| Simple Past | Peresent Perfect Simple | |
| I/ have/ a/car | I had a car | I have had a car |
| You/buy/flowers | You bought flowers | You have bought flowers |
| He/see/a cat | He saw a cat | He has seen a cat |
| They/take the bus | They took the bus | They have taken the bus |
Past simple or past perfect tenses.Vì sao
1. She (feel).............. sick after she ( eat)........... a whole box of chocolates
2. After the doctor ( examine)................. the child he (have) ..............a talk with the mother
3. When I ( call)............... on my friend, he (go).............. out
4. Mary (finish)................ her homework when her father (come).......... home from his ofice
5. I (throw) ...............away the newspaper after I (read) ..............it
6. After she (spend) ...............all her money she (ask) ............her father to help her
7. The teacher (give)............ back the exercise books after he (corect).......... them
8. The sun ( rise) .............when the farmer (start)............ work
The simple past and the past continuous
Put the verbs in brackets into the simple past or the past continuous tense.
10 When I arrived she (have) lunch.
12 What you (think) of his last book? ~ I (like) it very much.
14 He suddenly (realize) that he (travel) in the wrong direction.
15 He (play) the guitar outside her house when someone opened the window and (throw) out a bucket of water.
16 I just (open) the letter when the wind (blow) it out of my hand.
18 When I (look) for my passport I (find) this old photograph.
19 You looked very busy when I (see) you last night. What you (do)?20 The boys (play) cards when they (hear) their father's step. They immediately (hide) the cards and (take) out their lesson books.
21 He (clean) his gun when it accidentally (go) off and (kill) him.
2. Put the verbs in the Past simple or past perfect.
1.Karen ( not want )...... to come to the cinema with us because she ....... ( arealy/ see) ........ the film
2.When the students ( do ) ........ the experiment, they ( write)...... a report on it
3. " Was Tom at the party when you arrived?" - No, he ( go ) ......... out
4. Sorry I'm late. The car ( break)............. down on my way here.
5. I (take) .......... the book back to the library when I ( read) ......... it
6. Yesterday morning I ( remember ) ......... the answer to the question Bob ( ask )........ me the night before, so I (phone ) ...... him
7. Last night, I (go) ....... to Jim's room and ( knock)........ on the door but there ( be) ....... no answers. Either he ( go)......... out or he ( not want) ......... to see anyone
8. Angela asked me how to use the photocopier. She ( never/ use)................... it before, so she ( not/ know) ............ what to do
9. I (live) ...... in the Texas for 4 years before I ( move)......... California.
10. When Mr. Smith ( wake ).......... yesterday morning, breakfast (already be )......... ready
11. Before I ( get) ........... promotion, I (work) .......... very hard
12. Yesterday, my morther ( pick ) ........... me up from school before we ( go ) ........ shopping together
13. Our grandparent ( tell ) ........... us that he ( serve ) ........... in the army in 1945
14. After having dinner with my boyfriend, I (go) ......... in front of such large
15. Yesterday ( be) .........the frist time Jane ( perform) audience
16. Perter ( admit)......... he ( break) ........... my favorite vase the day before.
17. What ( you/ do)............. before you (come ) ........... there?
18. Yesterday I ( feel) ....... nervous as I ( not prepare) ........... my presentation carefully.
19. ( Perter/ come) ......... to see you after he ( finish)........... his work ?
20. When she ( finish) ....... her work, she (go) ........ to the cinema
Give the right forms of the verbs in brackets: Simple Past or Past Perfect.
1. He (forget) what I (tell) him. I (reind) him many times, but he still (not bring) what I (want).
2. He (ask) me whether I (see) his pen on the table. I (tell) him that I (not see) it around.
3. If I (wait) only a little while longer, I would have met her. I (not see) her since we last (meet)two years ago.
4. They (go) home after they (finish) their work.
5. He (teach) in this school before he (leave) for London.
6. Daisy (agree) with other members in the last meeting.
7. OUR eacher (tell) us yesterday that he(visit) England in 1970.
8. While you (play) the piano, I (write) a letter.
9. The little girl (ASK) hat (happen) to her ice-cream.
10. I didn't recognise Mrs. Johnson. She (change) a lot.
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Complete the sentence with the past simple or past perfect form of the verb in brackets.
