PRACTICE EXERCISE

Exercise 1: Fill in the gaps with am, is, are, was or were.
Dear Diary,

My family and I 1) ….are…. just back from an amazing holiday in the Bahamas. We had a
was
great time! The weather 2) ………………
was fantastic; it 3) …………………. really hot and
sunny. My family and I 4) ……………….
were was
so happy there. I know it 5) …………….. not that
were
long ago but I 6) ……………… already missing the sun and the sea, especially today because
the weather 7) ………………
is cold here. On the other hand, of course, it 8) ……………….
is
nice to be back home with all my friends.
New words Pronunciation Meaning
Back /ˈbæk/ Trở lại
Amazing /ə.ˈmeɪz.ɪŋ/ Kinh ngạc, đáng ngạc nhiên
Weather /ˈwe.ðə/ Thời tiết
Sunny /ˈsʌ.ni/ Nắng, có nắng
Miss /mɪs/ Nhớ, nhớ nhung
On the other hand /ɒn ði ˈʌð.ə hænd/ Mặt khác
Of course /əv kɔːs/ Tất nhiên rồi

Exercise 2: Write the past simple of the following verbs.

1. open …opened… regretted

5. regret ………….. cried
9. cry ……………. stayed
13. stay ………….
loved
2. love …………… 6. quarrel …………
quarreled 10. fry ……………
fried traveled
14. travel ………...
3. plan ……………
planned 7. drop …………… dropped 11. arrive ………...
arrived 15. close …………closed
emptied
4. empty …………. died
8. die …………….. 12. play ………….
played tidied
16. tidy …………..

New words Pronunciation Meaning

Plan (v) / plæn/ Lên kế hoạch
Empty (v) /ˈemp.ti/ Làm trống rỗng, đổ (rác)
Regret (v) /rɪ.ˈɡret/ Tiếc, tiếc nuối
Quarrel (v) /ˈkwɒ.rəl/ Tranh cãi
Drop (v) /drɒp/ Rơi
Fry (v) /fraɪ/ Rán (thịt / cá)
 Exercise 3: Ask and answer questions about what these people did/didn’t do yesterday.

1. Peter / go for a walk? …Did Peter go for a walk yesterday? Yes, he did ….
Did Peter play golf yesterday? Yes, Peter played golf yesterday
2. Peter / play golf? ………………………………………………………………………..
Did Peter write a letter yesterday? No, Peter didn`t
3. Peter / write a letter? …………………………………………………………….………
4. Mr and Mrs Page / play golf? …………………………………………………………...
Did Mr and Mrs Page played golf? No, Mr and Mrs Page didn`t

5. Mr and Mrs Page / wash the car? ……………………………………………………….

Did Mr and Mrs Page wash the car yesterday? Yes, Mr and Mrs
Page washed the car yesterday.
New words Pronunciation Meaning
Go for a walk /ɡəʊ fər ə wɔːk/ Đi dạo
Golf (n) /ɡɒlf/ Golf
Letter (n) /ˈle.tə/ Thư, lá thư

Exercise 4: Circle the correct item.

1. Dad doesn’t buy / didn’t buy a new car
last week.
2. Mum always cooks / cooked chicken on
Mondays.
3. Do you like / liked chips?
4. Mary leaves / left for Italy last month.
5. Do you brush / brushed your teeth every
night?
6. The boys don’t play / didn’t play football
last Sunday.
7. Did Emily come / came to the party?
8. I don’t watch / didn’t watch TV last night.

New words Pronunciation Meaning

Chips (n) / tʃɪps/ Khoai tây chiên
Italy (n) /ˈɪ.tə.li/ Nước Itali
Brush (v) /brʌʃ/ Chải (răng / tóc)
 Exercise 5: Write that Edward usually does and what he did yesterday.

Edward usually goes …………………….

Edward usually eats Edward usually goes
…………………….
…Edward usually …………………….
dinner at home , but to bed early, but yesterday
…………………….
finishes work at 3:30 home by train, but
……………………. …………………….
he went to bed late.
…………………….
pm, but yesterday, he yesterday, he went home …………………….
……………………. yesterday he ate dinner

finished work at 2:00 …………………….

by taxi …………………….
at a restaurant. …………………….
pm…. ……………………. ……………………. …………………….

