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Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

She ________ when the shark _________ her.

a)

surf / attack

b)

surfing / attacked

c)

was surfing / was attacking

d)

was surfing / attacked

2.

He ___________ at a party when he ___________ his girlfriend.

a)

danced / met

b)

danced / was meeting

c)

was dancing / met

d)

was danced / was meeting

3.

I ________ a picnic when I _________ my sister.

a)

was having / saw

b)

had / saw

c)

was having / was seeing

d)

had / seen

4.

When they ________ the shark, they ______ in the sea.

a)

saw / swam

b)

saw / was swimming

c)

were seeing / swam

d)

saw / were swimming

5.

She ... the internet at three o'clock.

a)

was use

b)

were

c)

was using

d)

were using

6.
Julie ...................................her bedroom when she ...................a huge spider on the wall. 
a)
was tidying / was finding
b)
was tidying / found
c)
tidied / found 
7.
I was watching a movie when I _______ (see) him standing outside.
a)
was seeing
b)
saw
c)
see
d)
were seeing
8.

I _______________ (eat) lunch when I _____________ (hear) a strange noise.

a)

ate / was hearing

b)

was eating / was hearing

c)

was eating / heard

d)

ate / heard

9.

.Last night I ________________ in bed when I suddenly ________________ a scream. (read, hear)

a)

read - heard

b)

was reading - was hearing

c)

was reading - heard

d)

read - was hearing

10.

________________ at school yesterday? (you / be)

a)

Was you

b)

Did you be

c)

You were

d)

Were you

11.

She ________________ a bright yellow dress when I ________________ her last (wear, see)

a)

wore - saw

b)

was wearing - was seeing

c)

weared - was seeing

d)

was wearing - saw

12.

The house ________________ £ 150,000 in 2003. (cost)

a)

cost

b)

costed

c)

was costing

d)

costs

13.

Dấu hiệu nhận biết thì quá khứ đơn ________________

a)

yesterday, ago, last

b)

next, tomorrow

c)

at the present

d)

everyday, always

14.

Thì Quá khứ đơn diễn tả

a)

Thói quen ở hiện tại, hành động lặp đi lặp lại ở hiện tại

b)

Hành động đã xảy ra trong quá khứ, không liên quan đến hiện tại

c)

Hành động đang diễn ra trong quá khứ

15.

Dấu hiệu thì quá khứ đơn

a)

two days ago

b)

next month

c)

This week

16.

Từ nào dưới đây KHÔNG phải là dấu hiệu nhận biết của thì Qúa Khứ Đơn

a)

ago

b)

last

c)

so far

d)

in the past

17.

Last year, we (go)...................to the wonderful festival

a)

went

b)

have gone

c)

gone

d)

goed

18.

quá khứ đơn của swim

a)

swam

b)

swims

c)

swan

19.

Thì nào diễn tả một hành động xảy ra trước một hành động khác trong quá khứ, hành động xảy ra trước chia ở thì nào?

a)

Past continuous

b)

Past perfect

c)

Present perfect

d)

Past simple

20.

Cấu trúc của thì Quá khứ hoàn thành là:

a)

S+ have/ has + V-ed.

b)

S+ had + V-ed.

c)

S + was/ were + V-ing.

d)

S+ didn't + V.

21.

Before I ___________ him, I ________________ a lot about his story. ( meet/ know)

a)

met- had known

b)

had met- knew

c)

was meeting- had known

d)

met- knew

22.

He _____________the dishes after he __________ breakfast.( wash/ have)

a)

washes- has

b)

had washed- had had

c)

washed- had had

d)

washed- haf

23.

No sooner (have)…………….I (watch)……………. TV than the phone (ring)…………

a)

had-watched; rang

b)

has watched- rang

c)

watched- rang

d)

watched- was ringing

24.

Our guests (be)…………………………. still here when he (come)…………………………. back from

school.

a)

have been- came

b)

had been-came

c)

was- came

d)

was- was coming

25.

They (leave)…………………………. the shop as soon as they (buy)…………………………. everything they (need)…………………

a)

left-had bought- needed

b)

left- bought- needed

c)

had left- bought- needed

d)

had left- had bought- needed

26.

She already (post) …………………………. the letter when she (realize) …………………………. she (send)…………………………. it to the wrong address.

a)

has already bought- realized- sent

b)

had already posted-realized- sent

c)

had already posted-realized- had sent

d)

posted-realized- had sent

27.

Tìm và sửa lỗi sai trong câu sau: Last night, Peter had gone to the supermarket before he have gone home.

a)

had gone -> went

b)

before -> when

c)

have gone -> went

d)

home -> at home

28.

Tìm và sửa lỗi sai trong câu sau: He told me he hadn’t wear such kind of clothes before.

a)

told -> had told

b)

hadn't -> haven't

c)

wear -> worn

d)

clothes -> cloth

29.

They (cycle) ______ this morning so their legs were sore in the evening.

a)

had been cycle

b)

had been cycling

c)

had cycled

d)

had been cycled

30.

How many English books (read/she) _____ before she (go) ___ to London?

a)

had she read / went

b)

had she been reading / went

c)

had she read / /had gone

d)

have you read / went

31.

Frank caught the flu because he (sing) _____ in the rain.

a)

had been singing

b)

had sung

c)

had sang

d)

had singing

32.

(where/she/live) _______ before she moved to Chicago?

a)

Where did she live

b)

Where had she lived

c)

Where had she live

d)

Where have you lived

33.

Viết lại câu sau sao cho nghĩa không đổi: David had gone home before we arrived.

a)

David had gone home before we arrived.

b)

After David had gone home, we arrived.

c)

After David went home, we had arrived.

d)

David went home before we arrived.

34.

By the time he came home, we ______.

a)

had sleep

b)

had slept

c)

slept

d)

have slept

35.

My father _____ out when my sister arrived in the zoo.

a)

goes

b)

have gone

c)

has gone

d)

had gone

36.

Tìm và sửa lỗi sai trong câu sau: When Bob graduated in university, he was in New York for 5 years.

a)

graduated -> had graduated

b)

in university -> at university

c)

was -> had been

d)

for -> since

37.

Alex _____ a Vietnamese until he met Linh.

a)

had never meet

b)

have never met

c)

never met

d)

had never met

38.

Translate this sentence into English:

Tôi đã gặp cô ấy năm ngoái.

(a)  

39.

Translate this sentence into English:

Columbus đã phát hiện (discover) châu Mỹ (America) vào năm 1492.

(a)  

40.

Translate this sentence into English:

Lisa đã mở cửa sổ và nhìn thấy tên trộm (the thief).

(a)