Choose the best answer among A, B, C, or D.
1. We _______ Dorothy since last Saturday.
A. don’t see
B. haven’t seen
C. didn’t see
D. hadn’t seen
2. Lan: How long ________ English, Hoa?
Hoa: For six years.
A. you have studied
B. have you studied
C. you studied
D. did you study
3. The train ______ half an hour ago.
A. has been leaving
B. left
C. has left
D. had left
4. Jack ______ the door.
A. has just painted
B. paint
C. will have painted
D. painting
5. My sister ________ for you since yesterday.
A. is looking
B. was looking
C. has been looking
D. looked
6. I ______ Texas State University now.
A. am attending
B. attend
C. was attending
D. attended
7. He has been selling motorbikes ________.
A. ten years ago
B. since ten years
C. for ten years ago
D. for ten years
8. Christopher Columbus _______ American more than 500 years ago.
A. discovered
B. has discovered
C. had discovered
D. had been discovering
9. He fell down when he ______ towards the church.
A. run
B. runs
C. was running
D. had run
10. We _______ there when our father died.
A. still lived
B. lived still
C. was still lived
D. was still living
11. They ______ table tennis when their father comes back home.
A. will play
B. will be playing
C. play
D. would play
12. I _______ in the room right now
A. am being
B. was being
C. have been being
D. am
13. I ______ to New York three times this year.
A. have been
B. was
C. were
D. had been
14. John ______ a book when I saw him.
A. is reading
B. read
C. was reading
D. reading
15. Jack ________ the door.
A. has just opened
B. open
C. have opened
D. opening
16. I have been waiting for you ______ .
A. since early morning
B. since 9 a.m
C. for two hours
D. All are correct
17. By the age of 25, he ______ two famous novels.
A. wrote
B. writes
C. has written
D. had written
18. The man got out of the car, ________ round to the back and opened the book.
A. walking
B. walked
C. walks
D. walk
19. Tom and Mary ______ for Vietnam tomorrow.
A. leave
B. are leaving
C. leaving
D. are left
20. He always ________ for a walk in the evening.
A. go
B. is going
C. goes
D. going
21. Her brother ______ in Canada right now.
A. working
B. works
C. is working
D. work
22. Hoa likes music. She often ______ to music in late evenings.
A. listen B. Listening C. listens D. to listen
23. He goes swimming when he ____ free time.
A. have B. is having C. has D. will have
24. My sister is very keen on swimming, and he goes swimming three _____ a week.
A. time B. a time C. times D. timings
25. My mother ________ to stay with us next weekend.
A. come B. comes C. will come D. will come
26. I the future, Nick _______ mountains in other countries.
A. climb B. will climb C. climbing D. climbs
27. Next week, Nancy’s parents _____ her a new bicycle.
A. will give B. gives C. give D. will giving
28. I’m sure you _____ a chance to climb mountains next weekend.
A. have B. will have C. having D. had
29. We ______ my mom’s birthday in a famous restaurant next month.
A. will celebrate B. celebrate C. celebrating D. celebrates
30. Mum, I …………. my shoes yesterday. Don’t worry. I _____ you the new ones tomorrow.
A. lost ……will buy B. lose ………..buy C. lose……… buys D. losing….. buying
31. My sister likes _____ because she can play in the water and keep fit.
A. collecting B. shopping C. dancing D. swimming
32. They like _____ photos because they take photos in anywhere they have come.
A. taking B. took C. taken D. take
33. We came to the remote villages and _____ meals for homeless children.
A. made B. make C. have made D. making
34. Did you _______ “Iron man” on TV last night?
A. watch B. watched C. have watched D. haven’t watched
3 5. They _______ a community garden project last month.
A. start B. started C. has started D. have started
Choose the best answer among A, B, C, or D.
1. We _______ Dorothy since last Saturday.
A. don’t see
B. haven’t seen
C. didn’t see
D. hadn’t seen
2. Lan: How long ________ English, Hoa?
Hoa: For six years.
