📘 1. GIỚI THIỆU
Ngữ pháp là một trong 4 tiêu chí chấm điểm của IELTS Writing & Speaking. Hiểu và sử dụng thành thạo 12 thì tiếng Anh cơ bản là bước đầu tiên giúp bạn:
- Tránh lỗi ngữ pháp cơ bản
- Trình bày ý tưởng mạch lạc, logic
- Tăng điểm Grammatical Range and Accuracy
📊 2. BẢNG TÓM TẮT 12 THÌ
Thời | Tên thì |
Hiện tại | Hiện tại đơn, tiếp diễn, hoàn thành, hoàn thành tiếp diễn |
Quá khứ | Quá khứ đơn, tiếp diễn, hoàn thành, hoàn thành tiếp diễn |
Tương lai | Tương lai đơn, tiếp diễn, hoàn thành, hoàn thành tiếp diễn |
🔍 3. PHÂN TÍCH CHI TIẾT TỪNG THÌ
Mỗi thì sẽ có:
- ✅ Cấu trúc đầy đủ: Khẳng định – Phủ định – Yes/No – WH-question
- 💡 Cách dùng chính
- 🔍 Dấu hiệu nhận biết
- 🗣️ Ví dụ Speaking (sáng tạo, tự nhiên)
- ✍️ Ví dụ Writing Task 1/2 (chính xác, học thuật)
🔹 1. Present Simple – Hiện tại đơn
✅ Cấu trúc:
Dạng | Cấu trúc | Ví dụ |
Khẳng định | S + V(s/es) | She studies English. |
Phủ định | S + do/does not + V | He doesn’t study French. |
Yes/No | Do/Does + S + V? | Do you study every day? |
WH-Question | Wh + do/does + S + V? | What time do you usually wake up? |
💡 Cách dùng:
– Thói quen, sự thật, lịch trình
🔍 Dấu hiệu: always, usually, often, every day, never…
🗣️ Speaking:
I usually drink black coffee in the morning to stay focused.
✍️ Writing Task 1:
The chart shows that people prefer online shopping to physical stores.
🔹 2. Present Continuous – Hiện tại tiếp diễn
✅ Cấu trúc:
Dạng | Cấu trúc | Ví dụ |
Khẳng định | S + am/is/are + V-ing | I am studying IELTS. |
Phủ định | S + am/is/are not + V-ing | He isn’t working today. |
Yes/No | Am/Is/Are + S + V-ing? | Are you reading right now? |
WH-Question | What/Why + am/is/are + S + V-ing? | What are you doing? |
💡 Cách dùng:
– Hành động đang diễn ra / xu hướng
🔍 Dấu hiệu: now, right now, currently, at the moment…
🗣️ Speaking:
I’m currently working on improving my pronunciation.
✍️ Writing Task 1:
The number of online students is increasing steadily.
🔹 3. Present Perfect – Hiện tại hoàn thành
✅ Cấu trúc:
Dạng | Cấu trúc | Ví dụ |
Khẳng định | S + have/has + V3 | They have finished the task. |
Phủ định | S + haven’t/hasn’t + V3 | She hasn’t seen that film. |
Yes/No | Have/Has + S + V3? | Have you ever tried sushi? |
WH-Question | Wh + have/has + S + V3? | How long have you lived here? |
💡 Cách dùng:
– Hành động đã xảy ra, có liên quan đến hiện tại
🔍 Dấu hiệu: already, yet, since, for, just, ever, never
🗣️ Speaking:
I’ve never been abroad, but I plan to travel next year.
✍️ Writing Task 2:
Technology has changed the way people communicate.
🔹 4. Present Perfect Continuous – Hiện tại hoàn thành tiếp diễn
✅ Cấu trúc:
Dạng | Cấu trúc | Ví dụ |
Khẳng định | S + have/has been + V-ing | I have been studying for 2 hours. |
Phủ định | S + haven’t/hasn’t been + V-ing | She hasn’t been working lately. |
Yes/No | Have/Has + S + been + V-ing? | Have you been working hard recently? |
WH-Question | Wh + have/has + S + been + V-ing? | How long have you been learning English? |
💡 Cách dùng:
– Nhấn mạnh quá trình kéo dài tới hiện tại
🔍 Dấu hiệu: for, since, recently, lately, all day
🗣️ Speaking:
I’ve been practicing speaking skills every day for the last 3 months.
✍️ Writing Task 1:
The company has been expanding steadily since 2010.
🔹 5. Past Simple – Quá khứ đơn
✅ Cấu trúc:
Dạng | Cấu trúc | Ví dụ |
Khẳng định | S + V2 | They went to Da Nang last summer. |
Phủ định | S + did not + V | I didn’t eat breakfast. |
Yes/No | Did + S + V? | Did you visit the museum? |
WH-Question | Wh + did + S + V? | Where did you stay? |
💡 Cách dùng:
– Hành động hoàn tất trong quá khứ, có mốc thời gian cụ thể
🔍 Dấu hiệu: yesterday, last week, in 2020, ago…
🗣️ Speaking:
I visited Hue two years ago and it was an amazing experience.
