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.

Đáp án :

1. D 2. B 3. D 4. B 5. D

6. A 7. A 8. C 9. A 10. A

1. D. was cooking -> cooked

2. C. catching -> caught

3. D. buys -> bought

4. C. is looking -> was looking

5. B. was sat -> sat

6. D. delete -> deleted

7. C. so do -> so are

8. A. has told -> told

9. C. stop -> stopped

10. D. since -> for

11. A. have seen -> saw

12. C. listen -> listened

13. B. change -> changed

14. D. is still -> was still

15. A. I’m shopping -> was shopping

16. C. is having -> was having

17. C. are -> have been

18. B. are believing -> believe

19. B. had been -> has been

20. C. waking -> wakes

21. D. drives -> was driving

22. D. will certainly complete -> will have certainly completed

23. D. buys -> bought

24. A. We’ll be cycled -> We’ll be cycling

25. D. won’t come -> don’t come

26. A. was knocking -> knocked

27. A. didn’t drink -> hasn’t drunk

28. C. when -> since

29. B. gone -> going

30. A. Did -> Will

1C 2B 3D 4B 5D 6A 7A 8C 9A 10D

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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.

1. D

2. B

3. D

4. B

5. D

6. A

7. A

8. C

9. A

10. A

CHÚC CẬU LÀM BÀI TỐT

1,D

2,B

3,D

4,B

5,D

6,A

7,A

8,C

9,A

10,A

Exercise 4:

1. D 2. B 3. D 4. B 5. D 6. A 7. A 8. C 9. A 10. A

1. D

2. B

3. D

4. B

5. D

6. A

7. A

8. C

9. A

10. A

1 : quarter

2: water

3: and

4 : book

5 : last

6 :and 

7: the 

8:up

9 :by 

Trần Hà An sai sai câu 3 rồi

phải là not nha

1.quarter

2.water

3.not

4.book

5.Last / and / the / up / by

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 finished, 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 five years ago.

B. It has been five years when Mr. Brown bought this car

C. Mr. Brown has had this car for five years .

D. It is five years ago since Mr. Brown bought this car.

9. I might go camping. My friends have invited me.

A. My friends have invited me to go camping.

B. My friends have invited me go camping.

C. My friends have invited me going camping.

D. My friends have invited me that I might go camping.

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.

