Basic tenses

<span class='text_page_counter'>(1)</span>Basic Tenses E1: Chia động từ ở thời hiện tại đơn: 1. I (go)……………………to school every morning. 2. He (go)………………….to work everyday. 3. My grandmother often (come)……………..to see me on Sunday. 4. The earth (go)………..round the sun. 5. Cat ( catch) ………mouse. 6. What…………you (do)……….. in your free time? I (play) ……………….football with my friends. 7. What……she (do)………..in her free time? She (read) ……….books. 8. On Sunday I (not/get)………..up early. I (get) ………..up late. 9. On Sunday he ( not/get)………..up early. He (get)……… up late. E2: Chia động từ ở thời hiện tại tiếp diễn: 1. I (learn)……………. English now. 2. He ( run)……………..in the garden at the moment. 3. Be quiet! My father (sleep)………………. 4. Look! The bird ( sing)……………………. 5. Listen! Somebody ( knock)……………at the door. 6. It ( rain) …………………..now? 7. What……………..he (do)…………at the moment? He ( do )………………his homework. 8. What………….you ( play) ………………now? I (play)………………chess with my father. E3: Chia động từ ở thì hiện tại đơn hoặc thời hiện tại tiếp diễn 1. She ( brush)………..her teeth every morning. 2. My mother often ( get up)………..at o’clock. 3. I (live) ……………in a village. 4. Ha (like)………..badminton. She often ( play)……….badminton with her friend, Lan. They (play)….it every Thursday afternoon. They ( play) ………badminton in the yard now. 5. What………..your sister( do)………..in her free time? She (draw)……….a picture. 6. Which sports……….your children ( play)…………..? They ( play) ……….. football. They ( play)…………..football at the moment . 7. Ha (do)………..aerobics three time a week. 8. Be quiet! The baby ( sleep)…………… 9. We seldom ( eat)………….. before 6:30 10. The sun ( set) ………………in the West. 11. It (be) …………… often hot in the summer. 12. It ( rain)…………… much in the summer. It ( rain)………………now. 13. Daisy ( cook)…………..some food in the kitchen at present. She always ( cook)……….in the morning. E4: chia động từ ở thời quá khứ đơn: 1. She (be)………… the captain of the girls’ football team last year. 2. As it ( be) …………..very hot, They ( sit)………….in the shape of a big tree for a short rest. 3. I don’t know why Mary ( cry)………… yesterday morning. 4. Yesterday we ( play)……………. Basketball after school. 5. What…….you (do) ……………yesterday? I (go) ………….to the cinema with my friends. Really? What film………..you ( see)……….? We (see)……………Gone with the Wind. 6. …………you (go)……….camping last Sunday ? Oh no, we ( stay)……….. at home..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(2)</span> 7. Where……….you ( be) last night? I ( be)………… at Lan’s. We ( have)…………a party there. It ( be) …….fun. 8. They ( try) to finish their work before dark. E5: chia động từ ở thời hiện tại đơn hoặc quá khứ đơn: 1. She often ( go)……….to the cinema on Sundays. But last she ( go)……to the theatre. 2. The sun ( rise)…..in the east and (set)……..in the west. 3. What time………..you( finish)…………your homework? They ( finish) …………it two hours ago. 4. The boy (be) ……….very diligent. He often ( do) ………..everything by himself. 5. He often( buy)……….presents for his daughter on her birthday. Yesterday (be) her 15th birthday. He ( buy) ……..her big doll. 6 Every year when spring ( come)…………., our students ( take)…………an active part in the tree-planting movement. They ( plant)…………. Threes in the school-garden and in the park near their school. 7. Daisy and peter( be)………..born in 1978. E6: Chia đọng từ ở thời quá khứ đơn và hiện tại hoàn thành: 1. I ( see) ………her 2 days ago. 2. I ( see) ……….her last year. 3. What……..you (do)………yesterday? I ( read)……….book. 4. I (not/see)………..Nam since yesterday. 5. She (not be)…………..in Paris yet. 6. We just ( meet) ………….our teacher. 7. David (live) ……….here in 1988. 8. My parents (buy)…………. a new house recently. 9. You ( watch)………… T.V last night? 