1 Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
(Khoanh tròn chữ cái A, B, C hoặc D để chỉ câu trả lời đúng cho mỗi câu hỏi sau.)
1. This is the second time I ________ this city. I have noticed a lot of changes here.
A. have visited
B. visit
C. visited
D. had visited
2. Starting her own business is the best decision my sister ________ in her life.
A. has never made
B. has ever made
C. makes
D. had
3. Leaving the countryside to live in a crowded city is the worst decision he ________ in his life.
A has
B. makes
C. has made
D. gets
4. This is the first time we ________ such an interesting talk about urbanisation in Viet Nam.
A. listen to
B. had listened to
C. listened to
D. have listened to
5. Due to rapid urbanisation, our city is becoming ________.
A. bigger and bigger
B. big and bigger
C. bigger and big
D. big and big
6. It is getting ________ difficult for young people to find jobs if they don't have any skills.
A. much and more
B. more and more
C. more and much
D. much and much
7. The more people move to the big city, ________ pollution becomes.
A. the more
B. worse
C. the worse
D. the worst
8. After only a month, my brother got bored at work and found his job ________ attractive.
A. the least
B. more or less
C. more and more
D. less and less
1. A
Dấu hiệu nhận biết thì hiện tại hoàn thành “this is the second time” (đây là lần thứ 2) => Cấu trúc thì hiện tại hoàn thành chủ ngữ số nhiều: S + have V3/ed.
This is the second time I have visited this city. I have noticed a lot of changes here.
(Đây là lần thứ hai tôi đến thăm thành phố này. Tôi đã nhận thấy rất nhiều thay đổi ở đây.)
Chọn A
2. B
Dấu hiệu nhận biết thì hiện tại hoàn thành “ever” (từng) => Cấu trúc thì hiện tại hoàn thành chủ ngữ số ít: S + has + ever + V3/ed.
Starting her own business is the best decision my sister has ever made in her life.
(Bắt đầu công việc kinh doanh riêng là quyết định đúng đắn nhất mà chị tôi từng đưa ra trong đời.)
Chọn B
3. C
Thì hiện tại hoàn thành diễn tả một hành động tính từ quá khứ đến hiện tại, có thể đã hoàn thành hoặc vẫn tiếp tục.
Cấu trúc thì hiện tại hoàn thành chủ ngữ số ít: S + has V3/ed.
Leaving the countryside to live in a crowded city is the worst decision he has made in his life.
(Rời quê đến sống ở thành phố đông đúc là quyết định tồi tệ nhất mà anh từng đưa ra trong cuộc đời.)
Chọn C
4. D
Dấu hiệu nhận biết thì hiện tại hoàn thành “this is the first time” (đây là lần thứ nhất) => Cấu trúc thì hiện tại hoàn thành chủ ngữ số nhiều: S + have V3/ed.
This is the first time we have listened to such an interesting talk about urbanisation in Viet Nam.
(Đây là lần đầu tiên chúng tôi được nghe một buổi nói chuyện thú vị như vậy về vấn đề đô thị hóa ở Việt Nam.)
Chọn D
5. A
Cấu trúc so sánh lũy tiến (càng ngày càng) với tính từ ngắn: adj + er + and + adj + er
Due to rapid urbanisation, our city is becoming bigger and bigger.
(Do tốc độ đô thị hóa nhanh chóng, thành phố của chúng ta ngày càng trở nên lớn hơn.)
Chọn A
6. B
Cấu trúc so sánh lũy tiến (càng ngày càng) với tính từ dài: more and more + tính từ dài.
It is getting more and more difficult for young people to find jobs if they don't have any skills.
(Càng ngày càng khó tìm được việc làm cho những người trẻ nếu họ không có kỹ năng.)
Chọn B
7. C
Cấu trúc so sánh đồng tiến (càng…càng): so sánh hơn + S + V, so sánh hơn + S + V.
The more people move to the big city, the worse pollution becomes.
(Càng nhiều người di chuyển đến thành phố lớn, tình trạng ô nhiễm càng trở nên tồi tệ hơn.)
Chọn C
8. D
A. the least: ít nhất
B. more or less: nhiều hay ít
C. more and more: ngày càng nhiều
D. less and less: ngày càng ít đi
Cấu trúc so sánh lũy tiến (càng ngày càng) với tính từ dài: more and more / less or less + tính từ dài.
After only a month, my brother got bored at work and found his job less and less attractive.
(Chỉ sau một tháng, anh trai tôi chán công việc và thấy công việc của mình ngày càng kém hấp dẫn.)
Chọn D
Các bài tập cùng chuyên đề
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He __________ her before.
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She ___________ book for more than 2 hours.
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__________ married yet?
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Peter ________(not/see) his friend since last Christmas.
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We __________ this movie.
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He _________ here for a long time.
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You _________ your project yet, I suppose.
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He _________ that there are only four weeks to the end of term.
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Tenda _________ here all his life.
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They _________ their house since they arrived last Monday.
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She_________ to London a couple of times.
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The bill isn’t right. They _______ a mistake.
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My mother ________ to start working next week.
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________ money for your mother?
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It is the second time he _______ his job.
