SIMPLE PAST (QUÁ KHỨ ĐƠN)

I. CẤU TRÚC VỚI ĐỘNG TỪ “TO BE”:

1. Dạng xác định: I/ he/ she/ it/ tên + was + N/ Adj
we/ you/ they + were
Ex: I was at my uncle’s house yesterday afternoon.

2. Dạng phủ định: I/ he/ she/ it/ tên + was not (wasn’t) + N/ Adj
we/ you/ they + were not (weren’t)
Ex: We weren’t happy because our team lost.

3. Dạng nghi vấn: Was + I/ he/ she/ it/ tên + N/ Adj

Were + you/ we/ they
Ex: Were you sad when you didn’t get good marks?

4. Wh-questions:
Wh - words + was + I/ he/ she/ it/ tên + N/ Adj
+ were + we/ you/ they
Ex: What was the weather like yesterday?

II. CẤU TRÚC VỚI ĐỘNG TỪ THƯỜNG:

1. Dạng xác định: S + V2/ed +…
Ex: We visited Australia last summer.
2. Dạng phủ định: S + did not + V (nguyên mẫu)
Ex: She didn’t show me how to open the computer.
3. Dạng nghi vấn: Did + S + V (nguyên thể)?
Ex: Did you play volleyball last night?
4. Wh-questions: WH-word + did + S + (not) + V (nguyên mẫu)?
Ex: Why did she break up with him?

III. CÁCH DÙNG:

1. Hành động xảy ra và chấm dứt hoàn toàn trong quá khứ, có thời gian xác định
Ex: My children came home late last night.
2. Diễn tả một hành động lặp đi lặp lại trong quá khứ
Ex: As kids, we played all kinds of video games.
3. Diễn đạt các hành động xảy ra liên tiếp trong quá khứ
Ex: Laura came home, took a nap, then had lunch.
4. Diễn tả một hành động xen vào một hành động đang diễn ra trong quá khứ
Ex: Henry was riding his bike when it rained.
LƯU Ý: Hành động đang diễn ra chia thì quá khứ tiếp diễn, hành động xen vào chia thì quá khứ đơn.
5. Dùng trong câu điều kiện loại II (câu điều kiện không có thật ở hiện tại)
Ex: If I had a lot of money, I would buy a new car.
IV. DẤU HIỆU NHẬN DIỆN:
- Trong câu có các từ như: yesterday, ago, last (week, year, month), in the past, the day before, với
những khoảng thời gian đã qua trong ngày (today, this morning, this afternoon).
- Sau as if/ as though (như thể là), if only/ wish (ước gì), would sooner/ rather (thích hơn)
- It’s + (high) time + S + Ved : Đã đến lúc ai đó làm gì….
Ex: It is high time we started to learn English seriously.
V. CÁCH CHIA ĐỘNG TỪ Ở THÌ QKĐ:
1. Quy tắc thêm đuôi “ed”:
a) Với những động từ không nằm trong bảng động từ bất quy tắc, ta thêm “ed” vào sau động từ
Ex: catch → catched turn → turned need → needed
b) Với động từ tận cùng là “e” → chỉ cần thêm “d”
Ex: believe → believed smile → smiled agree → agreed
c) Động từ có một âm tiết, tận cùng là một phụ âm và trước đó là một nguyên âm, ta cần NHÂN ĐÔI
PHỤ ÂM rồi mới thêm “ed”
Ex: stop → stopped shop → shopped tap → tapped
d) Động từ có hai âm tiết, tận cùng là một phụ âm, trước phụ âm là một nguyên âm, trọng âm rơi vào
âm tiết thứ HAI → ta NHÂN ĐÔI PHỤ ÂM cuối rồi thêm “-ed”.
Ex: commit → committed prefer → preferred
Ngoại lệ: travel → traveled/ travelled
e) Với động từ tận cùng là “y”.
- Nếu trước “y” là nguyên âm (a,e,i,o,u) → ta thêm “ed”. Ex: play → played, stay → stayed…
- Nếu trước “y” là phụ âm (còn lại) → ta đổi “y” thành “i + ed”. Ex: study → studied, cry → cried…
2. Động từ bất quy tắc (học thuộc trong bảng)

