THE PAST SIMPLE

Exercise 1: Change these words into V2/ed

1. go=>……….. 2. spend=>……………. 3. give=> ……
4. sing=> ……… 5. buy=>…………. 6. be=>……………
7. have=>……….. 8. get=>………….. 9. take=>…………
10. make=>…… 11. eat=>………. 12. speak=>……..
13. see=> ………… 14. meet=> ………. 15. write=>………
Exercise 2: Use the Past form of the verbs.
1. I (be)________ a student 2 years ago.
2. He (be)_________ a doctor two years ago.
3. They (be)__________ farmers last year.
4. Lan and Ba (be)___________ nurses last year.
5. Where (be)_________ Nam from yesterday?
6. I (remember)___________ your trip to Nha Trang two years ago.
7. She (not eat ) ___________ fish and crab yesterday.
8. I (eat) ___________ a lot of fish yesterday.
9. Her aunt (take) ___________her to see Cham Temple last year.
10. Tuan (have) ___________ a new bike yesterday.
11. We (not return) ___________home last Monday.
12. Lan (not go) ___________ Ho Chi Minh city two years ago.
13. We (not have) ___________a lot of friends in Hanoi.
14. I (wear) ___________the cap with a dolphin on it yesterday.
15. Liz (teach) ___________ Ba some English last week.
16. Yesterday, I (go) ___________to the restaurant with a client.
17. We (drive) __________around the parking lot for 20 mins to find a parking space.
18. When we (arrive)_ ___________ at the restaurant, the place (be)___ was full.
19. I (say) ___________, "No, my secretary forgets to make them."
20. The waitress (tell) ___________ us to come back in two hours.
21. My client and I slowly (walk) ___________back to the car.
22. Then we (see) ___________ a small grocery store.
23. That (be) ______ better than waiting for two hours.
24. I (not go) ______ to school last Sunday.
PRESENT PERFECT
Exercise 3: Change these words into V3/ed
1. go=>……….. 2. spend=>……………. 3. give=> ……
4. sing=> ……… 5. buy=>…………. 6. be=>……………
7. have=>……….. 8. get=>………….. 9. take=>…………
10. make=>…… 11. eat=>………. 12. speak=>……..
13. see=> ………… 14. meet=> ………. 15. write=>………
Exercise 4: Use the present perfect form of the verbs.
1. He (live) _____________ here since he was a child.
2. He (write) ____________ his report yet?
3. We (travel) ____________ to New York lately.
4. They (not give) ____________ his decision yet.
5. I (know) ____________ her since 1990.
6. I (be) ____________ to London three times.
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7. It (rain) ____________ since I stopped my work.
8. This is the second time I (meet) ____________ him.
9. I (not, meet) ____________ Peter for 2 hours.
10. _______you (get) ____________ married yet?
11. She (not/come) ____________ yet; we’re still waiting for her.
12. My favorite country is America. I (be) ____________ there four times.
13. How long _______you (live) __________ at the new apartment?
14. _______you ever (be)____________ to Canada?
15. We (work) ____________ here for three years.

Exercise 5. SINCE/ FOR

1. It’s been raining ____ lunchtime.
2. Dir has lived in London ____ 1995.
3. Logan has lived in Paris ____ ten years.
4. They’re tired of waiting. They’ve been sitting here ____ an hour.
5. Hung has been looking for a job ____ he left school.
6. You haven’t been to a party ____ ages.
7. I wonder where John is. I haven’t seen him ____ last week.
8. James is away. She’s been away ____ Friday.
9. The weather is dry. It hasn’t rained ____ a few months.

