Date: 23/7/2025
Unit 2: PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE
A. PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE (Thì hiện tại đơn)
1. Usage:
Example: 1. She always travels to work by bus.
2. I like playing badminton in the afternoon.
3. It is very cold in winter in Russia.
2. Form
a) Positive: (Câu khẳng định)
S + V(s/es) + O + Adv…………
Trong đó: Các ngôi: I / You / They / We + V(infinitive)
He / She / It/ Nam + V-s/es
* Cách chia động từ cho ngôi thứ 3 số it ( He/ She/ It/ Nam)
+) Cách 1: Hầu hết các động từ được thêm “s” khi dùng cho các ngôi thứ 3 số ít
Example: He lives She cleans it runs Mary reads
+) Cách 2: Đối với các động từ có tận cùng là: O, S, Z, CH, X, SH
Ông Sáu Zà Chạy Xe SH
Example: He goes…
+) Cách 3: Những động từ có chữ cái tận cùng là Y. Đứng trước Y là 1 Phụ âm thì chúng ta phải đổi
Y thành IE rồi thêm S
Example: He (study) studies She (cry) cries
I ( play) ………………… I (work) …………………… I (watch) …………………….
You ( play) ………………… You (work) …………………… You (watch) …………………
He ( play) ………………… He (work) …………………… He (watch) ……………………
She ( play) ………………… She (work) …………………… She (watch) …………………
It ( play) ………………… It (work) …………………… It (watch) …………………….
They ( play) ……………… They (work) ………………… They (watch) …………………
We ( play) ………………… We (work) …………………… We (watch) …………………
I ( fly) ……………………. I ( wash) ……………………. I (live) …………………
You ( fly) ………………… You ( wash) ………………… You (match) ……………
He ( fly) …………………… He ( wash) …………………… He (like) …………………
She ( fly) ………………… She ( wash) ………………… She (finish) ………………
It ( fly) ……………………. It ( wash) ……………………. It (cry) …………………
They ( fly) ………………. They ( wash) ………………… They ( eat) ………………
We ( fly) ………………… We ( wash) ………………… We (miss) …………………
Bài tập 1: Viết dạng đúng những động từ dưới đây.
1. Tanya (speak).....................................................German very well.
2. I often (drink) ............................................ coffee.
3. He (open) …………………... the windows at 7.30 every morning.
4. Minh (do)……………………….. ... . .. ..judo every day.
5. My parents (live) ……………………….... .. . ................. in a very small flat.
6. The lessons (start)……….... .................. . ....... .. ....at 7.00 every morning.
Bài tập 2: Punctuation.
Correct the passage.
hi my names linh im from nghe an province. i am a student of grade 6. my school is small. it has two
floors. it is surrounded by green fields and tall trees. every day i go to school at 6.30. i often go on foot. i
wear my uniform to school on Monday. my english teacher is ms hoa. she is very nice. i like english very
much
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Bài tập 3: Put the verbs in brackets in the present simple
1. The flight (start) ……………………. at 6 a.m every Thursday.
2. I like Math and she (like)………………………….Literature.
3. I (bake) ……………………. cookies twice a month.
4. My best friend (write) ……………………. to me every week.
5. Jane always ……………………. (take care) of her sister.
6. My family (have)……………….…….a holiday in December every year.
7. Martha and Kevin …………………. (swim) twice a week.
8. She ……………………. (help) the kids of the neighborhood?
9. Mike (be) ……………. humour. He always ……………(tell) us funny stories.
10. Linda and Uma (be) ……………………. my friends.
11. He ……………………. (not listen) to us.
12. We often ……………………. (stay) at a hotel at weekend.
13. I ……………………. (go) to bed early on Sundays.
14. Jill ……………………. (have) a lot of money.
15. They usually ……………………. (leave) on Sunday?
16. We ……………………. (meet) in Berlin each year.
17. We ……………………. ( not go) to discos on Fridays.
18. He normally ……………………. (come) on time. I can’t hear you!
19. I sometimes……………………. (have) a shower.
20. Sam ……………………. (do) his homework at night.
Reading
I. Put the word from the box in each gap to complete the following passage.
their on begins go
off school all learn
In England, when the school children come to school, they first (1) ……….……. to the classroom. They
take (2)…………….their coats and raincoats, their caps and hats, and then go to (3) …………….classrooms.
Some of the students go to the laboratories and workshops where they (4) ……………. physics, chemistry
and art. When a student is (5) ………………. duty, he comes to (6)……………. very early. He has to open
(7)………………. the windows, water the flowers and clean the blackboard so everything is ready for the
first lesson. At seven thirty the teacher comes into the room and the lesson (8) ……………….
II. Read the conversations and answer the questions.
Mrs Hoa: What’s your new school like? Is it big?
Minh: Well, it’s very big.
Mrs Hoa: How many classrooms are there in your school?
Minh: Let me see. There are twenty four.
Mrs Hoa: How many students are there in your classroom?
Minh: There are forty. All of my classmates are new to me.
Mrs Hoa: Are they friendly to you?
Minh: Yeah. And my teachers are nice to me.
Mrs Hoa: Good. Where is your classroom?
Minh: Well, it is on the second floor.
Mrs Hoa: Do you enjoy your lessons today?
Minh: Oh, yes. They are very interesting.
Answer the questions:
1. What’s Minh’s new school like?
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2. Does his school have 20 classrooms?
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3. Does he know all his classmates?
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4. How are Minh teachers?
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5. Does Minh have a nice first day at his new school?
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Write
Write a letter to Sam (80-100 words) and tell him about your school and the school activity that you
like most.
You can base on some suggestions below:
- About your school:
school name: ................................................................................
location: ................................................................................
number of classes: ................................................................................
number of teachers and students: ................................................................................
special rooms: ................................................................................
How are the teachers and your schoolmates ................................................................................
- About your favorite school activity:
What is it? ................................................................................
How often do you join it? ................................................................................
Who do you join with? ................................................................................
Why do you like it most? ................................................................................