Bài 1: Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì hiện tại tiếp diễn hoặc thì hiện tại đơn

1. It often __________________ in Ireland (rain).

2. __________________ there now (rain)?

3. Susan __________________ to her parents every Sunday night (write).

4. Stop at once! You __________________ the flowers every time the ball __________________ in
the garden (break, land)

5. Where is Kevin? He __________________ tennis with Sue. (play)

6. She normally __________________ in Northbridge but she __________________ with friends at

the moment. (live, stay)

7. Hurry up, the teacher __________________ to begin (wait).

8. I __________________ a word Tim says (not believe).

9. The new lawnmower __________________ well at the moment (work)

10. What __________________ do for a living? (you, do)

11. As a secretary I __________________ hundreds of letters every week (write).

12. My boss __________________ to change jobs soon (want)

13. Look! She __________________ in the non- smoking area (smoke)

14. We __________________ our break now, Mr. Smith (take)

15. The well-known actor __________________ a lot of fan mail (get)

16. Dorothy __________________ to read a good novel in her holidays (love)

17. My brother __________________ Italy the very moment I speak (tour)

18. Such bad behaviour __________________ me mad (make).

19. He usually __________________ out on Saturday night. (go)

20. She __________________ by train to Liverpool today. (depart)

Task 1. Chia động từ trong ngoặc.

1. Where's John? He ________(listen) to a new CD in his room.

2. Don't forget to take your umbrella with you to London. You know it always
________(rain) in England.

3. Jean ________(work) hard all day but she ________(not work) at the
moment.
4. Look! That boy ________ (run) after the bus. He________(want) to catch it.

5. He ________(speak) German so well because he ________(come) from

Germany.

6. Shh! The boss ________(come). We ________(meet) him in an hour and

nothing is ready!

7. _______you usually _______(go) away for Christmas or_______ you

______(stay) at home?

8. She ________(hold) some roses. They________(smell) lovely.

9. Oh no! Look! It ________(snow) again. It always________(snow) in this

country.

10. Mary ________ (swim) very well, but she ________(not run) very fast.

Task 2. Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple present or
present progressive).

1. Look! He (leave) the house.

2. Quiet please! I (write) a test.

3. She usually (walk) to school.

4. But look! Today she (go) by bike.

5. Every Sunday we (go) to see my grandparents.

6. He often (go) to the cinema.

7. We (play) Monopoly at the moment.

8. The child seldom (cry) .

9. I (not/ do) anything at the moment.

10. (watch/ he) the news regularly?

Task 3. Hoàn thành câu sử dụng từ cho sẵn.

1. He/ often/ have/ breakfast/ late.

2. You/ do/ the housework/ at the moment?

3. I/ not/ go/ to school/ on weekends.

4. John's girlfriend/ wear/ a red T-shirt/ now.

5. They/ like/ beer or wine?

6. What/ he/ usually/ do/ at night?

7. The teacher/ never/ lose/ his temper.

8. Why/ you/ listen/ to music/ loudly now?

Task 4. Khoanh tròn vào đáp án đúng.

1. My grandfather ______ collecting stamps.

A. is loving B. are loving C. loves

2. She ______ her friends at a bar right now.

A. waiting B. is waiting C. waits

3. Nguyen Nhat Anh is a writer. He ______ a short story about a dragon.

A. is writing B. writes C. are writing

4. I never ______ home late.

A. come B. is coming C. am coming

5. My boss ______ high heels to work.

A. doesn’t wear B. aren’t wearing C. don’t wear

6. She usually ______ much.

A. doesn’t talk B. don’t talk C. isn’t talking

7. This spaghetti ______ awful.

A. tastes B. is tasting C. taste

8. I ______ he is a good man.

A. thinks B. think C. am thinking

9. As the ceremony ______ at 7∶30 a.m., we have to be there early.

A. is starting B. start C. starts

10. Kate ______ a cup of coffee every morning.

A. is drinking B. drinks C. drink

Task 5. Chia các động từ trong ngoặc ở thì hiện tại đơn hoặc hiện
tại tiếp diễn sao cho thích hợp.

1. A: Where is Molly? B: She __________________ (feed) her cat downstairs.

2. __________________ (she/ need) to go and see a doctor?

3. She usually _______________ (wash) the dishes after dinner.

4. __________________ (your sister/ wear) sunglasses?

5. He frequently __________________ (do) yoga.

6. We __________________ (move) to Canada in August.

7. My son _______________ (not practice) the piano every day.

8. I __________________ (not like) to take selfies.

9. Megan _________________ (go) on holiday to Cornwall this summer.

10. When __________________ (the film/ start)?

Task 6. Hoàn thành đoạn văn.

