III. PRESENT SIMPLE / PRESENT CONTINUOUS / PAST SIMPLE / PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

1. We often…    …..(drink) coffee in the morning. But yesterday morning we…...    …..(drink) tea.

2. On my way home I often…    …….(meet) many children who..…    …(go) to school.

3 .The sun..…    …..(rise) in the East and …….(set)  in the West.

4. When they……........….(finish) their work ? They….........….(finish) it two hours ago.

5. What she still……        ..(do) when her mother……   …(go) to bed last night?

-She still…....…..(write) an essay in her house.

6. What you……..(do) now?

-We …                 …(repair) our house. We…     …..(hope) everything ............…..(be) nice.

7. He often…….( buy) presents for his daughter on her birthday.

Yesterday ………(be) her 15th birthday. He…................……(buy) her a big doll.

8. He…......…..(begin) to learn foreign languages when he…….........(be) quite young.

9. People………(know)  that Columbus …...........…..(discover) America nearly 500 years ago.

10. They all…........….(believe) that he just .........…..(come) back from London last week.

1. The simple present tense 

1. People often drink coffee in the morning. 

→Coffee I......………………….

2. They don't eat meat in the evening

->……………………………………..

3. Does she watch a movie every night?

……………………………

4. She usually decorates the room at weekends

.……………………………

5. Daisy always sings country songs

.……………………………

6. She often gives her sister sweets.

……………………………

7. Nam and Peter don't often water these trees

.……………………………

8. They produce cars in this country.

……………………………

9. We don't allow smoking in this restaurant

.……………………………

10. Do pupils clean the room every day?

……………………………

11.I know three languages.

……………………………

12. Nobody sweep this streets every day.

……………………………

13. Does Mrs Hoa teach Maths ?

……………………………

14. He speaks English very well

.……………………………

15. We don't visit Ha Noi every year.

……………………………

ll. Put the verbs in brackets into Present simple or Present continuous

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. l never (eat) ………… potatoes.

9.The 203 bus (set off) ………….. every fifteen minutes.

10. Tonight we ( not/go) ………. to out teacher’s wedding party.

Exercise 1:Passive voice: The simple present tense

1.       People don’t use this road very often. ’ This road.......................................................................................

2.       I wash the dishes in the evening. ’ The dishes............................................................................................

3.       Daisy always sings country songs. ’ Country songs....................................................................................

4.       Nam and Peter often water these trees.’These trees.....................................................................................

5.       Do pupils clean the room every day? ’ Is...................................................................................................

Chuyển sang câu bị động

1- People wash the used plastic bottles with water.

2- They always listen to music in the morning.

3- The students often play sports everyday.

4- I never drink coffee for dinner.

5- People reuse used paper to make shopping bags.

6- People also use the recycled plastic to make toys.

7- They use milk for making butter and cheese.

8- The man brings bottles of milk to my house.

9- People speak English all over the world.

10- They don’t use this house very often.

11- Do they teach French in this school?

12- They make a lot of beautiful toys from recycled plastic.

11. The two friends (be) ………………… the same class at school

12. She (fly ) ………………… to London after having a meeting tomorrow night

13. He usually (drink) ………………… coffee in the morning, but today he (drink) ………………… tea instead

14. When I was young, I often (spend) ………………… a lot of money

15. He (work ) ………………… for a foreign company at the moment

16. We (not meet) ………………… each other since our school days

17. When I got to the hospital, she (sit) ………………… in the waiting room.

18. Look at those black clouds. It (rain) …………………

19. We (not eat) ………………… in that restaurant for 2 years

20. My father (fly) ………………… to Rome tomorrow

21. I (read) ………………… that novel several times before

22. They (have) ………………… an anniversary celebration tonight

23. They (not live) ………………… in Washington from 1950 to 1955

24. (Ba / collect) ………………… stamps since January?

25. We now (live) ………………… on 72nd street where we (live) ………………… for two years

26. Smith (leave) ………………… New York last month and (work) ………………… in Chicago since then

27. I (wait) ………………… for you until you (come) …………………

28. My present teacher (be) ………………… Mr Jones. I (study) ………………… with him for six months

29. My teacher (just / come) ………………… to our class

30. He (leave) ………………… Hue for Ha Noi next week?

31. (They / be) ………………… in Da Lat many times before?

