Giáo án Tiếng Anh - Past simple

PAST Simple
Exercise 1: Choose the word whose ending in “s” part is pronounced differently from the others in each other
A. failed	B. reached	C. absorbed	D. solved
A. invited 	B. attended 	C. celebrated	D. displayed
A. removed 	B. washed 	C. hoped 	D. missed
A. looked 	B. laughed 	C. moved 	D. stepped
A. wanted 	B. parked 	C. stopped 	D. watched
A. laughed	B. passed 	C. suggested 	D. placed
A. believed 	B. prepared 	C. involved 	D. liked
A. lifted	B. lasted 	C. happened 	D. decided
A. collected 	B. changed 	C. formed 	D. viewed
A. walked 	B. entertained 	C. reached 	D. looked
A. watched 	B. stopped 	C. pushed 	D. improved
A. admired	B. looked 	C. missed 	D. hoped
A. proved	B. changed	C. pointed	D. played
A. helped	B. laughed	C. cooked	D. intended
A. smoked 	B. followed 	C. titled 	D. implied
A. coughed 	B. phoned 	C. booked 	D. stopped
A. talked 	B. looked 	C. naked 	D. worked
A. developed 	B. ignored 	C. laughed 	D. washed
A. phoned 	B. stated 	C. mended 	D. old-aged
A. clapped 	B. attracted 	C. lifted 	D. needed
A. involved 	B. believed 	C. praised 	D. locked
A. remembered 	B. cooked	C. closed 	D. cleaned
A. smiled 	B. regarded 	C. suggested 	D. naked
A. reversed 	B. choked	C. played 	D. sentenced
A. minded	B. hated	C. exchanged	D. old-aged
A. proved	B. looked	C. stopped	D. coughed
A. dated	B. changed	C. struggled	D. agreed
A. scaled	B. stared	C. phoned	D. hundred
A. behaved	B. washed	C. clicked	D. approached
A. worked	B. shopped	C. missed	D. displayed
A. coughed	B. cooked	C. melted	D. mixed
A. signed	B. profited	C. attracted	D. naked
A. walked	B. hundred	C. fixed	D. coughed
A. watched	B. practiced	C. introduced	D. cleaned
A. passed 	B. stretched 	C. comprised	D. washed
A. tested 	B. clapped 	C. planted 	D. demanded
A. intended	B. engaged	C. phoned 	D. enabled
A. married 	B. sniffed 	C. booked 	D. coughed
A. smiled 	B. denied	C. divorced	D. agreed
A. planned	B. developed	C. valued	D. recognized
A. approved 	B. answered 	C. passed 	D. uttered
A. doubted	B. wedded	C. connected	D. passed 
A. managed	B. laughed	C. captured 	D. signed
A. washed	B. exchanged	C. experienced	D. mixed
A. filled	B. added	C. started	D. intended
A. wanted	B. booked	C. stopped	D. laughed
A. booked	B. watched	C. jogged	D. developed
A. kneeled	B. bowed	C. implied	D. compressed
A. bottled	B. explained	C. trapped	D. betrayed
A. laughed	B. stamped	C. booked	D. contented
Exercise 2
Conjugate the verb in parentheses using the form indicated. In the case of questions, use the indicated subject as well.
Tom _____ (visit) his mother last weekend.
We _____ (not buy) that TV yesterday because it was too expensive.
_____ (you / be) at the meeting on Tuesday?
Where _____ (Sheila / stay) in New Orleans?
Alan _____ (understand) the situation two days ago.
They _____ (not finish) the project on time last month.
When _____ (Mary / fly) to New York?
Henry _____ (read) Harry Smith's latest book last month.
I _____ (not write) that letter to him last week.
What _____ (you do) yesterday afternoon?
You _____ (think) he couldn't win, didn't you?
She _____ (not win) the prize two weeks ago.
Where _____ (Andy / go) last week?
Thomas _____ (come) to visit us in May.
Susan _____ (not telephone) in time to get a ticket.
How _____ (you meet) him?
David _____ (get up) early on Saturday to play golf.
Betty _____ (not draw) that picture.
_____ (Peter forget) his books yesterday?
She _____ (give) him a present for his birthday yesterday.
Exercise 3: Choose the correct time expression used with the past simple tense.
Cathy left on holiday (last / ago) week.
