Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple tense.
1.    I _______ (stay) at home all weekend.

2.    Angela _______ (go) to the cinema last night.
3.    My friends _______ (have) a great time in Nha Trang last year.
4.    My vacation in Hue _______ (be) wonderful.
5.    Last summer I _______ (visit) Ngoc Son Temple in Ha Noi.
6.    My parents _______ (be) very tired after the trip.
7.    I _______ (buy) a lot of gifts for my little sister.
8.    Lan and Mai _______ (see) sharks, dolphins and turtles at Tri Nguyen aquarium.
9.    Trung _______ (eat) chicken and rice for dinner.

10.  They _______ (talk) about their holiday in Hoi An.Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple tense.

(Chia động từ ở thì quá khứ đơn)

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. Yesterday, I (go)______ to the restaurant with a client.
14. We (drive) ______ around the parking lot for 20 mins to find a parking space.
15. When we (arrive) ______ at the restaurant, the place (be) ______ full.
16. The waitress (ask) ______ us if we (have) reservations.
17. I (say), "No, my secretary forgets to make them."
18. The waitress (tell)______ us to come back in two hours.
19. My client and I slowly (walk) ______ back to the car.
20. Then we (see) ______ a small grocery store.
21. We (stop) in the grocery store and (buy) ______ some sandwiches.
22. That (be) ______ better than waiting for two hours.
23. I (not go) ______ to school last Sunday.
24. She (get) ______ married last year?
25. What you (do) ______ last night? - I (do) ______ my homework.
26. I (love) ______ him but no more.
27. Yesterday, I (get) ______ up at 6 and (have) ______ breakfast at 6.30.

EXERCISES ON THE PAST SIMPLE TENSE
Exercise 1: Put "was“ or "were” in the gap.
1. The teacher …… ……………… nice.
2. The students ……  ………………. very clever.
3. But one student   ……………….. in trouble.
4. We …  …………….. sorry for him.
5. He …  ……………. nice .
6. I … …………….. happy.
7. You ……  ………….. angry.
8. She …  ……………… in London last week 9. He ……  …………… on holiday.
10. It ……  ……………. cold.
11. We …… ……………. at school.
12. You ……  ……………… at the cinema.
13. They ………  ………… at home.
14. The cat ………….. on the roof.
15. The children …… ………….. in the garden
                                                                    
Exercise 2: Write the correct past simple tense of To be. 
1. Mom and Dad …………….(not be) at home yesterday. They …………..(be) at the hospital.
2. The weather………was……… (be) nice. It ……………..(not be) windy and rainy.
3. …… (be) he free all day yesterday?
4. When ……………….. (be) you born?
5. He………… (not be) at school. He was at home.
6. Were you busy yesterday?               Yes, I……………
7. ……. It cold last night?  No, it……………. It was hot.
8. Where…………… they on Sunday?  They…………. at the store.
9. …………Nina and Sam strong this morning? No, they……weren’t…………
10. ………….Sam ill last night? Yes, …he was………………
Chi động từ BE ở thì quá khứ đơn
I , he, she. It, các ngôi số ít  ; was / wasn’t
You, we, they, các ngôi số nhiều : were / weren’t
Exercise 3: Change these sentences into negative and interrogative form.
1. She was tired last night. => ………………………………………………………………………………………………
(-) She wasn’t tired last night.
(?) Was she tired last night?
2. I was in London last month.=> ………………………………………………………………………………………………
(-.
(?)?
3. They were at Nina’s house yesterday.=> ……………………………………………………………………………………………
(-) 
(?)?
4. She was with him yesterday. => ………………………………………………………………………………………………
(-).
(?)?
5. Tom was at school last Monday.=> ………………………………………………………………………………………………
(-) 
(?)? 
6. Exercise 4:  Supply the correct past simple tense of verbs in brackets. (Affirmative form)
1. I _________ ( stay) at home all weekend. 
2. Angela _________ (go)to the cinema last night. 
3. My friends _________(have)a great time in Nha Trang last year. 
4. My vacation in Hue _____________ (be) wonderful. 
5. Last summer I ______________(visit) Ngoc Son Temple in Ha Noi. 
6. My parents _______________( be) very tired after the trip. 
7. I ______________(buy) a lot of gifts for my little sister. 
8. Lan and Mai _____________ (see) sharks, dolphins and turtles at Tri Nguyen aquarium.
9. Trung _______________ (eat) chicken and rice for dinner.

