BÀI TẬP TIẾNG ANH LỚP 10
Put the verbs in brackets into correct tenses.
1. I usually ( go) …………… to school by bicycle.
2. My mother sometimes ( buy) …………………….vegetables at this market.
3. We seldom ( eat)……………… before 6.30.
4. Mr. Pike ( have) ……………… coffee for breakfast every morning.
5. She ( walk)…………………… to school every day.
6. Nam ( take)…………… lessons in physical exercise three mornings a week.
7. Rivers usually ( flow)…………………. to the sea.
8. Light ( travel) ………………….faster than sound.
9. John ( like)……………………. to go to the museum.
10. The Australian ( speak)……………… English as their first language.
11. That brown briefcase ( belong) ……………………….to Dr. Rice.
12. It ( be)……………… often hot in summer.
13. He ( live)………near my house but I ( not see)…………………. him very often.
14. She ( not know) ………………………… much French.
15. My parents ( not live)……………………. in this town.
16. ………… you ( have) …………………coffee for breakfast every morning?
17. How often…………. she ( read)………. a newspaper?
18. What time………. she ( go)…… to school every day?
19. What you ( do) before breakfast every morning?
20. I ( not be) …………….tired. ………… you ( be) tired?
Choose the best answers.
1. Spring _________ summer.
a. follows b. is following c. will follow d. has followed
2. Every twelve months, the Earth ________ the sun.
a. circle b. circled c. has circled d. is circling
3. The sun _______ in the East and _______ in the West.
a. rises/ set b. rises/ sets c. rose/ had set d. has risen/ has set
4. Water ________ at 100 degrees Celsius.
a. boil b. boils c. is boiling d. boiling

a. normally get up / I have sometimes b. normally get up / sometimes I have
20. _________ a long time for the bus.
a. We have to always wait b. We always have to wait
Choose the underlined part that needs correcting in each sentence.
1. Mr. Miller doesn’t likes being kept waiting.
2. She had coffee and bread for breakfast every morning.
3. Peter never go to bed before he has finished his homework.
4. The weather generally get quite hot in July and August.
5. Yes, I remembering that older fellow’s name now.
6. After the class are over, ask the teacher about that sentence.
7. Birds builds their nests in the summer and fly to the south in Winter.
8. Tom Smith have musical talent, but he is a very lazy boy.
9. He often is saying that he wishes he is born rich.
10. Frank is usually swimming before work, but this morning he is jogging
Put the verbs in brackets into correct tenses.
1. The farmers ( work) …………………… in the field now.
2. At present, the author ( write) …………………… a historical novel.
3. Daisy ( cook) …………….some food in the kitchen at the moment. She always ( cook) ………………… in
the morning.
4. It ( rain) …………….very much in the summer. It ( rain) ……………… now.
5. She usually ( have) ……………a glass of milk after breakfast, but now she ( drink)………………. a cup of
coffee.
6. They rarely ( eat)…………… fish, but today they ( eat)……………………. it.
7. Look! The girl ( cry)………………
8. Listen! I think someone ( knock) …………………………… on the door.
9. Be quiet! The baby ( sleep)…………………. in the next room.
10. Don’t talk any more! The teacher ( look)…………………………. at us strictly.
11. Look! A man ( run)……………. after the train. He ( want)………………. to catch it.
13. What… you ( do)…………… now?
14. Where…………. Ann ( be) at present?

a. waits b. waited c. is waiting d. was waiting
12. Listen to those people. What language ___________?
a. do they speak b. are they speaking c. they speak d.were they speaking
13. Mr. Gibbon usually drinks mineral water, but in this party he ______ champagne.
a. drinks b. will drink c. has drunk d. is drinking
14. now my sister _______ a bicycle of her own.
a. is having b. are having c. has d. had
15. Look oút The teacher __________.
a. coming b. is coming c. comes d. has come
16. Be quiet, please. We ______ all the translation and you ______ a lot of noise.
a. are working/ are making b. work/ are making
17. “ are you ready, Ann?” “ Yes, I __________ .”
a. am coming b. come c. came d. have came
18. Listen! I ______ somebody knocking at the front door.
a. am hearing b. heard c. have heard d. hear
19. She ______ . Is something wrong?
a. cries b. is crying c. cry d. crying
20. I ________ for Christine. Do you know where she is?
a. look b. looked c. looking d. am looking
Choose the underlined part that needs correcting in each sentence.
1. Mike is usually driving to work, but today he is walking.
2. Please don’t make so much noise. I study.
3. She usually has a glass of milk after breakfast, but now she drinks a cup of coffee.
4. John lived in New York since 1990 to 1995, but he is now living in Detroit.
5. Hoa writing a letter in her room at the moment.
Past Simple.
1. It ( rain )……………….heavily last night.
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2. Yesterday he ( go) ………………….home late.
3. Sam ( arrive) …………… in San Diego a week ago.

