ENGLISH TENSES _ Thì Tiếng Anh

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IRREGULAR VERBS

V
0
V
2
V
3
Meanings (nghĩa)
BE
bear
beat
BECOME
BEGIN
blow
BREAK
BRING
BUILD
burn
burst
BUY
catch
choose
COME
cost
creep
cut
deal

dig
dive
DO
draw
dream
drink
drive
EAT
fall
feed
FEEL
fight
FIND
fly
forbid
FORGET
forgive
freeze
GET
GIVE
GO
grow
hang
HAVE
HEAR
hide
hit
WERE/WAS
bore
beat

BECAME
BEGAN
blew
BROKE
BROUGHT
BUILT
burnt / -ed
burst
BOUGHT
caught
chose
CAME
cost
crept
cut
dealt
dug
dove / -ed
DID
drew
dreamt / -ed
drank
drove
ATE
fell
fed
FELT
fought
FOUND
flew

forbad
FORGOT
forgave
froze
GOT
GAVE
WENT
grew
hung
HAD
HEARD
hid
hit
BEEN
born
beaten
BECOME
BEGUN
blown
BROKEN
BROUGHT
BUILT
burnt / -ed
burst
BOUGHT
caught
chosen
COME
cost
crept

cut
dealt
dug
dived
DONE
drawn
dreamt / -ed
drunk
driven
EATEN
fallen
fed
FELT
fought
FOUND
flown
forbidden
FORGOTTEN
forgiven
frozen
GOT
GIVEN
GONE
grown
hung
HAD
HEARD
hidden
hit
thì ; là

mang, chịu ñựng,
ñập, ñánh bại
trở nên, trở thành
bắt ñầu
thổi
làm bể; ñột nhập (into); nổ ra (out)…
mang ñến, mang theo
xây dựng
ñốt, cháy, khét, …
nổ tung
mua
bắt, chụp, ñón (xe buýt)…
chọn, lựa
ñến, ñi ñến
có giá là, …
bò
cắt, chặt, ñốn
tiếp xúc, bắt tay vào (with),
ñào
lặn
làm
vẽ; kéo
mơ
uống
lái (xe hơi, xe tải, buýt…); ñẩy lùi; …
ăn
ngã; rơi
cho ăn; kiếm ăn
cảm thấy
chiến ñấu

tìm thấy; thấy rằng
bay
cấm
quên
tha thứ
(làm) ñông lại, làm lạnh
lấy, nhận, có ñược, trở nên…
cho, ñưa
ñi
mọc, trồng, lớn lên
móc, mắc, máng, treo lên
có; ăn; …
nghe (thấy)
giấu, trốn
ñụng, ñánh, …
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HOLD
hurt
KEEP
KNOW
lay
lead
LEARN
LEAVE
lend
Let
light
lie

lose
MAKE
mean
MEET
mistake
overcome
pay
PUT
READ /ri:d/
ride
ring
rise
run
SAY
SEE
seek
SELL
send
set
shake
shine
shoot
show
shut
sing
sink
sit
SLEEP
smell
SPEAK

spell
SPEND
spill
spoil
spread
stand
STEAL
HELD
hurt
KEPT
KNEW
laid
led
LEARNT/-ed
LEFT
lent
let
Lit
lay
lost
MADE
meant
MET
mistook
overcame
paid
PUT
READ /red/
rode
rang

rose
ran
SAID
SAW
sought
SOLD
sent
set
shook
shone
shot
-ed
shut
sang
sank
sat
SLEPT
smelt /-ed
SPOKE
spelt /-ed
SPENT
spilt / -ed
spoilt / -ed
spread
stood
STOLE
HELD
hurt
KEPT
KNOWN

laid
led
LEARNT/-ed
LEFT
lent
let
lit
lain
lost
MADE
meant
MET
mistaken
overcome
paid
PUT
READ /red/
ridden
rung
risen
run
SAID
SEEN
sought
SOLD
sent
set
shaken
shone
shot

shown (/-ed)
shut
sung
sunk
sat
SLEPT
smelt /-ed
SPOKEN
spelt /-ed
SPENT
spilt / -ed
spoilt / -ed
spread
stood
STOLEN
cầm, nắm; tổ chức
làm ñau, làm tổn thương
giữ ; tiếp tục
biết
ñặt, ñể
dẫn dắt
học, biết
ra ñi, rời khỏi ; ñể lại
cho mượn
cho phép, ñể cho
thắp sáng; mòi (lửa)
nằm
mất; thua; lạc ñường
làm, chế tạo
có nghĩa là; có ý là…

gặp, gặp gỡ
nhầm, phạm lỗi
vượt qua, khắc phục (khó khăn)
trả (tiền)
ñặt; ñể
ñọc
chạy (xe ñạp, môtô); cưỡi (ngựa…)
reo (chuông, ñồng hồ…); gọi (ñthoại)
tăng lên, bốc lên, dâng lên, ñứngdậy
chạy
nói
thấy
tìm kiếm
bán
gửi
ñặt, ñể; thành lập…
run, lắc …
chiếu sáng
bắn, sút (bóng), ñập (cầu)
chỉ, cho xem, chiếu (phim)
ñóng (cửa)
ca hát
chìm, lặn
ngồi
ngủ
ngửi, cảm thấy (mùi)
nói
ñánh vần
tiêu xài (tiền); trải qua, mất (thờigian)
(làm) ñổ vãi, tràn ra

làm hư, hỏng
lan tỏa ra
ñứng
ñánh cắp
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strike
swear
sweep
SWIM
TAKE
TEACH
TELL
THINK
throw
understand
undertake
wake
wear
win
withdraw
WRITE
struck
swore
swept
SWAM
TOOK
TAUGHT

TOLD
THOUGHT
threw
understood
undertook
woke
wore
won
withdrew
WROTE
struck
sworn
swept
SWUM
TAKEN
TAUGHT
TOLD
THOUGHT
thrown
understood
undertaken
woken
worn
won
withdrawn
WRITTEN
ñánh ñập; giáng vào…
tuyên thệ, thề
quét
bơi, lội

cầm, lấy ; dẫn, mang …
dạy, giảng dạy
kể, bảo, cho biết
nghĩ, suy nghĩ
ném, liệng, quăng, chọi
hiểu
ñảm nhận
thức; ñánh thức
mặc,mang,ñội,ñeo
thắng, chiến thắng
rút (tiền), rút (kinh nghiệm), rút lui
viết
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I. ENGLISH TENSES:
Thì
1.1 BASIC TENSES
:
Các thì căn bản trong tiếng Anh
The following basic tenses can be used as a good reference source for
students from grade 8 to 12 or any English learners at elementary and
intermediate levels.

1.1.1 THE PRESENT SIMPLE:
Hiện tại ñơn



USE

:
 Diễn tả hành ñộng hay trạng thái thường xảy ra ở hiện tại (ví dụ
(1) và (2)), hoặc ñề cập ñến một thực tại hoặc thực tế hiển nhiên (ví
dụ (3), (4) và (5)).

 Các trạng từ hay gặp (
khi tình huống ở hiện tại
):
-
every day, every night, every Sunday, every two weeks, every
morning …
- always, usually, often, sometimes, seldom, rarely …

Examples:
(1) He usually gets up at 5.00 in the morning.
(2) Tommy watches TV every night.
(3) The British drive on the left.
(4) It doesn’t snow in the south of Viet Nam.

(5) The sun rises in the east.