10. He ( write)………… a book since last year. 11. Mr. Green (teach)………….English in this school since he ( graduate)……….. from the University in 1986. 12. I ( live) …………..in Hanoi since I was born. Ex 7: Chia động từ thời quá khứ đơn hoắc quá khứ tiếp diễn: 1. When I ( arrive)…………at his house, he still ( sleep)………….. 2. Tom ( see) …………. An accident while he ( stand)………..at the bus stop. 3. While my father ( read) …………a newspaper, I (learn )…………. My lesson and my sister ( do) ………….her homework. 4. Bill (have) ……….breakfast when I ( stop)…….. at his house this morning. 5. He ( sit)………….in a café when I ( see)………..him. 6. I’m sorry I couldn’t stop when I (see)…………you the other day. I ( catch)…..train, so I was a hurry. 7. Mark ( not understand) the instruction, so he ( give)……up trying to make the machine work. 8. I ( injure) ……….my leg when I ( play)……………. Basketball. I (fall)………..awkwardly. 9. When Richard ( marry)………..Amy, he only ( have)…………a temporary job. He ( work)…………….for a building company at the time. 10. Yesterday I ( cross)…………a street when a truck ( turn)………….the corner very fast and almost( hit) …………..me. E 8: Chia động từ thời quá khứ đơn và quá khứ hoàn thành: 1. After taking a bath, he (go)……….to bed. 2. I was feeling quite tired because I (not sleep) very well the night before. 3. As the train ( stop)……… at last, we decided to leave the shelter and walk on. 4. We were getting worried because five days after the letter was posted to us, we still ( not receive) …………..it. 5. Before we ( watch)………….TV, she ( do)……………..her homework. 6. We arrived at work in the morning and ……….(find) that somebody( break)………………..into the office during the night..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(3)</span> 7. I felt very tired when we got home, so I ( go)………..straight to bed. 8. They ( go) ……….home after they ( finish)………. Their work. 9. When we (come)……….to the stadium, the match( already, begin)……………. 10. After they ( go)………………, I ( sit)……….down and (rest)………… ALL TENSES 1.Chia động từ: 1.Water ______ at 100 degrees Celsius. a) boiling b)boils c)is boiling d)boil 2. Bettina usually ______ television in the evening. a)watches b)watching c)watch d) has watched 3.Rosemary ______ to agree with us now. a)is appearing b)appear c)appeared d)appears 4.Look! That man ______ your bike! a) is stealing b)steals c)stealing d)stolen 5.I’m sorry I ______ to do my homework yesterday. a)am forgetting b)have forgotten c)forgot d)forget 6.We ______ any interesting films lately. a)didn’t see b)haven’t seen c)saw d)have seen 7.Eric _____ a flat yet, so he’s still living with his parents. a)found b)didn’t find c)is finding d)hasn’t found 8. They _____ running their own company in 1980. a)started b)have started c)are starting d)start 9.She’s a law student and she ______ for four years now. a)studied b)is studying c)has been studying d)did study 10. I think I _____ my door key. I can’t find it any where. a)lost b)have lost c)am losing d)will lose 11.The film _____ when we arrived at the cinema. a)has begun b)begun c)had begun d)begins 12.I wasn’t thirsty because I _____ some milk. a)drunk b)have just drunk c)just drank d)had just drunk 13. When the match was over , the spectator ______ home. a)went b)had gone c)were going d)have gone 14.After having a bath, he _____ his supper. a)had eaten b)ate c)has eaten d)was eating 15.The phone _____ suddenly while Joanne was doing the housework. a)rang b)was ringing c)had rung d)is ringing 16.It _____ as we drove slowly along the road. a)had snowed b)had snowed c)was snowing d)is snowing 17.Mrs Edwards _____ history for 35 years, and is retiring soon. a)teaches b)is teaching c)taught d)has been teaching 18.Did you see John yesterday? He _____ a very old pair of jeans. a)wears b)didn’t wear c)was wearing d)wore 19. Victoria _____ for half an hour when the doctor finally arrived. a)has been waiting b)had been waiting c)was waiting d)has waited 20.Anita _____ very hard at the moment. a)is studying b)studies c)studied d)has studied II. chia động từ 1. Since I (pay) ______ for our lunch, I (try)______ to attract the waitress. 