With a partner, write sentences about yourself in the past simple and the present perfect. Use the words from the box below. (Cùng với một người bạn, viết những câu về chính bạn ở thì quá khứ đơn và hiện tại hoàn thành. Sử dụng các từ trong bảng dưới đây.)

last December
three times
five years ago
last spring
when I was a child
never
already
ever
before
so far
one hour ago
yesterday
once
yet
in 2011

8. Rewrite each pair of sentences as one sentence using the past simple and the past perfect. Start with the word given.

(Viết lại các câu sử dụng thì quá khứ đơn và quá khứ hoàn thành. Bắt đầu với từ đã cho.)

1. I had dinner. I watched TV

After _____________________.

2. We bought a newspaper. We had a coffee

After _____________________.

3. We played tennis. We went home

After _____________________.

4. I went to sleep. My cousin phoned

When _____________________.

5. Messi scored two goals. We arrived at the match.

When _____________________.

6. The children did the housework. Their mother got home.

When _____________________.

4. Complete the email. Use the past simple affirmative form of the verbs in brackets.

(Hoàn thành bức thư điện tử. Sử dụng thể khẳng định của thì quá khứ đơn cho các động từ trong ngoặc.)

Dear Abby

How are you? (1) _____ (see) Ryan yesterday and we (2) _____ (chat) for hours about Zak's party. We both (3) _____ (have) a great time. We really (4) _____ (enjoy) the music and the food (5) _____ (be) good too. Ryan (6) _____ (leave) just before midnight, but I (7) _____ (stay) until 2 a.m.! I (8) _____ (feel) so tired the next day! I hope Ryan's parents (9) _____ OK about the mess. They (10) _____ (go) out for the evening.

See you soon!

Ella

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.

Exercise 14. Complete the sentences using the present continuous or present simple form of the verbs.

(Hoàn thành câu sử dụng thì hiện tại tiếp diễn hoặc thì hiện tại đơn của động từ.)

1. My dad often ............... in the sea when it's hot.

2. We've got an exam tomorrow, so we ......... now.

3. ...............you................... history? - Yes, it's my favourite subject.

4. Tom and Dan...............in our street. Their house is in the next town.

5. James is in his bedroom. ...............he...............his homework?'

6. Yasmin...............to school by train every day.

7. David has got his phone in his hand. He...............to the teacher at the moment. 

2B. Past continuous (Thì quá khứ tiếp diễn)

1. Complete the sentences. Use the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

(Hoàn thành các câu sau. Dùng các dạng quá khứ tiếp diễn của các động từ trong ngoặc.)

1. At eight o'clock yesterday evening, Josh _____ (text) his girlfriend.

2. 'Why _____ they _____ (laugh) at me?'

3. You _____ (not pay) attention while I _____ (speak), were you?

4. Dave _____ (walk) down the street, _____ (eat) a sandwich.

5. Emma _____ (watch) TV and Lisa _____ (read) a magazine.

6. At midnight, Wendy _____ still _____ (do) her homework.

complete each of the following sentences with the correct tense of verbs( present simple, present perfect, past simple )

hoàn thành mỗi câu sau đây với thì đúng của động từ (thì hiện tại đơn, hiện tại hoàn thành, quá khứ đơn)

5. You( PROVIDE) ........... evening classes for sixty children last summer?

6. I think Mr. Quang (DONATE)................blood several times.

7. Tom (PARTICIPATE) .................. in 'Green Summer' programme before?

8. They (NOT START) ................... th community garden project in 2012.

9. Your friends (SING) ................. for the elderly people every Sunday?

10. The children (NOT FINISH) ................ painting the muarl over graffiti yet.

6. Complete the sentences with the verbs below. Use the present perfect passive.

(Hoàn thành các câu với các động từ bên dưới. Sử dụng dạng bị động thì hiện tại hoàn thành.)

sell          share           take          upload           watch

In the past hour, ...

1. 100 million photos _____.

2. 208,000 mobile phones _____.

3. 17 million photos _____ to Instagram.

4. 350 million photos _____ with friends on Facebook.

5. 8.3 million hours of video _____ on YouTube.