1)  My mother was too tired to cook so we had (a/ some/ any/ many) bread for dinner.

2 ) The painting isn’t as expensive (than/ as/ from/ to) I thought at first.

3)  I came to the party at the same time (with/ from/ as/ to) my close friend.

4)  My father likes (garden/ gardens/ gardened/ gardening) a lot.

5)  I will take (with/ on/ to / up) my hobby in the future.

6)  Is your hobby easy (or/ and/ but/ so) difficult?

7) My children like eating (junk/ special/ fresh/ popular) food. It is unhealthy.

8)  Wear a sun hat or you will get (sun/ sunburn/ sunburnt/ red).

9)  To avoid (getting/ having/ making/ putting ) on weight, you should exercise regularly.

10)  I had (flu/ toothache/ sick/ tired). I think I ate too many sweets.

11)  Obesity is a problem. People are getting (healthier/ stronger/ fatter/ thinner).

12)  (Staying/ Keeping/ Getting/ Having) in shape is our most important tip.

13)  The Japanese eat healthily (but/ so/ and/ or) they live for a long time.

14)  Last year we (donated/ helped/ recycled/ provided) evening classes for street children.

15)  The students work for the (service/ benefits/ health/ activity) of the community.

16)  Go Green has (helped/ done/ decided/ encouraged) people to recycle rubbish.

17)  My mother often (donates/ earns/ spends/ provides) money to charitable organizations.

18)  We should use public transport to reduce (traffic jams/ pollution/ graffiti/ rubbish).

19)  There are too many advertisements here. We should paint a mural (on/ over/ above/ in) graffiti.

20)  My children love cartoons, and I do (so/ too/ either/ neither).

72. There / been / have / transport / interesting / many / inventions / nowadays. A.There have been many interesting transport inventions nowadays.

B. There has been many interesting transport inventions nowadays

C. There have been much interesting transport inventions nowadays

D.There have been many interesting transport inventions then

73. Can you guess/ will/ be/ what/ I/ doing/ this time/ next month?

A.Can you guess what I will be doing this time month next?

B.Can you guess what I will be doing this time next month?

C.Can you guess what will I be doing this time next month?

D.Can you guess what I will be this time doing next month?

74. Despite/ rain/ , / heavy/ I/ went/ the/ last night/ for/ out/ some/ my friends/ of/ with/dinner/. A.Despite the heavy rain, I went out for dinner with some of my friends last night.

B.Despite the heavy rain, I go out for dinner with some of my friends last night

C.Despite the heavy rain, I went out for dinner with some of my friends the last night

D.Despite of the heavy rain, I went out for dinner with some of my friends last night

75. from/ It’s/ not very far/ to/ QuangChau village/Tan Chau village./

A.It are not very far from QuangChau village to Tan Chau village

B.It is not very far from QuangChau village with Tan Chau village.

C.It is not very near from QuangChau village to Tan Chau village.

D.It is not very far from QuangChau village to Tan Chau village.

Ex1: Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple)
1. Mother: I want to prepare dinner. (you / wash) ________________ the dishes yet?
2. Daughter: I (wash) _____________ the dishes yesterday, but I (have / not) ___________
the time yet to do it today.
3. Mother: (you / do / already) ________________ your homework?
4. Daughter: No, I (come / just) __________________ home from school.
5. Mother: You (come) ___________________ home from school two hours ago!
6. Daughter: Well, but my friend Lucy (call) _________________ when I (arrive) ________

and I (finish / just) ________________ the phone call.
7. Mother: (you / see / not) ___________________ Lucy at school in the morning?
8. Daughter: Yes, but we (have / not) ______________ time to talk then.

