1. Up to now, we _______a lot of information about her. A. will have learnt B. learnt C. have learnt D. would learn 2. When I _______ up this morning, my roommate _______ already. A. am waking / leaves B. wake / has left C. woke / had left D. was waking / left 3. I think we _________ from her soon. A. hear B. will hear C. have heard D. will have heard 4. When Jack _______ me, I _______ a letter. A. phoned/ has been writing B. has phoned/ was writing C. phoned/ was writing D. was phoning/ wrote 5. Be quiet! The baby _______. A. is sleeping B. slept C. was sleeping D. Sleeps 6. My mother tells me that she _______since she was four. A. has been singing B. has been sung C. sang D. had sung 7. Would you like to go to the movies tomorrow? – Sure. By then I _______ my exam. A. will finish B. finished C. will have finished D. have finished 8. At present Mary _______ her clothes. She _______ the clothes on Sunday. A. is washing / often washes B. has washed / is often washing C. was washing / has often washed D. washes / often washed 9. They _______ good preparations before they _______ their final examination yesterday. A. made / had taken B. have made / take C. had made / took D. will have made / have taken 10. He _______ for Canada two years ago and I _______ him since then. A. left / did not see B. has left / have not seen C. left / do not see D. left / have not seen 11. After Mary _______ her degree, she intends to work in her father’s company. A. will finish B. is finishing C. finishes D. will have finished 12. While they were laying the table, he _______ to the radio. A. was listening B. listened C. has listened D. is listening 13. By the year 2020, many people currently employed _______ their jobs. A. will have lost B. will be losing C. have lost D. are losing 14. I'm sorry that I _______ to you for ages. A. don't write B. didn't write C. haven't written D. was writing 15. I haven't seen you lately. Where _______? A. did you go B. have you gone C. were you staying D. are you staying 16. Her husband _______ unemployed since they _______ to the countryside. A. was / moved B. was / have moved C. has been / moved D. has been/have moved 17. In 1966, my brother _______ at Harvard university. A. studies B. is studying C. studied D. had studied 18. When I _______ Tom tomorrow, I _______ him of that. A. will see / will remind B. see/ will remind C. will see / remind D. see/ remind 19. Jane said she_______ 20 the following week A. would be B. is C. will be D. was 20. They were too late. The plane_______off ten minutes earlier. A. took B. has taken C. had taken D. was taking

1. Up to now, we _______a lot of information about her.

A. will have learnt

B. learnt

C. have learnt

D. would learn

Giải thích:

Vì đây là thì hiện tại hoàn thành 

Nên cần chọn C

2. When I _______ up this morning, my roommate _______ already.

A. am waking / leaves

B. wake / has left

C. woke / had left

D. was waking / left

Giải thích:

"This morning" ⇒ Sử dụng thì quá khứ đơn để diễn tả hành động đã xảy ra

"Already" ⇒ Sử dụng thì quá khứ hoàn thành để diễn tả hành động xảy ra trước 1 hành động khác trong quá khứ

Cấu trúc: `When``+``S``+``V`(Quá khứ đơn)`,``S``+``V`(Quá khứ tiếp diễn)

3. I think we _________ from her soon.

A. hear

B. will hear

C. have heard

D. will have heard

Giải thích:

"Soon" ⇒ Dùng thì tương lai đơn để diễn tả hành động sẽ xảy ra trong tương lai.

Cấu trúc:  `S``+``will``+``V`(nguyên thể)

4. When Jack _______ me, I _______ a letter.

A. phoned/ has been writing

B. has phoned/ was writing

C. phoned/ was writing

D. was phoning/ wrote

Giải thích:

When là liên từ nối hai hành động, một hành động đang xảy ra chia ở thì quá khứ tiếp diễn thì có một hành động khác xen vào được chia ở thì quá khứ đơn

5. Be quiet! The baby _______.

A. is sleeping

B. slept

C. was sleeping

D. Sleeps

Giải thích:

Sau dấu `(``!``)` 

Nên cần chọn A

6. My mother tells me that she _______since she was four.

A. has been singing

B. has been sung

C. sang

D. had sung

Giải thích:

Vì có "Since" ⇒ Chia thì quá khứ đơn 

Cấu trúc: `S``+``have``/``has``+``Ved``/``V_(3)``+``since``+``S``+``V_(ed)``/``V_(2)`

