Ex 2: Choose the best answer
1. I _______my homework as soon as Lan goes here.
a. will finish
b. will be finishing
c. finish
d. will have finished
2. Mary and I …………………. School in 2008
a. has left
b. left
c. had left
d. leave
3. This is the most interest book I _________
a. read
b. have ever read
c. ever have read
d. had read
4. Oil________ if you pour it on water
a. floated
b. floats
c. will be floated
d. float
5. He hasn’t taught here ______ ages.
a. since
b. for
c. in
d. on
6. That dancing club________ north of the city
a. lays
b. lies
c. locates
d. lain
7. Almost everyone________ for home by the time we arrived.
a. leave
b. left
c. leaves
d. had left
8. By the age of 25, he ________ two famous novels.
a. wrote
b. writes
c. has written
d. had written
9. The bell …. when they ….. dinner yesterday.
a. was ringing – were having
b. rang – had
c. rang – were having
d. was ringing – had
10. Her sister ………… a book until she was 10.
a. never read
b. never reads
c. has never read
d. was never reading
11. ……………… by this time next year.
a. we will finish the course
b. we will have been finished the course
c. we are going to finish the course
d. we will have finished
12. When I was a little boy, I …….. swimming with my friends.
a. went
b. had gone
c. was going
d. were going
13. I ……….. lunch at 5pm yesterday.
a. am cooking
b. cooked
c. was cooking
d. had cooked
14. These foreign tourists ………… on the beach when a big wave swept everything.
a. are sunbathing
b. were sunbathing
c. sunbathed
d. had sunbathed
15. Henry________ for 10 years when he finally gave it up.
a. has smoked
b. has been smoking
c. had smoked
d. had been smoking
16. Yesterday morning I got up and looked out of the window. The sun was shinning but the ground was very wet. It________
a. rained
b. has been raining
c. had rained
d. had been raining
17. We ________ our examination next month.
a. have
b. shall have
c. will have had
d. will be having
18. Look that those black clouds! It________
a. is going to rain
b. will rain
c. would rain
d. can rain
19. We________ English this time next Monday.
a. learn
b. will learn
c. are learning
d. will be learning
20. We________ this course before the final examination.
a. are going to finish
b. have finished
c. will finish
d. will have finished
21. I’ll tell Anna all the news when _______________ her.
a. I’ll see
b. I’m going to see
c. I see
d. I’m seeing
22. I’m very exhausted. …………………. over 400 miles today.
a. I drive
b. I’m driving
c. I’ve been driving
d. I’ve driven
23. It’s 2 years …………………. Joe.
a. that I don’t see
b. that I haven’t seen
c. since I didn’t see
d. sine I saw
24. Somebody ……… my bag on the bus.
a. stole
b. has stolen
c. was stealing
d. had stolen
25. She says that she ………. This test by 9 am tomorrow.
a. will finish
b. has finished
c. finishes
d. will have finished
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form
1. When i was a child, i ( drink) ... three glasses of milk a day.
2. When I was young, I ( often/ go ) .... to school early.
3. Mr. Count had worked as a cashier for twenty years. Then he ( retire ) ..... and ( go ) .... to live in the countryside.
4. How long .... the Ao dai ( be ) .... the subject of poems, novel and songs ?
5. I will reuse ( wolk ) ... on Saturday and Sunday if I can't get the double pay.
It was a sunny day when I first involved in community service. I (36) _______ a group of more than 20 students to do voluntary work in a school of (37) _______ children. Soon after we came there, the leader divided us into several teams with different duties. My job was to play with the children there. To be honest, I was a bit confused at first. There were many children and all of them (38) ________ health problems. However, most of them were well-behaved and friendly. They seemed to enjoy the volunteer’s visit and they played happily with us. We (39) _______ paper and pencils for the kids and instructed them to draw. We maintained a cozy atmosphere until the volunteer group had to leave. It was such an amazing experience to me that I could never forget it. I have involved in many other charitable projects (40) _______ my first voluntary experience. I think I will continue doing charity in the future if I have time.
