1, Put the verbs brackets into the present simple or the present continuous .

It .................(be) very cold today and it ....................(snow) . It always ......................(snow)

here in December .Peter ...................(swim) in the sea now . He ...........................(like) fish
and he ..........................( love ) cold weather . Peter's friend ..........................(watch) him .
Peter always ...................(bring) his friend a fish . His friend ..................................(wait) for
his fish . Peter .........................( not/cook) his fish , he ................................(eat) it in the sea .
This .................................(not/be ) strange because Peter is a penguin !
Exercise 1

My cousin, Peter, (have) ....... a dog. It (be) ... an intelligent pet with a short tail and big black
eyes. Its name (be)...... Kiki and it ( like)..... eating pork. However, it (never/bite).... anyone ;
sometimes it(bark)... when strange guests visit. To be honest, it (be)... very friendly. It
(not/like)..... eating fruits , but it(often/play)...... with them. When the weather (become)....
bad, it (just/sleep)..... in his cage all day. Peter (play)... with kiki every day after school. There
(be).... many people on the road, so peter (not/let)...... the dog run into the road . He
(often/take).... kiki to a large field to enjoy the peace there. Kiki(sometimes/be)..... naughty,
but Peter loves it very much.

Ex: Put the verbs in brackets in the Present Perfect tense.

1. Peter and his brother (learn)................................ English for three years.
2. Mr Green (play)........................................ chess since eight o'clock.
3. It (not rain).......................................... since last week.
4. We (not see)............................................. our new teacher yet.
5. I (study)........................................... very hard for this examination.
6. My uncle (work)..................................... in this fatory for ten years.
7. She (see) .................................... this film before.
8. The weather (be)......................................... quite good since Christmas.
9. I (have).............................................. this bike since I was a teenager, and I still use it.
10. He (play)............................................. for the football club for several years, but it's time
to leave it now.

III Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the past simple

Tommy Brown .........likes ..........( like) making up stories . No one ...................................

( believe ) what he ..............................(say) because he always ................................( tell) lies .
He ..............................( live) in a small village and ..................................( work ) on a farm
just outside the village . One night last week , Tommy .................................( finish ) work late
. It .................( be ) dark and cold . Suddenly , he ..............................( hear ) a stange noise , so
he .........................(look) up . It ........................( be ) a UFO with bright flashing lights . The
UFO ..............................................( come down ) towards him and he ....................( see) two
green men looking at him from inside . he ...................................
( scream ) , ......................................( drop ) his bag and ..............................( run away) . When
he ...................................( arrive ) in the village , he ................................( run ) into some
villagers and ...............................( start) telling them about the aliens but they
all ..................................( laugh )at him . No one ......................................( believe) Tommy
Ex 3: Put the verbs in brackets in the present simple or present continuos tense.
1. We (have) ............ English lessons on Tuesday and Friday.
2. - Where is Phong? - I think he (read) ............ in the library.
3. Chau usually (listen) ............ to the teacher in class, but she is not listening now; she
(look) ............ out of the window.
4.If the pupils do well at school, they (receive) ............ sholarships.
5.Who (play) ............ music upstairs? It's really noisy.
6. I (do) ............ my exercise now, but I can come and help you later.
7. When my frend misses the lessons, I always (lend) ............ him my notes.
8.I (be) ............ always nervous when I'm taking an exam.
9. Mick doesn't do very well in the class because he (not/ study) ............ hard.
10.Dave (be) ............ overweight, but he doesn't like it when his classmates (call) ............ him
"fatty"
Chia dạng đúng của từ trong ngoặc
1. Where _____do______you (live)____________? I (live)______________in Hai Duong
town.
2. What _______________he (do) ______________now? He
(water)_________________flowers in the garden.
3. What _______________she (do)_____________?- She (be)______________a teacher.
4. Where _________________you (be) from?
5. At the moment, my sisters (play)____________volleyball and my brother
(play)________________soccer.
6. it is 9.00; my family (watch)___________________TV.
7. In the summer, I usually (go)______________to the park with my friends, and in the
spring, we (have) _____________Tet Holiday; I (be)________happy because I always (visit)
______________my granparents.
8. ____________your father (go)_____________to work by bus?
9. How ___________your sister (go)___________to school?
10. What time _____________they (get up)_________________?
11. What ____________they (do)________________in the winter?
12. Today, we (have)______________English class.
13. Her favourite subject (be)__________________English.
14. Now, my brother (like)_________________eating bananas.
15. Look! Aman (call)_________________you.
16. Keep silent ! I (listen )____________________to the radio.
17. ______________ you (play)_________________badminton now?
18. Everyday, my father (get up)______________at 5.00 a.m, but today, he (get up)
__________ at 6.00 am.

3. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple or the Present Continuous.(Chia động từ
trong ngoặc ở thì Hiện tại đơn hoặc Hiện tại tiếp diễn.)
1. The post office _______ (not/close) until 5 p.m.
2. Kelly is a famous vlogger. She _______ (make) a new vlog every week.
3. I _______ (not/like) sending text messages. I _______ (prefer) talking on the phone to save
time.
4. Lan _______ (update) her blog every day, but she _______ (not/write) any new entries this
week.
5.A: _______ (your sister/keep) a diary?
B: Yes. In fact, she _______ (write) an entry in it right now.

6.A: Where _______ (you/meet) Harry tomorrow?

B: At the park. We _______ (love) chatting face-to-face in nature.

Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì Hiện tại đơn hoặc Hiện tại tiếp diễn.

Let's look at that photo. It (be) is Sunday evening and my friends and I (be) at

Jane's birthday party. Jane (wear) a beautiful long dress

and (stand) next to her boyfriend. Some guests (drink) wine

or beer in the corner of the room. Some of her relatives (dance) in the middle

of the room. Most people (sit) on chairs, (enjoy) foods

and (chat) with one another. We often (go) to our friends'

birthday parties. We always (dress) well and (travel) by taxi.

Parties never (make) us bored because we like them.

2. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple or the Present Continuous.
1 A: ________ (you/go) on holiday this summer?
B: Yes, I ________ (fly) to Barbados on Saturday.
2 A: Jake ________ (watch) videos on your laptop at the moment.
B: I can't believe it. He ________ (always/use) it without asking!
3 A: What time ________ (the mall/close) on Fridays?
B: Usually at 7 p.m., but it's open until 9 today because a sale ________ (take) place this
weekend.
4 A: What ________ (you/do) right now?
B: I ________ (help) my parents clean the house.
5 A: You ________ (make) so much noise with your drums. I can't read!
B: Sorry! I ________ (practice) for my music test tomorrow.
6 A: What time ________( they/ finish) school on Fridays?
B: Well, they ________ (usually/finish) at 2:30, but today they ________ (stay) late.
PAST SIMPLE
Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple tense.
1. I _______ (stay) at home all weekend.
2. Angela _______ (go) to the cinema last night.
3. My friends _______ (have) a great time in Nha Trang last year.
4. My vacation in Hue _______ (be) wonderful.
5. Last summer I _______ (visit) Ngoc Son Temple in Ha Noi.
6. My parents _______ (be) very tired after the trip.
7. I _______ (buy) a lot of gifts for my little sister.
8. Lan and Mai _______ (see) sharks, dolphins and turtles at Tri Nguyen aquarium.
9. Trung _______ (eat) chicken and rice for dinner.
10. They _______ (talk) about their holiday in Hoi An.Put the verbs in

Exercise III: Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple or the past continuous tense.

1/ He (sit) ______________ in a bar when I (see) ______________ him.

2/ When I (go) ______________ out, the sun (shine) ______________.
3/ The light (go) ______________ out while I (have) ______________ tea.
4/ When it (rain) _____________, she(carry) ______________ an umbrella.
5/ We (walk) ______________ to the station when it (begin) ______________ to rain.

1. Complete the passage putting the verbs in brackets in the PastSimple.

Last weekend I _________ (decide) to visit my best friend in California. Theweather

___________ (be) excellent so I ____________ (leave) all my jacketsand cardigans at
home. When I ____________ (get) there I ___________(unpack) my things and
_________ (rush) to the beach. There my friend and I __________ (put) some sun cream
and we __________ (lie) on the sand for awhile.Suddenly we _________ (hear) a scream
coming from the water. It __________ (be) a young child. We _________ (look) at each
other but none of us ________(can) swim, so we _________ (start) screaming for help.
Almost immediately alifeguard __________ (jump) into the water and ________ (rescue)
the littleboy.We ________ (be) amazed to see that after a couple of minutes the little boy
________ (look) well. Apparently he _______ (not be) feeling confused ordistressed,
however there ________ (be) a problem; he ________ (not know)where his mother
________ (be).We _________ (try) to help him but we _________ (not have) a clue how.
We _______ (begin) by asking his name.Jimmy, he ________ (reply). That’s whenthe
lifeguard ___________ (suggest) taking him to the medical centre near thebeach. When
we _________ (open) the door we _______ (see) a desperatewoman crying near the
counter. She ________ (turn) to us and _________ (say):“Oh, I’m so relieved! Where
_________ (be) you, Jimmy? ___________(nottell/I) you to wait for me near that rock?”
Then they ___________ (hug) eachother and the mother ________ (thank) us. What a
weekend