Unit 4: Our Past
(Grammar Exercises)
EXERCISE 1: Complete each sentence with the past simple of a verb in the box. Use each verb only once. (Hoàn thành mỗi câu với thì quá khứ đơn của động từ trong khung. Hãy dùng mỗi động từ chỉ một lần.)
| tell | not be | get | paint | |
| know | learn | eat | hear | not arrive |
1. They watched television until twelve o’clock last night.
2. Last year, they __________ their house pink.
3. I___________ how to swim at the age of 10.
4. She _________ nothing but a sandwich all day yesterday.
5. Chris and Vera ___________ married in 2005.
6. Mr. Alex ___________ at work yesterday morning.
7. We__________ the President speak on television last night.
8. The train from Hanoi to Hue ___________ on time this morning.
9. I__________ Tan when we were at primary school.
10. Amanda__________ me about her plan two days ago.
EXERCISE 2: Complete each blank space in the passage with one of the following verbs use the past simple and use each verb only once. (Hoàn thành mỗi khoảng trông trong đoạn văn với một trong các động từ sau. Dùng thì quá khứ đơn và chỉ dùng mỗi động từ một lần.)
| go | take | not stop | arrive | continue |
| get | give | be | forget |
In 1998, Martin and Lucy Thompson (1) decided to drive from Dover, England, to Paris to spend a few days there with some friends. It was a long drive, so they (2) _________ quite a lot of food and drink for the journey, but unfortunately, they (3)_________to take a map. They got off the boat in Calais, France and immediately (4) _______ lost, but they (5)_________driving and (6) _________ to ask for directions. When they got near the border with Switzerland, they knew it (7) __________ the wrong road. They (8)________back, this time driving through Luxembourg, then to Brussels. Many hours later, they got to Rotterdam in the Netherlands, and then finally (9) __________ in Bonn, Germany, with no money, food, drink, or petrol. Some kind people (10) _________ them some money and they got back to Dover a week later, after driving more than 1500 kilometres.
EXERCISE 3: Finish the following sentences with a similar meaning by using ‘used to’, ‘didn’t use to’ or ‘Did … use to?. (Hoàn thành các câu sau với ý nghĩa tương tự bằng cách dùng ‘used to’, ‘didn’t use to’ hoặc ‘Did … use to?)
1. When I was a child, I watched cartoons on TV. I don’t wateh cartoons anymore.
I used to watch cartoons on TV, but I don?t anymore.
2. Did you go to a kindergarten when you were a child?
Did you use to so to a kindergarten ?
3. When I was a child, I cried a lot. I don’t cry a lot now.
I___________________________ , but I don’t anymore.
4. Now you live in this town. Where did you live before you came here?
Where ______________________ before you came here?
5. When I was a child, I wanted to be an adult like my father.
I_________________________ like my father.
6. When Carol was a child, she was very shy. Now she’s not shy.
Carol _________________________ , but she isn’t anymore.
7. I didn’t get up early when I was yoưnger. Now I usually get up early.
I didn’t ____________________ , but now I do.
8. When I was younger, I made a lot of spelling mistakes. Now I don’t anymore.
I_________________________ , but I don’t anymore.
9. When Brian was younger, he didn’t drink coffee. Now he drinks coffee.
Brian didn’t ______________________, but now he does.
10. Did you like wearing new clothes when you were a child?
Did_____________________________________?
EXERCISE 4: Complete each sentence using ‘used to’ or ‘didn’t use to’ with one verb in the box. use each verb only once. (Hoàn thành mỗi cầu bằng cách dùng ‘used to’ hoặc ‘didn’t use to’ với một động từ trong khung. Hãy dùng mỗi động từ chỉ một lần.)
| ride | not stay | take | not do | |
| not be | like | not jog | be | work |
1. Mr. and Mrs. Bell used to have a dog, but they don’t have a dog now.
2. Mrs. Riley _______ her dog for a walk in the park, but she doesn’t anymore.
3. Samantha ________ in a bank, but now she works in a drugstore.
4. My mother _______ aerobics at the gyrn, but now she does three times a week.
5. I ________ interested in chemistry, but now I am.
6. My father________ in the morning, but now he jogs five kilometers a day.
7. Hoa’s sister __________ an airhostess, but she isn’t anymore.
8. My brother___________ very late at night, but now he does because he has to study for his final examination.
9. I ________ eating ice-cream a lot, but I don’t anymore.
10. Mr. Baker_______ his bike to work, but now he drives a car.
EXERCISE 5: Complete each sentence with the right preposition using ‘at, in’ or ‘on’. (Hoàn thành mỗi câu với giới từ thích hợp, dùng ‘at, in’ hoặc ‘on’.)
1. I’m going to a wedding _________ September 5th.
2. Susan and Tony met____________ the summer of 2006.
3. I woke up ________ midnight because the telephone suddenly rang.
4. Most of the offices are closed __________the weekend.
5. Children often get presents from Santa Claus ___________ Christmas.
6. They often go to a restaurant for dinner _________ Saturday night.
7. Do we have any national holiday ________May?
8. My father will retire from work __________2015.
9. What do people in your country often do_________ New Year’s Eve?
10. Goodbye for now and see you__________ lunchtime!
EXERCISE 6: Complete each sentence with the right preposition using ‘before, after’ or ‘between’. (Hoàn thành mỗi câu với giới từ thích hợp, dùng ‘before, after’ hoặc ‘between’.)
1. The traffic is always crowded between Monday and Friday.
2. You must finish the report ________ Tuesday. Wednesday will be too late!
3. The manager won’t return to his office until Thursday, so you’11 be able to meet him _______ Wednesday.
4. The company was developed well _________ 1990 and 2000.
5. People often clean and decorate their homes ________New Year.
6. I don’t remember exactly the time, but I’m sure the accident happened ________ nine and eleven o’clock last night.
7. See you again _________lunchtime! Then, we’ll have lunch together.
8. Don’t come back home ________ 10.00 p.m.! The gate is always locked at ten.
9. The weather is ideal for camping ________ March and May.
10. I usually get home from work at 6.00 p.m. Then, I have a shower and eat dinner. _______ dinner, I watch TV for about an hour before going to bed.
EXERCISE 7: Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes each of the following sentences. (Hãy chọn từ hoặc nhóm từ thích hợp (A, B, C hoặc D) để hoàn thành mỗi câu sau.)
Example: The traffic is always heavy ______________ Monday mornings.
A. in B. at C. on D. for
Đáp án: C. on
1. It is good to listen to fairy stories ________________ cold winter nights.
A. at B. on C. in D. by
2. My grandma ________ tell me fairy stories when I was a child.
A. use to B. used C. wasused to D. used to
3. What do you often do ___________ the weekend?
A. in B. since C. on D. between
4. I often have a rest ______________ 12.30 and 1.00 after lunch.
A. before B. between C. after D. in
5 . _______ wear a tie to school when you were younger?
A. Did you used B. Did you used to
C. Did you use to D. Were you use to
6. Where did he___________before he moved here?
A. use to work B. used to work
C. use to working D. used working
7. I_________ the news of the earthquake while I was driving home.
A. hear B. heard C. have heard D. would hear
8. Where __________ when I phoned you last nigh?
A. did you be B. you did be
C. were you D. was you
9. The harvest time usually finishes _________ the winter comes.
A. on B. before C. between D. in
10. Nurses often have to work________ night.
A. at B. in C. on D. since
EXERCISE 8: Choose the underlined part in each sentence that needs correcting. (Chọn phần gạch dưới cần phải sửa lại trong mỗi câu.)
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