TASK

Task 1. Chia động từ trong ngoặc.

1. Where's John? He ________(listen) to a new CD in his room.

2. Don't forget to take your umbrella with you to London. You know it always
________(rain) in England.

3. Jean ________(work) hard all day but she ________(not work) at the moment.

4. Look! That boy ________ (run) after the bus. He________(want) to catch it.

5. He ________(speak) German so well because he ________(come) from Germany.

6. Shh! The boss ________(come). We ________(meet) him in an hour and nothing is

ready!

7. _______you usually _______(go) away for Christmas or_______ you ______(stay) at

home?

8. She ________(hold) some roses. They________(smell) lovely.

9. Oh no! Look! It ________(snow) again. It always________(snow) in this country.

10. Mary ________ (swim) very well, but she ________(not run) very fast.

Task 2. Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple present or present progressive).

1. Look! He (leave) the house.

2. Quiet please! I (write) a test.

3. She usually (walk) to school.

4. But look! Today she (go) by bike.

5. Every Sunday we (go) to see my grandparents.

6. He often (go) to the cinema.

7. We (play) Monopoly at the moment.

8. The child seldom (cry) .

9. I (not/ do) anything at the moment.

10. (watch/ he) the news regularly?

Task 3. Hoàn thành câu sử dụng từ cho sẵn.

1. He/ often/ have/ breakfast/ late.

2. You/ do/ the housework/ at the moment?

3. I/ not/ go/ to school/ on weekends.

4. John's girlfriend/ wear/ a red T-shirt/ now.

5. They/ like/ beer or wine?

6. What/ he/ usually/ do/ at night?

7. The teacher/ never/ lose/ his temper.

8. Why/ you/ listen/ to music/ loudly now?

Task 4. Khoanh tròn vào đáp án đúng.

1. My grandfather ______ collecting stamps.

A. is loving B. are loving C. loves

2. She ______ her friends at a bar right now.

A. waiting B. is waiting C. waits

3. Nguyen Nhat Anh is a writer. He ______ a short story about a dragon.

A. is writing B. writes C. are writing

4. I never ______ home late.

A. come B. is coming C. am coming

5. My boss ______ high heels to work.

A. doesn’t wear B. aren’t wearing C. don’t wear

6. She usually ______ much.

A. doesn’t talk B. don’t talk C. isn’t talking

7. This spaghetti ______ awful.

A. tastes B. is tasting C. taste

8. I ______ he is a good man.

A. thinks B. think C. am thinking

9. As the ceremony ______ at 7∶30 a.m., we have to be there early.

A. is starting B. start C. starts

10. Kate ______ a cup of coffee every morning.

A. is drinking B. drinks C. drink

Task 5. Chia các động từ trong ngoặc ở thì hiện tại đơn hoặc hiện tại tiếp diễn sao
cho thích hợp.

1. A: Where is Molly? B: She __________________ (feed) her cat downstairs.

2. __________________ (she/ need) to go and see a doctor?

3. She usually _______________ (wash) the dishes after dinner.

4. __________________ (your sister/ wear) sunglasses?

5. He frequently __________________ (do) yoga.

6. We __________________ (move) to Canada in August.

7. My son _______________ (not practice) the piano every day.

8. I __________________ (not like) to take selfies.

9. Megan _________________ (go) on holiday to Cornwall this summer.

10. When __________________ (the film/ start)?

Task 6. Hoàn thành đoạn văn.

It (0. be) is Sunday evening and my friends and I (1. be) ....... at Jane's birthday party.
Jane (2. wear) ....... a beautiful long dress and (3. stand) ....... next to her boyfriend. Some
guests (4. drink) ....... wine or beer in the corner of the room. Some of her relatives (5.
dance) ....... in the middle of the room. Most people (6. sit) ....... on chairs, (7.
enjoy) ....... foods and (8. chat)....... with one another. We often (9. go) ....... to our
friends' birthday parties. We always (10. dress) ....... well and (11. travel) ....... by taxi.
Parties never (12. make) ....... us bored because we like them.

