Tense revision (Ôn tập các thì)

TENSE REVISION
Present Perfect or Simple Past
1. He (have)………………………….no trouble with his car since then
2. They (study)……………………English since they (be)………………little boys
3. She (lose) …………………..her handbag on the train yesterday morning
4. Mr. Brown (travel)………………………….. by air several times in the past
5. He (travel)…………………….to Paris last summer
6. His dog (just, run)………………………out of the garden
7. He (read)………………………that novel many times before
8. We (never, watch)………………………..that TV program before
9. She (eat)……………………..three sandwiches and she’s full now.
10. How long ago………….. he (start)……………..to learn French?
II.
Past Simple or Past Continuous
1. The thief (steal)……………the bike when Mai (look)………………………for some
books in the shop
2. When I (have)………………. …………….dinner yesterday, Peter (come)…………….
to our house
3. Yesterday when I (walk)…………………….to school, I (find)………………a wallet
on the street
4. When I (stand)…………………..at the bus stop, I (see)……………….. an accident
5. Last night when we (watch) …………………….TV, the light (go)……………….off
6. When he (write)…………………………a letter, the telephone (ring)………………..
7. The servant (drop) ……………...two cups while she (wash)………………………up
8. He (eat)…………………three sandwiches while you (talk)………………………to him
9. It (start)……………… to rain when we (play)……………………….football at school
10. He (have)……………….a severe fall when he (repair)……………………his roof.
III.
Past Simple or Past Perfect
1. Almost everyone (leave)………………..for home by the time we (arrive)……………
2. When we (arrive)………………….at that place, we (find)………………..that a burglar

(break)……………………. in.
3. By the time Bill (get)………………………there, the meeting (start)…………………..
4. He (ask)……………………..why we (come)………………………so early
5. They (tell)……………. him they (meet, not)……………………………before
6. In England, he soon (remember)…………….all he (learn)……………………..before
7. He (learn)…………………………..English before he (leave)……………for England
8. When I (arrive)……………………., the dinner (start, already)…………………….
9. After they (go)…………………………, I (sit)……………down and (rest)…………..
10. He (thank)…………………..me for what I (do)…………………..………..for him
IV.
Simple Present or Simple Future
1. We (go)……………………….. out when the rain (stop)………………
2. I (stay)………………………here until he (answer)…………………………me
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Wait until I (catch)………………………….. you
I (be)………………………..ready before you (count)………………….. ten
John must eat his breakfast before he (go)…………………… out
Miss Helen (help) …………………….. you as soon as she (finish)………………….
that letter.
7. He (tell)…………………………….. you when you (get)……………………… here
8. She (not come)………………………………….. until you (be)………………. Ready
9. He (tell)………………………………. you when you (ask)………….him
10. I (come)…………………….and (see)………….you before I (leave)……………… for
Egypt
V. Choose the correct tense for these sentences
1. I __________________ a letter just a few minutes ago (receive)
2. They ________________ in London since 1980 (live)
3. Linda is working in this department. She ______________________ here for two years

(work)
4. Up to the present, John ___________________ good work in the class (do)
5. They ___________________in Hanoi from 1970 to 1999 (live)
6. You _______________ your book on my desk last night (put)
7. He _________________ English at this school for six weeks up to now (study)
8. Our present teacher ________________ in this city all of his life (live)
9. Nobody lives in those houses. They ___________________ empty for many years (be)
10. Cindy is in her office. She _____________ there since 7 o’clock (be)
11. My sister _______________ to see my last night (come)
12. Nobody ________________ at the party on Saturday (dance)
13. They __________________ about the terrible accident near my school since came
home (talk)
14. ________ you __________ well last night? (sleep)
15. My friend Geogre is learning Japanese. He _________________ it for six month (learn)
16. I _________________ very much when I was at school ?(not/learn)
17. I _________________ tennis for two hours this morning but I lost every game (play)
18. I _________________ this bike since I was a teenager and I still use it (have)
19. John, I’m furious with you. I ________________ in this rain for half an hour (wait)
20. They _______________ meat since they saw that film about farm animals (not/eat)
21. Steven _______________ in London since 1990 (live)
22. We ______________ Singapore six month ago (leave)
23. Mrs Brown ________________ English from 2 o’clock to 5 o’clock everyday (teach)
24. Up to now, we _____________________ almost every lesson in the book (write)
25. Oh no! someone ________________ my bag (steal)
26. I ___________________ hard when I was at school (work)
27. My brother ____________________ my bicycle this morning (borrow)
28. ___________________ Kim since lunch? (you see)
29. We ___________________ in Australia from 1991 to 1996 (live)
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I __________________ a football game on TV every Sunday (watch)
My friend is a writer. She ___________________ many books (write)
Last year we _______________ to Finland for a holiday (go). We _______________
there for three weeks (stay)
33. I ______________ tennis yesterday afternoon (play)
34. What time __________________ to bed last night (you/go)
35. ___________________________ to United State? (you/ever/be)
36. My hair is clean. I ___________________ it (wash)
37. I ____________________ my hair before breakfast this morning (wash)
38. When I was a child, I ___________________ sport (not like)
39. Kathy loves travelling. She __________________ many countries in Europe and Asia
(visit)
40. John works in a bookshop. He___________________ there for three years (work)
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We _________________ to the pagoda many times (be)
My sister ___________________ out (go)
We ______________ very busy lately (be)
Our present teacher ____________________ in this city all of his life (live)
I _____________________ that television program (never/see)
We _____________________ to Hanoi twice since last summer (fly)
John _______________________ his assignment (just/finish)
I _________________________ your brother recently (not/see)
I’m very tired. I _____________________ this car since 7a.m (drive)

You ____________________ her – if you hurry, you will catch her in the street
(just/meet)
11. This is the nicest restaurant I ________________ (see)
12. I ______________________ three letters already (write)
13. This is the fourth time he _________________________ my car (damage)
14. ______________________________ Chinese food? (you ever eat)
15. She’s got the best voice I ______________________ (ever hear)
16. We __________________________ two holidays this year (have)
17. ___________________ already __________________ Mary? (you see)
18. This is the first time the children __________________ on a plane (fly)
19. __________________ your sister lately? (you see)
20. I _________________ a tiger in my life (never see)
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