CHUYÊN ĐỀ 1 – TENSES
UNIT 1: PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS
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Câu 1. The Second World War _______ in 1939.
A. had started B. has started C.started D. start
Câu 2.Mary _______ me an hour ago.
A. phones B. was phoning C. has phoned D.phoned
Câu 3. My parents first _______ each other at the Olympic Games in 1982.
A.met B. have met C. meet D. had met
Câu 4.While my mother was cooking dinner, the phone _______.
A. had rung B.rang C. has rung D. ring
Câu 5.He fell down when he ______ towards the church.
A. run B. had run
C. runs D.was running
Câu 6. While I _______ along the road, I saw a friend of mine.
A.was cycling B. had cycled C. have cycled D. cycled
Câu 7. My son __________ when I went home.
A. has slept B. had slept C.was sleeping D.slept
Câu 8.Mai:Have you ever been there before?
Minh: Yes, I _______ my holidays here last year.
A. spend B.spent C. spends D. spending
Câu 9. This dictionary _______ in 1870.
A. has first published B. was first published
C. was first being published D. first published
Câu 10. By the time I _______ that school, I had taught there for ten years.
A. had left B. leave C. left D. was leaving
Câu 11. Before cars _______, people had used horses and bicycles.
A. were discovered B. have been discovered
C. discovering D. is discovered
Câu 12. I _______ in the waiting room when I heard someone _______ me.
A. am sitting / called B. have sat / called
C. was sitting / call D. am sitting / to call
Câu 13. We ______ for going home when it began to rain.
A. will be preparing B.are preparing
C.were preparing D. have prepared
Câu 14. When I _______ to visit her last night, she was watching TV.
A.came B.has come C. is coming D. had come
Câu 15. Her father ______ when she was a small girl.
A. dies B. died C. has died D. had died
Câu 16. When I last _______ Jane, she _______ to find a job.
A. saw/ was trying B. saw/ tried
C. see/ is trying D. have seen/ tried
Câu 17. They _______ this school in 1997.
A. built B. had built C. were building D. build
Câu 18. Lan has learnt English since she _______ a small girl.
A. had been B. was C. has been D. would be
Câu 19. I _______ the noise behind me and _______ round, but there was nothing.
A.heard / turned B. hear / turned
C. has heard / turned D. had heard / had turned
Câu 20. John ______ a book when I saw him last night.
A. reads B. is reading C. read D. was reading
Câu 21.Lan had learned English before she _______ to England.
A. has come B.came C. comes D. had come
Câu 22.The man got out of the car,________ round to the back and opened the book.
A.walked B. walk C. walks D. walking
Câu 23. The light _______ out while I was reading a book.
A.went B. am going C. go D. has gone
Câu 24. It began to rain while he _______.
A. fishes B. is fishing C.was fishing D. has fished
Câu 25.Christopher Columbus _______ American more than 500 years ago.
A.discovered B. has discovered
C. had been discovering D. had discovered
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