Task 7. Use the following verbs to complete the sentences. Sometimes you need the
negative: believe eat flow go grow make rise tell translate

1. The earth ………round the sun.

2. Rice doesn't ……… in Britain.

3. The sun ..... in the east.

4. Bees ..... honey.

5. Vegetariants ..... meat.

6. An atheist ..... in God.

7. An interpreter ..... from one language into another.

8. Liars are people who ..... the truth.

Task 8. Chia các động từ trong ngoặc đơn ở thì hiện tại đơn hoặc thì hiện tại tiếp
diễn phù hợp nhất.

1. A: What is Molly doing now? B: She _______ (wash) dishes in the kitchen.

2. _______ (Molly / decorate) her sister’s birthday cake right now?

3. My mother usually __________ (wash) the dishes after meals.

4. _________ (your young sister/ wear) a T-shirt and a flower skirt?

5. He rarely_________ (play) chess with his friends.

6. My daughter__________ (learn) English in an extra-class this evening.

7. We ________________ (move) to the USA and visiting our grandfather in

November.

8. She often __________ (clean) her room after dinner.

9. My family___________ (go) on holiday to Cornwall this spring.

10. When ______________ (the dinner party/ start)? I’m hungry!

Task 9. Xây dựng câu sử dụng thì hiện tại tiếp diễn dựa vào các từ gợi ý cho sẵn.

1. They/ask/a/woman/about/the/way/the/railway/station.

2. My/father/water/some plants/the/garden.

3. Tam/have/lunch/her/friends/a/restaurant.

4. My/daughter/draw/a/beautiful/picture.

5. My/mother/clean/kitchen.

Task 10. Chia dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc.

1. He always (go) _______ class lately.

2. Sit down! A strange dog (run) _______ to you.

3. That baby (cry) _______ loudly in the party now.

4. Lan (travel) _______ to London every Sunday.

5. My brothers (not/drink) _______ tea at the moment.

6. We (have) _______ a holiday in July every year.

7. You (play) _______ football once a week.

8. The moon (circle) _______ around the earth.

9. You always (teach) _______ me new things.

10. Look! Those people (climb) _______ the mountain so fast.

EXCERCISE
Exercise 1. Put the verbs in brackets into present simple or present continuous
tense.

1. Listen! My mother (sing) __________ a song.

2. Every night, we (go) __________ to bed at 10 p.m

3. Giang (like) __________ music but I (like) __________ Math.

4. Now, they (stay) __________ in Hue .

5. My father (read) __________ a newspaper in the morning

6. Look! Ha (run) __________.

7. Trang usually (listen) _______ to the teacher in the class, but she (not listen) _______
now.

8. Where __________ your father (be)?

- He (be) __________ living room. He (watch) _________TV.

9. __________ they (go) to school by bus today?

10. There (be) __________ many flowers in our garden.

11. Every day, Mr. Hung (not go) __________ to work by car.

12. In the autumn, I rarely (go) __________ sailing and (go) __________ to school.

13. I (write) __________ a letter to my friend now.

14. At 12 a.m. every day, I (have __________ lunch and (go) __________ to bed.

15. On Monday, I (have) __________ math and Art.

16. On Friday, I (have) __________ English.

17. At the moment, I (eat) __________ an orange and my sisters (play) __________
tennis.

18. Now, he (look) __________ his cat. It (eat) __________a mouse in the garden.

19. Phong, An, Ha, Lan (be) __________ close friend.

20 __________ your mother (walk) __________ to market?

21. It (be) __________ 10.00. We (learn) __________ our lesson.

22. What ___________ you (do) ____________ now?

23. __________ your mother (walk) to work every day?

24. They (not play) __________ soccer in the morning.

25. ____________ Hai (work) ____________ in the garden at the moment?

