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I, Choose the best answer1. When I last saw him, he _____ in London.A. has lived B. is living C. was living D. has been living2. We _______ Dorothy since last Saturday.A. don’t see B. haven’t seen C. didn’t see D. hadn’t seen3. The train ______ half an hour ago.A. has been leaving B. left C. has left D. had left4. Jack ______ the door.A. has just painted B. paint C. will have painted D. painting5. My sister ________ for you since yester...
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I, Choose the best answer
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. 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. By Christmas, I _______ for Mr. Smith for six years.
A. shall have been working
B. shall work
C. have been working
D. shall 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. will have opened D. opening
20. I have been waiting for you ______ .
A. since early morning
B. since 9a.m
C. for two hours
D. All are correct
14 tháng 8 2021 lúc 22:22
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 left4. 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 Tex...
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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
38. I to the same barber since last year.
A. am going B. have been going C. go D. had gone
39. Her father when she was a small girl.
A. dies B. died C. has died D. had died
40. Last week, my professor promised that he today.
A. would come B. will come C. comes D. coming
11 tháng 10 2021 lúc 20:39
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 living2. We _______ Dorothy since last Saturday.A. don’t see B. haven’t seen C. didn’t see D. hadn’t seen3. The train ______ half an hour ago.A. has been leaving B. left C. has left D. had left4. Jack ______ the door.A. has just painted B. paint C....
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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
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
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
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
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
When I last __ him, he __ a haircut in the barber’s
A, see – have
B, saw – was having
C, have seen – has been having
D, had seen – was looking
24. I __________ Casablanca for the first time last night. I ___________ it before.
A. saw / had never seen B. have seen / had never seen
C. see / have never seen D. was seeing / has never seen
25. Did you _____________ anywhere interesting last weekend?
A. go B. went
C. was going D. gone
27. When I came, they ____________ chess.
A. are playing B. was playing
C. were playing D. has played
28. They were planting potatoes in the garden when it suddenly ______________.
A. rain B. rained...
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24. I __________ Casablanca for the first time last night. I ___________ it before.
A. saw / had never seen B. have seen / had never seen
C. see / have never seen D. was seeing / has never seen
25. Did you _____________ anywhere interesting last weekend?
A. go B. went
C. was going D. gone
27. When I came, they ____________ chess.
A. are playing B. was playing
C. were playing D. has played
28. They were planting potatoes in the garden when it suddenly ______________.
A. rain B. rained
C. has rained D. had rained
29. Yesterday Ann introduced me to her husband. As I saw him, I _____________ that I
__________ him before. We went to primary school together.
A. knew / met B. had known / had met
C. knew / had met D. known / had met
30. Yesterday when I __________ a bath, the phone _______________.
A. is having / rings B. were having / rang
C. was having / rang D. was having / was ringing
paul had a very exciting summer holiday this year. His French pen-friend invited him to visir her family in the south of France. Paul(1)....................by plane from London to Paris. Marie, his French friend,(2).......................him in paris and together they took a train from Paris to Marseilles.Marseilles is the(3)....................where maries family lives. It is a very large port. A lot of people live in Marseilles and(4)...................are many interesting shops and cafes ther...
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paul had a very exciting summer holiday this year. His French pen-friend invited him to visir her family in the south of France. Paul(1)....................by plane from London to Paris. Marie, his French friend,(2).......................him in paris and together they took a train from Paris to Marseilles.Marseilles is the(3)....................where marie's family lives. It is a very large port. A lot of people live in Marseilles and(4)...................are many interesting shops and cafes there. Paul started French at school two years ago and he spoke French all the time with Marie and her family.(5)...................it was very difficult for him but soon it became(6)........................easier. One day Marie and her parents(7)........................Paul for a picnic in the mountains .They climbed a big hill.From the top of he hill, they had a wonderfull(8)....................In the(9).....................they could see the sea.Paul was very sad when it was time to go back to London and school.He is already looking (10)...........................to next summer when Marie is going to spend her holidays with his family in England
1 A got B moved C went D transferred
2 A met B saw C took D greeted
3 A country B town C capital D village
4 A they B those C these D there
5 A at first B At begining C at starting D at first time
6 A much B so C too D extremely
7 A brought B took C carried D got
8A view B sight C scene D scenery
9 A space B air C distance D way
10 A through B forward C on D out
When the train reached the sixth station, Tom (get) off, feeling relieved that his journey (be) so easy. But he (be) alarmed to see that he (get) off at a station that he had never heard of. He (not know) what to do. He (explain) his difficulty to a man who (stand) on the platform. With a look of amusement on his face the man (tell) Tom that he (travel) on a train going in the wrong direction.
