BÀI TẬP ĐỘNG TỪ TIẾNG ANH PHẦN 11

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ĐỘNG TỪ - PHẦN 11
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Chia động từ trong ngoặc cho phù hợp
1. When I first (come) to this house, it (be) a very quiet area. But since then a new housing estate (be)
built and it (become) very noisy.
2. He (park) his car under a No Parking sign and (rush) into the shop. When he (come) out of the shop ten
minutes later the car (be) no longer there. He (wonder) if someone (steal) it or if the police (drive) it away.
3. This bicycle (be) in our family for fourteen years. My father (use) it for the first five years, my brother
(ride) it for the next five, and I (have) it for the last four.
4. Since he began driving, Tom has driven an average of 5,000 miles a year, and had an average of 21/2
accidents a year. So by the time he is 60 he (drive) 200,000 miles and had 50 accidents. Let's try to
persuade him to go back to cycling.
5. Peter: You (telephone) for ages. You not nearly (finish)?
Jack: I (not get) through yet. I (try) to get our Paris office but the line (be) engaged all morning.
6. I (arrive) in England in the middle of July. I (be told) that England (be) shrouded in fog all year round,
so I (be) quite surprised to find that it was merely raining. I (ask) another passenger, an Englishman, about
the fog and he (say) that there (not be) any since the previous February. If I (want) fog, he said, I (come)
at quite the wrong time.
However, he (tell) me that I could buy tinned fog at a shop in Shaftesbury Avenue. He (admit) that he
never (buy) fog there himself but (assure) me that they (sell) good quality fog and that it (not be)
expensive. I suppose he was joking.
7. Mrs Brown (live) next door for quite a long time now but she never (say) more than 'Good morning' to
me.
8 Mr Brown always (read) his newspapers in the evenings. Mrs Brown sometimes (knit) but she (not knit)
tonight.
9 His father left him £400,000, but he lives so extravagantly that he (spend) it all before he's 30.
10 I (buy) a new house last year, but I (not sell) my old house yet, so at the moment I have two houses.

11 You look exhausted!
Yes, I (play) tennis and I (not play) for years, so I'm not used to it.

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12 He (give) me back the book, (thank) me for lending it to him and (say) that he (enjoy) it very much;
but I (know) that he (not read) it because most of the pages (be) still uncut.
13 I (put) the £5 note into one of my books; but next day it (take) me ages to find it because I (forget)
which book I (put) it into.
14 It (be) now 6 p.m.; and Jack (be) tired because he (work) hard all day. He (be) also hungry because he
(have) nothing to eat since breakfast. His wife usually (bring) him sandwiches at lunch time, but today
for some reason she (not come).
15 He (keep) looking at her, wondering where he (see) her before.
16 Don't ring now; she (watch) her favourite TV programme. ~
All right. I (ring) at 8.30.
17 When he reaches Land's End, he (walk) 1,500 miles.
18 He's only 35 but he's started losing his hair already. He (lose) it all by the time he's 50.
19 It is Friday evening and the Brown family are at home. Mrs Brown (listen) to a concert on the radio;
Mr Brown (read) a paper, George Brown (do) his homework and Ann Brown (write) a letter
20 I (not think) your brother (enjoy) the party. He (keep) looking at his watch.
Oh, I'm sure he (enjoy) it. He always (enjoy) your parties. But I (know) he (want) to be at home early
tonight because he (expect) an important telephone call.
21 I wonder what I (do) this time next year.
I expect you still (work) at the same office.
22 Now, most of the boys (listen) to the teacher but a few (whisper) to each other, and Tom (read) a

history book. Tom (hate) mathematics; he always (read) history during his mathematics lesson.
23 When Ann (be) on her way to the station it (begin) to rain. Ann (run) back to her flat for her umbrella,
but this (make) her late for her train.
She (catch) the next train but it (not get) in till 9.00, so she (arrive) at her office ten minutes late.
24. When I (arrive), the lecture already (start) and the professor (write) on the overhead projector.
25. I (make) cakes. That is why my hands are all covered with flour.
26. 'What you (do) between 9.00 and 10.00 yesterday?' (say) the detective.

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I (clean) my house,' said Mrs Jones. I always (clean) my house on Saturday mornings.'
27. They (build) that bridge when I (be) here last year. They (not/finish) it yet.
28 I hope they (repair) this road by the time we come back next summer.
29 He (work) for Crow Brothers for forty years and never once (be) late.
30. Our neighbour always (make) noise whenever he (arrive) home.
II. Bài về nhà
Exercise 1:
1. I came late to class. When I (enter) the teacher (finish) going over the previous lesson and (write)
something on the blackboard.
2. The radio (play) since 7 a.m. I wish someone (turn) it off.
3. He says he detests (read) science fiction.
4. If we don't hurry the sun ( rise) before we (reach) the to.
5. Don't leave until you (talk) to the headmaster about the problem.
6. The game (play) well by both teams last Sunday.
7. By 1999 this area (be) turned into an industrial centre.

