II. Write these sentences, putting one verbs into the correct form of used to and the other into the past simple. 1. He (live) _____ in London before he (go) _____ abroad. 2. I (earn) _____ a lot of money, but then I (lose)…………………. my job. 3. _____ you (travel) _____ a lot before I (become) _____ a teacher? 4. That radio (work) ______ before I (drop) ______ it. 5. We (see) _____ them every week, but then we (have) ______ an argument. 6. She (play) ______ tennis a lot before she (break) ______ her leg. 7. She (drive) ______ a lot before she (have) ______ an accident. 8. We (have) ______ a garden, but then we (move) ______ to a different house.

IV. Fill in the gaps. Use the past simple form of the verbs in the box.

Thuy Hang is over fifty years old. She lives in the country with her five cats. She isn't married, but she love her children. She is very happy, but she can remember times when her life was difficult. She often thinks about her pats.

She (1)..........from 5.30 in the morning until 9.00 at night. She (2)...........all the rooms in the house before breakfast. She (3)...........300$ a month.

In 1995, she (4).............to another family. She (5)..............her new job because she (6)................after the children. There were five children, four sons and one daughter.

She(7).................them, especially the baby Thanh Mai. She (8).............with that family for ten years. Thuy Hang never married. She just looked after other people's children until she (9)............. , when she was seventy years old.

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

1. I/ be/ my first job/ tired/ because/ very longs hours/ I/ work.

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

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

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

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

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

Complete the sentences. Use the past simple or the past perfect form of the verbs in brackets.

1 My uncle and aunt _________ (already/get engaged) before they _________(emigrate) to Australia.

2 I _________(not/can) buy anything because I _________(forget) my wallet.

3 Robert _________(be) upset because he _________ (split up) with his girlfriend.

4 Kelly _________(start) her first business before she_________(leave) university.

5 As soon as Sara _________(inherit) the money from her grandmother, she _________(buy) a car.

6 By the time Joe _________(retire), he_________(become) a grandfather.

7 After Fred _________ (settle down) in London, he _________(decide) to have a change of career.

8 We _________ (spend) the weekend moving house, so we _________ (go) to bed very early on Sunday.

7.   By the time the bus (come)__________ this morning. Duong (wait)___________ for it for half an hour.

I. Fill in the sentences with the correct form (past simple) of the verbs in brackets.

1.   I __________ (see) the film last night but I ____________ (not like) it.         

2.   ____________ (Marco/ win) the golf competition?

3.   They ____________ (not play) very well yesterday. They ____________ (lose) the match.

4.   How many goals _________________ (your team/ score) in the first half?

5.   I ____________ (be) very tired, so I ____________ (go) to bed early last night.

6.   ____________ (you/ go) swimming this morning?

7.   The children ____________, (not be) hungry, so they ____________ (not eat) anything.

8.   Susan and her friends ____________ (come) to Japan three months ago.

9.   I ____________ (have) a wonderful holiday with my family last July.

10. Jane ________ (not be) at the party last Sunday, so she ________ (not know)what happened.

Complete the dialogues with the present perfect or past simple form of the verbs in brackets.

Ruth: Have you ever broken (you / ever / break) something really expensive?

Oscar: Yes, I ¹…….. It ²…….. (be) three or four years ago.  I ³…….. (drop) my dad's laptop. He ⁴…….. (not let) me use his tablet or smartphone since it 5…….. (happen)!

Alex: ⁶……..  (you / ever / meet) a celebrity?

Sara: No, I ⁷……..,  but my uncle ⁸……… He ⁹……… (go) to school with Keira Knightley, the actress. But she ¹⁰……… (not be) famous then, of course. They ¹¹……… (be) only six years old!

Alex: ¹²……… (he/see) her since she ¹³……… (become) famous?

Sara: No, he ¹⁴………

G. In some of these sentences, the past simple form is incorrect. Underline the incorrect verbs and write the sentence correctly. Tick the correct sentences.
1. I took a lot of photos yesterday.
_____________________________.
2. I did my homework this morning.
_____________________________.
3. We spoke to the teacher earlier.
_____________________________.
4. I had cereal for breakfast.
_____________________________.
5. You came home late last night.
_____________________________.
6. My grandfather fought in World War 2.
_____________________________.

IV. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1.After Nick (do)………………..his homework , he (go)………………..to bed last night.

2. Mai (live)……………..in Hai Phong for five years before she (move)…………… to Ha Noi three years ago.

3. Phong (tell)……………..me yesterday that he (learn)……………..French for a year.

4. Ms Hong (work)……………….at our school for twenty years before she (retire)………….last June.

5. By the time I (get)………………….to Nick’s house , his party (already/start)……………..

6. When we (come) ………………………..back to our home village last month , it (change)……………………………so much.

7. I couldn’t recognize my cousin because he (grow)…………………………..a lot.

8. By the time the bus (come)……………this morning, Duong (wait)………………..for it for half an hour.