New words Pronunciation Meaning

Finish (v) / ˈfɪ.nɪʃ/ Kết thúc, hoàn thành

Exercise 6: Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the past simple.
did Julia wear
1. We ……………….…
went (go) to the beach do not visit
5. My cousins ……………….….. (not/visit)
last weekend. us every weekend.

2. …………………..…..
Did your mum make (your mum/make) Did Julia wear
6. ……………….………. (Julia/wear)
a chocolate cake yesterday? jeans to school yesterday?
does not work
3. Dad ……………….……. (not/work) on do
7. The children always ……………….……
Sundays (do) their homework in their rooms.
did not come
4. He ……………….……... (not/come) to 8. I ……………….…….
sent (send) Claire an
the party last Saturday. email yesterday afternoon.

New words Pronunciation Meaning

Cousin (n) /ˈkʌz.n̩/ Anh/chị/em họ
 Wear (v) /weə/ Mặc (quần / áo)
Jeans (n) /dʒiːnz/ Quần bò
Send (v) /send/ Gửi

Exercise 7: Complete the sentences with the time expressions from the list.
at the moment always yesterday last night every week last summer

1. We watched a really good film at the cinema …last night….

last summer
2. I went to a beautiful exotic island ……………………. The weather was very hot.
every week
3. My mother does the shopping …………………………………………………………
at the moment
4. I am working ……………………………. I can’t come with you.
always
5. She ………………………… brushes her teeth before she goes to bed at night.
6. He is upset because he failed his driving test ………………………………………….
yesterday

New words Pronunciation Meaning

Upset (adj) /ˌʌp.ˈset/ Buồn, thất vọng, tức giận
Fail (v) /feɪl/ Trượt
Driving test (n) /ˈdraɪv.ɪŋ ˈtest/ Kỳ thi lái xe

Exercise 8: Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the past simple.
1. A: …Did you enjoy… (you / enjoy) the film last night?
B: No, I …didn’t…. It …was… (be) a horror film.
2. A: ……………………………………..
Did you go (you/go) to work yesterday?
didn't
B: No, I ………………… I ………………………
never work (never/work) on Saturdays.
3. A: ……………………………………..
Did you see (you/see) Charles yesterday?
had
B: Yes. We …………………………………….. (have) lunch together.
4. A: ……………………………………..
Does Colin work (Colin/work) at a bank?
doesn't
B: No, he ……………………………… He ………………….. works (work) at a post office.
do you start
5. A: What time ……………………………… (you/start) school every day?
started
B: Eight o’clock. But yesterday we ……………………… (start) at eight thirty.
do you do
6. A: What ……………………………… (you/do) at weekends?
go
B: We usually ……………………………… (go) to the beach.
 did you do
7. A: ……………………………… (you/do) anything exciting last Saturday?
watched
B: No, not really. I ……………………… (watch) TV and …………………………..
read

(read) a book. It was a boring weekend.

New words Pronunciation Meaning
Enjoy (v) /ɪn.ˈdʒɔɪ/ Thích, thưởng thức
Horror film (n) /ˈhɒ.rə fɪlm/ Phim kinh dị
Post office (n) /pəʊst ˈɒf.ɪs/ Bưu điện
Start (v) /stɑːt/ Bắt đầu
Exciting (adj) /ɪk.ˈsaɪt.ɪŋ/ Thú vị
Boring (adj) /ˈbɔːr.ɪŋ/ Buồn chán, buồn tẻ

Exercise 9: Read the conversation between Ling and Amy. Then put the verbs in
brackets into the present simple or the past simple.
Ling: Hi Amy. 1) …….Were you….. (you/be) at home last weekend?
was not
Amy: No, I 2) ………………………. went
(not/be). My family and I 3) ………………………
(go) to the beach. We often 4) ……………………….
go (go) to the beach at weekends.
Did you have
Ling: You’re lucky. 5) ………………………. (you/have) a nice time?
Amy: Oh, yes! I (6) ……………………….
had (have) a great time!
did you stay
Ling: Where 7) ………………………. (you/stay)?
stayed
Amy: We 8) ………………………. (stay) at my grandparents’ house.
Do they live
Ling: Oh. 9) ………………………. (they/live) near the beach?
Amy: Yes, they do. Their house 10) ……………………….
is (be) right by the beach.
Ling: Wow! That’s cool. And what did you do there?
walked
Amy: We 11) ……………………. (walk) along the beach and 12) ………………………
swam
(swim) in the sea.
Ling: That sounds like a lot of fun.
New words Pronunciation Meaning
Lucky (adj) /ˈlʌk.i/ May mắn
Grandparents (n) /ˈɡræn.peə.rənts/ Ông bà
By (adv) /baɪ/ Bên, bên cạnh
Along (adv) /ə.ˈlɒŋ/ Dọc theo
 That sounds like …. /saʊndz/ Nghe có vẻ
Fun (n) /fʌn/ Vui, thú vị

