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Lý thuyết & bài tập chia động từ 
(có kèm đáp án) 
Sưu tầm và Biên soạn bởi cô NGUYỄN QUỲNH TRANG 
PHẦN I: TÓM TẮT LÝ THUYẾT 
Thì Cấu trúc Dấu hiệu Cách sử dụng 
1. Hiện 
tại đơn 
Động từ thường: 
(+) S + V(s/es) 
(-) S + don’t/doesn’t + V 
(?) Do/Does + S + V? 
Động từ tobe : 
(+) S + am/is/are + O 
(-) S + am/is/are + not + O 
(?) Am/is/are + S + O? 
Every day , 
usually , often 
, never , 
hardly , in the 
morning , on 
Mondays , at 
weekends , in 
spring , 
summer, 
1. Hành động luôn luôn đúng, thói quen ở 
hiện tại 
Eg: I work in New York. 
2. Thời khoá biểu, lịch trình các chương 
trình 
Eg: The train for Hanoi leaves at 7.30 
tonight. 
3. Sự thật, chân lý hiển nhiên: 
Eg: It is hot in summer. 
2. Hiện 
tại tiếp 
diễn 
(+) S + am/is/are + V_ing 
(-) S + am/is/are + not + 
Ving 
(?) Am/Is/Are + S + V_ing? 
Now, at the 
present, at the 
moment, at 
this time, 
Look! Listen!, 
Be careful!. 
Hurry up! 
1. Hành động có tính tạm thời, không 
thường xuyên: (today, this week, this 
year...) 
Eg: I go to school by bike everyday but 
today I am walking. 
2. Không dùng thì này với các hoạt động 
nhận thức, tình cảm, tình trạng, sở hữu, tồn 
tại: see, think, believe, feel, look, smell, 
taste, hear, have, be 
3. Kế hoạch, sự sắp xếp cho tương lai gần: 
Eg: Sheis arriving at 11 o’clock. 
4. Dùng kèm với ALWAYS diễn tả sự 
phàn nàn: 
Eg: He is always coming to class late. 
3.Thì 
quá khứ 
đơn: 
(+) S + V_ed 
 S + was/were + O 
(-) S + didn’t + V 
 S + wasn’t/weren’t + O 
 (?) Did + S + V? 
Was/Were + S + O? 
Yesterday, 
ago, last, first 
, later , then , 
after that , 
finally , at 
last. 
1. Hành động xảy ra và chấm dứt tại thời 
điểm xác định trong quá khứ 
Eg: It rained a lot yesterday. 
2. Một thói quen trong quá khứ. 
Eg: I often walkedto school when I was a 
pupil. 
3. Chuổi hành động xảy ra trong quá khứ 
Eg: He opened the door, entered the 
house, turned on the light andwent to the 
room. 
4.Thì 
quá khứ 
tiếp diễn 
(+) S + was/were + Ving 
(-) S + wasn’t/weren’t + 
Ving 
(?) (Wh) Was/Were + S + 
V_ing? 
While, when, 
at that time, at 
+ giờ quá 
1. Hành động đang xảy ra tại một thời điểm 
xác định trong quá khứ. 
Eg: I was doing my homework at 8 o’clock 
last night. 
2. Hai hành động song song trong quá khứ 
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khứ, .. Eg: Last night, she was reading a book 
while her brother was watching TV. 
5.Thì 
quá khứ 
hoàn 
thành 
(+) S + had + V3/ed 
(-) S + hadn’t + V3/ed 
(?) (Wh) Had + S + V3/ed ? 
Before, after, 
when, by, by 
the time, 
for, 
1. Hành động xảy ra trước một hành động 
khác hoặc trước một thời điểm trong quá 
khứ 
Eg: By 9 pm yesterday, I had finished all 
my work. 
- Before you came, she had left for London 
6.Thì 
hiện tại 
hoàn 
thành 
(+) S + have/has + V3/ed 
(-) S + haven’t/hasn’t + 
V3/ed 
(?) (Wh) have/has + S + 
V3/ed? 
