50 Bài tập Thì hiện tại đơn và hiện tại tiếp diễn cực hay (có lời giải)

Bài viết 50 Bài tập Thì hiện tại đơn và hiện tại tiếp diễn cực hay có lời giải gồm đầy đủ lý thuyết trọng tâm về Thì hiện tại đơn và hiện tại tiếp diễn và trên 50 bài tập về Thì hiện tại đơn và hiện tại tiếp diễn chọn lọc, có đáp án chi tiết giúp bạn nắm vững cách sử dụng của Thì hiện tại đơn và hiện tại tiếp diễn.

1. Cách dùng

HIỆN TẠI ĐƠN

HIỆN TẠI TIẾP DIỄN

1. Diễn tả một thói quen, một hành động xảy ra thường xuyên lặp đi lặp lại ở hiện tại. Eg: He watches TV every night. 2. Diễn tả một chân lý, một sự thật hiển nhiên. Eg: The sun rises in the East. 3. Diễn tả một lịch trình có sẵn, thời khóa biểu, chương trình Eg: The plane leaves for London at 12.30 p.m. 4. Dùng sau các cụm từ chỉ thời gian when, as soon as… và trong câu điều kiện loại 1 Eg: I will call you as soon as I arrive.

1. Diễn tả một hành động đang xảy ra tại hiện tại. Eg: The children are playing football now. 2. Dùng theo sau câu đề nghị, mệnh lệnh. Eg: Look! The child is crying. 3. Thì này còn được dùng để diễn tả một hành động sắp xảy ra. Eg: He is coming tomorrow.

2. Cấu trúc

	HIỆN TẠI ĐƠN	HIỆN TẠI TIẾP DIỄN
+	S + V(s/es)	S + am/is/are + V-ing
	Ex: He frequently plays tennis.	Ex: The children are playing football now.
-	S + do/does not + V-inf	S + am/is/are + not + V-ing
	Ex: She doesn’t usually play tennis.	Ex: The children are not playing football right now.
?	Do/Does + S + V-inf?	Am/Is/Are + S + V-ing?
	Ex: Do you often play tennis?	Ex: Are the children playing football at present?

3. Dấu hiệu nhận biết

HIỆN TẠI ĐƠN	HIỆN TẠI TIẾP DIỄN
- Often, usually, frequently - Always, constantly - Sometimes, occasionally - Seldom, rarely - Every day/ week/ month... - Daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, yearly - Once, twice, three times/four times…a day/week/month/year	- Now - Right now - At the moment - At present - Look! Listen!... - At + giờ cụ thể + now - Watch out!

4. Một số trường hợp đặc biệt của hiện tại đơn và hiện tại tiếp diễn

Hiện tại đơn (Present Simple Tense)	Hiện tại tiếp diễn (Present Continuous Tense)
	Một số động từ chỉ hành động (action verb) như know, understand, v.v…hoặc thể hiện sự yêu ghét như love, like, hate, v.v…không dùng ở thì hiện tại tiếp diễn.
S + always + V Ý nghĩa: Diễn tả những việc thường xuyên làm, xảy ra và chủ yếu mang nghĩa tiêu cực.   Ex: He always goes to school late.	S + always + V-ing Ý nghĩa: Diễn tả những việc xảy ra liên tục với tần suất cao hơn thông thường và đa số mang nghĩa tiêu cực. Ex: She is always forgetting her bag.
	Không sử dụng “have” ở thì hiện tại tiếp diễn với nghĩa là sở hữu. Ex: Câu đúng: I have a luxury bag Câu sai: I am having a luxury bag.
To be selfish Ý nghĩa: Nói về cách hành xử của 1 người ngay lúc đó. Ex: He is selfish, through and through. (Cậu ta là rất ích kỷ, lúc nào cũng như vậy) .	Tobe + being selfish Ý nghĩa: Nói về cách hành xử của 1 người ngay lúc đó. Ex: It’s surprising to me that the boy is being so selfish. (Tôi ngạc nhiên vì cậu bé đang hành xử quá ích kỷ) .

Task 1. Chia động từ trong ngoặc.

1. Where's John? He ________(listen) to a new CD in his room.

2. Don't forget to take your umbrella with you to London. You know it always ________(rain) in England.

3. Jean ________(work) hard all day but she ________(not work) at the moment.

4. Look! That boy ________ (run) after the bus. He________(want) to catch it.

5. He ________(speak) German so well because he ________(come) from Germany.

6. Shh! The boss ________(come). We ________(meet) him in an hour and nothing is ready!

7. _______you usually _______(go) away for Christmas or_______ you ______(stay) at home?

8. She ________(hold) some roses. They________(smell) lovely.

9. Oh no! Look! It ________(snow) again. It always________(snow) in this country.

10. Mary ________ (swim) very well, but she ________(not run) very fast.

Hiển thị đáp án

1. ‘s listening

2. is raining

3. Works, Is not working

4. ‘s runing, wants

5. Speaks, comes

6. Is comming, ‘re meeting

7. Do, Go, do, stay

8. ‘s holding, smell

9. ‘s snowing, snows

10. Swims, doesn’t run

Task 2. Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple present or present progressive).

