11:had...done;returned

12:came;told;had gone

13:went;had studied

14:had gone;found;had lost

15:got;told;had already cooked

16:returns;have already built

17:arrived;had already started.

GOOK LUCK TO YOU!

1,       Have you ever  been ( be ) to HCM city?

         No, I  haven't been  ( not be ) there yet. But my parents  have been (be) there twice this year.

2,       They  haven't  done  (do) nothing since they get  ( get ) up.

3,       What have  you  done ( do ) there before you  return ( return) home?

4,       My sister  have finished ( finish) school in 1997 and  have been   ( be ) a student at the National university since then.

5,      When their father  get   ( get ) home work, they  tell ( tell ) him that they have  already  cooked  ( cook) the dinner.

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Use the simple past or present perfect tense

1 Have you ever ...been...( be ) to HCM city?

No, I......haven't been..( not be ) there yet. But my parents .....were....(be) there twice this year.

2 they ....have done......(do) nothing since they ......got...( get ) up

3 what Have you .....done...( do ) there before you...returned........( return) home?

4 my sister ....finished....( finish) school in 1997 and .....has been.....( be ) a student at the National university since then

5 when their father...got.......( get ) home work, they ...told......( tell ) him that they have already....cooked......( cook) the dinner

Exercise 3.the simple past or past perfect

1.What HAD you DONE (do) there before you RETURNED(return) home ?

2.When I CAME(come) to his house yesterday,his mother TOLD(tell) me that he HAD GONE(go) to the cinema with his friend 2 hours before.

3.He (go)WENT to England after he (study)HAD STUDIED English for 2 years.

4.Before they (go)WENT very far ,they (find)FOUND that they (lose)HAD LOST their way.

5.When their father (get)GOT home from work, they (tell) TOLD him that they HAD already (cook)COOKED the dinner.

7.When Peter (arrive)ARRIVED at the cinema, the film HAD already (start)STARTED .

8.The boy (say)SAID that he (do)HAD DONE all the homework before he (go)WENT to bed.

9.The children (begin)BEGAN to do the exercise after they HAD REWIED (review) all the rules.

10.He (make)MADE the report on the history of England after he HAD READ (read) a lots of books about ..

11.He thanked me for what I (do)HAD DONE for him.

12.We arrived here late .The train (leave)HAD LEFT.

13.The film (show)HAD SHOWN for 10 minutes when we came.

14.When I (discover)DISCOVERED that my camera (steal)HAD BEEN STOLEN, I called the police at once.

15.He kept looking at her,wondering where he HAD SEEN (see) her before.

16.I (put)HAD PUT the 5$ note in one of my books,but next day it TOOK (take) me ages to find it because I FORGOT(forget) which book I put it into.

17.I (not read)HADN'T READ a book as intersting as the book I read yesterday.

Exercise 3.the simple past or past perfect

1.What had you (done) there before you (returned) home ?

2.When I (came) to his house yesterday,his mother (told) me that he (had gone) to the cinema with his friend 2 hours before.

3.He (went) to England after he (had studied) English for 2 years.

4.Before they (had gone) very far ,they (found) that they (had loose) their way.

5.When their father (got) home from work, they ( told) him that they had already (cooked) the dinner.

6.By the time he (returned) home from England,they had already (built) a new house for him.

7.When Peter (arrived) at the cinema, the film had already (started).

8.The boy (said) that he (had done) all the homework before he (went) to bed.

9.The children (began) to do the exercise after they (had reviewed) all the rules.

10.He (made) the report on the history of England after he (had read) a lots of books about ..

11.He thanked me for what I (had done) for him.

12.We arrived here late .The train (had left).

13.The film (had shown) for 10 minutes when we came.

14.When I (discovered) that my camera (had been stolen), I called the police at once.

15.He kept looking at her,wondering where he (had seen) her before.

16.I (had put) the 5$ note in one of my books,but next day it (took) me ages to find it because I (forgot) which book I put it into.

17.I (had not read) a book as intersting as the book I read yesterday.

1 had you done - returned

2 came - told - had gone

3 went - had studied

4 went - found - had lost

5 got - told - had

6 returned - had built

7 arrived - had already started

8 said - had done - went

9 began - had reviewed

10 made - had read

11 had done

12 had left

13 had shown

14 discovered- had been stolen

15 had seen

16 had put - took - forgot

17 had not read

Ex1: Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple)
1. Mother: I want to prepare dinner. (you / wash) ___Have you washed___ the dishes yet?
2. Daughter: I (wash) ___washed___ the dishes yesterday, but I (have/ not) ___haven't had____ the time yet to do it today.
3. Mother: (you / do / already) ____Have you already done____ your homework?
4. Daughter: No, I (come / just) ___have just came___ home from school.
5. Mother: You (come) ___came___ home from school two hours ago!
6. Daughter: Well, but my friend Lucy (call) ___called___ when I (arrive) ___arrived___ and I (finish / just) ___have just finished___ the phone call.
7. Mother: (you / see / not) ___Didn't you see___ Lucy at school in the morning?
8. Daughter: Yes, but we (have / not) ___didn't have___ time to talk then.

practice - past simple tense

complete the sentences with the past simple tense

1.It/ be/cloudy/yesterday:

=> ...It was cloudy yesterday.......

2.In 1990/we/move/to another city

=>......In 1990, we moved to another city.......

3.When/you/get/the first gift.:

=> When did you get the first gift?.......

4.She/not/go/to the church/five days ago

=> ......She didn't go to the church five days ago......

5.How/be/he/yesterday?

=>...How was he yesterday?.....

6.Mr.and Mrs..James/come back home/and/havelatech/late/last night?

=> ......Did Mr and Mrs James come back home and have lunch late last night ?......

7.They/happy/last holiday?

=>.Were they happy last holiday?...

8.How/you/get there?

=> ......How did you get there?....

9.I/play/football/last/Sunday

=> .......I played football last Sunday........

10.My/mother/make/two/cake/four/day/ago

=>......My mother made two cakes four days ago.....

11.Tyler/visit/his/grandmother/last /month

=>........Tyler visited his grandmother last month.........

12.We/have/fun/yesterday

=>....We had a lot of fun yesterday...

13.My/father/not/at the office/the day/before yesterday

=>..........My father wasn't at the office the day before yesterday..............

practice - past simple tense

complete the sentences with the past simple tense

1.It/ be/cloudy/yesterday:....=> It was cloudy yesterday.....

2.In 1990/we/move/to another city:......=> In 1990, we moved to another city.......

3.When/you/get/the first gift.:..=> When did you get the first gift?.....

4.She/not/go/to the church/five days ago......=> She didn't go to the church five days ago......

5.How/be/he/yesterday?....=> How was he yesterday?....

6.Mr.and Mrs..James/come back home/and/havelatech/late/last night?......=> Did Mr. and Mrs. James come back home and have dinner late last night?......

7.They/happy/last holiday?..=> Were they happy on the last holiday?...

8.How/you/get there?.....=> How did you get there?.....

9.I/play/football/last/Sunday.......=> I played football last Sunday........

10.My/mother/make/two/cake/four/day/ago......=> My mother made two cakes four days ago.....

11.Tyler/visit/his/grandmother/last /month........=> Tyler visited his grandmother last month.........

12.We/have/fun/yesterday...=> We had fun yesterday....

13.My/father/not/at the office/the day/before yesterday............=> My father wasn't at the office the day before yesterday............

26. Before you (mention) .........mentioned.......... his name, I never (hear) .....had heard..... of this poet.

27. Our guests (be) ...had been...... still here when he (come) .....came. back from school.

28. The same day he (arrive) ..........arrived......... I (receive) .....had received............ a postcard from him.

29. They just (close) .......had closed.......... the shop when I (get) ..........got...... there.

30. When the policeman (blow) ....blew............ his whistle the driver (stop) ..........stopped...... the car.

26. Before you (mention) .........mentioned.......... his name, I never (hear) .....had heard..... of this poet.

27. Our guests (be) ...had been...... still here when he (come) .....came. back from school.

28. The same day he (arrive) ..........arrived......... I (receive) .....had received............ a postcard from him.

29. They just (close) .......had closed.......... the shop when I (get) ..........got...... there.

30. When the policeman (blow) ....blew............ his whistle the driver (stop) ..........stopped...... the car.

1. were you doing

2. destroyed

3. was watering - came

4. were calling - appeared

5. Were you listening

1 What were you doing 

2 destroyed

3 was watering -  came

4 were calling - appeared

5 Were you listening

1. What were you doing at 8 o'clock yesterday morning?

(Cậu đang làm gì vào 8 giờ tối hôm qua vậy?)

Giải thích: Đây là một hành động đang xảy ra tại một thời điểm chính xác trong quá khứ(at 8 o'clock yesterday morning), nên ta sẽ dùng thì quá khứ tiếp diễn, đáp án cần điền là were – doing.

2. Last year, earthquakes destroyed a lot of houses in Japan.

(Các trận động đất đã phá hủy rất nhiều ngôi nhà ở Nhật Bản vào năm ngoái.)

Giải thích: Đây là một hành động xảy ra và kết thúc vào một thời điểm trong quá khứ (last year), nên ta sẽ dùng thì quá khứ đơn, đáp án cần chọn là destroyed.

3. He was watering the flowers in his garden when the tornado came.

(Anh ấy đang tưới nước cho hoa trong vườn khi lốc xoáy đến.)

Giải thích: Một hành động đang xảy ra ở quá khứ thì bị hành động khác chen ngang vào, do đó chúng ta sẽ dùng thì quá khứ tiếp diễn chia ở vế câu có hành động đang xảy ra, dùng thì quá khứ đơn ở vế câu có hành động chen vào, đáp án là was watering – came.

4. While they were calling for help, the rescue workers appeared.

(Khi họ đang tìm kiếm sự trợ giúp thì các nhân viên cứu hộ đến.)

Giải thích: Một hành động đang xảy ra ở quá khứ thì bị hành động khác chen ngang vào, do đó chúng ta sẽ dùng thì quá khứ tiếp diễn chia ở vế câu có hành động đang xảy ra, dùng thì quá khứ đơn ở vế câu có hành động chen vào, đáp án là were calling – appeared.

5. Were you listening to music at 9 o'clock yesterday evening?

(Có phải cậu đang nghe nhạc vào 9 giờ tối hôm qua không?)

Giải thích: Đây là một hành động đang xảy ra tại một thời điểm chính xác trong quá khứ (at 9 o'clock yesterday evening), nên ta sẽ dùng thì quá khứ tiếp diễn, đáp án cần điền là were – listening.

1. went/ had finished

2. had done/ saw

3. thanked/ had done

4. was/ had hurt

5. had gone/ sat/ rested

6. arrived/ had already begun

7. hadn't seen/ met

8. had learnt/ left

9. remembered/ had learnt

10. told/ hadn't met

11. asked/ had come

12. said/ had already seen

13. got/ had started

14. arrived/ found/ had broken

15. had left/ arrived

help đi mà

1. went/had finished

2. had done/saw

3. thanked/had done

4. was/had hurt

5. had gone/sat/rested

6. arrived/ had already begun

7. hadn't seen/ met

8. had learnt/ left

9. remembered/ had learnt

10. told/ hadn't met

11. asked/ had come

12. said/ had already seen

13. got/ had started

14. arrived/ found/ had broken

15. had left/ arrived