1. This time last year I (live).....was living.......... in Brazil

2. What.........were.......... you (do)........doing.... at 10 o'clock lastnight?

3. Tom (cook).....was cooking.......... the dinner

4. Tom burn his hand when he (cook).....was cooking ......... the dinner

5. We (read).....were reading........ a book when he arrived

6. What.......was......... he (do).........doing..... when you came?

7. At 9.o'clock yesterday Lan (not watch)......wasn't watching........... T.V

8. All the students (read)....were reading........... the text carefully

9. They (walk)...were walking......... to the corner.

10. They (study)........were studying......... in the library when the fire alarm went off.

11. It (snow)........was snowing............. when I got up this morning.

12. Helen (wait)........was waiting.......... in the lobby, wasn't she?

13. The wind (blow).....was blowing............ very hard when I went out this morning.

14. He fell while he (go)........was going......... down the stairs.

1. They was helping the flood victims at 10 o'clock last night.

(Họ đang giúp đỡ những nạn nhân của trận lũ vào 10 giờ đêm qua.)

2. It wasn't snowing when I left home this afternoon.

(Lúc mình rời khỏi nhà vào chiều nay thì trời không có tuyết.)

3. While she was working the field, the tornado came.

(Khi cô ấy đang làm việc trên cánh đồng thì lốc xoáy đến.)

4. - What were you doing at 9 o'clock yesterday morning?

(Cậu làm gì vào 9 giờ tối hôm qua vậy?)

- I was watching the news about a volcanic eruption.

(Lúc đó mình đang xem tin tức về một vụ núi lửa phun trào.)

5. - Were you crying when I saw you two days ago?

(Có phải cậu đang khóc lúc mình thấy cậu hai ngày trước không?)

- No, I wasn't. (Không phải.)

1 was dreaming - went off

2 were waiting - arrived

3 rang - was having

4 didn't go out - was raining

5 saw - was wearing

6 broke - was washing - slipped

7 was carrying - felt

8 was going - went

9 were watching - came - knocked

10 were you doing - was preparing

11 fell - was watching

12 was seeing

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

1. Do you ( belong) belong to your local library ?

Yes, i do

Do you ( read ) read a lot?

Yes, quite a lot

How often do you ( change ) change your books ?

I ( change ) change one every day

2. Mary usually ( learn) learns languages very quickly but she ( not seem ) won't seem able to learn modern greek.

3. I always ( buy ) buy lottery tickets but i never ( win ) win anything.

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

1.You looked very busy when i ( see ) was seeing you last night.What were you ( do ) doing ?

2. The boys ( play) played cards when they ( hear ) were hearing their father's step. They immediatrly ( hide ) hode the cards and ( take ) took out their lesson books

3. He ( clean ) cleaned his gun when it accidentally ( go ) was going off and ( kill ) killed him.

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

1. Do You ( belong)......belong . to your local library ?

Yes, i do

Do You ( read ) ....read..... a lot?

Yes, quite a lot

How often do you ( change ) ....change.... your books ?

I ( change ) ....change...... one every day

2. Mary usually ( learn)......learns... languages very quickly but she ( not seem ) ....doesn't seem...... able to learn modern greek.

3. I always ( buy ) ..buy...... lottery tickets but i never ( win ) ..wins...... anything.

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

1.You looked very busy when i ( see ). .saw...... you last night.What did you ( do )....do....?

2. The boys ( play)....were playing.... cards when they ( hear ). ...heard...... their father's step. They immediatrly ( hide ). ...hided..... the cards and ( take ). ..took...... out their lesson books

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

1. It _______was raining_____(rain) when I got up.

2. When Mathew arrived, we _______were having_____(have) dinner.

3. She heard him because he ______was talking______(talk) loudly.

4. The taxi ____stopped________(stop) when the train left.

5. He saw her when she _____was standing_______(stand) on the terrace.

6. The child fell asleep when I ____was watching________ (watch) TV.

7. When they ______got______(get) married, I _____was_______ (be) on holiday in France.

8. While my mother _______was gardening_____(garden), my father _____was doing_______(do) the washing up.

9. _______There is_____(There to be) a bell at 8.15 and the classes _______start_____(start) immediately.

10. When I saw Jim at the disco, he ______was talking______(talk) to the DJ.

11. We ______went______(go) swimming in the sea because the weather ________was____(be) fine.

12. They ___were having_________(have) a good time when the disaster __happened__________(happen)

13. He ____was buying______(buy) some greeting cards when I ______met______ (meet) him at Harrods.

14. When the alarm______rang______(ring), he ______was having______(have) a drink in the bar.

15. Robert ______was skiing______(ski) down a mountain when he_______fell_____(fall).

1. It ______was raining______(rain) when I got up.

2. When Mathew arrived, we ____were having________(have) dinner.

3. She heard him because he ___was talking_________(talk) loudly.

4. The taxi _____stopped_______(stop) when the train left.

5. He saw her when she _____was standing_______(stand) on the terrace.

6. The child fell asleep when I ______was watching______ (watch) TV.

7. When they ___got_________(get) married, I __was__________ (be) on holiday in France.

8. While my mother ______was gardening______(garden), my father _________was doing___(do) the washing up.

9. ________There was____(There to be) a bell at 8.15 and the classes _______started_____(start) immediately.

10. When I saw Jim at the disco, he _____was talking_______(talk) to the DJ.

11. We _________went___(go) swimming in the sea because the weather ________was____(be) fine.

12. They ____________(have) a good time when the disaster ____________(happen)

13. He ____________(buy) some greeting cards when I ____________ (meet) him at Harrods.

14. When the alarm____________(ring), he ____________(have) a drink in the bar.

15. Robert ____________(ski) down a mountain when he____________(fall).

1.-What (you/do)were you doing yesterday at half past eight in the morning?