1. As soon as I.... (download) the document, I knew I .......(make) a mistake.
2.By the time the firemen.... (arrive), the fire ......(destroy)three houses.
3.When I last.... (speak) to her, she still .....(not finish)her assignment
4. She said that she (already/see)……. Dr. Rice
5.After they (go) …………, I (sit) ….…….. down and (watch)………….TV
simple past or past perfect:
1. He (ask) why we (come) so early.
2. It was the first time I (eer, see) such a beautiful girl.
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The simple past and the past continuous
Put the verbs in brackets into the simple past or the past continuous tense.
21 He (clean) his gun when it accidentally (go) off and (kill) him.
22 He (not allow) us to go out in the boat yesterday as a strong wind (blow).
23 As I (cross) the road I (step) on a banana skin and (fall) heavily.
24 I still (lie) on the road when I (see) a lorry approaching.
25 Luckily the driver (see) me and (stop) the lorry in time.
26 How you (damage) your car so badly? ~
-I (run) into a lamp-postyesterday. ~
-I suppose you (drive) too quickly or were not looking where you (go).
27 As he (get) into the bus it (start) suddenly and he (fall) backwards on to the road.
29 When he (mend) the fuse he (get) a very bad shock.30 When I (hear) his knock I (go) to the door and (open) it, but I (not recognize) him at first because I (not wear) my glasses.
31 When I (come) in, they (sit) round the fire. Mr Pitt (do) a crossword puzzle, Mrs Pitt (knit), the others (read). Mrs Pitt (smile) at me and (say), 'Come and sit down.'
32 While the guests (dance) thieves (break) into the house and (steal) a lot of fur coats.
34 She was very extravagant. She always (buy) herself new clothes.
36 Whenever the drummer (begin) practising, the people in the next flat (bang) on
the wall.
37: Mr.Smith never (wake)up in time in the morning and always (get) into trouble for being late ; so one day he (go) to town and (buy) an alarm clock.
38: To get to home , he (have) to go to a field where a bad - temoered bull usually (graze).
Give the correct form of the verbs in bracket ( Simple Past or Past Perfect).
1. She already (post) .......... the letter when she (realize) .......... she (send) .......... it to the wrong address.
2. Hardly the car (go) .......... a mile when it (have) .......... a flat tyre.
3. The weather (be) ......... far worse than we (expect) .........
4. They (be married) ......... for five years when they finally (have) ........ a child.
5. No sooner they (sell) .......... their car than they (regret) ........... having done so.
6. When she (finish) ........... her work, she (go) ........... to the cinema.
7. He (not eat) .......... until his parents (come) ............ home.
8. She (tell) ............ me she never (meet) ............... him.
9. He (do) ............... his homework before he (go) ............... out.
10. The light (go) ................ out the moment he (get) ................ into the cinema.
V. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form, past simple or present perfect.
1. I __________ (have) this shirt for nearly four years.
2. Joanna __________ (tidy) her desk, but now it’s in a mess again.
3. Mike __________ (lose) his key. He can’t find it anywhere.
4. The last time I __________ (go) to Brighton was in August.
5. I __________ (finish) my homework. I __________ (do) it before tea.
6. And the race is over! And Mickey Simpson __________ (win) in a record time!
7. Martin __________ (be) to Greek five times. He loves the place.
8. Of course I can ride a bike. But I __________ (not/ ride) one for years.
9. I don’t know Carol’s husband. I __________ (never/ meet) him.
10. Rupert __________ (leave) a message for you. He (ring) last night.
11. Your car looks very clean __________ (you/ wash) it?
12. We __________ (move) here in 1993. We __________ (be) here a long time now.
13. Mr. Clack __________ (work) in a bank for 15 years. Then he gave it up.
14. Is this the first time you __________ (cook) pasta?
15. I __________ (work) for a computer company since I __________ (graduate) from university.
