn’t
Exercise 3: Choose the best option that best completes each sentence:
1. I remember___________ her somewhere.
A. see B. seeing C. saw D. to see
2. She forgot_________ off the gas before going out.
A. turn B. turning C. to turn D. turned
3. We____________ since we left school.
A. don’t meet B. didn’t meet C. won’t meet D. haven’t met

4. ______________ laugh at me.
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A. Didn’t B. Won’t C. Don’t D. Haven’t
5. Tidal waves________ the result of an abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the Earth.
A. are B. were C. is D. was
6. My friend_____________ to the museum last weekend.
A. goes B. went C. had gone D. have gone
7. Thu and Lan______________ close friends for years.
A. are B. were C. had been D. have been
8. Our Singaporean friends_______________ to visit our school last year.
A. is coming B. come C. came D. have come
9. We_____________ Malaysia last summer.
A. visited B. were visiting C. are visiting D. have visited
10. The children______________ their parents for a long time.
A. didn’t see B. haven’t seen C. don’t see D. haven’t see
11. I and Kenny____________ penpal friends since I____________ Singapore.
A. are-visit B. were-visited C. have been-visited D. were-have visited
12. The kids_____________ that show before.
A. didn’t see B. don’t see C. aren’t seeing D. haven’t seen
13. How long_______________ you_____________ for me?-For an hour.
A. did-waited B. do-wait C. have-waited D. have-wait
14. They _____________ their friend at the airport tomorrow.
A. will see B. have seen C. saw D. see
15. ______________ English here since I graduated from university.
A. teach B. taught C. have taught D. am teaching
16. Up to now, the teacher ___________our class 5 tests.
A. give B. giving C. have given D. is giving
17. When my younger brother was young , he usually__________
A. was crying B. cried C. has been crying D. used to cry
18. David ____________ born after his father ___________

A. were/ died B. was/ died C. was/ had died D. is/ had died
19. Please be quiet! I _________.
A. is working B. am working C. are working D. is used to want
20. Mary_________ from London
A. came B. come C. are coming D. comes
Exercise 4: Choose the best option that best completes each sentence:
1. Sometimes I _________ up before the sun rises
A. get B. got C. gets D. am getting
2. When my younger brother was young, he usually__________
A. was crying B. cried C. has been crying D. used to cry
3. David ____________ born after his father ___________
A. were / died B. was / died C. was / had died D. is / had died
4. When I _________ a child, I _________ to be a doctor
A. was / wanted B. was / want C. was / used to want D. is / used to want
5. Sometimes I_________ up before the sun rises
A. get B. got C. gets D. am getting
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6. I’m preparing to support anything he ________tomorrow
A. say B. says C. will say D. saying
7. My father __________ to the radio last night.
A. listen B. listened C. is listening D. listens
8. My mother __________home 3 day ago.
A. arrived B. arrives C. is arriving D. arriving
9. The students ________ in class yesterday.
A. isn’t B. aren’t C. weren’t D. wasn’t
10. She __________ at home and did nothing last Monday.
A. was staying B. stays C. stayed D. staying
11. __________ you watch a soccer match on TV last night?
A. Do B. Does C. Are D. Did
12. Be careful! The bus __________

A. comes B. come C. coming D. is coming
13. My friend __________ married in August this year.
A. gets B. getting C. will get D. get
14. What__________ your mother __________ now?
A. do/ do B. does/ do C. is/ doing D. will/ do
15. Ba likes __________ TV every night.
A. watches B. watch C. watching D. is watching
16. Alex __________ married next month.
A. getting B. will get C. get D. Gets
17. Last night, I __________ home at half past twelve
A. arrives B. arrived C. have arrived D. arrive
18. We _________ here 5 years ago.
A. live B. live C. have lived D. lived
19. They__________ house 2 years ago
A. build B. builds C. have built D. built
20. She _________ a cake an hour ago.
A. make B. makes C. made D. have made
Exercise 5: Choose the best option that best completes each sentence:
1. She _________ a hat last week.
A. buy B. bought C. have bought D. buying
2. The boy _________ a letter yesterday.
A. wrote B. have written C. written D. writes
3. They _________ in the sea for an hour.
A. swim B. swam C. have swum D. swum
4. They _________ a lot of Coke last night.
A. drank B. drink C. have drunk D. drunk
5. She _________ her arm last week.
A. hurt B. hurting C. hurts D. to hurt
6. He _________ all his money last week.
A. spends B. spending C. spent D. has spent

