THE PAST SIMPLE TENSE (1)
I. Hoàn thành đoạn báo sau:
Two people (►) died (die) in a fire in Ellis Street, Oldport yesterday morning. They (1)
…… (be) Herbert and Molly Paynter, a couple in their seventies. The fire (2)…
………………… (start) at 3.20 am. A neighbour, Mr Aziz, (3)……………………… (see) the
flames and (4) ……………………… (call) the fire brigade. He also (5)…… …………
(try) to get into the house and rescue his neighbours, but the heat (6)……………………………
(be ) too great . The fire brigade (7) (arrive) in five minutes. Twenty fire-fighters (8)
……………………… (fight) the fire and finally (9)……… …………. ( b r i n g ) i t under
control. Two fire-fighters (10)……… (enter) the burning building but (11)……… …………
(find) the couple dead.
II. Hoàn thành đoạn hội thoại sau:
Claire: (►) Did you have (you / have) a nice weekend in Paris?
Mark: Yes, thanks. It was good. We looked around and then we saw a show.
(1) (we / not / try) to do too much.
Claire: What sights (2) (you / see)?
Mark: We had a look round the Louvre. (3)……………………………. (I / not / know) there was
so much in there.
Claire: And what show (4) (you / go) to?
Mark: Oh, a musical. I forget the name. (5) (I / not / like) it.
Claire: Oh, dear. And (6) (Sarah / enjoy) it?
Mark: No, not really. But we enjoyed the weekend. Sarah did some shopping, too, but
(7) (I / not / want) to go shopping.
III. Hoàn thành các câu sau:
1. I _________________ (work) in a bank for ten years.
2. Where _________________ (you / live) when you were young?
3. She _________________ (not / study) French at university.
4. He _________________ (travel) through the Middle East last year.
5. _________________ (they / visit) the Louvre in Paris?
6. She _________________ (not / watch) TV yesterday.
7. We _________________ (buy) a new car last weekend.

16. _________________ (I / forget) something?
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17. What time _________________ (the film / start)?
V. Chia động từ cho các câu sau ở thì quá khứ đơn
1. Yesterday, I (go)______ to the restaurant with a client.
2. We (drive) ______ around the parking lot for 20 mins to find a parking space.
3. When we (arrive) ______ at the restaurant, the place (be) ______ full.
4. The waitress (ask) ______ us if we (have) reservations.
5. I (say), "No, my secretary forgets to make them."
6. The waitress (tell)______ us to come back in two hours.
7. My client and I slowly (walk) ______ back to the car.
8. Then we (see) ______ a small grocery store.
9. We (stop) in the grocery store and (buy) ______ some sandwiches.
10. That (be) ______ better than waiting for two hours.
11. I (not go) ______ to school last Sunday.
12. She (get) ______ married last year?
13. What you (do) ______ last night?
- I (do) ______ my homework.
14. I (love) ______ him but no more.
15. Yesterday, I (get) ______ up at 6 and (have) ______ breakfast at 6.30.
VI. Chuyển những câu sau sang câu phủ định và nghi vấn
1/Nam wrote an essay in Literature class this morning.
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2/I watched TV yesterday morning.
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3/Nam and you were in the English club last Tuesday
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