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Thầy Bùi Văn Vinh (0977.267.662) – Cô Quỳnh Thơm (093.456.2119) CONTENT PART I: TENSES (Các Thì) A. LÝ THUYẾT 1. Simple present (Hiện tại đơn)…………………………………….……. 2. Present continuous (Hiện tại tiếp diễn)……………………………….. 3. Present perfect (Hiện tại hoàn thành)………………………………….. 4. Present perfect continuous (Hiện tại hoàn thành tiếp diễn)………..… 5. Simple past (Quá khứ đơn)…………………………………………….. 6. Past continuous (Quá khứ tiếp diễn)…………………………...……… 7. Past perfect (Quá khứ hoàn thành) 8. Past perfect continuous (Quá khứ hoàn thành tiếp diễn) 9. Simple future (Tương lai đơn) 10. Near future (Tương lai gần) 11. Future continuous (Tương lai tiếp diễn) 12. Future perfect (Tương lai hoàn thành) 13. Future perfect continuous (Tương lai hoàn thành tiếp diễn) B. PRACTICE ON TENSES PART II. FURTHER PRACTICE PART III: IRREGULAR VERBS (Bảng động từ bất quy tắc) 2 Facebook: Bùi Văn Vinh (0977.267.662)

Thầy Bùi Văn Vinh (0977.267.662) – Cô Quỳnh Thơm (093.456.2119) PART I: TENSES (CÁC THÌ) A. LÝ THUYẾT 1. SIMPLE PRESENT (HIỆN TẠI ĐƠN). a. Với động từ “to be”: Form: (+) S + are/is/am + O (-) S + aren’t/ isn’t/ am not + O (?) Are/ is/ am (not) + S + O? Ex: (+) She is a nurse. (-) They aren’t at home. (?) Is he hungry? b. Với động từ “to do”: Form: (+) S + V(s/es) + O (-) S + don’t/ doesn’t + V + O (?) Do/ Does (not) + S + V + O? Ex: (+) He watches TV every night. (-) She doesn’t usually go swimming on Sundays. (?) Do they speak English very well? c. Uses (Cách sử dụng thì hiện tại đơn) - Dùng để giới thiệu bản thân, lịch trình, sở thích. - Dùng để diễn tả hành động thường xuyên xảy ra, 1 thói quen hàng ngày, 1 sự thật hiển nhiên, 1 chân lý, 1 câu châm ngôn. d. Advs (Trạng ngữ nhận biết) - Always, usually, often, sometimes, occasionally, ever, never, seldom = rarely, now and then, not often, hardly ever. - Every: every day, every week, … e. Cách chia động từ thêm “S/ES/Y - IES”: - Hầu hết các động từ đều thêm s. Eg: ask → asks hate → hates - Với các động từ có tận cùng là: -s, -ss, -sh, -ch, -o, -x, -z ta thêm es vào sau động từ. Eg: go → goes wash → washes watch → watches kiss → kisses - Những động từ tận cùng là y, trước đó là một phụ âm thì đổi y → i rồi thêm es. Eg: study → studies try → tries copy → copies carry → carries 2. PRESENT CONTINUOUS (THÌ HIỆN TẠI TIẾP DIỄN) a. Form: 3 Facebook: Bùi Văn Vinh (0977.267.662)

Thầy Bùi Văn Vinh (0977.267.662) – Cô Quỳnh Thơm (093.456.2119) (+) S + are/is/am + V-ing + O (-) S + aren’t/ isn’t/ am not + V-ing + O (-) Are/is/am (not) + S + V-ing + O? b. Uses (Cách sử dụng) - Dùng để chỉ một hành động đang diễn ra trong lúc nói. Ex: Listen! The bird is singing. - Một hành động dự kiến trong tương lai gần đã được sắp xếp xong. Ex: They are playing tennis next week. - Với chữ always đế diễn tả một hành động thường lặp lại thường xuyên, hay một lời phàn nàn… Ex: He is always taking exams. He is always studying. - Hai hành động xảy ra song song ở hiện tại Ex: She is cooking dinner while her husband is watching T.V now. - Hành dộng có tính chất tạm thời Ex: I often go to work by bus but today I am going by motorbike. c. Advs (Trạng ngữ nhận biết) - Now, right now, at the moment, at present, at the present time, always, still,… - Hurry up, look, be careful, watch out………. - Sau câu cảm thán “!” Ex: Look! The teacher is coming! d. Những động từ thường không dùng trong các thì Tiếp diễn: Verbs of thinking believe, doubt, guess, imagine, know, realize, suppose, understand Verbs of the senses hear, smell, sound, taste Verbs of possession belong to, have (meaning possess), own, possess Verbs of emotion dislike, hate, like, love, prefer, regret, want, wish Verbs of appearance appear, seem Others contain, depend on, include, involve, mean, measure, weigh, require e. Cách chia động từ V-ing: - Hâù hết các đôṇ g từ thêm trực tiếp đuôi “ing” vào sau no.́ Ex: - She is doing her job. - Nêú tâṇ cuǹ g động từ là nguyên âm “e” thì bỏ e đi rôì thêm đuôi “ing”. Ex: - He is coming to the office at the moment. - You are saving my life. - Nếu động từ có công thức “1-1-1”, (1 phụ âm + 1 nguyên âm + 1 phụ âm) thì gâṕ đôi phụ âm cuối rồi thêm đuôi ing. 4 Facebook: Bùi Văn Vinh (0977.267.662)

Thầy Bùi Văn Vinh (0977.267.662) – Cô Quỳnh Thơm (093.456.2119) Ex: - They are cutting down the trees in the forest. - The weather is getting hotter and hotter. 3. PRESENT PERFECT (HIỆN TẠI HOÀN THÀNH) a. Form: (+) S + have/ has + Vp2/ed+ O (-) S + have/ has+ not + Vp2/ed+ O (?) Have/ has (not) + S+ Vp2/ed+ O? b. Uses (Cách sử dụng) - Diễn tả 1 sự việc vừa mới xảy ra. Ex: I have just finished the financial report. (Tôi vừa hoàn thành xong bản báo cáo tài chính) - Diễn tả 1 sự việc đã xảy ra trong quá khứ nhưng còn liên quan đến hiện tại. Ex: My husband has worked for this company for 2 years. (Chồng tôi đã làm cho công ty này được 2 năm - Nghĩa là: cách đây 2 năm đã bắt đầu làm, hiện tại vẫn có thể đang làm cho công ty này hoặc không) - Diễn tả 1 sự việc đã xảy ra ở một thời điểm không xác định trong quá khứ. Ex: She has been in China for a long time. (Đã có một thời gian dài cô ấy ở Trung Quốc) - Nhấn mạnh đến trải nghiệm bản thân (the first/second/third/last... time), nhấn mạnh kết quả: Ex: + I have seen that film three times. (Tôi đã từng xem bộ phim này 3 lần) + This is the first time that he has been in the USA. (Đây là lần đầu tiên anh ấy đến Mỹ) c. Advs (Trạng ngữ nhận biết) just, recently, lately : gần đây, vừa mới before : trước đây already : rồi ever : từng never : không bao giờ, chưa bao giờ yet : chưa since : kể từ khi for : khoảng so far = until now = up to now = up to the present: cho đến bây giờ d. Một số lưu ý đối với thì hiêṇ tại hoaǹ thành: - Phân biệt “Since” và “For”: since + mốc thời gian for + khoảng thời gian Ex: - I’ve known Anna since October. - I’ve known Anna for two months. - Phân biêṭ “yet” và “already”: yet : dùng trong câu phủ định và câu nghi vấn already: dùng câu khẳng định Ex: - He hasn’t come yet. - I’ve already posted the letters. - Thường dùng “ever”, “never” với Hiện tại hoàn thành: Ex: - He has never been there. - Have you ever eaten snake meat? - Phân biệt “Have/ has been” khác với “have/ has gone”: Ex: (a) Mr. Smith is not here at the moment. He has gone to a meeting in London (b) Amada has been to the travel agent. She has your tickets for Hong Kong 5 Facebook: Bùi Văn Vinh (0977.267.662)

Thầy Bùi Văn Vinh (0977.267.662) – Cô Quỳnh Thơm (093.456.2119) Trong 2 ví dụ trên, ví dụ (a) có thể hiêủ là Mr. Smith vẫn đang ở buổi hop̣ trong khi đó ở ví dụ (b) Amada đã đi đến đó và trở về rôì . - Môṭ số lưu ý khác: ➢ Trong các mệnh đề diễn tả sự so sánh hơn nhất, số thứ tự, sự duy nhất hay số lần thực hiện hành động → Động tự chia ở Hiện tại hoàn thành. Ex: - This is the most interesting story I have heard. - This is only foreigner I have ever known. (1) It’s the first / second / … time + HTHT (2) This is the first / second … time Ex: - It’s the first time I have driven a car. - This is the first time she has lived in New York. ➢ It’s + khoảng thời gian + since + sb last did sth: Đó là khoảng thời gian kể từ khi ai đó làm gì. Ex: I have seen her for 3 days. → It’s 3 days since I last saw her. 4. PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS (HIỆN TẠI HOÀN THÀNH TIẾP DIỄN) a. Form: (+) S + have/has + been + Ving (-) S + have/has + not + been + Ving (?) Have/Has (not) + S + been + Ving? b. Uses (Cách sử dụng) - Diễn tả sự việc đã xảy ra trong quá khứ, kéo dài đến hiện tại và có thể tiếp tục xảy ra trong tương lai. (Nhấn mạnh tính liên tục của hành động) Ex: I have been teaching English since I was a second-year student. (Tôi đã dạy tiếng Anh kể từ khi tôi là sinh viên năm thứ 2, đã bắt đầu dạy trong quá khứ, hiện tại vẫn đang tiếp tục dạy và có thể trong tương lai vẫn dạy) c. Advs (Trạng ngữ nhận biết) - For + time + now, và giống các trạng ngữ của thì hiện tại hoàn thành (Thường sẽ có 1 vế giải thích ở hiện tại tiếp diễn) 5. SIMPLE PAST (QUÁ KHỨ ĐƠN) a. Với động từ “to be”: Form: (+) S + was/ were + O (-) S + wasn’t/ weren’t + O (?) Was/ were (not) + S + O? b. Với động từ “to do”: Form: (+) S + Ved + O (-) S + didn’t + V + O (?) Did (not) + S + V + O? c. Uses (Cách sử dụng) 6 Facebook: Bùi Văn Vinh (0977.267.662)

Thầy Bùi Văn Vinh (0977.267.662) – Cô Quỳnh Thơm (093.456.2119) - Diễn tả hành động đã xảy ra và chấm dứt hoán toàn trong quá khứ. Ex: - I saw a movie yesterday. - Last year, I traveled to Japan. - Diễn tả một chuỗi các hành động liên tiếp xảy ra trong quá khứ. Ex: - I finished worked, walked to the beach and found a nice place to swim. - Did you add flour, pour the milk and then add the eggs? d. Advs (Trạng ngữ nhận biết) - Yesterday, ago, upon a time, in 1945 (in a specific year in the past….), last… e. Môṭ số lưu ý đối với thì quá khứ đơn: * Quy tắc thêm “ed” với đôṇ g từ thươǹ g: - Hầu hêt́ động từ đươc̣ thêm “ed” để biến thaǹ h đôṇ g từ daṇ g quá khứ Ex: work – worked, visit – visited - Một vài đôṇ g từ kêt́ thuć bằng phụ âm “y” thì biến “y” thaǹ h “i” rôì thêm ‘ed” để biêń thaǹ h dạng đôṇ g từ quá khứ Ex: study – studied, carry – carried - Một vài động từ có daṇ g 1:1 :1 (1 phụ âm + 1 nguyên âm + 1 phụ âm) thì ta gấp đôi phụ âm cuối rồi thêm “ed” Ex: plan – planned, fit – fitted * Cách phat́ âm đôí vơí đôṇ g từ có đuôi “ed”: 1. Đúng nhất: Theo phiên âm quốc tế, khi –ED đứng sau các âm sau sẽ được phát âm như sau: Phát âm của – Các âm trước –ED /θ/ ED /id/ /t/ /d/ /t/ / k / / f / / p / / ∫ / / t∫ / / s / / t / /d/ Các nguyên âm và phụ âm còn lại 2. Mẹo vặt (Không đúng 100%): Theo hình vị tự: Phát âm của –ED Các âm trước –ED /id/ t d /t/ P x ce f ch sh *gh s *th ph k /d/ Các nguyên âm và phụ âm còn lại • Đọc chơi cho dễ nhớ: Pà xã, có fải chú sháu ghé sang Thuận Phước không? • Bạn có thể đặt thành câu khác cho riêng mình để dễ nhớ. Eg: /id/ Wanted, needed, demanded, suggested, mended, hated, visited, … /t/ walked , liked, stopped, raped, washed, watched, laughed, sentenced, rated, breathed, stated, looked, cooked, sniffed, missed, mixed,… /d/ Played, studied, changed, matched, decreed, …. . 7 Facebook: Bùi Văn Vinh (0977.267.662)

