1. Albert Einstein ( die) ......died.... in 1955.

2. Tom ( go) ....went ... to the post office twice yesterday.

3. He (live) ....lived.......... in London from 1980 to 1985.

4. They (sell) ......sold......................... their house several days ago.

5. When (you, see) ................did you see.................................... her?

6. .....Did................... he (come) ..............come................... to see you last night? Yes he did

7. I ( not, meet) ........didn't meet.................. her in the street last Sunday.

8. I (be) .................was.. at home last night.

9. I (study) ......studied......... music when I was at school

10. ...........Did.................. they (sell) .........sell.......................... their house last year?

11. They (not, be) ..weren't....... teachers in 2000.

12. Hung (not, do) .......didn't do ....................................... his home work yesterday

Put the verb in brackets into the simple past tense

1. Albert Einstein ( die) ..............died......................... in 1955.

2. Tom ( go) .........went......................... to the post office twice yesterday.

3. He (live) ........lived............................ in London from 1980 to 1985.

4. They (sell) ........sold....................... their house several days ago.

5. When (you, see) ..........did you see.......................................... her?

6. ...........Did............. he (come) .........come........................ to see you last night? Yes he did

7. I ( not, meet) .........did not meet....................................... her in the street last Sunday.

8. I (be) ...........did................................... at home last night.

9. I (study) ............have studied..................... music when I was at school

10. ............did................. they (sell) .......sell............................ their house last year?

11. They (not, be) .............did been........................... teachers in 2000.

12. Hung (not, do) .............did not do................................. his home work yesterday.

1.died

2.went

3.lived

4.sold

5.did you see

6.did/come

7.didn't meet

8.was

10.did/sell

11.weren't

12.didn't do

Put the verb in brackets into the simple past tense.

1. Albert Einstein (die)____________died__________ in 1955.

2. Tom (go)______went_______ to the post office twice yesterday.

3. He(live)______lived_______ in London from 1980 to 1985.

4. They (sell)______sold________ their house several days ago.

5. When (you, see)__________did you see______________ her ?

6. ____Did_ he (come) __come____ to see you last night ? Yes he did.

7. I (not, meet) ______didn't meet________ at home last night.

8. I (be) ___________was_______ music when I was at school.

10. _______Did_____ they (sell) ____sell_____ their house last year ?

11. They (not, be) _______weren't___________ teachers in 2000.

12. Hung (not, do) ________didn't do____ his homework yesterday.

1.died

2.went

3.lived

4.sold

5.did you see

6.did/come

7.didn't meet

8.was

10.did/sell

11.weren't

12.didn't do

put the verb in brackets into the simple past tense (giúp mình nha)

1.Albert Einstein (die) died in 1955

2.tom (go) went to the post office twice yesterday

3.he (live) lived in london from 1980 to 1985

4.when did (you,see) see her?

6. Did he (come) come to see you last night? yes, he did

7.I(not,meet) didn't meet her in the street last sunday

8.I (be) was at home last night

9.I (study) studied music when I was at school

10. Did they (sell) sell their house last year?

11.they (not,be) weren't teachers in 2000

12.hung (not,do) didn't his homework yesterday

1.Albert Einstein (die) in 1955

​-> died

2.tom (go) to the post office twice yesterday

​-> went

3.he (live) in london from 1980 to 1985

​-> lived

4.when(you,see) her?

​-> did you see

6. he (come) to see you last night? ysd he did

​-> Did (he) come

7.I(not,meet) her in the street last sunday

​-> didn't meet

8.I (be) at home last night

​-> was

9.I (study) music when I was at school

​-> studied

10. they (sell) their house last year?

