The present simple, the present progressive and the present perfect tense

 THE PRESENT SIMPLE, THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE 
Period: 6,7 & 8
 AND THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
I.Aim: By the end of the lesson, Students will be able to review and use the present tenses.
II.Teaching aids: lesson plan, handouts, paper, blackboard, workbooks.
III.Procedure:
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Stages and contents
T’s activities
Ss’ activities
I. The Present Simple Tense
 1. Form to be
 - Affirmative: S + V1. S + am/is/are
 - Negative: S + do/does + not + V.. S + am/is/are + not..
 - Interrogative: Do/Does + S + V.? Am/Is/Are + S .?
 2. Use: a. Diễn tả một hành động hoặc một thói quen ở hiện tại (always, usually, often, sometimes, occasionally, seldom, rarely, every.)
 Ex: I usually go to school in the afternoon.
 b. Diễn tả một chân lí, một sự thật lúc nào cũng đúng.
 Ex: The earth moves around the sun
 3. Đối với ngôi thứ ba số ít: He, She, It.
 a. Thêm “S” vào sau động từ thường.
 Ex: Lan often gets up early in the morning.
 b. Thêm “ES” vào sau các động từ tận cùng là: ch, sh, s, x, o, z.
 Ex: He watches a lot of TV on Sundays.
II. The Present Progressive Tense
 1. Form 
 - Affirmative: S + am/is/are + V-ing
 - Negative: S + am/is/are + not + V-ing..
 - Interrogative: Am/Is/Are + S + V-ing .?
 2. Use
 Diễn tả một hành động đang xảy ra trong lúc nói (now, at the moment, at this time, at present.)
-reviews the form, the use of the present simple, present progressive and present perfect.
-look at, listen and answer the T’s questions.
 Ex: - I am looking for the latest newspaper now.
 - They are watching a sport game show at the moment.
 3. Note: 
 Một số động từ không dùng ở thì Present Progressive, mà chỉ dùng ở thì Present Simple: to be, to want, to need, to have (có), to know, to understand.
 Ex: - We are tenth-grade students now.
 - I understand the lesson at the moment.
III. The Present Perfect Tense
 1. Form 
 - Affirmative: S + has/have +V3/ed. 
 - Negative: S + has/have + not + V3/ed.. 
 - Interrogative: Has/Have + S + V3/ed.? 
 2. Use
 a. Diễn tả một hành động xảy ra trong quá khứ và kéo dài đến hiện tại (never, ever, notyet, since, for, so far, until now, up to now,.)
 Ex: We have learnt English for 5 years.
 b. Diễn tả một hành động vừa mới xảy ra (just, recently, lately).
 Ex: She has just gone out.
 c. Diễn tả một hành động xảy ra trong quá khứ không xác định rõ thời gian (already, before)
 Ex: Have you seen this movie before?
 3. Notes
 a. Cách dùng của since và for
 - SINCE: chỉ mốc thời gian (2000, September, I last saw you, )
 - FOR: chỉ khoảng thời gian (3 months, a long time, ages, )
 b. S + has/have +V3/ed since + S + V2/ed.
 Ex: We have known each other since we worked in this factory.
 c. Các trạng từ: never, ever, just, already thường đứng giữa trợ động từ (has/ have) và động từ chính (V3/ed).
 Ex: I have already finished my homework.
EXERCISES
 Put the verbs in parentheses into the correct tense:
1. He (practice)_______________ the piano every day.
2. I (believe)____________ you.
3. Bob (see)______________ this movie before.
4. Jorge (read)____________ the newspaper already.
5. Maria (have)_____________ a cold now.
6. He (swim)_____________ right now.
7. Mr. Johnson (work)____________ in the same place for 35 years.
8. We (not begin)_____________ to study for the test yet.
9. John (hate)____________ smoke.
10. Jill always (get up)____________ at 6.00 a.m.
11. Joan (travel)___________ around the world.
12. We (not see)_____________ this movie yet.
-reviews the form, the use of the present simple, present progressive and present perfect.
-gets ss to do the exercises.
-look at, listen and answer the T’s questions.
1. practices
2. believe
3. has seen
4. has read
5. has.
