EXERCISES
Exercise 1 – Put the verbs in brackets in the correct verb tense form.
1. Please don’t make so much noise. I (study) ...am studying...
2. My father usually (have) ..has.... tea for breakfast.
3. What ....was.. you (do) ..doing.... at this time yesterday ?
4. I (watch) ..watched.... that film with my sister last week.
5. We (study) ..have studied.... almost every lesson in this book so far.
6. He (win) ..won.... the gold medal in 2009.
7. We (not see) ...haven't seen.. your father for ages.
8. He (type) ...had typed... ten letters by lunchtime yesterday.
9. All of you (take) .are going to take..... the graduation examination in two months’ time.
10. By the end of this year, I (work) ..have been working.... here for 18 years.
11. He (see) ....saw.. her while he (walk) ...walked... down the street.
12. I thought they (wait) ...... for us for half an hour.
13. After he (do) ..had done.... his homework, he went to the cinema.
14. We (not see) ..haven't seen.... her since she (leave) ..left.... school.
15. When I (be) .was..... a boy, I often (go) ...went... fishing with my teacher.
16. When I (leave) .left..... my office last night, it (still..

Exercise 2 – Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it has a similar meaning to the original one.
1. I have never read this kind of book before.
- It is the first time ...I have read this kind of book...
2. I have never read such an interesting novel.
- This is the most .interesting novel I have ever read.....
3. She began to work as a secretary in 2005.
- She has ..worked as a secretary since 2005....
4. He hasn’t seen his sister since she left for Japan.

⇒ He last saw his sister when she left for Japan.

1, we have never watched that TV programme

2, we watched a good progamme on TV last night

3, he has read that novel many timer before

4, he read that novel again during my last vacation

5, i had a little trouble with my car last week

6, however i haven't had no trouble with my car since then

7, i haven't seen John for a long time . I saw him 3 weeks ago

8, the school bell rang We must go now

9, i met mary last night . She has become a very big girl

10, he is very thirsty .he hasn't drunk since this morning

11, it is very hot . Summer has come.

12,they have studied at this school for 7 years now

13, they began to study at this school 7 years ago

14, since when have you known her?

15, how long ago did he start to learn french?

16, she lost her handbag on the train yesteday mỏning

17, my mother has been in hospital for a long time and she cannot go home yet

18, his dog has just ran out of the garden

19, mr brown has travelled by air several times in the past

20, he travelled to mexico by air last summer

Ex1. Put the verb in brackets in the present perfect or the simple past tense

1, we (never watch)........have never watched................ that TV programme

2, we (watch )......watched........ a good progamme on TV last night

3, he (read)........has read......... that novel many timer before

4, he (read)........read......... that novel again during my last vacation

5, i (have) ...........had........ a little trouble with my car last week

6, however i (have).......have had........... no trouble with my car since then

7, i (not see)......haven't seen.......John for a long time . I (see).......saw...... him 3 weeks ago

8, the school bell (ring )........is ringing....... We must go now

9, i (meet )......met.......mary last nigh . She (become)......has became.......... a very big girl

10, he is very thirsty .he ( not drink)...hasn't drunk......... since this morning

11, it is very hot . Summer (come)......is coming.....

12,they (study).......have been studying........ at this school for 7 years now

13, they (begin).....began........... to study at this school 7 years ago

14, since when ( you know)..........have you known........her?

15, how long ago (he start)........did he start........... to learn french?

16, she (lose) ...lost.......... her handbag on the train yesteday mỏning

17, my morther (be).......has been......... in hospital for a long time and she cannot go home yet

18, his dog (just run)...........has just run..... out of the garden

19, mr brown (travel)..........travelled......... by air several times in the past

20, he (travel)................travelled............ to mexico by air last summer

Ex1. Put the verb in brackets in the present perfect or the simple past tense

1, we (never watch)........have never watched................ that TV programme

2, we (watch )......watched........ a good progamme on TV last night

3, he (read)........has read......... that novel many timer before

4, he (read)........read......... that novel again during my last vacation

5, i (have) ...........had........ a little trouble with my car last week

6, however i (have).......have had........... no trouble with my car since then

7, i (not see)......haven't seen.......John for a long time . I (see).......saw...... him 3 weeks ago

8, the school bell (ring )........is ringing....... We must go now

9, i (meet )......met.......mary last nigh . She (become)......has become.......... a very big girl

10, he is very thirsty .he ( not drink)...hasn't drunk......... since this morning

11, it is very hot . Summer (come)......is coming.....

