LANGUAGE FOCUS Present continuous: affirmative and negative
(NGỮ PHÁP: Thì hiện tại tiếp diễn: khẳng định và phủ định)
Exercise 11. Write affirmative or negative sentences using the present continuous.
(Viết câu khẳng định và phủ định sử dụng thì hiện tại tiếp diễn.)
1. I/ study / two languages ✓
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2. the students / wear / school uniforms x
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3. he / chat / to his best friend ✓
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4. she/ run/ for the school bus x
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5. we / have / a break from the lesson ✓
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6. I / learn/ a musical instrument x
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1: I'm studying two languages.
2: The students aren't wearing school uniforms
3: He's chatting to his best friend
4: She isn't running for the school bus
5: We're having a break from the lesson.
6: I'm not learning a musical instrument
Finished? Write affirmative and negative sentences using the present continuous about you and other people in the class.
(Hoàn thành bài học? Viết câu khẳng định và phủ định sử dụng thì hiện tại tiếp diễn về bạn và những người khác trong lớp.)
- I’m listening to my English teacher and I’m not talking to my friend.
(Tôi đang nghe giáo viên tiếng Anh của mình và tôi không nói chuyện với bạn của mình.)
- The teacher is teaching us the present continuous tense.
(Giáo viên đang dạy chúng ta thì hiện tại tiếp diễn.)
- My classmates are writing down important notes from the board.
(Các bạn cùng lớp của tôi đang chép lại những ghi chú quan trọng trên bảng.)
- They aren’t listening to music.
(Họ không nghe nhạc.)
- Hoa and Minh are doing their maths exercises.
(Hoa và Minh đang làm bài tập Toán.)
- Nam is cleaning the black board.
(Nam đang lau bảng.)
- Mai isn’t drawing pictures.
(Mai không vẽ tranh.)
4. Complete the email. Use the past simple affirmative form of the verbs in brackets.
(Hoàn thành bức thư điện tử. Sử dụng thể khẳng định của thì quá khứ đơn cho các động từ trong ngoặc.)
Dear Abby
How are you? (1) _____ (see) Ryan yesterday and we (2) _____ (chat) for hours about Zak's party. We both (3) _____ (have) a great time. We really (4) _____ (enjoy) the music and the food (5) _____ (be) good too. Ryan (6) _____ (leave) just before midnight, but I (7) _____ (stay) until 2 a.m.! I (8) _____ (feel) so tired the next day! I hope Ryan's parents (9) _____ OK about the mess. They (10) _____ (go) out for the evening.
See you soon!
Ella
1. saw
2. chatted
3. had
4. enjoyed
5. was
6. left
7. stayed
8. felt
9. were
10. went
Exercise 10. Make the negative sentences affirmative and the affirmative sentences negative.
(Viết câu phủ định cho câu khẳng định và viết câu khẳng định cho câu khẳng định.)
1. I don't like cooking. ✓
…………………………………………………….. .
2. We don't play football every afternoon. ✓
…………………………………………………….. .
3. She doesn't wash the car. ✓
…………………………………………………….. .
4. They help with the housework. X
…………………………………………………….. .
5. My brother studies in the evenings. X
…………………………………………………….. .
6. You play video games. X
…………………………………………………….. .
1. I don't like cooking. ✓
.........I like cooking.….. .
2. We don't play football every afternoon. ✓
……We play football every afternoon.…….. .
3. She doesn't wash the car. ✓
………She washes the car.…….. .
4. They help with the housework. X
………They don't help with the housework.…….. .
5. My brother studies in the evenings. X
………My brother doesn't study in the evenings.…….. .
6. You play video games. X
………You don't play video games.…………
2. Write true sentences. Use affirmative and negative forms of the verb "be".
(Viết những câu đúng. Sử dụng dạng khẳng định và phủ định của động từ “be”.)
1. Zebras.......... animals.
2. Oxford........... in Brazil.
3. My friends......... twelve.
4. The name of this book ....... Friends Plus.
5. I....... interesting in video games.
6. I........ from Da Nang.
1. Zebras are animals.
2. Oxford is in Brazil.
3. My friends are twelve.
4. The name of this book is Friends Plus.
5. I am interesting in video games.
6. I am from Da Nang.
1. Zebras are animals.
(Ngựa vằn là động vật.)
Giải thích: “zebras” là chủ ngữ số nhiều, câu này sự thật đúng nên dùng “are”.
2. Oxford isn’t in Brazil.
(Oxford không phải Brazil.)
Giải thích: Oxford là chủ ngữ số ít, và câu sai với sự thật vì Oxford ở Anh chứ không ở Brazil nên dùng “isn’t”.
3. My friends are twelve.
(Các bạn của tôi 12 tuổi.)
Giải thích: “my friends” là chủ ngữ số nhiều và câu đúng với sự thật nên dùng “are”.
4. The name of this book is Friends Plus.
(Tên của quyển sách này là Friends Plus.)
Giải thích: “the name” là chủ ngữ số ít và câu đúng với sự thật nên dùng “is”.
5. I am interesting in video games.
(Tôi thích video games.)
Giải thích: Chủ ngữ “I” chỉ có thể đi với động từ be là “am” và câu này đúng với sự thật nên dùng “am”.
6. I am from Da Nang.
(Tôi đến từ Đà Nẵng.)
