1. While they …………WERE TRAVELLING………… (travel) to China, Marco ……WORKED……………(work) in Italy.

2. While he ………WAS FLYING…………. (fly) off the Miami Coast, the pilot …SAW………….. (see) sharks approaching the swimmers.

3. She ………ĐIE……… (die) while she …WAS RUNNING……………….. (run) after a bus.

4. She……THINKED……………… (think) of something else while you ……WERE TALKING………….. (talk) to her.

5. I ……SAW…….. (see) her while I ………WAS LOOKING…………. (look) out of the window.

6. While the teacher ………WAS TALKING………….. (talk), the students ……LOOKED……….….. (look) at an insect on the ceiling.

7. While I ……WAS STUDYING…….. (study) last night, Fred ……DROPPED BY…………(drop by) to visit me.

8. My roommate’s parents……CALLED……. (call) him last night while we………WERE WATCHING…….... (watch) TV.

1. While they ……were travelling……………… (travel) to China, Marco ………worked…………(work) in Italy.

2. While he ……was flying……………. (fly) off the Miami Coast, the pilot ……saw……….. (see) sharks approaching the swimmers.

3. She ………died……… (die) while she ………was running………….. (run) after a bus.

4. She………thought…………… (think) of something else while you ………was talking……….. (talk) to her.

5. I ……saw…….. (see) her while I ………was looking…………. (look) out of the window.

6. While the teacher …………was talking……….. (talk), the students ………looked…….….. (look) at an insect on the ceiling.

7. While I ………was studying….. (study) last night, Fred ………dropped by………(drop by) to visit me.

8. My roommate’s parents………called…. (call) him last night while we…………were watching….... (watch) TV.

Exercise 1: Chia các động từ trong ngoặc ở thì Quá khứ đơn hoặc Quá khứ tiếp diễn.

In my last holiday, I went to Hawaii. When I (go) went to the beach for the first time, something wonderful happened. I (swim) was swimming in the sea while my mother was sleeping in the sun. My brother was building a castle and my father (drink) was drinking some water. Suddenly I (see) saw a boy on the beach. His eyes were blue like the water in the sea and his hair (be) was beautiful black. He was very tall and thin and his face was brown. My heart (beat)beat fast. I (ask) asked him for his name with a shy voice. He (tell) told me that his name was John. He (stay)stayed with me the whole afternoon. In the evening, we met again. We ate pizza in a restaurant. The following days we (have)had a lot of fun together. At the end of my holidays when I left Hawaii I said good-bye to John. We had tears in our eyes. He wrote to me a letter very soon and I answered him.

Exercise 2: Chọn đáp án đúng

1.     We …… on the lake when it started to rain so we went home.

A. finished            B. finishing          C. were finishing            D. are finishing

2.     My dad found some money while he …… his suitcase.

A. packing            B. package           C. are packing                D. was packing

3.     My brother ……… in Ireland when he met his girlfriend.

A. study               B. was studying   C. were study                 D. was study

4.     My grandma tried pizza for the first time while she ………. in Italy.

A. staying             B. is staying         C. is stayed                              D. was staying

5.     My mom ………. in the sea when she saw a dolphin.

A. was swimming          B. was swiming    C. were swimming         D. were swiming

6.     ……. it ……. when you woke up this morning?

A. Is….raining     B. was ….. raining         C. is….rain                             D.were…… raining

7.     What …….. when the teacher came?

A. were you doing         B. was you doing C. are you doing            D. are you doing

8.     What did you watch on TV while you …….. dinner yesterday?

A. were having     B. was having      C. were haveing             D. was haveing

9.     The man ………. his letter in the post office at that time.

A. is sending        B. was sending     C. sending            D. was senting

10.                It ………and cloudy when we left Ireland.

A. was rain                    B. was raining      C. is raining          D. raining

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Exercise 1: Chia các động từ trong ngoặc ở thì Quá khứ đơn hoặc Quá khứ tiếp diễn.

