Grammar Builder - Unit 1

1B. Past simple (affirmative) (Thì quá khứ đơn – Thể khẳng định)

1. Write the past simple form of verbs 1-20. Verbs 1-10 are regular and verbs 11-20 are irregular.

(Viết dạng quá khử của các động từ 1-20. Các động từ 1-10 có quy tắc còn các động từ 11-20 bất quy tắc.)

1. look

2. study

3. stop

4. die

5. move

6. compare

7. agree

8. enjoy

9. realise

10. drop

11. feel

12. leave

13. spend

14. have

15. give

16. win

17. begin

18. go

19. get

20. say

2. Write the correct past simple affirmative form of the verb be.

(Viết dạng quá khứ đơn khẳng định đúng của động từ be.)

1. I __ very relieved about my exam results.

2. The sports centre __ shut last weekend.

3. You __ cross with me for being late.

4. There __ five winners in last week's lottery.

5. Nobody __ at home this morning.

6. My grandfather __ a student at Harvard University.

7. We __ on holiday in China last August.

8. Adam's party __ amazing.

3. Complete the sentences with the past simple affirmative form of the verbs in brackets. All the verbs are regular.

(Hoàn thành các câu sau với dạng khẳng định của thì quá khử đơn cho các động từ trong ngoặc. Tất cả các động từ trong ngoặc đều có quy tắc.)

1. The train to Birmingham _____ (stop) at Oxford.

2. My friends _____ (work) very hard for their exams.

3. We _____ (try) some interesting dishes at the Lebanese restaurant.

4. Last night. I _____ (plan) my summer holiday.

5. You _____ (seem) very upset yesterday.

6. I _____ (chat)with my cousin for hours last night.

7. My uncle _____ (marry) his next-door neighbour.

8. Theo _____ (move) house three times last year.

4. Complete the email. Use the past simple affirmative form of the verbs in brackets.

(Hoàn thành bức thư điện tử. Sử dụng thể khẳng định của thì quá khứ đơn cho các động từ trong ngoặc.)

Dear Abby

How are you? (1) _____ (see) Ryan yesterday and we (2) _____ (chat) for hours about Zak's party. We both (3) _____ (have) a great time. We really (4) _____ (enjoy) the music and the food (5) _____ (be) good too. Ryan (6) _____ (leave) just before midnight, but I (7) _____ (stay) until 2 a.m.! I (8) _____ (feel) so tired the next day! I hope Ryan's parents (9) _____ OK about the mess. They (10) _____ (go) out for the evening.

See you soon!

Ella

5. Complete the sentences with the past simple negative form of the verbs below.

(Hoàn thành các câu dưới với thể quá khử và nghi vấn của các động từ bên dưới.)

be   can   enjoy   feel   leave   spend   study   win

1. I _____ the film. It was terrible!

2. Ben _____ talk until he was three.

3. We _____ the match. The score was 2 – 1 to the other team.

4. The weather _____ very good yesterday.

5. I _____ very well yesterday. I had a headache.

6. Joe failed the exam because he _____ for it.

7. We were late because we _____ early enough

8. Fred _____ all his pocket money. He saved some.

6. Complete the dialogue with the correct past simple form of the verbs be and can.

(Hoàn thành đoạn hội thoại sau với dạng quá khứ đơn đúng của động từ be hoặc can.)

Sam: You (1) _____ (not be) at the party last night. Where (2) _____ (you/ be)?

Leah: I (3) _____ (not can) go. My cousins (4) _____ (be) here, so I had to stay in.

Sam: 5 _____ (it/ be) fun?

Leah: Yes, it (6) _____ (be) good. We watched a film. It (7) _____ (be) a really funny comedy. (8) ____ (there/ be) a lot of people at the party?

Sam: No, not many. It (9) _____ (not be) much fun And the music (10) _____ (be) too loud! I (11) _____ (not can) hear what people were saying. The film sounds better!

1D. Question words (Từ dùng để hỏi)

7. Complete the questions with the words below.

(Hoàn thành các câu hỏi với các từ bên dưới.)

How   How often   What   When   Where   Who

1. _____ do you live?

2. _____ did you do on Saturday evening?

3. _____ did you get up this morning?

4. _____ did you travel to school this morning?

5. _____ do you go to the cinema?

6. _____ do you sit next to in English lessons?

8. Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions in exercise 7.

(Làm việc theo cặp. Hỏi và trả lời các câu hỏi trong bài 7.)

1. I live in Hanoi.

(Tôi sống ở Hà Nội.)

2. I watched TV with my family.

(Tôi đã xem phim với gia đình.)

3. I got up at 7 a.m.

(Tôi đã dậy lúc 7 giờ sáng.)

4. I travelled to school by bus.

(Tôi đến trường bằng xe buýt.)

5. I go to the cinema once a week.

(Tôi đến rạp chiếu phim một lần một tháng.)

6. I sit next to my best friend.

(Tôi ngồi cạnh bạn thân của tôi.)

9. Read the answers and complete the questions.

(Đọc các câu trả lời và hoàn thành câu hỏi.)

1. What are you thinking about?

I'm thinking about my next holiday.

2. Who _____?

She danced with Tom

3. Who _____?

I'm looking for Zoe

4. Where _____?

They walked to the beach

5. What _____?

He's worried about his exams.