A- 1. Be quiet! The baby (sleep)……… 2. We seldom (eat)………….before 6:30 3. Look! A man (run)………… after the train. He (want)……………… to catch it. 4. The sun (set)……… in the West. 5. It (be)……… often hot in Summer. 6. I(do)……….an exercise on the present tenses at this moment anh I (think)……………… that I (know)……………… how to use it now. 7. My mother sometimes (buy)………… vegetables at this market. 8. It (be)……… very cold now. 9. It (rain)………… much in summer. It (rain)………….now. 10. Daisy (cook)…………… some food in the kichen at present. She always (cook)…………. In the morning. 11. Hurry! The bus (come)……………… I (not want)…………………… to miss it. 12. Listen! Somebody (sing)……………… B- 1. How long you (study)………… . E? For 5 years. 2. I (wait)……………for 2 hour, but she (not come)………………… yet. 3. They (live)………… in HCM City since 1975. 4. She (read)……………. All the books written by Dickens. How many books you (read)………… ? 5. He (not be)……… here since Christmas. I wonder where he (live)………… since then. 6. Jack (go)…………. To Paris foi a holiday. He never (be)……… there. 7. You (sleep)…………… so far? I (ring)……………. The bell for the last 20 minutes. 8. He (write)…………… a novel for 2 years, but he (not finish)……………… it yet. 9. Mary (lose)……………. her hat and she (look)………………for it until now. 10. I (see)……………. that film several times because I like it. C-1. Listen! I (think)…………… someone (knock)……………. at the door. 2. Up to the present, we (write)………….almost every lesson in the book. 3. The Earth (circle)………………….the sun once every 365 days. 4. The farmers (work)…………… in the field at the moment. 5. How many times you (see)…………….him since he went to Edinburgh? 6. Rivers usually (flow)………………. to the sea. 7. Look! The boy (cry)………………. 8. Do you know that man, who (smoke)……… .there? 9. Green always (go)………… to work by bus. 10. We (be)……………from F. We (be)……………there for 20 years. 11. That house (belong to)…………………. Mr Green. 12. Mai (lose)………… her ditionary. 13. I (be)………I (forget)…………….that girl’s name already. 14. I (wait)……………for the manager for 2 hours. 15. You (ever/ see)…………………….a lion. 16. Jack (look)……………no trouble with my E lesson up to now. 17. The weather generally (get)…………… quite hot in July and August. 18. That brown briefcase (belong)………………to Dr. Smith. 19. Yes, I (remember)……………… that older fellow’s name now. 20. Michael (work)…………….thirty eight hour a week. 21. I (be)……….sorry . I (forget)…………… the way to go to HL already. 22. John’s brother just (graduate)…………… from Oxford University. D-1. When I (arrive)…at his house, he still (sleep)… 2. The light (go)… out while we (have)…………dinner. 3. Bill (have)…………….breakfast when I (stop)……….at his house this morning. 4. As we (cross)……the street, we (see)…… an accident. 5. Tom (see)… a serious accident while he (stand)… at the bus stop. 6. While my father (read)… a newspaper. I (learn) .…my lesson and my sister (do)……….her homework. 7. The children (play)…………….football when their mother (come) …………… back home. 8. The bell (ring)……… while Tom (take)……… a bath. 9. I (be)………….very tired because I (work)……… all day yesterday. 10. He (sit)……….in a cafe’ when I (see)…………him. E- 1. They (go)…….home after they (finish)…… their work. 2. She said that she (already/ see)…………….Dr. Smith. 3. When we came to the stadium, the match (already/ begin)……… 4. They told me they (not/ eat) such kind of food before. 5. He (ask)……………why we (come)…………… so early. 6. After they had gone, I (sit)…………….down and (set)……… 7. Before she (watch)…………TV, she (do )…………her homework. 8. After talking a bath, he (go)……………to bed. 9. What (be)…………….he when he (be)……………young? 10. It was the first time I (ever/ see)…………….such a beautiful girl. F- 1. Yesterday, John (go)…….to the store before he (go)………home. 2. Our teacher (tell)………… us yesterday that he (visit)…………… England in 1970 3. When John and I got to the theatre, the movie (start)………already. 4. Before Alice (go)………….to sleep, she (call)……… her family. 5. When the phone (ring)……………., I (have)…………… …dinner. 6. Daisy (agree)…………… with other members in the last meeting. 7. What you (do)………………… at 6 p.m yesterday? 8. The little girl asked what (happen)……………….to her ice- cream. 9. He (teach)………in this school before he (leave)…… for England. 10. The house (be)……. much smaller than he (think)……….at first. 11. Before you (mention)… .… him, I never (hear)…………of that author 12. She (win)……………the gold medal in 1986. 13. While you (play)……………….the piano, I (write)………a letter. 14. When he (go)……. to see them last night, and they (play)……… cards. They (say)………they (play)……… since 6 o’clock. 15. I didn’t recognise Mrs. Johnson. She (change)……………….a lot. VI. Present/past simple, progressive or perfect. 1. After having the dinner, she…………………(pay) her and……………(leave). 2. I closed the door quietly because he…………………………….(try) to sleep. 