tenses English Pro

Usage: Thì hiện tại tiếp diễn: - Diễn tả một hành động đang tiếp diễn tại thời điểm nói hay xung quanh thời điểm nói, trong câu thường có “now, right now, at the moment, at present, toda

EXERCISES (TENSES)

I Supply the correct verb forms: The simple present

tense or The present continuos tense:

1 Be quiet! The baby (sleep)

2 We seldom (eat) before 6:30

3 Look! A man (run) after the train He (want) to catch it

4 The Sun (set) in the West

5 It (be) often hot in summer

6 I (do) an exercise on the present tenses at this moment

and I (think) that I (know) how to use it now

7 My mother sometimes (buy) vegetables at this market

8 It (be) very cold now

9 It (rain) much in summer It (rain) now

10 Daisy (cook) some food in the kitchen at present She

always (cook) in the morning

II Supply the correct verb form: The present perfect or

The present perfect continuos:

1 How long you (study) English? For 5 years

2 I (wait) for two hours, but she (not come) yet

3 They (live) in Ho Chi Minh City since 1975

4 She (read) all the books written by Charles Dickens How

many books you (read)?

5 He (not, be) here since Christmas, I wonder where he

(live) since then

6 Jack (go) to Paris for a holiday He never (be) there

7 You (sleep) so far? I (ring) the bell for the last twenty

minutes

8 He (write) a novel for two years, but he (not finish) it yet

9 Mary (lose) her hat and she (look) for it until now

10 I (see) that film several times because I like it

III Supply the correct verb form: Present tenses.

1 Listen! I (think) someone (knock) at the door

2 Up to the present, we (write) almost every lesson in the

book

3 The Earth (circle) the Sun once every 365 days

4 The farmers (work) in the field at the moment

5 How many times you (see) him since he went to HN?

6 Rivers usually (flow) to the sea

7 Look! The boy (cry)

8 Do you know that man, who (smoke) there?

9 Mrs Green always (go) to work by bus

10 We (be) from French We (be) there for twenty years

11 That house (belong) to Mr Green

12 Mai (lose) her dictionary

13 I (be) sorry I (forget) that girl's name already

14 I (wait) for the manager for two hours

15 You (ever, see) a lion?

IV Supply the correct verb form: Simple past or Past

continuos.

1 When I (arrive) at this house, he still (sleep)

2 The light (go) out while we (have) dinner

3 Bill (have) breakfast when I (stop) at this house this

morning

4 As we (cross) the street, we (see) an accident

5 Tom (see) a serious accident while he (stand) at the bus

stop

6 While my father (read) a newspaper, I (learn) my lesson

and my sister (do) her homework

7 The children (play) football when their mother (come) back

home

8 The bell (ring) while Tom (take) a bath

9 I (be) very tired because I (work) all day yesterday

10 He (sit) in a cafe when I (see) him

V Give the right forms of the verbs in brackets: Simple

past or Past perfect.

1 They (go) home after they (finish) their work

2 She said that she (already, see) Dr Rice

3 When we (come), the match (already, begin)

4 They told me they (not, eat) such kind of food before

5 He (ask) why we (come) so early

6 After they had gone, I (sit) down and (rest)

7 Before she (watch) TV, she (do) her homework

8 After taking a bath, he (go) to bed

9 What (be) he when he (be) young?

10 It was the first time I (ever, see) such a beautiful girl

VI Give the right forms of the verbs: Past tenses.

1 Yesterday John (go) to the store before he (go) home

2 Our teacher (tell) us yesterday that he (visit) England in 1970

3 When John and I got to the theatre, the movie (start) already

4 Before Alice (go) to sleep, she (call) her family

5 When the phone (ring), I (have) dinner

6 Daisy (agree) with other members in the last meeting

7 What you (do) at 6 p.m yesterday?

8 The little girl asked what (happen) to her ice-cream

9 He (teach) in this school before he (leave) for England

10 She (win) the gold medal in 1986

VII Give the right forms of the verbs in brackets: Simple future or Simple present.

1 We'll go out when the rain (stop)

2 I (stay) here until he (answer) me

3 Wait until I (catch) you

4 She (not come) until you (be) ready

5.Helen (help) you as soon as she (finish) tomorrow

6 After the class (be) over, ask the teacher about that

7 I (come) and (see) you before I leave here

8 We (go) home as soon as we have finished our work

9 I (wait) here until you (come) back tomorrow

10 I (send) you some postcards as soon as I (arrive) in HN

VIII Give the right forms of the verbs :Simple future or Simple present, Present perfect or Future perfect.

