were having
When + S + V(Quá khứ đơn), S + V(quá khứ tiếp diễn): Diễn tả 1 hành động đang diễn ra (quá khứ tiếp diễn) thì hành động khác chen vào(quá khứ đơn)
has worked
S + V(hiện tại hoàn thành )+ since + S + V(quá khứ đơn): diễn tả 1 hành động bắt đầu tại 1 thời điểm nào đó và vẫn tiếp tục cho đến hiện tại <since: kể từ khi>
Fill in each blank with the correct tense of the given verbs:
1) All of them (be)... born in My Tho, they (move)... to HCM city in 1995 to get good jobs. Since then, their lives (improve)....
2) Mr and Mrs Bakers usually (come)... to visit us. They (come)... to visit us last night. This is the third time they (come)... to visit us.
3)When I (be)... young, my parent (not give)... me any money when i (go)... to school. Yesterday my parents (give)... me a new bike. They (give)... me three bikes since I (start)... riding to school.
4) She usually (read)... newspapers when she (have)... free time, she (read)... that novel several years ago. You (read)... novel yet?
5) The telephone (ring)... twice yesterday but nobody (answer)... it. It always (ring)... at this time. It (ring)... for a few minutes but nobody (want)... to answer it.
Ai nhanh và đúng mk sẽ tick cho nha!
Fill in the gaps with “yet, ago, ever, last night, for or since”
1. My father went to Italy five days ______.
2. He has known her _______ 2001.
3. Have you _________ seen an elephant?
4. She hasn’t finished her work ________.
5. He has lived in Madrid _______ ten years.
6. We went to bed at 11 o’clock ________.
30. My brother ___________ (work) for that company since 2018.
31. Huyen _________ (learn) a very hard lesson the day before last night.
32. She ____ _____ (live) in Japan since 1995.
33. ____ ____ William _______ (speak) to his boss?
34. We ___ ______ (not/see) our father for a long time.
35. Ken _____ ____ (send) me an e-mail for 3 weeks.
36. She (be)…………. at her computer for eight hours.
37. Hannah (not/have) ……………any fun a long time.
38. My grandfather (not/ play)……….. any sport since last year.
39. You’d better have a shower. You (not/have)………. one since Monday.
40. I don’t live with my family now and we (not/see)…………. each other for ten years.
1. Don't speak until someone (ask) you
2. Please be quiet! I (work)
3. When I (be) a child, I (want) to be a doctor
4. The last train (leave) the station 5 p.m
5. I (meet) her at the movie theater last night
6. He (go) to the English club every Sunday. But last Sunday he (not go) there
7. We (travel) to Hue next morning
8. They usually (have) dinner at home, but they (have) dinner in a small restaurant yesterday evening
9. He (brush) his teeth every night, but last night he (forget) to brush them
10. My father (not like) drinking wine. He prefer (drink) beer
Exercise 1. Cho dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc. S + have/ has + been + V-ing 0. Katty has been watching (watch) her favorite film since I came. 1. They _________________ (sleep) for hours now because they didn’t get enough sleep last night. 2. Since he arrived, my family _________________ (have) dinner. 3. What are you now? I _________________ (wait) for you for so long. 4. My father _________________ (do) the gardening since I came home. Meanwhile, my brother _________________ (do) his homework. 5. Her mother _________________ (go) shopping since she went out with her friends. 6. I would like to eat something because I _________________ (not eat) for the whole day. 7. It _________________ (rain) for the whole morning, so I don’t want to go out.
III. Write complete sentences. Use the past simple of the verbs.
1. I / go swimming / yesterday.
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2. Mrs. Nhung / wash / the dishes.
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3. my mother / go shopping / with / friends / in / park.
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4. Lan / cook / chicken noodles / dinner.
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5. Nam / I / study / hard / last weekend.
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6. my father / play / golf / yesterday.
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7. last night / Phong /listen / music / for two hours.
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8. they / have / nice / weekend.
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9. she / go / supermarket yesterday.
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10. We / not go / school last week.
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Put the verbs in brackets into simple past or present perfect :
