PAST PERFECT EXERCISE

Ex 1: Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì quá khứ hoàn thành

1. The storm destroyed the sandcastle that we ____________ (build).

2. He ___________ (not / be) to Cape Town before 1997.
3. When she went out to play, she ___________ (do / already) her homework.
4. My brother ate all of the cake that our mum _____________ (make) .
5. The doctor took off the plaster that he ___________ (put on) six weeks
before.
6. The waiter brought a drink that I _____________ (not / order).
7. I could not remember the poem we _____________ (learn) the week
before.
8. The children collected the chestnuts that ___________ (fall) from the tree.
9. _______(he / phone) ________Angie before he went to see her in London?
10.She _____________ (not / ride) a horse before that day.
11.Kevin _____________ (go) home by the time I arrived.
12.Ethan suddenly realised that he ____________ (leave) his laptop on the
train.
13.Mum was annoyed because I _____________ (not clean) my room.
14._______ (they / study)_________ English before they went to the USA?
15.We were hungry because we ______________ (not eat).

Ex 2: Khoanh tròn dạng đúng của động từ ở thì quá khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ
hoàn thành sau cho phù hợp với ngữ cảnh câu

1. The robbers left/ had left the bank when the policemen finally arrived/
had arrived.
2. When the rain started/ had started, the Atkinsons finished/ had
finished planting trees.
3. By the time Rebecca went/ had gone into the store, she got/ had
got soaked.
4. Darcey saw/ had seen this castle before she came/ had come again last
Sunday.
5. Mr.Palmer didn’t speak/ hadn’t spoken any Chinese before he moved/
had moved to Peking.
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 6. Sonny got / had got fainted by the time the ambulance reached/ had
reached the hospital.
7. When my mother brought/ had brought me an apple, I finished/ had
finished my homework.
8. Mrs.Wilkinson refused/ had refused to drive the car because she had/ had
had a terrible accident on the highway about a year ago.
9. I didn’t think/ hadn’t thought of having a new house before I saw/ had
seen that ad on TV.
10.My uncle didn’t try/ hadn’t tried Italian food before went/ had gone to
that restaurant.

Ex 3: Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì quá khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ hoàn thành

1. After I _____________________ the letter, I _____________________

that I_____________________
the wrong address on it. (POST, REALISE, WRITE)
2. John asked me where I _____________________ the day before. (BE)
3. At this time yesterday, we ___________________________ for 6 km.
(ALREADY WALK)
4. When I _____________________ through the streets of Madrid, I
_____________________about
the magnificent time I _____________________ there as a student.
(WALK, THINK, SPEND)
5. It was the first time that she _____________________ me to dinner.
(INVITE)
6. As soon as the maid _____________________ scrubbing the kitchen floor,
she_______________working in the garden. (FINISH, START)
7. We started to worry about Jimmy because we _____________________
him all afternoon. (CALL)
8. They _____________________ their way out of town before the sun
_____________________.
(ALREADY MAKE, RISE)
9. We _____________________ for two hours when we finally got to our
hotel. (DRIVE)
10.When I _____________________ home, I saw that the children
_______________________.(ARRIVE, LEAVE)

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Ex4: Hoàn thành các câu sau

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).
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.

Ex5: Sắp xếp các câu sau và chia động từ (nếu có)

1. The/ they/ get/ had/ off/ before/ of/ the/ turn/ light/ office/ out.
_______________________________________________________________
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.
____________________________________________________________
5. When/ her/ in/,/ he/ had/ join/ Linh/ best friend/ Bangkok/ the/ Ever/ meet.

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 ____________________________________________________________
6. Cuong/ this/ before/ last night/ had/ text/ he/ went/ translate/ out.
____________________________________________________________
7. Hung/ your/ before/ meet/ had/ email/ he/ use/ you?
____________________________________________________________
8. When/ I/ arrive/ had/ hadn’t/ my/ lunch/ parents.
____________________________________________________________
9. They/ before/ had/ to/ the meeting/ speak/ her.
____________________________________________________________
10.I/ that/ hadn’t/ see/ before/ was/ the man/ sure/ I.
____________________________________________________________

Bài 4: Viết lại câu thì quá khứ hoàn thành

1. David had gone home before we arrived.

=>After_______________________________________________________

2. We had lunch then we took a look around the shops.

=> Before_______________________________________________________

3. The light had gone out before we got out of the office.

=> When_______________________________________________________

4. After she had explained everything clearly, we started our work.

=> By the time___________________________________________________

5. My father had watered all the plants in the garden by the time my mother came
home.

=> Before_______________________________________________________

Bài 5: Hoàn thành đoạn văn sau bằng cách chia động từ ở chỗ trống

Until a few years ago, no one ______________ (hear) of Harry Potter, the young
wizard and hero of the children’s book Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.
The writer, J K Rowling, ______________ (already / write) several stories and

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books, but this was the first book that was published. She ______________ (get)
the idea for the story of a wizard at magic school while she ______________
(travel) on a train to London. By the time the train ______________ (reach)
King’s Cross station, she ______________ (invent) most of the characters. When
the book was published in 1997, no one ______________ (imagine) it would be
such a tremendous success, but it quickly ______________ (become) a bestseller.
While millions of young readers in many countries ______________ (enjoy) her
first Harry Potter book, J K Rowling ______________ (think) of ideas for the
next book in this incredibly popular series.

