TENSES (tổng hợp)
I. LÝ THUYẾT:
1. Hiện tại đơn (Simple present): S + V ( s /es )…
S + is /am/are…
* Cách dùng:
- Dùng để chỉ các hành động thói quen, mang tính chất lặp đi lặp lại.
Ex: She usually gets up at 6 a.m.
- Dùng để chỉ các sự kiện và sự thật hiển nhiên.
Ex: Water freezes at 0 degree centigrade.
- Mô tả các hành động trong sách báo, vở kịch, bài bình luận trên truyền thanh…
Ex: In the film, the woman wears a red skirt.
* Dấu hiệu nhận biết:
Every____ (everyday, everyweek, everynight,… )
Always, usually, often, sometimes, never, seldom, etc.
Twice a week, once a week….
2. Hiện tại tiếp diễn (Present continuous ): S + is / am /are + V-ing
* Cách dùng:
- Dùng để chỉ một hành động đang được tiến hành trong lúc đang nói.
Ex : Listen! The bird is singing.
- Một hành động đang quanh quẩn xảy ra bây giờ nhưng không nhất thiết xảy ra vào lúc nói.
Ex:I am reading a very good story.
- Một hành động dự kiến trong tương lai gần mà đã được sắp xếp xong.
Ex: They are marrying next month.
- Với chữ always đế diễn tả một hành động thường lặp lại thường xuyên, hay một lời phàn nàn…
Ex : He is always taking exams. He is always studying.
* Dấu hiệu nhận biết:
- Câu bắt đầu bằng một mệnh lệnh như: Listen!, Look!, Pay attention!, Keep silent!
now, right now, at the moment, at the present
Một số động từ chỉ cảm giác, cảm xúc, trạng thái khi gặp ở thì HTTD, ta đưa về HTĐ: to be, believe,
belong, consist, contain, doubt, fit, have, like, love, need, seem, suppose, understand, want, wish, etc.
4. Hiện tại hoàn thành (Present perfect): S + have / has + Vp.p

* 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 cùng song song xảy ra 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…
7. Quá khứ hoàn thành (Past perfect ): S + had + V p.p
* Cách dùng:
- Một hành động đã được hoàn tất trước một hành động khác trong quá khứ.
Ex : He had left the house before she came.
- Một hành động đã được hoàn tất trước một thời điểm xác định trong quá khứ.
Ex : We had had lunch by two o’clock.
By the age of 25, he had written two famous novels.
* Dấu hiệu nhận biết:
by + thời gian trong quá khứ
before, after, when, by the time, as soon as, as….
8. Quá khứ hoàn thành tiếp diễn (Past Perfect Continuous): S + had + been + Ving
* Cách dùng:
- Một hành động xảy ra một cách liên tục trước một hành động, hay thời điểm trong quá khứ.
E.g.: She had been crying a lot before he came.
9. Tương lai đơn (Simple future): S + will + V (infinitive)
* Cách dùng:
- Một hành động có thể , hay có lẽ xảy ra trong tương lai.
Ex: They will come here next week.

6. They ____________ (not know) how to make a cake.
7. I ___________ (watch) TV two hours a day.
8. In my country, people _____________ (speak) Vietnamese.
9. I (be) ________ at school at the weekend.
10. . She (not study) ________ on Friday.
11. He (have) ________ a new haircut today.
12. I usually (have) ________ breakfast at 7.00.
13. She (live) ________ in a house?
14. Where your children (be) ________?
15. My sister (work) ________ in a bank.
16. Dog (like) ________ meat.
17. She (live)________ in Florida.
18. It (rain)________ almost every day in Manchester.
19. We (fly)________ to Spain every summer.
20. My mother (fry)________ eggs for breakfast every morning.
21. The bank (close)________ at four o'clock.
22. John (try)________ hard in class, but I (not think) ________ he'll pass.
23. Jo is so smart that she (pass)________ every exam without even trying.
24. My life ______(be) so boring. I just (watch)________ TV every night.
25. My best friend (write)________ to me every week.
26. You (speak) ________ English?
27. She (not live) ________ in Hai Phong city.
28. My classmates often ________________ (held) a party at weekend.
29. Jane ___________ (read) “The Guardian' newspaper, but I ______________ (read) 'The
Independent'.
30. Fred ____________ (cycle) to work, but his wife ___________ (go) by car.
31. Jeff____________ (buy) his food in small shops, but Jane ____________ (do) all her shopping at
the supermarket.
32. Diana ____________ (like) Physics, Chemistry and biology; she always __________ (get) good
marks in her science exams.

