Exercise 1: Choose the best answer for each sentence below.

1. It’s no use______ over spilt milk.

A. cry B. crying C. to cry D. cried
2. I suggest______ another meeting next week.
A. hold B. to hold C. holding D. held
3. She couldn’t bear ______ tears when she saw the film “ Romeo and Juliet”.
A. shed B. to shed C. shedding D. sheds
4. I really regret ______ your feeling when I asked you such a silly question.
A. hurt B. to hurt C. hurting D. hurts
5. My friends arranged ______ to the airport in time.
A. meet B. to meet C. meeting D. met
6. My girl friend is afraid of ______ out alone when it gets dark.
A. goes B. to go C. going D. go
7. He continues ______ after his illness. But now, he is having stomachache.
A. to working B. to work C. worked D. works
8. Can someone ______ me how ______ into film from the camera’s pictures?
A. show / change B. to show / to change C. showing / change D. show / to change
9. We won’t let you______ what we are going to do with him.
A. know B. to know C. knowing D. known
10. American women have got used to ______independently recently.
A. live B. to live C. living D. lives
11. They are looking forward to ______ your news.
A. hear B. to hear C. hearing D. heard
12. I am accustomed to ______ on my own.
A. living B. to live C. live D. lives
13. They always try ______ ______ the bridge as they promised before.
A. to postpone/ to build B. postpone/ build C. to postpone/ building D. postponing/ built
14. He climbed over the wall without ______ by anybody.
A. seeing B. to see C. being seen D. to be seen
15. Everybody would like ______to a higher position.
A. promote B. promotes C. promoting D. to promote
16. I’ll try ______ such a foolish thing again.
A. not to cause B. to not cause C. not causing D. to cause not
17. Have you ever watched people ______ ______ fish?
A. try/ catch B. try/ to catch C. trying/ to catch D. B&C are correct
18. Did you manage ______ ______these parcels alone?
A. finishing/ to pack B. finishing/ packing C. to finish/ to pack D. to finish/ packing
19. She doesn’t want you ______to her arriving.
A. mention B. to mention C. mentioning D. mentions
20. I don’t regret ______ her what I thought even if it upset her.
A. to tell B. told C. tell D. telling

Exercise 2: Choose the best answer for each sentence below.

1. My parents decided _________ a taxi because it was late.
A. take B. to take C. taking D. took
2. Do you agree _________ me some money?
A. lend B. to lend C. lending D. lent
3. Tom refuses _________ his address.
A. give B. giving C. to give D. gave
4. The passengers asked her how _________ to the police station?

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 A. to get B. getting C. got D. get
5. My friends arranged _________ to the airport in time.
A. meet B. to meet C. meeting D. met
6. Do you plan _________ out or _________ at home at this weekend?
A. go / stay B. to go / stay C. going / stay D. to go / staying
7. I dislike ______ in line. - So do I. That’s why I prefer _____ at night when there are fewer people.
A. wait / shop B. to wait / shopping C. waiting / shopping D. waiting / to shop
8. He continued _________ after his illness.
A. worked B. to work C. works D. to working
9. My watch’s hands keeps _________.
A. stopping B. to stop C. stopped D. stop
10. Have you ever watched people _________ _________ fish?
A. try / catch B. to try / catching C. trying / to catch D. tried / caught
11. My grandfather is used to _________ up early in the morning.
A. getting B. to get C. get D. got
12. Don’t forget _________ her message when you see her.
A. give B. to give C. giving D. gave
13. I can’t help _________ his opinions.
A. consider B. to consider C. considering D. considered
14. You should try _________ any shirts you want to buy.
A. wear B. to wear C. wearing D. wears
15. He used to fall asleep without _________ his shoes off.
A. take B. to take C. taking D. taken
16. I stopped _________ about her illness and went on _________ you about all her other problems.
A. to talk / telling B. to talk / to tell C. talking / telling D. talk / tell
17. I’d love _________ coat like that.
A. have B. to have C. having D. has
18. I intend _________ her what I think.
A. tell B. to tell C. telling D. told
19. Every hour I stop _________ _________ a little rest.
A. working / to have B. to work / to have C. working / having D. to work / having
20. You should give up _________ right now if you want _________ longer.
A. smoke / lived B. to smoke / living C. smoking / to live D. smoked / live

Exercise 3: Choose the best answer for each sentence below.

1. Students stopped _________ noise when the teacher came in.
A. make B. to make C. making D. made
2. When you see her, don’t forget _________ her my postcards.
A. give B. to give C. giving D. given
3. Don’t forget _________ her the message when you see him.
A. give B. to give C. giving D. gave
4. He spends hours _________ to repair his car.
A. try B. to try C. trying D. tries
5. I remember _________ you somewhere last month.
A. met B. to meet C. meet D. meeting
6. Mary agreed _________ to the circus with Ann.
A. went B. to go C. going D. goes
7. Mike is considering _________ a new car.
A. bought B. to buy C. buying D. buys
8. It’s no use _________ his opinion.

