English Grammar _ Bui Thi Chi
Unit 2: Thì quá khứ

Practice 1
Part 1: Tìm từ khác các từ còn lại:
1.
a. amazing
b. suitable
2.
a. compliment
b. comfortable
3.
a. lorry
b. train
4.
a. marbles
b. kiing
5.
a. football
b. goal
6.
a. enjoy
b. repair

c. together
c. moment
c. dryer
c. score
c. ball
c. invite

d. awful
d. apartment
d. ship
d. swimming
d. rod
d. empty

Part 2: Hoàn chỉnh các câu sau với các từ gợi ý trong ngoặc:
1. Do you still have a headache?
- No, it ...................... (go). I’m all right now.
2. I went to John’s room and .......................... (knock) at the door but there .................... (be) no answer.
3. It’s a grey day today. The sun .............................. (not shine)
4. Janice ............................. (sleep) for almost two hours. Don’t you think we should wake he up?
5. I last ............................ (wear) this dress at my brother’s wedding.
6. As a rule, my brother ............................ (sleep) until 6 o’clock in the morning, and then he ...................... (get)
up and ....................... (study) for his class.
7. The telephone ........................... (ring) several times then stopped before I could answer.
8. Mark ........................... (take) many trips to Asia since he started his own business.
9. I ...........................(break) my pencil. May I borrow one of you?
10. During the earthquake, I ............................. (feel) the building .............................. (shake) violently.
11. Since she .............................. (leave) her country, she .....................(be) very homesick.
12. We couldn’t stay to dinner because the last bus ............................(leave) at 8 o’clock.
13. Paul was ill, so his father ............................ (send) for a doctor.
14. You ........................ (have) your photograph ........................... (take) last Sunday?
15. I .......................... (spend) every summer on a farm until I ....................... (be) about twelve.
16. She ................................. (not wear) that dress since she ........................ (buy) it.
17. Jane ............................. (study) law for four years now at Harvard.
Part 3: Điền các giới thừ thích hợp vào chỗ trống:
1. A selfish person is incapable ……….……… true friendship.
2. He was accused ……….……..being disloyal to the government.

3. How much time do you spend ………………. homework?
4. Good friendship should be based ………..………. mutual understanding.
5. Do you keep in touch …....................... any school friend?
6. Some adults have a total lack ………….…….. sympathy for (towards) young people.
7. He’s more concerned ………………..…. what people think about him than anything else.
8. She had been briefly acquainted …………………… him more than 20 years earlier.
9. Some thought ............................ him very often..
11. I recognized my grandmother as soon as she got .......................... the plane although we had not seen each for
more than 10 years.
12. I waved ...................... him for the window but he didn’t see me.
13. I have ever seen such a beautiful dress ............................ you before.
14. Small children are often told that it is rude to point ....................... other people.
15. Pay more attention ............................. picture and you can find out who is the robber.
16. She looked …………..……… me, smiling happily and confidently.
17. Cultural differences are also known ................................ “cultural shock”!
18. He may be quick ............................. understanding, but he is not capable …………..…….. remembering
anything.
19. Our town is crowded …………….…… holiday makers .................................. June and July.
20. She intends to start her independent life. She doesn’t mind living ............................. her own.


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Part 4: Tìm âm có trọng âm khác các từ còn lại:
1. a. amazing
b. comfortable
2. a. horrible
b. biology
3. a. unhappy
b. appliance
4. a. teenager

b. celebration
5. a. definitely
b. collection

c. delicous
c. chemistry
c. calculator
c. entertaiment
c. receive

d. expensive
d. dictionary
d. ixperiment
d. volunteer
d. complaint

Part 5: Xây dựng các câu sau, sau đó trả lời các câu hỏi đó:
1. school/ when/ start/ you?
……………………………………………………………………………………………..
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…..
2. morning/ you/ get/ time/ what/ this?
…………………………………………………………………………………..
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…….
3.
dinner/ night/ have/ what/ you/ last?
…………………………………………………………………………………..
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…….

