Exercise 2: Choose the best answer. (tenses)

1. I______ to school late because the clock didn’t go off.

A. go B. went C. had gone D. woke up

2. We ______ five lessons yesterday.

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

3. He stayed up late last night and ______ get up early.

A. couldn’t B. can’t C. has to D. had to

4. Old farmers did not ______ work with computers.

A. used to B. use to C. use D. have used

5. She ______ delighted. She had passed all her exams.

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

6. We didn’t go to the cinema because we ______ that film.

A. saw already B. already saw C. already had seen D. had already seen

7. When he arrived, everyone______

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

8. We were told that the workers ______an old bridge at that time.

A. were repairing B. are repairing C. repaired D. had repaired

9. Janet ______ some washing this time yesterday.

A. is doing B. had done C. was doing D. were doing

10. By the time they came, we ______ our dinner.

A. had finished B. finished C. would finish D. were finishing

11. Before my brother______ the university, he had served in the army for three years.

A. entered B. had entered C. enter D. was entering

12. Tom was disappointed that most of the guests______ when he______ at the party.

A. left- had arrived B. left – arrived C. had left – had arrived D. had left- arrived

13. My brother ______ while he ______ his bicycle and hurt himself.

A. fell – was riding B. was falling – rode C. had fallen – rode D. had fallen – was riding

14. I’m sure I ______ her four years ago

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

15. By 11 o’clock yesterday, we ______ at the airport.

A. had arrived B. have arrived C. shall arrive D. arrive

16. He ______ out when someone called at the office.

A. has just gone B. had just gone C. just went D. just now went

17. My uncle ______ until he was forty five .

A. married B. didn’t marry C. was not marrying D. wouldn’t marry

18. I first met Lisa three years ago. She ______ at a radio shop at the time.

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

19. Helen ______ her keys in the office, so she had to wait until her husband ______ home.

A. has left- comes B. left – had come C. had left – came D. had left - would come

20. Did you say that you______ here three days ago?

A. came B. had come C. have come D. come

Exercise 1: Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete the sentence. (infinitive with to, infinitive without to)

1. She agrees ______ picnic with us. A. go B. to go C. going D went

2. We heard him _______ downstairs. A. ran B. to be run C. to run D. run

3. John arranged ______ Sally. A. to help B. help C. helping D. helped

4. Let’s ________ an English song. A. singing B. sing C. to sing D. san

5. My dream is ______ an engineer A. become B. to become C. coming D. to be become

6. My father doesn’t let me _____out at night. A. going B. to go C. go D. gone

7. She expects ______ a phone call from her boyfriend. A. to receive B. receive C. receiving D. being received

8. You must _________ a lot of people. A. to know B. know C. knowing D. known

9. He offers ______ at home. A. stay B. to stay C. stayed D. staying

10. I had the boy ________a letter yesterday. A. posting B. to post C. post D. posted

11. Linda refused ______ him her money. A. lent B. lent C. to lend D. lend

12. He made me _________it all over again. A. done B. do C. to do D. doing

13. Peter seemed ______ going alone. A. liking B. like C. be liked D. to like

14. John manages ______ marriage with his girlfriend. A. to get B. getting C. get D. got

15. Wouldn’t you rather _____________? A. succeed B. to succeed C. succeeding D. succeeded

16. They don’t allow people ______ . A. smoke B. to smoke C. to be smoked D. smoking

17. Would you like ________ with me? A. to drink B. drank C. drinking D. drink

18. You’d better ________ an umbrella. A. take B. to take C. taking D. to be taken

19. She advises me ______ his sentences. A. accept B. accepted C. to accept D. accepting

20. I saw him ________ off. A. to drive B. drive C. driven D. drove

sắp xếp các câu sau thành một câu hoàn chỉnh.

1. Because/ I/ tired/ have/ am / a/ lot / very / of/ I / homework.

2. It / not / for / her / easy / is / give / this / job / up / to.

3. It / me / took / 2 / hours / solve / this / to / problem. 

4. I / to / decided / hair / cut / have / my. 

5. Parents / the / thing / best / to / their / always / give / children.