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

arrive/was sleeping

went/were having

was having/stopped

were crossing/saw

saw/was standing

was reading/were learning/were doing

were playing/came

rang/was talking

was/was working

was sitting/saw

arrive/was sleeping

went/were having

was having/stopped

were crossing/saw

saw/was standing

was reading/were learning/were doing

were playing/came

rang/was taking

was/was working

was sitting/saw

Complete the sentences by putting the verbs into the past continuous or past simple.

1..DID..they(thank)...THANK.....you when you give them the money?

2.This time last time we (have)..HAD.....a wonderful time on beaches in Hawaii while some of our friends (work)...WERE WORKING.....so hard.

3.When Nam(get)....GOT.......home,his father ( do).......WAS DOING........the gardening while his mother ( perpare)....WAS PREPARING.......dinner.

4.When I (arrive).......ARRIVED.......at his flat,he(still,sleep)........WAS STILL SLEEPING..........

5.She (water)......WAS WATERING......the flowers in the garden whlie her next door neighbour (chat)..........WAS CHATTING.............with her over the fence.

6.As we (cross)..........WERE CROSSING....the street,we (see)....SAW.........an accident.

7.Who ( be)...........WAS...the man you (talk).....WERE TALKING.......to? I (see)....SAW.....him at the gate when I (come)........WAS COMING........in.

8.We(wait)...WERE WAITING......for the bus when he (pass).......PASSED......by and (offer).....OFFERED.......us a lift.

9.When the students ( hear)........HEARD....the bell,the(get).....GOT.....up and (leave)........LEFT.........

10.The bell(ring)...RANG............while Tom (have)........WAS HAVING.............a bath

11.The children(play)..........WERE PLAYING......football when their mother (come)....CAME.....back home.

Complete the sentences by putting the verbs into the past continuous or past simple

1. .....Did.....they(thank).....thank.....you give them the money?

2. This time last time we (have).....had.....a wonderful time on beaches in Hawaii while some of our friends (work).......were working.....so hard.

3. When Nam(get).....got.....home,his father (do).....was doing.....the gardening while his mother (perpare).....was perparing.....dinner.

4. When i (arrive).....arrived.....at his flat,he(still,sleep).....still sleeping.....

5. She (water).....was watering.....the flowers in the garden while her next door neighbour (chat).....was chatting.....with her over the fence.

6. As we (cross).....were crossing.....the street,we (see).....saw.....an accident.

7. Who (be).....was.....the man you (talk).....were talking.....to? I (see).....saw.....him at the gate when i (come).....was coming.....in

8. We(wait).....were waiting.....for the bus when he (pass).....passed.....by and (offer).....offered.....us a lift.

9. When the students (hear).....heard.....the bell,the(get).....got.....up and (leave).....left.....

10. The bell(ring).....rang.....while Tom (have).....was having.....a bath

11. The children(play).....were playing.....football when their mother (come).....came.....back home

1. arrived .... was stills sleeping

2.went ..... were having

supply the correct verb form: simple past or past continuous

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

2.The light (go)went out while we (hae)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 (see0saw 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 footballwhen their mother (come)came back home

8.The bell rang while Tom (take)was taking a bath.

9.I (be)was ery tired because I (work)was working all day yesterday.

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

1.When I arrived at this house, he was still sleeping.

2.The light went out while we were having dinner.

3.Bill was having breakfast when I stopped at this house this morning.

4.As we were crossing the street, we saw an accident.

5.Tom saw a serious accident while he was standing at the bus stop.

6.While my father was reading a newspaper, I was learning my lesson and my sister was doing her homework.

7.The children were playing footballwhen their mother came back home

8.The bell rang while Tom was taking a bath.

9.I was very tired because I worked all day yesterday.

10.He was sitting in a cafe when I saw him.

260/ We / have / dinner / when / light / go out

a We have dinner when the light go out.

b We were having dinner when the light went out.

c We was having dinner when the light go out.

d We are having dinner when the light went out.

261/ There / be / lot / traffic / streets / during / rush hour.

a There is lot of traffic in streets during rush hours.

b There are lot of traffic at the streets during rush hours.

c There is a lot of traffic in the streets during rush hours.

d There is a lot of traffic at the streets during rush hours.