Thầy Bùi Văn Vinh (0977.267.662) – Cô Quỳnh Thơm (093.456.2119) Notes: - Khi *th phát âm là / θ / thì –ed mới phát âm là / t / như breathed, … - Khi *th phát âm là / ð / thì –ed phát âm là / d / như bathed, … - Khi *gh phát âm là / f / thì –ed phát âm là / t / như laughed, coughed, …. - Khi *gh là âm câm thì –ed phát âm là / d / như ploughed, … - Nguyên âm + S + ED thì –ed thường được phát âm là / d / như praised, chased, raised,… Ngoại lệ: Một số tính từ sau có cách phát âm của –ed là / id /: naked /’neikid/, packed /‘pækid/, learned /’l ə:nid/, aged /’eidzid/, beloved /bi’lʌvid/, blessed /’blesid/, crooked /kru:kid/, cursed /’kə:sid/, ragged /’rægid/, sacred /‘seikrid/, wretched /’ret∫id/, legged /’legid/,… - Có một chữ có –ed tận cùng dược phát âm là /id/. Chữ đó là hundred /’hʌndred/ 6. PAST CONTINUOUS (QUÁ KHỨ TIẾP DIỄN) a. Form: (+) S + was/ were + V-ing + O (-) S + wasn’t/ weren’t + V-ing + O (?) Was/ were (not) + S + V-ing + O? b. Uses (Cách sử dụng) - Diễn tả hành động đang xảy ra tại 1 thời điểm xác định trong quá khứ Ex: - I was sleeping at 12 o’clock last night - Diễn tả một hành động đang xảy ra thì một hành động khác xen vào: hành động đang xảy ra dùng QKTD; hành động xen vào dùng QKĐ. Ex: - I was studying when he came in. - Diễn tả nhiều hành động xảy ra đồng thời trong quá khứ (đi với while) Ex: Yesterday evening, my mother was cooking while my father was reading books c. Advs (Trạng ngữ nhận biết) last night, yesterday, one year ago .… At …. (specific time) From ... to... At this/ that time At the moment Past simple While/ When Past continuous Past continuous d. Môṭ số lưu ý đối với thì quá khứ tiếp diễn: * Phân biệt While & When: Nêú xét theo điṇ h nghiã thì while và when có chức năng tương đương nhau và có ý nghĩa gần giống nhau, tuy nhiên khi muốn đề câp̣ đến môṭ hành động xaỷ ra ở quá khư,́ thì cać đôṇ g từ sau “when” thường được chia ở quá khứ đơn, trong khi đó theo sau “while” 8 Facebook: Bùi Văn Vinh (0977.267.662)

Thầy Bùi Văn Vinh (0977.267.662) – Cô Quỳnh Thơm (093.456.2119) đôṇ g từ thươǹ g đươc̣ chia ở quá khứ tiêṕ diễn và “while” thường nhấn mạnh đêń khaí niệm “trong suốt khoan̉ g thời gian”. Ex: ✓ I was studying when she called. ✓ While I was studying, she called.  Xet́ 2 ví dụ trên, while và when đươc̣ sử dụng vơí ý nghĩa giôń g nhau tuy nhiên lại nhấn maṇ h vào phần khać nhau của câu. * Nhưñ g động từ không chia ở các thì tiếp diễn: Một số đôṇ g từ chỉ cảm xúc (like, love…) hay (know, believe, want) ko được chia ở các thì tiêṕ diêñ (kể cả hiện tại tiêṕ diễn hay quá khứ tiếp diễn). Verbs of thinking believe, doubt, guess, imagine, know, realize, suppose, understand. Verbs of the senses hear, smell, sound, taste Verbs of possession belong to, have (meaning possess), own, possess. Verbs of emotion dislike, hate, like, love, prefer, regret, want, wish. Verbs of appearance appear, seem. Others contain, depend on, include, involve, mean, measure, weigh, require. Ex: ✓ Jane was being at my house when you arrived. ✓ Jane was at my house when you arrived. 7. PAST PERFECT (QUÁ KHỨ HOÀN THÀNH) a. Form: (+) S + had + Vp2/ed + O (-) S + hadn’t + Vp2/ed + O (?) Had (not) + S+ Vp2/ed + O? b. Uses (Cách sử dụng) - Diễn tả một hành động xảy ra trước 1 hành động khác trong QK (hành động xảy ra trước dùng QKHT; hành động xảy ra sau dùng QKĐ) Ex: I had never seen such a beautiful beach before I went to Kauai. - Hành động xảy ra trước 1 thời điểm xác định trong quá khứ. Ex: I had worked as a librarian before 2010. (Trước năm 2010, tôi là một quản thư) c. Advs (Trạng ngữ nhận biết) - When, before, after BẢNG TÓM TẮT KẾT HỢP CÁC THÌ 9 Facebook: Bùi Văn Vinh (0977.267.662)

Thầy Bùi Văn Vinh (0977.267.662) – Cô Quỳnh Thơm (093.456.2119) TLĐ/ TLHT/ HTĐ + WHEN + HTĐ 4 QK + WHEN + QKĐ QKĐ/ QKTD + WHEN + QKTD TLĐ/ TLHT/ TLHTTD + BEFORE + HTĐ QKHT + BEFORE + QKĐ HTHT + BEFORE. QKĐ + AFTER + QKHT WHEN = AS = AS SOON AS = UNTIL = BY THE TIME 8. PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS (QUÁ KHỨ HOÀN THÀNH TIẾP DIỄN) a. Form: (+) S + had + been + Ving (-) S + had + not + been + Ving (?) Had (not) + S + been + Ving? b. Uses (Cách sử dụng) - Chỉ hành động đã đang diễn ra và hoàn tất trước 1 hành động khác trong quá khứ (nhấn mạnh đến tính liên tục của hành động) Ex: She had been cooking before I came home. c. Advs (Trạng ngữ nhận biết) - When, before, after 9. SIMPLE FUTURE (TƯƠNG LAI ĐƠN) a. Form: (+) S + will/ shall + V + O (-) S + will/ shall + not + V + O (?) Will/ shall (not) + S + V + O? b. Uses (Cách sử dụng) - Sắp xảy ra trong tương lai không có dự định trước. Ex: Mr.Vinh will be the next president - Câu yêu cầu; đề nghị; lời hứa; dự đoán cho tương lai. Ex: - I’ll call you when I arrive. - I promise I won’t tell him about the surprise party. c. Advs (Trạng ngữ nhận biết) - Someday, tomorrow, tonight, soon - Next time/ week/ year… - In + N (Danh từ chỉ thơì gian cụ thể) 10. NEAR FUTURE (TƯƠNG LAI GẦN) a. Form: (+) S + are/ is/ am + going to + V + O (-) S + aren’t/ isn’t/ am not + going to + V + O (?) Are/ is/ am + (not) + S + going to + V + O? 10 Facebook: Bùi Văn Vinh (0977.267.662)

Thầy Bùi Văn Vinh (0977.267.662) – Cô Quỳnh Thơm (093.456.2119) b. Uses (Cách sử dụng) - Sắp xảy ra trong tương lai có dự định trước. Ex: I’m going to do my homework this evening. - Chắc chắn sẽ xảy ra trong tương lai theo 1 tình huống cho trước. Ex: I’m doing my homework this evening. c. Advs (Trạng ngữ nhận biết) - Someday, tomorrow, today, tonight, soon - Next time/ week/ year… - In + N (Danh từ chỉ thời gian cụ thê)̉ 11. FUTURE CONTINUOUS (TƯƠNG LAI TIẾP DIỄN) a. Form: (+) S + will/ shall + be + V-ing + O (-) S + will/ shall + not + be + V-ing + O (?) Will/ shall (not) + S + be + V-ing + O? b. Uses (Cách sử dụng) - Đang xảy ra tại thời điểm xác định trong tương lai. Ex: She will be driving to work at 7 o’clock tomorrow. - Nhiều hành động xảy ra đồng thời trong tương lai. Ex: Tonight they will be eating dinner, discussing their plan and having a good time. c. Advs (Trạng ngữ nhận biết) - At + N (Time cụ thể trong tương lai) 12. FUTURE PERFECT (TƯƠNG LAI HOÀN THÀNH) a. Form: (+) S + will/ shall + have + Vp2 + O (-) S + will/ shall + not + have + Vp2 + O (?) Will/ shall (not) + S + have + Vp2 + O? b. Uses (Cách sử dụng) - Một hành động xảy ra trước 1 hành động khác trong tương lai. Ex: She will have finished her English course by the end of this month. - Một hành động xảy ra trước 1 thời điểm xác định trong tương lai. Ex: They shalln’t have returned the book before they go home. c. Advs (Trạng ngữ nhận biết) - When, Before, By the (this) N + Next ……. 13. FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS (TƯƠNG LAI HOÀN THÀNH TIẾP DIỄN) a. Form: (+) S + will/ shall + have + been V-ing + O (-) S + will/ shall + not + have + been + V-ing + O (?) Will/ shall (not) + S + have + been + V-ing + O? b. Uses (Cách sử dụng) 11 Facebook: Bùi Văn Vinh (0977.267.662)

Thầy Bùi Văn Vinh (0977.267.662) – Cô Quỳnh Thơm (093.456.2119) - Kết hợp với mệnh đề thời gian (by the time + thì hiện tại đơn) - Diễn tả hành động đã và đang xảy ra và có thể hoàn tất trước 1 hành động khác trong tương lai. c. Advs (Trạng ngữ nhận biết) - By the time + mệnh đề thời gian ở thì hiện tại; by + ngày/ giờ. B. PRACTICE ON TENSES I. SIMPLE PRESENT (HIỆN TẠI ĐƠN) Exercise 1: Put the verb in the present simple tense. 1. She (wash) _____________her clothes every Sunday. 2. She (study) _____________English every day. 3. He (want) _____________to become a teacher. 4. She usually (walk) _____________to school. 5. What time _____________Mary usually (get) _____________up every morning? 6. She (not wash) _____________her clothes every weekend. 7. _____________they (be) teachers? 8. It (not be) _____________often cold in summer. 9. Tom usually (walk) _____________to school. 10. He (be) _____________a student. Exercise 2: Put the verb in the present simple tense. 1. I (be) _____________sixteen years old. 2. They (be) _____________very friendly. 3. Every week she (go) _____________to visit her parents. 4. What time _____________your father usually (get) _____________up? 5. We (not go) _____________to school on Sundays. 6. We (not be) _____________very lazy. 7. The Earth (go) _____________ around the Sun. 8. I (visit) _____________my parents very often. 9. _____________he (go) _____________to school every day? 10. _____________she (come) _____________from Japanese? Exercise 3: Give the correct tense form of the verbs. 1. They often_____________ (go) to school on foot. 2. She_____________ (go) to the park everyday. 3. Bad students never _____________ (work) hard. 4. It often _____________ (rain) in the summer. 5. He usually _____________ (water) the trees in the morning. 6. She always _____________ (cook) in the morning. 7. I always _____________ (meet) him on the corner of this street. 8. He _____________ (not do) morning exercises regularly. 9. Water _____________ (boil) at 100 degrees centigrade. 10. _____________You ____________ (be) a good student? 12 Facebook: Bùi Văn Vinh (0977.267.662)

Thầy Bùi Văn Vinh (0977.267.662) – Cô Quỳnh Thơm (093.456.2119) Exercise 4: Give the correct tense form of the verbs. 1. They _____________usually _____________ (not go) to school by motorbike. 2. They _____________ (not be) doctors. 3. He often _____________ (get) up late. 4. _____________you often _____________ (watch) TV? 5. I usually _____________ (go) shopping on weekend. 6. Hai often _____________ (wash) his face at 6.15. 7. Thanh and Mai always _____________ (see) a movie on Saturday. 8. _____________he often _____________ (take) a bus to school? 9. We _____________ (be) student in class 8A. 10. She _____________often _____________ (not do) homework in the evening. Exercise 5: Give the correct tense form of the verbs. 1. He usually _____________ (take) a taxi to the airport. 2. They _____________usually _____________ (not go) to school by bike. 3. _____________They ____________ (be) beautiful? 4. They often _____________ (visit) their parents on Saturday. 5. My and I always _____________ (go) to the countryside. 6. He _____________ (not be) at home now. 7. Our teacher usually _____________ (give) us many exercises. 8. He (go) _____________to the cinema every weekend. 9. She (come) _____________from Germany. 10. Daisy usually (go) _____________to work by car. Exercise 6: Choose the best answer. 1. The weather ______ very nice today. A. am B. is C. are D. be 2. Rome _____________ in Spain. It is in Italy. A. am not B. are not C. is not D. not 3. Where _____________ my key? A. be B. is C. are D. am 4. Dunford is a very modern town. ____________ many old buildings there. A. There isn’t B. There be not C. There aren’t D. There are 5. Look! There ______ a photograph of George in the Newspaper! A. be B. is C. are D. be not 6. Ann is at home but her children _______ at school. A. are B. are not C. is D. is not 7. How many rooms ____ in your house? A. is there B. are there C. there are D. there is 8. Cats ____ big animals. A. be not B. is not C. are not D. are no 9. Who _____ your favorite actor? A. are B. be C. is D. be not 10. ______ books expensive in your country? 13 Facebook: Bùi Văn Vinh (0977.267.662)

