THE PAST SIMPLE:

1. Form: a. To be:
Affirmative: S + was/ were (I, He, She, It, : was
Negative: S + was/ were not We, You, They, 2 : were)
Interrogative: Was/ Were + S …..?
Ex: He was at school yesterday.
Mr. Nhat wasn’t in that hotel last night.
Were they in Nha Trang last year?
b. Ordinary verb:
Affirmative: S + V2/ Ved
Negative: S + did not + Vo
Interrogative: Did + S + Vo…..?
Ex: I saw Tam in the park last Sunday.
They didn’t visit her last night.
Did you finish your work?
2. Cách dùng chính:
Thì quá khứ đơn dùng để diễn tả hành động xảy ra và hoàn tất trong quá khứ với thời
gian xác định rõ. Các trạng từ thường được dùng: yesterday, ago, last week/month/year, in the
past, in 1990...
- Hành động xen vào của thì QKTD: When + S + V( QKĐ), S + V ( QKTD).
- Hành động sảy ra sau của một hành đông khác ở thì QKHT: S + V( QKĐ), S + V ( QKHT).
3. Cách thêm đuôi “ ed” trong các động từ có qui tắc.
- Động từ tận cùng đã là “e/ ee + d”: hope – hoped, arrive – arrived,…
- Động từ tận cùng là “ y” chia 2 trường hợp
+ Nếu trước y là phụ âm thì “đổi y thành i + ed”: carry – carried,………….
+ Nếu trước y là nguyên âm ta thêm ed : stay- stayed
- Động từ một âm tiết tận cùng là một phụ âm và trước nó là một nguyên âm ta phải gấp đôi
phụ âm trước khi thêm ed: stop – stopped, beg – begged,…
Chú ý : ngoại trừ các động từ tân cùng là x, w : fix- fixed, tax- taxed

4. Cách phát âm đuôi “ ed”:

- /id/: Khi tận cùng của động từ có chứa “ t, d”: want – wanted, decide – decided,…
- /t/: Khi động từ có tận cùng là: “ k, p, s, gh, ch, sh, f, ce, x, c ”: look – looked, stop – stopped,…

- /d/: Tận cùng là các nguyên âm và phụ âm còn lại trừ hai trường hợp trên: arrive – arrived,…

CHÚ Ý

/id/ naked
crooked
ragged
wretched
rugged
learned
Adverbs:
/id/ deservedly
supposedly
markedly
allegedly
loved
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aged
THE PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE :
1) Cách thành lập:
- Câu khẳng định S + was/were + V-ing + O
- Câu phủ định S + was/were + not + V-ing + O
- Câu hỏi Was/Were + S + V-ing + O?
2) Cách dùng chính:
Thì QKTD dùng để diễn tả:
2.1 Một hành động sảy ra ( và kéo dài) tại một thời điểm hoặc một thời gian trong quá
khứ. h a y d u n g v ớ i c á c t r ạ n g n g ữ :
At the/this time/moment/pesent + yesterday/ last ...
Ex: - She was studying her lesson at 7 last night.
- What were you doing from 3pm to 6 pm yesterday?
- I was practising English at that time yesterday.
2.2 Một hành động đang xảy ra (V-ing) ở quá khứ thì có một hành động khác xen vào( V2/ed).
Ex : - He was sleeping when I came.
- While my mother was cooking dinner, the phone rang.
2.3 Hai hay nhiều hành động diễn ra song song hoặc đồng thời trong quá khứ hay dùng với
while
Ex: While I was doing my homework, my younger brother was playing video games.
2.4 hành động lặp đi lặp lại trong quá khứ gây ra sự khó chịu cho người nói.

