Định nghĩa: by the time là liên từ chỉ thời gian, có ý nghĩa là “vào lúc mà/ lúc mà/vào thời điểm mà… hoặc cũng có thể hiểu là “trước lúc mà/trước khi mà…”. Cấu trúc này thường được dùng để bổ sung cho trạng từ chỉ thời gian của mệnh đề chính và làm rõ Correct option is B) A verb is used to express an occurrence, action, or state. It is the grammatical centre of the predicate in a sentence. Option B)had already started is correct as past perfect tense is used to indicate an action that was completed before some point in the past. The other options are wrong as 'when we went' indicates the use The film, which stars Robert Pattinson as Batman, finds the Caped Crusader as he fights crime while “struggling to balance rage with righteousness. "Good Time" (2017) and "The Lighthouse" (2019) are his highest-rated films on Rotten Tomatoes. Sadly,there is no twitter account of Robert pattinson and nor any facebook. WE Cinemas is a new cinema experience. Founded in the 1940s and previously known as Eng Wah Cinemas, it is a leading film exhibitor and distributor. It is the first cinema operator to launch the world’s first full 2K (HD) Digital Cinema, and is also the first to commercially screen 3D digital movies in 2008. 1) I'd like to know the rationale behind the preferring the present perfect for the verbs start and finish 2) what are those things (like completing a task rather than a film or playing ending) when you use adjective and what are the things when you don't use adjective 3) Do you mean that "He is risen" may mean "He has been risen" and "the film . [ 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 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. [ Past Perfect and Past Perfect Continuous ]The film….. by the time we got to the was startedB. had startC. has startedD. had startedSelect your answer A B C D E Random Topics Comparative Adverb Simple Present Tense Pronoun CasesTenseAdjectives & PrepositionsWh-QuestionModal and Relative PhrasesCOUNT - NONCOUNT NOUNSVerbs - third personOther quiz Grammar › Viewa ________of crowA. flockB. hostC. groupD. herd Grammar › …………………………. networking courses for two years when he was promoted to be a had takenB. had been takingC. have been takingD. could have takenHow to use Read the question carefully, then select one of the answers button. report this ad [ Tenses ]The film ________________ by the time we got to the had startB. had startedC. has startedSelect your answer A B C D E Random Topics Reported SpeechLinking Verb Indefinite Pronoun Independent and Dependent ClausesDefinite and Zero ArticleObject PronounAdjective and AdverbPassive to ActiveThe Structural Types of SentencesOther quiz Basic Sentences › View The boy ate the apple. Identify whether it is subject or predicate? A. Subject B. Predicate Vocabulary › View Conservatives usually want to maintain the status current situationB. future possibilityC. futilityD. lamentabilityHow to use Read the question carefully, then select one of the answers button. report this ad [ Grammar ]The film __________ by the time we got to the was startedB. had startC. has startedD. had startedSelect your answer A B C D E Random Topics Pronoun CasesDirect vs. Indirect SpeechThis, That, These, ThoseNouns FormationPassive Voice Active VoicePresent Simple vs Past SimpleActive & PassivePresent simple & ContinuousIndirect SpeechOther quiz Grammar › ViewShe has been working for this company ___ 20 sinceB. forC. yet Grammar › ViewI __________you sooner had someone told me you were in the would have visitedB. visitedC. had visitedD. visitHow to use Read the question carefully, then select one of the answers button. report this ad

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