1. After Jessica…………. her degree, she intends to work in her father’s factory.
A. will finish B. will have finished C. finishes D. is finishing
2. By the time I go to bed tonight, I ……my work for the day.
A. will finish B. have finished C. will have finished D. finish
3. When my parents….for a visit tomorrow, they will see our new baby for the first time.
A. will arrive B. arrived C. will have arrived D. arrive
4. Fatemah looked down to discover a snake at her feet. When she saw it, she………….
A. was screaming B. had screamed C. screamed D. screams
5. By the time Alfonso finally graduated from high school, he………….seven different schools
because his parents moved frequently.
A. attended B. was attending C. had attended D. had been attended
6. Until you learn to relax more, you……….your ability to speak English.
A. haven’t improved B. aren’t improving C. don’t improve D. won’t improve
7. I borrowed four books on gardening the last time………………to the library.
A. go B. went C. had gone D. have gone
8. Before I stared the car, all of the passengers………………..their seat belts.
A. will buckle B. had buckled C. buckle D. have buckled
9. It seems that whether I traveled abroad I ……….to take something I need.
A. forgot B. am forgetting C. forget D. had forgotten
10. When I see the doctor this afternoon, I …...him to look at my throat.
A. will ask B. asked C. will have asked D. ask

21. Almost everyone _______ for home by the time we arrived.

A. leave B. left C. leaves D. had left

22. By the age of 25, he ______ two famous novels.

A. wrote B. writes C. has written D. had written

23. When her husband was in the army, Mary ______ to him twice a week

A. was reading B. wrote C. was written D. had written

24. I couldn’t cut the grass because the lawn mower ______ a few days previously.

A. broke down B. has been broken

C. had broken down D. breaks down

25. I have never played badminton before. This is the first time I _____ to play.

A. try B. tried C. have tried D. am trying

26. Since _______, I have heard nothing from him.

A. he had left B. he left C. he has left D. he was left

27. After I _______ lunch, I looked for my bag.

A. had B. had had C. have has D. have had

28. By the end of next year, George _______ English for two years.

A. will have learned B. will learn C. has learned D. would learn

29. The man got out of the car, ________ round to the back and opened the book.

A. walking B. walked C. walks D. walk

30. Henry _______ into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner.

A. was going B. went C. has gone D. did go

31. He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he ______ dinner.

A. finish B. finishes C. will finish D. finishing

32. I will be glad if he _______ with us.

A. had gone B. did go C. went D. goes

33 Ask her to come and see me when she _______ her work.

A. finish B. has finished C. finished D. finishing

34. Turn off the gas. Don’t you see that the kettle ________ ?

A. boil B. boils C. is boiling D. boiled

35. Tom and Mary ______ for Vietnam tomorrow.

A. leave B. are leaving C. leaving D. are left

36. He always ________ for a walk in the evening.

A. go B. is going C. goes D. going

37. Her brother ______ in Canada at present.

A. working B. works C. is working D. work

38. I ______ to the same barber since last year.

A. am going B. have been going C. go D. had gone

39. Her father ______ when she was a small girl.

A. dies B. died C. has died D. had died

40. Last week, my professor promised that he ________ today.

A. would come B. will come C. comes D. coming

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

A. have died B. had died C. would die D. were dying

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

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

A. have died B. had died C. would die D. were dying

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

16. Their football team ________ a championship until last season.

A. had never won

B. is never winning

C. had never been winning

D. had never won

18. In one year's time , I_________ in this school for 15 year.

A. will be worrking B . will work

C. will have stidied D. has been studying

19. They _______ this course by next June.

A. have finished B. will finish

C. are going to finish D. will have finished

2. We cleaned up the room as soon as the guests _______

A. had left B. has left

C. left D. were leaving

3. The secretary _______ the report by 10:00 yesterday.

A. hasn't finished B. haven't finished

C. didn't finished D. would finished

5. This room is dirty . Someone _______ in here.

A. smoked B. has smoken C. had been smoking D. has been smoking

1. Hurry up or the train _________ before you catch it.

A. will leave B. leaves C. will have left D. has left

1. After Jessica............. her degree, she intends to work in her father's factory.
A. will finish B. will have finished C. finishes D. is finishing

