THÌ HIỆN TẠI TRONG TIẾNG ANH

THÌ HIỆN TẠI TRONG TIẾNG ANH
( Present Time )
I.

Hiện tại đơn (Present Simple)
FORM
(+) S + Vs/es + O
(-) I/you/we/they + do not (don’t) + Vinf + O
He/she/It
+ does not (doesn’t) + Vinf + O
(?) Do (not)
Does (not)

+ I/you/we/they + Vinf + O ?
+ he/she/It + Vinf + O ?

USAGE
 Facts which always true : The present simple is used to
describe permanent facts, for example in science and
geographical descriptions
( Sự thật hiển nhiên)
Ex: The light from the Sun takes 8 minutes and 20
seconds to reach the Earth
 Habitual actions : The present simple is used to describe
habits and routines. A frequency adverbs is often used (
Thói quen )
Ex: I usually take the bus to work
 Summary of events : The present simple can be used to
make a summary of the events in a narrative. It can also
used for a table of historical events (tóm tắt sự kiện )
Ex: In Chapeter 1, Susan meets David, and agrees to go

to the school dance with him
EXPRESSION


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II.

Always/ usually/ often/ sometimes/ rarely/ never
every Monday/ Tuesday....
every week/ month
once/ twice a week/ month/ ect
three times a week/ month/ ect
much of the time/ from time to time/ these days/
It’s (that’s) the last time

Hiện tại tiếp diễn (Present Continuous)
FORM
(+) S + am/is/are +Ving + O
(-) S + am/is/are + not + Ving + O
(?) Am/Is/Are (not) + S + Ving + O ?

USAGE

 To talk about actions happening at the moment

of speaking: Hành động diễn ra tại thời điểm nói
Ex: I’m waiting for my friends

 To talk about things that happen more often
than expected, often to show envy or to
criticise with words like always, constantly,
continually,... (mang tính chỉ trích, đố kị, than
phiền,...)
Ex: He is always going to school late

 To talk about temporary situations : Hành động
mang tín tạm thời
Ex: I am studying really hard for mt exams
NOTES: Những động từ tri giác, nhận thức không
được dử dụng ở dạng tiếp diễn : hear, understand,
taste, think, see,....


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III.

EXPRESSION
at the moment / at present
now/ right now/ for now
today

this week/ for the time being/ every now
and then
That’s the last time

Hiện tại hoàn thành (Present Perfect)

FORM
(+) I/You/We/They + have + PII + O
He/She/It + has + PII + O
(-) I/You/We/They + have not (haven’t) + PII + O
He/She/It + has not (hasn’t) + PII + O
(?) Have (not) + I/you/we/they + PII + O ?
Has (not) + he/she/It + PII + O?
USAGE
(Nhấn mạnh kết quả của hành động)
 To talk about action happened but jusst passed;
hành động đã xảy ra nhưng vừa mới qua, trong câu
thường có “just”, “yet”, “already”
Ex: She has just gone out
 To show that something happened at some point in
the past before now. We don’t state when it
happened : hành động xảy ra ở một thời điểm trong quá
khứ không có thời gian cụ thể
Ex: I have worked really hard for the last two weeks


 To talk about something that happened at an
unstated time in the past but is connected to the
present : hành động xảy ra ở quá khứ nhưng kết thúc ở
hiện tại

Ex: The lift has broken down
 To talk about something that happened in the past
and continue at the present, usually with for/since
Ex: I have been a teacher since 1980

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EXPRESSION
Already/ just/ recently/ yet
Before/ ever/ never
For/ since
Yet/ so far/ until now/ up to now/ ect

IV. Hiện tại hoàn thành tiếp diễn ( Present Perfect
Continuous)
FORM
(+) S + have/has + been + Ving + O
(-) S + have/has not + been + Ving + O
(?) Have/Has (not) + S + been + Ving + O ?