✍️ Writing Task 1:
In 2015, the number of tourists increased significantly.
🔹 6. Past Continuous – Quá khứ tiếp diễn
✅ Cấu trúc:
Dạng | Cấu trúc | Ví dụ |
Khẳng định | S + was/were + V-ing | She was reading a book. |
Phủ định | S + was/were not + V-ing | They weren’t playing football. |
Yes/No | Was/Were + S + V-ing? | Were you studying at 10 p.m.? |
WH-Question | Wh + was/were + S + V-ing? | What were you doing last night? |
💡 Cách dùng:
– Hành động đang xảy ra tại 1 thời điểm trong quá khứ
– Hành động bị gián đoạn
🔍 Dấu hiệu: while, when, at that time, at 9 p.m.
🗣️ Speaking:
While I was having dinner, the lights suddenly went out.
✍️ Writing Task 1:
At 8 a.m., students were attending their first class.
🔹 7. Past Perfect – Quá khứ hoàn thành
✅ Cấu trúc:
Dạng | Cấu trúc | Ví dụ |
Khẳng định | S + had + V3 | I had finished my homework. |
Phủ định | S + had not + V3 | She hadn’t left the house yet. |
Yes/No | Had + S + V3? | Had you eaten before 8 p.m.? |
WH-Question | Wh + had + S + V3? | Why had you gone home early? |
💡 Cách dùng:
– Hành động xảy ra trước 1 hành động quá khứ khác
🔍 Dấu hiệu: before, after, by the time, already
🗣️ Speaking:
I had never flown before I went to Australia.
✍️ Writing Task 2:
By 2010, the government had implemented the new policy.
🔹 8. Past Perfect Continuous – Quá khứ hoàn thành tiếp diễn
✅ Cấu trúc:
Dạng | Cấu trúc | Ví dụ |
Khẳng định | S + had been + V-ing | They had been waiting for an hour. |
Phủ định | S + had not been + V-ing | I hadn’t been sleeping well. |
Yes/No | Had + S + been + V-ing? | Had you been studying for the test? |
WH-Question | Wh + had + S + been + V-ing? | How long had he been working there? |
💡 Cách dùng:
– Nhấn mạnh quá trình kéo dài trước một mốc quá khứ
🔍 Dấu hiệu: before, for, since, all day
🗣️ Speaking:
I had been working for that company before it shut down.
✍️ Writing Task 2:
The area had been suffering from pollution for decades.
🔹 9. Future Simple – Tương lai đơn
✅ Cấu trúc:
Dạng | Cấu trúc | Ví dụ |
Khẳng định | S + will + V | I will call you tomorrow. |
Phủ định | S + will not + V | She won’t attend the meeting. |
Yes/No | Will + S + V? | Will you join us? |
WH-Question | Wh + will + S + V? | When will you finish the essay? |
💡 Cách dùng:
– Dự đoán, quyết định tức thì, lời hứa
🔍 Dấu hiệu: tomorrow, next week, in the future…
🗣️ Speaking:
I think I’ll go abroad after graduating.
✍️ Writing Task 2:
The population will grow to 10 million by 2030.
🔹 10. Future Continuous – Tương lai tiếp diễn
✅ Cấu trúc:
Dạng | Cấu trúc | Ví dụ |
Khẳng định | S + will be + V-ing | I will be working all day. |
Phủ định | S + will not be + V-ing | They won’t be attending the event. |
Yes/No | Will + S + be + V-ing? | Will you be sleeping at 10 p.m.? |
WH-Question | Wh + will + S + be + V-ing? | What will you be doing next Monday? |
💡 Cách dùng:
– Hành động đang diễn ra tại 1 thời điểm trong tương lai
🔍 Dấu hiệu: at this time tomorrow, next week, in the afternoon
🗣️ Speaking:
At this time tomorrow, I’ll be flying to Singapore.
✍️ Writing Task 2:
In 2035, more people will be working remotely.
🔹 11. Future Perfect – Tương lai hoàn thành
✅ Cấu trúc:
Dạng | Cấu trúc | Ví dụ |
Khẳng định | S + will have + V3 | We will have completed the project. |
Phủ định | S + will not have + V3 | He won’t have finished by then. |
Yes/No | Will + S + have + V3? | Will she have graduated by 2026? |
WH-Question | Wh + will + S + have + V3? | When will you have moved in? |
💡 Cách dùng:
– Hành động sẽ hoàn thành trước một mốc tương lai
🔍 Dấu hiệu: by + thời gian tương lai
🗣️ Speaking:
By next year, I will have lived here for a decade.
