Exercise 1.

Bài tập thì hiện tại đơn - Điền dạng đúng của từ trong ngoặc
1. She always ______delicious meals. (make)
2. Tome______eggs. (not eat)
3. They______(do) the homework on Sunday.
4. He ______ a new T-shirt today. (buy)
5. My mom ______ shopping every week. (go)
Exercise 2. Bài tập thì hiện tại tiếp diễn - Viết câu dưới đây ở thì HTTD.
1. My/ dad/ water/ some plants/ the/ garden.
________________________
2. My/ mom/ clean/ floor/.
________________________
3. Mary/ have/ lunch/ her/ friends/ a/ restaurant.
________________________
4. They/ ask/ a/ man/ about/ the/ way/ the/ railway/ station.
________________________
5. My/ student/ draw/ a/ beautiful/ picture
________________________

Exercise 3. Bài tập thì hiện tại hoàn thành - Chia động từ trong ngoặc. 
1. They ______a new lamp. (buy)
2. We ______our holiday yet. (not/ plan)
3. He just ______ out for 2 hours (go)
4. I ______ my plan (not/finish)
5.  ______ you ______ this lesson yet? ( learn)

EXERCISE 4: Use the correct form of verbs in brackets.

1. The traffic was very heavy. By the time I (get) __________to Mary's party,
everyone already (arrive) __________
2. I will graduate in June. I (see) __________ you in July. By the time I (see)
__________ you , I (graduate) __________.
3. I (visit) __________ my uncle's home regularly when I (be) __________ a
child.
4. That book (be) __________ on the table for weeks. You (not read)
__________ it yet ?
5. David (wash) __________ his hands. He just (repair) __________ the TV set.
6. You (be) __________here before? Yes, I (spend) __________ my holidays
here last year.
7. We never (meet) __________ him. We don't know what he (look) __________
like.
8. The car (be) __________ ready for him by the time he (come)
__________tomorrow.
9. On arriving at home I (find) __________that she just (leave) __________a few
minutes before.
10. When we (arrive) __________ in London tonight, it probably (rain)
__________.
11. It (rain) __________ hard. We can't do anything until it (stop) __________
12. Last night we (watch) __________TV when the power (fail) __________.
13. That evening we (stay) __________up to talk about the town where he (live)
__________for some years.
14. I (sit) __________down for a rest while the shoes (repair) __________.
15. Half way to the office Paul (turn) __________round and (go)
__________back home because he (forget) __________to turn the gas off.

EXERCISE 5: Choose the best answer among A, B, C, or D.

1. When I last saw him, he _____ in London.
A. has lived
B. is living
C. was living
D. has been living
2. We _______ Dorothy since last Saturday.
A. don’t see
B. haven’t seen
C. didn’t see
D. hadn’t seen
3. The train ______ half an hour ago.
A. has been leaving
B. left
C. has left
D. had left
4. Jack ______ the door.
A. has just painted
B. paint
C. will have painted
D. painting
5. My sister ________ for you since yesterday.
A. is looking
B. was looking
C. has been looking
D. looked
6. I ______ Texas State University now.
A. am attending
B. attend
C. was attending
D. attended
7. He has been selling motorbikes ________.
A. ten years ago
B. since ten years
C. for ten years ago
D. for ten years
8. Christopher Columbus _______ American more than 500 years ago.
A. discovered
B. has discovered
C. had discovered
D. had been discovering
9. He fell down when he ______ towards the church.
A. run
B. runs
C. was running
D. had run
10. We _______ there when our father died.
A. still lived
B. lived still
C. was still lived
D. was still living
11. They ______ table tennis when their father comes back home.
A. will play
B. will be playing
C. play
D. would play
12. By Christmas, I _______ for Mr. Smith for six years.
A. will have been working
B. will work
C. have been working
D. will be working
13. I _______ in the room right now
A. am being
B. was being
C. have been being
D. am
14. I ______ to New York three times this year.
A. have been
B. was
C. were
D. had been
15. I’ll come and see you before I _______ for the States.
A. leave
B. will leave
C. have left
D. shall leave

EXERCISE 6: Choose the underlined part in each sentence (A, B,C, or D )

that needs correcting
1. After Mrs. Wang had returned (A) to her house (B) from work (C), she was
cooking (D) dinner.
2. Jimmy threw (A) the ball high (B) in the air, and Betty catching (C) it when
(D) it came down.
3. Linda has worn (A) her new yellow (B) dress only once (C) since she buys
(D) it.
4. Last week Mark told (A) me that he go (B)t very bored with his present job
and is looking (C) for a new on (D)e.
5. Having (A) fed the dog, he was sat (B) down to (C) his own (D) meal.
6. When I turned on my computer, I was shocked (A) to find (B) some junk
mail, and (C) I delete (D) it all.
7. They are going to have to (A) leave soon (B) and so do (C) we (D).
8. The boss laughed when the secretary has told (A) him that she really
(B) needed (C) a pay (D) rise.
9. The telephone rang several times (A) and then (B) stop (C) before I could
(D) answer it.
10. Debbie, whose father (A) is an excellent tennis player(B), has been
(C) playing tennis since (D) ten years.

