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.

1. If they don’t prepare the lessons, they will be punished

Unless……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

    2. She can’t get good marks because she doesn’t remember the lesson                                                so

She doesn’t…………………………………………………………….…………………………………………

    3. She last talked to her father on the phone years ago

She hasn’t…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

    4. They like watching a film. It has two chapters

            They like…………………………………...……………………………………………………………………..

    5. The match last night was exciting

We were……………………………………………………………………………...……………………………

    6. Is she working hard at school now?

She……………………………………………………..………………………………………………………...?

    7. He began teaching English 18 years ago                                                                

He has…………….……………………………………………..…………………………………….………….

    8. It will take Mai four years to study law

            Mai will spend……………….…………………………..……………………………………………………….

    9. Did Lan send you a message?

Lan……………………………………………………...……………………………………………………….?

    10. Watching an accident is terrible                                                   

            It is…….……………………………………………………...………………………………………………......

    11. Mai didn’t do the test well and Hoa didn’t, either                                                               neither

Mai...........................................................................................................................................................................

    12. We got the first prize in the competition and it was surprising

We were surprised...................................................................................................................................................

I. Choose the best answer. (4pts)

(Chọn đáp án đúng nhất)

1. I find dancing __________ because we can work with music.

A. interesting          B. is interesting          C . it is interesting                  D. to be interesting.

2. I like __________ to my friend in my free time.

A. talk                 B. talks                       C. talking                    D. is talking

3. If you like playing monopoly or chess, you hobby is __________

A. bird- watching              B. playing board games.                 C. collecting                     D. making pottery.

4. If you spend most of your free time making vases or bowls from clay, your hobby is ____________

A. bird- watching               B. playing board games.            C. collecting               D. making pottery.

5. It is interesting _____________ tree leaves from different countries.

A. collecting              B. to collect                C. collect              D. collects

6. My dad enjoys ________ his bike to work.

A. riding                         B. ride                        C. to ride                        D. rides

7. She _________ going to the cinema.

A. loves                     B. love                       C. to love                        D. loving

8. They think carving wood __ because we can work with wood and make new beautiful product.

A. wonderful                  B. is wonderful            C. not wonderful                  D. isn’t wonderful

IV. Complete the passage with the words given: (3pts)

(Hoàn thành đoạn văn với các từ cho sẵn)

bought competition singing there on English

Mary’s hobby is singing. She enjoys (15) ________________ very much. When her brother (16) ____________ a karaoke set last month, Mary was so glad that she sang every day after dinner. She likes to sing only (17) ____________ songs. In fact, she has already sung all the songs found (18) ________ the karaoke discs. Minh is singing in the karaoke (19) _______________ organized by the RC Center this Saturday. Her family is going (20) _____ to support her

II. Put the verbs in the correct form (2pts)

(Đặt các động từ ở dạng đúng)

9. I enjoy (fish) ____________ because it is relaxing.

10. Jane will play chess after she (finish) ____________ school.

11. I think people (not play) ________________ individual games in the future.

12. We find (arrange) ____________ flowers interesting because it helps us relax.

I. Choose the best answer. (4pts)

 1. I find dancing __________ because we can work with music

. A. interesting                                    B. is interesting

C. it is interesting                               D. to be interesting.

2. I like __________ to my friend in my free time.

A. talk                                       B. talks

C. talking                                   D. is talking

3. If you like playing monopoly or chess, you hobby is __________

A. bird- watching                                    B. playing board games.

C. collecting                                            D. making pottery.

4. If you spend most of your free time making vases or bowls from clay, your hobby is ____________

A. bird- watching                                                 B. playing board games.

C. collecting                                                       D. making pottery.

5. It is interesting _____________ tree leaves from different countries.

A. collecting                                                            B. to collect

C. collect                                                                 D. collects

6. My dad enjoys ________ his bike to work.

A. riding                                                                 B. ride

C. to ride                                                                 D. rides

7. She _________ going to the cinema. 

A. loves                                                                   B. love

C. to love                                                                D. loving

8. They think carving wood __ because we can work with wood and make new beautiful product.

A. wonderful                                                          B. is wonderful

C. not wonderful                                                    D. isn’t wonderful

III. Rewrite the sentence with the cues given . (1pt)

(Viết lại câu với các gợi ý đã cho)

. Her hobby is raising money for the poor.

She enjoys…………………………………..

. Learning English is necessary.

It is……………………………………………..

Finish the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.

1. This is the first time I have ever met such a pretty girl.

=> She is

2. He works much. He feels tired.

=> The more

3. The apartment is big. The rent is high.

=> The bigger

4. We set off soon. We will arrive soon.

=> The sooner

5.The joke is good. The laughter is loud.

=> The better