IV. The past continuous.

1. At this time yesterday we (play) __were playing____ tennis in the schoolyard.

2. At 7:00 pm yesterday i (watch) ___was watching ___ TV.

3. Yesterday while my father (watch) __was watching___ TV, my mother (read) was reading the newspaper, my sister (do) __was doing____ her homework and I (play) ___was playing_____ chess with my friend.

4. What were you doing when I phoned you? I (have) __was having_____ a bath.

5. She (do) ____was doing______ her homework at the time yesterday.

6. Mary (water) ____was watering____ the flowers at 3:00 p.m yesterday.

7. They (visit) __were visiting____ the zoo at ten o'clock yesterday.

8. Peter and I (do) ___were doing____ the exercise at this time last night.

9. Last night my father (feed) ___was feeding__ the pigeons at 7:00.

10. At this time last year we (learn) __were learning_____ English in London.

IV. The past continuous.

1. At this time yesterday we (play) ______ tennis in the schoolyard.

At this time yesterday we (play)__were playing___tennis in the schoolyard.

2. At 7:00 pm yesterday (watch) ______ TV.

.At 7:00 p.myesterday I (watch) _was watching__Tv.

3. Yesterday while my father (watch) _____ TV, my mother (read) the newspaper, my sister (do) ______ her homework and I (play) ________ chess with my friend.

Yesterday while my father (watch) __was watching_Tv,my mother (read) __was reading__the newspaper, my sitter (do)__was doing_her homework and I(play) __was playing__chess with my friend.

4. What were you doing when I phoned you? I (have) _______ a bath.

What were you doing when I phoned you? I (have) __was having_____ a bath.

5. She (do) __________ her homework at the time yesterday.

.She (do)_was doing_her homework at time yesterday.

6. Mary (water) ________ the flowers at 3:00 p.m yesterday.

Marry (water) __was watering_the flowers at 3:00 p.m yesterday.

7. They (visit) ______ the zoo at ten o'clock yesterday.

.They (visit )were visiting the zoo at ten o'clock yesterday

8. Peter and I (do) _______ the exercise at this time last night.

Peter and I (do)were doing the exercise at this time last night.

9. Last night my father (feed) _____ the pigeons at 7:00.

Last night my father (feed) __was feeding___ the pigeons at 7:00.

10. At this time last year we (learn) _______ English in London.

. At this time last year we (learn) were learing English in London.

IV. The past continuous.

1. At this time yesterday we were playing tennis in the schoolyard.

2. At 7:00 pm yesterday (watch) ______ TV. (Câu này thiếu chủ ngữ nên chưa chia được)

3. Yesterday while my father was waching TV, my mother was reading the newspaper, my sister was doing her homework and I was playing chess with my friend.

4. What were you doing when I phoned you? I was having a bath.

5. She was doing her homework at the time yesterday.

6. Mary was watering the flowers at 3:00 p.m yesterday.

7. They were visiting the zoo at ten o'clock yesterday.

8. Peter and I were doing the exercise at this time last night.

9. Last night my father was feeding the pigeons at 7:00.

10. At this time last year we were learning English in London.

practice - past simple tense

complete the sentences with the past simple tense

1.It/ be/cloudy/yesterday:

=> ...It was cloudy yesterday.......

2.In 1990/we/move/to another city

=>......In 1990, we moved to another city.......

3.When/you/get/the first gift.:

=> When did you get the first gift?.......

4.She/not/go/to the church/five days ago

=> ......She didn't go to the church five days ago......

5.How/be/he/yesterday?

=>...How was he yesterday?.....

6.Mr.and Mrs..James/come back home/and/havelatech/late/last night?

=> ......Did Mr and Mrs James come back home and have lunch late last night ?......

7.They/happy/last holiday?

=>.Were they happy last holiday?...

8.How/you/get there?

=> ......How did you get there?....

9.I/play/football/last/Sunday

=> .......I played football last Sunday........

10.My/mother/make/two/cake/four/day/ago

=>......My mother made two cakes four days ago.....

11.Tyler/visit/his/grandmother/last /month

=>........Tyler visited his grandmother last month.........

12.We/have/fun/yesterday

=>....We had a lot of fun yesterday...

13.My/father/not/at the office/the day/before yesterday

=>..........My father wasn't at the office the day before yesterday..............

practice - past simple tense

complete the sentences with the past simple tense

1.It/ be/cloudy/yesterday:....=> It was cloudy yesterday.....

2.In 1990/we/move/to another city:......=> In 1990, we moved to another city.......

3.When/you/get/the first gift.:..=> When did you get the first gift?.....

4.She/not/go/to the church/five days ago......=> She didn't go to the church five days ago......

5.How/be/he/yesterday?....=> How was he yesterday?....

6.Mr.and Mrs..James/come back home/and/havelatech/late/last night?......=> Did Mr. and Mrs. James come back home and have dinner late last night?......