3. (where / John / come from?) -> …………………………………………………………………
4. (how long / it / take from London to Paris? -> ……………………………………………………
5. (how often / she / go to the cinema?) -> ………………………… ……………… …………………
6. (how many children / you / have?) -> …………………………………………………………………
7. (when / you / get up?) -> ……………………………………………………………………………
8. (how often / you / study English?) -> ………………………………………………………………
9. (what time / the film / start?) ->………………………………………………………………………
10. (where / you / play tennis?) ->……………………………………………………………………….
11. (what sports / Lucy / like?) -> …………………………………………………………………………
12. (how / they / get to work?) -> ………………………………………………………………………
13. (how often / I / come here?) -> ………………………………………………………………………
14. (where / she / live?) -> ……………………………………………………………………………
15. (why / you / eat so much chocolate?) ->……………………………………………………………
16. (what / this machine / do?) -> .………………………………………………………………………
17. (who / she / meet on Saturdays?)-> …………………………………………………………………
18. (how many brothers / she / have?) -> …………………………………………………………………
19. (how much / this / cost?) -> ……………………………………………………………………
20. (where / you / eat lunch?) ->
……………………………………………………………………………
II. PRESENT CONTINUOUS
1. He………………. (dance) right now.
2. Look! It………………… (begin) to work.
3. We……………………. (listen) to music at the moment.
4. At present I……………………. (travel) in Thailand.
5. Tom and I…………………… (go out).
6. She …………………. (sing) a song.
7. They………………… ( write ) a letter.
8. The boy…………… (play) badminton.
9. John (not read) ……………………a book now.
10. What you (do) ……………………tonight?

37. Things aren’t so good at work. The company (lose) money.
38. Have you got an umbrella? It (start) to rain.
39. You (make) a lot of noise. Can you be quieter? I (try) to concentrate.
40. Why are all these people here? What ( happen) ?
41. Please don’t make so much noise. I ( try) to work.
42. Let’s go out now. It (not/ rain) any more.
43. You can turn off the radio. I ( not listen) to it.
44. Kate phoned me last night. She is on holiday in France. She ( have) a great time and
doesn’t want to come back.
45. I want to lose weight, so this week I ( not eat) lunch.
46. Andrew has just started evening classes. He ( learn) German.
47. Paul and Sally have an argument. They ( speak) to each other
48. .I (get) tired. I need a rest.
49. Tim ( work) this week. He is on holiday.
50. Listen ! Sam( play) the piano.
51. They ( build) a new hotel in the city center.
52. Look! Somebody ( swim) in the river.
53. The phone (not ring)
54. (it start) to rain?
55. Sue (study) to become a doctor?
56. . (you take) your daughter with you?
57. (the dog play) with the kids?
58. (they come) tonight?
59. Be quiet! The baby ( sleep)
60. Look! A man ( run) after the train. He ( want) to catch it
61. I ( do) an exercise on the present tenses at this moment
62. My father ( work) in the garden and it (rain) now
63. Mai (cook) some food at present. She always (cook) in the morning
64. The students ( do) the test right now?
65. Now She ( wait ) for her husband in the rain

