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Chia động từ ở thì quá khứ tiếp diễn

1. I ___________________down the street when it begin to rain (go)

2. At this time last year, I ___________________an English course (attend)

3. Jim ________________ under the tree when he heard an explosion (stand)

4. The boy fell and hurt himself while he _________________ a bicycle (ride)

5. When we met them last year, they______________ in Santiago (live)

6. The tourist lost his camera while he________________ around the city (walk)

7. The lorry _______________ very fast when it hit our car (go)

8. While I ____________________in my room, my roommate ___________________ a party in

the other room (study/ have)

9. Mary and I___________________ the house when the telephone rang (just leave)

10. We __________________ in the café when they saw us (sit)

II. Chia động từ ở thì quá khứ hoặc quá khứ tiếp diễn

1. I ________________ (call) Mr Wilson at 9 last night, but he (not be)_________________at

home. He (study) _______________ at the library

2. I _________________ (not hear) the thunder during the storm last night because I
________________ (sleep)

3. It was beautiful yesterday when we went for a walk in the park. The
sun______________(shine). The birds_____________(sing)

4. My brother and sister ________________ (talk) about something when I ________________

(walk) into the room.
5. Tom went to his friends ‘house, but the boys ___________________ (not be) there. They
(play)_____________soccer in the vacant lot down the street.

6. The little boy _______________ (fall) asleep while his mother___________________ (read)
him a story.

7. I really enjoyed my holiday last January. While it_______________(snow) in Iowa, the sun
______________ (shine) in Florida.

8. While Ted _______________ (shovel) snow from his driveway yesterday, his wife
_________________ (bring) him a cup of hot chocolate.

9. John _________________ (have) a car accident last week. He __________________ (drive)

down the street when suddenly a lorry __________________ (hit) his car from behind.

10. Ten years ago, the government _______________ (decide) to begin a food programme. At
that time, many people in the rural areas _______________ (starve) due to several years of
drought.

11. They ___________________(wait) for me when I _________________ at the station

(arrive)

12. She ________________ (swim) in the sea when I ___________________ her (see)

13. ___________________they__________________(play) tennis when it _________________

raining (start)?

14. We __________________ (drive) home from the theatre when the police
__________________(stop) us.

15. The wind __________________ (blow) very hard when I ________________(go) out this
morning.

III. Cho dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc ở thì quá khứ tiếp diễn.

1. At this time last year, they (build) this house.

2. I (drive) my car very fast when you called me.

3. I (chat) with my friends while my teacher (teach) the lesson yesterday.

4. My father (watch) TV when I got home.

5. At this time yesterday, I (prepare) for my son's birthday party.

6. What you (do) at 8 pm yesterday?

7. Where you (go) when I saw you last weekend?

8. They (not go) to school when I met them yesterday.

9. My mother (not do) the housework when my father came home.

10. My sister (read) books while my brother (play) football yesterday afternoon.

IV. Biến đổi các câu sau sang phủ định, câu hỏi và trả lời các câu hỏi đó.

1. He was planting trees in the garden at 4 pm yesterday.

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2. They were working when she came yesterday.

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3. She was painting a picture while her mother was making a cake.

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4. Anne was riding her bike to school when Peter saw her yesterday.

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5. He was typing a letter when his boss went into the room.

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V: Chọn đúng thì của các câu sau:

1. I saw/ was seeing the accident when I was waiting for the taxi.

2. What were you doing/ did you do when I phoned?

3. They didn't visit/ weren't visiting their friends last summer holiday.

4. It rained/ was raining heavily last July.

5. While people were talking to each other, he read/ was reading his book.

6. Chris was eating/ ate pizza every weekend last month.

7. While we were running/ run in the park, Mary fell over.

8. Did you find/ Were you finding your keys yesterday?

9. Who was she dancing/ did she dance with at the party last night?
10. They were watching/ watched football on TV all day.

