Past simple

Exercise 1. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs.
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. They (buy) ................ that house last year.
14. She (not go) ......................... to school yesterday.
15. That boy (have) ............... some eggs last night.
Exercise 2: Choose the best answer

1. They __________ the bus yesterday.

A. don’t catch           B. weren’t catch       C. didn’t catch          D. not catch

2. My sister  __________ home late last night.

A. comes                    B. come                      C. came                      D. was come

3. My father __________  tired when I __________ home.

A. was – got               B. is – get                   C. was – getted          D. were – got

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4. What __________ you __________ two days ago?

A. do – do                  B. did – did                C. do – did                 D. did – do

5. Where __________ your family __________ on the summer holiday last

year?

A. do – go                  B. does – go               C. did – go                 D. did – went

Exercise 3. Fill the correct words in each blank

1. The homework ............... very difficult yesterday

2. The children ............... in the park 5 minutes ago.

3. Nha Trang ............ a beautiful place.

4. I ............... late for scholl yesterday.

5. Where ............... she yesterday? She ............... at home

6. We ............ tired today. We ............... at the party last night.

7. She ............ unhappy because she doesn’t have any friends in the city

8. ............ you at home yesterday morning?

Exercise 4: Use the given words to make a sentence in past simple tense.
1. The children / be very happy in their trip to Nha Trang.

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2. She / buy a lot of souvenirs / last summer vacation.

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3. My mother / give me a yellow cap.

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4. I / speak to her about my vacation.

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5. Mr. Quang / teach mathematics for many years.

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6. I / see you at the party / last night.

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7. They / live here / two years ago.

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8. Nga / be late for school / yesterday morning.

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9. They/ arrive at the airport/ at eight o’clock this morning.

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10. Minh/ put the cake on the table.

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