THì HIENTAI DON

A.LY THUYÉT
1.To Be: (am/is/are)
Khǎng dịnh Phủ dịnh(not) Nghi vãn?

I Am Am not AmI.… …?
He/She/It/Danh tu sô it Is Is not (isn't) Is……he/she…………..

…?
You/We/They/Danh tù sô Are Are not(aren't) Are …… …… .?
nhiều

2.Ordinary verbs:
Khǎng dịnh Phủ Nghi ván?
dịnh(not)
I/You/We/They/Danh tù Vo Do not+Vo Do...+Vo...?
sô nhiều (nguyên mẫu) (=don't+Vo)
He/She/It/Danh tu sô it Vs/es Does not+Vo Does...+
(=doesn't+Vo) Vo...?

Use: Diễn tá một sụ thật ở hiên tại,một quy luật,một chân lý hiển nhiên
Diěn tà một thói quen,môt sụ việc lập đi lập lại ở hiện tai,mộtphong tục.

Note: Trong thòi hiên tai thròng,các ngôi(thú nhất só it/nhiều,thứ 3 só

nhiều)duơo chia nhu ví dụ tỗng quát 1/trên đây,riêng ngôi thú 3(ba)sô it
(He,she,it -Tom, John,Hoa …),tacần luu ý các quy tăc sau:

1.Phāi thêm"s"vào sau động tù ở câu khăng dịnh.(V+s)

Vi du: He likes reading books.

She likes pop music.
-Câu phủ dinh …………………………………
 -Càu nghi vãn? …………………………… ……
2.Ngoàiviệc"s"vào sau độngtù,taphái đặcbiệt chú ý nhũng trường hợp sau:
2.1.Nhūng dộng tù(Verbs)tận cùng bǎng nhūng chũ sau dây thì phãi
thêm"ES"

S,X,Z,CH,SH,O(do,go)+ES
Vi dụ: miss misses
mix
buzZ
watch
wash
do
go
Vi du: He often kisses his wife before going to work.
Tom brushes his teeth everyday.
2.2.Nhūng dộng tù(Verbs)tận cùng bǎng"Y"thì phái xét hai(2)truòng
họp sau dây.
>Néu truóc Y là nguyên âm(vowel)………………thì giǔnguyên y và chi thêm S

We play She/he plays

Vi du: She plays the piano very well.
>Nêu truớc Y là phụ âm(consonant)thì sẽ chia như sau: (Y ----IES)

We carry She/he carries

They She/he worries

worry
Vídu: He often carries money with him whenever he goes out.

Các trạng tù dùngtrong thòi HTD:

 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:Vói các ngôi thú ba(3)số it,duôi "S"dugc doc nhu sau:

Cách doc Các dộng từ có két thúc với đuôi

/s/ F,K,P,T

/iz/ S,X,Z,CH,SH,CE,GE+ES

/z/ Không thuộc hai loạ i trên

B.BAI TAP
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.
7)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 ……………… amemberofourfamily.
6. Some cats ………………… affectionate.Othercats……………….veryindependent.
7. It ……………abidresponsibilitytoownapet.
8. Kittens and puppies …………… cute.
9. We ……………readytogetapet.
10.Some people ……………… lonely.
11. My daughter and I ………… atthepetshop.We…………athome.
12.My husband …………… atworknow.He(not)……………..withme.
13.I……………….patient. My husband (not) …………………patient.
14.My daughter …………………responsible.
15.My son ………………excited.He………………tired.
16. This ………………alap.It……..abigdog.
17.The children …………… excitedaboutthenewpuppy.
18.My dog…………… intheyard.It……………hungry.
19. There ……………… toys for dogs . They …………………… inexpensive.
20.The window ……………open.I…………….cold.
21. It ……………… teno'clocknow.Theweather………………warmtoday.

22.My husband ………from California.I …………… fromNewYork.

23.The dogs ……………thirsty.putsomewaterinthedish.
24.I…………… worriedaboutmycatbecauseit ………… sick.
25.That …………apictureofmydog.

THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE- EXERCISES

 I.Thêm s/es vào sau động tù

study come
finish work
wash leave
feel like

go belong
bake live

drive begin
end start
take make

return run
swim hope

play dance
write speak

keer bring
stand sit

set put
visit hit

pay lay
dress repeat
read know
jump fly
sing collect

throw loye

think hate
tell say

ride give

fill cry
send grow

miss fix
help build
laugh smile
teach work
sleep pull
paint draw
pick swing

stop show
turn sew
shout push

pour brush
burn dig 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.
1)I(study) ………………English on 5)He(study)………………English on
Monday. Friday.
2) You(study) …………English on 6) She (study) …………English on
Tuesday. Saturday.
3) We (study) …………English on 7) It(study) ……………English on
Wednesday. Sunday.
4) They (study) …………English on
Thursday
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) ………… EnglishonTuesday.
2) He( cook) ……………onTuesday.
3)I( wash) …………thecaronWednesday.
4) We(cook) ……………onSunday.
5) You ( wash) ………… thecaronFriday.
6) She (wash) ………………thecaronSaturday.
7) We (study) ………… EnglishonSunday.
8) It( cook) ………………onThursday.
9) He (study) ……………EnglishonFriday.
10) You ( wash) ………… thecaronThursday.
11) They (cook) ………… onWednesday.
12) She (study) ………EnglishonThursday.

