EXERCISES
Exercise 1 – Put the verbs in brackets in the correct verb tense form.
1. Please don’t make so much noise. I (study) ...am studying...
2. My father usually (have) ..has.... tea for breakfast.
3. What ....was.. you (do) ..doing.... at this time yesterday ?
4. I (watch) ..watched.... that film with my sister last week.
5. We (study) ..have studied.... almost every lesson in this book so far.
6. He (win) ..won.... the gold medal in 2009.
7. We (not see) ...haven't seen.. your father for ages.
8. He (type) ...had typed... ten letters by lunchtime yesterday.
9. All of you (take) .are going to take..... the graduation examination in two months’ time.
10. By the end of this year, I (work) ..have been working.... here for 18 years.
11. He (see) ....saw.. her while he (walk) ...walked... down the street.
12. I thought they (wait) ...... for us for half an hour.
13. After he (do) ..had done.... his homework, he went to the cinema.
14. We (not see) ..haven't seen.... her since she (leave) ..left.... school.
15. When I (be) .was..... a boy, I often (go) ...went... fishing with my teacher.
16. When I (leave) .left..... my office last night, it (still..

Exercise 2 – Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it has a similar meaning to the original one.
1. I have never read this kind of book before.
- It is the first time ...I have read this kind of book...
2. I have never read such an interesting novel.
- This is the most .interesting novel I have ever read.....
3. She began to work as a secretary in 2005.
- She has ..worked as a secretary since 2005....
4. He hasn’t seen his sister since she left for Japan.

⇒ He last saw his sister when she left for Japan.

1, we have never watched that TV programme

2, we watched a good progamme on TV last night

3, he has read that novel many timer before

4, he read that novel again during my last vacation

5, i had a little trouble with my car last week

6, however i haven't had no trouble with my car since then

7, i haven't seen John for a long time . I saw him 3 weeks ago

8, the school bell rang We must go now

9, i met mary last night . She has become a very big girl

10, he is very thirsty .he hasn't drunk since this morning

11, it is very hot . Summer has come.

12,they have studied at this school for 7 years now

13, they began to study at this school 7 years ago

14, since when have you known her?

15, how long ago did he start to learn french?

16, she lost her handbag on the train yesteday mỏning

17, my mother has been in hospital for a long time and she cannot go home yet

18, his dog has just ran out of the garden

19, mr brown has travelled by air several times in the past

20, he travelled to mexico by air last summer

Ex1. Put the verb in brackets in the present perfect or the simple past tense

1, we (never watch)........have never watched................ that TV programme

2, we (watch )......watched........ a good progamme on TV last night

3, he (read)........has read......... that novel many timer before

4, he (read)........read......... that novel again during my last vacation

5, i (have) ...........had........ a little trouble with my car last week

6, however i (have).......have had........... no trouble with my car since then

7, i (not see)......haven't seen.......John for a long time . I (see).......saw...... him 3 weeks ago

8, the school bell (ring )........is ringing....... We must go now

9, i (meet )......met.......mary last nigh . She (become)......has became.......... a very big girl

10, he is very thirsty .he ( not drink)...hasn't drunk......... since this morning

11, it is very hot . Summer (come)......is coming.....

12,they (study).......have been studying........ at this school for 7 years now

13, they (begin).....began........... to study at this school 7 years ago

14, since when ( you know)..........have you known........her?

15, how long ago (he start)........did he start........... to learn french?

16, she (lose) ...lost.......... her handbag on the train yesteday mỏning

17, my morther (be).......has been......... in hospital for a long time and she cannot go home yet

18, his dog (just run)...........has just run..... out of the garden

19, mr brown (travel)..........travelled......... by air several times in the past

20, he (travel)................travelled............ to mexico by air last summer

I. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense :

1. My father (not/play)------------------hasn't played-------------------any sport since last year .

2. I don’t live with my family now and we (not/see)--------------haven't seen-----------each other for five year

3. have You ever (be)---------been----------to New York?

4. We (not/begin --------haven't begun-------------to study for the test yet.

5. I have just (decide)----------decided--------------to start working next week.

6. Marry left school in 2005 and up to now she (be)------------has been-----------still unemployed.

7. Jorge (already read)----------------has already read--------------the newspaper.

8. have You (see)--------------seen---------------this movie befor?

