Past simple tense
1. Bill .... ( be ) born in 1980
2. They .... ( build ) this house 2 years ago
3. Lan and Hoa .... ( not/ go ) to school yesterday
4. Mai .... ( leave ) school last years
5. .... ( you/ visit ) your grandmother last night ?
6. What .... ( he/ buy ) last week ?
ll. Present perfect tense
1. They (not speak) … to each other since they quarelled.
2. I wonder where he (live) … since then.
3. You already (drink)… three cups of tea since I sat here.
4. I (wait) … here for her since 7 o’clock and she (not come) … yet.
5. John (do) … his homework already.
6. We (go) … on a picnic in the countryside several time before.
7. I (not see) … him today.
8. How much you (pay) … for it?
9. She (feed) … the cat yet?
10. They (do) … their homework?
11. You (find) … your book?
12. You (be) … here before?
13. She (use) … this car for 5 years.
14. Someone (take) … my bike.
15. He isn’t here. He (go) … to Canada.
16. He (lose) … his key.
17. I (not work) … since last week.
18. We (buy) … a new lamp.
19. We ( not/ plan ) … our holiday yet/
20. Where (be/ you) …?
lll. Past simple or present prefect tense
1. We (study) … a very hard lesson the day before yesterday.
2. We (study) … almost every lesson in this book so far
3. We (watch, never) … that television program.
4. We (watch) … an interesting program on TV last night.
5. My wife and I (travel) … by air many times.
6. My wife and I (travel) … to Mexico by air last summer vacation.
7. I (read) … that novel by Hemingway several times before.
8. I (not see) … him for three weeks. I wonder where he is.

9. The concert (begin) … at 2.30 and (last) … for two hours. Everyone (enjoy) … it very
much.
10. The play (just, begin) … . You’re a little late
11. Mr. Count (work) … as a cashier for 25 years. Then he (retire) … and (go) … to live in the
countryside.
12. We (miss) … the bus. Now we have to walk.
13. I (not, see) … him since last Monday.
14. I (never, read) … such an interesting story in my life.
15. How many films you (see) … this month?
16. His health (improve) … since he (leave) … India.

I .Put the verb in brackets in the correct verb tense : the Preseng Perfect or Past Simple

1.They (not see) ______ the film Titanic yet .

2.Tom (call) ______ his boss yesterday .

3.John (read) __________ the letter from Mary already .

4.We ( not begin) ________ to learn for the test yet .

5. I (meet) _________ Robert at the supermarket this morning .

6. Nancy (be) __________ to Viet Nam several times .

7.I (not see) ____________ your brother yet .

8.When (your father / give up) ________ smoking ?

9.My pen isn't here any more . Someone ( take) ________ it already .

10. The motorbike looks clean . (you / wash) _________ it ?

II . Hoàn thành câu với từ cho sẵn :

1. I (write) ______ hundreds of e-mail in my life . I (write) ______ ten last night .

2.I (do) ________ my homework when I came home . , but I (not do) _______ the washing-up yet .

3. We ( have) _______ Chinese food last week , but we ( never have) ______ Japanese food.

4.My brother (make) _________ two CDs already . He (make) ______ the first one two years ago .

5.My parents (give) ________ lots of nice presents . Last year , they (give) ________ me a DVD player .

6.My friends (go) ______ to lots of countries . Last summer , she (go)______ to India .

I. VERB TENSE.
. The ordinary verb in the past simple tense.
1. Anna (walk) ____________ to class yesterday instead of taking the bus.
2. My brother (arrive) ____________ French for two months last year
3. Two years ago, she (teach) ____________ at a village school.
4. I (meet) ____________ her at the movie theater last night.
5. They (have) ____________ dinner in a small restaurant yesterday evening
6. He (take) ____________ his children to the zoo last Sunday
7. John (drink) ____________ beer so much last night.
8. Last Sunday, we (not go) ____________ to the English Club
9. Loan (not receive) ____________ a letter from her pen pal Tim yesterday.
10. They (not live) ____________ in town in 1990
II. Give the past form of the verbs.
❖ Regular ❖ Irregular
1. To visit 11. To have
2. To look 12. To be
3. To talk 13. To do
4. To stop 14. To take
5. To receive 15. To think
6. To arrive 16. To buy
7. To rent 17. To go8. To help 18. To see
9. To live 19. To wear
10. To return 20. To put
III. Put the following verbs in the correct rows.
wanted played helped fitted liked
watched
visited looked needed stopped started
rented
used learned remembered waited decided
missed
/id/
/t/
/d/
IV. Change into the negative or interrogative.
1. I was in Ho Chi Minh City 5 years ago.
(-)
(?)
2. Liz and her family were in Nha Trang last week.
(-)
(?)
3. The children won the first prize yesterday.
(-)
(?)
4. He watched TV last night.
(-)
(?)
5. Liz saw the paddies two days ago.
(-)
(?)

