1. Mr.Tuan always (go) goes to work by bus.

2. We (start) ………………started………………………………… our new school year last month.

3. She (receive) …………………received ……………………… her pen pal’s letter this morning.

4. It (not rain) doesn’t rain. in the dry season.

5. Lan (take) ………………………………took………… her younger brother to the zoo last Sunday.

6. I (live) ………………………………………have lived………… here since I was born.

7. They (give) ……………gave………………………… me the letter a few minutes ago.

8. When I saw him, he (sit) …………was sitting……………………………………. asleep in a chair.

9. What you (do) ………………………………were you doing………………… at 7 p.m yesterday?

10. My brother (write) ………………………has written…………………… several plays

2. We (start) ……started……………… our new school year last month.

3. She (receive) …received………… her pen pal’s letter this morning.

4. It (not rain) doesn’t rain. in the dry season.

5. Lan (take) ……took………… her younger brother to the zoo last Sunday.

6. I (live) ……have lived……………… here since I was born.

7. They (give) ……gave……… me the letter a few minutes ago.

8. When I saw him, he (sit) ……was sitting……………. asleep in a chair.

9. What did you (do) ……do……………… at 7 p.m yesterday?

10. My brother (write) …wrote…………… several plays

Exercise:I. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense:

1. Mr.Tuan always (go) ..goes. to work by bus.

2. We (start) …started… our new school year last month.

3. She (receive) …received… her pen pal’s letter two days ago.

4. It (not rain) …doesn't rain. in the dry season.

5. Lan (take)…took… her younger brother to the zoo last Sunday. 

6. I (live) …lived… in Ha Noi when I was small.

7. They (give) …gave… me the letter a few minutes ago.

8. We (learn) ……are learning… English now.

9. He (write)…is writing… a long novel at present.

10. Where are you? – I’m upstairs. I (have)……am having… a bath.

11. did You (have) …have… breakfast yesterday?

12. My little sister (drink) …drinks… milk every day. DRINKS

13. The doctor sometimes (return) returns… home late. 

14. They (have) …are having… lunch in the cafeteria now. 

15. They often (thank)thank… me for what I do for them.

16. His uncle (teach) …taught English in our school five years ago.

17. They (not go) didn't go… to the movies last Sunday.

18. did You (find) …find… my pen yesterday?

