Exercise 3: Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses, use Simple Past or Present Perfect 1.. in San Diego a week ago..[r]
(1)Unit 1: SIMPLE PRESENT AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS I Grammar: Simple present tense: a Form: I / We / You / They + V He / She / It + V – s/es b Usage: The simple present tense is used for two main types of action Habits: Actions which happen regularly Ex: It rains a lot in Vancouver (Trời mưa nhiều Vancouver.) Jerry spends Christmas with his parents (Jerry dành thời gian Giáng sinh với gia đình anh ấy.) States: Things which not often change Ex: Martin likes chocolate (Martin thích sô-cô-la.) I live in Da Nang (Tôi sống Đà Nẵng.) The sun rises in the East (Mặt trời mọc hướng Đông.) c Signal words: always, often, normally, usually, sometimes, seldom, never, every… d Exceptions when adding 's' : For can, may, might, must, not add s Ex: he can, she may, it must After o, ch, sh or s, add es Ex: - he does, wash - she washes After a consonant, the final consonant y becomes ie (but: not after a vowel) Ex: worry - he worries but: play - he plays Simple continuous tense: a.Form: S + am / is / are + V-ing b Usage: The present continuous tense is used for two main types of action A temporary action happening now: something which is going on right now Ex: It’s raining outside (Ngoài trời mưa.) John is working in the library (John làm việc thư viện.) A definite plan for the future: something we intend to do, usually in the near future Ex: I’m playing football tomorrow (Tôi có kế hoạch chơi đá bóng vào ngày mai.) The Olympics are taking place here next year (Olympics diễn đây vào năm tới theo kế hoạch.) c.Signal words: now, right now, at the moment, at this moment, listen!, look! d.Exceptions when adding 'ing' : (2) Silent e is dropped (but: does not apply for -ee) Example: come - coming but: agree - agreeing After a short, stressed vowel, the final consonant is doubled Example: sit - sitting After a vowel, the final consonant l is doubled in British English (but not in American English) Example: travel - travelling (British English) but: traveling (American English) Final ie becomes y Example: lie - lying Certain verbs: The following verbs are usually only used in Simple Present (not in the continuous form) state: be, cost, fit, mean, suit Example: We are on holiday possession: belong, have Example: Sam has a cat senses: feel, hear, see, smell, taste, touch Example: He feels the cold feelings: hate, hope, like, love, prefer, regret, want, wish Example: Jane loves pizza brain work: believe, know, think, understand Example: I believe you Introductory clauses for direct speech: answer, ask, reply, say Example: “I am watching TV,“ he says II Drill: Exercise 1: Choose the correct form of the verb to be – am/is/are It ……… cold today I ……… at home now They ……… Korean There ……… a pen on the desk My name ……… Nikita We ……… from Ukraine That ……… right I ……… OK, thanks Clara and Steve ……… married 10 She ……… an English teacher Exercise 2: Using the words in parentheses, complete the sentences below with the appropriate tenses Ex: Steve always ……… his bike in the afternoon (to ride) → Steve always rides his bike in the afternoon Andy sometimes ……………… comics (to read) We never ……………………TV in the morning (to watch) (3) Listen! Sandy ………………… in the bathroom (to sing) My sister usually ………………… in the kitchen (to help) My mother ……………………breakfast now (make) They often ……………………the bathroom (to clean) Look! The boys …………………home (to come) Every day, his grandfather ……………………… for a walk (to go) I ……………………….with my friend at the moment (to chat) 10 Cats …………………… mice (to eat) Exercise 3: Put the verb in the present continuous or simple present Ex: Excuse me (you / speak) English? → Excuse me Do you speak English? (Not / like) politics? How many languages (you / speak)? Where (you / live)? What (you / do) at the moment? He (not / wear) a tie today I (not / believe) that you are a millionaire He often (travel) abroad on business David is in Paris this week He (stay) at the Hilton Hotel He usually (stay) at the Hilton Hotel when he ‘s in Paris We (have) a party next Sunday Would you like to come? 10 Ann, we (go) to town (you / come) with us? Exercise 4: Match questions in the left column with answers in the right column Are they coming to the party? Do we have to pay for it? Is she coming back? Does she eat meat? Is it still raining? Does it always rain so much here? Do they have everything they need? Are you waiting to see the doctor? Do you see him very often? Are we going to Greece this year? Yes, it does, at this time of year No, they don’t No, they aren’t No, we aren’t We can’t afford it No, she doesn’t No, I don’t I don’t think she is Yes, I am He’s very late Yes, we Yes, it is (4) Exercise 5: Put the verb in brackets in the correct form (present simple or present continuous) Next week, my friends and I ……………………(go) camping in the woods I ……………………(organize) the food, because I ……………………(like) cooking Dave …………………….