EXERCISE 1: Choose the correct sentence (Circle one optio

n)

1. Mr. Johnson left/ has left last week for a business trip.
2. Sam lost/ has lost his car keys and can’t get home.
3. The choir sang/ has sung that song a hundred times.
4. The garage had/ has had my car for a week now, and it still
isn’t fixed.
5. I complained/ have complained about that problem a doz
en times.
6. Last winter,my grandmother fell/ has fallen and broke her
hip.
7. Since the train strike began, I drove/ have driven to work e
very day.
8. I drove/ have driven my wife’s car to work this morning.
9. I’m hungry. I didn’t eat/ haven’t eaten anything today.
10. Grandma visited/ has vistied us last weekend.
11. Look! Tomek broke/ has broken his arm.
12. Sorry, Sir. I forgot/ have forgotten my homework
13. Mrs Ziarko worked/ has worked at this school for 5 ye
ars.
14. Uncle Tim was/ has been in hospital since Friday.
15. Did you/ Have you ever read a book in English?

EXERCISE 2: Choose the correct answer (A, B, C, or D)

Choose the correct option to complete the sentence.

1. I ____ my grandparents last weekend.

A. visit
B. have visited
C. visited
D. visiting
2. She ____ in this house for 10 years.
A. lived
B. has lived
C. lives
D. was living
3. ____ you ever ____ to Japan?
A. Did – go
B. Have – gone
C. Has – go
D. Did – went
4. We ____ a great time at the party last night.
A. had
B. have had
C. has had
D. are having
5. I ____ him before. This is my first time meeting him.
A. met
B. didn’t meet
C. haven’t met
D. don’t meet
6. He ____ his leg while playing football yesterday.
A. broke
B. has broken
C. breaks
D. was breaking
7. My father ____ to London last week.
A. has gone
B. went
C. goes
D. has been
8. I ____ my keys! I can’t find them anywhere.
A. lost
B. have lost
C. lose
D. was losing
9. They ____ in this city since 2015.
A. lived
B. have lived
C. live
D. has lived
10. When ____ you ____ your best friend?
A. did – meet
B. have – met
 C. did – met
D. have – meet

11. I _______ a new dress yesterday.

A. buy
B. bought
C. have bought
12. They _____ their homework yet
A. have finished
B. haven’t finished
C. finished
13. I ________ TV last night.
A. didn’t watch
B. haven’t watched
C. hasn’t watched
14. She ____ married in 2018
A. have got
B. has got
C. got
15. He ______ to school last week. He was ill
A. hasn’t gone
B. went
C. didn’t go

EXERCISE 3: Put the verbs in brackets into the correct ten

se

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brack
ets.

1. She (never/be) ________ to Paris before.

2. We (go) ________ to the cinema last night.
3. My brother (break) ________ his arm two days ago.
4. I (just/finish) ________ my homework.
5. They (live) ________ in this house since 2010.
6. He (not/see) ________ his best friend for months.
 7. When (you/buy) ________ that new phone?
8. She (already/read) ________ this book.
9. I (not/watch) ________ that movie yet.
10. My mom (cook) ________ a delicious dinner last night.

11. __________ you __________ (finish) your homework yet?

12. Last night aunt Betty __________ (come) by. She __________ (t
ell) us that this summer they are going to Hawaii.

13. I __________ (visit) many different countries so far. Last sum

mer I __________ (go) to Italy and 3 years ago I _________ (be) in
Spain. I __________ (not/ visit) Germany yet.

14. How long __________ you __________ (know) Jonathan?___ (b

e) in Spain. I __________ (not/ visit) Germany yet.

15. When __________ you __________ (come) to Greece?

EXERCISE 4: Choose the sentence with the same meaning

Circle the sentence that has the same meaning as the original on
e.

1. I have never seen such a beautiful sunset.

A. This is the first time I have seen such a beautiful sunset.
B. I saw a beautiful sunset yesterday.
C. I see beautiful sunsets all the time.
D. I have seen a beautiful sunset many times before.
2. She started learning English three years ago.
A. She has learned English for three years.
B. She learns English every day.
C. She learned English since three years ago.
D. She will learn English for three years.
3. I last met John two years ago.
A. I haven’t met John for two years.
B. I met John for two years.
C. I didn’t meet John two years ago.
D. I have met John two years ago.
 4. He finished his homework an hour ago.
A. He has finished his homework an hour ago.
B. He finished his homework just now.
C. He has just finished his homework.
D. He finished his homework an hour ago.
5. This is my first time riding a horse.
A. I have never ridden a horse before.
B. I never ride a horse.
C. I rode a horse before.
D. I will ride a horse.

