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Bài tập thì quá khứ đơn và quá khứ hoàn thành

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I. Phân biệt thì quá khứ đơn và quá khứ hoàn thành:

II. Bài tập luyện tập:

Exercise 1: Put the verbs into the correct form, past perfect or past simple

1. We were driving along the road when (we/ see) a car which

(break) down, so (we/ stop) to help.

2. Sorry I’m late. The car (break) down on my way here.

3. Jack travels a lot. When I first met him, (he/ already/ travel) round the world.

4. The house was very quiet when I got home. Everybody (go) to bed.

5. Paul wasn’t at the party when I arrived. (He/ go) home.

6. She _______________ (live) in London before she _______________ (go) to the United States.

7. After they _______________ (eat) the shellfish, they _______________ (begin) to feel sick.

8. If you _______________ (listen) to me, you would have got the job.

9. Julie _______________ (arrive/ already) at the station when I _______________ (get) there.

10. When we _______________ (finish) dinner, we _______________ (go) out.

11. The garden _______________ (be) dead because it _______________ (be) dry all summer.

12. He _______________ (meet) her somewhere before.

13. My aunt flew to Paris last year. She _______________ (never/ go) on a plane before that.

14. We didn’t need to queue because my wife _______________ (already/ buy) the tickets.

15. The thieves had already spent the money when the police _______________ (catch) them.

16. Helen _______________ (split up) with John before she met Paul.

17. We _______________ (know) her address because she _______________ (tell) us

18. The children _______________ (not eat) for days so they _______________ (be) extremely hungry.

19. By the time we _______________ (get) to the cinema the film _______________ (start), so we missed the first five minutes

20. After I _______________ (have) a huge lunch, I _______________ (feel) fat.

21. I spent a week in Miami recently. I _______________ (never, be) there before.

22. There was so much to see in Toledo. I wanted to see everything but I _______________ (not, have) enough time.

23. She told me she _______________ (buy) a new car.

24. When he arrived, Eve wasn’t there. She _______________ (leave) about five minutes before.

25. When we _______________ (arrive) back in Spain, they _______________ (lose) our luggage.

Exercise 2: Read the situations and write sentences using the words in brackets

1. The people sitting next to you on the plane we’re nervous. It was their first flight

(They/ not/ fly/ before) _______________________________

2. Sam played tennis yesterday. He wasn’t very good at it because it was his first game ever.

(He/ never/ play/ before) _______________________________

3. I met Daniel last week. It was good to see him again after such a long time.

(I/ not/ see/ him for five years) _______________________________

4. Last year we went to Mexico. It was our first time there

(We/ not/ be/ there/ before) We _______________________________

5. You went to the cinema last night. You got to the cinema late

(The film/ already/ start) _______________________________

Exercise 3: Put the verbs into correct form

1. She (come) ………….. back home after she (finish) their work.

2. Before my son (go) ……………….. to bed, he (read) a novel.

3. He told me he (not/wear) such kind of clothes before.

4. When I came to the stadium, the match (start) ………………………………….

5. Last night, Peter (go) ……….. to the supermarket before he (go) home

6. Tom ……………… (give) me the book yesterday but I knew he (not

read) it

7. When I arrived home I realized that I (not phone) my grandparents

8. The postman ……………… (come) after I (leave) the office

9. When the old lady ……………… (return) to her flat, she ……………… (see) that burglars (break) into.

10. My grandmother ……………… (make) some cheese sandwiches when I (get) home at 5.30

11. By the time Linda ……………… (park) her car, her boyfriend (drink) ……………… two cups of coffee

12. I wondered where I ………………(see) him before

13. My dog ……………… (be) hungry because he ……………… (have) nothing to eat since breakfast

14. I ……………… (recognize) him because I ……………… (see) his photo in the newspaper before

15. Margaret was upset because her husband ……………… (forget) her birthday.

16. When I arrived home from school yesterday, I ………………….. (find) that my bike wasn’t there. Someone …………………..

17. When Peter ………………….. (arrive) at the bus station, the bus ………………….. (already/ leave)

18. Fiona ………………….. (offer) Sony a job after she ………………….. (finish) her degree.

19. Jill ………………….. (want) to meet my boyfriend because she ………………….. (never/ see) him before.

20. I ………………….. (know) about that accident because I ………………….. (hear) about it on the radio.

21. After they ………………….. (see) the Tower, they ………………….. (go) to Westminster Abbey.

22. He ………………….. (ask) me which animals I ………………….. (see) in Africa.

23. After Columbus ………………….. (discover) America, he ………………….. (return) to Spain.

24. Before they ………………….. (move) to Liverpool, they ………………….. (sell) everything.

25. After he ………………….. (work) very hard, he ………………….. (fall) ill.

Exercise 4: Past Simple or Past Perfect? Read the sentences carefully and circle the correct options.

1. The robbers left / had left the bank when the policemen finally arrived / had arrived.

2. When the rain started / had started , the Atkinsons finished / had finished planting trees.

3. By the time Rebecca went / had gone into the store , she got / had got soaked.

4. Darcey saw / had seen this castle before she came / had come again last Sunday.

5. Mr.Palmer didn't speak / hadn't spoken any Chinese before he moved / had moved to Peking.

6. Sonny got / had got fainted by the time the ambulance reached / had reached the hospital.

7. When my mother brought / had brought me an apple , I finished / had finished my homework.

8. Mrs.Wilkinson refused / had refused to drive the car because she had / had had a terrible accident on the highway about a year ago.

9. I didn't think / hadn't thought of having a new house before I saw / had seen that ad on TV.

10. My uncle didn't try / hadn't tried Italian food before went / had gone to that restaurant.

Exercise 5: Choose the correct meaning for each sentence

1. When we got to the cinema, the film had started.

A. The film started before we arrived

B. The film started after we arrived.

2. Ana had just had a shower when I called

A. She was having a shower when I called

B. I called Ana after she had had a shower

3. I had never eaten sushi until I went to a Japanese restaurant last week

A. I ate sushi for the first time last week

B. I had eaten sushi before going to the Japanese restaurant

4. She screamed beacause she had seen a mouse

A. She saw a mouse. Then she screamed

B. She screamed. Then she saw a mouse

Exercise 6: Join the two sentences using the past simple or past perfect tense

1. Tom went home after that I arrived at the party

After Tom ___________________________________________

2. She had dinner and then she came to my house.

After she_____________________________________________

3. She went to the airport but the plane had already departed

After the plane ________________________________________

4. Her wallet was stolen and then she went to the police station

After her _____________________________________________

5. I took the bus and then went shopping

After I _______________________________________________

6. She arrived home then she prepared tea for her kids

After she ____________________________________________

7. John prepared everything for the party and after that all the guests arrvied.

After John ___________________________________________

8. She prepared well for the exams so she had a good mark.

After she ____________________________________________

9. He lived in London for three years and then moved to Lisbon.

After he _____________________________________________

10. First I passed my driving test and then I bought a car.

After I _______________________________________________

Exercise 7: Reorder these words to have correct sentences

1. an email / sent / a day off / he / before / his boss / take / he / to

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2. save / before / he / be able / an early retirement / a lot of / have / money / to / he.

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3. brief / the clients / objectives / we / he / about / new year’s / before / us / the / before / meet.

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4. go off / the office / we / after / the lights / leave.

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5. bring / the post office / here / you / package / you / the / come / before / to?

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6. presence / she / call / her house / after / fell / the / someone / in / the police / she / of.

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