1- I (be).......................................a student 2 years ago.
2- He (be).................................. a doctor two years ago.
3- They (be)................................. farmers last year.
4- Lan and Ba (be) .........................nurses last year.
5- It (be not)............................ cold yesterday.
6- She (be not)........................a pupipl last week.
7- This hat (be not) .........................new yesterday.
8- My parents (be not) .......................teacchers two years ago.
9- He (be not) ..........................a mechanic last Monday.
10- (Be)................... he an engineer yesterday. No , he (be not).....................
11- (Be) .................It hot last week?
12- The windows (be) ....................open last Monday.
13- (Be)................. you a teacher two years ago? Yes , I (be).................
14- Where (be) ....................Nam from yesterday?
15- Why (be) ............................he unhappy last Tuesday?
1. I (remember)........................ your trip to Nha Trang two years ago.
2. Ba (wear)............................. the cap all day yesterday.
3. I (eat) ..........................a lot of fish yesterday.
4. Her aunt (take)................................... her to see Cham Temple last year.
5. Tuan (have).............................. a new bike yesterday.
6. She (not buy).................................. a new ruler yesterday?
7. He (not talk)................................. with his parents about his vacation in Da Lat last year.
8. They (not come).................................. school yesterday?
9. The windows (not close)............................ yesterday?
10. We (not return) ......................................at home at 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).................................to Vung Tau last week.
14. We (not have)......................................a lot of friends in Ha Noi.
15. Lan and Hoa (be).................................... your school two years ago?
16. What they (play) ...............................last week?
17. What Hoa (try)...................................................... on yesterday?
18. Who (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?
21. Where you (put) the cake yesterday?
22. What time you (leave )..................................home for school yesterday?
23. What Ba(receive).................................from Liz last week?
24. How long he (do)............................this hat yesterday?
25. What time you (go)...................................to bed last night?
26. You (go) ...................................to Dalat for last tet vacation/
27. He (have) ...................................a lot of friends in Ho Chi Minh city 3 years ago?
28. His uncle (take).............................him to see Tri Nguyen aquarium last week?
29. Liz (buy)........................... a lot of souvenirs yesterday?
30. They (put) ...........................the fish in the big bag last Sunday?
31. They (eat)............................meat in her meals in Vung Tau yesterday?
32. I(wear) the .........................cap with a dolphin om it yesterday/
33. Liz (teach)................................. Ba some English last week/
34. Bad and Tan (remember) .....................their trip to Nha Trang last month?
35. Nam (return) .............................to Ha Noi last week?
1) I (go)............................to Ben Thanh market last Monday
2) He (get)..............................up at 7 o’clock yesterday.
3) What time you (go) .....................to bed last night?
4) She ( not go)..................................to work last weekend.
5) Lan (meet).................................her at the party 3 years ago.
6) Last summer vacation,Mom (not buy).............................me a new buy?
7) When he (leave)............................... for work last week.
8) What you (do)................................. yesterday?
9) We (begin)....................................to learn English 3 years ago.
10) She (be).........................................an engineer last week.
11) Lan (be not)...................................at home yesterday.
12) He (wear) .....................................the shirt last week.
13) They (be ) ................................here yesterday.
14) You (go) ...............................to school yesterday?
15) Tam (be)...................................... at home last night? – Yes, he (be).
16) Where he (go)........................................ yesterday?
17) I (be)......................................... sick last night.
18) Why you (not come ).............................. to class yesterday?
19) We (be) ................................in the library yesterday.
20) Hoa (buy) ...................................a lot of things for her birthday party.
21) What time you (leave) ........................................home for school yesterday?
1. Hoàn thành câu sau :
1.I ................... (Work) in a bank ten years ago.
2. Where .................(You/ live) when you were young?
3. she .......................(not/study) french at university.
4. He............................(travel) through the middle east last year.
5. ............................(they/visit) the louvre in paris?
6. She ............................(not/watch) TV yesterday.
7. We.....................(buy) a new car last weekend.
8.Where .......................(you/teach) before you came here?
