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 Are Are not (aren’t) Are …………..?
nhiều
2. Ordinary verbs:
Khẳng định Phủ định (not) Nghi vấn?

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

nhiều (nguyên mẫu) (=don’t +Vo)
He/ She/ It/ Danh từ số ít Vs/es Does not + Vo Does…..+
(=doesn’t +Vo) Vo…?
! Use: Diễn tả một sự thật ở hiên tại, một quy luật, một chân lý hiển nhiên
Diễn tả một thói quen,môt sự việc lập đi lập lại ở hiện tại, một phong tục.
! Note: Trong thời hiện tại thường, các ngôi (thứ nhất số ít/nhiều, thứ 3 số nhiều)
được chia như ví dụ tổng quát 1/ trên đây, riêng ngôi thứ 3 (ba) số ít (He, she, it -
Tom, John, Hoa ...), ta cần lưu ý các quy tắc sau:
1. Phải thêm "s" vào sau động từ ở câu khẳng định. (V+s)
Ví dụ: He likes reading books.
She likes pop music.
- Câu phủ định :……………………………………..
- Câu nghi vấn? :…………………………………….
 2. Ngoài việc "s" vào sau động từ, ta phải đặc biệt chú ý những trường
hợp sau:
2.1. Những động từ (Verbs) tận cùng bằng những chữ sau đây thì phải thêm "ES".

S, X, Z, CH, SH, O (do, go) + ES

Ví dụ: miss misses

mix

buzz

watch

wash

do

go

Ví dụ: He often kisses his wife before going to work.

Tom brushes his teeth everyday.
2.2. Những động từ (Verbs) tận cùng bằng "Y" thì phải xét hai (2) trường hợp sau
đây.
" Nếu trước Y là nguyên âm (vowel)………….. thì giữ nguyên y và chỉ thêm
S

We play She/ he plays

Ví dụ: She plays the piano very well.

" Nếu trước Y là phụ âm (consonant) thì sẽ chia như sau: (Y ---- IES)

We carry She/ he carries

They She/ he worries

worry

Ví dụ: He often carries money with him whenever he goes out.

 ! 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
" Cách phát âm: Với các ngôi thứ ba (3) số ít, đuôi "S" được đọc
như sau:

Cách đọc Các động từ có kết thúc với đuôi

/s/ F, K, P, T

/iz/ S, X, Z, CH, SH, CE, GE + ES

/z/ Không thuộc hai loại trên

B. BÀI TẬP

Exercise 1: Using the verb Tobe in present tense.

1) Tiffany and Uma (be) ____________________my friends.

2) Ricardo, John and I (be) ________________ watching a movie.

3) Hadil (be) ________________ kind.

4) Alisa (be) ____________________ young.

5) The hammer (be) _______________ new.

6) My mother and father (be) _______________ cooking dinner.

7) Rachel (be) ___________________ driving to school.

8) Nikos and Billy (be) _____________________ playing at the park.

9) The students (be) ______________________ studying English.

10) The test (be) ___________________________ hard!

11) My best friend (be) _______________________ coming to my house

Exercise 2: Using the Verb "To be" in present tense.

Example: I (be) am excited.

Jessica and Akbar (be) are happy.

The new car (be) is nice.

1/ The bag (be) ________ blue.

2/ The rocks (be) ________ hard.

3/ The children (be) ________ young.

4/ Thomas (be) ________ nice.

5/ The game (be) ________ difficult.

6/ They (be) ________ tired.

7) I (be) ________ thirty years old.

8) Susan and Juan (be) ________ married.

9) Teddy (be) ________ my friend.

10) We (be) ________ in English class.

Exercise 3: Write the correct form of the verb "to be" in present tense

1/ The old man (be) ________ wise.

2) The sun (be) ________ hot.

3) The children (be) ________ eating bananas. They (be, not) ____ ____ eating apples.

4) I (be) ________ happy. I (be, not) ____ ____ sad.

5) The bus (be) ________ fast. It (be, not) ____ ____ slow.

6) My friend (be) ________ buying a new car. Her old car broke down.

7) I (be) ________ at the beach with my family. It (be) ________ hot and sunny outside.
The ocean water (be) ________ warm.

8) Tom and Jacob (be) ________ very smart. Tom (be) ________ a scientist and Jacob
(be) ________ an engineer.

9) The library (be) ________ open until 9:00 p.m.

10) The school (be) ________ small. It (be, not) ____ ____ big.

11) The books (be) ________ new. They (be, not) ____ ____ old.

12) Tommy, Steven, and Teddy (be) ________ acting in the school play.

13) Beatrice (be) ________ at her house.

14) It (be) ________ hot outside. It (be, not) ____ ____ cold outside.

15) You (be) ________ finished with the quiz! 11

16) Judith (be, not) ____ ____ at home. She (be) ________ at school.

Exercise 4: 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.

Exercise 4. 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 5. Choose the correct form of the verb in simple present tense.

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

2) He (cook) …………….on Tuesday.

3) I (wash) …………the car on Wednesday.