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 SIMPLE PAST EXERCISE

Ex1: Bài tập chia động từ thì quá khứ đơn

1. I (eat)___________ dinner at six o’clock yesterday.

2. A: ___________ Helen (drive)___________ to work? – B: Yes, she
___________.
3. My neighbor (buy)___________ a new car last week.
4. They (go)___________ to Italy on their last summer holiday.
5. ___________ they (swim)___________ at the beach? – B: No, they
__________.
6. My family and I (see)___________ a comedy movie last night.
7. First, we (do)___________ exercise, and then we (drink)___________
some water.
8. Suddenly, the animal jumped and (bite)___________ my hand.
9. What time (do)___________ you (get up)___________ this morning?
10.The Wright brothers (fly)___________ the first airplane in 1903.
11.I think I (hear)_________ a strange sound outside the door one minute ago.
12.When I was ten years old, I (break)_________ my arm. It really (hurt)
__________.
13.The police (catch)___________ all three of the bank robbers last week.
14.How many times (do)___________ you (read)___________ that book?
15.Unfortunately, I (forget)___________ to (bring)___________ my money.

Ex2: Chuyển những câu dưới đây từ hiện tại đơn sang quá khứ đơn

1. He goes to the swimming pool because he likes swimming.

_________________________________________________________
2. They have dinner at nine o´clock.
_________________________________________________________
3. Helen eats too many sweets.
_________________________________________________________
4. I buy the newspaper in the shop.
_________________________________________________________
5. We get up at eight o´clock and go to school
_________________________________________________________
6. Does she buy the newspaper in the shop over there?
_________________________________________________________
7. Do they do their homework in the evening?
_________________________________________________________
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 8. Do they have a good holiday?
_________________________________________________________
9. Do they find any animal in the forest?
_________________________________________________________
10.Is it dark when she gets up in the morning?
_________________________________________________________

Ex 3: Chuyển những động từ bất quy tắc sau sang dạng quá khứ

1. Be _________ 33.Put _________

2. Become _________ 34.Read _________
3. Begin _________ 35.Rise _________
4. Break _________ 36.Run _________
5. Bring _________ 37.Say _________
6. Build _________ 38.See _________
7. Buy _________ 39.Send _________
8. Choose _________ 40.Set _________
9. Come _________ 41.Shake _________
10.Cost _________ 42.Shut _________
11.Cut _________ 43.Sing _________
12.Do _________ 44.Sit _________
13.Dream _________ 45.Sleep _________
14.Drink _________ 46.Stand _________
15.Eat _________ 47.Swim _________
16.Feel _________ 48.Take _________
17.Find _________ 49.Teach _________
18.Forget _________ 50.Tell _________
19.Get _________ 51.Think _________
20.Give _________ 52.Wear _________
21.Go _________ 53.Win _________
22.Have _________ 54.Write _________
23.Hear _________
24.Hold _________
25.Keep _________
26.Know _________
27.Learn _________
28.Let _________
29.Make _________
30.Mean _________
31.Meet _________
32.Pay _________

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Ex 4: Bài tập chia động từ quá khứ đơn

On Friday, the children ________ (talk) about a day out together in the country.
The next morning, they _______ (go) to the country with their two dogs and
______ (play) together. Ben and Dave _______ (have) some kites. Some time
later the dogs (be) not there. So they ___ (call) them and _______ (look) for
them in the forest. After half an hour the children _______ (find) them and
______ (take) them back. Charlie ___ (be) very happy to see them again. At
lunch time Nick ______ (go) to the bikes and _______ (fetch) the basket with
some meat sandwiches. Then they _______ (play) football. Nick and Dave
_______ (win). In the evening they ______ (ride) home.

Ex 5: Chuyển những câu sau sang câu phủ định

1. Nam wrote an essay in Literature class this morning.

_______________________________________________________________
2. I watched TV yesterday morning.
_______________________________________________________________
3. Nam and you were in the English club last Tuesday.
_______________________________________________________________
4. They ate noodles two hours ago.
_______________________________________________________________
5. We always had a nice time on Christmas holiday in the past.
_______________________________________________________________
6. My father decorated the Christmas tree.
_______________________________________________________________
7. She bought a new dress yesterday.
_______________________________________________________________
8. They were late for school.
_______________________________________________________________
9. Mr.Tam took his children to the museum last Sunday.

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 _______________________________________________________________
10.Hoa made a cushion for her armchair.
_______________________________________________________________

Ex 6: Bài tập viết lại câu thì quá khứ đơn

Hoàn thành câu sau đúng dạng thì quá khứ đơn

1. It/ be/ cloudy/ yesterday.

_______________________________________________________________
2. In 1990/ we/ move/ to another city.
_______________________________________________________________
3. When/ you/ get/ the first gift?
_______________________________________________________________
4. She/ not/ go/ to the church/ five days ago.
_______________________________________________________________
5. How/ be/ he/ yesterday?
_______________________________________________________________
6. and Mrs. James/ come back home/ and/ have/ lunch/ late/ last night?
_______________________________________________________________
7. They/ happy/ last holiday?
_______________________________________________________________
8. How/ you/ get there?
_______________________________________________________________
9. I/ play/ football/ last/ Sunday.
_______________________________________________________________
10.My/ mother/ make/ two/ cake/ four/ day/ ago.
_______________________________________________________________
11.Tyler/ visit/ his/ grandmother/ last/ month.
_______________________________________________________________

