PRESENT TENSES REVIEW – ÔN TẬP CÁC THÌ Ở HIỆN TẠI

The present simple, the present continuous, the present perfect, or the present perfect continuous tenses –
Hiện tại đơn, Hiện tại tiếp diễn, Hiện tại hoàn thành, Hiện tại hoàn thành tiếp diễn.

TENSE (THÌ) FORM (CẤU TRÚC) USAGE (CÁCH DÙNG) DẤU HIỆU NHẬN BIẾT
THE PRESENT - khẳng định: S + V (s/es) + O - diễn tả 1 thói quen , một Every, always, often ,
SIMPLE (HIỆN - phủ định: S + do/ does + not + V gốc + hành động thường xảy ra ở usually, rarely(hiếm khi) ,
TẠI ĐƠN) O hiện tại seldom(ít khi), sometimes,
- nghi vấn: Do/ Does + S + V (gốc) + O - diễn tả một sự thật hiển occasionally(thỉnh thoảng),
-> Yes, S + do/ does nhiên, một chân lý đúng never (ko bao giờ) generally
-> No, S + don’t/ doesn’t - Diễn tả 1 lịch trình/ thời (nhìn chung),
Vd: - He often goes to work by car gian biểu của phương tiện regularly=frequently
- The sun rises in the East. công cộng, chương trình (thường xuyên).
- My train leaves at 7 o’clock phim ảnh, ca nhạc, … (ở Once/ twice a day/ a week/
tomorrow morning. tương lai) a month/ a year …
As a rule,
THE PRESENT - khẳng đinh: S + is/are/ am + V-ing + O - Diễn tả 1 hành động đang At present, at the moment,
CONTINUOUS - phủ định: S + is/ are/ am + Not + V- xảy ra tại thời điểm nói now, right now, for the time
(HIỆN TẠI ing+O hoặc xung quanh thời điểm being,
TIẾP DIỄN) - nghi vấn: IS/ ARE/ AM + S + V-ing…? nói look!, listen!.…
-> Yes, S + is/ are/ am - Diển tả 1 kế hoạch trong
-> No, S + is/ are/ am + not tương lai * Chú ý: các động từ cảm
Vd: - We are learning English at the - (Đi kèm ALWAYS): giá (look, feel,sound, …),
moment. Diễn tả 1 lời phàn nàn động từ tri giác (know,
- We are visiting our grandmom next - 1 hành động đang biến understand,..), tình cảm
weekend. đổi và phát triển (like, love, hate, dislike,
- He is always coming to school late. enjoy,…), động từ sở hữu
- It is becoming hotter and hotter. (have, belong to,…) -> hầu
như KO dùng ở thì tiếp diễn
THE PRESENT - khẳng đinh: S + have/ has + Vp2 + O - diễn tả 1 hành động vừa Already (đã rồi), not…yet
PERFECT - phủ định: S + have/ has + Not + Vp2+O mới xảy ra. (chưa) , just (vừa mới),
(HIỆN TẠI - nghi vấn: Have/ Has + S + Vp2…? - diễn tả một hành động ever(đã bao giờ),
HOÀN -> Yes, S + have/ has xảy ra trong quá khứ, kéo never(chưa bao giờ),
THÀNH)
-> No, S + have/ has + not dài đến hiện tại, có thể xảy since(từ khi)+ mốc thời
Vd: - My dad has bought a new car. ra trong tương lai gian, for(được khoảng…)+
- We have learned English for 5 years. - Diễn tả hành động đã xảy khoản thời gian, recently=
- He has read that novel three times. ra mà kết quả còn lưu ở lately (gần đây) , so far= by
- This is the second time I have been to hiện tại far(cho đến nay), up to/ till
Halong bay. - diễn tả hành động xảy ra now (cho đến bây giờ,
- She is the most beautiful girl that We nhiều lần trong quá khứ, và before=trước đó (đứng cuối
have ever met. còn có thể xảy ra lần tiếp câu)
theo ở tương lai -How long …?How many
…?
-It/ This/ That is the first/
second/ third… time + S +
have/ has Vp2
-S + V + so sánh nhất +
that + S + have/ has + Vp2
-S+ have/ has +Vp2 + since
+ S + V-ed
THE PRESENT - khẳng đinh: S + have/ has + been + Ving _ Xảy ra trong qúa khứ, Giống dấu hiệu của thì hiện
PERFECT +O tại hoàn thành, và thường
CONTINUOUS kéo dài LIÊN TỤC đến
- phủ định: S + have/ has + Not + been + kèm với NOW
(HIỆN TẠI hiện tại hoặc VẪN CÒN
Ving + O
HOÀN THÀNH ĐANG XẢY RA hiện tại
- nghi vấn: Have/ Has + S + been + Ving Vd: He has been learning
TIẾP DIỄN)
…? VD: I have been learning English for 2 hours now.
