Exercises: tenses
I/Give the right form of the verbs in brackets: present perfect or present perfect continuous.

1.I (not see) …………………………….. her since last week.
These students(study)………………………….. English for four years now.
They(not speak)………………………….. to each other since they quarelled.
He (write)…………………………. a novel for two years but he(not finish)………………….. it yet.
We (go) ………………………….on a picnic in the countryside several times before.
I (wait )………………………..here for her since five o’clock and she(not come)……………………..yet.
How long …………you(know)………… Tom?
My brother(go)…………………….to Dalat for holiday.He………..never(be)…………………there.
I (read)…………………………….. that novel several times because I like it.
Ann is very tired. She(work)………………………………………hard recently.

II/Chia các động từ trong ngoặc ra thì simple past hoặc present perfect:
1)We (study)……………………. a very hard lesson the day before yesterday 2)We (study)…………………………….. almost every lesson in this book so far. 3)We (watch,never)…………………………………… that television program. 4)We (watch)……………………….. an interesting program on television last night . 5)My wife and I (travel)……………………………by air many times in the past. 6)My wife and I (travel)……………………… to Mexico by air last summer 7)I (read)…………………. that novel by Hemingway sevaral times before. 8)I (read)…………………… that novel again during my last vacation . 9)I (have)…………………….. a little trouble with my car last week. 10)However,I (have)……………………. no trouble with my car since then.

III/ Put in the correct form of the verb : simple future or future continuous or near future
1. A: I don`t feel well enough to go to the station to meet him. B: I (meet)………………… him for you. But how I (recognize)………………………… him ? A: He`s small and he (wear)…………………… a black cap 2.They (not get married) …………………………………………next year
3. A: This place is dirty B: Oh, I`m sorry. I (bring)………………………………. you another 4. If you call her at six , she ( probably practise)……………………………………………. the piano 5. If he work hard, he (pass)…………………………. the entrance exam to the university 6. If you come at seven, I (work)………………………………….. in my garden 7. We ( be)…………………………….. pleased if our school win the match
8. He (visit)…………………………. my grandfather tomorrow morning. 9. You ( not forget)……………………… to lock up the house before you go out , will you? 10. Don`t call him at seven o`clock tonight . He (watch) ……………………………his favourite television programme 11. I (help)…………………………….. her to look for it until she finds it 12. I’ve decided to repaint this room. Oh,have you? What colour you(paint)…………………………………..it? 13. I (stay)…………………………. here until he answers me 14. If you come at noon I (have)……………………….. lunch

15. If you take a taxi , you (catch)……………………………….. the train 16. Who (look)………………………………… after the children when you are away? 17. The teacher hopes we (pass)………………………. our exam 18. He (wait)……………………………. for you when you get back tomorrow .
19.My mother ( retire)…………………………… in 2 years’ time. 20.why are you filling that bucket with water? I (wash)……………………………..the car.

IV/ Supply the future perfect simple of progressive. Note where both are possible

1. They……………the new bridge by the end of the year. (complete)
2. By the end of this week, I……………..seventeen weeks for my phone to be
repaired. (wait)
3. Do you realize that on August 15, we……….in this house for fifty years? (live)
4. I hope I………….this report by the end of the day (finish)
5. She…………for work before the children get home from school. (leave)
6. We…………non – stop for fourteen hours before we get to Calcuta (fly)
7. They………..work on the great dam by the end of this decade. (complete)
8. Radio waves from earth………. for light years before anyone picks them up.
(travel)
I (do)………………………………..my homework by tomorrow tonight.
By the time you come back home, she (sleep) ……………………………….for 4 hours.











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