9. She (visit)-------------------has visited----------------Hanoi several times this year.

10. We (listen)------------------have listened--------------------to that song many times.

II. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense

1. I went to the box office at lunch time,but they ……………had already sold………………(already/sell) all the tickes.

2. Was Tom at the party when you arrived? No,he----------had gone-----------(go) home .

3. After she --------had filled---------------(fill) the basket, she went to the check out .

4. Our uncle Ho----------had traveled-----------(travel) to many countries before August Revolution which took place in 1945

5. By the time he arrived, all his classmates ------------had left---------------(leave)

6. It rained yesterday after it -------------had been---------------(be) dry for months.

7.When I came , the room was in a terrible mess because someone------had broken in--------------(break in)

8. This morning his mother got angry with him because he -----had broken--------(break) her favorite vase

9. I----------took-------(take) the book back to the libray when I---------read----------(read) it.

10. Two days ago I----------met--------(meet) an old friend who I-------hadn't seen-----------(not see) for years.

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Ex1: chia đt trong ngoặc ở thì htht

1. She (has been) ......... Here since Monday

2. Mike (has lived)........... In Hanoi for 4 years

3. I (have not written) ............ To her

4. I (have known) ........... Her for a long time

5. My father (has worked) ........... For that company for 2 years

6. They (have played) ........ Football since 2 pm

7. My father (has taugh).......... For that shook 2 years?

8. I (have not seen) ........... Him yet

Ex2:

1. She............. (has been waiting) for two hours to see you

2. She...............(has been) to America

3. John...........(has seen) that film several times

4. They.............. (have lived) in this street for a long time

5. She.........(has not spoken) to me since last week

6. We............ (have studied) every lesson in the book, so far

Ex3: correct Ben's in present prefect

1. Laura has never(won) a beauty contest

2. Haven't I(listened) to the new Tom waits CD yet?

3. (you have seen) any good films recently

4. The population of India (has increased) since 1992

5. Have You ever (written) a love letter for Valentine's Day?

6.Have You ever (met) a famous person

7. We have already (seen) the film at home

8. My boy friend (has given) up smoking for 2 months

9. You can have that newspaper. I (have finished) with it

10.have You ever (eaten) sushi?

11. She (has not come) here for a long time

12. I (have worked) here for three years

13. Have You ever (been) to new york?

14. You (have not done) you project yet, I suppose

15. I have just (seen) Andrew and he says he have already (done) about half of the plan

Ex1: chia đt trong ngoặc ở thì htht

1. She (be) ......has been... Here since Monday

2. Mike (live).....has lived...... In Hanoi for 4 years

3. I (not write) ....haven't written........ To her

4. I (know) ...have known........ Her for a long time

5. My father (work) .......has worked.... For that company for 2 years

6. They (play) ...have played..... Football since 2 pm

7. Has My father (teach)......taught .... For that shook 2 years?

8. I (not see) .....haven't seen...... Him yet

Ex2:

1. She.......has waited ...... (wait) for two hours to see you

2. She...........has been....(be) to America

3. John....has seen.......(see) that film several times

4. They.........have lived..... (live) in this street for a long time

5. She....hasn 't spoken.....(not speak) to me since last week

6. We.....have studied ....... (study) every lesson in the book, so far

Ex3: correct Ben's in present prefect

1. Laura has never(win) won a beauty contest

2. Have I(not listen) not listened to the new Tom waits CD yet?

3. (you see) Have you seen any good films recently

4. The population of India (increase) has increased since 1992

5. Have You ever (write) written a love letter for Valentine's Day?

6. Have You ever (meet) met a famous person ?

7. We have already (see) seen the film at home

8. My boy friend (give) has given up smoking for 2 months

9. You can have that newspaper. I ( finish) have finished with it

10. Have You ever (eat) eaten sushi?

11. She (not/come) has not come here for a long time

12. I (work) have worked here for three years

13.Have You ever (be) been to new york?

14. You (not/do) haven't done your project yet, I suppose

15. I have just (see) seen Andrew and he says he has already (do) done about half of the plan

Supply the correct tense

1/ He said he (be) WAS sorry he (give) ____HAD GIVEN______ me so much trouble.

2/ I am sorry that I (not know) __DIDN'T KNOW_______ you (leave) ___LEFT_______ your pipe when you (come) ____CAME______ to see me last Thursday.

3/ He (be) ______WAS____ so good to me when I was a boy that to this day I (not forget) __WON'T FORGET________ his kindness, and I hope that I (never forget) __WON'T NEVER FORGET________.

4/ He (sleep) ____SLEPT______ and (not understand) ___DIDN'T UNDERSTAND________ what you (say) __HAVE SAID________ to him. He (wake) ___WILL WAKE_______ if you (speak) ___SPEAK_______ louder.

5/ Some animals (not eat) ______DON'T EAT_____ during the winter and only (come) ______COME____ out in spring.

6/ After leaving school he (study) ____HAS STUDIED______ French in Paris for two years and then (move) ____MOVED______ to America, where he now (live) _____IS NOW LIVING____. He (visit) ____HAS VISITED_____ England once or twice and (know) ___KNOWN_______ English well; but (not have) ______HASN'T HAD____ yet the opportunity of visiting European countries.

7/ I (know) ___HAVE KNOWN_______ him for a very long time.

8/ When my friend Tom grows a beard, even his closest friends (not recognize)_____DIDN'T RECOGNIZE_____ him.