11. Have you heard the good news?

A. Carol in March had a baby.

B. In March, Carol had a baby.

C. Carol had in March a baby.

D. In March, had Carol a baby.

12. Although the driver slammed on his brakes, __________________

A. he was able to avoid hitting the small dog.

B. the small dog was not hit by the car.

C. he could run over the small dog.

D. he couldn’t avoid hitting the small dog.

13. John used to write home once a week when he was abroad.

A. John doesn’t now write home once a week any longer.

B. John enjoyed writing 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.

14. This is my tenth year working in this bank.

A. By the end of this year , I will work in this bank for ten years.

B. I have worked in this bank for ten years by the end of this year.

C. By the end of this year , I will have worked in this bank for ten years.

D. I had been working in this bank for ten years by the end of this year.

15. The famous actor was last seen in 2000.

A. The famous actor has not been able to see since 2000.

B. No one has seen the famous actor since 2000.

C. The famous actor didn’t see anyone in 2000.

D. No one saw the famous actor until 2000.

16. I came to live here three months ago.

A. It was three months since I lived here.

B. I’ve been living here for three months.

C. I lived here for three months.

D. I didn’t live here for three months.

17. She is sitting in a hotel room. Through the window, she sees a fat man.

A. She looks through the window and sees the fat man.

B. She and the fat man are in a hotel room.

C. The fat man wants to open the window and come in.

D. The fat man is looking in through the window.

18. She goes to the shops every Friday.

A. She goes every day to the shop but not on Friday.

B. It’s not Friday, but she’s going to the shops.

C. She always goes to the shops on Friday.

D. She never goes to the shops on Friday.

19. Michael took a deep breath and dived into the water.

A. After Michael had taken a deep breath, he dived into the water.

B. Having taken a deep breath, he dived into the water.

C. After Michael took a deep breath, he had dived into the water.

D. A & B are correct.

20. We started working here three years ago.

A. We worked here for three years.

B. We have no longer worked here for three years.

C. We have worked here for three years.

D. We will work here in three years.

21. It’s a long time since we last went to the cinema.

A. We have been to the cinema for a long time.

B. We haven’t been to the cinema for a long time.

C. We don’t go to the cinema as we used to.

D. We wish we went to the cinema now.

22. I haven’t finished this book yet.

A. I’m still reading this book.

B. I have read this book before.

C. The book I’m reading hasn’t finished.

D. I will read this book some day.

23. He used to jog every morning.

A. He enjoys jogging every morning.

B. He never fails to jog every morning.

C. He doesn’t now jog every morning.

D. He intended to jog every morning.

24. I have never felt happier than I do now.

A. I felt happier before.

B. I feel happy now.

C. I have never felt happy.

D. I have always felt happy.

25. He last had his eyes tested ten months ago.

A. He hasn’t had his eyes tested for ten months .

B. He had not tested his eyes for ten months then.

C. He had tested his eyes ten months before.

D. He didn’t have any test on his eyes in ten months.

26. Someone knocked on the door during my lunchtime.

A. I had lunch when someone knocked on the door.

B. When I had had lunch, someone knocked on the door.

C. I was having lunch when someone was knocking on the door.

D. I was having lunch when someone knocked on the door.

27. Steve left before my arrival.

A. When I arrived, Steve had already left.

B. Steve left as soon as I arrived.

C. While Steve was leaving I arrived.

D. Steve hadn’t left until I arrived.

28. I haven’t been here before.

A. Being here is a pleasant experience.

B. This is the first time I have been here .

C. I have wished to be here for long.

D. Before long I will be here.

29. The last time I saw Rose was three years ago.

A. I hasn’t seen Rose for three years.

B. I haven’t seen Rose three years ago.

C. I haven’t seen Rose since three years.

D. I haven’t seen Rose for three years.

30. When we arrived, the children were playing “Hide and Seek”

A. The children played “Hide and Seek” and then we arrived.

B. While the children were playing “Hide and Seek”, we arrived.

C. We arrived at the same time the children played “Hide and Seek”.

D. We didn’t arrive until the children played “Hide an

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 finished, 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 five years ago.

B. It has been five years when Mr. Brown bought this car

C. Mr. Brown has had this car for five years .

D. It is five years ago since Mr. Brown bought this car.

9. I might go camping. My friends have invited me.

A. My friends have invited me to go camping.

B. My friends have invited me go camping.

C. My friends have invited me going camping.

D. My friends have invited me that I might go camping.

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.