-> Yes, S + have/ has English for more than one
-> No, S + have/ has + not hour now.

Vd: - My dad has bought a new car.
_ Hành động Xảy ra trong
qúa khứ, kéo dài LIÊN
TỤC đến hiện tại hoặc vừa
mới kết thúc nhưng kết quả
còn ở hiện tại
VD: I’m exhausted now. I
have been working all the
morning.

PRACTICE
I/ Correct the verbs in the brackets:
1. What Tom (do)_________________________ now? - He (clean)________________________ his shoes.
2. Sue and Alan (be)______________________________ married since July.
3. “Any news from Ricky?” “ Yes, she (arrive)___________________________ tomorrow on the 9.15 train.”
4. She always (ring)________________________ up and (ask)__________________________ questions.
5. The rain (just stop) _________________ I (not go) _________________ to the market yet because of the rain.
6. Vegetarians (not eat) _________________ fish and meat.
7. I can’t believe that you (finish)_________________ all the three exercises. You just started five minutes ago.
8. Cuckoos (not build) _________________nests. They (use) _________________the nests of other birds.
9. You can’t see Tom now; he (have) _________________ a bath.
10. They (put up) _________________their tent for over an hour now and they still haven’t finished yet.
11. The last train (leave) _________________the station at 11.30.
12. He usually (speak) _________________so quickly that I (not understand) _________________him.
13. He (work) _________________ in the factory for 5 years. Now he is a manager there.
14. Ann (make) _______________ a dress for herself at the moment. She (make) ________________all her own clothes.
15. You ‘re out of breath. (you/ run) _________________?
16. Tom can’t have the newspaper now b/c his aunt (read) _________________it.
17. I (make) _________________ cakes. That’s why my hands are all covered with flour.
18. Tom often watches TV after his parents (go) ________________ to bed.
19. She always (borrow) _________________from me and she never (remember) _________________to give me back.
20. Alex (get) _________________married next month.
21. The young children (make) _________________ a snowman all morning.
22. The train (leave) _________________ Plymouth at 10.30 and (arrive) _________________London at 13.45.
23. What time the film (begin) _________________?
24. I (look) _________________ for mushrooms but I (not find) _________________ any.
25. Look! That man (try) _________________to open the door of your car.
26. We’re tired. We (work) _________________hard all day.
27. Can you hear those people? What they (talk) _________________ about?
28. The Amazon river (not flow) _____________ into the Pacific Ocean. It (flow) ____________into the Atlantic Ocean.
29. They (repair) _________________ the road all this week, but they haven’t finished yet.
30. The swimming pool (open) _________________ at 9.00 and (close) _________________at 18.30 every day.
31. Please be quite. I (try) _________________ to concentrate.
32. She (run) ________________________ two miles and a half, and now she feels exhausted.
33. The population of the world (rise) _________________very fast.
34. I’m sorry I’m late. (you/ wait) _________________long?
35. Please don’t make so much noise . I (study) _________________.
36. Britain (have) _________________an election at least once every four years.
37. She (not arrive) ____________yet. I (wait) ____________her for half an hour. The film (start) _________________?
38. I (negotiate) _________________ a new pay deal with my boss at the moment.
39. (you/ paint) _________________ ? There is paint in your hair.
40. American football (become) _________________ very popular in England.
41. It’s the fifth time the car (break) _________________ down this month.
42. Many of the world’s natural resources (disappear) _________________.
43. How many times you (play) _________________football for your country?
44. Tom (always/ leave) _________________ things around the house, which is annoying.
45. A boring film! It’s the most boring film I ever (see) _________________.
46. The planet Mercury (travel) _________________round the Sun every eighty eight days.
47. The Queen (open) _________________ the museum tomorrow.
48. Bill is phoning his girl friend again. That’s the third time he (phone) _________________her this morning.
49. Look! Somebody (break) _________________ that window.
50. We (walk) _________________ for three hours and are very tired.
51. “Could I have a word with you, please?” “Sorry, I’m in a big hurry. My train (leave) ___________ in 15 minutes.
