Grammar - Verb Tenses pps

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English verb tenses
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past present future
Just around
simple
Happening
at a point
Happening
before
continuous
perfect
Past perfect
Present perfect
Present simple
Past
continuous
Future
continuous
Future simple
Present
continuous
Past simple
Future perfect
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4
Present simple
1
2

3
5
Present continuous
Present perfect
Past simple
Past continuous
Past perfect
6
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7
8
9
Future simple
Future perfect
Future continuous
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What tenses are the sentences in?
1. They came to Thailand 3 years ago/ in 2007.
2. Mr John often/usually/ always drinks after work.
3. By/before 8 last night, we had finished the project.
4. What are you doing right now/ at the moment?
5. At 7 am yesterday, we were painting the front gate.
6. The plane to China takes off at 6am tomorrow.
7. He has lived in Hue for 5 years/ since 2005.
8. After they had visited us, they ate out.
9. When she was cooking, she heard a strange voice.
10. Be careful! The truck is coming.
11. This weekend we are having a camping trip.
12. They have gone out.
13. We need some relaxation now.

14. When I see Mary tomorrow, I will give her your regards.
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Present Simple Versus Present Continuous -
Forms
Forms Present simple Present continuous
- S + V (s/es)
- S + is/am/are + O
(Q.W) + is/am/are
+ S + V- ing?
S + is/am/are + V-ing
Affirmative
Negative

Interrogative
- S + do/does + not +
V (bare infinitive)
- S + is/am/are + not + O
S + is/am/are
+ not + V- ing
- (Q.W) + do/does
+ S + V( bare infinitive)?
-(Q.W) + is/am/are +
S + is/am/are + O?
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Present Simple Versus Present continuous - Uses
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General truth or laws

What is happening at the moment
of speaking

(at the present/at the moment/now…)
They/swim/ at the moment
The sun/ rise/the East
Present Simple
Present Continuous
The sun rises in the East.
They are swimming at the
moment.
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Present Simple Versus Present continuous - Uses

repeated actions or daily routine.
(often/usually/sometimes/everyday…)

temporary actions
(today/this week/this month…)
Present Simple Present Continuous
She/work/9 am/ every Monday
She works every Monday.
She/stay/home this Monday
She is staying at home this
Monday.
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She/like/ go to the cinema
Lan
II.2. Present Simple Versus Present continuous - Uses
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Hobbies
(like/love/want…/)
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For actions happening round now, but
not at the actual moment of speaking.
(today/ these days/ this week…)
Present Simple Present Continuous
Lan likes going to the cinema.
She is watching “Bong dung
muon khoc” these days.
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Present Simple Versus Present continuous - Uses

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Hobbies
Eg: She likes to go to
the cinema.
Present Simple Present Continuous
Lan
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For actions happening
round now, but not at the
actual moment of speaking.
Eg: She is watching
“Bong dung
muon khoc” these days.

repeated actions or
daily routine.
Eg: She works at 9 am
every Monday.

temporary actions

Eg: She is staying at
home this Monday.
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General truth or laws
Eg: The sun rises in
the East.
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What is happening at
the moment of speaking
Eg:They are swimming at
the moment.

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Practice 1: Pair works
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of
the present continuous or the present simple:
1. A: Where’s James ?
B: He………………………(play) football in the garden right
now.
2. A: Bill……………… (dance) very well.
B: Yes, he’s a good singer, too.
3. A: Lucy is very busy.
B: Yes. She……………………(work) very hard these days.
4. A: What…………………….(you/do) on Saturdays ?.
B: I clean the house and go shopping.
5. A: Fred……………………….(not/know) how to swim.
B: That’s because he’s only three.
6. A: Max looks very fit.
B: Yes. He………………(take) a lot of exercises these

days.
is playing
dances
is working
do you do
doesn’t know
is taking
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1.Peter / live/ far/
family. He / not see/
them very often.
3.He / not like / his job at Giltz
very much, so he / look /
another job.

Write a paragraph about Peter,
using present simple and present continuous:
2.But today / be / special
day: his parents /
celebrate their wedding
Anniversary.
4.He/ work/ fashion company
these days/ but/ he / want/
change another job.
1. Peter is living/ lives far
from his family. He does
not see them very often.
2. But today is a special day:
his parents are celebrating
their wedding Anniversary.

3. He does not like his job at Giltz
very much, so he is looking for
another job.
4. He is working for a fashion
company these days but he
wants to change another job.
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Simple Past Present perfect
I/We/You/They + V-ed/ V2
He/ She/ It
I/We/You/They + have + V-ed/ V3
He/ She/ It + has + V-ed/ V3
Eg: I started to study English in
2000
Eg: I have started to study English
since 2000
I/We/You/They +didn’t+ V (bare-inf)
He/ She/ It
I/We/You/They + haven’t + V-ed/ V3
He/ She/ It + hasn’t + V-ed/ V3
Eg: I took a vacation in Nha Trang
last week, but I didn’t enjoy it much.
Eg: Mary hasn’t seen Titanic yet.
Did I/We/You/They + V (bare-inf)?
He/ She/ It
Have I/We/You/They + V-ed/ V3?
Has He/ She/ It
Eg: Did you see the news last night? Eg: Have you ever been to Da Lat?.
Simple Past and Present Perfect
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Past Simple Present Perfect
to talk about a past action or
state in a period of time which is
finished
- to talk about an action or state
which continues from the past to the
present
- to talk about an action or state
which we don’t know exactly when it
happened
a. For
Eg:
I was in New York for two
weeks.