9. He ................(not/think)that he was right.
10.I ....................(cook) steak last night.
11.........................(Lucy/read) 'war and Peace' s at school?
12. She .....................(not/write) to her grandmother.
13.We .......................(have) a computer when I was a child.
14.Where ..........................( you/go) on holiday?
15.I ..................(Love) ice cream when I was a child
16.They ........................(not/meat) yesterday.
17..................(she/swim) in the sea in freece?
18.We ................... (not/play) tennis yesterday because it was raining.
19.He ....................... (try) too lift the box but he couldn't
20. What ............... (you/eat) for lunch?
the past simple tense:
1 she ... (go) home late last night
2 we ... (not / watch ) a film yesterday
3 when ... (he/ arrive) ?
4 i ... (buy) a new car two years ago
5 where ... (you/ live) when you were a student?
6 i ... (play) tennis well ehen i (be) ... young
7 where ... (you / work) before?
8 ... (they/come) for lunch?
9 ... (we/ study) this last year?
10 ... (you/ see) that film?
11 you ... (not/ go) out last night
12 what ... (you/ watch)
13 we ... ( not / call ) you yesterday
14 they ... (not / arrive) on time
15 it ... (not / rain)
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EXERCISES ON THE PAST SIMPLE TENSE
Exercise 1: Put "was“ or "were” in the gap.
1. The teacher …… ……………… nice.
2. The students …… ………………. very clever.
3. But one student ……………….. in trouble.
4. We … …………….. sorry for him.
5. He … ……………. nice .
6. I … …………….. happy.
7. You …… ………….. angry.
8. She … ……………… in London last week 9. He …… …………… on holiday.
10. It …… ……………. cold.
11. We …… ……………. at school.
12. You …… ……………… at the cinema.
13. They ……… ………… at home.
14. The cat ………….. on the roof.
15. The children …… ………….. in the garden
Exercise 2: Write the correct past simple tense of To be.
1. Mom and Dad …………….(not be) at home yesterday. They …………..(be) at the hospital.
2. The weather………was……… (be) nice. It ……………..(not be) windy and rainy.
3. …… (be) he free all day yesterday?
4. When ……………….. (be) you born?
5. He………… (not be) at school. He was at home.
6. Were you busy yesterday? Yes, I……………
7. ……. It cold last night? No, it……………. It was hot.
8. Where…………… they on Sunday? They…………. at the store.
9. …………Nina and Sam strong this morning? No, they……weren’t…………
10. ………….Sam ill last night? Yes, …he was………………
Chi động từ BE ở thì quá khứ đơn
I , he, she. It, các ngôi số ít ; was / wasn’t
You, we, they, các ngôi số nhiều : were / weren’t
Exercise 3: Change these sentences into negative and interrogative form.
1. She was tired last night. => ………………………………………………………………………………………………
(-) She wasn’t tired last night.
(?) Was she tired last night?
2. I was in London last month.=> ………………………………………………………………………………………………
(-.
(?)?
3. They were at Nina’s house yesterday.=> ……………………………………………………………………………………………
(-)
(?)?
4. She was with him yesterday. => ………………………………………………………………………………………………
(-).
(?)?
5. Tom was at school last Monday.=> ………………………………………………………………………………………………
(-)
(?)?
6. Exercise 4: Supply the correct past simple tense of verbs in brackets. (Affirmative form)
1. I _________ ( stay) at home all weekend.
2. Angela _________ (go)to the cinema last night.
3. My friends _________(have)a great time in Nha Trang last year.
4. My vacation in Hue _____________ (be) wonderful.
5. Last summer I ______________(visit) Ngoc Son Temple in Ha Noi.
6. My parents _______________( be) very tired after the trip.
7. I ______________(buy) a lot of gifts for my little sister.
8. Lan and Mai _____________ (see) sharks, dolphins and turtles at Tri Nguyen aquarium.
9. Trung _______________ (eat) chicken and rice for dinner.
Put the verb in the bracket into the past simple or present perfect tense.
