1. VERB TENSES AND THE SEQUENCE OF TENSES
A. RULES
| Thì | Cách dùng | Công thức | Từ nhận biết |
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| 1. Thì hiện tại đơn |
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S + V
S + be
Thành lập phủ định và nghi vấn: * V (do/does):
* Be (am/is/ are):
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| 2. Thì quá khứ đơn |
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S + V
S + Be
Thành lập phủ định và nghi vấn: * V(did):
* Be (was/were):
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| 3. Thì tương lai đơn |
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S + will + V(bare) Thành lập phủ định và nghi vấn:
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| 4. Thì hiện tại tiếp diễn |
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S + am/is/are + V-ing Thành lập phủ định và nghi vấn:
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| 5. Thì quá khứ tiếp diễn |
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S + was/were + V-ing Thành lập phủ định và nghi vấn:
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| 6. Thì tương lai tiếp diễn |
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S + will + be + V-ing Thành lập phủ định và nghi vấn:
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| 7. Thì hiện tại hoàn thành |
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S + have/has + V(pp) (have: I / số nhiều; has: số ít) Thành lập phủ định và nghi vấn:
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| 8. Thì quá khứ hoàn thành |
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S + had + V(pp) Thành lập phủ định và nghi vấn:
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| 9. Thì tương lai hoàn thành |
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S + will + have + V(pp) Thành lập phủ định và nghi vấn:
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| 10. Thì hiện tại hoàn thành tiếp diễn |
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S + have/has + been + V-ing Thành lập phủ định và nghi vấn:
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| 11. Thì quá khứ hoàn thành tiếp diễn |
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S + had + been + V-ing Thành lập phủ định và nghi vấn:
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| 12. Thì tương lai hoàn thành tiếp diễn |
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S + will + have + been + V-ing Thành lập phủ định và nghi vấn:
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SỰ PHỐI THÌ
WHEN
diễn tả hành động xảy ra nối tiếp nhau
Trong QUÁ KHỨ: WHEN + S + V (quá khứ đơn), S + V (quá khứ đơn)
Eg: When he saw me, he smiled at me.
Trong TƯƠNG LAI: WHEN + S + V (hiện tại đơn), S + V (tương lai đơn)
Eg: When I see him, I will remind him to call you.
diễn tả một hành động đang xảy ra thì có hành động khác xen vào
Trong QUÁ KHỨ: WHEN + S + V (quá khứ đơn), S + V (quá khứ tiếp diễn)
Eg: When I came to see her, she was cooking dinner.
Trong TƯƠNG LAI: WHEN + S + V (hiện tại đơn), S + V (tương lai tiếp diễn)
Eg: When you come in, your boss will be waiting for you there.
diễn tả một hành động xảy ra xong trước một hành động khác
Trong QUÁ KHỨ: WHEN + S + V (quá khứ đơn), S + V (quá khứ hoàn thành)
Eg: When I arrived at the airport, the plane had taken off.
Trong TƯƠNG LAI: WHEN + S + V (hiện tại đơn), S + V (tương lai hoàn thành)
Eg: When you return to the town, they will have finished building a new bridge.
AS SOON AS (ngay khi)
diễn tả hành động xảy ra nối tiếp nhau
Trong QUÁ KHỨ: AS SOON AS + S + V (quá khứ đơn), S + V (quá khứ đơn)
Eg: As soon as she saw a mouse, she shouted and ran away.
Trong TƯƠNG LAI: AS SOON AS + S + V (hiện tại đơn/hiện tại hoàn thành), S + V (tương lai đơn)
Eg: I will call you as soon as I have finished / finish the work.
SINCE (từ khi)
diễn tả nghĩa “từ khi”
S + V (hiện tại hoàn thành) + SINCE + V (quá khứ đơn)
Eg: We have known each other since we were at high school.
BY + TIME (tính đến)
diễn tả hành động kết thúc tính đến một điểm nào đó trong quá khứ/tương lai
Trong QUÁ KHỨ: BY + trạng từ của quá khứ + S + V (quá khứ hoàn thành)
Eg: By last month, we had worked for the company for 9 years.
