Exercise on tenses

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Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences
1). The thieves easily walked in because someone ______________ locking the door.

A). had forgot B). will forget C). has forgot D). forgets

2). We _______________ TV when the light suddenly went out.

A). have watched B). will watch C). are watching D). were watching
3). English is ____________ in many parts of the world.

A). spoke B). speaking C). spoken D). speak

4). This pagoda looks so old. When __________ it built?

A). has been B). was C). is D). had been

5). We will wait until he _________________ .

A). came B). comes C). is coming D). has come

6). Hoa has ____________ in this factory for many years.

A). worked B). works C). working D). work

7). They __________________ dinner and discussed the problem at the same time.

A). ate B). eat C). have eaten D). were eating

8). -" Who repaired the bicycle last night? -" John ______________ ."

A). was B). had C). did D). repaired

9). When they met again, they __________________ each other for 10 years.

A). won't see B). hadn't seen C). don't see D). haven't seen

10). Lan _____________ dinner at 6:00 pm yesterday.

A). was cooking B). had cooked C). cooks D). has cooked

11). For the past two months we ________________ a lot of things.

A). had learned B). learn C). have learned D). learned

12). I had never seen any of Picasso's paintings before I ___________ the art museum.

A). visit B). visited C). had visited D). have visited

13). She regretted to tell him that she __________ the tickets at home.

A). has left B). was leaving C). had left D). leaves

14). Hue is the nicest city I _________________ to.

A). will ever been B). have ever been C). had ever been D). was ever been
15). Hao: " Who is going with you on your holiday?"

Hoa: " I ________________ myself.

A). have gone B). went C). am going D). had gone

16). They _____________ to the south since last month.

A). go B). were going C). have gone D). went

17). " Where is Helen?" - " Downstairs, sir. She ______________ the guests."

A). had greeted B). was greeting C). is greeting D). greeted
18). He would pass the driving test if he ____________ well.

A). drives B). will drive C). had driven D). could drive

19). If we______________ out other sources of energy, our present ones wouldn't run out of.

A). will find B). had found C). could find D). find

20). If you work hard, you will eventually _________ .

A). succeeding B). succeed C). to succeed D). succeeded

21). What were you ___________ at 8:00 last night?

A). do B). doing C). done D). did

22). By the time he arrived, all his classmates _______________.

A). already goes B). had already gone C). already go D). has already gone
23). When I came, the room was in a terrible mess because someone ____________ in.

A). has broken B). had broken C). was breaking D). breaks

24). If he ______________ harder, he could have passed the final exam.

A). has worked B). had worked C). works D). worked

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A). invented B). invents C). was inventing D). has invented
26). If they ________________ raincoats with them, they would not have got wet.

A). take B). were taking C). had taken D). took

27). We must start now. The next train ______________ at 2:15 p.m.

A). will leave B). has leave C). left D) leaves

28). That's the most interesting film we ________________.

A). see B). saw? C). have seen D). had seen

29). Two hours ___________ enough time for us to finish the task.

A). is B). are C). be D). were

30). I'm hungry now. I ___________________ anything today.

A). didn't eat B). haven't eaten C). don't eat D). won't eat
31). We haven't met Jane since we last ___________ her.

A). meet B). met C). had met D). have met

32). When we arrived home last night, everybody __________________ .

A). has already slept B). had already slept C). was already sleeping D). already sleeping
33). Nam __________________ to Hue three times.

A). is B). was C). had been D). has been

34). What ____________ just happened to him?

A). have B). will C). is D). do

35). If you ____________ positively, we couldn't have continued with the project.

A). were distributed B). will distributed C). distribute D). had distributed
36). Mark Twain _________ loved his wife before he met her.

A). is B). was C). has D). had

37). The United States _________ big.

A). had been B). are C). was D). is

38). Uncle Ho ___________ most of his life for our national Independence and freedom.

A). spent B). had spent C). was spending D). has spent

39). We did not have their phone number because they _______________ to the south.

A). move B). had moved C). have moved D). moving

40). What will Nam do when he ______________ school next year?

A). could finish B). will finish C). has finished D). finishes
41). " Come back tomorrow. I ____________ it all to you.

A). have explained B). will explain C). was explaining D). explained
42). He___________________ if it had not rained.

