NON - PROGRESSIVE VERBS

1. MENTAL STATE Know believe imagine need

(Trạng thái tinh thần) Want feel doubt realize

Understand suppose remember forget

Prefer recognize think* mean

2. EMOTIONAL STATE Love hate fear mind

(Trạng thái cảm xúc) Like dislike envy(ghen tị) care

Appreciate (cảm kích)

3. POSSESSION Possess have* own

(Sở hữu)
4. SENSE PERCEPTIONS Taste hear see* smell

(Nhận thức, cảm giác) Feel

*Những từ trên đánh dấu *còn được sử dụng với nghĩa “tiếp diễn “ ( gọi là
progressive verbs - “Progressive Verb” là một quá trình từ lúc khởi đầu trong quá khứ cho
tới khi ngưng ở một thời điểm: quá khứ, hiện tại, hoặc tương lai .) nhưng với nghĩa khác
(think : suy nghĩ, have : ăn, uống, see : trải qua – he has seen two regimes : anh ta đã sống
qua hai chế độ)

I think he’s a kind man The food tastes good

I am thinking about this grammar The cook is tasting the sauce

 Hiện tại hoàn thành
Nhấn mạnh đến tính kết quả của một hành
động
- I have read this book three times
- I have studied English since I was 6 years old
- He has played squash for 4 years
- I have been to London twice
- I have never seen her before
- She has just finished her project
- She has already had breakfast
- He has not met her recently
Hay đi kèm
Ever, never, just, already, recently, since, for
Hiện tại hoàn thành tiếp diễn
Nhấn mạnh tính liên tục của một hành động
-She has been waiting for him all her lifetime
- I have been running all the afternoon
- She has been hoping to meet him all day long
- I am so tired. I have been searching for a new
apartment all the morning.
- How long have you been playing the piano?
- She has been teaching here for about 12 years
Hay đi kèm
All the morning, all the afternoon, all day long,
since, for, how long..
 Quá khứ hoàn thành Quá khứ hoàn thành tiếp diễn

1. Diễn đạt một hành động xảy ra trước một hành 1. Diễn đạt một hành động xảy ra trước
động khác trong quá khứ. một hành động khác trong quá khứ (nhấn
Ex: We had had lunch when she arrived.  mạnh tính tiếp diễn)
2. Dùng để mô tả hành động trước một thời gian xác
định trong quá khứ. Ex: I had been thinking about that before you
Ex: I had finished my homework before 10 o’clock last mentioned it
night.
 3. Được sử dụng trong một số công thức sau: 2. Diễn đạt một hành động kéo dài liên tục
 Câu điều kiện loại 3: đến một hành động khác trong quá khứ
 If I had known that, I would have acted
differently.  Ex: We had been making chicken soup, so
 Mệnh đề Wish diễn đạt ước muốn trái với quá khứ: the kitchen was still hot and steamy when
I wish you had told me about that she came in
 I had turned off the computer before I came home  
AfterI turned off the computer, I came home
He had painted the house by the timehis wife
arrived home 3. Hay đi kèm
4. Hay đi kèm Since, for, how long...
When, by the time, until, before, after
 CHOOSE THE CORRECT ONE

