CHUYÊN ĐỀ : Thì và sự kết hợp thì

Trong QUÁ KHỨ:

WHEN + S + V (quá khứ đơn), S + V (quá khứ đơn)
diễn tả hành Eg: When he saw me, he smiled, at me.
động xảy ra nối
tiếp nhau Trong TƯƠNG LAI:
WHEN + S + V (hiện tại đơn), S + V (tương lai đơn)
Eg: When I see him, I will remind him to call you.
Trong QUÁ KHỨ:
diễn tả một WHEN + S + V (quá khứ đơn), S + V (quá khứ tiếp diễn)
hành động đang Eg: When I came to see her, she was cooking dinner.
xảy ra thì có
WHEN
hành động khác Trong TƯƠNG LAI:
xen vào WHEN + S + V (hiện tại đơn), S + V (tương lai tiếp diễn)
Eg: When you come in, your boss will be waiting for you there.
Trong QUÁ KHỨ:
diễn tả một WHEN + S + V (quá khứ đơn), S + V (quá khứ hoàn thành)
hành động xảy Eg: When I arrived at the airport, the plane had taken off
ra xong trước Trong TƯƠNG LAI:
một hành động WHEN + S + V (hiện tại đơn), S + V(tương lai hoàn thành)
khác Eg: When you return to the town, they will have finished building a new
bridge.
Trong QUÁ KHỨ:
AS SOON AS + S + V (quá khứ đơn), S + V (quá khứ đơn)
AS diễn tả hành Eg: As soon as she saw a mouse, she shouted and ran away.
SOON động xảy ra nối Trong TƯƠNG LAI:
AS tiếp nhau AS SOON AS + S + V (hiện tại đơn/hiện tại hoàn thành), S + V (tương lai
đơn)
Eg: I will call you as soon as I have finished / finish the work.
diễn tả nghĩa S + V (hiện tại hoàn thành) + SINCE + V (quá khứ đơn)
SINCE
“từ khi’’ Eg: We have known each other since we were at high school.
diễn tả hành Trong QUÁ KHỨ:
động kết thúc BY + trạng từ của quá khứ + S + V (quá khứ hoàn thành)
BY + tính đến một Eg: By last month, we had worked for the company for 9 years.
TIME điểm nào đó Trong TƯƠNG LAI:
trong quá BY + trạng từ của tương lai + S + V (tương lai hoàn thành)
khứ/tương lai Eg: By next month, we will have worked for the company for 9 years.
diễn tả hành Trong QUÁ KHỨ:
AT động đang xảy AT THIS/THAT TIME + trạng từ của quá khứ + S + V (quá khứ tiếp diễn)
THIS/ ra tại một thời Eg: At this time last week, we were preparing for Tet.
THAT điểm xác định Trong TƯƠNG LAI:
TIME trong quá AT THIS/THAT TIME + trạng từ của tương lai + S + V (tương lai tiếp diễn)
khứ/tương lai Eg: At this time next week, we will be having a big party in the garden.
BY THE diễn tả nghĩa Trong QUÁ KHỨ:
TIME “vào lúc” BY THE TIME + S + V (quá khứ đơn), S + V (quá khứ hoàn thành)
Eg: By the time she got home, everyone had gone to bed.
 Trong TƯƠNG LAI:
BY THE TIME + S + V (hiện tại đơn), S + V (tương lai hoàn thành)
Eg: By the time she gets home, everyone will have gone to bed.
Trong QUÁ KHỨ:
AFTER + S + V (quá khứ hoàn thành), S + V (quá khứ đơn)
diễn tả hành Eg: After she had done her homework, she went out for a walk.
động xảy ra
AFTER
xong rồi mới tới
hành động khác Trong TƯƠNG LAI:
AFTER + S + V (hiện tại hoàn thành), S + V (hiện tại đơn)
Eg: After she has done her homework, she goes out for a walk.
Trong QUÁ KHỨ:
diễn tả hành BEFORE + S + V (quá khứ đơn), S + V (quá khứ hoàn thành)
động xảy ra Eg: Before she went to bed, she had locked all the doors.
