EXERCISES (TENSES)
I. Supply the correct verb forms: The simple present
tense or The present continuos tense:
1. Be quiet! The baby (sleep).
2. We seldom (eat) before 6:30.
3. Look! A man (run) after the train. He (want) to catch it.
4. The Sun (set) in the West.
5. It (be) often hot in summer.
6. I (do) an exercise on the present tenses at this moment
and I (think) that I (know) how to use it now.
7. My mother sometimes (buy) vegetables at this market.
8. It (be) very cold now.
9. It (rain) much in summer. It (rain) now.
10. Daisy (cook) some food in the kitchen at present. She
always (cook) in the morning.
II. Supply the correct verb form: The present perfect or
The present perfect continuos:
1. How long you (study) English? For 5 years.
2. I (wait) for two hours, but she (not come) yet.
3. They (live) in Ho Chi Minh City since 1975.
4. She (read) all the books written by Charles Dickens. How
many books you (read)?
5. He (not, be) here since Christmas, I wonder where he
(live) since then.
6. Jack (go) to Paris for a holiday. He never (be) there.
7. You (sleep) so far? I (ring) the bell for the last twenty
minutes.
8. He (write) a novel for two years, but he (not finish) it yet.
9. Mary (lose) her hat and she (look) for it until now.
10. I (see) that film several times because I like it.
III. Supply the correct verb form: Present tenses.

1. Listen! I (think) someone (knock) at the door.
2. Up to the present, we (write) almost every lesson in the
book.
3. The Earth (circle) the Sun once every 365 days.
4. The farmers (work) in the field at the moment.
5. How many times you (see) him since he went to HN?
6. Rivers usually (flow) to the sea.
7. Look! The boy (cry).
8. Do you know that man, who (smoke) there?
9. Mrs Green always (go) to work by bus.
10. We (be) from French. We (be) there for twenty years.
11. That house (belong) to Mr. Green.
12. Mai (lose) her dictionary.
13. I (be) sorry. I (forget) that girl's name already.
14. I (wait) for the manager for two hours.
15. You (ever, see) a lion?
IV. Supply the correct verb form: Simple past or Past
continuos.
1. When I (arrive) at this house, he still (sleep).
2. The light (go) out while we (have) dinner.
3. Bill (have) breakfast when I (stop) at this house this
morning.
4. As we (cross) the street, we (see) an accident.
5. Tom (see) a serious accident while he (stand) at the bus
stop.
6. While my father (read) a newspaper, I (learn) my lesson
and my sister (do) her homework.
7. The children (play) football when their mother (come) back
home.
8. The bell (ring) while Tom (take) a bath.

9. I (be) very tired because I (work) all day yesterday.
10. He (sit) in a cafe when I (see) him.
V. Give the right forms of the verbs in brackets: Simple
past or Past perfect.

1. They (go) home after they (finish) their work.
2. She said that she (already, see) Dr. Rice.
3. When we (come), the match (already, begin).
4. They told me they (not, eat) such kind of food before.
5. He (ask) why we (come) so early.
6. After they had gone, I (sit) down and (rest).
7. Before she (watch) TV, she (do) her homework.
8. After taking a bath, he (go) to bed.
9. What (be) he when he (be) young?
10. It was the first time I (ever, see) such a beautiful girl.
VI. Give the right forms of the verbs: Past tenses.
1. Yesterday John (go) to the store before he (go) home.
2. Our teacher (tell) us yesterday that he (visit) England in
1970.
3. When John and I got to the theatre, the movie (start)
already.
4. Before Alice (go) to sleep, she (call) her family.
5. When the phone (ring), I (have) dinner.
6. Daisy (agree) with other members in the last meeting.
7. What you (do) at 6 p.m yesterday?
8. The little girl asked what (happen) to her ice-cream.
9. He (teach) in this school before he (leave) for England.
10. She (win) the gold medal in 1986.
VII. Give the right forms of the verbs in brackets: Simple
future or Simple present.

