Past simple tense

EX1: Cho dạng đúng của động từ ở dạng quá khứ (V2) và quá khứ phân từ (V3), dùng
bảng động từ bất quy tắc nếu cần.

V V2 V3

be (là)

bring (mang đến)

buy (mua)

cut (cắt)

do (làm)

eat (ăn)

find (tìm)

found (thành lập)

go (đi)

have (có)

keep (giữ)

lie (nằm)

lie (nói dối)

lose (mất)

make (làm)
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move (di chuyển)

play (chơi)

provide (cung cấp)

put (đặt)

read (đọc)

see (nhìn)

sleep (ngủ)

spend (dành)

study (học)

take (mang đi)

think (nghĩ)

travel (du lịch)

visit (thăm)

work (làm việc)

write (viết)

EX2: Viết các câu sau ở thể khẳng định (+), thể phủ định (-), thể nghi vấn (?) ở thì quá khứ
đơn.

1. (+) They decided to leave soon.

(-) ________________________________________________________________.
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(?) ________________________________________________________________?

2. (+) ________________________________________________________________.

(-) There were not many homeless people here ten years ago.

(?) ________________________________________________________________?

3. (+) ________________________________________________________________.

(-) _________________________________________________________________.

(?) Did Tom’s grandfather use to be a soldier?

4. (+) My teacher started teaching here 6 years ago.

(-)_________________________________________________________________.

(?) _________________________________________________________________?

5. (+) Jane often went to school on foot 3 years ago.

(-) _________________________________________________________________.

(?) _________________________________________________________________?

6. (+) _________________________________________________________________.

(-) The cat didn’t want to eat yesterday.

(?) _________________________________________________________________?

7. (+) _________________________________________________________________.

(-) __________________________________________________________________.

(?) Did the train arrive late yesterday?

8. (+) _________________________________________________________________.

(-) There wasn’t anything left in the fridge.

(?) _________________________________________________________________?

EX3. Chia các động từ trong ngoặc ở thì quá khứ đơn.

1. Last week, my mother (take) _____________ me to the zoo.

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2. When we (arrive) _____________ at the party, there (not be) _____________ many people
there.

3. My mother (say) _____________ that she (buy) _____________ me a new dress.

4. Last summer, my father (teach) _____________ me to drive.

5. I (start) _____________ doing charity when I (be) _____________ a first year student.

6. Many rich people (donate) _____________ money for this volunteer program.

7. My friend (ring) _____________ me yesterday and (invite) _____________ me to his party.

8. What (you/ watch) _____________ on TV last night?

9. When my father (be) _____________ young, he (use to) _____________ be the most
handsome boy in the village.

10. _____________ (you/ go) to see the concert yesterday?

11. My performance (not be) _____________ really good. I (not feel) _____________ happy
about it.

12. Jim (spend) _____________ the whole day taking after his brother.

13. I (write) _____________ a letter to my foreign friend but he (not write) _____________
back.

14. _____________ (they/ be) students of our school?

15. Yesterday, I (see) _____________ Jim at a bookstore.

EX4. Gạch lỗi sai trong các câu sau rồi sửa lại cho đúng.

1. My friend and I was at the hairdresser’s yesterday.

________________________________________________________________________

2. My sister in law used to had long hair but now she has short hair.

________________________________________________________________________

3. Did your father worked in a tobacco factory before he retired?

________________________________________________________________________
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4. Why you didn’t come to the meeting last week?

________________________________________________________________________

5. My best friend and I use to hated each other when we first met.

________________________________________________________________________

6. Was Anna be successful with her project last week?

________________________________________________________________________

7. Yesterday morning I readed several chapters of the book “The little prince”.

________________________________________________________________________

8. Last summer we involved in community service in our neighborhood, so we did go on

holiday.

