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Lesson 1 : Grammar - Present Simple
Present Simple
1. Form
To Be: (am/ is/ are)
statement negative question
am
is
are
Ordinary verbs:
statement negative question

I/ You/ We/ They/ Plural noun

He/ She/ It/ Singular noun

2. Use:
- Diễn tả một sự thật ở hiên tại, một quy luật, một chân lý hiển nhiên
- Diễn tả một thói quen,môt sự việc lặp đi lặp lại ở hiện tại, một phong tục.
- Diễn tả một trạng thái cảm xúc
Eg: -
-
-
3. Hints
- Frequency Adverb: always,..

- Phrases: every/each/once a week,..

4. Rules of “s/es”

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Practice
1. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of “to be”
1. The old man (be) ________ wise.
2. The sun (be) ________ hot.
3. The children (be) ________ eating bananas. They (be, not) ____ ____ eating apples.
4. I (be) ________ happy. I (be, not) ____ ____ sad.
5. The bus (be) ________ fast. It (be, not) ____ ____ slow.
6. My friend (be) ________ buying a new car. Her old car broke down.
7. I (be) ________ at the beach with my family. It (be) ________ hot and sunny outside. The
ocean water (be) ________ warm.
8. Tom and Jacob (be) ________ very smart. Tom (be) ________ a scientist and Jacob (be)
________ an engineer.
9. The library (be) ________ open until 9:00 p.m.
10. The school (be) ________ small. It (be, not) ____ ____ big.
11. The books (be) ________ new. They (be, not) ____ ____ old.
12. Tommy, Steven, and Teddy (be) ________ acting in the school play.
13. Beatrice (be) ________ at her house.
14. It (be) ________ hot outside. It (be, not) ____ ____ cold outside.
15. You (be) ________ finished with the quiz! 11
16. Judith (be, not) ____ ____ at home. She (be) ________ at school.
2. Fill in the blanks with “Do” or “Does”
1. …………..……the students study hard every day?
2. …………….…Mr. Brown go to his office every day?
3. ………………..you want cream and sugar in your coffee??
4. ……………..…the children go to bed very early?
5. ………………...that girl come from South Africa?
6. ………………you know that Italian student?
7. …………….. Miss Lan prefer coffee to tea?
8. ………………..your English lessons seem very difficult?

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3. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs given
1. I (be) ____________________ sixteen years old.
2. Tommy (live) ___________________ at 107 Pine Lane.
3. Juana (cook) ______________________ dinner for her family.
4. They (eat) ________________________ lunch at 12:00.
5. Nina (take) ________________________ medicine when she is sick.
6. I (like) _________________________ chocolate.
7. He (drive) _______________________ a nice car.
8. We (want) _____________________ to see a movie tonight.
9. Mr. Anderson (teach) _____________________ chemistry at Hill High School.
10. They (study) ______________________ English at school.
11. I (want) ______________________ to go home now.
12. Bill and Calicia (drive) ______________________ to the mountains every year..
13. We (eat) ____________________ pasta once a week.
14. It (snow) _________________ here in December.
15. When Dax (take) ___________ a shower, he (wash) __________ his hair with shampoo.
4. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs given
1. Mary (be) ___________________ twenty-nine years old.
2. We (like) __________________ to eat fruit. It (taste) ____________________ good.
3. The football team never (score) __________________ . It (lose) _____________ all the time.
4. Roberta and Betty always (talk) _________________ to each other on the phone.
5. Jose and I (study) ______________________ chemistry together.
6. The car (have) _________________________ a flat tire.
7. You never (make) ________ breakfast for me. I always (have) _______ to make it myself.
8. The mechanic (fix) __________________ my car when it breaks down.
9. Tom rarely (fly) _________________. He usually (drive) ___________________.
10. I usually (watch) ____________ TV, but tonight I (think) __________ I will read a book.
11. Igor (call) ___________________ his mother on the phone every day.
12. When he (be) _____________ alone at night, Beto sometimes (get) ___________ scared.
13. I (be) _______________ tired. I (think) _________________ I am going to take a nap.
14. Cakes (be) _________ hard to make. They (require) _____________ a lot of work.
15. Joel (like) ____________ to play soccer. He (practice) ________________ every day.
5. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs given
1. I rarely (eat) _______ chocolate. I (not, like) _____ _____ _____the way it (taste) ______
2. We (like) ___________ to watch movies. My favorite movie (be) __________ Titanic.
3. The ocean (sound) _______ like an airplane.

