Bài tập 1: Chia động từ

1. Last year my brother (spend) ___________ his holiday in Đà Lạt.

2. It (be) ___________ really great.
3. I (travel) ___________around by motorbike with three friends and we
visited lots of interesting places.
4. In the evening I usually (go) ___________to a bar.
5. One night she even (learn) ___________some Ailen dances.
6. They (be) ___________very lucky with the weather.
7. It (not/ rain) ___________yesterday.
8. But we (see) ___________some beautiful rainbows.
9. Where (spend/ Lan) ___________her last holiday?
Bài tập 2: Hoàn thành câu

1. Linh ___________her maths homework yesterday. (to do)

2. Tuan ___________to Taiwan by plane? (to go)
3. We ___________a farm three weeks ago. (to visit)
4. Tuan and Tu ___________their brother. (not/to help)
5. The children ___________at home last sunday. (not/to be)
6. When ___________you ___________this wonderful dress? (to design)
7. My father ___________into the truck. (not/to crash)
8. Tuan ___________the basket of his bicycle. (to take off)
9. ___________you ___________your uncle last weekend? (to phone)
10. She ___________milk at class. (not/to drink)
Bài tập 3: Sử dụng tổng hợp các thì trong quá khứ để hoàn thành câu

1. I ( go)___________to the school last week.

2. A bird defecated on the window that I ( clean)___________only five
minutes before.
3. Yesterday at ten she ( sit) ___________in front of her computer.
4. When their dad got home, the boys ( watch)___________TV for three
hours.
5. A postman (come) ___________to my house yesterday.
6. He (want) ___________to repair my dishwasher that (break) ___________a
few days before.
7. Before she (ring) ___________at my door, she (look) ___________for a
parking space for about five minutes.
8. While the plumber (repair) ___________the dishwasher, I (watch)
___________the smartphone.
 9. Suddenly, my brother (realise) ___________that they (show)
___________our house on TV.
10. The reporter (say) ___________that a motorbike (crash)
___________into a pole just before reaching the crossroads.
11. While he (listen) ___________carefully to what (happen) ___________,
someone (knock) ___________at his door.
12. I (open) ___________the door and (see) ___________my teacher
standing there.
13. She (ask) ___________for the plumber.
14. As it (turn) ___________out, it (be) ___________ my neighbor’s car
that (roll) ___________down the street.
15. In his haste, the electrician (forget) ___________to put the
handbrake on.
Bài tập 4: Hoàn thành bài tập thư điện tử sau với động từ trong ngoặc sử
dụng thì quá khứ đơn

Dear Tommy,

How are you doing? I feel miserable, I must admit. And I’m going to tell you why.
Yesterday I ………………… (do) my homework, ………………… (tidy) my bedroom and
………………… (decide) to go out. The weather ………………… (be) perfect and so I
………………… (go) to the park. And do you know who I ………………… (see) there?
Jason, my boyfriend. I ………………… (want) to say hello to him, but then I
………………… (stop), because I ………………… (can) see a girl coming to him.

Bài tập thì quá khứ đơn – Bài tập 4

Guess what ………………… (happen). They ………………… (meet) in the middle of the
road and he ………………… (kiss) her. My Jason! Jason and I ………………… (be) in the
park three times and he never ………………… (try) to kiss me! I didn’t know what to
do. I just ………………… (run) away. When I ………………… (come) back home, I
………………… (cry). Just a little bit, you know. Then I ………………… (say) to myself:
Forget about Jason. There are plenty more fish in the sea! What do you think of
him? Is he worth it? Please, write back soon. Love, Sam

Bài tập 5: Điền thông tin đúng vào chỗ trống

(Correct the following information).