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12.Joni/ go/ zoo/ five/ day/ ago.
_______________________________________________________________
13.We/ have/ fun/ yesterday.
_______________________________________________________________
14.My/ father/ not/ at the office/ the day/ before yesterday.
_______________________________________________________________

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 PAST CONTINUOUS

Ex 1. Chia động từ ở trong ngoặc ở thì quá khứ tiếp diễn để hoàn thành câu

1. I lost my keys when I _______________ (walk) home.

2. It was raining while we _______________ (have) dinner.
3. I saw the department stores when I _______________ (sit) on the bus.
4. Her phone rang while she _______________ (talk) to her new boss.
5. My friends________________(drive) to work when they heard the news on
the radio.
6. He _______________ (ride) his bicycle when the cat ran across the road.
7. We couldn’t go to the beach yesterday because it _______________. (rain)
8. It was a lovely day. The sun was shining and the birds _______________
(sing) in the trees.
9. The tourist lost his camera while he _____________(walk) around the
city.
10.The lorry _______________ (go) very fast when it hit our car.
11.I _________________ (walk) down the street when it began to rain.
12.At this time last year, I ____________ (attend) an English course.
13.Jim _____________ (stand) under the tree when he heard an explosion.
14.While I ___________ (study) in my room, my roommates ___________
(have) a party in the other room.
15.Mary and I ______________ (dance) the house when the telephone rang.

Ex2. Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì quá khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ tiếp diễn

1. My friend Harry _________ off the ladder while he _______________ the

ceiling of his room. (FALL, PAINT)
2. We ______________ the house in 2003. At that time it _______________
£ 150,000. (BUY, COST)
3. Dad _____________ interested in buying a new car. (NOT BE)
4. My sister ______________ for me at the airport terminal when I
____________. (WAIT, ARRIVE)
5. A few nights ago, I ____________ a book when suddenly I
_____________ a noise outside. A few teenagers _____________ loud
music. (READ, HEAR, PLAY)
6. The fire ________________ when the first firefighters ______________ at
the scene. (STILL BURN, ARRIVE)
7. My brother ______________ for a job when he ______________ across an
interesting ad in the newspaper. (LOOK, COME)

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 8. I _______________ someone call my name. I ______________ around and
______________ my dad standing at the back of the queue. I
_______________ so surprised. (HEAR, TURN, SAW, BE)
9. My sister _______________ a bright summer dress when I
______________ her at the performance. (WEAR, SEE)
10.I _________ preparing dinner at 4.pm and I ______________ still at it
when my wife ______________ home. (START, BE, COME)
11.Our housekeeper ______________ the vase. As she ______________ up
the pieces, she _________ her middle finger. (BREAK, PICK, CUT)
12.We suddenly ______________ that we ______________ in the wrong
direction. (REALISE, DRIVE)
13.She ______________ a great skier when she was young. (BE)
14.I ______________ an old friend in town while I _____________ the
shopping. (MEET, DO)
15.While the children _____________ with others my husband and I
_____________ to have a cup of coffee. (PLAY, DECIDE)

Ex3. Viết thành câu hoàn chỉnh ở thì quá khứ tiếp diễn dựa trên từ gợi ý

1. (they / take the exam?) _________________________________________

2. (when / he / work there?) ________________________________________
3. (you / make dinner?) __________________________________________
4. (they / drink coffee when you
arrived?) _____________________________
5. (when / we / sleep?) _________________________________________
6. (they / study last night) ___________________________________
7. (we / talk when the accident happened)__________________________
8. (he / not / exercise enough) _____________________________________
9. (I / talk too much?) ________________________________________
10.(it / not / snow) ______________________________________
11.(how / they / feel?) ________________________________
12.(they / not / talk) ____________________________________
13.(where / I / stay?) ____________________________________
14.(why / he / study on a Saturday night?) _________________________
15.(I / go to school when you saw me) _____________________________
16.(you / sleep at 6am)____________________________________
17. (she / work when I called) _____________________________
18.(we / not / leave when you called) ____________________________
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 19.(I / not / stay in a hotel) ___________________________________
20.(we / make too much noise?) __________________________________

Ex4. Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở dạng thích hợp (quá khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ
tiếp diễn)

1. Yesterday evening Tom _____________ (have) a bath when the phone

____________ (ring). He got out of the bath and ____________ (answer)
the phone.
2. I _____________ (see) Tony in the park. He ____________ (sit) on the
grass and ______________ (read) a book.
3. While I _____________ (walk) in the garden, I ________ (hurt) my back.
4. Tommy ___________ (burn) his hand when he _____________ (cook) the
dinner.
5. George __________ (fall) off the ladder while he _____________ (paint)
the ceiling.
6. Last night, I ___________ (read) in the bed when suddenly I ___________
(hear) a scream.
7. _________(you, watch) ___________television when I phoned you?
8. Ann ___________ (wait) for me when I _______ (arrive).
9. I ___________ (not/drive) very fast when the accident ________ (happen).
10.I ________ (break) a plate last night. I ________ (do) the washing-up
when it ____________ (slip) out of my hand

Ex5. Biến đổi các câu sau sang phủ định, câu hỏi và trả lời các câu hỏi đó

1. He was planting trees in the garden at 4 pm yesterday.

____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
2. They were working when she came yesterday.
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
3. She was painting a picture while her mother was making a cake.
____________________________________________________________

