THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE AND SIMPLE PAST TENSE
1. Simple present:
a) Đ ng t th ngộ ừ ườ :
I, you, we, they → do
He, she, it → does
Ex: The sun rises in the east
She doesn’t cook every day.
Do they often visit their aunt?
b) Đ ng t “To BE” ộ ừ :
I → am
He, she, it → is
You, we, they → are
Ex: English is the international language.
She isn’t at home now.
Where are you from?
Dùng đ di n đ tể ễ ạ :
thói quen hi n t iệ ạ EX: Mary often goes to school by bicycl
Các tr ng t th i gian đi v i thì hi n t i đ nạ ừ ờ ớ ệ ạ ơ :
câu phát bi u t ng quát, s th t hi n nhiên, chân lý EX: ể ổ ự ậ ể The sun rises in the East
Di n t m t s vi c s x y ra theo th i gian bi u ho c ch ng trình, k ho ch đã đ nh theoễ ả ộ ự ệ ẽ ả ờ ể ặ ươ ế ạ ị
th i gian bi u.ờ ể Ex: The train leaves at seven twenty-three tomorrow
morning.
c m giác tr ng thái hi n t iả ạ ở ệ ạ
Các đ ng t ch tr ng thái c m giác, c m xúc, giác quan, s h uộ ừ ỉ ạ ả ả ở ữ :
Ex: I think you are right. (but: I’m thinking of this exercise)
Your hands feel cold. (but: I’m feeling cold)
At present he has three cars.
KĐ: S + V
1
(s /es)
Ex: Columbus discovered South America in 1492.
We saw him yesterday.
The boy used to play football.
b) Đ ng t “To beộ ừ ”
Ex: It was hot yesterday.
They were on business last week.
Cách dùng:
hành đ ng x y ra th i gian rõ ràng trong q kh .ộ ả ở ờ ứ
Tom went to Paris last week.
Di n t m t hành đ ng di n ra su t m t kho ng th i gian trong q kh , nh ng nay đã hồnễ ả ộ ộ ễ ố ộ ả ờ ứ ư
tồn ch m d t.ấ ứ
She worked as a secretary for five years and now she is a teacher.
Thói quen trong q kh .ứ
I used to play football when I was a little boy.
Các tr ng t đi v i thì QKĐạ ừ ớ :
B. Exercises
Exercise 1: Put the verb in the bracket into the simple present tense.
1. I ………………………….(eat) my breakfast in the kitchen every day.
2. These boys often ……………….………(play) football at weekends.
3. It …………………… (rain) in the winter.
4. She ……………………………….(go) to school three days a week.
5. My little boy often …………… …………(watch) cartoon film.
6. She ………………………… (study) English very well.
7. My father often ……………………………(play) tennis in the morning.
8. Ann ……………………………… (speak) German very well.
Exercise 2: Put “DO or DOES” into the following sentences to make questions
9………. the students study hard every day?
→ …………………………………………………………….…………
16…………your English lessons seem very difficult?
→ …………………………………………………………… ………
Exercise 3: Put the verb in brackets into the simple past tense.
22. He …………………………….…(live) in London last year.
23. He ……………………… (live) in London from 1980 to 1985.
24. They ………………………… (sell) their house several days ago.
25. When…………….…you ………….… (see) her ?
26. ………………… he come to see you last night ? Yes he came.
27. She ………………….…… (met) me in the street last Sunday.
28. I …………………… ….(wait) for the telephone call all this morning.
29. I……………………… …… (study) music when I was at school.
30. They ……………………………… (sell) their house last year.
31. They ………………………….…(walk) to the corner two days ago.
32. Professor . ………………………….…(teach) another class last year.
33. We ………………………….….(spend) two weeks in Japan in 2000.
34. He ……………………………… … (meet) his friends some days ago.
35. We ……………………….…….(speak) to our friends last week.
Exercise 4: Make intergotive and nagative form from these sentences.
36. Jack went to the shop.
→ ………………………………………………………………………………… ?
→ …………………………………………………………………………………
37. He bought some eggs.
→ ………………………………………………………………………………. ?
→ ………………………………………………………………………………
38. He took off his hat.
→ ………………………………………………………………………………. ?
→ ………………………………………………………………………………
39. Joe fell and hurt his arm.
→ ………………………………………………………………………………….?
