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Thì Quá Khứ Đơn We use the past simple for: • Something in the past which is finished. Emma passed her exam last year. We went to the theatre on Friday. Elvis Presley died in 1977. I knew what the problem was. When did you buy this car? ~ About three years ago.

I. Hoàn thành đoạn báo sau: Two people (►) died (die) in a fire in Ellis Street, Oldport yesterday morning. They (1)…….........(be) Herbert and Molly Paynter, a couple in their seventies. The fire (2)… ………………….. (start) at 3.20 am. A neighbour, Mr Aziz, (3)……………………… (see) the flames and (4) ……………………… (call) the fire brigade. He also (5)…… …………......... (try) to get into the house and rescue his neighbours, but the heat (6)…………………………….. (be ) too great . The fire brigade (7) (arrive) in five minutes. Twenty fire-fighters (8) ……………………….. (fight) the fire and finally (9)……… …………. ( b r i n g ) i t under control. Two fire-fighters (10)……… (enter) the burning building but (11)……… ………… (find) the couple dead. II. Hoàn thành đoạn hội thoại sau: Claire: (►) Did you have (you / have) a nice weekend in Paris? Mark: Yes, thanks. It was good. We looked around and then we saw a show. (1) ..................................... (we / not / try) to do too much. Claire: What sights (2) ........................................... (you / see)? Mark: We had a look round the Louvre. (3)……………………………. (I / not / know) there was so much in there. Claire: And what show (4)............................................... (you / go) to? Mark: Oh, a musical. I forget the name. (5) ..................... (I / not / like) it. Claire: Oh, dear. And (6) .............................................. (Sarah / enjoy) it? Mark: No, not really. But we enjoyed the weekend. Sarah did some shopping, too, but (7) ........................... (I / not / want) to go shopping.

III. Hoàn thành các câu sau: 1. I _________________ (work) in a bank for ten years. 2. Where _________________ (you / live) when you were young? 3. She _________________ (not / study) French at university. 4. He _________________ (travel) through the Middle East last year. 5. _________________ (they / visit) the Louvre in Paris? 6. She _________________ (not / watch) TV yesterday. 7. We _________________ (buy) a new car last weekend. 8. Where _________________ (you / teach) before you came here? 9. He _________________ (not / think) that he was right. 10. I _________________ (cook) steak last night. 11. _________________ (Lucy / read) ‘War and Peace’ at school? 12. She _________________ (not / write) to her grandmother. 13. We _________________ (have) a computer when I was a child.

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14. Where _________________ (you / go) on holiday? 15. I _________________ (love) ice cream when I was a child. 16. They _________________ (not / meet) yesterday. 17. _________________ (she / swim) in the sea in Greece? 18. We _________________ (not / play) tennis yesterday because it was raining. 19. He _________________ (try) to lift the box but he couldn’t. 20. What _________________ (you / eat) for lunch?

IV. Hoàn thành các câu sau: 1. I _________________ (not / drink) any beer last night. 2. She _________________ (get on) the bus in the centre of the city. 3. What time _________________ (he / get up) yesterday? 4. Where _________________ (you / get off) the train? 5. I _________________ (not / change) trains at Victoria. 6. We _________________ (wake up) very late. 7. What _________________ (he / give) his mother for Christmas? 8. I _________________ (receive) £300 when my uncle _________________ (die). 9. We _________________ (not / use) the computer last night. 10. _________________ (she / make) good coffee? 11. They _________________ (live) in Paris. 12. She _________________ (read) the newspaper yesterday. 13. I _________________ (not / watch) TV. 14. He _________________ (not / study) for the exam. 15. _________________ (he / call) you? 16. …