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 ____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
4. Anne was riding her bike to school when Peter saw her yesterday.
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
5. He was typing a letter when his boss went into the room.
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________

Ex6. Hoàn thành các câu bằng cách sử dụng các cặp động từ đã cho. Một từ ở
thì quá khứ đơn ở một khoảng trống và từ còn lại ở thì quá khứ tiếp diễn

come – show get – go hope – give live – spend

look – see play – break start – check in

1. Just as I was_______________the bath all the lights_________________ .

2. I_______________to go away this weekend, but my
boss_______________me some work that I have to finish by Monday.
3. When I_______________in Paris, I_______________three hours a day
travelling to and from work.
4. A friendly American couple_______________chatting to him as
he_______________at the hotel reception.
5. I bumped into Lena last week. She_______________a lot better than when
I last_______________her.
6. My boss_______________into the office just as
I_______________everyone my holiday photos.
7. I_______________badminton four times a week before
I_______________my ankle.

Ex7. Sử dụng cùng một thì, quá khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ tiếp diễn, trong cả hai
từ

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 add – taste go off – light not listen – explain

push – run not watch – dream

1. The smoke alarm_______________when he_______________a candle

underneath it.
2. I can’t remember how to answer this question. I must confess that
I_______________while the teacher_______________it to us.
3. She_______________more salt to the soup, and then
it_______________much better.
4. Although the television was on, I_______________it. Instead
I_______________about my holidays.
5. She_______________open the door and_______________into the room.

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 SIMPLE PRESENT EXERCISE

Ex 1. Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì hiện tại đơn

1. The flight (start)______________at 6 a.m every Thursday.

2. I like Math and she (like)_____________Literature.
3. I (bake)____________ cookies twice a month.
4. My best friend (write)___________ to me every week.
5. Jane always ____________(take care) of her sister.
6. My family (have) __________a holiday in December every year.
7. Martha and Kevin ___________ (swim) twice a week.
8. She ___________ (help) the kids of the neighborhood.
9. Mike (be)________humour.He always ___________ (tell) us funny stories.
10.Tiffany and Uma (be) ______my friends.

Ex 2. Điền dạng đúng của động từ “to be”:

1. My dog __________small.
2. She ________ a student.
3. We _________ready to get a pet.
4. My life _____ so boring. I just watch TV every night.
5. My husband________from California. I _______from Viet Nam.
6. We ____________ (not/be) late.
7. Emma and Betty(be)________ good friends.
8. ___________ (she/be) a singer?
9. His sister(be) _________seven years old.
10.Trixi and Susi(be)__________my cats.

Ex 3. 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.
________________________________________________________________________________________________

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 6. very/much/not/like/lemonade/I
________________________________________________________________________________________________

7. Wednesdays/on/It/rain/often.
________________________________________________________________________________________________

8. never/wear/Jane/jeans.
________________________________________________________________________________________________

9. phone/his/on/father/Sundays/Danny/every
________________________________________________________________________________________________

10.Austria/I/from/be/Vienna.
________________________________________________________________________________________________

Ex 4. Tìm từ để hoàn thành đoạn văn sau

Mary (1)________a teacher. She (2)_______ English. The children love her and
they (3)._________a lot from her. Mary (4).________home at 3.00 and
(5).______lunch. Then she sleeps for an hour. In the afternoon she
(6)__________swimming or she cleans her house. Sometimes, she (7)_______her
aunt and (8)___________tea with her. Every Sunday she does the shopping with
her friends.

Ex 5. Hoàn chỉnh các câu dưới đây với các từ gợi ý trong hộp

wake up – open – speak – take – do – cause – live – play – close – live – drink

1. Ann _____________ handball very well.

2. I never _____________ coffee.
3. The swimming pool _____________ at 7:00 in the morning.
4. It _____________ at 9:00 in the evening.
5. Bad driving _____________ many accidents.
6. My parents _____________ in a very small flat.
7. The Olympic Games _____________ place every four years.
8. They are good students. They always _____________ their homework.
9. My students _____________ a little English.
10.I always _____________ early in the morning.

Ex 6. Tìm và sửa lỗi sai

1. What does they wear at their school?

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 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.
5. How does Linda carries such a heavy bag?

Ex 7. Viết lại câu hoàn chỉnh

1. Minh/usually/not/sleep/early/at weekends.
________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. You/understand the questions from your teacher?

________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Her husband/his colleague/play/tennis/whenever/they/free.

________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. My family/normally/eat/breakfast/6.30.
________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. San/not/phone/mother/Mondays.
________________________________________________________________________________________________

Ex 8. Điền trợ động từ ở dạng phủ định

1. I _________ like tea.

2. He _________ play football in the afternoon.
3. You _________ go to bed at midnight.
4. They_________do the homework on weekends.
5. The bus _________arrive at 8.30 a.m.
6. My brother _________finish work at 8 p.m.
7. Our friends _________ live in a big house.
8. The cat _________ like me.

Ex9. Bài tập nâng cao thì hiện tại đơn

Bài tập nâng cao về thì hiện tại đơn là dạng bài tập có kết hợp các loại thì khác
với thì hiện tại đơn.

