2) Fill in the blanks. Use WAS / WERE:
8. I …………….. at school all day yesrterday.
10. It ……………….cold last week.
1. I _____ happy.
2. You ____ angry.
3. She ______ in London last week.
4. He ______ on holiday.
5. It _____ cold.
6. We ______ at school.
7. You _____ at the cinema.
8. They _____ at home.
9. The cat ____ on the roof.
10. The children _____in the garden.
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2 were
3 was
4 was
5 was
6 were
7 were
8 were
9 was
10 were
1 was
2 were
3 was
4 was
5 was
6 were
7 were
8 were
9 was
10 were
Bài 3: điền Was or Were?
1. I _____ happy.
2. You ____ angry.
3. She ______ in London last week.
4. He ______ on holiday.
5. It _____ cold.
6. We ______ at school.
7. You _____ at the cinema.
8. They _____ at home.
9. The cat ____ on the roof.
10. The children _____in the garden.
Bài 4. Chia động từ ở thì quá khứ đơn
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.
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1 went - drove - arrived - asked - said - told - walked - saw - stopped - bought - was
A. Complete the sentences with was or were.
1. I _____ happy.
2. You ____ angry.
3. She ______ in London last week.
4. He ______ on holiday.
5. It _____ cold.
6. We ______ at school.
7. You _____ at the cinema.
8. They _____ at home.
9. The cat ____ on the roof.
10. The children _____in the garden
1. was
2. were
3. was
4. was
5. was
6. were
7. were
8. were
9. was
10. were
A. Complete the sentences with was or were.
1. I __was___ happy.
2. You __were__ angry.
3. She ___was___ in London last week.
4. He ___was___ on holiday.
5. It ___was__ cold.
6. We _____were_ at school.
7. You _were____ at the cinema.
8. They ____were_ at home.
9. The cat __was__ on the roof.
10. The children ___were__in the garden
A. Complete the sentences with was or were.
1. I _was____ happy.
2. You _were___ angry.
3. She _was_____ in London last week.
4. He _was_____ on holiday.
5. It __was___ cold.
6. We _were_____ at school.
7. You _were____ at the cinema.
8. They _were____ at home.
9. The cat _was___ on the roof.
10. The children _were____in the garden
I. Fill in the blanks with “was” or “were”:
1. Kate _____ at school yesterday.
2. _____ your friends at the party last night?
3. Where _____ Mary yesterday?
4. Her parents _____ angry this morning.
5. _____ you ill last week?
6. Mandy and Tim _____ on holiday last month.
7. I _____ in London in 2019.
8. The movie we saw together _____ really boring.
9. _____ he at home yesterday?
10. My sister _____ very tired so she went to bed.
II. Multiple choice:
1. _______ was the movie? – It was funny. A. How B. What C. Where D. Which
2. I watched a film on TV last night. It _______ good. A. were B. was C. is D. are
3. You shouldn’t see the movie. That movie is very _______. A. good B. fantastic C. exciting D. terrible
4. Was it good? –Yes, ______.
A. it wasn’t B. it is C. it were D. it was
5. The movie I _______ last week was very interesting.
A. see B. sees C. seeing D. saw
6. _______ was the drama on? – At 7 p.m.
A. Where B. Which C. What D. What time
7. I think horror films are very _______.
A. scary B. sad C. funny D. boring
8. What _______ of movie did you watch? – It was an action movie.
A. kind B. time C. day D. theater
9. Was it interesting? – No, it was very _______.
A. great B. exciting C. fantastic D. awful
10. She fell _______ the river and I laughed so much.
A. in B. on C. at D. for
11. I don’t always like action, _______ this movie was very fantastic.
A. because B. and C. or D. but
12. I love this movie. It _______ great.
A. was B. were C. weren’t D. wasn’t
13. The movie was _______ 2:30 p.m.
A. in B. on at C. at D. on
III. Rearrange the sentences:
1. really / The / interesting. / movie / was _________________________________________________________________________________. 2. –They were / Where / in / theater. / the movie / were they? _________________________________________________________________________________. 3. a / drama on / night. / TV last / I watched _________________________________________________________________________________. 4. were / What / the movies / time / on? _________________________________________________________________________________. 5. Sally, traveling / The story / in Australia. / showed the / hero, / ______________________________________________________________________________
1. Kate __was___ at school yesterday.
2. __Were___ your friends at the party last night?