EXERCISE 7: Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has

the same meaning as the given one.
1. Eight years ago we started writing to each other.
A. We have rarely written to each other for eight years.
B. Eight years is a long time for us to write to each other.
C. We wrote to each other eight years ago.
D. We have been writing to each other for eight years.
2. The boy was so lazy that he couldn't stay up late to learn his lessons.
A. The boy was lazy enough not to stay up late to learn his lessons.
B. The boy was too lazy to stay up late to learn his lessons.
C. The boy was lazy enough but he stayed up late to learn his lessons.
D. The boy was lazy enough to stay up late to learn his lessons.
3. My father is tired of seeing any violent films.
A. My father hasn't seen a violent film.
B. My father has enjoyed all the violent films he has ever seen.
C. My father is worried about missing the next violent film.
D. My father never wants to see another violent film.
4. As soon as he waved his hand, she turned away.
A. He saw her turn away and he waved his hand.
B. No sooner had he waved his hand than she turned away.
C. She turned away because he waved his hand too early.
D. Although she turned away, he waved his hand.
5. John wishes he had remembered to send Mary a Christmas card.
A. John regrets not to send Mary a Christmas card.
B. John regrets forgetting not to send Mary a Christmas card.
C. John regrets not remembering sending Mary a Christmas card.
D. John regrets forgetting to send Mary a Christmas card.
6. My father hasn't smoked cigarettes for a month.
A. It's a month since my father last smoked cigarettes.
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.
7. Having finished their work, the workers expected to be paid.
A. The workers expected to be paid because they had finished their work.
B. Having their work finishing, the workers expected to be paid.
C. Having expected to be paid, the workers finished their work.
D. Having been finished their work, the workers expected to be paid.
8. Mr. Brown bought this car five years ago.
A. Mr. Brown started to buy this car for five years.
B. It has been five years when Mr. Brown has bought this car.
C. Mr. Brown has had this car for five years .
D. It is five years ago since Mr. Brown has bought this car.
9. John used to write home once a week when he was abroad.
A. John doesn't write home once a week any longer.
B. John enjoyed being written home every week when he was abroad.
C. John never forgot to write a weekly letter home when he was abroad.
D. When he was abroad he remembered to write home every week.
10. 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.

EXERCISE 8: Give the correct form of the word in brackets.

1. He went to his house, lied down on the bed, and (sleep) ……………… right
away.
2. I (buy) ……………… the ticket yesterday. I am (go) ……………… Dalat
tomorrow.
3. Tim (attend) ……………… the meeting at school at the moment.
4. He (have not) ……………… English for 2 years.
5. Our class (start) ……………… at 9am.
6. I always (brush) ……………… my teeth before I go to bed.
7. I (study) ……………… English since I was 21.
8. He was listening to music when his boss (come) ……………… yesterday.
9. I (have do) ……………… all the homework all afternoon.
10. I (be) ……………… a student.

Exercise 9. Choose the correct answer.

1. My friend_____________ to the museum last weekend.
A. goes B. went C. had gone D. have gone
2. Thu and Lan______________ close friends for years.
A. are B. were C. had been D. have been
3. Our Singaporean friends_______________ to visit our school last year.
A. is coming B. come C. came D. have come
4. We_____________ Malaysia last summer.
A. visited B. were visiting C. are visiting D. have visited
5. The students used to______________ football in that stadium.
A. played B. play C. playing D. are playing
6. Her parents want him_______________ some good books to read.
A. to choose B. choose C. chose D. choosing
7. Would you like_____________ and visit my country?
A. come B. coming C. to come D. came
8. The children______________ their parents for a long time.
A. didn’t see B. haven’t seen C. don’t see D. haven’t see
9. I and Kenny____________ friends since I____________ Singapore.
A. are-visit B. were-visited C. have been-visited D. were-have visited
10. My children are lucky_____________ the chance to visit the capital again.
A. have B. having C. are having D. to have
Exercise 10. Give the correct form of the word in bracket.
1. My elder sister _______French since November. ( learn)
2. It _____ 5 months since I first met him. (be)
3. I don’t like the newspaper that I _________ at the moment. (read)
4. Travelling by plane ______ a lot of energy. (use)
5. The amount of free time we have ________ continuously for over 20 years.
(rise)
6. I ______ (swim) in the sea when the rain started.
7. If I ______(know) that, I would have acted differently.
8.  I _____ (try) my best to answer all the questions tomorrow.
9. Everyone _______ (learn) how to use the Internet in 50 years time.
10. Last month I ______(have) acting lessons but I had to stop when I lost my voice.