8. Choose the correct option. (Chọn đáp án đúng.)
1. Michael and Tom _____ with a client when their boss entered the room.
A. talked B. were talking C. have talked D. are talking
2. Maya _____ three different part-time jobs so far.
A. has B. has had C. was having D. had
3. Robert and Lucas _____ to the business conference together a few days ago.
A. are going B. have gone C. were going D. went
4. Ben _____ his job a few weeks ago because he wasn't happy with the salary he was earning.
A. has changed B. had changed C. changed D. was changing
5. When John finished his work he _____ off his computer and _____.
A. switched/left B. switched/was leaving
C. had switched/ left D. was switching/was leaving
6. Before Mary _____ to this company, she _____ five years of relevant experience.
A. came/has gained B. came/had gained
C. had come/gained D. comes/has gained
1. B
Michael and Tom were talking with a client when their boss entered the room.
(Michael và Tom đang nói chuyện với một khách hàng khi sếp họ bước vào căn phòng.)
Giải thích: Một hành động đang xảy ra thì có một hành động khác chen ngang → quá khứ tiếp diễn – quá khứ đơn → were talking
2. B
Maya has had three different part-time jobs so far.
(Maya đã có ba công việc bán thời gian khác nhau cho đến nay.)
Giải thích: so far là dấu hiệu nhận biết của thì hiện tại hoàn thành → has had
3. C
Robert and Lucas went to the business conference together a few days ago.
(Robert và Lucas đi dự hội nghị kinh doanh cùng nhau vài ngày trước.)
Giải thích: ago là dấu hiệu nhận biết của thì hiện tại hoàn thành → went
4. C
Ben changed his job a few weeks ago because he wasn't happy with the salary he was earning.
(Ben đã nhảy việc vài tuần trước vì anh ta không vui với mức lương mình được nhận.)
Giải thích: ago là dấu hiệu nhận biết của thì hiện tại hoàn thành → change
5. A
When John finished his work, he switched off his computer and left.
(Khi John hoàn thành công việc, anh ta tắt máy tính và rời đi.)
Giải thích: Dùng thì quá khứ đơn để mô tả chuỗi hành động xảy ra liên tiếp nhau → switch - left
6. B
Before Mary came to this company, she had gained five years of relevant experience.
(Trước khi Mary đến công ty này, cô ấy đã có năm năm kinh nghiệm phù hợp với công việc.)
Giải thích: Before + quá khứ đơn, quá khứ hoàn thành → came – had gained
Các bài tập cùng chuyên đề
Tense review (Ôn tập về thì)
6. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple, the Past Continuous or the Past Perfect.
(Chia các động từ trong ngoặc ở dạng quá khứ đơn, quá khứ tiếp diễn hoặc quá khứ hoàn thành.)
1. Lucy and Jennifer _____ (go) to London for a conference last week.
2. Oliver _____ (not/meet) James before they started working together.
3. We _____ (discuss) an important work issue when the phone suddenly _____ (ring).
4. Joe _____ (find) a job by the time he graduated from university.
5 The CEO _____ (start) this company ten years ago.
6. _____ (Janie/write) report at 4 p.m. yesterday?
9. Choose the option (A, B, C or D) to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the given one.
(Chọn đáp án (A, B, C hoặc D) để chỉ ra câu gần nghĩa nhất với câu đã cho.)
1. We last worked overtime five days ago.
A. We have worked overtime for five days.
B. We haven't worked overtime for five days.
C. We didn't work overtime for five days.
D. We hadn't worked overtime for five days.
2. The two companies were in discussion for weeks, and then they reached a deal.
A. The two companies reached a deal after they had been in discussion for weeks.
B. The two companies were in discussion before they have reached a deal.
C. The two companies had reached a deal after they were in discussion for weeks.
D. The two companies have reached a deal after they had been in discussion for weeks.
10. Complete the sentences so that they are true for you. Tell your partner.
(Hoàn thành các câu sau mà nó đúng với bạn. Nói với bạn cùng bàn của bạn.)
1. Last weekend, __________________________________________________.
2. At 7 p.m. last Friday, __________________________________________________.
3. When I was a child, __________________________________________________.
4. So far, __________________________________________________.
5. After __________________________________________________.
6. Before __________________________________________________.
Grammar (Ngữ pháp)
3. Choose the correct option. (Chọn đáp án đúng.)
1. Ben ran/was running/has run/had run a marathon at 7 a.m. yesterday.
2. Tina is pleased because she got/has got/ had got/was getting a new job.
3. Sam said he attended/was attending/has attended/had attended some interviews before he got a well-paid job.
4. Paul and I talked/had talked/have talked/were talking about university courses when my phone rang.
5. She had been/had had/ has had/was with her company for three years when she won the title "Employee of the Year."
6. I have applied/had applied/was applying/applied three jobs already this week.
7. David went/was going/had gone/has gone swimming with dolphins last year.
8. This is the first time Sally was working/ worked/has worked/had worked at such a large company.
9. I have graduated/was graduating/graduated/ had graduated from university in 2020.
10. I slept/was sleeping/had slept/have slept under the stars when the storm hit the area.
Grammar (Ngữ pháp)
2. Choose the most appropriate option. (Chọn đáp án phù hợp nhất.)
1. Lucy _____ her job twice so far this year.
A. changes B. has changed C. changed D. was changing
2. When David was a child, he regularly _____ hiking in the mountains with his family.
A. went B. goes C. was going D. has gone
3. Fred is the man _____ podcasts are very popular with the young.
A. who B. whom C. which D. whose
4. By the time Jason reached the finish line, another athlete _____ the marathon.
A. has already won B. had already won
C. already has won D. was already winning
5. Henry _____ for this company since he moved to the city.
A. worked B. works C. has worked D. had worked
6. We should take a raincoat to the festival _____ it rains.
A. in case B. unless C. so that D. although
7. The festival will begin _____ the elders have completed the sacred ritual.
A. until B. before C. after D. while
8. Mark's coming-of-age celebration was _____ memorable as his brother's.
A. as B. most C. more D. the more
9. May was the month _____ Jason decided to reduce using social media to pursue his hobby.
A. which B. when C. why D. where
10. That online newspaper was _____ unreliable that I stopped reading it.
A. such B. so C. as D. because
3. Put the verbs in the correct forms of the Present or Past tenses.
(Chia các động từ sau ở các dạng đúng của thì hiện tại hoặc thì quá khứ.)
1. John Edwards _____ (be) a hardworking student who has had much success in his exams.
2. Sandra _____ (love) reading since she was 10 years old.
3. Carl _____ (get) a scholarship when he _____ (be) eighteen years old.
4. I _____ (admire) Arnel Pineda because he worked through his difficulties to achieved his success.
5. Emily _____ (get) her first medal three years ago when she _____ (compete) in a marathon.
Tense review (Ôn tập về thì)
3. Choose the correct option. (Chọn đáp án đúng.)
1. Harry _____ his new manager twice before yesterday, but not his new colleague.
A. met B. was meeting C. has met D. had met
2. At 11:00 p.m. last night, Joe _____ for his job interview.
A. has practised B. was practising C. had practised D. practised
3. It was the second time Susan _____ a promotion before she got married.
A. was getting B. had got C. got D. has got
4. I _____ some research online when a colleague knocked on my door.
A. have done B. had done C. was doing D. did
5. How many part-time jobs _____ by the age of 20?
A. have you had B. had you had C. did you have D. do you have
6. As a graduate, Mark _____ for four different jobs so far.
A. applied B. had applied C. was applying D. has applied
