choose the best answer:

1. "when did you go to work?"-"As soon as they came in, we ... to work"

A. went B. were going C. had gone D. go

2. Hardly... when the rain...

A. we had started/came B. we started/came C. did we started/ came D. had we started/ came

3. He... you now, but he won't believe you tomorrow.

A. believes B. is believing C. has believed D. believe

4. It... every day so far this week.

A. has rained B. rains C. has been raining D. rained

5. "Who's that man over there?" - "I... recognize his face, but... remember his name."

A. can't/ didn't B. could/ didn't C. did/ can't D. can/ don't

6. So far they... many beautiful buildings in this area.

A. had built B. have been building C. have built D. will build

7. "You look very tired" - "I..."

A. am marking B. had marked C. had been marking D. have been marking

8. Every morning since last Christmas, I... my dog out for a walk in the park.

A. take B. took C. have taken D. have been taking

9. "Did he answer the letter?" - "As soon as he... it, he... down to answer it"

A. reads/ sits B. has read/ is sitting C. read/ sat D. had read/ sat

10. Sue... this trip the other day.

A. loves B. is loving C. loved D. was loving

11. The blind... unable to see anything.

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

24. I __________ Casablanca for the first time last night. I ___________ it before. A. saw / had never seen B. have seen / had never seen C. see / have never seen D. was seeing / has never seen 25. Did you _____________ anywhere interesting last weekend? A. go B. went C. was going D. gone 27. When I came, they ____________ chess. A. are playing B. was playing C. were playing D. has played 28. They were planting potatoes in the garden when it suddenly ______________. A. rain B. rained C. has rained D. had rained 29. Yesterday Ann introduced me to her husband. As I saw him, I _____________ that I __________ him before. We went to primary school together. A. knew / met B. had known / had met C. knew / had met D. known / had met 30. Yesterday when I __________ a bath, the phone _______________. A. is having / rings B. were having / rang C. was having / rang D. was having / was ringing

I. Find the one choice that best complete the sentences.

1, How long have you been with the company?

A. will work B. was working

C. worked D. have worked

2, When are you planning to send the memo to the staff?

I ............... it ready

A. send B. had sent

C. have sent D. was to sent

3, Betty told me that you have a cottage on Lake Superior?

Yes, we ............... it since we first moved to Michigan

A. had bought B. bought

C. was buying D. have bought

4, What have you learned since you ............... here?

A. came B. come

C. have came D. have been coming

5, Where are Ken and Margaret?

They were hungry, so they ............... to the grocery store

A. go B. had gone

C. went D. were gone

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I/ Choose the best second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one

1. It was breakfast-time when Susan rang

a. When Susan rang i have just finished my breakfast.

b. Susan rang after 1 had had my breakfast.

c. I was having my breakfast when Susan rang.

d. I was going to have my breakfast as soon as Susan rang.

2. Adrian's job interview is on 17 October.

a. Adrian will be called for a job interview on 17 October.

b. Adrian is giving a job interview on 17 October.

c. Adrian had an interview for a job on 17 October.

d. Adrian is having a job interview on 17 October.

3. You can get off this train at Bath.

a. This train stops at Bath.

b. This train is going to stop as Bath.

c. You can stop this train at Bath

d. This train will be stopped at Bath.

4. We have deccided to help with the project.

a. We helped with the project.

b. We must help with the projet.

c. We will hepl with the project.

d. We are going to help with the droject.

5. The last time 1 went swimming was whenwe were in Spain.

a. I swam a lot when we were in spain.

b. I hadn't been swimming before we moved to Spain.

c. I haven't been swimming since we were in Spain.

d. I went swimming while we lived in Spain.

6. They spoke too quickly for us to understand.

a. They spoke so quickly that we couldn't understand it.

b. They spoke so quickly that we couldn't understand them.

d. They spoke quickly enough so that we couldn't understand them.

