TENSES - ENGLISH 8

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE:
1. Lan ………….. English for more than a year but she can speak it very well.
A. learns B. learn C. learned D. has learned
2. I often ……fishing every Saturday. A. go B. do C. play D. take
3. You ……………… volunteer work?
A. Do you ever do B. Have you ever done
C. Has you ever done D. Have you done ever
4. I ………… volunteer work last month. A. do B. does C. did D. have done
5.She ………… part in Go Green next month. A. takes B. take C. will take D. took
6. They ……………..…the eldly people with their housework at the moment.
A. is helping B. helped C. will help D. are helping
7. I ……………… old books and clothes for street children so far.
A. collect B. collected C. will collect D. have collected
8. Lan ………….. Banh tet. She will try some this year.
A. never eat B. never eats C. never ate D. has never eaten
9.Mary and I … at home at present. A. don’t be B. am notC. aren’t D. isn’t
10. My sister wants to raise funds for street children so she ………...... postcards to sell them.
A. make B. makes C. is making D. had made
11. I was sure that I…… before. A. met B. had met C. have met D. was meeting
12. Mary and John ……… books at that time.
A. were reading B. are reading C. will read D. had read
13. Last Tuesday, I ……….….. home late because there was a traffic jam near my school.
A. go B. am going C. have gone D. went
14. After she ……… hospital, she had a long holiday.
A. leaves B. is leaving C. left D. had left
15. My sister ……………… home for school yet.
A. didn’t leave B. don’t leave C. hasn’t left D. isn’t leaving
16. Ha …………….return to America last week
A. doesn't B. isn't C. didn't D. wasn't
17. Listen! ……… your sisters singing in the bedroom?
A. Does B. Is C. Do D. Are
18. He ………when I arrived. A. was leaving B. had left C. will leave
D.leaves
19. It’s raining, Hoa should………………an umbrella now.
A. take B,takes C.to take D. taking
20. John …………….. the grass at 4 o’clock next Friday morning.
A. will cutting B. will be cut C. will be cuting D. will be cutting
21. We……………....touch since we…………..…school three years ago.
A. lost/have left B. have lost/ leave C. have lost/ left D. were losing/ had left
22. Why………………we go to the zoo?A. do B. don’t C. aren’t D. can
23.It ………..a long time since I last saw him. A.is B.was C. will be D.had been
24.George………………this movie three times.
A.sees B.has seen C.saw D.had seen
25…………….before?—Yes,I…………my holidays here last year.
A.Have you ever been / spent B.Have you ever been / spend
 C.Did you ever be / spending D.Were you ever / spend
26.Tom told me he…………….call me at the airport when I…………..
A.would/ arrived B.will/ arrive C.will have/ arriving D. would be/ arriving
27.The car isn’t here today because Dick ……….. it.
A.uses B.used C.is using D.has used
28.She will be a millionaire by the time she………forty.
A.was B.is C.will be D.is going to be
29.At this time tomorrow,my father……………in London.
A.is arriving B.has arrived C.will be arriving D.would arrive
30.Peter said that he……………that film before.
A.didn’t see B.had not ever seen C.will not see D.has never seen
31.I………her since I………….a student.
A.know/ am B.knew / am C. have known/ am D. have known/ was
32.Yesterday when I…………at the station,the train……………..for 15 minutes.
A.arrived/ had left B.arrives/ has left C. arrived/ left D.had arrived/ left
33.Never talk to the driver while he……………
A.will be driving B. will drive C.drives D.is driving
34.What do you think the children……………….when we get home?
A.would do b. do C.were doing d.are doing?
35. John ______ a book when I saw him.
A. is reading    B. read            C. was reading     D. reading
36. Jack ________ the door.
A. has just opened          B. open           C. have opened       D. opening
37. I have been waiting for you ______ .
A. since early morning            B. since 9 a.m    C. for two hours                      D. All are correct
38. Almost everyone _______ for home by the time we arrived
A. had left      B. left      C. leaves   D. has left
39. After I _______ lunch, I looked for my bag.
A. had      B. had had      C. have has      D. have had
40. It’s nice to see you again. We ______ each other for a long time.
A. haven’t seen B. hasn’t seen C. didn’t see D. don’t see

II.Find a mistake and correct it.

