Ngoại ngữ Kiến thức trọng tâm phần thì

[baochau1112]

@Trần Thị Quế Anh
E làm đúng 5/10 nhé ^^
E xem lại câu 3, câu 4, câu 5, câu 9 và câu 10 ^^
Ngoài ra, chị đã úp key ở đây, e tham khảo đi ^^
Ko hiểu gì thì hỏi lại chị nhé ^^
1. In all the world, there (be) _____are_____ only 14 mountains that (reach) ______reach____above 8,000 meters.
=> Sử dụng thì hiện tại đơn vì diễn tả 1 sự thật hiển nhiên
2. He sometimes (come) ______comes____ to see his parents.
=> "sometimes" là trạng từ chỉ tần suất ... là đặc trưng của thì hiện tại đơn
3. When I (come) _____came_____, she (leave) _____had left_____for Dalat ten minutes ago.
=> Diễn tả 1 hành động xảy ra trong quá khứ. Hành động cô ấy đã rời đi rồi thì tôi mới đến => Cả 2 đều dùng quá khứ.
4. My grandfather never (fly) _____has never flown_____ in an airplane, and he has no intention of ever doing so.
=> Có từ "ever" => Dùng HTHT
5. We just (decide) _____have just decided_____ that we (undertake) ______would undertake______ the job.
=> Có từ "just" dùng HTHT
6. He told me that he (take) _____would take_____ a trip to California the following week.
=> Đây là câu tường thuật. Từ "will take" chúng ta biến đổi lại thành "would take"
7. I knew that this road (be) _____was_____ too narrow.
=> Diễn tả 1 hành động đã xảy ra trong quá khứ
8. Right now I (attend) _____am attending_____ class. Yesterday at this time I (attend) _____was attending_____class.
=> Có từ "right now" nên dùng HTTD. Và có từ "yesterday at this time" nên dùng QKTD
9. Tomorrow I’m going to leave for home. When I (arrive) _____arrive_____at the airport, Mary (wait) ____will be waiting______ for me.
=> Diễn tả 1 sự vc sẽ xảy ra trong tương lai. Thì HTĐ thường đi kèm để đệm nghĩa cho hành động sẽ xảy ra tiếp diễn trong 1 thời điểm tại tương lai
10. Margaret was born in 1950. By last year, she (live) _____had lived_____on this earth for 55 years .
=> Có từ "by last year" nên chúng ta dùng QKHT.

 

[baochau1112]

Tiếp tục với 10 câu về thì tiếng anh nào mấy đứa
21. Almost everyone _______ for home by the time we arrived.

A. leave B. left C. leaves D. had left

22. By the age of 25, he ______ two famous novels.

A. wrote B. writes C. has written D. had written

23. When her husband was in the army, Mary ______ to him twice a week.

A. was reading B. wrote C. was written D. had written

24. I couldn’t cut the grass because the lawn mower ______ a few days previously.

A. broke down B. has been broken

C. had broken down D. breaks down

25. I have never played badminton before. This is the first time I _____ to play.

A. try B. tried C. have tried D. am trying

26. Since _______, I have heard nothing from him.

A. he had left B. he left C. he has left D. he was left

27. After I _______ lunch, I looked for my bag.

A. had B. had had C. have has D. have had

28. By the end of next year, George _______ English for two years.

A. will have learned B. will learn

C. has learned D. would learn

29. The man got out of the car, ________ round to the back and opened the book.

A. walking B. walked C. walks D. walk

30. Henry _______ into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner.

A. was going B. went C. has gone D. did go

@Nữ Thần Mặt Trăng @hoangnga2709 @joon_young#1 @Snowball fan ken @Tuấn Nguyễn Nguyễn

 

[Snowball fan ken]

21. Almost everyone _______ for home by the time we arrived.

A. leave B. left C. leaves D. had left

22. By the age of 25, he ______ two famous novels.

A. wrote B. writes C. has written D. had written

23. When her husband was in the army, Mary ______ to him twice a week.

A. was reading B. wrote C. was written D. had written

24. I couldn’t cut the grass because the lawn mower ______ a few days previously.

A. broke down B. has been broken

C. had broken down D. breaks down

25. I have never played badminton before. This is the first time I _____ to play.

A. try B. tried C. have tried D. am trying

26. Since _______, I have heard nothing from him.

A. he had left B. he left C. he has left D. he was left

27. After I _______ lunch, I looked for my bag.

A. had B. had had C. have has D. have had

28. By the end of next year, George _______ English for two years.

A. will have learned B. will learn

C. has learned D. would learn

29. The man got out of the car, ________ round to the back and opened the book.

A. walking B. walked C. walks D. walk

30. Henry _______ into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner.

A. was going B. went C. has gone D. did go

[vẫn thế]