→ ………………………………………………………………………………
2. George ____________ to the movies very often.
A. not go B. don’t go C. doesn’t go D. not to
3. How many languages ____________?
A. do you speak B. are you speak C. are you speaking D. will you speak
4. The swimming pool at 9.00 am and ____________ at 6.30 pm
A. open/ close B. opens / closes C. opens/ close D. open / closes
5. I____________ your telephone number.
A. not know B. don’t know C. don’t knew D. am not knowing
6. Bad students never ____________ hard
A. works B. work C. are working D. is working
7. Those children ____________for 2 hours every afternoon.
A. sleep B. sleeps C. is sleeping D. are sleeping
8. Light ____________ faster than sound.
A. travels B. travels C. travel D. is travelling
9. He usually____________ his work before 5 o’clock
A. finish B. finishes C. is finishing D. finishing
19. They ____________to Ha Long for their last summer vacation.
A. go B. are going C. was going D. went
20. She ____________ to brush her teeth yesterday.
A. forget B. forgot C. forgetting D. was forgetting
21. Ba ____________his room yesterday afternoon.
A. clean and tidy B. cleaned and tidied C. cleaned and tidy
22. Why____________ you come yesterday?
A. can not B. can’t C. don’t D. couldn’t
WH-QUESTION
A. PH N LÝ THUY TẦ Ế
I. Question words used as subject. ( T đ h i dùng làm ch t )ừ ể ỏ ủ ừ
Wh-question V O ?
Who teaches you English every day?
How often H i v đ th ng xuyên: ỏ ề ộ ườ How often do you go to the cinema?
Exercise 1: Make the questions for the following sentences.
1. Miss Phuong went home early.
→ Why ……………………… …….……………………………… …?
2. I met Phong’s father .
→ Who …………………………… ………………………… ……… ?
3 . they wanted something .
→ What ………………………………… …………………… … ………?
4. The machine cost a lot of money.
→ How much money …………………………………………… …….…………?
5. The meeting finished at 7 o’clock.
→ What time …………………… …………………… … ……………… ?
6. My aunt and uncle live in Chicago.
MWhere
7. We often have dinner at 7:00 pm.
W What time
8. I am reading an English book at the moment.
What
9. It takes me 30 minutes to go to school.
I How long
10. She speaks English very fluently.
SHow
11. I have written over twenty novels.
I How many
12. This street is twenty kilometers long.
THow long
13. I spent 10 dollars on this shirt.
I How much
14. I have been learning English for 5 years.
I How long
→………………………………………… …… ……………? – A bread and an egg.
19. to work / she / does / go / how
→ ………………………………………… ………….………… ?
– By bus.
20. she / does / what / in the evening / do
→ ………………………………………… …… ………… ? – She watches television.
21. bed / time / does / go to / what / she
→ …………………………………………………………… ? – At nine o’clock.
I. Đ ng t đi v i gerundộ ừ ớ :
admit : th a nh n ừ ậ
anticipate : li u tr c ệ ướ
appreciate : đánh giá cao
avoid : tránh
be worth : đáng (đ c)ượ
can’t help : không th tránhể
complete : ho n thành ả
consider : xem xét, can nh c ắ
defer : hoãn l iạ
delay : trì hoãn
deny : ph nh nủ ậ
dislike / detest : không thích
dread : sợ
encourage : khuy n khích ế
enjoy : thích
escape : thoát kh iỏ
fancy : thích
finish : hoàn thành
involve : bao g m, liên quanồ
keep : ti p t cế ụ
mind : ng iạ
can’t bear : không th ch u đ ngể ị ự
can’t stand : không th ch u đ ngể ị ự
continue : ti p t cế ụ
dread : kinh sợ
hate : ghét
like : thích
love : yêu
neglect : l làơ
prefer : thích h nơ
Ex: She began working / to work on the project.
IV. Đông t theo sau là Ving ho c to-infinitive: (thay đ i nghĩa)ừ ặ ổ
Forget: quên Don’t forget to send me a postcard. (quên đ làm)ể
I will never forget working with you. (quên đã làm)
Remember: nhớ Remember to do your homework. (nh đ làm)ớ ể
Do you remember meeting the president last year? (nh đã làm)ớ
Stop: ng ngư He stopped to smoke when he was driving. ( ng ng đ làm)ư ể
Try + to-inf : c g ngố ắ
Try + Ving : th ử
We tried to win the game, but we failed.
