1. The farmers _____ in the field now.
A. were working B. have worked C. worked D. are working
2. The war _____ out three years ago.
A. broke B. had broken C. has broken D. was breaking
3. This morning while I ______ for the bus, the rain stopped.
A. waited B. have waited C. had waited D. was waiting
4. He ______ a cup of coffee every morning.
A. drinks B. drank C. is drinking D. has drunk
5. Up to the present, Nam_____ good work in his class.
A. does B. has done C. had done D. did
6. Phong ______ at the university so far.
A. had worked B. was working C. worked D. has worked
7. She _____ English before she came to England.
A. studied B. had studied C. would study D. studies
8. Mr. Harry ______ in the army from 1980 to 1985
A. had served B. has served C. is serving D. served
9. How____ since we____ school?
A. are you/ left B. will you be / left C. have you been/ left D. have you
been/ had left
10. Who ______ when I came ?
A. were you talking to B. are you talking to C. you are talking to D. you were
talking to
11. I _____ in the waiting room when I heard someone_____ me.
A. am sitting/ to call B. was sitting/ call C. am sitting/ called D. have sat / called
12. My son was sleeping when I ______ home.
A. went B. has gone C. had gone D. would go
13. Yesterday when I _____ at the station, the train _______ for 15 minutes.
A. arrived/ had left B. arrives/ has left C. arrived/ left D. had arrived/ left
14. When we _____ there, people ______ calmly.
A. got/ are waiting B. got/ were waiting C. got/ waited D. get/ wait
15. While I __________ in the street, I saw my old friend.
A. was walking B. am walking C. walk D. walked
16. “When did you come here?” “I ____ here since last Sunday.”
A. have been B. had been C. was D. am
17. People ____ English and French in Canada.
A. speak B. have spoken C. had spoken D. are speaking
18. While I was going to school yesterday, I ____ him.
A. meet B. met C. will meet D. am meeting
19. They were in a hurry because they thought that the class _____.
A. had already begun B. have already begun C. was begun D. will begin

20. We _____ in this house for ten years.
A. are living B. were living C. had lived D. have lived
13. ___________________ to rain before you woke up this morning?
A. Did it begin B. Had it begun C. Has it begun D. Began
21. Pasteur ___________________ in the 19 th century.
A. was living B. lived C. had lived D. has lived
22. While she ___________________ the room, she broke the vase.
A. was cleaning B. has cleaned C. had cleaned D. cleaned
23. By the time we got to the market, all the shops ___________________ .
A. have closed B. were closing C. had closed D. closed
24. John ___________________ his first piece of music when he was ten years old.
A. wrote B. was writing C. writes D. written
25. My daughter saw an elephant this morning, but she ___________________ one before.
A. had never seen B. has never seen C. never sees D. never had seen
26. While Mai ___________________ the meal, her brother ___________________ the
house.
A. cooked / clean B. cooked/was cleaning C. was cooking/cleaned D. was
cooking / was cleaning
27. The manager ___________________ a letter when I interrupted him.
A. has read B. reads C. was reading D. read
28. The film ___________________ when we arrived at the cinema.
A. has begun B. begun C. had begun D. begins
29. When I ___________________ home, my parents ___________________ to work.
A. got / went B. was getting / went C. got / had gone D. was getting / had
gone
30. Ann ___________________ very hard at the moment.
A. has studied B. studied C. is studying D. studies
31.The accident ___________________ when we were on the way to HN.
A. had occurred B. occurring C. occurred D. occur
32. They ________________ small cups of coffee after they __________________ dinner.
A. had drunk / finished B. drank / finished C. drank / had finished D. were drinking /
finished
33. The sun _______________ before I _________________ ready to go.
A. set / had been B. had set / was C. was setting / was D. was setting / had
been
34. In Hamlet, the opening scene ___________________ place at night.
A. was taking B. takes C. is taking D. has taken
35. You ____________ your new hat when I _______________ you yesterday.
A. wore / had met B. wore / was meeting C. were wearing / met D. were wearing / had
met
36. Andrew _______________ the test before so he _____________ it very easy.
A. did / had found B. was doing / found C. had done / found D. did / was finding