1. Look! He (leave) the house.

2. Quiet please! I (write) a test.

3. She usually (walk) to school.

4. But look! Today she (go) by bike.

5. Every Sunday we (go) to see my grandparents.

6. He often (go) to the cinema.

7. We (play) Monopoly at the moment.

8. The child seldom (cry) .

9. I (not/ do) anything at the moment.

10. (watch/ he) the news regularly?

Hiển thị đáp án

1. Look! He is leaving the house.

2. Quiet please! I am writing a test.

3. She usually walks to school.

4. But look! Today she is going by bike.

5. Every Sunday we go to see my grandparents.

6. He often goes to the cinema.

7. We are playing Monopoly at the moment.

8. The child seldom cries

9. I am not doing anything at the moment.

10. Does he watch the news regularly?

Task 3. Hoàn thành câu sử dụng từ cho sẵn.

1. He/ often/ have/ breakfast/ late.

2. You/ do/ the housework/ at the moment?

3. I/ not/ go/ to school/ on weekends.

4. John's girlfriend/ wear/ a red T-shirt/ now.

5. They/ like/ beer or wine?

6. What/ he/ usually/ do/ at night?

7. The teacher/ never/ lose/ his temper.

8. Why/ you/ listen/ to music/ loudly now?

Hiển thị đáp án

1. He often has breakfast late.

2. Are you doing the housework at the moment?

3. I do not go to school on weekends. I don't go to school on weekends.

4. John's girlfriend is wearing a red T-shirt now.

5. Do they like beer or wine?

6. What does he usually do at night?

7. The teacher never loses his temper.

8. Why are you listening to music loudly now?

Task 4. Khoanh tròn vào đáp án đúng.

1. My grandfather ______ collecting stamps.

A. is loving     B. are loving     C. loves

2. She ______ her friends at a bar right now.

A. waiting     B. is waiting     C. waits

3. Nguyen Nhat Anh is a writer. He ______ a short story about a dragon.

A. is writing     B. writes     C. are writing

4. I never ______ home late.

A. come     B. is coming     C. am coming

5. My boss ______ high heels to work.

A. doesn’t wear    B. aren’t wearing     C. don’t wear

6. She usually ______ much.

A. doesn’t talk     B. don’t talk     C. isn’t talking

7. This spaghetti ______ awful.

A. tastes     B. is tasting     C. taste

8. I ______ he is a good man.

A. thinks     B. think     C. am thinking

9. As the ceremony ______ at 7∶30 a.m., we have to be there early.

A. is starting     B. start     C. starts

10. Kate ______ a cup of coffee every morning.

A. is drinking     B. drinks     C. drink

Hiển thị đáp án

1. C. loves

2. B. is waiting

3. A. is writing

4. A. come

5. A. doesn’t wear

6. A. doesn’t talk

7. A. tastes

8. B. think

9. C. starts

10. B. drinks

Task 5. Chia các động từ trong ngoặc ở thì hiện tại đơn hoặc hiện tại tiếp diễn sao cho thích hợp.

1. A: Where is Molly? B: She __________________ (feed) her cat downstairs.

2. __________________ (she/ need) to go and see a doctor?

3. She usually _______________ (wash) the dishes after dinner.

4. __________________ (your sister/ wear) sunglasses?

5. He frequently __________________ (do) yoga.

6. We __________________ (move) to Canada in August.

7. My son _______________ (not practice) the piano every day.

8. I __________________ (not like) to take selfies.

9. Megan _________________ (go) on holiday to Cornwall this summer.

10. When __________________ (the film/ start)?

Hiển thị đáp án

1. is feeding

2. Does she need

3. washes

4. Does your sister wear

5. does

6. are moving

7. does not practice/ doesn’t practice

8. do not like/ don’t like

9. is going

10. does the film start

Task 6. Hoàn thành đoạn văn.

It (0. be) is Sunday evening and my friends and I (1. be) ....... at Jane's birthday party. Jane (2. wear) ....... a beautiful long dress and (3. stand) ....... next to her boyfriend. Some guests (4. drink) ....... wine or beer in the corner of the room. Some of her relatives (5. dance) ....... in the middle of the room. Most people (6. sit) ....... on chairs, (7. enjoy) ....... foods and (8. chat)....... with one another. We often (9. go) ....... to our friends' birthday parties. We always (10. dress) ....... well and (11. travel) ....... by taxi. Parties never (12. make) ....... us bored because we like them.

Hiển thị đáp án

It (0. be) is Sunday evening and my friends and I (1. be) are at Jane's birthday party. Jane (2. wear) is wearing |'s wearing a beautiful long dress and (3. stand) standing next to her boyfriend. Some guests (4. drink) are drinkingwine or beer in the corner of the room. Some of her relatives (5. dance) are dancing in the middle of the room. Most people (6. sit) are sitting on chairs, (7. enjoy) enjoying foods and (8. chat)chatting with one another. We often (9. go) go to our friends' birthday parties. We always (10. dress) dress well and (11. travel) travel by taxi. Parties never (12. make) make us bored because we like them..