A. you have studied
B. have you studied
C. you studied
D. did you study
3. The train ______ half an hour ago.
A. has been leaving
B. left
C. has left
D. had left
4. Jack ______ the door.
A. has just painted
B. paint
C. will have painted
D. painting
5. My sister ________ for you since yesterday.
A. is looking
B. was looking
C. has been looking
D. looked
6. I ______ Texas State University now.
A. am attending
B. attend
C. was attending
D. attended
7. He has been selling motorbikes ________.
A. ten years ago
B. since ten years
C. for ten years ago
D. for ten years
8. Christopher Columbus _______ American more than 500 years ago.
A. discovered
B. has discovered
C. had discovered
D. had been discovering
9. He fell down when he ______ towards the church.
A. run
B. runs
C. was running
D. had run
10. We _______ there when our father died.
A. still lived
B. lived still
C. was still lived
D. was still living
11. They ______ table tennis when their father comes back home.
A. will play
B. will be playing
C. play
D. would play
12. I _______ in the room right now
A. am being
B. was being
C. have been being
D. am
13. I ______ to New York three times this year.
A. have been
B. was
C. were
D. had been
14. John ______ a book when I saw him.
A. is reading
B. read
C. was reading
D. reading
15. Jack ________ the door.
A. has just opened
B. open
C. have opened
D. opening
16. I have been waiting for you ______ .
A. since early morning
B. since 9 a.m
C. for two hours
D. All are correct
17. By the age of 25, he ______ two famous novels.
A. wrote
B. writes
C. has written
D. had written
18. The man got out of the car, ________ round to the back and opened the book.
A. walking
B. walked
C. walks
D. walk
19. Tom and Mary ______ for Vietnam tomorrow.
A. leave
B. are leaving
C. leaving
D. are left
20. He always ________ for a walk in the evening.
A. go
B. is going
C. goes
D. going
21. Her brother ______ in Canada right now.
A. working
B. works
C. is working
D. work
22. Hoa likes music. She often ______ to music in late evenings.
A. listen B. Listening C. listens D. to listen
23. He goes swimming when he ____ free time.
A. have B. is having C. has D. will have
24. My sister is very keen on swimming, and he goes swimming three _____ a week.
A. time B. a time C. times D. timings
25. My mother ________ to stay with us next weekend.
A. come B. comes C. will come D. will come
26. I the future, Nick _______ mountains in other countries.
A. climb B. will climb C. climbing D. climbs
27. Next week, Nancy’s parents _____ her a new bicycle.
A. will give B. gives C. give D. will giving
28. I’m sure you _____ a chance to climb mountains next weekend.
A. have B. will have C. having D. had
29. We ______ my mom’s birthday in a famous restaurant next month.
A. will celebrate B. celebrate C. celebrating D. celebrates
30. Mum, I …………. my shoes yesterday. Don’t worry. I _____ you the new ones tomorrow.
A. lost ……will buy B. lose ………..buy C. lose……… buys D. losing….. buying
31. My sister likes _____ because she can play in the water and keep fit.
A. collecting B. shopping C. dancing D. swimming
32. They like _____ photos because they take photos in anywhere they have come.
A. taking B. took C. taken D. take
33. We came to the remote villages and _____ meals for homeless children.
A. made B. make C. have made D. making
34. Did you _______ “Iron man” on TV last night?
A. watch B. watched C. have watched D. haven’t watched
3 5. They _______ a community garden project last month.
A. start B. started C. has started D. have started
Choose the best answer among A, B, C, or D.
1. We _______ Dorothy since last Saturday.
A. don’t see
B. haven’t seen
C. didn’t see
D. hadn’t seen
2. Lan: How long ________ English, Hoa?
Hoa: For six years.
