by the time we got to the cinema the film

By the time we came to the cinema, the film (start). `text (→ Had started)`. `text (Giải thích: By the time là vào lúc, khi mà, chỉ một hành động xảy ra sau hành động khác)`. – Cấu trúc: By the time + S1 + V1 (hiện tại/quá khứ đơn), S2 + V2 (hiện tại/quá khứ hoàn thành) 1. We are late. The film by the time we get to the cinema. a) is starting; b)started; c) has already started; d) will already have started. 2. The achievements of scientists in the field of curing dangerous diseases radical results yet. a) haven't shown; b) didn't shown; c) doesn't show; d) don't show. 3. I called for the doctor this cruabsagichi1976. I. Tense I’d like to borrow this book . _________ it yet ? a. Did you read b. Had you read c. Have you read d. Do you read 2. We ____ in this town for a long time. We ______ here sixteen years ago. a. had been / come b. have been / came c. were / came d. are / came 3. No breakfast for Mark, thanks . He _____ breakfast. a. hasn’t eaten b. didn’t eat c. isn’t eating d. doesn’t eat 4. The news came as no surprise to me. I ____ for sometime that the factory was likely to close. a. knew b. had known c. have known d. know. 5. Glenda _____ extremely hard when she was a student. a. worked b. has worked c. was working d. had been worked 6. The world war II ___ in 1939 and _____ in 1945. a. begins / ends b. had begun/ended c. has begun / had ended d. began / ended 7. I’ll see him when he ____ here tomorrow . a. comes b. will come c. has come d. had come 8. I ____ at the check out when I _____ a strange looking man . a. waited / noticed b. was waiting / noticed c. waited / was noticing d. was waiting / had noticed 9. Harry works all the time . He _____ a. never relaxes b. relaxes never c. often relaxes d. relaxes sometimes 10. The house was very quiet when I got home. Everybody ____ to bed a. have gone b. went c. had gone d. goes II; Choose the best answer 1. It…………………quite often in Britain during the winter. A. is snowing B. snows C. snowed D. was snowing 2. Every twelve months, the Earth………………the Sun. A. circles B. circled C. has circled D. is circling 3. Right now, Jim……………..the newspaper and Kathy……………dinner. Last night at this time, they………….the same thing. A. is reading / is making / were doing B. reads / makes / had done C. has read / has made / are doing D. will read / will make / did 4. My father usually………………beer after meals but now he…………………tea. A. drank / was drinking B. drinks / is drinking C. drinks / drinks D. has drunk / drinks 5. Wars………….the most terrible. At the moment, wars……………….in some places in the world. A. are / happened B. have been / have been happening C. were / are happening D. are / are happening 6. Since his bicycle……………..stolen last week, he………………to school by bus. A. has been ghoes B. had been / was going C. was / has gone D. was / went 7. You can’t see Tom because he……………. A. is working B. was working C. has been working D. had been working 8. I have never played table tennis before. This is the first time I ........................ to play. A. try B. tried C. have tried D. am trying 9. Hurry up! Our train ................ at 7 o’clock. We have just a little minutes. A. leaves B. is leaving C. will be leaving D. is going to leave 10. The child is still ill but he ......................... better gradually. A. gets B. is getting C. has gotten D. got 11. Don’t bother her. She ...................... her violin lesson; she always ............. it in the morning. A. takes / is taking B. takes / takes C. is taking / is taking D. is taking / takes 12. The existence of many stars in the sky ................... us to suspect that there may be life on another planet. A. lead . leads C. led . have led 13. The population of the world ................... at a tremendous rate and .................. out of control. A. has increased / are soon going to B. is increased / soon will be C. in increasing / soon will be D. has been increasing / are soon 14. Medical researchers .......................... for ways to control, prevent and cure cancers. A. look B. are looking C. have looked D. have been looking 15. I’ll come to see you before I .................. for the United States. A. leave B. will leave C. have left D. am leaving Exercise 1 MULTIPLE CHOICE Choose the best answer 1. My friend, Mary, arrived after I………………..for her about half an hour. A. was waiting B. had been waiting C. have been waiting D. have waited 2. The accident………………when we were on the way to Vung Tau. A. occur B. occuring C. occurred D. had occurred 3 . It was midnight. Outside it………………very hard. A. rains B. is raining C. rained D. was raining 4. When he……………… at the station, his train already……………….. A. arrived / left B. arrived / had left C. had arrived / left D. arrives / leaves 5 . You……………….your new hat when I ………………….you yesterday. A. were wearing / had met B. wore / had met C. wore / was meeting D. were wearing / met 6. As I………………the glass, it suddenly ………………..into two pieces. A. cut / broke B. was cutting / broke C. cut / was breaking D. was cutting / had broken 7. When I………….to the party, Sally and Doug………….., John……………….drinks. A. was coming / had danced / made B. had come / danced / made C. came / were dancing / was making D. have come / are dancing / is making 8 When I…………….there, dinner………………, so I had a drink first. A. get / is preparing B. get / has been prepared C. got / had been prepared D. got / was being prepared 9. He……………….for her for nearly one hour last night before she……………… A. was waiting / came B. had been waiting / came C. has waited / comes D. waited / will come 10. Andrew………………..the test before so he……………………..it very easy. A. did / had found B. had done / found C. was doing / found D. did / was finding 11. While her brother was in the army, Sarah .................... to him twice a week. A. was writing