Bài 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs (Present Simple or Present

Continuous)

1. Julie ____________ (read) in the garden.

2. What ____________ (we / have) for dinner tonight?
3. She ____________ (have) two daughters.
4. I ____________ (stay) in Spain for two weeks this summer.
5. He often ____________ (come) over for dinner.
6. The class ____________ (begin) at nine every day.
7. What ____________ (you / eat) at the moment?
8. What ____________ (Susie / do) tomorrow?
9. I ____________ (not / work) on Sundays.
10. She ____________ (not / study) now, she ____________ (watch) TV.
Bài 2: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs (Present Perfect or Present Perfect
Continuous)

1. She _____________ (write) her essay and ______________ (send) it to her professor.
2. He _____________ (see) the film ‘The King’s Speech’ about six times.
3. We _____________ (paint) our living room. I think it looks a lot better.
4. She _____________ (take) French lessons lately.
5. It _____________ (not / rain) for three hours! Only about one hour.
6. Lucy _____________ (already / leave).
7. How many times _____________ (you / visit) Scotland?
8. I _____________ (call) John for hours and hours and he hasn’t answered. I’m really
angry with him!
9. I _____________ (be) in London for three years.
10. We _____________ (know) James for ages.
Bài 3: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs (Past Simple or Past Continuous)

1. He _____________ (sleep) when the doorbell _____________ (ring).

2. We _____________ (eat) dinner at 8pm last night (we started eating at 7:30).
3. Yesterday I _____________ (go) to the post office.
4. We _____________ (watch) TV when we _____________ (hear) a loud noise.
5. Julie _____________ (be) in the garden when Laurence __________ (arrive).
6. What _____________ (you / do) at 3pm yesterday?
7. Last year I _____________ (visit) Paris and Rome.
8. They __________ (have) dinner when the police _________ (come) to the door.
9. He _________ (work) in the garden when he _________ (find) the money.
10. Laura _____________ (study) at 11pm last night.
Bài 4: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs (Past Perfect or Past Perfect
Continuous)

1. I _____________ (wait) for hours, so I was really glad when the bus finally
_____________ (arrive).
2. Why __________ (be) the baby’s face so dirty? He_________ (eat) chocolate.
3. I _____________ (see) John yesterday, but he __________ (run) so he was too tired to
chat.
4. It _____________ (rain) and the pavement _____________ (be) covered with puddles.
5. When I _____________ (arrive), it was clear that she _____________ (work). There
were papers all over the floor and books everywhere.
6. They _____________ (study) all day so, when we _____________ (meet), they were
exhausted.
 7. The boss _____________ (talk) to clients on Skype for hours, so she _____________
(want) a break.
8. I _____________ (drink) coffee all morning. By lunchtime, I _____________ (feel)
really strange.
9. Lucy _____________ (hope) for a new car, so she was delighted when she
_____________ (get) one.
10. I _____________ (dream) about a holiday in Greece! I couldn’t believe it when my
husband _____________ (book) one as a surprise!
Bài 5: Choose the correct option (Future Simple or Near Future)

1. A: Did you buy bread?

B: Oh, no! I forgot to buy it. I will go back / am going to go back to buy some.
2. A: Why have you put on your coat?
B: I will take / am going to take the dog out.
3. If I meet him, I will tell / am going to tell him the good news.
4. The phone is ringing. I will answer / am going to answer it.
5. I’ve bought a new book. Tonight I will stay / am going to stay at home and start reading
it.
6. What will happen / is going to happen to her children if she doesn’t find a job?
7. I am not free tomorrow. I will see / am going to see the doctor?
8. I am so tired. I need some rest. I think I will take / am going to take a week off.
9. A: Coffee or tea?
B: I will have / am going to have coffee, please.
10. A: Where are you going?
B: I will go to do / am going to do some shopping.
Bài 6: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs (Future Simple or Future
Continuous)

1. I ______ (stay) here until he answers me.

2. She ______ ______ (not/come) until you are ready.
3. Miss Helen ______ (help) you as soon as she finishes that letter tomorrow.
4. When you go into the office, Mr. John ______ (sit) at the front desk.
5. Our English teacher ______ (explain) that lesson to us tomorrow.
6. We ______ (wait) for you when you get back tomorrow.
7. What ______ you ______ (do) at 7 p.m. next Sunday?
8. When I see Mr. Pike tomorrow, I ______ (remind) him of that.
9. I’ll have a holiday next week. I ______ (not/ get up) at 6 o’clock as usual.
10. Your suitcase is so big. I ______ (take) it for you.
Bài 7: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs (Future Perfect or Future Perfect
Continuous)

