Ôn tập ngữ pháp cơ bản Tiếng Anh - Lesson 2: Tenses

ôn tập ngữ pháp cơ bản Tiếng Anh -2 
LESSON 2: TENSES 
I. The Present Simple Tense 
1. Form to be 
- Affirmative: S + V1…. S + am/is/are…… 
- Negative: S + do/does + not + V….. S + am/is/are + not….. 
- Interrogative: Do/Does + S + V….? Am/Is/Are + S ….? 
2. Use 
a. Diễn tả một hành động hay một thói quen ở hiện tại (always, usually, 
often, sometimes, occasionally, seldom, rarely, every…….) 
Ex: I usually go to school in the afternoon. 
b. Diễn tả một chân lí một sự thật lúc nào cũng đúng 
Ex: The earth moves around the sun 
3. Đối với ngôi 3 số ít: He, She, It. 
a. Thêm “S” vào sau động từ thường 
Ex: Lan often gets up early in the morning. 
b. Th êm “ES” vào sau các động từ tận cùng là: ch, sh, s, x, o, z. 
Ex: He watches a lot of TV on Sundays. 
II. The Present Progressive Tense 
1. Form 
- Affirmative: S + am/is/are + V-ing…… 
- Negative: S + am/is/are + not + V-ing….. 
- Interrogative: Am/Is/Are + S + V-ing ….? 
 2. Use 
Diễn tả một hành động diễn ra ngay trong lúc nói (now, at the moment, at 
this time, at present….) 
Ex: - I am looking for the latest newspaper now. 
- They are watching a sport game show at the moment. 
3. Note: 
Một số động từ không dùng ở thì Present Progressive, mà chỉ dùng ở thì 
Present Simple: to be, to want, to need, to have (c ó), to know, to 
understand…. 
Ex: - We are tenth-grade students now. 
- I understand the lesson at the moment. 
- 
III. The Present Perfect Tense 
1. Form 
- Affirmative: S + has/have +V3/ed…. 
- Negative: S + has/have + not + V3/ed….. 
- Interrogative: Has/Have + S + V3/ed….? 
2. Use 
a. Diễn tả một hành động xảy ra trong quá khứ và kéo dài tới hiện tại (never, 
ever, not…yet, since, for, so far, until now, up to now,…….) 
Ex: We have learnt English for 5 years. 
b. Diễn tả một hành động vừa mới xảy ra (just, recently, lately). 
Ex: She has just gone out. 
c. Diễn tả một hành động xảy ra trong quá khứ không xác định rõ thời gian 
(already, before) 
Ex: Have you seen this movie before? 
3. Notes 
a. Cách dùng của since và for 
- SINCE: chỉ mốc thời gian (2000, September, I last saw you, …) 
- FOR: chỉ khoảng thời gian (3 months, a long time, ages, …) 
b. S + has/have +V3/ed…… since + S + V2/ed…. 
Ex: We have known each other since we worked in this factory. 
c. Các trạng từ: never, ever, just, already thường đứng giữa trợ động từ 
(has/ have) và động từ chính (V3/ed). 
Ex: I have already finished my homework. 
IV. The Past Simple Tense 
1. Form to be 
- Affirmative: S + V2/ed…. S + was/were…… 
- Negative: S + did + not + V….. S + was/were + not….. 
- Interrogative: Did + S + V….? Was/Were + S ….? 
2. Use 
a. Diễn tả một hành động xảy ra trong quá khứ xác định rõ thời gian. 
(yesterday, ago, last……, in the past, in 1990) 
Ex: - My father bought this house 10 years ago. 
- Mr. Nam worked here in 1999. 
b. Diễn tả một loạt các hành động xảy ra lien tiếp trong quá khứ. 
Ex: - Last night, I had dinner, did my homework, watched TV and went to 
bed. 
- When she came here in 1990, she worked as a teacher. 
V. The Past Progressive Tense 
1. Form 
- Affirmative: S + was/were + V-ing…. 
- Negative: S + was/were + not + V-ing….. 
- Interrogative: Was/Were + S + V-ing….? 
2. Use 
a. Diễn tả một hành động xảy ra ở một thời điểm trong quá khứ. 
Ex: They were playing chess at 4 o’clock yesterday. 
b. Diễn tả một hành động đang xảy ra có một hành động khác chen vào trong 
quá khứ 
(when, while, as). Hành động đang xảy ra dùng thì Past Progressive, hành 
động chen vào dùng thì Past Simple. 
Ex: - I was studying my lessons when he came. 
- We saw him while we were walking along the street. 
VI. The Past Perfect Tense 
1. Form 
- Affirmative: S + had + V3/ed…. 
- Negative: S + had + not + V3/ed….. 
- Interrogative: Had + S + V3/ed….? 
2. Use 
a. Diễn tả một hành động xảy ra trước một thời điểm trong quá khứ. 
