Đề bài

2. Choose the correct option. Then mark the sentences PS (Past Simple) or PC (Past Continuous).

(Chọn phương án đúng. Sau đó đánh dấu câu PS (Quá khứ đơn) hoặc PC (Quá khứ tiếp diễn).)

1. Roshan has had / was having dinner with his family at 8.00 p.m. last night. PC

2. I got up / was getting early every day last week.

3. Did you have / Were you having an unusual pet when you were small?

4. When we left the cinema, it rained / was raining, so we got the bus home.

5. My older brother became / was becoming a father in 2014.

6. Jake isn't here. He was going / came home an hour ago.

Lời giải chi tiết :

1. was having

2. got up

3. Did you have

4. was raining

5. became

6. came

1. Roshan was having dinner with his family at 8.00 p.m. last night. (PC)

(Roshan đang ăn tối với gia đình lúc 8 giờ tối qua. (PC))

2. I got up early every day last week. (PS)

(Tôi dậy sớm mỗi ngày vào tuần trước. (PS))

3. Did you have an unusual pet when you were small? (PS)

(Bạn có nuôi một con vật cưng khác thường khi còn nhỏ không? (PS))

4. When we left the cinema, it was raining, so we got the bus home. (PC)

(Khi chúng tôi rời rạp chiếu phim, trời đang mưa, vì vậy chúng tôi đã đi xe buýt về nhà. (PC))

5. My older brother became a father in 2014. (PS)

(Anh trai tôi đã trở thành một người cha vào năm 2014. (PS))

6. Jake isn't here. He came home an hour ago. (PS)

(Jake không ở đây. Anh ấy đã về nhà cách đây một giờ. (PS))

Các bài tập cùng chuyên đề

Bài 1 :

6. Match the sentences to the uses of the tenses.

(Nối các câu với cách sử dụng các thì.)

Past Simple

1

 

actions that started and finished in the past (hành động đã bắt đầu và kết thúc trong quá khứ)

2

 

actions that happened one after another in the past (hành động xảy ra nối tiếp nhau trong quá khứ)

 

a. He recorded a vlog, edited the video and posted it online yesterday. (Anh ấy đã quay một vlog, chỉnh sửa video và đăng lên mạng ngày hôm qua.)

b. I didn’t send a letter to my aunt last week. (Tuần trước tôi đã không gửi thư cho dì tôi.)

Past Continuous

3

 

an action in progress at a specific time in the past (một hành động đang diễn ra tại một thời điểm cụ thể trong quá khứ)

4

 

an action in progress for a period of time in the past (một hành động đang diễn ra trong một khoảng thời gian trong quá khứ)

5

 

two or more actions in progress at the same time in the past (hai hoặc nhiều hành động đang diễn ra cùng lúc trong quá khứ)

6

 

an action in progress (Past Continuous) when another action interrupted it (Past Simple) (một hành động đang diễn ra (Quá khứ tiếp diễn) khi một hành động khác làm gián đoạn nó (Quá khứ đơn))

 

c. She was writing a blog when I arrived at her house. (Cô ấy đang viết blog khi tôi đến nhà cô ấy.)

d. The children were watching vlogs all yesterday evening. (Bọn trẻ đã xem vlog suốt tối hôm qua.)

e. I was talking to my friend on the phone at 8:00 p.m. yesterday. (Tôi đang nói chuyện điện thoại với bạn tôi lúc 8 giờ tối hôm qua.)

f. John was reading books while Kate was watching TV last night. (John đang đọc sách trong khi Kate đang xem TV tối qua.)

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Bài 2 :

8. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple or the Past Continuous.

(Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì Quá khứ đơn hoặc Quá khứ tiếp diễn.)

1. He _______ (edit) his profile photo at 9:30 last night.

2. My brother and I _______ (record) a new vlog on my smartphone when it _______ (stop) working.

3. Tina _______ (chat) online while her parents _______ (watch) TV.

4. She _______ (finish) a blog entry, _______ (post) it online and _______ (wait) for her readers’ comments.

5.

