Choose Present Simple or Past Simple
1.…………… (you/like) porridge? Which one ……….. (you/prefer)? Actually, I ………… (not/like) porridge in my childhood. But I ……….. (love) it now.
2.He ………….. (not/have) many friends. What’s more, he ………. (not/ have) many friends as a child.
3.……………… (normally/ they/arrive) in time? It ………… (be) 12 o’clock now. I ……….. (not/ see) any calls from them.
I. Give the correct form of the words in the blank (Using the present simple and present continuous).
1. Lan (not have) ............................. many friends in her new school.
2. Hung (come) ............................. from Vinh but he (stay) ............................. with his relatives in Ho Chi Minh city at the moment.
3. We (not drive) ............................. to work every day. We (go) ............................. by bus. 4. Who you (talk) ............................. to on the phone now, Minh?
5. Where your new friend (live) ............................., Nga?
- She (live) ............................. on Hang Bai street.
6. you (be) ............................. in class 7A?
- No, I (be) ............................. in class 7D.
7. Look! Jane (play) ............................. the guitar. This afternoon, she will play table tennis. 8. I (not talk) ............................. to her at present
9. How often ............................. she (go) ............................. fishing?
- She (go) ............................. once a year.
10. (Be) ............................. your friends ............................. students?
- Yes, they (be) .............................
GRAMMAR
I.Give the correct form of the words in the blank (the present simple and present continuous).
Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì hiện tại đơn và hiện tại tiếp diễn
1. Lan (not have) ................... many friends in her new school.
2. Hung (come) ............................. from Vinh
3. We (not drive) ....................... to work every day. We (go) ....................... by bus.
4. Who you (talk) ............................. to on the phone now, Minh?
5. Where your new friend (live) ............................., Nga?- She (live) ............................. on Hang Bai street.
6. you (be) ............................. in class 7A?- No, I (be) ............................. in class 7D.
7. Look! Jane (play).................. the guitar. This afternoon, she will play table tennis.
8. I (not talk) ............................. to her at present
9. How often............................. she (go) ............................. fishing?- She (go) ............................. once a year.
10. (Be) ............ your friends........... students?- Yes, they (be) .............................
Parents and friends
We can choose our friends, but we can't (1) ……… our relatives. That does not mean that members of our (2) ………… cannot also be our friends. Many children have a very (3) ………… relationship with their parents, and they see them as friends. Of course when you are a teenager, there are times (4) ………. you do not get on well (5) …………. your parents or they can get angry with you. That's only natural. There are (6) ………… when you want to be independent and decide things by (7) …………. After all, nobody is perfect, and we all (8) ………… mistakes. But your parents understand that. When you grow up, you will see that you have many things in (9) ………… with your mum and dad, and you will become closer ( 10) ………… them.
X. Complete the sentences with the correct tense of the verbs in brackets. Use the past simple or the present perfect tenses.
1. I’m really hungry. I ______________ (not have) lunch yet.
2. We ______________ (not have) a maths class last week.
3. Keith’s not home now. He ______________ (go) to the beach this weekend.
4. My family ______________ (move) to Canada in 2010.
5. _________ you ever __________ (visit) San Adarino?
6. He ______________ (live) in London for two years when he was a student.
7. __________ Jenny __________ (go) to the dentist yesterday?
8. They ______________ (work) in this company since 2001.
9. _________ you __________ (see) Joana recently?
Put the word in brackets into the Past simple or present perfect. ( did vs have done )
1. Tom ( just come)____. Do you want to talk to him?
2. This is the first time I (drive)____a BMW.
3. She (just finish)____her homework. She can go out with friends.
4. My father (translate)____two pages yesterday.
5. My brother (see)____him last week at Jane"s birthday party.
6. Mr.Jones (go)____to Australia. He is not in this country
7. Last summer i (swim)____in the Red Sea
8. I (remember)_____to close the door
9. I (read)____twenty novels last year
10. I ( never write) ____any poem
11. How many lessons (you have) _____today?
1. Lan (2. have) ……………….…… many friends.
2. Jenny thinks we might (5. travel) …………….to the Moon.
3. Peter usually (3. listen).....................to the teacher in class, but he is not listening now, he (4. look).....................out of the window.
4. My friends (1. go) ………………. to the library tomorrow.
Make the present simple. Choose positive, negative or question.
1) (he / drive to work every day)
2) (I / not / think you're right)
3) (we / have enough time)?
4) (I / eat cereal in the morning)
5) (they / write e-mails every day)?
6) (you / watch a lot of TV)
7) (he / not / read the newspaper)
8) (she / dance often)?
9) (where / I / come on Mondays)?
10) (what / you / do at the weekend)?
Exercises
Put the verbs into the more suitable form, present perfect simple (I have done etc.) or continuous (I have been doing etc.)
7. "Sorry I'm late". "That all right. I .......................................... (not/wait) long.
8. "It is still raining?" "No, it .................................................. (stop".
9. I ............................... (lose) my address book ................................. (you/see) it anywhere?
10. I ...................................... (read) the book you lent me but I ....................... (not/finish) it yet.
11. I ....................................... (read) the book you lent me, so you can have it back now.