Bài 2: Chọn đáp án đúng nhất

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

Bài 1: Bài tập về các thì

1. I (learn) English for seven years now.

2. But last year I (not/ work) hard enough for English, that's why my marks (not/ be) really that good then.

3. As I (pass/ want) my English exam successfully next year, I (study) harder this term.

4. During my last summer holidays, my parents (send) me on a language course to London.

5. It (be) great and I (think) I (learn) a lot.

6. Before I (go) to London, I (not/ enjoy) learning English.

7. But while I (do) the language course, I (meet) lots of young people from all over the world.

8. There I (notice) how important it (be) to speak foreign languages nowadays.

9. Now I (have) much more fun learning English than I (have) before the course.

10. At the moment I (revise) English grammar.

11. And I (begin/ already) to read the texts in my English textbooks again.

12. I (think) I (do) one unit every week.

13. My exam (be) on 15 May, so there (not/ be) any time to be lost.

14. If I (pass) my exams successfully, I (start) an apprenticeship in September.

15. And after my apprenticeship, maybe I (go) back to London to work there for a while.

16. As you (see/ can), I (become) a real London fan already.

since or for?

1. ______ teno’clock
2. ______ Christmas
3. ______ last summer
4. ______ ten minutes
5. ______ one month
6. ______ my birthday
7. ______ the last lesson
8. ______ a long time
9. ______ a week
10. ______ the beginning of the last time

    Fill in since or for.

11. She has been in hospital _____ this morning.
12. Joe has lived in London _____ five years.
13. We have known each other _____ June 2010.
14. How long have you been here? – I have been here _____ half an hour.
15. I have had this teddy bear _____ I was a little child.
16. Jason has made music _____ more than 25 years.
17. My mother hasn’t spoken to my sister _____ three days.
18. I have learned these words _____ three hours.  
19. ______ ages
20. ______ we met the last time

    Fill in since or fo and the right form of the present perfect.

21. Joe __________ (be) at this school _____ five years.
22. Where’s Alison? I __________ (not see) her _____ this morning.
23. Mr Wayne __________ (know) his wife _____ they were both small children.
24. Ben __________ (not see) his uncle _____ several years.
25. I __________ (not be) vey well _____ Monday.
26. My brother __________ (have) his new mountain bike _____ two weeks.
27. They __________ (live) here _____ they first came to Britain.
28. The poor animal is very hungry. It __________ (not have) anything to eat _____ days.

    Complete these sentences with since or for and the right form of the verb.

29. Our family __________ (live) in the north of the USA _____ 1997.
30. My father __________ (work) as an engineer _____ then.
31. My parents __________ (divorce) _____ more than five years now.
32. My sister __________ (know) he boyfriend _____ six years.
33. I __________ (not see) my aunt _____ last summer.
34. My friend Tommy lives in the south. I __________ (not talk) to him _____ a long time.
35. My friend Margo __________ (write) me two letter _____ I met her at the summer camp

1.                Tra Giang is one of the most famous….……of Viet Nam. Many people love her. (act)

2.                The……………………... she gave last night was marvellous.                      ( perform)

3.                There are many badminton………...nowadays.                               (compete)

4.                Ba will be a ……………artist someday.                                           (fame)

5.                Mr Pike didn’t go to work yesterday because of his… ……….…              ( ill)

6.                There are about 200……………. in this company.                                    (employ)

7.                This lovely apartment has two bedrooms and it is …………….…   (furnish)

8.                My father has a …..….computer. He often brings it with him when he’s away on busines            (port)     

9.                They are  …….......………… the vegetables from the truck.                                     load

10.           Diana is a ..........................She sells flowers at a shop in New York.                FLOWER

11.           We must remember to eat ………………...                                                SENSE

12.           This lovely apartment has two bedrooms and it is ........……………         FURNISH

13.           He didn’t win the championship, so he felt very .......................... .                      HOPE

14.           I'd like a nice ..........................orange.                                                        JUICE

15.           We are very proud of our ………………..                                                 FRIEND

16.           Her aunt wants to know Lan’s …………………………                            HIGH

17.           You mustn’t drive .........................on busy streets.                                   CARE

18.           What an....................................actor! He makes the movie wonderful.      AMAZE

19.           My father has a …………computer. He often brings it with him when he’s away on business. PORT

We are all ………..about going on an excursion to Cuc Phuong forest next weekend.            EXCITE