A. you have studied
B. have you studied
C. you studied
D. did you study
3. The train ______ half an hour ago.
A. has been leaving
B. left
C. has left
D. had left
4. Jack ______ the door.
A. has just painted
B. paint
C. will have painted
D. painting
5. My sister ________ for you since yesterday.
A. is looking
B. was looking
C. has been looking
D. looked
6. I ______ Texas State University now.
A. am attending
B. attend
C. was attending
D. attended
7. He has been selling motorbikes ________.
A. ten years ago
B. since ten years
C. for ten years ago
D. for ten years
8. Christopher Columbus _______ American more than 500 years ago.
A. discovered
B. has discovered
C. had discovered
D. had been discovering
9. He fell down when he ______ towards the church.
A. run
B. runs
C. was running
D. had run
10. We _______ there when our father died.
A. still lived
B. lived still
C. was still lived
D. was still living
-> were still living
11. They ______ table tennis when their father comes back home.
A. will play
B. will be playing
C. play
D. would play
12. I _______ in the room right now
A. am being
B. was being
C. have been being
D. am
13. I ______ to New York three times this year.
A. have been
B. was
C. were
D. had been
14. John ______ a book when I saw him.
A. is reading
B. read
C. was reading
D. reading
15. Jack ________ the door.
A. has just opened
B. open
C. have opened
D. opening
16. I have been waiting for you ______ .
A. since early morning
B. since 9 a.m
C. for two hours
D. All are correct
17. By the age of 25, he ______ two famous novels.
A. wrote
B. writes
C. has written
D. had written
18. The man got out of the car, ________ round to the back and opened the book.
A. walking
B. walked
C. walks
D. walk
19. Tom and Mary ______ for Vietnam tomorrow.
A. leave
B. are leaving
C. leaving
D. are left
20. He always ________ for a walk in the evening.
A. go
B. is going
C. goes
D. going
21. Her brother ______ in Canada right now.
A. working
B. works
C. is working
D. work
22. Hoa likes music. She often ______ to music in late evenings.
A. listen B. Listening C. listens D. to listen
23. He goes swimming when he ____ free time.
A. have B. is having C. has D. will have
24. My sister is very keen on swimming, and he goes swimming three _____ a week.
A. time B. a time C. times D. timings
25. My mother ________ to stay with us next weekend.
A. come B. comes C. will come D. will come
26. In the future, Nick _______ mountains in other countries.
A. climb B. will climb C. climbing D. climbs
27. Next week, Nancy’s parents _____ her a new bicycle.
A. will give B. gives C. give D. will giving
28. I’m sure you _____ a chance to climb mountains next weekend.
A. have B. will have C. having D. had
29. We ______ my mom’s birthday in a famous restaurant next month.
A. will celebrate B. celebrate C. celebrating D. celebrates
30. Mum, I …………. my shoes yesterday. Don’t worry. I _____ you the new ones tomorrow.
A. lost ……will buy B. lose ………..buy C. lose……… buys D. losing….. buying
31. My sister likes _____ because she can play in the water and keep fit.
A. collecting B. shopping C. dancing D. swimming
32. They like _____ photos because they take photos in anywhere they have come.
A. taking B. took C. taken D. take
33. We came to the remote villages and _____ meals for homeless children.
A. made B. make C. have made D. making
34. Did you _______ “Iron man” on TV last night?
A. watch B. watched C. have watched D. haven’t watched
3 5. They _______ a community garden project last month.
A. start B. started C. has started D. have started
A) Underline the correct one
1) I lost – have lost my wallet. I cannot find it
anywhere. I looked – have looked at the
bedroom but it wasn’t there.
2) I didn’t sell – haven’t sold my car. I decided –
have decided to keep it.
3) Didn’t you finish – haven’t you finished your
work yet?
4) They went – have gone to New York. They must
be having great time. Last semester I was –
have been there and I had – have had
wonderful time.
5) Selma lived – has lived in Qatar for two years.
Last month she moved – has moved to Barcelona.
6) I was – have been born in Sydney but I lived –
have lived in Canberra.
7) “Did she help – has he helped you
with your Spanish exam?”
“No, he didn’t – hasn’t. He is busy.”
8) My father was – has been very
busy recently.
9) We bought – have bought a new
house. It has got a very large garden.
10) She was – has been a teacher
when she was – has been 21.
A) Underline the correct one
1) I lost – have lost my wallet. I cannot find itanywhere. I looked – have looked at thebedroom but it wasn’t there.
2) I didn’t sell – haven’t sold my car. I decided –have decided to keep it.
3) Didn’t you finish – haven’t you finished yourwork yet?
4) They went – have gone to New York. They mustbe having great time. Last semester I was –have been there and I had – have hadwonderful time.
5) Selma lived – has lived in Qatar for two years.Last month she moved – has moved to Barcelona.
6) I was – have been born in Sydney but I lived –have lived in Canberra.
7) “Did he help – has he helped youwith your Spanish exam?”“No, he didn’t – hasn’t. He is busy.”
8) My father was – has been verybusy recently.
9) We bought – have bought a newhouse. It has got a very large garden.
