V Put the following verbs into the past tense.

      1.   Alan (not see) ........................ Paul at school.

      2.   Carol (bring) ........................ her new laptop to school.

      3.   The baby (cry) ........................ all night long.

      4.   My brother (can) ..... ................... swim when he (be)   ........................ four.

      5.   Charles (prepare) ........................ a nice dinner.

      6.   The children (eat) ........................ cheese sandwich.

      7    you (sit) ........................ next to Mary? 

      8.   There (be) ........................ a lot of people at the match.

      9.   Peter (forget) ........................ my birthday.

      10. The children (play) ........................ football after school.

4. I'm smoke, but I (have) plenty of monkey now it I (not/spend) so much yesterday.

3. (your parents/not/be) proud if they could see you now?

26. I feel as if my heard (be) on fire now, doctor.

27. he always talk as though he (address) at a public meeting

28. It was our fault to keep you waiting so long. We (inform) you in advance.

29. Had I known her address, I (go) to visit her.

30. He looked frightened as if he (see) a ghost.

31. I wish I (see) her off at the airport yesterday.

32. To wishes he (have) enough money to buy a new car now.

34. I wish I (have) a day off visit his parent. He hasn't seen them ages.

35. He wishes he (not/buy) that old car.

EX5. Put the verbs in the brackets in simple past tense
1. Daisy (not bring) __________ some chocolates to the birthday party last night.
2. You (hear) ________ a new song on the radio yesterday morning?
3. There (be) _________ a good film on yesterday. I (not see) __________ it.
4. The Smiths (not speak) ___________ Italian to the waitress when they had a meal there
5. Peter (understand) ____________ during the class this morning, but now he doesn’t
understand.
6. My mother (forget)__________ to buy some milk when she went to the supermarket.
7. You (be) __________ at the hospital three days ago?
8. We (not lose) _________ our keys last Friday.
9. They (swim) _________ 500 meters yesterday afternoon?
10. I (give) __________ my mother a CD for her last birthday.

Bài 1: Chia động từ

1, It was a really difficult task (take), so we had to ask Tom (help) us with it

2, She was about (go) when Tom (come) (visit) her. She (talk) to her for a few minutes and then (apologize) to him for (be) busy (get) (attend) a meeting

3, It (be) brave of the fireman (rush) into the fire ( rescue) the victims

4, We always have difficulty (go) abroad (learn) because we often waste a lot of time (get) to know the customs and culture in this country. I used to (spend) two months (get) used to (drive) on the left when I first (be) to London

5, Seldom he (go) (fish) last year. But he is accustomed to (do) so this year

6, There is no one for me (make) friends in this area. I (stay) here for two months and all the people here are strange to me

7, She sometimes gets Daisy (make) her new skirts

8, They had the roof of the house (mend) by Peter

9, Do you dare (open) my letter? No, I dare not (open) it

10, She must (come) home late last night, because her mother (phone) me when I (watch) TV at 11 she (not turn) back yet

11, I hear his voice from the room. He must (talk) to Nam now

12, We shouldn't (tell) her the news yesterday. I think it might (make) her upset

13, He went to work late this morning.I don't know the reason, but I think he might (stay) up late last night (watch) TV

14, (Read) in the bad light (make) her eyes bad. She shouldn't (do) like that

15, I have no objection to (hear) your problem again but try (tell) me about it in short words. I'm afraid of (tell) untrue things

16, She postponed (give) me the tape. I (ask) her twice but she (not return) it yet

17, He admited (brake) so suddenly, so the accident (happen)

18, Stop (run) on the grass. We(plant) it recently. It needs (water) more

19, She prefers ( listen ) to country music to (watch) action movies

20, I denied (help) her and that made her (feel) angry

21, He bought a Vietnamese-English dictionary and (give) it to me

22, The coffee was OK but the cream (be) sour

23, He has a piano and a violin now, but he (not have) a flute

24, He says he (arrive) on time yesterday

25, I used to like (go) to our local cinema

26, I don't mind (walk) hom but I'd rather (get) a taxi

27, I can't make a decision (do) it. I keep (change) my mind

28, I regret (tell) you that we will have to leave here tomorrow

29, David regretted (not attend) the contest last Sunday

30, How do you make this machine (work)? - I am not sure. Try (press) this button

       Your mind’s ability to bring back experiences you have had is your memory. There two kinds of remembering”  recall and recognition. For instance, you may not be not able to recall the poem you read yesterday in class, but you see it again, you will know it instantly because you recognize it.

    Some few people have “total recall” often spoken of as photographic memory. A person with total recall can recite a whole page of a book after reading it once or play a musical  composition after hearing it once. This is very unusual, however, and most people have difficulty in remembering even the names they heard the day before. This is not because most people lack the ability to remember but because they had not paid much attention to what they heard. They felt no personal reasons to remember. Having a personal for remembering is one of the most important factors in a good memory.

    When you have a strong reason for remembering, concentrate as you read or listen, try to connect the new information to things you already know. A detail is easy to remember when it fits into a whole that make sense. If you understand the entire history lesson before you try to remember any particular dates, your memory may surprise you.

1. This article as a whole tells us about

A. a people who call remember whole pages. 

B. People who can’t remember whole pages.

C. Your memory and how you can improve it.

D. Photographic memory.

2. Form the reading it can be understood that 

A. any person who tries hard enough can remember as well as any other.

B. Recall and recognition are the same things.

C. Wanting to do a thing is very important to being able to do it.

D. Details are more easily remembered by fitting them into a whole. 

3. According to the text, which sentence is not true? 

A. If you can’t remember things, you don’t have money.

B. Recognition and recall are the two kinds of memory.

C. A person can remember anything better if he/she has a strong reason for doing it.

D. A detail is easy to remember when it fits into a whole that make sense.

4. To bring together ideas in one’s mind means to

    A. concentrate B. recite C. bring back D. recall

5. Which does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 3 refer to?

    A. information B. sense C. history lesson D. a detail

put the verbs in brackets in simple past tense

1,Daisy(not bring)................................some chocolates to the birthday part night

2,You(hear).......................................a new song on the radio yesterday morning

3,There(be)................................a good film on yesterday.I(not see)..........................

4,The Smiths(not speak).......................Italian to the waitress when the a meal there

5,Peter(understand)..........................during the class this morning,but he doesn't understand

6,My morther(forget)...........................to buy some milk when she went to the supermarket

7,You(be)......................at the hospital three days ago?

8,We (not lose)................................our keys last Friday

9,They(swim)..................................500 meters yesterday afternoon?

10,I(give).........................my morther a CD for her last birthday

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I. give the correct forms of the verbs in brackets 

1. daisy (not bring) ................ some chocolates to the birthday party last night

2. you (hear) ................... a new song on the radio yesterday morning?

3. ther (be) .................. a good film on yesterday. i (not see) .................... it

4. the Smiths (not speak) .......................... Italian to the waitress when they had a meal there 

5. Peter (understand) ......................... during the class this morning, but now he doesn't understand 

6. my mother (forget) ..................... to buy some milk when she went to the supermarket

7. you (be) ....................... at the hospital three days ago?

8. we ( not lose) .............................. our keys last friday

9. they (swim) .....................500 meters yesterday afternoon?

10. i (give) ............................ my mother a CD for her last birthday