EXERCISES 

(MONITOR) 
 
EX1: Put the verbs in the brackets in the correct present tense
form.  
1. He ____ to the libraby everyday by bicycle. (go)  
2. Lan ____ to attend the class otherwise she _______ the
exams. (have/fail) 
3. The baby _____ the ball while his brother _____ it.
(kick/catch)  
4. _______ this movie ? (you like)  
5. Minh seems disappointed since he ______ money to buy
a gift for his mother.(not have)  
6. I _________ to seeing my grandparents this weekend!
(look forward)  
7. He (teach)_______________in a big school in town.  
8. Everyday she (go)____________to work by bike.  
9. We usually (read)____books,(listen)___ ___to music or
(watch)_______TV.  
10. Sometimes, I (play)__________badminton.  
EX2: Complete the paragraph.  
 
It (0. be) is Sunday evening and my friends and I (1. be)....... at Jane's
birthday party. Jane (2. wear)....... a beautiful long dress and
(3. stand)....... next to her boyfriend. Some guests (4. drink)....... wine or
beer in the corner of the room. Some of her relatives (5. dance)....... in
the middle of the room. Most people (6. sit)....... on chairs,
(7. enjoy)....... foods and (8. chat)....... with one another. We often
(9. go)....... to our friends' birthday parties. We always
(10. dress)....... well and (11. travel)....... by taxi. Parties never
(12. make)....... us bored because we like them.  
 
EX3: Decide whether these sentences are correct or not. Correct
those which are incorrect.  
1. Look! Linda look so gorgeous in that dress !  
2. I can’t believe he threw my notebook away.  
3. Harry is play football with his classmates.  
4. Her father is reading the newspaper while her mother
prepare breakfast in the kitchen.  
5. Tom won the prize and he is now having a lot of money
in his bank account.  
6. On the table, the cat is sleep.  
7. On Saturday night, Paul sometimes go to the movie
theater with his friends.  
8. She wearing her new coat today.  
9. At the moment, I’m staying at a hotel.  
10. Both my sisters liking window shopping.  
 
EX4: Find and correct mistakes  
1. What does they wear at their school?  
2. Do he go to the library every week?   
3. Windy always watch TV at 9 p.m before going to bed at
10 p.m.   
4. Sometimes, we go swimming together with her family.   
5. How does Linda carries such a heavy bag?   
 
EX5: Rewrite complete sentences   
1. Minh/usually/not/sleep/early/at weekends  
2. You/understand the questions from your teacher?   
3. Her husband/his
colleague/play/tennis/whenever/they/free.   
4. My family/normally/eat/breakfast/6.30.   
5. San/not/phone/mother/Mondays.  
 
EX6: Put the verb in the box in the correct form to complete the
sentence  
  wake up – open – speak – take – do – cause – live – play – close – live –
drink   
1. Ann ___________ handball very well.  
2. I never ___________ coffee.   
3. The swimming pool ___________ at 7:00 in the
morning.   
4. It ___________ at 9:00 in the evening.   
5. Bad driving ___________ many accidents.   
6. My parents ___________ in a very small flat.  
7. The Olympic Games ___________ place every four
years. 
8. They are good students. They always ___________ their
homework.   
9. My students ___________ a little English.  
10. I always ___________ early in the morning.  
 
