EXERCISES: PAST TENSES I. Put in the correct verb form of the past tense. 1. Yesterday, I (go)___went___ to the restaurant with a client. 2. they (buy)___bought____ a new car two days ago 3. I (not go) ___didn’t go___ to school last Sunday. 4. Did She (get) __get____ married last year? 5. I (be) __was____ a student 2 years ago. 6. We (stay) _____were staying____at home at 7 pm last Monday. 7. While I ____was studying___ (study) in my room, my roommates ____were having_____ (have) a party in the other room. 8. Mary and I _____were dancing____ (dance) in the house when the telephone rang. 9. She (do)________ this exercise yesterday at 8 o’clock 10. I (watch)________ TV at 8 o’clock last night. 11. When we arrived, the train (leave) _______ the station 12. I called you at 8:00am, but you (go) ______ out 13. Before I went to bed, I(take)_______ a bath and (brush) ______my teeth 14. She (win) _____ the gold medal by 1986 15. By the end of the 20th century, scientists (discover)______ the cure for common cold. 16. It (snow)__________ for three days when suddenly the sun came out. 17. Sam (work) _________here for six years before he left to go to university. 18. Margaret was born in 1950. By the year 2005, she (live) __________on this earth for 55 years . 19. We (walk) _____along the road for about 20 minutes when a car stopped and the driver gave us a lift. 20. When I arrived, Ann (wait) _______for me. She was rather annoyed with me because she (wait) ________for a very long time. II. Put in the correct verb form of the past tense. 1. When I saw Ben last week, he said he ________ (stop) smoking, but when I saw him 2 days later, he _______ (smoke) a cigarette. 2. Lucy went to the living room. It was empty but the television still warm. Someone _______ (watch) it. 3. I _______ (play) tennis so I had a shower. I was annoyed because I _______ (not win) a single game. 4. Liz_______ (go) to the Bahamas for her holidays last year. 5. We _______ (watch) a film on TV when our guests arrived. 6. They _______ (already/see) the film twice at the cinema when she rented it on video. 7. I _______ (walk) down the street when it began to rain. 8. My mother ________ (cook) dinner for 3 hours by the time our guests arrived at my house. 9. I ________ (play) tennis so I had a shower. I was annoyed because I ________ (not win) a single game. 10. I ________ (already/eat) breakfast by the time the others woke up. 11. At this time last year, I _______ (attend) an English course. 12. Jim ________ (stand) under the tree when he heard an explosion. 13. The teacher _______ (teach) the children a song yesterday. 14. My friend Harry _________ (fall) off the ladder while he _______ (paint) the ceiling of his room. 15. He _______ (sit) on the train at this time yesterday morning. 16. By the time he left the office, he _______ (attend) three meetings. 17. At this time yesterday I _______to music. (listen) 18. Yesterday, I (get) ______ up at 6 and (have) ______ breakfast at 6.30. 19. I ______ (lose) my keys when I ________ (walk) home. 20. It was raining while we ________ (have) dinner. 21. We (drive) ______ around the parking lot for 20 mins to find a parking space. 22. That boy ( have ) ______ some eggs last night. 23. She (spend) ________ all her money last week. 24. They (go) _____________ home after they (finish) _____________ their work 25. The children (play) _____________ football when their mother (come) ________ back 26. She said that she (already, see) _____________ Dr. Rice 27. When we (come) _____________ to the stadium, the match (already, begin) _____________ 28. Before she (watch) _____________ TV, she (do) _____________ her homework 29. After taking a bath, he (go) _____________ to bed 30. She (win) _____________ the gold medal in 1986 giải giupdnkinhf với mình cho ctlhn nha