Bài tập luyện về Tense

TENSES:
I Choose the correct tense of the verbs in parentheses for each sentence by circling the letter A, B ,C
or D.
1. Thu Thuy ( be) .twenty –three years old next December.…
a. is b. was c. has been d. will be
2. They ( learn) ..French at present with their classmates.…
a. are learning b. learnt c. have learnt d. had learnt
3. He ( be) .on holiday in Hue City one year ago.?……
a. Is he b. Was he c. Has he been d. Will he be
4. He is practicing the piano while his sister ( learn) ..Maths.…
a. is learning b. was learning c. will be learning d. has learnt
5. What time he ( go) to work every day?…
a. is he going b. did he go c. does he go d. was he going
6.She ( learn) Japanese since her teacher was retired.
a. learnt b. was learning c. had learnt d. has learnt
7. He ( come) to see Thailand if he had a good chance?……
a. Had he come b. Has he come c. Would he come d. Will he come
8. He ( go) .to Nha Trang in three months?……
a. Did he go b. Does he go c. Will he go d. Is he going
9. Where they ( go) ..now?…
a. do they go b. will they go c. did they go d. are they going
10. She ( go) to the cinema tonight?…
a. Is she going b. Was she going c. Will she go d. Has she gone
11. It is necessary that she ( learn) .foreign language.……
a. learns b. learn c. learnt d. will learn
12. Her mother ( go) ..on business to Hanoi five or six times a year.…
a. is going b. went c. has gone d. goes
13. Where is your brother? He ( have) a bath.……
a. has b. had c. is having d. will have
14. What you ( do) when I came to see you?……
a. did you do b. will you do c. have you done d. were you doing

15. peter ( not see) .his parents for ages.…
a. does not see b. will not see c. has not seen d. did not see
16. Who ( teach) ..you biology last year?…
a. taught b. teaches c. has taught d. was teaching
17. I cannot go out with my girlfriend because I ( not finish) my work.…
a. do not finish b. didn’t finish c. won’t finish d. haven’t finished
18. Doctors ( learn) French before they went to Paris.……
a. learnt b. has learnt c. has been learning d. had learnt
19. French ( teach) in that college since 1979.…
a. was taught b. was being taught c. has been taught d. had been taught
20. Mr Trung ( write) .a letter to his teacher in two weeks.…
a. writes b. is writing c. wrote d. will write
21. He ( consider) the applicants at the moment?…
a. Does he consider b. Is he considering c. Has he considered d. Did he consider
22. Mount Everest ( believe) ..to be the highest mountain in the world.…
a. believed b. is believed c. was believed d. has believed
23. Recently, the best way to protect the environment ( be found) .by some scientists.…
a. is found b. is being found c. was found d. has been found
24. I did not attend the wedding party last night. I wish I ( enjoy) it.…
a. enjoyed b. have enjoyed c. had enjoyed d. would enjoy
25. He cannot join his friends until he ( finish) ..the reports for his director.…
a. finishes b. is finishing c. has finished d. will finish
26. The book ( publish) ..before customers ordered to buy it.…
a. published b. was being published c. had been published d. had published
27. She ( devote) all her life to the education cause in the last twenty years.…
a. has devoted b. devoted c. will devote d. had devoted
28. This time the day after tomorrow, they ( come) ..to see this city again.…
a. come b. will come c. will be coming d. will have come
29. When my mother leaves office next month, she ( work) .there for twenty –five years.…
a. works b. worked c. will work d. will have worked