Have you ever tried windsurfing?
Mean + to-inf: mu nố
Mean + Ving: nghĩa là
I mean to take a trip to Canada.
A trip to Da Lat means spending much money.
Regret + to-inf : r t ti c ấ ế
Regret + Ving : h i h n ố ậ
We regret to say that your application can’t be accepted.
He regrets not going to her friend’s birthday party.
V. Đ ng t theo sau các đ ng t ộ ừ ộ ừ döôùi ñaây là V
I noticed an old man cross the street
VII. Động từ đi sau các động từ dưới đây thường ở dạng to V
0
Agree Offer Decide Appear Ask Would prefer Remind Enable Want
Refuse Attempt Plan Seem Expect Would like Warn Teach Learn
Promise Manage Arrange Pretend Mean Dare Force Persuade Tell
Threaten Fail Hope Afford help tend Invite get Order
Exercise 1: Underlined the correct answer.
1. I’m looking forward to ……………………….you at Christmas. ( see/ seen/ seeing )
2. Litter boys like ………………………. trees. ( climb/ climbing/ have climbed )
3. Mr.Ha decided …………………… … his new suit .(wearing/ to wear/ wear )
4. Some people are used to ……………… …. in crowded buses. (standing/ stand/ stood )
5. I dislike ………… …………………. on the subway. ( to ride/ riding/ ride )
6. I enjoy ………………………. with Miss Phuong. (to study/ studying / studied )
7. Students must practice …………………………… …….(to use/ using / use )
8. Hoa and Lan have stopped ……………….to each other. (to talk/ talking/ talks)
9. He is learning (play) ………………………… piano.
10. She asked me (give) …………………………… her my book.
11. He demanded (know) …………………………….who is responsible.
12. I expect (enter) …………………………………………graduate school.
13. I didn’t mean (hurt)……………………………….your feelings.
14. I need (have)………………………………….your opinion.
15. We are preparing (have)…………………………a party.
16. Please remember (lock) ……………………………… the door when you go away.
17. Nobody noticed John (enter)……………………… the room.
18. You had better (go) ………………………………to bed early.
19. People should (stop)………………………………… letter rubbish into rivers.
20. You needn’t (spend) ………………………………money on these things.
21. He made me (do) ………………………………………it over again.
22. Before (give) ______________evidence you must swear (speak) ______________the truth.
48. At first I enjoyed (listen) _____________to him but after a while I got tired of (hear)
_____________the same story again and again.
49. He’s expecting ……………………………… (make) a trip to Ha Long Bay.
50. Students stopped ………………………(make) noise when the teacher came in.
51. Ann likes ………………………… (cook) but hate … …………………… (wash) uprcise
52. Do you agree ………………………….(lend) me some money?
53. My parents decided ………………………… (take) a taxi because it was late.
54. My watch keeps ……………………… (stop) I enjoy …………………………… (listen) to
classical music.PRESENT AND PAST PERFECT TENSE
I. Present Perfect:
Ex: Ms Mai has already finished the work.
We haven’t seen him recently.
Have you ever been to Canada?
Cách dùng:
Hành đ ng v a m i x y ra.ộ ừ ớ ả
I have just seen my sister in the park.
Di n t m t hành đ ng l p đi l p l i nhi u l n trong quá kh mà không bi t r th i gian cễ ả ộ ộ ậ ậ ạ ề ầ ứ ế ỏ ờ ụ
th trong quá kh . Hành đ ng có th ti p t c x y ra hi n t i và t ng lai.ể ứ ộ ể ế ụ ả ở ệ ạ ươ
I have seen that film several times.
Di n t m t hành đ ng x y ra trong quá kh kéo dài đ n hi n t i và có th x y ra trong t ngễ ả ộ ộ ả ứ ế ệ ạ ể ả ươ
lai.
Mary has lived in this house for ten years.
Di n t m t hành đ ng x y ra trong quá kh mà không r th i gian.ễ ả ộ ộ ả ứ ỏ ờ
I have lost my keys.
Di n t hành đ ng x y ra trong quá kh mà k t qu v n còn hi n t i ( hành đ ng đã hoàn t tể ả ộ ả ứ ế ả ẫ ở ệ ạ ộ ấ
tr c hđ hi n t i ).ướ ở ệ ạ
He has had lunch. (He is full now.)
