THE PAST SIMPLE TENSE (1)

I. Hoàn thành đoạn báo sau:

Two people (►) died (die) in a fire in Ellis Street, Oldport yesterday morning. They (1)…….........(be) Herbert and Molly Paynter, a couple in their seventies. The fire (2)… ………………….. (start) at 3.20 am. A neighbour, Mr Aziz, (3)……………………… (see) the flames and (4) ……………………… (call) the fire brigade. He also (5)…… …………......... (try) to get into the house and rescue his neighbours, but the heat (6)…………………………….. (be ) too great . The fire brigade (7) (arrive) in five minutes. Twenty fire-fighters (8) ……………………….. (fight) the fire and finally (9)……… …………. ( b r i n g ) i t under control. Two fire-fighters (10)……… (enter) the burning building but (11)……… ………… (find) the couple dead.

II. Hoàn thành đoạn hội thoại sau:

Claire: (►) Did you have (you / have) a nice weekend in Paris?

Mark: Yes, thanks. It was good. We looked around and then we saw a show.

(1) ..................................... (we / not / try) to do too much.

Claire: What sights (2) ........................................... (you / see)?

Mark: We had a look round the Louvre. (3)……………………………. (I / not / know) there was so much in there.

Claire: And what show (4)............................................... (you / go) to?

Mark: Oh, a musical. I forget the name. (5) ..................... (I / not / like) it.

Claire: Oh, dear. And (6) .............................................. (Sarah / enjoy) it?

Mark: No, not really. But we enjoyed the weekend. Sarah did some shopping, too, but

(7) ........................... (I / not / want) to go shopping.

III. Hoàn thành các câu sau:

1. I _________________ (work) in a bank for ten years.

2. Where _________________ (you / live) when you were young?

3. She _________________ (not / study) French at university.

4. He _________________ (travel) through the Middle East last year.

5. _________________ (they / visit) the Louvre in Paris?

6. She _________________ (not / watch) TV yesterday.

7. We _________________ (buy) a new car last weekend.

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8. Where _________________ (you / teach) before you came here?

9. He _________________ (not / think) that he was right.

10. I _________________ (cook) steak last night.

11. _________________ (Lucy / read) ‘War and Peace’ at school?

12. She _________________ (not / write) to her grandmother.

13. We _________________ (have) a computer when I was a child.

14. Where _________________ (you / go) on holiday?

15. I _________________ (love) ice cream when I was a child.

16. They _________________ (not / meet) yesterday.

17. _________________ (she / swim) in the sea in Greece?

18. We _________________ (not / play) tennis yesterday because it was raining.

19. He _________________ (try) to lift the box but he couldn’t.

20. What _________________ (you / eat) for lunch?

IV. Hoàn thành các câu sau:

1. I _________________ (not / drink) any beer last night.

2. She _________________ (get on) the bus in the centre of the city.

3. What time _________________ (he / get up) yesterday?

4. Where _________________ (you / get off) the train?

5. I _________________ (not / change) trains at Victoria.

6. We _________________ (wake up) very late.

7. What _________________ (he / give) his mother for Christmas?

8. I _________________ (receive) £300 when my uncle _________________ (die).

9. We _________________ (not / use) the computer last night.

10. _________________ (she / make) good coffee?

11. They _________________ (live) in Paris.

12. She _________________ (read) the newspaper yesterday.

13. I _________________ (not / watch) TV.

14. He _________________ (not / study) for the exam.

15. _________________ (he / call) you?

16. _________________ (I / forget) something?

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17. What time _________________ (the film / start)?

V. Chia động từ cho các câu sau ở thì quá khứ đơn

1. Yesterday, I (go)______ to the restaurant with a client.

2. We (drive) ______ around the parking lot for 20 mins to find a parking space.

3. When we (arrive) ______ at the restaurant, the place (be) ______ full.

4. The waitress (ask) ______ us if we (have) reservations.

5. I (say), "No, my secretary forgets to make them."

6. The waitress (tell)______ us to come back in two hours.

7. My client and I slowly (walk) ______ back to the car.

8. Then we (see) ______ a small grocery store.

9. We (stop) in the grocery store and (buy) ______ some sandwiches.

10. That (be) ______ better than waiting for two hours.

11. I (not go) ______ to school last Sunday.

12. She (get) ______ married last year?

13. What you (do) ______ last night?

- I (do) ______ my homework.

14. I (love) ______ him but no more.

15. Yesterday, I (get) ______ up at 6 and (have) ______ breakfast at 6.30.

VI. Chuyển những câu sau sang câu phủ định và nghi vấn

1/Nam wrote an essay in Literature class this morning.

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2/I watched TV yesterday morning.

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3/Nam and you were in the English club last Tuesday

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4/They ate noodles two hours ago.

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5/We always had a nice time on Christmas holiday in the past.

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6/My father decorated the Christmas tree.

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7/She bought a new dress yesterday.

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8/They were late for school.

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9/Mr.Tam took his children to the museum last Sunday.

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10/Hoa made a cushion for her armchair.

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11/They painted their house yellow.

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12/This dress was fit.

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13/I saw her two days ago.

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