THÌ HIỆN TẠI TRONG TIẾNG ANH

1.Hiện tại đơn (Present Simple)FORM(+) S + Vses + O() Iyouwethey + do not (don’t) + Vinf + O HesheIt + does not (doesn’t) + Vinf + O(?) Do (not) + Iyouwethey + Vinf + O ? Does (not) + hesheIt + Vinf + O ?USAGE•Facts which always true : The present simple is used to describe permanent facts, for example in science and geographical descriptions ( Sự thật hiển nhiên)Ex: The light from the Sun takes 8 minutes and 20 seconds to reach the Earth•Habitual actions : The present simple is used to describe habits and routines. A frequency adverbs is often used ( Thói quen )Ex: I usually take the bus to work•Summary of events : The present simple can be used to make a summary of the events in a narrative. It can also used for a table of historical events (tóm tắt sự kiện )Ex: In Chapeter 1, Susan meets David, and agrees to go to the school dance with him

THÌ HIỆN TẠI TRONG TIẾNG ANH

( Present Time )

I Hiện tại đơn (Present Simple)

FORM (+) S + Vs/es + O

(-) I/you/we/they + do not (don’t) + Vinf + O

He/she/It + does not (doesn’t) + Vinf + O

(?) Do (not) + I/you/we/they + Vinf + O ?

Does (not) + he/she/It + Vinf + O ?

USAGE

 Facts which always true : The present simple is used to

describe permanent facts, for example in science and geographical descriptions

( Sự thật hiển nhiên)

Ex: The light from the Sun takes 8 minutes and 20

seconds to reach the Earth

 Habitual actions : The present simple is used to

describe habits and routines A frequency adverbs is often

used ( Thói quen )

Ex: I usually take the bus to work

 Summary of events : The present simple can be used to

make a summary of the events in a narrative It can also

used for a table of historical events (tóm tắt sự kiện )

Ex: In Chapeter 1, Susan meets David, and agrees to go

to the school dance with him

 Always/ usually/ often/ sometimes/ rarely/ never

 every Monday/ Tuesday

 every week/ month

 once/ twice a week/ month/ ect

 three times a week/ month/ ect

 much of the time/ from time to time/ these days/ It’s (that’s) the last time

II Hiện tại tiếp diễn (Present Continuous)

FORM

(+) S + am/is/are +Ving + O

(-) S + am/is/are + not + Ving + O

(?) Am/Is/Are (not) + S + Ving + O ?

USAGE

 To talk about actions happening at the moment

of speaking: Hành động diễn ra tại thời điểm nói Ex: I’m waiting for my friends

 To talk about things that happen more often than expected, often to show envy or to criticise with words like always, constantly,

continually, (mang tính chỉ trích, đố kị, than

phiền, )

Ex: He is always going to school late

 To talk about temporary situations : Hành động

mang tín tạm thời

Ex: I am studying really hard for mt exams

NOTES: Những động từ tri giác, nhận thức không

được dử dụng ở dạng tiếp diễn : hear, understand, taste, think, see,

EXPRESSION

 at the moment / at present

 now/ right now/ for now

 today

 this week/ for the time being/ every now and then

 That’s the last time

III Hiện tại hoàn thành (Present Perfect)

FORM

(+) I/You/We/They + have + PII + O

He/She/It + has + PII + O

(-) I/You/We/They + have not (haven’t) + PII + O

He/She/It + has not (hasn’t) + PII + O

(?) Have (not) + I/you/we/they + PII + O ?

Has (not) + he/she/It + PII + O?

