1.   I (be )  was at my relatives yesterday. was

2.   You (be) __________________ at Ba’s house tonight.were

3.   She (be) __________________ after her cat.  was

4.   We (be) __________________ doctors ten years ago. were

5.   They (be) __________________ teachers next year. were

6.   You (be not ) __________________ at school yesterday. Were not = weren’t

7.   He (be)___________a lot of photos.was

8.   We (be not) __________________ doctors last year.weren’t

9.   They (be not) -------------teachers a year ago.weren’t

10.                   Na (be) _____________a good girl last year. was

11.                   Na and Nga (be) ___________students soon. were

12.                   My friend (be) _____________ a good child some day. was

13.                   Your friends (be) ________ in Long Giang a year ago.  were

14.                   My teacher (be)  was  in Long Dien B last year.

15.                   Her teachers (be) were at school last Saturday.

16.                   Na (be not) was not a good girl yesterday.

17.                   Na and Nga (be not) weren’t students.

18.                   My friend (be not) wasn’t a good child.

19.                   Your friends (be not) weren’t in Long Giang.

20.                   My teacher (be not) wasn’t in Long Dien B.

21.                   Her teachers (be not) weren’t at school.

22.                   Was Na (be)  a good girl?

23.                   Were Na and Nga (be) students?

24.                   Was my friend (be) a good child?

25.                   Were your friends (be) in Long Giang?

26.                   Was my teacher (be) in Long Dien B?

27.                   Were her teachers (be) at school?

28.                   Were  you a student last year?

29.                   Nam (be)  was a good student two years ago.

30.                   I (want) wanted to stay home last summer.

1- I (be).......................................a student 2 years ago.
2- He (be).................................. a doctor two years ago.
3- They (be)................................. farmers last year.
4- Lan and Ba (be) .........................nurses last year.
5- It (be not)............................ cold yesterday.
6- She (be not)........................a pupipl last week.
7- This hat (be not) .........................new yesterday.
8- My parents (be not) .......................teacchers two years ago.
9- He (be not) ..........................a mechanic last Monday.
10- (Be)................... he an engineer yesterday. No , he (be not).....................
11- (Be) .................It hot last week?
12- The windows (be) ....................open last Monday.
13- (Be)................. you a teacher two years ago? Yes , I (be).................
14- Where (be) ....................Nam from yesterday?
15- Why (be) ............................he unhappy last Tuesday?
1. I (remember)........................ your trip to Nha Trang two years ago.
2. Ba (wear)............................. the cap all day yesterday.
3. I (eat) ..........................a lot of fish yesterday.
4. Her aunt (take)................................... her to see Cham Temple last year.
5. Tuan (have).............................. a new bike yesterday.
6. She (not buy).................................. a new ruler yesterday?
7. He (not talk)................................. with his parents about his vacation in Da Lat last year.
8. They (not come).................................. school yesterday?
9. The windows (not close)............................ yesterday?
10. We (not return) ......................................at home at 7 pm last Monday.
11. She (not eat ) .............................................fish and crab yesterday.
12. Lan (not go )................................. Ho Chi Minh city two years ago.
13. My parents (not take).................................to Vung Tau last week.
14. We (not have)......................................a lot of friends in Ha Noi.
15. Lan and Hoa (be).................................... your school two years ago?
16. What they (play) ...............................last week?
17. What Hoa (try)...................................................... on yesterday?
18. Who (talk) ....................................to about the film on TV last Monday?
19. Where they (stop) .....................................on their way back last Sunday?
20. What the student (wear)...................................... at school two years ago?
21. Where you (put) the cake yesterday?
22. What time you (leave )..................................home for school yesterday?
23. What Ba(receive).................................from Liz last week?
24. How long he (do)............................this hat yesterday?
25. What time you (go)...................................to bed last night?
26. You (go) ...................................to Dalat for last tet vacation/
27. He (have) ...................................a lot of friends in Ho Chi Minh city 3 years ago?
28. His uncle (take).............................him to see Tri Nguyen aquarium last week?
29. Liz (buy)........................... a lot of souvenirs yesterday?
30. They (put) ...........................the fish in the big bag last Sunday?
31. They (eat)............................meat in her meals in Vung Tau yesterday?
32. I(wear) the .........................cap with a dolphin om it yesterday/
33. Liz (teach)................................. Ba some English last week/
34. Bad and Tan (remember) .....................their trip to Nha Trang last month?
35. Nam (return) .............................to Ha Noi last week?
1) I (go)............................to Ben Thanh market last Monday
2) He (get)..............................up at 7 o’clock yesterday.
3) What time you (go) .....................to bed last night?
4) She ( not go)..................................to work last weekend.
5) Lan (meet).................................her at the party 3 years ago.
6) Last summer vacation,Mom (not buy).............................me a new buy?
7) When he (leave)............................... for work last week.
8) What you (do)................................. yesterday?
9) We (begin)....................................to learn English 3 years ago.
10) She (be).........................................an engineer last week.
11) Lan (be not)...................................at home yesterday.
12) He (wear) .....................................the shirt last week.
13) They (be ) ................................here yesterday.
14) You (go) ...............................to school yesterday?
15) Tam (be)...................................... at home last night? – Yes, he (be).
16) Where he (go)........................................ yesterday?
17) I (be)......................................... sick last night.
18) Why you (not come ).............................. to class yesterday?
19) We (be) ................................in the library yesterday.
20) Hoa (buy) ...................................a lot of things for her birthday party.
21) What time you (leave) ........................................home for school yesterday?

