I. Cirlce the correct answer.
Question 1: When I last ________ him, he was living in London.
A. see B. have seen C. saw D. seen
Question 2: Who .......... food in your family when your Mom is away?
A. cooks B. is cooking C. has been cooking D. cooked
Question 3: The train ...............half an hour ago.
A. has been leaving B. left C. has left D. was leaving
Question 4: Jack ................... the door. It looks wet.
A. has just painted B. paint C. will have painted D. painting
Question 5: My sister ............... for you since yesterday.
A. is looking B. was looking C. has been looking D. looked
Question 6: I ................ Texas State University now.
A. am attending B. attend C. was attending D. attended
Question 7: He has worked in this factory..............................
A. ten years ago B. Since ten years C. for ten years ago D. for ten years
Question 8: Where is John? – He .............. his car in the garage.
A. repairs B. is repairing C. has repaired D. repaired
Question 9: I love this film. I .................... it four or five times already.
A. see B. have seen C. had seen D. will see
Question 10: Have you visited any European countries?
Yes. I .............. Spain and Italy two years ago.
A. visited B. have visited C. had visited D. will visit
Question 11: I ............to him when he comes back home.
A. will give B. give C. gave D. am giving
Question 12: My father .................for Mr. Smith for six years.
A. has worked B. will work
C. have been working D. is working
Question 13: Where is he? I ............... for him since three o'clock!
A. am waiting B. have been waiting C. was waiting D. had been waiting
Question 14: I can't leave now. I ................... for an important telephone call.
A. wait B. am waiting C. had been waiting D. was waiting
Question 15: I have waited for you ..................
A. since early morning B. since 9a.m C. for two hours D. All are correct
II. Fill in each blank with since or for.
She's lived here ___ 1975.He's been in London ___ five days.They haven't been used ___ many years.She's been working ___ nine this morning.I haven't eaten ___ hours.It has been raining ___ ages.India has been independant ___ 1947.They have been married ___ October.How many years is it ___ you graduated from junior high school?We have been waiting ___ twenty minutes.
III. Fill in each blank with since/for/ yet/ already
1 Things have changed a lot…………….our previous meeting.
2. It's been raining…………….four o'clock.
3. Have you done your homework ........................?
4. We've ....................... had dinner
5. I've been trying to fix this computer…………….early this morning.
6. He hasn't had anything to eat…………….nearly a week.
7. It's three years…………….he started learning German.
8. He's been collecting stamps…………….the past twenty years.
9. Nobody has seen him…………….last Friday.
10. It has been foggy…………….some days.
11. He hasn't finished his work .........................
12. They've been living in France …………….eight years.
13. The pilots have been on strike…………….two months.
14. We've had terrible weather…………….Saturday.
15. I've known Tom…………….1990.
16. We have been waiting for the bus…………….half an hour.
17. She hasn't lost a match…………….April.
18. Things have changed…………….she's become headmaster.
19. The police have been looking for him…………….a month.
20. Our dog has been ill…………….two days.
IV. Put the verbs into the present perfect tense.
1. The bill isn’t right. They (make)………….. a mistake.
2. Don’t you want to see this programme? It …………. (start).
3. I (turn)……….. the heating on. It’ll soon get warm in here.
4. ……..they (pay)…….. money for your mother yet?
5. Someone (take)………………. my bicycle.
6. Wait for few minutes, please! I (finish)……………. my dinner.
7. ………you ever (eat)………….. Sushi?
8. She (not/come)…………… here for a long time.
9. I (work)…………... here for three years.
10. ………… you ever …………..(be) in New York?
11. You (not/do) ………….yor project yet, I suppose.
12. I (just/ see)………. Andrew and he says he ……..already (do)………. about half of the plan.
13. I ………..just (decide)……… to start working next week.
14. He (be)…………. at his computer for seven hours.
15. She (not/have) ……………any fun a long time.
16. My father (not/ play)……….. any sport since last year.
17. I’d better have a shower. I (not/have)………. one since Thursday.
18. I don’t live with my family now and we (not/see)…………. each other for five years.
19. I…… just (realize)…………... that there are only four weeks to the end of term.
20. The train drivers (go)……… on strike and they stopped working at twelve o’clock.
V. The past simple or the present perfect?
1) The police....................two people early this morning. (arrest)
2) She …………….in this school since she ………………from university. (teach/ graduate)
3) Dan..................two tablets this year. (already/ buy)
4) How many games.................so far this season? (your team/ win)
5)................the CN Tower when you................in Toronto? (you/ visit - stay)
6)....................your homework yet? – Yes, I.................it an hour ago. (you/ do - finish)
7) There............an accident in High Street, so we have to use King Street to get to your school. (to be)
8) I...............Peter since I...............last Tuesday. (not/ see - arrive)
9) Frank..................his bike in May. So he...................it for 4 months. (get - have)
10) I'm sorry, I..................earlier, but I..................a lot lately. (not/ write - work)
11) Peter............... football yesterday (play)
12) They................. the car. It looks new again. (clean)
13) Last year we.................. to Italy. (be)
14) John and Peggy...................... the book. Now they can watch the film. (read)
15) I................. my friend two days ago. (meet)
16) We never…………….... another country before. (visit)
17) She......................... a new car in 2011. (buy)
18) I'm sorry, but I........................... my homework. (forget)
19)............you.................. the game of chess? (win)
20) The girls........................ their lunch yet. (eat)
VI. Rewrite the following sentences.
1.She has never drunk whisky before.