11. Have you heard the good news?

A. Carol in March had a baby.

B. In March, Carol had a baby.

C. Carol had in March a baby.

D. In March, had Carol a baby.

12. Although the driver slammed on his brakes, __________________

A. he was able to avoid hitting the small dog.

B. the small dog was not hit by the car.

C. he could run over the small dog.

D. he couldn’t avoid hitting the small dog.

13. John used to write home once a week when he was abroad.

A. John doesn’t now write home once a week any longer.

B. John enjoyed writing 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.

14. This is my tenth year working in this bank.

A. By the end of this year , I will work in this bank for ten years.

B. I have worked in this bank for ten years by the end of this year.

C. By the end of this year , I will have worked in this bank for ten years.

D. I had been working in this bank for ten years by the end of this year.

15. The famous actor was last seen in 2000.

A. The famous actor has not been able to see since 2000.

B. No one has seen the famous actor since 2000.

C. The famous actor didn’t see anyone in 2000.

D. No one saw the famous actor until 2000.

16. I came to live here three months ago.

A. It was three months since I lived here.

B. I’ve been living here for three months.

C. I lived here for three months.

D. I didn’t live here for three months.

17. She is sitting in a hotel room. Through the window, she sees a fat man.

A. She looks through the window and sees the fat man.

B. She and the fat man are in a hotel room.

C. The fat man wants to open the window and come in.

D. The fat man is looking in through the window.

18. She goes to the shops every Friday.

A. She goes every day to the shop but not on Friday.

B. It’s not Friday, but she’s going to the shops.

C. She always goes to the shops on Friday.

D. She never goes to the shops on Friday.

19. Michael took a deep breath and dived into the water.

A. After Michael had taken a deep breath, he dived into the water.

B. Having taken a deep breath, he dived into the water.

C. After Michael took a deep breath, he had dived into the water.

D. A & B are correct.

20. We started working here three years ago.

A. We worked here for three years.

B. We have no longer worked here for three years.

C. We have worked here for three years.

D. We will work here in three years.

21. It’s a long time since we last went to the cinema.

A. We have been to the cinema for a long time.

B. We haven’t been to the cinema for a long time.

C. We don’t go to the cinema as we used to.

D. We wish we went to the cinema now.

22. I haven’t finished this book yet.

A. I’m still reading this book.

B. I have read this book before.

C. The book I’m reading hasn’t finished.

D. I will read this book some day.

23. He used to jog every morning.

A. He enjoys jogging every morning.

B. He never fails to jog every morning.

C. He doesn’t now jog every morning.

D. He intended to jog every morning.

24. I have never felt happier than I do now.

A. I felt happier before.

B. I feel happy now.

C. I have never felt happy.

D. I have always felt happy.

25. He last had his eyes tested ten months ago.

A. He hasn’t had his eyes tested for ten months .

B. He had not tested his eyes for ten months then.

C. He had tested his eyes ten months before.

D. He didn’t have any test on his eyes in ten months.

26. Someone knocked on the door during my lunchtime.

A. I had lunch when someone knocked on the door.

B. When I had had lunch, someone knocked on the door.

C. I was having lunch when someone was knocking on the door.

D. I was having lunch when someone knocked on the door.

27. Steve left before my arrival.

A. When I arrived, Steve had already left.

B. Steve left as soon as I arrived.

C. While Steve was leaving I arrived.

D. Steve hadn’t left until I arrived.

28. I haven’t been here before.

A. Being here is a pleasant experience.

B. This is the first time I have been here .

C. I have wished to be here for long.

D. Before long I will be here.

29. The last time I saw Rose was three years ago.

A. I hasn’t seen Rose for three years.

B. I haven’t seen Rose three years ago.

C. I haven’t seen Rose since three years.

D. I haven’t seen Rose for three years.

30. When we arrived, the children were playing “Hide and Seek”

A. The children played “Hide and Seek” and then we arrived.

B. While the children were playing “Hide and Seek”, we arrived.

C. We arrived at the same time the children played “Hide and Seek”.

D. We didn’t arrive until the children played “Hide an

1.There was a heavy..DOWNPOOR.yesterday afternoon(pour)

2.Although the spilitting of the atom was one of the greatest sciencetific..BROKEN.of this century,there are people who wish it had never happened.(break)

3.The lovers stood,hand in hand,gazing at the..STARRY.sky(star)

4.He was very..UPSET.when his car was run ove(set)

5.There's been yet another..OUTBREAK.of cholera in Dehli(break)

6.Some people claim to be able to.FORETELL..the future(tell)

7.In Sweden,it os customary at a dinner pary for the person sitting on the left of the hostess to make a..SPEECH.(speak)

8.John's beginning to grow out of his jeans.I'd better..LONGING .them for him this weekend(long)

9.I was late for work this morning because my cảr had a.BREAKDOWN..on the motorway(break)

4. He was annoyed because his son often came home late.

He objected……his son's coming home late……………………………………………………………………………….

5. The prices have increased considerably in the past weeks.

There has…… been a considerable increase in the prices in the past weeks.………………………………………………………………………………….

6. May I borrow your car tonight, Dad?

Would you mind ………if I borrowed your car tonoght, Dad……………………………………………………………………...

