Chia động từ ở thì quá khứ đơn và thì quá khứ tiếp diễn:

 In my last holiday, I went to Hawaii. When I 1(go).....went........ to the beach for the first time, something wonderful happened. I 2(swim) ......was swimming........ in the sea while my mother was sleeping in the sun. My brother was building a castle and my father 3(drink)....was drinking......... some water. Suddenly I 4.(see).........saw.... a boy on the beach. His eyes were blue like the water in the sea and his hair 5(be) ..........was.... beautiful black. He was very tall and thin and his face was brown. My heart 6(beat)......was beating.... fast. I 7.(ask).....asked...... him for his name with a shy voice. He 8.(tell)...told......... me that his name was John. He 9.(stay) ....stayed....... with me the whole afternoon. In the evening, we met again. We ate pizza in a restaurant. The following days we 10(have) .........had...... 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.

1 went

2 was swimming

3 was drinking

4saw

5 was

6beated

7 asked

8 told

9 stayed

10 had

1. went

2. was swimming

3. was drinking

4. saw

5. was

6. was beating

7. asked

8. told

9. stayed

10. had

Bài tập thì quá khứ đơn 1. I __stayed___ at home last weekend. (stay) 2. Angela ___went___ to the cinema last night. (go) 3. I and my friends __had____ a great time in Nha Trang last year. (have) 4. My vacation in Hue last summer ___was___ wonderful. (be) Bài tập thì quá khứ tiếp diễn - Tom (walk)__was walking_________down the street when it began to rain. - At this time last year, he (attend)___was attending_______an English course. - We (stand) ___were standing_____ under the tree when he heard an explosion. - The boy fell and hurt himself while he (ride)___was riding______ a bicycle. Bài tập thì quá khứ hoàn thành - I (go) __had gone____ home after I (finish) __had finished____ their work. - He said that he (already, see) __had already seen____ Dr. Rice. - After taking a bath, she (go) ___had gone___ to bed. - They told me they (not/eat) _hadn't eaten_____ such kind of food before.

bài 1

1. was walking

2. were having

3. was sitting

4. was talking

5. were driving

6. was riding

7. was raining

8. was singing

9. was walking

10. was going

11 , was waliking

12, was attending

13, was standing

14, was studying - were having

15, were dancing

Bài 2: Viết thành câu hoàn chỉnh ở thì quá khứ tiếp diễn dựa trên từ gợi ý

1. (they / take the exam?) 

were they taking the exam ?

2. (when / he / work there?) 

when was he working there ?

3. (you / make dinner?) 

were you making dinner ?

4. (they / drink coffee when you arrived?) 

were they drinking coffee when you arrived ?

5. (when / we / sleep?) 

when were sleeping ?

6. (they / study last night) 

were they studying last night?

7. (we / talk when the accident happened) 

were we talking when the accident happend

8. (he / not / exercise enough) 

He wasn't exercising enough

9. (I / talk too much?) 

was i taliking to much ?

10. (it / not / snow) 

it wasn't snowing 

11. (how / they / feel?) 

how were they feeling ?

12. (they / not / talk) 

they weren't talking

13. (where / I / stay?) 

where was i staying ?

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

Why was he studying on a Saturday night?

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

I was going to school when you saw me 

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

You were sleeping at 6am 

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

 We weren't leaving when you called

18. (I / not / stay in a hotel) 

I wasn't staying in a hotel

19. (we / make too much noise?)

Were we making too much noise?

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 ___was walking_____ (walk) home. 

2. It was raining while we _____were having___ (have) dinner.

3. I saw the department stores when I ____was sitting____ (sit) on the bus.

4. Her phone rang while she ____was talking____ (talk) to her new boss. 

5. My friends _____was driving___ (drive) to work when they heard the news on the radio. 

6. He ___is riding_____ (ride) his bicycle when the cat ran across the road. 

7. We couldn’t go to the beach yesterday because it ___was raining_____. (rain) 

8. It was a lovely day. The sun was shining and the birds ___were singing_____ (sing) in the trees. 

9. The tourist lost his camera while he  __was walking___ (walk) around the city.

10. The lorry  ___was going__  (go) very fast when it hit our car.

11. I ____was walking___ (walk) down the street when it began to rain.

12. At this time last year, I ___was attending____ (attend) an English course.

13. Jim _____was standing___ (stand) under the tree when he heard an explosion.

14. While I __was studying___ (study) in my room, my roommates ____were having____ (have) a party in the other room.

15. Mary and I _____were dancing____  (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. Were they taking the exam?

2. (when was he working there?) 

3. (Were you making dinner?) 

4. (Were they drinking coffee when you arrived?) 

5. (when were we sleeping ?) 

6. (Were they studying last night) 

7. (Were we talking when the accident happened) 

8. (Wasn't he exercising enough) 

9. (Was I talking too much?) 

10. (Wasn't it snowing) 

11. (how were they / feeling?) 

12. (Weren't they talking) 

13. (where was I staying?) 

14. (why was he studying on a Saturday night?) 

15. (I was going to school when you saw me) 

16. (you were sleeping at 6am)

17. ( she was working when I called) 

17. (we was not leaving when you called) 

18. (I was not staying in a hotel) 

19. (Were we making too much noise?)

