A preparation course for the GCSE&University entrance - Lê Xuân Hồ A preparation course for the GCSE&University entrance - Lê Xuân Hồ - 1 - IRREGULAR VERBS V 0 V 2 V 3 Meanings (nghĩa) BE bear beat BECOME BEGIN blow BREAK BRING BUILD burn burst BUY catch choose COME cost creep cut deal dig dive DO draw dream drink drive EAT fall feed FEEL fight FIND fly forbid FORGET forgive freeze GET GIVE GO grow hang HAVE HEAR hide hit WERE/WAS bore beat BECAME BEGAN blew BROKE BROUGHT BUILT burnt / -ed burst BOUGHT caught chose CAME cost crept cut dealt dug dove / -ed DID drew dreamt / -ed drank drove ATE fell fed FELT fought FOUND flew forbad FORGOT forgave froze GOT GAVE WENT grew hung HAD HEARD hid hit BEEN born beaten BECOME BEGUN blown BROKEN BROUGHT BUILT burnt / -ed burst BOUGHT caught chosen COME cost crept cut dealt dug dived DONE drawn dreamt / -ed drunk driven EATEN fallen fed FELT fought FOUND flown forbidden FORGOTTEN forgiven frozen GOT GIVEN GONE grown hung HAD HEARD hidden hit thì ; là mang, chịu ñựng, ñập, ñánh bại trở nên, trở thành bắt ñầu thổi làm bể; ñột nhập (into); nổ ra (out)… mang ñến, mang theo xây dựng ñốt, cháy, khét, … nổ tung mua bắt, chụp, ñón (xe buýt)… chọn, lựa ñến, ñi ñến có giá là, … bò cắt, chặt, ñốn tiếp xúc, bắt tay vào (with), ñào lặn làm vẽ; kéo mơ uống lái (xe hơi, xe tải, buýt…); ñẩy lùi; … ăn ngã; rơi cho ăn; kiếm ăn cảm thấy chiến ñấu tìm thấy; thấy rằng bay cấm quên tha thứ (làm) ñông lại, làm lạnh lấy, nhận, có ñược, trở nên… cho, ñưa ñi mọc, trồng, lớn lên móc, mắc, máng, treo lên có; ăn; … nghe (thấy) giấu, trốn ñụng, ñánh, … A preparation course for the GCSE&University entrance - Lê Xuân Hồ A preparation course for the GCSE&University entrance - Lê Xuân Hồ - 2 - HOLD hurt KEEP KNOW lay lead LEARN LEAVE lend Let light lie lose MAKE mean MEET mistake overcome pay PUT READ /ri:d/ ride ring rise run SAY SEE seek SELL send set shake shine shoot show shut sing sink sit SLEEP smell SPEAK spell SPEND spill spoil spread stand STEAL HELD hurt KEPT KNEW laid led LEARNT/-ed LEFT lent let Lit lay lost MADE meant MET mistook overcame paid PUT READ /red/ rode rang rose ran SAID SAW sought SOLD sent set shook shone shot -ed shut sang sank sat SLEPT smelt /-ed SPOKE spelt /-ed SPENT spilt / -ed spoilt / -ed spread stood STOLE HELD hurt KEPT KNOWN laid led LEARNT/-ed LEFT lent let lit lain lost MADE meant MET mistaken overcome paid PUT READ /red/ ridden rung risen run SAID SEEN sought SOLD sent set shaken shone shot shown (/-ed) shut sung sunk sat SLEPT smelt /-ed SPOKEN spelt /-ed SPENT spilt / -ed spoilt / -ed spread stood STOLEN cầm, nắm; tổ chức làm ñau, làm tổn thương giữ ; tiếp tục biết ñặt, ñể dẫn dắt học, biết ra ñi, rời khỏi ; ñể lại cho mượn cho phép, ñể cho thắp sáng; mòi (lửa) nằm mất; thua; lạc ñường làm, chế tạo có nghĩa là; có ý là… gặp, gặp gỡ nhầm, phạm lỗi vượt qua, khắc phục (khó khăn) trả (tiền) ñặt; ñể ñọc chạy (xe ñạp, môtô); cưỡi (ngựa…) reo (chuông, ñồng hồ…); gọi (ñthoại) tăng lên, bốc lên, dâng lên, ñứngdậy chạy nói thấy tìm kiếm bán gửi ñặt, ñể; thành lập… run, lắc … chiếu sáng bắn, sút (bóng), ñập (cầu) chỉ, cho xem, chiếu (phim) ñóng (cửa) ca hát chìm, lặn ngồi ngủ ngửi, cảm thấy (mùi) nói ñánh vần tiêu xài (tiền); trải qua, mất (thờigian) (làm) ñổ vãi, tràn ra làm hư, hỏng lan tỏa ra ñứng ñánh cắp A preparation course for the GCSE&University entrance - Lê Xuân Hồ A preparation course for the GCSE&University entrance - Lê Xuân Hồ - 3 - strike swear sweep SWIM TAKE TEACH TELL THINK throw understand undertake wake wear win withdraw WRITE struck swore swept SWAM TOOK TAUGHT TOLD THOUGHT threw understood undertook woke wore won withdrew WROTE struck sworn swept SWUM TAKEN TAUGHT TOLD THOUGHT thrown understood undertaken woken worn won withdrawn WRITTEN ñánh ñập; giáng vào… tuyên thệ, thề quét bơi, lội cầm, lấy ; dẫn, mang … dạy, giảng dạy kể, bảo, cho biết nghĩ, suy nghĩ ném, liệng, quăng, chọi hiểu ñảm nhận thức; ñánh thức mặc,mang,ñội,ñeo thắng, chiến thắng rút (tiền), rút (kinh nghiệm), rút lui viết A preparation course for the GCSE&University entrance - Lê Xuân Hồ A preparation course for the GCSE&University entrance - Lê Xuân Hồ - 4 - I. ENGLISH TENSES: Thì 1.1 BASIC TENSES : Các thì căn bản trong tiếng Anh The following basic tenses can be used as a good reference source for students from grade 8 to 12 or any English learners at elementary and intermediate levels. 