1

BÀI TẬP VẬN DỤNG CƠ BẢN

EX1: Cho dạng đúng của động từ ở dạng quá khứ (V2), dùng bảng động từ bất quy tắc
nếu cần.
V V2
be (là)
bring (mang đến)
buy (mua)
cut (cắt)
do (làm)
eat (ăn)
find (tìm)
found (thành lập)
go (đi)
have (có)
keep (giữ)
lie (nằm)
lie (nói dối)
lose (mất)
make (làm)
move (di chuyển)
play (chơi)
provide (cung cấp)
put (đặt)
read (đọc)
see (nhìn)
sleep (ngủ)
spend (dành)
study (học)
take (mang đi)
think (nghĩ)
travel (du lịch)
visit (thăm)
work (làm việc)
write (viết)
EX2: Viết các câu sau ở thể khẳng định (+), thể phủ định (-), thể nghi vấn (?) ở thì quá
khứ đơn.
1. (+) They decided to leave soon.
(-) ________________________________________________________________.
(?) ________________________________________________________________?
2. (+) ________________________________________________________________.
(-) There were not many homeless people here ten years ago.
(?) ________________________________________________________________?
3. (+) ________________________________________________________________.
(-) _________________________________________________________________.
(?) Did Tom’s grandfather use to be a soldier?
4. (+) My teacher started teaching here 6 years ago.
(-)_________________________________________________________________.
(?)_________________________________________________________________?
5. (+) Jane often went to school on foot 3 years ago.
2

(-) _________________________________________________________________.
(?)_________________________________________________________________?
6. (+) _________________________________________________________________.
(-) The cat didn’t want to eat yesterday.
(?)_________________________________________________________________?
7. (+) _________________________________________________________________.
(-) ________________________________________________________________
(?) Did the train arrive late yesterday?
8. (+) _________________________________________________________________.
(-) There wasn’t anything left in the fridge.
(?)_________________________________________________________________?
EX3. Chia các động từ trong ngoặc ở thì quá khứ đơn.
1. Last week, my mother (take) _____________ me to the zoo.
2. When we (arrive) _____________ at the party, there (not be) _____________ many
people there.
3. My mother (say) _____________ that she (buy) _____________ me a new dress.
4. Last summer, my father (teach) _____________ me to drive.
5. I (start) _____________ doing charity when I (be) _____________ a first year student.
6. Many rich people (donate) _____________ money for this volunteer program.
7. My friend (ring) _____________ me yesterday and (invite) _____________ me to his
party.
8. What (you/ watch) _____________ on TV last night?
9. When my father (be) _____________ young, he (use to) _____________ be the most
handsome boy in the village.
10. _____________ (you/ go) to see the concert yesterday?
11. My performance (not be) _____________ really good. I (not feel) _____________
happy about it.
12. Jim (spend) _____________ the whole day taking after his brother.
13. I (write) _____________ a letter to my foreign friend but he (not write) _____________
back.
14. _____________ (they/ be) students of our school?
15. Yesterday, I (see) _____________ Jim at a bookstore.
EX4. Gạch lỗi sai trong các câu sau rồi sửa lại cho đúng.
1. My friend and I was at the hairdresser’s yesterday.
________________________________________________________________________
2. My sister in law used to had long hair but now she has short hair.
________________________________________________________________________
3. Did your father worked in a tobacco factory before he retired?
________________________________________________________________________
4. Why you didn’t come to the meeting last week?
________________________________________________________________________
5. My best friend and I use to hated each other when we first met.
________________________________________________________________________
6. Was Anna be successful with her project last week?
________________________________________________________________________
7. Yesterday morning I readed several chapters of the book “The little prince”.
________________________________________________________________________
8. Last summer we involved in community service in our neighborhood, so we did go on
holiday.
________________________________________________________________________
3

Task 1. Cho dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc.

