Lý Thuyết và Bài Tập Thì Hiện Tại Đơn Tiếng Anh 6

THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE:
1. To Be:

(am/ is/ are)

I
He/ She/ It/ Danh từ số ít
You/ We/ They/ Danh từ số
nhiều

Khẳng định
Am
Is

Phủ định (not)
Am not
Is not (isn’t)

Are

Are not (aren’t)

Nghi vấn?
Am I …………?
Is……
he/she…………..?
Are …………..?

2. Ordinary verbs:
Khẳng định
I/ You/ We/ They/ Danh từ số nhiều Vo

(nguyên mẫu)
He/ She/ It/ Danh từ số ít
Vs/es

Phủ định (not)

Nghi vấn?

Do not + Vo
(=don’t +Vo)
Does not + Vo
(=doesn’t +Vo)

Do…..+ Vo…?
Does…..+
Vo…?

 Use: Diễn tả một sự thật ở hiên tại, một quy luật, một chân lý hiển nhiên
Diễn tả một thói quen,môt sự việc lập đi lập lại ở hiện tại, một phong tục.
 Note: Trong thời hiện tại thường, các ngôi (thứ nhất số ít/nhiều, thứ 3 số nhiều) được
chia như ví dụ tổng quát 1/ trên đây, riêng ngôi thứ 3 (ba) số ít (He, she, it - Tom, John,
Hoa ...), ta cần lưu ý các quy tắc sau:
1. Phải thêm "s" vào sau động từ ở câu khẳng định. (V+s)
Ví dụ: He likes reading books.
She likes pop music.
- Câu phủ định :……………………………………..
- Câu nghi vấn? :…………………………………….
2. Ngoài việc "s" vào sau động từ, ta phải đặc biệt chú ý những trường hợp sau:
2.1. Những động từ (Verbs) tận cùng bằng những chữ sau đây thì phải thêm "ES".
S, X, Z, CH, SH, O (do, go) + ES

Ví dụ: miss
misses
mix
buzz
watch
wash
do
go
Ví dụ: He often kisses his wife before going to work.
Tom brushes his teeth everyday.
2.2. Những động từ (Verbs) tận cùng bằng "Y" thì phải xét hai (2) trường hợp
sau đây.




Nếu trước Y là nguyên âm (vowel)………….. thì giữ nguyên y và chỉ thêm S

We play
She/ he plays
Ví dụ: She plays the piano very well.
 Nếu trước Y là phụ âm (consonant) thì sẽ chia như sau:
We carry

She/ he carries

They
worry

She/ he worries

(Y ---- IES)

Ví dụ: He often carries money with him whenever he goes out.
 Các trạng từ dùng trong thời HTĐ:
Always, usually, often, not often, sometimes, occasionally, never;
Everyday, every week/ month/ year..., on Mondays, Tuesdays, .... , Sundays.
Once/twice/ three times... a week/month/y ear ...;
Every two weeks, every three months (a quarter)
Whenever, every time, every now and then, every now and again, every so often
 Cách phát âm: Với các ngôi thứ ba (3) số ít, đuôi "S" được đọc như sau:
Cách đọc
/s/
/iz/
/z/

Các động từ có kết thúc với đuôi
F, K, P, T
S, X, Z, CH, SH, CE, GE + ES
Không thuộc hai loại trên

1) Tiffany and Uma (be) ____________________my friends.
2) Ricardo, John and I (be) ________________ watching a movie.
3) Hadil (be) ________________ kind.
4) Alisa (be) ____________________ young.
5) The hammer (be) _______________ new.
6) My mother and father (be) _______________ cooking dinner.
7) Rachel (be) ___________________ driving to school.
8) Nikos and Billy (be) _____________________ playing at the park.
9) The students (be) ______________________ studying English.