A: _______ (Ashley/send) text messages to you yesterday?

B: No, she _______ (call) me on the phone.

6.

A: What _______ (you/do) all yesterday afternoon?

B: I _______ (write) a letter to my pen pal. I _______ (finish) it just before dinner time.

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Bài 3 :

9. Rearrange the words to make complete sentences in your notebook

(Sắp xếp lại các từ để thành câu hoàn chỉnh trong vở)

1. sent / week. / Maria / email / last / me / an

2. send / any / yesterday. / I / text messages / didn’t / him

3. update / you / Did / last / social media profile / night? / your

4. was / 10 o’clock / Carrie / a / writing / at / morning. / blog entry / this

5. parents / We / vlog / were / a / our / home. / watching / when / came

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Bài 4 :

10. What did you do yesterday? last weekend? What were you doing at this time yesterday? all last Sunday morning/afternoon/evening? Tell your partner.

(Hôm qua bạn đã làm gì? cuối tuần trước? Bạn đã làm gì vào thời điểm này ngày hôm qua? tất cả các buổi sáng/chiều/tối Chủ nhật tuần trước? Nói với đối tác của bạn.)

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Bài 5 :

4. Choose the correct options.

(Chọn các phương án đúng.)

1. The last train _______ at 11 p.m. everyday.

A. leaves                                             B. left                                      C. is leaving                                            D. was leaving

2. What _______ at 8:00 yesterday evening?

A. did you do                          B. were you doing      C. do you do                                       D. are you doing

3. Jason _______ computer games on Sunday nights.

A. plays                                                           B. played                                 C. is playing                                        D. was playing

4. _______ on social media while you were shopping online?

A. Is Mark going                                B. Did Mark go                       C. Was Mark going                     D. Does Mark go

5. In the past, children _______ folk games to have fun.

A. played                                            B. are playing             C. play                                                 D. were playing

6. She _______ to her favourite songs on her tablet right now.

A. doesn’t listen                                  B. isn’t listening                     C. wasn’t listening                      D. didn’t listen

7. We _______ sightseeing in the countryside all yesterday.

A. go                                                   B. are going                            C. went                                                    D. were going

8. Hạnh wishes she _______ more followers on her vlog.

A. has                                                  B. is having                             C. had                                                      D. was having

9. I _______ my homework when my best friend _______ me on the phone.

A. did, was calling                  B. was doing, called  

C. did, called                          D. was doing, was calling

10. My mum _______ a shopping list and then _______ to a nearby market.

A. makes, goes                                    B. made, went            

C. is making, is going D. was making, went

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Bài 6 :

Past Simple - Past Continuous

2. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple or the Past Continuous.

(Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì Quá khứ đơn hoặc Quá khứ tiếp diễn.)

1 In the past, cars _______ (not/ be) popular. People _______ (walk) or _______ to get around.

2 Jody _______ (prepare) her presentation on her laptop when the power _______ (go) out.

3 My sister ________ (write) a new diary entry while my brother _______ (do) his homework.

4 My mum ________ (not/do) the housework all this afternoon. She _______ (play) sports instead.

5 Andy _______ (watch) a video, _______ (copy) the link and _______ (send) it to Tracy.

6 We _______ (make) a vlog while our parents _______ (shop) online.

7 A: _______ (Sarah/update) her blog yesterday?

B: Yes, she _______ (post) a new entry about traditional and modern lifestyles.

8 A: What _______ (they/do) at noon yesterday?

B: They _______ (watch) online videos of life in the past.

9 A: _______ (Steve/show) you how to make a vlog last Sunday?

B: Yes. We _______ (work) together all day to make my first vlog about teenagers' problems.

10 A: Who _______ (you/talk) to when I _______ (meet) you yesterday?

 B: It's Isabella, my new classmate. She (move) _______ here from London last week.

