TENSES
THE DIFFERENCESOF TENSES
I. Summary (Tóm tắt): TENSES FOR FUTURE ACTIONS
Tenses Usages Examples
With
Present
simple
Thời khoá biểu, lịch trình, chương
trình TV, thể thao, máy bay, tàu, xe:
Trong mệnh đề IF và WHEN (chỉ TL)
The train leaves at five o’clock tomorrow.
He will give her your letter when he sees
her tomorrow.
If you don’t come early, we’ll be late.
Tomorrow,
tonight,
soon,
next,
someday,
in the
future
Present
Progressive
Kế hoạch, sự sắp xếp cho tương lai
gần cho các cuộc hẹn gặp, du lịch,
hội họp đi kèm với go / come /
leave/ arrive/ have/ meet
I’m going to Dalat next week.
I am m eeting Peter tonight. He’s taking me to
the theater.
We are having a party for our son next week.

1. He (move) ……………………. to Paris in 1917. And now he (live) ……………………. in London.
2. My mother (go) ……...... to the supermarket yesterday evening, but she (not, buy) …..……….anything.
3. My family (watch) ……………. TV every night. But now we (listen) …………………. to Pop musiC.
4. What…………………. you (do) …………………. at recess tomorrow? -Perhaps, I (borrow) ……………….
an English book in the library.
5. I think she (win) ………………. the gold medal.
6. Mozart (play)……………… the piano when he (be) ………………. three.
7. Everyday Nam (go) …………. to school at six. He usually (play) …………. soccer after school.
8. Ba (be) ………….. in the room. He (make) …………. so noisy. He (rehearse) ….........………. a play.
9. Next week Doan (have) ……………. a birthday party. He (be) ……………. 14 years olD.
10. When my brother (be) ……………. a child, he (have) ……………. two cats and a dog.
11. Trang (not write) ……………. to her parents last week; she (phone) ……………. her.
12. How much ……………. it (cost) ……………. to mail a letter to London?
13. …………..…You (go) ……………. last night? - Yes, I (go) ……………. to the movies.
14. Lien’s brother is an architect, but he (not work) ……...........………. at the moment.
15. When ……………. you(buy) ……………. this picture? I (buy) ……………. it along time ago.
16. Look! He (look) ……………............ for something at present.
17. What ……………. you (do) ……………. Tan? - I (write) ……………. a letter.
18. How often …………. you (write) …………. letters? I (write) ……………. them every week.
19. We (not see) ……………. him last year. He (leave) ……………. for Ho Chi Minh.
20. I (see) …………...…. a movie tonight. ……………. you (go) ……………. with me?
IV. The differences between present simple and present progressive:
Present simple Present progressive
1. Hành động có tính bền vững, luôn luôn đúng
theo thói quen, phong tục và khả năng:
- I work in New York.
2. Nhận thức, tình cảm, tình trạng xảy ra lúc đang
nói:
I know you are busy now.
3. Thời khoá biểu, lịch trình các chương trình:

15. ............. she often (go)……………………… to the cinema every weekend?
- I don’t know. But she always (go) ......................... to the church on Sundays.
16. Hurry up! The bus (come) …………………………… .
19. The students (not be) …………………………in class at present.
20. She always (wash) …………………………the dishes after meals.
21. What____________ your father usually ____________ (do) in the evenings ?
22. He usually ____________ (watch)TV. He (not talk) ____________ to her at present.
23. He____________ (be) out at the moment but he____________ (be) back at about seven o’clock.
24. I can ____________ (see) the children. They____________ (play) in the yard.
VI. The differences between intended future and future simple:
Intended future Future simple
1. Ý định đã được dự trù, sắp xếp trước khi nói:
- Iam going to visit New York this summer.
2. Sự suy đoán chắc chắn dựa vào căn cứ hiện
tại:
- There are a lot of clouds. I think it is going to
rain.
1. Ý định ngay khi nói hay hành động sẽ xảy ra ở tương
lai không phụ thuộc vào ý định:
- He will come here tomorrow.
2. Ý kiến, lời hứa, hy vọng, phát biểu về một hành
động trong tương lai: (think, promise, hope, expect..)
- Wait here and I will get you a drink.
- I think you will pass the exam.
VII. Give the correct form of these verbs: (Intended future and Future simple)
1. I think she (win) …………………………the gold medal.
2. They (build) …………………………a house by June next year.
3. Don’t worry. I (give) …………………………him your message when I see him.
4. I (meet) …………………………Jane next week.
5. What…………your mother (do) …………………next week? - She (make)…………………a dress.

21. If you (come) ……………………… today, I (work) ……………………… at my desk in Room 12.
22. I (give) ……………………… her your letter when I (see) ……………………… her tomorrow.
23. As you (go) ………………… back home, your children (wait) ………………… at the front door.
XI. Summary (Tóm tắt):
Tenses Affirmation (KĐ) Negation (PĐ) Interrogation (NV) With
Past
Simple
S + V
2
- V- ed
(be): S + was- were
S + didn’t + V
1
S + wasn’t - weren’t
Did + S + V
1
?
Was- were + S +..?
Yesterday, ago, last, this
morning, that day, once, first,
next, then, after that, at last,
finally …
XII. Usage (Cách dùng): Thì quá khứ đơn được dùng để diễn tả:
1. Hành động đã xảy ra trong QK xác định rõ thời gian: Yesterday: hôm qua/ Last night: tối qua/ In 1979 < now/
(3 days) ago: cách đây……
VD: He (be, not) there last year.
 He was not there last year.
2. Thói quen, loạt hành động kế tiếp nhau trong quá khứ: First: lúc đầu, later, then, after that: sau đó, finally, at
last: cuối cùng....
VD: When I was a boy, I often played football.

Âm cuối t, d p, k, f, s, sh, ch, gh b ,g ,n ,l z, v ,m, r, y, u, e, o, a, I, w
Đọc -id- -t- -d-
Ví dụ Wanted, fitted, needed Stopped, talked, washed, laughed Enjoyed, loved, played, tried, arrived
XV. Give the past form of these verbs: (Hãy cung cấp dạng quá khứ của các động từ sau)
1. visit visited Thăm, viếng 11. have had có
2. arrive ……………… ……………… 12. be ……………… ………………
3. remember ……………… ……………… 13. go ……………… ………………
4. cook ……………… ……………… 14. buy ……………… ………………
5. rent ……………… ……………… 15. take ……………… ………………
6. receive ……………… ……………… 16. see ……………… ………………
7. move ……………… ……………… 17. think ……………… ………………
8. watch ……………… ……………… 18. wear ……………… ………………
9. learn ……………… ……………… 19. eat ……………… ………………
10.decide ……………… ……………… 20. make ……………… ………………
XI. Put the following verbs into the same column based on the “ed” sound:
Wanted, fitted, needed, helped, stopped, talked, washed, leaned, laughed, enjoyed, loved, played, tried, decided,
watched, looked, studied, remembered, visited, walked, rented, missed, received, moved, arrived
- id - - t - - d -
XII. Fill in the gaps with a suitable word provided to make the sentences meaningful, use past form:
go - be - return - cut - can - have - buy - cook
I thought that cooking…………… a useful hobby. Yesterday I ………… to the market. I ………… some meat
and vegetables. When I ……… home, I ……… the meat into slices. Then I ………… it with the vegetables.
Finally, I …………… a good meal with my family. Now I ………….cook meals for my family.