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TENSE
1. Water ________ of hydrogen and oxygen.
A. is consisting
B. consists
C. has consisted
D. will consist
2. Don’t give the chocolate to Helen. She ________ it.
A. hates
B. is hating
C. has hated
D. hated
3. The Sun ________ us heat and light.
A. will give
B. is giving
C. gives
D. has given
4. We ________ students, so we ________ to school on weekdays.
A. are/ go often
B. are/ often go
C. are/ have often gone
D. have been/ are often going
5. Every day. Peter ________ at 7 o’clock, ________ breakfast and then ________ to work at 7:30.
A. has often got/ will have/ go B. often gets up/ has/ goes
C. is often getting/ having/ goes D. has often got up/ had/ went
6. California ________ in the United Kingdom. It ________ in the US.
A. is not/ is
B. has not been/ is
C. will not be/ will be
D. was not/ has been
7. Cats ________ milk, but birds ________.
A. like/ do not

B. have liked/ have not
C. are liking/ are not
D. were liking/ were not
8. Every day, Sarah ________ her children to school and then ________ home to prepare lunch.
A. is taking/ returning
B. takes/ returns
C. has taken/ returned
D. will take/ will return
9. The sun ________ the ball of fire in the sky that the Earth ________ round.
A. will be/ has gone
B. will be/ will be going C. is/ goes
D. has been/ is going
10. Sally ________ really hard for exams this week.
A. takes
B. will be taking
C. is taking
D. had taken
11. Many people ________ living in Seattle because it ________ continually.
A. are hating/ is often raining B. have hated/ will often rain C. hate/ often rains
D. hated/ was often raining
12. The sun ________ in the East and ________ in the West.
A. rises/ sets
B. is rising/ is setting
C. has risen/ has set
D. will rise/ will set
13. ________ on the computer now?
A. Is Peter working
B. Was Peter working C. Has Peter worked
D. Will Peter be working
14. Listen! Mr. Jones ________ the piano. You ________ noise.

A. is playing/ should not make B. plays/ will not make
C. has played/ do not make D. played/ would not make
15. Right now, Long ________ with his friends. They ________ differences between British English and American English.
A. sits/ discuss B. has been sitting/ will discuss C. was sitting/ was discussing D. is sitting/ are discussing
16.- ________ free this afternoon?
- No, I ________,
- What ________?
- I ________ my dentist
A. Will you be/ will not/ have you done/ have seen
B. Have you been/ have not/ will not do/ will see
C. Are you/ am not/ do not see/ see
D. Are you/ am not/ are you doing/ am seeing
17. Listen! Someone ________ at the door. I ________ it.
A. knocks/ answer
B. has knocked/ will be answering
C. was knocking/ answered
D. is knocking/ will answer
18. Every day, John __rice and vegetables for lunch, but today he ___chicken soup and roast beef. Today is his brother’s wedding.
A. has/ is having
B. has/ has had
C. is having/ has
D. has had/ has
19. It ________, so we can’t go to the beach.
A. has rained
B. rained
C. is raining
D. will have rained
20. My father ________ complete silence when he ________.
A. is wanting/ works
B. wants/ is working

C. has wanted/ worked
D. had wanted/ was working
21. Since 2003 they ________ their son every year.
A. visited
B. have visited
C. visit
D. will visit
22. Usually, Mr. Pile ________ us Physics but today he ________ ill so Mrs. Young ________ us.
A. teaches/ is/ is teaching
B. has taught/ is/ teaches C. is teaching/ has been/ teaches
D. taught/ was/ was teaching
23. I’m sorry I cannot hear what you ________ because everybody ________ so loudly.
A. are saying/ will talk
B. were saying/ has talked
C. have just said/ is talking D. said/ was talking
24. I ________ the same care for more than ten years. I ________ about buying a new one.
A. have had/ am thinking
B. will have/ think
C. had/ will think
D. am going to have/ was thinking
25. My best friend and I ________ each other for over fifteen years. We still ________ together once a week.
A. were knowing/ got
B. knew/ have got
C. have known/ get
D. had known/ are getting
26. The secretary ________ on the report for more than three hours. She hopes she may finish it by the lunch times.
A. is working
B. will be working
C. has been working
D. had been working

