CHUYÊN ĐỀ 1: TENSES

Question 1. At this time yesterday, while I __________ a book, my sister ____ ___ to music

A.was reading/ listened B. read/ was listening

C. read/ listened D. was reading/ was listening.

Question 2. Keep silent! The children ________ in the next room

A. was sleeping B. be sleeping

C. are sleeping D. is sleeping

Question 3. Television ___________ very popular since 1950s.

A. has been B. was C. had been D. is
Question 4. When I was a boy, I _____________tea to coffee.
A. preferred B. was preferring C. have preferred D. prefer
Question 5. The science lessons in this class ________ difficult today.
A. are B. be C. was D. is
Question 6. I ______ her since I _____ a student.
A. know/ am B. knew/ was C. have known/ am D. have known/ was.
Question 7. At 8 o’clock last evening, my friends and I ________ a famous film in the cinema
A. will watch B. watched C. were watching D. have watched
Question 8. Tom and Mary _________for Vietnam tomorrow.
A. have left B. leaving C. leave D. will leave.
Question 9. The second World War _________________in 1939.
A. started B. starts C. has started D. start.
Question 10. Peter _____________ at the moment, so he can't answer the phone.
A. has worked B. is working C. worked D. works.
Question 11. She ______ the piano since she was ten years old.
A. played B. has played C. plays D. had played.
Question 12. While I ____________TV last night, the telephone rang.
A. was watching B. am watching C. watched D. watch.
Question 13. We must start now. The next train _________ at 2:15 p.m.
A. will leave B. has leave C. left D. leaves.
Question 14. He __________up his mind yet.
A. hasn't made B. didn't make C. wasn't making D. wasn't make.
Question 15. I promise I ____________ home on time.
A. go B. will go C. went D. had gone.
Question 16. Michael ___________ an accident while he ____________to school this morning.
A. saw/ was walking B. saw/ walked.
C. was seeing/ was walking D. was seeing/ walked.
Question 17. While I ___________ in the fields, my daughter ___________ my homework
A. work/did B. worked/ did.
C. was working/ was doing D. was working/ did.
Question 18. The teacher ______here until we have finished our homework.
A. will stay B. stayed C. stay D. have stayed
Question 19. When her sister came, she ___________ to music in the room
A. was listening B. are listening C. is listening D. were listening
Question 20. I _______ with my friends every weekend. Next weekend, we _________to the sea
A. will meet/ will go B. meet/ will go C. meet/ go D. will meet/ go