3. Where __was___ Mary yesterday?
4. Her parents _were____ angry this morning.
5. _Were____ you ill last week?
6. Mandy and Tim ___were__ on holiday last month.
7. I ___was__ in London in 2019.
8. The movie we saw together __was___ really boring.
9. ___Was__ he at home yesterday?
10. My sister ___was__ very tired so she went to bed.
II. Multiple choice:
1. _______ was the movie? – It was funny.
A. How B. What C. Where D. Which
2. I watched a film on TV last night. It _______ good.
A. were B. was C. is D. are
3. You shouldn’t see the movie. That movie is very _______.
A. good B. fantastic C. exciting D. terrible
4. Was it good? –Yes, ______.
A. it wasn’t B. it is C. it were D. it was
5. The movie I _______ last week was very interesting.
A. see B. sees C. seeing D. saw
6. _______ was the drama on? – At 7 p.m.
A. Where B. Which C. What D. What time
7. I think horror films are very _______.
A. scary B. sad C. funny D. boring
8. What _______ of movie did you watch? – It was an action movie.
A. kind B. time C. day D. theater
9. Was it interesting? – No, it was very _______.
A. great B. exciting C. fantastic D. awful
10. She fell _______ the river and I laughed so much.
A. in B. on C. at D. for
11. I don’t always like action, _______ this movie was very fantastic.
A. because B. and C. or D. but
12. I love this movie. It _______ great.
A. was B. were C. weren’t D. wasn’t
13. The movie was _______ 2:30 p.m.
A. in B. on at C. at D. on
III. Rearrange the sentences:
1. really / The / interesting. / movie / was
_______The movie was really interesting__________________________________________________________________________.
2. –They were / Where / in / theater. / the movie / were they? ________Where were they? They were in the movie theater_________________________________________________________________________.
3. a / drama on / night. / TV last / I watched _____I watched a drama on TV last night.____________________________________________________________________________.
4. were / What / the movies / time / on? __What time were the movies on?______________________________________________________________________________.
5. Sally, traveling / The story / in Australia. / showed the / hero, / ___The story showed the hero, Sally, traveling in Australia______________________________________________________________________
7.Complete these sentenceswith the past form of " Tobe "
Mom and Dad.......at home yesterday.They were at the hospital.
The weather.......nice.It was windy and rainy.
......he free all day yesterday?
She......tired last night
I........in London last month
.......you at Nina's house yesterday.
I......with him yesterday.
..........they happy last week
He.......at school.He was at home
Were you busy yesterday?Yes, I........
........It cold last night?No, it........It was hot.
Where........they on Sunday?They.........at the store
..........Nina and Sam strong this morning?No, they............
............Sam ill last night?Yes,............
Last night I........sad but now I..........happy
The weather.........hot today but it.......cold last month
David..............Sam's house this morning
Yesterday I............at school
1. weren't
2. wasn't
3. Was
4. was
5. was
6. Were
7.was
8. Were
9. wasn't
10. was
11. Was; wasn't
12. were; were
13. Were; weren't
14. Was; was ( còn ghi thiếu nha)
15. was, am
16. is; was
17. are ( thiếu giới từ)
18. was
complete these sentences in the past simple with tobe
1. Yesterday ........... Monday . I ......... at school
2. Mom and Dad ........... at home yesterday . They were at the hospital
3. The weather ............. nice . It was windy and rainy
4. ......... he free all day yesterday ?
5. She .......... tired last night
6. I ............. in LonDon last month
7. ............... you ai Nina`s house yesterday
8. I.............. with him yester day
9. ........... they happy last week
10 .He ........ ay school . He was at home
1. was, was
2. were not
3. was not
4. Was
5. was
6. was
7. Were
8. was
9. Were
10. He was not stay ...
1, was, was
2, were not
3, were not
4, was
5, was
6, was
7, were
8, was
9, were
10, he was not stay
1. Yesterday ....was....... Monday . I ...was...... at school
2. Mom and Dad .....were...... at home yesterday . They weren't at the hospital
3. The weather .......is...... nice . It was windy and rainy
4. ....Was..... he free all day yesterday ?