1. My sister (get) married last month.
2. Daisy (come) to her grandparents’ house 3 days ago.
3. My computer (be ) broken yesterday.
4. He (buy) me a big teddy bear on my birthday last week.
5. My friend (give) me a bar of chocolate when I (be) at school yesterday.
6. My children (not do) their homework last night.
7. You (live) here five years ago?
8. They (watch) TV late at night yesterday.
9. Your friend (be) at your house last weekend?
10. They (not be) excited about the film last night.
Task 2. Hoàn thành câu.
1. Linh ___________her maths homework yesterday. (to do)
2. Tuan ___________to Taiwan by plane? (to go)
3. We ___________a farm three weeks ago. (to visit)
4. Tuan and Tu ___________their brother. (not/to help)
5. The children ___________at home last sunday. (not/to be)
6. When ___________you ___________this wonderful dress? (to design)
7. My father ___________into the truck. (not/to crash)
8. Tuan ___________the basket of his bicycle. (to take off)
9. ___________you ___________your uncle last weekend? (to phone)
10. She ___________milk at class. (not/to drink)
Task 3. Use the Past form of the verbs
1. Yesterday, I (go)______ to the restaurant with a client.
2. We (drive) ______ around the parking lot for 20 mins to find a parking space.
3. When we (arrive) ______ at the restaurant, the place (be) ______ full.
4. The waitress (ask) ______ us if we (have) reservations.
5. I (say), "No, my secretary forgets to make them."
6. The waitress (tell)______ us to come back in two hours.
7. My client and I slowly (walk) ______ back to the car.
8. Then we (see) ______ a small grocery store.
9. We (stop) in the grocery store and (buy) ______ some sandwiches.
10. That (be) ______ better than waiting for two hours.
Task 4. Viết lại câu sử dụng từ gợi ý đã cho.
1. Yesterday/I/see/him/on/way/come home.
2. What/you/do/last night//You/look/tired/when/come/my house/morning.
3. She/not/eat/anything/because/tired.
4. dogs/go/out/her/go shopping//They/seem/happy.
5. you/not/study/lesson?
Task 5. Hoàn thành đoạn văn.
Last year, I (spend) _______ my summer holiday with my family. We (decide) _______ to
go to Danang and Hoi-An because these places are famous for being beautiful. On the first
day of the trip, we (go) _______ to My-Khe beach. While my father (swim) _______, my
sister (build) _______ the sand castle. On the second day, we (rent) _______ a car nearby
our hotel and (drive) _______ to Hoi An. When we (drive) _______, it (rain) _______.
However, it (not affect) _______ our trip much. We (visit) _______ some old temples and
(eat) _______ famous food there. When we (walk) _______ around the ancient town, we
(see) _______ a lot of lanterns hung in front of every house. We really (have) _______ fun
in our trip.
Task 6. Chia động từ trong ngoặc.
4

1. While Tom (read) , Amely (watch) a documentary on TV.

2. Marvin (come) home, (switch) on the computer and (check) his emails.
3. The thief (sneak) into the house, (steal) the jewels and (leave) without a trace.
4. Nobody (listen) while the teacher (explain) the tenses.
5. While we (do) a sight-seeing tour, our friends (lie) on the beach.
6. He (wake) up and (look) at his watch.
7. The receptionist (welcome) the guests and (ask) them to fill in the form.
8. The car (break) down and we (have) to walk home.
9. The boys (swim) while the girls (sunbathe) .
10. My father (come) in, (look) around and (tell) me to tidy up my room.
Task 7. Chia động từ quá khư đơn hoặc quá khứ tiếp diễn.
1. While Tom (read) , Amely (watch) a documentary on TV.
2. Marvin (come) home, (switch) on the computer and (check) his emails.
3. The thief (sneak) into the house, (steal) the jewels and (leave) without a trace.
4. Nobody (listen) while the teacher (explain) the tenses.
5. While we (do) a sight-seeing tour, our friends (lie) on the beach.
6. He (wake) up and (look) at his watch.
7. The receptionist (welcome) the guests and (ask) them to fill in the form.
8. The car (break) down and we (have) to walk home.
9. The boys (swim) while the girls (sunbathe) .
10. My father (come) in, (look) around and (tell) me to tidy up my room.
Task 8. Chia động từ thì quá khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ hoàn thành.
1. Almost everybody (leave)………. by the time we (arrive)…………..
2. He (wonder)………. whether he (leave)……………. his wallet at home.
3. The secretary (not leave)……………. until she (finish)…………. her work.
4. The couple scarcely (enter)………. the house when they (begin)………. to argue.
5. The teacher (ask)…………. the boy why he (not do)……………. his homework.
6. She already (post)………. the letter when she (realize)…………. she (send)…………. it
to the wrong address.
7. Hardly the car (go)…………. a mile when it (have)…………. a flat tyre.
8. The weather (be)………. far worse than we (expect)…………………..
9. They (be married)…………. for five years when they finally (have)……….. a child.
10. No sooner they (sell)…………. their car than they (regret)…………. having done so.
Task 9. Chia động từ phù hợp vào chỗ trống.
1. Yesterday, I (go)______ to the park with my brother.
2. The cashier (tell)______ us to come back in two hours.
3. When we (arrive) ______ at the stadium, the place (be) ______ full.
4. Then we (see) ______ a small store.
5. We (drive) ______ around the parking lot for 30 minutes to find a parking space.
6. I visited my friends last week.
7. He (stay) ______ up late last night.
8. I (drink) ______ wine, (sing) ______ a song, and (play) ______ the piano yesterday.
9. I (turn) ______ off the light, (go) ______ to the bed, and fell asleep.
10. When I was singing, my friends (come) ______.
Task 10. Chia động từ phù hợp và viết lại câu
1. They/ happy/ last holiday ?
2. How/ you/ get there?
3. I/ play/ football/ last/ Sunday.
4. My/ mother/ make/ two/ cake/ four/ day/ ago.
5. Tyler/ visit/ his/ grandmother/ last/ month.
5