Trong TƯƠNG LAI: BY + trạng từ của tương lai + S + V (tương lai hoàn thành)
Eg: By next month, we will have worked for the company for 9 years.
AT THIS/THAT TIME
diễn tả hành động đang xảy ra tại một thời điểm xác định trong quá khứ/tương lai
Trong QUÁ KHỨ: AT THIS/THAT TIME + trạng từ của quá khứ + S + V (quá khứ tiếp diễn)
Eg: At this time last week, we were preparing for Tet.
Trong TƯƠNG LAI: AT THIS/THAT TIME + trạng từ của tương lai + S + V (tương lai tiếp diễn)
Eg: At this time next week, we will be having a big party in the garden.
BY THE TIME (vào lúc)
diễn tả nghĩa “vào lúc”
Trong QUÁ KHỨ: BY THE TIME + S + V (quá khứ đơn), S + V (quá khứ hoàn thành)
Eg: By the time she got home, everyone had gone to bed.
Trong TƯƠNG LAI: BY THE TIME + S + V (hiện tại đơn), S + V (tương lai hoàn thành)
Eg: By the time she gets home, everyone will have gone to bed.
AFTER
diễn tả hành động xảy ra xong rồi mới tới hành động khác
Trong QUÁ KHỨ: AFTER + S + V (quá khứ hoàn thành), S + V (quá khứ đơn)
Eg: After she had done her homework, she went out for a walk.
Trong TƯƠNG LAI: AFTER + S + V (hiện tại hoàn thành), S + V (hiện tại đơn)
Eg: After she has done her homework, she goes out for a walk.
BEFORE
diễn tả hành động xảy ra xong trước khi có hành động khác tới
Trong QUÁ KHỨ: BEFORE + S + V (quá khứ đơn), S + V (quá khứ hoàn thành)
Eg: Before she went to bed, she had locked all the doors.
Trong TƯƠNG LAI: BEFORE + S + V (hiện tại đơn), S + V (tương lai hoàn thành)
Eg: Hurry up or the film will have ended before we go to the movie.
UNTIL/TILL
diễn tả nghĩa “cho tới khi”
S + V (tương lai đơn)/ V(bare)/DON'T + V(bare) + UNTIL/TILL + S + V (hiện tại đơn/hiện tại hoàn thành)
Eg: I will wait for you until it is possible.
Wait here until I come back.
B. PRACTICE EXERCISES
Exercise 1: 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. rains
C. 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 6: It's usually dry here at this time of the year. It ________ much.
A. isn't raining
B. hasn't rained
C. hasn't been raining
D. doesn't rain
Question 7: Look! That man over there ________ the same sweater as you.
A. has worn
B. is wearing
C. wears
D. have been wearing
Question 8: I wonder why Jim ________ so nice to me today. He isn't usually like that.
A. is being
B. have been
C. is
D. have being
Question 9: Mary wasn't happy with her new job at first, but she ________ to like it now.
A. begins
B. have begun
C. is beginning
D. have been beginning
Question 10: This is a nice restaurant, isn't it? Is this the first time you ________ here?
A. are
B. have been
C. are being
D. have being
Question 11: I need a new job. I ________ the same job for too long.
A. are doing
B. have done
C. have been doing
D. do
Question 12: “You look tired”. “Yes, I ________ basketball".
A. plays
B. is playing
C. have played
D. have been playing
Question 13: I would like to see Tina again. It's been a long time ________.
A. that I didn't see her
B. for I didn't see her
C. since I saw her
D. until I saw her
Question 14: Bod and Alice have been married ________.
A. that 20 years
B. since 20 years
C. when 20 years
D. for 20 years
Question 15: - I am looking for Paul. You ________ him? - Yes, he was here a minute ago.
A. Have - seen
B. Did - see
C. Do - see
D. Is - seeing
Question 16: Unless she ________ extra, she will not complete the work.
A. is paying
B. have been paying
C. pays
D. is paid
Question 17: The house at the end of the street which ________ empty for years has been sold.
A. is
B. have been
C. is being
D. has been
Question 18: All right, you'll try to fix the television! But I ________ you know what you're doing.
A. hope
B. have hoped
C. is hoping
D. have been hoping
Question 19: Who ________ at the door?
