Ex 1.

Fill in the blank with the correct word

1. Look! The car__________________ (go) so fast.

2. Listen! Someone__________________ (cry) in the next room.

3. Your brother__________________ (sit) next to the beautiful girl

over there at present?

4. Now they__________________ (try) to pass the examination.

5. It’s 12 o’clock, and my parents__________________ (cook) lunch

in the kitchen.

6. Keep silent! You__________________ (talk) so loudly.

7. I __________________ (not stay) at home at the moment.

8. Now she__________________ (lie) to her mother about her bad

marks.

9. At present they__________________ (travel) to New York.

10. He__________________ (not work) in his office now.

Ex 2: Fill in the blank with the correct word

1. Hanh __________________ (buy) some vegetables at the

supermarket.
2. Trung __________________ (not study) English in the library. He is
at home with his classmates.
3. __________________ (she, run) in the Vinhome Ocean park?
4. My bird __________________ (eat) now.
5. What __________________ (Linh, wait) for?
6. Our students __________________ (not try) hard enough in this
competition.
7. All of Johny’s friends __________________ (have) fun at the concert
right now.
8. Their children __________________ (travel) around Europe now.
9. My little sister __________________ (drink) milk tea.
10. Listen! My teacher __________________ (speak).

Ex 3: Fill in the blank with the correct word

1. Gordon? I think he ____________________ (write) a letter at the

moment.

2. Yes, the match is on TV now, but we____________________ (lose).

3. Right now, Margaret____________________ (have) a shower. Do

you want to ring later?

4. Sally____________________ (stay) with her aunt for a few days.

5. I____________________ (lie)! It’s true! I did see Madonna at the

supermarket.

6. Josh____________________ (always / use) my bike! It’s so

annoying.

7. We____________________ (have) lunch, but I can come round and

help you later.

8. ____________________ (you/play) music up there? It’s really

noisy!

Ex 4: choose the corect option

1. We _______ making sandwiches.
A. am B. are C. is

2. I _______ sending a text message.

A. am B. are C. is

3. Tom _______ cleaning the shop.

A. am B. are C. is

4. They _______ doing an exercise.

A. am B. are C. is

5. The teacher _______ checking the homework.

A. am B. are C. is

6. My friends _______ watching a new DVD.

A. am B. are C. is

7. George _______ wearing a pullover today.

A. am B. are C. is

8. Ronny and David _______ running out of the house.

A. am B. are C. is

9. My baby brother _______ playing with his toys.

A. am B. are C. is

10. Our class _______ visiting a museum.

 A. am B. are C. is

Ex 5. Fill in the blank with the correct word

1. They usually (get up)___________________at 6.oo in the morning.

2. Ha never (go)______________fishing in the winter but she always
(do)_____________ it in the summer.
3. My teacher (tell)__________________Hoa about Math.
4. There (be)____________________ animals in the circus.
5. _______________he (watch)______________TV at 7.00 every
morning?
6. What _____________she (do) _________________at 7.00 am?
7. How old _________she (be)?
8. How ___________she (be)?
9. My children (Go)________________to school by bike.
10.We (go)_______________to supermarket to buy some food.
11.Mr. Hien (go)________________on business to Hanoi every month.
12.Ha (like)______________coffee very much, but I (not like)______________it.
13.She (like)________________Tea, but she (not like)____________________coffee.
14.I (love)_______________ cats, but I (not love)__________________dogs.
15. Everyday ,I (go)______________to school on foot, but today I
(go)________________to school by bike.
16.Who you _________________(wait) for Nam?

Ex 6: Fill in the blank with the correct word

Dear Editor!

I ____________(1. write) this letter because it ___________ (2. seem)

to me that far too many changes ___________ (3. take) place in my
country these days, and, as a result, we __________ (4. lose) our
identity. I _________ (5. live) in a small town but even this town
___________ (6. change) before my eyes. For example, town
authorities ______________ (7. build) a burger place where my
favorite restaurant used to be.
 Our culture __________ (8. belong) to everybody, and I __________ 9.
not understand) why the town leaders ________ (10. not do) to
preserve it. They simply __________ (11. not care). In fact, I ________
(12. think) of starting an action group. I _________ (13. appear) on a
TV show on Friday evening to make people aware of how important
this issue is. It’s time for us to start doing something before it
_____________________ (14. get) too late.