7. She _________ a bath two minutes ago.
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A. have B. has C. having D. had
8. He _________ his wallet last night.
A. lose B. losing C. lost D. losed
9. She _________. On the old chair a minute ago.
A. sat B. sitting C. sits D. has sat
10. She _________ the clothes yesterday.
A. washes B. wash C. washing D. washed
11. Look! Mr. Nam __________ to Ba.
A. are talking B. is talking C. talking D. talks
12. The children __________ in the park at the moment.
A. playing B. is play C. is playing D. plays
13. My mother __________ a meal now.
A. cooking B. is cooking C. cooks D. cook
14. Be careful! The bus __________.
A. comes B. come C. coming D. is coming
15. What__________ your mother __________ now?
A. do / do B. does / do C. is / doing D. will / do
16. Please be quiet! I_________.
A. is working B. am working C. are working D. is used to want
17. Sometimes I_________ up before the sun rises
A. get B. got C. gets D. am getting
18. Liz_________here since last year.
A. have lived B. was C. has been D. lived
19. I_________ Jerry 3 days ago.
A. won’t meet B. haven’t met C. hasn’t met D. didn’t meet
20. _________ your father_________ a manager in this bank since last year?
A. has/been B. did/work C. was/being D. have /been
Exercise 6: Choose the best option that best completes each sentence:

1. _________ you _________ this test an hour ago?
A. do/do B. are/doing C. did/do D. have/done
2. It’s the sixth time I_________ this novel.
A. have been reading B. am reading C. have read D. read
3. Thomas_________ Spanish since 2005.
A. learnt B. is learning C. have learnt D. has learnt
4. Paul_________ to learn French in 2005.
A. have begun B. has begun C. begins D. began
5. Since 1975, I_________ Jane.
A. haven’t seen B. didn’t see C. saw D. will see
6. They_________ Hoi An several times
A. have visited B. visited C. has visited D. will visit
7. My mother_________ a chance to visit Hue.
A. never has B. has never had C. had never had D. never had
8. Vanessa_________ a famous pop star since she_________ 16
A. became/was B. becomes/was C. have become/was D. has become/was
9. I_________ Thomas since last week
A. have seen B. don’t see C. haven’t met D. didn’t see
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10. _________ you ever_________ in HN before?
A. did/be B. have/been C. have/are D. has/lived
11. Our city_________ a lot so far
A. changes B. has changed C. changing D. changed
12. How long_________ you_________ in Hue last summer?
A. have/lived B. do/live C. have/been living D. did/live
13. They_________ a new bridge from MT to BT recently
A. build B. are building C. have built D. built
14. It’s the third time I_________ this mistake
A. have made B. have been making C. made D. make
15. _________ your father_________ your PC yet?

A. have/installed B. has/installed C. does/install D. did/install
16. How long_________ Mr. Smith_________ in this school?
A. did/teach B. has/taught C. does/teach D. have/taught
17. They_________ some new classrooms in our school.
A. have just built B. has just built C. are building D. built
18. I promise I _________ help you with your homework.
A. will B. would C. should D. may
19. The photos _________ in a London studio last week.
A. were taken B. have taken C. was taken D. have been taken
20. The car _________ by my father yesterday.
A. were washed B. was washed C. washed D. has been washed
Exercise 7: Choose the best option that best completes each sentence:
1. When the boy the car he was badly injured.
A. is hit by B. was hit by C. hit D. was hitting
2. Many mistakes made.
A. has been just B. have just been C. is just D. to be just
3. What will happen if the air ?
A. was polluted B. be polluted C. is polluted D. has polluted
4. Look! Thomas _______his little sister to class.
A. is bringing B. brings C. to bring D. bring
5. My older sister _______to pop music.
A. is often listening B. often listens C. often listen D. often listening
6. We ________an exercise now.
A. writes B. writing C. write D. are writing
7. Mmm! Mum __________a cake.
A. makes B. make C. is making D. makes
8. Our teacher ________ us a test every month.
A. gives B. is giving C. giving D. gives
9. I ____________ coffee for breakfast every day.
A. have B. has C. having D. am having

