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MODULE 1 – LESSON 5:
PRESENT SIMPLE & PRESENT CONTINUOUS & PAST SIMPLE
Full Name: ………………………….…………. Class: ………………….. Date: ………………..
Present Simple & Present Continuous & Past Simple
I. Revise / Ôn tập

1. Present Simple / Hiện tại đơn

To be Verb ordinary
I / you / we / they + V nguyên thể.
S + am/ is/ are + adj/ O.
He / She / It + Vs/es (o, s, ss, ch, x sh)

S + am/ is/ are + not + adj/ O. S + don’t/ doesn’t + V nguyên thể.

Am/ Is/ Are + S + adj/ O? Do / Does + S + V nguyên thể?

2. Present Continuous / Hiện tại tiếp diễn

S + am/ is/ are + V_ing.
S + am/ is/ are + not + V_ing.
Am/ Is/ Are + S + V_ing?

3. Past Simple / Quá khứ đơn

To be Verb ordinary
S + was/ were + adj/ O. S + V_ed / V bất quy tắc (tra bảng).
S + was/ were + not + adj/ O. S + didn’t + V nguyên thể.
Was/ Were + S + adj/ O? Did + S + V nguyên thể?

Tense Signal words

- Always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, never, …
- Every day, every week, every month, …
Present Simple - Once a week, once a month, once a year
- Twice a week, twice a month, twice a year, …
- Three times a week, four times a month, …
- Now, at the moment, right now
Present Continuous - Look!, Watch!, Listen!, Be quite!
- Tonight, but today
Past Simple - Ago, yesterday
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- Last week, last month, last year, …

- In the past
- Long long ago = once upon a time

II. Exercises / Luyện tập

Task 1: Put the verb in the present simple.

1. I usually (have) _____________ breakfast at 7.00.
2. ________________ (she/ live) in a house?
3. Where _________ (be) your children?
4. My sister (not work) _________________ in a bank. She ___________ (work) at a hospital.
5. Dogs (like) ______________________ meat.
6. My children (be) ________________ upstairs now. They (play) ____________________ games.
7. Look! The bus (come) ________________________.
8. He (always borrow) ___________________ me money and never (give) _______________ back.
9. He (not paint) ____________________________ his pictures at the moment.
10. We (not plant) _____________________________ the herbs in the garden at present.
11. It was warm, so I (take) _______________ off my coat.
12. The film wasn't very good. I (enjoy) _____________________ it very much.
13. I knew Sarah was very busy, so I (not disturb) ________________________ her.
14. I was very tired, so I (leave) ______________________ the party early.
15. The bed was very uncomfortable. I (not sleep) ____________________ very well.
16. She (live) ______________________ in Florida.
17. It (rain) _________________ almost every day in Manchester.
18. We (fly) _____________ to Spain every summer.
19. The window was open and a bird (fly) _____________________ into the room.
20. The hotel wasn't very expensive. It (not cost) ___________________ very much.
21. I was in a hurry, so I (not have) ________________________ time to phone you.
22. It was hard carrying the bags. They (be) ______________ very heavy.
23. I thought that it would be awful, but finally it __________________ (turn) out to be great!My
mother (fry) _________________ eggs for breakfast every morning.
24. The bank (close) _______________ at four o'clock.
25. ________ they (make) __________________ the artificial flowers of silk now?

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26. What ____________________ (you/do) now?
27. Look! The man (take) _______________________ the children to the cinema.
28. Listen! The teacher (explain) ______________________ a new lesson to us.
29. Ba (study) ______________________________ Maths very hard now.
30. John (try) ________________ hard in class, but I (not think) ______________ he'll pass.

31. Jo is so smart that she (pass) ______________________ every exam without even trying.
32. My life (be) __________ so boring. I just (watch) __________________ TV every night.
33. My best friend (write) ____________________ to me every week.
34. You (speak) _____________________ English?
35. She (not live) ____________________ in Hai Phong city.

Task 2: Put the verb in the present continuous.

1. My children (be) ________________ upstairs now. They (play) ____________________ games.
2. Look! The bus (come) ________________________.
3. He (always borrow) ___________________ me money and never (give) _______________ back.
4. He (not paint) ____________________________ his pictures at the moment.
5. We (not plant) _____________________________ the herbs in the garden at present.
6. ________ they (make) __________________ the artificial flowers of silk now?
7. What ____________________ (you/do) now?
8. Look! The man (take) _______________________ the children to the cinema.
9. Listen! The teacher (explain) ______________________ a new lesson to us.
10. Ba (study) ______________________________ Maths very hard now.
11. We (have) ___________________________ dinner in a restaurant right now.
12. I (watch) __________________________ TV with my parents in the living room now.

