I.

Phân biệt thì hiện tại đơn (Present Simple) và quá khứ đơn (Past Simple)

Thì hiện tại đơn Thì quá khứ đơn

– Diễn tả hành động được lặp đi lặp lại, – Diễn tả hành động đã kết thúc tại
một thói quen ở thì hiện tại thời điểm cụ thể trong quá khứ

– Dấu hiệu: every day/ week/ month/ year, – Dấu hiệu: yesterday, then, when,
usually, often, always, rarely, never, last night/ week/ month/ year, a week/
sometimes, in the morning/ evening, month/ year ago, two days ago, in
afternoon, at night, … 2019, ….

II. Bài tập luyện tập

Exercise 1: Put the verb in brackets into the present simple or past simple
1. We _________ (go) to the beach last weekend.
2. My cousins _________ (not/ visit) us every weekend.
3. ___________ (your mum/ make) a chocolate yesterday?
4. I _______ (send) Jessica an email yesterday afternoon
5. The children always ______ (do) their homework yesterday afternoon.
6. Last year, I ___________ (travel) to Japan.
7. ___________ you ___________ (have) dinner last night?
8. He ___________ (arrive) from the airport at 8:00, ___________ (check) into
the hotel at 9:00, and met the others at 10:00.
9. I ___________ (receive) three messages two minutes ago.
10. She ___________ (work) at the movie theater after school.
11. Yesterday she ___________ (go) to the cinema and ___________ (watch) a
horror movie.
12. Carlos always ___________ (eat) spaghetti but two days ago he
___________ (eat) soup.
13. We seldom ___________ (drink) alcohol during the forenoon.
14. Somebody ___________ (take) the flowers from the graves in the morning
15. When ___________ your grandpa ___________ (come) home after war?
16. Some girls ___________ (not/ read) the book yesterday
17. When ___________ (be) they in London the last time? – I think in 2002
18. Why ___________ you ___________ (help) your brother with the
homework? – Because he ___________ (be) rather lazy all the time
19. My dog sometimes ___________ (catch) a mouse and ___________ (bring) it
to the front door
Exercise 2: Choose the correct answer
1. Dad doesn’t buy/ didn’t buy a new car.
2. I don’t watch/ didn’t watch TV last night.
3. Do you like/ liked chips?
4. Mary leaves/ left for Italy last month.
5. Did John come/ came to the party?
Exercise 3: Put the verbs in the present simple or the past simple
1. A: ___________________ (you/ go) to work yesterday?
B: No, I __________. I ___________ (never/ work) on Saturdays.
2. A: _______________ (you/ see) Charles yesterday?
B: Yes. We ________ (have) lunch together.
3. A: ____________ (Colin/ work) at a bank?
B: No, he ____________. He __________ (work) at a post office
4. A: ____________ (you/ do) anything exciting last Sunday?
B: No, not really. I _____________ (watch) TV and _________________ (read)
a book. It was a boring weekend.
5. A: What __________ (you/do) at weekends?
B: We usually ___________(go) to the beach
Exercise 4: Complete the sentences with the time expressions from the list
at the last
always yesterday last night every week
moment summer

1. We watched a really good film at the cinema __________.

2. He is upset because he failed his driving test __________.
3. She ____________ brushes her teeth before she goes to bed at night.
4. I am working _____________ I can’t come with you.
5. My mother does the shopping _______________.
6. I went to a beautiful exotic island ____________. The weather was very hot.
Exercise 5: Choose the correct item
1. My grandmother _______ me a present yesterday.
A. buys
B. bought
C. doesn’t buy
2. Peter _______ basketball yesterday.
A. doesn’t play
B. didn’t play
C. plays
3. Tony always _______ his cousins on Fridays
A. visited
B. didn’t visit
C. visits
4. I _____ my bike in the park every weekend.
A. ride
B. didn’t ride
C. am riding
5. _____ they _____ to the beach last Saturday?
A. Did, goes
B. Do, go
C. Did, go
6. Who ______ penicillin?
A. discovers
B. discovering
C. discovered
7. I usually ______ a bowl of cereal for breakfast.
A. eat
B. eats
C. eating
8. Mum ______ very happy today.
A. was
B. is
C. are
Exercise 6: Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the past
simple
Tommy Brown ________ (like) making up stories. No one ______ (believe)
what he ______ (say) because he always _____ (tell) lies. He ________ (live) in
a small village and _______ (work) on a farm just outside the village. One night
last week, Tommy ______ (finish) work late. It _________ (be) dark and cold.
Suddenly, he _______ (hear) a strange noise, so he _________ (look) up. It
__________ (be) a UFO bright flashing lights. The UFO ________ (come down)
towards him and he ________ (see) two green men looking him from outside. He
___________ (scream), ___________ (drop) his bag and ______________ (run
away). When he ______________ (arrive) in the village, he ______________
(run) into some villagers and ______________(start) telling them about the aliens
but they all ______________ (laugh) at him. No one ______________ (believe)
Tommy.
Exercise 7: Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the past
simple
Ling: Hi Amy. ___________ (1. you/ be) at home last weekend?
Amy: No, I ___________ (2. not/ be). My family and I ___________ (3. go) to
the beach. We often ___________ (4. go) to the beach at weekends.
Ling: You’re lucky. ___________ (5. you/ have) a nice time?
Amy: Oh, yes! I ___________ (6. have) a great time!
Ling: Where ___________ (7. you/ stay)?
Amy: We ___________ (8. stay) at my grandparents’ house
Ling: Oh. ___________ (9. they/ live) near the beach?
Amy: Yes, they do. Their house ___________(10. be) right by the beach.
Ling: Wow! That’s cool. And what did you do there?
Amy: We ___________ (11. walk) along the beach and ___________ (12. swim)
in the sea.
Ling: That sounds like a lot of fun
-The end-