2. As soon as I (have)_______ a good look at the designs, I (send)_______ them back to you. 3. Sally! I (not expect)_______ to see you here! What did you (do)_______ in New York? 4. I (not understand)________ what you (wait)________ for..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(4)</span> 5. When he (not arrive)_______ by 6.00, I (know)_______ he (miss)_______ the bus. 6. You (let)_______ me know the minute you (hear)_______ any news? 7. Do you understand what we (talk)________ about? 8. Well, I don't think I ever (see)________ you before. 9. I (go)_________ to meet him at the station but I didn't see him. 10. The old people often think of all the things they (do)_________ when they were young. 11. I (not see)________ him since last Monday. 12. Look! It (rain)_________. 13. They (arrive)________ in a few minutes. 14. They already (decide)_________ to get married. 15. He refused to admit that he (steal)_________ that bicycle. 16. He visited his friend yesterday and found that he (be)_________ out. 17. In the last six months, I (complete)________ two English courses. 18. Before you (leave)_________, don't forget to shut the windows. 19. George (fall)_________ off the ladder while he was painting the ceiling. 20. The Perfume river (flow)________ through Hue city. 21. Everybody (stop)________ laughing when we came in. 22. I heard that you (buy)__________ that house and (move)_______ there before you got your promotion. 23. Do you remember the film we (see)________ last week? 24. Sometimes I get up before the sun (rise)_________. 25. Since Robert was living in Rome, I (not have)_________ a word from him. 26. Everyone of these men (be)________ looking for a job. 27. After she had been at the party, her heart (be)________ full of strange emotion. 28. You (intend)_________ going to the cricket match tomorrow? 29. In a minute I (wait)_________ here for three hours. 30. By the time you (arrive)_________ home, I (sleep)_________ - I hope - for several hours, so please don't make a noise when you come in. 31. We (live)________ here for last 6 months, and (just decide)________ to move. 32. Who (discover)_________ America? 33. At six o'clock yesterday, I (wait)________ for you at the station. 34. It (snow) so we must stay indoors. 35. That cigar (smell)________ dreadful! 36. I (write)_______ letters since 9 o'clock in the morning. 37. I (listen)________ to what you say. 38. She (never, be)_________ to London. 39. Someone (steal)________ my pen. 40. She (go)________ shopping yesterday. 41. The search (give)_________ up by now. 42. You (leave)_________ any food for the other members of the party? 43. - Why you (buy)_________ this paint? - I (be)_________ paint my bedroom tomorrow. 44. I only wish I (not misunderstand)__________ him, but I'm sure I heard him correctly. 45. What a beautiful day! I wish I (lie)_________ in the sun by swimming pool instead of sitting in a classroom. 46. "The phone is ringing." " I (answer)_________ it. 47. Can you remember what you (do)_________ ten years ago today? 48. This is the first pop concert I (be)_________ to. 49. Penny (look)________ forward to going on holiday, but she ended up very disappointed. 50. We (sit)_________ in the car outside the house when the inspector called. III. Complete the right form of the verb ( Chia Động từ theo thời) 1. We…………..( buy) this picture a long time ago. We………….( have) it for ages. 2. Sandra finds her mobile phone very useful. She …………….. ( use) it all the time. 3. There’s a new road to the motorway. They …………..( open ) it yesterday. 