PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE

Exercise 1:

1. She (not study) doesn’t study on Saturday.

2. He (have) has a new haircut today.

3. I usually (have) have breakfast at 6.30.

4. Peter (not/ study) doesn’t study very hard. He never gets high scores.

5. My mother often (teach) teaches me English on Saturday evenings.

6. I like Math and she (like) likes Literature.

7. My sister (wash) washes dishes every day.

8. They (not/ have) don’t have breakfast every morning.

Exercise 2:

Eg: They / wear suits to work? ⇒ Do they wear suits to work?

1. She / not / sleep late at the weekends =>

2. We / not / believe the Prime Minister =>

3. you / understand the question? =>

4. David / want some coffee? =>

5. when / she / go to her Chinese class? =>

6. why / I / have to clean up? =>

7. they / not / work late on Fridays =>

8. she / have three daughters =>

Exercise 3:
My cousin, Peter (have) has a dog. It (be) is an intelligent pet with a short tail and
big black eyes. Its name (be) is Kiki and it (like) likes eating pork. However, it
(never/ bite) never bites anyone; sometimes it (bark) barks when strange guests
visit. To be honest, it (be) is very friendly. It (not/ like) doesn’t like eating fruits,
but it (often/ play) often plays with them. When the weather (become) becomes
bad, it (just/ sleep) just sleeps in his cage all day. Peter (play) plays with Kiki
every day after school. There (be) are many people on the road, so Peter (not/ let)
doesn’t let the dog run into the road. He (often/ take) often takes Kiki to a large
field to enjoy the peace there. Kiki (sometimes/ be) is sometimes naughty, but
Peter loves it very much.

Exercise 2:

1. My friend (live)…… in London. lives

2. They (study)……. English at the university. study

3. We (play) ……football every weekend. play

4. She usually (go)…… to the gym after work. goes

5. The cat …..(sleep) on the sofa. sleeps

6. He (like)……. to eat pizza. likes

7. I ……… (watch) a movie right now. watch

8. They ……. (travel) to different countries every year. travel

9. We ……..(have) lunch at 12 o’clock. have

10. She …….. (read) a book in the park. reads

11. He …….(work) as a teacher. works

12. The train …….. (arrive) at 8 a.m. arrives

13. We …….. (drink) coffee in the morning. drink

14. They ………(play) the guitar very well. play

16. She………. (study) hard so that she can get into a top university. studies

17. We…….. (travel) to different countries every summer. travel

18. The company ………(develop) innovative products to stay ahead in the

19. He ……… (work) tirelessly to achieve his goals. works

20. I ………. (work) as a Marketing editor in AHK company. work

Exercise 3:

1. The flight (start) …… at 6 a.m every Thursday. starts

2. I like Math and she (like) ….. Literature. likes

3. I (bake) …… cookies twice a month. bake

4. My best friend (write) ……. to me every week. writes

5. Jane always (take care) ………. care of her sister. takes

6. My family (have) ……. a holiday in December every year. has

7. Martha and Kevin (swim) …….. twice a week. swim

8. She (help) ……. the kids of the neighborhood. helps

9. Mike (be) ……. humor. He always (tell) ……. us funny stories. is/tells

10. Tiffany and Uma (be) …… my friends. are

Exercise 1. Hãy viết dạng Ving của các động từ sau

0. looking 6. teach - teaching

1. take - taking 7. buy – buying

2. agree - agreeing 8. open – openning

3. run - running 9. permit - permitting

4. hurry- hurrying 10. win – winning

5. drive- driving

Exercise 2. Chia động từ trong ngoặc.

0. Listen! It (rain) is raining heavily outside.

1. She’s tired. She (go) is going to bed now.

2. Is Tom (plant) planting the trees in the garden at the moment?

3. What are you (do) doing now ?

4. Listen! Someone (knock) is knocking on the front door.

5. He (write) is writing a novel at present.

6. Are they (watch) watching T.V at present? - No. They (listen) are listening to
the radio
7. He and I (play) are playing soccer at the moment.

8. Tom and I (be) are busy at the moment.

9. They (see) are seeing a movie at the moment.

10. We (read) are reading books at the moment.

Exercise 3. Cho dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc

0. Now I (write) am writing a dictation.

1. Sit down! A strange dog (run) is running to you.

2. My brothers (not/ drink) aren’t drinking coffee at the moment.

3. Look! Those people (climb) are climbing the mountain so fast.

4. That girl (cry) is crying loudly in the party now.

5. What (you/ do) are you doing in the kitchen?

6. Tonight we (not/ go) aren’t going to our teacher’s wedding party.

7. Where are you? We (wait) are waiting for you!

8. What are the boys (do) doing now?

9. My brother (not listen) isn’t listening t

o the radio at present.

10. My parents (drive) are driving to work now.

Exercise 4:

1. (He / play / in the park / now)

He is playing in the park now. d

They are swimming in the pool at the moment.

3. (She / read / a book / right now)

She is reading a book right now.

4. (What / you / do / today)

What are you doing today?

5. (I / not / watch / TV / at the moment)

I am not watching TV at the moment.

6. (We / have / lunch / now)

We are having lunch now.

7. (They / learn / English / this year)

They are learning English this year.

8. (My cat / chase / a mouse / right now)

My cat is chasing a mouse right now.

You are not playing soccer today

10.(She / cook / dinner / for her family)

She is cooking dinner for her family.

Exercise 5:

1. She (is playing / play / plays / played) with her toys in her room.

2. They (are having / have / having / has) dinner at 6 PM.

3. I (watches / watching / am watching / watch) a movie on TV.

4. The cat (is chasing / chasing / chased / chase) a mouse in the garden.

5. We (is studying / study / are studying / studying) for our math test.

6. He (is singing / sing / sings / sang) a song for his friends.

7. The birds (are fly / is flying / fly /are flying) in the sky.

8. You (swims / swim / is swimming / swam) in the pool.

9. My mom (am cooking / cooking / cook / cooks) dinner in the kitchen.

10.The dog (is running / run / running / runs) in the yard.