Exercise 1: Put the verbs in the brackets into correct tense or form:
1. Keep silent, please. Our teacher (explain) _________________ the lesson.
2. We (be) _________________ students for four years.
3. I will send him the message as soon as he (return) _________________
4. Thanks for (invite) _________________ me to the birthday party.
5. Peter couldn’t read until he (be) _________________ eight years old.
6. What ____________ your father usually ____________ (do) in the evenings?
7. I can (see) _________________ the children. They (play) ______________ in the yard.
8. Would you like (listen) _________________ to music?
9. No, thanks. I like (read) _________________ books.
10. Don’t worry. I (give) ____________ him your message when I (see) __________ him.
11. You (think) _________ collecting stamps costs much money?
12. My father thinks mountain climbing (be) _________ more dangerous than skating.
13. Every year, my mother (give) _________ me a nice doll on my birthday.
14. My brother (not like) _________ collecting stamps, he likes collecting glass bottles.
15. My sister likes (cook) _________ very much. She can cook many good foods.
Exercise 2: Put the verbs in the brackets into correct tense or form:
16. Does your brother like (listen) _________ to music in his free time?
17. I think in the future, more people (enjoy) _________ going out by bicycles.
18. My father says when he's retired, he (go) _______ back to his village to do the gardening.
19. We are planting trees around our school now. Our school (be) _________ surrounded by a lot of green trees.
20. Lan says she loves collecting pens but she (not/continue) _________ this hobby from next year.
21. When I was a child, I used (dream) ________________ of being an astronaut.
22. I'm terribly nervous. I'm not used (speak) ________________ to a large audience.
23. It took us ages to get used (live) ________________ in an apartment house.
24. Lots of trains used (stop) ________________ here, but not many do now.
25. Didn't Nick use (work) ________________ on a building site?
26. She may be late if she (not hurry) ________________.
27. If you are kind to me, I (be) ________________good to you.
28. If he (give) ________________ up smoking, as his doctor orders, he will be soon well again.
29. You (not pass) ________________ your driving test unless you drive more carefully.
30. He’ll be ill if he (not stop) ________________ worrying so much.
VI. Rewrite the following sentences as directed
1. Has anyone asked you for your opinions?/ Nam said that………………………
2. I had a dog once, but I don’t have anymore./ I ………………………………….
3. The water was so cold that the children couldn’t swim in it./ The water………..
4. “ Eat more and more vegetables” the doctor said./ The doctor told……………..
5. To live on your salary must be hard./ It ………………………………………….
6. Tom is the best player in the team./ No one in the team …………………………
7. It’s interesting to read this book./ This book ……………………………………
8. I spend half an hour traveling to work by motorbike everyday./ It takes………...
9. Peter said he wasn’t feeling well then./ Peter said “I ……………………………”
10. A boy was injured in the accident, he is now in the hospital./ The boy ………...
III. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the adjectives in brackets.
1. It's an film and I'm every time I start watching it. (interest)
2. It was in the lesson because our teacher is in history. (bore)
3. My father is very with my Math examination because of the mark. (amaze)
4. My friend is a very sort of person, but he hates doing activities. (relax)
5. Working all day is very . I get when I enter my factory. (tire)
6. We were all very about the school trip, but it wasn’t an trip at all. (excite)
Make one sentence from two . Use the word(s) in backet in your sentences
1. We live in the same street . We hardly ever sê each other . ( DESPITE )
2. My foot was injured . I managed to walk to the nearest village . ( ALTHOUGH )
3. They have very little money . They are happing . ( IN SPITE OF )
4. I got very get in the rain . I had an rubrella . ( EVEN THOUGH )
5. I couldn't sleep . I was tired . ( DESPITE )
6. He like the sweater . He decided not to buy it . ( THOUGH )
7. I đin't get the joy . I had all the necessary qualifications . ( IN SPITE OF )
8. Nick use to smoke . He seems to be in good health . ( ALTHOUGH )
9. I had turned on the air conditioner . It was still hot in the room . ( EVEN THOUGH )
10. Laura wants to fly . She feels fraid . (IN SPITE OF THE FACT )
11. Trevor didn't notice the sign . It was right in front of him . ( EVEN THOUGH )
12. I'm no better . I've taken the pills . ( DESPITE THE FACT )
13. Matthew doesn't know any French . It was one of his school subject . ( THOUGH )
14. Henry's friend is a millionaire . He hate spending money .( DESPITE )
15. We couldn't get tickets . We queued for an hour . ( IN SPITE OF )
16. I'd met her twice before . I didn't recognize her . ( ALTHOUGH )
17. Laura felt unwell . She went on working . ( IN SPITE OF HIS )
18. I told the absolute truth . no one would believe me . ( EVEN THOUGH )
19. The good were never delivered . We had received the promise . ( DESPITE )
Rewrite the sentences keeping the same meaning, beginning as available.
1. I have to study.
=> I
2. We had a lot of homework yesterday.
=> If
3. It was very cold last night.
=> I
4. They work slowly.
=> If
5. She doesn’t join in the trip.
=> She
6. I am not good at English.
=> If
7. He doesn’t like playing sports.
=> He
8. I don’t have a computer.
=> If
9. Today isn’t a holiday.
=> I
10. I can’t sing this song.
=> If