Exercise 1: Past Simple or Past Continuous? Chia động từ ở thì quá

khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ tiếp diễn cho phù hợp

1. I (sit)____________________ in a cafe when you (call)____________________ .

2. When you (arrive)____________________ at the party, who (be)____________________ there?

3. Susie (watch)____________________ a film when she (hear)____________________ the noise.

4. Yesterday I (go)____________________ to the library, next I (have)____________________ a swim, later I (meet) Julie for coffee.

5. We (play)____________________ tennis when John (hurt)____________________ his ankle.

6. What (they/do)____________________ at 10pm last night - it was really noisy?

7. He (take)____________________ a shower when the telephone (ring)____________________.

8. He (be)____________________ in the shower when the telephone (ring)____________________.

9. When I (walk)____________________ into the room, everyone (work)____________________.

10. It (be)____________________ a day last September. The sun (shine)_____________ and the birds (sing)_________________ . I (walk)____________________ along the street when I (meet)____________________ an old friend.

11. He (live)____________________ in Russia when the Revolution (start)____________________.

12. When her train (get)____________________ to the station, we (wait) on the platform.

13. He (be)____________________ so annoying! He (always leave)____________________ his things everywhere.

14. On holiday we (visit)____________________ Rome, (see)____________________ the Vatican, and (spend)____________________ a few days at the beach.

15. Why (stand)____________________ on a chair when I (come)____________________ into the room?16. They (live)____________________ in Germany when they (be)__________ young.

17. At 7pm yesterday, we (listen)____________________ to music.

18. When I (leave)____________________ the house, it (snow)____________________.

19. He (work)____________________ in a bank when he (meet)____________________ his wife.

20. What (you/do)____________________ when I (call)____________________ you last night?

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)____________________ dinner at 8pm last night (we started eating

at 7:30).

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

(buy)____________________ some fruit at the supermarket and

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

3. We (watch)____________________ TV when we (hear)____________________ a

loud noise.

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

(arrive)____________________.

5. A: What (do)____________________ at 3pm yesterday?

B: I (clean)____________________ my house.

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

7. They (have)____________________ dinner when the police

(come)____________________ to the door.

8. He (work)____________________ in the garden when he

(find)____________________ the money.

9. Laura (study)____________________ at 11pm last night.

10. He (sleep)____________________ when the doorbell

(ring)____________________.

11. I (walk)____________________ along the road when I

12. (meet)____________________ an old friend.13. It (be)____________________ a day in December. Snow

(fall)____________________ , children (sing)____________________ carols and

people (do)____________________ their Christmas shopping.

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

miss)____________________ the bus and arriving late.

15. When I (call)____________________ Julie, she (work)____________________.

16. Why (cry)____________________ when I (arrive)____________________?

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

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

19. I (enjoy)____________________ my book so much that I

(not/notice)____________________ that the train had stopped.

20. David (not/sleep)____________________ when I (arrive)____________________ ,

he (study)____________________ .

21. Mr Black (not/work)____________________ in the garden at 10pm last night.

QKĐ :
Ex 6 : Chia các động từ sau ở thì quá khứ đơn . 
1. I ........................... at home last weekend . ( stay ) 
2. Angela .......................... to the cinema last night . ( go )
3. I and my friends ............................ agreat time in Nha Trang last year. ( have )
4. My vacation in Hue last summer ............................. wonderful . ( be) 
5. Last June I .............................. Ngoc Son Temple in Ha Noi .  ( visit ) 
6. My parents .............................. very tired after the trip . (be)
7. I ............................. a lot of gifts for my little sister . ( buy )
8. Lan and Mai ......................... sharks , dolphins and turtles at Tri Nguyen Aquarium . ( see )
9. Trung .......................... chicken and rice for dinner . ( eat ) 
10 . They .......................... abuot theri holiday in Hoi An .  ( talk ) 
 

Past simple or Past continuous

I ________________ (call) Mr Wilson at 9 last night, but he (not be)_________________at home. He (study) _______________ at the library

I _________________ (not hear) the thunder during the storm last night because I ________________ (sleep)

It was beautiful yesterday when we went for a walk in the park. The sun______________(shine). The birds_____________(sing)

My brother and sister ________________ (talk) about something when I ________________ (walk) into the room.

