7.Complete these sentenceswith the past form of " Tobe "

Mom and Dad.......at home yesterday.They were at the hospital.

The weather.......nice.It was windy and rainy.

......he free all day yesterday?

She......tired last night

I........in London last month

.......you at Nina's house yesterday.

I......with him yesterday.

..........they happy last week

He.......at school.He was at home

Were you busy yesterday?Yes, I........

........It cold last night?No, it........It was hot.

Where........they on Sunday?They.........at the store

..........Nina and Sam strong this morning?No, they............

............Sam ill last night?Yes,............

Last night I........sad but now I..........happy

The weather.........hot today but it.......cold last month

David..............Sam's house this morning

Yesterday I............at school

Ex 1 . write the correct past simple tense of tobe

1, mom and dad ...........( not be ) at home yesterday. they........ ( be) at the hospital

2, the weather........( 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..........

8, where........ they on sunday? they........at the store

9, .......... Nina and Sam strong this morning? no,they........

10, ............. Sam ill last night? yes,..........

Ex 2 . Change these sentences into negative and interrogative form

1, she was 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 =>.........................................

Exercise 2: Write the correct past simple tense of Tobe. Chia thì quá khứ was/were 1. Mom and Dad …………….(not be) at home yesterday. They …………..(be) at the hospital. 2. The weather……………… (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……………… 10. ………….Sam ill last night? Yes, …………………

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.

II.Find and correct the mistake

1. Mary were at home yesterday

2. They are at the beach 30 minutes ago

3. My cat was sick last month.

4. He was a teacher ago 5 year.

5. I am in Bac Giang in 1996

6. Sam and Peter was at the judo club now.

7. Don't to throw the rubbish on the road

8. Was the dog near the door? No, it was

9. They were in the bank ago a few minutes

10.Was you tired during the class yesterday? Yes, I was

Find the mistake and correct it:

1.There was many students at the festival yesterday._____________________________________________________________

2.Where was you last week?._______________________________________________________________________________

3.What is the bigest animal in the world?_____________________________________________________________________

4.There are a tram under the bridge._________________________________________________________________________

5.She have got many toys in the box.________________________________________________________________________

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.

Read and write the words. Answer the questions.

   Last weekend was brilliant. On Saturday, I was at the beach withmy family. We were there all day. It was windy, but it wasn't cold. Dad was very happy because the weather was good for flying our new kite. We were on the sand, but we weren't near the sea and the kite was above our heads. It was very funny, because two silly birds were aboveour heads, too. One big one was below the kite and another smaller one was above it. They were happy, playing with the kite.

1. Where were they on Saturday?

2. What was the weather like?

3. Why was Dad very happy?

4. Why was it funny?

5. Where were the birds?

2.