 Khẳng ñịnh:
 ðộng từ thường:
Ordinary verbs
V
1
Subject Verb

I
We
You
They
Those boys
Nam and Lan

work
work
work
work
work
work

for that company.
for that company.
for that company.
for that company.
for that company.
for that company.

He works
for that company.
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Subject Verb

I
We
You
They
Those boys
Nam and Lan

go
go
go
go
go
go
to school by bike every weekday.
to school by bike every weekday.
to school by bike every weekday.
to school by bike every weekday.
to school by bike every weekday.
to school by bike every weekday.

He
She
It
Mr Smith
goes
goes
goes
goes
to school by bike every weekday.

to school by bike every weekday.
every half an hour every day.
to work by car every day.


FORM:

Cụ thể: I / we / you / they / N
nhiều
+ V-_
He / she / it / N
ít
+ V
s/es



 Ghi chú thêm: Khi chủ từ số ít:


V
es
khi V có tận cùng là: s, x, z sh, ch, o, y


 -y 

 -ies : study _ studies; try _ tries …
Nhưng enjoy _ enjoys ; say _ says ; obey _ obeys; employ _ employs



 ðộng từ TO BE:

Subject Verb


I am
very keen on love-story films.
We
You
They
are
are
are
very keen on love-story films.
so keen on love-story films.
very keen on love-story films.
She
It
Mr Smith
works
works
works
for that company.
really well.
for that company.

V
1

(# V
0 (số nhiều)
/ V
s/es (số ít)
)

V
1
= AM / IS / ARE

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Those girls
Nam and Lan
are
are
very keen on love-story films.
very keen on love-story films.
He
She
It
Tommy
is
is
is
is
very much fond of science-fictions.
very interested in love-story films.

very interesting.
really interested in learning foreign
languages.

FORM: I + am
We / you / they / N
nhiều
+ are
He / she / it / N
ít
+ is



 Exercise 1
:
Circle the correct present simple form of the verb in each sentence:
1.My brother (go / goes) to work by bus every day.
2. Mr Johnson (drive / drives) his car to work every weekday.
3. I and my friends often (ride / rides) our bikes to shool together.
4. She (get up / gets up) at 5:30 every morning.
5. Those boys (come / comes) from Japan.
6. They (work / works) for IBM company.
7. I (am / is) from New York.
8. I (like / likes) it here very much.
9. He (are/ is) very excited about that football match.
10. He (enjoy / enjoys) working with his American colleagues very
much.
11. We (are / is) very fond of folk music.
12. I (am / is) very tired and I (feel / feels) hungry, too.

13. Tom (wash / washes) his car every Sunday morning.
14. Mr Kevin (teach / teaches) French at our school.
15. The students (are / is) made to work very hard for the final exam.



 Câu hỏi:
 ðộng từ thường:
Ordinary verbs

DO/DOES

S + V
0
…?
Do
Do
I know that man?
we know that man?
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Do
Do
Do
you know that man?
they know that man?
Tom and Peter know that man?
Does
Does

Does
Does

he know that man?
she know that man?
it know that man?
Daisy know that man?



 ðộng từ TO BE:
Am/Is/Are

S + …?
Am
Are
Are
Are
Are
I too late now?
we too late now?
you interested in Physics?
they fond of Pop music?
the girls really fond of science fictions?
Is
Is
Is
Is
he interested in Chemistry?
she interested in Chemistry?

it really interesting?
Daisy really keen on comic books?


FORM:
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
 ðộng từ thường:






 To Be:







 Câu phủ ñịnh: (Không …)


 ðộng từ thường:
Subject do not / does not + V
0
…
I

do not go to work on sunday.
Do + I / we / you / they / N
nhiều
+ V
0
?
Does + he / she / it /N
ít
+ V
0
?
Am + I …?
Are + we / you / they / N
nhiều
…?
Is + he / she / it / N
ít
…?
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We
You
They
Those students
do not go to school on sunday.
do not go to school by bus.
do not go to work by car.
do not go to school by train.
He

She
It
Jack
does not go to work by train.
does not go to school on foot.
does not go there every day.
does not go there every day.


 To Be:
Subject am/is/are + not…
I
We
You
They
Those students
am not very good at badminton.
are not very good at badminton.
are not too late now.
are not really interested in math.
are not really interested in math.
He
She
It
Caroline
is not very much fond of comic books.
is not excited about the game.
is not very interesting.
is not excited about going home.

FORM:


 ðộng từ thường:






 To Be:








 Exercise 2
:
Put the verbs in brackets in the correct present simple forms
1. He ______ a bike to school every day. (ride)
______ he ______ a bike to school every day? (ride)
He ______ ______ a bike to school every day. (not ride)

I / we / you / they / N
nhiều
+ do not V
0

He / she / it / N
ít
+ does not V
0

I + am not
We / You / They / N
nhiều
+ are not
He / She / It / N
ít
+ is not
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2. Thu ______ for the Domesco. (work)
_____ Thu ______ for the Domesco? (work)
She ______ ______ for the Domesco. (not work)

3. Those children ______ very fond of the cartoon Tom and Jerry. (be)
_____ those children really fond of the cartoon Tom and Jerry? (be)
Those children _____ _____ really fond of the cartoon. (not be)

4. My father _______ sports programs on TV every night. (watch)
_____ your father ______ sports programs on TV every night?
My father _____ ______ sports programs every night. (not watch)

5. They _____ really excited about the news. (be)
_____ they really excited about the news? (be)

They _____ _____ really excited about the news. (not be)

6. Eric _____ very successful in his job. (be)
____ Eric very successful in his job? (be)
Eric _____ _____ very successful in his job. (not be)

7. I ______ folk music to Rock. (prefer)
Which _____ you ______, folk music or Rock? (prefer)
I ______ really ______ Rock music. (not enjoy)

8. Those boys ______ worried too much about their final exam. (be)
_____ the boys worried much about their final exam? (be)
The boys _____ _____ worried much about the exam. (not be)

9. Jessica ______ two brothers. (have)
How many sisters _____ Jessica ______? (have)
Jessica _____ _____ any sister. (not have)

10. There _____ five people in his family. (be)
_____ there five people in his family? (be)
How many people _____ there in his family? (be)
11. The Sun ________ in the East. (rise)
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12. The British ________ on the left. (drive)
_______ the American ___________ on the left? (drive)
Americans ______________ on the left. (not drive)




 Exercise3
:
Circle the correct present simple form of the verbs in parentheses:
The Greens (live / lives) in a suburb just outside London. There
(are / is) all together four people in their family, Mr and Mrs Green and
their two children Jessica and six-year-old Jimmy. Mr Green and his
wife (get up / gets up) at five thirty every morning. Mr Green (help /
helps) with the house chores while his wife (prepare / prepares) breakfast
for the whole family. After breakfast, Mrs Green (help / helps) little
Jimmy get ready for school. Then Jessica and Jimmy (catch / catches) a
bus to school. Half way through her secondary school, Jessica (drop /
drops) her little brother at his primary school. After school at around half
past four in the afternoon, Jessica (take / takes) a bus home.
Mr and Mrs Green both (work / works) out. Mr Green (work /
works) as a computer programmer for a big company in central London.
He (take / takes) a bus to work at 7.00 a.m and (get / gets) home at
around 5.00 p.m every weekday. Mrs Green (are / is) a university
professor. The university (are not / is not) very far from home and she
(drive / drives) to work on her private car.
- Reporter: (Do / Does) you (like / likes) your job, Mrs Green?
- Mrs Green: Although it (is / are) a hard job, I (like / likes) it
very much. I (enjoy / enjoys) working with students and with
other fellow teachers. They (are / is) quite friendly and
helpful.
- Reporter: What (do / does) you (think / thinks) and how (do
/does) you (feel / feels) about life here?
- Mrs Green: Life here (are / is) quite good. I (don’t / doesn’t)
like crowded places, and it (are not / is not) overpopulated
and not very noisy here. The air (aren’t / isn’t) very much

polluted, and the environment (is / are) quite clean and
healthy. Besides, my children can get easy access to good
education. Our neighbors (are / is) very friendly, sincere and
helpful.
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- Reporter: Besides your work and your children’s classes,
what else (do / does) your family often do together?
- Mrs Green: Every late afternoon we (have / has) sports
games at home or sometimes we (go / goes) to the amusement
park. At weekend we often (go / goes) to the movies together
or just (stay / stays) and (enjoy / enjoys) ourselves talking in
the park. I think we (have / has) a quite healthy and enjoyable
life.
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1.1.2 THE PAST SIMPLE
:
Quá khứ ñơn


