BÀI TẬP – TẬP 2_CÁC THÌ QUÁ KHỨ

I. Select the option indicating the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following
questions. (Error correction)
Question 1. I have taken piano lessons with the best instructor in the city since two weeks.
A. have taken B. lessons C. in D. since
Question 2. My classmates have searched for information about the schools they wants to apply to for a few
months.
A. have searched B. wants C. apply to D. for
Question 3. My best friend Susan got married to my cousin in England since 3 years.
A. married B. to C. in D. since 3 years
Question 4. My younger sister start learning English when she was at primary school.
A. My B. start learning C. when D. primary school
Question 5. My brother has donated lot of money for his college’ charity in the last two years.
A. lot of money B. for C. college’ D. in the last
Question 6. She and I have not spoken to each other since a long time.
A. She and I B. have not spoken C. each other D. since
Question 7. I have not visit my primary school since I left it 10 years ago.
A. have not visit B. since B. it D. ago
Question 8. I have not watched such a moving movie since years.
A. have not watched B. moving movie C. since D. years
Question 9. It was ages since we last met each other.
A. was B. ages C. last D. each other
Question 10. We had dinner when the phone suddenly rang.
A. We B. had C. the D. suddenly
Question 11. It has been a long time since I last was going to the beach.
A. has been B. a long time C. sine D. was going
Question 12. My sister cooked while I was cleaning the house.
A. My B. cooked C. was cleaning D. the house
Question 13. Peter has decorated the Christmas tree while his wife was preparing dinner.
A. has decorated B. the Christmas tree C. his wife D. dinner
Question 14. It was the first time that I had tried Indian food.
A. the B. that C. had tried D. Indian
Question 15. Some of my friends was discussing their choices of universities during lunch break yesterday.
A. was discussing B. their C. of D. during
Question 16. The old lady with a red coat and a black hat stepped in, sat at the table and calling the waiter.
A. with B. stepped C. sat D. calling
Question 17. Do you know when he get home yesterday?
A. Do you know B. when C. get D. home
Question 18. My sister watched 2 movies so far today.
A. My B. watched C. movies D. so far
Question 19. It is the first time they had been to Thailand last summer.
A. is B. the first time C. to D. last summer
Question 20. When I came to the university hall at 13.00 yesterday, everybody has left. That’s why I saw no
one there.
A. to B. the university hall C. at D. has left
Question 21. I have joined a public speaking club on campus for the beginning of May.
A. a B. on campus C. for D. weeks
Question 22. How much money did John save in the last two years?
A. How much B. did John save C. in D. two years
Question 23. As soon as my classmates and I were crossing the street at the zebra-crossing, a car sped up
and ran toward us.
A. As soon as B. were crossing C. at D. ran
Question 24. I was reading in the living room alone at night when someone suddenly were knocking at the
door.
A. was reading B. at night C. when D. were knocking
Question 25. My family were planning a vacation while my uncle broke the news that my grandpa got
fatally sick.
 A. were planning B. while C. the D. fatally sick
Question 26. At the party last night, the kids opened the Christmas gifts while their parents were enjoying
watching their joyful faces.
A. opened B. gifts C. were enjoying D. their
Question 27. Phuong worked part-time at the shopping mall when she had gone to college.
A. worked B. the shopping mall C. had gone D. college
Question 28. Nam was studying for the exam while his roommate were watching TV.
A. was studying B. for the exam C. while D. were watching
Question 29. My parents were working in the company when they were meeting one day in the corridor
during lunch time.
A. In B. when C. were meeting D. in
Question 30. When I was planning a vacation to a city nearby, a hurricane suddenly was hitting that city.
A. when B. a vacation C. nearby D. was hitting
Question 31. It is 3 years when my cousin Tom last visited his parents in the hometown.
A. when B. my cousin Tom C. visited D. the hometown
Question 32. It was the first time I encountered such a difficult situation at work.
A. was B. the first time C. encountered D. at work
Question 33. It has been years since I last have watched such a moving movie.
A. It B. since C. have watched D. a
Question 34. I have worked on an English assignment when Thao called me to break the news.
A. have worked B. when C. called D. the news
Question 35. When my family were going to Hawaii on a vacation, I stayed home to take care of the house
for them.
