Complete the text. Use THE PAST SIMPLEof the verbs in brackets: Chia thì Quá khứ đơn: LastSaturday my father _________ (take) my friends and me to the circus. We 1____________ (see) lots of things. My father 2_________________ (buy) us some popcorn and orange juice. We 3____________ (eat) the popcorn and 4_______________ (drink) the orange juice. We5_________________ (laugh) at the funny clowns. There 6____________ (be) a lion-tamer. The lions 7___________ (do) tricks; they 8_____________ (jump) through hoops. A girl 9____________ (ride) an elephant around the ring. We all 10______________ (have) a wonderful time.tookMy sisterdidn’t play with her toys yesterday.Did he work in London two years ago?
Exercise 3: Supply the correct form of verb
1. Yesterday , my sister (be)………………………..at home .
2. They (not be )………………………at school next Sunday.
3.(he be )…………………….at the party last night ?
Yes, he (be )…………………
4. Nam often (do )………………………………his homework after school .
5. What time …………you (go) .....................to bed last night?
6.. We (be) ……………………in London next week.
7. It (be)……………………sunny yesterday.
8. I and Nam (be)………………………at the cinema yesterday.
9.Last summer, I (visit)…………………Da Lat with my family .
10. Last night , I (do) ……...my homework .Then I (go)…………….to bed.
11.She always (wash )………………………….her face every morning .
12. We (be)………………………….single last year.
13. Nam (listen)……………………..to music yesterday .
14. (He have) ...................................a lot of friends in Ho Chi Minh city 3 years ago?
My name is Nam. It was my birthday last Sunday. I invited some of my classmates to the party. They gave me presents like comic books, robots and a teddy bear. We ate cakes, sweets, fruit and ice cream. We drank fruit juice. We sang English and Vietnamese songs. We danced, too. Phong played the guitar and Linda played the piano. The party ended at 7 p.m. We enjoyed it very much.
1. When was Nam’s birthday party?
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2. Who went to Nam’s birthday party?
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3. What did Phong do at the party?
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4. What did Linda do at the Party?
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Put the correct verbs form of the sentences.
1. She (give)_______ me a book last month.
2. Why you (make)_______ a cake? Someone (come)_________ to tea?
3. Tom (never be)_________ to Hanoi.
4. We often (go)_________ fishing in the summer.
5. My brother (begin)________ looking for a job in January. He still (look)__________ for a job now.
6. His father (die)________ of cancer at the age of 60.
7. Do you feel like (go)________ the theatre or would you rather (watch)________ TV at night?
Choose the best answer:
My birthday party was lot of fun. My friend.........it ( repeated / enjoyed / had / sang ). Mai has a lot of friends. Last Sunday she ..........them to her birthday party. ( returned / complete / invited / played ). To remember English words , I listen and...........them a lot of time. ( Complete / finish / begin / repeat ). I travelled from Ha Noi to Bangkok, Thailan by............. ( horse / bicycle / underground / plane ). They didn't.......... on a trip to their hometown yeterday because it rained heavil. ( travel / have / go / get ). My friend live in 32 flat on the.........floor of Ha Noi Tower. ( five / fif / fiveth / fifth ). We...........go to the cinema at the weekends. ( one / two / twice / sometimes ). I always get ........after brushing my teeth and washing my face. ( lunch / up / dressed / on ). He ...........his homework last Sunday, but today he left it at home. ( returned / completed / started / enjoyed ). Yesterday, school finished at 4.50 p.m. We .........home at 5.15 p.m ( returned / invited / cooked / played )
Write the correct tense of the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences. ( 2 pts)
1.Since I (join) ___the volunteer group I,(make)__friends with many people from my homeland.
2.If you (not write)___it again more carefully,the teacher (not be)__able to read it.
1.supply the correct form of verb. (chia động từ trong ngoặc)
1.Yesterday,my sister (be) ....... at home
2.They (not be) ...... at school next sunday
3.(He be) ....... at the party last night?Yes, be (be) .......
4.Nam often (do).......... his homework after school
5.what time ....... you (go) ........ to bed last night?
6.we (be) ..... in london next week
7.it (be) .......... sunny yesterday
8.I and Nam (be) at the cinema yesterday
9.last summer, i (visit) ....... Da Nang with my family
EXERCISE 1: Use the correct form of verbs in brackets.
1. In all the world, there (be) __________ only 14 mountains that (reach) __________above 8,000 meters.
2. He sometimes (come) __________ to see his parents.
3. When I (come) __________, she (leave) __________for Dalat ten minutes ago.
4. My grandfather never (fly) __________ in an airplane, and he has no intention of ever doing so.
5. We just (decide) __________ that we (undertake) ____________ the job.
6. He told me that he (take) __________ a trip to California the following week.
7. I knew that this road (be) __________ too narrow.
8. Right now I (attend) __________ class. Yesterday at this time I (attend) __________class.
9. Tomorrow I'm going to leave for home. When I (arrive) __________at the airport, Mary (wait) __________ for me.
10. Margaret was born in 1950. By last year, she (live) __________on this earth for 55 years .
11. The traffic was very heavy. By the time I (get) __________to Mary's party, everyone already (arrive) __________
12. I will graduate in June. I (see) __________ you in July. By the time I (see) __________ you , I (graduate) __________.
