Present simple - Hiện tại đơn
Chíp has long hair.
--> Diễn tả sự thật chung ở hiện tại.
The Sun rises in the East.
--> Diễn tả sự thật luôn đúng
We have English lessons twice a week.
Chíp often gets up at 11 o'clock.
I always play the piano.
--> Diễn tả thói quen, sự việc lặp đi lặp lại ở hiện tại.
Form
To be: am, is, are
V - eat, play, like, know, write, have, read, listen, draw, paint,....
Chíp is shorter than her brother.
Chíp is cute.
Chip is a student.
Chíp is from Hanoi.
in, on, under, at, from...
Be đi kèm với N, adj, ....
Chip eats bread every morning.
(+) S + am/is/are + N/adj
(-) S + am/is/are + not + N/adj ( is not = isn't, are not = aren't)
(?) Am/Is/Are + S + N/adj?
(?) Wh-Q + am/is/are + S + N/adj?
(+) Elephants are funny.
(-) Elephants aren't funny.
(?) Are elephants funny?
(?) Why are elephants funny?
(+) S + V/V-s/es
(-) S + don't/doesn't + V
(?) Do/Does + S + V?
(?) Wh-Q + do/does + S + V?
Cats have 4 legs.
Chíp has 2 legs.
He likes reading books.
(-) He doesn't like cooking.
(-) They don't have breakfast everyday.
(?) Does Chíp play the piano every morning? - No, she doesn't.
(?) What do you do every morning? - I listen to music every morning.
Signal words - Dấu hiệu
every day/night/week/month/year...
always - luôn luôn
usually - thường xuyên
often - thường
sometimes - thỉnh thoảng
rarely = barely = seldom: hiếm khi
never: không bao giờ
once/twice/three times/four times/ten times a day/week/month/year