In my last holiday, I went to Hawaii. When I (go) was going to the beach for the first time, something wonderful happened. I (swim) was swimming in the sea while my mother was sleeping in the sun. My brother was building a castle and my father (drink) was drinking some water. Suddenly I (see)saw a boy on the beach. His eyes were blue like the water in the sea and his hair (be) was beautiful black. He was very tall and thin and his face was brown. My heart (beat) beat fast. I (ask) asked him for his name with a shy voice. He (tell) told me that his name was John. He (stay) stayed with me the whole afternoon. In the evening, we met again. We ate pizza in a restaurant. The following days we (have) had a lot of fun together. At the end of my holidays when I left Hawaii I said good-bye to John. We had tears in our eyes. He wrote to me a letter very soon and I answered him.

Exercise 2: Chọn đáp án đúng

1.     We …… on the lake when it started to rain so we went home.

A. finished            B. finishing          C. were finishing            D. are finishing

2.     My dad found some money while he …… his suitcase.

A. packing            B. package           C. are packing                D. was packing

3.     My brother ……… in Ireland when he met his girlfriend.

A. study               B. was studying   C. were study                 D. was study

4.     My grandma tried pizza for the first time while she ………. in Italy.

A. staying             B. is staying         C. is stayed                              D. was staying

5.     My mom ………. in the sea when she saw a dolphin.

A. was swimming          B. was swiming    C. were swimming         D. were swiming

6.     ……. it ……. when you woke up this morning?

A. Is….raining     B. was ….. raining         C. is….rain                             D.were…… raining

7.     What …….. when the teacher came?

A. were you doing         B. was you doing C. are you doing            D. are you doing

8.     What did you watch on TV while you …….. dinner yesterday?

A. were having     B. was having      C. were haveing             D. was haveing

9.     The man ………. his letter in the post office at that time.

A. is sending        B. was sending     C. sending            D. was senting

10.                It ………and cloudy when we left Ireland.

A. was rain                    B. was raining      C. is raining          D. raining

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VIII. Chia động từ trong ngoặc đúng dạng thì quá khứ đơn

1. I __stayed___ at home all weekend. (stay)

2. Angela ___went___ to the cinema last night. (go)

3. My friends __had____ a great time in Nha Trang last year. (have)

4. My vacation in Hue ___was___ wonderful. (be)

5. Last summer I __visited___ Ngoc Son Temple in Ha Noi. (visit)

6. My parents __were__ very tired after the trip. (be)

7. I _____bought__ a lot of gifts for my little sister. (buy)

8. Lan and Mai ____saw___ sharks, dolphins and turtles at Tri Nguyen aquarium. (see)

9. Trung ___ate__ chicken and rice for dinner. (eat)

10. They _talked___ about their holiday in Hoi An. (talk)

11. Phuong ___returned__ to Hanoi yesterday. (return)

12. We __thought___ the food was delicious.(think)

13. Yesterday, I (go)__went__ to the restaurant with a client.

14. We (drive) ___drove___ around the parking lot for 20 mins to find a parking space.

15. When we (arrive) ___arrived___ at the restaurant, the place (be) ____was__ full.

16. The waitress (ask) __asked_ us if we (have) had reservations.

17. I (say)said, "No, my secretary forgets to make them."

18. The waitress (tell)_told_ us to come back in two hours.

19. My client and I slowly (walk) ___walked___ back to the car.

20. Then we (see) ___saw___ a small grocery store.

21. We (stop)stopped in the grocery store and (buy) __bought____ some sandwiches.

22. That (be) __was____ better than waiting for two hours.

23. I (not go) ____didn't go__ to school last Sunday.

24. She (get) ___Did she get___ married last year?

25. What you (do) _did you do_____ last night? - I (do) __did____ my homework.

26. I (love) _____loved_ him but no more.

27. Yesterday, I (get) _got_____ up at 6 and (have) _____had_ breakfast at 6. 30.

28. They (buy) .......bought......... that house last year.

29. She (not go) ....didn't go......... to school yesterday.

30. That boy (have) .......had........ some eggs last night.

HT

1. I __stayed___ at home all weekend. (stay)

2. Angela ___went___ to the cinema last night. (go)

3. My friends __had____ a great time in Nha Trang last year. (have)

4. My vacation in Hue ___was___ wonderful. (be)

5. Last summer I __visited___ Ngoc Son Temple in Ha Noi. (visit)

6. My parents __were__ very tired after the trip. (be)

7. I _____bought__ a lot of gifts for my little sister. (buy)

8. Lan and Mai ____saw___ sharks, dolphins and turtles at Tri Nguyen aquarium. (see)

9. Trung ___ate__ chicken and rice for dinner. (eat)

10. They _talked___ about their holiday in Hoi An. (talk)

11. Phuong ___returned__ to Hanoi yesterday. (return)

12. We __thought___ the food was delicious.(think)

13. Yesterday, I (go)__went__ to the restaurant with a client.

14. We (drive) ___drove___ around the parking lot for 20 mins to find a parking space.

15. When we (arrive) ___arrived___ at the restaurant, the place (be) ____was__ full.

16. The waitress (ask) __asked_ us if we (have) had reservations.

17. I (say)said, "No, my secretary forgets to make them."

18. The waitress (tell)_told_ us to come back in two hours.

19. My client and I slowly (walk) ___walked___ back to the car.

20. Then we (see) ___saw___ a small grocery store.

21. We (stop)stopped in the grocery store and (buy) __bought____ some sandwiches.

22. That (be) __was____ better than waiting for two hours.

23. I (not go) ____didn't go__ to school last Sunday.

24. She (get) ___Did she get___ married last year?

25. What you (do) _did you do_____ last night? - I (do) __did____ my homework.

26. I (love) _____loved_ him but no more.

27. Yesterday, I (get) _got_____ up at 6 and (have) _____had_ breakfast at 6. 30.

28. They (buy) .......bought......... that house last year.

29. She (not go) ....didn't go......... to school yesterday.

30. That boy (have) .......had........ some eggs last night.

1. stayed

2. went

3. had

4. was

5. visited

6. were

7. bought

8. saw

9. ate

10. talked

11. returned

12. thought

13. went 

14. drove

15. arrived /was

16. asked/ had

17. said

18. told

19. walked

20. saw

21. stopped/bought

22. was (mik ko chắc lắm)

23. was

24. got

25. did/did

26. loved

27. got/had

28. bought

29. wasn't go

30. had

1.The homework ……was…………very difficult yesterday.(be)

2 The children ……played……….in the park five minutes ago.(play)

3, I…………was……late for school yesterday(be)

4, ……Did……..you ……go……. to the zoo yesterday ?(go)

5, They …………returned…..home yesterday(return)

6,Two years ago, he…taught……Math in a small school in the countryside.(teach)

7,Yesterday was Sunday. Mr Tam ……didn't go……….go to school( not go)

8, I……was….very funny on my last vacation. ( be)

9, She …………didn't come………last night. (not come)

10, When……did……. you ……do…… your exercises?- Last night.(do)

11, I …met…………her at the movie theater last night.(meet)

12, Last Sunday he ……didn't go…………..to the English club ( not go)

13, My father (not watch) didn't watch TV last night but I …did…………..(do)

14, Last year, my family (go)…went……to Nghe An. It (be)…was….my husband’s family. We (feel)…felt……very happy to meet our relatives. We (do)………did……..a lot of things. In the morning ,we used to (go )…go……to the fields, we (grow)………grew……..rice .In the afternoon, we (swim) …swam…………..in the river. In the evening, we (watch)…watched…………TV and (talk )…talked…………..about many things.

E. In pairs, make sentences about a past vacation. Change the verbs into the simple past.

(Thực hành theo cặp, hãy viết câu về một kỳ nghỉ trong quá khứ. Thay đổi các động từ dùng thì quá khứ đơn.)

1. Last summer, / my family / go on / vacation. Last summer, my family went on vacation.

2. We / drive / all day. ____We drove all day___________________________________

3. In the evening, / we / arrive / at the campsite. ___________________In the evening, we arrived at the campsite____________________

4. Every day, / I / swim / in a lake / and / walk / in the forest. ________________Every day, I swam in a lake and walked in the forest_______________________

5. One day, / we / take / a tour of an old city. _________________One day, we took a tour of an old city______________________

6. We / be / very happy. ______We were very happy_________________________________

7. It / be / an amazing trip. ______It was an amazing trip_________________________________

1) Jim was on his hands and knees on the floor. He (look)……………was looking……….…….for his cigarette lighter.

2) We (walk)…………………had been walking…………………...along the road for about 20 minutes before a car stopped and the driver offered us a lift.

