Student’s name :……………………………………… Class: …………………………

Teacher : Ms. Phuong Thao Date: 21/10/2024

TEST OF TENSES
Exercise 1: Put the verb in the correct tenses ( present simple, present
continuous, present perfect or present perfect continuous ).
1. We don’t have so much time left. Ok, I.................................(come).
2. Can we stop walking soon ? I.......................................(start) to feel tired.
3. Mr. John is in London at the moment. He.................................(stay) at the Park Hotel.
He ..................................................( always/stay) there when he’s in London.
4. The weather is terrible! It..........................................(rain) all day.
5. Do you still smoke ? No, I gave it up. I............................................( not/ smoke ) for
years.
6. That’s very old bicycle. How long.............................you ........................(have) it ?
7. The film..................................(end) without a happy ending and we .......................
(think) a lot about its open ending which is given by the film maker.
We ....................(seem) ......................(like) the plot, the technique sceneries, the
conflicts as well as the stunts.
8. Graham ...........................(work) in a shop for the last few months.
9. I am going to Paris tomorrow. I.......................................(stay) there until next Friday.
10.You look so exhausted ! ......................you ........................(work/hard) ?
11.I ......................................(read) the book you lent me but I...............................(not/finish)
it yet.
12.I...........(read) the book you lent me, so you can have it back now.
13.That’s for sure that I................(see) the manager tomorrow morning.
14.I......................(think) this is your key. Am I right ?
15.This sauce is great. It........................(taste) really good .
16.A: What......................................................(you/do) ? Oh, sorry. I......................(just/taste)
the food to see how salty it is.
17.I used to drink a lot of coffee, but these days I....................(prefer) tea.
18.I can’t understand why he...................(be) so selfish. He isn’t usually like that.
19. My parents .........................(live) in Bristol. They were born there and .....................
(never/live) anywhere else. What’s about your parents ? Oh,
They .....................................(live) in NewYork but they ..............(live) in Sanfrancisco
with me for the time being.
20.Normally I............................(finish) work at 5.00, but this week I.........................................
(work) until 6.00 to earn a bit more money.
21.The thief goes out of the shop with an inquisitive look, he ..............................( carry)
a quite big sport bag on his back.
22.Jim is very untidy. He...................................................(always/leave) his things all over
the places.
23.Sonia...............................................(look) for a place to live. She...........................................
(stay) with her sister until she ................................(find) somewhere.
24.Look ! Someone ..................................(break) your precious cup.
Who..................................(use) this cup of mine ?
25. Jane is away on holiday. Oh, is she ? Where ....................................................(she/go ) ?
26. Oh so lucky, you are here ! Where.............................................(you/be) ?
27. My brother is an actor. He ........................................(appear) in several films. All the
films he .......................................(act)........................................(impress) me so much.
28. How many times..........................................................(you/do) this kind of action ?
29. You look sunburnt........................................................(you/sit) in the sun ?
30. The exhibition........................................(open) soon and I .........................................(decide)
that I.....................................(see) it with some of my friends.
Exericse 2. Put the verbs in the brackets in the past simple, past continuous, past
perfect or past perfect continuous.
1.He…………………( drive ) his car for more than 5 hours until his car …………………
(break) down.
2. It was a hot day and she……………….(be) tired as she ……………………(run) for quite
sometime.
3. When I ………………( arrive ) , they ……………………………( finish) all their work.
4. When we ………………( come) to the party, everyone……………………….(enjoy) for
more than an hour.
5. The garden……………………..( flood ) because it…………………………( rain) all night.
6. How long ………………………..( you/wait) when the bus finally …………….(come) ?
7. Most of my friends………………..( be ) no longer there. They………………….( leave).
8. The woman you ………………….(meet) in the party ……………….(be) no longer here.
She …………………(go) away before you……………………..(come).
9. When I………………..( get) home, I ……………….(find) that someone……………………
(break) into my flat and ……………………( steal) my fur coat.
10. Goerge………………………(not/want) to come to the cinema with us because he
…………………………….( already/see) the film twice and he…………………..(also/be) so
tired as he ………………………….( work) the whole night before.
11. ……………………(Tom/be) there when you …………………….(arrive) ?
