Tense Formula Identification Example

Viet Nam has 54

S + tobe (am/is/are) + O. diễn tả một sự thật hiển nhiên
groups of people.
S + tobe (am/is/are) + I do exercise in the
hành động lặp đi lặp lại
not + O. morning.
một hành động diễn ra theo lịch The bus leaves at
Tobe +S + O? 7 o’çlock.
trình
 Trạng từ tần suất: always,
usually, often, frequently,
regularly, sometimes, rarely,
Present
seldom, hardly, never;
simple
S + Vs/es + O.  Every +
S +do/does + not +Vo time/day/week/month/year/…
+O.  One/twice/three times/four
Do/Does + S + Vo +O? times/ … + a
week/day/month/year

 In the
morning/afternoon/evening

 at present, now, right now, at She is listening to

the moment, at present,… music now.
S + tobe(am/is/are) +V-ing
 at + giờ cụ thể
+ O.
 đề nghị, cảnh báo, mệnh lệnh.
Prsent S + tobe(am/is/are) + not
+V-ing + O. o Look!
Continous
o Listen!
Tobe(am/is/are) + S +V-
ing + O? o Keep silent!
o Hurry up
 S +tobe(was/were) +O. I went to a concert
last week.
S +tobe(was/were) +not  ago
+O.
 yesterday
tobe(was/were) +S+O?
Past
 last night, last week, last month,
simple S +V-ed +O.
last year
S +did not(did’nt) + V-
ed+O.  when (trong câu kể)

Did +S +V-ed+O?

 Someday: (Một ngày nào đó) Someday, people

will live on Mars.
 Tomorrow ; Tomorrow morning:

(Ngày mai /Sáng ngày mai)

 Next week/ Next month: (Tuần

tới / Tháng tới)

S + will + Vo/be + O.  Soon: (Chẳng bao lâu nữa)

Future S +will + not +Vo/be +O.
Simple  In + time: trong … nữa (in 2
Will + S + Vo/be +O?
minutes: trong 2 phút nữa)

Trong câu có những động từ chỉ

quan điểm như:

 think/ believe/ suppose/ …:

nghĩ/ tin/ cho là

 perhaps, probably: có lẽ
 Exercise
1. She (go)…………. to school every day.

2. We (study) ……………… English now.

3. He (speak)…………. three languages.

4. My boyfriend (work)………… in a bank.

5. It (rain) …………… outside.

6. She (reads/is reading) a book now.

7. We (watch/are watching) TV at the moment.

8. He (does/is doing) exercise every morning.

9. The baby (cries/is crying) loudly.

10. It (snows/is snowing) heavily outside.

11. Who __________ you to the airport tonight? (take)

I don’t know. I think I _________ by taxi. (go)

Thanks. It’s very nice of you.

12. The buses ( be/not) ……………. usually as expensive as planes.

13. I just (come)………… back from my year studying in Spain last year.

14. My dog __________________ (eat) now.

15. Listen! Our teacher __________________ (speak).
16. Look! The train (come)…………………
17. I (see) ……………… Brian a few day ago.

18. Your brother (sit) next to the beautiful girl over there at present?
19. I (not stay) at home at the moment.
20. He (not work) in his office now.
21. Hurry up, the teacher __________________ to begin (wait).
22. Jack ___________ (not/ eat) meat yesterday, he ___________ (eat) fish.
23. Last week, my mother (take) _____________ me to the zoo.
24. When we (arrive) _____________ at the party, there (not be) _____________
many people there.
 25. Last summer, my father (teach) _____________ me to drive.
26. _____________ (you/ go) to see the concert yesterday?
27. They (do) ……………. it for you tomorrow.
28. My father (call) ………………. you in 5 minutes.
29. We believe that she (recover) ……………….. from her illness soon.
30. I promise I (return) ………………….. school on time.
31. If it rains, he (stay) ……………… at home.
32. You (take) ……………… me to the zoo this weekend?
33. I think he (not come) …………….. back his hometown.
34. I'm afraid I _________________ (not/ be) able to come tomorrow.
35. In my opinion, she ______________________ (not/ pass) the exam.
36. According to the weather forecast, it ________________ (not/ snow) tomorrow.
37. Taxes __________ next month. (increase)
38. In the future, houses _______ (be) more convenient.
39. _______ Bailey _______ (move) to another city next year?
40. Next year (be) __________ very exciting.
Change the sentences into Negative or Interrogative forms
1. Anne played tennis yesterday.
(-) __________________________________________
2. Your friends ate some hamburgers last night.
(?) __________________________________________
3. Alex and Chris were in Rio in October.
(-) __________________________________________
4. Betina read a whole book yesterday.
(?) __________________________________________