I. VERB TENSE.
. The ordinary verb in the past simple tense.
1. Anna (walk) ____________ to class yesterday instead of taking the bus.
2. My brother (arrive) ____________ French for two months last year
3. Two years ago, she (teach) ____________ at a village school.
4. I (meet) ____________ her at the movie theater last night.
5. They (have) ____________ dinner in a small restaurant yesterday evening
6. He (take) ____________ his children to the zoo last Sunday
7. John (drink) ____________ beer so much last night.
8. Last Sunday, we (not go) ____________ to the English Club
9. Loan (not receive) ____________ a letter from her pen pal Tim yesterday.
10. They (not live) ____________ in town in 1990
II. Give the past form of the verbs.
❖ Regular ❖ Irregular
1. To visit 11. To have
2. To look 12. To be
3. To talk 13. To do
4. To stop 14. To take
5. To receive 15. To think
6. To arrive 16. To buy
7. To rent 17. To go8. To help 18. To see
9. To live 19. To wear
10. To return 20. To put
III. Put the following verbs in the correct rows.
wanted played helped fitted liked
watched
visited looked needed stopped started
rented
used learned remembered waited decided
missed
/id/
/t/
/d/
IV. Change into the negative or interrogative.
1. I was in Ho Chi Minh City 5 years ago.
(-)
(?)
2. Liz and her family were in Nha Trang last week.
(-)
(?)
3. The children won the first prize yesterday.
(-)
(?)
4. He watched TV last night.
(-)
(?)
5. Liz saw the paddies two days ago.
(-)
(?)
I. VERB TENSE.
. The ordinary verb in the past simple tense.
1. Anna (walk) __walked__________ to class yesterday instead of taking the bus.
2. My brother (arrive) __ arrvived_____ French for two months last year
3. Two years ago, she (teach) ___taught_____ at a village school.
4. I (meet) ____met________ her at the movie theater last night.
5. They (have) ___had_____ dinner in a small restaurant yesterday evening
6. He (take) _took_____ his children to the zoo last Sunday
7. John (drink) ____drank________ beer so much last night.
8. Last Sunday, we (not go) ____didn't go________ to the English Club
9. Loan (not receive) ____didn't receive________ a letter from her pen pal Tim yesterday.
10. They (not live) ___didn't live____ in town in 1990
III. Put the following verbs in the correct rows.
wanted played helped fitted liked
watched
visited looked needed stopped started
rented
used learned remembered waited decided
missed
/id/ wanted, fitted, visited, needed, started, rented, wiated, decided
/t/ helped, liked, watched, looked, stopped, missed
/d/ played, used, learned, remembered
IV. Change into the negative or interrogative.
1. I was in Ho Chi Minh City 5 years ago.
(-) I wasn't in HCM City 5 years ago
(?) Were you in HCM City 5 years ago?
2. Liz and her family were in Nha Trang last week.
(-) Liz and her family weren't in Nha Trang last week.
(?) Were Liz and her family in Nha Trang last week?
3. The children won the first prize yesterday.
(-)The children didn't win the first prize yesterday
(?) Did the children win the first prize yesterday?
4. He watched TV last night.
(-) He didn't watch TV last night
(?) Did he watch TV last night?
5. Liz saw the paddies two days ago.
(-) Liz didn't see the paddies two days ago
(?) Did Liz see the paddies two days ago