​-> Did ( they) sell

11.they (not,be) teachers in 2000

​-> weren't

12.hung (not,do) his homework yesterday

​-> didn't do

Put the verb in brackets into the simple past tense

1.Albert Einstein (die) in 1955 -> DIED

2.tom (go) to the post office twice yesterday-> WENT

3.he (live) in london from 1980 to 1985 -> LIVED

4.when(you,see) her? DID YOU SEE

6. he (come) to see you last night? ysd he did -> DID HE COME

7.I(not,meet) her in the street last sunday-> DIDN'T MEET

8.I (be) at home last night -> WAS

9.I (study) music when I was at school-> STUDIED

10. they (sell) their house last year?-> DID THEY SELL

11.they (not,be) teachers in 2000-> WEREN'T

12.hung (not,do) his homework yesterday-> DIDN'T DO

1.died 

2.went

3.lived

1. died ( " in 1955 " là trạng ngữ chỉ thời gian vào năm 1955 => chia thì quá khứ đơn )

2. went ( "yesterday" là trạng ngữ chỉ thời gian mang nghĩa "ngày hôm qua"  =>chia thì quá khứ đơn )

3 lived (" from 1980 to 1985" là một khoảng thời gian "từ năm 1980 đến 1985" => chia thì quá khứ đơn )

1. died ( ở đây in "1955" là quá khứ(cũng là dấu hiệu nhận biết của thì quá khứ đơn), ta dùng động từ thường thêm đuôi ed. Nhưng có e rồi thì chỉ thêm d thôi)

2. went ( ở đây "yesterday" là quá khứ (cũng là dấu hiệu nhận biết của thì quá khứ đơn) nên ta dùng "went" vì "go" là động từ bất quy tắc)

3. lived ( ở đây "from 1980 to 1985" là quá khứ, như ý 1, ta thêm đuôi ed vào nhưng có e rồi thì ta chỉ thêm d)

Lưu ý nhỏ: Bạn nên tìm hiểu về cách chia động từ trong thì quá khứ đơn, dấu hiệu nhận biết và các động từ bất quy tắc

1died

2went

3lived

4sold

5did you see

6Did she come

7Didn't I meet

8was

9studied

10Did they sell

11didn't be

12didn't do

13didn't catch

14used

15Did you replace

16broke

17did you do

18made

19decorated

20ate

1: Put the verb in the bracket into the simple present and past tenses:

1. I …………………eat……….(eat) my breakfast in the kitchen every day.

2. He ……………lived…………..(live) in London from 1980 to 1985.

3.They ……………sold……………..(sell) their house several days ago.

4.These boys ……………often play….………(play, often) football at weekends.

5. It ……………rains………...(rain) in the winter.

6. She ………………goes……………….(go) to school three days a week.

7. Professor T. …………………taught……….…(teach) another class last year.

8. My little boy often …………watches…..…………(watch) cartoon film. 9. He …………………lived………….…(live) in London last year. 10. She …………………studies………..(study) English very well. 11. We …………spent……………….….(spend) two weeks in Japan in 2000. 12.My father often ……………plays………………(play) tennis in the morning. 13. I…………………studied……..……..(study) music when I was at school. 14.Ann ………………speaks……………… (speak) German very well. 15. She ………………met….……..(meet) me in the street last Sunday. 16.He (be) ___________is___________in Ca Mau. 17.They ………walked………………….…(walk) to the corner two days ago. 18.They (be) __________are__________students. 19.She (wash) __________washes_________her clothes every Sunday. 20.She (study) _________________studies______English every day. 21.They ………………sold………………..(sell) their house last year. 22. He ……………met…………………..…..(meet) his friends some days ago. 23.He (want) ___wants______ to become a teacher. 24.It (not be) often _____isn't_________cold in summer. 25.We (not go) _________don't go___________to school on Sundays. 26.We (not be) ____________aren't _______very lazy. 27. When……did……….…you ………see….…..(see) her ? 28. He (come)………………Did he come…………….. to see you last night ? Yes, he did. 29. I ……………waited………..….(wait) for the telephone call all this morning. 30. We ……………spoke………….…….(speak) to our friends last week.

