1. was sitting - saw

2. went - was shining

3. went - was having

4. rained - was carrying

5. were walking - began

1/ was sitting, saw 
2/ was going, shined
3/ went, was having
4/ rained, carried
5/ were walking, began 

was sitting - saw

went-was shining

went-was having

rained-was carrying

were walking-rained

1.Bill was having breakfast when I stopped at this house this morning.

2.As me was crossing the street,we saw an accident.

3.Tom saw a serious accident while he was standing at the bus stop.

1. was having .... stopped

2.were crossing...saw

3.saw.... was standing

1.Bill was having breakfast when I stopped at this house this morning

2.As me was crossing the street,we saw an accident

3.Tom saw a serious accident while he was standing at the bus stop

Exercise 2:
1. Peter was playing a video game when his brother, Jack, entered the room.
2. I was studying for my English test when my mother came home from work.
3. Emma was washing the dishes when the telephone rang.
4. I was eating a sandwich while my parents were drinking coffee.
5. I was watching a DVD when my cat jumped on me.
6. Susan was studying in her room when she heard the noise.
7. What were they doing at eleven p.m. last night- it was so noisy?
8. I was eight years old when my elder sister taught me how to ride a bike.
9. John didn't go to school last week because he was ill.
10. I didn't know anything about the plane crash in my neighborhood because I was working inside at that time.

Exercise 3:
1. This dish is brought to me by the waiter.
2. These postcards are sent to us by our friends.
3. Are you told this story every day before bedtime by your grandma?
4. Her ticket is being shown to the airline agent by her.
5. Are these boxes being handed to the customer by the shop assistant?
6. This room is kept tidy all the time by them.
7. Our furniture is being moved to our new house by us.
8. A new bridge is being built in town by them.
9. How is this amount of money spent by you?
10. When is the bike taken back to the store by him?

Exercise 2: Put the verbs into correct forms using The past simple tense or The past continuous tense
1. Peter (play)...............was playing.........a video game when his brother, Jack, (enter)...........entered..........the room.
2. I (study)............was studying.........for my English test when my mother (come)..............came..........home from work.
3. Emma (wash).............was washing...........the dishes when the telephone (ring).............rang...........
4. I (eat)..................was eating......a sandwich while my parents (drink)...............were drinking.........coffee.
5. I (watch)..........was watching..............a DVD when my cat (jump).........jumped...............on me.
6. Susan (study)...............was studying.........in her room when she heard the noise.
7. What they (do).............were they doing...........at eleven p.m. last night- it was so noisy?
8. I was eight years old when my elder sister (teach)............taught............me how to ride a bike.
9. John (not go)...........didn't go.............to school last week because he was ill.
10. I didn’t know anything about the plan crash in my neighbourhood because I (work)............was working.........inside at that time.

Exercise 3: Change the sentences into passive voice
1. The waiter brings me this dish.
...........I was brought this dish by the waiter..............................................................................................................................
2. Our friends send these postcards to us.
..................These postcards were sent to us by our friends.......................................................................................................................
3. Does your grandma tell you this story every day before bedtime?
..............Are you told this story by your grandma every day before bedtime?...........................................................................................................................
4. She is showing her ticket to the airline agent.
....................The ticket is being shown to the airline agent by her...................................................................................................................
5. Is the shop assistant handing these boxes to the customer?
........................Are these boxes being handed to the customer by the shop assistant.................................................................................................................
6. They keep this room tidy all the time.
...................This room is kept tidy all the time......................................................................................................................
7. We are moving our furniture to our new house.
..............Our furniture is being moved to our new house by us...........................................................................................................................
8. They build a new bridge in town.
....A new bridge is builr in town.....................................................................................................................................
9. How do you spend this amount of money?
.......How is this amount of money spent?..................................................................................................................................
10. When does he take the bike back to the store?
...........When is the bike taken back to the store by him?..............................................................................................................................

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.

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Exercise 2. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct verb tense : the Present Perfect or Past Simple.

1. Tom (call) _called_________ his boss yesterday.

2. I (meet) __met________ Robert at the supermarket this morning.

3. We (fly) _have flew_________ to Ha Noi several times, but last summer we (go) _went_______ there by train.

4. When (your father / give up) _did your father gine up_________ smoking?

5. My uncle (move) __moved________ to Da Lat in 2005.

6. I (be) _have been_________ to Sa Pa twice since 2000.

7. We (spend) spent__________ our summer vacation in Ha Long Bay last July.

8. I (watch) _have watched_________ the film Titanic already.

9. The postman (deliver) _delivered _________ the letter half an hour ago.

10. I (hear) __heard________ the good news from Mary a few minuters ago.

11. I (have) __have had________ this iPad for three years. My father (give) _has given______ it to me when I was in grade 6.

12. My mother (do) had__done______ all the cleaning. The apartment is really clean now.

13. Someone (turn) _has _turned________ on the hi-fi. Do you know that song?

14. The match (just start) __has just stared_________ . Our team is playing very well.

15. He (lose) has__lost_________ his credit card. He can't find it anywhere.

16. Prices (go) _have gone__________ up. Everything is more expensive nowadays.

17. (you / buy) Have you bought __________ the laptop yet.

18. Miss White (work) __worked________ in Ha Noi from 2011 and 2014.

1. called

2. meet

3. have flown

1. The doorbell (ring) ringed while I (have) was having lunch.

2. We (have) had an accident when we (come) were coming back from holiday.

3. When I looked out of the window , I (realise) realised that it (rain) was raining.

4.He (meet) met his old friend when he (be) was in Hanoi

5. I (stop) stopped at a garage because the car (run) ran badly

6. I suddenly (think) thinked of you while I (wash up) was washing up. 

7. She (go) went to sleep while I (tell) was telling her about my holidays.

8. When I (look) was looking up, water (come) came through the celing.

1. arrived .... was stills sleeping

2.went ..... were having

3. Supply the correct verb form: Simple past or Past continuos.

1. When I (arrive)arrived at this house, he was still (sleep)........................................sleeping.....................

2. The light (go)went out while we (have) were having dinner.................................................................

3. Bill (have)was having breakfast when I (stop)stopped at this house this morning.......................................................

4. As we (cross)were crossing the street, we (see)saw an accident...........................................................................

5. Tom (see)saw a serious accident while he (stand)was standing at the bus stop..................................................

6. While my father (read)was reading a newspaper, I (learn)was learning my lesson and my sister (do)was doing her homework. .........................................................................................................................

7. The children (play)were playing.................... football when their mother (come) ......came...................back home.

8. The bell (ring)rang while Tom (take) was taking a bath.........................................................................

9. I (be)was very tired because I (work)worked all day yesterday......................................................

. 10. He (sit)was sitting in a cafe when I (see) saw him...................................................

arrive/was sleeping

went/were having

was having/stopped

were crossing/saw

saw/was standing

was reading/were learning/were doing

were playing/came

rang/was talking

was/was working

was sitting/saw

arrive/was sleeping

went/were having

was having/stopped

were crossing/saw

saw/was standing

was reading/were learning/were doing

were playing/came

rang/was taking

was/was working

was sitting/saw

1.broke/was climbing