26. My brother (do) __________ his homework in his room now. He does it every day.

27. James and his brother (play) __________ soccer at the moment. They (play)

__________ it every afternoon.

28. Where __________ the old man (live) __________ now?

29. Mr. Smith often (teach) __________ class 4A,but this morning he (teach)
__________ class 4B.

30. It's 7.30 now. She (study) _________ science in the classroom.

Exercise 2. Put the verbs in brackets into present simple or present continuous
tense.

1. I ____________ (be) in a cafe now.

2. ____________ (she/play) tennis every week?

3. They __________ (go) to the cinema every Wednesday.

4. ____________ (she/be) a singer?

5. You ___________ (find) the weather here cold.

6. ____________ (they/be) on the bus?

7. Lucy ___________ (ride) her bicycle to work.

8. Why ___________ (he/be) in France?

9. I ____________ (not/play) the piano very often.

10. It ____________ (not/be) cold today.

11. We ____________ (be) from Portugal.

12. ____________ (we/make) too much noise at night?

13. Where ____________ (Harry/study)?

14. ____________ (it/be) foggy today?

15. We ____________ (not/be) late.

16. They ____________ (not/like) animals.

17. Where ____________ (you/be)?

18. He ____________ (not/be) an accountant.

19. ____________ (the dog/eat) chicken?

20. She ____________ (be) my sister.

Exercise 3. Put the verbs in brackets into present simple or present continuous
tense.

1. Where ___________ you (live) ____________?

I (live) ___________ in Hai Duong town.

2. What ___________ he (do) ___________ now?

He (water) ___________ flowers in the garden.

3. What ___________ she (do) _________? - She (be) ___________ a teacher.

4. Where _____________ you (be) from?

5. At the moment, my sisters (play) ___________ volleyball and my brother (play)

___________ soccer.

6. It is 9.00; my family (watch___________ TV.

7. In the summer, I usually (go) ___________ to the park with my friends, and in the
spring, we (have) ___________ Tet Holiday; I (be) ___________ happy because I
always (visit) ______________ my grandparents.

8. ___________ your father (go) ___________ to work by bus?

9. How ___________ your sister (go) ___________ to school?

10. What time ___________ they (get up) ___________?

11. What ___________ they (do) ___________ in the winter?

12. Today, we (have) ___________ English class.

13. Her favourite subject (be) ___________ English.

14. Now, my brother (like) ___________ eating bananas.

15. Look! A man (call) ___________ you.

16. Keep silent! I (listen) ___________ to the radio.

17. ___________ you (play) ___________ badminton now?

18. Every day, my father (get up) ___________ at 5.00 a.m., but today, he (get up)
___________ at 6.00 a.m.

19. Every morning, I (watch) ___________ TV at 10.00, but today I (Listen)

___________ to music at 10.00.
20. Every day , I (go) ___________ to school by bike but today I go to school by
motorbike.

21. Every morning, my father (have) ___________ a cup of coffee but today he (drink)
___________ milk.

22. At the moment, I(read) ___________ a book and my brother (watch) ___________
TV.

23. Hoa (live) ___________ in Hanoi, and Ha (live) ___________ in HCM City.

24. Hung and his friend (play) ___________ badminton.

25. They usually (get up) ___________ at 6.oo in the morning.

26. Ha never (go) ___________ fishing in the winter but she always (do) ___________
it in the summer.

27. My teacher (tell) ___________ Hoa about Math.

28. There (be) ___________ animals in the circus.

29. ___________ he (watch) ___________ TV at 7.00 every morning?

30. What ___________ she (do) ___________ at 7.00 a.m?

31. How old ___________ she (be)?

32. How ___________ she (be)?

33. My children (go) ___________ to school by bike.

34. We (go) ___________ to the supermarket to buy some food.

35. Mr. Hien (go) ___________ on business to Hanoi every month.

36. Ha (like) ___________ coffee very much, but I (not like) ___________ it.

37. She (like) ___________ tea, but she (not like) ___________ coffee.

38. I (love) ___________ cats, but I (not love) ___________ dogs.

39. Every day, I (go) ___________ to school on foot, but today I (go) ___________ to
school by bike.

40. Who you ___________ (wait) for Nam?

- No, I ___________ (wait) for Mr. Hai.