1. We'll go out when the rain (stop).
2. I (stay) here until he (answer) me.
3. Wait until I (catch) you.
4. She (not come) until you (be) ready.
5.Helen (help) you as soon as she (finish) tomorrow.
6. After the class (be) over, ask the teacher about that.
7. I (come) and (see) you before I leave here.
8. We (go) home as soon as we have finished our work.
9. I (wait) here until you (come) back tomorrow.
10. I (send) you some postcards as soon as I (arrive) in HN.
VIII. Give the right forms of the verbs :Simple future or
Simple present, Present perfect or Future perfect.
1. I'll wait until he (finish) his novel.
2. When you (came) back, he already (buy) a new house.
3. Don't come until I (finish) lunch.
4. I (hope) it (stop) raining by 5 o'clock this afternoon.
5. The river (not begin) to swell until some rain (fall).
6. By next month I (leave) for India.
7. The film (end) by the time we (get) there.
8. They (build) a house by June next year.
9. We (start) our plan next week.
10. I (give) her your letter when I (see) her tomorrow.
IX. Give the right forms of the verbs in brackets: Simple
future or Simple present or Future continuous.
1. When you (go) into the office, Mr John (sit) at the front
desk.
2. Our English teacher (explain) that lesson to us tomorrow.
3. We (wait) for you when you (get) back tomorrow.
4. What you (do) at 7 p.m next Sunday?
I

(practice)
my English lesson then.
5. When I (see) Mr. Pike tomorrow, I (remind) him of that.
6. When you (come) today, I (work) at my desk in Romm 12.
7. He (work) on the report at this time tomorrow.
8. Please wait here until the manager (return).
9. Don't leave until you (see) her.
10. The brown (do) their housework when you (come) next
Sunday.


will + infinitive and the be going to form
Put the verbs in brackets into one of these two forms.
(In some of the examples the present continuous could
be used instead of the be going to form.)
1 The fire has gone out! ~
So it has. I (go) and get some sticks.
2 Did you remember to book seats? ~
Oh no, I forgot. I (telephone) for them now.
3 He has just been taken to hospital with a broken leg. ~
I'm sorry to hear that. I (send) him some grapes.
4 I've hired a typewriter and I (learn) to type.
5 I see that you have got a loom. You (do) some weaving?
6 I can't understand this letter. ~
I (call) my son. He (translate) it for you.
7 You (buy) meat? ~
No, I (not eat) meat any more. I (eat) vegetables.
8 You've bought a lot of paint. You (redecorate) your
kitchen?
9 Why are you getting out the jack? ~

We have a puncture and I (change) the wheel. ~
I (help) you.
10 Look what I've just bought at an auction! ~
What an extraordinary thing! Where you (put) it?
11 Why are you peeling that bit of garlic? ~
I (put) it in the stew.
12 What you (do) when you grow up? ~
I (be) an acrobat in a circus.
13 What are you going to do with that dress?~
I (shorten) the skirt.
14 Will you lend me your season ticket? ~
No, I (not lend) it to you. It is against the law.
15 That tree makes the house very dark. ~
Very well, I (cut) it down.
16 I've just enrolled at the local technical college. I (attend)
pottery classes next winter.
17 How do I get from here to London Bridge? ~
I don't know, but I (ask) that policeman.
18 Why are you carrying a corkscrew? ~
I (open) a bottle of wine.
19 Why's he putting the camera on a tripod? ~
He (take) a group photo.
20 My brother has just returned from America. ~
Oh good, we (ask) him to our next party.
The present continuous and the be going to form
Planned future actions can be expressed by the present
continuous tense with a time expression or by the be
going to form with or without a time expression. The
present continuous is mainly used for very definite
arrangements in the near future. The be going to form

can be used more widely.
Use the present continuous where possible in the
following sentences and put the remaining verbs into
the be going to form.
1 I (play) bridge tonight with Tom and Ann.
2 He (have) an operation next week.
3 It's very cold. I (light) a fire.
4 We (have) some friends to lunch tomorrow.
5 I've bought a piano; it (be) delivered this afternoon. ~
Where you (put) it? ~
I (put) it in the dining room.
6 You (go) to the auction tomorrow? ~
Yes, I (go) but I (not buy) anything.
7 I've reminded you once; I (not do) it again.
8 I (have) my hair cut this afternoon.
9 My nephew (come) to stay with me next weekend. ~

Where you (put) him? ~
I (put) him in the room in the tower.
10 Our class (start) German next term.
11 I (spend) a few days in London next week.
12 The Town Council (build) a new school here.
13 What you (tell) the police? ~
I (tell) them the truth.
14 He (start) tomorrow.
15 The Queen (open) Parliament next month.
16 The Prime Minister (speak) on TV tonight.
17 This shop (close) down next week.
18 When you (have) your next lesson? ~
I (have) it on Monday.

