Exercise 1.

Hãy viết dạng Ving của các động từ sau

0. look 6. teach

1. take 7. buy

2. agree 8. open

3. run 9. permit

4. hurry 10. win

5. drive

Exercise 2. Chia động từ trong ngoặc.

0. Listen! It (rain) is raining heavily outside.

1. She’s tired. She (want)……………… to go home now.

2. ………………Tom (plant)……………… the trees in the garden at the

moment?

3. What …… you (do)…………… now ?

4. Listen! Someone (knock)……………………… on the front door.

5. He (write)………………… a novel at present.

6. …..they (watch)…………… T.V at present? - No. They (listen)……………

to the radio

7. He and I (play)…………………… soccer at the moment.

8. Tom and I (be)…………… busy at the moment.

9. They (see)…………………… a movie at the moment.

10. We (want)………………… to go to school at the moment.

Exercise 3. Cho dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc

0. Now I (write) am writing a dictation.

1. Sit down! A strange dog (run)___________ to you.

2. My brothers (not/ drink)__________ coffee at the moment.

3. Look! Those people (climb)__________ the mountain so fast.

4. That girl (cry)_______ loudly in the party now.

5. What (you/ do)________ in the kitchen?

6. Tonight we (not/ go)_______ to our teacher’s wedding party.

7. Where are you? We (wait)__________ for you!

8. What are the boys (do)___________ now?

9. My brother (not listen)___________ to the radio at present.

10. My parents (drive)_______ to work now.

Exercise 4. Put the verb in brackets into the present simple or the
present continuous.

0. She is always (forget) forgetting to turn off the light.

1. She always _______________ (remember) my birthday.

2. Mr Brown _______________ (work) in a supermarket.

3. I _______________ (work) in this factory until I find a better job.

4. Look! It _______________ (snow).

5. Can you hear those girls? What _______________ (they/ta1k) about?

6. _______________ (you/know) Helen?

7. We _______________ (never/go) to work by tube. It is too busy.

8. When I'm in Paris I _______________ (usually/stay) in the Hotel du Pont,

but this time I _______________ (stay) in the more expensive Hotel Notre
Dame.

9. Ruth _______________ (be) a vegetarian. She _______________

(not/eat) meat or fish.

10. My father _________ (be) an engineer, but he _______________

(not/work) right now.

Exercise 5. Give the correct form of these verbs

0. Now I (write) am writing an essay.

1. The sun (set) ……………in the West.

2. It usually (rain) ……………………in the summer.

3. They (build) …………………………the buildings at the moment.

4. Bees (make) …………………honey.

5. They (get) ………………on the scale now.

6. The earth (circle)…………………the Sun once every 365 days.

7. Rivers usually (flow) …………… to the sea.

8. Don’t worry. I (give) ………………him your message when I (see)………

him.

9. Look! Jane (play) ……………… the guitar. Hurry up! The bus (come)
………

10. I (not talk) ………………………… to her at present.

Exercise 6. Give the correct form of these verbs

0. Hoa and I (buy) are buying some books at the moment.

1. Lan and Hoa (read) …………… in the library at the moment.

2. We (not come) ……………………… here tomorrow morning.

3. Listen ! The girl (play) ………………….the piano.

4. Nam (go) ………………… to the English club every Saturday.

5. What ………………you (do) ……………now?

6 . Students often (go) …………………to the school cafeteria at lunch time.

7. You can (find) …………math books on the racks in the middle.

8. Look! The teacher (come) …………………….here.

9. She (study) …………………maps in Geography.

10. Ba can (fix) ……………the lights now.

8. Bài tập bổ sung

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

1. They (meet) ________ their teacher at the moment.

2. We (visit) ________ the museum at the moment.

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

4. What ________ you (do) ________ tonight?

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

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

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

8. Where your husband (be) ________?

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

10. Look! The bus (come) ________.

9. He always (borrow) ________ me money and never (give) ________ back.

10. While I (do) ________ my housework, my husband (read) ________

books.

11. He (not paint) ________ his pictures at the moment.

12. We (not plant) ________ the herbs in the garden at present.

13. ________ they (make) ________ the artificial flowers of silk now?

