PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE Thì quá khứ tiếp diễn S + Was / Were + V-ing + Object + To show things which were happening at a time or during a period of time in the past Diễn tả hành động đa[r]
Trang 1TENSES ( Thì )
1 SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE:( Thì hiện tại đơn )
S + VERB ( 0,S, ES )->S + do/does +not + V0.->DO/DOES + S + V0?TOBE S + AM/IS/ARE…………
+ To show the truth , everyday habits , naturals , present actions ………( Diễn tả hành động xảy ra ở hiện tại )
Ex: The sun rises in the east
+ Expressions often used are: always , usually , often , frequently , sometimes , seldom , rarely,
every day/ night/ afternoon/week/ month/ year , once a week
Ex: She always goes to church on Sundays
2 PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE ( To be + ving ) (Thì hiện tại tiếp diễn )
S + ( AM / IS / ARE ) + V-ing + OBJECT
+ To show things that are happening over a long period time(Diễn tả hành động đang xảy ra ở hiện tạ)
Ex : They are watching the football match on TV now
+ Expressions often used are: at the moment , at the present time now , right now.
+ Present continuous is often used in the following structures
Ex: Keep silent! The baby is sleeping Ex: Be careful! The bus is coming
3 PRESENT PERFECT TENSE ( Thì hiện tại hoàn thành )
S + HAS / HAVE + V3 / Ved
+ To express an action that happened in the past and continues to the present ( Diễn tả một hành động xảy ra trong quá khứ và còn tiếp tục đến hiện tại )
Ex: We have studied English for six years
+ To express an action that happened in the past but the time is indefinite ( Diễn tả một hành động xảy ra trong quá khứ nhưng thời gian không xác định ) Ex: I have seen that film before
+ Expressions often used ; sofar , up to now , until now , already never , ever , recently , just , for , since.
Note : S + HAS / HAVE + V3 / Ved + SINCE + S + V2 / ed
Ex: I have known Mary since she was a baby
4 SIMPLE PAST TENSE ( Thì quá khứ đơn )
S + V2 / ed -> S + DIDN’T + V0 ->DID + S + V0? TOBE S + WAS/WERE…
+ To show things which happened and ended.( Diễn tả một hành động xảy ra trong quá khứ )
Ex: I studied well last year
+ Expressions often used ; yesterday, last week / month / year, ago,………time in the past – in 1990.
5 PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE ( Thì quá khứ tiếp diễn )
S + Was / Were + V-ing + Object
+ To show things which were happening at a time or during a period of time in the past ( Diễn tả hành động
đang xảy ra ở một thời điểm xác định trong quá khứ ) Ex: At this time yesterday morning, I was playing
chess with John
Ex: We were doing home work at 8 p.m yesterday
A / When + S + V2 / ed , S + Was / Were + V-ing.
Ex: When he came, they were cooking dinner.
B / As + S + Was / Were + V-ing , S + V2 / ed
Ex: As it was raining, I left home.
C / S + Was / Were + V-ing + While + S + Was / were + V-ing
Ex: I was doing my homework while my mother was cooking lunch.
6 PAST PERFECT TENSE ( Thì quá khứ hoàn thành )
S + HAD + V3 / Ved
+ To show things which happened before a point of time in the past ( Diễn tả một hành động xảy ra trước một thời điểm trong quá khứ )
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Trang 2Ex: He had left England for France before 1990.
+ To show things which happened before another thing in the past ( Diễn tả một hành động xảy ra trước hành động khác trong quá khứ )
A / S + HAD + V3 / Ved + BEFORE + S + V2 / ed
Ex: They had phoned me before they came here
B / S + V2 / ED + AFTER + S + HAD + V3 / VED
Ex: I went to school after I had had breakfast
7 SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE ( Thì tương lai đơn )
S + WILL + V(bare infinitive)
+ To show things which will happen in the future
Ex: We will visit Ha Long Bay next week
+ Expressions often used are tomorrow, next week / month / yea, soon (chẳng bao lâu), someday.
EXERCISE: PUT THE CORRECT VERB IN THE BLANKS.
1 He was writing to his friend when he (hear) a noise
2 Up to now, I (learn) ……… a lot of information about her
3 My mother (be) very happy when she (meet) her old friend againtwo days ago
4 I (meet) many people since I came here in June
5 Peter (wait) for her wife's letter since last Friday Now he hasn'treceived yet
6 We (learn) maths at 8 o’clock last week
7 When I (open) the door, she was reading a newspaper
8 She was playing games while he (watch) a football match
9 She (go) to Ho Chi Minh city last year
10 Water (cover) most of the Earth's surface
11 Lee (have) her shirt made one month ago
12 Nowadays my mother (go) to work on foot
13 he (play) ………… football now?
14 My brother (not, explain) it to me yet
15 ……… your father (take) …… you to London with him tomorrow?
16 He (play) football since he was a boy
17 I (see) a film for two years up to now
18 When the telephone rang, she (write) a letter
19 What … you (do) …… yesterday?
20 you (just, buy) a new house?
21 They (wait) for an hour when the final bus came
22 I came into the room while they (listen)………… the radio
23 The old people (prefer)…… tea to coffee
24 That little boy (cry) non-stop for the past hour
25 Mary (wear)…… a beautiful long dress at the moment
26 While I (wait)……… for a bus, I saw a terrible accident
27 After he (finish)… work, he went straight home
28 He (be)… in Vietnam since January 5
29 The boy fell while he (run) ……… down the stairs
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