1. The farmers _____ in the field now.
A. were working B. have worked C. worked D. are working
2. The war _____ out three years ago.
A. broke B. had broken C. has broken D. was breaking
3. This morning while I ______ for the bus, the rain stopped.
A. waited B. have waited C. had waited D. was waiting
4. He ______ a cup of coffee every morning.
A. drinks B. drank C. is drinking D. has drunk
5. Up to the present, Nam_____ good work in his class.
A. does B. has done C. had done D. did
6. Phong ______ at the university so far.
A. had worked B. was working C. worked D. has worked
7. She _____ English before she came to England.
A. studied B. had studied C. would study D. studies
8. Mr. Harry ______ in the army from 1980 to 1985
A. had served B. has served C. is serving D. served
9. How____ since we____ school?
A. are you/ left B. will you be / left C. have you been/ left D. have you
been/ had left
10. Who ______ when I came ?
A. were you talking to B. are you talking to C. you are talking to D. you were
talking to
11. I _____ in the waiting room when I heard someone_____ me.
A. am sitting/ to call B. was sitting/ call C. am sitting/ called D. have sat / called
12. My son was sleeping when I ______ home.
A. went B. has gone C. had gone D. would go
13. Yesterday when I _____ at the station, the train _______ for 15 minutes.
A. arrived/ had left B. arrives/ has left C. arrived/ left D. had arrived/ left
14. When we _____ there, people ______ calmly.
A. got/ are waiting B. got/ were waiting C. got/ waited D. get/ wait
15. While I __________ in the street, I saw my old friend.
A. was walking B. am walking C. walk D. walked
16. “When did you come here?” “I ____ here since last Sunday.”
A. have been B. had been C. was D. am
17. People ____ English and French in Canada.
A. speak B. have spoken C. had spoken D. are speaking
18. While I was going to school yesterday, I ____ him.
A. meet B. met C. will meet D. am meeting
19. They were in a hurry because they thought that the class _____.
A. had already begun B. have already begun C. was begun D. will begin

20. We _____ in this house for ten years.
A. are living B. were living C. had lived D. have lived
13. ___________________ to rain before you woke up this morning?
A. Did it begin B. Had it begun C. Has it begun D. Began
21. Pasteur ___________________ in the 19 th century.
A. was living B. lived C. had lived D. has lived
22. While she ___________________ the room, she broke the vase.
A. was cleaning B. has cleaned C. had cleaned D. cleaned
23. By the time we got to the market, all the shops ___________________ .
A. have closed B. were closing C. had closed D. closed
24. John ___________________ his first piece of music when he was ten years old.
A. wrote B. was writing C. writes D. written
25. My daughter saw an elephant this morning, but she ___________________ one before.
A. had never seen B. has never seen C. never sees D. never had seen
26. While Mai ___________________ the meal, her brother ___________________ the
house.
A. cooked / clean B. cooked/was cleaning C. was cooking/cleaned D. was
cooking / was cleaning
27. The manager ___________________ a letter when I interrupted him.
A. has read B. reads C. was reading D. read
28. The film ___________________ when we arrived at the cinema.
A. has begun B. begun C. had begun D. begins
29. When I ___________________ home, my parents ___________________ to work.
A. got / went B. was getting / went C. got / had gone D. was getting / had
gone
30. Ann ___________________ very hard at the moment.
A. has studied B. studied C. is studying D. studies
31.The accident ___________________ when we were on the way to HN.
A. had occurred B. occurring C. occurred D. occur
32. They ________________ small cups of coffee after they __________________ dinner.
A. had drunk / finished B. drank / finished C. drank / had finished D. were drinking /
finished
33. The sun _______________ before I _________________ ready to go.
A. set / had been B. had set / was C. was setting / was D. was setting / had
been
34. In Hamlet, the opening scene ___________________ place at night.
A. was taking B. takes C. is taking D. has taken
35. You ____________ your new hat when I _______________ you yesterday.
A. wore / had met B. wore / was meeting C. were wearing / met D. were wearing / had
met
36. Andrew _______________ the test before so he _____________ it very easy.
A. did / had found B. was doing / found C. had done / found D. did / was finding

