Exercise 1:

1. She (go) ------------------ to school everyday

2. There (to be) ------------------ big problems in many parts of the world.

3. A lot of people (go) -------------------- to work by car.

4. Davis never (take) ---------------------- the bus to school.

5. He plays volleyball but he (not enjoy)----------------------- it.

6. Most shops usually (open) ------------------------- at 8.00 a.m and (close) --------------------- at
6.00 p.m.

7. School children (wear) ------------------------- uniform on Monday.

8. I want ( buy)------------------- some stamps.

9. Ruth (live) ----------------- with his parents in an apartment.

10. He is writing a postcard and (watch)---------------- TV at the same time.

Exercise 2:

1. I (see) ------saw------ a car accident on this corner yesterday

2. Mr. John (be) -------has been------ principal of our school since last year.
3. My father (not watch) ------does not watch----- TV every night.
4. I (meet) -----met----- Arthur three weeks ago.

5. Yesterday the police (report) ----reported--- that they (capture)--------captured----- the thief.
6. Someone (steal) ----------stole------- my handbag on the bus.
7. Last month I (be) ------was------ in the hospital for ten days.
8. Don’t call me in the afternoon. I am usually (be) --------- away in the afternoon.
- Trạng từ tần suất (Adverb of Frequency): always, usually, sometimes, never, often, rarely =
seldom
- trợ động từ + (not) + trạng từ tần suất + động từ chính
VD: She always goes swimming – No, I don’t usually/always go swimming
- Trạng từ tần suất nằm giữa trợ động từ và động từ chính
VD: She is always leaving her books at home (hiện tại tiếp diễn)
- Trợ động từ trong các thì:
 Hiện tại đơn: do / does + (not)
  Hiện tại tiếp diễn: is/am/are + (not)
 Hiện tại hoàn thành: has / have + (not)
 Quá khứ đơn: did + (not)
 Tương lai đơn: will + (not)
 Tương lai gần: be + (not) + going to
9. People (speak) ------speak----- English in almost Canada.
10. The dog (wag) ----wags ----- his tail whenever he (see) -------sees-------- me.

Exercise 3:

1. I think he (leave) -------------------- as soon as he (know)-------------------- the news

2. He (come) ------------------- and (see) --------------------- you soon.

3. My mother (come) ----------------------- to stay with us next weekend.
4. Where you (spend) ------------------- your holidays next summer?
5. Violets (bloom)----------------- in spring.
6. They (prepare)-------------------- the Christmas dinner at the moment.
7. When he lived in Manchester, he (work) ---------------- in a bank.
8. Birds (build) ------------------ their nests in summer and (fly)-------------------- to the South in
winter.
9. I (lose) -------------------my key. (can) ---------------------you help me look for it?
10. My brother (join) ----------------------the army when he (be) --------------------young.
Exercise 4:

1. Miss Lee often (write) when he (be) young.

2. He (leave) home two weeks ago

3. You (speak) to Mrs. Bakers yesterday?

4. Columbus (discover) America more than 400 years ago.

5. I (not can) remember when I last (see) her.

6. When Nguyen Du (die)? - I (not know) when he (die).
7. Hurry up! The train (come).
8. Be quiet! The teacher (be) angry.
9. Some animals (not eat) during winter.
10. Listen! The bird (sing).
Exercise 5:
1. I (finish) the book before my next birthday.
2. The house (build) two years ago.
3. Someone (cut) down all the trees in the garden.
4. Tom Baker (not come) here tomorrow.
5. He often (say) O.K. when he (talk) with the quests.
6. What you (do) after you (go) home yesterday?
7. Yesterday thieves (break) into the house and (steal) a lot of fur coats

8. The audience (listen) to everything he said last night.

9. I’m preparing to support anything he (say) tomorrow.
10. Sometimes I (get) up before the sun (rise).
Exercise 6:

1. Don’t speak until someone (ask) you.

2. Please be quiet! I (work).
3. When I (be) a child, I (want) to be a doctor.
4. The last train (leave) the station at 5 p.m.
5. I (meet) her at the movie theater last night

6. He (go) to the English club every Sunday. But last Sunday he (not go) there

7. We (travel) to Hue next morning

8. They usually (have) dinner at home, but they (have) dinner in a small restaurant yesterday
evening

9. He (brush) his teeth every night, but last night he (forget) to brush them

10. My father (not like) .............................drinking wine. He prefer (drink).........beer

Exercise 7:

1. When I (be)....................a child. I (drink).....................a lot of milk

2. My family often (go)..............out for a dinner at the weekend

3. She’d like (tell)............................funny stories

4. She prefers (play) .............................piano

5. Nga prefers (listen) .......................rock music to (listen)..................pop music

6. I prefer (take)......................part in sport to(watch)..................them

7. The students prefer (gather)....................in the streets.

8. When Mai (be).....................young ,She (like)................(go)..................to the zoo to see

animals

9. At the moment we (sit) in a cafe. We (wait) for the museum to open

10. Thanks for (invite) me to the birthday party.

Exercise 8:

1. My sister (buy) a new book yesterday morning.

2. Where they (spend) their summer vacation next year ?

3. What you (think) Tom (do) ?- he (tell) the truth to his parents.

4. You(wait) a minute while I (look) through the test ?

5. After the party tonight I (speak) to you about your future job.

6. Don’t make too much noise. I ( do) this math question.

7. Now I (understand) what you are trying ( say).

8. I’m afraid I not (be) quite ready. – Never mind. I (wait)

9. At the moment we (sit) in a café, we 9 wait) for the museum to open, so I (write) some
postcards.

10. Miss Helen (help) as soon as she (finish) that letter.

Exercise 9:

1. The judge convinced that the men ………………… (be) guilty

2. My father ………………… (not like) skiing

3. Three days ………………… ( not be ) long enough for a good holiday.

4. They may ………………… (use) this room for the classroom.

5. You must clean the wall before you ………………… (paint) it

6. The audience ………………… (listen) to everything he said last night.

7. Sometimes she gets up before the sun ………………… (rise)

8. They ………………… (prepare) the Christmas dinner at the moment.

9. He ………………… (work) in a bank when he lived in London.

10. He ………………… (start) our plan next week.

Exercise 10:

1. Look/Listen! They (sleep) …are sleeping… very well. They usually (sleep) ……
sleep……… after lunch

2. Lan (be) ……is…… at home. She (cook) …is cooking… for her children.

2.5. She is a doctor

Đối với động từ “to be”, muốn biểu đạt nghĩa “đang xảy ra”, ta chia ở thì “hiện tại
đơn”

3. Nam (play) ……plays…… badminton very well. He (win) ……won…… the champion
last year. (win > won > won)

4. We (not/see) …did not see… anything in her room last night.

5. Minh (live) ……lived…… in the countryside with his father last year. He (like) ……
likes…… the countryside very much. He (go) …goes… there every summer

6. She (lose) …lost… her way because she did not have a map (lose > lost > lost)

7. They (look) ……are looking…… for another job. They don’t like this job.

8. Where …are……… your parents (work) …working… now? – They (work) …are
working… in Hue (am/is/are + V-ing)

8.5. Where is your mother working now? – She is working in Hanoi

9. What ……did…… you (do) ……do…… last summer? – I (take) ……took…… part in
an English course.

10. What ………………… she often (do) ………………… when she (have)
………………… free time?

11. Hurry up or you will be late for the meeting. It (start) ………………… at 7.30 a.m

BVN: 7 + 8 + 9 + 10