PAST SIMPLE TENSE + PRESENT PERFECT TENSE (3) Exercise 1: Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences
1. There _________ a serious food in this area last year.
A. was B. has been C. were D. have been
2. She _________ me good health and success on my last birthday.
A. wished B. wishes C. has wished D. wishing
3. The last time they __________Ha Noi was in 2008.
A. visit B. visited C. visiting D. have visited
4. She __________her project yet.
A. hasn’t finished B. has finished C. finished D. didn’t finish
5. I __________English since I was a child.
A. have learn B. has learnt C. learnt D. have learnt
6. Last week, I ___________Ha Long Bay with my family.
A. visited B. visit C. am visiting D. have visited
7. She ___________five novels so far.
A. have written B wrote C. writes D. has written
8. They first __________each other in 2009.
A. meet B. met C. will meet D. have met
9. We have been good friends since we________at School.
A. are B. were C. have been D. was
10. There ________an outbreak of coronavirus in the world lately.
A. were B. was C. has been D. have been
Exercise 2: Rewrite the following sentences using past simple and present perfect tenses.
11. I began watching TV three hours ago.
A. I have watched TV for three hours.
B. I have watched TV for three hours ago.
C. I have watched TV since three hours.
12. The last time she ate fast food was in January.
A. She has eaten fast food since January.
B. She hasn’t eaten fast food since January.
C. She hasn’t eaten fast food for January.
13. He has played soccer since three o’clock.
A. He started to play soccer at three o’clock.
B. He started to play soccer three o’clock ago.
C. He started to play soccer three o’clock before.
14. I haven’t met her for a long time.
A. It’s a long time since I have met her.
B. It’s a long time since I haven’t met her.
C. It’s a long time since I last met her.
15. Tuan started to do his homework ten minutes ago.
A. Tuan has done his homework since ten minutes.
B. Tuan has done his homework for ten minutes.
C. Tuan have done his homework for ten minutes.
16. When did you study English?
A. How long have you studied English?
B. How long did you study English?
C. How long has you studied English?
17. They began building this house 2 months ago.
A. They haven’t built this house for 2 months.
B. They have built this house for 2 months ago.
C. They have built this house for 2 months.
18. My father started to work in this factory last week.
A. My father has worked in this factory in last week.
B. My father has worked in this factory for last week.
C. My father has worked in this factory since last week.
19. How long has he worked in the garden?
A. When has he worked in the garden?
B. When did he start to work in the garden?
C. When did he started to work in the garden?
20. How long ago did you learn music?
A. How long have you learnt music?
B. How long have you started to learn music?
C. How long did you learn music?
I. Use the correct verbs form :
1. He wish he (be) a doctor
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2. I wish they (be) here tomorrow
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3. They wish they (have) a new house
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4. I ( not meet ) him last week
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5. He wishes you ( help) him
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6. I wish that I ( know) how to mend this shirt
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7. What you (do) yesterday morning ?
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8. They ( go) to the party last Sunday?
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9. Mr.Ba (teach) French two years ago
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10. We last ( meet) our uncle last week
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11. When I was young . I (play) badminton for my local team.
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12. He (be) at school yesterday afternoon
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13. There (be) only a few people at the party last night
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14, It's ages since I last ( see) a comedy film on television
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15. Where ( be) your parents at 7pm last night?
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16. My younger sister ( not wear) T - shist when she went to school
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17. Tony ( stay)at home last night .He ( not go out).
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18.Five years ago, he ( live) in the country with his parents
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19. My mother and my brother (be) in America last year
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20. I ( not be) at Mary's party last night , but my friends (be)
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21. You ( go ) ou last night ? Yes . I (go ) to the cinema but I (not enjoy) the movie much
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22. He (be ) sick and he (have) to stay in bed all day yesterday
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23. Many years ago , most people in Viet Nam ( not have) TV sets
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24. When they ( be) young , they ( leave) their family and ( go) to HCM city
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25. When I( be) a child , I ( can/go) (swim)
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26. Lan ( not listen) to music last night
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27. I ( tidy) my desk yesterday
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28. We ( buy) this picture a long time ago
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29. I wish I ( can remember) her name
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30. Her granmother last ( make) a dress years ago
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I. Use the correct verbs form :