A). would come B). would have come C). comes D). came

43). -"Who teaches you English?" - "Mr. Minh _____________ ."

A). does B). do C). is D). teaches

44). Only when you grow up, you ____________ the truth.

A). knew B). had known C). you will know D). will you know

45). The class _______________ when I got there.

A). has just begun B). begins C). was beginning D). had just begun
46).He went back to work in his country after he ______his course on Advanced Engineering in London.

A). was finishing B). finishes C). has finished D). had finished
47). When we arrived home last night, everybody ___________.

A). has slept B). was sleeping C). slept D). sleeps

48). Each of the students ____________ the lessons well.

A). to understand B). understands C). understand D). understanding
49). The science lessons in this class ___________ difficult.

A). are B). be C). was D) is

50). The Philippines _______________ of more than 17.000 islands.

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51). We __________________ each other since we left at school.

A). hadn't seen B). didn't see C). don't see D). haven't seen

52). When he returned home last night, he realized that someone _________ in his house.

A). had come B). has come C). was coming D). come

53). After the guests _____________ , I went to bed.

A). have left B). leave C). had left D). were leaving

54). She _________________ abroad many times.

A). has gone B). goes C). went D). had gone

55). He has _________________ in giving up smoking.

A). succeeds B). succeed C). succeeded D). succeeding

56). Do it right now, ____________?

A). do you B). are you C). did you D). will you

57). Jim left London a year ago and I __________ him since.

A). won't see B). do not see C). have not seen D). did not see
58). Conductor: " You've just missed the last train."

The man: " Never mind. I ________________ ."

A). will walk B). was walking C). walk D). walked

59). It rained yesterday after it _____________ dry for months.

A). is B). will be C). had been D). has been

60). He would be late for class if he _______________ hurried.

A). won't B). isn't C) weren’t D). hasn't

61). They said they __________________ home the next day.

A). will return B). were going to return

C). returned D) had returned

62). You ______________ a lot. We hardly recognized you at first.

A). were changing B). have changed C). changed D). change

63). It started to rain heavily while they _______________ for a picnic last week.

A). had gone B). went C). have gone D). were going

64). Be careful with the electricity or you _______________ a shock.

A). got B). would get C). had gotten D). will get

65). Let's take a walk, __________ ?

A). should we B). do we C). did we D). shall we

66). If it _______________ , we will stay home.

A). had rained B). rained C). rains D). could rain

67). She returned home because she suddenly remembered she _____ off the gas stove.

A). doesn't turn B). hadn't turned C). hasn't turned D). wasn't turning
68). He _____________ if it did not rain so heavily.

A). comes B). would have come C). came D). would come

69). One of the students in my class ________ absent today.

A). have been B). is C). were D). are

70). The house is much cheaper than we ______________ at first.

A). think B). had thought C). were thinking D). thought

71). The train ______________ when we got to the station.

A). leaves B). will leave C). was already leaving D). had already left

72. Jones isn’t hungry now because he _______________ breakfast.

A) has had B. had C. was having D. had had

73. Julia said that she ___________ there at noon.

A. is going to be B. was going to be C. will be D. can be
74. He _______ that he was leaving way that afternoon.

A. told me B. told to me C. said me D. says to me

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A. wrote B. has written C. was writing D. had written
76. I _________ him to sell that old motorbike.

A. said to B. suggested C. advised D. recommended

77. My parents reminded me ________ the flowers.

A. remember to plant B. plant C. to plant D. planting

78. I asked Martha ______ to enter law school.

A. are you planning B. is she planning C. was she planning D. if she was planning
79. Nam wanted to know what time ________.

A. does the movie begin B. did the movie begin C. the movie begins D. the movie began
80. I wondered_______ the right thing.

A. whether I was doing B. if I am doing C. was I doing D. am I doing
81. The scientist said the earth ________ the sun.

A. goes round B. is going around C. went around D. was going around
82. Peter said that if he ________rich, he _________ a lot.

A. is – will travel B. were- would travel

C. had been – would have travelled D. was – will travel
83. They said that they had been driving through the desert__________.

A. the previous day B. yesterday C. the last day D. Sunday previously
84. He asked the children _________too much noise.

A. not to make B. not making C. don’t make D. if they don’t make
85. The man said that money ___________ the passport to everything.