Since + mốc 
th/g For + 
khoảng th/g 
Ever, never, 
already, so 
far, just, up to 
now, lately, 
recently, yet, 
how long, this 
is the first 
time/the 
second time, 
several times, 
before, 
1. Hành động xảy ra trong quá khứ kéo dài 
đến hiện tại và có thể xảy ra trong tương lai 
Eg: I have learntEnglish since 2008. 
2. Hành động vừa mới xảy ra 
Eg: She has just written a letter. 
7.Thì 
hiện tại 
hoàn 
thành 
tiếp diễn 
(+) S + have/has + been+ 
Ving 
(-) S + haven’t / hasn’t + 
been + Ving 
(?) (Wh) have/has + S + been 
+ Ving? 
 all day, all 
week, since, 
for, for a long 
time, almost 
every day this 
week, 
recently, 
lately, in the 
past week, in 
recent years, 
up until now, 
and so far. 
Thì hiện tại hoàn thành tiếp diễn nhấn 
mạnh khoảng thời gian của 1 hành động đã 
xảy ra trong quá khứ và tiếp tục tới hiện tại 
(có thể tới tương lai). 
8.Thì 
quá khứ 
hoàn 
thành 
tiếp diễn 
(+) S+ had + been + V_ing 
(-) S+ hadn’t+ been+ V-ing 
(?)(Wh) Had+S+been+V-ing 
+ O? 
until then, by 
the time, prior 
to that time, 
before, after. 
Thì quá khứ hoàn thành tiếp diễn nhấn 
mạnh khoảng thời gian của 1 hành động đã 
đang xảy ra trong quá khứ và kết thúc 
trước 1 hành động khác xảy ra và cũng kết 
thúc trong quá khứ 
9.Thì 
tương lai 
đơn 
(+) S + shall/will + V 
 (-) S + shall/will + NOT+ V 
(?)(Wh) shall/will + S + V + 
O ? 
Tomorrow, 
tonight, soon, 
next, 
someday, in 
1. Ý định có ngay khi nói hay hành động sẽ 
xảy ra ở tương lai không có dự định trước: 
Eg: The phone is ringing. 
- I will answer it. - He will come here 
tomorrow. 
2. Ý kiến, lời hứa, hy vọng, phát biểu về 
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the future một hành động trong tương lai: (think, 
promise, hope, expect, sure, .) 
Eg: Wait here and I will get you a drink. - I 
think you will pass the exam. 
10.Thì 
tương lai 
tiếp diễn 
(+) S + shall/will + be + 
Ving+ O 
(-) S + shall/will + NOT+ be 
+ V_ing+ O 
(?) (Wh) shall/will +S+ be + 
V_ing+ O ? 
in the future, 
next year, 
next week, 
next time, and 
soon. 
Thì tương lai tiếp diễn diễn tả hành động sẽ 
xảy ra ở 1 thời điểm nào đó trong tương 
lai. CHỦ TỪ + WILL + BE + ÐỘNG TỪ 
THÊM -ING hoặc CHỦ TỪ + BE GOING 
TO + BE + ÐỘNG TỪ THÊM -ING 
11.Thì 
tương lai 
hoàn 
thành 
(+) S + shall/will + have + 
P2 (Past Participle) 
(-) S + shall/will + NOT+ be 
+ V_ing+ O 
 (?)(Wh)shall/will + NOT+ 
be + V_ing+ O? 
 By + mốc 
thời gian (by 
the end of, by 
tomorrow) - 
By then - By 
the time+ mốc 
thời gian - 
Thì tương lai hoàn thành diễn tả 1 hành 
động trong tương lai sẽ kết thúc trước 1 
hành động khác trong tương lai. CHỦ TỪ 
+ WILL + HAVE + QUÁ KHỨ PHÂN TỪ 
(PAST PARTICIPLE) 
12.Thì 
tương lai 
hoàn 
thành 
tiếp diễn 
(+) S + shall/will + have 
been + V_ing + O 
(-) S + shall/will + NOT+ 
have been + V_ing + O 
(?) (Wh)shall/will + S+ have 
been + V_ing + O? 