7. If you have finished your homework by midnight, you can go to the party.

Unless …………you haven't finished your homework by midnight, you can go to the party.…………………………………………………………………………………

8. The teacher made her students work hard for the exam.

The students ………was made to work hard for the exam. by the teacher……………………………………………………………………………..

9. He was unable to paint the gate of his house because of the heavy rain.

The heavy rain………prevented him from painting the gate of his house…………………………………………………………………………..

10. He says he will help me, but I don’t believe him.

Although he promises ……to help me, I don’t believe him.……………………………………………………………………..

11. Her parents moved to Hanoi ten years ago.

It is ……10 years since her parents moved to HN………………………………………………………………………………………….

12. I wouldn’t tell her the true story if I were you.

You’d ……better not tell her the true………………………………………………………………………………………..

13. “Don’t forget to give me a ring tomorrow, Peter,” said Wendy.

Wendy reminded ………Peter to give her a ring tomorrow………………………………………………………………………..

14. If he asked me to go out with him, I would agree.

Were………he to asked me to go out with him, I would agree.……………………………………………………………………………………..

15. She started working as a secretary five years ago.

     She has........worked as a secretary for five years ...................................................................................................................

16. My French friend finds driving on the left difficult.

     My French friend isn’t.........used to driving on the left.........................................................................................

17. The children couldn’t go swimming because the sea was rough.

    The sea was too..........rough for the children to go swimming...................................................................................................

18. The mechanic serviced my car last week.

    I.........have my car serviced by the mechanic last week............................................................................................................................

19. It was such rotten meat that it had to be thrown away.

    The meat was..........so rotten that it had to be thrown away........................................................................................................

20. I haven’t eaten this kind of food before.

    This is the first...........time I have eaten this kind of food....................................................................................................

21. “Why don’t you put your luggage under the seat?” he asked.

     He suggested........that I put my  luggage under the seat........................................................................................................

22. Although he had a good salary, he was unhappy in his job.

     In spite of.......having a good salary, he was unhappy in his job...............................................................................................................

EXERCISE 1: Use the correct form of verbs in brackets.

1. In all the world, there (be) ____are______ only 14 mountains that (reach) ____reach______above 8,000 meters.

2. He sometimes (come) ____comes______ to see his parents.

3. When I (come) ____came______, she (leave) ___had left_______for Dalat ten minutes ago.

4. My grandfather___have__ never (fly) ______flown____ in an airplane, and he has no intention of ever doing so.

5. We __have___just (decide) ____decided______ that we (undertake) ______would undertake______ the job.

6. He told me that he (take) ___would take_______ a trip to California the following week.

7. I knew that this road (be) ___will be_______ too narrow.

8. Right now I (attend) ___attending_______ class. Yesterday at this time I (attend) _____was attending_____class.

9. Tomorrow I'm going to leave for home. When I (arrive) ____arrive______at the airport, Mary (wait) ___will be waiting_______ for me.

10. Margaret was born in 1950. By last year, she (live) ___has lived_______on this earth for 55 years

11. The traffic was very heavy. By the time I (get) _____got_____to Mary's party, everyone (arrive) ____had already arrived______

12. I will graduate in June. I (see) ____will see______ you in July. By the time I (see) _____see_____ you , I (graduate) ____will have graduated______.

13. I (visit) _____visited_____ my uncle's home regularly when I (be) ____was______ a child.

14. That book (be) _____has been_____ on the table for weeks. ______Haven't____ you (not read) ____read______ it yet ?

15. David (wash) ____is washing______ his hands. He______has____ just (repair) ___repaired_______ the TV set.

16. ______Have____ you (be) ____been______here before? Yes, I (spend) _____spent_____ my holidays here last year.