 USE:


 Diễn tả hành ñộng hay trạng thái xảy ra ở một thời ñiểm (
ví dụ (1
)

và (2)
) hoặc một giai ñoạn nhất ñịnh (
ví dụ (3)
)trong quá khứ.


 Các trạng từ chỉ thời gian hay gặp:
- yesterday, khoảng thời gian + ago (
cách ñây
), last + thời gian
(…
vừa rồi
)
- in + thời gian trong quá khứ: in 1939, in 1890, in the early 18
th

century, in the 19
th
century …
- from 1986 to 1995, from 2001 to 2005…
Examples:
(1) She first visited Hạ Long Bay 5 years ago.
(2) Jennifer started her job as an accountant here last year.
(3) John worked for that company from 1999 to 2003.



 Khẳng ñịnh:




ðộng từ thường:
V
0
V
2
V
3
Meaning (nghĩa)
come
go
enjoy
meet
visit
came
went
enjoyed
met
visited
come
gone
enjoyed
met
visited
ñến
ñi
thích *
(ñ
gặp
thăm *

(ñ
V
2
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be
…
were /
was
…
been
…
thì; là
…

- Peter and his classmates went to the beach yesterday afternoon.
- She went camping with her class last Sunday.
- They first came to live here 15 years ago.
- We first met at the Olympic Games in 1982.
- I last met John at Katherine’s wedding six months ago.

- He visited his grandmother two weeks ago.
- They first visited Vietnam in 2000.
- Little Jimmy enjoyed the party last night very much.

FORM:





ðộng từ TO BE:
V
2

= WERE / WAS
- Jane and her sister were at John’s party last night.
- John was very happy when he heard the news.
- Last Sunday the weather was so bad that we couldn’t go there .

FORM:




 Exercise 1
:
Put the verbs in brackets in the correct past simple forms:
1. He ______ for New York with his family last month. (leave)
2. Kevin Le _______ working with those Australian fellows very much.
(enjoy)
They ______ very friendly and helpful and quite knowledgeable. (be)
3. Mr Smith first ______ to live here in 1980. (come)
4. My friend Michael (take) ______ me to that mountainous area in
Scotland three months ago. It (be)______ my first time there. I really
(have)______ a great trip.
5. I ______ George at the meeting yesterday morning. (meet)
S + V
2
You / We / They / S

nhiều
+ WERE
I / S
ít
+ WAS
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6. Jimmy (begin)______ to learn how to play the piano when he (be)
______ just four years old.
7. Kevin (do) ______ a great work in his exam last month. He (be) _____
one of the five students who (get) _____ the highest marks.
8. There (be) ______ altogether 75 students who (attend) ______ that
public-speaking course last summer.
9. My brother ______ me this computer on my last birthday. (give)
10. That is the car that ______ my car yesterday. (hit)
11. John is a guitarist, but yesterday he _______ a violin at Jane’s party.
(play)
12. Kevin ______ at that high school from 1998 to 2001. (study)

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 Câu hỏi:

V
0
V
2
V
3

Meaning (nghĩa)
tell told told kể, bảo, cho biết

- Did she tell you about the problem?
- Did they enjoy the party last night?
- Did he go to the beach with his friends last Sunday?

- Was the film interesting?
- Were they excited about the news?

FORM:
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

ðộng từ thường:




ðộng từ TO BE:


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
 Câu phủ ñịnh: (Không…)
- He did not enjoy the party last night.
- We didn’t go there yesterday.
- I didn’t meet John at the meeting yesterday.

- He was not able to walk without a walking cane.

Did + S + V
0
?
WERE + S
nhiều
/ You …?
WAS + S
ít
/ I …?
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- They weren’t at the anniversary party last night.
- The film was not very interesting.
FORM:



ðộng từ thường:




ðộng từ TO BE:



 Exercise 2:
Put the verbs in parentheses in the correct past simple forms:
1. He _______ for New Hampshire last Thursday. (leave)

2. The film_________ quite interesting. (be)
3. The weather then (be) ______ terrible. The wind (blow) _______ so
hard. We (not be )_______able to reach the top of the mountain.
4. This palace (be) _______ first built in 1806.
5. I (see) _______ Jane getting into that sports club when I (be)_______
on my way home from work yesterday afternoon.
6. George (study) _______ medicine at this university from 2001 to
2006.
7. Mr Pike (not attend) _______the meeting yesterday morning.
8. He (hear) _______ a big noise downstairs last night. He (get up)
______ , (gently walk) _______ to the first floor and (turn on) _______
the light, but he (not see) ________anything strange.
9. I (buy) _______ this car four years ago.
10. ______ he _______ you this book on your last birthday? (give)

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
 Exercise 3:
Put the verbs in parentheses in the correct past simple forms:
1. _______ they _______ to the airport on time? (get)
They ______ _______ at the airport on time. (not arrive)
They _______ at the airport on time. (arrive)

2. What ______ he _______ you at the bus stop yesterday? (tell)
He ______ ______ me anything about his last trip. (not tell)

S + did not + V
0

S

nhiều
/ You + were not
S
ít
/ I + was not
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3. How many students _______ there at the meeting yesterday morning?
(be)
There _______ one hundred and
twenty five students altogether. (be)

4. ________ Mr Pike and his wife at the party last night? (be)
They ______ ______ there last night. (not be)
They ______ at John’s last night. (be)

5. When ______ he _______ to learn how to drive a car? (begin)
He ______ _______ to learn how to drive a car until he was 35. (not
start )

6. Jackie Chan soon ________ famous for his Kungfu films in the late
1970s. (become)
When _______ Jackie Chan _________ famous? (become)
Jackie Chan ______ _______ famous until the early 1970s. (not
become)

7. _____ you _______ John at the meeting last Tuesday? (see)
I (not see) _____ ______ him then, but I (meet)_______him yesterday.

8. ______ John ______ you the book? (give)
No. He ______ _______ me anything. (not give)

9. What ______ he _______ from 2000 to 2003? (do)
He _______ as a truck driver for a frozen-fruit company. (work)

10. When _______ the accident _________? (happen)
Actually the accident _________ ten years ago. (happen)
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1.1.3 THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE:
Hiện tại tiếp diễn

AM / IS / ARE + V-ing

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 USE:


 -
Diễn tả hành ñộng ñang xảy ra ở hiện tại (ví dụ (1) và (2)).
- Diễn tả hành ñộng ñang diễn ra xung quanh thời ñiểm hiện tại
(ví dụ (3)*).
- Diễn tả một hành ñộng ñã có kế hoạch trong tương lai (ví dụ

(4).