27. Please turn off the stove. The water ________ for more than fifteen minutes.


A. is boiling
B. was boiling
C. has been boiling
D. will be boiling
28. In the 19th century, it ________ two or three months to cross North America by covered wagon. The trip ________ very rough
and often dangerous.
A. took/ was
B. had taken/ had been C. took/ had been
D. had taken/ was
29. My grandfather ________ a very exciting life. When he was young, he ________ on the farm in the country, where there
________ a lot of cattle and meadows.
A. has/ has lived/ have been
B. had/ lived/ were
C. was having/ had lived/ had been
D. has had/ is living/ are
30. Mary ________ on the essay for two hours and she ________ that she ________ it in one more hour.
A. is working/ has hoped/ can finish
B. has been working/ hopes/ will finish
C. will have worked/ hopes/ finishes
D. had been working/ hoped/ would finish
31. I ________ there once a long time ago and ________ back since.
A. went/ have not been B. have gone/ will not be
C. was going/ am not
D. had gone/ was not
32. Those drivers ________ for three hours when a heavy storm suddenly ________.
A. were driving/ broke
B. drove/ was breaking

C. had driven/ was breaking
D. had been driving/ broke
33. I ________ to visit you yesterday, but you ________ at home.
A. have come/ are not
B. had come/ were not
C. came/ were not
D. was coming/ have not been
34. What ________ when the accident ________?
A. have you been doing/ occurs
B. are you doing/ will occur
C. will you be doing/ has occured
D. were you doing/ occured
35. We ________ TV when it ________ to rain.
A. are watching/ will start
B. have watched/ will be starting
C. had watched/ was starting
D. were watching/ started
36. I ________ a mystery movie on TV when the electricity ________ out.
A. will be watching/ is going B. watched/ was going
C. was watching/ went
D. were watching/ started
37. While the doctor ________ Mr. Jones, his son ________ outside this morning.
A. was examining/ was waiting
B. will be examining/ are waiting
C. had been examining/ was waiting
D. are examining/ is going to wait
38. When the boss ________ into the office, his secretary ________, and the accountant ________ on the phones.
A. was walking/ has been typing/ has been talking
B. had walked/ was typing/ had talked
C. walked/ was typing/ was talking

D. had been walking/ had typed/ talked
39. The guard ________ to his iPod, so he ________ the fire alarm.
A. had listened/ was not hearing
B. was listening/ did not hear
C. listen/ had not heard
D. was listening/ was not hearing
40. The Titanic ________ the Atlantic when it ________ iceberg.
A. was crossing/ struck
B. crossed/ was striking
C. had crossed/ was striking
D. crossed/ had struck
41. We were late because we had some car problems. By the time we ____ to the train station, Susan __ for us more than 2 hours.
A. got/ had been waiting
B. had got/ were waiting
C. had been getting/ waited
D. were getting/ waited
42. Mike ________ to sit down because he ________ all day at work.
A. had been wanting/ was standing
B. had wanted/ stood
C. wanted/ had been standing
D. was wanting/ had stood
43. The motorcycle ________ to George for years before Tina ________ it last week.
A. belonged/ had bought
B. was belonging/ has bought
C. had belonged/ bought
D. had been belonging/ bought
44. No matter what ________ next, I ________ you.
A. will happen/ support
B. happened/ would have supported
C. happens/ will support

D. is happening/ have supported
45. Wait a minute. I ________ this box for you.
A. am carrying B. will carry
C. carry
D. am going to carry
46. I ________ he ________.
A. do not think/ will come
B. am not thinking/ will come
C. have not thought/ comes
D. will not think/ comes
47. At the time tomorrow, Peter ________ for the graduation examination, so now he ________ very nervous although he
________ hard for more than 3 years.
A. will sit/ has been feeling/ was learning
B. will be sitting/ feels/ has been learning
C. sits/ will feel/ is learning
D. will have sat/ is feeling/ learns
48. By this time next summer, you ________ your studies and ________ a job.
A. will be completing/ will find
B. had completed/ would find
C. have completed/ find
D. will have completed/ found
49. By the time I _____to the office, the meeting _____ without me. My boss ____ furious with me and I ________.


