1.

Thì quá khứ đơn (past tense)

1. Yesterday (hôm qua), I (go)__went____ to the restaurant with a client. 

2. We (drive) _drove___ around the parking lot for 20 mins to find a parking space. 

Drive- driving-drove-driven

3. When we (arrive) arrived at the restaurant, the place (be) _was_ full (kín, đầy). 

4. The waitress (ask) _asked__ us if we _had_(have) reservations. 

5. I _said____(say), "No, my secretary forgets to make them." 

V (hiện tại đơn) V (quá khứ đơn) V (hoàn thành)

Go Went Gone
Drive Drove Driven
Arrive Arrived Arrived
Say Said Said
Tell Told Told
Speak Spoke spoken
Come Came Come

Lưu ý: Những từ 1 âm tiết thường bất quy tử

I go to school

I went to school yesterday/ last month

I have just gone to school since last year. (HTHT)

I had gone to school before I had breakfast. (QKHT)

2. Thì quá khứ tiếp diễn (past continuous)

1. At this time last year, they (build) this house.

2. I (drive) my car very fast when you called me. was driving

3. I (chat) with my friends while my teacher (teach) the lesson yesterday.

4. My father (watch) TV when I got home.

5. At this time yesterday, I (prepare) for my son’s birthday party.

6. What you (do) at 8 pm yesterday?

3. Thì quá khứ hoàn thành (past perfect)

1. They (come) …came ……back home after they (finish) ……had ……their work.
2. She said that she (meet) …had met……Mr. Bean before.

3. Before he (go) ………………………….. to bed, he (read) ………………………… a novel.

4. He told me he (not/wear) ………………………… such kind of clothes before.

5. When I came to the stadium, the match (start) ………………………………….