4. train/ last/ you/ when/ travel?
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
….
5.
do/ what/ Sunday/ you/ last?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………….
6.
holiday/ summer/ where/ last/ you?
…………………………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
….
7.
visit/ you/ art/ gallery/ last/ when?
……………………………………………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
….
8.
Come/ today/ you/ how/ school?
………………………………………………………………………………………,
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
.....
Part 6: Khoanh các đáp án có phát âm âm “ed” khác các từ còn lại:
1. a. talked
b. missed
c. closed
d. enjoyed
2. a. laughed
b. called

c. washed
d. faxed
3. a. polluted
b. invited
c. decided
d. watched
4. a. helped
b. robbed
c. studied
d. agreed
5. a. believed
b. played
c. walked
d. listened
Part 7: Tìm lỗi sai trong các câu sau và sửa lại:
1. Stayed strong family members have to be engaged in each other’s lives.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. Sometimes all it takes is a few minutes to help you and your family members feeling more in touch with
each other.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. Meal time is a great time for family members to talk about that is going on in their lives.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. Meal time also gives children a chance to learn how some of their favourite dishes making.


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……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Part 8: Điền vào chỗ trống on time/ in time:
1. Peter wants the meeting to start exactly ………………………..
2. The doctor did not arrive …………………….. to save the patient.

3. There were no delays, so the plane left ………………………….
4. Students must be ………………………
5. He would have died if they hadn’t got him to the hospital ………………………


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Unit 2: Thì quá khứ

Practice 2
Part 1: Chọn từ có phát âm khác các từ còn lại:
1. a. naked
b. looked
c. booked
2. a. concerned
b. raised
c. developed
3. a. appeared
b. agreed
c. coughed
4. a. sacrificed
b. trusted
c. recorded
5. a. laughed
b. weighed
c. helped
6. a. cooks
b. loves
c. joins
7. a. horses
b. villages

c. boxes
8. a. roofs
b. pens
c. lakes

d. hooked
d. maintained
d. loved
d. acted
d. missed
d. spends
d. hopes
d. laughs

Part 2: Chọn đáp án đúng:
1. He’ll arrive in Lon don …………….. September 20th.
a. on
b. in
c. from
d. at
2. We usually take our vacation …………….. Juny.
a. between
b. in
c. with
d. at
3. James will be in hhis office ………… 10:30 and 2:00 ………….. next Friday.
a. since – on
b. in – on
c. to – on
d. between

4. The restaurant opens ………… a quarter to seven ………… the afternoon.
a. at – in
b. behind – in
c. during – in
d. on – at
5. Let’s meet for lunch ………. 11 a.m ………….. Tuesday.
a. at – by
b. at – from
c. at – on
d. with – in
6. Susan will be out of town ………….. December 21st to December 31st.
a. between
b. from
c. while
d. since
7. I want to find a new job …………… the end of the year.
a. on
b. beside
c. by
d. in
8. It rains a lot ……… the winter.
a. to
b. at
c. on
d. in
9. We’re going to a concert …………… Saturday evening.
a. near
b. on
c. since
d. between

10. Junie graduated from high school …………. June …………. 1997
a. in – to
b. on – while
c. in – in
d. at – since
11. He’ll come back home …………… Christmas.
a. on
b. at
c. in
d. since
12. She stayed with us ……………. the holiday.
a. during
b. in
c. on
d. at
13. See you …………… New Year’s Day
a. on
b. at
c. in
d. since
14. I worked in New York ………. 1999, them I came back home to the UK.
a. during
b. in
c. until
d. on
15. Hurry up! The TV show starts …………… ten minutes. (dùng khoảng time cho sự kiện sắp xảy ra dùng
“in”)
a. on
b. at
c. in

d. for
Part 3: Chia động từ trong ngoặc cho phù hợp:
1. Usually, I …………………. (work) as a secretary at ABT, but this summer I …………………….(study)
French at a language school in Paris. That is why I ………..….(be) in Paris.
2. Shhh! Be quiet! John ……………………. (sleep)
3. Don’t forget to take your umbrella. It ………………… (rain).
4. I hate living in Seattle because it …………………………. (always, rain)
5. I …………………… (watch) a mystery movie on TV when the electricity went out (mat dien). Now I am
never going to find out how the movies ends.


