Bài tập Thì hiện tại đơn và quá khứ đơn

Bài tập Thì hiện tại đơn và quá khứ đơn
I. Phân biệt thì hiện tại đơn (Present Simple) và quá khứ đơn (Past Simple) Thì hiện tại đơn Thì quá khứ đơn
- Diễn tả hành động được lặp đi lặp
- Diễn tả hành động đã kết thúc tại
lại, một thói quen ở thì hiện tại
thời điểm cụ thể trong quá khứ
- Dấu hiệu: every day/ week/ month/
- Dấu hiệu: yesterday, then, when, last
year, usually, often, always, rarely,
night/ week/ month/ year, a week/
never, sometimes, in the morning/
month/ year ago, two days ago, in
evening, afternoon, at night, … 2019, ….
II. Bài tập luyện tập
Exercise 1: Put the verb in brackets into the present simple or past simple
1. We _________ (go) to the beach last weekend.
2. My cousins _________ (not/ visit) us every weekend.
3. ___________ (your mum/ make) a chocolate yesterday?
4. I _______ (send) Jessica an email yesterday afternoon
5. The children always ______ (do) their homework yesterday afternoon.
6. Last year, I ___________ (travel) to Japan.
7. ___________ you ___________ (have) dinner last night?
8. He ___________ (arrive) from the airport at 8:00, ___________ (check) into
the hotel at 9:00, and met the others at 10:00.
9. I ___________ (receive) three messages two minutes ago.
10. She ___________ (work) at the movie theater after school.
11. Yesterday she ___________ (go) to the cinema and ___________ (watch) a horror movie.
12. Carlos always ___________ (eat) spaghetti but two days ago he ___________ (eat) soup.
13. We seldom ___________ (drink) alcohol during the forenoon.
14. Somebody ___________ (take) the flowers from the graves in the morning
15. When ___________ your grandpa ___________ (come) home after war?
16. Some girls ___________ (not/ read) the book yesterday
17. When ___________ (be) they in London the last time? - I think in 2002
18. Why ___________ you ___________ (help) your brother with the
homework? - Because he ___________ (be) rather lazy all the time
19. My dog sometimes ___________ (catch) a mouse and ___________ (bring) it to the front door. Đáp án
1.We _went____ (go) to the beach last weekend.
2.My cousins ___don’t visit__ (not/ visit) us every weekend.
3.___Did your mum take________ (your mum/ make) a chocolate yesterday?
4.I __sent_____ (send) Jessica an email yesterday afternoon
5.The children always __do____ (do) their homework yesterday afternoon.
6. Last year, I _____travelled______ (travel) to Japan.
7. ______Did_____ you ______have_____ (have) dinner last night?
8. He ___arrives________ (arrive) from the airport at 8:00, _____checks______
(check) into the hotel at 9:00, and met the others at 10:00.
9. I ____received_______ (receive) three messages two minutes ago.
10. She ______works_____ (work) at the movie theater after school.
11. Yesterday she _____went______ (go) to the cinema and
____watched_______ (watch) a horror movie.
12. Carlos always _____eats______ (eat) spaghetti but two days ago he _____ate______ (eat) soup.
13. We seldom ____drink_______ (drink) alcohol during the forenoon.
14. Somebody _____takes______ (take) the flowers from the graves in the morning
15. When ______did_____ your grandpa ____come_______ (come) home after war?
16. Some girls ____didn’t read_______ (not/ read) the book yesterday
17. When _____were______ (be) they in London the last time? - I think in 2002
18. Why ______do_____ you ______help_____ (help) your brother with the
homework? - Because he ____is_______ (be) rather lazy all the time
19. My dog sometimes _____catches______ (catch) a mouse and
____brings_______ (bring) it to the front door
Exercise 2: Choose the correct answer
1. Dad doesn’t buy/ didn’t buy a new car.
2. I don’t watch/ didn’t watch TV last night. 3. Do you like/ liked chips?
4. Mary leaves/ left for Italy last month.
5. Did John come/ came to the party? Đáp án 1. Dad didn’t buy a new car.
2. I didn’t watch TV last night. 3. Do you like chips?
4. Mary left for Italy last month. 5. Did John come to the party?
Exercise 3: Put the verbs in the present simple or the past simple
1. A: ___________________ (you/ go) to work yesterday?
B: No, I __________. I ___________ (never/ work) on Saturdays.
2. A: _______________ (you/ see) Charles yesterday?
B: Yes. We ________ (have) lunch together.
3. A: ____________ (Colin/ work) at a bank?
B: No, he ____________. He __________ (work) at a post office
4. A: ____________ (you/ do) anything exciting last Sunday?
B: No, not really. I _____________ (watch) TV and _________________ (read)
a book. It was a boring weekend.
