The Simple Past Tense (Thì Quá Khứ Đơn)
I.
“Tobe” = was/ were.
 Cách chia: a.Thể khẳng định (Afirmative form) (+) S + tobe ………
b.Thể phủ định (Negative form ) (-) S+ tobe + not ………
c.Thể nghi vấn (Interrogative form )(?) Tobe + S …………..?
d.(Wh) Wh + tobe + S …..?
I, He ,She ,It -> was
You ,we, they -> were
Lưu ý :was not = wasn’t
were not = weren’t
Ex: I was in Da Lat last year. ( Tôi ở Đà Lạt năm ngoái)
He wasn’t at class yesterday. (Hôm qua anh ta không đi học )
Were you at school yesterday? ( Hôm qua bạn có ở trường không?)
- ……………………………………. ( không, tôi không ở trường. Tôi ở nhà)
II.
Ordinary verbs ( Thì quá khứ đơn với động từ thường)
 Cách chia: : a.Thể khẳng định (Afirmative form) (+) S + V2
b.Thể phủ định (Negative form )
(-) S+ did not + V(infinitive)
c.Thể nghi vấn (Interrogative form ) (?) Did + S + V(infinitive) …?
d.(Wh) Wh + did + S + V(infinitive)
( did not = didn’t)
Ex: I met him yesterday.( Tôi gặp anh ta hôm qua.)
I didn’t watch TV last night (Tôi không xem TV hôm qua.)
Did you see Mr.Nam ? ( Bạn có thấy thầy Nam đâu không ? )
III .Use ( cách sử dụng)
 Thì quá khứ đơn diễn tả 1 hành động đã xảy ra trong quá khứ,chấm dứt rồi và biết rõ
thời gian.
Ex: I met my friend yesterday. ( Tôi gặp bạn tôi hôm qua.)
 Thì quá khứ đơn diễn tả 1 thói quen đã xảy ra trong quá khứ,chấm dứt rồi và biết rõ

5. I…………………….late for school yesterday.
6. Where………………..she yesterday?- She ……………………at home.
7. We …………tired today. Because we stayed up late last night.
8. She ………………..unhappy because doesn’t have any friends in the city.
9. …………………….your mother at home yesterday morning?
10. Mr Tan ……………….a doctor 10 years ago.
Exercise 2:Rewrite the sentences in the negative.
1. They collected postcards. → They didn’t collect postcards.
2. You jumped high. → ………………
3. Albert played squash. → ………………
4. The teacher tested our English. →………………
5. Fiona visited her grandma. →………………
6. He washed the car. →………………
7. You were thirsty. →………………
8. He had a computer. →………………
9. I bought bread. →………………
10. You saw the house. → ………………
Exercise 3: Write the past form of these verbs.
Ex: To have had ( có/ ăn)
To help - helped
( giúp đỡ)
1. To visit - …………
(thăm, viếng)
2. To arrive - …….……
( đến)
3. To remember - …………… (nhớ, nhớ lại)
4. To return - …………….. ( trở lại)
5. To receive - …………… (nhận)
6. To talk - ………… (nói chuyện, kể)
7. To look - …………..

9. He _________________ (not / think) that he was right.
10. I _________________ (cook) steak last night.
11. _________________ (Lucy / read) 'War and Peace' at school?
12. She _________________ (not / write) to her grandmother.
13. We _________________ (have) a computer when I was a child.
14. Where _________________ (you / go) on holiday?
15. I _________________ (love) ice cream when I was a child.
16. They _________________ (not / meet) yesterday.
17. _________________ (she / swim) in the sea in Greece?
18. We _________________ (not / play) tennis yesterday because it was raining.
19. He _________________ (try) to lift the box but he couldn't.
20. What _________________ (you / eat) for lunch?
Exercise 4: Underline the correct answer.
1. Did you (get up/ got up )late this morning?
2. We ( buyed / bought)some souvenirs from our holiday in Vietnam.
3. (Was/Were) your last birthday over six weeks ago?
4. Hoang (didn’t arrive/ not arrive)in the evening yesterday
5. Hoa (learned / learns) English 5 years ago.
6. (Was/Did) the Robinson return to Hanoi by train?
7. Was Mrs. Nguyet at the theater last night?- Yes, she (was/did).
8. Mr. Brown (went/go) to Ho Chi Minh city by plane.
9. I don’t know where (was he / he was) last night.
10. What film did you (see/saw) last night?
Exercise 5: Put question for the underlined words.
1. I saw her last night.
……………………………………………………………………………
2. Her friend gave her a nice dress.
……………………………………………………………………………
3. They returned to America two weeks ago.
…………………………………………………………………………….