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Tenses Form Trạng từ thường
gặp
Cách dùng và ví dụ
1.The
Simple
present
(Hiện tại
đơn))
(+) S + V/V-s/V-es
(Vs &Ves dc dùng với chủ từ
ngôi thứ 3 số ít)
(-) S+do/does not+ V
(?)Do/Does+ S+ V ?

- always, ofen,
usually,frequently
sometimes=
occasionally,
rarely=seldom,
once or tiwce a
week, never
* Chỉ 1 thối quen ở hiện tại.
- ex: He usually (go) goes to school in the
morning
* 1 sự thật không thay đổi.
- ex: The sun (rise) rises in the East.
2. The
Present
Continuous

yet,this is the first
time , several
times.
* Chỉ hành động xảy ra trong qk t.gian không
xác định.
ex: She (visit) has visited Ha Long Bay several
times.
* Chỉ hành động bắt đầu ở qk mà còn tiếp tục
đến hiện tại.
- We (learn) have learnt English for 7 years.
- My mother (be) has been sick sinse yesterday
- Lan (just buy) has just bought a new shirt.
4. The
Simple Past
( Qk đơn)
(+) S + V2/V-ed
(-) S + did + NOT + V
(?) Did +S + bare- V?
- Yessterday, last
(last week /month/
year ), ago, in +
year(in 2000 )
* Diễn tả hành động xảy ra ở 1 thời gian xác
định trong QK.
- She (meet) met him yesterday.
- Mr Pike (stay) stayed here last nigh
5. The Past
Continuous
(QKTD)
(+) S + was/ were + V-ing

- She (stay) will stay at home next Monday.
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Simple tense - Ex
Ex 1:
1. I _____ (be) a student.
a. are
b. is
c. am
2. My father __________ excuses
when I feel like going to the
cinema.
d. make always
e. always make
f. always makes
3. His students ________ (not,
speak) German in class.
g. don’t speak
h. doesn’t speak
i. not speak
4. She ________ (not, be) six
years old.
j. isn't
k. not is
l. are not
5. John ________ (work) in a supermarket.
m. works
n. working
o. work

i. cook
j. cooks
k. are cooking
l. is cooking
4. Mr. and Mrs. Parsons __________ to work
together every day.
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m. drive
n. drives
o. are driving
p. is driving
5. My parents normally __________ breakfast
at 7:00 a.m.
q. eat
r. eats
s. are eating
t. is eating
Ex 3:
1. The bank ________ at four o'clock.
a. close
b. closies
c. closes
2. We ________ to Spain every
summer.
d. fly
e. flys
f. flies
3. She ________ in Florida.

b. passies
c. passes
10. My mother ________ eggs for
breakfast every morning.
d. fry
e. frys
f. fries
Ex 4:
1. When father ______ (come back), will we go out?
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2. My mother __________ (prepare, usually) breakfast at 10 a.m.
3. Every morning, Mark __________ (drive) his children to school.
4. I ___________ (not, speak) Italian when I'm at school.
5. __________ (like, you) drinking coffee?
6. I hate living here because it ___________ . (rain, always)
7. Those shoes _________ (cost) too much.
8. I ___________ (visit, never) my grandma on Fridays.
9. The earth _____________ (go) around the sun.
10. I ________ (be) broke!
Ex 5: Rewrite the sentence in negative form
1) We _______________ handball at school. (not/to play)
2) Laura __________________ her room. (not/to clean)
3) Mark _____________ his homework. (not/to do)
4) Susan and Jerry _______________ TV. (not/to watch)
5) They ________________ at 6.30. (not/to wake up)
6) You ______________ shopping. (not/to go)
7) Mrs Smith _______________ a big box. (not/to carry)
8) My brother ______________ English. (not/to teach)

