1.    When Carol called last night I /watch/WAS WATCHING my favorite TV show.

2.    I /work/HAVE BEEN WORKING for this company for more than thirty years and I /intend/INTEND to stay here until I retire

3.    Sharon loves to travel. She /go/ GOES abroad almost every summer. Next year she plans to go to Peru.

4.    Thomas is an author who /write/HAS BEEN WRITINGsince he was a child. Altogether he /write/HAS WRITTEN seven novels and three collections of short stories.

5.    We were late because we /have/ HAD some car problems. By the time we got to the train Susan /wait/HAD BEEN WAITING for us for more than two hours.

6.    Every day I /wake/ WAKE up at six, eat breakfast at seven and leave for work at eight. However, this morning I got up at 6:30, skipped breakfast and left for work late because I forgot to set the alarm

7.    Right now Jim /prepare/IS PREPARING dinner and Sandra /bring/IS BRINGING the children to bed. Last night at this time they /do/WERE DOING the same thing

8.    By this time next summer you /complete/WILL HAVE COMPLETED your studies and found a job. I, on the other hand, /accomplish/WILL HAVE ACCOMPLISHED anything. I will still be studying and you /work/WILL BE WORKING in some new high paying job

9.    The students are usually taught by Mr. Bingham. However, this week, they teach ARE BEING TAUGHT by the assistant teacher

10. Bob /be/HAS BEEN on the phone for over an hour. I wonder when he’s finished.

11. Mary always /take/TAKES the children to football training at this time.

12. While we /wait/WERE WAITING for the bus we /see/SAW two children flashing by with their roller skates.

13. When we finally got to the village we had been travelling for over five hours. We were exhausted.

14. Huong.............on the phone when I came in.

a. talked

b. was talking

c. has talked

d. has been talking.

15. I ...........TV at 8.30 last night.

a. watched

b. was watching

c. has watched

d. had wached.

16. While I was working in the garden, my son................video games.

a. was playing

b. has played

c. played

d. has been playing.

17. While mother............dinner the phone rang.

a. cooked

b. has cooked

c. had cooked

d. was cooking.

18. The child..........before the doctor arrived.

a. died

b. had died

c. has died

d. was dying

19.My father ............. For HCMUT from 1995 to 2004.

a. was working b. has worked

c. had worked

d. worked

20. We ............ English this time last week.

a. learned

b. were learning

c. have learned

d. had learned

d

When Carol (call) .called............. last night, I (watch) .was watching.......... my favorite show in TV.

I (work) ....have worked........... for this company for more than thirty years, and I intend to stay here until I retire.

Thomas is an author. He (write) ...writes........ my stery novels and travel memoirs. He (write) ..has writen........ since he was 28. Altogether, he (write) ..writes..... 7 novels, three collections of short stories and a book of poetry.

II. Choose a,b,c,d complete each sentence

1. By the time you......... for that position, i......... for the company for fove years

A.Are applying/am working

B. Applied/had worked

C. Have applied/was working

D. Apply/have worked

2. Water........ at 100 degrees celsius

A. Boil

B. Boils

C. Is boiling

D. Was boiling

3. Look! A boy.......... over the fence !

A. Is jumping

B. Jumps

C. Had jumped

D. Was jumping

4. I'm sorry, teacher. I....... to do my homework yesterday

5.when their daughter.......... born, they............. married for four years

A. Is/have been

B. Was/had been

C. Has been/were

D. Had been/are

6. At the time being, my son........nebraska wesleyan university

A. Is attending

B. Attend

C. Was attending

D. attended

7.Columbus...........america more then 400 years ago

A. Discovered

B. Has discovered

C. Had discovered

D. Was discovering

8. We.......in sin sydbey when our father

II. Choose a,b,c,d complete each sentence

1. By the time you......... for that position, i......... for the company for fove years

A.Are applying/am working

B. Applied/had worked

C. Have applied/was working

D. Apply/have worked

2. Water........ at 100 degrees celsius

A. Boil

B. Boils

C. Is boiling

D. Was boiling

3. Look! A boy.......... over the fence !

A. Is jumping

B. Jumps

C. Had jumped

D. Was jumping

5.when their daughter.......... born, they............. married for four years

A. Is/have been

B. Was/had been

C. Has been/were

D. Had been/are

6. At the time being, my son........nebraska wesleyan university

A. Is attending

B. Attend

C. Was attending

D. attended

7.Columbus...........america more rhen 400 years ago

A. Discovered

B. Has discovered

C. Had discovered

D. Was discovering

PAST SIMPLE TENSE + PRESENT PERFECT TENSE (3) Exercise 1: Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences

1. There _________ a serious food in this area last year.

A. was B. has been C. were D. have been

2. She _________ me good health and success on my last birthday.

A. wished B. wishes C. has wished D. wishing

3. The last time they __________Ha Noi was in 2008.

A. visit B. visited C. visiting D. have visited

4. She __________her project yet.

A. hasn’t finished B. has finished C. finished D. didn’t finish

5. I __________English since I was a child.

A. have learn B. has learnt C. learnt D. have learnt

6. Last week, I ___________Ha Long Bay with my family.

A. visited B. visit C. am visiting D. have visited

7. She ___________five novels so far.

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

8. They first __________each other in 2009.

A. meet B. met C. will meet D. have met

9. We have been good friends since we________at School.

A. are B. were C. have been D. was

10. There ________an outbreak of coronavirus in the world lately.

A. were B. was C. has been D. have been

Exercise 2: Rewrite the following sentences using past simple and present perfect tenses.

11. I began watching TV three hours ago.

A. I have watched TV for three hours.

B. I have watched TV for three hours ago.

C. I have watched TV since three hours.

12. The last time she ate fast food was in January.

A. She has eaten fast food since January.

B. She hasn’t eaten fast food since January.

C. She hasn’t eaten fast food for January.

13. He has played soccer since three o’clock.

A. He started to play soccer at three o’clock.

B. He started to play soccer three o’clock ago.

C. He started to play soccer three o’clock before.

14. I haven’t met her for a long time.

A. It’s a long time since I have met her.

B. It’s a long time since I haven’t met her.

C. It’s a long time since I last met her.

15. Tuan started to do his homework ten minutes ago.

A. Tuan has done his homework since ten minutes.

B. Tuan has done his homework for ten minutes.

C. Tuan have done his homework for ten minutes.

16. When did you study English?

A. How long have you studied English?

B. How long did you study English?

C. How long has you studied English?

17. They began building this house 2 months ago.

A. They haven’t built this house for 2 months.

B. They have built this house for 2 months ago.

C. They have built this house for 2 months.

18. My father started to work in this factory last week.

A. My father has worked in this factory in last week.

B. My father has worked in this factory for last week.

C. My father has worked in this factory since last week.

19. How long has he worked in the garden?

A. When has he worked in the garden?

B. When did he start to work in the garden?

C. When did he started to work in the garden?

20. How long ago did you learn music?

A. How long have you learnt music?

B. How long have you started to learn music?

C. How long did you learn music?

I.        Find the one choice that best completes the sentence.

1.      ‘How long have you been with the company?’ ~ ‘I _____ there for two years.’

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 already.’

a. send                          b. had sent                       c. have sent                      d. was to send

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

6.      I wish Beth _____ trying to be so nice.

a. would stop                b. will stop                       c. stops                             d. stop

7.      School is _____ for all children between the ages of five and sixteen.

a. compose                    b. compromise                 c. compulsory                  d. comfort

8.      She still _____ on her parents for money because she hasn’t got a job.

a. denies                        b. depends                       c. deposit                         d. desert

9.      There are a lot of different _____ groups living in London.

a. ethnic                        b. ethnically                     c. ethical                          d. ethnicity

10.  The teacher _____ the class into groups of three.

a. shared                       b. turned                          c. changed                       d. divided

11.  The boy looks very proud _____ his success at school.

a. on                              b. in                                  c. of                                 d. at

12.  He was so _____ by Cindy’s singing that he asked her to sing on the radio.

a. shocked                     b. impressed                     c. admiring                       d. surprised

13.  Did you _____ what she was wearing?

a. notice                        b. noticeable                    c. notion                           d. noted

14.  All students must learn English, but German is _____.

a. option                        b. optional                        c. compulsion                   d. compulsory

15.  What is the _____ cause of the illness?

a. primary                      b. essential                       c. possibly                        d. most