EX7: Complete the sentences with the following words: usual,
ordinary, regular, unusual, normal, typical, rare, common, average,
everyday. 
1/ This kind of hot a food is very ________of the food in the south of the
country. 
2/ Millions of people have to go to work and school ______. 
3/ we will need _________updates on school announcement. 
4/"Peter" is a very ________name for men in English speaking
countries. 
5/I’ll put the keys in the ________place. 
6/ She's acting a bit ________recently. She was late to work several
days. 
7/ The _______temperature of the human body is 36°C - 37,5°C. 
8/ We're all waiting for things to go back to ______. 
9/ the food in this restaurant is very  ______. 
10/ This is a ____opportunity to visit the building. 
EX8: Complete the sentences: 
a. It _______ Anna to find someone who combines such
qualities.(rare) 
b. It _______ us to see couples who dress alike. (common) 
c. It _______ couples to argue now and then. (normal) 
EX9: Decide whether these sentences are correct or not. Correct
those which are incorrect. 
 1, Has your brother got his own house ?  
 2, They have got breakfast every day.  
 3, She has got a new car. 
 4, I’ve a beautiful dress. 
 5, She has get a straight nose. 
 6, Have you got any pens ?  
 7, Do you have got any sugar ?  
 8, We have a breakfast at 7 am every day.  
 9, My mother’s having a lot of problems at the moments.  
 10, I haven’t got much money. 
EX10: Read and decide these following sentences are correct or
incorrect then correct the error. 
1, I'm feeling we shouldn't do it  
2, I see what you mean 
3, I'm liking this music. 
4, He wants to go to a cinema at the moment. 
5, My brother cooks in the kitchen at the moment. 
6, Please don’t make too much noise, I’m trying to study right now. 
7, The moon is going around the earth 
8, The children sleep now. 
9, You are always losing your key. 
10, I’m meeting Kate at the club tonight. 
EX11:  
1. At first the employees didn’t like the new open-space office, but in the
end they (got used to/get used to/are used to) it. 
2. European drivers find it difficult to ____ (drive) on the left when they
visit Britain.  
 3. Working till 10p.m isn’t a problem. I _____ (finish) late. I did it in my
last job too.  
4. Mr Lazy was shocked when he joined our busy company because
he (wasn’t used to/ didn’t used to) doing much work every day.  
5. All their efforts (tend to/ have a tendency to) the same object.  
EX12: Choose the present simple or present continuous:  
1. (You / come) _________________________________ tonight?  
2. (He / eat) _________________________________ rice every day?  
3. I (work) _________________________________ at the moment. 
 4. (He / come) _________________________________ to London
often?  
5. He (play) _________________________________ tennis now.  
6. (You / come) _________________________________ to the cinema
later?  
7. They (not / come) _________________________________ to the
party tomorrow.  
8. He (not / play) _________________________________ golf now.  
9. (You / play) _________________________________ tennis this
Sunday?  
10. They (go) _________________________________ to a restaurant
every Saturday.  
11. She (not / go) _________________________________ to the
cinema very often.  
12. You usually (arrive) _________________________________ late. 
EX13: 
1. I’m not used to ( use / using ) this new cooker, so the
pasta might be a bit burnt. 
2. She used to ( having / have ) a car but she crashed it. 
3. What did you use to ( doing / do ) before you joined this
company? 
4. I’m always ( lose / losing ) my glasses  
5. He has a habit of ( read / reading ) stories on the website
on his phone together with drinking milk tea. 
6. My mom has a tendency to ( work / working ) late at
night. 
7. She was accustomed to ( hang / hanging ) up her own
coat. 
8. The two girls get accustomed to ( not to talk / not
talking ) at meals. 
9. Woman tend to ( get/ getting ) married at the age of 25.  
10.  My dad would ( read / reading ) my sister amazing
stories every night at bedtime  
 
EX14: Decide whether these sentences are correct or not. Correct
those which are incorrect:  
 
1.   Mai usually have got breakfast at 7 o'clock.  
2.   She hasn’t got much money.  
3.   Would you like to have some coffee?  
4.   She's got a few problems in her life.  
5.   Have you a white hamster? 
6.   He is doing his homework in the room.  
7.   She have got two big house in the city 
8.   My neighbor don’t have got a mailbox.  
9.   My sister has a well-paid job. 
10.     Many students haven’t got books to study.  
 
EX15: Choose the correct word for the sentences:  
 
1.    You are 28 this year. Do you have/have got any job?   
2.    Can I meet mr.J now?  
       I’m afraid not, he is having/have got a meeting at the moment.   
3.    I have/have got breakfast every day.  
4.    Jimin doesn’t have/hasn’t got lunch on Sundays because he gets up
too late to have it.   
 5.    I’m afraid we can’t even add a person, we don’t have/ aren’t
having enough food for all of us.   
6.    Tea has/has got a tendency to perfect everything around her.  
7.    You have/have got to buy new shoes, this one is really too big for
you.   
8.    It is very cold today, would you like to have/have got a hug from
me?   
9.    It’s cold today. Would you like to have/ have got some hot
chocolate?  
10.   She hasn’t got/hasn’t your keys.  
 