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4. The flag (blow) _______________ in the wind every day. It is getting old. It (need)_________
to be replaced soon.
5. The janitor at my school (empty) ________________ the trash on Sunday.
6. Angelica always (try) ______________ to make new friends.
7. James (run) _________________ two miles every day.
8. Elizabeth often (march) _________________ with the band.
9. John and I (open) __________________ presents at Christmas.
10. When there is a fire, the firemen (rush) _________________ to put it out. After the fire
(be)_______________ out, they (go) _______________ home.
11. I (be, not) _______ _______ tired. I (think) _____________ I will read a book.
12. Shelley (not, think) _______ _______ _______ this quiz is hard. But I (do) _______!
6. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs given
1. I always (eat) ___________ vegetables. Carrots (be) ____________ my favorite.
2. Randy (like) _______ swimming in the ocean, but he (be) _______ afraid of sharks.
3. It (be) _______ really cold outside, and I (not, have) _______ _______ _______ a jacket!
4. We (think) _________________ it is fun to ride roller coasters.
5. Roberto and Kelly (hunt) ___________________ for eggs every Easter.
6. The simple present tense (be) ___________________ easy!
7. My family (want) __________________ to visit the pyramids in Egypt.
8. Donna (love) _______ the summer. She also (like) _________________ winter.
9. Liz and Tommy (travel) _________________ to the coast every year.
10. The baby (cry) __________________ every time it (want) ________________ to be fed.
11. You (need) _______________ to exercise in order to stay healthy.
12. What time (be) _____________ Rubiela getting here? She (be) ____________ late!
13. Yoko (win) _____________ the science contest every year. She (be) _______so smart!
14. Ken (be) __________ a baker. He (bake) _________ cakes and pastries every morning.
15. Then he (sell) _______ them to his customers. Everybody (love) _______ Ken's bakery.

7. Choose the correct answer for each question below

1. Do you play games ? - No, I (do/ don’t)
2. Jack’s brother (watches/ watch) TV everyday.
3. We have geography (on/ at) Wednesday.
4. What time does Lan (finish/ finishes) her classes every Friday?
5. Tuan and Hung (listen/ listens) to music after school.
6. Our children (have/ has) dinner at half past five.
7. He (don’t/ doesn’t) have a big breakfast every morning
8. She goes (home/ house) at a quarter past four in the afternoon
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9. (Do/ does) your father read newspaper before breakfast?
10. What do your students (do/ does) after school?

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Lesson 2 : Grammar - Present Simple (Cont.)
1. Provide the correct form of the verbs given below

V V-s/es V V-s/es V V-s/es

ask   hope   show  
become   keep   skip  
call   kiss   stay  
change   know   study  
come   knit   take  
do   leave   tell  
feel   look   think  
find   make   throw  
fix   mean   try  
fly   need   use  
get   play   want  
give   put   wash  
go   say   watch  
have   see   wish  
help   seem   work  

2. Put the adverbs of frequency in the suitable position in each sentence below
1. He plays golf on Sundays. (sometimes)

______________________________________

2. The weather is bad in November. (always)

______________________________________

3. We have fish for dinner. (seldom)

______________________________________

4. Peter doesn’t get up before seven. (usually)

______________________________________

5. They watch TV in the afternoon. (never)

______________________________________
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6. My brother, Tony, is late for interview. (rarely)

______________________________________

7. He helps his father. (always)

______________________________________

8. How do you go shopping? (often)

______________________________________

9. I do my homework after school. (hardly)

______________________________________

10. The school bus arrives at seven. (every day)

______________________________________

3. Provide the positive, negative or question form for each sentence below
1. (+) He goes to the cinema every Sunday.

    (-)  __________________________________.

    (?)  __________________________________?

2. (+) __________________________________.

    (-) James doesn’t like coffee.

    (?) ___________________________________?

3. (+) ___________________________________.

    (-)  ___________________________________.

    (?) Do they work in this software company?

4. (+) His new trousers are black.

    (-)  __________________________________.

    (?)  __________________________________?

5. (+) The girl always listens to music.

    (-)  __________________________________.

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    (?)  __________________________________?

6. (+) I am from the capital of Vietnam, Hanoi.

(-) __________________________________.

(?) ___________________________________?