1.1.1 THE PRESENT SIMPLE: Hiện tại ñơn    USE :  Diễn tả hành ñộng hay trạng thái thường xảy ra ở hiện tại (ví dụ (1) và (2)), hoặc ñề cập ñến một thực tại hoặc thực tế hiển nhiên (ví dụ (3), (4) và (5)).  Các trạng từ hay gặp ( khi tình huống ở hiện tại ): - every day, every night, every Sunday, every two weeks, every morning … - always, usually, often, sometimes, seldom, rarely … Examples: (1) He usually gets up at 5.00 in the morning. (2) Tommy watches TV every night. (3) The British drive on the left. (4) It doesn’t snow in the south of Viet Nam. (5) The sun rises in the east.    Khẳng ñịnh:  ðộng từ thường: Ordinary verbs V 1 Subject Verb I We You They Those boys Nam and Lan work work work work work work for that company. for that company. for that company. for that company. for that company. for that company. He works for that company. A preparation course for the GCSE&University entrance - Lê Xuân Hồ A preparation course for the GCSE&University entrance - Lê Xuân Hồ - 5 - Subject Verb I We You They Those boys Nam and Lan go go go go go go to school by bike every weekday. to school by bike every weekday. to school by bike every weekday. to school by bike every weekday. to school by bike every weekday. to school by bike every weekday. He She It Mr Smith goes goes goes goes to school by bike every weekday. to school by bike every weekday. every half an hour every day. to work by car every day. FORM: Cụ thể: I / we / you / they / N nhiều + V-_ He / she / it / N ít + V s/es    Ghi chú thêm: Khi chủ từ số ít:   V es khi V có tận cùng là: s, x, z sh, ch, o, y    -y    -ies : study _ studies; try _ tries … Nhưng enjoy _ enjoys ; say _ says ; obey _ obeys; employ _ employs    ðộng từ TO BE: Subject Verb I am very keen on love-story films. We You They are are are very keen on love-story films. so keen on love-story films. very keen on love-story films. She It Mr Smith works works works for that company. really well. for that company. V 1 (# V 0 (số nhiều) / V s/es (số ít) ) V 1 = AM / IS / ARE A preparation course for the GCSE&University entrance - Lê Xuân Hồ A preparation course for the GCSE&University entrance - Lê Xuân Hồ - 6 - Those girls Nam and Lan are are very keen on love-story films. very keen on love-story films. He She It Tommy is is is is very much fond of science-fictions. very interested in love-story films. very interesting. really interested in learning foreign languages. FORM: I + am We / you / they / N nhiều + are He / she / it / N ít + is    Exercise 1 : Circle the correct present simple form of the verb in each sentence: 1.My brother (go / goes) to work by bus every day. 2. Mr Johnson (drive / drives) his car to work every weekday. 3. I and my friends often (ride / rides) our bikes to shool together. 4. She (get up / gets up) at 5:30 every morning. 5. Those boys (come / comes) from Japan. 6. They (work / works) for IBM company. 7. I (am / is) from New York. 8. I (like / likes) it here very much. 9. He (are/ is) very excited about that football match. 10. He (enjoy / enjoys) working with his American colleagues very much. 11. We (are / is) very fond of folk music. 12. I (am / is) very tired and I (feel / feels) hungry, too. 13. Tom (wash / washes) his car every Sunday morning. 14. Mr Kevin (teach / teaches) French at our school. 15. The students (are / is) made to work very hard for the final exam.    Câu hỏi:  ðộng từ thường: Ordinary verbs DO/DOES S + V 0 …? Do Do I know that man? we know that man? A preparation course for the GCSE&University entrance - Lê Xuân Hồ A preparation course for the GCSE&University entrance - Lê Xuân Hồ - 7 - Do Do Do you know that man? they know that man? Tom and Peter know that man? Does Does Does Does he know that man? she know that man? it know that man? Daisy know that man?    