I.

TENSES:
1. SIMPLE PRESENT (HIN TI N)
Verb to be: th, l,
Positive
I m (am)
He
She s (is)
It from Vietnam.
Nguyen
We
You re (are)
They
Thang and Truong

Negative
I m not
He
She isnt
It
Anh English.
We
You arent
They
Thang and Truong

Questions with question words

is your name? (My name is) Nguyen.
What is her address? (Her address is) 30B, Nguyen Cuu
Van Street, Ward 2, Tan An City.
is his phone number? (His phone number is) 0939825878
are you from? Im from Vietnam.
Where is he from? He is from England.
are they from? They are from America.
How old are you? Im 10 years old.
are Thang and Truong? They are 12 and 13.

Yes/No questions
Is he Vietnamese? Yes, he is./ No, he isnt.
she Yes, she is. / No, she isnt.
it Yes, it is. / No, it isnt
Are we a student? Yes, we are. / No, we arent
you Yes, I am./ No, Im not.
they Yes, they are. /No, they arent.
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Other verbs:
A. I/We/You/They/ Thang and Truong

Positive:
I like coke.
We play tennis.
You live in tan an city.
They go to school every day.
Thang and Truong have a good job.

Negative:
I
We like football.
You dont speak Vietnamese.
They (do not) work in a restaurant.
Thang and Truong

Questions with question words

Where you live?
What sport do we like?
How many languages they speak?

Yes/No questions?
Do you like football? Yes, I do.
No, I dont.
Do they speak English? Yes, they do.
No, they dont.

B. He/She/It/Truong
Positive:
He likes coke.
She goes to school every day.
Thang has a good job.
The bus leaves at 8.00.
(It)

Khi ch t l s t: ng t thm s hoc es

He listens
She leaves
It walks

Thm es khi ng t tn cng c cc mu t: s/ sh/ ch

He watches
She washes
It kisses

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Ch cc ng t: do, go, have, study

He does
She goes
It has
He/ She studies

Negative:
He
She doesnt like football.
It (does not) speak Vietnamese.
Thang work in a restaurant.

Questions with question words

Where he live?
What sport does she like?
When the bus leave?
(it)

Yes/No questions?
Does she like football? Yes, she does.
No, she doesnt.
Does Thang speak English? Yes, he does.
No, he doesnt.

Ch hnh ng lp i lp li nhiu ln, thi quen

Thng c cc trng t ch s thng xuyn nh:
always(lun lun), often(thng), usually(thng xuyn),
sometimes(thnh thong), never (khng bao gi),
Ex:
We often play tennis every Sunday morning.
She sometimes watches TV in the evening.
Thang and Truong are never late for school.
It is always hot in summer
They dont often stay up late.

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2. PRESENT PROGRESSIVE/ CONTINUOUS (HIN TI TIP DIN)

Positive
I am
He
She is
It working.
We
You are
They
Negative
I m not
He
She isnt
It working.
We
You arent
They

Questions with questions words

am I
is he
What is she doing?
are we
are you
are they

Yes/ No questions:
Are you listening to music? Yes, I am.
No, Im not.
Is she reading in her bedroom? Yes, she is.
No, she isnt.

Ch s vic ang xy ra hin ti, lc ang ni

Thng c cc trng t nh :
now, at present, at the momen(by gi)
Hoc cc t gi nh: Look!,/ Listen!,
Mt s ng t khng c dng vi th hin ti tip din:
be, remember, forget, want, like, love, see, feel,

Ex:
What is Jane doing now? She is making a cake.
Listen! They are speaking English.
The boy isnt in his room now. He loves her very much

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3. SIMPLE PAST (QU KH N)

Vi ng t to be

1. Positive
I was busy
He/She/It was at home.
We/ You/They were late.

2. Negative
I was not (wasnt) busy.
He/She/It was not (wasnt) at home.
We/ You/They were not (werent) late.

Vi ng t thng:
Positive:
I
He
She listened to music last night.
It went to school yesterday morning.
We had lunch in a restaurant 2 days ago.
You
They
Khi hnh ng din ra trong qu kh: cc ng t thng thm ed
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listen listened
play played
watch watched

Mt s ng t bt quy tc:
go went
have had
see saw

Negative
I
He
She listen to music last night.
It didnt go to school yesterday morning.
We (did not) have lunch in a restaurant 2 days ago.
You
They

Questions with question words

I
he
she
Where did it go?
we
you
they

Yes/ No questions
Did they play football yesterday afternoon? Yes, they did.
No, they didnt.
Did you have a good time? Yes, I did.
No, I didnt.