7. (+) ___________________________________.

    (-) My father doesn’t keep the greenhouse warm at night. 

    (?) __________________________________?

8. (+) __________________________________.

    (-)  __________________________________.

    (?) Does Danny remember to phone his father on Sundays?

9. (+) ___________________________________.

    (-) They don’t do their homework after school.

    (?) __________________________________?

4. Fill "do, don’t, does or doesn’t” in each question below

1. My mother likes chocolate, but she ________ like biscuit.
2. ______ the children wear their uniform at your school?
3. Lynn’s father watches badminton on TV, but he _______ watch judo.
4. Where _____ the Masons buy their fruit?
5. _____ the cat like to sleep on the sofa?
6. Dog loves bones, but they _____ love cheese.
7. Where ____ Sam and Ben hide their pocket money?
8. We eat pizza, but we ______ eat hamburgers.
9. ______ Mrs Miller read magazines?
10. ______ the boys play cricket outside?
11. Please ____ play with your food.
12. She _____ the cleaning three times a week.
13. We ____ go out very much because we have a baby.
14. I _______ want to talk about my neighborhood anymore.
15. How much ____ it cost to phone oversea?

5. Choose the correct answer

1. We sometimes (read/reads) books.
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2. Emily (go/goes) to the art club.
3. It often (rain/rains) on Sundays.
4. Pete and his sister (wash/washes) the family car.
5. I always (hurry/hurries) to the bus stop.
6. She (speak/speaks) four languages.
7. Jane is a teacher. She (teach/teaches) French.
8. Those shoes (cost/costs) too much.
9. My sister (go/goes) to the library once a week.
10. We both (listen/listens) to the radio in the morning.
11. My sister (go/goes) ice skating every winter.
12. They seldom (have/ has) dinner with each other.
13. I (come/ comes) from Hanoi, Vietnam. 
14. Jim and I (don't/ doesn't) go to school by bus. 
15. His hobby (is/ are) collecting stamps. 
16. Jane and I (am/are) best friends. 
17. My cat doesn't (eat/ eats) vegetables. 
18. (Does/ Do) your mother finish her work at 4 o'clock? 
19. We (watch/ watches) TV every day. 
20.Peter never (forgets/forget) to do his homework. 
21. Tom always (win/wins) when he plays chess. 
22. (Do/Are) you a student? 
23. Mice (is/ are) afraid of cats. 
24.How does your father (travel/travels) to work every day? 
25. They sometimes (go/ goes) sightseeing in rural areas.

6. Provide the correct form of the verbs given below in Present Simple
1. They ____ hockey at school. (play)
2. She __________ pomes. (not/write)
3. _____ you _____ English. (speak)
4. My parents _____ fish (not/ like)
5. ______ Anne ______ any hobbies? (have)
6. Andy’s brother _______ in a big building. (work)
7. ____ Jim and Joe _____ the flowers every week? (water)
8. Yvonne’s mother ____________ a motorbike. (not/ ride)
9. _______ Elisabeth _______ the door? (knock)
10. What _____ you _____ buy in the school canteen? (buy)
11. Nurses and doctors (work) __________ in hospitals. 

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12. This schoolbag (belong) ________ to Jim
13. _____ the performance (begin) ______ at 7pm? 
14. Sometimes, I (get) ____ up before the sun (rise) _____
15. Whenever she (be) _____ in trouble, she (call) ______ me for help. 
16. Dogs (have) _______ better eyesight than humans. 
17. She (speak) _______ four different languages. 
18. The Garage Sale (open) ______ on 2nd of August and (finish)_______ on 4th of October.
19. She (be)_____ a great teacher. 
20.Who _____ this umbrella (belong)________to?
21. We (go)________ to the theater once a month. 
22. James often (skip)________breakfast. 
23. I rarely (do) ________ morning exercises. 
24.My cousin (have)_______ a driving lesson once a week. 
25. My father and I often (play)________ football with each other.

