BÀI TẬP THÌ QUÁ KHỨ

I. Các bài tập thì quá khứ đơn cơ bản

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

1. I (eat)___________
ate dinner at six o’clock yesterday.
2. A: ___________
Did Helen (drive)___________
drive to work? – B: Yes, she ___________.
did
3. My neighbor (buy)___________ a new car last week.
bought

4. They (go)___________
went to Italy on their last summer holiday.
5. ___________
Did they (swim)___________
swim at the beach? – B: No, they __________.
didn't
6. My family and I (see)___________
saw a comedy movie last night.
7. First, we (do)___________
did exercise, and then we (drink)___________ drank some
water.
8. Suddenly, the animal jumped and (bite)___________ bit my hand.
9. What time (do)___________
did you (get up)___________
get up this morning?
10. The Wright brothers (fly)___________
flight the first airplane in 1903.
11. I think I (hear)___________
heard a strange sound outside the door one minute ago.
12. When I was ten years old, I (break)___________broke my arm. It really (hurt)
__________.
hurt
13. The police (catch)___________
caught all three of the bank robbers last week.
14. How many times (do)___________
did you (read)___________
read that book?
15. Unfortunately, I (forget)___________
forgot to (bring)___________
brought my money.

Bài 2: Chuyển những câu dưới đây từ hiện tại đơn sang quá khứ đơn

1. He goes to the swimming pool because he likes swimming. He went to the swimming pool because he liked
swimming.
2. They have dinner at nine o´clock. They had dinner at nine o'clock.
3. Helen eats too many sweets. Helen ate too many sweets.
4. I buy the newspaper in the shop. I bought the newspaper in the shop.
5. We get up at eight o´clock and go to school We got up at eight o'clock and went to school.
6. Does she buy the newspaper in the shop over there? Did she buy the newspaper in the shop over there?
7. Do they do their homework in the evening? Did they do their homework in the evening?
8. Do they have a good holiday? Did they have a good holiday?
9. Do they find any animal in the forest? Did they find any animal in the forest?
10. Is it dark when she gets up in the morning? Was it dark when she got up in the morning?
Bài 3: Chia động từ ở thì quá khứ đơn

1. I knew Sarah was very busy, so I ….. her (disturb) disturbed

2. I was very tired, so I ….. the party early. (leave) left
3. The bed was very uncomfortable. I ….. very well (sleep) slept
4. The window was open and a bird ….. into the room (fly) flight
5. The hotel wasn’t very expensive. It ….. very much (cost) cost
6. I was in a hurry, so I ….. time to phone you (have). had
7. It was hard carrying the bags. They ….. very heavy. (be) were

2. Các bài tập thì quá khứ đơn nâng cao

Các dạng bài tập thì quá khứ đơn – bài tập simple past

Bài 1: Bài tập chia động từ quá khứ đơn

On Friday, the children talked

___ (talk) about a day out together in the country. The next
morning, they ___went (go) to the country with their two dogs and played
___ (play) together. Ben
were
and Dave had___ (have) some kites. Some time later the dogs (be) not there. So they ___ called
(call) them and ____
looked (look) for them in the forest. After half an hour the children ____
found
(find) them and took
___ (take) them back. Charlie was ___ (be) very happy to see them again. At
lunch time Nick ___ went (go) to the bikes and fetched
___ (fetch) the basket with some meat
sandwiches. Then they played
___ (play) football. Nick and Dave won ____ (win). In the evening
they ___
rode (ride) home.

