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PRACTICE TESTS/ TENSES
Exercise 1
1.Mr Wilson …….very hard every day.
a.works b.working c.has worked d.worked
2.They …..here in ten minutes.
a.come b.came c.will come d.have come
3.The boy…. home an hour ago.
a.come b.came c.will come d.must come
4.The sea …two thirds of the earth.
a.cover b.will cover c.is covering d.covers
5.Alexander Graham Bell first …the telephone in 1876.
a.introduce b.introduced c.has introduced d.introduces
6.My grandfather ….when….I …only 2 years old.
a.dies/ am b.dies/was c.will die/am d.died/was
7.Can we meet at 7 o’clock tomorrow ? Yes, I …. you up at 7.
a.will pick b.pick c.picking d.am picking
8.Quang … a fishing rod yesterday because he likes going fishing.
a.buy b.was buying c.bought d.did buy
9.When I …for school this morning, it….so I used my umbrella.
a.leave/rained b.left/was raining c.was leaving/rained d.was leaving/ was raining
10.Pierre…French for several years.
a.has learnt b.learnt c.is learning d.learns
Exercise 2
1.Alexander Graham …. In Edinburgh.
a.is born b.born c.did bear d.was born
2.I bought this dress yesterday.It …200 VND.
a.costs b.cost c.was cost d.has cost
3.I… my family since I … to Ho Chi Minh City.
a.didn’t see/moved b.don’t see/ move c.am not seeing/moved d. haven’t seen/ moved
4.While Diana ……… her favourite television program, there was a power cut.

8.I work in a bookshop.I….$100 a week.
a.will earn b.earn c.am earning d.have earned
9.Dolphins ..their feelings with sounds.
a.are showing b.showed c.have showed d.show
10..you…to play badminton as a child?
a.Do use b.Did use c.Are used d.Did used
Exercise 4
1.When…born?
a.have you been b.did you born c.were you d.are you
2.Where …….. yesterday at the time of the meeting?
a.were you b.have you been c.are you d.had you been
3.One day, I ….a house of my own.
a.have b.am having c.had d.will have
4.My father…very pleased when I ….the second prize in the contest.
a.is/get b.was/got c.has been/has got d.had beeb/got
5.”War and Peace” ….. the longest book I’ve ever read.
a.are b.were c.is d.was
6.They.in this city since 1989.
a.lived b.have lived c.is living d.live
7.My family …back from a tour around Vietnam.
a.have just come b.just came c.just come d.is just coming
8.The United States….a very violent history.
a.have b.has c.are having d.is having
9.They…their car twice a week.
a.wash b.are washing c.have washed d.washed
10………French with native people yet?
a.Did you learn b.Do you learn c.Were you learning d.Have you learnt
Exercise 5
1.He… the author of the book.He….it when he…..twenty.
a.was/wrote/was b.is/writes/is c.is/wrote/was d.is/has written/was

a.didn’t talk b.haven’t talked c.don’t talk d.are talking
6.Someone…. all the cakes.I’ll have to buy some more.
a.has eaten b.ate c.have eaten d.was eating
7.I’m sorry about not coming last week. I….a cold so I ….at home.
a.have/stay b.have had/ have stayed c.had/stayed d.was having/ was staying
8.I …..for you until you get back.
a.wait b.will wait c.am waiting d.have waited
9.I usually….the bus to work.
a.am taking b.will take c.took d.take
10.The soup….very good.
a.tastes b.taste c.is tasting d.was tasting
Exercise 7
1.What………in the evening?
a.do people here do b.did people here do
c.are people here doing d.have people here done
2.When you phoned me,I…… dinner.
a.had b.am having c.was having d.have
3.Excuse me……….your newspaper?Could I borrow it?
a.are you using b.do you see c.were you using d.have you used
4.Which hotel……..in whenever you….here?
a.do you stay/came b.are you staying/come c.did you stay/came d.do you stay/come
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5.This flower….good.
a.is smelling b.smells c.was smelling d.was smelled
6.Ken….anything about machines.
a.isn’t knowing b.isn’t know c.doesn’t know d.haven’t known
7.Mr Grave… from his work two years ago.
a.retires b.has retired c.is retired d.retired
8.I don’t know Carol’s husband.I……him.