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 19th 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
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11. Yesterday I see him on his way home
12. She read book in her room at 8.pm yesterday
13. She was writing a letter at the monment
14. Nam always is coming late althought the teacher often reminds him
Writing
1/Our English class starts at 12.30 pm on Monday(Make question)
=> What time
2/he didn't pass exam because he was lazy.
=>Because of
3/because it rained heavily ,she stayed at home.
=>because of
4/ the have learnt E since 197(Passive)
=>English
5/ I have bought a new house for 3 years(passive)
=>a new house
6/they have just built this school here(passive)
=>this school
7/Nam has studied in this school for 5 months(make question)
=>
8/she bought a new shirt .It cost $10(relative pronoun)
=>
9/the young man lives on the corner .He rides an expensive motorbike (relative pronoun)
=>
10/I have many friends .They have good jobs and get high salary(relative pronoun)
=>
Exercise 8: VERB TENSES: Choose the best answer to complete these sentences.
1. They...here in ten minutes.
A.come B.came C.will come D.have come
2.The sea ....................... two thirds of the earth.
A.cover B.will cover C.is covering D.covers
3. When I ............... for school this morning, it.................so I used my umbrella.
A.leave/rained B.left/was raining C.was leaving/rained D.was leaving was raining
Exercise 9: PASSIVE VOICE: Choose the best answer to complete these sentences.
1. A lot of money _ on food and clothes
A. spending B. is spent C. was spent D. spent
2. The longest fish in the contest was eighteen inches long". -"It ……….by Thelma Rivers".
A. was catching B. caught C. was caught D. catch
3. Gold………in California in the nineteenth century.
- A. was discovered B. has been discovered C. was discover D. they discovered
4.All planes………..before departure
A. will checked B. will has checked C. will be checked D. will been checked
5. "Where did you get these old dresses?" - "They ….in the old truck”
A were found B. found D. have been found C. finding
6. There's somebody behind us. I think we are…….
A. being followed B. are followed C. follow D. following
7. Laura……….in Boston
A are born B. were bom C. was born D. born
8. "Ms Jones, please type those letters before noon" -"They've already…..,sir.They're on your desk.”
A. typed B. been being typed C. being typed D. been typed
MỌI NGƯỜI GIÚP MÌNH NHANH NHANH VỚI MÌNH CẢM ƠN NHIỀU
PASSIVE VOICE
I. Choose the best option to complete each sentence.
1. "Are we about to have dinner?". "Yes, it _____ in the dinning room".
A. is serving B. serves C. is being served D. served
2. "The maintenance people didn't remove the chairs from the ballroom".
"Don't worry. They _____ them before the dance begins".
A. will have been moved B. will have moved C. were moved D. moved
3. Gold_____ in California in the nineteenth century.
A. was discovered B. has been discovered C. was discover D. they discovered
4. _____ that military spending is extremely high.
A. We are felt B. It feels C. It is felt D. We feel that it is
5. All planes_____ before departure.
A. will checked B. will has checked C. will be checked D. will been checked
6. I wanted_____ by the head of the company, but it was impossible.
A. to see B. to be seen C. seeing D. being to see
7. The whole building _____ after the earthquake.
A. the fire is said to completely destroyed. B. is said to have been completely destroyed.
C. was said to have completely destroyed. C. said to have completely destroyed.
8. This house _____ before 1970 by my grandfather.
A. built B. was built C. had built D. had been built
9. The robbers _____by the police.
A. Have arrested B. Have been arrested C. Was arrested D. Had arrested
10. Robert always hates _____by other children.
A. teasing B. being teased C. to be teased D. to tease
11. The student _____ for lying by the teacher this morning.
A. Has been punished B. Punished C. Is punished D. Was punished
12. The inmates of the juvenile home_____well by their caretakers.
A. Were not being treated B. Were not treating C. Have not being treated D. Was not being treated
13. Her homework _____ before her mother asked her to do so.
A. hasdone B. has been done C. had been done D. had done
14. The injured _____ to the hospital in an ambulance.
A. Were taking B. Was taking C. Have taken D. Were taken
15. We can’t go along here because the road _____.
A. is repairing B. is repaired C. is being repaired D. repaires
16. Our rooms _____ by Sam now.
A. was repaired B. are being repaired C. were being repaired D. Have been repaired
17. Why don’t you have the roof _____ your brother?
A repaired B. repair C. repairs D. to repair
18. The man died because medical help was not summoned. A doctor should _____.
A. be have called B. been called C. be called D. have been called
19. My baby _____ a bath when you called.
A. was taking B. was being taken C. had taken D. Had been taken
20. Many US automobiles _____ in Detroit, Michigan.
A. manufacture B. have manufactured C. are manufactured D. are manufacturing
It was not until...that
1. She didn't recover her confidence until that morning
-> I was not until...........
2. He didn't arrive at the office until half past time
-> It was not until ..............
3. Mary didn't work for the UN until 2004
-> It was not until ..............
4. I didn't know how to ride a bicycle until I was 15
-> It was not until ..............
5. John didn't finish reading my book until last Saturday
-> It was not until ..............
II. Identify the error in each sentence.
1. He had his car repair by a mechanic in the yesterday morning.
2. I remembered to beoffered a beautiful present by Nam on my birthday.
3.He wants all the difficult exercises beingdone by his students
4. Journalists weresupposed that the footballer Wayne Johnson was earning €10 million a year 5. So much progress are being made that there may be space-frights to Mars
6. The chief engineer was being instructed all the workers of the plan at this time yesterday.
7. A nest has builtin the porch by a pair of Robins since last week.
8. I was offer a position by the manager in that enterprise but I wasn’t fond ofworking with him.
9. My child still remembered to be given a Barbie doll which was limited edition by his uncle on her 5th
birthday party.
II. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the
1. While I walk past the park, I saw some childrenplay football.
2. After John eats dinner, he wrote several letters and went to bed.
3. What did you do at 9 o'clock last night? I phoned you but nobody answered.
4. By the time I arrivedat the station, the train has already left.
5. Ann and Susan have knowneach otherduring they were at school.
6. She has disappeared three days ago, and they are still looking for her now.
7. After Mrs. Wang had returnedto her housefrom work, she was cooking dinner
8. It’s the first time I sawthis film
9. After he graduatesfrom university, he joined the army.
10. Up to now, there had beenno woman being chosen the US president.
11. After Mrs. Wang had returnedto her housefrom work, she was cooking dinner.
12. Jimmy threw the ball high in the air, and Betty catching it when it came down.
13. Linda has worn her new yellow dress only once since she buys it.
14. Last week Mark told me that he got very bored with his present job and is looking for a new one.
15. Having fed the dog, he was sat down to his own meal.
16. When I turned on my computer, I was shockedto find some junk mail, and I justdelete it all.
17. The boss laughed when the secretary has told him that she reallyneeded a pay rise.
18. Debbie, whose father is an excellent tennis player, has been playing tennis since ten years.
19. I have seenlots of interesting places when I went on holiday last summer.
20. When my cat heard a noise in the bushes, she stopped moving and listenintently.