2.1. Bài tập thì Quá khứ tiếp diễn cơ bản

Bài 1: 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.

Bài 2: 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) 

11. (how / they / feel?) 

12. (they / not / talk) 

13. (where / I / stay?) 

14. (why / he / study on a Saturday night?) 

15. (I / go to school when you saw me) 

16. (you / sleep at 6am) 17. (she / work when I called) 

17. (we / not / leave when you called) 

18. (I / not / stay in a hotel) 

19. (we / make too much noise?)

   1.        Chia động từ trong ngoặc sao cho phù hợp với thì Quá khứ tiếp diễn (I was doing), Quá khứ hoàn thành (I had done) hoặc Quá khứ hoàn thành tiếp diễn  (I had been doing).

              1.1.        It was very noisy next door. Our neighbours………………... (have) a party.

              1.2.        We were good friend. We ………………...  (know) each other for years.

              1.3.        John and I went for a walk. I had difficulty keeping up with him because he ………………... (walk) so fast

              1.4.        Sue was sitting on the ground.She was out of breath. She………………... (run)

              1.5.        When I arrived, everybody was sitting round the table with their mouths full. They………………... (eat)

              1.6.        When I arrived, everybody was sitting round the table and talking. Their mouths were empty, but their stomachs were full. They ………………... (eat)

              1.7.        Jim was on his hands and knees on the floor. He ………………... (look) for his contact lens.

Hãy sử dụng thì Quá khứ hoàn thành hoặc thì Quá khứ đơn hoặc thì hiện tại hoàn thành cho mỗi động từ trong ngoặc.

1. When I (come) home, they (leave) for Ha Noi Capital.

2. The plane (take off) when I (arrive) at the air port.

3. Before he (answer) your question, he (think) twice his word.

4. They (listen) to the music since Monday.

5. After the manager (answer) his telephone, he (come) into the office.

6. She (learn) English before she (fly) to America to work

. 7. Due to the bad weather condition, they (postpone) the game until next day.

8. No sooner he (go) to bed than she (appear).

9. By the time he operated the machine, he (finish) repairing it.

10. They hardly (say) goodbye to her when everything (go) wrong

Hãy sử dụng thì Quá khứ hoàn thành hoặc thì Quá khứ đơn hoặc thì hiện tại hoàn thành cho mỗi động từ trong ngoặc 

21. The last time I (play) football was five years ago. 22. While he was sitting on a chair, he (find) out the mistake. 23. Not until I (leave) home did I realize how much I love my father. 24. Who are you waiting for? You (be) her for 6 hours. 25. His parents (die) when he (be) nine years old. 26. After the earthquake, they (become) homeless. 27. He (work) as a manager before he (retire). 28. They said that they (meet) him the night before. 29. She (be) absent from school because of her illness. 30. It (be) very kind of you to help me. Without your help, I couldn’t have finished my homework 

