Exercise 1: Choose the correct answer.

1. My brother ___________ to school every day.

a) go b) goes c) is going d) going
2. She ___________ breakfast at 7 AM.
a) eat b) eats c) is eating d) eating
3. They ___________ in the park after school.
a) play b) plays c) is playing d) playing
4. I ___________ to the gym on Mondays.
a) go b) goes c) am going d) going
5. We ___________ coffee every morning.
a) drink b) drinks c) is drinking d) drank
6. My parents ___________ to the beach on weekends.
a) go b) goes c) going d) is going
7. John ___________ English very well.
a) speak b) speaks c) is speaking d) speaking
8. She ___________ her homework in the evening.
a) do b) does c) is doing d) doing
9. Tom and I ___________ to the cinema on Saturdays.
a) go b) goes c) is going d) going
10. We ___________ to music every evening.
a) listen b) listens c) is listening d) listening
Exercise 2: Supply the correct verb forms.
1. She __________ (go) to school every day.
2. I __________ (like) to read books in the evening.
3. They __________ (work) in a big company.
4. He __________ (play) football on Sundays.
5. We __________ (eat) breakfast at 7 AM.
6. My brother __________ (study) English at the university.
7. You __________ (watch) TV every night.
8. The sun __________ (rise) in the east.
9. It __________ (rain) a lot in the winter.
10. They __________ (not, live) in the city.
11. She always ______delicious meals. (make)
12. Tome______eggs. (not eat)
13. They______do the homework on Sunday (do)
14. He ______ a new T-shirt today (buy)
15. My mom______shopping every week. (go)
16. ______John and Mary ______ to work by bus every day? (go)
17. _____ your parents ______with your decision? (agree)
18. My sister ______ her hair every day (wash)
19. Police ______ robbers (catch)
Exercise 3: Arrange the words into a sentence.
1. like / I / coffee / don’t / morning / in / the.
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2. he / does / what / do / weekend / every / ?
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3. they / soccer / play / afternoon / in / the / often.
__________________________________________________________.
4. always / her / studies / at / she / library / the.
__________________________________________________________.
5. we / to / cinema / go / the / on / weekends.
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6. work / where / does / father / your / ?
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7. never / watches / he / TV / night / at.
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8. are / why / you / happy / so / today / ?
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9. it / rains / heavily / season / in / the / rainy.
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10. read / every / book / I / a / week.
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Exercise 4: Supply the correct verb forms.
1. Sarah is a teacher. She .................(1. teach) English at a local school. Every morning, she ................. (2. wake
up) at 6:30 AM and ................. (3. have) breakfast. Then, she ................. (4. go) to work by bus.
2. Tom ................. (1. live) in a small village. He ................. (2. get) up early every morning and ................. (3.
take) his dog for a walk. After that, he ................. (4. eat) breakfast and ................. (5. go) to work.
3. My parents ................. (1. work) in a factory. My mother ................. (2. start) at 7 AM, and my
father ................. (3. begin) at 8 AM. They ................. (4. not finish) until late in the evening.
4. Anna ................. (1. study) at a university. She ................. (2. like) science and ................. (3. spend) most of
her time in the lab. On weekends, she ................. (4. visit) her friends and ................. (5. watch) movies.
5. Peter ................. (1. have) a pet cat. It ................. (2. sleep) all day and ................. (3. wake up) at night. Peter
................. (4. feed) it every morning and ................. (5. play) with it after school.
Exercise 5: Choose the correct answer.
1. Andrew has just started evening classes. He ................. German.
A. are learning B. is learning C. am learning D. learning
2. The workers ................................a new house right now.
A. are building B. am building C. is building D. build
3. Tom ............................. two poems at the moment?
A. are writing B. are writeing C.is writeing D. is writing
4. The chief engineer .................................... all the workers of the plant now.
A. is instructing B. are instructing C. instructs D. instruct
5. He .......................... his pictures at the moment.
A. isn’t paint B. isn’t painting C. aren’t painting D. don’t painting
6. We ...............................the herbs in the garden at present.
A. don’t plant B. doesn’t plant C. isn’t planting D. aren’t planting
7. They ........................ the artificial flowers of silk now?
A. are.......... makeing B. are......... making C. is........... making D. is ........... making
8. Your father ...............................your motorbike at the moment.
A. is repairing B. are repairing C. don’t repair D. doesn’t repair
9. Look! The man ......................... the children to the cinema.
A. is takeing B. are taking C. is taking D. are takeing
10. Listen! The teacher.......................a new lesson to us.