(have) a big car with a trailer, so he ………………… (plan) the transportation Sam ………………(bring) the tent – he……………… (go) camping every year, so he …………………(have) a great tent and a lot of other equipment My wife …………………(think) we’re crazy She ……………… (like) holidays in comfortable hotels, so she ………………… (take) a trip to Paris instead Exercise 6: Choose the correct form of the verb depending on whether in this meaning it is an action or a state verb If both the Present Continuous and the Present Simple tenses are possible, use the Present Continuous tense a) Why are you smelling the soup? b) Why you smell the soup? a) She was feeling his arm on her shoulder b) She felt his arm on her shoulder a) Are you having an English dictionary? b) Do you have an English dictionary? a) What are you thinking about? b) What you think about? a) I am feeling much better today b) I feel much better today a) What are you looking at? b) What you look at? a) I am not hearing you b) I can't hear you a) What are you thinking of me? b) What you think of me? a) I am feeling we should go home now b) I feel we should go home now 10 a) This bread is tasting funny b) This bread tastes funny (5) III Writing: Exercise 1: Translate the following sentences into English Tôi học tiếng Anh ngày ……………………………………………………………………………………………… Tôi học tiếng Anh trung tâm Anh ngữ ……………………………………………………………………………………………… Anh bơi sáng với bạn ……………………………………………………………………………………………… Chúng tôi bơi bể bơi khách sạn ……………………………………………………………………………………………… Cô thường uống cốc sữa ngày ……………………………………………………………………………………………… Cô uống sữa lúc này ……………………………………………………………………………………………… Họ xem phim cùng ……………………………………………………………………………………………… Gia đình tôi thường xem phim vào cuối tuần ……………………………………………………………………………………………… Peter và John đọc sách thư viện ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 10 Mary và Anna không đọc sách vào buổi tối Họ thường chơi tối ……………………………………………………………………………………………… Exercise 2: Answer questions and write a paragraph about yourself: - What you in your free time? - Do you often use the Internet? - How many hours you use the Internet every day? - What you on the Internet? - Are you using the Internet right now? (6) Unit 2: SIMPLE PAST AND PAST CONTINUOUS I Grammar: Simple past tense: a From: V-ed (regular) S + V2 in the second column (irregular) b Usage: use the Simple Past to express the idea that an action started and finished at a specific time in the past Ex: I saw a movie yesterday (Ngày hôm qua tôi đã xem phim.) Last year, he traveled to Japan (Năm ngoái, anh đã Nhật.) c Signal words: yesterday, last night, last week, last year, days ago… d Exceptions when adding “ed”: - when the final letter is e, only add d Example: love - loved - after a short, stressed vowel, the final consonant is doubled Example: admit - admitted - after a consonant, final y becomes i (but: not after a vowel) Example: worry - he worried but: play - he played Past continuous tense: a.Form: I / He / She / It + was + V-ing We / You / They + were b Usage: use Past Continuous to express Actions in the past happened in the same time Ex: Simon was playing on the computer while his brother was watching TV (Simon chơi máy tính anh nó xem TV.) An action already in progress Ex: My mobile suddenly rang when I was sitting in a meeting (Điện thoại tôi đã bất ngờ rung lên tôi ngồi phòng họp.) c.Signal words: when, while, as long as,… d Exceptions when adding “ing”: - silent e is dropped (but: does not apply for -ee) Example: come - coming but: agree - agreeing - after a short, stressed vowel, the final consonant is doubled Example: sit - sitting - final ie becomes y Example: lie - lying (7) Infinitive Simple Past Past Participle (8) be was, were been become became become begin began begun break broke broken bring brought brought buy bought bought catch caught caught choose chose chosen come came come cost cost cost cut cut cut did done draw drew drawn drink drank drunk drive drove driven eat ate eaten fall fell fallen feel felt felt find found found fly flew flown forget forgot forgotten / forgot [?] (9) forgive forgave forgiven get got gotten / got [?] give gave given go went gone