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I. Use the Past form of the verbs:
1. Yesterday, I (go)__went____ to the restaurant with a client.
2. We (drive) __drove____ around the parking lot for 20 mins to find a parking space.
3. When we (arrive) _arrived_____ at the restaurant, the place (be) __was____ full.
4. The waitress (ask) __asked____ us if we (have) had reservations.
5. I (say) said, "No, my secretary forgets to make them."
6. The waitress (tell)__told____ us to come back in two hours.
7. My client and I slowly (walk) _walked_____ back to the car.
8. Then we (see) _saw_____ a small grocery store.
9. We (stop) stopped in the grocery store and (buy) __bought____ some sandwiches.
10. That (be) __was____ better than waiting for two hours.
11. I (not go) __didn’t go____ to school last Sunday.
12. did She (get) __get____ married last year?
13. What you (do) __did____ last night? - I (do) __did____ my homework.
14. I (love) __loved____ him but no more.
15. Yesterday, I (get) __got____ up at 6 and (have) __had____ breakfast at 6.30.
II. Complete the sentences using the past simple form of the verbs.
1. I _stayed____ at home all weekend. ( stay)
2. Angela __went____ to the cinema last night. (go)
3. My friends __had____ a great time in Nha Trang last year. (have)
4. My vacation in Hue __was____ wonderful. (be)
5. Last summer I _visited____ Ngoc Son Temple in Ha Noi. (visit)
6. My parents _were___ very tired after the trip. ( be)
7. I ___bought____ a lot of gifts for my little sister. (buy)
8. Lan and Mai __saw_____ sharks, dolphins and turtles at Tri Nguyen aquarium.(see)
9. Trung _ate____ chicken and rice for dinner. (eat)
10. They _talked___ about their holiday in Hoi An. (talk)
11. Phuong _returned____ to Hanoi yesterday. (return)
12. We __thought___ the food was delicious.(think)
13. Yesterday, I (go)___went___ to the restaurant with a client.
14. We (drive) __drove____ around the parking lot for 20 mins to find a parking space.
15. When we (arrive) __arrived____ at the restaurant, the place (be) _was_____ full.
16. The waitress (ask) __asked____ us if we (have) had reservations.
17. I (say) said, "No, my secretary forgets to make them."
18. The waitress (tell)__told____ us to come back in two hours.
19. My client and I slowly (walk) _walked_____ back to the car.
20. Then we (see) __saw____ a small grocery store.
21. We (stop) in the grocery store and (buy) __bought____ some sandwiches.
22. That (be) __was____ better than waiting for two hours.
23. I (not go) __didn’t go____ to school last Sunday.
24. did She (get) __get____ married last year?
25. What did you (do) __do____ last night? - I (do) __did____ my homework.
26. I (love) _loved_____ him but no more.
27. Yesterday, I (get) __got____ up at 6 and (have) ___had___ breakfast at 6.30.
28. They (buy ) …bought…………. that house last year.
29. She (not go) …didn’t go………. to school yesterday.
30. That boy ( have ) ……had……… some eggs last night.
III. Write complete sentences. Use the past simple of the verbs.
1. I / go swimming / yesterday.
=>.i went swimming yesterday
2. Mrs. Nhung / wash / the dishes.
=>....... Mrs. Nhung washed the dishes.
..........................................................................................................................................
3. my mother / go shopping / with / friends / in / park/ the
=>.... my mother went shopping with friends in the park
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4. Lan / cook / chicken noodles / dinner/ fot
=>.......... Lan cooked chicken noodles dinner fot
.......................................................................................................................................
5. Nam / I / study / hard / last weekend.
=>..... Nam and I studied hard last weekend.
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6. my father / play / golf / yesterday.
=>..... my father played golf yesterday
7. last night / Phong /listen / music / for two hours/to
=>...... last night Phong listened to music for two hours
8. they / have / nice / weekend.
=>........ they had a nice weekend.
9. she / go / supermarket /yesterday/to.