USAGE

(Nhấn mạnh kết quả của hành động)

 To talk about action happened but jusst passed;

hành động đã xảy ra nhưng vừa mới qua, trong câu

thường có “just”, “yet”, “already”

Ex: She has just gone out

 To show that something happened at some point in the past before now We don’t state when it

happened : hành động xảy ra ở một thời điểm trong quá

khứ không có thời gian cụ thể

Ex: I have worked really hard for the last two weeks

 To talk about something that happened at an

unstated time in the past but is connected to the present : hành động xảy ra ở quá khứ nhưng kết thúc ở

hiện tại

Ex: The lift has broken down

 To talk about something that happened in the past and continue at the present, usually with for/since

Ex: I have been a teacher since 1980

EXPRESSION

 Already/ just/ recently/ yet

 Before/ ever/ never

 For/ since

 Yet/ so far/ until now/ up to now/ ect

IV Hiện tại hoàn thành tiếp diễn ( Present Perfect

Continuous)

FORM

(+) S + have/has + been + Ving + O

(-) S + have/has not + been + Ving + O

(?) Have/Has (not) + S + been + Ving + O ?

USAGE

(Nhấn mạnh tính liên tục của hành động)

 Diễn tả hành động đã bắt đầu ở quá khứ nhưng vẫn còn đang xảy ra ở hiện tại và còn tiếp tục đến tương lai

Ex: The phone has been ringing for two minutes

 Diễn tả hành động có tính tạm thời hay sắp thay đổi

Ex: I have been living in England, but I plan to move soon

 Diễn tả hành động đã chấm dứt “vừa qua” , nó

không xảy ra ngay lúc ta nói nhưng kết quả của nó

ta vẫn còn thấy ở hiện tại

Ex: It has been raining (The streeta are still wet)

EXPRESSION

 For/since

 Already/ just/ recently/ yet

V Bài tập

A Write the verb in brackets in the correct form,

present simple or present continuous, in each gap

1 My brother (do) a degree at university do

I (see) him very often, unfortunately

2 Darren usually (get) home until about 8 o’clock

3 I’m sorry to hear that your parent (get)

divorced

4 You (go) to the end of the street

and (turn) right

5 Why ice (float) ?

6 It’s lovely now the evenings (get) longer, isn’t it?

7 My dad (eat) meat at all – he’s a vetgetarian

8 A man (walk) into a bar Ouch ! Not a good idea

to walk into an iron bar !

9 you (phone) me from your mobile? The line’s not very good

10 you often (order) things online?

B Underline the most suitable verb formin each

sentences

1 What sort of work do you do/ are you going ?

2 I can’t talk now I cook/ I’m cooking the dinner

3 What shall we have? Do you like/ Are you liking fish ?

4 Can I borrow this laptop? Or do you use/ are you using it ?

5 What do the people here do/ are the people here doing in

the evenings ?

6 Follow that bus Then you turn/ are turing left

7 A lot of people think that the Sun goes/ is going around

the Earth

8 Excuse me, do you read/ are you reading your newspaper?

Could I borrow it?

9 Do you wait/ Are you waiting for the bus to Newcastle?

10 Andy buids/ is building his own house in country

C Rewrite each sentences Use a verb from the box to replace the words in italics

Be cost feel have smell taste have

think of have

1 This flower has a wonderful perfume

2 I think you are behaving in a very silly way

3 She is expecting a baby in the summer

4 Nancy is considering moving to Scotland

5 Don’t go in They are holding a meeting

6 I am meeting Janet this evening actually

7 Good clothes are becoming more and more expensive

8 I am trying the soup to see if it needs more salt

9 Helen is taking a bath at the moment

10 I think that you would be happier in another job

D.Put each verb in brackets into either the present simple or the present continuous

1 There’s nobody here, and the door’s locked What (we do) now?

2 What (you look) at ? (I

wear) the wrong clothes?

3 I (look after) Jack’s dog this weekend (you want) to take it for a walk?

4 Who (drive) the Mercedes that’s parkes outside?

5 I (still have) a pain in my leg but it

(get) better

6 Who (Sue dance) with? That’s not hẻ brother, is it?

7 Harry always (look) untidy! And today he (wear) dirty jeans

8 I (write) in reply to your advertisement in the Daily New

9 That plant I bought (not grow) very much And I (water) it every day

10 Which hotel ( you stay) at when you (come) here ?

E Write one word in the each gap

1 Why do you leave te light on when you go out

of the room ? You wait till you start paying the electricity bill!