1.eat 2.lived 3.sold 4.often plays 5.rains 6.goes

1: Put the verb in the bracket into the simple present and past tenses: 1. I eat(eat) my breakfast in the kitchen every day. 2. He ………lived………..(live) in London from 1980 to 1985. 3.They ……………sold………..(sell) their house several days ago. 4.These boys ………………often play……(play, often) football at weekends. 5. It ………… rain...(rain) in the winter. 6. She ……………………goes………….(go) to school three days a week. 7. Professor T. …………………tought….…(teach) another class last year. 8. My little boy often ……………watches………(watch) cartoon film. 9. He ……………………lived……….…(live) in London last year. 10. She ……………studies……………..(study) English very well. 11. We ……………………spent…….….(spend) two weeks in Japan in 2000. 12.My father often ……………plays………………(play) tennis in the morning. 13. I……………studyed…………..……..(study) music when I was at school. 14.Ann ……………………speaks………… (speak) German very well. 15. She ……………met…….……..(meet) me in the street last Sunday. 16.He (be) ____________is__________in Ca Mau. 17.They ………………walked………….…(walk) to the corner two days ago. 18.They (be) ___________are_________students. 19.She (wash) _____________washes______her clothes every Sunday. 20.She (study) ___________studies____________English every day. 21.They …………………sold……………..(sell) their house last year. 22. He ……………met…………………..…..(meet) his friends some days ago. 23.He (want) ___wants______ to become a teacher. 24.It (not be) often ____isn't__________cold in summer. 25.We (not go) _______don't go_____________to school on Sundays. 26.We (not be) _________aren't__________very lazy. 27. When……do……….…you ………see….…..(see) her ? 28. He (come)…………came………………….. to see you last night ? Yes, he did. 29. I ……………waits………..….(wait) for the telephone call all this morning. 30. We ………………spoke……….…….(speak) to our friends last week.

I. Complete the sentences, putting the verbs into the past continuous or past simple:

11. Albert Einstein (die) ____died___ in 1955.

12. Tom (go) ____went___ to the post office twice yesterday.

13. He (fall) ___fell____ while he (go) _was going______ down the stairs

14. What ___did____ she (do) when you (arrive) ___arrived____ there? She (write) ___writed____ a letter

15. She (have) ___was having____ her bath while her sister (get) ___got____ the breakfast ready

16. I (go) ___went____ to ask you to help me, but you (sleep) __were sleeping_____ so peacefully when I (look) ___looked____ into your room that I (decide) ____decided___ to do it alone

17. I (look) __looked_____ up at the sky, dark clouds (gather) ___were gathering____

18. Just as I (write) ____was writing___ the letter, the inkpot (fall) ____fell___ over

19.  Mr. Nam (cook) ___was cooking____ dinner when we (arrive) ___arrived____

20. What ____were you doing___  (you/do) when I (telephone) __telephoned_____ you last night?

II. Complete the sentences, putting the verbs into the correct tenses:

11. Why are you under the table? You (look) ___Are you looking____ for something?

12. ___Did you watch____ You (watch) TV last night? No, I (have) ___had____ supper and (go) ____went ___ straight to bed

13. I (not like) __don't like_____ staying at hotels, but last summer, we (spend) ____spent___ a few days at a very nice hotel by the sea.

14. Linda (be) ___was____ busy when we (go) _____went__ to see her yesterday. She (study) ___was studying____ for an exam. We (not want) ____didn't want___ to disturb her, so we (not stay) ___didn't stay____ very long

15. When I first (tell) __told_____ Tom the news, he (not believe) ____didn't believe___ me. He (think) __thought_____ that I (joke) ___was joking____

16. We usually (go) _____go__ to Spain on holiday, but this year we (go) ___wet=nt____ to France

17. We can go out now. It (not rain) ___doesn't rain____ any more

18. The sun (warm) ___warms____ the air and (give) ___gives____ us light

19. What speed ____were - doing___ the car (do) at the time of the accident?

20. They (study) ___were studying____ in the library when the fire alarm (go) _____went__ off

III. Cirle the best option to complete each sentence:

1. She usually _____ two hours a day

a. work                            b. is working                   c. works                 d. working

2. Don’t make noise. My mother _________ with her friends

a. is talking            b. was talking                  c. talks                             d. talked

3. Listen! They _________ about the exhibition . Let’s join them

a. talk                     b. talked                 c. are talking                    d. have talked

4. Where _____ your sister born?

a. were                             b. was                              c. did                     d. is