4) We (cook) ……………on Sunday.

5) You (wash) ……………the car on Friday.

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

7) We (study) ………… English on Sunday.

8) It (cook) ………………..on Thursday.

9) He (study) …………….English on Friday.

10) You (wash) ………….the car on Thursday.

11) They (cook) ………….on Wednesday.

12) She (study) ……….English on Thursday.

Exercise 6. Choose the correct form of the verb in simple present tense.

1) Tom and Amy (cook) ……………………….on Wednesday.

2) Daniel and I (cook) …………………………..on Tuesday.

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

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

5) Jovita (wash) ………………………………..the car on Saturday.

6) Ko, Uri, and I (study) ……………………………….English on Monday.

7) The students (study) ……………………………..English on Thursday.

8) Randy (study) ……………………………..English on Friday.

9) I (wash) ………………………………….the car on Thursday.

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

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

12) Rachel: Hi, Nina. Can I help you?

Nina: Yes. You (wash)…………………….. the car, and I will cook dinner

Ex 7: 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?

Ex 8. Choose the correct form of the verb in simple present tense.

1) Monica (eat) ____________________ eggs.

2) Teddy and Monica (eat) _____________________ eggs.

3) Mickie (study) ____________________ English every day.

4) Arthur and Jason (study) _____________________ English on Monday and Tuesday.

5) Angie and I (drink) _______________________ coffee.

6) Eva (like) _______________________ chocolate.

7) Dustin (watch) ______________________ movies.

8) Yoko (play) ______________________ the piano.

9) The students (take) _____________________ tests.

10) It (rain) ______________________ here a lot.

Ex 9. Choose the correct form of the verb in simple present tense.

1) Dennis (cook) ___________________ on Wednesday.

2) Mariella and I (cook) ______________________ on Tuesday.

3) Spencer (wash) _______________________ his car on Sunday.

4) Tammy and I (wash) _____________________ our car on Monday.

5) You (study) _______________________ science on Thursday.

6) Thomas (study) ______________________ math on Friday.

7) Rickie (play) ___________________________ golf and tennis.

8) Justin and I (play) _______________________ basketball and soccer.

9) Kim (read) __________________________ fiction novels.

10) Richard and David (read) _____________________________ the newspaper.

Exercise 10: Choose the correct form of the verb in simple present tense.

Example: I/ You/ We/ They (play) play the guitar.

Example: He/ She/ It (play) plays the guitar.
1) I (bake) …………………………….cakes.
2) You (work) …………………………….in an office.
3) We (take) …………………………….pictures of birds.
4) They (talk) …………………………….about cars.
5) He (think) …………………………….about school.
6) She (play) ……………………………. soccer.
7) It (rain) …………………………….here a lot.
8) I (like) …………………………….chocolate.
9) He (like) …………………………….chocolate.
10) You (watch) …………………………….movies.
11) She (watch) …………………………….movies.
12) The babies (cry) ……………………………. every night.
13) The baby (cry) …………………………….every night.
14) I (fly) …………………………….to Belize every year.
15) My father (fly) …………………………….to Belize every year.
Exercise 11: Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in simple present
tense.

Example: I (play) play the guitar.

Example: Jessica (play) plays the guitar.
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 12: Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in simple present
tense.

Example: I/You/We/They (play) play the guitar.

Example: He/She/It (play) plays the guitar.
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 13: Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in simple present
tense.

Affirmative (+): Example: He (play) plays the guitar.

Negative (-): He (not, play) does not play the guitar.
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 14: Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in simple present
tense.

Example: I (play) play the guitar.

Example: Jessica (play) plays the guitar.
Example: He (not, play) does not play the guitar.
1) I always (eat) ___________ vegetables. Carrots (be) ____________ my favorite.
2) Randy (like) _______ swimming in the ocean, but he (be) _______ afraid of sharks.
3) It (be) _______ really cold outside, and I (not, have) _______ _______ _______ a
jacket!
4) We (think) _________________ it is fun to ride roller coasters.
5) Roberto and Kelly (hunt) ___________________ for eggs every Easter.
6) The simple present tense (be) ___________________ easy!
7) My family (want) __________________ to visit the pyramids in Egypt.
8) Donna (love) _______ the summer. She also (like) _________________ winter.
9) Liz and Tommy (travel) _________________ to the coast every year.
10) The baby (cry) __________________ every time it (want) ________________ to be
fed.
11) You (need) _______________ to exercise in order to stay healthy.
12) What time (be) _____________ Rubiela getting here? She (be) ____________ late!
13) Yoko (win) _____________ the science contest every year. She (be) _______so
smart!
14) Ken (be) __________ a baker. He (bake) _________ cakes and pastries every
morning.
15) Then he (sell) _______ them to his customers. Everybody (love) _______ Ken's
bakery.

Exercise 15: Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in simple present
tense.
Note: These sentences use verbs and adverbs. An adverb says something more about the
action of a verb.
Example: Joseph (always, climb) always climbs trees in his yard.
Example: Ernestine (usually, pick) usually picks flowers on Mondays.
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 16: 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?