Exercise 3: Give the correct forms of verbs – Chia động từ 1. What time Mary usually (get) up every morning? 2. The workers (work) in the firm at the moment. 3. Please be quiet! You always (make) so much noise so I can't concentrate. 4. She usually (walk) to school. 5. It (not be) often cold in summer. 6. She (not wash) her clothes every weekend. 7. Listen! He (read) a story by Shakespeare. 8. At present Richard (study) in London. 9. Tony (not have) a bath at the moment? 10. Where are you now? - I’m upstairs. I (draw)¬¬¬¬¬¬_______ a picture.

II. Present continuous & simple present. 1. Be quiet! The baby (sleep) ___________ 2. The student (look up) ___________ the new word right now. 3. He (play) ___________ game at the moment 4. At present, that author (write) ___________a historical novel. 5. She (play) ___________ tennis when It (rain) ___________. 6. She sometimes (buy) ___________ vegetables at this market. 7. I (read) ___________book while they (do) ___________ homework 8. I (see) __________ that you (wear) ___________your best clothes. 9. My mother (cook) ___________some food in the kitchen at present. She always (cook) ___________ in the morning. 10. Sarah often (work) ___________late at the office. 

I. Write sentences, using the cues given in the present continuous tense. 1. Lan / play/ piano/ at the moment …………………………………………………… 2. The boys/ study/ math/ now. ……………………………………………………….. 3. The girls/ learn/ how/ make/ cakes.……………………………………………………. 4. They/ have/ breakfast/ school canteen.………………………………………………….. II. Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the passage There (be) ………….. a library in our school. Mr. Tu (be) ………… our librarian. He (open) …………. the library at 7:00 and (close) ………..it at 11:00. Students often (come) ……..to the library (read) ……….. books. He (be) ……… in the library at the moment. Some students (borrow) ………. some books. Others (sit) ……… at the table in the middle of the room and (read) ……..the books they want. The library (be) ……….very helpful in (develop) …….. the children’s love for books and their habit of (read) ……………… III. Complete the sentences with prepositions: The magazine are …………… the shelves ……………. the right. Those books ………. the back …….. the library are …… English. When I go to the library, I sit and read ………… wonderful things. The science books are ……… the rack …. the corner of the room. It’s easy to find a book ……………… the title.

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?