Chia động từ trong ngoặc 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 restaur[.]
Trang 1Chia động từ trong ngoặc 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
Fill in the blanks with a correct form of PAST CONTINUOUS:
1 Alice hurt herself while she ……… (skate)
2 I met my neighbor while I ……… (walk) home from work
3 Sally saw a friend while she ……… (ride) her bicycle along Park St
4 Peter fell asleep while he ……… (study)
5 Bob stepped on Jane’s feet while they ……… (dance) together
6 I cut myself while I ……… (shave)
Trang 27 Mr and Mrs Brown burned themselves while they
……… (bake) cookies
8 Tommy had a nightmare while he ……… (sleep) at a friend’s house
Bài tập:
1 I (be) at school at the weekend
2 She (not study) on Friday
3 My students (be not) hard working
4 He (have) a new haircut today
5 I usually (have) breakfast at 7.00
6 She (live) in a house?
7 Where your children (be) ?
8 My sister (work) in a bank
9 Dog (like) meat
10 She (live) in Florida
11 It (rain) almost every day in Manchester
12 We (fly) to Spain every summer
13 My mother (fry) eggs for breakfast every morning
14 The bank (close) at four o'clock
15 John (try) hard in class, but I (not think) he'll pass
16 Jo is so smart that she (pass) every exam without even trying
17 My life (be) so boring I just (watch) TV every night
18 My best friend (write) to me every week
19 You (speak) English?
20 She (not live) in HaiPhong city
Phân biệt hiện tại đơn hay hiện tại tiếp diễn:
1 Cuckoos (not build) nests They (use) the nests of other birds
2 I'm afraid I've broken one of your coffee cups Don't worry I (not like) that set anyway
3 How much you (owe) him? I (owe) him $5 You (intend) to pay him?
4 He usually (speak) so quickly that I (not understand) him
5 How you (get) to work as a rule? I usually (go) by bus but tomorrow I (go) in Tom's car
6 You can't see Tom now; he (have) a bath
7 Mary usually (learn) languages very quickly but she (not seem) to
be able to learn modern Greek
8 He usually (drink) coffee but today he (drink) tea
Ann (make) a dress for herself at the moment She (make) all her own clothes
Trang 39 Tom can't have the newspaper now because his aunt (read) it.
10 What she (do) in the evenings? She usually (play) cards or (watch) TV
11 I (wear) my sunglasses today because the sun is very strong
12 I won't go out now as it (rain) and I (not have) an umbrella
13 The last train (leave) the station at 11.30
14 Hardly anyone (wear) a hat nowadays
15 I'm busy at the moment I (redecorate) the sitting room
16 The kettle (boil) now Shall I make the tea?
17 You (enjoy) yourself or would you like to leave now? I (enjoy) myself very much I (want) to stay to the end
18 Why you (put) on your coat? I (go) for a walk You (come) with
me?-Yes, I'd love to come You (mind) if I bring my dog?
I always (buy) lottery tickets but I never (win) anything
Ex1: Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
1. Mother: I want to prepare dinner. (you / wash) the dishes yet?
2. Daughter: I (wash) the dishes yesterday, but I (have / not)
the time yet to do it today.
3. Mother: (you / do / already) your homework?
4. Daughter: No, I (come / just) home from school.
5. Mother: You (come) home from school two hours ago!
6. Daughter: Well, but my friend Lucy (call) when
I (arrive)
and I (finish / just) the phone call.
7. Mother: (you / see / not) Lucy at school in the morning?
8. Daughter: Yes, but we (have / not) time to talk then.
EX2: Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
1. A: I (cycle / just) 50 km.
2. B: I (cycle) 100 km last week.
Trang 43. A: I (write) an essay yesterday.
4. B: I (write / already) two essays this term.
5. A: I (ring / just) my friend.
6. B: I (ring) my friend 10 minutes ago.
7. A: Two days ago, I (watch) a Madonna concert on TV.
8. B: I (see / already) Madonna live in concert.
9. A: I (spend) my summer holiday in Australia last year.
10. B: I (be / not) to Australia yet.
EX3: Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
1. A: (you / be / ever) to London?
2. B: Yes, I (be) there three times.
3. A: When (be) the last time you (be) there?
4. B: Last summer I (spend) two weeks in Brighton with
my parents
and we (go) to London one weekend.
5. (you / like) it?
6. Oh yes We really (have) a great time in London.
7. Lucky you! I (be / never) to London.
.
EX4: Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
1. A: (you / try / ever) haggis?
2. B: Oh, yes!
Trang 53. A: How often (you / eat) haggis yet?
4. B: Two times exactly.
5. A: When (you / eat / first) haggis?
6. B: That (be) in 2005 We (have)
a Scottish festival in our town and they also (sell) traditional Scottish food.
So I (buy) haggis.
7. A: (you / like) it?
8. B: It (be / not) too bad And I (know / not) anything about haggis then.
9. A: When (you / find out) ?
10. B: When I (be) in Scotland in 2007 I (go)
to a restaurant and (order) haggis Afterwards, the
waiter (tell)
me about haggis: it's the heart, liver and lungs of a sheep, boiled in the animal's stomach Well, I (eat / never) haggis again since then.
EX5: Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
1. A: (you / play / already) the new computer game?
2. B: No, not yet I only (buy) it yesterday and I (have / not)
the time yet.
3. A: (you / go) to the cinema last night?
4. B: Yes I (be) there with Sue and Louis. (you / be)
to the cinema recently?
5. A: I last (go) to the cinema two weeks ago.
6. B: So you (see / not) the new action film yet.
7. A: No, unfortunately not. (you / enjoy) it?
Trang 68. B: Oh, I really (love) it But Sue (like / not)
it - too much action!
9. A: But why (you / take) her with you? She (tell)
me last week that she (hate) action films.
10. B: I think she has an eye on Louis She (try) to flirt with him all the time.
So he (can / concentrate / not) on the film.
EX6: Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
1. I (just / finish) my homework.
2. Mary (already / write) five letters.
3. Tom (move) to this town in 1994.
4. My friend (be) in Canada two years ago.
5. I (not / be) to Canada so far.
6. But I (already / travel) to London a couple of times.
7. Last week, Mary and Paul (go) to the cinema.
8. I can't take any pictures because I (not / buy) a new film yet.
9. (they / spend) their holiday in New Zealand last summer?
10. (you / ever / see) a whale?
Key EX6:
1. I have just finished my homework.
2. Mary has already written five letters.
3. Tom moved to this town in 1994.
4. My friend was in Canada two years ago.
5. I have not been to Canada so far.
6. But I have already travelled to London a couple of times.
7. Last week, Mary and Paul went to the cinema.
8. I can't take any pictures because I have not bought a new film yet.
Trang 79. Did they spend their holiday in New Zealand last summer?
10. Have you ever seen a whale?