PRACTICE PRESENT AND PAST SIMPLE

I.

Bài 1: Complete the sentences in the Present Simple tense in affirmative

form

1. I always ____________ (listen) to music in the morning.

2. We ________________ (have) pink shirts at home.
3. Kate and Cynthia _______________ (like) that TV show!
4. I never _____________ (watch) TV at night.
5. We _________________ (want) something to eat now!
6. She _____________ (like) black T-shirts.
7. My sister ____________ (have) a new pair of jeans.
8. He _________________ (need) a new uniform.
9. My brother _____________ (like) to go shopping at the mall.
10.Ernesto ________________ (play) videogames every day!
Bài 2: Complete the sentences in the Present Simple tense in negative form

1. I _______________ (not/watch) movies on Netflix.

2. We _____________ (not/like) to eat at restaurants in this city.
3. They ____________ (not/work) every day.
4. Paola and Luis _____________(not/listen) to rock music.
5. We ________________ (not/have) English classes on Saturday.
6. She ________________ (not/have) English classes on Sunday.
7. Emily _______________ (not/do) her homework at night.
8. He ________________ (not/go) to the supermarket on the weekend.
9. Manuel ____________ (not/like) to eat sushi here.
10.My sister _____________ (not/exercise) in the morning.

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Bài 3: Complete the text with the “s” for the 3rd person singular. Take the
verbs in brackets

Lisa’s mother always _______ (wake) her up at seven o’clock. She _______
(get) up and _______ (go) to the bathroom. There she _______ (wash) and
_______ (brush) her teeth. Then she _______ (walk) downstairs and _______
(have) breakfast. Then she _______ (say) goodbye to her parents and _______
(leave) the house. She usually _______ (catch) the bus to school where she
_______ (meet) some friends. After school, she _______ (do) her homework
and _______ (study) for a test. Then she _______ (chat) with her friends,
_______ (read) a book or _______ (watch) one of her favourite sitcoms.

Bài 4: Complete the sentences by putting the verbs into the correct form of
Present Simple

1. I _________________ (be) in a café now.

2. _________________ (she / play) tennis every week?

3. They _________________ (go) to the cinema every Wednesday.

4. _________________ (she / be) a singer?

5. You _________________ (find) the weather here cold.

6. _________________ (they / be) on the bus?

7. Lucy _________________ (ride) her bicycle to work.

8. Why _________________ (he / be) in France?

9. I _________________ (not / play) the piano often.

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 10. It _________________ (not / be) cold today.

Bài 5: Form questions in the Present Simple with the words given

1. What / you / have / for breakfast ?

2. When / he / come / on Fridays ?
3. How often / she / go out / with her friends ?
4. Your brother / live / in England ?
5. The kids / like / their new English teacher ?
Bài 6: Complete the sentences by putting the verbs into the correct form of
Present Simple

1. We __________ (be) from Portugal.

2. _____________ (we / make) too much noise at night?
3. Where ____________ (Harry / study)?
4. ___________ (it / be) foggy today?
5. We __________ (not / be) late.
6. They ____________ (not / like) animals.
7. Where ____________ (you / be)?
8. He ____________ (not / be) an accountant.
9. ___________ (the dog / eat) chicken?
10.She _____________ (be) my sister.

II.

Bài 1: Choose the correct answer

1. We (stop) in the grocery store and (buy) ______ some sandwiches.

2. That (be) ______ better than waiting for two hours.

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3. I (not go) ______ to school last Sunday.
4. She (get) ______ married last year?
5. What you (do) ______ last night? – I (do) ______ my homework.
6. I (love) ______ him but no more.
7. Yesterday, I (get) ______ up at 6 and (have) ______ breakfast at 6.30.
8. They (buy ) ______ that house last year.
9. She (not go) ______ to school yesterday.
10.That boy (have ) ______ some eggs last night.
Bài 2: Transform the sentences into Past Simple

1. We open the window.

2. Do you write something?

3. The girl plays in the garden.

4. Peter does not speak French.

5. Do you see the dogs?

Bài 3: Complete the sentences using the following verbs in Past Simple

buy ; catch ; cost ; fall ; hurt ; sell ; spend ; teach ; throw ; write

1. Mozart _____ more than 600 pieces of music.

2. ‘How did you learn to drive?’ My father _____ me.

