Simple present (Thì hiện tại đơn)

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LESSON 2
SIMPLE PRESENT


THE USES
 Simple

present tense is used to describe
an action that happens in the present.

Past

Present

Future


THE USES
 Simple

present tense is used to describe
an action that repeats as a habit
Yesterday

I got up at 6 am

Today

I get up at 6 am

Future

I will get up at 6 am

I get up at 6 am everyday


FORMULA: S + V + O
To be

S + Vo/S/ES + O

S-singular
He, She, It, Mary,
Peter, flower

V+S/ES
1.He (Peter) runs on the road
2. Mary (She) studies in the class.
3. A flower (it) smiles in the garden

1.I am
2.He, She, It, Mary, flower is
3.We, you, they, Mary and Peter,
flowers are

S-Plural
I, We, You, They, Mary
and Peter, flowers

Vo
1. I run on the road
2. We run on the road
3.Flowers smile in the garden
4. Mary and Peter (they) run on the road


THE TYPICAL SENTENCES
 Affirmative

sentences/Statements
 Negative sentences
 Interrogative sentences/Questions
I get up at 6 am everyday
I don’t get up at 6 am everyday
Do you get up at 6 am everyday ?
She dresses white shirt everyday
She doesn’t dress white shirt everyday
Does she dress white shirt everyday ?
They go jogging at 6 am everyday
They don’t go jogging at 6 am everyday
Do they go jogging at 6 am everyday ?


V + ES ???
Special cases

1.Verbs end with o,

ch, sh, x, z, s

- Go  goes
- Teach teaches
- Push  pushes
- Fix  fixes
- Miss  misses

2.Verbs end with y
Study Studies
- Apply  Applies
- Carry  Carries
-


2+2=4
Two and two make four

The earth goes around the sun


I go to school everyday
She goes to school everyday
They go to school everyday


I often buy roses at that flower shop
She often buys roses at that flower shop
They often buy roses at that flower shop

I rarely eat spicy foods
She rarely eats spicy foods
They rarely eat spicy foods


Use: it describes how often we do something or things
happen


HINTS
- Adverb of frequency (never, rarely, seldom, often,
usually, always…)
- Every (day, week, month, year…)
- A truth : not change


EXERCISES
I

(read) books every night
 I read books every night
 Currently, they (be) students of MK university
 Currently, they are students of MK university
 Mary often (see) films at Galaxy cinema
 Mary often sees films at Galaxy cinema
 Hanoi (be) the capital of Vietnam
 Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam
 Peter rarely (study) English on Monday
 Peter rarely studies English on Monday

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