10) The test (be) ___________________________ hard!
11) My best friend (be) _______________________ coming to my house
Exercise 2: Using the Verb "To be" in present tense.
Example: I (be) am excited.
Jessica and Akbar (be) are happy.
The new car (be) is nice.
1/ The bag (be) ________ blue.
2/ The rocks (be) ________ hard.
3/ The children (be) ________ young.
4/ Thomas (be) ________ nice.
5/ The game (be) ________ difficult.


6/ They (be) ________ tired.
7) I (be) ________ thirty years old.
8) Susan and Juan (be) ________ married.
9) Teddy (be) ________ my friend.
10) We (be) ________ in English class.
Exercise 3: Write the correct form of the verb "to be" in present tense
1/ The old man (be) ________ wise.
2) The sun (be) ________ hot.
3) The children (be) ________ eating bananas. They (be, not) ____ ____ eating apples.
4) I (be) ________ happy. I (be, not) ____ ____ sad.
5) The bus (be) ________ fast. It (be, not) ____ ____ slow.
6) My friend (be) ________ buying a new car. Her old car broke down.
7) I (be) ________ at the beach with my family. It (be) ________ hot and sunny outside. The
ocean water (be) ________ warm.
8) Tom and Jacob (be) ________ very smart. Tom (be) ________ a scientist and Jacob (be)
________ an engineer.
9) The library (be) ________ open until 9:00 p.m.

10) The school (be) ________ small. It (be, not) ____ ____ big.
11) The books (be) ________ new. They (be, not) ____ ____ old.
12) Tommy, Steven, and Teddy (be) ________ acting in the school play.
13) Beatrice (be) ________ at her house.
14) It (be) ________ hot outside. It (be, not) ____ ____ cold outside.
15) You (be) ________ finished with the quiz! 11
16) Judith (be, not) ____ ____ at home. She (be) ________ at school.
Exercise 4: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of “be”
1. My dog …………………………..small.
2. You …………………………….responsible.
3. My cat ……………………………soft.
4. Dogs …………………..great pets because they …………………..affectionate.
5. My dog ………………….a member of our family.
6. Some cats ……………………affectionate. Other cats ……………..very independent.
7. It ……………..a bid responsibility to own a pet.
8. Kittens and puppies ……………….cute.
9. We ………………ready to get a pet.
10. Some people …………………lonely.
11. My daughter and I ………….at the pet shop. We …………at home.
12. My husband ……………….at work now. He (not)……………..with me.
13. I ……………..patient. My husband (not)…………………….patient.
14. My daughter ………………….responsible.
15. My son ……………….excited. He …………….tired.
16. This ………………..a lap. It ………..a big dog.
17. The children ………………excited about the new puppy.
18. My dog ………………in the yard. It………………..hungry.
19. There …………….toys for dogs. They …………………..inexpensive.
20. The window……………..open. I …………..cold.
21. It ………………ten o’clock now. The weather ………………..warm today.

22. My husband ………from California. I ……………..from New York.
23. The dogs ……………..thirsty. put some water in the dish.
24. I ……………worried about my cat because it …………..sick.
25. That ……………a picture of my dog.
THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE – EXERCISES
I.
Thêm s/es vào sau động từ
study
finish
wash
feel
go
bake
drive
end
take
return
swim
play
write
keep
stand
set
visit
pay
dress
read
jump
sing

throw
think
tell
ride
fill
send
miss
help
laugh
teach
sleep
paint
pick
stop
turn
shout
pour
burn

come
work
leave
like
belong
live
begin
start
make
run
hope

dance
speak
bring
sit
put
hit
lay
repeat
know
fly
collect
love
hate
say
give
cry
grow
fix
build
smile
work
pull
draw
swing
show
sew
push
brush
dig

Exercise 3:
Choose the
correct form
of the verb in
simple
present tense.
Example: I/
You/
We/
They (study)
study English
on Monday.
Example:
He/ She/ It
(study)
studies
English
on
Tuesday.


