I.Put the words in the correct order to make the sentences. Use the verbs in the past simple tense

a)Liz/ trip/ remember/ Nha Trang / her/ to

Liz remembered her trip to Nha Trang.

b) birthday party / Hoa/ for/ buy/ her/things/ a lot of

Hoa buys a lot of things for her birthday.

c) they/ various / fish/ see/ kinds of

They see various kinds of fishes.

d) Liz/ give/ Ba/ American stamps/ new/ some

Liz gave Ba some new American stamps.

e) in Nha Trang/ think/the/wonderful/ they/ vacation

They think the most wonderful vacation is in Nha Trang.

f) We / go around / a car/ rent/ to / the city

We go around the city to rent a car.

II. Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words in brackets

a) The..corlorful.(color) little fish were the most beautiful in the aquarium

b) My pen pal helped me with my stamp..collection.(collect) when she was in VN

c) My uncle is a..painter.(paint) and.decorater..(decorate)

d) Lan thinks sewing is a ..useful..(use ) hobby

e) My mother bought a..beautiful..(beautiful) white dress for my birthday

I. Put the words in the correct order to make the sentences. Use the verbs in the past simple tense

a)Liz/ trip/ remember/Nha Trang / her/ to.

=> Liz remembered her trip to Nha Trang.

b) birthday party /Hoa/ for/ buy/ her/things/ a lot of.

=> Hoa bought a lot of things for her birthday party.

c) they/ various / fish/ see/ kinds of.

=> They saw various kinds of fish.

d) Liz/ give/ Ba/ American stamps/ new/ some.

=> Liz gave Ba some new American stamps.

e) in Nha Trang/ think/ the/ wonderful/ they/ vacation.

=> They thought the vacation in Nha Trang was wonderful.

f) We/ go around/ a car/ rent/ to/ the city.

=> We rented a car to go around the City.

II. Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words in brackets

a) The ...colorful... (color) little fish were the most beautiful in the aquarium.

b) My pen pal helped me with my stamp ...collection... (collect) when she was in VN.

c) My uncle is a ...painter... (paint) and ...decorator... (decorate).

d) Lan thinks sewing is a ...useful... (use ) hobby.

e) My mother bought a ...beautiful... (beautiful) white dress for my birthday.

Tick mik nha!!!

Write complete sentences. Use the verbs in the past simple.

1. I / be / my first job / tired / because / veery long hours / I / work.

...........I was tired because I worked my first job very long hours................................................................................................

2. We / go around / a car / rent / to / the city.

..................we rented a car to go around the city.........................................................................................

3. Can Tho / think / the / wonderful / They / vacation / be.

................they thought can tho was the wonderful vacation ...........................................................................................

4. Minh / give / Duc / American stamps / new / some.

.................minh gave duc some new american stamps..........................................................................................

5. They / various / fish / see / kinds of.

..................they saw various kinds of fish.......................................................................................

6. birthday party / Hoa / for / buy / her / things / a lot of.

.............hoa bought a lot of things for her birthday party............................................................

1. stayed

2. went

3. had

4. was

5. visited

6. were

7. ate

8. talked

9. returned

10. didn't think

1stayed

2went

3had

4was

5visited

6were

7ate

8talked

9returned

10didn't think nhé =)

1. I stayed at home all weekend. (stay)
2. An went to the cinema last night. (go)
3. My friends had a great time in Nha Trang last year. (have)
4. My vacation in Hue was wonderful. (be)
5. Last summer I visited Ngoc Son Temple in Ha Noi. (visit)
6. My parents were very tired after the trip. (be)
7. Trung ate chicken and rice for dinner. (eat)
8. They talked about their holiday in Hoi An. (talk)
9. Phuong returned to Hanoi yesterday. (return)
10. We didn't think the food was so delicious.( not think)

Chúc bạn học tốt!

Complete the sentences using the past simple form of the verbs.