2. Maria is Spanish. She (live) in Madrid where she (work) for an export company. She (be) with this co...
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When the train reached the sixth station, Tom (get) off, feeling relieved that his journey (be) so easy. But he (be) alarmed to see that he (get) off at a station that he had never heard of. He (not know) what to do. He (explain) his difficulty to a man who (stand) on the platform. With a look of amusement on his face the man (tell) Tom that he (travel) on a train going in the wrong direction.
2. Maria is Spanish. She (live) in Madrid where she (work) for an export company. She (be) with this company for 2 years now. At the moment she (study) English on a one-month intensive course in London. She (arrive) in London last Saturday. This is not Maria's first time in Britain. She (be) there twice before.
3. Albert Malta was a progressive American write. He (be) born in 1908. He (write) his first play "Peace on Earth" in 1943. It was against wars, so the American police (arrest) him and (put) him in prison 1950.
4. Ha (come) back a moment ago and (turn) the television on very loudly. My son (sleep) then, so i (tell) her turn it off.
5. Mary and John are neighbours. They (know) each other for several years. Mary (move) into her house in 1985 and John (live) next door since he (come) to the area in 1980.
6. While I (walk) to class yesterday morning. I (see) Tom. We (say) helan (walk) the rest of the way to school together.
7. Yesterday afternoon I (go) to visit the Greens. When I (get) there about 2 o'clock Mrs Green (be) in the yard. She (plant) flowers in her garden. Mr Green (block) the garage. He (work) on their car. The children (play) in the front yard.
1.Hell come and see you before he........................for America(leave)
2.John..................a book when I saw him (read)
3.He said he ...............................later (return)
4.My sister..................for you yesterday (look)
5.The-train.............half an hor ago (leave)
6.When I last saw him,he................in London (still work)
7.We..............Mr.Dong since last sunday (see)
8.He will take the dog out for a walk as some as he.............his work already (work)
9...
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1.He'll come and see you before he........................for America(leave)
2.John..................a book when I saw him (read)
3.He said he ...............................later (return)
4.My sister..................for you yesterday (look)
5.The-train.............half an hor ago (leave)
6.When I last saw him,he................in London (still work)
7.We..............Mr.Dong since last sunday (see)
8.He will take the dog out for a walk as some as he.............his work already (work)
9.They are.....................qualified teachers (good)
10.We need further..............but we are uniformed about anything(inform)
11.This book is ............We hardly find what we need (inform)
12.Look at the................Rain Bi looks handsome (adventise)
13.We felt ...............in the program,so we turn on the TV set (interest)
14.The song seemed...................to me ,so I turn off the hi-fi system (interest)
15.English is his .....................(notion)
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1.I'm excited about the coming festival
->I'm looking........................................................
2.He said to Linda "How often do you write to Dick?'
-> He asked.......................................................................
3.She said to Peter"Would you mind opening the door"
-->She aked..............................................
4.I'm interested in playing soccer
--.I find it...............................................
Exercise 1: Use the correct form of verbs in brackets.
1. In all the world, there (be) __________ only 14 mountains that (reach) __________above 8,000 meters.
2. He sometimes (come) __________ to see his parents.
3. When I (come) __________, she (leave) __________for Dalat ten minutes ago.
4. My grandfather never (fly) __________ in an airplane, and he has no intention of ever doing so.
5. We just (decide) __________ that we (undertake) ____________ the job.
6. He told me that he (take) ________...
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Exercise 1: Use the correct form of verbs in brackets.