B. wrote C. has written D. had written 12. When I last........... him, he........... in London A. saw-has been living B. see-in living C. saw- was living D. have seen- lived 13. I was sad when I sold my car. I ..................... it for a very long time. A. am running B. were running C. have been running D. had been running 14. By next month, Laura ...................... for the company for twenty years. A. will be working B. will work C. has been working D. will have been working 15. When I last saw John, he .......................... and was out of breath. A. was running B. ran C. has run D. had been running Exercise 2 MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Mary ______ in London for 15 years. A. is living B. was living C. has lived D. lives 2. Tim ______ in three movies already. I think he’ll be a star some day. A. has appeared B. was appearing C. had appeared D. is appearing 3 Ann lives in London. She ______ there for ten years. A. is living B. had been living C. was living D. has been living 4 She hasn’t written to John ______ she left school. A. since B. after C. when D. before 5. He ……………… to New York three times this year. A. had been B. was C. is D. has been 6. The last time I saw him was in June, 2004. A. I saw him since June, 2004. B. I have seen him since June, 2004. C. I have not seen him since June, 2004. D. I didn't see him since June, 2004. 7. _________ any letters from him lately? A. Are you receivingB. Do you receive C. Have you receivedD. Had you received 8. We _____ for him for 10 minutes. A. will have waited B. wait C. have been waiting D. waited 9. We _____ him for months now. A. don't see B. haven't seen C. didn't see D. won't see 10. I haven't eaten this kind of food before. A. I haven't eaten this kind of food already. B. This is the first kind of food I have eaten. C. This is the first time I've eaten this kind of food. D. Even before I have not eaten this kind of food. [ Grammar ]The film …………….by the time we ……………to the already began / gotB. have already begun / gotC. had already begun / gotD. already began / had gotSelect your answer A B C D E Random Topics Direct vs. Indirect SpeechReported SpeechEach or EveryComparatives - SuperlativeAdverb Clauses of TimeModal and Modal PerfectPrepositions after Verbs and AdjectivePerfect TensePrepositions Of PlaceOther quiz Verbs and Subject Verb Agreement › ViewAny one of my students _________ well on performsB. perform Grammar › ViewBikes are _______________ than more safeB. the most safeC. safestD. saferHow to use Read the question carefully, then select one of the answers button. report this ad 1 1. By the time the police arrived, the two men had disappeared. 2. By the time the police had arrived, the two men had disappeared. According to the key to one of the exercises in English Grammar in Use, both are possible, but I really fail to see why. It makes no sense to me use the past perfect twice and therefore I would say 1. In fact, the author gives a few example sentences, and he never uses the past perfect twice in conjunction with “by the time” By the time she arrived, most of the other guests had left. By the time we got to the cinema, the film had already started. So, is 2 wrong? Thank you in advance. 2 I had a nice neat answer to this, which is that we often don't use the past perfect when it's logically possible to, and just use the simple past, as long as the time relationship is clear. However, looking at it again, you're right - why is the past perfect used there? It is quite correct; 2 sounds quite natural; but I can't justify the time sequence. It suggests I'm now speaking at 10 of a past time 9 and at that time the police had already arrived at 8 but before then the two men had disappeared at 7 But what is the 9 time point doing in this sequence? Then I thought about the present/future equivalent. The same sort of idiom is possible 1a. By the time the police arrive, the men will have escaped. 2a. By the time the police have arrived, the men will have escaped. Again, 1a is correct, though 2a is also idiomatic but not very logical. As the simple event 'arrive' is sufficient, why should we talk about the state 'have arrived'? 3 2a sounds better to me. The time is defined like this it is the time when we can say "the police have arrived". The time reference has changed, and the present is irrelevant. If you want to be very legalistic, you can say "When the police shall have arrived, the men shall have escaped". 4 Thank you entangledbank and se16teddy. However, looking at it again, you're right - why is the past perfect used there? It is quite correct; 2 sounds quite natural; but I can't justify the time sequence. That was my point indeed. In 'By the time the police arrived, the two men had disappeared' we have a time sequence that makes sense. - First wwo mean disappear. - Later the police arrive. This is just standard usage of the past perfect. However, the same doesn't hold true for 'By the time the police had arrived, the two men had disappeared.' 1a. By the time the police arrive, the men will have escaped. 2a. By the time the police have arrived, the men will have escaped. Again, 1a is correct, though 2a is also idiomatic but not very logical. As the simple event 'arrive' is sufficient, why should we talk about the state 'have arrived'? Actually, I don't find these all that problematic. They seem similar to, 'I'll give you my address when I find / have found somewhere to live.' Here the present simple and the present perfect have the same meaning. Do you agree that his is a similar case? Last edited Oct 9, 2012 5 Actually, I don't find these all that problematic. They seem similar to, 'I'll give you my address when I find / have found somewhere to live.' Here the present simple and the present perfect have the same meaning. Do you agree that his is a similar case? In the case of your original two sentences, I think that both are acceptable in AE and that the meaning is the same. I prefer the first variant. 