1. This is the second time I ________ that song

A. am hearing B. have heard C. hear D.heard

2. Hello, I_____ about you advertisement in the newspaper.(*)

A. have been calling B. am calling C. call D.have called

Advertisement (n): sự quảng cáo, bài quảng cáo

3. John ____ on a bit of weight lately and he is trying to lose it

A. puts B.is putting C. has put D. has been putting

4. The new neighbors______ their house. It looks nice.
A paint B. had pained C. were painting D. have painted
5. Fred_____ me yesterday that they were professional athletes.
A. told B. has told C. was telling D. had told
6. Apparently, he_____ them since he was a child.
A. knows B.is knowing C. has known D. has been knowing 
Apparently : rõ ràng
7. I______ for my sunglasses since noon, but I can’t find them.
A am looking B. looked C. have looked D. have been looking
Sunglasses (n): kính mát
8. Michael ___ in the queue to buy a ticket for the train when he heard a strange voice.
A. waited B. was waiting C. had waited D. was going to wait
9. The thieves ____ houses for two years before they were finally caught. (*)
A. broke into B. were breaking into
C. had been breaking into D. have been breaking into
10. As time goes by, he_______ more and more eccentric.
A. becomes B. is becoming
C. has become D. has been becoming
11. Kathy can’t go shopping with me next Saturday morning. She___ a French lesson.
A. has B. is going to have C. will have D. will be having
12.I_____ the living room by the time Dad comes home. He__ so surprised
A. will paint; will be C. will have painted; will be
B. will be painting; is D. will have painted; is
13.It's the coldest winter we _______ in Greece.
A. ever experience B. ever experienced
C. were ever experiencing D. have ever experienced
14.When he was younger, he_____ to the cinema every week.
A. was used to going B. used to go
C. was going. D. had gone
15.They ____ for a mile when they _____that someone_____ missing
A. had walked; had realized; was B. had been walking; realized; had been
C. had been walking; realized; was D. had walked; had realized; had been
Mile (n): dặm, lý ; cuộc chạy đua một dặm
missing (a) vắng, thiếu, khuyết, thất lạc, mất tích
16.As part of my job, I ____ abroad a lot, so I _______ to improve my English
A.travel; need B. am traveling; need
C. am traveling; am needing. D. travel; am needing
Abroad : ở nước ngoài, ra nước ngoài
17. I ______ at my mother's house this week because I ______ my house painted
A sleep, have B. am sleeping, have
C. sleep, am having D.am sleeping, am having
18.I______ you should buy him a tie. He _____ to dress formally.
A. am thinking; likes B, think; likes
C. think, is liking D. am thinking; has liked
Formally : chính thức ; tie (n): dây, cà vạt
19. As a teenager, I______ things my parents _______of.
A. would do; didn't approve B. used to do; weren't approving
C. used to do; didn't approve D. would do; weren't approving
Approve (v): tán thành, chấp thuận, đồng ý
20.I_____the neighbor’s cat this week while she ______ in hospital.
A. feed; is B.am feeding; is
C.am feeding; is being D. have fed; is
21. Many of the survivors ____ in the fields when the earthquake struck.
A. worked B. were working
C. had worked D. had been working
Survivor (n): người sống sót ; strike (v): va đập ; field (n): cánh đồng, đồng ruộng
22.Phil stood at the door soaked from his head to toe; he _______ in the rain.
A. ran B. was running
C. had run D. had been running
Soaked (a): hoàn toàn ướt, ướt đẫm : toe (n): ngón chân
23.He is really much more handsome in the flesh than I___________
A. think B.am thinking
C. thought D. have thought
Flesh (a): béo*

24. I __ on holiday tomorrow. This time next Tuesday afternoon I __ down a mountain.
A. am/will ski B. am going/ will ski
C. am going/will be skiing D. will go/ will have ski

Supply the correct verb form (I)