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Bài 7 :

3 Study the Grammar box. Find more examples of the Past Simple in the text. Which verbs are regular and which are irregular?
(Nghiên cứu hộp ngữ pháp. Tìm thêm ví dụ về Quá khứ đơn trong văn bản. Động từ nào có quy tắc và động từ nào không quy tắc?)

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Bài 8 :

4 Complete the sentences about Phong and his family with the Past Simple form of the verbs in brackets.

(Hoàn thành các câu về Phong và gia đình anh ấy với dạng Quá khứ đơn của động từ trong ngoặc.)

1 Phong’s brother didn’t come (not come) to Hà Nội because he studied at a university in Chí Minh City.

(Anh trai của Phong không đến Hà Nội vì anh ấy học tại một trường đại học ở Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh.)
2 Phong              (leave) his old school because his mum wants him to speak more English.
3 Phong               (not want) to change schools at first.
4 Last year, Phong              (not spend) the summer in Hà Nội.
5 Phong               (go) to Hà by train.

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Bài 9 :

GRAMMAR
2 Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or Past Continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

(Hoàn thành câu với dạng Quá khứ đơn hoặc Quá khứ tiếp diễn của động từ trong ngoặc.)
1 A: Which activity boosted (boost) your confidence when you first learnt (learn) to speak English?
B: I              (manage) to practise speaking with native speakers.
2 I’ve got so much homework to do! I can’t believe that a week ago we               (sit) on a beach and I              (not think) about school at all!
3 The Prime Minister               (give) a speech when, suddenly, the microphone               (break).
4 Maria is really generous. She               (give) a lot of money to an organisation which helps immigrants.
5 A: So, what               you               (do) on Bornholm?
B: Lots of things. We               (ride) bicycles and we               (take) lots of photos!

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Bài 10 :

5. Complete the passage by using the past simple or past continuous of the given verbs in the box.

(Hoàn thành đoạn văn bằng cách sử dụng thì quá khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ tiếp diễn của các động từ cho sẵn trong khung.)

dance – carry – be – hold – forget – wear

Last night I had an amazing dream. In my dream, when I was walking to school, a strange creature came my way. He (1) _____ a big object in his hands. He (2) _____ strange clothing and (3) _____ a weird dance. He told me about his long trip from the past. I was so surprised that I (4) _____ to go to school. I asked him what he (5) _____. He said that it was a present for me. Later I woke up and wondered if it (6) _____ all a dream. I hope not!

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Bài 11 :

a. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs.

(Điền dạng đúng của động từ vào chỗ trống.)

1. The government banned cars in the city center because traffic jams were getting (get) worse.

(Chính phủ đã cấm ô tô vào trung tâm thành phố vì tình trạng tắc đường ngày càng nghiêm trọng.)

2.I(talk) to my friend while the bus (arrive).

(Tôi.... với bạn tôi trong khi xe buýt.....)

3. A pedestrian(cross) the street when a motorbike(hit) her.

(Một người đi bộ....trên phố khi một chiếc xe máy....cô ấy.)

4. The city made crosswalks and sidewalks colorful because accidents involving

pedestrians (increase).

(Thành phố đã làm cho lối đi dành cho người đi bộ và vỉa hè trở nên đầy màu sắc vì những vụ tai nạn liên quan đến người đi bộ.....)

5. People(struggle) to cross the street all day today. There was so much traffic.

(Mọi người.... băng qua đường cả ngày hôm nay. Có rất nhiều phương tiện giao thông.)

6. Workers(fix) the road outside my house from 6 a.m. this morning.

(Công nhân.... con đường bên ngoài nhà tôi từ 6 giờ sáng nay.)

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Bài 12 :

b. Write sentences using the prompts.

(Viết câu dựa theo gợi ý.)

1. we/wait for bus/when/accident/happen

We were waiting for the bus when an accident happened.

(Chúng tôi đang đợi xe buýt thì một vụ tai nạn xảy ra.)