A. is explaining B. are explaining C. explain D. explains
11. They ………………. tomorrow.
A. are coming B. is coming C. coming D. comes
Exercise 6: Each sentence below has an error. Find the errors and correct them.
1. Are you do homework right now?
……………………………………………
2. The children play football in the back yard at the moment.
……………………………………………
3. What does your elder sister doing?
……………………………………………
4. Look! Those people are fight with each other.
……………………………………………
5. Noah is tries very hard for the upcoming exam.
……………………………………………
Exercise 7: Supply the correct verb forms.
1. Look! The car (go) …………………. so fast.
2. Listen! Someone (cry) …………………. in the next room.
3.…………. your brother (walk) ………………… a dog over there at present?
4. Now they (try) …………………. to pass the examination.
5. It’s 7 o’clock, and my parents (cook) …………………. dinner in the kitchen.
6. Be quiet! You (talk) …………………. so loudly.
7. I (not stay) …………………. at home at the moment.
8. Now she (lie) …………………... to her mother about her bad marks.
9. At the present, they (travel) …………………... to Washington.
10. He (not work) …………………... in the construction site now.
Exercise 8: Supply the correct verb forms.
1. The population of the world (increase)…………………………… very fast.
2. The world (change)…………………………. Things never stay the same.
3. The situation is already bad and it (get) …………………………… worse.
4. The cost of living (rise)…………………………… Every year things are more expensive.
5. The weather (start)…………………………… to improve. The rain has stopped, and the wind isn’t as strong.
Exercise 9: Supply the correct verb forms.
1. My tutor (see) ………………………… me for a tutorial every Monday at 5 p.m.
2. My brother (not/study) …………………… very hard at the moment. I (not/think) …………………… he’ll
pass his tests.
3. Young people (take) ………………………… up traditional style hobbies such as knitting and walking in the
countryside as of lately.
4. In my country, we (drive) ………………………… on the left-hand side of the road.
5. My parents (travel) ………………………… around the world this summer, and probably won’t be back for a
couple of months.
6. The number of wild butterflies (fall) ………………………… dramatically as a result of changes in farming
methods.
7. More people (play) ………………………… sports on a regular basis nowadays.
8. I have never thought of studying abroad before. I (not/leave) ………………………… Vietnam anytime soon.
9. Nowadays, people (use) ………………………… the gym or a climbing wall as their way of sporting
recreation.
10. The number of web users who shop online (increase) ………………………… due to the convenience of the
Internet.
PRESENT PERFECT AND PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
Exercise 1: Suply the correct verb forms
1. My mother (not/ play) ……………… any sport since last year.
2. I’d better have a shower. I (not/have) ……………… one since Monday.
3. Lan doesn’t live with her family now and we (not/see) ……………… each other for five years.
4. I …………… just (realize) …………… that there are only five weeks to the end of term.
5. Thuy (finish) ……………… reading three books this week.
6. We ……………… (be) in London many times.
7. It is the second time I ……………… (travel) Da Lat.
Exercise 2: Find the mistakes and correct them
1. I haven’t cutted my hair since last May.
.…………………………………………..……………..……………..
2. My mother has not working as a teacher for almost 5 years.
.…………………………………………..……………..……………..
3. The lesson haven’t started yet.
.…………………………………………..……………..……………..
4. Has the dog eat yet?
.…………………………………………..……………..…………….
5. I am worried that I still hasn’t finished my housework yet.
.…………………………………………..……………..……………..
6. I have just decided to start working next week.
.…………………………………………..……………..……………..
7. Long has been at his computer since seven hours.
.…………………………………………..……………..……………..
8. Thao hasn’t received any good news since a long time.
.…………………………………………..……………..……………..
9. My brother hasn’t played any sport for last year.
.…………………………………………..……………..……………..
10. I’d better have a shower. I hasn’t hadone since Sunday.
.…………………………………………..……………..……………..
Exercise 3: Complete the sentences with the Present Perfect and Present Perfect Continuous tenses
1. We/ play /tennis/ 4 years.
.…………………………………………..……………..……………..
2. She/ go/ the library/ today.
.…………………………………………..……………..……………..
3. My brother/ move/ a new house/ near/ his girlfriend’s flat.
.…………………………………………..……………..……………..
4. Her teacher/ not/ explain/ this lesson /yet.
.…………………………………………..……………..……………..
5. This/ good/ film/ I/ ever/ watch.
.…………………………………………..……………..……………..
6. Quan/ just/ leave/ office/ 3 hours.
.…………………………………………..……………..……………..
7. They/ write/ a report/ since/ last Sunday?
.…………………………………………..……………..……………..
8. you / answer / the question
.…………………………………………..……………..……………..
9. Tony / lock / the door
.…………………………………………..……………..……………..
Exercise 4. Suply the correct verb forms with Present Perfect tense
1. Although the local authorities (take) ………………………………… some methods to solve the pollution
issue, there seems to be little improvement in the air quality.
2. Xuan Bac, a well-known comedian, (start) ………………………………… acting since he was a student in
the University of Stage and Cinematography.
3. I (be) ………………………………… to some places in the world. However, Singapore is the most beautiful
country that I (ever/ visit) ………………………………….
4. I (collect) ………………………………… a lot of relevant information for the final evaluation essay.
5. The person that I admire the most in my life is my lecturer, Ms. Linh, who (do)