=>....... she went to supermarket yesterday
10. We / not go / school last week/to.
=>...... We didn’t go to school last week
IV. Simple Past:
1. She (spend) _spent___ all her money last week.
2. Mum (not spend) ____didn’t spend_______ any money on herself.
3. I (lend) ___lent_______ my penknife to someone, but I can't remember who it was now.
4. John and his father (build) ___buit________ the cabin themselves last year.
5. My parents (sell) ____sold________ the stereo at a garage sale.
6. ___did________You (tell) _____tell______ anyone about this yesterday?
7. The unidentified plant (bear) ____bore_______ gorgeous flowers.
8. She (tear) _______tore____ the letter to pieces and threw it in the bin.
9. He often (wear) ____wore_______ glasses for reading.
10. Before God He (swear) ____swore_______ he was innocent
11. Yesterday Clouds (creep) ____crept_______ across the horizon, just above the line of trees.
12. We both (sleep) ___slept________ badly that night.
13. She (weep) _____wept______ for the loss of her mother.
14. Jane (keep) ___kept________ the engine running.
15. A huge wave (sweep) _____swept______ over the deck
16. Mum (pay) ___paid________ for my driving lessons.
17. He (lay) _______laid____ his hand on my shoulder.
18. He (break) _____broke______ the biscuit in half and handed one piece to me.
19. He (choose) ______chose_____ his words carefully as he (speak) ¬_____spoke______.
20. He ………went…………to the zoo last Sunday (go)
21. She (not /watch)…………didn’t watch……………………TV last night
22. They (meet)…………met………………their friends at the movie theater last week
23. What……did………you (do)……do……………last night
24. …………did…………… they (buy)………buy…………a new car two days ago?
25. We ……had…….. (have) a lot of homework yesterday.
V. Use the correct form of the verbs
Yesterday (be) was…. Sunday, Nam (get)…got……up at six. He (do) ……did…..his morning
exercises.
He (take) took…a shower, (comb)…combed………..hair, and then he (have) ……had…….. breakfast
with
his parents.Nam (eat)…ate… a bowl of noodles and (drink) drink a glass of milk for his breakfast.
After
breakfast, he (help) ……helped……..Mom clean the table. After that, he (brush)…brushed……. his
teeth,
(put)…put……. on clean clothes, and (go)…went……… to his grandparents' house. He
(have) …had………..lunch with his grandparents. He (return) returned to his house at three o'lock. He
(do)…did…..his homework. He (eat)…ate…. dinner at 6.30. After dinner, his parents (take)…
took…….
him to the movie theater. It (be…was…a very interesting film. They (come) …came………..back
home
at 9.30. Nam (go)………went………. to bed at ten o'clock.
1. What day was yesterday? …………it was sunday…
2. What time did Nam get up? ……at six…………………………………
3. What did he do after breakfast? He helped mom clean the table.………………………….
4. Who did he have lunch with? …he had lunch with his grandparents………
5. What time did he have dinner? ……at 6.30pm…………………………
6. What time did Nam go to bed ? ………at 10pm………………………………
VI. Use the Past form of the verbs:
1- I (be).......was................................a student 2 years ago.
2- He (be)..........was........................ a doctor two years ago.
3- They (be).............were.................... farmers last year.
4- Lan and Ba (be) ..........were...............nurses last year.
5- It (be not)..............wasn’t.............. cold yesterday.
6- She (be not)............wasn’t............a pupipl last week.
7- This hat (be not) ........wasn’t.................new yesterday.
8- My parents (be not) ........weren’t...............teacchers two years ago.
9- He (be not) .........wasn’t.................a mechanic last Monday.
10- (Be).....was.............. he an engineer yesterday. No , he (be not)....wasn’t.................
11- (Be) .....was............It hot last week?
12- The windows (be) .......was.............open last Monday.
13- -------did---------------(Be)................. you a teacher two years ago? Yes , I (be)......was...........
14- Where (be) ......was..............Nam from yesterday?
15- Why (be) .............was...............he unhappy last Tuesday?
16. I (remember).......remembered................ your trip to Nha Trang two years ago.
17. . Ba (wear)..........wore................... the cap all day yesterday.
