TENSES TEST

ĐỀ KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG SỐ 1: TENSE TEST
Marks Teacher’s comments
I. Choose the best answer.
1. . ............................ everything before the visitors came?
a. Had they prepared b. Were they preparing
c. Have they prepared d. Are they preparing
2. I ......................... that he was an English teacher.
a. am thinking b. thought c. am being thought d. was thinking
3. The United Nations Charter ......................... signed in 1945.
a. are b. were c. has been d. was
4. It is not raining now, but when I came to school this morning, it ...................very hard.
a. is raining b. was raining c. has rained d. has been raining
5. - He says he is still reading "The Old Man and the Sea".
- I don't think so. I .................. it to him a long time ago and it's quite a short book.
a. gave b. was giving c. have given d. are giving
6. - Mr. and Mrs. Foster finally saw a football game.
- ..................... they ever ................... a football game before?
a. Didn't / see b. Wasn't / seen c. Weren't / seen d. Hadn't / seen
7. Lan lives on a farm. She ........................ a traffic-jam before she went to the city last
month.
a. did not see b. were not seeing c. had never seen d. has never seen
8. How long ..................... waiting for me? Just a few minutes.
a. have you been b. are you c. were you d. had you been
9. After they ........................... the Olympic torch into the stadium, the games began.
a. had carried b. were carrying c. had been carrying d. has carried
10.Hung went to Ha Noi last week. She ................ there once a few years ago.
a. was being b. was c. had been d. has been
11.The visiting team scored one goal in the first half. The home team scored two goals in
the second half. The home team .......................... the game.
a. played b. won c. lost d. gain
12.They ……………………. their work by the time we get there.

a. will have finished b. will be finished c. will finish d. finish
13.I .......................... here for ten years.
a. works b. am working c. have been working d. work
14..................... to Dalat?
a. Are you ever b. Were you ever c. Do you ever being d. Have you ever been
15.I felt asleep when I .......................... my exercises.
a. am doing b. am being did c. was doing d. all are correct
16. First I ..................... my bicycle, then I had a shower.
a. clean b. cleaning c. was clean d. cleaned
18. Do you know .....................?
a. what she was wrong b. what’s wrong with her
c. what wrong she was d. what wrong is with her
19. They finished their work ......................
a. before three hours b. since three hours
c. for three hours d. three hours ago
20. Vietnam is ..................... in Southeast Asia.
a. discovered b. set up c. placed d. located
21. They ..................... my car since yesterday morning.
a. were having b. have had c. have been had d. are having
22. Mr. Brown ..................... a computer already.
a. will buy b. buys c. has bought d. have bought
23. John ........................... English this time tomorrow.
a. will be learning b. learning c. to learn d. is learning
24. Peter usually ............. to the country every month, but this month he …….. here.
a. went/staying b. goes/stays c. goes/is staying d. go/stays
25. I usually ............................. my bicycle to the countryside on Sundays.
a. ride b. drive c. go d. take
26. I ..................... a letter to my friend this morning.
a. write b. wrote c. had written d. written
27. I ..................... him since he was young.

a. saw b. might see c. have seen d. would see
28. He ..................... for an hour when you arrived home.
a. has waited b. had been waited c. has been waiting d. had been waiting
29. I ..................... many friends since I moved to this school.
a. have had b. had had c. had d. could have
30. How long ago ............................ these adventure stories?
a. buy b. bought c. did you buy d. have you bought
31. .................... do you go to the library? Twice a week.
a. How often b. How c. How long d. How far
32. We .................. a very good play at the National Theatre.
a. do just see b. did just see c. have just seen d. have seen just
33. The United Nations .................. about 160 nations.
a. consist of b. consist in c. consist d. consists of
34. We've never ................... this kind of exercise before.
a. do b. did c. done d. doing
35. While I ....... to the radio, my children ......... their homework.
a. were listening / was doing b. have listened / did
c. was listening / were doing d. listened / was doing
36. When he ..............., I ............... my homework.
a. came/was doing b. has come/do
c. was coming/have done d. comes/was doing
37. The bookshop .................. six days a week.
a. has opened b. opening c. opens d. is opening
39. She hasn't written to me _____ we met last time.
a. since b. ago c. for d. before
II. Find the mistakes
1. Hurry up! You will be miss the train.
a. Hurry up b. will c. be miss d. the
2. There have been little rain this summer.
a. There b. have c. been d. rain

3. Why did people used to think Halloween was important?
a. did b. used to c. think d. was
4. The woman crosses the road when the light turned red.
a. crosses b. the c. when d. turned
5. Until she died at the age of sixty, she is a very successful poet in this country.
a. Until b. died c. is d. successful
6. The child had left already the room before his father arrived at there.
a. had b. left already c. before d. arrived at
7. By the end of next month, this man will have work in this firm for 15 years.
a. the end b. will c. have work d. firm
8. Jack still was sleeping when his friends phoned him last night.
a. still b. was sleeping c. phoned d. last night
9. He said that he will return later.
a. said b. that c. will d. later
10. My cousin use to go fishing everyday last year.
a. use to b. go c. fishing d. last year