A. will get/ begins/ is/ am fired
B. am getting/ will begin/ is going to be/ will be fired
C. got/ had already begun/ was/ was fired
D. have got/ began/ has been/ am firing
50. By the time he ________ next month, he ________ for our company for ten years.
A. retires/ will have been working

B. will retire/ has been working
C. has retired/ is working
D. would retired/ was working
51. Look! There are a lot of clouds! It _____
___ soon.
A. is going to rain
B. has been raining
C. will be raining
D. will have rained
52. I am busy. I think I ________ my driving test this week.
A. have not taken
B. am not going to take C. will have not taken
D. do not take
53. - I called you last night after dinner, but you were not there. Where ________?
- I ________ overtime at the fitness center.
A. has you been/ had worked
B. were you/ have worked
C. were you/ was working
D. you were/ worked
54. For the last hundred years, traveling _ much easier and very comfortable. Now you _from New York to Los Angeles in a matter of hours.
A. becomes/ fly
B. had become/ flew
C. will have become/ will fly
D. has become/ can fly
55. John ________ for his girlfriend for two hours but she ________. At last, he ________ to the movies without her.
A. has been waiting/ does not come/ has gone B. will wait/ has not come/ will go
C. is waiting/ will not come/ is going
D. had been waiting/ did not come/ went
56. By the time we ________ the letter, Tom ________ for Paris.
A. receive/ will have left

B. had received/ left
C. have received/ will left
D. receives/ leaves
57. By the time tomorrow, we ________ on the beach of Hawaii, where we ________ before.
A. are going to lie/ are never
B. have been lying/ will never be
C. will be lying/ have never been
D. are lying/ were never
58. After the boy ________ that the wallet full of money, he ________ to the police and ________ it in.
A. will find/ immediately goes/ turns
B. has found/ will immediately go/ turn
C. was finding/ went/ would return
D.had found/ immediately went/ turned
59. Sandy __TV in the living room at the moment. At this time yesterday, she ___ TV. This is all she ___ doing the most.
A. watches/ also watched/ is enjoying
B. is watching/ was also watching/ enjoys
C. is going to watch/ has also watched/ has enjoyed
D. will be watching/ had also watched/ will enjoy
60. Jeans which ________ by Levi Strauss in 1850 ________ one of the most popular kinds of clothes in our present time.
A. are first made/ have been
B. were first made/ were
C. were first made/ are
D. had been made/ would be
61. He ________ his boss at this time tomorrow.
A. is meeting
B. has met
C. was meeting D. will be meeting
62. - How much is this book?
- $10.
- Ok, I ________ it.

A. will take
B. take
C. have taken
D. took
63. What ________ since 8 a.m up to now?
A. you have been doing
B. have you been doing
C. have been you doing
D. have been doing you
64. Computers ________ in use since 1946.
A. are
B. were
C. have been
D. had been
65. ________ to Paris before?
A. Are you ever B. Have you ever been C. Will you ever be
D. Had you ever been
66. Mr. Pike ________ lunch at home with his wife, but today he ________ lunch with his friends. Mrs. Pike ________ to London
since two days ago.
A. is usually having/ has/ went
B. has usually had/ has/ is going
C. usually has/ is having/ has gone
D. will have/ has had/ goes
67. John ________ a lot. In fact, when he ________ only two years old, he first ________ to the USA.
A. always travels/ was/ had flown
B. has always travelled/ was/ flew
C. is always travelling/ had been/ flew D. always travelled/ was/ has flown
68. Before we ________ a computer, we ________ that typewriter to type our assignments.
A. bought/ have used
B. are buying/ use

C. buy/ have used
D. bought/ had used
69. John ________ in France, but his parents ________ in Conlogne, Germany after living there for 5 years.
A. was born/ had met
B. had been born/ met
C. has been born/ meet
D. is born/ have met
70. We ________ each other one day while John ________ a book in the library and I ________ down beside him.
A. met/ was reading/ sat
B. had met/ was reading/ had sat
C. meet/ is reading/ have sat
D. will meet/ reads/ sat


