Chia động từ trong ngoặc theo thì quá khứ đơn.
She (injure) herself when playing basketball this morning.
Chia động từ trong ngoặc theo thì quá khứ đơn.
Vy and Oanh (not walk) together yesterday morning.
walk (v): đi bộ
Câu trên là câu phủ định nên: not walk => didn’t walk
=> Vy and Oanh didn’t walk together yesterday morning.
Tạm dịch: Vy và Oanh đã không đi bộ cùng nhau sáng hôm qua.
Đáp án: didn’t walk
2.1. Bài tập thì Quá khứ tiếp diễn cơ bản
Bài 1: Chia động từ ở trong ngoặc ở thì quá khứ tiếp diễn để hoàn thành câu
1. I lost my keys when I ________ (walk) home.
2. It was raining while we ________ (have) dinner.
3. I saw the department stores when I ________ (sit) on the bus.
4. Her phone rang while she ________ (talk) to her new boss.
5. My friends ________ (drive) to work when they heard the news on the radio.
6. He ________ (ride) his bicycle when the cat ran across the road.
7. We couldn’t go to the beach yesterday because it ________. (rain)
8. It was a lovely day. The sun was shining and the birds ________ (sing) in the trees.
9. The tourist lost his camera while he _____ (walk) around the city.
10. The lorry _____ (go) very fast when it hit our car.
11. I _______ (walk) down the street when it began to rain.
12. At this time last year, I _______ (attend) an English course.
13. Jim ________ (stand) under the tree when he heard an explosion.
14. While I _____ (study) in my room, my roommates ________ (have) a party in the other room.
15. Mary and I _________ (dance) the house when the telephone rang.
Bài 2: Viết thành câu hoàn chỉnh ở thì quá khứ tiếp diễn dựa trên từ gợi ý
1. (they / take the exam?)
2. (when / he / work there?)
3. (you / make dinner?)
4. (they / drink coffee when you arrived?)
5. (when / we / sleep?)
6. (they / study last night)
7. (we / talk when the accident happened)
8. (he / not / exercise enough)
9. (I / talk too much?)
10. (it / not / snow)
11. (how / they / feel?)
12. (they / not / talk)
13. (where / I / stay?)
14. (why / he / study on a Saturday night?)
15. (I / go to school when you saw me)
16. (you / sleep at 6am) 17. (she / work when I called)
17. (we / not / leave when you called)
18. (I / not / stay in a hotel)
19. (we / make too much noise?)
bài 1
1. was walking
2. were having
3. was sitting
4. was talking
5. were driving
6. was riding
7. was raining
8. was singing
9. was walking
10. was going
11 , was waliking
12, was attending
13, was standing
14, was studying - were having
15, were dancing
Bài 2: Viết thành câu hoàn chỉnh ở thì quá khứ tiếp diễn dựa trên từ gợi ý
1. (they / take the exam?)
were they taking the exam ?
2. (when / he / work there?)
when was he working there ?
3. (you / make dinner?)
were you making dinner ?
4. (they / drink coffee when you arrived?)
were they drinking coffee when you arrived ?
5. (when / we / sleep?)
when were sleeping ?
6. (they / study last night)
were they studying last night?
7. (we / talk when the accident happened)
were we talking when the accident happend
8. (he / not / exercise enough)
He wasn't exercising enough
9. (I / talk too much?)
was i taliking to much ?
10. (it / not / snow)
it wasn't snowing
11. (how / they / feel?)
how were they feeling ?
12. (they / not / talk)
they weren't talking
13. (where / I / stay?)
where was i staying ?
14. (why / he / study on a Saturday night?)
Why was he studying on a Saturday night?
15. (I / go to school when you saw me)
I was going to school when you saw me
16. (you / sleep at 6am) 17. (she / work when I called) = She was working when I called
You were sleeping at 6am
17. (we / not / leave when you called)
We weren't leaving when you called
18. (I / not / stay in a hotel)
I wasn't staying in a hotel
19. (we / make too much noise?)
Were we making too much noise?