4. Silvia (not listen) ________ to music at the moment.
5. Maria (sit) ________ next to Paul right now.
6. How many other students you (study) ________ with today?
7. He always (make) ________ noisy at night.
8. Where your husband (be) ________?
9. She (wear) ________ earrings today.
10. The weather (get) ________ cold this season.
11. My children (be)_____ upstairs now. They (play)______ games.Look! The bus (come)________.
12. He always (borrow) ____me money and never (give)_____ back.
13. While I (do)____ my housework, my husband (read)______ books.
Choose the correct form of the verb
1. “ You hard today.” - Yes, I have a lot to do
a. is working b. are working c.am working d. work
2. I Christine. Do you know where she is?
a. is looking b. are looking c. am looking d. look
3. It dark. Shall I turn on the light?
a. is geting b. are getting c. is getting d. are getting
4. They don’t have anywhere to live at the moment. They with frends until they find somewhere.
a. is staying b. are staying c. am staying d. stay
5. Things aren’t so good at work. The company money.
a. is loseing b. are loseing c. are losing d. is losing
6. Have you got an umberlla? It to rain.
a. is starting b. are starting c. am starting d. start
7. You alot of noise. Can you be quieter? I to concentrate.
a. is makeing/am trying b. are makeing/ am trying c. are making/ am trying d. is making/ am
trying
8. Why are all these people here? What ?
a. am happening b. are happening c. is happenning d. is happening
9. Please don’t make so much noise. I to work.
a. is trying b. are trying c. trying d. am trying

26. (the dog play) with the kids?
a. are the dog playing b. am the dog playing c. does the dog playing d. is the dog playing
27. (they come) tonight?
a. are they coming b. is they coming c. are they comeing d. is they comeing
28. Be quiet! The baby a. is sleeping b. sleep c. sleeps d. are sleeping
29. Look! A man after the train. He (want) to catch it
a. is rining b. runs c. run d. is running
30. I an exercise on the present tenses at this moment.
a. is doing b. are doing c. am doing d. do
31. My father in the garden and it now
a. is working/ is raining b. works/ rainsc. working/ raining d. are working/ are rainning
32. Mai some food at present. She always in the morning
a. is cooking/ cooks b. cooks/ is cooking c. cooks/ cooks d. is cooking/ is cooking
33. The students the test right now?
a.Are do b. are doing c. is doing d. do do
34. Now She for her husband in the rain
a. are waiting b. is waiting c. waits d. wait
35. His brother a novel at the moment?
a. are writing b. are writeing c.is writeing d. is writing
36. The children in the kitchen at present
a. isn’t playing b. am not playing c. aren’t playing d. play
37. Lan to the English teacher now
a. isn’t speaking b. aren’t speaking c. doesn’t speak d. don’t speak
38. They the Christmas dinner at present
a. are preparing b. is preparing c. prepare d. prepares
39. John that car now
a. are driving b.is driveing c. are driveing d. is driving
40. The workers a new house right now
a. are building b. am building c. is building d. build
41. Tom two poems at the moment?

A. is haveing b. are having c. am having d. is having
56. Mr. Nam (not work)………………………. at the moment.
a. is not working b. are not working c.am not working d. not work
57. The students (not, be) …………………….in class at present.
a. am b. is c. are d. be
58. The children (play) …………… in the park at the moment.
a. are playing b. am playing c. plays d. is playing
59. Look! The bus (come)
a. are coming b. is coming c. are comeing d. is comeing
60. John (not read) ________ a book now.
a. isn’t reading b. aren’t reading c. am not reading d. doesn’t reading
61. What you (do) ________ tonight?
a. Are do b. are doing c. is doing d. do do
62. Jack and Peter (work) ________ late today.
a. is working b. are working c.am working d. work
63. Silvia (not listen) ________ to music at the moment.
a. aren’t listening b. isn’t listening c. amnot listening d. doesn’t listens
64. Maria (sit) ________ next to Paul right now.
a. are siting b. is siting c. are sitting d. is sitting
65. How many other students you (study) ________ with today?
a. are studying b.am studying c.do study d.is studying
66. He always (make) ________ noisy at night.
a. are makeing b. are making c. is makeing d. is making
67. Where your husband (be) ________?
a. am b. is c. are d. be
68. She (wear) ________ earrings today.
a. is wearing b. are wearing c. am waering d. wears
69. The weather (get) ________ cold this season.
a. is geting b. are getting c. is getting d. are getting
70. My children (be)_____ upstairs now. They (play)______ games.