3. How many times………………………………(she call) you since she……………… (come) to NewYork? 4. I………………………….(know) about this for a long time now. 5. They…………………(watch) television – their favourite program is on at the moment. 6. I wanted to be the first to tell her, but it was to late. Someone… .………. (already/tell) her. 7. The children are filthy. Where…………………………………… (they/be)? 8. I’m going to bed. I…………………………….(work) for hours and I’m tired. 9. I think she is the nicest person I…………………………….(ever meet). 10. Mary…………………….(clean) the windscreen when she………… (notice) a crack in the glass. 11. I couldn’t open the front door because someone…………….(lock) it. 12. I agree: I………………………(not think) you should apologise. 13. When I……………… (phone) her, she…………………….(do) her homework. 14. We……………………………….(wait) for three and a half hour when John finally arrived. 15. When I shouted, they……………(jump) off the root and…………. (run) away. 16. Don’t phone her just now. She………………………(talk) to her boss. 17. Jackie……………………… (have) a shave. He looks strange without a beard. 18. I………………………… (serve) in the army for eighteen months. 19. We…………………………….(travel) for about four hours when we realised that something was wrong with one of the tyres. 20. Mary will be ready soon. She…………………………… (have) a bath at present. 21. Sorry. I………………………………(not understand). Could you say that again? 22. We………….(stay) in the café until the rain stopped and………… (go) home. 23. ……………(you/be) here before? – Yes, I first……………(come) here in 2005. 24. There was nobody at the office. Mr. Brown……………………… (allow) the staff to go home. 25. Entering the hotel, I…………(sign) the register and……(go) up to my room. 26. We………………… ……(work) in the garden for hours when Nam came to visit us. We…………………(stop) working and………………… (invite) him to enjoy some tea. While we……………………(chat) funnily, he suddenly……………(realise) that he…………………… (forget) another important appointment, He apologised to us and…………………… (leave) hurriedly. II. Choose the best answer among A,B,C, and D. 1. When I ………to the party, Sally and Doug ……., John ……… drinks. A. was coming/ had danced/ made B. had come/ danced/ made C. came/ were dancing/ was making D. have come/ are dancing/ is making. 2. When I ………….there, dinner ……… so I had a drink first. A. get / is prepared B. get / has been prepared C. got / had been prepared D. got / was being prepared. 3. We …….your son in the school play last night. He ….a terrific acting job. A. saw / was doing B. were seeing/ did C. had seen/ had done D. have seen/ has done 4. ……………………… him? – Last night. A. When do you meet B. When did you meet C. When have you meet D. When will you meet 5. When we …………… to see him last night he …………… to music. A. come/ is listening B. had come/ listened C. came/ was listening D. were coming/ listens 6. She sometimes ……… to turn off the computer before she goes home. A. forgot B. has forgot C. is forgetting D. forgets. 7. They …………good preparation before they ………………their final examination yesterday. A. made / had taken B. had made / took C. have made/ take D. will make/ take 8. It ……………… quite often in Britain during the winter. A. is snowing B. snows C. snowed D. was snowing 9. He …………… for London one year ago. A. left B. has left C. leaves D. had left 10. I ……………….to the market with my mother yesterday. A. go B. went C. have gone D. was going. 11. I usually …………….to school by bus. A. went B. am going C. go D. have gone 12. …………… you ……………… out last night? A. Did / go B. Do / do C. Have / gone D. Were / going 13. When they …………….in the garden, the phone …………… A. worked / was ringing B. were working / rang C. worked / rang D. work / rings 14. After they ……………their breakfast, they ……… shopping yesterday. A. have / go B. had/ had C. had / had gone D. had had / went 15. They ……………… tea when the doorbell ……… . A. have/ is ringing B. were having/ rang C. had had / rang D. having / ringing 16. I …………….know how to dance when I ……………….six years old. A. don’t/ was B. didn’t/ am C. didn’t/ was D. haven’t known/ was 17. Nam is a careful driver but yesterday he ………………carelessly. A. drove B. had driven C. drives D. was driving 18. He …………… up at five every morning. A. is getting B. got C. gets D. was getting 19. What ………………….he ………………before you came? A. does / do B. had / do C. had / done D. has / done 20. While mum was watching TV, I ………………….my homework. A. am doing B. was doing C. had done D. has done 21. After she ………………hospital, she had a long holiday. A. leaves B. is leaving C. left D. has left 22. The film …………….by the time we ……………to the cinema. A. already began / got B. have already begun / got C. had already begun / got D. already began / had got 23. When I arrived at his house, he ………………….a phone call. A. answers B. answered C. has answered D. was answering II. Choose the best answer among