a. Fill in the blanks with the Past Simple form of the verbs in brackets.

(Điền từ vào chỗ trống với dạng đúng với thì quá khứ đơn của từ trong ngoặc.)

1. The school raised (raise) nearly five thousand dollars after the charity day. 

2. My friends and I _______(not clean up) the local park last weekend. 

3. Last summer, my brother_______(volunteer) at the local food kitchen. He prepare food and do the dishes. 

4. We______(donate) sweaters, scarves, and socks to poor children last winter. 

5. _________they__________(organize) a fun run last month? 

I.                   Complete the text with the Past Simple form of the verbs in brackets. ( Cho dạng đúng của động từ ở thì quá khứ đơn)

I (1)_____________ (go) to Milan last February with my family. We (2)______________ (fly)  there. We (3)_________________ (stay) in a great hotel near Duomo.  During the day we (4)_________________ (walk) around the city. We (5)_________________ (see)  all the famous places like the Duomo and the La Scala theatre. We (6)_________________ (take) a lot of photos. We (7)____________ (have) fantastic pizza, salad and panna cotta. Our favourite restaurant (8)____________ (be) in Via Montenapoleone. We also (9)___________ (buy) some clothes, shoes and bags. We (10)___________ (have) a great time.

I.                   Past Simple (affirmatives and negatives)- Thì quá khứ đơn.

 Complete the sentences with the correct Past Simple form of the verbs in brackets. 

 1 Tom _________________ (go) to France last summer. (✗)

2 We _________________ (eat) dinner in a fashionable restaurant. ( ✓)

3 Mike _________________ (read) my mail. (✗)

4 I _________________ (watch) the football match on TV last night. (✗)

5 Jane _________________ (be) thirsty. (✓)

6 She _________________ (drink) some water. (✓)

7. Complete the text with the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

(Hoàn thành đoạn văn với dạng đúng quá khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ tiếp diễn cho các động từ trong ngoặc.)

It was past midnight when Helen (1) _____ (arrive) home. She (2) _____ (close) the door quietly because her parents (3) _____ (sleep) upstairs. As she (4) _____ (take off) her coat, she (5) _____ (see) a letter on the floor with her name on it. She (6) _____ (open) the letter and (7) _____ (read) it. Then she (8) _____ (put) it in her pocket, (9) _____ (pick up) her coat and (10) _____ (go) out again. It (11) _____ (be) a cold night but it (12) _____ (not rain). A few people (13) _____ (walk) towards the High Street, so Helen (14) _____ (cross) the road and _____ (follow) them. She (16) _____ (not know) where they (17) _____ (go) - but she (18) _____ (not want) to be alone.

b. Fill in the blanks. Use the Past Simple and to-infinitives.

(Điền vào chỗ trống. Sử dụng thì Quá khứ đơn và động từ nguyên mẫu có “to”.)

1. Did they arrange to meet at the party? (arrange/meet)

2. My teacher ______________ us a test. (decide/give)

3. They ______________ together on the project. (agree/work)

4. My mom ______________ me a new laptop for my birthday. (promise/buy)

5.______________ you ______________ your grandpa clean the yard? (offer/help)

6. Peter ______________ me use his cell phone. (refuse/let)

a. Fill in the blanks using the words from the box. You might need to use the past form of the verbs. Listen and repeat. (Điền vào chỗ trống bằng cách sử dụng các từ trong hộp. Bạn có thể cần sử dụng dạng quá khứ của động từ. Lắng nghe và lặp lại.)

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1. I missed my flight because the taxi broke down on the way to the airport. We had to wait for a mechanic.

2. I ate some seafood last night and felt really sick. I think I had _______________.

3. Someone _______________ my suitcase when I was traveling on vacation. I had to buy new clothes because all my clothes were taken.

4. Because of the storm, our flight was _______________ by two hours.

5. The _______________ rang at 2 a.m. last night. We were scared, but luckily, everyone was safe.

c. Read the letter and fill in the blanks, using the correct form of the verbs.

(Đọc lá thư và điền vào chỗ trống, sử dụng dạng đúng của các động từ.)

Dear Jenny,

How are you doing?

Right now I (1) ______________ (volunteer) in Myanmar. I (2) ______________ (live) in a local village, and I'll be here until December. It's small, but it (3) ______________ (have) some beautiful old buildings. We (4) ______________ (build) a new school for a charity called Global Classroom. This charity is really great and over the years has helped a lot of people. It (5) ______________ (provide) free education for children and (6) ______________ (pay) for all their uniforms and school supplies. I do a lot of things to help, but this month I (7)

______________ (teach) English. I (8) ______________ (hope) we can meet then. 

I will be home for Christmas. I miss you a lot.

Love to everyone,

Phương

6. Complete the dialogue with the correct past simple form of the verbs be and can.

(Hoàn thành đoạn hội thoại sau với dạng quá khứ đơn đúng của động từ be hoặc can.)

Sam: You (1) _____ (not be) at the party last night. Where (2) _____ (you/ be)?

Leah: I (3) _____ (not can) go. My cousins (4) _____ (be) here, so I had to stay in.

Sam: 5 _____ (it/ be) fun?

Leah: Yes, it (6) _____ (be) good. We watched a film. It (7) _____ (be) a really funny comedy. (8) ____ (there/ be) a lot of people at the party?

Sam: No, not many. It (9) _____ (not be) much fun And the music (10) _____ (be) too loud! I (11) _____ (not can) hear what people were saying. The film sounds better!

E5. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the given verbs.

     (Điền vào chỗ trống dạng đúng của các động từ đã cho.)

1. J. K. Rowling  (write) _____________her first book at the age of six.

2. Nowadays, Harvard University  (consider) _____________________

one of the best universities in America.

3. My sister  (offer) _______a scholarship to Oxford University last year.

4. Many famous professors and lecturers  (teach)_____________ here in 1946.

5. Many flowers and trees  (grow) __________________ around my school every year.

6. Why  (the floor/ not clean) _______________________yesterday?