Các dấu hiệu hay gặp:
- now (bây giờ), at the moment, at present (ngay lúc này)
- Look! (nhìn kìa! ) , Listen! (nghe kìa! )

Examples:
(1) Peter is listening to music in his room at the moment.
(2) They are learning English right now.
(3)* These days I am reading an interesting book on the UFO.
(4) I and Tina are visiting Paris next week. We have already bought the
plane tickets.

(*)
Ở ví dụ (3) người nói cũng có thể không ñang ñọc sách ngay lúc họ nói câu này.



 Khẳng ñịnh:
He is working in the garden at the moment.
I am writing a book about education system in the U.K.
My mother is cooking in the kitchen at the moment.
The students are waiting for the bus now.
Listen! Someone is walking downstairs.


FORM:

Exercise 1:
Put the verbs in brackets in the correct present progressive
1. _Where is Peter, Janet? _He (help) __________Dad plant some trees
in the back yard.
2. Jessica (play) _________ volleyball with her classmates now.
3. They (wait) __________ for you at the school gate now.
I + am V-ing
S
nhiều
+ are V-ing
S
ít
+ is V-ing
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4. _Where is Susan? _ She (listen) _____________ to music in her room.
5. Listen! Someone (knock)_____________ at the door.
6. Jimmy (do) ____________ his homework at the moment.
7. Look! The cat (chase) _____________ the mouse in the back yard.
8. I (take) ___________ a course on computer at the APTECH
international school at the moment.



 Câu hỏi:
- Are you still working for the IBM now?
- Is Peter doing his homework at the moment?

Am + I + V-ing?
Is + N
ít
+ V-ing?
Are + N
nhiều
+ V-ing?


 Câu Phủ ñịnh:
- I am not working for the IBM now.
- They are not playing football at present.

I + am not V-ing
N
ít
+ is not V-ing
N
nhiều
+ are not V-ing

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
 Exercise 2:
Put the verbs in brackets in the correct present progressive forms
1. _What _____ you ______ now, George? (do)
_ I ____________ a letter for Mr Smith. (type)
2. They (not work) ____________ at the moment. They (dance) ___________
and (sing) __________ at John’s birthday party.

3. _Where is your mother? _ She (do)___________ the cooking in the
kitchen.
4. _ _____ John (sleep)___________ now? _ No. He (not sleep) _________.
He (work)__________ on the computer.
5. Listen! Someone (sing) ___________from the house next door.
6. Look! It (rain) __________ heavily outside.
7. _Where is John? _He (talk)___________ to Kevin.
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8. Little Jimmy (not watch) __________ TV now. He (play) _________
chess with his father in the back yard.
9. _ _____ they ________ TV? (watch). _No. They (not watch)
_________ TV at the moment. They (read) __________ a book about
Sir Alfred Nobel.
10. Some of my friends (play) ___________ badminton at the school’s
sports-club center now.
11. John and Susan (get) ____________ married next week.
12. I (not watch) _____________ that football match this afternoon. I am
busy doing my homework then.
____________________________________________________


1.1.4 THE PAST PROGRESSIVE:

Quá khứ tiếp diễn





USE:




Diễn tả hành ñộng ñang xảy ra ở quá khứ
.





Dấu hiệu hay gặp
:
- at that/this time last week, at that/this time yesterday…
- at 2 o’clock yesterday, at 4 o’clock last Sunday…
Examples:
(1) At that time last Saturday I was watching TV.
(2)

At 4 o’clock yesterday, I was playing football.
(3) When I came in, he was writing a report.



 Exercise 1:
Put the verbs in brackets in the correct past progressive forms
1. I (work) ____________ on the computer then.
2. They (watch) ____________ that football match between Manchester
United and Arsenal at that time last Sunday.

3. At 3:30 p.m. yesterday she (do) ____________ her homework.
4. When I came in, they (sit) _____________ at the table talking.
WAS / WERE + V-ing

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5. I (walk) __________ on the street when I saw Susan walk into that
club.
6. I was working on the computer while he (read) ________ a book.
7. John (wait) __________ for the bus at a bus stop when he met Jim.
8. She (read) ___________ a book when the light went out.



 Câu hỏi:
- Was she working at that time?
- Were you playing the piano at 3 o’clock yesterday?






 Câu Phủ ñịnh:
- She was not working then. She wasn’t talking to John, either.
- They were not talking when I came in.

N
ít

+ was
not
V-ing
N
nhiều
+ were
not
V-ing



 Exercise 2:
Put the verbs in parentheses in the correct past progressive
1. -______ you _________ at that time last Monday? (sleep)
-No. I (not sleep)___________, I (lie) ___________ on the sofa
listening to music.
2. – What ______ you ________ when you heard the news? (do)
- I (write) ________ a report then.
3. It (not rain) _________ at that time last Monday, it (shine) ________.
4. - _______ you _________ Jeff repair the old car then? (help)
- No. We (take) _________ photographs in the garden just outside the
garage.
5. – Who _____ you and Jane ________ for at the school gate at 2
o’clock yesterday afternoon? (wait)
- We __________ for Tom and Daisy. (wait)
6. -________ the boys _________ football at this time yesterday?
Was + N
ít
+ V-ing?
Were + N

nhiều
+ V-ing?
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- No. They (swim) __________ under the river.
7. She (not read) ____________ then, she (watch) ___________ her
favorite TV talk show.
8. - _____ he ________ on the phone then? (talk)
- Yes. He (talk) _____________ to a close friend from New York.
__________________________________________________




1.1.5 THE PRESENT PERFECT:
Hiện tại hoàn thành

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

USE:




Diễn tả hành ñộng hoặc trạng thái ñã xảy ra rồi, hiện tại vẫn còn
tiếp tục
.
Hoặc diễn tả hành ñộng hoặc trạng thái ñã xảy ra rồi

nhưng không ñề cập chính xác ñã xảy ra khi nào.



Dấu hiệu hay gặp
:
-
For

+ Khoảng thời gian: for three weeks, for a month …
-
Since + Thời ñiểm: since 2000, since he was 5 years old …
-
Các trạng từ hay gặp:


 Lately, recently, up to now, so far.




 The first time, the second time, the third time, (for)

several/many times, (for) three times, yet, just, already (nếu tình huống ở
quá khứ thì các trạng từ này thường ñi với thì quá khứ hoàn thành)…


 (in/for/over/during) the last 2 years
, (in/for/over/during)
the last 5 years …

- So sánh nhất:
This is the most exciting football match I have ever watched. *

Examples:
(1) - I have learnt English for more than 4 years.
(2) - They have published a book on the UFO lately.
(3) - Mr Smith has studied the endangered Pandas since 2001.
(4) - Up to now that energetic man has written more than fifty books.
(5) - This is the first time I have ever ridden a camel.

HAVE / HAS + V
3
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 Exercise 1:
Put the verbs in parentheses in the correct present perfect forms
1. He (be) ________ to New York for several times.
2. No one (come) _________ yet.
3. We (live) _________ here for more than 15 years.
4. He (be) __________working for this company for more than 5 years.
5. She (see) _________ that film twice.
6. Nobody (tell) _________ me about this before.
7. All the students (come) __________ to the lecture hall. They are
waiting for you.
8. They (work) __________ on the project since last month.
9. They (build) ____________ two more bridges since I came to live
here.

10. George (learn) ____________ how to play the piano since he was
five years old.

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
 Câu hỏi:
- Have you ever seen that film?
- Has she told him about that yet?

