Kiểm tra ngữ pháp chapter 1 tenses

Chỉ một hành động bắt đầu từ quá khứ ….kéo dài đến hiện tại …và tương laiNEVER,EVER,SINCE ,FOR.,NEVER…BEFORE,YET,..NOT…YET,SINCE WHEN,HOW LONG… ex2 : We’ve studied English since last yea

CHỦ ĐỀ 1: TENSES (CÁC THÌ)

I-THE PRESENT SIMPLE(THÌ HIỆN TẠI ĐƠN)

a/ Form: S+V- S/ES

+ Positive:

 I/we/you/they + verb

ex: I work in a bank

 She/he/it + verb-s/es

ex1: She works in a bank

ex2: He watches television evary night

+ Negative:

 I/we you they + don’t + verb

ex: I don’t work every day

She/he/it + doesn’t + verb

ex1: She doesn’t work every day

ex2: He doesn’t watch television every day

+ Question:

 Do + I/we/you/they + verb ?

ex: Do you work every day?

Yes,I do./ no,I don’t

Where do they work?

Does + she/he/it + verb ?

ex: Does she work in a bank?

Yes,she does./ No,she doesn’t

Where does she work? She works in a bank

b/USE :Chỉ thói quen,sự thật bao giờ cũng đúng, một trạng thái sự việc bền lâu Ex1: He smokes 20 cigarettes a day

Ex2: we go to the country every weekend

Ex3: We live in Ho Chi Minh city

Ex4: He works for a foreign company

Ex4: She comes from China

Ex5: I speak two languages

Ex6: The sun rises in th East

Ex7: Water boils at 1000 centigrade

c/ Adverbs of time:

EVERY(DAY,NIGHT,WEEK,MONTH,YEAR…),ALWAYS,USUALLY,

OFTEN,SOMETIMES,RARELY,ONCE A WEEK,TWICE A WEEK …

* Quy tắc thêm s/es vào động từ đối với ngôi thứ 3 số ít của thì hiện tại đơn :

1. Quy tắc thông thường là thêm -s vào hình thức cơ bản của động từ : Ex: wants , works ,drives…….

1. Thêm –es vào khi động từ tận cùng bằng các kí tự :O,CH,SH,S,X Ex: goes , teaches , washes , kisses , fixes ……….

3)Đối với động từ là PHỤ ÂM +Y -ies Ex:carry carries ; fly flies ; study studies

*Tuy nhiên , Đối với động từ là NGUYÊNÏ ÂM +Y,ta chỉ thêm _s theo quy luật thông thường.Ex :stays,buys………

II- THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS:(THÌ HIỆN TẠI TIẾP DIỄN)

a/FORM:

Subject + am/is/are + present participle(V –ING )

ex: - I am writing a letter now

14

-● They are working at the moment.

● She isn’t going home

● Are you learning English? Yes,I’m

● Is Maria reading at the moment? No, she isn’t

● Where are they going? They are going to the zoo

b/USE: Chỉ một sự việc đang diển ra hoặc một sự việc tạm thời.

Ex1: - I can’t answer the phone I’m having a bath

Ex2 : Peter is a student, but he is working as a waiter during the holiday

Ex3: I’m working hard these days

Ex4: Please don’t take that book Ann is reading it now

Ex5: What’s the smell? Something is burning

ex2: Why are you wearing that funny hat?

* A future arrangement (sự sắp xếp tương lai)

Ex1: What are you doing tonight?

Ex2: I am going to the party at his house

c/ Một sô từ dấu hiệu của thì này là NOW, RIGHT NOW, AT THE MOMENT….

LOOK, LISTEN, BE QUIET…

ex1: Look! The train is coming

ex2: Listen! They are singing a song

ex3: Be quiet! The baby is sleeping

*QUY TẮC THÊM –ING VÀO ĐỘNG TỪ:

1) Theo quy luật thông thường là thêm _ING vào động từ gốc

Ex: going; doing; reading, playing………

2)Đối với động từ có một âm tiếc mà tận cùng là 1 NGUYÊN ÂM+1 PHỤ ÂM ta phải gấp đôi phụ âmtrước khi thêm _ING.