2.1. Bài tập thì Quá khứ tiếp diễn cơ bản
Bài 1: Chia động từ ở trong ngoặc ở thì quá khứ tiếp diễn để hoàn thành câu
1. I lost my keys when I ___was walking_____ (walk) home.
2. It was raining while we _____were having___ (have) dinner.
3. I saw the department stores when I ____was sitting____ (sit) on the bus.
4. Her phone rang while she ____was talking____ (talk) to her new boss.
5. My friends _____was driving___ (drive) to work when they heard the news on the radio.
6. He ___is riding_____ (ride) his bicycle when the cat ran across the road.
7. We couldn’t go to the beach yesterday because it ___was raining_____. (rain)
8. It was a lovely day. The sun was shining and the birds ___were singing_____ (sing) in the trees.
9. The tourist lost his camera while he __was walking___ (walk) around the city.
10. The lorry ___was going__ (go) very fast when it hit our car.
11. I ____was walking___ (walk) down the street when it began to rain.
12. At this time last year, I ___was attending____ (attend) an English course.
13. Jim _____was standing___ (stand) under the tree when he heard an explosion.
14. While I __was studying___ (study) in my room, my roommates ____were having____ (have) a party in the other room.
15. Mary and I _____were dancing____ (dance) the house when the telephone rang.
Bài 2: Viết thành câu hoàn chỉnh ở thì quá khứ tiếp diễn dựa trên từ gợi ý
1. Were they taking the exam?
2. (when was he working there?)
3. (Were you making dinner?)
4. (Were they drinking coffee when you arrived?)
5. (when were we sleeping ?)
6. (Were they studying last night)
7. (Were we talking when the accident happened)
8. (Wasn't he exercising enough)
9. (Was I talking too much?)
10. (Wasn't it snowing)
11. (how were they / feeling?)
12. (Weren't they talking)
13. (where was I staying?)
14. (why was he studying on a Saturday night?)
15. (I was going to school when you saw me)
16. (you were sleeping at 6am)
17. ( she was working when I called)
17. (we was not leaving when you called)
18. (I was not staying in a hotel)
19. (Were we making too much noise?)
Exercise : Chia dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc ở thì quá khứ đơn và quá khứ tiếp diễn.
1. WhenI (arrive) at this house, he still(sleep)
2. Thelight (go)...........out whilewe(have)...............dinner.
3. Bill(have)...........breakfast whenI (stop)...........at this house thismorning.
4. WhenI (come)..............to his house, he (work)
5. Aswe(cross)............the street,we(see)..............an accident.
6. Tom (see)................a serious accident whilehe(stand)..................at the busstop.
7. Thechildren (play).................football when theirmother (come)................backhome.
8. Thebell (ring)............whileTom(take)..................a bath.
9. He(sit)..................in a car whenI(see).................him.
10. We(clean)...............the house whenshe(come)..............yesterday.
1. arrived / was still sleeping
2. went / were having
3. was having / stopped
4. came / was working
5. were crossing / saw
6. saw / was standing
7. were playing / came
8. rang / was taking
9. was sitting / saw
10. were cleaning / came
Tham khảo
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.
14.07.2023 HOMEWORK
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) 1…………to the beach for the first time, something wonderful happened. I (swim) 2…………in the sea while my mother was sleeping in the sun. My brother was building a castle and my father (drink) 3 some water. Suddenly I (see) 4…………a boy on the beach. His eyes were blue like the water in the sea and his hair (be) 5…………beautiful black. He was very tall and thin and his face was brown. My heart (beat) 6…………fast. I (ask) 7…………him for his name with a shy voice. He (tell) 8…………me that his name was John. He (stay) 9…………with me the whole afternoon. In the evening, we met again. We ate pizza in a restaurant. The following days we (have) 10…………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
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
#\(Cụt\)
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Chia động từ trong ngoặc theo thì quá khứ đơn.
My uncle and his family (go)
to China for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing.
go (v): đi
Đây là động từ bất quy tắc: go => went
=> My uncle and his family went to China for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing.
