II. Write the correct form of verbs. Use the past continuous or the past simple.
1. The woodcutter (work) in the woods. He (hear) a loud scream from a small cottage.
2. Hans Christian Andersen (grow up) in a Danish village and (move)___ to the big city in 1900s.
3. Cinderella (have to) work hard all day since her father died.
4. Cinderella (dress) in rags with a dusty gray face from the cinders whileher stepsisters always (dress) splendid and elegant clothes.
5. I (see) the accident when I (wait) for the taxi.
6. While people (talk) to each other, he (read) his book.
7. Who she (dance) with at the party last night?
8. While we (play) basketball in the park, Mary (fall) over.
9. When Cinderella (run) she (loose) one of her slippers.
10. Someone (knock) the door at midnight yesterday
Complete the blanks with the Present Simple, Present Continuous, Simple Past, Past Continuous, Present Perfect, Past Perfect, Future Simple, Present Perfect Continuous of the verbs in the boxes below.
1. I (do) research about Covid-19 pandemic’s effects these days.
2. Andy and Army a DVD. They’re playing computer games.
3. A: (1) (you/ spend) any time doing homework last weekend?
B: Yeah, I did. I (2) (do) listening tests last Saturday. It was quite difficult!
4. U22 Vietnamese Football team (win) three goals against U22 Indonesia at SEA GAMES 30
Complete the blanks with the Present Simple, Present Continuous, Simple Past, Past Continuous, Present Perfect, Past Perfect, Future Simple, Present Perfect Continuous of the verbs in the boxes below.
1. I (do)_________research about Covid-19 pandemic’s effects these days.
2. Andy and Army ________a DVD. They’re playing computer games.
3. A: (1) _______ (you/ spend) any time doing homework last weekend?
B: Yeah, I did. I (2) (do) listening tests last Saturday. It was quite difficult!
4. U22 Vietnamese Football team ______(win) three goals against U22 Indonesia at SEA GAMES 30
I. Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets: Past simple, past continuous or past perfect
1. It (begin)...................................to rain while Amanda and I (walk) ................................... to school.
2. After Mary (finish)……………………her homework last night, she (go)…………………..out for a walk.
3. I (wash) ...................................dishes when I (drop) ................................ a plate and (break) ................................... it.
4. I (hit) ................................... my thumb while I (use) ...................................the hammer. Ouch!
5. When we fist (meet)…………………………each other five years ago, both of us (just/graduate) ………………………from unniversity.
6. By the the we (get)…………………..to the ticket box last Saturday, they (sell)………………………..out all the tickets.
7. I (walk) ...................................under an apple tree when an apple (fall) ...................................and (hit) ................................... me on the head.
8. As soon as I (turn)………………………..all the lights off, I (leave)……………………….the office. Then I (go) …………………….to the city centre because I (want)……………………….to do some shopping.
9. When I (arrive)…………………….. at the station last Friday morning, Mary and Jack (wait) …………………………..for me. They (be)…………………………there for about 20 minutes.
10. It was 9pm last night, and the party (not/ start)…………………………….yet.
11. Last month, both my brother and my next-door neighbor were in Thailand, and neither one of them (know) ................................... that the other was there. While they (attend) ...................................my daughter’s wedding reception last weekend, my neighbor (mention) ...................................her trip, and my brother was very surprised. It seems that they (be) ................................... in Bangkok for three days at exactly the same time and (stay) ................................... in hotels that were only a few blocks away from each other.
When I (come)……………………..into class yesterday, my teacher (already/ begin)…………………………..the lesson
I. Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets: Past simple or past continuous
1. It (begin)...................................to rain while Amanda and I (walk) ................................... to school.
2. I (wash) ...................................dishes when I (drop) ................................ a plate and (break) ................................... it.
3. I (hit) ................................... my thumb while I (use) ...................................the hammer. Ouch!
4. When we fist (meet)…………………………each other five years ago, both of us (study) ………………………at university.
5. I (walk) ...................................under an apple tree when an apple (fall) ...................................and (hit) ................................... me on the head.
6. After I (turn)………………………..all the lights off, I (leave)……………………….the office. Then I (go) …………………….to the city centre because I (want)……………………….to do some shopping.
7. When I (arrive)…………………….. at the station last Friday morning, Mary and Jack (wait) …………………………..for me.
8. It was 9pm last night. My parents (watch) …………………………..TV, I (do) ………………………..my homework and my brother (read)…………………………..his comic.