12,they (study).......have been studying........ at this school for 7 years now

13, they (begin).....began........... to study at this school 7 years ago

14, since when ( you know)..........have you known........her?

15, how long ago (he start)........did he start........... to learn french?

16, she (lose) ...lost.......... her handbag on the train yesteday mỏning

17, my morther (be).......has been......... in hospital for a long time and she cannot go home yet

18, his dog (just run)...........has just run..... out of the garden

19, mr brown (travel)..........travelled......... by air several times in the past

20, he (travel)................travelled............ to mexico by air last summer

III/ Simple past & present perfect

GIÚP MÌNH VỚI NHÉ

1. I _____moved________________ (move) to Seattle in January. I _________have lived____________ (live) here for 3 months now. I _______lived______________ (live) in Canada from 1978 to 1980.

2. My friend ___has lived___________ (live) in Seattle since 1990.

3. My teacher in my country was British. I ________has studied_________ (study) with her for 1 year.

4. Now my teacher is American. I _______has been studying__________ (study) with her since the beginning of the quarter.

5. My father _______worked___________ (work) hard all of his life. (he is dead.)

6. My father _____has worked_____________ (work) hard all of his life. (He is alive.)

7. My friend works at Microsoft now, but before that, she ______had______________ (have) a job with Boeing.

8. Since January, I _______have had__________ (have) a great job. I feel very lucky.

9. My parents ______have liked______________ (like) my girlfriend since they met her.

10.Last night, I __________talked_____________________ (talk) to my friend.She___has had________ (have) great news. She’s getting married soon. But she _____hasn't told______________ (tell/not) her parents yet.They ________have been__________________________ (be) angry at her for two weeks because she ______________borrowed______________________ (borrow) their car and____had____________ (have) an accident two weeks ago

11.Last week, I _______met______ (meet) my friend at a Restaurant. We __________had___ (have) many things to talk about. He is married now. He ________has been__________ (be) married for 2 years. Since 1990, he _____has worked__________ (work) for a travel agency. He ___has travelled_________ (travel)around the world two times and he is going to go again next year. I _______have never met______ (meet/never) his wife. He_________said__________ (say) she likes to travel, too.

EX1:

EX1:

