1) They (study) ………… English on Tuesday. 2) He (cook) …………….on Tuesday. 3) I (wash) …………the car on Wednesday. 4) We (cook) ……………on Sunday. 5) You (wash) ……………the car on Friday. 6) She (wash) …………… the car on Saturday. 7) We (study) ………… English on Sunday. 8) It (cook) ………………..on Thursday. 9) He (study) …………….English on Friday. 10) You (wash) ………….the car on Thursday. 11) They (cook) ………….on Wednesday. 12) She (study) ……….English on Thursday
Trang 1THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE:
1 To Be: (am/ is/ are)
Khẳng định Phủ định (not) Nghi vấn?
she………… ?
You/ We/ They/ Danh từ số
2 Ordinary verbs:
Khẳng định Phủ định (not) Nghi vấn?
I/ You/ We/ They/ Danh từ số
nhiều
Vo (nguyên mẫu)
Do not + Vo (=don’t +Vo)
Do… + Vo…?
(=doesn’t +Vo) Does… + Vo…?
Use: Diễn tả một sự thật ở hiên tại, một quy luật, một chân lý hiển nhiên
Diễn tả một thói quen,môt sự việc lập đi lập lại ở hiện tại, một phong tục
Note: Trong thời hiện tại thường, các ngôi (thứ nhất số ít/nhiều, thứ 3 số nhiều) được
chia như ví dụ tổng quát 1/ trên đây, riêng ngôi thứ 3 (ba) số ít (He, she, it - Tom, John, Hoa ), ta cần lưu ý các quy tắc sau:
1 Phải thêm "s" vào sau động từ ở câu khẳng định (V+s)
Ví dụ: He likes reading books
She likes pop music
- Câu phủ định :………
- Câu nghi vấn? :………
2 Ngoài việc "s" vào sau động từ, ta phải đặc biệt chú ý những trường hợp sau:
2.1 Những động từ (Verbs) tận cùng bằng những chữ sau đây thì phải thêm "ES".
S, X, Z, CH, SH, O (do, go) + ES
Ví dụ: miss misses mix
buzz watch wash do go
Ví dụ: He often kisses his wife before going to work
Tom brushes his teeth everyday
2.2 Những động từ (Verbs) tận cùng bằng "Y" thì phải xét hai (2) trường hợp sau đây.
Trang 2 Nếu trước Y là nguyên âm (vowel)………… thì giữ nguyên y và chỉ thêm S
We play She/ he plays
Ví dụ: She plays the piano very well
Nếu trước Y là phụ âm (consonant) thì sẽ chia như sau: (Y IES)
We carry She/ he carries They
worry She/ he worries
Ví dụ: He often carries money with him whenever he goes out
Các trạng từ dùng trong thời HTĐ:
- Always, usually, often, not often, sometimes, occasionally, never;
- Everyday, every week/ month/ year , on Mondays, Tuesdays, , Sundays
- Once/twice/ three times a week/month/y ear ;
- Every two weeks, every three months (a quarter)
- Whenever, every time, every now and then, every now and again, every so often
Cách phát âm: Với các ngôi thứ ba (3) số ít, đuôi "S" được đọc như sau:
Cách đọc Các động từ có kết thúc với đuôi
/iz/ S, X, Z, CH, SH, CE, GE + ES
/z/ Không thuộc hai loại trên
1) Tiffany and Uma (be) my friends.
2) Ricardo, John and I (be) watching a movie.
3) Hadil (be) kind.
4) Alisa (be) young.
5) The hammer (be) _ new.
6) My mother and father (be) _ cooking dinner.
7) Rachel (be) _ driving to school.
8) Nikos and Billy (be) _ playing at the park.
9) The students (be) studying English.
10) The test (be) _ hard!
11) My best friend (be) _ coming to my house
Exercise 2: Using the Verb " To be" in present tense
Example: I (be) am excited.
Jessica and Akbar (be) are happy.
The new car (be) is nice.