1) I (study) …………….English
Monday.
2) You (study) ………….English
Tuesday.
3) We (study) ……….English
Wednesday.
4) They (study) ……….English
Thursday.

on
on
on

5) He (study) …………….English on
Friday.
6) She (study) ………….English on
Saturday.
7) It (study) …………….English on
Sunday.

on

Exercise 4: Choose the correct form of the verb in simple present tense.
Example: I/ You/ We/ They (cook) cook.
Example: He/ She/ It (cook) cooks.
Example: I/ You/ We/ They (wash) wash the car on Monday.
Example: He/ She/ It (wash) washes the car on Tuesday.
Example: I/ You/ We/ They (study) study English on Monday.
Example: He/ She/ It (study) studies English on Tuesday.
1) They (study) ………… English on Tuesday.
2) He (cook) …………….on Tuesday.
3) I (wash) …………the car on Wednesday.
4) We (cook) ……………on Sunday.
5) You (wash) ……………the car on Friday.
6) She (wash) …………… the car on Saturday.
7) We (study) ………… English on Sunday.
8) It (cook) ………………..on Thursday.
9) He (study) …………….English on Friday.
10) You (wash) ………….the car on Thursday.

11) They (cook) ………….on Wednesday.
12) She (study) ……….English on Thursday


Exercise 5: Choose the correct form of the verb in simple present tense.
1) Tom and Amy (cook) ……………………….on Wednesday.
2) Daniel and I (cook) …………………………..on Tuesday.
3) Herbert (cook) ……………………………………..on Sunday.
4) Carlos and Peter (wash) ………………………………the car on Friday.
5) Jovita (wash) ………………………………..the car on Saturday.
6) Ko, Uri, and I (study) ……………………………….English on Monday.
7) The students (study) ……………………………..English on Thursday.
8) Randy (study) ……………………………..English on Friday.
9) I (wash) ………………………………….the car on Thursday.
10) Mack (wash) …………………………..the car on Monday.
11) Natasha (study) ……………………………….English on Thursday.
12) Rachel: Hi, Nina. Can I help you?
Nina: Yes. You (wash)…………………….. the car, and I will cook dinner.
Ex 8: Put DO or DOES into the following sentences to make questions
9. …………..……the students study hard every day?
10…………….…Mr. Brown go to his office every day?
11………………..you want cream and sugar in your coffee??
12……………..…the children go to bed very early?
13………………...that girl come from South Africa?
14. ………………you know that Italian student?
15……………….. Miss Lan prefer coffee to tea?
16………………..your English lessons seem very difficult?
Exercise 6: Choose the correct form of the verb in simple present tense.
1) Monica (eat) ____________________ eggs.
2) Teddy and Monica (eat) _____________________ eggs.

3) Mickie (study) ____________________ English every day.
4) Arthur and Jason (study) _____________________ English on Monday and Tuesday.
5) Angie and I (drink) _______________________ coffee.
6) Eva (like) _______________________ chocolate.
7) Dustin (watch) ______________________ movies.
8) Yoko (play) ______________________ the piano.
9) The students (take) _____________________ tests.
10) It (rain) ______________________ here a lot.
Exercise 7: Choose the correct form of the verb in simple present tense.
1) Dennis (cook) ___________________ on Wednesday.
2) Mariella and I (cook) ______________________ on Tuesday.
3) Spencer (wash) _______________________ his car on Sunday.
4) Tammy and I (wash) _____________________ our car on Monday.
5) You (study) _______________________ science on Thursday.
6) Thomas (study) ______________________ math on Friday.
7) Rickie (play) ___________________________ golf and tennis.
8) Justin and I (play) _______________________ basketball and soccer.
9) Kim (read) __________________________ fiction novels.
10) Richard and David (read) _____________________________ the newspaper.
Exercise 8: Choose the correct form of the verb in simple present tense.


Example: I/ You/ We/ They (play) play the guitar.
Example: He/ She/ It (play) plays the guitar.
1) I (bake) …………………………….cakes.
2) You (work) …………………………….in an office.
3) We (take) …………………………….pictures of birds.
4) They (talk) …………………………….about cars.
5) He (think) …………………………….about school.
6) She (play) ……………………………. soccer.