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) went to the beach for the first time, something wonderful happened. I (swim) was swimming in the sea while my mother was sleeping in the sun. My brother was building a castle and my father (drink) was drinking some water. Suddenly I (see) saw a boy on the beach. His eyes were blue like the water in the sea and his hair (be) was beautiful black. He was very tall and thin and his face was brown. My heart (beat)beat fast. I (ask) asked him for his name with a shy voice. He (tell) told me that his name was John. He (stay)stayed with me the whole afternoon. In the evening, we met again. We ate pizza in a restaurant. The following days we (have)had 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

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Chia động từ ở thì quá khứ tiếp diễn

1. I ____was going____down the street when it begin to rain ﴾go﴿

2. At this time last year, I_was attending____an English course ﴾attend﴿

3. Jim_was standing__under the tree when he heard an explosion ﴾stand﴿

4. The boy fell and hurt himself while he __was riding_ a bicycle ﴾ride﴿

5. When we met them last year, they___were living__ in Santiago ﴾live﴿

6. The tourist lost his camera while he_was walking_around the city ﴾walk﴿

7. The lorry ___was going____ very fast when it hit our car ﴾go﴿

8. While I__was studying___in my room, my roommate ___was having___ a party in the other room ﴾study/ have﴿ 9. Mary and I____was just leaving__ the house when the telephone rang ﴾just leave﴿

10. We ______were sitting_____ in the café when they saw us ﴾sit﴿

1. was going

2. was atending

3. was standing

4. was riding

5. were living

6. was walking

7. was going

8. was studying, was having

9. was just leaving

10. were sitting

1. I was going down the street when it begin to rain ﴾go﴿

2. At this time last year, I was attending an English course ﴾attend﴿

3. Jim was standing under the tree when he heard an explosion ﴾stand﴿

4. The boy fell and hurt himself while he was riding a bicycle ﴾ride﴿

5. When we met them last year, they were living in Santiago ﴾live﴿

6. The tourist lost his camera while he was walking around the city (walk﴿

7. The lorry was going very fast when it hit our car ﴾go﴿

8. While I was studying in my room, my roommate was having a party in the other room ﴾study/ have﴿

9. Mary and Iwas just leaving the house when the telephone rang ﴾just leave﴿

10. We were sitting in the café when they saw us ﴾sit﴿

was going

was attending

was standing

was riding

were living

was walking

was going

was studying/having

were leaving

were sitting

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) was going to the beach for the first time, something wonderful happened. I (swim) was swimming in the sea while my mother was sleeping in the sun. My brother was building a castle and my father (drink) was drinking some water. Suddenly I (see)saw a boy on the beach. His eyes were blue like the water in the sea and his hair (be) was beautiful black. He was very tall and thin and his face was brown. My heart (beat) beat fast. I (ask) asked him for his name with a shy voice. He (tell) told me that his name was John. He (stay) stayed with me the whole afternoon. In the evening, we met again. We ate pizza in a restaurant. The following days we (have) had 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

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Exercise 2: Past Simple or Past Continuous? Chia động từ ở

thì quá khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ tiếp diễn cho phù hợp

1. We (eat)_________were eating___________ dinner at 8pm last night (we started eating

at 7:30).

2. Yesterday I (go)______went______________ to the Post Office,

(buy)_____________bought_______ some fruit at the supermarket and

(read)__________read__________ a book in the park in the afternoon.

3. We (watch)______were watching______________ TV when we (hear)____________heard________ a

loud noise.

4. Julie (be)_________was___________ in the garden when Laurence

(arrive)_________arrive___________.

5. A: What (do)_________were you doing___________ at 3pm yesterday?

B: I (clean)__________was cleaning__________ my house.

6. Last year I (visit)______visited______________ Paris and Rome.

7. They (have)__________were having__________ dinner when the police

(come)___________came_________ to the door.

8. He (work)________was working____________ in the garden when he

(find)___________found_________ the money.

9. Laura (study)________was studying____________ at 11pm last night.

10. He (sleep)_________was sleeping___________ when the doorbell

(ring)__________rang__________.

11. I (walk)_________was walking___________ along the road when I

12. (meet)___________met_________ an old friend.

13. It (be)_____________was_______ a day in December. Snow

(fall)____________was falling________ , children (sing)_________were singing___________ carols and

people (do)________were doing____________ their Christmas shopping.

14. My ex-boyfriend (be)_______was_____________ so annoying! He (always

miss)_______was always missing_____________ the bus and arriving late.

15. When I (call)_______called_____________ Julie, she (work)_________was working___________.

16. Why (cry)___________were you crying_________ when I (arrive)__________arrived__________?

17. When he (get)_____got_______________ home we started to eat dinner.

18. At 10 am yesterday, I (sit)________was sitting____________ on a bus.

19. I (enjoy)___________was enjoying_________ my book so much that I

(not/notice)_______didn't notice_____________ that the train had stopped.

20. David (not/sleep)________wasn't sleeping____________ when I (arrive)_________arrived___________ ,

he (study)________was studying____________ .

21. Mr Black (not/work)_____wasn't working_______________ in the garden at 10pm last night.

I __________was going_________down the street when it begin to rain (go)

At this time last year, I ______was attending_____________an English course (attend)

Jim _________was standing_______ under the tree when he heard an explosion (stand)

The boy fell and hurt himself while he ________was riding_________ a bicycle (ride)

When we met them last year, they_______lived______ in Santiago (live)

The tourist lost his camera while he_____was walking___________ around the city (walk)

The lorry _______was going________ very fast when it hit our car (go)

While I ________was studying________in my room, my roommate _____was having_______ a party in the other room (study/have)

Mary and I___________had just left________ the house when the telephone rang (just leave)

We _________were sitting_________ in the café when they saw us (sit)