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 was in the countryside with my grandparents some weeks ago. One night I (walk) was walking along a coutry road when suddenly I (hear) heard footsteps behind me. Somebody( follow) was following me. Then I (start) started to run. Mrs. Smith (invite) invited Mrs. Quyen to have dinner while Mrs.Quyen (visit) was visiting the USA. Mrs. Quyen (do) was doing shopping while Mr.Thanh(attend) was attending a business meeting. How fast (the girl / ride) was the girl riding when the accident(happen) happened?? I (go) went to the post office to receive a parcel yesterday. While I (fill out) was filling out the form one of my old friends (slap) slapped me on my shoulder. I (be) was so happy to meet him. 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. During the study period in class yesterday, it (be) was hard for us to concentrate because the students next door(make) was making so much noise.

VII. Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple or the Past Continious.

1. I (have) ......had.... a busy day yesterday. I (go) ...went....... to class in the morning. I (eat) .....ate.... lunch with my brother after class. In the afternoon, I (write) ....wrote.... a letter to my cousin, and (meet)......met.... my uncle at the airport. In the evening, I (take)........took.... him around the city.

2. While I (walk) ......was walking....... to class yesterday morning, I (see)......saw....... Dick. We (say)....said........ hello and (walk) .....walked ...... the rest of the way to school together.

3. While I (go) .......was going...... to the cinema, I (see) .......saw....... an acident.

4. When I (hear)........heard...... a knock at the door last night, I (walk)........walked....... to the door and (open).....opened.......... it. When I (open) ......opened....... the door, I (see).........saw..... my brother. I (say) .........said... hello to him and (ask) ...asked ........... him to come in.

5. My cousin and I (watch) ...........were watching...... a film on TV last nightwwhen my brother (come).........came....... He (watch) ...watched ......... the end of film with us.

6. They (wait).......were wating ........ for me when I (arrive) .......arrived........ at the station.

7. Were (They/play) ......they playing.......... tennis when it (start) ........started .......... raining?

8. She (cry) .....cried......... when she (hear) .....heard ......... the news.

9. They (drive) .......were driving........ home from the theatre when the police (stop) .......stopped........ them.

10. Everyone (become) ..........become....... quite when the concert (begin)........began ......

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1. I (have)___had__a busy day yesterday . I (go)__went___to class in the morning . I (eat)____ate___ lunch with my brother after class . In the afternoon , I (write)___wrote_____a letter to my cousin , and (meet)____met___my uncle at the airport . In the evening , I(take)_____took____him around the city.

2. While I(walk)___was walking____to class yesterday morning , I(see)_____saw____Dick.

We(say)___said_____hello and (walk)___walked___the rest of the way to school together.

3. While I(go)_was going__ to the cinema , I(see)__saw__an accident.

4. When I(hear)__heard__at knock at the door last night , I(walk)__walked__to the door and(open)__opened__it. When I(open)___opened__the door , I(see)__saw__my brother . I(say)___said__hello to him and(ask)__asked____him to come in.

5. My cousin and I(watch)__were watching__a film on TV last night when my brother(come)_came___. He(watch)_watched__the end of the film with us.

6. They(wait)_were waiting_for me when I(arrive)___arrived__at the station.

7.(they/play)___were they playing___tennis when it(start)___started_raining?

8. She(cry)__.was crying__when she(hear)___heard___the news.

9. They(drive)___were driving__ home from the theatre when the police(stop)__stopped___them.

10. Everyone(become)___became__quiet when the concert(begin)___began__.

1/I....had gone..(go) fishing with my brother when I was 8.

2/My brother....was going.....(go) to the market at 7 a.m yesterday.

3/She...was dancing....(dance) while I......was sing...(sing).

4/Yesterday, I....got....(get) up at 6 and (have) .....had..... breakfast at 6.30.

5/He (be)...has been...... at his computer for seven hours.

6/She (not/have).....hasn't had......... any fun for a long time.

7/My father (not/play)......hasn't played...... any sport since last year.

Past tenses:

1. His uncle(teach) ......TAUGHT.......... English in our school 5 years ago.

2. The old man (fall) .....FELL........ as he (get) ......WAS GETTING........... into the bus.

3. They (not go) .....DIDN'T GO......... to the movies last Sunday.

4. When I saw him, he (sit) .......WAS SITTING........ asleep in a chair.

5. ........DID....... You (find) .....FIND........ my oen yesterday?

