Use the present simple or past simple of the verbs in blankets

1. Jet engines ( make )...........a lot of noise

2. Mai and Long ( went )...............to Hanoi with their parents yesterday

3. The sea ( covers )................two thirds of the world

4. She usually ( reads )..............books before going to bed

5. Loud music ( gives )..............me a headache

6. We ( do not come )..............from Canada. We ( come ).............from the USA

7. Mr Long ( works )...............from Monday to Friday, be ( does not work )...........on weekends

8. They ( go ).............to work six days a week

9. Lan ( got )......................a letter from Lien last week

10. I ( met )............Nam last week and he ( introduced ) .................his friends to me

11. They ( lived ).............here 5 years ago

12. We ( spoke )...............English badly last year

I.       Put in the present perfect or past simple of the verbs in brackets.

1.      I ______have had_________ (have) these shoes since my eighteen birthday.

2.      We ________have lived_______ (live) in Newcastle for three years now and like it a lot.

3.      The last time I _______went________ (go) to Brighton was in August.

4.      When my parents were on holiday, I __________stayed_____ (stay) with my grandparents for two weeks.

5.      I ________haven't seen_______ (not see) Rachel for ages. She _________hasn't visited______ (not visit) us since July.

6.      Martin ______has been_________ (be) to Greek five times. He loves the place.

7.      I _______have worked________ (work) for a computer company for a year. That was after college.

8.      We ______moved________ (move) here in 1993. We _________have been_____ (be) here for a long time now.

9.      It isn’t a very good party. Most people ________have already gone_______ (already / go) home.

10.  It was so hot today that I ________wore_______ (wear) shorts and a T-shirt at work.

11.  My wife and I ______have moved________ (move) three times since we _____got_________ (get) married.

12.  So far this week there ______have been_________ (be) three burglaries in our street.

13.  When I was younger I _______played________ (play) badminton for my local team.

14.  In the past few years, it ________has become_______ (become) more and more difficult to get into university.

15.  This book is so long that I _______haven't finished________ (not finish) it yet.

1.went

2.is

3.visit-am

4.walk

5.go

6.is

7.doesn't rain

8.see

9.did you spend

10.took

11.didn't enjoy

12.didn't disturb

13.came

14.didn't sleep

15.didn't eat

16.weren't

17.laughed

18.flew

19.didn't have

20.are

Bài 1:  Put the verbs into the simple past tense.

1. Last year she (go)went to Da Nang City on holiday.

2. It (be) is terrible.

3. I (visit)visited lots of beautiful places. I (be) have been with two friends of mine.

4. In the mornings they (walk) walked in the streets of Hanoi.

5. In the evenings we (go)went to the cinema.

6. The weather (be)was  strangely fine.

7. It (not / rain) didn't rain a lot.

8. We (see) saw some beautiful rainbows.

9. Where (you/ spend) did you spend your last holiday?

10. It was sunny, so I (take)tookoff my coat.

11. The film wasn't good. I (not enjoy) didn't enjoy it very much.

12. I knew Sally was very busy, so I (not disturb) didn't disturb  her.

13. My father was very tired, so he (come) came back home early.

14. The bed wasn't comfortable. I (not sleep) didn't sleep very well.

15. My sister wasn't hungry, so she (not eat) didn' eat anything.

16. We went to our parents' house but they (not be) didn't be at home.

17. It was a funny story but nobody (laugh) laught. 

18. The window was open and a bird (fly) flew into my room.

19. My husband was in a hurry, so he (not have) didn't have time to phone you.

20. The bags (be) were very heavy.

Bài 1:  Put the verbs into the simple past tense.