19 I (collect) my new dress this afternoon.
20 We (take) the children to the seaside this summer.
21 I (give) him a football for his next birthday.
22 She (sing) in her first big concert next month.
He (go) to Spain for his holidays. ~
He (fly)? ~
No, he (go) by boat.
24 She (see) a specialist next week.
25 He (wash) the car?
26 He (ring) me up tonight.
27 The inspector (ask) you a few questions.
28 Her parents (give) a party for her next month. They
(invite) sixty guests.
29 Have you got a ticket for the big match on Saturday? ~
No, I don't even know who (play). ~
France (play) England.
30 They (launch) a ship this afternoon. You (come) to see it?

Second person interrogative: will you
and other forms
1 Why are you taking all that bread with you? You (feed) the
swans?
2 You (let) your flat again next summer?
3 You (light) the fire for me, please? Here are the matches.
4 You (wear) a tie tomorrow? ~
Oh no. Tom said, 'Come as you are.'
5 I know you don't like wearing ties, but (wear) one
tomorrow, just to please me? ~
Yes, of course.
6 Shop assistant: You (come) this way, please?

7 You (have) something more to eat?~
Yes, please, I'd like another sandwich.
8 You (have) anything more to eat? ~
No, because I haven't any more money.
9 You (study) computer programming at college?
10 You (speak) to Tom at the meeting tomorrow, do you
think?
11 You (turn) off the TV, please? No one is watching it.
12 You (take) your exam now or in December?
13 You (listen) in to the concert this evening?
14 You (help) me with this, please? I can't lift it.
15 Hotel receptionist: You (stay) for more than one night, Mrs
Jones?
16 You (lend) me your typewriter for an hour? I want to type
a letter.
17 You (meet) him at the station? ~
No, we never meet him. He doesn't like being met.
18 You (come) sailing with me this afternoon? ~
No, thank you, I don't like sailing.
19 You (have) some more wine?~
Yes, please.
20 I can't understand this letter. You (translate) it for me,
Miss Pitt?


TENSES
1. The simple present tense: Thì hiện tại đơn
a. Form:
Tobe: (+) S + is / am / are+ ….
(-) S + ( is / am / are ) + not + ...

(?) (Wh) + is / am / are + S …?
Ordinary verbs:
(+) I / they / we / you + V1
She / he / it
+ Ve/es
(-) I / they / we / you + don’t + V1
She / he / it
+ doesn’t + V1
(?) Do / does + S + V1?
b. Note: Thêm “ s” vào sau V(bare inf). Ngoại trừ:
- V(ch,sh,s,x,z) thêm “es”: watches,misses….
- V(phụ âm + O) thêm “es”: goes, does…
- V(phụ âm+ y) đổi thành “ies”: studies, carries.(enjoys)
c. Usages: Thì hiện tại đơn diển tả:
- Một chân lý, một sự thật hiển nhiên, các quy luật vật lý,
các phong tục tập quán, các hiện tượng tự nhiên
EX: He is a doctor
The earth goes round the sun
- Một thói quen hoặc một sự việc thường xuyên xảy ra ở
hiện tại,thường trong câu có “often,usually, always,
sometimes,generally,regularly ,commonly,seldom,rarely
…” hoặc “every + N (everyday), once / twice three
times…. A day / a week ….”
EX: He always goes to class on time
- Hành động xảy ra trong tương lai theo thời khoá biểu
Ex: Tre train leaves at 4 p.m
2. The present continuous: thì hiện tại tiếp diển
a. Form: (+) S + is/ am/are + Ving
(-) S + (is/am/are) + not + Ving
(?) (Wh) + is/am/are + S +Ving

* cách thành lập V_ing: Thên “ing” vào động từ V_inf
như go
( going). Ngoại trừ những trường hợp sau:
-V(e) bỏ “e” rồi thêm “ing”: write ( writing )
-V một vần tận cùng là một phụ âm ( trừ h, x, y, w, z ) trước
là một nguyên âm gấp đôi rồi theem “ing”: stop
( stopping )..
Nhưng: fix( fixing),greet (greeting)…
b. Usage: Thì hiện tại tiếp diễn:
- Diễn tả một hành động đang tiếp diễn tại thời điểm nói
hay xung quanh thời điểm nói, trong câu thường có “now,
right now, at the moment, at present, today, this + N(this
year)”
Ex: What are you doing now?
- Sau mệnh lệnh cách:
Ex: keep silent! She is sleeping
- Diễn tả một hành động sẽ xảy ra ở tương lai có kế hoạch
trước, trong câu thường có “tomorrow, tonight,next + N,…”
3. The present perfect tense: hiện tại hoàn thành
a. Form: (+) S + has / have + V3 / Ved +…
(-) S + hasn’t / haven’t + V3 / Ved + …
(?) (Wh-) + has / have + S + V3 / Ved +?
I, they, we, you (have ) she, he, it ( has)
* V3(động từ bất quy tắc): go ( gone ), see ( seen)
* Ved( động từ hợp quy tắc): thêm “ed” vào Vinf như: work