Tạm dịch: Chú tôi và gia đình ông đã đến Trung Quốc cho Thế vận hội Olympic mùa hè năm 2008 ở Bắc Kinh.
Đáp án: went
Bài 6: Chia động từ trong ngoặc về thể bị động thì quá khứ đơn.
1. My homework ( finish) _____________ before 7 p.m yesterday.
2. The accident ( cause_____________ by this man
3. The apple juice ( drink) _____________ by my sister .
4. This meal ( prepare) _____________ by my mother.
5. This box ( not open) _____________ .
6. The cake (cut) _____________into 8 pieces.
7. The criminal ( sentence) _____________ three years in prison.
8. This postcard ( send) _____________ Italy by my Italian friend.
9. These rings ( make) _____________ of gold.
10. This organization (found) _____________ by a businessman 3 years ago.
11. Many songs ( sing) _____________ on the New year’s Eve.
12. Fireworks (set off) _____________ to celebrate the Independent Day.
13. Three people ( rescue) _____________ from the raging fire by the firefighter.
14. _____________ ( you/bear) on August 29?
15. These dresses ( sell out) _____________ in a few minutes.
16. My old chair ( throw) _____________ away by my father.
17. When _____________ ( your house/ build)?
18. The famous actor ( not regconize) _____________ when he went shopping yesterday.
19. Everone ( surprise) _____________ by her victory.
20. This event ( witness) _____________ by millions of people.
1. My homework ( finish) ___was finished___ before 7 p.m yesterday.
2. The accident (cause)___was caused___ by this man
3. The apple juice ( drink) ___was drunk___ by my sister .
4. This meal ( prepare) ___was prepared___ by my mother.
5. This box ( not open) ___wasn't opened___ .
6. The cake (cut) ___was cut___into 8 pieces.
7. The criminal ( sentence) ___was sentenced___ three years in prison.
8. This postcard ( send) ___was sent___ Italy by my Italian friend.
9. These rings ( make) ___were made___ of gold.
10. This organization (found) ___was founded___ by a businessman 3 years ago.
11. Many songs ( sing) ___were sung___ on the New year’s Eve.
12. Fireworks (set off) ___was set off___ to celebrate the Independent Day.
13. Three people ( rescue) ___were rescued___ from the raging fire by the firefighter.
14. ___Were you borne___ ( you/bear) on August 29?
15. These dresses ( sell out) ___were sold out___ in a few minutes.
16. My old chair ( throw) ___was thrown___ away by my father.
17. When ___was your house built___ ( your house/ build)?
18. The famous actor ( not regconize) ___wasn't regconized___ when he went shopping yesterday.
19. Everone ( surprise) ___was surprised___ by her victory.
20. This event ( witness) ___was witnessed___ by millions of people.
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) 1…………to the beach for the first time, something wonderful happened. I (swim) 2…………in the sea while my mother was sleeping in the sun. My brother was building a castle and my father (drink) 3 some water. Suddenly I (see) 4…………a boy on the beach. His eyes were blue like the water in the sea and his hair (be) 5…………beautiful black. He was very tall and thin and his face was brown. My heart (beat) 6…………fast. I (ask) 7…………him for his name with a shy voice. He (tell) 8…………me that his name was John. He (stay) 9…………with me the whole afternoon. In the evening, we met again. We ate pizza in a restaurant. The following days we (have) 10…………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. rainingExercise 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) 1…………to the beach for the first time, something wonderful happened. I (swim) 2…………in the sea while my mother was sleeping in the sun. My brother was building a castle and my father (drink) 3 some water. Suddenly I (see) 4…………a boy on the beach. His eyes were blue like the water in the sea and his hair (be) 5…………beautiful black. He was very tall and thin and his face was brown. My heart (beat) 6…………fast. I (ask) 7…………him for his name with a shy voice. He (tell) 8…………me that his name was John. He (stay) 9…………with me the whole afternoon. In the evening, we met again. We ate pizza in a restaurant. The following days we (have) 10…………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
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
#\(Cụt\)
#\(yGLinh\)
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 came - had left
2 had taken off - arrived
3 answered - had thought
4 have listened
5 had answered - came
6 had learnt - flew
7 postponed
8 had he gone - appeared
9 had finished
10 said - went
2.2. Bài tập thì quá khứ hoàn thành nâng cao
Bài 1: Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì quá khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ hoàn thành
1. After I ___________ the letter, I ____________ that I _________________
the wrong address on it. (POST, REALISE, WRITE)
2. John asked me where I __________________ the day before. (BE)
3. At this time yesterday, we ______________________ for 6 km. (ALREADY WALK)
4. When I ______________ through the streets of Madrid, I _______________ about the magnificent time I ________________ there as a student. (WALK, THINK, SPEND)
5. It was the first time that she __________________ me to dinner. (INVITE)
6. As soon as the maid ___________________ scrubbing the kitchen floor, she _____________
working in the garden. (FINISH, START)
