1/ We arrived home and found that  a burglar ( break ) in. 

2/ We aren’t hungry. We ( have ) Lunch. 

3/ I had finished my work before ( go ) to bed. 

4/ While John was reading a book, Mary ( watch ) TV. 

5/ He ( return ) to his hometown recently. 

6/ She ( just come ) back from Japan. 

7/ She ( not take ) a bus to school every day. 

8/ ……………. Your sister ( like ) lemon juice? 

9/ We ( learn ) English at the moment. 

10/ She ( buy ) some food yesterday. 

11/ I ( not be ) here last week. 

12/ The children ( play ) noisily when their father came home. 

13/ I ( work ) as a taxi driver since I was twenty. 

14/ How long …………… you ( learn ) English? 

15/ The doctor ( come ) in twenty minutes. 

16/ I ( not do ) that work tomorrow. 

17/ We (visit) that city last year. 

18/ I have been here since I ( be) ten years old. 

19/ My sister always ( wash) her hands before meals. 

20/ Please don’t say anything while I ( learn) my lesson. 

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

choose the best answers.

câu1:they went home after they         their work.

a. have finished. b. had finished. c. finished. d.would have finished.

câu2: there was a knock on the door while we        the game show on TV.

a. were enjoying. b.enjoyed. c. had enjoyed. d. had been  enjoyed.

câu3: I wondered why he               his job.

a. has changed. b. changes. c. used to change. d.had changed.

câu4: It is year since I          tina.

a.moving. b. see. c.had seen. d. shaw.

câu5: I asked my father why he         to this city , but he couldn't answer.

a.moving.b.had moved.c.will move.d.has moved. 

câu6: Peter left half an hour ago. he          for you for a long time then.

a.was waiting. b. has been waiting. c. will be waiting. d. had been waiting.

câu7: john went to the post office to ask about his package but they kept saying that it            yet.

a.doesn't arive. b. hadn't arrived. c.is arriving. d.was on the day.

câu8:when the orginal star of the play     ill, Mary           an unexpected chance to play the leading  role.

a.fell-got. b.has fallen-would get. c.was falling-há got. d.falls-has been getting.

câu9:dan made a lot of friends while he            around America.

a. was traveling. b. has traveled. c. will be traveling.d.had traveled.

cau10. david was fed up. he           for the bus for an hour.

a. had been waiting.b.waited.c.has been waiting.d.was waiting.

Homework (1.6.2021)

Choose the best answer

1. After he…………………..his English course, he went to England to continue his study

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

2. I………………much of you lately. We……………………..three months ago

A. haven’t seen- last meet                 B. didn’t see- met     

C. haven’t seen- have meet               D. didn’t see- have met

3.  The Chinese……………….spaghetti dishes for a long time before Marco Polo……………..back to Italy

A. made- brought                              B. have made- brought     

C. made- had brought                                 D. had been making- brought

4. 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

5. 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

6. In the last hundred years, travelling…………………..much easier and more comfortable

A. become            B. has become                C. became                  D. will became

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

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

8. In the past, the trip……………….very rough and often dangerous, but things……….a great deal in the last hundred and fifty years

A. was- have changed    B. is- change                          

C. had been- will change       D. has been- changed

9. She…………….Hanoi last year

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

10. Now you ………………from New York to Los Angeles in a matter of hours

A. are flying                   B. would fly                           C. will fly                      D. can fly

11. When Carol………………..last night, I…………….my favorite show on television

A. was calling- watched           B. called- have watched        

C. called- was watching           D. had called- watched

12. 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 cooking

13. Last night at this time, they…………………………..the same thing. She……………..and he…………the newspaper

A. are doing- is cooking- is reading   B. were doing- was cooking- was reading

C. was doing- has cooked- is reading         D. had done- was cooking- read

14. Sam…………..to change a light bulb when he…………….and…………………….

A. was trying-slipped- fell                B. tried- was slipping- falling

C. had been trying- slipped- was falling     D. has tried- slips- falls

15. Every day I ______up at 6 o’clock, ____breakfast at seven o’clock and_____for work at 8 o’clock

A. get- eat- leave            B. have got- eating- leaving         

C. got- ate- left             D. will get- have eaten- left

16. I_____ for this company for more then thirty years, and I intend to stay here until I_____next year

A. am working- will retire       B. am going to work- am retiring

C. work- am going to retire     D. have been working- retire

17. My mother is the first……………..up and the last………………….to bed

A. getting- going

B. to get- going                      

C. getting- to go                     

D. to get- to go

18. The team……………..a single match so far this season

A. doesn’t win

B. didn’t win

C. hasn’t won                         

D. hadn’t won

19. By the time you receive this letter, I …………….for the USA

A. have left

B. will leave

C. will have left                     

D. am leaving

20. Up to now, the manager ………………..a lot of information about his secretary.

A. learned

B. has learned                        

C. had learned                       

D. learns

21. Where is Mary? _ She ……………her homework in her room.

A. is performing

B. is making                           

C. is doing                              

D. is learning

22. While I ……………….along the road, I saw a friend of mine.

A. was cycling

B. have cycled                       

C. cycled                               

D. am cycling

23. By the time I . . . . . . . . . . this report, I will give you a ring.

A. type

B. will type                            

C. have typed                         

D. will have typed

24. While my mother ________ a film on TV, my father was cooking dinner. It was March 8^th yesterday.

A. watched                      

B. was watching                    

C. had watched                      

D. watches

25. The plane from Dallas ________ two hours late, so I missed my connecting flight from Frankfurt to London.

A. took on                      

B. took in                               

C. took over                           

D. took off

26. When we came, a party _________ in the hall.

A. is being held

B. had being held                   

C. will be held                        

D. was being held

27. He ………….. in the same house since 1975.

A. has lived

B. is living                                

C. lived                                 

D. had lived

28. When I came to visit her last night, she ________ a bath.

A. is having                      

B. was having                        

C. has                                     

D. had

29.When we arrived at the restaurant, the others __________ .

A. left                               

B. have left                            

C. had left                              

D. are leaving

30. I learned that the college ________ in 1900

A. found                             

B. was founded                   

C. founded                  

D. had been founded

31. If I ________ 10 years younger, I _________ the job.

A. am/ will take                

B. were/ would take               

C. would be/ took        

D. had been / would take

32. By the time he _____________ to the meeting, it had begun for 15 minutes.

A. had gone                     

B. has gone                            

C. went                        

D. was going

33. He began to feel ill while ___________________.

A. he is doing the exam     

B. he did the exam     

C. he would do the exam     

D. he was doing the exam.

34. Since 1980, scientists the world over _____ a lot of things to fight against AIDS.

A. have done            

B. are doing                          

C. did                                     

D. had done

35. Now my sister _____ a bicycle of her own.

A. is having

B. are having                          

C. has                                     

D. had

36. Last week, my professor promised that he _____

A. would come

B. will come                           

C. comes                                

D. coming

37. My girl friend arrived after I _____ for her about half an hour.

A. was waiting

B. had been waiting               

C. have been waiting             

D. have waited 

38. I _____ in Quang Ngai before I moved to Binh Thuan.

A. have been living

B. have lived                          

C. had lived                           

D. had been living

39. While I ____________ T.V last night, a mouse ran across the floor.

A. watch            

B. watched                             

C. am watching                      

D. was watching

40. While they were ________tables, he was _________ the radio.

A. arranging – listening to

B. arranging – hearing

C. laying -listening to             

D. making- hearing

Choose the underlined part among A, B,C or D that needs correcting.

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