Exercise 10: Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the past simple.

Tommy Brown 1) …likes… (like) making up stories. No one 2) ……………… believes (believe)
what he 3) ……………… says (say) because he always 4) ……………… tells (tell) lies. He
lives
………………(lie) works
in a small village and 6) ……………… (work) on a farm just outside the
village. One night last week, Tommy 7) ……………… finished (finish) work late. It 8)
was
……………… heard
(be) dark and cold. Suddenly, he 9) ……………… (hear) a strange noise, so
he 10) ………………
looked was
(look) up. It 11) ……………… (be) a UFO with bright flashing lights.
came down
The UFO 12) ……………… (come down) towards him and he 13) ……………… saw (see) two
green men looking at him from inside. He 14) ……………… screamed (scream), 15) ……………… dropped
(drop) his bag and 16) ………………ran away (run away). When he 17) ……………… arrived (arrive) in
ran
the village, he 18) ……………… started
(run) into some villagers and 19) ……………… (start)
laughed
telling them about the aliens but they all 20) ……………… (laugh) at him. No one 21)
believed
……………… (believe) Tommy.
New words Pronunciation Meaning
Make up (n) /ˈmeɪk ʌp/ Bịa, bịa đăt
Story (n) /ˈstɔː.ri/ Câu truyện
Believe (v) /bɪ.ˈliːv/ Tin, tin tưởng
Tell lies (v) /tel laɪz/ Nói dối
Village (n) /ˈvɪ.lɪdʒ/ Làng
Farm (n) /fɑːm/ Nông trại
Dark (adj) /dɑːk/ Tối
Suddenly (adv) /sʌd.n̩.li/ Đột nhiên, bỗng nhiên, bất thình lình
Hear (v) /hɪə/ Nghe, nghe thấy
Strange (adj) /streɪndʒ/ Lạ, kì lạ
Noise (n) /nɔɪz/ Tiếng ồn
Inside (adv) /ɪn.ˈsaɪd/ Bên trong, trong nhà
Scream (v) /skriːm/ Hét, la hét
Run away /rʌn ə.ˈweɪ/ Chay, bỏ chạy
Villager (n) /ˈvɪ.lɪ.dʒə/ Người làng
 Exercise 11: Use the past simple form of the verbs in the list to fill in the gaps in the
following sentences. Which sentences refer to:
● actions which happened at a specific time in the past ● past habits
● people who are no longer alive ● actions which happened on after the other in the past
be play catch spend walk buy

1. Shelly ….caught… the bus to school
yesterday …action which happened at a
specific time in the past…
2. Heath Ledger …………..… a talented
actor …………..……………..…………….
……………………………………………..
3. They left the cinema and …………..… to
the train station. …………..……………..…
…………..……………..……………..…….
4. Mark and his band …………..… at the
concert hall last Saturday …………..……..
……………………………………………..
5. My father …………..… every summer in
the countryside when he was a boy. ……….
……………..……………..……………..….
6. Larry …………..… computer games
yesterday afternoon. …………..……………
………….…………..……………..………...

New words Pronunciation Meaning

Catch a bus /kætʃ ə bʌs/ Bắt xe buýt
Talented (adj) /ˈtæ.lən.tɪd/ Tài năng
Actor (n) /ˈæk.tə/ Nam diễn viên
Train station (n) /treɪn ˈsteɪʃ.n̩/ Trạm tàu, ga tàu
Band (n) /bænd/ Ban nhạc
Hall (n) /hɔːl/ Hội trường
Countryside (n) /ˈkʌntr.i.saɪd/ Nông thôn, vùng nông thôn