By  for (+ 
khoảng thời 
gian) - By 
then - By the 
time 
Diễn tả 1 hành động bắt đầu từ quá khứ và 
kéo dài đến 1 thời điểm cho trước ở tương 
lai, và vẫn chưa hoàn thành. Ex: + By 
November, we’ll have been living in this 
house for 10 years. 
PHẦN 2: BÀI TẬP ÁP DỤNG 
Exercise 1: Put the verbs in brackets into the simple present or the present continuous tense. 
1. Cuckoos (not build) nests. They (use) the nests of other birds. 
2. You can't see Tom now: he (have) a bath. 
3. He usually (drink) coffee but today he (drink) tea. 
4. What she (do) in the evenings? She usually (play) cards or (watch) TV. 
5. I won't go out now as it (rain) and I (not have) an umbrella. 
6. The last train (leave) the station at 11.30. 
7. He usually (speak) so quickly that I (not understand) him. 
8. Ann (make) a dress for herself at the moment. She (make) all her own clothes. 
9. Hardly anyone (wear) a hat nowadays. 
10. I'm afraid I've broken one of your coffee cups. Don't worry. I (not like) that set anyway. 
11. I (wear) my sunglasses today because the sun is very strong. 
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12. Tom can't have the newspaper now because his aunt (read) it. 
13. I'm busy at the moment. I (redecorate) the sitting room. 
14. The kettle (boil) now. Shall I make the tea? 
15. You (enjoy) yourself or would you like to leave now? I (enjoy) myself very much. I (want) to stay 
to the end. 
16. How you (get) to work as a rule? I usually (go) by bus but tomorrow I (go) in Tom's car. 
17. Why you (put) on your coat? I (go) for a walk. You (come) with me? Yes, I'd love to come. You 
(mind) if I bring my dog? 
18. How much you (owe) him? I (owe) him Ј5. You (intend) to pay him? 
19. You (belong) to your local library? 
Yes, I do. 
You (read) a lot? 
Yes, quite a lot. 
How often you (change) your books? — 
I (change) one every day. 
20. Mary usually (learn) languages very quickly but she (not seem) able to learn modern Greek. 
21. I always (buy) lottery tickets but I never (win) anything. 
22. You (like) this necklace? I (give) it to my daughter for her birthday tomorrow. 
23. I won't tell you my secret unless you (promise) not to tell anyone. I (promise). 
24. You always (write) with your left hand? 
25. You (love) him? No, I (like) him very much but I (not love) him. 
26. You (dream) at night? Yes, I always (dream) and if I (eat) too much supper I (have) 
nightmares. 
27. The milk (smell) sour. You (keep) milk a long time? 
28. These workmen are never satisfied; they always (complain). 
29. We (use) this room today because the window in the other room is broken. 
30. He always (say) that he will mend the window but he never (do) it. 
31. You (know) why an apple (fall) down and not up? 
32. You (write) to him tonight? Yes, I always (write) to him on his birthday. You (want) to send any 
message? 
33. Tom and Mr Pitt (have) a long conversation. I (wonder) what they (talk) about. 
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34. You (believe) all that the newspapers say? No, I (not believe) any of it. Then why you (read) 
newspapers? 
35. This car (make) a very strange noise. You (think) it is all right? Oh, that noise (not matter). It 
always (make) a noise like that. 
36. The fire (smoke) horribly. I can't see across the room. I (expect) that birds (build) a nest in the 
chimney. Why you (not put) wire across the tops of your chimneys? Tom (do) that sometimes but it 
(not seem) to make any difference. 