Tom went to his friends ‘house, but the boys ___________________ (not be) there. They (play)_____________soccer in the vacant lot down the street.

The little boy _______________ (fall) asleep while his mother___________________ (read) him a story.

I really enjoyed my holiday last January. While it_______________(snow) in Iowa, the sun ______________ (shine) in Florida.

While Ted _______________ (shovel) snow from his driveway yesterday, his wife _________________ (bring) him a cup of hot chocolate.

John _________________ (have) a car accident last week. He __________________ (drive) down the street when suddenly a lorry __________________ (hit) his car from behind.

Ten years ago, the government _______________ (decide) to begin a food programme. At that time, many people in the rural areas _______________ (starve) due to several years of drought.Gấp ạ!!!!!

I, the simple past and the past progressive

1,i...........(call) Mr Wilson at 9 last night, but he (not be)............at home.He (study)...............at the library

2,I...........(not hear0 the thunder duing the storm last night because i..............(sleep)

3,it was beautiful yesterday when we went for a walk in the park.The sun..........(shine). The birds............(sing)

4,my brother and sister............(talk) about something when I.................(walk) into the room

5,Tom went to hes friends'house, but the boys............(not be ) there. they (play)........soccer in the vacant lot down the street.

6, the little boy..........(fall) asleep while his mother ..............(read) him a story.

7,i really enjoyed my holiday last january. while it................(snow) in lowa, the sun.................(shine)in florida.

8,while Ted..............(shovel) snow from his driveway yesterday,his wife..........(bring) him a cup of hot chocolate.

9,john..........(have) a car accident last week.he..................(drive) down the street when suddenly a lorry................(hit) his car from behind.

10, ten years ago , the govement .................(decide) to begin a food program. at that time, many people in the rural aeas............(starve) due to several yeas of drought

11, they......(wait) for me when i ................... at the station (arrive)

12, she..............(swim0 in the sea when i .............. her (see)

13...............they..........(play) tennis when it .............rainning(start)?

14, we............(drive) home from the theatre when he police..........(stop) us 

15, the wind.............(blow) very hard when i.................(go) out this morning

16, i.....................(be) looking for some photos when you rang but i..............(not find) them

II. the simple past and the past perfect

1, i(watch)................ a good film on TV before i (go) ..... to bed last night

2, Mary (not/go)...................to paris with us last week because she(already/go).............there.

3, By 2002, she (leave)..............the university

4, by the time he (arrive)................. his school, all his classmates (go)............out for lunch.

5, Mrs My Linh (have ) .....................very much money before she (be).............18.

6,Mrs Browns (visit)................Cua Lo beach in Vietnam last year after they (retire)..................

7,i helped my sister do english exercises after we (play)...........chesses on the computer

8, she (walk).................for two kmsbefore she (have)................dinner.

9,after Mary (speak)...........in public on many occasions, she (get)........... the TV job offer

10, my father(not/watch)..............that film because he (already/see).............. it before.

11. before i and you (be)............born,Granham Bell (invent).............the telephone.

12, she (tell)...............me that she (send)................to me a letter a weel before , but i (not/receive).................it.

13, we (try).............to phone Hery yesteday evening , but there (be)................no answer. he (go)...............out for shopping

14, they (arrive)...........at work in the morning and (find )...........that someone(break)..............into the office during the night, so they (call)..........to the police.

15, yesterday, bobby was very surprised when he (have)...........a phone call from Ann . he (write)..............to her many times but she (never/eply).............to his letter.

Exercise : Chia dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc ở thì quá khứ đơn và quá khứ tiếp diễn.

1.  WhenI (arrive)            at this house, he still(sleep)        

2.  Thelight (go)...........out whilewe(have)...............dinner.

3.  Bill(have)...........breakfast whenI (stop)...........at this house thismorning.

4.  WhenI (come)..............to his house, he (work)       

5.  Aswe(cross)............the street,we(see)..............an accident.

6.  Tom (see)................a serious accident whilehe(stand)..................at the busstop.

7.  Thechildren (play).................football when theirmother (come)................backhome.

8.  Thebell (ring)............whileTom(take)..................a bath.

9.  He(sit)..................in a car whenI(see).................him.

10.  We(clean)...............the house whenshe(come)..............yesterday.