1 she said i ........................ an angel a am b was c were d have been 2 i have ever told you he ................................. unreliable a is b were c had been d would be 3 john asked me .............................. in english a what does this word mean b what that word means c what did this word mean d what that word meant 4 laura said she had worked on the assignment since .............................. a yesterday b two days ago c the day before d the next day 5 john asked me ............................ that film the night before a that i saw b had i seen c if i had seen d if had i seen 6 she asked me........................................... a where was her umbrella b where her umbrella was c where where her umbrella d where her umbrella were 7 nancy asked me why i had not gone to new york the summer.................................. a before b ago c last d previous 8 andrew told me that they ........................... fish two previous days a have not eaten b had not eaten c did not eat d would not eat 9 jason told me that he ............................ his best in the exam the following day a had done b will do c would do d was doing

1 she said i ........................ an angel a am b was c were d have been 2 i have ever told you he ................................. unreliable a is b were c had been d would be 3 john asked me .............................. in english a what does this word mean b what that word means c what did this word mean d what that word meant 4 laura said she had worked on the assignment since .............................. a yesterday b two days ago c the day before d the next day 5 john asked me ............................ that film the night before a that i saw b had i seen c if i had seen d if had i seen 6 she asked me........................................... a where was her umbrella b where her umbrella was c where where her umbrella d where her umbrella were 7 nancy asked me why i had not gone to new york the summer.................................. a before b ago c last d previous 8 andrew told me that they ........................... fish two previous days a have not eaten b had not eaten c did not eat d would not eat 9 jason told me that he ............................ his best in the exam the following day a had done b will do c would do d was doing

31. The mother asked her son _______.

A. where he has been        B. where he had been             C. where has he been     D. where had he been

32. Martin asked me _______.

A. how is my father          B. how my father is                C. how was my father     D. how my father was

33. The host asked Peter _______ tea or coffee.

A. whether he preferred    B. that he preferred                 C. did he prefer                                 D. if he prefers

34. She asked me _______ my holidays _______.

A. where I spent / the previous year                                 B. where I had spent / the previous year                                           

C. where I spent / last year                                               D. where did I spend / last year

35. He advised _______ too far.A. her did not go B. her do not go   C. her not to go                                  D. she did not go

36. John often says he _______ boxing because it _______ a cruel sport.

A. does not like / is           B. did not like / were              C. not liked / had been    D. had not liked / was

37. Nancy asked me why I had not gone to New York the summer _______.

A. before                           B. ago                                      C. last                                    D. previous

38. He asked _______ him some money.A. her to lend         B. she to lend C. she has lent                         D. she lends

39. Andrew told me that they _______ fish two _______ days.

A. have not eaten / ago     B. had not eaten / previous     C. did not eat / before      D. would not eat / last

40. Jason told me that he _______ his best in the exam the _______ day.

A. had done / following    B. will do / previous         C. would do / following      D. was going / previous

41. John asked me _______ in English.

A. what does this word mean B. what that word means C. what did this word mean D. what that word meant

42. The mother told her son _______ so impolitely.

A. not behave                    B. not to behave                      C. not behaving                           D. did not behave

43. She said she _______ collect it for me after work.A. would B. did       C. must                              D. had

44. She said I _______ an angel. A. am  B. was                    C. were       D. have been

45. I have ever told you he _______ unreliable.  A. is           B. were C. had been                                  D. would Be

46. I told him _______ the word to Jane somehow that I _______ to reach her during the early hours.

A. passing / will try      B. he will pass / tried   C. to pass / would be trying       D. he passed / have tried

47. Laura said she had worked on the assignment since _______.

A. yesterday                      B. two days ago                      C. the day before                                D. the next day

48. John asked me _______ interested in any kind of sports.

A. if I were                        B. if were I                              C. if was I                                           D. if I was

49. John asked me _______ that film the night before.

A. that I saw                      B. had I seen                              C. if I had seen                                   D. if had I seen

50. The guest told the host that _______.

A. I must go now              B. he must go now                  C. he had to go now    D. he had to go then

1) She was tired. She.................. for a long time

A. Has been learning B. had been learning C. learned D. was learning

2) Before the prime Minister leaves New Your he............ several talks.

A. will have had B. would have C. will be having D. has

3) We had just got out of car when it................ to set fire.

A. has begun B. had begun C. was beginning D. began

25. Ever since Maurice arrived, he _______quietly in the corner. Is something wrong? A. sat B. has been sitting C. sits D. is sitting

26. After Nancy _______for twenty minutes, she began to feel tired. A. jogging B. had been jogging C. has been jogging D. has jogged

27. Peter, _______since you got home from football practice? A. have you eaten B. will you eat C. are you eating D. do you eat Tenses and Uses of tenses by phuonghoangdn – Round 02 3

28. By the time the young birds ______the nest for good, they will have learned how to fly. A. will leave B. will have left C. are leaving D. leave

29. The last time (= when) I ______in Athens, the weather was hot and humid. A. had been B. was C. am D. will be

30. The farmer acted too late. He locked the barn door after his horse ________. A. had been stolen B. will be stolen C. is stolen D. has been stolen

Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences .

1 . Many a candidate unsuccesful in the oral test .

A . was B . aren't C . weren't D . were

2 . The writer and poet going to preside over this meeting .

A . are B . is C . have been going D . is to

3 . She told me that she happy for what she .

A . is feeling - did B . was feeling - had done C . feels - did D . had felt - has been doing .

4 . The teacher said that Vietnam to South - Easr Asia .

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

5 . Neither the mother nor the childen aware of the danger .

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