1. My brother is a writer. He (write) _____ 10 books.
2. I (not have) ______________ a holiday in 2012.
3. He (play) _______________ badminton yesterday.
4. __________________ (she/be) to Sa Pa? -Yes, she has.
5. Dalat is the most beautiful city I (visit) __________ .
6. What time (you/go) ____ to the beach yesterday afternoon ?
7. Sa Pa is great. ____ you (be) ___________ there?
- Yes, I have.
8. Where _______ (you/go) _______ there?
- I (go) ______ there last month.
9. How long _______ Tina (be) ______ in Italy?
10. What (you/watch) ____________ on TV last night?
IV. Rewrite the sentences with the same meaning.
1. The last time we saw her on Christmas Day.
→ We haven’t ……………………………………………………………………….
2. I have never eaten this kind of food before.
→ This is …..……………………………………………………………………….
3. It started to rain an hour ago.
→ It has …………………………………………………………………………….
4. They haven’t visited their grandparents for two months.
→ The last time ……………………………………………………………………
5. We have studied English since we were in grade 3.
→ We began ……………………………………………………………………….
6. My sister hasn’t seen her best friend for nearly two years.
→ It’s ……..……………………………………………………………………….
7. When did you start learning English ?
→ How long ……………………………………………………………………….?
8. We started living here fifteen years ago.
→ We have ..……………………………………………………………………….
9. The last time she visited me was five years ago.
→ She hasn’t ……………………………………………………………………….
10. I last wrote to my cousin in February.
→ I haven’t …………………………………………...…………………………….
11. It’s long time since we became close friend.
→ We have ……………………………………………………………………….
12. Ba began to collect stamps in 2010.
→ Ba has ….……………………………………………………………………….
V. Complete the sentences with “for” or “since”.
1. It has been raining …………….lunchtime.
2. She has lived in London …………… 1990.
3. I have known her ………………January.
4. His father has worked in this company …………. 20 years.
5. Have you learned English …………..a long time ?
6. I haven’t seen Tom ……………we left school.
7. The roon is very dirty. Nobody has cleaned it …………years.
8. We’ve already waited …………five minutes.
VI. Complete the sentences with a suitable word below.
for since before never ever
1. I haven’t seen my best friend for many months.
2. Sue has ___________ tried Indian food before.
3. Haven’t you seen Pepper Pig _______ ?
4. Mike has studied English _______ 2015.
5. Has Joe __________ told you his brother’s story?
6. We have known Bob ____________ a long time.
7. Tom hasn’t played football ___________ he broke his leg.
8. I haven’t a film ___________ I moved here.
1. I went to Brighton last year.
2. She …………………….to her friend Kevin now (write)
3. Yesterday, he………………………football with Julien. (play)
4. Mary……………………..a present for Camilla two days ago. (buy)
5. My mother………………………there yesterday. (not, be)
6. You………………Maeva too when you went shopping. (see)
7. Did your mother……………………you to school? (drive)
8. He often ………………………….sweets for the pupils. (bring)
9. I …………………….in this supermarket when I was 16. (not, work)
10. He …………………….five minutes ago. (leave)
11. I (not, be)………………………..very happy yesterday.
12. I (buy)…………………….a ticket for the football match yesterday.
13. Kate (not, know )………………………………about the exam and she did very badly.
14. I went to the shop but I (not, have)…………………………any money.
15. It (be)………………………..a great film in 2010.
16. I (leave)………………………….my school bag at school this morning.
17. Our teacher (tell)……………………..us to be quiet yesterday.
18. The people in the café’ (not, be)……………………………friendly when I was there yesterday.
19. When my brother and I (be)…………………..small, we (go)………………………swimming every weekend.
20. Minh (not, go)……………………..jogging yesterday, she (stay)…………………….at home and (do)…………………..aerobics.
21. Owen is a football coach but he (not, work)……………………..at the moment.
22. YOu (watch)…………………..the tennis match on TV last night ?
23. Quang (not., play)…………………….any sports, He (like)…………………collecting stamps.
24. My father (take)……………………..me to the National Stadium five days ago.
I. Fill in the blanks with “was” or “were”:
1. Kate _____ at school yesterday.
2. _____ your friends at the party last night?