1/ The bag (be) blue
2/ The rocks (be) hard
3/ The children (be) young
4/ Thomas (be) nice
5/ The game (be) difficult
6/ They (be) tired
Trang 37) I (be) thirty years old
8) Susan and Juan (be) married
9) Teddy (be) my friend.
10) We (be) in English class.
Exercise 3: Write the correct form of the verb " to be" in present tense
1/ The old man (be) wise
2) The sun (be) hot
3) The children (be) eating bananas They (be, not) eating apples
4) I (be) happy I (be, not) sad
5) The bus (be) fast It (be, not) slow.
6) My friend (be) buying a new car Her old car broke down
7) I (be) at the beach with my family It (be) hot and sunny outside The
ocean water (be) warm
8) Tom and Jacob (be) very smart Tom (be) a scientist and Jacob (be)
an engineer
9) The library (be) open until 9:00 p.m
10) The school (be) small It (be, not) big
11) The books (be) new They (be, not) old
12) Tommy, Steven, and Teddy (be) acting in the school play
13) Beatrice (be) at her house
14) It (be) hot outside It (be, not) cold outside
15) You (be) finished with the quiz! 11
16) Judith (be, not) at home She (be) at school.
Exercise 4: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of “be”
1 My dog ……… small
2 You ……….responsible
3 My cat ………soft
4 Dogs ……… great pets because they ……… affectionate
5 My dog ……….a member of our family
6 Some cats ………affectionate Other cats ……… very independent
7 It ……… a bid responsibility to own a pet
8 Kittens and puppies ……….cute
9 We ………ready to get a pet
10 Some people ………lonely
11 My daughter and I ………….at the pet shop We …………at home
12 My husband ……….at work now He (not)……… with me
13 I ……… patient My husband (not)……….patient
14 My daughter ……….responsible
15 My son ……….excited He ……….tired
16 This ……… a lap It ……… a big dog
17 The children ………excited about the new puppy
18 My dog ………in the yard It……… hungry
19 There ……….toys for dogs They ……… inexpensive
20 The window……… open I ………… cold
21 It ………ten o’clock now The weather ……… warm today
22 My husband ………from California I ……… from New York
Trang 423 The dogs ……… thirsty put some water in the dish.
24 I ………worried about my cat because it ………… sick
25 That ………a picture of my dog
THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE – EXERCISES
I Thêm s/es vào sau động từ
Exercise 3: Choose the correct form
of the verb in simple
present tense.
Example: I/ You/ We/ They (study)
study English
on Monday
Example: He/ She/ It
(study)
studies
English on Tuesday
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Monday
2) You (study) ………….English on
Tuesday
3) We (study) ……….English on
Wednesday
4) They (study) ……….English on
Thursday
5) He (study) ……….English on
Friday
6) She (study) ………….English on
Saturday
7) It (study) ……….English on
Sunday
Exercise 4: Choose the correct form of the verb in simple present tense
Example: I/ You/ We/ They (cook) cook.
Example: He/ She/ It (cook) cooks.
Example: I/ You/ We/ They (wash) wash the car on Monday.
Example: He/ She/ It (wash) washes the car on Tuesday.
Example: I/ You/ We/ They (study) study English on Monday.
Example: He/ She/ It (study) studies English on Tuesday.
1) They (study) ………… English on Tuesday.
2) He (cook) ……….on Tuesday.
3) I (wash) …………the car on Wednesday.
4) We (cook) ………on Sunday.
5) You (wash) ………the car on Friday.
6) She (wash) ……… the car on Saturday.
7) We (study) ………… English on Sunday.
8) It (cook) ……… on Thursday.
9) He (study) ……….English on Friday.
10) You (wash) ………….the car on Thursday.
11) They (cook) ………….on Wednesday.
12) She (study) ……….English on Thursday
Trang 6Exercise 5: Choose the correct form of the verb in simple present tense.
1) Tom and Amy (cook) ……….on Wednesday.