5. A: What __________ (you/do) at weekends?
B: We usually ___________(go) to the beach. Đáp án
1. A: __Did you go_________ (you/ go) to work yesterday?
B: No, I ____didn’t________. I _never work____ (never/ work) on Saturdays.
2. A: ____Did you see___________ (you/ see) Charles yesterday?
B: Yes. We ___had_____ (have) lunch together.
3.A: ____Does Colin work_____ (Colin/ work) at a bank?
B: No, he ___doesn’t______. He ____works_____ (work) at a post office
4.A: __Did you do____ (you/ do) anything exciting last Sunday?
B: No, not really. I _____watched______ (watch) TV and
_______read________ (read) a book. It was a boring weekend.
5.A: What ___do you do_____ (you/do) at weekends?
B: We usually ____go_______(go) to the beach
Exercise 4: Complete the sentences with the time expressions from the list at the always yesterday last night every week last summer moment
1. We watched a really good film at the cinema __________.
2. He is upset because he failed his driving test __________.
3. She ____________ brushes her teeth before she goes to bed at night.
4. I am working _____________ I can’t come with you.
5. My mother does the shopping _______________.
6. I went to a beautiful exotic island ____________. The weather was very hot. Đáp án
1.We watched a really good film at the cinema ___last night_______.
2.He is upset because he failed his driving test ___yesterday_______.
3.She ___always_________ brushes her teeth before she goes to bed at night.
4.I am working ____at the moment_________ I can’t come with you.
5.My mother does the shopping __every week_____________.
6.I went to a beautiful exotic island _____last summer______. The weather was very hot.
Exercise 5: Choose the correct item
1. My grandmother _______ me a present yesterday. A. buys B. bought C. doesn’t buy
2. Peter _______ basketball yesterday. A. doesn’t play B. didn’t play C. plays
3. Tony always _______ his cousins on Fridays A. visited B. didn’t visit C. visits
4. I _____ my bike in the park every weekend. A. ride B. didn’t ride C. am riding
5. _____ they _____ to the beach last Saturday? A. Did, goes B. Do, go C. Did, go 6. Who ______ penicillin? A. discovers B. discovering C. discovered
7. I usually ______ a bowl of cereal for breakfast. A. eat B. eats C. eating
8. Mum ______ very happy today. A. was B. is C. are Đáp án 1. B 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. C 6. C 7. A 8. B
Exercise 6: Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the past simple
1. Tommy Brown ________ (like) making up stories. No one ______ (believe)
what he ______ (say) because he always _____ (tell) lies. He ________ (live) in
a small village and _______ (work) on a farm just outside the village. One night
last week, Tommy ______ (finish) work late. It _________ (be) dark and cold.
Suddenly, he _______ (hear) a strange noise, so he _________ (look) up. It
__________ (be) a UFO bright flashing lights. The UFO ________ (come
down) towards him and he ________ (see) two green men looking him from
outside. He ___________ (scream), ___________ (drop) his bag and
______________ (run away). When he ______________ (arrive) in the village,
he ______________ (run) into some villagers and ______________(start)
telling them about the aliens but they all ______________ (laugh) at him. No
one ______________ (believe) Tommy.
2. Steven’s friends _____________ (come) to his birthday party last night and
_____________ (give) him wonderful presents. His parents _____________
(cook) a special dinner for him. His girlfriend _____________ (promise) to
come, but she _____________ (not be) there. He _____________ (try) to phone
but he couldn’t get through. He _____________ (be) really upset. Only she
_____________ (not wish) him a Happy Birthday. Đáp án
1. Tommy Brown ____likes____ (like) making up stories. No one
___believes___ (believe) what he __says____ (say) because he always
__tells___ (tell) lies. He ____lives____ (live) in a small village and
___works____ (work) on a farm just outside the village. One night last week,
Tommy ___finished___ (finish) work late. It ____was_____ (be) dark and cold.
Suddenly, he ___heard____ (hear) a strange noise, so he ____looked_____
(look) up. It _____was_____ (be) a UFO bright flashing lights. The UFO
___came down_____ (come down) towards him and he ____saw____ (see) two
green men looking him from outside. He _____screamed______ (scream),
_____dropped______ (drop) his bag and ______ran away________ (run away).
When he _______arrived_______ (arrive) in the village, he
______ran________ (run) into some villagers and
______started________(start) telling them about the aliens but they all
______laughed________ (laugh) at him. No one _______believed_______ (believe) Tommy.
2. Steven’s friends ______came_______ (come) to his birthday party last night
and _______gave______ (give) him wonderful presents. His parents
________cooked_____ (cook) a special dinner for him. His girlfriend
______promised_______ (promise) to come, but she _____wasn’t________
(not be) there. He ______tried_______ (try) to phone but he couldn’t get
through. He _____was________ (be) really upset. Only she _______didn’t
wish______ (not wish) him a Happy Birthday.
