TENSES OF VERBS PRESENT SIMPLE I. GRAMMAR: PRONOUNS Pronouns Number Person Gender* Subject Object Possessive Reflexive Possessive adjectives 1st m/f I me mine myself my 2nd m/f you you yours yourself your M he him his himself his F she her hers herself her Singular 3rd N it it its itself its 1st m/f we us ours ourselves our 2nd m/f you you yours yourselves your Plural 3rd m/f/n they them theirs themselves their * m=male f=female n=neuter Examples: Subject She likes homework. Object My brothers give me some sweets. possessive This homework is yours. Pronoun Reflexive John and Mark do the homework themself. possessive adjective The boys break her glasses. II. EXERCISES A. Subject pronoun 1. My name is Sue. ………… am English. And this is my family. 2. My mum's name is Angie. …………. is from Germany. 3. Bob is my dad. ………….is a waiter. 4. On the left you can see Simon. ……… is my brother. 5. Sue and Simon are my friends. …………….are twins. 6. Our dog is a girl, Judy. ……………… is two years old. 7. Sue, Simon and Bob are my classmates. ….live in Canterbury. ……. is not far from London. 8. My grandparents live in London. …………….often come and see us. 9. What can ……………………tell me about your family? B. Object pronouns 1. My sister Jane loves books. This novel is for (she) ………… 2. My children like Disney films. The video is for (they)…………… 3. My brother Matt collects picture postcards. These postcards are for (he)…………… 4. My parents like Latin music. The CD is for (they). 5. I like watches. This nice watch is for (I). 6. My wife and I love sweets. These sweets are for (we). 7. My nephew likes cars. The toy truck is for (he). 8. My neighbour wants to go to California next year. The guide book is for (she). 9. Here is another souvenir. I don't know what to do with (it). 10. You know what? - It's for (you). C.Possessive Adjectives:Replace the personal pronouns by possessive adjectives. 1. Where are (you)……………. friends now? 2. Here is a postcard from (I)………… friend Peggy. 3. She lives in Australia now with (she)………… family. 4. (She)……………. husband works in Newcastle. 5. (He)………… company builds ships. 6. (They)………… children go to school in Newcastle. 7. (I) …………husband and I want to go to Australia, too. 8. We want to see Peggy and (she)………… family next winter. 9. (We)…………. winter! 10. Because it is (they)…………… summer. D. Possessive Pronouns: Replace the personal pronouns by possessive pronouns. 1. This book is (you). 2. The ball is (I). 3. The blue car is (we). 4. The ring is (she). 5. We met Paul and Jane last night. This house is (they). 6. The luggage is (he). 7. The pictures are (she). 8. In our garden is a bird. The nest is (it). 9. This cat is (we). 10. This was not my fault. It was (you). E. Reflexive Pronouns Fill in the correct reflexive pronouns. 1. I did not want to believe it and then I saw the UFO. 2. The girl looked at ………….in the mirror. 3. Freddy, you'll have to do your homework…………… 4. You don't need to help them. They can do it……………. 5. I introduced …………to my new neighbour. 6. Boys, can you make your beds……………? 7. She made ………… a pullover. 8. What happens when a fighting fish sees …………….in the mirror? 9. The father decided to repair the car ……………………. 10. We can move the table ………………  Fill in the blanks with HE, SHE, IT, WE, THEY cat and horse………… Mary…………… Tom …………… Jack and I ………… books …………. sister …………. You and Dave ……… plane …………. sunshine ………. Cheese ……………… cactus ………… parents ………… Pamela ……………… news scissors geese ……………. flowers ………… piano ……………. school …………. daughter ………… milk …………… children ……… sugar ……… feet ………… bicycle ………… Ann and Kate ………. tennis …………. son ……………. mice …………… sky ……………. shop ……………. buses ………… papers ………… Mr. Green …………… brother-in-law …………. picture ……… friendship …………. dolphin ………… The Riggs family ………  Translate into Vietnamese 1. Một người ăn chay không ăn thịt. 2. Chúng tôi không làm việc vào các ngày Thứ Bảy và Chủ Nhật. 3. Tôi luôn luôn cố gắng hết sức mình để học tập tốt. 4. Mặt trời mọc ở đằng Đông, lặn ở đằng Tây. 5. Vào mùa Thu lá cây ngả màu vàng và rụng xuống. 