This document provides exercises to practice simple present and present continuous tenses in English. It includes gap fills, questions, corrections and rearrangement activities focused on verbs in the simple present and present continuous. The exercises are accompanied by explanations in Vietnamese and cover topics like daily routines, actions happening now, and habitual actions. The document aims to help English learners practice and improve their skills with verb tenses.
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2. Bài tập thì hiện tại đơn (1)
I. Complete the sentences with appropriate form of the
verbs in brackets
1. Jake ………… (catch) the bus to school at half past eight
in the morning.
2. I ……… (not take) the bus to go to work. I
………….. (drive).
3. …………………… (this problem/happen) very often?
4. ……………. (you/fly) to New York very often?
5. Sandra ……………… (not listen) to the radio in the
morning.
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3. Bài tập thì hiện tại đơn (2)
6. My parents ………….. (love) art, they …… (go) to
museums very often
7. What time ………….. (your sister/have) lunch?
8. ………..thirsty? (you, be)
9. Jerry (live) ………in Boston but he …………..(not
like) that city.
10. She……….beautiful but she………intelligent.
(be not, be)
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4. Bài tập thì hiện tại đơn (3)
II. Ask for the bold part of the sentence.
1. Julia likes pop-music. 2. Maria comes from Spain.
3. They play in the garden. 4. Rick rides his bike.
5. I go to the cinema on Saturdays.
6. We go to Mallorca because it is warm there..
7. Joe repairs his bike.
8. Robin drives his car carefully
9. Peter runs with his dog every day
10. Eric goes to Italy for a holiday. –
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5. Bài tập thì hiện tại đơn (4)
III. Fill in the gaps using the correct form of the verb in
brackets. Add "S", "ES" OR "IES" if necessary
1. Amit …….. (get up) at 7.00 and ………..(go) into the
bathroom to wash. He …….(wash) his face and
…………(brush) his teeth. Then he ………(put on) his
clothes.
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6. Bài tập thì hiện tại đơn (5)
2. Amit's mother and father ……….(have) coffee in the
morning, but Amit ……….(drink) orange juice to drink.
At 7.45, Amit …………(leave) his house and
…………(walk) to the bus-stop. He ………..(try) not to
be late for school. Amit ………….(come) home from
school at 2.00 in the afternoon. He ………….(eat) lunch
and …………(do) his homework. Then he
……….(watch) television, ………..(read) a book or
…………….(play) with his friends.
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7. Bài tập thì hiện tại đơn (6)
IV. Put the words in brackets in the correct place
1. I………….keep………….my room tidy (always)
2. Do you…………go………..on holiday in winter?
(sometimes)
3. ………he………helps with the housework. (never)
4. She…………..plays………..cards (rarely)
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8. Bài tập thì hiện tại đơn (7)
5. Does he…….visit ………….his friends? (often)
6. They………….don’t………….eat sweets. (often)
7. We…………eat……………a lot of vegetables.
(usually)
8. You…………must………tell lies. (never)
9. She…………..cannot………….answer…………the
teacher’s question. (always)
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9. Bài tập thì hiện tại đơn (8)
V. Arrange the words to make sentences in simple present.
1. on/ we / play card games/ always/ Mondays–
2. he / and/ evenings/ read /comics/ like/ listen/ to / in /
the/music
3. she / her friends/ to be/ to/ nice
4. they / their/ every/ Sunday/ help/ parents/morning/ on/
housework
5. I / street/ newspaper/ on / buy /the/ every/ a /Saturday _
6. a/ He/ twice/ football/ week/ play
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10. Bài tập thì hiện tại đơn (9)
VI. Correct mistakes in these sentences
1. I gets up at seven o'clock.
2. John brush his teeth after breakfast.
3. You not start work at half past eight.
4. Do Mary sell fruit in the market?
5. Does you sell maps of the city?
6. Mark don't read a book every week.
7. Your parents drinks coffee very often.
8. Mike usually carry a handbag whenever he travel abroad.
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11. Bài tập thì hiện tại đơn (10)
VII. Put the verbs in the correct form:
1. What …….you usually …….(have) for breakfast?
2. My mum often … (read) a book before she ….(go) to bed.
3. Where ……the new student … (come) from? Oh, I ……
(think) he …….(come) from Australia.
