Present Simple
Thì hiện tại đơn
(+) S + V(s/es)
(−) S + don’t / doesn’t + V
(?) Do / Does + S + V?
Wh- + do / does + S + V?
(+) S + am / is / are + …
(−) S + am / is / are + not + …
(?) Am / Is / Are + S + …?
I, you, we, they, danh từ số nhiều + V nguyên thể / don’t. He, she, it, danh từ số ít + V(s/es) / doesn’t.
| Cách dùng | Ví dụ |
|---|---|
| Hoạt động lâu dài, ổn định | He works at a bank. |
| Thói quen, hành động lặp lại | I get up at 6:00 every day. |
| Sự thật hiển nhiên | Ten times ten makes one hundred. |
| Lịch trình, thời gian biểu | The flight leaves at 12.30 tomorrow. |
| Trạng thái: suy nghĩ, cảm xúc, sở hữu, giác quan | Do you know that? |
every day / week / month / year
My dogs wake me up every morning.
once / twice / three times + khoảng thời gian
We have English lessons twice a week.
always (100%)
She always gets up early.
usually (90%)
I usually walk to school.
often (70%)
It is often cloudy here.
sometimes (50%)
She sometimes gets up early.
occasionally (30%)
We occasionally eat out.
seldom (10–20%)
He seldom watches TV.
rarely (5%)
They rarely go to the cinema.
never (0%)
She never gets up early.
Trước động từ chính
She always gets up early.
Sau to be
It is often cloudy.
Đầu câu (usually, often, sometimes, occasionally)
Sometimes I meet her for a coffee.
| Sai | Đúng |
|---|---|
| We likes to go shopping. | We like to go shopping. |
| They doesn’t play football. | They don’t play football. |
| Do he do homework often? | Does he do homework often? |
| She trys to study English. | She tries to study English. |
| What time you get up? | What time do you get up? |
| I am living in Ho Chi Minh City. (lâu dài) | I live in Ho Chi Minh City. |