Exercise 1: Choose the best option that best completes each sentence:
1. The students used to___________ football in that stadium. A. played B. play C. playing D. are playing
2. Her parents want him___________ some good books to read. A. to choose B. choose C. chose D. choosing
3. Would you like__________ and visit my country? A. come B. coming C. to come D. came
4. My children are lucky___________ the chance to visit the capital again. A. have B. having C. are having D. to have
5. The children enjoy___________ with their friends through computers. A. to chat B. chat C. chatting D. chatted
6. Her father used to___________ abroad for his business. A. traveling B. traveled C. travel D. is traveling
7. Since the worldwide recession of the 1990’s, the sail of jeans __________ growing. A. stopped B. was stopped C. was stopping D. has stopped
8. In some countries, _________ uniforms is compulsory in schools. A. wear B. to wear C. wearing D. wore
9. Vietnamese women_________ very proud of their Ao dai. A. are B. were C. had been D. have been
10. Vietnamese women can continue_________ the unique and fashionable “Ao dai”. A. to wear B. wear C. wore D. wearing 11. Ba said he__________ some good marks last semester. A. gets B. got C. getting D. have got
12. They asked me how many children_________. A. I had B. had I C. I have D. have I
13. Thu said she had been_________ the day before. A. here B. there C. in this place D. where
14. You should practice_________ English to talk to your foreign friends. A. to speak B. speak C. spoke D. speaking
15. My friends practice__________ to the radio every day. A. listening B. are listening C. listen D. to listen
16. _____________ television is also a means of learning English. A. Watch B. Watching C. To watch D. Watched
17. You should________ a lot of grammar exercises if you want to improve your writing. A. did B. doing C. done D. do
18. Chinese is a difficult language_______________. A. to learn B. to be learnt C. to be learning D. to learning
19. The student said that the English test__________ the most difficult. A. is B. was C. will be D. have been
20. They told their parents that they______________ their best to do the test. A. try B. will try C. are trying D. would try Exercise 2: Choose the best option that best completes each sentence:
1. Don’t forget___________ your dictionary with you to class. A. to bring B. bring C. bringing D. to bringing
2. Her classmates started__________ when she won the race. A. to shout B. shouting C. shout D. shouted
3. You should remember____________ your warm clothes when it’s cold. A. to wear B. wearing C. wear D. are wearing
4. The students stopped_________ when the teacher entered the classroom. A. to talk B. talk C. talked D. talking
5. There is more population in the city_______ there is more traffic in the streets. A. and B. because C. but D. although
6. The kids didn’t go to the movie last night________ it rained so heavily. A. and B. but C. because D. although
7. ________ it’s rainy, I walk home with my umbrella. A. When B. But C. Because D. Though
8. Lan suggested________ to the zoo at weekend. A. goes B. went C. going D. to go
9. This movie is not interesting. How about_______ to the concert? A. to go B. going C. go D. went
10. You should_____ more books on UFO if you want to know about life on other planets. A. reading B. read C. to read D. have read
11. What were you doing when he_________? A. comes B. to come C. came D. coming
12. There used _______ a movie theater here, but it closed a long time ago. A. be B. to be C. being D. have been
13. He used to_______ full time, but now he is a part time worker. A. work B. working C. worked D. is working
14. Let’s__________ somewhere for a drink! A. go B. to go C. going D. went
15. She said that she___________ learning English with you. A. like B. to like C. likes D. had liked
16. She asked me where I_________ from. A. come B. coming C. to come D. came
17. She______ me whether I liked classical music or not. A. ask B. asks C. asked D. asking
18. He asked me who the editor of that book________ . A. was B. were C. is D. has been
19. He wants to know whether I_______ back tomorrow. A. come B. came C. will come D. would come
20. I wonder why he__________ love his family. A. doesn’t B. don’t C. didn’t D. hasn’t
Exercise 3: Choose the best option that best completes each sentence:
1. I remember___________ her somewhere. A. see B. seeing C. saw D. to see
2. She forgot_________ off the gas before going out. A. turn B. turning C. to turn D. turned
3. We____________ since we left school. A. don’t meet B. didn’t meet C. won’t meet D. haven’t met
4. ______________ laugh at me. A. Didn’t B. Won’t C. Don’t D. Haven’t
5. Tidal waves________ the result of an abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the Earth. A. are B. were C. is D. was
6. My friend_____________ to the museum last weekend. A. goes B. went C. had gone D. have gone
7. Thu and Lan______________ close friends for years. A. are B. were C. had been D. have been
8. Our Singaporean friends_______________ to visit our school last year. A. is coming B. come C. came D. have come
