THÌ QUÁ KHỨ ĐƠN - THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE

A. Lý thuyết về Thì quá khứ đơn trong tiếng Anh

I. Cách dùng thì quá khứ đơn Tiếng Anh

Thì quá khứ đơn (The simple past) được dùng thường xuyên để diễn tả:

1. Sự việc diễn ra trong một thời gian cụ thể trong quá khứ và đã kết thúc ở hiện
tại:

- She came back last Friday. (Cô ấy đã trở lại từ thứ Sáu tuần trước.)

- I saw her in the street. (Tôi đã gặp cô ấy trên đường.)

- They didn't agree to the deal. (Họ đã không đồng ý giao dịch đó.)

2. Sự việc diễn ra trong một khoảng thời gian trong quá khứ và đã kết thúc ở
hiện tại:

- She lived in Tokyo for seven years. (Cô ấy đã sống ở Tokyo trong 7 năm.)

- They were in London from Monday to Thursday of last week. (Tuần vừa rồi họ ở
London từ thứ Hai đến thứ Năm.)

- When I was living in New York, I went to all the art exhibitions I could. (Lúc tôi còn
sống ở New York, tôi đã đi xem tất cả các cuộc triển lãm nghệ thuật mà tôi có thể.)

II. Các cụm từ thường dùng với thì quá khứ đơn

Hay còn gọi là những trạng từ chỉ thời gian, dấu hiệu nhận biết của thì QKĐ: 

- Yesterday

- (two days, three weeks) ago

- last (year, month, week)

- in (2002, June)

- from (March) to (June)

- in the (2000, 1980s)

- in the last century

-  in the past

III. Cấu trúc thì quá khứ đơn

Câu khẳng định Câu phủ định Câu nghi vấn

- (Từ để hỏi) + did not/didn't +

- S + V-ed/P2 (+ O) - S + did not/didn't + V (+ V + (O)
O)
Ví dụ: - (Từ để hỏi) + did + V + not +
Ví dụ: (O)
- She came back last
Friday. - She didn't come back last Ví dụ:
Friday
- They were in - When did she come back?
London from Monday - They were not in London
to Thursday of last from Monday to Thursday of - Were they in London from
week. last week. Monday to Thursday of last
week?

B. Bài tập

I. Was or Were?

1. I _____ happy.

2. You ____ angry.

3. She ______ in London last week.

4. He ______ on holiday.

5. It _____ cold.

6. We ______ at school.

7. You _____ at the cinema.

8. They _____ at home.

9. The cat ____ on the roof.

10. The children _____in the garden.

II. Chuyển động từ ở quá khứ đơn

1. go →

2. come →

3. buy →

4. have →

5. do → 

III. Chia động từ ở thì quá khứ đơn

1. Yesterday, I (go)______ to a 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. 

IV. Chia động từ trong ngoặc đúng dạng thì quá khứ đơn

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.

V. Dùng từ gợi ý viết thành câu hoàn chỉnh ở thì Quá khứ đơn

1. I/ go swimming/ yesterday.

=> ________________________________

2. Mrs. Nhung/ wash/ the dishes.

=> ________________________________

3. my mother/ go shopping/ with/ friends/ in/ park.

=> ________________________________

4. Lan/ cook/ chicken noodles/ dinner.

=> ________________________________

5. Nam/ I/ study/ hard/ last weekend.

=> ________________________________

6. my father/ play/ golf/ yesterday.

=> ________________________________

7. last night/ Phong/listen/ music/ for two hours.

=> ________________________________

8. they/ have/ nice/ weekend.

=> ________________________________

9. she/ go/ supermarket yesterday.

=> ________________________________

10. We/ not go/ school last week.

=> ________________________________
VI. Chọn đáp án đúng:
1. Mozart ___________ more than 600 pieces of music.

A. writes

B. wrote

C. writed

D. was wrote

2. We _______ David in town a few days ago.

A. did see

B. was saw

C. did saw

D. saw

3. It was cold, so I _____________ the window.

A. shut

B. was shut

C. am shut
D. shutted

4. I ___________ to the cinema three times last week.

A. was go

B. went

C. did go

D. goed

5. What __________ you _________ last weekend?

A. were / do

B. did / did

C. did / do

D. do / did

6. The police ___________ me on my way home last night.

A. was stop

B. stopped

C. stops
D. stopping

7. The film wasn't very good. I _____________ it very much.

A. enjoyed

B. wasn't enjoy

C. didn't enjoyed

D. didn't enjoy

8. The bed was very uncomfortable. I ____________ sleep very well.

A. didn't

B. did

C. wasn't

D. not

9. The window was open and a bird ___________ into the room.

A. fly

B. flew
C. was flew

D. did fly

10. I __________ a lot of money yesterday. I __________ an expensive dress.

A. spend / buy

B. spent / buy

C. spent / bought

D. was spent / bought

11. I ___________ about a yellow unicorn last night.

A. dreamed

B. slept

C. think

12. Anna ___________ to class yesterday because she was at the hospital.

A. didn't come

B. didn't take

C. didn't arrive
13. It was snowing last night. It ___________ so cold!

A. touched

B. felt

C. happened

14. Lucy ___________ her mother's watch, so she bought a new one.

A. broke

B. crashed

C. forgot

15. We ___________ at the library for three hours yesterday.

A. learnt

B. studied

C. reviewed

16. I ___________ an e-mail to the company but they never answered.

A. published
B. read

C. sent

17. The two cousins ___________ at the airport for the first time.

A. met

B. welcomed

C. saw

18. The dog ___________ in the middle of the kitchen floor, looking at the door.

A. put

B. ran

C. stood