Put the verbs in the brackets in the correct tense:

1.We used ( write) to write to each other every month when we (be) were at secondary school.

2. Minh (know)knows a little English, so she (wish) wishes she (can)could speak it fluently

3. Maria (stay)is staying with us at the moment. She (be)is my sister's friend.

4. My mother (wash) washed the dishes while we (clean)were cleaning the floor.

5. Listen! The teacher (explain) is explaining the lesson.

6. Viet Nam (have) has a lot of mountains and there (be) are many tall and big trees there.

7. Lan (borrow) have borrowed some books from the library since Monday.

8. Uyen (take) takes a bus to school every day

9. Farmers often ( harvest ) harvest their crops in August.

10. They (leave) left Hanoi for HCM City yesterday.

11. You look tired. Did You (work) work hard?

Put the verbs in the brackets in the correct tense:

1.We use ( write) ___used to write____ to each other every month when we (be) ____were__ at secondary school.

2. Minh (know)____knows__ a little English, so she (wish) __wishes___ she (can)___could____ speak it fluently

3. Maria (stay)_is staying____ with us at the moment. She (be)__is____ my sister's friend.

4. My mother (wash) ___was washing__ the dishes while we (clean)_were cleaning_____ the floor.

5. Listen! The teacher (explain) ____is explaning___ the lesson.

6. Viet Nam (have) ___has__ a lot of mountains and there (be) _are_____ many tall and big trees there.

7. Lan (borrow) __has borrowed____ some books from the library since Monday.

8. Uyen (take) ___takes___ a bus to school every day

9. Farmers often ( harvest ) __harvest____ their crops in August.

10. They (leave) __left____ Hanoi for HCM City yesterday.

11. You look tired. You (work) _Have you worked______ hard?

was washing/was cleaning

was washing/were cleaning

1. When I (arrive) ..arrived ..at this house, he was still sleeping(sleep) .

2. The light (go) ..went ...out while we (have) were having dinner.

3. Bill (have) ..was having..breakfast when I (stop) ..stopped ..at this house this morning.

4. She (wash) was washing....up when Vinh (arrive) ..arrived..at this house.

5. As we (cross) .were crossing...the Street, we (see) ...saw ..an accident.

6. Tom (see) ..saw....a serious accident while he (stand)was standing at the bus stop.

7. The children (play) ..were playing...football when their mother (come) ...came ... back home.

8. The bell (ring)rang while Tom (take) was taking a bath.

9. He (sit)was sitting in a car when I (see)saw him.

10. We (clean) were cleaning the house when she (come) came yesterday.

Put correct forms of the verbs.

1.Their parents( go)______went____out for dinner last night.

2.Farmers often(harvest)_____harvest____________their crops in August.

3.she asked me if I (like)______would like___pop music.

4.if it(not rain)__doesn't rain_____, we will go fishing tomorrow.

5.The kids (sleep)_were sleeping_____ when the bell rang.

6.Phong (make)__will make__________ a book report for this group next week.

7.He (watch)____watched______ television at 5 p.m yesterday.

8.van enjoys (travel)__traveling______ around the country.

9.The house (destroy)__was destroyed____ by the horrible storm last week.

10.Some people (drink)_____drinks__ coffee everyday.

11.This school (build)___had been built_______ since last year.

12.The boys (swim)__swam______ across the river in a competition last Saturday.

13.Tam (award)___was awarded____ a sliver cup in a tournament two week ago.

14.The (talk)__will take______ to their teacher about the next trip.

15.The girls (sew)__are sewing_______ some clothes for their dolls now.

16.Women (have)__have had_____ to do the housework long ago.

17.I suggest (collect)_collecting________ unused clothes for poor people.

18.Tet is a time for families (clean)__clean_____ and decorate their homes.

19.We would go on a picnic if today (be)_____were____ Sunday.

20.He (see)______saw____ an accident while he drive to work yesterday.we

1. went

2. harvest

3. would like

4. doesn't rain

5. were sleeping

6. will make

7. watched

8. travelling

9. was destroyed

10. drink

11. have been built

12. swam

13. was awarded

14. are going to talk

15. are sewing

16. had

17. collecting

18. clean

19. were

20. saw

I.       Put the verbs into the correct tenses

1.     The train (travel) ………traveled………… so fast that I (be) ……was…………… scared.

2.     Yesterday Susan (drop) ………dropped………… a glass while she (wash) ………was washing………… the dishes.

3.     What you (talk) …………were - talking……… about when the teacher (come) …………came……… into class?

4.     Last night, Helen (do) ……was doing…………… the washing up while her husband (help) …………was helping……… their children with their homework.

5.     When she (be) ………was………… a child, Julia (write) …wrote……………… emails to her parents a few times a week. Now she has a job and she (work) ………………works… in Chicago. In the last six months, she (write) ………has written………… only three mails to her parents.

6.     At 8p.m. yesterday, she (perform) …was performing……………… on the stage in front of thousand of audience.

7.     “How long you (be) ……have you been…………… in your present job?” “I (be) ………have been………… there for 6 months”. “And what you (do) …had you done……………… before that?” “Before that I (work) ………had worked………… for Jones and Company.”

