Quá khứ đớn - The simple past

I. Was or Were? - Complete the sentences with was or were.

1. I _____ happy.
2. You ____ angry.
3. She ______ in London last week.
4. He ______ on holiday.
5. It _____ cold.
6. We ______ at school.
7. You _____ at the cinema.
8. They _____ at home.
9. The cat ____ on the roof.
10. The children _____in the garden.
1. I ___was__ happy.
2. You __were__ angry.
3. She ___was___ in London last week.
4. He __was____ on holiday.
5. It __was___ cold.
6. We __were____ at school.
7. You __were___ at the cinema.
8. They __were___ at home.
9. The cat __was__ on the roof.
10. The children __were___ in the garden.

II. Write the past forms of the irregular verbs.

1. go →
2. come →
3. buy →
4. have →
5. do →
1. go → went
2. come → came
3. buy → bought
4. have → had
5. do → did

III. Put the sentences into simple past.

1. We open the door. →
2. You write poems. →
3. Richard plays in the garden. →
4. Kerry does not speak English. →
5. Do you see the bird? →
1. We opened the door.
2. You wrote poems.
3. Richard played in the garden.
4. Kerry did not speak English.
5. Did you see the bird?

IV. Chia động từ ở thì quá khứ đơn

1. Yesterday, I (go)______ to the restaurant with a client.
2. We (drive) ______ around the parking lot for 20 mins to find a parking space.
3. When we (arrive) ______ at the restaurant, the place (be) ______ full.
4. The waitress (ask) ______ us if we (have) reservations.
5. I (say), "No, my secretary forgets to make them."
6. The waitress (tell)______ us to come back in two hours.
7. My client and I slowly (walk) ______ back to the car.
8. Then we (see) ______ a small grocery store.
9. We (stop) in the grocery store and (buy) ______ some sandwiches.
10. That (be) ______ better than waiting for two hours.
1. Yesterday, I went to the restaurant with a client.
2. We drove around the parking lot for 20 mins to find a parking space.
3. When we arrived at the restaurant, the place was full.
4. The waitress asked us if we had reservations.
5. I said, "No, my secretary forgets to make them."
6. The waitress told us to come back in two hours.
7. My client and I slowly walked back to the car.
8. Then we saw a small grocery store.
9. We stopped in the grocery store and bought some sandwiches.
10. That was better than waiting for two hours.

