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?
1. He joined / was joining the company 25 years ago and he still works for us.
2. At this time last week, we lay / were lying on a beach in the sun.
3. What did they do / were they doing at 11pm last night - it was really noisy?
4. When I walked / was walking into the class, the teacher talked / was talking about the new course.
5. My parents have lived / were living in Berlin for ten years. They lived / were living that when the Berlin wall came down in 1999.
6. How many pictures did you take / were you taking while you travelled / were travelling around Ireland?
7. The Titanic crossed / was crossing the Atlantic when it hit / was hitting an iceberg.
8. As soon as I saw / was seeing the accident I called / was calling the police.
9. While Matt did / was doing his homework, his mother made / was making the dinner.
10. When the ambulance came / was coming, we carried / were carrying him into it.
11. We played / were playing a computer game when Mum called / was called for lunch.
12. When the teacher said / was saying “Stop!”, I still tried / was still trying to finish the last question.
Choose the correct option.
1. He joined / was joining the company 25 years ago and he still works for us.
2. At this time last week, we lay / were lying on a beach in the sun.
3. What did they do / were they doing at 11pm last night - it was really noisy?
4. When I walked / was walking into the class, the teacher talked / was talking about the new course.
5. My parents have lived / were living in Berlin for ten years. They lived / were living that when the Berlin wall came down in 1999.
6. How many pictures didyou take / were you taking while you travelled / were travelling around Ireland?
7. The Titanic crossed / was crossing the Atlantic when it hit / was hitting an iceberg.
8. As soon as I saw / was seeing the accident I called / was calling the police.
9. While Matt did / was doing his homework, his mother made / was making the dinner.
10. When the ambulance came / was coming, we carried / were carrying him into it.
11. We played / were playing a computer game when Mum called / was called for lunch.
12. When the teacher said / was saying “Stop!”, I still tried / was still trying to finish the last question.