 

[Nữ Thần Mặt Trăng]

21. Almost everyone _______ for home by the time we arrived.

A. leave B. left C. leaves D. had left

22. By the age of 25, he ______ two famous novels.

A. wrote B. writes C. has written D. had written

23. When her husband was in the army, Mary ______ to him twice a week.

A. was reading B. wrote C. was written D. had written

24. I couldn’t cut the grass because the lawn mower ______ a few days previously.

A. broke down B. has been broken

C. had broken down D. breaks down

25. I have never played badminton before. This is the first time I _____ to play.

A. try B. tried C. have tried D. am trying

26. Since _______, I have heard nothing from him.

A. he had left B. he left C. he has left D. he was left

27. After I _______ lunch, I looked for my bag.

A. had B. had had C. have has D. have had

28. By the end of next year, George _______ English for two years.

A. will have learned B. will learn

C. has learned D. would learn

29. The man got out of the car, ________ round to the back and opened the book.

A. walking B. walked C. walks D. walk

30. Henry _______ into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner.

A. was going B. went C. has gone D. did go

 

[Tuấn Nguyễn Nguyễn]

Tiếp tục với 10 câu về thì tiếng anh nào mấy đứa
21. Almost everyone _______ for home by the time we arrived.

A. leave B. left C. leaves D. had left

22. By the age of 25, he ______ two famous novels.

A. wrote B. writes C. has written D. had written

23. When her husband was in the army, Mary ______ to him twice a week.

A. was reading B. wrote C. was written D. had written

24. I couldn’t cut the grass because the lawn mower ______ a few days previously.

A. broke down B. has been broken

C. had broken down D. breaks down

25. I have never played badminton before. This is the first time I _____ to play.

A. try B. tried C. have tried D. am trying

26. Since _______, I have heard nothing from him.

A. he had left B. he left C. he has left D. he was left

27. After I _______ lunch, I looked for my bag.

A. had B. had had C. have has D. have had

28. By the end of next year, George _______ English for two years.

A. will have learned B. will learn

C. has learned D. would learn

29. The man got out of the car, ________ round to the back and opened the book.

A. walking B. walked C. walks D. walk

30. Henry _______ into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner.

A. was going B. went C. has gone D. did go

@Nữ Thần Mặt Trăng @hoangnga2709 @joon_young#1 @Snowball fan ken @Tuấn Nguyễn Nguyễn

Spoiler: Bài làm

21. Almost everyone _______ for home by the time we arrived.

A. leave B. left C. leaves D. had left

22. By the age of 25, he ______ two famous novels.

A. wrote B. writes C. has written D. had written

23. When her husband was in the army, Mary ______ to him twice a week.

A. was reading B. wrote C. was written D. had written

24. I couldn’t cut the grass because the lawn mower ______ a few days previously.

A. broke down B. has been broken

C. had broken down D. breaks down

25. I have never played badminton before. This is the first time I _____ to play.

A. try B. tried C. have tried D. am trying

26. Since _______, I have heard nothing from him.

A. he had left B. he left C. he has left D. he was left

27. After I _______ lunch, I looked for my bag.

A. had B. had had C. have has D. have had

28. By the end of next year, George _______ English for two years.

A. will have learned B. will learn

C. has learned D. would learn

29. The man got out of the car, ________ round to the back and opened the book.

A. walking B. walked C. walks D. walk

30. Henry _______ into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner.

A. was going B. went C. has gone D. did go

 

[Lưu Thị Thu Kiều]