A. will be B is C. was D. can be

86. The teacher said Columbus _________America in 1492.

A. discovered B. had discovered C. was discovering D. would discover
87. John said he _________ her since they ________ school.

A. hasn’t met – left B. hadn’t met - had left C. hadn’t met- left D. didn’t meet – has
left

88. The woman asked __________get lunch at school.

A. can the children B. whether the children could C. if the children can D. could the children
89. Laura said that when she_________ to school, she saw an accident.

A. was walking B. has walked C. had been walking D. has been walking
90. He asked, “Why didn’t she take the final exam?” - He asked why __________ the final exam.

A. she took B. did she take C. she hadn’t taken D. she had taken
91. Ba said he__________ some good marks the semester before.

A. gets B. got C. had gotten D. have got

92. They told their parents that they___________ their best to do the test.

A. try B. will try C. are trying D. would try

93. She asked me where I___________ from.

A. come B. coming C. to come D. came

94. She_________ me whether I liked classical music or not.

A. ask B. asks C. asked D. asking

95. He asked me who____________ the editor of that book.

A. was B. were C. is D. has been

96. He wants to know whether I ___________ back the following day.

A. come B. came C. will come D. would come

97. I wonder why he___________ love his family.

A. doesn’t B. don’t C. didn’t D. hasn’t

98. They asked me how many children___________.

A. if I had B. had I C. I had D. have I

99. Thu said she had been___________ the day before.

A. here B. there C. in this place D. where

100. The student said that the English test_______ the most difficult.

A. is B. was C. will be D. have been

101. He wanted to know _______ shopping during the previous morning.

A. if we had been going B. that if we had been going C. we were going D. that we were going
102. He asked me _______ Robert and I said I did not know _______.

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103. The mother asked her son ______________________.

A. where he has been B. whether I had been C. where has he been D. where had he been
104. Martin asked me _______.

A. how is my father B. how my father is C. how was my father D. how my father was
105. The host asked Peter _______ tea or coffee.

A. whether he preferred B. that he preferred C. did he prefer D. if he prefers
106. She asked me _______ my holidays _______.

A. where I spent / the previous year B. where I had spent/ the previous year
C. where I spent / last year D. where did I spend / last year

107. He advised _______ too far.

A. her did not go B. her do not go C. her not to go D. she did not go
108. John often says he _______ boxing because it _______ a cruel sport.

A. doesn’t like/ is B. did not like / were C. not liked / had been D. had not liked / was
109. Nancy asked me why I had not gone to New York the summer _______.

A. before B. ago C. last D. previous

110. He asked _______ him some money.

A. her to lend B. she to lend C. she has lent D. she lends
111. Andrew told me that they _______ fish two _______ days.

A. have not eaten / ago B. had eaten/ previous C. did not eat / before D. would not eat / last
112. Jason told me that he _______ his best in the exam the _______ day.

A. had done / following B. will do / previous C. would do/ following D. was going /
previous

113. John asked me _______ in English.

A. what does this word mean B. what that word means
C. what did this word mean D. what that word meant
114. The mother told her son _______ so impolitely.

A. not behave B. not to behave C. not behaving D. did not behave
115. She said she _______ collect it for me after work.

A. would B. did C. must D. had

116. She said I _______ an angel.

A. am B. was C. were D. have been

117. I have ever told you he _______ unreliable.

A. is B. were C. had been D. would Be

118. I told him _______ the word to Jane somehow that I _______ to reach her during the early hours.

A. passing / will try B. he will pass / tried C. to pass/ would try D. he passed / have
tried

119. Laura said she had worked on the assignment since _______.

A. yesterday B. two days ago C. the day before D. the next day
120. John asked me _______ interested in any kind of sports.

A. if I were B. if were I C. if was I D. if I was

121. John asked me _______ that film the night before.

A. that I saw B. had I seen C. if I had seen D. if had I seen
122. The guest told the host that _______.

A. I must go now B. he must go now C. he had to go now D. he had to go then
123. Tom ________that he was having a party there in the evening.

