English 9 Verb tenses 2

VERB TENSES 2
Nguyễn Phương Anh
Your name: _______________________

PRESENT AND PAST TENSES

A. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.

1. He was writing to his friend when he __________a noise.
A. was hearing B. heard C. had heard D. hears
2. I __________many people since I came here in June.
A. met B. has met C. was meeting D. have met
3. We __________ maths at this time last week.
A. were learning B. are learning C. was learning D. learnt
4. She was playing games while he __________a football match.
A. watched B. watches C. was watching D. watching
5. She __________to Ho Chi Minh City last year.
A. goes B. has gone C. go D. went
6. Since we came here, we ______ a lot of acquaintances.
A. have had B. had C. have D. are having
7. __________he playing football now?
A. Will B. Does C. Was D. Is
8. Every morning, I often sit in my garden and____ to my nightingale sing.
A. listening B. listen C. listened D. listens
9. She __________school when she was six.
A. start B. started C. has started D. are starting
10. I. __________TV when the telephone rang.
A. watched B. was watching C. are watching D. have watched
11. She__________ lunch by the time we arrived.
A. had finished B. finished C. have finished D. finishing
12. This record-shop__________ be a book-shop a few years ago.
A. used to B. use C. used D. used
13. I couldn't come to the party because I __________go to work.
A. have B. had to C. have got D. had
14. Yesterday, I _______ for work late because I _______ to set my alarm.
A. had left / forgot B. was leaving / was forgetting
C. left / had forgot D. had been leaving / would forget
15. By the time we ____ to the train station, Susan _____ for us for more than two hours.
A. will get / has been waiting B. got / was waiting
C. got / had been waiting D. get / will wait
16. While her brother was in the army, Sarah ___________ to him twice a week.
A. was writing B. wrote C. has written D. had written
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17. The Titanic _______ the Atlantic when it _______ an iceberg.
A. was crossing / struck B. had crossed / was striking
C. crossed / had struck D. is crossing / strikes
18. In the 19th century, it ____ two or three months to cross North America by covered wagon.
A. took B. had taken C. had taken D. was taking
19. Last night at this time, they ____ the same thing. She ____ and he _____ the Newspaper.
A. are not doing / is cooking / is reading B. were not doing / was cooking / was reading
C. was not doing / has cooked / is reading D. had not done / was cooking /read
20. When I _____ home last night, I ____that Jane ______ a beautiful candlelight dinner.
A. had arrived / discovered / prepared B. was arriving / had discovered / was preparing
C. have arrived / was discovering / had prepared D. arrived / discovered / was preparing
21. After he ____________ his English course, he went to England to continue his study.
A. finish B. finishes C. finished D. had finished
22. Angelina Jolie is a famous actress. She ________ in several films.
A. appears B. is appearing C. appeared D. has appeared
23. Mai____ in HCM for five years.
A. lives B. has lived C. is living D. was living
24. My little sister________ "sleeping beauty" several times.
A. watches B. is watching C. has watched D. watched
25. I ______ to New York three times this year.
A. have been B. was C. were D. had been
26. I ______ her since I _____ a student.
A. know/ am B. knew/ was C. have known/ am D. have known/ was
27. The train _____ when we got to the station.
A. just left B. just leaves C. had just left D. will leave
28. Her father ______ when she was a small girl.
A. dies B. died C. has died D. had died
29. Almost everyone _______ for home by the time we arrived.
A. leave B. left C. leaves D. had left
30. I ______ to the same barber since last year.
A. am going B. have been going C. go D. had gone
B. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
31. When I walk past the park, I saw some children play football.
A B C D
32. After John eaten dinner, he wrote several letters and went to bed.
A B C D
33. What did you do at 9 o'clock last night? I phoned you but nobody answered.
A B C D
34. When I arrived at the station, the train has already left.
A B C D
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35. Ann and Susan have known each other during they were at school.
A B C D
36. She has disappeared three days ago, and they are still looking for her now.
A B C D
37. After Mrs. Wang had returned to her house from work, she was cooking dinner
A B C D
38. It’s the first time I saw this film.
A B C D
39. After he graduates from university, he joined the army.
A B C D
40. Up to now, there had been no woman being chosen the US president.
A B C D
C. Choose one sentence that best rewrites the sentence given.
41. They last visited me five years ago.
A. They haven't visited me for a long time.
B. They have known me for five years.
C. I haven't been visited for a long time.
D. They haven't visited me for five years.
42. Mike turned off the light, then he went to bed.
A. Before Mike went to bed, he had turned off the light.
B. Before Mike turned off the light, he had gone to bed.
C. After Mike had gone to bed, he turned off the light.
D. Mike turned off the light as soon as he had gone to bed.
43. I haven't visited the museum for three months.
A. It is three months since I have visited the museum.
B. I didn't visit the museum three months ago.
C. The last time I had visited the museum was three months ago.
D. It is three months since I visited the museum.
44. John began playing the piano 10 years ago.
A. John played the piano 10 years ago.
B. John used to play the piano 10 years ago.
C. John has played the piano for 10 years.
D. John doesn't play the piano anymore
45. The last time I saw her was a week ago. .
A.I haven't seen her for a week.
B.I have seen her for a week.
C. I haven't seen her since a week.
D. I have seen her since a week.
46. My father hasn’t smoked cigarettes for a month.
A. It’s a month since my father last smoked cigarettes.
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B. It’s a month ago that my father smoked cigarettes.
C. It’s a month that my father hasn’t smoked cigarettes.
D. It’s a cigarette that my father smoked a month ago.
47. Mr. Brown bought this car five years ago.
A. Mr. Brown started to buy this car five years ago.
B. It has been five years when Mr. Brown bought this car
C. Mr. Brown has had this car for five years.
D. It is five years ago since Mr. Brown bought this car.
48. I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for years.
A. It’s years since I enjoyed myself so much.
B. It’s years since I have enjoyed myself so much.
C. It was years since I had enjoyed myself so much.
D. It has been years since I have enjoyed myself so much.
49. It’s a long time since we last went to the cinema.
A. We have been to the cinema for a long time.
B. We haven’t been to the cinema for a long time.
C. We don’t go to the cinema as we used to.
D. We wish we went to the cinema now.
50. The last time I saw Rose was three years ago.
A. I didn’t see Rose for three years.
B. I haven’t seen Rose three years ago.
C. I haven’t seen Rose since three years.
D. I haven’t seen Rose for three years.