CHÚ Ý: không sử dụng các động từ sau ơ QKTD

1. Some verbs that are not usually used in continuous ( progressive )tenses.
 Verbs of senses or liking verbs: be, feel, hear, look, see, smell, sound, taste, notice,…….
 Verbs of feeling or emotion: like, dislike, hate, love, want, prefer, wish, need,……..
 Verbs of thinking: believe, know, think, understand, forget, remember, agree,……..
 Verbs of possession: have (có), own, possess, contain, belong to,………
Notes: - I think (that) you should pay attention to your work.
- I’m thinking about you.
- I have a lot of time to study.
- I was having breakfast when I saw Tom.
- You look ill. What’s the matter with you?
- Why are you looking at me like that?
2. Progressive tenses are often used with :
 Future plan with : go, arrive, come, leave,….
 Continuous activity : sleep, study, work, cook, wash the dishes/clothes, play, listen, read,
watch, wait, have breakfast / lunch/ dinner / meals / coffee / a bath / a walk / a good time / a
party…
Ex: I am leaving for New York tomorrow.
She was listening to the radio when he called her last night.

BÀI TẬP ỨNG DỤNG:

Exercise 1: Choose the best answer to complete the sentences
1. John ………….. down the street when he fell.
a. walked b. was walking c. has walked
2. Mike ………….. football when he broke his arm.
a. play b. played c. was playing
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 3. There is ………….. in the cupboards. We have to go to the supermarket.
a. nothing b. everything c. anything
4. I was watching TV last night when I ………….. a strange noise.
a. hear b. heard c. was hearing
5. As I ………….. towards the window, the curtains started to move.
a. walk b. walked c. was walking
6. Helen was writing a letter when her pen …………..
a. breaks b. broke c. was breaking
7. He ………….. over when he was crossing the road.
a. fall b. fell c. was falling
8. David ………….. to the radio when the batteries ………….. out.
a. was listening – ran b. listened – were running c. listened - ran
9. Something happened to me when I ………….. my aunt yesterday.
a. was visiting b. visited c. visit
10. They were having a party when the doorbell …………..
a. rings b. rang c. was ringing
11. Mai was reading books at the library ………….. 3 p.m yesterday.
a. in b. on c. at
12. He ………….. the bedroom when suddenly he fell off the ladder.
a. was painting b. paint c. painted

Exercise 2: Put in the verb in brackets into the past continuous tense
Example: Eddie __________ a comic. (to read). => Eddie was reading a comic.
1. She ……………. hockey. (to play)
2. They ……………. in the pool. (to swim)
3. It ……………. (to rain)
4. We ……………. to music. (to listen)
5. The mobile ……………. (to ring)
6. The students ……………. messages. (to send)
7. Max ……………. with two girls. (to dance)
8. I ……………. in front of the shop. (to wait)
9. The cat ……………. in the basket. (to sleep)
10. He ……………. Gerry's bike. (to repair)
11. I ……………. to my friend. (to talk)
12. He ……………. the beds. (to make)
13. The boys ……………. the parrots. (to feed)
14. We ……………. breakfast at 5:30 this morning. (to have)
15. She ……………. a nice skirt. (to wear)
16. Tom's younger brother ……………. (to cry)
17. You ……………. photos with my new camera, weren't you? (to take)
18. My father ……………. vegetables at the supermarket. (to buy)
19. They ……………. on the sofa. (to sit)
20. Robert ……………. on the beach. (to lie)
Exercise 3: Choose the correct verb forms. Use simple past or the past continuous tense
1. We …………… (sit) at the breakfast table when the doorbell …………… (ring)
2. He ……… (meet) a lot of friendly people when he ………… (work) in California.
3. When they …………… (leave) the museum, the sun …………… (shine).
4. The students …………… (play) cards when the teacher …………… (come) in.
5. When the children …………… (play), their parents …………… (come) home.
6. It ………… (start) to rain while she …………… (water) the flowers in her garden.
7. When I …………… (open) the door, it …………… (rain)
8. While Henry ……… (have) a drink at the bar, his wife ………… (phone) in the sea.
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 9. He …………… (hear) a loud bang while he …………… (talk) to his friend.
10. While he …………… (have) a shower, someone …………… (knock) at the door.