7. We started to worry about Jimmy because we ________________ him all afternoon.
(CALL)
8. They ____________ their way out of town before the sun _______________.
(ALREADY MAKE, RISE)
9. We _______________ for two hours when we finally got to our hotel. (DRIVE)
10. When I ________________ home, I saw that the children _______________.
(ARRIVE, LEAVE)
Bài 2: Hoàn thành đoạn văn sau bằng cách chia động từ ở chỗ trống
Until a few years ago, no one 1.. …………. (hear) of Harry Potter, the young wizard and hero of the children’s book Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. The writer, J K Rowling, 2. ……….. (already / write) several stories and books, but this was the first book that was published. She 3. ..…… (get) the idea for the story of a wizard at magic school while she 4. ………. (travel) on a train to London. By the time the train 5. ………… (reach) King’s Cross station, she 6. ……… (invent) most of the characters. When the book was published in 1997, no one 7. ……………… (imagine) it would be such a tremendous success, but it quickly 8…..(become) a bestseller. While millions of young readers in many countries 9. ……… (enjoy) her first Harry Potter book, J K Rowling 10. …………………… (think) of ideas for the next book in this incredibly popular series.
Bài 1: Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì quá khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ hoàn thành
1. After I ______had post_____ the letter, I ____realised________ that I _______had written__________
the wrong address on it. (POST, REALISE, WRITE)
2. John asked me where I _____had been_____________ the day before. (BE)
3. At this time yesterday, we _______had already walked_______________ for 6 km. (ALREADY WALK)
4. When I ______was walking________ through the streets of Madrid, I _________thought______ about the magnificent time I ______had spent__________ there as a student. (WALK, THINK, SPEND)
5. It was the first time that she ________has invited__________ me to dinner. (INVITE)
6. As soon as the maid ______had finished_____________ scrubbing the kitchen floor, she _______started______
working in the garden. (FINISH, START)
7. We started to worry about Jimmy because we ________had called________ him all afternoon.
(CALL)
8. They ______had already made______ their way out of town before the sun ________rose_______.
(ALREADY MAKE, RISE)
9. We ________had driven_______ for two hours when we finally got to our hotel. (DRIVE)
10. When I ________arrived________ home, I saw that the children __________had left_____.
(ARRIVE, LEAVE)
Bài 2: Hoàn thành đoạn văn sau bằng cách chia động từ ở chỗ trống
Until a few years ago, no one 1.. ……heard……. (hear) of Harry Potter, the young wizard and hero of the children’s book Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. The writer, J K Rowling, 2. ……had already written….. (already / write) several stories and books, but this was the first book that was published. She 3. ..…got… (get) the idea for the story of a wizard at magic school while she 4. ……was travelling…. (travel) on a train to London. By the time the train 5. ……reached…… (reach) King’s Cross station, she 6. ……had invented… (invent) most of the characters. When the book was published in 1997, no one 7. ………imagined……… (imagine) it would be such a tremendous success, but it quickly 8….became.(become) a bestseller. While millions of young readers in many countries 9. ……were enjoying… (enjoy) her first Harry Potter book, J K Rowling 10. ………thought…………… (think) of ideas for the next book in this incredibly popular series.