Phối thì quá khứ đơn & hiện tại hoàn thành

CÁC DẠNG BÀI TẬP PHỐI THÌ

QUÁ KHỨ ĐƠN – HIỆN TẠI HOÀN THÀNH

Exercise 1: Fill in each gap with the past simple or the present perfect form of the given
word(s).
1. Last night I (lose) ________________ my keys. I had to call my flatmate to let me in.
2. I (lose) ________________ my keys. Can you help me look for them?
3. He (live) ________________ with his great grandmother for a few years - she died when
he was eight.
4. She and her best friends (know) ________________ each other for over fifteen years. They
still get together once a week.
5. A: What's wrong? – B: I (break) ________________ a glass.
6. She (be) ________________ a teacher for ten years, and she still enjoys it.
7. How many times (she/ go) ________________ to the cinema last month?
8. Aunt to Jonny: “Jonny, I can't believe how much you've changed since the last time I saw
you. You (grow) ________________ at least a foot!”
9. A: How long (you/ live) ________________ in Paris?
10. B: Twenty years. We came back to live in England in 2010.
11. A: How long (you/ live) ________________ in Japan?
12. B: Four years. And we really like it here.
13. The floor looks dirty. I'm sure you (not clean up) ________________
14. (you/ enjoy) ________________ the party last night?
15. My bicycle isn't here. I think someone (just take) ________________ it.
16. They (know) ________________ each other since they were children.
17. They are the most kind-hearted people he (ever meet) ________________
18. He was late yesterday because he (be) ________________ stuck in the traffic jam.
19. Last year, he (donate) ________________ 99% of his fortune to charitable organizations.
20. I (be) ________________ a member of this non-profit organization since 1996.
21. She (make) ________________ many new friends since she joined this English club.
22. Last month I (feel) ________________ happy when I cooked a meal for the elderly at a
nursing home.

Exercise 1.1: Put ever, never, for or since into each gap.
1. I haven't seen Keith _______ Christmas.
2. She's been in China _______ a long time, but she's _______ visited the Great Wall.
3. He's worked for this company ____________ many years, _______ 1976, I guess.
4. We've been friends _______ we were children, and I've _______ liked anyone as much as
I like him.
5. I've known him _______ over ten years, but I've _______ met his parents.
6. We haven't had a barbecue _______ last summer. Have you _______ had a barbecue?

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7. His wife Carrie is a designer. She has her own studio _______ six months, _______ 8th
June.
8. My uncle has been at my house _______ yesterday. Have you _______ met him?
- No, _______.
9. I’ve known him _______ ages, but I haven’t seen him _______ I was at university.
10. Sue has lived in London _______ the last few years but she’s _______ gone to Big Ben.
Have you _______ gone there?

Exercise 2: Choose the suitable word to complete each sentence.

1. Last year I volunteered to teach at a school for people with hearing impairments and
launched / have launched a campaign to help them.
2. A: How many times did you try / have you tried to pass your driving test?
B: Three times so far.
3. A: I can’t send my e-mails because my computer's broken.
B: How long was your computer / has your computer been broken?
A: About a week. I'm going to take it back to the shop when I have time.
4. A: I went to Japan on holiday last year.
B: How long were you / have you been there?
A: Only two weeks. It wasn't really long enough to see everything.
5. A: When did he arrive / has he arrived?
B: He arrived at 2 o'clock.
6. A: Why don't you want to play football with us this weekend?
B: I broke / have broken my leg.
7. A: I never drank / have never drunk whiskey.
B: Have some now.
8. My best friend, Linh went to Canana two years ago, but I wasn’t / haven’t been there so
far.

Exercise 3: Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple) to
complete some dialogues below.
Dialogue 1:
Mother: I want to prepare dinner. (you/ wash) (1) ________________ the dishes yet?
Daughter: I (wash) (2) ________________ the dishes yesterday, but I (have / not) (3)
________________ the time yet to do it today.
Mother: (you / do / yet) (4) ________________ your homework (5) ________________?
Daughter: No, I (come / just) (6) ________________ home from school.
Mother: You (come) (7) ________________ home from school two hours ago!
Daughter: Well, but my friend Lucy (call) (8) ________________ when I (arrive) (9)
________________ and I (finish / just) (10) ________________ the phone call.
Mother: (you / see / not) (11) ________________ Lucy at school in the morning?
Daughter: Yes, but we (have / not) (12) ________________ time to talk then.

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Dialogue 2:
A: (you / be / ever) (1) ________________ to London?
B: Yes, I (be) (2) ________________ there three times.
A: When (be) (3) ________________ the last time you (be) (4) ________________ there?
B: Last summer. I (spend) (4) ________________ two weeks in Brighton with my parents and
we (go) (5) ________________ to London one weekend.
A: (you/ like) (6) ________________ it?
B: Oh yes. We really (have) (7) ________________ a great time in London.
A: Lucky you! I (be / never) (8) ________________ to London.

Dialogue 3:
Lisa: (you / try / ever) (1) ________________ haggis?
Andrew: Oh, yes!
Lisa: How often (you / eat) (2) ________________ haggis yet?
Andrew: Two times exactly.
Lisa: When (you / eat / first) (3) ________________ haggis?
Andrew: That (be) (4) ________________ in 2005. We (have) (5) ________________ a
Scottish festival in our town and they also (sell) (6) ________________ traditional Scottish
food. So I (buy) (7) ________________ haggis.
Lisa: (you / like) (8) ________________ it?
Andrew: It (be / not) (9) ________________ too bad. And I (know / not) (10)
________________ anything about haggis then.
Lisa: When (you / find out) (11) ________________
Andrew: When I (be) (12) ________________ in Scotland in 2007. I (go) (13)
________________ to a restaurant and (order) (14) ________________ haggis. Afterwards,
the waiter (tell) (15) ________________ me about haggis: it's the heart, liver and lungs of a
sheep, boiled in the animal's stomach. Well, I (eat / never) (16) ________________ haggis
again since then.