SIMPLE PAST TENSE (THÌ QUÁ KHỨ ĐƠN)

 Uses
Diễn tả một hành động, sự
việc đã diễn ra tại một thời
điểm cụ thể, hoặc một
khoảng thời gian trong quá
khứ và đã kết thúc hoàn
toàn ở quá khứ.
The bomb exploded two months ago. (Quả bom
đã nổ hai tháng trước.)
My children came home late last night. (Các con
của tôi về nhà muộn đêm qua.)
→ sự việc “quả bom nổ” và “các con về nhà
muộn” đã diễn ra trong quá khứ và đã kết thúc
trước thời điểm nói.

- Laura came home, took a nap, then had lunch.

Diễn đạt các hành động
(Laura về nhà, ngủ một giấc, rồi ăn trưa.)
xảy ra liên tiếp trong quá
→ ba hành động “về nhà”, “ngủ” và “ăn trưa” xảy
khứ.
ra nối tiếp nhau trong quá khứ.

 Form
Thể Động từ “tobe” Động từ “thường”

Khẳng S + was / were + … V_ed

định
(+) I, He, She, It, N số ít + was
You, We, They, N số nhiều
+ were
E.g.1: I was a student 2 years ago.
(Tôi là học sinh 2 năm trước.)
E.g.2: They were in Paris last
year.
(Họ đã ở Pari vào năm ngoái.)
S+ V2 + …
E.g.1: She watched this film
yesterday. (Cô ấy đã xem bộ phim
này hôm qua).
E.g.2: I went to sleep at 11 p.m last
night. (Tôi đã đi ngủ lúc 11 giờ tối
hôm qua).

Phủ S + was/were + not + … S + did + not + V_inf

định was not = wasn’t did not = didn’t
(-) were not = weren’t
E.g: She wasn’t at home E.g: He didn't play football
yesterday. yesterday. (Anh ta đã không chơi
(Cô ấy đã không ở nhà hôm qua) bóng đá vào ngày hôm qua.)

Nghi Was / Were + S + …? Did + S + V_inf +…?

vấn Yes, S + was / were. Yes, S + did.
(?)      No, S + wasn’t / weren’t.        No, S + didn’t.
E.g:  Were the at work last night?  E.g:  Did you miss the train
Yes, they were./ No, they yesterday?
weren’t. Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t.
 Quy tắc thêm “-ed”:
V_ed V bất quy tắc gấp đôi phụ âm -h, -w, -y, -x + ed
work  worked go  went stop  stopped fix  fixed
watch  watched do  did drop  dropped allow  allowed
2 nguyên âm + phụ âm
phụ âm + y  ied nguyên âm + y  yed e+d
phụ âm + phụ âm
cry  cried play  played like  liked burn  burned
study  studied annoy  annoyed arrive  arrived boil  boiled

 Signals
- Yesterday (Hôm qua)
- Last night (Tối qua)
- Last week (Tuần trước)
- Last month (Tháng trước)
- Last year (Năm ngoái)
- Ago: cách đây. (two hours ago: cách đây 2 giờ, two weeks ago: cách đây 2
tuần…)
- In + thời gian cụ thể trong quá khứ: in 1990, in 2000, in 2019,…
- When + mệnh đề chia thì quá khứ đơn: khi (when I was a kid,…)
- In the past, the day before
- Những khoảng thời gian đã qua trong ngày (today, this morning, this
afternoon)
- Once upon a time (ngày xửa ngày xưa)

PRACTICE
Exercise 1: Give the past form of these verbs.
Visit Wear Learn
Have Watch Eat
Arrive Think Decide
Be Move Do
Go Come Make
Return See Sit
Buy Receive Write
Pay Take Give

Exercise 2: Give the infinitive from the given words.