Exercise 7: Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the past simple
Ling: Hi Amy. ___________ (1. you/ be) at home last weekend?
Amy: No, I ___________ (2. not/ be). My family and I ___________ (3. go) to
the beach. We often ___________ (4. go) to the beach at weekends.
Ling: You’re lucky. ___________ (5. you/ have) a nice time?
Amy: Oh, yes! I ___________ (6. have) a great time!
Ling: Where ___________ (7. you/ stay)?
Amy: We ___________ (8. stay) at my grandparents’ house
Ling: Oh. ___________ (9. they/ live) near the beach?
Amy: Yes, they do. Their house ___________(10. be) right by the beach.
Ling: Wow! That’s cool. And what did you do there?
Amy: We ___________ (11. walk) along the beach and ___________ (12. swim) in the sea.
Ling: That sounds like a lot of fun. Đáp án
Ling: Hi Amy. _____Were you______ (1. you/ be) at home last weekend?
Amy: No, I _____wasn’t______ (2. not/ be). My family and I
___went________ (3. go) to the beach. We often ____go_______ (4. go) to the beach at weekends.
Ling: You’re lucky. ____Did you have_______ (5. you/ have) a nice time?
Amy: Oh, yes! I ____had_______ (6. have) a great time!
Ling: Where ____did your stay_______ (7. you/ stay)?
Amy: We ____stayed_______ (8. stay) at my grandparents’ house
Ling: Oh. ___Do they live________ (9. they/ live) near the beach?
Amy: Yes, they do. Their house _____is______(10. be) right by the beach.
Ling: Wow! That’s cool. And what did you do there?
Amy: We ____walked_______ (11. walk) along the beach and
____swam_______ (12. swim) in the sea.
Ling: That sounds like a lot of fun.
Exercise 8: Put the verb in brackets into the present simple or past simple
1. “Romeo and Juliet” ______________ (write) by Shakespeare
2. These pictures ________________ (take) during our last Christmas
3. All the reports ________________ (type) by secretary
4. The garbage ________________ (collect) every day.
5. The email ________________ (send) to you two hours ago.
6. When ________________ your mother ________________ (get up) in the morning?
7. I ________________ (not/ know) how to drive a car. Đáp án
1. “Romeo and Juliet” _______was written_______ (write) by Shakespeare
2. These pictures ______were took__________ (take) during our last Christmas
3. All the reports _________are typed_______ (type) by secretary
4. The garbage ________is collected________ (collect) every day.
5. The email _______was sent_________ (send) to you two hours ago.
6. When ________does________ your mother ______get up__________ (get up) in the morning?
7. I _______don’t know_________ (not/ know) how to drive a car.
Exercise 9: Fill the gaps with the verbs in brackets. Put them in the correct tense
I don’t usually ____________ (go) to the cinema but yesterday I ____________
(go) to see a film. It ____________ (be) fantastic. I ____________ (cry) a little
because the film ____________ (be) very romantic.
Mellisa ____________ (be) with me. She never ____________ (cry) at the
cinema so she ____________ (not cry) yesterday but she also ____________ (enjoy) the film very much.
Now I ____________ (write) to my friend Peter to tell him about it. Peter
usually ____________ (live) here in London, like me but this week he
____________ (live) in Bristol with her aunt because his parents ____________
(be) in Italy. They ____________ (go) there last week on business. Peter is one
of my best friends. He ____________ (be) fourteen years old and we go to the same school.
Last summer Melissa, Peter and I ____________ (go) to Amsterdam on holiday
for a week. We really ____________ (have) a nice time there. We
____________ (visit) lots of interesting places. We ____________ (not stay) in
a hotel. We ____________ (stay) at my uncle’s house. His name is George. He
____________ (be) an engineer. He is always very busy but that week he
____________(be) on holidays and he ____________ (take) good care of us.
He ____________ (show) us the city and we ____________(like) it very much.
I must study now. I ____________ (learn) French this year as I would like to
____________ (visit) Paris next summer. Đáp án
I don’t usually ______go______ (go) to the cinema but yesterday I
____went________ (go) to see a film. It _______was_____ (be) fantastic. I
______cried______ (cry) a little because the film _____was_______ (be) very romantic.
Mellisa ______was______ (be) with me. She never ______cries______ (cry) at
the cinema so she _______didn’t cry_____ (not cry) yesterday but she also
______enjoyed______ (enjoy) the film very much.
Now I ____am writing________ (write) to my friend Peter to tell him about it.