14. Your father (repair) ________ your motorbike at the moment.

15. Look! The man (take) ________ the children to the cinema.

16. Listen! The teacher (explain) ________ a new lesson to us.

17. Ba (study) ________ Math very hard now.

18. We (have) ________ dinner in a restaurant right now.

19. I (watch) ________ TV with my parents in the living room now.

20. Some people (not drink) ________ coffee now.

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

1. They (go) ________ to school.

2. Lan and Hoa (have) ________ breakfast.

3. My father (read) ________ a book.

4. The students (do) ________ their homework.

5. They (brush) ________ their teeth.

6. Mr and Mrs Smith (travel) ________ to Hanoi.

7. My sister (not do) ________ her homework. She (sleep) ________.

8. His parents (not work) ________ in the factory. They (do) ________ the
gardening.

9. The girl (not do) ________ the housework. She (watch) ________ TV.

10. Nga (read) ________ a book now?

11. They (play) ________ a game in the yard?

12. The children (wash) ________ their clothes?

13. Your mother (travel) ________ to Danang now?

14. What Mr. Hung (read) ________ now? - He (listen) ________ to the
radio.

15. She (travel) ________ to work by car?

Exercise 3. Using the suggested words, write complete sentences in the

Present Continuous tense.

1. They/ play/ soccer/ at present.

2. She/ listen/ music/ in the room.

3. My sister/ read/ books/ her room.

4. My mother/ work/ in the garden/ now.

5. Nga and Phuong/ watch/ TV/ now.

6. - What/ she/ do/ at the moment? - She/ cook dinner.

7. - Where/ you/ go/ now? - I/ go/ the post office.

8. - What/ the students/ do/ in the class/ now? - They/ talk.

9. He / do/ his housework/ now?

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

1. My tutor (see) _________ me for a tutorial every Tuesday at 6 p.m.

2. Quan (not/ study) _________ very hard at the moment. I (not/ think)
_________ he’ll pass his tests.

3. Young people (take) _________ up traditional style hobbies such as

knitting and walking in the countryside as of lately.

4. It’s 6 p.m o’clock, and my parents (cook) _________ dinner in the kitchen.

5. David (travel) _________ around the world this summer, and probably
won’t be back for a couple of months.

6. Now Sam (lie) _________ to his mother about his bad marks.

7. More people (play) _________ game regularly nowadays.

8. Where is your mother? My mother (read) _________ newspapers in the

living room.

9. Some people (not/ drink) _________ tea now.

10. My family (have) _________ lunch in a restaurant right now.

Exercise 5. Find and correct the mistakes.

1. My aunt have been buying some fruits at the flea market.

2. I did not drinking beer; it’s only tea.

3. All of Andy’s friends having fun at the party right now.

4. The children play football in the backyard at the moment.

5. Look! Those people are fight with each other.

6. Look! Someone is jump from the bridge!

7. My English speaking skill improving thanks to ELSA Speak.

8. My mother is busy today. She is cook dinner.

9. What kind of clothes are children wear nowadays?

10. They are try to pass the examination.

Exercise 6. Complete the sentences below with suggested words below.

Relax/ Instruct/ Swim/ Rise/ Travel/ Make/ Take/ Learn/ Have/ Clean

1. Right now, John _________ in the swimming pool.

2. My team hopes the music will help us _________ a lot after working hard.

3. The chief engineer _________ all the workers of the plant now.

4. The weather _________ to improve. The rain has stopped, and the wind
isn’t as strong.

5. Look! The man _________ the children to the cinema.

6. My children _________ around Asia now.

7. They _________ the artificial flowers of silk now?

8. I’m busy now because I _________ the house.

9. English children _________ French in their school.

10. Kate phoned me last night. She is on holiday in France. She _________
a great time and doesn’t want to come back.

Exercise 7. Complete the following sentences using Affirmative or

Negative sentences.

1. Their students _________ hard enough in the competition. (not try)

2. My son _________ the piano every day. (not practice)

3. Nhung _________ French in her room. She’s at coffee with her

classmates. (not study)

4. I always play badminton in the morning, but today I _________ volleyball

instead. (play)
5. While I (do) _________ my homework, my mother (read) _________
newspapers. (do/ read)

6. Tony always (borrow) _________ me cash and never (give) _________ it

back. (borrow/ give)

7. She is on vacation in London. She _________ a great time and doesn’t

want to come back. (have)

8. Mary wasn’t happy with her new job at first, but she _________ to like it
now. (begin)

9. I _________ for Sophie. Do you know where she is? (look)

10. My brother is not here. He _________ the shopping. (do)

Exercise 8. Choose the correct answer (A, B, C, or D).