Ex:swim………….swimming ;sit……….sitting;get……….getting;………

3)Còn động từ tận cùng là 2NGUYÊN ÂM+1PHỤ ÂM thì ta không gấp đôi phụ

âm

Ex :read………reading ; speak………….speaking ;wear……….wearing;…

4) Đối với các động từ tận cùng là –e ta phải bỏ _e rồi mới thêm _ing

Ex:write………writing ; come……….coming;take……… taking…

5) Đối với động từ có 2 âm tiếc :phụ âm phải gấp đôi khi dấu trọng

âm(stress)nằm ở âm tiếc thứ hai,examlpe :ad’mit…………admitting ; pre’fer………… preferring;…

Nếu trọng âm đặt ở vần đầu thì ta không gấp đôi phụ âm.Ex:’listen…………listening;’enter….entering…

*NOTE :NHỮNG ĐỘNG TỪ ÍT DÙNG TRONG THÌ TIẾP DIỄN :

1/ Verbs of the mind (động từ về trí tuệ):

know,understand,think,believe,forget,remember,mean,doubt

2/Verbs of emotion and feeling

(động từ về cảm xúc tình cảm ):like,love,dislike,prefer,want,care

3/Verbs of the five senses(động từ chỉ 5 giác quan ):see,smell,taste,hear ,touch.

4/Verbs of possession(động từ chỉ sự sở hữu):have ,own, belong to.

5/Other verbs :cost, need , contain(chứa đựng)depend (on)(tuỳ thuộc vào),consist of (bao

gồm),seem=appear (dường như)

MORE EXERCISES:

EXERCISE 1: GIVE THE RIGHT FORM OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS:simple present

or present continuous

1/ I (have)………coffee for breakfast every morning

2/My brother (work) ………in a shoes store this summer

3/The student (look up) ………that new word right now

4/It (rain) ………very much in the summer.It (rain)

………now

5/We seldom (eat) ……… before 6.30

6/Be quiet !The baby (sleep) ……….

7/Look ! A man (run) ……… after the train.He (want)

………to catch it

8/I (need) ………some money for my text books

9/Excuse me ,I(have) ………to help a customer

10/John (like) ………to go to museums

11/ Mother (cook) ………some food in the kitchen at present She always (cook) ………in the morning

12/Listen !I (hear) ………some body knocking at the front door

13/I (see) ………that you (wear) ………your best clothes

14/I (do) ………an exercise on present tense at this moment and I (think)

……… that I (know) ………how to use it now 15/She sometimes (buy) ………vegetables at this market

III- THE PRESENT PERFECT (THÌ HIỆN TẠI HOÀN THÀNH )

a/FORM:

Subject + have/has + past participle(V3/ed)

ex: - I’ve studied English for 2 year

- She has worked as a flight attendant

● I haven’t been to Dalat yet

● He hasn’t visited the capital

● Have you done your homework ?

Yes, I have / No, I haven’t

● Has she arrived yet?

Yes, she has / No, she hasn’t

b/USE:có 3 cách dùng cơ bản:

-Chỉ sự việc vừa mới xảy ra (JUST,RECENTLY,LATELY…)

ex1: Have you ever seen a fire?

Yes, I have

ex2: I have seen that film several time

ex1: The taxi has arrived ( It’s outside the house now)

ex2: She has broken her leg ( That why she can’t walk)

ex3: They have just built this house.(The paint is very new)

1. Chỉ sự việc đã xảy ra ở xảy ra ở một thời điểm không xác định trong quá khứ(ALREADY…)

Ex1: I have seen that film

Ex2: They have visited HaNoi several times

1. Chỉ một hành động bắt đầu từ quá khứ ….kéo dài đến hiện tại …và tương lai(NEVER,EVER,SINCE ,FOR.,NEVER…BEFORE,YET, NOT…YET,SINCE

WHEN,HOW LONG…)

ex2 : We’ve studied English since last year

ex3: She’s been a teacher for 10 years

IV- THE PRESENT PEFECT CONTINUOUS :

a/FORM:

Subject + have/ has + been + present participle(V-ING)

ex: - I have been working

● She has been working

● I haven’t been working

● She hasn’t been working

● What have you been doing?

● Have you been painting?

14

-Yes, we have/ No, we haven’t.

● Has he been crying?

Yes, he has/ No, he hasn’t

b/USE:GIỐNG NHƯ THÌ HTHT ,CHỈ NHẤN MẠNH SỰ LIÊN TỤC.