10) She was – has been a teacherwhen she was – has been 21.
13. My family likes ________ because we can sell vegetables and flowers for money. *
A. garden
B. gardens
C. gardened
D. gardening
14. We___________ John since last month. *
A. not see
B. didn’t see
C. haven’t seen
D. don’t see
15. What ___________ yesterday? *
A. do you did
B. you did
C. did you do
D. have you done
16. My hobby is collecting things and I love my ________ . *
A. collecting
B. collection
C. collector
D. collects
17. I find cycling to school every day makes me _______ . *
A. healthy
B. unhealth
C. unhealthy
D. health
18. Mai is a member of an___________ that helps people in need. *
A. organisation
B. organise
C. organising
D. organised
13. My family likes ________ because we can sell vegetables and flowers for money. *
A. garden
B. gardens
C. gardened
D. gardening
14. We___________ John since last month. *
A. not see
B. didn’t see
C. haven’t seen
D. don’t see
15. What ___________ yesterday? *
A. do you did
B. you did
C. did you do
D. have you done
16. My hobby is collecting things and I love my ________ . *
A. collecting
B. collection
C. collector
D. collects
17. I find cycling to school every day makes me _______ . *
A. healthy
B. unhealth
C. unhealthy
D. health
18. Mai is a member of an___________ that helps people in need. *
A. organisation
B. organise
C. organising
D. organised
1. When I last saw him, he _____ in London.
A. has lived
B. is living
C. was living
D. has been living
2. We _______ Dorothy since last Saturday.
A. don’t see
B. haven’t seen
C. didn’t see
D. hadn’t seen
3. The train ______ half an hour ago.
A. has been leaving
B. left
C. has left
D. had left
4. Jack ______ the door.
A. has just painted
B. paint
C. will have painted
D. painting
5. My sister ________ for you since yesterday.
A. is looking
B. was looking
C. has been looking
D. looked
6. I ______ Texas State University now.
A. am attending
B. attend
C. was attending
D. attended
7. He has been selling motorbikes ________.
A. ten years ago
B. since ten years
C. for ten years ago
D. for ten years
8. Christopher Columbus _______ American more than 500 years ago.
A. discovered
B. has discovered
C. had discovered
D. had been discovering
9. He fell down when he ______ towards the church.
A. run
B. runs
C. was running
D. had run
10. We _______ there when our father died.
A. still lived
B. lived still
C. was still lived
D. was still living
11. They ______ table tennis when their father comes back home.
A. will play
B. will be playing
C. play
D. would play
12. By Christmas, I _______ for Mr. Smith for six years.
A. will have been working
B. will work
C. have been working
D. will be working
13. I _______ in the room right now
A. am being
B. was being
C. have been being
D. am
14. I ______ to New York three times this year.
A. have been
B. was
C. were
D. had been
15. I’ll come and see you before I _______ for the States.
A. leave
B. will leave
C. have left
D. shall leave
16. The little girl asked what _______ to her friend.
A. has happened
B. happened
C. had happened
D. would have been happened
17. John ______ a book when I saw him.
A. is reading
B. read
C. was reading
D. reading
18. He said he _______ return later.
A. will
B. would
C. can
D. would be
19. Jack ________ the door.
A. has just opened
B. open
C. have opened
D. opening
1. When I last saw him, he _____ in London.
A. has lived
B. is living
C. was living
D. has been living
2. We _______ Dorothy since last Saturday.
A. don’t see
B. haven’t seen
C. didn’t see
D. hadn’t seen
3. The train ______ half an hour ago.
A. has been leaving
B. left
C. has left
D. had left
4. Jack ______ the door.
A. has just painted
B. paint
C. will have painted
D. painting
5. My sister ________ for you since yesterday.
A. is looking
B. was looking
C. has been looking
D. looked
6. I ______ Texas State University now.
A. am attending
B. attend
C. was attending
D. attended
