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. After they ___had had____ (have) a cup of tea, they ____had___ (have) some cake.

2. They ___bought____ (buy) this flat two years ago.

3. When I _____was watching__ (watch) TV, the lights ___went____ (go) out.

4. He _____told__ (tell) me that he _had seen______ (see) a lion.

5. He ___went____ (go) to France last year.

6. After he _had called______ (call) the police, he ___called____ (call) the ambulance.

7. She _____was washing__ (wash) her hair when her baby _____started__ (start) to cry.

8. After he ____had worked___ (work) hard, he _____felt__ (feel) ill.

9. He ___left ____ (leave) the room after I ___had explained____ (explain) all the facts.

10. After he __had found_____ (find) the key, he ___opened____ (open) the door.

11. While he ___was playing____ (play) computer games, she ___was reading____ (read).

12. They ____had sold___ (sell) everything before they ___moved____ (move) to Glasgow.

13. He __visited_____ (visit) me yesterday evening.

14. When I ___was cleaning____ (clean) the room, Mary __came_____ (come) home.

15. After he _____had finished__ (finish) school, he ____started___ (start) to work in a factory.

1.     It (begin)............began.......................to rain while Amanda and I (walk) ..............were walking..................... to school.

2.     After Mary (finish)…had finished…………………her homework last night, she (go)…………went………..out for a walk.

3.     I (wash) .................was washing..................dishes when I (drop) ..................dropped.............. a plate and (break) ................broke................... it.

4.     I (hit) ..........hit......................... my thumb while I (use) ...............was using....................the hammer. Ouch!

5.     When we fist (meet)……………met……………each other five years ago, both of us (just/graduate) …………had just graduated……………from unniversity.

6.     By the the we (get)……got……………..to the ticket box last Saturday, they (sell)………………had sold………..out all the tickets.

7.     I (walk) ................was walking...................under an apple tree when an apple (fall) ......................fell.............and (hit) ................hit................... me on the head.

8.     As soon as I (turn)……………turned…………..all the lights off, I (leave)……left………………….the office. Then I (go) …………went………….to the city centre because I (want)………wanted……………….to do some shopping.

9.     When I (arrive)…………arried………….. at the station last Friday morning, Mary and Jack (wait) ………was waiting…………………..for me. They (be)………………had been waiting…………there for about 20 minutes.

10.  It was 9pm last night, and the party (not/ start)………hadn't started…………………….yet.

11.  Last month, both my brother and my next-door neighbor were in Thailand, and neither one of them (know) ...................knew................ that the other was there. While they (attend) ...........were attending........................my daughter’s wedding reception last weekend, my neighbor (mention) ................mentioned...................her trip, and my brother was very surprised. It seems that they (be) ..........had been......................... in Bangkok for three days at exactly the same time and (stay) .............stayed......................  in hotels that were only a few blocks away from each other.

When I (come)……………came………..into class yesterday, my teacher (already/ begin)…………………had already begun………..the lesson

1 began - were walking

2 was washing - dropped - broke

3 hit - was using

4 met - were studying

5 was walking - fell - hit

6 had turned - left - went - wanted

7 arrived - were waiting

8 were watching - was doing - was reading

9 was listening - doing - stopped

10 was carrying - climbing - flew - sat - dropped - spilled

1 began - were walking

2 was washing - dropped - broke

3 hit - was using

4 met - were studying

5 was walking - fell - hit

6 had turned - left - went - wanted

7 arrived - were waiting

8 were watching - was doing - was reading

9 was listening - doing - stopped

10 was carrying - climbing - flew - sat - dropped - spilled

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help mik

Exercise 2. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct verb tense : the Present Perfect or Past Simple.

1. Tom (call) _called_________ his boss yesterday.

2. I (meet) __met________ Robert at the supermarket this morning.

3. We (fly) _have flew_________ to Ha Noi several times, but last summer we (go) _went_______ there by train.

4. When (your father / give up) _did your father gine up_________ smoking?

5. My uncle (move) __moved________ to Da Lat in 2005.

6. I (be) _have been_________ to Sa Pa twice since 2000.

7. We (spend) spent__________ our summer vacation in Ha Long Bay last July.

8. I (watch) _have watched_________ the film Titanic already.

9. The postman (deliver) _delivered _________ the letter half an hour ago.

10. I (hear) __heard________ the good news from Mary a few minuters ago.

11. I (have) __have had________ this iPad for three years. My father (give) _has given______ it to me when I was in grade 6.

12. My mother (do) had__done______ all the cleaning. The apartment is really clean now.

13. Someone (turn) _has _turned________ on the hi-fi. Do you know that song?

14. The match (just start) __has just stared_________ . Our team is playing very well.

15. He (lose) has__lost_________ his credit card. He can't find it anywhere.

16. Prices (go) _have gone__________ up. Everything is more expensive nowadays.

17. (you / buy) Have you bought __________ the laptop yet.

18. Miss White (work) __worked________ in Ha Noi from 2011 and 2014.

1. called

2. meet

3. have flown

REFER

1. I (have)___had__a busy day yesterday . I (go)__went___to class in the morning . I (eat)____ate___ lunch with my brother after class . In the afternoon , I (write)___wrote_____a letter to my cousin , and (meet)____met___my uncle at the airport . In the evening , I(take)_____took____him around the city.

