E10- Ngày soạn: 1.10.

2021
Class: 10A3, 10D1, 10D3 Tiết dạy thêm số 1 + 2
Ôn tập Thì hiện tại
I. Aims: Review English present tenses.
II. Objectives: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to: remember and use correctly the present
tenses.
III. Teaching materials: Lesson plan, chalk, blackboard, handouts
IV. Teaching methods: Communicative Approach
V. Anticipated problems: Students may have difficulty distinguishing between present simple tense and
present continuous tense or present perfect tense and present perfect continuous tense in some special cases,
so teacher should be ready to help.
VI. Procedure

A. Lý thuyết:
Thì Cách dùng Công thức Từ nhận biết
1. Thì - diễn tả hành động thường xuyên V(bare): I/ số nhiều - seldom/ rarely/ hardly
hiện xảy ra. V - sometimes/ occasionally
tại - diễn tả thói quen. V(s/es): số ít - often/ usually/ frequently
đơn - diễn tả thời gian biểu, lịch trình, S+V am: I - always/ constantly
thông báo. be is: số ít - ever
- diễn tả sự thật, chân lí. are: số nhiều - never
- diễn tả nghề nghiệp, sở thích, Thành lập phủ định và nghi vấn: - every
nguồn gốc, bình phẩm. * V (do/does):
(-): S + do/does + not + V(bare)
(?): Do/does + S + V (bare)?
* Be (am/ is/ are):
(-): S + am/is/ are + not +…………
(?): Am/is/are + S +………….?
2. Thì - diễn tả hành động đang xảy ra S+ am/is/are + V-ing - now
hiện tại thời điểm nói. Thành lập phủ định và nghi vấn: - at the moment
tại - diễn tả hành động sẽ xảy ra (-): S + am/is/are + not + V-ing - at present
tiếp trong tương lai (có kế hoạch từ (?): Am/ is/ are + S + V-ing? - right now
diễn trước). - look /hear (!)
- diễn tả sự thay đổi của thói
quen.
- diễn ta sự ca thán, phàn nàn.
3. Thì - diễn tả hành động xảy ra trong S + have/ has + V(pp) - for
hiện quá khứ nhưng không rõ thời (have: I / số nhiều - since
tại gian. has: số ít) - ever
hoàn - diễn tả hành động lặp đi lặp lại Thành lập phủ định và nghi vấn: - never
thành nhiều lần trong quá khứ đến hiện (-): S+ have/ has + not + V(pp) - so far
tại. (?): Have/ Has + S + V(pp)? - recently
- diễn tả hành động xảy ra trong - lately
quá khứ nhưng để lại dấu hiệu - before (đứng cuối câu)
hoặc hậu quả ở hiện tại. - up to now/ up to present/
- diễn tả những trải nghiệm. until now
- diễn tả những hành động xảy ra - yet
trong quá khứ nhưng kéo dài tới - just
hiện tại và vẫn còn có khả năng - already
sẽ tiếp diễn trong tương lai.
4. - nhấn mạnh khoảng thời S + have/has + been + Ving - all day/week....
Thì gian/tính liên tục của một hành Thành lập phủ định và nghi vấn: - almost every day this
hiện động đã xảy ra trong quá khứ và (-): S + have/has + not + been + V-ing week...
tại tiếp tục tới hiện tại (có thể tiếp (?): Have/has + S + been + V-ing? - in the past/last year...
hoàn diễn trong tương lai). - for
thành - chỉ hành động đã xảy ra, vừa E.g. I am very tired now because I - since
tiếp diễn kết thúc nhưng vẫn có thể nhìn have been working hard 8 hours.
 thấy ảnh hưởng ở hiện tại.