19. There (be) …will be an English class in this room tomorrow evening.

20. They (paint) …will paint the school gate next year.

21. They (build) …will build… a new school in this area next year.

22. My brother (work) …will work… in this factory tommorrow.

23. The children (play) played… soccer at yesterday.

24. I (see) …see… Nga at the bus stop every morning.

25. What did you (do) …do… last night?

26. It (be) …is…..often hot in the summer.

27. My mother went to the supermarket yesterday, but she (not buy)…didn't buy…. anything.

28. Nam and Ba (play) ………are playing………. soccer at present.

29. My family (go) ………………will go….…………. Da Lat next summer.

30. Please don’t make so much noise. I (study)……am studying…..

31. The water (boil) ………boils……at 100 degrees Celsius.

32. Look! Somebody (climb) …………is climbing…………up that tree over there.

33. I (not see) ………didn't see………her last week.

31. Mary (be) __________was__________ seriously ill last night.

32. They sometimes (go) ___________go_________ school by bus.

33. We last (see) _______saw______ them last Sunday.

34. I (not meet) ___________didn't meet_________ him last week.

35. Now they (play) __________are playing__________ happily in the school yard.

36. We (not finish) __________don't finish__________ our exercises everyday.

37. Mr. David ( buy) __________bought__________ a new house in 2010.

38. They (build) _________will build___________ a new hospital in my neighborhood next month.

39. It (not rain) __________didn't rain__________ last week.

40. Now we (learn) ___are learning___ English.

41. Mrs Hoa (teach) ____taught___ English in this school in 2023.

42. Look! That car (run) _________is running________ very fast.

43. The Browns (have) _________are having___________ dinner at the moment.

44. He (live) _________lived___________ in Hanoi 20 years ago

45. Alexander Graham Bell (invent) _____invented________ the telephone many years ago. .

46 I (spend) _______spent______ my holiday in Ha Long last summer.

47. Ba's teacher (give) _____gave_____ him a lot of homework last week.

48. Tom hopes he (meet) __will meet___ many interesting people when he goes to Hanoi next month.

49. Mai and her friends (walk) __________are walking__________ to school now.

50. They (go) _____went_____ to Sao Mai Movie Theater last night.

1.      Mr.Tuan always (go) ………………goes……………………… to work by bus.

2.      We (start) …………………………started……………………… our new school year last month.

3.      It (not rain) …………………doesn't rain……………………………. in the dry season.

4.      Lan (take) …………………took……………………… her younger brother to the zoo last Sunday.

5.      I (live) …………………………have lived………………………… here since I was born.

6.      They (give) …………gave…………………………… me the letter a few minutes ago.

7.      When I saw him, he (sit) ……………was sitting…………………………………. asleep in a chair.

8.      What you (do) ………………………were you doing………………………… at 7 p.m yesterday?

9.      My brother (write) ………………has written…………………………… several plays.

10. We (learn) …………are learning……………………………………… English now.

11. He (write) ……………is writing…………………………………… a long novel at present.

12. Why didn’t you listen while I (speak) …………………was speaking………………………… to you?

13. Where are you? – I’m upstairs. I (have) ……………am having……………………………… a bath.

14. You (have) ……………………Have you had……………………………… breakfast yet?

15. My little sister (drink) ……………………drinks………………………… milk every day.

16. The doctor sometimes (return) ……………returns……………………………… home late.

17. They (have) …………………are having………………………… lunch in the cafeteria now.

18. They often (thank) ……………………thanks…………………… me for what I do for them.

19. His uncle (teach) ……………………taught…………………… English in our school five years ago.

20. They (not go) …………………………didn't go……………………… to the movies last Sunday.

21. You (find) ………………………Did you find……………………… my pen yesterday?

22. The light (go) ……………went…………… out when we (study) ………………were studying…………….our lesson.

23. There (be) ……………………will be………… an English class in this room tomorrow evening.

24. They (paint) …………………………were painting……………………… the school gate when we came.

25. They (build) …………………are building……………………… a new school in this area next year.

26. My brother (work) …………has works……………………………… in this factory for many years.

27. The children (play) ……………were playing…………………………… soccer at 4 o’clock yesterday.

28. I (see) …………………see……………………………… Nga at the bus stop every morning.

29. What you (do) …………did you do……………………………………………… last night?

30. It (be) ………………is……….…..often hot in the summer.

31. My mother went to the supermarket yesterday, but she (not buy) ……….didn't buy………. anything.

1. goes
2. started
3. doesn't rain
4. took
5. have lived
6. gave
7. was sitting
8. were you doing
9. has written
10.  are learning
11. are writing
12. was speaking
13. am having
14. Have you had
15. drinks
16. returns
17. are having
18. thank
19. taught
20. didn't go
21. Did you find
22. went - were studying
23. will be
24. were painting
25. are building
26. has worked
27. were playing
28. see
29. did you do
30. is
31. didn't buy

