Present Simple - Present Continuous

1. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple or the Present Continuous.

(Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì Hiện tại đơn hoặc Hiện tại tiếp diễn.)

1 Mia _______ (not/post) any new vlogs this week because she's busy with her exams.

2 Liam _______ (not/use) email because he _______ (not/like) online communication.

3 I _______ (update) my social media page right now with some new pictures of my latest holiday.

4 We can't join the school trip tomorrow because we _______ (visit) our uncle in the city.

5 Jane _______ (travel) a lot these days. She _______ (want) to relax in a calm environment after long days at work.

6 My mum _______ (work) in the garden now. She _______ (love) growing and taking care of plants.

7 A: _______  (Ivy/be) famous on social media?

B: Yes, she _______ (have) over 10,000 followers.

8 A: How often _______ (you/hear) from your grandmother ?

B: She _______ (send) me a letter every week.

9 A: _______ (you/watch) the TV programme about teenagers' school life at the moment?

B: Yes, and I _______ (write) a new blog entry about it tonight.

10 A: When are you visiting your aunt and uncle?

B: We _______ (leave) tomorrow afternoon. Our flight _______ (take off) at 1:00 p.m.

Past Simple - Past Continuous

2. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple or the Past Continuous.

(Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì Quá khứ đơn hoặc Quá khứ tiếp diễn.)

1 In the past, cars _______ (not/ be) popular. People _______ (walk) or _______ to get around.

2 Jody _______ (prepare) her presentation on her laptop when the power _______ (go) out.

3 My sister ________ (write) a new diary entry while my brother _______ (do) his homework.

4 My mum ________ (not/do) the housework all this afternoon. She _______ (play) sports instead.

5 Andy _______ (watch) a video, _______ (copy) the link and _______ (send) it to Tracy.

6 We _______ (make) a vlog while our parents _______ (shop) online.

7 A: _______ (Sarah/update) her blog yesterday?

B: Yes, she _______ (post) a new entry about traditional and modern lifestyles.

8 A: What _______ (they/do) at noon yesterday?

B: They _______ (watch) online videos of life in the past.

9 A: _______ (Steve/show) you how to make a vlog last Sunday?

B: Yes. We _______ (work) together all day to make my first vlog about teenagers' problems.

10 A: Who _______ (you/talk) to when I _______ (meet) you yesterday?

 B: It's Isabella, my new classmate. She (move) _______ here from London last week.

wish + Past Simple

3. Rewrite the sentences using wish + Past Simple.

(Viết lại câu sử dụng wish + Quá khứ đơn.)

1 She doesn't have enough money to buy that cinema ticket.

She wishes she had enough money to buy that cinema ticket

2 Andy is addicted to computer games.

Andy wishes _____________________________________

3 We don't know how to create a social media account.

We wish ________________________________________

4 Tim and Ed can't talk to each other face-to-face now.

Tim and Ed wish _________________________________

5 We spend too much time on social media.

Our parents wish _________________________________

6 We don't have a car to get around.

We wish ________________________________________

7 Jackie can't ride a motorcycle.

Jackie wishes _____________________________________

8 My cousin doesn't go online to chat with me.

I wish ___________________________________________

9 Amy and Katherine don't see their grandparents every week.

Amy and Katherine wish ____________________________

10 My family lives in a crowded area.

I wish ___________________________________________

Review

4. Choose the correct options.

(Chọn các phương án đúng.)

1 I wish the train _______ so crowded in the morning.

A is                              B isn't                          C was                          D wasn't

2 We _______ emails every day at work.

A send             B sent                          C are sending D were sending

3 I _______ to Bill's house tomorrow to help him make a vlog.

A go                            B am going                 C went             D was going

4 About 100 years ago, people usually _______ food from street vendors.

A buy                          B bought                     C are buying   D were buying

5 My parents _______ in the park near my house all this morning.

A walk            B are walking  C walked                     D were walking

6 Elena wishes she _______ the countryside.

A can                           B can't             C could                        D couldn't

7 Susan _______ text messages to her friends right now.

A doesn't send B didn't send   C isn't sending D wasn't sending

8 I _______ games on my smartphone when my sister _______ it.

A was playing, grabbed

B played, was grabbing

C play, grabs

D am playing, is grabbing

9 The electronics shop _______ at 9:00a.m. It _______ at 10:00 a.m.

A doesn't open, opens

B isn't opening, is opening

C wasn't opening, was opening

D didn't open, opened

10 At 8:00a.m. yesterday, Tony _______ a new blog post while his brother _______.

A writes, chats

B is writing, is chatting

C wrote, chatted

D was writing, was chatting