Bài 1. 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.
Bài 2. Fill in the blanks with a correct form of PAST CONTINUOUS
1. Alice hurt herself while she ……………………………………………. (skate).
2. I met my neighbor while I ………………………………………. (walk) home from work.
3. Sally saw a friend while she …………………………….. (ride) her bicycle along Park St.
4. Peter fell asleep while he …………………………………… (study).
5. Bob stepped on Jane‟s feet while they ………………………………….. (dance) together.
6. I cut myself while I ……………………………………. (shave).
7. Mr. and Mrs. Brown burned themselves while they …………… (bake) cookies.
8. Tommy had a nightmare while he …………………………….. (sleep) at a friend‟s house.
Bài 3. Fill in the blanks with a correct form, the PAST SIMPLE or the PAST CONTINUOUS
1. He ………………………………….. (talk) with Mary, when Mrs. Smith came in.
2. They ………………………………… (study) two hours last night.
3. Jane …………………………………. (sleep) when the telephone rang.
4. As I …………………………………. (walk) to the lab, I met my friend.
5. We ………………………………….. (watch) TV last night.
6. The customer ………………………… (pay) his cheque when he dropped his credit card.
7. The barber …………………………………. (cut) my hair yesterday.
8. She ………………………………. (dance) when she hurt her ankle.
9. It …………………………………. (rain) hard when I got up.
10. It …………………………………. (rain) hard last night.
Bài 4. Complete the sentences with the words in parentheses using the SIMPLE PAST or PAST
CONTINUOUS
1. Sally……………………… (eat) dinner last night when someone ……………(knock) on the door.
2. I began to study at seven last night. Fred ………(come) at seven-thirty. I…………………… (study)
when Fred ……………(come).
3. While I ………………………(study) last night, Fred……………………… (drop by) to visit me.
4. My roommate‟s parents……………(call) him last night while we…………………… (watch) TV.
5. My mother called me around five. My husband came home a little after five. When he……………
(come) home, I ……………………… (talk) to my mother on the phone.
6. Yesterday Tom and Janice………… (go) to the zoo around one. They………… (see) many kinds of
animals. They stayed at the zoo for two hours. While they………(walk) home, it
………………(begin) to rain, so they ………………(stop) at a small cafe and (have) a cup of coffee.
7. Yesterday afternoon I …………(go) to visit the Parker family. When I ………(get) there around
two o‟clock, Mrs. Parker ………(be) in the yard. She ……………………(plant) flowers in her
garden. Mr. Parker ……(be) in the garage. He ……………………(work) on their car. He
Bài 1. Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì quá khứ đơn
1. Yesterday, I (go)___went___ to the restaurant with a client.
2. We (drive) __drived____ around the parking lot for 20 mins to find a parking space.
3. When we (arrive) _arrived_____ at the restaurant, the place (be) __was____ full.
4. The waitress (ask) __would ask____ us if we (have) had reservations.
5. I (say)said, “No, my secretary forgets to make them.”
6. The waitress (tell)___told___ us to come back in two hours.
7. My client and I slowly (walk) __walked____ back to the car.
8. Then we (see) ____saw__ a small grocery store.
9. We (stop) stopped in the grocery store and (buy) ___bought___ some sandwiches.
10. That (be) ___was___ better than waiting for two hours.
11. I (not go) __didn't go____ to school last Sunday.
12. She (get) __Did/get____ married last year?
13. What you (do) __did/do__ last night?
- I (do) ___did___ my homework.
14. I (love) ___loved___ him but no more.
15. Yesterday, I (get) ___got___ up at 6 and (have) __had____ breakfast at 6.30.
Bài 2. Fill in the blanks with a correct form of PAST CONTINUOUS
1. Alice hurt herself while she ……………was skating………………………………. (skate).
2. I met my neighbor while I ………was walking………………………………. (walk) home from work.
3. Sally saw a friend while she ………was riding…………………….. (ride) her bicycle along Park St.
4. Peter fell asleep while he ……was studying……………………………… (study).
5. Bob stepped on Jane‟s feet while they …………were dancing……………………….. (dance) together.
6. I cut myself while I ……was shaving………………………………. (shave).
7. Mr. and Mrs. Brown burned themselves while they ……were baking……… (bake) cookies.
8. Tommy had a nightmare while he …was sleeping………………………….. (sleep) at a friend‟s house.
Bài 3. Fill in the blanks with a correct form, the PAST SIMPLE or the PAST CONTINUOUS
1. He ………was talking………………………….. (talk) with Mary, when Mrs. Smith came in.
2. They ……were studying…………………………… (study) two hours last night.
3. Jane ………………was sleeping…………………. (sleep) when the telephone rang.
4. As I …………was walking………………………. (walk) to the lab, I met my friend.
5. We ………watched………………………….. (watch) TV last night.
6. The customer ………was paying………………… (pay) his cheque when he dropped his credit card.
7. The barber …………cut………………………. (cut) my hair yesterday.
8. She ………was dancing………………………. (dance) when she hurt her ankle.9. It ………was raining…………………………. (rain) hard when I got up.