10. My brother____________ in a shoe store now
A. work B. working C. is working D. are working
11. She____________ to school every day.
A. go B. goes C. to go D. going
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12. We____________ this exercise at the moment.
A. are do B. am do C. are doing D. do
13. Miss Helen ____________ a newspaper now.
A. are reading B. am reading C. is reading D. reading
14. Mary____________ ice-cream.
A. love B. loves C. loving D. is loving
15. It ____________ much in the summer. It ____________ (rain) now.
A. rain/is raining B. rain/ raining C. rains/ is raining D. rains/ rains
16. She ________ trees in the garden now.
A. plant B. planting C. to plant D. is planting
17. Students ____________ hard every day.
A. working B. to work C. works D. work
18. _________ to the radio now?
A. Are you listening B. Is you listening C. Do you listening D. Be you listening
19. I ____________ at seven o'clock every morning.
A. am not get up B. do not get up C. does not get up D. are not get up
20. Mary ____________ today because it’s Sunday.
A. don’t work B. doesn’t work C. isn’t work D. aren’t work
Exercise 8: Choose the best option that best completes each sentence:
1. We always________ our exercises carefully.
A. do B. are doing C. does D. doing
2. I ____________ to school every day.
A. go B. goes C. going D. am going
3. My parents___________ in the garden now.
A. sitting B. are sitting C. is sit D. is sitting

4. Be quiet. The baby___________.
A. sleeping B. are sleeping C. is sleeping D. sleeps
5. It ___________ very cold now.
A. be B. are C. is D. am
6. Tom___________ to the museums by bus now.
A. traveling B. are traveling C. is travel D. travels
7. The Bakers ______ dinner at the moment.
A. is having B. are having C. eating D. is eating
8. The United States _________ big.
A. had been B. are C. was D. is
9. Nam __________________ to Hue three times.
A. is B. was C. had been D. has been
10. Uncle Ho ___________ most of his life for our national Independence and freedom.
A. spent B. had spent C. was spending D. has spent
11. " Come back tomorrow. I ____________ it all to you.
A. have explained B. will explain C. was explaining D. explained
12. We __________________ each other since we left at school.
A. hadn't seen B. didn't see C. don't see D. haven't seen
13. She _________________ abroad many times.
A. has gone B. goes C. went D. had gone
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14. He has _________________ in giving up smoking.
A. succeeds B. succeed C. succeeded D. succeeding
15. The train ______________ when we got to the station.
A. leaves B. will leave C. was already leaving D. had already left
16. One of the students in my class ________ absent today.
A. have been B. is C. were D. are
17. Ba likes __________ TV every night.
A. watches B. watch C. watching D. is watching
18. Alex __________ married next month.

A. getting B. will get C. get D. Gets
19. I __________ that film two months ago.
A. see B. saw C. seeing D. will see
20. They both__________ from college in 1990.
A. had graduated B. graduate C. have graduated D. graduated
Exercise 9: Choose the best option that best completes each sentence:
1. He _________ his wallet last night.
A. lose B. losing C. lost D. losed
2. She _________. On the old chair a minute ago.
A. sat B. sitting C. sits D. has sat
3. She _________ the clothes yesterday.
A. washes B. wash C. washing D. washed
4. Look! Mr. Nam __________ to Ba.
A. are talking B. is talking C. talking D. talks
5. __________ a novel at present?
A. Is he writing B. Does he write C. Did he write D. Has he written
6. Last night Tom __________ very well
A. sleep B. slept C. sleeps D. has slept
7. Look! It __________.
A. snow B. snows C. is snowing D. snowing
8. It _________hard last night.
A. raining B. has rained C. rains D. rained
9. We __________ TV last night.
A. watches B. watched C. have watched D. watch
10. Last night, I __________ home at half past twelve
A. arrives B. arrived C. have arrived D. arrive
11. We _________ here 5 years ago.
A. live B. live C. have lived D. lived
12. They__________ house 2 years ago
A. build B. builds C. have built D. built

13. She _________ a cake an hour ago.
A. make B. makes C. made D. have made
14. She _________ a hat last week.
A. buy B. bought C. have bought D. buying
15. The boy _________ a letter yesterday.
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A. wrote B. have written C. written D. writes
16. They _________ in the sea for an hour.
A. swim B. swam C. have swum D. swum
17. They _________ a lot of Coke last night.
A. drank B. drink C. have drunk D. drunk
18. She _________ her arm last week.
A. hurt B. hurting C. hurts D. to hurt
19. He _________ all his money last week.
A. spends B. spending C. spent D. has spent
20. She _________ a bath two minutes ago.
A. have B. has C. having D. had
Exercise 10: Choose the best option that best completes each sentence:
1. The children __________ in the park at the moment.
A. playing B. is play C. is playing D. plays
2. My mother __________ a meal now.
A. cooking B. is cooking C. cooks D. cook
3. Be careful! The bus _______.
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
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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. have seen – 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
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