CHUYÊN ĐỀ 1: TENSES

3. PAST SIMPLE (THÌ QUÁ KHỨ ĐƠN)

a) Form (Công thức)
(+) S + V-ed/ V2 e.g: He played soccer yesterday.
(-) S + didn’t Vo e.g: He didn’t play soccer yesterday
(?) Did + S + Vo? e.g: Did he play soccer yesterday? Yes, he did No, he
didn’t
Yes, S did No, S didn’t
* Trường hợp đặc biệt: be (was/ were)
(+) I/ She/ He/ It/ Sít was e.g: She (be) in Hanoi last week. => was

You/ We/ They/ Snhiều were They (be) late yesterday. => were
(-): Thêm not vào sau was/ were
I/ She/ He/ It/ Sít wasn’t e.g: She (not, be) in Hanoi last week. =>
wasn’t
You/ We/ They/ Snhiều weren’t They (not, be) late yesterday. => weren’t
(?): Đảo was/ were lên trước chủ ngữ
Was + I/ She/ He/ It/ Sít … ? e.g: She (be) in Hanoi last week? =>
Was she
Were + You/ We/ They/ Snhiều …. ? They (be) late yesterday? => Were they
2) Use (cách dùng)
- Thì quá khứ đơn diễn tả hành động đã xảy ra và kết thúc tại 1 thời điểm xác định trong quá khứ.
Trong câu có dấu hiệu: yesterday (ngày hôm qua), ago (trước), last (week/ month…), in + thời
gian trong quá khứ (in 2023)
- Thì quá khứ đơn theo sau cấu trúc:
It’s time
It’s about time S V-ed/ V2
It’s high time
(Đã đến lúc..)
e.g: It’s time we (go) to bed. => went
(đã đến lúc chúng ta đi ngủ)
S would rather/ would sooner S V-ed/ V2
(muốn)
e.g: I would rather he (not, smoke) here. => didn’t smoke
(Tôi muốn anh ta không hút thuốc ở đây)

A
Nguyên Simple Past Meaning Nguyên Simple Past Meaning
dạng past participle (Nghĩa) dạng past participle (Nghĩa)
(Quá khứ (Quá khứ (Quá khứ (Quá khứ
đơn) phân từ) đơn) phân từ)
1. Get 11. Leave
2. Forget 12. Lend

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 3. Give 13. Send
4. Go 14. Meet
5. Hold 15. Cut
6. Hear 16. Put
7. Keep 17. Read
8. Sleep 18. Run
9. Sell 19. make
10. Tell 20. take

B
Nguyên Simple Past Meaning Nguyên Simple Past Meaning
dạng past participle (Nghĩa) dạng past participle (Nghĩa)
(Quá khứ (Quá khứ (Quá khứ (Quá khứ
đơn) phân từ) đơn) phân từ)
1. Be 11. write
2. Becom 12. Do
e
3. Come 13. Drink
4. Blow 14. Drive
5. Grow 15. Eat
6. Know 16. Fall
7. Throw 17. Feel
8. Bring 18. Find
9. Build 19. sit
10. Buy 20. swim

C
Nguyên Simple Past Meaning Nguyên Simple Past Meaning
dạng past participle (Nghĩa) dạng past participle (Nghĩa)
(Quá khứ (Quá khứ (Quá khứ (Quá khứ
đơn) phân từ) đơn) phân từ)
1. Break 11. choose
2. Speak 12. Begin
3. sing 13. stand
4. ring 14. Think
5. Teach 15. See
6. let 16. Lie
7. Set 17. Lose
8. Lay 18. Fly
9. Say 19. win
10. Pay 20. wear

Exercise 1: Put the verbs in the brackets into the past simple.
1. I (eat) ……………………………………… dinner at six o’clock yesterday.
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2. A: …………………… Helen (drive) ………………… to work? – B: Yes, she did.
3. My neighbor (buy) ……………………………………… a new car last week.
4. They (go) ……………………………………… to Italy on their last summer holiday.
5. They (swim) ……………………………………… at the beach? – B: No, they didn’t.
6. My family and I (see) ……………………………………… a comedy movie last night.
7. First, we (do) ……………………………………… exercise, and then we (drink)
……………………………………… some water.
8. Suddenly, the animal (jump) ……………………………………… and bit my hand.
9. What time …………………… you (get up) ……………………………………… this morning?
10. The Wright brothers (fly) ……………………………………… the first airplane in 1903.
11. I think I (hear) ……………………………………… a strange sound outside the door one minute ago.
12. When I was ten years old, I (break) ……………………………………… my arm. It really (hurt)
………………………………………
13. The police (catch) ……………………………………… all three of the bank robbers last week.
14. How many times …………………… you (read) ……………………………………… that book?
15. Unfortunately, I (forget) ……………………………………… to bring my money.

Exercise 2: Put the verbs in the brackets into the past simple.
1. Tuan (not, be) …………………………late for school yesterday.
2. My family (be) …………………………at the beach last month.
3. It (be) ………………………… sunny yesterday.
4. My sister (not, be) …………………………at home last weekend.
5. …………………… he (be) ………………………… a lawyer 3 years ago?
6. Mozart died when he (be) …………………………35 years old.
7. When I (be) …………………………7 years old, I (be) ………………………… very naughty.
8. Marie Curie (be) ………………………… born in Poland.
9. My father (be) ………………………… a worker a year ago.
10. …………………… An and Binh (be) ………………………… at the stadium yesterday?