2. at 7 a.m./morning/workers/fix/road/outside my window

                                                                                             .

3. while/we/walk/school/my friend/complain/about/pollution

.

4. pedestrians/wait/more/ten minutes/cross/street/this morning

.

5. we/walk/home/while/my mom/cook/dinner

.

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Bài 13 :

Look at the different situations. Write one sentence to describe what was happening in each situation.

(Hãy xem xét các tình huống khác nhau. Viết một câu để mô tả những gì đang xảy ra trong mỗi tình huống.)

1. an accident

(một tai nạn)

2. an interesting sight

(một cảnh tượng thú vị)

3. a very bad traffic jam

(một vụ tắc đường rất tệ)

4. a loud noise at night

(một tiếng động lớn vào ban đêm)

5. help from a nice person

(sự giúp đỡ từ một người tốt bụng)

6. a bad storm

(một cơn bão lớn)

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Bài 14 :

Past Simple - Past Continuous

4. Choose the correct answer.

(Chọn câu trả lời đúng.)

1. At 8 o’clock this morning, I walked/was walking to school.

2. I wrote/was writing a blog post when you called/were calling me.

3. My sister chatted/was chatting with her friend all evening yesterday.

4. Jimmy woke/was waking up, picked/was picking up his smartphone and looked/was looking at social media.

5. Did people wear/Were people wearing traditional clothes 50 years ago?

6. My parents often bought/were buying food from street vendors in the past.

7. Thi recorded/was recording the vlog while Khánh talked/was talking to the camera.

8. People didn’t shop/weren’t shopping online in the past because they didn’t have/weren’t having the Internet.

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Bài 15 :

5. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple or the Past Continuous.

(Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì Quá khứ đơn hoặc Quá khứ tiếp diễn.)

1. _______ (you/send) me a text message last night?

2. Bella _______ (use) social media all day yesterday.

3. We _______ (not/watch) videos online at 11 o’clock last night.

4. Were you eating dinner when you _______ (hear) the news?

5. I _______ (practise) the violin from 3:00 to 5:00 this afternoon.

6. _______ (Paul/do) his homework all yesterday evening?

7. Dad _______ (work) on his laptop while I _______ (talk) on the phone.

8. I _______ (not/read) Quân’s latest blog post three days ago.

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Bài 16 :

11. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple or the Present Continuous.

(Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì Hiện tại đơn hoặc Hiện tại tiếp diễn.)

A: What (1) _______ (you/do) on the computer at 9 o’clock last night?

B: I (2) _______ (not/play) computer games, Mum! I (3) _______ (research) the Victorians. These people lived in the UK between 1837 and 1901 when Victoria was the queen.

A: I see. What (4) _______ (you/learn) about them?

B: A lot! The Victorians (5) _______ (make) developments in many fields, but they (6) _______ (have) problems too. Many Victorians (7) _______ (be) poor and many children (8) _______ (not/go) to school.

A: You should read Oliver Twist. It’s a Victorian book about the same issues. You can watch the film, too.

B: Thanks, Mum. 

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Bài 17 :

2. Complete the crossword with the Past Simple form of the verbs.

(Hoàn thành trò chơi ô chữ với dạng Quá khứ đơn của động từ.)

Across

3. make

4. go

6. leave

7. have

Down

1. come

2. spend

3. meet

5. read

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Bài 18 :

3. Complete the text with the Past Simple form of the verbs in brackets.

(Hoàn thành đoạn văn bằng cách chia động từ trong ngoặc ở dạng Quá khứ đơn.)

Last summer, we (1) _______ (go) on holiday to the south of France. We (2)_______ (stay) on a campsite near the beach and we (3) _______ (not do) much at all - just sunbathing. I (4) _______ (read) books and it (5) _______ (be) very relaxing. I also (6) _______ (make) a lot of friends. In the evening, we (7) _______  (have) pizza together and then (8) _______ (dance) at a local club. One night I (9) _______  (come) home until very late and my parents asked me, 'Where(10) _______ (you/go)?' When I (11) _______ (tell) them,they (12)  _______ (not be) happy, but it was worth it! I hope we go there again next year.