5. She ....was...... tired last night
6. I ........was..... in LonDon last month
7. .......Were........ you ai Nina`s house yesterday
8. I.......was....... with him yester day
9. .....Were...... they happy last week
10 .He ....was.... at school . He was at home
Ex 1 . write the correct past simple tense of tobe
1, mom and dad ...........( not be ) at home yesterday. they........ ( be) at the hospital
2, the weather........( 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..........
8, where........ they on sunday? they........at the store
9, .......... Nina and Sam strong this morning? no,they........
10, ............. Sam ill last night? yes,..........
Ex 2 . Change these sentences into negative and interrogative form
1, she was 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 =>.........................................
1, mom and dad .....weren't ......( not be ) at home yesterday. they...were..... ( be) at the hospital
2, the weather.....was ...( be ) nice. it...wasn't.....( not be ) windy and rainy
3, .....Was...... (be) he free all day yesterday?
4, when...were .....(be) you born
5, he ....wasn't....(not be) at school. he was at home
6, were you busy yesterday? yes, i....was.....
7, ......was.....it cold last night? no, it....wasn't......
8, where....were.... they on sunday? they....were....at the store
9, .....were..... Nina and Sam strong this morning? no,they...weren't.....
10, ......was....... Sam ill last night? yes,he....was.....
Ex 2 . Change these sentences into negative and interrogative form
1, she was tired last night =>..........she was't tired last night..............
2, i was in London last month => .....i wasn't in London last month......
3, they were at Nina's house yesterday =>............they weren't at Nina's house yesterday ..........
4, she was with him yesterday =>...............she wasn't with him yesterday...........................
5, tom was at school last monday =>..............tom wasn't at school last monday...........................
HỌC TỐT
Ex 1 . write the correct past simple tense of tobe
1, mom and dad ......weren't.....( not be ) at home yesterday. they....were.... ( be) at the hospital
2, the weather...is.....( be ) nice. it....isn't....( not be ) windy and rainy
3, .....Was.... (be) he free all day yesterday?
4, when....was....(be) you born
5, he ...wasn't.....(not be) at school. he was at home
6, were you busy yesterday? yes, i.....was.....
7, .......was...it cold last night? no, it...wasn't.......
8, where.....are... they on sunday? they....are....at the store
9, ...are....... Nina and Sam strong this morning? no,they.....aren't...
10, ......Did....... Sam ill last night? yes,....she did.....
Ex 2 . 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 => ............I wasn't in London last month..........................
=> Were you in London last month?
3, they were at Nina's house yesterday =>.............They weren't at Nina's house yesterday.....................................
=> Were they at Nina's house last night?
4, she was with him yesterday =>...........She wasn't with him yesterday...............................
=> Was she with him yesterday ?
5, tom was at school last monday =>..............Tom wasn't at school last Monday..........................
=> Was Tom at school last Monday ?
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.
Read and write the words. Answer the questions.
Last weekend was brilliant. On Saturday, I was at the beach withmy family. We were there all day. It was windy, but it wasn't cold. Dad was very happy because the weather was good for flying our new kite. We were on the sand, but we weren't near the sea and the kite was above our heads. It was very funny, because two silly birds were aboveour heads, too. One big one was below the kite and another smaller one was above it. They were happy, playing with the kite.
1. Where were they on Saturday?
2. What was the weather like?
3. Why was Dad very happy?
4. Why was it funny?
5. Where were the birds?
2.
they were at the beach
It was windy, but it wasn't cold
because the weather was good for flying our new kite
because two silly birds were above our heads
they were above our heads
1They were at the beach
2 It was windy, but it wasn't cold
3 Dad was very happy because the weather was good for flying our new kite
4 Because two silly birds were above our heads, too
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