Choose the best answer among A, B, C, or D.

1. When I last saw him, he _____ in London.

A. has lived     B. is living       C. was living   D. has been living

2. We _______ Dorothy since last Saturday.

A. don’t see    B. haven’t seen                       C. didn’t see   D. hadn’t seen

3. The train ______ half an hour ago.

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

4. Jack ______ the door.

A. has just painted                  B. paint           C. will have painted    D. painting

5. My sister ________ for you since yesterday.

A. is looking    B. was looking                        C. has been looking D. looked

6. I ______ Texas State University now.

A. am attending                      B. attend        

C. was attending                     D. attended

7. He has been selling motorbikes ________.

A. ten years ago                      B. since ten years        C. for ten years ago     D. for ten years

8. Christopher Columbus _______ American more than 500 years ago.

A. discovered     B. has discovered    C. had discovered       D. had been discovering

9. He fell down when he ______ towards the church.

A. run              B. runs             C. was running            D. had run

10. We _______ there when our father died.

A. still lived    B. lived still     C. was still lived         D. was still living

11. They ______ table tennis when their father comes back home.

A. will play     B. will be playing                    C. play             D. would play

13. I _______ in the room right now.

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

14. I ______ to New York three times this year.

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

15. I’ll come and see you before I _______ for the States.

      A. leave           B. will leave    C. have left                 D. shall leave

16. The little girl asked what _______ to her friend.

      A. has happened                     B. happened   

      C. had happened                     D. would have been happened

17. John ______ a book when I saw him.

      A. is reading    B. read            C. was reading                 D. reading

18. He said he _______ return later.

      A. will             B. would         C. can              D. would be

19. Jack ________ the door.

      A. has just opened                  B. open           

      C. have opened                       D. opening

20. I have been waiting for you ______ .

A. since early morning            B. since 9 a.m    

C. for two hours                      D. All are correct

21. Almost everyone _______ for home by the time we arrived.

A. leave           B. left              C. leaves          D. had left

23. When her husband was in the army, Mary ______ to him twice a week.

A. was reading                        B. wrote          C. was written D. had written

25. I have never played badminton before. This is the first time I _____ to play.

A. try               B. tried            C. have tried   D. am trying

26. Since _______, I have heard nothing from him.

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

27. After I _______ lunch, I looked for my bag.

A. had             B. had had      C. have has      D. have had

29. The man got out of the car, ________ round to the back and opened the book.

A. walking      B. walked        C. walks          D. walk

30. Henry _______ into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner.

A. was going   B. went           C. has gone     D. did go

31. He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he ______ dinner.

A. finish          B. finishes       C. will finish   D. finishing

Choose the best answer among A, B, C, or D.

