Chuyên đề ôn ngữ pháp vào 10 - Chuyên đề 1: Thì động từ

 CHUYÊN ĐỀ I: THÌ ĐỘNG TỪ
B. PRACTICE EXERCISES
I. THE PRESENT TENSES
Exercise 1 : Complete the following sentences using the forms of present simple tense of 
verbs in brackets.
Question 1 : The earth_____(go) around the sun.
Question 2 : Angela usually_____(leave) for work at 8:00 A.M.
Question 3 : Liz_____(get up) at 6 o’clock every morning.
Question 4 : In the summer, John often_____(play) tennis once or twice a week.
Question 5 : What time you usually_____(get) home after work?
Question 6 : The swimming pool_____(open) at 9:00 and_____(close) at 6:30 every day.
Question 7 : Every year I_____(visit) Britain to improve my English.
Question 8 : In the United State, elementary education is compulsory. All 
children_____(study) six years of elementary school.
Question 9 : I_____(not like) feel going to the library to study this afternoon.
Question 10 : American people usually_____(have) their biggest meal in the evening.
Question 11 : - Can you tell me when the train for HCM city_____(leave)? - In fifteen 
minutes. At 7.05.
Question 12 : Of course, you are Lisa, aren’t you? I_____(recognize) you now.
Question 13 : I can see from what you say that your mornings are very busy! But what you 
(do)_____in the afternoons?
Question 14 : Before our director_____(come back), I_____(want) to remind
everyone that we should not use the internet on personal purposes.
Question 15 : - Are you writing to him now?
 - Yes, I always_____(write) to him on his birthday. You_____ (want) to send 
 any message?
 - Certainly.
Exercise 2 : Complete the following sentences using the forms of the present continuous 
tense of verbs in brackets.
Question 1 : It_____(rain) heavily now.
Question 2 : My brother_____(get) married next week.
Question 3 : He is late again. He always_____(come) to class late.
Question 4 : She_____(take) the exam tomorrow.
Question 5 : Look! It_____(get) dark. Hurry up! It_____(rain) in a few minutes. Exercise 4 : Complete the following sentences using the present perfect continuous forms 
of the verbs in brackets.
Question 1 : He_____(wait) all the morning.
Question 2 : Richard_____(do) the same job for 20 years.
Question 3 : I_____(study) English for six months.
Question 4 : Mike_____(work) in Las Vegas for the last few months.
Question 5 : It_____(rain) since lunchtime.
Question 6 : Helen_____(read) this book for three days.
Question 7 : Kevin_____(look) for a job since he finished school.
Question 8 : I’m tired of waiting. I_____(sit) here for one hour.
Question 9 : He is exhausted because he_____(work) continuously for more than twelve 
hours.
Question 10 : She_____(sleep) for 10 hours! You must wake her.
Question 11 : He_____(read) this book for two hours, but he hasn’t finished it yet.
Question 12 : That boy_____(wait) for the bus for half an hour. Shall I tell him that the last 
bus has already gone?
Question 13 : They_____(argue) very excitedly all this time. Shall I come and interrupt 
them?
Question 14 : What have you done with my bag? I_____(look) for it for an hour and I 
haven’t found it yet.
Question 15 : I_____(think) over what you said since yesterday.
Exercise 5 : Choose the best word or phrase to complete in the following questions.
Question 1 : We can go out now. It_____anymore.
A. isn’t raining B. rainsC. has rained D. has been raining
Question 2 : What_____in your spare time? Do you have any hobbies?
A. have you done B. are you doing C. do you do D. have you been doing
Question 3 : Mary usually_____me on Fridays, but she didn’t call last Friday.
A. have been calling B. calls C. is calling D. have called
Question 4 : I_____hungry. Let’s have something to eat.
A. am feeling B. have felt C. feel D. have been feeling
Question 5 : What is that noise? What_____?
A. have been happening B. is happening
C. have happened D. had happened Question 21 : Many girls want to go to the pub while only a minority_____to watch TV at 
home now.
A. is wanting B. want C. will want D. wants
Question 22 : They’ve faxed me I should stay till they_____a replacement. Well,
last time it took two weeks.
A. found B. will find C. find D. had found
Question 23 : Let’s have some tea. It_____chilly.
A. gets B. is getting C. have gotten D. have been getting
Question 24 : Don’t talk to him while he_____.
A. have been reading B. reads C. is reading D. have read
Question 25 : Ann wants to see you. You_____here for ages!
A. have been B. are C. had been D. are being
Question 26 : - Your house is very beautiful. How long you_____here?
 - Nearly ten years.
A. did - live B. have - been living C. do - live D. is - living
Question 27 : I_____to the movies for ages. We used to go a lot.
A. haven’t gone B. didn’t go C. isn’t going D. hadn’t gone
Question 28 : Why are you putting on your coat? You_____out?
A. Do - go B. Have - gone C. Had - gone D. Are - going
Question 29 : Look! That plane_____toward the airport. It is going to land.