1. We ( study ).............a very hard lesson the day before yesterday.
2. We ( study )............almost every lesson in this book so far.
3. We ( watch / never ).............that interesting program on television last nigh.
5. My wife and I ( travel )............by air many times.
6. My wife and I ( travel )............to Mexico by air last summer.
7. I ( read )............that novel by Hemingway several times before.
8. I ( have ).........a little trouble with my car last week.
9. However, I ( have )..........no trouble with my car since then.
10. We ( live )...........in HN for ten years now and like it a lot.
11. The last time I ( go )............to HN was in May.
12. When my parents were on holiday I ( stay )..........with my aunt for a week.
13. I ( not see ) ...........my son for ages. He ( not visit )..........me since May.
14. Tom ( be )........to HN twice. He loves it very much.
15. My sister ( work )..............for an enterprise for two years.
16. I ( move )...........to HN in 2000. I ( be )..............three a long time now.
17. It was so cold today that I ( wear )............a sweater at school.
18. So far this month there ( be )...........three robberies in this street.
19. When I was young I ( meet )............him three times.
20. Since I ( be )........in this city I ( not see ).........him.
21. She ( work )...........in a bank two years ago.
22. I ( go )............to town yesterday and I ( buy )............. a new book.
23. He ( work )...........here since August.
24. I ( read )........that book already.
25. I ( walk )..........to school every day last night.
26. We ( not be )..........three lately.
27. When I live in HN, I ( work )............in a bank.
28. She ( play )...............tennis since she was eight.
29. It is raining now. It began raining two hours ago. It ( rain )............for two hours.
30. Ann is looking for a job. She began looking six months ago. She ( look )...........six months.
31. The Sound of music ( become )...............a timeless film classic.
32. Laura ( never / win ).............a beauty contest.
33. I ( not / listen )............to the new Tom Waits CD yet.
34. You ( see )...........any good films recently?
35. The population of India ( increase ).............since 1992.
36. You ( ever / write ).............a love letter for Valentine' Day?
37. You ( ever / meet )..............a famous person?
38. We ( already / see )..............the film at home.
39. Keren ( send ).........me an email last week.
40. My boy friend ( give ).................up smoking for 2 months.
41. They ( be )...............at the pet shop yesterday.
42. We ( do )...............the shopping for our grandmother last weekend.
43. You can have that newspaper. I ( finish )..............with it.
44. There is no more cheese. I ( eat )...........it all, I'm afraid.
45. They bill isn't right. They ( make )...........a mistake.
46. Don't you want to see this programme? It ( just / start )...................
47. It'll soon get warm in here. I ( turn )..............the heating on.
48. They ( pay ).................money for your mother?
49. Someone ( take )...............my bicycle.
50. Wait for few minutes, please? I ( finish )...........my dinner.
Put the verb in the bracket into the past simple or present perfect tense.
1. My brother is a writer. He (write) _____ 10 books.
2. I (not have) ______________ a holiday in 2012.
3. He (play) _______________ badminton yesterday.
4. __________________ (she/be) to Sa Pa? -Yes, she has.
5. Dalat is the most beautiful city I (visit) __________ .
6. What time (you/go) ____ to the beach yesterday afternoon ?
7. Sa Pa is great. ____ you (be) ___________ there?
- Yes, I have.
8. Where _______ (you/go) _______ there?
- I (go) ______ there last month.
9. How long _______ Tina (be) ______ in Italy?
10. What (you/watch) ____________ on TV last night?
IV. Rewrite the sentences with the same meaning.
1. The last time we saw her on Christmas Day.
→ We haven’t ……………………………………………………………………….
2. I have never eaten this kind of food before.
→ This is …..……………………………………………………………………….
3. It started to rain an hour ago.
→ It has …………………………………………………………………………….
4. They haven’t visited their grandparents for two months.
→ The last time ……………………………………………………………………
5. We have studied English since we were in grade 3.
→ We began ……………………………………………………………………….
6. My sister hasn’t seen her best friend for nearly two years.
→ It’s ……..……………………………………………………………………….
7. When did you start learning English ?
→ How long ……………………………………………………………………….?
8. We started living here fifteen years ago.
→ We have ..……………………………………………………………………….
9. The last time she visited me was five years ago.
→ She hasn’t ……………………………………………………………………….
10. I last wrote to my cousin in February.
→ I haven’t …………………………………………...…………………………….
11. It’s long time since we became close friend.
→ We have ……………………………………………………………………….
12. Ba began to collect stamps in 2010.
→ Ba has ….……………………………………………………………………….
V. Complete the sentences with “for” or “since”.
1. It has been raining …………….lunchtime.
2. She has lived in London …………… 1990.
3. I have known her ………………January.
4. His father has worked in this company …………. 20 years.
5. Have you learned English …………..a long time ?
6. I haven’t seen Tom ……………we left school.
7. The roon is very dirty. Nobody has cleaned it …………years.
8. We’ve already waited …………five minutes.
VI. Complete the sentences with a suitable word below.
for since before never ever
1. I haven’t seen my best friend for many months.
2. Sue has ___________ tried Indian food before.
3. Haven’t you seen Pepper Pig _______ ?
4. Mike has studied English _______ 2015.
5. Has Joe __________ told you his brother’s story?
6. We have known Bob ____________ a long time.
7. Tom hasn’t played football ___________ he broke his leg.
8. I haven’t a film ___________ I moved here.
Put the verb in brackets in the Present Perfect Tence:
1. Nam ( study ) _____ since last May.
2. ( you / ever be ) _____ to Da Lat ?
3. His father ( just / sell ) ______ his old house.
4. Nurses ( look ) _____ after patients in hospital since last night.
5. ( you / ever / see ) _____ a ghost ? - No, _____
6. They ( live ) _____ in that house for ten years.
7. I ( work ) _____ with him since 1998
8. She ( study ) _____ English rof 3 years now.
9. I ( not see ) _____ my form teacher for two weeks.
10. They ( live ) _____ there for the whole life.
