1.   She .........................burst ................ (BURST) into tears when she ...........................saw............  (SEE) his father.

2.   I ....................was cutting...................... (CUT) up vegetables in the kitchen when I .................heard.......... (HEAR) the terrible news on the radio.

3.   What a terrible accident!. Steve ....................was driving..................... (DRIVE) his car when a bird ........................flew............. (FLY) into his windscreen.

4.   First she ........................read.............. (READ) the advertisement and then she ....................called............... (CALL) the company.

5.   The sun ......................was shining................... (SHINE) brightly when the old man .......................set...... (SET) off from his cottage.

6.   At eight o’clock yesterday evening the plane ....................was flying..................... (FLY) from Tahiti to Los Angeles.

7.   I ...................waited................. (WAIT) for him for quite a long time but he ...............didn't ............... (NOT COME).

8.   Last weekend while Julie .............was tidying........................... (TIDY) her bedroom, she .................found.................. (FIND) some of the toys she .............had........................... (HAVE) when she ...................was................. (BE) a child.

9.   While my mother ..................was cooking................... (COOK) dinner, we .....................were playing................. (PLAY) in the garden.

10.We all .................were-sleeping....................... (SLEEP) when some terrible noise .............woke....................... (WAKE) us up.

11.Poor Cinderella .............had.......................... (HAVE) to work hard while her step-sisters ......................was having.................. (HAVE) fun at the ball.

12.The children .................took..................... (TAKE) the cake when nobody .............was looking.................... (LOOK) and .............ate....................... (EAT) it silently.

13.As she ............was crossing....................... (CROSS) the street, she .......................slipped......... (SLIP) and ................fell..................... (FALL).

14.Yesterday when I .....................was walking.................. (WALK) in the park, I .....................lost..............  (LOSE) my watch.

15.The fishing boat ..............was approaching............................. (APPROACH) the seashore when the tornado .....................began.............. (BEGIN).

16.I .................could........................... (CAN) not hear the bell because the radio ....................was playing.................. (PLAY) really loudly.

17.The aeroplane ....................caught................ (CATCH) fire just when it ....................took............... (TAKE) off.

18.The lights .............went.......................... (GO) out when we .....................were discussing................. (DISCUSS) the plans for the following morning.

19.Professor Ward .............was giving............................ (GIVE) the lecture when the students’ riots .................began................... (BEGIN).

20.One of my worst memories from last winter holidays was when I ..........ran..................... (RUN) out of petrol while I ............was driving..................... (DRIVE) through a snowy forest in the evening.

21.Last night Sally ................was watching................... (WATCH) TV in her bedroom when suddenly she ............heard....................... (HEAR) a scream outside.

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1. I (see) ………saw……… Ba in city yesterday but he (not see) ……didn't see…………… me. He (look) ………was looking………… the other way.
  2. I (slip) ………slipped………… on the ice while I (cross) …was crossing……………… the street in front of the dorm.
  3. I (cycle) ………was cycling………… home yesterday when suddenly a man (step) …………stepped……… out into the road in front of me. I (go) ……was going………… quite fast but luckily I (manage) ………managed………… to stop in time and (not/ hit) ………didn't hit………… him.
  4. Mary and I (be) ………have been………… best friends since we (study) ………studied………… in the same class in the primary school.
  5. I understand you (have) ……had……… an unpleasant experience at the weekend. What (happen) ………happened……… exactly?
  6. He (leave) ………left………… for London two years ago and I (not see) ………haven't seen………… him since then.
  7. I (not see) ……haven't seen…………… Charles for some time. ~ He (be) …………has been……… ill, poor chap. He (collapse) ………collapsed………… at work a fortnight ago and (be taken) …was taken……………… to hospital. They
(send) ………sent………… him home after two days but he (not come) ……hasn't come…………… back to work yet.
  8. 'What you (do) ………were you doing……… between 9.00 and 10.00 yesterday?' (say) ………said……… the detective.
- I (clean) ………was cleaning……… my house,' said Mrs Jones. I always clean my house on Saturday mornings.'
  9. It (snow) …………was snowing……… heavily when he (wake) ……woke…………… up. He (remember) ………remembered ………… that Jack (come) ……would come…………… for lunch and (decide) …………decided ……… to go down to the station to meet him in case he (lose) …………lost……… his way in the snowy lanes.
  10.All the guides here (speak) ……speak…………… at least three foreign languages, because a lot of foreign visitors (come) ……come…………… every summer.

1. was sitting - saw

2. went - was shining

3. went - was having

4. rained - was carrying

5. were walking - began

1/ was sitting, saw 
2/ was going, shined
3/ went, was having
4/ rained, carried
5/ were walking, began 

was sitting - saw

went-was shining

went-was having

rained-was carrying

were walking-rained

Exercise 1: Put the verbs in bracke into THE PAST SIMPLE or THE PAST PROGESSIVE

1. Mr.Smith (invite)....invited.........Mrs. Quyen to have dinner while she(visit)...was visiting......the USA

2. How fast( the girl/ ride).......was the girl riding.......her bike when tha accident(happen)...happened.......?

3. Yesterday morning To(draw)......was drawing.....something in his notebook while the teacher (explain)..was explaining.........the lesson.