1. By 2018, we (live) ______ in Madrid for 20 years.

2. He (write) ______ a book by the end of the year.
3. (finish, you) ______ ______ ______ this novel by next week?
4. He (read) ______ this book for 15 days by the end of this week.
5. They (be) ______ married for 40 years by the end of this month.
6. (be, she) ______ ______ ______ pregnant for three months this week?
7. By July the fifth, they (study) ______ English for 3 years.
8. The sun (not / rise) ______ by 4 o’clock.
9. They (wait) ______ for the president for 5 hours.
10. By 9 o’clock, we (finish) ______ our homework.
Bài 1: Fill in the correct form of the verb given

1. He ________ his first championship in 2012. Since then he ________ everything and
________ only once. (WIN, WIN, LOSE)
2. When we finally ________ at the camp it ________ heavily. (ARRIVE, RAIN)
3. Dad ________ a walk with the dog every afternoon. (TAKE)
4. I can’t reach my manager. He ________ in North America at the moment. (TRAVEL)
5. I ________ to the meeting yesterday because I ____________ about it. (NOT GO,
NOT INFORM)
6. I ________ your uncle for ages. I don’t know where he ________ right now. (NOT SEE,
BE)
7. The family usually ________ breakfast together during the week, but on weekends
everyone ________ breakfast on their own. (HAVE, HAVE)
8. I ___________ this school for the last two years. Before that I ________________ to
Jackson High School for a year. (ATTEND, GO)
9. What ________ when the headmaster ________ the room yesterday afternoon? (YOU
DO, ENTER)
10. I ____________ at the door for ages. Where ________? (KNOCK, YOU BE)
11. He ____________ noise for a whole hour before the neighbours finally ________ the
police. (MAKE, CALL)
12. I’d like to introduce my new girlfriend. She _________________ from Australia.
(COME)
13. She ________ well yesterday, probably because she ________ too much. (NOT FEEL,
EAT)
14. It was a wonderful morning and the sun ________ brightly when I ________ up.
(SHINE, GET)
15. They ________ this church in the 19th century and since then it ________ renovated.
(BUILD, NEVER BE)
16. The president ________ to Virginia for a campaign speech next Sunday. (COME)
Bài 2: Fill in the correct form of the verb in brackets

1. We ______ coffee when the phone rang. (to drink)

2. When they arrived at the station, the train already ______ . They had to wait for the
next train. (to leave)
3. She ______ at this school for over 15 years. She is still teaching here. (to teach)
4. ______ you ______ Kate? I don’t know where she is. (to see)
5. “What ______ you______ now?” (to watch)
“A TV show.”

6. “How long ______ you ______ it?” (to watch)

7. “I ______ it for an hour.” (to watch)
8. Matthew ______ as a journalist for 10 years by the next month. (to work)
9. Last night he finished the book which he ______ for 2 years. (to write)
10. Sorry, I won’t come to the party. I ______ for my exam for the whole evening. (to
prepare)
Bài 3: Write sentences, using the tense given. Add any words you need.

1. She – often – shop – at Macy’s (present simple)

2. We – watch TV – when – we – hear – bad news (past simple – progressive)
3. I – find – my briefcase – this morning (present perfect)
4. My sister – get married – next Sunday (present progressive)
5. I – prepare – for the test – since Monday (present perfect progressive)
 6. Where – he – go? (present perfect)
7. How often – you go – to the dentist – last year? (past simple)
8. After – I – hear – noise – I – go – out (past simple – perfect)
9. Breakfast – not serve – after 11 o’clock (present simple)
10. What – he – do? (near future)

Ex4. Tìm lỗi sai và sửa

1. They took my pencils, ripped my books and then laugh at me.
2. Chi goes out 4 hours ago and hasn’t come back, I’m worried.
3. Honey, have you seen my white shirt anywhere? Our daughter need it for a school
project.
4. How did I met your mother? Well, we were both running late for work that day and then
we was bumped into each other.
5. Stop! You being hurting yourself!
6. By the time I came, she is no where to be seen.
7. This song is so good that I have been listening to it since 4 hours.
Đáp án

1. laugh -> laughed

2. goes -> went
3. need -> needs
4. was bumped -> bumped
5. being hurting -> are hurting
6. is -> was
7. since -> for