a. did give you b. did you give c. you gave d. gave you
9. The last time I _____ swimming was when we were in Spain.
a. had gone b. went c. has gone d. was going
10. Galileo _____ his first telescope in 1609.
a. builds b. built c. has built d. had built
11. The last time she _____ to me ______ in 2005.
a. had written/ was b. writes/ is c. wrote/ is d. wrote/ was
12. The light _____ out while we were having tea.
a. was going b. went c. had gone d. has gone
13. Who ______ the boss tell him that ? – Peter did.
a. did hear b. does hear c. hears d. heard
14. My uncle _______ twenty calves last week, now he _______ them up to sell.
a. had bought/ fed b. buys/ feeds c. bought/ is feeding d. was buying/ fed
15. He had a bath, and then he ______ to bed.
a. went b. had gone c. goes d. was going
16. Helen _____ to the pool and _______ a swim.
a. was going/ had b. went/ had c. went/ was having d. was going/ has had
17. It’s time we _____ this old car and bought a new one.
a. will sell b. hace sold c. had sold d. sold
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19. I _______ him last Sunday.
a. didn’t see b. haven’t seen c. don’t see d. wouldn’t see
20. Everybody danced and ______ happily at the party last night.
a. sings b. is singing c. sing d. sang
IDENTIFY THE MISTAKE
1. We took the bus downtown, did a few errands, and had gone to lunch.
2. It’s ten years since we have left school in 1996.
3. Are you ready? It’s time we go.
4. I last saw him when I am a student.
5. Last Monday was a holiday, so my brother doesn’t have to go to work.

a. was falling/ watch b. fell/ was watching
8. While I was working in the garden, my son ________ video games.
a. was playing b. played c. has played d. has been playing
9. When I was a child, _______ the violin.
a. I was playing b. I had played c. I play d. I played
10. Glenda _______ extremely hard when she was a student.
a. worked b. has worked c. was working d. had been worked
11. I ______ you yesterday. You _______ outside a café.
a. saw/ were sitting b. saw/ sat c. was seeing/ sat d. was seeing/ were sitting
12. I _______ a book when he came in.
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a. was reading b. read c. am reading d. have read
13. Stephen _______ on the phone when I came in.
a. phoned b. was talking c. has talked d. has been talking
14. We _____ English this time last week.
a. learned b. were learning c. have learned d. had learned
15. You ______ your new hat when I _____ you yesterday.
c. wore/ had met d. were wearing/ met
16. He ______ in the garden when the storm ________ .
a. was sitting/ has broken b. was sitting/ broke
17. When I last ______ him, he ________ in Hue.
c. was seeing/ lived d. saw/ was living
18. Last night Tura ______ in bed when suddenly she ____ a scream.
a. read/ heard b. read/ was hearing c. was reading/ heard d. had read/ heard
19. _______ along Canary Street, I saw a terrible accident.
a. While walking b. While I walking c. While I had walked d. To walk
20. My father ______ for that company from 1995 to 2005.
a. was working b. has worked c. had worked d. worked
IDENTIFY THE MISTAKE
1. When I came in, everyone were watching a film.

a. hasn’t flown b. didn’t fly c. hadn’t flown d. wasn’t flying
4. Karen didn’t want to come to the cinema with us because she _______ the film.
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a. has already seen b. already had seen c. had already seen d. saw
5. Up to then, I ________ such a big fire.
a. have never seen b. had never seen c. never saw d. never see
6. When I arrived home my father wasn’t there. He ________ out.
a. went b. has gone c. had gone d. was going
7. Sarah started studying Spanish ________ .
a. for two years b. since 2005 c. two years ago d. a & b
8. When the boss _______, the meeting ________ .
c. was arriving/ had begun d. arrived/ had begun
9. I haven’t back to the village where I was born _______ a long time.
a. during b. since c. ago d. for
10. The streets _______ wet yesterday because it ______ early in the morning.
a. had been/ rained b. were/ rained c. had been/ had rained d. were/ had rained
11. Peter ______ his homework when the phone _______ .
a. had just finished/ rang b. had just finished/ had rung
12. I ______ no difficulty in learning English since I _______ to learn it 6 years ago.
a. have had/ began b. had had/ begin c. had/ has begun d. am having/ begin
13. At the moment John _______ his new car. He ______ his car on Sundays.
a. is washing/ often washes b. was washing/ has often washed
14. We ______ them before the reception yesterday.
a. haven’t met b. hadn’t met c. didn’t meet d. wouldn’tmeet
15. We had just got out of the car when it _____ to set fire.
a. has begun b. had begun c. was beginning d. began
16. When Martin _____ the car, he took it out for a drive.
a. was repairing b. has repaired c. had repaired d. repaired
17. The man got out of the car, ______ round to the back and opened the boot.
a. walking b. walked c. walks d. walk