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Bài 19 :

1. Match questions 1-6 with answers a-f.

(Nối câu hỏi 1-6 với câu trả lời từ a-f.)

1. What time did you get up this morning?

2. What were you doing at 10.00 p.m. last night?

3. Did you see a lion when you visited the zoo?

4. What did you do on holiday?

5. Were you studying when the lights went out?

6. Did you do your homework yesterday?

a. No, I didn't. I hope I will see one next time.

b. Yes, I did. It took me hours.

c. At 5.30 a.m.

d. Yes, I was.

e. Very little. I mostly just sat on the beach.

f. I was watching a film.

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Bài 20 :

3. Use the prompts to write sentences.

(Sử dụng gợi ý để viết câu.)

1. I /get/home / half an hour ago/.

=> _________________________________________

2. my sister / start/school/ last year/.

=> _________________________________________ 

3. you/play/football/ you /small/?

=> _________________________________________

4. we/talk/ about Susan / when / she walk/in/.

=> _________________________________________

5. it/snow/when/I/wake up / this morning/.

=> _________________________________________

6. when/1/be/little, /I/ not like / broccoli/.

=> _________________________________________

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Bài 21 :

4. Put the verbs into Past Simple or Past Continuous.

(Chia động từ ở thì Quá khứ đơn hoặc Quá khứ tiếp diễn.)

1. Poorna _______ (become) the youngest girl to climb Mount Everest.

2. You _______ (dance) at the party when I _______ (arrive).

3. My best friend _______ (not give up) in the last marathon. She _______ (win) at last!

4. What _______ you _______ (do) at 10.00 a.m. this morning?

5. I _______ (be) overwhelmed by the new city life.

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Bài 22 :

5. Complete the dialogue with the correct form of the verbs below.

(Hoàn thành đoạn hội thoại bằng dạng đúng của các động từ dưới đây.)

A: Hey, Nikki. How (1)_______  your holiday?

B: Great, thanks! I (2) _______ a really big mountain!

A: Wow! Really?

B: Yes, it was amazing.

A: Really? Where did you go?

B: Well, while I (3) _______ with my cousin in Scotland, we decided to climb Ben Nevis. It's the highest mountain in Britain.

A: How was it?

B: Amazing, but while we (4) _______ up, one of the people with us (5) _______ and broke her leg.

A: Oh no! What happened?

B: Well, a helicopter (6) _______ and took her to hospital. She's better now, thank goodness. What about you? How was your holiday?

A: Not as exciting as yours - I just (7) _______ my gran in the country.

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Bài 23 :

3. Choose the correct option.

(Chọn phương án đúng.)

1. We had / were having a picnic when it started to rain.

2. I didn't pass / wasn't passing my driving test last week.

3. Susie wasn't / hasn't been here last week because she was on holiday.

4. We went / were going to a new school last year.

5. I was watching / have watched a film when you phoned me.

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Bài 24 :

4. Complete the text with the Past Simple and Past Continuous of the verbs in brackets.

(Hoàn thành đoạn văn bằng cách sử dụng thì Quá khứ đơn và Quá khứ tiếp diễn của các động từ trong ngoặc.)

I always love travelling to new places, so last summer. (1) _______ (decide) to travel around Italy by train with some friends and Clara, my cousin. It (2) _______ (be) a great experience. We (3) _______ (see) lots of great places and (4) _______ (talk) to lots of interesting people, but it wasn't all good. While we (5) _______ (walk) around Rome, someone stole Clara's bag with all her money and passport! We spent the next day at the embassy getting a new one. While we (6) _______ (wait) at the embassy, we (7) _______ (meet) a friend of Clara's from university and she (8) _______ (invite) us to stay with her for the rest of the week!

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