Bài 1 :Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple tense os past perfect tense

1. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin (collect).................... some moon dust samples before they (return)............. to Earth.

2. By the time Yang Liwei (become)................. the first person sent into space by the Chinese space program in 2003, NASA already (send).................... over 100 people.

3. After the spaceship Soyuz 37 (be)............. in orbit around the earth, Pham Tuan and Viktor Gorbatko (conduct)...................some experiments.

4. When we (arrive)..................... in Kennedy Space Center, the space shuttle already (launch)................. into space.

5. Dennis Tito already (complete)............... 900 hours of training by the time he (fly)...............into space in 2001.

II. Put the verbs in the past perfect or past simple.

1.  I went to the box office at lunch time, but they ________________________ (already/ sell) all the tickets.

2.  I felt very tired when I got home, so I ___________________ (go) straight to bed.

3. I felt better by the summer, but the doctor warned me not to do too much. I ______________ (be) very ill.

4. At last, the committee were ready to announce their decision. They __________________ (make) up their mind.

5. 'Was Tom at the party when you arrived?' 'No, he ________________ (go) home.'

6. Sorry I'm late. The car __________________ (break) down on my way here.

7. I ______________ (take) the book back to the library when I _____________________ (read) it.

8. The house was very quiet when I _______ (get) home.  Everybody _______________ (go) out for dinner.

9. After she ________________ (fill) the basket, I _____________ (go) to the check out.

10. Yesterday morning I ________________ (remember) the answer t the question Bob ________________ (ask) me the night before, so I _____________ (phone) him.

11. Last night, I ___________ (go) to Jim’s room and ___________ (knock) on the door but there ________ (be) no answer. Either  he ______________ (go) out or he _________________ (not want) to see anyone.

12. Angel asked me how to use the photocopier. She _______________________ (never/ use) it before, so she _________________ (not/ know) how to use.

13. Karen ___________________ (not want) to come to the cinema with us because she _______________
      ________ (already/ see) the film before.
14. When the students _____________ (do) the experiment, they _____________ (write) a report on it .

15. Two days a go I ____________ (meet) an old friend who I _________________ (not see) for years.

II. Put the verbs in the past perfect or past simple.

1.  I went to the box office at lunch time, but they ________________________ (already/ sell) all the tickets.

2.  I felt very tired when I got home, so I ___________________ (go) straight to bed.

3. I felt better by the summer, but the doctor warned me not to do too much. I ______________ (be) very ill.

4. At last, the committee were ready to announce their decision. They __________________ (make) up their mind.

5. 'Was Tom at the party when you arrived?' 'No, he ________________ (go) home.'

6. Sorry I'm late. The car __________________ (break) down on my way here.

7. I ______________ (take) the book back to the library when I _____________________ (read) it.

8. The house was very quiet when I _______ (get) home.  Everybody _______________ (go) out for dinner.

9. After she ________________ (fill) the basket, I _____________ (go) to the check out.

10. Yesterday morning I ________________ (remember) the answer t the question Bob ________________ (ask) me the night before, so I _____________ (phone) him.

11. Last night, I ___________ (go) to Jim’s room and ___________ (knock) on the door but there ________ (be) no answer. Either  he ______________ (go) out or he _________________ (not want) to see anyone.

12. Angel asked me how to use the photocopier. She _______________________ (never/ use) it before, so she _________________ (not/ know) how to use.

13. Karen ___________________ (not want) to come to the cinema with us because she _______________
      ________ (already/ see) the film before.
14. When the students _____________ (do) the experiment, they _____________ (write) a report on it .

15. Two days a go I ____________ (meet) an old friend who I _________________ (not see) for years.

II. Put the verbs in the past perfect or past simple.

1.  I went to the box office at lunch time, but they ________________________ (already/ sell) all the tickets.

2.  I felt very tired when I got home, so I ___________________ (go) straight to bed.

3. I felt better by the summer, but the doctor warned me not to do too much. I ______________ (be) very ill.

4. At last, the committee were ready to announce their decision. They __________________ (make) up their mind.

5. 'Was Tom at the party when you arrived?' 'No, he ________________ (go) home.'

6. Sorry I'm late. The car __________________ (break) down on my way here.

7. I ______________ (take) the book back to the library when I _____________________ (read) it.

8. The house was very quiet when I _______ (get) home.  Everybody _______________ (go) out for dinner.

9. After she ________________ (fill) the basket, I _____________ (go) to the check out.

10. Yesterday morning I ________________ (remember) the answer t the question Bob ________________ (ask) me the night before, so I _____________ (phone) him.