grow grew grown hang hung have had had hear heard heard hit hit hit hold held held hurt hurt hurt keep kept kept know knew known lay laid laid learn learned / learnt [?] learned / learnt [?] leave left left lend lent lent let let let lie lay lain lie (not tell truth) REGULAR lied lied lose lost lost (10) make made made mean meant meant meet met met mow mowed mowed / mown overcome overcame overcome pay paid paid put put put read read (sounds like "red") read (sounds like "red") ride rode ridden ring rang rung rise rose risen run ran run say said said see saw seen sell sold sold send sent sent set set set sew sewed sewn / sewed sing sang sung sit sat sat sleep slept slept (11) smell smelt smelt speak spoke spoken spend spent spent split split split stand stood stood steal stole stolen swim swam swum take took taken teach taught taught tell told told think thought thought throw threw thrown understand understood understood undo undid undone upset upset upset wake woke woken wear wore worn wet wet wet win won won write wrote written (12) II Drill: Exercise 1: Put the correct form of verbs, use Simple Past He (walk) to school yesterday ……………………………………………………………………………… They (do) their homework last night ……………………………………………………………………………… You (are) lazy last week ……………………………………………………………………………… That woman (buy) a new book this morning ……………………………………………………………………………… The janitor (clean) the blackboard yesterday ………………………………………………………………………………… My mother (cook) food yesterday ………………………………………………………………………………… This morning my teacher (teach) English ………………………………………………………………………………… I (am) hungry yesterday ………………………………………………………………………………… The gardener (cut) the trees last month ………………………………………………………………………………… 10 She (drink) milk this morning ………………………………………………………………………………… 11 Last month the man (ride) a horse ………………………………………………………………………………… 12 Sakda (go) to Hong Kong last year ………………………………………………………………………………… 13 The birds (fly) in the sky this morning ………………………………………………………………………………… 14 I (know) Tom's house last year ………………………………………………………………………………… 15 The joiner (make) tables and chairs yesterday ………………………………………………………………………………… 16 The farmer (grow) rice last year ………………………………………………………………………………… 17 Two weeks ago the boy (has) a new bicycle ………………………………………………………………………………… 18 He (feel) happy yesterday ………………………………………………………………………………… 19 We (work) hard last week ………………………………………………………………………………… 20 The students (meet) in the hall last week ………………………………………………………………………………… Exercise 2: Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or past progressive) (13) When I (do)…………… the washing-up, I (break)………………… a plate While Tom (play)………………… the piano, his mother (do) ………………the washing-up He (drink) ……………….some juice and then he (eat) ………………a few chips I (have)……………… dinner when I suddenly (hear)………………… a loud bang When my father (work)………………… in the garden, an old friend (pass) ………………… by to see him She (go) ……………… to school, (take) ………………… out her textbook and (begin) ………………… to learn When it (start) ………………… to rain, our dog (want) ………………… to come inside When Jane (do) ……………… a language course in Ireland, she (visit) ……………… Blarney Castle When I (be) ………………… on my way home, I (see) ……………… an accident 10 I (not / understand) ……………………what they (talk) …………… about 11 When I (get) …………… up yesterday, the sun (shine) …………………… 12 It (is) ……………… a beautiful morning 13 So I (decide) ………………… to cycle around a little 14 I (go) ……………… to the shed and (take) ……………….out my bike 15 While I (cycle) …………………past some villages, I (see) ……………… some people in their gardens 16 One man (mow) ………………… the grass while his wife (pick) ………………… strawberries 17 After one hour of cycling in sunshine, a big fat raincloud suddenly (appear) ……………… and it (start) ……………… to rain 18 Luckily, a farmer (notice) ……………… me and (tell) ……………… me to come in 19 While it (rain) ……………… outside, I (sit) ……………… in the farmer's house 20 After a while, the sun (come) ………………… out again Exercise 3: Put the verb into the correct form, past simple or past continuous John (fall) …………… off the ladder while he (paint) …………………… the ceiling Last night I (read) ………………… in bed when suddenly I (hear) ………………… a scream (You/ watch) …………………………… TV when I phoned you? Carol (wait) ………………… for me when I (arrive) ……………… I (not / drive) ………………… very fast when the accident (happen) ………………… I (break) ………………… a plate last night I (do) ……………… the washing –up when it (slip) ………………… out of my hand Tom (take) ………………… a photo of me while I (not / look) …………………… I (not / go) ………………….out because it (rain) ………………… What (you / do) …………………….at this time yesterday? 