Exercise 4: Put in the verbs in brackets in the simple past or the past continuous tense
1. While I …………… (send) messages, the school bus …………… (arrive)
2. Cindy …………… (break) her leg while she …………… (snowboard)
3. He …………… (cut) himself to the radio while he …………… (prepare) breakfast.
4. My father …………… (drive) at 70 km/h when a policeman ………… (stop) him.
5. The girl …………… (laugh) that the boy …………… (watch) her.
6. My dad …………… (fall off) the ladder while he …………… (paint) the carport.
7. While we …………… (do) crossword puzzles, our teacher …………… (come)
8. Nick …………… (become) sick while he …………… (travel) in Texas.
9. What …………… (you / do) when you …………… (hear) about that bad news?
10. I …………… (read) novels when the house …………… (catch) fire.

Exercise 5: Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets

1. A: What ……………..… (you, do) when the accident occurred?
B: I ………………… (try) to change a light bulb that had burnt out.
2. Sandy is in the living room watching television. At this time yesterday, she ……………….
…… (watch, also) television. That's all she ever does!
3. A: I …………..… (call) you last night after dinner, but you ……………… (be, not) there.
Where were you?
B: I …………………… (work) out at the fitness center.
4. When I ……………...… (walk) into the busy office, the secretary …………..…… (talk) on the
phone with a customer, several clerks …………………..…… (work, busily) at their desks, and
two managers ………………………… (discuss, quietly) methods to improve customer service.
5. I ………….…….… (watch) a mystery movie on TV when the electricity went out. Now I am
never going to find out how the movie ends.
6. The Titanic ………..……… (cross) the Atlantic when it …….……… (strike) an iceberg.

PRONUNCIATION:
1. A. talked B. painted C. asked D. liked
2. A. worked B. stopped C. forced D. wanted
3. A. lays B. says C. stays D. plays
4. A. waited B. mended C. objected D.
faced
5. A. roses B. villages C. apples D. matches
6. A. languages B. rabies C. assumes D.
consumes
7. A. markedly B. allegedly C. needed D. walked
8. A. succeeds B. devotes C. prevents D.
coughs
9. A. kissed B. helped C. forced D. raised
10. A. sees B. sports C. pools D. trains
11. A. learned B. watched C. helped D. wicked
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12. A. widens B. referees C. sacks D. cancels
13. A. tombs B. lamps C. brakes D. invites
14. A. books B. floors C. combs D. drums
15. A. packed B. punched C. pleased D.
pushed
16. A. confused B. faced C. cried D. defined
17. A. trays B. says C. bays D. days
18. A. kissed B. pleased C. increased D. ceased
19. A. devoted B. suggested C. provided D. wished
20. A. closes B. loses C. loves D. chooses
21. A. gives B. phones C. switches D. dives
22. A. watched B. crashed C. occupied D.
coughed
23. A. studies B. flourishes C. finishes D. glances
24. A. hears B. thanks C. blows D. coincides
25. A. started B. looked C. decided D. coincided
26. A. designed B. preserved C. sawed D. guided
27. A. stops B. climbs C. pulls D.
televisions
28. A. cats B. tapes C. rides D. cooks
29. A. agreed B. missed C. liked D. watched
30. A. measured B. pleased C. distinguished D.
managed
31. A. practised B. amused C. advertised D.
annoyed
32. A. embarrassed B. astonished C. surprised D. decreased
33. A. walks B. begins C. helps D. cuts
34. A. shoots B. grounds C. concentrates D.
forests
35. A. practiced B. raised C. rained D. followed
36. A. concealed B. fined C. resembled D. resisted
37. A. tells B. talks C. stays D. steals
38. A. hours B. fathers C. dreams D. thinks
39. A. laughed B. ploughed C. coughed D.
disliked
40. A. imagined B. punished C. diseased D.
determined
41. A. examined B. released C. serviced D.
ceased
42. A. diseases B. pleases C. loses D. releases
43. A. bushes B. buses C. lorries D. charges
44. A. expelled B. dismissed C. encounteredD. returned
45. A. biscuits B. magazines C. newspapers D. vegetables
46. A. filled B. landed C. suited D. crooked
47. A. chased B. wished C. pursued D. thanked
48. A. beds B. doors C. plays D. students
49. A. preferred B. worked C. fixed D. fetched
50. A. completes B. engines C. taxis D.
ferries
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51. A. difficulties B. enriches C. classes D.
enlarges
52 A. characters B. problems C. retreats D.
universities
53. A. shipped B. hitchhiked C. traced D. repainted
54. A. caused B. promised C. kissed D. discussed
55. A. listened B. burgled C. robbed D. chatted
56. A. gossiped B. rumoured C. remembered D. threatened
57. A. passes B. challenges C. sexes D. tomatoes
58. A. arms B. suits C. chairs D. boards
59. A. worried B. bored C. disappointed D. annoyed
60. A. licks B. risks C. leans D. drops
61. A. supposedly B. rubbed C. played D. believed
62. A. relieves B. invents C. buys D. deals
63. A. comes B. rolls C. takes D. drives
64. A. recognized B. organized C. pronounced D. denied
65. A. dreams B. heals C. kills D. tasks