Task 3: Put the verbs in the past simple.

1.
11. It was warm, so I (take) _______________ off my coat.
12. The film wasn't very good. I (enjoy) _____________________ it very much.
13. I knew Sarah was very busy, so I (not disturb) ________________________ her.
14. I was very tired, so I (leave) ______________________ the party early.
15. The bed was very uncomfortable. I (not sleep) ____________________ very well.

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16. The window was open and a bird (fly) _____________________ into the room.
17. The hotel wasn't very expensive. It (not cost) ___________________ very much.
18. I was in a hurry, so I (not have) ________________________ time to phone you.
19. It was hard carrying the bags. They (be) ______________ very heavy.
20. I thought that it would be awful, but finally it __________________ (turn) out to be great!

Task 4: Put the verb in brackets into the present simple or past simple.
1. We _______________ (go) to the beach last weekend.
2. My cousins ____________________________ (not/ visit) us every weekend.
3. ________________________ (your mum/ make) a chocolate cake yesterday?
4. I _________________ (send) Jessica an email yesterday afternoon.
5. The children ____________ (do) their homework yesterday afternoon.
6. ___________ (you/ go) to work yesterday? - No, I _____________. I ___________________
(never/ work) on Sundays.
7. ___________________ (you/ see) Charles yesterday? - Yes. We ________ (have) lunch together.
8. ___________________ (Colin/ work) at a bank? - Yes, he ____________.
9. ___________________ (you/ do) anything exciting last Sunday? - No, not really. I
_____________ (watch) TV and _________________ (read) a book. It was a boring weekend.
10. What _________________ (you/do) at weekends? - We usually ___________ (go) to the beach.

Task 6: Complete the sentences with the time expressions from the list.

at the moment always yesterday last night every week last summer

1. We watched a really good film at the cinema ___________________.

2. He is upset because he failed his driving test ___________________.
3. She _______________ brushes her teeth before she goes to bed at night.
4. I am working __________________________ so I can’t come with you.
5. My mother does the shopping __________________________.
6. I went to a beautiful exotic island _______________________. The weather was very hot.

Task 7: Circle the correct answers.

1. My grandmother _______ me a present yesterday.
A. buys B. bought C. doesn’t buy D. buying
2. Peter _______ basketball yesterday.
A. doesn’t play B. didn’t play C. plays D. was played

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3. Tony always _______ his cousins on Fridays.
A. visited B. didn’t visit C. visits D. is visiting
4. I _____ my bike in the park every weekend.
A. ride B. didn’t ride C. am riding D. not ride
5. _____ they _____ to the beach last Saturday?
A. Did / goes B. Do / go C. Did / go D. Were / go
6. Who ______ penicillin?
A. discovers B. was discovered C. discovered D. discovering
7. I usually ______ a bowl of cereal for breakfast.
A. eat B. eats C. eating D. am eating
8. Mum ______ very happy today.
A. was B. is C. are D. are

Task 8: Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or past simple.
Tommy Brown ________ (1.like) making up stories. No one ____________ (2.believe) what he
_________ (3.say) because he always __________ (4.tell) lies. He _________ (5.live) in a small
village and _________ (6.work) on a farm just outside the village. One night last week, Tommy
___________ (7.finish) work late. It _________ (8.be) dark and cold. Suddenly, he _______
(9.hear) a strange noise, so he _________ (10.look) up. It __________ (11.be) a UFO bright flashing
lights. The UFO ________ (12.come) down towards him and he ________ (13.see) two green men
looking at him from outside. He ___________ (14.scream), ___________ (15.drop) his bag and
______________ (16.run) away. When he _____________ (17.arrive) in the village, he
_____________ (18.run) into some villagers and _____________ (19.start) telling them about the
aliens but they all _____________ (20.laugh) at him. No one _____________ (21.believe) Tommy.

Task 9: Use the words to make meaningful sentences.

1. He/ often/ have/ breakfast/ late.
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2. You / do / the housework / at the moment?
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3. I / not / buy / new car / last month / because / I / not / have / enough / money.
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4. John's girlfriend / wear / a red T-shirt / now.
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5. They / like / beer or wine?
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6. What / he / usually / do / at night?
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7. What / you / do / yesterday?
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8. Why / you / listen / to music / loudly now?
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9. I / visit / grandparents / last week.
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10. The teacher / never / lose / his temper.
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Task 10: Circle the correct forms of the words.

