Complete the sentences with used to or did not use to

1. My father gave up smoking two year ago. He .... ( smoke) a packet of cigarttes a day.

2. There ..(be) a movie theater hear but it closed a long time ago

3. M.An (not drink) coffee when was young but now he like it.

4. Peter(have) a motorbike, but last month he sold it and bought a car.

5. I(play) tennis a lot but i don't play very often now.

6. I ( not like) her but now we are best friends.

7. They came to live in the city last year. The(live) in a small village in the country .

8.When i was a child i(not study) hard.

Ex1: Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple)
1. Mother: I want to prepare dinner. (you / wash) ________________ the dishes yet?
2. Daughter: I (wash) _____________ the dishes yesterday, but I (have / not) ___________
the time yet to do it today.
3. Mother: (you / do / already) ________________ your homework?
4. Daughter: No, I (come / just) __________________ home from school.
5. Mother: You (come) ___________________ home from school two hours ago!
6. Daughter: Well, but my friend Lucy (call) _________________ when I (arrive) ________

and I (finish / just) ________________ the phone call.
7. Mother: (you / see / not) ___________________ Lucy at school in the morning?
8. Daughter: Yes, but we (have / not) ______________ time to talk then.

VI. Read the passage and choose the best answer:

Yesterday, on the way home from school, I saw an accident. A boy was run over by a taxi when he was riding his bicycle. The boy's leg was broken and it was bleeding badly. Someone there tried to stop the bleeding. They put pressure on it and held it tight. A man used his mobile phone to call the emergency service. Some minutes later, an ambulance arrived and sent the boy to the hospital. Two policemen came to the scene immediately. Some people told the police that the taxi was driving at a very high speed when the accident happened. Some others began talking about the traffic accidents these days and blamed the increasing number of accidents on the roads for careless driving and drunk drivers.

1. What did the writer see yesterday?

A. a fire B. an accident C. a fighting D. a crash

2. The accident happened between a taxi and................

A. a bus B. a car C. a bicycle D. a motorbike

3. The boy was sent to the hospital by................

A. a police B. a car C. an ambulance D. a passenger

4. What part of his body was hurt? – His....................

A. arm B. leg C. head D. shoulder

5. How was the driver driving when the accident happened? – Very................

A. slowly B. fast C. carefully D. well

VII. Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.

This composition is about my aunt's (1)......... in Florida last year.

She hired a car at Miami (2)........ , and soon (3)..........lost. So, she stopped to ask a young man how to get to the hotel.

Unfortunately, the young man had a gun; he made my aunt get (4)............ of the car, and she had to give him all her money.

Luckily, a police car drove past a few minutes later and (5).......... . Then, the police arrested the thief and got my aunt's money back.

(6)........ the end, my aunt had quite a good holiday, but she said that she was happy to get back home.

1. a. holiday b. vacation c. festival d. a & b

2. a. airport b. airway c. airplane d. airstrip

3. a. took b. had c. got d. caught

4. a. in b. out c. inside d. outside

5. a. picked her up b. picked up her c. showed her around d. showed around her

6. a. In b. At c. On d. When

VIII. Make up sentences using the words and phrases given:

1. We/ used/ school/ on/ foot.

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2. about / 30km/ my town/ Ha Long Bay/.

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3. My family/ used/ go / holiday / seaside / summer/.

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4. How/ long / it / take/ you/ Ha Noi / Sa Pa/?

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5. There / used / be / a factory / town centre / but/ it / move/ the/ suburbs/.

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6. You/ must / learn / about / road safety/ before/ riding/ your/ bike/ road/.

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Read the text and then choose the best answer A, B, C or D.

Yesterday, on the way home from school, I saw an accident. A boy was run over by a taxi when he was riding his bicycle. The boy's leg was broken and it was bleeding badly. Someone there tried to stop the bleeding. They put pressure on it and held it tight. A man used his mobile phone to call the emergency service. Some minutes later, an ambulance arrived and sent the boy to the hospital. Two policemen came to the scene immediately. Some people told the police that the taxi driver was driving at a very high speed when the accident happened. Some others began talking about the traffic accidents these days and blamed the increasing number of accidents on the roads for careless driving and drunk drivers.

Question. What did the writer see yesterday?

