DIFFERENCES OF TENSES PART 2.doc

Topic 1: THE DIFFERENCES OF TENSES
I. The differences between present simple and present progressive:
Các động từ trạng thái (stative verb) ở bảng sau không được chia ở thể tiếp diễn khi chúng là những động
từ tĩnh diễn đạt trạng thái cảm giác của hoạt động tinh thần hoặc tính chất của sự vật, sự việc.
know :
believe
hear
see
smell
wish
understand
hate
love
like
want
sound
have
need
appear
seem
taste
own
Present simple Present progressive
1. Hành động có tính bền vững, luôn luôn
đúng theo thói quen, phong tục và khả năng:
- I work in New York.
2. Nhận thức, tình cảm, tình trạng xảy ra lúc
đang nói:
I know you are busy now.
3. Thời khoá biểu, lịch trình các chương
trình:

The train for Hanoi leaves at 7.30 tonight.
4. Chân lý hiển nhiên:
- It rains a lot in HCM City.
1. Hành động có tính tạm thời, không thường
xuyên:
(today, this week, this year...)
- I’m working in New York for a few weeks.
2. Không dùng thì này với các hoạt động nhận
thức, tình cảm, tình trạng, sở hữu, tồn tại: see,
think, believe, feel, look smell, taste, hear,
expect, assume…
3. Kế hoạch, sự sắp xếp cho tương lai gần:
- She is arriving at 11 o’clock.
4. Dùng kèm với ALWAYS diễn tả sự phàn
nàn:
He is always coming to class late.
Give the correct form of these verbs: (Present simple and present progressive)
1. Please be quiet, I ......................... (try) to concentrate.
2. I ................... (not/belong) to a political party.
3. Hurry! The bus ................... (come). I ................... (not/want) to miss it.
4. The River Nile ................... (flow) into the Mediterranean.
5. The river ................... (flow) very fast today – much faster than usual.
6. ................... (it/ever/snow) in India?
7. We usually ................... (grow) vegetables in our garden but this year we ...................
(not.grow) any.
8. A: Can you drive?
9. B: No, but I ................... (learn). My father ................... (teach) me.
10.You can borrow my umbrella. I ................... (not/need) it at the moment.
11. (at a party) I usually ................... (enjoy) parties but I ................... (not/enjoy) this one very
much.

12.George says he’s 80 years old but i ................... (not/believe) him.
13.Ron is in London at the moment. He ................... (stay) at the Hilton Hotel. He
usually ................... (stay) at the Hilton Hotel when he’s in London.
14.Look! It’s ......................... (snow).
15.“Where ................ your father (come) from?” “He ................ (come) from Scotland”.
16.If you need money, why ................ you(not/get) ................ a job?
17.I ................ (play) the piano, but i ................ (not/play) very well.
II. The differences between intended future and future simple:
Intended future Future simple
1. Ý định đã được dự trù, sắp xếp trước khi
nói:
- I’m going to visit New York this Winter.
2. Sự suy đoán chắc chắn dựa vào căn cứ
hiện tại:
- There are a lot of clouds. I think it is going
to rain.
1. Ý định ngay khi nói hay hành động sẽ xảy ra
ở tương lai không phụ thuộc vào ý định:
- He will come here tomorrow.
2. Ý kiến, lời hứa, hy vọng, phát biểu về một
hành động trong tương lai: (think, promise,
hope, expect..)
- Wait here and I will get you a drink.
- I think you will pass the exam.
Give the correct form of these verbs: (Intended future and Future simple)
Put the verb into the correct form using will or going to.
1 A: I’ve got a terrible headache.
B: Have you? Wait there and I ................................. (get) an aspirin for you.
2 A: Why are you filling that bucket with water?
B: I ................................. (wash) the car.

3 A: I’ve decided to repaint this room.
B: Oh, haven’t you? What colour ................................. (you/paint) it.
4 A: Look! There’s smoke coming out of that 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 dinner.
7 A: I can’t work out how to use this camera.
B: It’s quite easy. I ................................. (show) you.
8 A: What would you like to drink - tea or coffee?
B: I ................................. (have) tea, please.
9 A: Has George decided on what to do when he leaves school?
B: Oh yes. Evething is planned. He ................................. (have) a holiday for few weeks
and then he ................................. (start) a computer programming course.
10 A: Did you post that letter for me?
B: Oh, I’m sorry. I completely forgot. I ................................. (do) it now.
11 A: What shall we have for dinner?
B: I don’t know. I can’t make up my mind.
A: Come on, hurry up. Make a decision.
B: Okay then. We ................................. (have) chicken.
12 Jack: We need some bread for lunch.
Ben: Oh, do we? I ................................. (go) to the shop and get some. I feel like a walk.
Before he goes out. Ben talk to Jane:
Ben: I ................................. (get) some bread. Do you want anything from the shop?
Jane: Yes, I need some envelopes.
Ben: Okay, i ................................. (get) you some.
13 John has to go to the airport to catch a plane. He hasn’t got a car.
John: Alan, can you take me to the airport this evening?
Alan: Of course I ................................. (take) you. I’d be delighted.