Ex10. Cho dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc ở thì hiện tại đơn hoặc hiện tại
tiếp diễn

1. Look! He __________ (listen) to us.

2. We __________ (stay) at a hotel this week.
3. I _________ (go) to bed early on Sundays.
4. My mum is at the shop. She _______ (buy) a new dress.
5. Jill _______ (have) a lot of money.
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 6. They usually _________ (leave) on Sunday.
7. Please, stop! You _______ (drive) so fast!
8. We ________ (meet) in Berlin each year.
9. We ______ (go) to discos on Fridays.
10.He normally _________ (come) on time. I can’t hear you!
11.I ________ (have) a shower
12.Sam ______ (do) his homework at night.

Ex11. Chia động từ trong ngoặc đúng để hoàn thành đoạn văn sau (thì hiện
tại đơn hoặc hiện tại tiếp diễn)

Dear Editor! I ______ (write) this letter because it________ (seem) to me that far
too many changes ________ (take) place in my country these days, and, as a
result, we _______ (lose) our identity. I ______ (live) in a small town but even
this town _________ (change) before my eyes. For example, town authorities
___________ (build) a burger place where my favourite restaurant used to be.
Our culture ___________ (belong) to everybody, and I _____________ (not
understand) why the town leaders _____________ (not do) to preserve it. They
simply ___________ (not care). In fact, I _______ (think) of starting an action
group. I _________ (appear) on a TV show on Friday evening to make people
aware of how important this issue is. It’s time for us to start doing something
before it ______ (get) too late.

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 SIMPLE FUTURE
Ex 1: Complete the sentences using going to or will

1. Look at those clouds. It ______________ snow

2. Don’t tell anyone, ______________ you?
3. I think he ______________ (like) this book
4. I have a lot of tests next weeks so I ______________ (study) in the library after school
5. I ______________ (study) medicine next year
6. It ______________ (probably/ rain) tomorrow
7. Those tomatoes look delicious. I ______________ (buy) some for dinner
8. I ______________ (not/ buy) you a new phone if you fail your English in library after
school.
9. Sorry, I am not free tomorrow. I ______________ (visit) my best friend.
10. We ______________ (wait) in the shelter until the bus comes
11. I don’t think you ______________ (have) any problems when you land in Boston.
12. Wait! I ______________ (drive) you to the station
13. I ______________ (see) my mother in May
14. We ______________ (have) dinner at seaside restaurant on Sunday.
15. It ______________ (snow) in Brighton tomorrow evening.

Ex 2: Dùng từ gợi ý viết thành câu hoàn chỉnh

1. He/ wish/ Bin/ come/party/ next week.

…………………………………………………………………………………………….

2. If/ she/ not/ learn/ very hard/,/she/not/ pass/ test.

…………………………………………………………………………………………….

3. Minh/ take/ the zoo/ next Sunday?

…………………………………………………………………………………………….

4. I/ believe/ Huynh/ recover/ illness/ soon.

…………………………………………………………………………………………….

5. They/ drink/ in the same restaurant/ next week.

…………………………………………………………………………………………….

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Ex 3: Cho dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc.

1. I (do)__________it for you tomorrow.

2. My father (call)_____________you in 5 minutes.

3. We believe that she (recover)_______________from her illness soon.

4. I promise I (return)______________to school on time.

5. If it rains, he (stay)____________at home.

6. You (take) me to the zoo this weekend?

7. I think he (not come)_______________back his hometown.

Ex 4: Hoàn thành các câu sau:

1. A: “There's someone at the door.”

B: “I _________________________ (get) it.”

2. Joan thinks the Conservatives ________________ (win) the next election.

3. A: “I’m going to move my house tomorrow.”

B: “I _________________________ (come) and help you.”

4. If she passes the exam, she _________________________ (be) very happy.

5. I _________________________ (be) there at four o'clock, I promise.

6. A: “I’m cold.”

B: “I _______________________ (turn) on the fire.”

7. A: “She's late.”

B: “Don't worry she _________________________ (come).”

8. The meeting _________________________ (take) place at 6 p.m.

9. If you eat all of that cake, you _________________________ (feel) sick.

10. They _________________________ (be) at home at 10 o'clock.

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Ex 5: Hoàn thành các câu sau:

1.I'm afraid I _________________________ (not/ be) able to come tomorrow.

2. Because of the train strike, the meeting _________________________ (not/ take)

place at 9 o'clock.

3. A: “Go and tidy your room.”

B: “I _________________________ (not/ do) it!”

4. If it rains, we _________________________ (not/ go) to the beach.

5. In my opinion, she _________________________ (not/ pass) the exam.

6. A: “I'm driving to the party, would you like a lift?”

B: “Okay, I _________________________ (not/ take) the bus, I'll come with you.”

7. He _________________________ (not/ buy) the car, if he can't afford it.

8. I've tried everything, but he _________________________ (not/ eat).

9. According to the weather forecast, it _________________________ (not/ snow)

tomorrow.

10. A: “I'm really hungry.”

B: “In that case we _________________________ (not/ wait) for John.

Ex 6: Viết thành câu hoàn chỉnh dựa vào những từ gợi ý:

1. She/ hope/ that/ Mary/ come/ party/ tonight.

- She hopes that Mary will come to the party tonight.

2. I/ finish/ my report/ 2 days.

_________________________________________

3. If/ you/ not/ study/ hard/ ,/ you/ not/ pass/ final/ exam.

_________________________________________

4. You/ look/ tired/ ,/ so/ I/ bring/ you/ something/ eat.

_________________________________________
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5. you/ please/ give/ me/ lift/ station ?

