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TOPIC 3:
MIXED PRESENT SIMPLE &
PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSES

OUTLINE
PART 1: GRAMMAR
 Theory: Comparison of the Present Simple and Present
Continuous Tenses
 Basic Exercises
 Extra Exercises
PART 2: READING
 I love summer
 Where does rain come from?

PART 1: GRAMMAR

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I. Theory: So sánh thì Hiện Tại Đơn và Hiện Tại Tiếp Diễn
A. Form PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT CONTINUOUS

(+) 1. Độ ng từ tobe: S + tobe + Ving

 S+ tobe + N/Adj Ex: The children are playing football
Ex: I am hot now.
2. Độ ng từ thườ ng:
 He/She/It/ + V(s/es)
Ex: He plays football every afternoon.
 I/you/we/they/ + V
Ex: We go to school by bus.

(–) S + tobe + not + N/adj. S + tobe + not + Ving

Ex: She isn’t a teacher Ex: She isn’t reading book
S + do not/ does not + V(0).
Ex: They don’t want to do this job

(?) Tobe + S + Adj/N? Tobe+ S + Ving?

Ex: Is she pretty? Ex: Is she playing badminton with her
Do/Does + S + V(0)? friend?
Ex: Do you go to work today?

Uses 1. Diễn tả một thói quen, một hành
động xảy ra thường xuyên lặp đi lặp
lại ở hiện tại: He watches TV every
night.
2. Diễn tả một chân lý, một sự thật
hiển nhiên: The sun rises in the East.
3. Diễn tả một lịch trình có sẵn, thời
khóa biểu, chương trình: The plane
leaves for London at 12.30pm.
4. Dùng để nói lên 1 cảm nhận cá
nhân: She is so beautiful.
1. Diễn tả một hành động đang xảy
ra xung quanh thời điểm nói: The
children are playing football now-
2. Diễn tả một hành động sắp xảy
ra. (THÌ TƯƠNG LAI GẦN): He is
coming to our house.
3. Phàn nàn những hành động xảy
ra lặp đi lặp lại gây khó chịu

Signal - Often, usually, frequently - Now

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- Always, constantly - Right now

- Sometimes, occasionally - At the moment
- Seldom, rarely, hardly ever, never - At present
- Every day/ week/ month… - Look! Listen!…

II. Basic Exercises

Exercise 1: Circle the correct answer (Present simple and present continuous tense).
1. Tom __________ at the moment. Can I take a message?
A. is working
B. works
2. I often __________ tennis on Saturdays.
A. am playing
B. play
3. We __________ on the Smith account this week.
A. work
B. are working
4. We rarely go out for dinner, but this week we __________ out on Saturday.
A. are going
B. go
5. He __________ every word she says.
(Ta không chia thì HTTD với các động từ như: know, understand, feel, think, seem,
believe, want …)
A. is believing
B. believes
6. Angela gets up at 7 o'clock and __________ breakfast every day. (Tran) Hien tai don
A. is having
B. has
7. Peter usually __________ a lot of questions. (Vu) Hien tai don
A. asks
B. is asking
8. Jason doesn't know the answer to this question. He __________ the other answers. (Vy)
A. is knowing
B. knows
9. We __________ a meeting in Chicago this weekend. (Tung/ Khanh) Hien tai tiep dien
A. are attending
B. attend
10. She __________ to purchase a new computer. (Que)
A. is wanting
B. wants
Exercise2: Complete the sentences with the correct verb forms of Present simple or
continuous.

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1. Where is she working these days? In a garage (she / work)

2. Does it rain here in summer? Not very often. (it / rain ) Hien tai
don
3. ‘Bonjour’. Sorry, I don’t speak French. ( not / speak ) Hien tai don
4. Your English is getting better. Oh, thank you. (get) Hien tai tiep dien
5. Do you play (you/play) golf? Yes, but not very well. Hien tai don
6. Who are you writing to ? My boyfriend (you / write: viet) Hien tai tiep dien
7. Where´s Susan? She is coming now. (she / come )
8. Well, goodnight I go to bed. (I / go)
9. Water boils at 100ºC. (boil: sôi) Hiện tạ i đơn  sự thậ t
10. Is that water boiling? not yet (that water / boil)  Hiện tạ i tiếp diễn
BTVN Exercise 3: Present simple or present continuous? Change the verb if it is wrong.
(Hiện tại đơn hay Hiện tại tiếp diễn? Thay đổi động từ nếu nó sai nhé.)
1. Are you having a motorbike? (F)  Sai vì câu này phải dùng Hiện tại đơn
 Sửa lại: Do you have a motorbike ?
2. I’m staying in a hotel near the sea. (True)
 .............................................................................
3. I’d like to buy this coat. How much is it costing? (F)
 How much does this cost: giá ?
4. What you doing?
 . What are you doing?
5. I’m usually getting up at 6.00.
I usually get up at 6.00.
6. This book is difficult. I’m not understanding it.
 . I do not understand it.
7. She watch a lot of TV every night. WATCH (WATCHES)
 ... . .............................................................................
8. Excuse me. Are you knowing the way to the museum?
Do you know the way to the museum?

III. Extra Exercises

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BTVN Exercise 1: Choose the most suitable sentence or question.