EX16: Put the verbs in brackets in the correct present tense form:  
1.    The teacher said that the shortest distance between two
points ( be ) is a straight line.  
2.    Although my best friend lives far from me , she always ( write )
writes to me every week.  
3.    Her parents aren’t happy because she ( not pass ) doesn’t pass
semester exam .  
4.    I’m quite busy these days. I ( write) am writing my composition
at college .  
5.    Do you know that woman ,who ( water ) is watering trees there ?  
6.    Where are you ? I’m upstairs . I ( have ) have a bath .  
7.    He often smiles when he ( talk ) talks with his girlfriend .  
8.    When I was a child , I was taught that the sun ( be ) was bigger
than the earth.  
  9.     A friend of mine, Johnson Tom, ( presently ,work ) is presently
working in the international sales division at a multiproduct firms.  
10.   After classes, a little girl comes home and she ( tell ) tells her
parents interesting things she hears at school.  
11.   I’ll have taken four courses by the time you ( arrive ) arrive in this
city.  
12.   Mr. Brown learns ( learn ) Vietnamese in order to read Kim
Van Kieu .  
 13.   Please wait ( wait ) here while they are examine your luggage .  
14    Does the cost of the trip include ( include ) all accommodation and
meals ?  
15.    “ I think you are (be) silly – just tell me the truth or i will dismiss
you ”  
  
EX17: Choose the correct form for the sentences:  
  
1. I (don't like/ am not liking) the weather today, it is too bad to
hangout.   
  
2. (Do you want/ Are you want) to join Jimin's birthday party tonight?  
  
3. She (hates/ is hating) her new design in the project
for Bangtan debut event.   
  
4. I (realize/ am realizing) the truth that she has betrayed me these
days.  
  
5. Do you understand your Maths lesson ? Yes, I (understand/ am
understanding) it now.   
  
6. She (prefers/ is prefer) milk to water.  
  
7. My teacher (cares/ caring) for me,which is the reason why she is
very strict to me.  
  
8. My mother has offered to (mind/ minding) the children while we are
away.  
 
EX18: Make examples for each uses
for “Present Simple”and “Present Continuous”  
  
Present simple tense  
  
1. We use the present simple when something is generally or always
true.  
 Example: The sun rises in the East and sets in the West.
It’s cold in winter and hot in summer.
2. Similarly, we need to use this tense for a situation that we think is
more or less permanent.  
 Example: It rains every afternoon in the hot season. 
It cold every afternoon on a winter night.
3. The next use is for habits or things that we do regularly. We often
use adverbs of frequency.  
 Example: I play tennis every Tuesday.
I get up every morning.  
4. We can also use the present simple for short actions that are
happening now. The actions are so short that they are finished
almost as soon as you’ve said the sentence.  
 Example: She doesn’t want you to do it.
I don’t like it.  
Present continuous tense  
  
1. To describe an action that is going on at this moment.  
 Example: She is studying English grammar.  
I’m doing my homework.
2. To describe an action that is going on during this period of time or
a trend.  
 Example: More and more people are becoming vegetarian. 
My English is improving. 
3. To describe an action or event in the future, which has already
been planned or prepared.  
 Example: I'm meeting my boyfriend tonight.  
  what are you doing tomorrow?
4. To describe a temporary event or situation  
  Example: The weather forecast was good, but it's raining at the
moment. 
I am quite busy these days. I am doing my assignment.
 
EX19: You meet a career consultant in a meeting at your college.
Tick the correct questions and correct the errors.  
  
1. Are you thinking being a teacher isn’t difficult?  
2. What do you like to do in the future?   
3. Are you having good grades at school?  
4. Do you know much about the job you’re aiming at?  
5. What do you think about an apprenticeship?  
6. Are you having any part-time jobs?
Have you got any part-time jobs?   
7. Do you know any jobs with high income?   
8. What are you thinking about women working as engineers?   
9. Does working part-time help you gain experience?
10. What skills and qualities am I needing in order to get a job? 
  What skills and qualities do you need in order to get a job? 
 