13. He always (borrow) ____me money and never (give)_____ back.
14. While I (do)____ my housework, my husband (read)______ books
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1. . Listen ! Sam( play) the piano
2. . Look! Somebody ( swim) in the river
3. Be quiet! The baby ( sleep)
4. Look! A man ( run) after the train. He ( want) to catch it
5. The children ( not play) in the kitchen at present
6. Lan ( not speak) to the English teacher now
7. They ( prepare) the Christmas dinner at present
8. John ( drive) that car now
9. The workers ( build) a new house right now
10. Tom ( write) two poems at the moment?
11. The chief engineer ( instruct) all the workers of the plant now
12. He ( not paint) his pictures at the moment
13. We ( not plant) the herbs in the garden at present
14. They ( make) the artificial flowers of silk now?
15. Your father ( repair) your motorbike at the moment
16. Look! The man ( take) the children to the cinema
17. Listen! The teacher ( explain) a new lesson to us
18. Be careful! You ( bring) ten glass bottles?
19. Ba ( study) Math very hard now
20. We ( have) dinner in a restaurant right now
21. The students (not, be) …………… ……………………in class at present.
22. The children (play)……………………… ………. in the park at the moment.
IV.Complete sentences use the given words.
1. I/ wash / my hair.
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Bài tập kết hợp thì hiện tại đơn và hiện tại tiếp diễn
Bài tập này tập trung vào 2 thì hiện tại đơn và hiện tại tiếp diễn dùng xen kẻ lẫn nhau.
Các bạn hãy cố luyện tập để nhận ra câu nào thuộc thì hiện tại đơn và câu nào thuộc thì
hiện tại tiếp diễn để chia động từ trong ngoặc cho thích hợp.
1. Where ___________you (live)____________?
I (live)______________in Hai Duong town.
2. What _______________he (do) ______________now?
He (water)_________________flowers in the garden.
3. What _______________she (do)_____________?
She (be)______________a teacher.
4. Where _________________you (be) from?
5. At the moment, my sisters (play)____________volleyball and my brother
(play)________________soccer.
6. it is 9.00; my family (watch)___________________TV.
7. In the summer, I usually (go)______________to the park with my friends, and in the
spring, we (have) _____________Tet Holiday; I (be)________happy because I always
(visit) ______________my granparents.
8. ____________your father (go)_____________to work by bus?
9. How ___________your sister (go)___________to school?
10. What time _____________they (get up)_________________?
11. What ____________they (do)________________in the winter?
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12. Today, we (have)______________English class.
13. Her favourite subject (be)__________________English.
14. Now, my brother (like)_________________eating bananas.
15. Look! Aman (call)_________________you.
16. Keep silent ! I (listen )____________________to the radio.

(go)____________________to school by bike.
40. Who you _________________(wait) for Nam?
-No, I _______________________(wait) for Mr. Hai.
41. My sister (get)______________ dressed and (brush)_______________her teeth
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herself at 6.30 everyday.
42. Mrs. Smith (not live)_______________in downtown. She
(rent)________________in an appartment in the suburb.
43. How _________your children (go)_________________to school everyday?
44. It’s 9 o’clock in the morning. Lien (be)________in her room. She (listen)
_______________to music.
45. We_______________________(play) soccer in the yard now.
46. My father (go)___________ to work by bike. Sometimes
he(walk)______________.
47. _________You (live)________near a market? _ It (be)____________noisy?
48. Now I (do)_____________the cooking while Hoa (listen)_______________to
music.
49. At the moment, Nam and his friends (go)_______________________shopping at
the mall.
50. In the autumn, I rarely (go)______________sailing and (go)__________to school.
51. I (write)_____________________________ a letter to my friend now.
52. At 12 a.m every day, I (have)______________lunch and (go)____________to bed.
53. On Monday, I (have)________________________ math and Art.
54. On Friday, I (have)______________________English.
55. At the moment, I (eat)______________an orange, and My sisters (Play)_______
Tennis.
56. _______her bag (be)?
- No, they(not be)______________.

