1. The document discusses the different tenses in English including: present simple, present continuous, past simple, past continuous, present perfect, present perfect continuous, future simple, future continuous, future perfect.
2. It provides examples of how each tense is used to describe actions, states, habits or repeated actions in the present, past or future. For example, present simple for habitual actions, present continuous for ongoing actions, past simple for completed past actions.
3. It also notes some irregular verbs and exceptions to the typical uses of the tenses, such as certain verbs not being used in the present continuous tense.
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1. Tenses
1. Th hin t孫i 速測n: S + V (s, es).
a) Din t其 m辿t h袖nh 速辿ng lp 速i lp l孫i theo th達i quen, phong t担c v袖 kh其 n即ng.
V d担: He speaks English very well.
b) Din t其 nhn th淡c, c其m gi存c, tnh tr孫ng x其y ra l坦c 速ang n達i.
- V d担: Do you hear anything? - No, I dont hear anything.
- C存ch d誰ng n袖y th棚ng 存p d担ng cho nh歎ng 速辿ng t探 li捉n quan 速n nhn th淡c tnh c其m hoc tinh thn nh:
know, understand, suppose, wonder, consider, believe, think, doubt, hope, remember, forget, recognize,
worship (th棚 c坦ng), contain, seem, look, appear, love, like, dislike, hate.
c) Din t其 ch息n l hoc s湛 kin 速坦ng m辿t c存ch hin nhi捉n.
d) Din t其 h袖nh 速辿ng x其y ra trong t測ng lai.
- C存ch n袖y th棚ng 存p d担ng cho nh歎ng 速辿ng t探 ch s湛 di chuyn nh: leave, go, walk, arrive,.. khi n達i v th棚i
gian 速i l孫i, khi t袖u ch孫y, m存y bay ct c存nh v袖 th棚ng 速i km v鱈i m辿t tr孫ng t探 ch th棚i gian trong t測ng lai.
- V d担: When does the plane arrive? - It is arrives at 5 o clock.
*) Du hiu: sometimes, usually, never, occasionally, from time to time, every orther day (ng袖y c存ch ng袖y),
always, often, seldom, rarely, every day/ week/ month/ year,
2. Th hin t孫i tip din: S + am, is, are + V-ing
a) Din t其 m辿t h袖nh 速辿ng 速ang th湛c s湛 din ra t孫i th棚i 速im n達i.
b) H袖nh 速辿ng n達i chung 速ang din ra nhng kh束ng nht thit ph其i 速ang th湛c s湛 din ra l坦c n達i (th-
棚ng 速i v鱈i now, today, this year,).
c) H袖nh 速辿ng x其y ra trong t測ng lai gn 速樽c d誰ng v鱈i c存c 速辿ng t探 ch s湛 di 速辿ng nh: go, come, leave,
- V d担: We are going to H袖 N辿i next week.
d) Din t其 m辿t h袖nh 速辿ng c達 tnh cht t孫m th棚i, kh束ng th棚ng xuy捉n.
- V d担: John often gets up at 7, but this month he is on holiday so he is getting up later.
e) Din t其 m辿t h袖nh 速辿ng lp 速i lp l孫i g息y n捉n s湛 b湛c mnh hay kh達 chu cho ng棚i n達i (always,
constantly, continually: c淡m揃i). Khi 速樽c d誰ng v鱈i I, we n達 ch h袖nh 速辿ng x其y ra tnh c棚.
- V d担: He is always leaving cigarette ends on the floor.
Im always doing that?
*m畛t s畛 畛ng t畛 kh担ng d湛ng trong th狸 hi畛n t畉i ti棚p di畛n:want,need,prefer,have(s畛 h畛u).think(tin),like,love,hate,belong,
see,hear,know,believe,suppose,mean,understand,remember,forget,seem,...
3. Th qu存 kh淡 速測n: S + V (ed/ c辿t 2).
a) Din t其 m辿t h袖nh 速辿ng 速揃 x其y ra v袖 chm d淡t 谷 qu存 kh淡 v袖o m辿t th棚i 速im x存c 速nh.
- V d担: I met her yesterday.
b) Din t其 h袖nh 速辿ng 速揃 x其y ra v袖 chm d淡t 谷 qu存 kh淡 v袖o m辿t th棚i 速im n袖o 速達 trong qu存 kh淡.
