Exercise 2: Choose the best answer. (tenses)

1. I______ to school late because the clock didn’t go off.

A. go B. went C. had gone D. woke up

2. We ______ five lessons yesterday.

A. have B. had C. has D. has got

3. He stayed up late last night and ______ get up early.

A. couldn’t B. can’t C. has to D. had to

4. Old farmers did not ______ work with computers.

A. used to B. use to C. use D. have used

5. She ______ delighted. She had passed all her exams.

A. had been B. was C. had D. is

6. We didn’t go to the cinema because we ______ that film.

A. saw already B. already saw C. already had seen D. had already seen

7. When he arrived, everyone______

A. had left B. left C. leaves D. has left

8. We were told that the workers ______an old bridge at that time.

A. were repairing B. are repairing C. repaired D. had repaired

9. Janet ______ some washing this time yesterday.

A. is doing B. had done C. was doing D. were doing

10. By the time they came, we ______ our dinner.

A. had finished B. finished C. would finish D. were finishing

11. Before my brother______ the university, he had served in the army for three years.

A. entered B. had entered C. enter D. was entering

12. Tom was disappointed that most of the guests______ when he______ at the party.

A. left- had arrived B. left – arrived C. had left – had arrived D. had left- arrived

13. My brother ______ while he ______ his bicycle and hurt himself.

A. fell – was riding . was falling – rodeB C. had fallen – rode D. had fallen – was riding

14. I’m sure I ______ her four years ago

A. have seen B. saw C. had seen D. will see

15. By 11 o’clock yesterday, we ______ at the airport.

A. had arrived B. have arrived C. shall arrive D. arrive

16. He ______ out when someone called at the office.

A. has just gone B. had just gone C. just went D. just now went

17. My uncle ______ until he was forty five .

A. married B. didn’t marry C. was not marrying D. wouldn’t marry

18. I first met Lisa three years ago. She ______ at a radio shop at the time.

A. had worked B. was working C. had been working D. had working

19. Helen ______ her keys in the office, so she had to wait until her husband ______ home.

A. has left- comes B. left – had come C. had left – came D. had left - would come

20. Did you say that you______ here three days ago?

A. came B. had come C. have come D. come

He was late for school because Peter missed the bus.

Peter was late for school because he missed the bus

Nhưng mà theo mik thấy thì Peter was late for school because he missed the bus thì sẽ hợp lý hơn.

Bởi vì khi tạm dịch câu He was late for school because Peter missed the bus thì có nghĩa là Anh ấy đến trường muộn vì Peter bị lỡ xe buýt, mà mọi người vẫn không thể biết rằng Peter = he. 

Kết luận: Peter was late for school because he missed  the bus.

1.Although he wakes up late ,he doesn't go to school late

2.Lan woke up late so she went to school late

Kiến thức: Từ vựng

Giải thích:

possibly (adv): có thể

Khi đóng vai trò là trạng từ, “likely” được dùng trong hai trường hợp:

- as likely as not, most/very likely: rất có thể

- not likely!: không bao giờ (hoàn toàn không đồng ý với điều gì)

certainly (adv): chắc chắc

potentially (adv): có tiềm năng

Tạm dịch: Khi tỉnh dậy, anh nhận ra rằng những điều anh mơ ước không thể xảy ra.

Chọn A

he missed the first class because he got up late this morning

-> As a result of getting up late this morning, he missed the first class.

If he weren't busy right now, he could help them

Were .....he not busy right now, he could help them.

If the computer hadn't broken down and I wouldn't have had to stop my work

Had.......the computer not broken down and I wouldn’t have had to stop my work...............

If he hadn't been angry, I would have said something

Had..........she said sorry, he wouldn’t have been angry.......

If his friends hadn't been late, they wouldn't have missed the train

Had......his friends not been late, they wouldn’t have missed the train........

1.      We missed the bus because we got up late.                                               

Had we..............................................not got up late, we wouldn't have 

missed the bus 

 ............................................................................

2.      I didn’t have enough money, so I couldn’t buy the novel.                        

Had I .................................... had money, i could have bought the novel

.....................................................................................

3.      My father isn’t here, therefore he can’t give us some advice.                              

Were my father …................................. here, he could give us some advice............................................................

4.       If you don’t work harder, you will be sacked                                                       

Should.. ...............................I work harder, you won't be sacked ..................................................................................

5.      He was driving very fast because he didn’t know the road was bad.                   

If he …....................................had known the road was bad, he wouldn't have driven very fast ..............................................................................