1 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. 2 8. Where _________________ (you / teach) before you came here? 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? IV. Hoàn thành các câu sau: 1. I _________________ (not / drink) any beer last night. 2. She _________________ (get on) the bus in the centre of the city. 3. What time _________________ (he / get up) yesterday? 4. Where _________________ (you / get off) the train? 5. I _________________ (not / change) trains at Victoria. 6. We _________________ (wake up) very late. 7. What _________________ (he / give) his mother for Christmas? 8. I _________________ (receive) £300 when my uncle _________________ (die). 9. We _________________ (not / use) the computer last night. 10. _________________ (she / make) good coffee? 11. They _________________ (live) in Paris. 12. She _________________ (read) the newspaper yesterday. 13. I _________________ (not / watch) TV. 14. He _________________ (not / study) for the exam. 15. _________________ (he / call) you? 16. _________________ (I / forget) something? 3 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. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 2/I watched TV yesterday morning. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 3/Nam and you were in the English club last Tuesday _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 4/They ate noodles two hours ago. _____________________________________________________________________________ 4 _____________________________________________________________________________ 5/We always had a nice time on Christmas holiday in the past. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 6/My father decorated the Christmas tree. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 7/She bought a new dress yesterday. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 8/They were late for school. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 9/Mr.Tam took his children to the museum last Sunday. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 10/Hoa made a cushion for her armchair. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 11/They painted their house yellow. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 12/This dress was fit. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 13/I saw her two days ago. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ . 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