USAGE
(Nhấn mạnh tính liên tục của hành động)
 Diễn tả hành động đã bắt đầu ở quá khứ nhưng vẫn
còn đang xảy ra ở hiện tại và còn tiếp tục đến tương
lai
Ex: The phone has been ringing for two minutes

 Diễn tả hành động có tính tạm thời hay sắp thay đổi
Ex: I have been living in England, but I plan to move soon
 Diễn tả hành động đã chấm dứt “vừa qua” , nó
không xảy ra ngay lúc ta nói nhưng kết quả của nó
ta vẫn còn thấy ở hiện tại
Ex: It has been raining (The streeta are still wet)

EXPRESSION
 For/since
 Already/ just/ recently/ yet

V.

Bài tập

A. Write the verb in brackets in the correct form,
present simple or present continuous, in each gap
1. My brother.........................(do) a degree at university do
I .......... (see) him very often, unfortunately
2. Darren ............. usually ........... (get) home until about 8
o’clock
3. I’m sorry to hear that your parent ..................... (get)
divorced
4. You ................... (go) to the end of the street
and ............... (turn) right
5. Why ............ ice ............. (float) ?
6. It’s lovely now the evenings ...................... (get) longer,
isn’t it?
7. My dad .................... (eat) meat at all – he’s a vetgetarian

8. A man ................ (walk) into a bar. Ouch ! Not a good idea
to walk into an iron bar !
9. ............ you ......................(phone) me from your mobile?
The line’s not very good
10.
................ you often................ (order) things online?


B. Underline the most suitable verb formin each
sentences
1. What sort of work do you do/ are you going ?
2. I can’t talk now. I cook/ I’m cooking the dinner
3. What shall we have? Do you like/ Are you liking fish ?
4. Can I borrow this laptop? Or do you use/ are you using it ?
5. What do the people here do/ are the people here doing in
the evenings ?
6. Follow that bus. Then you turn/ are turing left
7. A lot of people think that the Sun goes/ is going around
the Earth
8. Excuse me, do you read/ are you reading your newspaper?
Could I borrow it?
9. Do you wait/ Are you waiting for the bus to Newcastle?
10.
Andy buids/ is building his own house in country
C. Rewrite each sentences. Use a verb from the box to
replace the words in italics
Be

cost

feel

have
think of

smell
have

taste

have

1. This flower has a wonderful perfume
.................................................................................................
..........................
2. I think you are behaving in a very silly way
.................................................................................................
..........................
3. She is expecting a baby in the summer
.................................................................................................
..........................
4. Nancy is considering moving to Scotland


.................................................................................................
..........................
5. Don’t go in. They are holding a meeting
.................................................................................................
..........................
6. I am meeting Janet this evening actually

.................................................................................................
..........................
7. Good clothes are becoming more and more expensive
.................................................................................................
..........................
8. I am trying the soup to see if it needs more salt
.................................................................................................
..........................
9. Helen is taking a bath at the moment
.................................................................................................
..........................
10.

I think that you would be happier in another job

.................................................................................................
..........................
D.Put each verb in brackets into either the present
simple or the present continuous
1. There’s nobody here, and the door’s locked. What (we
do) .................. now?
2. What (you look) ......................... at ? (I
wear) ............................ the wrong clothes?
3. I (look after) .......................... Jack’s dog this weekend.
(you want).......................... to take it for a walk?
4. Who (drive) ..................... the Mercedes that’s parkes
outside?
5. I (still have) ...................... a pain in my leg but it
(get) ...................... better

6. Who (Sue dance) ........................... with? That’s not hẻ
brother, is it?
7. Harry always (look) ..................... untidy! And today he
(wear) ................ dirty jeans
8. I (write) ..................... in reply to your advertisement in the
Daily New
9. That plant I bought (not grow) .......................... very much.
And I (water) ....................... it every day
10.
Which hotel ( you stay)................................. at when
you (come) .............. here ?
E. Write one word in the each gap
1. Why do you................... leave te light on when you go out
of the room ? You wait till you start paying the electricity
bill!
2. Fifteen teachers are teaching here full-time at...................
3. My sister’s revising for heer GCSEs at the .................
4. I’m quite happy living at home for the time ............., but I
guess I’ll have to get my own place eventually
5. It’s true that Ralph calls us quite .................., but most
students only call their parents when they need
something, don’t they ?
6. We go to the cinema ................... now and then, but only if
there’s something good on
7. I’m alone in my study bedroom reading ................ of the
time
8. Tim .................. goes out to play until he’s done all his
homework. I jusst don’t allow it!
9. I see Lucinda from ................ to time, but not on a regular

basis
10.
I’m sitting in the garden ................. now talking to
you on my mobile
11.
That’s the last ............... we’re inviting Dave to one
of our parties
12.
Do young people these ................ have move free
time time than they did in the past ?
13.
My mum fills up with petrol ................. she goes to
the supermarket
14.
I’m staying in ............... now, but I might go out a bit
later on