37. What Tom (think) of the Budget? 
He (think) it most unfair. 
I (agree) with him. 
38. What this one (cost)? 
It (cost) forty pence. 
39. You (hear) the wind? It (blow) very strongly tonight. 
40. You (see) my car keys anywhere? - 
No, I (look) for them but I (not see) them. 
41. He never (listen) to what you say. He always (think) about something else. 
42. This book is about a man who (desert) his family and (go) to live on a Pacific island. 
43. You (understand) what the lecturer is saying? ~ 
No, I (not understand) him at all. 
44. What you (have) for breakfast usually? ~ 
I usually (eat) a carrot and (drink) a glass of cold water. 
45. When the curtain (rise) we (see) a group of workers. They (picket) factory gate. 
46. Why you (walk) so fast today? You usually (walk) quite slowly. ~ 
I (hurry) because I (meet) my mother at 4 o'clock and she (not like) to be kept waiting. 
47. I (wish) that dog would lie down. He (keep) jumping up on my lap. ~ 
I (think) he (want) to go for a walk. 
48. You (recognize) that man? ~ 
I (think) that I have seen him before but I (not remember) his name 
49. Look at that crowd. I (wonder) what they (wait) for. 
50. This message has just arrived and the man (wait) in case you (want) to send a reply. 
51. Stop! You (not see) the notice? I (see) it but I can't read it because I (not wear) my glasses. What it 
(say)? It (say) 'These premises are patrolled by guard dogs'. 
52. She always (borrow) from me and she never (remember) to pay me back. 
53. You (need) another blanket or you (feel) warm enough? 
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54. It (save) time if you (take) the path through the wood? ~ 
No, it (not matter) which path you take. 
55. I (save) up because I (go) abroad in July. 
56. I (think) it is a pity you don't take more exercise. You (get) fat. 
57. The plane that you (look) at now just (take) off for Paris, 
58. Tom never (do) any work in the garden; he always (work) on his car. 
59. What he (do) to his car now? 
I (think) he (polish) it. 
60. That film (come) to the local cinema next week. You (want) to see it? 
61. How Peter (get) on at school? 
Very well. He (seem) to like the life. 
62. Why Mrs. Pitt (look) so angry? Mr. Pitt (smoke) a cigarette and (drop) the ash on the carpet. 
63. This is our itinerary. We (leave) home on the 8th, (arrive) in Paris on the 9th, (spend) the day in 
Paris, and (set) out that night for Venice. That (sound) most interesting. You must tell me all about 
it when you (get) back. 
64. This story is about a boy who (make) friends with a snake which he (find) in his garden. Then he 
(go) away but he (not forget) the snake and some years later he (return) and (look) for it. 
65. He (find) the snake who (recognize) its old friend and (coil) round him affectionately. But, 
unfortunately, the snake is by now a full-grown boa-constrictor and its embrace (kill) the poor boy. 
66. The snake (feel) sorry about this? I (not know). The story (end) there. 
67. How you (end) a letter that (begin), 'Dear Sir'? I always (put), 'Yours truly', but Tom (prefer) 'Yours 
faithfully'. 
68. What the word 'catastrophe' (mean)? 
It (mean) 'disaster'. 
69. What you (wait) for? 
I (wait) for the shop to open. 
But it (not open) till 9.00. 
I (know) but I (want) to be early, as their sale (start) today. 
70. Why you (smoke) a cigar, Mrs Pitt? You (not smoke) cigars as a rule. 
I (smoke) it because I (want) the ash. This book (say) that cigar ash mixed with oil 
(remove) heat stains from wood. 
71. Who (own) this umbrella? 
I (not know). Everybody (use) it but nobody (know) who (own) it. 
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72. You (mind) if I (ask) you a question? 
That (depend) on the question. 
It (concern) your brother. 
I (refuse) to answer any question about my brother. 
Exercise 2: Put the verbs in brackets into the simple past or the past continuous tense. 