1. Be quiet! The baby is sleeping (sleep).

2. We seldom (eat) eat before 6:30.
3. Look! A man (run) is running after the train. He (want) will be want to catch it. 
catch (v): đuổi kịp 
4. The sun (set) set in the West.
5. It (be) is often hot in summer.
6. I (do) do an exercise on the present tenses at this moment and I (think) think that I
(know) knows how to use it now.
7. My mother sometimes (buy) buys vegetables at this market.
8. It (be) is very cold now.
9. It (rain) rain much in summer. It (rain) is raining now.
10. Daisy (cook) cooks some food in the kitchen at present. She always (cook) cooks in
the morning.
11. How long you (study) studies English? For 5 years.
12. I (wait) waiting for two hours, but she (not come) isn’t come yet.
13. They (live) live in Ho Chi Minh City since 1975.
14. She (read) reads all the books written by Dickens. How many books you read (read)?
15. He (not, be) here since Christmas, I wonder where he (live) since then.
16. Jack (go) to Paris for a holiday. He never (be) there.
17. You (sleep) so far? I (ring) the bell for the last twenty minutes.
18. He (write) a novel for two years, but he (not finish) it yet.
19. Mary (lose) her hat and she (look) for it until now.
20. I (see) that film several times because I like it
21. Listen! I (think) someone (knock) at the door.
22. Up to the present, we (write) almost every lesson in the book.
23. The earth (circle) the sun once every 365 days.
24. The farmers (work) in the field at the moment.
25. How many times you (see) him since he went to Edinburgh?
26. Rivers usually (flow) to the sea.
27. Look! The boy (cry).
28. Do you know that man, who (smoke) there?
29. Mrs. Green always (go) to work by bus.
30. We (be) from France. We (be) there for 20 years.
31. That house (belong) to Mr. Green.
32. Mai (lose) her dictionary.
33. I (be) sorry. I (forget) that girl's name already.
34. I (wait) for the manager for two hours.
35. You (ever, see) a lion?
36. I (see) her before.
37. I (see) her last year.
38. Tom (never be) in Hanoi.
39. I (read) the novel written by Jack London several times before.
40. What you (do) yesterday?
41. You (watch) TV last night?
42. She (be) born in 1980.
43. He (write) a book since last year.
44. Mr. Green (teach) English in this school since he (graduate) from the university in
1986.
45. How long you (learn) English?
46. When I (arrive) at this house, he still (sleep).
47. The light (go) out while we (have) dinner.
48. Bill (have) breakfast when I (stop) at this house this morning.
49. As we (cross) the street, we (sec) an accident.

50. Tom (sec) a serious accident while he (stand) at the bus stop.
51. While my father (read) a newspaper, I (learn) my lesson and my sister
52. (do) her homework.
53. The children (play) football when their mother (come) back home.
54. The bell (ring) while Tom (take) a bath.
55. I (be) very tired because I (work) all day yesterday.
56. He (sit) in a cafe when I (see) him.
57. They (go) home after they (finish) their work.
58. She said that she (already, see) Dr. Rice.
59. When we came to the stadium, the match (already, begin).
60. They told me they (not, eat) such kind of food before.
61. He (ask) why we (come) so early.
62. After they had gone, I (sit) down and (rest).
63. Before she (watch) TV, she (do) her homework.