________________________________________________________________________

EX5. Hoàn thành câu với những động từ cho sẵn ở thì quá khứ đơn (thể khẳng định hoặc
phủ định).

disturb ( quấy rầy) put (đặt) like be

hold (tổ chức, nắm giữ)

have decide (quyết định) sleep stay (ở)

cost (đáng tiền)

1. It was freezing outside, so I __ on my coat.

2. My mother was very busy yesterday, so I ____ _______ her.

3. Yesterday was Mary’s birthday but she __ _________ a party.

4. We were exhausted (met moi), so we _ __________ to leave (roi di) the party early.

5. The bed was very (un)comfortable (k thoai mai). Tim ___________ well.

6. The musical wasn’t very good. I _ __________ it much.

7. The restaurant wasn’t very expensive (đắt). It _ __________ much to have dinner there.

8. I had to look after my little sister yesterday, so I _ __________ time to call you.
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9. It ___ ________ hard to lift the boxes. They weren’t very heavy.

10. It was raining heavily, so I __ ________ in.

EX6. Sắp xếp các từ cho sẵn thành câu hoàn chỉnh.

1. many/ went/ to/ volunteer/ ,/ Last year/ the/ and/ flooded area/ free food/ people/ gave /to/./

2. rebuild/ helped/ houses/ They/ trees/ also/ plant/ and/ people/./

3. people/ donated/ generous/ for/ people/ Many/ poor/ money/./

4. I/ joined/ a student/ ,/ was/ When/ charitable work/ I/ often/ in/./

5. my friends/ used to/ remoted areas/ travel/ help/ to/ to/ people there/ I/ with/./

6. mountainous/ for/ areas/ weeks/ We/ in/ stayed/ the/./ (mountainous area : khu vực đồi núi) n

7. the chidren/ read/ there/ We/ taught/ and/ write/ to/./

8. a volunteer/ was/ a/ experience/ wonderful/ Being/./ (experience : trải nghiệm) n

9. I/ busy/ graduated/ was/ After/ ,/ I/ very/./ (graduate : tốt nghiệp) v

10. I/ Now/ do/ still/ charity/ my/ in/ hometown/./ ( charity : từ thiện)

REVISION
Bài 1: Bài tập chia động từ thì quá khứ đơn 

1. I (eat)___________ dinner at six o’clock yesterday. 

2. A: ___________ Helen (drive)___________ to work? – B: Yes, she ___________.
3. My neighbor (buy)___________ a new car last week. 
4. They (go)___________ to Italy on their last summer holiday. 
5.  ___________ they (swim)___________ at the beach? – B: No, they __________.
6. My family and I (see)___________ a comedy movie last night. 
7. First, we (do)___________ exercise, and then we (drink)___________ some water. 
8. Suddenly, the animal jumped and (bite)___________ my hand. 
9. What time (do)___________ you (get up)___________ this morning? 
10. The Wright brothers (fly)___________ the first airplane in 1903. 
11. I think I (hear)___________ a strange sound outside the door one minute ago.
12. When I was ten years old, I (break)___________ my arm. It really (hurt) __________.  
13. The police (catch)___________ all three of the bank robbers last week. 
14. How many times (do)___________ you (read)___________ that book? 
15. Unfortunately, I (forget)___________ to (bring)___________ my money.

Bài 2: Chuyển những câu dưới đây từ hiện tại đơn sang quá khứ đơn
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1. He goes to the swimming pool because he likes swimming.

2. They have dinner at nine o´clock.
3. Helen eats too many sweets.
4. I buy the newspaper in the shop.
5. We get up at eight o´clock and go to school
6. Does she buy the newspaper in the shop over there? 
7. Do they do their homework in the evening? 
8. Do they have a good holiday? 
9. Do they find any animal in the forest? 
10. Is it dark when she gets up in the morning? 

Bài 3: Chuyển những động từ bất quy tắc sau sang dạng quá khứ

1. Be
2. Become
3. Begin
4. Break
5. Bring
6. Build
7. Buy
8. Choose
9. Come
10. Cost
11. Cut
12. Do
13. Dream
14. Drink
15. Eat
16. Feel
17. Find
18. Forget
19. Get
20. Give
21. Go
22. Have
23. Hear
24. Hold
25. Keep
26. Know
27. Learn
28. Let
29. Make
30. Mean
31. Meet
32. Pay
33. Put
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34. Read
35. Rise
36. Run
37. Say
38. See
39. Send
40. Set
41. Shake
42. Shut
43. Sing
44. Sit
45. Sleep
46. Stand
47. Swim
48. Take
49. Teach
50. Tell
51. Think
52. Wear
53. win
54. write

