Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets: the past simple or the past perfect tense.

Before he (wake up)     , his mother (prepare)    breakfast.
We (go)      to London last month.
By the time the doctor (arrive)    , the patient (die)    .
Before that day we (never/ think)    of traveling to Japan.
I (know)     him a long time before I (meet)     his family.
It (be)     cloudy for days before it (begin)     to rain.
The car (break)     down last Sunday.
Martha (turn)     off the light and (go)     to bed.
He (buy)     a new car last month, but he doesn't really like it.
The robbers (attack)    him 20 minutes ago.

Using the past simple of the verbs in brackets.

1. He (have)______ a very good time at the picnic last week.   

2. I (wait)______ for John for half an hour yesterday.   

3. Suho (send)______ a present to his mother on her birthday last month.   

4. I (think)______ about the problem all night.   

5. The secretary (finish) ______ the report this morning.   

6. The police (catch)______ the thief the day before yesterday.  

7. They (print)______ many English reference books last month.   

8. I (come)______ to work on time yesterday.   

9. The Greens (take)______ their vacation in March last year.   

10. The train (arrive)______ half an hour late.   

1.     Complete  the sentences with the simple past form of the verbs in brackets.

1.     John and I……………badminton yesterday . ( play)

2.     He…………..to school this afternoon. ( walk)

3.     We…………..a great time last weekend. ( have)

4.     She…………a lot of photos last week. ( take)

5.     What time( Nam / have)………………….breakfast this morning ?

6.     They ……………to the cinema last night. ( not go)

7.     It………………. last week. ( not rain)

8.     The weather ……………..quite good last Christmas. ( be)

9.     She ……………our new teacher 2 days ago (  not see)

10.               I……………… this bike since I was a teenager .( have)

        11………….your aunt ……………..in this hospital in 2000?  ( work)

I. Complete the sentences with the past simple forms of the verbs in brackets.

1. They (see) ........................................ a good film last night.

2. He (buy) ........................................ a lot of English books yesterday.

3. They (be) ......................................... students last year.

4. She (be) ............................................... in Da Nang City last week.

5. They (wear) ...................................... the uniform two days ago.

6. It (take) ...................................... me 40 minutes to get there.

7. They (decorate) ................................................. the room last month.

8. She (teach) ....................................... me English two months ago.

X.   Complete the sentences with the correct tense of the verbs in brackets. Use the past simple or the present perfect tenses.

1.   I’m really hungry. I ______________ (not have) lunch yet.

2.   We ______________ (not have) a maths class last week.

3.   Keith’s not home now. He ______________ (go) to the beach this weekend.

4.   My family ______________ (move) to Canada in 2010.

5.   _________ you ever __________ (visit) San Adarino?

6.   He ______________ (live) in London for two years when he was a student.

7.   __________ Jenny __________ (go) to the dentist yesterday?

8.   They ______________ (work) in this company since 2001.

9.   _________ you __________ (see) Joana recently?

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. (✓)

1.Dịch and complete the sentences. Use the past simple form of the verbs below. " do win catch go read speak get ". 1. Last month I..... an interesting book about Martin Luther King. 2. Janine........ to New York for two weeks last year. 3. She..... to her mother on the phone every day. 4.we.......three salmon in the river last weekend. 5. I.... some of my homework before breakfast this morning. 6. My cousin...... a job at the new. Supermarket yesterday. 7. Our team ....... the school basketball competition last Saturday Bài tập 2: dịch and complete the sentences and questions with the past simple form of the verbs in brackets. Use the affirmative, negative or interrogative forms. 1.......( you/ write) an email to James last night? 2. I........(buy) the English-English dictionary because it was very expensive. 3...... (Stuart/see) Karen yesterday evening? She wanted to speak to him. 4. We....( go) to the cinema last Friday, but the film was terrible! 5. Mum.....(cook) dinner last night. We went to a restaurant instead. 6. I don't want lunch today because I .....( have) a big breakfast this morning. 7. ( you/go) to the film club last Wednesday?

II.        Complete the sentences with the Past Simple affirmative or negative of the verbs in brackets. There are two verbs in questions 6–8.

0     I _______________ (not play) football last Saturday.

1     Paloma _______________ (not clean) her house yesterday.

2     Fabian _______________ (watch) a good film last night.

3     Amar _______________ (not buy) anything at the shops today.

4     Nick _______________ (not meet) his friends last night.

5     Colin and Jonny _______________ (miss) school today.

6     We __________ (not visit) my grandparents last week – they _______ (be) on holiday.

7     I __________ (not sleep) very much last night – I _______________ (not be) tired.

8     The sun___________ (not shine) yesterday so I _______________ (stay) at home.