goes

 are going to start

doens't rain

took

8.      What you (do) ………………did………………………………… at 7 p.m yesterday?

9.      My brother (write) ………………writtes…………………………… several plays.

10. We (learn) ……………………are learning…………………………… English now.

11. He (write) …………………………is writting……………………… a long novel at present.

12. Why didn’t you listen while I (speak) …………was speaking………………………………… to you?

13. Where are you? – I’m upstairs. I (have) ………am having…………………………………… a bath.

14. You (have) ……………………have had……………………………… breakfast yet?

15. My little sister (drink) ……………………drinks………………………… milk every day.

16. The doctor sometimes (return) ………………returns…………………………… home late.

17. They (have) ………………are having…………………………… lunch in the cafeteria now.

18. They often (thank) ………………………thanks………………… me for what I do for them.

19. His uncle (teach) ……………taught…………………………… English in our school five years ago.

20. They (not go) ………………didn't go………………………………… to the movies last Sunday.

21. You (find) …………………found…………………………… my pen yesterday?

22. The light (go) …………was going……………… out when we (study) ……………………were studying……….our lesson.

23. There (be) ……………are going to be………………… an English class in this room tomorrow evening.

24. They (paint) …………………were painting……………………………… the school gate when we came.

25. They (build) ……………………are going to buld…………………… a new school in this area next year.

26. My brother (work) ………………has worked…………………………… in this factory for many years.

27. The children (play) …………………played……………………… soccer at 4 o’clock yesterday.

28. I (see) …………………see……………………………… Nga at the bus stop every morning.

29. What you (do) …………………did……………………………………… last night?

30. It (be) ……………does………….…..often hot in the summer.

31. My mother went to the supermarket yesterday, but she (not buy) ……….didn't buy………. anything.

Thu gọn

have lived

1. We (start) .....started....our new school year last moth

2. John and I (be) ....have been....pen pals for nearly three year

3. We used (write)....to write...to each other every month when we (be)..were...at secondary school

4. What (you/ do)....did you do... last weekend? - I(go) ..went...to the theater with my family

5. Lan wishes she (visit) ....would visit....Ba's village next summer

6. She (receive).......received......her pen pal's letter this morning

1. We (start) ..started....our new school year last moth

2. John and I (be) .have been.......pen pals for nearly three year

3. We used (write)..wrote.....to each other every month when we (be)...was..at secondary school

4. What (you/ do).did you do...... last weekend? - I(go).....went....to the theater with my family

5. Lan wishes she (visit) ..will visit......Ba's village next summer

6. She (receive)....receive.........her pen pal's letter this morning

Put the verb in the past simple tense

1.They (bigin).....began........to study at this school 7 years ago

2.She(lose)...........lost..........her handbag on the train yesterday morning

3.We (visit)........visited ..........that city last year

4.Peter and Daisy((be).....were......born in 1978

5...........Did............you (spend)......spend......your holiday in Dalat last summer?

6.She (clean).....cleaned.......the bicycle yesterday?

7.They (not start)...........đin't start.........school in 1998

8.My friend and I(go).........went ..........to the seaside last week

9.We(spend)..................spent...............hours on the beach last Sunday

10,He (not be)........wasn't.....in Ha Noi last year

1. He (wait)had waited for you until yesterday.

 2. She (not know)hadn't known how to play games until last year. 

3. It was the first time we (repair) had repaired our car.

 4. They (take)had taken something away when we came back home last night.

 5. Mr Long (be)had been a good boy before he became a bad person.

 6. They went home after they (finish)had finished their work.

 7. She said that she (already, see)had already seen Dr. Rice. 

8. When we came to the stadium, the match (already, begin)had already begun

do win catch go read speak get ".
1. Last month I...read.. an interesting book about Martin Luther King.
2. Janine....went.... to New York for two weeks last year.
3. She...spoke.. to her mother on the phone every day.
4.we...caught....three salmon in the river last weekend.
5. I..did.. some of my homework before breakfast this morning.
6. My cousin...got... a job at the new. Supermarket yesterday.
7. Our team ...won.... the school basketball competition last Saturday Bài tập 2: dịch and complete the sentences and questions with the past simple form of the verbs in brackets. Use the affirmative, negative or interrogative forms.
1.....did you write..( you/ write) an email to James last night?
2. I.....bought...(buy) the English-English dictionary because it was very expensive.
3....did Stuart see.. (Stuart/see) Karen yesterday evening? She wanted to speak to him.
4. We...went.( go) to the cinema last Friday, but the film was terrible!
5. Mum..cooked...(cook) dinner last night. We went to a restaurant instead.
6. I don't want lunch today because I ...had..( have) a big breakfast this morning.
7. ( you/go)did you go to the film club last Wednesday?

