I. Put the verbs in the past perfect or past simple.

1. When we______________ (arrive) in Kennedy Space Center, the space shuttle already______________(launch) into space.

2. I felt very tired when I got home, so I______________ (go) straight to bed.

3. I felt better by the summer, but the doctor warned me not to do too much. I______________ (be) very ill.

4. At last the committee were ready to announce their decision. They______________(make) up their mind.

5. “Was Tom at the party when you arrived?” - “No, he ______________(go) home.”

6. Sorry I’m late. The car ______________ (break) down on my way here.

7. I______________ (take) the book back to the library when I ______________ (read) it.

8. The house was very quite when I ______________(get) home. Everybody______________ (go) out for dinner.

9. After she______________ (fill) the basket, she ______________ (go) to the check out.

10. Yesterday morning I______________ (remember) the answer to the question Bob ______________(ask) me the night before, so I______________ (phone) him.

11. Last night, I______________ (go) to Jim’s room and ______________ (knock) on the door but

there______________  (be) no answer. Either he______________ (go) out or he ______________ (not want) to see anyone.

12. Angela asked me how to use the photocopier. She ______________ (never/ use) it before, so

she______________ (not/ know) what to do.

13. Two days ago I_________ (meet) an old friend who I______________(not see) for years.

14. Karen______________ (not want) to come to the cinema with us because she ______________(already/ see) the film.

15. When the students ______________ (do) the experiment, they______________ (write) a report on it.

II. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. While Tom (read) ______________, Amely(watch) ______________ a documentary on TV.

2. Marvin (come) ______________ home, (switch) ______________ on the computer and (check) ______________        his emails.

3. The thief (sneak) ______________ into the house, (steal) ______________ the jewels and (leave) ______________ without a trace.

4. Nobody (listen) ______________ while the teacher (explain) ______________ the tenses.

5. While we (do) ______________ a sight-seeing tour, our friends (lie)    ______________ on the beach.

6. He (wake) ______________ up and (look) ______________ at his watch.

7. The receptionist (welcome) ______________ the guests and (ask) ______________ them to fill in the form.

8. The car (break) ______________ down and we (have) ______________ to walk home.

9. The boys (swim) ______________ while the girls (sunbathe)     ______________

10. My father (come) ______________ in, (look) ______________ around and (tell) ______________ me to tidy up my room.

11. As long as one group (prepare) ______________ dinner, the others (collect) ______________ wood for their campfire.

12. While the parents (have) ______________ breakfast, their children (run) ______________ about.

13. Martha (turn)______________ off the lights and (go)     ______________ to bed.

14. When I (do) ______________ the washing-up, I (break) ______________ a plate.

15. While Tom (play) ______________ the piano, his mother (do) ______________the washing-up.

Bài 1 :Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple tense os past perfect tense

1. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin (collect).................... some moon dust samples before they (return)............. to Earth.

2. By the time Yang Liwei (become)................. the first person sent into space by the Chinese space program in 2003, NASA already (send).................... over 100 people.

3. After the spaceship Soyuz 37 (be)............. in orbit around the earth, Pham Tuan and Viktor Gorbatko (conduct)...................some experiments.

4. When we (arrive)..................... in Kennedy Space Center, the space shuttle already (launch)................. into space.

5. Dennis Tito already (complete)............... 900 hours of training by the time he (fly)...............into space in 2001.

Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question.

The Shuttle Era Comes to an End

The set of Space Shuttle missions run by NASA captivated the world and proved that reusable spacecraft could be used to bring astronauts and cargo into space. The Space Shuttle programme had a total of six separate orbiters, five of which actually went into space. The first-made orbiter was only used to gather data about how the shuttles would glide back to the earth. This shuttle would be brought up into the air by a specially modified Boeing 747 and released to glide down without any power of its own.

The Space Shuttle Era ran from the first launch on April 12, 1981, and ended when the final shuttle landed on July 21, 2011. During this time, there were 135 missions flown. Of the five shuttles that did go into space, two met with disasters that killed all the crew members aboard.The first disaster happened on January 28, 1986 when Space Shuttle Challenger ran into severe problems and exploded less than two minutes after take-off. It was a major blow to NASA as a school teacher was on board the orbiter, and the launch was being watched by children from schools across the United States. The second disaster came on February 1, 2003. After having completed its mission, Space Shuttle Columbia was returning to the earth from space. During damage done to a wing during its launch, the orbiter disintegrated as it hit the earth’s atmosphere during re-entry.

Because the Space Shuttle programme was running, it largely made possible the construction of the International Space Station (ISS). The shuttles brought astronauts to the station, replenished supplies, and carried actual pieces to the Space Station up from the earth.As the Space Shuttle Era came to an end, many space lovers have been left wondering, “What’s next?” There is still plenty to explore, so we will all just have to wait and see.

What was captivated in the passage?

A. The world

B. An astronaut

C.A mission

D.A space shuttle

Each sentence below contains an error. Underline it and write the correct answer in the space provided.

1. The astronaut visited our school yesterday morning has flown into space four times.

2. Pham Tuan had been awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union after returning from space.

3.The site which the space shuttle is going to be launched next week attracts a lot of visitor.

4. When Alan Shepard travelled into space in May 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first person on April 12^th , 1961.

5. The rocks my father always carries them in his bag came from outer space

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.