I played football (when / last) I was in high school.
Were you able to go to the meeting (ago / in) May?
She didn't think about those problems two days (last / ago).
There weren't any children at the party (last / when) Saturday.
Jennifer wanted us to come and help three weeks (ago / when).
Peter went to a meeting in Chicago (last / ago) Tuesday.
Alexander made a number of mistakes (yesterday / tomorrow).
Tom was born (at / in) 1987.
Our teacher helped us understand the problem (this morning / tomorrow morning).
I bought a new chair for my office (last / next) week.
Did you finish the meeting on time (yesterday / last) evening?
Susan visited her aunt in Seattle (last / ago) Sunday.
My father took me to the zoo (when / last) I was a child.
They opened a new store (in / on) Tuesday.
She drove to New Mexico (in / on) February.
We enjoyed a lunch with our friends (yesterday / tomorrow).
Annabelle played the piano for two hours (on / in) Tuesday.
Fred didn't attend the meeting (last / ago) week.
Anne opened a bottle of wine two hours (ago / last).
Exercise 4: Use the simple past or the past continuous/ progressive tense:
George ................... (fall) off the ladder while he ................... (paint) the ceiling.
Last night I ................... (read) in bed when suddenly I ................... (hear) a scream.
She (come) into the room, (open) the window, (turn) on the light, and (begin) to read a newspaper.
Ann ................... (wait) for me when I ................... (arrive).
I ................... (not/drive) very fast when the accident ................... (happen).
I ................... (break) a plate last night. I ................... (do) the washing-up when it ................... (slip) out of my hand.
Tom ................... (take) a photograph of me while I ................... (not/look).
We ................... (not/go) out because it ................... (rain).
What ................... (you/do) at this time yesterday?
I ................... (see) Carol at the party. She ................... (wear) a really beautiful dress.
Tom’s father (teach).............. him how to drive when he was 17.
Tom ................... (not/shave) this morning because he ................... (not/have) time.
We ................... (not/eat) anything because we ................... (not/be) hungry.
I ................... (not/rush) because I ................... (not/be) in a hurry.
She ................... (not/be) interested in the book because she ................... (not/understand) it
Martha ................... (watch) TV at seven o’clock last night.
What ...................you ................... (do) at one o’clock this afternoon?
Henry ................... (eat) a snack at midnight last night. 
He ................... (eat) dinner at 7 P.M Last night.
Somebody ................... (hit) him on the head while he ................... (go) to his car.
He ................... (read) newspaper while his wife ................... (prepare) the dinner in the kitchen.
Jose ................... (write) a letter to his family when his pencil ................... (break).
 He (sit) __________ in a bar when I (see) __________ him.
 When I (go) __________ out, the sun (shine) __________.
 The light (go) __________ out while I (have) __________ tea.
 When it (rain) __________ , she(carry) __________ an umbrella.
 We (walk) __________ to the station when it (begin) __________ to rain.
 He (teach) __________ English for 2 months when he (live) in Germany and (work) ___ as a journalist.
 The house (burn) __________ fast, so we (break) __________ the window to get out.
 He (eat) __________ three sandwiches while you (talk) __________ to him.
 The servant (drop) ____ two cups while she (wash up)_______ last night; neither of them (break) ____.
 While I (write) __________ a letter, the telephone (ring) __________; as he (go) __________ to answer it, he (hear) __________ a knock on the door; the telephone (still, ring) __________ while he (walk) __________ to the door, but just as he (open) __________ it, it (stop) __________.
Ex 5: Make the positive verbs negative and interrogative sentence.
Examples: I went to Hanoi yesterday. 
 - I didn’t go to Hanoi yesterday.
	 - Did you go to Ha Noi yesterday? 	
	 - When did you go to Ha Noi?
1. Liz bought many souvenirs in Ho Chi Minh City last week.
2. I was very tired after the trip.
3. They watched my father’s new motorbike 3 hours ago.
4. We visited Cham Temples last month.
5. Trung’s brother went on holiday in Ha Long Bay 2 weeks ago.
6. They took their soon to the zoo last weekend.
7. My parents lived in the countryside in 1990.
8. Tom gave me some American stamps five days ago.
9. Mrs. Oanh took us to Huong pagoda. 
10. There was a toy store next to the museum.