BÀI TẬP VỀ CÁC DẠNG THÌ HIỆN TẠI 36. Please don’t make so much noise. I (try) .....................
noise. I (try) ..................... to work.
Bài 1: Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở dạng đúng:
1. The flight _________ (start) at 6 a.m every Thursday.
2. I like Math and she ___________ (like) Literature.
3. He (eat)____________. at the King Power Hotel yet?
4. I ___________ (bake) cookies twice a month.
5. Now they (try) _________ to pass the examination.
6. My best friend ___________ (write) to me every week.
7. Jane always ___________ (take care) of her sister.
8. My family ___________ (have) a holiday in December every year.
7. Martha and Kevin ___________ (swim) twice a week.
8. How many bottles _______ the milkman (leave) _________? He (leave)
______ six.
9. She __________ (help) the kids of the neighborhood.
10. Mike ___________ (be) humour.He always ___________ (tell) us funny
stories.
11. Tiffany and Uma ___________ (be) my friends.
12. I usually ___________(go) to school.
13. Listen! Someone (cry) _____________ in the next room.
14. They ___________ (visit) us often.
15. He (work)_________ with his computer for seven hours.
16. She (not/have) ________ any fun for a long time.
17. You ___________ (play) basketball once a week.
18. Tom ___________ (work) every day.
19. He always ___________ (tell) us funny stories.
20. She never ___________ (help) me with that!
21. Martha and Kevin ___________ (swim) twice a week.
22. In this club people usually ___________ (dance) a lot.
23. Keep silent! You (talk) ___________ so loudly.
24. They (live) ___________ here all their life..
25. I (buy) ___________ a new carpet. Come and look at it.
26. She (write) __________ three books about her wild life.
27. Linda ___________ (take care) of her sister.
28. He (not read)………………………..magazine at present.
29. I (look) ...........................for Christine. Do you know where she is?
30. It (get) ........................ dark. Shall I turn on the light?
31. They (stay).................................in Manchester with their friends.
32. They (build)……………………….a new supermarket in the center of the town.
33. Have you got an umbrella? It (start) ........................... to rain.
34. You (make)…………..................... a lot of noise. Can you be quieter? I am
trying to concentrate.
35. Why are all those people here? What (happen).........................?
37. Let’s go out now. It (not rain)................... any more.
38. You can turn off the radio. I (not listen) ............. to it.
39. Kate phoned me last night. She is on holiday in France. She (have)
...................... a great time and doesn’t want to come back.
40. I want to lose weight, so this week I (not eat) ................ lunch.
41. Andrew has just started evening classes. He (learn) ................. German.
42. Paul and Sally have an argument. They (speak) .................. to each other.
43. John rarely ___________ (leave) the country.
44. We ___________ (live) in the city most of the year.
45. Lorie ___________ (travel) to Paris every Sunday.
46. I ___________ (bake) cookies twice a month.
47. She (finish) …………. already ………….. reading two books this week.
48. How long…….. (you/know)………. each other?
49. It’s 12 o’clock, and my parents (cook) ………………….. lunch in the kitchen.
50. ……….(You/ take)………… any photographs?
51. You always ___________ (teach) me new things.
52. She (not study) ________ on Friday.
53. Where _______ your father_____? (work)
54. Be careful! The car (go) ………………….. so fast.
55. Your brother (sit) ………………….. next to the beautiful girl over there at
present?
56. I (not stay) ………………….. at home at the moment.
57. We (fly)________ to Spain every summer.
58. Where your children (be) ________? - where are your children ?
59. He (have) ________ a new haircut today.
60. Now she (lie) ………………….. to her mother about her bad marks.
61. At present they (travel) ………………….. to New York.
62. My father (not/ play)……….. any sport since last year.
63. I’d better have a shower. I (not/have)………. one since Thursday.
64. I don’t live with my family now and we (not/see)…………. each other for five
years.
65. ……….(You/ take)………… any photographs?
66. We (finish) ……………………one English course.
67. He (not work) ………………….. in his office now.
Bài 2: Viết thành câu hoàn chỉnh
1. How/ you/ go to school/ ?
2. we/ not/ believe/ ghost.
3. How often/ you/ study English/ ?
4. play/in/the/soccer/Mike/doesn’t/afternoons.
5. She/daughters/two/have.
6. very/much/not/like/lemonade/I
7. Wednesdays/on/It/rain/often.
 8. never/wear/Jane/jeans. 1. Minh/usually/not/sleep/early/at weekends.
9. phone/his/on/father/Sundays/Danny/every ……………………………………………………………………………
10. Austria/I/from/be/Vienna. 2. You/understand the questions from your teacher?
11. you / to speak / English ……………………………………………………………………………
12. when / he / to go / home 3. Her husband/his colleague/play/tennis/whenever/they/free.
13. they / to clean / the bathroom ……………………………………………………………………………
14. where / she / to ride / her bike 4. My family/normally/eat/breakfast/6.30.
15. Billy / to work / in the supermarket. ……………………………………………………………………………
5. San/not/phone/mother/Mondays.
……………………………………………………………………………
Bài 3. Chuyển các câu sau sang dạng phủ định 6. My/ father/ water/ some plants/ the/ garden.
……………………………………………………………………………
1. My father makes breakfast. 7. My/ mother/ clean/ floor/.
2. They are eleven.
……………………………………………………………………………
3. She writes a letter.
4. I speak Italian. 8. Mary/ have/ lunch/ her/ friends/ a/ restaurant.
5. Danny phones his father on Sundays.
……………………………………………………………………………
9. They/ ask/ a/ man/ about/ the/ way/ the/ railway/ station.
Bài 4. Tìm và sửa lỗi sai
……………………………………………………………………………
1. What does they wear at their school? 10. My/ student/ draw/ a/ beautiful/ picture
2. Do he go to the library every week?
3. Windy always watch TV at 9 p.m before going to bed at 10 p.m. ……………………………………………………………………………
4. Sometimes, we goes swimming together with her family. 11. We/ not eat/ out/ since/ mom’s birthday.
5. How does Linda carries such a heavy bag?
6. Are you do homework right now? …………………………………………………………………………...
7. The children play football in the back yard at the moment. 12. How/ long/ you/ live/ here?
8. What does your elder sister doing?
9. Look! Those people are fight with each other. …………………………………………………………………………...
10. Noah is tries very hard for the upcoming exam. 13. You/ ever/ been/ Russia?
11. I haven’t cutted my hair since last June.
12. She has not working as a teacher for almost 5 years. …………………………………………………………………………...
13. The lesson haven’t started yet. 14. She/ not/ meet/ kids/ since Christmas.
14. Has the cat eat yet?
15. I am worried that I hasn’t still finished my homework yet. …………………………………………………………………………….
16. I have just decided to start working next week. 15. They/ repair/ lamps/ yet?
17. He has been at his computer since seven hours.
18. She hasn’t received any good news since a long time. …………………………………………………………………………….
19. My father hasn’t played any sport for last year. Bài 6. Hoàn thành đoạn văn
20. I’d better have a shower. I hasn’t had one since Thursday.
Mai (tobe) ________ is a good doctor. She (work) __________ at Bach Mai hospital
Bài 5. Viết lại câu hoàn chỉnh
in Hanoi. The patient (love) __________ her because she (tobe) _________ very
helpful. She often (get) ________ up early at 6.00 and (drive) ______ her car to work
with her husband. Sometimes, Mai (come) __________ back home at 5 p.m. Then,
she (prepare) __________ the meal for her family. In her free time, she (meet)
__________ her best friends and (chat) ___________ with them. on Sundays, her
family (visit) ___________ her parents and sometimes, she (go) ____________
shopping with her mother.
20) She ____________ (be) my sister.
Bài 8. Viết lại câu sao cho nghĩa không đổi.
1. This last time she came back to her hometown was 4 years ago.
=> She hasn't............................................................................................................

