PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE Thì quá khứ tiếp diễn S + Was / Were + V-ing + Object + To show things which were happening at a time or during a period of time in the past Diễn tả hành động đa[r]
(1)TENSES ( Thì ) SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE:( Thì hieän taïi ñôn ) S + VERB ( 0,S, ES )->S + do/does +not + V0.->DO/DOES + S + V0?TOBE S + AM/IS/ARE…… + To show the truth , everyday habits , naturals , present actions … ( Diễn tả hành động xảy ) Ex: The sun rises in the east + Expressions often used are: always , usually , often , frequently , sometimes , seldom , rarely, every day/ night/ afternoon/week/ month/ year , once a week Ex: She always goes to church on Sundays PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE ( To be + ving ) (Thì hieän taïi tieáp dieãn ) S + ( AM / IS / ARE ) + V-ing + OBJECT + To show things that are happening over a long period time(Diễn tả hành động xảy tạ) Ex : They are watching the football match on TV now + Expressions often used are: at the moment , at the present time now , right now + Present continuous is often used in the following structures Ex: Keep silent! The baby is sleeping Ex: Be careful! The bus is coming PRESENT PERFECT TENSE ( Thì hoàn thành ) S + HAS / HAVE + V3 / Ved + To express an action that happened in the past and continues to the present ( Diễn tả hành động xảy quá khứ và còn tiếp tục đến ) Ex: We have studied English for six years + To express an action that happened in the past but the time is indefinite ( Diễn tả hành động xảy quá khứ thời gian không xác định ) Ex: I have seen that film before + Expressions often used ; sofar , up to now , until now , already never , ever , recently , just , for , since Note : S + HAS / HAVE + V3 / Ved + SINCE + S + V2 / ed Ex: I have known Mary since she was a baby SIMPLE PAST TENSE ( Thì quá khứ đơn ) S + V2 / ed -> S + DIDN’T + V0 ->DID + S + V0? TOBE S + WAS/WERE… + To show things which happened and ended.( Diễn tả hành động xảy quá khứ ) Ex: I studied well last year + Expressions often used ; yesterday, last week / month / year, ago,……time in the past – in 1990 PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE ( Thì quá khứ tiếp diễn ) S + Was / Were + V-ing + Object + To show things which were happening at a time or during a period of time in the past ( Diễn tả hành động xảy thời điểm xác định quá khứ ) Ex: At this time yesterday morning, I was playing chess with John Ex: We were doing home work at p.m yesterday A/ B/ C/ When + S + V2 / ed , S + Was / Were + V-ing Ex: When he came, they were cooking dinner As + S + Was / Were + V-ing , S + V2 / ed Ex: As it was raining, I left home S + Was / Were + V-ing + While + S + Was / were + V-ing Ex: I was doing my homework while my mother was cooking lunch PAST PERFECT TENSE ( Thì quá khứ hoàn thành ) S + HAD + V3 / Ved + To show things which happened before a point of time in the past ( Diễn tả hành động xảy trước thời điểm quá khứ ) Lop11.com (2) Ex: He had left England for France before 1990 + To show things which happened before another thing in the past ( Diễn tả hành động xảy trước hành động khác quá khứ ) A / S + HAD + V3 / Ved + BEFORE + S + V2 / ed Ex: They had phoned me before they came here B / S + V2 / ED + AFTER + S + HAD + V3 / VED Ex: I went to school after I had had breakfast SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE ( Thì töông lai ñôn ) S + WILL + V(bare infinitive) + To show things which will happen in the future Ex: We will visit Ha Long Bay next week + Expressions often used are tomorrow, next week / month / yea, soon (chẳng bao lâu), someday EXERCISE: PUT THE CORRECT VERB IN THE BLANKS He was writing to his friend when he (hear) a noise Up to now, I (learn) ……… a lot of information about her My mother (be) very happy when she (meet) her old friend again two days ago I (meet) many people since I came here in June Peter (wait) for her wife's letter since last Friday Now he hasn't received yet We (learn) maths at o’clock last week When I (open) the door, she was reading a newspaper She was playing games while he (watch) a football match She (go) to Ho Chi Minh city last year 10 Water (cover) most of the Earth's surface 11 Lee (have) her shirt made one month ago 12 Nowadays my mother (go) to work on foot 13 he (play) ………… football now? 14 My brother (not, explain) it to me yet 15 ……… your father (take) …… you to London with him tomorrow? 16 He (play) football since he was a boy 17 I (see) a film for two years up to now 18 When the telephone rang, she (write) a letter 19 What … you (do) …… yesterday? 20 you (just, buy) a new house? 21 They (wait) for an hour when the final bus came 22 I came into the room while they (listen)………… the radio 23 The old people (prefer)…… tea to coffee 24 That little boy (cry) non-stop for the past hour 25 Mary (wear)…… a beautiful long dress at the moment 26 While I (wait)……… for a bus, I saw a terrible accident 27 After he (finish)… work, he went straight home 28 He (be)… in Vietnam since January 29 The boy fell while he (run) ……… down the stairs Lop11.com (3) Lop11.com (4)