7. Choose A, B, C or D for each question below

1. I _______ know the correct answer.

A. am not B. not C. don’t D. doesn’t

2. They ___ agree with my opinion.

A. are B. don’t C. aren’t D. do

3. Kathy usually ____ in front of the window during the class.

A. sits B. sitting C. sit D. is sit

4. What does this word _____?

A. mean B. meaning C. means D. is mean

5. He ___ share anything with me.

A. don’t do B. isn’t  C. not D. doesn’t

6. I come from Canada. Where ____ you come from?

A. are B. do C. is D. not

7. Jane ____ tea very often.

A. doesn’t drink B. drink C. is drink D. isn’t drink

8. How often ___ you play tennis?

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A. do B. are C. is D. have

9. Rice ___ in cold climates.

A. isn’t grow B. don’t grow C. aren’t grow D. doesn’t grow

10. I ____ a compass and a calculator in Maths lesson.

A. am use B. use C. aren’t use D. doesn’t use

11. My father _____ a doctor. He works in the hospital. 

A. is B. isn’t  C. are  D. aren’t

12. I ________ rock music but my brothers don't like it. 

A. like                     B. likes                         C. don't like                D. doesn't like 

13. Workers always ________ helmet for safety reason. 

A. wear B. wears  C. don't wear  D. doesn't wear 

14. I don't like chocolate. I _____________ eat it. 

A. never  B. often  C. always  D. usually 

15. My classmates _______ lazy. They always do their homework. 

A. are B. is  C. aren't  D. isn't 

16. My grandfather_________ fishing very often. 

A goes  B. go C. don't go  D. is 

17. ____ tidy your room? 

A. How often are you  B. How often do you 

C. How often you  D. How often does you

18. Ms. Thuy waters the trees _____ a week. 

A. once  B. one  C. two  D. one time 

19. What ___ your nationality? I am Vietnamese. 

A. is B. are C. do D. does 

20. I really love making models and my brother ____ it too. 

A. love B. loves C. don't love  D. doesn't love 

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21. The Smiths never _____ to their neighbors. 

A. talk  B. talks  C. don't talk  D. doesn't talk 

22. My sister ____ how to swim. 

A. don't know            B. doesn't know          C. don’t knows           D. not know 

23. My teacher _____ very kind. We really like her. 

A. is                          B. isn't                       C. are                         D. aren't 

24. Sometimes a rainbow ________ after the rain. 

A. appear                  B. appears                  C. not appear              D. doesn't appears

25. The train _______ at 6 am tomorrow. 

A. leaves                B. leave                      C. is leave                    D. don't leave

8. Using the words given below to make a full sentence

1. How often/you/go/skating?

 _________________________________________

2. What time/your sister/wake up/in the morning?

__________________________________________

3. Charlie/carve/eggshells/in his free time.

__________________________________________

4. I/often/not go/the cinema.

__________________________________________

5. Harry/be/always/late/for school.

__________________________________________

6. He/a photographer./He/take/beautiful photos.

__________________________________________

7. My sister/rarely/drink/orange juice.

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__________________________________________

8. She/arrange/flowers/beautifully?

__________________________________________

9. What/your hobby?

__________________________________________

10. Mr. Ha/teach/many students.

__________________________________________

9. There is one error in each sentence below. Find and correct

1. My brother and my sister doesn’t like playing board games.

__________________________________________

2. Does Mr. and Mrs. Parker make pottery every day?

__________________________________________

3. Does bird-watching is Tom’s hobby?

__________________________________________

4. How often you polish your car?

__________________________________________

5. My friend don’t work in this company.

    __________________________________________

6. James live in Australia.

    __________________________________________

7. Are you get up early in the morning?

    __________________________________________

8. Does Sarah drives to work every day?

    __________________________________________

9. Elena haves a beautiful smile.

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    __________________________________________

10. What does the children do in their free time?

    __________________________________________

KEY - Lesson 1 : Grammar - Present Simple

Present Simple
1. Form
To Be: (am/ is/ are)
statement negative question
am
is
are
Ordinary verbs:
statement negative question

I/ You/ We/ They/ Plural noun

He/ She/ It/ Singular noun

2. Use:
- Diễn tả một sự thật ở hiên tại, một quy luật, một chân lý hiển nhiên
- Diễn tả một thói quen,môt sự việc lặp đi lặp lại ở hiện tại, một phong tục.
- Diễn tả một trạng thái cảm xúc
Eg: -
-
-
3. Hints
- Frequency Adverb: always,..

- Phrases: every/each/once a week,..

