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
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2. were
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5. was
6. were
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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
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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6. Complete the sentences with was or werea. I ______ happy. b. You _________ angry. c. She _______ in London last week. d. He ___________ on holiday. e. It____________ cold. f. We_______ at school. g. You_________ at the cinema. h. They_______ at home. i. The cat _________ on the roof.
1, am 2,are, 3,was 4,is 5,is 6,are 7,are 8,are 9,is
thấy đúng thì t.i.c.k mình nha
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.
I. Was or Were? Complete the sentences with was or were.
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
III. Complete the questions and answers with was, wasn’t, were or weren’t.
Where were you yesterday?
1 We ________ at the sports centre. (ü)
2 We ________ at school. (û)
3 Where ________ he last night?
4 He ________ at home. (û)
5 I ________ at the cinema yesterday. (û)
Complete the questions and answers with was, wasn't, were or weren't. Where were you yesterday? 1 We at the sports centre. (ü) at school. (û) 2 We 3 Where he last night? 4 Не at home. (û) 51 at the cinema yesterday. (û)
1 We were at the sports centre. (ü)
2 We were at school. (û)
3 Where was he last night?
4 He was at home. (û)
5 I was at the cinema yesterday. (û)
câu là nào khẳng định,câu nào là phủ định ?
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
