I. Supply the correct tense of the verbs:
1. I ________(post) a letter to her 2 months ago.
2. At this time yesterday we ________ (learn) English
3. Ba usually________ (go) to school by bike.
4. Lan ________ (read) book in her room at the moment.
5. Have you ever ________ (eat) Chinese food yet? àYes, I ________ (eat) at a Chinese restaurant last year.
6. I ________ (call) you tomorrow.
7. If you ________ (study) hard, he can (get) good mark.
8. When the phone rang, she ________ (cook) dinner.
9. It is raining heavily, so we can’t________ (go) out.
10. We enjoy ________ (play) soccer.

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.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.

Give a correct form of the verbs.

1/My uncle (not visit) us since he (move) to the new town.

2/You should practice (speak) English every day.

3/It (get) hotter and hotter in June.

4/The movie (start) at 8.15 this evening.

5/We (already) the first semester exams.

6/Mr.Binh (learn) Chinese at school, but he (forget) most of it.

7/We (have) a party next Sunday. Would you like (come)?

8/The weather (become) colder and colder in December.

9/I (not go) out this evening. I (stay) at home.

10/The film (begin) at 7.30 or 8.00?

11/You (be) away?-Yes. I (go) to the country last Sunday.

12/They just (phone) to say that they (not come) back till Friday night.

13/How long you (know) Mrs.Chi?-I (know) her for 5 years.

14/We (not see) her since we (be) on holiday in Ha Long Bay.

15/Phuong (not finish) her homework yet.

16/Would you like some coffee? I just (make) some.

17/She (feed) the cat yet?-Yes, she (feed) it half an hour ago.

18/A:Where you (go)?

B:I (go) to the school library. Would you like (go) with me?

A:Yes. Let's go.

19/My father (be) a kind-heater man. He (love) books. He has spent a lot of time on (read) books.

20/Mr.Green always (go) to work by bus.

21/I (post) the letter a month ago. I wonder why she (not reply) yet.

22/The children prefer (watch) to (read).

\(They (study) __________ at this school for 7 years now. 13/ They (begin) __________ to study at this school 7 years ago. 14/ Since when (you know) ___________ her ? 15/ How long ago (he start) __________ to learn French ? 16/ She (lose) __________ her handbag on the train yesterday morning. 17/ My mother (be) ______ in hospital for a long time and she cannot go home yet. 18/ His dog (just run) __________ out of the garden.\)

20/ He (travel) ___________ to Mexico by air last summer.

I (try) __________ to learn French for years, but I (not succeed) _________ yet.
2/ She (read) _________ all the works of Dickens.How many (you read) _________?
3/ I (wait) __________ here nearly half an hour for my girlfriend; do you think she (forget)
__________ to come ?
4/ Mary (rest) __________ in the garden all day because she (be) __________ ill.
5/ Although John (study) __________ at the University for 5 years, he (not get) __________
his degree yet.
6/ Jack (go) __________ to Switzerland for a holiday. He (never, be) _____ there.
7/ We (live) __________ here for the last six months, and (just, decide) __________ to move.
8/ That book ( lie) __________ on the table for weeks. You (not read) ____ it yet ?
9/ He (not be) ___________ here since Christmas; I wonder where he (live) __________ since
then.
10/ He (lose) ___________ his books. He (look) ____________ for them all afternoon, but
they (not turn up) ___________ yet.
11/ She (work) ___________ so hard this week that she (not have) ___________ time to go to
the cinema.
12/ Your hair is wet. (You swim) __________ for a long time ?
13/ Bill is still a bad driver although he (drive)__________ cars for six years.
14/ You look very tired. (You work) __________very hard ?
15/ The phone (ring) __________ for 2 minutes, but I (not answer) ________ it yet