Ch s vic xy ra v kt thc qu kh.

Thng c cc trng t nh :
2 days ago (Cch y 2 ngy ), last Sunday (Ch Nht ri),
yesterday (hm qua), in 2012

Ex:
Did she come here yesterday?
I didnt play golf when I was on holiday last year.

Quy tc thm ui -ing v -ed sau ng t:

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- ing Example

ng t tn cng l e b -e thm ing come coming

(but: agree agreeing)

ng t 1 vn tn cng l 1 nguyn m + 1 ph m sit sitting

gp i ph m ri thm ing.

ng t tn cng l l gp i l ri thm travel travelling

ing

ng t tn cng l ie i ie thnh y ri lie lying

thm ing

- ed Example

ng t tn cng l e ch thm d love loved

ng t 1 vn tn cng l 1 nguyn m + 1 ph m stop stopped

gp i ph m ri thm ed.
run - running

ng t tn cng l ph m + y chuyn y thnh study studied

i+ ed

OTHERS:
1. An information question (Cu hi thng tin- c t hi)
What? (Ci g)
When?(Khi no)
What time?(My gi)
Who?(Ai)
Where?( u)
Why?(Ti sao)
How?(Nh th no)

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How old?(Bao nhiu tui)

How long?(Bao lu?)
How often?(Bao lu mt ln)
How many?(Nhiu bao nhiu )
How much?(Gi bao nhiu)

Ex:
Who did you meet yesterday?
Who teaches you English?
What are you doing?
Where do you live?
When do you usually go to the park?
Why did you come last Sunday?
How does she feel?
How often do you go to the supermarket?

2. Prepositions (Gii t):

_ on Monday , on Tuesday
_ on April 1st
_ on Saturday evening, on Sunday afternoon
_ on business / holiday / picnic /trip TV
_ on earth/the ground /the beach / the floor

_ in 1990
- in January
_ in the summer , in the winter
_ in the morning / afternoon / evening
_ in the world

- at 4.00, at midnight,
- at the weekend
- at Christmas
- at breakfast/ lunch/ dinner
- at night

3. Possessive adjectives

my
his
her
This is its book.
our
your
their
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Possessive s: s c thm vo sau danh t ring (tn ngi) hoc cc danh t

khc ch s s hu.
Ex:
This is Thangs book.
This is Nguyens house.
The cats tail is long.

4. Pronouns

Subject pronouns Object pronouns Possessive adjectives

(ng trc ng t chnh) (ng sau ng t chnh) (ng trc danh t)
I (ti) me my (ca ti)
He (anh y/ ng y) him his (ca anh y)
She (c y/ b y) her her (ca c y)
It (n) it its (ca n)
We (chng ta/ chng ti) us our (ca chng ti)
You (bn/ cc bn) you your (ca bn)
They (h/ chng n) them their (ca h)

Ex:
- My mother is an English teacher.
- She teaches at a high school.
- Her students love her so much.
- I love my sister.
- She loves me too.

5. Plural nouns: Danh t s nhiu

- Thm s vo sau danh t:
a doctor 2 doctors
one student 10 students
an apple 5 apples
- Thm es vo sau danh t tn cng c cc mu t: s/ sh/ch
a bus 2 buses
one class 4 classes
a sandwich 3 sandwiches

- Mt s danh t tn cng l y:
a city 2 cities
a country 5 countries
- Mt s danh t bt quy tc:
a child 4 children
a man 2 men
a woman 5 women
one person 10 people

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6. a/ an (mt): c thm vo trc danh t

- Ch ngh nghip : a student, a teacher, a doctor, a nurse
- Ch s m: a book, a house, a table
- Dng an trc cc danh t bt u bng cc nguyn m: a, e, o, u, i
an actor
an English book
an orange
an umbrella
an ice-cream

7. Adjetives: tnh t dng b ngha cho danh t

- t trc danh t:
a good student
a beautiful girl
two yellow cars
- Sau ng t to be
My mother is beautiful.
These cars are red.
Those students are good.

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