7. Complete the text with the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

(Hoàn thành đoạn văn với dạng đúng quá khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ tiếp diễn cho các động từ trong ngoặc.)

It was past midnight when Helen (1) _____ (arrive) home. She (2) _____ (close) the door quietly because her parents (3) _____ (sleep) upstairs. As she (4) _____ (take off) her coat, she (5) _____ (see) a letter on the floor with her name on it. She (6) _____ (open) the letter and (7) _____ (read) it. Then she (8) _____ (put) it in her pocket, (9) _____ (pick up) her coat and (10) _____ (go) out again. It (11) _____ (be) a cold night but it (12) _____ (not rain). A few people (13) _____ (walk) towards the High Street, so Helen (14) _____ (cross) the road and _____ (follow) them. She (16) _____ (not know) where they (17) _____ (go) - but she (18) _____ (not want) to be alone.

Complete the story with the Past Simple form of the verbs in brackets.

It (be)....................................... a sunny day. Helen (walk)..................................... to the park. In the park she (phone)........................................... her friend Daisy. Helen (wait)...................................... for 15 minutes and Daisy (arrive)................................... The girls (walk)................................... to the river. There (be)...................................... two boys there. Suddenly the big boy (push)...................................... the small boy into the river. Helen (jump)....................................... into the river to rescue the boy. Daisy (phone).................................... the ambulance and the police. The doctors and police (arrive)..................................... They (interview)....................................... the girls.

4. Complete the broadcasting facts. Use the past simple passive form of the verbs in brackets.

(Hoàn thành các dữ kiện được phát sóng. Sử dụng dạng bị động của thì quá khứ đơn của các động từ trong ngoặc.)

1920 The first radio broadcast (1) _____ (transmit) by KDKA in the USA.

1925 The first soap opera, The Smith Family, (2) _____ (broadcast) on the radio.

1928 A television image (3) _____ (send) from England to the USA for the first time.

1928 The first television set (4) _____ (sell).

1936 The first BBC TV programmes (5) _____ (make) in the UK.

1940 Colour TV sets (6) _____ (demonstrate) by CBS in New York.

1947 Baseball games (7) _____ (tetevise) for the first time.

1954 More money (8) _____ (earn) by TV broadcasters than by radio broadcasters.

1964 Colour TV sets (9) _____ (buy) by families across the USA.

1983 The final episode of the comedy series M*A*S*H (10) _____ (watch) by more than 125 million viewers.

1990 The first episode of The Simpsons (11) _____ (show) on Fox.

4. Complete the email. Use the past simple affirmative form of the verbs in brackets.

(Hoàn thành bức thư điện tử. Sử dụng thể khẳng định của thì quá khứ đơn cho các động từ trong ngoặc.)

Dear Abby

How are you? (1) _____ (see) Ryan yesterday and we (2) _____ (chat) for hours about Zak's party. We both (3) _____ (have) a great time. We really (4) _____ (enjoy) the music and the food (5) _____ (be) good too. Ryan (6) _____ (leave) just before midnight, but I (7) _____ (stay) until 2 a.m.! I (8) _____ (feel) so tired the next day! I hope Ryan's parents (9) _____ OK about the mess. They (10) _____ (go) out for the evening.

See you soon!

Ella

I.                   Complete the text with the Past Simple form of the verbs in brackets. ( Cho dạng đúng của động từ ở thì quá khứ đơn)

I (1)_____________ (go) to Milan last February with my family. We (2)______________ (fly)  there. We (3)_________________ (stay) in a great hotel near Duomo.  During the day we (4)_________________ (walk) around the city. We (5)_________________ (see)  all the famous places like the Duomo and the La Scala theatre. We (6)_________________ (take) a lot of photos. We (7)____________ (have) fantastic pizza, salad and panna cotta. Our favourite restaurant (8)____________ (be) in Via Montenapoleone. We also (9)___________ (buy) some clothes, shoes and bags. We (10)___________ (have) a great time.

6. Complete the dialogue with the correct past simple form of the verbs be and can.

(Hoàn thành đoạn hội thoại sau với dạng quá khứ đơn đúng của động từ be hoặc can.)

Sam: You (1) _____ (not be) at the party last night. Where (2) _____ (you/ be)?

Leah: I (3) _____ (not can) go. My cousins (4) _____ (be) here, so I had to stay in.

Sam: 5 _____ (it/ be) fun?

Leah: Yes, it (6) _____ (be) good. We watched a film. It (7) _____ (be) a really funny comedy. (8) ____ (there/ be) a lot of people at the party?

Sam: No, not many. It (9) _____ (not be) much fun And the music (10) _____ (be) too loud! I (11) _____ (not can) hear what people were saying. The film sounds better!

I.                   Past Simple (affirmatives and negatives)- Thì quá khứ đơn.

 Complete the sentences with the correct Past Simple form of the verbs in brackets. 

 1 Tom _________________ (go) to France last summer. (✗)

2 We _________________ (eat) dinner in a fashionable restaurant. ( ✓)

3 Mike _________________ (read) my mail. (✗)

4 I _________________ (watch) the football match on TV last night. (✗)

5 Jane _________________ (be) thirsty. (✓)

6 She _________________ (drink) some water. (✓)

2B. Past continuous (Thì quá khứ tiếp diễn)

1. Complete the sentences. Use the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

(Hoàn thành các câu sau. Dùng các dạng quá khứ tiếp diễn của các động từ trong ngoặc.)

1. At eight o'clock yesterday evening, Josh _____ (text) his girlfriend.

2. 'Why _____ they _____ (laugh) at me?'

3. You _____ (not pay) attention while I _____ (speak), were you?

4. Dave _____ (walk) down the street, _____ (eat) a sandwich.

5. Emma _____ (watch) TV and Lisa _____ (read) a magazine.

6. At midnight, Wendy _____ still _____ (do) her homework.