Put the verbs into the correct form, past continuous or past simple. 1. John .....took....... ( take ) a photograph of me while I .......wasn't looking......... (not/look). 2. We were in a very difficult position. We didn't ....know... (not/know) what to do. 3. I haven't seen Alan for ages. When I last.... saw... (see) him, he was ....trying.... (try) to find a Job in London. 4. I was ....walking ....(walk) along the street when suddenly I ....heard.... (hear) footsteps behind me. Somebody was ...following... (follow) me. I was frightened and I ...started....(start) to run. 5. When I was young, I.....wanted.... (want) to be a bus driver. 6. Mr Smith never ....woke.... (wake) up in time in the mornings and was always getting / always got (get) into trouble for being late; so one day he went..(go)to town and bought (buy) an alarm clock. 7. To get home he had to (have to) go through a field where a bad tempered bull usually grazed / was usually grazing (graze). 8. This bull didn't normally chase (not chase) people unless something made (make) him angry. Unfortunately, as Mr Smith was crossing (cross) the field, his alarm clock went (go) off. 9. This annoyed (annoy) the bull, who immediately began (begin) to chase Mr Smith

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1. John took (take) a photograph of me while I wasn't looking (not/look).

2. We were in a very difficult position. We _{didn't know} (not/know) what to do.

3. I haven't seen Alan for ages. When I last saw (see) him, he was trying (try) to find a Job in London.

4. I was walking (walk) along the street when suddenly I heard (hear) footsteps behind me. Somebody was following (follow) me. I was frightened and I started (start) to run.

5. When I was young, I wanted (want) to be a bus driver.

6. Mr Smith never woke (wake) up in time in the mornings and was always getting / always got (get) into trouble for being late; so one day he went (go) to town and bought (buy) an alarm clock.

7. To get home he had to (have to) go through a field where a bad tempered bull usually grazed / was usually grazing (graze).

8. This bull didn't normally chase (not chase) people unless something made (make) him angry. Unfortunately, as Mr Smith was crossing (cross) the field, his alarm clock went (go) off.

9. This annoyed (annoy) the bull, who immediately began (begin) to chase Mr Smith.

1. As I (cross) crossed the road and I (step) stepped on a banana skin and (fall) falled heavily

2. When he (mend) mended the fuse, he (get) got a very bad shock

3. While the gustes (dance) were dancing, thieves (break) broke into the house and (steal) stole a lot of fur coats

4. The next day, as they (know) knew that the police (look) would look for them, they (hide) hid the coats in a wood and (go) went off in different directions

5. She was very extravagant. She always (buy) buys herself new clothes

6. Her mother often (tell) tells her that she (spend) spends too much money but she never (listen) listens

7. Whenver the drummer (begin) begins practising, the people in the next flat (bang) bang on the wall

8. To get home he (have to) has to go through a field where a bad-tempered bull usually (graze) grazes

9. This (annoy) annoys the bull, who immediatekly (begin) begins to chase Mr.Smith

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.

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.

have been

1. I have been here for two hours.

have been

1 came - were watering

2 was talking

3 was practising - was reading

4 were climbing - visited

5 was talking - entered

6 was making - went

7 was crossong - stepped - fell

8 began - was planting

9 arrived - was writing

10 were walking - heard

1 came - were watering

2 was talking

3 was practising - was reading

4 were climbing - visited

5 was talking - entered

6 was making - went

7 was crossong - stepped - fell

8 began - was planting

9 arrived - was writing

10 were walking - heard

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

1.how do you (get)...get.. to work as a rule ?

I usually (go)...go.. by bus but tomorrow i (go)..am going... in tom's car.

2. Why do you (put)...put... on your coat ?

I ( go).....go.. for a walk. Do You (come)...come.. with me ?

Yes, i'd love to come. Do You (mind)...mind... if bring my dog ?

3. How much do you owe (owe) him ?

I (owe)..owe..... him j5

Do You ( intend)...intend.... to pay him?

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

1. I was just ( open) ...opening.... the letter when the wind (blow)....blowed...it out of my hand.

2. The burglar (open)...was opening.... the safe when he (hear).heard... footsteps. He immediately (put).....put... out his torch and ( crawl)...crawled..... under the bed

3. When i (look)...looked... for my passport i (find)..found .... this old photograph

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

1.how DO you (get)...GET.. to work as a rule ?

I usually (go)..GO... by bus but tomorrow i (go)...AM GOING .. in tom's car.