A. when B. were going C. stayed D. for them
Question 36. After we booked the hotel, my wife called the travel agent to confirm the flight.
A. booked B. called C. the D. the flight
Question 37. I was going to the library every day to study when I was in school.
A. was going B. the C. when D. was
Question 38. Did you often go to the library when you was a child studying at a hometown school?
A. the B. when C. was D. studying
Question 39. It is the first time I have ever been at Europe.
A. Is B. the first time C. have ever been D. at
th
Question 40. John got the job offer from ABC company in May 15 .
A. got B. the job offer C. from D. in

II. Select the option to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following
questions. (Sentence combination)
Question 41. My sister was cooking. I was cleaning the house at the same time.
A. My sister was cooking while I was cleaning the house.
B. My sister has cooked since I cleaned the house.
C. My sister cooked, and I cleaned the house.
D. My sister was cooking until I cleaned the house.
Question 42. Peter was decorating the Christmas tree. His wife was preparing dinner.
A. Peter decorated the Christmas tree and his wife prepared dinner.
B. Peter was preparing dinner while his wife was decorating the Christmas tree.
C. Peter was decorating the Christmas tree and preparing dinner.
D. Peter was decorating the Christmas tree while his wife was preparing dinner.
Question 43. I had never tried Indian food before. It was my first time.
A. It is the first time that I have tried Indian food.
B. It was the first time I had tried Indian food
C. I first tried Indian food when I was in India.
D. I have never tried Indian food.
Question 44. Last summer they went to Thailand for the first time. They had not been there before.
A. It was the first time they had been to Thailand last summer.
B. They were not in Thailand last summer.
C. It is the first time they have been to Thailand.
D. They have been to Thailand twice.
Question 45. It is my first time seeing a panda in person. I have never seen it in person before.
A. It was the first time I had seen a panda in person.
B. It is the first time I have seen a panda in person.
C. I haven’t seen a panda in person.
D. I saw a panda in person last month.
Question 46. I joined a social club on campus a few weeks ago. I am still in the club now.
A. I have never joined a social club on campus.
B. I joined a social club on campus for a few weeks.
C. I had never joined a social club on campus before.
D. I have been in a social club on campus for a few weeks.
Question 47. My classmates and I were crossing the street. A car suddenly sped up and ran toward us.
A. My classmates and I were crossing the street while a car was speeding up and running toward us.
B. My classmates and I were crossing the street when a car sped up and ran toward us.
C. My classmates and I crossed the street after a car had sped up and ran toward us.
D. Before my classmates and I crossed the street, a car had sped up and ran toward us.
Question 48. I was reading a book in the living room at night. Someone suddenly knocked at the door.
A. I had read a book in the living room at night when someone knocked at the door.
B. I was reading a book in the living room at night while someone was knocking on the door.
C. I was reading a book in the living room at night when someone suddenly knocked at the door.
D. Before I read a book in the living room at night, someone had knocked at the door.
Question 49. My family was planning a vacation. We heard that my grandpa got fatally sick.
A. My family was planning a vacation when we heard that my grandpa got fatally sick.
B. My family was planning a vacation since we heard that my grandpa got fatally sick.
C. My family planned a vacation because we heard that my grandpa got fatally sick.
D. My family had already planned a vacation before we heard that my grandpa got fatally sick.
Question 50. We left university three years ago. I have not seen Tom since then.
A. The last time I saw Tom at university was 3 years ago.
B. I have not seen Tom since we left university three years ago.
C. I did not see Tom when we left university 3 years ago.
D. It was the first time I had seen Tom at university.

III. Select the option that best completes the sentence in each of the following questions. (Gap-fill)
Question 51. We ______ to the cinema a few days ago.
A. went B. were going C. gone D. had gone
Question 52. My parents ______ a vacation in Phu Quoc last month.
A. have B. have had C. had D. were having
Question 53. I ______ into an old friend at a restaurant two days ago.
A. ran B. run C. was running D. have run
Question 54. My mom ______ seafood when she was younger.
A. didn’t eat B. hadn’t eaten C. weren’t eaten D. wasn’t eaten
Question 55. She ______ to try raw fish when she was a kid.
A. doesn’t want B. didn’t want C. hadn’t wanted D. wasn’t wanted
Question 56. Peter ______ spiders when he was a kid.