13. I (visit) __________ my uncle's home regularly when I (be) __________ a child.
14. That book (be) __________ on the table for weeks. You (not read) __________ it yet ?
15. David (wash) __________ his hands. He just (repair) __________ the TV set.
16. You (be) __________here before? Yes, I (spend) __________ my holidays here last year.
17. We never (meet) __________ him. We don't know what he (look) __________ like.
18. The car (be) __________ ready for him by the time he (come) __________tomorrow.
19. On arriving at home I (find) __________that she just (leave) __________a few minutes before.
20. When we (arrive) __________ in London tonight, it probably (rain) __________.
21. It (rain) __________ hard. We can't do anything until it (stop) __________
22. Last night we (watch) __________TV when the power (fail) __________.
23. That evening we (stay) __________up to talk about the town where he (live) __________for some years.
24. I (sit) __________down for a rest while the shoes (repair) __________.
25. Half way to the office Paul (turn) __________round and (go) __________back home because he (forget) __________to turn the gas off.
26. London (change) __________a lot since we first (come) __________ to live here.
27. While we (talk) __________on the phone the children (start) __________fighting and (break) __________a window
28. He used to talk to us for hours about all the interesting things he (do) __________ in his life.
29. You know she (stand) __________looking at that picture for the last twenty minutes.
30. I (spend) __________ a lot of time travelling since I (get) __________this new job.
31. When we (be) __________ at school we all (study) __________Latin.
32. When I (meet) __________ him , he (work) __________as a waiter for a year.
33. After he (finish) __________ breakfast he (sit) __________down to write some letters.
34. She (have) __________a hard life, but she's always smiling.
35. I think Jim (be) __________ out of town.
EXERCISE 4: Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one.
1. Eight years ago we started writing to each other.
A. We have rarely written to each other for eight years.
B. Eight years is a long time for us to write to each other.
C. We wrote to each other eight years ago.
D. We have been writing to each other for eight years.
2. The boy was so lazy that he couldn't stay up late to learn his lessons.
A. The boy was lazy enough not to stay up late to learn his lessons.
B. The boy was too lazy to stay up late to learn his lessons.
C. The boy was lazy enough but he stayed up late to learn his lessons.
D. The boy was lazy enough to stay up late to learn his lessons.
3. My father is tired of seeing any violent films.
A. My father hasn't seen a violent film.
B. My father has enjoyed all the violent films he has ever seen.
C. My father is worried about missing the next violent film.
D. My father never wants to see another violent film.
4. As soon as he waved his hand, she turned away.
A. He saw her turn away and he waved his hand.
B. No sooner had he waved his hand than she turned away.
C. She turned away because he waved his hand too early.
D. Although she turned away, he waved his hand.
5. John wishes he had remembered to send Mary a Christmas card.
A. John regrets not to send Mary a Christmas card.
B. John regrets forgetting not to send Mary a Christmas card.
C. John regrets not remembering sending Mary a Christmas card.
D. John regrets forgetting to send Mary a Christmas card.
6. My father hasn't smoked cigarettes for a month.
A. It's a month since my father last smoked cigarettes.
B. It's a month ago that my father smoked cigarettes.
C. It's a month that my father hasn't smoked cigarettes.
D. It's a cigarette that my father smoked a month ago.
7. Having finished their work, the workers expected to be paid.
A. The workers expected to be paid because they had finished their work.
B. Having their work finishing, the workers expected to be paid.
C. Having expected to be paid, the workers finished their work.
D. Having been finished their work, the workers expected to be paid.
8. Mr. Brown bought this car five years ago.
A. Mr. Brown started to buy this car for five years.
B. It has been five years when Mr. Brown has bought this car.
C. Mr. Brown has had this car for five years .
D. It is five years ago since Mr. Brown has bought this car.
9. John used to write home once a week when he was abroad.
A. John doesn't write home once a week any longer.
B. John enjoyed being written home every week when he was abroad.
C. John never forgot to write a weekly letter home when he was abroad.
D. When he was abroad he remembered to write home every week.
10. I haven't enjoyed myself so much for years.
A. It's years since I enjoyed myself so much.
B. It's years since I have enjoyed myself so much.
C. It was years since I had enjoyed myself so much.
D. It has been years since I have enjoyed myself so much.
I . Put the correct verbs form of the sentences :
1 . She ( give ) ..............me a book last month .
2 . Why you ( make ) ...................a cake ? Someone ( come ) .................... to tea ?
3 . Tom ( never be ) ......................to HaNoi .
4 . We often ( go ) ................fishing in the summer .
5 . My brother ( begin ) ......................looking for a job in January . He still ( look ) .....................for a job now .
6 . His father ( die ) ........................... of cancer at the age of 60 .
7 . Do you feel like ( go ) ..................... the theatre or would you rather ( watch ) ..................TV at night ?