1. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple.

(Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì Quá khứ đơn.)

Last week, George Smith 1) ______ (go) to Mount Kazbek for a hike. Then, a terrible storm 2) ______ (hit). Soon, he 3) ______ (get) lost on the mountain. Then, a rescue team 4) ______ (search) all over for the missing hiker. They 5) ______ (not/find) him until hours later. Luckily, he 6) ______ (not/be) injured.

2. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Continuous.

(Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì Quá khứ tiếp diễn.)

1. They _________ (walk) to school when it started raining.

2. It _________ (rain) at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon.

3. The ground _________ (shake) for two minutes last night.

4. The ship _________ (get) close to the harbour when the tsunami hit.

5. I _________ (read) a book while my parents _________ (watch) TV this morning.

3. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple or the Past Continuous.

(Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì Quá khứ đơn hoặc Quá khứ tiếp diễn.)

1. I _______ (listen) to music in my room all yesterday evening.

2. When the flood _______ (begin), we _______ (play) computer games in the living room.

3. She _______ (get up) early, _______ (put on) her boots and _______ (try) to move things away from the water.

4. Mary _______ (listen) to music while Mike _______ (surf) the Net yesterday afternoon.

5. Yesterday, an earthquake _______ (hit) the town. Luckily, it _______ (not/destroy) many houses.

4. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple or the Past Continuous.

(Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì Quá khứ đơn hoặc Quá khứ tiếp diễn.)

Steve 1) _______ (drive) home when an earthquake 2) _______ (happen). He 3) _______ (stop) the car when people 4) _______ (run) onto the road. He was terrified, so he 5) _______ (get) out of the car and 6) _______ (join) the other people on the street. Amazingly, his parents 7) _______ (sleep) when he finally 8) _______ (get) home safe!

5. Use the given words or phrases to make complete sentences.

(Sử dụng những từ hoặc cụm từ đã cho để viết thành câu hoàn chỉnh.)

1. flood / not cover / the whole village

2. tsunami / not kill / anyone / but / it / injure / many people

3. I / do / homework / when / earthquake / hit / the city

4. Sue / study / English / while / her sister / chat / online

4. A. escaped

B. finished

C. happened

D. researched