_________________________________________

Ex 7. Hoàn thành những câu sau đây bằng cách chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì
tương lai đơn (will hoặc tobe going to)

1. When we get home, we ___________ (have) dinner.

2. I know they ___________ (feel) very happy if they win the match.

3. They’ve already decided on their next summer holiday. They ____________ (do) a
tour of Norway.

4. She thinks that the Take That concert __________ (be) really exciting.

5. “What are your plans for this evening?” I ________ (meet) my friends and then go to a
birthday party.

6. If you revise for the exam , I’m sure you ________ (get) a good result.

7. The weather forecast is good for the next few days. It _________ (be) very sunny.

8. I can’t come on the march tomorrow. I ___________ (look after) my cousins.

9. In the future, I think humans ___________ (wipe out) many different species.

10. He is buying some butter and eggs because he _________ (make) a cake later.

11. This homework is very easy. I know we __________ (do) it very quickly.

12. In five years time, I _____________ (be) at university.

13. She wants to get her mum a birthday present. But she _____________ (not buy) it
today.

14. Their suitcases are packed. They ______________ (go) on holiday.

15. If we go to Paris, we ____________ (take) lots of pictures.

16. My brother thinks it ______________ (snow) tomorrow.

17. It’s very late! Hurry up or we ___________ (be) late for work.

18. Look at that boy at the top of that tree! He ___________ (fall).

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19. When we go home, we ____________ (watch) TV. We don’t want to miss our
favourite program.

20. I’m sure they ___________ (lose) the match.

Ex 8. Choose the correct form of the verb, given in brackets

1. I _______________ (work) in the garden all day long tomorrow.

2. I _______________ (finish) the book by the evening
3. While my mother is having her breakfast, I _______________ (read) the newspaper.
4. He can’t come at two o’clock tomorrow because he _______________ (work) at the
time
5. He _______________ (write) the article by five o’clock
6. He _______________ (send) is a telegram as soon as the steamer arrives.

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 COMPARISON EXERCISES
Ex 1. Use Comparison or superlative to complete the sentences below.

1. My house is (big) ..................... than yours.

2. This flower is (beautiful) .......................... than that one.

3. This is the (interesting) ................................ book I have ever read.

4. Non-smokers usually live (long) ........................... than smokers.

5. Which is the (dangerous) .......................... animal in the world?

6. A holiday by the sea is (good) ...................... than a holiday in the mountains.

7. It is strange but often a coke is (expensive) ............................ than a beer.

8. Who is the (rich) ...................... woman on earth?

9. The weather this summer is even (bad) .................... than last summer.

10. He was the (clever) ...................... thief of all.

11. Dogs are (intelligent) ........................... than rabbits

12. Lucy is (old) ....................than Ellie.

13. Russia is far (large) ....................... than the UK

14. My Latin class is (boring) ..................... than my English class.

15. In the UK, the streets are generally (narrow) ......................... than in the USA

16. London is (busy) ................... than Glasgow

17. Julie is (quiet) .................. than her sister.

18. Amanda is (ambitious) ............................ than her classmates.

19. My garden is a lot (colourful) ............................... than this park.

20. His house is a bit (comfortable) ................................. than a hotel.

Ex 2. Complete the sentence below by using comparision or superlative

1. Once upon a time there were three little pigs who wanted to see the world.

When the they left home, their mum gave them some advice: Whatever you
do, do it the (good)....................you can.
2. So the three pigs wandered through the world and were the

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 (happy)........................pigs you've ever seen.
3. They were playing (funny) ............................ games all summer long, but

then came autumn and each pig wanted to build a house.

4. The first pig was not only the (small) ......................... but also the

(lazy) .................... of the pigs.

5. He (quick) .................... built a house out of straw.

6. The second pig made his house out of wood which was a bit

(difficult) ........................than building a straw house.

7. The third pig followed his mum's advice and built a strong house out of

bricks, which was the (difficult) ............................ house to build.

8. The pig worked very (hard) .........................., but finally got his house ready before

winter.
9. During the cold winter months, the three little pigs lived (extreme) ....................

(good) .................... in their houses.

10. They (regular) ......................... visited one another and had the

(wonderful) .................... time of their lives.

Ex 3. Cho dạng dung của tính từ trong ngoặc

1. A cheetah is ...........................than a horse. (fast)

2. Susan’s hair is ......................... than Betty’s. (short)

3. The Mt Blanc is .................... than the Großglockner, the Mt Everest is

the .................mountain. (high)
4. June is ................ than May, but July is the ............. (hot)

5. Table tennis is ................. than tennis, but badminton is the ............. (easy)

6. French is ................. than English, but Chinese is the .................... language.

(difficult)
7. "Airforce One" is the ..................... film I have ever seen. (interesting)

8. No, I don’t think so. "Contact" is ................. than "Airforce One". (interesting)

9. Hot dogs are .................. than hamburgers. (good)

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10. This is the ....................... chocolate cake I have ever eaten. (good)

11. Skiing is as ..................... as riding a bike. (easy)

12. Carol sings as .................. as Mary, but Cindy sings the .............................
(beautiful)
13. Tennis is ................. than skiing, but football is the .................... sport. (popular)