1. He wish he (be) were a doctor
2. I wish they (be)would be here tomorrow
3. They wish they (have) had a new house
4. I ( not meet ) didn't meet him last week
5. He wishes you ( help) would help him
6. I wish that I ( know) knew how to mend this shirt
7. What did you (do) do yesterday morning ?
8. Did They ( go)go to the party last Sunday?
9. Mr.Ba (teach)taught French two years ago
10. We last ( meet) met our uncle last week
11. When I was young . I (play) played badminton for my local team.
12. He (be) was at school yesterday afternoon
13. There (be) were only a few people at the party last night
14, It's ages since I last ( see) saw a comedy film on television
15. Where ( be)were your parents being at 7pm last night?
16. My younger sister ( not wear) doesn't wearr T - shist when she went to school
17. Tony ( stay) stayed at home last night .He ( not go out) didn't go out.
18.Five years ago, he ( live)lived in the country with his parents
19. My mother and my brother (be)were in America last year
20. I ( not be) at Mary's party last night , but my friends (be)
21.Did You ( go ) go ou last night ? Yes . I (go )went to the cinema but I (not enjoy)didn't enjoy the movie much
22. He (be ) was sick and he (have)had to stay in bed all day yesterday
23. Many years ago , most people in Viet Nam ( not have)didn't have TV sets
24. When they ( be)were young , they ( leave)left their family and ( go)went to HCM city
25. When I( be)was a child , I ( can/go) (swim) could go swimming
26. Lan ( not listen)didn't listen to music last night
27. I ( tidy)tidied my desk yesterday
28. We ( buy)bought this picture a long time ago
29. I wish I ( can remember)could remember her name
30. Her granmother last ( make)made a dress years ago
Choose the correct option.
1. He joined / was joining the company 25 years ago and he still works for us.
2. At this time last week, we lay / were lying on a beach in the sun.
3. What did they do / were they doing at 11pm last night - it was really noisy?
4. When I walked / was walking into the class, the teacher talked / was talking about the new course.
5. My parents lived / were living in Berlin for ten years. They lived / were living that when the Berlin wall came down in 1999.
6. How many pictures didyou take / were you taking while you travelled / were travelling around Ireland?
7. The Titanic crossed / was crossing the Atlantic when it hit / was hitting an iceberg.
8. As soon as I saw / was seeing the accident I called / was calling the police.
9. While Matt did / was doing his homework, his mother made / was making the dinner.
10. When the ambulance came / was coming, we carried / were carrying him into it.
11. We played / were playing a computer game when Mum called / was called for lunch.
12. When the teacher said / was saying “Stop!”, I stilltried / was still trying to finish the last question.
1. He joined / was joining the company 25 years ago and he still works for us.
2. At this time last week, we lay / were lying on a beach in the sun.
3. What did they do / were they doing at 11pm last night - it was really noisy?
4. When I walked / was walking into the class, the teacher talked / was talking about the new course.
5. My parents have lived / were living in Berlin for ten years. They lived / were living that when the Berlin wall came down in 1999.
6. How many pictures did you take / were you taking while you travelled / were travelling around Ireland?
7. The Titanic crossed / was crossing the Atlantic when it hit / was hitting an iceberg.
8. As soon as I saw / was seeing the accident I called / was calling the police.
9. While Matt did / was doing his homework, his mother made / was making the dinner.
10. When the ambulance came / was coming, we carried / were carrying him into it.
11. We played / were playing a computer game when Mum called / was called for lunch.
12. When the teacher said / was saying “Stop!”, I still tried / was still trying to finish the last question.
Choose the correct option.
1. He joined / was joining the company 25 years ago and he still works for us.
2. At this time last week, we lay / were lying on a beach in the sun.
3. What did they do / were they doing at 11pm last night - it was really noisy?
4. When I walked / was walking into the class, the teacher talked / was talking about the new course.
5. My parents have lived / were living in Berlin for ten years. They lived / were living that when the Berlin wall came down in 1999.
6. How many pictures didyou take / were you taking while you travelled / were travelling around Ireland?
7. The Titanic crossed / was crossing the Atlantic when it hit / was hitting an iceberg.
8. As soon as I saw / was seeing the accident I called / was calling the police.
9. While Matt did / was doing his homework, his mother made / was making the dinner.
10. When the ambulance came / was coming, we carried / were carrying him into it.
11. We played / were playing a computer game when Mum called / was called for lunch.
12. When the teacher said / was saying “Stop!”, I still tried / was still trying to finish the last question.
Điền Was/wasnot/were/werenot
1.Mary got married when she ........24 years old.
2.I phoned you last night but you .........at home.Where .......you?