A. knock
B. is knocking
C. have been knocking
D. have knocked
Question 20: How long ________ it ________ you to get to the library?
A. does - take
B. have - taken
C. is - taking
D. have - been taking
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
Question 36: We have been married ________.
A. over twenty years
B. over twenty years ago
C. for over twenty years
D. since over twenty years
Question 37: Melanie ________ her hand. It's bleeding heavily.
A. has cut
B. is cutting
C. cut
D. cuts
Question 38: “When will Mary be able to leave hospital?” - “Don't be so impatient. We cannot release her before we ________ the last test."
A. have completed
B. will have completed
C. will complete
D. completed
Question 39: The Amazon River ________ into the Atlantic Ocean.
A. flows
B. has flowed
C. is flowing
D. will flow
Question 40: My parents live in ________ London. They ________ there ________ all their lives.
A. are living
B. had lived
C. have lived
D. will live
Question 41: Where have you been? I ________ for you for the last half hour.
A. am looking
B. have been looking
C. will be looking
D. look
Question 42: My brother is an actor. He ________ in several movies.
A. appeared
B. had appeared
C. has appeared
D. appears
Question 43: Please don't bother him now. He ________.
A. is working
B. has been working
C. had been working
D. was working
Question 44: I ________ an interesting book at the moment. I will lend it to you when I ________ it.
A. am reading - have finished
B. read - am finishing
C. have read - am finishing
D. read - will finish
Question 45: Ha never ________ fishing in the winter but she always ________ it in the summer.
A. goes - does
B. has gone - done
C. go - do
D. was gone - done
Question 46: We can win only if we remain united, so we must support them the moment they ________ on strike.
A. will have gone
B. will go
C. go
D. went
Question 47: I am sorry. I ________ that fellow's name already.
A. forgot
B. have forgotten
C. have been forgetting
D. forget
Question 48: It usually ________ very much in that part of the United States.
A. is raining
B. rained
C. rains
D. have rained
Question 49: Look! A man ________ after the train. He wants to catch it.
A. runs
B. have been running
C. will run
D. is running
Exercise 2: 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 playing
B. 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 - eat
B. have - are eating
C. are having - eat
D. 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 15: Who ________ the guitar in that room, Hoa?
A. playing
B. is playing
C. play
D. plays
Question 16: Jenny often ________ jeans and T-shirt at school but she ________ a gorgeous dress today.
A. wears - is wearing
B. is wearing - wears
C. wear - is wearing
D. wears - wears
Question 17: First thing in the morning, I ________ a cup of milk tea.
A. has
B. am having
C. have
D. will have
Question 18: Ms. Kim ________ very well when she's under pressure.
A. not work
B. don't work
C. isn't working
D. doesn't work
Question 19: I'm sorry. Lan is busy now. She ________ her document on the second floor.
A. are checking
B. check
C. checks
D. is checking
Question 20: Hurry up, Linh. Other friends ________ for us.
A. are waiting
B. waits
C. wait
D. is waiting
Question 21: My clothes are not in the room. They ________ them away.
A. take
B. have taken
C. took
D. are taking
Question 22: She ________ for 10 hours! You must wake her up.
A. sleeps
B. is sleeping
C. has been sleeping
D. slept
Question 23: David ________ the TV set at the moment. He ________ at it for one hour or so.
A. is repairing/ has worked
B. repairs/has been working
C. has repaired/has been working
D. repairs/worked
Question 24: David ________ his hands. He just ________ the TV set.
A. washes/has just repaired
B. is washing/has just been repairing
C. is washing/ has just repaired
D. has washed/ has just repaired
Question 25: Why ________ you his anecdotes?
A. are you laughing/has Jim told
B. are you laughing/has Jim been telling
C. have you laughed/ has Jim told
D. have you laughed/ has Jim been telling
Exercise 3: Choose the best word or phrase to complete in the following questions.
Question 1: She passed her examination because she ________ very hard.
A. studied
B. was studying
C. had been studying
D. studies
Question 2: You ________ out last night or were you tired?
A. Did - went
B. Had - gone
C. Did - go
D. Had - been going
Question 3: This time yesterday I ________ tennis with my classmates.