7.They/happy/last holiday?..=> Were they happy on the last holiday?...

8.How/you/get there?.....=> How did you get there?.....

9.I/play/football/last/Sunday.......=> I played football last Sunday........

10.My/mother/make/two/cake/four/day/ago......=> My mother made two cakes four days ago.....

11.Tyler/visit/his/grandmother/last /month........=> Tyler visited his grandmother last month.........

12.We/have/fun/yesterday...=> We had fun yesterday....

13.My/father/not/at the office/the day/before yesterday............=> My father wasn't at the office the day before yesterday............

Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple or the past continuous tense

1. While he ( learn ) was learning to drive, he ( have ) was having an accident

2. He ( have ) was having a bad fall when he ( repair ) repaired his roof

3. It ( start ) was starting to rain when we ( play ) played football in the schoolyard yesterday

4. When I ( stand ) stood at the bus stop, I ( see ) was seeing an accident

5. Yesterday I ( walk ) was walking to school when I ( find ) found a wallet on the street.

6. When I ( have ) had dinner yesterday, Peter ( come ) was coming to our house

5. The thief ( steal ) was stealing the bike when Mai ( look ) looked for some books in the shop

1. was learning/had

2. had/was repairing

3. started/was playing

4. was standing/saw

5. was walking / found

6. was having/came

7. stole/ was looking

Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple or the past continuous tense

1. While he ( learn ) __was learning___ to drive, he ( have ) ___had___ an accident

3. It ( start ) __started___ to rain when we ( play ) ___were playing___ football in the schoolyard yesterday

4. When I ( stand ) _was standing___ at the bus stop, I ( see ) __saw___ an accident

5. Yesterday I ( walk ) __was walking_____ to school when I ( find ) ___found__ a wallet on the street.

6. When I ( have ) ___was having___ dinner yesterday, Peter ( come ) __came___ to our house

5. The thief ( steal ) ___stole____ the bike when Mai ( look ) ___was looking___ for some books in the shop

II. Put the verb in the correct tense.

1. My father often finishes ( finish )work at 5p.m . Bit yesterday he didn't. (not)

2. He has (have) to take his son to go ( g ) to school everyday

3. I sent (send) her a letter 2 days ago.

4. Where did he go (go) last summer? He went (go) to Sam Son beach.

5. We were decorating (decorate) the Christmast tree when the teacher got (get )into.

6. At this time last year he was staying (stay) with his uncle.

7. She doesn't sometimes have ( not/ sometimes/ have) lunch at home

8. Peter started ( start) learning ( learn) English when he was ( be) 10 years old.

9. I didn't understand ( not / understand) what you said ( say)

10. He is learning ( learn) the " past continuous tense" now

11. Lan and her friends made ( make) this cake last Monday

12. Her mother hates ( hate) reading ( read) novel.

13. The sun rises ( rise) in the East but he doesn't think ( not / think) , he is ( be) mad.

14. Their son doesn't want ( not/ want) to live ( live) far from his family

15. Last year I used ( use) to get good mark

11.I wil meet  her at the movie this time next Saturday.

13.Two years ago, Nam learned English at a small village school.

14.What  did you do  yesterday morning?

15.We will travel to Hue next month.

11 wil meet  

13. learned 

14. did - do  

15. will travel 

1.He[learn]....leant....maths last night.

2.I [not like].....didn't like.....the film I [watch]..watched........yesterday. It [be]...was.......long and boring

3.The students [learn]...were learning......literature at 7.30 yesterday.

4.At this time two days ago, I [visit].....was visiting......my grandmother.

5.When I [arrive]....arrived......at the class, the teacher [write].....was writing.....on the board.

6.He[watch]....was watching......TV when the phone [ring]..rang......

7.I [make]...was making......a cake when the light [go]....went......out. I [have]....had.......to finish it in the dark

8.My dog [walk]....was walking......along the street when a car [hit]...hit.......it.

9.The boy [play]....was playing......computer games when he [hear].....heard.......his father's step. He immediately [turn]...turned.....off the computer and [take]....took.....out his the computer and [take].....took....out his lesson books.

10.As I [cross].....was crossing......the road, I [step]...stepped.......on a banana skin and [fall].........heavily.

11.When I [hear]...was hearing.......his knock, I [go].....went.....to the door and [open]....opened......it but I [not recognize]....didn't recognized........him at frist because I [not wear]...didn't wear.......my glasses then.

12.While we [have]....were having......dinner, the thief [break]..was breaking...into and [steal]...stealing.......many things.

13.Where you [work]....did you work......three years ago? -I [work]....worked......for an export company in Paris.

14.What you [do]....were you doing........when I [phone]...phoned......you yesterday? -I [listen]....was listening......to music and [cook]..... cooking.....lunch

15.When I[come].....came.....in,they [sit]..were sitting........rounds the fire and [sing]...singing.......happily. They [invite]..invited........me to john them but I [refuse].....refused......because I [be]....was....tired.

