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PAST SIMPLE

Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks below to complete the sentences.


1. I (eat)___________ dinner at six o’clock yesterday.
2. A: ___________ Helen (drive)___________ to work? B: Yes, she ___________.
3. My neighbor (buy)___________ a new car last week.
4. They (go)___________ to Italy on their last summer holiday.
5. A: ___________ they (swim)___________ at the beach? B: No, they __________.
6. My family and I (see)___________ a comedy movie last night.
7. First, we (do)___________ exercise, and then we (drink)___________ some water.
8. Suddenly, the animal jumped and (bite)___________ my hand.
9. What time (do)___________ you (get up)___________ this morning?
10. The Wright brothers (fly)___________ the first airplane in 1903.
11. I think I (hear)___________ a strange sound outside the door one minute ago.
12. When I was ten years old, I (break)___________ my arm. It really (hurt) __________.
13. The police (catch)___________ all three of the bank robbers last week.
14. How many times (do)___________ you (read)___________ that book?
15. Unfortunately, I (forget)___________ to (bring)___________ my money.
Exercise 2: Complete the sentences with the SIMPLE PAST of the verbs in parentheses.
1. They ____________________ (watch) TV last night.
2. Priscila ____________________ (talk) to her friends all day.
3. I ___________________ (have) a terrible headache yesterday.
4. Bob _____________________ (come) home from school late.
5. They ____________________ (arrive) late and ___________________ (miss) the bus.
6. She ____________________ (study) hard and ___________________(pass) the exam.
7. He ____________________ (call) the office to tell them he was sick.
8. I ___________________ (speak) to the director as he was leaving the room.
9. Dr. Johnson ______________________ (get up) early this morning.
10. Mary _____________________ (do) her homework and ________________ (go) to school.
11. Chris ____________________ (find) a ten-dollar bill.
12. The dog ______________________ (follow) us down the road.
13. Those students _____________________ (work) hard last semester.
14. Lúcio ___________________ (stop) at the corner and __________________ (call) us.
15. I ___________________ (try) to talk to Helen last night.
16. I ___________________ (pay) the phone bill yesterday.
17. My dad ____________________ (catch) a cold when he ________________ (be) in Canada.
18. She _____________________ (leave) home early yesterday.
19. They ____________________ (know) each other very well when they______________ (be) kids.
20. The teacher _____________________ (bring) the exams corrected.
21. She was cleaning the vase when she ____________________ (drop) it.
22. We ___________________ (jog) in the park yesterday.
23. The fire ____________________ (occur) while we ___________________ (be) out.
24. I __________________ (meet) some nice people at the party last weekend.
25. Carol _____________________ (sleep) until late on the weekend. Then, she
26. _______________ (go) out to lunch.
27. We ______________________ (fly) to the USA on a great airplane.
Exercise 3: Write the correct form of the verb in the spaces below.
1. When I was in school, I _____ (to do) my homework every day.
2. She _______ (to like) chocolate milk when she was a girl.
3. It always _______ (to rain) when we lived in Seattle.
4. Joey and Mike _______ (to be) friends a long time ago.
5. I _______ (to try) to make a snowman last winter.
6. Our favorite game when we were little ______ (to be) chess.
7. It ______ (to be) so sunny yesterday.
8. Jeremy ______ (to want) to go to the beach this summer.
9. Shelby ______ (to save) $100.
10. It ______ (to snow) last December.
Exercise 4: Make the past simple: positive, negative or question.
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. _________________ (I / forget) something?
17. What time _________________ (the film / start)?
18. He _________________ (have) a shower.
19. Why _________________ (you / come)?
20. _________________ (he / go) to the party?
FUTURE SIMPLE

1. Khái niệm.
Thì tương lai đơn (Future Simple Tense) diễn tả hành động sẽ xảy sau thời điểm nói hoặc tại một thời
điểm trong tương lai. Thì tương lai đơn còn được dùng để diễn đạt một điều ước hoặc một dự đoán có thể
xảy ra trong tương lai.
Eg: Will you please bring me a cup of coffee?
Eg: My mother will be fifty in May.
2. Công thức.

Khẳng định Phủ định Nghi vấn Wh-?