41. My sister (get) ___________ dressed and (brush) ___________ her teeth herself at
6.30 every day.

42. Mrs. Smith (not live) ___________ in downtown. She (rent) ___________ in an
apartment in the suburb.

43. How ___________ your children (go) ___________ to school every day?

44. It's 9 o'clock in the morning. Lien (be) ___________ in her room. She (listen)
___________ to music.

45. We ___________ (play) soccer in the yard now.

46. My father (go) ___________ to work by bike. Sometimes he (walk) ___________.

47. ___________ You (live) ___________ near a market? - It (be) ___________ noisy?

48. Now I (do) ___________ the cooking while Hoa (listen) ___________ to music.

49. At the moment, Nam and his friends (go) ___________ shopping at the mall.

50. In the autumn, I rarely (go) ___________ sailing and (go) ___________ to school.

Exercise 4. Give the correct form of the words in brackets.

1. The train (leave) ________ at 8 p.m.

2. Minh (go) ________ to a new school next term.

3. Does Tri (play) ________ football?

4. Where (do) ________ they work?

5. Does Minh (work) ________ at Bach Mai Hospital?

6. Linh (be) ________ a student.

7. I (work) ________ in HCM City for the next week.

8. When I (get) ________ home, my mother (cook) ________ dinner.

9. The human body (contain) ________ 206 bones.

10. He (drive) ________ to work every day.

Exercise 5. Give the correct form of the words in brackets.

1. Where’s John? He ________ (listen) to a new CD in his room.

2. Don’t forget to take your umbrella with you to London. You know it always
________ (rain) in England.

3. Jean ________ (work) hard all day but she ________ (not work) at the moment.

4. Look! That boy ________ (run) after the bus. He wants to ________ (catch) it.

5. He ________ (speak) German so well because he ________ (come) from Germany.

6. Shh! The boss ________ (come). We ________ (meet) him in an hour and nothing is
ready!

7. ________ you usually go away for Christmas or ________ you ________ (stay) at
home?

8. She ________ (hold) some roses. They ________ (smell) lovely.

9. Oh! Look at it! It ________ (snow) again. It’s always ________ (snow) in this
country.

10. Mary ________ (swim) very well, but she ________ (not run) very fast.

11. ________ your students (play) ________ soccer every afternoon?

12. He ________ (go) to bed at 11.30 p.m.

13. They ________ (go) home and ________ (have) lunch.

14. ________ he ________ (play) sports?

15. He ________ (teach) English in a big school in town.

16. Every day she ________ (go) to work by bike.

17. We usually ________ (read) books, ________ (listen) to music or ________ (watch)
TV.

18. Sometimes, I ________ (play) badminton.

19. Ann ________ (like) her job very much.

20. ________ your mother ________ (walk) to the market?

Exercise 6. Arrange and rewrite the following words to make a meaningful

sentence.

1. Minh/ wash / her hair/ now.

2. Ha and Mai/ listen/ music/ to.

3. rain/ It/ very hard.

4. English/ learn/ I.

5. your father/ watch/ TV?

6. What/ they/ do?

7. My company/ the weekend/ at/ work/ doesn’t.

8. never/ He/ cigarettes/ smoke.

9. usually/ at/ home/ go/ She/ 6 o’clock.

10. live/ Hanoi/ you/ Do/ in?

Exercise 7. Give the correct form of the words in brackets.

1. We (have) ________ English lessons on Tuesday and Friday.

2. - Where is Phong?

- I think he (read) ________ in the library.

3. Chau usually (listen) ________ to the teacher in class, but she is not listening now;
she (look) ________ out of the window.