VI. Tìm các lỗi sai trong các câu sau:

1. I was play football when she called me.

2. Was you study Math at 5 p.m. yesterday?

3. What was she do while her mother was making lunch?

4. Where did you went last Sunday?

5. They weren't sleep during the meeting last Monday.

6. He got up early and have breakfast with his family yesterday morning.

7. She didn't broke the flower vase. Tom did.

8. Last week my friend and I go to the beach on the bus.

9. While I am listening to music, I heard the doorbell.

10. Peter turn on the TV, but nothing happened.

VII. Hoàn thành các câu sau với từ cho sẵn:

1. Where/ you/ go? When/ you/ go?

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2. Who/ you/ go with?

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3. How/ you/ get/ there?

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4. What/ you/ do/ during the day?

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5. you/ have/ a/ good/ time?

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6. you/ have/ any/ problems?

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7. How long/ you/ be/ there?

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8. What/ your parents/ do/ while/ you/ go/ on holiday?

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VIII: Chia đúng các động từ sau ở thì quá khứ đơn và quá khứ tiếp diễn

In my last holiday, I went to Hawaii. When I (go) 1............to the beach for the first time,
something wonderful happened. I (swim) 2............in the sea while my mother was sleeping in
the sun. My brother was building a castle and my father (drink) 3 some water. Suddenly I (see)
4............a boy on the beach. His eyes were blue like the water in the sea and his hair (be)
5............beautiful black. He was very tall and thin and his face was brown. My heart (beat)
6............fast. I (ask) 7............him for his name with a shy voice. He (tell) 8............me that his
name was John. He (stay) 9............with me the whole afternoon. In the evening, we met again.
We ate pizza in a restaurant. The following days we (have) 10............a lot of fun together. At
the end of my holidays when I left Hawaii I said good-bye to John. We had tears in our eyes. He
wrote to me a letter very soon and I answered him.

IX. Chia động từ ở trong ngoặc ở thì quá khứ tiếp diễn để hoàn thành câu.

1. I lost my keys when I ________ (walk) home.

2. It was raining while we ________ (have) dinner.

3. I saw the department stores when I ________ (sit) on the bus.

4. Her phone rang while she ________ (talk) to her new boss.

5. My friends ________ (drive) to work when they heard the news on the radio.

6. He ________ (ride) his bicycle when the cat ran across the road.

7. We couldn’t go to the beach yesterday because it ________. (rain)

8. It was a lovely day. The sun was shining and the birds ________ (sing) in the trees.

9. The tourist lost his camera while he _____ (walk) around the city.

10. The lorry _____ (go) very fast when it hit our car.

11. I _______ (walk) down the street when it began to rain.

12. At this time last year, I _______ (attend) an English course.

13. Jim ________ (stand) under the tree when he heard an explosion.

14. While I _____ (study) in my room, my roommates ________ (have) a party in the other
room.

15. Mary and I _________ (dance) the house when the telephone rang.

X. Viết thành câu hoàn chỉnh ở thì quá khứ tiếp diễn dựa trên từ gợi ý

1. (they / take the exam?)

2. (when / he / work there?)

3. (you / make dinner?)

4. (they / drink coffee when you arrived?)

5. (when / we / sleep?)

6. (they / study last night)

7. (we / talk when the accident happened)

8. (he / not / exercise enough)

9. (I / talk too much?)

10. (it / not / snow)

XI. Complete the sentences using these pairs of verbs. Use the past simple in one gap and
the past continuous in the other.

come - show get - go hope - give live - spend

look - see play - break start - check in

1. Just as I was……………………..the bath all the lights…………………….. .

2. I……………………..to go away this weekend, but my boss…………………..me some work

that I have to finish by Monday.

3. When I………………………..in Paris, I……………………three hours a day travelling to and

from work.

4. A friendly American couple…………………..chatting to him as he…………………at the

hotel reception.

5. I bumped into Lena last week. She……………………….a lot better than when I
last…………………..her.

6. My boss…………………………..into the office just as I…………………………everyone my

holiday photos.

I…………….badminton four times a week before I……………………..my ankle.

XII. Use the same tense, either past simple or past continuous, in both spaces.

add - taste go off - light not listen - explain

push - run not watch - dream
1. The smoke alarm……………………..when he………………………a candle underneath it.

2. I can’t remember how to answer this question. I must confess that I…………………while the
teacher…………………….it to us.

3. She……………………more salt to the soup, and then it………………………much better.

4. Although the television was on, I…………………………it. Instead I…………………..about

my holidays.

