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2. Ordinary verbs:
Khẳng định Phủ định (not) Nghi vấn?
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.
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.
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.
23. 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.
finish work
wash leave
feel like
go belong
Exercise 3: Choose
bake live the correct form of
the verb in simple
drive begin present tense.
play dance
write speak
keep bring
stand sit
set put
visit hit
pay lay
dress repeat
read know
jump fly
sing collect
throw love
think hate
tell say
ride give
fill cry
send grow
1) I (study) …………….English on Monday. 5) He (study) …………….English on Friday.
2) You (study) ………….English on Tuesday. 6) She (study) ………….English on Saturday.
3) We (study) ……….English on Wednesday. 7) It (study) …………….English on 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) ………… 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 Thursda
Exercise 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.
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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!
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 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)
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___________ (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.
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