37. When he ____________ at the station, his train already _____________ .
A. arrived / left B. arrived / had left C. had arrived / left D. arrives /
leaves
38. The phone ___________________ suddenly while Jane was doing the housework.
A. rang B. was ringing C. had rung D. is ringing
39. Sarah has got an exam soon, so she ___________________ very hard at the moment.
A. works B. was working C. worked D. is working
40. Rosemary ___________________ to agree with us now.
A. is appearing B. appear C. appeared D. appears
41. Look! That man ___________________ your bike!
A. is stealing B. stealing C. steals D. stolen
42. Bettie usually ___________________ television in the evening.
A. has watched B. watching C. watches D. watch
43. It ______________ quite often in Britain during the winter.
A. is snowing B. snows C. snowed D. was snowing
44. I ___________________ Mai for five years. I wonder where she is now.
A. don’t see B. hadn’t seen C. haven’t seen D. didn’t see
45. Water ___________________ at 100 degrees Celsius.
A. is boiling B. boiling C. boils D. boil
46. Eric ___________________ a flat yet, so he’s still living with his parents.
A. didn’t find B. is finding C. hasn’t found D. found
47. We ___________________ any interesting films lately.
A. didn’t see B. haven’t seen C. saw D. have seen
48. She looked into her bag but the money ___________________ !
A. was going B. has gone C. had gone D. went
49. It was midnight. Outside it ________________ very hard.
A. rains B. is raining C. rained D. was raining
50. Up to now, the pollution problems ________________ yet.
A. haven’t solved B. are not solving C. hadn’t solved D. will not have solved

1. The farmers _____ in the field now.
A. were working B. have worked C. worked D. are working
2. The war _____ out three years ago.
A. broke B. had broken C. has broken D. was breaking
3. This morning while I ______ for the bus, the rain stopped.
A. waited B. have waited C. had waited D. was waiting
4. He ______ a cup of coffee every morning.
A. drinks B. drank C. is drinking D. has drunk
5. Up to the present, Nam_____ good work in his class.
A. does B. has done C. had done D. did
6. Phong ______ at the university so far.
A. had worked B. was working C. worked D. has worked
7. She _____ English before she came to England.
A. studied B. had studied C. would study D. studies
8. Mr. Harry ______ in the army from 1980 to 1985
A. had served B. has served C. is serving D. served
9. How____ since we____ school?
A. are you/ left B. will you be / left C. have you been/ left D. have you
been/ had left
10. Who ______ when I came ?
A. were you talking to B. are you talking to C. you are talking to D. you were
talking to
11. I _____ in the waiting room when I heard someone_____ me.
A. am sitting/ to call B. was sitting/ call C. am sitting/ called D. have sat / called
12. My son was sleeping when I ______ home.
A. went B. has gone C. had gone D. would go
13. Yesterday when I _____ at the station, the train _______ for 15 minutes.
A. arrived/ had left B. arrives/ has left C. arrived/ left D. had arrived/ left
14. When we _____ there, people ______ calmly.
A. got/ are waiting B. got/ were waiting C. got/ waited D. get/ wait
15. While I __________ in the street, I saw my old friend.
A. was walking B. am walking C. walk D. walked
16. “When did you come here?” “I ____ here since last Sunday.”
A. have been B. had been C. was D. am
17. People ____ English and French in Canada.
A. speak B. have spoken C. had spoken D. are speaking
18. While I was going to school yesterday, I ____ him.
A. meet B. met C. will meet D. am meeting
19. They were in a hurry because they thought that the class _____.
A. had already begun B. have already begun C. was begun D. will begin

20. We _____ in this house for ten years.
A. are living B. were living C. had lived D. have lived
13. ___________________ to rain before you woke up this morning?
A. Did it begin B. Had it begun C. Has it begun D. Began
21. Pasteur ___________________ in the 19 th century.
A. was living B. lived C. had lived D. has lived
22. While she ___________________ the room, she broke the vase.
A. was cleaning B. has cleaned C. had cleaned D. cleaned
23. By the time we got to the market, all the shops ___________________ .
A. have closed B. were closing C. had closed D. closed
24. John ___________________ his first piece of music when he was ten years old.
A. wrote B. was writing C. writes D. written
25. My daughter saw an elephant this morning, but she ___________________ one before.
A. had never seen B. has never seen C. never sees D. never had seen
26. While Mai ___________________ the meal, her brother ___________________ the
house.
A. cooked / clean B. cooked/was cleaning C. was cooking/cleaned D. was
cooking / was cleaning
27. The manager ___________________ a letter when I interrupted him.
A. has read B. reads C. was reading D. read
28. The film ___________________ when we arrived at the cinema.
A. has begun B. begun C. had begun D. begins
29. When I ___________________ home, my parents ___________________ to work.
A. got / went B. was getting / went C. got / had gone D. was getting / had
gone
30. Ann ___________________ very hard at the moment.
A. has studied B. studied C. is studying D. studies
31.The accident ___________________ when we were on the way to HN.
A. had occurred B. occurring C. occurred D. occur
32. They ________________ small cups of coffee after they __________________ dinner.
A. had drunk / finished B. drank / finished C. drank / had finished D. were drinking /
finished
33. The sun _______________ before I _________________ ready to go.
A. set / had been B. had set / was C. was setting / was D. was setting / had
been
34. In Hamlet, the opening scene ___________________ place at night.
A. was taking B. takes C. is taking D. has taken
35. You ____________ your new hat when I _______________ you yesterday.
A. wore / had met B. wore / was meeting C. were wearing / met D. were wearing / had
met
36. Andrew _______________ the test before so he _____________ it very easy.
A. did / had found B. was doing / found C. had done / found D. did / was finding

