MORE EXERCISES[UNIT 8]

Ex1:Complete the sentences using the past simple form of the verbs.

1- I (be).......................................a student 2 years ago.

2- He (be).................................. a doctor two years ago.

3- They (be)................................. farmers last year.

4- Lan and Ba (be) .........................nurses last year.

5- It (be not)............................ cold yesterday.

6- She (be not)........................a pupil last week.

7- This hat (be not) .........................new yesterday.

8- My parents (be not) .......................teachers two years ago.

9- He (be not) ..........................a mechanic last Monday.

10- (Be)................... he an engineer yesterday? No, he (be not).....................

11- (Be) .................It hot last week?

12- The windows (be) ....................opened last Monday.

13- (Be)................. you a teacher two years ago? Yes, I (be).................

14- Where (be) ....................Nam from yesterday?

15- Why (be) ............................he unhappy last Tuesda

Ex2: Complete the sentences using the past simple form of the verbs.

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.

Ex4: Choose the best answer:

1. They ................... students yesterday.

A. am

B. is

C. was

D. were

2.They ............. doctors two years ago.

A. am

B. is

C. was

D. were

3. They ............... farmers last month.

A. are

B. is

C. was

D. were

4. We ....... nurses yesterday.

A. am

B. is

C. was

D. were

5. The weather ........ cold yesterday.

A. am

B. is

C. was

D. were

6. I .........a pupil last week.

A.aren’t

B. isn’t

C. wasn’t

D. weren’t

7. My parents........teachers two years ago.

A. am

B. is

C. was

D. were

8. ... he an engineer yesterday. No, he ......

A.is/ isn’t

B.are/aren’t

C.was/wasn’t

D.were/weren’t

9. .......It hot last week?

A. am

B. is

C. was

D. were

10. Where ......Nam from yesterday?

A. am

B. is

C. was

D. were

Ex5: Use the correct form of the verbs:

Yesterday (be)………. Sunday, Nam (get)……………up at six. He (do) ………..his morning exercises. He (take) ……………a shower, (comb)…………..hair, and then he (have) ………….. breakfast with his parents. Nam (eat)………… a bowl of noodles and (drink) ………a glass of milk for his breakfast. After breakfast, he (help) …………..Mom clean the table. After that, he (brush)………. his teeth, (put)………. on clean clothes, and (go)………… to his grandparents' house. He (have) …………..lunch with his grandparents. He (return) to his house at three o'clock. He (do)…………..his homework. He (eat)………. dinner at 6.30. After dinner, his parents (take)………. him to the movie theater. It (be)……………a very interesting film. They (come) …………..back home at 9.30. Nam (go)………………. to bed at ten o'clock.

1. What day was yesterday? ………………………………………………………………………

2. What time did Nam get up? ……………………………………………………………………

3. What did he do after breakfast? ……………………………………………………………….

4. Who did he have lunch with? …………………………………………………………………

5. What time did he have dinner? ………………………………………………………………..

6. What time did Nam go to bed ? ………………………………………………………………

Ex6:  Write complete sentences. Use the past simple of the verbs.

1. I/ go swimming/ yesterday.

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2. Mrs. Nhung/ wash/ the dishes.

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3. my mother/ go shopping/ with/ friends/ in/ park.

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4. Lan/ cook/ chicken noodles/ dinner.

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5. Nam/ I/ study/ hard/ last weekend.

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6. my father/ play/ golf/ yesterday.

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7. last night/ Phong/listen/ music/ for two hours.

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8. they/ have/ nice/ weekend.

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9. she/ go/ supermarket yesterday.

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10. We/ not go/ school last week.

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Ex7: Write the question for the underlined part in each sentence

1.It took her three hours to finish the composition.

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2. I often listen to music in my free time.

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3. They go to the beach on the summer holiday.

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4. The homework was very difficult yesterday.

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5. They are planting some roses in the garden.

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6. Liz will send these letters to her friends.

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7. Yes. We have magazines and newspapers.

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8. She learns about human body in biology class.

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9. My mother cleans the house once a day.

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10. Children in my town travel to school by school bus.

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