1a. By the time the police arrive, the men will have escaped. 2a. By the time the police have arrived, the men will have escaped. Again I think that both are acceptable and that the meaning is the same. I have a slight preference for the first. In the case of your last sentence I'll give you my address when I find / have found somewhere to live., the two variants are the same for me. 6 Hi guys, I'll write here because the main topic is quite the same. My grammar book advanced grammar in used by Martin Hewings says that this sentence "I'll probably have finished breakfast by the time the children got up" is wrong. At first, I thought that it was incorrect because of the use of "got up".I would have written "I'll probably have finished breakfast by the time the children get up". Instead the key answer is" ... the children have got up." Do you think that my attempt could be correct as well? thank you 7 Your attempt sounds fine to me, Giuggiola, as does 'have got up', of course. It could be argued, however, that there is a slight nuance between the two 'have got up' may suggest that the children are already up and downstairs in the kitchen wanting their breakfast, whilst 'get up' could be understood to mean that the children are still in the process of getting up. A very fine line too fine to be of much importance, in my opinion. 8 Thank you london calling 9 I would use only "get up" here; "have got up" sounds very weird to me. 10 I would use only "get up" here; "have got up" sounds very weird to me. That's because it's BE, probably. We do use the perfect tenses more than you, generally speaking of course. 11 "By the time we had digested this information we seemed to have come a long way from our starting point of GM. But then we asked what if VRSA got into a genetically-modified crop? What would be a possible outcome?" Ronan Bennett The conspiracy to undermine the truth about our GM drama Personally I believe that digested simple past works better in the sentence than had digested past perfect. Have I understood correctly? Thank you 12 Not better, but maybe a possible alternative The use of "had" is the typical use to place some event further in the past than something else in the past. The sentence tells of events in a time sequence and is followed by another "But then ..." continuing the sequential placement of events in a storyline. By the way, there's no reason a VRSA gene getting into a GM crop is any more likely than it would into a "non-GM" crop, so the concern should be about VRSA and not GM, but that's a separate issue If it were done deliberately, we are then in a "James Bond evil antagonist and nucear weapons in space" type of plot EEk 13 Not better, but maybe a possible alternative The use of "had" is the typical use to place some event further in the past than something else in the past. The sentence tells of events in a time sequence and is followed by another "But then ..." continuing the sequential placement of events in a storyline. By the way, there's no reason a VRSA gene getting into a GM crop is any more likely than it would into a "non-GM" crop, so the concern should be about VRSA and not GM, but that's a separate issue If it were done deliberately, we are then in a "James Bond evil antagonist and nucear weapons in space" type of plot EEk I see, thank you so much for your explanation, JulianStuart 14 1. By the time the police arrived, the two men had disappeared. 2. By the time the police had arrived, the two men had disappeared. According to the key to one of the exercises in English Grammar in Use, both are possible, but I really fail to see why. It makes no sense to me use the past perfect twice and therefore I would say 1. In fact, the author gives a few example sentences, and he never uses the past perfect twice in conjunction with “by the time” By the time she arrived, most of the other guests had left. By the time we got to the cinema, the film had already started. So, is 2 wrong? Thank you in advance. Hi guys, first time here so expect some slip ups. I believe that When we use the past perfect the correct usage is to emphasise that a previous action had "Already" ocurred before another in the past. So we might say that it's the most previous past that exists. Therfore, when we use the first two examples with the police the only reason why 2 may sound right is because in our minds we are using n1, this is to say, by the time the police arrived they had already disappeared. so subconsciously we know the first verb should be past simple...i mean... if we use "already" as a mark and say; by the time the police already arrived they had already disappeared...we may only use 1 "already" optionally, as one action has to be before the other and that action is the past perfect where the "already" could be used. with the past simple "already" shouldn't be used here. Not with the simple past. So personally I deduct that the correct form can only be the 1st. Hope I haven't Complicated things further Thanks [ Grammar ]By the time we _____ to the cinema, the film _____. A. get / had already started B. got / have started C. got / had already started D. got / has not startedSelect your answer A B C D E Random Topics Zero ConditionalHome vs. House Loose vs. LosePresent Simple QuestionsCommon Grammar Mistakes and Spelling Tips3rd Person SingularReported - GerundActive and PassiveGrammar - TOEICOther quiz Grammar › ViewWhich is plural for mouse? A. mouses B. mice C. mousees D. mousez Perfect Tense › ViewI have had this motorcycle _____ 10 ForB. SinceC. YetD. ByHow to use Read the question carefully, then select one of the answers button. report this ad

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