I. Complete the sentences using the past simple 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)

Complete the sentences using the past simple form of the verbs

1. I..........at home all weekend. (stay)

2. Angela..............to the cinema last night. (go)

3. My friend................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 Ha Noi yesterday. (return)

12. We...............the food was delicious. (think)

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

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

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

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Complete the sentences using the past simple 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)

Past simple + Present simple + Present continuous
Exercise 1: Give the correct form of the verb
1. Yesterday, I (go)______ to the restaurant with a client.
2. We (drive) ______ around the parking lot for 20 minnutes to find a parking space.
3. At the moment, Nam and his friends (go)_______________________shopping at the mall.
4. In the autumn, I rarely (go)______________sailing and (go)__________to school.
5. I (write)_____________________________ a letter to my friend now.
6. I (not go) ______ to school last Sunday.
7. She (get) ______ married last year?
8. What you (do) ______ last night?
- I (do) ______ my homework.
9. Yesterday, I (get) ______ up at 6 and (have) ______ breakfast at 6.30.
10. He (walk) ¬¬¬¬____to school yesterday.
11. They ( do) ______their homework last night.
12. What time your brother usually (get)___________up?
13. My house (be)_________in the city and it (be)_________small.
14. Every morning , we (have)__________breakfast at 7.00 am.
15. We (watch) ______an interesting program on television last night
16. My wife and I (travel)____to Mexico by air last summer
17. I (have)_______a little trouble with my car last week
18. Her aunt (take)................................... her to see Cham Temple last year.
19. Everyday ,I (go)__________to school on foot, but today I (go)____________to school by bike.
20. How your child (go)_________________to school everyday?
21. Tuan (have).............................. a new bike yesterday.
22. He (not talk)................................. with his parents about his vacation in Da Lat last year.
23. My sister (get)__________ dressed and (brush)__________her teeth herself at 6.30 everyday.
24. They (not come).................................. school yesterday?
25. you ___________(wait) for Nam? - No, I __________________(wait) for Mr. Hai.
26. The windows (not close)............................ yesterday?
27. We (not return) ......................................at home at 7 pm last Monday.

28. Mrs. Smith (not live)__________in downtown. She (rent)_______in an apartment in the suburb.
29. It’s 9 o’clock in the morning. Lien (be)_____in her room. She (listen) __________to music.
30. We___________________(play) soccer in the yard now.

Exercise 2: Choose the correct answer
1. Do you know Janelyn? Yes, of course, I (met/ meet/ is meeting) her every day!
2. I ( am / was / were ) very happy on my last vacation.
3. Where is Tom?Ah he ( is playing/ plays/played) football with his friends in the garden
5. He ( doesn’t / won’t / didn’t ) come here last night.
6. (When / where / What time ) did you see her ? – Yesterday morning.
7. We ( are visiting / will visit / visit / visited) Ha Long Bay last summer vacation.
8. Lan sometimes (goes / go / went / is going ) to the zoo.
9. When they (was / will be / were / are ) children, they often played with each other.
10. Yesterday, I ( am buying / going to buy / buy / bought ) many gifts for him on the trip to Ha Noi.