BÀI TẬP BỔ SUNG

Exercise 1. Put the correct form of the verbs.
1. She (not go) __________ to the store yesterday.
2. They (come) __________ to the party last night.
3. He (eat) __________ all the cake at the party last week.
4. I (drink) __________ a glass of water a few minutes ago.
5. We (not see) __________ a beautiful rainbow in the sky.
6. They (do) __________ their homework before going out.
7. __________ she (have) __________ a great time at the concert last month?
8. The chef (not make) __________ a delicious meal for us.
9. __________ he (take) __________ a taxi to the airport?
10. The teacher (say) __________ that we did a good job.
11. I (be) __________ tired after the long journey.
12. It (be) __________ a sunny day yesterday.
13. The students (be not) __________ attentive in the classroom.
14. He (be not) __________ happy with the results of the exam.
15. __________ (Be) the party fun last night?
Exercise 2. Arrange the words to form complete sentences.
1. Yesterday / to the beach / went / we.
2. visited / last month / London / I.
3. bought / new / car / he / a.
4. played / yesterday / they / soccer.
5. watched / last night / a movie / we.
6. cooked / dinner / for her family / yesterday / she.
7. went / school / yesterday / to / They.
8. visited / Italy / summer / last / we.
9. ate / at a restaurant / dinner / Linh/ last week
10. yesterday / was / sunny / It.
11. not / last night / were / at the concert / Hue and Lan
12. not / yesterday / at home / was / She.
13. Were / at the party / your friends / last night?
14. Did / yesterday / go / they / to the beach?
15. Did not / at the park / play / they / yesterday.
Exercise 3. Choose the correct word to fill in the blanks in the following passage.
Last weekend, my family and I (1. go / went) to the mountains for a camping trip. We (2.
bring / brought) tents, sleeping bags, and some food. On Saturday morning, we (3. hike /
hiked) to the top of a hill and (4. see / saw) a beautiful view of the valley below. In the
afternoon, it (5. rain / rained) heavily, so we (6. stay / stayed) in our tents and played card
games. On Sunday, the weather (7. be / was) sunny again, and we (8. swim / swam) in a cool
mountain stream. We (9. have / had) a great time together.
Exercise 5. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. I (eat) ________ dinner at six o’clock yesterday.
2. A: ________ Helen (drive) ________ to work? – B: Yes, she ________.
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 _______.
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 jumped and (bite) ________ my hand.
9. What time (do) ________ you (get up) ________ this morning?
6

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 (do) ________ you (read) ________ that book?
15. Unfortunately, I (forget) ________ to (bring) ________ my money.
Exercise 9. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. I _______ at home last weekend. (stay)
2. Angela _______ to the cinema last night. (go)
3. I and my friends _______ a great time in Nha Trang last year. (have)
4. My vacation in Hue last summer _______ wonderful. (be)
5. Last June 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)
Exercise 15. Convert the following sentences into negative and questionable sentences.
1. Nam wrote an essay in Literature class this morning.
2. I watched TV yesterday morning.
3. Nam and you were in the English club last Tuesday.
4. They ate noodles two hours ago.
5. We always had a nice time on Christmas holidays in the past.
6. My father decorated the Christmas tree.
7. She bought a new dress yesterday.
8. They were late for school.
9. Mr. Tam took his children to the museum last Sunday.
10. Hoa made a cushion for her armchair.