This is ....................................................................................
2.He has never seen this film before.
This is ....................................................................................
3.This is the first time we’ve visited Ha Long Bay.
We have .....................................................................................
4.The last time she visited me was 5 months ago.
She hasn't.....................................................................................
5. I last had my hair cut when I left her.
I haven't .....................................................................................
6.It is a long time since we last met.
We haven't.....................................................................................
TEST YOURSELF
I. Which underlined sound is pronounced differently in each group.
A. t
ired B. favor
ite C. exc
iting D. b
icycle A. open
ed B. clos
ed C. wash
ed D. lov
edA. toilets B. attics C. lamps D. computersA. theater B. thief C. although D. throughA. fa
ther B. ear
th C. bo
th D. mara
thonA. f
ear B. rep
eat C. id
ea D. r
eallyA. p
ost B. cl
ose C. sp
oken D. d
oneA. wait
ed B. chatt
ed C. gather
ed D. succeed
edA. clo
thing B. bro
ther C.
thick D.
there A. pollut
es B. prepar
es C. play
s D. water
s II. Give the right form of the following verbs :
……………you ever ( come ) …………… home late?He ……………………. ( live ) in Da nang for three years .Tom …………………… ( visit ) Hoi An many times .The children ……………… ( play ) football now.Look ! The birds ……………… ( fly ).How many times ………………………Lan ( watch ) ……………. this game show.They ………. ( get ) up late this morning so they …………. ( be ) late for school.Yesterday, I ……………… ( stay) at home and …………. ( watch ) TV.Last night they …………….. ( not/ eat ) at home .This is the first time Peter …………………. (do) Karate.
III. Choose the best answer.
1. My brother plays volleyball very ........................
A. skillful B. skill C. skillfully D. skillfuly
2. Mai's sister speaks English ...................... than her.
A. fluently B. more fluent C. more fluently D. fluent
3. He is a ...................... driver. He has never had an accident.
A. careful B. carefully C. careless D. carelessly
4. Manchester is famous...............its football team.
A. in B. for C. at D. to
5. ................. do you live in? - Asia
A. Where B. What country C. What continent D. What city
6. ......................go to Tan Ky house? - Good idea.
A. What about B. Let's C. Why don't we D. How can we
7. Would you mind......................a hand?
A. give B. giving C. to give D. to giving
8. My sister works ......................... in my family.
A. hardest B. the most hardly C. hardly D. the hardest
9. The film was very .......................... I felt asleep in the middle.
A. scary B. boring C. exciting D. entertaining
10. Lan ..................some coffee for her father.
A. did B. made C. had D. gave
IV. Read and answer the questions.
John Logie Baird was born in Scotland in 1888. He became an inventor at the age of 26. His first inventions were electrically-heated socks and air-filled shoes, but these were not very successful. However, in 1923, he became interested in the idea of pictures by radio. He worked for several months and the following year he succeeded in transmitting the first “ television ” picture a few meters across the room.
Baird’s television was not very clear, but people were very interested in it and he tried to make it better. In 1926, he showed it to the public at the Royal Society. …
Questions:
1- Where was John Logie Baird born? ______________________________________
2- How old was he when he became an inventor? ______________________________________
3- Were his first inventions successful? ______________________________________
4- When did he show his invention to the public? ______________________________________
V. Make questions for the underlined part:
1. There are 40 students in my classroom.
2. My brother is studying in his bedroom.
3. My family usually goes to Da Lat on summer vacation.
4. Her children have watched TV for half an hour.
5. My favorite singer is David Archuleta.
6. The show lasts two hours and a half.
VI. Rewrite the sentences:
1. My father hasn’t gone fishing for a week
->The last time my father__________________________.
2. No place in the city is as historic as this one.
→ This place_________________________________________
3. I enjoy watching TV. (interested)
→ I am____________________________________________
4. My mom cooks better than my dad.
→ My dad_______________________________________
5. No one in my class dances as beautifully as Hoa.
-> Hoa _________________________________________
6. Her mother started cooking at four o’clock.
-> Her mother has __________________________________
7. Let's make some cakes.
-> How ________________________________
VII. Complete the following sentences.
1- He/ not/ clean/ bedroom/ yet.
2- How long/ they/ live here?
3- My father/ not/ be/ home yesterday/
4- Nam/ brother/ go/ fishing/ last weekend/.
5- You/ ever/ do judo/ before/?
6- I/ sometimes/ have/ Music/ Monday/.
7- This university/ famous/ than that/