Thầy Bùi Văn Vinh (0977.267.662) – Cô Quỳnh Thơm (093.456.2119) A. Is B. Is there C. Are there D. Are 11. He often _____________ the car at weekends. A. washes B. wash C. don’t wash D. washs 12. What time ___________you often _____________ up every morning? A. Does/ get B. do/get C. do/gets D. don’t/gets 13. _____________she_____________ English? A. Do/likes B. Do/like C. Does/likes D. Does/like 14. He often _____________ (catch) a train to work. A. catches B. catch C. catchs D. does catch 15. The cat _____________ (chase) mouse. A. chases B. is chase C. chasing D. don’t chase 16. My old friend, Manh _____________ (write) to me twice a month. A. Don’t write B. doesn’t writes C. writes D. writing 17. We (watch) _____________TV every night. A. watching B. watches C. don’t watches D. watch 18. He (walk) _____________to work every day. A. walks B. walkes C. walking D. walked 19. He (be) _____________in Ca Mau. A. are B. is C. am D. being 20. They (be) _____________students. A. doesn’t be B. are C. am D. don’t be Exercise 7: Find and correct the mistakes. 1. How often is he go to the movie? 2. Minh go to school every morning 3. She is often gets up at 5:30. 4. Don’t your school have two floors? 5. The students play sometimes soccer in the afternoon. 6. My brother isn’t have breakfast at 6:00. 7. The children has lunch at 11:00 everyday. 8. We alway go swimming on Saturdays. 9. Does she plays sports every day? 10. My mother doesn’t goes shopping on Sundays. Exercise 8: Find and correct the mistakes. 1. We seldom eats before 6.30. 2. The sun is sets in the West. 3. It doesn’t often hot in summer. 4. My mother sometimes buyes vegetable at this market. 5. It rain much in summer. 6. The earth circle the sun once every 365 days. 7. The farmers are work in the field every days 8. Rivers flow usually to the sea. 9. Mrs. Green always doesn’t go to work by bus. 14 Facebook: Bùi Văn Vinh (0977.267.662)

Thầy Bùi Văn Vinh (0977.267.662) – Cô Quỳnh Thơm (093.456.2119) 10. That house is belong to Mr. Green. II. PRESENT CONTINUOUS (HIỆN TẠI TIẾP DIỄN) Exercise 1: Rewrite each sentence as a positive, negative, or question. Example: She (read) ____is reading _____at the moment. She isn’t reading at the moment Is she reading at the moment? 1. He (watch) ____________________________________TV right now. 2. At present they (sit) ___________________________ in the class. 3. This year we (learn) _________________________ English. 4. Look! Peter (play) ______________________ football in the schoolyard. 5. Be quiet! The baby (sleep) _______________________________. 6. Look! The man (smoke) ____________________________ there. 7. She (write) _______________________ to her parents now. 8. My father (work) ___________________________in the garden at the moment. 9. John (listen) _____________________________ to the radio now. 10. He (play) _______________________chess at the moment. Exercise 2: Put the verb in the present continuous tense. 1. The workers (work) ______________________ in the firm at the moment. 2. Please be quite! You (make) ____________________so much noise so I can’t concentrate. 3. Tony (have) __________________a bath at the moment. 4. Listen! He (read) ____________________a story by Shakespeare. 5. At present Richard (study) _______________in London. 6. This term I (study) _______________philosophy and economics. 7. Janet (have) _______________a shower at the moment. 8. They (not/study) _______________at present. 9. Yukiko (have) _______________a bath now. 10. We (make) _______________a cake at the moment. Exercise 3: Put the verb in the present continuous tense. 1. Jane (watch) _______________television at the moment. 2. Look! The boy (cry) ____________________. 3. Alice and Mary (put) ___________ the dishes away right now. 4. The farmer (work) _________________ in the field now. 5. Look! It (snow) _______________. 6. Phong (sleep) _______________ right now. 7. Mother (cook) ________________ some food in the kitchen at present. 8. Just a minute! I (look up) ______________ that word in the dictionary. 9. _______________you (write) ______________ a letter now? 10. They (not read) ____________________ books in the sitting room right now. Exercise 4: Put the verb in the present continuous tense. 15 Facebook: Bùi Văn Vinh (0977.267.662)

Thầy Bùi Văn Vinh (0977.267.662) – Cô Quỳnh Thơm (093.456.2119) 1. Look! They (play) _________________ football. 2. She (sweep) _______________ the floor now. 3. What________ she (do) ____________ now? 4. She (wash) ______________ the clothes at the moment. 5. Listen! Peter and Daisy (sing) ________________ now. 6. My brother (not watch) ___________TV now. 7. He (study) _____________ English this month. 8. ________you (work) __________ in the garden now? 9. Peter (talk) ________________ to Susan now. 10. She (listen) _______________to the radio in her bedroom at the moment. Exercise 5: Choose the best answer. 1. I ________ Christine. Do you know where she is? A. is looking B. are looking C. am looking D. look 2. It ________ dark. Shall I turn on the light? A. is got B. are geting C. is getting D. are getting 3. They don’t have anywhere to live at the moment. They ________with friends until they find somewhere. A. is staying B. are staying C. am staying D. stay 4. Things aren’t so good at work. The company ________ money. A. is loosen B. are losing C. are loseing D. is losing 5. Have you got an umbrella? It ________to rain. A. is starting B. are starting C. am starting D. start 6. You ________ a lot of noise. Can you be quieter? I ________ to concentrate. A. is making/am trying B. are makeing/ am trying C. are making/ am trying D. is making/ am trying 7. Why are all these people here? What ________? A. am happening B. are happening C. is happening D. happening 8. Please don’t make so much noise. I ________ to work. A. is trying B. are trying C. trying D. am trying 9. Let’s go out now. It ________ any more. A. am raining B. isn’t raining C. are raining D. raining 10. You can turn off the radio. I ________ to it. A. are not listening B. isn’t listening C. am not listening D. don’t listening 11. Kate phoned me last night. She is on holiday in France. She ________ a great time and doesn’t want to come back. A. is haven B. are having C. am haveing D. is having 12. I want to lose weight, so this week I ________ lunch. A. am not eating B. isn’t eating C. aren’t eating D. is not eating 13. Andrew has just started evening classes. He ________ German. A. are learning B. is learning C. am learning D. learning 14. Paul and Sally have an argument. They ________ to each other. A. are speaking B. is speaking C. am speaking D. speaking 16 Facebook: Bùi Văn Vinh (0977.267.662)

Thầy Bùi Văn Vinh (0977.267.662) – Cô Quỳnh Thơm (093.456.2119) 15. I ________ tired. I need a rest. A. is getting B. are getting C. is geting D. am getting D. works 16. Tim ________ this week. He is on holiday. D. is playing D. build A. is not working B. are working C. am working D. is swimming D. doesn’t ring 17. Listen! Sam ________ the piano. A. are playing B. am playing C. plays 18. They ________ a new hotel in the city center. A. are building B. am building C. is building 19. Look! Somebody ________ in the river. A. is swiming B. are swimming C. am swimming 20. The phone ________. A. aren’t ringing B. isn’t ringing C. don’t ringing Exercise 6: Choose the best answer. 1. (it start) ________ to rain? A. Am it starting B. Are it starting C. Does it starting D. Is it starting 2. Sue ________ to become a doctor? A. are playing B. am playing C. plays D. is playing 3. You (take) ________.your daughter with you? A. Are you taking B. is you taking C. am you taking D. are you taking 4. The dog (play) ________ with the kids? A. Are the dog playing B. Am the dog playing C. Does the dog playing D. Is the dog playing 5. They (come) ________ tonight? A. am they coming B. is they coming C. Are they coming D. is they coming 6. Be quiet! The baby ________. A. is sleeping B. sleep C. sleeps D. are sleeping 7. Look! A man ________ after the train. He wants to catch it. A. is runing B. runs C. run D. is running 8. I ________an exercise on the present tenses at this moment. A. is doing B. are doing C. am doing D. do 9. My father ________ in the garden and it ________ now. A. is working/ is raining B. works/ rains C. working/ raining D. are working/ are raining 10. Mai ________ some food at present. She always ________ in the morning. A. is cooking/ cooks B. cooks/ is cooking C. cooks/ cooks D. is cooking/ is cooking 11. The students ________ the test right now? A. Are....do B. Are......... doing C. Is ......... doing D. Do............. do 12. Now She ________ for her husband in the rain A. are waiting B. is waiting C. waits D. wait 13. His brother ________ a novel at the moment? A. Are....... writing B. are writing C. is writing D. Is............writing 14. The children ________ in the kitchen at present. A. isn’t playing B. am not playing C. aren’t playing D. play 17 Facebook: Bùi Văn Vinh (0977.267.662)

Thầy Bùi Văn Vinh (0977.267.662) – Cô Quỳnh Thơm (093.456.2119) 15. Lan ________ to the English teacher now. A. isn’t speaking B. aren’t speaking C. doesn’t speak D. don’t speak D. prepares 16. They ________ the Christmas dinner at present. D. is driveing D. build A. are preparing B. is preparing C. prepare D. Is............writing D. instruct 17. John ________ that car now. A. am driving B. is driving C. are driving 18. The workers ________a new house right now. A. are building B. am building C. is building 19. Tom ________ two poems at the moment? A. Are..... writing B. are writing C. is writing 20. The chief engineer ________ all the workers of the plant now. A. is instructing B. are instructing C. instructs Exercise 7: Find and correct the mistakes. 1. He paints his pictures at the moment. 2. We plant the herbs in the garden at present. 3. They makes the artificial flowers of silk now. 4. Your father are repairing your motorbike at the moment. 5. Look! The man takes the children to the cinema. 6. Listen! The teacher are explaining a new lesson to us. 7. Be careful! You brings ten glass bottles. 8. Ba studies Math very hard now. 9. We is have dinner in a restaurant right now 10. I watching TV with my parents in the living room now. Exercise 8: Find and correct the mistakes. 1. Some people drink coffee now. 2. At present, he are composing a piece of music . 3. My father listens to the radio now. 4. Where is your mother? - She have dinner in the kitchen. 5. Mr. Nam don’t work at the moment. 6. The children plays in the park at the moment. 7. John not reading a book now. 8. What do you do tonight? 9. Silvia doesn’t listen to music at the moment. 10. Maria sits next to Paul right now. III. PRESENT PERFECT (HIỆN TẠI HOÀN THÀNH) Exercise 1: Rewrite each sentence as a positive, negative, or question. Example: She (be) has been here for several days. She has not been here for several days. Has she been here for several days? 1. Tom (see) ______________this film before. 2. I (finish) ______________ my exercise already. 18 Facebook: Bùi Văn Vinh (0977.267.662)

Thầy Bùi Văn Vinh (0977.267.662) – Cô Quỳnh Thơm (093.456.2119) 3. They (live) ______________ here since 1990. 4. My father (just wash) ______________ his car. 5. The students (discuss) ______________ the question recently. 6. Mary (never be) ______________ to Ha Noi. 7. We (know) ______________ each other for 5 years. 8. So far we (learn) ______________ five lessons. 9. We (be) ______________ pen pals for a long time. 10. They (stay) ______________ here since last week. Exercise 2: Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense. 1. Bob (see) ______________ this movie before. 2. Sandra (lend) ____________ her brother $ 200 so far. 3. Rashid (just pass) ____________ his driving test. 4. Karen (study) ____________________ Italian for three years now and is still studying. 5. The teacher (already tell) ____________ to be quite. 6. Tim (not take) ____________ many photos yet. 7. Jorge (read) ____________ the newspaper already. 8. We (not begin) _____________ to study for the test yet. 9. John and I (be) ______________ pen pals for nearly 3 years. 10. He (wear) ___________ the same coat since he moved here. Exercise 3: Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense. 1. I (not see) _____________ your brother recently. 2. They (not contact) _______________ to each other for a long time. 3. How long _______________you (study) ______________ English? 4. How many times _________ you (see) ____________him since he went to Edinburgh? 5. Who is that woman? I (never/ see) _______________ her before. 6. We (be) ____________ from French. We (be) ______________ there for 20 years. 7. I (see) __________ that film several times because I like it. 8. Mary (lose) _________________ her hat for 2 days. 9. He (not finish) _______________ doing it yet. 10. He (not see) ____________ him since Christmas. Exercise 4: Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense. 1. I (live) _______________ in Ho Chi Minh City since 1975. 2. He (just see) ______________ her. 3. They (already show) _______________ the film. 4. I’m sorry the car is not here. I (just sell) ______________ it. 5. The Bakers (be) ______________ in New York for 3 months. 6. My brother (use) ______________ this computer for 2 years. 7. They (live) ________________ in this street for a long time. 8. Mr. Green (teach) ______________ French since he left London in 1997. 9. She (not speak) _________________ to me since last week. 10. Up to now, Hoa (work) _______________ very hard. 19 Facebook: Bùi Văn Vinh (0977.267.662)