Task 7. Use the following verbs to complete the sentences. Sometimes you need the negative: believe    eat    flow    go    grow    make    rise    tell    translate

1. The earth ………round the sun.

2. Rice doesn't ……… in Britain.

3. The sun ..... in the east.

4. Bees ..... honey.

5. Vegetariants ..... meat.

6. An atheist ..... in God.

7. An interpreter ..... from one language into another.

8. Liars are people who ..... the truth.

Hiển thị đáp án

1. goes

2. grow

3. rises

4. make

5. don't eat

6. doesn't believe

7. translates

8. don't tell

Task 8. Chia các động từ trong ngoặc đơn ở thì hiện tại đơn hoặc thì hiện tại tiếp diễn phù hợp nhất.

1. A: What is Molly doing now? B: She _______ (wash) dishes in the kitchen.

2. _______ (Molly / decorate) her sister’s birthday cake right now?

3. My mother usually __________ (wash) the dishes after meals.

4. _________ (your young sister/ wear) a T-shirt and a flower skirt?

5. He rarely_________ (play) chess with his friends.

6. My daughter__________ (learn) English in an extra-class this evening.

7. We ________________ (move) to the USA and visiting our grandfather in November.

8. She often __________ (clean) her room after dinner.

9. My family___________ (go) on holiday to Cornwall this spring.

10. When ______________ (the dinner party/ start)? I’m hungry!

Hiển thị đáp án

1. is washing

2. Is Molly decorating

3. washes

4. Is your young sister wearing

5. plays

6. is learning

7. are moving

8. cleans

9. is going

10. is the dinner party starting

Task 9. Xây dựng câu sử dụng thì hiện tại tiếp diễn dựa vào các từ gợi ý cho sẵn.

1. They/ask/a/woman/about/the/way/the/railway/station.

2. My/father/water/some plants/the/garden.

3. Tam/have/lunch/her/friends/a/restaurant.

4. My/daughter/draw/a/beautiful/picture.

5. My/mother/clean/kitchen.

Hiển thị đáp án

1. They are asking a woman about the way to the railway station.

2. My father is watering some plants in the garden.

3. Tam is having lunch with her friends in a restaurant.

4. My daughter is drawing a beautiful picture.

5. My mother is cleaning kitchen.

Task 10. Chia dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc.

1. He always (go) _______ class lately.

2. Sit down! A strange dog (run) _______ to you.

3. That baby (cry) _______ loudly in the party now.

4. Lan (travel) _______ to London every Sunday.

5. My brothers (not/drink) _______ tea at the moment.

6. We (have) _______ a holiday in July every year.

7. You (play) _______ football once a week.

8. The moon (circle) _______ around the earth.

9. You always (teach) _______ me new things.

10. Look! Those people (climb) _______ the mountain so fast.

Hiển thị đáp án

1. is going

2. is running

3. is crying

4. travels

5. isn’t drinking

6. have

7. play

8. circles

9. teach

10. are climbing

Exercise 1. Put the verbs in brackets into present simple or present continuous tense.

1. Listen! My mother (sing) __________ a song.

2. Every night, we (go) __________ to bed at 10 p.m

3. Giang (like) __________ music but I (like) __________ Math.

4. Now, they (stay) __________ in Hue .

5. My father (read) __________ a newspaper in the morning

6. Look! Ha (run) __________.

7. Trang usually (listen) _______ to the teacher in the class, but she (not listen) _______ now.

8. Where __________ your father (be)?

  - He (be) __________ living room. He (watch) _________TV.

9. __________ they (go) to school by bus today?

10. There (be) __________ many flowers in our garden.

11. Every day, Mr. Hung (not go) __________ to work by car.

12. In the autumn, I rarely (go) __________ sailing and (go) __________  to school.

13. I (write) __________  a letter to my friend now.

14. At 12 a.m. every day, I (have __________ lunch and (go) __________  to bed.

15. On Monday, I (have) __________ math and Art.

16. On Friday, I (have) __________ English.

17. At the moment, I (eat) __________ an orange and my sisters (play) __________ tennis.

18. Now, he (look) __________ his cat. It (eat) __________a mouse in the garden.

19. Phong, An, Ha, Lan (be) __________ close friend.

20 __________ your mother (walk) __________ to market?

21. It (be) __________ 10.00. We (learn) __________ our lesson.

22. What ___________ you (do) ____________ now?

23. __________ your mother (walk) to work every day?

24. They (not play) __________ soccer in the morning.

25. ____________ Hai (work) ____________ in the garden at the moment?

26. My brother (do) __________ his homework in his room now. He does it every day.

27. James and his brother (play) __________ soccer at the moment. They (play)

__________ it every afternoon.

28. Where  __________ the old man (live) __________ now?

29. Mr. Smith often (teach) __________ class 4A,but this morning he (teach) __________ class 4B.

30. It's 7.30 now. She (study) _________ science in the classroom.

Đáp án:

1. is singing	11. doesn’t go	21. is – are learning
2. go	12. go – go	22. are you doing
3. likes	13. am writing	23. does your mother walk
4. are staying	14. have – go	24. don’t play
5. reads	15. have	25. is Hai working
6. is running	16. have	26. is doing
7. listens – isn’t listening	17. am eating – is playing	27. are playing – play
8. is – is – is watching	18. is looking – is eating	28. is the old man living
9. do they go	19. are	29. teaches – is teaching
10. are	20. does your mother walk	30. is studying

Exercise 2. Put the verbs in brackets into present simple or present continuous tense.