7. He has been selling motorbikes ________.
A. ten years ago
B. since ten years
C. for ten years ago
D. for ten years
8. Christopher Columbus _______ American more than 500 years ago.
A. discovered
B. has discovered
C. had discovered
D. had been discovering
9. He fell down when he ______ towards the church.
A. run
B. runs
C. was running
D. had run
10. We _______ there when our father died.
A. still lived
B. lived still
C. was still lived
D. was still living
11. They ______ table tennis when their father comes back home.
A. will play
B. will be playing
C. play
D. would play
12. By Christmas, I _______ for Mr. Smith for six years.
A. will have been working
B. will work
C. have been working
D. will be working
13. I _______ in the room right now
A. am being
B. was being
C. have been being
D. am
14. I ______ to New York three times this year.
A. have been
B. was
C. were
D. had been
15. I’ll come and see you before I _______ for the States.
A. leave
B. will leave
C. have left
D. shall leave
16. The little girl asked what _______ to her friend.
A. has happened
B. happened
C. had happened
D. would have been happened
17. John ______ a book when I saw him.
A. is reading
B. read
C. was reading
D. reading
18. He said he _______ return later.
A. will
B. would
C. can
D. would be
19. Jack ________ the door.
A. has just opened
B. open
C. have opened
D. opening
1.C. was living
2.B. haven’t seen
3. B. left
4. A. has just painted
5.C. has been looking
6. A. am attending
7. D. for ten years
8. A. discovered
9. C. Was running
10. C. was still lived
11. B. will be playing
12.A. will have been working
13.D. am
14.A. have been
15.A. leave
16. C. had happened
17. C. was reading
18.B. would
19. A. has just opened
EXERCISE 5: Choose the best answer among A, B, C, or D.
1. When I last saw him, he _____ in London.
A. has lived
B. is living
C. was living
D. has been living
2. We _______ Dorothy since last Saturday.
A. don’t see
B. haven’t seen
C. didn’t see
D. hadn’t seen
3. The train ______ half an hour ago.
A. has been leaving
B. left
C. has left
D. had left
4. Jack ______ the door.
A. has just painted
B. paint
C. will have painted
D. painting
5. My sister ________ for you since yesterday.
A. is looking
B. was looking
C. has been looking
D. looked
6. I ______ Texas State University now.
A. am attending
B. attend
C. was attending
D. attended
7. He has been selling motorbikes ________.
A. ten years ago
B. since ten years
C. for ten years ago
D. for ten years
8. Christopher Columbus _______ American more than 500 years ago.
A. discovered
B. has discovered
C. had discovered
D. had been discovering
9. He fell down when he ______ towards the church.
A. run
B. runs
C. was running
D. had run
10. We _______ there when our father died.
A. still lived
B. lived still
C. was still lived
D. was still living
11. They ______ table tennis when their father comes back home.
A. will play
B. will be playing
C. play
D. would play
12. By Christmas, I _______ for Mr. Smith for six years.
A. will have been working
B. will work
C. have been working
D. will be working
13. I _______ in the room right now
A. am being
B. was being
C. have been being
D. am
14. I ______ to New York three times this year.
A. have been
B. was
C. were
D. had been
15. I’ll come and see you before I _______ for the States.
A. leave
B. will leave
C. have left
D. shall leave
16. The little girl asked what _______ to her friend.
A. has happened
B. happened
C. had happened
D. would have been happened
17. John ______ a book when I saw him.
A. is reading
B. read
C. was reading
D. reading
18. He said he _______ return later.
A. will
B. would
C. can
D. would be
19. Jack ________ the door.
A. has just opened
B. open
C. have opened
D. opening
20. I have been waiting for you ______ .
A. since early morning
B. since 9 a.m
C. for two hours
D. All are correct
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
EXERCISE 5: Choose the best answer among A, B, C, or D.