3.John .........at work last week because he ........ill
4...........you at home at 9.30 last night
No, I ......at work
1. Mary got married when she was 24 years old.
2. I phoned you last night but you weren't at home. Where were you?
3. John wasn't at work last week bacause he was ill.
4. Were you at home at 9.30 last night.
No, I was at work.
Hok tốt nhae bạn
1.Was
2. weren't - were
3. wasn't - was
4. were - was
simple past or present perfect
1/ Mr.Jackson( paint) ..................... his house since last month
2/ I ( meet) ...........Lan 3 month ago
3/ I ( play) ............... football since I was 5 years old
4/ .......... you(watch)............ TV last night?
6/ She(be)............... born on 1990
7/ Up to now, the teacher( give) ............. class 5 tests
8/ Yesterday he ( see) .........the garden last week
9/ they(do)...........the garden last week
10/ My parents ( already,go) ................to Paris
simple past or present perfect
1/ Mr.Jackson( paint) ..........HAS PAINTED........... his house since last month
2/ I ( meet) ....MET.......Lan 3 month ago
3/ I ( play) ........HAVE PLAYED....... football since I was 5 years old
4/ .....DID..... you(watch)........WATCH.... TV last night?
6/ She(be).........WAS...... born on 1990
7/ Up to now, the teacher( give) ........HAS GIVEN..... class 5 tests
8/ Yesterday he ( see) ..SAW.......the garden last week
9/ they(do)....DID.......the garden last week
10/ My parents ( already,go) .......HAVE ALREADY GONE.........to Paris
1has paint
2 met
3played
4did...watch
6was
7is giving
8saw
9 did
10already have go
Chọn đáp án đúng:
1. I bought a newspaper this morning.
What bought you this morning?
What did you buy this morning?
What you did buy this morning?
2. Something odd happened during the storm last night.
What happened during the storm last night?
What did happen during the storm last night?
3. One of the students didn't do the final exam.
Who didn't the final exam do?
Who didn't do the final exam?
4. I wrote a romantic letter to one of the teachers.
Who did you write a romantic letter to?
Who wrote you a romantic letter?
5. Something disturbed me when I was working.
What did you disturb when you were working?
What disturbed you when you were working?
What did disturb you when you were working?
6. I dreamt about a strange animal last night.
What did you dream about last night?
What dreamed about you last night?
7. Somebody rang me at 3am last week!
Who did you ring at 3am last week?
Who you rang at 3am last week?
Who rang you at 3am last week?
8. Someone gave me a watch for my birthday.
Who gave you a watch for your birthday?
Who did give you a watch for your birthday?
Chọn đáp án đúng:
1. I bought a newspaper this morning.
What bought you this morning?
What did you buy this morning?
What you did buy this morning?
2. Something odd happened during the storm last night.
What happened during the storm last night?
What did happen during the storm last night?
3. One of the students didn't do the final exam.
Who didn't the final exam do?
Who didn't do the final exam?
4. I wrote a romantic letter to one of the teachers.
Who did you write a romantic letter to?
Who wrote you a romantic letter?
5. Something disturbed me when I was working.
What did you disturb when you were working?
What disturbed you when you were working?
What did disturb you when you were working?
6. I dreamt about a strange animal last night.
What did you dream about last night?
What dreamed about you last night?
7. Somebody rang me at 3am last week!
Who did you ring at 3am last week?
Who you rang at 3am last week?
Who rang you at 3am last week?
8. Someone gave me a watch for my birthday.
Who gave you a watch for your birthday?
Who did give you a watch for your birthday?
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.
Exercise 1 : Put the verbs in brackets in the present perfect or the simple past tense .
1 we ( never watch ) that TV programme .................
2 we ( watch ) a good programme on TV last night ...............
3 he ( read ) that novel many times before .......................
4 he ( read ) that novel again last vacation ..................
5 I ( have ) a little trouble with my car last week ...................
6 however , I ( have ) no trouble with my car since then ...................
7 I ( not see ) John for a long time . I ( see ) hom 3 weeks ago .......................
1 we ( never watch ) have never watched that TV programme .................
2 we ( watch ) watched a good programme on TV last night ...............
3 he ( read ) has read that novel many times before .......................
4 he ( read ) read that novel again last vacation ..................
5 I ( have ) had a little trouble with my car last week ...................
6 however , I ( have ) have had no trouble with my car since then ...................
7 I ( not see ) have not seen John for a long time . I ( see ) saw hom 3 weeks ago .......................
1 we ( never watch ) that TV programme ...have never watched..............
2 we ( watch ) a good programme on TV last night .....watched..........
3 he ( read ) that novel many times before ..........has read.............
