1. The present simple.
- Thì HTĐ thường được dùng với các trạng từ chỉ tần suất và các cụm trạng từ:
Often, usually, frequently : thường
Always, constantly : luôn luôn
Sometimes, occasionally : thỉnh thoảng
Seldom, rarely : ít khi, hiếm khi
Every day/ week/ month/year… : hàng ngày, tuần, tháng, năm…
* Note: V ending in x, s, o, ch, sh, z + es
go- goes miss- misses wash- washes
teach- teaches fix- fixes buzz- buzzes
box- boxes push- pushes kiss- kisses
2. The present continuous tense

I. Put the verb into the correct form.
EXERCISE
1. It.................................... ( not rain) in the dry season.
2. They.............................. ( have) Lunch in the cafeteria now.
3. My little brother.........................( drink) milk everyday.
4. The doctor sometimes.................. (return) home late.
5. He ......................(write) a novel at present.
6. Look ! the bus...........................( come )
7. The earth.........................(move) around the sun.
8.They often......................(thank) me for what I do for them.
9. We..............................(learn) English grammar now.
10. It....... . ....(rain ) in winter. It.............................( not rain) now.
11. I.........................( feel) that you ...... ........(not love) me.
12. She generally ...............(sing) in English but today she ( sing ) ....in French.
13. he generally.................( wear) a white hat, but he ........................( not wear it) now.
14. The sun always .......................(rise) in the east. Look it ......................( rise) now.
15 Where .....................( be ) he ? What...........he................( do ) now ?
16 Water...........................(boil) at 100
17. Look the man.....................( try) to open the door of your car.
18. Can you hear the people ? What ......... ...they ...... ....(talk) about?


doesn`t rain
are having
drinks
returns
is writing
is coming
moves
thank
are learning
rains
isn`t raining
feel
don`t love
sings
is singing
wears
isn`t wearing
rises
is rising
is
is
boils
is trying
are
talking
doing
3. The simple past tense.

4. The past continuous tense

EXERCISE
I. put the verb into the correct form.
1. He......................... (sit) in a bar when I ...........................(see) him.
2. When I..........................(go) out , the sun..........................(shine)
3. The boy......................(fall) down while he........................(run)
4. When the war ......................(begin) we ...........................(live) in Paris.
5. The light.......................(go) out While I ...........................(have) tea.
6. My friend .........................(read) newspaper when I ...................(come) into the room.
7. you........................(wear) your new hat when I .......................(meet) you yesterday.
8. When the phone........................(ring) , I ........................(have) a bath.
9. When I ...................(arrive) at his house, he still....................................(sleep).
10. The boy ..........................(jump) off the bus while it..........................(move)
11. It .........................(rain) this morning when I ...........................(get) up.
12. Jane ...........................(wait) for me when I .............................(arrive).
13. What .........................you......................(do) this time yesterday.
14. .....................you ......................(go) out last night? No, I was tired.
15. When I was young, I ........................(want) to be a bus driver.

was sitting
saw
went
was shining
fell
was running
began
were living
went
was having
was reading
came
rang
was having
arrived
was sleeping
jumped
was moving
was raining
got
was waiting
arrived
were
doing
Did
go
wanted
were wearing
met