1. When I last saw him, he in London.

A. has lived B. is living C. was living D. has been living

2. We Dorothy since last Saturday.

A. don’t see B. haven’t seen C. didn’t see D. hadn’t seen

3. The train half an hour ago.

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

4. Jack the door.

A. has just painted B. paint C. will have painted D. painting

5. My sister for you since yesterday.

A. is looking B. was looking C. has been looking D. looked

6. I Texas State University now.

A. am attending B. attend

C. was attending D. attended

7. He has been selling motorbikes .

A. ten years ago B. since ten years C. for ten years ago D. for ten years

8. Christopher Columbus American more than 500 years ago.

A. discovered B. has discovered C. had discovered D. had been discovering

9. He fell down when he towards the church.

A. run B. runs C. was running D. had run

10. We there when our father died.

A. still lived B. lived still C. was still lived D. was still living

11. They table tennis when their father comes back home.

A. will play B. will be playing C. play D. would play

12. By Christmas, I for Mr. Smith for six years.

A. will have been working B. will work C. have been working D. will be working

13. I in the room right now.

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

14. I to New York three times this year.

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

15. I’ll come and see you before I for the States.

A. leave B. will leave C. have left D. shall leave

16. The little girl asked what to her friend.

A. has happened B. happened

C. had happened D. would have been happened

17. John a book when I saw him.

A. is reading B. read C. was reading D. reading

18. He said he _ return later.

A. will B. would C. can D. would be

19. Jack the door.

A. has just opened B. open

C. have opened D. opening

20. I have been waiting for you .

A. since early morning B. since 9 a.m

C. for two hours D. All are correct

21. Almost everyone for home by the time we arrived.

A. leave B. left C. leaves D. had left

22. By the age of 25, he two famous novels.

A. wrote B. writes C. has written D. had written

23. When her husband was in the army, Mary to him twice a week.

A. was reading B. wrote C. was written D. had written

24. I couldn’t cut the grass because the lawn mower a few days previously.

A. broke down B. has been broken

C. had broken down D. breaks down

25. I have never played badminton before. This is the first time I to play.

A. try B. tried C. have tried D. am trying

26. Since , I have heard nothing from him.

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

27. After I lunch, I looked for my bag.

A. had B. had had C. have has D. have had

28. By the end of next year, George English for two years.

A. will have learned B. will learn

C. has learned D. would learn

29. The man got out of the car, round to the back and opened the book.

A. walking B. walked C. walks D. walk

30. Henry into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner.

A. was going B. went C. has gone D. did go

31. He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he dinner.

A. finish B. finishes C. will finish D. finishing

32. I will be glad if he with us.

A. had gone B. did go C. went D. goes

33 Ask her to come and see me when she her work.

A. finish B. has finished C. finished D. finishing

34. Turn off the gas. Don’t you see that the kettle ?

A. boil B. boils C. is boiling D. boiled

35. Tom and Mary for Vietnam tomorrow.

A. leave B. are leaving C. leaving D. are left

36. He always for a walk in the evening.

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

37. Her brother in Canada at present.

A. working B. works C. is working D. work

38. I to the same barber since last year.

A. am going B. have been going C. go D. had gone

39. Her father when she was a small girl.

A. dies B. died C. has died D. had died

40. Last week, my professor promised that he today.

A. would come B. will come C. comes D. coming

Put the verb in the bracket into the past simple or present perfect tense.
1. My brother is a writer. He (write) _____ 10 books.
2. I (not have) ______________ a holiday in 2012.
3. He (play) _______________ badminton yesterday.
4. __________________ (she/be) to Sa Pa? -Yes, she has.
5. Dalat is the most beautiful city I (visit) __________ .
6. What time (you/go) ____ to the beach yesterday afternoon ?
7. Sa Pa is great. ____ you (be) ___________ there?
- Yes, I have.
8. Where _______ (you/go) _______ there?
- I (go) ______ there last month.
9. How long _______ Tina (be) ______ in Italy?
10. What (you/watch) ____________ on TV last night?
IV. Rewrite the sentences with the same meaning.
1. The last time we saw her on Christmas Day.
→ We haven’t ……………………………………………………………………….
2. I have never eaten this kind of food before.
→ This is …..……………………………………………………………………….
3. It started to rain an hour ago.

→ It has …………………………………………………………………………….
4. They haven’t visited their grandparents for two months.
→ The last time ……………………………………………………………………
5. We have studied English since we were in grade 3.
→ We began ……………………………………………………………………….
6. My sister hasn’t seen her best friend for nearly two years.
→ It’s ……..……………………………………………………………………….
7. When did you start learning English ?
→ How long ……………………………………………………………………….?
8. We started living here fifteen years ago.
→ We have ..……………………………………………………………………….
9. The last time she visited me was five years ago.
→ She hasn’t ……………………………………………………………………….
10. I last wrote to my cousin in February.
→ I haven’t …………………………………………...…………………………….
11. It’s long time since we became close friend.
→ We have ……………………………………………………………………….
12. Ba began to collect stamps in 2010.
→ Ba has ….……………………………………………………………………….
V. Complete the sentences with “for” or “since”.
1. It has been raining …………….lunchtime.
2. She has lived in London …………… 1990.
3. I have known her ………………January.
4. His father has worked in this company …………. 20 years.
5. Have you learned English …………..a long time ?
6. I haven’t seen Tom ……………we left school.
7. The roon is very dirty. Nobody has cleaned it …………years.
8. We’ve already waited …………five minutes.
VI. Complete the sentences with a suitable word below.
for since before never ever
1. I haven’t seen my best friend for many months.
2. Sue has ___________ tried Indian food before.
3. Haven’t you seen Pepper Pig _______ ?
4. Mike has studied English _______ 2015.
5. Has Joe __________ told you his brother’s story?
6. We have known Bob ____________ a long time.
7. Tom hasn’t played football ___________ he broke his leg.
8. I haven’t a film ___________ I moved here.

