1. I don’t like getting up in the morning.

2. My brother and I have to get up quite early to get to school on time.

3. Our father sometimes drives us, but on other days we get the school bus.

4. We are not going to school next Monday because it is a holiday.

5. She always talks in class which drives all the teachers crazy.

6. Bill was painting his front door when the telephone started ringing. He answered the phone and spoke to his friend.

7. Did Tony ring you last night? Yes, he told me about his plans for the weekend.

8. Your hair looked different last night. I know I wanted to dye it red but I did not pay attention when I bought the dye.

9. Last Friday I was walking to work when I saw an old friend.

10. Ann is flying to Barcelona tonight. She packed her suitcase yesterday.

11. Ann and Sally are flatmates. They sometimes argue because Sally always makes a mess in the kitchen.

12. What a great match! Johnson passed the ball to Green, who shot and scored.

13. What on earth are you doing now? You should be in bed now!

14. The soup is delicious. It tastes wonderful.

15. How do you like his new car? I think it is a real state of the art.

16. Why is Tom so impolite today?

17. They are seeing their doctor today, that is why they cannot come.

18. Why is she smelling the food? Has it gone off?

19. The sun rises in the east.

20. What time does the train leave?

1. Fill in the gaps in the following sentences with the correct Present/Past Simple or Present/Past Continuous form of the verb in brackets.  

1. My brother and I don't like getting up in the morning. (Hiện tại đơn: diễn tả một thói quen hoặc sự thật hiển nhiên)
2. Our father has to get up quite early to get to school on time. (Hiện tại đơn: diễn tả một nghĩa vụ hoặc lịch trình)
3. He sometimes drives us, but on other days we get the school bus. (Hiện tại đơn: diễn tả những hành động xảy ra thường xuyên)
4. We don't go to school next Monday because it is a holiday. (Hiện tại đơn: diễn tả một sự thật)
5. She is always talking in class which drives all the teachers crazy. (Hiện tại tiếp diễn: nhấn mạnh hành động đang diễn ra và gây ra phiền toái)
6. Bill was painting his front door when the telephone rang. He answered the phone and spoke to his friend. (Quá khứ tiếp diễn: diễn tả hành động đang diễn ra thì một hành động khác xen vào. Quá khứ đơn: diễn tả các hành động xảy ra liên tiếp trong quá khứ)
7. Did Tony ring you last night? Yes, he told me about his plans for the weekend. (Quá khứ đơn: diễn tả các hành động xảy ra và kết thúc trong quá khứ)
8. Your hair looks different last night. I know - I wanted to dye it red but I didn't pay attention when I bought the dye. (Quá khứ đơn: diễn tả các hành động xảy ra và kết thúc trong quá khứ)
9. Last Friday I was walking to work when I saw an old friend. (Quá khứ tiếp diễn: diễn tả hành động đang diễn ra thì một hành động khác xen vào)
10. Ann and Sally are flat mates. They sometimes make a mess in the kitchen. (Hiện tại đơn và hiện tại đơn: diễn tả một sự thật và một hành động thường xuyên)
11. Ann is flying to Barcelona tonight. She packed her suitcase yesterday. (Hiện tại tiếp diễn: diễn tả một kế hoạch đã được sắp xếp. Quá khứ đơn: diễn tả hành động xảy ra và kết thúc trong quá khứ)
12. What a great match! Johnson passed the ball to Green, who shot and scored. (Quá khứ đơn: diễn tả một chuỗi các hành động xảy ra liên tiếp trong quá khứ)
13. What on earth are you doing now? You should be in bed now! (Hiện tại tiếp diễn: diễn tả một hành động đang diễn ra ở thời điểm nói)
14. The soup is delicious. It tastes wonderful. (Hiện tại đơn: diễn tả một sự thật hiển nhiên)
15. How do you like his new car? I think it is a real state of the art. (Hiện tại đơn: diễn tả ý kiến, quan điểm)
16. Why is Tom so impolite today? (Hiện tại đơn: diễn tả một trạng thái tạm thời)
17. They are seeing their doctor today that is why they cannot come. (Hiện tại tiếp diễn: diễn tả một kế hoạch đã được sắp xếp)
18. Why does she smell the food? Has it gone off? (Hiện tại đơn: diễn tả một thói quen hoặc sự thật hiển nhiên)
19. The sun rises in the east. (Hiện tại đơn: diễn tả một sự thật hiển nhiên)
20. What time does the train leave? (Hiện tại đơn: diễn tả một lịch trình)

• I don’t like getting up in the morning.
• My brother and I have to get up quite early to get to school on time.
• Our father sometimes drives us, but on other days we get the school bus.
• We are not going to school next Monday because it is a holiday.
• She always talks in class which drives all the teachers crazy.
• Bill was painting his front door when the telephone started ringing. He answered the phone and spoke to his friend.
• Did Tony ring you last night? Yes, he told me about his plans for the weekend.
• Your hair looked different last night. I know I wanted to dye it red but I did not pay attention when I bought the dye.
• Last Friday I was walking to work when I saw an old friend.
• Ann is flying to Barcelona tonight. She packed her suitcase yesterday.
• Ann and Sally are flat mates. They sometimes argue because Sally always makes a mess in the kitchen.
• What a great match! Johnson passed the ball to Green, who shot and scored.
• What on earth are you doing now? You should be in bed now!
• The soup is delicious. It tastes wonderful.
• How do you like his new car? I think it is a real state of the art.
• Why is Tom so impolite today?
• They are seeing their doctor today; that is why they cannot come.
• Why is she smelling the food? Has it gone off?
• The sun rises in the east.
• What time does the train leave?