Bài tập Ngữ pháp tiếng anh luyện thi IELTS – Unit 1: Thì hiện tại (Present tense)

A. Choose the best endings for sentences 1-8.

1. Fiona is watching television
2. because her favourite film star is on.
3. when she has time.
4. I’m having my lunch
5. at one o’clock every day.
6. early today as I have an appointment.
7. I do the shopping
8. at the same time every week.
9. today for a friend who’s ill.
10. What are you doing
11. to your sister when she behaves badly?
12. to your sister? Leave her alone!
13. I wear casual clothes
14. at the weekend.
15. because we’re having a party at lunchtime.
16. Teachers work hard
17. to get the concert ready for next week.
18. but they get long holidays.
19. The company’s financial situation is improving
20. now that it has a new Chief Executive.
21. when there is greater demand for its products.
22. Serge is thinking of retiring early
23. every time something bad happens at work.
24. because he isn’t happy at work any more.

Đáp án:

1. a
2. b

3.a

4.b

5.a

6.b

7.a

8.b

 

B. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. I’m busy right now. I …………. (fill in) an application form for a new job.
2. My tutor……….(see) me for a tutorial every Monday at two o’clock.
3. John ………. (not/study) very hard at the moment. I ………………… (not/think) he’ll pass his exams.
4. ‘What ……………. (he/do)?’ ‘He…………………(try) to fix the television aerial’
5. Animals……………….(breathe in) oxygen and………….(give out) carbon dioxide.
6. Be quiet! I…………..(want) to hear the news.
7. In my country we………….(drive) on the right-hand side of the road.
8. My friend Joe’s parents………. (travel) round the world this summer, and probably won’t be back for a couple of months.
9. The college………. (run) the same course every year.
10. Numbers of wild butterflies……….(fall) as a result of changes in farming methods.

Đáp án:

1. am filling in
2. sees
3. isn’t studying; don’t think
4. ‘s he doing; ‘s trying
5. breathe in; give out
6. want
7. drive
8. are travelling
9. runs
10. are falling

 

C. Fill in the gaps with the verbs in the box in the correct present tense.

agree    catch up    cause    have    go up    know    think   use

We 1 …………….. energy for three main things: electricity production, heating and transport. For the first two, we 2……….options such as solar and wind power, or natural gas. But oil is still the world’s number one source of energy, and for transport at least, there is currently no alternative. In China, domestic energy consumption 3……….year by year and demand in similar regions 4………….fast. We 5……….how to use energy more efficiently now than in the past but the worldwide rise in demand 6……….concern amongst experts. Some experts 7……….that oil supplies will start to fall within the next twenty years. Most experts 8……….that we need to find a new source of energy soon.

Đáp án:

1. use
2. have
3. is going up
4. is catching up
5. know
6. is causing
7. think
8. agree

 

D. Look at the following extracts. There are six incorrect verbs. Find and correct them.

Đáp án:

1. can see
2. are increasing are increasing
3. decrease is decreasing
4. 4. is warming warms
5. is rising rises
6. 6. change changes

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