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.
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1. The teacher …… ……was………… nice.
2. The students …… ……were…………. very clever.
3. But one student ………was……….. in trouble.
4. We … ………were…….. sorry for him.
5. He … ……was………. nice .
6. I … ………was…….. happy.
7. You …… were………….. angry.
8. She … was……………… in London last week 9. He …… …was………… on holiday.
10. It …… ……was………. cold.
11. We …… …were…………. at school.
12. You …… ……were………… at the cinema.
13. They ……… were………… at home.
14. The cat ………was….. on the roof.
15. The children …… …were……….. in the garden
Exercise 2: Write the correct past simple tense of To be.
1. Mom and Dad ………wasn't…….(not be) at home yesterday. They ……were……..(be) at the hospital.
2. The weather………was……… (be) nice. It ………weren't……..(not be) windy and rainy.
3. …was… (be) he free all day yesterday?
4. When ………were……….. (be) you born?
5. He………wasn't… (not be) at school. He was at home.
6. Were you busy yesterday? Yes, I…was…………
7. …was…. It cold last night? No, it……wasn't………. It was hot.
8. Where………were…… they on Sunday? They………were…. at the store.
9. ………Were…Nina and Sam strong this morning? No, they……weren’t…………
10. ………Was….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.=> ………………………………………………………………………………………………
(-.I wasn't in London last month.
(?)?Were you in London last month.
3. They were at Nina’s house yesterday.=> ……………………………………………………………………………………………
(-) They weren't at Nina’s house yesterday
(?)?Were they at Nina’s house yesterday
4. She was with him yesterday. => ………………………………………………………………………………………………
(-).She wasn't with him yesterday.
(?)?Was she with him yesterday.
5. Tom was at school last Monday.=> ………………………………………………………………………………………………
(-) Tom wasn't at school last Monday
(?)? Was Tom at school last Monday
6. Exercise 4: Supply the correct past simple tense of verbs in brackets. (Affirmative form)
1. I ______stayed___ ( stay) at home all weekend.
2. Angela _____went____ (go)to the cinema last night.
3. My friends _____had____(have)a great time in Nha Trang last year.
4. My vacation in Hue ____was_________ (be) wonderful.
5. Last summer I ________visited______(visit) Ngoc Son Temple in Ha Noi.
6. My parents _________were______( be) very tired after the trip.
7. I ________bought______(buy) a lot of gifts for my little sister.
8. Lan and Mai ____saw_________ (see) sharks, dolphins and turtles at Tri Nguyen aquarium.
9. Trung _______ate________ (eat) chicken and rice for dinner.
PAST SIMPLE (QUÁ KHỨ ĐƠN) I. Give the correct form of TO BE in past simple
1. They were at home.
2.The students were very clever.
3. But one student was in trouble.
4. We were sorry for him.
5. My parents (not) weren't at home yesterday. They were at the hospital.
6. The weather was awful yesterday. It is too hot
7. I was angry with the
8. She (not) wasn't in London last week, she was in Manchester 9
9. The cat was on the roof of the house last night
10. Were the children in the garden?
They (not) weren't in the house
II. Complete the following sentences with the past form of the verbs
1. I (not be) very happy yesterday. wasn't
2. The people in the café (not be) friendly when I was there yesterday. weren't
3. I (leave) my school bag at school this morning. left
4. It (be) a great film in 2001.was
5. Our teacher (tell) us to be quiet yesterday.told
6. I went to the shop but I (not have) any money. didn't have
7. Susan (not know) about the exam and she did very badly. didn't know
8. I (buy) a ticket for the football match yesterday. bought
8. We (stop) _________at the grocery store and (buy) _________some cakes. stopped/bought
10. Daisy (come) _________to her grandparents‟ house 3 days ago. came
11. My computer (be) _______broken yesterday.was
12. He (buy) ……….me a big teddy bear on my birthday last week. bought
13. My friend (give) ……….me a bar of chocolate when I (be) ……….at school yesterday. gave/ was
14. My children (not do) ……….their homework last night.
didn't do
15. (you/live)______________here five years ago?
Did you live
16. They (watch) ……….TV late at night yesterday.watched
17. (Be) ……….your friend at your house last weekend? Were
18. They (not be) ……….excited about the film last night. weren't
19. Where (spend/you) _______________your last holiday?
did you spend
20. I (visit) ……….lots of interesting places. I (be) ……….with two friends of mine. visited/was
21. Yesterday, I (go) ………. to the restaurant with a client. went
22. We (drive) ……….around the parking lot for 20 minutes to find a parking space. drove
23. When he (arrive) ……….at the restaurant, the place (be) ……….full. arrived/was
24. The waitress (ask) ……….us if we (have) ……….reservations. asked/had
25. My client and I slowly (walk) ……….back to the car. walked
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1.The teacher..was........nice 2.The students. were..........clever. 3.But one student ..were...........in trouble.
4.We ...were......gor him. 5.He...was...nice though. 6.I..was.......Canberra last spring.
7.We..were .........at school last Saturday. 8. Tina.was......at home yesterday. 9.He....was.......................happy.
10.Robert and Stan.were.............Garry's friends. 11. You. .were.....very busy on Friday. 12.I..was.........in the museum
13.They .were.....in front of the supermarket. 14.She was.......in South Africa last month.
15.Jessica and Kimberly..were....late for school .
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Sửa lại:
3. But one student was in trouble
1 haven't played - have been
2 have you chosen - bought
3 have forgot - said
4 Have you sold - saw - bought
5 have lost - ran
VII. Put the verbs into the correct tense, past simple or present perfect.
1. __________ Have you ever been___ (you/ ever/ be) to the United States ? - No, but I _______ have been______ (be) to England and France.
2. When we were in Canada, we ______ went_______ (go) skiing almost every day.
3. When _____ did you meet________ (you/ meet) your wife? - 3 years ago.
4. Peter _____ hasn't phoned________ (not phone) yet. I’m still waiting.
5. I _____ have known________ (know) Helen since we were at school together.
6. My uncle _______ lived______ (live) in Berlin in 1999.
7. We _______ didn't see ______ (not see) Beth at Mike’s house yesterday morning.
8. Do you like this picture? My uncle _____ has painted________ (paint) it.
9. Mr. Dass _______ left______ (leave) for New York late last night.
10. Mr and Mrs Grey ________ have taught_____ (teach) French here for over five years.
Exercise 1: put the verd in brackets into Present simple - Present progressive - Past simple or Past progressive
1. The Red River( flow)...flows.......... into the Pacific Ocean
2. Paul(come)..comes.......from France. Now he(study).is studying..........Vietnamese at Hanoi National University
3. Every summer Hung usually(visit)...visits.......his aunt in Nha Trang
4. Last summer holidays these students(spend).....spent...............their free time doing volunteer work
5. Mai is still in her room. She (do)...is doing.........her maths exercises.
6. At this time yesterday, I(shop).was shopping.......... in the market with my sister
7. Our school's student(perform)...will perform.......a music show tomorrow night
8. When Lan(arrive).was arriving..........at school yesterday morning, the drum(sound)...was being sound.........
9. The boys(go)...went.........swimming every day when they were in Nha Trang.
10. Ann(drop)...dropped.......two cups while she(wash up)......was washing up...........last night, but neither of the cups(break)..was broken.............
