Bài tập về các thì trong tiếng Anh lớp 9

I. Put the verb in brackets: simple present or present continuous

1. Where’s John? He (listen) ____________ to a new CD in his room.
2. Don’t forget to take your umbrella with you to London. You know it always (rain)
____________ in England.
3. Lina (work) ____________ hard all day but she (not work) ____________ at the
moment.
4. I (live) ____________with my parents but right now I (stay) ____________ with some
friends for a few days.
5. I can’t talk on the phone now. I (drive) ____________ home.
6. Where are the children? They (lie) ____________ on the beach over.
7. What __________they (do) _________in the winter?
8. Now I (do)__________the cooking while Hoa (listen)___________to music.
9. At the moment, Nam and his friends (go)__________shopping at the mall.
10. On Friday, I (have)___________English.
11. He (like)___________apples, but he (not like)__________bananas.
12. Tom (be)_________my friend. He (play)____________sports every day.
13. He (teach)___________English in a big school in town.
14. We usually (read)_______books, (listen)______to music or (watch)________TV.
15. Look! They (run)___________together.
16. Keep silent! I (listen) ___________to the radio.
II. Put the verb in brackets: past simple or past continuous
1. I (not hear) ____________ the thunder during the storm last night because I
____________ (sleep).
2. It (be) ____________ beautiful yesterday when we (go) ____________ for a walk in
the park. The sun (shine) ____________ The birds (sing) ____________.
3. My brother and sister (talk) ____________ about something when I (walk)
____________ into room.
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4. Ten years ago, the government (decide) ____________ to begin a food programme. At
that time, many people in the rural area (starve) ____________ due to several years of
drought.
5. They (wait) ____________ for me when I (arrive) ____________ at the station.
III. Put the verb in brackets: future simple or near future
1. A: I have got a terrible headache
B: Have you? Wait there and I (get) ____________ an aspirin for you.
2. A: Why are you filling that bucket with water?
B: I (wash) ____________ the car.
3. A: Why are you putting on your coat?
B: I (take) ____________ my dog for a walk.
4. I bought a new book this morning. I (stay) ____________ at home and start reading
my favorite chapter.
5. What (happen) ____________ to Daniel’s family if he still doesn’t find a job?
IV. Write the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets.
1. By the time Alex finished his studies, he__________(be) in London for over eight
years.
2. At the moment the population of the world__________(grow) at an increasing rate.
3. It __________(claim) that some doctors were working 80 hours a week.
4. My mother suggested I__________(throw) away some of the stuff in my closet.
5. While we__________(do) the maths test, the fire alarm__________(go) off.
6. I wish I__________(earn) enough money to travel around the world.
7. She __________(not set) foot in Ho Chi Minh City since she graduated from
University of Economy.
8. They said they__________(live) in Chicago for six years.
9. She suggested __________(travel) together for safety, since the area was so dangerous.
10. It’s hard for me __________(concentrate) on working in such a noisy office.
11. The coffee was all right, but the cream (be)…………………..sour.
12. He has a piano and a violin, but he (not have)………….a flute.

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13. He says that he (arrive)……………..on time tomorrow.
14. She said that she (arrive)…………..on time yesterday.
15. I think that Victor (be)……………late.
16. He said that he (graduate)……………….from university in 1991.
17. We thought they (move)……………to California.
18. The teacher said that water (consist) …………………. of hydrogen and oxygen.
19. I (be)……….there when you arrive.
20. They were still waiting when I ( get)……………..there.
VII. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. While Tom (read) ........................., Amely (watch) ......................... a documentary on
TV.
2. Marvin (come) ......................... home, (switch) ......................... on the computer and
(check) ......................... his emails.
3. The thief (sneak) ......................... into the house, (steal) ......................... the jewels and
(leave) ......................... without a trace.
4. Nobody (listen) ......................... while the teacher (explain) ......................... the tenses.
5. While we (do) ......................... a sight-seeing tour, our friends (lie) ......................... on
the beach.
6. He (wake) ......................... up and (look) ......................... at his watch.
7. The receptionist (welcome) ......................... the guests and (ask) ......................... them
to fill In the form.
8. The car (break) ......................... down and we (have) ......................... to walk home.
9. The boys (swim) ......................... while the girls (sunbathe) .........................
10. My father (come) ......................... in, (look) ......................... around and
(tell) .............................. me to tidy up my room.

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