Peter usually _____lives_______ (live) here in London, like me but this week
he ______lives______ (live) in Bristol with her aunt because his parents
______are______ (be) in Italy. They ______went______ (go) there last week
on business. Peter is one of my best friends. He _____is_______ (be) fourteen
years old and we go to the same school.
Last summer Melissa, Peter and I _____went_______ (go) to Amsterdam on
holiday for a week. We really ______had______ (have) a nice time there. We
_______visited_____ (visit) lots of interesting places. We ________didn’t
stay____ (not stay) in a hotel. We _____stayed_______ (stay) at my uncle’s
house. His name is George. He ______is______ (be) an engineer. He is always
very busy but that week he ______is______(be) on holidays and he
_____takes_______ (take) good care of us. He ______shown______ (show) us
the city and we ___liked_________(like) it very much. I must study now. I
_____learnt_______ (learn) French this year as I would like to
______visit______ (visit) Paris next summer.
Exercise 10: Choose the correct answer
1. How often …………….. to the cinema? A. did you go B. did you went C. do you go
2. He ……………….. his best friend last week. A. meets B. meet C. met
3. Sally always …………. her parents. A. helped B. helps C. help
4. They ………….. their room yesterday. A. didn’t tidy B. doesn’t tidy C. don’t tidy
5. I ……… her a question, but she ………….. A. ask, doesn’t reply B. asked, didn’t reply C. asks, didn’t reply
6. What time ………… you usually ………………? A. do, wake up B. does, wake up C. did, wake up
7. He ……………. good last week. A. didn’t felt B. didn’t feel C. doesn’t feel Đáp án 1. C 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. A 6. A 7. B
III. Bài tập vận dụng thì hiện tại đơn và thì quá khứ đơn
Bài tập 1: Đặt động từ trong ngoặc chia theo thì hiện tại đơn hoặc quá khứ đơn
1. She _________ (go) to the gym last weekend.
2. My friends _________ (not/ visit) us every weekend.
3. ___________ (your dad/ make) a cake yesterday?
4. Linh _______ (send) Hoa a book yesterday afternoon
5. Lan always ______ (do) her homework yesterday afternoon.
6. Last month, Tuan ___________ (travel) to Japan.
7. ___________ Lan ___________ (have) dinner last night?
8. Thu ___________ (arrive) from the airport at 9:00, ___________ (check) into
the motel at 10:00, and meet the others at 12:00.
9. Phong ___________ (receive) five letters two minutes ago.
10. Hong ___________ (work) at the supermarket after school.
11. Yesterday Xuan ___________ (go) to the cinema and ___________ (watch) a romantic movie.
12. Duy always ___________ (eat) spaghetti but three days ago he ___________ (eat) soup.
13. I seldom ___________ (drink) Cocacola during the forenoon.
14. He ___________ (take) the flowers from the graves in the morning
15. When ___________ your grandma ___________ (come) home after war?
16. Cuc ___________ (not/ read) the story yesterday
17. When ___________ (be) Phan in London the last time? – I think in 2002
18. Why ___________ Lan ___________ (help) your brother with the
housework? – Because he ___________ (be) rather lazy all the time
19. My cat sometimes ___________ (catch) a mouse and ___________ (bring) it to the front car
Bài tập 2: Chọn câu trả lời đúng
1. Hai doesn’t buy/ didn’t buy a new car.
2. We don’t watch/ didn’t watch TV show last night. 3. Do you like/ liked snack?
4. Hong leaves/ left for Paris last month.
5. Did Hang come/ came to the party?
Bài tập 3: Đặt các động từ ở thì hiện tại đơn hoặc quá khứ đơn
1. A: ___________________ (she/ go) to the gym yesterday?
B: No, She __________. She ___________ (never/ swim) on Saturdays.
2. A: _______________ (you/ see) Khoa yesterday?
B: Yes. Huan ________ (have) dinner together.
3. A: ____________ (Hao/ work) at a hospital?
B: No, she ____________. She __________ (work) at a bank
4. A: ____________ (Lan/ do) anything exciting last Saturday?
B: No, not really. He _____________ (watch) TV and _________________
(read) a newspaper. It was a boring sunday.