14. Detective films are as ........................ as western films. (boring)

15. No, I don’t think so! Romantic films are .................. films I have ever seen. (boring)

16. The United States are .................. than Mexico, but Russia is the ....................
country (large)
17. A mouse is as .................. as a hamster, but a rat is ............... than a mouse. (clever)

18. A canary is .................. than an eagle, but a parrot is the ................ bird. (colourful)

19. Peter is as ……………. as George. (clever)

20. January is as ....................... as February. (cold)

21. Dad's car is much (fast) ......................... than mine.

22. I think scuba diving is (fascinating) .......................... than climbing.

23. His thirst grew (big) ........................ and (big)

24. He thinks this test was (difficult) ..................... than the last one.

25. They live in a (beautiful) ......................... house.

26. She is the (good) ..................... tennis player of the world.

27. Susan is a (nice) ......................... girl.

28. This suitcase is (heavy) ....................... than the others.

29. Hotels in London are (expensive) ............................. than in Vienna.

30. Bob is (tall) ...................... than Keith, but Phil is the (tall).

31. Doris reads (many) ........................ books than Peter, but Frank reads the (many).

32. France is as (beautiful) ........................ as Spain.

33. They live in a (big) ...................... house, but Fred lives in a (big) .................... one.

34. My sister is three years (young) ........................ than me.

35. This was the (bad) .......................... film I have ever seen.

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 REWRITE

1. So sánh ngang bằng.

a. Mary/ tall/ her brother.
....................................................................................................
b. A lemon/ not sweet/ an orange.
...................................................................................................

c. A donkey/ not big/ a horse.

................................................................................................
d. This dress/ pretty/ that one.
...............................................................................................
e. the weather/ not cold/ yesterday.
..............................................................................................
2. So sánh hơn:
a. A rose/ beautiful/ a weed.
..............................................................................................

b. A dog/ intelligent/ a chicken.

..............................................................................................

c. Ba/ friendly/ Nam.

.............................................................................................

d.Your house/ far/ from school / my house.

.............................................................................................

e. A horse/ strong/ a person.

.............................................................................................

3. So sánh nhất:
a. The Nile/ long/ river/ in the world.
.............................................................................................

b. Lan/ tall/ student / in my class.

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.............................................................................................

c. English coffee/ bad/ of all.

.............................................................................................

d. Australia/ small/ continent in the world.

...........................................................................................

e. That/ high/ mountain in the world.

...........................................................................................

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 PRACTICE EXWERCISE

Ex 1: Hoàn thành câu bằng dạng so sánh đúng của từ trong ngoặc:

1. Her daughter is................her (beautiful).

2. Summer is....................season of the year (hot)

3. That dog isn't....................it looks (dangerous)

4. In the past, people were....................than today (polite)

5. It is...........today than it was yesterday (cold)

6. Our hotel was..............than all the others in the town (cheap)

7. What's....................river in the world (long)

8. It was an awful day. It was.............day of my life (bad)

9. Everest is...............mountain in the world. It is.........than any other mountain (high)

10. I prefer this chair to the other one. It's.................. (comfortable)

Ex 2: Viết lại các câu sau bắt đầu bằng từ cho trước sao cho nghĩa không thay đổi.

1. This is the most delicious cake I've ever tasted.

=> I've................................

2. I've never met any more dependable person than George.

=> George is..............................

3. There isn't anybody as kind-hearted as your mother.

=> Your mother is........................

4. There is no better teacher in this school than Mr John.

=> Mr John is...................................

5. Have you got any bigger than that one?

=> Is this.......................................?

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 DIFFICUL EXERCISE

I. Choose the correct answer.

1. Of the four dresses, I like the red one (better/ best).

2. Pat's car is (faster/ fastest) than Dan's.

3. John is (less/ least) athletic of all the men.

4. Does Fred feel (weller/ better) today than he did yesterday?

5. My cat is the (prettier/ prettiest) of the two.

6. This vegetable soup tastes very (good/ best).

7. David is the (happier/ happiest) person that we know.

8. This summery is (the better/ the best) of the pair.

9. Jim has as (few/ fewer) opportunities to play tennis as I do.

10. The museum is (the further/ the furthest) away of the three buildings.

II. Complete the following sentences with the appropriate form of the words in
brackets.
1. Learning to speak a language is often much (easy)
than learning to write it.
2. This hotel must be (expensive) than the small one next
door.
3. He is certainly (unusual) person I have ever met.
4. His latest film is (interesting) than his previous ones.
5. What is (difficult) thing you have ever done?
6. Losing your credit card is (bad) than losing your
money.
7. Bringing up children is one of (hard) jobs in the world.
8. When I saw her, she looked much (thin) than I
remembered her.

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 III. Complete the sentences below, using the suitable comparison form of the
adjectives from the box. One of these adjectives is used twice.
warm comfortable cheap intelligent

lucky simple boring hot difficult

1. This exercise is
too easy – can't we try a one?
2. England is too cold in spring – let's go to Spain where is .
3. She comes top in all exams – she must be girl in
the class.

4.The temperature in July reaches forty – four degrees – it's

month of the year.
5. Let's buy this video – it doesn't cost too much – it's
the other one.
6. When I passed my driving test, it was the day of my
life.
7. Lying down in bed is sitting on a hard chair.
8. I could hardly keep awake – it was
film I've ever seen.
9. She's person I know – she is always
winning prizes in lotteries.
10. I can't do this test – can you give me a one?

