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Bài tập quá khứ đơn và hiện tại hoàn thành (1)
I. Put the verb in each blank either in present perfect or past
simple
1. He (live) in London for two years and then (go) to Edinburgh
2. You (wear) your hair long when you were at school?
~ Yes, my mother (insist) on it. But when I (leave) school, I
(cut) my hair and (wear) it short ever since
3. My brother (write) several plays. He just (finish) his second
tragedy
4. The radio (play) since 7 a.m. I wish someone would turn it off.
5. I (catch) a heavy rain. That’s why my clothes is wet through.

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6. Who you (go) to the cinema with last night?
7. Come in please. I (wait) for you long.
8. The play just (begin). You are a little late.
9. The concert (begin) at 2.30 and (last) for two hours.
Everyone (enjoy) it very much.
10. We (miss) the bus. Now we will have to walk
11. My father is the bank manager. He (be) here for five
years


12. You (be) here before? ~ Yes, I (spend) my holiday here
last year. ~ You (have) a good
time? ~ No, it never (stop) raining
13. I (not see) him for years. I wonder where he is
14. He (not smoke) for two weeks. He is trying to give it up
15. I can’t go out because I (not finish) my homework
16. Here are your shoes; I just (clean) them.
17.I (do) this sort of work when I (be) an apprentice


18. You (see) the moon last night?
19. Where is Tom? ~ I (not see) him today, but he (tell)
Mary that he’d be in for dinner
20. (lose) my black gloves. You (see) them anywhere?
~ No, I am afraid I….When you last (wear) them?
~ I (wear) them at the theatre last night.
~ Perhaps, you (leave) them at the theatre.


II. Fill in Past Simple or Present Perfect.

My best friend is called Alison. We (1)…have known… (know)
each other since we……… (2. be) five years old. We
……………… (3. always/share) our problems and our troubles,
but we …………… (4. also/enjoy) good times together and
………………… (5. spend) many hours laughing together. We
………… (6. live) next door to each other before Alison
……………….(7. move) to London. I ……………… (8. visit)
her many times since then. She ……………… (9. just/buy) a
new house but I …….. ………… (10. not/see) it yet.


III. Put the verbs in brackets into Present Perfect or Past
Simple.
Mr. Briggs is away on business and he is phoning his wife to see
how she is
Mr. Briggs: Hello, darling. How are you? Is everything okay?
Mrs. Briggs: I’m fine. I … …… (be) very busy since you
………… (leave).
Mr. Briggs: What …………………… (you/do) so far?
Mrs. Briggs: I ……………… (do) the painting, I
……………..(mend) the bookshelf and I …………… (build) a
cupboard. I …………… (have) my hair cut and I
…………………… (go) to the dentist’s. Oh, and yesterday I
……………… (speak) to a builder about the garage.


Mr. Briggs: A builder? The garage? What ………………
(happen) to the garage?
Mrs. Briggs: Well, the garage wall ……………… (fall down)
two days ago.
Mr. Briggs: WHAT?????
Mrs. Briggs: I …………………… (not/finish) yet. We, well,
the neighbor ….(have) a little accident. He ………………
(drive) into the garage wall.
Mr. Briggs: OH no! He …………………… (not/crash) into
my new car, did he?
Mrs. Briggs: No! Your car ……………… (be) fine. Don’t
worry!


IV. Put the verbs in brackets into Past Simple or Present
Perfect.
1. Last night I … … (see) “The Bodyguard” at the cinema.
~ Oh, I ……… (already/ see) it twice.
2. Do you know that Mrs Jones ………………… (work) here for
sixteen years? ~ I thought
she ………………………. (start) working here ten years ago.
3. ……………….. (you/ever/meet) anyone famous?
~ Well, I ……………………… (see) Jane Fonda.
~ Really? I …………………….. (meet) her father, Henry
Fonda, once. But he is dead now.


Perfect.
4. Yesterday I …………… (leave) the house and …………
(catch) the train. Then I ……….. (realize) that my keys
………… (be) in the house.
~ Oh no! That …………………….. (happen) to me
before. What …………… (you/do)
~ I ………………….. (call) the locksmith.
5. I …………… (already/make) the beds and I ………
(just/sweep) the floor, but I …… (not/start) the ironing
yet,
~ Don’t worry, I ………… (do) it yesterday.


Perfect.
6. How long ago …………………. (you/begin) painting?
~ Ten years ago. I ………… (recently/complete) a
painting that the National Gallery ………. (ask) me to do a
year ago.
7. Why are you so happy?
~ I ……………………….. (just/ pass) my driving test!
8. …………………….. (you/always/have) long hair, Julie?
~ No, when I was young, my hair ……………………
(be) very short.


V. Use Present S., Present Cont. and Present Perfect to
complete the letter.

My name 1) … is … (be) Carol Albert and I
2)………………………… (write) to you about the advertisement
in today’s newspaper for the post of hotel receptionist. I
3)……………………. (leave) school and at present I 4)
………………….(study) hotel catering at night school. My
typing 5) ………………….. (be) good and I also
6)………………(speak) two languages, English and Spanish.


Bài tập quá khứ đơn và hiện tại hoàn thành(12)
V. Use Present S., Present Cont. and Present Perfect to
complete the letter.
I 7) ………………………. (take) courses in Computer
Studies, Accounting and Office Management and I 8)
………………………feel that these courses 9)
……………………(give) me a lot of experience for the post
you 10) ………………………….(advertise). One day, I
hope to become a hotel manager. I 11) ……………………
(hope) that you will consider my application. ! 12)
………………………. (enclose) a C.V. with my personal
details and other information which I 13) ……………………
(think) may interest you. ! 14) …………………………….
(look) forward to hearing from you very soon.

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