HANDOUT 2 – UNIT 8

PAST SIMPLE TENSE

I. Fill in was or were into the gaps. If there is a (-) use the negation (wasn't or
weren't). [Nếu có dấu (-) thì sử dụng dạng phủ định (wasn't or weren't)]

1. Last year my best friend _______ 22 years old.

2. The weather _______ cold when we _______ in Berlin.
3. Why _______ you so angry yesterday?
4. At this time last year Sandra _______ in Paris.
5. We _______ tired because it _______ late at night.
6. Tim _______ asleep at ten o'clock yesterday. (-)
7. Our hotel last year _______ small, but it _______ very clean.
8. I phoned you at the weekend, but you _______ at home. (-)
9. My dad _______ at work the whole week, because he _______ ill. (-)
10. The shops _______ open yesterday, but we didn't go there.

II. Put the sentences from the present into the past tense.
Example: He always goes to work by car. Yesterday he went to work by bus. (goes 
went)
1. They always get up early. This morning they _______ up late.
2. Bill often loses his key. He _______ one last Saturday.
3. I write a letter to Jane every week. Last week I _______ two letters.
4. She meets her friends every evening. She _______ them yesterday evening, too.
5. I usually read two newspapers every day. I only _______ a newspaper yesterday.
6. They come to my house every Friday. Last Friday they _______, too.
7. We usually go to the cinema on Sunday. We _______ to the cinema last Sunday, too.
8. Tom always has a shower in the morning. Tom _______ a shower this morning, too.
9. They buy a new car every year. Last year they _______ a new car, too.
10. I eat an orange every day. Yesterday I _______ two oranges.
11. We usually do our shopping on Monday. We _______ our shopping last Monday, too.
12. Ann often takes photos. Last weekend she _______ some photos.
13. We leave at 8.30 every morning. But yesterday we _______ at 8.00.

III. Give the correct form of the verbs in Past Simple Tense:
1. Last year my brother ___________ his holiday in Da Lat. (spend)
2. It ___________ really great. (be)
3. I ___________ around by motorbike with three friends and we visited lots of
interesting places. (travel)
4. In the evening I usually ___________to a bar. (go)
5. One night she even ___________some Ailen dances. (learn)
6. They ___________very lucky with the weather. (be)
7. It ___________yesterday. (not / rain)
8. But we ___________some beautiful rainbows. (see)
9. Where ______ Lan ________ her last holiday? (spend)
10. Linh ___________her maths homework yesterday. ( do)
11. Tuan ___________to Taiwan by plane? (go)
12. We ___________a farm three weeks ago. (visit)
13. Tuan and Tu ___________their brother. (not / help)
14. The children ___________at home last sunday. (not / be)
15. When _______ you ___________this wonderful dress? ( design)
16. My father ___________into the truck. (not / crash)
17. Tuan ___________the basket of his bicycle. (take off)
18. ___________you ___________your uncle last weekend? (phone)
19. She ___________milk at class. (not / drink)
20. I (open) ___________the door and (see) ___________my teacher standing there.

IV. Form the questions.

Example: Carol opened the window. - Did Carol open the window?
1. Sam bought a CD. ________________ a CD?
2. They played chess last Saturday. ________________ last Saturday?
3. She went to the market yesterday. ________________ to the market yesterday?
4. His friends watched this movie last week. ________________ this movie last week?
5. They collected postcards. ________________ postcards?
6. The teacher pointed to the board. ________________ to the board?
7. I was thirsty. ________________ thirsty?
8. Frank married her a year ago. ________________ her a year ago?
9. My brother rang Susan yesterday. ________________ Susan yesterday?
10. He had ham and eggs for breakfast. ________________ ham and eggs for breakfast?

V. Tell the story of Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs in Past Simple Tense

Snow White was the daughter of a beautiful queen, who died when the girl (be)1 ……
young. Her father (marry) 2............. again, but the girl’s stepmother was very jealous of
her because she was so beautiful.

The evil queen (order) 3............. a hunter to kill Snow White but he couldn’t do it because
she was so lovely. He (chase) 4............. her away instead, and she (take) 5............. refuge
with seven dwarfs in their house in the forest. She (live) 6............. with the dwarfs and
took care of them and they (love) 7.............her dearly.

Then one day the talking mirror (tell) 8.............the evil queen that Snow White was still
alive. She (change) 9.............herself into a witch and (make) 10.............a poisoned apple.
She (go) 11............. to the dwarfs’ house disguised as an old woman and tempted Snow
White to eat the poisoned apple, which (put) 12............. her into an everlasting sleep.
Finally, a prince (find) 13............. her in the glass coffin where the dwarfs had put her and
woke her up with a kiss. Snow White and the prince (be) 14............. married and lived
happily ever after.