Example:
Columbus discovered America in 1492.
Columbus didn’t discover America in 1492
He landed on an island in the Caribbean in 1492.
Princess Victoria became Queen of the United Kingdom in 1901. Victoria
………………………………………… queen in 1901. She ……………. (rule) Britain from 1837
to 1901. Shakespeare was the author of the tragedy called “As You Like It”. “As
You like It” ……………………………. a tragedy. Shakespeare ……………………….. (write) it
as a comedy. Julius Caesar died in a war in 44 BC. Caesar ………………………. in a war.
The Roman senators ………………… (kill) him in the Senate. Sandro Botticelli created
the portrait known as Mona Lisa. Botticelli …………………………………. Mona Lisa.
Leonardo da Vinci ………………………. (paint) it. Shah Jahan, the Mughal emperor in
India, built Taj Mahal for his oldest daughter. Shah Jahan ……………………………. Taj
Mahal for his daughter. It ……………. (be) the tomb of his third wife.

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Bài tập 6: Hoàn thành bài tập viết lại câu sau sử dụng thì quá khứ đơn

(Jumbled sentences – make past simple questions).

Example:
 you | clean | room | the
 Did you clean the room?
1. Tom | arrive | on time
2. not | know | you |it
3. at | be | Marry | the | party
4. you | why | leave | early | so
5. they | in | be | office | their
6. think | what | he | our | of | house
7. trip | like | the | Mr. and Mrs. John
8. you | how | do | that
9. they | not | address | their |tell |you
10. there | how | Jerry | get
Bài tập 7: Hoàn thành câu trả lời sau sử dụng thì quá khứ đơn

(Complete the answers).

D: Were you hungry?
F: Yes, I …………………… a little bit hungry.
D: Was your sister at school?
F: No, she …………………… at school.
D: Were your parents at work?
F: Yes, my mum …………………… at work. But my dad …………………… at work. He was
ill.
D: Was John your friend? And Sam?
F: Peter and Bill …………………. my best friends.
D: I think the first story was quite interesting and the second story was great.
F: Really? No, the stories ………………….. very interesting.
D: Was I often ill when I was a child?
F: Not really. You ……………….. much healthier than your brother.
D: Were Marry and Miley good at sport?
F: Well, Susan …………. quite good at athletics, but Marion ……………………. good at
any sport.
Bài tập 8: Hoàn thành mẫu truyện sau với dạng từ phủ định trong ngoặc

(Complete the story with negative forms).

Blue Friday
I ……………………………. (not have) a good day yesterday. I ……………………. (cannot)
stay in bed late, because it was Friday and I had to go to school. Unfortunately, I
……………………………… (not get) up on time and I ………………………….. (not catch) the
bus. I wanted to take a taxi, but I …………………… (not be) lucky. There
……………………… (not be) any taxis in our street. I ………………………………… (not want)
to ask my dad to take me by car, because I thought it ……………………… (not be) a
very good idea. I went to school on foot and as I ………………….. (not be) used to
long walks, I was pretty tired. I…………………………………… (not listen) to our English
teacher and when we wrote a revision test I ………………………………. (not pass) it.
Believe me, my parents ……………………. (not be) very happy about it.