ðộng từ TO BE: Am/Is/Are S + …? Am Are Are Are Are I too late now? we too late now? you interested in Physics? they fond of Pop music? the girls really fond of science fictions? Is Is Is Is he interested in Chemistry? she interested in Chemistry? it really interesting? Daisy really keen on comic books? FORM:    ðộng từ thường:    To Be:    Câu phủ ñịnh: (Không …)    ðộng từ thường: Subject do not / does not + V 0 … I do not go to work on sunday. Do + I / we / you / they / N nhiều + V 0 ? Does + he / she / it /N ít + V 0 ? Am + I …? Are + we / you / they / N nhiều …? Is + he / she / it / N ít …? A preparation course for the GCSE&University entrance - Lê Xuân Hồ A preparation course for the GCSE&University entrance - Lê Xuân Hồ - 8 - We You They Those students do not go to school on sunday. do not go to school by bus. do not go to work by car. do not go to school by train. He She It Jack does not go to work by train. does not go to school on foot. does not go there every day. does not go there every day.    To Be: Subject am/is/are + not… I We You They Those students am not very good at badminton. are not very good at badminton. are not too late now. are not really interested in math. are not really interested in math. He She It Caroline is not very much fond of comic books. is not excited about the game. is not very interesting. is not excited about going home. FORM:    ðộng từ thường:    To Be:    Exercise 2 : Put the verbs in brackets in the correct present simple forms 1. He ______ a bike to school every day. (ride) ______ he ______ a bike to school every day? (ride) He ______ ______ a bike to school every day. (not ride) I / we / you / they / N nhiều + do not V 0 He / she / it / N ít + does not V 0 I + am not We / You / They / N nhiều + are not He / She / It / N ít + is not A preparation course for the GCSE&University entrance - Lê Xuân Hồ A preparation course for the GCSE&University entrance - Lê Xuân Hồ - 9 - 2. Thu ______ for the Domesco. (work) _____ Thu ______ for the Domesco? (work) She ______ ______ for the Domesco. (not work) 3. Those children ______ very fond of the cartoon Tom and Jerry. (be) _____ those children really fond of the cartoon Tom and Jerry? (be) Those children _____ _____ really fond of the cartoon. (not be) 4. My father _______ sports programs on TV every night. (watch) _____ your father ______ sports programs on TV every night? My father _____ ______ sports programs every night. (not watch) 5. They _____ really excited about the news. (be) _____ they really excited about the news? (be) They _____ _____ really excited about the news. (not be) 6. Eric _____ very successful in his job. (be) ____ Eric very successful in his job? (be) Eric _____ _____ very successful in his job. (not be) 7. I ______ folk music to Rock. (prefer) Which _____ you ______, folk music or Rock? (prefer) I ______ really ______ Rock music. (not enjoy) 8. Those boys ______ worried too much about their final exam. (be) _____ the boys worried much about their final exam? (be) The boys _____ _____ worried much about the exam. (not be) 9. Jessica ______ two brothers. (have) How many sisters _____ Jessica ______? (have) Jessica _____ _____ any sister. (not have) 10. There _____ five people in his family. (be) _____ there five people in his family? (be) How many people _____ there in his family? (be) 11. The Sun ________ in the East. (rise) A preparation course for the GCSE&University entrance - Lê Xuân Hồ A preparation course for the GCSE&University entrance - Lê Xuân Hồ - 10 - 12. The British ________ on the left. (drive) _______ the American ___________ on the left? (drive) Americans ______________ on the left. (not drive)    Exercise3 : Circle the correct present simple form of the verbs in parentheses: The Greens (live / lives) in a suburb just outside London. There (are / is) all together four people in their family, Mr and Mrs Green and their two children