Has + N
ít
+ V
3
?
Have + N
nhiều
+ V
3
?


 Câu phủ ñịnh:
- I have not met them before.
- She has not told them the problem.
N
ít
+ has
not
V
3

N
nhiều
+ have
not
V
3




 Exercise 2:
Put the verbs in brackets in the correct present perfect forms
1. ______ you ________ that film? (see)
Yes. I _________ it many times. (see)
2. ______ you ________ the story 1001 Nights? (read)
No. I (not read) ___________it, but I (hear) __________ a lot about it.
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3. _____ you ________ the my keys? I _________ them. (see / lose)
4. _____ Mr Kate ________ Hạ Long Bay? (ever visit)
Yes. He _________ there twice. (be)
5. He _________ four languages up to now. (learn)
6. How long ______ you ______________? (be waiting)
7. What ______ they _______ you about? (tell)
8. _____ you _______ the letter I gave you this morning, Mary? (type)
Yes, Sir. I (type)_______ it. It is on your desk.
9. _____ you two ________ before? (meet)
Yes. We ________ each other since I first came to that night club last

month. (know)
10. This experiment is very important. Kevin won’t go home until he
(finish) ___________ writing a report for it.
_______________________________________________________



1.1.6 THE PAST PERFECT:
Quá khứ hoàn thành





USE:



Diễn tả hành ñộng ñã xảy ra trước một hành ñộng khác hoặc trước
một thời ñiểm trong quá khứ.




Dấu hiệu hay gặp
:
- Before, by the time:
trước khi, tính ñến lúc
Past perfect + before + Past simple

Past perfect + by the time + Past simple

- After, as soon as*:
sau khi, ngay sau khi
Past simple + after + Past perfect

- When:
khi
Past perfect (
hành ñộng trước
) + when + Past simple (
hành ñộng sau
)
Past simple (
hành ñộng sau
) + when + Past perfect (
hành ñộng trước
)
HAD + V
3
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Examples:
(1) They had visited Hạ Long Bay before they came to Hồ Chí Minh city.
(2) He went to bed after he had done all his homework.

(*) Ghi chú thêm:
Ở quá khứ, sau AFTER, AS SOON AS cũng có thể là quá khứ ñơn.
- After he opened the door, he saw a terrible mess made by a burglar.



 Exercise 1:
Put the verbs in brackets in the correct past perfect forms:
1. By the time the police arrived, the thieves (go) __________ away.
2. After they (be) _________ working for hours they sat down under a
big tree for a rest.
3. As soon as he (come) __________ home from work, he dropped
himself into the couch for a rest.
4. Someone (turn on) _________ the lights before we came in this
morning.
5. When Ann arrived at the airport, the plane (just take off) ________
________.
6. When Julie came to the party last night, all her classmates (already
leave) _______________.



 Câu hỏi:

- Had she told you about that before?
- Had you ever ridden a bicycle before you came to Việt Nam?

HAD + S + V
3
?




 Câu phủ ñịnh:
- He hadn’t learnt any English before he went to London in 2001.
- They hadn’t seen each other for 10 years when they accidentally met at
the conference last week.

S + HAD NOT
+
V
3

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
 Exercise 2:
Put the verbs in brackets in the correct past perfect forms:
1. He (not learn) ______________ any Vietnamese before he came to
Viet Nam.
2. They (sell out) ______________ all the scarfs before last Christmas.
3. ______ you (ever visit) ___________ Hạ Long Bay before you came
there with your family last summer?
4. I (hardly leave) __________________ home when it started to rain.
5. Liza felt asleep during the writing test last Tuesday because she (stay
up) ____________ too late reviewing her lessons the night before.
6. Jim got bad marks because he (not prepare) ____________ well before
the test.
___________________________________________________

1.1.7 SIMPLE FUTURE:
Tương lai ñơn




USE:



Diễn tả hành ñộng xảy ra trong tương lai.



Dấu hiệu hay gặp
:
-tomorrow, next Monday, next summer, next Christmas, next year…
-in 2020, in 2025, in 2050…
-(in two weeks, in three months, in 2 days …)

Examples:
I will go to New York next week.
She will go to town tomorrow.
Mr Smith will come back to Viet Nam next year.
They will build a language center here in 2015.
We will send you the book and CDs in two weeks.
I will call you when I get there next Thursday.




 Câu hỏi:

WILL / SHALL + V
0
WILL / SHALL + S + V
0
?
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Will you go to New Castles with us next Sunday?
Shall we go for a picnic next Saturday?
Shall I fill in this form?
Will she come here tomorrow morning?



 Câu phủ ñịnh:


She will not get back here tomorrow.
They will not be there next Sunday.
You will not make the same mistake again, will you?



 Exercise
:
Put the verbs in brackets in the correct future simple forms:

1. _ When ______ you (come) ________ back here, John?
_ I (be) __________ back in two months.
2. What (happen) _________ if I don’t go there with them next week?
3. I (not take) ___________ Jim to Birmingham next Christmas. He
(have to) _______________ stay home to get prepared for the upcoming
exam.
4. _______ I (open) __________ the door? Someone is waiting outside.
5. _______ we (go) __________ to Texas for our holiday next summer?
6. _______ I (fill) __________ in this form, sir?
7. You (get) _____________ bad marks if you don’t try hard.
8. Why do you look so sad? Have you got sick? I (get)_____________
you some pills.
9. I (phone) _____________ you when I get there tomorrow morning.
10. I (not stay) ____________ in this hotel again. It is too stuffy and
noisy.
11. _How long ______ you (stay) ______________ here, Jane?
_ I (stay) ________ here in two weeks.
12. _When ________ you (organize) ____________ a camping tour to
that mountain?
_ We (do) __________ that next month.
__________________________________________________

S + WILL / SHALL NOT
+
V
0

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1.1.8 FUTURE PERFECT:
Tương lai hoàn thành:
Tương lai hoàn thành tiếp diễn:
WILL HAVE BEEN + V-ing





USE:



Diễn tả hành ñộng sẽ xảy ra trước một thời ñiểm trong tương lai.



Dấu hiệu hay gặp
:
- by next Saturday, by 8 o’clock tomorrow, by the time John gets home,
by 2015, by next July …
Examples:
(1) By 10 o’clock tomorrow, my father will have got home from Alaska.
(2) By next Sunday they will have been working on the project for two
months.



 Exercise:

Put the verbs in brackets in the correct future perfect form:
1. They (finish) _________________ building that new bridge by 2015.
2. She (arrive) _________________ in New York by 11 a.m tomorrow.
3. My father (get) _______________ back home by next Monday.
4. By next month Mr Johnson (work)___________________ for this
company for 15 years.
5. By next Monday my father (teach) _______________ English at this
school for 10 years.
6. I (finish) ________________ my homework by the time Dad comes
home this afternoon.
7. By next Saturday I (stay) _____________ here for three months.
8. They (learn) ______________ English for 6 years by next June.

1.1.9 FUTURE PROGRESSIVE:
Tương lai tiếp diễn




USE:
WILL HAVE + V
3
WILL + BE Ving
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

Diễn tả hành ñộng sẽ ñang xảy ra tại một thời ñiểm trong tương lai.




Dấu hiệu hay gặp
:
- at 2 o’clock tomorrow afternoon, at 8 a.m. next Sunday, at this time
next week …

Examples:
- At this time tomorrow morning, Tommy will be playing football with
his classmates at the school’s playground.
- At 9.30 a.m. next Wednesday, they will be studying math.