1. I ____________ (be) in a cafe now.

2. ____________ (she/play) tennis every week?

3. They __________ (go) to the cinema every Wednesday.

4. ____________ (she/be) a singer?

5. You ___________ (find) the weather here cold.

6. ____________ (they/be) on the bus?

7. Lucy ___________ (ride) her bicycle to work.

8. Why ___________ (he/be) in France?

9. I ____________ (not/play) the piano very often.

10. It ____________ (not/be) cold today.

11. We ____________ (be) from Portugal.

12. ____________ (we/make) too much noise at night?

13. Where ____________ (Harry/study)?

14. ____________ (it/be) foggy today?

15. We ____________ (not/be) late.

16. They ____________ (not/like) animals.

17. Where ____________ (you/be)?

18. He ____________ (not/be) an accountant.

19. ____________ (the dog/eat) chicken?

20. She ____________ (be) my sister.

Đáp án:

1. am	11. are
2. Does she play	12. Do we make
3. go	13. does Harry study
4. Is she	14. Is it
5. find	15. aren’t
6. Are they	16. don’t like
7. rides	17. are you
8. is he	18. isn’t
9. don’t play	19. Does the dog eat
10. isn’t	20. is

Exercise 3. Put the verbs in brackets into present simple or present continuous tense.

1. Where ___________ you (live) ____________?

I (live) ___________ in Hai Duong town.

2. What ___________ he (do) ___________ now?

He (water) ___________ flowers in the garden.

3. What ___________ she (do) _________? - She (be) ___________ a teacher.

4. Where _____________ you (be) from?

5. At the moment, my sisters (play) ___________ volleyball and my brother (play) ___________ soccer.

6. It is 9.00; my family (watch___________ TV.

7. In the summer, I usually (go) ___________ to the park with my friends, and in the spring, we (have) ___________ Tet Holiday; I (be) ___________ happy because I always (visit) ______________ my grandparents.

8. ___________ your father (go) ___________ to work by bus?

9. How ___________ your sister (go) ___________ to school?

10. What time ___________ they (get up) ___________?

11. What ___________ they (do) ___________ in the winter?

12. Today, we (have) ___________ English class.

13. Her favourite subject (be) ___________ English.

14. Now, my brother (like) ___________ eating bananas.

15. Look! A man (call) ___________ you.

16. Keep silent! I (listen) ___________ to the radio.

17. ___________ you (play) ___________ badminton now?

18. Every day, my father (get up) ___________ at 5.00 a.m., but today, he (get up) ___________ at 6.00 a.m.

19. Every morning, I (watch) ___________ TV at 10.00, but today I (Listen) ___________ to music at 10.00.

20. Every day , I (go) ___________ to school by bike but today I go to school by motorbike.

21. Every morning, my father (have) ___________ a cup of coffee but today he (drink) ___________ milk.

22. At the moment, I(read) ___________ a book and my brother (watch) ___________ TV.

23. Hoa (live) ___________ in Hanoi, and Ha (live) ___________ in HCM City.

24. Hung and his friend (play) ___________ badminton.

25. They usually (get up) ___________ at 6.oo in the morning.

26. Ha never (go) ___________ fishing in the winter but she always (do) ___________ it in the summer.

27. My teacher (tell) ___________ Hoa about Math.

28. There (be) ___________ animals in the circus.

29. ___________ he (watch) ___________ TV at 7.00 every morning?

30. What ___________ she (do) ___________ at 7.00 a.m?

31. How old ___________ she (be)?

32. How ___________ she (be)?

33. My children (go) ___________ to school by bike.

34. We (go) ___________ to the supermarket to buy some food.

35. Mr. Hien (go) ___________ on business to Hanoi every month.

36. Ha (like) ___________ coffee very much, but I (not like) ___________ it.

37. She (like) ___________ tea, but she (not like) ___________ coffee.

38. I (love) ___________ cats, but I (not love) ___________ dogs.

39. Every day, I (go) ___________ to school on foot, but today I (go) ___________ to school by bike.

40. Who you ___________ (wait) for Nam?

    - No, I ___________ (wait) for Mr. Hai.

41. My sister (get) ___________ dressed and (brush) ___________ her teeth herself at 6.30 every day.

42. Mrs. Smith (not live) ___________ in downtown. She (rent) ___________ in an apartment in the suburb.

43. How ___________ your children (go) ___________ to school every day?

44. It's 9 o'clock in the morning. Lien (be) ___________ in her room. She (listen)   ___________ to music.

45. We ___________ (play) soccer in the yard now.

46. My father (go) ___________ to work by bike. Sometimes he (walk) ___________.

47. ___________ You (live) ___________ near a market? - It (be) ___________ noisy?

