THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE (THÌ HIỆN TẠI ĐƠN) A. FORM

1. The present simple tense (Thì hiện tại đơn) a. Form: * Tobe: is, am, are (+): S + is/ am / are + O/ N. Ex. She (be) is twelve years old. Ex. I (not be) am not in Ba Ria. (-): S + isn't / am not / aren't + O / N. Ex.Is she (be) twelve years old ? (?): Is / Are + S + O / N ? Yes, she (be) is. Yes, S + is / am / are. No, S + isn't / aren't / am not. * Nomal verb ( động từ thường): Ex.He ( live) lives in Ba Ria. (+): S + V

(s, es)

+ O They (live) live in Phuoc Nguyen. Ex.He doesn't lives in Ba Ria. (-): S + don't / doesn't + V + O They don't live in Phuoc Nguyen

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(?): Do / Does + S + V + O? Ex. Does He live in Ba Ria? Yes, S + do / does. Do They live in Phuoc Nguyen? No, S + don't / doesn't. b. Dấu hiệu nhận biết của thì hiện tại đơn: - Trạng từ chỉ tần xuất: always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, seldom, never. - Các trạng từ chỉ thời gian: every + time (every day), today, nowadays, Sundays.