PRESENT AND PAST TENSES

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

​1. He was writing to his friend when he __________a noise.

​A. was hearing ​B. heard ​C. had heard         D. hears

​2. I __________many people since I came here in June.

​A. met ​B. has met ​C. was meeting       D. have met

3. We __________ Maths at this time last week.

​A. were learning      B. are learning   ​          C. was learning    ​ D. learnt

4. She was playing games while he __________a football match.

​A. watched ​B. watches              ​C. was watching        D. watching

5. She __________to Ho Chi Minh city last year.

​A. goes ​B. has gone            ​C. go                          D. went 

6. Since we came here, we ______ a lot of acquaintances.

A. have had​      B. had​  C. have​           ​      D. are having

7. __________he playing football now?

​A. Will ​B. Does ​C. Was            ​ D. Is 

8. Every morning, I often sit in my garden and____ to my nightingale sing.

​A. listening ​B. listen ​C. listened              D. listens

9. She __________school when she was six.

A. start​B. started​C. has started        D. are starting

10. I. __________TV when the telephone rang.

​A. watched ​B. was watching​C. are watching    D. have watched

11. She__________ lunch by the time we arrived.

​A. had finished ​B. finished ​C. have finished   D. finishing

12. This record-shop__________ be a book-shop a few years ago. 

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

13. I couldn't come to the party because I __________go to work.

​A. have ​B. had to ​C. have got           D. had

14. Yesterday, I _______ for work late because I _______ to set my alarm.

A. had left / forgot ​B. was leaving / was forgetting

C. left / had forgot ​D. had been leaving / would forget

15. By the time we ____ to the train station, Susan _____ for us for more than two hours.

A. will get / has been waiting ​B. got / was waiting

C. got / had been waiting ​D. get / will wait

16. While her brother was in the army, Sarah ___________ to him twice a week.

​A. was writing​B. wrote​C. has written       D. had written

17. The Titanic _______ the Atlantic when it _______ an iceberg.

A. was crossing / struck ​B. had crossed / was striking

C. crossed / had struck ​D. is crossing / strikes

18. In the 19th century, it _______ two or three months to cross North America by covered wagon.

​A. took  ​B. had taken ​C. had taken          D. was taking

19. Last night at this time, they ____ the same thing. She ______ and he _________ the Newspaper.                                                                                                                                            A. are not doing / is cooking / is reading                                                                                             ​B. were not doing / was cooking / was reading                                                                                                        C. was not doing / has cooked / is reading ​                                                                                                             D. had not done / was cooking /read                                                                                                    20. When I _____ home last night, I ____that Jane ______ a beautiful candlelight dinner.                                                                                                                                                    A. had arrived / discovered / prepared                                                                                                    B. was arriving / had discovered / was preparing                                                                                       C. have arrived / was discovering / had prepared                                                                                D. arrived / discover

Part A: Multiple Choices

    1. He was writing to his friend when he __________a noise. 

    A. was hearing     B. heard     C. had heard          D. hears 

    2. I __________many people since I came here in June. 

    A. met     B. has met     C. was meeting       D. have met

3. We __________ maths at this time last week. 

    A. were learning     B. are learning                 C. was learning        D. learnt

4. She was playing games while he __________a football match. 

    A. watched     B. watches             C. was watching        D. watching 

5. She __________to Ho Chi Minh city last year. 

    A. goes     B. has gone            C. go                         D. went  

6. Since we came here, we ______ a lot of acquaintances.

A. have had                  B. had        C. have               D. are having

7. __________he playing football now?     

    A. Will     B. Does     C. Was                         D. Is  

8. Every morning, I often sit in my garden and____ to my nightingale sing. 

    A. listening     B. listen     C. listened              D. listens 

9. She __________school when she was six.

A. start    B. started    C. has started        D. are starting

10. I. __________TV when the telephone rang.

    A. watched     B. was watching    C. are watching    D. have watched

11. I will contact you as soon as I ___________the information.

A. will get                B. get                               C. got                  D. had got

12. If he's late again, I_____ very angry.

A. am going to be        B. will be         C. would be            D. am

13. A: “The phone is ringing”     B. “ I ______it”.

      A. answer         B. will answer       C. have answered            D. will be answering

14. Yesterday, I _______ for work late because I _______ to set my alarm.

A. had left / forgot     B. was leaving / was forgetting

C. left / had forgot     D. had been leaving / would forget

15. By the time we ____ to the train station, Susan _____ for us for more than two hours.

A. will get / has been waiting     B. got / was waiting

C. got / had been waiting     D. get / will wait

16. While her brother was in the army, Sarah ___________ to him twice a week.

    A. was writing    B. wrote    C. has written       D. had written

17. The Titanic _______ the Atlantic when it _______ an iceberg.

A. was crossing / struck     B. had crossed / was striking

C. crossed / had struck     D. is crossing / strikes

18. In the 19th century, it _______ two or three months to cross North America by covered wagon.

    A. took      B. had taken     C. had taken          D. was taking

19. Last night at this time, they _______ the same thing. She ______ and he _________ the Newspaper.

A. are not doing / is cooking / is reading     B. were not doing / was cooking / was reading

C. was not doing / has cooked / is reading     D. had not done / was cooking /read

20. After he ____________ his English course, he went to England to continue his study.

     A. finish         B. finishes              C. finished        D. had finished 

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

A. I didn’t see 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.

23. I haven't visited the museum for three months. 

It is three months since I have visited the museum. 

