Thì hiện tại tiếp diễn – Present continuous tense

Công thức, cách dùng, dấu hiệu nhận biết và bài tập áp dụng

I. Công thức
Công thức
(+) Khẳng định S + am/is/are + V_ing
Chủ ngữ Be
Ví dụ I am
I am studying English

You/We/They are They are studying English

He/She/It is He is studying English

(-) Phủ định S + am/is/are + not + V_ing

Am not = am not, is not = isn't, are not= aren't

Ex: She is not studying English. (Cô ta không đang học tiếng Anh)
(?) Nghi vấn Am/is/are + S + V_ing?

Ex: Are you studying English? (Có phải bạn đang học tiếng Anh không?)
→ Yes, I am / No, I am not

*Lưu ý một số quy tắc thêm "ing"

- Khi động từ kết thúc bằng "e" thì bỏ "e" rồi thêm "ing"
Explore → exploring, Use → using, Give → giving
- Khi động từ kết thúc bằng "ee" thì giữ nguyên "ee" rồi thêm "ing"
Agree → agreeing, See → seeing
- Động từ 1 âm tiết kết thúc bằng 1 phụ âm và trước nó là 1 nguyên âm thì gấp đôi phụ âm cuối
rồi thêm "ing"
Run → running, Put → putting, Stop → stopping
- Động từ 2 âm tiết mà trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ 2, âm tiết thứ 2 kết thúc bằng 1 phụ âm và
trước nó là 1 nguyên âm.
Begin → beginning

II. Cách dùng thì hiện tại tiếp diễn

- Thì hiện tại tiếp diễn tả một hành động đang diễn ra và kéo dài một thời gian ở hiện tại. Eg:
The children are playing football now.
- Thì này cũng thường tiếp theo sau câu đề nghị, mệnh lệnh.
Eg: Look! The child is crying.
Be quiet! The baby is sleeping in the next room.
- Thì này còn diễn tả 1 hành động xảy ra lặp đi lặp lại mang tính chất phàn nàn dùng với phó
từ
ALWAYS.
Eg: He is always borrowing our books and then he doesn't remember.
- Thì này còn được dùng để diễn tả một hành động sắp xảy ra, một kế hoạch đã định sẵn. Eg:
He is coming tomorrow.
- Diễn tả một hành động mang tính chất tạm thời, trái với hành động thường xuyên. - Thì
hiện tại tiếp diễn dùng để diễn tả sự thay đổi của một sự vật.Thường dùng với từ Get.

III. Dấu hiệu nhận biết

- Now, right now, at present, at the moment: bây giờ
- Currently, presently: hiện tại
- Look!, Listen!, Be quiet!, Watch out!
- For the time being: trong lúc này

IV. Các động từ không dùng hiện tại tiếp diễn

Không dùng thì hiện tại tiếp diễn với các động từ chỉ nhận thức tri giác (state verb) -
Thuộc về nhận thức:
Know (biết), believe (tin tưởng), imagine (tin tưởng), want (muốn), realize (nhận thức), feel (cảm
thấy), doubt (nghi ngờ), need (cần), understand (hiểu), suppose (nghĩ), remember (nhớ),
recognize (nhận ra), think (nghĩ), forget (quên), mean (nghĩa), trust (tin), assume (ra vẻ), expect
(mong đợi),…
- Thuộc về trạng thái cảm giác:
Love/like= prefer: thích Hate=
dislike: ghét
Fear (sợ), feel (cảm thấy), appreciate (đánh giá), please (hài lòng), envy (ganh tị), mind (phiền),
care (quan tâm), surprise (ngạc nhiên), observe (quan sát), taste (nếm),…
- Thuộc về sở hữu:
Possess (sở hữu), belong (thuộc về), have (có), own (sở hữu), owe (nợ),…
Các trạng thái khác:
Seem = (trông có vẻ), sound (nghe có vẻ), look like (trông giống),…

V. Bài tập
Bài 1: Chia động từ trong ngoặc:
1, It (get) ....... dark. Shall I turn on the light?
2, They don't have anywhere to live at the moment. They (stay) ...... with friends until they find
somewhere.
3, Why are all these people here? What (happen). .........?
4, Where is your mother? She ........ (have) dinner in the kitchen
5, The student (not, be) ..... in class at present 6, Some people
(not drink) ............ coffee now.
7, At present, he (compose) ............ a piece of music
8, We (have) ............. dinner in a restaurant right now

Bài 2: Chia động từ trong ngoặc:

1. Look! The car (go) ............. so fast.
2. Listen! Someone (cry) ............. in the next room.
3. Your brother (sit) ............. next to the beautiful girl over there at present?
4. Now they (try) ............. to pass the examination.
5. It’s 12 o’clock, and my parents (cook) ............. lunch in the kitchen.
6. Keep silent! You (talk)............. so loudly.
7. I (not stay) ............. at home at the moment.
8. Now she (lie) ............. to her mother about her bad marks.
9. At present they (travel) ............. to New York.
10. He (not work) ............. in his office now.