48. Now I (do) ___________ the cooking while Hoa (listen) ___________ to music.

49. At the moment, Nam and his friends (go) ___________ shopping at the mall.

50. In the autumn, I rarely (go) ___________ sailing and (go) ___________ to school.

Đáp án:

1. do … live – live	26. goes – does
2. is .... doing - is watering	27. tells
3. does ... do - is	28. are
4.  are	29. Does … watch
5. is playing - is playing	30. does … do
6. is watching	31. is
7. go - have - am - visit	32. is
8. Does … go	33. go
9. does … go	34. go
10. do … get up	35. goes
11. do … do	36. likes – don’t like
12. have	37. likes – doesn’t like
13. is	38. love – don’t love
14. likes	39. go – go
15. is calling	40. Are … waiting – am waiting
16. am listening	41. gets – brushes
17. Are … playing	42. doesn’t live – rents
18. gets up – gets up	43. go … go
19. watch – am listening	44. is – is listening
20. go	45. are playing
21. am reading – is watching	46. goes – walks
22. am reading – is watching	47. Do … live – is
23. lives – lives	48. am doing – is listening
24. play	49. are going
25. get up	50. go - go

Exercise 4. Give the correct form of the words in brackets.

1. The train (leave) ________ at 8 p.m.

2. Minh (go) ________ to a new school next term.

3. Does Tri (play) ________ football?

4. Where (do) ________ they work?

5. Does Minh (work) ________ at Bach Mai Hospital?

6. Linh (be) ________ a student.

7. I (work) ________ in HCM City for the next week.

8. When I (get) ________ home, my mother (cook) ________ dinner.

9. The human body (contain) ________ 206 bones.

10. He (drive) ________ to work every day.

Đáp án:

1. leaves	2. is going	3. play	4. do	5. work
6. is	7. am working	8. get/ is cooking	9. contains	10. drives

Exercise 5. Give the correct form of the words in brackets.

1. Where’s John? He ________ (listen) to a new CD in his room.

2. Don’t forget to take your umbrella with you to London. You know it always ________ (rain) in England.

3. Jean ________ (work) hard all day but she ________ (not work) at the moment.

4. Look! That boy ________ (run) after the bus. He wants to ________ (catch) it.

5. He ________ (speak) German so well because he ________ (come) from Germany.

6. Shh! The boss ________ (come). We ________ (meet) him in an hour and nothing is ready!

7. ________ you usually go away for Christmas or ________ you ________ (stay) at home?

8. She ________ (hold) some roses. They ________ (smell) lovely.

9. Oh! Look at it! It ________ (snow) again. It’s always ________ (snow) in this country.

10. Mary ________ (swim) very well, but she ________ (not run) very fast.

11. ________ your students (play) ________ soccer every afternoon?

12. He ________ (go) to bed at 11.30 p.m.

13. They ________ (go) home and ________ (have) lunch.

14. ________ he ________ (play) sports?

15. He ________ (teach) English in a big school in town.

16. Every day she ________ (go) to work by bike.

17. We usually ________ (read) books, ________ (listen) to music or ________ (watch) TV.

18. Sometimes, I ________ (play) badminton.

19. Ann ________ (like) her job very much.

20. ________ your mother ________ (walk) to the market?

Đáp án:

1. is listening	2. is raining
3. works - is not working	4. is running - wants
5. speaks - comes	6. is coming - are meeting
7. Do - go - do - stay	8. is holding - smell
9. is snowing - snows	10. swims - doesn’t run
11. Do...play	12. goes
13. go - have	14. Does...play
15. teaches	16. goes
17. read - listen - watch	18. play
19. likes	20. Does…walk

Exercise 6. Arrange and rewrite the following words to make a meaningful sentence.

1. Minh/ wash / her hair/ now.

2. Ha and Mai/ listen/ music/ to.

3. rain/ It/ very hard.

4. English/ learn/ I. 

5. your father/ watch/ TV?

6. What/ they/ do?  

7. My company/ the weekend/ at/ work/ doesn’t.

8. never/ He/ cigarettes/ smoke. 

9. usually/ at/ home/ go/ She/ 6 o’clock.

10. live/ Hanoi/ you/ Do/ in?

Đáp án:

1. Minh is washing her hair now.

2. Ha and Mai are listening to music.

3. It is raining very hard.

4. I am learning English.

5. Is your father watching TV?

6. What are they doing?

7. My company doesn’t work at the weekend.

8. He never smokes cigarettes.

9. She usually goes home at six o’clock.

10. Do you live in Hanoi?

Exercise 7. Give the correct form of the words in brackets.

1. We (have) ________ English lessons on Tuesday and Friday.

2. - Where is Phong?

    - I think he (read) ________ in the library. 

3. Chau usually (listen) ________ to the teacher in class, but she is not listening now; she (look) ________ out of the window.

4. If the pupils do well at school, they (receive) ________ scholarships.

5. Who (play) ________ music upstairs? It’s really noisy.

6. It (start) ________ rainy on our way home, but luckily I had my umbrella in my bag.

7. I wasn't sure of my answer so I (guess) ________ I (be) ________ right!

8. I (do) ________ my Exercise now, but I can come and help you later.

Đáp án:

1. have	2. is reading	3. listens - is looking	4. receive
5. is playing	6. starts	7. guess - am	8. am doing

Exercise 8. Complete the following paragraph.