A. were scared of B. is scared of C. was scared of D. was being scared of
Question 57. It is the first time my classmates ______ my home.
A. have visited B. visited C. were visiting D. has visited
Question 58. It was the first time we ______ a holiday in Hawaii.
A. had B. had had C. have had D. were having
Question 59. John ______ the biggest project for his company before he resigned.
A. has finished B. finishes C. finished D. had finished
Question 60. I ______ to the library twice a week to study when I was a college student.
A. was going B. have gone C. went D. am going
Question 61. At the same time last month, my family ______ my grandpa’s 80th birthday.
A. celebrate B. were celebrating C. had celebrated D. celebrated
Question 62. At the same time 20 years ago, my parents ______ their wedding reception.
A. have B. had had C. were having D. had been having
Question 63. The company went out of business when we ______ a new product. That’s why we had to stop
the project.
A. were developing B. developed C. had developed D. was developing
Question 64. Before I moved to Hanoi, I ______ in Hue for 15 years.
A. lived B. had lived C. was living D. have lived
Question 65. Yesterday, when their mom ______ home, the kids ______ TV.
A. got/were watching B. was getting/were watching
B. got/was watching D. was getting/watched
Question 66. The man stopped the car, opened the door and ______ out.
A. was getting B. got C. had got D. would get
Question 67. I ______ the house while my parents ______ the dinner.
A. cleaned/ were preparing B. was cleaning/ prepared
C. had cleaned/prepared D. was cleaning/ were preparing
Question 68. I ______ a newspaper while my older sister ______ to the music.
A. was reading/ was listening B. am reading/listened C. had read/listened D. had read/ was listening
Question 69. When my teacher ______ me a surprise birthday gift, I _____ speechless.
A. was giving/ am B. had given/ was C. gave/was D. had given/had been
Question 70. While the plumber ______ the washing machine, I ______ in the living room watching TV.
A. was repairing/sat B. repaired/sat C. repaired/had sat D. was repairing/was sitting
Question 71. It was the first time I ______ abroad.
A. had been B. have been C. went D. was going
Question 72. When ______ home last night?
A. did you get B. had you get C. were you getting D. do you get
Question 73. Yesterday Nam ______ a meeting with his teacher to discuss his choices of universities.
A. has B. had had C. has had D. had
Question 74. I ______ Indian food for the first time a few days ago.
A. have tried B. was trying C. tried D. had tried
Question 75. I ______ to my teacher to ask for his advice on my decision at 2 p.m. yesterday.
A. was talking B. have talked to C. had talked D. had been talking
Question 76. At the same time last year, my friends and I ______ for the English language exam.
A. have prepared B. were preparing C. had prepared D. had been preparing
Question 77. At 7 pm last night, my family ______ dinner when a stranger suddenly ______ on the door.
A. were having/ knocked B. were having/ was knocking
C. had/knocked D. had/was knocking
Question 78. When I ______ in a local restaurant, I ______ a man who looked suspicious.
A. was eating/ notice B. was eating/ noticed C. ate/ had noticed D. ate/ was noticing
Question 79. Suddenly, I ______ that my teacher ______ on the news for his teaching dedication.
A. realized/ is B. was realizing/ was C. had realized/was D. realized/was
Question 80. When I ______ the street, I _____a car crash into a tree.
A. was crossing/ saw B. was crossing/was seeing C. crossed/see D. had crossed/saw
Question 81. I ______ the door and ______ my classmates standing there with a surprise birthday gift.
A. opened/ was seeing B. opened/ saw C. was opening/ saw D. had opened/ saw
Question 82. By the time we ______, Jim ______ the food.
A. arrived/has ordered B. were arriving/were ordering
C. had arrived/had ordered D. arrived/had ordered
Question 83. Before he ______ at my door, he ______ for a parking space for 15 minutes.
A. rang/had looked B. rang/has looked C. had rung/had looked D. was ringing/looked
Question 84. By the time we ____ the assignments, the game ____. That’s why we couldn’t participate in it.
A. completed/has finished B. completed/had finished
C. were completing/finished D. complete/finished
Question 85. ______ with the school officers on the paperwork when you went to school yesterday?
A. Had you checked in B. Did you check in C. Have you checked in D. Do you check in

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