 Exercise:
Put the verbs in brackets in the correct future progressive form:
1. At 8 o’clock tomorrow I (not sit) ______________ in class. I (fly)
_____________ to that island with my parents for a short holiday.
2. At this time next Saturday we (lie) ______________ on the beach.
3. Tomorrow at this time John (drive) ______________ to New York.
4. Will you join us in the basketball game at 7 a.m. tomorrow? _ No. I
(attend) _______________ a computer class at that time.
5. At the time my brother gets home tomorrow, I (still work)
_____________ on my research paper at the school’s library.
__________________________________________________

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1.2 A GENERAL REVIEW ON BASIC TENSES:
Ôn tập chung các thì
Table 1.2: Verb forms and adverbial phrases to frequently appear in
different tenses

Tenses Statement
(Affirmative)
Question
(Interrogative)
Negative



1. Present
simple

Adv phrases:
- every day, every week, every Sunday,
- always, usually, often, sometimes, seldom, rarely…
(Khi không có tình huống cụ thể thì các trạng từ trên diễn tả hành
ñộng ở hiện tại)




2. Past
simple

Adv phrases:

- yesterday
- two weeks ago, 15 years ago …
- in + thời gian trong quá khứ: in 1990, in 1890, in the early 18
th

century, in the 16
th
century …
- last week, last month, last Chrismas …
- from 1991 to 2000, from 1993 to 1997 …




3. Present
progressive

Adv phrases:
- now, at the moment, at present
- Look!
- Listen!




4. Past
progressive

Adv phrases:
- at 2 o’clock yesterday, at this time last week, at that time last

Sunday …
- Hay ñi kèm với thì QKñơn với: when, while



5. Present
perfect

Adv phrases:
- since 2000, since 1960 …
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- for 10 years, for three weeks, for more than half an hour…
- recently, lately, up to now, so far, (yet, just, already, never…before,
many times, several times)

- the first/second/third time
- so sánh nhất
- for/in/during the last three months, over the past four years …




6. Past
Perfect

Adv phrases:
- Thường xuất hiện kèm với thì quá khứ ñơn với: (Xem lại dấu hiệu
nhận biết của thì QKHT trang 19)

by the time / before, after, as soon as, when
no sooner … than, hardly … when
- (just, already, never…before)




7. Future
simple

Adv phrases:
-tomorrow
-next week, next month, next Sunday …
- in 2025, in 2050 …
- (in two weeks, in three days …)




8. Future
perfect

Adv phrases:
- by + thời gian (trong tương lai)
By the year 2050, by next July, by next Sunday, by the time he comes
back…

9. The
future
progressive

Adv phrases:
- at 2 o’clock next Sunday, at that time next week, at this time
tomorrow …


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1. _Where (be) ___________ your father?
_He (work)______________ in the garden at the moment.
2. John (first come) _____________ to Viet Nam in 2000.
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3. They (move) ______________ in here about three months ago.
4. _____ you (go) _________ to New Hampshire with Jane next week?
5. They (publish) _______________ another book on the endangered
panda recently.
6. The Greens (live) _______________ here since 2000.
7. Where _____________ you (spend) _____________ your last summer
vacation?
8. Listen! Someone (walk)________________ downstairs.
9. By next month my mother (be teaching) ___________________
English at this school for 10 years.

10. James (wash) _____________ his car every Sunday morning.
11. Stop making that much noise, please. The baby (sleep) _________
_______.
12. This is the first time he (ride) _____________ a bike.

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 EXERCISE 2:
1. At 2 o’clock last Sunday, I (not talk) ______________ to Jane. I
(play) ______________ football with my classmates.
2. I (not hear) _______________ of John since last month.
3. Jimmy (not do) _______________his homework at the moment. He
(listen to) ____________ music.
4. He (begin) _______________ working for this company 5 years ago.
5. I (not enjoy) ____________ the party last night very much. It (be)
_________ just so boring.
6. Where ______ you last summer vacation? (be)
7. I (not visit) ______________ that island again next summer.
8. _How long ___________you (be waiting) _______________?
_ For about half an hour.
9. Peter (be) ____________ busy talking to Mr John Smith now. He
(call)______________ you later.
10. ______ you (often get) ___________ to school by bus these days?

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 EXERCISE 3:
1. I (see) _______________ that man on TV again lately.
2. I (not meet) __________________ John at the meeting yesterday
morning.

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3. He (work) ___________________ as a truck driver for that company
from 2001 to 2005.
4. She (arrive) ___________________ in New Jersey by this time
tomorrow.
5. They (not talk) ___________________ to each other since last week.
6. _ Where is Jack?
_ He (help) _______________ Dad plant some trees in the backyard.
7. Be quiet, please! Jimmy (learn)_________________ his lessons.
8. Watch out! A big dog (run)__________________ after you.
9. Just fill in this form now, and we (send) _______________ the packet
to this address in two weeks.
10. _________ you (see) ______________ my door keys? I (lose) _____
_________them.
11. The gasoline price (increase) _________________ in the last few
months.
12. Our people’s living standard (improve) ________________________
dramatically over the past five years.

_____________________________________
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1.3 VERB TENSES IN SOME ADV CLAUSES OF TIME – TIME
RELATIONSHIPS: Thì trong các mệnh ñề trạng từ chỉ thời gian – Các
mối tương quan về mặt thời gian
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 EXERCISE 1: Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tenses
1. We have been best friends since we (first meet) ____________at high
school in 2001.
2. After he (read) ___________ over the letter, he (pick up)
___________ the telephone and (call) ___________ Jane.
3. As soon as he (get) ____________ home from work, he turned on the
TV to watch his favorite football match.
4. By the time they got to the station, the train (already leave) _________
_______.
5. He (learn)______________ some French before he came to Paris in
2001.
6. At 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon I (walk) ___________ along the
street when I (meet) _________ Tracy.
7. Last night Jimmy and Susan (already leave) ___________ when Peter
(come) ________ to the party.
8. I was doing the washing up while my mother (cook) ____________ in
the kitchen.
9. He (hardly get) ______________ home when it (start) _______ to rain
so hard.
10. He (no sooner leave) _____________________ than Jane (call) ___
______.

Table 1.3: Verb tenses in some adverb clauses of time

c
onjunctions
Time relationships
SINCE:
từ khi
HT Hoàn Thành + SINCE + _________________

AFTER:
sau khi
__________ + AFTER + QK hoàn thành / QK ñơn
(xảy ra ở QK)
AS SOON AS:
ngay sau khi
QK ñơn + AS SOON AS + _____________________
(xảy ra ở QK)
BEFORE:
trước khi
__________________ + BEFORE + QK ñơn
(xảy ra ở QK)
BY THE TIME:
tính ñến khi
__________________ + BY THE TIME + QK ñơn
(xảy ra ở QK)
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WHEN:
khi





Trong quá khứ:
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________________ + WHEN + ________________
(Dài, ñang diễn ra) (Ngắn, xảy ñến tức thời)

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 ________________ + WHEN + ________________
(Trước, rồi)


WHILE:
trong khi
Trong QK:
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 ðang diễn ra song song:
_______________ + WHILE + ________________
(Hñ dài, dang diễn ra) (Hñ dài, ñang diễn ra)

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 Dài, ñang diễn ra và Ngắn, xảy ñến tức thời:
_______________ + WHILE + __________________
(Hñ ngắn, xảy ñến tức thời) (Hñ dài, ñang diễn ra)

NO SOONER…THAN:

vừa mới … thì
……NO SOONER ______________ THAN + QK ñơn
HARDLY…WHEN:
vừa mới … thì

….…HARDLY _______________ WHEN + QK ñơn
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NO SOONER và HARDLY khi ñứng ñầu câu thì có sự ñảo ngữ.
- Hardly had he left the house when it started raining so hard.