1. Last year she (go)_______went______ to Da Nang City on holiday.

2. It (be) ______is_______ terrible.

3. I (visit) ____visit_______ lots of beautiful places. I (be) ___am____with two friends of mine.

4. In the mornings they (walk) _____walk________  in the streets of Hanoi.

5. In the evenings we (go) _____go________ to the cinema.

6. The weather (be) ______is_______  strangely fine.

7. It (not / rain) _____doesn't rain________  a lot.

8. We (see) ______see_______some beautiful rainbows.

9. Where (you/ spend) ______did you spend_______ your last holiday?

10. It was sunny, so I (take) ________took_____ off my coat.

11. The film wasn't good. I (not enjoy) ______didn't enjoy_______it very much.

12. I knew Sally was very busy, so I (not disturb) _____didn't disturb________ her.

13. My father was very tired, so he (come) _____came________ back home early.

14. The bed wasn't comfortable. I (not sleep) ______didn't sleep_______very well.

15. My sister wasn't hungry, so she (not eat) _______didn't eat______anything.

16. We went to our parents' house but they (not be) _______weren't______at home.

17. It was a funny story but nobody (laugh) ______laughed_______. 

18. The window was open and a bird (fly) _________flew____ into my room.

19. My husband was in a hurry, so he (not have) ____didn't have_________time to phone you.

20. The bags (be) _______is______very heavy.

1. I ___stayed__ at home all weekend. (stay)

2. Angela ___went___ to the cinema last night. (go)

3. My friends ___had___ a great time in Nha Trang last year. (have)

4. My vacation in Hue ____was__ wonderful. (be)

5. Last summer I __visited___ Ngoc Son Temple in Ha Noi. (visit)

6. My parents _were___ very tired after the trip. (be)

7. I ___bought____ a lot of gifts for my little sister. (buy)

8. Lan and Mai ____saw___ sharks, dolphins and turtles at Tri Nguyen aquarium. (see)

9. Trung __ate___ chicken and rice for dinner. (eat)

10. They __talked__ about their holiday in Hoi An. (talk)

1.stayed 2.went 3. had 4.were 5.visited 6.were 7.bought 8.saw 9.ate 10.talked

1. I _stayed_ at home all weekend.

2. Angela _went_ to the cinema last night.

3. My friends _had_ a great time in Nha Trang last year.

4. My vacation in Hue _was_ wonderful.

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5. Last summer I __visited___ Ngoc Son Temple in Ha Noi. (visit)

6. My parents _were___ very tired after the trip. (be)

7. I ___bought____ a lot of gifts for my little sister. (buy)

8. Lan and Mai ____saw___ sharks, dolphins and turtles at Tri Nguyen aquarium. (see)

9. Trung __ate___ chicken and rice for dinner. (eat)

10. They __talked__ about their holiday in Hoi An. (talk)

1. were you doing

2. destroyed

3. was watering - came

4. were calling - appeared

5. Were you listening

1 What were you doing 

2 destroyed

3 was watering -  came

4 were calling - appeared

5 Were you listening

1. What were you doing at 8 o'clock yesterday morning?

(Cậu đang làm gì vào 8 giờ tối hôm qua vậy?)

Giải thích: Đây là một hành động đang xảy ra tại một thời điểm chính xác trong quá khứ(at 8 o'clock yesterday morning), nên ta sẽ dùng thì quá khứ tiếp diễn, đáp án cần điền là were – doing.

2. Last year, earthquakes destroyed a lot of houses in Japan.

(Các trận động đất đã phá hủy rất nhiều ngôi nhà ở Nhật Bản vào năm ngoái.)

Giải thích: Đây là một hành động xảy ra và kết thúc vào một thời điểm trong quá khứ (last year), nên ta sẽ dùng thì quá khứ đơn, đáp án cần chọn là destroyed.

3. He was watering the flowers in his garden when the tornado came.

(Anh ấy đang tưới nước cho hoa trong vườn khi lốc xoáy đến.)

Giải thích: Một hành động đang xảy ra ở quá khứ thì bị hành động khác chen ngang vào, do đó chúng ta sẽ dùng thì quá khứ tiếp diễn chia ở vế câu có hành động đang xảy ra, dùng thì quá khứ đơn ở vế câu có hành động chen vào, đáp án là was watering – came.

4. While they were calling for help, the rescue workers appeared.

(Khi họ đang tìm kiếm sự trợ giúp thì các nhân viên cứu hộ đến.)

Giải thích: Một hành động đang xảy ra ở quá khứ thì bị hành động khác chen ngang vào, do đó chúng ta sẽ dùng thì quá khứ tiếp diễn chia ở vế câu có hành động đang xảy ra, dùng thì quá khứ đơn ở vế câu có hành động chen vào, đáp án là were calling – appeared.

5. Were you listening to music at 9 o'clock yesterday evening?

(Có phải cậu đang nghe nhạc vào 9 giờ tối hôm qua không?)