Bài 3: Thêm từ thành câu hoàn chỉnh với thì hiện tại tiếp diễn 1.
My/ father/ water/ some plants/ the/ garden.
……………………………………………………………………………………
2. My/ mother/ clean/ floor/.
……………………………………………………………………………………
3. Mary/ have/ lunch/ her/ friends/ a/ restaurant.
……………………………………………………………………………………
4. They/ ask/ a/ man/ about/ the/ way/ the/ railway/ station.
……………………………………………………………………………………
5. My/ student/ draw/ a/ beautiful/ picture.
……………………………………………………………………………………

Bài 4: Khoanh tròn câu trả lời đúng:

1. “ You ......................... hard today.” -Yes, I have a lot to do
a. is working b. are working c. am working d. work 2.
I ........................Christine. Do you know where she is?
a. is looking b. are looking c. am looking d. look 3.
It ........................ darker and darker. Shall I turn on the light?
a. is getting b. are getting c. is getting d. gets
4. They don’t have anywhere to live at the moment. They ........with friends until they find
somewhere.
a. is staying b. are staying c. am staying d. stay 5. Things
aren’t so good at work. The company ......................... money.
a. lose b. loses c. are losing d. is losing
6. Today she (ride a bike) although her father drives her everyday.
a. is riding a bike b. rides a bike c. ride a bike d. are riding a bike 7.
You ........... a lot of noise. Can you be quieter? I........... to concentrate.
a. is making/trying b. are making/ am trying c. are making/ trying d. is making/ am
trying
8. Why are all these people here? What .........................?
a. happens b. happening c. is happenning d. is happening
9. Please don’t make so much noise. I .................... to work.
a. is trying b. are trying c. trying d. am trying 10.
Let’s go out now. It ................... any more.
a. am not raining b. is not raining c. are not raining d. raining 11.
You can turn off the radio. I ............. to it.
a. are not listening b. isn’t listening c. am not listening d. don’t listening
12. Kate phoned me last night. She is on holiday in France. She ........a great time and doesn’t
want to come back.
a. has b. are having c. am having d. is having 13.
I want to lose weight, so this week I ................ lunch.
a. am eating b. isn’t eating c. aren’t eating d. am not eating 14.
Andrew has just started evening classes. He ................. German.
a. are learning b. is learning c. am learning d. learning 15.
Paul and Sally have an argument. They .................. to each other.
a. are speaking b. is speaking c. am speaking d. speaking 16.
I ....................... tired. I need a rest.
a. is geting b. are getting c. is getting d. am getting 18.
Tim ........................... this week. He is on holiday.
a. is working b. are working c.am working d. works 19.
Listen ! Sam ................. the piano.
a. are playing b. am playing c. plays d. is playing 20.
They ................... a new hotel in the city center.
a. are building b. am building c. is building d. build 21.
Look! Somebody .................... in the river.
a. is swiming b. are swimming c. am swiming d. is swimming 22.
The phone ............................
a. aren’t ringing b. isn’t ringing c. am not ringing d. doesn’t ring
23. (The weather get) colder and colder
a. The weather is getting b. The weather gets c. The weather are getting d. The
weather get
24. Sue ......................... to become a doctor?
a. are playing b. am playing c. plays d. is playing 25.
(you take) .................................your daughter with you?
a. are you taking b. is you taking c. am you taking d. are you taking 26.(the
dog play)............................. with the kids?
a. are the dog playing b. am the dog playing c. does the dog playing d. is the dog
playing
27.(they come) ......................................tonight?
a. are they coming b. is they coming c. are they coming d. is they coming 28.
Be quiet! The baby ..............
a. is sleeping b. sleep c. sleeps d. are sleeping 29.
Look! A man ....................... after the train.
a. running b. runs c. run d. is running
30. I .......................an exercise on the present tenses at this moment.
a. is doing b. are doing c. am doing d. do
31. My father ............................. in the garden and it ....................now
a. is working/ is raining b. works/ rains c. working/ raining d. are working/ are
raining
32. Mai ........ some food at present. She always....... in the morning
a. is cooking/ cooks b. cooks/ is cooking c. cooks/ cooks d. is cooking/ is cooking
33. The students ......................the test right now?
a. Are.......do b. are......... doing c. is ......... doing d. do............. do 34.
Now She ...........................for her husband in the rain
a. are waiting b. is waiting c. waits d. wait 35.
His brother ........................ a novel at the moment?
a. are........... writing b. are writing c.is writing d. is............writing
36. The children ..................................in the kitchen at present
a. isn’t playing b. am not playing c. aren’t playing d. play
37. Lan .......................... to the English teacher now
a. isn’t speaking b. aren’t speaking c. doesn’t speak d. don’t speak
38. They ...................................the Christmas dinner at present
a. are preparing b. is preparing c. prepare d. prepares
39. John ........................... that car now
a. am driving b. is driving c. are driving d. drives
40. The workers ................................a new house right now
a. are building b. am building c. is building d. build 41.
Tom ............................. two poems at the moment?
a. are........... writing b. are writing c. is writing d. is............writing 42.
The chief engineer .............................. all the workers of the plant now
a. is instructing b. are instructing c. instructs d. instruct
43. He .......................... his pictures at the moment
a. isn’t paint b. isn’t painting c. aren’t painting d. don’t painting
44. We ...............................the herbs in the garden at present
a. don’t plant b. doesn’t plant c. isn’t planting d. aren’t planting 45.
They ........................ the artificial flowers of silk now?
a. are.......... making b. does......... making c. is........... making d. Do ........... making
46. Your father ...............................your motorbike at the moment
a. is repairing b. are repairing c. don’t repair d. doesn’t repair 47.
Look! The man ......................... the children to the cinema
a. is taking b. are taking c. does taking d. takes
48. Listen! The teacher .......................a new lesson to us
a.is explaining b. are explaining c. explain d. explains 49.
Be careful! You ........................ ten glass bottles?
a. is ........... bring b. are ............ bringing c.do ............... bring d. does ........ bring
50. Ba ............................Math very hard now
a. are studying b.am studying c. studys d.is studying
51. We .......................dinner in a restaurant right now
a. is having b. are having c. am having d. is having
51. I ...................TV with my parents in the living room now
a. am watching b. are watching c. is watching d. watch
52. Some people....................... coffee now
a. are not drinking b. is not drinking c. do not drink d. does not drink
53. At present, he ............................ a piece of music
a. is composing b. are composing c. composes d. compose 54.
My father (listen)....................................... to the radio now.
a. are listening b. is listening c. am listening d. listens 55.
Where is your mother?
She ....................... (have) dinner in the kitchen.
a. is having b. are having c. am having d. is having 56.
Mr. Nam (not work) ............................................. at the moment.
a. is not working b. are not working c.am not working d. not work 57.
The students (not, be) ..............................................in class at present.
a. am b. is c. are d. be
58. The children (play)....................................... in the park at the moment.
a. are playing b. am playing c. plays d. is playing 59.
Look! The bus (come) ............................................
a. are coming b. is coming c. are coming d. is coming 60.
John (not read) ....................a book now.
a. isn’t reading b. aren’t reading c. am not reading d. doesn’t reading 61.
What you (do) ....................tonight?
a. are....do b. are......... doing c. is ......... doing d. do............. do 62.
Jack and Peter (work)....................late today.
a. is working b. are working c. am working d. work