262/ He / usually / go / for / walk / 20 minutes / before / go / bed.

a He usually goes for walk about 20 minutes before go bed.

b He usually goes for walk about 20 minutes before going bed.

c He usually goes for a walk about 20 minutes before going to bed.

d He usually goes for a walk about 20 minutes before go to bed.

263/ Their parents / go / business / Paris / since last week .

a Their parents have gone on business in Paris since last week.

b Their parents go to business in Paris since last week.

c Their parents go on business in Paris since last week.

d Their parents have gone to business in Paris since last week.

264/ They / learn / English / 1999.

a They have learnt English since 1999.

b They have learnt English for 1999.

c They has learnt English since 1999.

d They has learnt English for 1999.

265/ I / talk / Jim / the phone / last night.

a I talked to Jim on the phone last night.

b I talked to Jim at the phone last night.

c I talked to Jim in the phone last night.

d I talked to Jim off the phone last night.

266/ What / length / Red River ?

a What is length of Red River?

b What are length of Red River?

c What are the length of Red River?

d What is the length of Red River? 2

67/ What / most expensive / you / ever / buy ?

a What is the most expensive things you’ve ever bought?

b What is most expensive thing you’ve ever bought?

c What is the most expensive thing you’ve ever bought?

d What is most expensive things you’ve ever bought?

268/ Could / show / me / how / use / radio?

a Could you show me how to use this radio?

b Could you show me for how to use this radio?

c Could you show me how use this radio?

d Could you show for me how use this radio?

269/ I / be / interested / computer.

a I am interested at computer.

b I am interested of computer.

c I am interested in computer.

d I am interested on computer. 2

70/ Not get up late / or you / miss / early train.

a Don’t get up late or you would miss the early train.

b Not get up late or you’ll miss the early train.

c Not get up late or you would miss the early train.

d Don’t get up late or you’ll miss the early train.

271/ It / hotter / today / yesterday.

a It was hotter today it was yesterday

b It’s hotter today than it is yesterday

c It was hotter today than yesterday

d It’s hotter today than it was yesterday

272/ I / finish / homework / half an hour ago.

a I finished my homework half an hour ago.

b I finish my homework half an hour ago

c I will finish my homework half an hour ago

d I have finished my homework half an hour ago

273/ She / not like / milk / when / she / young.

a She doesn’t like milk when she were young

b She didn’t like milk when she young

c She doesn’t like milk when she was young

d She didn’t like milk when she was young

274/ The children/ play/ football/ the play ground/ now.

a The children is playing football on the play ground now

b The children are playing football on the play ground now

c The children are playing football in the play ground now

d The children is playing football in the play ground now

275/ She / need / get / new passport / because / lose / old one.

a She need to get a new passport because she’s lost the old one

b She needs to get a new passport because of she’s lost the old one.

c She needs get a new passport because she’s lost the old one.

d She needs to get a new passport because she’s lost the old one.

276/ It take / me / 20 minutes / get / here yesterday.

a It take me 20 minutes to get here yesterday

b It take me 20 minutes get here yesterday

c It took me 20 minutes to get here yesterday

d It took me 20 minutes get here yesterday

277/ You / been to London?

a Have you ever been to London?

b Has you ever been to London?

c Have you yet been to London?

d Has you been to London yet?

278/ They / move / Hanoi / 1968.

a They moved to Hanoi on 1968

b They moved to Hanoi in 1968

c They moved to Hanoi since 1968

d They moved to Hanoi for 1968 2

79/ It / exciting / hear / she has won / gold medal.

a It is exciting hear that she has won a gold medal.

b It was exciting for hear that she has won a gold medal.

c It was exciting hear that she has won a gold medal.

d It is exciting to hear that she has won a gold medal.

280/ The nurse / kind enough / help him walk.

a The nurse was kind enough for help him walk.

b The nurse was kind enough help him walk.

c The nurse was kind enough of help him walk.

d The nurse was kind enough to help him walk.

281/ His friend persuade / him / study chemistry.

a His friends persuaded him to study chemistry.

b His friends persuaded him study chemistry.

c His friends persuaded him in study chemistry.

d His friends persuaded him in studying chemistry.

282/ You / better not go swimming because / look sick.

a You’d better not go swimming because look sick.

b You’d better not go swimming because of look sick.

c You’d better not go swimming because of you look sick.

d You’d better not go swimming because you look sick.