19. Elephants _______________ (not eat) meat.
20. He _______________ (not see) her very often
21. A: Where ___________you (live)____________?
B: I (live)______________in Xuan Hoa town.
22. A: What _______________he (do) ______________now?
B: He (water)_________________flowers in his garden.
23. A: What _______________she (do)_____________?
B: She (be)______________a teacher.
24. A: ____________you (be) in 4A?
B: No, I (not be)_______________________.
25. Where _________________you (be) from?
26. At the moment, my sisters (play)____________volleyball and my brother (play)________________s
occer.
27. It is 9.00, my family (watch)___________________TV.
28. In the summer, I usually (go)______________to park with my friends and in the spring , we (have )
_____________Tet Holiday, I (be)________happy because I always (visit) ______________my
grandparent.
29. _____________your father (go)_____________to work by bus ?
30. How ___________your sister (go)___________to school?
31. What time _____________they (get up)_________________?
32. What ____________they (do)________________in the winter?
33. Today, we (have)______________English.
34. Her favourite subject (be)__________________English .
35. Now, my brother (eat)_________________a banana.
36. Look! A man (call)_________________you.
37. Keep silent! I (listen)____________________to radio .
38. _______________you (play)_________________badminton now?
39. Everyday,my father (get up)_________________at 5.00 a.m but today ,he (get up) ______________
at 6.00a.m.
40. Every morning, I (watch)_________________tv at 10.00 but today , I (Listen ) _________________

66. We_______________________(play) soccer in the yard now.
67. My father (go)___________.to work by bike. Sometimes he(walk)______________
68. _________you (live)________near a market? (it/ be) _________________noisy?
69. Now I (eat)_____________an apple and Hoa (listen)_______________to music.
70. At the moment, Nam and his friends (go)_______________________shopping.
71. In the autumn, I rarely (go)______________sailing and (go)__________to school.
72. I (write)_____________________________a letter to my friend now.
73. At 12 am every day, I (have)______________lunch and (go)____________to bed.
74. On Monday, I (have)________________________.math and Art.
75. On Friday, I (have)______________________English.
76. At the moment, I (eat)______________an orange and my sisters (play)_______ tennis.
77. What time _____________your children (go)____________ to school?
78. He (live)________________in HCM City.
79. What time___________ your brother (get)___________up?
80. My house (be)_________in the city and it (be)_________small.
81. Every morning, we (have)__________breakfast at 7.00 a.m.
82. This (be)________a book and there (be)_________pens.
83. Mr.Quang (live)____________in the country .His house (have)__________a garden.
84. Viet (not have)______________Literature on Friday.
85. What time _________you (start)___________your class?
86. ___________you (be)in class 4A?
87. Mrs.Ha (learn)__________________in Hanoi but she (not live)__________________ in Ha Noi.
88. My brother (not live )____________________in London , he (live )_______________ in
Manchester.
89. Now, Mr.Long (draw ) ____________________his house.
90. He (like)_____________APPLES but he (not like )_____________________banana.
91. __________________she (like)______________apples?
92. Usually, I (have)_________________lunch at 12.00. _____________ you
(have) ______________lunch at 11.00?
93. He can (swim)_______________but I can’t(swim)_____________________.