1. Mr. and Mrs. Phuong offer free meals for the poor in Ha Noi so far.
A B C D
2. We clean up the dirty streets in our area last Sunday.
A B C D
3. Did you ever recycled things, such as bottles or paper?
A B C D
4. My sister tutor children from poor families twice a week.
A B C D
5. Will Lan provide evening classes for sixty children last summer?
A B C D
6. I think Mr. Quang donate blood sevesal times.
A B C D
7. Tom participated in ‘Green Summer’ programme before he worked in Ha Noi.
A B C D
8. They weren’t start the community garden project in 2012.
A B C D
9. Did your friends sing for the elderly people next Sunday?
A B C D
10. The children didn’t still writing the lessons when I arrived.
A B C D
11. When I’m shopping in the supermarket, I met an old friend
A B C D
12. After Mrs. Wang had returned to her house from work, she was cooking dinner.
                                            A              B                  C     D
13. Jimmy threw the ball high in the air, and Betty catching it when it came down.
                   A                   B                                         C              D
14. Last week Mark told me that he got very bored with his present job and is looking for a new one.
                                A                       B C D
15. I have seen lots of interesting places when I went on holiday last summer.
            A           B             C                                  D

CHUYỂN ĐỔI CÂU CỦA THÌ HIỆN TẠI HOÀN THÀNH VÀ QUÁ KHỨ ĐƠN
Dang 1 : This is the first time I have ever seen him.
=>I have 
=> I haven’t

* This is first time + S + have / has + V3 / ed + …

=> S + have / has + never + V (ed / cột 3 )...before
=> S haven’t / hasn’t + V (ed / cột 3 ) ..before
* S + have / has never + V3/ed +….
This is the first time +S + have / has + V3/ed

Dang 2 : I started  studying English 3 years ago.

 => I have 

S + started / began + V – ing / To -V inf + time

=>S + have / has + V(3/ed) + for /since + time
Chú ý : start /begin k dùng ở thì htht
Ago -> for at, in , when -> since

Dạng 3 : I last met him when I was a student.

=> I haven't met him since I was a student.

S1 + last + V(qk) + when + S2 + V(qk) ……..

=>S1 + haven’t / hasn’t + V(p2) + since + S2 + V(qk)……..

Dang 4 : She hasn't visited him for two years.

=>The last time 
S + haven’t/ hasn’t + V(P2)+ ……… + for/ since + time
=>The last time + S + V(qk) + …… + was + (in, at) time (ago)

Dang 5 :  It's ten years since I last met him.

=> I haven't 

It's + Khoảng thời gian + since + S + last + V2/ed +....

=>S + haven't / hasn’t + V(p2) + …+ for /since + time

Choose the best answer

1. I haven’t been here before.
A. Being here is a pleasant experience. B.This is the first time I have been here
C. I have wished to be here for long. D. Before long I will be here.
2. The last time I saw Rose was three years ago.
A. I hasn’t seen Rose for three years. B.I haven’t seen Rose three years ago.
C. I haven’t seen Rose since three years. D. I haven’t seen Rose for three years.
3.It’s a long time since we last went to the cinema.
A. We have been to the cinema for a long time
B. We haven’t been to the cinema for a long time.
C. We don’t go to the cinema as we used to.
D. We wish we went to the cinema now.
4.The last time I saw her was a week ago.
A.I haven’t seen her for a week B.I have seen her for a week
C.I haven’t seen her since a week D.A & B are correct
5.They haven’t seen their parents for five years.
A.It’s five years since they last saw their parents.
B.Their parents have seen them for five years.
C.They last saw their parents five years ago,
D.A and C are correct
6.This is the first time I have lived in such a friendly neighborhood
A.I have lived in such a friendly neighborhood before
B.I haven’t lived in such a friendly neighborhood before
C. I had lived in such a friendly neighborhood before
D. All are correct
7. I haven’t seen her since we left school’
A.The last time I saw her was when we left school.
B.I last saw her when we left school.
C.The last time I saw her was when we were at school
D.All are correct
8. I haven’t visited the museum for three months.
A.It is three months since I visited the museum.
B.I didn’t visit the musem three months ago.
C.The last time I visited the museum was three months ago.
D.All are correct
9. They began building this house 2 months ago
A.They have built this house for 2 months
B. They have begun building this house for 2 months
C. They have built this house since 2 months
D. They have built this house for 2 months ago
10.They have worked in that factory since 2001.
A. They started working in that factory since 2001
B. They started working in that factory in 2001
C. They have started working in that factory since 2001
D. They have started working in that factory in 2001