1. When I last saw him, he _____ in London.
A. has lived
B. is living
C. was living
D. has been living
2. We _______ Dorothy since last Saturday.
A. don’t see
B. haven’t seen
C. didn’t see
D. hadn’t seen
3. The train ______ half an hour ago.
A. has been leaving
B. left
C. has left
D. had left
4. Jack ______ the door.
A. has just painted
B. paint
C. will have painted
D. painting
5. My sister ________ for you since yesterday.
A. is looking
B. was looking
C. has been looking
D. looked
6. I ______ Texas State University now.
A. am attending
B. attend
C. was attending
D. attended
7. He has been selling motorbikes ________.
A. ten years ago
B. since ten years
C. for ten years ago
D. for ten years
8. Christopher Columbus _______ American more than 500 years ago.
A. discovered
B. has discovered
C. had discovered
D. had been discovering
9. He fell down when he ______ towards the church.
A. run
B. runs
C. was running
D. had run
10. We _______ there when our father died.
A. still lived
B. lived still
C. was still lived
D. was still living
11. They ______ table tennis when their father comes back home.
A. will play
B. will be playing
C. play
D. would play
12. By Christmas, I _______ for Mr. Smith for six years.
A. will have been working
B. will work
C. have been working
D. will be working
13. I _______ in the room right now
A. am being
B. was being
C. have been being
D. am
14. I ______ to New York three times this year.
A. have been
B. was
C. were
D. had been
15. I’ll come and see you before I _______ for the States.
A. leave
B. will leave
C. have left
D. shall leave
16. The little girl asked what _______ to her friend.
A. has happened
B. happened
C. had happened
D. would have been happened
17. John ______ a book when I saw him.
A. is reading
B. read
C. was reading
D. reading
18. He said he _______ return later.
A. will
B. would
C. can
D. would be
19. Jack ________ the door.
A. has just opened
B. open
C. have opened
D. opening
20. I have been waiting for you ______ .
A. since early morning
B. since 9 a.m
C. for two hours
D. All are correct
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
EXERCISE 5: Choose the best answer among A, B, C, or D.
1. When I last saw him, he _____ in London.
A. has lived
B. is living
C. was living
D. has been living
2. We _______ Dorothy since last Saturday.
A. don’t see
B. haven’t seen
C. didn’t see
D. hadn’t seen
3. The train ______ half an hour ago.
A. has been leaving
B. left
C. has left
D. had left
4. Jack ______ the door.
A. has just painted
B. paint
C. will have painted
D. painting
5. My sister ________ for you since yesterday.
A. is looking
B. was looking
C. has been looking
D. looked
6. I ______ Texas State University now.
A. am attending
B. attend
C. was attending
D. attended
7. He has been selling motorbikes ________.
A. ten years ago
B. since ten years
C. for ten years ago
D. for ten years
8. Christopher Columbus _______ American more than 500 years ago.
A. discovered
B. has discovered
C. had discovered
D. had been discovering
9. He fell down when he ______ towards the church.
A. run
B. runs
C. was running
D. had run
10. We _______ there when our father died.
A. still lived
B. lived still
C. was still lived
D. was still living
11. They ______ table tennis when their father comes back home.
A. will play
B. will be playing
C. play
D. would play
12. By Christmas, I _______ for Mr. Smith for six years.
A. will have been working
B. will work
C. have been working
D. will be working
13. I _______ in the room right now
A. am being
B. was being
C. have been being
D. am
14. I ______ to New York three times this year.
A. have been
B. was
C. were
D. had been
15. I’ll come and see you before I _______ for the States.
A. leave
B. will leave
C. have left
D. shall leave
16. The little girl asked what _______ to her friend.
A. has happened
B. happened
C. had happened
D. would have been happened
17. John ______ a book when I saw him.
A. is reading
B. read
C. was reading
D. reading
18. He said he _______ return later.
A. will
B. would
C. can
D. would be
19. Jack ________ the door.
A. has just opened
B. open
C. have opened
D. opening
20. I have been waiting for you ______ .
A. since early morning
B. since 9 a.m
C. for two hours
D. All are correct
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
EXERCISE 5: Choose the best answer among A, B, C, or D.
