The Present Simple

Bài tập 1: Thêm đuôi /s/ hoặc /es/ vào sau các từ sau:

Work → ………….. Study → ………….. Go → …………..

Eat → ………….. Cry → ………….. Wash → …………..

Play → ………….. Try → ………….. Watch → …………..

Swim → ………….. Spy → ………….. Mix → …………..

Write → ………….. Fly → ………….. Kiss → …………..

Bài tập 2. Điền trợ động từ vào chỗ trống để thành câu phủ định:
1. I ................................ like tea.
2. He ................................ play football in the afternoon.
3. You ................................ go to bed at midnight.
4. They................................ do the homework on weekends.
5. The bus ................................ arrive at 8.30 a.m.
6. My brother ................................ finish his work at 8 p.m.
7. Our friends ................................ live in a big house.
8. The cat ................................ like me.
9. I ................................ love dogs.
10. It ................................ rain every afternoon here.

Bài tập 3: Điền dạng đúng của từ trong ngoặc

1. She (not study) ..…………….………. on Saturday.
2. He (have) ………………………. a new haircut today.
3. I usually (have) ..…………….………. breakfast at 6.30.
4. Peter (not/ study) ..…………….……….very hard. He never gets high scores.
5. My mother often (teach) ..…………….………. me English on Saturday evenings.
6. I like Math and she (like) ..…………….………. Literature.
7. My sister (wash) ..…………….………. dishes everyday.
8. They (not/ have) ..…………….……….breakfast every morning.
9. My cousin, Peter (have) ..…………….………. a dog. It (be) ..…………….………. an intelligent pet
with a short tail and big black eyes. Its name (be)………..Kiki and it (like) ..…………….………. eating
pork. However, it (never/ bite) ..…………….………. anyone; sometimes it (bark) ..…………….
………. when strange guests visit. To be honest, it (be) ..…………….………. very friendly. It (not/
like) ..…………….………. eating fruits, but it (often/ play) ..…………….………. with them. When the
 weather (become) ..…………….………. bad, it (just/ sleep) ..…………….………. in his cage all day.
Peter (play) ..…………….………. with Kiki everyday after school. There (be) ..…………….……….
many people on the road, so Peter (not/ let) ..…………….………. the dog run into the road. He (often/
take)………..Kiki to a large field to enjoy the peace there. Kiki (sometimes/ be) ..…………….……….
naughty, but Peter loves it very much.

Bài tập 4: Viết lại câu hoàn chỉnh

Eg: They / wear suits to work? à Do they wear suits to work?
1. she / not / sleep late at the weekends
➤ ______________________________
2. we / not / believe the Prime Minister
➤ ______________________________
3. you / understand the question?
➤ ______________________________
4. they / not / work late on Fridays
➤ ______________________________
5. David / want some coffee?
➤ ______________________________
6. she / have three daughters
➤ ______________________________
7. when / she / go to her Chinese class?
➤ ______________________________
8. why / I / have to clean up?
➤ ______________________________
9. how often / she / go to the cinema / ?
➤ ______________________________
10. she/ not/ usually/ go/ to the church/.
➤ ______________________________
The present continuous

Exercise 1. Cho dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc

0. Now I (write) am writing a dictation.

1. Sit down! A strange dog (run)___________ to you.

2. My brothers (not/ drink)__________ coffee at the moment.

3. Look! Those people (climb)__________ the mountain so fast.

4. That girl (cry)_______ loudly in the party now.

5. What (you/ do)________ in the kitchen?

6. Tonight we (not/ go)_______ to our teacher’s wedding party.

7. Where are you? We (wait)__________ for you!

8. What are the boys (do)___________ now?

9. My brother (not listen)___________ to the radio at present.

10. My parents (drive)_______ to work now.

Exercise 6. Give the correct form of these verbs

0. Hoa and I (buy) are buying some books at the moment.

1. Lan and Hoa (read) …………… in the library at the moment.

2. We (not come) ……………………… here tomorrow morning.

3. Listen ! The girl (play) ………………….the piano.

4. Nam (go) ………………… to the English club every Saturday.

5. What ………………you (do) ……………now?

6 . Students often (go) …………………to the school cafeteria at lunch time.

7. You can (find) …………math books on the racks in the middle.

8. Look! The teacher (come) …………………….here.

9. She (study) …………………maps in Geography.

10. Ba can (fix) ……………the lights now.

 The present simple, present continuous
Bài 1: Are the underlined verbs right or wrong? Correct them where necessary.

1 Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius. Ok

2 The water boils. Can you turn it off? is boiling

3 Look! That man tries to open the door of your car. .....

4 Can you hear those people? What do they talk about? .....

5 The moon goes round the earth in about 2 days. .....

6 I must go now. It gets late. .....

7 I usually go to work by car. .....

8 "Hurry up! It's time to leave." "OK, I come" .....

