PRESENT CONTINUOUS

(Hiện tại tiếp diễn)

I. Form: (công thức)
(+) S + tobe + Ving
II. Use
1. Actions happening now
Eg: i’m singing
2. Temporary situations/ work
Eg: she is working at the museum until the end of this month.
3. Annoying habits (usually with always)
Eg: Anna is always borrowing my textbooks.
( Anna always borrow my book).
 Borrow (v): mượn
 Textbook (n) sách giáo khoa
III. Helpful hints ( gợi ý hữu ích)
 Helpful (adj): hữu ích, hữu dụng
 Hint(n): gợi ý
Now, rightnow, at the moment, today, this week/month/year....
( trạng từ chỉ thời gian)
Eg:
 I’m studying English now.
 She is dancing at the moment
 *Today, I’m feeling good – Today, I feel good
 He is playing football this week.
 PRESENT SIMPLE
I. FORM
(+) S + V(s/es) +(o)...
(o,ch, s,ss,x,sh)
Eg:
 Mary plays piano every Sunday.
 She goes swimming every Sunday.
 We play football everyday.
(-) S + do/does + not + V
Eg:
 He doesn’t like football
 We don’t go swimming everyday
 She doesn’t learn english
 They don’t watch TV every Saturday
(?) Do/ Does + S + V ? – Yes, S + do/ does – No, S+ do/does + not
Eg:
 Does she like singing ?
 Do you read books everyday ?
II. HOW TO USE
1. Present habits ( thói quen ở hiện tại)
Eg:
 I brush my teeth everyday.
 I drink coffee every morning.
 I go to the gym twice a week.
2. General truths ( sự thật hiển nhiên)
Eg:
 The sun rises in the East
 The Earth moves arround the sun.
 3. Permanent situations/ work
 ( temporary: ngắn hạn >< Permanent: dài hạn )
Eg:
 I learn Business administration at Phenika University.
 She teaches English at kindergarten ( trường mầm non).
4. States = status (n): trạng thái
Eg: I like the new James Bond film.
I like reading books in my free time
( Like/enjoy/ hate/love + Ving)
Eg: She enjoy traveling.
 I would prefer some coffee.
III. HELPFUL HINTS
 ADVERBS: usually ( 80%), always (100%) , sometimes
(50%), often(30%), rarely(10%), never (0%)
Eg:
- I usually learn English twice a week
- We always enjoy the weather.
- We never play game in the class
- He sometimes drives car. (Sometimes, he drives car to
the office)
 Phrases: cụm từ
- Everyday/ week/ year...
- Each month/ week/year
- Once/twice a week/ month/ year
Eg:
- I usually read books three times a week
- I often eat “Bun dau mam tom” every month
- The citizen of Hanoi often go to the cafe at the weekend
(citizen: cư dân )