1 I'll wait until he (finish) his novel

2 When you (came) back, he already (buy) a new house

3 Don't come until I (finish) lunch

4 I (hope) it (stop) raining by 5 o'clock this afternoon

5 The river (not begin) to swell until some rain (fall)

6 By next month I (leave) for India

7 The film (end) by the time we (get) there

8 They (build) a house by June next year

9 We (start) our plan next week

10 I (give) her your letter when I (see) her tomorrow

IX Give the right forms of the verbs in brackets: Simple future or Simple present or Future continuous.

1 When you (go) into the office, Mr John (sit) at the front desk

2 Our English teacher (explain) that lesson to us tomorrow

3 We (wait) for you when you (get) back tomorrow

4 What you (do) at 7 p.m next Sunday? I (practice)

my English lesson then

5 When I (see) Mr Pike tomorrow, I (remind) him of that

6 When you (come) today, I (work) at my desk in Romm 12

7 He (work) on the report at this time tomorrow

8 Please wait here until the manager (return)

9 Don't leave until you (see) her

10 The brown (do) their housework when you (come) next Sunday

+ infinitive and the be going to form

Put the verbs in brackets into one of these two forms.

(In some of the examples the present continuous could

be used instead of the be going to form.)

1 The fire has gone out! ~

So it has I (go) and get some sticks

2 Did you remember to book seats? ~

Oh no, I forgot I (telephone) for them now

3 He has just been taken to hospital with a broken leg ~

I'm sorry to hear that I (send) him some grapes

4 I've hired a typewriter and I (learn) to type

5 I see that you have got a loom You (do) some weaving?

6 I can't understand this letter ~

I (call) my son He (translate) it for you

7 You (buy) meat? ~

No, I (not eat) meat any more I (eat) vegetables

8 You've bought a lot of paint You (redecorate) your

kitchen?

9 Why are you getting out the jack? ~

We have a puncture and I (change) the wheel ~

I (help) you

10 Look what I've just bought at an auction! ~

What an extraordinary thing! Where you (put) it?

11 Why are you peeling that bit of garlic? ~

I (put) it in the stew

12 What you (do) when you grow up? ~

I (be) an acrobat in a circus

13 What are you going to do with that dress?~

I (shorten) the skirt

14 Will you lend me your season ticket? ~

No, I (not lend) it to you It is against the law

15 That tree makes the house very dark ~

Very well, I (cut) it down

16 I've just enrolled at the local technical college I (attend)

pottery classes next winter

17 How do I get from here to London Bridge? ~

I don't know, but I (ask) that policeman

18 Why are you carrying a corkscrew? ~

I (open) a bottle of wine

19 Why's he putting the camera on a tripod? ~

He (take) a group photo

20 My brother has just returned from America ~

Oh good, we (ask) him to our next party

The present continuous and the be going to form

Planned future actions can be expressed by the present

continuous tense with a time expression or by the be

going to form with or without a time expression The

present continuous is mainly used for very definite

arrangements in the near future The be going to form

can be used more widely.

Use the present continuous where possible in the

following sentences and put the remaining verbs into

the be going to form.