71. John ________ his parents in France at the moment. He ________ in New York, but ________ his parents for the past few
weeks.
A. was visiting/ live/ had visited
B. has visited/ lived/ is visiting
C. is visiting/ lives/ has been visiting
D. has been visiting/ had live/ has been visiting
72. - ________ to come over for dinner tonight?
- Oh, I’m sorry, I can’t. I ________ go to a movie tonight with some friends.
A. Have you wanted/ will go
B. Did you want/ went
C. Do you want/ am going
D. Are you wanting/ go
73. He ________ a good day until a thief ________ into his apartment, ________ all his money, and ________ him up.
A. has been having/ comes/ takes/ tied B. had been having/ came/ took/ tied
C. was having/ had come/ took/ tied
D. is having/ is coming/ has take/ ties

74. - Where ________ on holiday?
- I don’t know. We ________ yet.
A. will you go/ are not going to decide B. are you going/ have not decided
C. have you gone/ do not decide
D. did you go/ had not decided
75. When I ________ the street I ________ somebody call my name.
A. have crossed/ hear
B. had crossed/ would hear
C. am crossing/ will hear
D. was crossing/ heard
76. The train ________ at 8:58, so we ________ in Scotland by lunchtime.
A. leaves/ will be
B. left/ have been
C. has left/ were
D. left/ had been
77. I think by the time we ________ there, Jim ________.
A. get/ will have left
B. got/ has left
C. will get/ will leave
D. had got/ left
78. I ________ the time when I ________ as a teacher.
A. have never forgot/ have first worked B. am never forgetting/ first work
C. will never forget/ first worked
D. had never forgot/ was first work
79. Women ________ in presidential elections since 1921.
A. vote
B. have voted
C. had voted
D. are voting
80. By the time the boss ________ at 9:00, his employees ________ for 2 hours.

A. will arrive/ are working
B. arrives/ will have been working
C. arrived/ have been working
D. has arrived/ were working
81.
- I am hungry. I ________ lunch yet.
- Don’t worry. I ________ you a sandwich.
A. have not had/ will get
B. do not have/ am going to get
C. will not have/ have got
D. am not having/ get
82. Do you think everything ________when we ________ from the store?
A. will be finished/ get back
B. is finished/ will get back
C. is going to finish/ are getting back
D. has been finished/ will have got back
83. Look! Mary ________ a beautiful new dress. She ________ so pretty in the dress.
A. was wearing/ looked
B. wears/ has looked
C. has been wearing/ is looking
D. is wearing/ looks
84. I am sick of rain and bad weather! Hopefully, when we ________ up tomorrow morning, the sun ________.
A. will wake/ will shine
B. are waking/ shines
C. are going to wake/ is shining
D. wake/ will be shining
85. When the president ________ off the plane, the crowd ________ for him for half an hour.
A. gets/ will wait
B. got/ had been waiting
C. had got/ was waiting

D. has got/ will be waiting
86. Jane ________ at my house when you ________.
A. is/ will arrive
B. will be/ will arrive C. will be/ arrive
D. is/ are going to arrive
87. They here ________ for three years before you ________ last week.
A. have worked/ came
B. have been working/ come
C. was working/ had come
D. had been working/ came
88. These students ________ hard since the beginning of the school year because they ________ their graduation exam next May.
A. studied/ are going to take
B. are studying/ will be taking
C. study/ will have taken
D. have been studying/ will take
89. The students ________ chapter 5 next week, so they ________ to prepare for it now.
A. have studied/ will read
B. are studying/ have read
C. will study/ read
D. will be studying/ are reading
90. By the time John ________ to help, we ________ the work.
A. comes/ finished
B. comes/ will have finished


C. will come/ will have
D. came/ have finished
91. Mary sometimes ________ to turn off the computer before she ________ home.
A. forgot/ had gone
B. has forgot/ is going