3. We couldn’t afford to keep our car, so we _____ it.

4. Dave _____ down the stairs this morning and _____ his leg.

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5. Jim _____ the ball Sue, who _____ it.

6. Ann _____ a lot of money yesterday. She _____ a dress which _____ £200.

Bài 4: Make the positive, negative or question using Past Simple tense

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.

8. Where _________________ (you / teach) before you came here?

9. He _________________ (not / think) that he was right.

10. I _________________ (cook) steak last night.

Bài 5: Complete the sentences by putting the verbs into the negative form
of Past Simple.

1. The film wasn’t very good, I ______________ it so much. (enjoy)

2. I knew Sarah was busy, so I ______________ her. (disturb)

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3. The bed was uncomfortable. I _____________ well. (sleep)

4. They weren’t hungry, so they ___________ anything. (eat)

5. We went to Kate’s house but she ________ at home. (be)

6. The hotel wasn’t so expensive. It ____________ very much. (cost)

7. I was in a hurry, so I ___________ time to phone you. (have)

III.

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

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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 2: Choose the correct answer
1. Dad doesn’t buy/ didn’t buy a new car.
2. I don’t watch/ didn’t watch TV last night.
3. Do you like/ liked chips?
4. Mary leaves/ left for Italy last month.
5. Did John come/ came to the party?
Exercise 3: Put the verbs in the present simple or the past simple
1. A: ___________________ (you/ go) to work yesterday?
B: No, I __________. I ___________ (never/ work) on Saturdays.
2. A: _______________ (you/ see) Charles yesterday?
B: Yes. We ________ (have) lunch together.
3. A: ____________ (Colin/ work) at a bank?
B: No, he ____________. He __________ (work) at a post office
4. A: ____________ (you/ do) anything exciting last Sunday?
B: No, not really. I _____________ (watch) TV and _________________
(read) a book. It was a boring weekend.
5. A: What __________ (you/do) at weekends?
B: We usually ___________(go) to the beach.
Exercise 4: Complete the sentences with the time expressions from the list
at the moment always yesterday last night every week

1. We watched a really good film at the cinema __________.

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2. He is upset because he failed his driving test __________.
3. She ____________ brushes her teeth before she goes to bed at night.
4. I am working _____________ I can’t come with you.
5. My mother does the shopping _______________.
6. I went to a beautiful exotic island ____________. The weather was very hot.
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

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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.

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Exercise 7: Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the past
simple
Ling: Hi Amy. ___________ (1. you/ be) at home last weekend?
Amy: No, I ___________ (2. not/ be). My family and I ___________ (3. go) to
the beach. We often ___________ (4. go) to the beach at weekends.
Ling: You’re lucky. ___________ (5. you/ have) a nice time?
Amy: Oh, yes! I ___________ (6. have) a great time!
Ling: Where ___________ (7. you/ stay)?
Amy: We ___________ (8. stay) at my grandparents’ house
Ling: Oh. ___________ (9. they/ live) near the beach?
Amy: Yes, they do. Their house ___________(10. be) right by the beach.
Ling: Wow! That’s cool. And what did you do there?
Amy: We ___________ (11. walk) along the beach and ___________ (12.
swim) in the sea.
Ling: That sounds like a lot of fun.
Exercise 8: Put the verb in brackets into the present simple or past simple
1. “Romeo and Juliet” ______________ (write) by Shakespeare
2. These pictures ________________ (take) during our last Christmas
3. All the reports ________________ (type) by secretary
4. The garbage ________________ (collect) every day.
5. The email ________________ (send) to you two hours ago.
6. When ________________ your mother ________________ (get up) in the
morning?
7. I ________________ (not/ know) how to drive a car.
Exercise 9: Fill the gaps with the verbs in brackets. Put them in the correct
tense
I don’t usually ____________ (go) to the cinema but yesterday I ____________
(go) to see a film. It ____________ (be) fantastic. I ____________ (cry) a little
because the film ____________ (be) very romantic.