4. If the pupils do well at school, they (receive) ________ scholarships.

5. Who (play) ________ music upstairs? It’s really noisy.

6. It (start) ________ rainy on our way home, but luckily I had my umbrella in my bag.

7. I wasn't sure of my answer so I (guess) ________ I (be) ________ right!

8. I (do) ________ my Exercise now, but I can come and help you later.

Exercise 8. Complete the following paragraph.

It (0. be) is Sunday evening and my friends and I (1. be) ______ at Jane's birthday party.
Jane (2. wear) ______ a beautiful long dress and (3. stand) ______ next to her boyfriend.
Some guests (4. drink) ______ wine or beer in the corner of the room. Some of her
relatives (5. dance) ______ in the middle of the room. Most people (6. sit) ______ on
chairs, (7. enjoy) ______ foods and (8. chat) ______ with one another. We often (9. go)
______ to our friends' birthday parties. We always (10. dress) ______ well and (11.
travel) ______ by taxi. Parties never (12. make) ______ us bored because we like them.

Exercise 9. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. I (be) ________ at school at the weekend.

2. She (not study) ________ on Friday.

3. My students (be not) ________ hard-working.

4. He (have) ________ a new haircut today.

5. I usually (have) ________ breakfast at 7.00.

6. She (live) ________ in a house.

Exercise 10. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. John (not read) ________ a book now.

2. What ______ you (do) ________ tonight?

3. Jack and Peter (work) ________ late today.

4. Silvia (not listen) ________ to music at the moment.

5. Maria (sit) ________ next to Paul right now.

6. How many other students ______ you (study) ________ with today?

7. He always (make) ________ noisy at night.

8. Where (be) ________ your husband?

9. She (wear) ________ earrings today.

10. The weather (get) ________ cold this season.

11. My children (be) ________ upstairs now. They (play) ________ games.

12. Look! The bus (come) ________.

Exercise 11. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. John (play) _________ football at the moment.

2. We often (write) _________ tests at our school.

3. I (talk) _________ to my teacher now.

4. Look! Mandy and Susan (watch) _________ a film on TV.

5. Olivia (visit) _________ her uncle every weekend.

6. Now the sun (shine) _________.

7. They sometimes (read) _________ poems in the lessons.

8. Listen! The band (play) _________ the new guitar.

9. _________ you (go) _________ to school by bike?

10. Every morning, my mother (get) _________ up at 6 o’clock.

11. It’s seven o’clock and they (go) _________ to school now.

12. Mrs. Cooper (eat) _________ in the restaurant every Sunday.

13. Our cat never (jump) _________ on the kitchen table.

14. Look! The men (wear) _________ blue uniforms.

15. My father (not smoke) _________ but my uncle smokes too much.

16. It (be) _________ early in the morning.

17. Sally (get) _________ out of bed, (open) _________ the window and (go)
_________ into the bathroom.

18. Then she (have) _________ breakfast.

19. After breakfast, Sally usually (cycle) _________ to school.

20. After school, she (go) _________ back home.

21. Sally usually (have) _________ her lunch at home.

22. In the afternoon, she first (do) _________ her homework and then she (meet)
_________ her friends in the park.

23. What _________ she (do) _________ now?

24. She _________ (not play) _________ the guitar, but she (play) _________ the
piano.

25. Her friends are listening and some of them (sing) _________ along.

26. The taxi (wait) _________ for them at the moment.

27. He always (help) _________ his grandmother with the housework.

28. They never (eat) _________ very much.

29. Listen! Bill (play) _________ his electric guitar.

30. He (wash) _________ his car every Sunday.

31. Where’s Cindy? – She (have) _________ a bath.

32. My father (live) _________ in a house near the river because he (like) _________
swimming.

33. Every morning, my mother (walk) _________ in the park.

34. What newspaper _________ you usually (read) _________? – The Times.

35. Be careful! The teacher (look) _________ at you.

36. _________ your mother (do) _________ morning exercise every day?

37. In summer, it (be) _________ very hot, so he often (go) _________ to the seaside on
holiday.

38. _________ you (look) _________ for Peter? I think he (read) _________ books in
the library.