✍️ Writing Task 2:
By 2050, most fossil fuels will have been replaced.
🔹 12. Future Perfect Continuous – Tương lai hoàn thành tiếp diễn
✅ Cấu trúc:
Dạng | Cấu trúc | Ví dụ |
Khẳng định | S + will have been + V-ing | I will have been working for 10 years. |
Phủ định | S + won’t have been + V-ing | He won’t have been studying long enough. |
Yes/No | Will + S + have been + V-ing? | Will you have been waiting long? |
WH-Question | Wh + will + S + have been + V-ing? | How long will she have been teaching? |
💡 Cách dùng:
– Nhấn mạnh quá trình đến 1 thời điểm tương lai
🔍 Dấu hiệu: by + thời gian tương lai + for/since
🗣️ Speaking:
By next month, I’ll have been studying IELTS for 6 months.
✍️ Writing Task 2:
By 2040, the country will have been facing climate issues for decades.
📝 BÀI TẬP NGỮ PHÁP IELTS TỔNG HỢP 12 THÌ
🔸 A. Chia động từ đúng thì
- I usually ___ (wake) up at 6 AM.
- She ___ (study) for IELTS at the moment.
- They ___ (not finish) the homework yet.
- What ___ you ___ (do) when I called you?
- By 2025, I ___ (complete) my MBA.
🔸 B. Sửa lỗi sai
- He is go to school now.
- I didn’t saw her yesterday.
- She have done her homework.
- Are you goes to the gym?
🔸 C. Viết câu hỏi WH-question
- I get up at 6 AM. → What time…
- She is talking on the phone. → Who…
- He has studied English for 2 years. → How long…
🔸D. Chia động từ đúng thì
Dựa vào ngữ cảnh và dấu hiệu để chia động từ ở đúng thì.
- She (study) __________ for three hours.
- When I arrived, they (wait) __________ for 20 minutes.
- By 2025, he (work) __________ at the company for 10 years.
- They (not finish) __________ the report yet.
- What (you/do) __________ at 8 p.m. last night?
- By this time next week, I (fly) __________ to Canada.
- We (not have) __________ dinner yet.
- He (clean) __________ his room when I called.
- I (not see) __________ her before the meeting.
- (you/ever/try) __________ sushi before?
🔸E. Chọn đáp án đúng (A, B, C hoặc D)
Chọn thì đúng cho câu dưới đây.
- By the time you arrive, we ___ our dinner.
have finished B. had finished C. will have finished D. finish - When I called, she ___ a presentation.
was giving B. has given C. gave D. is giving - He ___ for 2 hours when she finally arrived.
had waited B. has waited C. had been waiting D. was waiting - I think robots ___ a major role in the future.
will play B. play C. played D. have played - This time tomorrow, I ___ to Bangkok.
will fly B. am flying C. will be flying D. have flown
🔸F. Viết lại câu giữ nghĩa (dùng đúng thì)
Viết lại câu với từ gợi ý và thì phù hợp.
- I started learning English 5 years ago.
→ I _________________________ for 5 years. - She left before I arrived.
→ When I arrived, she _________________________. - We finished lunch, then went for a walk.
→ After we _________________________, we went for a walk. - He is in the middle of writing his essay.
→ He _________________________ his essay. - By next year, they will celebrate their 10th anniversary.
→ They _________________________ married for 10 years by next year.
🔸G. Đặt câu hỏi YES/NO & Wh-questions
Đặt câu hỏi đúng thì dựa trên phần được gạch chân.
- She has been working here since 2020.
→ (Yes/No): _________________________?
→ (WH): _________________________? - They had eaten dinner before I arrived.
→ (Yes/No): _________________________?
→ (WH): _________________________? - He will be traveling at 10 p.m. tomorrow.
→ (Yes/No): _________________________?
→ (WH): _________________________?
✅ GỢI Ý ĐÁP ÁN
A:
- wake
- is studying
- haven’t finished
- were you doing
- will have completed
B:
- is going
- didn’t see
- has done
- Do you go
C:
- What time do you get up?
- Who is she talking to?
- How long has he studied English?
D:
- has been studying
- had been waiting
- will have been working
- haven’t finished
- were you doing
- will be flying
- haven’t had
- was cleaning
- hadn’t seen
- Have you ever tried
E:
- will have finished
- was giving
- had been waiting
- will play
- will be flying
F:
- I have been learning English for 5 years.
- When I arrived, she had already left.
- After we had finished lunch, we went for a walk.
- He is writing his essay.
- They will have been married for 10 years by next year.
G:
– Yes/No: Has she been working here since 2020?
– WH: How long has she been working here?
– Yes/No: Had they eaten dinner before you arrived?
– WH: What had they eaten before you arrived?
– Yes/No: Will he be traveling at 10 p.m. tomorrow?
– WH: What will he be doing at 10 p.m. tomorrow?