7. Complete the text with the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

(Hoàn thành đoạn văn với dạng đúng quá khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ tiếp diễn cho các động từ trong ngoặc.)

It was past midnight when Helen (1) _____ (arrive) home. She (2) _____ (close) the door quietly because her parents (3) _____ (sleep) upstairs. As she (4) _____ (take off) her coat, she (5) _____ (see) a letter on the floor with her name on it. She (6) _____ (open) the letter and (7) _____ (read) it. Then she (8) _____ (put) it in her pocket, (9) _____ (pick up) her coat and (10) _____ (go) out again. It (11) _____ (be) a cold night but it (12) _____ (not rain). A few people (13) _____ (walk) towards the High Street, so Helen (14) _____ (cross) the road and _____ (follow) them. She (16) _____ (not know) where they (17) _____ (go) - but she (18) _____ (not want) to be alone.

Exercise 2: Past Simple or Past Continuous? Chia động từ ở

thì quá khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ tiếp diễn cho phù hợp

1. We (eat)____________________ dinner at 8pm last night (we started eating

at 7:30).

2. Yesterday I (go)____________________ to the Post Office,

(buy)____________________ some fruit at the supermarket and

(read)____________________ a book in the park in the afternoon.

3. We (watch)____________________ TV when we (hear)____________________ a

loud noise.

4. Julie (be)____________________ in the garden when Laurence

(arrive)____________________.

5. A: What (do)____________________ at 3pm yesterday?

B: I (clean)____________________ my house.

6. Last year I (visit)____________________ Paris and Rome.

7. They (have)____________________ dinner when the police

(come)____________________ to the door.

8. He (work)____________________ in the garden when he

(find)____________________ the money.

9. Laura (study)____________________ at 11pm last night.

10. He (sleep)____________________ when the doorbell

(ring)____________________.

11. I (walk)____________________ along the road when I

12. (meet)____________________ an old friend.13. It (be)____________________ a day in December. Snow

(fall)____________________ , children (sing)____________________ carols and

people (do)____________________ their Christmas shopping.

14. My ex-boyfriend (be)____________________ so annoying! He (always

miss)____________________ the bus and arriving late.

15. When I (call)____________________ Julie, she (work)____________________.

16. Why (cry)____________________ when I (arrive)____________________?

17. When he (get)____________________ home we started to eat dinner.

18. At 10 am yesterday, I (sit)____________________ on a bus.

19. I (enjoy)____________________ my book so much that I

(not/notice)____________________ that the train had stopped.

20. David (not/sleep)____________________ when I (arrive)____________________ ,

he (study)____________________ .

21. Mr Black (not/work)____________________ in the garden at 10pm last night.

2B. Past continuous (Thì quá khứ tiếp diễn)

1. Complete the sentences. Use the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

(Hoàn thành các câu sau. Dùng các dạng quá khứ tiếp diễn của các động từ trong ngoặc.)

1. At eight o'clock yesterday evening, Josh _____ (text) his girlfriend.

2. 'Why _____ they _____ (laugh) at me?'

3. You _____ (not pay) attention while I _____ (speak), were you?

4. Dave _____ (walk) down the street, _____ (eat) a sandwich.

5. Emma _____ (watch) TV and Lisa _____ (read) a magazine.

6. At midnight, Wendy _____ still _____ (do) her 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?

I.                   Complete the text with the Past Simple form of the verbs in brackets. ( Cho dạng đúng của động từ ở thì quá khứ đơn)

I (1)_____________ (go) to Milan last February with my family. We (2)______________ (fly)  there. We (3)_________________ (stay) in a great hotel near Duomo.  During the day we (4)_________________ (walk) around the city. We (5)_________________ (see)  all the famous places like the Duomo and the La Scala theatre. We (6)_________________ (take) a lot of photos. We (7)____________ (have) fantastic pizza, salad and panna cotta. Our favourite restaurant (8)____________ (be) in Via Montenapoleone. We also (9)___________ (buy) some clothes, shoes and bags. We (10)___________ (have) a great time.

Exercise 4: Past Perfect Continuous or Past Simple? Chia

động từ ở thì quá khứ hoàn thành tiếp diễn hoặc quá khứ

đơn. Chú ý thì của hai động từ trong một câu là khác nhau.

1. I (wait)____________________ for hours so I was really glad when the bus finally (arrive)____________________.

2. Why (be)____________________ the baby's face so dirty? He (eat)____________________ chocolate.

3. I (see)____________________ John yesterday, but he (run)____________________ so he was too tired to chat.

4. It (rain)____________________ and the pavement (be)____________________ covered with puddles.

5. When I (arrive)____________________ it was clear she (work)____________________. There were papers all over the floor and books everywhere.

6. They (study)____________________ all day so when we (meet)____________________ they were exhausted.

7. The boss (talk)____________________ to clients on Skype for hours so she (want)____________________ a break.

8. I (drink)____________________ coffee all morning. By lunchtime, I

(feel)____________________ really strange!

9. Lucy (hope)____________________ for a new car, so she was really pleased when she (get)____________________ one.

10. I (dream)____________________ about a holiday in Greece. I couldn't believe it when my husband (book)____________________ one as a surprise!

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. _______________________________________

3. In the evening, / we / arrive / at the campsite. _______________________________________

4. Every day, / I / swim / in a lake / and / walk / in the forest. _______________________________________

5. One day, / we / take / a tour of an old city. _______________________________________

6. We / be / very happy. _______________________________________

7. It / be / an amazing trip. _______________________________________

I.                   Past Simple (affirmatives and negatives)- Thì quá khứ đơn.

 Complete the sentences with the correct Past Simple form of the verbs in brackets. 

 1 Tom _________________ (go) to France last summer. (✗)

2 We _________________ (eat) dinner in a fashionable restaurant. ( ✓)

3 Mike _________________ (read) my mail. (✗)

4 I _________________ (watch) the football match on TV last night. (✗)

5 Jane _________________ (be) thirsty. (✓)

6 She _________________ (drink) some water. (✓)

EADING Childhood photos

(ĐỌC Những bức ảnh về tuổi thơ)

2. Complete the sentences using the past simple form of the verbs.

(Hoàn thành các câu bằng cách sử dụng dạng quá khứ đơn của động từ.)

change                 collect                  have                  give

grow                     make                    take

1. When the girl was young she ______ big brown eyes and dark hair.

2. Her father ___ a photo of her every day

3. Every year, the girl _______  bigger and she ______ a little.

4. He _____ all the photos and he _____ an enormous picture from them.

5. He_____ the big picture to his daughter.