37. When he ____________ at the station, his train already _____________ .
A. arrived / left B. arrived / had left C. had arrived / left D. arrives /
leaves
38. The phone ___________________ suddenly while Jane was doing the housework.
A. rang B. was ringing C. had rung D. is ringing
39. Sarah has got an exam soon, so she ___________________ very hard at the moment.
A. works B. was working C. worked D. is working
40. Rosemary ___________________ to agree with us now.
A. is appearing B. appear C. appeared D. appears
41. Look! That man ___________________ your bike!
A. is stealing B. stealing C. steals D. stolen
42. Bettie usually ___________________ television in the evening.
A. has watched B. watching C. watches D. watch
43. It ______________ quite often in Britain during the winter.
A. is snowing B. snows C. snowed D. was snowing
44. I ___________________ Mai for five years. I wonder where she is now.
A. don’t see B. hadn’t seen C. haven’t seen D. didn’t see
45. Water ___________________ at 100 degrees Celsius.
A. is boiling B. boiling C. boils D. boil
46. Eric ___________________ a flat yet, so he’s still living with his parents.
A. didn’t find B. is finding C. hasn’t found D. found
47. We ___________________ any interesting films lately.
A. didn’t see B. haven’t seen C. saw D. have seen
48. She looked into her bag but the money ___________________ !
A. was going B. has gone C. had gone D. went
49. It was midnight. Outside it ________________ very hard.
A. rains B. is raining C. rained D. was raining
50. Up to now, the pollution problems ________________ yet.
A. haven’t solved B. are not solving C. hadn’t solved D. will not have solved

1. The farmers _____ in the field now.
A. were working B. have worked C. worked D. are working
2. The war _____ out three years ago.
A. broke B. had broken C. has broken D. was breaking
3. This morning while I ______ for the bus, the rain stopped.
A. waited B. have waited C. had waited D. was waiting
4. He ______ a cup of coffee every morning.
A. drinks B. drank C. is drinking D. has drunk
5. Up to the present, Nam_____ good work in his class.
A. does B. has done C. had done D. did
6. Phong ______ at the university so far.
A. had worked B. was working C. worked D. has worked
7. She _____ English before she came to England.
A. studied B. had studied C. would study D. studies
8. Mr. Harry ______ in the army from 1980 to 1985
A. had served B. has served C. is serving D. served
9. How____ since we____ school?
A. are you/ left B. will you be / left C. have you been/ left D. have you
been/ had left
10. Who ______ when I came ?
A. were you talking to B. are you talking to C. you are talking to D. you were
talking to
11. I _____ in the waiting room when I heard someone_____ me.
A. am sitting/ to call B. was sitting/ call C. am sitting/ called D. have sat / called
12. My son was sleeping when I ______ home.
A. went B. has gone C. had gone D. would go
13. Yesterday when I _____ at the station, the train _______ for 15 minutes.
A. arrived/ had left B. arrives/ has left C. arrived/ left D. had arrived/ left
14. When we _____ there, people ______ calmly.
A. got/ are waiting B. got/ were waiting C. got/ waited D. get/ wait
15. While I __________ in the street, I saw my old friend.
A. was walking B. am walking C. walk D. walked
16. “When did you come here?” “I ____ here since last Sunday.”
A. have been B. had been C. was D. am
17. People ____ English and French in Canada.
A. speak B. have spoken C. had spoken D. are speaking
18. While I was going to school yesterday, I ____ him.
A. meet B. met C. will meet D. am meeting
19. They were in a hurry because they thought that the class _____.
A. had already begun B. have already begun C. was begun D. will begin

20. We _____ in this house for ten years.
A. are living B. were living C. had lived D. have lived
13. ___________________ to rain before you woke up this morning?
A. Did it begin B. Had it begun C. Has it begun D. Began
21. Pasteur ___________________ in the 19 th century.
A. was living B. lived C. had lived D. has lived
22. While she ___________________ the room, she broke the vase.
A. was cleaning B. has cleaned C. had cleaned D. cleaned
23. By the time we got to the market, all the shops ___________________ .
A. have closed B. were closing C. had closed D. closed
24. John ___________________ his first piece of music when he was ten years old.
A. wrote B. was writing C. writes D. written
25. My daughter saw an elephant this morning, but she ___________________ one before.
A. had never seen B. has never seen C. never sees D. never had seen
26. While Mai ___________________ the meal, her brother ___________________ the
house.
A. cooked / clean B. cooked/was cleaning C. was cooking/cleaned D. was
cooking / was cleaning
27. The manager ___________________ a letter when I interrupted him.
A. has read B. reads C. was reading D. read
28. The film ___________________ when we arrived at the cinema.
A. has begun B. begun C. had begun D. begins
29. When I ___________________ home, my parents ___________________ to work.
A. got / went B. was getting / went C. got / had gone D. was getting / had
gone
30. Ann ___________________ very hard at the moment.
A. has studied B. studied C. is studying D. studies
31.The accident ___________________ when we were on the way to HN.
A. had occurred B. occurring C. occurred D. occur
32. They ________________ small cups of coffee after they __________________ dinner.
A. had drunk / finished B. drank / finished C. drank / had finished D. were drinking /
finished
33. The sun _______________ before I _________________ ready to go.
A. set / had been B. had set / was C. was setting / was D. was setting / had
been
34. In Hamlet, the opening scene ___________________ place at night.
A. was taking B. takes C. is taking D. has taken
35. You ____________ your new hat when I _______________ you yesterday.
A. wore / had met B. wore / was meeting C. were wearing / met D. were wearing / had
met
36. Andrew _______________ the test before so he _____________ it very easy.
A. did / had found B. was doing / found C. had done / found D. did / was finding