15.
.............. is the last time I ever order from that
pizzeria. It was disgusting!
F. Use the present perfect tense or the present
perfect continuous tense
1. She .......................... (play) tennis since she was eight
2. I am exhausted. I ......................... (work) for a long time
3. I................................. (still, not, find) the key I lost
yesterday
4. My family ......................... (live) here forr the last two
months, and just ......................... (decide) to move
5. You .............................. (meet) her lately

6. She............................ (write) a novel for the last 2 years
but she ................ (not, finish) it yet
G.Put the verbs in brackets in the present perfect
tense
1. I am sorry. I (forget) ....................... that fellow’s name
already
2. I (have) ........................ no trouble with my english lessons
up to now
3. Mr and Mrs Brown (be) ........................ in New York for 2
months
4. George (do) .......................... good work in this class so far
5. You must wake her up. She (sleep) .........................
soundly for 10 hours
6. How long (you learn) ............................... English ?
7. Fred (jusst, graduate) .............................. from Oxford
University
8. Robert (wait) .......................... for you since noon
9. That museum (stand) ................................ here for
centuries
10.
Up to the present, we (write) ................................
almost every lesson in this book
H.Put the verbs in brackets in the present simple
tense
1. I always (buy) ................ lottery tickets but I never
(win) .............. anything
2. What .............. she ................. (do) in the evening ?


3. She ............... usually (not, play) ................ card but

(watch)................TV
4. It usually (rain) ................. very much in that part of Th
United States
5. The tailor always (measure) .................... for the new suit
6. He always (across) ........................ the street at the corner
7. My family (travel) ......................... abroad every summer
8. He always (wear) ...................... a rainboat and
(carry) .................... an umbrella when he walks to the
office
9. Trees (grow) ...................... more quickly in summer than
in winter
10.
We (not,get up) ................. always ....................
before 7:00
11.
“How are you getting on with the book?”
I usually (read) ...................... one chapter a day
12.
My brother .................. (not, lock) always ..................
the doors and windows before going to bed
13.
Alice (see) .................. her mother in London most
weekends
14.
“What’s that terrible noise ?”
The neighbors often (have) .................. a party at night
15.
Both ancient and recent records show that farmers
usually (work) ........... long hours
I. Write a second sentence so that it has similar

meaning to the first
1. I started working in this hotel six months ago (worked)
 .............................................................................................
.........................
2. It’s over a year since we went to the cinema (gone)
 .............................................................................................
.........................
3. When she heard the results, Mary began to feel more
confident (felt)
 Since ...................................................................................
.........................


4. The last time Nancy came here was in 1996 (since)
 .............................................................................................
.........................
5. Se started to teach English in 1985
 She ......................................................................................
.........................
6. When did you get your driving license ?
 How
long .....................................................................................
................
7. My wait for a bus has lasted thirty minutes so far
 I have
been ....................................................................................
...............
8. We’re had 10 hours of rain
 It has
been ....................................................................................

................
J. Choose the best answer which best fits each space
in each sentences
1. He has been selling motorcycles.................
A. ten years ago
B. since ten years
C. for ten years ago
D. for ten years
2. I............in the room now.
A. am being
D. Am

B. was being

C. have been being

3. I.............to New York three times this year.


A. have been
B. was
C. were
D. had been
4. The train............half an hour.
A. has been leaving
B. left
C. has left
D. had left
5. We............Doris since last Sunday.
A. don't see

B. haven't seen
C. didn't see
D. hadn't seen
6. For several years his ambition...............to be a pilot.
A. is
B. has been
C. was
D. had been
7. Oil ............if you pour it on water.
A. floated
B. floats
C. will be floated
D. float