REVISION

TOPIC: TENSES
1. The simple present tense (Thì hiện tại đơn)
a) Usage: Diễn tả 1 thói quen, 1 sự thật, 1 chân lý.
Eg: - The sun rises in the East. It doesn’t rise in the West.
-It is usually hot in the Summer.
- How often do you use the Internet?
b) Form:
* Be: am/is/ are (not): thì, là, ở
* Have: have/ has: có
* Ordinary verbs: go, play, fly, run, sleep, ….

(+): S + Vinf/V-s/es ….
(-): S + do/does(not) + Vinf
(?): …..Do/Does + S + Vinf?

c) Advs: always, usually, often, sometimes, seldom, every, generally,

frequently, occasionally, rarely, in genral, normally, as a rule, never, …
2. The present progressive tense (Thì hiện tại tiếp diễn)
a) Usage:
- Diễn tả hành động đang xảy ra ở hiện tại.
- Hành động sắp xảy ra trong tương lai.
Eg: She is searching the web now.

b) Form:

(+): S + am/ is/ are + V-ing …

(-): S + am/ is/ are (not) + V-ing …
(?): … Am/ Is/ Are + S + V-ing …?

c) Advs: now, at the present, at the moment, at this time, for the time being, listen!, look!,
Be careful!,…
* Note: Không dùng thì tiếp diễn với các động từ chỉ nhận thức, tri giác như: be, see, hear,
understand, know, seem, want, feel, smell, love, hate, look, sound, taste, need, like,
belong to, appear, …
3. The present perfect tense (Thì hiện tại hoàn thành)
a) Usage:
- Diễn tả hành động xảy ra trong quá khứ còn kéo dài đến hiện tại.
- Hành động xảy ra (nhiều lần) trong quá khứ không rõ thời gian.
- Hành động vừa mới xảy ra.
Eg: - How long have you studied English?
- I have studied English for 3 years.
 - My sister has played the guitar since she was six.

b) Form:

(+): S + have/ has + V3/ed…

(-): S + have/has(not) + V3/ed …
(?): … Have/ Has + S + V3/ed ….?

* Note: S + have/ has + V3/ed + since + S + V2/ed.

c) Advs: since, for, just, already, not … yet, never … before , ever …?, lately, recently,
how long …?, once, twice, three times, several times, many times, so far, up to now, until
now, this is the first (second/ third/ …) time, …

4. The simple past tense:

a) Usage: - Diễn tả một hành động xảy ra và kết thúc trong quá khứ (xác định rõ thời gian).
- Có một hành động quá khứ khác đi kèm.
Eg: - My grandfather died in 2019.
-My sister wasn’t at home this morning.
- Where did you go last summer ?- I went to Đa Nang.
- My brother learned to play the guitar when he was six.

b) Form:

(+): S + V2/ed
(-): S + did (not) + Vinf
(?): ….Did + S + Vinf?

* Be: was/ were (not)

… Was/Were + S ….?
* used to + V: đã từng (thói quen trong quá khứ)
(-) S + did(not) + use to + Vinf
(?) Did + S + use to + Vinf ...?

5. The simple future tense (Thì tương lai đơn)

a) Usage:
- Diễn tả 1 hành động sẽ xảy ra trong tương lai.
- Sau cấu trúc: I think/expect/hope/ …, I am sure
… Eg: - We will have a hearty party tonight.
-I hope you won’t do that again.
b) Form:

(+): S + will/shall + Vinf…

(-): S + will/shall(not) + Vinf …
(?): … Will/Shall + S + Vinf …?

*Near future: be going to + V: dự định, sẽ

Eg: I am going to donate some old books.

c) Advs: next, tomorrow, tonight, soon, some day, in a few day’s time, from now, …
PRACTICE
I.Complete the sentences, using the correct tense of the verb:
1. We (study) at Le Hong Phong high school from 2017 to 2019.
2. We (not see) Jack for a long time. It’s twenty years since we last (see)
him.
3. My brother (work) as a travel agent for ten years.
4. (Bill/ arrive) home yet? – Yes. He (arrive) three hours ago.
5. My brother (work) for a computer company for a year. That was after college.
6. I’ll come and see you before I (leave) for the Unleftited States.
7. I saw Lisa me.
8. We (have) four tests so far this semester.
9. I (not meet) Jim Bates since he (leave) school.
1. We (not see) Marta recently. The last time we (meet) her was in
April.
11. Kathy usually (sit) in the front row during class. But today she (sit)
in the last row.
12. A: Look! It (snow) .
B: It’s beautiful! This is the first time I (ever/ see) snow. It (not snow)
in my country.
II/ Choose the best answers ( A, B, C or D) to complete each sentence.
1. We that city last year.
A. visit B. visits C. visited D. have visited
2. Ho Chi Minh City the largest city in Viet Nam.
A. is B. are C. was D. was being
3. Long ago, my young brother often at night.
A. cry B. cries C. cried D. will cry
4. Mr Green a new tractor last month.
A. buy B. bought C. was bought D. will buy
5. Look ! Our teacher .
A. come B. comes C. are coming D. is coming
6. Where is your father ? _ He trees in the garden.
A. plants B. is planting C. planted D. will plant
7. Peter and Alice English since June.
A. learn B. has learned C. have learned D. learned
8. I that book three or four times before.
 A. read B. is reading C. has read D. have read
9. The pupils this lesson when he came.
A. learn B. learned C. are learning D. were learning
10. When I them , they were writing some words on the wall.
A. see B. saw C. am seeing D. was seen
11. My sister always her hands before meals
A. washes B. wash C. is washing D. has washed
12. My uncle in Ho Chi Minh City since last year.
A. live B. lived C. has lived D. have lived
13. Tomorrow we our presents on that table.
A. will put B. put C. puts D. have put
14. They a lot of furniture next month.
A. make B. made C. will make D. were making
15. Those boys their homework yet.
A. don’t finish B. didn’t finish C. hasn’t finished D. haven’t finished

UNIT 1: LEISURE ACTIVITIES

Lesson 1: Getting Started.

It’s right up my street!

* Vocabulary:
1. leisure (n) : sự thư giãn, nghỉ ngơi
 leisure time (n) : thời gian rãnh.
 leisure activities (n) : các hoạt động thư giãn, nghỉ ngơi.
2. craft (n) : đồ thủ công.
 craft kit (n) : bộ dụng cụ làm thủ công
3. improve (v) : được cải thiện.
4. satisfied (adj) : hài lòng.
5. check out (sth) (v) = examine : xem, xem xét.
6. It’s right up your street! (idiom) : đúng gu / vị của bạn rồi!
7. DIY (n) : đồ tự làm, tự sửa.