B. Exercises:
I: Fill in the blank with only ONE suitable word.
Mr. John gets up very early (1) .................... day. He washes his face and takes a quick
shower (2) .................... the mornings. His best friend, Bobby, also wakes up very early. Mr. John
(3) ....................the breakfast for both. They both (4) like drinking milk but they love eating meat.
Then, Mr.John (5) .................... Bobby out to the park. Mr. John (6) .................... a graphic
designer. He(7) .................... an office worker. He (8) .................... from home. He designs beautiful
images for an advertising company. He (9) .................... lunch (10) .................... half past
twelve. Then he(11) .................... start work immediately. He (12) .................... with Bobby instead.
After Bobby’s favorite time, he starts work again and (13) .................... in the evening. They both
(14)............. meat for dinner and rest in the front of the TV. He always (15)................. his
favorite TV show after dinner. He never misses it. They both go to bed late (16) night.
II: Put the verbs in the present simple tense or present continuous tense.
1. Emily lives and works in Paris but she (have) a holiday in England at the moment.
2. I wonder why the neighbor’s dog (bark) again. Maybe there is a burglar!
3. Ann (get) up at seven o’clock every morning.
4. Then she (go) to have a shower before breakfast.
5. Then she (drive) to the beach and stays all day.
6. She (not/ work) because she won the lottery last year.
7. Why (you/ learn) English this year?
8. I (live) with my sister for two months because she is pregnant and I can help her.
9. What (you/wear) now? In that way, I will recognize you at the airport.
10. Kate is in the kitchen and very stressed! She (cook) dinner for 30 people.
11Where’s Tim? He (listen) to a new CD in his room.
12Don’t forget to take your umbrella with you to London. You know it always (rain) there.
13Emily (work) hard all day but she (not work) at the moment.
14Look! That boy (run) after the bus. He (want) to catch it.
15He (speak) French so well because he (come) from France.
16Look! The boss (come). We (meet) him in an hour and nothing is ready!
17 you usually (go) away for Christmas or you (stay) at home?
18She (hold) some roses. They (smell) lovely.
19Look! It (snow) again. It always (snow) in this country.
20Sally (swim) very well, but she (not run) very fast.
III: Fill in the blank with only ONE suitable word.
Lisa and her friends (1)...............................studying for their final exams. They are very excited for this
exam as it’ll be the last exam of the term. They are studying Maths right (2)...............................Mary (3)
…………………. helping the others. She is the top student in the class. She is really good at Maths.
Emily is also good at Maths. She (4) …………………. studying Maths. She is (5)................................a
book. They (6) …………………. talking loudly, because they are at the library at the (7)
…………………. Sally is (8) …………………. the net for extra exercises. They are (9)
…………………. to solve her exercises. They are all (10)...............................each other to pass the class
with high marks.
IV: Choose the correct answer in the bracket.
1. I have to change my shoes. These me. I’m sure I have a blister. (are killing/ kill)
 2. I feel lost. I’ve just finished a really good novel and now I ...............................anything. (do not read/ am not reading)
3. Coming to London for Christmas was a great idea. I it here. (love/ am loving)
4. The company its offices to a bigger building next month. (is moving/ moves)
5. John a lecture on social media at university every Wednesday. You should come. (gives/ is giving)
6. Sally me when I speak. It’s so irritating. (always interrupts/ is always interrupting)
7. Can you help me with this exercise or ? (are you being busy/ are you busy)
8. I people who never really listen to what you say. (hate/ am hating)
V: Put the verbs in the correct form (present simple/ present continuous tense).
1. I’m in New York because I......................English at a language school. (study)
2. At the moment Linda......................on the floor. (lie)
3. I usually.......................as a teacher. (work)
4. I hate living in Hue City because it always...................there. (rain)
5. I am sorry I can’t hear what you ……………. because everyone..................so loudly. (say, talk)
6. Jimmy......................about his adventures. (currently write)
7.to come over for dinner tonight? (you want)
8. A famous company in this country.......................the delicious chocolate. (make)
9. Look, I......................two tickets for the film. (have)
10. Look, I......................two tickets for the film. (hold)
11. Compaq ……………. computers but it.......................cars. (make, not make)
12. At present, the yen......................against the dollar. (fall)
13. Computers..........................more and more popular these days. (become)
14. Everyone.......................money. It is very necessary. (need)
15. This milk......................fresh. (not taste)
16. This afternoon......................my doctor about my health. (see)
17. How is your cold today? It......................slightly better than yesterday. (sound)
18. He normally ……………. all the Harry Potter books, but right now I …………. he ………….
something else. (read, think, read)
19. It is strange that people.......................some movies so seriously. (take)
20. What......................for a living? - Well he is a market consultant. (your brother, do)
V: Complete the sentence using the verbs in the box in the correct form.
enjoy /prefer/ play /work/ seem/ know/ interview/ wait/ talk/ finish