EX 1: Chia các động từ trong ngoặc ra thì simple past hoặc present perfect:
1) We (study) studied a very hard lesson the day before yesterday.
2) We (study) have studied almost every lesson in this book so far.........
3) We (never watch) have never watched that televisionprogram .......
4) We (watch) watched an interesting program on television last night...
5) My wife and I have had travelled .(had travelled) by air many times in the past
6) My wife and I (travel) travelled to Mexico by air last summer
7) I (read) have read .that novel by Hemingway sevaral times before.
8) I (read) read that novel again during my last vacation.
9) I (have) had a little trouble with my car last week.
10) However, I (have) have had no trouble with my car since then.
11) I (have ) have had this toy since my birthday.
12)We (live ) have lived .in HN for ten years now and like it a lot.
13)The last time I (go) went to HN was in May
14)When my parents were on holiday I ( stay) have stayed with my aunt for a week
15)I (not see ) haven't seen my son for ages .He (not visit ) haven't visted me since May
16)Tom ( be) has been to HN twice .He loves it very much
17)My sister (work ) has worked for an enterprise for two years .That was after college
18)I (move) moved to HN in 2001 .I (be ) have been .there a long time now
19)It was so cold today that I (wear) wore a sweater at school
20)So far this month there (be ) has been three robberies in this street
21)When I was young I (meet ) have met him three times
22)In the past few years ,it (become ) become more and more difficult to get into university
23)I (feel ) have felt better since I ( live) lived there
24) Since I (be ) have been in this city I ( not see) didn't see him
EX 2: Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì QKĐ hay HTHT
1. I (lose) losed my key. I can't find it anywhere.
2. Did You (see) see the film on TV last night?
3. Jill (buy) bought a new car two weeks ago.
4. His hair is very short. He (have) have had a haircut.
5. Last night I (arrive) arrived home at 10.30. I (have) had .a bath then I (go) went to bed.
6. When did (you/give) you give up smoking?
7. The car looks very clean. Did You (wash) wash it?
8. I don't know Carol's husband. I (never meet) have never met him.
9. She (work) has worked in this company since she (leave) leftvher school.
10. I (smoke) smoked 20 cigarettes yesterday.
11. They (not speak) haven't spoken to each other since they quarelled.
12. I wonder where he (live) has lived since then.
13. Their child (try) have tried to learn English for years, but he (not succeed) hasn't succeed yet.
14. She alredly (drink) has drunk . three cups of tea since I (sit) sat here.
15. I (wait) have waited here for her since seven o'clock and she (not come). hasn't come yet.
16. My father (work) has worked in this factory for many years.
17. Has John (do) done his homework recently?
18. Look! That light (burn) is burning all night
19. I (see) saw .Lan since yesterday
20. Lan (not visit) hasn't visited their parents since last month
EX 3: Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì HTHT
1. I (live) have lived .here for 3 years. Tom (never be) has never been ..in Hanoi.
2. I (read) have read the novel written by Jack London several times before.
3. He (write) has written a book since last year.
4. How long have you (learn) learned English?
5. Many people (never see) have never seen snow. Has It (stop) stopped raininf yet?
6. ''Would you like something to eat?'' ''No, thank you. I (just have) have just had lunch''
7. It's the first time she (drive). has driven a car.
8. I (not see) haven't seen him since last Christmas. We (go). have went to Vung Tau saveral times.
9. He already (write) has written to his parents. Lien (not prepare) hasn't prepared her lessons yet.
10. They just (receive) have received a package form their grandfather.
11. Miss Huong (teach) has taught us English for 2 years. She (be) has been there for 20 year.
12. Has .she (feed) fed her dog yet?
13. We never (take) have taken a bus to school before.
14. She (do) has done her homework recently. They (not hand) haven't handed in their essay yet.
15. Have you (meet) met the new student yet?
16. She already (finish) has finished her homework. I (wait) have waited for her since half past six.
17. Nam (talk) has talked with her many times. She (be) has been happy since she (have ) has had a computer.
18. They (build) have built .that buiding two year. The show just (begin) has begun You are a bit late

Cuối cùng cũng xong...haizzzzzz.....lần sau bạn đừng hỏi 1 lúc nhiều như vậy....nhìn hoa cả mắt

1 we (go) ..WERE GOING...to school when it rained

2 you HAVE already USED (use) the computers

3 we (clearn) ..HAVE LEARNED ..english since we were ten

4 when we came ,out teacher (teach) ..WAS TEACHING .. The new lesson

5 the last time i (go) ...WENT...to ha long bay was in august

6 nam(clearn) ....HAS LEANRED ...english since he was ten

7 mai fell asleep when she (read) ...WAS READING.....

8 listen carefully! The principle (report) ..IS REPORTING ....

9 peter (already do) ...HAS ALREADY DONE... His homework

10 we ( go ) ..WILL GO...out when the rain stops

11 he( not/meet) ..HASN'T MET..my friends since christmas

12 ..HAS..she (work) ..WORKED ...here since the left school?

13 everyone (read) ...READS..this novel ,let us (discuss)..DISCUSS ..it

14 i (know) ...HAVE KNOWN...her for six years ,when i met her , she (work)..WAS WORKING...in a Law office

15 i HAVE just (finish) ...FINISHED ...my homework

16 when we (drive) ..WERE DRIVING ..home last night we (see) ..SAW...him

17 while my sister and i (watch)...WERE WATCHING.... A movie on tv last night, our uncle (phone) ..PHONED...

18 my friend HAS LIVED (live) here since he ( leave ) .LEFT.. School

19 it (start) ..STARTED..raining an hoour ago

20 while bob (sleep) ...WAS SLEEPING ..,the phone (ring) .RANG ..,

21 i (not understand) ...DIDN'T UNDERSTAND ...what you said

22 when he (see) ...SAW .her,she (make) ..WAS MAKING ...a cake

23 how DID you (get) ..GET...to school yesterday ,nam?