4. They…….(not come) to school by bus, they … (come) on
foot.
5. My parents sometimes …… (go) to the cinema on
Saturday. My father …… (like) action films, but my
mother ………(prefer) comedies.
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12. Bài tập thì hiện tại đơn (11)
6. As soon as she ………..(arrive) home, she always
………..(have) a cup of tea.
7. Mark never ………. (watch) TV in the evening, his parents
………….(not let) him.
8. Mary …………(have) computer classes twice a week.
9. When ………….you usually …………..(do) your
homework? I always ………….(do) it in the afternoon.
10. My dad ……….. (drink) ten cups of coffee a day.
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13. Bài tập thì hiện tại tiếp diễn (1)
I. Put the verb in brackets in the correct form of the
Present Continuous Tense.
1. John ……….(read) a book now.
2. What ………..(you do) tonight?
3. Jack and Peter ………..(work) late today.
4. Maria ………….(not sit) next to Paul.
5. How many other students ………….(you study) with?
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14. Bài tập thì hiện tại tiếp diễn (2)
6. Everybody from my class ………(to come) to watch me
play this afternoon
7. As I ………..(to sing) my song, two of my class mates
start to laugh.
8. Henry ………(to play) records, while his brother (to
sleep) in his room.
9. Do you know of anybody who ……….(not to study) right
now?
10. On Thursday, I………….(to see) my boss at 3 pm.
11. Where is he? He …………..(to play) in the garden.
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15. Bài tập thì hiện tại tiếp diễn (3)
II. Ask for the bold parts in these sentences
1. My father is going to the cinema tonight with his
friends.
2. They are playing an interesting game on the computer.
3. She is listening to the radio at the moment.
4. She is staying at home alone because her parents are
visiting their relatives.
5. We are meeting our new clients tonight.
6. Look! The dog is peeing on the carpet.
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16. Bài tập thì hiện tại tiếp diễn (4)
III. Decide which usage of present continuous is
applied in each sentence
1. The neighbor’s dog is always barking at night.
2. Are you writing composition?
3. He is constantly talking. I wish he would shut up.
4. According to the information given in this graph the
number of people addicted to smoking is decreasing.
5. They are not watching television right now.
6. You are learning for your exams this month.
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17. Bài tập thì hiện tại tiếp diễn (5)
7. You are not watching TV at the moment.
8. I am seeing my dentist tomorrow
9. The number of the employees leaving the company
after five years is increasing.
10. I am reading the book my cousin has lent me.
11. My cousin is living in Russia at the moment.
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18. Bài tập thì hiện tại tiếp diễn (6)
IV. Tick the right ones and correct the wrong ones
1. I’m not understanding what the teacher said.
2. Is this dictionary belonging to you?
3. How are you feeling now?
4. What is this word meaning, please?
5. I’m needing a lot more information before I decide.
6. She’s planning to visit the USA next year.
7. We’re hoping to buy a new flat soon.
8. How much are you know about your family history?
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19. Bài tập phân biệt hiện tại đơn và hiện tại tiếp diễn (1)
I. Choose one suitable option
1. Look! Junko ________ into the water. (Jump/ is
jumping)
2. I ________ lunch in the cafeteria every day. (have/ am
having)
3. I ________ to Toronto next Thursday. Do you want to
come? (go/ am going)
4. Don't give Jan any cheese. She ________ it! (hates/ is
hating)
5. You won't find Jerry at home right now. He ________ in
the library. (studies/ is studying)
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20. Bài tập phân biệt hiện tại đơn và hiện tại tiếp diễn (2)
6. Once a week, I ________ to an art class at thecollege.
(go/ am going)
7. I ________ you're crazy! (think/ am thinking)
8. Salman is rich -- he ________ a Mercedes. (drives/ is
driving)
9. It ________ quite hard -- perhaps we shouldn't go
out tonight. (snows/ is snowing)
10. Marie-Claude isn't a Canadian. I ________ she
comes from France. (believe/ is believing)
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21. Bài tập phân biệt hiện tại đơn và hiện tại tiếp diễn (3)
II. Fill in the blanks
Next week, my friends and I (go) camping in the
woods. I (organize) the food, because I (like) cooking.
