THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE AND SIMPLE PAST TENSE
1. Simple present:
a) Động từ thường:
I, you, we, they → do
He, she, it → does
Ex: The sun rises in the east
She doesn’t cook every day.
Do they often visit their aunt?
b) Động từ “To BE” :
I → am
He, she, it → is
You, we, they → are
Ex: English is the international language.
She isn’t at home now.
Where are you from?
Dùng để diễn đạt:
thói quen hiện tại EX: Mary often goes to school by bicycl
Các trạng từ thời gian đi với thì hiện tại đơn:
câu phát biểu tổng quát, sự thật hiển nhiên, chân lý EX: The sun rises in the East
Diễn tả một sự việc sẽ xảy ra theo thời gian biểu hoặc chương trình, kế hoạch đã định theo thời gian biểu. Ex: The train leaves at seven twenty-three tomorrow morning.
cảm giác trạng thái ở hiện tại
Các động từ chỉ trạng thái cảm giác, cảm xúc, giác quan, sở hữu :
Ex: I think you are right. (but: I’m thinking of this exercise)
Your hands feel cold. (but: I’m feeling cold)
At present he has three cars.
* Lưu ý: Ta thêm es sau các động từ tận cùng là: o,sh,x,ch,s,z
2. Simple past:
a) Động từ thường:
Ex: Columbus discovered South America in 1492.
We saw him yesterday.
The boy used to play football.
b) Động từ “To be”
Ex: It was hot yesterday.
They were on business last week.
Cách dùng:
hành động xảy ra ở thời gian rõ ràng trong quá khứ.
Tom went to Paris last week.
Diễn tả một hành động diễn ra suốt một khoảng thời gian trong quá khứ, nhưng nay đã hoàn toàn chấm dứt.
She worked as a secretary for five years and now she is a teacher.
Thói quen trong quá khứ.
I used to play football when I was a little boy.
Các trạng từ đi với thì QKĐ:
B. Exercises
Exercise 1: Put the verb in the bracket into the simple present tense.
1. I ………………………….(eat) my breakfast in the kitchen every day.
2. These boys often ……………….………(play) football at weekends.
3. It ……………………...(rain) in the winter.
4. She ……………………………….(go) to school three days a week.
5. My little boy often ……………..…………(watch) cartoon film.
6. She …………………………..(study) English very well.
7. My father often ……………………………(play) tennis in the morning.
8. Ann ……………………………… (speak) German very well.
Exercise 2: 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 3: Put the verb in brackets into the simple past tense.
22. He …………………………….…(live) in London last year.
23. He ………………………..(live) in London from 1980 to 1985.
24. They …………………………..(sell) their house several days ago.
25. When…………….…you ………….…..(see) her ?
26. …………………..he come to see you last night ? Yes he came.
27. She ………………….……..(met) me in the street last Sunday.
28. I ……………………..….(wait) for the telephone call all this morning.
29. I………………………..……..(study) music when I was at school.
30. They ………………………………..(sell) their house last year.
31. They ………………………….…(walk) to
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