7) It (rain) …………………………….here a lot.
8) I (like) …………………………….chocolate.
9) He (like) …………………………….chocolate.
10) You (watch) …………………………….movies.
11) She (watch) …………………………….movies.
12) The babies (cry) ……………………………. every night.
13) The baby (cry) …………………………….every night.
14) I (fly) …………………………….to Belize every year.
15) My father (fly) …………………………….to Belize every year.
Exercise 9: Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in simple present tense.
Example: I (play) play the guitar.
Example: Jessica (play) plays the guitar.
1) I (be) ____________________ sixteen years old.
2) Tommy (live) ___________________ at 107 Pine Lane.
3) Juana (cook) ______________________ dinner for her family.
4) They (eat) ________________________ lunch at 12:00.
5) Nina (take) ________________________ medicine when she is sick.
6) I (like) _________________________ chocolate.
7) He (drive) _______________________ a nice car.
8) We (want) _____________________ to see a movie tonight.
9) Mr. Anderson (teach) _____________________ chemistry at Hill High School.
10) They (study) ______________________ English at school.
11) I (want) ______________________ to go home now.
12) Bill and Calicia (drive) ______________________ to the mountains every year. every
year.
13) We (eat) ____________________ pasta once a week.
14) It (snow) _________________ here in December.
15) When Dax (take) ___________ a shower, he (wash) __________ his hair with shampoo.
Exercise 10: Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in simple present tense.
Example: I/You/We/They (play) play the guitar.

Example: He/She/It (play) plays the guitar.
1) Mary (be) ___________________ twenty-nine years old.
2) We (like) __________________ to eat fruit. It (taste) ____________________ good.
3) The football team never (score) __________________ . It (lose) _____________ all the
time.
4) Roberta and Betty always (talk) _________________ to each other on the phone.
5) Jose and I (study) ______________________ chemistry together.
6) The car (have) _________________________ a flat tire.
7) You never (make) ________ breakfast for me. I always (have) _______ to make it myself.
8) The mechanic (fix) __________________ my car when it breaks down.
9) Tom rarely (fly) _________________. He usually (drive) ___________________.
10) I usually (watch) ____________ TV, but tonight I (think) __________ I will read a book.


11) Igor (call) ___________________ his mother on the phone every day.
12) When he (be) _____________ alone at night, Beto sometimes (get) ___________ scared.
13) I (be) _______________ tired. I (think) _________________ I am going to take a nap.
14) Cakes (be) _________ hard to make. They (require) _____________ a lot of work.
15) Joel (like) ____________ to play soccer. He (practice) ________________ every day.
Exercise 11: Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in simple present tense.
Affirmative (+): Example: He (play) plays the guitar.
Negative (-):
He (not, play) does not play the guitar.
1) I rarely (eat) _______ chocolate. I (not, like) _____ _____ _____the way it (taste) ______
2) We (like) ___________ to watch movies. My favorite movie (be) __________ Titanic.
3) The ocean (sound) _______ like an airplane.
4) The flag (blow) _______________ in the wind every day. It is getting old. It
(need)_________ to be replaced soon.
5) The janitor at my school (empty) ________________ the trash on Sunday.
6) Angelica always (try) ______________ to make new friends.