● Thì hiện tại hoàn thành tiếp diễn được dùng để diễn tả một hoạt động mà

đã bắt đầu từ quá mà vẫn còn tiếp diễn hay còn gọi là Quá khứ lưu tại

ex1: I’ve been working for the same company for 12 years

ex2: How long have you been playing football?

+ Sự khác nhau giữa thì hiện tại hoàn thành đơn và hiện tại hoàn thành tiếp diễn

Simple or continuous?

Thật ra không có sự khác nhau hoặc khác nhau rất nhỏ giữa hai thì trên , hai câu

trên có thể viết lại là :

ex1: I’ve worked for the same company for 12 years

ex2: How long have you played football?

Tuy nhiên ,nếu có thể được thì Người Anh thích dùng thì hiện tại hoàn thành tiếp diễn hơn.

Cách dùng 1 :chỉ một hoạt động quá khứ nhưng kết quả của hành động đó vẫn

còn hiện ra trước mắt

ex1: She’s been crying (Her eyes are red)

ex2: You’ve been fighting again ( You’ve got cut and bruises on your face)

A: What’s that smell ( I can smell it now)

B: I’ve been cutting the grass

Chúng ta có thể hiểu rằng hoạt động đó vừa mới hoàn tất thôi

ex1: Look! It’s been snowing (The ground is all white)

ex2: Look! It’s snowing (Present continuous- It is still snowing)

*Ghi chú ( Notes):

i/ Cũng như tất cả những thì tiếp diễn khác , thì hiện tại hoàn thành tiếp diễn hành động xảy ra trong một khoảng thời gian ,những động từ không thể

hiện sự kéo dài mà hành động kết thúc nhanh chóng như sau thì không được dùng

thì hiện tại hoàn thành tiếp diễn.

Die / start / begin / finish / stop / find / lose / break

ii/ Thì hiện tại hoàn thành đề cập đến sự hoàn tất của hành động ,do đó nếu túc từ của động từ có đi kèm với từ chỉ số lượng thì chỉ dùng thì HTHT đơn thôi

ex1: I’ve eaten five pieces of toast this morning Not: I’ve been eating five pieces of toast this morning

ex2: I’ve been cutting down trees this morning I’ve cut down ten

ex3: She’s been smoking ever since she arived She’s smoked 8 already

EXERCISE 2 :GIVE THE RIGHT FORM OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS:Present

perfect or present perfect continuous:

1/ I (try) ………to learn English for years,but I (not suseed)

……… yet

2/ I (wait ) ………for two hours,but she (not come)

………yet

3/She (read) ………all the works of Dickens.How many ………you(read)

………?

4/I (wait) ………here nearly half an hour for my girl-friend Anna

5/Jack (go) ………to Paris for a holiday ;I………never(be)

………there

6/That book (lie) ………on the table for weeks .………… you (not read)

………it yet?

7/He (not be ) ………here since Chrismas,I wonder where she(live) ………

since then.

8/Mary (rest) ………in the gardent all day because she (be)

………ill

9/She (work) ………so hard this week that she (not have) ………time to go to the movies

10/We (live) ………here for the last six months and I (just decide)

………to move

EXERCISE3 : GIVE THE RIGHT FORM OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS :Present tenses

1/ I (be) ………sorry.I (forget) ……… that fellow ‘s name already

2/Jack (look) ………no trouble with my English lesson up to now

3/Michael (work) ………thirty-eight hours a week

4/At present ,that author (write) ………a historical novel

5/The weather generally(get) ………quite hot in July and August

6/How long………you(learn) ……… English?

V- PAST SIMPLE :

a/FORM: S + V-2/ed

Negative: S + didn’t + v

Question: Did + s + v ?

ex: - I/she worked hard

● I/she told him a good story

● I/she didn’t work hard

● I/she didn’t tell him a good story

● Did you/she work hard?

Did you/she tell him a good story?

* Quy tăc thêm _ED vào động từ hợp quy tắc :

1)Theo quy luật thông thường là thêm _ED vào động từ gốc

Ex: worked ,helped,washed……….

2)Khi động từ là –E ta chỉ cần thêm _D mà thôi

Ex:bake baked ;like liked ; use used 3) Đối với động từ có một âm tiếc mà kí tự tận cùng là 1nguyên âm +1phụ âm ta phải gấp đôi phụ âm trước khi thêm _ED

Ex: stopped , planned , grabbed ……….