It (0. be) is Sunday evening and my friends and I (1. be) ....... at Jane's
birthday party. Jane (2. wear) ....... a beautiful long dress and (3. stand) .......
next to her boyfriend. Some guests (4. drink) ....... wine or beer in the corner
of the room. Some of her relatives (5. dance) ....... in the middle of the room.
Most people (6. sit) ....... on chairs, (7. enjoy) ....... foods and (8. chat).......
with one another. We often (9. go) ....... to our friends' birthday parties. We
always (10. dress) ....... well and (11. travel) ....... by taxi. Parties never (12.
make) ....... us bored because we like them.

Task 7. Use the following verbs to complete the sentences.

Sometimes you need the negative: believe eat flow go grow
make rise tell translate

1. The earth ………round the sun.

2. Rice doesn't ……… in Britain.

3. The sun ..... in the east.

4. Bees ..... honey.

5. Vegetariants ..... meat.

6. An atheist ..... in God.

7. An interpreter ..... from one language into another.

8. Liars are people who ..... the truth.

Task 8. Chia các động từ trong ngoặc đơn ở thì hiện tại đơn hoặc thì
hiện tại tiếp diễn phù hợp nhất.

1. A: What is Molly doing now? B: She _______ (wash) dishes in the kitchen.

2. _______ (Molly / decorate) her sister’s birthday cake right now?

3. My mother usually __________ (wash) the dishes after meals.

4. _________ (your young sister/ wear) a T-shirt and a flower skirt?

5. He rarely_________ (play) chess with his friends.

6. My daughter__________ (learn) English in an extra-class this evening.

7. We ________________ (move) to the USA and visiting our grandfather in
November.

8. She often __________ (clean) her room after dinner.

9. My family___________ (go) on holiday to Cornwall this spring.

10. When ______________ (the dinner party/ start)? I’m hungry!

Task 9. Xây dựng câu sử dụng thì hiện tại tiếp diễn dựa vào các từ
gợi ý cho sẵn.

1. They/ask/a/woman/about/the/way/the/railway/station.

2. My/father/water/some plants/the/garden.

3. Tam/have/lunch/her/friends/a/restaurant.

4. My/daughter/draw/a/beautiful/picture.

5. My/mother/clean/kitchen.

Task 10. Chia dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc.

1. He always (go) _______ class lately.

2. Sit down! A strange dog (run) _______ to you.

3. That baby (cry) _______ loudly in the party now.

4. Lan (travel) _______ to London every Sunday.

5. My brothers (not/drink) _______ tea at the moment.

6. We (have) _______ a holiday in July every year.

7. You (play) _______ football once a week.

8. The moon (circle) _______ around the earth.

9. You always (teach) _______ me new things.

10. Look! Those people (climb) _______ the mountain so fast.

PHẦN III. BÀI TẬP BỔ SUNG

Exercise 1. Put the verbs in brackets into present simple or present

continuous tense.

1. Listen! My mother (sing) __________ a song.

2. Every night, we (go) __________ to bed at 10 p.m

3. Giang (like) __________ music but I (like) __________ Math.

4. Now, they (stay) __________ in Hue .

5. My father (read) __________ a newspaper in the morning

6. Look! Ha (run) __________.

7. Trang usually (listen) _______ to the teacher in the class, but she (not
listen) _______ now.

8. Where __________ your father (be)?

- He (be) __________ living room. He (watch) _________TV.

9. __________ they (go) to school by bus today?

10. There (be) __________ many flowers in our garden.

11. Every day, Mr. Hung (not go) __________ to work by car.

12. In the autumn, I rarely (go) __________ sailing and (go) __________ to
school.

13. I (write) __________ a letter to my friend now.

14. At 12 a.m. every day, I (have __________ lunch and (go) __________ to
bed.

15. On Monday, I (have) __________ math and Art.

16. On Friday, I (have) __________ English.

17. At the moment, I (eat) __________ an orange and my sisters (play)

__________ tennis.

18. Now, he (look) __________ his cat. It (eat) __________a mouse in the
garden.

19. Phong, An, Ha, Lan (be) __________ close friend.

20 __________ your mother (walk) __________ to market?

21. It (be) __________ 10.00. We (learn) __________ our lesson.

22. What ___________ you (do) ____________ now?

23. __________ your mother (walk) to work every day?

24. They (not play) __________ soccer in the morning.

25. ____________ Hai (work) ____________ in the garden at the moment?

26. My brother (do) __________ his homework in his room now. He does it
every day.

27. James and his brother (play) __________ soccer at the moment. They
(play)

__________ it every afternoon.

28. Where __________ the old man (live) __________ now?

29. Mr. Smith often (teach) __________ class 4A,but this morning he (teach)
__________ class 4B.

30. It's 7.30 now. She (study) _________ science in the classroom.