III. Choose the best answer:

1.     My father ______ for a car-making factory since 1995.(worked/ has worked/ have worked)

2.     The Robinson _______ in Ha Noi in 2000. (arrived / arrive / has arrived / will arrive)

3.     Nick _______ sick yesterday, so he didn’t go to school. (is / was / has been / will be)

4.     If I _______ enough money, I’ll buy a dictionary. (have / had / will have / would have)

5.     Don’t be noisy! I _______ my homework (am doing / was doing / do / did)

6.     This old man is often busy with______waste paper after school.(collecting/ collected/ collects/ to collect)

7.     My brother usually _______ to work early. (go/ goes / went / has gone)

8.     I _______ anything for two days, so I am very hungry now. (haven’t eaten/ didn’t eat/ don’t eat)

9.     She enjoys _______ cartoon in her free time. (watching / watches / watched / watch)

10. My pen pal, Maryam _______ a letter to me since last year. (didn’t write / doesn’t write / hasn’t written)

11. A: “I’m very tired” – B: “You should _______ inside. (stay/ staying /. stayed / be staying)

12. _______ there is too much fog, the flight was cancelled. (Because / and / But / Although)

13. Mai visited all the famous places in Ha Noi_______ she was tired. (although/ because/ but / or)

14. We got wet _______ we forgot the umbrella at home. (so/ because / and / therefore)

15.             My friend Lan likes  ______ flowers  after school.( arranging / playing / doing / studying)

I. Circle the best option to complete each sentence:
1. We have lived in this town _________ 1998
a. for b. since c. ago d. in
2. “Let’s go to the new movie down town”. “Thanks, but I _________ it already”
a. have seen b. saw c. had seen d. ever seen
3. _________ flown in an aero plane before?
a. Have you ever b. Had you ever c. Are you d. Do you
4. Jack _________ his homework yet, so he won’t go out with his friends
a. finish b. has finished c. doesn’t finish d. hasn’t finished
5. I’ve worked here _________ six years
a. for b. since c. over d. in
6. Have you ever _____ the United States?
a. been in b. been to c. gone in d. gone to
8. They _________ married for 22 yearsa. have got b. have been c. was d. got
9. Robert _________ in three important water polo games so far
a. played b. had played c. is playing d. has played
10. Nothing _________ in this town since I first visited it
a. changed b. was changing c. changes d. has changed
11. Because Lan _________ breakfast, she isn’t hungry now
a. was eating b. eats c. ate d. has eaten
12. Up to now, I _________ a lot of information about her
a. will learn b. learnt c. would learn d. have learnt
13. She has worked as a secretary _________ she graduated from college
a. since b. until c. before d. while
14. I’m a vegetarian. I _________ meat since I was a child
a. haven’t eaten b. don’t eat c. haven’t been eating d. am not eating
15. I _________ here for ten years
a. lives b. am living c. live d. have been living
16. Tom was leaning against the wall, out of breath. He _________
a. was running b. has been running c. has run d. would run
17. I’m sorry, Mrs Johnson hasn’t _________
a. arrived just b. already arrived c. arrived already d. arrived yet
18. My cousins _________ seen a kangaroo
a. have never b. never have c. has never d. haven’t never
19. I _________ to London five times already this week
a. went b. have gone c. have been d. was going
20. Margaret has _________ here since February
a. being worked b. working c. been working d. been worked

Choose the best answer to fill in each blank.

1. This is the most interesting novel

A. I’ve read B. I had read C. I’ve never read D. I’ve ever read

2. I haven’t seen you .

A. since a long time B. for ages

C. ages D. for long existence

3. It every day so far this week.

A. rained B. has rained C. rains D. is raining

4. I any letter from him yet.

A. haven’t received B. will receive

C. don’t receive D. didn’t receive

5. We to Da Lat several times. It’s a foggy city.

A. were B. have been C. were being D. had been

6. I haven’t met him since he school.

A. left B. was leaving C. had left D. was left

7. My uncle on this farm since he was 20.

A. has worked B. have worked C. worked D. was working

8. He London 2 years ago and I him since then.

A. left/ hadn’t seen B. left/ haven’t seen

C. was living/ haven’t seen D. left/ didn’t seen

9. By the time Tom got back, Peter .

A. have gone B. went C. will go D. had gone

10. She in Hue for twenty years.

A. lives B. has lived C. lived D. will live

11. It was the most exciting film I .

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

12. They have been in love with each other they were young.

A. while B. until C. for D. since

13. I the money from him yet.

A. haven’t received B. don’t receive

C. will receive D. am receiving

14. They for nearly 50 years.

A. marry B. have been married

C. married D. will marry

15. How many times there so far? A few times.

A. have you been B. would you be

C. were you D. had you been

16. It’s at least a month since Tom.

A. I last seen B. I last see C. I have last seen D. I last saw

17. We almost every lesson in this book so far.

A. study B. studies C. has studied D. have studied

18. We that television program.

A. never watch B. not never watch

C. have never watched D. has never watched

19. Up to then, I such a big fire.

A. have never seen B. had never seen

C. never seen D. never see

20. I her since I a student.

A. know/ am B. knew/ was

C. have known/ am D. have known/ was

1. I _______this film twice.

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

2. –Peter, please help me do the washing up. – Sorry, Mum. I ____TV.