Exercise 6. FOR, SINCE, YET, ALREADY, EVER

10. Wait a moment, please! I have not finished the last exercise ___________.
11. I have ___________ seen this movie twice.
12. We have not seen each other ___________ Saturday
13. Jack and Pauline have been married ___________ three years
14. Haven’t you done your Christmas shopping ___________ ?
15. Stephen has worked here ___________ last May
16. Put your money away. I have ___________ paid the bill
17. I have lived in the same house ___________ I was born
18. I have not cooked supper ________ because I thought you were going to be late
19. Do not say anything to Mary. I have not told anyone _________.__
20. Have you ___________ been in America?
21. No. Your cousin hasn’t come to the party ___________
22. Your daughter has _________ returned home. You don’t have to worry anymore.
23. Haven’t you finished your food ___________ ? No, I am still eating mom.
24. Would you like to have dinner with us? No thanks, I have _________ had dinner.
25. Have you ___________ seen such a big ant?
Exercise 7. Make the correct sentences from the cues
1. He / just / finish / his homework.
_________________________________________________.
2. They / never / visit / that city.
_________________________________________________.
3. She / already / buy / a new car.
_________________________________________________.
4. We / not / see / that movie / yet.
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_________________________________________________.
5. Have / you / ever / eat / sushi?
_________________________________________________.
6. I / not / travel / to Europe / before.
_________________________________________________.
7. They / just / move / to a new house.
_________________________________________________.
8. Have / you / ever / meet / him?
_________________________________________________.
9. They / never / try / Vietnamese food.
_________________________________________________.
10. She / already / read / that book.
_________________________________________________

11. I / not / see / him / since / last week.

_________________________________________________.
12. She / not / visit / her family / for a long time.
_________________________________________________.
Exercise 8. Complete the following sentences using the past simple forms
of the verbs in brackets.

1. She________________(study) English since she______________(be) four years old.

2. When I was going to the door, the phone________________________(ring).
3. His health has improved since he________________________(return) from the hills.
4. It is the first time he________________________(drive) a car.
5. " Have you__________(find) the key which you_____________(lose) yesterday?"
"Yes. I__________ (find) it in the pocket of my other coat last night."
6. Sarah has lost passport again. It is the second time this____________________(happen).
7. When the alarm rang, Jack________________________(jump) out of bed quickly.
8. Yesterday, I __________________(decide) to stop eating animal products to be a vegan.
9. It _____(be) my birthday last Sunday, so we _______ (meet) up with my friends for a pizza
10. She _________ (be) unwell since last week. She ________ (go) to the hospital three times..
11. They ______________(switch) to having one low-calorie meal for a few months
12. My brother _______________ (not, write) his report yet.
13. This is the best book she ____________________(ever/ read)
14. Until now, the disease _________________(kill) over thirty thousand people worldwide
15. My brother ____________________(not, finish) his exercise so far.

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Exercise 9. Circle A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions
1. She said she met you once at the Hilton last year. __________ since then?
A. Have you met her B. Did you meet her C. Were you met her D. Had you met her
2. “How’s Peter doing?” “I don’t know. I __________ from him for months.”
A. have to hear B. haven’t heard C. didn’t hear D. don’t hear
3. Their children __________ lots of new friends since they __________ to that town.
A. have made - moved B. were making - have moved
C. made - are moving D. made - have been moving
4. The noise from the trains __________ me terribly last night.
A. was annoyed B. annoyed C. has annoyed D. had annoyed
5. After he had finished his English course, he __________ to England to continue his study.
A. goes B. went C. has gone D. was going
6. When I __________ to visit her last night, she was having a bath.
A. was coming B. came C. has come D. had come
7. John __________ in the same house since he left school.
A. lived B. had lived C. was living D. has lived
8. I had prepared dinner before I __________ to work.
A. went B. was going C. had gone D. is going
9. When she came into the hall, she __________ her arms to the audience, smiled and bowed
deeply.
A. opened B. had opened C. was opening D. is opening
10. I have never played badminton before. This is the first time I __________ to play it.
A. try B. tried C. have tried D. am trying
11. When her husband was in the army, Mary __________ to him twice a week
A. was writing B. wrote C. was written D. writes
12. Since Tom __________, I have heard nothing from him.
A. had left B. left C. has left D. was left