FUTURE TENSES

A. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.

1. They ____the exercise when their teacher comes back.
A. are doing B. will be doing C. do D. would do
2. We ______ exam at 8 o’clock next Monday.
A. will take B. will be taking C. take D. would take
3. I will contact you as soon as I ___________the information.
A. will get B. get C. got D. had got
4. He left today, which is Tuesday, and he _______back tomorrow week.
A. will be B. would be C. would have been D. is
5. I ________a famous pop star when I'm older.
A. am going to be B. am being C. am D. was
6. I just want to know what you__________ at this time tomorrow afternoon.
A. were doing B. will be doing C. are doing D. do
7. A: You’re just missed the last train! B: Never mind, I_______.
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A. will walk B. will be walking C. walk D. will have walked
8. Whenever she came to see me, she _____ something to my children.
A. would give B. had given C. will have given D. was giving
9. Clare _______five years old next month.
A. is going to be B. will be C. will have been D. is
10. If he's late again, I_____ very angry.
A. am going to be B. will be C. would be D. am
11. I ______ an exam next October.
A. am taking B. have taken C. take D. will be taken
12. There is going to be a bus strike. Everyone______ to work
A. will walk B. will be walking C. will have walk D. shall walk
13. A: “The phone is ringing” B. “I ______it”.
A. answer B. will answer C. have answered D. will be answering
14. We should learn how to choose our words carefully or they ______ our speech silly and vulgar.
A. made B. will make C. would make D. have made
15. You ________ to take the entrance exam if you fail GCSE exam.
A. are allowed B. won’t be allowed C. aren’t going to take D. won’t allow
16. Do you think that _________ pass your exams in June?
A. you B. to C. you’ll D. will you
17. There are a lot of black clouds in the sky. It _______.
A. is going to rain B. will rain C. is raining D. rains
18. She hopes that he ___ to the party.
A. will come B. will be coming C. comes D. would come
19. A: ________ me your fishing rod? B: yes, of course. Where __________.
A. will you lend/ are you going to fish B. are you going to lend/ are you going to fish
C. will you lend/ will you fish D. are you going to lend/ will you fish
20. Mary, ________we go to the cinema?
A. did B. will C. do D. shall
B. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
21. I think I won’t come to the party because I will have an interview for a job with a publishing firm.
A B C D
22. When you will come to Dalat next summer, I will take you round the city.
A B C D
23. She said that she will be in Paris on Monday.
A B C D
24. He wrote his diary in code so that his wife won’t be able to read it.
A B C D
25. Do you think that you are going to pass your exams in June?
A B C D

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WRITING
Sentence rewriting
1. I haven't eaten this kind of food before.
 This is the first............................................................................................
2. She started working as a secretary five years ago.
 She has......................................................................................................
3. Tom learned to drive when he was nineteen.
 Tom has...................................................................................................
4. He left school and then joined the army.
 After .........................................................................................................
5. The last time she had a swim was five years ago.
 She hasn't .................................................................................................
6. John has not had his hair cut for over six months.
 It is..................................................................................................................
7. He failed to win the race.
 He didn't.....................................................................................................
8. Mary rang hours and hours ago.
 It's hours....................................................................................................
9. A train leaves at 8 o'clock every morning.
 There is.....................................................................................................
10. The last time I went to Ho Chi Minh City was ten years ago.
 It …………………………………………………………………………..
11. It's the first time I've been to New York
 I haven't…………………………………………………………………..
12. This is the best film I've ever seen.
 I've ………………………………………………………………………..
13. I started teaching English three years ago.
 I have …………………………………………………………………….
14. It's ages since I last talked to him.
 I have…………………………………………………………………….
15. Mr. Hung is the most intelligent person I've ever known.
 I have never………………………………………………………………

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