9 I hear you've got a new job. How do you get on? .....

10 Paul is never late. He's always getting to work on time .....

11 They don't get on well. They're always arguing. .....

Bài 2: Put the verb into the correct form, present continuous or present simple.

1. Let's go out. It isn't raining (not/ rain) now.

2. Julia is very good at language. She speaks (speak) four language very well.

3. Hurry up! Everybody ...... (wait) for you.

4. '...... (you/listen) to the radio?' 'No, you can turn it off'?'

5. '...... (you/listen) to the radio every day?' "No, just occasionally?"

6. The River Nile ...... (flow) into the Mediterrancan.

7. The river ...... (flow) very fast today - much faster than usual.

8. We usually ...... (grow) vegetables in our garden, but this year we ..... (not/grow) any.

9. A : How's your English?

B: Not bad. I think it ...... (improve) slowly.

10. Rachel is in London at the moment. She ...... (stay) at the Park Hotel. She always ...... (stay) there when
she's in London.

Bài tập Hiện tại tiếp diễn và Hiện tại đơn (phần 2)

Bài 1: Are the underlined verbs right or wrong? Correct them where necessary.

1 Nicky is thinking of giving up her job. Ok

2 Are you believing in God? .....

3 I'm feeling hungry.Is there anything to eat? .....

4 This sauce is great. It's tasting really good. .....

5 I'm thinking this is your key. Am I right? .....

Bài 3: Put the verb into the correct form, present continuous or present simple.

1. Are you hungry? Do you want (you/want) something to eat.

2. Don't put the dictionary away. I ...... (use) it.

3. Dont put the dictionary aw.ay. I ...... (need) it

4. Who is that main? What ...... (the/want)?

5. Who is that main? Why ...... (the/look) at us?

6. Alan says he's 80 years old, but nobody ...... (believe) him.

7. She told me her name, but I ...... (not/remember) it now.

8. I ...... (think) of selling my car. Would you be interested in buying it?

9. I ...... (think) you should sell yout car. You ...... (not/use) it very often.

10. Air ...... (consist) mainly of nitrogen and oxygen.

 Ngữ pháp Hiện tại tiếp diễn
1. Cách dùng

Thì hiện tại tiếp diễn dùng để diễn tả những sự việc xảy ra ngay lúc nói hay xung quanh thời điểm nói, và hành
động chưa chấm dứt (còn tiếp tục diễn ra).

Ngoài ra, nó còn diễn tả hành động thường xuyên lặp đi lặp lại gây sự bực mình hay khó chịu cho người nói.
Cách dùng này được dùng với trạng từ “always, continually”

2. Cấu trúc

Khẳng định (+): S + am/ is/ are + V-ing Eg:

Lưu ý: I am studying English.

– S = I + am She is cooking with her mother.

– S = He/ She/ It + is We are playing chess.

– S = We/ You/ They + are

Phủ định (-): S + am/ is/ are + not + V-ing Eg:

Lưu ý: I am not listening to music at the

moment.
– am not: không có dạng viết tắt
My sister isn’t working now.
– is not = isn’t
They aren’t watching TV at present.
– are not = aren’t

Nghi vấn (?): Am/ Is/ Are + S + V-ing? Eg:

Trả lời: - Are you doing your homework?

- Yes, I + am. – Yes, he/ she/ it + is. – Yes, we/ you/ they + - Yes, I am./ No, I am not.
are.

- No, I + am not. – No, he/ she/ it + isn’t. – No, we/ you/ they
+ aren’t.

* Một số chú ý khi chuyển V sang Ving:

• Tận cùng là MỘT chữ “e”: Ta bỏ “e” rồi thêm “-ing”.

Ví dụ:

write – writing

type – typing
come – coming

• Tận cùng là HAI CHỮ “e” ta không bỏ “e” mà vẫn thêm “-ing” bình thường.

• Với động từ có MỘT âm tiết, tận cùng là MỘT PHỤ ÂM, trước là MỘT NGUYÊN ÂM: Ta nhân đôi phụ âm
cuối rồi thêm “-ing”.

Ví dụ: stop – stopping

get – getting

put – putting

• Với động từ tận cùng là “ie”: Ta đổi “ie” thành “y” rồi thêm “-ing”.

Ví dụ:

lie – lying

die – dying

• Các trường hợp ngoại lệ:

begin – beginning

travel – travelling

prefer – preferring

permit – permitting

3. Dấu hiệu nhận biết

- Trong câu có các trạng từ chỉ thời gian:

Now: bây giờ

Right now: Ngay bây giờ

At the moment: lúc này

At present: hiện tại

Eg: I am not listening to music at the moment. (Lúc này tôi đang không nghe nhạc.)

- Trong câu có các động từ như:

Look! (Nhìn kìa!)

Listen! (Hãy nghe này!)

Keep silent! (Hãy im lặng)

Eg: Look! The train is coming. (Nhìn kìa ! Tàu đang đến.)