BUỔI 2: TỪ LOẠI – THÌ ĐỘNG TỪ

EXERCISES (Tenses)
I. Do Supply the correct verb form: The Simple Present Tense or The Present
Continuous Tense.
1. Be quiet! The baby (sleep).
2. We seldom (eat) before 6:30.
3. Look! A man (run) after the train. He (want) to catch it.
4. The sun (set) in the West.
5. It (be) often hot in summer.
6. I (do) an exercise on the present tenses at this moment and I (think) that I (know) how
to use it now.
7. My mother sometimes (buy) vegetables at this market.
8. It (be) very cold now.
9. It (rain) much in summer. It (rain) now.
10. Daisy (cook) some food in the kitchen at present. She always (cook) in the morning.
III. Supply the correct verb form: Present Tenses.
1. Listen! I (think) someone (knock) at the door.
2. Up to the present, we (write) almost every lesson in the book.
3. The earth (circle) the sun once every 365 days.
4. The farmers (work) in the field at the moment.
5. How many times you (see) him since he went to Edinburgh?
6. Rivers usually (flow) to the sea.
7. Look! The boy (cry).
8. Do you know that man, who (smoke) there?
9. Mrs Green always (go) to work by bus.
10. We (be) from France. We (be) there for 20 years.
11. That house (belong) to Mr. Green.
12. Mai (lose) her dictionary.
13. I (be) sorry. I (forget) that girl’s name already.
14. I (wait) for the manager for two hours.
15. You (ever, see) a lion?
IV.Supply the correct verb form. Simple Past or Present Perfect
1. I (see) her before.
2. I (see) her last year.
3. Tom (never be) in Hanoi.
4. I (read) the novel written by Jack London several times before.
5. What you (do) yesterday?
6. You (watch) TV last night?
7. She (be) born in 1980.
 8. He (write) a book since last year.
9. Mr Green (teach) English in this school since he (graduate) from the university in
1986.
10. How long you (learn) English?
V. Supply the correct verb form: Simple Past or Past Continuous.
1. When I (arrive) at this house, he still (sleep).
2. The light (go) out while we (have) dinner.
3. Bill (have) breakfast when I (stop) at this house this morning.
4. As we (cross) the street, we (see) an accident.
5. Tom (see) a serious accident while he (stand) at the bus stop.
6. While my father (read) a newspaper, I (learn) my lesson and my sister (do) her
homework.
7. The children (play) football when their mother (come) back home.
8. The bell (ring) while Tom (take) a bath.
9. I (be) very tired because I (work) all day yesterday.
10. He (sit) in a cafe when I (see) him.
VII.Give the right forms of the verbs in brackets: Past Tenses.
1. Yesterday John (go) to the store before he (go) home.
2. Our teacher (tell) us yesterday that he (visit) England in 1970.
3. When John and I got to the theatre, the movie (start) already.
4. Before Alice (go) to sleep, she (call) her family.
5. When the phone (ring), I (have) dinner.
6. Daisy (agree) with other members in the last meeting.
7. What you (do) at 6 p.m yesterday?
8. The little girl asked what (happen) to her ice-cream.
9. He (teach) in this school before he (leave) for England.
10. She (win) the gold medal in 1986.
VIII.Give the right forms of the verbs in brackets: Simple Future or Simple Present
1. We’ll go out when the rain (stop).
2. I (stay) here until he (answer) me.
3. Wait until I (catch) you.
4. She (not come) until you (be) ready.
5. Miss Helen (help) you as soon as she (finish) that letter tomorrow.
6. After the class (be) over, ask the teacher about that sentence.
7. I (come) and (see) you before I leave here.
8. We (go) home as soon as we have finished our work.
9. I (wait) here until you (come) back tomorrow.
10. I (send) you some postcards as soon as I (arrive) in London.
IX. Give the right forms of the verbs in brackets: Simple Present, Simple
Future, Present Perfect or Future Perfect.
1. I’ll wait until he (finish) his novel.
 2. When you (come) back, he already (buy) a new house.
3. Don’t come until I (finish) lunch.
4. I (hope) it (stop) raining by 5 o’clock this afternoon.
5. The river (not begin) to swell until some rain (fall).
6. By next month I (leave) for India.
7. The film (end) by the time we (get) there.
8. They (build) a house by June next year.
9. We (start) our plan next week.
10. I (give) her your letter when I (see) her tomorrow.
X. Give the right forms of the verb in brackets: Simple Present, Simple Future or
Future Continuous.
1. When you (go) into the office, Mr John (sit) at the front desk.
2. Our English teacher (explain) that lesson to us tomorrow.
3. We (wait) for you when you (get) back tomorrow.
4. What you (do) at 7 p.m
next Sunday? I (practise)
my English lesson then.
5. When I (see) Mr Pike tomorrow, I (remind) him of that.
6. When you (come) today, I (work) at my desk in Room 12.
7. He (work) on the report at this time tomorrow.
8. Please wait here until the manager (return).
9. Don’t leave until you (see) her.
10. The Browns (do) their housework when you (come) next Sunday.
 EXERCISES (Từ loại)
V. Choose the correct verb forms.
1. The picture of the soldiers (bring/ brings) back many memories.
2. Anything (is/ are) better than going to the play tonight.
3. A number of reporters (was/ were) at the conference yesterday.
4. There (was/ were) some people at the meeting last night.
5. Each student (has/ have) answered the first three questions.
6. Either John or his wife (make/ makes) breakfast each morning.
7. The army (has/ have) eliminated this section of the training test.
8. The number of students who have withdrawn from class this quarter (is/ are)
appalling.
9. These pictures as well as photograph (brighten/ brightens) the room.
10. Gymnastics (is/ are) my favourite sport.
I. Choose the correct words.
1. I go to school with (he/ him) everyday.
2. I see (she/ her/ herself) at the Union every Friday.
3. She speaks to (we/ us/ ourselves) every morning.
4. Isn’t (she/ her) a nice person?
5. (He/ Him) is going to New York on vacation.
6. John and (she/ her) gave the money to the boy.
7. Your record is scratched and (mine/ it) is, too.
8. John bought (himself/ herself/ hisself) a new coat.
9. (We/ Us) are going camping over the weekend.
10. Mr Jones cut (him/ himself) shaving.
II. Choose the correct word.
1. Are you (interesting/ interested) in football?
2. The football match was quite (exciting/ excited). I enjoyed it.
3. It’s sometimes (embarrassing/ embrrassed) when you have to ask people for money.
4. Do you usually get (embarrassing/ embarrassed)?
5. I had never expected to get the job. I was really (amazing/ amazed) when I was
offered it.
6. She has really learnt very fast. She has made (astonishing/ astonished) progress.
7. I didn’t find the situation funny. I was not (amusing/ amused).
8. It was a really (terrifying/ terrified) experience. Afterwards everybody was very
(shocking/ shocked).
9. Why do you always look so (boring/ bored)? Is your life really so (boring/ bored)?
10. He’s one of the most (boring/ bored) people I’ve ever met. He never
stops talking and he never says anything (interesting/ interested).
 KEYS