8.     Last night at about nine o’clock we (watch) ……were watching…………… TV when someone (knock) ……knocked…………… at the door.

9.     During the study period in class yesterday, it (be) ………was…………hard for me to concentrate because the student next to me (hum) ………was humming…………

10.  I (send) ……sent…………… Ed three emails last week but he (not / reply) ……………hasn't replied…… to them yet.

11.  Just relax, Antoine. As soon as your sprained ankle (heal) ………heals…………, you can play soccer again. At this time next week, you (play) …………will be playing……… soccer again.

12.  I’ll meet you at the airport tomorrow. After you (clear) …………clear……… customs, look for me just outside the gate. I (stand) ………will be standing………… right by the door.

13.  Don’t ring her up at 12 o’clock. She (have) ………will be having….…………… her music lesson.

14.  At this time tomorrow the boys of our group (play) …………will be playing…………… football.

15.  When I (get) ……………get…… home tonight, my pets (sit) ………will be sitting………… at the door waiting for me.

Make sentences with Past continuous and simple past:

1. We/discussing many things when/headmaster/come/in

=>We were discussing many things when the headmaster came in.

2.When/teacher/come in/,Lam/clean/blackboard

=>When the teacher came in,Lam was cleaning the blackboard

3.Dick/listen/classical music/when/friend/arrive

=>Dick was listening to classical music when his friend arrived

4.They/work/garden/when/it/start/rain

=>They were working the garden when it started rain

5.When/telephone/ring/I/read/novel

=>When the telephone rang,l was reading a novel

6.When her father/enter/room/Lan/clean/floor

=>When her father entered the room, Lan was cleaning her floor

7.We/watch/television/when our father/call/us up

=>We were watching television when our father called us up

8.It/raining/when we/get/school

=>It was raining when we got to school

9.Tom/talk/another boy when I/see/him this morning

=>Tom was talking to another boy when l saw him this morning

10.When the bell/ring/I/have/lunch

=>When the bell rang,l was having lunch

11.While Bob/clean/windows/Peter/wash/dishes

=>While Bob was cleaning the windows, Peter was washing the dishes

12.While/we/read/novels/she/listen/radio

=>While we were reading novels,she was listening to the radio

Tạm dịch:

Hôm nay là chủ nhật. Chúng tôi đang ở nhà. Tôi làm việc nhà với bố mẹ tôi. Vào buổi sáng, tôi giặt quần áo. Vào buổi chiều, tôi giúp mẹ nấu ăn và lau sàn nhà. Vào buổi tối, bố và tôi rửa bát đĩa.

Lời giải chi tiết:

1. cattle
2. fruit
3. crops
4. unloaded
​5. catching

1.

cattle (n): gia súc => herd cattle: chăn thả gia súc

poultry (n): gia cầm

We helped the farmers herd cattle.

(Chúng tôi giúp những người nông dân chăn gia súc.)

2.

plant (n): cây cối => pick fruit: hái quả

fruit (n): quả

They are helping their parents pick fruit in the orchard.

(Họ đang giúp bố mẹ hái quả trong vườn cây.)

3.

food (n): thức ăn

crop (n): nông sản => collecting crops (n): thu hoạch nông sản

At harvest time farmers are busy cutting and collecting crops.

(Vào mùa thu hoạch, những người nông dân bận rộn cắt và thu hoạch nông sản.)

4.

load (v): chất hàng

unload (v): dỡ hàng

The driver unloaded the rice from the back of the truck.

(Người tài xế dỡ lúa từ thùng hàng của xe tải.)

5.

catch (v): bắt

hold (v): cầm, nắm

People here live by catching fish from nearby lakes and ponds.

(Mọi người ở đấy sống bằng cách bắt cá từ các hồ và đầm ở gần đây.)

3. Supply the correct verb form: Simple past or Past continuos.

1. When I (arrive)arrived at this house, he was still (sleep)........................................sleeping.....................

2. The light (go)went out while we (have) were having dinner.................................................................

3. Bill (have)was having breakfast when I (stop)stopped at this house this morning.......................................................

4. As we (cross)were crossing the street, we (see)saw an accident...........................................................................

5. Tom (see)saw a serious accident while he (stand)was standing at the bus stop..................................................

6. While my father (read)was reading a newspaper, I (learn)was learning my lesson and my sister (do)was doing her homework. .........................................................................................................................

7. The children (play)were playing.................... football when their mother (come) ......came...................back home.

8. The bell (ring)rang while Tom (take) was taking a bath.........................................................................

9. I (be)was very tired because I (work)worked all day yesterday......................................................

. 10. He (sit)was sitting in a cafe when I (see) saw him...................................................

arrive/was sleeping

went/were having

was having/stopped

were crossing/saw

saw/was standing

was reading/were learning/were doing

were playing/came

rang/was talking

was/was working

was sitting/saw

arrive/was sleeping

went/were having

was having/stopped

were crossing/saw

saw/was standing

was reading/were learning/were doing

were playing/came

rang/was taking

was/was working

was sitting/saw