1. I lit the fire at 6.00 and it (bum) brightly when Tom came in at 7.00. 
2. When I arrived the lecture had already started and the professor (write) on the overhead projector. 
3. I (make) a cake when the light went out. I had to finish it in the dark. 
4. I didn't want to meet Paul so when he entered the room I (leave). 
5. Unfortunately when I arrived Ann just (leave), so we only had time for a few words. 
6. He (watch) TV when the phone rang. Very unwillingly he (turn) down the sound and (go) to answer 
it. 
7. He was very polite. Whenever his wife entered the room he (stand) up. 
8. The admiral (play) bowls when he received news of the invasion. He (insist) on finishing the game. 
9. My dog (walk) along quietly when Mr Pitt's Pekinese attacked him. 
10. When I arrived she (have) lunch. She apologized for starting without me but said that she always 
(lunch) at 12.30. 
11. He always (wear) a raincoat and (carry) an umbrella when he walked to the office. 
12. What you (think) of his last book? I (like) it very much. 
13. I (share) a flat with him when we were students. He always (complain) about my untidiness. 
14. He suddenly (realize) that he (travel) in the wrong direction. 
15. He (play) the guitar outside her house when someone opened the window and (throw) out a bucket 
of water. 
16. I just (open) the letter when the wind (blow) it out of my hand. 
17. The burglar (open) the safe when he (hear) footsteps. He immediately (put) out his torch and 
(crawl) under the bed. 
18. When I (look) for my passport I (find) this old photograph. 
19. You looked very busy when I (see) you last night. What you (do)? 
20. The boys (play) cards when they (hear) their father's step. They immediately (hide) 
the cards and (take) out their lesson books. 
21. He (clean) his gun when it accidentally (go) off and (kill) him. 
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22. He (not allow) us to go out in the boat yesterday as a strong wind (blow). 
23. As I (cross) the road I (step) on a banana skin and (fall) heavily. 
24. I still (lie) on the road when I (see) a lorry approaching. 
25. Luckily the driver (see) me and (stop) the lorry in time. 
26. How you (damage) your car so badly? ~ 
I (run) into a lamp-post yesterday. ~ 
I suppose you (drive) too quickly or were not looking where you (go). 
27. As he (get) into the bus it (start) suddenly and he (fall) backwards on to the road. 
28. I (call) Paul at 7.00 but it wasn't necessary because he already (get) up. 
29. When he (mend) the fuse he (get) a very bad shock. 
30. When I (hear) his knock I (go) to the door and (open) it, but I (not recognize) him at first because I 
(not wear) my glasses. 
31. When I came in they (sit) round the fire. Mr Pitt (do) a crossword puzzle, Mrs Pitt (knit), the others 
(read). Mrs Pitt (smile) at me and (say), 'Come and sit down.' 
32. While the guests (dance) thieves (break) into the house and (steal) a lot of fur coats. 
33. The next day, as they (know) that the police (look) for them, they (hide) the coats in 
a wood and (go) off in different directions. 
34. She was very extravagant. She always (buy) herself new clothes. 
35. Her mother often (tell) her that she (spend) too much money but she never (listen). 
36. Whenever the drummer (begin) practising, the people in the next flat (bang) on 
the wall. 
37. Mr Smith never (wake) up in time in the mornings and always (get) into trouble for being late; so 
one day he (go) to town and (buy) an alarm clock. 
38. To get home he (have to) go through a field where a bad-tempered bull usually (graze). 
39. This bull normally (not chase) people unless something (make) him angry. Unfortunately, as Mr 
Smith (cross) the field, his alarm clock (go) off. 
40. This (annoy) the bull, who immediately (begin) to chase Mr Smith. 
41. Mr Smith (carry) an open umbrella as it (rain) slightly. He (throw) the umbrella to the ground and 
(run) away as fast as he could. 