37. When he ____________ at the station, his train already _____________ .
A. arrived / left B. arrived / had left C. had arrived / left D. arrives /
leaves
38. The phone ___________________ suddenly while Jane was doing the housework.
A. rang B. was ringing C. had rung D. is ringing
39. Sarah has got an exam soon, so she ___________________ very hard at the moment.
A. works B. was working C. worked D. is working
40. Rosemary ___________________ to agree with us now.
A. is appearing B. appear C. appeared D. appears
41. Look! That man ___________________ your bike!
A. is stealing B. stealing C. steals D. stolen
42. Bettie usually ___________________ television in the evening.
A. has watched B. watching C. watches D. watch
43. It ______________ quite often in Britain during the winter.
A. is snowing B. snows C. snowed D. was snowing
44. I ___________________ Mai for five years. I wonder where she is now.
A. don’t see B. hadn’t seen C. haven’t seen D. didn’t see
45. Water ___________________ at 100 degrees Celsius.
A. is boiling B. boiling C. boils D. boil
46. Eric ___________________ a flat yet, so he’s still living with his parents.
A. didn’t find B. is finding C. hasn’t found D. found
47. We ___________________ any interesting films lately.
A. didn’t see B. haven’t seen C. saw D. have seen
48. She looked into her bag but the money ___________________ !
A. was going B. has gone C. had gone D. went
49. It was midnight. Outside it ________________ very hard.
A. rains B. is raining C. rained D. was raining
50. Up to now, the pollution problems ________________ yet.
A. haven’t solved B. are not solving C. hadn’t solved D. will not have solved

V. Choose the correct answers.

1.Nam.......my uncle yesterday.

a.visit b.visits c. was visiting d. visited

2, She ........ here two days ago.

a, didn't come b. doesn't come c. comes d,come

3. .......... to the library last Monday ?

a, do you do b, did you do c, you went d, are you going

4, We....... Joan at the party ? She .... a red dress.

a.Do you meet / wears b, Did you meet / wears

cDo you meet / was wearing d, Did you meed / was wearing

5, What ........ When I ..... you last night ?

a, did you do / was phoning b, did you do / phoned

c, were you doing / phone d, were you doing / phoned

6, Where ....... you yesterday afternon ? I ..... at my uncle's house.

a, are/ am b,was/was c, were/ were d,were/ was

7, When I walked into the room , it was empty . But there was a smell of cigarettes. Somebody..... in the room.

a, was smoking b, were smoking c, has been smoking d, had been smoking

8. When I arrived at the party. Tom ...... home.

a, has already gone b, had already gone

c,already has gone d, had gone already

9,When Mary came back from the beach , she look very very red from the sun, She ....... in the sun too lonh.

a. had been lying b, was lying c, lay d, has been lying

1) She was tired. She.................. for a long time

A. Has been learning B. had been learning C. learned D. was learning

2) Before the prime Minister leaves New Your he............ several talks.

A. will have had B. would have C. will be having D. has

3) We had just got out of car when it................ to set fire.

A. has begun B. had begun C. was beginning D. began

1. when I got home I found that water...........down the kitchen walls

A. run B. was running C has run D had been running

2 after he .............his Enlish course , he went to England to continue his study

A has finish B had finished C was finished D would finish

3. how ..............since we ...........college

a. are you/left b. were you/left c. have you been/ have left d. have you been/ left

4. I................much of you lately. We ..............three months ago

A. haven't seen / last met B. didn't see/ met C. haven"t seen/ have meet D. didn"t see/have met

5. when I arrived at the meeting the first speaker............speaking and the audience........