1 I (play) bridge tonight with Tom and Ann

2 He (have) an operation next week

3 It's very cold I (light) a fire

4 We (have) some friends to lunch tomorrow

5 I've bought a piano; it (be) delivered this afternoon ~

Where you (put) it? ~

I (put) it in the dining room

6 You (go) to the auction tomorrow? ~

Yes, I (go) but I (not buy) anything

7 I've reminded you once; I (not do) it again

8 I (have) my hair cut this afternoon

9 My nephew (come) to stay with me next weekend ~

Where you (put) him? ~

I (put) him in the room in the tower

10 Our class (start) German next term

11 I (spend) a few days in London next week

12 The Town Council (build) a new school here

13 What you (tell) the police? ~

I (tell) them the truth

14 He (start) tomorrow

15 The Queen (open) Parliament next month

16 The Prime Minister (speak) on TV tonight

17 This shop (close) down next week

18 When you (have) your next lesson? ~

I (have) it on Monday

19 I (collect) my new dress this afternoon

20 We (take) the children to the seaside this summer

21 I (give) him a football for his next birthday

22 She (sing) in her first big concert next month

He (go) to Spain for his holidays ~

He (fly)? ~

No, he (go) by boat

24 She (see) a specialist next week

25 He (wash) the car?

26 He (ring) me up tonight

27 The inspector (ask) you a few questions

28 Her parents (give) a party for her next month They (invite) sixty guests

29 Have you got a ticket for the big match on Saturday? ~

No, I don't even know who (play) ~ France (play) England

30 They (launch) a ship this afternoon You (come) to see it?

Second person interrogative: will you and other forms

1 Why are you taking all that bread with you? You (feed) the swans?

2 You (let) your flat again next summer?

3 You (light) the fire for me, please? Here are the matches

4 You (wear) a tie tomorrow? ~

Oh no Tom said, 'Come as you are.'

5 I know you don't like wearing ties, but (wear) one tomorrow, just to please me? ~

Yes, of course

6 Shop assistant: You (come) this way, please?

7 You (have) something more to eat?~

Yes, please, I'd like another sandwich

8 You (have) anything more to eat? ~

No, because I haven't any more money

9 You (study) computer programming at college?

10 You (speak) to Tom at the meeting tomorrow, do you think?

11 You (turn) off the TV, please? No one is watching it

12 You (take) your exam now or in December?

13 You (listen) in to the concert this evening?

14 You (help) me with this, please? I can't lift it

15 Hotel receptionist: You (stay) for more than one night, Mrs Jones?

16 You (lend) me your typewriter for an hour? I want to type

a letter

17 You (meet) him at the station? ~

No, we never meet him He doesn't like being met

18 You (come) sailing with me this afternoon? ~

No, thank you, I don't like sailing

19 You (have) some more wine?~

Yes, please

20 I can't understand this letter You (translate) it for me, Miss Pitt?

1 The simple present tense: Thì hiện tại đơn

a Form:

Tobe: (+) S + is / am / are+ …

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

(?) (Wh) + is / am / are + S …?

Ordinary verbs:

(+) I / they / we / you + V1

She / he / it + Ve/es

(-) I / they / we / you + don’t + V1

She / he / it + doesn’t + V1

(?) Do / does + S + V1?

b Note: Thêm “ s” vào sau V(bare inf) Ngoại trừ:

- V(ch,sh,s,x,z) thêm “es”: watches,misses…

- V(phụ âm + O) thêm “es”: goes, does…

- V(phụ âm+ y) đổi thành “ies”: studies, carries.(enjoys)

c Usages: Thì hiện tại đơn diển tả:

- Một chân lý, một sự thật hiển nhiên, các quy luật vật lý,

các phong tục tập quán, các hiện tượng tự nhiên

EX: He is a doctor

The earth goes round the sun

- Một thói quen hoặc một sự việc thường xuyên xảy ra ở

hiện tại,thường trong câu có “often,usually, always,

sometimes,generally,regularly ,commonly,seldom,rarely

…” hoặc “every + N (everyday), once / twice three

times… A day / a week ….”

EX: He always goes to class on time

- Hành động xảy ra trong tương lai theo thời khoá biểu

Ex: Tre train leaves at 4 p.m

2 The present continuous: thì hiện tại tiếp diển

a Form: (+) S + is/ am/are + Ving

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

(?) (Wh) + is/am/are + S +Ving

* cách thành lập V_ing: Thên “ing” vào động từ V_inf

như go

( going) Ngoại trừ những trường hợp sau:

-V(e) bỏ “e” rồi thêm “ing”: write ( writing )

-V một vần tận cùng là một phụ âm ( trừ h, x, y, w, z ) trước

là một nguyên âm gấp đôi rồi theem “ing”: stop

( stopping )

Nhưng: fix( fixing),greet (greeting)…

b Usage: Thì hiện tại tiếp diễn:

- Diễn tả một hành động đang tiếp diễn tại thời điểm nói

hay xung quanh thời điểm nói, trong câu thường có “now,

right now, at the moment, at present, today, this + N(this

year)”

Ex: What are you doing now?

- Sau mệnh lệnh cách:

Ex: keep silent! She is sleeping

- Diễn tả một hành động sẽ xảy ra ở tương lai có kế hoạch

trước, trong câu thường có “tomorrow, tonight,next + N,…”

3 The present perfect tense: hiện tại hoàn thành

a Form: (+) S + has / have + V3 / Ved +…

(-) S + hasn’t / haven’t + V3 / Ved + …

(?) (Wh-) + has / have + S + V3 / Ved +?