5. A: What __________ (you/work) on weekends?
B: We usually ___________(go) to the bar
Bài tập 4: Hoàn thành các câu với một số cụm từ chỉ thời gian trong danh sách sau đây
always last night at the moment every week last summer yesterday
1. He watched a really good movie at the cinema __________.
2. Huy is happy because he passed his driving test __________.
3. Hong ____________ skincare before she goes to bed at night.
4. He is working _____________ He can’t come with you.
5. My dad does the bare minimum _______________.
6. Lan went to a beautiful exotic mountain ____________. The weather was very cool.
Bài tập 5: Chọn đáp án đúng
1. My grandpa _______ me a book yesterday. A. buys B. bought C. doesn’t buy
2. Hung _______ soccer yesterday. A. doesn’t play B. didn’t play C. plays
3. Hoa always _______ her cousins on Fridays A. visited B. didn’t visit C. visits
4. Kien _____ his bike in the park every weekend. A. ride B. didn’t ride C. am riding
5. _____ you _____ to the beach last Saturday? A. Did, goes B. Do, go C. Did, go 6. Who ______ Colombia? A. discovers B. discovering C. discovered
7. Hoa usually ______ a bowl of cereal for breakfast. A. eat B. eats C. eating 8. An ______ very happy today. A. was B. is C. are
Bài tập 6: Đặt các động từ trong ngoặc ở hiện tại đơn hoặc quá khứ đơn
Hoa ________ (like) making up stories. No one ______ (believe) what she
______ (say) because she always _____ (tell) lies. She ________ (live) in a
small village and _______ (work) in a garden just outside the village. One night
last week, Hoa ______ (finish) work late. It _________ (be) dark and cold.
Suddenly, she _______ (hear) a strange noise, so she _________ (look) up. It
__________ (be) a UFO bright flashing lights. The UFO ________ (come
down) towards her and she ________ (see) two green men looking her from
outside. She ___________ (scream), ___________ (drop) her bag and
______________ (run away). When she ______________ (arrive) in the
village, she ______________ (run) into some villagers and
______________(start) telling them about the aliens but they all
______________ (laugh) at her. No one ______________ (believe) Hoa.
Bài tập 7: Đặt các động từ trong ngoặc ở hiện tại đơn hoặc quá khứ đơn
Thu: Hi Na. ___________ (1. you/ be) at home last weekend?
Na: No, I ___________ (2. not/ be). My family and I ___________ (3. go) to
the mountain. We often ___________ (4. go) to the mountain on weekends.
Thu: You’re lucky. ___________ (5. you/ have) a nice time?
Na: Oh, yes! I ___________ (6. have) a nice time!
Thu: Where ___________ (7. you/ stay)?
Na: We ___________ (8. stay) at my uncle’s house
Thu: Oh. ___________ (9. they/ live) near the mountain?
Na: Yes, they do. Their house ___________(10. be) right by the mountain.
Thu: Wow! That’s cool. And what did you do there?
Na: We ___________ (11. clim) to the top of the mountain and ___________ (12. take) some photos.
Thu: That sounds like a lot of fun.
Bài tập 8: Đặt động từ trong ngoặc ở thì hiện tại đơn hoặc quá khứ đơn
1. Harry Potter ______________ (write) by JK. Rowling
2. These pictures ________________ (take) during our last summer
3. All the reports ________________ (type) by John
4. The eggs ________________ (collect) every day.
5. The newspaper ________________ (send) to Lan two hours ago.
6. When ________________ your dad ________________ (get up) in the morning?
7. We ________________ (not/ know) how to drive a car
Đáp án bài tập luyện tập Bài tập 1 1.went 2.don’t visit 3.Did your mum take 4.sent 5.do 6.travelled 7.Did/have 8.arrives/checks 9.received 10.works 11.went/watched 12.eats/ate 13.drink 14.takes 15.did/come 16.didn’t read 17.were 18.do/help/is 19.catches/brings Bài tập 2
1. Dad didn’t buy a new car.
2. I didn’t watch TV last night. 3. Do you like chips?
4. Mary left for Italy last month. 5. Did John come to the party? Bài tập 3 1.Did you go didn’t/never work 2.Did you see had 3.Does Colin work doesn’t/works 4.Did you do watched/read 5.do you do go Bài tập 4 1.last night 2.yesterday 3.always 4.at the moment 5.every week 6.last summer Bài tập 5 1. B 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. C 6. C 7. A 8. B Bài tập 6
likes, believes, says, tells, lives, works, finished, was, heard, looked, was, came
down, saw, screamed, dropped, ran away, arrived, ran, started, laughed, believed Bài tập 7 1. Were you 2. wasn’t 3. went 4. go 5. Did you have 6. had 7. did your stay 8. stayed 9. Do they live 10.is 11.walked 12.swam Bài tập 8 1. was written 2. were took 3. are typed 4. is collected 5. was sent 6. does/get up 7. don’t know