unit 12 Language focus

GVBM : Huyứnh Trung Cang
TRệễỉNG THCS LE HONG PHONG
Look at the pictures and say what the people
are doing
They are talking to each other
She is writing a letter
I.The present progressive tense
Form: S + am/is/are + V-ing…
Use : : diễn tả một hành động đang xảy ra tại thời điểm hiện tại,
trong câu thường có các trạng từ now, at the moment……
Lesson 6:Language focus
Ex : She is writing a letter
Yesterday Ba was taking a shower
at eight o’clock. His father was watching TV
while his mother was reading newspaper.
He is always forgetting his homework
because he always plays games.
Ba…s family
was taking
at eight o’clock
while
was reading
is always forgetting
was watching
1
2
3
Ba was taking a shower at eight o’clock
yesterday
II. The past progressive tense
Form: S + was/were + V-ing…

Use : diễn tả một hành động đang xảy ra ở một
thời điểm xác đònh trong quá khứ
was taking at eight o’clock
I was watching TV at 7 : 30 yesterday
The past progressive tense
His father was watching TV while his
mother was reading newspaper.
I was washing my hair when the phone rang
yesterday.
The past progressive tense
Use : :
•
diễn tả hai hay nhiều hành động xảy ra song song trong quá
khứ, và thường được n i với nhau bằng từ ố While
o
diễn tả một hành động đang xảy ra trong quá khứ thì có hành
động khác xảy đến, và thường được nối v i nhau bằng từ ớ When
Main clause Conjunction Adv clause
Past Progressive When Past simple
Past Progressive While Past Progressive
Form:
Use :
•
diễn tả một hành động lặp đi lặp lại trong quá khứ gây cho
người nói sự bực mình khó chòu
S + be + always + V-ing…
He is always forgetting his homework
because he always plays game.
Form:
Ba is taking a shower now

Ba was taking a shower at 8…oclock
last night

Hoa was eating dinner at that time
at 8 o’clock last night
a)
d)
a)

d)
at 8 o’clock last
night
Ba was taking a shower Hoa was eating dinner Bao was reading a comic
Nga was writing a letter Nga was walking with her
dog
Lan was talking with her
grandmother
Exercise 1: