1.Were Jim and Tom at school yesterday ? Yes, they were / No, they weren't
2.Were the girls at the zoo yesterday ? Yes, they were / No, they weren't
3. .Were you and your friend at the cinema last night? Yes, we were / No, we weren't
7.Complete these sentenceswith the past form of " Tobe "
Mom and Dad.......at home yesterday.They were at the hospital.
The weather.......nice.It was windy and rainy.
......he free all day yesterday?
She......tired last night
I........in London last month
.......you at Nina's house yesterday.
I......with him yesterday.
..........they happy last week
He.......at school.He was at home
Were you busy yesterday?Yes, I........
........It cold last night?No, it........It was hot.
Where........they on Sunday?They.........at the store
..........Nina and Sam strong this morning?No, they............
............Sam ill last night?Yes,............
Last night I........sad but now I..........happy
The weather.........hot today but it.......cold last month
David..............Sam's house this morning
Yesterday I............at school
The girls was/were happy last week
You was /were late for school yesterday
Sam was/were tired last night
Marek and Anna was/were bored last Saturday
You and Ahmed was/were at school last Monday
We was/were at the cinema last night
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.
complete these sentences in the past simple with tobe
1. Yesterday ........... Monday . I ......... at school
2. Mom and Dad ........... at home yesterday . They were at the hospital
3. The weather ............. nice . It was windy and rainy
4. ......... he free all day yesterday ?
5. She .......... tired last night
6. I ............. in LonDon last month
7. ............... you ai Nina`s house yesterday
8. I.............. with him yester day
9. ........... they happy last week
10 .He ........ ay school . He was at home
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, / ______________________________________________________________________________
VI. Put the verbs in brackets using the Simple past(2)
1.Tom (not have) ......................breakfast this morning because he (not have) ......................... time
2.It (take) .......................... me 5 minutes to walk to school yesterday
3.Last night I (be) ...................... hungry, so I (buy) .............................. something to eat
4.She (not invite) ............................... her to the party lastnight.
5.They (be) ........... at school yesterday?...............................................................................................
6.We (go) ........................................... to her party last week.
7.I (be) ..................... angry because Tom and Mary (be) ............................... late this morning
8.What……………. you (do) ............ at the weekend?
9.Did they (watch)…………..…………..TV last night?
10.Mr Nam ( not buy)……….…………….……..his house in 1990.
11.They (not go ) ................................... to the movies last Sunday
12.You (meet) him yesterday?..........................................................................................................
13.We (be)…………………on a trip to Nha Trang last month.
14.It (rain) yesterday?...................................................................................................
15. They (watch)TV yesterday ?.............................................................................................................
VII. Make questions for the underlined phrases.
1………………………………………………….………………..………Hoa learned English yesterday.
2………………………………………………….…………….…….… We arrived at school at a quarter to seven.
3………………………………………………….………………………David went to school by bicycle yesterday.
4…………………………………………………………………..… I was at school yesterday
V.Fill in the gap with a correct verb in the box.
looks–plant-thought- has -bought-planted- learn – watched
Tung (1) __________his neighbor, Mr. Thuan (2)__________ trees in his garden. He (3)_________
planting trees was a good hobby. He decided to (4)__________ how to plant trees. He (5)__________ some
small trees and (6)__________ them in front of his house. They had lots of green leaves and some little
flowers. Now, he (7)__________ a small garden and it (8)__________ very pretty.
put the verbs in blackets into the simple past tense.
1. I(meet)........her in the street last sunday.
2.Tom(go).....to the post office yesterday.
3.He(not live).......in London from 1980 to 1985.
4.They (sell).......their house several days ago.
5. When.....you(see).......her?
6. .......he come to see you last night?Yes, he did
7. I(be)......at home last night.
8.I(study).....music when I was at school.
9.........they (sell).......their house last year?
10.They (not be).....very happy yesterday.
III. Complete the questions and answers with was, wasn’t, were or weren’t.
Where were you yesterday?
1 We ________ at the sports centre. (ü)
2 We ________ at school. (û)
3 Where ________ he last night?
4 He ________ at home. (û)
5 I ________ at the cinema yesterday. (û)
1. I _____ happy.
2. You ____ angry.
3. She ______ in London last week.
4. He ______ on holiday.
5. It _____ cold.
6. We ______ at school.
7. You _____ at the cinema.
8. They _____ at home.
9. The cat ____ on the roof.
10. The children _____in the garden.