Bài 2: Chuyển những câu sau sang câu phủ định và nghi vấn

1. Nam wrote an essay in Literature class this morning. Nam did not write an essay in Literature class this morning.

2. I watched TV yesterday morning. I did not watch TV yesterday morning.

3. Nam and you were in the English club last Tuesday Nam and you were not in the English club last Tuesday.
4. They ate noodles two hours ago. They did not eat noodles two hours ago.
We did not always have a nice time on Christmas
5. We always had a nice time on Christmas holiday in the past.holiday in the past.
6. My father decorated the Christmas tree. My father did not decorate the Christmas tree.
7. She bought a new dress yesterday. She did not buy a new dress yesterday.
8. They were late for school. They were not late for school.
Mr. Tam did not take his children to the museum last
9. Mr.Tam took his children to the museum last Sunday. Sunday.
10. Hoa made a cushion for her armchair. Hoa did not make a cushion for her armchair.
1.Did Nam write an essay in Literature class this morning?
2.Did I watch TV yesterday morning?
3.Were Nam and you in the English club last Tuesday?
4.Did they eat noodles two hours ago?
5.Did we always have a nice time on Christmas holiday in the past?
6.Did my father decorate the Christmas tree?
7.Did she buy a new dress yesterday?
8.Were they late for school?
9.Did Mr. Tam take his children to the museum last Sunday?
10.Did Hoa make a cushion for her armchair?
Bài 3: Bài tập viết lại câu thì quá khứ đơn
Hoàn thành câu sau đúng dạng thì quá khứ đơn

1. It/ be/ cloudy/ yesterday. It was cloudy yesterday.

2. In 1990/ we/ move/ to another city. In 1990, we moved to another city.
3. When/ you/ get/ the first gift? When you got the first gift?
4. She/ not/ go/ to the church/ five days ago. She didn't go to the church five days ago.
5. How/ be/ he/ yesterday? How was he yesterday?
Did Mrs.James come back home
6. and Mrs. James/ come back home/ and/ have/ lunch/ late/ last night? and have lunch late last night?
7. They/ happy/ last holiday? Did day happy last holiday?
8. How/ you/ get there? How you got there?
9. I/ play/ football/ last/ Sunday. I played football last Sunday.
10. My/ mother/ make/ two/ cake/ four/ day/ ago. My mother made two cakes four day ago.
11. Tyler/ visit/ his/ grandmother/ last/ month. Tyler visited his grandmother last month.
12. Joni/ go/ zoo/ five/ day/ ago. Joni goes zoo five day ago.
13. We/ have/ fun/ yesterday. We had fun yesterday.
14. My/ father/ not/ at the office/ the day/ before yesterday. My father didn't at the office the day before
yesterday.

Bài 4: Lựa chọn và điền dạng đúng của từ

teach cook want spend ring

be sleep study go write

1. She…..out with her boyfriend last night. goes

2. Laura…..a meal yesterday afternoon. cooked
3. Mozart…..more than 600 pieces of music. wrote
4. I…..tired when I came home. was
5. The bed was very comfortable so they…..very well. slept
6. Jamie passed the exam because he…..very hard. studied
7. My father…..the teenagers to drive when he was alive. taught
8. Dave…..to make a fire but there was no wood. wanted
9. The little boy…..hours in his room making his toys. spent
10. The telephone…..several times and then stopped before I could answer it. rang
Bài 5: Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì quá khứ đơn để hoàn thành câu chuyện về Bạch
Tuyết.

Snow White was the daughter of a beautiful queen, who died when the girl (be)1 ……was

young. Her father (marry) 2………….again,

married but the girl’s stepmother was very jealous of
her because she was so beautiful.

The evil queen (order) 3………….

orderd a hunter to kill Snow White but he couldn’t do it
because she was so lovely. He (chase) 4………….her
chased away instead, and she (take)
5………….
took refuge with seven dwarfs in their house in the forest. She (live)
6………….with
lived the dwarfs and took care of them and they (love) 7………….her
loved dearly.

Then one day the talking mirror (tell) 8………….the

told evil queen that Snow White was
still alive. She (change) 9………….herself
changed into a witch and (make) 10………….a
made

poisoned apple. She (go) 11………….

goes to the dwarfs’ house disguised as an old woman
and tempted Snow White to eat the poisoned apple, which (put) 12………….herput into an
everlasting sleep.
Finally, a prince (find) 13………….her
found in the glass coffin where the dwarfs had put her
and woke her up with a kiss. Snow White and the prince (be) 14………….married
was and
lived happily ever after.
 II. QUÁ KHỨ ĐƠN VÀ QUÁ KHỨ TIẾP DIỄN.

