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EXERCISES ON TENSES
I. Đặt các động từ vào mẫu chính xác.
1. It (get)...................... dark. Shall I turn on the light?
2. They don't have anywhere 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 restaurant right now.
II. 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.
III. Hoàn thành các câu sau sử dụng động từ trong ngoặc
1. I _____________ (not drink) wine; It’s only coffee.
2. My grandfather __________________ (buy) some fruits at the supermarket.
3. Hannah __________________ (not study) French in the library. She’s at home with her classmates.
4. __________________ (she, run) in the park?
5. My dog __________________ (eat) now.
6. What __________________ (you, wait) for?
7. Their students __________________ (not try) hard enough in the competition.
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8. All of Jack’s friends __________________ (have) fun at the concert right now.
9. My children __________________ (travel) around Asia now.
10. My little brother __________________ (drink) milk.
11. Listen! Our teacher __________________ (speak).
IV. Chọn câu trả lời đúng.
1. Andrew has just started evening classes. He ................. German.
A. are learning B. is learning C. am learning D. learning
2. The workers ................................a new house right now.
A. are building B. am building C. is building D. build
3. Tom ............................. two poems at the moment?
A.are writing B. are writeing C.is writeing D. is writing
4. The chief engineer .................................... all the workers of the plant now.
A. is instructing B. are instructing C. instructs D. instruct
5. He .......................... his pictures at the moment.
A.isn’t paint B. isn’t painting
C. aren’t painting D. don’t painting
6. We...............................the herbs in the garden at present.
A. don’t plant B. doesn’t plant
C. isn’t planting D. aren’t planting
7. They ........................ the artificial flowers of silk now?
A. are.......... making B. are......... making
C. is........... making D. is ........... making
8. Your father ...............................your motorbike at the moment.
A. is repairing B. are repairing C. don’t repair D. doesn’t repair
9. Look! The man ......................... the children to the cinema.
A. is takeing B. are taking C. is taking D. are takeing
10. Listen! The teacher.......................a new lesson to us.
A. is explaining B. are explaining C. explain D. explains

Task 1: Complete the sentences in the Present Simple tense in affirmative form
1. I always ________________ (listen) to music in the morning.
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2. We ___________________ (have) pink shirts at home.

3. Kate and Cynthia _____________________ (like) that TV show!
4. I never ____________________ (watch) TV at night.
5. We _______________________ (want) something to eat now!
6. She ___________________ (like) black T-shirts.
7. My sister _____________________ (have) a new pair of jeans.
8. He ________________________ (need) a new uniform.
9. My brother _____________________ (like) to go shopping at the mall.
10. Ernesto ____________________ (play) videogames every day!
Task 2: Complete the sentences in the Present Simple tense in negative form
1. I _________________ (not/watch) movies on Netflix.
2. We _________________ (not/like) to eat at restaurants in this city.
3. They _________________ (not/work) every day.
4. Paola and Luis ___________________(not/listen) to rock music.
5. We _____________________ (not/have) English classes on Saturday.
6. She _____________________ (not/have) English classes on Sunday.
7. Emily ___________________ (not/do) her homework at night.
8. He _____________________ (not/go) to the supermarket on the weekend.
9. Manuel _____________________ (not/like) to eat sushi here.
10. My sister _______________________ (not/exercise) in the morning.
Task 3: Complete the text by putting the verbs in the bracket with the correct form of
present simple
Lisa’s mother always _________ (wake) her up at seven o’clock. She _________ (get) up
and _________ (go) to the bathroom. There she _________ (wash) and __________ (brush) her
teeth. Then she ___________ (walk) downstairs and ___________ (have) breakfast. Then she
__________ (say) goodbye to her parents and ___________ (leave) the house. She usually
__________ (catch) the bus to school where she __________ (meet) some friends. After school,
she ___________ (do) her homework and _____________ (study) for a test. Then she
____________ (chat) with her friends, ____________ (read) a book or ____________ (watch)
one of her favourite sitcoms.
Task 4: Complete the sentences by putting the verbs into the correct form of Present
Simple
1. I _________________ (be) in a café now.
2. _________________ (she / play) tennis every week?
3. They _________________ (go) to the cinema every Wednesday.
4. _________________ (she / be) a singer?
5. You _________________ (find) the weather here cold.
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6. _________________ (they / be) on the bus?

