UNIT 8 :SPORTS AND GAMES

1. Form
a. Khẳng định
- Động từ có qui tắc : V-ed
Eg : - work → worked
- clean → cleaned
* Notes :
- Những động từ một âm tiết, một nguyên âm, kết thúc là một phụ âm thì trước
khi thêm ed ta gấp đôi phụ âm cuối.
Eg : - stop → stopped
- drop → dropped
- Những động từ kết thúc là phụ âm + y , trước khi thêm ed ta đổi y thành i.
Eg : - study - studied
- Những động từ kết thúc là nguyên âm + y, biến đổi bình thường.
Eg: - play - played
- Những động từ kết thúc là e thì chỉ thêm d :
Eg : - arrive → arrived
*Cách đọc đuôi ed :
- Đuôi ed được đọc là /id/ khi đứng sau t và d :
Eg : wanted needed
- Đuôi ed được đọc là / t / khi đứng sau k, p, sh, ch, ss, x
Eg : - stopped, washed, watched, missed, fixed, cooked ...
- Đuôi ed được đọc là d sau các trường hợp còn lại
- Động từ bất qui tắc : - see → saw
- get → got
- do → did
- have → had
- be → was / were
b.Phủ định : S + didn't + V
c. Nghi vấn : Did + S + V ?
2. The use
* Thời quá khứ đơn diễn tả hành động xảy ra trong quá khứ có thời điểm rõ
ràng :
- yesterday
- last night (tối hôm qua )
week ( tuần trước )
month ( tháng trước )
year ( năm trước )
- 2 ... days ago (hai ... ngày/ tuần .... trước đây)
weeks
Eg: - We played football yesterday.
* Đi với when trong câu hỏi về hành động trong quá khứ
Eg : - When did you see him ?
- I saw him this morning.
Watch out! Many English verbs have irregular past forms:
Examples:
be: I/he/she/it + was
we/you/they + were
- have: had - win: won - eat: ate.......
III. EXERCISES
- 1) Was or Were?: Complete the sentences with was or were.
1. I happy.
2. You angry.
3. She in London last week.
4. He on holiday.
5. It cold.
6. We at school.
7. You at the cinema.
8. They at home.
9. The cat on the roof.
10.The children in the garden.
2) Fill in the blanks. Use WAS / WERE:
1. Susan …… was ……… ill yesterday.
2. The weather …………… very hot last Saturday.
3. The students ……………. at the theater last night.
4. Betty ………………….. in Germany last summer.
5. My brother and I …………………….. at the football stadium on Saturday.
6. ………………………. it cold yesterday?
7. They ....................... at the stadium yesterday afternoon.
8. I ..................... at school all day yesrterday.
9. My father ..................... at work last Sunday .
10. It ................... cold last week.
Exercise II : Put the verbs into the correct form (simple past).
1. Last year I (spend) my holiday in Ireland.
2. It (be) great.
3. I (travel) around by car with two friends and we (visit) lots
of interesting places.
4. In the evenings we usually (go) to a pub.
5. One night we even (learn) some Irish dances.
6. We (be) very lucky with the weather.
7. It (not / rain) a lot.
8. But we (see) some beautiful rainbows.
9. Where..... (spend / you) your last holiday?
10. He (live) in London last year.
11. They (sell)…………………………… their house several days ago.
12. She (meet)………………………… me in the street last Sunday
Exercise III : Use the Past form of the verbs:
1) I (go)............................to Ben Thanh market last Monday
2) He (get)..............................up at 7 o’clock yesterday.
3) What time ......you (go) .....................to bed last night?
4) She ( not go)..................................to work last weekend.
 5) Lan (meet).................................her at the party 3 years ago.
6) Last summer vacation,Mom (not buy).............................me a new buy?
7) When .......he (leave)............................... for work last week.
8) What .......you (do)................................. yesterday?
9) We (begin)....................................to learn English 3 years ago.
10) She (be).........................................an engineer last week.
11) Lan (be not)...................................at home yesterday.
12) He (wear) .....................................the shirt last week.
13) They (be ) ................................here yesterday.
14) You (go) ...............................to school yesterday?
15) Tam (be)...................................... at home last night? – Yes, he (be).
16) Where he (go)........................................ yesterday?
17) I (be)......................................... sick last night.
18) Why .....you (not come ).............................. to class yesterday?
19) Hoa (buy) ...................................a lot of things for her birthday party.
20) What time you ...........(leave) ........................................home for school
yesterday?

Exercise
Exercise 1 : Write the past form of these verbs

- to walk -> walked - to love ......... - to post ......... - to paint ........

- to plant ..... - to want ......... - to collect ..... - to enjoy .....
- to dance ..... - to play ..... - to miss ..... - to talk .....
- to stop ..... - to stay ..... - to use ......... - to learn .....
- to cook ..... - to watch ......... - to visit ......... - to return .....