24 my brother used to ( live) ..LIVE... In hai phong but now he (live) ..IS LIVING..in ha noi .he (live) ..HAS LIVED ..here for years

25 they (watch).WATCHED....t.v last night

26 he(live) ...HAS LIVED ...in this city since 2000

27 the children (play) ..WERE PLAYING.. When it started to rain

28 peter (fall)..FELL...asleep while he (read) ...WAS READING.. A newspaper

29 he often BUYS (buy) books at this shop

30 my friend (not do) ...HASN'T DONE.. His homework yet

31 peter fell asleep while he (read) ..WAS READING...a newspaper

32 do you enjoy .... (Watch/to watch/watching) sport programs

1. went

2. have already used

3. have clearned

4. was teaching

5. went

6. has clearned

7. read

8. is reporting

9. has already done

10. go

11. hasn't met

12. Has she worked

13. read/ discuss

14. have known/ has worked

15. have just finished

16. were driving/ saw

17. were watching/ was phoning

18. has lived/ left

19. started

20. was sleeping/ was ringing

21. didn't understand

22. saw/ was making

23. did you get

24. live/ is living/ has lived

25. watched

26. has lived

27. played

28. was falling/ was reading

29. buys

30. hasn't done

31. was reading

32. watching

1. We (have) ______had______ a lot of fun at your birthday party yesterday.

2. He usually (get) _____gets______ up early in the morning.

(-) He doesn't usually get up early in the morning.

(?) Does he usually get up early in the morning?

3. I (not see) ______haven't seen_______ him since I (meet) _______met_____ him 2 months ago.

4. They (build) ______will build_____ a new bridge in this province next year.

6. My brother and I (finish) ______finished_____ our homework a few minutes ago.

7. How many times you (see) ____have you seen_______ him since he went to Edinburgh?

8.You (not/see) ______don't see______ her every day.

9. I (meet) _____met____ my best friend George in 2005.

10. I (see) _______have seen_____ that film several times because I like it.

11. He often (wear) ______wears_____ a black cap. .

12. She (visit) _____Does she visit_____ her grandma very often?

13. Sandra (lend) ______has lent_____ her brother $ 200 so far.

(-) Sandra hasn't lent her brother $ 200 so far.

(?) Has Sandra lent her brother $ 200 so far?

14. My parents (go) ______went____ to the theatre yesterday evening. (-) My parents didn't go to the theatre yesterday evening.

(?) Did my parents go to the theatre yesterday evening?

15. Mary (lose) ____Has Mary lost_____ her hat for 2 days ?

16. He (watch) _____Did he watch______ a very scary horror film last night?

17. She (not speak) _____hasn't spoken_____ to me since last week. 18.He (not / spend) ______doesn't spend_____ his holidays in Spain each year.

19. We (study) ____have studied_____ English at this school for 4 years.

20. The earth (circle) ____circles____ the sun once every 365 days.

21. Peter (read) _______read_____ a very interesting book yesterday. 22. We (not study) _____haven't studied_____ every lesson in the book so far.

23. The farmers (work) ______are working_______ in the field now.

24. He (not listen) _____didn't listen____ to music after school yesterday.

25. My brother (play) _______is playing_____ football at the moment.

26. They (visit) ____Did they visit____ their grandparents last summer?

27. Phong (sleep) ____Is Phong sleeping_____ right now?

28. Sarah (not enjoy) _______didn't enjoyed______ her piano lessons when she was seven.

29. My Mother (cook) ______is cooking________ some food in the kitchen at present.

30. He (just see) ______has just seen_____ her.

31. Pay attention! The teacher (explain) ______is explaining_______.

32. Last year we (go) _____went_____ to Finland for a holiday. we (stay) ______have stayed_______ there for three weeks.

33.Up to now, the teacher (give) _______has given____________ our class 5 tests.

34.I’m busy at the moment. I (redecorate) _______am redecorating__________ the sitting room.

35We (not receive) _________haven't received______ any letters from him since he (leave) _______left_________ four months ago

1. We (have) __had__ a lot of fun at your birthday party yesterday.

2. He usually (get) __gets___ up early in the morning.

3. I (not see) ___haven't seen___ him since I (meet) __met__ him 2 months ago.

4. They (build) __will build__ a new bridge in this province next year.

6. My brother and I (finish) ___finished____ our homework a few minutes ago.

7. How many times ___have you seen__ (see) him since he went to Edinburgh?

8.You (not/see) ____don't see___ her every day.