 chia động từ thì quá khứ đơn và quá khứ hoàn thành

1.  When the police (arrive) _________, the car (go) _____________.

2.  They  (eat) ____ everything by the time I (arrive) ______at the party

3.  When I (find) _____________ my purse, someone (take) _____________the money out of it.

4.  By the time I (get) _______ into my town, the shop (close) _______.

5.  They  (go) ________ after they (finish) _____________their work.

6.  He (do) __________ nothing before he (see) _____________ me.

7.  When they (get) _______ the station, the train (leave) _______.

II. Chia động từ ở thì quá khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ hoàn thành
1. When he (wake up) ___________, his mother (already / prepare) ___________breakfast.
2. He (hear) ___________ the news, (go) ___________ to the telephone and (call) ___________ a
friend.
3. Before she (start) ___________ to learn English, she (already / learn) ___________ French.
4. Jane (already / type) ___________ ten pages when her computer (crash) ___________.
5. By the time he (arrive) ___________ at the pub, they (run) ___________ out of beer.
6. Before that day we (never / think) ___________ of going to Japan.
7. I (know) ___________ him for a long time before I (meet) ___________ his family.
8. They (not / know) ___________ where to meet because nobody (tell) ___________ them.
9. It (be) ___________ cloudy for days before it finally (begin) ___________ to rain.
10. Before he (sing) _________ a song he (play) _____________ the guitar.
11. After Eric (make) ____________ breakfast he (phone) ___________ his friend.
12. They (ride) ____________ their bikes before they (meet) ____________ their friends.
13. Susan (turn) __________ on the radio after she (wash) ____________ the dishes.
14. When she (arrive) ____________the match (already / start) _____________.
15. After the man (come) __________ home he (feed) ___________ the cat.
16. I (see, never).........................any of Picasso’s paintings before I (visit) ................. the art
museum.
17. Class (begin, already).......................by the time I (get)....................there, so I (take,
quietly).....................a seat in the back.
18. I almost missed my plane. All of the other passengers (board, already).........................by the
time I (get).....................there.
19. I (do) ................... my homework before I (go)................... to school yesterday.
20. After they (go) ..........................., I (sit) .................... down and (watch)..............TV.

Exercise 4: Past Perfect Continuous or Past Simple? Chia

động từ ở thì quá khứ hoàn thành tiếp diễn hoặc quá khứ

đơn. Chú ý thì của hai động từ trong một câu là khác nhau.

1. I (wait)____________________ for hours so I was really glad when the bus finally (arrive)____________________.

2. Why (be)____________________ the baby's face so dirty? He (eat)____________________ chocolate.

3. I (see)____________________ John yesterday, but he (run)____________________ so he was too tired to chat.

4. It (rain)____________________ and the pavement (be)____________________ covered with puddles.

5. When I (arrive)____________________ it was clear she (work)____________________. There were papers all over the floor and books everywhere.

6. They (study)____________________ all day so when we (meet)____________________ they were exhausted.

7. The boss (talk)____________________ to clients on Skype for hours so she (want)____________________ a break.

8. I (drink)____________________ coffee all morning. By lunchtime, I

(feel)____________________ really strange!

9. Lucy (hope)____________________ for a new car, so she was really pleased when she (get)____________________ one.

10. I (dream)____________________ about a holiday in Greece. I couldn't believe it when my husband (book)____________________ one as a surprise!

1.  They (go)            home after they (finish)          their study.

2.  Yesterday whenI(arrive)           to the party, they(already go)         home.

3.     After  theguests (leave)             , she (go)               back into the living-room and(switch)              off thelight.

4.  On arrival at homeI (find)         that she(justleave)            just a few minutes before.

5.  Before he (go)           to bed,he (do)            his homework.

6.  When they (get)            to the place, the man(die)        

7.  He(do)             nothing before he (see)          me.

8.  He(thank)             me for what I (do)           for him.

9.  I (be)             sorry that I (hurt)             him.

10.  After they(go)            ,I (sit)              down and(rest)           

14.07.2023 HOMEWORK

Exercise 1: Chia các động từ trong ngoặc ở thì Quá khứ đơn hoặc 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.

Exercise 2: Chọn đáp án đúng

1.     We …… on the lake when it started to rain so we went home.

A. finished            B. finishing          C. were finishing            D. are finishing

2.     My dad found some money while he …… his suitcase.

A. packing            B. package           C. are packing                D. was packing

3.     My brother ……… in Ireland when he met his girlfriend.

A. study               B. was studying   C. were study                 D. was study

4.     My grandma tried pizza for the first time while she ………. in Italy.

A. staying             B. is staying         C. is stayed                              D. was staying

5.     My mom ………. in the sea when she saw a dolphin.

A. was swimming          B. was swiming    C. were swimming         D. were swiming

6.     ……. it ……. when you woke up this morning?

A. Is….raining     B. was ….. raining         C. is….rain                             D.were…… raining

7.     What …….. when the teacher came?

A. were you doing         B. was you doing C. are you doing            D. are you doing

8.     What did you watch on TV while you …….. dinner yesterday?

A. were having     B. was having      C. were haveing             D. was haveing

9.     The man ………. his letter in the post office at that time.

A. is sending        B. was sending     C. sending            D. was senting

10.                It ………and cloudy when we left Ireland.

A. was rain                    B. was raining      C. is raining          D. raining