Thầy Bùi Văn Vinh (0977.267.662) – Cô Quỳnh Thơm (093.456.2119) Exercise 5: Put the verbs in brackets in the present perfect or the simple past tense. 1. We (never watch) _________that TV programme. 2. We (watch) _________ a good programme on TV last night. 3. He (read) _________ that novel many times before. 4. He (read) _________that novel again during my last vacation. 5. I (have) _________ a little trouble with my car last week. 6. However, I (have) _________no trouble with my car since then. 7. I (not see) _________ John for a long time. I (see) _________ him 3 weeks ago. 8. The school bell (ring) _________. We must go now. 9. I (meet) _________Mary last night. She (become) _________ a very big girl. 10. He is very thirsty. He (not drink) _________ since this morning. Exercise 6: Put the verbs in brackets in the present perfect or the simple past tense. 1. It is very hot. Summer (come) _________. 2. They (study) _________at this school for 7 years now. 3. They (begin) _________ to study at this school 7 years ago. 4. Since (you know) _________when her ? 5. How long ago (he start) _________to learn French ? 6. She (lose) _________ her handbag on the train yesterday morning. 7. My mother (be) _________ in hospital for a long time and she cannot go home yet. 8. His dog (just run) _________ out of the garden. 9. Mr Brown (travel) _________ by air several times in the past. 10. He (travel) _________to Mexico by air last summer. Exercise 7: Choose the best answer. 1. This is the most interesting novel _______________ A. I’ve read C. I’ve never read B. I had read D. I’ve ever read 2. I haven’t seen you _______________ A. since a long time C. ages B. for ages D. for long existence 3. It _______________ every day so far this week. A. rained C. rains B. has rained D. is raining 4. I _______________any letter from him yet. A. haven’t received C. don’t receive B. will receive D. didn’t receive 5. We _______________to Dalat several times. It’s a foggy city. A. were C. were being B. have been D. had been 6. I haven’t met him since he _______________school. A. left C. had left B. was leaving D. was left 20 Facebook: Bùi Văn Vinh (0977.267.662)

Thầy Bùi Văn Vinh (0977.267.662) – Cô Quỳnh Thơm (093.456.2119) 7. My uncle _______________on this farm since he was 20. A. has worked C. worked B. have worked D. was working 8. He _______________London 2 years ago and I _____________him since then. A. left/ hadn’t seen C. was living/ haven’t seen B. left/ haven’t seen D. left/ didn’t seen 9. By the time Tom got back, Peter _______________ A. have gone C. will go B. went D. had gone 10. She _______________in Hue for twenty years. A. lives B. has lived C. lived D. will live 11. It is the most exciting film I _______________ A.never saw B. ever saw C. had ever seen D. have ever seen 12. They have been in love with each other _______________ they were young A. while B. until C. for D. since 13. I _______________the money from him yet. A.haven’t received B. don’t receive C. will receive D. am receiving 14. I _____________ (not see) my brother for 5 years. A. hasn’t seen B. don’t see C. aren’t see D. haven’t seen 15. How many times _______________ there so far? A few times. A. have you been B. would you be C. were you D. had you been Exercise 8: Choose the best answer. 1. It’s at least a month since _______________Tom. A. I last seen B. I last see C. I have last seen D. I last saw 2. We _______________ almost every lesson in this book so far. A. Study B. studies C. has studied D. have studied 3. We _______________that television program. A. never watch B. not never watch C. have never watched D. has never watched 4. Up to then, I _______________such a big fire. A. have never seen B. had never seen C. never seen D. never see 5. I _______________her since I _______________a student. A. know/ am B. knew/ was C. have known/ am D. have known/ was 6. _______________ get tired of answering the same questions every day? A. Have you ever C. Had you ever B. Do you ever D. Are you ever 7. She _______________working on that manuscript for 2 year now. A. will be C. has been B. had been D. is 8. I _______________there once a long time ago and _______________back since. A. went/have not been C. go/am not B. have gone/was D. was going/had not been 21 Facebook: Bùi Văn Vinh (0977.267.662)

Thầy Bùi Văn Vinh (0977.267.662) – Cô Quỳnh Thơm (093.456.2119) 9. In the last hundred years, traveling ___________much easier and more comfortable. A. becomes B. has become C. became D. will become 10. It is raining now. It began raining two hours ago. So it ____ for two hours. A. rains B. is raining C. has rained D. rained 11. Mike is playing chess. How long ___________ he ____________? A. did/play C. is/playing B. has/play D. has/been playing 12. Today is Thursday and she ______ late twice this week. She ______ late yesterday and on Monday. A. is/was C. has been/was B. has been/is D. has been/had been 13. He _______________ in the same house since 1975. A. has lived C. lived B. is living D. had lived 14. We _______________ him since he ______________ married. A. didn’t see/got C. haven’t seen/got B. don’t/get D. hadn’t seen/got 15. It _______________for two hours and the ground is too wet to play tennis. A. is raining B. had rained C. has rained D. was raining Exercise 9: Find and correct the mistakes. 1 .The flight to Vientiane have departed. 2. She hasn’t finish the letter. 3. I forget that girl’s name already. 4. Fred’s brother just graduates from university. 5. I am trying to learn English for years. 6. I have been waiting for two hours, but she not come yet. 7. She reads all the works of Dickens. How many have you read? 8. I wait here nearly half an hour for my gir-friend Joana; do you think she forgets to come? 9. Mary rests in the garden all day because she is ill. 10. Although john has been studying at the university for five years he have not got his degree yet. Exercise 10: Find and correct the mistakes. 1. Jack is going to Switzerland for a holiday; I never am there. 2. We have lived for the last five months, and just decide to move. 3. You already drink 3 cups of tea since I sat here. 4. That book has lied on the table for weeks. Do you read it yet? 5. Are you asleep all the morning? I ring the bell for the last 5 minutes. 6. She works so hard this week that she has not had time to go out. 7. He has been writing a novel for the last two months. But she doesn’t finish yet. 8. My watch has gone for three days and it does not run down yet. 9. He lost his book. He has been looking for it all the morning, but it does not turn up yet. 10. He has not been here since Christmas. I wonder where he lives sine then. 22 Facebook: Bùi Văn Vinh (0977.267.662)

Thầy Bùi Văn Vinh - ĐHSPHN - 0977.267.662 IV. PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS (HIỆN TẠI HOÀN THÀNH TIẾP DIỄN) Exercise 1: Put the verbs in the present perfect or the present perfect continuous tense. 1. I (try) __________ to learn French for years, but I (not succeed) __________ yet. 2. She (read) _________ all the works of Dickens. How many (you read) _________ ? 3. I (wait) __________ here nearly half an hour for my girlfriend; do you think she (forget) __________ to come? 4. Mary (rest) __________ in the garden all day because she (be) __________ ill. 5. Although John (study) __________ at the University for 5 years, he (not get) __________ his degree yet. 6. Jack (go) __________ to Switzerland for a holiday. He (never, be) __________ there. 7. We (live) __________ here for the last six months, and (just, decide) __________ to move. 8. That book ( lie) __________on the table for weeks. You (not read) _________ it yet ? 9. He (not be) _______ here since Christmas; I wonder where he (live) ________ since then. 10. He (lose) ___________ his books. He (look) ____________ for them all afternoon, but they (not turn up) ___________ yet. 11. She (work) ____________ so hard this week that she (not have) ____________ time to go to the cinema. 12. Your hair is wet. (You swim) __________ for a long time ? 13. Bill is still a bad driver although he (drive)__________ cars for six years. 14. You look very tired. (You work) __________very hard ? 15. The phone (ring) __________ for 2 minutes, but I (not answer) __________ it yet. Exercise 2: Choose the best answer. 1. We ____ him since he ____ married. A. didn’t see/got B. haven’t seen/got C. don’t/get D. hadn’t seen/got 2. I ____ the money yet. A. A. not recieved B. didn’t recieve C. haven’t recieved D. hadn’t recieved 3. Today is Thursday and she ____ late twice this week. She ____ late yesterday and on Monday. A. is/was B. has been/is C. has been/was D. has been/had been 4. We ____ what to do with the money yet. A. not decide B. didn’t decide C. haven’t decided D. hadn’t decided 5. My father ____ as a teacher for almost thirty years. A. works B. is working C. worked D. has been working 6. He ____ to New York at least three times this year. A. had been going B. was going C. has been going D. is going 7. They ____ to know each other for more than ten years. A. get B. got C. have got D. had got 8. She dishes already. A. was washing B. washed C. has washed D. has been washing 9. I you for ages. A. haven’t been meeting B. didn’t meet C. Wasn’t meeting D. haven’t met 10. Tom is still watching television. He television all day A. Has been watching B. Was watching C. Has watched D. watched 11. I'm very hungry. I_________ all day. 25

Thầy Bùi Văn Vinh - ĐHSPHN - 0977.267.662 A. didn't eat B. haven’t ate C. haven’t eaten D. have been eating 12. Their new kitchen looks fantastic. They _____ completely _____ it. A. have /been redecorating B. have/redecorated C. already /redecorated D. didn’t/redecorated 13. Our kitchen’s a mess. We____________ any cleaning for weeks. A. didn't do B. haven’t been doing C. have done D. haven’t done 14. I think they are dating. They____________ a lot of each other recently. A. had seen B. haven’t been seeing C. have been seeing D. have seen 15. We've discovered in this great café and we_____________ there a lot. A. have been going B. have gone C. are going D. have went 16. How's your Mum? I _____________ her for ages. A. had seen B. haven’t seen C. haven't been seeing D. didn’t see 17. You're covered in paint! What __________ you __________? A. have /done B. were/doing C. did/do D. have/been doing 18. She’s gone to the doctor's. She ______________ too well lately. A. hasn't felt B. hasn’t been feelingC. has felt D. doesn’t feel 19. I____________ for ages now. A. have waited B. waited C. was waiting D. have been waiting 20. I have to write an essay. I__________ about half of it so far. A. have written B. have been writing C. Wrote D. have to write Exercise 3: Find and correct the mistakes. 1. How long has you been living here? 2. I has been living here for 2 years. 3. Have they working in this company since 1990? 4. She has been cried all day long. 5. I have waiting for my turn for 20 minutes. 6. She have been cleaning her house for 4 hours. 7. I'm tired because I worked very hard. 8. He has write his letter all the morning. 9. Jane is getting fatter because she has eating too much. 10. My mother has peeling potatoes all the morning. Exercise 4: Find and correct the mistakes. 1. How long have you been use the computer? 2. Charles have been living with Mike for years. 3. She has earning a lot of money for the last 2 years 4. Where are my glasses? I am looking for it for hours. 5. It rains for 6 hours. 6. Cathy attends a course of cooking since March. 7. Why are your hands so dirty? – I have been repaired my bike. 8. Sandy cooks dinner four times this week. 9. Who has eating my chocolate bar? 26

Thầy Bùi Văn Vinh - ĐHSPHN - 0977.267.662 10. Oh, the kitchen is a mess. Who has been cooked? V. THE PAST SIMPLE TENSE (QUÁ KHỨ ĐƠN) Exercise 1: Put the verb in the past simple tense. 1. He (be) only 34 years old when he died. 2. The police (stop) me on my way last night. 3. Mozart (write) more than 600 pieces of music. 4. My mother (not pick) up me the last afternoon. 5. I (go) to the cinema three times last week. 6. I was angry because they (be) late. 7. __ you (attend) the extra class last night? 8. Last year I (live) in London. 9. My best friend (go) to abroad five days ago. 10. The weather (be) good when we were on holiday. Exercise 2: Put the verb in the past simple tense. 1. __ you (go) out yesterday evening? 2. The film wasn’t good, I (not enjoy) it very much. 3. I (meet) Tom and Ann at the airport a few weeks ago. 4. I (buy) that novel on Monday. 5. Liza (get) a good mark in the final exam. 6. Most students (take) no interest in the matter. 7. Newton (come) back to his study after eating his lunch. 8. The second war (finish) 40 years ago. 9. When I was young, I (want) to be a pilot. 10. I was frightened and I (start) to run. Exercise 3: Give the correct tense form of the verbs 1. He (be) in prison for twenty-seven years last year. 2. Yesterday, I (go) ______ to the restaurant with my ex-husband. 3. We (drive) ______ around the town for 50 minutes to find my dog. 4. When we (arrive) ______ at the restaurant, the place (be) ______ full. 5. The policeman (tell) ______ us to come back in two hours yesterday. 6. My aunt and I slowly (walk) ______ back to the house last night. 7. We (see) ______ a small grocery store three week ago. 8. We (stop) in the grocery store and (buy) ______ some bread last month. 9. I (not go) ______ to office last Monday. 10. she (get) ______ married a few months ago? Exercise 4: Give the correct tense form of the verbs 1. What you (do) last night? 2. I (love) him but no more now. 3. Yesterday, I (get) up at 6 and (have) breakfast at 6.30. 4. They (not agree) to the deal of that project. 5. They (be) in London from Monday to Thursday of last week. 27