BEFORE xong trước khi
có hành động Trong TƯƠNG LAI:
khác tới BEFORE + S + V (hiện tại đơn), S + V (tương lai hoàn thành)
Eg: Hurry up or the film will have ended before we go to the movie.
S + V (tương lai đơn)/ V(bare)/DON’T + V(bare) + UNTIL/TILL + S + V
UNTIL/ diễn tả nghĩa (hiện tại đơn/hiện tại hoàn thành)
TILL “cho tới khi” Eg: I will wait for you until it is possible.
Wait here until I come back.

BÀI TẬP ÁP DỤNG

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions
1. Jane________law at Harvard for four years now.
A. is studying B. has been studying C. studies D. studied
2. This time tomorrow________on the beach sunbathing and drinking freshly squeezed fruit juice!
A. I’ll have been lying B. I will lie C. I will be lying D. I will have lain
3. We________for three hours and we are very tired.
a. A. waited B. have been waiting C. wait D. had waited
4. She________for hours. That’s why her eyes are red now.
A. cried B. has been crying C. was crying D. has cried
5. The host will read the questions _________.
A. until the participants will be fully prepared B. after the participants had been fully prepared
C. after the participants are fully prepared D. before the participants was fully prepared
6. He will take the dog out for a walk ________________.
A. as soon as he finishes B. when I was finishing dinner
C. until I finished dinner D. shall have finished
7. By the year 2021, 6% of all US jobs ……….. by robots, report says.
A. will eliminate B. will have been eliminated C. will be eliminating D. will have eliminated
8. She will take management training course _______
A. right after the epidemic has been controlled B. as soon as the epidemic was controlled
C. when the epidemic had been controlled D. until the epidemic will be controlled
9. When I last saw him, he________in London.
A. is living B. has been living C. was living D. lived
10. By the time he arrives here tomorrow, they________for London.
A. would have left B. will have left C. will left D. are leaving
11. Mr. Pike________English at our school for 20 years before he retired last year.
A. had been teaching B. has been teaching C. was teaching D. is teaching
12. They________for Japan at 10.30 tomorrow.
A. will be leaving B. have left C. will have left D. will leave
13. When I________to the airport, I realized that I________my passport at home.
A. got/had left B. got/left C. had got/had left D. got/was left
14. I was angry when you saw me because I________with my sister.
A. have been arguing B. had been arguing C. argued D. would argue
15. Call me as soon as you________your test results.
A. get B. will get C. will have got D. got
16. I________to Greece until Sally and I went there last summer.
A. have never been B. had never been C. was never being D. were never
17. I________ along the street when I suddenly heard footsteps behind me.
A. was walking B. am walking C. walk D. walked
18. He occasionally________a headache in the morning.
A. has had B. has C. have D. is having
19. The boy fell while he________down the stairs.
A. run B. running C. was running D. runs
20. I will come and see you before I________for America.
A. leave B. will leave C. have left D. left
21. When the first child was born, they _______ for three years.
A. have been married B. had been married C. will be married D. will have been married
22. It________a long time since we were apart. I did not recognize her.
A. is B. has been C. was D. had been
23. Many of the people who attended Mr. David’s funeral________him for many years.
A. didn’t see B. wouldn’t see C. haven’t seen D. hadn’t seen
24. We were both very excited about the visit, as we________each other for ages.