A. just finished/were clapping B. had just finished/had clapped C. had just finished/ were clapping D. just finished/ had clapped

6. he...........his job last month and then he.......out of work

A. lost/was B. was lost/had been C. has lost/was D. lost/ has been

7. In the 19th century, it ......tow or three months to across North America by covered wagon

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

8.she ........to Ha Noi last year

A. went B. go C. goes D. is going

9. Right now, Jim ..............the newspaper and Kathy .......dinner

A. reads/has cooked B. is reading/is cooking C. has read/ was cooking D. read/ will be coking

Choose the best answer

1. I ___ a lot of time travelling since I ___ this new job.

A. spend/get B.have spent/get C. spent/got D. have spent/got

2. When I ___ at school, we all ___ Latin.

A. was/study B. am/study C. was/studies D. had been/studied

3. After he ___ breakfast, he ___ down to write some letters.

A. has /sat B. has had/sits C. had had/sits D. hat had/sat

4. When we arrived at the stadium last Sunday, the match ___ already ___.

A. had/started B. started C. has/started D. had/started

5. They ___ a house by June next year.

A. will built B. are building C. have built D. will have built

6. The film ___ by 2.00 tomorrow.

A. ends B. will end C. is ending D. will have ended

7. Tom ___ to Hanoi before.

A. is never B. was never C. have never been D. has never been

8. When we came to the stadium, the match ___.

A. already begins B. already began C. had already begun D. have already begun

9. This is the first time I ___ such a beautiful girl.

A. ever saw B. had even seen C. have never seen D. ever seen

10. He ___ in this school before he ___ for England.

A. taught/had left B. had taught/left C. taught/has left D. has taught/left

11. Fifty minutes ___ the maximum length of time allotted for the exam .

A. are B. is C were D. be

12. One of my neighbours____ curious about other people's private life.

A. being B. were C. is D. been

13. Seven months ____ a long time for me to wait.

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

14. A lot of restaurants ____ open at night.

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

15. My brother and I................swimming almost every day last summer. A. went B. had been going C. were going D. had gone

16. We............ when someone knocked at the door. A.Talked B. had talked C.were talking D. were talked

17. When the robbery happened, the security guard..................! A. slept B. was sleeping C. had slept D. was slept

18. Jack...................chess before so I showed him what to do. A. hadn't been playing B. didn't play C. wasn't playing D. hadn't played

19. I wasn't sure how Belinda would react because I............ her Iong. A. didn't know B. wasn't knowing C. hadn't been knowing D. hadn't known

20. Ian.................. at the factory long when he was made a manager. A. hadn't been working B. wasn't working C. didn't work D. wasn't worked

21. I wanted to say goodbye to Jerry, but he............. A. was already left B. already left C had already been leaving D had already left

22. When we got to the airport, I realised I................ my passport at home! A was left B had left C left D had been leaving

1 we did not visit the museum because we had no time a if we have time , we will visit the museum b if we had time , we would visit the museum c if we had had time , we would have visited the museum d if we had had time , we will visit the museum 2 he looked frightened as if he ................ a ghost a sees b is seeing c has seen d had seen 3 ........... resigned , we would have been forced to sack him a had he not b had not he c he had not d he not had 4 if you ................ me about the bad service , we’d have eaten there a did not tell b would not have told c had not told d had told 5 the teacher was absent today, so class was canceled . if she ........... absent again tomorrow , class ........ tomorrow,too a is/will cancel b is / will be canceled c was / would be canceled d was/ would cancel 6 if you .................. to my advice in the first place , you............... in this mess right now a listen/will be b had listened / would not have been c will listened / would not be d had listened/ would not be 7 if i had been absent from class yesterday , i ............. the math test a would missed b would have missed c will miss d miss 8 if you ............... here earlier , you ............. her a had come / would have met b come / meet c came / would meet d comes will meet 9 i think you should stop smoking a if i am you , i will stop smoking b if i were you , i will stop smoking c if i were you , i would stop smoking d if i had been you , i would stop smoking 10 if i were , i would work harder a you would rather not work so hard c you should work harder c you should work with me d do not work so hard