Exercise 3: Put the verbs in the brackets into the past simple.
1. What …………………… she (do) ………………… last night? – She (do) …………………………… her
homework.
2. My brother (not/use) ……………………………………… the computer yesterday.
3. She (live) ……………………………………… in Hanoi.
4. Helen (read) ……………………………………… the newspaper last night.
5. …………………… he (forget) ……………………………………… something?
6. I (go) ……………………………………… to the supermarket after school.
7. …………………… you (see) ……………………………………… Anne’s cat yesterday?
8. She was very sad, so she (leave) ……………………………………… the office early.
9. …………………… Jack (get) ……………………………………… married last month?
10. Last week I (visit) ……………………………………… Temple of Literature in Ha Noi.
11. Hasley (eat) ……………………………………… pumpkin soup for dinner.
12. My sister (not, go) ……………………………………… to the zoo yesterday.
13. Kate (have) ……………………………………… a great time in Paris last summer.
14. What …………………… she (eat) ……………………………………… for dinner yesterday?
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15. I (buy) ……………………………………… many souvenirs for my parents.
16. My brother (write) ……………………………………… my mother several letters.
17. Helen (help) ……………………………………… me with my homework last week.
18. I (return) ……………………………………… to Seoul yesterday.
19. She (not, go) ……………………………………… to the club with a stranger yesterday.
20. She (prepare) ……………………………………… dinner with her mother yesterday
Exercise 4: Put the verbs in the brackets into the past simple.
1. I (buy) ……………………………………… some new clothes last week.
2. What time …………………… they (come) ……………………………………… last night?
3. I (not, understand) ……………………………………… his question.
4. I (think) ……………………………………… he was wrong.
5. You (eat) ……………………………………… a lot at the party.
6. I (not, catch) ……………………………………… the bus this morning.
7. I (forget) ……………………………………… my keys yesterday.
8. I (live) ……………………………………… in Paris last year.
9. …………………… they (ask) ……………………………………… you about the meeting?
10. …………………… Peter (do) ……………………………………… the washing-up last night?
11. John (arrive) ……………………………………… ……………………………………… yesterday.
12. They (not, drink) ……………………………………… anything at the disco.
13. I (put) ……………………………………… your suitcase in your bedroom last night.
14. We (not, know) ……………………………………… it was your birthday.
15. …………………… you (go) ……………………………………… to the office yesterday?
16. They (give) ……………………………………… her a present when she left.
17. We (read) ……………………………………… their letters.
18. We (work) ……………………………………… hard last week.
19. She (give) ……………………………………… him some money last week.
20. …………………… she (leave) ……………………………………… home yesterday?

Exercise 5: Put the verbs in the brackets into the correct form.
1. The secretary sometimes (get) ……………………………………… annoyed with her boss.
2. My sister (not, do) ……………………………………… the homework every day.
3. Postmen (not, deliver) ……………………………………… as many letters as a few years ago.
4. She (often, clean) ……………………………………… the house on Saturdays.
5. …………………… they (go) ……………………………………… to the pub every evening?
6. They (go) ……………………………………… to a pub every Friday.
7. The bank (open) ……………………………………… at ten o’clock every morning.
8. My parents (not, be) ………………………………………teachers two years ago.
9. She (have) ……………………………………… .........a shower at the moment.
10. He (not, be) ……………………………………… a mechanic last Monday.
11. It (be) ……………………………………… hot last week?
12. The windows (be) ……………………………………… open last Monday.
13. Right now, she (run) ……………………………………….......down a hill.
14. …………………… you (be) ………………… a teacher two years ago? Yes, I (be) ……………………….
15. Jane (not write) ……………………………… a letter at present. She (read) …………………………………a
comic.
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16. What …………………… Nam (do) ……………………………………… yesterday?
17. Why …………………… he (be) ……………………………………… unhappy last Tuesday?
18. He (relax) ……………………………………… every weekend.
19. They (box) ……………………………………… in the gymnasium three times a week.
20. The boys usually (hurry) ……………………………………… home after school.
Exercise 6: Put the verbs in the brackets into the correct form.
1. …………………… she (fish) ……………………………………… in the lake every Saturday?
2. They often (catch) ……………………………………… bus 47.
3. Where …………………… you (live) ……………….? I (live) …………………………. in Hai Duong town.
4. What …………………… he (do) ………………. now? He (water) …………………………. flowers in the
garden.
5. What …………………… she (do) ………………? She (be) ……………………. a teacher.
6. At the moment, my sisters (play) …………………………. volleyball and my brother (play)
…………………………. soccer.
7. In the summer, I usually (go) …………………………. to the park with my friends, and in the spring,
we (have) …………………………. Tet Holiday; I (be) …………………………. happy because I always (visit)
…………………………. my grandparents.
8. …………………… your father often (go) ………………………….to work by bus?
9. How your sister …………………… often (go) …………………………. to school?
10. What time …………………… they (get up) …………………………. every day?
11. What …………………… they usually (do) …………………………. in the winter?
12. Today, we (have) …………………………. English class.
13. Her favourite subject (be) …………………………. English.
14. Now, my brother (like) …………………………. eating bananas.
15. Look! Philip (call) …………………………. you.
16. Keep silent! I (listen) …………………………. to the radio.
17. …………………… you (play) …………………………. badminton now?
18. Every day, my father (get up) …………………………. at 5.00 a.m, but today, he (get up)
…………………………. at 6.00 am.
19. Every morning, I (watch) ………………….……. TV at 10.00, but today I (listen) ……………………. to
music at 10.00.
20. Every day, I (go) …………………………. to school by bike but today I (go) …………………………. to
school by motorbike.

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