EX20: Put a verbs in brackets in the correct present tense form.  
1. Where do you (live) live ?  
2. What is he (do) doing ?  
3. What does she (do) do ? She (be) is a teacher. 
4. At the moment, my sisters (play) is playing
volleyball and my brother is playing  (play) soccer.  
5. It is 9.00; my family (watch) is watching TV.  
6. In the summer, I usually (go) go to the park with my
friends, and in the spring, we (have) have Tet holiday; I (be)
am happy because I always (visit) visit my grandparents.  
7. Does your father (go) go to work by motorbike?  
8. How does your sister (go) go to school?  
9. Now, my brother (like) likes eating bananas.  
 10. Look! Tom (call) is calling you. 
 
EX21: Find and incorrect mistakes.  
1. Sometimes, we are going to school together with
my family. go
2. Tom and Huy play basketball at the moment. is
playing 
3. Layla isn’t usually sleeping early at the weekend.  
4. Keep silent! I listen to the radio . am listening 
5. Today, we having English class. are having
6. Do you play badminton now?  are you playing
7. Everyday, Mr Hung isn’t going to work by
car. doesn’t go 
8. At the moment, I eat an orange and my sister play
tennis.  am eating
9. Every moring, I watch TV at 10.00, but today I
listen to music. am listening  
10. at 10.00. Hoa is living in Ha Noi and Ha lives in

HCM city.  is living
 
EX22: Complete the sentences.  
 
It is Sunday evening and my friends and I (1.be) are at Layla’s
birthday party. Layla (2.wear) is wearing a beautiful long Dress and
(3.stand) standing next to her boyfriend. Some guests (4.drink)
are drink wine or beer in the corner of the room. Some of her
relatives (5.dance) are dancing in the middle of the room. Most
people (6.sit) are sitting on chairs, (7.enjoy) enjoying foods and
(8.chat) chatting with one another. We  often (9.go) go to
our friends’s birthday paties. We always (10.dress) dress well and
travel by taxi.  
  
EX23: Rewrite these sentences using the word in brackets  
 1. John usually get hungry in the evening (tend)  
John tends to get hungry in the evening.
2. Tim used to play games before he went to sleep (wou
ld)  
Tim would play game before he went to sleep .  
3. My father drinks alcohol too much (tendency)  
My father has a tendency to drink alcohol too much .   
4. Danny, you smoke cigarettes too often ! (always)  
  Danny always smoking cigarettes.
5. Greg finds it normal to help his friends solve their ho
mework (used)
Greg used to helping his friends solve their homework . 
6. When he was young,he went to school by bike every
day (would)  
 When he was young,he would go to school by bike everyday.
7. Lee found it strange to work in
a new environment (used)  
     Lee isn’t used to working in a new environment.
8. Drew often forget his notebook at home (habit)  
     Drew has a habit of forgetting his notebook at home.
9. I don't usually read books (tend)  
     I don’t tend to read books.   
10. My cousin haven’t made this much money before (ac
customed)  
My cousin isn’t got accustomed to making this much money
before. 
EX24: Fill the gaps in each sentences  
Ordinary                Average               Regular              Rare.          Usual  
Common.         Normal               Unusual         Typical.           Everyday  
 
1. This movies is pretty unusual
2. it's quite rare to meet teenager who don't like sports  
 3. If he thought everything was usual, then it probably
was 
4. This has been a normal day for me  
5. Alex was no typical man  
6. She goes to her doctor for average check-ups.  
7. It's
regularly to have adult conversation like that with such a youn
g child.  
8. Rice is a very common food in Asia  
9. School will start at the ordinary time  
10. I go to school by bike everyday.  
 