2) Daniel and I (cook) ……… on Tuesday.
3) Herbert (cook) ……… on Sunday.
4) Carlos and Peter (wash) ………the car on Friday.
5) Jovita (wash) ……… the car on Saturday.
6) Ko, Uri, and I (study) ……….English on Monday.
7) The students (study) ……… English on Thursday.
8) Randy (study) ……… English on Friday.
9) I (wash) ……….the car on Thursday.
10) Mack (wash) ……… the car on Monday.
11) Natasha (study) ……….English on Thursday.
12) Rachel: Hi, Nina Can I help you?
Nina: Yes You (wash)……… the car, and I will cook dinner
Ex 8: Put DO or DOES into the following sentences to make questions
9 ………… ……the students study hard every day?
10……….…Mr Brown go to his office every day?
11……… you want cream and sugar in your coffee??
12……… …the children go to bed very early?
13……… that girl come from South Africa?
14 ………you know that Italian student?
15……… Miss Lan prefer coffee to tea?
16……… your English lessons seem very difficult?
Exercise 6: Choose the correct form of the verb in simple present tense.
1) Monica (eat) eggs.
2) Teddy and Monica (eat) _ eggs.
3) Mickie (study) English every day.
4) Arthur and Jason (study) _ English on Monday and Tuesday 5) Angie and I (drink) _ coffee.
6) Eva (like) _ chocolate.
7) Dustin (watch) movies.
8) Yoko (play) the piano.
9) The students (take) _ tests.
10) It (rain) here a lot.
Exercise 7: Choose the correct form of the verb in simple present tense.
1) Dennis (cook) _ on Wednesday.
2) Mariella and I (cook) on Tuesday.
3) Spencer (wash) _ his car on Sunday.
4) Tammy and I (wash) _ our car on Monday.
5) You (study) _ science on Thursday.
6) Thomas (study) math on Friday.
7) Rickie (play) _ golf and tennis.
8) Justin and I (play) _ basketball and soccer.
9) Kim (read) fiction novels.
10) Richard and David (read) _ the newspaper.
Exercise 8: Choose the correct form of the verb in simple present tense.
Trang 7Example: I/ You/ We/ They (play) play the guitar.
Example: He/ She/ It (play) plays the guitar.
1) I (bake) ……….cakes.
2) You (work) ……….in an office.
3) We (take) ……….pictures of birds.
4) They (talk) ……….about cars.
5) He (think) ……….about school.
6) She (play) ……… soccer.
7) It (rain) ……….here a lot.
8) I (like) ……….chocolate.
9) He (like) ……….chocolate.
10) You (watch) ……….movies.
11) She (watch) ……….movies.
12) The babies (cry) ……… every night.
13) The baby (cry) ……….every night.
14) I (fly) ……….to Belize every year.
15) My father (fly) ……….to Belize every year.
Exercise 9: Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in simple present tense.
Example: I (play) play the guitar.
Example: Jessica (play) plays the guitar.
1) I (be) sixteen years old.
2) Tommy (live) _ at 107 Pine Lane.
3) Juana (cook) dinner for her family.
4) They (eat) lunch at 12:00.
5) Nina (take) medicine when she is sick.
6) I (like) _ chocolate.
7) He (drive) _ a nice car.
8) We (want) _ to see a movie tonight.
9) Mr Anderson (teach) _ chemistry at Hill High School.
10) They (study) English at school.
11) I (want) to go home now.
12) Bill and Calicia (drive) to the mountains every year every
year
13) We (eat) pasta once a week.
14) It (snow) _ here in December.
15) When Dax (take) _ a shower, he (wash) his hair with shampoo.
Exercise 10: Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in simple present tense.
Example: I/You/We/They (play) play the guitar.
Example: He/She/It (play) plays the guitar.
1) Mary (be) _ twenty-nine years old.
2) We (like) to eat fruit It (taste) good 3) The football team never (score) It (lose) _ all the
time
4) Roberta and Betty always (talk) _ to each other on the phone.