supply the correct form of verb:

1,yesterday,my sister(be).......................at home

2,they (not be)........................at school at sunday

3,(he be)..........................at the party last night ?

yes he (be)......................

4,Nam often (do)........................his homework after school

5,what time......................you (go)..........................to bed last night?

6,we (be).....................in London next week

7,it (be).......................sunny yesterday

8,i and Nam (be)..............................at the cinema yeaterday

9,last summer,i (visit).......................Da Lat with my family

10.last night,i (do)........................my homework .then i (go).........................to bed

11,she always (wash)..........................her face every morning

12,we (be)............................single last year

13,Nam (listen)...........................to music yesterday

14,(He have)............................a lot of friends in Ho Chi Minh city 3 year ago?

15,hia uncle (take).............................him to see a doctor last week

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I. Complete the sentences using the past simple form of the verbs.

1. I _____ at home all weekend. (stay)

2. Angela ______ to the cinema last night. (go)

3. My friends ______ a great time in Nha Trang last year. (have)

4. My vacation in Hue ______ wonderful. (be)

5. Last summer I _____ Ngoc Son Temple in Ha Noi. (visit)

6. My parents ____ very tired after the trip. (be)

7. I _______ a lot of gifts for my little sister. (buy)

8. Lan and Mai _______ sharks, dolphins and turtles at Tri Nguyen aquarium. (see)

9. Trung _____ chicken and rice for dinner. (eat)

10. They ____ about their holiday in Hoi An. (talk)

11. Phuong _____ to Hanoi yesterday. (return)

12. We _____ the food was delicious. (think)

13. Yesterday, I (go)______ to the restaurant with a client.

14. We (drive) ______ around the parking lot for 20 mins to find a parking space.

15. When we (arrive) ______ at the restaurant, the place (be) ______ full.

16. The waitress (ask) ______ us if we (have) reservations.

17. I (say), "No, my secretary forgets to make them."

18. The waitress (tell)______ us to come back in two hours.

19. My client and I slowly (walk) ______ back to the car.

20. Then we (see) ______ a small grocery store.

21. We (stop) in the grocery store and (buy) ______ some sandwiches.

22. That (be) ______ better than waiting for two hours.

23. I (not go) ______ to school last Sunday.

24. She (get) ______ married last year?

25. What you (do) ______ last night? - I (do) ______ my homework.

26. I (love) ______ him but no more.

27. Yesterday, I (get) ______ up at 6 and (have) ______ breakfast at 6.30.

28. They (buy ) ……………. that house last year.

29. She (not go) …………. to school yesterday.

30. That boy (have ) …………… some eggs last night.

II. Simple Past:

1. She (spend) ____ all her money last week.

2. Mum (not spend) ___________ any money on herself.

3. I (lend) __________ my penknife to someone, but I can't remember who it was now.

4. John and his father (build) ___________ the cabin themselves last year.

5. My parents (sell) ____________ the stereo at a garage sale.

6. ___________You (tell) ___________ anyone about this yesterday?

7. The unidentified plant (bear) ___________ gorgeous flowers.