………………………………… a lot of research that is related to foreign affairs.
Exercise 5. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first.
1. The last time she came back to her hometown was 4 years ago.
→ She hasn't..................................................................................................................................
2. He started working as a bank clerk 3 months ago.
→ He has......................................................................................................................................
3. It has been 5 years since we first flew to Singapore.
→ We have...................................................................................................................................
4. I last had my hair cut in November.
→ I haven't...................................................................................................................................
5. The last time we called each other was 5 months ago.
→ We haven't...............................................................................................................................
6. It has been a long time since we last met.
→ We haven't...............................................................................................................................
7. When did you have it?
→ How long................................................................................................................................?
 8. This is the first time I had such a delicious meal.
→ I have never.............................................................................................................................
9. I haven't seen him for 8 days.
→ The last....................................................................................................................................
10. Today is Saturday. I haven't taken a bath since Wednesday.
→ It..............................................................................................................................................
Exercise 6. Suply the correct verb forms with Present Continuous and Present Perfect tense
1. My father (not/ play) ................................... any sport since last year.
2. Some people (attend) ................................... the meeting right now.
3. I’d better have a shower. I (not/have) ................................... one since Thursday.
4. I don’t live with my family now and we (not/see) ................................ each other for 5 years.
5. Where is your mother? - She (have) ................................... dinner in the kitchen.
6. Why are all these people here? What (happen) ...................................?
7. I (just/ realize) ................................... that there are only four weeks to the end of term.
8. The train drivers (go) ................................... on strike and they stopped working at twelve o’clock.
9. At the present, he (compose) ................................... a piece of music.
10. We (have)........................dinner in a restaurant right now.
Exercise 7: Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first.
1. She started to live in Hanoi 2 years ago. (for)
-> …………………………………………………
2. He began to study English when he was young. (since)
-> …………………………………………………
3. I have never eaten this kind of food before. (This is)
-> …………………………………………
4. I have never seen such a beautiful girl before. (She is)
-> …………………………………………
5. This is the best novel I have ever read. (before)
-> …………………………………………
Exercise 8: Rewrite the sentences based on the following words using Present Perfect.
1. We/ not eat/ out/ since/ mom’s birthday.
…………………………………………..
2. How/ long/ you/ live/ here?
…………………………………………..
3. You/ ever/ been/ Russia?
…………………………………………..
4. She/ not/ meet/ kids/ since Christmas.
…………………………………………..
5. They/ repair/ lamps/ yet?
…………………………………………..
Exercise 9: Suply the correct verb forms with Present Perfect and Present Perfect Continuous tense
1. She (be)…………. at her computer for eight hours.
2. Hannah (not/have) ……………any fun for a long time.
3. My grandfather (not/ play) ………. any sport since last year.
4. You’d better have a shower. You (not/have) ………. one since Monday.
5. I don’t live with my family now and we (not/see) …………. each other for ten years.
6. I…… just (realize)…………… that there are only three weeks to the end of the semester.
7. Anna (finish) … reading three books this month.
8. How long……. (you/know) ………. each other?
9. ………. (You/ take) ………… many photographs?
10. Jack (eat)………………. at the Sheraton Hotel yet?
Exercise 10: Complete the sentences based on the following words using Present Perfect Continuous.
1. They/ not/ study/ for the exam/ so they/ not/ be/ prepared.

2. He/ not/ sleep/ well/ recently/ because/ he/ have/ stress.

3. We/ wait/ for the bus/ for over an hour/ and it/ still/ not/ arrive.

4. She/ not/ feel/ well/ this week/ because/ she/ have/ a cold.

5. I/ not/ see/ John/ for ages/ because/ he/ be/ away/ on a business trip.
6. The children/ play/ in the park/ for hours/ so/ they/ be/ tired.

7. Mary/ be/ learning/ English/ for a few months/ and/ she/ make/ great progress.

8. We/ not/ have/ a holiday/ for a long time/ because/ we/ be/ very busy with work.

9. The students/ be/ working/ on the project/ for weeks/ and/ they/ finally/ finish/ it.

10. My sister/ not/ speak/ to me/ for days/ because/ we/ have/ an argument.