9/ When I (meet) _____MET_____ him in the street, he (go) ____WAS GOING______ to the pictures.

Exercise 2

1. The teacher stopped __to remind__ us to bring essential equipment for the experiment ( remind)

2. The Internet is so wonderful. It allows me to communicate with my friends and relatives by means of e-mails or __chat___( chat)

3. With hard work , this beach _will_become_ clean and beautiful again( become)

4. What preparations should ___make__ for a typhoon?( make)

Exercise 3

1. She said she __went____(go) to Hanoi the following day

2. My brother wishes ___studied__ ( study) in the United States in some day

3. I am getting used to ___living_ ( live) in a small flat in Hanoi

4. His hair is very short . He __has_had__ ( have) a haircut

Supply the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets:
1. The word jeans (come)............comes.................. from a kind of material that was made in Europe.
2. The policeman ordered the children (not play) ...........not to play...................... football in the street.
3. I prefer people (use).................using.................... public transport.
4. When I arrived, she (have)...............was having................... lunch. She apologized for starting without me but said that she always (have) .................had.............. lunch at 12.30.
5. She complains that her students (always make) ............always making................. noise in the class.
6. Look at him with his guitar. He (play) ..................is playing...............a piece of his favorite music.
7. I wish she (come)............will come................... to school on time in the future.
8. .........haven't......... you (finish) .............finished.......... that letter yet?
9.Lines of poetry (print) ................................ on the ao dai recently .

1.In all the world, there (be) are only 14 mountains that (reach) reach above 8,000 meters.

2.He sometimes (come) comes to see his parents.

3.When I (come) came, she (leave) had left for Dalat ten minutes ago.

4.My grandfather never (fly) has never flown in an airplane, and he has no intention of ever doing so.

5.We just (decide) have just decided that we (undertake) would undertake the job.

6.He told me that he (take) would take a trip to California the following week.

7.I knew that this road (be) was too narrow.

8.Right now I (attend) am attending class. Yesterday at this time I (attend) was attending class.

9.Tomorrow I’m going to leave for home. When I (arrive) arrive at the airport, Mary (wait) will be waiting for me.

10.Margaret was born in 1950. By last year, she (live) had lived on this earth for 55 years.

11.The traffic was very heavy. By the time I (get) got to Mary’s party, everyone already (arrive) had already arrived

12.I will graduate in June. I (see) will see you in July. By the time I (see) see you, I (graduate) will have graduated.

13.I (visit) visited my uncle’s home regularly when I (be) was a child.

14.That book (be) has been on the table for weeks. Haven't you (not read) read it yet?

15.David (wash) is washing his hands. He just (repair) has just repaired the TV set.

16. Have You (be) ____been______here before? Yes, I (spend) _____spent_____ my holidays here last year.

17. We have never (meet) __met________ him. We don’t know what he (look) ____looks______ .

18. The car (be) ____will have been______ ready for him by the time he (come) _____comes_____tomorrow.

19. On arriving at home I (find) _____found_____that she had just (leave) _____left_____a few minutes before.

20. When we (arrive) _____arrived_____ in London tonight, it will probably (rain) ____be raining ______.

21. It (rain) ____is raining ______ hard. We can’t do anything until it (stop) _____stops_____

22. Last night we (watch) ___were watching_______TV when the power (fail) ____failed______.

23. That evening we (stay) ___stayed_______up to talk about the town where he (live) _____has lived_____for some years.

24. I (sit) ___was sitting _______down for a rest while the shoes (repair) ____were being repaired______.

25. Half way to the office Paul (turn) _____turned____round and (go) ____went______back home because he had fogotten (forget) to turn the gas off.

Correct form of the verbs

10. When we( drive) were driving down the hill, a strange object( appear) appeared in the sky.

11. What ( you/do) were you doing this time yesterday? I was asleep.

12. When are came, he ( read) was reading books.

13. I ( see) saw sue in town yesterday but she ( not see) didn't see me. She ( look) was looking the other way.

14. I ( meet) met tom and ann at the airport a few week ago. They ( go) went to berlin and i ( go) went to madrid. We ( have) had a chat while we( wait) were waiting for our flight.

15. I ( cycle) was cycling home yesterday when suddenly a man ( step) stepped out into the road in front of me. I ( go) was going quite fast but lucky i ( manage) managed to stop in time and ( not/his) (sai đề ???) him.

16. Jane ( wait) was waiting for me when i ( arrive) arrived

17. ( you/ go) Did you go out last night? No, i was too tired.

18. John ( take) took a photograph of me while i ( not/ look) was not looking

19. I haven't seen alan for ages. When i last ( see) saw him, he( try) was trying to find a job in lon don

20. I ( walk) was walking along the street when suddenly i ( hear) heard footsteps behind me. Somebody( follow) was following me. I was frighted and i ( start) started to run

Câu 15 chỗ blank cuối mik nghĩ đề là (not/hit) đó bn =>didn't hit