1. I __stayed__ at home all weekend. (stay)

2. Angela ____went __ to the cinema last night. (go)

3. My friends ___had___ a great time in Nha Trang last year. (have)

4. My vacation in Hue ___was___ wonderful. (be)

5. Last summer I _____ Ngoc Son Temple in Ha Noi. (visit)

6. My parents _were___ very tired after the trip. (be)

7. I ____bought___ a lot of gifts for my little sister. (buy)

8. Lan and Mai ____saw___ sharks, dolphins and turtles at Tri Nguyen aquarium. (see)

9. Trung ___ate__ chicken and rice for dinner. (eat)

10. They __talked__ about their holiday in Hoi An. (talk)

1. I __stayed__ at home all the weekend. (stay)

2. Angela __went__ to the cinema last night. (go)

3. My friends __had__ a great time in Nha Trang last year. (have)4. My vacation in Hue __was____ wonderful. (be)5. Last summer I __visited__ Ngoc Son Temple in Ha Noi. (visit)6. My parents __are__ very tired after the trip. (be)h7. I __bought__ a lot of gifts for my little sister. (buy)8. Lan and Mai __see__ sharks, dolphins, and turtles at Tri Nguyen aquarium. (see)9. Trung __eats__ chicken and rice for dinner. (eat)

They __talk__ about their holiday in Hoi An. (talk)

1.stayed

2.went

3.had

4.was

5.visited

6.were

7.bought

8.saw

9.ate

10.talked

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1. We rented a car to go around the city .

2 . They though the vacation woul be wonderful in Nha Trang .

1) We rented a car to go around the city.

2) They though the vacation would be wonderful in Nha Trang.

VII.     Put the verbs into the correct tense, past simple or present perfect.

1.   __________ Have you ever been___ (you/ ever/ be) to the United States ? - No, but I _______ have been______ (be) to England and France.

2.   When we were in Canada, we ______ went_______ (go) skiing almost every day.

3.   When _____ did you meet________ (you/ meet) your wife? - 3 years ago.

4.   Peter _____ hasn't phoned________ (not phone) yet. I’m still waiting.

5.   I _____ have known________ (know) Helen since we were at school together.

6.   My uncle _______ lived______ (live) in Berlin in 1999.

7.   We _______ didn't see ______ (not see) Beth at Mike’s house yesterday morning.

8.   Do you like this picture? My uncle _____ has painted________ (paint) it.

9.   Mr. Dass _______ left______ (leave) for New York late last night.

10. Mr and Mrs Grey ________ have taught_____ (teach) French here for over five years.

 PUT THE VERBS IN THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE

 1. When we (arrive) ___arrived___ at the restaurant, the place (be) ___was___ full.

2. Then we (see) __saw____ a small grocery store.

3. We (stop) __stopped__ in the grocery store and (buy) __bought____ some sandwiches.

4. I (not go) ___didn't go___ to school last Sunday.

5. What___did__ you (do) ___do___ last night? - I (do) __did____ my homework.

6. Yesterday, I (get) ___got___ up at 6 and (have) ____had__ breakfast at 6. 30.

7. She (not go) ____didn't go____  to school yesterday.

8. Lan (be not) ______wasn't_______  at home yesterday.

9.______Did_____you (go) ______go_____to school yesterday?

10. (be)_____Was____Tam at home last night? – Yes, he (be) _____was______.

Bai 1: COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITH THE WORDS GIVEN, USING THE PAST SIMPLE.
1. She/ buy a lot of souvenirs/ last summer vacation.

=> she bought a lot of souvenirs last summer vacation
2. My mother/ give me a yellow cap.

=> my mother gave me a yellow cap
3. they/ arrive at the airport/ at eight o'clock this morning.

=> they arrived at the airport at eight o'clock this morning
4. I/ speak to her about my vacation.

=> i spoke to her about my vacation

5. Mr Quang/ teach maths for many year.

=> mr quang taught maths for many year
6. I/ see you at the party / last night.

=> i saw you at the party last night
7. The children/ be very happy in their trip to Nha Trang.

=> the children were very happy in their trip to Nha Trang
8. Minh / put the cake on ther table.

=> minh put the cake on the table

9. They/ live here/ two days ago.

=> they lived here two days ago
10. Nga/ be late for school / yesterday morning.

=> nga was late for school yesterday morning
Bai 2: USE THE CORRECT TENSE OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS.
1. They usually (paint)...paint.......their house blue.
2. My brother (buy).......bought.....a new car two months ago
3.Nam (help)......has helped.......his farther repair the radio at this time.
4. I (be)....was... busy last night , so I (miss) missed a good film on TV.
5. He (teach)......taught....Math in this school in 1986
6. Mr Jobinson (watch)...watches....TV everynight
7. Mrs Hai ( make)...makes....a dress gor her daughter.

I catch a bus to school at half past seven in the mornings.