Exercise 2: Choose the best answer. (tenses)

1. I______ to school late because the clock didn’t go off.

A. go B. went C. had gone D. woke up

2. We ______ five lessons yesterday.

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

3. He stayed up late last night and ______ get up early.

A. couldn’t B. can’t C. has to D. had to

4. Old farmers did not ______ work with computers.

A. used to B. use to C. use D. have used

5. She ______ delighted. She had passed all her exams.

A. had been B. was C. had D. is

6. We didn’t go to the cinema because we ______ that film.

A. saw already B. already saw C. already had seen D. had already seen

7. When he arrived, everyone______

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

8. We were told that the workers ______an old bridge at that time.

A. were repairing B. are repairing C. repaired D. had repaired

9. Janet ______ some washing this time yesterday.

A. is doing B. had done C. was doing D. were doing

10. By the time they came, we ______ our dinner.

A. had finished B. finished C. would finish D. were finishing

11. Before my brother______ the university, he had served in the army for three years.

A. entered B. had entered C. enter D. was entering

12. Tom was disappointed that most of the guests______ when he______ at the party.

A. left- had arrived B. left – arrived C. had left – had arrived D. had left- arrived

13. My brother ______ while he ______ his bicycle and hurt himself.

A. fell – was riding B. was falling – rode C. had fallen – rode D. had fallen – was riding

14. I’m sure I ______ her four years ago

A. have seen B. saw C. had seen D. will see

15. By 11 o’clock yesterday, we ______ at the airport.

A. had arrived B. have arrived C. shall arrive D. arrive

16. He ______ out when someone called at the office.

A. has just gone B. had just gone C. just went D. just now went

17. My uncle ______ until he was forty five .

A. married B. didn’t marry C. was not marrying D. wouldn’t marry

18. I first met Lisa three years ago. She ______ at a radio shop at the time.

A. had worked B. was working C. had been working D. had working

19. Helen ______ her keys in the office, so she had to wait until her husband ______ home.

A. has left- comes B. left – had come C. had left – came D. had left - would come

20. Did you say that you______ here three days ago?

A. came B. had come C. have come D. come

Complete the second sentence keep the same meaning as the first. 47. Minh gets up late, but he never goes to school late. -> Although___________________________________________ 48. Lan couldn’t pass the exam because she was too lazy. -> Lan was ____________________________________________ 49. The distance from Van Ban to Lao Cai is about 80 km. ->It ___________________________________________________ 50. What is the distance between Van Ban and Sapa? ​​​ à How ______________________________________________ 51. Remember to ride your bike or electric bike carefully. àYou should _______________________________________

1. Join the sentences with the connectors in brackets

1. He wakes up late. He watchs TV. (and)

He wakes up late and watchs TV.

2. She cooks dinner. She sets the table. (or)

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3. We watch a DVD. We go to the cinema. (or)

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4. They walk to school. They take the bus. (or)

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5. He waters the plants. He walks the dog. (and)

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1 he is too short to play basketball a if he were not short , he could play basketbball b if he is not short , he could play basketball c if he were not short , he will play basketball d if he were short , he could play basketball 2 i want to meet nga , but i do not have her address a if i had nga’s address , i would meet her b if i have nga’s address , i would meet her c if i had nga ’s address , i will meet her d b and c are correct 3 she goes to school late because she lives very far from school a unless she lives far from school , she would not go to school late b unless she lived far from school , she would go to school late c if she lived far from school , she would not go to school late d if she did not live far from school , she would not go to school late 4 she ......................... the new words before using them in her writing a looks out b looks up c looks for d looks at 5 lan suggested .................................. to the zoo at weekend a to go b go c going d went 6 if she ........................the airport , i will get you to know a arrive b arrives c will arrive d arrived 7 hoa missed the bus this morning , ........................she went to school late a so b but c however d because 8 chilren should drink milk ......................... it’s good for health a and b but c as d so 9 hoa’s parents supported our competition .................................... a kind b kinds c kindness d kindly 10 .......................... bulbs should be used to save electicity a energy-saving b energy-washing c energy - paper d energy-water 11 if i knew her munber , i ........................telephone her a will b shall c would d have to 12 the man ...................shot two policemen has gone to prision a which b whom c whose d who 13 we should celebrate mother’s day to express our .....................for our mother a feelings b feel c feels d feeling

1,She usually got up late when she was a child

--->She used 

2,He doesn't go to school late any more

-->He used

3,I went fishing with my brother when I was a child

--->I used

4,Minh usually jogged when he was yoing

---->He used

5,He often played the piano at night

--->He used

6,When I was a child,I lived in LonDon

--->I used

7,My brother often played video games when my mother went out

--->My brother

8,There isn't a beautiful building here now

-->There used

9,There was a banyan tree here a few years ago ,but now there isn't

--->There used

10,My father isn't busy with his work any more

--->My father used