Jessica and six-year-old Jimmy. Mr Green and his wife (get up / gets up) at five thirty every morning. Mr Green (help / helps) with the house chores while his wife (prepare / prepares) breakfast for the whole family. After breakfast, Mrs Green (help / helps) little Jimmy get ready for school. Then Jessica and Jimmy (catch / catches) a bus to school. Half way through her secondary school, Jessica (drop / drops) her little brother at his primary school. After school at around half past four in the afternoon, Jessica (take / takes) a bus home. Mr and Mrs Green both (work / works) out. Mr Green (work / works) as a computer programmer for a big company in central London. He (take / takes) a bus to work at 7.00 a.m and (get / gets) home at around 5.00 p.m every weekday. Mrs Green (are / is) a university professor. The university (are not / is not) very far from home and she (drive / drives) to work on her private car. - Reporter: (Do / Does) you (like / likes) your job, Mrs Green? - Mrs Green: Although it (is / are) a hard job, I (like / likes) it very much. I (enjoy / enjoys) working with students and with other fellow teachers. They (are / is) quite friendly and helpful. - Reporter: What (do / does) you (think / thinks) and how (do /does) you (feel / feels) about life here? - Mrs Green: Life here (are / is) quite good. I (don’t / doesn’t) like crowded places, and it (are not / is not) overpopulated and not very noisy here. The air (aren’t / isn’t) very much polluted, and the environment (is / are) quite clean and healthy. Besides, my children can get easy access to good education. Our neighbors (are / is) very friendly, sincere and helpful. A preparation course for the GCSE&University entrance - Lê Xuân Hồ A preparation course for the GCSE&University entrance - Lê Xuân Hồ - 11 - - Reporter: Besides your work and your children’s classes, what else (do / does) your family often do together? - Mrs Green: Every late afternoon we (have / has) sports games at home or sometimes we (go / goes) to the amusement park. At weekend we often (go / goes) to the movies together or just (stay / stays) and (enjoy / enjoys) ourselves talking in the park. I think we (have / has) a quite healthy and enjoyable life. ________________________________ 1.1.2 THE PAST SIMPLE : Quá khứ ñơn    USE:    Diễn tả hành ñộng hay trạng thái xảy ra ở một thời ñiểm ( ví dụ (1 ) và (2) ) hoặc một giai ñoạn nhất ñịnh ( ví dụ (3) )trong quá khứ.    Các trạng từ chỉ thời gian hay gặp: - yesterday, khoảng thời gian + ago ( cách ñây ), last + thời gian (… vừa rồi ) - in + thời gian trong quá khứ: in 1939, in 1890, in the early 18 th century, in the 19 th century … - from 1986 to 1995, from 2001 to 2005… Examples: (1) She first visited Hạ Long Bay 5 years ago. (2) Jennifer started her job as an accountant here last year. (3) John worked for that company from 1999 to 2003.    Khẳng ñịnh:    ðộng từ thường: V 0 V 2 V 3 Meaning (nghĩa) come go enjoy meet visit came went enjoyed met visited come gone enjoyed met visited ñến ñi thích * (ñ gặp thăm * (ñ V 2 A preparation course for the GCSE&University entrance - Lê Xuân Hồ A preparation course for the GCSE&University entrance - Lê Xuân Hồ - 12 - be … were / was … been … thì; là … - Peter and his classmates went to the beach yesterday afternoon. - She went camping with her class last Sunday. - They first came to live here 15 years ago. - We first met at the Olympic Games in 1982. - I last met John at Katherine’s wedding six months ago. - He visited his grandmother two weeks ago. - They first visited Vietnam in 2000. - Little Jimmy enjoyed the party last night very much. FORM:    ðộng từ TO BE: V 2 = WERE / WAS - Jane and her sister were at John’s party last night. - John was very happy when he heard the news. - Last Sunday the weather was so bad that we couldn’t go there . FORM:    Exercise 1 : Put the verbs in brackets in the correct past simple forms: 1. He ______ for New York with his family last month. (leave) 2. Kevin Le _______ working with those Australian fellows