1. In all the world, there (be) __________ only 14 mountains that (reach) __________above 8,000 meters.
2. He sometimes (come) __________ to see his parents.
3. When I (come) __________, she (leave) __________for Dalat ten minutes ago.
4. My grandfather never (fly) __________ in an airplane, and he has no intention of ever doing so.
5. We just (decide) __________ that we (undertake) ____________ the job.
6. He told me that he (take) __________ a trip to California the following week.
7. I knew that this road (be) __________ too narrow.
8. Right now I (attend) __________ class. Yesterday at this time I (attend) __________class.
9. Tomorrow I’m going to leave for home. When I (arrive) __________at the airport, Mary (wait) __________ for me.
10. Margaret was born in 1950. By last year, she (live) __________on this earth for 55 years .
11. The traffic was very heavy. By the time I (get) __________to Mary’s party, everyone already (arrive) __________
12. I will graduate in June. I (see) __________ you in July. By the time I (see) __________ you , I (graduate) __________.
13. I (visit) __________ my uncle’s home regularly when I (be) __________ a child.
14. That book (be) __________ on the table for weeks. You (not read) __________ it yet ?
15. David (wash) __________ his hands. He just (repair) __________ the TV set.
16. You (be) __________here before? Yes, I (spend) __________ my holidays here last year.
17. We never (meet) __________ him. We don’t know what he (look) __________ like.
18. The car (be) __________ ready for him by the time he (come) __________tomorrow.
19. On arriving at home I (find) __________that she just (leave) __________a few minutes before.
20. When we (arrive) __________ in London tonight, it probably (rain) __________.
21. It (rain) __________ hard. We can’t do anything until it (stop) __________
22. Last night we (watch) __________TV when the power (fail) __________.
23. That evening we (stay) __________up to talk about the town where he (live) __________for some years.
24. I (sit) __________down for a rest while the shoes (repair) __________.
25. Half way to the office Paul (turn) __________round and (go) __________back home because he (forget) __________to turn the gas off.
26. London (change) __________a lot since we first (come) __________ to live here.
27. While we (talk) __________on the phone the children (start) __________fighting and (break) __________a window
28. He used to talk to us for hours about all the interesting things he (do) __________ in his life.
29. You know she (stand) __________looking at that picture for the last twenty minutes.
30. I (spend) __________ a lot of time travelling since I (get) __________this new job.
31. When we (be) __________ at school we all (study) __________Latin.
32. When I (meet) __________ him , he (work) __________as a waiter for a year.
33. After he (finish) __________ breakfast he (sit) __________down to write some letters.
34. She (have) __________a hard life, but she’s always smiling.
35. I think Jim (be) __________ out of town.
Exercise 2: 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
38. I ______ to the same barber since last year.
A. am going B. have been going C. go D. had gone
39. Her father ______ when she was a small girl.
A. dies B. died C. has died D. had died
40. Last week, my professor promised that he ________ today.
A. would come B. will come C. comes D. coming
Exercise 3: Choose the underlined part in each sentence (A, B, C, or D ) that needs correcting.
1. After Mrs. Wang had returned to her house from work, she was cooking dinner. A B C
D
2. Jimmy threw the ball high in the air, and Betty catching it when it came down.A B C D
3. Linda has worn her new yellow dress only once since she buys it.
A B C D
4. Last week Mark told me that he got very bored with his present job
A B
and is looking for a new one.
C D
5. Having fed the dog, he was sat down to his own meal.
A B C D
6. When I turned on my computer, I was shocked to find some junk mail,
A B
and I delete it all.
C D
7. They are going to have to leave soon and so do we.
A B C D
8. The boss laughed when the secretary has told him that she really
A B
needed a pay rise.
C D
9. The telephone rang several times and then stop before I could answer it.
A B C D
10. Debbie, whose father is an excellent tennis player, has been playing
A B C
tennis since ten years.
D
11. I have seen lots of interesting places when I went on holiday last summer.
A B C D
12. When my cat heard a noise in the bushes, she stopped moving and listen intently.
A B C D
13. I think it’s time you change your way of living.
A B C D
14. Roger felt the outside of his pocket to make sure his wallet is still there.
A B C D
15. When I’m shopping in the supermarket, I ran into an old friend who I
A B
hadn’t met for five years.