VI. CÁCH PHÁT ÂM “ED”:

/id/ /t/ /d/
/t/ và /d/ /ch/, /s/, /x/, /sh/, /k/, /f/, /p/ Các âm còn lại

VII. BÀI TẬP:

1. Write the verbs below in simpe past
1. feel 2. eat 3. fall 4. read 5. write 6. run

7. sleep 8. drive 9. ring 10. laugh 11. become 12. drink

13. give 14. get 15. take 16. type 17. think 18. speak

2. Complete with the correct form of the verbs in brackets in past simple
1. She (not go) __________ to the store yesterday.
2. They (come) __________ to the party last night.
3. He (eat) __________ all the cake at the party last week.
4. I (drink) __________ a glass of water a few minutes ago.
5. We (not see) __________ a beautiful rainbow in the sky.
6. They (do) __________ their homework before going out.
7. __________ she (have) __________ a great time at the concert last month?
8. The chef (not make) __________ a delicious meal for us.
9. __________ he (take) __________ a taxi to the airport?
10. The teacher (say) __________ that we did a good job.
11. I (be) __________ tired after the long journey.
12. It (be) __________ a sunny day yesterday.
13. The students (be not) __________ attentive in the classroom.
14. He (be not) __________ happy with the results of the exam.
15. __________ (Be) the party fun last night?
16. I __________ (finish) reading a book last month, and it __________ (be) really interesting.
3. Circle the words with the different pronunciation
1. A. stopped B. lived C. played D. arrived
2. A. invited B. wanted C. ended D. liked
 3. A. regretted B. agreed C. listened D. cleaned
4. A. worked B. added C. coughed D. booked
5. A. rested B. hiked C. dressed D. advanced
6. A. devoted B. wished C. provided D. suggested
7. A. developed B. watched C. laughed D. carried
8. A. believed B. involved C. clicked D. compared
9. A. phoned B. occurred C. reversed D. broadened
10. A. forced B. decorated C. asked D. approached
4. Rewrite the following sentences into the simple past tense
1. She goes to the store every day. →
2. They come to the party every weekend. →
3. He eats all the cake at the party. →
4. I drink a glass of water after every meal. →
5. Hung see a beautiful rainbow in the sky. →
6. They do their homework before going out. →
7. Yen has a great time at the concert. →
8. The chef makes a delicious meal for us. →
9. He takes a taxi to the airport. →
10. The teacher says that we do a good job. →
5. Reorder the words to make complete sentences
1. Yesterday / to the beach / went / we →
2. visited / last month / London / I →
3. bought / new / car / he / a →
4. played / yesterday / they / soccer →
5. watched / last night / a movie / we →
6. cooked / dinner / for her family / yesterday / she →
7. went / school / yesterday / to / they →
8. visited / Italy / summer / last / we →
9. ate / at a restaurant / dinner / Linh/ last week →
10. yesterday / was / sunny / It. →
11. not / last night / were / at the concert / Hue and Lan →
12. not / yesterday / at home / was / She →
13. Were / at the party / your friends / last night? →
14. Did / yesterday / go / they / to the beach? →
15. Did not / at the park / play / they / yesterday →
6. Rewrite these sentences in simple past using the given words.
1. Yesterday / I / see / Jaden /on /way / come home.

2. What / you / do / last Monday / You / look / tired / when / come / our house.

3. Linda / not / eat / anything / because / full.

4. cats / go / out / him / go shopping / They / look / happy.

5. You and your classmates / not / study / lesson?

7. Choose the best answers

1. How many books …………. you …………. last month?
 A. did/ read B. were/ read C. did/ readed
2. …………. you and your family on vacation last week?
A. Were B. Was C. Did
3. Where …………. you yesterday evening?
A. were B. was C. Did
4. In the old days, families …………. around the radio for entertainment.
A. gather B. gathered C. Gathering
5. In the past, students …………. rely on libraries as the main source of information for research.
A. use to B. used C. used to
6. In 1945, World War II …………. to an end.
A. comes B. came C. Comed
7. Three years ago, I …………. from high school and started my university studies.
A. graduated B. graduateed C. graduate
8. Two days ago, I …………. to the beach and enjoyed swimming in the ocean.
A. goed B. go C. went
8. 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.
9. Read the text again and answer these questions:
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? ........................................................................