A. never saw B. didn’t see C. hadn’t seen D. haven’t seen
25. In one year’s time, she________for this company for 15 years.
A. will be working B. will have been working C. will work D. has worked
26. His health has improved a lot since he________doing exercises regularly.
A. starts B. started C. has started D. had started
27. She hurt herself while she________hide-and-seek with her friends.
A. is playing B. had played C. played D. was playing
28. What________at 9 o’clock last night? I phoned you but couldn’t get through to you.
A. did you do B. were you doing C. would you do D. had you done
29. It is raining heavily with rolls of thunder. We________such a terrible thunderstorm.
A. would never see B. had never seen C. have never seen D. never see
30. I _______ my old teacher last week.
A. visited B. visit C. am visiting D. have visited
31. My brother usually ________me for help when he has any difficulties with his homework.
A. ask B. asks C. asked D. has asked
32. I ______ all of my homework last night.
A. finish B. will finish C. have finished D. finished
33. Lan________ learning English a few years ago.
A. starts B. will start C. started D. is starting
34. Only after she________from a severe illness did she realize the importance of good health.
A. would recover B. has recovered C. had recovered D. was recovering
35. Only after the bus________for a few miles did Jane realize she was on the wrong route.
A. was running B. had run C. has run D. runs
36. The children________to bed before their parents came home from work.
A. were all going B. had all gone C. had all been going D. have all gone
37. Paul noticed a job advertisement while he________along the street.
A. was walking B. would walk C. walked D. had walked
38. I haven’t met him again since we________school ten years ago.
A. have left B. leave C. left D. had left
39. For the last 20 years, we________significant changes in the world of science and technology.
A. witness B. have witnessed C. witnessed D. are witnessing
40. My best friend Lan________to England 10 years ago.
A. was moving B. moves C. moved D. has moved
41. Mr.Pike________for this company for more than thirty years, and he intends to stay here until he_____.
A. worked/retires B. works/is retiring
C. has been working/retires D. is working/will retire
42. While I________at the bus stop, three buses went by in the opposite direction.
A. was waiting B. waited C. had waited D. were waiting
43. By the end of last March, I________English for five years.
A. had been studied B. had been studying C. will have been studying D. will have studied
44. ________Alan for hours but he hasn’t answered his mobile. I hope nothing’s wrong.
A. I call B. I’ve been calling C. I’m calling D. called
45. We________in silence when he suddenly________me to help him.
A. walked - was asking B. were walking - asked
C. were walking - was asking D. walked - asked
46. By the time the software________on sale next month, the company________$2 million on developing it.
A. went - had spent B. will go - has spent C. has gone - will spend D. goes - will have spent
47. When Carol________last night, I________my favorite show on television.
A. called /was watching B. had called /watched
C. called /have watched D. was calling /watched
48. Linda took great photos of butterflies while she________in the forest.
A. was hiking B. is hiking C. hiked D. had hiked
49. When I________for my sister in front of the supermarket, a strange man came to talk with me.
A. was waiting B. waited C. had waited D. were waiting
50. Over the past 30 years, the average robot price________by half in real terms, and even further relative to
labor costs.