A. flies B. have flown C. is flying D. will fly
Question 30 : Ann is very tired. She_____tennis for three hours.
A. is playing B. will play C. plays D. has been playing
Question 31 : He works in a bank, but he_____it very much.
A. doesn’t enjoy B. haven’t enjoyed C. didn’t enjoy D. hadn’t enjoyed
Question 32 : I_____well lately. Maybe I should go to the doctor.
A. didn’t feel B. won’t feel
C. haven’t been feeling D. am not feeling
Question 33 : I_____my homework for two hours, but I_____yet.
A. have done - haven’t finished B. is doing - isn’t finishing
C. will do - will not finish D. have been doing - haven’t finished
Question 34 : Let’s take our travel chess set in case we_____bored on the train.
A. get B. are getting C. got D. have got
Question 35 : We_____get in touch with our customers by post.
A. recently B. hardly C. lately D. latterly TEST I
Exercise 6 : Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the 
following questions.
Question 1 : Hoang_____his email four times a week in order not to miss anything 
important.
A. checks B. will check C. is checking D. check
Question 2 : Nowadays, people_____social networks with more and more caution.
A. uses B. are using C. used D. use
Question 3 : At the moment, my sister_____her homework, my brother_____games.
A. is making - is playingB. is doing - is playing
C. does - plays D. makes - is playing
Question 4 : It’s 7.00 p.m. now and we_____meal together. We usually_____dinner at that 
time.
A. have - eatB. have - are eatingC. are having - eatD. are having - are eating
Question 5 : I_____a bike to school every day but today I_____to school by bus because it 
was stolen yesterday.
A. rode - went B. ride - am going C. ride - go D. is riding - am going
Question 6 : That Hoa_____in class affects other students around.
A. always talk B. is always talking C. always talks D. always talking
Question 7 : Hoang and Phong_____football as they’re having class now.
A. don’t play B. are playing C. doesn’t play D. aren’t playing
Question 8 : Hoa usually_____charge of doing the washing-up in her family.
A. takes B. is taking C. take D. will take
Question 9 : Our friends_____for the fashion show now.
A. is preparing B. are preparing C. prepares D. prepare
Question 10 : All staff in this restaurant_____an urgent meeting right now.
A. are attending B. is attending C. attends D. attend
Question 11 : After the physics lesson, the children know that water_____at 100 Degrees C.
A. will boil B. is boiling C. boils D. boil
Question 12 : My mom_____to the supermarket every Sunday for shopping.
A. goes B. go C. is going D. are going
Question 13 : Look! Minh_____on stage. She looks so beautiful.
A. sings B. are singing C. is singing D. sang
Question 14 : Bich sometimes_____chicken noodle soup for breakfast.
A. are having B. is having C. have D. has Question 4 : It_____(be) very hot last summer.
Question 5 : I_____(walk) home after the party last night.
Question 6 : The Chinese_____(invent) printing.
Question 7 : Sam and I_____(play) tennis yesterday. He was much better than I was, so 
he_____(win) easily.
Question 8 : My grandpa_____(die) 30 years ago. I never_____(meet) him.
Question 9 : - You_____(go) to the movies last night?
 - Yes, but it_____(be) a mistake. The movie_____(be) awful.
Question 10 : When I_____(get) home last night, I_____(be) very tired, so I
_____(go) straight to the bed.
Question 11 : Diane_____(use) to travel a lot. These days she doesn’t take many trips.
Question 12 : - When Joe and Carol_____(meet) each other?
 - They first_____(meet) when they_____(be) in high school.
Question 13 : When Sarah_____(get) to the party last night, Eric had already gone home.
Question 14 : I_____(ring) you up two days ago but I_____(get) no answer. Where 
you_____(be)?
Question 15 : When I_____(be) small, I often_____(play) with a doll.
Exercise 8 : Complete the following sentences using the past continuous forms of the 
verbs in brackets.
Question 1 : This time last year I_____(live) in Brazil.
Question 2 : What you_____(do) at 10:00 last night?
Question 3 : At that time yesterday, I_____(write) a letter.
Question 4 : She_____(learn) English at school at 7:45 yesterday morning.
Question 5 : - What you_____(do) at this time last night? - I was asleep.
Question 6 : Matt burned his hand while he_____(cook) lunch.
Question 7 : I saw you in the park yesterday. You_____(sit) on the grass and _____(read) a 
book.
Question 8 : When I came home, my mother_____(prepare) the meal.
Question 9 : Jane_____(wait) for me when I arrived.
Question 10 : Yesterday evening, while my mother_____(cook) in the kitchen, my 
father_____(watch) the news on TV.
Question 11 : Just as I_____(leave) the house, I heard an explosion from the inside the lab.
Question 12 : When Beth arrived, we_____(have) dinner.
Question 13 : Why didn’t you listen to me while I (talk)_____with you?