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CHUYÊN ĐỀ 1: CÁC THÌ CỦA ĐỘNG TỪ

Exercise 1: Put the verbs in brackets: simple present or present continuous.
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. Oh no! Look! It (snow) again. It always (snow) in this country.
8. Mary (swim) very well, but she (not run) very fast.
9. Sorry I can't help you. I (not know) where she keeps her files.
10.I (think) your new hat (look) nice on you.
Exercise 2: Put the verbs in brackets: simple present or present continuous.
1. I (live) with my parents but right now I (stay) with some friends for a few days.
2. I can't talk on the phone now. I (drive) home.
3. Where are the children? They (lie) on the beach over there.
4. He (not understand) what you (talk) about. He's foreign.
5. How much your suitcase (weigh) ? It (look) really heavy.
6. Normally I (start) work at eight o'clock but I (start) at 7 this week. We are busy just now.
7. What's that smell? Something (burn)in the kitchen.
8. I (work) overtime this month because I (save up) to buy a car.
9. He (smoke) thirty cigarettes a day but at the moment he (try) very hard to cut down.
10.We usually (read) books, (listen) to music or (watch) TV.
Exercise 3: Put the verbs in brackets: simple present or present continuous.
1. What (do) now?
2. He (water) flowers in the garden.
3. At the moment, my sisters (play) volleyball and my brother (play) soccer.
4. It is 9.00; my family (watch) TV.
5. 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 grandparents.
6. Her favourite subject (be) English.
7. Keep silent! I (listen) to the radio.
8. Every morning, I (watch ) TV at 10.00, but today I (listen) to music at 10.00.
9. At the moment, I (read) a book and my brother (watch) TV.
10.They usually (get up) at 6.00 in the morning.
Exercise 4: Put the verbs in brackets: past simple
1. I (receive) a letter just a few minutes ago.
2. They (live) in London in 1980.
3. Linda is working in this department. She (work) here for two years.
4. They ( put) their book on my desk last night?
5. My sister (come) to see me last night.
6. I (not learn) very much when I was at school.
7. I (have) this bike when I was a teenager .
8. John, I’m furious with you. I (wait) in this rain for half an hour.
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9. Last year we (go) to Finland for a holiday.