Công thức S + will + V S + will not Will + S + V Wh- + will + S +
(nguyên thể) (won’t) + V (nguyên thể)…? V (nguyên thể)…?
(nguyên thể)
Ví dụ I will bake some She won’t go to Will they go to What will you do
patries tomorrow work next week England? next time you visit
your friend?
3. Cách dùng.
 Tương lai chắc chắn (chắc chắn xảy ra).
 Tương lai có khả năng xảy ra.
 Khi đưa ra quyết định, lời đề nghị, hứa hẹn hay cảnh báo.
4. Dấu hiệu nhận biết.

In + thời gian trong tương lai In 2039, in 2 minutes later


Tomorrow Ngày mai
Next day Ngày hôm sau
Next week/ next month/ next year Tuần tới/ tháng tới/ năm tới
think/ believe/ suppose/ …: nghĩ/ nghĩ/ tin/ cho là Eg: I promise I will take you
tin/ cho là to the water park when I’m
Perhaps/probably Có lẽ not occupied.
Promise Hứa
5. Bài tập.
Exercise 1: Hoàn thành câu sau bằng cách điều cụm từ going to hoặc will
1. Look at those clouds. It ______________ snow
2. Don’t tell anyone, ______________ you?
3. I think he ______________ (like) this book
4. I have a lot of tests next weeks so I ______________ (study) in the library after school
5. I ______________ (study) medicine next year
Exercise 2: Dùng các từ gợi ý sau để viết thành một câu hoàn chỉnh.
1. He/ wish/ Bin/ come/party/ next week.
→____________________________________________________________________________________
2. If/ she/ not/ learn/ very hard/,/she/not/ pass/ test.
→____________________________________________________________________________________
3. Minh/ take/ the zoo/ next Sunday?
→____________________________________________________________________________________
4. I/ believe/ Huynh/ recover/ illness/ soon.
→____________________________________________________________________________________
5. They/ drink/ in the same restaurant/ next week.
→____________________________________________________________________________________
Exercise 3: Bài tập tương lai đơn – Chia dạng đúng của động từ
1. You______________________________ (earn) a lot of money.
2. You______________________________ (travel) around the world.
3. You______________________________ (meet) lots of interesting people.
4. Everybody________________________ (adore) you.
5. You______________________________ (not / have) any problems.
6. Many people_________________________________ (serve) you.
7. They____________________________________ (anticipate) your wishes.
8. There__________________________________________ (not / be) anything left to wish for.
9. Everything_____________________________________ (be) perfect.
10. But all these things_______________________________ (happen / only) if you marry me.
Exercise 4: Viết các câu sau ở thì tương lai thể phủ định và nghi vấn
1. I / answer / the question. →
_______________________________________________________________________
2. she / read / the book. →
_______________________________________________________________________________
3. we / send / the postcard. →
_______________________________________________________________________________
4. Vanessa / catch / the ball. →
_______________________________________________________________________________
5. James / open / the door? →
_______________________________________________________________________________
6. we / listen / to the radio. →
_______________________________________________________________________________
7. they / drink / beer. →
_______________________________________________________________________________
8. they / eat / fish. →
_______________________________________________________________________________
9. you / give / me / the apple? →
_______________________________________________________________________________
10. the computer / crash. →
_______________________________________________________________________________
Exercise 5: Bài tập về thì hiện tại đơn và tương lai đơn
1. Ngoc (love) _______ cartoons, but she says she (not/continue) ______ this hobby in the future.
2. They usually (take) ______ a lot of beautiful photos.
FUTURE SIMPLE

3. What (your brother/do) ________________ in his free time?


4. I think 10 years from now more people (enjoy) ______________________ gardening.
5. ______ you (do) ______ morning exercise every day?
6. _____ you still (play) _____ badminton next year?