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Mellisa ____________ (be) with me. She never ____________ (cry) at the
cinema so she ____________ (not cry) yesterday but she also ____________
(enjoy) the film very much.
Now I ____________ (write) to my friend Peter to tell him about it. Peter
usually ____________ (live) here in London, like me but this week he
____________ (live) in Bristol with her aunt because his parents ____________
(be) in Italy. They ____________ (go) there last week on business. Peter is one
of my best friends. He ____________ (be) fourteen years old and we go to the
same school.
Last summer Melissa, Peter and I ____________ (go) to Amsterdam on holiday
for a week. We really ____________ (have) a nice time there. We
____________ (visit) lots of interesting places. We ____________ (not stay) in
a hotel. We ____________ (stay) at my uncle’s house. His name is George. He
____________ (be) an engineer. He is always very busy but that week he
____________(be) on holidays and he ____________ (take) good care of us.
He ____________ (show) us the city and we ____________(like) it very much.
I must study now. I ____________ (learn) French this year as I would like to
____________ (visit) Paris next summer.
Exercise 10: Choose the correct answer
1. How often …………….. to the cinema?
A. did you go
B. did you went
C. do you go
2. He ……………….. his best friend last week.
A. meets
B. meet
C. met
3. Sally always …………. her parents.
A. helped

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B. helps
C. help
4. They ………….. their room yesterday.
A. didn’t tidy
B. doesn’t tidy
C. don’t tidy
5. I ……… her a question, but she …………..
A. ask, doesn’t reply
B. asked, didn’t reply
C. asks, didn’t reply
6. What time ………… you usually ………………?
A. do, wake up
B. does, wake up
C. did, wake up
7. He ……………. good last week.
A. didn’t felt
B. didn’t feel
C. doesn’t feel

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 ĐÁP ÁN

Đáp án

Bài 1

1. Listen
2. Have
3. Like
4. Watch
5. Want
6. Likes
7. Has
8. Needs
9. Likes
10.Plays
Bài 2

1. Don’t watch
2. Don’t like
3. Don’t work
4. Don’t listen
5. Don’t have
6. Doesn’t have
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7. Doesn’t do
8. Doesn’t go
9. Doesn’t like
10.Doesn’t exercise
Bài 3

Lisa’s mother always wakes her up at seven o’clock. She gets up and goes to
the bathroom. There she washes and brushes her teeth. Then
she walks downstairs and has breakfast. Then she says goodbye to her parents
and leaves the house. She usually catches the bus to school where she meets
some friends. After school, she does her homework and studies for a test. Then
she chats with her friends, reads a book or watches one of her favourite
sitcoms.

Bài 4

1. I’m in a café now.

2. Does she play tennis every week?
3. They go to the cinema every Wednesday.
4. Is she a singer?
5. You find the weather here cold.
6. Are they on the bus?
7. Lucy rides her bicycle to work.
8. Why is he in France?
9. I don’t play the piano often.
10.It isn’t cold today.
Bài 5

1. What do you have for breakfast?

2. When does he come on Fridays?

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3. How often does she go out with her friends?
4. Does your brother live in England?
5. Do the kids like their new English teacher?
Bài 6

1. We are from Portugal.

2. Do we make too much noise at night?
3. Where does Harry study?
4. Is it foggy today?
5. We aren’t late.
6. They don’t like animals.
7. Where are you?
8. He isn’t an accountant.
9. Does the dog eat chicken?
10.She’s my sister.