4. Rules of “s/es”

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Practice
1. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of “to be”
1. The old man (be) ____is____ wise
2. The sun (be) ____is____ hot.
3. The children (be) ____are____ eating bananas. They (be, not) __are__ _not___ eating
apples.
4. I (be) ______am__ happy. I (be, not) __am__ ___not_ sad.
5. The bus (be) ____is____ fast. It (be, not) __is__ __not__ slow.
6. My friend (be) ____are____ buying a new car. Her old car broke down.
7. I (be) ____am____ at the beach with my family. It (be) __is______ hot and sunny outside.
The ocean water (be) ___is_____ warm.
8. Tom and Jacob (be) ____are____ very smart. Tom (be) ___is_____ a scientist and Jacob
(be) _____is___ an engineer.
9. The library (be) ____is____ open until 9:00 p.m.
10. The school (be) ___is____ small. It (be, not) _is___ __not__ big.
11. The books (be) ____are____ new. They (be, not) __are__ __not__ old.
12. Tommy, Steven, and Teddy (be) ___are_____ acting in the school play.
13. Beatrice (be) _____is___ at her house.
14. It (be) _____is___ hot outside. It (be, not) __is__ __not__ cold outside.
15. You (be) _____are___ finished with the quiz! 11
16. Judith (be, not) _is___ __not__ at home. She (be) ____is____ at school.
2. Fill in the blanks with “Do” or “Does”
1. ………Do…..……the students study hard every day?
2. ……………Does.…Mr. Brown go to his office every day?
3. …………Do……..you want cream and sugar in your coffee??
4. ……Do………..…the children go to bed very early?
5. ………Does………...that girl come from South Africa?
6. ……Do…………you know that Italian student?
7. Does……….. Miss Lan prefer coffee to tea?
8. ………Do………..your English lessons seem very difficult?

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3. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs given
1. I (be) ____________am________ sixteen years old.
2. Tommy (live) ________lives___________ at 107 Pine Lane.
3. Juana (cook) ______cooks________________ dinner for her family.
4. They (eat) ________eat________________ lunch at 12:00.
5. Nina (take) _______takes_________________ medicine when she is sick.
6. I (like) __________like_______________ chocolate.
7. He (drive) ______drives_________________ a nice car.
8. We (want) _______want______________ to see a movie tonight.
9. Mr. Anderson (teach) __________teaches___________ chemistry at Hill High School.
10. They (study) __________study____________ English at school.
11. I (want) __________want____________ to go home now.
12. Bill and Calicia (drive) _________drive_____________ to the mountains every year.
13. We (eat) ________eat____________ pasta once a week.
14. It (snow) ______snows___________ here in December.
15. When Dax (take) ____takes_______ a shower, he (wash) _____washes_____ his hair with
shampoo.
4. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs given
1. Mary (be) _________is__________ twenty-nine years old.
2. We (like) _______like___________ to eat fruit. It (taste) ___________tastes_________
good.
3. The football team never (score) _______scores___________ . It (lose)
______loses_______ all the time.
4. Roberta and Betty always (talk) _______talk__________ to each other on the phone.
5. Jose and I (study) _________study_____________ chemistry together.
6. The car (have) __________has_______________ a flat tire.
7. You never (make) ___make_____ breakfast for me. I always (have) ____have___ to make
it myself.
8. The mechanic (fix) ______fixes____________ my car when it breaks down.
9. Tom rarely (fly) ______flies___________. He usually (drive) _____drives______________.
10. I usually (watch) ______watch______ TV, but tonight I (think) ___think_______ I will read
a book.
11. Igor (call) _______calls____________ his mother on the phone every day.
12. When he (be) ______is_______ alone at night, Beto sometimes (get) _____gets______
scared.
13. I (be) _______am________ tired. I (think) _______think__________ I am going to take a
nap.
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14. Cakes (be) ____are_____ hard to make. They (require) _____require________ a lot of
work.
15. Joel (like) _____likes_______ to play soccer. He (practice) ______practices__________
every day.
5. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs given
1. I rarely (eat) ___eat____ chocolate. I (not, like) don’t like the way it (taste) _tastes_____
2. We (like) _____like______ to watch movies. My favorite movie (be) ___is_______ Titanic.
3. The ocean (sound) ___sounds____ like an airplane.
4. The flag (blow) ______blows_________ in the wind every day. It is getting old. It
(need)______needs___ to be replaced soon.
5. The janitor at my school (empty) _______empties_________ the trash on Sunday.
6. Angelica always (try) _____tries_________ to make new friends.
7. James (run) _____runs____________ two miles every day.
8. Elizabeth often (march) _____marches____________ with the band.
9. John and I (open) ________open__________ presents at Christmas.
10. When there is a fire, the firemen (rush) ________rush_________ to put it out. After the
fire
(be)_______is________ out, they (go) _______go________ home.
11. I (be, not) am not tired. I (think) ______think_______ I will read a book.
12. Shelley (not, think) ____doesn’t think ___ this quiz is hard. But I (do) ___do____!
6. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs given
1. I always (eat) _____eat______ vegetables. Carrots (be) _____are_______ my favorite.
2. Randy (like) ____likes___ swimming in the ocean, but he (be) ____is___ afraid of sharks.
3. It (be) ____is___ really cold outside, and I (not, have) _______don’t have _______ _______
a jacket!
4. We (think) ________think_________ it is fun to ride roller coasters.
5. Roberto and Kelly (hunt) _________hunt__________ for eggs every Easter.
6. The simple present tense (be) ________is___________ easy!
7. My family (want) ________wants__________ to visit the pyramids in Egypt.
8. Donna (love) ____loves___ the summer. She also (like) ______likes___________ winter.
9. Liz and Tommy (travel) ____travel_____________ to the coast every year.
10. The baby (cry) _____cries_____________ every time it (want) ______wants__________ to
be fed.
11. You (need) ______need_________ to exercise in order to stay healthy.
12. What time (be) ____is_________ Rubiela getting here? She (be) ______is______ late!
13. Yoko (win) ________wins_____ the science contest every year. She (be) ___is____so
smart!
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14. Ken (be) _____is_____ a baker. He (bake) ____bakes_____ cakes and pastries every
morning.
15. Then he (sell) ____sells___ them to his customers. Everybody (love) ___loves____ Ken's
bakery.