Bài tập 9: Lựa chọn và điền dạng đúng của từ

teach     cook      want     spend        ring

be      sleep     study     go      write
1. She…..out with her boyfriend last night.
2. Laura…..a meal yesterday afternoon.
3. Mozart…..more than 600 pieces of music.
4. I…..tired when I came home.
5. The bed was very comfortable so they…..very well.
6. Jamie passed the exam because he…..very hard.
7. My father…..the teenagers to drive when he was alive.
8. Dave…..to make a fire but there was no wood.
9. The little boy…..hours in his room making his toys.
10. The telephone…..several times and then stopped before I could
answer it.
Bài tập 10: Use the Past form of the verbs
1. I (be)………………………………… a student 2 years ago.
2. He (be)……………………………. a doctor two years ago.
3. They (be)…………………………… farmers last year.
4. Lan and Ba (be)……………………. nurses last year.
5. It (be not)………………………. cold yesterday.
6. She (be not)…………………… a pupil last week.
7. This hat (be not)……………………. new yesterday.
8. My parents (be not)………………….. teachers two years ago.
9. He (be not)…………………….. a mechanic last Monday.
10. (Be)………………. he an engineer yesterday. No, he (be not)
…………………
11. (Be)…………….. It hot last week?
12. The windows (be)……………….. open last Monday.
13. (Be)…………….. you a teacher two years ago? Yes, I (be)……………..
14. Where (be)……………….. Nam from yesterday?
15. Why (be)………………………. he unhappy last Tuesday?
16. I (remember)…………………… your trip to Nha Trang two years ago.
17. Ba (wear)……………………….. the cap all day yesterday.
18. I (eat)…………………….. a lot of fish yesterday.
19. Her aunt (take)…………………………….. her to see Cham Temple last
year.
20. Tuan (have)………………………… a new bike yesterday.
21. She (not buy)……………………………. a new ruler yesterday.
22. He (not talk)…………………………… with his parents about his
vacation in Da Lat last year.
23. They (not come)……………………………. school yesterday?
24. The windows (not close)………………………. yesterday?
25. We (not return)……………………………….. at home at 7 pm last
Monday.
26. She (not eat)……………………………………… fish and crab yesterday.
27. Lan (not go)…………………………… Ho Chi Minh city two years ago.
28. My parents (not take)…………………………… to Vung Tau last week.
29. We (not have)……………………………….. a lot of friends in Ha Noi.
30. Lan and Hoa (be)……………………………… your school two years ago?
31. What they (play)…………………………. last week?
32. What Hoa (try)……………………………………………… on yesterday?
33. Who (talk)……………………………… to about the film on TV last
Monday?
 34. Where they (stop)………………………………. on their way back last
Sunday?
35. What the student (wear)……………………………….. at school two years
ago?
36. Where you (put) ………………………….. the cake yesterday?
37. What time you (leave)……………………………. home for school
yesterday?
38. What Ba (receive)…………………………… from Liz last week?
39. How long he (do)………………………. this hat yesterday?
40. What time you (go)…………………………….. to bed last night?
41. You (go)…………………………….. to Dalat for last tet vacation/
42. He (have)…………………………….. a lot of friends in Ho Chi Minh city
3 years ago?
43. His uncle (take)……………………….. him to see Tri Nguyen aquarium
last week?
44. Liz (buy)……………………… a lot of souvenirs yesterday?
45. They (put)……………………… the fish in the big bag last Sunday?
46. They (eat)……………………….meat in her meals in Vung Tau
yesterday?
47. I(wear) the …………………….cap with a dolphin om it yesterday/
48. Liz (teach)…………………………… Ba some English last week/
49. Bad and Tan (remember) …………………their trip to Nha Trang last
month?
50. Nam (return) ………………………..to Ha Noi last week?
51. I (go)……………………….to Ben Thanh market last Monday
52. He (get)…………………………up at 7 o’clock yesterday.
53. What time you (go) …………………to bed last night?
54. She ( not go)…………………………….to work last weekend.
55. Lan (meet)……………………………her at the party 3 years ago.
56. Last summer vacation, Mom (not buy)………………………..me a new
buy?
Bài tập thì quá khứ đơn – Bài tập 10
57. When he (leave)…………………………. for work last week.
58. What you (do)…………………………… yesterday?
59. We (begin)………………………………to learn English 3 years ago.
60. She (be)…………………………………..an engineer last week.
61. Lan (be not)……………………………..at home yesterday.
62. He (wear) ……………………………….the shirt last week.
63. They (be ) …………………………..here yesterday.
64. You (go) ………………………….to school yesterday?
65. Tam (be)……………………………….. at home last night? – Yes, he (be).
66. Where he (go)…………………………………. yesterday?
67. I (be)………………………………….. sick last night.
68. Why you (not come )………………………… to class yesterday?
69. We (be) …………………………..in the library yesterday.
70. Hoa (buy) ……………………………..a lot of things for her birthday
party.
71. What time you (leave) ………………………………….home for school
yesterday?