Bài tập thì hiện tại hoàn thành và quá khứ tiếp diễn

Exercise 1:Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. I (listen) ……………………………to the new Tom Waits CD yet.2. (you see)…………………. any good films recently3. The population of India (increase) ………………….since 1992.4. You ever (meet)……………………. a famous person.5. We already (see)………………….the film at home.6. . My boy friend (give) ……………………up smoking for 2 months.7. . You can have that newspaper. I (finish)…………………….. with it.8. . There is no more cheese. I (eat)…………………. it all, I’m afraid.9. The bill isn’t right. They (make)……………….. a mistake.10. Don’t you want to see this programme? It (start)……………………...11. It’ll soon get warm in here. I (turn)…………….. the heating on.12. . You ever (eat) ………..Sushi?13. I (work) ……………………..here for three years.14. . You ever (be)………………………. to New York?15. You (not/do) ………………….yor project yet, I suppose.16. I just (see) Andrew and he says he already (do)……………………… about half of the plan.17. I just (decide) ……………………to start working next week.18. He (be) ……………………at his computer for seven hours.19. She (not/have) ………………………….any fun a long time.20. My father (not/ play)…………………… any sport since last year.21. I’d better have a shower. I (not/have)………………… one since Thursday.22. I don’t live with my family now and we (not/see) …………………..each other for five years.23. . How long (you/know)………………………. each other?24. She/ eat) ……………………at the Royal Hotel yet ?25. He (live) ………………………..here all his life.26. She (visit) ……………………………..Hanoi several times this year.27. . It’s the most difficult exam I ever (take)…………………………..28. This is the first time I (be.) ………………………….Ha Long Bay.29. Is this the second time he (lose)………………….. his job ?30. I (not/meet) …………………….her again since her last birthday.31. He drives very carefully; he never (have)…………………… any accidents.32. I (have) ……………………a cold for two weeks.33. You (grow)…………………. since the last time I saw you.34. James just (finish) …………………….his homework..35. The house is dirty. I (not/clean)……………………….. it for weeks.36. I’ll do the shopping when I (finish) ………………….cleaning the flat.37. I (live) here since 2001, so she (know) ………………………me for more than seven years.38. It (be) ……………………………quite cold lately in New York.39. How long (you/be) ……………………..a lawyer.40. She (drink) ………………..ten glasses of water..

41. My English really (improve) …………………..since I moved to Australia.42. Japanese (become)………………………. one of the most popular courses at the university

since the Asian studies program was established.43. She graduated from university less than three years ago. She (work)…………………. for three

different companies so far.44. . He (watch)…………………… this movie several times45. I and Jimy (become) ………………close friends for 7 years.

Bài tập 2: Điền vào chỗ trống các hình thức đúng của động từ ờ thì Hiện tại hoàn thành1. John ______________ very hard for the final exam (work)2. You ________________ very hard. You can do better work than this (not/try)3. Why are the police here? What _________________ ? (happen)4. Alice _______________________ my letter. Perhaps she’s busy (not/answer)5. He _________________ for this company three years (work)6. John ____________________ here since 9 o’clock (be)7. ________________ you _______________ the dishes? (wash)8. Thank you for everything. You ___________________ me a lot (help)9. Linda is not here. She ____________________ to the shop (go)10. I ___________________ English since 1976 (teach)

Bài 3 : Chọn for hoặc since điền vào chỗ trống1. She has been there (for/since) four days2. I have known Linda (for/since) two years3. Jack has stayed here (for/since) Thursday4. My aunt has lived in Australia (for/since) 15 years5. We have had a camera (for/since) 19956. They have been married (for/since) six months7. Liz has studied medicine (for/since) a long time8. It has rained (for/since) an hour9. Indian has been an independent country (for/since) 194710. Mike has been ill (for/since) a long time

Bài tập 4: Chia động từ ở thì quá khứ tiếp diễn1. I ___________________down the street when it begin to rain (go)2. At this time last year, I ___________________an English course (attend)3. Jim ________________ under the tree when he heard an explosion (stand)4. The boy fell and hurt himself while he _________________ a bicycle (ride)5. When we met them last year, they______________ in Santiago (live)6. The tourist lost his camera while he________________ around the city (walk)7. The lorry _______________ very fast when it hit our car (go)8. While I ____________________in my room, my roommate ___________________ a party in

the other room (study/have)9. Mary and I___________________ the house when the telephone rang (just leave)10. We __________________ in the café when they saw us (sit)

Bài tập 5: Chia động từ ở thì quá khứ hoặc quá khứ tiếp diễn

1. I ________________ (call) Mr Wilson at 9 last night, but he (not be)_________________at home. He (study) _______________ at the library

2. I _________________ (not hear) the thunder during the storm last night because I ________________ (sleep)

3. It was beautiful yesterday when we went for a walk in the park. The sun______________(shine). The birds_____________(sing)

4. My brother and sister ________________ (talk) about something when I ________________ (walk) into the room

5. Tom went to his friends ‘house, but the boys ___________________ (not be) there. They (play)_____________soccer in the vacant lot down the street

6. The little boy _______________ (fall) asleep while his mother___________________ (read) him a story

7. I really enjoyed my holiday last January. While it_______________(snow) in Iowa, the sun ______________ (shine) in Florida

8. While Ted _______________ (shovel) snow from his driveway yesterday, his wife _________________ (bring) him a cup of hot chocolate

9. John _________________ (have) a car accident last week. He __________________ (drive) down the street when suddenly a lorry __________________ (hit) his car from behind

10. Ten years ago, the government _______________ (decide) to begin a food programme. At that time, many people in the rural areas _______________ (starve) due to several years of drought

11. They ___________________(wait) for me when I _________________ at the station (arrive)12. She ________________ (swim) in the sea when I ___________________ her (see)13. ___________________they__________________(play) tennis when it _________________

raining (start)?14. We __________________ (drive) home from the theatre when the police

__________________(stop) us15. The wind __________________ (blow) very hard when I ________________(go) out this

morning16. When she _____________________ (leave) him, he _____________________ (become) quite

ill17. I _______________(be) looking for some photos when you rang but I ______________(not

find) them