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Lesson objectives
We're getting to know
* the use of the present simple and the present continuous
* some words that can give clues about which tense to use.
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DO YOU KNOW ... ? |
| The present simple | The present continuous | |
| Usage |
- The present simple is used to talk about daily habits and routines. (Thì hiện tại đơn được dùng để nói về những thói quen hàng ngày.) |
- The present continuous is used to talk about something that is happening or not happening now, at the moment of speaking. (Thì hiện tại tiếp diễn được dùng để nói về một điều gì đó đang xảy ra ở hiện tại hoặc đang xảy tại thời điểm nói.) |
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Signal signs: adverbs of time |
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| Example | Mrs. Lan usually does the cooking for the family. |
She is looking for a job. (now) She is working at the moment. (at the moment of speaking) |
Read the text and choose the correct verb form.
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Mrs Hang is a housewife. Every day, she (1) does / is doing most of the housework. She (2) cooks / is cooking, washes the clothes and (3) cleans / is cleaning the house. But today is Mother's Day and Mrs Hang isn't doing any housework. Her husband and children are doing it all for her. At the moment, she (4) watches / is watching her favourite programme on TV. Her daughter, Lan, (5) does / is doing the cooking; her son, Minh, (6) does / is doing the laundry; and her husband, Mr Long, (7) tidies up / is tidying up the house. Everybody in the family (8) tries / is trying hard to make it a special day for Mrs Hang. |
Fill the boxes with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
Example: Marry (do) does the household chores every day.
1. Mrs Lan usually (do) the cooking for the family, but she (not cook) now. She (work) on an urgent report at the moment.
2. I'm afraid you can't talk to him now. He (take out) the rubbish.
Choose the correct answer.
My sister can't do any housework today. She ______ for her exams.
Choose the correct answer.They divide the duties in the family. She ______ the children, and her husband ______ to earn money.