1. She _______ hungry. Let’s have something to eat.

A. is feeling

B. have felt

C. feel

D. have been feeling

2. We’ve won a holiday for two to Florida. I _______ my mum.

A. am taking

B. have taken

C. take

D. will take

3. Thanh _______ two poems at the moment.

A. are writing
B. am writing

C. writing

D. is writing

4. Mary wasn’t happy with her new job at first, but she _______ to like it now.

A. begins

B. have begun

C. is beginning

D. have been beginning

5. My brother _______ his pictures at the moment.

A. isn’t paint

B. isn’t painting

C. aren’t painting

D. don’t painting

6. They _______ the herbs in the garden at present.

A. don’t plant

B. doesn’t plant

C. isn’t planting

D. aren’t planting

7. Anna usually _______ me on Saturday, but she didn’t call last Saturday.

A. have been calling

B. calls

C. is calling
D. have called

8. Your brother _______ your motorbike at the moment.

A. is repairing

B. are repairing

C. don’t repair

D. doesn’t repair

9. I _______ an interesting book at the moment. I will lend it to you when I

_______ it.

A. am reading - have finished

B. read - am finishing

C. have read - am finishing

D. read - will finish

10. At the moment, Lan _______ her homework, his brother _______ games.

A. is making - is playing

B. is doing - is playing

C. does - plays

D. makes - is playing

11. Phong _______ the TV set at the moment. He _______ at it for one hour
or so.

A. is repairing - has worked

B. repairs - has been working

B. has repaired - has been working

D. repairs - worked

12. The results of the research _______ that, presently, several East Asian
countries _______ rapidly.

A. have indicated - were developing

B. indicate - are developing

C. are indicated - have been developing

D. had indicated - developed

Exercise 9. Rewrite the sentences using the present continuous tense

based on the words given.

1. My/ mother/ water/ some plants/ the/ garden.

→ ____________________________________.

2. My/ brother/ clean/ floor/.

→ ____________________________________.

3. in the street/ John and Peter/ play/ at the moment.

→ ____________________________________.

4. The sun/ shine/ and/ sunbathe/ they

→ ____________________________________.

5. I/ in Hastings/ learn English/ this winter.

→ ____________________________________.

Exercise 10. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form in the
present continuous tense.

1. Look! The bike (go) _______ so fast.

2. Listen! My sister (cry) _______ in the next room.

3. Your sister (sit) _______ next to the handsome boy over there at present?

4. Now Lan (try) _______ to pass the examination.

5. It’s 5 o’clock, and my mother (cook) _______ dinner in the kitchen.

6. Keep silent! We (talk) _______ so loudly.

7. My father (not stay) _______ at home at the moment.

8. Now Jim (lie) _______ to his mother about his bad marks.

9. At present we (travel) _______ to New York.

10. My friend (not work) _______ in her office now.

Exercise 11. Write complete negative answers to the following

questions.

1. Is your boyfriend eating a cake?

2. Is June drinking wine right now?

3. Is your sister playing the piano?

4. Are you writing this program with me?

5. Are your parents singing a song at the moment?

6. Are you wearing your mother’s skirt today?

7. Are you and your brother riding bikes now?

8. Are all your uncles sitting near you?

Exercise 12. Write the following sentences in English using the present
continuous tense.

1. Em gái của bạn đang làm gì?

2. Sam đang ăn trưa ở căng-tin với bạn thân của cô ấy.

3. Bố mẹ tôi đang tận hưởng kỳ nghỉ hè của họ tại Bali.

4. Họ đang uống rượu với đối tác.

5. Nhìn kìa! Trời đang mưa!

6. Ông tôi đang sửa chiếc xe đạp của tôi.

7. Họ đang làm gì vậy?

8. Có phải Peter đang đọc sách trong phòng không?

9. Bạn nên mang theo một chiếc áo khoác. Trời đang trở lạnh đấy!

10. Họ đang mua một vài chiếc bánh ngọt cho bọn trẻ ở nhà