| Grammar 1 |

PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I. Present Simple (Hiện tại đơn)

Thể Động từ “to be” Động từ “thường”

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*Lưu ý: Ngôi thứ 3 số ít

- Chúng ta thêm ________ vào cuối đa số các động từ.
+ -s: start  starts play  plays
- Chúng ta thêm ________ vào cuối những động từ có đuôi -ch, -sh hoặc -o.
+ -es: teach  teaches miss  misses
Do  does go  goes
- Nếu động từ kết thúc là một phụ âm + -y, chúng ta _________ thành _________ và thêm
________.
-y   ies: study  studies carry  carries
- Ngôi thứ ba dạng số ít của have là ________.

II. Present Continuous (Hiện tại tiếp diễn)

Thể Công thức

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*Lưu ý: Để tạo thành dạng V-ing, chúng ta thêm -ing vào cuối hầu hết các động từ.
+ -ing: work  working study  studying
- Với hầu hết các động từ kết thúc bằng từ -e, chúng ta _______________________________.

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 -e   -ing: dance  dancing write  writing
- Nhưng nếu động từ kết thúc bằng -ee, chúng ta chỉ cần _______________________________.
+ -ing: agree  agreeing see  seeing
- Và nếu động từ kết thúc bằng -ie, chúng ta _______________________________.
-ie  -ying: die  dying lie  lying
- Nếu động từ kết thúc bằng một nguyên âm + phụ âm, chúng ta ________________________.
drop   dropping plan  planning chat  chatting

III. So sánh

Present simple Present continuous

- Diễn tả một hành động xảy _____________ - Diễn tả một hành động xảy ra __________
__________________________. __________________________.
(e.g. every week, often, sometimes,…). (e.g. at the moment, now, at present,…).
Ms. Lyn drives to work every day. Ms. Lyn is drinking tea at the moment.

- Diễn tả ___________________________. - Diễn tả ___________________________

The sun rises in the West. (thường có thời gian, địa điểm cụ thể)
James is flying to Oslo at 8:00 in the evening.

- Diễn tả hành động khác với

- Diễn tả ___________________________ cố ___________________________ .
định. I often go to school by bike, but this week my
The train to New York leaves at 5:30 p.m. bike breaks down so I am walking to school.

*Lưu ý: STATIVE VERBS (ĐỘNG TỪ TRẠNG THÁI)

- Stative verbs là những động từ miêu tả ______________ thay vì ______________ và thường
______________ có hình thức ______________.
I don’t understand the task. 
NOT I’m not understanding the task. 

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- Stative verbs bao gồm 4 dạng:
+ Verbs of emotion (______________): want, like, love, hate, know, need, ...
+ Verbs of thoughts (______________): know, think, believe, ...
+ Verbs of perception (______________): see, hear, feel, smell, taste, look, ...
+ Verb of possession (______________): have, own, belong, ...
- Chúng ta có thể sử dụng một số động từ ở trên theo hình thức tiếp diễn để miêu tả hành động
______________ , không phải ______________ .
This food tastes good.   miêu tả _______________
She is tasting the soup to check if it needs more salt.   miêu tả _______________

PRACTICE
Part 1 Complete the sentences with the present simple affirmative form of the verbs below.
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1 My aunt ______________ in Scotland.

2 Carl ________________ his grandparents every weekend.
3 Audrey ______________ TV in her bedroom every evening.
4 My mum’s a scientist: she _____________ climate change.
5 Brooklyn ____________ the piano really well.
6 My cousin ____________ to school in Switzerland.
7 Now that she’s at secondary school, she ____________ her old teachers from primary school.
8 Grace _____________ double maths every Tuesday.

Part 2 Circle the correct tense.

1 Cats sleep / are sleeping for about sixteen hours a day.
2 Mason walks / is walking to school every day.
3 Jack and Emily don’t belong / aren’t belonging to our sports club.
4 Don’t forget your scarf – it snows / it’s snowing.

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5 I meet / I’m meeting Paul for a coffee this afternoon.
6 Why do you wear / are you wearing shorts? It’s cold today!
7 He’s laughing, but he doesn’t understand / isn’t understanding the joke.
8 Let’s continue with the game. I have / I’m having fun!
9 What time do you finish / are you finishing school on Thursdays?
10 Mark cleans / is cleaning the house at the moment; he’ll call you back.
11 Karen is mops / is mopping the floor every day.
12 We don’t go / aren’t going to the shops tomorrow; my mum is budy.
13 Fran doesn’t work / isn’t working as a teacher; she’s a vet.
14 Sarah visits / is visiting relatives this month.
15 The bus arrives / is arriving at 7:30 a.m.