2. He started working as a bank clerk 3 months ago.

Bài 7. Bài tập hỗn hợp
=> He has.................................................................................................................
1) I ____________ (be) in a cafe now.
3. It has been 5 years since we first flew to Singapore.
2) ____________ (she/play) tennis every week?
=> We have................................................................................................................
3) They ____________ (go) to the cinema every Wednesday. 4. I last had my hair cut in November.

4) ____________ (she/be) a singer? => I haven't................................................................................................................

5. The last time we called each other was 5 months ago.
5) You ____________ (find) the weather here cold.
=> We haven't.............................................................................................................
6) ____________ (they/be) on the bus?
6. It has been a long time since we last met.
7) Lucy ____________ (ride) her bicycle to work. => We haven't.............................................................................................................
8) Why ____________ (he/be) in France? 7. When did you have it?

9) I ____________ (not/play) the piano very often. => How long...........................................................................................................?

8. This is the first time I had such a delicious meal.
10) It ____________ (not/be) cold today.
=> I have never …………………………………………………………………………….
11) We ____________ (be) from Portugal.
9. I haven't seen him for 8 days.
12) ____________ (we/make) too much noise at night? => The last................................................................................................................

13) Where ____________ (Harry/study)? 10. Today is Saturday. I haven't taken a bath since Wednesday.

14) ____________ (it/be) foggy today? => It is........................................................................................................................

11. She started to live in Hanoi 2 years ago. (for)

15) We ____________ (not/be) late.
=> …………………………………………………………………………………………...
16) They ____________ (not/like) animals.
12. He began to study English when he was young. (since)
17) Where ____________ (you/be)? => …………………………………………………………………………………………....

18) He ____________ (not/be) an accountant. 13. I have never eaten this kind of food before. (This is)