37. When he ____________ at the station, his train already _____________ .
A. arrived / left B. arrived / had left C. had arrived / left D. arrives /
leaves
38. The phone ___________________ suddenly while Jane was doing the housework.
A. rang B. was ringing C. had rung D. is ringing
39. Sarah has got an exam soon, so she ___________________ very hard at the moment.
A. works B. was working C. worked D. is working
40. Rosemary ___________________ to agree with us now.
A. is appearing B. appear C. appeared D. appears
41. Look! That man ___________________ your bike!
A. is stealing B. stealing C. steals D. stolen
42. Bettie usually ___________________ television in the evening.
A. has watched B. watching C. watches D. watch
43. It ______________ quite often in Britain during the winter.
A. is snowing B. snows C. snowed D. was snowing
44. I ___________________ Mai for five years. I wonder where she is now.
A. don’t see B. hadn’t seen C. haven’t seen D. didn’t see
45. Water ___________________ at 100 degrees Celsius.
A. is boiling B. boiling C. boils D. boil
46. Eric ___________________ a flat yet, so he’s still living with his parents.
A. didn’t find B. is finding C. hasn’t found D. found
47. We ___________________ any interesting films lately.
A. didn’t see B. haven’t seen C. saw D. have seen
48. She looked into her bag but the money ___________________ !
A. was going B. has gone C. had gone D. went
49. It was midnight. Outside it ________________ very hard.
A. rains B. is raining C. rained D. was raining
50. Up to now, the pollution problems ________________ yet.
A. haven’t solved B. are not solving C. hadn’t solved D. will not have solved

Bài tập 1: Cho hình thức đúng của đông từ trong ngoặc: 1. I .................... (have) coffee for breakfast every morning. 2. The student .................... (look) up that new word right now. 3. Be quiet ,the baby ....................(sleep). 4. My friend ....................... ( be) in hospital for a long time, and he cannot go home yet. 5. They ....................... ( read) the newspaper yesterday. 6. I .......................(learn) English for two years. 7. Perhaps I (see) .................... you again one day. 8. Summer .................. (follow) Spring. Bài tập 2: Chọn từ hoặc cụm từ thích hợp để hoàn thành những câu sau. 1. So far, many beautiful hotels................................in HCM city A. were built B. has been built C. are built D. have been built 2. .................................you paint the house last years ? A. Was B. Were C. Did D. Have 3. We …… Dorothy since last Saturday. A. don’t see B. haven’t seen C. didn’t see D. hadn’t seen 4. My sister …… for you since yesterday. A. is looking B. was looking C. has been looking D. looked 5. Hurry up, Jane ! We all …… for you A. wait B. are waiting C. waiting D. are waited 6. Mary..............................me an hour ago. A. phoned B. has phoned C. phones D. was phoning 7. Up to now, I..............................a lot of information about her. A. would learn B. learnt C. have learnt D. will learn Bài tập thực hành dạng 2: Bài tập 1: Cho hình thức đúng của đông từ trong ngoặc. 1. I’ll come and see you before I ……........... (leave) for the States. 2. John …….............. (read) a book when I saw him. 3. Almost everyone ……................. (leave) for home by the time we arrived. 4. Henry ……................ (go) into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner. 5. He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he …….............. (finish) dinner. 6. Before you asked, I …….................... (write) these letters 7. He fell down when he ……................ (run) towards the church. 8. The light went out while I........................... (have) dinner. 9. They .................... (help) her as soon as they have completed the work. 10. You will see him when he............................... (come) here tomorrow. Bài tập 2: Chọn từ hoặc cụm từ thích hợp hoàn thành những câu sau. 1. He...............................for 25 years before he retired last year. A. has taught B. had been teaching C. has been teaching D. was teaching 2. Please send me a postcard as soon as you .......................... in London. A. will arrive B. is going to arrive C. have arrived D. arrive 3. I saw John yesterday morning while I.............................home from work. A. walked B. am walking C. was walking D. had been walking 4. As soon as you........................your homework, you will be allowed to go out. A. are doing B. had done C. did D. have done 5. After Mary..........................her degree, she intends to work in her father’s company. A. will finish B. finishes C. is finishing D. will have finished 6. She has worked as a secretary...........................she graduated fro college. A. until B. while C. before D. since 7. Ann ............................for me when I arrived A. was waiting B. waited C. had waited C. has been waiting 8. My handbag was stolen...........................we were playing tennis. A. after B. before C. during D. while 9. They won’t come home until they.....................everything. A. had seen B. saw C. were seeing D. see 10. Don’t come..........................I have finished lunch.

