Tenses -mixed

Sara __________ a shower when the water supplies was cut off yesterday.

• is taking

• will be taking

• was taking

• has been taking

My parents ______________ me. I hate that!

• have always checked up on

• always check up on

• are always checking up on

• will always check up on

Answer explanation

Khi phàn nàn về điều gì, ta dùng Hiện tại tiếp diễn với always/ all the time

She is always coming late!

My sister _______ when the phone rang.

• A. is cooking

• B. are cooking

• C. was cooking

• D. were cooking

Alia will _____ to you when she ________ your reply.

• A. write, receives

• B. writes, receives

• C. wrote, receives

• D. written, received

When the mail carrier came to the door, I ________ a bath.

• took

• was taking

• have taken

The doctor ________ to us when he has finished the surgery.

• talks

• has talked

• will talk

Answer explanation

when he has finished để nhấn mạnh là khi và chỉ khi a ấy hoàn thành. Như vậy đây vẫn là giả định thời gian trong tương lai => vế còn lại chia will V

Up to now, I____________any opportunity to check this information.

• didn't have
• wasn't having
• haven't had
• haven't been having

I haven’t met my cousin for ages.

• I last met my cousin one year ago.

• It has been ages since I last met my cousin.

• I’ve met my cousin for ages.

• I met my cousin for ages.

My parents ______ a vacation in Phu Quoc last month.

• have

• have had

• had

• were having

He started to practise swimming when he was a kid.

• A. Thanh practiced swimming when he was a kid.

• B. Thanh has practised swimming since he was a kid.

• C. Thanh was a swimmer when he was a kid.

• D. Thanh was a swimmer as a kid.