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Sau các liên từ chỉ thời gian như when, while, as soon as, until, by
the time, before, after nếu diễn ñạt tương lai, ñộng từ sẽ không ở hình
thức tương lai mà ở Hiện tại ñơn hoặc Hiện tại hoàn thành.

(1) I will certainly come over as soon as I have finished * writing the
report.
(2) Steven won’t get married before he is 35 years old.

(*)
Lưu ý:

Thì hiện tại hoàn thành ở ví dụ (1) nhấn mạnh ý sự việc sẽ diễn ra rồi, xong
rồi. Nếu không nhấn mạnh ý này (rồi, xong rồi) thì chỉ ñơn thuần sử dụng thì hiện tại

ñơn như ở ví dụ (2).

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 EXERCISE 2: Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tenses
1. I will send you a postcard as soon as I (get)___________ there next
Sunday.
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2. Peter won’t go home until he (finish)___________ his work.
3. Please tell Jane to call me when you (see)____________ her at the
meeting tomorrow morning.
4. He won’t get married before he (be)_________ 35 years old.
5. By the time he (come)_________ here, we all will have already left.
6. I will make a trip to Tokyo after I (learn)____________ some
Japanese.
7. I (no sooner get)__________________ home than the phone rang.
8. My father (read)_______________ a book while my mother was
watching television.
9. I was working in the garden when it (start)_____________ to rain.
10. By the time they came to the airport, the plane (already take
off)______________ .

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EXERCISE 3: Circle the best option
1. We _____ Jeff since we last met at John’s party three months ago.
A. didn’t meet B. hadn’t met C. haven’t met D. aren’t met

2. I will come to see you when I ______ in New York next month.
A. am B. was C. will be D. had been
3. He ______ to Jane when he heard the news.
A. was talking B. has talked C. is talking D. talked
4. When I came to the party, all my friends ______.
A. have already left B. was already leaving
C. will have left D. had already left
5. By the time the police arrived, the thieves_____ away.
A. have gone B. went C. were going D. had gone
6. By the time Tom comes back, the package _____ to his home address.
A. has sent B. has been sent
C. will have been sent D. will have sent
7. George was playing tennis with Jeff when he ______over the net and
_____ his leg.
A. was jumping / was breaking B. jumped / broke
C. had jumped / was breaking D. jumped / had broken
8. I will phone you as soon as I ______ the result.
A. will get B. get C. will have got D. am getting
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9. While we ________ a long the way to our university campus, we saw
skinny Kevin standing in front of that health club.
A. walk B. were walking C. have walked D. are walking
10. That energetic scientist won’t leave the laboratory until he
__________ his report on the experiment.
A. will finish B. is going to finish
C. will have finished D. has finished

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1.4 MORE EXERCISES ON VERB TENSES:
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 EXERCISE 1:
1. _Where is your father Tommy?
_ He (work)_______________ in the garden.
2. By the end of the 21
st
century, Vietnam (be able) ______________ to send
its people to the Moon.
3. Last night I (do) ______________ my homework when the light went
out.
4. I (learn) ___________________ English for more than five years.
5. We (be) _______________ best friends since we (first meet)
_______________ at high school 8 years ago.
6. My mother (do) __________________ the cooking in the kitchen at the
moment.
7. Jimmy went to bed after he (do) _______________ all his homework.
8. My mother (do) _________________ the cooking in the kitchen while
Jane was cleaning the floor.
9. Jimmy (learn) ________________ how to play the piano since he (be)
___________ five years old.
10. Tom (hardly leave) ______________ home when the phone rang.

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 EXERCISE 2:
1. Last summer I (spend) _______________ my vacation at a seaside town.
2. He went to bed after he (learn) _______________ his lessons and (do)

_______________ all his homework.
3. I (not meet) ____________ James since Christmas.
4. When I came to visit her last night, she (play) ______________ the piano.
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5. They (start) ______________ to cook for the party three hours ago.
6. By next July, Charles (work) ___________________ for this company for
five years.
7. Kevin won’t go home until he (finish) ______________ writing the report
for his experiment.
8. By next month my mother (teach) _____________ at this school for
twenty years.
9. Lisa (take) ____________ a bus to school every weekday these days.
10. He (attend) ______________ The Chinese School of Geniuses from
1998 to 2001.
11. No sooner _________ he (get) _________ home from work than the
phone rang.
12. He had hardly left the house when someone (call) __________.

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 EXERCISE 3:
1. Yesterday afternoon, I ( walk) _________________ along Main Street
when I (meet) ________________ Jane at that corner.
2. He (never travel) _________________ by bike before he came to VN in
2000.
3. Tom (play) _______________ a tennis game with Peter when he broke his
leg.
4. She (talk) _______________ Jeff when she heard the news.

5. I last (meet) _____________ Jane when we were at George’s wedding.
6. Please send me a message as soon as you (get) _____________ there next
Sunday.
7. I (work) _____________ on the computer when I heard the news.
8. When we came in, someone (already turn) __________________ on the
lights and the fans.
9. This is the most interesting film I (ever see) _________________.
10. This is the first time I (be) _________________ to New York.
11. I’m sure you (be) ___________ successful here.
12. Just look at the dark clouds in the sky! I think it (rain) ____________
soon.
13. Eric used to live here, but now he (move) ___________ to Miami.
14. It is two years since I last (meet) ____________ her at John’s party.
15. It is six months since he last (visit) ____________uncle George.
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EXERCISE 4:
1. At this time next week they__________ to Singapore.
A. will fly B. have flown C. will be flying D. will be flown
2. He won’t go home until he __________ his report.
A. will finish B. is going to finish
C. will have finished D. has finished
3. By next July, Mr Smith __________ for this company for 15 years.
A. will work B. is going to work
C. will have been working D. had worked

4. I _________ to Jane when Peter came with the news.
A. talked B. was talking C. have talked D. talking
5. By the time the ambulance arrived, they ____________ the victims to
hospital.
A. had taken B. took C. were taking D. have taken
6. He ___________ here since he was born.
A. has lived B. had lived C. was living D. lived
7. They sat down under a big tree for a rest after they ____________ for
three hours.
A. were walking B. have walked
C. had been walking D. were walked
8. Jessica had hardly put the phone down when her boss_________ back.
A. had called B. was calling C. has called D. called
9. Don’t make that much noise, please! My mother____________ to her
friends.
A. is talking B. has talked C. talks D. was talking
10. _ Where is your father?
_ He ____________ his old bike in the backyard.
A. has repaired B. was repaired
C. is repairing D. had repaired
11.______________ home from work than it started to rain.
A. No sooner John came home B. No sooner John had come
C. No sooner had John come D. No sooner has John come
12. While I ___________ on the computer, my little sister was helping
mom in the kitchen.
A. worked B. was working C. had worked D. have worked
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EXERCISE 5:
1. They_____________ to live here ten years ago.
A. have moved B. had moved C. moved D. will move
2. I was reading a book when they __________.
A. had come B. came C. will come D. come
3. John _________ for New York last week.
A. has left B. has been left C. left D. will leave
4. He___________ for this travel agency for ten years.
A. had worked B. worked C. will work D. has worked
5. I was walking along that street when I _________ Jane and Peter.
A. met B. had met C. have met D. will meet
6. He _________ for this company since 2000.
A. worked B. has been working C. is working D. works
7. Someone __________ the lights before I came in.
A. had turned on B. turned on B. was turning on D. has turned on
8. By the time John came to the party, his friends_____________.
A. left B. was leaving C. have left D. had already left
9. When I ___________ at the station, the train had left 5 minutes before.
A. had arrived B. was arriving C. arrived D. will arrive
10. He _______ to New York for a meeting next Thursday.
A. was flying B. is going to fly C. has flown D. had flown

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EXERCISE 6:
1. My father __________ in the garden at the moment.