___________to buy some books.
79. We (go) ______________to market and (buy)_________________some fruits.
80. Now, Lan (study)________________English and Lien (listen)______________to
music.
81. Everynight , she (have)____________________dinner at 7.00 p.m.
82. Every year, I usually (go)______________________Vietnam.
83. In the summer, I sometimes (go)____________________swimming.
84. Every everning, my mother (like)___________ watching television.
85. Lan (have)_______________breakfast and (go)___________to school at 6.30 a.m.
86. We (not read)___________________after lunch.
87. Tom (be)___________my friend. He (play)______________sports everyday.
88. ______________your students (play)__________soccer every afternoon?
89. He (go)_____________to bed at 11.30 p.m.
90. They (go)___________home and (have)___________lunch.
91. ___________he (play)__________sports?
92. He (teach)_______________English in a big school in town.
93. Everyday she (go)____________to work by bike.
94. We usually (read)_________books, (listen)_________to music or
(watch)_______TV.
95. Sometimes, I (play)__________badminton.
96. Ann (like)____________her job very much.
97. ___________your mother (walk)_________to the market?
98. Look! They (run)_________________________together.
EXERCISES ON THE PAST SIMPLE
Exercise 1: Put "Was“ or "Were” in the gap.
1. The teacher …………………… nice.
2. The students ……………………. very
9. He ………………… on holiday.
10.It …………………. cold.
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Exericse 3: Change these sentences into negative and interrogative form.
1. She was tired last night. =>
……………………………………………………………………………………………
…
2. I was in London last month.=>
……………………………………………………………………………………………
…
3. They were at Nina’s house yesterday.=>
……………………………………………………………………………………………
4. She was with him yesterday. =>
……………………………………………………………………………………………
…
5. Tom was at school last Monday.=>
……………………………………………………………………………………………
…
Exercise 4: Supply the correct past simple tense of verbs in brackets. (Affirmative
form)
1. I _________ ( stay) at home all weekend.
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2. Angela __________ (go)to the cinema last night.
3. My friends __________(have)a great time in Nha Trang last year.
4. My vacation in Hue _____________ (be) wonderful.
5. Last summer I ______________(visit) Ngoc Son Temple in Ha Noi.
6. My parents _______________( be) very tired after the trip.
7. I _______________(buy) a lot of gifts for my little sister.
8. Lan and Mai _____________ (see) sharks, dolphins and turtles at Tri Nguyen
aquarium.
9. Trung ________________ (eat) chicken and rice for dinner.

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18. She _______________________ (not / like) chocolate.
Exercise 6: Supply the correct past simple tense of verbs in brackets.
(Interrogative form)
1. Where _______________________ (she / go)?
2. What _______________________ (you / do)?
3. _______________________ (you / wear) your red dress?
4. _______________________ (you / go) to school yesterday?
5. _______________________ (she / study) last night?
6. _______________________ (we / arrive) last?
7. Who _______________________ (you / meet)?
8. _______________________ (they / come) to the party?
9. _______________________ (she / go)?
10. You _______________________ (meet) a friend.
11. Which _______________________ (you / like)?
12. What _______________________ (he / do) at the weekend?
13. What _______________________ (you / buy) yesterday?
14. _______________________ (you / have) a good holiday?
15. What time _________________ (he / get up) yesterday?
16. Where _________________ (you / get off) the train?
17. _________________ (she / make) good coffee?
18. What _________________ (he / give) his mother for Christmas?
19. _________________ (he / call) you?
20. What time _________________ (the film / start)?
Exercise 7: Write the questions with “Did…….?”and give the answer with “Yes /
No:
Eg: They played soccer yesterday afternoon
=> Did they play soccer yesterday afternoon? - Yes, they did. / No, they


10. Ba wore the cap with a dolphin on it. HIỆN TẠI HOÀN THÀNH
I. Fill in the gap with since or for to complete the sentence.
1. He watched television ……… three hours.
2. They have been friends………….five months.
3. My family has owned this farm……….1990.
4. I have wanted that book ……… months.
5. I haven’t seen you………… Christmas.
6. We have been here………January.
7. I haven’t eaten any meat………….over a year.
8. She has worn the same old dress ……… the beginning of the month.
II. Give the correct form of the verb in the brackets in the present perfect tense.
1. I (know)……………….him all my life.
2. They (live)………………… in that house for two years.
3. My brother (write)………………… three books.
4. She (not break)…………………….her leg.
5. She (break)………………………her arm.
6. I (see)……………………….an elephant several times.
7. She (have)……………………that dress for ten years.
8. We (be)……………………………here for hours!
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9. The children (not finish)……………………….their homework yet.
10. You (be)………………………to the zoo?
III. Give the correct form of the verb in the brackets.
1. We (study)______________ a very hard lesson the day before yesterday.