III. Present simple and Future simple trong mệnh đề điều kiện và mệnh đề thời gian chỉ
tương lai:
- Mệnh đề thời gian:
S +Will + V
1
+ When/ while/ after/ before/ as/until + S + V (Present
simple)
When/ while/ after/ before/ as/until + S + V (Present simple), S +Will +
V
1
When he comes tomorrow, we will welcome him.
- Mệnh đề điều kiện:
S +Will + V
1
+ if + S + V (Present simple)
If + S + V (Present simple),S +Will + V
1
If she visits me next week, we will have dinner together.
Give the correct form of these verbs:
A. All the sentences in this exercise are about the future. Put the verbs into the correct form:
will/won’t or the simple present (I do).
1 Before you ......................... (leave), don’t forget to shut the windows.
2 I ......................... (phone) you as soon as I ......................... (arrive) in London.
3 Please don’t touch anything before the police ......................... (come).
4 Everyone ......................... (be) very surprised if he ......................... (pass) the exams.
5 When you ......................... (see) Brian again, you ......................... (not/recognise) him.
6 We ......................... (not/start) dinner until Jack ......................... (arrive).
7 ......................... (you/be) lonely without me while i ......................... (be) away?
8 If I ......................... (need) any help, I ......................... (ask) you.
9 Come on! Hurry up! Ann ......................... (be) annoyed if we ......................... (be) late.

B. Make one sentence from two sentences:
1 I’ll find some where to live. Then I’ll give you my address.
I ................................................... when ...........................................................................
2 It’s going to start raining. Let’s go out before that.
Let’s ................................................... before ..................................................................
3 I’m going to do the shopping. Then i’ll come straight back home.
................................................... after ..............................................................................
4 You’ll be in London next month. You must come and see me then.
................................................... when .............................................................................
5 We’ll make our decision. Then we ‘ll let you know.
................................................... as soon as .....................................................................
C. Put in When or if:
1 I’m going to Paris next week. .............. I’m there, I hope to visit a friend of mine.
2 Tom might phone this evening. .............. he does, can you take a message?
3 I think he’ll get the job. I’ll be very surprised .............. he doesn’t get it.
4 I hope to be there by 10.30. But .............. i’m not there, don’t wait for me.
5 I’m going shopping. .............. you want anything, i can get it for you.
6 I think i’ll go home now. I’m feeling very tired. I think i’ll go straight to bed .............. I
get home.
7 I’m going away for a few days. I’ll phone you .............. I get back.
8 I want you to come to the party but.............. you don’t want to come, you needn’t.
9 We’ll go out when the rain (stop) ………………………….
10 Miss Helen (help) …………… you if she (finish) …………… that letter tomorrow.
IV. The differences between simple past and past progressive:
simple past past progressive
1. Hành động đã xảy ra biết rõ thời gian hay
hỏi về thời gian quá khứ:
- I visited New York last Winter.
- When did you meet him?
2. Nhiều hành động xảy ra kế tiếp nhau:

- When he arived home, opened the door,
and entered the house.
3. Hành động đã xảy ra một khoảng thời gian
trong quá khứ:
- He worked here for four years.
4. Dùng kèm với when:
Hành động bất ngờ xen vào hành động
đang diễn ra, xảy ra sau và kết thúc trước:
- When he came , we were talking.
- He had an accident while he was crossing
the street.
1. Sự chuyển biến dần của sự việc hay trạng thái:
- It was getting dark.
- She was becoming fatter and fatter.
2. Nhiều hành động xảy ra song song:
- Ann was writing a letter in her room while her
mother was watching T.V

3. Hành động đã xảy ra tại một thời điểm trong
quá khứ:
- He worked here at 3 pm yesterday.
4. Dùng kèm với when và while:
Hành động xảy ra trước, liên tục và kết thúc sau
hoặc chấm dứt khi bị hành động khác xen vào:
- When he came , we were talking.
- He had an accident while he was crossing the
street.
Use the simple past or the past continuous/ progressive tense:
1 George ................... (fall) off the ladder while he ................... (paint) the ceiling.
2 Last night I ................... (read) in bed when suddenly I ................... (hear) a scream.