32. We (buy) ………………… this car two years ago and (drive) ………………… it 5000 miles since then

33. Everyday thousands of people (travel) ………………… by motorbike in Vietnam.

34. The film (just / begin) …………………. You are still late

35. He broke his arm while he (play) ………………… rugby

36. Kylie (make) ………………… her first film when she was 21

37. I (work) ………………… on the computer when the earthquake happened

38. I (have) ………………… a bath when she phoned

39. Jame (walk) ………………… through the forest when the storm started

40. I found my pen while I (look ) ………………… for my bag

41. He (break) ………………… his arm when he (play) ………………… tennis

42. The phone (ring) ………………… while An (have) ………………… a bath

43. At 8 o’clock last night, we (watch) ………………… television

44. It suddenly (begin) …………… to rain while Laura (sit) ………………… in the garden

45. When I (see) ………………… them, they (try) ………………… to find a new a house near their work

46. Though she (have) ………… her own house, she (stay) …………… with her parents now

47. He (walk) ………………… along the street when he suddenly (feel) ………………… something hit him in the back

48. Last night I (drop) ………………… a plate when I (do) ………………… up washing. Fortunately it (not break) …………………

49. That’s the third time he (phone) ………………… her this evening

50. Jim (not be ) ………………… here at the moment

51. Now he (weigh) ………………… 70 kilograms

52. (You / have ) ………………… time to write the lesson? – Yes, I did

53. Yesterday afternoon, my father (fix) ………………… his bicycle while his mother (cook) …………………dinner

54. I learn to swim when I (be) …………… very young. I (teach) …………… by my father

55. My grandfather was a builder. He (build) ………………… this house many years ago

56. They (not have ) ………………… a party in the garden at present

57. I (visit) ………………… the art museum yesterday, I (never, see) ………………… many of Picasso’s paintings before

58. Dennis (smoke) …………… a lot. In fact, whenever I (see) …………… him, he (smoke) ……………

59. At this time yesterday, I my homework ( do ) …………………

60. Don’t make noise . My father ( listen ) ………………… to the radio

61. I (finish) ………………… everything when you come back.

62. We (live) ………………… in Da Nang since we (be) ………………… ten years old.

63. The students ( play) ………………… soccer in the yard now.

64. They ( know) ………………… each other quite well for ages.

65. I was having dinner last night when he ( come ) ………………… in.

66. Tom always (drive) ………………… more carefully at night?

67. Why didn’t you listen while I (speak) ………………… to you?

68. My bicycle isn’t here anymore. Somebody (take) ………………… it

69. I hope it (not rain) ………………… when we start early tomorrow.

70. My brother (watch) ………………… TV after he had his dinner.

Past continuos tense

Bài tập 1:Put the verbs into correct form.

1.His father often (drink)..........coffee in the morning,but he (not/drink).........coffee for 2 days.

2.Lan (go)........to school on foot everyday.She (be)........a good student.She (stay)........at home at the moment.She enjoys(learn)..........English very much.

3.What ..........you (do)......last nught when I (call)........? I (read)......book at home.

4. In 1999 my granddad(die)..........He (be)...........an escellent teacher.He could (spent)..........English anh Erench fluently.He(be)........... always proud of our family.

Supply the correct form or tense of the verbs in breakets.
1. She (not drink) ........... coffee. She (drink) ..........milk.
2. It (be) ...............often hot in the summer.
3. What you (do) ........................... every morning?
4. The earth (circle) .............the sun once every 365 days.
5. I (see) ............. her very often.
6. Vegetarians (not eat) ...................................... meat.
7. Bees (make) ................. honey.
8. Rice (not grow) .................. in cold climates.
9. Bad driving (cause) ............... many accidents.
10. Mai and Lan (see) ....................... a movie last night.
11. Mozart (write) ................. more than 600 pieces of music.
12. "How ………. you (learn) .................. to drive?" - " My father (teach) .............. me."
13. We usually (go) ..…… to the library three times a week, but last week we (go) .....…..twice
14. Alexander (introduce) .............. the telephone in 1876.
15. Yesterday I (be) .........busy, so I (not have) ............ time to phone you.
16. Would you like (come) ............. to dinner tomorrow?
17. Lisa (not go) ................to work yesterday. She wasn't feeling well.
18. It (not rain) ......................very much in summer.
19. Most people (learn) ................to swim when they are child.
20. Listen to those people. What language they (talk) ............................. ?