Read the following passage and answer the questions.

An Accident

''Let's race down the slope at the part!'', Tom said to Fred. The two boys went to the top of the slope, ''Ready, go!'', Tom yelled as the two boys cycled as fast as they could. The bicycles went down the slope at great speed. Then, the boys realised that they had lost control of the bicycles. They were going so fast that it was too dangerous to use the brakes. CRASH! BANG! The bicycles hit a curb and crashed into a fence and a tree. The boys were in great pain. Luckily, some joggers saw what had happened and came to help. Someone called their parents who soon came to bring them home. Tom and Fred had learnt their lesson. Thay promised never to do something so dangerous again.

1. How did the bicycles go down the slope?

2. Why didn't Tom and Fred use the brakes?

3. Where did the bicycles crash?

4. How were Tom and Fred after crash?

5. Who bought Tom and Fred home?

9. While Tom ....tennis, Ann .......a shower. A. played/took B. playing/taking C. was playing/was taking D. was play/was take 10. When they ......in the garden, the phone.... A. worked/was ringing B. were working/rang C. worked/rang D. work/rings 11. They ...tea when the doorbell .... A. have/is ringing B. were having/rang C. had had/ rang D. having/ringing 12. Father ....his pipe while mother ....a magazine. A. smoked/read C. had smoked/read B. was smoking/was reading D. smoking/reading 13. When I .....into the office, my boss ....for me. A. came/was waiting B. was coming/waited C. had come/waited D. came/waiting 14. When I ....John, he .....across the road. A. see/ walks B. see/was walking C. saw/was walking D. saw/is walking 15. When he ...., we....dinner. A. arrived/having B. arrived/were having C. was arriving/had D. had arrived/had 16. While they .....chess, we ....the shopping. A. playing/doing B. were playing/doing C. played/did D. were playing/were doing 17. They ....football when the lights in the stadium ....out. A. were playing/went B. played/was going C. were playing/ was going D. playing/went 18. While George and John ...their room, she.....the ironing. A. cleaning/doing B. were cleaning/was doing C. were cleaning/doing D. cleaning/was doing 19. While I ....TV last night, a mouse ran across the floor. A. watch B. watched C. was watching D. am watching 20. While George and John .....their room, she ......the ironing. A. cleaning/doing B. were cleaning/was doing C. were cleaning/doing D. cleaning/was doing 21. While I (study) .......in my room, my roommate (have) ......a party in the other room. Exercise 2: Find and correct the mistakes. 1. Nick went to several concerts while she were staying in New York. 2. The soldiers prepared to leave when the bomb exploding. 3. I saw an accident while she was waitting for the taxi. 4. Last month, a bank robber escaped while the police were puting. 5. I watching TV when she called to make a invitation. 6. When the phone rang, she was writting a letter for her boyfriend. 7. While we had the picnic, it started to rain. 8. What are you doing when the earthquake started? 9. I were listening to my iPod, so I didn't hear the fire alarm. 10. You were not listen to me when I told you to turn the oven off.