When I (ride) was riding ...home yesterday,Isaw a accident
When I (ride) was riding ...home yesterday,Isaw a accident
Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple or the past continuous tense
1. While he ( learn ) _____ to drive, he ( have ) ______ an accident
2. He ( have ) ______ a bad fall when he ( repair ) _____ his roof
3. It ( start ) _____ to rain when we ( play ) ______ football in the schoolyard yesterday
4. When I ( stand ) ____ at the bus stop, I ( see ) _____ an accident
5. Yesterday I ( walk ) _______ to school when I ( find ) _____ a wallet on the street.
6. When I ( have ) ______ dinner yesterday, Peter ( come ) _____ to our house
5. The thief ( steal ) _______ the bike when Mai ( look ) ______ for some books in the shop
Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or past progressive tense
1. Last night I ( read)..... when suddenly I ( hear)..... a shout
2. The postman ( come) ..... while I ( have ) ..... lunch
3. When we ( go) ..... out, it ( rain).....
4. (you/watch).................. TV when I (phone) ..... you ?
5. We ( meet) ..... Ann at the party yesterday she ( wear ) ....... a lovely white dress
6. The boys ( break ) the window while they ( play )...... football
7. I was home late, but my friends ( wait)..... when I ( arrive ).....
8. He said that he ( not drive ) ..... fast when the accident ( happen )
9. Tom ( fall ) ..... off the ladder while he ( paint) ..... the ceiling
10. What ( you / do) ......... at this time yesterday?
I.................[wait] for my friend outside the stadium when he............[arrive]
How fast..............you...............[ride]when the accident happened
They...............[plant] fruit trees for five years
Minh ought to.................[revise] the lessons carefully before his exams
Would you mind if I..............[sit] here
Chia đọng từ trong ngoặc ở thì QKĐ hoặc QKTD.
1. The doorbell ( ring)..........while Tom (watch).....TV
2. How fast.....you (drive)........when the accident (happen).......
3. Ann and Susan ( make)........dinner when Martin (arrive) ......home
4.The light ( go).......out when we(have)........dinner, but it (come)........on again after about ten minutes
5. It suddenly ( begin).....to rain while Laura (sit).....in the garden
6. What .....you (do) ........this time yesterday
I (work)......on the computer
Exercise 5. Put the verbs in brackets into Past Continuous or Past Simple.
1. I …………………………… (see) Mary in town yesterday but she (not/see) …………………………… me. She………………………… (look) the other way.
2. I …………………………… (cycle) home yesterday when suddenly a man…………………………… (step) out into the road in front of me, I…………………………… (go) quite fast but luckily I …………………………… (manage) to stop in time and ………………………… (not/hit) him.
3. I………………………… (walk) home when I ………………………… (meet) Dan.
4. Tom ………………………… (burn) his hand when he …………………… (cook) the dinner.
5. The telephone …………………………… (ring) while I …………......………… (have) a bath.
6. Beethoven …………......………… (write) nine symphonies. He …………………………….. (write) another symphony when he died.
7. Last Saturday Tom wanted to make two salads. He ................................... (make) the first one in five minutes. He .................................... (make) the second one when his guests ............................ (arrive) and they .............................. (help) him to finish it.
8. The artist Gaudi ............................... (design) several houses in Barcelona, Spain. Later he ............................... (start) work on a church. He ................................. (work) on the church when he .............................. (die).
9. Last month a bank robber ................................... (escape) while the police ...................................... (take) him to prison. Later they ................................ (catch) him again, and this time they ........................................ (lock) him up without any problem.
10.Philip’s football team were lucky last Saturday. After 20 minutes they ...................................... (lose), but in the end they ............................... (win) the game by 4 goals to 2.
11.John Lennon .................................... (sing) and ......................................... (play) on many records with The Beatles. He ............................................ (prepare) a new record when Mark Chapman ........................................... (shoot) him.
12.Yesterday afternoon I ................................................ (study) at home after school when I ......................................... (hear) a loud noise. I .................................... (run) outside. It ................................... (rain) and it ..................................... (be) cold. I ............................................ (see) that smoke ...................................... (come) slowly out of the next house. My father suddenly ........................................ (arrive) and we ................................................ (phone) the fire-brigade because we could hear that some people ........................................ (call) for help. While we ................................... (wait) for the fire-engine to come, I ............................................. (decide) to investigate.
Ex1: Put the verb into the correct from Past simple and past continuous.
1.The Chinese ships (tresspass) 80 miles into Vietnamese sea on the May 26
2.When I (get) home,they (watch) TV,they (not/do)
3.What.........Ha........(do) at 6.30 this morning? - She .......(swim)
4.She.....(listen) to music when the phone.......(ring)
5.We....(study) unit 18 at this time last week.
6.I....(not/visit) Ha Long bay last year,because I........(be) busy
7.The train....(leave) the station yesterday afternoon.
8.My parents.......(have) dinner by the time I......(get) home yesterday.
Ex2:Fill in the blanks with a correct from of Past Continuous
1.Alice hurt herself while she ......(skate)
2.I met my neighbor while I.......(walk) home from work.
3.Sally saw a friend while she......(ride) her bicycle along Park St.
4.Peter fell asleep while he.....(study)
5.Bob stepped on Jane's feet while they ......(dance) together
6.I cut myself while I.....(shave).
7.Mr.and Mrs.Brown burned themselves while they ...(bake)cookies.
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 thevacant 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.
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 thevacant 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.
Put the verbs in the correct form, past progress or simple past.
a. I was waiting (wait) for my friend outside the stadium when he arrived (arrive).
I was in the countryside with my grandparents some weeks ago. One night I (walk) ..............along a coutry road when suddenly I (hear)... footsteps behind me. Somebody( follow) ……………...me. Then I (start).......................to run. Mrs. Smith (invite) …………….Mrs. Quyen to have dinner while Mrs.Quyen (visit)....................the USA. Mrs. Quyen (do) …………….shopping while Mr.Thanh(attend)………... a business meeting. How fast (the girl / ride)…………..when the accident…………………...(happen)? I (go) ..........................to the post office to receive a parcel yesterday. While I (fill out)……………....the form one of my old friends (slap).................... me on my shoulder. I (be)……………...so happy to meet him. Yesterday Tuan (ask)………………...me to go to the station with him, but I (not want) to leave the house because I (wait)…………. ....for a phone call. During the study period in class yesterday, it (be)…………….....hard for us to concentrate because the students next door(make)………………..so much noise.