EXERCISE 5: Rewrite the sentences so that they have the s

ame meaning

Rewrite the sentences without changing their meaning.

1. I haven’t seen her for a long time.

→ The last time I saw her ___________________________________
___.
2. He started working here in 2020.
→ He _________________________________________.
3. We haven’t eaten sushi before.
→ This is the first time _____________________________________.
4. She finished her project yesterday.
→ She _____________________________________.
5. They moved to New York in 2015.
→ They _______________________________________.
6. I haven’t met my best friend since she went to study abroa
d.

→I last_________________________________________________________

7. It is two years since we last went on a picnic together.

→We haven’t _________________________________________________

STT Nguyên Quá khứ đ Quá khứ ph Ý nghĩa

mẫu (V1) ơn (V2) ân từ (V3)
1 be was / were been thì, là, bị, ở
2 beat beat beaten / beat đánh, đập
3 become became become trở nên
4 begin began begun bắt đầu
5 bend bent bent uốn cong
6 bet bet bet đặt cược
7 bid bid bid trả giá
8 bind bound bound buộc, trói
9 bite bit bitten cắn
10 bleed bled bled chảy máu
11 blow blew blown thổi
12 break broke broken phá vỡ
13 breed bred bred nuôi dưỡng, si
nh sản
14 bring brought brought mang đến
15 build built built xây dựng
16 bust burst burst nổ, vỡ
17 buy bought bought mua
18 cast cast cast ném, tung
19 catch caught caught bắt
20 choose chose chosen chọn, lựa
21 cling clung clung bám, dính
22 come came come đến, đi đến
23 cost cost cost có giá là
24 creep crept crept bò, trườn, lẻn
25 cut cut cut cắt
26 deal dealt dealt giao dịch
27 dig dug dug đào
28 do did done làm
29 draw drew drawn vẽ, kéo
30 drink drank drunk uống
31 drive drove driven lái xe
32 eat ate eaten ăn
33 fall fell fallen rơi
34 feed fed fed cho ăn
35 feel felt felt cảm thấy
36 fight fought fought chiến đấu
37 find found found tìm thấy
38 fit fitted / fit fitted / fit làm cho vừa, l
àm cho hợp
39 flee fled fled chạy trốn
40 fly flew flown bay
41 forbear forbore forborne nhịn
42 foresee foresaw foreseen thấy trước
43 forget forgot forgotten quên
44 forgive forgave forgiven tha thứ
45 forsake forsook forsaken ruồng bỏ
46 freeze froze frozen đóng băng
47 get got got nhận được
48 give gave given cho
49 go went gone đi
50 grind ground ground nghiền, xay
51 grow grew grown mọc, trồng
52 hang hung hung móc lên, treo l
ên
53 have had had có
54 hear heard heard nghe
55 hew hewed hewn chặt, đốn
56 hide hid hidden giấu, trốn, nấ
 p
57 hit hit hit đánh
58 hold held held cầm, nắm
59 hurt hurt hurt làm đau
60 input input input đưa vào (máy
điện toán)
61 keep kept kept giữ
62 know knew known biết
63 lay laid laid đặt, để
64 lead led led dẫn dắt
65 leave left left rời đi
66 light lit lit thắp sáng
67 lose lost lost mất
68 make made made làm, tạo ra
69 meet met met gặp mặt
70 pay paid paid trả tiền
71 preset preset preset thiết lập sẵn,
cài đặt sẵn
72 put put put đặt, để
73 read read read đọc
74 relay relaid relaid đặt lại
75 rid rid rid giải thoát
76 ride rode ridden cưỡi
77 ring rang rung rung chuông
78 rise rose risen đứng dậy, mọ
c
79 run ran run chạy
80 say said said nói
81 see saw seen thấy
82 sell sold sold bán
83 send sent sent gửi
84 set set set đặt, thiết lập
 85 sew sewed sewn / sewed may
86 shine shone shone chiếu sáng
87 sing sang sung hát
88 sit sat sat ngồi
89 sleep slept slept ngủ
90 stand stood stood đứng
91 steal stole stolen trộm
92 swim swam swum bơi
93 take took taken lấy, mang
94 teach taught taught dạy
95 tell told told kể
96 think thought thought nghĩ
97 wake woke waken dậy
98 wear wore worn mặc
99 win won won thắng
100 write wrote written viết