Tiêu đề ĐGNL 2025 - Week 1 - Tenses (KEYS).pdf ✅

II. BÀI TẬP CƠ BẢN Exercise 1. Fill in the correct form of the verb. 1. My family _________ (buy) some land in southern France recently. They _________ (build) a summer house there at the moment. A. bought / will build B. have bought / will build C. bought / are buiding D. has bought / are building 2. Andy and Mary _________ (go) to a concert tomorrow night. They _________ (look) forward to it the whole week. A. will go / look B. will be going / looked C. are going / have been looking D. is going to go / are looking 3. Jonathon _________ (watch) the news on TV every day and it _________ (help) him with his English. A. watches / helps B. is watching / is helping C. watched / has helped D. watch / help 4. My car _________ (break) down when I _________ (drive) home from work. I would have fixed it if I had known what was wrong. But I didn’t so I _________ (have) to take it to the garage. A. had broken / was driving / have had B. broke / was driving/ had C. was breaking / was driving / had D. broke / drove / have 5. When he _________ (found) Microsoft, Bill Gates was only 20 years old. He _________ (already write) his first computer programme six years earlier. A. founded / has already written B. found / had already written C. founded / had already written D. founds / will have written 6. An accident _________ (happen) near my house last night. A car _________ (hit) a young man. He _________ (ride) his bike when someone in front of him suddenly _________ (open) a car door. Many people _________ (see) the accident. The police _________ (interrogate) them last night. A. happened / hit / rode / opened / had seen / had interrogated B. happened / hit / was riding / opened / saw / interrogated C. was happening / had hit / rode / was opening / saw / have interrogated D. happened / was hitting / rode / open / see / interrogates 7. When we reach Land’s End, we _________ (walk) 1,500 km. A. will have walked B. will walk C. have been walking D. have walked 8. I _________ (not sleep) at all last night. Someone _________ (play) music all night. A. didn’t sleep / was played B. hadn’t slept / was playing C. sleep / had played D. did not sleep / had been playing 9. I _________ (see) a film a week ago, but I _________ (not enjoy) it very much because I _________ (already read) the book. A. had seen / hadn’t enjoyed / has read B. saw / didn’t enjoy / had already read C. had seen / didn’t enjoy / read D. see / don’t enjoy / read 10. The judge sentenced the man to eight years in prison because he _________ (rob) a bank. A. had robbed B. has robbed C. have been robbing D. had been robbing 11. They _________ (stand) in the queue for over an hour when the manager _________ (tell) them that there were no more tickets. A. had stood / tells B. have stood / told C. were standing / told D. had been standing / told

24. After I _________ (lock) my suitcase, I _________ (remember) that I had forgotten to put in my toothbrush. A. had locked / remembered B. locked / had remembered C. locked / remembered D. have locked / remembered 25. I have noticed that since I _________ (enter) the university, my life _________ (become) much more interesting. A. was entering / had become B. have entered / becomes C. enter / is becoming D. entered / has become 26. By the time school opens again, I _________ (work) in this restaurant for eight weeks. A. will have worked B. will be working C. would have worked D. had been working 27. The loud applause _________ (show) how deeply the music _________ (affect) the audience. A. had shown / could affect B. shows / has affected C. show / had affected D. showed / were affecting 28. Andre’s car _________ (be stolen) last week because he _________ (forget) to lock it. A. was stolen / had forgotten B. will be stolen / forgets C. had been stolen / had forgotten D. is stolen / forgets 29. This is the first letter he _________ (write) since he _________ (go) abroad in February. A. has written / has been going B. wrote / went C. has written / has gone D. has written / went 30. This is the twentieth patient the doctor _________ (examine) today. A. had examined B. is examining C. has examined D. will have examined Exercise 2. Find the errors in these sentences. 1. While I waited for my aunt outside the shop, someone stole my purse. => was waiting 2. Before I arrived, Bert have finished half of the report. => had finished 3. While I had gone through some old papers, I found this photograph of your brother. => was going 4. Until the President entered the hall, all the guests rose to their feet to welcome him. => As / When 5. She says that she is going to catch the eight o'clock train tomorrow, but I'm sure she is going to miss it, as usual. => will miss 6. Recently, a new way of treating this disease had been developed. => has 7. They wrote us only one letter since they got married. => have written 8. The hikers will have got so tired by the time they reached the top of the hill that I'm sure they'll first want to sit down for a rest. => reach 9. Last year, Richard was riding his bicycle to work every day, but he has been taking the bus since the accident. => rode 10. Our teacher, Charlie has visited France three times but he don’t speak French very well. => doesn’t 11. Helen has taken her driving test five times so far without success, but she doesn’t give up yet. => hasn’t given 12. The old lady's health was deteriorating day by day after she gave up smoking. => when 13. We played football since two hours and went to a restaurant for a meal, afterwards. => for 14. I had worn glasses when I was younger, but now I wear contact lenses. => wore 15. Last Saturday, my father discovered that his dinner suit was too small, so now he will follow a strict diet. => is following 16. When the young scouts will reach the top of the hill, they will have been walking for more than an hour. => reach
17. She has been dieting strictly for July and so far she has lost eight kilos. => since 18. Clean snow reflects as much as 87 per cent of the sunlight that shone on it. => shines 19. Most of the time, John and his friends watch football matches at their local coffee but this Saturday, they will go to the stadium, and so they're all very excited. => are going 20. Rashed learnt to drive a car as he was only twelve years old. => when Exercise 3. Choose the correct verb form. 1. Each student (submit / submits) their homework on time. 2. She (run / runs) five kilometers every morning. 3. Clean water (is / are) essential for life. 4. Reading books (help / helps) you learn faster. 5. Having completed the assignment (was / were) a big relief. 6. Everyone (need / needs) encouragement sometimes. 7. Ten dollars (is / are) enough to buy lunch. 8. These shoes (is / are) too expensive. 9. They (play / plays) football every weekend. 10. My brother and I (go / goes) to the same school. 11. There (is / are) a pencil and two notebooks on the desk. 12. Either the manager or the employees (approve / approves) the final plan. 13. Neither Sarah nor her friends (was / were) at the concert. 14. The teacher, along with her students, (is / are) attending the seminar. 15. Each rule (make / makes) learning grammar easier. 16. He always (watch / watches) TV after dinner. 17. Sugar (is / are) bad for your teeth in large amounts. 18. Jogging in the morning (improve / improves) my mood. 19. Having studied all night (was / were) exhausting. 20. Somebody (has / have) left their phone on the table. 21. Fifty kilometers (seem / seems) like a long distance to walk. 22. My friends (live / lives) near the school. 23. You (need / needs) more sleep. 24. Anna and her sister (visit / visits) their grandmother every week. 25. There (is / are) many students in the library. 26. Either the teacher or the students (has / have) the answer. 27. Neither Tom nor I (was / were) ready for the meeting. 28. The singer, along with her band, (perform / performs) tonight. 29. Each of the proposed solutions (seem / seems) practical and efficient. 30. Neither the manager nor the assistants (was / were) available for comment. 31. The group of researchers (has / have) published a groundbreaking study. 32. Twenty hours of continuous work (require / requires) tremendous focus. 33. Either the students or the teacher (is / are) going to explain the results. 34. Having been warned multiple times (was / were) not enough to stop him. 35. The committee, along with its advisors, (meets / meet) twice a month. 36. Everybody in the team (know / knows) their responsibilities well. 37. The noise from the construction sites (bother / bothers) the residents nearby. 38. Neither his confidence nor his skills (has / have) improved.