Giải thích: Chủ ngữ “I” chỉ có thể đi với động từ be là “am” và câu này đúng với sự thật nên dùng “am”.
10. Write sentences using the affirmative (✔) or negative (✘) form of the past continuous.
(Viết câu sử dụng dạng khẳng định (✔) hoặc phủ định (✘) ở quá khứ tiếp diễn.)
1. we / play volleyball / at 10∶30 ✔
2. it / rain / yesterday morning ✘
3. you / listen / in class / today ✘
4. the monkeys / hang from a tree ✔
5. I / watch / that film / earlier ✘
6. Thanh / write / a letter / at 5∶00 ✔
We were playing volleyball at 10∶30.
It wasn’t raining yesterday morning
You weren’t listening in class today
The monkeys were hanging from a tree
I wasn’t watching that film earlier
Thanh was writing a letter at 5∶00
8. Rewrite each pair of sentences as one sentence using the past simple and the past perfect. Start with the word given.
(Viết lại các câu sử dụng thì quá khứ đơn và quá khứ hoàn thành. Bắt đầu với từ đã cho.)
1. I had dinner. I watched TV
After _____________________.
2. We bought a newspaper. We had a coffee
After _____________________.
3. We played tennis. We went home
After _____________________.
4. I went to sleep. My cousin phoned
When _____________________.
5. Messi scored two goals. We arrived at the match.
When _____________________.
6. The children did the housework. Their mother got home.
When _____________________.
1.After I had had dinner,I watched TV
2.After we had bought a newspaper,we had a coffee
3.After we had played tennis,we went home
4.When my cousin phoned,I had gone to sleep
5.When we arrived at the match,Mesi had scored two goals
6.When their mother got home,the children had done the housework
2. Write the correct past simple affirmative form of the verb be.
(Viết dạng quá khứ đơn khẳng định đúng của động từ be.)
1. I __ very relieved about my exam results.
2. The sports centre __ shut last weekend.
3. You __ cross with me for being late.
4. There __ five winners in last week's lottery.
5. Nobody __ at home this morning.
6. My grandfather __ a student at Harvard University.
7. We __ on holiday in China last August.
8. Adam's party __ amazing.
1. I was very relieved about my exam results.
(Tôi rất vui vẻ về kết quả kiểm tra của mình.)
2. The sports centre was shut last weekend.
(Trung tâm thể thao đã bị đóng cửa vào tuần trước.)
3. You were cross with me for being late.
(Cậu cáu với tôi vì tôi đến trễ à.)
4. There were five winners in last week's lottery.
(Có năm người thẳng giải xổ số tuần trước.)
5. Nobody was at home this morning.
(Không ai ở nhà vào sáng nay.)
6. My grandfather was a student at Harvard University.
(Ông nội tôi từng là học sinh của đại học Havard.)
7. We were on holiday in China last August.
(Họ đi du lịch vào tháng 8 năm ngoái.)
8. Adam's party was amazing.
(Bữa tiệc của Adam rất tuyệt vời.)
I. Write complete sentences in the Past Simple, using the prompts given.
Viết câu hoàn chỉnh ở thì Quá khứ đơn, sử dụng gợi ý cho sẵn.
1. We/ attend/ a course in communication skills/ a week ago
__________________________________________________________________________.
2. They/ find/ some solutions to the housing problem of the poor.
__________________________________________________________________________.
3. We/ interview/ each individual member of the community.
__________________________________________________________________________.
4. What time/ the volunteers/ come/ the flooded town/ last night?
__________________________________________________________________________.
5. They/ take/ her into hospital/ because/ she/ suddenly feel/ very tired.
__________________________________________________________________________.
6. Money from local businesses/ help/ to save the nursing home from closure.
__________________________________________________________________________.
7. The farmers and the volunteers/ shake/ hands and/ exchange/ greetings.
__________________________________________________________________________.
8. A local businessman/ save/ the day/ by/ donating USD 20,000/ to the school.
__________________________________________________________________________.
I. Write complete sentences in the Past Simple, using the prompts given.
Viết câu hoàn chỉnh ở thì Quá khứ đơn, sử dụng gợi ý cho sẵn.
1. We/ attend/ a course in communication skills/ a week ago
______________We attended a course in communication skills a week ago____________________________________________________________.
2. They/ find/ some solutions to the housing problem of the poor.
____________They found some solutions to the housing problem of the poor______________________________________________________________.
3. We/ interview/ each individual member of the community.
_____________We interviewed each individual member of the community_____________________________________________________________.
4. What time/ the volunteers/ come/ the flooded town/ last night?
______________What time did the volunteers come to the flooded town last night?____________________________________________________________.
5. They/ take/ her into hospital/ because/ she/ suddenly feel/ very tired.
_______________They took her into hospital because she suddenly felt very tired___________________________________________________________.
6. Money from local businesses/ help/ to save the nursing home from closure.
_____________Money from local businesses helped to save the nursing home from closure_____________________________________________________________.
7. The farmers and the volunteers/ shake/ hands and/ exchange/ greetings.
____________The farmers and the volunteers shaked hands and exchanged greetings______________________________________________________________.
8. A local businessman/ save/ the day/ by/ donating USD 20,000/ to the school.
_________________ A local businessman saved the day by donating USD 20,000 to the school_________________________________________________________.