V. Chia động từ trong ngoặc đúng dạng thì quá khứ đơn
1. I _____ at home all weekend. (stay)
2. Angela ______ to the cinema last night. (go)
3. My friends ______ a great time in Nha Trang last year. (have)
4. My vacation in Hue ______ wonderful. (be)
5. Last summer I _____ Ngoc Son Temple in Ha Noi. (visit)
6. My parents ____ very tired after the trip. (be)
7. I _______ a lot of gifts for my little sister. (buy)
8. Lan and Mai _______ sharks, dolphins and turtles at Tri Nguyen aquarium. (see)
9. Trung _____ chicken and rice for dinner. (eat)
10. They ____ about their holiday in Hoi An. (talk)
11. Phuong _____ to Hanoi yesterday. (return)
12. We _____ the food was delicious.(think)
13. Yesterday, I (go)______ to the restaurant with a client.
14. We (drive) ______ around the parking lot for 20 mins to find a parking space.
15. When we (arrive) ______ at the restaurant, the place (be) ______ full.
1 - stayed2 - went3 - had4 - was5 - visited6 - were7 - bought8 - saw9 - ate10 - talked11 -
returned12 - thought13 - went14 - drove15 - arrived - was16 - asked - had17 - said18 - told19 -
walked20 - saw21 - stopped - bought22 - was23 - didn't go24 - Did ... got25 - did ... do - did26 -
loved27 - got - had28 - bought29 - didn't go30 - had
VI. Dùng từ gợi ý viết thành câu hoàn chỉnh ở thì Quá khứ đơn
1. I/ go swimming/ yesterday.
=> ________________________________
2. Mrs. Nhung/ wash/ the dishes.
=> ________________________________
3. my mother/ go shopping/ with/ friends/ in/ park.
=> ________________________________
4. Lan/ cook/ chicken noodles/ dinner.
=> ________________________________
5. Nam/ I/ study/ hard/ last weekend.
=> ________________________________
6. my father/ play/ golf/ yesterday.
=> ________________________________
7. last night/ Phong/listen/ music/ for two hours.
=> ________________________________
8. they/ have/ nice/ weekend.
=> ________________________________
9. she/ go/ supermarket yesterday.
=> ________________________________
10. We/ not go/ school last week.
=> ________________________________
VII. Use the correct form of the verbs
Yesterday (be).......... Sunday, Nam (get)...............up at six. He (do) ........... his
morning exercises. He (take) ...............a shower, (comb).............. hair, and then he
(have) .............. breakfast with his parents. Nam (eat)............ a bowl of noodles and
(drink) ........a glass of milk for his breakfast. After breakfast, he (help) ..............
Mom clean the table. After that, he (brush).......... his teeth, (put).......... on clean
clothes, and (go)............ to his grandparents' house. He (have) .............. lunch with
his grandparents. He (return) to his house at three o'clock. He (do).............. his
homework. He (eat).......... dinner at 6. 30. After dinner, his parents (take)..........
him to the movie theater. It (be)...............a very interesting film. They
(come) .............. back home at 9. 30. Nam (go)................... to bed at ten o'clock.
1. What day was yesterday? .................................................................................
2. What time did Nam get up? ..............................................................................
3. What did he do after breakfast? .........................................................................
4. Who did he have lunch with? ...........................................................................
5. What time did he have dinner? ..........................................................................
6. What time did Nam go to bed? ........................................................................
VIII. 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).....................
X. Make the past simple, positive, negative or question
1) Where _______________(she/ go) last summer holiday?
2) What ______________(you/ do) last month?
3) He ______________(work) in a factory.
4) You ______________(not/ call) your parents last night.
5) ______________(you/ wear) your pink dress?
6) He ______________(not/ read) that story.
7) ______________(you/ go) on Sunday morning?
8) ______________(she/ study) English last night?
9) ______________(we/ arrive) last night?
10) Who ______________(you/ meet) yesterday?
11) ______________(they/ come) to the birthday party?
12) She ______________(not/ meet) her relatives.
13) ______________(she/ go) to the cinema with you?
14) You ______________(meet) a new friend from America.
15) Which one ______________(you/ like)?
16) I ______________(not/ remember) your magazine.
17) What______________ (she/ do) last Sunday?
18) He ______________(not/ like) chocolate ice cream.
19) What ______________(you / buy) at the shopping mall yesterday?
20) ______________ (you/ have) an amazing holiday?
Hiện tại đơn - Present Simple
Bài 1. Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì hiện tại đơn

1. The flight (start)……….at 6 a.m every Thursday.

2. I like Math and she (like)……….Literature.
3. I (bake)________ cookies twice a month.
4. My best friend (write)________ to me every week.
5. Jane always ________(take care) of her sister.
6. My family (have)……….a holiday in December every year.
7. Martha and Kevin ___________ (swim) twice a week.
8. She ____ (help) the kids of the neighborhood.
9. Mike (be)________humour.He always ___________ (tell) us funny stories.
10.Tiffany and Uma (be) ______my friends.
1. starts
 2. likes
3. bake
4. writes
5. takes care
6. has
7. swim
8. helps
9. is – tells
10. are

Bài 2. Điền dạng đúng của động từ “to be”:

1. My dog __________small.
2. She ________ a student.
3. We _________ready to get a pet.
4. My life _____ so boring. I just watch TV every night.
5. My husband________from California. I _______from Viet Nam.
6. We ____________ (not/be) late.
7. Emma and Betty(be)________ good friends.
8. ___________ (she/be) a singer?
9. His sister(be) _________seven years old.
10.Trixi and Susi(be)__________my cats.

1. is
2. is
3. are
4. is
5. is – am
 6. are not
7. are
8. Is
9. is
10. are

Bài 3. Viết thành câu hoàn chỉnh

1. How/ you/ go to school/ ?

2. we/ not/ believe/ ghost.
3. How often/ you/ study English/ ?
4. play/in/the/soccer/Mike/doesn’t/afternoons.
5. She/daughters/two/have.
6. very/much/not/like/lemonade/I
7. Wednesdays/on/It/rain/often.
8. never/wear/Jane/jeans.
9. phone/his/on/father/Sundays/Danny/every
10.Austria/I/from/be/Vienna.