Exercise 2 : Write the past form of these verbs

- be --- Was/ were-- - leave _________

- begin ___began__ - lose _________
- break _________ - make _________
- bring _________ - meet _________
- build _________ - pay _________
- buy _________ - put _________
- catch ________ - read _________
- come _________ - ring _________
- do _________ - say _________
- drink _________ - see _________
- eat _________ - sell _________
- fall _________ - sit _________
- find _________ - sleep _________
- fly _________ - speak _________
- forget _________ - stand _________
- get _________ - take _________
- give _________ - tell _________
- go _________ - think _________
- have _________ - win _________
 - hear _________ - write _________
- know _________ - bring _________

Exercise 3 : Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple.

1/ We ( start) ………………………our new school year last month.
2/ She (not/receive) ………………………her penpal letter this morning.
3/ ……………….Lan ( take)………………….. her younger brother to the zoo last
Sunday.
4/ Her brother (be)……………………… at school yesterday.
5/ Last week, We (go)……… to Cuc Phuong Forest . We (enjoy)…………… the fresh
air and the peaceful atmosphere.
6/ His uncle ( teach)………….. English in our school five years ago.
7/ There (be) ………………………a lot of noise at the fair yesterday.
8/ It (take) ……………………..me 5 minutes to walk to school last year
9/ She (sing) …………………..very well last night.
10/ What……………….. you( do) …………………last weekend?
11/ Where ............you ( spend) ……………..your holiday last year?
12/ They (finish) …………………..their work last night.
13/ I (clean)………………… the kitchen yesterday,but I (not clean)
………………………. the bathroom.
14/ Last night, I (talk) ………………to my aunt, but I (not , talk) ……………….to
my uncle.
15/ We (watch)…………………. TV last night, but we (not , watch)
…………………….the film.
16/ I (meet) ……………my brother an hour ago, but I (not , meet)……………… my
friend.
17/ We ( visit).................. the museum last week.
18/ .......... ( you/ do) any sport last weekend ? Yes, I did
19/ My sister ( not, go ) ....................... shopping last Sunday.
20/ Last weekend , we ( not, go)...................... to school, we ( play)...................... some
games.

Exercise 4 : Change the sentences:

I)Put the verbs in in the II)Change the following sentences in to

following sentences in to the Negative and Yes/No question.
simple past tense. ( Affirmative (+) They wrote the document two days ago.
and negative) (-)They didn’t write the document two days
0 . They live here. ago.
They lived here. (?) Did they write the document two days
They didn’t live here ago?
1.We see her on Sundays. 1.She met Jane at five.
…………………………………… ………………………………………………
……… …………………………………………
…………………………………… 2.You ate too much?
……… ………………………………………………
2.James speaks slowly. ………………………………………………
 …………………………………… ……
…………………………………… 3..I had break fast at 8.00 this morning.
……………… ……………………………………………
3.They are very friendly. ……………………………………………
……………………………………
……… 4.They learned Japanese lastnight
…………………………………… ……………………………………………
……… ……………………………………………
4.She is really impressed by the 5.We arrived at 10 PM.
beaty of the city. ………………………………………………
…………………………………… …………………………………………
……… 6. She did her homework this afternoon.
…………………………………… ……………………………………………
……… ……………………………………………
5.The children enjoy the party. 7.My brother worked as adoctor.
…………………………………… …………………………………………
……… ……………………………………………
…………………………………… 8.Tom was sick.
……… ……………………………………………
6. My mother sleeps badlly. ……………………………………………
…………………………………… 9 .I walked to the office.
………
……………………………………
………
7.I know how to do this.
……………………………………
………
……………………………………
………
8.Tom clean the floor.
……………………………………
………
……………………………………
………
9.They paint the house.
……………………………………
………
……………………………………
………

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EXERCISE
Exercise 1: Write the past form of these verbs

- to watch .. begin __began__ give _________ - see _________

.watched... break _________ go _________ - sell _________
- to want ......... bring _________ - have _________ - sit _________
- to play ..... build _________ - hear -sleep _________
- to stay ..... buy _________ _________ speak _________
- to watch ......... catch ________ - know -stand _________
- to post ......... come _________ _________ - take _________
- to collect ..... do _________ leave _________ tell _________
- to miss ..... drink _________ lose _________ think _________
- to use ......... eat _________ make _________ win _________
- to visit ......... fall _________ meet _________ write _________
- to paint ........ find ________ pay _________ cut __________
- to enjoy ..... fly ________ put _________
- to talk ..... forget ________ read _________
- to learn ..... get _______ ring _________
- to return ..... say _________

Exercise 3 : Complete these sentences in the PAST TENSE, using the correct
verb:
* play * enjoy * watch * listen * talk * phone

* stop * walk * travel * like * stay

Eg : I watched the late film on TV last night.

