Bài tập về thì hiện tại đơn và quá khứ đơn có đáp án

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 lại, một - Diễn tả hành động đã kết thúc tại thời
thói quen ở thì hiện tại điểm cụ thể trong quá khứ

- Dấu hiệu: every day/ week/ month/ year, - Dấu hiệu: yesterday, then, when, last
usually, often, always, rarely, never, night/ week/ month/ year, a week/ month/
sometimes, in the morning/ evening, year ago, two days ago, in 2019, ….
afternoon, at night, …

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
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?
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
Exercise 4: Complete the sentences with the time expressions from the list

at the moment always yesterday last night every week last summer
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.
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
Exercise 6: Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the past simple
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.
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.
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.
III. Đáp án bài tập luyện tập
Exercise 1: Put the verb in brackets into the present simple or past simple
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 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: __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 moment always yesterday last night every week last summer
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. 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
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.
Exercise 7: Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the past simple
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 your 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” _______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

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