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I. Write the correct ed form for each of the following verbs (Vit dang ed cho mi

ng t di y)

1. Botherbothered

2. Blur

3. Scare

4. Scar

5. Fear

6. Star

7. Stare

8. Order

9. Suffer

10. Occur

11. Comb

12. Wrap

13. Groan

14. Occupy

15. Spray

16. Wipe

17. Whip

18. Accept

19. Permit

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20. Merit

21. Whisper

22. Infer

II. Was or Were? (Was hay were?)

1. I. happy.

2. You. angry.

3. She. in London last week.

4. He on holiday.

5. It.. cold.

6. We at school.

7. You.. at the cinema.

8. They at home.

9. The cat.. on the roof.

10. The children.. in the garden.

III. Write positive sentences in simple past. (Vit dang khng inh thi qua kh n)

1. he / the question / answer He answered the question.

2. you / a question / ask

3. the dog / bark

4. they / us / call

5. we / a mountain / climb

6. John / stamps / collect

7. we / in London / live

8. I / hungry / be9. they / a hamster / have

10. he / to school / go

IV.Rewrite the sentences in the negative. (Vit lai cac cu sau dang phu inh)

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1. They collected postcards. They did not collect postcards.

2. You jumped high.

3. Albert played squash.

4. The teacher tested our English.

5. Fiona visited her grandma.

6. He washed the car.

7. You were thirsty.

8. He had a computer.

9. I bought bread.

10. You saw the house.

V. Write questions in simple past. (Vit cu hoi thi qua kh n.)

1. Anna / the window / openDid Anna open the window?

2. she / home / walk

3. you / in the garden / work

4. you / a song / sing

5. she / on a chair / sit

6. you / the castle / visit

7. Jenny / the door / lock

8. she / happy / be

9. Greg / the ball / kick

10.the car / at the corner / stop

VI. Form positive sentences in Simple Past. (Vit cu dang khng inh thi qua kh

n.)

1. John / stamps / collect

John collected stamps.

2. the teacher / our English / test

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3. you / the castle / visit

4. we / fish / eat

5. You / a song / sing

6. they / their mum / thank

7. Jeff and Linda / home / cycle

8. we / the leader / follow

9. they / the mistake / notice

10. he / a blue shirt / wear

VII.Form negative sentences in Simple Past. (Vit cu dang phu inh thi qua kh

n.)

1. we / in London / live

We didnt live in London.

2. he / the car / wash

3. we / in the park / wait

4. we / fish / eat

5. I / magazines / read

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6. Christine / her home / decorate

7. they / at me / shout

8. I / early / get up

9. Cindy / a book / take

10. she / poems / write

VIII.Form questions in Simple Past. (Vit dang cu hoi thi qua kh n.)

1. she / me / ask

Did she ask me?

2. the policeman / the thief / arrest

3. the book / to me / belong

4. Christine / her home / decorate

5. the car / at the corner / stop

6. they / a room / share

7. his mother / dinner / cook

8. Rupert / the number / dial

9. we / a new territory / explore

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10. he / his goals / reach

Write the past forms of the irregular verbs. (Vit dang qua kh cua ng t bt quy tc.)

1. go went

2. come

3. buy

4. have

5. do

6. leave

7. sell

8. bring 9. shut

10. spend

11. feel

12. cost

13. drive

14. catch

15. feed

Put the sentences into simple past. (Chuyn sang cu thi qua kh n.)

1. We open the door. We opened the door.

2. You write poems.

3. Richard plays in the garden.

4. Kerry does not speak English.

5. Do you see the bird?

6. We move house.

7. They catch the ball.

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17. He (open)..the window, and the bird (fly)into the room.

18. The hotel wasnt very expensive. It (not/cost)very much.

19. I was in a hurry, so I (not/have)time to call you.

20. It was hard work carrying the bags. They (be)..very heavy.

X. Have a look at James's last week's diary and answer the questions in complete

sentences. Put the time expression at the end of the sentence. (Xem thi khoa

biu cua Jame tun ri va tra li cu hoi bng cu hoan chinh)

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

football shopping meeting ring Jane buy flowers concert sailing

cinema tennis English Italian restaurant

1. When was his English course? His English course was on Thursday.

2. When did he go shopping?

3. When did he buy flowers?

4. When was his meeting?

5. When did he play football?

6. When did he go to the Italian restaurant?

7. When did he ring Jane?

8. When did he go to the cinema?

9. When did he play tennis?

10.When was the concert?

11.When did he go sailing?