SIMPLE PAST (QUÁ KHỨ ĐƠN)

I. ADD “ED” TO THE FOLLOWING VERBS AND MAKE A SENTENCE WITH EACH
VERB

1) HELP

2) WASH

3) CRY

4) DANCE

5) STOP

6) LISTEN

7) LAUGH

8) CLIMB

9) SHARE

10) VISIT

II. PUT THE FOLLOWING VERBS INTO V2 FORM AND MAKE A SENTENCE
WITH EACH VERB
1. BE

2. DO

3. FLY

4. TAKE

5. HAVE

6. GROW

7. DRIVE

8. LEAVE
9. TEACH

10. BUY

III. READ THE TEXT BELOW AND PUT THE VERBS IN THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE
My grandfather had a very exciting life. When he was young, he   (live) on a farm

in the country. His parents   (raise) cattle, and he   (look) after the cows.

When he was eighteen, he went to university, where he   (study) Philosophy. He

also   (play) the trumpet in a jazz band. When the war started, he   (try) to

join the Air Force, but he   (end) up in the Navy. In the Atlantic, a German

torpedo   (rip) a hole in the side of his ship, and the ship sank. Only five

men   (escape). They   (sail) in a lifeboat back to England. Then he met my

grandmother, and they   (marry) after only three weeks. He says now that

he   (want) to marry her very quickly in case he   (die) in the war.
READ AGAIN AND WRITE TRUE OR FALSE
1) HIS GRANDFATHER LIVED IN A CITY WHEN STILL YOUNG.
2) COWS ARE A KIND OF CATTLE.
3) HE LEARNED PHILOSOPHY AT UNIVERSITY.
4) HE PLAYED THE DRUM IN A JAZZ BAND.
5) HE JOINED THE AIR FORCE WHEN THE WAR STARTED
6) WHEN THE SHIP SANK, ONLY FIVE MEN MANAGED TO ESCAPE.
7) HE AND HIS WIFE GOT MARRIED VERY QUICKLY.
8) HE DIED IN THE WAR.

IV. PUT THE VERBS IN THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE AND CHANGE INTO QUESTIONS AND
NEGATIVES

lived
1.She   in Scotland. (to live)

did she live in Scotland?

she didn’t live in Scotland

slept
2. They   at the weekends. (sleep)

did they sleep at the weekends?

they didn’t sleep at the weekends

bought
3. John   a flat in Edinburgh. (buy)

did john buy a flag in Edinburgh?

john didn’t buy a flag in Edinburgh

wraped
4. Lisa   her present. (wrap)

did lisa warp her present?

lisa didn’t warp her preset

rode
5. Ben   his bike to school. (ride)

did ben ride his bike school ?

ben didn’t ride his bike to school

studied
6. Sue   basketball. (study)

did sue study basketball?

sue didn’t study basetball

thought
7. Helen   about her new school. (think)

did helen think about her new school?

helen didn’t think about her new school

closed
8. The shops   at nine o´clock in the evening. (to close)

did the shops close at nine o’clock in the evening?

the shops didn’t close at o’clock in the evening

stole
9. The thief   the bike. (steal)

did the thief steal the bike?

the thief didn’t steal the bike

10. Emily …was…………… a student (to be)

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V. V. Write the questions in the correct order.
1. film? / like / you / Did / the /

_did you like the film?________________________________

2. you / many / did / ask? / How / people /

_how many people did you ask?________________________

3. a / have / time? / they / Did / good /

_did they have a good time ?________________________________

4. did / weekend? / the / What / do / we / at /

_what did we do at the weekend?________________________________

5. she / DVD? / Where / that / did / buy /

_where did she buy that dvd?________________________________

6. party / on / your / go / Saturday? / he / Did / to /

__did he go to your party on Saturday?_______________________________

7. did / yesterday? / Who / you / see /

__who did you see yesterday?_______________________________

VI. Complete with simple present, present continuous,

simple past, simple future, near future

1. Look! The swans (dance) _are dancing___________ in the lake.

2. Who _closed_________ (close) all the windows last night?

3. What __did you have ____________ (you/ have) for breakfast yesterday morning?

4. The children ___________ (not eat) anything the whole day yesterday they (be)
________ disappointed in their exam results. Helen (get) __________ 5 for Math, and
Richard (achieve) ____________ a score under 3.