9. I (meet) ___met___ my best friend George in 2005.

10. I (see) _have seen_ that film several times because I like it. 11. He often (wear) ____wears___ a black cap.

12. ___ Does she visit__ (visit) her grandma very often?

13. Sandra (lend) ___has lent__ her brother $ 200 so far.

14. My parents (go) __went__ to the theatre yesterday evening.

15. __Has Mary lost__ (lose) her hat for 2 days ?

16. __Did he watch__ (watch) a very scary horror film last night?

17. She (not speak) __didn't speak__ to me since last week.

18.He (not / spend) _doesn't spend_ his holidays in Spain each year.

19. We (study) _have studied__ English at this school for 4 years.

20. The earth (circle) __circles__ the sun once every 365 days.

21. Peter (read) _____read___ a very interesting book yesterday. 22. We (not study) _haven't studied__ every lesson in the book so far.

23. The farmers (work) __are working__ in the field now.

24. He (not listen) _didn't listen__ to music after school yesterday.

25. My brother (play) __is playing__ football at the moment.

26. __Did they visit__ (visit) their grandparents last summer?

27. __Is Phong sleeping__ (sleep) right now?

28. Sarah (not enjoy) ___didn't enjoy__ her piano lessons when she was seven.

29. My mother (cook) _is cooking_ some food in the kitchen at present.

30. He (just see) __has just seen__ her.

31. Pay attention! The teacher (explain) _is explaining____.

32. Last year we (go) _went_ to Finland for a holiday. We (stay) __have stayed__ there for three weeks.

33.Up to now, the teacher (give) ___has given__ our class 5 tests.

34.I’m busy at the moment. I (redecorate) __am redecorating__ the sitting room.

35.We (not receive) ___haven't received___ any letters from him since he (leave) ___left__ four months ago

37. He (take) IS TAKING part in the march on May Day at present.

38. My sister (listen) LISTENS to music in her free time.

39. What DOES your mother often (do) DO in the evening? - She often (play) PLAYS card but today she (make) IS MAKING cake in the kitchen.

40. Hoa's husband (be) IS an engineer, but he (not work)IS NOT WORKING at the moment.

41. Trang usually (look) LOOKS out of the window while the teacher (teach) IS TEACHING

42. Where is your father? - He (be) IS in the bathroom. He (brush) IS BRUSHING his teeth.

43. Be careful! That bike (break) IS BREAKING

44. Lan likes (play) PLAYING games on computer.

45. He ia tall enough (play) TO PLAY basketball.

46. When I was a child, I used to (study) STUDY hard

47. I (live) HAVE LIVED here since last week

48. They (know) HAVE KNOWN each other for 2 years

49. My sister loves (read) READING in her free time.

50. My sister is old enough (drive) TO DRIVE a car.

51. My father used to (smoke) SMOKE a lot two years ago.

52 We (not see) HAVE NOT SEEN her since yesterday.

53. Nam (learn) HAS LEARNT English for two years

54. We like (watch) WATCHING TV after school.

55. I'm very busy at the moment. I (decorate) AM DECORATING the sitting room.

56. I always (buy) BUY lottery but I never (win) WIN anything.

57. I (get) GOT it in a car accident two days ago.

58. She (teach) HAS TAUGHT English at ML school for 8 years.

59. I never (forget) FORGET what you (just tell) HAVE JUST TOLD me

60. Long (work) HAS WORKED at U so far.

61. My teacher wasn't at home when we (arrive) ARRIVED . He (just go) HAS NOT GONE out.

62. My father (not smoke) HAS NOT SMOKED for 5 years.

63. People (speak) SPEAK E all over the world.

64. Where are you, Nam? - I'm upstairs. I (have) AM HAVING a bath.

65. Some one (cut) IS CUTTING down all the trees in the garden.

66. Listen! The birds (sing) ARE SINGING

67. Mr. Nam (buy) HAS BOUGHT that motorbike since last September.

68. Manh (watch) WATCHED a film on TV at 8 last night.

69. Some animals (not eat) DO NOT EAT during winter.

70. Be quiet! The teacher (be) IS angry.

71. The birds (build) WILL COME their nests when Spring (come) COMES

72. My parents (give) WILL GIVE me a new bike on my next birthday.

73. Why didn't you listen while I (speak) WAS SPEAKING to you?

74. Up to now, the teacher (give) HAS GIVEN us 5 tests.