II

Đáp án

Bài 1

1. Stopped – bought
2. Was
3. didn’t go
4. Get
5. Do – did
6. Loved
7. Got – had
8. Bought

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9. Didn’t go
10.Had
Bài 2

1. We opened the window.

2. Did you write something?

3. The girl played in the garden.

4. Peter did not speak French.

5. Did you see the dogs?

Bài 3

1. Wrote
2. Taught
3. Sold
4. Fell – hurt
5. Threw – caught
6. Spent – bought – cost
Bài 4

1. I worked in a bank for ten years.

2. Where did you live when you were young?

3. She didn’t study French at university.

4. He travelled through the Middle East last year.

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 5. Did they visit the Louver in Paris?

6. She didn’t watch TV yesterday.

7. We bought a new car last weekend.

8. Where did you teach before you came here?

9. He didn’t think that he was right.

10. I cooked steak last night.

Bài 5

1. did not enjoy/ didn’t enjoy

2. did not disturb/ didn’t disturb
3. did not sleep/ didn’t sleep
4. did not eat/ didn’t eat
5. was not/ wasn’t
6. did not cost/ didn’t cost
7. did not have/ didn’t have

III

Đáp án
1.We _went____ (go) to the beach last weekend.
2.My cousins ___don’t visit__ (not/ visit) us every weekend.
3.___Did your mum take________ (your mum/ make) a chocolate yesterday?
4.I __sent_____ (send) Jessica an email yesterday afternoon
5.The children always __do____ (do) their homework yesterday afternoon.
6. Last year, I _____travelled______ (travel) to Japan.

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7. ______Did_____ you ______have_____ (have) dinner last night?
8. He ___arrives________ (arrive) from the airport at 8:00, _____checks______
(check) into the hotel at 9:00, and met the others at 10:00.
9. I ____received_______ (receive) three messages two minutes ago.
10. She ______works_____ (work) at the movie theater after school.
11. Yesterday she _____went______ (go) to the cinema and
____watched_______ (watch) a horror movie.
12. Carlos always _____eats______ (eat) spaghetti but two days ago he
_____ate______ (eat) soup.
13. We seldom ____drink_______ (drink) alcohol during the forenoon.
14. Somebody _____takes______ (take) the flowers from the graves in the
morning
15. When ______did_____ your grandpa ____come_______ (come) home after
war?
16. Some girls ____didn’t read_______ (not/ read) the book yesterday
17. When _____were______ (be) they in London the last time? - I think in 2002
18. Why ______do_____ you ______help_____ (help) your brother with the
homework? - Because he ____is_______ (be) rather lazy all the time
19. My dog sometimes _____catches______ (catch) a mouse and
____brings_______ (bring) it to the front door

Đáp án
1. Dad didn’t buy a new car.
2. I didn’t watch TV last night.
3. Do you like chips?
4. Mary left for Italy last month.
5. Did John come to the party?

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3
Đáp án
1. A: __Did you go_________ (you/ go) to work yesterday?
B: No, I ____didn’t________. I _never work____ (never/ work) on Saturdays.
2. A: ____Did you see___________ (you/ see) Charles yesterday?
B: Yes. We ___had_____ (have) lunch together.
3.A: ____Does Colin work_____ (Colin/ work) at a bank?
B: No, he ___doesn’t______. He ____works_____ (work) at a post office
4.A: __Did you do____ (you/ do) anything exciting last Sunday?
B: No, not really. I _____watched______ (watch) TV and
_______read________ (read) a book. It was a boring weekend.
5.A: What ___do you do_____ (you/do) at weekends?
B: We usually ____go_______(go) to the beach

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Đáp án
1.We watched a really good film at the cinema ___last night_______.
2.He is upset because he failed his driving test ___yesterday_______.
3.She ___always_________ brushes her teeth before she goes to bed at night.
4.I am working ____at the moment_________ I can’t come with you.
5.My mother does the shopping __every week_____________.
6.I went to a beautiful exotic island _____last summer______. The weather was
very hot.