39. Mother (cook) _________ in the kitchen at the moment.

40. Let’s (help) _________ her.

41. She (not/ want) _________ any coffee. She (want) _________ some tea.

42. They (not/ go) _________ fishing in winter.

43. I (like) _________ my English class very much.

44. He usually (go) _________ to the library when he has free time.

45. What _________ Mrs. Brown (do) _________? – She’s a teacher.

46. What _________ your father often (do) _________ in the evening?

47. Look! The boy (climb) _________ up a ladder.

48. They (play) ________ volleyball every afternoon, but they (not/ play) ________
badminton now.

49. He (learn) _________ English and I (read) _________ a book now.

50. He often (have) _________ coffee for breakfast.

51. What (be) _________ the weather like today? It (be) _________ cold.

52. He usually (go jogging) _________ in the morning.

53. He often (go) _________ swimming. He (go) _________ swimming at the moment.

54. My sister (do) _________ aerobics every morning.

55. Lan (go) _________ to school six days a week.

56. We (not/ go) _________ swimming in the winter.

57. He often (go) _________ the movie on Sunday.

58. The students (do) _________ their homework now.

59. My mother (like) _________ iced tea.

60. He never (go) _________ camping because he (not/ have) ________ a tent.

Exercise 12. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. Where you (live) ________? I (live) ________ in Hai Duong town.

2. What (be) ________ he (do) ________ now? He (water) ________ flowers in the
garden.

3. What ________ she (do) ________? She (be) ________ a teacher.

4. Where (be) ________ you from?

5. At the moment, my sisters (play) ________ volleyball and my brother (play)

________ soccer.

6. It is 9.00, my family (watch) ________ TV.

7. In the summer, I usually (go) ________ to the park with my friends, and in the spring,
we (have) ________ Tet holiday, I (be) ________ happy because I always (visit)
________ my grandparents.

8. Does your father (go) ________ to work by bus?

9. How (do) ________ your sister (go) ________ to school?

10. What time___________they (get up) ___________?

11. What ________ they (do) ________ in the winter?

12. Today, we (have) ________ English class.

13. Her favorite subject (be) ________ English.

14. Now, my brother (like) ________ eating bananas.

15. Look! A man (call) ________ you.

16. Keep silent! I (listen) ________ to the radio.

17. ________ you (play) ________ badminton now?

18. Every day, my father (get up) ________ at 5.00 a.m.

Exercise 13. Complete the sentences using the correct form of the present tense.

1. We ___________ our break now, Mr. Miller. (TAKE)

2. She _____________ for Liverpool later in the day (LEAVE).

3. The actor usually ____________ a lot of fan mail, because he’s so famous. (GET)

4. The car ____________ oil. Can you repair it? (LOSE)

5. Dorothy _____________ reading good books during her holidays. (LOVE)

6. My brother ______________ Italy at the moment (TOUR).

7. They __________ a game of cards right now. (HAVE)

8. I _________ a hat today because there’s a very special event in town. (WEAR)

9. Such bad behavior always _____________ me mad. (MAKE)

10. Unpopular songs ____________ very well. (NOT SELL)

11. She usually __________ out with her friends on Saturday evenings. (GO)

12. What ________ , Mum? – It smells so good! (YOU BAKE)

13. __________to the bridge club? (YOU BELONG)

14. The children _____________ playing in the hut whenever we’re at our weekend
house. (ENJOY)

15. The headmaster rarely _________ a class. He normally _________ administrative

work. (TEACH, DO)

16. _____________ if I ask you a question? (YOU MIND)

17. I ____________ some money because I want to travel to Spain next summer.
(CURRENTLY SAVE)

18. What _________ ? (THIS BOOK – COST)

19. The boy and his father ___________ a long conversation. – I wonder what they
____________ about. (HAVE, TALK)

20. Robert ___________ to catch the same bus every morning, but he
________________ . (TRY, NOT ALWAYS SUCCEED)

Exercise 14. Put the verbs in the present simple tense or present continuous tense.

