Put the verb in bracket into the present continuous tense or simple present tense :

1. What ( make) ........................that terrible noise ?

2. What................ She (do)..... ...in the evening

3. The last train ( leave) ...........................the station at 11 o'clock

4. Lan ( make )....................a dress for herself now

5. I am afraid ( break)..............one of your coffee cups

6. Don't worry. I ( not like) ............................that set anyway

I – Put the verb in bracket into the present continuous tense or simple present tense.

1. What (make)................................. that terrible noise?

2. What………… she (do....................... in the evening?

3. The last train (leave)........... the station at 11 o’clock.

4. Lan (make)........................... a dress for herself now.

5. I am afraid I’ve broken one of your coffee cups.

Don’t worry. I (not like) ..................... that set anyway.

6. I (wear) my sunglasses today because the sun is very strong.

I.           Put the verb in brackets into the appropriate present tense.

1.     - “Why he (leave) …………………?”             - “Because he (play) ………………… football at 6.30 this evening.

2.     Dancers at the ballet school (train) ………………… for the performance since last November.

3.     What you (do)……………………………when I (call) …………………..you last night?

4.     After she (finish)……………………….her homework last night, she (go) ………………….for a walk.

5.     You (not /really /expect) ………………… me to eat this stew! It (smell) ………………… awful.

6.     I (try) ………………… to complete that jigsaw for over three months now.

7.     - “Why you (feel) ………………… Annie’s forehead?”                        - “I (think) ………………… she’s got a temperature.

8.     The place looks like a bombsite! What you (do) ………………… all day?

9.     By the time we (get)………………….to the stadium last Sunday, the match (begin)

10.  Come on John! You (know) ………………… me since high school. You (not /really / believe) ………………… I would do such a terrible thing.

11.  The opposition party (appear) ………………… to be making ground in the opinion polls.

12.  You (always / leave) ………………… the bathroom tap running

13.  When I (get) …………………….up yesterday morning, the sun (shine)……………….., birds (sing) ……………………..and my mum (make) …………………….breakfast for my family.

14.  The manager (not, come) ……………………..yet. As soon as he (arrive) ………………., we (start) …………………..the meeting.

15.  Oh, it is you, John. You (not / be)................................in touch with me for a long time. I am glad you (ring) .............................me up. Where you (be) ..................................all these weeks? I hope you (not / be) .................................. ill.

III. PUT THE VERBS IN THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE OR PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE.

1. Emily lives and works in Paris but she (have)........a holiday in England at the moment.

2. I wonder why the neighbor's dog (bark)..........again. Maybe there is a burglar!

3. Ann (get)..........up at seven o'clock every morning.

4. Then she (go)..........to have a shower before breakfast.

5. Then she (drive)..........to the beach and stays all day.

6. She (work)..........for her friend's company until next year.

7.Why(you/learn)..........English this year?

8. I (live)...........in Ho Chi Minh City.

9.What (you/wear).........now? In that way, I will recognize you at the airport.

10. Kate (like)............cooking very much.

IV. COMPLETE THE SENTENCE USING THE VERBS IN THE BOX IN THE CORRECT FORM.

1. I alway...........badminton on Saturday.

2. She............her report now. She will bring in into the office when it is complete.

3. My parents........themselves in Hawaii.

4. We................to entertain our guests in a local restayrant rather than the canteen. Although it is expensive, we can talk freely there.

5. I..............the answer to your poblem. Get a new computer.

6. "Where is Tim"-"He..........for an important telephone call in his office."

7. I can't make the meeting tomorrow. I...............the applicants for the sales manager's job.

8. My brother...............for a company which makes bathroom fittings.

9. Who.............to John? Is it the new secretary?

10. The new contract................fine to me. However, could you just check it through once more?

Exercise I: Put the verbs in brackets in the present simple or the present continuous tense.

1/ I (have) __________ coffee for breakfast every day.

2/ My brother (work) __________ in a shoe store this summer.

3/ The student (look) ___________ up that new word now.

4/ She (go) __________ to school every day.

5/ We (do) __________ this exercise at the moment.

6/ My mother (cook) ___________ some food in the kitchen at present. She always (cook)                 __________ in the mornings.

7/ It (rain) __________ very much in the summer. It (rain) _________ now.

8/ Bad students never (work) __________ hard.

9/ He generally (sing) ________ in English, but today he (sing) ________ in Spanish.

10/ We seldom (eat) __________ before 6.30.

Put the verb in bracket into the present perfect tense and insert SINCE or For

1:...the last two years, clothes...(be) very cheap.

2: coal...(become) dearer... the end of last year

3: i...(write) ten letters... breakfast

4:...(not/see) my friends lately?- not ... 3 days

5:i...(not/see) him... more than a week

6:How long...(you/wait)?-... half an hour

7:That boy...(not/wash) his face... this morning

8:i...(not/have) a good night's sleep...last week

9:she...(practice) the piano... 6000

10: henry...(not/have) a holiday... the year before last

I. Do Supply the correct verb form: The Simple Present Tense or The Present Continuous Tense.( Chia động từ ở HTĐ, HTTD)

1. Be quiet! The baby (sleep).

2. We seldom (eat) before6:30.

3. Look! A man (run) after the train. He (want) to catch it.

4. The sun (set) in the West.

5. It (be) often hot in summer.

6. I (do) an exercise on the present tenses at this moment and I (think) that I (know) how to use it now.

7. My mother sometimes (buy) vegetables at this market.

8. It (be) very cold now.

9. It (rain) much in summer. It (rain) now.

10. Daisy (cook) some food in the kitchen at present. She always (cook) in the morning.