3. A: What _______ (Josephine/do)
B: She (be) _______ a teacher but she (not teach) at the moment. She (look) _______ for a job.
4. A: Can I have that paper or _______ (you/read) it?
B: No, I (not read) _______ it. I never (read) _______ that paper. I (prefer) _______ the Daily News
5. A: _______ (This bag/belong) to you?
B: No, It _______, but I (know) _______ Anita (look) _______ for her bag
6. I (not smoke) _______ but my husband _______. He (try) _______ to stop at the moment but it’s not easy
7. _______ (you/remember) my friend Matthew? He (stay) _______ with me at the moment
8. A: _______ (you/speak) German?
B: No, I _______, but I (want) _______ to learn. I (look) _______ for a course book.
9. Emma and Katie usually (visit) _______ me on Saturdays but they _______ (camp) in the New Forest this
weekend.
10. A: _______ (Simon/help) you very much?
B: No, not usually, but he (help) me today
11. A: What _______ (you/do)?
B: I (write) _______ a letter to my parents. I (write) _______ them every weekend
12. A: Let’s go out B: Look! It (snow) _______ outside. It (come) _______ down quite hard
13. A: What time _______ (you/usually/start) work?
B: Normally, We (start) _______ work at eight o’clock, but we (start) _______ at seven this weekend.
We’re very busy at the moment
14. A: _______ (you/listen) to the radio? B: No, You can turn it off
15. A: _______ (you/look) for someone?
B: Yes, I (need) _______ to speak to Neil. Is he in?
A: Yes, but I (think) _______ he’s busy. He (talk) _______ to the boss at the moment.
16. A: I (want) _______ a new computer. I (save) _______ up to buy one.
B: But computers (cost) _______ so much money. What’s wrong with the one we’ve got.
A: It (get) _______ out of date. Now
17. A: What _______ (you/do)?
B: I (weigh) _______ this letter. I (need) _______ to know how many stamps to put on it
18. A: I (think) _______ this road is really dangerous. Look how fast that lorry (go) _______

13. He _________________ (not / think) that he was right.
14. I _________________ (cook) steak last night.
15. _________________ (Lucy / read) ‘War and Peace’ at school?
16. She _________________ (not / write) to her grandmother, but she told us that she did.
17. We _________________ (have) a computer when I was a child.
18. Where _________________ (you / go) on holiday?
19. I _________________ (love) ice cream when I was a child.
20. They _________________ (not / meet) yesterday.
21. _________________ (she / swim) in the sea when she visited Hawaii?
22. We _________________ (not / play) tennis yesterday because it was raining.
23. He _________________ (try) to lift the box but he couldn’t.
24. What _________________ (you / eat) for lunch?
25. . I _________________ (not / drink) any beer last night
26. What time _________________ (he / get up) yesterday?
27. Where _________________ (you / get off) the train?
28. We _________________ (wake up) very late this morning.
29. . I _________________ (receive) £300 when my uncle _________________ (die).
30. What _________________ (he / give) his mother for Christmas?
31. We _________________ (not / use) the computer last night.
32. They _________________ (live) in Paris in 1998.
33. She _________________ (read) the newspaper yesterday
34. Yesterday, I (go)______ to the restaurant with a client
35. We (drive) ______ around the parking lot for 20 mins to find a parking space.
36. When we (arrive) ______ at the restaurant, the place (be) ______ full
37. The waitress (ask) ______ us if we (have) reservations.
38. I (say)__________, “No, my secretary forgets to make them.”
39. The waitress (tell)______ us to come back in two hours.
40. My client and I slowly (walk) ______ back to the car.
41. Then we (see) ______ a small grocery store.
42. We (stop) in the grocery store and (buy) ______ some sandwiches.