2. While I(walk)___was walking____to class yesterday morning , I(see)_____saw____Dick.

We(say)___said_____hello and (walk)___walked___the rest of the way to school together.

3. While I(go)_was going__ to the cinema , I(see)__saw__an accident.

4. When I(hear)__heard__at knock at the door last night , I(walk)__walked__to the door and(open)__opened__it. When I(open)___opened__the door , I(see)__saw__my brother . I(say)___said__hello to him and(ask)__asked____him to come in.

5. My cousin and I(watch)__were watching__a film on TV last night when my brother(come)_came___. He(watch)_watched__the end of the film with us.

6. They(wait)_were waiting_for me when I(arrive)___arrived__at the station.

7.(they/play)___were they playing___tennis when it(start)___started_raining?

8. She(cry)__.was crying__when she(hear)___heard___the news.

9. They(drive)___were driving__ home from the theatre when the police(stop)__stopped___them.

10. Everyone(become)___became__quiet when the concert(begin)___began__.

1. I (watch)  was watching   TV when she (call)   called  me.
2. He (jump)  jumped    into the river and (rescue)   rescued     the drowning man.
3. I (see)    saw  my first baseball match while I (live)  was living   in New York.
4. We (ring)  rang   the police because the neighbours (play)  played  the music very loud.
5. He (write)  wrote    the whole homework during the lunch break.
6. We (play) were playing     in the garden when it (start) started    to rain.
7. He (meet)  met   his girlfriend when he (live)  was living   in London.
8. While I (work)  was working    in the hospital I (decide) decided    to give up smoking.
9. It (rain)  rained   the whole day so we (decide)  decided     to stay at home.
10. The sun (shine)  shone     so we (decide)  decided    to go for a walk.

1. The teacher (drink)was drinking some coffee at this time last weekend.

2. We (repair were repairing our car when you (come) came

3. Believe me! They (not do weren't doing their homework at 6 p.m. last night. They (play) were playing games.

4. Mother! I (have)was having a bath at 5 p.m., so I couldn't hear your phone.

5. Yesterday at 8 p.m. I (cook)was cooking some food for my parents while they (paint)were painting our house,

6. You (talk)Were-talking to her at this time last night?

7. Hoa (not wait)wasn't waiting for her friends at 7 p.m. last night.

8. The children (talk)Were-talking together in the yard when we (come)came last night?

9. The child (lie)Was- lying in bed at 4 p.m. yesterday?

10. Mr Long (learn)was learning English when you (call)called him yesterday

11. They (go)Were they going on holiday at that time last year?

12. Susan (phone) was phoningyou at that time last night

1.  ____Did______you   _____visit____(visit) Alice last week?

2.Andy is tired because he   ____has been working________(work) 7 days a week.

3.____Did____ you____call____ (call) Any yesterday?

4.__Did_   you   ___have__(have) a nice time in Rome during your last holiday?

5.I   _have____ never   ____been___(be) on TV

6.David  ___is watching_____(watch) a horror film now.

7.For how long ...has...she....have....(have) her car?

8.How many people   ___died___(die) in the fire last month?

9.I   __don't know_____(not /know) much about art, but I like some artists.

10.I   ___received____(receive) a postcard from Jane yesterday.

11.Tom and Sam   __will play_____(play) soccer next Sunday

12.I   __have never been_____(never/be) sailing, what is it like?

13.She         __is riding___(ride) her bike in the park at the moment.

14.Janet   ___started___(start) a new job last September.

15.Nelly   ____is having__(have) a great time in N.Y. at the moment

16.She     __came back___(come back) from the cruise in a week.

17.John  ___will take______(take)a taxi on Saturdays.

18.They ....have seen................(see) that movie twice.

19.  ___Will____Luis     __come__(come) to the party tonight?

20.He......doesn't like............(not/like) carrots.

1. ______DId____you _____visit____(visit) Alice last week?

2.Andy is tired because he _______worked_____(work) 7 days a week.

3._____DId___ you______call__ (call) Any yesterday?

4._DID__ you ___have__(have) a nice time in Rome during your last holiday?

5.I ___haven't__ never __been_____(be) on TV

6.David ____is watching____(watch) a horror film now.

7.For how long ..Have....she......had..(have) her car?

8.How many people ____died__(die) in the fire last month?

9.I ___don't know____(not /know) much about art, but I like some artists.

10.I ____received___(receive) a postcard from Jane yesterday.

11.Tom and Sam _____will play__(play) soccer next Sunday

12.I ___don't never____(never/be) sailing, what is it like?

13.She __is ridding___(ride) her bike in the park at the moment.

14.Janet ___started___(start) a new job last September.

15.Nelly ___is having___(have) a great time in N.Y. at the moment

16.She __comes back___(come back) from the cruise in a week.

17.John __takes___(take)a taxi on Saturdays.

18.They ......see.....(see) that movie twice.

19. ___will___Luis _come___(come) to the party tonight?

20.He.........doesn't like carrot