Exercise 6. Put the verbs into the correct form, past continuous or past simple.

1.   She ......................................... (BURST) into tears when she .......................................  (SEE) his father.

2.   I .......................................... (CUT) up vegetables in the kitchen when I ............................ (HEAR) the terrible news on the radio.

3.   What a terrible accident!. Steve ......................................... (DRIVE) his car when a bird ...................................... (FLY) into his windscreen.

4.   First she ...................................... (READ) the advertisement and then she ................................... (CALL) the company.

5.   The sun ......................................... (SHINE) brightly when the old man ............................. (SET) off from his cottage.

6.   At eight o’clock yesterday evening the plane ......................................... (FLY) from Tahiti to Los Angeles.

7.   I .................................... (WAIT) for him for quite a long time but he .............................. (NOT COME).

8.   Last weekend while Julie ........................................ (TIDY) her bedroom, she ................................... (FIND) some of the toys she ........................................ (HAVE) when she .................................... (BE) a child.

9.   While my mother ..................................... (COOK) dinner, we ...................................... (PLAY) in the garden.

10.We all ........................................ (SLEEP) when some terrible noise .................................... (WAKE) us up.

11.Poor Cinderella ....................................... (HAVE) to work hard while her step-sisters ........................................ (HAVE) fun at the ball.

12.The children ...................................... (TAKE) the cake when nobody ................................. (LOOK) and .................................... (EAT) it silently.

13.As she ................................... (CROSS) the street, she ................................ (SLIP) and ..................................... (FALL).

14.Yesterday when I ....................................... (WALK) in the park, I ...................................  (LOSE) my watch.

15.The fishing boat ........................................... (APPROACH) the seashore when the tornado ................................... (BEGIN).

16.I ............................................ (CAN) not hear the bell because the radio ...................................... (PLAY) really loudly.

17.The aeroplane .................................... (CATCH) fire just when it ................................... (TAKE) off.

18.The lights ....................................... (GO) out when we ...................................... (DISCUSS) the plans for the following morning.

19.Professor Ward ........................................... (GIVE) the lecture when the students’ riots .................................... (BEGIN).

20.One of my worst memories from last winter holidays was when I ................................ (RUN) out of petrol while I ................................. (DRIVE) through a snowy forest in the evening.

21.Last night Sally ................................... (WATCH) TV in her bedroom when suddenly she ................................... (HEAR) a scream outside.

Exercise 5. Put the verbs in brackets into Past Continuous or Past Simple.

1.   I …………………………… (see) Mary in town yesterday but she (not/see) …………………………… me. She………………………… (look) the other way.

2.   I …………………………… (cycle) home yesterday when suddenly a man…………………………… (step) out into the road in front of me, I…………………………… (go) quite fast but luckily  I …………………………… (manage) to stop in time and ………………………… (not/hit) him.

3.   I………………………… (walk) home when I ………………………… (meet) Dan.

4.   Tom ………………………… (burn) his hand when he …………………… (cook) the dinner.

5.   The telephone …………………………… (ring) while I …………......………… (have) a bath.

6.   Beethoven …………......………… (write) nine symphonies. He …………………………….. (write) another symphony when he died.

7.   Last Saturday Tom wanted to make two salads. He ................................... (make) the first one in five minutes. He .................................... (make) the second one when his guests ............................ (arrive) and they .............................. (help) him to finish it.

8.   The artist Gaudi ............................... (design) several houses in Barcelona, Spain. Later he ............................... (start) work on a church. He ................................. (work) on the church when he .............................. (die).

9.   Last month a bank robber ................................... (escape) while the police ...................................... (take) him to prison. Later they ................................ (catch) him again, and this time they ........................................ (lock) him up without any problem.

10.Philip’s football team were lucky last Saturday. After 20 minutes they ...................................... (lose), but in the end they ............................... (win) the game by 4 goals to 2.

11.John Lennon .................................... (sing) and ......................................... (play) on many records with The Beatles. He ............................................ (prepare) a new record when Mark Chapman ........................................... (shoot) him.

12.Yesterday afternoon I ................................................ (study) at home after school when I ......................................... (hear) a loud noise. I ....................................  (run) outside. It ................................... (rain) and it ..................................... (be) cold. I ............................................ (see) that smoke ...................................... (come) slowly out of the next house. My father suddenly ........................................ (arrive) and we ................................................ (phone) the fire-brigade because we could hear that some people ........................................ (call) for help. While we ................................... (wait) for the fire-engine to come, I ............................................. (decide) to investigate.

Exercise 5: Simple past tense

Last night, he (write)…………………………..some letters for his friends

They( learn)  …………………………..foreign language with some their neighbor 2 hours ago?

He( look) ………………………….. at you at the last party?

She (not play) ………………………….. games this morning

Hoa (prepare) ………………………….. her birthday party last week?

Where you (go) …………………………..yesterday?

Susan (phone) ………………………….. you last night

My mother (make) …………………………..some cakes for us last weekend

They( not stay) …………………………..…at home last month

Tom and July (draw) ………………………….. picture in their house 4 hours ago?

Peter! Your father (teach) …………………………..you to drive yesterday?

My sister (not sleep ) ………………………….. last night

Mr Quang (open) ………………………….. the door for us last night

What your father (do) …………………………..in 2003?

