Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences 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 than 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. I……………..….in the room now. A. am being B. was being C. have been being D. am 7. I…………………to New york three times this year. A. have been B. was C. were D. had been 8. I will come and see you before I…………..…..for America. A. leave B. will leave C. have left D. shall leave 9. John ……………..…a book when I saw him. A. is reading B. read C. was reading D. reading 10. Jack ………………the door. A. has just opened B. open C. will have opened D. opening 11. I have been waiting for you………………. A. since early morning B. since 9 a.m C. for two hours D. all are correct 12. My sister……………….for you since yesterday. A. is looking B. was looking C. has been looking D. looked 13. Jack……………..…the door. A. has just painted B. just paint C. will have just painted D. just painting 14. The train ………….……half an hour ago. A. has been leaving B. left C. has lelt D. had lelt 15. We …………….…Doris since last Sunday. A. don’t see B. haven’t seen C. didn’t see D. hadn’t seen 16. When I last saw him, he………….….in London. A. has lived B. is living C. was living D. has been living 17. After I……………lunch, I looked for my bag. A. had B. had had C. have has D. have had 18. The man got out the car ,…………….…round to the back and opened the boot. A. walking B. walked C. walks D. walk 19. Henry ………………into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner. A. was going B. went C. has gone D. did go 20. He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he …………..….dinner. A. finish B. finishes C. will finish D. shall have finished 21. Before you asked, the letter………..……. A. was written B. had been written C. had written D. has been written 22. Almost everyone…………..…for home by the time we arrived. A. leave B. left C. leaves D. had left 23. I have never played badminton before.This is the first time I…………..…..to play. A. try B. tried C. have tried D. am trying 24. Since…………….…,I have heard nothing from him. A. he had left B. he left C. he has left D. he was left 25. John…………………tennis once or twice a week. A. usually play B. is usually playing C. usually plays D. have usually played 26. It was noisy next door. Our neighbors………………..a party. A. had B. were having C. had had D. have had 27. I …………..….for Christine. Do you know where she is? A. look B. looked C. am looking D. looks 28. At 5 o’clock yesterday evening, I…………….…my clothes. A. am ironing B. have ironed C. ironed D. was ironing
1. I …………….Louisiana State University now.
A. am attending
B. attend
C. was attending
D. attended
(Có từ “now” chỉ 1 việc đang diễn ra ở hiện tại ⇒ dùng “am attending”)
2. He has been selling motorcycles…………..………
A. ten years ago
B. since ten years
C. for ten years ago
D. for ten years
(Có thì hiện tại hoàn thành tiếp diễn ⇒ dùng “for ten years”)
3. Columbus………………….America more than 400 years ago.
A. discovered
B. has discovered
C. had discovered
D. he has gone
(Có từ “ago” ⇒ dùng thì quá khứ đơn)
4. He fell down when he …………………towards the church.
A. run
B. runs
C. was running
D. had run
(Anh ta ngã xuống khi đang chạy về phía nhà thờ.)
5. We ……………….there when our father died.
A. still lived
B. lived still
C. was still living
D. were still living
(Chúng tôi vẫn sống ở đó khi cha chúng tôi qua đời.)
6. I……………..….in the room now.
A. am being
B. was being
C. have been being
D. am
(Có từ “now” chỉ 1 việc đang diễn ra ở hiện tại ⇒ dùng “am”)
7. I…………………to New york three times this year.
A. have been
B. was
C. were
D. had been
(Dùng thì hiện tại hoàn thành để chỉ kinh nghiệm ⇒ dùng “have been”)
8. I will come and see you before I…………..…..for America.
A. leave
B. will leave
C. have left
D. shall leave
(Tôi sẽ đến gặp bạn trước khi tôi lên đường sang Mỹ.)
9. John ……………..…a book when I saw him.
A. is reading
B. read
C. was reading
D. reading
(Một hành động đang diễn ra thì một hành động khác xen vào ⇒ dùng “was reading”)
10. Jack ………………the door.
A. has just opened
B. open
C. will have opened
D. opening
(Jack vừa mới mở cửa.)