3) When I arrived, everyone was sitting round the table with their mouths full. They (eat)…………were eating………………….………….

4) When I arrived, everyone was sitting round the table and talking. Their mouths were empty but their stomachs were full. They (eat)…………had eaten………………………………………..…….

5) Ann (wait)……was waiting……………………………..for me when I came. She was rather annoyed with me because I was late and she (wait)………had been waiting………………..…for a long time

1 woke up-had already prepared

2 heard-went-called

3 started-had already learnt

4. had alrady -crashed.
5. arrived-had 
6. had never thougth .
7. had known -met 
8 didn't know - had told 
9.had been -began
10. sang-had played 
11. had made-phoned
12. had riden- met
13. turned-had washed
14. arrived-had already started
15. had come-fed
16. had never seen-visited
17. had already began-got-qiuetly took
18.had already boarded-got
19.had done-went
20.had gone-sat-watched

1 woke up-had already prepared

2 heard-went-called

3 started-had already learnt

4. had alrady -crashed.
5. arrived-had 
6. had never thougth .
7. had known -met 
8 didn't know - had told 
9.had been -began
10. sang-had played 
11. had made-phoned
12. had riden- met
13. turned-had washed
14. arrived-had already started
15. had come-fed
16. had never seen-visited
17. had already began-got-qiuetly took
18.had already boarded-got
19.had done-went
20.had gone-sat-watched

1.I.my friend harry__fell____off the ladder while he___was painting___the ceiling of his room.(fall,paint)

2.we__bought____the house in 2003.at the time it__cost____$ 150.000.(buy,cost)

3.dad____isn't__interested in buying a new car.(not be)

4.my sister___had waited___for me at the airport terminal whe I___arrived____(wait,arrive)

5.a few nights ago,I____was reading__a book when suddenly I____heard__a noise outside.a few teenagers__was playing____loud music.(read,hear,play)

6.the fire__was still burning____when the first firefighters__arrived___at the scene.(still burn,arrive)

7.my brother__was looking___for a job when he__came____across an intersting ad in the newspaper.(look,come)

8.I____heard__someone call my name.__Turned___around and___saw__my dad satanding at the back of the queue.I__was____so surprised.(hear,turn,saw,be)

9.my sister___was waering__a bright summer dress when I_saw___her at the perfomance.(wear,see)

10.I__started___preparing dinner at 4.pm and I _was_____ still at it when my wife___came__home.(start,be,come)

1.I.my friend harry__fell____off the ladder while he___was painting___the ceiling of his room.(fall,paint)

2.we__bought____the house in 2003.at the time it__cost____$ 150.000.(buy,cost)

3.dad____isn't__interested in buying a new car.(not be)

4.my sister___had waited___for me at the airport terminal whe I___arrived____(wait,arrive)

5.a few nights ago,I____was reading__a book when suddenly I____heard__a noise outside.a few teenagers__was playing____loud music.(read,hear,play)

6.the fire__was still burning____when the first firefighters__arrived___at the scene.(still burn,arrive)

7.my brother__was looking___for a job when he__came____across an intersting ad in the newspaper.(look,come)

8.I____heard__someone call my name.__Turned___around and___saw__my dad satanding at the back of the queue.I__was____so surprised.(hear,turn,saw,be)

9.my sister___was waering__a bright summer dress when I_saw___her at the perfomance.(wear,see)

10.I__started___preparing dinner at 4.pm and I _was_____ still at it when my wife___came__home.(start,be,come)

1. My friend Harry fell off the ladder while he was painting the ceiling of his room.
2. We bought the house in 2003. At that time it cost £ 150,000. 
3. Dad was not interested in buying a new car. 
4. My sister was waiting for me at the airport terminal when I arrived.
5. A few nights ago, I was reading a book when suddenly I heard a noise outside. A few teenagers were playing loud music. 
6. The fire was still burning when the first firefighters arrived at the scene. 
7. My brother was looking for a job when he came across an interesting ad in the newspaper.
8. I heard someone call my name. I turned around and saw my dad standing at the back of the queue. I was so surprised. 
9. My sister was wearing a bright summer dress when I saw her at the performance.
10.I started preparing dinner at 4.pm and I was still at it when my wife came home.