Exercise 2: Put the verb in the past simple tense :
1. They (begin)............................to study at this school 7 years ago
2. She (lose)...........................her handbag on the train yesterday morning
3. We (visit)............................that city last year
4. Peter and Daisy (be).........................born in 1978
5. .....................you (spend).......................your holiday in DaLat last summer ?
6. She (clean)..............................the bicycle yesterday
7. They (start)..........................school in 1978
8. My friend and I (go)............................to the seaside last week
9. We (spend)..........................hours on the beach last Sunday
10. He (be)...................................in Ha Noi last year
11. His father (die)........................in 1930
12. Lincoln (work)..........................in this factory three years ago
13. I (do).............................my homework last night
14. Miss White (write)..................................to her father last Monday
15. My parents ( buy)................................the car last year
16. Hoa (read)......................................the book yesterday
17. He (listen).............................to the radio last night
18. We (watch).....................................a good programme on TV last night
19.Mary (go)....................................shopping for me yesterday
20. I (be)..................................in Ha Noi last month
21. My paremts (go).................................to HCM city last week
22.Yesterday we (have)...................................a meeting at our school 
23.Mary (meet).....................................her parents two week ago
24. She (be)..................................born in1992
25. What you (do)....................................last night 
26. Last summer I (study)....................................English in Can Tho city
27. She (not visit)...............................her son last week
28.In 1997 there (be)...................................a terrible storm
29. They (build)....................................the house twenty yaers ago . John (do not)....................come to my birthday party last Sunday 

Mai(be)......Lien's friend. She (come)......to Ha Noi last year. In Ha Noi (live)......with her aunt. The two girl (study)..... in the same class at tran phu school. Every day they (go)...... to school together. Mai (like)..... studying and playing with Lien. Now they (be)...... on their summer vacation. They (vistit)....... Ha Long next week

2) He (write) this novel two years ago..........?

What you (do) last night? I (do) my homework

................./....................

You (see) the film yesterday? .......................?

Put the verb in the past simple tense

1.They (bigin).............to study at this school 7 years ago

2.She(lose).....................her handbag on the train yesterday morning

3.We (visit)..................that city last year

4.Peter and Daisy((be)...........born in 1978

5.......................you (spend)............your holiday in Dalat last summer?

6.She (clean)............the bicycle yesterday?

7.They (not start)....................school in 1998

8.My friend and I(go)...................to the seaside last week

9.We(spend).................................hours on the beach last Sunday

10,He (not be).............in Ha Noi last year

Past simple tense
1. Bill .... ( be ) born in 1980
2. They .... ( build ) this house 2 years ago
3. Lan and Hoa .... ( not/ go ) to school yesterday
4. Mai .... ( leave ) school last years
5. .... ( you/ visit ) your grandmother last night ?
6. What .... ( he/ buy ) last week ?
ll. Present perfect tense
1. They (not speak) … to each other since they quarelled.
2. I wonder where he (live) … since then.
3. You already (drink)… three cups of tea since I sat here.
4. I (wait) … here for her since 7 o’clock and she (not come) … yet.
5. John (do) … his homework already.
6. We (go) … on a picnic in the countryside several time before.
7. I (not see) … him today.
8. How much you (pay) … for it?
9. She (feed) … the cat yet?
10. They (do) … their homework?
11. You (find) … your book?
12. You (be) … here before?
13. She (use) … this car for 5 years.
14. Someone (take) … my bike.
15. He isn’t here. He (go) … to Canada.
16. He (lose) … his key.
17. I (not work) … since last week.
18. We (buy) … a new lamp.
19. We ( not/ plan ) … our holiday yet/
20. Where (be/ you) …?
lll. Past simple or present prefect tense
1. We (study) … a very hard lesson the day before yesterday.
2. We (study) … almost every lesson in this book so far
3. We (watch, never) … that television program.
4. We (watch) … an interesting program on TV last night.
5. My wife and I (travel) … by air many times.
6. My wife and I (travel) … to Mexico by air last summer vacation.
7. I (read) … that novel by Hemingway several times before.
8. I (not see) … him for three weeks. I wonder where he is.

9. The concert (begin) … at 2.30 and (last) … for two hours. Everyone (enjoy) … it very
much.
10. The play (just, begin) … . You’re a little late
11. Mr. Count (work) … as a cashier for 25 years. Then he (retire) … and (go) … to live in the
countryside.
12. We (miss) … the bus. Now we have to walk.
13. I (not, see) … him since last Monday.
14. I (never, read) … such an interesting story in my life.
15. How many films you (see) … this month?
16. His health (improve) … since he (leave) … India.

Ex2 put the verb in the brackets in the correct tense

1. Tom ( seen) _______________ a serious accident while he (stand)_______________at the bus stop.

2.At this time last year we (learn)___________English in London.

3. Hs fathr (die)___________in1930

4. I sat down ant rester they (go)_________________.

5. Before h died ,he (be)____________ill for several days .

6.she went to the departmnt after her (clean)_______________the floor.

7.He (be)____________in ha noi last year.

8. As we (cross)_____________the Street, we (see)_____________ an accident.

9.last night before he (watch)____________TV,he (do)_____________th exercise.

10.Many people (move)_____________to the new place befor the storm occurred.

11.I (do)___________my home worklast night.

12. When I(arrive)_____________at this house,he stiil (sleep)____________.

13.Lincoln (work)__________in this factorythr years ago.

14. We (spend)_____________hourson the beach last sunday.

15.Miss White(write)___________to her father last monday.

16. At 7:00 pm yesterday (watch)__________TV.

17.When I got to th party, they (go)___________hom.

18.By the time police arrived,the house(be)___________burned down.

19.they (visit)___________the zoo at ten o'clock yestrday.

20.Peter and I(do)___________the exercise at this tme last nght.

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 they (discuss)..........the question recently

2 hoa (never,be).............to ha noi

3 hien and huong(know).........each other for 5 years

4 tim (not take)...................many photos yet

5 they (begin).............to study at this school 7 years ago

6 she (lose)............her handbag on the train yesterday morning

7 we (visit)..............that city last years

8 his father (die)...............in 1930

9 lincoln (work)..............in the factory three years ago

10 I (do)...............my homework last night

11 Miss white (write).............to her father last Monday

12 My parents (buy)...................the car last year

13 peter and daisy(be)..............................born in 1978

please help me.......

Dùng các động từ trong ngoặc ở thì quá khứ đơn hoặc thì hiện tại tiếp diễn.

1. Ann (do) ....................... her homework at 5 o'clock last night.

2. I (cook)....................dinner half an hour ago.

3. They (watch)......................TV when the mailman (arrive) ........................

4. This time last year we (live) .....................in France.

5. He (build)..................................this house in 200.

6. I (noy see)........................him since I was abroad.

11. Tom (not be) ____________ at home last night. He (go) _____ to his English club.

12. When ____ you (see) _____ her? – Last Sunday.

13. We (move) ________ to this city10 years ago.

14. ____ she (return) _______ to her house yesterday?

15. I (buy) ________ a new book last week.

16. My brother enjoys (read) _________ adventure stories in his free time.

17. I’d like (tell) _______ you something about myself.

18. Nowadays, man can__________ freely underwater.

19. I would like (meet) ___________ my friends.

20. He should (visit) __________ his grandmother today

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