A. is fallen B. has fallen C. were fallen D. have fallen
51. When I came to visit her last night, she________a bath.
A. is having B. was having C. has had D. had had
52. John________in the same house since he left school.
A. lived B. had lived C. was living D. has lived
53. Since Tom________, I have heard nothing from him.
A. had left B. left C. has left D. was left
54. He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he _______ dinner.
A. finish B. has finished C. will finish D. finished
55. John……………………..tennis once or twice a week.
A. is playing usually B. is usually playing C. usually plays D. plays usually
56. Tom……………………….his hand when he was cooking dinner.
A. burnt B. was burning C. has burnt D. had burnt
57. Everything is going well. We…………………………any problems so far.
A. didn't have B. don't have C. haven't had D. hadn't had
58. Jane………………………….just a few minutes ago.
A. left B. has left C. leaves D. had left
59. When I was a child, I used to……………………the violin.
A. was playing B. am playing C. played D. play
60. I'm busy at the moment. I…………………..on the computer.
A. work B. worked C. am working D. working
61. When I looked round the door, the baby………………….....quietly.
A. is sleeping B. slept C. was sleeping D. were sleeping
62. Robert……………………ill for three weeks. He is still in hospital.
A. had been B. has been C. is D. was
63. I'm very tired. I………………....over four hundred miles today.
A. drive B. am driving C. have been driving D. have driven
64. This isn't my first time to visit London…………………………... here before
A. I'm B. I'd been C. I was D. I've been
65. As soon as Martina saw the fire, she………………..the fire department.
A. was telephoning B. telephoned C. had telephoned D. has telephoned
66. Every time Parkas sees a movie made in India, he…………..... homesick.
A. will have left B. felt C. feels D. is feeling
67. Since I left Venezuela six years ago, I………………….... to visit friends and family several times.
A. return B. will have returned C. am returning D. have returned
68. After the race…………………., the celebration began.
A. had been won B. is won C. will be won D. has been won
69. While he was washing his car, Mr. Brown……………….a small dent in the rear fender.
A. has discovered B. was discovering C. is discovering D. discovered
70. The Earth………………..on the Sun for its heat and light.
A. is depended B. depends C. is depending D. has depended
71. At this time tomorrow………………………….over the Atlantic.
A. we're flying B. we'll be flying C. we'll fly D. we're to fly
72. When I entered the room, everyone…………………………. .
A. has been dancing B. was dancing! C. had danced D. danced
73. I was very tired because I…………………………all the day
A. have worked B. have been working C. had worked D. had been working
74. How long……………………able to drive? - Since 1990.
A. could you B. have you been C. were you D. are you
75. She won't get married until she………………….25 years old
A. is B. will be C. had been D. was
76. At this time yesterday, we………………………a small party in the garden.
A. were having B. am having C. will be having D. had
77. When she ……………… the noise,she…………. down to the kitchen and……………. on the lights.
A. hears - goes – turns B. heard - went - turned
C. heard - was going - turned D. had heard - went - had turned
78. John and Ann.………………….. married last Saturday.‘B. heard - went - turned
A. get B. got C. is getting D. have got
79. Your English………………….wonderfully since last month.
A. improved B. was improved C. has improved D. has been improved
80. Please don't make so much noise. I ………………………… .
A. studying B. study C. am studying D. studied
81. It is raining now. It began raining two hours ago, so it………………….....for two hours
A. rains B. is raining C. has rained D. rained
82. After they ………their breakfast, they……………….... shopping yesterday.
A. have – go B. had had -go C. had - had gone D. had had - went
83. He………….. to HCMC last year and I…………………….... him since then.
A. moved - didn't see B. moved - haven't seen
C. moves - haven't seen D. moved - hadn't seen
84. We……………….........what to do with the money yet.
A. not decide B. haven't decided C. didn't decide D. hadn't decided
85. John ________ tennis once or twice a week.
A. is playing usually B. is usually playing C. usually plays D. plays usually
86. Tom ________ his hand when he was cooking dinner.
A. burnt B. was burning C. has burnt D. had burnt
87. Jim is away on holiday. He ________ to Spain.
A. is gone B. have been C. has been D. was
88. I'm busy at the moment. I ________ on the computer.
A. work B. worked C. am working D. working
89. When I looked round the door, the baby ________ quietly.
A. is sleeping B. slept C. was sleeping D. were sleeping
90. Robert ________ ill for three weeks. He is still in hospital.
A. had been B. has been C. is D. was
91. I'm very tired. I ________ over four hundred miles today.
A. drive B. am driving C. have drived D. have driven
92. What time ________ to work this morning?
A. did you get B. are you getting C. have you got D. do you get
93. When I ________ this man, he was running away
A. see B. was seeing C. saw D. had seen
94. As soon as Martina saw the fire, she ________ the fire department.
A. was telephoning B. telephoned C. had telephoned D. has telephoned
95. Every time Parkas sees a movie made in India, he ________ homesick.
A. will have left B. felt C. feels D. is feeling
96. She will call you to confirm _______.
A. until she received the parcel B. when she was receiving the parcel
C. the moment she receives the parcel D. after she had received the parcel
97. He will go out with his friends ___________
A. as soon as he has completed his homework B. when he was completing his homework
C. until he completed his homework D. He shall have completed
98. I will give you the book about artificial intelligence ________
A. after I have finished it B. when I was finishing it
C. as soon as I had finished it D. until I finished it
99. He'll give you a call ______.
A. after he will arrive B. as soon as he arrives
C. when is arriving D. as he is going to arrive