a. For
Eg:
I’ve been in New York for two
weeks.
b. days, dates, times, years
Eg: in 2002, yesterday
b. this morning, so far
c. Last + time (last year/week…)
time + ago (2 months ago)
when + Clause (When I was small)
c. already, just, not…yet,
never before, recently, lately

Simple Past and Present Perfect
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Complete the sentences using the verbs in
the box (ex1/64/lf 2)
* Feedback:
1.had
2.was
3.went
4.wanted
5.didn’t go
6.spent
7.studied
8.decided
9.didn’t
enjoy
10.liked
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Make these sentences in the Present Perfect.
1.Not/I/yet/finish/school
I have not finished school yet.
2. just/lunch/I/have
I have just had lunch.
3. I/on holiday/already/go/this year
I have already been on holiday.
4. An arm/or a leg/never/I/break
I have never broken am arm or a leg.
5. I/go/yet/this year/not/to the dentist’s
This year I haven’t been to the dentist’s yet.
6. I/do/anything exciting/not/this weekend
I haven’t done anything exciting this weekend.
7. I/anyone famous/never/meet
I have never met anyone famous.

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Simple Past and Present perfect
1. Last week I (be)…… very busy and I (have not) ………
the time to do a lot in the household.
2. On Mondays I (work) … three hours overtime and
(come) … home very late in the evening.
1. From Tuesday to Thursday I (be) ………on a business
trip.
2. Tomorrow some friends are coming over. I (see / not)
them for ages and they (be / never) …… at my place
before.
3. (you / hurt) your knee when you were playing
football?
4. I (clean / just) …………my house so I can show them
around. Now everything is perfect.
5. Who (switch) ……off the lights a minute ago?
didn’t have
worked
came
was
haven’t
seen
have never been
Did you hurt
have just cleaned
switched
was
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VI. Past continuous:

You/We/They + Were
You/We/They + Were


+ V-ing
+ V-ing


I/He/She/It + Was
I/He/She/It + Was

You/We/They + Were
You/We/They + Were


+ Not + V-ing
+ Not + V-ing


I/He/She/It + Was
I/He/She/It + Was

Were + You/We/They
Were + You/We/They


(Qu.word) + V-ing?
(Qu.word) + V-ing?

Was + I/He/She/It
Was + I/He/She/It
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2.Cách dùng:
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For actions happening at a certain point in the past
+ He was watching TV at 11 p.m last night.
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For actions that were happening when the other
actions happen accidentally.
+ I was reading the newspaper when you come.

2 or more actions happening
+ Tom was doing while his brother was watching
TV at 11 a.m yesterday.
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* Chỉ sự phát triển dần dần mà không cần có thành
ngữ chỉ thời gian.
+ It was getting darker
+ The wind was rising.
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VII. THÌ QUÁ KHỨ HOÀN THÀNH:
1.Hình thức
1.Hình thức:
*Khẳng định:
I/you/we/they/He/She/It
I/you/we/they/He/She/It

+ Had+p.p
+ Had+p.p
*Phủ định:
I/you/we/they/He/She/It
I/you/we/they/He/She/It
+ Had+Not+p.p
+ Had+Not+p.p
*Nghi vấn:
Had +
Had +
I/you/we/they/He/She/It
I/you/we/they/He/She/It
+ p.p?
+ p.p?
2.Cách dùng
2.Cách dùng:
*Diễn tả một hành động đã hoàn thành trước một thời điểm
trong quá khứ.
+ I had finished this work before 10 p.m last night.
*Diễn tả một hành động đã hoàn thành trước một hành
động khác cùng diễn ra trong quá khứ.
+ Yesterday,when I came here,she had left.
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Rewrite the sentences:
1. He has worked in my company for 6 months.
He ………………………………………………. (since)
He ………………………………………………… (ago)
He ……………………………………………… (in)
2. I have never seen that man before.
This …………………………………………… (first)

3. Mary has not visited Hue for 7 years.
The ………………………………………… (last)
4. The last time it rained here was last summer.
It ………………………………………………… (since)
has worked in my company since June.
started working in my company 6 months ago
started working in my company in June.
is the first time I have ever seen that man.
last time Mary visited Hue is 7 years ago.
has not rained here since last summer.
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5. The scientists started exploring the forest in May.
The scientists ……………………………………… (since)
6. It is the first time I have tried this food.
I …………………………………………………… (before)
7. He had never gone to the church before.
That …………………………………………………… (first)
8. How long have you been studying Spanish?
When ………………………………………………? (begin)
9. When we came to the cinema, the film had started.
We ……………………………………………………. (after)
has explored the forest since May.
have never tried this food before.
was the first time he had gone to the church.
did you begin studying Spanish?
came to the cinema after the film had started
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