8C the past simple tense

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THÌ QUÁ KHỨ ĐƠN

EX1:Using “be: was/ were” to fill in each blank.
1. My old teacher (be) __________ nice.
2. The students (be) __________ very clever.
3. But one student (be) __________ in trouble.
4. We (be) __________ sorry for him.
5. He (be) __________ nice though.
6. I (be) __________ in Canberra last spring.
7. We (be) __________ at school last Saturday.
8. Tina (be) __________ at home yesterday
9. He (be) __________ happy.
10. My parents _______________( be) very tired after the trip.
11. You (be) __________ very busy on Friday.
12. They (be) __________ in front of the supermarket.
13. I (be) __________ in the museum.
14. She (be) __________ in South Africa last month.
15. Julia and Maria (be) __________ late for school yesterday.
16. He(be) __________ a famous actor ten years ago.
17. (be) _________ she late for work yesterday?
18. We enjoyed a hilarious movie last night, It(be) __________ really funny.
19. (be) _________ your parents at home yesterday morning?
20. The story (be) _________ so exciting, we read it many times.
EX2: Use the Past form of the verbs
1. I _________ ( stay) at home all weekend.
2. Angela __________ (go)t o the cinema last night.
3. My friends __________(have) a great time in Nha Trang last year.
4. My vacation in Hue _____________ (be) wonderful.
5. I _______________(buy) a lot of gifts for my little sister.
6. Lan and Mai _____________ (see) sharks, dolphins and turtles at Tri Nguyen

aquarium.
7. Trung ________________ (eat) chicken and rice for dinner.
8. We _________________ (buy) a new car last weekend.
9. She _________________ (write) to her grandmother.
EX3: Use the Past form of the verbs
1. I _________________ (cook) steak last night.
1. I _________________ (work) in a bank for ten years.
2. She _________________ (study) French at university.

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3. He _________________ (travel) through the Middle East last year.
4. She _________________ (watch) TV yesterday.
5. Phuong _________________ (return) to Hanoi yesterday.
6. They _______________ (talk) about their holiday in Hoi An.
7. Last summer I ______________(visit) Ngoc Son Temple in Ha Noi.
8. My client and I slowly (walk) ______ back to the car.
EX4: Give the correct form of the verbs to complete the sentences.

1. The girl (ask) __________ me a lot of questions yesterday.
2. My mother (cook) __________ good food last night.
3. He (talk) __________ to her teacher about lessons yesterday.
4. They (want) __________ a glass of water.
5. Those people (shout) __________ in the street yesterday.
6. My friends (visit) __________ me last month.
7. I (listen) __________ to the radio last night.
8. We (call) __________ the police last night.
9. They (play) __________ tennis yesterday afternoon.
10. Steve (look) __________ at the cat.

11. We (have) __________ a big dinner last evening.
12. We (laugh) __________ at her.
13. The student (clean) __________ the blackboard.
14. My mother (climb) __________ the hill last year.
15. His grandfather (work) __________ on the farm.
16. His sister (open) __________ the window last night.
EX5: Use the Past form of the verbs
1. I _________________ (not / drink) any beer last night.
2. She _________________ (not/ get on) the bus in the centre of the city.
3. I _________________ (not / change) trains at Victoria.
4. We _________________ (not/ wake up) very late.
5. I _________________ (not/ receive) £300 when my uncle died
6. We _________________ (not / use) the computer last night.
7. He _________________ (not/ have) a shower.
8. They _________________ (not/ live) in Paris.
9. She _________________ (not/ read) the newspaper yesterday.
10. I _________________ (not / watch) TV.

11. We (not return) __________ at home at 7 pm last Monday.
12. She (not eat) __________ fish and crab yesterday.
13. Lan (not go) __________ Ho Chi Minh city two years ago.
14. My parents (not take) __________ to Vung Tau last week.

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15. We (not have) __________ a lot of friends in Ha Noi.
EX6: Give the correct form of the verbs to complete the sentences.
1. He (meet) __________ his friends at the library yesterday?
2. The students (do) __________ a lot of things in class.
3. They (carve) __________ the stone at school last week?

4. You (write) __________ me an email last night?
5. Her grandmather (have) __________ a nice day yesterday?
6. Lan and Hoa (be) __________ your school two years ago?
7. What they (play) __________ last week?
8. What Hoa (try) __________ on yesterday?
9. Who (talk) __________ to about the film on TV last Monday?
10. Where they (stop) __________ on their way back last Sunday?
11. What time you (leave) __________ home for school yesterday?
12. You (go) __________ to Da Lat for last Tet vacation?
13. He (have) __________ a lot of friends in Ho Chi Minh city 3 years ago?
14. His uncle (take) __________ him to see Tri Nguyen aquarium last week?
15. Nam (return) __________ to Ha Noi last week?
16. She (get) __________ up early last Monday?
EX7: Please select the correct answer in brackets to complete each sentence later.
1. Did you (get up / got up) late this morning?
2. (Was / Were) your last birthday over six weeks ago?
3. (Was / Did) the Robinsons return to Hanoi by train?
4. Hoa learned how (using / to use) a sewing machine with her neighbor, Mrs. Mai.
5. Was Nguyet at the theater last night? – Yes , (she was / she did).
6. I don’t know where (was he / he was) last night.
7. Hoang (didn’t arrive / not arrived) in the evening.
EX8: Circle the correct option in brackets.
1.Nam (was / were) absent at the company’s meeting last Monday.
2.I (learned / did learned) English seven years ago.
3.Jolie (answered / answerred) the question exactly.
4.A man (standded / stood) in front of your house.
5.Lisa (drawed / drew) a very beautiful portrait of her mother.
6.It’s better to keep silent about what (happenned / happened).
7.She (gived / gave) US a bag of sweets.
8.They (wasn’t / weren’t) at home last night.

9.Thanh(didn’t do / wasn’t do) his homework yesterday.
10.Jack (did went / went) to the zoo with his family.
EX9: Put the words in correct column depending on the pronunciation.

laughedshowedshowedshowedwondshowederedshowedbreathedshowedneedshowededshowedkissedshoweddshowedecidshowededshoweddshowedancedshowedinterestedshowedbore3dshowed
fixedshowedcalledshowedcleanedshowedhelpedshowedstudshowediedshoweddshowedamagedshowedendshowededshowedlookedshowedwantedshowedusedshowedwashedshowedinvit

edshowedstartedshowedlovedshowedwatchedshowedplayedshowedfilledshowedwalkedshowed

/t/ /d/ /id/

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EX10: Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the

others.

1. A. looked B. kissed C. called D. stopped

2. A. invited B. loved C. used D. cleaned

3. A. wanted B. danced C. needed D. visited

4. A. asked B. completed C. finished D. laughed

5. A. offered B. enjoyed C. followed D. helped

6. A. lived B. talked C. watered D. opened

8. A. washed B. watched C. breathed D. interested

9. A. played B. learned C. shared D. decided

10.A. reserved B. borrowed C. attracted D. happened

11.A. filled B. smelled C. caused D. missed

12.A. thanked B. parked C. listened D. booked

13.A. worked B. requested C. interested D. demanded

14.A. started B. leaded C. launched D. corrected.

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