I didn't visit the museum three months ago. 

C. The last time I had visited the museum was three months ago. 

D. It is three months since I visited the museum.

24. "John began playing the piano 10 years ago" 

 John played the piano 10 years ago.             C. John has played the piano for 10 years. 

 John used to play the piano 10 years ago.     D. John doesn't play the piano anymore 

25. The last time I saw her was a week ago.     . 

 I haven't seen her for a week.     C. I haven't seen her since a week. 

 I have seen her for a week.     D. I have seen her since a week.

Part B: ERROR REGCONITION

1. When I walk past the park, I saw some children play football. 

      A                                B                 C       D     

2. After John eaten dinner, he wrote several letters and went to bed. 

     A                      B                       C            D 

3. What did you do at 9 o'clock last night? I phoned you but nobody answered. 

    A                              B                  C                      D      

4. When I arrived at the station, the train has already left. 

    A         B       C                                           D     

  5. Ann and Susan have known each other during they were at school. 

                                        A                  B            C               D     

  6. She has disappeared three days ago, and they are still looking for her now. 

                    A                                             B               C                       D

  7. After Mrs. Wang had returned to her house from work, she was cooking dinner

                                                   A           B                    C                          D

  8.   It’s the first time I saw this film

           A                    B        C        D

  9. After he graduates from university, he joined the army.

         A                 B         C                                        D

  10. Up to now, there had been no woman being chosen the US president.

             A                           B        C                      D

PART C:  WRITE THE CORRECT TENSES

Last night we (watch) __________TV when the power (fail) __________.

London (change) ___________ a lot since we first (come) __________ to live here.

I (spend) __________ a lot of time travelling since I (get) __________this new job.

She (have) __________a hard life, but she’s always smiling.

He sometimes (come) __________ to see his parents.

Last month I (be) _____________ in the hospital for ten days.

What you (do) ____________________ when I (ring) ________________ you last night?

I (not see) __________________ him since last Sunday.

My mother (come) __________________ to stay with us next week.

When he lived in Manchester, he (work) _________________ in a bank.

Columbus (discover) ___________________ America more than 400 years ago.

Listen! The birds (sing) ________________.

______You (receive) _______________ any letter from your parents yet?

How long ________Bob and Mary (be) ___________________ married?

She (ask) _________________ me to tellabout him several times.

John (watch) __________________ TV at 8:00 last evening.

He (do) ________________ his homework before he (go) _____________ to the cinema.

Hurry up! The train (come) ____________________.

We (not talk) _______________ to each other for a long time.

He (feel) _________________ asleep while he (do) __________________ his homework.

1.          He was writing to his friend when he __________a noise.

A. was hearing            B. heard                       C. had heard                D. hears

2.          I __________many people since I came here in June.

A. met                         B. has met                   C. was meeting           D. have met

3.          We __________ maths at this time last week.

A. were learning         B. are learning            C. was learning           D. learnt

4.          She was playing games while he __________a football match.

A. watched                  B. watches                   C. was watching          D. watching

5.          She __________to Ho Chi Minh city last year.

A. goes                        B. has gone                 C. go                           D. went 

6.          Since we came here, we ______ a lot of acquaintances.

A. have had                 B. had C. have            D. are having

7.           __________he playing football now?

A. Will                        B. Does                       C. Was                        D. Is 

8.          Every morning, I often sit in my garden and____ to my nightingale sing.

A. listening                 B. listen                       C. listened                   D. listens

9.          They ____the exercise when their teacher comes back.

A. are doing                B. will be doing          C. do                           D. would do

10.      By Christmas, I ____ for the company for five years.

A. shall have been working                B. shall work

C. have been working                         D. shall be working

I. Passive Voice:

1.  My grandmother is knitting a new sweater.

Ø   

2.  You mustn't use this machine after 5.30 o'clock.

Ø   

II. Conditional Sentences:

1.  He can't go out because he has to study for his exam.

If

2.  She is lazy so she can't pass the exam.

If

III. Wish Sentences:

1. I don't understand this point of grammar. I wish I ______ it better.

A. understood                 B. would understand     

C. had understood          D. understands

2. It never stops raining here. I wish it ______ raining.

A. stopped                      B. would stop                  C. had stopped    D. will stop

3. I miss my friends. I wish my friends ______ here right now.

A. were                           B. would be                     C. had been         D. was

4. I should never have said that. I wish I ______ that.

A. didn't say                    B. wouldn't say               C. hadn't said      D. says

5. I speak terrible English. I wish I ______ English well.

A. spoke                          B. would speak               C. had spoken     D. speaks

III. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete each sentence. (1,5 pts)