Choose a suitable word or phrase (marked A, B, C or D) to fill in each blank.
The cutting or replacement of trees downtown _____ arguments recently.
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There _______________ a lot of changes in Vietnam since the 1990s.
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It _______________ him almost 1 hour to go to school by bus every day.
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Her hometown _______________ a lot of hills and mountains.
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My dog _______________ my cat since I came home.
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I fell asleep while I _______________ my homework last night.
Present perfect (review and extension)
(Thì hiện tại hoàn thành – ôn tập và mở rộng)
1. Circle the underlined part that is incorrect in each of the following sentences. Then correct it.
(Hãy khoanh tròn phần gạch chân sai trong mỗi câu sau. Sau đó sửa nó.)
1. This is the (A) first time I (B) saw such (C) a fall building (D) in my life.
2. Mount Fuji (A) in Japan is the (B) most beautiful place we (C) had ever (D) visited.
3. This (A) has been the second time my mother (B) has warned me not (C) to spend all my money (D) on clothes.
Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D.
(Chọn câu trả lời đúng A, B, C hoặc D.)
1. This is the best experience I ________ in this city.
A. have had
B. have
C. had
D. will have
2. That is the second house they ________ this year.
A. buy
B. have bought
C. bought
D. had bought
3. The more we use private vehicles, ________ polluted the air becomes.
A. less and less
B. the less
C. the more
D. more and more
4. Life in rural areas is becoming ________ difficult for farmers because of falling prices of vegetables and argricultural products.
A. less and less
B. fewer and fewer
C. more and less
D. more and more
1. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer.
(Đánh dấu chữ cái A, B, C hoặc D để chỉ ra câu trả lời đúng.)
1. This is the first time I ________ on the Ha Noi Metro.
A. have travelled
B. will travel
C. travel
D. travelled
2. The ________ serious the air pollution in the city is becoming, the ________ its negative impact is on people's life there.
A. less … more
B. more … bigger
C. fewer ... fewer
D. more … less
3. ________ people now tend to move to big cities to look for better job opportunities.
A. More and less
B. Less and less
C. More and more
D. Fewer and fewer
4. My grandparents don't want to live in the city ________ they don't like the crowded streets and the traffic jams.
A. although
B. because
C. moreover
D. if
5. The increasing number of private cars causes traffic jams; ________, it is also the main reason for air pollution in big cities.
A. as a result
B. on the other hand
C. so that
D. moreover
6. Local authorities have improved the frequency of public transport ________ more people will find it convenient to use.
A. so that
B. not only
C. such that
D. neither
4 Complete the text with the verbs in brackets. Use the correct tense from the two Learn this! boxes.
(Hoàn thành đoạn văn với động từ trong ngoặc. Sử dụng đúng thì từ hai khung Learn this!)
I 1_____ just (receive) an email from my cousin Carl. I 2_____ (not see) him since he 3_____ (get) married last summer. We all 4_____(go) to the wedding. It 5_____ (be) great fun. I 6_____ (not go) to a wedding before. Anyway, he and Sally 7_____ (be) married for about nine months from now. They 7_____ (live) in London since the marriage. According to Carl, Sally 9_____ (work) really hard and her boss 10_____ (offer) her a job in the Paris office. That's great news. She's going to accept it. She 11_____ (learn) French while she 12_____ (live) in France in the 1990s, so she'll have no problem settling in there.
a. Read about the Present Perfect (Active and Passive), then fill in the blanks.
(Đọc về thì Hiện tại hoàn thành (Chủ động và Bị động), sau đó điền vào chỗ trống.)
How many new apartment buildings (1) _______ they __________in the last ten years?
35 new apartment buildings (2) _______
b. Listen and check. Listen again and repeat
(Nghe và kiểm tra. Nghe lại và lặp lại)
c. Circle the correct words.
(Khoanh vào từ đúng)
1. How long have/has you lived in the city for?
2. Has your town been/was changed by urbanization?
3. The city's land area have/has grown by 30 km2 in two years.
4. The city's population density has increase/increased by 10%.
5. How many new houses have been build/built?
6. Thousands of people have come/came here looking for opportunities.
7.A new apartment building have/has been built in my neighborhood.
d. Write sentences in the Present Perfect using the prompts.
(Viết câu ở thì Hiện tại hoàn thành sử dụng gợi ý.)
1. last ten years/5 million migrants/arrive/city.
2. government/build 35 new apartment buildings/2005.
3. housing/this city/really improve/recently.
4. how many people/leave/the city/so far this year?
5. power grid/be/improve/yet?
6. city/have/three different mayors/last two years.
e. In pairs: Make Present Perfect statements and questions using the prompts. Some sentences are in passive voice.
(Theo cặp: Đặt câu trần thuật và câu hỏi ở Hiện tại Hoàn thành sử dụng gợi ý. Một số câu ở thể bị động.)
• lots of migrants/come/city/last ten years
• how much/population density/increase?
• power grid/upgrade/this year
• population/increase?
• land area/double in size/last 100 years
• what/they/work on/city/recently?
Lots of migrants have come to the city in the last ten years.
(Rất nhiều người di cư đã đến thành phố trong mười năm qua.)