=> …………………………………………………………………………………………….
19) ____________ (the dog/eat) chicken?
14. I have never seen such a beautiful girl before. (She is)
=> ……………………………………………………………………………………………..
15. This is the best novel I have ever read. (before)
=> ……………………………………………………………………………………………..
Bài 9. Chia các động từ sau ở thì phù hợp. (Sử dụng thì hiện tại tiếp diễn
và/hoặc hiện tại hoàn thành)
1. My father (not/ play)……….. any sport since last year.
2. Some people (attend).............the meeting right now.
3. I’d better have a shower. I (not/have)……………………one since Thursday.
4. I don’t live with my family now and we (not/see)……………………each other for
five years.
5. Where is your mother? She...........................(have) dinner in the kitchen.
6. Why are all these people here? What (happen)................................?
7. I………………….just (realize)…………... that there are only four weeks to the end
of term.
8. She (finish) ... reading two books this week.
9. At present, he (compose)........................a piece of music.
10. We (have)........................dinner in a restaurant right now.
BÀI TẬP VỀ CÁC DẠNG THÌ QUÁ KHỨ
BÀI TẬP VỀ CÁC DẠNG THÌ QUÁ KHỨ
I. THÌ QUÁ KHỨ ĐƠN - PAST SIMPLE TENSE
Bài 1. Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì quá khứ đơn.
1. She (spend) ____ all her money last week.
2. Mum (not spend) _______________ any money on herself.
3. I (lend) __________ my pen knife to someone, but I can't remember who it was
now.
4. John and his father (build) ___________ the cabin themselves last year.
5. My parents (sell) ____________ the stereo at a garage sale.
6. ___________You (tell) ___________ anyone about this yesterday?
7. The unidentified plant (bear) ___________ gorgeous flowers.
8. She (tear) ___________ the letter to pieces and threw it in the bin.
9. He often (wear) ___________ glasses for reading.
10. Before God He (swear) ___________ he was innocent
11. Yesterday Clouds (creep) ___________ across the horizon, just above the line of
trees.
12. We both (sleep) ___________ badly that night.
13. She (weep) ___________ for the loss of her mother.
14. Jane (keep) __________ the engine running.
15. A huge wave (sweep) ___________ over the deck
16. Mum (pay) ___________ for my driving lessons.
17. He (lay) ___________ his hand on my shoulder.
18. He (break) ___________ the biscuit in half and handed one piece to me.
19. He (choose) chose his words carefully as he (speak) ___________.
20. He .....................to the zoo last Sunday (go)
21. She (not/ watch)....................................TV last night
22. They (meet)..............................their friends at the movie theater last week
23. What...............you (do).....................last night
24. ........................... they (buy).....................a new car two days ago?
25. We .............. (have) a lot of homework yesterday.
Bài 2. Chia động từ trong ngoặc theo thì quá khứ đơn.
1. I (be)....................................... a student 2 years ago.
2. He (be).................................. a doctor two years ago.
3. They (be)................................. farmers last year.
4. Lan and Ba (be)......................... nurses last year.
5. It (be not)............................ cold yesterday.
6. She (be not)........................ a pupil last week.
7. This hat (be not)......................... new yesterday.
8. My parents (be not)....................... teachers two years ago.
9. He (be not).......................... a mechanic last Monday.
10. (Be)................... he an engineer yesterday? No, he (be not).....................
11. (Be)................. it hot last week?
12. The windows (be).................... open last Monday.
13. (Be)................. you a teacher two years ago? Yes, I (be).................
14. Where (be).................... Nam from yesterday?
15. Why (be)............................ he unhappy last Tuesday?
16. Tuan (have).............................. a new bike yesterday.
17. She (not buy).................................. a new ruler yesterday.
18. He (not talk)................................. with his parents about his vacation in Da Lat
last year.
19. They ( come)..................................to school yesterday?24. The windows (
close)............................ yesterday?
20. We (not return)...................................... at home at 7 pm last Monday.
21. She (not eat)............................................. fish and crab yesterday.
22. Lan (not go)................................. Ho Chi Minh city two years ago.
23. My parents (not take)................................. to Vung Tau last week.
24. We (not have)...................................... a lot of friends in Ha Noi.