Đáp án bài tập luyện tập

Exercise 1: Put the verb in brackets into the present simple or past simple
1.We _went____ (go) to the beach last weekend.
2.My cousins ___don’t visit__ (not/ visit) us every weekend.
3.___Did your mum take________ (your mum/ make) a chocolate yesterday?
4.I __sent_____ (send) Jessica an email yesterday afternoon
5.The children always __do____ (do) their homework yesterday afternoon.
6. Last year, I _____travelled______ (travel) to Japan.
7. ______Did_____ you ______have_____ (have) dinner last night?
8. He ___arrives________ (arrive) from the airport at 8:00, _____checks______
(check) into the hotel at 9:00, and met the others at 10:00.
9. I ____received_______ (receive) three messages two minutes ago.
10. She ______works_____ (work) at the movie theater after school.
11. Yesterday she _____went______ (go) to the cinema and
____watched_______ (watch) a horror movie.
12. Carlos always _____eats______ (eat) spaghetti but two days ago he
_____ate______ (eat) soup.
13. We seldom ____drink_______ (drink) alcohol during the forenoon.
14. Somebody _____takes______ (take) the flowers from the graves in the
morning
15. When ______did_____ your grandpa ____come_______ (come) home after
war?
16. Some girls ____didn’t read_______ (not/ read) the book yesterday
17. When _____were______ (be) they in London the last time? – I think in 2002
18. Why ______do_____ you ______help_____ (help) your brother with the
homework? – Because he ____is_______ (be) rather lazy all the time
19. My dog sometimes _____catches______ (catch) a mouse and
____brings_______ (bring) it to the front door
Exercise 2: Choose the correct answer
1. Dad didn’t buy a new car.
2. I didn’t watch TV last night.
3. Do you like chips?
4. Mary left for Italy last month.
5. Did John come to the party?
Exercise 3: Put the verbs in the present simple or the past simple
1.A: __Did you go_________ (you/ go) to work yesterday?
B: No, I ____didn’t________. I _never work____ (never/ work) on Saturdays.
2.A: ____Did you see___________ (you/ see) Charles yesterday?
B: Yes. We ___had_____ (have) lunch together.
3.A: ____Does Colin work_____ (Colin/ work) at a bank?
B: No, he ___doesn’t______. He ____works_____ (work) at a post office
4.A: __Did you do____ (you/ do) anything exciting last Sunday?
B: No, not really. I _____watched______ (watch) TV and _______read________
(read) a book. It was a boring weekend.
5.A: What ___do you do_____ (you/do) at weekends?
B: We usually ____go_______(go) to the beach
Exercise 4: Complete the sentences with the time expressions from the list
1.We watched a really good film at the cinema ___last night_______.
2.He is upset because he failed his driving test ___yesterday_______.
3.She ___always_________ brushes her teeth before she goes to bed at night.
4.I am working ____at the moment_________ I can’t come with you.
5.My mother does the shopping __every week_____________.
6.I went to a beautiful exotic island _____last summer______. The weather was
very hot.
Exercise 5: Choose the correct item
1. B
2. B
3. C
4. A
5. C
6. C
7. A
8. B
Exercise 6: Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the past
simple
Tommy Brown ____likes____ (like) making up stories. No one ___believes___
(believe) what he __says____ (say) because he always __tells___ (tell) lies. He
____lives____ (live) in a small village and ___works____ (work) on a farm just
outside the village. One night last week, Tommy ___finished___ (finish) work
late. It ____was_____ (be) dark and cold. Suddenly, he ___heard____ (hear) a
strange noise, so he ____looked_____ (look) up. It _____was_____ (be) a UFO
bright flashing lights. The UFO ___came down_____ (come down) towards him
and he ____saw____ (see) two green men looking him from outside. He
_____screamed______ (scream), _____dropped______ (drop) his bag and
______ran away________ (run away). When he _______arrived_______ (arrive)
in the village, he ______ran________ (run) into some villagers and
______started________(start) telling them about the aliens but they all
______laughed________ (laugh) at him. No one _______believed_______
(believe) Tommy.
Exercise 7: Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the past
simple
Ling: Hi Amy. _____Were you______ (1. you/ be) at home last weekend?
Amy: No, I _____wasn’t______ (2. not/ be). My family and I ___went________
(3. go) to the beach. We often ____go_______ (4. go) to the beach at weekends.
Ling: You’re lucky. ____Did your have_______ (5. you/ have) a nice time?
Amy: Oh, yes! I ____had_______ (6. have) a great time!
Ling: Where ____did your stay_______ (7. you/ stay)?
Amy: We ____stayed_______ (8. stay) at my grandparents’ house
Ling: Oh. ___Do they live________ (9. they/ live) near the beach?
Amy: Yes, they do. Their house _____is______(10. be) right by the beach.
Ling: Wow! That’s cool. And what did you do there?
Amy: We ____walked_______ (11. walk) along the beach and
____swam_______ (12. swim) in the sea.
Ling: That sounds like a lot of fun.