UNIT 1

USED TO
BT1: Hoàn thành câu với dạng đúng của “used to” và động từ trong dấu ngoặc.
1. I ________________ (swim) a lot when I was younger.
2. John ___________________ (not eat) vegetables, but now he eats them
3. _____________________ (they / have) a sports car?
4. That building _____________________ (be) a cinema, but it’s closed down.
5. We _________________ (not like) math lessons – our teacher was horrible!
6. Where _________you______________ (go) to school?
7. You _____________________ (live) next door to me.
8. I _______________________ (not enjoy) studying, but I do now.
9. My grandma ____________________ (sing) in a band when she was young. They became
quite famous too.
10. __________ you (cycle)_________________ or walk to school when you were a teenager,
Mum?
11. I ___________________ (get) on with Jake very well, but now we’re good friends.
12. When I was a child, I (dream)____________________of being an astronaut.
13. Lots of trains (stop) ___________________ here, but not many do now.
14. Nick (not/ work) _________________on a building site when he was a child
15. When Laura was at college, she (have) ___________________a picture of Elvis Presley on
her bedroom wall.
16. There (be) _________________a cinema here but it was knocked down a few years ago.
17. When she arrived in Britain, _______she (drive) ____________on the left?
18. Trains (not be) _________________ the main means of cross-continental travel. Today, most
people take airplanes for long-distance travel.
19. Do you know what (Jim/do) ___________________ before he retired?
20. ___________________ (Mary/be) a successful businesswoman before she went bankrupt?
21. My family (not/travel) __________________ during summer vacation but now we really
enjoy it.
22. What (people/do) _____________ to celebrate the Harvest Festival in the past?
23. As a kid, Josh (have) ___________________ his grandfather pick him up from primary
school.
24. This boy band (be) ______________ popular before they disbanded.
25. My mother says that she (not scope) _________________ with much work stress five years
ago.
26. Who ___________________ (you/confide) in when you were a teenager?
27. They (not use) ___________ folk and knife when they first moved to America.
28. Jim (not like) ______________________ me much when we were at school but now he is
my husband.
29. My father (work) ____________________ very far from home before he found his current
job.
30. Those men (suffer) _________________ a lot before they finally succeeded in their business.
THÌ QK ĐƠN
Exercise 1: Chia động từ với thì quá khứ đơn
1. I (buy) ___________ a lot of gifts for my older brother.
2. We (stop)__________ in the grocery store and (take) ________ some sandwiches
3. Lyly and Tan (remember) ____________their trip to Nha Trang last month
4. My sister (get)__________ married last month.
5. Phuong (return) ____________ to Hanoi yesterday.
6. Daisy (come)___________ to her grandparents’ house 3 days ago.
7. My computer (be)____________ broken yesterday.
8. I (love) _________ him but no more.
9. My friend (not give)_________________ me a bar of chocolate when I (not be)
______________ at school yesterday.
10. Hoa (try)________________on a lot of clothes yesterday?
11. My children (not do)____________ their homework last night.
12. ________You (live)________ here five years ago?
13. _______(be) your friends at your house last weekend?
14. They (not talk)_________ about the film last night.
15. I _________ at my mom’s home yesterday. (stay)
16. Hannah _________ to the theater last Sunday. (go)
17. Last Monday, lots of students (donate)____________books and clothes they (not
use)____________any more
18. I and my classmates __________ a great time in Da Nang last year. (have)
19. He_____________(not be) at school. He was at home
20. _______we (clean up)______________ the park near our school last weekend?
21. My holiday in California last summer ________wonderful. (be)
22. Last January I __________ Sword Lake in Ha Noi. (visit)
23. My grandparents __________ very tired after the trip. (be)
24. James and Belle _____ sharks, dolphins and turtles at Vinpearl aquarium. (see)
25. They (watch) ____________TV late at night yesterday.
26. Gary _________ chicken and rice for lunch. (eat)
27. My parents (raise)__________money to help the local children’s hospital 2 months ago
28. We _________ a trip to Ca Mau. (make)
29. What time _______the film__________ (start)?
30. The waitress (not tell)______________ us to come back in two hours.
31. My client and I slowly (walk) _________ back to the car.
32. He (write) _________that letter this morning
33. Last Sunday, Andy and his friends (volunteer) __________ at the soup kitchen
34. Our school (collect)___________all of the donations and sent them to poor people
35. Lan (meet) ____________her at the party 3 years ago
36. They (plant)___________tree in the streets to make their town cleaner
37. What __________ she _________ (eat) for dinner yesterday?
38. ____________Jack ________ (get) married last month?
39. When we (arrive) _________ at the restaurant, the place (not be) _________ full.
40. Nam (drink) ______________a glass of milk for his breakfast
THÌ QK TIẾP DIỄN
Exercise 1: Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì Quá khứ tiếp diễn
1. I lost my keys when I ______________ (walk) home.
2. It was raining while we _______________ (have) dinner.
3. I saw the department stores when I _______________ (sit) on the bus.
4. Her phone rang while she __________________ (talk) to her new boss.
5. My friends __________________ (not drive) to work when they heard the news on the radio.
6. He ______________ (ride) his bicycle when the cat ran across the road.
7. We couldn’t go to the beach yesterday because it ________________. (not rain)
8. It was a lovely day. The sun was shining and the birds ________________ (sing) in the trees.
9. The tourist lost his camera while he ____________ (get) around the city.
10.________The lorry _______________ (go) very fast when it hit our car?