1. The news _________bad. She fainted after hearing that bad news.

A. was                    B. were                  C. is                       D. are

2. He ate some dirty vegetables last night, so he had a ________.

          A. headache            B. stomachache      C. toothache                     D. bad cold

3. Would you like to have _________water?

          A. some                  B. any                    C. a few                 D. many

4. _________interesting stories are! They are worth reading.

          A. What                 B. Why                  C. How                  D. Which

5. I need some butter. I’m going to the ________.

          A. stationer’s          B. butcher’s            C. baker’s               D. grocer’s

6. I promise I _________ and visit you.

          A. am coming         B. will come                     C. have come          D. am going to come

7. She is never late for school and _________is her sister.

          A. either                 B. so                      C. neither               D. too

8. The doctor says you should spend ________time playing video games.

          A. lots of                B. all your              C. most of your       D. a little

9. Nga decided ________how to use a sewing machine.

          A. to learn              B. learn                  C. learning              D. learnt

10. You’ve made a lot of mistakes in your work. You should never do it _________.

          A. hurry                  B. hurried               C. in a hurry           D. such hurry

11. Our school year usually starts in late August. It _________ for almost 9 months.

          A. wastes               B. lasts                   C. lengthens           D. takes

12. Neighbors don’t spend _________ time together as they used to do in the past.

          A. more                  B. less                    C. most                  D. as much 

13. It’s a very busy airport. There are planes _________ and landing every 5 minutes.

          A. going up            B. taking off                     C. getting up                     D. driving off

14. "Would you like to go to the movie downtown?"- "Thanks, but I _______ that film already."

          A. had seen            B. was seeing                   C. have seen           D. would see

15. “What about going to the movies?” – “_________”

          A. That’s a good idea.                           B. thanks

          C. Yes, I’d love to.                               D. We are going to the movie

III. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete each sentence. (1,5 pts) 1. The news _________bad. She fainted after hearing that bad news. A. was B. were C. is D. are 2. He ate some dirty vegetables last night, so he had a ________. A. headache B. stomachache C. toothache D. bad cold 3. Would you like to have _________water? A. some B. any C. a few D. many 4. _________interesting stories are! They are worth reading. A. What B. Why C. How D. Which 5. I need some butter. I’m going to the ________. A. stationer’s B. butcher’s C. baker’s D. grocer’s 6. I promise I _________ and visit you. A. am coming B. will come C. have come D. am going to come 7. She is never late for school and _________is her sister. A. either B. so C. neither D. too 8. The doctor says you should spend ________time playing video games. A. lots of B. all your C. most of your D. a little 9. Nga decided ________how to use a sewing machine. A. to learn B. learn C. learning D. learnt 10. You’ve made a lot of mistakes in your work. You should never do it _________. A. hurry B. hurried C. in a hurry D. such hurry 11. Our school year usually starts in late August. It _________ for almost 9 months. A. wastes B. lasts C. lengthens D. takes 12. Neighbors don’t spend _________ time together as they used to do in the past. A. more B. less C. most D. as much 13. It’s a very busy airport. There are planes _________ and landing every 5 minutes. A. going up B. taking off C. getting up D. driving off 14. "Would you like to go to the movie downtown?"- "Thanks, but I _______ that film already." A. had seen B. was seeing C. have seen D. would see 15. “What about going to the movies?” – “_________” A. That’s a good idea. B. thanks C. Yes, I’d love to. D. We are going to the movie

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

1. …………… he always did well on his English tests, his parents were not surprised that he got an B level.

A. When          B. Since           C. Because of  D. Although

2. You should keep the milk in the refrigerator, ……………   it doesn't go bad.

A. since           B. so that         C. because       D. after
3. You should say goodbye to your brother…………… you leave for Europe.
 A. despite       B. after            C. since           D. before

4. _________ he is old, he wants to travel around the world.

A. In spite of   B. Although    C. Despite       D. Because
5. …………… my father has high blood pressure, he has to watch what he eats.
 A. Although   B. After           C. Since           D. Before
6. …………… I came to this country, I couldn't speak a word of English.
 A. Since         B. After           C. When          D. Before
7. I'll let you know ……………  I come back.
 A. though       B. since           C. because       D. before
8. He doesn't understand ……………  he doesn't speak French very well.