Liked Rode Walked
Read Got Built
Saw Met Lost
Sang Said Washed
Knew Left Told
Worked Waited Helped
Studied Spoke Began
Stayed Slept Broke

Exercise 3: Fill in the gaps with the correct form: WAS / WERE
1. Antonio ________ very happy yesterday. It ______ his birthday.
2. When I woke up, it _______ snowing heavily.
3. Mark and Linda _________ cousins. They ________ Italian.
4. Her dogs ________ black and very intelligent.
5. Hugo ______ in the park. His parents ________ at home.
6. Bernardo _______ a handsome guy and his sisters ________ pretty.
7. I didn’t by it because it _______ too expensive for me.
8. Roger and you ________ at the library yesterday afternoon.
9. We ________ in London visiting Buckingham Palace.
10. I _______ sure that those books _______ yours.
11. The footballer _______ born in Brazil twenty one years ago.
12. We saw a film which _______ very interesting.
13. There ________ many people at the seaside.
14. Tom’s computer ________ a good one. It _______ a Mack.
15. Caroline’s son _________ a very naughty child.
16. My Maths teacher ________ quite fat.
17. I _______ reading a book that it ______ difficult to understand.
18. John and Alice _______ playing tennis at the club.
19. She told me something that it _______ strange.
20. Some monkeys _________ in the trees
21. Helen and you ________ very friendly to me.
22. Sonia ________ my brother’s girlfriend at university.
23. There ________ many dry leaves on the ground.
24. The boy _______ happy about his results.
25. The project ________ about wild animals.

Exercise 4: Choose the best answer.

