PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE (new update)

PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE (THÌ HIỆN TẠI TIẾP DIỄN)
I/ Use (Cách dùng)
Present Continuous Tense được dùng để diễn tả:
1. Một hành động đang xảy ra tại thời điểm nói.
EX: I am reading an English book now.
2. Thường dùng sau câu mệnh lệnh
EX: Look! The bus is coming.
3. Một kế hoạch xảy ra trong tương (có trạng từ chỉ tương lai).
EX: I am going to meet him tomorrow.
She is leaving London tonight.
II/ Form (cấu tạo)
1. Affirmative (Khẳng định)

EX: Mr. Minh is working at the moment.
2. Negative (Phủ định)
EX: Mr. Minh isn’t working at the moment.
3. Question (Nghi vấn)
EX : Is Mr. Minh working at the moment ? – Yes, he is/ No, he isn’t.
• Quy tắc thêm ‘‘ING’’
- Động từ có E câm ở cuối, ta bỏ E đi rồi mới thêm ING:
EX : live - living write - writing
- Động từ ở cuối có phụ âm, trước nó là một nguyên âm phải gấp đôi phụ âm rồi thêm ING:
EX : cut - cutting run - running
- Nếu động từ có IE ở cuối, ta đổi IE thành Y rồi mới thêm ING
tie - tying die - dying lie - lying
- Còn lại thêm ING bình thường.
EX: play - playing study - studying learn – learning
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Các động từ trạng thái sau đây không được chia ở các thì tiếp diễn:
be, know, believe,
hear, see, smell, wish, understand, hate, love, like, want, sound, have, need, appear, seem, taste, own,

think, feel, look, …
• Các trạng từ chỉ thời gian đi kèm với thì HTTD:
- now, right now: bây giờ, ngay bây giờ.
- At the/ this moment, at this time, at present, at the present time: ngay lúc này,…
- Today, this week/ month/ year,…
EXERCISES
Chia thì Hiện tại tiếp diễn
1 She (not work) , she (swim) in the river.
2 He (teach) his boy to ride.
3 Why Ann (not wear) her new dress?
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S + is/ am/ are + V-ing + O
S + is/ am/ are + not + V-ing + O
Is/ Am/ Are + S + V-ing + O ?
4 The airplane (fly) at 2,000 metres.
5 What Tom (do) now? He (clean) his shoes.
6 This fire (go) out. Somebody (bring) more coal?
7 It (rain) ?
Yes, it (rain) very hard. You can't go out yet.
8 Why you (mend) that old shirt?
9 You (not tell) the truth.
How do you know that I (not tell) the truth?
10 Who (move) the furniture about upstairs?
It's Tom. He (paint) the front bedroom.
11 Mrs Jones (sweep) the steps outside her house.
12 What you (read) now? I (read) Crime and Punishment.
13 It is a lovely day. The sun (shine) and the birds (sing) .
14 Someone (knock) at the door. Shall I answer it? ~
I (come) in a minute. I just (wash) my hands.
15 She (not, listen) to music at present.

16 Why you (make) a cake? Someone (come) to tea?
17 Where is Tom? He (lie) under the car.
18 Can I borrow your pen or you (use) it at the moment?
19 You (do) anything this evening? No, I'm not. -
Well, I (go) to the cinema. Would you like to come with me?
20 We (have) breakfast at 8.00 tomorrow.
21 Ann usually does the shopping, but I (do) it today as she isn't well.
22 Why you (type) so fast? You (make) a lot of mistakes.
23 Mother (rest) now. She always rests after lunch.
24 They (dig) an enormous hole just outside my gate.
What they (do) that for? I don't know. Perhaps they (look) for oil.
25 What (make) that terrible noise?
It's the pneumatic drill. They (repair) the road.
26 The children are very quiet. What they (do) ? They (cut) up some Ј5 notes.
27 What you (wait) for?I (wait) for my friends.
28 I can't hear what you (say) ; the traffic (make) too much noise.
29 She(look) for her glasses that she’s just lost them.
30 Mother: What you (look) at? Something (happen) in the street?
31 Child: Yes. The house opposite is on fire! Come and look.
Mother: I can't. I (bath) the babies. Is the Fire Brigade here?
32 Child: Yes. Fire engines (rush) up and the firemen (jump) out and (unroll)
their hoses.
33 Smoke (pour) from the windows! People (stop) to watch.
A policeman (try) to move them on.
34 An old man (climb) out of a first floor window!
A fireman (help) him! Two boys (slide) down a rope!
35 A woman (wave) from the attic and a fireman (go) up a ladder to help her!
36 Now he (come) down again! He (carry) a baby! The crowd (cheer) !
37 Don’t make noise! Everyone (rest) and (relax) .
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38 What you (think) about? I ( think) about the new task.
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