1. When I last saw him, he _____ in London.

2. We _______ Dorothy since last Saturday.

3. The train ______ half an hour ago.

4. Jack ______ the door.

5. My sister ________ for you since yesterday.

6. I ______ Texas State University now.

7. He has been selling motorbikes ________.

A. ten years ago        B. since ten years        C. for ten years ago           D. for ten years

8. Christopher Columbus _______ American more than 500 years ago.

A. discovered            B. has discovered     C. had discovered        D. had been discovering

9. He fell down when he ______ towards the church.

A. run          B. runs            C. was running               D. had run

10. We _______ there when our father died.

A. still lived             B. lived still               C. was still lived            D. was still living

11. They ______ table tennis when their father comes back home.

A. will play       B. will be playing                 C. play                     D. would play

12. By Christmas, I _______ for Mr. Smith for six years.

A. will have been working      B. will work       C. have been working       D. will be working

13. I _______ in the room right now.

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

14. I ______ to New York three times this year.

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

15. I’ll come and see you before I _______ for the States.

A. leave           B. will leave                          C. have left                            D. shall leave

16. The little girl asked what _______ to her friend.

A. has happened       B. happened      C. had happened     D. would have been happened

17. John ______ a book when I saw him.

A. is reading          B. read             C. was reading                     D. reading

18. He said he _______ return later.

A. will                B. would              C. can                 D. would be

19. The earth............... round the sun.

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

20. I have been waiting for you ______.

A. since early morning        B. since 9 a.m            C. for two hours                    D. All are correct

21. Almost everyone _______ for home by the time we arrived.

A. leave                                  B. left                         C. leaves                               D. had left

22. By the age of 25, he ______ two famous novels.

A. wrote                                 B. writes                     C. has written                        D. had written

23. When her husband was in the army, Mary ______ to him twice a week.

A. was reading                      B. wrote                     C. was written                       D. had written

24. I couldn’t cut the grass because the lawn mower ______ a few days previously.

A. broke down           B. has been broken             C. had broken down             D. breaks down

25. I have never played badminton before. This is the first time I _____ to play.

A. try                                      B. tried                       C. have tried                          D. am trying

26. Since _______, I have heard nothing from him.

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

27. After I _______ lunch, I looked for my bag.

A. had                                     B. had had                 C. have has                            D. have had

28. By the end of next year, George _______ English for two years.

A. will have learned             B. will learn               C. has learned                       D. would learn

29. The man got out of the car, ________ round to the back and opened the book.

A. walking                             B. walked                   C. walks                                 D. walk

30. Henry _______ into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner.

A. was going                          B. went                       C. has gone                            D. did go

31. He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he ______ dinner.

A. finish                                 B. finishes                 C. will finish                         D. finishing

32. I will be glad if he _______ with us.

A. had gone                           B. did go         C. went                                  D. goes

33 Ask her to come and see me when she _______ her work.

A. finish                                 B. has finished          C. finished                             D. finishing

34. Turn off the gas. Don’t you see that the kettle ________ ?

A. boil                                    B. boils                       C. is boiling                           D. boiled

35. Tom and Mary ______ for Vietnam tomorrow.

A. leave                                  B. are leaving            C. leaving                              D. are left

36. He always ________ for a walk in the evening.

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

37. Her brother ______ in Canada at present.

A. working                             B. works                     C. is working                         D. work

38. I ______ to the same barber since last year.

A. am going               B. have been going               C. go                                       D. had gone

39. Her father ______ when she was a small girl.

A. dies                        B. died                                    C. has died                             D. had died

40. Last week, my professor promised that he ________ today.

A. would come          B. will come                          C. comes                                D. coming

41. I was sure that I _______ the woman before.

A. seen                       B. had seen                            C. have seen                          D. has see
42. Tim wanted to know what _______ to his backpack.