283/ He / so ill / he could / go / school.

a He was so ill that he couldn’t go to school.

b He was so ill that he couldn’t go to the school.

c He was so ill that he couldn’t go school.

d He was so ill that he couldn't go the school.

284/ What/ see/ the cinema/ weekend?

a What we will see at the cinema this weekend?

b What will we see at the cinema this weekend?

c What we will see at the cinema last weekend?

d What will we see at the cinema last weekend?

285/ You / have / good time / party / last night ?

a Will you have a good time at the party last night ?

b Do you have a good time at the party last night ?

c Would you have a good time at the party last night ?

d Did you have a good time at the party last night ?

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

1/ He ( sit ) ........was sitting ......... in a bar when I ( see ) ............saw............ him

2/ When I ( go ) .........went.......... out , the sun ( shine ) ...........was shining............

3/ The light ( go ) .............went....... out while I ( have ) ............was having............ tea

4/ When it ( rain ) ..............rained.............. , she ( carry ) ..........was carrying............ an umbrella

5/ We ( walk ) .............were walking........... to the station when it ( begin ) ...........began.............. to rain

6/ He ( teach ) ............taught........... English for 2 months when he ( live ) .........lived......... in Germany and ( work ) .......worked....... as a journalist

7/ The house ( burn ) .................. fast , so we ( break ) ................ the window to get out

Put the verbs into the correct form, past progressive or past simple.

1. When Martin ........arrived......... (arrive) home, Ann ....was talking....... (talk) to someone on the phone.

2. It ............was........... (be) cold when we .........were leaving...... (leave) the house that day, and a light snow .....was falling....... (fall)

3. I .......called...... (call) Roger at nine last night, but he ....wasn't......... (not be) at home. He ........was studying................ (study) at the library.

4. I .........was seeing..... (see) Sue in town yesterday but he ........wasn't seeing........ (not see) me. She ...was looking..... (look) the other way.

5. When I .......opened..... (open) the cupboard door, a pi le of books .....were falling........ (fall) out.

6. A: How .......did you break......... (you break) your arm?

B: I .......was slipping.. (slip) on the ice while I ...was crossing.... (cross) the street in front of the dorm.

7. A: What .......were you doing...... (you do) this time yesterday?

B: We ......drove...... (drive) to London, but on the way we ....heard..... (hear) about a bomb scare in Oxford Street. So we .....were driving..... (drive) back home straightaway.

8. I ........met... (meet) Tom and Ann at the airport a few weeks ago. They .........went........ (go) to Berlin and I ....went.. (go) to Madrid.We .......were having...... (have) a chat while we .....were waiting...(wait)for our flights

Put the verbs into the correct form, past progressive or past simple.

1. When Martin .......arrived...... (arrive) home, Ann .........was talking.............. (talk) to someone on the phone.

2. It ......was... (be) cold when we ....were leaving ...... (leave) the house that day, and a light snow ........was falling ........ (fall)

3. I .......called.. (call) Roger at nine last night, but he ..........wasn't ............ (not be) at home. He ............was studying ............. (study) at the library.

4. I ......saw...... (see) Sue in town yesterday but he ....didn't see...... (not see) me. She .....was looking...... (look) the other way.

5. When I .........opened.... (open) the cupboard door, a pi le of books .......were falling .... (fall) out.

6. A: How ........did you break ...... (you break) your arm?

B: I ......was slipping .... (slip) on the ice while I .........was crossing ............... (cross) the street in front of the dorm.

7. A: What ........were you doing ............. (you do) this time yesterday?

B: We .....were driving .... (drive) to London, but on the way we ........heard ..... (hear) about a bomb scare in Oxford Street. So we .......drove .... (drive) back home straightaway.

8. I .........met......... (meet) Tom and Ann at the airport a few weeks ago. They .........were going ...... (go) to Berlin and I .....was going ... (go) to Madrid. We ......had..... (have) a chat while we ..were waiting ....... (wait) for our flights

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.

Đáp án: A

Giải thích: Dựa vào câu: “On Sunday evenings, we usually go out for dinner at about eight o'clock”.

Dịch: Vào các buổi tối chủ nhật, chúng tôi thường ra ngoài ăn tối vào khoảng 8 giờ.