LÝ THUYẾT + BÀI TẬP THÌ HIỆN TẠI ĐƠN

A. LÝ THUYẾT
1. To Be: (am/ is/ are)
Khẳng định Phủ định (not) Nghi vấn?
I Am Am not Am I …………?
He/ She/ It/ Danh từ số ít Is Is not (isn’t) Is……he/she…………..?
You/ We/ They/ Danh từ số nhiều Are Are not (aren’t) Are …………..?
2. Ordinary verbs:
Khẳng định Phủ định (not) Nghi vấn?

I/ You/ We/ They Vo Do not + Vo Do…..+ Vo…?

Danh từ số nhiều (giữ nguyên) (=don’t +Vo)
He/ She/ It/ Danh từ số ít Vs/es Does not + Vo Does…..+ Vo…?
(=doesn’t +Vo)
 Use: Diễn tả mộ t sự thậ t ở hiên tại, mộ t quy luậ t, mộ t châ n lý hiển nhiên
Diễn tả mộ t thó i quen,mô t sự việc lậ p đi lậ p lạ i ở hiện tại, mộ t phong tụ c.
 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
B. BÀI TẬP

Exercise 1: 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.

26. ……………… you a student?

27. What ……………. there in front of your house?

28. ……………….. your parents doctors?

29. ....................... there any milk in the fridge?

30. How many students ………….. there in your class?

Exercise 2. Choose the correct form of the verb in simple present tense.

1) I (study) …………….English on 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 3. Choose the correct form of the verb in simple present tense.

1) They (study) ………… English on Tuesday.

2) He (like) …………………………….chocolate.

3) I (wash) …………the car on Wednesday.

4) Herbert (cook) ……………………………………..on Sunday.

5) Carlos and Peter (wash) ………………………………the car on Friday.

6) She (wash) …………… the car on Saturday.

7) We (study) ………… English on Sunday.

8) It (cook) ………………..on Thursday.

9) The babies (cry) ……………………………. every night.

10) Mack (wash) …………………………..the car on Monday.

11) Natasha (study) ……………………………….English on Thursday

12) My father (fly) …………………………….to Belize every year.

Ex 4: Put DO or DOES into the following sentences to make questions

1. …………..……the students study hard every day?

2…………….…Mr. Brown go to his office every day?

3. ………………..you want cream and sugar in your coffee??

4. ……………..…the children go to bed very early?

5. ………………...that girl come from South Africa?

6.  ………………you know that Italian student?

7. …………….. Miss Lan prefer coffee to tea?

8. ………………..your English lessons seem very difficult?

Exercise 5: Choose the correct form of the verb in simple present tense.
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 6: Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in simple present tense.
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 7: Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in simple present tense.
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 8: Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in simple present tense.
Example: Joseph (always, climb) always climbs trees in his yard.

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 9: 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?