2. Why ĐO you (put)..PUT.... on your coat ?

I ( go)....GO... for a walk. DO You (come)..COME.... with me ?

Yes, i'd love to come. DO You (mind)...NIND... if bring my dog ?

3. How much DO you (owe)

...OWE.. him ?

I (owe)...OWE.... him j5

ĐO You ( intend)....INTEND... to pay him?

em dịch họ anh nek

I. Đặt các động từ trong ngoặc ở thì hiện tại đơn hoặc thì hiện tại tiếp diễn.

1. làm thế nào bạn (có được) ..... để làm việc như một quy tắc?

Tôi thường (đi) ..... bằng xe buýt nhưng ngày mai tôi (đi) ..... bằng xe của tom.

2. Why you (put) ...... on your coat?

Tôi (đi) ....... đi dạo. Bạn (đến) ...... với tôi?

Vâng, tôi rất muốn đến. Bạn (phiền) ...... nếu mang theo con chó của tôi?

3. Bạn (nợ) bao nhiêu

..... anh ta ?

Tôi (nợ) ....... anh ấy j5

Bạn (định) ....... trả tiền cho anh ta?

II. Đặt các động từ trong ngoặc ở quá khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ tiếp diễn.

1. Tôi chỉ (mở) ....... lá thư khi gió (thổi) ....... nó ra khỏi tay tôi.

2. Tên trộm (mở) ....... két sắt khi hắn (nghe) .... tiếng bước chân. Anh ấy ngay lập tức (đặt) ........ ra khỏi ngọn đuốc và (bò) ........ dưới gầm giường

3. Khi tôi (nhìn) ...... cho hộ chiếu của mình, tôi (tìm) ...... bức ảnh cũ này

chúc anh may mắn 

1. were you doing

2. destroyed

3. was watering - came

4. were calling - appeared

5. Were you listening

1 What were you doing 

2 destroyed

3 was watering -  came

4 were calling - appeared

5 Were you listening

1. What were you doing at 8 o'clock yesterday morning?

(Cậu đang làm gì vào 8 giờ tối hôm qua vậy?)

Giải thích: Đây là một hành động đang xảy ra tại một thời điểm chính xác trong quá khứ(at 8 o'clock yesterday morning), nên ta sẽ dùng thì quá khứ tiếp diễn, đáp án cần điền là were – doing.

2. Last year, earthquakes destroyed a lot of houses in Japan.

(Các trận động đất đã phá hủy rất nhiều ngôi nhà ở Nhật Bản vào năm ngoái.)

Giải thích: Đây là một hành động xảy ra và kết thúc vào một thời điểm trong quá khứ (last year), nên ta sẽ dùng thì quá khứ đơn, đáp án cần chọn là destroyed.

3. He was watering the flowers in his garden when the tornado came.

(Anh ấy đang tưới nước cho hoa trong vườn khi lốc xoáy đến.)

Giải thích: Một hành động đang xảy ra ở quá khứ thì bị hành động khác chen ngang vào, do đó chúng ta sẽ dùng thì quá khứ tiếp diễn chia ở vế câu có hành động đang xảy ra, dùng thì quá khứ đơn ở vế câu có hành động chen vào, đáp án là was watering – came.

4. While they were calling for help, the rescue workers appeared.

(Khi họ đang tìm kiếm sự trợ giúp thì các nhân viên cứu hộ đến.)

Giải thích: Một hành động đang xảy ra ở quá khứ thì bị hành động khác chen ngang vào, do đó chúng ta sẽ dùng thì quá khứ tiếp diễn chia ở vế câu có hành động đang xảy ra, dùng thì quá khứ đơn ở vế câu có hành động chen vào, đáp án là were calling – appeared.

5. Were you listening to music at 9 o'clock yesterday evening?

(Có phải cậu đang nghe nhạc vào 9 giờ tối hôm qua không?)

Giải thích: Đây là một hành động đang xảy ra tại một thời điểm chính xác trong quá khứ (at 9 o'clock yesterday evening), nên ta sẽ dùng thì quá khứ tiếp diễn, đáp án cần điền là were – listening.

 1 have been

2 took up

2 was

4 tried

5 slipped 

6 broke

7 haven't had

8 tried

9 have slipped

10 haven't broken

11 took

12 didn't like 

13 found

14 haven't played

1 came - were watering

2 was talking

3 was practising - was reading

4 were climbing - visited

5 was talking - entered

6 was making - went

7 was crossong - stepped - fell

8 began - was planting

9 arrived - was writing

10 were walking - heard