1. We really ………………….. the concert last night. It was great!
2. She ………………… with friends in Brighton last summer.
3. Italy ………………… very well in the last World Cup.
4. Her parents ………………….. by train from Shanghai to Moscow.
5. I ………………….. you four times last night but you were out.
6. We …………………. along the beach yesterday. It was lovely.
7. She …………………. the film but she didn’t like the music.
8. The men ………………….. work at exactly one o’clock.
9. I ……………………. to the new Sting album yesterday. It’s great.
10. They ………………… to us about their trip to Madagaskar. It was very
interesting.
Exercise 4 : Fill in the blanks with a verb from the box in the SIMPLE PAST

1. She ………………….. a cake an hour ago.

2. She ………………….. a hat last week.
3. The boy ………………….. a letter yesterday.
4. They ……………………. in the sea for an hour.
5. They ………………….. a lot of Coke last night.
6. She ………………… her arm last week.
7. He ……………………. all his money last week.
8. She …………………… a bath two minutes ago.
9. He ……………………. his wallet last night.
10. She ………………….. on the old chair a minute ago.
11. She ………………….. the clothes yesterday.
Exercise 5 : Fill in the blanks with the SIMPLE PAST of the verbs in brackets:
Last Saturday my father …. took…. (take) my friends and me to the circus. We
………(see) lots of things. My father …………………. (buy) us some popcorn and
orange juice. We ……………………. (eat) the popcorn and …………………………
(drink) the orange juice. We …………………….. (laugh) at the funny clowns. There
…………………. (be) a lion-tamer. The lions …………………… (do) tricks; they
………………………… (jump) through hoops. A girl ………………………. (ride)
an elephant around the ring. We all ………………… (have) a wonderful time.
H) Read the text. Write the questions below about Tamsin’s holiday:
Last September Tamsin went to Bali. She went by plane and stayed in a big
hotel. It was very hot, so she swam every day. In the evenings she went to different
restaurants, the food was very good. She met some nice people and every night she
danced with them at the disco. She was happy because she wasn’t alone.
1. Where did she go? ………………………………………………. Bali.
2. …………………………………………………………………… Last
September.
3. …………………………………………………………………… By plane.
4. …………………………………………………………………… In a big hotel.
5. …………………………………………………………………… It was very
hot.
6. …………………………………………………………………… She swam.
7. …………………………………………………………………… It was very
good.
8. …………………………………………………………………… Some nice
people.
Exercise 8 : Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple.
1.We ( start) ………………………our new school year last month.
2. She (not/receive) ………………………her penpal letter this morning.
3. ……………….Lan ( take)………………….. her younger brother to the zoo last
Sunday?
4.Her brother (be)……………………… very impressed by the interesting and
exciting place.
5.Last week, We (go)……… to Cuc Phuong Forest . We (enjoy)…………… the fresh
air and the peaceful atmosphere.
6.His uncle ( teach)………….. English in our school five years ago.
7.There (be) ………………………a lot of noise at the fair yesterday.
8.It (take) ……………………..me 5 minutes to walk to school last year
9.All of them (sing) …………………..when I( came)……………………
10.What……………….. you( do) …………………at 7 p.m yesterday?
11. Where you ( spend) ……………..your holiday last year?
12.The film already (begin) …………………..when we got to the cinema.
13.I (clean)………………… the kitchen yesterday,but I (not clean)
………………………. the bathroom.
14.Last night, I (talk) ………………to my aunt, but I (not talk) ……………….to my
uncle.
15.We (watch)……………. TV last night, but we (not watch) ………………….the
film.
16.I (call) ……………your brother an hour ago, but I (not call)……………………
you.
Exercise 9 : Make quetions
1. They played table tennis yeterday . - > What did they play last week ?
2. He cleaned the room yesterday .
When ...................................................................... ?
3. My sister bought me a new hat last week .
What ........................................................................?
4. We stayed in a hotel last summer vacation.
Where ......................................................................?
5. She got up at six o’clock this morning .
What time ...............................................................?
6. I walked to school Last Monday .
How .. .....................................................................?
7. I was at home last Sunday .
Where .....................................................................?
8. I was born in 1993./ on May 10th 1993.
When.................................................................?
9. Ba spoke about his vacation.
Who ......................................................................?
10.He saw a lot of interesting places in Da lat .
What ......................................................................?
Exercise 8 : Write about your last holiday

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Exercise 5 : Give the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets :
1. Nam (play) ....................................soccer yesterday.
2. Liz (go) ....................................to Nha Trang last summer .
3. She (eat) ....................................a lot of vegetables and fruit yesterday.
4. My father (be) .................................... in Ha Noi last month.
5. They (come) ....................................there last week.
6. Lan usually (drink) ....................................milk every morning.
7. We (travel) ....................................to Hue last month.
8. Ba (go) ....................................to the dentist yesterday.
9. I (be) ....................................at home last night.
10. Hoa and her friends (watch) .....................................a movie on the TV last
night.
11. They (buy) ..........................some meat , vegetables and fruit for their dinner
yesterday.
12. He often (drink) .................................... alot of water everyday.
13. I (write) a letter.................................... yesterday.
Hoa (receive) ....................................a letter from her mother two days ago.