21. Almost everyone _______ for home by the time we arrived.

A. leave B. left C. leaves D. had left

22. By the age of 25, he ______ two famous novels.

A. wrote B. writes C. has written D. had written

23. When her husband was in the army, Mary ______ to him twice a week.

A. was reading B. wrote C. was written D. had written (em không biết là A hay B)

24. I couldn’t cut the grass because the lawn mower ______ a few days previously.

A. broke down B. has been broken

C. had broken down D. breaks down

25. I have never played badminton before. This is the first time I _____ to play.

A. try B. tried C. have tried D. am trying

26. Since _______, I have heard nothing from him.

A. he had left B. he left C. he has left D. he was left

27. After I _______ lunch, I looked for my bag.

A. had B. had had C. have has D. have had

28. By the end of next year, George _______ English for two years.

A. will have learned B. will learn

C. has learned D. would learn

29. The man got out of the car, ________ round to the back and opened the book.

A. walking B. walked C. walks D. walk

30. Henry _______ into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner.

A. was going B. went C. has gone D. did go

 

[Trà Linh]

21. Almost everyone _______ for home by the time we arrived.

A. leave B. left C. leaves D. had left

22. By the age of 25, he ______ two famous novels.

A. wrote B. writes C. has written D. had written

23. When her husband was in the army, Mary ______ to him twice a week.

A. was reading B. wrote C. was written D. had written

24. I couldn’t cut the grass because the lawn mower ______ a few days previously.

A. broke down B. has been broken

C. had broken down D. breaks down

25. I have never played badminton before. This is the first time I _____ to play.

A. try B. tried C. have tried D. am trying

26. Since _______, I have heard nothing from him.

A. he had left B. he left C. he has left D. he was left

27. After I _______ lunch, I looked for my bag.

A. had B. had had C. have has D. have had

28. By the end of next year, George _______ English for two years.

A. will have learned B. will learn

C. has learned D. would learn

29. The man got out of the car, ________ round to the back and opened the book.

A. walking B. walked C. walks D. walk

30. Henry _______ into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner.

A. was going B. went C. has gone D. did go

 

[Nữ Thần Mặt Trăng]

23. When her husband was in the army, Mary ______ to him twice a week.

A. was reading B. wrote C. was written D. had written

mk nghĩ câu này phải dùng QKĐ á ^^

 

[baochau1112]

21. Almost everyone _______ for home by the time we arrived.

A. leave B. left C. leaves D. had left

22. By the age of 25, he ______ two famous novels.

A. wrote B. writes C. has written D. had written

23. When her husband was in the army, Mary ______ to him twice a week.

A. was reading B. wrote C. was written D. had written

24. I couldn’t cut the grass because the lawn mower ______ a few days previously.

A. broke down B. has been broken

C. had broken down D. breaks down

25. I have never played badminton before. This is the first time I _____ to play.

A. try B. tried C. have tried D. am trying

26. Since _______, I have heard nothing from him.

A. he had left B. he left C. he has left D. he was left

27. After I _______ lunch, I looked for my bag.

A. had B. had had C. have has D. have had

28. By the end of next year, George _______ English for two years.

A. will have learned B. will learn

C. has learned D. would learn

29. The man got out of the car, ________ round to the back and opened the book.

A. walking B. walked C. walks D. walk

30. Henry _______ into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner.

A. was going B. went C. has gone D. did go

[vẫn thế]

E làm đúng 7/9. E xem lại câu 22, câu 27.
Sao câu 28 e ko làm??