A. works B. is working C. was working D. had worked
2. Listen! The birds __________on that tree.
A. are singing B. sang C. has sung D. singing
3. He __________as a truck driver for this company from 1991 to 2005.
A. worked B. has worked C. will work D. has been worked
4. I first __________ Jane at John’s birthday party last month.
A. met B. meet C. have met D. had met
5. He ___________ two more book recently.
A. wrote B. writes C. is writing D. has written
6. _What are you doing, Jessica? _ I __________a letter for Mr Peterson.
A. type B. am typing C. have typed D. typed
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7. My father was reading a book while my mother ________ TV.
A. watched B. was watching C. has watch D. will watch
8. After John ___________ for a long time, he appeared again on TV last
Sunday together with Jennifer.
A. disappeared B. had disappeared C. has disappeared
D. was disappeared
9. The company___________ a new office in central London lately.
A. was opened B. has opened C. will open D. had opened
10. Shhhh, stop making noise, please. Little Jimmy__________.
A. sleeps B. is sleeping C. slept D. was sleeping
11. _Where is John, Alice? _ He _________in his room.
A. was reading B. reads C. had read D. is reading
12. He had no sooner got home than it _________ to rain in torrent.
A. had started B. was starting C. started D. has started
13. I was reading a book when the light suddenly _________.
A. went out B. had gone out C. has gone out D. was going out

14. When he came home, the room was in a mess because someone
__________ in.
A. has broken B. broke C. had broken D. was broken
15. _ _________ the letter I gave you this morning, Mary?
_ Yes, sir. It is on your desk.
A. Have you typed B. Had you typed
C. Do you type D. Will you type

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EXERCISE 7:
1. We ________ here for more than ten years.
A. lived B. are living C. have lived D. live
2. I ________ the teacher the problem yet.
A. haven’t told B. wasn’t told C. won’t tell D. wasn’t telling
3. They _______ Buckingham Palace several times already.
A. were visiting B. will visit C. visit D. have visited
4. This is the most exciting football match I _______.
A. am ever watching B. ever watch
B. will ever watch D. have ever watched
5. Little Jimmy ________ play the piano since he ________ five.
A. has learnt / has been B. has been learning / was
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C. was learning / was D. learnt / has been
6. Viet Nam _______ another satellite into space lately.
A. was sent B. is sending C. will send D. has sent
7. _ I’m sorry. I’m late. How long ________?

_ For just about half an hour.
A. have you been waiting B. was you waiting
C. did you wait D. are you waiting
8. The company _______ an office in Viet Nam recently.
A. opened B. has opened C. is opening D. will open
9. That energetic and productive author _______ more than 20 novels so
far.
A. wrote B. writes C. will write D. has written.
10. Alexi _______ four languages up to now.
A. has learnt B. is learning C. will learn D. had learnt
11. He _______ working for this company five years ago.
A. began B. has begun C. will begin D. begins
12. John and his family first________ to live here in 2000.
A. came B. have come C. came D. were coming
13. He _______ his grandma in Birmingham last week.
A. has visited B. visits C. visited D. will visit
14. Kevin _______ at that high school from 1998 to 2001.
A. studies B. has studied C. was studied D. studied
15. He _________ a bike to school every weekday, but yesterday he
_________ a bus to school.
A. rides / takes B. has ridden / takes C. rode/ took D. rides / took

EXERCISE 8:
1. Kevin was working on the computer _________ the phone rang.
A. since B. before C. when D. as soon as
2. Little Johnny has learnt how to swim _________ he was five.
A. before B. when C. by the time D. since
3. That energetic scientist won’t go home ________ he has completed
his experiment.
A. until B. while C. since D. for

4. Viet Nam has been making great achievements _________ it first
carried out economic reforms in 1986.
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A. since B. before C. while D. by the time
5. Tony has been working for Outer Space Language School _________.
A. since 5 years B. for five years
C. for five years ago D. five years ago
6. We have been best friends __________ we first met at high school
eight years ago.
A. since B. when C. until D. while
7. Little Jimmy went to bed __________ he had done all his homework.
A. before B. by the time C. until D. after
8. James began working as a tour-guide for this travel agency ________.
A. since 5 years B. for 5 years ago
C. for 5 years D. 5 years ago

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EXERCISE 9: ERROR IDENTIFICATION
1. Peter has come to live here a long time ago.
A B C D
2. I didn’t hear of John since I last met him at Jane’s birthday party.
A B C D
3. This is the first time I ate in an expensive restaurant like this.
A B C D
4. After he had returned home from work, he was reading a book.
A B C D

5. Tommy jumped up with joys since he had known the result.
A B C D
6. I and James have been best friends since I have come here ten years
ago. A B C
D
7. While he was working on the computer last night he had heard a
A B C D
loud explosion from the house next door.

8. They asked her how long she was knowing him, but she said nothing.
A B C D

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EXERCISE 10:
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18. I ________ for you there at 9.00 a.m. next Sunday.
A. will have waited B. will be waiting
B. have been waiting D. was waiting
19. “Tracy began working for this company 5 years ago” means
“_________”
A. Tracy worked for this company for 5 years.
B. Tracy has worked for this company since 5 years.
C. Tracy has been working for this company for 5 years.
D. Tracy has begun to work for this company for 5 years ago.
20. “Little Jimmy has learnt how to play the piano for 3 years.
A. Little Jimmy learnt how to play the piano 3 years ago.

B. Little Jimmy started learning how to play the piano 3 years ago.
C. Little Jimmy was learning how to play the piano for 3 years ago.
D. Little Jimmy has learnt how to play the piano since 3 years.
21. The last time when I visited this village was 4 years ago.
A. It is 4 years since I last visited this village.
B. It has been 4 years since I have visited this village.
C. It was 4 years since I have visited this village.
D. It was 4 years ago since I had visited this village.
22. Jennifer left for New Hampshire five years ago.
A. It’s five years ago when Jennifer left for New York.
B. It’s five years since Jennifer left for New York.
C. It was five years ago since Jennifer has left for New York.
D. It had been five years since Jennifer left for New York.
23. Kevin turned on the TV to watch his favorite sports game as soon as
he got home from work.
A. Kevin had turned on the TV to watch his favorite sports games when he got
home from work.
B. Kevin no sooner got home from work than he turned on the TV to watch his
favorite sports game.
C. No sooner had Kevin got home from work than he turned on the TV to watch
his favorite sports game.
D. Kevin had no sooner got home form work than he had turned on the TV to
watch his favorite sports game.
24. James picked up the phone to call Judy as soon as he had read over
the letter.
A. James picked up the phone to call Judy by the time James read over the letter.
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B. No sooner James read over the letter than he picked up the phone to call Judy

than.
C. Hardly had James read over the letter when he picked up the phone to call Judy.
D. After James had picked up the phone to call Judy, he read over the letter.
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