25. Lan and Hoa (be).................................... your schoolmates two years ago
26. What did they (play)............................... last week?
27. What Hoa (try)...................................................... on yesterday?
28. Who (talk)..he.................................. to about the film on TV last Monday?
29. Where they (stop)..................................... on their way back last Sunday?
30. What the student (wear)...................................... at school two years ago?
31. Where you (put) ................................ the cake yesterday?
32. What time you (leave).................................. home for school yesterday?
33. What Ba (receive)................................. from Liz last week?
34. How long he (do)............................ this hat yesterday?
35. What time you (go)................................... to bed last night?
36. You (go)................................... to Dalat for your last tet vacation.
37. He (have)................................... a lot of friends in Ho Chi Minh city 3 years ago?
38. His uncle (take)............................. him to see Tri Nguyen aquarium last week?
39. Liz (buy)........................... a lot of souvenirs yesterday?
40. He (put)........................ the fish in the big bag.
41. They (eat)............................meat in her meals in Vung Tau yesterday?
42. I (wear) the .........................cap with a dolphin on it yesterday.
43. Liz (teach)................................. Ba some English last week/
44. Bad and Tan (remember) .....................their trip to Nha Trang last month?
45. Nam (return) .............................to Hanoi last week?
II. THÌ QUÁ KHỨ TIẾP DIỄN - PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE
Bài 1. Chia động từ ở dạng Quá khứ đơn và Quá khứ tiếp diễn để hoàn thành
đoạn văn sau.
On my last holiday, I went to Hawaii. When I (go) 1…………………………. to the
beach for the first time, something wonderful happened. I (swim)
2…………………………. in the sea while my mother was sleeping in the sun. My
brother was building a castle and my father (drink) 3…………………………. some
water. Suddenly I (see) 4…………………………. a boy on the beach. His eyes were
blue like the water in the sea and his hair (be) 5…………………………. beautiful
black. He was very tall and thin and his face was brown. My heart (beat)
6…………………………. fast. I (ask) 7…………………………. him for his name with
a shy voice. He (tell) 8…………………………. me that his name was John. He (stay)
9…………………………. with me the whole afternoon. In the evening, we met again.
We ate pizza in a restaurant. The following days we (have)
10…………………………. a lot of fun together. At the end of my holidays when I left
Hawaii I said good-bye to John. We had tears in our eyes. He wrote to me a letter
very soon and I answered him.
Bài 2. Tìm lỗi sai trong các câu sau.
1. I was play football when she called me.
2. Was you study Math at 5 p.m. yesterday?
3. What was she do while her mother was making lunch?
4. Where did you went last Sunday?
5. They weren't sleep during the meeting last Monday.
6. He got up early and have breakfast with his family yesterday morning.
7. She didn't broke the flower vase. Tom did.
8. Last week my friend and I go to the beach on the bus.
9. While I am listening to music, I heard the doorbell.
10. Peter turn on the TV, but nothing happened.
Bài 3: Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì quá khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ tiếp diễn
● My friend Harry _______________ off the ladder while he _______________
the ceiling of his room. (FALL, PAINT)
● We _______________ the house in 2003. At that time it _______________ £
150,000. (BUY, COST)
● Dad _______________ interested in buying a new car. (NOT BE)
● My sister __________________ for me at the airport terminal when I
_______________. (WAIT, ARRIVE)
 ● A few nights ago, I _______________ a book when suddenly I
_______________ a noise outside. A few teenagers __________________
loud music. (READ, HEAR, PLAY)
● The fire ____________________ when the first firefighters _______________
at the scene. (STILL BURN, ARRIVE)
● My brother _______________ for a job when he _______________ across an
interesting ad in the newspaper. (LOOK, COME)
● I _______________ someone call my name. I _______________ around and
_______________ my dad standing at the back of the queue. I
_______________ so surprised. (HEAR, TURN, SAW, BE)
● My sister _______________ a bright summer dress
_______________ her at the performance. (WEAR, SEE)
● I _______________ preparing dinner at 4.pm and I _______________ still at
it when my wife _______________ home. (START, BE, COME)
● Our housekeeper _______________ the vase. As she _______________ up
