TENSES – SIMPLE PAST – PRESENT PERFECT
I. Complete the sentences using the past simple form
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
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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)
Put the verbs in to the correct form
1) Mark (eat) ______________________ dinner already. He is not hungry.
2) Beth (write) _______________________ three letters today. She misses her
family.
3) Yoko and Armand (take) ________________________ the test. Now they can
relax.
4) Marty and I (be) ________________ to Costa Rica three times.We are familiar
with the culture.
5) I (drink) ____________________ six cups of water today.
6) Eva (sing) _____________________ in a chorus before. Her voice is pretty.
7) Chong-Li (get) ____________________ very good at speaking English. She has
practiced a lot.
8) Lucy (hide) _____________________ in the woods. Now her friends will try to
find her.
9) It (be) ___________________ a good week so far.
10) You (show) ______________________ that you are a hard worker. Good job!
11) Daisy (wear) _______________________ a dress to work every day this week.
12) Mr. Lee (drive) _____________________ from Texas to Iowa for the
conference. He needs to get some rest before it starts.
13) Juan (ride) _____________________ horses since he was a little boy. It is easy
for him.
14) Mr. and Mrs. Sanchez (become) ____________________ grandparents. Their
daughter,
Josefina, had a baby yesterday.
15) The movie (begin) ___________________. Please be quiet!
16) Charity (break) ______________________ her leg on the ski slope. Please dial
911.
17) The city (allow) ____________________ residents to shoot off fireworks each
year on the
Fourth of July.
18) The lake (freeze) _____________________ solid. Now we can go skating.
19) The sun (rise) ______________________. It’s time to get up.
20) The army (battle) _________________ the enemy for two weeks. The soldiers
are exhausted.
21) The principal (introduce) _____________________ the new teacher. She seems
very nice.
22) Using his telescope, Jeremy (see) ____________________ other galaxies.
He writes them on his blog.
23) The judge (listen) _____________________ to all of the evidence. Now he will
make a ruling.
24) The strawberries (spoil) ___________________. They should have been kept in
the refrigerator
25) The doctor (write) _____________________ a book about disease prevention.
It will be published soon
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