BÀI TẬP TENSES - EXERCISE 5

Choose the best answer to these sentences
1. She …………… away every weekend.
A. goes B. go C. is going D. went
2. No, he isn’t here. He ……………… out.
A. has just gone B. is going C. went D. will go
3. I …………you yesterday. You ………………outside a café.
A. saw / were sitting B. saw / sat
C. was seeing / sat D. was seeing / were sitting
4. He ………… busy now; he ………….a letter.
A. is being / is writing B. is / is writing
C. is / write D. is / wrote
5………… a good film lately?
A. Have you seen B. Do you see C. Did you see D. Are you seeing
6. I …………a book when he came in.
A. was reading B. read C. am reading D. have read
7. She ……… me his name after he …………
A. told / had left B. tells / had left C. had told / left D. told / was leaving
8. When I last ………….him, he ………….in Hue.
A. saw / was living B. saw / lived C. was seeing / lived D. was seeing / was living
9. He has a new job now. No longer does he work here.
-He……………… here since he was twenty.
a. has been working b. has worked c. was working d. worked
10. The statue ……………. while it was being moved to another room in the museum.
a. broke b. was broken c. breaks d. had broken
11. You can use my phone if yours…………………
a. don’t work b. doesn’t work c. not to work d. not working
12. By the end of next month, we…………………our English course.
a. have completed b. will be completed c. will have completed d. completed
13. By the end of last year he …………….four Shakespeare plays.
A. read B. has read C. had read D. has been reading
14. .This is the second time you ……………a cup; you …………….one yesterday.

A. broke / would break B. have broken / have broken
C. broke / broke D. have broken / broke
15. By the end of this year, my father ……………for 40 years.
A. will have been teaching B. will be teaching
C. will teach D. has been teaching
16. We ………… television when the lights ………… out.
A. were watching / were going B. were watching / went
C. watched / went D. watched / were going
17. He ………….a book while she …………….flowers.
A. was reading / was watering B. was reading / watered
C. is reading / watered D. reads / was watching
18. This time last year I ………… in Hue.
A. was living B. lived C. have been living D. have lived
19. The doctor ………….quickly, but the patient …………….
A. arrived / already died B. was arriving / died
C. arrived / already had died C. arrived / had already died
20. Look! The train …………….
A. leaves B. will leave C. has left D. is leaving
21.I ………….by the year 2010.
A. will have retired B. will retire C. will be retiring D. have retired
22. Jim ………… that Daisy ………… to him.
A. discovers / had lied B. discovered / has lied
C. was discovering / lied D. discovered / had lied
23. The motorway …………in 1986.
A. has finished B. was finished C. finished D. finishes
24. After the visitors ………… climbing in the mountains, they enjoyed fresh air at the seaside.
A. went B. had gone C. have gone D. would go
25. Please don’t touch anything before ……………….
A. the police will come B. the police comes
C. the police come D. the police would come

26. I think John _____ translate this document.
a. have to b. will have c. has d. will have to
27. Since I left Venezuela six years ago, I__________ to visit my friends and family several times.
a. return b. have returned c. will have returned d. am returning
28. The next time Paul __________ to New York, he will visit the Metropolitan Museum’s famous
collection of international musical instruments.
a. will fly b. flies c. has flown d. will have flown
29. After Nancy __________ for twenty minutes, she felt tired.
a. jogging b. had been jogging c. has been jogging d. has jogged
30. By the time the young birds _______ the nest for food, they will have learned how to fly.
a. leaves b. leave c. will leave d. are leaving
31. Ever since Maurice arrived, he_______ quietly in the corner. Is something wrong?
a. sat b. has been sitting c. had been sitting d. will have sat
32. After we___________ , we will take a vacation.
a. finished b. have finished c. will finish d. are finished
33. Will I be the last student _________by that interviewer?
a. to be interviewed b. to be interviewing c. to interview d. interviewing
34. What ________ at 9 p.m. yesterday?
a. did you do b. have you done c. were you doing d. will you have done
35. Jane often ……… milk in the morning.
a. drink b. drinks c. is drinking d. has drunk
36. The water ……… now
a. are boiling b. has boiled c. is boiling d. boils
37. Listen! Someone ………
a. is singing b. sings c. are singing d. have sung
38. I ……… my key again.
a. have lost b. has lost c. lost d. had lost
39. The police ……… me on my way home last night .
a. stopped b. was stopping c. stopped d. had stopped
40. How long ……… you ……… English ?

a. had … learned b. are …learning c. were …learned d. have … learnt
41. If they didn’t come , we ……… without them .
a. will go b. would go c. would have gone d. went
42. I’ll ask her when she……… here.
a. will come b. comes c. come d. has been coming
43. When we came he ……… in the garden .
a. was b. was being c. were d. has been
44. We couldn’t understand the teacher if he ………too fast.
a. spoke b. has spoken c. doesn’t speak d. did speak
45. If he ………… mathematics , he wouldn’t have cheated by the seller .
a. had known b. has known c. having known d. knew
46. Today international trade ………more and more important.
a. is becoming b. has become c. has been become d. has been becoming
47. There fast food restaurants in this town.
a. is b. are c. is been d. has been
48. Before he went to school he ……… his lessons .
a. reviewed b. had reviewed c. was reviewing d. has reviewed
49. ……… you ………to repaint your house yet ?
a. Had … decided b. Has … decided c. Have … decided d. decided
50. By the time you come I ……… housework .
a. will have finished b. will finished c. finished d. finishes
51. If I ……… you , I would study hard .
a. was b. would be c. were d. have been
52. Jogging people lose weight.
a. helps b. help c. would help d. Helped
53. He his leg three days ago .
a. breaks b. broke c. had broken d. was breaking
54. The lecturer to the students at 8 am tomorrow .
a. will speaking b. will speak c. has spoken d. ill be speaking
55. We for you until you come .

a. will wait b. wait c. waited d. are waiting
56. I you if I had had time .
a. would help b. will help c. would helped d. had helped
57. As soon as Martin saw the fire , she__________ the fire department.
a. was telephoning b. telephoned c. had telephoned d. has telephoned
58. Before Jennifer won the lottery , she ____________ any kind of contest.
a. hasn’t entered b. doesn’t enter c. wasn’t entering d. hadn’t entered
59. Since I left Venezuela six years ago, I______ to visit my friends and family several times.
a. return b. have returned c. will have returned d. am returning
60. While we were getting on the train , we ________ a robbery take place.
a. had seen b. saw c. were seeing d. have seen
61. The house was dirty. We______ it for weeks.
a. haven't cleaned b. weren't leaning c. hadn't cleaned d. aren't cleaning
62. Tom is leaning against the wall, out of breath. He______
a. was running b. has been running c. has run d. would run
63. I think John _____ translate this document.
a. have to b. will have c. has d. will have to
64. As soon as I shut the front door, I realized that I _____ my key in the house.
a. had left b. have left c. left d. was leaving
65. By the end of the year, she ___ with a degree in business.
a. already graduates b. will have already graduated c. has already graduated d. will graduate
66.I ___ on this project for days without success.
a. have been worked b. have been working c. had been worked d. have worked
67. Don't worry. She ___ by herself.
a. is used to living b. is used to live c. used to living d. used to live
68. While the reporter ___ the policeman, the robber escaped.
a. interviewingb. was interviewing c. had been interviewing d. interviewed
69. You should always _____ healthy food.
a. eat b. eaten c. eating d. to eat
70. Why are your hands so dirty? - Well, I __________ in the garden for the last two hours.

a. have worked b. worked c. was working d. have been working