EXERCISE: PAST TENSE

Task 1: Give the correct forms of verb in the past simple tense.

1. I _____ at home last weekend. (stay)

2. Angela ______ to the cinema last night. (go)
3. I and my friends ______ a great time in Nha Trang last year. (have)
4. My vacation in Hue last summer ______ wonderful. (be)
5. Last June 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)

Task 2: Use the correct form of the verbs

Yesterday (be) 1. .......... Sunday, Nam (get) 2. ...............up at six. He (do) 3. ........... his morning
exercises. He (take) 4. ..............a shower, (comb) 5. .............. hair, and then he (have) 6. ..............
breakfast with his parents. Nam (eat) 7. ............ a bowl of noodles and (drink) 8. ........a glass of milk for
his breakfast. After breakfast, he (help) 9. .............. Mom clean the table. After that, he (brush) 10. ..........
his teeth, (put) 11. .......... on clean clothes, and (go) 12. ............ to his grandparents' house. He (have) 13.
.............. lunch with his grandparents. He (return) 14. .............. to his house at three o'clock. He (do) 15.
.............. his homework. He (eat) 16. .......... dinner at 6.30. After dinner, his parents (take) 17. .......... him
to the movie theater. It (be) 18. ...............a very interesting film. They (come) 19. .............. back home at
9. 30. Nam (go) 20. ................... 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? ........................................................................

Task 3: Give the correct forms of verb in the past progressive tense.

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

2. I ________ (drive) my car very fast when you called me.
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?
7. Where you ________ (go) when I saw you last weekend?
8. They________ (not go) to school when I met them yesterday.
9. My mother________ (not do) the housework when my father came home.
10. My sister________ (read) books while my brother________ (play) football yesterday afternoon.
11. I lost my keys when I ________ (walk) home.
12. It was raining while we ________ (have) dinner.
13. I saw the department stores when I ________ (sit) on the bus.
14. Her phone rang while she ________ (talk) to her new boss.
15. My friends ________ (drive) to work when they heard the news on the radio.
16. He ________ (ride) his bicycle when the cat ran across the road.
17. We couldn’t go to the beach yesterday because it ________. (rain)
18. It was a lovely day. The sun was shining and the birds ________ (sing) in the trees.
19. The tourist lost his camera while he _____ (walk) around the city.
20. The lorry _____ (go) very fast when it hit our car.

Task 4: Give the correct forms of verb in the past perfect tense.

1. They (come) …………….. back home after they (finish) ………………… their work.
2. She said that she ( meet) ……………………. 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) ………………………………….
6. Before she (listen) ………………….. to music, she (do)……………………. homework.
7. Last night, Peter (go) ………………….. to the supermarket before he (go) …………………
home.

Task 5: Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning

1. David had gone home before we arrived.

 After …………………………………………………………………………………….
2. We had lunch then we took a look around the shops.
 Before ……………………………………………………………………………………
3. The light had gone out before we got out of the office.
 When …………………………………………………………………………………….
4. After she had explained everything clearly, we started our work.
 By the time …………………………………………………………………………….
5. My father had watered all the plants in the garden by the time my mother came home.
 Before ………………………………………………………………………………….
Task 1:
1. stayed 6. were
2. went 7. bought
3. had 8. saw
4. was 9. ate
5. visited 10. talked
Task 2:
1 - was; 2 - got; 3 - did; 4 - took; 5 - combed; 6 - had; 7 - ate; 8 - drank; 9 - helped; 10 - brushed;
11 - put; 12 - went; 13 - had; 14 - returned; 15 - did; 16 - ate; 17 - took; 18 - was; 19 - came; 20 - went;
Trả lời câu hỏi
1 - It was Sunday. 4 - He had lunch with his grandparents.
2 - He got up at six. 5 - He had dinner at 6.30.
3 - He helped his mother clean the table. 6 - He went to bed at ten o'clock.
Task 3:
1. were building 11. was walking
2. was driving 12. were having
3. was chatting/was teaching 13. was sitting
4. was watching 14. was talking
5. was preparing 15. were driving
6. were you doing 16. was riding
7. were you going 17. was raining
8. weren’t going 18. were singing
9. wasn’t doing 19. was walking
10. was reading/was playing 20. was going
Task 4:
1. came – had finished 5. had started
2. had met 6. listened – had done
3. went – had read 7. had gone – went
4. hadn’t worn
Task 5:
1. After David had gone home, we arrived.
2. Before we took a look around the shops, we had had lunch.
3. When we got out of the office, the light had gone out.
4. By the time we started our work, she had explained everything clearly.
5. Before my mother came home, my father had watered all the plants in the garden.