6. is swimming
7. has worked
8. have not begun
9. hates
10. gets up
11. has traveled
12. have not seen
13. Terry (mow)__________ the lawn yet.
14. John and I (be)______________ pen pals for nearly 3 years.
15. Maryam (stay)____________ with us at the moment.
16. He (wear)___________ the same coat since he (move)___________ here.
17. I (not see)_____________ your brother recently.
18. Listen to those people! What language they (speak) _________?
19. It (not rain)______________ much in our country in winter.
20. I never (talk)_____________ to such an interesting person.
-gets feedback on the answers.
13. has mowed 
14. have been
15. is staying
16. has worn/ moved
17. have not seen
18. are they speaking
19. does not rain
20. have never talked
Exercise 4: Supply the correct verb form.
Be quiet! The baby (sleep). is sleeping
We seldom (eat) before 6:30.eat
Look! A man (run) after the train. He (want) to catch it. is running/wants
The sun (set) in the West. sets
It (be) often hot in summer.is
I (do) an exercise on the present tense at the moment and I (think) that I (know) how to use it now.am doing/think/know
My mother sometimes (buy) vegetables at this market.buys
It (be) very cold now.is
It (rain) much in winter. It (rain) now.rains/is raining
Daisy (cook) some food in the kitchen at present. She always (cook) in the morning.is cooking/cooks
How long you (study) English? - For 5 years.haveyou studied
I (wait) for two hours, but she (not, come) yet. Have been waiting/hasn’t come
She (read) all the books written by Dickens. How many books you (read)? Has read/haveyou read
He (write) a novel for two years, but he (not, finish) it yet.has written/
 has’n tfinished
I (see) that film several times because I like it.have seen
I (see) her before. I (see) her last year.have seen/saw
What you (do) yesterday? I (go) to Can Tho with my friends.diddo/went
You (watch) TV last night? –Yes, at 7.00 last night I (watch) a football matches.Did watch/was watching
She (be) born in Ha Noi but her family (move) to Ho Chi Minh City In 1985 and then they (live) there until now.was/moved/have lived
Period: 9,10, 11,& 12
THE PAST SIMPLE, THE PAST PROGRESSIVE, 
THE PAST PERFECT AND THE FUTURE SIMPLE TENSE
Aim: By the end of the lesson, Students will be able to review and use the past and future tenses.
Teaching aids: lesson plan, handouts, blackboards.
Procedure:
T
Stages and contents
T’s activities
Ss’ activities
I. The Past Simple Tense
 1. Form to be
 - Affirmative: S + V2/ed. S + was/were
 - Negative: S + did + not + V.. S + was/were + not..
 - Interrogative: Did + S + V.? Was/Were + S .?
 2. Use
 a. Diễn tả một hành động xảy ra trong quá khứ xác định rõ thời gian (yesterday, ago, last, in the past, in 1990)
 Ex: - My father bought this house 10 years ago.
 - Mr. Nam worked here in 1999.
 b. Diễn tả một loạt các hành động xảy ra liên tiếp trong qá khứ.
 Ex: - Last night, I had dinner, did my homework, watched TV and went to bed. 
 - When she came here in 1990, she worked as a teacher.
II. The Past Progressive Tense
 1. Form 
 - Affirmative: S + was/were + V-ing. 
 - Negative: S + was/were + not + V-ing.. 
 - Interrogative: Was/Were + S + V-ing.? 
 2. Use
 a. Diễn tả một hành động xảy ra ở một thời điểm trong quá khứ.
 Ex: They were playing chess at 4 o’clock yesterday.
 b. Diễn tả một hành động đang xảy ra có một hành động khác xen vào trong quá khứ (when, while, as). Hành động đang xảy ra dùng thì Past Progressive, hành động xen vào ra dùng thì Past Simple.
 Ex: - I was studying my lessons when he came.
 - We saw him while we were walking along the street.
III. The Past Perfect Tense
 1. Form 
 - Affirmative: S + had + V3/ed. 
 - Negative: S + had + not + V3/ed.. 
 - Interrogative: Had + S + V3/ed.? 
 2. Use
a. Diễn tả một hành động xảy ra trước một thời điểm trong quá khứ.