Part 4 Complete the dialogue. Use the correct present simple or present continuous form of the
verbs in brackets.
Dialogue 1
Ryan Hi, Ava. What 1____________________ (you / do)?
Ava I 2_____________ (look) for a present for Laura.
I 3_____________ (go) to her party tomorrow night.
Ryan Me too. But I 4______________ usually _____________ (not buy) her a birthday present.
Ava I 5_____________ (want) to get her something.
6__________________ (she / like) DVDs?
Ryan She 7_____________ (prefer) books, I think. She 8_______________ (read) the Twilight novels
at the moment. Maybe she would like a new one.
Ava Great idea. Thanks!
Dialogue 2
Toby Hi!
Leia Hi, Toby. What 1________________ (you / do)?
Toby I’m at the sports center. I 2___________ (wait) for Tom.
Leia 3______________ (you / go) swimming?
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Toby No, we 4_____________ (play) table tennis. We 5_____________ (play) every Saturday
morning. But he’s really late!
Leia What 6______________________ (he / do)?
Toby I 7____________ (not know). He 8________________ (not answer) his phone. Anyway, where
are you?
Leia I’m at the shopping centre, but I 9______________ (not buy) anything today. I
10____________ just _________________ (look).
Toby 11__________ (you / like) table tennis?
12__________ (you / want) to play?
Leia Sure! But I 13______________ (not wear) sports clothes.
Toby 14_____________ (you / wear) trainers?
Leia Yes, I am – with jeans and a T-shirt.
Toby That’s fine. You 15_____________ (not need) sports clothes. See you soon!

Part 5 Complete the message + email with the correct present continuous form of verbs in bracket.
Message
Hi Steve! It’s Sean. How are things? I hope you are well. 1_______________ (you / have) a
good time in Hull? I 2______________ (call) from my grandparents’ house in Cornwall. My sister and
I 3_____________ (stay) here for a couple of weeks, and we 4_____________ (enjoy) it a lot. I
5____________ (plan) to study for my exams later, but now I 6_____________ (relax). I’m not totally
lazy, though – I 7______________ (run) every morning. Jake and I 8_______________ (think) about
spending a month in Spain. Would you like to go with us? Let me know! Well, the sun
9______________ (shine) so I think I’ll go for a walk. Bye!
Email
Hi Lauren
How 1_______________ (be) everything? I hope you 2________________ (have) a great time at
football camp this week. I 3_______________ (enjoy) my summer drama project.
Every summer we 4__________________ (put on) a play by Shakespeare, and this year we
5_______________ (work) on A Midsummer Night’s Dream. It’s a great play because it
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6_______________ (have) so many different roles. We 7________________ (practice) about six hours
a day and we’re performing the play in public next week. I 9______________ (play) two parts in the
play, and sometimes I 10_________________ (forget) which part I’m playing! Anyway, I
11_______________ (believe) it will be a great performance. My grandparents 12_________________
(travel) from Leeds next week just to see me in the play. I know you 13______________ (be) very busy
at camp, but I 14________________ (hope) to hear from you soon.
Take care!
Daisy
Part 6 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in the Present Simple or the
Present Continuous.
1 have
a James ____________ two cats.
b We ____________ dinner at the new restaurant today.
2 look
a Your new bike ____________ fantastic!
b I ____________ at your painting – it’s beautiful!
3 appear
a This actress ____________ in the new programme on TV.
b Joshua ____________ to be very tired after doing the laundry and mopping the floor today.
4 think
a Colin ____________ of taking part in the robot competition.
b I ____________ your new shoes are cool!
5 see
a Mum ____________her brother later today.
b I ____________ why you like watching football games – it’s very exciting!

Part 7 Complete the sentences using the correct Present Simple or the Present Continuous forms
of the verbs in brackets.
1 Nick and Dave (visit) ____________ their parents twice a month.

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2 You can’t talk to my grandfather now. He (watch) ____________ the evening news.
3 I can’t shop for groceries today. The local shops (not open) ____________ on Sunday.
4 Lan sometimes (meet) ____________ her friends after school.
5 Be quiet! My younger brother (study) ____________ for his exam.
6 Chris (look) ____________ stressed because he (look) ____________ for a new job.
7 Anna often (walk) ____________ to work, but this morning her husband (drive) ___________
her to her office.
8 What ____________ you (cook) ____________? The food (smell) ____________ so good!
9 The plane (land) ____________at 6:00 p.m.
10 ____________ you (want) ____________ to watch TV now?
11 ____________ Laura (understand) ____________ Spanish?
12 I (not/usually/do) ________________________ anything special on my birthday, but this year I
(think) ____________ of throwing a big party.

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