7. Would you like to go to the movies tomorrow? – Sure. By then I _______ my exam.

A. will finish

B. finished

C. will have finished

D. have finished

Giải thích:

Tomorrow ⇒ thì tương lai

By then ⇒thì hoàn thành

Nên cần dùng thì tương lai hoàn thành

8. At present Mary _______ her clothes. She _______ the clothes on Sunday.

A. is washing / often washes

B. has washed / is often washing

C. was washing / has often washed

D. washes / often washed

Giải thích:

At present: dùng thì Hiện tại tiếp diễn

On sunday: diễn tả một thói quen

Nên cần chọn A

9. They _______ good preparations before they _______ their final examination yesterday.

A. made / had taken

B. have made / take

C. had made / took

D. will have made / have taken

Giải thích:

Vì có “yesterday” là hành động trong câu xảy ra trong quá khứ.

Cấu trúc: Before S+V(ed), S+had been+V-ing/ had+V(3)

10. He _______ for Canada two years ago and I _______ him since then.

A. left / did not see

B. has left / have not seen

C. left / do not see

D. left / have not seen

Giải thích:

"Two years ago" ⇒ dùng thì quá khứ đơn: `S``+``V_(ed)`/` V_(2)`

"For 2 years now" ⇒ dùng thì hiện tại hoàn thành: `S``+``have`/`has``+``V_(ed)`/`V_(3)`

Nên cần chọn D

11. After Mary _______ her degree, she intends to work in her father’s company.

A. will finish

B. is finishing

C. finishes

D. will have finished

Giải thích:

Cần chia ở thì hiện tại đơn

Cấu trúc: `When`/As soon as/`After``+``S``+``V`(s/es)

12. While they were laying the table, he _______ to the radio.

A. was listening

B. listened

C. has listened

D. is listening

Giải thích:

“While” sử dụng với 2 mệnh đề cùng xảy ra đồng thời trong quá khứ ⇒ cả 2 mệnh đề này đều chia quá khứ tiếp diễn.

Cấu trúc: While+S+were/was + V-ing, S+were/was + V-ing

13. By the year 2020, many people currently employed _______ their jobs.

A. will have lost

B. will be losing

C. have lost

D. are losing

Giải thích:

Dấu hiệu: “By the year 2020” ⇒ thì TLHT

Cấu trúc: `S``+``will``have``+``P_(2)``+``(O)`

14. I'm sorry that I _______ to you for ages.

A. don't write

B. didn't write

C. haven't written

D. was writing

Giải thích:

Do "For ages" cần được chia ở thì hiện tại hoàn thành

Cần chọn C

15. I haven't seen you lately. Where _______?

A. did you go

B. have you gone

C. were you staying

D. are you staying

Giải thích:

Cần dùng trợ động từ

Nên chọn A

16. Her husband _______ unemployed since they _______ to the countryside.

A. was / moved

B. was / have moved

C. has been / moved

D. has been/have moved

Giải thích:

Since + thì quá khứ đơn

Ở trường hợp này, since đi kèm với một mệnh đề ở thì quá khứ đơn

Nên cần chọn C

17. In 1966, my brother _______ at Harvard university.

A. studies

B. is studying

C. studied

D. had studied

Giải thích:

Quá khứ đơn vì có "in+một năm trong quá khứ"

Nên cần chọn C

18. When I _______ Tom tomorrow, I _______ him of that.

A. will see / will remind

B. see/ will remind

C. will see / remind

D. see/ remind

Giải thích:

Khi động từ của Mệnh đề chính ở thì "Tương lai" là động từ của mệnh đề chỉ thời gian sẽ ở thì "Hiện tại"⇒see

Trong các mệnh đề trạng ngữ chỉ thời gian với ý nghĩa tương lai, dùng thì hiện tại đơn để nhấn mạnh đến sự hoàn thành của hành động trước khi một hành động khác xảy ra.

Công thức: `S``+``will``+``V``+``when``+``S``+`` V`(s/es)

19. Jane said she_______ 20 the following week

A. would be

B. is

C. will be

D. was

Giải thích:

Do đây là câu tường thuật

"The following week"⇒Thì tương lai đơn

Cần chọn A

20. They were too late. The plane_______off ten minutes earlier.

A. took

B. has taken

C. had taken

D. was taking

Giải thích:

"Ten minutes ago"⇒ thì quá khứ đơn

Nên cần chọn A