GRAMMAR: Choose the options that best fit the blanks.

1.What ……………in Paris in 2004?

A. did you do B. were you doing C. you did D. were you

2.I …………… in the queue when I …………… that I had lost my wallet.

A. was standing – was realizing B. stood – was realizing C. was standing – realized D. stood – realized

3.What …………… when you injured your finger? – I was playing volleyball.

A. did you do B. were you C. you did D. were you doing

4.This time last week, we …………… for the exam. It was so hot in the examination room.

A. would have been sitting B. had been sitting C. sat D. were sitting

5.When I first saw Miriam, I …………… her to come in for tea and we talked for nearly two hours.

A. invited B. invite C. have invited D. was inviting

6.The girls were chatting …………… the boys were playing games.

A. when B. while C. during D. at the same time

7.While the teacher was explaining to the whole class, she …………… carefully. A. didn't listen B. wasn't listening C. had listened D. wasn't listened

8.We arrived at the hotel quite early, …………… in and had lunch.

A. checking B. checked C. was checking D. to check

9.She …………… in Provence, France for two years when she was a student.

A. was living B. lived C. had lived D. has lived

10. ………When……my mother and I were cooking in the kitchen, John came in and broke the dish.

Underline the most suitable verb form in each sentence. The first one is done for you.
a) I suddenly remembered that I forgot/had forgotten my keys.
b) While Diana watched/was watching her favourite television programme there was a power-cut.
c) Tom used to live/would live in the house at the end of the street.
d) Who was driving/drove the car at the time of the accident?
e) By the time Sheila got back Chris went/had gone.
f) David ate/had eaten Japanese food before so he knew what to order.
g) I did/was doing some shopping yesterday when I saw that Dutch friend of yours.
h) I used to like/was liking sweets much more than I do now.
i) What exactly were you doing/did you do when I came into your office yesterday?
j) Laura missed the party because no-one was telling/had told her about it.
k) Tanya would/used to be a doctor.

a) I suddenly remembered that I forgot/had forgotten my keys.
b) While Diana watched/was watching her favourite television programme there was a power-cut.
c) Tom used to live/would live in the house at the end of the street.
d) Who was driving/drove the car at the time of the accident?
e) By the time Sheila got back Chris went/had gone.
f) David ate/had eaten Japanese food before so he knew what to order.
g) I did/was doing some shopping yesterday when I saw that Dutch friend of yours.
h) I used to like/was liking sweets much more than I do now.
i) What exactly were you doing/did you do when I came into your office yesterday?
j) Laura missed the party because no-one was telling/had told her about it.
k) Tanya would/used to be a doctor.

a)had forgotten
b) was watching
c) used to live
d) was driving
e) had gone.
f) had eaten
g)was doing
h) used to like
i) were you doing
j)had told
k)used to be

I. Read. Choose the correct sentences.

1.

Alice saw the accident when she was catching the bus.

Alice was seeing the accident when she was catching the bus.

2.

What were you doing when I called?

What did you do when I called?

3.

I didn’t visit my friends last summer holiday.

I weren’t visiting my friends last summer holiday.

4.

It rained heavily last July.

It was raining heavily last July.

5.

While people were talking to each other, he was reading his book.

While people were talking to each other, he read his book.

6.

My sister was eating hamburgers every weekend last month.

My sister ate hamburgers every weekend last month.

7.

While we ran in the park, Mary fell over.

While we were running in the park, Mary fell over.

8.

Were you finding your keys yesterday?

Did you find your keys yesterday?

9.

Who did she dance with at the party last night?

Who was she dancing with at the party last night?

10.

They were watching football on TV at 7 p.m. yesterday.

They watched football on TV at 7 p.m. yesterday.

1 D

2 A

3 B

4 D

5 D

6 D

7 A

8 A

9 D

V. Choose the correct answers.

1.Nam.......my uncle yesterday.

a.visit

b.visits

c. was visiting

d. visited

2, She ........ here two days ago.

a. didn't come

b. doesn't come

c. comes

d. come

3. .......... to the library last Monday ?

a. do you do

b. did you do

c. you went

d. are you going

4. We....... Joan at the party ? She .... a red dress.

a. Do you meet / wears

b. Did you meet / wears

c. Do you meet / was wearing

d. Did you meed / was wearing

5. What ........ When I ..... you last night ?

a, did you do / was phoning b, did you do / phoned

c, were you doing / phone d, were you doing / phoned

6, Where ....... you yesterday afternon ? I ..... at my uncle's house.

a, are/ am b,was/was c, were/ were d,were/ was

7, When I walked into the room , it was empty . But there was a smell of cigarettes. Somebody..... in the room.

a, was smoking b, were smoking c, has been smoking d, had been smoking

8. When I arrived at the party. Tom ...... home.

a, has already gone b, had already gone

c,already has gone d, had gone already

9,When Mary came back from the beach , she look very very red from the sun, She ....... in the sun too long.

a. had been lying b, was lying c, lay d, has been lying

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IV. Choose the correct answers.

1.  Alice saw/ was seeing the accident when she was catching the bus.

2.  What were you doing/ did you do when I called?

3.  I didn’t visit/ weren’t visiting my friends last summer holiday.

4.  It rained/ was raining heavily last July.

5.  While people were talking to each other, he read/ was reading his book.

6.  My sister was eating/ ate hamburgers every weekend last month.

7.  While we were running/ run in the park, Mary fell over.

8.  Did you find/ Were you finding your keys yesterday?

9.  Who was she dancing/ did she dance with at the party last night?

10.     They were watching/ watched football on TV all day

1B

2C

3A

4B

1. donated
2. were you doing was sleeping

3. were camping/came

4. ran/ moved

5. wasn’t reading/was watching

1. We donated money to help the earthquake victims last month.

(Chúng tôi khuyên góp tiền để giúp đỡ những nạn nhân của trận động đất tháng trước.)

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

2. - What were you doing when the volcano erupted?

- I was sleeping in my bed.

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 để chia các động từ, đáp án cần điền là were you doing – was sleeping.

3. While they were camping near the river, the flood came suddenly.

(Khi họ đang đi cắm trại gần con sông, bất ngờ cơn lũ kéo tới.)

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 động từ đầu tiên, động từ thứ hai chia thì quá khứ đơn, đáp án là were camping – came.

4. After Tom ran out of his house, he moved quickly to a safer place.

(Sau khi Tom chạy ra khỏi nhà, anh ấy nhanh chóng di chuyển đến nơi an toàn hơn.)

Giải thích: Những hành động liên tiếp xảy ra và kết thúc trong quá khứ, ta sẽ dùng thì quá khứ đơn để chia các động từ, đáp án là ran – moved.

5. I wasn’t watching a newspaper at 9 a.m. yesterday, but I watched the news about the tornado.

Giải thích: Trong vế đầu tiên của câu, đây là một hành động đang xảy ra tại một thời điểm chính xác trong quá khứ, nên ta sẽ dùng thì quá khứ tiếp diễn, còn về sau là một hành động xảy ra và kết thúc trong quá khứ nên ta dùng thì quá khứ đơn., đáp án cần điền là wasn’t watching – watched.

My answers: (những từ gạch chân là những từ bị sai và phải sửa như thế)

1. The pandas ate a bamboo tree slowly

2. What did the gorillars do when you were at the zoo ?

3. I saw two pandas at the zoo. (Câu này bạn có viết sai cái gì không ?)

4.I didn't see you yesterday. Where were you ?

5. We had a good time at the zoo.

có mik viết sai panda ko s

Vậy thì:

3. I saw two pandas at the zoo.

4. I didn't see you yesterday. Where were you ?