( worked). Ngoại trừ những trường hợp sau:
- V(e) chỉ thêm “d”: live (lived)
- V( phụ âm+ y) đổi “y” thành “I” và thêm “ed”:study
( studied ),…nhưng: play (played )

- V một vần tận cùng là phụ âm ( trừ h,x,y,w ) trước là 1
nguyên âm gấp đôi rồi thêm “ed”: stop (stopped),… nhưng:
mix ( mixed ), heat (heated)..
b.Usage: Thì hiện tại hoàn thành diển tả:
- Hành động xảy ra trong quá khứ nhưng thời gian không
được đề cập đến hoặc liên quan đến hậu quả của hành động
Ex: They have visited LonDon
He has lost his key
- Hành động bắt đầu từ quá khứ mà còn kéo dài đến hiện tại
( hoặc tác động đến hiện tại ) và có khả năng tiếp tục ở tương
lai, thường trong câu có “since + mốc thời gian, for +
khoảng thời gian, sau so sánh nhất”
Ex: They have lived for 10 years
It’s the most boring film I’ve ever seen
- Hành động xảy ra trong quá khứ nhưng không rỏ thời gian,
thường trong câu có:
+ “just, already,never,ever” đứng trước V3 /Ved
Ex: I have never come here
+ “ yet, not…yet, lately, recently,before” đứng cuối câu.
Ex: We have read this book before
+ “so far = until now = up to now = up to the present =
so on: cho đến bây giờ. Đứng đầu hay cuối câu.
Ex: We have studied almost every lesson in this book so far
- Hành động lặp đi lặp lại nhiều lần trong quá khứ và có thể
lặp lại ở hiện tại, trong câu thường có: “this / it is the fisrt /
second / ….two / three times, several times, many times,
in the past few years, during/over/in/for the last few
years/weeks
4. The present perfect continuous tense:
a. Form: (+) S +have / has + been + V-ing

(-) S + have / has + not + been + V-ing
(?) (Wh-) + have / has + S + been + V-ing?
b. Usage: Thì hiện tại hoàn thành tiếp diển diển tả:
- Hành động bắt đầu trong quá khứ và bây giờ vẫn còn xảy
ra và nhấn mạnh sự kéo dài của hành động.
* Note: Không dùng thì này với các động từ chỉ nhận thức
tri giác: be, see, hear, feel, know,like,hate,need,love,
Prefer,taste,remember,forget,believe,seen,suppose…
Thay vào đó ta dùng thì hiện tại hoàn thành.
Ex: I have been studying French for 6 years
5. The simple past tense: quá khứ đơn
a. Form:
 To Be: (+) S + was / were + …
(-) S + was / were + not …
(?) (Wh-) + was / were + S + ….?
 Ordinary verbs: (+) S + V2 / Ved
(-) S + didn’t + V1
(?) (Wh-) + did + S + V1 ?
b. Usage: Thì quá khứ đơn diển tả:
- Hành động đả xảy ra trong quá khứ có xác đình thời gian,
thường trong câu có “ yesterday, last + N, ago, in + past
time( in 2000 ), from + year + to + year (from 1995 to
2000)
Ex: Yesterday, I went home late
- Một thói quen trong quá khứ


Ex: When I was young, I often went swimming
I always came here when I was still a student
- Một chuỗi hành động nối tiếp nhau xảy ra trong quá khứ

Ex: When I heard a knock at the door last night, I walked to
the door and opened the door, I saw my cousin, I said hello
to him and asked him to come in
6. The past continuous tense: quá khứ tiếp diển
a. Form: (+) S + was / were + Ving
(-) S + was / were + not + Ving
(?) (Wh-) + was / were + S + Ving ?
b. Usage: Thì quá khứ tiếp diển diển tả:
- Diển tả hành động đã xảy ra và kéo dài hoặc đang xảy ra
vào 1 thời điểm xác định trong quá khứ
Ex: I was doing my homework at 8p.m last night
- Diển tả hành động đang xảy ra ở quá khứ, có 1 hành động
khác xen vào ( hành động xen vào dùng thì quá khứ đơn)
Ex: When he came, we were watching TV
Ex: While I was reading a book, my father was watching
TV.
( thường trong câu sử dụng từ nối When, While )
7. The past perfect tense: quá khứ hoàn
a. Form: (+) S + had + V3 / Ved
(-) S + had + not + V3 / Ved
(?) (wh-) + had + S + V3 / Ved ?
b. Usage: thì quá khứ hoàn thành diển tả một hành động
xảy ra trước một thời điểm trong quá khứ hoặc trước một
hành động khác trong qua khứ
Ex: He had worked in that factory before 1995
When I got up this morning, my father had already left
* Notes: past perfect + before + simple past
simple past + after + past perfect
Ex: He phoned me after he had finished his work
He had finished his work before he phoned me

