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past tenses

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

They .................. home very late last night.

a)

gets

b)

get

c)

got

d)

gotten

2.

I .......see you yesterday. 

a)

don't

b)

didn't

c)

am not

d)

will not

3.

I _____ (go, not) to school yesterday because I _____ (be) sick.

a)

didn't go - was

b)

went - was

c)

didn't go - am

d)

went - am

4.

President Ho Chi Minh _____ (bear) on May 19th, 1890.

a)

born

b)

were born

c)

was born

d)

bore

5.

My brother _____ (play) video games with his friends when the electricity _____ (go) out.

a)

played - went

b)

played - was going

c)

was playing - went

d)

play - goes

6.

We............in this restaurant two days ago.

a)

Ate

b)

Eaten

c)

Eating

d)

Eats

7.

What did she do yesterday?

a)

She is jumping

b)

She sleeps in the hotel

c)

She swam on the beach

d)

She will enjoy diving

8.

I _____ my homework, because I was sleepy.

a)

didn't do

b)

didn't

c)

not do

d)

do

9.

He __________ his phone number on that paper last night

a)

write

b)

did not wrote

c)

written

d)

wrote

10.

My father_________tired when I _________ home

a)

was – got

b)

is – get

c)

was – getted

d)

were – got

11.

Last June I _____ Ngoc Son Temple in Ha Noi

a)

visitted

b)

visited

c)

visit

d)

visits

12.

My vacation in Hue last summer ______ wonderful

a)

was

b)

were

c)

are

d)

be

13.

Where __________ your family __________ on the summer holiday last year?

a)

do – go  

b)

does – go 

c)

did – go   

d)

did – went

14.

The window was open and a bird .................. ........... ..... . into the room

a)

flyed

b)

flew

c)

flied

d)

fly

15.

Chọn phương án đúng để hoàn thành câu.


Mary __________ a shower when the phone __________ so she couldn't answer it.

a)

was taking/ rang

b)

took/ was ringing

c)

took/ rang

16.

Chọn phương án đúng để hoàn thành câu.


Jim __________ an accident when he __________ home but luckily he wasn't badly injured.

a)

had/ drove

b)

was having/ drove

c)

had/ was driving

17.

Chọn phương án đúng để hoàn thành câu.


My sister is so careless. Yesterday she __________ two bowls while she __________ the washing-up.

a)

broke/ did

b)

broke/ was doing

c)

was breaking/ was doing

18.

Chọn phương án đúng để hoàn thành câu.


We had a peaceful evening yesterday. While the kids __________ books, we __________ cards.

a)

read/ played

b)

were reading/ played

c)

were reading/ were playing

19.

Chọn phương án đúng để hoàn thành câu.


The boy __________ a buffalo when he __________ over and hurt himself badly.

a)

rode/ fell

b)

was riding/ was falling

c)

was riding/ fell

20.

Choose the best answer


We didn’t _______ each other 10 years ago

a)

see

b)

saw

c)

seeing

21.

Dấu hiệu Quá Khứ Đơn:

a)

yesterday, last week, ago, in 2000

b)

in the past, recently, lately

c)

ago, in the past, tomorrow

22.

9. He was listening to music while his sister …………….a book.

a)

a. read

b)

b. reads

c)

c. is reading

d)

d. was reading

23.

8. In 1996, my brother ……….. at Havard University.

a)

a. studies

b)

b. is studying

c)

c. studied

d)

d. had studied

24.

He ___________ at a party when he ___________ his girlfriend.

a)

danced / met

b)

danced / was meeting

c)

was dancing / met

d)

was danced / was meeting

25.

He __________ his phone number on that paper last night

a)

write

b)

did not wrote

c)

written

d)

wrote

26.

Last year, we (go)...................to the wonderful festival

a)

went

b)

have gone

c)

gone

d)

goed

27.

Jane and I________ school in 1987.

a)

finish

b)

have finished

c)

will finish

d)

finished

28.

John and Ann ………. married last Saturday.

a)

get

b)

got

c)

will get

d)

shall get

29.

When they ____ in the garden, the phone ____.

a)

worked/was ringing

b)

were working/rang

c)

worked/rang

d)

work/rings

30.

When we ……………..to see him last night he ……………..to music.

a)

A. come/ is listening

b)

B. had come/ listened

c)

C. came/ was listening

d)

D. were coming/ listens

31.

My father _____ (water) the plants while my mother _____ (cook) dinner.

a)

was watering - was cooking

b)

watered - cooked

c)

was watering - cooked

d)

watered - was cooking

32.

I ________ a picnic when I _________ my sister.

a)

was having / saw

b)

had / saw

c)

was having / was seeing

d)

had / seen

33.

He ___________ at a party when he ___________ his girlfriend.

a)

danced / met

b)

danced / was meeting

c)

was dancing / met

d)

was danced / was meeting

34.
Julie ...................................her bedroom when she ...................a huge spider on the wall. 
a)
was tidying / was finding
b)
was tidying / found
c)
tidied / found 
35.

Daisy (agree) __________ with other members in the last meeting.

a)

A. was agreeing

b)

B. was agreed

c)

C. agreed

d)

D. were agreeing

36.

She_________in South Africa last month.

a)

was

b)

were

37.

I_________in the museum.

a)

was

b)

were

38.

You_________very busy on Friday.

a)

was

b)

were

39.

Trong các động từ sau đây động từ nào là dạng bất quy tắt (V2): ______________________

a)

played

b)

went

c)

washed

d)

go

40.

The food yesterday (be not ) delicious

a)

The food yesterday were not delicious

b)

The food yesterday was not delicious

c)

The food yesterday wasn't not delicious

d)

The food yesterday were delicious