 2. By the time I go to bed tonight, I ......my work for the day.
A. will finish B. have finished C. will have finished D. finish
7. I borrowed four books on gardening the last time..................to the library.
A. go B. went C. had gone D. have gone
8. Before I stared the car, all of the passengers....................their seat belts.
A. will buckle B. had buckled C. buckle D. have buckled
9. It seems that whether I travelled abroad I ..........to take something I need.
A. forgot B. am forgetting C. forget D. had forgotten
10. When I see the doctor this afternoon, I ......him to look at my throat.
A. will ask B. asked C. will have asked D. ask
11. After ancient Greek athletes won a race in the Olympics, they....a simple crown of olive leaves.
A. received B. had received C. were receiving D. have received
12. After the race......., the celebration began.
A. had been won B. is won C. will be won D. has been won
13. I'll return Bob's pen to him the next time I .......him.
A. see B. will see C. will have seen D. have seen
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14. I ........all of the questions correctly since I began this grammar exercise on verb tenses. A. am answering B. answer C. have answered D. answered
15. A small stone struck the windshield while we ..........down the gravel road.
A. drive B. were driving C. had driven D. had been driving

Khoanh vào câu đúng nhất .

1. I hope it ________ (stop) working by 5 o'clock this afternoon.

2. By next month I ______ (leave) for India.

3. The film _______ (end) by the time we get there.

4. They _______ (build) a house by June next year.

5. I'm sure they _______ (complete) the new road by September.

6. A In two years from now, the contract ________ (come) to an end.

7. By the end of December, John ________ (work) as a reporter for ten years.

8. By the time you arrive, I ________ (finish) writing an essay.

9. He certainly _______ (not/do) all his homework by ten tonight.

10. By November I _____ (work) for this company for 6 years.

11. By March 15, I ______ (be) here for one year.

12. By this time next week, he ______ (write) his novel for 6 months.

13. You _______ (finish) your work by 9 tonight?

14. By 2013 we ______ (live) in London for 14 years.

15. He _____ (write) a book by the end of the week.

16. He ______ (write) this book for 3 months by the end of this week.

17. _________ (finish/you) this project by next week?

18. ________ (be/she) pregnant for 5 month this week?

19. An hour from now I hope I ______ all these exercises. We will all go to the beach then. (to do)

20. When I get my diploma in 2008, I ______ (to live) in Hanoi for 2 years.

Choose the appropriate options to complete the sentences

1. Many people who live near nuclear plants are concerned. ---- go wrong, the impact on the surrounding area could be disastrous.
Something would
Something will
Should something
Does something

2. Had I known the carpenter was going to take three days to show up, I ---- the materials and done the work myself. It would have been finished by now.
will get
would have gotten
might get
will have gotten

3. I wish you ---- making that noise. It's bothering me.
would stop
are going to stop
stop
can stop

4. If I can speak Spanish, I ---- next year studying in Mexico.
would spend
would have spent
had spent
will spend

5. It would have been a much more serious accident ---- fast at the time .
had she been driving
was she driving
she had driven
she drove

6. "Can I borrow your car for this evening?"
"Sure, but Nora's using it right now. If she ---- it back in time, you're welcome to borrow it."
brought
would bring
had brought
brings

7. We ---- the game if we'd had a few more minutes.
might have won
won
had won
will win

8. If you ---- to my advice in the first place, you wouldn't be in this mess right now.
listen
will listen
had listened
listened

9. If I ---- the same problems you had as a child, I might not have succeeded in life as well as you have.
have
would have
had had
should have

10. ---- more help, I could call my neighbor.
Needed
Should I need
I have needed
I should need