TENSE

Bài tập 1: Hoàn thành những câu sau đây với thì quá khứ đơn
1. I _______________at home all weekend (stay)
2. It ______________everyday last week (rain)
3. We ______________her very carefully (listen)
4. The shop _____________at 5 o’clock (close)
5. My friend _______________ to stay all weekend (want)
6. I ________________(wash) my clothes yesterday morning (wash)
7. John _________________(study) very hard last night (study)
8. My father _____________very angry with me last Saturday (be)
9. One of my friends __________________me very late last night (phone)
10. The worker ________________the windows for several hours (clean)
Bài tập 2: Viết lại các câu sau, dung thì quá khứ đơn với các phó từ trong ngoặc
1. I see my parents every Sunday morning. (last Sunday)
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2. My friend John always asks a lot of questions (this morning)
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3. They go to the mountain in the winter (last winter)
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4. Julie meets Tom from school every afternoon (this afternoon)
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5. He eats a lot in the evenings (last night)
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6. I love cycling at the weekend (when I was a child)
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7. That TV programme starts at 7:30 every Friday (this morning)
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8. We always have a nice time with them. (on holiday)
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9. The garden looks lovely in the spring. (last spring)
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10. We paint our house every year (in 1998)
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Bài tập 3: Hoàn thành các câu sau với động từ được cho ở thì quá khứ
1. We ___________ to the concert (go)
2. He ____________this book (buy)
3. I ____________ two cups of coffee (drink)
4. He __________three days ago (leave)
5. They _____________ their house (sell)
6. I ____________ two big cate (eat)
7. You _____________ several mistake (make)
8. We ______________ a good time (have)
9. The Wilson _______________ a new house in Washington DC (build)
10. John _____________ downtown with his friends today (drive)
11. Yesterday___________ a bad day for me (be)
12. I ____________the day with an accident (begin)
13. I ____________my hand with a knife (cut)
14. I _____________about the meeting (forget)
15. Then I _____________ my new suit (tear)
 16. A thief _____________ my money (steal)
17. Fortunately, the police ______________the thief a little while later (catch)
18. Later I ___________ in some slipper steps and _____________my arms (fall/hurt)
19. Then a little boy ______________ a ball and ___________me accidentally (throw/hit)
20. Ater that, I___________ down again and _______________ my new watch (fall/down/break)
Bài tập 4: Chuyển các câu sau sang thể nghi vấn
1. I watched TV last night →............................................................................................................................
2. I enjoyed the party→.....................................................................................................................................
3. She had a good vacation→............................................................................................................................
4. My parents got up early this morning→........................................................................................................
5. We listened to music last night→..................................................................................................................
6. I drank a lot of coffee→................................................................................................................................
7. He miss them so much→...............................................................................................................................
8. I went to the cinema last Sunday→...............................................................................................................
9. I slept well last night→..................................................................................................................................
10. They sat and talked about their schooldays. →.............................................................................................
Bài tập 5: Chia các động từ trong ngoặc ở thì quá khứ đơn
A: Where __________________(you go) for your last summer holiday?
B: We _____________(go) to Egypt
A: Oh really? How interesting! _____________________(you/enjoy) it?
B: Oh, yes, we ________________. Paul _________________(love) the Nile River and I_____________(think)
the pyramids and all the historical sights_______________(be) fascinating.
A: How long ______________(you/stay)?
B: For 4 weeks. We _________________(be) there for the whole of October
A: How nice! So you __________________(have) lots of time to travel round
B: Yes, we_____________. Well, quite a lot. But we only _______________(see) a few places so I’d like to go
again
A: ______________(you/learn) any Egyptian Arabic?