S + had no sooner + V
3
+ than + S + V
2
hardly + V
3
+ when + S + V
2
barely
scarcely
Ex: He had no sooner come home than the boss rang him.
= no sooner had He come home than the boss rang him.
I had hardly locked the door when he came.
= hardly had I locked the door when he came.
Ex: No sooner had we gone out than it began to rain.
Hardly had he gone to bed when he heard a shot.
Ex: He got a job after he had finished high school.
Exercise 1 : Put the verb in brackets into correct tenses : simple past, past perfect and present
perfect
1. I ………………… ……… …….a great film yesterday. (see)
2. ……… ………… ……a new car? (you ever buy)
KĐ : S + has/have + been + ving
PĐ : S + has/have not + been + ving
NV : Has/Have + S + been + ving ?
- recently = lately : g n đây ầ - in the last few years : trong vài năm qua
- already :đã - for a long time : đã lâu
- for ages : đã nhi u nămề - just : v a m i ừ ớ
- until now = up to now = up to the present
= so far : cho đ n nayế - (not) … yet : ch aư
23. We ……….……………….…….……….(just turn off) the lights when we heard someone at the door.
24. Everyone …………… …… (eat) dinner by the time we ………… ………(get) to the dining-room.
25. We …………………… (ask) the poster where he …………… …………… …(put) our luggage.
26. He ………………………(do) nothing before he saw me.
27 He thanked me for what I ………………… ………………… (do).
28. I …………………… …………(be) sorry that I had hurt him.
29. After they had gone, I ………………… ………………(sit) down and ………… …………….(rest).
30. He ………………………………… (die) after he ………………………… (be) ill a long time.
31. As soon as you ……………… …………… (go), I ……………… ……….(want) to see you again.
32. Before you ……………………….(go) very far, we found that we ………….…………(lose) our way.
33. My friend …………………… ………(not see) me for many years when I met him.
34. My father …………………… ………….(tell) me he …………… …………….(give) up smoking.
35. He ………………… ……………(be) late because he ……………… …………(have) an accident.
Exercise 2: Choose the best answer.
36. When I was young, I received some …… training from my father.
A. science B. scientific C. scientist D. scientifically
37. We must send ………….aid to the refugees.
A. human B. humanism C. humane D. humanitarian
38. Nowadays, more and more young people want to have a university …… .
A. educate B. education C. educator D. educational
39. The purpose of the test is to ………. the weight of the chemical element.
A. ease B. interrupt C. determine D. receive
40. In the 19
th
century, it was ………… for a woman to become a doctor.
A. can’t B. impossible C. couldn’t D. incapable
41. He took …………the position that his father had obtained at the college.
A. on B. to C. up D. in
42. Tran Hieu Ngan was the first Vietnamese athlete … an Olympic medal.
A. to win B. winning C. won D. had won
• Ph n th c hànhầ ự
Exercise 1 Put the verb in the brackets in the correct form:
1. My father used to (smoke) __________ 30 cigarrettes a day.
2. He is used to (write) ________ with his right hand.
3. When I was young, I (not use) to go out for a walk.
4. __________you (use to) live here?
5. There used to (be) ___________trees in this area.
Exercise 2: Use The + Adjective from the list to complete each sentence.
disabled, rich, deaf, unemployed, dumb, poor, blind, injured
1 . …………………………… have to help …………………………. .
2. …………….….in the accident yesterday morning was taken to hospital immediately.
3. The little boy is helping ………………………cross the street.
4. …… … and…………. use a system of sign language to communicate with each other.
5. The government should take an urgent step to help …………………… .
6. Don’t make fun of ………………………………… .
Exercise 3: Choose the correct word between brackets.
7. The rich (is / are ) ………… not always happy.
8. The poor (is / are )……………not always unhappy.
9. The dead never …………….( return / returns ).
10. The lazy can never …………….( succeeds / succeed ).
11. The young ( have / has ) ……………the future in their hand.
Exercise 4 : Use “WHICH” to combine each pair of sentences.
12. John is always late for class. This annoys the teacher.
……………………………………………………………………………………… ………………
13. People today put advertisements on TV or in newspapers. This makes it possible to produce
more things to sell.