30.Many people highly appreciated her talent, so she ( offer) .a prize last month.…
a. offered b. was being offered c. was offered d. had offered
31. Everything ( send) ..to him since he was in a small town.…
a. has sent b. has been sent c. have been sent d. had sent
32. This building ( finish) by the end of this year.……
a. will have been finished b. will be finished c. have been finished d. will have finished
33. Someone suggested that he ( go) ..out for a walk.…
a. go b. went c. has gone d. was going
34. Nam told me that he ( give up) .smoking long ago.…
a. gives up b. gave up c. has given up d. had given up
35. After she ( have_ some sandwiches, she had a drink.
a. had b. will have c. had had d. would have.
36. What they ( do) at eight tomorrow morning?…
a. are they doing b. will they do c. will they be doing d. have they done
37. It was high time children ( go) .to bed.…
a. go b. went c. were going d. had gone
38. When she ( bear) ..? She was born in 1985.…
a. she bears b. does she bear c. was she born d. has she born
39. She told me that he ( teach) literature at that college since 1989.…
a. taught b. was teaching c. has taught d. had taught
40. Mt. Thomas ( die) ..in his old flat when the police arrived to investigate the incident.…
a. died b. had died c. has died d. had been died
41. The table ( take) away before I came here.…
a. was taken b. was being taken c. had taken d. had been taken
42. The man ( catch) any fish yet?…
a. Has the man caught b. Does the man catch c. Is the man catching d. Was the man catching
43. They ( live) here for eleven years by the end of next September.…
a. will live b. will be living c. have been living d. will have been living
44. These engineers ( build) this bridge for five years next month.…
a. will build b. will be building c. have built d. will have built

45. They said that they ( discuss) ..that problem since 8 o’clock.…
a. discussed b. were discussing c. had been discussing d. have been discussing
46. She thanked her professor for his special assistance that he ( offer) .to her.…
a. offered b. had offered c. has offered d. was offering
47. A new school ( build) .in this town at present.……
a. is being built b. is building c. has built d. has been built
48. When the police came here the victim ( take) ..to the hospital.…
a. took b. was taken c. had taken d. had been take
49. The marathon race ( start) .as planned if the weather is fine.…
a. starts b. will start c. will be starting d. would start
50. my uncle ( fall) .off the ladder while he was painting the ceiling.…
a. fell b. was falling c. has fallen d. had fallen
51. The sun ( not shine) everyday in England……
a. not to shine b. does not shine c. is not shining d. will not shine
52. The beautiful skirt ( make) for Mary Jane on her wedding day by this time next month.…
a. will make b. will be making c. will be made d. will have been made
53. If she ( be) the minister, she would have reformed the management board.…
a. is b. were c. had been d. would be
54. You can make the tea now. The water ( boil)……
a. boiled b. has boiled c. was boiling d. is boiling
55. They came to the airport and found that they ( miss) the flight.……
a. missed b. was missing c. has missed d. had missed
56. The Thames ( flow) through London.……
a. flows b. is flowing c. flew d. has flown
57. She interrupted me as I ( talk) to my friend.………
A. talked b. was talking c. has talked d. has been talking
58. Look at the clouds! It ( rain)……
a. is raining b. will rain c. will be raining d. is going to rain
59. he said he wished he never ( meet) me again.……
a. never met b. has never met c. would never meet d. could have never met

60. I saw Mrs Linh just now in the street as she ( come) .home from school.…
a. comes b, is coming c. was coming d. came
61. I suggested that he ( stop) smoking.…
a. stops b. stop c. stopped d. has stopped
62. They ( work) ..very hard lately.…
a. are working b. worked c. were working d. have worked
63. he pretended to ( forget) ..his girlfriend’s name.…
a. forgot b. have forgotten c. had forgotten d. will forget
64. She refused to admit that she ( break) that video cassette player.…
a. broke b. was breaking c. had broken d. has been breaking
65.This time last month, her friends ( visit).. Hai Phong city.
a. visited b. were visiting c. had visited d. had been visiting
66. It ( rain) .all day yesterday.…
a. rained b. was raining c. had rained d. had been raining
67. By next Tet holidays, my family ( live) ..in Hanoi for six years.…
a. will live b. will be living c. will have been living d. will have lived
68. She wishes she ( go) out with us last night .…
a. goes b. went c. would go d. had gone
69. She felt sad because the singer of the T.Rex ( kill) .…
a. killed b. was killed c. had killed d. had been killed
70. It ( be) ..very warm this spring.…
a. is b. was c. has been d. will be
71. She ( work) .for that company for ten years before her husband moved here.…
a. had worked b. was working c. has worked d. will be working
72. This hotel ( build) .for ten years by this time next month.……
a. will build b. will be built c. will have built d. will have been built
73. What he ( do) ..if he passed his matriculation?…
a. did he do b. would he do c. would have done d. had he done
74. We are sorry that we ( not reply) ..the last letter up to now.……
a. haven’t replied b. don’t reply c. didn’t reply d. hadn’t replied