18. I (eat) ........ate..................a lot of fish yesterday.
19. Her aunt (take)..........took......................... her to see Cham Temple last year.
20. Tuan (have)..............had................ a new bike yesterday.
21. She (not buy).................didn’t buy................. a new ruler yesterday.
22. He (not talk)..........didn’t talk....................... with his parents about his vacation in Da Lat last year.
23. -----didn’t-----------------They (not come)...............come................... school yesterday?
24. -----didn’t--------------The windows (not close)......close...................... yesterday?
25. We (not return) ............didn’t return..........................at home at 7 pm last Monday.
26. She (not eat ) ..............didn’t eat...............................fish and crab yesterday.
27. Lan (not go )................didn’t go................. Ho Chi Minh city two years ago.
28. My parents (not take).....didn’t take............................to Vung Tau last week.
29. We (not have)................didn’t have......................a lot of friends in Ha Noi.
30.-----were------------ Lan and Hoa (be).................................... your school two years ago?
31. What --------did--------------they (play) ............play...................last week?
32. What--------did------------ Hoa (try)..................try.................................... on yesterday?
33. Who (talk) ............talked........................to about the film on TV last Monday?
34. Where ----did----------they (stop) ...................stop..................on their way back last Sunday?
35. What -----did----------the student (wear)........wear.............................. at school two years ago?
36. Where --------did------------you (put) put the cake yesterday?
37. What time -----did--------------you (leave )........leave..........................home for school yesterday?
38. What-------------did---------- Ba(receive)...........receive......................from Liz last week?
39. How long -------did-----------------he (do)...............do.............this hat yesterday?
40. What time-------did--------------- you (go).................go..................to bed last night?
41. You (go) ...............went....................to Dalat for last tet vacation/
42. He (have) ......................had.............a lot of friends in Ho Chi Minh city 3 years ago
43. His uncle (take)................took.............him to see Tri Nguyen aquarium last week
44. Liz (buy)..............bought............. a lot of souvenirs yesterday?
45. ---------did-----------They (put) .......put....................the fish in the big bag last Sunday?
46. -------------did---------They (eat)...........eat.................meat in her meals in Vung Tau yesterday?
47. I(wear) the ..........wore...............cap with a dolphin om it yesterday/
48. Liz (teach)..........taught....................... Ba some English last week/
49. -------did--------------Bad and Tan (remember) ......remember...............their trip to Nha Trang last
month?
50. ----------did---------------Nam (return) ..........return...................to Ha Noi last week?
51. I (go)...............went.............to Ben Thanh market last Monday
52. He (get).......got.......................up at 7 o’clock yesterday.
53. What time did you (go) ........go.............to bed last night?
54. She ( not go)..................didn’t go................to work last weekend.
55. Lan (meet).......met..........................her at the party 3 years ago.
56. Last summer vacation, Mom (not buy)...........didn’t buy..................me a new buy
57. When did he (leave)............leave................. for work last week.?
58. What --------did-------------you (do).................do................ yesterday?
59. We (begin).............began.......................to learn English 3 years ago.
60. She (be)..................was.......................an engineer last week.
61. Lan (be not)...........wasn’t........................at home yesterday.
62. He (wear) ...............wore......................the shirt last week.
63. They (be ) ...............were.................here yesterday.
64. -----did-------------You (go) ..................go.............to school yesterday?
65. ……was……..Tam (be)...................................... at home last night? – Yes, he (be).was
66. Where -----did---------he (go)..............go.......................... yesterday?
67. I (be)................was......................... sick last night.
68. Why -------didn’t------------you (not come ).................come............. to class yesterday?
69. We (be) ........were........................in the library yesterday.
70. Hoa (buy) .............bought......................a lot of things for her birthday party.
71. What time ---did-----------you (leave) .......................leave.................home for school yesterday?
VII. Write the questions with “Did…….?”and give the answer with “Yes / No:
They played soccer yesterday afternoon
- Did they play soccer yesterday afternoon?
- Yes, they did. / No, they didn’t.
1. He sent a letter to his penpal last week.
......... did He send a letter to his penpal last week?...............
.........yes, he did/ no, he didn’t
2. She taught us English last year.
Did She teach us English last year.
yes, she did/ no, she didn’t