17. We ______have____ never (meet) ___met_______ him. We don't know what he (look) ________looks__ like.

18. The car (be) ___will have been______ ready for him by the time he (come) ___comes_______tomorrow.

19. On arriving at home I (find) ____found______that she_____has_____ just (leave) _____left_____a few minutes before.

20. When we (arrive) ______arrive____ in London tonight, it______will____ probably (rain) ____be raining_____.

21. It (rain) ___is raining_______ hard. We can't do anything until it (stop) ___stops_______

22. Last night we (watch) ____were watching______TV when the power (fail) ____failed______.

23. That evening we (stay) _____stayed_____up to talk about the town where he (live) ____has lived______for some years.

24. I (sit) _____sat_____down for a rest while the shoes (repair) ____were being repaired______.

25. Half way to the office Paul (turn) ____turned______round and (go) ____went______back home because he (forget) ___had forgotten_______to turn the gas off.

26. London (change) ____has changed______a lot since we first (come) _____came_____ to live here.

27. While we (talk) ____were talking ______on the phone the children (start) _____started_____fighting and (break) ___broke_______a window

28. He used to talk to us for hours about all the interesting things he (do) ______had done____ in his life.

29. You know she (stand) _____has been standing_____looking at that picture for the last twenty minutes.

30. I (spend) ____has spent______ a lot of time travelling since I (get) __got________this new job.

31. When we (be) ____were______ at school we all (study) _____studied_____Latin.

32. When I (meet) ______met____ him , he (work) ______had been working____as a waiter for a year.

33. After he (finish) _____had finished_____ breakfast he (sit) _____sat_____down to write some letters.

34. She (have) ____has______a hard life, but she's always smiling.

35. I think Jim (be) _____will be_____ out of town.

EXERCISE 1: Use the correct form of verbs in brackets.

1. In all the world, there (be) ______are____ only 14 mountains that (reach) _____reach____above 8,000 meters.

2. He sometimes (come) _____comes_____ to see his parents.

3. When I (come) ___came_______, she (leave) ____had left______for Dalat ten minutes ago.

4. My grandfather has never (fly) ____flown______ in an airplane, and he has no intention of ever doing so.

5. We have just (decide) ____decided______ that we (undertake) ______would undertake______ the job.

6. He told me that he (take) _______would take___ a trip to California the following week.

7. I knew that this road (be) ____was______ too narrow.

8. Right now I (attend) _____am attending_____ class. Yesterday at this time I (attend) ____was attending______class.

9. Tomorrow I'm going to leave for home. When I (arrive) _____arrive_____at the airport, Mary (wait) _____will be waiting_____ for me.

10. Margaret was born in 1950. By last year, she (live) ____had lived______on this earth for 55 years .

11. The traffic was very heavy. By the time I (get) ____got______to Mary's party, everyone had already (arrive) ___arrived_______

12. I will graduate in June. I (see) ____will see______ you in July. By the time I (see) ____see______ you , I (graduate) ____will have graduated______.

13. I (visit) _____visited_____ my uncle's home regularly when I (be) _______was___ a child.

14. That book (be) ____has been______ on the table for weeks. Haven't You (not read) _____read_____ it yet ?

15. David (wash) ______is washing____ his hands. He has just (repair) _____repaired_____ the TV set.

16. Have You (be) _____been_____here before? Yes, I (spend) _____spent____ my holidays here last year.

17. We have never (meet) ___met_______ him. We don't know what he (look) ____looks______ like.

18. The car (be) ______will have been____ ready for him by the time he (come) _____comes_____tomorrow.

19. On arriving at home I (find) _____found_____that she had just (leave) ______left____a few minutes before.

20. When we (arrive) ______arrive____ in London tonight, it will probably (rain) _____be raining_____.

21. It (rain) _____is raining_____ hard. We can't do anything until it (stop) ___stops_______

22. Last night we (watch) _____were watching_____TV when the power (fail) ____failed______.

23. That evening we (stay) ____stayed_____up to talk about the town where he (live) ______had lived____for some years.

24. I (sit) ____sat______down for a rest while the shoes (repair) ____were being repaired______.

25. Half way to the office Paul (turn) ____turned______round and (go) _____went_____back home because he (forget) ____had forgot______to turn the gas off.

