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 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

1.   She .........................burst ................ (BURST) into tears when she ...........................saw............  (SEE) his father.

2.   I ....................was cutting...................... (CUT) up vegetables in the kitchen when I .................heard.......... (HEAR) the terrible news on the radio.

3.   What a terrible accident!. Steve ....................was driving..................... (DRIVE) his car when a bird ........................flew............. (FLY) into his windscreen.

4.   First she ........................read.............. (READ) the advertisement and then she ....................called............... (CALL) the company.

5.   The sun ......................was shining................... (SHINE) brightly when the old man .......................set...... (SET) off from his cottage.

6.   At eight o’clock yesterday evening the plane ....................was flying..................... (FLY) from Tahiti to Los Angeles.

7.   I ...................waited................. (WAIT) for him for quite a long time but he ...............didn't ............... (NOT COME).

8.   Last weekend while Julie .............was tidying........................... (TIDY) her bedroom, she .................found.................. (FIND) some of the toys she .............had........................... (HAVE) when she ...................was................. (BE) a child.

9.   While my mother ..................was cooking................... (COOK) dinner, we .....................were playing................. (PLAY) in the garden.

10.We all .................were-sleeping....................... (SLEEP) when some terrible noise .............woke....................... (WAKE) us up.

11.Poor Cinderella .............had.......................... (HAVE) to work hard while her step-sisters ......................was having.................. (HAVE) fun at the ball.

12.The children .................took..................... (TAKE) the cake when nobody .............was looking.................... (LOOK) and .............ate....................... (EAT) it silently.

13.As she ............was crossing....................... (CROSS) the street, she .......................slipped......... (SLIP) and ................fell..................... (FALL).

14.Yesterday when I .....................was walking.................. (WALK) in the park, I .....................lost..............  (LOSE) my watch.

15.The fishing boat ..............was approaching............................. (APPROACH) the seashore when the tornado .....................began.............. (BEGIN).

16.I .................could........................... (CAN) not hear the bell because the radio ....................was playing.................. (PLAY) really loudly.

17.The aeroplane ....................caught................ (CATCH) fire just when it ....................took............... (TAKE) off.

18.The lights .............went.......................... (GO) out when we .....................were discussing................. (DISCUSS) the plans for the following morning.

19.Professor Ward .............was giving............................ (GIVE) the lecture when the students’ riots .................began................... (BEGIN).

20.One of my worst memories from last winter holidays was when I ..........ran..................... (RUN) out of petrol while I ............was driving..................... (DRIVE) through a snowy forest in the evening.

21.Last night Sally ................was watching................... (WATCH) TV in her bedroom when suddenly she ............heard....................... (HEAR) a scream outside.

câu 1 mình thấy để burst hay was bursting đều ok nhưng mà nên để was bursting bn nhé

I. Put the verb into the correct form (Past simple/ Past Continuous)

1. When I phoned my friends, they were playing (play) monopoly.

2. Yesterday at six I prepared(prepare) dinner.

3. The kids were playing(play) in the garden when it suddenly began (begin) to rain.

4. I was practising (practice) the guitar when he came(come) home.

5. While Alan was working(work) in his room, his friends swam(swim) in the pool.

6. What did you do(you/do) yesterday?

7. I listened(listen) to the radio while my sister was watching(watch) TV

8. When I arrived (arrive), they were playing (play) cards.

9. We studied (study) English yesterday at 4 : 00 pm

10. I chat(chat) with my friends while my teacher was teaching(teach) the lesson yesterday.

Chúc em học giỏi

1. When I phoned my friends, they................were playing.........................................(play) monopoly.

2. Yesterday at six I.........................was preparing....................................................(prepare) dinner.

3. The kids..........were playing............................(play) in the garden when it suddenly....began.................... (begin) to rain.

4. I ....................was practicing..............................(practice) the guitar when he ......came..................(come) home.

5. While Alan...........was working...............................(work) in his room, his friends ...............were swimming..................................(swim) in the pool.

6. What........................did you do.....................................................(you/do) yesterday?

7. I.............were listening....................(listen) to the radio while my sister..............was watching..................(watch) TV

8. When I.........arrived...............(arrive), they .......were playing.................(play) cards.

9. We........were studying................(study) English yesterday at 4 : 00 pm

10. I...................was chatting.............................(chat) with my friends while my teacher........taught...................(teach) the lesson yesterday.

1 were

2 was

3 was watching

4 broke out

5 did-happen

6 dropped

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 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

Ex1: complete the sentences with the past simple or the past continuous form the verbs

1. It (be)was beautiful yesterday when we went(go) for a walk in the park. The sun was shining (shine). The birds were singing (sing)

2. My brother and sister were talking(talk) anout something when I walked(walk) into the room

3. Tom went(go) to his friend's house, but the boys weren't(not be) there. They were playing(play) soccer in the vacant lot down the treet

4. The little boy fell(fall) asleep while his mother was reading(read) him a story

5. I really enjoyed(enjoy) my holiday last January. While it was snowing(snow) in Iowa, the sun was shining(shine) in Floria

6. It was snowing(snow) when I left(leave) home this morning

7. It was a sunny afternoon and people were sitting(sit) on the grass is the park. Then suddenly it started (start) to rain

8. My brother was talking(talk) on the phone when I arrived, but when he saw(see) me, he finished(finish) the call. Perhaps he thought that I listened(listen) to his conversation

9. We were climbing(climb) the wall when the gardener saw(see) us

10. Susan was playing(play) the piano while Mary was singing (sing)

11. Were you listening (you/listen) to the teacher when she was explaining (explain) this exercise?

12. Linda was having(have) a beautiful dream when the alarm clock rang(ring)

Ex2 give the correct forms of the verbs give in the brackets

1. Yesterday at 9.30 p.m my parents were sitting(sit) in the garden drinking(drink) come Coke

2. The chambermaid made(make) my bed in the hotel and cleaned(clean)the bathroom

3. Someone knocked(knock) on the door while reading(read) the newspaper

4. My brother bought(buy) a lot of books when he lived(live) in Cambridge

5. William didn't meet(not meet) Sally at the airport last Sunday

6. Jerry was having(have) dinner when the light went(go) out

7. The girl felt(feel) I'll so she didn't go(not go) to work

8. We suddenly realised(realise) that we were traveling(travel) in the wrong direction

9. While I was swimming(swim) someone stole(steal) my clothes and I had to(have to) walk to the hotel in my swimsuit

10. The floor was(be) coveted with balls of wool. Obviously Grandmother was knitting(knit) some thing

11. I found(find) this coin as I was digging(dig) in the garden. It looks very old

12. When I was reading(read) a book , I heard(hear) a knock, I went(go) to the door ang opened (open) it, but I didn't recognise(not recognise) my friend at first because I didn't wear (not wear) my glasses

13. When I came (come) in they were sitting(sit) round the fire

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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

Ex1: Change the verbs in brakets into the simpl past or the past continuous

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

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

Abert Einstein(die) died in 1955

Tom(go) went to the post office twice yesterday

Hellen(wait) was waiting in the lobby, wasn't she?

He(work) was working his way through college at that time

He(teach)has taught economics at Harvard for almost 50 years.

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

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

Ex2:Fill in the blanks with a correct from,the Past simple or the past continuous

1.He.was talking..(talk) with Mary,when Mrs.Smith came in.

2.They..studied.(study) two hours last night.

3.Jane...was sleeping..(sleep) when the telephone rang

4.As I.was walking.(walk) to the lab ,I met my friend

5. We.watched...(watch) Tv last night