I, they, we, you (have ) she, he, it ( has)

* V3(động từ bất quy tắc): go ( gone ), see ( seen)

* Ved( động từ hợp quy tắc): thêm “ed” vào Vinf như: work

( worked) Ngoại trừ những trường hợp sau:

- V(e) chỉ thêm “d”: live (lived)

- V( phụ âm+ y) đổi “y” thành “I” và thêm “ed”:study ( studied ),…nhưng: play (played )

- V một vần tận cùng là phụ âm ( trừ h,x,y,w ) trước là 1 nguyên âm gấp đôi rồi thêm “ed”: stop (stopped),… nhưng: mix ( mixed ), heat (heated)

b.Usage: Thì hiện tại hoàn thành diển tả:

- Hành động xảy ra trong quá khứ nhưng thời gian không được đề cập đến hoặc liên quan đến hậu quả của hành động Ex: They have visited LonDon

He has lost his key

- Hành động bắt đầu từ quá khứ mà còn kéo dài đến hiện tại ( hoặc tác động đến hiện tại ) và có khả năng tiếp tục ở tương

lai, thường trong câu có “since + mốc thời gian, for +

khoảng thời gian, sau so sánh nhất”

Ex: They have lived for 10 years It’s the most boring film I’ve ever seen

- Hành động xảy ra trong quá khứ nhưng không rỏ thời gian, thường trong câu có:

+ “just, already,never,ever” đứng trước V3 /Ved Ex: I have never come here

+ “ yet, not…yet, lately, recently,before” đứng cuối câu Ex: We have read this book before

+ “so far = until now = up to now = up to the present =

so on: cho đến bây giờ Đứng đầu hay cuối câu.

Ex: We have studied almost every lesson in this book so far

- Hành động lặp đi lặp lại nhiều lần trong quá khứ và có thể

lặp lại ở hiện tại, trong câu thường có: “this / it is the fisrt /

second / ….two / three times, several times, many times,

in the past few years, during/over/in/for the last few years/weeks

4 The present perfect continuous tense:

a Form: (+) S +have / has + been + V-ing

(-) S + have / has + not + been + V-ing (?) (Wh-) + have / has + S + been + V-ing?

b Usage: Thì hiện tại hoàn thành tiếp diển diển tả:

- Hành động bắt đầu trong quá khứ và bây giờ vẫn còn xảy

ra và nhấn mạnh sự kéo dài của hành động

* Note: Không dùng thì này với các động từ chỉ nhận thức tri giác: be, see, hear, feel, know,like,hate,need,love,

Prefer,taste,remember,forget,believe,seen,suppose…

Thay vào đó ta dùng thì hiện tại hoàn thành

Ex: I have been studying French for 6 years

5 The simple past tense: quá khứ đơn

a Form:

 To Be: (+) S + was / were + … (-) S + was / were + not … (?) (Wh-) + was / were + S + ….?

 Ordinary verbs: (+) S + V2 / Ved (-) S + didn’t + V1

(?) (Wh-) + did + S + V1 ?

b Usage: Thì quá khứ đơn diển tả:

- Hành động đả xảy ra trong quá khứ có xác đình thời gian,

thường trong câu có “ yesterday, last + N, ago, in + past

time( in 2000 ), from + year + to + year (from 1995 to 2000) Ex: Yesterday, I went home late

- Một thói quen trong quá khứ

Ex: When I was young, I often went swimming

I always came here when I was still a student

- Một chuỗi hành động nối tiếp nhau xảy ra trong quá khứ

Ex: When I heard a knock at the door last night, I walked to

the door and opened the door, I saw my cousin, I said hello

to him and asked him to come in

6 The past continuous tense: quá khứ tiếp diển

a Form: (+) S + was / were + Ving

(-) S + was / were + not + Ving

(?) (Wh-) + was / were + S + Ving ?

b Usage: Thì quá khứ tiếp diển diển tả:

- Diển tả hành động đã xảy ra và kéo dài hoặc đang xảy ra

vào 1 thời điểm xác định trong quá khứ

Ex: I was doing my homework at 8p.m last night

- Diển tả hành động đang xảy ra ở quá khứ, có 1 hành động

khác xen vào ( hành động xen vào dùng thì quá khứ đơn)