6.
Exercise 1: Chia động từ
1. An _________________ (meet) her friend at the park tomorrow.
2. Nam _________________ (call) you later in the evening.
3. We ___________________ (travel) to Africa next month.
4. They_________________ (have) a party on next Tuesday.
5. Hưng _________________ (start) his new job next week.
6. The concert _________________ (begin) at 9.30 PM.
7. My mother _________________ (visit) us next month.
8. The team _________________ (play) in the championship next week.
9. I _________________ (buy) a new Macbook soon.
10. She _____________________________ (graduate) from college next year.
Exercise 2: Viết thành câu hoàn chỉnh với các gợi ý
1. go / will / the park / I / to / not / next Tuesday.
→
_______________________________________________________________________________
2. next week? / start / new job / she / her / will
→
_______________________________________________________________________________
3. to the concert / they / go / will
→
_______________________________________________________________________________
4. next month / visit / we / will / grandparents /our.
→
_______________________________________________________________________________
5. will / take / she / the exam / tomorrow?
→
_______________________________________________________________________________
6. a / will / have / we / party / birthday/ next Monday
→
_______________________________________________________________________________
7. it / in the future / will / change
→
_______________________________________________________________________________
8. become / a / he / pilot / wants / will / in the future /
→
_______________________________________________________________________________
Exercise 3: Sử dụng thì tương lai đơn và điền vào chỗ trống dạng từ đúng
1. _______ she _______ (come) to the party tomorrow?
2. He _______ not _______ (finish) his work on time.
3. We _______ (have) a great time at the beach next week.
4. _______ they _______ (travel) to Japan next month?
5. She _______ (not buy) a new phone next year.
6. _______ you _______ (attend) the conference?
7. They _______ (not visit) their relatives during the holidays.
FUTURE SIMPLE

8. He _______ (be) a doctor in the future.


9. _______ she _______ (start) her new job next Monday?
10. We_______ (not go) to the concert next Sunday.
Exercise 4: Hoàn thành câu ở dạng phủ định của thì tương lai đơn
1. They _________ (not attend) the party tomorrow.
2. She _________ (not go) to the concert next week.
3. We _________ (not travel) abroad this summer.
4. He _________ (not join) the club next month.
5. I _________ (not participate) in the competition.
6. It _________ (not rain) later in the evening.
7. Mary _________ (not visit) her grandparents next weekend.
8. They _________ (not watch) the movie tonight.
9. We _________ (not take) the exam tomorrow.
10. He _________ (not buy) a new car this year.
Exercise 5: Tìm lỗi và chỉnh sửa lỗi trong câu
1. I will goes to the store tomorrow. →
2. She will not meet her friends yesterday. →
3. They will travelling to Europe next month. →
4. Linda will not comes to the party tomorrow. →
5. We will going to the beach tomorrow. →
6. Will she meets her favorite singer at the concert? →
7. They will not will arrive on time for the meeting. →
8. I will not buying a new phone next week. →
9. Will they will come to the party tonight? →
10. The movie will starts in an hour. →
Exercise 6: Viết lại câu hỏi sử dụng thì tương lai đơn
1. Peter | arrive | when
→___________________________________________________________________________?
2. not | work | mum | late | your | today
→___________________________________________________________________________?
3. at | be | Marry | tomorrow | school
→___________________________________________________________________________?
4. you | what | leave | time?
→___________________________________________________________________________?
5. classmates | in | be | classroom | their | your
→___________________________________________________________________________?
6. hairstyle | think | what | John | my | of | new
→___________________________________________________________________________?
7. concert | enjoy | the | Mr. and Mrs. Miley
→___________________________________________________________________________?
8. you | till | stay | there | not | Saturday
→___________________________________________________________________________?
9. you | address | your | tell | me | email
→___________________________________________________________________________?
10. the | how | Joe | find | motel
→___________________________________________________________________________?
Exercise 7: Bài tập trắc nghiệm về thì tương lai đơn
1. Minh is late. Don’t worry! He (come) _________

A. comes B. will come C. come


2. If it rains, my family (not go) ___ to the beach.

A. don’t go B. doesn’t go C. wont go


3. I (meet) ___ him later.

A. Will meet B. Meet C. meets


4. He ___the test.

A. Cannot pass B. Will not pass C. Will not be passing


5. She ________ (tell) me when her birthday is.

A. Will not have told B. Will not be telling C. Wont tell


6. She ________ very angry when she knows this

A. Will have been B. Will be C. Has been


7. She insulted me. I ________ (speak) to her again!

A. Will never speak B. Never be speaking C. Will have never


spoken
8. She doesn’t realize what kind of person he is, but she ________ (find out).