5. She……………………open the door and…………………………into the room.

XIII. Give the correct form of the words.

1. ‘What ……………… (you/do) at this time yesterday? ’ ‘I was asleep.’

2. How fast ……………… (you/drive) when the accident ……………… (happen)?

3. I haven’t seen my best friend for ages. When I last ……………… (see) him, he
……………… (try) to find a job.

4. I ……………… (walk) along the street when suddenly I ………………(hear) footsteps

behind me. Somebody ……………… (follow) me. I was scared and I ……………… (start) to
run.

5. Last night I ……………… (drop) a plate when I ……………… (do) the washing-up.
Fortunately it ……………… (not/break).

6. I ……………… (open) the letter when the wind ……………… (blow) it out of my hand.

7. The burglar ……………… (open) the safe when he ……………… (hear) footsteps. He
immediately ……………… (put) out his torch and ……………… (crawl) under the bed.

8. As I ……………… (cross) the road I ……………… (step) on a banana skin and

……………… (fall) heavily.

9. Just as I ……………… (wonder) what I should do next, the acceptance letter came in my
mailbox.
XIV. Past simple or Past continuous

1. My brother (read) ______ books when my dad (come) _______ in.

2. The rain (start) ________ to fall while we (walk) _______ in the park

3. My family (have) _____ dinner when someone (knock) _________ on the door.

4. The lights (go) ______ off when she (have) ___________ a shower.

5. Minh (sleep) __________ when his teacher (talk) ___________ in the class.

XV. Make the present perfect continuous

1) She (work) here for five years.

2) I (study) all day.

3) You (eat) a lot recently.

4) We (live) in London for six months.

5) He (play) football, so he's tired.

6) They (learn) English for two years.

7) I (cook) so I'm really hot.

8) She (go) to the cinema every weekend for years.

9) It (rain) the pavement is wet.

10) You (sleep) for twelve hours.

11) I(not/work) today.

12) You (not/eat) well recently.

13) We (not/exercise) enough.

14) She (not/study).

15) They (not/live) here for very long.

16) It (not/snow).

17) He (not/play) football for five years.

18) We (not/drink) enough water - that's why we feel tired.

19) I (not/sleep) I was reading.

20) They (not/watch) TV much recently.

XVI. Make the positive or negative past continuous

1) Mrs Brown (not/play) _____ in the yard when the murder happened.

2) Mr Black (do) _____ his homework when the murder happened.

3) Miss Jones (talk) _____ to Mr. White when the murder happened.

4) You (play) _____ football when the murder happened.

5) Dr Ford (not/read) _____ books when the murder happened.

6) Mr. and Mrs. Green (not/eat) _____ in the dining room when the murder happened.

7) Mr Blue (not/drink) _____ coffee when the murder happened.

8) The maid (not/clean) _____ the bedrooms when the murder happened.

9) I (not/listen) _____ to radio when the murder happened.

10) The dogs (not/play) _____ in the garden when the murder happened.

XVII. Complete the sentence with the correct answer.

1. I __________ for my things when I __________ someone call my name (pay, hear)
2. She __________ a bright yellow dress when I __________ her last (wear, see)

3. The fire __________ at six in the morning. (still burn)

4. Maisie __________ up the kitchen when John __________ her to marry him. (clean, ask)

5. My dog __________ along quietly when Mary’s Pekinese ________ him. (walk, attack)

6. When I __________ she __________ lunch. She said she always _________ lunch at 12:30.
(arrive, have, have)

XVIII. Rewrite the sentences, using “the past continuous” and “while” or “when”.

1. We were having dinner and they were listening to the radio.

We were ..................................................................................

2. She was sleeping and the fire started.

The fire ...................................................................................

3. It began to rain and what were you doing?

What .......................................................................................

4. The farmer started whistling and he was ploughing the field.

When .......................................................................................

5. You came and what were they doing?

What .......................................................................................

6. She came and what was happening?

What was ................................................................................

7. She was reading a book and the man came in.

The man ...................................................................................

8. They were working in the field and the volcano erupted.

The volcano .............................................................................