3. Where _____ Mary yesterday?
4. Her parents _____ angry this morning.
5. _____ you ill last week?
6. Mandy and Tim _____ on holiday last month.
7. I _____ in London in 2019.
8. The movie we saw together _____ really boring.
9. _____ he at home yesterday?
10. My sister _____ very tired so she went to bed.
II. Multiple choice:
1. _______ was the movie? – It was funny. A. How B. What C. Where D. Which
2. I watched a film on TV last night. It _______ good. A. were B. was C. is D. are
3. You shouldn’t see the movie. That movie is very _______. A. good B. fantastic C. exciting D. terrible
4. Was it good? –Yes, ______.
A. it wasn’t B. it is C. it were D. it was
5. The movie I _______ last week was very interesting.
A. see B. sees C. seeing D. saw
6. _______ was the drama on? – At 7 p.m.
A. Where B. Which C. What D. What time
7. I think horror films are very _______.
A. scary B. sad C. funny D. boring
8. What _______ of movie did you watch? – It was an action movie.
A. kind B. time C. day D. theater
9. Was it interesting? – No, it was very _______.
A. great B. exciting C. fantastic D. awful
10. She fell _______ the river and I laughed so much.
A. in B. on C. at D. for
11. I don’t always like action, _______ this movie was very fantastic.
A. because B. and C. or D. but
12. I love this movie. It _______ great.
A. was B. were C. weren’t D. wasn’t
13. The movie was _______ 2:30 p.m.
A. in B. on at C. at D. on
III. Rearrange the sentences:
1. really / The / interesting. / movie / was _________________________________________________________________________________. 2. –They were / Where / in / theater. / the movie / were they? _________________________________________________________________________________. 3. a / drama on / night. / TV last / I watched _________________________________________________________________________________. 4. were / What / the movies / time / on? _________________________________________________________________________________. 5. Sally, traveling / The story / in Australia. / showed the / hero, / ______________________________________________________________________________
Ex3. Give the correct tense of the verbs.1. Last night we (go) ___ to the cinema with our friends.2. What (you/ do) ___ at the library yesterday?3. This morning they (cycle) ___ around the lake.4. Nam (not watch) ___ TV last night.5. The boys (play) ___ football with their classmates last Sunday.6. Where (they/ eat) ___ lunch yesterday?7. (your sister/ visit) ___ you last weekend?8. When he was at school, he (study) ___ very hard.
Cho dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc:
1 Hoa (not have) ………many friends in her new school
2 Last night we (go)……… to the cinema with our parents
3 She (not go)………to school yesterday because she was ill
4 + When ……… Thomas Edison (died)………?
+ He (die)…………in 1931
5 Where………you (go)……………next summer vacation
6 Tomorrow she (visit) …………her parents
7 We (eat) ……… a delicious dinner at a restaurant last Saturday
8 Yesterday I (phone)…….………Mary. She (not be)…………at home,so i (speak) his mother
B. Hoàn thành câu với hình thức quá khứ của TO BE :
1. Were you busy yesterday?
Yes, I…………
2. ………. it cold last night?
No, it……………. It was hot.
3. Where…………… they on Sunday?
They…………. at the store.
4. …………Nina and Sam strong this morning?
No, they………………
5. ……….Sam ill last night?
Yes, she………………
C. Hoàn thành câu :
1. Last night I ………. sad but now I ………….happy.
2. The weather ……….hot today but it………cold last month.
3. David ………….. Sam’s house now.
4. Yesterday I……….. at school but now I………..at home.
5. Today they………….. strong but last week they……………weak.
D. Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì quá khứ đơn:
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.
11. I (not go) ______ to school last Sunday.
12. She (get) ______ married last year?
13. What you (do) ______ last night?
- I (do) ______ my homework.
14. I (love) ______ him but no more.
15. Yesterday, I (get) ______ up at 6 and (have) ______ breakfast at 6.30.