………………………………………………………………………………… ……………… ……
14. He passed the exam with high grades. This made everybody in the family pleased.
…………………………… ………………………………………… ……………… …….
15. We have lost her phone number. This makes it difficult to contact her.
A. used to have B. use to have C. use to having D. use be having
33. Without the Braille Alphabet it would be very difficult for ………
A. disabled B. the deaf C. the mute D. the blind
34 . Thuy’s class is different ………other classes because the children are disabled.
A. on B. from C. in D. at
35. The little boy is helping…………… cross the street.
A. the poor B. the rich C. the blind D. the young
35. Many people lost their home in the Earthquake. The government is trying
to establish more shelters to care for ………………
A. the childless B. the homeless C. the blind D. the deaf
36 . The government should have special policies to help the ……………. .
A. disable B. disabled C. disability D. disablement
37. I ………….up late at night.
A. use to stay B. am used to stay C. used to staying D. am used to staying
38 . The blind child …………… a great effort to learn “Braille ”.
A. did B. got C. made D. created
39 . There was a lot of …………….from the local residents.
A. oppose B. opposite C. opponent D. opposition
40 . I’d like to introduce you to Mrs. Thuy, ……… is the teacher of this special class.
A. that B. which C. who D. whom
41. The children will learn how …………….sums.
A. to do B. doing C. do D. will do
42 . We ……….for the delay in answering your letter.
A. sorry B. regret C. apologize D. excuse
43. very few people can ……….my name correctly.
A. pronoun B. pronounce C. announce D. allow
44 . The blind ……… unable to see anything.
A. is B. are C. am D. have
45 . He said it was right that …………… should beg.
A. blind B. the blinds C. the blind D. the blindness
4. They (live) in this street for a long time.
5. She . (not speak) to me since last week.
6. We (study) every lesson in the book, so far.
7. I .(have) three colds this winter.
8. Up to now, John .(work) very hard.
Exercise 2: Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì hiện tại hoàn thành hoặc quá khứ
đơn.
9. They (sell) their house several days ago.
10. John (work) for this company since 1980.
11. Linda is working in this department. She (work) here for two years.
12. Many people in this class (see) this beautiful house several times.
13. They (live) in London from 1970 to 1990.
14. They .(live) in China since 2000.
15. We . .(study) English at this school for a month.
16. Our present teacher (live) in this city all of his life.
17. This boy .(not / finish) his homework yet.
18. I (speak) to him about your work several times already.
19. .you . (ever travel) to China before ?
20. he ..(receive) a letter just a few minutes ago.
21. I (not / see) John recently.
22. Its the third time you ..(lose) your key.
23. This is one of the best books I .(ever read).
24. You . .(put) your book on my desk last night.
Exercise 3: Active or Passive? Underline the correct verb form.
25. Tom has just promoted / has just been promoted to area manager of East Asia.
26. My father has taken / has been taken English class in the U.S.
27. How many times have you / have you been fired?
28. How much money have you saved / have you been saved for your vacation.
29. My brother has given / has been given tickets to the concert .
30. The population of our city has risen / has been risen to nearly one million.
Whom làm tân ngũ có th đ c b đi trong m nh đ quan h xác đ nh.ể ượ ỏ ệ ề ệ ị
That is the girl whom I told you about.
Which: which là đ i t quan h ch v t, đ ng sau danh t ch v t đ làm ch t hay tân ng choạ ừ ệ ỉ ậ ứ ừ ỉ ậ ể ủ ừ ữ
đ ng t đ ng sau nó. ộ ừ ứ
Which làm tân ng có th đ c b đi trong m nh đ quan h xác đ nh.ư ể ượ ỏ ệ ề ệ ị
Which còn thay th cho c m t m nh đ đ ng tr c.ế ả ộ ệ ề ứ ướ
Mary is late for school today, which is an strangeness.
The dress which I bought yesterday is very beautiful.
This is the book which I like best.
That: That là đ i t quan h ch c ng i l n v t. ạ ừ ệ ỉ ả ườ ẫ ậ That có th đ c dùng thay cho ể ượ who, whom,
which trong m nh đ quan h xác đ nh.ệ ề ệ ị
This is the book that I like best.
