Bài tập thì quá khứ đơn cơ bản và nâng cao

Bài 1: Chia động từ trong ngoặc để hoàn thành những câu sau

1. I (eat)____ate_______ dinner at six o’clock yesterday. 

2. A: ____Did_______ Helen (drive)__drove_________ to work? – B: Yes,

she __did_________.

3. My neighbor (buy)___bought________ a new car last week. 

4. They (go)___went________ to Italy on their last summer holiday. 

5. A: __Did_________ they (swim)_____swam______ at the beach? – B: No,

they ___didn't_______.

6. My family and I (see)____saw_______ a comedy movie last

night. [comedy: hài]

7. First, we (do)__did_________ exercise, and then we

(drink)__drank_________ some water. 

8. Suddenly, the animal jumped and (bite)___bit________ my hand. 

9. What time (do)_____did______ you (get up)____get up_______ this

morning? 

10.The Wright brothers (fly)__flew_________ the first airplane in 1903. 

11.I think I (hear)_heard__________ a strange sound outside the door one

minute ago.

12. When I was ten years old, I (break)__broke_________ my arm. It really

(hurt) ___hurt_______. 

13.The police (catch)__caught_________ all three of the bank robbers last

week. [robber: cướp]

14.How many times (do)__did_________ you (read)____read_______ that

book? 

15.Unfortunately, I (forget)_forgot__________ to (bring)____bring_______

my money. [unfortunately: thật không may]

Bài 2: Chuyển những câu dưới đây từ hiện tại đơn sang quá khứ đơn

1. He goes to the swimming pool because he likes swimming. Went/liked

 2. They have dinner at nine o´clock. had

3. Helen eats too many sweets. ate

4. I buy the newspaper in the shop. bought

5. We get up at eight o´clock and go to school. Got/went

6. Does she buy the newspaper in the shop over there? Did she buy

7. Do they do their homework in the evening? Did they do

8. Do they have a good holiday? Did they have

9. Do they find any animal in the forest? Did they find

10.Is it dark when she gets up in the morning? .Was/ got

Bài 3: Chia động từ ở thì quá khứ đơn trong đoạn văn sau

On Friday, the children ___ (talked) about a day out together in the country. The
next morning, they went___ (go) to the country with their two dogs and _played__ 
(play) together. Ben and Dave _had__ (have) some kites. Some time later the
dogs were (be) not there. So they _called__  (call) them and _looked___ (look) for
them in the forest. After half an hour the children _found___ (find) them and
_took__  (take) them back. Charlie _was__  (be) very happy to see them again. At
lunch time Nick _went__ (go) to the bikes and _fetched__ (fetch) the basket with
some meat sandwiches. Then they _played__  (play) football. Nick and Dave 
_won___ (win). In the evening they rode___ (ride) home.

Day out: ngày đi chơi

Fetch: Lấy

Bài 4:  Chuyển những câu sau sang câu phủ định và nghi vấn

1. Nam wrote an essay in Literature class this morning.

2. I watched TV yesterday morning.

3. Nam and you were in the English club last Tuesday

4. They ate noodles two hours ago.

5. We always had a nice time on Christmas holiday in the past.

6. My father decorated the Christmas tree.

 7. She bought a new dress yesterday.

8. They were late for school.

9. Mr.Tam took his children to the museum last Sunday.

10.Hoa made a cushion for her armchair. [cushion:gối]

Bài 5: Mỗi câu sau chứa một lỗi sai. Tìm và sửa chúng.
1. At present, I’m work as a teacher in a secondary school and I plan to work here
for 2 or 3 years before going to Australia to study.
Working_________________________________________________________
2. Fire are one of the most important inventions in history.
Are-is____________________________________________________________
3. Beyonce was now very well-known all over the world and she has released
several albums in her singing career.
Was-is____________________________________________________________
Several: vài
Career: nghề nghiệp
4. In the future, I came back to Indonesia to work after having a long vacation in
Japan.
Will
come___________________________________________________________
5. They haven’t seen each other since a long time. Since -for
Since+mốc thời gian
For+khoảng thời gian