11.I _________________ ( not walk) down the street when it began to rain.
12.At this time last year, I _________________ (attend) an English course.
13.Jim _____________ (stand) under the tree when he heard an explosion.
14.While I ______________ (study) in my room, my roommates _______________ (not have) a
party in the other room.
15._________Mary and you___________________ (dance) at the house when the telephone
rang?
16. She (not walk) _________________ down the street when it began to rain.
17. At this time last month, Linh (attend) ______________ an English course.
18. I (stand) __________________ under the tree when I heard an explosion.
19. She fell and hurt herself while she (ride) ___________________ a bicycle.
20. When we met you last year, you (not live)________________ in Santiago.
21. The tourist lost her camera while she (go) ______________ around the city.
22. What _______Joe and Sam (use)____________________ the in IT yesterday?
23. _______Nam (sit) _____________________ in the café when I saw him?
24. We couldn’t go to the beach yesterday because it ________________. (not rain)
25. It was a lovely day. The sun was shining and the birds _________________ (sing) in the
trees.
26. The tourist lost his camera while he ___________________ (get) around the city.
27. It was raining while we ____________________________ (have) dinner.
28. Her phone rang while she ___________________________ (talk) to her new boss.
29. Tommy burnt his hand when he _____________ (cook) the dinner.
30. They _____________ (work) in the office while he _______________ (meet) Sally.
TỔNG HỢP
Exercise 1: Chia động từ thì Quá khứ đơn hoặc thì Quá khứ tiếp diễn
1. I (switch off ) _____________ the computer because it (make)____________ a strange noise.
2. My dad (listen)___________ to classical music when I (arrive)___________ home from
school.
3. While I ____________ (walk) in the garden, I ____________ (hurt) my back.
4. Tommy _________ (burn) his hand when he ___________ (cook) the dinner.
5. George __________ (fall) off the ladder while he ____________ (paint) the ceiling.
6. Last night, I ________________ (read) in bed when suddenly I___________ (hear) a scream.
7. ___________________(you, watch) television when I phoned you?
8. Ann ______________ (wait) for me when I _______________ (arrive).
9. I ______________ (drive) very fast when the accident ____________ (happen).
10. I ______________ (break) a plate last night. I ____________ (do) the washing-up when it
______________ (slip) out of my hand
11.I __________ (have) a crash while I_______________ (learn) to drive.
12.Sam __________(get) his first job while he__________ (live) in London.
13.It ______________ (rain), so we __________(decide) to cancel the barbecue.
14.What __________you __________ (do) when I (see)_____________ you in town?
15.Emma __________ (not hear) the phone ringing because she __________ (listen) to music in
her bedroom.
16.Ryan ______________ (break) his arm while he _______________ (ski) in France.
17.Harry _____________ (work) as a chef when he _______________ (meet) Sally.
18.You obviously __________ (not listen) when I __________ (ask) you to turn down the music.
19.Yesterday evening Tom_________________(have) a bath when the phone_________(ring).
20. I ___________ (see) Tony in the park. He ___________ (sit) on the grass and
______________ (read) a book.
21. We (play)___________ video games when my mum (say)___________ ‘Turn the volume
down!’
22. My cousin (meet)___________ his wife, Bianca, while he (live)___________ in Italy.
23. My little sister (draw)___________ a picture while I (study)___________ for my French
exam.
24. While they (try)________________to fix the computer, all the lights (go out)
____________________.
25. When we (leave)___________ school yesterday, it (pour)___________ with rain.
26. When you (see)________ Paul, ________he (wear)____________ a black jacket?
27. George__________ (fall) off the ladder while he ____________ (paint) the ceiling
28. While Dad (print)___________ an article, the printer (run out)___________ of paper.
29. I (make)_______________ my dinner at 8 o’clock last night.
30. Paula (come)___________ home from school when she (see) __________ an accident.
31. It ______________ (rain), so we __________(decide) to cancel the barbecue
32. He (open)___________ the box when he (cut)_________ his finger.
33. Emma __________ (not hear) the phone ringing because she ___________ (listen) to music
in her bedroom.
34. Tommy _________ (burn) his hand when he ___________ (cook) the dinner.
35. Andrew (insert)___________ a photo into his document when the teacher
(stop)_____________ the class.
36. I (start)___________ to do my homework when my friend (send) ___________ me a
message.
37. He (get)__________ out of the bath because someone (ring)_______________bell
38. The light (turn) __________off when Hoa (try)________________on clothes
39. He (pay)__________ money for the sandwich when I (look) ___________for the wallet
40. When we (arrive) _________ at the concert, the singer (sing) ___________ the last song.