- V d担: I got a job as a truck driver.
c) Din t其 m辿t th達i quen hoc nh歎ng h袖nh 速辿ng th棚ng l袖m 谷 qu存 kh淡.
- V d担: He never ate fish.
d) Din t其 nh歎ng h袖nh 速辿ng th棚ng k tip nhau trong qu存 kh淡 ( d誰ng khi thut l孫i c存c c息u chuy捉n
trong qu存 kh淡).
*) C存c tr孫ng t探 th棚ng 速i km: ago, aday ago, last Monday, Ta c嘆ng c達 th d誰ng today, this morning, this
afternoon khi ch坦ng 速樽c xem nh m辿t phn th棚i gian 速揃 qua trong ng袖y.
- V d担: I received a letter from Mai this morning (n達i v袖o chiu t竪i).
4. Th qu存 kh淡 tip din: S + was, were + V-ing.
a) Din t其 m辿t h袖nh 速辿ng 速ang din ra 谷 v袖o m辿t th棚i 速im x存c 速nh trong qu存 kh淡.
b) Din t其 m辿t h袖nh 速辿ng 速ang din ra 谷 m辿t th棚i 速im trong qu存 kh淡 th c達 m辿t h袖nh 速辿ng kh存c
chen v袖o.
- V d担: When he arrived, I was watching T.V.
c) Din t其 hai hay nhiu h袖nh 速辿ng x其y ra song song trong qu存 kh淡 (while, when, as,..), all/ the whole
of + danh t探 ch th棚i gian..
d) Din t其 m辿t h袖nh 速辿ng x其y ra v袖 ko d袖i trong su竪t m辿t kho其ng th棚i gian n袖o 速達 谷 qu存 kh淡.
- V d担: Im was studying all day yesterday.
*) Trong c息u th棚ng c達: from (Sunday) to (Tuesday), all (last month/ last week), the whole of (yesterday),
between,
2. 5. Th hin t孫i ho袖n th袖nh: S + has / have + pII.
a) Din t其 m辿t h袖nh 速辿ng x其y ra trong qu存 kh淡 (kh束ng r但 th棚i gian) c達 th ko d袖i 速n hin t孫i hoc
t測ng lai (nu chm d淡t trong qu存 kh淡 ch坦ng ta ph其i d誰ng th qu存 kh淡 速測n).
- V d担: up to the present, we have done every exercise in this book.
- Du hiu: up to now, up to present, so far, for, since, just, lately, ever, never, already, recently, yet now
(r竪t cu辿c ), before, its the 1st
time.
b) Din t其 m辿t h袖nh 速辿ng v探a m鱈i x其y ra (just).
c) H袖nh 速辿ng 速揃 x其y ra v袖 速揃 ho袖n tt trong qu存 kh淡, nhng th棚i gian c単a h袖nh 速辿ng kh束ng 速樽c bit r但
hoc kh束ng 速樽c 速 cp 速n (today, this afternoon, this week/ month/ year, v探a qu存 kh淡, v探a t測ng lai).
d) Ch h袖nh 速辿ng x其y ra nhiu ln trong qu存 kh淡 v袖 h速 n袖y c達 th lp l孫i nhiu ln trong t測ng lai.
(ever, never).
e) Din t其 m辿t h袖nh 速辿ng cha t探ng x其y ra t探 tr鱈c t鱈i nay ( yet) (c息u ph単 速nh v袖 c息u h叩i).
f) Din t其 m辿t h袖nh 速辿ng 速揃 ho袖n tt tr鱈c l坦c n達i (already).
g) Din t其 m辿t h袖nh 速辿ng hay s湛 vic 速揃 速樽c ho袖n th袖nh v袖o m辿t th棚i 速im cha qua h村n 谷 hi捉n t孫i.
- V d担: I have met him twice today.
h) Din t其 m辿t kt qu其 hin c達 do m辿t h袖nh 速辿ng 谷 qu存 kh淡.
- V d担: He has lost all his money in gambling.
6. Th hin t孫i ho袖n th袖nh tip din: S + has / have + been + V-ing.
a) Din t其 m辿t h袖nh 速辿ng x其y ra trong qu存 kh淡 v袖 vn tip din 速n hin t孫i.
b) Din t其 m辿t h袖nh 速辿ng ko d袖i trong qu存 kh淡 v探a m鱈i chm d淡t.
- V d担: He has been hunting bears (Vic 速i s即n vn tip t担c cho 速n gn 速息y).