1. We____________ since we left school.

A. don’t meet ​B. didn’t meet ​C. won’t meet ​D. haven’t met

2. My friend_____________ to the museum last weekend.

A. goes ​B. went ​C. had gone ​D. have gone

3. Thu and Lan______________ close friends for years.

A. are ​B. were ​C. had been ​D. have been

4. Our Singaporean friends_______________ to visit our school last year.

A. is coming ​B. come ​C. came ​D. have come

5. I and Kenny____________ penpal friends since I____________ Singapore.

A. are-visit ​B. were-visited ​C. have been-visited ​D. were-have visited

6. The kids_____________ that show before.

A. didn’t see ​B. don’t see ​C. aren’t seeing ​D. haven’t seen

7. How long_______________ you_____________ for me?-For an hour.

A. did-waited ​B. do-wait ​C. have-waited ​D. have-wait

8. Up to now, the teacher ___________our class 5 tests.

A. give​B. giving ​C. have given ​D. is giving

9. When my younger brother was young , he usually__________

A. was crying ​B. cried ​C. has been crying ​D. used to cry

10. David ____________ born after his father ___________

A. were/ died ​B. was/ died​C. was/ had died​D. is/ had died

11. Please be quiet! I _________.

A. is working​ B. am working​C. are working​D. is...used to want

12. Mary_________ from London

A. came​ B. come​C. are coming​D. comes

13. Sometimes I _________ up before the sun rises

A. get​ B. got​C. gets​D. am getting

14. When my younger brother was young, he usually__________

A. was crying ​B. cried ​C. has been crying ​D. used to cry

15. David ____________ born after his father ___________

A. were / died ​B. was / died​C. was / had died​D. is / had died

16. When I _________ a child, I _________ to be a doctor

A. was / wanted ​B. was / want​C. was / used to want​D. is / used to want

17. Sometimes I_________ up before the sun rises

A. get​ B. got​C. gets​D. am getting

18. My mother __________home 3 day ago.

A. arrived​B. arrives​C. is arriving​D. arriving

19. What__________ your mother __________ now?

A. do/ do​B. does/ do​C. is/ doing​D. will/ do

20. The children __________ in the park at the moment.

A. playing​B. is play​C. is playing​D. plays

21. It’s the sixth time I_________ this novel.

A. have been reading B. am reading ​C. have read ​D. read

22. Thomas_________ Spanish since 2005.

A. learnt ​B. is learning ​C. have learnt ​D. has learnt

23. Paul_________ to learn French in 2005.

A. have begun ​B. has begun ​C. begins ​D. began

24. Since 1975, I_________ Jane.

A. haven’t seen ​B. didn’t see ​C. saw ​D. will see

25. They_________ Hoi An several times

A. have visited ​B. visited ​C. has visited ​D. will visit

26. My mother_________ a chance to visit Hue.

A. never has ​B. has never had ​C. had never had ​D. never had

27. Our city_________ a lot so far

A. changes ​B. has changed ​C. changing ​D. changed

28. They_________ a new bridge from MT to BT recently

A. build ​B. are building ​C. have built ​D. built

29. _________ your father_________ your PC yet?

A. have/installed ​B. has/installed ​C. does/install ​D. did/install

30. How long_________ Mr. Smith_________ in this school?

A. did/teach ​B. has/taught ​C. does/teach ​D. have/taught

31. She was thoughtfully looking at him while he​ a newspaper

​A. read ​B. was reading ​C. has read​D. has been reading

32. While I ​ the floor, Mrs. Paker began cooking

​A. swept​B. was sweeping​C. has swept​D. has been sweeping

33. When Jack​ me, I​a letter

​A. was phoning/ wrote​B. phoned/ has been writing

​C. phoned/ was writing ​D. has phoned/ was writing

34. I ​my report when you entered the hall

​A. made​B. have been making​C. was making​D. have made

35. She​ this exercise yesterday at 8o’clock

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

36. After Diego ____ lunch, he ____ to some music for a while.

​A) finished / had listened ​B) had finished/listened

​C) finished / listened ​​D) had finished /had listened

37. Peter ___ his homework when the phone ____ .

​A) had just finished/rang ​B) had just finished/had rung

​C) just finished/rang ​​D) just finished/had rung

38. The streets ___ wet yesterday because it ____ early in the morning.

​A) had been/rained ​B) were/rained ​C) had been/had rained ​D) were/had rained

39. When Danny and Cecelia ___ , they ___ each other for two weeks.

​A) had gotten married/only knew ​B) had gotten married/had only known

​C) got married/had only known ​D) got married/only knew

40. The movie ____ by the time we ____ to the theater.

​A) had already started/had gotten ​B) already started/gotten

​C) had already started/got ​D) already started/had gotten