Chia động từ
1. Laura never (win) a beauty contest.
2. I (not. listen) to the new Tom Waits CD yet.
3. They often (walk) to school.
4. When I came last night, he (sleep).
5. You ever (write) a love letter for Valentine’ Day?
6. You ever (meet) a famous person.
7. We already (see) the film at home.
8. Keren (send) me an email last night.
9. My friend (give) up smoking for 2 months.
10. They (be) at the pet shop yesterday.
11. We (do) the shopping for our grandmother now.
12. You can have that newspaper. I (just. finish) with it.
13. They (build) this new house 2 years ago.
14. They (move) to Thailand next week.
15. My bike (repair) last week.
16. Wait for few minutes, please! I (finish) my dinner.

Chia đọng từ

1.They (go) to the park yesterday.
2. Laura never (win) a beauty contest.
3. I (not. listen) to the new Tom Waits CD yet.
4. They often (walk) to school.
5. When I came last night, he (sleep).
6. You ever (write) a love letter for Valentine’ Day?
7. You ever (meet) a famous person.
8. We already (see) the film at home.
9. Keren (send) me an email last night.
10. My friend (give) up smoking for 2 months.
11. They (be) at the pet shop yesterday.
12. We (do) the shopping for our grandmother now.
13. You can have that newspaper. I (just. finish) with it.
17. They (build) this new house 2 years ago.
18. They (move) to Thailand next week.
19. My bike (repair) last week.
20. Wait for few minutes, please! I (finish) my dinner.

IV. Correct the wrong sentences:

1. I was not go to the cinema last night.

->

2. She’s eat her breakfast now.

->

3. Hoa not watching TV at present.

->

4. Tan needs buy some stamps.

->

V. Supply the correct tense of verbs in SIMPLE PAST:

1.It ... (rain) a lot last week.

2.What time you ... (get) up yesterday ? I ... (get) up at 6.00

3. Who ... (send) this book two hours ago ?

4.You ... (work)in the music room last night ?

5. The skirt ... (be) dirty, so I ... (wash) it an hour ago.

6. He ... (not help ) his mother two days ago.

7.It ... (take) you ten minutes to do this homework yesterday ?

8. Nam ... (borrow) my book last Sunday

9. I ... (not be ) tired after the trip to Dalat last week

10. Where you ... (spend) your holidays last year ?

1.( the newspaper / come )..........................................? Yes, Ann ( read) ....................... it attentively. It seems very interesting.2. When he ( be ) ................ in London, he ( write ) ..................... to mke every week.3. ( you / know ) .................................... what the writer's name (be) ..........................? Oh, I ( forget) ........................... I ( read) ................. it a long time ago.4. No one (know) ......................... how long the meeting tomorrow ( last).......................5. They ( not stop) ......................... to eat since they ( arrive) ...........................6. The boys ( not enjoy ) .....................(do)................. lessons. They'd like ( play ) .......... games.7. ( you / ever be ) ......................... to Cambridge? Yes, I ( be) ......................... there last month. How ( you / get ) .......................... there? My brother ( take )...................... me in his car.8. How long ago ( you / buy ) .................................. this motorbike?9. When I ( get ) ........... up this morning, everything ( be ) .......... lovely. The sun ( shine) ............................, the birds ( sing ) ................................10. I used to ride a bicycle a lot but I ( not have ) ........................ a chance ( do ).............. any since I ( come ) ....................... here.11. There ( be ) ............................ no rain here for the last month.12. ( Know ) .................. that he was poor, I ( offer ) ................. (pay) ........... his bill.

Ex18: Put in the present prefect or past simple of the verbs in brackets:

1. I ......... (do) all the housework. The flat is really clean now.

2. He ................ (write) a novel for two years, but he ..................... (not finish) it yet.

3. My brother ................... (leave) home 10 years ago. I ...................... (never/meet) him again since then.

4. What ............. you ............. (do) last weekend? ....................... you .................... (play) golf?

5. I like your car. How long ................... you ..................... (have) it?

6. Mai .................. (buy) a new dress last month but she ................... (not wear) it yet.

7. Mr.Quang ...................... (teach) Math in this school since he ..................... (graduate) from the university in 1989.

8. ..................... you ..................... (hear) of Agatha Christie? She ................ (be) a writer who ................. (die) in 1976. She .................. (write) more than 70 detective novels. ..................... you ....................... (read) any of them?

9. When I ..................... (get) home last night, I .................... (be) very tired and I ..................... (go) straight to bed.

10. Daneil .................... (earn) some money last week. But I'm afraid he ........................ (already/spend) it all.