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. (✓)

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.

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!

3. Complete the sentences with the past simple affirmative form of the verbs in brackets. All the verbs are regular.

(Hoàn thành các câu sau với dạng khẳng định của thì quá khử đơn cho các động từ trong ngoặc. Tất cả các động từ trong ngoặc đều có quy tắc.)

1. The train to Birmingham _____ (stop) at Oxford.

2. My friends _____ (work) very hard for their exams.

3. We _____ (try) some interesting dishes at the Lebanese restaurant.

4. Last night. I _____ (plan) my summer holiday.

5. You _____ (seem) very upset yesterday.

6. I _____ (chat)with my cousin for hours last night.

7. My uncle _____ (marry) his next-door neighbour.

8. Theo _____ (move) house three times last year.

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.

I. Write the correct form of the verbs in the past simple.

Viết dạng đúng của động từ ở thì quá khứ đơn.

1. Last year their company _____________ (make) envelops from recycled paper.

2. Anna _____________ (help) her grandmother out of the car some minutes ago.

3. We _____________ (learn) about the environment in a course last week.

4. It _____________ (take) too long for me to collect my old books.

5. We _____________ (organise) two community projects last summer.

6. Anderson _____________ (borrow) my pen yesterday morning.

7. Mother went shopping; meanwhile, I _____________ (clean) the house.

8. Yesterday we _____________ (provide) free meals for thirty patients.

9. Her letters really _____________ (encourage) him throughout his illness.

10. Robert went to bed early last night because he _____________ (feel) tired.

2. Write the correct past simple affirmative form of the verb be.

(Viết dạng quá khứ đơn khẳng định đúng của động từ be.)

1. I __ very relieved about my exam results.

2. The sports centre __ shut last weekend.

3. You __ cross with me for being late.

4. There __ five winners in last week's lottery.

5. Nobody __ at home this morning.

6. My grandfather __ a student at Harvard University.

7. We __ on holiday in China last August.

8. Adam's party __ amazing.

2. Read the Study Strategy. Then complete the Young sports superstars text with the past simple form of the verbs in blue.

(Đọc Chiến lược học tập. Sau đó, hoàn thành văn bản Các siêu sao thể thao trẻ với dạng đơn giản quá khứ của các động từ màu xanh lam.)

3. Complete the dialogue with the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

(Hoàn thành đoạn hội thoại với dạng quá khứ tiếp diễn của các động từ bên dưới.)

Policeman: What (1) _____ (you / do) at 9 o'clock yesterday evening? 

Woman: I (2) _____ (watch) TV in the living room. 

Policeman: What (3) _____ (you /watch)? 

Woman: Er … I can't remember. I (4) _____ (not pay) attention. I was sleepy. 

Policeman: What (5) _____ (your husband / do) at that time? 

Woman: He (6) _____ (make) chicken pie in the kitchen. 

Policeman: How do you know? 

Woman: Because our dog (7) _____ (go crazy). He loves the smell of chicken!