Ex: When he came, we were watching TV

Ex: While I was reading a book, my father was watching

TV

( thường trong câu sử dụng từ nối When, While )

7 The past perfect tense: quá khứ hoàn

a Form: (+) S + had + V3 / Ved

(-) S + had + not + V3 / Ved

(?) (wh-) + had + S + V3 / Ved ?

b Usage: thì quá khứ hoàn thành diển tả một hành động

xảy ra trước một thời điểm trong quá khứ hoặc trước một

hành động khác trong qua khứ

Ex: He had worked in that factory before 1995

When I got up this morning, my father had already left

* Notes: past perfect + before + simple past

simple past + after + past perfect

Ex: He phoned me after he had finished his work

He had finished his work before he phoned me

8 The past perfect continuous tense:

a Form: (+) S + had + been + Ving

(-) S + had + not + been + Ving

(?) (wh-) + had + S + been + Ving?

b Usage: Thì quá khứ hoàn thành tiếp diển diển tả một

hành động quá khứ đã xảy ra và kéo dài cho đến khi hành

động quá khứ thứ hai xảy ra ( hành động thứ hai dùng

simple past) Thường thường khoảng thời gian kéo dài được

nêu rõ trong câu

Ex: He had been playing cards for 3 hour before I came

9 The simple future tense: tương lai đơn

a Form: (+) S + shall / will + V1

(-) S + shan’t / won’t + V1

(?) (wh-) + shall / will + S + V1?

* I, they, we,you,she,he,it ( will ) * I, we ( shall )

b Usage: Thì tương lai đơn dùng để diển tả hành động xảy

ra trong tương lai, không có dự định trước hoặc hành động

quyết định ngay lúc nói, trong câu thường có “ tomorrow,

next + N, later, in+ future time….”

Ex: She will go there tomorrow

* Note: - will, shall còn dùng sau các động từ như:

hope,expect, believe, think, wish,be sure, be afraid…

Ex: I hope I will pass the examination

- will còn được dùng để diển tả lời mời, lời yêu cầu, lời hứa

Ex: Will you go to the cinema with me?

- shall dược dùng trong câu đề nghị

- Diển tả hai hành động đang xảy ra cùng một lúc Ex: shall we go to the zoo?( không dùng will )

10 The near future tense: tương lai gần

a Form:(+) S + is / am / are + going to + V(bare inf)

(-) S + is / am / are + not + going to + V(bare inf) (?)(wh-)+ is / am / are + S+ going to + V(bare inf)?

b Usage:

-Dùng để diển tả hành động sắp xảy ra mà hiện tượng của nó đã xuất hiện hoặc một hành động tương lai có

dự định trước Ex: Look at these black clouds! It is going to rain Where are you going to spend your holiday?

11 The future continuous tense: tương lai tiếp diển

a Form: (+) S + will + be + Ving

b Usage: Thì tương lai tiếp diễn diển tả

- Diển tả một hành động sẽ diển ra và kéo dài suốt một thời kì ở tương lai

Ex: what will you be doing when I come tommorrow?

- Diển tả một hành động sẽ đang xảy ra vào một thời điểm ở tương lai

Ex: he will be doing research at this time tommorow.

12 The future perfect tense: tương lai hoàn thành

a Form:

- Diển tả một hành động sẽ hoàn tất vào một thời điểm cho trước trong tương lai Thì này thường dùng trong

câu có các cụm từ chỉ thời gian như “ by +mốc thời gian, by the time, by then” hoặc for + time kết hợp

từ chỉ tương lai trong câu

(On the fourth of next month, I will have lived in Nam Dinh for 16 years.)

Ex: I’ll have finished my work by noon

They will have built that house by july next week

13 The future perfect continuous tense

a form: S + will have been + Ving

b Usage:

-Diễn tả hành động sẽ hoàn tất vào 1 thời điểm trong tương lai Nó nhấn mạnh tính liên tục không ngừng của

hành động, Nó thường đi với 1 số động từ như: rain, wait, drive, fly, work,…

Ex: I will have been driving for 14 hours nonstop when

I get home tonight.

Ex: What are you doing tonight?

Note:

- Những động từ sau không dùng thì hiện tại tiếp diễn

mà dùng thì hiện tại đơn thay thế mặc dù nó diễn tả hành động đang xãy ra Đó là những động từ chỉ trạng

thái: be, see, hear, feel, know,like,hate,need,love, prefer, taste, remember, forget, believe, seen, suppose …