10 What (you / do) …………………… when I (call) ……………… you? (14) Exercise 4: Use the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses Last night, while I (do) ………………… my homework, Angela (call) ……………… She said she (call) ……………… me on her cell phone from her biology classroom at UCLA I asked her if she (wait) ………………… for class, but she said that the professor (be)……………… at the front of the hall lecturing while she (talk) …………………… to me I couldn’t believe she (make) …………………a phone call during the lecture I asked what was going on She said her biology professor (be) …………… so boring that several of the students (sleep) ……………… in class Some of the students (talk) ………………… about their plans for the weekend and the student next to her (draw) ………………… a picture of a horse When Angela (tell) ……………… me she was not satisfied with the class, I (mention) ………………… that she switch to my class While we (talk) …………………., I (hear) ………………… her professor yell, “Miss, are you making a phone call?” Suddenly, the line went dead I (hang) …………………… up the phone and went to the kitchen to make dinner As I (cut) ………………… Vegetables for a salad, the phone rang once again It (be) …………… Angela, but this time she wasn’t sitting in class III Writing: Exercise 1: Translate the following sentences into English Tôi đã siêu thị và mua cái áo sơ mi trắng vào tuần trước ……………………………………………………………………………………………… Peter đã không bơi với John vào cuối tuần ……………………………………………………………………………………………… Ba đã tặng tôi từ điển vào ngày sinh nhật tôi Hôm qua mẹ tôi đã nấu mì và làm bánh thật to ……………………………………………………………………………………………… Tối qua, tôi học bài thì điện thoại rung ……………………………………………………………………………………………… Vào lúc ngày hôm qua, ba tôi xem TV thì mẹ tôi lại ngồi dạy em trai tôi học tiếng Anh ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… Tôi đã xem phim với David ngày trước Tôi cảm thấy vui Bộ phim thật thú vị …………………………………………………………………………………………… Gia đình tôi đã Nha Trang và thăm họ hàng vào mùa hè này …………………………………………………………………………………………… Tôi biết Tôi đã gặp bữa tiệc tuần trước …………………………………………………………………………………………… 10 Tôi đã thấy Mary cô đọc sách thư viện …………………………………………………………………………………………… (15) Exercise 2: Read the following text, then write a similar paragraph Last summer, my family and I went to Vung Tau We had great time together with the joy of swimming We arrived at am and rented a room at a small hotel Then we quickly went to the beach My dad brought us a kite to fly it We swam a lot, until 11 am At lunch time, we ate fried chicken and fruits The food was so delicious that my brother wanted to eat more and more In the afternoon, we took a taxi to visit my father’s friends They were hospitable and funny We had a small party together At night, my family went sightseeing with some tourist We saw beautiful natural landscapes and ate icecream The next day, we went to the amusement park to try some new games They were fantastic I also bought souvenirs for my friends That was the most excellent trip I’ve ever experienced (16) Unit 3: PRESENT PERFECT AND SIMPLE FUTURE I Grammar: Present perfect tense: a Form: I / You / We / They + have + Past participle He / She / It + has b Usage: - puts emphasis on the result Ex: She has written five letters (Cô ta đã viết lá thư đấy.) - action that is still going on Ex: School has not started yet (Trường học chưa bắt đầu lại.) - action that stopped recently Ex: She has cooked dinner (Cô nấu xong bữa tối rồi.) - finished action that has an influence on the present Ex: I have lost my key (Tôi bị chìa khóa rồi.) - action that has taken place once, never or several times before the moment of speaking Ex: I have never been to Australia (Tôi chưa đến Úc trước đây.) c.Signal words: already, ever, just, never, not yet, so far, till now, up to now Simple future tense: a.Form: S + will + V b Usage: - a spontaneous decision ex: Wait, I will help you (Đợi tí Tớ giúp cậu.) - an opinion, hope, uncertainty or assumption regarding the future ex: He will probably come back tomorrow (Anh ta có thể vào ngày mai.) - a promise ex: I will not watch TV tonight (Tôi không xem TV toois nay.) - an action in the future that cannot be influenced ex: It will rain tomorrow (Trời mưa vào ngày mai.) - conditional clauses type I ex: If I arrive late, I will call you (Nếu tôi đến rễ, tôi gọi cho anh.) c.Signal words: (17) - in a year, next …, tomorrow - I think, probably, perhaps II Drill: Exercise 1: Put the verbs into the correct form (present perfect simple) I (not / work) ………………… today We (buy) ……………………… a new lamp We (not / plan) …………………… our