Topical Grammar Practice 2 — Unit 21: The Simple Past Tense: Irregular Verbs

Exercise 1: Choose the correct past verb.

1. Yesterday, I ___ to school.

2. She ___ a sandwich for lunch.

3. We ___ a movie last night.

4. He ___ a new book yesterday.

5. They ___ home at 6 p.m.

6. I ___ my friend after school.

🔑 Đáp án & Giải thích (Exercise 1)

1. went — Dùng quá khứ của go là went.
2. ate — Quá khứ của eat là ate.
3. saw — Quá khứ đơn của see là saw.
4. bought — Quá khứ của buy là bought.
5. came — Quá khứ của come là came.
6. met — Quá khứ của meet là met.

Exercise 2: Write the past form.

1. Yesterday, I ___ (go) to the park.

2. She ___ (have) a headache last night.

3. We ___ (drink) juice after lunch.

4. He ___ (take) a bus to work.

5. They ___ (write) an email yesterday.

6. I ___ (get) a birthday card.

🔑 Đáp án & Giải thích (Exercise 2)

1. went — Go đổi thành went ở quá khứ.
2. had — Have đổi thành had.
3. drank — Drink đổi thành drank.
4. took — Take đổi thành took.
5. wrote — Write đổi thành wrote.
6. got — Get đổi thành got.

Exercise 3: Choose the correct answer.

1. Last Sunday, my family ___ to the beach.

went go gone going

2. Anna ___ her keys yesterday.

lose lost losed loses

3. We ___ dinner at 7 p.m.

eat ate eaten eating

4. Tom ___ me a funny story.

tell told telled telling

5. I ___ very tired after the game.

feel felt feeled feels

6. They ___ a photo of the dog.

take took taked taken

🔑 Đáp án & Giải thích (Exercise 3)

1. went — Hành động trong quá khứ dùng went.
2. lost — Quá khứ của lose là lost.
3. ate — Eat ở quá khứ là ate.
4. told — Tell đổi thành told.
5. felt — Feel ở quá khứ là felt.
6. took — Take đổi thành took.

Exercise 4: Look at the picture and choose the correct answer.

Exercise Context — A bright Saturday afternoon in a city park. A boy rode a bicycle near a small lake. A girl ate an ice cream on a bench. Two friends took a photo with a phone beside a flower garden. A father bought balloons from a seller. A dog ran after a red ball. A family sat on a picnic blanket and drank orange juice. Trees, flowers, and a playground are visible in the background.

1. What did the boy do?

2. What did the girl do?

3. What did the two friends do?

4. What did the father do?

5. What did the dog do?

6. What did the family drink?

🔑 Đáp án & Giải thích (Exercise 4)

1. rode a bicycle — Trong tranh, cậu bé đã đi xe đạp.
2. ate an ice cream — Cô bé đã ăn kem.
3. took a photo — Hai người bạn đã chụp ảnh.
4. bought balloons — Người bố đã mua bóng bay.
5. ran after a ball — Con chó chạy theo quả bóng.
6. orange juice — Gia đình đã uống nước cam.

Exercise 5: Choose the correct past verb.

1. My brother ___ a prize at school.

2. I ___ up late yesterday.

3. She ___ me the answer.

4. We ___ some water after the game.

5. He ___ his homework before dinner.

6. They ___ a song at the party.

🔑 Đáp án & Giải thích (Exercise 5)

1. won — Quá khứ của win là won.
2. woke — Wake đổi thành woke.
3. told — Tell ở quá khứ là told.
4. drank — Drink đổi thành drank.
5. did — Do ở quá khứ là did.
6. sang — Sing đổi thành sang.

Exercise 6: Write the correct past verb.

1. Last night, I ___ (see) a star.

2. She ___ (come) to my house yesterday.

3. We ___ (give) him a gift.

4. He ___ (run) in the park yesterday morning.

5. They ___ (make) a cake for the party.

6. I ___ (find) my bag under the chair.

🔑 Đáp án & Giải thích (Exercise 6)

1. saw — See đổi thành saw.
2. came — Come ở quá khứ là came.
3. gave — Give đổi thành gave.
4. ran — Run đổi thành ran.
5. made — Make ở quá khứ là made.
6. found — Find đổi thành found.