7. Choose the correct answer for each question below

1. Do you play games ? - No, I (do/ don’t)
2. Jack’s brother (watches/ watch) TV everyday.
3. We have geography (on/ at) Wednesday.
4. What time does Lan (finish/ finishes) her classes every Friday?
5. Tuan and Hung (listen/ listens) to music after school.
6. Our children (have/ has) dinner at half past five.
7. He (don’t/ doesn’t) have a big breakfast every morning
8. She goes (home/ house) at a quarter past four in the afternoon
9. (Do/ does) your father read newspaper before breakfast?
10. What do your students (do/ does) after school?

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KEY - Lesson 2 : Grammar - Present Simple (Cont.)
1. Provide the correct form of the verbs given below

V V-s/es V V-s/es V V-s/es

ask  asks hope hopes show shows
become becomes keep keeps skip skips
call calls kiss kisses stay stays
change changes know knows study studies
come comes knit knits take takes
do does leave leaves tell tells
feel feels look looks think thinks
find finds make makes throw throws
fix fixes mean means try tries
fly flies need needs use uses
get gets play plays want wants
give gives put puts wash washes
go goes say says watch watches
have has see sees wish wishes
help helps seem seems work works

2. Put the adverbs of frequency in the suitable position in each sentence below
1. He plays golf on Sundays. (sometimes)

_____sometimes_________________________________

2. The weather is bad in November. (always)

_______________always_______________________

3. We have fish for dinner. (seldom)

_____selsom_________________________________

4. Peter doesn’t get up before seven. (usually)

______________usually________________________

5. They watch TV in the afternoon. (never)

_______never_______________________________
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6. My brother, Tony, is late for interview. (rarely)

____________________rarely__________________

7. He helps his father. (always)

_____always_________________________________

8. How do you go shopping? (often)

_____________often_________________________

9. I do my homework after school. (hardly)

___hardy___________________________________

10. The school bus arrives at seven. (every day)

_____________________________every day_________

3. Provide the positive, negative or question form for each sentence below
1. (+) He goes to the cinema every Sunday.

    (-)  ____doesn’t go______________________________.

    (?)  Does he go __________________________________?

2. (+) James likes coffee __________________________________.

    (-) James doesn’t like coffee.

    (?) Does James like coffee ___________________________________?

3. (+) They work in this___________________________________.

    (-)  The don’t work in this ___________________________________.

    (?) Do they work in this software company?

4. (+) His new trousers are black.

    (-)  __________________aren’t________________.

    (?)  Are his new trousers black__________________________________?

5. (+) The girl always listens to music.