1. When I last saw him, he _____ in London.
A. has lived
B. is living
C. was living
D. has been living
2. We _______ Dorothy since last Saturday.
A. don’t see
B. haven’t seen
C. didn’t see
D. hadn’t seen
3. The train ______ half an hour ago.
A. has been leaving
B. left
C. has left
D. had left
4. Jack ______ the door.
A. has just painted
B. paint
C. will have painted
D. painting
5. My sister ________ for you since yesterday.
A. is looking
B. was looking
C. has been looking
D. looked
6. I ______ Texas State University now.
A. am attending
B. attend
C. was attending
D. attended
7. He has been selling motorbikes ________.
A. ten years ago
B. since ten years
C. for ten years ago
D. for ten years
8. Christopher Columbus _______ American more than 500 years ago.
A. discovered
B. has discovered
C. had discovered
D. had been discovering
9. He fell dow
1. When I last saw him, he _____ in London.
A. has lived
B. is living
C. was living
D. has been living
2. We _______ Dorothy since last Saturday.
A. don’t see
B. haven’t seen
C. didn’t see
D. hadn’t seen
3. The train ______ half an hour ago.
A. has been leaving
B. left
C. has left
D. had left
4. Jack ______ the door.
A. has just painted
B. paint
C. will have painted
D. painting
5. My sister ________ for you since yesterday.
A. is looking
B. was looking
C. has been looking
D. looked
6. I ______ Texas State University now.
A. am attending
B. attend
C. was attending
D. attended
7. He has been selling motorbikes ________.
A. ten years ago
B. since ten years
C. for ten years ago
D. for ten years
8. Christopher Columbus _______ American more than 500 years ago.
A. discovered
B. has discovered
C. had discovered
D. had been discovering
1. She hasn’t ever been late for school, ...?
A. isn’t she B. hasn’t she C. has she D. is she
2. I want everybody to listen....
A. care B. careful C. careless D. carefully
3. Ha didn’t come to the party because she had to look ... her younger brother.
A. at B. for C. forward D. after
4. While I was working in the garden, my son ... video games.
A. will play B. plays C. has played D. was playing
5. If I were a bird, I ... be a dove. What about you?
A. would B. can C. shall D. may
6. I wish I ... a famous writer.
A. am B. be C. were D. have been
1. She hasn’t ever been late for school, ...?
A. isn’t she B. hasn’t she C. has she D. is she
2. I want everybody to listen....
A. care B. careful C. careless D. carefully
3. Ha didn’t come to the party because she had to look ... her younger brother.
A. at B. for C. forward D. after
4. While I was working in the garden, my son ... video games.
A. will play B. plays C. has played D. was playing
5. If I were a bird, I ... be a dove. What about you?
A. would B. can C. shall D. may
6. I wish I ... a famous writer.
A. am B. be C. were D. have been
11. My classmates have seen that cartoon twice, ________?
A. have they B. do they C. haven’t they D. don’t they
12. She has learned English for four years , ________?
A. has she B. hasn’t she C . does she D. doesn’t she
13 . That house has been built since January, ________ ?
A. doesn’t it B. hasn’t it C. isn’t it D. haven’t they
14. Shakespeare’s plays have been performed everywhere,________?
A. don’t they B. haven’t they C. have they D. hasn’t it
15. They are talking about their performance, ________?
A. do they B. aren’t they C. don’t they D. are they
16. Thu was practicing her music lesson at four o’clock yesterday.
A. did she B. was she C. wasn’t she D. didn’t she
17. That boy delivers newspapers in this block, ________?
A. can’t he B. does he C. doesn’t he D. does not that boy
18. Her father works for TUOI TRE newspaper, ________?
A. doesn’t he B. does he C. will he D. doesn’t her father
19. They don’t like foreign films, ________ ?
A. don’t they B. do they C. will they D. won’t they
20.Briney Spears is the most famous singer this year, ________ ?
A. doesn’t she B. isn’t she C. is she D. does she
21. Lan enjoys watching television after dinner, _________?
A. does she B. doesn’t she C. did she D. isn’t she
22.Tam didn’t go to school yesterday, ________?
A. did he B. didn’t he C. does he D. don’t he
23. They will buy a new computer, ________?
A. will they B. don’t they C. won’t they D. will not they
24. She can drink a lot of tomato juice everyday, ________?
A. doesn’t she B. don’t they C. can’t they D. can they
25. Your children don’t watch T.V three hours a day ________?
A. don’t they B. do they C. won’t they. D. do your children
26. Email can be sent and received at any hour of the day, _______ ?
A. can they B. can it C. can’t it D. can’t they
27. Everyone has read the lastest news on the website, ______ ?
A. hasn’t he B. haven’t they C. don’t they D. doesn’t he
28. You must look up the web pages. The information on them is ________ .
A. used B. useless C. useful D. unused
29. Internet users say that the Internet offers a wide variety of choices in _______ .
A. entertain B. entertaining C. entertainingly D. entertainment
30. Remote controls are used to ________with TV
A. interacts B. interacting C. interact D. interactive
11. My classmates have seen that cartoon twice, ________?
A. have they B. do they C. haven’t they D. don’t they
12. She has learned English for four years , ________?
A. has she B. hasn’t she C . does she D. doesn’t she
13 . That house has been built since January, ________ ?
