Bài 1. Cho dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc.

1. They (come) ……….. back home after they (finish) ………………… their work.
2. She said that she ( meet) ………. Mr. Bean before.
3. Before he (go) ……….. to bed, he (read) ……………… a novel.
4. He told me he (not/wear) …………… such kind of clothes before.
5. When I came to the stadium, the match (start)…………………….
6. Before she (listen) ……….. to music, she (do)………. homework.
7. Last night, Peter (go) …….. to the supermarket before he (go) ……… home.
Bài 2. Viết lại câu sao cho nghĩa không đổi sử dụng từ gợi ý cho sẵn.
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 3. 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).
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.
Bài 4. 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.
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 5: Chọn đáp án đúng.
Dear Lisa,
Thanks for your letter. I (1) just left / had just left for school when I saw the postman and
the (2) gave / had given it to me. It was really funny! I (3) read / had read it during maths
and it (4) made / had made me laugh. I almost (5) got / had got in trouble!
Anyway, I’m excited because I (6) had / had had my first judo lesson yesterday. I
(7) was / had been a bit sore for the lesson because when I (8) got / had got home, I
suddenly realised I (9) left / had left my judo suit at home! So I (10) went / had gone all
the way home and when I (11) got / had got back, the lesson (12) already began / had
already begun.
The instructor was really nice, though, and I (13) learned / had learned how to do some
basic throws. Can’t wait for next time!
What about you and your taekwondo? The last time I (14) spoke / had spoken to you, you
(15) talked / had talked about giving it up. What (16) did you decide / had you decided?
I think that’s all for now. My mum and I are going shopping shortly, so I’d better post
this.
Speak to you soon.
Love,
Charlotte
Bài 6: Điền dạng đúng của động từ.
1. Before I __________ (meet) Dr Christian, I __________ (see) a number of different
specialists.
2. It __________ (be) only the second time I __________ (ever / be) in a helicopter.
3. Up to the moment when Mr O’Donnell __________ (say) ‘You’re fired’, I
__________ (have) no idea why he wanted to see me.
4. When Tonya __________ (finish) eating, she __________ (ask) the waiter to bring the
bill.
5. The ambulance __________ (left) by the time the reporters __________ (get) to the
scene of the accident.
6. Luckily, I __________ (just / reach) the end of my essay when the teacher __________
(tell) us all to put our pens down.
7. We __________ (do) everything we had to do by five, so we __________ (decide) to
go out for a coffee.
8. I (not) __________ (want) Mrs Thomas’s young son to touch my ornaments because I
__________ (just / clean) them.
9. My mum __________ (be) annoyed with me because I __________ (forget) to get
milk when I was at the shop.
10. I __________ (get) Janine a book for her birthday, but she __________ (read) it
before.
Bài 7: Chọn động từ thì quá khứ đơn hoặc thì quá khứ hoàn thành
1. The robbers (left/had left) the bank when the policemen finally (arrived/had
arrived).
2. When it (started/had started) to rain, John (finished/had finished) planting trees.
3. By the time Minae (went/ had gone) into the store, she (drop/had dropped) his
wallet.
4. Darcey (saw/ had seen) this building before she (returned/had returned) last week.
5. [Link] (didn’t speak/hadn’t spoken) any French before he (moved/ had
moved) to Paris.
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. [Link] (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 he (went/ had gone) to
that restaurant.
Bài 8: Bài tập thì quá khứ hoàn thành dạng viết lại câu
1. After finishing his drink he got up and went away.
→ After ………………………………………………………………………
2. His driving too fast caused an accident.
→ He had an accident as…………………………………………..
3. Everyone settled down. The talk show started.
→ The talk show…………………………………………………………
4. He was relaxing all day. He felt better in the evening.
→ He …………………………………………………………………………..
5. He moved the furniture. He started at 9 o’clock and finished at 3 o’clock.
→ By 3 o’clock……………………………………………………………………………
6. Ben made a terrible mistake. He apologized.
→ Ben apologized…………………………………………………………………….
7. After swimming all day our kids were hungry.
→ Our kids……………………………………………………………………………
8. Sue was happy after dancing with Peter all night.
→ Sue……………………………………………………………………………………
9. The ship sailed for two days. It just landed by the Nile.
→ The ship just …………………………………………………………………………
10. It was 5°C during the day. The snow disappeared in the evening.
→ The snow………………………………………………………………………………
Bài 9: Viết lại câu sao cho nghĩa không đổi
1. David went home before we arrived.
→ After ………………………………………………………………………………….
2. We had snacks then we had a look around the shops.
→ After……………………………………………………………………………………
3. The light failed the moment they began work.
→ They had no sooner …………………………………………………………………….
4. We had never been so happy before.
→ We
were…………………………………………………………………………………
5. I went to the zoo last year and that was where I saw a real tiger for the first time.
→ Before …………………………………………………………………………………..
6. I like that you didn’t go to the party yesterday.
→ I’d rather you
……………………………………………………………………………
7. The man was poor so he could not afford accommodation.
→ If ………………………………………………………………………………………..
8. My teacher gave me a lot of homework.
→ I wish……………………………………………………………………………………
9. He didn’t obey his parents.
→ I’d rather he……………………………………………………………………………..
10. She didn’t take that job in the city because his home was very far from there.
→ If his home …………………………………………………………………………….
Bài 10 Điền dạng đúng của động từ.
1. The doctor asked me if I _______ (smoke) before I entered the room.
2. She told me that Frank _______ (not tidy) his room.
3. In the shopping center, I met a friend who I _______ (not see) for ages.
4. When we asked about Bill, James said that Bill _______ (arrive) on Saturday.
5. No sooner _______ (have) I shut the door when the telephone rang.
6. I wished I _______(purchase) the movie tickets in advance.
7. Only if you _______ (listen) to me, you _______ (not get) confused.
8. The guard asked us if we _______(buy) the movie tickets.
9. I _______ (believe) you if you _______ (not lie) to me before.
10. After being betrayed, George wished he _______ (trust) his best friend.