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

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

VI. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple or Past Progressive tense.

1. When my uncle (come) _came___, we (water)__were watering__ the

plants and flowers in the garden.

2. Thu (talk)__was talking__to her friend, Hoa, on the phone at 8 o'clock last night.

3. Lan (practise)_____practised____the piano while her sister

(read)___was reading____comics at 7 o'clock last night.

4. The monkeys (climb)__were climbing_up the trees when we (visit) __visited___ the zoo yesterday morning

5. Ba (talk)___was talking__with his classmate when the principal (enter) __entered__ their classroom.

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Put the verb in brackets into the Past Simple of Past Progressive tense.

1. When my uncle (come) ____came_, we (water) ___were watering__ the plants and flowers in the garden.

2. Thu (talk) ___was talking__ to her friend, Hoa, on the phone at 8 o'clock last night.

3. Lan (practise) __practised___ the piano while her sister (read) __was reading___ comics at 7 o'clock last night.

4. The monkeys (climb) __were climbing___ up the trees when we (visit) ___visited__ to zoo yesterday morning.

5. Ba (talk) __was talking___ with his classmate when the principal (enter) ___entered__ their classroom.

6. Last night I (make) _was making____ a cake when the lights (go) ___went__out.

7. While I (cross) __was crossing___ the street, I (step) ___stepped__ on a banana skin and (fall) __fell___ heavily.

8. It (begin) __began___ to rain when I (plant) ___was planting__ some flowers in the garden.

9. When I (arrive) __arrived___, the teacher (write) ___was writing__ on the blackboard.

10. When they (walk) ___were walking__ down the stairs, they (hear) __heard__ a strange noise.

1 came - was having

2 was washing  - was working

3 was talking - rang

4 was watching - was reading

5 left - was raining

6 was talking - saw

7 saw - was waiting

8 were crossing - shouted

9 lost - was walking

10 was snowing - got

11 died

12 went

13 fell - was going

14 was she doing - arrived - was writing

15 was having - was getting

16 went - were sleeping - looked - decided

17 looked- were gathering

18 was writing - fell

19 was cooking - arrived

20 were you doing - telephoned

Complete the sentences, putting the verbs into the past continuous or past simple: 1. When the postman (come) ___came____, I (have) __was having_____ breakfast 2. My sister (wash) ___was washing____ dishes while I (work) ____was working___ in the garden 3. While I (talk) ___was talking___ to John, the telephone (ring) ____rang___ 4. Mr. Taylor (watch) ___was watching____ television while his wife (read) ___was reading____ a newspaper 5. When I (leave) _____left__ the house this morning, It (rain) ____was raining___ very hard 6. John (talk) ___was talking____ to his friends when I (see) ___saw____ him 7. I (see) ____saw___ a bad accident while I (wait) ____was waiting___ for you in this corner 8. As we (cross) _____was crossing__ the street, the policeman (shout) ___shouted____ at us 9. That tourist (lose) _____lost__ his camera while he (walk) ____was walking___ around the city 10. It (snow) _was snowing______ when I (get) ____got___ up this morning 11. Albert Einstein (die) ___died____ in 1955 12. Tom (go) ___went____ to the post office twice yesterday. 13. He (fall) ____fell___ while he (go) ___was going____ down the stairs 14. What ____was___ she (do)doing when you (arrive) __arrived_____ there? She (write) __was writing_____ a letter 15. She (have) _____was having__ her bath while her sister (get) __was getting_____ the breakfast ready 16. I (go) ___was going____ to ask you to help me, but you (sleep) were sleeping _____ so peacefully when I (look) _____ looked__ into your room that I (decide) ___ decided____ to do it alone 17. I (look) ___ looked ____ up at the sky, dark clouds (gather) ____ were gathering___ 18. Just as I (write) ___ was writing____ the letter, the inkpot (fall) _____fell__ over 19. Mr. Nam (cook) ___ was cooking____ dinner when we (arrive) ___ arrived____ 20. What ___ were you doing____ (you/do) when I (telephone) __ telephoned_____ you last night?

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.

Exercise 01: Put the verbs into correct form. (past simple or past perfect)
1. She (come) came. back home after she (finish) had finished their work.
2. Before my son (go) went to bed, he (read) had read a novel.
3. When I came to the stadium, the match (start) had started
5. Last night, Peter (go)had gone to the supermarket before he (go) went home
6. Tom gave (give) me the book yesterday but I knew he didn't read (not read) it
7. When I arrived home I realized that I hadn't phoned(not phone) my grandparents
8. The postman came(come) after I had left (leave) the office
9. When the old lady returned(return) to her flat, she saw (see) that burglars
had broken(break) into.
10. My grandmother had made(make) some cheese sandwiches when I got (get) home at 5.30.
11. By the time Linda parked (park) her car, her boyfriend had drunk(drink) two cups of coffee
12. My dog was (be) hungry because he had had (have) nothing to eat since breakfast
13. I recognzed (recognize) him because I had seen (see) his photo in the newspaper before

Exercise 01: Put the verbs into correct form. (past simple or past perfect)
1. came – had finished
2. went - had read
3. had started
5. had gone - went 
6. gave - hadn't read
7. didn't call
8. came - left
9. returned - saw - broke
10. made - went
11. parked - had drunk
12. was - had had
13. recognised - had seen

PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS INTO THE CORRECT FORM OF THE PAST SIMPLE OR THE PAST CONTINOUS

1. he ...........broke........ ( break ) his leg when he ......was skiing............... ( ski ) in the alps

2. we ............saw........( see ) an accident while we ...........were waiting........... ( wait ) for the bus

3. while she .........was preparing...............( prepare ) lunch , she ........cut............ ( cut ) herself

4. which countries ........did........... they ............visit................ ( visit ) when they .......was traveling............( travel ) round the world ?

5. ......were......you .........working.......... ( work ) in the garden when i ........came........ ( come ) to the house ?

6. they ........lived......... ( live ) in canada when they .......met....... (meet ) each other

PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS INTO THE CORRECT FORM OF THE PAST SIMPLE OR THE PAST CONTINOUS

1. he .....was breaking.............. ( break ) his leg when he ....skied................. ( ski ) in the alps

2. we .........saw...........( see ) an accident while we ....were waiting.................. ( wait ) for the bus

3. while she .......was preparing.................( prepare ) lunch , she ......cut.............. ( cut ) herself

4. which countries .........did.......... they ......visit...................... ( visit ) when they .........were traveling..........( travel ) round the world ?

5. ...Were.........you ......working............. ( work ) in the garden when i .......came......... ( come ) to the house ?

6. they .....were living............ ( live ) in canada when they ......met........ (meet ) each other

1. he ...........broke........ ( break ) his leg when he ......was skiing............... ( ski ) in the alps

2. we ............saw........( see ) an accident while we ...........were waiting........... ( wait ) for the bus

3. while she .........was preparing...............( prepare ) lunch , she ........cut............ ( cut ) herself

4. which countries ........did........... they ............visit................ ( visit ) when they .....were traveling (travel) round the world?
5......Were.....you....working...(work) in the garden when I......came....(come) to the house?
6.They......were living......(live) in Canada when they.......met....(meet) each other.