Bài tập Anh 8 Tuần 7

Week: 7
Unit 4: Our past


Exercise 1: Complete the sentences. For each sentence put one verb in the form of "used to" and the other into the simple past.
They (work) ______ in a restaurant before they (go) ______ to college.
John (work) ______ in a factory before he (become) ______ the director.
My father (smoke) ______ but he (give it up) ______ last year.
He (live) ______ in Viet Nam before he (go) ______ abroad.
I (earn) ______ a lot of money, but then I (lose) ______ my job.
Mrs. Green (drive) ______ a lot before she (have) ______ an accident.
She (play) ______ a lot of tennis before she (break) ______ her leg.
There (be) ______ a cinema at the corner, but they (build) ______ a park there.
He (live) ______ in London, then he (move) ______ to Oxford last year.

Exercise 2: Write the past form of the following verbs, and then complete the sentences using the past form of the verbs given.

Infinitive
Past form
Infinitive
Past form

Begin
Buy
Build
Do
Get
Go

Meet
Send
Spend
Sell
Write




Mai ______ her parents a letter last night.
Ba ______ studying English two years ago.
Nam ______ the washing-up after dinner.
The workers ______ two more bridges in this region.
I ______ my old teacher on the way to school.
Peter ______ a scholarship last month.
Last summer his family ______ their vacation in Da Lat and enjoyed themselves very much.
Mrs. Brown ______ her old car and ______ a new one.
John ______ his mother a nice present on the occasion of her birthday.
Yesterday the students of Class 8A ______ to the country for a camping trip.

Exercise 3: Put the verbs in brackets in the past form.
He (have) ______ a very good time at the picnic last week.
I (wait) ______ for John for half an hour yesterday.
Bill (send) ______ a present to his mother on her birthday last month.
I (think) ______ about the problem all night.
The secretary (finish) ______ the report this morning.
The police (catch) ______ the thief the day before yesterday.
They (print) ______ many English reference books last month.
I (come) ______ to work on time yesterday.
The Greens (take) ______ their vacation in March last year.
The train (arrive) ______ half an hour late.

Exercise 4: Answer the following questions, using the suggested words or phrases in brackets.
Example: Where did the children go after the lesson? (the park)
They went to the park after the lessons.
When did you begin learning English? (three years ago)
How many exercises did you do last night? (four exercises)
What time did the man telephone his wife? (at two o`clock)
How many years was Mr. Green in Viet Nam? (for ten years)
What time did you get up this morning? (half past five)
What did you have for breakfast this morning? (bread and omelettes)
What time did you leave home? (six o`clock)
How did you go to school this morning? (by bicycle)
What did you do after your homework last night? (watch television)
What time did you go to bed last night? (at ten o`clock)

Exercise 5: Complete the first part of the story Cinderela. Use the verbs from the box in the Past Simple Tense.

sleep love wash see say (x2) be (x2) iron have (x2)
run scrub tear live come


Once upon a time, there ___(1)___ a pretty young girl named Cinderella. She ___(2)___ with her mean stepmother and two jealous stepsisters. Poor Cinderella ___(3)___ to do all of the cooking and cleaning. She ___(4)___ in a dusty attic and ___(5)___ nothing to wear but old clothes. But no matter how mean her stepmother and stepsisters ___(6)___, Cinderella was always cheerful. Even the animals ___(7)___ to be near her. One day a letter ___(8)___, inviting everyone to the King`s palace for a ball.
Cinderella`s stepmother ___(9)___, "Cinderella, you may go, but only if you finish your work."
Cinderella ___(10)___, ___(11)___, and ___(12)___ floors on day. Meanwhile, Cinderella`s little friends made her a lovely gown. When Cinderella`s stepsisters ___(13)___ the gown, they ___(14)___ it to pieces. That`s my ribbon!" cried one.
"And those are my beads!" the other shouted. Cinderella ___(15)___ to the garden