7) James (run) _________________ two miles every day.
8) Elizabeth often (march) _________________ with the band.
9) John and I (open) __________________ presents at Christmas.
10) When there is a fire, the firemen (rush) _________________ to put it out. After the fire
(be)_______________ out, they (go) _______________ home.
11) I (be, not) _______ _______ tired. I (think) _____________ I will read a book.
12) Shelley (not, think) _______ _______ _______ this quiz is hard. But I (do) _______!
Exercise 12: Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in simple present tense.
Example: I (play) play the guitar.
Example: Jessica (play) plays the guitar.
Example: He (not, play) does not play the guitar.
1) I always (eat) ___________ vegetables. Carrots (be) ____________ my favorite.
2) Randy (like) _______ swimming in the ocean, but he (be) _______ afraid of sharks.
3) It (be) _______ really cold outside, and I (not, have) _______ _______ _______ a jacket!
4) We (think) _________________ it is fun to ride roller coasters.
5) Roberto and Kelly (hunt) ___________________ for eggs every Easter.
6) The simple present tense (be) ___________________ easy!
7) My family (want) __________________ to visit the pyramids in Egypt.
8) Donna (love) _______ the summer. She also (like) _________________ winter.
9) Liz and Tommy (travel) _________________ to the coast every year.
10) The baby (cry) __________________ every time it (want) ________________ to be fed.
11) You (need) _______________ to exercise in order to stay healthy.
12) What time (be) _____________ Rubiela getting here? She (be) ____________ late!
13) Yoko (win) _____________ the science contest every year. She (be) _______so smart!
14) Ken (be) __________ a baker. He (bake) _________ cakes and pastries every morning.
15) Then he (sell) _______ them to his customers. Everybody (love) _______ Ken's bakery.
Exercise 13: Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in simple present tense.
Note: These sentences use verbs and adverbs. An adverb says something more about the
action of a verb.
Example: Joseph (always, climb) always climbs trees in his yard.

Example: Ernestine (usually, pick) usually picks flowers on Mondays.
1) Julia (sometimes, sell) _______ _______ lemonade on hot days.
2) Thomas (often, play) _______ _______ baseball after school.
3) My neighbor (never, paint) _______ _______ his house; it looks terrible!


4) The students (eagerly, leave) _______ _______ their
classrooms when the bell rings.
5) Mrs. Gomez (quickly, water) _______ _______ the plants when she (get) _______ home
at five o'clock.
6) Each night, Serena (kindly, help) _______ _______her little sister with geography
homework.
7) Stuart (happily, play) _______ _______video games with his friends on Saturdays.
8) Joan and Nate (patiently, wait) _______ _______ for the bus to arrive each day.
9) The jazz musicians in our town (frequently, win) _______ _______ competitions.
10) The merry-go-round (slowly, come) _______ _______ to a stop every five minutes.
Exercise 14: Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in simple present tense.
Hi. My name (be) __________ (1) Albert. My friends (call) _____________ (2) me Al. You
can call me Al if you (like) ___________________ (3) . I (want) to tell you about a problem
I (have) _________________ (4). It (be, not) ______ ______ (5) a big problem, but it is not a
small problem, either. I (guess) _______________ (6) it's somewhere between big and small.
I (have) ______________ (7) a best friend. His name (be) _________________ (8) Joe, but
everybody (call) _________________ (9) him Joey. Joey and I have been friends for a long
time. That's the problem. Joey (like) ______________ (10) to smoke. He (say)
______________ (11) he (do, not) _______ ______ (12) but I (know) ______________ (13)
he (do) ____________ (14) .He (try) ___________ (15) to hide it from me, but I (see)
_____________ (16) him do it sometimes. When I see him do it, he just (laugh)
___________ (17) and (walk) ______________ (18) away.
Now, Joey (smoke) _____________ (19) every day. When he (come) ____________ (20)
over to my house, he (always, bring) _______ _______ (21) his cigarettes with him. He