 Ex: By the end of last month, she had made 4 skirts.
b. Diễn tả một hành động xảy ra và hoàn thành trước một hành động khác trong quá khứ (before, after, by the time, when). Hành động xảy ra trước dùng thì Past Perfect, hành động xảy ra sau dùng thì Past Simple.
-reviews the form, the use of the present simple, present progressive and present perfect.
-look at, listen and answer the T’s questions.
 Ex: - After Nam had done his homework, he went to bed.
 - They had lived in Dong Thap before they moved to HCM city. 
IV. The Future Simple Tense
 1. Form 
 - Affirmative: S + will/shall + Vo.
 - Negative: S + will/shall + not + Vo.. 
 - Interrogative: Will/Shall + S + Vo.? 
 (will not = won’t; shall not = shan’t) 
 2. Use
 Diễn tả một hành động xảy ra ở tương lai (tomorrow, in the future, next..), không có dự định trước.
 Ex: It will rain tomorrow. 
 3. Notes
 a. Trong câu nghi vấn, chúng ta chỉ dùng Shall I/ Shall We..?
 Ex: Shall we go out for a dinner tonight?
 b. be going + Vo: Diễn tả một dự định ở tương lai.
 Ex: I am going to play volleyball on Sunday. 
EXERCISES
 Put the verbs in parentheses into the correct tense:
1. They (drive)______________ to school tomorrow.
2. Gene (eat)____________ dinner when his friend called.
3. At three o’clock this morning, Eleanor (study)______________.
4. John (write)________________ his report last night.
5. After John (wash)_____________ his clothes, he began to study.
6. Tim (go)____________ to France last year.
7. When the teacher (enter)___________the room, the students were talking.
8. We (hold)_____________ a soccer match next Sunday.
9. Guillermo (call)_____________ his employer yesterday.
10. Jane sent a letter to his university after she (receive) ___________ her scholarship check.
11. The car (flip)___________ ten times before it landed on its roof.
12. While Joan was writing the report, Henry (look)_____________ for more information.
13. What you (do)______________ last weekend?
14. Mr. and Mrs. Ba (take)__________ some beautiful photos a few days ago.
15. Her brother (talk)_______________ to his pen pal on the phone at the moment.
16. They (not contact)_____________ to each other for a long time.
17. Nothing (be)______________ done since I moved here.
18. I used to walk to school when I (be)_______________ in primary school.
19. He (go)_______________ to that book shop tomorrow.
20. Lan (drink)_____________ two bottles of water every day.
-gets Ss to do the exercises.
1. will drive
2. was eating
3. was studying
4. wrote
5.had washed
6. went
7. entered
8. will hold
9. called
10. had received
11. had flip
12. was looking
13.did you do
14. took
15. is talking
16. have not contacted
17. has been
18. was
19. will go
20. drinks
21. Lan (be)__________ a Vietnamese student. She (be) ___________ born in Ho Chi Minh City. She (go)______________ abroad last year to study English. She (learn)______________ French before she began to study English. She (make) _____________ great progress since she (get)______________ there. Next month, she will take the final exam. She (be) _____________ able to get a good job when she (return) _____________ to Vietnam.
-gets feedback on the answers.
21. is/ was/ went/ had learnt (learned) / has made/ got/ will be/ returns
More exercises (Bài tập này dành cho đối tượng học sinh khá giỏi)
Put the verbs in parentheses into the correct tense:
1. While Diana .(watch) the film, there.. (be) a power-cut
2. Who (drive) the car at the time of accident?
3. By the time Christ.. (get) back yesterday, Sheila.. (leave) the office
4. David. (eat) Japanese food before, so he knew what to order
5. I. (do) some shopping yesterday, when I.. (see) Peter
6. What exactly. (you/do) when I (come) into your office yesterday
7. Laura (miss) the party last night because no one ..(tell) her about it
8. The police .(pay) no attention to Claire’s complaint because she ..(phone) them manytimes before
9. Marry ..(not/wear) the glasses at the time, so she.. (not/notice) what kind of the car the man (drive)
10. Nick. (lie) down on the grass for a while, next to some tourists who .(feed) the ducks
*Key:
1 was watching/was
6. were you doing/came
2. was driving
7. missed/had told
3. got/had left
8. paid/had phoned
4. has eaten
9. wasn’t wearing/didn’t notice/was driving
5. was doing/saw
10 Was lying/were feeding