    (-)  _______doens’t ___________________________.

    (?)  Does the girl __________________________________?

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6. (+) I am from the capital of Vietnam, Hanoi.

(-) _______not ___________________________.

(?) Am I___________________________________?

7. (+) My father keeps the greenhouse ___________________________________.

    (-) My father doesn’t keep the greenhouse warm at night. 

    (?) Does my father keep__________________________________?

8. (+) Danny remembers to phone __________________________________.

    (-)  _______doesn’t remember___________________________.

    (?) Does Danny remember to phone his father on Sundays?

9. (+) They do their HW___________________________________.

    (-) They don’t do their homework after school.

    (?) Do they __________________________________?

4. Fill "do, don’t, does or doesn’t” in each question below

1. My mother likes chocolate, but she ____doesn’t____ like biscuit.
2. _Do_____ the children wear their uniform at your school?
3. Lynn’s father watches badminton on TV, but he ___doesn’t____ watch judo.
4. Where ___do__ the Masons buy their fruit?
5. __Does___ the cat like to sleep on the sofa?
6. Dog loves bones, but they __don’t___ love cheese.
7. Where ___do_ Sam and Ben hide their pocket money?
8. We eat pizza, but we ___don’t___ eat hamburgers.
9. ___Does___ Mrs Miller read magazines?
10. ___Do___ the boys play cricket outside?
11. Please __don’t__ play with your food.
12. She __does___ the cleaning three times a week.
13. We __don’t__ go out very much because we have a baby.
14. I __don’t__ want to talk about my neighborhood anymore.
15. How much __does__ it cost to phone oversea?

5. Choose the correct answer

1. We sometimes (read/reads) books.
2. Emily (go/goes) to the art club.
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3. It often (rain/rains) on Sundays.
4. Pete and his sister (wash/washes) the family car.
5. I always (hurry/hurries) to the bus stop.
6. She (speak/speaks) four languages.
7. Jane is a teacher. She (teach/teaches) French.
8. Those shoes (cost/costs) too much.
9. My sister (go/goes) to the library once a week.
10. We both (listen/listens) to the radio in the morning.
11. My sister (go/goes) ice skating every winter.
12. They seldom (have/ has) dinner with each other.
13. I (come/ comes) from Hanoi, Vietnam. 
14. Jim and I (don't/ doesn't) go to school by bus. 
15. His hobby (is/ are) collecting stamps. 
16. Jane and I (am/are) best friends. 
17. My cat doesn't (eat/ eats) vegetables. 
18. (Does/ Do) your mother finish her work at 4 o'clock? 
19. We (watch/ watches) TV every day. 
20.Peter never (forgets/forget) to do his homework. 
21. Tom always (win/wins) when he plays chess. 
22. (Do/Are) you a student? 
23. Mice (is/ are) afraid of cats. 
24.How does your father (travel/travels) to work every day? 
25. They sometimes (go/ goes) sightseeing in rural areas.

6. Provide the correct form of the verbs given below in Present Simple
1. They __play__ hockey at school. (play)
2. She ____ doesn’t write______ pomes. (not/write)
3. __Do___ you ___speak__ English. (speak)
4. My parents __don’t like___ fish (not/ like)
5. ___Does___ Anne __have____ any hobbies? (have)
6. Andy’s brother ___works____ in a big building. (work)
7. __Do__ Jim and Joe ___water__ the flowers every week? (water)
8. Yvonne’s mother _____doesn’t write_______ a motorbike. (not/ ride)
9. ___Does____ Elisabeth ___knock____ the door? (knock)
10. What __do___ you ___buy__ buy in the school canteen? (buy)
11. Nurses and doctors (work) ____work______ in hospitals. 
12. This schoolbag (belong) ___belongs_____ to Jim

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13. ___Does__ the performance (begin) __begins____ at 7pm? 
14. Sometimes, I (get) __get__ up before the sun (rise) __rises___
15. Whenever she (be) ___is__ in trouble, she (call) ___calls___ me for help. 
16. Dogs (have) ___have____ better eyesight than humans. 
17. She (speak) ___speaks____ four different languages. 
18. The Garage Sale (open) ___opens___ on 2nd of August and (finish)_____finishes__ on 4th
of October.
19. She (be)__is___ a great teacher. 
20.Who ___does__ this umbrella (belong)___belong_____to?
21. We (go)____do____ to the theater once a month. 
22. James often (skip)___skips_____breakfast. 
23. I rarely (do) ____do____ morning exercises. 
24.My cousin (have)__has_____ a driving lesson once a week. 
25. My father and I often (play)___play_____ football with each other.