8. She (tear) ___________ the letter to pieces and threw it in the bin.

9. He often (wear) ___________ glasses for reading.

10. Before God He (swear) ___________ he was innocent.

11. Yesterday Clouds (creep) ___________ across the horizon, just above the line of trees.

12. We both (sleep) ___________ badly that night.

13. She (weep) ___________ for the loss of her mother.

14. Jane (keep) ___________ the engine running.

15. A huge wave (sweep) ___________ over the deck.

16. Mum (pay) ___________ for my driving lessons.

17. He (lay) ___________ his hand on my shoulder.

18. He (break) ___________ the biscuit in half and handed one piece to me.

19. He (choose) ___________ his words carefully as he (speak) ___________.

20. He …………………to the zoo last Sunday (go)

21. She (not /watch)………………………………TV last night.

22. They (meet)…………………………their friends at the movie theater last week.

23. What……………you (do)…………………last night.

24. ……………………… they (buy)…………………a new car two days ago?

25. We ………….. (have) a lot of homework yesterday.

IV. Use the correct form of the verbs:

Yesterday (be)………. Sunday, Nam (get)……………up at six. He (do) ………..his morning exercises. He (take) ……………a shower, (comb)…………..hair, and then he (have) ………….. breakfast with his parents. Nam (eat)………… a bowl of noodles and (drink) ………a glass of milk for his breakfast. After breakfast, he (help) …………..Mom clean the table. After that, he (brush)………. his teeth, (put)………. on clean clothes, and (go)………… to his grandparents' house. He (have) …………..lunch with his grandparents. He (return) to his house at three o'lock. He (do)…………..his homework. He (eat)………. dinner at 6.30. After dinner, his parents (take)………. him to the movie theater. It (be)……………a very interesting film. They (come) …………..back home at 9.30. Nam (go)………………. to bed at ten o'clock.

1. What day was yesterday? ………………………………………………………………………

2. What time did Nam get up? ……………………………………………………………………

3. What did he do after breakfast? ……………………………………………………………….

4. Who did he have lunch with? …………………………………………………………………

5. What time did he have dinner? ………………………………………………………………..

6. What time did Nam go to bed ? ………………………………………………………………

V. Use the Past form of the verbs:

1- I (be).......................................a student 2 years ago.

2- He (be).................................. a doctor two years ago.

3- They (be)................................. farmers last year.

4- Lan and Ba (be) .........................nurses last year.

5- It (be not)............................ cold yesterday.

6- She (be not)........................a pupipl last week.

7- This hat (be not) .........................new yesterday.

8- My parents (be not) .......................teacchers two years ago.

9- He (be not) ..........................a mechanic last Monday.

10- (Be)................... he an engineer yesterday. No , he (be not).....................

11- (Be) .................It hot last week?

12- The windows (be) ....................open last Monday.

13- (Be)................. you a teacher two years ago? Yes , I (be).................

14- Where (be) ....................Nam from yesterday?

15- Why (be) ............................he unhappy last Tuesday?

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.

Give the correct form of the verd in the brackets.

