Bài tập về các thì cơ bản

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1. REVISION: TENSES Ex1. Circle the best answer. 1. I ___ Louisiana state University now. A. am attending B. attend C. was attending D. attended 2. He has been selling motorcycles ___ A. ten years ago B. since ten years C. for ten years ago D. for ten years 3. Columbus ___ America more then 400 years ago. A. discovered B. has discovered C. had discovered D. he has gone 4. He fell down when he ___ towards the church. A. run B. runs C. was running D. had run 5. We ___ there when our father died. A. still lived B. lived still C. was still living D. were still living 6. They ___ pingpong when their father comes back home. A. will play B. will be playing C. play D. would play 7. By Christmas, I ___ for you for 6 months. A. shall have been working B. shall work C. have been working D. shall be working 8. I ___ in the room now. A. am being B. was being C. have been being D. am 9. I ___ to New York three times this year. A. have been B. was C. were D. had been 10. I will come and see you before I ___ for America. A. leave B. will leave C. have left D. shall leave 11. The little girl asked what ___ to her friend. A. has happened B. happened C. had happened D. would have been happened 12. John ___ a book when I saw him. A. is reading B. read C. was reading D. reading 13. He said he ___ return later. A. will B. would C. can D. would be 14. Jack ___ the door. A. has just opened B. open C. will have opened D. opening 15. I have been waiting for you ___ A. since early morning B. since 9 a.m C. for two hours D. all are correct 16. My sister ___ for you since yesterday. A. is looking B. was looking C. has been looking D. looked 17. Jack ___ the door. A. has just painted B. paint C. will have painted D. painting 18. The train ___ half an hour. A. has been leaving B. left C. has lelt D. had lelt 19. We ___ Doris since last Sunday. A. don’t see B. haven’t seen C. didn’t see D. hadn’t seen 20. When I last saw him, he ___ in London. A. has lived B. is living C. was living D. has been living Ex2. Find the mistake in these sentences and fix the mistake. 1. After I have has lunch, I looked for my bag. A B C D 2. By the end of the next year, Ann has learned English for 2 years. A B C D 3. The man got out the car, walks round to the back and opened the boot. A B C D 4. For several year his ambition has been to be a pilot. A B C D
2. 5. Henry has gone into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner. A B C D 6. He will take the dog out for a walk as early as he finishes dinner. A B C D 7. Before you ask, the letter had been written. A B C D 8. Ask her to come and see me when she has finished his work. A B C D 9. Oil would floats if you pour it on water. A B C D 10. The dancing club lain north of the city. A B C D Ex3. Choose the best answer. 1. Almost everyone leave / left / leaves / had left for home by the time we arrived. 2. By the age of 25, he wrote / writes / has written / had written two famous novels. 3. While her husband was in the army, Janet was writing / wrote / was written / had written to him twice a week. 4. I couldn’t cut the grass because the machine broke down / has been broken / had broken down / breaks down a few days previously. 5. According to this newspaper, John is said to have established / establising a new record for the long jump. 6. I have never played badminton before.This is the first time I try / tried / have tried / am trying to play. 7. Since he had left / he left / he has left / he was left, I have heard nothing from him. 8. I like looking at these pictures, but I should have / will have / will have had / have enough by lunch time. 9. I don’t understand this sentence. What does mean this word / have this word mean / means this word / does this word mean? 10. John usually play / is usually playing / usually plays / have usually played tennis once or twice a week. 11. It was noisy next door. Our neighbors had / were having / had had / have had a party. 12. It is getting / get / got / has got dark. Shall I turn on the light? 13. I look / looked / am looking / looks for Christine. Do you know where she is? 14. At 5 o’clock yesterday evening, I am ironing / have ironed / ironed / was ironing my clothes. 15. “Are you ready, Ann?” “Yes, I am coming / come / came / have came ” 16. Why do you look / have you looked / did you look / are you looking at me like that?What’s the matter? 17. I was walking / am walking / walk / walked along the street when I suddenly heard footsteps behind me. 18. She has learnt / is learning / learn / learns German for two years. 19. I usually have gone / goes / am going / go away at weekends. 20. The earth go / has gone / went / goes round the sun. 21. I come from Canada.Where do / did / are / have you come / comes / coming / came from? 22. I was getting up / got up / is getting up / get up at 8 o’clock every morning. 23. How often are / How often do / How often does / How are you go to the dentist? 24. Ann doesn’t drink / don’t drink / didn’t drink / hasn’t drunken tea very often. 25. The sun is rising / rose / has risen / rises in the East. 26. It is a nice day. I suggested / suggest / is suggesting / are suggestingwe go out for a walk. 27. Tim was tired.He has been studying / studies / studied / had been studying hard all day. 28. Bad driving often caused / had caused / causes / has cause many accidents. 29. The Olympic Games take place / takes place / took place / is taking place every four years. 30. What time do / did / does / can the banks close in Britain? 31. Look! That man try / tried / is trying / has tried to open the door of your car. 32. When I was young, I want / was wanting / wanted / had wanted to be a singer. 33. They was telling / told / had told / would tell me about it last week. 34. I will leave / would leave / would have left / is leaving here at the end of the month. 35. My grandfather had died / has died / died / was dying many years ago.