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Thì hiên tại tiếp diễn (The Present Continuous Tense)

a.Cấu trúc (Form)

I + am

He, She, It + is + V-ing

We, You, They + are

b.Cách dùng (Usage)

- Thì hiện tại tiếp diễn diễn tả một hành động hay một sự việc đang diễn ra
ngay lúc nói. Cách dùng này thường đi kèm với các trạng từ hoặc trạng ngữ
chỉ thời gian now, right now, at the moment, at this time, at present.

Ex: The children are playing football now.

What are you doing at the moment?
Be quiet! The baby is sleeping in the next room.
- Thì hiện tại tiếp diễn diễn tả một hành động hoặc sự việc nói chung đang
diễn ra nhưng không nhất thiết phải thực sự diễn ra ngay lúc nói. Cách dùng
này thường đi kèm với now, at the moment, today, this week, this term,
this year,...

Ex: I’m quite busy these days. I’m doing a course at college.
The company I work for isn’t doing so well this year.
- Thì hiện tại tiếp diễn còn được dùng để diễn tả một hành động sắp xảy ra
(ở tương lai gần). Cách dùng này thường diễn tả một sự sắp xếp hoặc một kế
hoạch đã định.

Ex: He is coming next week.

My parents are planting trees tomorrow.
Lưu ý (Note):
Không dùng thì hiện tại tiếp diễn với các động từ chỉ nhận thức, tri giác như:
to be, see, hear, understand, know, like, want, glance, feel, think, smell,
love, hate, realize, seem, remember, forget,... Với các động từ này, ta dùng
thì Simple Present.
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Ex: I am tired now. [NOT ...am-being]

She wants to go for a walk at the moment. [NOt ...is wanting] Do you
understand your lesson? ~ Yes, I understand it now.
Exercise:
I. Make sentences with “Present Continuous Tense”
1. (she/ go home now)
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2. (I/ read a great book)
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3. (she/ not/ wash her hair)
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4. (the cat/ chase mice?)
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5. (she/ cry?)
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6. (he/ not/ study Latin)
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7. (we/ drive to London?)
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8. (they/ watch TV?)
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9. (where/ she/ go now?)
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10. (I/ not/ leave now)
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11. (you/ not/ run)
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12. (why/ he/ leave?)
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13. (how/ I/ travel?)
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14. (it/ not/ rain)
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15. (when/ we/ arrive?)
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16. (where/ they/ stay?)
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17. (it/ rain)
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18. (she/ come at six)
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19. (he/ watch a film at the moment)
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20. (we/ not/ sleep)
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II. Viết lại câu cho đúng:
1. (we/ go to the cinema later)
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2. (they/ work now)
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3. (you/ not/ walk)
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4. (they/ learn new things?)
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5. (when/ he/ start work?)
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6. (why/ I/ stay at home?)
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7. (it/ get dark?)
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8. (we/ not/ win)
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9. (the dog/ not/ play with a ball)
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10. (why/ it/ rain now?)
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11. (how/she/ travel?)
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12. (where/ you/ work?)
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13. (you/ meet your friend at four)
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14. (I/ take too much cake?)
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15. (you/ think?)
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16. (we/ study this evening)
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17. (Lucy and Steve/ play the piano)
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18. (Sarah/ not/ tell a story)
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III. Viết lại câu cho đúng:
1. (I/ be silly?)
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2. (they/ not/ read)

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3. (I/ cook tonight)
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4. (he/ see the doctor tomorrow?)
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5. (you/ eat chocolate?)
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6. (what/ you/ do?)
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7. (we/ make a mistake ?)
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8. (you/ come tomorrow)
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9. (it/ snow)
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10. (John/ sleep at the moment)
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11. (he/ not/ dance)
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12. (how/ they/ get here?)
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13. (when/ it/ start?)
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14. (I/ not/ speak Chinese at the moment)
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15. (Jill/ drink tea now?)
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16. (he/ pay the bill at the moment?)
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17. (I/ stay with a friend for the weekend)
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18. (when/ John/ arrive?)
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19. (they/ come to the party?)
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20. (we/ not/ study)
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21. I/ wash/ my hair
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22. that/ clock/ work?
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23. It/ rain?
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24. we/ smoke/ in the class
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IV: Đặt các động từ vào mẫu chính xác
1. It (get)....... dark. Shall I turn on the light?
2. They don't have any where to live at the moment. They(stay)...... with friends
until they find somewhere.
3. Why are all these people here? What (happen)..........?
4. Where is your mother? She........ (have) dinner in the kitchen
5. The student (not, be)..... in class at present
6. Some people (not drink)............ coffee now.
7. At present, he (compose)............ a piece of music
8. We (have)............. dinner in a resataurant right now
V: Hoàn tất các cuộc hội thoại
1. A: I saw Brian a few day ago.
B: oh, did you? (what/ he/ do).......... these day
2. A: Psychology.
B: (he/ enjoy).......it?
3. A: hi,Liz. How(you/ get/ on).............in your new job.
B: No bad.It's wasn't so good at first, but (things/ get)..... better now.
VI: Cho dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc.
1. Look! The car (go)……………… so fast.
2. Listen! Someone (cry)………….. in the next room.
3. Your brother (sit)…………… next to the beautiful girl over there at present?
4. Now they (try)……………. to pass the examination.
5. It’s 12 o’clock, and my parents (cook)…………. lunch in the kitchen.
6. Keep silent! You (talk) ……………so loudly.
7. I (not stay) ……………..at home at the moment.
8. Now she (lie)…………….. to her mother about her bad marks.
9. At present they (travel)…………… to New York.
10. He (not work) ………………..in his office now.
VII: Xây dựng câu sử dụng thì hiện tại tiếp diễm dựa vào các từ gợi ý cho
sẵn.
1. My/ father/ water/ some plants/ the/ garden.
2. My/ mother/ clean/ floor/.
3. Mary/ have/ lunch/ her/ friends/ a/ restaurant.
4. They/ ask/ a/ man/ about/ the/ way/ the/ rainway/ station.
5. My/ student/ draw/ a/ beautiful/ picture.
II. Underline the most suitable verb formin each sentences
1. What sort of work do you do/ are you going?
2. I can’t talk now. I cook/ I’m cooking the dinner.
3. What shall we have? Do you like/ Are you liking fish?
4. Can I borrow this laptop? Or do you use/ are you using it?
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5. What do the people here do/ are the people here doing in the evenings ?
6. Follow that bus. Then you turn/ are turing left.
7. A lot of people think that the Sun goes/ is going around the Earth.
8. Excuse me, do you read/ are you reading your newspaper? Could I borrow it?
9. Do you wait/ Are you waiting for the bus to Newcastle?
10. Andy buids/ is building his own house in country
IV. Put each verb in brackets into either the present simple or the present
continuous
1. There’s nobody here, and the door’s locked. What (we do) .................. now?
2. What (you look) ......................... at ? (I wear) ............................ the wrong
clothes?
3. I (look after) .......................... Jack’s dog this weekend. (you
want).......................... to take it for a walk?
4. Who (drive) ..................... the Mercedes that’s parkes outside?
5. I (still have) ...................... a pain in my leg but it (get) ...................... better.
6. Who (Sue dance) ........................... with? That’s not hẻ brother, is it?
7. Harry always (look) ..................... untidy! And today he (wear) ................ dirty
jeans.
8. I (write) ..................... in reply to your advertisement in the Daily New.
9. That plant I bought (not grow) .......................... very much. And I (water)....................... it
every day.