fire brigade (7) (arrive) in five minutes. Twenty fire-fighters (8) ……………………… (fight)
the fire and finally (9)……… …………. (bring) i t under control. Two fire-fighters (10)………
(enter) the burning building but (11)……… ………… (find) the couple dead.
II. Hoàn thành đoạn hội thoại sau:
Claire: (►) Did you have (you / have) a nice weekend in Paris?
Mark: Yes, thanks. It was good. We looked around and then we saw a show.
(1) (we / not / try) to do too much.
Claire: What sights (2) (you / see)?
Mark: We had a look round the Louvre. (3)……………………………. (I / not / know) there was
so much in there.
Claire: And what show (4) (you / go) to?
Mark: Oh, a musical. I forget the name. (5) (I / not / like) it.
Claire: Oh, dear. And (6) (Sarah / enjoy) it?
Mark: No, not really. But we enjoyed the weekend. Sarah did some shopping, too, but
(7) (I / not / want) to go shopping.
PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE AND PAST SIMPLE TENSE
1. They usually _____________ (go) swimming on Sundays.
2. She often ____________ (play) with me when I was young.
3. My father ______________ (start) to learn English 40 years ago.
4. The company ___________ (send) him to England for straining. Now, he ____________ (be) back
and ___________ (work) for the company.
5. Yesterday, I ______________ (see) a ghost. I still ______________ (be) frighten now.
6. Although she ____________ (be) my classmate, I ______________ (not remember) her name.
7. She _____________ (want) to get the scholarship.
8. The flight ______________ (depart) at 7 o’clock.
9. What time ____________________ (you/ usually/ start) to work?
10. The sun ______________ (rise) in the East.
11. What ___________________ ______________(you/ do) yesterday?
12. The last time I ______________ (go) to Brighton was in August.
13. Jane ______________ (want) a new computer, so she ______________ (save) up to buy one.

37. My father often ______________ ( tell) me a fairy tale in bed time when I was young.
38. She ______________ ( not recognize) you. That was the reason why she ______________ (keep)
looking another way.
IV. PAST CONTINUOUS
1. When I phoned my friends, they (play) _________cards.
2. Yesterday at six I (prepare)___________dinner,
3. The kids (play)_______in the garden when it suddenly to rain.
4. I (practise)________the guitar when he came home.
5. We (not/cycle) ________all day.
6. What (you/do) ________yesterday?
7. Most of the time we (sit) _________in the park.
8. Alice hurt herself while she_________________________ (skate).
9. I met my neighbor while ___________________________(walk) home from work.
10. Sally saw a friend while she _________________________ (ride) her bicycle along Park St.
11. Peter fell asleep while he _________________________ (study).
12. Bob stepped on Jane’s feet while they _________________________ (dance) together.
13. I cut myself while I _________________________.(shave).
14. Mr. and Mrs. Brown burned themselves while they _________________________ (bake) cookies.
15. Tommy had a nightmare while he _________________________ (sleep) at a friend’s house.
THE SIMPLE PAST& THE PAST CONTINUOUS
I. Complete the sentences, putting the verbs into the past continuous or past simple:
1. When the postman (come) _______, I (have) _______ breakfast
2. My sister (wash) _______ dishes while I (work) _______ in the garden
3. While I (talk) _______ to John, the telephone (ring) _______
4. Mr. Taylor (watch) _______ television while his wife (read) _______ a newspaper
5. When I (leave) _______ the house this morning, It (rain) _______ very hard
6. John (talk) _______ to his friends when I (see) _______ him
7. I (see) _______ a bad accident while I (wait) _______ for you in this corner
8. As we (cross) _______ the street, the policeman (shout) _______ at us
9. That tourist (lose) _______ his camera while he (walk) _______ around the city