IV. Match the phrases in A with suitable ones in B and C to make meaningful

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V. sentences.

A B C
1. Jonathan is A. the biggest state m. in the group.

2. My great-great aunt is B. the longest river n. in my family.

3. London is C. the best musician o. in the team.

4. Alaska is D. the fastest runner p. in the world.

5. The guitar player is E. the biggest city q. in Britain.

6. The Nile is F. the oldest person r. in the USA.

7. My parents' room is G. the most expensive s. of the four bedrooms.

8. The Mercedes is H. the longest day t. of the five girls.

9. Sarah is I. the youngest u. of the three cars.

10. June 21th is J. the biggest v. of the year.

VI. Rewrite the sentences, beginning as shown.

1. Yesterday the temperature was nine degrees, but today it is only six
degrees. It's .
2. I expected my friends arrived at about 4p.m. In fact they
arrived at 2:30. My friends .
3. Jane cooks better than her sister.

Jane's sister .

4. Tom is the best football player in this

team. Nobody in this team
5. Nothing is faster than the speed

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 ARTICLES

I. Chosse the best answer for each questions (“x” for the answers without
articles)

1. We are looking for _______ place to spend ________ night.

A. the/the B. a/the C. a/a D. the/a

2. Please turn off ________ lights when you leave ________ room.

A. the/the B. a/a C. the/a D. a/the

3. We are looking for people with ________experience.

A. the B. a C. an D. x

4. Would you pass me ________ salt, please?

A. a B. the C. an D. x

5. Can you show me ________way to ________station?

A. the/the B. a/a C. the/a D. a/the

6. She has read ________interesting book.

A. a B. an C. the D. x

7. You’ll get ________shock if you touch ________ live wire with that
screwdriver.

A. an/the B. x/the C. a/a D. an/the

8. Mr. Smith is ________ old customer and ________ honest man.

A. An/the B. the/an C. an/an D. the/the

9. ________ youngest boy has just started going to ________ school.

A. a/x B. x/the C. an/x D. the/x

10. Do you go to ________ prison to visit him?

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A. the B. a C. x D. an

11. ________eldest boy is at ________ college.

A. a/the B. the/x C. x/ a D. an/x

12. Are you going away next week? No, ________ week after next.

A. an B. a C. the D. x

13. Would you like to hear ________ story about ________ English scientist?

A. an/the B. the/the C. a/the D. a/ an

14. There’ll always be a conflict between ________ old and ________ young.

A. the/the B. an/a C. an/the D. the/a

15. There was ________ collision at ________ corner.

A. the/a B. an/the C. a/the D. the/the

16. My mother thinks that this is ________ expensive shop.

A. the B. an C. a D. x

17. Like many women, she loves ________ parties and ________gifts.

A. the/ a B. a/the C. a/a D. x/x

18. She works seven days ________ week.

A. a B. the C. an D. x

19. My mother goes to work in ________ morning.

A. a B. x C. the D. an

20. I am on night duty. When you go to ________ bed, I go to ________ work.

A. a/x B. a/the C. the/x D. x/x

II. Choose the best anwser:

1. I’m afraid of dogs/the dogs.

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2. Can you pass the salt/salt, please?

3. Apples/the apples are good for you.

4. Look at apples/the apples on that tree! They are very big.

5. Women/the women live longer than men/the men.

6. I don’t drink tea/the tea. I don’t like it.

7. We had a very nice meal. Vegetables/ the vegetables were especially good.

8. Life/the life is strange sometimes. Some very strange things happen.

9. I like skiing/the skiing. But I’m not good at it.

10. Who are people/the people in this photograph?

11. What makes people/the people violent? What causes aggression/the

aggression?

12. All books/all the books on the top shelf belong to me.

13. First world war/ the first world war lasted from 1914 until 1918.

14. One of our biggest problems is unemployment/the unemployment.

IV. Use “a/an/the or “X” to fill in the blanks

1. Are John and Mary ________cousins?

No, they aren't ________cousins; they are ________brother and ________sister.

2. ________fog was so thick that we couldn't see ________ side of ________road.

We followed ________car in front of us and hoped that we were going
________right way.

3. I can't remember ________exact date of ________storm, but I know it was on

________Sunday because everybody was at ________church. On
________Monday ________post didn't come because ________roads were
blocked by ________fallen

trees.

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4. Peter thinks that this is quite ________ cheap restaurant.

5. A: There's ________murder here. ~

B: Where's ________body?~

A: There isn't ________body. ~

B: Then how do you know there's been ________murder?

6. Number ________hundred and two, - ________house next door to us, is for

sale.

It's quite ________nice house with ________big rooms ________back windows

look out on ________park.

7. I don't know what ________price ________owners are asking. But Dry and Rot
are ________agents. You could give them ________ring and make them
________offer.

8. ________postman's little boy says that he'd rather be ________dentist than

________doctor, because ________dentists don't get called out at ________night.

9. Just as ________air hostess (there was only one on the plane) was handing me
________cup of ________coffee ________plane gave ________lurch and
________ coffee went all over ________person on ________other side of
________gangway.

10. There was ________collision between ________car and ________cyclist at

________ crossroads near ________my house early in ________morning.

11. Professor Jones, ________man who discovered ________new drug that

everyone is talking about, refused to give ________press conference.

12 Peter Piper, ________student in ________ professor's college, asked him why

he refused to talk to ________press

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