21. Almost everyone _______ for home by the time we arrived.

A. leave B. left C. leaves D. had left

22. By the age of 25, he ______ two famous novels.

A. wrote B. writes C. has written D. had written

23. When her husband was in the army, Mary ______ to him twice a week.

A. was reading B. wrote C. was written D. had written

24. I couldn’t cut the grass because the lawn mower ______ a few days previously.

A. broke down B. has been broken

C. had broken down D. breaks down

25. I have never played badminton before. This is the first time I _____ to play.

A. try B. tried C. have tried D. am trying

26. Since _______, I have heard nothing from him.

A. he had left B. he left C. he has left D. he was left

27. After I _______ lunch, I looked for my bag.

A. had B. had had C. have has D. have had

28. By the end of next year, George _______ English for two years.

A. will have learned B. will learn

C. has learned D. would learn

29. The man got out of the car, ________ round to the back and opened the book.

A. walking B. walked C. walks D. walk

30. Henry _______ into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner.

A. was going B. went C. has gone D. did go

Giỏi, e làm đúng 10/10 nha ^^

Spoiler: Bài làm

21. Almost everyone _______ for home by the time we arrived.

A. leave B. left C. leaves D. had left

22. By the age of 25, he ______ two famous novels.

A. wrote B. writes C. has written D. had written

23. When her husband was in the army, Mary ______ to him twice a week.

A. was reading B. wrote C. was written D. had written

24. I couldn’t cut the grass because the lawn mower ______ a few days previously.

A. broke down B. has been broken

C. had broken down D. breaks down

25. I have never played badminton before. This is the first time I _____ to play.

A. try B. tried C. have tried D. am trying

26. Since _______, I have heard nothing from him.

A. he had left B. he left C. he has left D. he was left

27. After I _______ lunch, I looked for my bag.

A. had B. had had C. have has D. have had

28. By the end of next year, George _______ English for two years.

A. will have learned B. will learn

C. has learned D. would learn

29. The man got out of the car, ________ round to the back and opened the book.

A. walking B. walked C. walks D. walk

30. Henry _______ into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner.

A. was going B. went C. has gone D. did go

E làm đúng 9/10. E xem lại câu 23 nhé ^^

@Lưu Thị Thu Kiều

Lần sau e trích quotes ra thì copy 1 lần nữa hãy làm nhé ^^
Bài làm của e:
"21. Almost everyone _______ for home by the time we arrived.

A. leave B. left C. leaves D. had left

22. By the age of 25, he ______ two famous novels.

A. wrote B. writes C. has written D. had written

23. When her husband was in the army, Mary ______ to him twice a week.

A. was reading B. wrote C. was written D. had written (em không biết là A hay B)

24. I couldn’t cut the grass because the lawn mower ______ a few days previously.

A. broke down B. has been broken

C. had broken down D. breaks down

25. I have never played badminton before. This is the first time I _____ to play.

A. try B. tried C. have tried D. am trying

26. Since _______, I have heard nothing from him.

A. he had left B. he left C. he has left D. he was left

27. After I _______ lunch, I looked for my bag.

A. had B. had had C. have has D. have had

28. By the end of next year, George _______ English for two years.

A. will have learned B. will learn

C. has learned D. would learn

29. The man got out of the car, ________ round to the back and opened the book.

A. walking B. walked C. walks D. walk

30. Henry _______ into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner.

A. was going B. went C. has gone D. did go"
E làm đúng /10. E xem lại câu 23, câu 24 nhé.
Câu 23, e để ý phần nghĩa, có thể hiểu nôm na thì hành động viết thư là hành động có tính chất thường xuyên => tương tự giống HTĐ. Nhưng đây là thuộc về quá khứ nên dùng QKĐ

21. Almost everyone _______ for home by the time we arrived.

A. leave B. left C. leaves D. had left

22. By the age of 25, he ______ two famous novels.

A. wrote B. writes C. has written D. had written

23. When her husband was in the army, Mary ______ to him twice a week.

A. was reading B. wrote C. was written D. had written

24. I couldn’t cut the grass because the lawn mower ______ a few days previously.

A. broke down B. has been broken

C. had broken down D. breaks down

25. I have never played badminton before. This is the first time I _____ to play.

A. try B. tried C. have tried D. am trying

26. Since _______, I have heard nothing from him.

A. he had left B. he left C. he has left D. he was left

27. After I _______ lunch, I looked for my bag.

A. had B. had had C. have has D. have had

28. By the end of next year, George _______ English for two years.

A. will have learned B. will learn

C. has learned D. would learn

29. The man got out of the car, ________ round to the back and opened the book.

A. walking B. walked C. walks D. walk

30. Henry _______ into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner.

A. was going B. went C. has gone D. did go

E làm đúng 9/10 nhé. E xem lại câu 24 đi ^^
Hành động máy bị hỏng xảy ra trước rồi thì hành động ko cắt cỏ mới xảy ra sau đúng ko? ^^

 

[Snowball fan ken]

E làm đúng 7/9. E xem lại câu 22, câu 27.
Sao câu 28 e ko làm??

Giỏi, e làm đúng 10/10 nha ^^

E làm đúng 9/10. E xem lại câu 23 nhé ^^

Lần sau e trích quotes ra thì copy 1 lần nữa hãy làm nhé ^^
Bài làm của e:
"21. Almost everyone _______ for home by the time we arrived.