1. How do you go to school?

2. We don’t believe ghost
3. How often do you study English?
4. Mike doesn’t play soccer in the afternoons.
5. She has two daughters
6. I don’t like lemonade very much
7. It’s often rain on Wenesdays
8. Jane never wears jeans
 9. Danny phones his father on every Sundays
10. I am from Vienna,Austria

Bài 4. Tìm từ để hoàn thành đoạn văn sau

Mary (1)____a teacher. She (2)_____ English. The children love her and they
(3).______a lot from her. Mary (4).________home at 3.00 and (5).______lunch.
Then she sleeps for an hour. In the afternoon she (6)………swimming or she
cleans her house. Sometimes, she (7)………her aunt and (8)………tea with her.
Every Sunday she does the shopping with her friends.

1. is
2. teaches
3. learn
4. comes
5. has
6. goes.
7. meets
8. drinks

Bài 5. Hoàn chỉnh các câu dưới đây với các từ gợi ý trong hộp

wake up – open – speak – take – do – cause – live – play – close – live – drink

1. Ann _____________ handball very well.

2. I never _____________ coffee.
3. The swimming pool _____________ at 7:00 in the morning.
4. It _____________ at 9:00 in the evening.
5. Bad driving _____________ many accidents.
6. My parents _____________ in a very small flat.
 7. The Olympic Games _____________ place every four years.
8. They are good students. They always _____________ their homework.
9. My students _____________ a little English.
10.I always _____________ early in the morning.
11. Plays
12. Drink
13. Opens
14. Closes
15. Causes
16. Live
17. Take
18. Do
19. Speak
20. Wake up

Bài 6. Tìm và sửa lỗi sai

1. What does they wear at their school?

2. Do he go to the library every week?
3. Windy always watch TV at 9 p.m before going to bed at 10 p.m.
4. Sometimes, we goes swimming together with her family.
5. How does Linda carries such a heavy bag?
6. does ➔ do
7. Do ➔ Does
8. watch ➔ watches
9. goes ➔ go
10. carries ➔ carry
Bài 7. Viết lại câu hoàn chỉnh

1. Minh/usually/not/sleep/early/at weekends.
2. You/understand the questions from your teacher?
3. Her husband/his colleague/play/tennis/whenever/they/free.
4. My family/normally/eat/breakfast/6.30.
5. San/not/phone/mother/Mondays.

Bài 8. Điền trợ động từ ở dạng phủ định

1. I ………. like tea.

2. He ………. play football in the afternoon.
3. You ………. go to bed at midnight.
4. They……….do the homework on weekends.
5. The bus ……….arrive at 8.30 a.m.
6. My brother ……….finish work at 8 p.m.
7. Our friends ………. live in a big house.
8. The cat ………. like me.

Bài 9. Cho dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc ở thì hiện tại đơn hoặc hiện tại
tiếp diễn

1. Look. He _______  (listen) to us.

2. We ________   (stay) at a hotel this week.
3. I _________   (go) to bed early on Sundays.
4. My mum is at the shop. She _______  (buy) a new dress.
5.  Jill _____ (have) a lot of money.
6. They usually _____ (leave)  on Sunday.
7. Please, stop! You _____  (drive) so fast!
 8. We ______ (meet) in Berlin each year.
9. We ______  (go) to discos on Fridays.
10.He normally ______ (come) on time. I can’t hear you! 
11.I _____ (have)  a shower
12.Sam ____ (do) his homework at night. 

Bài 10. Chia động từ trong ngoặc đúng để hoàn thành đoạn văn sau (thì hiện
tại đơn hoặc hiện tại tiếp diễn)

Dear Editor! I _____________________ (write) this letter because it

_____________________ (seem) to me that far too many changes
_____________________ (take) place in my country these days, and, as a result,
we _____________________ (lose) our identity. I _____________________
(live) in a small town but even this town _____________________ (change)
before my eyes. For example, town authorities _____________________ (build)
a burger place where my favourite restaurant used to be. Our culture
_____________________ (belong) to everybody, and I _____________________
(not understand) why the town leaders _____________________ (not do) to
preserve it. They simply _____________________ (not care). In fact, I
_____________________ (think) of starting an action group. I
_____________________ (appear) on a TV show on Friday evening to make
people aware of how important this issue is. It’s time for us to start doing
something before it _____________________ (get) too late.