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PRESENT SIMPLE |
I/you/we/they do like wash catch carry go… | |
He/she/it does likes washes catches carries goes… | |
- | I/You/we/they don’t like don’t wash… |
He/she/it doesn’t like doesn’t wash… | |
? | Do you like…? Do they like…? Do we go…? |
Does he like…? Does she go…? Does it work…? |
Hiện tại đơn được dùng để miêu tả hoặc nói đến 1 hành động chúng ta thường làm.
VD: I go to school five days a week. I don’t go at weekends.
Thì hiện tại đơn được dùng để chia các động từ chỉ ‘trạng thái’ như “love”, và “know”.
VD: I love ice cream but I hate fish.
I know your sister.
Hiện tại đơn cũng được dùng để nói đến một sự thật hiển nhiên, một chân lý.
VD: The sun rises in the east.
Mr Hogwash is an English language teacher who has brought some family photographs to show to his class. First he tells his pupils a little about his family.
Bạn phải điền vào những chỗ trống trong đoạn văn sau, sử dụng dạng đúng của thì hiện tại đơn với những động từ đã được cho trong ngoặc:
I’d like to introduce you to my family. This photograph 1.__________ (SHOW) my brother Reggie, my sister Mavis, my grandparents and my parents. I 2.____________ (BE) in the picture, too. Let me tell you a bit about them. My parents 3.___________(BE) from Scotland. My father 4.__________ (WORK) in a bank and my mother 5._______(TEACH) at the local primary school. Reggie doesn’t work; he just 6._________ (SIT) at home all day and 7.________ (WATCH) television. Mavis and her husband, Derek, 8._________ (SELL) fruit and vegetables at a local market. They 9.___________ (LIKE) to travel and 10._________ (GO) away on holiday three times a year. My grand-father 11.________ (LIVE) with my grandmother in a cottage by the sea. They 12._________ (ENJOY) a quiet and peaceful life.
Tạo những câu hỏi sử dụng thì hiện tại đơn như trong những ví dụ dưới đây:
Do |
I | like lemons? |
You | live in London? | |
We | sell cars? | |
they | work? |
Does |
He | Teach English? |
She | Speak English? | |
it | Work? | |
e.g. Does he see his sister once a year?
1. _______________________________
3. _______________________________
2. _______________________________
4. _______________________________
Tạo câu phủ định trong thì hiện tại đơn như sau:
I |
Don’t |
live in London. travel much. |
You | ||
We | ||
They |
He |
Doesn’t |
work on Mondays. speak Chinese. |
She | ||
it | ||
Đổi những câu sau thành câu phủ định:
1. I hate cooking
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2. She plays in a football team.
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3. We live in France.
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4. The photograph shows my house.
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5. My parents watch old films on TV.
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6. You dance very well.
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7. Birds fly north in the winter.
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8. My brother tries hard at school.
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