the pieces, she _______________ her middle finger. (BREAK, PICK, CUT)
● We suddenly _______________ that we _______________ in the wrong
direction. (REALISE, DRIVE)
● She _______________ a great skier when she was young. (BE)
● I _______________ an old friend in town while I _______________ the
shopping. (MEET, DO)
● While the children _______________ with others my husband and I
_______________ to have a cup of coffee. (PLAY, DECIDE)
Bài 4. Cho dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc.
1. At this time last year, they (build) this house.
2. I (drive) my car very fast when you called me.
3. I (chat) with my friends while my teacher (teach) the lesson yesterday.
4. My father (watch) TV when I got home.
5. At this time yesterday, I (prepare) for my son's birthday party.
6. What you (do) at 8 pm yesterday?
7. Where you (go) when I saw you last weekend?
8. They (not go) to school when I met them yesterday.
9. My mother (not do) the housework when my father came home.
10. My sister (read) books while my brother (play) football yesterday afternoon.
III. THÌ QUÁ KHỨ HOÀN THÀNH - PAST PERFECT TENSE
Bài 1. Hoàn thành câu.
1. When Hoa arrived at the theater, the film ____________(start).
2. He ____________ (live) in Laos before He went to Vietnam.
3. After Lan ____________ (eat) the cake, Lan began to feel sick.
4. If he ____________ (listen) to me, he would have got the job.
5. Linh didn’t arrive until I ____________ (leave).
when I
6. After they ____________ (finish) lunch, they went out.
7. The tree was dead because it ____________ (be) arid all summer.
8. I ____________ (meet) him somewhere before.
9. They were late for the flight because they ____________ (forget) their
passports.
10. Linh told me she ____________ (study) a lot before the exam.
11. The leaf was yellow because it ____________ (not/rain) all summer.
12. The lamp went off because I ____________ (not/pay) the electricity bill.
13. Hoa____________ (not/do) her homework, so she was in trouble.
14. She ____________ (not/eat) so we went to a restaurant.
15. I couldn’t go into the cinema because I ____________ (not/bring) my tickets.
16. He said that He ____________ (not/visit) the US before.
17. Hoa and Lan ____________ (not/meet) before the exam.
18. I ____________ (not/have) lunch when she arrived.
19. She ____________ (not/use) smartphone before, so I showed her how to use
it.
20. Linh ____________ (not/study) for the exam, so she was very anxious.
Bài 2. Hoàn thành câu.
1. The tornado destroyed the tent that we (build) ____________.
2. She (not / be) ____________ to Hanoi before 2018.
3. When he went out to play, he (do / already) ____________ his homework.
4. My sister ate all of the cake that our mum (make) ____________ .
5. The nurse took off the plaster that she (put on) ____________ six weeks
before.
6. The waitress brought a drink that I (not / order) ____________ .
 7. I could not remember the song we (learn) ____________ three week before. C. had completed
8. The children collected mangos that (fall) ____________ from the tree. D. completed
9. (she / phone) ____________ Nam before she went to see him in Laos?
10. He (not / ride) ____________ an elephant before that day.
3. My father ……..(go) out when my sister arrived in the zoo .
A. goes
Bài 3. Sắp xếp các câu sau và chia động từ (nếu có). B. have gone
C. has gone
1. The/they/get/had/off/before/of/the/turn/light/office/out. D. had gone
2. By/begin/time/I/my/she/,/had/leave/the/quickly/work.
3. After/finish/my/,/we/back/father/his/home/work/come.
4. Before/go/had/an/novel/my/to/brother/read/interesting/he/bed. 4. I ………(study) a little English before I went to Singapore.
5. When/her/in/,/he/had/join/Linh/best friend/Bangkok/the/Ever/meet. A. study
6. Cuong/this/before/last night/had/text/he/went/translate/out. B. had studied
7. Hung/your/before/meet/had/email/he/use/you? C. had study
8. When/I/arrive/had/hadn’t/my/lunch/parents. D. have studied
9. They/before/had/to/the meeting/speak/her.
10. I/that/hadn’t/see/before/was/the man/sure/I.
5. Alice ________ a Vietnamese until he met Nam.
A. had never met
Bài 4. Tìm và sửa lỗi sai (nếu có). B. have never met
C. never met
1. I had finished lunch before my parents come. D. never have met
2. By the time I had found the key, I hadn’t got into the house.
3. Up until that moment, my younger sister never believed in love.
4. Sunny ate dinner so she wasn’t hungry.
6. Before we took a look around the shops, we …..(have) lunch.
5. When Bob graduated from university, he was in New York for 5 years.
A. had had
6. She wishes her friends didn’t go to bed so early.
B. had
7. My boyfriend didn’t meet me when I arrived. C. have had
D. have