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

3. The farmers _____ in the field now.

A. were working B. have worked C. worked D. are working

4. The war _____ out three years ago.

A. broke B. had broken C. has broken D. was breaking

5. He ______ a cup of coffee every morning.

A. drinks B. drank C. is drinking D. has drunk

6. She ______ a lot of new books.

A. had just bought B. has just bought C. buys D. bought

7. Up to the present, Nam_____ good work in his class.

A. does B. has done C. had done D. did

8. At present, that author ______ a historical novel.

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

9. By next month, I _____ my first novel.

A. will finish B. am going to finish C. finish D. will have finished

10. Phong ______ at the university so far.

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

11. How long _____ able to drive? – since 1990.

A. could you B. have you been C. were you D. are you

12. They ______ since eight o’clock.

A. are talking B. have been talking C. talked D. talk

13. My brother _______ in the army from 1990 to 1995.

A. served B. has served C. had served D. is serving

14. At this moment, I _____ that we have a good chance of victory.

A. was feeling B. am feeling C. feel D. had been feeling

15. I _____ the money from him yet.

A. haven’t received B. don’t receive

C. will receive D. am receiving

16. This is the most interesting book _____ .

A. I’ve read B. I had read C. I’ve ever readed D. I’ve ever read

17. I ____ him ten days ago.

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

18. It ______ a long time since I last saw him.

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

19. She _____ so hard this week that she doesn’t have time to go to the hairdresser’s.

A. works B. worked C. has been working D. had worked

20. Mr. John_______ to Los Angeles in 1992.

A. had gone B. has gone C. went D. was going

21. What ______ to you yesterday?

A. happened B. did happen C. had happened D. has happened

22. I never go to Australia. I _____ to Australia yet.

A. will go B. went C. haven’t been D. have been

23. What _____ do at 7:00 tomorrow morning.

A. will you B. shall you C. were you D. did you

24. Why ______ you come yesterday?

A. couldn’t B. can’t C. didn’t D. A and C

25. My mother ______ in this factory since 1990

A. works B. worked C. has worked D. had worked

26. I _____ my hair before breakfast this morning.

A. washed B. had washed C. was washing D. have washed

27. I _____ about him when he suddenly came in.

A. talk B. talked C. am talking D. was talking

28. He will finish this work before you _______ here tomorrow.

A. leave B. will leave C. would leave D. are going to leave

29. Don’t make noise. My mother ______ with her friends.

A. is talking B. was talking C. talks D. talked

30. He _____ in this office for ten years by next Monday. A. will have been working

B. would be working C. will work D. will be working

31. No sooner _____ the office than the telephone rang.

A. was he leaving B. he was leaving C. he had left D. had he left

32. George______ this movie three times.

A. sees B. has seen C. saw D. had seen

33. Food, air and clothes _______ necessary for life.

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

34. He ______ a visit to Halong Bay in 1995.

A. had paid B. paid C. has paid D. pays

35. This morning while I ______ for the bus, the rain stopped.

A. waited B. have waited C. had waited D. was waiting

36. What _____ during the last few weeks.

A. did you do B. had you been doing

C. have you been doing D. were you doing

37. Up to now, the teacher _______ our class five tests.

A. gives B. is giving C. has given D. had given

38. The students _____ English now.

A. study B. are studying C. will study D. have studied

39. I don’t feel good. I _____ work tomorrow.

A. won’t be going B. won’t go to C. don’t go D. went

40. He is tired because he ____ all day.

A. had worked B. has worked C. worked D. works

41. _____ at home tonight?

A. are you staying B. do you stay

C. were you staying D. did you stay

42. We _____ in this house for ten years.

A. are living B. were living C. had lived D. have lived

43. She ____ in the departure lounge for a long time.

A. is waiting B. was waiting C. waits D. has waited

44. I ______ my driving test on Friday.

A. have passed B. had passed C. passed D. was passing

45. I ______ a vegetarian since 1998.

A. am B. was C. have been D. had been

1. She can't meet us on Saturday. She ..........

A. will work B. is working C. goes to work D. has worked

2. I ........... all morning but I haven't finished

A. worked B. have worked C. were working D. have been working

3. When I got to the station, Andrew ........., so I didn't see him

A. left B. was leaving C. had left D. has left

4. His house is still for sale

-> Nobody ..................................

5. We have known each other since 1995

-> We first ................................

6. There isn't a baker's in this village any more

-> There used .............

7. Jack is not nearly as energetic as he used to be

-> Jack used ..................

Synthetic exercises

1, When I was a kid, I dreamed of being a professional singer.

→ I used to ___________________________________________ .

2, When my father was young, he was a writer about the misfortunes of the old society.

→ He used to _________________________________________________________ .

3, My father worked at a confectionery factory in 1995.

→ My father has _____________________________________ .

4, I started working at an airport in Canada for about 3 months.

→ I have ___________________________________________ .

5, Sadly, my grandfather passed away three months ago.

→ I wish ___________________________________________ .

6, Tomorrow, my brother will go abroad to study in England for about 3 years.

→ I wish ______________________________________________________ .

14. Huong.............on the phone when I came in.

a. talked

b. was talking

c. has talked

d. has been talking.

15. I ...........TV at 8.30 last night.

a. watched

b. was watching

c. has watched

d. had wached.

16. While I was working in the garden, my son................video games.

a. was playing

b. has played

c. played

d. has been playing.

17. While mother............dinner the phone rang.

a. cooked

b. has cooked

c. had cooked

d. was cooking.

18. The child..........before the doctor arrived.

a. died

b. had died

c. has died

d. was dying

19.My father ............. For HCMUT from 1995 to 2004.

a. was working b. has worked

c. had worked

d. worked

20. We ............ English this time last week.

a. learned

b. were learning

c. have learned

d. had learned