8. He (step) down from the bench on which he (stand) and(walk out of the room.
9. At this time next week they (sit) in the train on their way to Paris.
10. He would never miss (go) to such a good party.
Exercise 2:
1. I (make) cakes. That's why my ha nds are all covered with flour.
2. He (work) as a cashier for twenty - five years. Then he (retire) and (go) to live in the country.
3. Without further delay Mark (dial) the number he (want) from the beginning.
4. She (draw) the children to her , and (say) the words she (say) to the others?
5. There was nobody around. John (stand) where she (leave) him.
6. He refused (join) us on the trip to the mountains.
7. The aeroplance in which the football team (travel) crashed soon after taking off.
8. They (have) English from nine to ten in this room. Don't let anyone disturb them then.
9. He says he is considering (go) to Scotland this summer.
10. I couldn't resist (laugh) at the way he (answer) my question.
Excercise 3:
1. There (be) something vaguely familiar about her face but I couldn't remember where I (see) her before.
2. It (rain) hard. We can't do anything until it (stop).
3. She (get) to her feet, (slip) into her coat, and (go) to the door. When she (open) it, she (look) back at her
mother.
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4. What tune (play) when we (come) in?
5. She told me that her family (live) in that town long.
6. Within a week she (know) the fearful mistake she (make).
7. How long shall I have to bear (listen) to it all?

8. I suggest (go) there on foot.
9. It is nearly autumn, soon the leaves (change) colour.
10. The children were frightened because the light suddenly (go) out and they (sit) in the dark.
Exercise 4:
1. I (live) in this town for 15 years. My family (move) here when I (be) 10 years old.
2. That evening we (stay) up to talk about the town, where he (live) for some years.
3. It was two o'clock. Eliza (be) suddenly thoroughly awake. She sit up in bed and (circle) her knees with
her arms. It (rain), the way it (rain) for days.
4. On the way to Oxford I stopped (have) a cup of coffee at a roadside restaurant and when I (come) it
(stop) (rain).
5. It's no use (ask) children (keep) quiet. They can't help (make) a noise.
6. Would your children mind (keep) quiet for a moment? I'm trying (fill) in a form.
7. Paul: Would you like (come) to a lecture on Wagner tonight?
Ann: No, thanks. I like (listen) to music but I don't like (listen) to people (talk) about it.
8. We suggested (sleep) in hotels but the children were anxious (camp out).
9. Can you imagine what I (come) across when I (roll up) the carpet?
10. I (sit) down for a rest while the shoes (repair).
Exercise 5:
1. It always rains when the windows just (clean).
2. The man who (rescue) had been in the sea for ten hours.
3. I (think) about you a lot lately and I (come) to the conclusion that I (be not) able to live without you.
4. "Anyone (live) in this flat?". I (shake) my head and (sav): "It (be) years since the last tenant (move)
out".
5. The man who (answer) the phone say he (read) all about the scandal in the newspapers a year or two
before.
6. Coming up to the desk he (take) the key that (leave) there by the doorman and (start) up the stairs to his
room. Inside he (find) that the letters (be) not where he (leave) them. His room (break) in while_he was
out.
7. “I (come) to see you tomorrow unless I (keep) late at the office”.
- “Okay. I (wait) for you around noon".

8. I (be) not able to join them in the bicycle ride into the country. I (lend) John my bike the day before.
9. A moment, please. I (be) not ready yet but I (be) in a couple of minutes.
10. Listen! Unless you (work) very hard, you (not get) anywhere in your studies.
Đáp án
Exercise 1:
1. entered - had finished - was writing.

2. has been playing - would turn.
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3. reading
5. have talked
7 will have been
9. will be sitting

4. will have risen – reach
6. was played
8. stepped - had been standing - walked
10. going

Exercise 2:
1. have been making
3. dialled - wanted
5. stood - had left
7. were travelling

9. going

2. had been working - retired - went
4. drew - said - had said
6. to join
8. will be having
10. laughing - answered

Exercise 3:
1. was - had seen.
3. got - slipped - went - had opened - looked
4. was being played - came.
6. knew - had made.
8. going.
9. will be changing.

2. is raining - stops..
5. had lived.
7. listening.
10. had gone - were sitting.

Exercise 4:
1. have lived - moved – was.
2. stayed - had lived
3. was - sat - circled - was raining - had been raining
4. to have - came - had stopped raining
5. asking - to keep - making
6. keeping - to fill
7. to come - listening - listening - talking / talk
8. sleeping - to camp out

9. came - was rolling up
10. sat - were being repaired
Exercise 5:
1. have just been cleaned
2. was rescued
3. have been thinking - have come - shall not be
4. Does... live - shook - said - has been – moved
5. answered - said - had read
6. took - had been left - started – found - were - had left - had been broken
7. shall come - am kept - will be waiting
8. was - had lent
9. haven't been - shall be
10. work - won't get

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