very much. (enjoy) They ______ very friendly and helpful and quite knowledgeable. (be) 3. Mr Smith first ______ to live here in 1980. (come) 4. My friend Michael (take) ______ me to that mountainous area in Scotland three months ago. It (be)______ my first time there. I really (have)______ a great trip. 5. I ______ George at the meeting yesterday morning. (meet) S + V 2 You / We / They / S nhiều + WERE I / S ít + WAS A preparation course for the GCSE&University entrance - Lê Xuân Hồ A preparation course for the GCSE&University entrance - Lê Xuân Hồ - 13 - 6. Jimmy (begin)______ to learn how to play the piano when he (be) ______ just four years old. 7. Kevin (do) ______ a great work in his exam last month. He (be) _____ one of the five students who (get) _____ the highest marks. 8. There (be) ______ altogether 75 students who (attend) ______ that public-speaking course last summer. 9. My brother ______ me this computer on my last birthday. (give) 10. That is the car that ______ my car yesterday. (hit) 11. John is a guitarist, but yesterday he _______ a violin at Jane’s party. (play) 12. Kevin ______ at that high school from 1998 to 2001. (study)    Câu hỏi: V 0 V 2 V 3 Meaning (nghĩa) tell told told kể, bảo, cho biết - Did she tell you about the problem? - Did they enjoy the party last night? - Did he go to the beach with his friends last Sunday? - Was the film interesting? - Were they excited about the news? FORM:    ðộng từ thường:    ðộng từ TO BE:    Câu phủ ñịnh: (Không…) - He did not enjoy the party last night. - We didn’t go there yesterday. - I didn’t meet John at the meeting yesterday. - He was not able to walk without a walking cane. Did + S + V 0 ? WERE + S nhiều / You …? WAS + S ít / I …? A preparation course for the GCSE&University entrance - Lê Xuân Hồ A preparation course for the GCSE&University entrance - Lê Xuân Hồ - 14 - - They weren’t at the anniversary party last night. - The film was not very interesting. FORM:    ðộng từ thường:    ðộng từ TO BE:    Exercise 2: Put the verbs in parentheses in the correct past simple forms: 1. He _______ for New Hampshire last Thursday. (leave) 2. The film_________ quite interesting. (be) 3. The weather then (be) ______ terrible. The wind (blow) _______ so hard. We (not be )_______able to reach the top of the mountain. 4. This palace (be) _______ first built in 1806. 5. I (see) _______ Jane getting into that sports club when I (be)_______ on my way home from work yesterday afternoon. 6. George (study) _______ medicine at this university from 2001 to 2006. 7. Mr Pike (not attend) _______the meeting yesterday morning. 8. He (hear) _______ a big noise downstairs last night. He (get up) ______ , (gently walk) _______ to the first floor and (turn on) _______ the light, but he (not see) ________anything strange. 9. I (buy) _______ this car four years ago. 10. ______ he _______ you this book on your last birthday? (give)    Exercise 3: Put the verbs in parentheses in the correct past simple forms: 1. _______ they _______ to the airport on time? (get) They ______ _______ at the airport on time. (not arrive) They _______ at the airport on time. (arrive) 2. What ______ he _______ you at the bus stop yesterday? (tell) He ______ ______ me anything about his last trip. (not tell) S + did not + V 0 S nhiều / You + were not S ít / I + was not A preparation course for the GCSE&University entrance - Lê Xuân Hồ A preparation course for the GCSE&University entrance - Lê Xuân Hồ - 15 - 3. How many students _______ there at the meeting yesterday morning? (be) There _______ one hundred and twenty five students altogether. (be) 4. ________ Mr Pike and his wife at the party last night? (be) They ______ ______ there last night. (not be) They ______ at John’s last night. (be) 5. When ______ he _______ to learn how to drive a car? (begin) He ______ _______ to learn how to drive a car until he was 35. (not start ) 6. Jackie Chan soon ________ famous for his Kungfu films in the late 1970s. (become) When _______ Jackie Chan _________ famous? (become) Jackie Chan ______ _______ famous until the early 1970s. (not become) 7. _____ you _______ John at the meeting last Tuesday? (see) I (not see) _____ ______ him then, but I (meet)_______him yesterday. 