6. Nước sôi ở 100 o C. (100 degrees celsius)/ (100 degrees centigrade) 7. Anh trai tôi kô sống ở đây. Anh ấy sống ở thành phố Hồ Chí Minh.  Complete the sentences below 8. What/ he/ do/ free time? 9. How often/ Olympic Games/ take place? 10. Who/ teach/ you/ English/ school? 11. Atheist/ believe/ God? 12. My father/ always/ go/ work/ car. 13. What time/ you/ go/ bed/ everyday? 14. What/ your name? 15. What/ you/ do? And what/ your father/ do? 16. You/ usually/ get up early/ the morning? 17. What/ you and your sister/ do/ your free time? 18. You/ like/ cook? 19. Today/ the weather/ very cool. 20. My mother/ not/ like/ watch/ films. 21. My brother/ interviewer. 22. He/ always/ interview/ famous people on TV. 23. Mary and Jack/ study/ English very well. They/ not study/ maths. 24. I/ learn to play the piano/ because/ I/ like it. 25. Lan and Hoa/ not like/ English. They/ think/ English/ be/ difficult. 26. Everyday/ My brother and I/ go/ school by bus. 27. We/ not/ buy those flowers. We/ think/ they/ not be/ beautiful. 28. We/ start work/ 7.30 everyday. 29. Our lessons/ finish/ 4.30 everyday. 30. I/ not like/ the “Yes” men around me. 31. First you/ say “Yes”/ then you/ say “No”. It/ be/ so difficult to understand you. 32. They/ know/ where Jack and David/ live. 33. I/ not know/ who/ be/ you? 34. They/ look at her/ then they/ smile. 35. The computers/ not be/ mine. 36. Where/ you/ want to go? -> I/ want to go to the market. 37. What/ they/ talk to you? -> They/ tell me about Jim. 38. You/ love/ me? 39. My brothers/ like Boxing very much. They always/ watch it on T.V in the evening. 40. My sisters/ cut the cake then they/ give me a small piece. 41. My brother and I/ live/ in Ho Chi Minh city.My brother/ not/ married and neither am I. 42. I/ usually/ get the bus to work. Sometimes/ I/ go/ motorbike. 43. You/ ever/ go to work/ car?  Give the correct form of verbs 1. We seldom (eat) before 6.30. 2. The sun (rise) in the East and (set) in the West 3. It (be) often hot in Summer. But now it (be) cold. 4. My mother sometimes (buy) vegetables at this market. 5. Everyday, I and my brother (walk) to school because we (not/have) bicycle or motorbike. Our family (not/be) very rich. My father (be) an engineer, and he (work) for a construction company in Oxford. He (not/ go) home until the weekend. My mother (be) a nurse, she (be) always busy with her work at London hospital. Sometimes, she (work) at nights. We never (have) any holidays, because our parents (not/ have) free time. In summer, we usually (visit) our grandparents in Oxford, and of cousre, we (take) the train. It (be) slow but cheap. 6. Everyday, Mark (study) chess problems with his father the he (watch) some model games on T.V. He (play) chess all day and never (feel) bored. . TENSES OF VERBS PRESENT SIMPLE I. GRAMMAR: PRONOUNS Pronouns Number Person Gender* Subject Object . go to work/ car?  Give the correct form of verbs 1. We seldom (eat) before 6.30. 2. The sun (rise) in the East and (set) in the West 3. It (be) often hot in Summer. But now it (be) cold sống ở thành phố Hồ Chí Minh.  Complete the sentences below 8. What/ he/ do/ free time? 9. How often/ Olympic Games/ take place? 10. Who/ teach/ you/ English/ school? 11. Atheist/ believe/