Chia động từ ở thì quá khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ tiếp diễn

1. They........... (wait) for me when I ........at the station (arrive).

2. She ......... (swim) in the sea when I ........... (see) her.

3. .............. they .............. (play) tennis when it .......... (start) raining?

4. We .......... (drive) home from the theatre when the police ..................... (stop) us.

5. The wind ............ (blow) very hard when I .......... (go) out this morning.

Chia động từ thì quá khứ đơn: 

1. Yesterday, I (go)______to the restaurant with a client.

2. We (drive)_______a round the parking lot for 20 mins to find a parking space.

3. When we (arrive)______at the restaurant, the place (be)____ full.

4. The waitress (ask)_____us if we (have)______reservations. 

5. I (say)_____: "No, my secretary forgets to make them".

6. The waitress (tell)______us to come back in two hours.

7. My client and I slowly (walk)_______back to the car.

8. Then we (see)______a small grocery store.

9. We (stop)________in the grocery store and (buy)_____some sandwiches.

VI. Complete the sentences using the given verbs and phrases.

1. When / the police / arrive / , / the car / go.

2. When / I / get / the shop / , / it / close.

3. They / eat / everything / by the time / I / arrive / party.

4. When / we / leave / beach / , / the rain / already / start.

5. By the time / I ./ get / into town / , / the shops / close.

6. When / I / find / purse / , / someone / take / money / out / it.

7. The car / go / when / I / look / into / the street.

8. The patient / already / die / by the time / I / see / her.

9. All the garages / close / by the time / we / cross / border.

10. You / already / leave / when / the trouble / start?

II. Chia động từ ở thì quá khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ hoàn thành
1. When he (wake up) ___________, his mother (already / prepare) ___________breakfast.
2. He (hear) ___________ the news, (go) ___________ to the telephone and (call) ___________ a
friend.
3. Before she (start) ___________ to learn English, she (already / learn) ___________ French.
4. Jane (already / type) ___________ ten pages when her computer (crash) ___________.
5. By the time he (arrive) ___________ at the pub, they (run) ___________ out of beer.
6. Before that day we (never / think) ___________ of going to Japan.
7. I (know) ___________ him for a long time before I (meet) ___________ his family.
8. They (not / know) ___________ where to meet because nobody (tell) ___________ them.
9. It (be) ___________ cloudy for days before it finally (begin) ___________ to rain.
10. Before he (sing) _________ a song he (play) _____________ the guitar.
11. After Eric (make) ____________ breakfast he (phone) ___________ his friend.
12. They (ride) ____________ their bikes before they (meet) ____________ their friends.
13. Susan (turn) __________ on the radio after she (wash) ____________ the dishes.
14. When she (arrive) ____________the match (already / start) _____________.
15. After the man (come) __________ home he (feed) ___________ the cat.
16. I (see, never).........................any of Picasso’s paintings before I (visit) ................. the art
museum.
17. Class (begin, already).......................by the time I (get)....................there, so I (take,
quietly).....................a seat in the back.
18. I almost missed my plane. All of the other passengers (board, already).........................by the
time I (get).....................there.
19. I (do) ................... my homework before I (go)................... to school yesterday.
20. After they (go) ..........................., I (sit) .................... down and (watch)..............TV.

Hãy sử dụng thì Quá khứ hoàn thành hoặc thì Quá khứ đơn hoặc thì hiện tại hoàn thành cho mỗi động từ trong ngoặc.

1. When I (come) home, they (leave) for Ha Noi Capital.

2. The plane (take off) when I (arrive) at the air port.

3. Before he (answer) your question, he (think) twice his word.

4. They (listen) to the music since Monday.

5. After the manager (answer) his telephone, he (come) into the office.

6. She (learn) English before she (fly) to America to work

. 7. Due to the bad weather condition, they (postpone) the game until next day.

8. No sooner he (go) to bed than she (appear).

9. By the time he operated the machine, he (finish) repairing it.

10. They hardly (say) goodbye to her when everything (go) wrong

1.  They (go)            home after they (finish)          their study.

2.  Yesterday whenI(arrive)           to the party, they(already go)         home.

3.     After  theguests (leave)             , she (go)               back into the living-room and(switch)              off thelight.

4.  On arrival at homeI (find)         that she(justleave)            just a few minutes before.

5.  Before he (go)           to bed,he (do)            his homework.

6.  When they (get)            to the place, the man(die)        

7.  He(do)             nothing before he (see)          me.

8.  He(thank)             me for what I (do)           for him.

9.  I (be)             sorry that I (hurt)             him.

10.  After they(go)            ,I (sit)              down and(rest)           

   1.        Chia động từ trong ngoặc với thì Quá khứ hoàn thành và Quá khứ đơn

          1.1.        Almost everybody (leave)………………by the time we (arrive)……………………

          1.2.        He (wonder)………………whether he (leave)……………… his wallet at home.

          1.3.        The secretary (not leave)……………………….until she (finish)…………………her work.

          1.4.        The couple scarcely (enter)………………… the house when they (begin)…………………to argue.

          1.5.        The teacher (ask)……………… the boy why he (not do)………………his homework.

Exercise 1: Past Simple or Past Continuous? Chia động từ ở thì quá

khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ tiếp diễn cho phù hợp

1. I (sit)____________________ in a cafe when you (call)____________________ .

2. When you (arrive)____________________ at the party, who (be)____________________ there?

3. Susie (watch)____________________ a film when she (hear)____________________ the noise.

4. Yesterday I (go)____________________ to the library, next I (have)____________________ a swim, later I (meet) Julie for coffee.

5. We (play)____________________ tennis when John (hurt)____________________ his ankle.

6. What (they/do)____________________ at 10pm last night - it was really noisy?

7. He (take)____________________ a shower when the telephone (ring)____________________.

8. He (be)____________________ in the shower when the telephone (ring)____________________.

9. When I (walk)____________________ into the room, everyone (work)____________________.

10. It (be)____________________ a day last September. The sun (shine)_____________ and the birds (sing)_________________ . I (walk)____________________ along the street when I (meet)____________________ an old friend.

11. He (live)____________________ in Russia when the Revolution (start)____________________.

12. When her train (get)____________________ to the station, we (wait) on the platform.

13. He (be)____________________ so annoying! He (always leave)____________________ his things everywhere.

14. On holiday we (visit)____________________ Rome, (see)____________________ the Vatican, and (spend)____________________ a few days at the beach.

15. Why (stand)____________________ on a chair when I (come)____________________ into the room?16. They (live)____________________ in Germany when they (be)__________ young.

17. At 7pm yesterday, we (listen)____________________ to music.

18. When I (leave)____________________ the house, it (snow)____________________.

19. He (work)____________________ in a bank when he (meet)____________________ his wife.

20. What (you/do)____________________ when I (call)____________________ you last night?

                     chia theo thì quá khứ hoàn thành

1. When we came to the stadium, the match (already, begin).

 2. They told me they (not, eat) such kind of food before. 

3. He asked why we (come) so early. 

4. After they (go), I sat down and rested. 

5. Before she watched TV, she (do) her homework. 

6. It was the first time I (ever, see) such a beautiful girl. 

7. We (move) to BMT City by 1990. 

8. By the time we got there, the play (start) already. 

9. Before going to bed, the man (turn) off all the lights. 

10. A stranger (wait) for him when he came back home yesterday