It (0. be) is Sunday evening and my friends and I (1. be) ______ at Jane's birthday party. Jane (2. wear) ______ a beautiful long dress and (3. stand) ______ next to her boyfriend. Some guests (4. drink) ______ wine or beer in the corner of the room. Some of her relatives (5. dance) ______ in the middle of the room. Most people (6. sit) ______ on chairs, (7. enjoy) ______ foods and (8. chat) ______ with one another. We often (9. go) ______ to our friends' birthday parties. We always (10. dress) ______ well and (11. travel) ______ by taxi. Parties never (12. make) ______ us bored because we like them.

Đáp án:

1. are	2. is wearing	3. standing	4. are drinking
5. are dancing	6. are sitting	7. enjoying	8. chatting
9. go	10. dress	11. travel	12. make

Exercise 9. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. I (be) ________ at school at the weekend.

2. She (not study) ________ on Friday.

3. My students (be not) ________ hard-working.

4. He (have) ________ a new haircut today.

5. I usually (have) ________ breakfast at 7.00.

6. She (live) ________ in a house.

Đáp án:

1. am	2. doesn't study	3. aren't
4. has	5. have	6. lives

Exercise 10. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. John (not read) ________ a book now.

2. What ______ you (do) ________ tonight?

3. Jack and Peter (work) ________ late today.

4. Silvia (not listen) ________ to music at the moment.

5. Maria (sit) ________ next to Paul right now.

6. How many other students ______ you (study) ________ with today?

7. He always (make) ________ noisy at night.

8. Where (be) ________ your husband?

9. She (wear) ________ earrings today.

10. The weather (get) ________ cold this season.

11. My children (be) ________ upstairs now. They (play) ________ games.

12. Look! The bus (come) ________.

Đáp án:

1. isn't reading	2. are…doing	3. are working	4. isn't listening
5. is sitting	6. are…studying	7. is always making	8. is
9. is wearing	10. is getting	11. are - are playing	12. is coming

Exercise 11. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. John (play) _________ football at the moment.

2. We often (write) _________ tests at our school.

3. I (talk) _________ to my teacher now.

4. Look! Mandy and Susan (watch) _________ a film on TV.

5. Olivia (visit) _________ her uncle every weekend.

6. Now the sun (shine) _________.

7. They sometimes (read) _________ poems in the lessons.

8. Listen! The band (play) _________ the new guitar.

9. _________ you (go) _________ to school by bike?

10. Every morning, my mother (get) _________ up at 6 o’clock.

11. It’s seven o’clock and they (go) _________ to school now.

12. Mrs. Cooper (eat) _________ in the restaurant every Sunday.

13. Our cat never (jump) _________ on the kitchen table.

14. Look! The men (wear) _________ blue uniforms.

15. My father (not smoke) _________ but my uncle smokes too much.

16. It (be) _________ early in the morning.

17. Sally (get) _________ out of bed, (open) _________ the window and (go) _________ into the bathroom.

18. Then she (have) _________ breakfast.

19. After breakfast, Sally usually (cycle) _________ to school.

20. After school, she (go) _________ back home.

21. Sally usually (have) _________ her lunch at home.

22. In the afternoon, she first (do) _________ her homework and then she (meet) _________ her friends in the park.

23. What _________ she (do) _________ now?

24. She _________ (not play) _________ the guitar, but she (play) _________ the piano.

25. Her friends are listening and some of them (sing) _________ along.

26. The taxi (wait) _________ for them at the moment.

27. He always (help) _________ his grandmother with the housework.

28. They never (eat) _________ very much.

29. Listen! Bill (play) _________ his electric guitar.

30. He (wash) _________ his car every Sunday.

31. Where’s Cindy? – She (have) _________ a bath.

32. My father (live) _________ in a house near the river because he (like) _________ swimming.

33. Every morning, my mother (walk) _________ in the park.

34. What newspaper _________ you usually (read) _________? – The Times.

35. Be careful! The teacher (look) _________ at you.

36. _________ your mother (do) _________ morning exercise every day?

37. In summer, it (be) _________ very hot, so he often (go) _________ to the seaside on holiday.

38. _________ you (look) _________ for Peter? I think he (read) _________ books in the library.