52. Susan really loves the film. She (see) _________________ it eight times.
53. My neighbor really gets on my nerves. She (always/ put) __________________ the washing machine on late at night.
54. I can’t go out b/c I (not finish) _________________my work.
55. I (live) _________________here all my life.
56. She is sleeping. She (sleep) _________________since you went out.
57. I (expect) ______________ an important phone from America. Could you tell me when it comes?
58. I (work) _________________ in this company for 2 years. During that time, I (already meet) _________________a
lot of English people.
59. The existence of many stars in the sky (lead) ____________ us to suspect that there may be life on another planet.
60. I’m very sorry, but I (break) _________________ this chair.
61. Every day, I (go)______________to school on foot, but today I (go)________________to school by bike.
62. Sally (save) _________________nearly two thousand pounds so far this year.
63. She will find another job next month. She (teach) _________________English in this centre for 5 year.
64. What she (do) __________ in the evenings? – She usually (play)____________ cards or (watch) _____________ TV.
65. That man over there is bright red. I think he (sunbathe) _________________
66. Tom’ hands are very dirty. He (repair) _________________the car.
67. She is so tired. She (arrange) _________________ the seats for all the people. 
68. - It (rain) _________________? - Yes, it (rain) _________________very hard. You can’t go out yet.
69. Don’t disturb her, she (not finish) _________________ her homework. She (study) _________________for 2 hours.
70. It (rain) _________________for two days now. There ‘ll be flood soon.
71. (I/read) _________________the book you lent me, so you can have it back now.
72. In all the world, there (be) __________ only 14 mountains that (reach) __________above 8,000 meters.
73. David (wash) __________ his hands. He just (repair) __________ the TV set.
74. That book (lie) __________ on the table for week. You (not read) __________ it yet?
75. We never (meet) __________ him. We don’t know what he (look) __________ like.
76. It (rain) __________ hard. We can’t do anything until it (stop) __________
77. You know she (stand) __________looking at that picture for the last twenty minutes.
78. She (have) __________a hard life, but she’s always smiling.
79. I _______________ (not/belong) to this particular government committee.
80. Hurry! The bus _______________ (come). I _______________ (not/want) to miss it.
81. You look tired . ________________________ (you/work) hard?
82. Unemployment _____________________ (fall) and is now down to 5.6%.
83. Jane is doing some research in the library. She needs it for a book she_______________ (write).
84. I (polish) _________________this table all the morning and she isn’t satisfied with it yet.
85. I _______________ (apply) for a job in the sales department, but I don't know if I will be successful.
86. There _______________ (be) two flights to Honduras this afternoon. The British Airways flight _______________
(leave) at 13:00 and _______________ (arrive) at 22:00.
87. Up to now, the discount only (apply) ________________________ to children under ten years old.
88. Inflation _______________ (rise) at a rate of 2% per annum.
89. She (be) _________________ there before.
90. Hang (go)__________________to the bookshop now because she (want) ___________to buy some books.
91. It’s 9 o’clock in the morning . Lien (be)________in her room. She (listen) _______________to music.
92. We (live) _________________for the last five months, and just (decide) _________________to move.
93. You (sleep)_____________________ so far.? I (ring)___________________ the bell for the last twenty minutes.
94. Mary (lose)_________________ her hat and she (look)________________________ for it until now.
95. I (do) ____________an exercise on the present tense at the moment and I (think) ________that I (know)_________
how to use it now.
96. I (lose)_________________ my key again. I (always/ lose)_________ things. I (lose)_________things too
often.
97. Mercury (boil) ________________________at 357,23 degree Centigrade.
98. Tom and Mary (leave)____________________________for the Netherlands tomorrow.
99. The living standards (change) _______________ . Every month things (get) __________ more
expensive.
100. My mother (come) _______________________to stay with us next weekend.

II. Rewrite the sentences beginning with the given words. Use For or Since in the Present Perfect tenses.
1, I last read War and Peace in 1980.
-> I haven’t ..........................................
2, Sarah started studying Spanish 2 years ago.
-> Sarah bas.......................................
3, Steven Spielberge started directing films in the 1960s.
-> Steven Spielberge has ..........................................
4, It started raining on Monday
-> It has .................................
5, My mother stopped working ten years ago.
-> My mother hasn’t ..................................................
6, My sister stopped skiing in 1989.
-> My sister hasn’t ...........................................
7, Robert de Niro began acting in the 1970s.
-> Robert de Niro has.....................................
8, It's raining. The rain started two hours ago.
 -> It's ………………………………………………….
9, We are waiting for the bus. We started waiting for 20 minutes.
 -> We have …………………………………………………………
10, I'm learning Spanish. I started classes in December.
