VERB TENSES.
I. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
1. Since 1980, scientists the world over ___ a lot of things to fight against AIDS.
A. have done B. are doing C. did D. had done
2. Many people _______ of malaria/mə'leəriæ/bệnh sốt rét , smallpox /smɔ:lpɒks/bệnh đậu mùa before the process of vaccination was invented in the 19
th century.
A. have died B. had died C. would die D. were dying
3. The doctor said that his appetite/'æpitait/sự ngon miệng _______ him restore ( phục hồi)his health quickly.
A. has helped B. helps C. would help D. is helping
4. My girl friend arrived after I ______ for her about half an hour.
A. was waiting B. had been waiting D. have been waiting D. had waited
5. ______ to rain before you woke up this morning?
A. Did it begin B. Has it begun C. Had it begun D. Would it begin
6. I just want to know what you ____ at this time tomorrow afternoon.
A. are going to do B. will be doing C. are doing D. do
7. I am reading this novel. By the time you come back from work I ________-.
A. shall finish B. will finish C. shall have finished D. have finished
8. He ______the piano every day. A. practice B. practices C. is practicing D. has practiced
9. He _____________ now. A. is swimming B. swims C. swim D. has swum
10. John and I_______ pen pals for nearly 3 years. A. am B. are C. has been D. have been
11. I ____ to the market with my mother yesterday. A. go B. went C. have gone D. was going
12. The electricity went out while mother __________ a magazine.
A. read B. reads C. was reading D. reading
13. After he ____________his work, he sat down to write some letters.
A. finishes B. has finished C. had finished D. have finished
14. I_____________ your brother recently.
A. haven’t seen B. hasn’t seen C. am not seeing D. don’t see
15. She __________many people since she came here in June.
A. met B. has met C. was meeting D. have met
16. We ____Math at this time last week. A. were learning B. are learning C. was learning D. learnt
17. She was playing games while he _____a football match.
A. watched B. watches C. was watching D. watching
18. She _____to Ho Chi Minh city last year. A. goes B. has gone C. go D. went
19. He __________football now. A. are playing B. plays C. is playing D. played
20. Every morning, I often sit in my garden and____ to my nightingale sing.
A. listening B. listen C. listened D. listens