39. Mother (cook) _________ in the kitchen at the moment.

40. Let’s (help) _________ her.

41. She (not/ want) _________ any coffee. She (want) _________ some tea.

42. They (not/ go) _________ fishing in winter.

43. I (like) _________ my English class very much.

44. He usually (go) _________ to the library when he has free time.

45. What _________ Mrs. Brown (do) _________? – She’s a teacher.

46. What _________ your father often (do) _________ in the evening?

47. Look! The boy (climb) _________ up a ladder.

48. They (play) ________ volleyball every afternoon, but they (not/ play) ________ badminton now.

49. He (learn) _________ English and I (read) _________ a book now.

50. He often (have) _________ coffee for breakfast.

51. What (be) _________ the weather like today? It (be) _________ cold.

52. He usually (go jogging) _________ in the morning.

53. He often (go) _________ swimming. He (go) _________ swimming at the moment.

54. My sister (do) _________ aerobics every morning.

55. Lan (go) _________ to school six days a week.

56. We (not/ go) _________ swimming in the winter.

57. He often (go) _________ the movie on Sunday.

58. The students (do) _________ their homework now.

59. My mother (like) _________ iced tea.

60. He never (go) _________ camping because he (not/ have) ________ a tent.

Đáp án:

1. is playing	2. write	3. am talking	4. are watching
5. visits	6. is shining	7. read	8. is playing
9. Do you go	10. gets	11. are going	12. eats
13. jumps	14. is wearing	15. doesn't smoke	16. is
17. gets/ opens/ goes	18. has	19. cycles	20. goes
21. has	22. does/ meets	23. is…doing	24. isn’t playing/ is playing
25. are singing	26. is waiting	27. helps	28. eat
29. is playing	30. washes	31. is having	32. lives/ likes
33. walks	34. do…read	35. is looking	36. Does…do
37. is/ goes	38. Are…looking/ is reading	39. is cooking	40. help
41. doesn’t want/ wants	42. don’t go	43. like	44. goes
45. does…do	46. does…do	47. is climbing	48. play/ are not playing
49. is learning/ am reading	50. has	51. is/ is	52. goes jogging
53. goes/ is going	54. does	55. goes	56. don’t go
57. goes	58. are doing	59. likes	60. goes/ doesn’t have

Exercise 12. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. Where you (live) ________? I (live) ________ in Hai Duong town.

2. What (be) ________ he (do) ________ now? He (water) ________ flowers in the garden.

3. What ________ she (do) ________? She (be) ________ a teacher.

4. Where (be) ________ you from?

5. At the moment, my sisters (play) ________ volleyball and my brother (play) ________ soccer.

6. It is 9.00, my family (watch) ________ TV.

7. In the summer, I usually (go) ________ to the park with my friends, and in the spring, we (have) ________ Tet holiday, I (be) ________ happy because I always (visit) ________ my grandparents.

8. Does your father (go) ________ to work by bus?

9. How (do) ________ your sister (go) ________ to school?

10. What time___________they (get up) ___________?

11. What ________ they (do) ________ in the winter?

12. Today, we (have) ________ English class.

13. Her favorite subject (be) ________ English.

14. Now, my brother (like) ________ eating bananas.

15. Look! A man (call) ________ you.

16. Keep silent! I (listen) ________ to the radio.

17. ________ you (play) ________ badminton now?

18. Every day, my father (get up) ________ at 5.00 a.m.

Đáp án:

1. do…live/ live	2. is…doing /is watering	3. does…do/ is
4. are	5. are playing/ is playing	6. is watching
7. go/ have/ am/ visit	8. go	9. does…go
10. do…get up	11. do...do	12. have
13. is	14. likes	15. is calling
16. am listening	17. Are...playing	18. gets up

Bài tập bổ sung nâng cao

Exercise 1. Complete the sentences using the correct form of the present tense.

1. We ___________ our break now, Mr. Miller. (TAKE)

2. She _____________ for Liverpool later in the day (LEAVE).

3. The actor usually ____________ a lot of fan mail, because he’s so famous. (GET)

4. The car ____________ oil. Can you repair it? (LOSE)

5. Dorothy _____________ reading good books during her holidays. (LOVE)

6. My brother ______________ Italy at the moment (TOUR).

7. They __________ a game of cards right now. (HAVE)

8. I _________ a hat today because there’s a very special event in town. (WEAR)

9. Such bad behavior always _____________ me mad. (MAKE)

10. Unpopular songs ____________ very well. (NOT SELL)

11. She usually __________ out with her friends on Saturday evenings. (GO)

12. What ________ , Mum? – It smells so good! (YOU BAKE)

13. __________to the bridge club? (YOU BELONG)

14. The children _____________ playing in the hut whenever we’re at our weekend house. (ENJOY)

15. The headmaster rarely _________ a class. He normally _________ administrative work. (TEACH, DO)

16. _____________ if I ask you a question? (YOU MIND)

17. I ____________ some money because I want to travel to Spain next summer. (CURRENTLY SAVE)

18. What _________ ? (THIS BOOK – COST)

19. The boy and his father ___________ a long conversation. – I wonder what they ____________ about. (HAVE, TALK)

20. Robert ___________ to catch the same bus every morning, but he ________________ . (TRY, NOT ALWAYS SUCCEED)

Đáp án:

1. are taking	2. is leaving
3. gets	4. is losing
5. loves	6. is touring
7. are having	8. am wearing
9. makes	10. do not sell
11. goes	12. are you baking
13. Do you belong	14. enjoy
15. teaches	16. Do you mind
17. am currently saving	18. does this book cost
19. are having	20. tries – doesn’t always succeed

Exercise 2. Put the verbs in the present simple tense or present continuous tense.