1- I (be).......................................a student 2 years ago.
2- He (be).................................. a doctor two years ago.
3- They (be)................................. farmers last year.
4- Lan and Ba (be) .........................nurses last year.
5- It (be not)............................ cold yesterday.
6- She (be not)........................a pupipl last week.
7- This hat (be not) .........................new yesterday.
8- My parents (be not) .......................teacchers two years ago.
9- He (be not) ..........................a mechanic last Monday.
10- (Be)................... he an engineer yesterday. No , he (be not).....................
11- (Be) .................It hot last week?
12- The windows (be) ....................open last Monday.
13- (Be)................. you a teacher two years ago? Yes , I (be).................
14- Where (be) ....................Nam from yesterday?
15- Why (be) ............................he unhappy last Tuesday?
1. I (remember)........................ your trip to Nha Trang two years ago.
2. Ba (wear)............................. the cap all day yesterday.
3. I (eat) ..........................a lot of fish yesterday.
4. Her aunt (take)................................... her to see Cham Temple last year.
5. Tuan (have).............................. a new bike yesterday.
6. She (not buy).................................. a new ruler yesterday?
7. He (not talk)................................. with his parents about his vacation in Da Lat last year.
8. They (not come).................................. school yesterday?
9. The windows (not close)............................ yesterday?
10. We (not return) ......................................at home at 7 pm last Monday.
11. She (not eat ) .............................................fish and crab yesterday.
12. Lan (not go )................................. Ho Chi Minh city two years ago.
13. My parents (not take).................................to Vung Tau last week.
14. We (not have)......................................a lot of friends in Ha Noi.
15. Lan and Hoa (be).................................... your school two years ago?
16. What they (play) ...............................last week?
17. What Hoa (try)...................................................... on yesterday?
18. Who (talk) ....................................to about the film on TV last Monday?
19. Where they (stop) .....................................on their way back last Sunday?
20. What the student (wear)...................................... at school two years ago?
21. Where you (put) the cake yesterday?
22. What time you (leave )..................................home for school yesterday?
23. What Ba(receive).................................from Liz last week?
24. How long he (do)............................this hat yesterday?
25. What time you (go)...................................to bed last night?
26. You (go) ...................................to Dalat for last tet vacation/
27. He (have) ...................................a lot of friends in Ho Chi Minh city 3 years ago?
28. His uncle (take).............................him to see Tri Nguyen aquarium last week?
29. Liz (buy)........................... a lot of souvenirs yesterday?
30. They (put) ...........................the fish in the big bag last Sunday?
31. They (eat)............................meat in her meals in Vung Tau yesterday?
32. I(wear) the .........................cap with a dolphin om it yesterday/
33. Liz (teach)................................. Ba some English last week/
34. Bad and Tan (remember) .....................their trip to Nha Trang last month?
35. Nam (return) .............................to Ha Noi last week?
1) I (go)............................to Ben Thanh market last Monday
2) He (get)..............................up at 7 o’clock yesterday.
3) What time you (go) .....................to bed last night?
4) She ( not go)..................................to work last weekend.
5) Lan (meet).................................her at the party 3 years ago.
6) Last summer vacation,Mom (not buy).............................me a new buy?
7) When he (leave)............................... for work last week.
8) What you (do)................................. yesterday?
9) We (begin)....................................to learn English 3 years ago.
10) She (be).........................................an engineer last week.
11) Lan (be not)...................................at home yesterday.
12) He (wear) .....................................the shirt last week.
13) They (be ) ................................here yesterday.
14) You (go) ...............................to school yesterday?
15) Tam (be)...................................... at home last night? – Yes, he (be).
16) Where he (go)........................................ yesterday?
17) I (be)......................................... sick last night.
18) Why you (not come ).............................. to class yesterday?
19) We (be) ................................in the library yesterday.
20) Hoa (buy) ...................................a lot of things for her birthday party.
21) What time you (leave) ........................................home for school yesterday?

