PAST SIMPLE TENSE + PRESENT PERFECT TENSE (3) Exercise 1: Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences

1. There _________ a serious food in this area last year.

A. was B. has been C. were D. have been

2. She _________ me good health and success on my last birthday.

A. wished B. wishes C. has wished D. wishing

3. The last time they __________Ha Noi was in 2008.

A. visit B. visited C. visiting D. have visited

4. She __________her project yet.

A. hasn’t finished B. has finished C. finished D. didn’t finish

5. I __________English since I was a child.

A. have learn B. has learnt C. learnt D. have learnt

6. Last week, I ___________Ha Long Bay with my family.

A. visited B. visit C. am visiting D. have visited

7. She ___________five novels so far.

A. have written B wrote C. writes D. has written

8. They first __________each other in 2009.

A. meet B. met C. will meet D. have met

9. We have been good friends since we________at School.

A. are B. were C. have been D. was

10. There ________an outbreak of coronavirus in the world lately.

A. were B. was C. has been D. have been

Exercise 2: Rewrite the following sentences using past simple and present perfect tenses.

11. I began watching TV three hours ago.

A. I have watched TV for three hours.

B. I have watched TV for three hours ago.

C. I have watched TV since three hours.

12. The last time she ate fast food was in January.

A. She has eaten fast food since January.

B. She hasn’t eaten fast food since January.

C. She hasn’t eaten fast food for January.

13. He has played soccer since three o’clock.

A. He started to play soccer at three o’clock.

B. He started to play soccer three o’clock ago.

C. He started to play soccer three o’clock before.

14. I haven’t met her for a long time.

A. It’s a long time since I have met her.

B. It’s a long time since I haven’t met her.

C. It’s a long time since I last met her.

15. Tuan started to do his homework ten minutes ago.

A. Tuan has done his homework since ten minutes.

B. Tuan has done his homework for ten minutes.

C. Tuan have done his homework for ten minutes.

16. When did you study English?

A. How long have you studied English?

B. How long did you study English?

C. How long has you studied English?

17. They began building this house 2 months ago.

A. They haven’t built this house for 2 months.

B. They have built this house for 2 months ago.

C. They have built this house for 2 months.

18. My father started to work in this factory last week.

A. My father has worked in this factory in last week.

B. My father has worked in this factory for last week.

C. My father has worked in this factory since last week.

19. How long has he worked in the garden?

A. When has he worked in the garden?

B. When did he start to work in the garden?

C. When did he started to work in the garden?

20. How long ago did you learn music?

A. How long have you learnt music?

B. How long have you started to learn music?

C. How long did you learn music?

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

Choose the best answer A, B , C, or D  to complete each sentence

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. I still cannot believe it. My bicycle .................. some minutes ago.

A. was stolen                           B. was stealing      C. stolen               D. stole

5. Do you mind__________ such a long way to work every day?

A. to travel               B. travel                       C. to have traveled          D. traveling

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. I still cannot believe it. My bicycle .................. some minutes ago.

A. was stolen                           B. was stealing      C. stolen               D. stole

5. Do you mind__________ such a long way to work every day?

A. to travel               B. travel                       C. to have traveled          D. traveling

1. I ________ play with dolls when I was small.
A. enjoyed B. hated C. started D. used to
2. He has been out of work________ a long time.
A. since B. for C. when D. in
3. ________ the traffic was bad, he arrived on time.
A. Although B. In spite of C. Despite D. Even
4. Most of the town is modern. There are ________ old buildings.
A. many B. few C.much D.more
5. ‘Whose phone is this?’ ‘________’
A. It’s beautiful. B. It’s new. C.It’s hers. D.It’s expensive
6. ‘Nice weather, isn’t it?’ ‘________’
A. Yeah, couldn’t expect more. B. Do you like nice weather?
C. We’re going out tonight. D. We are busy, unfortunately.
7. The city library is closed ________ Monday. Then you can borrow this book.
A. on B. until C.for D.before
8. The teacher was angry because ________ students came to the class rehearsal.
A. many B. a little C.a few D.few
9. My English is not as good as ________. I need to try harder.
A. she B. her C.she’s D.hers
10. We will use more ________ energy in the future.
A. solar B. sunny C.sun D. sunlight

V. Complete the sentences with “more, less or fewer “.
1. She likes apples so she always buys __some_________ apples than oranges.
2. Ba spends ___less/more________ money on books than Susan.
3. They are very tired. They can do ____more_______ exercises this evening.
4. I am very tired, too. I will do ___less________ work tonight.

5. There are ___fewer________ trees along the streets in the new town.

1. We........our form teacher since last Monday

A. Didn't see

B. Haven't seen

C. Weren't seeing

D. Not saw

2. I.......to HN three times. The first time......ten years ago

A. Have been - Have been

B. Have been - Was

C. Was - Was

D. Was - Has been

3. They.........in Hue......a long time

A. Were living - for

B. Were living - since

C. Have lived - for

D. Have lived - since

1. We........our form teacher since last Monday

A. Didn't see

B. Haven't seen

C. Weren't seeing

D. Not saw

2. I.......to HN three times. The first time......ten years ago

A. Have been - Have been

B. Have been - Was

C. Was - Was

D. Was - Has been

3. They.........in Hue......a long time

A. Were living - for

B. Were living - since

C. Have lived - for

D. Have lived - since
Good luck!!

EXERCISE 5: 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

EXERCISE 5: 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

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

cau1 : complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first . use the word in brackets :

1 it was a public day . all the shops were shut ( since )

=>all the shops were shut since it was a public day.

2 we did not enjoy our holiday . the weather was bad ( so )

=> the weather was bad SO we did not enjoy our holiday

3 the building has now been rebuilt . it was destroyed in the fire ( relative clause )

=>The building which was destroyed in the fire has now been rebuilt.

4 lan can not drive a car ( wish )

=>Lan wishes she could drive a car .

5 i got very wet in the rain . i had an umbrella ( although )

=>Although i had an umbrella , i got very wet in the rain.