1. A. I wash my hair.
B. I’m washing my hair.
2. A. Do you know the answer?
B. Are you knowing the answer?
3. A. Do you wait for the school bus? You’re in the wrong place!
B. Are you waiting for the school bus? You’re in the wrong place!
4. A. That bike costs £350.
B. That bike is costing £350.
4. A. Do you understand?
B. Are you understanding?
5. A. I do my homework.
B. I’m doing my homework.
BTVN Exercise 2: Put the verbs in brackets correctly to complete the following passage
(present simple or present continuous).

Dear Editor!

I am writing (1. write) this letter because it seems (2. seem) to me that far too many changes
are taking (3. take) place in my country these days, and, as a result, we are losing (4. lose) our
identity. I live (5. live) in a small town but even this town is changing_ (6. change) before my
eyes. For example, town authorities (chính quyền thà nh phố ) are building (7. build) a burger
place where my favourite restaurant used to be.

Our culture (vă n hó a) belongs (8. belong) to everybody, and I don’t understand (9. not
understand) why the town leaders don’t do (10. not do) to preserve it. They don’t simply care
(11. not care). In fact, I think (12. think) of starting an action group. I am appearing (13.
appear) on a TV show on Friday evening to make people aware (nhậ n thứ c) of how important
this issue is. It’s time for us to start doing something before it gets (14. get) too late.

Exercise 3: Use the words given to write sentences. [BTVN] (Sử dụng những từ cho sẵn
để hoàn thành câu và các con có thể thêm từ nếu cần nhé)

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1. Nadine and Claire/ do/quite well/ school/ moment. (Hiện tại tiếp diễn)
Nadine and Claire are doing quite well school at the moment.
2. You/ practice/piano/two hours/ every day? (Hiện tại đơn)
Do you practice piano two hours every day?
3. My brother/ get/ ready / school/ so/ can’t/ come/ the phone
My brother gets ready to school so he can’t come the phone.
4. Good friends/ know/ when/ you/ upset/ something.
Good friends know when you upset something
5. She/usually/have/a glass/ milk/after breakfast/ but/today/ she/drink/a/ cup/ coffee.
She usually has a glass of milk after breakfast but today she is brinking a cup of coffee.
6. She/ go/ cinema/every week/ because/ like/ films (Hiện tạ i đơn)
She goes to the cinema (rạ p chiếu phim) every week because she likes films.
7. You/ always/ bite/nails!
You always bite nails!/ You are always biting nails!
8. She/always/ lose/ her/ personal/ belongings/ and/ I/get/ frustrated (nả n lò ng)
She is always losing her personal belongings and I get frustrated.

PART 2: READING

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Exercise 1: Are the statements true (T), false (F)

I Love SUMMER!
Hi Friends! My name’s Diane. I’m twelve years old and I live in
Manchester, Britain. I would like to talk about my vacations.
We have a longer school holiday in the summer in Britain.
In July or in August we (my mother, my father, my little sister, Sophie and me) usually go
away for two weeks. We always visit different places. We go to European countries: Greece,
Spain, Italy or France. All of us love warm places and the sea.
During our vacation I swim in the sea, sunbathe, do some sports and visit famous places.
We usually travel by plane when we go abroad because it is fast and comfortable.
We often stay in hotels, but sometimes we rent a cabin.
I love these days. They are always great fun and I can meet new friends.

1. Sophie is 12 years old. T

2. Sophie has long school holiday in Britain. T
3. Diane’s sister is older than her. F  younger
4. There are five people in Diane’s family. T
5. Greece is in Europe. T
6. Sophia’s father doesn’t like warm places. F  likes
7. Diane do some sports during her vacation. T
8. They always travel by car. F  plane
9. They like staying in a caravan. F  in hotels
10. Diane likes going on holiday. T

Exercise 2: Choose the correct answer.

WHERE DOES RAIN COME FROM?

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Rain always comes from clouds. But where do clouds come from? How does all the water
get into the sky?.
Think about your bathroom. There is hot water in your bath. Steam
goes up from the hot water. The steam makes small clouds in the
bathroom. These warm clouds meet the cold walls and windows, and then
we see small drops of water on the walls and windows.
The world is like your bathroom. The water in the oceans is warm
when the sun shines on it. Some of this water goes up into the sky and
makes clouds. The wind carries the cloud for hundreds of kilometres.
Then the clouds meet cold air in the sky, and we see drops of water. The
drops of water are rain.
The rain falls and runs into rivers. Rivers run into oceans. And the
water from oceans makes clouds and more rain. So water is always moving from oceans to
clouds to rain to rivers to oceans. So the rain on your head was on other heads before! The
water in your garden was in other gardens in other countries.
1. Rain ………….. comes from a blue sky.
a. always b. sometimes c. never
2. Hot water makes ………………… in the bathroom.
a. rain b. steam c. walls
3. Steam …………. when it comes to a cold wall.
a. changes b . falls c. makes clouds
4. Clouds………….
a. move with the wind b. come from cold oceans c. do not travel a long way
5. Cold air in the sky is like the …………. in the bathroom.
a. bath b. steam c. walls
6. Water is always ………….
a. going somewhere b. moving away from the ocean c. going up
7. The same water falls from the sky ……………….
a. in the same place b. again and again c. everyday

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