Present Simple
Present Simple
PAST SIMPLE
I. Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì quá khứ đơn.
1. She (spend) ____ all her money last week.
2. Mum (not spend) ___________ any money on herself.
3. I (lend) __________ my penknife to someone, but I can't remember who it was now.
4. John and his father (build) ___________ the cabin themselves last year.
5. My parents (sell) ____________ the stereo at a garage sale.
6. ___________You (tell) ___________ anyone about this yesterday?
7. The unidentified plant (bear) ___________ gorgeous flowers.
8. She (tear) ___________ the letter to pieces and threw it in the bin.
9. He often (wear) ___________ glasses for reading.
10. Before God He (swear) ___________ he was innocent
11. Yesterday Clouds (creep) ___________ across the horizon, just above the line of
trees.
12. We both (sleep) ___________ badly that night.
13. She (weep) ___________ for the loss of her mother.
14. Jane (keep) ___________ the engine running.
15. A huge wave (sweep) ___________ over the deck
16. Mum (pay) ___________ for my driving lessons.
17. He (lay) ___________ his hand on my shoulder.
18. He (break) ___________ the biscuit in half and handed one piece to me.
19. He (choose) ___________ his words carefully as he (speak) ___________.
20. He .....................to the zoo last Sunday (go)
21. She (not/ watch)....................................TV last night
Exercise 1: Put the verb in brackets into the present simple or past simple
1. We _________ (go) to the beach last weekend.
2. My cousins _________ (not/ visit) us every weekend.
3. ___________ (your mum/ make) a chocolate yesterday?
4. I _______ (send) Jessica an email yesterday afternoon
5. The children always ______ (do) their homework yesterday afternoon.
6. Last year, I ___________ (travel) to Japan.
7. ___________ you ___________ (have) dinner last night?
8. He ___________ (arrive) from the airport at 8:00, ___________ (check) into the hotel
at 9:00, and met the others at 10:00.
9. I ___________ (receive) three messages two minutes ago.
10. She ___________ (work) at the movie theater after school.
11. Yesterday she ___________ (go) to the cinema and ___________ (watch) a horror
movie.
12. Carlos always ___________ (eat) spaghetti but two days ago he ___________ (eat)
soup.
13. We seldom ___________ (drink) alcohol during the forenoon.
14. Somebody ___________ (take) the flowers from the graves in the morning
15. When ___________ your grandpa ___________ (come) home after war?
16. Some girls ___________ (not/ read) the book yesterday
17. When ___________ (be) they in London the last time? - I think in 2002
18. Why ___________ you ___________ (help) your brother with the homework? -
Because he ___________ (be) rather lazy all the time
19. My dog sometimes ___________ (catch) a mouse and ___________ (bring) it to the
front door.
Exercise 5: Choose the correct item
1. My grandmother _______ me a present yesterday.
A. buys B. bought C. doesn’t buy
2. Peter _______ basketball yesterday.
A. doesn’t play B. didn’t play C. plays
3. Tony always _______ his cousins on Fridays
A. visited B. didn’t visit C. visits
4. I _____ my bike in the park every weekend.
A. ride B. didn’t ride C. am riding
5. _____ they _____ to the beach last Saturday?
A. Did, goes B. Do, go C. Did, go
6. Who ______ penicillin?
A. discovers B. discovering C. discovered
7. I usually ______ a bowl of cereal for breakfast.
A. eat B. eats C. eating
8. Mum ______ very happy today.
A. was B. is C. are
Exercise 6: Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the past simple
1. Tommy Brown ________ (like) making up stories. No one ______ (believe) what he
______ (say) because he always _____ (tell) lies. He ________ (live) in a small village
and _______ (work) on a farm just outside the village. One night last week, Tommy
______ (finish) work late. It _________ (be) dark and cold. Suddenly, he _______ (hear)
a strange noise, so he _________ (look) up. It __________ (be) a UFO bright flashing
lights. The UFO ________ (come down) towards him and he ________ (see) two green
men looking him from outside. He ___________ (scream), ___________ (drop) his bag
and ______________ (run away). When he ______________ (arrive) in the village, he
______________ (run) into some villagers and ______________(start) telling them about
the aliens but they all ______________ (laugh) at him. No one ______________
(believe) Tommy.
2. Steven’s friends _____________ (come) to his birthday party last night and
_____________ (give) him wonderful presents. His parents _____________ (cook) a
special dinner for him. His girlfriend _____________ (promise) to come, but she
_____________ (not be) there. He _____________ (try) to phone but he couldn’t get
through. He _____________ (be) really upset. Only she _____________ (not wish) him a
Happy Birthday.