8. ______ John ______ you the book? (give) No. He ______ _______ me anything. (not give) 9. What ______ he _______ from 2000 to 2003? (do) He _______ as a truck driver for a frozen-fruit company. (work) 10. When _______ the accident _________? (happen) Actually the accident _________ ten years ago. (happen) ________________________________________________ 1.1.3 THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE: Hiện tại tiếp diễn AM / IS / ARE + V-ing A preparation course for the GCSE&University entrance - Lê Xuân Hồ A preparation course for the GCSE&University entrance - Lê Xuân Hồ - 16 -    USE:    - Diễn tả hành ñộng ñang xảy ra ở hiện tại (ví dụ (1) và (2)). - Diễn tả hành ñộng ñang diễn ra xung quanh thời ñiểm hiện tại (ví dụ (3)*). - Diễn tả một hành ñộng ñã có kế hoạch trong tương lai (ví dụ (4).    Các dấu hiệu hay gặp: - now (bây giờ), at the moment, at present (ngay lúc này) - Look! (nhìn kìa! ) , Listen! (nghe kìa! ) Examples: (1) Peter is listening to music in his room at the moment. (2) They are learning English right now. (3)* These days I am reading an interesting book on the UFO. (4) I and Tina are visiting Paris next week. We have already bought the plane tickets. (*) Ở ví dụ (3) người nói cũng có thể không ñang ñọc sách ngay lúc họ nói câu này.    Khẳng ñịnh: He is working in the garden at the moment. I am writing a book about education system in the U.K. My mother is cooking in the kitchen at the moment. The students are waiting for the bus now. Listen! Someone is walking downstairs. FORM: Exercise 1: Put the verbs in brackets in the correct present progressive 1. _Where is Peter, Janet? _He (help) __________Dad plant some trees in the back yard. 2. Jessica (play) _________ volleyball with her classmates now. 3. They (wait) __________ for you at the school gate now. I + am V-ing S nhiều + are V-ing S ít + is V-ing A preparation course for the GCSE&University entrance - Lê Xuân Hồ A preparation course for the GCSE&University entrance - Lê Xuân Hồ - 17 - 4. _Where is Susan? _ She (listen) _____________ to music in her room. 5. Listen! Someone (knock)_____________ at the door. 6. Jimmy (do) ____________ his homework at the moment. 7. Look! The cat (chase) _____________ the mouse in the back yard. 8. I (take) ___________ a course on computer at the APTECH international school at the moment.    Câu hỏi: - Are you still working for the IBM now? - Is Peter doing his homework at the moment? Am + I + V-ing? Is + N ít + V-ing? Are + N nhiều + V-ing?    Câu Phủ ñịnh: - I am not working for the IBM now. - They are not playing football at present. I + am not V-ing N ít + is not V-ing N nhiều + are not V-ing    Exercise 2: Put the verbs in brackets in the correct present progressive forms 1. _What _____ you ______ now, George? (do) _ I ____________ a letter for Mr Smith. (type) 2. They (not work) ____________ at the moment. They (dance) ___________ and (sing) __________ at John’s birthday party. 3. _Where is your mother? _ She (do)___________ the cooking in the kitchen. 4. _ _____ John (sleep)___________ now? _ No. He (not sleep) _________. He (work)__________ on the computer. 5. Listen! Someone (sing) ___________from the house next door. 6. Look! It (rain) __________ heavily outside. 7. _Where is John? _He (talk)___________ to Kevin. A preparation course for the GCSE&University entrance - Lê Xuân Hồ A preparation course for the GCSE&University entrance - Lê Xuân Hồ - 18 - 8. Little Jimmy (not watch) __________ TV now. He (play) _________ chess with his father in the back yard. 9. _ _____ they ________ TV? (watch). _No. They (not watch) _________ TV at the moment. They (read) __________ a book about Sir Alfred Nobel. 