26. London (change) ____has changed______a lot since we first (come) ______came____ to live here.

27. While we (talk) ___were talking_______on the phone the children (start) ____started______fighting and (break) _____broke_____a window

28. He used to talk to us for hours about all the interesting things he (do) _____had done_____ in his life.

29. You know she (stand) ____has been standing______looking at that picture for the last twenty minutes.

30. I (spend) ______have spent____ a lot of time travelling since I (get) _____got_____this new job.

31. When we (be) ______were____ at school we all (study) ______studied____Latin.

32. When I (meet) ______met____ him , he (work) ____had been working______as a waiter for a year.

33. After he (finish) ______had finished____ breakfast he (sit) _____sat_____down to write some letters.

34. She (have) ____has______a hard life, but she's always smiling.

35. I think Jim (be) _____has been_____ out of town.

EXERCISE 2: 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.

1. In all the world, there (be) ______are____ only 14 mountains that (reach) _____reach____above 8,000 meters.

2. He sometimes (come) _____comes_____ to see his parents.

3. When I (come) ___came_______, she (leave) ____had left______for Dalat ten minutes ago.

4. My grandfather has never (fly) ____flown______ in an airplane, and he has no intention of ever doing so.

5. We have just (decide) ____decided______ that we (undertake) ______would undertake______ the job.

6. He told me that he (take) _______would take___ a trip to California the following week.

7. I knew that this road (be) ____was______ too narrow.

8. Right now I (attend) _____am attending_____ class. Yesterday at this time I (attend) ____was attending______class.

9. Tomorrow I'm going to leave for home. When I (arrive) _____arrive_____at the airport, Mary (wait) _____will be waiting_____ for me.

10. Margaret was born in 1950. By last year, she (live) ____had lived______on this earth for 55 years .

11. The traffic was very heavy. By the time I (get) ____got______to Mary's party, everyone had already (arrive) ___arrived_______

12. I will graduate in June. I (see) ____will see______ you in July. By the time I (see) ____see______ you , I (graduate) ____will have graduated______.

13. I (visit) _____visited_____ my uncle's home regularly when I (be) _______was___ a child.

14. That book (be) ____has been______ on the table for weeks. Haven't You (not read) _____read_____ it yet ?

15. David (wash) ______is washing____ his hands. He has just (repair) _____repaired_____ the TV set.

16. Have You (be) _____been_____here before? Yes, I (spend) _____spent____ my holidays here last year.

17. We have never (meet) ___met_______ him. We don't know what he (look) ____looks______ like.

18. The car (be) ______will have been____ ready for him by the time he (come) _____comes_____tomorrow.

19. On arriving at home I (find) _____found_____that she had just (leave) ______left____a few minutes before.

20. When we (arrive) ______arrive____ in London tonight, it will probably (rain) _____be raining_____.

21. It (rain) _____is raining_____ hard. We can't do anything until it (stop) ___stops_______

22. Last night we (watch) _____were watching_____TV when the power (fail) ____failed______.

23. That evening we (stay) ____stayed_____up to talk about the town where he (live) ______had lived____for some years.

24. I (sit) ____sat______down for a rest while the shoes (repair) ____were being repaired______.

25. Half way to the office Paul (turn) ____turned______round and (go) _____went_____back home because he (forget) ____had forgot______to turn the gas off.

26. London (change) ____has changed______a lot since we first (come) ______came____ to live here.

27. While we (talk) ___were talking_______on the phone the children (start) ____started______fighting and (break) _____broke_____a window

28. He used to talk to us for hours about all the interesting things he (do) _____had done_____ in his life.

29. You know she (stand) ____has been standing______looking at that picture for the last twenty minutes.

30. I (spend) ______have spent____ a lot of time travelling since I (get) _____got_____this new job.

31. When we (be) ______were____ at school we all (study) ______studied____Latin.

32. When I (meet) ______met____ him , he (work) ____had been working______as a waiter for a year.

33. After he (finish) ______had finished____ breakfast he (sit) _____sat_____down to write some letters.

34. She (have) ____has______a hard life, but she's always smiling.

35. I think Jim (be) _____has been_____ out of town.

EXERCISE 2: 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.