TENSES REVISION – V + TO INFINITIVE/V + V_ING
D. have gone C. had gone B. went A. goes
D. have been C. had been B. were A. are
D. have come A. is coming B. come C. came
Grade 12 Put the verbs in parentheses into the correct tense: 1. He (practice)_______________ the piano every day. 2. I (believe)____________ you. 3. Bob (see)______________ this movie before. 4. Jorge (read)____________ the newspaper already. 5. Maria (have)_____________ a cold now. 6. He (swim)_____________ right now. 7. Mr. Johnson (work)____________ in the same place for 35 years. 8. We (not begin)_____________ to study for the test yet. 9. John (hate)____________ smoke. 10. Jill always (get up)____________ at 6.00 a.m. 11. Joan (travel)___________ around the world. 12. We (not see)_____________ this movie yet. 13. Terry (mow)__________ the lawn yet. 14. John and I (be)______________ pen pals for nearly 3 years. 15. Maryam (stay)____________ with us at the moment. 16. He (wear)___________ the same coat since he (move)___________ here. 17. I (not see)_____________ your brother recently. 18. Listen to those people! What language they (speak)___________? 19. It (not rain)______________ much in our country in winter. 20. I never (talk)_____________ to such an interesting person. Put the verbs in parentheses into the correct tense: 1. They (drive)______________ to school tomorrow. 2. Gene (eat)____________ dinner when his friend called. 3. At three o’clock this morning, Eleanor (study)______________. 4. John (write)________________ his report last night. 5. After John (wash)_____________ his clothes, he began to study. 6. Tim (go)____________ to France last year. 7. When the teacher (enter)___________the room, the students were talking. 8. We (hold)_____________ a soccer match next Sunday. 9. Guillermo (call)_____________ his employer yesterday. 10. Jane sent a letter to his university after she (receive)___________ her scholarship check.. 11. The car (flip)______________ ten times before it landed on its roof. 12. While Joan was writing the report, Henry (look)_____________ for more information. 13. What you (do)______________ last weekend? 14. Mr. and Mrs. Ba (take)____________ some beautiful photos a few days ago. 15. Her brother (talk)_____________ to his pen pal on the phone at the moment. 16. They (not contact)_______________ to each other for a long time. 17. Nothing (be)______________ done since I moved here. 18. I used to walk to school when I (be)_______________ in primary school. 19. He (go)_______________ to that book shop tomorrow. 20. Lan (drink)_____________ two bottles of water every day. 21. She (be)__________ a Vietnamese student. She (be)___________ born in Ho Chi Minh city. She (go)______________ abroad last year to study English. She (learn)______________ French before she began to study English. She (make)_____________ great progress since she (get)______________ there. Next month, she will take the final exam. She (be)_____________ able to get a good job when she (return)_____________ to Vietnam. Choose the best option that best completes each sentence: 1. My friend_____________ to the museum last weekend. 2. Thu and Lan______________ close friends for years. 3. Our Singaporean friends_______________ to visit our school last year. 4. We_____________ Malaysia last summer. B. were visiting D. have visited C. are visiting A. visited
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TENSES REVISION – V + TO INFINITIVE/V + V_ING
D. are playing A. played
D. choosing C. chose A. to choose
D. came A. come B. coming C. to come
D. hasn’t seen C. don’t see A. didn’t see B. haven’t seen
D. were-have visited A. are-visit B. were-visited
D. to have A. have B. having C. are having
D. chatted A. to chat C. chatting
D. is travelling C. travel B. travelled A. travelling
D. haven’t seen B. don’t see A. didn’t see C. aren’t seeing
D. did-played C. do-play A. did-play
D. have-wait B. do-wait A. did-waited
D. has stopped A. stopped
A. wear D. wore
B. were A. are D. have been
A. to wear C. wore B. wear D. wearing
C. getting A. gets D. have got
C. I have D. have I A. I had B. had I
C. in this place D. where B. there A. here
A. to speak C. spoke D. speaking
B. are listening A. listening D. to listen
B. Watching C. To watch A. Watch D. Watched
B. doing C. done A. did D. do
A. to learn D. to learning
C. will be B. was A. is D. have been
C. are trying A. try D. would try
C. bringing A. to bring D. to bringing
B. shouting A. to shout D. shouted
