I. VERB TENSES

TENSES
(CÁC THÌ)
FORMS
(CÔNG THỨC)
MARKERS
(CÁC DẤU HIỆU)

S. Present
(HTĐ)
S + V/V(s/es)
trợ động từ: ____/____
every+time (every week,..), often, frequently, usually, sometimes, always, rarely, seldom (hiếm khi), sự thật, thói quen, …

S. Past
(QKĐ)

S + V(ed/2)
trợ động từ: ____/____
last + time (last night,…), time + ago (two days ago, …), yesterday, in 2000, …

S. Future
(TLĐ)

S +_____+ V
next + time ( next year,…), tomorrow, tonight, in 2015, some day(ngày nào đó), sooner or later (kg sớm thì muộn), in the future, …

Present cont.
(HTTD)

S + ___/___/___ + V-ing
now, right now, at the moment, at present, Listen!, Look!, Be careful!...

Past cont.
(QKTD)

S + ___/___/___ + V-ing
at 8 o’clock last night, at that time, when, while, …

(Hành động dài: QKTD; Hành động ngắn: QKĐ)

Pre. perfect
(HTHT)
S + ___/___ + V(ed/3)
since+Th.điểm, for+KTG, since + S+V(QKĐ), already, just, yet, ever, never…before, lately, recently(gần đây), so far (từ trước đến nay), up to now (cho đến nay), …

Past Perfect
(QKHT)

S + ___ + V(ed/3)
as soon as (ngay sau khi), when, after, before,…

(Hành động trước: QKHT; Hành động sau: QKĐ)

Exercise 1: Put the verbs in the correct tenses.
The moon ……………………….(go) around the earth.
It ………………………(snow) here in the winter.
He seldom…………………………….(write) to use.
There ………………….(be) no intelligent life on the moon.
My uncle …………………………(come) here next month.
We …………………….( go) to the party tonight.
I ……………………………(lose) my pen yesterday.
Bell ………………………(invent) the telephone a long time ago.
Look! Our bus …………………………(come).
He ……………………(sit) on a sofa in the living room at that time.
Lisa …………………….(cook) in the kitchen when the telephone ……………………(ring).
“War and Peace” …………………….(be) the best book I have ever read.
Lan ………………………. (study) English since last summer.
John is still a bad driver although he ………………………….(drive) cars for three years.
So far, I …………………..(not, see) a camel.
I ………………………(not, meet) all of my friends since we …………………………(leave) school.
It ……………………………(rain) every day so far this month.
After Nam ………………………..(have) dinner, he ……………………..(did) his homework.
As soon as he ………………..(leave) his hometown, the war ………………..(break) out.
Last night I ……………………(walk) along the street when I ………………….(realize) a man with black beard, whom I………………….. (see) three times already, …………………….(follow) me.
Exercise 2: Rewrite.
She started teaching English in this school ten years ago.
She has……….…. …………………………………………………………….……………………………..
I began to learn French since 2009.
I have……….…. …………………………………………………………….……………………………..
Nam started playing soccer for two months.
Nam has……….…. …………………………………………………………….……………………………..
He started living in HCM City when he was ten.
He has……….…. …………………………………………………………….……………………………..
I have kept this diary since 1999.
I began……….…. …………………………………………………………….……………………………..
Susan has worked there for over ten years.
Susan started….…. …………………………………………………………….……………………………..
I last met her two week ago.
I haven’t……….…. …………………………………………………………….……………………………..
John hasn’t written to Liz since April.
John last……….…. …………………………………………………………….……………………………..
When did you last phoned him?
How long…….…. …………………………………………………………….……………………………..
This is the first time I have visited this museum.
I have never…..…. …………………………………………………………….……………………………..
Exercise 3: Complete the table.(IRREGULAR VERBS)


V
V2
V3
Vietnamese meaning

1
BE




2
BEGIN




3
BRING




4
BUILD




5
BUY




6
CATCH




7
FEED




8
FIGHT




9
FIND




10
GET




(Note: Students have to learn these verbs by heart)