B

B

b

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

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

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 

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

c-b-b-a-c

32. We last saw her in 2004.

33. These girls are not old enough to get married.

34. We don't trust Linda because of her bad behavior.

35. I'd prefer you not to come to the meeting late.