C D
16. The police arrested the man while he is having dinner in a restaurant.
A B C D
17. Peter and Wendy first met in 2006, and they are married for three years now.
A B C D
18. Some people are believing there is life on other planets.
A B C D
19. Recently, the island of Hawaii had been the subject of
A B
intensive research on the occurrence of earthquakes.
C D
20. Every morning, the sun shines in my bedroom window and waking
A B C
me up.
D
21. The man died as a result of falling asleep while he drives.
A B C D
22. I haven’t finished the report yet, but by the time you return I
A B C
will certainly complete it.
D
23. Caroline has worn her new yellow dress only once since she buys it.
A B C D
24. We’ll be cycled to Hoa’s village at this time next Sunday.
A B C D
25. What will you do when your friends won’t come ?
A B C D
26. Someone was knocking at the door when I was doing the washing up.
A B C D
27. My friend didn’t drink any beer since we came to live here.
A B C D
28. We have written to each other when we were in primary school.
A B C D
29. After breakfast, I‘m gone to walk to school with my friends.
A B C D
30. Did he go to the pop concert next weekend for a change?
A B C D
Exercise 4: Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one.
1. Eight years ago we started writing to each other.
A. We have rarely written to each other for eight years.
B. Eight years is a long time for us to write to each other.
C. We wrote to each other eight years ago.
D. We have been writing to each other for eight years.
2. The boy was so lazy that he couldn’t stay up late to learn his lessons.
A. The boy was lazy enough not to stay up late to learn his lessons.
B. The boy was too lazy to stay up late to learn his lessons.
C. The boy was lazy enough but he stayed up late to learn his lessons.
D. The boy was lazy enough to stay up late to learn his lessons.
3. My father is tired of seeing any violent films.
A. My father hasn’t seen a violent film.
B. My father has enjoyed all the violent films he has ever seen.
C. My father is worried about missing the next violent film.
D. My father never wants to see another violent film.
4. As soon as he waved his hand, she turned away.
A. He saw her turn away and he waved his hand.
B. No sooner had he waved his hand than she turned away.
C. She turned away because he waved his hand too early.
D. Although she turned away, he waved his hand.
5. John wishes he had remembered to send Mary a Christmas card.
A. John regrets not to send Mary a Christmas card.
B. John regrets forgetting not to send Mary a Christmas card.
C. John regrets not remembering sending Mary a Christmas card.
D. John regrets forgetting to send Mary a Christmas card.
6. My father hasn’t smoked cigarettes for a month.
A. It’s a month since my father last smoked cigarettes.
B. It’s a month ago that my father smoked cigarettes.
C. It’s a month that my father hasn’t smoked cigarettes.
D. It’s a cigarette that my father smoked a month ago.
7. Having finished their work, the workers expected to be paid.
A. The workers expected to be paid because they had finished their work.
B. Having their work finishing, the workers expected to be paid.
C. Having expected to be paid, the workers finished their work.
D. Having been finished their work, the workers expected to be paid.
8. Mr. Brown bought this car five years ago.
A. Mr. Brown started to buy this car for five years.
B. It has been five years when Mr. Brown has bought this car.
C. Mr. Brown has had this car for five years .
D. It is five years ago since Mr. Brown has bought this car.
9. John used to write home once a week when he was abroad.
A. John doesn’t write home once a week any longer.
B. John enjoyed being written home every week when he was abroad.
C. John never forgot to write a weekly letter home when he was abroad.
D. When he was abroad he remembered to write home every week.
10. I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for years.
A. It’s years since I enjoyed myself so much.
B. It’s years since I have enjoyed myself so much.
C. It was years since I had enjoyed myself so much.
D. It has been years since I have enjoyed myself so much.
Exercise 5: Rewrite these sentences:
1. This is the first time he has gone abroad.
=> He hasn’t………………………………………………………………
2. She started driving 1 month ago.
=> She has…………………………………………………………………
3. We began eating when it started to rain.
=> We have………………………………………………………………..
4. I last had my hair cut when I left her.
=> I haven’t……………………………………………………………….
5. The last time she met me was 5 months ago.
=> She hasn’t……………………………………………………………..
6. It is a long time since we last met.
=> We haven’t…………………………………………………………….