Thầy Bùi Văn Vinh - ĐHSPHN - 0977.267.662 6. I (be) _ a student Doan Thi Diem School in 1998. 7. I (study) French when I was a child. 8. He (like) grain before. 9. All the students (read) the text carefully last week. 10. His grandfather (receive) a letter from his family this morning. Exercise 5: Give the correct tense form of the verbs 1. How curious! I (be) there too. 2. they (be) busy taking care of their children? 3. Professor Smiths (teach) another class last year. 4. The rain (stop) in the middle of the noon. 5. My sister (spend) her two-week holiday in Nha Trang. 6. My father (set) up that company in 1990. 7. He (borrow) a lot of money to buy a new car a few days ago. 8. Yesterday, I (have) presentation about my company’s new product in Royal city. 9. He (sit) down in a chair before I did. 10. Someone (break) into my house last night. Exercise 6: Choose the best answer. 1. I born on the first of May. A. were B. was C. are D. is 2. The enemy by night. A. attack B. attacks C. attacked D. did attack 3. Mind about what I just now. A. said B. say C. did say D. didn’t say 4. Did you ever of such a thing? A. hear B. hears C. heard D. heart 5. He some eggs to make the cakes A. buys B. buy C. buied D. bought 6. There any eggs in the packet when I the kitchen. A. wasn’t/come B. weren’t/ come C. wasn’t/ came D. weren’t/ came 7. I an English course to improve all the skills. A. not joined B. joined C. did joined D. join 8. We to our friend last night. A. spoke B. speak C. speaked D. spoken 9. We and lunch at the cafeteria with them. A. talked/ have B. talked/ had C. talk/ had D. talked/ have 10. you attend yoga class when I at home? A. Did/ stayed B. Didn’t/ didn’t stayed C: Did/ didn’t stayed D. Did/ stay 11. I his car to work while he was sleeping. A. drive B. drove C. driving D. driven 12. The man the door and pieces of paper. A. open/ thrown B. opened/ threw C. opened/ thrown D. open/ throw 13. He them into a room. 28

Thầy Bùi Văn Vinh - ĐHSPHN - 0977.267.662 A. led B. lead C. leaded D. leads 14. He off his hat and into the room. A. take/ went B. take/ go C. taken/ go D. took/ went 15. The meeting 5 minutes ago. A. finished B. finish C. did not finish D. did finish 16. When she the report? A. do/ finish B. did/ finished C. did/finish D. didn’t/ finished 17. I my close friend a cushion for her chair yesterday. A. gave B. give C. gived D. given 18. Hoa’s neighbor her and then they friends. A. helped/ becomes B. helped/ become C. help/ became D. helped/ became 19. I what teacher in the last lesson. A. didn’t understand/ said C. understand/ say B. didn’t understood/ said D. understood/ say 20. Yesterday, I to a souvenir shop near the exit of the aquarium. A. go B. gone C. went D. goes Exercise 7: Find and correct the mistakes. 1. My mother don’t went shopping last Sunday. 2. My mother buyed lots of vegetable at this market. 3. The storm did go into my town a few hours ago. 4. I were not brave enough to face the problem. 5. The orchestra begun playing at the concert. 6. I got a good mark at the final exam in the next week. 7. It rain heavily during the day off. 8. They didn’t considere who is more talented. 9. Do you go out last night? 10. I crossed a few minutes the road to catch my cat. Exercise 8: Find and correct the mistakes. 1. A student taken some document into room yesterday. 2. Where you did go? 3. He did not called me before the meeting. 4. My mother not allow me to go out after 9p.m 5. He last year graduated. 6. The children are frightened because it got dark. 7. Last month, I is lost my shoes. 8. I was not late because I stayed up late last night. 9. This Novel were once very popular but nobody reads it now. 10. Did how you get to school this morning? VI. PAST CONTINUOUS (QUÁ KHỨ TIẾP DIỄN) Exercise 1: Rewrite each sentence as a positive, negative, or question. Example: At this time yesterday they (play) __were playing___ football. 29

Thầy Bùi Văn Vinh - ĐHSPHN - 0977.267.662 At this time yesterday they were not playing football. At this time yesterday were they playing football? 1. At this time yesterday we (play) __________________ tennis in the schoolyard. 2. At 7:00 pm yesterday I (watch) __________________TV. 3. Yesterday while my father (watch) __________________TV, my mother (read) _____________ the newspaper, my sister (do) ______________her homework and I (play) _____________ chess with my friend. 4. What were you doing when I phoned you? I (have) _________________a bath. 5. She (do) __________________ her homework at the time yesterday. 6. Marry (water) __________________the flowers at 3:00 p.m yesterday. 7. They (visit) __________________ the zoo at ten o’clock yesterday. 8. Peter and I (do) __________________ the exercise at this time last night. 9. Last night my father (feed) __________________ the pigeons at 7:00. 10. At this time last year we (learn) __________________ English in London. Exercise 2: Put the verb in the past simple tense or the past continuous. 1. When I (arrive) ________________ at this house, he still (sleep) ________________. 2. The light (go) __________________ out while we (have) __________________ dinner. 3. Bill (have) __________________breakfast when I (stop) __________________at this house this morning. 4. She (wash) _________________ up when Vinh (arrive) _________________at this house. 5. As we (cross) _________________the Street, we (see) __________________an accident. 6. Tom (see) ______________a serious accident while he (stand) ________________ at the bus stop. 7. The children (play) ______________football when their mother (come) _____________ back home. 8. The bell (ring) __________________while Tom (take) _________________a bath. 9. He (sit) __________________in a car when I (see) __________________him. 10. We (clean) ________________the house when she (come) ______________yesterday. Exercise 3: Put the verb in the past continuous tense. 1. I (go) __________________down the street when it began to rain. 2. At this time last year, I (attend) __________________an English course. 3. Jim (stand) __________________under the tree when he heard an explosion. 4. The boy fell and hurt himself while he (ride) __________________a bicycle. 5. When we met them last year, they (live) __________________ in Santiago. 6. The tourist lost his camera while he (walk) __________________ around the city. 7. The lorry (go) __________________very fast when it hit our car. 8. While I (study) _________________in my room, my roommate (have) __________ a party in the other room. 9. Mary and I (leave) __________________ the house when the telephone rang. 10. We (sit) __________________ in the café when they saw us. Exercise 4. Choose the best answer. 1. The boys broke a window when they ________ football. 30

Thầy Bùi Văn Vinh - ĐHSPHN - 0977.267.662 A. played B. were playing C. half played D. are playing 2. I ________ about him when suddenly he came in. A. talk B. talked C. am talking D. was talking 3. Last night at this time, they ________ the same thing. She ________ and he ________ the newspaper. A. are doing/is cooking/is reading C. was doing/has cooked/is reading B. were doing/was cooking/was reading D. had done/was cooking/read 4. When Carol ________ last night, I ________ my favorite show on television. A. was calling/watched C. called/was watching B. called/have watched D. had called/watched 5. When I ________ home last night, I ________ that Jane ________ a beautiful candle light dinner. A. had arrived/discovered/preparing B. was arriving/has discovered/was preparing C. have arrived/was discovering/had prepared D. arrived/discovered/was preparing 6. While I ________ TV last night, a mouse ran across the floor. A. watch B. watched C. was watching D. am watching 7. When it began to rain, they ________ in the yard. A. played B. had played C. were playing D. have played 8. When I woke up this morning, it ____ A. rained B. was raining C. has rained D. is raining 9. While Tom ____ tennis, Ann ____ a shower. A. played/took B. playing/taking C. was playing/was taking D. was play/was take 10. When they ____ in the garden, the phone ____. A. worked/was ringing B. were working/rang C. worked/rang D. work/rings 11. They ____ tea when the doorbell ____. A. have/is ringing B. were having/rang C. had had/ rang D. having/ringing 12. Father ____ his pipe while mother ____ a magazine. A. smoked/read C. had smoked/read B. was smoking/was reading D. smoking/reading 13. When I ____ into the office, my boss ____ for me. A. came/was waiting B. was coming/waited C. had come/waited D. came/waiting 14. When I ____John, he ____ across the road. A. see/ walks B. see/was walking C. saw/was walking D. saw/is walking 15. When he ____, we ____ dinner. A. arrived/having B. arrived/were having C. was arriving/had D. had arrived/had 16. While they ____ chess, we ____ the shopping. A. playing/doing B. were playing/doing 31

Thầy Bùi Văn Vinh - ĐHSPHN - 0977.267.662 C. played/did D. were playing/were doing 17. They ____ football when the lights in the stadium ____ out. A. were playing/went B. played/was going C. were playing/ was going D. playing/went 18. While George and John ____ their room, she ____ the ironing. A. cleaning/doing B. were cleaning/was doing C. were cleaning/doing D. cleaning/was doing 19. While I ____ TV last night, a mouse ran across the floor. A. watch B. watched C. was watching D. am watching 20. While George and John ____ their room, she ____ the ironing. A. cleaning/doing B. were cleaning/was doing C. were cleaning/doing D. cleaning/was doing 32

Thầy Bùi Văn Vinh - ĐHSPHN - 0977.267.662 Exercise 5. Choose the best answer. 1. When I phoned my friends, they _________to music and _________. A. was listening/ dance C. were listening/ dancing B. were listening/ dance D. were listen/ dance 2. Yesterday at six I ___________dinner for my family and friends. A. was preparing C. were preparing B. were prepare D. was prepare 3. The kids _______in the garden when it suddenly rained heavily. A. were play C. are playing B. was playing D. were playing 4. I ________a song when my mother came home. A. am singing C. were singing B. was singing D. is singing 5. What ________ at 9 P.M yesterday? A. you were doing C. were you doing B. was you doing D. you were doing 6. At this time yesterday, we _________in the park. A. were sitting B. sits C. were sit D. was sitting 7. The storm started while Linda workplace. A. was driving B. drove C. were drove D. were driving 8. My father nine symphonies; he another symphony when he died. A. wrote/ writing C. wrote/ was writting B. wrote/ was writing D. was writing/ wrote 9. Alice hurt herself while she . A. were skating B. was skates C. was skating D. skated 10. I met my neighbor while I home from work. A. was walking B. was walk C. walking D. walked 11. Kien stepped on Maria's feet while they together. A. was dancing B. dancing C. were dancing D. danced 12. Sally dinner last night when somebody clocked the door. A. were having B. had C. having D. was having 13. Jane when the telephone rang. A. sleeping B. was sleeping C. were sleeping D. slept 14. As I to the lab, I met my friend. A. were walking B. was walking C. walking D. walked 15. When I ____ Brian, he ____ a taxi. A. see/drives B. see/was driving C. saw/was driving D. saw/is driving Exercise 6: Find and correct the mistakes. 1. Nick went to several concerts while she were staying in New York. 2. The soldiers prepared to leave when the bomb exploding. 3. I saw an accident while she was waitting for the taxi. 4. Last month, a bank robber escaped while the police were puting. 5. I watching TV when she called to make a invitation. 35

Thầy Bùi Văn Vinh - ĐHSPHN - 0977.267.662 6. When the phone rang, she was writting a letter for her boyfriend. 7. While we had the picnic, it started to rain. 8. What are you doing when the earthquake started? 9. I were listening to my iPod, so I didn't hear the fire alarm. 10. You were not listen to me when I told you to turn the oven off. Exercise 7: Find and correct the mistakes. 1. While John was sleeping tonight, someone stole his car. 2. Sammy waited for us when we got off the plane. 3. While I was write the email, the computer suddenly went off. 4. What you were doing when you broke your leg? 5. Last night at 6 PM, I had dinner. 6. At midnight, we were still drive through the desert. 7. Yesterday at this time, I was siting at my desk at work. 8. He constantly talked. He annoyed everyone. 9. I didn't like them because they was always complaining. 10. I made a presentation in front of 500 people when the microphone stopped working. VII. PAST PERFECT (QUÁ KHỨ HOÀN THÀNH) Exercise 1: Put the verb in the past perfect tense. 1. After she (finish) ________________ breakfast she left the house. 2. Before he came to Warsaw he (live) ____________ in Prague. 3. She already (eat) _________ by the time he left. 4. He told me he (never be) _______________ to Australia before. 5. He told me he (never see) ____ anything like that. 6. Jane (study) ________ for 4 hours when he came home. 7. I couldn't get in because I (lose) _______________ my keys. 8. I felt really stupid because I (make) ________________ a lot of mistakes. 9. I paid for the window because my son (break) _______________. 10. I told him I didn't know who (steal) _______________ his pen. Exercise 2: Put the verb in the past perfect tense. 1. I was feeling very thirsty because I (drink) _________too much alcohol the night before. 2. I (finish) _________ my homework before 10 o’clock last night. 3. When I saw her I knew we (never meet) ____ before. 4. Before he came to Ha Noi, he (live) _________ in Da Nang 5. He (spend) __________three years in Taiwan when he was a child. 6. He (not/ be) ________ to Cape Town before 2000. 7. We (sleep) ________ for 2 hours when he woke us up. 8. They (wait) _________ at the station for 90 minutes when the train finally arrived. 9. When she went out, she (already/ do) ____________ her homework. 10. The storm destroyed the sandcastle that we (build) ___________. Exercise 3: Give the correct tense form of the verbs. 1. By 2 o’clock we (have) _____________ lunch. 36