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Đáp án
1. B 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. C 6. C 7. A

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Đáp án
1. Tommy Brown ____likes____ (like) making up stories. No one
___believes___ (believe) what he __says____ (say) because he always
__tells___ (tell) lies. He ____lives____ (live) in a small village and
___works____ (work) on a farm just outside the village. One night last week,
Tommy ___finished___ (finish) work late. It ____was_____ (be) dark and cold.
Suddenly, he ___heard____ (hear) a strange noise, so he ____looked_____
(look) up. It _____was_____ (be) a UFO bright flashing lights. The UFO
___came down_____ (come down) towards him and he ____saw____ (see) two
green men looking him from outside. He _____screamed______ (scream),
_____dropped______ (drop) his bag and ______ran away________ (run away).
When he _______arrived_______ (arrive) in the village, he
______ran________ (run) into some villagers and
______started________(start) telling them about the aliens but they all
______laughed________ (laugh) at him. No one _______believed_______
(believe) Tommy.
2. Steven’s friends ______came_______ (come) to his birthday party last night
and _______gave______ (give) him wonderful presents. His parents
________cooked_____ (cook) a special dinner for him. His girlfriend
______promised_______ (promise) to come, but she _____wasn’t________
(not be) there. He ______tried_______ (try) to phone but he couldn’t get
through. He _____was________ (be) really upset. Only she _______didn’t
wish______ (not wish) him a Happy Birthday.

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Đáp án
Ling: Hi Amy. _____Were you______ (1. you/ be) at home last weekend?

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Amy: No, I _____wasn’t______ (2. not/ be). My family and I
___went________ (3. go) to the beach. We often ____go_______ (4. go) to the
beach at weekends.
Ling: You’re lucky. ____Did you have_______ (5. you/ have) a nice time?
Amy: Oh, yes! I ____had_______ (6. have) a great time!
Ling: Where ____did your stay_______ (7. you/ stay)?
Amy: We ____stayed_______ (8. stay) at my grandparents’ house
Ling: Oh. ___Do they live________ (9. they/ live) near the beach?
Amy: Yes, they do. Their house _____is______(10. be) right by the beach.
Ling: Wow! That’s cool. And what did you do there?
Amy: We ____walked_______ (11. walk) along the beach and
____swam_______ (12. swim) in the sea.
Ling: That sounds like a lot of fun.

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Đáp án
1. “Romeo and Juliet” _______was written_______ (write) by Shakespeare
2. These pictures ______were took__________ (take) during our last Christmas
3. All the reports _________are typed_______ (type) by secretary
4. The garbage ________is collected________ (collect) every day.
5. The email _______was sent_________ (send) to you two hours ago.
6. When ________does________ your mother ______get up__________ (get
up) in the morning?
7. I _______don’t know_________ (not/ know) how to drive a car.

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Đáp án
I don’t usually ______go______ (go) to the cinema but yesterday I
____went________ (go) to see a film. It _______was_____ (be) fantastic. I

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 ______cried______ (cry) a little because the film _____was_______ (be) very
romantic.
Mellisa ______was______ (be) with me. She never ______cries______ (cry) at
the cinema so she _______didn’t cry_____ (not cry) yesterday but she also
______enjoyed______ (enjoy) the film very much.
Now I ____am writing________ (write) to my friend Peter to tell him about it.
Peter usually _____lives_______ (live) here in London, like me but this week
he ______lives______ (live) in Bristol with her aunt because his parents
______are______ (be) in Italy. They ______went______ (go) there last week
on business. Peter is one of my best friends. He _____is_______ (be) fourteen
years old and we go to the same school.
Last summer Melissa, Peter and I _____went_______ (go) to Amsterdam on
holiday for a week. We really ______had______ (have) a nice time there. We
_______visited_____ (visit) lots of interesting places. We ________didn’t
stay____ (not stay) in a hotel. We _____stayed_______ (stay) at my uncle’s
house. His name is George. He ______is______ (be) an engineer. He is always
very busy but that week he ______is______(be) on holidays and he
_____takes_______ (take) good care of us. He ______shown______ (show) us
the city and we ___liked_________(like) it very much. I must study now. I
_____learnt_______ (learn) French this year as I would like to
______visit______ (visit) Paris next summer.

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Đáp án
1. C 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. A 6. A 7. B

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