*Nếu tận cùng là 2 NGUYÊN ÂM+1PHỤ ÂM thì ta không gấp đôi phụ âm trước khi thêm-ED

Ex: cooked, looked, loaded………

* Nếu phụ âm đó là Y hoặc W thì ta cũng không gấp đôi Ex: played, showed, …………

4) Đối với đông từ có 2 âm tiếc :phụ âm phải gấp đôi khi dấu trọng

âm(stress)nằm ở âm tiếc thứ hai,examlpe :Pre’fer preferred ;admit admitted ….

Tuy nhiên,khi dấu trọng âm nằm ở âm tiếc thứ nhất thì ta không gấp đôi phụ âm,examlpe:’enter

entered ,’visit visited

5) Đối với động từ là PHỤ ÂM+Y ta biến Y -i+ed

ex:carry……… carried ; burry……….burried

;study………… studied…

b/USE:chỉ một hành động xảy ra ở một thời điểm xác định trong quá khứ:

Ex1: I saw that film last night

Ex2: He visited me yesterday

Ex3: She went to Cantho 3 days ago

LAST(NIGHT/WEEK/MONTH/ YEAR), ( 2 YEARS/3 MONTHS/4 WEEKS ) AGO,

YESTERDAY, IN ( SUMMER), (IN 1980); WHEN (I) WAS YOUNG )

EXERCISE 4 :GIVE THE RIGHT FORM OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS:simple past or

14

-Present perfect.

1/We (study) ………a very hard lesson the day before yesterday

2/We(study) ………almost every lesson in this book so far

3/We(watch,never) ……… that television Program

4/We(watch) ………an interesting program on television last night

5/My wife and I(travel) ………by air many times in the past

6/My wife and I(travel) ………to Mexico by air last Summer

7/I (read) ………that novel by Hemingway several times before

8/I (read) ………that novel again during my last vacation

9/I (have) ………a little trouble with my car last week

10/However,I (have) ………no trouble with my car since then

VI- THE PAST CONTINUOUS:

a/FORM:

● Possitive: subject + was/ were + present participle

● Negative: subject + wasn’t/weren’t + present participle

● Question: was/were + subjest + present participle ?

ex: + The birds were singing + He was wearing a uniform + He wasn’t working

+ They weren’t working + Where was she going?

+Were they having a bath?

Yes, they were/ No, they weren’t

b/USE:có 3 cách dùng cơ bản

-Chỉ một hành động động đang xảy ra ở một thời điểm xác định trong quá khứ

ex1: What were you doing at 8.00 last night?

I was watching television -Chỉ một hành động đang xảy ra (dùng QKTD),thì có một hành động khác xen vào (dùng QK)

ex: While I was having a bath, the telephone rang

The students were working when the teacher walked in

-Chỉ hai hành động đồng thời đang diển ra ở quá khứ

Ex1: While I was reading book,my wife was writing a letter

EXERCISE 5 :GIVE THE RIGHT FORM OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS:simple past or past continuous:

1/He (work) ………all day yesterday

2/When I(arrive) ………at his house,he (still sleep)

………

3/As we (cross) ………the street,the policeman(shout)

………at us

4/The light (go) ………out while we (have) ……… dinner

5/The children (do) ………their homework when their father (come) ………back from the office

6/Bill (have) ………breakfast when I (stop) ………at his house this morning

7/While I(walk) ………around the park, I(see) ……… Mrs John

8/When I (go) ………out the sun (shine) ………

9/Just as I (leave) ………for home,a student (stop)

………me in the hall

10/When the student (hear) ………the bell ,they(get) ………up and (leave)

………

VII- THE PAST PERFECT:

a/FORM:

Subject + had + past participle

ex: - By the time I got to airport, the plane had already taken off

● She had learned English before she came here

b/USE:Chỉ một sự việc xảy ra trước một hành động quá khứ hoặc thời điểm quá

khứ khác

Ex1: Before I went to England,I had learned English very hard

Ex2: After we had finished our work, we went out

c) Dấu hiệu nhận biết của thì QKHT:

BY ( YESTERDAY, LAST MONTH(WEEK), LAST NIGHT )

AFTER + S+ HAD +V3/ed, S + V2.