9. We_____________ Malaysia last summer. A. visited B. were visiting C. are visiting D. have visited
10. The children______________ their parents for a long time. A. didn’t see B. haven’t seen C. don’t see D. haven’t see
11. I and Kenny____________ pen pal friends since I____________ Singapore. A. are-visit B. were-visited C. have been-visited D. were-have visited
12. The kids_____________ that show before. A. didn’t see B. don’t see C. aren’t seeing D. haven’t seen
13. How long_______________ you_____________ for me?-For an hour. A. did-waited B. do-wait C. have-waited D. have-wait
14. They _____________ their friend at the airport tomorrow. A. will see B. have seen C. saw D. see
15. I ______________ English here since I graduated from university. A. teach B. taught C. have taught D. am teaching
16. Up to now, We ___________5 tests by our teacher. A. have given B. have been giving C. have been given D. is giving
17. When my younger brother was young , he usually__________ A. was crying B. cried C. has been crying D. used to cry 18. David ____________ born in London A. were B. was C. are D. is
19. Please be quiet! I _________. A. is working B. am working C. are working D. is...used to want
20. Mary_________ from London A. came B. come C. are coming D. comes
Exercise 4: Choose the best option that best completes each sentence:
1. I _________ up at five thirty in the morning A. get B. got C. gets D. am getting
2. When my younger brother was young, he usually__________ A. was crying B. cried C. has been crying D. used to cry
3. David ____________ born after his father ___________ A. were / died B. was / died C. was / had died D. is / had died
4. When I _________ a child, I _________ to be a doctor A. was / wanted B. was / want C. was / used to want D. is / used to want
5. I_________ meet my friends and talk to relax. A. sometime B. often C. now D. next week
6. I’m preparing to support anything he ________tomorrow A. say B. says C. will say D. saying
7. My father __________ to the radio last night. A. listen B. listened C. is listening D. listens
8. My mother __________home 3 day ago. A. arrived B. arrives C. is arriving D. arriving
9. The students ________ in class yesterday. A. isn’t B. aren’t C. weren’t D. wasn’t
10. She __________ at home and did nothing last Monday. A. was staying B. stays C. stayed D. staying
11. __________ you watch a soccer match on TV last night? A. Do B. Does C. Are D. Did
12. Be careful! The dog __________. A. barks B. barking C. is barking D. are barking
13. My friend __________ married in August this year. A. gets B. getting C. will get D. get
14. –“What__________ your mother __________?” –“She is a teacher” A. do/ do B. does/ do C. is/ doing D. will/ do
15. Ba likes __________ TV every night. A. watches B. watch C. watching D. is watching
16. The weather__________ colder and colder. A. is getting B. will get C. get D. gets
17. Last night, I __________ home at half past twelve A. arrives B. arrived C. have arrived D. arrive
18. They _________ here when I was a child. A. used to live B. live C. have lived D. living
19. They__________ house the coming year. A. will build B. builds C. have built D. built
20. She _________ a cake every Sunday. A. make B. makes C. made D. have made
Exercise 5: Choose the best option that best completes each sentence:
1. She _________ a new house last week. A. buy B. bought C. have bought D. buying
2. The boys _________some letters yesterday. A. wrote B. have written C. written D. writes
3. They _________ in the river for since nine o’clock. A. swim B. swam C. have swum D. swum
4. They _________ a lot of wine at the party last night. A. drank B. drink C. have drunk D. drunk
5. She _________ her left arm last week. A. hurt B. hurting C. hurts D. to hurt
6. He _________ all his money last week. A. loses B. losing C. lost D. has lost
7. She _________ a bath two minutes ago. A. have B. has C. having D. had
8. He _________ his wallet last night. A. lose B. losing C. lost D. loosed
9. She _________ On the old chair a minute ago. A. sat B. sitting C. sits D. has sat
10. She _________ the clothes yesterday. A. washes B. wash C. washing D. washed
11. Look! Mr. Nam __________ to Ba. A. are talking B. is talking C. talking D. talks
12. The children __________ in the park at the moment. A. playing B. is play C. are playing D. plays
13. My sister __________ a dinner now. A. cooking B. is cooking C. cooks D. cook
14. Be careful! The train ________. A. comes B. come C. coming D. is coming
15. What__________ your father __________ now? A. do / do B. does / do C. is / doing D. will / do
16. Don’t disturb me! I________. A. is working B. am working C. are working D. is...used to want
17. Sometimes I_________ up before the sun rises A. get B. got C. gets D. am getting
18. Liz_________here since last year. A. have lived B. was C. has been D. lived
19. I_________ Jerry 3 days ago. A. won’t meet B. haven’t met C. hasn’t met D. didn’t meet
20. _________ your father_________ a manager in this bank since last year? A. has/been B. did/work C. was/being D. have /been
