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. startB. startedC. has started D. are starting
10. I. __________TV when the telephone rang.
A. watched B. was watchingC. 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 toB. useC. 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 writingB. wroteC. has written D. had written
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 / discover
Question II : Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete each sentence. ( 1.0 point)
Choose A, B, or C to complete each sentence.
1. I was not at home _____ he came to see me yesterday.
A. when B. until C. as soon as
2. We called the forest guard unit _____ we saw the bush fire.
A. as soon as B. while C. until
3. I went straight to the gym _____ I left home.
A. while B. before C. after
4. You can stay with us _____ you find a suitable place to stay.
A. as soon as B. before C. until
5. We cleaned up everything at the campsite _____ we left.
A. until B. before C. while
1. A
I was not at home when he came to see me yesterday.
(Tôi đã không có ở nhà khi anh ta đến thăm hôm qua.)
2. A
We called the forest guard unit as soon as we saw the bush fire.
(Chúng tôi đã gọi đội bảo vệ rừng ngay khi chúng tôi nhìn thấy đám cháy.)
3. C
I went straight to the gym after I left home.
(Tôi đi thẳng đến phòng tập sau khi rời nhà.)
4. C
You can stay with us until you find a suitable place to stay.
(Bạn có thể ở đây với chúng tôi cho đến khi bạn tìm được nơi thích hợp để ở.)
5. B
We cleaned up everything at the campsite before we left.
(Chúng tôi đã dọn dẹp mọi thứ ở nơi cắm trại trước khi rời đi.)