A. leave B. left C. leaves D. had left

22. By the age of 25, he ______ two famous novels.

A. wrote B. writes C. has written D. had written

23. When her husband was in the army, Mary ______ to him twice a week.

A. was reading B. wrote C. was written D. had written (em không biết là A hay B)

24. I couldn’t cut the grass because the lawn mower ______ a few days previously.

A. broke down B. has been broken

C. had broken down D. breaks down

25. I have never played badminton before. This is the first time I _____ to play.

A. try B. tried C. have tried D. am trying

26. Since _______, I have heard nothing from him.

A. he had left B. he left C. he has left D. he was left

27. After I _______ lunch, I looked for my bag.

A. had B. had had C. have has D. have had

28. By the end of next year, George _______ English for two years.

A. will have learned B. will learn

C. has learned D. would learn

29. The man got out of the car, ________ round to the back and opened the book.

A. walking B. walked C. walks D. walk

30. Henry _______ into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner.

A. was going B. went C. has gone D. did go"
E làm đúng /10. E xem lại câu 23, câu 24 nhé.
Câu 23, e để ý phần nghĩa, có thể hiểu nôm na thì hành động viết thư là hành động có tính chất thường xuyên => tương tự giống HTĐ. Nhưng đây là thuộc về quá khứ nên dùng QKĐ

E làm đúng 9/10 nhé. E xem lại câu 24 đi ^^
Hành động máy bị hỏng xảy ra trước rồi thì hành động ko cắt cỏ mới xảy ra sau đúng ko? ^^

22. By the age of 25, he ______ two famous novels.

A. wrote B. writes C. has written D. had written (vậy em chỉ phân vân C và D)
câu 27,28 em không biết làm đâu

 

[baochau1112]

22. By the age of 25, he ______ two famous novels.

A. wrote B. writes C. has written D. had written (vậy em chỉ phân vân C và D)
câu 27,28 em không biết làm đâu

Uk, e nói chị mới để ý kĩ ...
Câu 22 vậy là có tới 2 đáp án đúng rồi
Câu 27 và 28, chị gợi ý nhé ^^
27. After I _______ lunch, I looked for my bag.

A. had B. had had C. have has D. have had

=> 2 hành động xảy ra ... 1 hành động xảy ra trước, 1 hành động xảy ra sau ^^

28. By the end of next year, George _______ English for two years.

A. will have learned B. will learn

C. has learned D. would learn

=> Vì ở đây là dùng by the end of next year nên e phải chia TLHT đó =))

 

[Snowball fan ken]

27. After I _______ lunch, I looked for my bag.

A. had B. had had C. have has D. have had

=> 2 hành động xảy ra ... 1 hành động xảy ra trước, 1 hành động xảy ra sau ^^

cứ 1 hành động xảy ra trước, 1 hành động xảy ra sau là thì hoàn thành, sau đó là quá khứ ạ?

 

[Nữ Thần Mặt Trăng]

cứ 1 hành động xảy ra trước, 1 hành động xảy ra sau là thì hoàn thành, sau đó là quá khứ ạ?

cái trước là quá khứ hoàn thành (hành động trc 1 h/đ trong QK) còn cái sau như bạn ns ^^

 

[baochau1112]

cứ 1 hành động xảy ra trước, 1 hành động xảy ra sau là thì hoàn thành, sau đó là quá khứ ạ?

Hành động xảy ra trước là dùng QKHT, hành động xảy ra sau dùng QKĐ
Đây là 1 điểm quan trọng của phần thì, chị đã nêu khi bắt đầu topic rồi. Snowball xem lại nhé ^^

 

[Lù Nguyễn Thanh Thảo]

Tiếp tục với 10 câu về thì tiếng anh nào mấy đứa
21. Almost everyone _______ for home by the time we arrived.

A. leave B. left C. leaves D. had left

22. By the age of 25, he ______ two famous novels.

A. wrote B. writes C. has written D. had written

23. When her husband was in the army, Mary ______ to him twice a week.

A. was reading B. wrote C. was written D. had written

24. I couldn’t cut the grass because the lawn mower ______ a few days previously.

A. broke down B. has been broken

C. had broken down D. breaks down

25. I have never played badminton before. This is the first time I _____ to play.

A. try B. tried C. have tried D. am trying

26. Since _______, I have heard nothing from him.

A. he had left B. he left C. he has left D. he was left

27. After I _______ lunch, I looked for my bag.

A. had B. had had C. have has D. have had

28. By the end of next year, George _______ English for two years.

A. will have learned B. will learn

C. has learned D. would learn

29. The man got out of the car, ________ round to the back and opened the book.

A. walking B. walked C. walks D. walk

30. Henry _______ into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner.

A. was going B. went C. has gone D. did go

@Nữ Thần Mặt Trăng @hoangnga2709 @joon_young#1 @Snowball fan ken @Tuấn Nguyễn Nguyễn