1. Emily lives and works in Paris but she (have) ________ a holiday in England at the
moment.

2. I wonder why the neighbor’s dog (bark) ________ again. Maybe there is a burglar!

3. Ann (get) ________ up at seven o’clock every morning.

4. Then she (go) ________ to have a shower before breakfast.

5. Then she (drive) ________ to the beach and stays all day.

6. She (not/ work) ________ because she won the lottery last year.

7. Why (you/ learn) ________ English this year?

8. I (live) ________ with my sister for two months because she is pregnant and I can
help her.

9. What (you/ wear) ________ now? In that way, I will recognize you at the airport.

10. Kate is in the kitchen and very stressed! She (cook) ________ dinner for 30 people.

11. - Who (play) ________ the guitar upstairs?

- My sister. She’s got a concert tomorrow.

- What (she, play) ________?

- I think it’s a piece by Mozart. (She, play) ________ anything else?

- Yes, the violin, she’s very musical.

12. - Your daughter’s very keen on sports, isn’t she?

- Yes, she (play) ________ tennis.

- Where is she now?

- She (play) ________ tennis, as usual.

13. - What’s that delicious smell?

- My husband, he (cook) ________.

- Isn’t that unusual?

- Yes, normally I (cook) ________ and my husband (shop) ________.

14. What a lovely clock! - It (not work) ________ I’m afraid It’s been broken for years.

15. Could I use your phone? - I’m afraid it (not work) ________ at the moment.
Exercise 15. Put the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following
passage (present simple tense or present continuous tense).

Passage A:

Dear Editor!

I (1) _______ (write) this letter because it seems to me that far too many changes (2)
_______ (take) place in my country these days, and, as a result, we (3) _______ (lose)
our identity. I am living in a small town but even this town (4) _______ (change) before
my eyes. For example, town authorities (5) _______ (build) a burger place where my
favourite restaurant used to be.

Our culture belongs to everybody, and I (6) _______ (not understand) why the town
leaders (7) _______ (not do) to preserve it. They simply (8) _______ (not care). In fact, I
(9) _______ (think) of starting an action group. I (10) _______ (appear) on a TV show
on Friday evening to make people aware of how important this issue is. It’s time for us
to start doing something before it gets too late.

Passage B:

Next week, my friends and I (1) _______ (go) camping in the woods. I (2) _______
(organize) the food, because I (3) _______ (like) cooking. Dave (4) _______ (have) a
big car with a trailer, so he (5) _______ (plan) the transportation. Sam (6) _______
(bring) the tent - he (7) _______ (go) camping every year, so he (8) _______ (have) a
great tent and lots of other equipment. My wife (9) _______ (think) we're crazy. She
(10) _______ (like) holidays in comfortable hotels, so she is taking a trip to Paris
instead.

Exercise 16. Complete the sentences.

rise are takes is rising

is taking are meeting is always complaining complains

1. The train journey from London to Edinburgh _______ about five hours.

2. We _______ very happy with our decision to move out of the city.

3. This report _______ ages to write. I don't know when I'll get it finished.
4. In many countries, the cost of food and bills _______.

5. House prices _______ for second year in a row

6. In the film, the main character _______ to his boss about the job. His boss responds
with an offer that seems too good to be true.

7. We _______ at the train station at 9 a.m. tomorrow.

8. He _______. If he doesn't like the job, he should find a better one.

Exercise 17. Choose the best answer.

1. You won't find Jerry at home right now. He _______ in the library.

A. studies

B. is studying

2. I _______ lunch in the cafeteria every day.

A. have

B. am having

3. Look! Junko _______ into the water.

A. jumps

B. is jumping

4. Salman is rich - he _______ a Mercedes.

A. drives

B. is driving

5. Once a week, I _______ to an art class at the college.

A. go

B. am going
6. Don't give Jan any cheese. She _______ it!

A. hates

B. is hating

7. It _______ quite hard - perhaps we shouldn't go out tonight.

A. snows

B. is snowing

8. I _______ to Toronto next Thursday. Do you want to come?

A. go

B. am going

9. I _______ you're crazy!

A. think

B. am thinking

10. Marie-Claude isn't a Canadian. I _______ she comes from France.

A. believe

B. am believing

BÀI TẬP TỰ LUYỆN

Task 1. Chọn đáp án đúng.