*) Lu 箪: HTHT: nhn m孫nh v袖o kt qu其 c単a h袖nh 速辿ng, c存c c束ng vic 速揃 th湛c hin 速樽c.
HTHTTD: nhn m孫nh v袖o s湛 tip din li捉n t担c c単a h袖nh 速辿ng trong bao l息u, th棚ng 速i v鱈i for,
since, all day, howlong (trong c息u h叩i), N達 kh束ng d誰ng v鱈i always, kh束ng d誰ng v鱈i nh歎ng t探 ch nhn th淡c
tri gi存c.
7. Th qu存 kh淡 ho袖n th袖nh: S + had + PII.
a) Ch m辿t h袖nh 速辿ng 速揃 x其y ra v袖 速揃 ho袖n tt tr鱈c m辿t th棚i 速im trong qu存 kh淡, hoc tr鱈c m辿t h袖nh
速辿ng kh存c c嘆ng 速揃 kt th坦c trong qu存 kh淡.
V d担: By 2.00 oclock we had had lunch.
b) H袖nh 速辿ng 速揃 x其y ra nhng cha ho袖n tt th m辿t h袖nh 速辿ng kh存c, m辿t th棚i 速im kh存c 速n (for).
- V d担: By december 1st
last year, he had worked here for ten years.
*) Du hiu: before, after, when, till, until, as soon as,
8. Th qu存 kh淡 ho袖n th袖nh tip din: S + had + been + V-ing.
a) Din t其 m辿t h袖nh 速辿ng x其y ra tr鱈c v袖 vn tip din cho 速n l坦c n達i 谷 th棚i 速im qu存 kh淡.
-VD: When I got home, I discovered she had been paiting the door. (Khi t束i v nh袖, t束i thy c束 y 速揃 速ang
s測n c存nh c旦a).
b) Din t其 m辿t h袖nh 速辿ng 速揃 tip din v袖 速樽c ho袖n th袖nh tr鱈c l坦c n達i 谷 th棚i 速im qua kh淡.
*) Ch坦 箪: Kh束ng d誰ng th n袖y v鱈i c存c 速辿ng t探: know, like, realize, guess, believe, doubt, understand, hear,
smell, sound, taste, belong to, love,
9. Th t測ng lai 速測n: S + shall, will + V (bare-infinitive).
a) Din t其 m辿t h袖nh 速辿ng x其y ra trong t測ng lai.
b) Din t其 m辿t th達i quen trong t測ng lai.
- V d担: The birds will come back next spring.
c) Din t其 m辿t vic s quyt 速nh l袖m ngay l坦c n達i.
d) Din t其 s湛 速 ngh thnh cu. - V d担: Shall we eat out tonight?
*) Ch坦 箪: - Kh束ng 速樽c d誰ng wont sau I think .
- Kh束ng d誰ng th t測ng lai 速測n sau c存c li捉n t探: when, before, after, as soon as, sau mnh 速 if.
- Th t測ng lai 速測n th棚ng 速淡ng sau c存c 速辿ng t探 nh: be afraid, be/fell sure, believe, think, doubt,
hope.
10. Th t測ng lai gn: S + be + going to + V (bare-infinitive).
a) Din t其 m辿t h袖nh 速辿ng l袖m g 速達 trong t測ng lai gn.
b) Din t其 m辿t h袖nh 速辿ng s他p x其y ra trong t測ng lai gn.
11.Th t測ng lai tip din: S + shall, will + be + V-ing.
a) Din t其 m辿t h袖nh 速辿ng x其y ra trong t測ng lai hoc 速ang x其y ra th m辿t h袖nh 速辿ng kh存c 速n.
- V d担: We will be waiting for you at 9 oclock tomorrow.
3. 12.Th t測ng lai ho袖n th袖nh: S + shall, will + have + PII.
a) Din t其 m辿t h袖nh 速辿ng 速樽c ho袖n tt tr鱈c m辿t th棚i 速im trong t測ng lai.
- V d担: We will have paid the loan by August.
b) Din t其 m辿t h袖nh 速辿ng s 速樽c ho袖n tt tr鱈c m辿t h袖nh 速辿ng kh存c trong t測ng lai.
*) Du hiu: by + m竪c th棚i gian, by then, by the end of (th存ng), by (gi棚).
13.Th t測ng lai ho袖n th袖nh tip din: S + shall / will + have been + V-ing.
