TENSE REVISION

I. Present Perfect or Simple Past

1. He (have)………has had………………….no trouble with his car since then
2. They (study)……have studied………………English since they (be)……were…………little boys
3. She (lose) …lost………………..her handbag on the train yesterday morning
4. Mr. Brown (travel)……travelled………….. by air several times in the past
5. He (travel)……travelled……………….to Paris last summer
6. His dog (just, run)……has just run…………………out of the garden
7. He (read)……has read………that novel many times before
8. We (never, watch)…have never watched………..that TV program before
9. She (eat)…has eaten…………..three sandwiches and she’s full now.
10. How long ago…did….. he (start)…start…..to learn French?
II. Past Simple or Past Continuous
1. The thief (steal)…stole……the bike when Mai (look)………was looking……for some books in the
shop
2. When I (have)……was having…….dinner yesterday, Peter (come)……came………. to our house
3. Yesterday when I (walk)……was walking…….to school, I (find)……found………a wallet on the
street
4. When I (stand)…was standing……..at the bus stop, I (see)…saw…….. an accident
5. Last night when we (watch) ……were watching…….TV, the light (go)……went…….off
6. When he (write)……was writing………a letter, the telephone (ring)……rang……..
7. The servant (drop) …dropped…...two cups while she (wash)……was washing………up
8. He (eat)…ate……three sandwiches while you (talk)……were talking……to him
9. It (start)…started…… to rain when we (play)……were playing…….football at school
10. He (have)……had…….a severe fall when he (repair)…was repairing…his roof.
III. Past Simple or Past Perfect
1. Almost everyone (leave)…had left……..for home by the time we (arrive)…arrived…
2. When we (arrive)…arrived…….at that place, we (find)……found……..that a burglar (break)…had
broken…. in.
3. By the time Bill (get)…got……there, the meeting (start)…had started………..
4. He (ask)……asked……..why we (come)……had come…………………so early
5. They (tell)…told…. him they (meet, not)……had not met………before
6. In England, he soon (remember)…remembered………….all he (learn)…had learnt……..before
7. He (learn)……had learnt ………..English before he (leave)…left…for England
8. When I (arrive)…arrived…., the dinner (start, already)……had already started…….
9. After they (go)…had gone…, I (sit)…sat……down and (rest)……rested……..
10. He (thank)…thanked……..me for what I (do)…had done……..………..for him
IV. Simple Present or Simple Future
1. We (go)…will go…….. out when the rain (stop)……stops…………
2. I (stay)……will stay……here until he (answer)……s……………………me
3. Wait until I (catch)……catch….. you
4. I (be)……will be……..ready before you (count)…count ….. ten
5. John must eat his breakfast before he (go)……goes……… out
6. Miss Helen (help) …………………….. you as soon as she (finish)…………………. that letter.
7. He (tell)…………………………….. you when you (get)……………………… here
8. She (not come)………………………………….. until you (be)………………. Ready
9. He (tell)………………………………. you when you (ask)………….him
10. I (come)…………………….and (see)………….you before I (leave)……………… for Egypt
V. Choose the correct tense for these sentences
1. I ____received_______ a letter just a few minutes ago (receive)
2. They ___have lived_____ in London since 1980 (live)
3. Linda is working in this department. She __has been working________ here for two years (work)
4. Up to the present, John ___has been doing______ good work in the class (do)
5. They ___lived_______in Hanoi from 1970 to 1999 (live)
6. You ___put___ your book on my desk last night (put)
7. He ___has been studying_____ English at this school for six weeks up to now (study)
8. Our present teacher ___has lived____ in this city all of his life (live)
9. Nobody lives in those houses. They ___have been_____ empty for many years (be)
10. Cindy is in her office. She __has been__ there since 7 o’clock (be)
11. My sister ___came__ to see my last night (come)
12. Nobody __danced____ at the party on Saturday (dance)
13. They ___have talked_____ about the terrible accident near my school since came home (talk)
14. ___Did_____ you ____sleep______ well last night? (sleep)
15. My friend Geogre is learning Japanese. He ___has learnt_____ it for six months (learn)
16. I __didn’t learn______ very much when I was at school.(not/learn)
17. I ____have played_____ tennis for two hours this morning but I lost every game (play)
18. I __have had___ this bike since I was a teenager and I still use it (have)
19. John, I’m furious with you. I __have been waiting____ in this rain for half an hour (wait)
20. They ___haven’t eaten___ meat since they saw that film about farm animals (not/eat)
21. Steven __has lived_____ in London since 1990 (live)
22. We ___left____ Singapore six month ago (leave)
23. Mrs Brown __teaches___ English from 2 o’clock to 5 o’clock everyday (teach)
24. Up to now, we ___have been writing___ almost every lesson in the book (write)
25. Oh no! someone __is stealing___ my bag (steal)
26. I __worked__ hard when I was at school (work)
27. My brother ____borrowed______ my bicycle this morning (borrow)
28. __Have you seen__ Kim since lunch? (you see)
29. We __lived__ in Australia from 1991 to 1996 (live)
30. I __watch__ a football game on TV every Sunday (watch)
31. My friend is a writer. She _writes___ many books (write)
32. Last year we __went__ to Finland for a holiday (go). We ____had stayed___ there for three weeks
(stay)
33. I ___played___ tennis yesterday afternoon (play)
34. What time ___did you go__ to bed last night (you/go)
35. ___Have you ever been___ to United State? (you/ever/be)
36. My hair is clean. I __have just washed____ it (wash)
37. I __had washed_____ my hair before breakfast this morning (wash)
38. When I was a child, I ___didn’t like___ sport (not like)
39. Kathy loves travelling. She ___has visited____ many countries in Europe and Asia (visit)
40. John works in a bookshop. He__has been working__ there for three years (work)

1. We __go__ to the pagoda many times (go)

2. My sister __is going___ out (go)
3. We ___have been____ very busy lately (be)
4. Our present teacher ____has lived_______ in this city all of his life (live)
5. I ___have never seen_______ that television program (never/see)
6. We ___have flown___ to Hanoi twice since last summer (fly)
7. John ____has just finished______ his assignment (just/finish)
8. I _______haven’t seen____ your brother recently (not/see)
9. I’m very tired. I ___have been driving____ this car since 7a.m (drive)
10. You ___have just met______ her – if you hurry, you will catch her in the street (just/meet)
11. This is the nicest restaurant I ___have seen____ (see)
12. I ___have written________ three letters already (write)
13. This is the fourth time he ____has damaged___ my car (damage)
14. _____Have you ever eaten______ Chinese food? (you ever eat)
15. She’s got the best voice I ____have ever heard____ (ever hear)
16. We ___have_____ two holidays this year (have)
17. ___Have you____ already __seen__ Mary? (you see)
18. This is the first time the children ____have flown_____ on a plane (fly)
19. ___Have you seen______ your sister lately? (you see)
20. I ___have never seen_____ a tiger in my life (never see)