5. My mother called me around five. My husband came home a little after five. When he
……………………………… (come) home, I ………………………………… (talk) to
my mother on the phone.
6. Yesterday Tom and Janice ……………………… (go) to the zoo around one. They
………………………… (see) many kinds of animals. They stayed at the zoo for two
hours. While they …………………………… (walk) home, it …………….…… (begin)
to rain, so they …………………………… (stop) at a small café and ……………………
(have) a cup of coffee.
7. Yesterday afternoon I ………………………… (go) to visit the Parker family. When I
…………………… (get) there around two o’clock, Mrs. Parker ………………… (be)
in the yard. She ………………………………… (plant) flowers in her garden. Mr. Parker
……………………… (be) in the garage. He ……………………………… (work) on
their car. He …………………………… (change) the oil.
8. Last Sunday, Tim wanted to make two salads. He ………………………… (make) the first one in five
minutes. He ………………………… (make) the second one when his guests (arrive)
…………………………, and they …… (help) him to finish it.
9. The architect Frank ………………(design) several houses in Rome, Italy. Later he ……………… (start)
work on a cathedral. He ………………. (work) on the cathedral when he ……………………(die).
10. Last week, a bank robber ……………… (escape) while the police ………………………… (put) him to
jail. Later they ………………………… (catch) him again, and this time they…………………………
(lock) him up without any problem.
11. John's football team was lucky last Sunday. After 20 minutes they………………………… (lose), but in
the end they ………………………… (win) the game by 3 goals to 1.
12. The evening was getting darker; the street lights ………………………… (come) on. People
………………………… (hurry) home after work. I ………………………… (stand) in a queue at the bus
stop. Suddenly somebody ………………………… (grab) my bag.
13.
Policeman: What time (0) did you get(you/get) home from work?
Kathy: At about six o’clock.
Policeman: And what (1) ____________________(you/do) after you got home?

15. When I first (tell) _______ Tom the news, he (not believe) _______ me. He (think) _______ that I (joke)
_______
16. We usually (go) _______ to Spain on holiday, but this year we (go) _______ to France
17. We can go out now. It (not rain) _______ any more
18. The sun (warm) _______ the air and (give) _______ us light
19. What speed _______ the car (do) at the time of the accident?
20. They (study) _______ in the library when the fire alarm (go) _______ off
III. Circle the best option to complete each sentence:
1. She usually _____ two hours a day
a. work b. is working c. works d. working
2. Don’t make noise. My mother _________ with her friends
a. is talking b. was talking c. talks d. talked
3. Listen! They _________ about the exhibition . Let’s join them
a. talk b. talked c. are talking d. have talked
4. Where _____ your sister born?
a. were b. was c. did d. is
5. We _____ have white wine, but we _____ red wine
a. didn’t/had b. don’t/had c. did/didn’t d. didn’t/have
6. When did you _________ see him?
a. recently b. already c. last d. lately
7. I _________ a bath when the phone rang
a. was having b. had c. am having d. have
8. I _____ her two week ago
a. seen b. was seeing c. saw d. have seen
9. I _____ to his house in 1991
a. moved b. have been moving c. have moved d. was moving
10. He came into the room while they _________ television
a. have watched b. watched c. were watching d. have been watching
11. I fell asleep when I _____ television
a. am watching b. am being watched c. was watching d. All are correct

I. Circle the best option to complete each sentence:
1. We have lived in this town _________ 1998
a. for b. since c. ago d. in
2. “Let’s go to the new movie down town”. “Thanks, but I _________ it already”
a. have seen b. saw c. had seen d. ever seen
3. _________ flown in an aero plane before?
a. Have you ever b. Had you ever c. Are you d. Do you
4. Jack _________ his homework yet, so he won’t go out with his friends
a. finish b. has finished c. doesn’t finish d. hasn’t finished
5. I’ve worked here _________ six years
a. for b. since c. over d. in
6. Have you ever _____ the United States?
a. been in b. been to c. gone in d. gone to
8. They _________ married for 22 years
a. have got b. have been c. was d. got
9. Robert _________ in three important water polo games so far
a. played b. had played c. is playing d. has played
10. Nothing _________ in this town since I first visited it
a. changed b. was changing c. changes d. has changed
11. Because Lan _________ breakfast, she isn’t hungry now
a. was eating b. eats c. ate d. has eaten
12. Up to now, I _________ a lot of information about her
a. will learn b. learnt c. would learn d. have learnt