Giải thích: Đây là một hành động đang xảy ra tại một thời điểm chính xác trong quá khứ (at 9 o'clock yesterday evening), nên ta sẽ dùng thì quá khứ tiếp diễn, đáp án cần điền là were – listening.

stayed

went

had

was

visited

were

bought

saw

ate

talked

returned

thought

went

1. I stayed at home all weekend. ( stay) 
2. Angela went to the cinema last night. (go)
3. My friends had a great time in Nha Trang last year. (have)
4. My vacation in Hue was wonderful. (be) 
5. Last summer I visited Ngoc Son Temple in Ha Noi. (visit)
6. My parents were very tired after the trip. ( be) 
7. I bought a lot of gifts for my little sister. (buy)
8. Lan and Mai saw sharks, dolphins and turtles at Tri Nguyen aquarium.(see)
9. Trung ate chicken and rice for dinner. (eat) 
10. They talked about their holiday in Hoi An. (talk)
11. Phuong returned to Hanoi yesterday. (return) 
12. We thought the food was delicious.(think) 

1stayed

2went

3had

4was

5visited

6were

7bought

8saw

9ate

10talked

11returned

12thought

13went nhé =)

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

1. I __stayed__ at home all weekend. (stay)

2. Angela ____went __ to the cinema last night. (go)

3. My friends ___had___ a great time in Nha Trang last year. (have)

4. My vacation in Hue ___was___ wonderful. (be)

5. Last summer I _____ Ngoc Son Temple in Ha Noi. (visit)

6. My parents _were___ very tired after the trip. (be)

7. I ____bought___ a lot of gifts for my little sister. (buy)

8. Lan and Mai ____saw___ sharks, dolphins and turtles at Tri Nguyen aquarium. (see)

9. Trung ___ate__ chicken and rice for dinner. (eat)

10. They __talked__ about their holiday in Hoi An. (talk)

1. I __stayed__ at home all the weekend. (stay)

2. Angela __went__ to the cinema last night. (go)

3. My friends __had__ a great time in Nha Trang last year. (have)4. My vacation in Hue __was____ wonderful. (be)5. Last summer I __visited__ Ngoc Son Temple in Ha Noi. (visit)6. My parents __are__ very tired after the trip. (be)h7. I __bought__ a lot of gifts for my little sister. (buy)8. Lan and Mai __see__ sharks, dolphins, and turtles at Tri Nguyen aquarium. (see)9. Trung __eats__ chicken and rice for dinner. (eat)

They __talk__ about their holiday in Hoi An. (talk)

1.stayed

2.went

3.had

4.was

5.visited

6.were

7.bought

8.saw

9.ate

10.talked

do win catch go read speak get ".
1. Last month I...read.. an interesting book about Martin Luther King.
2. Janine....went.... to New York for two weeks last year.
3. She...spoke.. to her mother on the phone every day.
4.we...caught....three salmon in the river last weekend.
5. I..did.. some of my homework before breakfast this morning.
6. My cousin...got... a job at the new. Supermarket yesterday.
7. Our team ...won.... the school basketball competition last Saturday Bài tập 2: dịch and complete the sentences and questions with the past simple form of the verbs in brackets. Use the affirmative, negative or interrogative forms.
1.....did you write..( you/ write) an email to James last night?
2. I.....bought...(buy) the English-English dictionary because it was very expensive.
3....did Stuart see.. (Stuart/see) Karen yesterday evening? She wanted to speak to him.
4. We...went.( go) to the cinema last Friday, but the film was terrible!
5. Mum..cooked...(cook) dinner last night. We went to a restaurant instead.
6. I don't want lunch today because I ...had..( have) a big breakfast this morning.
7. ( you/go)did you go to the film club last Wednesday?

1.Dịch and complete the sentences. Use the past simple form of the verbs below. " do win catch go read speak get ". 1. Last month I..... an interesting book about Martin Luther King.

=> read

2. Janine........ to New York for two weeks last year.

went

3. She..... to her mother on the phone every day.

talks

4.we.......three salmon in the river last weekend.

=> caught

5. I.... some of my homework before breakfast this morning.

finished

6. My cousin...... a job at the new.

supermarket yesterday.

=> got

7. Our team ....... the school basketball competition last Saturday

=> won

Bài tập 2: dịch and complete the sentences and questions with the past simple form of the verbs in brackets.

Use the affirmative, negative or interrogative forms.

1.......( you/ write) an email to James last night?

=.> did you write

2. I........(buy) the English-English dictionary because it was very expensive.

=> didn't buy

3...... (Stuart/see) Karen yesterday evening?

Did stuart see

She wanted to speak to him.

4. We....( go) to the cinema last Friday, but the film was terrible!

went

5. Mum.....(cook) dinner last night. We went to a restaurant instead.

didn't cook

6. I don't want lunch today because I .....( have) a big breakfast this morning.

had

7. ( you/go) to the film club last Wednesday?

Did you do