7. Lucy _________________ (ride) her bicycle to work.
8. Why _________________ (he / be) in France?
9. I _________________ (not / play) the piano often.
10. It _________________ (not / be) cold today.
Task 6: Put the verb in the bracket with the correct form of Present simple
1. We __________ (be) from Portugal.
2. _____________ (we / make) too much noise at night?
3. Where ____________ (Harry / study)?
4. ___________ (it / be) foggy today?
5. We __________ (not / be) late.
6. They ____________ (not / like) animals.
7. Where ____________ (you / be)?
8. He ____________ (not / be) an accountant.
9. ___________ (the dog / eat) chicken?
10. She _____________ (be) my sister.
11. I usually (have) ____________ breakfast at 7.00.
12. She (live) _____________ in a house?
13. Where (be)__________ your children?
14. My sister (work) _____________ in a bank.
15. Dog (like) ______________ meat.
16. She (live)______________ in Florida.
17. It (rain)____________ almost every day in Manchester.
18. We (fly)_____________ to Spain every summer.
19. My mother (fry)_____________ eggs for breakfast every morning.
20. The bank (close)_____________ at four o'clock.
I. Put the verb in the bracket with the appropriate form of Past simple
1. Mary (go) ________ shopping with me yesterday.
2. The policeman (drive) ________ away ten minutes ago.
3. The biscuit factory (close) ________ last year.
4. The headmaster (come) ________ to the school in 1985.
5. You (spend) ________ a lot of money last month?
6. I last (go) ________ to Spain in 1990.
7. The boy (finish) ________ their homework yesterday.
8. Rolf (buy) ________ the leather jacket last week.
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9. I (not have) ________ any trouble with my car last week.

10. She (wash) ________ her clothes last night
11. What you (do) ________ last weekend?
I (stay) ________ at home and (sleep) ________
12. When she was young, she (be) ________ beautiful and attractive.
13. Where you (be) ________ last night?
14. The man (get) ________ out of the car, (lock) ________ it and (come) ________ into the
building.
15. You (join) ________ with them on a picnic last week?
16. Yesterday, I (go)______ to the restaurant with a client.
17. We (drive) ______ around the parking lot for 20 mins to find a parking space.
18. When we (arrive) ______ at the restaurant, the place (be) ______ full.
19. The waitress (ask) ______ us if we (have) reservations.
20. I (say), "No, my secretary forgets to make them."
21. The waitress (tell)______ us to come back in two hours.
22. My client and I slowly (walk) ______ back to the car.
23. Then we (see) ______ a small grocery store.
24. We (stop) in the grocery store and (buy) ______ some sandwiches.
25. That (be) ______ better than waiting for two hours.
II. Put the verb in the bracket with the appropriate form of Past simple
1. I _____ at home all weekend. (stay)
2. Angela ______ to the cinema last night. (go)
3. My friends ______ a great time in Nha Trang last year. (have)
4. My vacation in Hue ______ wonderful. (be)
5. Last summer I _____ Ngoc Son Temple in Ha Noi. (visit)
6. My parents ____ very tired after the trip. (be)
7. I _______ a lot of gifts for my little sister. (buy)
8. Lan and Mai _______ sharks, dolphins and turtles at Tri Nguyen aquarium. (see)
9. Trung _____ chicken and rice for dinner. (eat)
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10. They ____ about their holiday in Hoi An. (talk)

11. Phuong _____ to Hanoi yesterday. (return)
12. We _____ the food was delicious.(think)
13. Yesterday, I (go)______ to the restaurant with a client.
14. We (drive) ______ around the parking lot for 20 mins to find a parking space.
15. When we (arrive) ______ at the restaurant, the place (be) ______ full.
16. The waitress (ask) ______ us if we (have) reservations.
17. I (say), "No, my secretary forgets to make them."
18. The waitress (tell)______ us to come back in two hours.
19. My client and I slowly (walk) ______ back to the car.
20. Then we (see) ______ a small grocery store.
21. We (stop) in the grocery store and (buy) ______ some sandwiches.
22. That (be) ______ better than waiting for two hours.
23. I (not go) ______ to school last Sunday.
24. She (get) ______ married last year?
25. What you (do) ______ last night? - I (do) ______ my homework.
26. I (love) ______ him but no more.
27. Yesterday, I (get) ______ up at 6 and (have) ______ breakfast at 6. 30.
28. They (buy) ___________ that house last year.
29. She (not go) ____________ to school yesterday.
30. That boy (have) ___________ some eggs last night.