Mai (repair) …………………………..her TV set from last Monday to last Wednesday

They (build) …………………………..that bridge in 2004

Hoa (not wait)  …………………………..for her friends last night

They(go) ………………………….. on holiday, last year?

The teacher (come) ………………………….. to our house last month

We (repair) …………………………..our car from Sunday to Thursday last week

Believe me! They (not do) ………………………….. their homework last night, come and see them

Nurse! I (have)  …………………………..a terrible headache this morning

Yesterday I(cook) ………………………….. some food for my parents, they (come) ………………………….. back home late

You  (phone) …………………………..me last night?

Someone (break) …………………………..our house yesterday. They (take) …………………………..something away

She (clean) …………………………..our car 1 hour ago?

Two boys(fight) …………………………..each other at the school gate last week?

My grandfather (not walk) …………………………..in the park When he ( be) ………………………….. young

The children(talk) …………………………..together in the yard last Monday?

The child(lie) ………………………….. in the bed yesterday?

He ( not print) ………………………….. those documents for you yesterday

Mr Long ( be ) ………………………….. a good boy when he ( be) …………………………..a small

We (play) …………………………..  soccer with our friends in the yard When we ( be) …………………………..students 

II. Read the passage and do the tasks below it. (1.5pts)           MOTHER’S DAY

            The modern Mother’s Day is celebrated on various days in many parts of the world, most commonly in March, April, or May as a day to honour mothers and motherhood.
            Historically, the celebration has its origin in ancient customs and traditions. The ancient Greeks kept a festival to Cybele, a great mother of Greek gods. The ancient Romans also had another holiday, Matronalia, that was dedicated to Juno (an ancient Roman goddess), though mothers were usually given gifts on this day. In Europe there were several long standing traditions where a specific Sunday was set aside to honour motherhood and mothers.
            Today, the holiday has become very popular around the world. People take the day as an opportunity to pay tribute to their mothers and tank them for all their love and support. There is also a tradition of gifting flowers, cards and other gifts to mothers on the occasion.

1)      Answer the questions: (1.0pt)
1. In what months is Mother’s Day celebrated around the world?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. What is Matronalia?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. When do Europe people celebrate Mother’s Day?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. What do mothers receive on Mother’s Day?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………

11.The notice board says that we have to _________ our hats and shoes before going into the main area of the temple

4.I think that I ___________ give him  thank- you gift. He doesn't care about it.

I. Complete the sentences, using the -ing form of the given verbs.

do / stay / try / take / go(x2) / collect / eat / watch / plant

1. We enjoy……………………………for a walk around the lake every evening. 

2. My friend Jenifer loves ………………………… unique things. 

3. Most of my friends don't like  …………………………   homework at the weekend. 

4. Do you like ………………………… flowers in the balcony? 

5. I hate …………………………outdoors in the summer. It's so hot. 

6. I don't like …………………………challenging sports like ice skating or surfing. 

7. My cousin David adores …………………………  photos. He has got an expensive camera. 

8. Who dislikes  ………………………… films on TV? 

9. Does Laura hate ………………………… noodles? 

10. My mother detests ………………………… by bus because she can be carsick. 

Write sentences using prompts.

1. Tuan/ not/ like/ cook. …………………………………………………………

2. My brother/ like/ play/ table tennis. …………………………………………………………

3. Minh/ hate/ eat/ apples. …………………………………………………………

4. Ha/ dislike/ play/ the piano. …………………………………………………………

5. My parents/ really love/ garden. …………………………………………………………

6. you/ fancy/ dance? …………………………………………………………

7. I/ not/ fancy/ eat/ noodles. …………………………………………………………

8. My dad/ detest/ watch/ Korean films. …………………………………………………………

9.My mum/ adore/ ride/ her bike to work. …………………………………………………………

10. I/ enjoy/ talk/ to my friends in my free time. …………………………………………………………

I. Hoàn thành các câu so sánh sau:

2. so sánh hơn:

a. A rose/beautiful/ a weed.                   _______________________________________________

b. A dog/intelligent/ a chicken.              _______________________________________________

c. Ba/ friendly/ Nam.                            _______________________________________________

d .Your house/far/from school /my house. _______________________________________________

e. A horse/ strong/ a person.                  _______________________________________________

3. So sánh cao nhất:

a. The Nile/long/river/ in the world.       _______________________________________________

b. Lan/ tall/ student / in my class.          _______________________________________________

c. English coffee/bad/ of all.                  _______________________________________________

d. Australia/ small/ continent in the world. _______________________________________________

e. That/high/ mountain in the world. _______________________________________________

Bài tập 1: Hoàn thành câu bằng dạng so sánh đúng của từ trong ngoặc

1.     Her daughter is …………….her (beautiful). 
2. Summer is………………..season of the year (hot)
3. That dog isn’t ………………..it looks (dangerous)
4. In the past, people were ………………..than today (polite)
5. It is ………..today than it was yesterday (cold)
6. Our hotel was …………..than all the others in the town (cheap)
7. What’s ………………..river in the world (long)
8. It was an awful day. It was ………….day of my life (bad)
9. Everest is……………………mountain in the world. It is ………….than any other mountain (high)
10. I prefer this chair to the other one. It’s ………………(comfortable)