____________________________________________________________
6. The person I love the most is my elder brother, who are a very brave person.
Are-is
____________________________________________________________
7. Mr. Hung teaching us the subject “Applied Linguistics” when we were freshmen
in the university. Teaching-taught
____________________________________________________________
8. George Clooney, a famous actor, achieved many prizes in his acting career so
far.
so far: cho đến hiện tại (dấu hiệu của thì hiện tại hoàn thành)
achieve: đạt được
actor: diễn viên
achieved-has achieved
9. It was a cloudy day in November, 2013 and I am having to take the last exam of
my student life.
had
____________________________________________________________
10. Smart phone helped us a lot in our daily life.
Help-helps
____________________________________________________________
Bài 6: Chia các động từ sau ở thì quá khứ đơn.
1. I _____ at home last weekend. (stayed) 
2. Angela ______ to the cinema last night. (go) went
3. I and my friends ______ a great time in Nha Trang last year. (have) had
4. My vacation in Hue last summer ______ wonderful. (be) was
5. Last June I _____ Ngoc Son Temple in Ha Noi. (visit) visited
6. My parents ____ very tired after the trip. (be)were
7. I _______ a lot of gifts for my little sister. (buy)bought
8. Lan and Mai _______ sharks, dolphins and turtles at Tri Nguyen aquarium. (see)
saw
9. Trung _____ chicken and rice for dinner. (eat) ate
10. They ____ about their holiday in Hoi An. (talk) talked
Bài 7: Chia dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc để tạo thành một một đoạn
văn

1. Yesterday, I (go)______ to the restaurant with a client. Went

Client: Khách hàng

customer 

2. We (drive) ______ around the parking lot for 20 mins to find a parking
space. drove

3. When we (arrive) _arrived_____ at the restaurant, the place (be) ___was___

full. 

4. The waitress (ask) ______ us if we (have) reservations. Asked/had

5. I (say), "No, my secretary forgets to make them." said 

6. The waitress (tell)______ us to come back in two hours. told

7. My client and I slowly (walk) ______ back to the car. walked

8. Then we (see) ______ a small grocery store. Saw

Grocery store: cửa hàng tạp hóa

9. We (stop) in the grocery store and (buy) ______ some

sandwiches. Stopped/bought

10. That (be) ______ better than waiting for two hours. was

11. I (not go) ______ to school last Sunday.didn't

12. She (get) ______ married last year? Did she get

13. What did you (do) __do____ last night? - I (do) did______ my homework.

14. I (love) _loved_____ him but no more.

15. Yesterday, I (get) _got_____ up at 6 and (have) _had_____ breakfast at 6.30.

16. I _stayed____ at home all weekend. ( stay) 

17. Angela _went_____ to the cinema last night. (go)

18. My friends __had____ a great time in Nha Trang last year. (have)

19. My vacation in Hue ______ wonderful. (be) 

20. Last summer I _____ Ngoc Son Temple in Ha Noi. (visit)

21. My parents ____ very tired after the trip. ( be) 

22. I _______ a lot of gifts for my little sister. (buy)

23. Lan and Mai _______ sharks, dolphins and turtles at Tri Nguyen aquarium.
(see)

24. Trung _____ chicken and rice for dinner. (eat) 

25. They ____ about their holiday in Hoi An. (talk)

26. Phuong ___returned__ to Hanoi yesterday. (return) 

27. We ___thought__ the food was delicious.(think) 

Bài 8: Chia động từ trong ngoặc cho đúng

1. It was warm, so I took off my coat. (take). Take off: cởi

2. The film wasn't very good. I didn't enjoy it very much. (enjoy)

3. I knew Sarah was very busy, so I ..didn't disturb... her (disturb) disturb: làm ổn
4. I was very tired, so I .left.... the party early. (leave)

5. The bed was very uncomfortable. I didn't sleep..... very well (sleep)

6. The window was open and a bird ...flew.. into the room (fly)

7. The hotel wasn't very expensive. It ...didn't cost.. very much (cost)

8. I was in a hurry, so I .didn't have.... time to phone you (have).

9. It was hard carrying the bags. They .were.... very heavy. (be)

Bài 9: Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì quá khứ đơn để hoàn thành câu chuyện
về Bạch Tuyết:

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

The evil queen (order) 3..ordered........... a hunter to kill Snow White but he

couldn’t do it because she was so lovely. He (chase) 4...chased..........her away
instead, and she (take) 5..tool........... refuge with seven dwarfs in their house in the
forest. She (live) 6..lived...........with the dwarfs and took care of them and they
(love) 7....loved.........her dearly.

Then one day the talking mirror (tell) 8...told..........the evil queen that Snow
White was still alive. She (changed) 9.............herself into a witch and
(make) 10.....made........a poisoned apple. She (go) 11....went......... to the dwarfs’
house disguised as an old woman and tempted Snow White to eat the poisoned
apple, which (put) 12.put............her into an everlasting sleep.

Finally, a prince (find) 13..found...........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..were...........married and lived happily ever after.