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.
(-) _________________________________________________________________.
(?) _________________________________________________________________?
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.
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2. My sister in law used to had long hair but now she has short hair.
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3. Did your father worked in a tobacco factory before he retired?
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4. Why you didn’t come to the meeting last week?
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5. My best friend and I use to hated each other when we first met.
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6. Was Anna be successful with her project last week?
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7. Yesterday morning I readed several chapters of the book “The little prince”.
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8. Last summer we involved in community service in our neighborhood, so we did go on holiday.
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EX5. Hoàn thành câu với những động từ cho sẵn ở thì quá khứ đơn (thể khẳng định hoặc phủ định).
 
disturb                              put                          like                          be                        hold
have                                 decide                    sleep                        stay                      cost     
1. It was freezing outside, so I ___________ on my coat.
2. My mother was very busy yesterday, so I ___________ her.
3. Yesterday was Mary’s birthday but she ___________ a party.
4. We were exhausted, so we ___________ to leave the party early.
5. The bed was very uncomfortable. Tim ___________ well.
6. The musical wasn’t very good. I ___________ it much.
7. The restaurant wasn’t very expensive. It ___________ much to have dinner there.
8. I had to look after my little sister yesterday, so I  ___________ time to call you.
9. It ___________ hard to lift the boxes. They weren’t very heavy.
10. It was raining heavily, so I ___________ in.
EX6. Sắp xếp các từ cho sẵn thành câu hoàn chỉnh.
1. many/ went/ to/ volunteer/ ,/ Last year/ the/ and/ flooded area/ free food/ people/ gave to/./
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2. rebuild/ helped/ houses/ They/ trees/ also/ plant/ and/ people/./
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3. people/ donated/ generous/ for/ people/ Many/ poor/ money/./
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4. I/ joined/ a student/ ,/ was/ When/ charitable work/ I/ often/ in/./
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5. my friends/ used to/ remoted areas/ travel/ help/ to/ to/ people there/ I/ with/./
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6. mountainous/ for/ areas/ weeks/ We/ in/ stayed/ the/./
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7. the chidren/ read/ there/ We/ taught/ and/ write/ to/./
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8. a volunteer/ was/ a/ experience/ wonderful/ Being/./
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9. I/ busy/ graduated/ was/ After/ ,/ I/ very/./
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10. I/ Now/ do/ still/ charity/ my/ in/ hometown/./
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