11. I have been waiting for you……………….
A. since early morning
B. since 9 a.m
C. for two hours
D. all are correct
(Tôi đã đợi bạn từ sáng sớm/ từ 9 giờ sáng/ trong hai giờ.)
12. My sister……………….for you since yesterday.
A. is looking
B. was looking
C. has been looking
D. looked
(Có từ “since” ⇒ dùng hiện tại hoàn thành)
13. Jack……………..…the door.
A. has just painted
B. just paint
C. will have just painted
D. just painting
(Jack vừa mới sơn cửa.)
14. The train ………….……half an hour ago.
A. has been leaving
B. left
C. has left
D. had left
(Có từ “ago” ⇒ dùng quá khứ đơn)
15. We …………….…Doris since last Sunday.
A. don’t see
B. haven’t seen
C. didn’t see
D. hadn’t seen
(Có từ “since” ⇒ dùng hiện tại hoàn thành)
16. When I last saw him, he………….….in London.
A. has lived
B. is living
C. was living
D. has been living
(Khi tôi gặp anh ấy lần cuối, anh ấy đang sống ở London.)
17. After I……………lunch, I looked for my bag.
A. had
B. had had
C. have has
D. have had
(Cấu trúc “Quá khứ đơn + after+ Quá khứ hoàn thành” dùng để diễn tả sự việc đã xảy ra sau khi một sự việc khác kết thúc trong quá khứ )
18. The man got out the car ,…………….…round to the back and opened the boot.
A. walking
B. walked
C. walks
D. walk
(Các động từ khác ở quá khứ đơn ⇒ dùng “walked”)
19. Henry ………………into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner.
A. was going
B. went
C. has gone
D. did go
(Hai hành động xảy ra song song ⇒ dùng quá khứ tiếp diễn)
20. He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he …………..….dinner.
A. finish
B. finishes
C. will finish
D. shall have finished
(Anh ấy sẽ dắt chó ra ngoài đi dạo ngay sau khi ăn xong bữa tối.)
21. Before you asked, the letter………..…….
A. was written
B. had been written
C. had written
D. has been written
(Cấu trúc “Before + quá khứ đơn, quá khứ hoàn thành” dùng để diễn tả sự việc đã xảy ra sau khi một sự việc khác kết thúc trong quá khứ )
22. Almost everyone…………..…for home by the time we arrived.
A. leave
B. left
C. leaves
D. had left
(Hầu như tất cả mọi người đã rời đi để về nhà vào thời điểm chúng tôi đến.)
23. I have never played badminton before. This is the first time I…………..…..to play.
A. try
B. tried
C. have tried
D. am trying
(Ở trước dùng hiện tại hoàn thành ⇒ dùng “have tried”)
24. Since…………….…,I have heard nothing from him.
A. he had left
B. he left
C. he has left
D. he was left
(Sự kết hợp thì hiện tại hoàn thành – quá khứ đơn
Since + S + Ved/ V2, S + have/ has + Ved/ V3)
25. John…………………tennis once or twice a week.
A. usually play
B. is usually playing
C. usually plays
D. have usually played
(Có “usually” ⇒ dùng hiện tại đơn, vì chủ ngữ là “John” ⇒ thêm “s”)
26. It was noisy next door. Our neighbors………………..a party.
A. had
B. were having
C. had had
D. have had
(Ở đằng trước dùng quá khứ đơn ⇒ dùng “were having”)
27. I …………..….for Christine. Do you know where she is?
A. look
B. looked
C. am looking
D. looks
(Tôi đang tìm Christine. Bạn có biết cô ấy ở đâu không? )
28. At 5 o’clock yesterday evening, I…………….…my clothes.
A. am ironing
B. have ironed
C. ironed
D. was ironing
(Có thời gian cụ thể trong quá khứ ⇒ dùng thì quá khứ tiếp diễn)
Xin hay nhất
1. A
2. D
3. A
4. C
5. A
6. D
7. A
8. A
9. C
10. A
11.D
12.C
13.A
14.B
15. B
16. C
17.B
18.B
19.A
20.B
21. B
22. D
23. C
24.B
25. C
26. B
27. C
28. D