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I. VERB TENSE:
TRẮC NGHIỆM
A. Present:
Choose the best answer to complete each of following
sentences.
a) Present simple:
1. He _______ playing with his dog. Love/hate+Ving
A. is loving B. loves C. was loving D. love
2. Oil _______ if you pour it on water.
A. floated B. floats C. will be floated D. float
3. Water _______ at 100 degrees Celsius.
A. boils B. boiling C. is boiling D. boil
4. Our class _______ on time every day.
A. start B. starts C. starting D. begin
5. Sometimes the class _______ late.
A. end B. ending C. ends D. ended
6. I'm afraid John will get drunk at the party no matter what his
wife _______ to prevent it.
A. would do B. were doing C. does D. will do
7. "Any news from Vicky?" "Yes. She _______ tomorrow on the 9:15
train."
A. arrives B. will have arrived C. will be arriving D.
has arrived
8. At least half of the world's population _______ more than one
language.
A. speak B. speaks C. have spoken D. is speaking
9. The word "Olympic" _______ from Olympian in Greece.
A. has come B. came C. comes D. is coming
10. The existence of many stars in the sky _______ us to suspect
that there may be life on another planet.
A. is B. leading C. have led D. leads
b) Present Continuous:
1. "Do you know it's Barb's birthday today?" "Yes, she _______ a
party tonight."
A. has B. is to have C. is having D.
will have
2. Tom _______ things round the house, which is annoying.
A. always leaves B. had always left C. is always leaving D.
always left
3. "George is in hospital." "Yes, I've heard he _______ good
progress."
A. makes B. will make C. is making D.
would make
4. My neighbor really gets on my nerves. She _______ the washing
machine on late at night.
A. has always put B. had always put C. is always putting D.
always puts
5. "Could I have a word with you, please?" "Sorry, I'm in a big hurry.
My train _______ in 15 minutes."
A. is leaving B. left C. has left D. will
leave / arrive
6. I _______ an important phone call from America. Could you tell me
when it comes?
A. has been bringing B. bring C. had been bringing D. am
expecting
7. My in-laws _______ to visit us next week.
A. expected B. are coming C. comes D. is
coming
8. Keep quiet! We _______ to music.
A. are listening B. listen C. were listening D. is listening
9. My sister _______ in Paris at the moment.
A. will study B. studies C. is studying D. has
been studying
10. At the moment, Ann _______ a letter to her parents.
A. is writing B. writes C. was writing D. has
written
c) Present Perfect:
1. “Where’s Tony?” “He _______ to the travel agent’s, and he hasn’t
come back.”
A. has gone B. has been going C. had gone D.
has been going
2. I'm sorry, but the director _______ the office.
A. already left B. has left C. had left D. is leaving
3. For several years his ambition _______ to become a pilot.
A. is B. has been C. was D. had
been
4. I think I _______ my door key, I can't find it anywhere.
A. lost B. am losing C. have lost D.
will lose
5. I'd like to see that football match because I _______ one this year.
A. don't see an animal B. can't see C. hardly see
D. haven't seen
6. Once an animal _______ from the wild, it generally cannot be
returned to its place of origin for fear of disease.
A. was taken B. will be taken C. would be taken D. has
been taken
7. There _______ some good news about my family lately.
A. is B. was C. has been D. have been
8. Since 1980, scientists all over the world _______ a lot of things to
fight against AIDS.
A. have done B. are doing C. did D.
had done
9. I _______ a film for two years up to now.
A. don't see B. haven't seen C. won't see D. didn't
see
10. _______ reading it earlier yet?
A. Have you finished B. Were you finished C. Are you finishing D. Do
you finish
d) Present Perfect Continuous:
1. I must have a bath. I _______ all the afternoon.
A. was gardening B. had gardened C. have been gardening
D. had been gardening
2. I _______ for this company for more than thirty years, and I intend
to stay here until I _______.
A. am working – next year
B. am going to work – am retiring
C. work – am going to retire
D. have been working – retire
3. Ann lives in London. She _______ there for 10 years.
A. has been living B. is living C. was living D. had been
living
4. The phone _______ constantly since Jack won the first prize this
morning.
A. has been ringing B. rang C. had rung D. had
been ringing
5. You _______ much recently.
A. weren't studying B. don't study C. haven’t been studying D.
didn't study
6. I _______ here since last September.
A. am studying B. had been studying C. have been studying D.
was studying
7. Mr. Edwards _______ teaching for 25 years, and is retiring soon.
A. teaches B. had been teaching C. taught D. has been
teaching
8. I'm tired. I _______ the house since 9 this morning.
A. am cleaning B. was cleaning C. had been cleaning D. have been
cleaning
9. "Susan is still looking for a decent flat." "How long _______ for?"
A. was she looking B. is she looking C. had she looked D.
has she been looking
10. Jane is a wonderful singer. Her mother tells me that she _______
professionally since she was four.
A. has been sung B. was singing C. is singing D. has
been singing