12. Ken……………………( realise) his bad health problem when he …………………( go)
and ………………..( check) it in a hospital. The main reason ……………..(be) that
he…………………………..(smoke) for more than 30 years when he finally…………………….
(give) it up.
13. When the boys………………(come) into the house, their clothes……………….(be)
dirty, their hair………………….(be) untidy and one ………………(have) a black eye.
They…………………………..( fight).
14. I……………..( be) exhausted when I ………………..(reach) home. I………………………….
(work) hard all day.
15. I ………………(invite) Anna to dinner last night but she………………..(not/come).
She……………………….(already/arrange) to do something else.
16. She........................(take) a bottle from a bag which she......................................(carry) all
the way from home.
17. Andrew died last week. He..............................................( suffer) from cancer for
sometime.
18. When I last ...............................(go) to Moscow, they ................................................
(renovate) St Basil’s Cathedral.
19. Although she ...............................(try) to hide her face. I ..........................(see) that
Clara.........................................( cry).
20.I .......................(have) to give Peter some money when I..................................(find) that
he.........................................(steal) all his money.
Exercise 3. Use future tenses to complete the following sentences.
1. A: I am not feeling so sound.
B: Ok then, You just sit there and I……………………………………(do) all the work for
you.
2. …………………….……..(we/hang out) tonight ?
3. A: Oh, I see some smoke from that house.
B : Oh my god ! I………………….………..(call) the fire brigade.
4. I think it………………………………( be) sunny tomorrow.
5. Watch out ! You…………………….………..(fall) into that front hole.
6. He is super sweet to her. They……………………..…………..( marry ) soon.
7. A: Do you want to go to the cinema with me tonight ?
B: Oh, Iam sorry. I……………………………..(visit) my grandmother tonight.
8. A: This box is so big and heavy.
B: …………………………….(I/carry) that for you ?
9. I feel so cold. I…………………..………..(close) the door.
10. She has been saving money for months. She……………………………( buy) a new bike.
11. I……………………………(get) married next Tuesday. I have already posted all the
invitation cards.
12. Oh, it becomes dark suddenly. It……………………………..(rain) soon.
13. A: Mom, ………………………….……(you/use) your laptop this afternoon ? If not then
I would like to take it to my class for my pending project.
14. The last train to Lao Cai………………………………( leave) at 9.30pm tonight.
15. The film ………………………………(start) at 8p.m and …………………………………(end) at
10.30pm . So don’t worry, we can reach home in time tonight for your football match
at 11.30pm.
16. By this time next year, I…………………………….(visit) my uncle in Britain.
17. My mom……………………………..( cook) dinner by the time we arrive home
tomorrow evening.
18. Do you think Tom.......................................(get) the job ?
19. I feel terrible. I think I..........................................( be) sick.
20. By the time you come back, she .........................................(water) flowers in the
garden.
21. Look at the sky ! It.......................................(be) hot today.
22. They have sent all the invitation cards to their relatives and friends.
They .............................................(get) married next week.
23. I am so tired. I ..........................................(lie) down and have some rest.
24. I believe you..........................................( pass ) all the tests easily.
25. ...................................I help you with your homework ?
26. By tomorrow morning, I............................................................(work) on the project for
ten days.
27. By the time you get home, I ......................................................(cook) dinner, so don’t
worry.
28. I................................................................(become) a scientist when I grow up.
29. I........................................(tell) you the result as soon as I ...................................(finish)
marking the exams.
30. At six o’clock this evening, we ..........................................(attend) a party. And if you
come to see me by 10 p.m , I .............................................................( be) at home by then.
31. How many lessons (you/review)__________________________ by the end of the day?
32. I have not traveled much yet; however, I _____________________ (visit) the Grand
33. Canyon and San Francisco by the time I leave the United States.
34. This time next week, Josh (take) ____________________ his final exam.
35. (you/come)______________________to our house for dinner tonight?
36. Don’t worry! I (help)_____________________you prepare for the party.
37. I (meet)__________ a colleague for lunch at City Plaza. Would you like to join us?
38. By midnight we _____________________ (play) this computer game for 48 hours.
39. At 8 am tomorrow, Claire (have)______________________ an important meeting with a
client.
40. Once you finish your assignment, we (go)______________ shopping for new
furniture.