2 Fifteen teachers are teaching here full-time at

3 My sister’s revising for heer GCSEs at the

4 I’m quite happy living at home for the time , but I guess I’ll have to get my own place eventually

5 It’s true that Ralph calls us quite , but most students only call their parents when they need

something, don’t they ?

6 We go to the cinema now and then, but only if there’s something good on

7 I’m alone in my study bedroom reading of the time

8 Tim goes out to play until he’s done all his homework I jusst don’t allow it!

9 I see Lucinda from to time, but not on a regular basis

10 I’m sitting in the garden now talking to you on my mobile

11 That’s the last we’re inviting Dave to one

of our parties

12 Do young people these have move free time time than they did in the past ?

13 My mum fills up with petrol she goes to the supermarket

14 I’m staying in now, but I might go out a bit later on

15 is the last time I ever order from that

pizzeria It was disgusting!

F Use the present perfect tense or the present

perfect continuous tense

1 She (play) tennis since she was eight

2 I am exhausted I (work) for a long time

3 I (still, not, find) the key I lost

yesterday

4 My family (live) here forr the last two months, and just (decide) to move

5 You (meet) her lately

6 She (write) a novel for the last 2 years but she (not, finish) it yet

G.Put the verbs in brackets in the present perfect tense

1 I am sorry I (forget) that fellow’s name already

2 I (have) no trouble with my english lessons

up to now

3 Mr and Mrs Brown (be) in New York for 2 months

4 George (do) good work in this class so far

5 You must wake her up She (sleep)

soundly for 10 hours

6 How long (you learn) English ?

7 Fred (jusst, graduate) from Oxford University

8 Robert (wait) for you since noon

9 That museum (stand) here for

centuries

10 Up to the present, we (write) almost every lesson in this book

H.Put the verbs in brackets in the present simple

tense

1 I always (buy) lottery tickets but I never

(win) anything

2 What she (do) in the evening ?

3 She usually (not, play) card but

(watch) TV

4 It usually (rain) very much in that part of Th United States

5 The tailor always (measure) for the new suit

6 He always (across) the street at the corner

7 My family (travel) abroad every summer

8 He always (wear) a rainboat and

(carry) an umbrella when he walks to the office

9 Trees (grow) more quickly in summer than

in winter

10 We (not,get up) always

before 7:00

11 “How are you getting on with the book?”

I usually (read) one chapter a day

12 My brother (not, lock) always the doors and windows before going to bed

13 Alice (see) her mother in London most weekends

14 “What’s that terrible noise ?”

The neighbors often (have) a party at night

15 Both ancient and recent records show that farmers usually (work) long hours

I Write a second sentence so that it has similar

meaning to the first

1 I started working in this hotel six months ago (worked)



2 It’s over a year since we went to the cinema (gone)



3 When she heard the results, Mary began to feel more confident (felt)

 Since

4 The last time Nancy came here was in 1996 (since)



5 Se started to teach English in 1985

 She

6 When did you get your driving license ?

 How

long

7 My wait for a bus has lasted thirty minutes so far

 I have

been

8 We’re had 10 hours of rain

 It has

been

J Choose the best answer which best fits each space

in each sentences

1 He has been selling motorcycles

A ten years ago

B since ten years

C for ten years ago

D for ten years

2 I in the room now.

A am being B was being C have been being

D Am

3 I to New York three times this year.

A have been

B was

C were

D had been

4 The train half an hour.

A has been leaving

B left

C has left

D had left

5 We Doris since last Sunday.

A don't see

B haven't seen

C didn't see

D hadn't seen

6 For several years his ambition to be a pilot.

A is

B has been

C was

D had been

7 Oil if you pour it on water.

A floated

B floats

C will be floated

D float