READING
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Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each space.
An icreasing number of people are now going on (1) to Egypt. Last year, for example, about
one and a half million (2) visited Egypt. The (3) is about fifty million and the (4) is El Oahira (Cairo),
a busy city of just under nine million people. Although the (5) is hot and dry and most of the country
is desert, the average (6) from October to March is not too high. The most (7) sights are the pyramids
at Giza. However, it is also pleasant to (8) Alexandria, Post Said and several other places and do as
much (9) as possible in the time available. A (10) to Luxor is an unforgettable experience, and there
are frequent flights there from Cairo.
1. a. holiday b. visit c. excursion d. trip
2. a. explorers b. voyagers c. tourists d. passengers
3. a. people b. citizenship c. nation d. population
4. a. principle b. head c. state d. capital
5. a. temperature b. climate c. condition d. position
6. a. weather b. measurement c. climate d. temperature
7. a. famous b. known c. visited d. requested
8. a. search b. inspect c. examine d. visit
9. a. viewing b. inspecting c. sightseeing d. looking
10. a. picnic b. trip c. entertainment d. guide

Read the following passage and answer the questions below.

Tropical rain forest are found in Amazon region of South America, central America, Africa,
and Southeast Asia. Rain forests are very important to the world's climate. The Amazon rain forests
alone receivea bout 30 to 40 percent of the total rainfall on the earth and produce about the same
percentage of the world's oxygen. Some scientists believe that the decreasing size of rain forests will
affect the climate on the earth, making it uncomfortable or even dangerous for life. Saving our rain
forests is an international problem. One country or even a few countries can not solve the problem
alone. The nations of the world must work together to find a solution before it is too late.
1. Where are tropical rain forests found?
2. How are rain forests to the world's climate?
3. How much percent of the world's oxygen does Amazon rain forests produce?
4. What do scientists think about the decreasing size of rain forests?
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5. Is saving our rain forests only a national problem?