42. The bull (stop) and (begin) to attack the umbrella. While he (do) this Mr Smith escaped. 
43. When he (awake) she (sit) by the window. She (look) at something in the street, but when he (call) 
her she (turn) and (smile) at him. 
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44. Why you (interrupt) me just now? I (have) a very interesting conversation with Mr Pitt. 
45. The murderer (carry) the corpse down the stairs when he (hear) a knock on the door. 
46. When I (look) through your books I (notice) that you have a copy of Murder in the Cathedral. 
47. As they (walk) along the road they (hear) a car coming from behind them. Tom (turn) round and 
(hold) up his hand. The car (stop). 
48. When I (arrive) at the station Mary (wait) for me. She (wear) a blue dress and (look) very pretty. As 
soon as she (see) me she (wave) and (shout) something, but I couldn't hear what she (say) because 
everybody (make) such a noise. 
49. The prisoner (escape) by climbing the wall of the garden where he (work). He (wear) blue overalls 
and black shoes. 
50. She said that the car (travel) at 40 k.p.h. when it (begin) to skid. 
51. She said that she (not like) her present flat and (try) to find another. 
52. While he (make) his speech the minister suddenly (feel) faint. But someone (bring) him a glass of 
water and after a few minutes he (be able) to continue. 
53. When I (see) him he (paint) a portrait of his wife. ~ 
You (like) it? ~ 
He only just (start) when I (see) it, so I couldn't judge. 
54. I (take) my friend to a murder trial the other day. ~ 
Who (be) tried?- 
A man called Bill Sykes. ~ 
Was he acquitted? — 
I don't know. They still (listen) to the evidence when we (leave). 
55. I (be) sorry that I (have to) leave the party early, because I (enjoy) myself. 
56. As we (come) here a policeman (stop) us. He (say) that he (look) for some stolen property and (ask) 
if he could search the car. 
57. I (see) you yesterday from the bus. Why you (use) a stick? ~ 
I (use) a stick because I had hurt my leg that morning falling off a horse. ~ 
Whose horse you (ride)? 
58. The floor was covered with balls of wool. Obviously Mrs Pitt (knit) something. 
59. Ann said that she (be) on holiday. I (say) that I (hope) that she (enjoy) herself. 
60. While he (water) the flowers it (begin) to rain. He (put) up his umbrella and (go) on watering. 
61. I just (write) a cheque when I (remember) that I (have) nothing in the bank. 
62. I (find) this ring as I (dig) in the garden. It looks very old. I wonder who it (belong) to? 
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63. When I last (see) her she (hurry) along the road to the station. I (ask) her where she (go) and she 
(say), 'London', but I don't think she (speak) the truth because there (not be) any train for London at 
that time. 
64. The tailor said, 'Your suit will be ready on Monday.' But when I (call) on Monday he still (work) on 
it. 
65. The teacher (come) into the classroom unusually early and one of the boys, who (smoke) a 
cigarette, (have) no time to put it out. So he (throw) it into the desk and (hope) for the best. 
66. A little later the teacher (notice) that smoke (rise) from this desk. 
'You (smoke) when I (come) in?' he (ask). 
67. While I (swim) someone (steal) my clothes and I (have to) walk home in my swimsuit. 
68. The men (say) that they (work) on the road outside my house and that they (want) some water to 
make tea. 
69. He (say) that he (build) himself a house and that he (think) it would be ready in two years. 
70. At 3 a.m. Mrs Pitt (wake) her husband and (say) that she (think) that someone (try) to get into the 
house. 
71. Why you (lend) him that book? I still (read) it. ~ 
I'm sorry. I (not know) that you still (read) it. 
72. I (come) in very late last night and unfortunately the dog (wake) up and (start) to bark. This (wake) 
my mother who (come) to the top of the stairs and (say), 'Who is there?' 
I (say). It is me,' but she (not hear) me because the dog (bark) so loudly, so she (go) 
back to her room and (telephone) the police. 
