PAST SIMPLE (QUÁ KHỨ ĐƠN) I. Give the correct form of TO BE in past simple 1. They__________at home. 2.The students __________ very clever. 3. But one student__________in trouble. 4. We __________sorry for him. 5. My parents (not)__________ at home yesterday. They__________at the hospital. 6. The weather _________ awful yesterday. It ________ too hot 7. I _________ angry with the 8. She (not) __________in London last week, she ____________ in Manchester 9 Ôn tập Tiếng Anh- Ms Phan Hiền 9. The cat __________on the roof of the house last night 10. ______the children in the garden? They (not)__________ in the house II. Complete the following sentences with the past form of the verbs 1. I (not be) very happy yesterday. 2. The people in the café (not be) friendly when I was there yesterday. 3. I (leave) my school bag at school this morning. 4. It (be) a great film in 2001. 5. Our teacher (tell) us to be quiet yesterday. 6. I went to the shop but I (not have) any money. 7. Susan (not know) about the exam and she did very badly. 8. I (buy) a ticket for the football match yesterday. 8. We (stop) _________at the grocery store and (buy) _________some cakes. 10. Daisy (come) _________to her grandparents‟ house 3 days ago. 11. My computer (be) _______broken yesterday. 12. He (buy) ……….me a big teddy bear on my birthday last week. 13. My friend (give) ……….me a bar of chocolate when I (be) ……….at school yesterday. 14. My children (not do) ……….their homework last night. 15. (you/live)______________here five years ago? 16. They (watch) ……….TV late at night yesterday. 17. (Be) ……….your friend at your house last weekend? 18. They (not be) ……….excited about the film last night. 19. Where (spend/you) _______________your last holiday? 20. I (visit) ……….lots of interesting places. I (be) ……….with two friends of mine. 21. Yesterday, I (go) ………. to the restaurant with a client. 22. We (drive) ……….around the parking lot for 20 minutes to find a parking space. 23. When he (arrive) ……….at the restaurant, the place (be) ……….full. 24. The waitress (ask) ……….us if we (have) ……….reservations. 25. My client and I slowly (walk) ……….back to the car. III. Give the correct form of the verbs. A. Lan: Where (1. you/spend) your last summer vacation, Hoa? Hoa: I (2. go) to Tri Nguyen Aquarium in Nha Trang with my family. Lan: What (3. you/see) there? Hoa: I (4. see) a lot of types of fish and turtles. Lan: (5. you/buy) any souvenirs? 10 Ôn tập Tiếng Anh- Ms Phan Hiền Hoa: Yes, I (6. buy) several beautiful souvenirs for my friends in the souvenir shop. I also (7. get) a big shell for myself. I (8. enjoy) the trip very much. B. Nam: How (1. be) your trip to Da Lat last week, Ba? Ba: It (2. be) great. I (3. enjoy) it very much. Nam: What (4. you/do) there? Ba: I (5. visit) Love Valley, Xuan Huong Lake, and some famous pagodas. I also (6. have) a boat trip on Tuyen Lam Lake. IV. Choose the right answer. 1. (Were/ Was) the weather nice yesterday? 2. Did you (get up/ got up) late this morning? 3. (Were/ Was) you born in 1997? 4. Did you (have/ had) a pizza for lunch yesterday? 5. Did you (go/ went) to Nha Trang last summer? 6. Ba is a good friend of (me/mine) 7. Was Lan at the movie theater last night? - Yes, she (was/ did) . 8. (Were/ Did) the Browns return to Ha Noi by train? 9. We went to Hue (by/ on) plane. 10.Hoa learned how (using/ to use) a sewing machine. V. Choose the best answer. 1. I ........................ born on the first of May. A. were B. was C. are D. is 2. I .......................up late last night. A. stay B. stays C. stayed D. did stay 3. Mind about what I just ........................ A. said B. say C. did say D. didn‟t say 4. Did you ever ........................ of such a thing? A. hear B. hears C. heard D. heart 5. He ........................ some eggs to make cakes last Sunday. A. buys B. buy C. buied D. bought 6. There ........................ any eggs in the packet when I ........................ the kitchen. A. was/ come B. were/ come C. was/ came D. were/ came 7. I ........................ a English course to improve all the skills. A. not joined B. joined C. did joined D. join 8. We ........................ to our friend last night. A. spoke B. speak C. speaked D. spoken 9. We ........................ and ........................ lunch at the cafeteria with them yesterday. 11 Ôn tập Tiếng Anh- Ms Phan Hiền A. talked/ have B. talked/ had C. talk/ had D. talked/ have 10. ........................ you attend yoga class when I ........................ at home? A. Did/ stayed B. Didn‟t/ didn‟t stayed C. Did/ didn‟t stayed D. Did/ stayed 11.I ........................ his car to work while he was sleeping. A. drive B. drove C. driving D. driven 12.The man ........................ the door and ........................ pieces of paper. A. open/ thrown B. opened/ threw C. opened/ thrown D. open/ throw 13.He ........................ them into a room. A. led B. lead C. leaded D. leads 14.He ........................ off his hat and ........................ into the room. A. take/ went B. take/ go C. taken /go D. took/ went 15.The meeting ........................ 5 minutes ago. A. finished B. finish C. did not finish D. did finish 16.When ........................ she ........................ the report? A. do/ finish B. did/ finished C. did/ finish D. didn‟t/ finished 17.I ........................ my close friend a cushion for her chair yesterday. A. gave B. give C. gived D. given 18.Hoa‟s neighbor ........................ her and then she ........................ her neighbor. A. helped/ thanks B. helped/ thank C. help/ thanked D. helped/ thanked 19.I ........................ what teacher ........................ in the last lesson. A. didn‟t understand/ said B. didn‟t understood/ said C. understand/ say D. understood/ say 20.Yesterday, I ........................ to a souvenir shop near the exit of the aquarium. A. go B. gone C. went D. goes 21. Phong __________ three goals for our team and made it a hat trick. A. scores B. scored C. plays D. played 22. Our school football team __________ the match with Nguyen Du school last Saturday. A. wins B. won C. scores D. scored 23. Blackburn rover is at the bottom of the league. They __________ most of their matches. A. scored B. lost C. won D. played 24. Playing sports helps us get __________. A. free B. fat C. fittest D. fitter