I.

1. is sleeping

2. eat

3. is running - wants

4. sets
5. is
6. am doing - think - know
7. buys
8. is
9. rains - is raining
10. is cooking – cooks

III. 1. think - is knocking 2. have written/ have been writing 3. circles

4. are working 5. have you seen 6. flow
7. is crying 8. is smoking 9. goes
10. are - have been 11. belongs 12. has lost
13. am - have forgotten 14. have been waiting/ have waited
15. Have you

IV. 1. have seen 2. saw 3. has never been 4. have read 5. did you do
6. did you watch 7. was 8. has written
9. has taught/ has been teaching - graduated
10. have you been learning/ have you learnt/ (learned)

V. 1. arrived - was still sleeping 2. went - were having

3. was having - stopped 4. were crossing - saw
5. saw - was standing 6. was reading - was learning - was doing
7. were playing – came 8. rang - was taking
9. was - was working 10. was sitting – saw
VI. 1. went - had finished 2. had already seen 3. had already begun
4. hadn’t eaten 5. asked - had come 6. sat - rested
7. watched - had done 8. went9. was - was
10. had ever seen
VII. 1. had gone - went 2. told - visited 3. had already started
4. went - had called 5. rang - was having 6. agreed
7. were you doing8. had happened 9. had taught - left
10. Won
VIII.1. stops 2. will stay – answers 3. catch
4. won’t come - are 5. will help – finishes 6. is
7. will come - see 8. will go 9. will wait - come
10. will send - arrive
IX. 1. has finished 2. come - has already bought 3. have finished
4. hope – will have stopped 5. will not begin - falls 6. will have left
7. will be working 8. will have built. 9. will start
10. will give - see
X. 1. go - will be sitting 2. will explain
3. will be waiting – get 4. will you be doing - will be practising
5. see - will remind 6. come - will be working
7. will be working 8. returns
9. see 10. will be doing - come
XI. 1. will have completed 2. will be waiting – get 3. will be driving
4. will see 5. will have come 6. will look
7. will have been working 8. will be practicing 9. will have been
10. will move 11. will have been working 12. will have finished
13. will give - see 14. won’t have done 15. will be interviewing
16. will pass 17. will have been writing 18. will arrive
19. will be20. will you have finished
TỪ LOẠI
V. 1. brings 2. is 3. were4. were5. has
6. makes 7. have 8. is 9. brighten 10. Is

I. 1. him 2. her 3. us 4. she 5. He

6. she 7. mine 8. himself 9. We 10. himself

II. 1. interested 2. exciting 3. embarrassing

4. embarrassed 5. amazed 6. astonishing
7. amused 8. terrifying – shocked 9. bored – boring
10. boring – interesting