1.Dịch and complete the sentences. Use the past simple form of the verbs below. " do win catch go read speak get ". 1. Last month I..... an interesting book about Martin Luther King.

=> read

2. Janine........ to New York for two weeks last year.

went

3. She..... to her mother on the phone every day.

talks

4.we.......three salmon in the river last weekend.

=> caught

5. I.... some of my homework before breakfast this morning.

finished

6. My cousin...... a job at the new.

supermarket yesterday.

=> got

7. Our team ....... the school basketball competition last Saturday

=> won

Bài tập 2: dịch and complete the sentences and questions with the past simple form of the verbs in brackets.

Use the affirmative, negative or interrogative forms.

1.......( you/ write) an email to James last night?

=.> did you write

2. I........(buy) the English-English dictionary because it was very expensive.

=> didn't buy

3...... (Stuart/see) Karen yesterday evening?

Did stuart see

She wanted to speak to him.

4. We....( go) to the cinema last Friday, but the film was terrible!

went

5. Mum.....(cook) dinner last night. We went to a restaurant instead.

didn't cook

6. I don't want lunch today because I .....( have) a big breakfast this morning.

had

7. ( you/go) to the film club last Wednesday?

Did you do

8. he is very thirsty . he ( not drink ) has not drunk since this morning

9. they ( study ) have studied at this school for 7 years now

10. they ( begin ) began to study at this school 7 years ago

11. how long ago he did ( start ) start to learn French ?

12. she ( lose ) lost her handbag on the train yesterday morning

13. his dog ( just run ) has just runed out of the garden

14. Mr.Brown ( travel ) has traveled by air several times in the past

15 . he ( travel ) traveled to Mexico by air last summer

1) hasn't drunk

2) have studied

10) began

11) start

12)lost

13) has just ran

14) has traveled

15) traveled

8. he is very thirsty . he ( not drink ) since this morning

-> hasn't drunk

9. they ( study ) at this school for 7 years now

-> have studied

10. they ( begin ) to study at this school 7 years ago

-> began

11. how long ago he ( start ) to learn French ?

-> did (he) start

12. she ( lose ) her handbag on the train yesterday morning

-> lost

13. his dog ( just run ) out of the garden

-> has just run

14. Mr.Brown ( travel ) by air several times in the past

-> has traveled

15 . he ( travel ) to Mexico by air last summer

-> traveled

Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple:

1.I (have)______HAD__a busy day yesterday

2.My parents (buy)_____BOUGHT____this house 20 years ago

3.I (phone)____PHONED_____her last night but she (not answer)__DIDN'T ANSWER______

4.Her mother (take)____TOOK____her to the zoo last Suday

5.___WERE____you (be) at home yesterday morning?

6.He (come)____CAME_____into the room, (turn)____TURNED____on the TV , (sit)___SAT____on the sofa and (begin)__BEGAN_____watching TV

7.I (not do)____DIDN'T DO___my homework last night , I (go) ___WENT____out with my friend

8.When__DID_____you (start)___START____learning English?

9.He wishes he (be)___WERE___a millionaire

10.what would you do if you (win)___WON____lottery?

1.I (have)____had____a busy day yesterday

2.My parents (buy)___bought______this house 20 years ago

3.I (phone)____phoned_____her last night but she (not answer)_____didn't answer___

4.Her mother (take)____took____her to the zoo last Suday

5.__Were_____you (be) at home yesterday morning?

6.He (come)____came_____into the room, (turn)__turned______on the TV , (sit)___sat____on the sofa and (begin)____began___watching TV

7.I (not do)_didn't do______my homework last night , I (go) __went_____out with my friend

8.When_____did__you (start)___start____learning English?

9.He wishes he (be)___was___a millionaire

10.what would you do if you (win)___won____lottery?