11. Your glasses (was/were) on the bureau last night.

12. There (was/were) some people at the meeting last night.

13. The committee (has/have) already reached a decision.

14. A pair of jeans (was/were) in the washing machine this morning.

15. Each student (has/have) answered the first three questions.

16. The use of credit cards in place of cash (have/has) increased rapidly in recent years.

17. Advertisements on television (is/are) becoming more competitive than ever before.

18. Mr. Jones, accompanied by members of the committee, (have/has) proposed some changes of the rules.

19. Living expenses in this country, as well as in many others, (is/are) at an all-time high.

20. The levels of intoxication (vary/varies) from subject to subject.

21. Either John or his wife (make/makes) break breakfast each morning.

22. After she had perused the material, the secretary decided that everything (was/were) in order.

23. The crowd at the basketball game (was/were) wild with excitement.

24. A pack of wild dogs (has/have) frightened all the ducks away.

25. Neither the moon nor stars (is/ are) visible in this dark night.

26. The English (is/ are) proud and independent people.

27. Cattle (is/ are) raised in all farms in the country.

28. None of the girls in this school (wears/ wears) white shirts.

29. The United Nations (has/ have) its head quarters in New York City.

30. Half of the flowers in her garden (is/ are) in red colour.

Matching

A

1. How was your vacation in Ha Long?

2. Who did you go with for lunch yesterday?

3. What did you see on your trip to Da Lat?

4. Where were you last night?

5. When did you see Jane?

6. What time did you go to see the movie?

7. Did you take many photographs?

8. Were you at Hung’s birthday party last Sunday?

9. Why didn’t you go to Nam’s birthday party two days ago?

10. How did you get to work last Monday?

B

a. I saw her last week.

b. Because I was tired.

c. I went with my cousin.

d. No, I wasn’t.

e. I saw many different types of fish.

f. It was wonderful.

g. I walked.

h. Yes, I did.

i. I was at home.

j. I went to see it at 8 pm.

Matching the answers in column B with the questions in column A 
A 
1.How was your vacation in Da Lat? 
2.Who did you go with for lunch yesterday? 
3.What did you see on your trip to Nha Trang? 
4. Where were you last night? 
5. When did you see Nhung. 
6. What time did you go to see the moive? 
7. Did you take many photographs? 
8. Were you at Hung’s birthday party last 
Sunday? 
9. Why didn’t you go to Nam’s birthday party 
two days ago? 
10. How did you get to work last Monday? 
 

B
a. I saw her last week. 
b. Because I was tired. 
c. I went with my cousin. 
d. No, I wasn’t. 
e. I saw many different types of 
fish. 
f. It was wonderful. 
g. I walked. 
h. Yes, I did. 
i. I was at home. 
j. I went to see it at 8 pm

Chọn từ/ cụm từ đúng trong ngoặc.
1. (Were/ Was)________ the weather nice yesterday? 
2. Did you (get up/ got up) ________ late this morning? 
3. (Were/ Was) ________ you born in 1997? 
4. Did you (have/ had) ________ a pizza for lunch yesterday? 
5. Did you (go/ went) ________ to Nha Trane last summer? 
6. Ba is a good friend of (me/mine) ________. 
7. Was Lan at the movie theater last night? - Yes, she (was/ did) ________. 
8. (Were/ Did) ________ the Browns return to Ha Noi by train? 
9. We went to Hue (by/ on) ________ plane. 
10. Hoa learned how (using/ to use) ________ a sewing machine. 

I.chọn từ/cụm từ đúng trong ngoặc

1.(Were/Was).....the weather nice yesterday?

2.Did you(get up/got up)...late this morning?

3.(Were/Was).....you born in 1997?

4.Did you (have/had)...a pizza for lunch yesterday?

5.Did you (go/went).....to Nha Trang last summer?

6.Ba is a good friend of (me/mine).......

7.Was Lan at the movie theater last night?-Yes,she(was/did)....

8.(Were/Did)..... the Browns return to Ha Noi by train?

9.We went to Hue (by/on)....plane

10.Hoa learned how (using/ to use)......a sewing machine