Choose the correct option.

1.   He joined / was joining the company 25 years ago and he still works for us.

2.   At this time last week, we lay / were lying on a beach in the sun.

3.   What did they do / were they doing at 11pm last night - it was really noisy?

4.   When I walked / was walking into the class, the teacher talked / was talking about the new course.

5.   My parents lived / were living in Berlin for ten years. They lived / were living that when the Berlin wall came down in 1999.

6.   How many pictures didyou take / were you taking while you travelled / were travelling around Ireland?

7.   The Titanic crossed / was crossing the Atlantic when it hit / was hitting an iceberg.

8.   As soon as I saw / was seeing the accident I called / was calling the police.

9.   While Matt did / was doing his homework, his mother made / was making the dinner.

10. When the ambulance came / was coming, we carried / were carrying him into it.

11. We played / were playing a computer game when Mum called / was called for lunch.

12. When the teacher said / was saying “Stop!”, I stilltried / was still trying to finish the last question.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. Phuong _____ to Hanoi yesterday. (return)

12. We _____ the food was delicious. (think)

13. Yesterday, I (go)______ to the restaurant with a client.

14. We (drive) ______ around the parking lot for 20 mins to find a parking space.

15. When we (arrive) ______ at the restaurant, the place (be) ______ full.

16. The waitress (ask) ______ us if we (have) reservations.

17. I (say), "No, my secretary forgets to make them."

18. The waitress (tell)______ us to come back in two hours.

19. My client and I slowly (walk) ______ back to the car.

20. Then we (see) ______ a small grocery store.

21. We (stop) in the grocery store and (buy) ______ some sandwiches.

22. That (be) ______ better than waiting for two hours.

23. I (not go) ______ to school last Sunday.

24. She (get) ______ married last year?

25. What you (do) ______ last night? - I (do) ______ my homework.

26. I (love) ______ him but no more.

27. Yesterday, I (get) ______ up at 6 and (have) ______ breakfast at 6.30.

28. They (buy ) ……………. that house last year.

29. She (not go) …………. to school yesterday.

30. That boy (have ) …………… some eggs last night.

II. Simple Past:

1. She (spend) ____ all her money last week.

2. Mum (not spend) ___________ any money on herself.

3. I (lend) __________ my penknife to someone, but I can't remember who it was now.

4. John and his father (build) ___________ the cabin themselves last year.

5. My parents (sell) ____________ the stereo at a garage sale.

6. ___________You (tell) ___________ anyone about this yesterday?

7. The unidentified plant (bear) ___________ gorgeous flowers.

8. She (tear) ___________ the letter to pieces and threw it in the bin.

9. He often (wear) ___________ glasses for reading.

10. Before God He (swear) ___________ he was innocent.

11. Yesterday Clouds (creep) ___________ across the horizon, just above the line of trees.

12. We both (sleep) ___________ badly that night.

13. She (weep) ___________ for the loss of her mother.

14. Jane (keep) ___________ the engine running.

15. A huge wave (sweep) ___________ over the deck.

16. Mum (pay) ___________ for my driving lessons.

17. He (lay) ___________ his hand on my shoulder.

18. He (break) ___________ the biscuit in half and handed one piece to me.

19. He (choose) ___________ his words carefully as he (speak) ___________.

20. He …………………to the zoo last Sunday (go)

21. She (not /watch)………………………………TV last night.

22. They (meet)…………………………their friends at the movie theater last week.

23. What……………you (do)…………………last night.

24. ……………………… they (buy)…………………a new car two days ago?

25. We ………….. (have) a lot of homework yesterday.

IV. Use the correct form of the verbs:

Yesterday (be)………. Sunday, Nam (get)……………up at six. He (do) ………..his morning exercises. He (take) ……………a shower, (comb)…………..hair, and then he (have) ………….. breakfast with his parents. Nam (eat)………… a bowl of noodles and (drink) ………a glass of milk for his breakfast. After breakfast, he (help) …………..Mom clean the table. After that, he (brush)………. his teeth, (put)………. on clean clothes, and (go)………… to his grandparents' house. He (have) …………..lunch with his grandparents. He (return) to his house at three o'lock. He (do)…………..his homework. He (eat)………. dinner at 6.30. After dinner, his parents (take)………. him to the movie theater. It (be)……………a very interesting film. They (come) …………..back home at 9.30. Nam (go)………………. to bed at ten o'clock.

1. What day was yesterday? ………………………………………………………………………

2. What time did Nam get up? ……………………………………………………………………

3. What did he do after breakfast? ……………………………………………………………….

4. Who did he have lunch with? …………………………………………………………………

5. What time did he have dinner? ………………………………………………………………..

6. What time did Nam go to bed ? ………………………………………………………………

V. Use the Past form of the verbs:

1- I (be).......................................a student 2 years ago.

2- He (be).................................. a doctor two years ago.

3- They (be)................................. farmers last year.

4- Lan and Ba (be) .........................nurses last year.

5- It (be not)............................ cold yesterday.

6- She (be not)........................a pupipl last week.

7- This hat (be not) .........................new yesterday.

8- My parents (be not) .......................teacchers two years ago.

9- He (be not) ..........................a mechanic last Monday.

10- (Be)................... he an engineer yesterday. No , he (be not).....................

11- (Be) .................It hot last week?

12- The windows (be) ....................open last Monday.