-I (study)was studying at school

2.-When (he/arrive)did he arrive to the meeting last time?

3.-When(he/arrive)did he arrive to the meeting last time?

4.(They/paint)Were they painting the walls when your mother (come)came in?

5.While Dan (fix)was fixing the chairs , his sister Ronda (work)was working in the garden

6.They (watch)were watching television when their mother (come)came back.

7.While mother (hang)was hanging the clothes , her two daughters ( wash)were washing the dishes

8.Tom (water)was watering the garden when it (starts)started to rain

9.She (talk)was talking on the phone , when i ( arrive)arrived

10.I (read)was reading a book when you (call )called me

11.The children (play)were playing tennis when their grandmother (come)came to visit

12.When Mrs.Smith (enter)entered the room , her children (listen)were listening to the radio very loudly.

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1 were

2 was

3 was watching

4 broke out

5 did-happen

6 dropped

I. Complete the sentences, putting the verbs into the past continuous or past simple:

11. Albert Einstein (die) ____died___ in 1955.

12. Tom (go) ____went___ to the post office twice yesterday.

13. He (fall) ___fell____ while he (go) _was going______ down the stairs

14. What ___did____ she (do) when you (arrive) ___arrived____ there? She (write) ___writed____ a letter

15. She (have) ___was having____ her bath while her sister (get) ___got____ the breakfast ready

16. 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

17. I (look) __looked_____ up at the sky, dark clouds (gather) ___were gathering____

18. Just as I (write) ____was writing___ the letter, the inkpot (fall) ____fell___ over

19.  Mr. Nam (cook) ___was cooking____ dinner when we (arrive) ___arrived____

20. What ____were you doing___  (you/do) when I (telephone) __telephoned_____ you last night?

II. Complete the sentences, putting the verbs into the correct tenses:

11. Why are you under the table? You (look) ___Are you looking____ for something?

12. ___Did you watch____ You (watch) TV last night? No, I (have) ___had____ supper and (go) ____went ___ straight to bed

13. I (not like) __don't like_____ staying at hotels, but last summer, we (spend) ____spent___ a few days at a very nice hotel by the sea.

14. Linda (be) ___was____ busy when we (go) _____went__ to see her yesterday. She (study) ___was studying____ for an exam. We (not want) ____didn't want___ to disturb her, so we (not stay) ___didn't stay____ very long

15. When I first (tell) __told_____ Tom the news, he (not believe) ____didn't believe___ me. He (think) __thought_____ that I (joke) ___was joking____

16. We usually (go) _____go__ to Spain on holiday, but this year we (go) ___wet=nt____ to France

17. We can go out now. It (not rain) ___doesn't rain____ any more

18. The sun (warm) ___warms____ the air and (give) ___gives____ us light

19. What speed ____were - doing___ the car (do) at the time of the accident?

20. They (study) ___were studying____ in the library when the fire alarm (go) _____went__ off

III. Cirle the best option to complete each sentence:

1. She usually _____ two hours a day

a. work                            b. is working                   c. works                 d. working

2. Don’t make noise. My mother _________ with her friends

a. is talking            b. was talking                  c. talks                             d. talked

3. Listen! They _________ about the exhibition . Let’s join them

a. talk                     b. talked                 c. are talking                    d. have talked

4. Where _____ your sister born?

a. were                             b. was                              c. did                     d. is

5. We _____ have white wine, but we _____ red wine

a. didn’t/had          b. don’t/had           c. did/didn’t           d. didn’t/have

6. When did you _________ see him?

a. recently              b. already               c. last                     d. lately

7. I _________ a bath when the phone rang

a. was having                   b. had                    c. am having                    d. have

8. I _____ her two week ago

a. seen                              b. was seeing                   c. saw                    d. have seen

9. I _____ to his house in 1991

a. moved                b. have been moving       c. have moved                 d. was moving

10. He came into the room while they _________ television

a. have watched     b. watched             c. were watching    d. have been watching

11. I fell asleep when I _____ television

a. am watching       b. am being watched        c. was watching     d. All are correct

12. They _____________ last week

a. didn’t come        b. came not            c. don’t come                   d. did come

13. Where are Geoff and Anne? _____________ in the garden

a. They’re sitting    b. They sitting                  c. There sitting       d. They’re siting

14. It’s very cold today and _____

a. It’s snowing                 b. it snows             c. its snowing                   d. it snowing

15. She goes to the library twice a week. She _____________ read books there

a. never                  b. usually               c. rarely                  d. once

16. At nine o’clock yesterday morning, we _____________ for the bus

a. are waiting                   b. waited                c. were waiting      d. was waiting

17. Tom _________ his hand when he was cooking the dinner

a. burnt                  b. was burning                 c. has burnt            d. had burnt

18. He _________ me every Sunday, and we often go fishing together

a. came to see                   b. comes to see      c. will be coming to seed. All answer are correct

19. The phone rang while she _________ dinner

a. cooks                 b. was cooking      c. is cooking                    d. has cooked

20. My sister _________ trouble with her motobike now, so she has to take the bus to work

a. have                             b. is having            c. was having                   d. had

21. When my mum got home, _________

a. the dinner be cooked                        b. I was cooking dinner

c. I am cooking dinner                         d. the dinner deing cooked

22. Emma and Katie usually _________ their grandmother at weekends

a. have visited                  b. visits                  c. visit                    d. are visiting

23. Peter was reading a book by Mark Twain _________ his friends came

a. while                  b. when                  c. during                d. if

24. Look! That boy _________ an elephant over there

a. fed                     b. was feeding                 c. feeds                  d. is feeding

25. He _________ in London at the moment

a. studies                b. has studied                   c. is studying                    d. will study