1.      The waiters cleaned the rooms last night. ’ The rooms......were cleaned by the waiters last night..........................................................................

2.      They caught the elephant again. ’ The elephant.........was caught again.................................................................................

3.      They built the house in 1950. ’ The house.......was built in 1950...........................................................................................

4.      The pupils sent the letters the day before yesterday. ’ The letters.......were sent by the pupill the day before yesterday..........................................................

5.      Nguyen Du wrote Kieu story. ’ Kieu story.....was written by Nguyen Du............................................................................................

.      The waiters cleaned the rooms last night. ’ The rooms...were cleaned by the waiters last night

.............................................................................

2.      They caught the elephant again. ’ The elephant..was caught again........................................................................................

3.      They built the house in 1950. ’ The house.was biult in 1950.................................................................................................

4.      The pupils sent the letters the day before yesterday. ’ The letters..were sent before yesterday ...............................................................

5.      Nguyen Du wrote Kieu story. ’ Kieu story.was written by Nguyen Du ................................................................................................

1......were cleaned by the waiters last night..........................................................................

2 The elephant.........was caught again.................................................................................

3The house.......was built in 1950...........................................................................................

 4 The letters.......were sent by the pupill the day before yesterday..........................................................

5 Kieu story.....was written by Nguyen Du............................................................................................

1. The waiters cleaned the rooms last night. 
The rooms were cleaned by the waiters last night.

2. They didn't catch the elephant again.

 The elephant wasn't catched again by them.

3. Did she buy the watch at the shop?

Was she bought the watch at the shop?

4. They built their house in 1950.
Their house were built by them in 1950.

5. Do you do the exercises last week?

Were you done the exercises last week?

6. The pupils sent the letters the day before yesterday.

The letters were sent by the pupils the day before yesterday.

7. He didn't learn the lesson two week ago
The lesson wasn't learnt by him two weeks ago.

8. Nguyen Du wrote Kieu story.

Kieu story was written by Nguyen Du.

9. She made the cake last night. 

The cake was made by her last night. 

1. Passive voice: The Past simple tense 

1. The waiters cleaned the rooms last night.  

The room was cleanedby the waiters last night

2. They didn't catch the elephant again.

The elephant wasn't caught again

3. Did she buy the watch at the shop?

Was the watch bought at the shop by her?

4. They built their house in 1950.

Their house was built in 1950

5. Dod you do the exercises last week?

Did the exercise done by me last week?

6. The pupils sent the letters the day before yesterday.

The letters were sent by the pupils the day before yesterday

7. He didn't learn the lesson two week ago

The lesson was learned by him two week ago

8. Nguyen Du wrote Kieu story.

Kieu story was written by Nguyen Du

9. She made the cake last night. 

The cake was made by her last night

II. Change the following sentences from active into passive. 

1. Nam saw her yesterday.

She was seen by Nam yesterday

2. The teacher gives us a lot of exercises everyday.

A lot of exercises were given to us by the teacher every day

3. He taught English here ten years ago.

English was taught here by him ten years ago

4. We eat this food every week.

This food was eaten every week

5. The police didn't arrest the thief yesterday.

The thief wasn't arrested by the police yesterday

6. They sold one of her own paintings at $ 1.000.

One of her own paintingf was sold at $.1000

7. Nam bought a new bike last week.

A new bike was bought by Nam last week

8. They met their old friends at the railway station this morning.

Their old friends were met at the railway station this morning.

9. She doesn't know any languages.

Any languages weren't known by her

10. Did the teacher give many exercises?

Were many exercises given by the teacher?

11. Mary made a big cake yesterday morning.

A big cake was made by Marry yesterday morning.

12. They wrote to us about this last week.

This was written to us last week

13. Mr.Smith didn't teach us French last year.

French wasn't taught to us by Mr.Smith last year

14. They didn't look after the children well.

The children weren't looked after well

15. Nobody swept this street last week.

This street wasn't swept last week

16. People don't drink a lot of tea in England.

A lot of tea weren't drunk in England

17. Do people speak English all over the world?

Was English spoken all over the world?

18. Did they change the window of the laboratory?

Was the window of the laboratory changed?

19. She often takes her dog for a walk.

Her dog was often taken for a walk by her

20. How did the police find the lost man?

How was the lost man found by the police?

21. Somebody took some of my books away.

Some of my book were taken by someone away

22. They finished their work at ten this morning.

Their work was finished at ten this morning

23. People spend a lot of money on advertising everyday.

A lot of money was spent on  advertising everyday

24. They used this room for the classroom last year.

This room was used for the classroom last year

25. The teacher often tell us a story at the weekend.

A story was told to us by the teacher at the weekend

26. She often eats ice cream after meals.

Ice cream is often eaten by her after meals

37. The police didn't find the thief yesterday.

The thief wasn't found by the police yesterday

Hoc tot !