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 A. asking B. to ask C. ask D. asks
9. Mrs. Green prefers _________ TV to _________ to the cinema.
A. watching / go B. to watch / going C. watching / going D. watches / go
10. She expects _________ him tomorrow, but I look forward to _________ him right away.
A. see / see B. to see / see C. see / seeing D. to see / seeing
11. She should avoid _________ other people’s feeling.
A. hurting B. to hurt C. hurt D. hurts
12. The soil needs _________ immediately.
A. fertilize B. to fertilize C. fertilizing D. fertilized
13. They advise me _________ a raincoat.
A. wear B. to wear C. wearing D. wore
14. You need _________ these plants as soon as possible.
A. fertilize B. to fertilize C. fertilizing D. fertilizes
15. You’d better _________ what you think in front of the conference.
A. say B. to say C. saying D. said
16. He always tries _________ _________ there _________ her.
A. delaying / coming / meet B. to delay / to come / to meet
C. delaying / come / meeting D. to delay / coming / to meet
17. There is nothing _________ this situation to her.
A. hide B. to hide C. hiding D. hidden
18. I regret _________ able to attend your birthday party yesterday.
A. not to be B. to not be C. not be D. not being
19. Thank you for _________ me such a warm message.
A. send B. to send C. sending D. sent
20. She detests _________ all day with strangers.
A. chatting B. to chat C. to chatting D. chat

Exercise 4: Choose the best answer for each sentence below.

1. Can you _________ Chinese?
A. speak B. to speak C. speaking D. spoke
2. My parents decided _________ a taxi because it was late.
A. take B. to take C. taking D. took
3. We enjoy _________ here and _________ all your news.
A. be / hear B. to be / to hear C. being / hear D. is / hearing
4. Ask your friends about your homework. He would be able _________ you.
A. help B. helped C. helping D. to help
5. Please try _________ quiet when you come home.
A. be B. to be C. being D. been
6. I don’t want anybody _________ at me.
A. shout B. to shout C. shouting D. shouted
7. She refused _________ me a hand
A. give B. to give C. giving D. given
8. Would you like _________ to the cinema with us tomorrow evening?
A. to come B. come C. coming D. came
9. Pupils started _________ the lesson yesterday.
A. write B. to write C. to writing D. written
10. I like _________ to school by bus, but I hate _________ in the rain and wait for it.
A. go / to stand B. to go / stand C. going / standing D. went / stood
11. Does your sister fancy _________?
A. cooks B. cooking C. to be cooked D. being cooked

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12. This girl can’t bear _________ alone.
A. am B. to be C. being D. been
13. My uncle has given up _________.
A. to smoke B. smoke C. smokes D. smoking
14. Do you mind _________ to John to ask him _________ us?
A. speaking / to help B. to speak / help C. speak / help D. speaks / to help
15. I’ll begin _________ this novel later.
A. read B. to reading C. reads D. to read
16. Please stop _________ me in the middle of the sentence.
A. interrupt B. to interrupt C. interrupting D. interrupts
17. My brother gave up _________ two years ago.
A. smokes B. smoke C. to smoke D. smoking
18. Did you miss _________ her yesterday?
A. to see B. saw C. see D. seeing
19. We arranged _________ the scientists here.
A. met B. to meet C. meeting D. meet
20. I wish _________ the principal at my school.
A. see B. to see C. seeing D. saw

4. Quá khứ đơn (Simple Past)

S + V2/-ed
S + didn’t + Vo
Wh- + did + S + Vo…?
* Cách dùng:
- Một hành động đã xảy ra và đã hoàn tất ở thời gian xác định trong quá khứ.
Ex: We bought this car two years ago.
- Một thói quen trong quá khứ.
Ex: When I was young, I often went swimming with my friends in this river.
- Một chuỗi hành động trong quá khứ
Ex: I entered the room, turned on the light, went to the kitchen and had dinner.
* Dấu hiệu nhận biết:
yesterday ________ ( yesterday morning, yesterday afternoon,…….)
last _______ ( last year, last night, last week, last month….)
_______ ago ( two years ago, many months ago, ten minutes ago….)
in + year in the past ( một năm nào đó trong quá khứ: in 1999, in 2001…)
5. Quá khứ tiếp diễn (Past continuous):
S + was / were + V-ing
S + was / were + not + V-ing
Wh- + was / were + S + V-ing…?
* Cách dùng:
- Một hành động đang diễn ra tại một thời điểm xác định trong quá khứ.
Ex: What were you doing at 7 pm yesterday?
- Một hành động đang xảy ra trong quá khứ thì một hành động khác xảy ra cắt ngang.
Ex: Mai was watching TV when I came home.
When they were having dinner, she entered their room.
- Hai hành động xảy ra song song trong quá khứ.
Ex:While her mother was cooking dinner, her father was reading books.
* Dấu hiệu nhận biết:
At + giờ + thời gian trong quá khứ
At this/ that time + thời gian trong quá khứ
Khi hai mệnh đề nối với nhau bằng chữ when hoặc while…
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Hai hành động xảy ra trong quá khứ: hành động ngắn dùng quá khứ đơn; hành động dài dùng quá khứ tiếp diễn.

6. Quá khứ hoàn thành (Past perfect)

S + had + V3/-ed
S + hadn’t + V3/-ed
Wh- + had + S + V3/-ed…?
* Cách dùng:
- Một hành động xảy ra trước một hành động khác trong quá khứ.
Ex: He had left the house before she came.
- Một hành động xảy ra trước một thời điểm xác định trong quá khứ.
Ex: We had had lunch by two o’clock yesterday.
By the age of 25, he had written two famous novels.
* Dấu hiệu nhận biết: before, after, when, by the time, as soon as, as…., by + thời gian trong quá khứ