1. I always................. badminton on Saturdays.

2. She......................her report now. She will bring it into the office when it is complete.
3. My parents phoned me this morning. They.......................themselves in Hawaii.
4. We ……………. to entertain our guests in a local restaurant rather than the canteen. Although it is
expensive, we can talk freely there.
5. I......................the answer to your problem. Get a new computer.
6. “Where is Tim?” – “He.......................for an important telephone call in his office.”
7. I can’t make the meeting tomorrow. I......................the applicants for the sales manager’s job.
8. My brother.......................for a company which makes bathroom fittings.
9. Who......................to John? Is it the new secretary?
10. The new contract......................fine to me. However, could you just check it through once more?

VII. Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect or the present perfect continuous tense.
(In some cases either could be used.)
1 We (walk) ten kilometres.
2 We (walk) for three hours.
3 You (walk) too fast. That's why you are tired.
4 I (make) sausage rolls for the party all the morning.
5 How many you (make)? ~ I (make) 200.
6 That boy (eat) seven ice-creams.
7 He (not stop) eating since he arrived.
8 You (hear) the news? Tom and Ann are engaged! ~
That's not new; I (know) it for ages!
9 I (try) to finish this letter for the last half-hour. I wish you'd go away or stop talking. ~
I hardly (say) anything.
10 The driver of that car (sound) his horn for the last ten minutes.
11 It (rain) for two hours and the ground is too wet to play on, so the match (be) postponed.
12 He (hope) for a rise in salary for six months but he (not dare) to ask for it yet.
13 How many you (pick)? ~ We (pick) ten basketfuls.
14 He (sleep) since ten o'clock. It's time he woke up.
15 He (ride); that's why he is wearing breeches.
16 I (ride) all the horses in this stable.
17 What a lovely smell! ~ Mary (make) jam.
18 The students (work) very well this term.
19 I only (hear) from him twice since he went away.
20 I (hear) from her regularly. She is a very good correspondent.
21 I (grease) my car. That's why my hands are so dirty.
22 I (polish) this table all the morning and she isn't satisfied with it yet.
23 I (work) for him for ten years and he never once (say) 'Good morning' to me.
24 He (teach) in this school for five years.
25 I (teach) hundreds of students but I never (meet) such a hopeless class as this.
26 He (cough) a lot lately. He ought to give up smoking.
XIII. Rewrite the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the one before it
1. I have never read such a romantic story
This is_______________________________________________________________________________
2. We started cooking for the party four hours ago
We have_____________________________________________________________________________
3. How long is it since they bought the house?
When________________________________________________________________________________
4. It’s years since we decorated this room
We haven’t ___________________________________________________________________________
5. She hasn’t been to the hairdresser for three months
It’s _________________________________________________________________________________
6. I’ve never met such a famous person before
It’s _________________________________________________________________________________
7. They last visited me five years ago
They haven’t _________________________________________________________________________
8. I haven’t been to Bristol for 3 years
The last time __________________________________________________________________________
9. Laurence hasn’t seen his sister since she left for Japan
Laurence last__________________________________________________________________________
10. Lucy hasn’t worn that dress since Barbara’s wedding
The last time __________________________________________________________________________
11. My sister has studied French for 2 years
My sister began________________________________________________________________________
12. I have never seen such a mess in my life
It’s _________________________________________________________________________________
13. Robert and Catherine have been married for 4 years
It’s _________________________________________________________________________________
14. When did Catherine and Henry get engaged?
How long_____________________________________________________________________________
15. I have never seen a dirtier-looking dog
It’s _________________________________________________________________________________
16. Mary rang hours and hours ago
It’s__________________________________________________________________________________
17. Tom is ill. He became ill three days ago
Tom ________________________________________________________________________________
18. It’s 2 years since she left university
She _________________________________________________________________________________
19. I have never tasted such a delicious cake in my life
This is_______________________________________________________________________________
20. How long is it since you saw Mary?
When________________________________________________________________________________