Tổng hợp các thời trong tiếng Anh Gồm 6 thì: Hiện tại đơn, hiện tại hoàn thành, hiện tại tiếp diễn, quá khứ đơn, quá khứ tiếp diễn. § Action in the present taking place once, never or several times I go to the gym twice a week. § General truths Water boils at 100 degree Celsius. § Actions taking place one after another Every morning, I wake up, have breakfast, and then go to school. § Action set by a timetable or schedule => The train leaves at 9 a.m.
Grammar: V e r b Te n s e s Zested Education Present Simple , Present Continuous Present Simple § Action in the present taking place once, never or several times I go to the gym twice a week Use Signal Words § General truths Water boils at 100 degree Celsius § Actions taking place one after another Every morning, I wake up, have breakfast, and then go to school § Action set by a timetable or schedule => The train leaves at a.m Present Continuous § Action taking place in speaking the moment of Look! The thief is running away § Action taking place only for a limited period of time I usually go to bed at 10.00 pm, but today I am going to bed at 11.00 pm § Action arranged for the future ⇒ I am catching the 10.00 am train tomorrow § Annoying habits ( usually with Always ) ⇒ My brother is always borrowing my CDs without asking ! always, never, normally, often, seldom, • at the moment, just, just now, now, right now sometimes, usually, rarely • Listen!, Look! every/each …; once/twice/ three times a… If sentences type I (If I talk, …) Stative Verbs Usually describe ACTIONS Stative Verbs Describe STATES ( feelings, thoughts…) I like reading books in my Common Stative Verbs free time I’m liking reading books appear include in my free time be believe When verbs (be, have, think…) belong to describe ACTIONS hate have Common Stative Verbs appear include see be know seem believe like taste belong to love think hate need understand have prefer want Not normally used in see continuous tenses know seem What like you think abouttaste his new songs? Used in CONTINUOUS love think TENSES I’m thinking about last need understand night’s match I’m prefer seeing the present want tomorrow (=meeting) Watch out !!! listen-hear watch- see look- see listen-watch-look: deliberate verbs??? can use the present continuous I’m listening to the radio I hear someone knocking the door listen-hear Hear! Someone is knocking the door Listen! Someone is knocking the door hear: nghe thấy, không có chủ ý nghe mà có tiếng động nên nghe thấy listen: nghe có chủ ý, chăm nghe Past Simple Past Simple Present Simple § Action in the present taking place once, never or several times I go to the gym twice a week Use § General truths Water boils at 100 degree Celsius § Action in the past taking place once, never or several times I went to the gym twice a week General truths about the past 50 years ago, people didn’t spend as much on entertainment as they today § Actions taking place one after another § Actions taking place one after another in the past. (Main events in a story) Every morning, I wake up, have breakfast, and then go to school I got up, had breakfast, and then went to school § Action taking place in the middle of another action I was having a bath when the phone rang Signal Words always, never, normally, often, seldom, sometimes, usually, rarely every … If sentences type I (If I talk, …) • yesterday, 2 minutes ago, in 1990, the other day • last Friday • If sentence type II (If I talked, …) Past Continuous Present Continuous Use Past Continuous § Action taking place in the moment of § Action going on at a certain time in speaking Look! The thief is running away Past Simple § Action taking place in the middle of another action I was having a bath when the phone rang the past At pm last night, I was watching a movie § Actions taking place at the same time While I was watching TV, my cat was playing with my toe § Action in the past that is interrupted by another action I was having a bath when the phone rang Signal Words • at the moment, just, just now, now, right now • Listen!, Look! • at that moment • at one/ two/ three … o’clock • while; when; as long as Used to, Be used to, Get used to Use Example Used to V thói quen, hành động thường xuyên xảy khứ, bây giờ không còn nữa When I was four, I used to eat ice cream every day Brad is a teacher, but he used to be a train driver Be used to Ving Đã quen với hành động, việc diễn thường xuyên, thói quen I’m used to doing exercises in the morning (Tôi đã quen với tập thể dục buổi sáng ) He didn’t complain about the noise next door, he was used to it (…anh ta đã quen với nó rồi) Get used to Ving Quá trình diễn ra 1 hành I got used to getting up early in the morning động dần trở thành (Tôi quen dần với việc dậy sớm buổi sáng) thói quen After a while he didn’t mind the noise in the office, he got used to it (…anh ta quen dần với nó) Present Present Simple , Present Present Continuous Present Present Simple Present Present Continuous § Putting emphasis on the result I have lived there for 2 years § Action that is still going on School has not started yet Use § Action that stopped recently I have just called my mother § Finished action that has an influence on the present I have mastered Contemporary Dancing § Action that has taken place once, never or several times before the moment of speaking This is the third time he has been late for school Signal Words Watch out !!! When we want to say WHEN something happened in the past When we want to show that something happened BEFORE NOW or is it STILL IMPORTANT NOW When we want to emphasis the RESULT of an action When we want to emphasis the ACTION, THE TIME spent on the action Present Perfect Simple Past Simple I did my homework last night Present Perfect Simple I ‘ve finished! Can I go home now? Past Simple Present Perfect Simple Present Perfect Continuous Present Perfect Simple Present Perfect Continuous I ‘ve written an article for the school newspaper (=I’ve finished it) I ‘ve been writing an article for the school newspaper (=I’ve started, but I haven’t finished it yet.)