A. said to B. said C. asked D. told

124. Claire told me that her father ___________ a racehorse.

A. owns B. owned C. is owning D. has owned

125. You said you ____________chocolate, but you aren’t eating any.

A. like B. has liked C. are liking D. liked

126. Rachel insisted they plenty __________of time.

A. have B. have had C. are having D. had

127. Rachel said she was taking her driving test ___________.

A. the next day B. tomorrow C. yesterday D. last day

128. Emma said she’d only had the new computer since ___________

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129. Mathew said he was meeting a friend at the station later ...

A. the day before B. last day C. yesterday D. that day

130. Hoa told me ____________ she had seen Titanic three times.

A. what B. that C. this D. why

131. I rang my friend in Australia yesterday, and she said it ... raining there.

A. is B. were C. has been D. was

132. Tom was ___________ of having stolen the bicycle.

A. ordered B. asked C. accused D. warned

133. The doctor ... him to take more exercise.

A. told B. tells C. has told D. had told

134. Mr Minh exclained ______________________________ .

A. how beautiful the car was B. how beautiful was the car
C. how beautiful is the car C. how beautiful the car is
135. Mathew ... Emma that her train was about to leave.

A. has reminded B. has reminded that C. reminded D. reminded that
136. Ann ... and left.

A. said good bye to me C. says me good bye

B. tell me good bye C. told me good bye

137.. I told you ... switch off the computer, didn’t I?

A. don’t B. not C. not to D. to not

138. Sarah was driving too fast, so I ... to slow down.

A. asked her B. said her C. ask her D. have asked her

139. Someone ... me that there’d been an accident on the motorway.

A. asked B. said C. spoke D. told

140. I couldn’t move the piano alone, so I asked Tom ...

A. has given a hand B. gave a hand C. to give a hand D. give a hand
141. Tom said that New York ... more lively than London.

A. is B. be C. was D. were

142. Judy ... going for a walk, but no one else wanted to.

A. admitted B. offered C. promised D. suggested

143. Jack asked me ...

A. where do you come from C. where I come from

B. where I came from D. where did I come from

144. She asked me ... I liked music.

A. when B. if C. do D. what

145. He said that he had met her ________________ .

A. yesterday B. the previous day C. the day D. the before day
146. The man asked the boys _____________________ .

A. why did they fight C. why they were fighting

C. why they fight D. why were they fighting

147. “... the door”, he said.

A. Please open B. Please to open C. Opened please D. Please, opening
148. I wanted to know return___________ home.

A. when would she B. when will she C. when she will D. when she would
149. The woman wonders _______________ doing well at school.

A. whether her children are C. whether her children were

B. if her children were D. her children are if

150. Peter said he was leaving for Paris _______________ .

A. next week B. the week previous C. following week D. the following week
151. “I don’t usually drink milk when _______________,” Mrs. Pike said.

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152. They said that their house had been broken down ____________ .

A. two days ago B. two days before C. the two days before D. since two days
153. She advised me ___________ an apple every day to stay healthy.

A. eating B. I should eat C. to eat D. Please, eat

154. “I’ll come with you as soon as ______________,” she replied.

A. I was ready B. I am ready C. I ready D. am I ready

155. “ _________________ today as it was yesterday,” she remarked.

A. It wasn’t so foggy C. It hadn’t been so foggy

B. It isn’t so foggy D. It isn’t such foggy

156. “I wish __________________eat vegetables,” he said.

A. my children will C. whether my children would

B. my children would D. my children must

157. “I ... late again,”she promised.

A. I am not B. I won’t be C. I wouldn’t D. I was not late

158. “How long _______________ here?”, asked Jane.

A. you have been B. you had been C. had you been D. have you been
159. She wanted to know _______________ .

A. what was happening C. it was happening

B. was happening D. was happening what

159. “Do you know ______________?” asked the man.

A. where is the ticket office C. the ticket office is

B. where the ticket office is D. where was the ticket office
160. The teacher asked Mary ___________________ the previous match.

A. who wins B. who is winning C. who won D. that won

161. “You __________________ that if you like, Jim,” he said.

A. will keep B. kept C. can keep D. keep

162. My father asked me ________________ of the film.

A. what do you think C. what did you think

B. what I think D. what I thought

163. The coach said that all of us ______________ to practise.

A. required B. were required C. will require D. are required
164. She suggested that ___________________ .

A. we went to the movie C. we go to the movie

B. we should go to the movie D. we went seeing the movie
TAG- QUESTION: Choose A orB,C,D:

Câu 1. Tom invited us to come to his party, _______________?