5) Jose and I (study) chemistry together.
6) The car (have) _ a flat tire.
7) You never (make) breakfast for me I always (have) _ to make it myself 8) The mechanic (fix) my car when it breaks down.
9) Tom rarely (fly) _ He usually (drive) _.
10) I usually (watch) TV, but tonight I (think) I will read a book.
Trang 811) Igor (call) _ his mother on the phone every day.
12) When he (be) _ alone at night, Beto sometimes (get) _ scared 13) I (be) _ tired I (think) _ I am going to take a nap 14) Cakes (be) _ hard to make They (require) _ a lot of work.
15) Joel (like) to play soccer He (practice) every day.
Exercise 11: Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in simple present tense.
Affirmative (+): Example: He (play) plays the guitar.
Negative (-): He (not, play) does not play the guitar.
1) I rarely (eat) _ chocolate I (not, like) _ _ _the way it (taste)
2) We (like) _ to watch movies My favorite movie (be) Titanic.
3) The ocean (sound) _ like an airplane.
4) The flag (blow) _ in the wind every day It is getting old It
(need) _ to be replaced soon
5) The janitor at my school (empty) the trash on Sunday.
6) Angelica always (try) to make new friends.
7) James (run) _ two miles every day.
8) Elizabeth often (march) _ with the band.
9) John and I (open) presents at Christmas.
10) When there is a fire, the firemen (rush) _ to put it out After the fire
(be) _ out, they (go) _ home
11) I (be, not) _ _ tired I (think) _ I will read a book.
12) Shelley (not, think) _ _ _ this quiz is hard But I (do) _!
Exercise 12: Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in simple present tense.
Example: I (play) play the guitar.
Example: Jessica (play) plays the guitar.
Example: He (not, play) does not play the guitar.
1) I always (eat) _ vegetables Carrots (be) my favorite.
2) Randy (like) _ swimming in the ocean, but he (be) _ afraid of sharks.
3) It (be) _ really cold outside, and I (not, have) _ _ _ a jacket! 4) We (think) _ it is fun to ride roller coasters.
5) Roberto and Kelly (hunt) _ for eggs every Easter.
6) The simple present tense (be) _ easy!
7) My family (want) to visit the pyramids in Egypt.
8) Donna (love) _ the summer She also (like) _ winter.
9) Liz and Tommy (travel) _ to the coast every year.
10) The baby (cry) every time it (want) to be fed 11) You (need) _ to exercise in order to stay healthy.
12) What time (be) _ Rubiela getting here? She (be) late! 13) Yoko (win) _ the science contest every year She (be) _so smart! 14) Ken (be) a baker He (bake) _ cakes and pastries every morning.
15) Then he (sell) _ them to his customers Everybody (love) _ Ken's bakery
Exercise 13: Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in simple present tense.
Note: These sentences use verbs and adverbs An adverb says something more about the
action of a verb
Example: Joseph (always, climb) always climbs trees in his yard.
Example: Ernestine (usually, pick) usually picks flowers on Mondays.
1) Julia (sometimes, sell) _ _ lemonade on hot days.
2) Thomas (often, play) _ _ baseball after school.
3) My neighbor (never, paint) _ _ his house; it looks terrible!
Trang 94) The students (eagerly, leave) _ _ their
classrooms when the bell rings
5) Mrs Gomez (quickly, water) _ _ the plants when she (get) _ home
at five o'clock
6) Each night, Serena (kindly, help) _ _her little sister with geography
homework
7) Stuart (happily, play) _ _video games with his friends on Saturdays.
8) Joan and Nate (patiently, wait) _ _ for the bus to arrive each day.
9) The jazz musicians in our town (frequently, win) _ _ competitions.
10) The merry-go-round (slowly, come) _ _ to a stop every five minutes.
Exercise 14: Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in simple present tense.