Thầy Bùi Văn Vinh - ĐHSPHN - 0977.267.662 2. We (just have) __________ lunch when she arrived. 3. When we came to the station, the train (leave) _____. 4. Tim left very tired, he (work) _________all day long. 5. I met them after they (divorce) _______ each other. 6. Lan said she (chose) _________ as a beauty queen two years before. 7. An idea occurred to him that she herself (help) _____ him very much in the everyday life. 8. She wondered why you (refer) __________ to her unhappy childhood. 9. When I entered the dining room, she (just finish) _________ washing the dishes. 10. They (go) ______home after they (finish) ________-their work. Exercise 4: Give the correct tense form of the verbs. 1. She said that she (already, see) _________ Dr. Rice. 2. He told me he (not/eat) __________such kind of food before. 3. When he came to the stadium, the match (already/begin)__________. 4. Before she (watch) ________TV, she (do) ___________homework. 5. Yesterday, John (go) ________to the store before he (go) _________home. 6. Alan (have)______hardly (prepare)____for dinner when her husband (go) ______ home. 7. No sooner (have) __________I (watch) ___________TV than the phone (ring)______ 8. Before I (watch) _____________this film, I (do) ___________ my homework. 9. “I broke my glasses yesterday”, said Lan. - Lan said that she (break) _____________ her glasses the day before. 10. I couldn’t attend the evening classes because I worked at night. If I (not work) __________ at night, I would have attended the evening classes. Exercise 5: Give the correct tense form of the verbs. 1. I didn’t have a laptop so I wish I (have) _______________ a laptop. 2. She didn’t notice that she (never see) ___________that film before. 3. I suddenly rememberd that I ____________ (forget) my keys. 4. (Have/you/put) ___________ off the fire before you (go) _________ out? 5. I was very pleased to see Mary again. I (not see) ___________for a long time. 6. I thanked her for everything she (do) ____________ for me. 7. When I got home, someone (take) ___________ my camera. 8. We didn’t need to queue because I (buy) ___________ the tickets. 9. When I returned with my camera, the bird (fly) _________ away. 10. She (be) ___________a good dancer when she met a car accident. 37

Thầy Bùi Văn Vinh - ĐHSPHN - 0977.267.662 Exercise 6: Choose the best answer. 1. After they ___________ their breakfast, they ___________shopping yesterday. A. have/go B. had had/go C. had/had gone D. had had/went 2. They ___________ tea when the doorbell ___________. A. have/is ringing B. were having/rang C. have had/ rang D. having/ringing 3. Father ___________ his pipe while mother ___________ a magazine. A. smoked/read B. had smoked/read C. was smoking/was reading D. smoking/reading 4. When I ___________into the office, my boss ___________for me. A. came/was waiting B. was coming/waited C. had come/waited D. came/waiting 5. When I ___________ Brian, he ___________a taxi. A. see/drives B. see/was driving C. saw/ had driven D. saw/is driving 6. When he ___________, we ___________dinner. A. arrived/having B. arrived/were having C. was arriving/had D. had arrived/had 7. While they ___________ chess, we ___________the shopping. A. playing/doing B. were playing/doing C. played/did D. were playing/were doing 8. They ___________ football when the lights in the stadium ___________ out. A. were playing/went B. played/was going C. were playing/ was going D. playing/went 9. While George and John ___________their room, she ___________the ironing. A. cleaning/doing B. were cleaning/was doing C. were cleaning/doing D. cleaning/was doing 10. Today is Thursday and she ____ late twice this week. She ____ late yesterday and on Monday. A. is/was B. has been/is C. has been/was D. has been/had been 11. What ___________ he ___________ before you came? A. does/do B. had/do C. had/done D. has/done 12. She lost her balance when she ___________to reach out for the balloon. A. had tried B. was trying C. tried D. had been trying 13. When I met John, he ___________from his university already. A. graduated B. was graduating C. had been graduating D. had graduated 14. When I was younger, I ___________to smoke or drink. A. wasn't used B. didn't used C. never used D. not used 15. The statue (break) _________ while it (move) __________ to another room in the museum. A. broke/was being moved B. was broken/was moved C. had been broken/was being moved D. was broken/was being moved Exercise 7: Choose the best answer. 1. Just a minute too late, he ___________on the train when the girl came. A. leaves B. had left C. would be leaving D. left 38

Bùi Văn Vinh 2. Ms Abbott _____________home from work when she ___________the child fall off the bridge. A. has been walking-saw B. had been walking-saw C. was walking-saw D. was walking-had seen 3. After ___________for help, she ___________off her shoes and ___________ to save him. A. have been shouting-took-jumped B. having shouted-took-jumped C. shouting-had taken-jumped D. shouting-took-jumped 4. The performance ___________at 7 o'clock and ___________for three hours. We all ___________ it. A. began-lasted-have enjoyed B. began-lasted-enjoyed C. would be begin-lasted-enjoyed D. had began-lasted-enjoyed 5. He __________for London 2 years ago and I __________him since. A. had left - haven't seen B. left - haven't seen C. left - didn't see D. had left- didn't see 6. \"You ___________ the key which you ___________ yesterday?\" \"Yes, I ___________it in the pocket of my other coat.\" A. Had …. found – lost - found B. Have …. found – lost - found C. found – lost - found D. found – lost - have found 7. I ___________him in the library when I ___________there. A. have seen-were B. saw-was sitting C. had seen-were D. saw-were 8. She ___________anything last night. A. didn't B. don't C. didn't do D. don't do 9. I Ann at her father’s house twenty years ago and her ever since. A. met/ have known B. was meeting/ knew C. met / knew D. have met/ was working 10. He ___________ a cigarette and ___________ to the window. A. was lighting-walked B. lighted-had walked C. lighted-walked D. would light-walked 11. He greeted her. She really ___________better than when he ___________her last. Yes, she ___________ A. had looked - saw - had changed B. looked - saw - had changed C. has looked - saw - has changed D. looked - had seen - had changed 12. After the guests ___________she ___________ back into the living-room and ___________off the light. A. left - went – switched B. had left - had gone - switched C. had left - went - switched D. left - went - had switched 13. I sat down at the desk and ___________why my father's letter __________yet. I _________to ask him to send me some money before. A. wondered - hadn't arrived - had written B. had wondered - arrived - wrote C. wondered - arrived – wrote D. wondered - had arrived - wrote 39

Bùi Văn Vinh 14. On arrival at home I ___________that she just ___________just a few minutes before. A. had found – left B. have found - have just left C. found - had just left D. found - left 15. As Hung and I _________down the steps we nearly _______into my father. A. came – ran B. were coming - ran C. have come - has run D. came - were running Exercise 8: Find and correct the mistakes. 1. When Sarah arrived at the party. Paul wasn’t there. He gone home. 2. When we got home last night. We found that somebody had broke into the flat. 3. Karen didn’t want to come to the cinema with us because she had already see the film. 4. At first I thought I’d done the right, but soon I realized that I made a serious mistake. 5. The man sitting next to me on the plane was very nervous. He haven’t flown before. 6. I didn’t know who she was. I never seen her before. 7. We weren’t hungry. We’ve just had lunch. 8. The house was dirty. They didn’t clean it for weeks. 9. “Was Tom at the party when you arrived?” “No, he have already gone home.” 10. Ann had just got home when I phoned. She have been in London. Exercise 9: Find and correct the mistakes. 1. Almost everybody left by the time we arrived. 2. She already posted. The letter when she realized she had sent it to the wrong address. 3. The weather was far worse than we expected. 4. They got married for five years when they finally had a child. 5. She told she never met him. 6. He did his homework before he went out. 7. I didn’t talk to him because when I arrived he already left. 8. They just closed the shop when I got there. 9. I have never seen such a beautiful beach before I went to Kauai. 10. I did not have any money because I lost my wallet before. VIII. PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS (QUÁ KHỨ HOÀN THÀNH TIẾP DIỄN) Exercise 1: Put the verb in the past perfect continuous tense. 1. I was very tired when I arrived home. I (work) ___________hard all day. 2. We (sleep) ___________for 12 hours when he woke us up. 3. We (wait) ______________at the station for 90 minutes when the train finally arrived. 4. We (look for) ____________her ring for two hours before we found it in the bathroom. 5. I (not walk) ______________for a long time, when it suddenly began to rain. 6. How long (learn/she) ___________English before she went to London? 40

Thầy Bùi Văn Vinh - ĐHSPHN - 0977.267.662 7. He (drive) ___________less than an hour when he ran out of petrol. 8. They were very tired in the evening because they (help) __________on the farm all day. 9. I (not work) _____________all day; so I wasn't tired and went to the disco at night. 10. They (circle) _____________all day so their legs were sore in the evening. Exercise 2: Put the verb in the past perfect continuous tense. 1. They (chat) _________________for over 2 hours. 2. I (wait) __________ there for ages. 3. She (sit) ________ there for 20 minutes before the doctor (call) _______her name. 4. They (jog) _________ for a while before they (get) _________ tired. 5. I (wait) __________ for the bus for 10 minutes when it (arrive) _____________. 6. She (want) _________ to rest a bit because she (clean) ___________the whole day. 7. They (decide) ____________to break up because they (fight) __________for a long time. 8. Alex (play) _________ golf for many years before he (retire) ______________. 9. Susan (be) ___________ hungry because she (work) ___________ the whole day. 10. Peter (drink) _________ too much, so he (have) ___________to run to the bathroom a lot. Exercise 3: Give the correct tense form of the verbs. 1. Anna (fail) ______________the exam because she (skip) ____________ classes. 2. I (work) ______________ on my book for a year when I (publish)________________ it. 3. You (pass) _________________ the test because you (study)____________ very well. 4. We (buy) ___________________the house after we (save) ____________for many years. 5. I (work) _____________ too much, so I (take) __________________a vacation. 6. They (play) ______________ basketball before they (switch)_____________ to baseball. 7. She (sell) _____________ soaps before she (open) _______________ her own company. 8. We (expect) _________ her when she (arrive) ______________. 9. Laura (be) ___________very sad because she (fight) _____________with her boyfriend. 10. George (be) ________very excited because he (wait) _____to invite Sheila to the movies. Exercise 4: Give the correct tense form of the verbs. 1. Tina (feel) ______________ sick because she (eat) ___________several burgers. 2. You (buy) _____________ the food before you (cook) __________it. 3. I (run) _____________ for 2 hours by the time I (get) _______________really tired. 4. I (notice)______________ that somebody (smoke) _______________ there. 5. They (say) ___________ that they (work) _________________ very hard. 6. Marek (date) __________ a lot before he (meet) __________________ his wife. 7. I (visit) __________ many places before I (arrive) ____________________. 8. I lost the key that he (give)_________________ to me. 9. He told me that he (see)____________ the film. 10. He was really angry because he (wait) ______ for more than half an hour when I arrived. Exercise 5: Give the correct tense form of the verbs. 1. Laura needed a break because she (study) ____________ all morning. 2. When Lorraine moved to England, she (learn) _______________ for 12 years. 3. I did not go out last night because I (work) ___________________ all day. 42

Thầy Bùi Văn Vinh - ĐHSPHN - 0977.267.662 4. Orla felt fit for the marathon because she (exercise) ________________ a lot. 5. You got sick because you (eat) __________ all the time. 6. We (go) _______________out together for two years before I met his family. 7. The passengers (wait) ______________for four hours before the ground staff could finally give them information on the delay of their flight. 8. When I noticed my mistake, I (drive) _____________for an hour in the wrong direction. 9. He was sad because it (rain) ________________ all day. 10. We didn't know where to go because we (not listen) _________________ to them. Exercise 6: Choose the best answer. 1 It is raining now. It began raining two hours ago. So it____ for almost two hours. A. rains B. is raining C. had been raining D. rained 2 ____ you ____ out last night? A. Did/go B. Do/go C. Have/gone D. Were /going 3 While Tom ____ tennis, Ann ____ a shower. A. played/took C. was playing/was taking B. playing/taking D. was play/was take 4 When they ____ in the garden, the phone ____. A. worked/was ringing C. worked/rang B. were working/rang D. work/rings 5 After they ____ their breakfast, they ____ shopping yesterday. A. have/go B. had had/go C. had/had gone D. had had/went 6 They ____ tea when the doorbell ____. A. have/is ringing B. were having/rang C. had had/ rang D. having/ringing 7 Father ____ his pipe while mother ____ a magazine. A. smoked/read C.was smoking/ was reading B. had smoked/read D. smoking/reading 8 When I ____ into the office, my boss ____ for me. A. came/was waiting C. had come/waited B. was coming /waited D. came/waiting 9 When I ____ Brian, he ____ a taxi. A. see/drives B. see/was driving C. saw/was driving D. saw/is driving 10 . While they ____ chess, we ____ the shopping. A. playing/doing C. played/did B. were playing/doing D. were playing/were doing 11 . They ____ football when the lights in the stadium ____ out. A. were playing/went C. were playing/ was going B. played/was going D. playing/went 12 . While George and John ____ their room, she ____ the ironing. A. cleaning/doing C. were cleaning/doing B. were cleaning/was doing D. cleaning/was doing 13 . Today is Thursday and Linda ____ late twice this week. She ____ late yesterday and on Monday. A. is/was B. has been/is C. has been/was D. has been/had been 14 . Vinh ______ out of breath. He ______ for five hours. 43