Bài 4: Chia động từ ở thì quá khứ đơn

1. It was warm, so I took off my coat. (take).

2. The film wasn’t very goor. I didn’t enjoy it very much. (enjoy)
3. I knew Sarah was very busy, so I ….. her (disturb)
4. I was very tired, so I ….. the party early. (leave)
5. The bed was very uncomfortable. I ….. very well (sleep)
6. The window was open and a bird ….. into the room (fly)
7. The hotel wasn’t very expensive. It ….. very much (cost)
8. I was in a hurry, so I ….. time to phone you (have).
9. It was hard carrying the bags. They ….. very heavy. (be)

Bài 5: Bài tập về thì quá khứ – Đọc những gì Laure nói về một ngày làm việc điển hình.

Laure: I usually get up at 7 o’clock and have a big breakfast. I walk to work, which takes me
about an hour. I start work at 8:45. I neverhave lunch. I finish work at 5 o’clock. I’m always
tired when I gethome. I usually cook a meal in the evening. I don’t usually go out, I goto bed at
about 11 o’clock and I always sleep well.

Yesterday was a typical working day for Laura. Write what she did ordidn’t do yesterday.

She  got up at  7  o’clock

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1. She ….. a big breakfast

2. She …..
3. It ….. to get to work.
4. ….. at 8:45.
5. ….. lunch
6. ….. at 5 o’ clock
7. ….. tired when ….. home.
8. ….. a meal yesterday evening
9. ….. out yesrerday evening.
10. ….. at 11 o’ clock
11. ….. well last night.

Bài tập 1: Chia động từ

1. Last year my brother (spend) ___________ his holiday in Đà Lạt.

2. It (be) ___________ really great.
3. I (travel) ___________around by motorbike with three friends and we visited lots
of interesting places.
4. In the evening I usually (go) ___________to a bar.
5. One night she even (learn) ___________some Ailen dances.
6. They (be) ___________very lucky with the weather.
7. It (not/ rain) ___________yesterday.
8. But we (see) ___________some beautiful rainbows.
9. Where (spend/ Lan) ___________her last holiday?
Bài tập 2: Hoàn thành câu

1. Linh ___________her maths homework yesterday. (to do)

2. Tuan ___________to Taiwan by plane? (to go)
3. We ___________a farm three weeks ago. (to visit)
4. Tuan and Tu ___________their brother. (not/to help)
5. The children ___________at home last sunday. (not/to be)
6. When ___________you ___________this wonderful dress? (to design)
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7. My father ___________into the truck. (not/to crash)

8. Tuan ___________the basket of his bicycle. (to take off)
9. ___________you ___________your uncle last weekend? (to phone)
10. She ___________milk at class. (not/to drink)
Bài tập 3: Sử dụng tổng hợp các thì trong quá khứ để hoàn thành câu

1. I ( go)___________to the school last week.

2. A bird defecated on the window that I ( clean)___________only five minutes
before.
3. Yesterday at ten she ( sit) ___________in front of her computer.
4. When their dad got home, the boys ( watch)___________TV for three hours.
5. A postman (come) ___________to my house yesterday.
6. He (want) ___________to repair my dishwasher that (break) ___________a few
days before.
7. Before she (ring) ___________at my door, she (look) ___________for a parking
space for about five minutes.
8. While the plumber (repair) ___________the dishwasher, I (watch)
___________the smartphone.
9. Suddenly, my brother (realise) ___________that they (show) ___________our
house on TV.
10. The reporter (say) ___________that a motorbike (crash) ___________into a pole
just before reaching the crossroads.
11. While he (listen) ___________carefully to what (happen) ___________, someone
(knock) ___________at his door.
12. I (open) ___________the door and (see) ___________my teacher standing there.
13. She (ask) ___________for the plumber.
14. As it (turn) ___________out, it (be) ___________ my neighbor’s car that (roll)
___________down the street.
15. In his haste, the electrician (forget) ___________to put the handbrake on.