Read the following passage and check T (true) or F (false) to the statements. (2.5 pts)
Holiday of a Lifetime!
Rio de Janeiro
There is a lot to do in this exiting city. There is opera and ballet as well as museums, churches,
parks and great beaches. And just outside the city, you should visit Sugarloaf and the Corcovada
Mountains. Dining starts late in Rio, around 9 pm. And dancing in the clubs begins around 11.
Buenos Aires
In this unique city of art, culture and history, there are over 150 parks, 42 theaters and
museums and shops everywhere. You must visit Avenida 9 de Julio, the widest avenue in the world.
The food is excellent and you simply have to try the steaks! The home of tango also offers great
nightlife – all night long!
Iguacu Falls
Bigger than Niagara Falls, this is truly an unforgettable wonder. For a real adventure, you ought to
take a boat ride. And you must explore the national parks near the falls.
T F
1. People have dinner late in Rio de Janeiro.
2. Niagara Falls is bigger than Iguacu Falls.
3. Buenos Aires has the widest avenues in the world.
4. Both Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires have an exiting nightlife.
5. Rio de Janeiro, Iguacu Falls and Buenos Aires have unforgettable
parks and beaches.

INFINITIVE AND GERUND

* Choose the best answer:
1. I have difficulty ............... and ................... English.
A. speaking – writing B. speak – writing C. to speak – to write D. speak - write
2. They offered ...................... her but she refused.
A. to help B. helping C. help D. being helped
3. I don’t mind ...................... you ...................... the washing up.
A. help – do B. helping – doing C. helping – do D. to help- to do
4. I’d like ...................... when I am sixty years old.
A. to rest B. to stop C. to retire D. to relax
5. We hope the students themselves will enjoy taking ...................... in outdoor activities.
A. part B. note C. notice D. advantage
6. The children are looking forward to ...................... on holiday.
A. go B. going C. be going D. have gone
7. You must try not to ...................... so many mistakes again.
A. make B. do C. say D. tell
8. Her advice made him ...................... his mind.
A. change B. to change C. changing D. changed
9. Ms. Lan enjoys ...................... because she loves working with children.
A. to teach B. to be taught C. teaching D. teach
10. My father doesn’t allow me ...................... in his room.
A. to smoke B. smoking C. smoke D. not smoke
11. It’s very ...................... me with money.
A. kind for you to help B. kind to you helping
C. kind of you helping D. kind of you to help
12. It’s better to avoid ...................... during the rush hour.
A. travelling B. to travel C. travel D. travelled
13. It was a nice day, so we decided ...................... for awalk.
A. to have B. to go C. going D. having
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14. Would you ...................... looking after my children for a while?
A. mind B. agree C. stand D. care
15. Students should encourage ...................... questions in class.
A. raise B. raising C. to raise D. being raised
16. It is compulsory for students in shools ...................... uniforms.
A. to wear B. wear C. wearing D. worn
17. This class needs ...................... . It’s very dirty.
A. clean B. cleaning C. to clean D. cleaned
18. At school, students usually take part in ...................... money for charity.
A. raised B. to raise C. raising D. raise
19. May I ...................... in?
A. to come B. coming C. came D. come
20. Let’s ...................... for a walk.
A. go B. to go C. going D. went
21. Do you enjoy ...................... cartoon?
A. watching B. to watch C. watch D. watched
22. They want ...................... by air because it is much faster than other means of transfort.
A. travel B. travelling C. travelled D. to travel
23. Why don’t you consider ......................... me? I really look forward to ...................... you.
A. visiting – see B. to visit – to see C. to be visited – sawD. visit – see
24. It’s impolite ...................... people about their salary.
A. asked B. to ask C. asking D. ask
25. Don’t ...................... in class, students!
A. talking B. to talk C. talk D. talked
26. Who ...................... you English?
A. do teach B. teaches C. teach D. does teach
27. You had better ...................... harder.
A. to work B. working C. worked D. work
28. ...................... is my hobby.
A. Playing B. Play C. Played D. To play
29. We should read different kinds of books ...................... our general knowledge.
A. to widen B. widen C. widened D. widening
30. It’s not good to avoid ...................... the teacher’s questions in class.
A. answer B. answering C. answered D. to answer
31. Students are interested in ...................... a party.
A. to have B. have C. having D. had
32. ..................... the exams, students have to learn hard.
A. To pass B. Passed C. Pass D. Passing
33. The girl denied ..................... the news.
A. tell B. told C. to tell D. telling