Thầy Bùi Văn Vinh - 0977.267.662 A. Is/ has ran B. was/ has been running C. was/ had been running D. was/ has ran 15 . We ____ him since he ____ married. A. didn’t see/got B. haven’t seen/got C. don’t/get D. hadn’t seen/got 16 . It ____ for two hours and the ground is too wet to play tennis. A. is raining B. had rained C. has rained D. was raining 17. When I ____ home last night, I _____ that Jane ____ a beautiful candle light dinner. A. had arrived/discovered/preparing B. was arriving/has discovered/was preparing C. have arrived/was discovering/had prepared D. arrived/discovered/ had been preparing 18. At last the bus came. I _______ for minutes. A. Am waiting B. had been waited C. had been waiting D. waited 19. It ____ every day so far this week. A. rained B. has been raining C. rains D. is raining 20. When the boys ____ the house, their clothes ____ dirty, their hair ____ untidy and one of them ____ black eye. They ____ A. come into/ are/was/have/ has been fighting B. come into/ were/ was/have/ has been fighting C. came into/ were/ was/ have/ had been fighting D. came into/ were/ was/ had/ had been fighting Exercise 7: Find and correct the mistakes. 1. Jason was tired because he had jogging. 2. Sam gained weight because he had overeating. 3. Betty failed the final test because she had not attending class. 4. The motorcycle belonged to George for years before Tina bought it. 5. You have been waiting there for a few minutes when she arrived. 6. They had talking for over an hour before Tony arrived. 7. She worked at that company for three years when it went out of business. 8. How long had you waiting to get on the bus? 9. Mike wanted to sit down because he has standing all day at work. 10. James taught at the university for more than a year before he left for Asia. Exercise 8: Find and correct the mistakes. 1. You had working there for more than two hours when she finally arrived. 2. She did various sports for a long time so she was very fit. 3. She didn’t sit at home for long before she went out. 4. Marry hasn’t waited long when he turned up. 5. We traveled all day before we got to Madrit. 6. Tinna trained guide dogs for a long time before she changed her job. 7. When the student revolution came, I worked there for 6 months. 8. When the doctor told him his liver was seriously bad, he ate hamburgers for a month. 9. Prior to the explosion, the fat man has eaten seven large chocolate cakes. Facebook: Bùi Văn Vinh (0977.267.662) 47

Thầy Bùi Văn Vinh - 0977.267.662 10. When I asked Carlos if he wanted to go out, he said he couldn't because he finished an assignment. IX. SIMPLE FUTURE (TƯƠNG LAI ĐƠN) Exercise 1: Put the verb in the future simple tense. 1. A: “There's someone at the door.” B: “I _____________ (get) it.” 2. Joan thinks the Conservatives _____________ (win) the next election. 3. A: “I’m moving house tomorrow.” B: “I _____________ (come) and help you.” 4. If she passes the exam, she _____________ (be) very happy. 5. I _____________ (be) there at four o'clock, I promise. 6. A: “I’m cold.” B: “I _____________ (turn) on the fire.” 7. A: “She's late.” B: “Don't worry she _____________ (come).” 8. The meeting _____________ (take) place at 6 p.m. 9. If you eat all of that cake, you _____________ (feel) sick. 10. They _____________ (be) at home at 10 o'clock. Exercise 2: Put the verb in the future simple tense. 1. I'm afraid I _____________ (not / be) able to come tomorrow. 2. Because of the train strike, the meeting _____________ (not / take) place at 9 o'clock. 3. A: “Go and tidy your room.” B: “I _____________ (not / do) it!” 4. If it rains, we _____________ (not / go) to the beach. 5. In my opinion, she _____________ (not / pass) the exam. 6. A: “I'm driving to the party, would you like a lift?” B: “Okay, I _____________ (not / take) the bus, I'll come with you.” 7. He _____________ (not / buy) the car, if he can't afford it. 8. I've tried everything, but he _____________ (not / eat). 9. According to the weather forecast, it _____________ (not / snow) tomorrow. 10. A: “I'm really hungry.” B: “In that case we _____________ (not / wait) for John.” Exercise 3: Put the verb in the future simple tense. 1. _____________ (they / come) tomorrow? 2. When _____________ (you / get) back? 3. If you lose your job, what _____________ (you / do)? 4. In your opinion, _____________ (she / be) a good teacher? 5. What time _____________ (the sun / set) today? 6. _____________ (she / get) the job, do you think? 7. _____________ (David / be) at home this evening? 8. What _____________ (the weather / be) like tomorrow? 9. There’s someone at the door, _____________ (you / get) it? Facebook: Bùi Văn Vinh (0977.267.662) 48

Thầy Bùi Văn Vinh - 0977.267.662 10. How _____________ (he / get) here? Exercise 4: Give the correct tense form of the verbs. 1. I (send) ______________ you the information when I get it. 2. We are so excited about our trip next month to France. We (visit) _____________ Paris, Nice and Grenoble. 3. Sarah (come) ___________ to the party. Oliver (be) __________ there as well. 4. I think he (be) ______________ the next President of the United States. 5. As soon as the weather clears up, we (walk) _______ down to the beach and go swimming. 6. A: Excuse me; I need to talk to someone about our hotel room. I am afraid it is simply too small for four people. B: That mans at the service counter (help) __________ you. 7. Tomorrow after school, I (go) ____________ to the beach. 8. When you (get) _____________ off the plane, I (wait) __________ for you. 9. I am sick of rain and bad weather! Hopefully, when we (wake) ________________ up tomorrow morning, the sun (shine) _____________ 10. If you (need) ___________ to contact me sometime next week, I (stay) __________ at the Sheraton in San Francisco. Exercise 5: Give the correct tense form of the verbs. 1. When you (arrive) ___________ in Stockholm, call my friend Gustav. He (show) ___________ you around the city and help you get situated. 2. After I (receive) ____________my Master's from Georgetown University, I (go) _________ to graduate school at UCSD in San Diego. I (plan) ______________ to complete a Ph.D. in cognitive science. 3. If it (snow) __________ this weekend, we (go) _________ skiing near Lake Tahoe. 4. Your father (plan) _______________ to pick you up after school today at 3:00 o'clock. He (meet) _____________ you across the street near the ice cream shop. If something happens and he cannot be there, I (pick) ____________ you up instead. 5. If the people of the world (stop, not) ______________ cutting down huge stretches of rain forest, we (experience) _______________ huge changes in the environment during the twenty-first century. 6. If Vera (keep) _____________ drinking, she (lose, eventually) ___________ her job. 7. I promise you that I (not tell) ______________ you’re secret to anybody. 8. Tom (call) ________________ when he (arrive) _____________ in Madrid. 9. We (have) ________________ dinner at a nice restaurant on Saturday. 10. It (snow) ______________ in the mountains tomorrow evening. Exercise 6: Give the correct tense form of the verbs. 1. They (fly) __________ to London on Friday evening. 2. Wait! I (drive) ______ you to the station. 3. The English lesson ( start) _______________ at 6.45 am 4. I (see) _______________ my sister in April. 5. Peggy (come) ____________to the party on Saturday to the party on Saturday. Facebook: Bùi Văn Vinh (0977.267.662) 49

Thầy Bùi Văn Vinh - 0977.267.662 6. They (come) __________to see their grandparents before they leave for New York. 7. They (not go) ___________ home until it (stop) ___________ raining. 8. Where you (be) __________ at this time tomorrow? - I (be) __________ at the meeting. 9. Nobody (know) ________ what he (do) _______to earn his living after he finishes school. 10. When we (meet) _______again? - We (meet) ________again when I return from Australia. Exercise 7: Choose the best answer. 1. In case the weather good, they fishing. A. is/ go B. will be go C. will be/ will go D. is/ will go 2. Before you I all the work. A. come/ do B. will come / will do C. will come / do D. come/ will do 3. I think he the letter by this time. A. will answer B. will have answered C. will be answering D. has answered 4. He here till he everything. A. stay/ will do C. will stay/ does B. stay/ will not do D. will stay/ doesn’t do 5. No matter what happens next I _________ help you. A. am B. have C. will D. would 6. Do you want to come and see a film? We ________ outside school at 7. A.are meeting B. will meet C. met D. have met 7. If you're not there, I _________ you a bell on your mobile. A.am going to give B. give C. will give D. gave 8. I might meet you at the cinema, what time _____________? A.does the film start C. will the film start B. are the film starting D. did the film start 9. Sorry, __________ my hair. A. I am washing B. I wash C. I washed D. I will wash 10. If you heats the water at 100 degrees Celsius, it _________. A. will boil B. boils C. would boil D. would have boiled Exercise 8: Choose the best answer. 1. All these things ___________ if you marry me. A. will happen only B. will only happen C. happen D. are going to happen 2. You ______________ around the world. A. travel B. will travel C. are going to travel D. travelling 3. You ____________ lots of interesting people. A. will meet B. are going to meet C. meet D. is meeting Facebook: Bùi Văn Vinh (0977.267.662) 50

Thầy Bùi Văn Vinh - ĐHSPHN - 0977.267.662 4. Everybody ___________you. A. adore B. will adore C. is going to adore D. are going to adore 5. You _____________ any problems. A. will not have B. is not going to have C. to not have D. be having 6. Many people ____________ you. A. will serve B. are going to serve C. serve D. are serving 7. They ____________your wishes. A. will anticipated B. will anticipate C. are going to anticipate D. anticipated 8. There ___________ anything left to wish for. A. will not be B. will be not C. not will be D. is not going to 9. Everything _____________perfect. A. will be B. be will C. is going to be D. is 10. You _____________a lot of money. A. will earn B. shall earn C. earn D. are going to earn Exercise 9: Choose the best answer. 1. Where are you going? A. I am going to see a friend. B. I'll see a friend. C. I went to a friend D. I am seeing a friend 2. Thanks for the offer, but I'm OK; Shane ____ help me. A. is going to B. will C. either could be used here D. shall be 3. That's the phone. I ____ answer it. A. am going to B. will C. either could be used here D. am will 4. Stop worrying about the exam. You ___________ it easily. A. pass B. will pass C. are passing D. are going to pass 5. I think Brazilian ______________ the football match tomorrow. A. winning B. is winning C. is going to win D. will win 6. Have you heard the news? Jane _____________a baby. A. will have B. have C. is having D. has 7. I ____________ her to look for it until she finds it A. helps B. helped C. will help D. am going to help 8. It ____________when you get back tonight. Facebook: Bùi Văn Vinh (0977.267.662) 55

Thầy Bùi Văn Vinh - ĐHSPHN - 0977.267.662 A. probably rains B. is probably raining C. will probably rain D. probably rain 9. I _______________ here until he answers me. A. Stay B. will stay C. am going to stay D. stays 10. If you come at noon, I _______________ lunch with you. A. will have B. has C. am having D. have Exercise 10: Find and correct the mistakes. 1. Those bags look heavy. I carry one of them for you. 2. The following week they are enjoying the sun in the West Indies. 3. It’s a lot of work for one day, but his customers promise that next year, they have their tyres changed earlier. 4. The sky is a bit cloudy. It rains, do you think? 5. If you look at this map you would see where the islands are. 6. I'm hungry - Oh, I make you a sandwich. 7. He calls you tomorrow. 8. They are seeing us in the morning. 9. She helps you with that book. 10. Mary cleans off the table right away Exercise 11: Find and correct the mistakes. 1. They arrive on time. 2. He is able to meet us later 3. We shall eating in the same restaurant again. 4. The weather is cool tonight. 5. I shall being back in an hour. 6. The plant will dying because of lack of sunshine. 7. She’ll met us in the supermarket. 8. They’ll spent two months in France. 9. The meeting will began at 8 o’clock. 10. Peter visits Italy next summer. X. FUTURE CONTINUOUS (TƯƠNG LAI TIẾP DIỄN) Exercise 1: Put the verb in the future continuous tense. 1. At that time tomorrow, I (work) __________________ in my office. 2. At three o’clock tomorrow, you (lie) _____________ on the beach. 3. At three o’clock tomorrow, he (wait) _____________ for the train. 4. This day next week, she (shop) _________________ in New York. 5. At three o’clock tomorrow, it (rain) ____________________ 6. This time next week we (have) ___________ a party. 7. At midnight I (sleep) ________________ 8. At 7.00 this evening we (watch) ___________ a talk show. Facebook: Bùi Văn Vinh (0977.267.662) 56