63. Silvia (not listen) .................... to music at the moment.

a. aren’t listening b. isn’t listening c. am not listening d. doesn’t listens 64.
Maria (sit).................... next to Paul right now.
a. sit b. is siting c. are sitting d. sits
65. How many other students you (study) .................... with today?
a. are ....studying b.am...... studying c.do.....study d. is .....studying 66.
He always (make) .................... noisy at night.
a. make b. are making c. is making d. makes 67.
Where your husband (be) ....................?
a. am b. is c. are d. be
68. She (wear) ....................earrings today.
a. is wearing b. are wearing c. am wearing d. wears 69.
The weather (get) ....................cold this season.
a. gets b. are getting c. is getting d. are gets
70. My children (be)............. upstairs now. They (play) ..............games.
a. am/ am playing b. is/is playing c. are/are playing d. be/ being 71.
Look! The bus (come).....................
a. are coming b. is coming c. are coming d. is coming
72. He always (borrow) ....................me money and never (give).................... back.
a. is borrowing/ giving b. are borrowing/ giving c. borrows/ giving d. borrow/ giving
73. While I (do).................... my housework, my husband (read) .................... books.
a. am doing/ is reading b. are doing/ is reading c. is doing/ are reading d. am doing/
are reading 74. Why ……..at me like that? What’s the matter?
a. do you look b. have you looked c. did you look d. are you looking
75. I…….in the room now.
a. am being b. was being c. have been being d. am
76. It……..dark. Shall I turn on the light?
a. is getting b. get c. got d. has got
77-“Are you ready, Ann?” “Yes, I……………”
a. am coming b. come c. came d. have came
78-Look! That man………..to open the door of your car.
a. try b. tried c. is trying d. has tried