A. whenever    B. so that         C. because       D. before
9. He spoke slowly ……………  she would understand.

A. while          B. after            C. so that         D. because
10. …………… you stop crying, I'll buy you an ice cream.

A. Unless        B. If                C. Since           D. As

Choose from the four options given (marked A, B, C and D) one best answer to complete each sentence. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.         

1. He __________ out of his house since he __________ his color TV.

    A. hasn’t been - has bought                                                B. hasn’t been - bought

    C. wasn’t - has bought                                            D. wasn’t - bought

2. __________ adequate precautions are taken, there is no risk involved in the operation.

   A. Although                        B. Providing                C. Nevertheless            D. Even

3. The computer won’t work unless you _________ these cables.

    A. connect                         B. connected                C. don't connect          D. didn’t connect

4. Let’s go to the zoo, _________?

    A. don’t we                         B. don’t you                C. shall we                  D. will you

5. He ran out of money so he had to ________ some from his friend.

   A. borrow                             B. ask                          C. lend                                    D. earn

6. Not once _________ his promises.

   A. he is keeping                   B. he keeps                  C. did he keep            D. has he kept

7. The teacher didn't explain the reason ________ he was punished.

   A. what                                B. which                      C. how                                    D. why

8. Mothers are always _________ towards their children, aren’t they?

   A. protect                             B. protective               C. protected                D. protections

9. Don’t tell me I didn’t lock the door last night. I remember __________ it.

   A. to lock                             B. lock                         C. locked                     D. locking

10. I’ll give you a ring _________ we get back from our vacation.

   A. and                                  B. as soon as               C. as long as                D. since

11. Would you mind _________ in this library?                                                 

   A. not to smoke                   B. not smoke               C. not smoking            D. don’t smoke

12. Those mushrooms are ________. Don’t eat them!

   A. poisoned                          B. poisoning                C. poisonous               D. poison 

13. I __________ the piano in my room at this time yesterday.

   A. played                             B. were playing           C. was playing            D. have played

14. I saw your school's ________ in today's edition of  The Vietnam News.

   A. advertising                      B. advertises               C. advertised               D. advertisement

15. He tried to walk ________ so as not to be late for school.

   A. fast                                  B. quick                       C. rapid                       D. slowly

16. Do you want _________ by the doctor?

    A. to examine                      B. to be examined       C. being examined      D. examining

17. I am _________ that you liked it.

   A. surprised                          B. surprising                C. surprise                   D. surprisingly

18. Very often the chocolate inside is not as exciting as its __________ .

   A. coat                                 B. wrapper                  C. cover                       D. paper

19. Alan is really impressed by the _________ of the city and by the friendliness of its people.

    A. beautiful                         B. beauty                    C. beautifully               D. beautify

20. The boss said that he would fly to Ho Chi Minh City __________ day.

   A. next                                B. the previous            C. the following           D. the before

IV. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete each sentence.

15. The toad was very ___ because he tried to find way to the heaven to sue God.

A. mean                      B. generous                           C. kind                       D. brave                    

16. ______ nice the weather is today!

A. That                       B. Which                                C. What                      D. How

17. My father sometimes goes ____ in the forests. He'd like to find some more food for our family.

A. hunted                   B. hunting                              C. to hunt                   D. hunt            

18. -  "_____ finish the work today?" -" Yes, you must"

A. Ought we to          B. Do we have to                  C. May we                 D. Can we

19. The 54 ethnic peoples of Vietnam are ____ , but they live peacefully.

A. diverse                  B. alike                                   C. unlike                    D. similar                               

20. Most of my friends prefer detective stories ____ cartoons.

A. to                            B. from                                   C. than                        D. as

21. ____ spring comes, many Vietnamese villages prepare for a new festival season.

A. Nevertheless        B. When                                 C. While                     D. However

22. You should buy the blue sweater. It suits you ____ than the red one.

A. better                     B. good                                   C. the best                  D. well                                                  

23. A tradition is something we do that is special and ___ down through the generations.

A. is passing              B. is passed                           C. passed                   D. passing

 24. "Do you think that I ___ apologize to him?"

A. should                   B. could                                 C. may                        D. need

25. In 2010, Ha Noi ___ its 1000^th anniversary.

A. commemorated                B. remembered         C. celebrated             D. worshipped               

26. _____ ethnic group has a larger population, the Tay or the Ede?

A. Why                       B. Who                                   C. Which                    D. What        

27. The ____ of quan ho singing has been recognized as a world heritage.

A. song                       B. performance                     C. preservation         D. procession                       

28. Saint Giong was unable to talk, smile, or walk ____  he was three years old.

A. while                     B. if                                         C. even though          D. because                  

29. While I ___ the performance, I met one of my old friends.

A. am watching         B. watch                                 C. watched                 D. was watching