8. The past perfect continuous tense:
a. Form: (+) S + had + been + Ving
(-) S + had + not + been + Ving
(?) (wh-) + had + S + been + Ving?
b. Usage: Thì quá khứ hoàn thành tiếp diển diển tả một
hành động quá khứ đã xảy ra và kéo dài cho đến khi hành
động quá khứ thứ hai xảy ra ( hành động thứ hai dùng
simple past). Thường thường khoảng thời gian kéo dài được
nêu rõ trong câu.
Ex: He had been playing cards for 3 hour before I came
9. The simple future tense: tương lai đơn
a. Form: (+) S + shall / will + V1
(-) S + shan’t / won’t + V1
(?) (wh-) + shall / will + S + V1?
* I, they, we,you,she,he,it ( will ) * I, we ( shall )
b. Usage: Thì tương lai đơn dùng để diển tả hành động xảy
ra trong tương lai, không có dự định trước hoặc hành động
quyết định ngay lúc nói, trong câu thường có “ tomorrow,
next + N, later, in+ future time….”
Ex: She will go there tomorrow
* Note: - will, shall còn dùng sau các động từ như:
hope,expect, believe, think, wish,be sure, be afraid….
Ex: I hope I will pass the examination
- will còn được dùng để diển tả lời mời, lời yêu cầu, lời hứa.
Ex: Will you go to the cinema with me?

- shall dược dùng trong câu đề nghị
- Diển tả hai hành động đang xảy ra cùng một lúc
Ex: shall we go to the zoo?( không dùng will )
10. The near future tense: tương lai gần

a. Form:(+) S + is / am / are + going to + V(bare inf)
(-) S + is / am / are + not + going to + V(bare inf)
(?)(wh-)+ is / am / are + S+ going to + V(bare inf)?
b. Usage:
-Dùng để diển tả hành động sắp xảy ra mà hiện tượng
của nó đã xuất hiện hoặc một hành động tương lai có
dự định trước
Ex: Look at these black clouds! It is going to rain
Where are you going to spend your holiday?
11. The future continuous tense: tương lai tiếp diển
a. Form: (+) S + will + be + Ving
b. Usage: Thì tương lai tiếp diễn diển tả
- Diển tả một hành động sẽ diển ra và kéo dài suốt một
thời kì ở tương lai
Ex: what will you be doing when I come tommorrow?
- Diển tả một hành động sẽ đang xảy ra vào một thời
điểm ở tương lai
Ex: he will be doing research at this time tommorow.
12. The future perfect tense: tương lai hoàn thành
a. Form:
- Diển tả một hành động sẽ hoàn tất vào một thời điểm
cho trước trong tương lai. Thì này thường dùng trong
câu có các cụm từ chỉ thời gian như “ by +mốc thời
gian, by the time, by then” hoặc for + time kết hợp
từ chỉ tương lai trong câu.
(On the fourth of next month, I will have lived in Nam
Dinh for 16 years.)
Ex: I’ll have finished my work by noon.
They will have built that house by july next week
13. The future perfect continuous tense

a. form: S + will have been + Ving
b. Usage:
-Diễn tả hành động sẽ hoàn tất vào 1 thời điểm trong
tương lai. Nó nhấn mạnh tính liên tục không ngừng của
hành động, Nó thường đi với 1 số động từ như: rain,
wait, drive, fly, work,…
Ex: I will have been driving for 14 hours nonstop when
I get home tonight.
Ex: What are you doing tonight?
Note:
- Những động từ sau không dùng thì hiện tại tiếp diễn
mà dùng thì hiện tại đơn thay thế mặc dù nó diễn tả
hành động đang xãy ra. Đó là những động từ chỉ trạng
thái: be, see, hear, feel, know,like,hate,need,love,
prefer, taste, remember, forget, believe, seen,
suppose …