Đề bài: Complete the sentences with the past simple form of the verbs: 
1. Jack and I ( play)_______________badminton yesterday.
2. My sister ( cook) _____________dinnner last night.
3. Josie ( carry) ____________her mum’s bag for her.
4. Jo and Sam( help)___________ the teacher yesterday afternoon.
5. We ( tidy)____________our rooms yesterday.
6. I ( like) ___________the film last night.
7. My dad ( stop) _____________the car and ( look) __________at the map.
8. We ( stay)________________ with our grandparents last week.
9. My parents ( enjoy)______________the party last night.
10. It ( rain) __________ a lot last month.

complete the sentences using the past simple form of the verbs

1.I___ at home all weekend. (stay)

2.Angela___to the cinema last ningt. (not go)

3.___ a great time in Nha Trang last year? (have)

4.My vacation in Hue___ wonderful. (be)

5.Last summer i___ Ngoc Son Temple in Ha Noi. (not visit)

6.My parents___very tired after the trip. (not be)

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

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

9.___ Trung___ chicken and rice for dinner? (eat)

10.___ they___ about their holiday in Hoi An? (talk)

Exercise 1: Complete the sentence. Put in the present simple form of the verbs. 1. I ………………………….(study) my lesson every night. 2. My sister usually ……………….………(not take) sugar in her coffee. 3. He ………………...(like) to play football. 4. Your English lessons …………………………….(be) easy. 5. My boss always………..…………(rest) after lunch. 6. She always………………………(cook) dinner for her family. 7. Water always ………………………(freeze) at zero degree centigrade. 8. This student ………………………(study) hard every day. 9. My little boy often………………………(play) football at weekends. 10. Ann……………………… (speak) German very well. 11. She ……………………… (go) to school three days a week. 12. He ……………………(study) English very well. 13. It………………………(rain) in the Winter. 14. I……………………… (eat) my breakfast at 6 o’clock every day. 15. Mary and Peter……………………… (not go) to work on Saturday. Exercise 2: Arrange these words in order to make a question. 1. does / what time / get up / she → ………………………………?– At seven o’clock. 2. for / does / have / breakfast / she / what →………………………………..? – A bread and an egg. 3. to work / she / does / go / how → ………………………………?– By bus. 4. she / does / what / in the evening / do → ………………………….…… ?– She watches television. 5. bed / time / does / go to / what / she → ………………………………? – At nine o’clock. Exercise 3: Complete the sentences. Put in the past simple form of the verbs. 1. Mr. John. ………………………….…(teach) me French last year. 2. He ………………………..(live) in London from 1980 to 1985. 3. When…………….…you ………….…..(see) her ? Yesterday morning. 4. …………………..he………..(come) to see you last night ? Yes he did. 5. She ………………….……..(meet) her friend at the class meeting last Sunday. 6. I……………………..……..(study) music when I was at school. 7. They ………………………………..(sell) their car last year. 8. We………………………….…(walk) to Hoang Van Thu park three days ago. 9. We ………………………….….(spend) a lot of time playing game. 10. He ………………………………..…..(see) a terrible accident some days ago. 11. We ……………………….…….(say) to our friends last week. 12. Jack ……………………….…….(go) to the shop last night? 13. My mother……………………….…….(buy) some eggs at supermarket yesterday. 14. John……………..(fell) and ……………..(break) his arm. 15. He…………….. (attend) the birthday party yesterday. Exercise 4: Are the adverbs in the right position or not? If they are correct, put a tick. If they are not, write the correct answer. 1. He sings always when he's having a shower. ……...................................... 2. He speaks fluently five languages …………………………… 3. I was totally unprepared for the news. ……………………………. 4. The traffic isn't usually as bad as it was this morning. .............................................. 5. John frequently was away from home in his new job. .............................................. 6. They are at home these days hardly ever. .............................................. 7. I could never understand why he got so annoyed. .............................................. 8. Being alone brought her usually a sense of peace. .............................................. 3 / 10 9. Jim never phones me. I have always to phone him. ............................................... 10. She drives always carefully a car. …………………………….. 11. He gets up early seldom …………………………….. 12. He never may return to home …………………………….. Exercise 5; Find mistakes and then correct them. 1 The police is looking for the bank robbers who stole a large sum of money from the bank. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Mary immediate comes home after she finishes school ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Our pets, two cats and a dog, needs to be taken care of while we are going out. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. John did shouted at me when he met me at the station. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. He sometimes plays badminton or joining a group of workers for talking. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Some parents believe that most of the homework are useless . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. I’ d rather to stay home than go out tonight. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. In the winter , old people wears special clothes to protect themselves from the cold . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. It was an extremely frightened experience in my life. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. These days, children has to do a lot of activities at school. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Exercise 1: Complete the sentence. Put in the present simple form of the verbs. 1. I ………………………….(study) my lesson every night. 2. My sister usually ……………….………(not take) sugar in her coffee. 3. He ………………...(like) to play football. 4. Your English lessons …………………………….(be) easy. 5. My boss always………..…………(rest) after lunch. 6. She always………………………(cook) dinner for her family. 7. Water always ………………………(freeze) at zero degree centigrade. 8. This student ………………………(study) hard every day. 9. My little boy often………………………(play) football at weekends. 10. Ann……………………… (speak) German very well. 11. She ……………………… (go) to school three days a week. 12. He ……………………(study) English very well. 13. It………………………(rain) in the Winter. 14. I……………………… (eat) my breakfast at 6 o’clock every day. 15. Mary and Peter……………………… (not go) to work on Saturday. Exercise 2: Arrange these words in order to make a question. 1. does / what time / get up / she → ………………………………?– At seven o’clock. 2. for / does / have / breakfast / she / what →………………………………..? – A bread and an egg. 3. to work / she / does / go / how → ………………………………?– By bus. 4. she / does / what / in the evening / do → ………………………….…… ?– She watches television. 5. bed / time / does / go to / what / she → ………………………………? – At nine o’clock. Exercise 3: Complete the sentences. Put in the past simple form of the verbs. 1. Mr. John. ………………………….…(teach) me French last year. 2. He ………………………..(live) in London from 1980 to 1985. 3. When…………….…you ………….…..(see) her ? Yesterday morning. 4. …………………..he………..(come) to see you last night ? Yes he did. 5. She ………………….……..(meet) her friend at the class meeting last Sunday. 6. I……………………..……..(study) music when I was at school. 7. They ………………………………..(sell) their car last year. 8. We………………………….…(walk) to Hoang Van Thu park three days ago. 9. We ………………………….….(spend) a lot of time playing game. 10. He ………………………………..…..(see) a terrible accident some days ago. 11. We ……………………….…….(say) to our friends last week. 12. Jack ……………………….…….(go) to the shop last night? 13. My mother……………………….…….(buy) some eggs at supermarket yesterday. 14. John……………..(fell) and ……………..(break) his arm. 15. He…………….. (attend) the birthday party yesterday. Exercise 4: Are the adverbs in the right position or not? If they are correct, put a tick. If they are not, write the correct answer. 1. He sings always when he's having a shower. ……...................................... 2. He speaks fluently five languages …………………………… 3. I was totally unprepared for the news. ……………………………. 4. The traffic isn't usually as bad as it was this morning. .............................................. 5. John frequently was away from home in his new job. .............................................. 6. They are at home these days hardly ever. .............................................. 7. I could never understand why he got so annoyed. .............................................. 8. Being alone brought her usually a sense of peace. .............................................. 3 / 10 9. Jim never phones me. I have always to phone him. ............................................... 10. She drives always carefully a car. …………………………….. 11. He gets up early seldom …………………………….. 12. He never may return to home …………………………….. Exercise 5; Find mistakes and then correct them. 1 The police is looking for the bank robbers who stole a large sum of money from the bank. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Mary immediate comes home after she finishes school ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Our pets, two cats and a dog, needs to be taken care of while we are going out. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. John did shouted at me when he met me at the station. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. He sometimes plays badminton or joining a group of workers for talking. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Some parents believe that most of the homework are useless . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. I’ d rather to stay home than go out tonight. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. In the winter , old people wears special clothes to protect themselves from the cold . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. It was an extremely frightened experience in my life. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. These days, children has to do a lot of activities at school. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E2: Complete the sentences with the past simple or the past continuous form the verbs.
1. Peter ___________ (play) a video game when his brother, Jack, ___________ (enter) the room.
2. I ___________ (study) for my English test when my mother ___________ (come) home from work.
3. Emma ___________ (wash) the dishes when the telephone ___________ (ring).
4. I ___________ (ate) a sandwich while my parents ___________ (drink) coffee.
5. I ___________ (watch) a DVD when my cat ___________ (jump) on me.
6. I ___________ (not hear) the thunder during the storm last night because I ___________ (sleep)
7. It (be) ___________ beautiful yesterday when we ___________ (go) for a walk in the park. The sun ___________ (shine). The birds ___________ (sing).
8. My brother and sister ___________ (talk) anout something when I ___________ (walk) into the room.
9. Tom ___________(go) to his friend’s house, but the boys ___________ (not be) there. They ___________ (play) soccer in the vacant lot down the street.
10. The little boy ___________ (fall) asleep while his mother ___________ (read) him a story.