holiday yet Where (be / you) ……………………….? He (write) …………………… five letters She (not / see) …………………… him for a long time (be / you) ……………………… at school? School (not / start) ……………………… yet (speak / he) ……………………… to his boss? 10 No, he (have / not) ………………………… the time yet Exercise 2: Write sentences in present perfect tense we / reach / our goal our team / lose / the match she / underline / the word they / not / discover / the treasure Ron / not / talk / about the problem you / knock / at the door the teacher / mark / the tests she / buy / a new computer they / rescue / the girl 10 Brad / wear / a blue shirt Exercise 3: Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses, use Simple Past or Present Perfect A: Did you like the movie "Star Wars?" B: I don't know I (see, never) ……………………………… that movie Sam (arrive) ………………………… in San Diego a week ago My best friend and I (know) ………………………… each other for over fifteen years (18) We still get together once a week Stinson is a fantastic writer He (write) ……………………… ten very creative short stories in the last year One day, he'll be as famous as Hemingway I (have, not) ……………………… this much fun since I (be) ………………… a kid Things (change) …………………… a great deal at Coltech, Inc When we first (start) …………………… working here three years ago, the company (have, only) ……………………… six employees Since then, we (expand) ………………………to include more than 2000 full-time workers I (tell) ……………………him to stay on the path while he was hiking, but he (wander) ……………………off into the forest and (be) …………………… bitten by a snake Listen Donna, I don't care if you (miss) …………………… the bus this morning You (be) …………………… late to work too many times You are fired! Sam is from Colorado, which is hundreds of miles from the coast, so he (see, never) …………………………… the ocean He should come with us to Miami 10 How sad! George (dream) …………………… of going to California before he died, but he didn't make it He (see, never) ………………………… the ocean 11 In the last hundred years, traveling (become) …………………… much easier and very comfortable In the 19th century, it (take) …………………… two or three months to cross North America by covered wagon The trip (be) ………………… very rough and often dangerous Things (change) ……………………… a great deal in the last hundred and fifty years Now you can fly from New York to Los Angeles in a matter of hours 12 Jonny, I can't believe how much you (change) ……………………… since the last time I (see) …………………… you You (grow) …………………… at least a foot! 13 This tree (be) ………………… planted by the settlers who (found) …………………… our city over four hundred years ago 14 This mountain (be, never) …………………… climbed by anyone Several mountaineers (try) …………………… to reach the top, but nobody (succeed, ever) ……………………… The climb is extremely difficult and many people (die) ……………………… trying to reach the summit 15 I (visit, never) ……………………… Africa, but I (travel) …………………… to South America several times The last time I (go) ………………… to South America, I (visit) …………………… Brazil and Peru I (spend) ………………… two weeks in the Amazon, (hike) ………………… for a week near Machu Picchu, and (fly) ……………………… over the Nazca Lines Exercise 4: Use Simple Future to write sentences Harry / cause / trouble Positive: Negative: Question: you / copy / the homework Positive: Negative: Question: the clouds / disappear (19) Positive: Negative: Question: he / marry / his girlfriend the s Positive: Negative: Question: the snowman / melt Positive: Negative: Question: the people / panic Positive: Negative: Question: they / react / to my question Positive: Negative: Question: she / probably / teach / in London Positive: Negative: Question: Exercise 5: Fill in blanks the words below, use Simple Future Have - go - meet - visit - walk - have - buy - not be - have Tomorrow I ………………my friend George We ………………to the movies and then we …………… our dinner at the new fast food place In the afternoon we ……………George’s uncle and play table tennis in his garden Then we …………… around in the shopping mall where we ……………a look at the shops Maybe I …………….new jeans We ……………back before o’clock I think we ……………a great day III Writing: Exercise 1: Translate the following sentences into English Tôi đã sống đây từ năm 1990 Tôi đã viết ba lá thư Cô vừa khỏi Tôi chưa hút thuốc Đây là lần đầu tiên lũ trẻ trên máy bay Tôi và bạn gái tôi đã xem phim đó (20) Tôi chắn đến trễ Buổi ca nhạc kết thúc vào lúc 10 tối John vừa bị gãy chân Tôi đưa anh đến bệnh viện 10 Tôi không gặp anh anh chịu xin lỗi tôi Exercise 2: Can you write a short story using these words? 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