UNIT 1: HOME LIFE
LESSON 5: LANGUAGE FOCUS – TENSES
I. AIM – KIẾN THỨC PHẢI ĐẠT ĐƯỢC:
By the end of the lesson, students will know how to use correctly the simple past tense , the past continuous tense and the present perfect tense
Cuối bài, học sinh sẽ biết cách sử dụng một cách chính xác các thì quá khứ, quá khứ tiếp diễn và hiện tại hoàn thành
II. ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE – KIẾN THỨC CẦN THIẾT:
To learn this lesson, students need the following knowledge:
- Regular verbs.
- Irregular verbs.
Để học bài này, học sinh cần nắm vững những kiến thức sau:
- Động từ có quy tắc.
- Động từ bất quy tắc .
III. THEORY – NỘI DUNG GHI CHÉP:
TENSES
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TENSES
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FORMS
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MARKERS
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USES
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2. Past
Simple
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S + V 2/ed
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- yesterday, ago, this morning
- in + time in the past (in 2000)
- last (night/ week / month)
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1 hành động, sự việc xảy ra trong quá khứ tại một thời điểm xác định.
1 loạt hành động xảy ra liên tiếp nhau trong quá khứ.
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5. Past
Continuous
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S + was / were + V-ing
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- When / While / As
- At 10.20 yesterday
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-1 hành động đang diễn ra trong quá khứ bị 1 hành động khác chen ngang. (when, as).
-2 hành động xảy ra song song trong quá khứ. (while)
-1 hành động xảy ra tại 1 thời điểm trong quá khứ.
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7. Present
Perfect
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S + have/has + V 3/ed
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- just, recently, lately
- never, ever, yet, already
- since, for, so far
- up to now, up to the present
- for a long time, for ages
- many times, several times.
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-1 hành động, sự việc vừa mới xảy ra.
-1 hành động xảy ra ở quá khứ kéo dài đến hiện tại.
-1 hành động xảy ra trong quá khứ không biết rõ thời gian.
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IV. EXERCISES - BÀI TẬP THỰC HÀNH:
EXERCISE 1:
- It was noisy next door . Our neighbors ………………….a party .
- had B. were having C. had had D. have had
- Nga: ‘What were you doing at 7 o’clock yesterday evening?’
Huong: ‘I …………………….my clothes.’
- am ironing B. have ironed C. ironed D. was ironing
- I …………along the street when I suddenly heard footsteps behind me .
A.was walking B. am walking C. walk D. walked
- She ……………….German for two years .
- has learnt B. is learning C. learn D. learns
- When I last ………………Jane , she ……………..to find a job .
- see – trying B. saw – was trying C. have seen – tried D. saw – tried
- When I was young , I …………..to be a singer .
A.want B. was wanting C. wanted D. had wanted
- I ……………lots about the job so far .
A.have learnt B. am learning C. had learnt D. learn
- I …………….my son the money for that last week .
A.gave B. given C. have given D. was given
- Where ……………you at 9.00 last night , Mr Green ?
A.have been B. were C. will be D. are
- I …………the dishwasher on when heard the shot .
- am turning B. was turned C. was turning D. turned
- There was a time when watching T.V really …………………family entertainment .
- were B. was C. had been D. is
- We …………a party last Saturday . It was great – we invited lots of people .
- have B. have had C. had D. had had
- ……………a car when they were living in London ?
- Have they B. Did they have
C. Were they having D. Have they had
- The fire spread through the building quickly but everybody ………………………
A.manages to escape B. managed to escape C. was escaping D. can escape
- Tom writes very quickly . He’s …………………finished his essays .
A.already B. been C. for D. yet
- How …………have you known each other ?
A. already B. for C. long D. since
- Mr. Brown was last seen in July 1928.
A.Mr. Brown has not been able to see since July 1928.
B.No one has seen Mr. Brown since July 1928.
C.Mr. Brown didn’t see anyone in July 1928.
D.No one saw Mr. Brown until July 1928.
- When the power failed, we went to a restaurant for dinner.
A.We had dinner at a restaurant because of a power cut.
B.The power failed just as we were going out for dinner.
C.We were having dinner at a restaurant when the power failed.
D.There was going to be a power cut, so we went out for dinner.
- She hasn’t seen her family for years.
A.She didn’t see her family for a long time.
B.It’s the last time she saw her family years ago.
C.It’s years ago she has seen her family.
D.It’s years since she last saw her family.
- Could you tell me her address?
A.Do you know what is her address?
B.You know what is her address?
C.Do you know what her address is?
D.Did you know what her address was?
- When did you begin to work here?
A.How long did you work here?
B.How long did you begin working here?
C.How long are you working here?
D.How long have you been working here?
- I haven’t seen my aunt for years.
A.I haven’t met my aunt for long ago.
B.The last time I met my aunt since years ago.
C.I last saw my aunt years ago.
D.I didn’t see my aunt years ago.
- She started work three months ago.
A.It is three months since she started work.
B.She had been working for three months.
C.She is working here for three months now.
D.It’s three months that she worked for.
- My career as a teacher began 15 years ago.
A.I have been a teacher for 15 years now.
B.I was a teacher for 15 years.
C.For 15 years have I been a teacher.
D.I have started teaching for15 years now.
- It has always been my ambition to become a famous artist.
A.I wanted to become a famous artist.
B.Always in my life do I want to become a famous artist.
C.I have always dreamt of becoming a famous artist.
D.Dreaming of becoming a famous artist, I always have that ambition.
EXERCISE 2:
Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).
- While Tom (read) ……………, Amely (watch) ………......… a documentary on TV.
- Marvin (come) ……………… home, (switch) ………..… on the computer and (check) …………… his emails.
- The thief (sneak) ………………… into the house, (steal) …………………… the jewels and (leave) ………………… without a trace.
- Nobody (listen) ...………… while the teacher (explain) ………………… the tenses.
- While we (do) ……………..... a sight-seeing tour, our friends (lie) ………………on the beach.
- He (wake) …………….....… up and (look) ………………… at his watch.
- The boys (swim) ………..... while the girls (sunbathe) ……………………………….
- My father (come) …………… in, (look) ………… around and (tell) ………………… me to tidy up my room.
- As long as one group (prepare) ………….......dinner, the others (collect) …………… wood for their campfire.
- Martha (turn) …………………… off the lights and (go) …………………… to bed.
EXERCISE 3:
Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
- Mother: I want to prepare dinner.(you / wash) ……………………. the dishes yet?
- Daughter: I(wash) ………………………the dishes yesterday, but I(have / not) ………………………the time yet to do it today.
- Mother:(you / do / already) ……………………………. your homework?
- Daughter: No, I(come / just) …………………………….home from school.
- Mother: You(come) ………………………… home from school two hours ago!
- Daughter: Well, but my friend Lucy(call) ………………………….. when I(arrive) ……………………….. and I(finish / just) …………………… the phone call.
- Mother:(you / see / not) …………………………….. Lucy at school in the morning?
- Daughter: Yes, but we(have / not) ……………………………. time to talk then.
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