UNIT 6- PAST

SIMPLE
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6.1. Read what Laura says about a typical working day:
Yesterday was a typical working day of Laura. Write what she did or didn’t do yesterday.

She got up
1. _______________ at 7 o’clock.
had
2. She __________ a big breakfast.
walked to work
3. She _______________.
took her about an hour
4. It ______________________to get to work.
She started work at 8.45.
5. _______________
She didn’t have lunch.
6. _______________
7. _______________
She finished work at 5 o’clock.
She was tired when _______
8. _________ she got home.
9. ___________
She cooked a meal yesterday evening.
She didn’t go
10.______________ out yesterday evening.
11._______________
She went to bed at 11 o’clock.
She slept well last night.
12._________
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6.2 Put the verb in brackets in the PAST SIMPLE form.
didn’t include
1. He _________________ (not/include) the job number in the previous email.
2. There ______________
was (be) a meeting regarding job progress yesterday.
called
3. We couldn’t contact her, so we ______________ (call) her assistant instead.
4. They ________________
spent (spend) most of their time checking and correcting the
mistakes last week.
didn’t have
5. I was in a hurry, so I ___________________ (not/have) time to call you.
met
6. It has been a long time since we last _________________ (meet).
did
7. The trainees ____________ (do) a couple of trial works for ABC project last week.
started
8. They ________________ (start) working on real projects on Monday.
had
9. I hope you _______________ (have) a warm holiday with your family.
sent
10. I ______________ (send) him the file yesterday, but I haven’t received any
feedback from him up to now.
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6.3 Fill in each blank with one appropriate word. Use PAST SIMPLE tense.
1. We called/
______________
contacted our supplier yesterday, but he didn’t explain the reasons for
the delay.
took
2. It ______________ us 4 days to complete that drawing.
3. Jane ______________
fixed the system last week, but it still didn’t work well.
took
4. You are too late. The plane ______________ off 3 hours ago.
apologized
5. I _____________ to her for being late, but she didn’t accept it.
was
6. Jessie __________ responsible for this project, but now it is handed over to Jake.
stopped
7. We ____________ working on this project last week to collect all necessary
information before moving on.
called
8. I _________ said
but I couldn’t hear what you ______.
had
9. I apologize for not calling you yesterday. We ______________ some technical
problems with the app.
sent
10. My manager ___________ me his feedback a few hours ago, but I still haven’t
opened it.
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6.4 Are these sentences TRUE or FALSE? Correct the wrong ones.
1. We finish all the jobs last week. False → finished
2. I have some questions about the project 121
True
and I need your confirmation.
3. I called but I can’t hear anything you said. False → couldn’t
4. The project in the email doesn’t have the job True
number.
5. I hope you had a warm holiday with your True
family.
6. Our designer has uploaded the questions to False → uploaded
Teamwork on Monday.
7. I have her contact information but I haven’t False → met
called her since the last time we meet.
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6.4 Are these sentences TRUE or FALSE? Correct the wrong ones.
8. I travel to Nha Trang last holiday. We go to the False → traveled, went,
beach and enjoy seafood there. enjoyed
9. We had a meeting on the project progress True
yesterday but we haven’t made any decisions yet.
10. Jane work with me on the last project, but this False → worked
time I will work with Jake.
11. Kent gave me some feedback on my report in the True
last email.
12. The IT staff upgrades this computer 2 days ago. False → upgraded
13. We come back to our hometown on Tet holiday.
False → came
Now, we need to return to Ho Chi Minh city to
work.
TIPS AND
NOTES