64. After taking a bath, he (go) to bed.
65. What (be) he when he (be) young?
66. It was the first time I (ever, see) such a beautiful girl.
67. Yesterday John (go) to the store before he (go) home.
68. Our teacher (tell) us yesterday that he (visit) England in 1970.
69. When John and I got to the theatre, the movie (start) already.
70. Before Alice (go) to sleep, she (call) her family.
71. When the phone (ring), I (have) dinner.
72. Daisy (agree) with other members in the last meeting.
73. What you (do) at 6 p.m yesterday?
74. The little girl asked what (happen) to her ice-cream.
75. He (teach) in this school before he (leave) for England.
76. She (win) the gold medal in 1986.
77. Well go out when the rain (stop).
78. I (stay) here until he (answer) me.
79. Wait until I (catch) you.
80. She (not come) until you (be) ready.
81. Miss Helen (help) you as soon as she (finish) that letter tomorrow.
82. After the class (be) over, ask the teacher about that sentence.
83. I (come) and (see) you before I leave here.
84. We (go) home as soon as we have finished our work.
85. I (wait) here until you (come) back tomorrow.
86. I (send) you some postcards as soon as I (arrive) in London.
87. I'll wait until he (finish) his novel.
88. When you (come) back, he already (buy) a new house.
89. Don't come until I (finish) lunch.
90. I (hope) it (stop) raining by 5 o'clock this afternoon.
91. The river (not begin) to swell until some rain (fall).
92. By next month I (leave) for India.
93. The film (end) by the time we (get) there.
94. They (build) a house by June next year.
95. We (start) our plan next week.
96. I (give) her your letter when I (see) her tomorrow.
97. When you (go) into the office, Mr John (sit) at the front desk.
98. Our English teacher (explain) that lesson to us tomorrow.
99. We (wait) for you when you (get) back tomorrow.
100. What you (do) at 7 p.m. next Sunday? I (practice) my English lesson then.
101. When I (see) Mr. Pike tomorrow, I (remind) him of that.
102. When you (come) today, I (work) at my desk in Room l2.
103. He (work) on the report at this time tomorrow.
104. Please wait here until the manager (return). 9. Don't leave until you (see) her.
105. The Browns (do) their housework when you (come) next Sunday.
106. I'm sure they (complete) the new road by June.
107. He (wait) for you when you (get) back tomorrow.
108. At this same time tomorrow, we (drive) through Pennsylvania.
109. We (see) you next Monday.
110. In two years from now, the contract (come) to an end.
111. Who (look) after the children when you are away?
112. By November I (work) for this company for 6 years.
113. If you call her at 6, she (practice) the piano then.
114. By March 15, I (be) here for one year.
115. We (move) to our new house at Christmas this year.
116. By the end of December, John (work) as a reporter for ten years.
117. By the time you arrive, I (finish) writing an essay.
118. I (give) him your message when I (see) him.
119. He certainly (not do) all his homework by ten tonight.
120. Don't call him at 2:30 p.m. He (interview) job applicants at that time.
121. The teacher hopes we (pass) our exams.
122. By this time next week, he (write) his novel for 6 months.
123. They (arrive) on Wednesday.
124. I hope the weather (be) fine tonight.
125. You (finish) your work by 9 tonight?

