I. Complete the sentences using the past simple form of the verbs.
1. I _____ at home all weekend. (stay)
2. Angela ______ to the cinema last night. (go)
3. My friends ______ a great time in Nha Trang last year. (have)
4. My vacation in Hue ______ wonderful. (be)
5. Last summer I _____ Ngoc Son Temple in Ha Noi. (visit)
6. My parents ____ very tired after the trip. (be)
7. I _______ a lot of gifts for my little sister. (buy)
8. Lan and Mai _______ sharks, dolphins and turtles at Tri Nguyen aquarium. (see)
9. Trung _____ chicken and rice for dinner. (eat)
10. They ____ about their holiday in Hoi An. (talk)
11. Phuong _____ to Hanoi yesterday. (return)
12. We _____ the food was delicious. (think)
13. Yesterday, I (go)______ to the restaurant with a client.
14. We (drive) ______ around the parking lot for 20 mins to find a parking space.
15. When we (arrive) ______ at the restaurant, the place (be) ______ full.
16. The waitress (ask) ______ us if we (have) reservations.
17. I (say), "No, my secretary forgets to make them."
18. The waitress (tell)______ us to come back in two hours.
19. My client and I slowly (walk) ______ back to the car.
20. Then we (see) ______ a small grocery store.
21. We (stop) in the grocery store and (buy) ______ some sandwiches.
22. That (be) ______ better than waiting for two hours.
23. I (not go) ______ to school last Sunday.
24. She (get) ______ married last year?
25. What you (do) ______ last night? - I (do) ______ my homework.
26. I (love) ______ him but no more.
27. Yesterday, I (get) ______ up at 6 and (have) ______ breakfast at 6.30.
28. They (buy ) ……………. that house last year.
29. She (not go) …………. to school yesterday.
30. That boy (have ) …………… some eggs last night.
II. Simple Past:
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.
22. They (meet)…………………………their friends at the movie theater last week.
23. What……………you (do)…………………last night.
24. ……………………… they (buy)…………………a new car two days ago?
25. We ………….. (have) a lot of homework yesterday.
IV. Use the correct form of the verbs:
Yesterday (be)………. Sunday, Nam (get)……………up at six. He (do) ………..his morning exercises. He (take) ……………a shower, (comb)…………..hair, and then he (have) ………….. breakfast with his parents. Nam (eat)………… a bowl of noodles and (drink) ………a glass of milk for his breakfast. After breakfast, he (help) …………..Mom clean the table. After that, he (brush)………. his teeth, (put)………. on clean clothes, and (go)………… to his grandparents' house. He (have) …………..lunch with his grandparents. He (return) to his house at three o'lock. He (do)…………..his homework. He (eat)………. dinner at 6.30. After dinner, his parents (take)………. him to the movie theater. It (be)……………a very interesting film. They (come) …………..back home at 9.30. Nam (go)………………. to bed at ten o'clock.
1. What day was yesterday? ………………………………………………………………………
2. What time did Nam get up? ……………………………………………………………………
3. What did he do after breakfast? ……………………………………………………………….
4. Who did he have lunch with? …………………………………………………………………
5. What time did he have dinner? ………………………………………………………………..
6. What time did Nam go to bed ? ………………………………………………………………
V. 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- It (be not)............................ cold yesterday.
6- She (be not)........................a pupipl last week.
7- This hat (be not) .........................new yesterday.
8- My parents (be not) .......................teacchers two years ago.
9- He (be not) ..........................a mechanic last Monday.
10- (Be)................... he an engineer yesterday. No , he (be not).....................
11- (Be) .................It hot last week?
12- The windows (be) ....................open last Monday.
13- (Be)................. you a teacher two years ago? Yes , I (be).................
14- Where (be) ....................Nam from yesterday?
15- Why (be) ............................he unhappy last Tuesday?
CÂU 8 THAY ĐỔI NHA CÁC BẠN 
1. My son ______went_______ to Australia three years ago and he_______liked______ it so much that he ______decided_______ to go back and spend a whole year there. He ______will look_______ for a job in order to earn some money. He ______will go_______ next Monday. (go,like,decide)
2. How many novels ______has the student read_______ during the summer? (the student,read)
3. We _______usually take______ the bus to school but today we ______are walking_______, we need some exercise. (usually take, walk)
4. It's obvious that you _______hasn't read______ this report, you _______have______ no idea what it is about. (not read, have)
5. The sun ______was shining_______ , we quickly _______checked______ all the locks and ______left_______ (shine,check,leave)
6. "Why ______are you leaving_______ the party now" " Because it's late and I have busy day tomorrow".(you leave)
7. Yesterday I ______had_______ great fun while I ______was riding_______ my bike in the park. I ______met_______ some old friends and we ______had_______ a race.(have,ridemeet,have)
8. " What _______do you do______ after school?" " School ______finishes_______ at 4 o'clock, as soon as I_____get_________home, I_______would like_______to do my homework so that I can have a rest immediately after that.(you do,finsh,get,like)
9. My uncle George ______has never seen_______ the sea. However, I _______heard______ him make plants last week because he wants to see it.(never see,hear)
10. Sam _____turned up________ at Susan's house shortly before 9 but she ______wasn't_______ there. In fact she ______had already study_______ at the library.(turn up, not be, already study)
11. What _______does Maritin do______ for living? He is an architect, he ______builds_______ house.(martin do, build)
12. Don't worry, I ______promise_______ to feed your cats while you are away and I _______won't forget______ (promise,forget)
13. What ______will you do_______ tonight? I _______will meet______ Tom at eight and we _______will go______ to a movie, ______would you like_______ to come? (you do, meet go, like)
14. I think Sandra ______is_______ the only girl in the drama group.(be)
15. Michale _______heard______ a stange suond, so he _______got______ up and _______went______ to check that everything was alright.(hear, get,go)
16. I ______am feeding_______ the dog and he wants more kibbles. That dog _______is becoming______ fat!(feed, become)
17. " Your school results are awful!" " I 'm sorry mum, I know, I _______will study______ study more, I want to have good report next term.(study)
18. " How long _______have you known______ your best friends?
" "Since we _______were______ school together.(you know, be)
20. How many students _______had he taught______ before he ______retired_______ in 2012?(he teach, retire)
21. Ann ______is phoning_______ . She says she wants to meet us for lunch. Are we free?(phone)