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6. Sharon ………………….. (be) in the room when John told me what happened, but she didn’t hear
anything because she ………………………….(not, listen)
7. It’s strange that you ………..………….. (call) because I ……………………………(think, just) about you.
8. I …………………………(have, not) much fun since I ……………………(be) a kid.
9. By the time I got to the office, the meeting ………………………………(begin, already) without me. My
boss ………………….(be) furious with me and I ……………………..(be) fired.
10. The number of the particcipants in the survey ………………………(be) 250 students for Oxford
University.
11. The grass was yellow because it …………………………….(rain) all summer.
12. The lights ………………………..(go) out because we ……………………….(not pay) the electricity bill.
13. …………………………..(you, see) Tom Cruise’s last movie? Yes, I …………………(see) it three days
ago.
14. Soon, people ………………………..(work) most of the time at home.
15. I ……………………….(see) a terrible accident while I ………………………….(walk) on the beach.
16. We ……..………………(lose) touch since we …………………………..(leave) school three years old.
17. What you ……………………………..(do) when the fire alarm …………………………….(go) off?
18. He …………………………….(not use) email before, so I ………………………….(show) him how to
use it.

19. She ………………………………(not tell) me anything about that problem so far.
20. I think that everything………………………… (be) ready for the project procedure by the end of next
month.
21. Be quiet! Someone ………………………..(knock) at the front door. I …………………………….
(answer) it.
22. Two lions ………………………….(escape) from Chessington Zoo, and the police ………………………..
(try) to catch them.
23. Oranges …………………………(be) rich in vitamin C, which……………………… (be) good for our
health.
24. Let’s go to Fuji for our summer holiday! – OK. It …………………………….(sound) good.
25. They ………………………..(discuss) enthusiastically when their teacher …………………………..
(come) in.
26. They …………………………….(finish) the job by this time tomorrow.
27. I ………………………………(meet) Jane tonight, so I will pass your message on to her.
28. John ………………………..(have) his car serviced every two months.
29. The last time I ………………………..(go) to Scotland was in May, when the weather was beautiful.
Part 4: Điền giới từ thích hợp vào chỗ trống:
1. Sometimes Mr. Mike has to work very late ……..…….. night to do some important experiments.
2. Peter was ……….………… a hurry to go so he did not stop to greet me.
3. Where is Jimmy? – He is …….……. work. He is busy ………..………….. his monthly report.
4. With greatly increased workloads, everyone is …………….….. pressure now.
5. It’s hard work looking ……………….……. three children all day.
6. When my mother is busy preparing dinner, my father often gives a hand ……………… tidying the living
room.
7. 8. My mother works …………………… a secretary for a big company.
8. My mother is very busy at work and she usually doesn’t come home ……………….……… very late at
night.
9. …………..….…….. most men, my father can cook very well.
10. I have to take responsibility ……………………. looking after my younger sister.
Part 5: Điền từ loại thích hợp vào chỗ trống:

1. A scientist who studies living things is a ………………….….(biology)
2. Are you sure thay boys are more ………………… (act) than girls?
3. You are old enough to take ……………………..…..(responsible) for what you have done.
4. These quick and easy …………………… (solve) can be effective in the short term, but they have a cost.
5. The interviews with parents showed that the vast majority were ………………………(support) of teachers


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6. Children need a ………………………(care) environment in their families.
7. They’re going to announce their …………………………(decide) tomorrow.