Hi My name (be) (1) Albert My friends (call) _ (2) me Al You can call me Al if you (like) _ (3) I (want) to tell you about a problem
I (have) _ (4) It (be, not) (5) a big problem, but it is not a small problem, either I (guess) _ (6) it's somewhere between big and small
I (have) (7) a best friend His name (be) _ (8) Joe, but everybody (call) _ (9) him Joey Joey and I have been friends for a long time That's the problem Joey (like) (10) to smoke He (say) (11) he (do, not) _ (12) but I (know) (13)
he (do) (14) He (try) _ (15) to hide it from me, but I (see) _ (16) him do it sometimes When I see him do it, he just (laugh) _ (17) and (walk) (18) away
Now, Joey (smoke) _ (19) every day When he (come) (20) over to my house, he (always, bring) _ _ (21) his cigarettes with him He (keep) (22) them in his pocket He (think) (23) they are cool
He (not, think) _ _ _ (24) it's a bad idea to smoke He (say) (25) "(not, worry) _ _ _ (26) Al I'm okay." He (tell) (27) me that I (not, understand) _ _ _ (28) , but
I (think) _ (29) I (do) _ (30)
I (feel) (31) like it's his right to smoke He can do what he (want) (32) to do, right? But I can (not, help) _ _ (33) worrying He's
my best friend
Ex3 Choose a correct answer to complete the following statements
1 Do you play games ? - No, I (do/ don’t)
2 Jack’s brother (watches/ watch) TV everyday
3 We have geography (on/ at) Wednesday
4 What time does Lan (finish/ finishes) her classes every Friday?
5 Tuan and Hung (listen/ listens) to music after school
6 Our children (have/ has) dinner at half past five
7 He (don’t/ doesn’t) have a big breakfast every morning
8 She goes (home/ house) at a quarter past four in the afternoon
9 (Do/ does) your father read newspaper before breakfast?
10 What do your students (do/ does) after school?
Ex4 Chia động từ
1 I (be) at school at the weekend
2 She (not study) on Friday
Trang 103 My students (be not) hard working.
4 He (have) a new haircut today
5 I usually (have) breakfast at 7.00
6 She (live) in a house?
7 Where your children (be) ?
8 My sister (work) in a bank
9 Dog (like) meat
10 She (live) in Florida
11 It (rain) almost every day in Manchester
12 We (fly) to Spain every summer
13 My mother (fry) eggs for breakfast every morning
14 The bank (close) at four o'clock
15 John (try) hard in class, but I (not think) he'll pass
16 Jo is so smart that she (pass) every exam without even trying
17 My life (be) so boring I just (watch) TV every night
18 My best friend (write) to me every week
19 You (speak) English?
20 She (not live) in HaiPhong city
21.They (go) ……… home from school at 5 p.m
22.My cousin(never do)……… housework
23.Your mother(like)………fish?
24.Her sisters (chat) ……….in their room in the evening 25.What time your father(go)……….home from work
26 Lan ……….my sister (be)
27 They ……… my cousins (be)
28 I……… good at Math (not be)
29 (Be) ……… … you a teacher?
30 (be) ………he a good student?
31 (be) …………it a pen?
32 My friends……… friendly (not be)
33 I and Mai ………friends (be)
34 It……… a table (not be)
35 We (be) ………students of Yen Vien Secondary School
36 How old ………you? (be)
37 How old ……… she? (be)
38 Who……… they? (be)
39 This ……….a book and these ……… pens (be)
40 ……… you in class 4A? (be)
41 There……… many flowers in my garden (be)
42 There……….any flowers in my garden (not be)
43 ………… …there any flowers in your garden (be)
44 I……… a student in class 5C (not be)
45 What time……….it? (be)
46 I often ……….morning exercises (do)
47 She always ……… at class (talk)
48 They……….to school by bus every morning (go)
49 Where……….you ……….? (live)
- I (live) ……… in Yen Vien Town
50 How……….she ……… to school every day? (go)
51 Nam ……… ice cream (like)
52 I and my mother usually ………to the market on Sunday (go)