1. While Tom (read) , Amely (watch) a documentary on TV.

was reading was watching

2. Marvin (come) home, (switch) on the computer and (check) his emails.
came swiched checked

3. The thief (sneak) into the house, (steal) the jewels and (leave) without a trace.
sneaked stole left

4. Nobody (listen) while the teacher (explain) the tenses.

listened was explaining

5. While we (do) a sight-seeing tour, our friends (lie) on the beach.

were doing were lying

6. He (wake) up and (look) at his watch.

woke looked

7. The receptionist (welcome) the guests and (ask) them to fill in the form.
welcomed asked

8. The car (break) down and we (have) to walk home.

broke had

9. The boys (swim) while the girls (sunbathe) .

were swimming were sunbathing

10. My father (come) in, (look) around and (tell) me to tidy up my room.
came looked told

11. As long as one group (prepare) dinner, the others (collect) wood for their campfire.
prepared collected

12. While the parents (have) breakfast, their children (run) about.
were having are running

13. Martha (turn) off the lights and (go) to bed.

turned goes

14. When I (do) the washing-up, I (break) a plate.

was doing broke

15. While Tom (play) the piano, his mother (do) the washing-up.
was playing was doing

16. He (drink) some juice and then he (eat) a few chips.

drunk ate

17. I (have) dinner when I suddenly (hear) a loud bang.

was having heard
18. When my father (work) in the garden, an old friend (pass) by to see him.
was working passed

19. She (go) to school, (take) out her textbook and (begin) to learn.
goes took began

20. When it (start) to rain, our dog (want) to come inside.

started wanted
 QUÁ KHỨ ĐƠN VÀ QUÁ KHỨ HOÀN THÀNH
Past perfect vs past simple

1. Almost everybody (leave)………………………….

had left by the time we
(arrive)…………………………..
arrived

2. He (wonder)………………………….
wondered whether he (leave)………………………….
had left his
wallet at home.

3. The secretary (not leave)………………………….

didn't leave until she
(finish)………………………….
had finished her work.

4. The couple scarcely (enter)………………………….

had entered the house when they
(begin)………………………….
began to argue.

5. The teacher (ask)………………………….

asked the boy why he (not
do)………………………….
hadn't done his homework.

6. She already (post)………………………….

had posted the letter when she
(realize)………………………….
realized she (send)………………………….
had sent it to the wrong
address.
had
7. Hardly the car (go)………………………….
gone a mile when it
(have)………………………….
had a flat tyre.

8. The weather (be)………………………….

was far worse than we
(expect)…………………………..
had expected

9. They (be married)………………………….

has been married for five years when they finally
(have)………………………….
had a child.

10. No sooner they (sell)………………………….

had sold their car than they
(regret)………………………….
regretted having done so.

had finished
11. When she (finish)…………………………. her work she
(go)………………………….
went to the cinema.
12. He (not eat)………………………….
hadn't eaten
until his parents
(come)…………………………. Home.
came

13. She (tell)………………………….

told me she never (meet)………………………….
had met

Him.

14. He (do)………………………….
had done her homework before he
(go)………………………….
went Out.

15. The lights (go)………………………….

had gone out the moment he
(get)………………………….got into the cinema.
had
16. Hardly the holiday (begin)………………………….
begun when they
(leave)………………………….
left the town.

17. They (be)………………………….

had been out for an hour when it
(start)………………………….
started to rain.

18. They (leave)………………………….

left the shop as soon as they
(buy)………………………….
had bought everything they (need)…………………………..
needed

19. The house (burn)………………………….

had burned to the ground buy the time the firemen
(arrive)…………………………..
arrived

20. As he (do)………………………….
had done a lot of work that day he
(be)…………………………. very tired.
was

had
21. I already (hear)………………………….
heard about the accident when he
(tell)…………………………. me about it.
told

22. He (live)………………………….
had lived in the country for ten years when he first
(come)………………………….
came to London.

23. I (not talk)………………………….

didn't talk to him because when I
(arrive)………………………….
arrived he already (leave)…………………………..
left
had
24. When we (go)………………………….
went out again, the wind
(stop)…………………………..
had stopped

25. He (think)………………………….
thought
but he (not have)………………………….
hadn't had
he (win)………………………….
had won in the lottery
of course.

26. No sooner the bell (ring)………………………….

had the bell rang when the pupils
(go)………………………….
went out to play.

27. Before you (mention)………………………….

mentioned his name, I never
(hear)………………………….
had never heard of this poet.

28. Our guests (be)………………………….

had been still here when he
(come)………………………….
came back from school.

29. The same day he (arrive)………………………….

arrived I
(receive)………………………….
had received a postcard from him.

30. They just (close)………………………….

had just closed the shop when I ………………………….
got

there.