Bài tập các thì trong tiếng Anh căn bản

Bài 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs (Present Simple or Present Continuous)

1. Julie ____________ (read) in the garden.

2. What ____________ (we  /  have) for dinner tonight?

3. She ____________ (have) two daughters.

4. I ____________ (stay) in Spain for two weeks this summer.

5. He often ____________ (come) over for dinner.

6. The class ____________ (begin) at nine every day.

7. What ____________ (you  /  eat) at the moment?

8. What ____________ (Susie  /  do) tomorrow?

9. I ____________ (not  /  work) on Sundays.

10. She ____________ (not  /  study) now, she ____________ (watch) TV.

Bài 2: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs (Present Perfect or Present Perfect
Continuous)

1. She _____________ (write) her essay and ______________ (send) it to her professor.

2. He _____________ (see) the film ‘The King’s Speech’ about six times.

3. We _____________ (paint) our living room. I think it looks a lot better.

4. She _____________ (take) French lessons lately.

 5. It _____________ (not  /  rain) for three hours! Only about one hour.

6. Lucy _____________ (already  /  leave).

7. How many times _____________ (you  /  visit) Scotland?

8. I _____________ (call) John for hours and hours and he hasn’t answered. I’m really angry with
him!

9. I _____________ (be) in London for three years.

10. We _____________ (know) James for ages.

Bài 3: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs (Past Simple or Past Continuous)

1. He _____________ (sleep) when the doorbell _____________ (ring).

2. We _____________ (eat) dinner at 8pm last night (we started eating at 7:30).

3. Yesterday I _____________ (go) to the post office.

4. We _____________ (watch) TV when we _____________ (hear) a loud noise.

5. Julie _____________ (be) in the garden when Laurence __________ (arrive).

6. What _____________ (you  /  do) at 3pm yesterday?

7. Last year I _____________ (visit) Paris and Rome.

8. They __________ (have) dinner when the police _________ (come) to the door.

9. He _________ (work) in the garden when he _________ (find) the money.

10. Laura _____________ (study) at 11pm last night.

Bài 4: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs (Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous)

1. I _____________ (wait) for hours, so I was really glad when the bus finally _____________
(arrive).

2. Why __________ (be) the baby’s face so dirty? He_________ (eat) chocolate.

3. I _____________ (see) John yesterday, but he __________ (run) so he was too tired to chat.

4. It _____________ (rain) and the pavement _____________ (be) covered with puddles.

5. When I _____________ (arrive), it was clear that she _____________ (work). There were papers
all over the floor and books everywhere.

6. They _____________ (study) all day so, when we _____________ (meet), they were exhausted.

7. The boss _____________ (talk) to clients on Skype for hours, so she _____________ (want) a
break.

8. I _____________ (drink) coffee all morning. By lunchtime, I _____________ (feel) really strange.
 9. Lucy _____________ (hope) for a new car, so she was delighted when she _____________ (get)
one.

10. I _____________ (dream) about a holiday in Greece! I couldn’t believe it when my husband
_____________ (book) one as a surprise!

Bài 5: Choose the correct option (Future Simple or Near Future)

1. A: Did you buy bread?

B: Oh, no! I forgot to buy it. I will go back / am going to go back to buy some.

2. A: Why have you put on your coat?

B: I will take / am going to take the dog out.

3. If I meet him, I will tell / am going to tell him the good news.

4. The phone is ringing. I will answer / am going to answer it.

5. I’ve bought a new book. Tonight I will stay / am going to stay at home and start reading it.

6. What will happen / is going to happen to her children if she doesn’t find a job?

7. I am not free tomorrow. I will see / am going to see the doctor?

8. I am so tired. I need some rest. I think I will take / am going to take a week off.

9. A: Coffee or tea?
B: I will have / am going to have coffee, please.

10. A: Where are you going?

B: I will go to do / am going to do some shopping.

Bài 6: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs (Future Simple or Future Continuous)

1. I ______ (stay) here until he answers me.

2. She ______ ______ (not/come) until you are ready.

3. Miss Helen ______ (help) you as soon as she finishes that letter tomorrow.

4. When you go into the office, Mr. John ______ (sit) at the front desk.

5. Our English teacher ______ (explain) that lesson to us tomorrow.

6. We ______ (wait) for you when you get back tomorrow.

7. What ______ you ______ (do) at 7 p.m. next Sunday?

8. When I see Mr. Pike tomorrow, I ______ (remind) him of that.

9.  I’ll have a holiday next week. I ______ (not/ get up) at 6 o’clock as usual.

10. Your suitcase is so big. I ______ (take) it for you.

Bài 7: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs (Future Perfect or Future Perfect
Continuous)

1. By 2018, we (live) ______  in Madrid for 20 years.

2. He (write) ______ a book by the end of the year.

3. (finish, you) ______ ______ ______  this novel by next week?

4. He (read) ______ this book for 15 days by the end of this week.

5. They (be) ______  married for 40 years by the end of this month.

6. (be, she) ______ ______ ______ pregnant for three months this week?

7. By July the fifth, they (study) ______ English for 3 years.

8. The sun (not / rise) ______  by 4 o’clock.

9. They (wait) ______  for the president for 5 hours.

10. By 9 o’clock, we (finish) ______  our homework.