Unit 4: Our Past
Language Focus
I.Past simple: thì quá khứ đơn
Form:
(+) S + V2/ V-ed
(-) S + didn’t + V1
(?) Did + S + V1?
- Yes, S+did
- No, S+didn’t
Eg: I went to school yesterday.
Eg: I didn’t go to school yesterday.
Eg: Did you go to school yesterday?
Yes, I did.
1. Write the past simple form of each verb.
Ex: Run => ran
a. fly
b. take
c. go
d. have
e. do

f. be
g. ride
i. eat
j. sit
k. come
– flew
– took
– went
– had
– did
– was/were
– rode
– ate
– sat
– came
They (have)………English yesterday
had
I (ride)……… my bike to school yesterday.
rode
2. Complete the dialogue below. Use the past simple.
a)
Lan: Did you eat bread for breakfast?
Nga: No. I ate noodles.
b)
Ba: How did you get to school?
Nam: I rode a bike to school./
I walked to school.
c)
Minh: Where were you last night?
Hoa: I was at home.
d)
Chi: Which subject did you have yesterday?
Ba: I had Maths, Physics, English and Literature.
I get up at six o’clock.
He must be back between 4.15 and 4.30.
I usually do all my homework before going to school.
I will be come back home after 7pm.
In, on, at, between, after, before
II. Preposition of time:
I’ll see you Wednesday.
I’m going to Laos _____ January.
We must be there ________ 8.30 and 9.15.
The bank closes _______3.pm. If you arrive
________ 3.pm, the bank will be closed.
I’ll be home ________ seven because I want to see the seven o’clock news.
on
3. Complete the sentences. Use the prepositions in the table.
in
between
at
after
before
III. Used to
(+) S + used to + V-infinitive…
Ex: I used to live in Na nghiu
(-) S + didn’t + use to + V-infinitive…
Ex: I didn’t used to live in Na nghiu
* Use to diễn tả hành động thường xuyên hoặc đã từng xảy ra trong quá khứ và không còn ở hiện tại nữa
Hoa
Nga
Loan
Hoa’s aunt and uncle

Nga: Where is this? It isn’t Ha Noi.
Hoa: No,it’s Hue. I(0) used to stay there.
Nga: Is that you Hoa?
Hoa: Yes, I ..........(1)........ long hair.
Nga: Who is in this photo?
Hoa: That is Loan. She .....(2)........... my next- door neighbor.
Nga: Are they your parents?
Hoa: No, they are my aunt and uncle.They ....(3)...... in Hue, too.
4. Look at the pictures.Complete the dialogue. Use used to and the verbs in the box:
live, stay, have, be
Nga: Is that you, Hoa?
Hoa: .........................................
Yes. I used to have long hair.
Nga: Who is in this photo?

Hoa: That is Loan. She................ .my next – door
neighbor.
used to be
Loan
aunt and uncle
Nga: Are they your parents?
Hoa:No. They’re my aunt and uncle. They ….. ……….in
Hue, too..
used to live
Exercise: Choose the best answer
a, We used to………..in a city.
Living B. lived C. live D. to live
b, She got up…………six o’clock.
In B. on C. at D. by
c, Her mother …………. Some food yesterday.
Buys B. bought C . to buy D. buying
d, Did he used to ……… in the library.
Work B. works C. Working D. worked
e, She was born……… 2006.
A .in B. on C. at D. after

C. live
C. at
B. bought
A. Work
A. in
(+) S + V past tense
(-) S +didn’t + V (bare -infinitive
(?) Did + S + V bare-infinitive ….. …?
- Yes, S+did
- No, S+didn’t
(+) S + used to + V-infinitive…
(-) S + didn’t + use to + V-infinitive…