4. We decide not to go out because it ……………….( rain) quite hard right now..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(5)</span> 5. John……………..( live) in Paris for ten years, but now he…………….( live) in Rome. 6. We……………….( live) here for exactly three years, seven months and two days. 7. I ……………….( buy) a new jacket last week but I ………….. ( not/ wear) it yet. 8. I ………………….( walk) down the street when it…………………( begin) to rain. 9. He always ………………..( eat) a sandwich for lunch, but he ……………..( eat) a big hamburger at the moment. 10 “ ………………………..( you/check) these figures yet?” “ I………………( check) them several times already”. 11. We…………………( meet) many people since we ……………….(come) here in June. 12. All of the students ……………………( study) hard recently because final exams start new week. 13. I’ve got the key. I found it when…………………….( I/look) for something else. 14. When the people ( ring). I…………………..( answer) it. 15. “What ………………….( this word/ mean)?” “ I have no idea. I ( never/ see) it before. 16. “ What…………………( you/doing) at 8 o’clock last night?” “ My wife …………….( watch) television while I………………..( read) newspaper.” 17. I ………………( read) this book for two days, but I ……………….( not finish) it yet. 18. Rachel……………………..( travel) around Europe for three months and she………………( travel) six countries so far. 19. It’s the fifth time you……………..( ask) me the same question. 20. The last time I ……………..( go) to Brighton was in August. 21. What time……….( you/ finish) work tomorrow? I ……………( not/go) to work tomorrow. I……………… ( stay) at home. 22. Jane ……………………..( work) in this factory since she ……………………..( be) 18. 23. Where……………….( you/go) on your holiday? We …………………….. ( leave) for Paris next week. The train …………( leave) early on Tuesday morning and……………..( get) into Paris at eleven thirty. 24. My brother………………….. (visit) Ho Chi Minh city twice a year. 25. When winter……………………… (come), they usually (go) skiing. 26. Unlike my friend, I…………………… (not/believe) in ghost. 27. Nick is bored. He…………………. (not/go) out for a week now. 28. You ……………………….(see) Nam recently? – No, I (see) him a year ago. 29. I already…………………. (finish) my exercises. I (watch) the football match now. 30. He is in Hanoi now. He……………………. (be) there since I …………………….(leave). 31. Last week my teacher…………… (be) ill. He …………………..(not/teach) us for a week now. 32. She………………… (read) all the works of Dickens. How many have you…………….. (read)? 33. My throat is really sore. I …………….(sing) have been singing all evening 34. How many books you ………………….(read) lately? I ……………(read) the sixth now. 35. I ………………(lose) my key and I can’t find it. You……………………… (see) it anywhere? 36. When they…………………… (arrive) in Hongkong? - a month ago. 37. When I………….. (go) to school yesterday, I …………….(see) a lorry ……….(crash) into a van. 38. Some days ago I ……………..(meet) Tom when he…………. (go) to the park. I (say) …………..“hello” to him and we ……………..(talk) for a while. 39. The rain …………….(stop) when I …………………(wake up) yesterday. 40. She……………………. (go) out with her friends after she………………… (get) dressed. 41. The train no sooner………….. (leave) the station than the storm……………….. (occur). 42. We…………………. (have) a party next Saturday. Would you like to come? 43. I …………………..(not/go) out this evening. I ………………….(stay) at home. 44. Don’t phone me between 7 and 8. We ……………………….(have) dinner then. 45. I …………………..(have) coffee for breakfast every morning. 46. We………………… (do) exercise one right at the moment. 47. Up to the present, he …………………..(do) good work in this class. 48. This house……………… (stand) for centuries. 49. I……………….. (meet) him yesterday. 50. She usually…………….. (wear) a blue dress, but today she………………. (wear) a red one. 51. People ……………..( speak) English and French in Canada..

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