I. The past simple tense.

Ex1: Rewrite each sentence as a positive, negative, or question.

1. Mary (go) shopping for me yesterday.

2. The policeman (drive) away ten minutes ago.

3. The biscuit factory (close) last year

4. The headmaster (come) to the school in 1985

5. You (spend) a lot of money last month.

6. I last (go) to Spain in 1990

7. The boy (finish) their homework yesterday.

8. Rolf (buy)the leather jacket last week

9. I (have) a little trouble with my car last week

10. She (wash) her clothes last night.

1.      They (begin) __________ to study at this school 7 years ago.

2.      She (lose) __________ her handbag on the train yesterday morning.

3.      We (visit) ___________ that city last year.

4.      Peter and Daisy (be) __________ born in 1978.

5.      __________you (spend) _________ your holiday in Dalat last summer?

6.      She (clean) _______________the bicycle yesterday.

7.      They (start) __________school in 1998.

8.      My friend and I (go) __________________ to the seaside last week.

9.      We (spend) ___________________________ hours on the beach last Sunday.

10.   He (be) ______________________________ in Ha Noi last year.

11.   His father (die) _____________________ in 1930.

12.   Lincoln (work) __________________in this factory three years ago.

13.   I (do) _____________________my homework last night.

14.   Miss White (write) ______________________to her father last Monday.

15.   My parents (buy) _________________________the car last year.

16.   Hoa (read) _____________________________the book yesterday.

17.   He (listen) _______________________________to the radio last night.

18.   We (watch) _____________ a good programme on TV last night.

19.   Mary (go) _______________shopping for me yesterday.

20.   I (be) _______________ in Ha Noi last month.

21.   My parents (go) _______________to HCM city last week.

22.   Yesterday we (have) _______________a meeting at our school.

23.   Mary (meet) _______________her parents two week ago.

24.   She (be) _______________born in 1992.

25.   What you (do) _______________last night.

26.   Last summer I (study) _______________English in Can Tho City.

27.   She (not visit) _______________her son last week.

28.   In 1997 there (be) _______________a terrible storm.

29.   They (build) _______________the house twenty years ago.

30.   John (do not) _______________come to my birthday party last Sunday.

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?

Past simple + Present simple + Present continuous
Exercise 1: Give the correct form of the verb
1. Yesterday, I (go)______ to the restaurant with a client.
2. We (drive) ______ around the parking lot for 20 minnutes to find a parking space.
3. At the moment, Nam and his friends (go)_______________________shopping at the mall.
4. In the autumn, I rarely (go)______________sailing and (go)__________to school.
5. I (write)_____________________________ a letter to my friend now.
6. I (not go) ______ to school last Sunday.
7. She (get) ______ married last year?
8. What you (do) ______ last night?
- I (do) ______ my homework.
9. Yesterday, I (get) ______ up at 6 and (have) ______ breakfast at 6.30.
10. He (walk) ¬¬¬¬____to school yesterday.
11. They ( do) ______their homework last night.
12. What time your brother usually (get)___________up?
13. My house (be)_________in the city and it (be)_________small.
14. Every morning , we (have)__________breakfast at 7.00 am.
15. We (watch) ______an interesting program on television last night
16. My wife and I (travel)____to Mexico by air last summer
17. I (have)_______a little trouble with my car last week
18. Her aunt (take)................................... her to see Cham Temple last year.
19. Everyday ,I (go)__________to school on foot, but today I (go)____________to school by bike.
20. How your child (go)_________________to school everyday?
21. Tuan (have).............................. a new bike yesterday.
22. He (not talk)................................. with his parents about his vacation in Da Lat last year.
23. My sister (get)__________ dressed and (brush)__________her teeth herself at 6.30 everyday.
24. They (not come).................................. school yesterday?
25. you ___________(wait) for Nam? - No, I __________________(wait) for Mr. Hai.
26. The windows (not close)............................ yesterday?
27. We (not return) ......................................at home at 7 pm last Monday.

28. Mrs. Smith (not live)__________in downtown. She (rent)_______in an apartment in the suburb.
29. It’s 9 o’clock in the morning. Lien (be)_____in her room. She (listen) __________to music.
30. We___________________(play) soccer in the yard now.

Exercise 2: Choose the correct answer
1. Do you know Janelyn? Yes, of course, I (met/ meet/ is meeting) her every day!
2. I ( am / was / were ) very happy on my last vacation.
3. Where is Tom?Ah he ( is playing/ plays/played) football with his friends in the garden
5. He ( doesn’t / won’t / didn’t ) come here last night.
6. (When / where / What time ) did you see her ? – Yesterday morning.
7. We ( are visiting / will visit / visit / visited) Ha Long Bay last summer vacation.
8. Lan sometimes (goes / go / went / is going ) to the zoo.
9. When they (was / will be / were / are ) children, they often played with each other.
10. Yesterday, I ( am buying / going to buy / buy / bought ) many gifts for him on the trip to Ha Noi.