3 She (come) into the room, (open) the window, (turn) on the light, and (begin) to read a
newspaper.
4 Ann ................... (wait) for me when I ................... (arrive).
5 I ................... (not/drive) very fast when the accident ................... (happen).
6 I ................... (break) a plate last night. I ................... (do) the washing-up when
it ................... (slip) out of my hand.
7 Tom ................... (take) a photograph of me while I ................... (not/look).
8 We ................... (not/go) out because it ................... (rain).
9 What ................... (you/do) at this time yesterday?
10 I ................... (see) Carol at the party. She ................... (wear) a really beautiful dress.
11 Tom’s father (teach).............. him how to drive when he was 17.
12 Tom ................... (not/shave) this morning because he ................... (not/have) time.
13 We ................... (not/eat) anything because we ................... (not/be) hungry.
14 I ................... (not/rush) because I ................... (not/be) in a hurry.
15 She ................... (not/be) interested in the book because she ................... (not/understand)
it
16 Martha ................... (watch) TV at seven o’clock last night.
17 What ...................you ................... (do) at one o’clock this afternoon?
18 Henry ................... (eat) a snack at midnight last night.
19 He ................... (eat) dinner at 7 P.M Last night.
20 Somebody ................... (hit) him on the head while he ................... (go) to his car.
21 He ................... (read) newspaper while his wife ................... (prepare) the dinner in the
kitchen.
22 Jose ................... (write) a letter to his family when his pencil ................... (break).
V. The differences between simple past and present perfect:
Present perfect Simple past
1. Hành động đã xảy ra không biết rõ thời
gian:
I have visited New York twice.
2. Hỏi về thời gian quá khứ dùng kèm với

since when, how long :
- Since when have you started school?
3. Bắt đầu một tình huống:
- Have you met Tom recently?
Yes, I have.
4. Dùng kèm for: Hành động đã xảy ra và còn
lưu lại trong hiện tại:
John has lived in that house for 20 years. (He
still lives there.)
5. Dùng kèm since trong mệnh đề chính:
He has played tennis since he was 11.
1. Hành động đã xảy ra biết rõ thời gian
- I visited New York last Winter.

2. Hỏi về thời gian quá khứ dùng kèm với
when, how long ago:
- When did you started school?
3. Tiếp tục tình huống đó:
- When did you meet him?
Three days ago.
4. Dùng kèm với for: Hành động đã xảy ra và
hoàn toàn kết thúc trong quá khứ:
John lived in that house for 20 years. Then hen
moved to a new one.
5. Dùng kèm since trong mệnh đề phụ:
He has played tennis since he was 11.
Use the simple past or the present perfect tense.
1. Jill .......................... (buy) a new car two weeks ago.
2. His hair is very short. He .......................... (have) a haircut.
3. Last night I .......................... (arrive) home at half past twelve. I .......................... (have) a bath

and then I .......................... (go) to bed.
4. .......................... (you/visit) many museums when you were in Paris?
5. My bicycle isn’t here anymore. Somebody .......................... (take) it?
6. I .......................... They .......................... just (decide) to buy a new house.
7. They .......................... (do) nothing since they .......................... (get) up.
8. My brother .......................... (join) the army when he .......................... (be) 18. He ..........................
(serve) in the army for 3 years and then .......................... (go) to university.
9. My sister .......................... (finish) school in 1997 and .......................... (be) a student at the
National University since then.
10. I .......................... (not/eat) anything yesterday because I ......................... (not/feel) hungry.
11. “Gone With the Wind” is the most interesting film we .......................... (see) recently.
12. - A: You .......................... (see) Nam last Sunday?
- B: Oh, no. I (not to see) him for many days now.
13. - A: Since when .......................... you .......................... (learn) English?
- B:I .......................... (learn) it since I .......................... (be) a girl of twelve.
14. - A: .......................... you ever .......................... (be) to Ho Chi Minh City?
- B: No, I ................. (not to be) there yet. But my parents ................... (be) there twice this year.
15. - A: How long .......................... you .......................... (live) in this town?
- B: I .......................... (live) in this town for ten years.
16. - A :Have you some more rice?
- B: No. Thanks. I .......................... (eat).
17. - A: .......................... your hair look different. .......................... (you.have) a haircut?
- B:Yes.
18.- A: Did you hear about Ben? He .......................... (break) his leg.
- B: Really? How .......................... (that/happen?).
- A: He .......................... (fall) off a ladder.