5. My uncle and aunt will spend__________________ (spend) their holiday in Nha Trang
city next month.
6. The plane _landed__________ (land) ten minutes ago.

7. The girls _aren’t___________ (be not) at the supermarket this morning.

8. When my brother (be) ___was_______________ young, he often (swim) __swims

_________ without clothes.

9. Time _______________ (fly) so fast! You (be) ____________ very small 10 years ago,
but now, you (be) _____________ much taller than me!

10. Their daughter (study) ______________ martial arts 3 days a week.

11. (You/ travel) to school by bus yesterday morning?

12. There (be) ___________ so many black clouds in the sky now. I think it ___________
(rain)

13. _______________ (Susan/ be) at the movie theater last night?

14. Do you think in 3000, people (live) ______________ in space?

15. A: I’m thirsty now. B: Then, I (make) ______________ a glass of lemon juice for you.

16. Luis Miguel ___________ (hurry) to catch a bus.

17. That singer (have) ____________ blue eyes. She (look) ____________ beautiful.

18. Life in the 1900s (be) _____________ much more difficult than now.

19. ________________ (the frog/ change) into a prince?

20. The construction workers (build) ________________ a house at the moment.

21. His uncle (live) ____________ in Vietnam from 2012 to 2019. Now, he lives in America.

22. Don’t take a photo of him! He rarely ______________ (smile)

23. Dinosaurs ___________ (become) extinct many years ago.

24. Elephants (have) _____________ a long trunk.

25. Tomorrow, it (rain) _________________ but I’m not sure.

26. The girl’s face looks red and there’s some water in her eyes.
____________________(she/cry)?

27. No, I (go) ______________ to that restaurant again! It sells awful food!
28. Daisy (buy) _____________ some new clothes tonight. It’s her plan!

29. Mr Hai (travel) ________________ Cu Chi Tunnels for a party next Sunday.

30. Peter (cut) _____________ his hair bald tonight. That’s his crazy plan!

VII. MIXED TYPES (TẤT CẢ CÁC THÌ ĐÃ HỌC)

1 Yesterday I (revise)   all my English lessons. 

2. My brother (not / brush)   his shoes this morning. 

3. (Pete /usually/ catch)   a bus to school

4. (she / stop)   near your house yesterday ? 

5. Look! The children (hop)   in the front yard.

6. Where (your mother / buy)   vegetables every morning?

7. Mark (not / listen)   to me now.

8. My father (park)   the car outside 15 minutes ago. 

9.These students (not/do)   morning exercise very often.

10. Look! That driver is driving too fast with his eyes closed. I think he (crash)

 into the tree soon!

11. (What/ Richard and Alex / read)   in the living room at the
moment?

12. Where (they / live)   last September ? 

13. Snakes (not bite) _____________ if people do not attack it first.
14. A: I’m so bored now! B: Then, I (play) _________ marbles with you.
15. The daughters (cook) ______________ for their mother tonight. That’s their
plan. They (want) ____________ something surprising for their mother.

VIII. Supply the correct verb form, positive or negative.

1/ It stopped raining, so I _____ off my raincoat. (take)
2/ The novel wasn’t very interesting. I _____ it very much. (enjoy).
3/ We went to Kate’s house but she _____ at home. (be)
4/ She was in a hurry, so she _____ time to phone you. (have)
5/ The story was very funny but nobody _____ . (laugh)
6/ Tom was very hungry. He _____ like a horse. (eat)
7/ The room was so cold, therefore we _____ well. (sleep)
8/ It was hard work carrying the bags. They _____ very heavy. (be)
9/ The window was open and a bird _____ into the room. (fly)
10/ It was very hot, so I _____ on the air-conditioner. (turn)