Grade 12 5. The students used to______________ football in that stadium. C. playing B. play 6. Her parents want him_______________ some good books to read. B. choose 7. Would you like_____________ and visit my country? 8. The children______________ their parents for a long time. 9. Kenny and I ____________ penpal friends since I____________ Singapore. C. have been-visited 10. My children are lucky_____________ the chance to visit the capital again. 11. The children enjoy______________ with their friends through computers. B. chat 12. Her father used to_______________ abroad for his business. 13. The kids_____________ that show before. 14. How often______________ you______________ sports? –Twice a week. B. have-waited 15. How long_______________ you_____________ for me?-For an hour. C. have-waited 16. Since the worldwide recession of the 1990’s, the sail of jeans __________ growing. C. was stopping B. was stopped 17. In some countries, ______________ uniforms is compulsory in schools. C. wearing B. to wear 18. Vietnamese women_______________ very proud of their Ao Dai. C. had been 19. Vietnamese women can continue___________ the unique and fashionable “ao dai”. 20. Ba said he______________ some good marks last semester. B. got 21. They asked me how many children_______________. 22. Thu said she had been_____________ the day before. 23. You should practice_____________ English to talk to your foreign friends. B. speak 24. My friends practice_______________ to the radio every day. C. listen 25. _____________ television is also a means of learning English. 26. You should______________ a lot of grammar exercises if you want to improve your writing. 27. Chinese is a difficult language_______________. C. to be learning B. to be learnt 28. The student said that the English test_____________ the most difficult. 29. They told their parents that they______________ their best to do the test. B. will try 30. Don’t forget_______________ your dictionary with you to class. B. bring 31. Her classmates started_____________ when she won the race. C. shout 32. You should remember______________ your warm clothes when it’s cold. B. wearing A. to wear C. wear D. are wearing
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TENSES REVISION – V + TO INFINITIVE/V + V_ING
B. talk C. talked D. talking A. to talk
C. but A. and B. because D. although
A. and C. because D. although
A. When D. Though C. Because
D. to go A. goes B. went C. going
C. go D. went A. to go B. going
B. read C. to read A. reading D. have read
D. see C. saw A. will see B. have seen
C. came A. comes D. coming B. to come
A. be B. to be C. being D. have been
A. teach B. taught D. am teaching
A. work C. worked B. working D. is working
A. go D. went
D. had liked A. like
C. to come A. come D. came
D. asking A. ask
D. has been A. was
D. would come C. will come A. come
A. doesn’t C. didn’t D. hasn’t B. don’t
B. seeing D. to see C. saw A. see
B. turning C. to turn D. turned A. turn
B. to save C. saving D. saved A. save
A. because of B. because C. but D. and
D. haven’t met C. won’t meet A. don’t meet
D. Haven’t A. Didn’t B. Won’t C. Don’t
D. was A. are C. is
D. gone A. go
Grade 12 33. The students stopped__________ when the teacher entered the classroom. 34. There is more population in the city_____________ there is more traffic in the streets. 35. The kids didn’t go to the movie last night______________ it rained so heavily. B. but 36. _______________ it’s rainy, I walk home with my umbrella. B. But 37. Lan suggested_____________ to the zoo at weekend. 38. This movie is not interesting. How about______________ to the concert? 39. You should_______________ more books on UFO if you want to know about life on other planets. 40. They _____________ their friend at the airport tomorrow. 41. What were you doing when he_____________? 42. There used__________a movie theater here, but it closed a long time ago. 43. I_______________ English here since I graduated from university. C. have taught 44. He used to_____________ full time, but now he is a part time worker. 45. Let’s______________ somewhere for a drink! C. going B. to go 46. She said that she_______________ learning English with you. C. likes B. to like 47. She asked me where I_____________ from. B. coming 48. She______________ me whether I liked classical music or not. C. asked B. asks 49. He asked me who the editor of that book____________. C. is B. were 50. He wants to know whether I_____________ back tomorrow. B. came 51. I wonder why he______________ love his family. 52. I remember_______________ her somewhere. 53. She forgot_____________ off the gas before going out. 54. I suggest______________ money for the poor people in our neighborhood. 55. He got wet_____________ he forgot his umbrella. 56. We____________ since we left school. B. didn’t meet 57. ______________ laugh at me, will you? 58. Tidal waves_______________ the result of an abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the Earth. B. were 59. My parents do not allow me___________, so I had to stay home. C. going B. to go 60. Do you think you will be able______________ a space trip? B. to take C. taking D. taken A. take
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