SUPPLY THE CORRECT VERB FORMS (II)

1. I (see) saw a car accident while I (wait) am waiting for you on this corner
yesterday.
2. Mr. Joni (be) was principal of our school since last year.
 principal (n): người đứng đầu
3. Mr. Smith (teach) at this school since he (graduate) in 1980.
Graduate (n): người tốt nghiệp 1 trường, người hoàn tất một chương trình học
4. My father (not watch) isn’t watching TV every night.
5. I (meet) met Arthur three weeks ago.
6. Yesterday the police (report) that they (capture) the thief.
Capture (v): bắt giữ ; thief (n): kẻ trộm
7. My friend (thank) me for what I had done for him.(*)
8. Someone (steal) steal my handbag on the bus.
Steal (v): ăn cắp, lấy trộm
9. The Browns (live) had lived in Paris for 7 years when the second World War (break)
broke out.
10. Last month I (be) were in the hospital for ten days.
11. Don't call me in the afternoon. I usually (be) is away in the afternoon.
12. Mr. Clark (be) was in New York 2 months ago, Mr. Rossi (be) was in New York
until 2 months ago.
13. John (drive) had drived that car ever since I (know) knew him.
14. People (speak) speak English in most of Canada.
15. The dog (wave) waves his tail whenever he (see) seeing me.
16. What you (do) were doing when I (ring) rang you last night?
17. Up to then I never (see) see such a fat man.
18. I (not see) weren’t saw him since last Monday.
19. They had sold all the books when we (get) got there.
20. I think he (leave) leaves as soon as he (know) knows the news.
21. She (play) was playing the piano when our guests (arrive) arrived last night.
22. He (come) comes and (see) see you soon.
23. I (come) will come as soon as I have finished my work. You (be) are ready?
24. My mother (come) will come to stay with us next weekend.
25. Where you (spend) will spend your holidays next summer?
26. Violets (bloom) will bloom in spring.
27. We (not live) will not be living in England for two years now.
28. I (never forget) will never forget what you (just tell) had just told me.
29. They (prepare) are preparing the Christmas dinner at the moment.
30. When I last (stay) stayed in Cairo, I (ride) had ridden to the Pyramids on a camel
that my friend (borrow) the day before.
31. Our teacher (tell) told us yesterday that he (visit) had visited England in 1970.
32. George (work) works at the university so far.
33. When he lived in Manchester, he (work) had worked in a bank.
34. Birds (build) build their nests in summer and (fly) fly to the South in winter.
Build nests (a): tổ chim
35. I (lose) am loses my key. (can) you help me look for it?
36. My father (not smoke) hadn’t smoke for 5 years. (smoke em hong biết v3)
37. My teacher wasn't at home when I (arrive) had arrived . He (just go) had just been
going out.
38. How long Bob and Mary (be) married?
39. You (receive) any letter from your parents yet?
40. My brother (join) the army when he (be) young.
41. You (remember) my name or you (forget) it someday?
42. Tom (study) chemistry for three years and then he gave it up.
43. M.iss Lee often (write) when she was on holiday.
44. He (leave) home two weeks ago and we (not hear) from him since then.
45. You (speak) to M.rs Baker yesterday?
No, I (not see) her for a long time.
I (not can) remember when I last (see) her.
46. When the teacher came in, the pupils (play) games.
47. Columbus (discover) America more than 400 years ago.
48. By next month, I (finish) my first novel.
49. By May 5, we (live) in this city for ten years.
50. When your father (die)? I (not know) when he (die).
51. Bill said he (forget) to buy a dictionary.
52. He felt asleep while he (do) his homework
53. We (not see) them for a long time.
54. It (rain) when we arrived.
55. Kite and I (wait) right here until you get back
56. He'll leave as soon as he (hear) the news.
57. Dick (start) school before he (be) seven.
58. How long you (study) in this school?
59. We (not receive) any letter from him since he (leave) four months ago.
60. Where are you? I'm upstairs. I (have) a bath.
61. I (speak) to you about that matter after the meeting tonight.
62. At this time next week, we (live) in USA.
63. Hurry up! The train (come).
64. Be quiet! The teacher (be) angry.
65. Why didn't you listen while I (speak) to you?
66. Some animals (not eat) during winter.
67. I (finish) the book before my next birthday.
68. John (watch) TV at 8 last evening.
69. Mr Pike (live) here since last October.
70. Someone ( cut) down all the trees in the garden.
71. The house (build) two years ago.
72. Listen! The bird (sing).
73. Trees (plant) since it (stop) raining.
74. Tom Baker (not come) here tomorrow.
75. By the end of last March, I (study) English for 5 years.
76. He often (say) O.K when he (talk) with the guests.
77. What you (do) after you (go) home yesterday?
78. How long you (wait) for me? Just a few minutes.
79. He (do) his homework before he went to the cinema.
80. By noon, I (wait) for her for two hours.
81. By the time you come there, she (make) a big cake.
82.Yesterday thieves (break) into the house and (steal) a lot of fur coats while the guests
(dance).
83.When I came in, they all (sit) round the fire. Mr. Pike (do) a crossword puzzle, Mrs. Pike
(knit), and the others (read).
84.Mr. Jackson (paint) his house since last month.
85.She (ask) me to tell about him several times.
86.The audience (listen) to everything he said last night.
87.At 4 p.m. yesterday? Well, I (work) in my office at that time.
88.A: I (play) football since I was 5 years old.
B: You (play) since you (come) to England?
A: Oh, yes. I (play) quite a lot. I (join) a club the day after I (arrive).
89.I'm preparing to support anything he (say) tomorrow.
90.Sometimes I (get) up before the sun (rise).
91.He said he (be) mistaken.
92.Don't speak until someone (ask) you.
93.Mary (come) from London.
94.Please be quiet! I (work).
95.When I (be) a child, I (want) to be a doctor.
96.David (be) born after his father (die).
97.Long ago, my younger brother often ( cry).
98.I (not send) the parcel until I hear from you.
99.The last train (leave) the station at 5 p.m.
100.Up to now, the teacher (give) our class five tests.