4. Jonh(take)...took......a picture of me at the party while I(not/ look)...was not looking...........

5. What(you/ do)...was you doing.............at this time yesterday?~ I (listen).was listening...........to music

6. When Bill(be)....was......small, he(want)..wanted..........to be a pilot.

7. Yesterday afternoon Lan(fall).......fell.........asleep while she(read)..was reading.......a novel

8. Yesterday Tuan( ask)...asked..........me to go to the station with him, but I(not/ want)...didn't want...........to leave the house because I(wait)..was waiting.......for a phone call.

9. I(go)...went......to the post office to receive a parcel yesterday. While I(fill out)......was filling out.......the form an old friend of mine(slap)....slapped.............me on my shoulder. I(be)...was.........so happy to meet him.

10. I (see)..saw......Hoa at the supermarket yesterday, but she (not/see)....didn't see.............me. She(look)..was looking..........the other way

I. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tenses.
  1. I (see) ………saw……… Ba in city yesterday but he (not see) ……didn't see…………… me. He (look) ………was looking………… the other way.
  2. I (slip) ………slipped………… on the ice while I (cross) …was crossing……………… the street in front of the dorm.
  3. I (cycle) ………was cycling………… home yesterday when suddenly a man (step) …………stepped……… out into the road in front of me. I (go) ……was going………… quite fast but luckily I (manage) ………managed………… to stop in time and (not/ hit) ………didn't hit………… him.
  4. Mary and I (be) ………have been………… best friends since we (study) ………studied………… in the same class in the primary school.
  5. I understand you (have) ……had……… an unpleasant experience at the weekend. What (happen) ………happened……… exactly?
  6. He (leave) ………left………… for London two years ago and I (not see) ………haven't seen………… him since then.
  7. I (not see) ……haven't seen…………… Charles for some time. ~ He (be) …………has been……… ill, poor chap. He (collapse) ………collapsed………… at work a fortnight ago and (be taken) …was taken……………… to hospital. They
(send) ………sent………… him home after two days but he (not come) ……hasn't come…………… back to work yet.
  8. 'What you (do) ………were you doing……… between 9.00 and 10.00 yesterday?' (say) ………said……… the detective.
- I (clean) ………was cleaning……… my house,' said Mrs Jones. I always clean my house on Saturday mornings.'
  9. It (snow) …………was snowing……… heavily when he (wake) ……woke…………… up. He (remember) ………remembered ………… that Jack (come) ……would come…………… for lunch and (decide) …………decided ……… to go down to the station to meet him in case he (lose) …………lost……… his way in the snowy lanes.
  10.All the guides here (speak) ……speak…………… at least three foreign languages, because a lot of foreign visitors (come) ……come…………… every summer.

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. saw

2. suffered

3. has improved

4. has just examined

1. saw
2. has suffered

3. improved

4. has just examined

1. saw

2. suffered

3. has improved

4. has just examined

Put the verbs into the correct form, past progressive or past simple.

1. When Martin ........arrived......... (arrive) home, Ann ....was talking....... (talk) to someone on the phone.

2. It ............was........... (be) cold when we .........were leaving...... (leave) the house that day, and a light snow .....was falling....... (fall)

3. I .......called...... (call) Roger at nine last night, but he ....wasn't......... (not be) at home. He ........was studying................ (study) at the library.

4. I .........was seeing..... (see) Sue in town yesterday but he ........wasn't seeing........ (not see) me. She ...was looking..... (look) the other way.

5. When I .......opened..... (open) the cupboard door, a pi le of books .....were falling........ (fall) out.

6. A: How .......did you break......... (you break) your arm?

B: I .......was slipping.. (slip) on the ice while I ...was crossing.... (cross) the street in front of the dorm.

7. A: What .......were you doing...... (you do) this time yesterday?

B: We ......drove...... (drive) to London, but on the way we ....heard..... (hear) about a bomb scare in Oxford Street. So we .....were driving..... (drive) back home straightaway.

8. I ........met... (meet) Tom and Ann at the airport a few weeks ago. They .........went........ (go) to Berlin and I ....went.. (go) to Madrid.We .......were having...... (have) a chat while we .....were waiting...(wait)for our flights

Put the verbs into the correct form, past progressive or past simple.

1. When Martin .......arrived...... (arrive) home, Ann .........was talking.............. (talk) to someone on the phone.

2. It ......was... (be) cold when we ....were leaving ...... (leave) the house that day, and a light snow ........was falling ........ (fall)

3. I .......called.. (call) Roger at nine last night, but he ..........wasn't ............ (not be) at home. He ............was studying ............. (study) at the library.

4. I ......saw...... (see) Sue in town yesterday but he ....didn't see...... (not see) me. She .....was looking...... (look) the other way.

5. When I .........opened.... (open) the cupboard door, a pi le of books .......were falling .... (fall) out.

6. A: How ........did you break ...... (you break) your arm?

B: I ......was slipping .... (slip) on the ice while I .........was crossing ............... (cross) the street in front of the dorm.

7. A: What ........were you doing ............. (you do) this time yesterday?

B: We .....were driving .... (drive) to London, but on the way we ........heard ..... (hear) about a bomb scare in Oxford Street. So we .......drove .... (drive) back home straightaway.

8. I .........met......... (meet) Tom and Ann at the airport a few weeks ago. They .........were going ...... (go) to Berlin and I .....was going ... (go) to Madrid. We ......had..... (have) a chat while we ..were waiting ....... (wait) for our flights