13- (Be)................. you a teacher two years ago? Yes , I (be).................

14- Where (be) ....................Nam from yesterday?

15- Why (be) ............................he unhappy last Tuesday?

Ex1 : Read the passage and answer the questions

My name is Peter , and this is my story. Last year just before Chirstmas my family and our cousins and relatives decided to go to Hawaii for holiday . We went in two cars but when we were about halfway there my uncle wanted to turn round and come back . He said it was too far , and it was terribly hot , too . Even at night it was really hot . Anyway , what we decided to do was to drive back about 150km to a place where the train went through . Then we put both cars on the train and we all went to Hawaii by train . That was fun .

1 : When did Peter ‘s family go to Hawaii ?

2 : How did they go to Hawaii ?

3 : Why did Peter ‘s uncle decide to come back ?

4 : What was the weather like ?

5 : How did they feel about the holiday ?

Complete the sentence with the past simple form of the verbs in the box

1.I really........the concert last night.It was great!

2.We........tennis yesterday because it was raining

3.Last summer my friend and I........around the south of France

4........you.......at the end of the film?I thought it was really bad

5.He........hard for the exam, so he failed

6.Where.......he........before the came here?

7.My PG was making a strange noise so I........it off

8.Our teacher......us a very interesting legend two days ago

9.They........each other very well when they were kids

10.She.......the job because the slavery was too low

11..........your parents........the Acropolis when they were in Greece?

12.I was playing a computer game when the doorbell........

I. Use the correct verbs form :
1. He wish he (be) a doctor
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2. I wish they (be) here tomorrow
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3. They wish they (have) a new house
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4. I ( not meet ) him last week
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5. He wishes you ( help) him
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6. I wish that I ( know) how to mend this shirt
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7. What you (do) yesterday morning ?
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8. They ( go) to the party last Sunday?
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9. Mr.Ba (teach) French two years ago
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10. We last ( meet) our uncle last week
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11. When I was young . I (play) badminton for my local team.
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12. He (be) at school yesterday afternoon
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13. There (be) only a few people at the party last night
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14, It's ages since I last ( see) a comedy film on television
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15. Where ( be) your parents at 7pm last night?
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16. My younger sister ( not wear) T - shist when she went to school
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17. Tony ( stay)at home last night .He ( not go out).
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18.Five years ago, he ( live) in the country with his parents
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19. My mother and my brother (be) in America last year
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20. I ( not be) at Mary's party last night , but my friends (be)
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21. You ( go ) ou last night ? Yes . I (go ) to the cinema but I (not enjoy) the movie much
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22. He (be ) sick and he (have) to stay in bed all day yesterday
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23. Many years ago , most people in Viet Nam ( not have) TV sets
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24. When they ( be) young , they ( leave) their family and ( go) to HCM city
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25. When I( be) a child , I ( can/go) (swim)
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26. Lan ( not listen) to music last night
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27. I ( tidy) my desk yesterday
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28. We ( buy) this picture a long time ago
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29. I wish I ( can remember) her name
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30. Her granmother last ( make) a dress years ago
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Supply the correct verb tense or form:

1. He (see).....her while he (walk)....... down the street yesterday

2.After he (do)..... his homework, he went to the cinema

3. Tom (play)........ football when he was a little boy

4. Let's go for a walk as soon as it stops (rain).......

5. Last night, when I (come)...... there, they ( already/ go)......to the party

6.Do you remeber (read) ..... about it? No, at that time I was too young (read)..... newspaper

7.My brother is a stamp collector. He started ( collect)...... stamps when he (be)..... 15 years old. He (collect)...... many kinds of stamps

8. The last time he (see) ....... in public, he (wear)....... a great suit

9. We (not/see) ..... her since she (leave) ....... school

10. Lan said that she (get)....... married soon.

11. My brother (go)..... to bed after he (turn)........ the lights off last night

12. She is not accustomed to ( take)...... care of by others.

13. We (live)..... in the house since we came here

14. She entered the university after she (graduate)...... from gigh school

15. They ( finish)........ the project by the end of the next year

16. When Mark arrived, the Johnsons (have)...... dinner, but they (stop).......(talk)... to him

17. They (live)...... next door to my house since I (be).... young

18. By the end of the next year, I (work)....... for him for 25 years

19. While she (talk)......on the phone, the children (start)..... (fight)...... and (break)........on a window

20. When I (be) .....a boy, I often (go) ..... fishing with my father

21. Columbus (discover)......... America 500 years ago

22.When I (leave)........ my office last night, it (still/rain)........very hard

23. What do you think the children (do) .... when we (get)......home tomorrow?

24. He (lose)...... his job last month and since then he (be)...... out of work

25. When we (come)...... there last night, they (be)......there for an hour

Read the passage and answer the following questions.

We moved into our new house on a warm September day. It was not really a new house; it was hundred and four years old, but it was new to us. The house had running water, gas and electricity, but for some reasons there were no electric lights in the kitchen. It was something quite unexpected: a house with electricity but without a kitchen light. It was quite puzzling because our kitchen was a large room, perhaps the largest in the house. I telephoned for an electrician. He came and fixed it for us. And he charged $86 for doing the job. 3

1. Why was it quite puzzling not to have electricity in the kitchen?

 32. When did they move into their new house?

 33. How old was the house? 

34. What didn’t the house have? 

35. How much did he charge for the electrician?

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.

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