Past simple tense
1. Bill .... ( be ) born in 1980
2. They .... ( build ) this house 2 years ago
3. Lan and Hoa .... ( not/ go ) to school yesterday
4. Mai .... ( leave ) school last years
5. .... ( you/ visit ) your grandmother last night ?
6. What .... ( he/ buy ) last week ?
ll. Present perfect tense
1. They (not speak) … to each other since they quarelled.
2. I wonder where he (live) … since then.
3. You already (drink)… three cups of tea since I sat here.
4. I (wait) … here for her since 7 o’clock and she (not come) … yet.
5. John (do) … his homework already.
6. We (go) … on a picnic in the countryside several time before.
7. I (not see) … him today.
8. How much you (pay) … for it?
9. She (feed) … the cat yet?
10. They (do) … their homework?
11. You (find) … your book?
12. You (be) … here before?
13. She (use) … this car for 5 years.
14. Someone (take) … my bike.
15. He isn’t here. He (go) … to Canada.
16. He (lose) … his key.
17. I (not work) … since last week.
18. We (buy) … a new lamp.
19. We ( not/ plan ) … our holiday yet/
20. Where (be/ you) …?
lll. Past simple or present prefect tense
1. We (study) … a very hard lesson the day before yesterday.
2. We (study) … almost every lesson in this book so far
3. We (watch, never) … that television program.
4. We (watch) … an interesting program on TV last night.
5. My wife and I (travel) … by air many times.
6. My wife and I (travel) … to Mexico by air last summer vacation.
7. I (read) … that novel by Hemingway several times before.
8. I (not see) … him for three weeks. I wonder where he is.
9. The concert (begin) … at 2.30 and (last) … for two hours. Everyone (enjoy) … it very
much.
10. The play (just, begin) … . You’re a little late
11. Mr. Count (work) … as a cashier for 25 years. Then he (retire) … and (go) … to live in the
countryside.
12. We (miss) … the bus. Now we have to walk.
13. I (not, see) … him since last Monday.
14. I (never, read) … such an interesting story in my life.
15. How many films you (see) … this month?
16. His health (improve) … since he (leave) … India.
Past simple tense
1. Bill ...was. ( be ) born in 1980
2. They ..built.. ( build ) this house 2 years ago
3. Lan and Hoa ..didn't go.. ( not/ go ) to school yesterday
4. Mai ..left.. ( leave ) school last years
5. ..Did you visit.. ( you/ visit ) your grandmother last night ?
6. What .did he buy... ( he/ buy ) last week ?
ll. Present perfect tense
1. They (not speak) haven't spoken… to each other since they quarelled.
2. I wonder where he (live) has lived… since then.
3. You have already (drink)drunk… three cups of tea since I sat here.
4. I (wait) …have waited here for her since 7 o’clock and she (not come) hasn't come… yet.
5. John (do) has done… his homework already.
6. We (go) have gone… on a picnic in the countryside several time before.
7. I (not see) …haven't seen him today.
8. How much have you (pay) …paid for it?
9. Has She (feed) …fed the cat yet?
10. have They (do) done… their homework?
11. have You (find) found… your book?
12. have You (be) …been here before?
13. She (use) …has used this car for 5 years.
14. Someone (take) has taken… my bike.
15. He isn’t here. He (go) has gone… to Canada.
16. He (lose) has lost… his key.
17. I (not work) haven't worked… since last week.
18. We (buy) …have bought a new lamp.
19. We ( not/ plan ) haven't planned… our holiday yet/
20. Where (be/ you) have you been…?