Bài tập Bổ trợ & Nâng cao Tiếng Anh THPT *
Marie Curie Private High School
I/ Complete the paragraph in the PAST SIMPLE. Use a verb from the box:
arrive
continue
finish
listen
play
start
talk
work
My first day at school
I remember my first day at school in 1995! I
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at 8.30 and
2)
lesson at 9.00. We
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from 9.00 to 12.00. The teachers
4)
to us a lot! Then we
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football for an hour. In the afternoon we
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the lessons and
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to the teacher very carefully. Then at 3.30 the lessons
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. It
was a long and tiring day!

III/ Write a question for each answer:
a) Were ?
- Last night? No, I wasn’t working last night.
b) Was ?
- Yes, that’s right. Jim was waiting at the bus stop.
c) Was…………………………………………………… ?- No, Mary wasn’t talking.
d) Was ?
- Yes, that’s right. Kate was wearing jeans.
e) Were ?
- Yes, Ali and Mehmet were playing football.
f) Was……………………………………………………… ? - Raining? Yes, it was.
g) Were ?
- No, I wasn’t reading. I was writing.
h) Was ?
- Yes, that’s right. Tina was reading her breakfast.
Bài tập Bổ trợ & Nâng cao Tiếng Anh THPT *
Marie Curie Private High School
IV/ In each sentence, there is one mistake. Correct them:
1) When I was arriving at Dan’s house, he was waiting outside.
2) While we were writing a maths test, the head teacher was
coming into the room.
3) While we swam, it started to rain.
4) While I was having a bath, the lights were going out.
5) Debra watched TV when the storm began.
6) While I was walking to the shop I was losing my bag!
7) What were you doing when I was seeing you yesterday?
8) I was walking up the stairs when I was hearing the phone.
1. ___________
2. ___________
3. ___________

(continue) to experiment there.
Unfortunately, in one of his experiments, he
12
(set) fire to the train!
 Teresa Cardin
1
(hear) a strange sound on the telephone one morning. She
2
(not think) the
call
3
(be) a joke.
"Do you want help?" she
4
(ask) . However, the caller
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(not speak) . "I'm now saying the
names of the letters of the alphabet", Teresa said.
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(Hit) the phone when I come to the first letter of your
street. Teresa
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(begin) to recite the letters and
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(hear) a noise. The caller
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(hit) the
phone after a certain letter. Next Teresa
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(recite) all the names of streets beginning with that letter. In

B: I _________ to him on the phone last night, and he said he would be here.
2) After I gave a large bone to each of my three dogs, they went to separate corners of the backyard and _________
holes to bury their bones.
3) After looking at all the chairs, I finally ______ the red one. It was a difficult decision.
4) The players are depressed because they _________ the game last weekend. Next time they’ll play better.
5) A: How can you take a three-month vacation? What about your job?
B: I won’t be going back to that job ever again. I _________ yesterday.
6) Laurie has circles under her eyes because she _________ only two hours last night. She was studying for her final
exams.
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7) Matt lost his watch. He looked everywhere for it. Finally, he _________ it in his pants that were in the washing
machine. He had washed his watch, but it was still ticking.
8) Joy was barefoot. She stepped on a piece of broken glass and ___________ her foot.
9) Danny and I are old friends, we ___________ each other in 1985.
10) My father ___________ how to make furniture.
11) I didn’t have a garden, so I ___________ tomatoes in a pot on the balcony outside my
apartment.
12) The student with the highest grade point average ___________ a speech at the graduation
ceremony. She ___________ about her hopes for the future of the world.
13) Paul was in a hurry to get to class this morning. He ___________ to comb his hair.
14) Last week I __________ an interesting book about the volcanoes in Iceland.
15) When Erica and I were introduced to each other, we ___________ hands.
16) Mike is in jail because he ___________ a car.
17) When I heard about Sue’s problem, I ___________ sorry for her.
18) The students all ___________ pictures of their teacher, but few of the drawings looked like her. She tried not to
laugh at the pictures.
19) A few minutes ago, I ___________ on the radio about a bad plane accident.
20) Joe had an accident. He __________ off the roof and ___________ his leg.
VII/ PAST CONTINUOUS vs. SIMPLE PAST:

Luisa. She
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London with a friend called Maria. When John and Maria
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, they fell in love at first sight, and
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married the following year.