C. is forgetting/ has gone
D. forgets/ goes
92. They ________ good preparations before they ________ their final examination yesterday.
A. made/ has taken
B. had made/ took
C. have made/ take
D. will have made/ have taken
93. He ________ a birthday party tomorrow for his daughter who ________ three.
A. is having/ turns
B. will have had/ will turn
C. is going to have/ has turned
D. has had/ is going to turn
94. When Susan ________ yesterday, Peter ________ dinner. He ________ cooking very much and often ________ the meals
himself.
A. phoned/ was cooking/ likes/ prepares
B. had phoned/ cooked/ liked/ prepared
C. was phoning/ was cooking/ has liked/ is preparing
D. has phoned/ is cooking/ is liking/ preparing
95. They ________ to finish their work because they ________ Los Angeles next Sunday.
A. are needing/ visit
B. need/ are going to visit
C. have needed/ are visiting
D. needed/ have visited
96. At present Mary ________ her clothes. She ________ the clothes on Sundays.
A. is washing/ often washes
B. was washing/ has often washed
C. has washed/ is often washing
D. washed/ often washed
97. I ________ that movie before last night.
A. did not see

B. has not seen C. had not seen D. will see
98. I ________ Lisa at the museum when I ________ to restaurant but she ________ me.
A. was seeing/ was going/ had not seen B. had seen/ went/ was not seeing
C. have seen/ have gone/ does not see D. saw/ was going/ did not see
99. Ever since human beings ________ the Earth, they ________ use of various form of communication.
A. have inhabited/ have made
B. inhabited/ are making
C. had inhabited/ had made
D. inhabit/ make
100. By the time John ________ the destination, he ________ for about three hours.
A. will get/ has walked
B. gets/ will have been walking
C. has got/ walks
D. is getting/ is walking
EXERCISE 1: Use the correct form of verbs in brackets.
1. In all the world, there (be) __________ only 14 mountains that (reach) __________above 8,000 meters.
2. He sometimes (come) __________ to see his parents.
3. When I (come) __________, she (leave) __________for Dalat ten minutes ago.
4. My grandfather never (fly) __________ in an airplane, and he has no intention of ever doing so.
5. We just (decide) __________ that we (undertake) ____________ the job.
6. He told me that he (take) __________ a trip to California the following week.
7. I knew that this road (be) __________ too narrow.
8. Right now I (attend) __________ class. Yesterday at this time I (attend) __________class.
9. Tomorrow I’m going to leave for home. When I (arrive) __________at the airport, Mary (wait) __________ for me.
10. Margaret was born in 1950. By last year, she (live) __________on this earth for 55 years .
11. The traffic was very heavy. By the time I (get) __________to Mary’s party, everyone already
(arrive) __________
12. I will graduate in June. I (see) __________ you in July. By the time I (see) __________ you , I (graduate) __________.
13. I (visit) __________ my uncle’s home regularly when I (be) __________ a child.
14. That book (be) __________ on the table for weeks. You (not read) __________ it yet ?

15. David (wash) __________ his hands. He just (repair) __________ the TV set.
16. You (be) __________here before? Yes, I (spend) __________ my holidays here last year.
17. We never (meet) __________ him. We don’t know what he (look) __________ like.
18. The car (be) __________ ready for him by the time he (come) __________tomorrow.
19. On arriving at home I (find) __________that she just (leave) __________a few minutes before.
20. When we (arrive) __________ in London tonight, it probably (rain) __________.
21. It (rain) __________ hard. We can’t do anything until it (stop) __________
22. Last night we (watch) __________TV when the power (fail) __________.
23. That evening we (stay) __________up to talk about the town where he (live) __________for some years.
24. I (sit) __________down for a rest while the shoes (repair) __________.


25. Half way to the office Paul (turn) __________round and (go) __________back home because he (forget) __________to turn the
gas off.
26. London (change) __________a lot since we first (come) __________ to live here.
27. While we (talk) __________on the phone the children (start) __________fighting and (break) __________a window
28. He used to talk to us for hours about all the interesting things he (do) __________ in his life.
29. You know she (stand) __________looking at that picture for the last twenty minutes.
30. I (spend) __________ a lot of time travelling since I (get) __________this new job.
31. When we (be) __________ at school we all (study) __________Latin.
32. When I (meet) __________ him , he (work) __________as a waiter for a year.
33. After he (finish) __________ breakfast he (sit) __________down to write some letters.
34. She (have) __________a hard life, but she’s always smiling.
35. I think Jim (be) __________ out of town.
EXERCISE 2: Choose the best answer among A, B, C, or D.
1. When I last saw him, he _____ in London.
A. has lived B. is living C. was living D. has been living
2. We _______ Dorothy since last Saturday.
A. don’t see