Thầy Bùi Văn Vinh - ĐHSPHN - 0977.267.662 9. They (not/do) ________________ their homework at 3.00 this afternoon. 10. This time tomorrow, Maria (sunbathe) _______________ on a beach in Majorca. Exercise 2: Put the verb in the future continuous tense. 1. Look, I can give you a lift to the station – I (drive) ___________ that way anyway. 2. Don't phone me between 7 and 8. We (have) _____________ dinner then. 3. Phone me after 8 o'clock. We (finish) ______________ dinner by then. 4. Tomorrow afternoon we're going to play tennis from 3 o'clock until 4.30. So at 4 o'clock, we (play) ______________ tennis. 5. Do you think you (still/do) __________________ the same job in ten years time? 6. He (work) ______________ on the report at this time tomorrow. 7. The Fergusons (fish) _______ while they are on vacation. 8. In order to earn a badge, the scouts (learn) _______ to tie knots this Thursday. 9. The forecast says that it (rain) __________ all night at 9 P.m tomorrow. 10. Grandma (not smile) ___________ by the time she answers the door. Exercise 3: Give the correct tense form of the verbs. 1. Please be quiet! I (work) __________________. 2. She (play) __________________ tennis at this time tomorrow. 3. Please sit down! I (try) _______________ (watch) _______________ this TV program. 4. Be careful! The ladder (fall) __________________ down. 5. At 9.00 on next Sunday, we (have) __________________a dinner at our friend’s house. 6. At 8 o’clock tomorrow morning we (swim) __________________ in the sea 7. He (learn) ___________ at that time next day. 8. It (rain) ____________ at 9 oclock to night. 9. In a few minutes' time when the clock tribes six, I (wait) _____________ for you here. 10. If you call her at six today, she (practice) _______________the piano. Exercise 4: Give the correct tense form of the verbs. 1. If you come at seven, I (work) ____________ in my garden. 2. If you come at noon, I (have) ______________ lunch. 3. When you go in to the office, Mr. John (sit) ____________ at the front desk. 4. He (work) ______________on the report at this time tomorrow. 5. I (drive) _____________ over and see you at that moment, but there’s something wrong with the car. 6. We (move) _______________ into our new house at noon. I'm so excited. 7. (you / use) ____________________the car at the weekend? 8. This time tomorrow, we ____________ (celebrate) because we have finished our exam. 9. We (not / work) _____________ next week. We'll be on holiday. 10. I (wait) _____________ for you at six o'clock. Exercise 5: Give the correct tense form of the verbs. 1. He (eat) ____________ by the time you arrive. 2. He (wait) ___________ for quite some time. 3. The day after tomorrow he (move) _______________ his apartment. Facebook: Bùi Văn Vinh (0977.267.662) 57

Thầy Bùi Văn Vinh - ĐHSPHN - 0977.267.662 4. You (work) __________________very hard to get that deal at this time next month. 5. This evening at 8 o'clock, she (watch) ________________ a movie with her friends. 6. When the bus stands, we ( arrive) _____________ 7. I (wait) ___________ by the time she (come) ________________ 8. The water (boil) ______________ when we come back. 9. My mother (not reach) __________ to Spain this time tomorrow as she is still flying. 10. John (climb) ______________ the mountains tomorrow at this time. Exercise 6: Choose the best answer. 1. I ______________ Thailand at this time next month. A. will be visiting B. will visit C. am going to visit D. am visiting 2. My mother ___________ to stay with us at this time next week A. is going to come B. will be coming C. will come D. comes 3. I ______________TV when she ______________tonight. A. will be watching/ will arrive C. will watch / is going to arrive B. will watch / arrives D. will be watching/ arrives 4. While Marry __________ to music, her mother __________ the meal. A. is listening/ will cook C. listens/ cooks B. listens/ will be cooking D. is listening/ will be cooking 5. They ________ their plan, ______the Christmas dinner and ______ a good time tonight. A. are discussing/ cooking/ having C. will be discussing/ cooking/ having B. will discuss/cooking/ having D. will be discussing/ cook/have 6. In order to earn a badge, the scout __________________to tie knots this Thursday. A. will learn B. will be learning C. is going to learn D. learn 7. You are busy. Tina and I __________the yard A. gladly rake B. gladly will rake C. are going to gladly rake D. will gladly rake 8. The forecast says that it _____________ at 7 o’clock tonight. A. will be raining B. is going to rain C. will have rained D. rains 9. The baseball team _______ to Florida for the playoffs? A. Will….. travel? B. Will….. be traveling C. Is….. going to travel D. Will….. have traveled 10. Our staff _________ the Convention this year. A. is going to attend C. will be attending B. will attend D. Both A, B& C Exercise 7: Choose the best answer. 1. At midnight we ______________________. A. will be sleeping B. will sleeping be C. sleep D. are sleeping D. will sitting 2. This time next week we ____________ at the beach. D. watches A. sitting B. are sitting C. will be sitting 3. At nine tonight I ___________the news. A. will watch B. will be watching C. watch 4. Tonight we _____________for our English test at 6 o’clock. Facebook: Bùi Văn Vinh (0977.267.662) 58

Thầy Bùi Văn Vinh - ĐHSPHN - 0977.267.662 A. cram up B. will craming up C. will be cramming up D. will cramming up 5. They _________________ at this time all nights. A. will be dancing B. dance C. dances D. are dancing 6. He _______________all afternoon. A. will not be playing B. will be not playing C. is playing D. playing 7. I __________ at that time. A. will work not B. will be not working C. am not working D. will not working 8. _____________ at six? A. Will you be eating B. Will be you eating C. Did you D. Will you eating 9. __________________to London? A. Will she be driving B. Will be she driving C. Will driving she D. Is she driving 10. _____________________ again at 8 PM? A. Will they fight B. Will they be fighting C. Will they fighting D. Are they fighting Exercise 8: Choose the best answer. 1. At 8 o’clock they _________________ dinner. A. will have B. will be having C. will have had D. is having 2. At this time next week, I ________ all my hair. A. will have lost B. will be losing C. will lose D. Lose 3. This time tomorrow I ________ in the ocean. A. will swim B. swimming C. is swimming D. will be swimming 4. They _______________TV at 8 o’clock this evening. A. will be watching B. watch C. will watch D. will watching 5. Don’t ring at 8 o’clock. I _______________ who Wants to be a Millionaire. A. will watch B. will be watching C. will watching D. be watching 6. This time tomorrow we ___________ on the beach. I can’t wait! A. will be sitting B. will sitting C. will be sit D. are sitting 7. When he arrives, she _____________ lunch. A. is cooking B. will cooking C. will be cooking D. be cooking 8. We ________________ back from school at 5 o’clock. A. have come B. have been coming C. will be coming D. will coming 9. He ____________ the black door 8 o’clock tomorrow. A. will painting B. will be painting C. will have been painting D. be painting 10. Bob ______________ in the library at 5 o’clock tomorrow. A. will be studying B. will studying C. be study D. will study Exercise 9: Find and correct the mistakes. 1. Don’t phone Richard now, he’ll be have dinner. Facebook: Bùi Văn Vinh (0977.267.662) 59

Thầy Bùi Văn Vinh - ĐHSPHN - 0977.267.662 2. When you arrive, I am be driving home. 3. By the time I get home, you’ll probably having a bath. 4. This time next week, I’ll be drive to my parents’ house. 5. At 8 o'clock I be travelling to Dorset. 6. The shop will be closed. Will you working? 7. They be leaving on Friday. You can join them. 8. Everybody will be worked on a computer sooner or later. 9. You will be wait for her when her plane arrives tonight. 10. After Easter, we look for new staff, so contact me again at the beginning of April. Exercise 10: Find and correct the mistakes. 1. He will be study at the library tonight, so he will not see Jennifer when she arrives. 2. At midnight tonight, we will still driving through the desert. 3. His father will be worked the whole day tomorrow. 4. At this time next week, I be playing poker. 5. Will they be come at 6 p.m. tomorrow? 6. You will be worked with Miss Cool again when you turn up for work tomorrow. 7. The first train will departing at 5.30 a.m. 8. Will you be passed the post office on your way home? 9. The choir will be sing when the bride and bridegroom enter the church. 10. They will be go on vacation at that time this summer. XI. FUTURE PERFECT (TƯƠNG LAI HOÀN THÀNH) Exercise 1: Put the verb in the future perfect tense. 1. I (do) _____________ the washing by 8 o'clock. 2. I (finish) _____________this by 6 o'clock. 3. By the time you get here, I (watch) _______________ the movie. 4. By the time he graduates, Tom (take) ________________all the necessary classes. 5. By this time next year, Nancy (move) ______________to a new apartment. 6. By this time tomorrow, we (put) ____________all the furniture in the basement. 7. I (leave) _____________by six tomorrow. 8. She (finish) _____________ her exams by then, so we can go out for dinner. 9. He (not/finish) _____________work by seven. 10. Tom (arrive) ___________ by dinner time. Exercise 2: Put the verb in the future perfect tense. 1. We (not/eat) _____________ before we come, so we'll be hungry. 2. ________ (we/arrive) _____________ by the time it gets dark? 3. He (not/complete) ________________the project by July. 4. I (not/finish) _____________the essay by the weekend. 5. Why (she/finish) __________ the cleaning by six? 6. They (not/go) ______________ by 9 tomorrow. 7. By this time next year we (marry) ____________ for 30 years. 8. If all goes well, by June 2012, I (finish) _____________my university degree. Facebook: Bùi Văn Vinh (0977.267.662) 60

Thầy Bùi Văn Vinh - ĐHSPHN - 0977.267.662 9. __________she (get) _________her passport by then? 10. By the time I start my shift, Dr. Frazier (wait) _________ for 18 hours straight. Exercise 3: Give the correct tense form of the verbs. 1. I’ll wait until he (finish) his novel. 2. When you (come) back, he already (buy) a new house. 3. Don’t come until I (finish) lunch. 4. I (hope) it (stop) raining by 5 o’clock this afternoon. 5. The river (not begin) to swell until some rain ____________ (fall). 6. By next month I (leave) for India. 7. The film (end) by the time we (get) there. 8. They (build) a house by June next year. 9. I (give) her your letter when I (see) her tomorrow. 10. Tamara (complete) ___________ her Bachelor’s Degree by June. Exercise 4: Give the correct tense form of the verbs. 1. Sheila (get) ___________ the scholarship by the time she starts school in September. 2. By this time next month, I hope they (finish) _________building the community center. 3. Professor Adams (teach) _______ at this university for 25 years by the time he retires in June. 4. ______he (receive) _______ the message by the time your flight takes off? 5. Dana (not finish) ___________ the night shift by the time you get up in the morning. 6. The team (work) __________ at the exhibition for five hours by the time I arrive there. 7. By the time we get on the plane, they (load) ____already _____ the luggage. 8. By 2025, I hope researchers (find) ______ a cure for cancer. 9. By the time we get to Chicago this evening, we (drive) ____________ more than four hundred miles. We are going to be exhausted. 10. When Sarah goes on vacation by next month, she (study) ____________ German for over two years. She should be able to communicate fairly well while she is in Austria. Exercise 5: Give the correct tense form of the verbs. 1. I have not traveled much yet; however, I (visit) __________ the Grand Canyon and San Francisco by the time I leave the United States. 2. By the time you finish studying the verb tense tutorial, you (master) ___________ all twelve tenses including their passive forms. 3. Drive faster! If you don't hurry up, she (have) ____________ the baby by the time we get to the hospital. 4. I came to England six months ago. I started my economics course three months ago. By the time I return to Australia, I (study) ___________ for nine months and I (be) ___________ in England for exactly one year. 5. Come over to my house around 9 o'clock. By then, I (complete) ____________ my history essay and we can go see a movie. 6. In June, my grandmother and grandfather (be) ____________ married for fifty years. 7. By 9 o'clock we (cook) _____________ dinner. 8. In one week he (cross) _____________ the Atlantic by boat. 9. The sun (not / rise) _____________ by 4 o'clock. Facebook: Bùi Văn Vinh (0977.267.662) 61

Thầy Bùi Văn Vinh - ĐHSPHN - 0977.267.662 10. (do / you) _____________the washing up by six o'clock? Exercise 6: Choose the best answer. 1. By the end of this week he the translation. A. will finish B. will have finished C. will be finishing D. is finishing 2. By the time we to the forest, the rain . A. will get/ will stop C. will get/ will have stopped B. get/ will stop D. get/ will have stopped 3. By next month, I ____________my first novel. A. will finish C. am going to finish B. finish D. will have finished 4. By this time next summer, you ________________your studies. A. completes B. will complete C. are completing D. will have completed 5. She __________ by this month next year. A. Will have graduated C. will be graduated B. Will graduate D. graduate 6. By the time you ______, she _____________. A. arrived/ left C. arrive/ will have left B. arrives/ will leave D. arrives/ leaves 7. By this time tomorrow, I (finish) _________________ my project. A. will have been finished. C. have been finished B. will finish D. will be finishing 8. By 8 o'clock, the kids (feel) ______________asleep. A. are feeling C. will have felt B. will be feeling D. be feeling 9. When I turn 30, I (have) _______________ 6 children. A. have C. will have had B. are having D. has 10. By next year, she (receive) _____________ the promotion. A. will have received C. has received B. is receiving D. will receive 11. My mother (clean) _____________ the entire house by lunch. A. cleans C. will clean B. will have cleaned D. is cleaning 12. By this time tomorrow morning, they (begin) ______________ working. A. begin C. will begin B. are beginning D. will have begun 13. By 2013, I (live) ____________ in Madrid for 5 years. A. will have lived C. will live B. am living D. are living 14. In 2020, they (work) _______________here for 20 years. A. are working C. work B. will have worked D. will word 15. By the end of June he (read) ____________ all the books on the reading list. Facebook: Bùi Văn Vinh (0977.267.662) 62