II. Complete the sentences, putting the verbs into the correct tenses:
1. I (get) _______ hungry. Let’s go and have something to eat
2. Be quiet! I (want) _______ to hear the news broadcast
3. What _______ you (do) yesterday?
I (get) _______ up very early, (have) _______ my breakfast and then I (go) _______ to my office
4. Egypt (produce) _______ some of the finest cotton in the world
5. What _______ she (do) when you (arrive) _______ at her house yesterday morning?
She (cook) _______ her breakfast in the kitchen
6. What _______ you usually (read) when you (be) _______ on holiday?
I (read) _______ detective stories. Now I (read) _______ “The Shut door” by Ivor Lock
7. Ann (wait) _______ for me when I (arrive) _______
8. Mary (usually/phone) _______ me on Fridays but She (not phone) _______ last Friday
9. What’s the noise? What (happen) _______ ?
10. Yesterday evening, the phone (ring) _______ three times while we (have) _______ dinner
11. Why are you under the table? You (look) _______ for something?
12. _______ You (watch) TV last night? No, I (have) _______ supper and (go) _______ straight to bed
13. I (not like) _______ staying at hotels, but last summer, we (spend) _______ a few days at a very nice hotel by
the sea.
14. Linda (be) _______ busy when we (go) _______ to see her yesterday. She (study) _______ for an exam. We
(not want) _______ to disturb her, so we (not stay) _______ very long
15. When I first (tell) _______ Tom the news, he (not believe) _______ me. He (think) _______ that I (joke)
_______
16. We usually (go) _______ to Spain on holiday, but this year we (go) _______ to France
17. We can go out now. It (not rain) _______ any more
18. The sun (warm) _______ the air and (give) _______ us light
19. What speed _______ the car (do) at the time of the accident?
20. They (study) _______ in the library when the fire alarm (go) _______ off

I. Give the correct word form or verb form.
1. December is the ..........................time of the year for shops. ( busy )
2. The most popular after school .................................are football and baseball. (act)
3. In the USA, there ............................no lessons on Saturday. (be)
4. We .................................a holiday in Hue next month. (have)
5. We ....................to school two weeks ago. (not go)
6. Could you tell me how ...................to the bus stop? (get)
II. Read and answer the questions.
Nam’s school has a library. The library is not very large, but it’s nice. There are lots of reference
books, novels, readers, newspapers......in the library. There is also a comfortable area. The library
opens at 7 o’clock in the morning and closes at 4.30 in the afternoon. Nam’s house is not far from
his school - about 500 meters, so he goes to the library every afternoon.
Questions:
1. Does Nam’s school have a library?
....................................................
2. What are there in the library?
..................................................
3. How far is it from Nam’s house to the library?
.................................................
4. How often does Nam go to the library?
 .................................................

A

B

A

B

III. Answer about you.
1. What do you usually do after school?
........................................................................................
2. How often do you go swimming?
.......................................................................................
3. What do you do at recess?
........................................................................................
4. Which subject are you good at?
........................................................................................
5. When does your school year start?
......................................................................................

Exercise 1: Put the verbs in bracke into THE PAST SIMPLE or THE PAST PROGESSIVE

1. Mr.Smith (invite).............Mrs. Quyen to have dinner while she(visit).........the USA

2. How fast( the girl/ ride)..............her bike when tha accident(happen)..........?

3. Yesterday morning To(draw)...........something in his notebook while the teacher (explain)...........the lesson.

4. Jonh(take).........a picture of me at the party while I(not/ look)..............

5. What(you/ do)................at this time yesterday?~ I (listen)............to music

6. When Bill(be)..........small, he(want)............to be a pilot.

7. Yesterday afternoon Lan(fall)................asleep while she(read).........a novel

8. Yesterday Tuan( ask).............me to go to the station with him, but I(not/ want)..............to leave the house because I(wait).........for a phone call.

9. I(go).........to the post office to receive a parcel yesterday. While I(fill out).............the form an old friend of mine(slap).................me on my shoulder. I(be)............so happy to meet him.

10. I (see)........Hoa at the supermarket yesterday, but she (not/see).................me. She(look)............the other way

Chia động từ :

1. I (meet) her at the movie theater last night

2. He (go) to the English club every day. But last Sunday he (not go) there, he (go) to the city museum

3. My mother (make) a dress now

4. Two years ago, she (teach) at a village school
5. What.....you (do) yesterday morning?
6. We (travel) to Hue next month
7. They usually (have) dinner at home, but they ( have) dinner at a small restaurant yesterday evening

8. Lan and Hoa (go) to the post office now
9. I (mail) this letter tomorrow
10. Look! The children (ride) their bike