1. Emily lives and works in Paris but she (have) ________ a holiday in England at the moment.

2. I wonder why the neighbor’s dog (bark) ________ again. Maybe there is a burglar!

3. Ann (get) ________ up at seven o’clock every morning.

4. Then she (go) ________ to have a shower before breakfast.

5. Then she (drive) ________ to the beach and stays all day.

6. She (not/ work) ________ because she won the lottery last year.

7. Why (you/ learn) ________ English this year?

8. I (live) ________ with my sister for two months because she is pregnant and I can help her.

9. What (you/ wear) ________ now? In that way, I will recognize you at the airport.

10. Kate is in the kitchen and very stressed! She (cook) ________ dinner for 30 people.

11. - Who (play) ________ the guitar upstairs?

      - My sister. She’s got a concert tomorrow.

      - What (she, play) ________?

      - I think it’s a piece by Mozart. (She, play) ________ anything else?

      - Yes, the violin, she’s very musical.

12. - Your daughter’s very keen on sports, isn’t she?

      - Yes, she (play) ________ tennis.

      - Where is she now?

      - She (play) ________ tennis, as usual.

13. - What’s that delicious smell?

      - My husband, he (cook) ________.

      - Isn’t that unusual?

      - Yes, normally I (cook) ________ and my husband (shop) ________.

14. What a lovely clock! - It (not work) ________ I’m afraid It’s been broken for years.

15. Could I use your phone? - I’m afraid it (not work) ________ at the moment.

Đáp án:

1. is having	2. is barking
3. gets	4. goes
5. drives	6. doesn’t work
7. are you learning	8. am living
9. are you wearing	10. is cooking
11. is playing – is she playing – Does she play	12. plays – is playing
13. is cooking – cooks – shops	14. doesn’t work
15. isn’t working

Bài tập bổ sung hiện tại đơn và hiện tại tiếp diễn lớp 8

Exercise 1. Put the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following passage (present simple tense or present continuous tense).

Passage A:

Dear Editor!

I (1) _______ (write) this letter because it seems to me that far too many changes (2) _______ (take) place in my country these days, and, as a result, we (3) _______ (lose) our identity. I am living in a small town but even this town (4) _______ (change) before my eyes. For example, town authorities (5) _______ (build) a burger place where my favourite restaurant used to be.

Our culture belongs to everybody, and I (6) _______ (not understand) why the town leaders (7) _______ (not do) to preserve it. They simply (8) _______ (not care). In fact, I (9) _______ (think) of starting an action group. I (10) _______ (appear) on a TV show on Friday evening to make people aware of how important this issue is. It’s time for us to start doing something before it gets too late.

Passage B:

Next week, my friends and I (1) _______ (go) camping in the woods. I (2) _______ (organize) the food, because I (3) _______ (like) cooking. Dave (4) _______ (have) a big car with a trailer, so he (5) _______ (plan) the transportation. Sam (6) _______ (bring) the tent - he (7) _______ (go) camping every year, so he (8) _______ (have) a great tent and lots of other equipment. My wife (9) _______ (think) we're crazy. She (10) _______ (like) holidays in comfortable hotels, so she is taking a trip to Paris instead.

Đáp án:

Passage A:

1. am writing	2. are taking	3. are losing	4. is changing
5. are building	6. don’t understand	7. aren’t doing	8. don’t care
9. am thinking		10. appearing

Passage B:

1. are going	2. am organizing	3. like	4. has	5. is planning
6. is bringing	7. goes	8. has	9. think	10. likes

Exercise 2. Complete the sentences.

rise	are	takes	is rising
is taking	are meeting	is always complaining	complains

1. The train journey from London to Edinburgh _______ about five hours.

2. We _______ very happy with our decision to move out of the city.

3. This report _______ ages to write. I don't know when I'll get it finished.

4. In many countries, the cost of food and bills _______.

5. House prices _______ for second year in a row

6. In the film, the main character _______ to his boss about the job. His boss responds with an offer that seems too good to be true.

7. We _______ at the train station at 9 a.m. tomorrow.

8. He _______. If he doesn't like the job, he should find a better one.

Đáp án:

1. takes	2. are	3. is taking	4. is rising
5. rise	6. complains	7. are meeting	8. is always complaining

Exercise 3. Choose the best answer.

1. You won't find Jerry at home right now. He _______ in the library.

A. studies

B. is studying

2. I _______ lunch in the cafeteria every day.

A. have

B. am having

3. Look! Junko _______ into the water.

A. jumps

B. is jumping

4. Salman is rich - he _______ a Mercedes.

A. drives

B. is driving

5. Once a week, I _______ to an art class at the college.

A. go

B. am going

6. Don't give Jan any cheese. She _______ it!

A. hates

B. is hating

7. It _______ quite hard - perhaps we shouldn't go out tonight.

A. snows

B. is snowing

8. I _______ to Toronto next Thursday. Do you want to come?

A. go

B. am going

9. I _______ you're crazy!

A. think

B. am thinking

10. Marie-Claude isn't a Canadian. I _______ she comes from France.

A. believe

B. am believing

Đáp án:

1. B	2. A	3. B	4. A	5. A
6. A	7. B	8. B	9. A	10. A

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