75.The president (welcome) ..by the villagers in that district at present.…
a. is welcoming b. is being welcomed c. has welcomed d. has been welcomed
76. They said that they ( watch) ..television for two hours the night before.…
a. watched b. were watching c. have watched d. had been watching
77. When I met them in the street, they ( go) to the pictures.……
a. went b. were going c. had gone d. would know
78.Miss White did not go to the party. She wishes she ( attend)……
a. attends b. attended c. had attended d. would attend
79. It is urgent that the victim ( be given) .a good care by the doctor.…
a. is given b. be given c. was given d. will be given
80. Look! Boys and girls ( dance) ..beautifully.……
a. are dancing b. danced c. were dancing d. have been dancing
81. They (play) .badminton since they (come) .to Canada?… …
a. Do they play- come b. Did they play – come c. Will they play- come d. have they played-came
82. Hello! Mai! I ( not see) .you for ages. Where you ( be) ..?… …
a. do not see- are you b. did not see- were you c. will not see- are you d. haven’t seen-have you been
83. You ( know) any Japanese when you first ( arrive) ..here?… …
a. Did you know-arrived b. Did you know-arrive c. Have you known-arrived d. Did you know-
have known
84. He ( buy) ..a new villa by the river last year, but he ( not sell) his old villa yet, so at present he … ……
has two villas.
a. bought- did not sell b. had bought- did not sell c. had bought- has not sold d. bought- has
not sold
85. He ( be) .in London for three years. How he ( go) ..there?… …
a. is- did he go b. was – did he go c. has been- did he go d. has been- has he gone
86. I ( hear) that they ( look) .for drugs.… ……
a. hear- looked b. heard- were looking c. heard- looked d. heard- had looked
87. How long you ( be) at your college? Well, I ( teach) .here for eight years.…… …
a. were you- taught b. were you- was teaching c. have you been- have taught d. had you been- had
taught

88. I wonder what I ( do) ..this time next year. I expect you ( work) .at the same office.… …
a. will be doing- will be working b. will do- will work c. am going to do- will work
d. will have done- will work
89. This time tomorrow everyone ( read) of your success, and all sorts of people ( ring) .up to …… …
congratulate you.
a. will read- will ring b. will be reading- will ring c. will be reading- will be ringing
d. will be reading- will have rung
90. I have not seen your uncle recently. No, he ( not be) out of his house since he ( buy) his colour ……
television.
a. is not- buys b. was not- bought c. was not- has bought d. has not been- bought
91. Miss Betty Linda did not buy an English dictionary because she was short of money. If she ( have) ..a…
lot of money, she ( take) .it already.…
a. has – takes b. has – will take c. had- would take d. had had- would have taken
92. She saw that two boys ( fight) .at a street corner and a policeman ( try) to stop them.… …
a. fought- tried b. were fighting- was trying c. were fighting- tried d. had fought- tried
93. She usually ( go) to work by bus, but this week she ( go) ..by bicycle.……… ……
a. goes- is going b. goes- goes c. goes- has gone d. went- goes
94. She told me that she ( write) .a letter to her friend in England when I (come) .to see two days … …
before.
a. wrote- came b. was writing- was coming c. was writing- came d. had been writing- had come
95. You will be too late. By the time you get there they ( finish) their speeches and everyone ( go)…
.home.…
a. will finish- goes b. will have finished- will have gone c. will be finishing- will go d. will finish-
will be going
96. I ( come) to see you at 4 o’clock. What do you think? Well, I ( expect) you.… …
a. will come- will be expecting b. will come- will expect c. come- am expecting d. am
coming- am expecting
97. When they ( come) .to the station, the train already ( leave) ..… …
a. came- had already left b. came- left c. came- has already left d. came- was already
leaving

98. She ( finish) her fifth novel by the end of next march. She ( write) .her sixth one then.…… ……
a. finishes- is writing b. will finish- will write c. will have finished- will write
d. will be finishing- will be writing
99. You ( hear) the news? Nguyet and Binh are engaged! Oh! That is not new, I ( know) ..it for ages.… …
a. Do you hear- know b. Did you hear- knew c. Have you heard- have known
d. Did you hear- have known
100. Where you ( live) ..in the last few years? Well, I ( live) ..in Los Angeles before your husband met … …
me.
a. did you live- lived b. were you living- lived c. did you live- had lived d. have you
lived- had lived