B. Past:
a) Past simple:
1. We didn’t use to get up late when we _______ in the countryside.
A. live B. lived C. are living D. were living
2. They _______next to each other at the lecture this morning.
A. sit B. sat C. set D siited
3. Bread and butter ______ my family daily food ten years ago.
A. is B. was C. were D. be
4. Everyone was asleep when the enemy _______.
A. was attackingB. attacked C. had attacked D. attacking
5. When the original star of the play ______ ill, Mary ______ an
unexpected chance to play the leading role.
A. fell – got
B. has fallen - would get
C. was falling - has got
D. falls - has been getting
6. Scientists examining bodies of ancient people ______ evidence of
malaria in people who ______ at least three thousand years ago.
A. found - have lived
B. find - had lived
C. have found - lived
D. had found - would be living
7. They ______ running their own company in 1990.
A. started B. have started C. are starting D. start
8. "I phoned but you didn't answer it. You must have gone out." -
"______."
A. I did B. I was C. I must D. I agree
9. Two players ______ off the field during last Sunday's match.
A. were sending B. had been sent C. were sent D. were being
sent
10. My husband and I went to Montreal last May and greedily ______
many lobsters because they were very cheap.
A. got B. ate C. have eaten D. had eaten
b) Past Continuous:
1. He ______ on his English study all yesterday evening.
A. used to work
B. had worked
C. was working
D. had worked
2. Last Sunday, when they ______ an exciting football match on TV,
the electricity ______ out.
A. were watching/ was going
B. watched/went
C. watched/was going
D. were watching/went
3. It ______ as we drove slowly along the road.
A. has snowed
B. had snowed
C. was snowing
D. is snowing
4. The inspector noticed that not everyone ______ their safety
helmet.
A. was being worn
B. will have worn
C. was wearing
D. wearing
5. Dan made a lot of friends while he ______ around America.
A. was travelling
B. had travelled
C. will be travelling
D. had travelled
6. While Peter ______ the rose bush in the back yard, the phone rang.
A. had been watering
B. watering
C. watered
D. was watering
7. "Why didn't Mary show up at the party last night?" "When I called
her at 11:00, she ______."
A. had still been studying
B. was still studying
C. would still study
D. still studied
8. Last night at this time, they ______ the same thing. She ______ and
he ______ the newspaper.
A. are doing - is cooking - is reading
B. were doing - was cooking - was reading
C. did - cooked - read
D. have done - cooking – reading
9. We _______ there when our father died.
A. still lived
B. lived still
C. was still living
D. were still living
10. Nam _______ his homework when I came in.
A. do B. was doing C. is doing D. does
c) Past Perfect:
1. We were disappointed that most of the guests ______ when we
arrived at the party.
A. leave
B. left
C. have left
D. had left
2. She ______ him until he introduced his name.
A. didn't realize
B. hasn't realized
C. doesn't realize
D. had not realized
3. I ______ breakfast before I ______ to school.
A. had/had gone
B. had had/had gone
C. had/went
D. had/went
4. The teacher asked the boys if they ______ the sums.
A. solved
B. had solved
C. solve
D. have solved
5. They went home after they ______ their work.
A. have finished
B. had finished
C. finished
D. would have finished

6. I wondered why he ______ his job.

A. has changed
B. changes
C. used to change
D. had changed
7. After I ______ lunch, I looked for my bag.
A. had
B. had had
C. have had
D. has had
8. I asked my father why he ______ to this city but he couldn't
answer.
A. moving
B. had moved
C. will move
D. has moved
9. John went to the post office to ask about his package but they
kept saying that it ______ yet.
A. doesn't arrive
B. hadn't arrived
C. is arriving
D. was on the way
10. "Wasn't sacking Mary rather harsh on his part?" "Not really, he
______ her several times in the past."
A. will warn
B. was warning
C. warns
D. had warned
d) Past Perfect Continuous:
1. My girlfriend arrived after I ______ for her about half an hour.
A. was waiting
B. had been waiting
C. have been waiting
D. have waited
2. The phone ______ for several minutes before I heard it.
A. has been ringing
B. has been ringing
C. was ringing
D. have been ringing
3. The Chinese ______ spaghetti for a long time before Marco Polo
______ it back to Italy.
A. made - brought
B. had made - brought
C. made - had brought
D. had been making - brought
4. Peter left half an hour ago. He ______ for you for a long time then.
A. was waiting
B. has been waiting
C. will be waiting
D. had been waiting
5. We ______ up the hill for half an hour when we realized we ______
in the direction of the castle.
A. were walking - haven't been going
B. had been walking - weren't going
C. have been walking - didn't go
D. had walked - wouldn't be going
6. David was fed up. He ______ for the bus for an hour.
A. has been waiting
B. waited
C. had been waiting
D. was waiting

7. My grandfather retired from work last month. He ______ for the

same company for 40 years.
A. was working
B. had been working
C. had worked
D. had been working
8. The couple ______ in the estate for several months before they
noticed anything odd.
A. have been living
B. have lived
C. had been living
D. were living
9. I was upset to learn that my first opponent would be Sam Muller,
who ______ part in ______ tournaments for no less than ten years.
A. was taking
B. has been taking
C. had been taking
D. took
10. "It's a pity she had to pull out of the competition." "Yes,
especially since she ______ such ______ excellent progress."
A. is making
B. made
C. has been making
D. had been making