1. We like their ________.
A. friends B. friendly C. friendliness D. A&C
2. The ________between Vietnam and China is good.
A. friends B. friendly C. friendliness D. friendship
3. They seem to be ________. We like them.
A. friends B. friendly C. friendliness D. friendship
4. There will be a ________ in this street.
A. meet B. meeting C. met D. A&C
5. We saw some ________ girls there.
A. beauty B. beautiful C. beautifully D. beautify
6. The garden is ________ with trees and flowers.
A. beauty B. beautiful C. beautifully D. beautify
7. They enjoy the ________ atmosphere here.
A. peaceably B. peace C. peaceful D. A & C
8. The ________ unit of currency is the Ringgit.
A. Malaysia B. Malaysian C. Malay D. no answer is correct
9. In ________ there are other religions.
A. addition B. additionally C. add D. addiction
10. You have to be aware of the damage humans are doing to quicken the _______ of wildlife.
A. extinct B. extinctive C. extinctions D. extinction

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11. The language of ________ is Bahasa Malaysia.
A. instruction B. instruct C. instructive D. instructing
12. The problem of ________ among young people is hard to solve.
A. employment B. employers C. employees D. unemployment
13. The ________ will judge you on your quality and performance.
A. examining B. examinees C. examiners D. examination
14. A (An) _________ corporation is a company that operates in more than one country.
A. national B. international C. multinational D. nationwide
15. There was quite a _________ crowd at the match.
A. respective B. respectable C. respecting D. respected
16. He was finally _________ in his final attempt.
A. successful B. successive C. unsuccessful D. success
17. Our education will help with the _________ of knowledge for the young.
A. enrichment B. rich C. riches D. richness
18. We’re worried about the ________ here.
A. pollute B. polluted C. pollution D. polluting
19. This river is extremely ________.
A. pollute B. polluted C. pollution D. polluting
20. Farm ________ are always exported.
A. production B. productivity C. products D. produce
21. This energy - ________ bulb is not cheap.
A. save B. saved C. saving D. saves
22. The ________ are requiring us to repair the machines.
A. consume B. consumer C. consumption D. consumers

Task 11: Make questions for the underlined words.

1. It took her three hours to finish the composition.
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2. I need a phone card to phone my parents.
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3. It’s about 1,500 km from Hue to Ho Chi Minh City.
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4. The bank is opposite the restaurant.
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5. The dress looked very nice.
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6. I saw her last night.
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7. Her neighbor gave her a nice dress.
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8. They returned to America two weeks ago.
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9. Mrs. Robinson bought a poster.
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10. My father was in Hanoi last month.
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11. He traveled to Nha Trang by coach.
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12. She went to the doctor because she was sick.
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13. Nam left home at 7 o'clock yesterday.
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Task 12: Underline the mistakes in each sentence and correct them.
1. I am at a party two weeks ago.  __________________________
2. My best friends was in Da Lat last summer.  __________________________
3. Was the boys running now?  __________________________
4. Did there clowns on your last birthday?  __________________________
5. It didn’t rained on the weekend.  __________________________
6. I don’t goes to school on Sundays.  __________________________
7. Is Mary and Sam students?  __________________________
8. When do she wake up every day?  __________________________
9. We don’t see the new movie last weekend.  __________________________
10. My sister love singing.  __________________________
11. Where did your dad went yesterday?  __________________________
12. The cat are sleeping right now.  __________________________
13. Tom don’t visit his grandparents every week.  __________________________
14. Is your uncle worked today?  __________________________

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15. I were at home yesterday.  __________________________
16. Are you like rock music?  __________________________

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International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)
Blending consonants (difficult sounds)

bl dr gl sc sn tr
black draw glass scan snow tree
blue drink gloves score snake trip

br dw gr sk sp tw
bread dwell grape sky speak twelve
bring dwarf green skin spell twice

cl fl pl sl st
class flat plum slow stand
close flower please sleep step

cr fr pr sm sw
cry fry pray small swan
cream frog print smile swim

Task 1: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. food B. look C. took D. good
2. A. luggage B. fragile C. general D. bargain
3. A. nourish B. flourish C. courageous D. southern
4. A. naked B. sacred C. needed D. walked
5. A. walk B. wash C. always D. angry
6. A. eight B. freight C. height D. weight
7. A. curriculum B. coincide C. currency D. conception
8. A. divisible B. design C. disease D. excursion
9. A. rather B. sacrifice C. hard D. father
10. A. hair B. stairs C. heir D. aisle

Task 2: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. evening B. key C. envelope D. secret
2. A. light B. fine C. knife D. principle
3. A. farm B. card C. bare D. marvelous
4. A. both B. bottle C. Scotland D. cotton
5. A. park B. farm C. warm D. marmalade

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6. A. nature B. pure C. picture D. culture
7. A. faithful B. failure C. fairly D. painted
8. A. country B. cover C. economical D. ceiling
9. A. new B. sew C. few D. nephew
10. A. with B. library C. willing D. if

Writing

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