Exercise 1 : Past simple and past progressive

1. Where ( you / spend ) .....did you spend.. your summer holiday last year, Tam ?

2. There ( be )..were....many volunteers in Sea Games 22nd in VietNam in 2003

4. The old man ( fall )..fell..as he ( get )...got...into the bus

5. They ( not go )....didn't go..to the movies last Sunday

6. When I saw him, he ( sit )...was sitting.asleep in a chair

7. ( you/find ).....Did you find.my fountain pen yesterday ?

8. Where ( she/be )..was she ..at 5 o' clock this moring ?

9. It ( take ).took..me 5 minutes to walk to school last year

10. The light ( go ) ..went..our when we ( study ).were studying.our lesson

11. There ( be )...was...a lot of noise at the fair yesterday

12.They ( give )..gave..me the letter a few minutes ago

Exercise 1 : Past simple and past progressive

1. Where ( you / spend ) ......did you spend...... your summer holiday last year, Tam ?

2. There ( be ).....were.....many volunteers in Sea Games 22nd in VietNam in 2003

3. His uncle ( teach )......taught.......English in our school five years ago

4. The old man ( fall )...fell.....as he ( get )....got....into the bus

5. They ( not go ).......didn't go...to the movies last Sunday

6. When I saw him, he ( sit ).....was sitting...asleep in a chair

7. ( you/find ).......did you find.....my fountain pen yesterday ?

8. Where ( she/be )...was she.....at 5 o' clock this moring ?

9. It ( take )..took...me 5 minutes to walk to school last year

10. The light ( go ) ....went......our when we ( study )...were studying..our lesson

11. There ( be )....were....a lot of noise at the fair yesterday

12.They ( give )...gave....me the letter a few minutes ago

1 did you spend

2 were

3 taught

4 fell - got

5 didn`t go

6 was sitting

7 Did you find

8 was she

9 took

10 went - was studying

11 was

12 gave

11. What DID you (do) DO at 8 p.m yesterday.
12. His uncle (teach) TAUGHT English in our shool five years ago.
13. The old man (fall) FELL as he (get) GOT info the bus.
14. When I saw him, he (sit) WAS SITTING asleep in a chair.
15. She WILL VISIT (visit) her aunt next week.
16. Last Monday, while I (read) READ a book, the phone rang.
17. They (not speak) HAVEN'T SPOKEN to each other since they quarreled.
18. I (try) HAVE BEEN TRYING to learn English for years, but I (not succeed) HAVE NOT SUCCEED yet.
19. I (not see) HAVE NOT SEE her seen last week.
20. John (do) HAS DONE his homework already.

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11. What DID you (do) .DO.. at 8 p.m yesterday.
12. His uncle (teach) .TAUGHT.. English in our shool five years ago.
13. The old man (fall) .FALLED.. as he (get) ...WAS GETTING info the bus.
14. When I saw him, he (sit) .WAS SITTING.. asleep in a chair.
15. She ..WILL VISIT. (visit) her aunt next week.
16. Last Monday, while I (read) ..WAS READING. a book, the phone rang.
17. They (not speak) ..HAVEN'T SPOKEN. to each other since they quarreled.
18. I (try)TRIED to learn English for years, but I (not succeed) ..DIDN'T SUCCEED. yet.
19. I (not see) .HAVEN'T SEEN.. her seen last week.
20. John (do) .HAVE DONE.. his homework already.

11. What did you do
12. taught
13. falled - was getting
14. was sitting
15. will visit
16. was reading
17. haven't spoken
18. tried - didn't succeed
19. haven't seen
20. has done

1 fell - was getting

2 saw - was sitting

3 went - were studying

4 were playing - was listening

5 was watching

6 was playing

7 was you doing

8 were watching - saw

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Past tenses:

1. His uncle(teach) ......TAUGHT.......... English in our school 5 years ago.

2. The old man (fall) .....FELL........ as he (get) ......WAS GETTING........... into the bus.

3. They (not go) .....DIDN'T GO......... to the movies last Sunday.

4. When I saw him, he (sit) .......WAS SITTING........ asleep in a chair.

5. ........DID....... You (find) .....FIND........ my oen yesterday?

6. The light (go) ...WENT........ out when we (study) ....WERE STUDYING.......... our lesson

7. There (be) .........WAS...... a lot of noise at the fair yesterday.

8. They (give) .......GAVE....... me the letter a few minutes ago.

9. What she (do) ...WAS SHE DOING................. when you (arrive) ....ARRIVED.. there? She (write) ........WAS WRITING........ a letter.

10. She (have) .....WAS HAVING...... her bath while her sister (get) ..WAS GETTING......... the breakfast ready.

11. The storm (begin) ..BEGAN....... at half past ten while the class (study) .......WAS STUDYING...... history.

12. When the students (hear) ......HEARD........ the bell, they (get) .....WERE GETTING....... up and (leave) WERE LEAVING.

13. Mr. Harvey (ask) ......ASKED....... me about my plans the next time he (see) .......SAW........... me.

14. As I (cross) .....WAS CROSSING.......... the street, two cars (race) .......RACED... by me at full speed.

15. Just as I (leave) ......WAS LEAVING...... for home, a student (stop) .......STOPPED....... me in the hall.

16. Dorothy and I (just leave) ...WERE JUST LEAVING........... the house when the telephone (ring) ........RANG.......

17. The minute I (hear) ......HEARD......... the news , I (send) ..........WAS SENDING...... him a telegram.

18. I (go) ....WENT........ to ask you to help me, but you (sleep) .....WERE SLEEPING...... so peacefully when I (look) .....LOOKED..... into your room that I (decide) DECIDED to do it alone.