Ex: By the end of last month, she had made 4 skirts. 
b. Diễn tả một hành động xảy ra và hoàn thành trước một hành động khác 
trong quá khứ 
(before, after, by the time). Hành động xảy ra trước dùng thì Past Perfect, 
hành động xảy ra sau dùng thì Past Simple. 
Ex: - After Nam had done his homework, he went to bed. 
- They had lived in Dong Thap before they moved to HCM city. 
VII.The Future Simple Tense 
1. Form 
- Affirmative: S + will/shall + Vo…. 
- Negative: S + will/shall + not + Vo….. 
- Interrogative: Will/Shall + S + Vo….? 
(will not = won’t; shall not = shan’t) 
2. Use 
Diễn tả một hành động xảy ra ở tương lai (tomorrow, in the future, 
next…..), không có dự định trước. 
Ex: It will rain tomorrow. 
3. Notes 
a. Trong câu nghi vấn chúng ta chỉ dùng Shall I/Shall We…..? 
Ex: Shall we go out for a dinner tonight? 
b. be going + Vo: Diễn tả một dự định ở tương lai. 
Ex: I am going to play volleyball on Sunday 
EXERCISES 
I. Put the verbs in parentheses into the correct tense: 
1. He (practice)_______________ the piano every day. 
2. I (believe)____________ you. 
3. Bob (see)______________ this movie before. 
4. Jorge (read)____________ the newspaper already. 
5. Maria (have)_____________ a cold now. 
6. He (swim)_____________ right now. 
7. Mr. Johnson (work)____________ in the same place for 35 years. 
8. We (not begin)_____________ to study for the test yet. 
9. John (hate)____________ smoke. 
10. Jill always (get up)____________ at 6.00 a.m. 
11. Joan (travel)___________ around the world. 
12. We (not see)_____________ this movie yet. 
13. Terry (mow)__________ the lawn yet. 
14. John and I (be)______________ pen pals for nearly 3 years. 
15. Maryam (stay)____________ with us at the moment. 
16. He (wear)___________ the same coat since he (move)___________ 
here. 
17. I (not see)_____________ your brother recently. 
18. Listen to those people! What language they (speak)___________? 
19. It (not rain)______________ much in our country in winter. 
20. I never (talk)_____________ to such an interesting person. 
II. Put the verbs in parentheses into the correct tense: 
1. They (drive)______________ to school tomorrow. 
2. Gene (eat)____________ dinner when his friend called. 
3. At three o’clock this morning, Eleanor (study)______________. 
4. John (write)________________ his report last night. 
5. After John (wash)_____________ his clothes, he began to study. 
6. Tim (go)____________ to France last year. 
7. When the teacher (enter)___________the room, the students were talking. 
8. We (hold)_____________ a soccer match next Sunday. 
9. Guillermo (call)_____________ his employer yesterday. 
10. Jane sent a letter to his university after she (receive)___________ her 
scholarship check.. 
11. The car (flip)______________ ten times before it landed on its roof. 
12. While Joan was writing the report, Henry (look)_____________ for 
more information. 
13. What you (do)______________ last weekend? 
14. Mr. and Mrs. Ba (take)_______________ some beautiful photos a few 
days ago. 
15. Her brother (talk)_______________ to his pen pal on the phone at the 
moment. 
16. They (not contact)_______________ to each other for a long time. 
17. Nothing (be)______________ done since I moved here. 
18. I used to walk to school when I (be)_______________ in primary 
school. 
19. He (go)_______________ to that book shop tomorrow. 
20. Lan (drink)_____________ two bottles of water every day. 
21. She (be)__________ a Vietnamese student. She (be)___________ born 
in Ho Chi Minh city. She (go)______________ abroad last year to study 
English. She (learn)______________ French before she began to study 
English. She (make)_____________ great progress since she 
(get)______________ there. Next month, she will take the final exam. 
She(be)_____________ able to get a good job when she 
(return)_____________ to Vietnam. 
EXERCISES 
Put the verbs in parentheses into the correct tense: 
1. practices 2. believe 3. has seen 4. has read 5. has 6. is swimming 
7. has worked 8. have not begun 9. hates 10. gets up 11. has traveled 
12. have not seen 
13. has mowed/ mown (mow the lawn = 
cut the grass) 
14. have been 15. is staying 16. has worn/moved 17. have not seen 
18. are they speaking 19. does not rain 20. have never talked 
EXERCISES 
II. Put the verbs in parentheses into the correct tense: 
1. will drive 2. was eating 3. was studying 4. wrote 5. had washed 
6. went 7. entered 8. will hold 9. called 10.had received 
11. had flip 12. was looking 13. did you do 14. took 15. is talking 
16.have not contacted 17. has been 18. was 19. will go 20. drinks 
21. is/ was/ went/ had learnt (learned)/ has made/ got/ will be/returns