Các thì

cơ bản
Ex 1: Choose the correct answer.

1. My friend__________________ to the museum last weekend.

A. goes B. went C. had gone D. have gone

2. Thu and Lan___________________ close friends for years.

A. are B. were C. had been D. have been

3. Our Singaporean friends____________________ to visit our school last year.

A. is coming B. come C. came D. have come

4. We__________________ Malaysia last summer.

A. visited B. were visiting C. are visiting D. have visited

5. The students used to___________________ football in that stadium.

A. played B. play C. playing D. are playing

6. Her parents want him____________________ some good books to read.

A. to choose B. choose C. chose D. choosing

7. Would you like__________________ and visit my country?

A. come B. coming C. to come D. came

8. The children___________________ their parents for a long time.

A. didn’t see B. haven’t seen C. don’t see D. haven’t see

9. I and Kenny_________________ friends since I_________________ Singapore.

A. are-visit B. were-visited C. have been-visited D. were-have visited

10. My children are lucky__________________ the chance to visit the capital again.

A. have B. having C. are having D. to have

11. The children enjoy___________________ with their friends through computers.

A. to chat B. chat C. chatting D. chatted

12. Her father used to____________________ abroad for his business.

A. travelling B. travelled C. travel D. is travelling

13. The kids__________________ that show before.

A. didn’t see B. don’t see C. aren’t seeing D. haven’t seen

14. How often___________________ you___________________ sports? –Twice a week.

A. did-play B. have-waited C. do-play D. did-played

15. How long____________________ you__________________ for me?-For an hour.

A. did-waited B. do-wait C. have-waited D. have-wait

16. When I last saw him, he _____ in London.

A. has lived B. is living C. was living D. has been living

17. He has been selling motorbikes ________.

A. ten years ago B. since ten years C. for ten years ago D. for ten years

18. He fell down when he ______ towards the church.

A. run B. runs C. was running D. had run

19. They ______ table tennis when their father comes back home.

A. will play B. will be playing C. play D. would play

20. I ______ to New York three times this year.

A. have been B. was C. were D. had been

21. I’ll come and see you before I _______ for the States.

A. leave B. will leave C. have left D. shall leave

22. When her husband was in the army, Mary ______ to him twice a week.

A. was reading B. wrote C. was written D. had written

23. Since _______, I have heard nothing from him.

A. he had left B. he left C. he has left D. he was left

24. After I _______ lunch, I looked for my bag.

A. had B. had had C. have has D. have had

25. By the end of next year, George _______ English for two years.

A. will have learned B. will learn

C. has learned D. would learn

Ex2. Chia động từ phù hợp với thì 

1. ………………………. (you/have)  a nice time in Rome?

2. ………………………. (you/finish)  your homework yet?

4. How many people (die)………………. in the fire yesterday?

5. I (not/know)……………….. much about art, but I like some artists.

6. I (wait)…………………. for ages when finally the bus arrived.

7. I (receive)………………….. a postcard from Jane yesterday.

8. I (never/be)……………… sailing, what’s it like?

9. It was late.  Most of the shops (close)………………… .

10. It (rain)…………………. when I got up this morning.

11. Janet (start)………………. a new job in September.

12. Nelly (have) …………………… a great time in New York at the moment.

13. She was cooking dinner when we (arrive)………………..  .

14. She (just/come) ………………….. back from a Mediterranean cruise.

14. When I got to the airport I realized I (forget)………………..my passport.

15. As soon as they (arrive)…………………we had dinner.

16. When I (come) …………………, she (leave)………….for Dalat ten minutes ago.

17. We just (decide) ...................... that we (undertake) _________________ the job.

18. Tomorrow I’m going to leave for home. When I (arrive) ......................at the airport, Mary (wait)
……………….. for me.

19. Margaret was born in 1950. By last year, she (live) ......................on this earth for 55 years .

20. I will graduate in June. I (see) ...................... you in July. By the time I (see) ...................... you, I
(graduate) .......................

21. I (visit) ...................... my uncle’s home regularly when I (be) ...................... a child.

22. That book (be) ...................... on the table for weeks. You (not read) ...................... it yet ?

23. David (wash) ...................... his hands. He just (repair) ...................... the TV set.

24. The car (be) ...................... ready for him by the time he (come) ......................tomorrow.
25. On arriving at home I (find) ......................that she just (leave) ......................a few minutes

before.

26. When we (arrive) ...................... in London tonight, it probably (rain) .......................

27. Last night we (watch) ......................TV when the power (fail) .......................

28. That evening we (stay) ......................up to talk about the town where he (live) ......................for

some years.

29. While we (talk) ......................on the phone the children (start) ......................fighting and

(break) ......................a window

30. When I (meet) ...................... him , he (work) ......................as a waiter for a year.

Ex 4. Tìm lỗi sai và sửa 

1. They took my pencils, ripped my books and then laugh at me.

2. Chi goes out 4 hours ago and hasn’t come back, I’m worried.

3. Honey, have you seen my white shirt anywhere? Our daughter need it for a school project.

4. How did I met your mother? Well, we were both running late for work that day and then we was

bumped into each other.

5. Stop! You being hurting yourself!

6. By the time I came, she is no where to be seen.

7. This song is so good that I have been listening to it since 4 hours.

8. Every morning, the sun shines in my bedroom window and waking me up.

9. The man died as a result of falling asleep while he drives.

10. What will you do when your friends won’t come?

11. Someone was knocking at the door when I was doing the washing up.

12. My friend didn’t drink any beer since we came to live here.

13. We have written to each other when we were in primary school.

14. After breakfast, I‘m gone to walk to school with my friends.

15. Did he go to the pop concert next weekend for a change?

16. When I’m shopping in the supermarket, I ran into an old friend who I hadn’t met for five years.

17. The telephone rang several times and then stop before I could answer it.

18. Debbie, whose father is an excellent tennis player, has been playing tennis since ten years.

19. I have seen lots of interesting places when I went on holiday last summer.

20. When my cat heard a noise in the bushes, she stopped moving and listen intently.