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.

Chia động từ ở thì quá khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ tiếp diễn

1. They........... (wait) for me when I ........at the station (arrive).

2. She ......... (swim) in the sea when I ........... (see) her.

3. .............. they .............. (play) tennis when it .......... (start) raining?

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

5. The wind ............ (blow) very hard when I .......... (go) out this morning.

7. Complete the text with the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

(Hoàn thành đoạn văn với dạng đúng quá khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ tiếp diễn cho các động từ trong ngoặc.)

It was past midnight when Helen (1) _____ (arrive) home. She (2) _____ (close) the door quietly because her parents (3) _____ (sleep) upstairs. As she (4) _____ (take off) her coat, she (5) _____ (see) a letter on the floor with her name on it. She (6) _____ (open) the letter and (7) _____ (read) it. Then she (8) _____ (put) it in her pocket, (9) _____ (pick up) her coat and (10) _____ (go) out again. It (11) _____ (be) a cold night but it (12) _____ (not rain). A few people (13) _____ (walk) towards the High Street, so Helen (14) _____ (cross) the road and _____ (follow) them. She (16) _____ (not know) where they (17) _____ (go) - but she (18) _____ (not want) to be alone.

Đặt động từ ở dạng đúng: Quá khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ tiếp diễn: 1.The children(play)............tennis when their grandmother(come)........to visit 2.When Mrs.Smith(enter)........the room ,her children(listen)..........to the radio very loudly 3.Ann(sweep).............while sister (play)..............the game on the Internet. 4.When the teacher (walk)........into the room,the pupils (make)..........lot of noise. 5.The parents(sleep)...........while the baby (play)........quietly in their room

   1.        Chia động từ trong ngoặc với thì Quá khứ hoàn thành và Quá khứ đơn

          1.1.        Almost everybody (leave)………………by the time we (arrive)……………………

          1.2.        He (wonder)………………whether he (leave)……………… his wallet at home.

          1.3.        The secretary (not leave)……………………….until she (finish)…………………her work.

          1.4.        The couple scarcely (enter)………………… the house when they (begin)…………………to argue.

          1.5.        The teacher (ask)……………… the boy why he (not do)………………his homework.

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?)

7. Hoàn thành câu, sử dụng quá khứ tiếp diễn của các động từ cho sẵn.
enjoy, paint, rest, read, study, play, walk, speak, take ,vacuum

1. We saw a lot of rubbish when we __________ along that street.
2. I __________the meal when I spotted a fly in my shop.
3. Long __________a shower when his brother came home.
4. They __________badminton from 4pm till 6pm yesterday.
5. My __________the stairs when her husband came home.
6. My neighbors __________the windows when I visited them.
7. _____he _______ all day yesterday? I didn’t see him anything.
8. My father __________a newspaper when I entered
9. Vy __________ to her classmates but they didn’t listen.
10. The student__________very hard when the teacher entered.

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!

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