1. Minh(be) tired when I (see) him yesterday

2. Yesterday, I (get up) at 6:00. Then I (have) an enormous breakfast at 6.30. I (go) to work at 7.00 and (come back) home at 5p.m

3. It (rain) alittle last summer

4. My baby (be) happy yesterday

5. The train (stop) a few minutes ago

6. I (not eat) anything this morning. Now I am hungry

7. Tom (visit) his friends last Sunday ?

8. Where you (spend) your holiday last summer ?

9. There (be) a lot of snow last winter

10. How many books you (read) last month ?

11. We (not be) in Ha Long Bay last holiday

12. Tom (not play) football yesterday morning. He (have) to go to school

13. When you finish your homework ? - Last night

14. When I (be) a child, I often (go) to the farm with my parents

15. I (be) very good at Math and English when I (be) at school

Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì quá khứ đơn

1 the homework .....................very difficult yesterday ( be)

2 the children.....................in the fark five minutes ago (play)

3 i.....................late for school yesterday (be)

4 .................you........................to the zoo yesterday (return)

5 they..........................home ysterday ?(ago)

6 two yeasrs ago,he..........................math in a small school in the countryside (teach)

7 yesterday was sunday.mr tam..................go to school (not go)

8 i........................very funny on my last vacation (be)

9 she.....................last night (not come)

10 when.......................you.........................your exercises? -last night (do)

11 i ................her at the movien theater last night (meet)

12 last sunny he .............................to the english club (not go)

13 my father (not watch).....................tv last night but i ............................(do)

14 last year ,my famiy (go) .....................to Nghe An . It (be)..........................my husband's family.we (fell) .............very happy to meet our relatives. we (do).............................a lot of things. In the morning,we used to (go)...........................to the fields,we (grow)..........................rice. In the afternoon,we (swim).................................in the river . In the evening ,we (watch) ..............................tv and (talk)................about

Use the past form of the verbs:

1.My sister(get)marride last month.

2.Daisy(come)to her granfarent's house 3 days ago.

3.My computer(be) broken yesterday.

4.He(nuy)me a big tddy bear onon my birthday last week.

5.My friend(give)me a bar of chocolate when I(be)at cschol yesterday.

6.My chidren(not do)their homework last night.

7.You(live)here five years ago?

8.They(watch)TV late at night yesterday.

9.Your friend(be)at your house last weekend?

10.Thay(not be)xited about the film last night.

1. Put the verbs in the simple past tense.

played, helped, wanted, fitted, liked, watched, visited, looked, needed, remembered, stopped, talked, rented, decided, studied, started, learned, returned, washed, arrived, climbed, rained, voted, called, regarded, lasted, cooked, collected

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2. Write the verbs in the simple past tense.

1. Hoa (send)_______ a letter to her friend yesterday.

2. The children (be)______ in the past five minutes ago.

3. I (be/not)_______ at the party last night.

4. They (arrive)_________ at the airport at 8 this morning.

5. I (speak)________ to her in English.

6. Where_____ she (be) yesterday?

7.______ he (buy)_____ any gifts?

8.______you (be) in the classroom two hours ago?

9. He (teach)_____Math in this school in 1999.

10. Nga (watch)_______ a cartoon on TV last night.

11. We (not/see)________ her at the movie theater.

12. Where_______they (go)_________ last Sunday?

13.My father (visit)_______Hue last year.

14. She (not/do)_____ her homework yeaterday.

15. He (become)_______ a teacher two years ago.

16. Yesterday, I (go)_____ to school with my friends.

17. We (stop)______ in te store and (buy)_____

18. That (be)_____ better than waiting for two hours

19. I (not/go)______ to school last Sunday.

20.______she (get)______married last year?

21.What_____you (do)______ last night?- I (do)______ my homework.

22. Yesterday, I (get)_____ up at 6 and (have)____ breakfast at 6.30