A. hadn't he B. couldn't he C. wasn't he D. didn't he
 Câu 2. There was an exciting football match on TV last night, ____________?

A. wasn't it B. was not there C. wasn't there D. was it
 Câu 3. - Who teaches you English? - Mr Black ___________ .

A. is B. teaches C. does D. do

Câu 4. I am not too fat, __________?

A. aren't I B. do I C. am I D. are I

Câu 5. I'm wrong, ___________?

A. am not B. aren't I C. are not D. amn't
 Câu 6. Someone discovered penicillin in 1928, _____________?

A. hadn't he/she B. didn't he/she C. didn't someone D. wasn't he/she
 Câu 7. You stayed home last night, ____________?

A. had you B. would you C. didn't you D. did you
 Câu 8. The poor don't have many things to eat,________________?

A. do we B. do they C. do you D. do I

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Câu 10. You were driving home when you saw Lan, _____________?

A. didn't you B. weren't you C. wouldn't you D. hadn't you

Câu 11. You are thirsty, __________?

A. don't you B. aren't you C. are you D. are not you
 Câu 12. Nam wishes he had worked hard last year,_____________?

A. hadn't Nam B. hadn't he C. doesn't Nam D. doesn't he
 Câu 13. Not only the women but also the men _____________ watching this programme.

A. like B. has liked C. is liking D. likes
 Câu 14. Neither the students nor the teacher ____________ raincoats.

A. taking B. takes C. are taking D. take

Câu 15. You had had breakfast before you went to school yesterday, ___________?

A. hadn't you B. didn't you C. wouldn't you D. weren't you
 Câu 16. __________________ ten minutes earlier, we would have got better seats.

A. If we had not arrived B. Had we arrived C. Did we arrive D. If we arrived
 Câu 17. Only when you grow up, ____________ the truth.

A. did you know B. will you know C. you would know D. you will know
 Câu 18. You could ride a bicycle when you were five,___________?

A. hadn't you B. didn't you C. weren't you D. couldn’t you

Câu 19. There have been many achievements since the country carried out economic reforms, ________?
A. don't there B. haven't they C. haven't there D. don't they

Câu 20. People who exercise frequently are healthier than those who ______________ .

A. exercise B. do C. don't D. are

Câu 21. The English like watching football, _____________?

A. doesn't she B. aren't they C. don't they D. doesn't he
 Câu 22. Let's have a drink,______________?

A. shalln't we B. do we C. shall we D. don't we
 Câu 23. The weather is hot today,_____________?

A. isn't he B. isn't there C. aren't they D. isn't it
 Câu 24. Buy me something to drink,____________?

A. aren't you B. won't you C. don't you D. will you
 Câu 25. You have not seen Romeo and Juliet, _____________?

A. will you B. are you C. do you D. have you
 Câu 26. Who watered the flowers yesterday afternoon? Lan ___________ .

A. was B. had C. did D. would

Câu 28. You enjoy watching football, __________?

A. don't you B. do not you C. do you D. aren't you
 Câu 29. You did not do your homework, ___________?

A. do you B. are you C. didn't you D. will you
 Câu 30. Hardly _______________ out since he moved into this apartment.

A. he has gone B. he went C. has he gone D. he was going
 Câu 31. You are not hungry, __________?

A. do you B. don't you C. aren't you D. are you
 Câu 32. You had a bad cold last night, ______________?

A. didn't you B. hadn't you C. wouldn't you D. weren't you
 Câu 33. You will go on to university when you finish school next year,______________?

A. wouldn't you B. will not you C. won't you D. will you
 Câu 34. You were at the library last Monday afternoon, _____________?

A. did you B. weren't you C. were you D. didn't you
 Câu 35. Lan said that her parents were going to Ho Chi Minh city the next Friday,_________?

A. hadn't she B. didn't she C. weren't they D. didn't they
 Câu 36. You don't like coffee, __________?

A. do not you B. don't you C. do you D. are you
 Câu 37. These are Japanese cars, _____________/

A. aren't we B. don't they C. isn't it D. aren't they
 Câu 38. You can speak French, ____________?

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