Exercise 1: Chia các động từ trong ngoặc ở thì Quá khứ đơn hoặc Quá khứ tiếp diễn.

In my last holiday, I went to Hawaii. When I (go) went to the beach for the first time, something wonderful happened. I (swim) was swimming in the sea while my mother was sleeping in the sun. My brother was building a castle and my father (drink) was drinking some water. Suddenly I (see) saw a boy on the beach. His eyes were blue like the water in the sea and his hair (be) was beautiful black. He was very tall and thin and his face was brown. My heart (beat)beat fast. I (ask) asked him for his name with a shy voice. He (tell) told me that his name was John. He (stay)stayed with me the whole afternoon. In the evening, we met again. We ate pizza in a restaurant. The following days we (have)had a lot of fun together. At the end of my holidays when I left Hawaii I said good-bye to John. We had tears in our eyes. He wrote to me a letter very soon and I answered him.

Exercise 2: Chọn đáp án đúng

1.     We …… on the lake when it started to rain so we went home.

A. finished            B. finishing          C. were finishing            D. are finishing

2.     My dad found some money while he …… his suitcase.

A. packing            B. package           C. are packing                D. was packing

3.     My brother ……… in Ireland when he met his girlfriend.

A. study               B. was studying   C. were study                 D. was study

4.     My grandma tried pizza for the first time while she ………. in Italy.

A. staying             B. is staying         C. is stayed                              D. was staying

5.     My mom ………. in the sea when she saw a dolphin.

A. was swimming          B. was swiming    C. were swimming         D. were swiming

6.     ……. it ……. when you woke up this morning?

A. Is….raining     B. was ….. raining         C. is….rain                             D.were…… raining

7.     What …….. when the teacher came?

A. were you doing         B. was you doing C. are you doing            D. are you doing

8.     What did you watch on TV while you …….. dinner yesterday?

A. were having     B. was having      C. were haveing             D. was haveing

9.     The man ………. his letter in the post office at that time.

A. is sending        B. was sending     C. sending            D. was senting

10.                It ………and cloudy when we left Ireland.

A. was rain                    B. was raining      C. is raining          D. raining

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Chia động từ ở thì quá khứ đơn và thì quá khứ tiếp diễn:

 In my last holiday, I went to Hawaii. When I 1(go).....went........ to the beach for the first time, something wonderful happened. I 2(swim) ......was swimming........ in the sea while my mother was sleeping in the sun. My brother was building a castle and my father 3(drink)....was drinking......... some water. Suddenly I 4.(see).........saw.... a boy on the beach. His eyes were blue like the water in the sea and his hair 5(be) ..........was.... beautiful black. He was very tall and thin and his face was brown. My heart 6(beat)......was beating.... fast. I 7.(ask).....asked...... him for his name with a shy voice. He 8.(tell)...told......... me that his name was John. He 9.(stay) ....stayed....... with me the whole afternoon. In the evening, we met again. We ate pizza in a restaurant. The following days we 10(have) .........had...... a lot of fun together. At the end of my holidays when I left Hawaii I said good-bye to John. We had tears in our eyes. He wrote to me a letter very soon and I answered him.

1 went

2 was swimming

3 was drinking

4saw

5 was

6beated

7 asked

8 told

9 stayed

10 had

1. went

2. was swimming

3. was drinking

4. saw

5. was

6. was beating

7. asked

8. told

9. stayed

10. had

1.went

2.was swimming

3.was drinking

4.saw

5.was

6.was beating

7.asked

8.told

9.stayed

10.had

Chia đúng các động từ sau ở thì quá khứ đơn và quá khứ tiếp diễn
In my last holiday, I went to Hawaii. When I (went) 1.........................to the beach for the first time, something wonderful happened. I (was swimming)2....................in the sea while my mother was sleeping in the sun. My brother was building a castle and my father (was drinking)3 ……………….some water. Suddenly I (saw)4...................................a boy on the beach. His eyes were blue like the water in the sea and his hair (was)5............beautiful black. He was very tall and thin and his face was brown. My heart (beat)6..................fast. I (asked)7...................him for his name with a shy voice. He (told)8.................................me that his name was John. He (stayed)9............................with me the whole afternoon. In the evening, we met again. We ate pizza in a restaurant. The following days we (had)10.................a lot of fun together. At the end of my holidays when I left Hawaii I said good-bye to John. We had tears in our eyes. He wrote to me a letter very soon and I answered him.