4 he ( read ) that novel again last vacation .......read...........
5 I ( have ) a little trouble with my car last week .........had..........
6 however , I ( have ) no trouble with my car since then ........have had...........
7 I ( not see ) John for a long time . I ( see ) hom 3 weeks ago ..haven't seen..-.saw.....
1.What the student (wear)...................................... at school two years ago?
2. Where you (put) the cake yesterday?
3. What time you (leave )..................................home for school yesterday?
4. What Ba(receive).................................from Liz last week?
5. How long he (do)............................this hat yesterday?
6. What time you (go)...................................to bed last night?
7. You (go) ...................................to Dalat for last tet vacation/
8. He (have) ...................................a lot of friends in Ho Chi Minh city 3 years ago?
9. His uncle (take).............................him to see Tri Nguyen aquarium last week?
10. Liz (buy)........................... a lot of souvenirs yesterday?
11. They (put) ...........................the fish in the big bag last Sunday?
12. They (eat)............................meat in her meals in Vung Tau yesterday?
13. I(wear) the .........................cap with a dolphin om it yesterday/
14.Liz (teach)................................. Ba some English last week/
15. Bad and Tan (remember) .....................their trip to Nha Trang last month?
16. Nam (return) .............................to Ha Noi last week?
17. I (go)............................to Ben Thanh market last Monday
18.He (get)..............................up at 7 o’clock yesterday.
19. What time you (go) .....................to bed last night?
20. She ( not go)..................................to work last weekend.
21. Lan (meet).................................her at the party 3 years ago.
22. Last summer vacation,Mom (not buy).............................me a new buy?
23. When he (leave)............................... for work last week.
24. What you (do)................................. yesterday?
25. We (begin)....................................to learn English 3 years ago.
26. She (be).........................................an engineer last week.
27. Lan (be not)...................................at home yesterday
28He (wear) .....................................the shirt last week.
29. They (be ) ................................here yesterday.
30. You (go) ...............................to school yesterday?
31 Tam (be)...................................... at home last night? – Yes, he (be).
32. Where he (go)........................................ yesterday?
33. I (be)......................................... sick last night.
34.Why you ( not come ) .....................................to calss yesterday?
37.We ( be ) ........................................... i the librery yesterday.
1.What did the student (wear)....wear.................................. at school two years ago?
2. Where did you (put)put the cake yesterday?
3. What time did you (leave ).......leave...........................home for school yesterday?
4. What did Ba(receive).....receive ............................from Liz last week?
5. How long did he (do)......do......................this hat yesterday?
6. What time did you (go).....go..............................to bed last night?
7. Did You (go) ....go..............................to Dalat for last tet vacation/
8. Did He (have) .......have............................a lot of friends in Ho Chi Minh city 3 years ago?
9. Did His uncle (take)...........take..................him to see Tri Nguyen aquarium last week?
10. Did Liz (buy)........buy................... a lot of souvenirs yesterday?
11. Did They (put) .....put......................the fish in the big bag last Sunday?
12. Did They (eat).........eat...................meat in her meals in Vung Tau yesterday?
13. Did I(wear) wear the .........................cap with a dolphin om it yesterday/
14.Did Liz (teach)......teach........................... Ba some English last week/
15. Did Bad and Tan (remember) .....remember................their trip to Nha Trang last month?
16. Did Nam (return) .......return......................to Ha Noi last week?
17. I (go)......went......................to Ben Thanh market last Monday
18.He (get)........got......................up at 7 o’clock yesterday.
19. What time did you (go) ....go.................to bed last night?
20. She ( not go)........didn't go..........................to work last weekend.
21. Lan (meet).......met ..........................her at the party 3 years ago.
22. Last summer vacation,Mom (not buy).....didn't buy........................me a new buy?
23. When he (leave)............................... for work last week.(k hiểu )
24. What did you (do)......do........................... yesterday?
25. We (begin).....began...............................to learn English 3 years ago.
26. She (be)..........was...............................an engineer last week.
27. Lan (be not)..........didn't.........................at home yesterday
28He (wear) .........wear............................the shirt last week.
29. They (be ) ....were............................here yesterday.
30. Did You (go) ......go.........................to school yesterday?
31 Was Tam (be)...................................... at home last night? – Yes, he (be).was
32. Where did he (go)....go.................................... yesterday?
33. I (be).......was.................................. sick last night.
34.Why didn't you ( not come ) .......come..............................to calss yesterday?
37.We ( be ) .........were.................................. in the librery yesterday.
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