A. A fire

B. An accident

C. A fighting

D. A crash

EX 1: Chia các động từ trong ngoặc ra thì simple past hoặc present perfect:
1) We (study).........a very hard lesson the day before yesterday.
2) We (study)..........almost every lesson in this book so far.........
3) We (never watch)......that televisionprogram .......
4) We (watch).....an interesting program on television last night...
5) My wife and I........(had travelled) by air many times in the past
6) My wife and I (travel).......... to Mexico by air last summer
7) I (read)......that novel by Hemingway sevaral times before.
8) I (read).....that novel again during my last vacation.
9) I (have).....a little trouble with my car last week.
10) However, I (have)..... no trouble with my car since then.
11) I (have ) ………………..this toy since my birthday.
12)We (live )………………….in HN for ten years now and like it a lot.
13)The last time I (go) ……………………to HN was in May
14)When my parents were on holiday I ( stay)……………… with my aunt for a week
15)I (not see ) my son for ages .He (not visit ) ……………………..me since May
16)Tom ( be) …………….to HN twice .He loves it very much
17)My sister (work ) ……………………for an enterprise for two years .That was after college
18)I (move)……………… to HN in 2001 .I (be ) ………….there a long time now
19)It was so cold today that I (wear)…………… a sweater at school
20)So far this month there (be )……………………. three robberies in this street
21)When I was young I (meet )…………..him three times
22)In the past few years ,it (become )……………….. more and more difficult to get into university
23)I (feel )………………better since I ( live) ……………….here
24) Since I (be ) ……………………in this city I ( not see)…………… him
EX 2: Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì QKĐ hay HTHT
1. I (lose)..........my key. I can't find it anywhere.
2. You (see).........the film on TV last night?
3. Jill (buy).........a new car two weeks ago.
4. His hair is very short. He (have)........ a haircut.
5. Last night I (arrive)........home at 10.30. I (have) .........a bath then I (go).........to bed.
6. When (you/give) .........up smoking?
7. The car looks very clean. You (wash) ........it?
8. I don't know Carol's husband. I (never meet) .........him.
9. She (work)........in this company since she (leave)........her school.
10. I (smoke) .......20 cigarettes yesterday.
11. They (not speak)........to each other since they quarelled.
12. I wonder where he (live)........ since then.
13. Their child (try) ........to learn English for years, but he (not succeed) yet.
14. She alredly (drink)........ three cups of tea since I (sit).........here.
15. I (wait) here for her since seven o'clock and she (not come)..........yet.
16. My father (work).........in this factory for many years.
17. John (do)......... his homework recently?
18. Look! That light (burn).........all night
19. I (see)..........Lan since yesterday
20. Lan (not visit) .........their parents since last month
EX 3: Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì HTHT
1. I (live).............here for 3 years. Tom (never be)...........in Hanoi.
2. I (read)...........the novel written by Jack London several times before.
3. He (write)............a book since last year.
4. How long you (learn).........English?
5. Many people (never see).........snow. It (stop).........raininf yet?
6. ''Would you like something to eat?'' ''No, thank you. I (just have)........lunch''
7. It's the first time she (drive)........a car.
8. I (not see)........him since last Christmas. We (go)........to Vung Tau saveral times.
9. He already (write).......to his parents. Lien (not prepare).........her lessons yet.
10. They just (receive).......a package form their grandfather.
11. Miss Huong (teach).........us English for 2 years. She (be) ........there for 20 year.
12. .........she (feed) .........her dog yet?
13. We never (take)..... a bus to school before.
14. She (do)........her homework recently. They (not hand)......... in their essay yet.
15. .........you (meet)......... the new student yet?
16. She already (finish)........ her homework. I (wait)........ for her since half past six.
17. Nam (talk).........with her many times. She (be) .........happy since she (have).........a computer.
18. They (build)........that buiding two year. The show just (begin)......... . You are a bit late

Read the text and then choose the best answer A, B, C or D.

Yesterday, on the way home from school, I saw an accident. A boy was run over by a taxi when he was riding his bicycle. The boy's leg was broken and it was bleeding badly. Someone there tried to stop the bleeding. They put pressure on it and held it tight. A man used his mobile phone to call the emergency service. Some minutes later, an ambulance arrived and sent the boy to the hospital. Two policemen came to the scene immediately. Some people told the police that the taxi driver was driving at a very high speed when the accident happened. Some others began talking about the traffic accidents these days and blamed the increasing number of accidents on the roads for careless driving and drunk drivers.

Question. What part of his body was hurt? – His _________.

A. arm

B. leg

C. head

D. shoulder

Read the text and then choose the best answer A, B, C or D.

Yesterday, on the way home from school, I saw an accident. A boy was run over by a taxi when he was riding his bicycle. The boy's leg was broken and it was bleeding badly. Someone there tried to stop the bleeding. They put pressure on it and held it tight. A man used his mobile phone to call the emergency service. Some minutes later, an ambulance arrived and sent the boy to the hospital. Two policemen came to the scene immediately. Some people told the police that the taxi driver was driving at a very high speed when the accident happened. Some others began talking about the traffic accidents these days and blamed the increasing number of accidents on the roads for careless driving and drunk drivers.

Question. The accident happened between a taxi and _________.

A. a bus

B. a car

C. a bicycle

D. motorbike

I. Complete the sentences, putting the verbs into the past continuous or past simple:
1. When the postman (come) _______, I (have) _______ breakfast
2. My sister (wash) _______ dishes while I (work) _______ in the garden
3. While I (talk) _______ to John, the telephone (ring) _______
4. Mr. Taylor (watch) _______ television while his wife (read) _______ a newspaper
5. When I (leave) _______ the house this morning, It (rain) _______ very hard
6. John (talk) _______ to his friends when I (see) _______ him
7. I (see) _______ a bad accident while I (wait) _______ for you in this corner
8. As we (cross) _______ the street, the policeman (shout) _______ at us
9. That tourist (lose) _______ his camera while he (walk) _______ around the city
10. It (snow) _______ when I (get) _______ up this morning
11. Albert Einstein (die) _______ in 1955
12. Tom (go) _______ to the post office twice yesterday.
13. He (fall) _______ while he (go) _______ down the stairs
14. What _______ she (do) when you (arrive) _______ there? She (write) _______ a letter
15. She (have) _______ her bath while her sister (get) _______ the breakfast ready
16. I (go) _______ to ask you to help me, but you (sleep) _______ so peacefully when I (look) _______ into your
room that I (decide) _______ to do it alone
17. I (look) _______ up at the sky, dark clouds (gather) _______
18. Just as I (write) _______ the letter, the inkpot (fall) _______ over
19. Mr. Nam (cook) _______ dinner when we (arrive) _______
20. What _______ (you/do) when I (telephone) _______ you last night?