B. haven’t seen

C. didn’t see

D. hadn’t seen

3. The train ______ half an hour ago.
A. has been leaving

B. left

C. has left

D. had left

B. paint

C. will have painted D. painting

4. Jack ______ the door.
A. has just painted

5. My sister ________ for you since yesterday.
A. is looking

B. was looking

C. has been looking D. looked

6. I ______ Texas State University now.

A. am attending

B. attend

C. was attending

D. attended

7. He has been selling motorbikes ________.
A. ten years ago

B. since ten years

C. for ten years ago D. for ten years

8. Christopher Columbus _______ American more than 500 years ago.
A. discovered

B. has discovered C. had discovered

D. had been discovering

9. He fell down when he ______ towards the church.
A. run

B. runs

C. was running

D. had run

10. We _______ there when our father died.
A. still lived
B. lived still
C. was still lived
D. was still living
11. They ______ table tennis when their father comes back home.
A. will play
B. will be playing
C. play
D. would play
12. By Christmas, I _______ for Mr. Smith for six years.
A. will have been working

B. will work C. have been working D. will be working


13. I _______ in the room right now.
A. am being

B. was being

C. have been being

D. am

14. I ______ to New York three times this year.
A. have been

B. was

C. were

D. had been

15. I’ll come and see you before I _______ for the States.
A. leave

B. will leave

C. have left

D. shall leave

16. The little girl asked what _______ to her friend.
A. has happened

B. happened

C. had happened

D. would have been happened

17. John ______ a book when I saw him.
A. is reading

B. read

C. was reading

D. reading

18. He said he _______ return later.
A. will

B. would

C. can

D. would be

19. Jack ________ the door.
A. has just opened

B. open

C. have opened

D. opening

20. I have been waiting for you ______ .
A. since early morning

B. since 9 a.m

C. for two hours

D. All are correct

21. Almost everyone _______ for home by the time we arrived.

A. leave

B. left

C. leaves

D. had left

22. By the age of 25, he ______ two famous novels.
A. wrote
B. writes
C. has written D. had written
23. When her husband was in the army, Mary ______ to him twice a week.
A. was reading