10. I (play) tennis yesterday afternoon.
11. When I (be) a child, I (not like) sports.
Exercise 5: Put the verbs in brackets: past simple or past continuous.
1. I (go) down the street when it began to rain.
2. At this time last year, I (attend) an English course.
3. Jim (stand) under the tree when he heard an explosion.
4. The boy fell and hurt himself while he (ride) a bicycle.
5. When we met them last year, they (live) in Santiago.
6. The tourist lost his camera while he (walk) around the city.
7. The lorry (go) very fast when it hit our car.
8. While I (study) in my room, my roommate (have) a party in the other room.
9. We (sit) the café when they saw us.
10.I (call) Mr. Wilson at 9 last night, but he (not be) at home. He (study) at the library.
Exercise 6: Put the verbs in brackets: past simple or past continuous.
1. I (not hear) the thunder during the storm last night because I (sleep)
2. It (be) beautiful yesterday when we (go) for a walk in the park. The sun (shine)
The birds (sing).
3. My brother and sister (talk) about something when I (walk) into the room.
4. Tom (go) to his friend’s house, but the boys (not be) there. They (play) soccer in the vacant
lot down the street.
5. The little boy (fall) asleep while his mother (read) him a story.
6. I really (enjoy) my holiday last January. While it (snow) in Iowa, the sun (shine)in Florida.
7. While Ted (shovel) snow from his driveway yesterday, his wife (bring) him a cup of hot
chocolate.
8. John (have) a car accident last week. He (drive) down the street when suddenly a lorry (hit)
his car from behind.
9. Ten years ago, the government (decide)to begin a food programme. At that time, many
people in the rural area (starve) due to several years of drought.
10.They (wait) for me when I (arrive) at the station.
Exercise 7: Put the verbs in brackets: past simple or present perfect.
1. I (receive) a letter just a few minutes ago.
2. They (live) in London since 1980.
3. Linda is working in this department. She (work) here for two years.
4. Up to present, John (do) good work in the class.
5. (they/ put) their book on my desk last night?
6. He (study) English at this school for six weeks up to now.
7. Nobody lives in those houses. They (be) empty for many years.
8. Cindy is in her office. She (be) there since 7 o’clock.
9. My sister (come) to see me last night.
10.My friend George is learning Japanese. He (learn) it for six months.
Exercise 8: Put the verbs in brackets: past simple or present perfect.
1. I (not learn) very much when I was at school.
2. I (have) this bike since I was a teenager and I still use it.
3. John, I’m furious with you. I (wait) in this rain for half an hour.
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4. They (not eat) meat since they (see) that film about farm animals.
5. Up to now, we (write) almost every lesson in the book.
6. Last year we (go) to Finland for a holiday.
7. I (play) tennis yesterday afternoon.
8. You ever ( be) to United State?
9. When I (be) a child, I (not like) sports.
10.Kathy loves travelling. She (visit) many countries in Europe and Asia.
Exercise 9 : Put the verbs in brackets: present simple or future simple or future continuous.
1. Right now, I am watching TV. Tomorrow at this time, I (watch) TV as well.
2. When you (get) off the plane, I (wait) for you.
3. I am sick of rain and bad weather! Hopefully, when we (wake) up tomorrow morning, the
sun (shine).
4. When I (get) to the party, Sally and Doug (dance) , John (make) drinks, and Sue and Frank
(discuss) something controversial.
5. Sandra: Where is Tim going to meet us?
Marcus: He (wait) for us when our train arrives. I (be) sure he (stand)on the platform when we
pull
into the station.
6. Doug: If you (need) contact me next week, I (stay) at the Hoffman Hotel.
Nancy: I (call) you if there are any problems.
Doug: This is the first time I have ever been away from the kids.
Nancy: Don't worry, they (be) be fine.
7. Samantha: Just think, next week at this time, I (lie) on a tropical beach in Maui drinking
Mai Tais and eating pineapple.
Darren: While you are luxuriating on the beach, I (stress) out over this marketing
project. How are you going to enjoy yourself knowing that I am working so hard?
Samantha: I'll manage somehow.
Darren: You're terrible. Can't you take me with you?
Samantha: No. But I (send) you a postcard of a beautiful, white sand beach.
Darren: Great, that (make) me feel much better.
Exercise 10: Put the verbs in brackets: future simple or near future.
1. A: I have got a terrible headache.
B: Have you? Wait there and I (get) an aspirin for you.
2. A: Why are you filing that bucket with
water? B: I (wash) the car.
3. A: I've decided to repaint this room.
B: Oh, have you? What color (paint) paint it?
4. A: Look! There is smoke coming out of the house. It's on fire!
B: Good Heavens! I (call) the fire-brigade immediately.
5. A: The ceiling in this room doesn't look very safe, does
it? B: No, it looks as if it (fall) down.
6. A: Where are you going? Are you going
shopping? B: Yes, I (buy) something for the
dinner.
7. A: I can't work out how to use this camera.
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B: It's quite easy. I (show) show you.

8. A: What would you like to drink - tea or
coffee? B: I (have) tea please.
9. A: Has Greg decided on what to do when he leaves school?
B: Oh yes. Everything is planned. He (have) a holiday for a few weeks and then he (start)
a computer programming course.
10. A: Did you buy chicken?
B: Oh, no! I forgot to buy it. I (remember) to buy some tomorrow.
Exercise 11: Put the verbs in brackets: future simple or near future.
1. A: Why are you putting on your coat?
B: I (take) my dog out for a walk.
2. I bought a new book this morning. I (stay) at home and start reading my favorite chapter.
3. What (happen) to Daniel's family if he still doesn't find a job?
4. A: Why are you waking up at 2 a.m.?
B: I (watch) the match between Liverpool and Manchester United.
5. A: I can’t hear the television!
B: I (turn) it up so that you can hear it.
6. A: Aw. I'm about to fall asleep. I had very little sleep last night.
B: Oh, dear? I (get) you a cup of coffee. That will wake you up.
7. They are going to deliver the sofas to my flat this afternoon. I just can't handle them on my
own. (you/ come) to give me a hand?
8. As soon as the weather's fine again, we (walk) down to the beach and you can take a lot of
photos there.
9. A: What do you want to study after graduation?
B: I (study) Environmental Economics. I've always been interested since I read a book
about it.
10.Eler husband found a new job in Birmingham last month. They (go) to the city next week.
Exercise 12: Put the verbs in brackets: future simple or near future.
1. I love London. I (probably/ go) there next year.
2. What (wear/ you) at the party tonight?
3. I haven't made up my mind yet. But I think I (find) something nice in my mum's wardrobe.
4. I completely forget about this. Give me a moment, I (do) it now.
5. Tonight, I (stay) home. I've rented a video.
6. I feel dreadful. I (be) sick.
7. If you have any problem, I (help)you.
8. The weather forecast says it (not/ snow) tomorrow
9. I promise that I (not/ come)late.
10.Look at those clouds. It (rain) now.

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