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Phân biệt quá khứ đơn và hiện tại hoàn thành

Hai thì này rất hay bị nhầm lẫn với nhau và vì thế đã có rất nhiều trường hợp bị dùng sai thì dẫn đến việc
bị giảm band điểm. Các bạn cần chú ý:
Sự khác biệt giữa thì Quá khứ đơn và thì Hiện tại hoàn thành
Quá khứ đơn Hiện tại hoàn thành
Giống Đều nói về những sự kiện, hành động bắt đầu trong quá khứ

Liên hệ quá khứ với hiện tại

Chỉ nói về quá khứ
e.g.: I’ve highlighted the key words.
e.g.: I highlighted the key words.
(Tôi đã đánh dấu các từ khóa tại một thời
(Tôi đã đánh dấu các từ khóa khi tôi đọc sách và tôi đã
điểm nào đó trước lúc nói và có thể sẽ tiếp
hoàn thành việc đánh dấu.)
tục đánh dấu sau này.)

Nói về một thời điểm đã xác định, hoặc có thể tự hiểu Không xác định thời điểm cụ thể
về thời điểm xảy ra sự kiện, hành động e.g.: Have you read the leaflet?
Khác
e.g.: I read the leaflets when I was in the library. (Đã đọc tờ rơi chưa? Không cần biết là đọc
(Tôi đã đọc tờ rơi khi tôi còn ngồi trong thư viện. Bây giờ khi nào nhưng phải đọc trước thời điểm
tôi không còn ngồi ở thư viện nữa và tôi cũng không đọc nói.)
tờ rơi nữa.)
Sử dụng những cụm từ chỉ thời gian
Sử dụng những cụm từ chỉ thời gian xác định, đã kết
không xác định
thúc
e.g.: I’ve read five articles this week.
e.g.: I read five books last week.
(‘this week’ = tuần này, có thể vẫn chưa kết
(‘last week’ = tuần trước, đã kết thúc)
thúc)

Bài 1: Cho dạng đúng của những từ trong ngoặc sau để tạo thành một bài
I can remember many happy events of my life and out of those, I would like to talk about the event that I
can still remember vividly. It (1-be)_________ indeed an exhilarating event and that was regarding my
success in the board final exam. The moment I (2-hear)__________ that I had been awarded a scholarship
for my performance in the board exam, I (3-become)___________ the happiest man in the world. This (4-
be)________ truly a felicitous moment for me as it is something I was looking forward to very eagerly
and the news (5-make)_________ my parents quite happy and proud. I would like to thank you for letting
me talk about this event.
I (6-wait) ___________almost a month with great anxiety for my result. I (7-start)______________
speculating so many things and many of them were negative. I could hardly stop thinking about my
upcoming result during this period. The result was highly important and my college admission was
dependent on it. I could not sleep well the night before the result publishing day. I think it is common for
students to worry about their results, especially for important exams, and I was familiar with this type of
concern. However, I have to admit that I had been more worried about it than other exam results I can
remember.
The result was published at around 11.00 am and I (8-find)_________ that I did exceptionally well. I was
so relieved and happy that I was on cloud nine. Then I hurriedly returned home and gave the news to my
parents. They were very happy. My father, who barely expresses his emotions (9-be)__________ also very
pleased, and my mother called a few of our relatives to share the good news. I felt excited, happy and

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relieved. At that time I was about 15 years old. It (10-happen)__________ in our hometown called (... say
the name of your hometown...). It was so pleasant an event that I still remember every bit of it.

Bài 2. Chia các động từ sau ở thì quá khứ đơn.

1. I ………………. at home last weekend. (stay)
2. Angela ………………. to the cinema last night. (go)
3. I and my friends ………………. a great time in Nha Trang last year. (have)
4. My vacation in Hue last summer ………………. wonderful. (be)
5. Last June 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).

Bài 3. Mỗi câu sau đây có 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.
……..…………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. Fire are one of the most important inventions in history.
……..…………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. Beyoncé was now a very well-known all over the world and she has released several albums in her
singing career.
……..…………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. In the future, I came back to Indonesia to work after having a long vacation in Japan.
……..…………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. They haven’t seen each other since a long time.
……..…………………………………………………………………………………………….
Bài 4: Chọn was hoặc were để điền vào chỗ trống.
1. She….........……very intelligent.
2. I……...........…at home yesterday.
3. The dog……...........…in the garden.
4. They……...........…in Da Nang last month.
5. He…............……at school yesterday.

Bài 5: Bài tập chia động từ thì quá khứ đơn

1. I (eat)___________ dinner at six o’clock yesterday.
2. A: ___________ Helen (drive)___________ to work? – B: Yes, she ___________.
3. My neighbor (buy)___________ a new car last week.
4. They (go)___________ to Italy on their last summer holiday.
5. ___________ they (swim)___________ at the beach? – B: No, they __________.
6. My family and I (see)___________ a comedy movie last night.

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7. First, we (do)___________ exercise, and then we (drink)___________ some water.
8. Suddenly, the animal jumped and (bite)___________ my hand.
9. What time (do)___________ you (get up)___________ this morning?
10. The Wright brothers (fly)___________ the first airplane in 1903.
11. I think I (hear)___________ a strange sound outside the door one minute ago.
12. When I was ten years old, I (break)___________ my arm. It really (hurt) __________.
13. The police (catch)___________ all three of the bank robbers last week.
14. How many times (do)___________ you (read)___________ that book?
15. Unfortunately, I (forget)___________ to (bring)___________ my money.

Bài 6: 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.
___________________________________________________________________________
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10. Hoa made a cushion for her armchair.
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