A,B,C, and D. 1. It is possible ………… a train across Canada. A. take B. to take C. taking D. to be taken 2. I think your mother should let you …………….your own mind. A. make up B. to make up C. making up D. made up 3. I was delighted ………………my old friend again. A. to see B. seeing C. seen D. to be seen 4. I’d rather ……………to Elvis than the Beatles. A. listen B. to listen C. listening D. listened 5. Do you know what made so many people ………….their home? A. evacuate B. to evacuate C. evacuated D. be evacuated 6. The exam is coming so the teacher make their students ………a lot. A. study B. to study C. studying D. studied 7. her parents want her ………………….a doctor. A. become B. to become C. becoming D. became 8. I consider it my affair ……………the newcomers in my class. A. to help B. help C. helped D. helping 9. These employees are made……………………overtime. A. to work B. work C. working D. worked 10. The teacher never let us ………………out when …………… A. to go / explaining B. go/ explaining C. going / explain D. gone / explained 11. The Manager had some letters to sign. A. That he had to sign C. so that he signed B. for signing D. which are for signing 12. He advised me …… the facts before I made a decision ….the job. A. considering / to accept B. consider / accepting C. consider / accept D. to consider / to accept 13. It’s a nice surprise ………….you here. A. see B. to see C. seeing D. seen 14. It is impossible ……… such a difficult thing without any help. A. to do B. do C. doing D. done 15. Those tourists were …………….their journey. A. enough tired to continue B. too tired to continue C. very tired that they couldn’t continue D. too tired for continuing 16. The police let him …….after they had asked him some questions. A. to leave B. leave C. leaving D. left 17. The police didn’t permit them .through the military zone. They forced them to go another way. A. going B. to go C. went D. go 18. The water was so polluted that the explorers could not drink it. A. The water was too polluted for the explorers to drink . B. The water was polluted enough for the explorers to drink . C. The water was too polluted for the explorers drinking . D. The water was polluted enough for the explorers drinking. 19. His doctor advised him ……smoking, but he find it impossible … his habit. A. stopped / quit B. To stop/ quitting C. stopping/ for quitting D. to stop/ to quit 20. The company was made …………….100.000 USD in taxes. A. pay B. to pay C. paying D. paid 21. I hear you are preparing …………….for Australia. A. leaves B. to leave C. leaving D. left 22. The children were eager …………. their parents. A. to see B. see C. seeing D. saw 23. I would rather ………….at home. A. to stay B. staying C. stayed D. stay 24. He refused …………….her ………….for herself. A. to allow / think B. allow / to think C. allowing / thinking D. to allow / to think 25. I keep getting this pain in my leg. I think I would better…a doctor. A. seeing B. to see C. see D. x 26. It is impossible for her ………….the office. A. ringing B. ring C. to ring D. rang 27. The government has few options except …….interest rates high. A. keeps B. to keep C. keeping D. of keeping 28. Have you got time …………….the report today. A. finishes B. to finish C. finishing D. finished 29. She is in a hurry. She has a train ………………. A. catching B. catches C. to catch D. caught 30. John, I have something interesting … .you but you have to promise .… .it secret. A. for telling / keeping B. to tell / keep C. to tell / to keep D. told / kept 31. The guards were watching a shoplifter ….along the shop windows. A. go B. to go C. went D. gone 32. The skiers would rather ……………through the mountain than go by bus. A. to travel on train B. traveled by train C. travel by train D. traveling by train 33. The students stopped__________ when the teacher entered the classroom. A. to talk B. talk C. talked D. talking 34. You should______________ a lot of grammar exercises if you want to improve your writing. A. did B. doing C. done D. do 35. The kids didn’t go to the movie last night_______ it rained so heavily. A. and B. but C. because D. although 36. _______________ it’s rainy, I walk home with my umbrella. A. When B. But C. Because D. Though 37. Lan suggested_____________ to the zoo at weekend. A. goes B. went C. going D. to go 38. This movie is not interesting. How about___________ to the concert? A. to go B. going C. go D. went 39. You should_______________ more books on UFO if you want to know about life on other planets. A. reading B. read C. to read D. have read 40. They _____________ their friend at the airport tomorrow. A. will see B. have seen C. saw D. see 41. What were you doing when he_____________? A. comes B. to come C. came D. coming 42. There used_______a movie theater here,but it closed a long time ago. A. be B. to be C. being D. have been 43. I_______________ English here since I graduated from university. A. teach B. taught C. have taught D. am teaching 44. He used to_____________ full time, but now he is a part time worker. A. work B. working C. worked D. is working 45. Let’s______________ somewhere for a drink! A. go B. to go C. going D. went 46. She said that she_______________ learning English with you. A. like B. to like C. likes D. had liked 47. She asked me where I_____________ from. A. come B. coming C. to come D. came 48. She______________ me whether I liked classical music or not. A. ask B. asks C. asked D. asking 49. He asked me who the editor of that book____________ . A. was B. were C. is D. has been 50. He wants to know whether I_____________ back tomorrow. A. come B. came C. will come D. would come 51. I wonder why he______________ love his family. A. doesn’t B. don’t C. didn’t D. hasn’t 52. I remember_______________ her somewhere. A. see B. seeing C. saw D. to see 53. She forgot_____________ off the gas before going out A. turn B. turning C. to turn D. turned 54. I suggest____________ money for the poor people in our neighborhood. A. save B. to save C. saving D. saved 55. He got wet_____________ he forgot his umbrella. A. because of B. because C. but D. and 56. We____________ since we left school. A. don’t meet B. didn’t meet C. won’t meet D. haven’t met 57. ______________ laugh at me. A. Didn’t B. Won’t C. Don’t D. Haven’t 58. Tidal waves_______________ the result of an abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the Earth. A. are B. were C. is D. was 59. My parents do not allow me___________, so I had to stay home. A. go B. to go C. going D. gone 60. Do you think you will be able______________ a space trip? A. take B. to take C. taking D. taken ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. We’ll go out when the rain (stop)……………. 2. I (stay)……………here until he (answer)………….me. 3. Wait until I (catch)……………you. 4. She (not come)…………….until you (be)………….ready. 5. Miss Helen (help)…………… you as soon as she (finish)………………. that letter tomorrow. 6. After the class (be)………….over, ask the teacher about that sentence. 7. I (come)…………… and (see)…………… you before I leave here. 8. We (go)……………home as soon as we have finished our work. 9. I (wait)………………here until you (come)………………back tomorrow. 10. I (send)……………you some postcards as soon as I (arrive)…… in London. H- 1. When you (go)……… into the office. Mr. John (sit)………….at the front desk. 2. Our E teacher (explain)………………….that lesson to us tomorrow. 3. We (wait)……………….for you when you (get)……………. back tomorrow. 4. What you (do)………….at7 p.m next Sunday? I (practise)…………….my E lesson. 5. When I (see)………… Mr. Pike tomorrow, I (remind)……………… him of that. 6. When you (come)…………today. I (work)……………at my desk in room 12. 7. He (work)……………on the report at this time tomorrow. 8. Please wait here until the manager (return)………… 9. The Browns (do)………… their housework when you (come) ………… next Monday. 10. Don’t leave until you (see)……….her. I- 1. I’ll wait until he (finish)……………his novel. 2. When you (come)………… back. I already (buy)……… a new house. 3. Don’t come until I (finish)……………lunch. 4. I (hope)………… it (stop)………….raining by 5 o’clock this afternoon. 5. The river (not begin)……………………to smell until some rain (fall)……… 6. By next month I (leave)……………for India. 7. The film (end) by the time we (get)………….there. 8. They (build) a house by June next year. 9. We (start)………….our plan next week. 10. I (give)……………her you letter when I (see)……….her tomorrow. J- 1. I’m sure they (comple)……………………………… the new road by June. 2. He (wait)…………….for you when you (get)………… back tomorrow. 3. At this same time tomorrow, we (drive)……………… through Pennsylvania. 4. We (see)……………you next Monday. 5. In 2 years from now, the contract (come)…………….to an end. 6. Who (look)…………… after the children when you are away? 7. By november I (work)…………….for this company for 6 years. 8. If you call her at 6, she (practise)……………the piano then. 9. By march 15, I (be)……….here for 1 year. 10. We (move)…………to our new house at Chritmas this year. 11. By the end of December, John (work)……………as a reporter for 10 years. 12. By the time you arrive, I (finish)…………….writting an essay. 13. I (give)……… him your message when I (see)………… him 14. He certainly (not do)…………………all his home work by 10 tonight. 15. Don’t call him at 2.30 p.m. He (interview)…………….job applicants at that time. 16. The teacher hope we (pass)……………the exams. 17. By this time next week, he (write)……………his novel for 6 months. 18. They (arrive)………… on Wednesday. 19. I hope the weather (be)………… fine tonight. 20. You (finish)……………your work by 9 tonight? . hot in Summer. 6. I(do)……….an exercise on the present tenses at this moment anh I (think)……………… that I (know)……………… how to use it now. 7. My mother sometimes