11. Last night, I ___________ (go) to Jim’s room and ___________ (knock) on the door but there ________ (be) no answer. Either  he ______________ (go) out or he _________________ (not want) to see anyone.

12. Angel asked me how to use the photocopier. She _______________________ (never/ use) it before, so she _________________ (not/ know) how to use.

13. Karen ___________________ (not want) to come to the cinema with us because she _______________
      ________ (already/ see) the film before.
14. When the students _____________ (do) the experiment, they _____________ (write) a report on it .

15. Two days a go I ____________ (meet) an old friend who I _________________ (not see) for years.

II. Put the verbs in the past perfect or past simple.

1.  I went to the box office at lunch time, but they ________________________ (already/ sell) all the tickets.

2.  I felt very tired when I got home, so I ___________________ (go) straight to bed.

3. I felt better by the summer, but the doctor warned me not to do too much. I ______________ (be) very ill.

4. At last, the committee were ready to announce their decision. They __________________ (make) up their mind.

5. 'Was Tom at the party when you arrived?' 'No, he ________________ (go) home.'

6. Sorry I'm late. The car __________________ (break) down on my way here.

7. I ______________ (take) the book back to the library when I _____________________ (read) it.

8. The house was very quiet when I _______ (get) home.  Everybody _______________ (go) out for dinner.

9. After she ________________ (fill) the basket, I _____________ (go) to the check out.

10. Yesterday morning I ________________ (remember) the answer t the question Bob ________________ (ask) me the night before, so I _____________ (phone) him.

11. Last night, I ___________ (go) to Jim’s room and ___________ (knock) on the door but there ________ (be) no answer. Either  he ______________ (go) out or he _________________ (not want) to see anyone.

12. Angel asked me how to use the photocopier. She _______________________ (never/ use) it before, so she _________________ (not/ know) how to use.

13. Karen ___________________ (not want) to come to the cinema with us because she _______________
      ________ (already/ see) the film before.
14. When the students _____________ (do) the experiment, they _____________ (write) a report on it .

15. Two days a go I ____________ (meet) an old friend who I _________________ (not see) for years.

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Bài 4: Put the verb into the correct form, past perfect (I had done) or past simple (I did)

1. "Was Paul at the party when you arrived?" "No, he had gone (go) home."

2. I felt very tired when I got home, so I ... (go ) straight to bed.

3. The house was very quite when I got home. Everybody.......(go) to bed

4. Sorry I'm late. The car ... (break) down on my way here.

5. We were driving along the road when we ... (see) a car which ... (break) down, so we ... (stop) to help.

II. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple or the Past Perfect.
1. We (sit) ………………… down to the table only when all the guests (arrive) …………………    
2. There (be) ………………… a curious expression on his face I never (see) ………………… before.
3. He (be) ………………… a teacher at the University, as his father (be) ………………… before him.
4. There (be) ………………… silence after she (go) …………………
5. From downstairs (come) ………………… the sound of a radio playing a song he never (hear)………………… before.
6. Very deliberately and carefully Poirot (retell) ………………… the conversation he (hold) ………………… with Saitrana at Wessex House.
7. When I (arrive) ................... home last night, I discovered that Jane (prepare) .................... a beautifulcandlelight dinner.
8. By the time I got to the office, the meeting (begin, already) ............................................without me. My boss (be)..........................furious with me and he (fire).................................... me.
9. When I (turn)..........................the radio on yesterday, I (hear).......................a song that was popular when I was in high school. I (not/ hear)..........................the song in years, and it (bring)...........................back some great memories.
10. Last week, I (run)...............................into an ex-girlfriend of mine. We (not/ see)................................each other in years, and both of us (change)..................................a great deal. I (enjoy)...........................talking
to her so much that I (ask).............................her out on a date. We are getting together tonight for dinner.

VI. Put the verb in brackets into the simple past tense.

1. Yesterday, I (go)______ to the restaurant with a client.

2. We (drive) ______ around the parking lot for 20 mins to find a parking space.

3. When we (arrive) ______ at the restaurant, the place (be) ______ full.

4. The waitress (ask) ______ us if we (have) reservations.

5. I (say), "No, my secretary forgets to make them."

6. The waitress (tell)______ us to come back in two hours.

7. My client and I slowly (walk) ______ back to the car.

8. Then we (see) ______ a small grocery store.

9. We (stop) in the grocery store and (buy) ______ some sandwiches.

10. That (be) ______ better than waiting for two hours.