1. Dan talks / is talking on the other phone right now.

2. We don’t eat / aren’t eating any meat at the moment as we’re both on a diet.

3. Does air travel get / Is air travel getting increasingly safe?

4. My mum calls / is calling me every weekend without fail.

5. Elizabeth usually goes / is usually going to bed at around eleven o’clock.

6. How much do babysitters generally earn / are babysitters generally earning?

7. You always come up / You’re always coming up with excuses for not having done
your homework. It’s so annoying!

8. I don’t go / I’m not going out much during the week but I always try / I’m always
trying to go out somewhere on Saturday night.

9. No, the train does stop / is stopping at Cirencester on Saturdays.

10. My mum takes / is taking part in ice-skating competitions almost every weekend.

Task 2. Điền dạng đúng của các động từ cho sẵn. Có thể dùng 1 từ nhiều hơn 1 lần.

contact do drive focus go happen have like

look need say sound take think try work

Sandy: Hey, George! How’s things? What (1) (you) __________?

George: Hi, Sandy! Fine! (2) (I / just) __________ some research for that history
project.

Sandy: (3) (how / it) __________?

George: Yeah, (4) (it / well) __________, thanks. The website (5) (I) __________ at
now is very good. It’s got loads of useful information.

Sandy: Great! Listen, the reason (6) (I) __________ you is that my (7) (mum)
__________ past the library every morning on the way to work, and (8) (she)
__________ she can give you a lift tomorrow morning, if you like.

George: Wow, that’s really kind of her, but actually (9) (it) __________ long to walk
there from here, so (10) (she) __________ to worry. Can you thank her for me, though?

Sandy: Sure!

George: (11) (what) __________ with your project? (12) (you) __________ a title yet?

Sandy: No! (13) (I / even) __________ a topic yet! (14) (I / really) __________ on it at
the moment, though. (15) (I) __________ to finish my physics project first.
George: Why (16) (you) __________ something on the Second World War? That’s
interesting.

Sandy: No, (17) (I) __________ wars! I’d rather do something (18) (that) __________

more on social history.

George: Like what?

Sandy: Like the role of women in the Industrial Revolution.

George: (19) (that) __________ good.

Sandy: (20) (you) __________ so? Okay. Maybe I’ll do that, then.

Task 3. Chọn đáp án đúng.

1. Each song only costs / is only costing 50 cents at the moment since they’re on special
offer

2. It doesn’t matter / isn’t mattering which of the books we’ve studied this term you do
your essay on.

3. It’s only a quick call as I ring / I’m ringing from my mobile.

4. I think I recognise / I’m recognising that woman over there. Wasn’t she on that quiz
show last night?

5. Could you explain what ‘antidisestablishmentarianism’ means / is meaning, please?

6. Excuse me, does the nut cake contain / is the nut cake containing walnuts? I’m
allergic to them.

7. I really don’t agree / I’m really not agreeing that capital punishment deters people
from committing murder.

8. Why don’t you play / aren’t you playing football, Mark? I thought you had a match
this afternoon.

9. Stay out of this, Simon, it doesn’t concern / isn’t concerning you at all.
10. You really resemble / are resembling your father when you frown like that.

11. If you’re not watching / you don’t watch TV, turn it off!

12. The number you have dialed does not exist / is not existing. Please try again.

13. I want everyone to do exercise H, and that includes / is including you too, Anne!

14. We’re having / We have the living room repainted so it’s probably best if we go into
the kitchen.

15. Right now, my job involves / is involving a huge amount of foreign travel.