(1). went

(2). was swimming

(3). was drinking

(4).  saw

(5). was 

(6). was beating

(7). asked 

(8). told

(9). stayed

(10). had

(1). went

(2). was swimming

(3). was drinking

(4).  saw

(5). was 

(6). was beating

(7). asked 

(8). told

(9). stayed

(10). had

Chia đúng các động từ sau ở thì quá khứ đơn và quá khứ tiếp diễn

In my last holiday, I went to Hawaii. When I (go) 1......WENT.........to the beach for the first time, something wonderful happened.

I (swim)2...........WAS SWIMMING......in the sea while my mother was sleeping in the sun. My brother was building a castle and my father (drink)3 ……WAS DRINGKING….some water. Suddenly I (see)4.........SAW.....a boy on the beach. His eyes were blue like the water in the sea and his hair (be)5.....WAS....beautiful black. He was very tall and thin and his face was brown. My heart (beat)6.......WAS BEATING.....fast. I (ask)7.......ASKED.....him for his name with a shy voice. He (tell)8...............TOLD.......me that his name was John. He (stay)9..........STAYED....with me the whole afternoon. In the evening, we met again. We ate pizza in a restaurant. The following days we (have)10......HAD...a lot of fun together. At the end of my holidays when I left Hawaii I said good-bye to John. We had tears in our eyes. He wrote to me a letter very soon and I answered him.

1 went

2 was swimming

3 was drinking

4 saw

5 was

6 was beating

7 asked

8 told

9 stayed

10 had

(1). went

(2). was swimming

(3). was drinking

(4).  saw

(5). was 

(6). was beating

(7). asked 

(8). told

(9). stayed

(10). had

Exercise 3: Chia các động từ sau ở thì quá khứ đơn.