EX25: Complete the second sentences so that it means the same as
 the first using the word given  
 
1. John is afraid to work in a new environment (used)  
John isn’t used to working in a new environment   
2. Hey, do people in America usually go out without a mask on ?
(usual)  
Hey, is it usual for people in America to go out without a mask on ?  
3. Sasha often fall asleep on the table when there’s a literature class (te
ndancy)  
Sasha has a tendency to fall asleep when there's a literature class  
4. I don't find it hard to drive in my car any more (got)  
I am got accustomed to driving in my car  
5. when he was young, Tom drank some kind of soda every day
(would)  
When he was young Tom would drink some kind of soda every day  
6. In my experience, Dave doesn't usually have a panic attack like that 
(rare)  
In my experience,it’s rare for Dave to have a panic attack like that  
7. Joe always found it difficult to work as a team  (used)  
Joe couldn't used to working as a team  
8. Connor often makes bad jokes that annoy other people (habit)  
Connor has a habit of bad joking that annoy other people  
9.My brother don't usually get a high score in his test (normal)  
It's not normal for my brother get a high score in his test  
10.Vietnamese people eats rice quite often (common)  
It is common for Vietnamese people eat rice   
 
EX26: Put the verbs in the brackets in the correct present tense
form.  
1. He goes to the libraby everyday by bicycle. (go)  
2. Lan has to attend the class otherwise she fails the exams.
(have/fail)  
3. The baby kick the ball while his brother will catch it.
(kick/catch)  
4. Do you like this movie ? (you like)  
5. Minh seems disappointed since he doesn’t have money to
buy a gift for his mother.(not have)  
6. I am looking forward to seeing my grandparents this
weekend! (look forward)  
7. He (teach) teaches in a big school in town.  
8. Everyday she (go) goes to work by bike.  
9. We usually (read) read books,(listen) listen to music or
(watch) watch TV.  
10. Sometimes, I (play) play badminton.  
 
EX27: Complete the paragraph.  
It (0. be) is Sunday evening and my friends and I (1. be)are at Jane's
birthday party. Jane (2. wear) is wearing a beautiful long dress and
(3. stand) standing next to her boyfriend. Some guests (4. drink) are
drinking wine or beer in the corner of the room. Some of her relatives
(5. dance) are dancing in the middle of the room. Most people (6. sit)
are sitting on chairs, (7. enjoy) enjoying foods and
(8. chat)chatting with one another. We often (9. go) go to our friends'
birthday parties. We always (10. dress) dress well and (11. travel)
travel by taxi. Parties never (12. make) make us bored because we like
them.  
EX28: Decide whether these sentences are correct or not. Correct
those which are incorrect.  
1. Look! Linda look so gorgeous in that dress ! 
Is looking 
2. I can’t believe he threw my notebook away.  
3. Harry is play football with his classmates. 
Is playing 
4. Her father is reading the newspaper while her mother
prepare breakfast in the kitchen.
Is preparing  
5. Tom won the prize and he is now having a lot of money
in his bank account.  
6. On the table, the cat is sleep. 
Is sleeping 
7. On Saturday night, Paul sometimes go to the movie
theater with his friends.  
8. She wearing her new coat today. 
Is wearing 
9. At the moment, I’m staying at a hotel.  
10. Both my sisters liking window shopping.
like  
 
EX29: Find and correct mistakes  
 1.What does they wear at their school?  do
 2.Do he go to the library every week?  does 
3.Windy always watch TV at 9 p.m before going to bed at 10
p.m.  watches 
4.Sometimes, we go swimming together with her family.  our
5.How does Linda carries such a heavy bag?   carry
 
EX30: Rewrite complete sentences   
1.Minh/usually/not/sleep/early/at weekends
  Minh doesn’t usually sleep early at weekends
 2.You/understand the questions from your teacher?
Do you understand the questions from your teacher?   
3.Her husband/his colleague/play/tennis/whenever/they/free.
Her husband and his colleague play tennis whenever they free.   
4.My family/normally/eat/breakfast/6.30.
My family normally eat breakfast at 6.30.   
5.San/not/phone/mother/Mondays.
San doesn’t phone her mother on Mondays.   
 
EX31: Put the verb in the box in the correct form to complete the
sentence  
 wake up – open – speak – take – do – cause – live – play – close – live
– drink   
1.Ann ___________ handball very well.  
 2.I never ___________ coffee.   
3.The swimming pool ___________ at 7:00 in the morning.   
4.It ___________ at 9:00 in the evening.   
5.Bad driving ___________ many accidents.   
6.My parents ___________ in a very small flat.  
 7.The Olympic Games ___________ place every four years. 8.They are
good students. They always ___________ their homework.   
9.My students ___________ a little English.  
 10.I always ___________ early in the morning.