II/ Bài tập vận dụng

Exercise 1: Write the past simple of the following verbs

1. open : _______________ 2. play : _______________
3. go : _______________ 4. cry : _______________
5. get : _______________ 6. arrive : _______________
7. have : _______________ 8. run : _______________
Exercise 2: Put the verb in brackets into the past simple
1. We ___________ (go) to the beach last weekend.
2. I __________ (send) Claire an email yesterday afternoon.
3. She _________ (not/ come) to the party last Sunday
4. __________ (Anna/ wear) jeans to school yesterday?
5. Where ________ (do) your family go last summer?
Exercise 3: Choose the correct answer A, B or C
1. My grandmother _________ me a present yesterday
A. buys
B. bought
C. doesn’t buy
2. The girls ___________ to the cinema last weekend.
A. go
B. went
C. don’t go
3. Tony always _________ his cousins on Fridays.
A. visited
B. don’t visit
C. visits
4. I _______ home last Monday.
A. walk
B. didn’t walk
C. don’t walk
5. _____ they ______ to the beach last Saturday?
A. Did/ goes
B. Do/ go
C. Did/ go
6. Tom ______ badminton yesterday, because it rained
A. didn’t play
B. plays
C. doesn’t play
7. We _______ the children’s toys yesterday.
A. found
B. find
C. finds
8. Did he _______ the broken table?
A. fixes
B. fixed
C. fix
9. We _________ our friends last Saturday.
A. didn’t visit
B. don’t visit
C. visits
10. The weather _______ very hot last week.
A. is
B. was
C. were
Exercise 4: Complete the sentences with the time expressions from the list
at the moment always yesterday last night every week last summer
1. We watched a really good film at the cinema ___________.
2. I went to a beautiful exotic island ___________. The weather was very hot.
3. My mother does the shopping ___________.
4. I am working ___________ I can come with you.
5. She ___________ brushes her teeth before she goes to bed at night.
6. He is upset because he failed his driving test ___________.
1. My mother does the shopping ____every week_______.
2. I am working _____at the moment______ I can come with you.
3. She ____always_______ brushes her teeth before she goes to bed at night.
4. He is upset because he failed his driving test _____yesterday______.
I. Use the Past form of the verbs:
1. Yesterday, I (go)______ to the restaurant with a client.
2. We (drive) ______ around the parking lot for 20 mins to find a parking space.
3. When we (arrive) ______ at the restaurant, the place (be) ______ full.
4. The waitress (ask) ______ us if we (have) reservations.
5. I (say), "No, my secretary forgets to make them."
6. The waitress (tell)______ us to come back in two hours.
7. My client and I slowly (walk) ______ back to the car.
8. Then we (see) ______ a small grocery store.
9. We (stop) in the grocery store and (buy) ______ some sandwiches.
10. That (be) ______ better than waiting for two hours.
11. I (not go) ______ to school last Sunday.
12. She (get) ______ married last year?
13. What you (do) ______ last night? - I (do) ______ my homework.
14. I (love) ______ him but no more.
15. Yesterday, I (get) ______ up at 6 and (have) ______ breakfast at 6.30.
II. 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.
III. Write complete sentences. Use the past simple of the verbs.
1. I / go swimming / yesterday.
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2. Mrs. Nhung / wash / the dishes.
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3. my mother / go shopping / with / friends / in / park.
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4. Lan / cook / chicken noodles / dinner.
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5. Nam / I / study / hard / last weekend.
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6. my father / play / golf / yesterday.
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7. last night / Phong /listen / music / for two hours.
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8. they / have / nice / weekend.
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9. she / go / supermarket yesterday.
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10. We / not go / school last week.
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IV. 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.