19. When I (arrive) ...ARRIVED......... at his house, he WAS still (sleep) ....SLEEPING........

20. The light (go) .........WENT..... out while we (have) .......WERE HAVING..... dinner.

21. Bill (have) .......WAS HAVING...... breakfast when I (stop) ......STOPPED....... at his house this morning.

22. As we (cross) ....WERE CROSSING........ the street, we (see) ..........SAW... an accident.

23. Tom(see) .......SAW...... a serious accident while he (stand) ........WAS STANDING....... at the bus stop.

24. While my father (read) .WAS READING...... a newspaper, I (learn) ......WAS LEARNING....... my lesson and my sister (do) ....WAS DOING....... her homework.

25. The children (play) ...WERE PLAYING........ football when their mother (come) ..CAME....... back home.

26. The bell (ring) ....RANG....... while Tom (take) .......WAS TAKING.......... a bath.

27. I (be) ..WAS............... very tired because I (work) .......WORKED....... all day yesterday.

28. He (sit) .....WAS SITTING........ in a cafe when I (see) ......SAW...... him.

1) went 

2) to tell

3)eat

4)am

5) go

6)allows

7)watching

8)do

9)finish / waching

10)don't / get

11)teached

1.went

2.tell

3.eat

4.will be

5.go

6.allows (câu này mình ko chắc) 

7.watching

8.what did you do

1) went 

2) to tell

3) eat

4) will 

5) going

6) allow

7) watching 

8) what did you do last night?

9) finishing ; watching 

14) didn't go

15) built

16)met

17)we would to fly to Jakarta.

18) what did you do lát saturday? I went fishing.

I. Put the verbs in brackets into the simple present or the present continuous tense

1. Do You ( love ) him ?

No, i (like) him very much i but i (do not love) him

2. Do You(dream) at night?

Yes, i always (dream) and if i (eat) too much supper i (will have) nighrmares

3. The milk (smells) sour. Do You ( keep) milk a long time?

II. Put the verbs in brackets into the simple past or the past continuous tense

1. How did you (damage) your car so badly?

I (ran) into a lamp-post yetesday.

I suppose you (was driving) too quickly or were not looking where you (went)

2. As he (was geting) into the bus it (started) suddenly and he (fell) backwards on to the road .

3. When he (was mending) the fuse he (got ) a very bad shock.

Mr.Tam is a teacher. Two years ago, he taught math in a small school in the country. But now he taught at a high school in the city.

Every day, Mr.Tam gets up at half past five. After his morning exercise, he takes a bath and has breakfast with his wife. Then he leaves home for school at a quarter to seven.

Yesterday was Sunday. Mr.Tam didn't go to school. He and his wife visited his parents in the countryside. He bought them lots of presents . Mr.Tam and his wife spent their day off with their parents. They returned home at 9.30 in the evening.

1. The old man (fall)....fell...as he.....got....(get) into the bus.

2. They (not speak)....haven't spoken...to each other since they quarreled.

3. I (not see)....haven't seen......her since last week.

1. The old man fell as he got into the bus.

2. They haven't spoken to each other since they quarreled.

3. I haven't seen her since last week.

21 was cleaning, went, killed

22 didn't allow, was blowing

23 was crossing/crossed, stepped, fell

24 was still lying, saw

25 saw, stopped

26 did you damage, ran, were driving, were going

27 was getting/got, started, fell

28 called, was already getting up

29 was mending/mended, got

30 heard,went, opened, didn't recognize, wasn't wearing

31 were sitting, was doing, was knitting, were reading, smiled, said

32 were dancing, broke, stole

33 knew, were looking, hid, went

34 was always buying

35 told, was spending/spent, listened

36 began, banged

21 He (clean)was cleaning his gun when it accidentally (go) went off and (kill)killed him.

22 He (not allow)didn't allow us to go out in the boat yesterday as a strong wind (blow)was blowing.

23 As I (cross)was crossing the road I (step)stepped on a banana skin and (fall)fell heavily.

24 I still (lie)was lying on the road when I (see)saw a lorry approaching.

25 Luckily the driver (see)saw me and (stop)stopped the lorry in time.

26 How did you (damage)damaged your car so badly? ~

-I (run)ran into a lamp-postyesterday. ~

-I suppose you (drive)drove too quickly or were not looking where you (go)were going.

27 As he (get)was getting into the bus it (start)started suddenly and he (fall)fell backwards on to the road.

29 When he (mend)was mending the fuse he (get)got a very bad shock.

30 When I (hear)heard his knock I (go)went to the door and (open)opened it, but I (not recognize)didn't recognize him at first because I (not wear)wasn't wearing my glasses.

31 When I (come)came in, they (sit)was sitting round the fire. Mr Pitt (do) did a crossword puzzle, Mrs Pitt (knit)knitted, the others (read)read. Mrs Pitt (smile)smiled at me and (say)said, 'Come and sit down.'

32 While the guests (dance)werre dancing thieves (break) broke into the house and (steal)stole a lot of fur coats.