10. It ………………rained…………………. (rain) hard last night.
Bài 1. Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì quá khứ đơn
1. Yesterday, I (go)___went___ to the restaurant with a client.
2. We (drive) ___drove___ around the parking lot for 20 mins to find a parking space.
3. When we (arrive) ___arrived___ at the restaurant, the place (be) ___was___ full.
4. The waitress (ask) __asked____ us if we (have) had reservations.
5. I (say)said, “No, my secretary forgets to make them.”
6. The waitress (tell)___told___ us to come back in two hours.
7. My client and I slowly (walk) ____walked__ back to the car.
8. Then we (see) __saw____ a small grocery store.
9. We (stop)stopped in the grocery store and (buy) ___bought___ some sandwiches.
10. That (be) ___was___ better than waiting for two hours.
11. I (not go) __didn't go____ to school last Sunday.
12. did She (get) ___get___ married last year?
13. What did you (do) __do____ last night?
- I (do) ___did___ my homework.
14. I (love) __loved____ him but no more.
15. Yesterday, I (get) ___got___ up at 6 and (have) __had____ breakfast at 6.30.
Bài 2. Fill in the blanks with a correct form of PAST CONTINUOUS
1. Alice hurt herself while she ………was skating……………………………………. (skate).
2. I met my neighbor while I ………was walking………………………………. (walk) home from work.
3. Sally saw a friend while she ………was rding…………………….. (ride) her bicycle along Park St.
4. Peter fell asleep while he ……………was studying……………………… (study).
5. Bob stepped on Jane‟s feet while they …………were dancing……………………….. (dance) together.
6. I cut myself while I ……was shaving………………………………. (shave).
7. Mr. and Mrs. Brown burned themselves while they ……were baking……… (bake) cookies.
8. Tommy had a nightmare while he ………was sleeping…………………….. (sleep) at a friend‟s house.
Bài 3. Fill in the blanks with a correct form, the PAST SIMPLE or the PAST CONTINUOUS
1. He ……was talking…………………………….. (talk) with Mary, when Mrs. Smith came in.
2. They …………studied……………………… (study) two hours last night.
3. Jane …………was sleeping………………………. (sleep) when the telephone rang.
4. As I ………was walking…………………………. (walk) to the lab, I met my friend.
5. We …………watched……………………….. (watch) TV last night.
6. The customer ………was paying………………… (pay) his cheque when he dropped his credit card.
7. The barber ………………cut…………………. (cut) my hair yesterday.
8. She ……………was dancing…………………. (dance) when she hurt her ankle.
9. It ………………was raining…………………. (rain) hard when I got up.
10. It ………………rained…………………. (rain) hard last night.
Bài 4. Complete the sentences with the words in parentheses using the SIMPLE PAST or PAST
CONTINUOUS
1. Sally………was eating……………… (eat) dinner last night when someone ………knocked……(knock) on the door.
2. I began to study at seven last night. Fred …came……(come) at seven-thirty. I…………was studying………… (study)
when Fred ……came………(come).
3. While I ………was studying………………(study) last night, Fred………was dropping me……………… (drop by) to visit me.
4. My roommate‟s parents………called……(call) him last night while we…………were watching………… (watch) TV.
5. My mother called me around five. My husband came home a little after five. When he……came………
(come) home, I ……………was talking………… (talk) to my mother on the phone.
6. Yesterday Tom and Janice……went…… (go) to the zoo around one. They……were seeing…… (see) many kinds of
animals. They stayed at the zoo for two hours. While they……were walking…(walk) home, it
………began………(begin) to rain, so they ……stopped…………(stop) at a small cafe and (have)had a cup of coffee.
7. Yesterday afternoon I ……went……(go) to visit the Parker family. When I …got……(get) there around
two o‟clock, Mrs. Parker …was……(be) in the yard. She …………was planting…………(plant) flowers in her
garden. Mr. Parker …was…(be) in the garage. He …………was working…………(work) on their car. He