7. Choose A, B, C or D for each question below

1. I _______ know the correct answer.

A. am not B. not C. don’t D. doesn’t

2. They ___ agree with my opinion.

A. are B. don’t C. aren’t D. do

3. Kathy usually ____ in front of the window during the class.

A. sits B. sitting C. sit D. is sit

4. What does this word _____?

A. mean B. meaning C. means D. is mean

5. He ___ share anything with me.

A. don’t do B. isn’t  C. not D. doesn’t

6. I come from Canada. Where ____ you come from?

A. are B. do C. is D. not

7. Jane ____ tea very often.

A. doesn’t drink B. drink C. is drink D. isn’t drink

8. How often ___ you play tennis?

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A. do B. are C. is D. have

9. Rice ___ in cold climates.

A. isn’t grow B. don’t grow C. aren’t grow D. doesn’t grow

10. I ____ a compass and a calculator in Maths lesson.

A. am use B. use C. aren’t use D. doesn’t use

11. My father _____ a doctor. He works in the hospital. 

A. is B. isn’t  C. are  D. aren’t

12. I ________ rock music but my brothers don't like it. 

A. like                     B. likes                         C. don't like                D. doesn't like 

13. Workers always ________ helmet for safety reason. 

A. wear B. wears  C. don't wear  D. doesn't wear 

14. I don't like chocolate. I _____________ eat it. 

A. never  B. often  C. always  D. usually 

15. My classmates _______ lazy. They always do their homework. 

A. are B. is  C. aren't  D. isn't 

16. My grandfather_________ fishing very often. 

A goes  B. go C. don't go  D. is 

17. ____ tidy your room? 

A. How often are you  B. How often do you 

C. How often you  D. How often does you

18. Ms. Thuy waters the trees _____ a week. 

A. once  B. one  C. two  D. one time 

19. What ___ your nationality? I am Vietnamese. 

A. is B. are C. do D. does 

20. I really love making models and my brother ____ it too. 

A. love B. loves C. don't love  D. doesn't love 

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21. The Smiths never _____ to their neighbors. 

A. talk  B. talks  C. don't talk  D. doesn't talk 

22. My sister ____ how to swim. 

A. don't know            B. doesn't know          C. don’t knows           D. not know 

23. My teacher _____ very kind. We really like her. 

A. is                          B. isn't                       C. are                         D. aren't 

24. Sometimes a rainbow ________ after the rain. 

A. appear                  B. appears                  C. not appear              D. doesn't appears

25. The train _______ at 6 am tomorrow. 

A. leaves                B. leave                      C. is leave                    D. don't leave

8. Using the words given below to make a full sentence

1. How often/you/go/skating?

 How often do you go skating?

2. What time/your sister/wake up/in the morning?

What time does your sister wake up in the morning?

3. Charlie/carve/eggshells/in his free time.

Charlie carves eggshells in his free time

4. I/often/not go/the cinema.

I don’t often go to the cinema

5. Harry/be/always/late/for school.

Harry is always late for school

6. He/a photographer./He/take/beautiful photos.

He is a photographer. He takes beautiful photos

7. My sister/rarely/drink/orange juice.

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My sister rarely drinks orange juice

8. She/arrange/flowers/beautifully?

Does she arrange flowers beautifully?

9. What/your hobby?

What is your hobby?

10. Mr. Ha/teach/many students.

Mr. Ha teaches many students

9. There is one error in each sentence below. Find and correct

1. My brother and my sister doesn’t like playing board games.

__________________________don’t________________

2. Does Mr. and Mrs. Parker make pottery every day?

____Do______________________________________

3. Does bird-watching is Tom’s hobby?

_____Is bird-watching_____________________________________

4. How often you polish your car?

___________do_______________________________

5. My friend don’t work in this company.

    ___________doesn’t_______________________________

6. James live in Australia.

    ________lives__________________________________

7. Are you get up early in the morning?

    __Do________________________________________

8. Does Sarah drives to work every day?

    ______________drive____________________________

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9. Elena haves a beautiful smile.

    _______has___________________________________

10. What does the children do in their free time?

    ________do__________________________________

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