 

[Nữ Thần Mặt Trăng]

23. When her husband was in the army, Mary ______ to him twice a week.

A. was reading B. wrote C. was written D. had written

24. I couldn’t cut the grass because the lawn mower ______ a few days previously.

A. broke down B. has been broken

C. had broken down D. breaks down

26. Since _______, I have heard nothing from him.

A. he had left B. he left C. he has left D. he was left

30. Henry _______ into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner.

A. was going B. went C. has gone D. did go

23. dùng QKĐ (diễn tả hành động thường xuyên trong QK)
24. dùng QKHT (2 hành động cùng trong QK cái nào diễn ra trước dùng QKHT sau dùng QK)
26. dùng QKĐ (Since QKĐ, HTHT)
30. dùng QKĐ (2 hành động đan xen vs nhau)

 

[Lù Nguyễn Thanh Thảo]

23. dùng QKĐ (diễn tả hành động thường xuyên trong QK)
24. dùng QKHT (2 hành động cùng trong QK cái nào diễn ra trước dùng QKHT sau dùng QK)
26. dùng QKĐ (Since QKĐ, HTHT)
30. dùng QKĐ (2 hành động đan xen vs nhau)

23. When her husband was in the army, Mary ______ to him twice a week.

A. was reading B. wrote C. was written D. had written

24. I couldn’t cut the grass because the lawn mower ______ a few days previously.

A. broke down B. has been broken

C. had broken down D. breaks down

26. Since _______, I have heard nothing from him.

A. he had left B. he left C. he has left D. he was left

30. Henry _______ into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner.

A. was going B. went C. has gone D. did go
Vậy ạ???

 

[Nữ Thần Mặt Trăng]

23. When her husband was in the army, Mary ______ to him twice a week.

A. was reading B. wrote C. was written D. had written

24. I couldn’t cut the grass because the lawn mower ______ a few days previously.

A. broke down B. has been broken

C. had broken down D. breaks down

26. Since _______, I have heard nothing from him.

A. he had left B. he left C. he has left D. he was left

30. Henry _______ into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner.

A. was going B. went C. has gone D. did go
Vậy ạ???

Câu 26 dùng QKĐ tức là chọn B. he left nha bạn ^^

 

[baochau1112]

23. When her husband was in the army, Mary ______ to him twice a week.

A. was reading B. wrote C. was written D. had written

24. I couldn’t cut the grass because the lawn mower ______ a few days previously.

A. broke down B. has been broken

C. had broken down D. breaks down

26. Since _______, I have heard nothing from him.

A. he had left B. he left C. he has left D. he was left

30. Henry _______ into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner.

A. was going B. went C. has gone D. did go
Vậy ạ???

Câu 26, sau since thì luôn dùng thì quá khứ đơn nha e ^^
Since + S + V2/ed

 

[baochau1112]

Chị úp key chuẩn từ câu 21 đến câu 30 nha mấy đứa

21. Almost everyone _______ for home by the time we arrived.

A. leave B. left C. leaves D. had left

22. By the age of 25, he ______ two famous novels.

A. wrote B. writes C. has written D. had written

23. When her husband was in the army, Mary ______ to him twice a week.

A. was reading B. wrote C. was written D. had written

24. I couldn’t cut the grass because the lawn mower ______ a few days previously.

A. broke down B. has been broken

C. had broken down D. breaks down

25. I have never played badminton before. This is the first time I _____ to play.

A. try B. tried C. have tried D. am trying

26. Since _______, I have heard nothing from him.

A. he had left B. he left C. he has left D. he was left

27. After I _______ lunch, I looked for my bag.

A. had B. had had C. have has D. have had

28. By the end of next year, George _______ English for two years.

A. will have learned B. will learn

C. has learned D. would learn

29. The man got out of the car, ________ round to the back and opened the book.

A. walking B. walked C. walks D. walk

30. Henry _______ into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner.

A. was going B. went C. has gone D. did go