1. Put the verbs into Past Simple or Past Continuous

(Chia động từ ở dạng quá khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ tiếp diễn.)

1. run

a. James _____ a marathon at 7 a.m. last Saturday.

b. James _____ a marathon last week.

2. trek

a. Andrea _____ in the mountains when she was on holiday in France.

b. Andrea _____ in the mountains in France at this time last week.

3. explore

a. George and his friends _____ London yesterday morning.

b. George and his friends _____ London when they met a famous person.

4. travel

a. She _____ a lot when she was younger.

b. She met lots of interesting people while she _____ to Vietnam last year.

5. swim

a. Jane _____ with dolphins last week.

b. Jane _____ with dolphins at this time last week.

6. sing, dance

a. While Ann _____ on stage, her friends _____.

b. Ann _____ a song on stage, and then _____ with her friends.

7. give

a. David _____ a speech in the town hall at 7 o'clock last night.

b. David _____ a speech in the town hall a few times last year.

8. camp

a. They _____ under the stars last week.

b. They _____ under the stars all night yesterday. 

2. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one.

(Hoàn thành câu thứ hai sao cho nghĩa giống với câu thứ nhất.)

1. Chris and his friends started going on a safari at 8 a.m. and finished at 11 am.

Chris and his friends _________________________ at 10 a.m.

2. At 7 o'clock last night, Vanessa was singing in public and her brother was playing the guitar.

While Vanessa _________________________.

3. Susan hurt her ankle during her trek in the mountains.

Susan __________________________ when she hurt her ankle.

4. They swam with dolphins all morning yesterday.

They _________________________ at 10 a.m. yesterday. 

3. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Perfect.

(Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở dạng quá khứ hoàn thành.)

1. Stephen _____ (win) several medals for running by the time he was 18.

2. Mary _____ (receive) some good news, so she was in a great mood.

3. _____ (you/go) on a safari before you went there last month?

4. I didn't go on the camping trip because my friends _____ (forget) to tell me about it.

5. The coach _____ (help) his athletes review the strategy twice before the race began.

6. We _____ (practise) putting up different types of tents three times before we joined the trekking trip.

7. Eric _____ (never/read) about giraffes online before he went on the safari.

8. _____ (she/ever/swim) with dolphins before her holiday last week? 

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

(Chia các động từ trong ngoặc ở dạng quá khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ hoàn thành.)

1. Dylan and Rob _____ (go) out for a trek after they _____ (put) their boots on.

2. Everyone _____ (be) surprised to learn that she _____ (swim) with dolphins before.

3. When Tom _____ (be) halfway through the race, Angela _____ (already/cross) the finish line.

4. Last Sunday, I _____ (meet) a famous person. I _____ (never /meet) a famous person before that.

5. After Rob and his friends _____ (get) their swimming medals, they _____ (go) to a restaurant and _____ (celebrate) together.

5. Rearrange the words to make complete sentences.

(Xếp các từ sau để tạo thành câu hoàn chỉnh.)

1. left / Anna / had / remember / where / she / running shoes. / couldn't / her /

2. The / completed / runner / in/ he/ a hundred / 21. / by the time / race / was / had

3. Jane / she / completed / relieved / her / because/ assignment/ had / before / deadline / yesterday. / the / felt

4. After / the / at/ everyone/ office, arrived / started / our/ we / meeting. / had

5. plenty / of / had /suncream / and / packed / water. / Jamie / they / before / went / on / safari yesterday. / a