A. Will find out B. Will be finding out C. will have found out
9. Go and tidy your room! My mother (not do) ___ it.

A. don’t do B. will not do C. doesn’t do


10. Your suitcase is so big. I ________ it for you

A. have taken B. will take C. am going to take

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The simple past tense is used for actions that occurred at a specific time in the past, often accompanied by time expressions like 'yesterday', 'last week', or 'at six o’clock yesterday' . In contrast, the future simple tense is used for actions that will happen at a specific time in the future or for predictions, intentions, and promises. It often includes time references such as 'tomorrow', 'next week', or 'next month', as in "We will travel to Africa next month" . Both tenses depend heavily on time markers to indicate when the action occurs.

The instructional approach for teaching the past simple tense often involves completing sentences with the correct verb forms and forming negatives or questions, which helps students understand sentence structure and verb forms. For example, exercises like 'I did not change trains at Victoria' help in learning negation , while forming questions by starting with 'Did', as in 'Did he call you?', assists with understanding interrogatives . This method encourages practice in different contexts, fostering understanding through application.

In English, most verbs in the past simple tense are formed by adding '-ed' to the base form, like 'play' becoming 'played'. However, irregular verbs do not follow this rule and have unique forms, such as 'go' becoming 'went', 'have' becoming 'had', and 'take' becoming 'took'. Examples from the documents include 'She got on the bus' using the irregular past form of 'get' and 'He did not study' showing the base form after 'did not' for negatives .

The documents present exercises designed to identify and correct errors in verb tenses, focusing on common mistakes learners make. For instance, errors are highlighted and corrected in sentences like "I will goes to the store tomorrow," correcting it to "I will go to the store tomorrow" by removing the unnecessary 's' confirming with future simple tense rules . This approach not only teaches correct usage but also emphasizes understanding of tense rules through direct correction of the errors, reinforcing the correct grammatical structure.

The document uses various exercises to practically apply the past and future tenses, focusing on sentence completion, error correction, and tense-specific sentence formation. By having exercises like filling in blanks and rewriting sentences in different tenses, such as changing 'She will not meet her friends yesterday' to past simple , it encourages active engagement with syntax and verb forms. This approach leverages repetition and practical use to integrate understanding of timing, helping learners solidify grasp of tense through contextual application.

In the past simple tense, negative sentences are formed using 'did not' (didn't) followed by the base form of the verb. For example, "I did not (didn't) drink any beer last night" . Interrogative sentences in the past simple are formed by placing 'did' before the subject, followed by the base form of the verb, such as "What time did he get up yesterday?" . This structure applies irrespective of the subject.

Timing expressions such as 'tomorrow', 'next week', and phrases in Future Simple exercises clarify when an action is expected to occur, solidifying the connection between tense and temporal context. For example, "Nam will call you later in the evening" employs 'later in the evening' to specify the time frame for an action . These expressions help learners correctly couple future actions with appropriate time frames, reinforcing accurate tense usage.

The simple past tense is often used in narratives to describe a sequence of events. It allows the storyteller to convey actions in a linear and chronological manner. For example, "First, we did exercise, and then we drank some water" uses the past tense to show the order of activities . This tense effectively communicates events that progress one after the other, providing clarity and temporal order in storytelling.

The future simple tense, as indicated by 'will', is used to express predictions or assumptions about future events, often accompanied by speculative verbs like 'think', 'believe', or 'suppose', and adverbs such as 'probably' or 'perhaps'. For example, "I think he will like this book" demonstrates how the structure can convey a prediction based on current knowledge or assumptions. The use of 'will' along with these speculative elements signals the speaker's expectation about the future.

The past simple tense is ideal for recounting historical facts because it expresses actions or events completed in the past with specific time references. For historical events, timing is crucial as it anchors the event in a specific context, like "The Wright brothers flew the first airplane in 1903" . This use efficiently conveys historical accuracy and a sense of fixed time, crucial for understanding historical occurrences.

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