B. wrote

C. was written D. had written

24. I couldn’t cut the grass because the lawn mower ______ a few days previously.
A. broke down

B. has been broken

C. had broken down

D. breaks down

25. I have never played badminton before. This is the first time I _____ to play.

A. try

B. tried

C. have tried

D. am trying

26. Since _______, I have heard nothing from him.
A. he had left

B. he left

C. he has left

D. he was left

27. After I _______ lunch, I looked for my bag.
A. had

B. had had

C. have has

D. have had

28. By the end of next year, George _______ English for two years.
A. will have learned

B. will learn

C. has learned

D. would learn

29. The man got out of the car, ________ round to the back and opened the book.
A. walking

B. walked

C. walks

D. walk

30. Henry _______ into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner.
A. was going

B. went

C. has gone

D. did go

31. He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he ______ dinner.
A. finish

B. finishes

C. will finish

D. finishing

32. I will be glad if he _______ with us.
A. had gone

B. did go

C. went

D. goes

33 Ask her to come and see me when she _______ her work.
A. finish

B. has finished C. finished

D. finishing

35. Tom and Mary ______ for Vietnam tomorrow.
A. leave

B. are leaving C. leaving

D. are left

36. He always ________ for a walk in the evening.
A. go

B. is going

C. goes

D. going

37. Her brother ______ in Canada at present.
A. working

B. works

C. is working

D. work

38. I ______ to the same barber since last year.
A. am going

B. have been going C. go

D. had gone

39. Her father ______ when she was a small girl.
A. dies

B. died

C. has died

D. had died

40. Last week, my professor promised that he ________ today.


A. would come
B. will come C. comes
D. coming
EXERCISE 3: Choose the underlined part in each sentence (A, B,C, or D ) that needs correcting.
1. After Mrs. Wang had returned to her house from work, she was cooking dinner.
2. Jimmy threw the ball high in the air, and Betty catching it when it came down.
3. Linda has worn her new yellow dress only once since she buys it.
4. Last week Mark told me that he got very bored with his present job and is looking for a new one.
5. Having fed the dog, he was sat down to his own meal.
6. When I turned on my computer, I was shocked to find some junk mail, and I delete it all.
7. They are going to have to leave soon and so do we.
8. The boss laughed when the secretary has told him that she really needed a pay rise.
9. The telephone rang several times and then stop before I could answer it.
10. Debbie, whose father is an excellent tennis player, has been playing tennis since ten years.
11. I have seen lots of interesting places when I went on holiday last summer.
12. When my cat heard a noise in the bushes, she stopped moving and listen intently.
13. I think it’s time you change your way of living.
14. Roger felt the outside of his pocket to make sure his wallet is still there.
15. When I’m shopping in the supermarket, I ran into an old friend who I hadn’t met for five years.
16. The police arrested the man while he is having dinner in a restaurant.
17. Peter and Wendy first met in 2006, and they are married for three years now.
18. Some people are believing there is life on other planets.
19. Recently, the island of Hawaii had been the subject of intensive research on the occurrence of earthquakes.
20. Every morning, the sun shines in my bedroom window and waking me up.
21. The man died as a result of falling asleep while he drives.
22. I haven’t finished the report yet, but by the time you return I will certainly complete it.
23. Caroline has worn her new yellow dress only once since she buys it.

24. We’ll be cycled to Hoa’s village at this time next Sunday.
25. What will you do when your friends won’t come ?
26. Someone was knocking at the door when I was doing the washing up.
27. My friend didn’t drink any beer since we came to live here.
28. We have written to each other when we were in primary school.
29. After breakfast, I‘m gone to walk to school with my friends.
30. Did he go to the pop concert next weekend for a change?
EXERCISE 4: Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one.
1. Eight years ago we started writing to each other.
A. We have rarely written to each other for eight years.

B. Eight years is a long time for us to write to each other.


C. We wrote to each other eight years ago.

D. We have been writing to each other for eight years.

2. The boy was so lazy that he couldn’t stay up late to learn his 7. Having finished their work, the workers expected to be paid.
lessons.
A. The workers expected to be paid because they had finished
A. The boy was lazy enough not to stay up late to learn his
their work.
lessons.
B. Having their work finishing, the workers expected to be paid.
B. The boy was too lazy to stay up late to learn his lessons.
C. Having expected to be paid, the workers finished their work.
C. The boy was lazy enough but he stayed up late to learn his
D. Having been finished their work, the workers expected to be
lessons.

paid.
D. The boy was lazy enough to stay up late to learn his lessons.
8. Mr. Brown bought this car five years ago.
3. My father is tired of seeing any violent films.
A. Mr. Brown started to buy this car for five years.
A. My father hasn’t seen a violent film.
B. It has been five years when Mr. Brown has bought this car.
B. My father has enjoyed all the violent films he has ever seen.
C. Mr. Brown has had this car for five years .
C. My father is worried about missing the next violent film.
D. It is five years ago since Mr. Brown has bought this car.
D. My father never wants to see another violent film.
9. John used to write home once a week when he was abroad.
4. As soon as he waved his hand, she turned away.
A. John doesn’t write home once a week any longer.
A. He saw her turn away and he waved his hand.
B. John enjoyed being written home every week when he was
B. No sooner had he waved his hand than she turned away.
abroad.
C. She turned away because he waved his hand too early.
D. Although she turned away, he waved his hand.
5. John wishes he had remembered to send Mary a Christmas
card.
A. John regrets not to send Mary a Christmas card.
B. John regrets forgetting not to send Mary a Christmas card.
C. John regrets not remembering sending Mary a Christmas card.
D. John regrets forgetting to send Mary a Christmas card.

C. John never forgot to write a weekly letter home when he was
abroad.

D. When he was abroad he remembered to write home every
week.
10. I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for years.
A. It’s years since I enjoyed myself so much.
B. It’s years since I have enjoyed myself so much.
C. It was years since I had enjoyed myself so much.
D. It has been years since I have enjoyed myself so much.

6. My father hasn’t smoked cigarettes for a month.
A. It’s a month since my father last smoked cigarettes.
B. It’s a month ago that my father smoked cigarettes.
C. It’s a month that my father hasn’t smoked cigarettes.
D. It’s a cigarette that my father smoked a month ago.