1. Hoàn thành câu sau : 

1.I ................... (Work) in a bank ten years ago.

2. Where .................(You/ live) when you were young?

3. she .......................(not/study) french at university.

4. He............................(travel) through the middle east last year.

5. ............................(they/visit) the louvre in paris?

6. She ............................(not/watch) TV yesterday.

7. We.....................(buy) a new car last weekend.

8.Where .......................(you/teach) before you came here?

9. He ................(not/think)that he was right.

10.I ....................(cook) steak last night.

11.........................(Lucy/read) 'war and Peace' s at school?

12. She .....................(not/write) to her grandmother.

13.We .......................(have) a computer when I was a child.

14.Where ..........................( you/go) on holiday?

15.I ..................(Love) ice cream when I was a child

16.They ........................(not/meat) yesterday.

17..................(she/swim) in the sea in freece?

18.We ................... (not/play) tennis yesterday because it was raining.

19.He ....................... (try) too lift the box but he couldn't

20. What ............... (you/eat) for lunch?

Put the verb in the past simple tense

1: My family ( have ) ................. a great time in Nha Trang last summer vacation

2: Her aunt ( take ) ................ her to see eiffel tower when she was in France last year

3: Tuan ( talk ) ..................... to a foreign woman yesterday

4: She ( spend ) .................all her money on shopping last week

5: She ( not buy )..................a lot of clothers for her family

6:He( eat ) .......................a lot of cakes and oranges yesterday

7: Angela ( not play ).................games last night

8: My vacation in Hue ( be ) ........................ wonderful

9: I ( stay) ....................at home all weekend

10: My parents (be ) ............... very tired affter the trip

1.    We were in the countryside last summer.

2.    Mrs. Robinson bought a poster.

3.    Liz enjoyed her vacation in Da Lat last year.

4.    Her aunt gave her a new skirt.

5.    He was in our class two hours ago.

6.    They watched a good football match on TV last night.

7.    Peter sent that letter to Marry yesterday morning.

8.    Jane’s mother bought a new car last month.

9.    We visited Ha Long Bay three years ago.

10.They left for Hai Phong in 1999.

11.They built a new school in my village ten month ago.

12.I borrowed a lot of book in the library last weekend.

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EXERCISES ON THE PAST SIMPLE TENSE
Exercise 1: Put "was“ or "were” in the gap.
1. The teacher …… ……………… nice.
2. The students ……  ………………. very clever.
3. But one student   ……………….. in trouble.
4. We …  …………….. sorry for him.
5. He …  ……………. nice .
6. I … …………….. happy.
7. You ……  ………….. angry.
8. She …  ……………… in London last week 9. He ……  …………… on holiday.
10. It ……  ……………. cold.
11. We …… ……………. at school.
12. You ……  ……………… at the cinema.
13. They ………  ………… at home.
14. The cat ………….. on the roof.
15. The children …… ………….. in the garden
                                                                    
Exercise 2: Write the correct past simple tense of To be. 
1. Mom and Dad …………….(not be) at home yesterday. They …………..(be) at the hospital.
2. The weather………was……… (be) nice. It ……………..(not be) windy and rainy.
3. …… (be) he free all day yesterday?
4. When ……………….. (be) you born?
5. He………… (not be) at school. He was at home.
6. Were you busy yesterday?               Yes, I……………
7. ……. It cold last night?  No, it……………. It was hot.
8. Where…………… they on Sunday?  They…………. at the store.
9. …………Nina and Sam strong this morning? No, they……weren’t…………
10. ………….Sam ill last night? Yes, …he was………………
Chi động từ BE ở thì quá khứ đơn
I , he, she. It, các ngôi số ít  ; was / wasn’t
You, we, they, các ngôi số nhiều : were / weren’t
Exercise 3: Change these sentences into negative and interrogative form.
1. She was tired last night. => ………………………………………………………………………………………………
(-) She wasn’t tired last night.
(?) Was she tired last night?
2. I was in London last month.=> ………………………………………………………………………………………………
(-.
(?)?
3. They were at Nina’s house yesterday.=> ……………………………………………………………………………………………
(-) 
(?)?
4. She was with him yesterday. => ………………………………………………………………………………………………
(-).
(?)?
5. Tom was at school last Monday.=> ………………………………………………………………………………………………
(-) 
(?)? 
6. Exercise 4:  Supply the correct past simple tense of verbs in brackets. (Affirmative form)
1. I _________ ( stay) at home all weekend. 
2. Angela _________ (go)to the cinema last night. 
3. My friends _________(have)a great time in Nha Trang last year. 
4. My vacation in Hue _____________ (be) wonderful. 
5. Last summer I ______________(visit) Ngoc Son Temple in Ha Noi. 
6. My parents _______________( be) very tired after the trip. 
7. I ______________(buy) a lot of gifts for my little sister. 
8. Lan and Mai _____________ (see) sharks, dolphins and turtles at Tri Nguyen aquarium.
9. Trung _______________ (eat) chicken and rice for dinner.