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.

23. Tom (not/have)________ this morning because he (not/have)_________ time.

24. Where_______ you (go)_______?

25. I (be)______ hungry, so I (buy)_______ something to eat.

26. She (not/invite)________ her to the party.

27.________ they (be)______ at work yesterday?

28. We all (leave)_______ the party at 11' o clock.

29. I (be)______ angry because Tom and Ann (be)_____ late.

30. What__________you (do)_________ at the weekend?

31. Professor Kenneth (teach)______ another class last year.

32. We (spend)_______ two weeks in Japan.

33. The rain (stop)_______ in the midle of the afternoon.

34. We (speak)________ to our friends last night.

35. We (eat)_____ lunch at the cafeteria with them.

36. He (drive)________ his car to work yesterday.

37. Albert Einstein (die)__________ in 1955.

38. Tom (go)_____ to the post office twice yesterday.

39. I (see)______ her last year.

40. _________you (watch)______ TV last night?

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?

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.

Simple Past Tense:
1. She (spend)________ all her money last week.
2. Mum (never 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. Yesterday, I (go)________ to the restaurant with a client.
21. We (drive)________ around the parking lot for 20 minutes to find a parking space.
22. When we (arrive)________ at the restaurant, the place (be) _____ full.
23. The waitress (ask)________ us if we (have) reservations

24. I (say)________, "No, my secretary forgets to make them."
25. The waitress (tell)________ us to come back in two hours.
26. My client and I slowly (walk)________ back to the car.
27. Then we (see)________ a small grocery store.
28. We (stop)________ in the grocery store and (buy)________ some sandwiches.
29. That (be)________ better than waiting for two hours.
30. I (not go)________ to school last Sunday.
31. ________She (get)________ married last year?
32. What________ you (do)________ last night?- I (do)________ my homework.
33. I (love)________ him but no more.
34. Yesterday, I (get)________ up at 6 and (have)________ breakfast at 6.30.
35. Tom (not shave)________ this morning because he (not have)________ time
36. Where)________ you (go)________?
37. I (be)________ hungry, so I (buy)________ something to eat
38. She (not invite)________ her to the party
39. ________ they (be)________ at work yesterday?
40. We all (leave)________ the party at 11 o’clock
41. I (be)________ angry because Tom and Ann (be)________ late
42. What)________ you (do)________ at the weekend?
43. They (sell)________ their house
44. Professor Kenneth (teach)________ another class last year.
45. We (spend)________ two weeks in JAPAN.
46. The rain (stop)________ in the middle of the afternoon.
47. We (speak)________ to our friends last night.
48. I (realize)________ my error at once.
49. We (eat)________ lunch at the cafeteria with them.
50. He (drive)________ his car to work yesterday.
51. Albert Einstein (die)________ in 1955.
52. Tom (go)________ to the post office twice yesterday.
53. My car (break)________ down this morning on the way to work.
54. I (see)________ her last year.
55. What________ you (do)________ yesterday?
56. You (watch)________ TV last night?
57. She (be)________ born in 1980.
58. We (study)________ almost every lesson in this book so far.
59. We (watch, never)________ that television program.
60. We (watch)________ an interesting program on television last night.
61. My wife and I (travel)________ to Mexico by air last Summer.
62. I (read)________ that novel again during my last vacation.
63. I (have)________ a little trouble with my car last week.
64. However, I (have)________ no trouble with my car since then.
65. He (work)________ all day yesterday.

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1.We (not go) ............................to the cinema last week.

2. Mrs. Loan (teach)...........................us Math two years ago.

3.Last Sunday, Daisy (iron)..............................all her clothes.

4. She (do)...........................her homework recently.

5. I want (come)........................with my mother.

6. The doctor advised me(not smoke).......................cigarettes.

7. The boys stopped (play)....................football because of the rain.

8. Students have (wear)....................uniform when they go to school.

9. Mai’s mother told Mai (correct).........................the mistakes in her dictation.

10. This bike ( use )............................................................for six months.

11. I ( watch)......................... T V when the phone (ring)........................................

12. Would you like ( take) ......................................a photo?

13. It is interesting ( study)..............................English.

14. Tom used ( like) ...................riding the bike when he ( be).................... a child.

He (not drink)...............(some) ....... wine last year. He often (go) ............ out at

night although he (use)........to stay home and (watch)............ TV at night. He

(tell) ............ about (he).......... last night to us. There (be) ...........a TV set at his

house 3 years ago. He (be) ........going ( buy) ........ a new ........... next month.

15. Mrs. Ha (like) .................... playing volleyball when she (be) ............ young.

She prefers (look).................children playing volleyball together.

16. She never (allow)...... her students (go) ...... out. She (use) ..... think that

children (ought)................ get up early in the morning and (go) ... to bed

early ........... the evening .

17. The disease (spread).................fast now. Marconi (invent)...............the radio.

The students must (be)................back by 5.30 p.m Nam (like)............. basketball. I

hope (visit).................you in Hanoi soon. Why (be)................. Lan absent from

school yesterday? I’d like (buy).................a new dictionary. Nga

(receive).....................a letter two days ago. Yesterday, Mai(go)........... to the

supermarket. Nam would like (tell)...............you about his family. Vegetables often

(have).................dirt from the farm on them. Be careful, the children

(cross)................ the street. Mai (be)...............15 years old next year. I (not

watch).....................TV last night, he(read)...............a newspaper.

You should (add).........a little salt. I (be).........very tired when (catch)............. a bad

cold two day ago. You should (go)............to bed early. I hope you

(feel).................better soon. All of students (wait)...................for the principle in the

school yard now. Hoa (need)...............a lot of sugar. Ba (not come) ...................to

the meeting last week. Nga never (take)................ medicines.

18. Mai lived in Hanoi last month, but now she (live).....................in Danang. Last

week, she (go)...................shopping with her mother. She (buy).........................a lot

of things there. Yesterday, She (had) ...................a small party at her house. She

(invite) ........................... some new friends in her new school and the neighborhood.

This morning, she (go)......................to her new school. And she (feel) ......................

very happy. She (think).......................that she (go) ..................... to school by bus

because there is a bus stop near her house.

19. He (go) .......... to school when he was 14 years old. He (see) ........... Tom in a

small house and they(write) .......... many stories in 1997. They (live) .......... there 3

months and (move) ........... to Hue . They (build) ............. a new house(live) ........ .

They (work) ................. with deaf-mute and (invent) ......... a device (name) .............

phone. Now they ( live) ............. in a big house with modern equipments. Tom

(watch)............. TV news every night (know)............. the world.

They(be)...........proud......... themselves .

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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

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?

Put the verb in brackets into the simple past tense

1. Albert Einstein ( die) ....................................... in 1955.

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

3. He (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 ( not, meet) ................................................ her in the street last Sunday.

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

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

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

11. They (not, be) ........................................ teachers in 2000.

12. Hung (not, do) .............................................. his home work yesterday.