10. Some of my friends (play) ___________ badminton at the school’s sports-club center now. 11. John and Susan (get) ____________ married next week. 12. I (not watch) _____________ that football match this afternoon. I am busy doing my homework then. ____________________________________________________ 1.1.4 THE PAST PROGRESSIVE: Quá khứ tiếp diễn    USE:    Diễn tả hành ñộng ñang xảy ra ở quá khứ .    Dấu hiệu hay gặp : - at that/this time last week, at that/this time yesterday… - at 2 o’clock yesterday, at 4 o’clock last Sunday… Examples: (1) At that time last Saturday I was watching TV. (2) At 4 o’clock yesterday, I was playing football. (3) When I came in, he was writing a report.    Exercise 1: Put the verbs in brackets in the correct past progressive forms 1. I (work) ____________ on the computer then. 2. They (watch) ____________ that football match between Manchester United and Arsenal at that time last Sunday. 3. At 3:30 p.m. yesterday she (do) ____________ her homework. 4. When I came in, they (sit) _____________ at the table talking. WAS / WERE + V-ing A preparation course for the GCSE&University entrance - Lê Xuân Hồ A preparation course for the GCSE&University entrance - Lê Xuân Hồ - 19 - 5. I (walk) __________ on the street when I saw Susan walk into that club. 6. I was working on the computer while he (read) ________ a book. 7. John (wait) __________ for the bus at a bus stop when he met Jim. 8. She (read) ___________ a book when the light went out.    Câu hỏi: - Was she working at that time? - Were you playing the piano at 3 o’clock yesterday?    Câu Phủ ñịnh: - She was not working then. She wasn’t talking to John, either. - They were not talking when I came in. N ít + was not V-ing N nhiều + were not V-ing    Exercise 2: Put the verbs in parentheses in the correct past progressive 1. -______ you _________ at that time last Monday? (sleep) -No. I (not sleep)___________, I (lie) ___________ on the sofa listening to music. 2. – What ______ you ________ when you heard the news? (do) - I (write) ________ a report then. 3. It (not rain) _________ at that time last Monday, it (shine) ________. 4. - _______ you _________ Jeff repair the old car then? (help) - No. We (take) _________ photographs in the garden just outside the garage. 5. – Who _____ you and Jane ________ for at the school gate at 2 o’clock yesterday afternoon? (wait) - We __________ for Tom and Daisy. (wait) 6. -________ the boys _________ football at this time yesterday? Was + N ít + V-ing? Were + N nhiều + V-ing? A preparation course for the GCSE&University entrance - Lê Xuân Hồ A preparation course for the GCSE&University entrance - Lê Xuân Hồ - 20 - - No. They (swim) __________ under the river. 7. She (not read) ____________ then, she (watch) ___________ her favorite TV talk show. 8. - _____ he ________ on the phone then? (talk) - Yes. He (talk) _____________ to a close friend from New York. __________________________________________________ 1.1.5 THE PRESENT PERFECT: Hiện tại hoàn thành    USE:    Diễn tả hành ñộng hoặc trạng thái ñã xảy ra rồi, hiện tại vẫn còn tiếp tục . Hoặc diễn tả hành ñộng hoặc trạng thái ñã xảy ra rồi nhưng không ñề cập chính xác ñã xảy ra khi nào.    Dấu hiệu hay gặp : - For + Khoảng thời gian: for three weeks, for a month … - Since + Thời ñiểm: since 2000, since he was 5 years old … - Các trạng từ hay gặp:    Lately, recently, up to now, so far.    The first time, the second time, the third time, (for) several/many times, (for) three times, yet, just, already (nếu tình huống ở quá khứ thì các trạng từ này thường ñi với thì quá khứ hoàn thành)…    (in/for/over/during) the last 2 years , (in/for/over/during) the last 5 years … - So sánh nhất: This is the most exciting football match I have ever watched. * Examples: (1) - I have learnt English for more than 4 years. (2) - They have published a book on the UFO lately. (3) - Mr Smith has studied the endangered Pandas since 2001. (4) - Up to now that energetic man has written more than fifty books. (5) - This is the first time I have ever ridden a camel. HAVE / HAS + V 3 [...]