16.Lan [talk].....was talking.......on the phone when I [see].....saw.......her.

17.Peter [not eat].....wasn't eating.....at 7pm yesterday. He still [work]....was still working.....

18.We [go]....went......to Spain for holiday last summer.

You [enjoy]....Did you enjoy......it?

Yes, it [be]..was........wonderful. The weather [be]...was.....fire and the people there [be]..was.....friendly and polite

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.

2. Write the verbs in the simple past tense.

1. Hoa (send)___sent____ a letter to her friend yesterday.

2. The children (be)___were ___ in the past five minutes ago.

3. I (be/not)____wasn't___ at the party last night.

4. They (arrive)_____arrived___ at the airport at 8 this morning.

5. I (speak)__spoke___ to her in English.

6. Where___was_ she (be) yesterday?

7.___Did___ he (buy)___buy__ any gifts?

8.___Were___you (be) in the classroom two hours ago?

9. He (teach)__taught___Math in this school in 1999.

10. Nga (watch)____watched___ a cartoon on TV last night.

11. We (not/see)___didn't see_____ her at the movie theater.

12. Where_did______they (go)___go______ last Sunday?

13.My father (visit)___visited____Hue last year.

14. She (not/do)__didn't do___ her homework yeaterday.

15. He (become)___bacame____ a teacher two years ago.

16. Yesterday, I (go)___went__ to school with my friends.

17. We (stop)___stopped___ in te store and (buy)__bought___

18. That (be)__was___ better than waiting for two hours

19. I (not/go)___didn't go___ to school last Sunday.

20.___did___she (get)__get____married last year?

21.What___did__you (do)____do__ last night?- I (do)____did__ my homework.

22. Yesterday, I (get)__got___ up at 6 and (have)__had__ breakfast at 6.30

1. Put the verbs in the simple past tense.

played, helped, wanted, fitted, liked, watched, visited, looked, needed, remembered, stopped, talked, rented, decided, studied, started, learned, returned, washed, arrived, climbed, rained, voted, called, regarded, lasted, cooked, collected

/id/: wanted, fitted, visited, needed, rented, decided, started, voted, regarded, lasted, collected.

/t/: helped, liked, watched, looked, stopped, talked, washed, cooked.

/d/: played, remembered, studied, learned, returned, arrived, climbed, rained, called.

2. Write the verbs in the simple past tense.

1. Hoa (send)____sent___ a letter to her friend yesterday.

2. The children (be)__were____ in the past five minutes ago.

3. I (be/not)___wasn't____ at the party last night.

4. They (arrive)_____arrived____ at the airport at 8 this morning.

5. I (speak)____spoke____ to her in English.

6. Where___was__ she (be) yesterday?

7.___Did___ he (buy)___buy__ any gifts?

8.___Were___you (be) in the classroom two hours ago?

9. He (teach)___taught__Math in this school in 1999.

10. Nga (watch)___watched____ a cartoon on TV last night.

11. We (not/see)____didn't see____ her at the movie theater.

12. Where___did____they (go)_____go____ last Sunday?

13.My father (visit)___visited____Hue last year.

14. She (not/do)__didn't do___ her homework yeaterday.

15. He (become)____became___ a teacher two years ago.

16. Yesterday, I (go)___went__ to school with my friends.

17. We (stop)___stopped___ in te store and (buy)__bought___

18. That (be)__was___ better than waiting for two hours

19. I (not/go)___didn't go___ to school last Sunday.

20.___Did___she (get)___get___married last year?

21.What___did__you (do)___do___ last night?- I (do)___did___ my homework.

22. Yesterday, I (get)___got__ up at 6 and (have)__had__ breakfast at 6.30

1. Put the verbs in the simple past tense.

played, helped, wanted, fitted, liked, watched, visited, looked, needed, remembered, stopped, talked, rented, decided, studied, started, learned, returned, washed, arrived, climbed, rained, voted, called, regarded, lasted, cooked, collected

/id/: fitted,wanted, needed, rented, lasted, decided, visited,started, voted, regarded, collected.

/t/: helped, watched, stopped, looked, talked, liked, washed, cooked.

/d/: played, studied, returned, arrived, remembered, climbed, rained, learned, called.

mong các bạn giải dùm

This/be/interesting film/I've/see.

=> This is the most interesting film I've ever seen.

1.He (not go)....didn't go..out last night,he(stay)....stayed...at home.

2..Has....Lan(learn)...learned...English for 2 years?

  No,he(learn)..has learned..for 3 years.

3...Did..you(wear)...wear..uniform yesterday?

  No.I(not wear)..didn't wear...yesterday.

4...Does..your mother(read)..read..book every night?

  No,she(watch)..watches...TV