Bài ôn tập môn Tiếng Anh 11 - Exercise for verb tenses

EXERCISE FOR VERB TENSES
I. Put these verbs into correct form.
1.I (walk)...........................to work everyday.
2.She (work)..............................in a bank two years ago.
3.We (see)...............................him from time to time last year.
4.Children(need)........................... love.
5.I(go).....................to town yesterday, and I(buy).......................a new book.
6.John(leave)....................................for France tomorrow.
7.He (leave)................................. yesterday.
8.He (work).............................here since August.
9.We often(see)..............................him on the way home.
10.I seldom (go) ..........................to the cinema.
11.I (read) .....................................that book already. 
12.They just(come)................................
13.I (be)...........................in the army during the Second World War.
14.I (walk) .....................................to school everyday last year.
15.We(not be)...................................... there lately.
16.This morning I(walk)................................to school.
17.Please be quite. I(study).......................................
18.The swimming pool(open).............................at 7.00 and (close) ......................at 18.30 everyday.
19.why (you/look).............................................at me like that? Have I said something wrong?
20.I(not/work)...............................this week. I’m on holiday.
21.How many cigarettes(you/smoke)...............................a day?
22.I(live).................................with some friends until I can find a flat.
23.Hurry up! The bus(come)...................................I(not/want).....................to miss it.
24.That machine(not/work)................................It broke down this morning.
25.This machine(not/work)...................................It hasn’t work for years.
26.The River Nile(flow)........................... into the Mediterranean.
27.The river(flow)..............................very fast today-much faster than usual.
28.Can you drive?-No, but I(learn)...............................My father(teach)............................me.
29.We usually(grow)..................................................vegetables in our garden but this year we(not/grow).............................any.
30.You can borrow my umbrella. I(not/need).............................it at the moment.
31.(At a party)I usually(enjoy)..........................parties but I(not/enjoy)...........................this one very much.
32.George says he’s 80 years old but I(not/believe)........................him.
33.Son is in London at the moment. He(stay)............................... at the Hilton Hotel. He usually(stay) ..............................at the Hilton Hotel when he’s in London.
34.A.What(your father/do).........................................? B. He’s a teacher, but he(not/work).........................................at the moment.
35.I’m too tired to walk home. I think I(get)........................... a taxi.
36.When I lived in Hanoi, I(work).....................in a bank.
37.Lan (burn)..........................her hand when she(cook).................................the dinner.
38.It(rain)...................................when I got up.
39.While I(work).............................in the garden, I hurt my back.
40.I saw Jim in the park. He(sit)................................on the grass and(read)..........................a book.
41.Last night I(read)...............................in bed when suddenly I(hear)................a scream.
42.Tom is looking for his key. He can’t find it. He(lose)...................his key.
43.She(play)..................................tennis since she was eight.
44.It is raining now. It began raining two hours ago. It(rain)....................................for two hours..
45.Ann is looking for a job. She began looking six months ago. She(look)..................................... for six months.
II. Give the correct form/ tense of the verbs in brackets. (10 points)
a. It (1)_________ (be) winter and it (2)_________ (snow). It usually (3)_________ (snow) in January here. Betty and James (4. play) _________ in the garden. They (5. build) _________ a snowman and they (6. throw) _________ snowballs. They (7. like) _________ the snow very much. Their father and mother (8. not/like) _________ it. They always (9. stay) _________in the house when it is cold. Their mother usually (10. watch) _________ TV and father (11. listen) _________ to the radio or (12. read) _________ a book. At the moment, they (13. sit) _________in the living room. Mother (14. write) _________a letter and father (15. read) _________ a book. They often (16. look) _________out the window to watch their children playing.
b. Although some groups of people (1. always live) _________ outdoors in tents, camping as we (2. know) _________ it today, (3. begin) _________ to be popular about 50 years ago. The increase in the use of cars and improvements in camping equipment (4. allow) _________ more people to travel longer distances into the countryside and (5. stay) _________ there in greater comfort. Many campers like (6. be) _________ themselves in quiet areas, so they take their tent and food and walk or cycle into the forests or the mountains. Others, (7. prefer) _________ to be near people, (8. drive) _________ to a public or privately-owned campsite which (9. have) _________ up-to-date facilities, like hot shower and swimming pools. Whether campers are separate in the mountain or on a busy site, they should remember to keep the area clean and tidy. In the forests, they must put out any fires and keep food hidden to avoid (10. attract) _________ animals.
III. choose the best answer.
1.Not again! This is the third time that I ....... my keys since I ........ home this morning.
a) am losing/was leaving b) had lost/left	c) lose/had left d) have lost/left e) will lose/have left
2. He ......... of retiring until after he .......... enough to afford a life abroad after retirement. 
a) hasn't thought/will save	b) isn't thinking/has been saving	c) won't think/is saving
d) doesn't think/has saved	e) didn't think/will have saved
3. For a year now, Mr. Harris .................. charity balls to collect money for the homeless.
a) had been organizing	b) was organizing	c) would be organizing	e) has been organizing
4. By the time it ............ mid-summer, I ............... at this firm for about ten years.
a) was/could have worked	b) will be/will have worked	
c) is/will have worked	 d) has been/will be working
5. When Bella called me I ............. that we ............ fishing soon.
a) remembered/had gone	b) was remembering/would be going
c) remembered/ would go	d) remember/will be going
6. Each July we ---------- to Turkey for a holiday.
(a) are going	b) go	c) went	d) were going
7. --------- Robert lately?
a) Did you see	b) Have you seen	c) Do you see	d) Are you seeing	
8. When I was a child ----------the violin.
a) I was playing	b) I'm playing	c) I play	d) I played
9. Sorry we're late, we--------- the wrong turning.
a) had taken	b) were taking	c) took	d) are taking
10. He---------for the national team in 65 matches so far. a) has played	b) has been playing	c) played	d) is playing