1.      The waiters cleaned the rooms last night. ’ The rooms.......were cleaned last night by the waiters..............................................

2.      They caught the elephant again. ’ The elephant......was caught again..........................................................

3.      She bought the watch at the shop. ’ The watch.......was bought at the shop by her..........................................................

4.      They built the house in 1950. ’ The house.......was built in 1950................................................................

5.      We did the exercises last week. ’ Exercises....were done by us last week.................................................................

6.      The pupils sent the letters the day before yesterday. ’ The letters.....were sent by the pupils the day before yesterday .................................

7.      He learned the lesson two week ago. ’ The lesson....was learnt by him 2 weeks ago........................................................

8.      Nguyen Du wrote Kieu story. ’ Kieu story.....was written by Nguyen Du..................................................................

9.      She made the cake last night. ’ The cake........was made by her last night.................................................................

10.   Daisy washed the dishes last night. ’ The dishes.....were washed by Daisy last night.........

 I.     Passive voice: The Past simple tense

Example: To Hoai wrote the story. ’ The story was written by To Hoai

1.      The waiters cleaned the rooms last night.

’ The rooms were cleaned by the waiters last night.

2.      They caught the elephant again.

’ The elephant was caught again.

3.      She bought the watch at the shop.

’ The watch was bought at the shop.

4.      They built the house in 1950.

’ The house was built in 1950.

5.      We did the exercises last week.

’ Exercises were done last week.

6.      The pupils sent the letters the day before yesterday.

’ The letters were sent by the pupils the day before yesterday.

7.      He learned the lesson two week ago.

’ The lesson was learned two week ago.

8.      Nguyen Du wrote Kieu story.

’ Kieu story was written by Nguyen Du.

9.      She made the cake last night.

’ The cake was made last night.

10.   Daisy washed the dishes last night.

’ The dishes were washed by Daisy last night.

1. The island is covered by water. 
2. Many accidents are caused by careless driving. 
3. A new dormitory is built.

4. Mickey Mouse cartoons are usually watched. 

5. The result of the examination is announced by the examinees. 

Exercise 3. Put the verb in brackets in the simple past tense.  

( chia động từ trong ngoặc ở dạng quá khứ đơn)

1. I (be) ____was____ at home alone last night.

2. Nam (go) ____went____ to London two months ago.

3. They (sell) _____sold___ their house several days ago.

4. Albert Einstein (die) ____died____ in 1955.

5. When (you, see) ____did you see____ her last time?

6. We (not, meet) ____didn't meet____ them at the workshop yesterday.

7. (you, play) ____Did you play____ table tennis with Tim last Sunday?

8. Van (study) ___studied_____ arts when she was at school.

9. Where (you, be) ____were you____ yesterday afternoon?

10. Mary (not, know) _____didn't know___ anything about him in the past.

Exercise 4. Reorder the words and phrases to make sentences. ( Xắp xếp từ thành câu)

1. the/ close/ book/.

__________Close the book.______________

2. run/ don’t/ fast/ so/.

___________Don't run so fast._____________

3. me/ to/ listen/.

___________LIsten to me._____________

4. the/ open/ door/ don’t/.

_________Don't open the door._________

5. wear/ clothes/ don’t/ wet/.

__________Don't wear wet clothes.________________

6. careful/ be/.

_________Be careful_______________

Exercise 2: Write the correct past simple tense of Tobe. Chia thì quá khứ was/were

1. Mom and Dad …weren't………….(not be) at home yesterday.

They ………were…..(be) at the hospital.

2. The weather………was……… (be) nice. It ……wasn't………..(not be) windy and rainy.

3. ……Was… (be) he free all day yesterday?

4. When ………were……….. (be) you born?

5. He……wasn't…… (not be) at school. He was at home.

6. Were you busy yesterday? Yes, I…was…………

7. ……Was…. It cold last night? No, it………wasn't……. It was hot.

8. Where………were…… they on Sunday? They………were…. at the store.

9. ……Were ……Nina and Sam strong this morning? No, they……………weren't…

10. ………Was ….Sam ill last night? Yes, ……she was……………

1,weren't  ;  were
2, was , wasn't
3,was 
4, was
5, wasn't
6, were
7, was , wasn't
 

1) weren't / were

2) was/ wasn't

3) Was

4) were

5) wasn't

6) was

7) Was/ wasn't

8) were/ were

9) Were/ weren't

10) Was/ was