With a partner, write sentences about yourself in the past simple and the present perfect. Use the words from the box below. (Cùng với một người bạn, viết những câu về chính bạn ở thì quá khứ đơn và hiện tại hoàn thành. Sử dụng các từ trong bảng dưới đây.)

last December
three times
five years ago
last spring
when I was a child
never
already
ever
before
so far
one hour ago
yesterday
once
yet
in 2011

4. Complete the sentences. Use the past simple form of the verb in one sentence, and the present perfect in the other.

(Hoàn thành câu. Sử dụng thì quá khứ đơn của động từ trong 1 câu, và thì hiện tại trong câu còn lại.)

1. have 

a. I _____ this laptop since my birthday. 

b. We _____ dinner in the garden last night 

2. not buy 

a. I _____ a new jacket in the sale last weekend. 

b I _____ any new clothes for months. 

3. leave 

a. I _____ school at five. 

b I _____ your dinner in the fridge. You can eat it later. 

4. not text 

a. I _____ you last night because I don't have your number. 

b. Jim _____ his girlfriend since Monday. She's a bit upset about it.

8. Rewrite each pair of sentences as one sentence using the past simple and the past perfect. Start with the word given.

(Viết lại các câu sử dụng thì quá khứ đơn và quá khứ hoàn thành. Bắt đầu với từ đã cho.)

1. I had dinner. I watched TV

After _____________________.

2. We bought a newspaper. We had a coffee

After _____________________.

3. We played tennis. We went home

After _____________________.

4. I went to sleep. My cousin phoned

When _____________________.

5. Messi scored two goals. We arrived at the match.

When _____________________.

6. The children did the housework. Their mother got home.

When _____________________.

4. Complete the email. Use the past simple affirmative form of the verbs in brackets.

(Hoàn thành bức thư điện tử. Sử dụng thể khẳng định của thì quá khứ đơn cho các động từ trong ngoặc.)

Dear Abby

How are you? (1) _____ (see) Ryan yesterday and we (2) _____ (chat) for hours about Zak's party. We both (3) _____ (have) a great time. We really (4) _____ (enjoy) the music and the food (5) _____ (be) good too. Ryan (6) _____ (leave) just before midnight, but I (7) _____ (stay) until 2 a.m.! I (8) _____ (feel) so tired the next day! I hope Ryan's parents (9) _____ OK about the mess. They (10) _____ (go) out for the evening.

See you soon!

Ella

4. Complete the broadcasting facts. Use the past simple passive form of the verbs in brackets.

(Hoàn thành các dữ kiện được phát sóng. Sử dụng dạng bị động của thì quá khứ đơn của các động từ trong ngoặc.)

1920 The first radio broadcast (1) _____ (transmit) by KDKA in the USA.

1925 The first soap opera, The Smith Family, (2) _____ (broadcast) on the radio.

1928 A television image (3) _____ (send) from England to the USA for the first time.

1928 The first television set (4) _____ (sell).

1936 The first BBC TV programmes (5) _____ (make) in the UK.

1940 Colour TV sets (6) _____ (demonstrate) by CBS in New York.

1947 Baseball games (7) _____ (tetevise) for the first time.

1954 More money (8) _____ (earn) by TV broadcasters than by radio broadcasters.

1964 Colour TV sets (9) _____ (buy) by families across the USA.

1983 The final episode of the comedy series M*A*S*H (10) _____ (watch) by more than 125 million viewers.

1990 The first episode of The Simpsons (11) _____ (show) on Fox.

7. Complete the text with the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

(Hoàn thành đoạn văn với dạng đúng quá khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ tiếp diễn cho các động từ trong ngoặc.)

It was past midnight when Helen (1) _____ (arrive) home. She (2) _____ (close) the door quietly because her parents (3) _____ (sleep) upstairs. As she (4) _____ (take off) her coat, she (5) _____ (see) a letter on the floor with her name on it. She (6) _____ (open) the letter and (7) _____ (read) it. Then she (8) _____ (put) it in her pocket, (9) _____ (pick up) her coat and (10) _____ (go) out again. It (11) _____ (be) a cold night but it (12) _____ (not rain). A few people (13) _____ (walk) towards the High Street, so Helen (14) _____ (cross) the road and _____ (follow) them. She (16) _____ (not know) where they (17) _____ (go) - but she (18) _____ (not want) to be alone.

I. Write complete sentences in the Past Simple, using the prompts given.

Viết câu hoàn chỉnh ở thì Quá khứ đơn, sử dụng gợi ý cho sẵn.

1. We/ attend/ a course in communication skills/ a week ago

__________________________________________________________________________.

2. They/ find/ some solutions to the housing problem of the poor.

__________________________________________________________________________.

3. We/ interview/ each individual member of the community.

__________________________________________________________________________.

4. What time/ the volunteers/ come/ the flooded town/ last night?

__________________________________________________________________________.

5. They/ take/ her into hospital/ because/ she/ suddenly feel/ very tired.

__________________________________________________________________________.

6. Money from local businesses/ help/ to save the nursing home from closure.

__________________________________________________________________________.

7. The farmers and the volunteers/ shake/ hands and/ exchange/ greetings.

__________________________________________________________________________.

8. A local businessman/ save/ the day/ by/ donating USD 20,000/ to the school.

__________________________________________________________________________.

EADING Childhood photos

(ĐỌC Những bức ảnh về tuổi thơ)

2. Complete the sentences using the past simple form of the verbs.

(Hoàn thành các câu bằng cách sử dụng dạng quá khứ đơn của động từ.)

change                 collect                  have                  give

grow                     make                    take

1. When the girl was young she ______ big brown eyes and dark hair.

2. Her father ___ a photo of her every day

3. Every year, the girl _______  bigger and she ______ a little.

4. He _____ all the photos and he _____ an enormous picture from them.

5. He_____ the big picture to his daughter.