That luôn đ c dùng sau các danh t h n h p (g m c ng i l n v t), sau các đ i tượ ừ ổ ợ ồ ả ườ ẫ ậ ạ ừ
everything, something, anything, all little, much, none và sau d ng so sánh nh t.ạ ấ
Whose: Whose là đ i tạ ừ quan h ch s h u. Whose đ ng sau danh t ch ng i ho c v t vàệ ỉ ở ữ ứ ừ ỉ ườ ặ ậ
thay cho tính t s h u ho c s h u cách tr c danh t . Whose luôn đi kèm v i m t danh t .ừ ở ữ ặ ở ữ ướ ừ ớ ộ ừ
John found a cat whose leg was broken.
• Relative adverbs
When: When là tr ng t quan h ch th i gian, đ ng sau danh t ch th i gian. When đ c thayạ ừ ệ ỉ ờ ứ ừ ỉ ờ ượ
cho at/on/in + danh t th i gian ừ ờ ho cặ then.
May Day is a day when people hold a meeting.
Where: Where là tr ng t quan h ch n i ch n, đ ng sau danh t ch n i ch n. Where đ cạ ừ ệ ỉ ơ ố ứ ừ ỉ ơ ố ượ
thay th cho ế at/on/in + danh t n i ch n ừ ơ ố ho cặ there.
Do you know the country where I was born?
Why: Why là tr ng t quan h ch lí do. ạ ừ ệ ỉ Why thay cho for which.
Relative pronoun
(Đ i t quan h )ạ ừ ệ
Noun replaced
a. whose b. he c. whom d. who
9. The woman _________lives next door to us is a doctor.
a. that b. whom c. who d. a and c
10. Mr. Green is the man _________ I was talking about.
a. whom b. who c. which d. whose
11. That is the place _________the accident occurred.
a. which b. where c. when d. who
12. The restaurant _________Bob recommended was too expensive.
a. where b. which c. whose d. when
13. There was time ____________movies cost a dime.
a. which b. that c. whose d. when
14. Paul O’Grady, ____________died a few years ago, was a kind and loving man.
a. whom b. that c. who d. which
15. Bogota, ____________is the capital city of Columbia, is a cosmopolitan city.
a. who b. that c. which d. where
16. I enjoy talking to the people ____________ I had dinner with last night.
a. who b. whom c. whose d. when
17. Sally lost her job, ____________wasn’t surprise.
a. which b. who c. whom d. that
18. I have three brothers, ____________are professional athletes.
a. two of whom b. who of two c. two of that d. whom of two
19. The boy to ____________ I lend my money is poor.
a. who b. that c. whom d. whose
20. The land and the people ____________ I have met are nice.
a. that b. who c. which d. whose
Exercise 7: Choose the best answer.
46. My aunt has just bought an …………… cooker.
A. electric B. electrical C. electricity D. electrician
47. A …………is used to copy the information from a computer on to paper.
A. photocopier B. printer C. speaker D. mouse
A. preferred B favourite C. liked D. rather
62. A new hospital ………………in the area lately.
A. was built B. was being built C. has built D. has been built
63. This box ………….for a long time yet .
A. hasn’t been opened B. hadn’t been opened
C. wasn’t opened D. wasn’t being opened
64. The man ……… I had seen before wasn’t at the party.
A. whom B. that C. x D. all are correct
65. A computer is a ……… typewriter which allows you to type and print any kind of document.
A. magically B. magical C. magic D. magician
66. Can you help me find the man …………saved the girl?
A. which B. whom C. who D. whose
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67. None of the students ……… in our this problem yet.
A. have been solving B. have solved C. were solving D. were solved
68. All of those ………….in favour of the motion, raise your hands.
A. who are B. who is C. whom are D. whom is
69. I’d like to live in a country ………….there is plenty of snow in winter.
A. which B. where C. which D. both B&C
70. John …………….to executive manager of an advertising company.
A. has just been promoted B. has just been promoting
C. has just promoted D. is promoting
71. How much money ……………….for your vacation ?
A. are you saved B. have you been saved
C. have you saved D. were you saved
72. We ………….to Da Lat several times. It’s a foggy city.
A. were B. have been C. were being D. would go
73. Fax machines were a wonder……………at the time.
A. inventive B. invention C. discover D. discovery
74. Please ……………… the mess.
- at the moment : ngay lúc này
- this week / month / year : tu n / tháng / năm nàyầ
- these days : nh ng ngày nàyữ
KĐ: S + am/is/are going to Vo
PĐ: S + am/is/are not going to Vo …
NV: Am / Is ? Are + S + going to Vo …?