Exercise 3: Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect or the simple past tense. 
1. This is my house. 
How long you (live) here? 
I (live) here since 1970. 
2. He (live) in London for two years and then (go) to Edinburgh. 
3. You (wear) your hair long when you were at school? 
Yes, my mother (insist) on it. 
4. But when I (leave) school I (cut) my hair and (wear) it short ever since. 
5. Shakespeare (write) a lot of plays. 
6. My brother (write) several plays. He just (finish) his second tragedy. 
7. I (fly) over Loch Ness last week. 
You (see) the Loch Ness monster? 
8. I (not see) him for three years. I wonder where he is. 
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9. He (not smoke) for two weeks. He is trying to give it up. 
10. Chopin (compose) some of his music in Majorca. 
11. When he (arrive)? ~ 
He (arrive) at 2.00. 
12. You (lock) the door before you left the house? 
13. I (read) his books when I was at school. I (enjoy) them very much. 
14. I can't go out because I (not finish) my work. 
15. I never (drink) whisky. ~ 
Well, have some now. 
16. I (write) the letter but I can't find a stamp. 
17. The clock is slow. ~ 
It isn't slow, it (stop). 
18. Here are your shoes; I just (clean) them. 
19. I (leave) home at 8.00 and (get) here at twelve. 
20. I (do) this sort of work when I (be) an apprentice. 
21. He just (go) out. 
22. He (go) out ten minutes ago. 
23. You (have) breakfast yet? ~ 
Yes, I (have) it at 8.00. 
24. I (meet) him last June. 
25. You (see) the moon last night? 
26. The concert (begin) at 2.30 and (last) for two hours. Everyone (enjoy) it very much. 
27. The play just (begin). You are a little late. 
28. The newspaper (come)? ~ 
Yes, Ann is reading it. 
29. The actors (arrive) yesterday and (start) rehearsals early this morning. 
30. It (be) very cold this year. I wonder when it is going to get warmer. 
31. Cervantes (write) Don Quixote. 
32. We (miss) the bus. Now we'll have to walk. 
33. He (break) his leg in a skiing accident last year. 
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34. Mr Pound is the bank manager. He (be) here for five years. 
35. Mr Count (work) as a cashier for twenty-five years. Then he (retire) and (go) to live in the country. 
36. You (be) here before? ~ 
Yes, I (spend) my holidays here last year. ~ 
You (have) a good time? ~ 
No, it never (stop) raining 
37. Where is Tom?- 
I (not see) him today, but he (tell) Mary that he'd be in for dinner. 
38. I (buy) this in Bond Street. ~ 
How much you (pay) for it? ~ 
I (pay) Ј100. 
39. Where you (find) this knife? ~ 
I (find) it in the garden. ~ 
Why you (not leave) it there? 
40. I (lose) my black gloves. You (see) them anywhere? ~ 
No, I'm afraid 1.... When you last (wear) them? I (wear) them at the theatre last night. ~ 
Perhaps you (leave) them at the theatre. 
41. Do you know that lady who just (leave) the shop? ~ 
Yes, that is Miss Thrift. Is she a customer of yours? ~ 
Not exactly. She (be) in here several times but she never (buy) anything. 
42. He (leave) the house at 8.00. ~ 
Where he (go)? ~ 
I (not see) where he (go). 
43. He (serve) in the First World War. ~ 
When that war (begin)? ~ 
It (begin) in 1914 and (last) for four years. 
44. Who you (vote) for at the last election? ~ 
I (vote) for Mr Pitt. ~ 
He (not be) elected, (be) he? ~ 
No, he (lose) his deposit. 
45. You (like) your last job? ~ 
I (like) it at first but then I (quarrel) with my employer and he (dismiss) me. ~ 
How long you (be) there? ~ 
I (be) there for two weeks. 
46. I (not know) that you (know) Mrs Pitt. How long you (know) her? ~ 
I (know) her for ten years. 