BEFORE +S +V2, S+HAD +V3/ed

BY THE TIME

WHEN

ONCE PAST CLAUSE, MAIN CLAUSE(S+HAD+ V3/ed(DÙNG QKHT)

AS SOON AS

UNTIL

EXERCISE 6 : GIVE THE RIGHT FORM OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS:simple past or past perfect:

1/They(go) ………home after they (finish) ………their work

2/He (do) ………nothing before he (see) ………

3/He (thank) ………me for what I(do) ………

4/ I (be) ………sorry that I(hurt) ……… him

5/After they (go) ………,they (sit) ………down and rest)

………

6/My friend (not see) ………me for many years when I (meet) ……… him last week

7/In England he soon (remember) ………all he (learn)

………

8/They (tell) ………him they (not meet) ……… before 9/He (ask) ………why we(come) ……… so early

10/She (say) ………that she already(see) ……… Dr .Rice

EXERCISE 7:

GIVE THE RIGHT FORM OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS: past tenses:

1/When the phone (ring) ………,I(have) ……… a bath 2/You (wear) ………your new hat when I(meet) ……… you yesterday

3/When it (rain) ………,she (carry) ………an umbrella 4/The house(be) ……… much smaller than he (think)

………at first

5/While you (play) ………the piano,I (write ) ………a letter

6/Before you (mention) ………him,I (never hear) ………

of that author

7/When they (go) ………to see them last night ,they (play) ………cards They (say)………they(play) ………since six ‘o clock 8/My friend (sing) ………when I (come) ………into the room

9/The little girl (ask) ………what (happen) ………to her ice cream

10/He (eat) ………dinner when I(go) ………to see him

14

-VIII- THE PAST PERFECT PROGRESSIVE ( CONTINUOUS) :

a/FORM:

Subject + had been + present participle

b/USE:CÓ CÁCH DÙNG GIỐNG NHƯ THÌ QKHT NHƯNG CHỈ NHẤN MẠNH

SỰ LIÊN TỤC CỦA HÀNH ĐỘNG.(Cho vài ví dụ )

IX- THE SIMPLE FUTURE: Will and Be going to

a/ Will is used to:

+ Express a future prediction (một dự đoán)

ex: - I think it will rain tomorrow

● You’ll feel beeter after you’ve taken this medicine

+ Express a future intention: ( dự định)

ex: - I will see you next week

● I will bring her a birthday cake

+ Express a promise, a threat, or a decision:

ex: - I’ll bring a book tomorrow (a promise)

● If you do that again, I will punish you.( a threat)

● We’ll go back home at 8.00 (a decision)

● Note: Will express an intention or decision made at the moment of speaking, that is, not planned or premediated i(không được định trước)

ex: A: can I ring you tonight?

B: Yes, I will give you my number It’s 3871425

b/Be Going to: is used to express future intention, plan or decision thought about before the

moment of speaking

ex: We’re going to get married in June

When I grow up, I’m going to be a doctor

● Note:

a/ Using will or Be going to concerns when the decision was made :

ex1: A: We’ve run out of sugar

B: Have we?I didn’t know.I’ll buy some when I go shopping

ex2: A: We’ve run out of sugar

B: I know I’m going to buy some whe I go shopping

b/ Notice that going to go and going to come are often shortened

ex1: When are you going home (not when are you going to go home)

ex2: He is coming to see me this afternoon (not he’s going to come to see )

EXERCISES 8 :

I/ Complete these sentences ,using Will or Going to

1. Poor Sue went to hospital yesterday

I ‘m sorry to hear that.I……… some flowers

2)This room is very cold

You are right.I………the heater

3)Are you still going out with Alice ?

Oh,yes We………get married next year

4)Oh dear.I can’t do this homework

Don’t worry.I………you

5)Did you remember to book seats for the theater ?

No,I forgot.I……… now

6)It ‘s John ‘s birthday tomorrow

Is it ?I can’t afford a present but I……… a card

7)How old are you ?

I ‘m 64.I ………retire next year

8) Why are you buying so much food ?

Because I ………cook for ten people

9) Jack is very angry with you

Is he ?I didn’t realize.I……… ring him and apologize.

10) Why are you leaving so early ?