Exercise 5:Choose thecorrect form of the verb insimple present tense.

1) Tom and Amy (cook) ………………………onWednesday.
2) Daniel andI (cook) ……………………………onTuesday.
3) Herbert (cook) ……………………………………onSunday.
4) Carlos and Peter ( wash) ………………………………thecaronFriday.
5) Jovita (wash) ……………………………… thecaronSaturday.
6) Ko, Uri, andI (study) ………………………………EnglishonMonday.
7) The students (study) …………………………… EnglishonThursday.
8) Randy (study) …………………………… EnglishonFriday.
9)I( wash) …………………………………thecaronThursday.
10) Mack (wash) ………………………… thecaronMonday.
11) Natasha (study) ……………………………… EnglishonThursday.
12) Rachel : Hi, Nina. Can I help you?
Nina: Yes. You ( wash) ……………………thecar,andIwillcookdinner.

Ex 8: Put DO or DOES into the following sentences to make questions

9…………………thestudentsstudyhardeveryday?
10 ………………Mr.Browngotohisofficeeveryday?
11…………………youwantcreamandsugarinyourcoffee??
12…………………thechildrengotobedveryearly?
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 andI(play) basketball and soccer.
)Kim(read) fiction novels.
10)Richard and David (read) the newspaper.

Exercise 8:Choose 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)I(bake) …… ……………………cakes.
2) You (work) ……………………………inanoffice.
3) We( take) …………………………… picturesofbirds.
4) They (talk) …………………………… aboutcars.
5) He( think) …………………………… aboutschool.
6) She (play) ………………………………soccer.
7) It (rain) …………………………… herealot.
8)I( like) ……………………………chocolate.
9) He( like) …………………………… chocolate.
10) You ( watch) …………………………… movies.
11) She ( watch) …………………………… movies.
12) The babies (cry) …………………………… everynight.
13) The baby (cry) ……………………………everynight.
14)I( fly) …………………………… toBelizeeveryyear.
15) My father (fy) …………………………… toBelizeeveryyear.

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.
11)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 ll: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.ButI(do)
!
Exercise 12: Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in simple presem

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 presen

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!
4)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 problemI (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)butI(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),butI(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 dộng tù
1.I(be) at school at the weekend.
2.She(not study) on Friday.
3.My students (be not) hard working.
4.He(have) a new haircut today.
5.I usually (have) breakfast at 7.00.
6.She(liye) 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.Ijust (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 ………………… mycousins.(be)
28.I …………………goodatMath.(notbe)
29.( Be) ……………youateacher?
30.( be) ………… heagoodstudent?
31.( be) …………itapen?
32. My friends ……………… friendly.(notbe)
33.I and Mai …………… friends.(be)
34. It ……………atable.(notbe)
35. We( be) …………… studentsofYenVienSecondarySchool.
36. How old ………… you?(be)
37.How old ……………she?(be)
38. Who ……………they?(be)
39. This …………… abookandthese………………pens.(be)
40…………………youinclass4A?(be)
41. There …………………manyflowersinmygarden.(be)
42. There ……………… anyflowersinmygarden.(notbe)
43………………thereanyflowersinyourgarden.(be)
44.I ……………astudentinclass5C.(notbe)
45.What time ………………it?(be)
46.I often …………………morningexercises.(do)
47. She always …………… atclass.(talk)
48. They …………… toschoolbybuseverymorning.(go)
49. Where ………………you …………………?(live)
-I( live) ………………inYenVienTown.
50. How ……………she…….toschooleveryday?(go)
51. Nam ………………… icecream.(like)
52.I and my mother usually………………tothemarketonSunday.(go)
53. When ………… yourmother…………everyevening?(cook)
54. … … … … your father …………… inthefarm?(work)
eeeeeee……………………
55……………… we……………onMonday?(study)
56.……………… Mai ………………inyourclass?(study)
57 ……………………you………………English?(speak)

58.……………… they ………………… at6o'clock?(getup)

59. How ………………yourchildren (go) ………………toschooleveryday?
60. He ……………………inHoChiMinhCity.(live)
61. He ……………………… inHoChiMinhCity.(notlive)
62. Lan ( have) ………………… breakfastand(go)……………………toschoolat6
a.m.
63. Sometimes , I ……………… badminton.(play)
64. Every night, we (go) …………………… tobedat10p.m.
65. We usually ( read)………………….book ,( listen) ………………………tomusicor
(watch) ………………… TVintheafternoon.