- Din t其 m辿t h袖nh 速辿ng 速揃 x其y ra v袖 tip din 速樽c m辿t th棚i gian so v鱈i m辿t th棚i 速im kh存c trong t測ng lai
(By the end of ) t khi s旦 d担ng.
14.Th t測ng lai trong qu存 kh淡: S + would + V (bare-infinitive).
a) Din t其 m辿t h袖nh 速辿ng x其y ra 谷 th棚i 速im t測ng lai so v鱈i m辿t th棚i 速im n袖o 速達 谷 qua kh淡.
b) Din t其 d湛 速nh trong qu存 kh淡.
EXERCISES
I. Put these verbs into correct form.
1.I (walk)...........................to work everyday.
2.She (work)..............................in a bank two years ago.
3.We (see)...............................him from time to time last year.
4.Children(need)........................... love.
5.I(go).....................to town yesterday,and I(buy).......................a new book.
6.John(leave)....................................for France tomorrow.
7.He (leave)................................. yesterday.
8.He (work).............................here since August.
9.We often(see)..............................him on the way home.
10.I seldom (go) ..........................to the cinema.
11.I (read) .....................................that book already. 12.They just(come)................................
13.I (be)...........................in the army during the Second World War.
14.I (walk) .....................................to school everyday last year.
15.We(not be)...................................... there lately.
16.This morning I(walk)................................to school.
17.Please be quite.I(study).......................................
18.The swimming pool(open).............................at 7.00 and (close) ......................at 18.30 everyday.
19.why (you/look).............................................at me like that?Have I said something wrong?
20.I(not/work)...............................this week.Im on holiday.
21.How many cigarettes(you/smoke)...............................a day?
22.I(live).................................with some friends until I can find a flat.
23.Hurry up!The bus(come)...................................I(not/want).....................to miss it.
24.That machine(not/work)................................It broke down this morning.
25.This machine(not/work)...................................It hasnt work for years.
26.The River Nile(flow)........................... into the Mediterranean.
27.The river(flow)..............................very fast today-much faster than usual.
28.Can you drive?-No,but I(learn)...............................My father(teach)............................me.
29.We usually(grow)..................................................vegetables in our garden but this year
we(not/grow).............................any.
30.You can borrow my umbrella.I(not/need).............................it at the moment.
31.(At a party)I usually(enjoy)..........................parties but I(not/enjoy)...........................this one very much.
32.George says hes 80 years old but I(not/believe)........................him.
33.Son is in London at the moment.He(stay)............................... at the Hilton Hotel.He
usually(stay) ..............................at the Hilton Hotel when hes in London.
34.A.What(your father/do).........................................? B.Hes a teacher,but he(not/work).........................................at
the moment.
35.Im too tired to walk home.I think I(get)........................... a taxi.
36.When I lived in Hanoi,I(work).....................in a bank.
37.Lan (burn)..........................her hand when she(cook).................................the dinner.
38.It(rain)...................................when I got up.
39.While I(work).............................in the garden,I hurt my back.
40.I saw Jim in the park.He(sit)................................on the grass and(read)..........................a book.
41.Last night I(read)...............................in bed when suddenly I(hear)................a scream.
42.Tom is kooking for his key.He cant find it.He(lose)...................his key.
43.She(play)..................................tennis since she was eight.
4. 44.It is raining now.It began raining two hours ago.It(rain)....................................for two hours..
45.Ann is looking for a job.She began looking six months ago.She(look)..................................... for six months.
II.Choose the correct answer.
Last Monday,William Murphy(1)............................a wallet on a street .He picked up the wallet
and(2)...........................a ticket inside.He noticed the number on the ticket and immediately
(3).....................that(4)...............................was the winning ticket in a big competition.The prize (5)........................8
million dollars.
Murphy(6).........................the huge prize,however.He(7).........................the ticket back to its
owner,Laviqeur.Yesterday,Laviqeur got the prize and at once(8)........................Murphy a million dollars as a reward.
1.a.sees b.has seen c.saw d.is seeing
2.a.find b.finds c.found d.founded
3.a.knows b.is knowing c.known d.knew
4.a.he b.she c.it d.one
5.a.is b.are c.were d.was
6.a.not collect b. not collect c.did not collect d.no collected
7.a.take b.took c.takes d.taken
8.a. give b.gives c.given d.gave