11. I really ___________ (enjoy) my holiday last January. While it ___________ (snow) in Iowa, the sun ___________ (shine) in Floria.
12. It ___________ (snow) when I ___________ (leave) home this morning.
13. It was a sunny afternoon and people ___________ (sit) on the grass in the park. Then suddenly it ___________ (start) to rain.
14. My brother ___________ (talk) on the phone when I arrived, but when he ___________ (see) me, he ___________ (finish) the call. Perhaps he thought that I ___________ (listen) to his conversation.

15. We ___________ (climb) the wall when the gardener ___________ (see) us.
16. Susan ___________ (play) the piano while Mary ___________ (sing)
17. ___________ (you/ listen) to the teacher when she ___________ (explain) this exercise?
18. Linda ___________ (have) a beautiful dream when the alarm clock ___________ (ring).

X. Complete the sentences using the past simple form of the verbs.

1. I (go)........................ to Nha Trang two years ago.
2. Ba (play).............................  football yesterday.
3. I (eat) ..........................a lot of fish yesterday.
4. Her aunt (take)................................... her to see Cham Temple last year.
5. Tuan (have).............................. a big birthday party yesterday.
6. She (buy).................................. a new ruler yesterday.
7. He (talk)................................. with his parents about his vacation in Da Lat this morning.
8. They (come).................................. school yesterday.
9. The windows (close)............................ yesterday?
10. We (not/ return) ...................................... home until 7 pm last Monday.
11. She (not/ eat) .............................................fish and crab yesterday.
12. Lan (not/ go)................................. Ho Chi Minh city two years ago.
13. My parents (not/ take)................................. me to Vung Tau last week.
14. We (not/ have)......................................a lot of friends in Ha Noi.
15. (Lan and Hoa/ be)...................................................... at your school two hours ago?
16. What (they/ play)...................................................... last week?
17. What (Hoa/ try)...................................................... on yesterday?
18. Who (you/ talk) ....................................to about the film on TV last Monday?
19. Where (they/ stop) .....................................on their way back last Sunday?
20. What (the student/ wear)...................................................... at school two years ago?

1.     Complete  the sentences with the simple past form of the verbs in brackets.

1.     John and I……………badminton yesterday . ( play)

2.     He…………..to school this afternoon. ( walk)

3.     We…………..a great time last weekend. ( have)

4.     She…………a lot of photos last week. ( take)

5.     What time( Nam / have)………………….breakfast this morning ?

6.     They ……………to the cinema last night. ( not go)

7.     It………………. last week. ( not rain)

8.     The weather ……………..quite good last Christmas. ( be)

9.     She ……………our new teacher 2 days ago (  not see)

10.               I……………… this bike since I was a teenager .( have)

        11………….your aunt ……………..in this hospital in 2000?  ( work)

A. Complete each sentence. Write the correct form of the verb. 1. I ______ of being in a band. (dream/dreams) 2. I ______ my guitar everywhere. (carry/carries) 3. You _____ in a popular band. (play/plays) 4. You _____ around the country. (travel/travels) 5. You _____ like a serious musician. (look/looks) 6. I _____ like a middle-school student. (dress/dresses) 7. You ____ many listeners. (attract/attracts) 8. I _____ a new image for myself. (want/wants)