B: I______________ but Paul _______________. I _______________(study) the language for a few weeks before
we _____________(go). I _____________(find) a good Arabic language cassette in the local library and that
______________(be) helpful
Bài tập 6: Chia động từ ở thì quá khứ tiếp diễn
1. I ___________________down the street when it begin to rain (go)
2. At this time last year, I ___________________an English course (attend)
3. Jim ________________ under the tree when he heard an explosion (stand)
4. The boy fell and hurt himself while he _________________ a bicycle (ride)
5. When we met them last year, they______________ in Santiago (live)
6. The tourist lost his camera while he________________ around the city (walk)
7. The lorry _______________ very fast when it hit our car (go)
8. While I ____________________in my room, my roommate ___________________ a party in the other
room (study/have)
9. Mary and I___________________ the house when the telephone rang (just leave)
10. We __________________ in the café when they saw us (sit)
Bài tập 7: Chia động từ ở thì quá khứ hoặc quá khứ tiếp diễn
1. I ________________ (call) Mr Wilson at 9 last night, but he (not be)_________________at home. He
(study) _______________ at the library
2. I _________________ (not hear) the thunder during the storm last night because I ________________
(sleep)
3. It was beautiful yesterday when we went for a walk in the park. The sun______________(shine). The
birds_____________(sing)
 4. My brother and sister ________________ (talk) about something when I ________________ (walk) into
the room
5. Tom went to his friends ‘house, but the boys ___________________ (not be) there. They
(play)_____________soccer in the vacant lot down the street
6. The little boy _______________ (fall) asleep while his mother___________________ (read) him a story
7. I really enjoyed my holiday last January. While it_______________(snow) in Iowa, the sun
______________ (shine) in Florida
8. While Ted _______________ (shovel) snow from his driveway yesterday, his wife _________________
(bring) him a cup of hot chocolate
9. John _________________ (have) a car accident last week. He __________________ (drive) down the
street when suddenly a lorry __________________ (hit) his car from behind
10. Ten years ago, the government _______________ (decide) to begin a food programme. At that time, many
people in the rural areas _______________ (starve) due to several years of drought
11. They ___________________(wait) for me when I _________________ at the station (arrive)
12. She ________________ (swim) in the sea when I ___________________ her (see)
13. ___________________they__________________(play) tennis when it _________________ raining
(start)?
14. We __________________ (drive) home from the theatre when the police __________________(stop) us
15. The wind __________________ (blow) very hard when I ________________(go) out this morning
16. When she _____________________ (leave) him, he _____________________ (become) quite ill
17. I _______________(be) looking for some photos when you rang but I ______________(not find) them
Bài tập 8: Hãy điền vào chỗ trống với gone hoặc been
1. He’s on the holiday at that moment. He has ______________ to Spain
2. “ Where is Bill?” – “She’s not here. I think she has ___________ to the bank
3. “Hello, Pat, where have you _______________been? “I’ve _______________ to the bank”
4. “Have you ever _____________ to Japan?”- “No, ever”
5. My parents aren’t at home this evening. They’ve ______________ out
6. There’s a new restaurant in town. Have you _______________ to it?
7. Paris is a wonderful city. I’ve ____________ there many times
8. Helen was here earlier but I think she’s ______________ now
9. “Have you ever _____________ to Hanoi?” – “ Yes, twice”
10. Jill is in London. She’s ______________ in London since Monday.
Bài tập 9: Điền vào chỗ trống các hình thức đúng của động từ ờ thì Hiện tại hoàn thành
1. John ______________ very hard for the final exam (work)
2. You ________________ very hard. You can do better work than this (not/try)
3. Why are the police here? What _________________ ? (happen)
4. Alice _______________________ my letter. Perhaps she’s busy (not/answer)
5. He _________________ for this company three years (work)
6. John ____________________ here since 9 o’clock (be)
7. ________________ you _______________ the dishes? (wash)
8. Thank you for everything. You ___________________ me a lot (help)
9. Linda is not here. She ____________________ to the shop (go)
10. I ___________________ English since 1976 (teach)
Bài 10 : Chọn for hoặc since điền vào chỗ trống
1. She has been there (for/since) four days
2. I have known Linda (for/since) two years
3. Jack has stayed here (for/since) Thursday
4. My aunt has lived in Australia (for/since) 15 years
5. We have had a camera (for/since) 1995
6. They have been married (for/since) six months
 7. Liz has studied medicine (for/since) a long time
8. It has rained (for/since) an hour
9. Indian has been an independent country (for/since) 1947
10. Mike has been ill (for/since) a long time
Bài 11: Đặt câu hỏi với How long….?
