Present Simple - Present Continuous

1. Choose the correct options.

(Chọn các phương án đúng.)

1. We don’t watch/aren’t watching TV now, but we can watch later.

2. John doesn’t like/isn’t liking social media, so he doesn’t use it.

3. Lydia writes/is writing in her diary every evening before she goes to bed.

4. Anna and Joe study/are studying for their exams these days.

5. I send/am sending a letter to my pen pal in Australia every month.

6. My mum doesn’t chat/isn’t chatting on the telephone at the moment.

7. Are you going/Do you go to the cinema this evening, Ray?

8. What are you often doing/do you often do in the evening?

2. 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. _______ (Tiên/have) a blog about fashion and lifestyle?

2. Minh _______ (read) his emails on his laptop right now.

3. When _______ (the sports centre/close) on weekdays?

4. _______ (Mum/write) a letter to her friend at the moment?

5. Where _______ (you/meet) Luke after school this afternoon?

6. George _______ (eat) cereal for breakfast every morning because it’s easy to prepare.

7. I _______ (not/drink) tea because I _______ (not/like) the taste.

8. I _______ (not/go) swimming tomorrow because the pool _______ (not/open) on Sundays.

3. Form the questions for the underlined parts.

(Đặt câu hỏi cho những phần được gạch chân.)

1. I am writing a blog post about modern lifestyle.

______________________________________________________________

2. My sister goes to bed at 11:00 p.m.

______________________________________________________________

3. John is sending text message to his best friend. ______________________________________________________________

4. I get up at 5:30 a.m. because I want to work out before school.

______________________________________________________________

5. We go to school on foot.

______________________________________________________________

6. Anna is meeting Tom at the cinema tonight.

______________________________________________________________

Past Simple - Past Continuous

4. Choose the correct answer.

(Chọn câu trả lời đúng.)

1. At 8 o’clock this morning, I walked/was walking to school.

2. I wrote/was writing a blog post when you called/were calling me.

3. My sister chatted/was chatting with her friend all evening yesterday.

4. Jimmy woke/was waking up, picked/was picking up his smartphone and looked/was looking at social media.

5. Did people wear/Were people wearing traditional clothes 50 years ago?

6. My parents often bought/were buying food from street vendors in the past.

7. Thi recorded/was recording the vlog while Khánh talked/was talking to the camera.

8. People didn’t shop/weren’t shopping online in the past because they didn’t have/weren’t having the Internet.

5. 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. _______ (you/send) me a text message last night?

2. Bella _______ (use) social media all day yesterday.

3. We _______ (not/watch) videos online at 11 o’clock last night.

4. Were you eating dinner when you _______ (hear) the news?

5. I _______ (practise) the violin from 3:00 to 5:00 this afternoon.

6. _______ (Paul/do) his homework all yesterday evening?

7. Dad _______ (work) on his laptop while I _______ (talk) on the phone.

8. I _______ (not/read) Quân’s latest blog post three days ago.

6. Use the prompts to form questions and answers about what the people were doing at 4 p.m. yesterday.

(Sử dụng gợi ý để đặt câu hỏi và trả lời về những gì mọi người đang làm lúc 4 giờ chiều hôm qua.)

wish + Past Simple

7. Use the verbs in brackets to write wishes for the present.

(Dùng động từ trong ngoặc để viết lời chúc ở hiện tại.)

Dear Diary,

Sue’s mum is taking her to a water park this weekend. I wish I (1) _______ (can/go) to a water park, but my mum is busy/ I wish she (2) _______ (not/work) at weekends. She’s a nurse and people don’t stop being ill just because it’s the weekend! My dad isn’t here either. He is in New York on a business trip. I wish he (3) _______ (not/travel) so much. I miss him. But it’s OK. In June, we’re going on a family holiday together! I wish it (4) _______ (be) June now, but it’s only March. I wish I (5) _______ (know) where we’re going too, but my parents want it to be a surprise. I’m very excited!

8. Rewrite the sentences using wish + Past Simple.

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

1. I don’t have any brothers or sisters.

I wish ________________________________________________________.

2. Tuyết can’t play badminton well.

Tuyết wishes __________________________________________________.

3. He works at the weekend.

He wishes ____________________________________________________.

4. Tony hasn’t got a TV in his bedroom.

Tony wishes ___________________________________________________.

5. My city is crowded and polluted.

I wish ________________________________________________________.

6. I don’t know how to make a video call on my smartphone.

I wish ________________________________________________________.

7. My grandparents don’t live in the countryside.

My grandparents wish ___________________________________________.

8. John’s phone doesn’t work well.

John wishes ___________________________________________________.

Review

9. Choose the correct options.

(Chọn các phương án đúng.)

1. Samantha _______ with her neighbour in the garden right now.

A. isn’t playing                                   B. didn’t play                          C. doesn’t play                            D. wasn’t playing

2. The coffee shop near my house _______ at 9:00 a.m. on weekdays.

A. is opening                           B. open                                                            C. opens                                              D. opened

3. Jill and Sue usually _______ at 6:30 a.m. because their school is quite far away.

A. get up                                             B. got up                                             C. are getting up                                 D. were getting up

4. _______ an email to your grandma and grandpa in New Zealand yesterday?

A. Did you send                                  B. Do you send                                   C. Are you sending                 D. Were you sending

5. Last night, I fell asleep on the sofa while I _______ a film.

A. watched                                          B. was watching                                 C. am watching                                   D. watches

6. I _______ at my smartphone before I go to school in the morning.

A. wasn’t looking                   B. don’t look                           C. didn’t look                             D. am not looking

7. Quang _______ his first vlog tomorrow afternoon and I’m in it.

A. recorded                                         B. records                                            C. is recording                        D. was recording

8. Hoa wishes she _______ more followers on social media.

A. has                                                  B. had                                                  C. is having                                         D. was having

9. Jake _______ an email to his friend in Europe while his sister _______ lunch.

A. wrote, made                                  

B. is writing, is making         

C. was writing, was making

D. writes, makes

10. I _______ to a podcast about the history of the USA at 3 p.m. yesterday.

A. listened                                           B. am listening                                    C. listen                                                           D. was listening

10. 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.)

A: (1) _______ (send) text messages to your friends right now?

B: No, I (2) _______ (watch) videos on social media. I (3) _______ (not/usually/use) text messages to chat to my friends.

A: Well, I (4) _______ (go) shopping tonight. Do you want to come with me?

B: OK, Mum. What (5) _______ (we/buy)?

A: A present for your cousin Jamie. His birthday party is tomorrow and you know we always (6) _______ (attend) family parties.

B: But he is only two years old! It’s sure to be boring.

A: Well, your other cousins from Việt Nam (7) _______ (come), too. (8) _______ (you/remember) them?

B: Yes. I’m really looking forward to seeing them again.

11. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple or the Present Continuous.

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

A: What (1) _______ (you/do) on the computer at 9 o’clock last night?

B: I (2) _______ (not/play) computer games, Mum! I (3) _______ (research) the Victorians. These people lived in the UK between 1837 and 1901 when Victoria was the queen.

A: I see. What (4) _______ (you/learn) about them?

B: A lot! The Victorians (5) _______ (make) developments in many fields, but they (6) _______ (have) problems too. Many Victorians (7) _______ (be) poor and many children (8) _______ (not/go) to school.

A: You should read Oliver Twist. It’s a Victorian book about the same issues. You can watch the film, too.

B: Thanks, Mum.