5. We _____ have white wine, but we _____ red wine

a. didn’t/had          b. don’t/had           c. did/didn’t           d. didn’t/have

6. When did you _________ see him?

a. recently              b. already               c. last                     d. lately

7. I _________ a bath when the phone rang

a. was having                   b. had                    c. am having                    d. have

8. I _____ her two week ago

a. seen                              b. was seeing                   c. saw                    d. have seen

9. I _____ to his house in 1991

a. moved                b. have been moving       c. have moved                 d. was moving

10. He came into the room while they _________ television

a. have watched     b. watched             c. were watching    d. have been watching

11. I fell asleep when I _____ television

a. am watching       b. am being watched        c. was watching     d. All are correct

12. They _____________ last week

a. didn’t come        b. came not            c. don’t come                   d. did come

13. Where are Geoff and Anne? _____________ in the garden

a. They’re sitting    b. They sitting                  c. There sitting       d. They’re siting

14. It’s very cold today and _____

a. It’s snowing                 b. it snows             c. its snowing                   d. it snowing

15. She goes to the library twice a week. She _____________ read books there

a. never                  b. usually               c. rarely                  d. once

16. At nine o’clock yesterday morning, we _____________ for the bus

a. are waiting                   b. waited                c. were waiting      d. was waiting

17. Tom _________ his hand when he was cooking the dinner

a. burnt                  b. was burning                 c. has burnt            d. had burnt

18. He _________ me every Sunday, and we often go fishing together

a. came to see                   b. comes to see      c. will be coming to seed. All answer are correct

19. The phone rang while she _________ dinner

a. cooks                 b. was cooking      c. is cooking                    d. has cooked

20. My sister _________ trouble with her motobike now, so she has to take the bus to work

a. have                             b. is having            c. was having                   d. had

21. When my mum got home, _________

a. the dinner be cooked                        b. I was cooking dinner

c. I am cooking dinner                         d. the dinner deing cooked

22. Emma and Katie usually _________ their grandmother at weekends

a. have visited                  b. visits                  c. visit                    d. are visiting

23. Peter was reading a book by Mark Twain _________ his friends came

a. while                  b. when                  c. during                d. if

24. Look! That boy _________ an elephant over there

a. fed                     b. was feeding                 c. feeds                  d. is feeding

25. He _________ in London at the moment

a. studies                b. has studied                   c. is studying                    d. will study

I. VERB TENSE.
. The ordinary verb in the past simple tense.
1. Anna (walk) __walked__________ to class yesterday instead of taking the bus.
2. My brother (arrive) __ arrvived_____ French for two months last year
3. Two years ago, she (teach) ___taught_____ at a village school.
4. I (meet) ____met________ her at the movie theater last night.
5. They (have) ___had_____ dinner in a small restaurant yesterday evening
6. He (take) _took_____ his children to the zoo last Sunday
7. John (drink) ____drank________ beer so much last night.
8. Last Sunday, we (not go) ____didn't go________ to the English Club
9. Loan (not receive) ____didn't receive________ a letter from her pen pal Tim yesterday.
10. They (not live) ___didn't live____ in town in 1990

III. Put the following verbs in the correct rows.
wanted played helped fitted liked
watched
visited looked needed stopped started
rented
used learned remembered waited decided
missed
/id/ wanted, fitted, visited, needed, started, rented, wiated, decided
/t/ helped, liked, watched, looked, stopped, missed
/d/ played, used, learned, remembered
IV. Change into the negative or interrogative.
1. I was in Ho Chi Minh City 5 years ago.
(-) I wasn't in HCM City 5 years ago
(?) Were you in HCM City 5 years ago?
2. Liz and her family were in Nha Trang last week.
(-) Liz and her family weren't in Nha Trang last week.
(?) Were Liz and her family in Nha Trang last week?
3. The children won the first prize yesterday.
(-)The children didn't win the first prize yesterday
(?) Did the children win the first prize yesterday?
4. He watched TV last night.
(-) He didn't watch TV last night
(?) Did he watch TV last night?
5. Liz saw the paddies two days ago.
(-) Liz didn't see the paddies two days ago
(?) Did Liz see the paddies two days ago