Quá khứ đơn Quá khứ hoàn thành

- Diễn tả hành động xảy ra trước

- Diễn tả hành động đã xảy ra tại
một hành động khác trong quá
một thời điểm cố định trong quá
khứ.
khứ
- Dùng để mô tả hành động
- Diễn tả hành động đã xảy ra ngay
trước một thời gian xác định
sau hành động khác trong quá khứ
trong quá khứ.
Dấu hiệu: ago, yesterday, last
Dấu hiệu: when, by the time, until,
month/ year/ week, in +thời gian
before, after
trong QK, then,…

Past perfect vs past simple (QKHT vs QKD)

1. Almost everybody (leave)…………………………. by the time we (arrive)
…………………………..
2. He (wonder)…………………………. whether he (leave)…………………………. his wallet
at home.
3. The secretary (not leave)…………………………. until she (finish)………………………….
her work.
4. The couple scarcely (enter)…………………………. the house when they (begin)
…………………………. to argue.
5. The teacher (ask)…………………………. the boy why he (not do)………………………….
his homework.
6. She already (post)…………………………. the letter when she (realize)
…………………………. she (send)…………………………. it to the wrong address.
7. Hardly the car (go)…………………………. a mile when it (have)…………………………. a
flat tyre.
8. The weather (be)…………………………. far worse than we (expect)
…………………………..
9. They (be married)…………………………. for five years when thy finally (have)
…………………………. a child.
11. When she (finish)…………………………. her work she (go)…………………………. to
the cinema.
12. He (not eat)…………………………. until his parents (come)………………………….
home.
13. She (tell)…………………………. me she never (meet)…………………………. him.
14. He (do)…………………………. her homework before he ( go)………………………….
out.
15. The lights (go)…………………………. out the moment he (get)………………………….
into the cinema.
17. They (be)…………………………. out for an hour when it (start)………………………….
to rain.
18. They (leave)…………………………. the shop as soon as they (buy)
…………………………. everything they (need)…………………………..
19. The house (burn)…………………………. to the ground buy the time the firemen (arrive)
…………………………..
20. As he (do)…………………………. a lot of work that day he (be)………………………….
very tired.
21. I already (hear)…………………………. about the accident when he (tell)
…………………………. me about it.
22. He (live)…………………………. in the country for ten years when he first (come)
…………………………. to London.
23. I (not talk)…………………………. to him because when I (arrive)………………………….
he already (leave)…………………………..
24. When we (go)…………………………. out again, the wind (stop)…………………………..
25. He (think)…………………………. he (win)…………………………. in the lottery but he
(not have)…………………………. of course.
27. Before you (mention)…………………………. his name, I never (hear)
…………………………. of this poet.
28. Our guests (be)…………………………. still here when he (come)………………………….
back from school.
29. The same day he (arrive)…………………………. I (receive)…………………………. a
postcard from him.
30. They just (close)…………………………. the shop when I (get)………………………….
there.
Past simple and past continuous (QKĐ và QKTD)
1. While Tom (read) , Amely (watch) a documentary on TV.
2. Marvin (come) home, (switch) on the computer and (check) his emails.
3. The thief (sneak) into the house, (steal) the jewels and (leave) without a trace.
4. Nobody (listen) while the teacher (explain) the tenses.
5. While we (do) a sight-seeing tour, our friends (lie) on the beach.
6. He (wake) up and (look) at his watch.
7. The receptionist (welcome) the guests and (ask) them to fill in the form.
8. The car (break) down and we (have) to walk home.
9. The boys (swim) while the girls (sunbathe) .
10. My father (come) in, (look) around and (tell) me to tidy up my room.
11. As long as one group (prepare) dinner, the others (collect) wood for their campfire.
12. While the parents (have) breakfast, their children (run) about.
13. Martha (turn) off the lights and (go) to bed.
14. When I (do) the washing-up, I (break) a plate.
15. While Tom (play) the piano, his mother (do) the washing-up.
16. He (drink) some juice and then he (eat) a few chips.
17. I (have) dinner when I suddenly (hear) a loud bang.
18. When my father (work) in the garden, an old friend (pass) by to see him.
19. She (go) to school, (take) out her textbook and (begin) to learn.
20. When it (start) to rain, our dog (want) to come inside.

QKĐ -HTHT-QKTD
1. My father (work) __________ for this company since he (graduate)_______________ from
his university in 1999.
2. I (have)_______________ dinner when my mother (come)________________ home.
3. In recent years, there (be)____________________ many changes in this town’s facilities.
4. 30 years ago, he (go) _________________ to France. Since then, he
(work)_____________________ at a French company.
5. While my father (watch)________________ TV, my mother (wash) ________________ the
dishes.
6. I (do) ____________________ my homework, so my teacher is very pleased.
7. This time last year, I (travel) _______________ in some Asian countries.
8. She (drive) __________________ when a deer jumped in front of her car.
9. Since he (read) _______________ the book, he (become) ___________ a fan of the author.
10. He (love)_________________ reading books since he (be) ______________ a child.
11. She (eat) _______________ sushi twice in her life.
12. Over the last few years, scientists (do) __________ many studies to show the impacts of
global warming.
13. I (clean)________________ my car, it’s very clean and shiny now, you see.
14. At 8 p.m yesterday, she (watch) ___________________ television.
15. Last week, I (see) _______________ a movie with my cousin.
Chọn câu nghĩa sao cho phù hợp
1. When we got to the cinema, the film had started.
A. The film started before we arrived
B. The film started after we arrived.
2. Ana had just had a shower when I called
A. She was having a shower when I called
B. I called Ana after she had had a shower
3. I had never eaten sushi until I went to a Japanese restaurant last week
A. I ate sushi for the first time last week
B. I had eaten sushi before going to the Japanese restaurant
4. She screamed beacause she had seen a mouse
A. She saw a mouse. Then she screamed
B. She screamed. Then she saw a mouse