6. How many other students (you study) …………………………………………… with?
7. The phone (not ring) ……………………………………………
8. (it start) to rain? ……………………………………………
9. (Sue study) …………………………………………… to become a doctor?
10. (you take) …………………………………………… your daughter with you?
11. (the dog play) …………………………………………… with the kids?
12. (they come) t…………………………………………… onight?
13. She (read) …………………………………………… an English book.
14. They (listen) …………………………………………… to rock music.
15. We (drink) …………………………………………… lemonade.
16. Are you (study) …………………………………………… Japanese?
17 I (eat) …………………………………………… a hamburger.
18. Is she (speak) …………………………………………… Spanish?
19. You (watch/not) …………………………………………… TV.
20. It (sleep) …………………………………………… on the sofa.
21. Am I (wear) …………………………………………… a black t-shirt?
22. They (go/not) …………………………………………… to school.
Exercise 2: Complete the sentences with “BE GOING TO” and a verb or expression from the box Leave,
snow, drive, be sick, jump, have a job interview, be late, study together
1 . Look at that man on the bridge! I think he ………………………………
2. I don’t feel well. I think I ………………………………………………
3. It’s so cold and look at those clouds! I think it …………………………
4. This film is so boring. We ………………………………………………
5. Sally’s wearing her best clothes. She ……………………………………
A. would go B. will go C. will be going D. was going
32. We are going on a …………………to Vung Tau next week.
A. two day trip B. two-days trip C. two-day trip D. twoday trip
33. I’m afraid my parents do not allow me …………….on a long journey.
A. going B. to go C. to going D. will go
34. Tell me about your plan, Lan. What ………….this Saturday evening?
A. are you doing B. have you done C. would you do D. will you be doing
35. The local authorities …… … this market to build a new school for the children in the area
next month.
A. will demolish B. are going to demolish
C. will be demolished D. both A & B are correct.
36. Can you come next weekend? – Sorry , we’d love to, but we ……… to the countryside to
visit our relatives.
A. have gone B. will have gone C. are going D. would go
37. They are going ………… a boat trip on the Themes.
A. for B. in C. at D. on
38. I can’t talk now. I ……………… the dinner.
A. was cooking B. am cooking C. will be cooking D. have cooked
39. All of my friends ………… for the same job.
A. applied B. intended C. requested D. referred
40. The first term is coming to ………and my school is going to ……some days off.
A. an end- to have B. end-having C. a end-have D. an end- have had
41. We believe we’re going to enjoy good weather with ………….sunshine.
A. a lot of B. lots of C. plenty of D. all are correct
42. Please be quiet while the teacher ……………… the lesson.
A. explains B. was explaining C. is explaining D. explained
43. Be careful! The bus ……………… near.
A. will come B. will be coming C. is coming D. has come
44. We ………………from school by the end of June.
A. will graduate B. will have graduated C. have graduated D. had graduated
10. The chickens have died …………….the intense
heat.
Exercise 2: Replace the underlined words by the words in
parentheses.
11. D e
s p i
te her dislikes coffee, she drank it to keep herself
warm.
→ Although
…………………………………………………………………
12. Mary will take a plane, e
v e
n
thou g h she dislikes
flying.
→ In spite of
…………………………………………………………………
13. I n
s
pite
of Lan’s sadness at losing the contest, she managed to
smile.
l t
ho ug h we know we will not win a
prize
→ Even though
…………………………………………………………
Exercise 4: Putting the verbs into the Present Perfect
Tense.
19. I ………………………… (live) here since
1970.
20. The cat ………………………(sit) in front of the fire since
tea-time.
21. ………….you …………….(be) to the zoo
?
22. I’m afraid you ……………………………….(look) at the wrong
one.
23. ……………you …………….(wait) long for me
?
24. Yes! I …………………….(stand) here in the rain for half an
hour.
25. He ………………(learn) English for three years, but he can’t even read a newspaper
yet.
26. This watch was working all right a moment ago but now it
……….(stop).
27. Lunch is not quite ready yet, although I ………… (cook) all the
morning
28. Look! That light ………………… (burn) all
night.