9. Last night, I (listen)............................ to music and (do) ..................................... my homework when Kim (stop) .............................. by.
10. While Paul (carry)................................ brushes and paint and (climb) .....................................a ladder, a bird (fly).............................down and (sit) .....................................on his head. Paul (drop)..................................the paint and (spill) ..................................... it all over the ground.
TENSES | EXAMPLES | SIGNAL WORDS |
Present Simple Tense | 1. We go to school. 2. 3. |
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Present Continuous Tense | 1. 2. 3. |
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Present Perfect Tense
| 1. 2. 3.
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Past Simple Tense
| 1. 2. 3. |
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Past Continuous Tense | 1. 2. 3. |
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Past Perfect Tense | 1. 2. 3. |
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Future Simple Tense
| 1. 2. 3. |
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TENSES | EXAMPLES | SIGNAL WORDS |
Present Simple Tense | 1. He speaks English 2. 3. |
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Present Continuous Tense | 1. 2. 3. |
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Present Perfect Tense
| 1. 2. 3. |
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Past Simple Tense
| 1. 2. 3. |
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Past Continuous Tense | 1. 2. 3. |
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Past Perfect Tense | 1. 2. 3. |
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Future Simple Tense
| 1. 2. 3. |
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Exercise 1: Past Simple or Past Continuous? Chia động từ ở thì quá
khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ tiếp diễn cho phù hợp
1. I (sit)____________________ in a cafe when you (call)____________________ .
2. When you (arrive)____________________ at the party, who (be)____________________ there?
3. Susie (watch)____________________ a film when she (hear)____________________ the noise.
4. Yesterday I (go)____________________ to the library, next I (have)____________________ a swim, later I (meet) Julie for coffee.
5. We (play)____________________ tennis when John (hurt)____________________ his ankle.
6. What (they/do)____________________ at 10pm last night - it was really noisy?
7. He (take)____________________ a shower when the telephone (ring)____________________.
8. He (be)____________________ in the shower when the telephone (ring)____________________.
9. When I (walk)____________________ into the room, everyone (work)____________________.
10. It (be)____________________ a day last September. The sun (shine)_____________ and the birds (sing)_________________ . I (walk)____________________ along the street when I (meet)____________________ an old friend.
11. He (live)____________________ in Russia when the Revolution (start)____________________.
12. When her train (get)____________________ to the station, we (wait) on the platform.
13. He (be)____________________ so annoying! He (always leave)____________________ his things everywhere.
14. On holiday we (visit)____________________ Rome, (see)____________________ the Vatican, and (spend)____________________ a few days at the beach.
15. Why (stand)____________________ on a chair when I (come)____________________ into the room?16. They (live)____________________ in Germany when they (be)__________ young.
17. At 7pm yesterday, we (listen)____________________ to music.
18. When I (leave)____________________ the house, it (snow)____________________.
19. He (work)____________________ in a bank when he (meet)____________________ his wife.
20. What (you/do)____________________ when I (call)____________________ you last night?
choose one facility which was not available twenty years ago and write a short description of how students in the past studied without that facility
III. Transformation
(Simple past vs Past perfect)
1. Alex phoned the police. He saw the accident.
→ As soon as ..........................................................................................................................
2. The police arrived so late, so the robbers escaped.
→ By the time ........................................................................................................................
3. I turned off the lights. After that I left the room.
→ Before ..................................................................................................................................
4. Everyone went home and afterwards this message arrived.
→ After ......................................................................................................................................
5. Michael worked as a physicist after graduating from the university.
→ After ......................................................................................................................................
6. He left school and then joined the army.
→ After ......................................................................................................................................
7. Mary finished her homework and then went to bed.
→ Before ..................................................................................................................................
(Áp dụng những thì khác)
8. The frying fan caught on fire. I was making dinner at that time.
→ While ....................................................................................................................................
10. The flood raced down the valley and destroyed everything on its path
→ When ....................................................................................................................................
9. I talked to Laura. This made me feel less nervous.
→ Since .....................................................................................................................................
11. Ms. Johnson will return your call. She’ll have some free time.
→ As soon as ..........................................................................................................................
12. Susan sometimes feels nervous. She chews her nails.
→ Whenever ...........................................................................................................................