Hãy sử dụng thì Quá khứ hoàn thành hoặc thì Quá khứ đơn hoặc thì hiện tại hoàn thành cho mỗi động từ trong ngoặc.

1. When I (come) home, they (leave) for Ha Noi Capital.

2. The plane (take off) when I (arrive) at the air port.

3. Before he (answer) your question, he (think) twice his word.

4. They (listen) to the music since Monday.

5. After the manager (answer) his telephone, he (come) into the office.

6. She (learn) English before she (fly) to America to work

. 7. Due to the bad weather condition, they (postpone) the game until next day.

8. No sooner he (go) to bed than she (appear).

9. By the time he operated the machine, he (finish) repairing it.

10. They hardly (say) goodbye to her when everything (go) wrong

: Hãy sử dụng thì Quá khứ hoàn thành hoặc thì Quá khứ đơn hoặc thì hiện tại hoàn thành cho mỗi động từ trong ngoặc.

11. The workers (complain) about the matter to me many times. 12. They (put) up the tent before it (rain). 13. The storm (destroy) thousands of houses in the city since it (appear). 14. She (turn) off the lights and (lock) all doors. 15. They were driving a car when they (realize) that they (not fasten) their seat belt. 16. I (work) with Mr. Thang several times. He is a good man. 17. Their friendship (last) for 20 years. I think they can’t live without the friendship. 18. They (build) the house before he came back. 19. He (not change) his mind recently. 20. They no sooner (read) the newspaper than the bell (ring)

Hãy sử dụng thì Quá khứ hoàn thành hoặc thì Quá khứ đơn hoặc thì hiện tại hoàn thành cho mỗi động từ trong ngoặc 

51. I’d rather they (not say) anything. 52. No sooner they (start) the game than it (rain) heavily. 53. Hardly she (enter) the room when he (go) out. 54. By the time he opened the book, the teacher (tell) him to stand up. 55. She (have) a lot of trouble with her motorbike last week. 56. Mary and Tam (shout) when they (see) a snake. 57. I (not finish) writing this book yet. 58. I (graduate) from the university in 2001. 59. It is nearly 10 years since I (become) a teacher of English. 60. When I (arrive) at the movie, they were sitting on the chair.

Hãy sử dụng thì Quá khứ hoàn thành hoặc thì Quá khứ đơn hoặc thì hiện tại hoàn thành cho mỗi động từ trong ngoặc 

21. The last time I (play) football was five years ago. 22. While he was sitting on a chair, he (find) out the mistake. 23. Not until I (leave) home did I realize how much I love my father. 24. Who are you waiting for? You (be) her for 6 hours. 25. His parents (die) when he (be) nine years old. 26. After the earthquake, they (become) homeless. 27. He (work) as a manager before he (retire). 28. They said that they (meet) him the night before. 29. She (be) absent from school because of her illness. 30. It (be) very kind of you to help me. Without your help, I couldn’t have finished my homework 

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.

1.  They (go)            home after they (finish)          their study.

2.  Yesterday whenI(arrive)           to the party, they(already go)         home.

3.     After  theguests (leave)             , she (go)               back into the living-room and(switch)              off thelight.

4.  On arrival at homeI (find)         that she(justleave)            just a few minutes before.

5.  Before he (go)           to bed,he (do)            his homework.

6.  When they (get)            to the place, the man(die)        

7.  He(do)             nothing before he (see)          me.

8.  He(thank)             me for what I (do)           for him.

9.  I (be)             sorry that I (hurt)             him.

10.  After they(go)            ,I (sit)              down and(rest)           

2.2. Bài tập thì quá khứ hoàn thành nâng cao

Bài 1: Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì quá khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ hoàn thành

1. After I ___________ the letter, I ____________ that I _________________

the wrong address on it. (POST, REALISE, WRITE)

2. John asked me where I __________________ the day before. (BE)

3. At this time yesterday, we ______________________ for 6 km. (ALREADY WALK)

4. When I ______________ through the streets of Madrid, I _______________ about the magnificent time I ________________ there as a student. (WALK, THINK, SPEND)

5. It was the first time that she __________________ me to dinner. (INVITE)

6. As soon as the maid ___________________ scrubbing the kitchen floor, she _____________

working in the garden. (FINISH, START)

7. We started to worry about Jimmy because we ________________ him all afternoon.

(CALL)

8. They ____________ their way out of town before the sun _______________.

(ALREADY MAKE, RISE)

9. We _______________ for two hours when we finally got to our hotel. (DRIVE)

10. When I ________________ home, I saw that the children _______________.

(ARRIVE, LEAVE)

Bài 2: Hoàn thành đoạn văn sau bằng cách chia động từ ở chỗ trống

Until a few years ago, no one 1.. …………. (hear) of Harry Potter, the young wizard and hero of the children’s book Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. The writer, J K Rowling, 2. ……….. (already / write) several stories and books, but this was the first book that was published. She 3. ..…… (get) the idea for the story of a wizard at magic school while she 4. ………. (travel) on a train to London. By the time the train 5. ………… (reach) King’s Cross station, she 6. ……… (invent) most of the characters. When the book was published in 1997, no one 7. ……………… (imagine) it would be such a tremendous success, but it quickly 8…..(become) a bestseller. While millions of young readers in many countries 9. ……… (enjoy) her first Harry Potter book, J K Rowling 10. …………………… (think) of ideas for the next book in this incredibly popular series.

Exercise 4: Past Perfect Continuous or Past Simple? Chia

động từ ở thì quá khứ hoàn thành tiếp diễn hoặc quá khứ

đơn. Chú ý thì của hai động từ trong một câu là khác nhau.

1. I (wait)____________________ for hours so I was really glad when the bus finally (arrive)____________________.

2. Why (be)____________________ the baby's face so dirty? He (eat)____________________ chocolate.

3. I (see)____________________ John yesterday, but he (run)____________________ so he was too tired to chat.

4. It (rain)____________________ and the pavement (be)____________________ covered with puddles.

5. When I (arrive)____________________ it was clear she (work)____________________. There were papers all over the floor and books everywhere.

6. They (study)____________________ all day so when we (meet)____________________ they were exhausted.

7. The boss (talk)____________________ to clients on Skype for hours so she (want)____________________ a break.

8. I (drink)____________________ coffee all morning. By lunchtime, I

(feel)____________________ really strange!

9. Lucy (hope)____________________ for a new car, so she was really pleased when she (get)____________________ one.

10. I (dream)____________________ about a holiday in Greece. I couldn't believe it when my husband (book)____________________ one as a surprise!

Đề bài:Khoanh tròn dạng đúng của động từ ở thì quá khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ hoàn thành sao cho phù hợp với ngữ cảnh câu.

1.The robbers left / had left the bank when the policemen finally arrived / had arrived. 

2.When the rain startes / had started,the Atkinsons finished / had finished planting trees.

3.By the time Rebecca went / had gone into  the store,she got / had got soaked.

4.Darcey saw / had seen this castle before she againlasst Sunday.

5.Mr.Palmer didn't speak / hadn't spoken any Chinese before he moved / had moved to Peking.

6.Sonny got / had got fainted by the time the ambulance reached / had reached the hospital.

7.When my morther brought / had brought me an apple,I finished / had finished my homewook.

8.Mrs.Wilkinson refused / had refused to drive the car because she had / had had a terrible accident on the hightway about a year ago.

9.I didn't think / hadn't thought of having a new house before I saw / had seen that ad on TV.

10.My uncle didn't try / hadn't tried Italia food before went / had gone to that restaurant.