Because the teacher gave us a lot of homework and I ………very

carefully

II/ Complete the second line of these dialogues :

1. I ‘ve got a terrible headache

I ‘ll get you an aspirin

2)I haven’t got any money at all

I ‘ll……… 3)John and Ann have just had a baby

Have they ?I

‘ll………

4) What ‘s Jeremy ‘s phone number ?

Just a minute I’ll

………

5)I ‘ve lost my dog

Don’t worry I

‘ll………

III/ Answer the questions about your next holiday :

1. I ‘m going on holiday next week

Where to ?

………

That sounds lovely Where are you going to stay ?

………

And what are you going to do ?Relax or see the sights or both ?

………

How are you getting there ?

………

And how long are you away for ?

………

Lucky you Have a good time

I ‘ll send you a postcard

IX- THE FUTURE PERFECT:

Subject + will have + V3/ed

a/.FORM:

b/USE:

The future perfect is used express a future action which will be finished before an other action or time in the future

ex1: By the time you arrive I will have finished my work

ex2: By 12.00 we will have arrived there

c/ Some time expressions are often used in the future perfect:

By monday, by that time, by then, in a few hour,

EXERCISES 9 : GIVE THE RIGHT FORM OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS:

Simple Future or Simple Present

1/We ‘ll go out when the train(stop) ………

2/I(stay) ………here until he (answer) ………me

3/Wait until I (catch) ………you

4/I ‘ll be ready before you (count) ………ten

5/John must eat his breakfast before he (go) ………out

6/Miss Helen (help) ………you as soon as she (finish) ………her letter

7/I (get) ………a new one before tonight

8/She (not come) ………until you (be) ………ready

14

-9/ After the class (be) ………over,ask the teacher about that sentence.

10/I (come) ……… and (see) ………you before I(leave)

………for England

EXERCISES 10: GIVE THE RIGHT FORM OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS:

1/I (not see) ………him since last Monday

2/ They had sold all the books when we (get) ………there

3/ I think he (leave ) ………as soon as he (know) ………the news

4/When my friend grows beard ,even his closest friends (not recognize ) ……… him

5/I (never read) ………a story that interested me so much as the one I (read) ………last night

6/He (sleep) ……… so he didn’t understand what you said to him

7/I (finish) ………the book before my next birthday

8/Some animals (not eat) ………during the Winter

9/Why didn’t you listen while I (speak ) ………to you?

10/This time next week,we (walk) ………about in HCM City

11/What happened next was what everyone (fear) ………

12/Will you wait a minute while I (look) ………through the text ?

13/Hurry up! The train (come) ………in

14/I (wait ) ………for at the hotel at midday tomorrow

15/ He said he (do) ………his homework since 7 o’clock

16/They (build) ………a new house in this corner of the street right now

17/How many films ………you (see) ……… this month ?

18/When George (come) ………this afternoon ,he (bring) ……… his friends

19/I (speak) ………to you about that matter after the meeting tonight

20/ They (not come) ………home until they (see) ………every thing

21/ Tom was very tired because he (run) ……… for an hour

22/ His health has improved since he (leave) ………India

23/I then saw him more frequently than I (see) ………him now

24/When you (be) ………all this morning ?It ‘s nearly midday now

25/Where are you ?I ‘m upstairs.I (have) ………a bath

IV) Subject – verb agreement SỰ HOÀ HỢP CHỦ NGỮ – ĐỘNG TỪ

Sự hoà hợp chủ ngữ - động từ gây khó khăn cho phần lớn người học tiếng Anh vì một số chủ ngữ đòi hỏi động từ số ít, một số khác có thể có động từ số ít hoặc số nhiều, và một số khác đòi hỏi động từ số nhiều

i) Chủ ngữ đòi hỏi động từ số ít

Một số từ tận cùng có –s đòi hỏi động từ số ít:

News

Physics

Politics

Mumps

Economics Measles

Statistics mathematics The news was very alarming

Physics is difficult

Tựa đề của sách, kịch, phim v.v… luôn luôn có động từ số ít:

The Los Angeles Time is on the desk

Gulliver’s Travels is a well-known children’s book

+Danh từ chỉ số lượng thời gian, tiền, đo lường, dù chúng có thể số nhiều, luôn luôn đòi hỏi động từ số ít:

Ex:Thirty-five dollars is too much for this shirt

Ex:Four hundred miles is too much to drive in one day

Ex:Five minutes is not enough to do this exercise