REVISION

THE PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

I. Write the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
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. I usually (have) ________ breakfast at 7.00.
5. At the moment, my sisters (play) _______ volleyball and my brother (play) _______soccer.
6. My children (be)________ upstairs now. They (play)________ games.
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. Every morning, my mother (walk)_________ in the park.
13. Her favourite subject (be)__________________English.
14. Hoa (drive) _______ to work every day.
15. Look! A man (call)_________________you.
16. Keep silent ! I (listen)____________________to the radio.
17. ______________ you (play)_________________badminton now?
18. Sorry I can't help you now. I ________(not know) where she keeps her files.
19. Every morning , I (watch)_________________tv at 10.00, but today I (listen) ________________ to
music at 10.00.
20. Everyday , 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. I ________ (live) with my parents but right now I ________(stay) with somefriends for a few
days.
24. Hung and his friend (play)_______________badminton twice a week.
25. They usually (get up)___________________at 6.00 in the morning.
26. Ha never (go)______________fishing in the winter but she always (do)_____________ it in the
summer.
27. I can't talk on the phone now. I ________ (drive) home.
28. Where are the children? They ________ (lie) on the beach over there.
29. _______________he (watch)______________TV at 7.00 every morning?
30. What _____________she (do) _________________at 7.00 am?
31. You never ________(listen) to a word I say! You ________always ________ (listen) to that mp3
player!
32. He ________ (not understand) what you ________ (talk) about. He's foreign.
33. My children (go)________________to school by bike.
34. We (go)_______________to supermarket to buy some food at present.
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. Look! That boy ________ (run) after the bus. He________(want) to catch it.
39. Don't forget to take your umbrella with you to London. You know it always
________ (rain) in England.
40. It's 9 o'clock in the morning. Lien (be)________in her room. She (listen) _______________to
music.
41. My sister (get)______________ dressed and (brush)_______________her teeth herself at 6.30
everyday.
42. Mrs. Smith (not live)____________in downtown. She (rent)___________in an apartment in the
suburb.
43. James and his brother (play)__________________soccer at the moment. They (play)
_________________ it every afternoon.
44. My grandfather (read)__________________________a newspaper in the morning.
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. I (write)_____________________________ a letter to my friend now.
52. At 12 a.m every day, I (have)______________lunch and (go)____________to bed.
53. Every morning , we (have)__________breakfast at 7.00 am.
54. Mr. Quang (live)____________in the countryside. He (have)__________a big garden.
55. John (not have)______________Literature lesson on Friday.
56. Mrs. Ha (learn)__________________in Hanoi, but she (not live)__________________ there.
57. Now Mr. Long (design) ____________________his dream house.
58. Hang (go)__________________to the bookshop now because she (want) ___________to buy
some books.
59. We (go) ______________to market and (buy)_________________some fruits.
60. The Earth (go) _______ around the Sun.
61. My mother (sweep) _______ the floor every morning.
62. Emily (live) _______ and (work) _______ in Paris but she (have) _______ a holiday in
England at the moment.
63. I wonder why the neighbor’s dog (bark) _______ again. Maybe there is a burglar!
64. Ann (get) _______ up at seven o’clock every morning.Then she (go) _______ to have a
shower before breakfast.
65. She (not/ work) …………………. because she won the lottery last year.
66. Kate is in the kitchen and very stressed! She (cook) _______ dinner for 30 people.
67. Emily (work) …………………. hard all day but she (not work) …………………. at the moment.
68. Look! The boss (come) ………………….. We (meet) …………………. him in an hour and
nothing is ready!
69. ………. you usually (go) …………………. away for Christmas or …………. you (stay)
…………………. at home?
70. She (hold) …………………. some roses. They (smell) …………………. lovely.
71. Look! It (snow) …………………. again. It always (snow) …………………. in this country.
72. Sally (swim) …………………. very well, but she (not run) …………………. very fast.
73. I (leave) __________________________ home at 7 o'clock every morning.
74. She (work) ____________________ in the Sales Department in London, but at the moment she
(do) ___________________________ a training course in Bristol.
75. Linda (clean) __________________________ her house every weekend.
76. He (try) ______________very hard in every game that he (play) ________________________.
77. Excuse me. I think that you (sit) _________________________ in my seat.
78. (you, listen) _____________________________ to the radio very often?
79. Don't talk to me now. I (write) ______________________________ an important letter.
80. It usually (rain) _____________ here a lot, but it (not rain) ______________________ now.
81. What are you doing? - I (bake) ______________________________ a cake at the moment.
II. Find and correct the mistakes.
1. John sleeping in the car soundly
2. Ted and Baker always arrives late.
3. Megan speak softly to her mother.
4. Jane and her children playing happily in the garden.
5. Are you always come early in the morning?
6. Why do they always makes the room dirty?
7. What are Rosa doing during the vacation?
8. I needs to boil some eggs.
9. My father are driving the car fast.
10. This dress look gorgeous on you
11. As a single mom, she have to be both the homemaker and the breadwinner.
12. My younger brother is unhappy that he makes the washing-up by himself.
13. My mom is busy today, so I prepare the meal for the whole family.
14. My father drives me to school every morning, but this week I go by bus.
15. Typically, the elderly is sent to a nursing home if they cannot take care of themselves.
III. Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verbs in the box.

wake(s) up open(s) speak(s) take(s) do(es)

cause(s) live(s) play(s) close(s) live(s) drink(s)

1. Nick ………………………………. baseball very well.

2. I never ………………………………. coffee.
3. The swimming pool ………………………………. at 8.00 in the morning.
4. It ………………………………. at 9.00 in the evening.
5. Bad driving ………………………………. many accidents.
6. My parents ………………………………. in a very small house.
7. The Olympic Games ………………………………. place every four years.
8. They are good students. They always ………………………………. their homework.
9. My students ………………………………. a little French.
10. I always ………………………………. early in the morning.
III. Choose the best options to fill in the blanks.
1. My mother is ____ for taking care of the home and the family.
A. responsible B. takes the responsibility
C. take the duty D. Both B & C are correct.
2. Women usually manage ____ better than men do.
A. household finances B. household machines
C. housewives D. houseplants
3. My parents ____. My mother usually does more housework than my father.
A. divide chores equally B. split chores unequally
C. don't share housework equally D. Both B & C are correct.
4. Equal share of household duties helps increase ____.
A. job satisfaction B. couple satisfaction
C. wedding satisfaction D. marital satisfaction
5. It's not easy to gain ____ between husbands and wives, even in developed countries.
A. equal chore B. chore equally C. chore equalD. chore equity
6. He decided that he wanted to be a ____ while his wife worked full-time.
A. homemaker B. house husband C. housewife D. Both A & B are correct
7. Negotiation and conflict ____ skills are very important to every woman in modern life.
A. resolution B. revolution C. renovation D. communication
8. My sunflower seeds must be ____ twice a day so that they will sprout in a few days.
A. watered B. dried C. picked D. spread