A. doesn’t it B. hasn’t it C. isn’t it D. haven’t they
14. Shakespeare’s plays have been performed everywhere,________?
A. don’t they B. haven’t they C. have they D. hasn’t it
15. They are talking about their performance, ________?
A. do they B. aren’t they C. don’t they D. are they
16. Thu was practicing her music lesson at four o’clock yesterday.
A. did she B. was she C. wasn’t she D. didn’t she
17. That boy delivers newspapers in this block, ________?
A. can’t he B. does he C. doesn’t he D. does not that boy
18. Her father works for TUOI TRE newspaper, ________?
A. doesn’t he B. does he C. will he D. doesn’t her father
19. They don’t like foreign films, ________ ?
A. don’t they B. do they C. will they D. won’t they
20.Briney Spears is the most famous singer this year, ________ ?
A. doesn’t she B. isn’t she C. is she D. does she
21. Lan enjoys watching television after dinner, _________?
A. does she B. doesn’t she C. did she D. isn’t she
22.Tam didn’t go to school yesterday, ________?
A. did he B. didn’t he C. does he D. don’t he
23. They will buy a new computer, ________?
A. will they B. don’t they C. won’t they D. will not they
24. She can drink a lot of tomato juice everyday, ________? ( em ko hiểu ạ)
A. doesn’t she B. don’t they C. can’t they D. can they
25. Your children don’t watch T.V three hours a day ________?
A. don’t they B. do they C. won’t they. D. do your children
26. Email can be sent and received at any hour of the day, _______ ?
A. can they B. can it C. can’t it D. can’t they
27. Everyone has read the lastest news on the website, ______ ?
A. hasn’t he B. haven’t they C. don’t they D. doesn’t he
28. You must look up the web pages. The information on them is ________ .
A. used B. useless C. useful D. unused
29. Internet users say that the Internet offers a wide variety of choices in _______ .
A. entertain B. entertaining C. entertainingly D. entertainment
30. Remote controls are used to ________with TV
A. interacts B. interacting C. interact D. interactive
46. I began learning English five years ago.
A. I have been learning English for five years.
B. I learned English for five years.
C. I learned English for five years.
D. It has been five years since I didn’t learn English.
47. She hasn’t phoned home for two weeks.
A. She didn’t phone home two weeks ago.
B. The last time she phoned home was two weeks ago.
C. The last time she phoned home has been two weeks ago.
D. It has been two weeks ago that she didn’t phone home.
48. It’s a long time since we last went to the cinema.
A. We have been to the cinema for a long time.
B. We haven’t been to the cinema for a long time.
C. We don’t go to the cinema as we used to .
D. We wish we went to the cinema now.
49. He last had his eyes tested for ten months.
A. He hasn’t had his eyes tested for ten months.
B. He had not tested his eyes for ten months then.
C. He had tested his eyes ten months before.
D. He has had his eyes tested for ten months.
50. This is the first time I visited Tokyo.
A. I have never gone to Tokyo before.
B. I haven’t been to Tokyo for a long time.
C. I first came to visit Tokyo long time ago.
D. I have never been to Tokyo before.
46. I began learning English five years ago.
A. I have been learning English for five years.
B. I learned English for five years.
C. I learned English for five years.
D. It has been five years since I didn’t learn English.
47. She hasn’t phoned home for two weeks.
A. She didn’t phone home two weeks ago.
B. The last time she phoned home was two weeks ago.
C. The last time she phoned home has been two weeks ago.
D. It has been two weeks ago that she didn’t phone home.
48. It’s a long time since we last went to the cinema.
A. We have been to the cinema for a long time.
B. We haven’t been to the cinema for a long time.
C. We don’t go to the cinema as we used to .
D. We wish we went to the cinema now.
49. He last had his eyes tested for ten months.
A. He hasn’t had his eyes tested for ten months.
B. He had not tested his eyes for ten months then.
C. He had tested his eyes ten months before.
D. He has had his eyes tested for ten months.
50. This is the first time I visited Tokyo.
A. I have never gone to Tokyo before.
B. I haven’t been to Tokyo for a long time.
C. I first came to visit Tokyo long time ago.
D. I have never been to Tokyo before.