1. Jill is in London
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2. I know George
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3. Mike and Judy are in Brazil
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4. Diana is learning Italian
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5. My brother lives in Germany
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6. It is raining
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7. Bill is a teacher
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8. I know Margaret
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9. I have a motor –bike
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10. Linda and Frank are married
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Bài 12: Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở dạng thích hợp
1. I __________________ a letter just a few minutes ago (receive)
2. They ________________ in London since 1980 (live)
3. Linda is working in this department. She ______________________ here for two years (work)
4. Up to the present, John ___________________ good work in the class (do)
5. They ___________________in Hanoi from 1970 to 1999 (live)
6. You _______________ your book on my desk last night (put)
7. He _________________ English at this school for six weeks up to now (study)
8. Our present teacher ________________ in this city all of his life (live)
9. Nobody lives in those houses. They ___________________ empty for many years (be)
10. Cindy is in her office. She _____________ there since 7 o’clock (be)
11. My sister _______________ to see my last night (come)
12. Nobody ________________ at the party on Saturday (dance)
13. They __________________ about the terrible accident near my school since came home (talk)
14. ________ you __________ well last night? (sleep)
15. My friend Geogre is learning Japanese. He _________________ it for six month (learn)
16. I _________________ very much when I was at school ?(not/learn)
17. I _________________ tennis for two hours this morning but I lost every game (play)
18. I _________________ this bike since I was a teenager and I still use it (have)
19. John, I’m furious with you. I ________________ in this rain for half an hour (wait)
20. They _______________ meat since they saw that film about farm animals (not/eat)
21. Steven _______________ in London since 1990 (live)
22. We ______________ Singapore six month ago (leave)
23. Mrs Brown ________________ English from 2 o’clock to 5 o’clock everyday (teach)
 24. Up to now, we _____________________ almost every lesson in the book (write)
25. Oh no! someone ________________ my bag (steal)
26. I ___________________ hard when I was at school (work)
27. My brother ____________________ my bicycle this morning (borrow)
28. ___________________ Kim since lunch? (you see)
29. We ___________________ in Australia from 1991 to 1996 (live)
30. I __________________ a football game on TV every Sunday (watch)
31. My friend is a writer. She ___________________ many books (write)
32. Last year we _______________ to Finland for a holiday (go). We _______________ there for three weeks
(stay)
33. I ______________ tennis yesterday afternoon (play)
34. What time __________________ to bed last night (you/go)
35. ___________________________ to United State? (you/ever/be)
36. My hair is clean. I ___________________ it (wash)
37. I ____________________ my hair before breakfast this morning (wash)
38. When I was a child, I ___________________ sport (not like)
39. Kathy loves travelling. She __________________ many countries in Europe and Asia (visit)
40. John works in a bookshop. He___________________ there for three years (work)
Bài 13: Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì hiện tại hoàn thành
1. We _________________ to the pagoda many times (be)
2. My sister ___________________ out (go)
3. We ______________ very busy lately (be)
4. Our present teacher ____________________ in this city all of his life (live)
5. I _____________________ that television program (never/see)
6. We _____________________ to Hanoi twice since last summer (fly)
7. John _______________________ his assignment (just/finish)
8. I _________________________ your brother recently (not/see)
9. I’m very tired. I _____________________ this car since 7a.m (drive)
10. You ____________________ her – if you hurry, you will catch her in the street (just/meet)
11. This is the nicest restaurant I ________________ (see)
12. I ______________________ three letters already (write)
13. This is the fourth time he _________________________ my car (damage)
14. ______________________________ Chinese food? (you ever eat)
15. She’s got the best voice I ______________________ (ever hear)
16. We __________________________ two holidays this year (have)
17. ___________________ already __________________ Mary? (you see)
18. This is the first time the children __________________ on a plane (fly)
19. __________________ your sister lately? (you see)
20. I _________________ a tiger in my life (never see)
Bài 14: Viết lại câu,chia động từ trong ngoặc ở dạng thích hợp
1. I (study) medicine for/since two years but the I stopped
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2. I (work) in the restaurant for/since six months but then it closed
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3. I (live) here for/since I was a little girl
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4. He (be) in the prison now for/since three years
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5. She (work) for me for/since she left school
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 6. I (not see) him for/since he left the office
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7. We (be) in Italy for/since 1960
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8. I work here for/since seven years but it’s time to leave now
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9. What’s the matter? You (not speak) a word for/since you came home
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10. I (not see) her for/since several years and then I met her again.
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Bài 15: Các câu sau đúng hay sai, nếu sai sửa lại cho đúng
1. Tom arrived last week
2. Have you seen John last week?
3. I have finished my work
4. I have finished my work at 2 o’clock
5. When have you finished your work?
6. George has left school three years ago
7. “Where’s Ann?” – “She’s gone to the cinema”
8. Napoleon Bonaparte has died in 1821
9. I haven’t seen you at the party on Saturday
10. The weather has been very bad last week