1. I went   to Brighton last year.

2. She …………………….to her friend Kevin now (write)

3. Yesterday, he………………………football with Julien. (play)

4. Mary……………………..a present for Camilla two days ago. (buy)

5. My mother………………………there yesterday. (not, be)

6. You………………Maeva too when you went shopping. (see)

7. Did your mother……………………you to school? (drive)

8. He often ………………………….sweets for the pupils. (bring)

9. I …………………….in this supermarket when I was 16. (not, work)

10. He …………………….five minutes ago. (leave)

11. I (not, be)………………………..very happy yesterday.

12. I (buy)…………………….a ticket for the football match yesterday.

13. Kate (not, know )………………………………about the exam and she did very badly.

14. I went to the shop but I (not, have)…………………………any money.

15. It (be)………………………..a great film in 2010.

16. I (leave)………………………….my school bag at school this morning.

17. Our teacher (tell)……………………..us to be quiet yesterday.

18. The people in the café’ (not, be)……………………………friendly when I was there yesterday.

19. When my brother and I (be)…………………..small, we (go)………………………swimming every weekend.

20. Minh (not, go)……………………..jogging yesterday, she (stay)…………………….at home and (do)…………………..aerobics.

21. Owen is a football coach but he (not, work)……………………..at the moment.

22. YOu (watch)…………………..the tennis match on TV last night ?

23. Quang (not., play)…………………….any sports, He (like)…………………collecting stamps.

24. My father (take)……………………..me to the National Stadium five days ago.

 Past perfect and simple:
I had completely forgotten it was my birthday.
 Past simple:
This time I picked up the phone quickly and shouted, «Hello?!».
➨ TIPS
Tránh việc sử dụng liên tục 1 th quá khứ đơn như ví dụ sau:
I woke up and got out of bed. Then I went to the kitchen and made some coffee.
Exercise 1
Hi my friends,
Thanks (1)______ a great time at your house last weekend. I‟m happy (2)______ I had dinner with (3)_______ family. The party was great and the (4)________ was delicious. Do you want to (5)_____ to my home this weekend? I will cook dinner with some special food of my hometown.
See you soon,
An
Exercise 2
(1)______ Tom and Mary,
I write (2)_______ thank you for the weekend. It was wonderful to visit your country. I like (3)_______ around and shopping in your city. I bought a lot of presents for my family. Would you like to visit (4) ______ hometown this summer? I (5) ______ take you around my city and introduce many things to you.
Bye,
Your friend Exercise 3
Hi my friends,
Thanks (1)______ a great time at your house last weekend. I‟m happy (2)______ I had dinner with (3)_______ family. The party was great and the (4)________ was delicious. Do you want to (5)_____ to my home this weekend? I will cook dinner with some special food of my hometown.
See you soon, An
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Exercise 4
(1)______ Tom and Mary,
I write (2)_______ thank you for the weekend. It was wonderful to visit your country. I like (3)_______ around and shopping in your city. I bought a lot of presents for my family. Would you like to visit (4) ______ hometown this summer? I (5) ______ take you around my city and introduce many things to you.
Bye,
Your friend

1. It was freezing outside, so I _____ on my coat.

2. My mother was very busy yesterday, so I ___ __ her.

3. Yesterday was Mary's birthday but she _____ a party.

4. We were exhausted, so we decide to leave the party early.

5. The bed was very uncomfortable. Tim _____ well.

6. The musical wasn't very good. I _____ it much.

7. The restaurant wasn't very expensive. It ____ much to have dinner there.

8. I had to look after my little sister yesterday, so I _____ time to call you.

9. It _____ hard to lift the boxes. They weren't very heavy.

10. It was raining heavily, so I _____ in.

1. I _______ for a very long time, so I _______ very angry with them.

A. had been waiting - was

B. have been waiting - was

C. have waited - was

D. have been waiting – am

2. I'm sad to think that all my plants _____ by the time I _______ from holiday. A. will die - return

B. died - returned

C. may have died - have returned

D. had died - could return

3.Though world food production ________ since 1950 people still ________ from shortages in various parts of the world.

A. has been doubing - may be suffering

B. has doubled - suffer

C. had been doubled - could be suffering

D. has been doubled – suffers

4. For several years now she _______ as private secrectary to the bank manager.

A. worked

B. has been working

C. was working

D. works 

5. In the past 50 years, that country _______ through 15 consitutions, I8 coups and 21 prime ministers.

A. has been going

B. goes

C. were going

D. has gone

6. She was still working a eight o'clock yesterday evening.

She _______ since six o'clock in the morning.

A. has worked

B. has been working

C. worked

D. had been working

Giải thích giúp luôn ạ

Bài 3: Bài tập Hiện tại hoàn thành và Quá khứ đơn
1/ What ______ (you, learn) ________ since you ( come) __________here?
2/ Last night my friend and I ( have) __________ some free time, so we (go) ______ to a show.
3/ Peter (not/ play) _________ football for a long time.
4/ I ………. just (see)………. Andrew and he says he ……..already (do)………. about half of the plan.
5/ You (miss) ________ your friend’s birthday party two years ago.
6/ A: Do you like lobster?
B: I don’t know. I ( eat, never) ________ it.
7/ I ( visit) _________ my hometown yesterday.
8/ My mother (not/ work) __________ for the same store for 10 years.
9/ This building ( be) __________ built since 1995
10/ My sister (be) ________ born in 2001.
11/ ______ you (finish) _______ your homework yet?
12/ A: Are you taking Chemistry 101 this semester?
B: No, I (take, already) _________________it. I (take) ___________ it last semester.
13/ It was beautiful yesterday when we went for a walk in the park. The sun (shine) ______. A cool breeze (blow) ______. The birds (sing) _________

Supply a suitable SIMPLE PAST or PAST PERFECT TENSE:

1. She ... (just/go) out when i called her.

2. My brother ....( eat ) all the pie before we got back.

3. The fire ......(spread) to tue next building before the firemen ....... ( arrive) .

4. They drank smallcups of coffee , after they ......(finish) dinner . 

5. He told me he ......(catch) a younh lion.

6. His mother ....(worry) a lot about him before she ....(hear) that he was safe.

7. He........(already / leave) English before he .....(leave) for england , but before he arrived in england , he .....(forget) some.

8. Mary ..... (go) swimming after she ....(come) home . After she .... (swim) , she .... (call) her friend judy.

9. I ..... ( go) to the theartre with my friends yesterday . I..... (not/ go) to the theartre for a year. We .... (have) a very good time.

10. After they .....(finish) their breakfast , they ........ (leave) for  school.

11. Linda ...... (play) tennis after she ......(do) her homework.

12. My father .....(water) the flowers after he ......(clean) the car . After he ( water) the flowers , he ..... ( have ) dinner.