(keep) __________ (22) them in his pocket. He (think) ______________ (23) they are cool.
He (not, think) _______ _______ _______ (24) it's a bad idea to smoke. He (say)
________________ (25) "(not, worry) _______ _______ _______ (26) Al. I'm okay." He
(tell) ______________ (27) me that I (not, understand) _______ _______ _______ (28) , but
I (think) ___________ (29) I (do) ___________ (30) .
I (feel) ____________ (31) like it's his right to smoke. He can do what he (want)
____________ (32) to do, right? But I can (not, help) _______ _______ (33) worrying. He's
my best friend.
Ex3. Choose a correct answer to complete the following statements
1. Do you play games ? - No, I (do/ don’t)
2. Jack’s brother (watches/ watch) TV everyday.
3. We have geography (on/ at) Wednesday.
4. What time does Lan (finish/ finishes) her classes every Friday?
5. Tuan and Hung (listen/ listens) to music after school.
6. Our children (have/ has) dinner at half past five.
7. He (don’t/ doesn’t) have a big breakfast every morning
8. She goes (home/ house) at a quarter past four in the afternoon
9. (Do/ does) your father read newspaper before breakfast?
10. What do your students (do/ does) after school?
Ex4 . Chia động từ
1. I (be) ________ at school at the weekend.
2. She (not study) ________ on Friday.


3. My students (be not) ________ hard working.
4. He (have) ________ a new haircut today.
5. I usually (have) ________ breakfast at 7.00.
6. She (live) ________ in a house?
7. Where your children (be) ________?
8. My sister (work) ________ in a bank.

9. Dog (like) ________ meat.
10. She (live)________ in Florida.
11. It (rain)________ almost every day in Manchester.
12. We (fly)________ to Spain every summer.
13. My mother (fry)________ eggs for breakfast every morning.
14. The bank (close)________ at four o'clock.
15. John (try)________ hard in class, but I (not think) ________ he'll pass.
16. Jo is so smart that she (pass)________ every exam without even trying.
17. My life (be) so boring. I just (watch)________ TV every night.
18. My best friend (write)________ to me every week.
19. You (speak) ________ English?
20. She (not live) ________ in HaiPhong city.
21.They (go) ………………..home from school at 5 p.m
22.My cousin(never do)………………….. housework
23.Your mother(like)……………………fish?
24.Her sisters (chat) ………………………….in their room in the evening.
25.What time your father(go)………………….home from work.
26. Lan …………………….my sister. (be)
27. They ………………….. my cousins. (be)
28. I………………… good at Math. (not be)
29. (Be) ………..…..you a teacher?
30. (be) ……………he a good student?
31. (be) …………it a pen?
32. My friends……………….. friendly. (not be)
33. I and Mai ………………friends. (be)
34. It……………..a table. (not be)
35. We (be) ………………students of Yen Vien Secondary School.
36. How old ……………you? (be)
37. How old ……………..she? (be)
38. Who……………..they? (be)

39. This …………….a book and these ………………..pens. (be)
40. ………………..you in class 4A? (be)
41. There…………………..many flowers in my garden. (be)
42. There………………….any flowers in my garden. (not be)
43. …………..…there any flowers in your garden. (be)
44. I……………..a student in class 5C. (not be)
45. What time……………….it? (be)
46. I often ………………….morning exercises. (do)
47. She always ………………..at class. (talk)
48. They……………….to school by bus every morning. (go)
49. Where…………….you ………………….? (live)
- I (live) ……………… in Yen Vien Town.
50. How…………….she ……………….. to school every day? (go)
51. Nam ………………….. ice cream. (like)
52. I and my mother usually ………………to the market on Sunday. (go)


53. When ……………your mother……………. every evening ? (cook)
54. …………….your father ……………..in the farm? (work)
-Yes, he…………………
55. ………………we ……………on Monday? (study)
56. ………………Mai ……………….in your class? (study)
- No, she ………………….
57. …………………you………………English? (speak)
- Yes, I…………………….
58. ………………they …………..……..at 6 o’clock? (get up)
59. How………………your children (go) ……………..to school every day?
60. He…………….…… in Ho Chi Minh City. (live)
61. He……………………… in Ho Chi Minh City. (not live)
62. Lan (have) ………………….breakfast and (go)……………………to school at 6 a.m.

63. Sometimes, I ……………..….badminton. (play)
64. Every night, we (go) …………………….to bed at 10 p.m.
65. We usually (read)…………………book, (listen)…………………….to music or (watch)
…………………TV in the afternoon.
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