Dave (have) a big car with a trailer, so he (plan) the
transportation. Sam (bring) the tent -- he (go) camping
every year, so he (have) a great tent and lots of other
equipment. My wife (think) we're crazy. She (like)
holidays in comfortable hotels, so she (take) a trip to
Paris instead.
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22. Bài tập phân biệt hiện tại đơn và hiện tại tiếp diễn (4)
III. Put the verbs in the correct tense
1. _____ your homework at night? (you / always / do)
2. When _____ (Mary / usually / get up)?
3. Where _____? It's only six o'clock! (you / go)
4. I can't go now. _____ your dinner. (I / cook)
5. Mary _____ her mother. (never / help)
6. _____ books in your free time? (you / read)
7. Excuse me, but _____ on my foot. (you / stand)
8. _____ her teeth at the moment. (she / clean)
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23. Bài tập phân biệt hiện tại đơn và hiện tại tiếp diễn (5)
9. We _____ our friends very often. (not / visit)
10. How many languages (you/speak)?
11. What (you/do) at the moment?
12. I (not/believe) that you are a millionaire.
13. He (not/wear) a tie today.
14. He often (travel) abroad on business.
15. David is in Paris this week. He (stay) at the Hilton.
16. When father _______, will we go out? (come back)
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24. Bài tập phân biệt hiện tại đơn và hiện tại tiếp diễn (6)
17. I hate living in my city because it ________.
(rain, always)
18. Those shoes ________too much. (cost)
19. I _______broke! (be)
20. We ______small problem. (have)
21. You ________sad. What's the matter? (look)
22. I _________dinner tonight. Would you like to come?
(cook)
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25. Bài tập phân biệt hiện tại đơn và hiện tại tiếp diễn (7)
23. Has she been crying? She ___________too good
(not, look)
24. What ___________up there?(you, do)
25. I'm sorry I can't hear what you (say) because everybody
(talk) so loudly
25. Usually, I (work) as a secretary at ABT, but this summer
I (study) French at a language school in Paris. That is why
I am in Paris
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26. Bài tập phân biệt hiện tại đơn và hiện tại tiếp diễn (8)
IV. Put the verbs in the present simple or in the present
continuous
1. The fire (smoke) horribly. I can’t see across the room
2. This car (make) a very strange noise. You (think) it is all
right? ~ Oh, that noise (not matter). It always (make)
noise like that.
3. You (believe) all that the newspapers say? ~ No, I (not
believe) any of it
4. He usually (drink) coffee but today he (drink) tea
5. What she (do) in the evening? ~ She usually (play) cards
or (watch) TV
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27. Bài tập phân biệt hiện tại đơn và hiện tại tiếp diễn (8)
6. Why you (put) on your coat? ~ I (go) for a walk.
You (come) with me? ~ Yes, I’d love to go. You
(mind) if I bring my dog
7. You (like) this necklace? I (give) it to my daughter
for her birthday tomorrow
8. These workmen are never satisfied. They always
(complain)
9. Tom and Mr Pitt (have) long conversation. I
(wonder) what they (talk) about
10. I (wear) my sunglasses today because the sun is
very strong
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28. Bài tập phân biệt hiện tại đơn và hiện tại tiếp diễn (9)
V. Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present
Progressive.
A. Maria (want) to improve her English. Therefore, she (do) a
language course in London at the moment. She (stay) with
a host family and (must) take the tube to get to her
language school. It (be) only a five-minute walk to the
nearest tube station. The tube (leave) at half past eight.
The first lesson (begin) at 9 o'clock. In the afternoons, the
school (offer) sightseeing tours in and around London.
Tomorrow, the students of the language school (go) to
Windsor.
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29. Bài tập phân biệt hiện tại đơn và hiện tại tiếp diễn (10)
B. James (live) in a little village. He (be) in his last year at
school. After school, James (want) to become a banker.
So this week, he (do) a practical course in a bank. There
(be) a bank in a nearby town, but James (have) to take
the bus to get there. The bus (leave) at 5.30 in the
morning and (return) at 8.15 in the evening. James (not /
like) to spend so much time in town before and after
work, waiting for the bus. Therefore, this week he (stay)
with his aunt, who (live) in town. James usually (wear)
jeans and t-shirts, but while he (work) for the bank
now, he (wear) a suit and a tie.
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