1. I ___stayed__ at my mom’s home yesterday. (stay)

2. Hannah __went____ to the theatre last Sunday. (go)

3. I and my classmates ___had___ a great time in Da Nang last year. (have)

4. My holiday in California last summer ___was___ wonderful. (be)

5. Last January I ___visited__ Sword Lake in Ha Noi. (visit)

6. My grandparents ___were_ very tired after the trip. (be)

7. I _____bought__ a lot of gifts for my older brother. (buy)

8. James and Belle _____saw__ sharks, dolphins and turtles at Vinpearl aquarium. (see)

9. Gary __ate___ chicken and rice for lunch. (eat)

10. We __talked__ about their holiday in Ca Mau. (talk)

1 stayed

2 went

3had

4. was

5. visited

6. were

7. bought

8. saw

9.ate

10. talked

1-stayed

2-went

3-had

4-been

5-visited

6-been

7-bought

8-seen

9-ate

10-talked

VIII. Chia động từ trong ngoặc đúng dạng thì quá khứ đơn

1. I __stayed___ at home all weekend. (stay)

2. Angela ___went___ to the cinema last night. (go)

3. My friends __had____ a great time in Nha Trang last year. (have)

4. My vacation in Hue ___was___ wonderful. (be)

5. Last summer I __visited___ Ngoc Son Temple in Ha Noi. (visit)

6. My parents __were__ very tired after the trip. (be)

7. I _____bought__ a lot of gifts for my little sister. (buy)

8. Lan and Mai ____saw___ sharks, dolphins and turtles at Tri Nguyen aquarium. (see)

9. Trung ___ate__ chicken and rice for dinner. (eat)

10. They _talked___ about their holiday in Hoi An. (talk)

11. Phuong ___returned__ to Hanoi yesterday. (return)

12. We __thought___ the food was delicious.(think)

13. Yesterday, I (go)__went__ to the restaurant with a client.

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

15. When we (arrive) ___arrived___ at the restaurant, the place (be) ____was__ full.

16. The waitress (ask) __asked_ us if we (have) had reservations.

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

18. The waitress (tell)_told_ us to come back in two hours.

19. My client and I slowly (walk) ___walked___ back to the car.

20. Then we (see) ___saw___ a small grocery store.

21. We (stop)stopped in the grocery store and (buy) __bought____ some sandwiches.

22. That (be) __was____ better than waiting for two hours.

23. I (not go) ____didn't go__ to school last Sunday.

24. She (get) ___Did she get___ married last year?

25. What you (do) _did you do_____ last night? - I (do) __did____ my homework.

26. I (love) _____loved_ him but no more.

27. Yesterday, I (get) _got_____ up at 6 and (have) _____had_ breakfast at 6. 30.

28. They (buy) .......bought......... that house last year.

29. She (not go) ....didn't go......... to school yesterday.

30. That boy (have) .......had........ some eggs last night.

HT

1. I __stayed___ at home all weekend. (stay)

2. Angela ___went___ to the cinema last night. (go)

3. My friends __had____ a great time in Nha Trang last year. (have)

4. My vacation in Hue ___was___ wonderful. (be)

5. Last summer I __visited___ Ngoc Son Temple in Ha Noi. (visit)

6. My parents __were__ very tired after the trip. (be)

7. I _____bought__ a lot of gifts for my little sister. (buy)

8. Lan and Mai ____saw___ sharks, dolphins and turtles at Tri Nguyen aquarium. (see)

9. Trung ___ate__ chicken and rice for dinner. (eat)

10. They _talked___ about their holiday in Hoi An. (talk)

11. Phuong ___returned__ to Hanoi yesterday. (return)

12. We __thought___ the food was delicious.(think)

13. Yesterday, I (go)__went__ to the restaurant with a client.

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

15. When we (arrive) ___arrived___ at the restaurant, the place (be) ____was__ full.

16. The waitress (ask) __asked_ us if we (have) had reservations.

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

18. The waitress (tell)_told_ us to come back in two hours.

19. My client and I slowly (walk) ___walked___ back to the car.

20. Then we (see) ___saw___ a small grocery store.

21. We (stop)stopped in the grocery store and (buy) __bought____ some sandwiches.

22. That (be) __was____ better than waiting for two hours.

23. I (not go) ____didn't go__ to school last Sunday.

24. She (get) ___Did she get___ married last year?

25. What you (do) _did you do_____ last night? - I (do) __did____ my homework.

26. I (love) _____loved_ him but no more.

27. Yesterday, I (get) _got_____ up at 6 and (have) _____had_ breakfast at 6. 30.

28. They (buy) .......bought......... that house last year.

29. She (not go) ....didn't go......... to school yesterday.

30. That boy (have) .......had........ some eggs last night.

1. stayed

2. went

3. had

4. was

5. visited

6. were

7. bought

8. saw

9. ate

10. talked

11. returned

12. thought

13. went 

14. drove

15. arrived /was

16. asked/ had

17. said

18. told

19. walked

20. saw

21. stopped/bought

22. was (mik ko chắc lắm)

23. was

24. got

25. did/did

26. loved

27. got/had

28. bought

29. wasn't go

30. had

Exercise 2: Past Simple or Past Continuous? Chia động từ ở

thì quá khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ tiếp diễn cho phù hợp

1. We (eat)_________were eating___________ dinner at 8pm last night (we started eating

at 7:30).

2. Yesterday I (go)______went______________ to the Post Office,

(buy)_____________bought_______ some fruit at the supermarket and

(read)__________read__________ a book in the park in the afternoon.

3. We (watch)______were watching______________ TV when we (hear)____________heard________ a

loud noise.

4. Julie (be)_________was___________ in the garden when Laurence

(arrive)_________arrive___________.

5. A: What (do)_________were you doing___________ at 3pm yesterday?

B: I (clean)__________was cleaning__________ my house.

6. Last year I (visit)______visited______________ Paris and Rome.

7. They (have)__________were having__________ dinner when the police

(come)___________came_________ to the door.

8. He (work)________was working____________ in the garden when he

(find)___________found_________ the money.

9. Laura (study)________was studying____________ at 11pm last night.

10. He (sleep)_________was sleeping___________ when the doorbell

(ring)__________rang__________.

11. I (walk)_________was walking___________ along the road when I

12. (meet)___________met_________ an old friend.

13. It (be)_____________was_______ a day in December. Snow

(fall)____________was falling________ , children (sing)_________were singing___________ carols and

people (do)________were doing____________ their Christmas shopping.

14. My ex-boyfriend (be)_______was_____________ so annoying! He (always

miss)_______was always missing_____________ the bus and arriving late.

15. When I (call)_______called_____________ Julie, she (work)_________was working___________.

16. Why (cry)___________were you crying_________ when I (arrive)__________arrived__________?

17. When he (get)_____got_______________ home we started to eat dinner.

18. At 10 am yesterday, I (sit)________was sitting____________ on a bus.

19. I (enjoy)___________was enjoying_________ my book so much that I

(not/notice)_______didn't notice_____________ that the train had stopped.

20. David (not/sleep)________wasn't sleeping____________ when I (arrive)_________arrived___________ ,

he (study)________was studying____________ .

21. Mr Black (not/work)_____wasn't working_______________ in the garden at 10pm last night.

1. stayed

2. went

3. had

4. was

5. visited

6. were

7. bought

8. saw

9. ate

10. talked

CT thì QKĐ: S + Ved/Vbqt

 tobe: was/were

1: stayed

2: went

3: had

4: was

5: visited

6: were

7: bought

8: saw

9: ate

10: talked