Bài 5. Bài tập khoanh vào đáp án đúng nhất của thì quá khứ hoàn thành.
7. (where / she / live)…… before she moved to Shanghai?
1. By the time he came home, we ……. ( sleep)
A. Where did she live
A. had sleep
B. Where had she lived
B.had slept
C. Where had she live
C. slept
D. Where she had lived
D.have sleep

8. Before I went to bed, I …….(brush) my teeth

2. I watched a movie after I …….(complete) my homework.
A. have brushed
A. have completed
B. had brushed
B. had complete
C. brushed
D. brush
9. Before my mother came home, my brother…… (prepare) food on the table.
A. had prepared
B. have prepared
C. prepared
D. had prepare

10. If she …… (tell) me the truth yesterday, I would have helped her.
A. have tell
B. had told
C.to
D. tell

Bài 6. Chia động từ theo thì thích hợp.

1. I was exhausted at the end of the test. I (write) ____________ for over three
hours.
2. When thieves stole my favourite leather wallet, I was really upset. I (have)
____________ it for over five years.
3. Please step out of the truck, Mr.Đạt. Do you realise you (drive) ____________
at over 100mph?
4. We didn’t really want to go and see the film again. We (already see)
____________ it twice – so we said “no” and we went to a shopping mall
instead!
5. I arrived over two hours late to the office and everyone in my company was
working. Actually, they (work) ____________ for over three hours on the new
project and I felt really guilty.
6. The kitchen was full of pans when we arrived. Loan was in the kitchen and
she (cook) ____________ a big meal for everyone at the party.
7. No-one even noticed when he got home. They (all watch) ____________ the
favorite show on television.