1 The light went out while we were having dinner

2. The last time i saw him, he was wearing a grey suit

3. while the tow thieves were arguing, someone stole their car

4. they were building a new bridge when i was there 2 months ago

5. he was sitting in a cafe when i saw him last sunday

6. when i came to visit her last night, she was having a bath

7. what were you doing when i phoned you on monday ?

1.went/ were having

2.saw

3. were argueing/ stole

4.were building/ was

5.was sitting/ saw

6.came/ was having

7.were you doing/ phoned

1 The light went out while we were having dinner

2. The last time i have seen him, he was wearing a grey suit

3. while the tow thieves were arguing, someone  stole their car

4. they built a new bridge when i was there 2 months ago

5. he was sitting in a cafe when i saw him last sunday

6. when i came to visit her last night, she was having a bath

7. what were you doing when i phoned you on monday ?

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

2. The last time i(see).....saw.... him, he was wearing a grey suit

3. While the tow thieves(argue)....were arguing...., someone(steal)....stole..... their car

4. They(build)....were building....a new bridge when i(be)...was..... there 2 months ago

5. He(sit).....was sitting.... in a cafe when i (see)....saw.... him last sunday

6. When i (come)......came.... to visit her last night, she (have)...was having........a bath

7. What you (do).....were - doing ..... when i (phone)......phoned.... you on monday ?

Ex3:Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or progressive tense:

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

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

3.The last time i (see)saw him,he (wear)was wearing a grey suit

4.Just as i (leave)was leaving,a student (stop)stopped me in the hall

5.Nam (play)was playing football when he (break)broke his leg

6.While the two thieves (argue)were arguing,someone (steal)stole their car

7.They (build)were building a new bridge when i (be)was there 2 months ago

8.He (sit)was sitting in a cafe when i (see)saw him last Sunday

9.When i (come)came to vist her last night,she (have)was having a bath

10.What were you (do)doing when i (phone)phoned you on Monday?

Ex4:Choose the best answer:

1.I (met/was meeting) a friend while i (did/was doing) the shopping

2.I (turned/was turning) roun and (saw/was seeing) Paula

3.She (wore/was wearing) a bright red coat when i saw her

4.I (paid/was paying) for my things when i (heard/was hearing) call my name

5.We (left/was leaving) the cafe and (said/was saying) goodbye

6.This time last month we (took/were talking) the final test

7.While we (had/were having) a drink,a waiter (dropped/was dropping) a pile of plates

8.When i (came/was coming),he (read/was reading) books

9. While my mother (cook/was cooking),my father (read/was reading)newspapers

10.My brother (was playing/played) video games when i (came/was coming)

1. When I arrived at his home, he was still sleeping.
2. The light went out while we were having dinner.
3. The last time I saw him, he wore a grey suit.
4. Just as I left, the student stopped me in the hall.
5. Nam was playing football when he broke his leg.
6. We drank a lot of beer at the party the day before yesterday.
7. They was building a new bridge when I was there 2 months ago.
8. He was sitting in a cafe when I saw him.
10. What were you doing when I phoned you on Monday ?
11. While the two thieves were arguing, someone was stole their car.
12. When he was a boy at school , Edison asked a lot of questions. The teacherthought he was stupid and she sent him home. Edison's mother taught her son at home and he began to carry out a lot of experiments.
13. - Did you visit the zoo yesterday?
- Yes, I did. When I went there, I saw our teacher.
14. Who invented the radio?
15. Don't bother me now. I am working.
16. -Where 's Jim ?
-He is staying with friends.
17. We have just moved to a new house but we are dissatisfied with it.

1. When I arrived at his home, he was still sleeping.
2. The light went out while we were having dinner.
3. The last time I saw him, he wore a grey suit.
4. Just as I left, the student stopped me in the hall.
5. Nam was playing football when he broke his leg.
6. We drank a lot of beer at the party the day before yesterday.
7. They was building a new bridge when I was there 2 months ago.
8. He was sitting in a cafe when I saw him.
10. What were you doing when I phoned you on Monday ?
11. While the two thieves were arguing, someone was stole their car.
12. When he was a boy at school , Edison asked a lot of questions. The teacherthought he was stupid and she sent him home. Edison's mother taught her son at home and he began to carry out a lot of experiments.
13. - Did you visit the zoo yesterday?
- Yes, I did. When I went there, I saw our teacher.
14. Who invented the radio?
15. Don't bother me now. I am working.
16. -Where 's Jim ?
-He is staying with friends.
17. We have just moved to a new house but we are dissatisfied with it.

Put the verbs into Past Continuous Tense or Past Simple:

8. While I (go) ___was going____ out of the office. I (see) ___saw___ a familiar face.

9. I (make) ___was making___ a cake when the light went out. I had to finish it in the dark.

10. He (wear) ____was wearing___ your nice suit when I (meet) ____met___ him yesterday.

11. While you (play) ____were playing____ the cards, I (watch) ____was watching_____ T.V.

12. Yesterday I (walk) ____was walking____ along the street when I realized that a man with a black brerd following me.

13. The last time I (see) ___saw____ him in public he (wear) ____was wearing_____ a grey suit.

14. He (buy) _____bought____ that car 5 years ago but it still looks very new.

15. Last night we (watch) ___was watching __ TV when the power (fail) ___failed___

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

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. She (wash) was washing....up when Vinh (arrive) ..arrived..at this house.

5. As we (cross) .were crossing...the Street, we (see) ...saw ..an accident.

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

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

10. We (clean) were cleaning the house when she (come) came yesterday.

Chia động từ trong ngoặc
1. Charles (start)....STARTED.....to build the house last week.
2. At the time my wife (cook).....WAS COOKING.....
3. It (snow)......WAS SNOWING.when I (get)....GOT.....up this morning
4. They ( leave).....WILL LEAVE......the shop as soon as they (buy)....BUY...everything they (need)NEED
5. I (make)....WAS MAKING...a cake when the light (go)....WENT....out. I (have)...HAD..... to finish it in the dark.
6. I (share).SHARED.... a flat with him when we(be)..WERE...students. He always(complain)...WAS ALWAYS COMPLAINING...about my untidiness.
7. This time last year I(be)....WAS BEING...in Paris
8. I (see)...SAW..Jasmin at the party. She(wear)..WORN..a really beautiful dress.
9.The 2 man (argue)...WERE ARGUING..about the plan when i (come)...CAME..into the office.

1/ I ( drop) was dropping my bag when I (run) ran for a bus.

2/ They ( buy) bought a new house some weeks ago but they ( not move) haven't moved into it yet.

3/ He usually ( learn) learns his lesson in the evening but last night when I ( get) got to his house, he (listen) was listening to the radio.

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

5/ While I ( walk) was walking around the park, I (see) saw Mr john.

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...................................................

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was reading/were learning/were doing

were playing/came

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was reading/were learning/were doing

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