A. played
B. was playing
C. had played
D. would play
Question 4: Nicole ________ television a lot when she ________ sick last year.
A. watched - was
B. had watched - had been
C. was watching - was
D. had been watching - was
Question 5: Mary ________ home when she met Dave.
A. came
B. had come
C. had been coming
D. was coming
Question 6: The doorbell ________ while I ________ a shower.
A. was ringing - took
B. rang - was taking
C. had rung - took
D. had been ringing - took
Question 7: When I was young, I ________ to be a pilot.
A. wanted
B. had wanted
C. would want
D. wants
Question 8: The war ________ out three years ago.
A. was breaking
B. had broken
C. broke
D. have been breaking
Question 9: When he was young, he ________ in the army.
A. had been serving
B. serves
C. have served
D. served
Question 10: She often goes to school by bike but yesterday she ________ by bus.
A. travelled
B. have been travelling
C. had travelled
D. travels
Question 11: He ________ a cup of coffee every morning many years ago.
A. have been drinking
B. drank
C. had drunk
D. was drinking
Question 12: Yesterday she ________ to pay me for my helping her but I didn't accept.
A. will offer
B. was offering
C. had offered
D. offered
Question 13: There ________ a lot of grass in the garden last summer.
A. had been
B. were
C. have been
D. will be
Question 14: It's time we ________ something to help him.
A. will do
B. had done
C. did
D. was doing
Question 15: Mr Brown ________ in Paris when the Second World War broke out.
A. lived
B. was living
C. had lived
D. will live
Question 16: I and my mom ________ comic at this time last night.
A. read
B. had been reading
C. have read
D. were reading
Question 17: At 10.pm last night, my younger brother ________ games online.
A. had been playing
B. was playing
C. will be playing
D. have been playing
Question 18: People ________ all trees along the streets at this time two years ago.
A. are planting
B. will have been planting
C. were planting
D. will be planting
Question 19: She ________ her homework at this time yesterday morning?
A. Was-doing
B. Had - been doing
C. Do-do
D. Will - be doing
Question 20: They ________ dinner when we ________.
A. had - was coming
B. had had - came
C. come - will be coming
D. were having - came
Question 21: At 8.am yesterday they ________ dinner while we ________ TV.
A. will be having - will be watching
B. were having - were watching
C. are having - are watching
D. will have had - will have watched
Question 22: When I went out, the sun ________.
A. will be shining
B. is shining
C. was shining
D. had been shining
Question 23: We ________ to the station when it ________ to rain.
A. were walking - began
B. had been walking - began
C. have been walking - begins
D. will be walking - begin
Question 24: The servant dropped two cups while she ________ up last night.
A. is washing
B. had been washing
C. have been washing
D. was washing
Question 25: Almost everybody ________ by the time we arrived.
A. have been leaving
B. had left
C. was leaving
D. have left
Question 26: The secretary ________ until she ________ her work.
A. hadn't left - finish
B. don't leave - had finished
C. didn't leave - had finished
D. wasn't leaving - finished
Question 27: The teacher asked the boy why he ________ his homework.
A. have done
B. did
C. have been doing
D. hadn't done
Question 28: She ________ the letter when she ________ she ________ it to the wrong address.
A. posted - had realized - sent
B. had posted - realized - had sent
C. was posting - realized - had sent
D. have posted - had realized - had sent
Question 29: Hardly ________ a mile when it had a flat tyre.
A. had the car gone
B. did the car go
C. had the car go
D. do the car go
Question 30: The weather ________ far worse than we ________.
A. is - have expected
B. was - was expected
C. was - have been expecting
D. was - had expected
Question 31: They ________ for five years when they finally had a child.
A. will have been married
B. had been married
C. have married
D. will be marrying
Question 32: When she ________ her work, she ________ to the cinema.
A. finished - had gone
B. was finishing - had been going
C. had finished - went
D. had been finishing - was going
Question 33: At the time of our first meeting there was a considerable difference between me and him; he ________ articles in magazines for over five years while I was practically unknown.
A. had been publishing
B. was publishing
C. has been publishing
D. published