( CHIA ĐỘNG TỪ TRONG NGOẶC DÙNG THÌ QUÁ KHỨ ĐƠN )

1. I (go)........................ to Nha Trang two years ago.
2. Ba (play)............................. football yesterday.
3. I (eat) ..........................a lot of fish yesterday.
4. Her aunt (take)................................... her to see Cham Temple last year.
5. Tuan (have).............................. a new bike yesterday.
6. She (not buy).................................. a new ruler yesterday?
7. He (not talk)................................. with his parents about his vacation in Da Lat last year.
8. They (not come).................................. school yesterday?
9. The windows (not close)............................ yesterday?
10. We (not return) ......................................at home at 7 pm last Monday.
11. She (not eat ) .............................................fish and crab yesterday.
12. Lan (not go )................................. Ho Chi Minh city two years ago.
13. My parents (not take).................................to Vung Tau last week.
14. We (not have)......................................a lot of friends in Ha Noi.
15. Lan and Hoa (be).................................... your school two years ago?
16. What they (play) ...............................last week?
17. What Hoa (try)...................................................... on yesterday?
18. Who (talk) ....................................to about the film on TV last Monday?
19. Where they (stop) .....................................on their way back last Sunday?
20. What the student (wear)...................................... at school two years ago?

I. Write the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets.
1. You should________ (do) your homework, instead of _________ (watch) TV
before dinner.
2. She turned on the radio because she wanted _________ (listen) to some music.
3. ____________ (you/ watch) the news on TV last night?
4. What ____________ (you/ do) tonight, Hung?
5. Which programme ____________ (Linda/ like) best?
6. A new series of wildlife programmes ____________ (be) on at 9 o’clock Monday
evenings.
7. My father never ____________ (watch) romantic films on television.
8. I only let my kids ____________ (watch) television at the weekends.
II. Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps and form sentences. Use will.
1. Tomorrow it _____ (to rain) in the north-west.
2. My friend______ (to be) 12 next Monday.
3. Hey John! Wait a minute. I_____ (to have) a word with you.
4. She_____ (to contact)her boss next week.
5. I think you __________ (to get) this job.
6. They ________ (to arrive) at about 6 p.m.
7. The teacher __________ (to explain) this exercise.
8. He ___________ (to drop) the bottle of water.
9. Lots of accidents __________ (to happen) in that weather.
10. She _______________ (to cream) if you show her the spider.
III. Give the correct form of the verbs.
1. How many languages Hoa (speak) ? - Well, two languages.
2. She always (borrow) my bike.
3. My English class (start) at 7.15.
4. Look! Somebody (climb) up the tree.
5. You (like) music?
6. He must (get up) early.
7. Nam (not do) his homework now.
8. My mum is going to (be) here tomorrow.
9. How often you (take) a shower? - I take a shower every day.
10. They (be) staying at home now.
IV. Fill in each blank with the simple past tense of the verb from the box.
1. My friends and I __________ swimming yesterday morning.
2. We really __________ the game last Sunday.
3. In 1958, at the age of 17, Pelé__________ his first World Cup.
4. The Canadian hockey team __________ six goals against Switzerland.
5. The home team __________ very well, but they lost the match.
6. My father __________ me how to ride a bike.
7. I __________ a new baseball cap last week.
8. At the age of 17, Messi __________ the youngest official player and goal scorer
inthe Spanish La Liga.
9. She has a black belt in karate. She first __________ karate when she was seven.
10. Argentina __________ 1 - 0 to Germany in the final.
IV. Fill in each blank with the simple past tense of the verb from the box.
1. My friends and I __________ swimming yesterday morning.
2. We really __________ the game last Sunday.
3. In 1958, at the age of 17, Pelé__________ his first World Cup.
4. The Canadian hockey team __________ six goals against Switzerland.
5. The home team __________ very well, but they lost the match.
6. My father __________ me how to ride a bike.
7. I __________ a new baseball cap last week.
8. At the age of 17, Messi __________ the youngest official player and goal scorer
inthe Spanish La Liga.
9. She has a black belt in karate. She first __________ karate when she was seven.
10. Argentina __________ 1 - 0 to Germany in the final.