->  I have ……………………………………………………...
11, Mary is working in London. She started working there on 18 January.
 -> Mary …………………………………………………………….
12, Our friends always spend their holidays in Italy. They started going there years ago.
-> Our friends …………………………………………………………………….
13. The last time I spent holiday in Da Lat was 2 years ago.
-> I …………………………………………………………
14, It has been five years since we last flew to Thailand.
-> He …………………………………………………………
PRONUNCIATION
TEST III.1.1
Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.
1. A. hat B. dangerous C. battle D. calculate
2. A. bank B. back C. bark D. baggy
3. A. gather B. father C. hat D. marriage
4. A. passage B. storage C. message D.teenage
5. A. lazy B. car C. date D. hate
6. A. bar B. car C. hard D. late
7. A. cat B. chat C. bat D. day
8. A. demonstrate B. illustrate C. chase D. March
9. A. absence B. arrive C. absorb D. apologize
10. A. famine B. famous C. family D. fabricate
11. A. nasty B. hasty C. tasty D. wastage
12. A. apple B. any C. applicant D. absent
13. A. evade B. equation C. essay D. many
14. A. frame B. flame C. fame D. famine
15. A. impatient B. pavement C. pace D. pacify
16. A. stamp B. banana C. bamboo D. mammal
17. A. shortage B. courage C. garage D. baggage
18. A. preface B. grace C. space D. replace
19. A. heritage B. luggage C. cabbage D. engage
20. A. painful B. again C. certainly D. remain
21. A. wait B. train C. said D. paid
22. A. said B. trait C. faith D. maid
23. A. certain B. curtain C. maintain D. Britain
24. A. lays B. pays C. stays D. says
25. A. play B. quay C. gray D. hay
26. A. daughter B. launch C. dawn D. laughter
27. A. garland B. garlic C. garage D. garden
28. A. afterward B. advice C. agree D. allow
29. A. afraid B. mistake C. appointment D. organism
30. A. parade B. apathetic . C. companion D. marmalade
TEST III.1.2
Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.
1. A. scene B. send C. mend D. tendency
2. A. email B. webcam C. Internet D. send
3. A. denial B. destiny C. beware D. delay
4. A. sell B. settle C. belly D. lonely
5. A. basement B. depend C. event D. pretend
6. A. catering B. teacher C. leader D. eraser
7. A. security B. belt C. cellphone D. desktop
8. A. event B. absent C. recent D. decent
9. A. decent B. recent C. celebrate D. even
10. A. medicine B. memory C. metro D. medium
11. A. telepathy B. telephone C. television D. telegraph
12. A. relate B. relax C. relevant D. reply
13. A. recent B. electronic C. complete D. equal
14. A. pretty B. send C. dental D. better
15. A. elegant B. elective C. college D. dependent
16. A. criteria B. dagger C. bravery D. cooperation
17. A. genius B. generation C. gesture D. gentle
18. A. pretty B. get C. send D. well
19. A. plenty B. marry C. merry D. heaven
20. A. hear B. dear C. pear D. clear
21. A. beam B. steal C. cream D. break
22. A. beam B. cream C. leather D. clean
23. A. dean B. team C. conceal D. bread
24. A. heather B. feather C. leather D. mean
25. A. increase B. release C. cease D. head
26. A. leader B. meat C. teach D. bread
27. A. dream B. cream C. steam D. steak
28. A. breakfast B. clean C. dean D. bean
29. A. dealer B. meadow C. heal D. heat
30. A. feather B. feast C. neat D. treatment
31. A. conceal B. cheating C. season D. breaking
32. A. jealous B. jeans C. steam D. bean
33. A. hear B. swear C. dear D. rear
34. A. swear B. hear C. wear D. bear
35. A. treasure B. jealous C. clean D. cleanse
36. A. search B. beard C. rehearse D. prefer
37. A. jealous B. neat C. cream D. dream
38. A. great B. bean C. beach D. reach
39. A. creamy B. creature C. creative D. crease
40. A. treat B. plead C. threaten D. defeat
41. A. pleasure B. seashore C. headache D. breakfast
42. A. great B. deaf C. steak D. break
43. A. treasure B. meaning C. measure D. feather
44. A. meadow B. leather C. deafen D. seating
45. A. wear B. clear C. fear D. rear
46. A. meet B. teeth C. seem D. committee
47. A. seed B. committee C. deed D. steep
48. A. feed B. deed C. keen D. cheerful
49. A. freight B. height C. weight D. eight
50. A. reign B. conceive C. release D. deceive