Exercise : Choose the underlined part in each sentence (A, B,C, or D ) that needs correcting
1. After Mrs. Wang had returned (A)to her house (B)from work (C), she was cooking (D) dinner.
2. Jimmy threw (A)the ball high (B)in the air, and Betty catching (C) it when (D) it came down.
3. Linda has worn (A)her new yellow (B)dress only once (C) since she buys (D) it.
4. Last week Mark told (A)me that he go (B)tvery bored with his present job and is looking (C) for a new on (D)e.
5. Having (A)fed the dog, he was sat (B)down to (C) his own (D) meal.
6. When I turned on my computer, I was shocked (A)to find (B)some junk mail, and (C) I delete (D) it all.7. They are going to have to (A)leave soon (B)and so do (C) we (D).
8. The boss laughed when the secretary has told (A)him that she really (B)needed (C) a pay (D) rise.
9. The telephone rang several times (A)and then (B)stop (C) before I could (D) answer it.
10. Debbie, whose father (A)is an excellent tennis player(B), has been (C) playing tennis since (D)ten years.
11. I have seen (A)lots(B)of interesting (C) places when I went (D) on holiday last summer.12. When my cat heard (A)a noise in the bushes, she stopped moving (B)and listen (C) intently (D).
13. I think (A)it’s time you change (B)your way of (C) living (D).
14, Roger felt the outside (A)of his pocket to make (B) sure his (C)wallet is still (D) there.
15. When I’m shopping (A)in the supermarket, I ran into (B)an old friend who I hadn’t met (C) for (D) five years.16. The police (A) arrested the man while (B)he is having (C)dinner in (D) a restaurant.
17. Peter and Wendy first(A)met in 2006 (B), and they are (C) married for three years now (D).
18. Some (A)people are believing (B) there is life on (C)other (D) planets.
19. Recently, the island of Hawaii (A) had been (B)the subject of intensive research (C)on the occurrence (D) of earthquakes.
20. Every morning, the sun shines (A)in my bedroom window (B)and waking (C) me up (D).21. The man died as (A)a result of falling (B)asleep (C) while he drives (D).
22. I haven’t finished (A)the report yet (B),but by the time you return (C)I will certainly complete (D) it.
23. Caroline has worn (A)her new yellow (B)dress only once (C) since she buys (D) it.
24. We’ll be cycled (A)to Hoa’s village (B)at (C) this time next (D) Sunday.
25. What will (A)you do (B)when (C) your friends won’t come (D) ?
26. Someone was knocking (A)at the door (B)when I was doing (C) the washing up (D).27. My friend didn’t drink (A)any (B)beer since we came (C) to live here (D).
28. We have written (A)to each other (B)when (C) we were (D)in primary school.
29. After (A) breakfast, I‘m gone (B)to walk to (C)school with (D) my friends.
30. Did (A)he go to (B)the pop concert next weekend (C) for a change (D)?
GIẢI THÍCH TỪNG CÂU GIÚP MÌNH VS Ạ
1. Was cooking -> Cooked
2. Catching -> Caught
3. Buys -> Bought
4. Is looking -> Was looking
5. Was sat -> Sat
6. delete => deleted
7. do => are
8. has told => told
9. stop => stopped
10. since => for
11. have seen => saw
12. listen => listened
13. change => changed
14. is still => was still
15. I’m shopping => was shopping
16. is having => was having
17. are => have been
18. are beliveing => believe
19. had been => has been
20. waking => wakes
21. drives => was driving
22. Will certainly complete => Will have certainly completed
23. Buys => Bought
24. Will be cycled => Will be cycling
25. Won’t come => Don’t come
26. Was knocking => Knocked
27. Didn’t drink => Hasn’t drunk
28. When -> Since
29. Am gone -> Go
30. Did -> Will
1. was cooking => cooked (Sau after là quá khứ hoàn thành, vế còn lại là quá khứ đơn)
2. catching => caught (Jimmy……and Betty…., hai mệnh đề được nối bởi liên từ and nên phải chia giống nhau)
3. buys => bought (sau since là quá khứ đơn)
4. is looking => was looking (vì câu đang ở ngữ cảnh quá khứ, có dấu hiệu nhận biết là last week)
5. was sat => sat (câu đang ở dạng chủ động nên sit => sat (quá khứ đơn) như bình thường)
6. delete => deleted (câu đang ở ngữ cảnh quá khứ)
7. do => are (Vì vế trước đang ở dạng be going to V nên khi dùng cấu trúc đảo ngữ của “so” thì phải dùng tobe)
8. has told => told (Ngữ cảnh câu đang ở thì quá khứ đơn)
9. stop => stopped (trước stop là liên từ “and” nên sẽ chia động từ cùng dạng với vế trước đó)
10. since => for (vì sau đó là một khoảng thời gian)
11. have seen => saw (câu đang ở thì quá khứ, hành động “see lots of interesting places” đã xảy ra và kết thúc hoàn toàn cùng với kỳ nghỉ hè năm ngoái)
12. listen => listened (Câu đang trong ngữ cảnh quá khứ, thêm nữa là trước đó là liên từ ‘and”)
13. change => changed (Cấu trúc It’s time + S + V_qk)
14. is still => was still (Câu đang ở thì quá khứ đơn)
15. I’m shopping => was shopping (Một hành động đang xảy ra thì hành động khác xen vào, hành động đang xảy ra chia ở quá khứ tiếp diễn)
16. is having => was having (tương tự câu trên)
17. are => have been (thì HTHT do có dấu hiệu nhận biết là for + three years…)
18. are beliveing => believe (vì động từ believe không được dùng ở dạng tiếp diễn)
19. had been => has been (Thì HTHT do có dấu hiệu nhận biết là recently)
20. waking => wakes (Thì quá hiện tại đơn, động từ wakes được nối với động từ shines bởi liên từ and)
21. drives => was driving (Người đàn ông chết do kết quả của việc ngủ gật khi đang lái xe, hành động đang xảy ra thì hành động khác xen vào, chia ở thì quá khứ TD)
22. will certainly complete => will have certainly completed (Thì tương lai HT do có dấu hiệu nhận biết là By the time + thì hiện tại đơn)
23. buys => bought (sau since là QKĐ)
24. will be cycled => will be cycling (Thì tương lai tiếp diễn do có dấu hiệu nhận biết là at this time + thời gian trong tương lai)
25. won’t come => don’t come (mệnh đề trạng ngữ chỉ thời gian của thì tương lai chia ở hiện tại đơn)
26. was knocking => knocked (hành động đang xảy ra thì hành động khác xen vào, hành động xen vào chia ở QKĐ)
27. didn’t drink => hasn’t drunk (Thì HTHT do có dấu hiệu là since)
28. when => since (vì câu đang ở thì HTHT, và since thì đứng trước mệnh đề chỉ thời gian chia ở quá khứ đơn)
29. am gone => go (am gone là sai ngữ pháp)
30. Did => will (vì có dấu hiệu là next weekend)