TEST ON TENSE (1) Exercise 1. Chia động từ trong ngoặc. Ever since the day I (1–decide) ______ to move to London, I (2–worry) _____ whether the decision I (3–take) _____ was the right one. As I (4–already sell) _____ my house and (5–arrange) ___ a new job, it’s too late to change my mind. However, since then I ( 6 – hear ) ______ a lot of negative things about living in the capital, and lately some of them ( 7-begin ) _____ to bother me. I (8 – grow up ) ___ in a fairly small town and I (8 – spend ) ______ all of my life there. I (10 – always want ) ___ to live in a big city, so when my company (11- offer) _____ me a job in their London office, I (12-grap) _____ at the chance. But according to a programme I (13- just hear ) _____ on the radio, more and more people (14 – stop) ____ working in London recently, and a lot of large companies (15 – choose) _____ to move away from the centre. Of course I ( 16 –tell ) ______ my parents that I’m moving and they ( 17-accept ) ____ my decision. But when I (18 – tell ) _____ my friends, they (19 – seem) ______ rather shocked. Since then, I (20 – hope) _______ secretly that the company would tell me that the move was off. Exercise 2. Viết lại câu sao cho nghĩa câu không đổi. 1. It’s a long time since I last went to a football match. I haven’t __________________________________ 2. This is my second visit to Italy. This is ____________________________________ 3. We haven’t been swimming for ages. It’s ages ___________________________________ 4. Mary started learning French five years ago. Mary has __________________________________ 5. I’m on the tenth page of the letter I’m writing. So far _____________________________________ 6. After I arrived here, I started to feel better. Since arriving here, __________________________ 7. It’s over twenty years since we got married. We have ___________________________________ 8. The last time I saw Dick was in 1985. I haven’t ___________________________________ 9. There is a definite improvement in your work. Lately your work ____________________________ 10. Mrs Quyen began teaching English ten years ago. Mrs Quyen has ______________________________ Exercise 3. Chọn đáp án đúng. 1. I work in this office all this year / all the time. 2. Are you studying English for long / at the moment ? 3. I’m not making much money these days / so far this year. 4. The food tastes worse now / usually. You’ve put too much salt in it. 5. We normally / forever get in touch with customers by post. 6. Peter was ill but he’s getting over his illness currently / now. 7. I’n feeling rather run down lately / at present, doctor. 8. I always stay on duty since / until six o’clock. 9. People continually / traditionally prepare coloured eggs at Easter. 10. Fortunately the baby now / recently sleeps all night. Exercise 4. Chia động từ trong ngoặc. 1. Stop ! You ( 1 – not see ) __________ the notice ? - I see it but I can’t read it because I ( 2 – not wear ) _____ my glasses. What it ( 3 – say ) ___? - It ( 4 – say ) _______: “ These premises are patrolled by guard dogs”! 2. She always ( 5 – borrow ) ____ from me and she ( 6 – never remember ) _____ to pay me back. 3. You ( 7 – need ) ______ another blanket or you ( 8 – feel ) ________ warm enough ? 4. It ( 9 – save ) ______ time if you ( 10 – take ) _______ a path through the wood! - No, it ( 11 – not matter ) ________ which path you take. 5. I ( 12 – save ) _______ up because I ( 13 – go ) ________ abroad in July. 6. I ( 14 – think ) ______ it’s a pity you don’t take more exercise. You ( 15 – get ) ______ fat. 7. The plane that you ( 16 – look at ) _______ now just ( 17 – take off ) ________ for Paris. 8. Tom ( 18 – never do ) ______ any work in the garden: he always ( 19 – work ) _____ on his car. - What he ( 20 – do ) ________ to his car now ? - I ( 21- think ) _______ he ( 22 – polish ) ________ it. 9. That film ( 23 – come ) ______ to the local cinema next week. You ( 24 – want )____ to see it? Exercise 5. Viết lại câu sao cho nghĩa câu không đổi. 1. What’s your opinion of Ted’s new book ? What do ___________________________________ 2. John keeps interrupting me. John is ____________________________________ 3. What’s the meaning of this word ? What does _________________________________ 4. The number of people who own bicycles is increasing. More and more _____________________________ 5. What about going to that new film at Rex Theatre tonight ? How do ___________________________________ 6. What is the weight of that piece of meat ? How much ________________________________ 7. Never mind about the price, just buy it ! The price doesn’t ___________________________ 8. There’s a smell of onions in this room. This room _________________________________ 9. What is inside the box ? What does _________________________________ 10. Paul has flu. Paul is ____________________________________ Exercise 6. Chia các động từ dưới đây ở dạng HTđơn hoặc HH tiếp diễn. 1. Have. a. I ________ lunch with my mother tomorrow. b. He ________ four cars, all of them Rolls – Royces. 2. Think. a. What _______ you _______ of Stephen Spielberg’s latest film ? b. You’re day – dreaming. What ______ you _______ about ? 3. Expect. a. I ________ an important phone call from America. Could you tell me when it come ? b. I ______ you’re hungry after so much hard work. Shall I get you something ? 4. Appear. a. He __ to understand what you say to him, but when you ask him a question, he isn’t sure b. Roy Pond __________ at her Majesty Theatre in the role of King Lear. 5. Smell. a. Something ______ good in the kitchen. Who’s cooking ? b. Why ______ you ______ the meat? Do you think it’s gone off ? 6. Weigh. a. I need to know how much the meat _______ to know how long to cook it for. b. Why ______ you yourself ? Do you think you’ve put on weight ? 7. See. a. I ________ what you mean, but I don’t agree. b. She _________ a solicitor about her aunt’s will. 8. Have. a. I usually pick up languages quickly, but I ________ difficulties learning Chinese. b. He _______ more clothes than a department store. 9. Look. a. It ________ as if it’s going to rain. b. What are you doing on your hands and knees? _______ you ______ for something ? 10. Guess. a. That isn’t the answer ! Think before you speak! b. I ________ you’re wondering what I am doing here. 11. Think. a. What ____ you ___ about ? b. How much ____ you ____ it’ll cost to fly to Laos? 12. Hold. . a. This barrel _______ 25 litres. b. The girl ________ her father’s hand. . TEST ON TENSE (1) Exercise 1. Chia động từ trong ngoặc. Ever since the day I (1–decide) ______ to move to London, I (2–worry) _____ whether the decision I (3–take) _____ was the right one in their London office, I (12-grap) _____ at the chance. But according to a programme I (13- just hear ) _____ on the radio, more and more people (14 – stop) ____ working in London recently,. rather run down lately / at present, doctor. 8. I always stay on duty since / until six o’clock. 9. People continually / traditionally prepare coloured eggs at Easter. 10. Fortunately the baby