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

/id/:__________________________________

/t/:___________________________________

/d/:___________________________________

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

1.What the student (wear)...................................... at school two years ago?

2. Where you (put) the cake yesterday?

3. What time you (leave )..................................home for school yesterday?

4. What Ba(receive).................................from Liz last week?

5. How long he (do)............................this hat yesterday?

6. What time you (go)...................................to bed last night?

7. You (go) ...................................to Dalat for last tet vacation/

8. He (have) ...................................a lot of friends in Ho Chi Minh city 3 years ago?

9. His uncle (take).............................him to see Tri Nguyen aquarium last week?

10. Liz (buy)........................... a lot of souvenirs yesterday?

11. They (put) ...........................the fish in the big bag last Sunday?

12. They (eat)............................meat in her meals in Vung Tau yesterday?

13. I(wear) the .........................cap with a dolphin om it yesterday/

14.Liz (teach)................................. Ba some English last week/

15. Bad and Tan (remember) .....................their trip to Nha Trang last month?

16. Nam (return) .............................to Ha Noi last week?

17. I (go)............................to Ben Thanh market last Monday

18.He (get)..............................up at 7 o’clock yesterday.

19. What time you (go) .....................to bed last night?

20. She ( not go)..................................to work last weekend.

21. Lan (meet).................................her at the party 3 years ago.

22. Last summer vacation,Mom (not buy).............................me a new buy?

23. When he (leave)............................... for work last week.

24. What you (do)................................. yesterday?

25. We (begin)....................................to learn English 3 years ago.

26. She (be).........................................an engineer last week.

27. Lan (be not)...................................at home yesterday

28He (wear) .....................................the shirt last week.

29. They (be ) ................................here yesterday.

30. You (go) ...............................to school yesterday?

31 Tam (be)...................................... at home last night? – Yes, he (be).

32. Where he (go)........................................ yesterday?

33. I (be)......................................... sick last night.

34.Why you ( not come ) .....................................to calss yesterday?

37.We ( be ) ........................................... i the librery yesterday.

VI. Put the verbs in brackets using the Simple past(2)
1.Tom (not have) ......................breakfast this morning because he (not have) ......................... time
2.It (take) .......................... me 5 minutes to walk to school yesterday
3.Last night I (be) ...................... hungry, so I (buy) .............................. something to eat
4.She (not invite) ............................... her to the party lastnight.
5.They (be) ........... at school yesterday?...............................................................................................
6.We (go) ........................................... to her party last week.
7.I (be) ..................... angry because Tom and Mary (be) ............................... late this morning
8.What……………. you (do) ............ at the weekend?
9.Did they (watch)…………..…………..TV last night?
10.Mr Nam ( not buy)……….…………….……..his house in 1990.
11.They (not go ) ................................... to the movies last Sunday
12.You (meet) him yesterday?..........................................................................................................
13.We (be)…………………on a trip to Nha Trang last month.
14.It (rain) yesterday?...................................................................................................
15. They (watch)TV yesterday ?.............................................................................................................
VII. Make questions for the underlined phrases.
1………………………………………………….………………..………Hoa learned English yesterday.
2………………………………………………….…………….…….… We arrived at school at a quarter to seven.
3………………………………………………….………………………David went to school by bicycle yesterday.
4…………………………………………………………………..… I was at school yesterday
V.Fill in the gap with a correct verb in the box.

looks–plant-thought- has -bought-planted- learn – watched
Tung (1) __________his neighbor, Mr. Thuan (2)__________ trees in his garden. He (3)_________
planting trees was a good hobby. He decided to (4)__________ how to plant trees. He (5)__________ some
small trees and (6)__________ them in front of his house. They had lots of green leaves and some little
flowers. Now, he (7)__________ a small garden and it (8)__________ very pretty.

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.

put the verbs in blackets into the simple past tense.

1. I(meet)........her in the street last sunday.

2.Tom(go).....to the post office yesterday.

3.He(not live).......in London from 1980 to 1985.

4.They (sell).......their house several days ago.

5. When.....you(see).......her?

6. .......he come to see you last night?Yes, he did

7. I(be)......at home last night.

8.I(study).....music when I was at school.

9.........they (sell).......their house last year?

10.They (not be).....very happy yesterday.