Ex 7. Fill in the blank with the correct word

1. It often __________________ in Ireland. That’s why they call it the

“Green Island”. But it __________________ there at the moment.
(rain, not rain)
2. Such behaviour normally __________________ me furious. (make)
3. Stop right now! You __________________ the flowers every time the
ball __________________ in the flower bed. (break, land)
4. Where is Tom? - I don’t know. I __________________ he
__________________ tennis with his younger brother, Mark. (think,
play)
5. Our children __________________ going skiing with us. (enjoy)
6. My brother isn’t here. He __________________ Spain at the moment.
(tour)

Ex 8: Rewrite the sentences

1. He/ often/ have/ breakfast/ late.

_________________________________________________________

2. You/ do/ the housework/ at the moment?

_________________________________________________________

3. I/ not/ go/ to school/ on weekends.

_________________________________________________________
4. John's girlfriend/ wear/ a red T-shirt/ now.

_________________________________________________________

5. They/ like/ beer or wine?

_________________________________________________________

6. What/ he/ usually/ do/ at night?

_________________________________________________________

7. The teacher/ never/ lose/ his temper.

_________________________________________________________

8. Why/ you/ listen/ to music/ loudly now?

_________________________________________________________

9. They/ ask/ a/ woman/ about/ the/ way/ the/ railway/ station.

_________________________________________________________

10. My/ father/ water/ some plants/ the/ garden.

_________________________________________________________

11. Tam/ have/ lunch/ her/ friends/ a/ restaurant.

_________________________________________________________

12. My/ daughter/ draw/ a/ beautiful/ picture.

_________________________________________________________

13. My/ mother/ clean/ kitchen.

_________________________________________________________

Ex 10: Fill in the blank with the correct word

It (1. Be)……. Sunday evening and my friends and I (2. be)....... at

Jane's birthday party. Jane (2. wear)....... a beautiful long dress and (3.
stand)....... next to her boyfriend. Some guests (4. drink)....... wine or
beer in the corner of the room. Some of her relatives (5. dance)....... in
the middle of the room. Most people (6. sit)....... on chairs, (7.
enjoy)....... foods and (8. chat)....... with one another. We often (9.
go)....... to our friends' birthday parties. We always (10. dress)....... well
and (11. travel)....... by taxi. Parties never (12. make)....... us bored
because we like them.

Ex 10: Fill in the blank with the correct word

1. Where's John? He ________(listen) to a new CD in his room.

2. Don't forget to take your umbrella with you to London. You know it
always ________ (rain) in England.
3. Jean ________(work) hard all day but she ________(not work) at the
moment.
4. Look! That boy ________ (run) after the bus. He________(want) to
catch it.
5. He ________(speak) German so well because he ________(come)
from Germany.
6. Shh! The boss ________(come). We ________(meet) him in an hour
and nothing is ready!
7. ________you usually ________(go) away for Christmas or________
you ________(stay) at home?
8. She ________(hold) some roses. They________(smell) lovely.
9. Oh no! Look! It ________(snow) again. It always________(snow) in
this country.
10. Mary ________ (swim) very well, but she ________(not run) very
fast.
11. ________ you ________(enjoy) this party? Yes, I ________(have)
a great time!
12. Sorry I can't help you. I ________(not know) where she keeps her
files.

Ex 11: Fill in the blank with the correct word

1. Sit down! A strange dog ______ (run) to you.

2. My mom often ______ (buy) meat from the butcher's.
3. My brothers ______ (not/ drink) coffee at the moment.
4. Look! Those people ______ (climb) the mountain so fast.
5. That girl ______ (cry) loudly in the party now.
6. These students always______ (wear) warm clothes in summer.
7. What____________ (you/ do) in the kitchen?
8. I never ______ (eat) potatoes.
9. The 203 bus ______ (set off) every fifteen minutes.
10. Tonight we ______ (not/ go) to our teacher's wedding party.

Ex 12: Put the verbs in brackets into their correct tense. Use
Present Tense Simple or Continuous.

1. He ______ the soap because he likes the smell of roses. (SMELL)

2. That food ______ delicious (TASTE).
3. How much ________ ? (THOSE APPLES, WEIGH)
4. I _______ they will be late. They probably got stuck in the traffic.
(EXPECT)
5. I _______ Joanna tonight . ______ with me ? (SEE, YOU COME)
6. That dress ____you perfectly. You ______ great. (FIT, LOOK)
7. I ________ of buying a new car. My old one always keeps breaking
down. (THINK)
8. What _______ at ? - The sky. - It ________ as if it's going to rain.
(YOU LOOK, LOOK)
9. I usually ______ parties but I _________ this one. Everything is so
boring (ENJOY, NOT ENJOY)
10. That famous opera singer _________ at City Hall tonight
(PERFORM).