Reported speech – Statement
The fol lowing day / the day
after
The next Sunday
Today
Yesterday
Next week
Last week
Here
This
At present
In two weeks’ time
That day
The day before / the
previous day
The following week
The previous week
There
That
Then
B - Exercises
Exercise 1 : Change this direct speech into reported speech:
1.They said, "We are busy."
→ They said that
2.He said, "I know a better restaurant."
→ He said that
3. She said, "I woke up early."
→ She said that
4.He said, "I will ring her."
→ He said that ………………………………………………………………………………
5.They said, "We have just arrived."
→ She told me …………………………………………………………………………
21. “I’m coming!”
→ She said …………………………………………………………………………
22. “I was waiting for the bus when he arrived”
→ She told me ……………………………………………………………………….
23. “ I’d never been there before”
→ She said …………………………………………………………………………
24. “I didn’t go to the party”
→ She told me ………………………………………………………………………………
25. “Lucy’ll come later”
→ She said …………………………………………………………………………………….
26. “He hasn’t eaten breakfast”
→ She told me ………………………………………………………………………………
27. “I can help you tomorrow”
→ She said ……………………………………………………………………………………
28. “You should go to bed early”
→ She told me …………………………………………………………………………….
29. “I don’t like chocolate”
→ She told me ………………………………………………………………………………
30. “I won’t see you tomorrow”
→ She said ………………………………………………………………………………………
31. “She’s living in Paris for a few months”
→ She said …………………………………………………………………………………
32. “I visited my parents at the weekend”
→ She told me ……………………………………………………………………………….
33. “She hasn’t eaten sushi before”
→ She said …………………………………………………………………………………….
34. “I hadn’t travelled by underground before I came to London”
→ She said …………………………………………………………………………………
35. “They would help if they could”
He said
9. “ I live here with my parents’’
⇒
He said
10. “ Our new house is beautiful’’
⇒
He said
11. “ I want to be a teacher of English’’
⇒
He said
12. “ I can’t speak chinese’’
⇒
She said
13. “ My sister is now having a wonderful time in Nha Trang’’
⇒
He said
14. “ I’ll be very busy today’’
⇒
She said
15. “ I must come to the meeting tomorrow’’
⇒
He said
16.“ These roses are for you’’
⇒
She told me
17. “ I’m going away tomorrow , mother’’
⇒
He said
18. “ Nothing can grow in my garden. It never gets sun
⇒
8. Helen said, “ I’m watching the late night show.”
> Helen said ____ the late night show.
A. they were watching B. you watched C. she was watching D. Helen is watching
9. Peter said, “ They were interested in other countries.”
> Peter said ____ interested in other countries.
A. he had been B. he was C. they were D. they had been
10. Mrs Miller said, “I don’t feel better now.”
> Mrs Miller said she ____ feel better ____.
A. they not / now B. she doesn’t / then
C. she didn’t / then D. they didn’t / now
Conditional type 1
Conditional sentences type I ( real / true in present or future )
If - clause Main clause
S + V ( do / does ) S + V ( will do )
+ to express an action or thing which can happen at present or future
time.
Ex : If it is sunny, we will go to the beach.
+ to express a warn.
Ex : If you drop it, it wil break.
+ to express a promiss.
Ex : I’l l pick you up at the part if you phone me.
* Note : Unless = If … not
B. Exercises
Exercise 1 : Match a line in A with a line in B to make meaningful
sentences.
A B
1. If you go to Paris,
2. If we can afford it,
3. If I don’t hear from you today,
12. You (have to) finish writing it if you want to leave now.
13. If it (not rain) we will have the party outside.
14. She will ask you if she (need) help.
15. The reporter (write) about it if he has enough time.
16. If the temperature is below zero, water (freeze).
17. I (not stay) out if it starts to rain hard.
18. A dog will never bite you if you ( look ) it straight in the eyes.
19. If it snows tomorrow, I ( stay)……… at home.
20. If the weather ( be) nice tomorrow, I will go for a long walk.
Exercise 3 : Read situations and write the conditional sentence for each one.
1. Drive carefully or you will cause accident .
If …………………………………………………………………………………
2. Be quiet or you’ll wake the baby up
If …………………………………………………………………………………
3. I don’t have free time, that’s why I can’t go to see him.
If …………………………………………………………………………………
4. She never drives fast so she seldom meets accident .
If …………………………………………………………………………………
5. He loses all his money because he isn’t careful.
If …………………………………………………………………………………