47. That is Mr Minus, who teaches me mathematics, but he (not have) time to teach me much. I only 
(be) in his class for a week. 
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48. You (hear) his speech on the radio last night? ~ 
Yes, I . . . ~ 
What you (think) of it? 
49. I (not know) that you (be) here. You (be) here long? ~ 
Yes, I (be) here two months. ~ 
You (be) to the Cathedral? ~ 
Yes, I (go) there last Sunday. 
50. You ever (try) to give up smoking? ~ 
Yes, I (try) last year, but then I (find) that I was getting fat so I (start) again. 
51. You (see) today's paper? ~ 
No, anything interesting (happen)? 
Yes, two convicted murderers (escape) from the prison down the road. 
52. Mary (feed) the cat? ~ 
Yes, she (feed) him before lunch. ~ 
What she (give) him? ~ 
She (give) him some fish. 
53. How long you (know) your new assistant? ~ 
I (know) him for two years. ~ 
What he (do) before he (come) here? ~ 
I think he (be) in prison. 
54. I (not see) your aunt recently. ~ 
No. She (not be) out of her house since she (buy) her colour TV. 
55. The plumber (be)here yet? ~ 
Yes, but he only (stay) for an hour. ~ 
What he (do) in that time? ~ 
He (turn) off the water and (empty) the tank. 
56. Where you (be)? 
I (be) out in a yacht. You (enjoy) it? ~ 
Yes, very much. We (take) part in a race. ~ 
You (win)? ~ 
No, we (come) in last. 
57. How long that horrible monument (be) there? ~ 
It (be) there six months. Lots of people (write) to the Town Council asking them to take it away but 
so far nothing (be) done. 
58. I just (be) to the film War and Peace. You (see) it? ~ 
No, 1.... Is it like the book? ~ 
I (not read) the book. ~ 
I (read) it when I (be) at school. ~ 
When Tolstoy (write) it? ~ 
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He (write) it in 1868. ~ 
He (write) anything else? 
59. Hannibal (bring) elephants across the Alps. ~ 
Why he (do) that? ~ 
He (want) to use them in battle. 
60. Where you (be)? ~ 
I (be) to the dentist. ~ 
He (take) out your bad tooth? ~ 
Yes, he . . . ~ 
It (hurt)?- 
Yes, horribly. 
61. She (say) that she'd phone me this morning, but it is now 12.30 and she (not phone) 
yet. 
62. I just (receive) a letter saying that we (not pay) this quarter's electricity bill. I (not give) you the 
money for that last week? ~ 
Yes, you . . . but I'm afraid I (spend) it on something else. 
63. How long you (be) out of work? ~ 
I'm not out of work now. I just (start) a new job. ~ 
How you (find) the job? ~ 
I (answer) an advertisement in the paper. 
64. You (finish) checking the accounts? ~ 
No, not quite. I (do) about half so far. 
65. I (cut) my hand rather badly. Have you a bandage? ~ 
I'll get you one. How it (happen)? ~ 
I was chopping some wood and the axe (slip). 
66. How you (get) that scar? ~ 
I (get) it in a car accident a year ago. 
67. You (meet) my brother at the lecture yesterday? ~ 
Yes, I .. .. We (have) coffee together afterwards. 
68. He (lose) his job last month and since then he (be) out of work. ~ 
Why he (lose) his job? ~ 
He (be) very rude to Mr Pitt. 
69. What are all those people looking at? ~ 
There (be) an accident. ~ 
You (see) what (happen)? ~ 
Yes, a motor cycle (run) into a lorry. 
70. I (phone) you twice yesterday and (get) no answer. 
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71. Originally horses used in bull fights (not wear) any protection, but 
for some time now they (wear) special padding, 
72. That house (be) empty for a year. But they just (take) down the 'For Sale' sign, so I suppose 
someone (buy) it. 
Exercise 4: Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect or the present perfect 
continuous tense. (In some case