... ph ñ nh: Nít Nnhi 3 _ you the my keys? I _ them (see / lose) 4 _ Mr Kate H Long Bay? (ever visit) Yes He _ there twice (be) 5 He _ four languages up to now (learn) 6 How long you ? (be waiting) 7 What they _ you about? (tell) 8 _ you _ the letter I gave you this morning, Mary? (type) Yes, Sir I (type) _ it It is on your desk 9 _ you two before?... ago 4 _ you (go) _ to New Hampshire with Jane next week? 5 They (publish) _ another book on the endangered panda recently 6 The Greens (live) _ here since 2000 7 Where _ you (spend) _ your last summer vacation? 8 Listen! Someone (walk) downstairs 9 By next month my mother (be teaching) _ English at this school for 10 years 10 James (wash) _ his car... _ 1.4 MORE EXERCISES ON VERB TENSES: EXERCISE 1: 1 _Where is your father Tommy? _ He (work) _ in the garden 2 By the end of the 21st century, Vietnam (be able) to send its people to the Moon 3 Last night I (do) my homework when the light went out 4 I (learn) _ English for more than five years 5 We (be) _ best friends since we (first meet) _. .. I (walk) _ along the street when I (meet) _ Tracy 7 Last night Jimmy and Susan (already leave) _ when Peter (come) to the party 8 I was doing the washing up while my mother (cook) in the kitchen 9 He (hardly get) home when it (start) _ to rain so hard 10 He (no sooner leave) _ than Jane (call) _ _ Table 1.3: Verb tenses in some... forms: 1 _ When you (come) back here, John? _ I (be) back in two months 2 What (happen) _ if I don’t go there with them next week? 3 I (not take) _ Jim to Birmingham next Christmas He (have to) _ stay home to get prepared for the upcoming exam 4 _ I (open) the door? Someone is waiting outside 5 _ we (go) to Texas for our holiday next summer? 6 _ I (fill)... GCSE&University entrance - Lê Xuân H 3 He (work) _ as a truck driver for that company from 2001 to 2005 4 She (arrive) _ in New Jersey by this time tomorrow 5 They (not talk) _ to each other since last week 6 _ Where is Jack? _ He (help) _ Dad plant some trees in the backyard 7 Be quiet, please! Jimmy (learn) _ his lessons 8 Watch out! A big dog (run) after... this form now, and we (send) _ the packet to this address in two weeks 10 _ you (see) my door keys? I (lose) _ _them 11 The gasoline price (increase) _ in the last few months 12 Our people’s living standard (improve) dramatically over the past five years 1.3 VERB TENSES IN SOME ADV CLAUSES OF TIME – TIME RELATIONSHIPS: Thì trong các m nh ñ tr ng t ch th... _ bad marks if you don’t try hard 8 Why do you look so sad? Have you got sick? I (get) _ you some pills 9 I (phone) _ you when I get there tomorrow morning 10 I (not stay) in this hotel again It is too stuffy and noisy 11 _How long you (stay) here, Jane? _ I (stay) here in two weeks 12 _When you (organize) a camping tour to that mountain? _ We (do)... much It (be) _ just so boring 6 Where you last summer vacation? (be) 7 I (not visit) that island again next summer 8 _How long _you (be waiting) _? _ For about half an hour 9 Peter (be) busy talking to Mr John Smith now He (call) you later 10 you (often get) _ to school by bus these days? ph n Keys for Tables EXERCISE 3: 1 I (see) _ that man on... brackets in the correct tenses 1 We have been best friends since we (first meet) at high school in 2001 2 After he (read) _ over the letter, he (pick up) _ the telephone and (call) _ Jane 3 As soon as he (get) home from work, he turned on the TV to watch his favorite football match 4 By the time they got to the station, the train (already leave) _ _ 5 He (learn) . - I. ENGLISH TENSES: Thì 1.1 BASIC TENSES : Các thì căn bản trong tiếng Anh The following basic tenses can be used as a good reference source for students from grade 8 to 12 or any English. 28 - 1.2 A GENERAL REVIEW ON BASIC TENSES: Ôn tập chung các thì Table 1.2: Verb forms and adverbial phrases to frequently appear in different tenses Tenses Statement (Affirmative) Question. old. (*) Lưu ý: Thì hiện tại hoàn thành ở ví dụ (1) nhấn mạnh ý sự việc sẽ diễn ra rồi, xong rồi. Nếu không nhấn mạnh ý này (rồi, xong rồi) thì chỉ ñơn thuần sử dụng thì hiện tại ñơn như