1. They _________ students yesterday. A. am B. is C. was D.
were
2.They ______ doctors two years ago. A. am B. is C. was D.
were
3. They ______ farmers last month. A. am B. is C. was D.
were
4. We _____ nurses yesterday. A. am B. is C. was D.
were
5. The weather _____ cold yesterday. A. am B. is C. was D.
were
6. My parents _____ teacchers two years ago. A. am B. is C. was D.
were
7. He _________ a mechanic last Monday.
A. aren’t B. isn’t C. wasn’t D. weren’t
8. ________ he an engineer yesterday? – No, he ________.
A. Is / isn’t B. Are / aren’t C. Was / wasn’t D. Were / weren’t
9. The shops _______ open last Monday.
A. am B. is C. was D. were
10. _______ you a teacher two years ago? Yes, I ________.
A. Is / isn’t B. Are / aren’t C. Were / wasn’t D. Was / weren’t
11. Where ________ Nam from yesterday?
A. am B. is C. was D. were
12. I ________ your trip to Nha Trang two years ago.
A. remember B. remembers C. remembered D. rememberred
13. Ba _______ the cap all day yesterday.
A. wear B. wears C. weared D. wore
14. We _______ a lot of fish yesterday.
A. eated B. ate C. eats D. eat
15. Her aunt _________ her to see Cham Temple last year.
A. taked B. took C. take D. takes
16. Tuan ________ a new bike yesterday.
A. haved B. has C. had D. have
17. She ___________ a new ruler yesterday.
A. didn’t buy B. doesn’t bought C. did buy D. didn’t bought
18. He ____________ with his parents about his vacation in Da Lat last year.
A. don’t talk B. B. doesn’t C. didn’t talked D. talked
talked
19. They _________ to school yesterday.
A. didn’t comed B. doesn’t comed C. doesn’t come D. didn’t come
20. They __________ the windows yesterday.
A. didn’t closed B. doesn’t closed C. didn’t close D. doesn’t close
21. We ___________ at home at 7 p.m last Monday.
A. didn’t returned B. didn’t return C. doesn’t return D. doesn’t
returned
22. She _________ fish and crab yesterday.
A. doesn’t eat B. doesn’t eated C. didn’t eat D. didn’t ate
23. Lan _________ Ho Chi Minh city two years ago.
A. didn’t go B. doesn’t went C. didn’t went D. doesn’t go
24. My parents _________ to Vung Tau last week.
A. don’t taked B. don’t took C. didn’t take D. didn’t takes
25. We _________ a lot of friends in Ha Noi two years ago.
A. don’t have B. don’t has C. didn’t had D. didn’t have
26. _________ Lan and Hoa your school two years ago?
A. Are B. Is C. Were D. Was
27. What _______ they _________ last week?
 A. do / play B. did / play C. do / played D. did / played
28. What _________ Hoa _________ on yesterday?
A. did / try B. do / try C. did / tried D. do / tryed
29. Who ______ to about the film on TV last Monday?
A. talk B. talks C. talked D. is talking
30. Where ______ they ______ on their way back last Sunday?
A. did / stop B. do / stop C. did / stopped D. do / stopped
31. What ______ the student ______at school two years ago?
A. did / wears B. did / wear C. do / wears D. does / wear
32. Where _____ you ______ the cake yesterday?
A. was / put B. were / put C. did / put D. do / put
33. What time ______ you ______ home for school yesterday?
A. was / leave B. were / leave C. did / leave D. do / leave
34. What ______ Ba ________ from Liz last week?
A. was / receive B. were / receive C. did / receive D. do / receive
35. How long _______ he _________ his test yesterday?
A. was / do B. were / do C. did / do D. does / do
36. What time _________ you _________ to bed last night?
A. was / go B. were / go C. did / go D. does / go
37. We _________ to Dalat for last Tet holiday.
A. go B. goes C. are going D. went
38. _____ he _________ a lot of friends in Ho Chi Minh city 3 years ago?
A. Do / have B. Did / has C. Did / had D. Did / have
39. His uncle _________ him to see Tri Nguyen aquarium last week.
A. taked B. took C. take D. takes
40. _________ Liz _________ a lot of souvenirs yesterday?
A. Did / buy B. Does / bought C. Did / bought D. Do / bought
Exercise 5: Give the correct form of the verb in the simple past.
1. I (meet) ____________ Arthur three week ago.
2. _______ you (watch) ______________ TV last night?
3. I don’t know where my parents (be) __________ yesterday.
4. She (not / go) _______________ to the cinema last Sunday.
5. When I (be) _______ a child, I (want) ___________ to be a doctor.
6. John (go) __________ to Paris last summer.
7. They think he (be) ________ here last night.
8. ______ you (see) __________ a car accident yesterday?
9. Higher education in the US (begin) ____________ in 1636 when the first
colonists (found) ______________ Harvard College.
10. They (learn) ____________ the new words yesterday from three to seven.
11. Mrs. Mai (buy) _____________ the material and (make) __________ the dress
fỏ me three days ago.
12. I (play) ___________ soccer with my friends yesterday.
13. I (meet) __________ her at the movie theater last night.
14. I (be) _________ busy last night, so I (miss) ___________ a good film on TV.
15. My father (buy) ___________ a new car two months ago.
16. What _______ you (do) __________ yesterday morning?
17. He (teach) ______________ Maths at this school in 1986.
18. He (not / come) ______________ to the meeting last week.
19. Yesterday, I (go) ____________ to the restaurant with a client.
20. We (drive) _________ around the parking lot for 20 mins to find a parking
space.
21. When we (arrive) _______________ at the restautant, the place (be) _______
full.
22. _______ she (get) __________ married last year?
23. Yesterday, my sister (get) _______ up at 6 and (have) ________ breakfast at
6.30.
24. Mrs. Brown (stop) ____________ in the grocery store and (buy) ___________
some sandwiches.
