. The ordinary verb in the past simple tense.
1. Anna (walk) ____________ to class yesterday instead of taking the bus.
2. My brother (arrive) ____________ French for two months last year
3. Two years ago, she (teach) ____________ at a village school.
4. I (meet) ____________ her at the movie theater last night.
5. They (have) ____________ dinner in a small restaurant yesterday evening
6. He (take) ____________ his children to the zoo last Sunday
7. John (drink) ____________ beer so much last night.
8. Last Sunday, we (not go) ____________ to the English Club
9. Loan (not receive) ____________ a letter from her pen pal Tim yesterday.
10. They (not live) ____________ in town in 1990

I. Fill in each blank with the simple past tense of the verb from the box.

Question 1. My friends and I __________ swimming yesterday morning.

Question 2. We really __________ the game last Sunday

Question 3. In 1958, at the age of 17, Pelé__________ his first World Cup

Question 4. The Canadian hockey team __________ six goals against Switzerland.

Question 5. The home team __________ very well, but they lost the match.

Question 6. My father __________ me how to ride a bike.

Question 7. I __________ a new baseball cap last week.

Question 8. At the age of 17, Messi __________ the youngest official player and goal scorer in the Spanish La Liga.

Question 9.  She has a black belt in karate. She first __________ karate when she was seven.

Question 10. Argentina __________ 1 - 0 to Germany in the final.

VI. Put the verb in brackets into the simple past tense.

1. Yesterday, I (go)______ to the restaurant with a client.

2. We (drive) ______ around the parking lot for 20 mins to find a parking space.

3. When we (arrive) ______ at the restaurant, the place (be) ______ full.

4. The waitress (ask) ______ us if we (have) reservations.

5. I (say), "No, my secretary forgets to make them."

6. The waitress (tell)______ us to come back in two hours.

7. My client and I slowly (walk) ______ back to the car.

8. Then we (see) ______ a small grocery store.

9. We (stop) in the grocery store and (buy) ______ some sandwiches.

10. That (be) ______ better than waiting for two hours.

Fill in the blank spaces with the past simple or the past progressive tense of the verb in brackets. 1.The children (visit) …………their grandfather last Sunday. 2.Alex(make)………………..model aeroplanes from 4 p.m to midnight yesterday. 3. While I (go)……………….to school, I (meet)…………my friend, Kate. 4.Last night, while Jane (wash)…………..dishes, her brother (sweep)……….. the dinning room. 5.My grandfather (plant)…………………… those trees over fifty years ago. 6.When I (be)……………..…… a child, I always (kick)…………….my ball through the windows. 7.At 12 o'clock yesterday we (lie)………………….. on the beach. 8.Alex (wake)…………….….. up late yesterday and (miss)…………… the bus. 9.They (watch)………..……….TV when the earthquake (begin)…………….. . 10.I was very tired yesterday because I (work)………………hard all day. 11.Christ often (go)…………….. fishing last summer. 12.As Ann (clean)…………..her room, she (find)…………. her lost earring. 13.When I (drop)…………….my cup, the coffee (spill)……………..on my shirt. 14.At this time last year we (work)……………. in Saudi Arabia. We(live)………… there for five years before moving to England. 15.When I (study)…………….at university, I (read) …………………a lot of books. 16.Miss Brown (teach)…………… us last week because our teacher was ill. 17.He (teach)……………. at Harvard University in 1985. 18.My sister (always/ ask)………………. silly questions when she was a child. 19.My sister and I (watch)……………. the cartoons on TV every Saturday last year. 20.I (run)……………….to class when I (fall) ……………………….down the stairs.

V. Fill in each blank with the simple past tense of the verb from the box " play, go, do, buy, teach, lose, score, win, become, enjoy"
1.My friends and I................ swimming yesterday morning
2.We really....................... the game last sunday
3.In 1958, at the age of 17, pelé...............................his first World Cup
4.The Canadian hockey team...............six goals against Switzerland
5.The home team..............very well, but they lost the match
6.My farther.................. me how to ride a bike
7.I...........a new baseball cap last week
8.At the age of 17,Messi...............the youngest official player and goal scorer in the Spanish La Liga
9.She has a black belt in karate. She first................karate when she was seven
10.Argentina.................1- 0 to Germany in the final.

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Exercise 3. Put the verb in brackets in the simple past tense.  

( chia động từ trong ngoặc ở dạng quá khứ đơn)

1. I (be) ________ at home alone last night.

2. Nam (go) ________ to London two months ago.

3. They (sell) ________ their house several days ago.

4. Albert Einstein (die) ________ in 1955.

5. When (you, see) ________ her last time?

6. We (not, meet) ________ them at the workshop yesterday.

7. (you, play) ________ table tennis with Tim last Sunday?

8. Van (study) ________ arts when she was at school.

9. Where (you, be) ________ yesterday afternoon?

10. Mary (not, know) ________ anything about him in the past.

Exercise 4. Reorder the words and phrases to make sentences. ( Xắp xếp từ thành câu)

1. the/ close/ book/.

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2. run/ don’t/ fast/ so/.

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3. me/ to/ listen/.

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4. the/ open/ door/ don’t/.

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5. wear/ clothes/ don’t/ wet/.

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6. careful/ be/.

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The ordinary verb in the past simple tense

1.My grandparents (watch).......................TV last night?

2. Where you (go)................yesterday?

3. Minh's mother (stay).....................up late last night?

4. Jonh (do).......................a lot of work last Sunday?

5. Why you (leave)...................the party early yesterday?

6. What time you (finish).......................your lessons last night?

7. Where you (go)................last Monday