A. have happened    B. happened                          C. had happened                   D. happens
43. Marcia ______ by the time we got there.

A. left                         B. leaves                                C. have left                            D. had left
44. I realized that I ________ the wrong book from the library.

A. had taken              B. took                                   C. have taken                                    D. take

45. Melissa ate the cake that I ______.

A. baked                    B. have bake                         C. bake                                   D. had baked
46. The teacher asked why I _______ class early.

A. have left                B. left                                    C. left                                     D. leave
47. What did Andrew say that he __________ with my Cd?

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

48. At the party Susan ________ some cake.

A. have ate                B. have eaten                        C. has ate                               D. has eaten

49. The teacher corrected the composition I ____.

A. have wrote            B. have written                     C. had written                       D. has written
50. The last time I was there it _________ a very good restaurant.

A. had been               B. have been                         C. been                                   D. be

    . Điền cụm từ với “for”, “since” hoặc “ago”  1. The phone last rang at four o’clock. ~ So you’ve had no calls ………………... ..?
2. I haven’t been to the dentist for ten years. ~ You last went to the dentist…………………......?
3. I last saw Rita on Sunday. ~ Haven’t you seen her ...................?
4. We’ve had six weeks without rain. ~ Yes, it hasn’t rained..................
5. It’s three years since Lisa got married. ~ Really? Has she been
married…………………………?
6. It’s eight months since my sister had any work. ~ He lost his job......?
7. Mrs. Brown was taken ill three weeks ago. ~ You mean she’s been
ill……………………………, and nobody’s told me!
8. I got here an hour ago. ~ What! You mean you’ve been waiting ………………… an hour?
9- I have not seen him……………. he was 16
10- I've known him ……………. ages

1.When I last saw him, he _____ in London.

A.has lived     B. is living       C. was living   D. has been living

2.We _______ Dorothy since last Saturday.

A.don’t see    B. haven’t seen                       C. didn’t see   D. hadn’t seen

3.The train ______ half an hour ago.

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

4.Jack ______ the door.

A.has just painted                  B. paint           C. will have painted    D. painting

5.My sister ________ for you since yesterday.

A.is looking    B. was looking                        C. has been looking D. looked

1.When I last saw him, he  in London. 
A.has lived        B. is living        C. was living    D. has been living 

2.We  Dorothy since last Saturday. 
A.don’t see             B. haven’t seen     C. didn’t see D. hadn’t seen 

3.The train  half an hour ago. 
A. has been leaving        B. left          C. has left          D. had left 

4. Jack  the door. 
A. has just painted      B. paint         C. will have painted         D. painting 

5.My sister  for you since yesterday. 
A.is looking   B. was looking C. has been looking D. looked 
6.I  Texas State University now. 
A.am attending       B. attend        C. was attending     D. attended 

7.He has been selling motorbikes  .
 A.ten years ago    B. since ten years   C. for ten years ago  D. for ten years 

8.Christopher Columbus  American more than 500 years ago. A.discovered        B. has discovered        C. had discovered      D. had been discovering 

9.He fell down when he  towards the church. 
A.run           B. runs             C. was running             D. had run 
 
10.We  there when our father died. 
A.still lived         B. lived still            C. was still lived         D. was still living
 11.They  table tennis when their father comes back home. 
A.will play                 B. will be playing               C. play               D. would play 
12.By Christmas, I  for Mr. Smith for six years. 
A.will have been working        B. will work         C. have been working      D. will be working 

13.I  in the room right now. 
A.am being            B. was being            C. have been being             D. am
 14.I  to New York three times this year. 
A.have been          B. was              C. were             D. had been 

15.I’ll come and see you before I  for the States. 
A.leave             B. will leave        C. have left      D. shall  leave

16.The little girl asked what  to her friend. 
A.has happened          B. happened      \   C. had happened          D. would have been happened

Answer and explain "why?"

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