25. My teacher (teach) ____________ in that school 5 years ago.
26. When ______ you (go) _______ to bed yesterday?
27. ______ you (find) _________ my pen in your schoolbag yesterday?
28. Where (be) ________ she yesterday evening?
29. She (not / say) ______________ goodbye to us when she (leave) ________ the
party last night.
30. _______ she (buy) _________ some souvenirs in Nha Trang last month?
31. _______ you (read) _________ my magazine yesterday?
32. I (not / have) _____________ lunch at the school canteen yesterday.
33. Where _______ she (leave) ___________ last year?
34. My sister (be) _________ sick five days ago.
35. He (sell) __________ his house 2 years ago.
36. We (wait) ___________ for him for half an hour yesterday.
37. We were driving along the road when we (see) _____ a car which (break)
______ down so we (stop) ___________ to see if we could help.
38. When I (see) ______ that Mike was having trouble, I (help) ___________ him.
He (was) ________ appreciate.
39. The apartment (be) _______ hot when I (get) _______ home, so I (turn)
________ on the air conditioner.
40. She (win) _________ the gold medal in 1996.
41. Daisy (agree) ____________ with other members in the last meeting.
42. My brother and me (finish) _____________ our homework a few minutes ago.
43. Jane (meet) _________ her best friend George in 2005.
44. Sarah (not / enjoy) ________________ her piano lessons when she (be) _____
7.
45. Where ______ your father (work) __________ in 1985?
46. Last night I (arrive) _____________ home after 12.30, I (have) _______ a bath
and then I (go) ________ to bed.
47. Guillermo (call) ___________ his employer 2 days ago.
48. John (write) ____________ his report last night.
49. My grandfather (smoke) _____________ a lot yesterday.
50. My brother (borrow) _______________ my bicycle this morning.
51. We (live) __________ in Australia from 1991 to 1996.
52. Her family (leave) ___________ Singapore six months ago.
52. My mother (put) ________ her book on my desk last night.
53. I (receive) ______________ a letter just a few minutes ago.
54. My wife and I (travel) ______________ to Mexico by air last summer.
55. The weather (be) _______ very bad last weekend.
56. When I (be) _______ a child, I (not / like) ______________ sports.
57. Linda (wash) ____________ her hair before breakfast this morning.
58. Mr. John (leave) ____________ before 10 a.m this morning.
59. She (think) _____________ she (get) ________ too fat.
60. Because they (stay) ___________ up late last night, they (not / seem)
__________ to be OK this morning.
61. When I (get) ________ home last night, I (be) _______ very tired and I (go)
____ straight to bed.
62. Mark (apply) ___________ for a job as a tourist guide, but he (not be) _______
successful.
63. My dad (win) _________ the lottery last weekend.
64. We (buy) ___________ our house in 2010.
65. Christopher Columbus (discover) _______________ America more than five
centuries ago, he (think) ____________ it (be) _______ India.
66. Sally (be) ________ very disappointed when she (find) ___________ out thay
her husband had cancelled their holidays.
67. I am sorry I (miss) ___________ your birthday last Sunday.
68. We (start) ___________ learning Spanish two years ago.
69. They (watch) _____________ the football match yesterday.
70. He (break) __________ the window when he (be) _______ five.
71. My mum (be) _______ very angry because we (come) _________ home very
late.
72. She (tell) ________ me the problem with her mum and I (help) __________
her.
73. They (not / visit) _______________ the museum of the town, they (prefer)
____________ going to the funfair.
74. The family last (go) __________ on a vacation in 2010.
75. _______ (be) you at the meeting yesterday? I (not / see) ____________ you
there.
76. My grandma (look) __________ after us when my parents (be) ________ away
from home.
77. Oh, that’s nice! Where ______ you (buy) _________ it?
78. Rick (leave) __________ class early because he (have) ________ a headache.
79. Why _______ you (call) ________ me so late last night?
80. She (build) ___________ a new farm some years ago in the South.
81. The last time we (meet) ________ Tom was a year ago.
82. My brother (graduate) ________________ from Oxford University in 1990.
83. The baby (cry) _________ a lot when she (be) _______ newly born.
84. My mum (forget) __________ to buy some food at the supermarket this
morning.
85. He (drive) __________ hurriedly to the airport this morning.
86. He (ring) ________ me many times before he (meet) ________ me last week.
87. Jack often (write) __________ home when he (be) ______ in the army.
88. We (see) _________ a car accident on the way to work this morning.
89. James (try) _________ his best to pass his last exam.
90. They (build) ___________ that bridge many years ago.
91. My friend (move) __________ to London to work from 2005.
92. _______ you (study) __________ English when you (be) ________ in lower
secondary school?
93. At first I (not / believe) ___________________ him as an honest man.
94. Why _________ you (not / go) _________ to work yesterday? – I (get)
________ a headache.
95. I (not / meet) _______________ my parents at the airport last Sunday because
I (have) ________ a flu.
96. He (pay) ___________ a lot of money for his new car last month.
97. She (phone) _____________ me last night but I (not / be) _________ at home.
98. _______ it (rain) _________ hard last night?
99. When _______ you (start) ___________ learning English?
100. How _______ your mother (get) ________ to Ho Chi Minh City last year? –
She (take) _________ a plane.