6. The light (go) ...WENT........ out when we (study) ....WERE STUDYING.......... our lesson

7. There (be) .........WAS...... a lot of noise at the fair yesterday.

8. They (give) .......GAVE....... me the letter a few minutes ago.

9. What she (do) ...WAS SHE DOING................. when you (arrive) ....ARRIVED.. there? She (write) ........WAS WRITING........ a letter.

10. She (have) .....WAS HAVING...... her bath while her sister (get) ..WAS GETTING......... the breakfast ready.

11. The storm (begin) ..BEGAN....... at half past ten while the class (study) .......WAS STUDYING...... history.

12. When the students (hear) ......HEARD........ the bell, they (get) .....WERE GETTING....... up and (leave) WERE LEAVING.

13. Mr. Harvey (ask) ......ASKED....... me about my plans the next time he (see) .......SAW........... me.

14. As I (cross) .....WAS CROSSING.......... the street, two cars (race) .......RACED... by me at full speed.

15. Just as I (leave) ......WAS LEAVING...... for home, a student (stop) .......STOPPED....... me in the hall.

16. Dorothy and I (just leave) ...WERE JUST LEAVING........... the house when the telephone (ring) ........RANG.......

17. The minute I (hear) ......HEARD......... the news , I (send) ..........WAS SENDING...... him a telegram.

18. I (go) ....WENT........ to ask you to help me, but you (sleep) .....WERE SLEEPING...... so peacefully when I (look) .....LOOKED..... into your room that I (decide) DECIDED to do it alone.

19. When I (arrive) ...ARRIVED......... at his house, he WAS still (sleep) ....SLEEPING........

20. The light (go) .........WENT..... out while we (have) .......WERE HAVING..... dinner.

21. Bill (have) .......WAS HAVING...... breakfast when I (stop) ......STOPPED....... at his house this morning.

22. As we (cross) ....WERE CROSSING........ the street, we (see) ..........SAW... an accident.

23. Tom(see) .......SAW...... a serious accident while he (stand) ........WAS STANDING....... at the bus stop.

24. While my father (read) .WAS READING...... a newspaper, I (learn) ......WAS LEARNING....... my lesson and my sister (do) ....WAS DOING....... her homework.

25. The children (play) ...WERE PLAYING........ football when their mother (come) ..CAME....... back home.

26. The bell (ring) ....RANG....... while Tom (take) .......WAS TAKING.......... a bath.

27. I (be) ..WAS............... very tired because I (work) .......WORKED....... all day yesterday.

28. He (sit) .....WAS SITTING........ in a cafe when I (see) ......SAW...... him.

Exercise 3: Put the verbs in the correct form, past progress or simple past.

b. I was in the countryside with my grandparents some weeks ago. One night I (walk) .....was walking.........along a coutry road when suddenly I (hear).heard.. footsteps behind me. Somebody( follow) ……was following………...me. Then I (start).....started..................to run.

c. Mrs. Smith (invite) …invited………….Mrs. Quyen to have dinner while Mrs.Quyen (visit).was visiting.................the USA.

d. Mrs. Quyen (do) ……was doing……….shopping while Mr.Thanh(attend)……was attending…... a business meeting.

e. How fast (the girl / ride)……was the girl riding……..when the accident………happened…………...(happen)?

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

g. 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

.h. During the study period in class yesterday, it (be)……was……….....hard for us to concentrate because the students next door(make)…………made……..so much noise.

A.

1. rang

2. said

3. spent

4. was not able

5. rang

6. haven't seen

7. said

8. went

9. haven't come

10. has gone

B.

1. bought

2. asked

3. told

4. have waited

5. has not come.

Choose the best sentence that can be made from the cues given.

31. yesterday / I / go / Thanh Ba Post Office / send some money / my brother / the city

a. Yesterday I went to Thanh Ba Post Office where to send some money to my brother who was in the city.

b. Yesterday I went to Thanh Ba Post Office to send some money to my brother in the city.

c. yesterday when I went to Thanh Ba port Office sending some

money to my brother in the city.

d. Yesterday I went to Thanh Ba Post Office and sending some money to my brother in the city.

32. I/ arrive / 7 am / the post office / open

a. When I arrived at 7 am., the post office which had just been opened.

b. When I arrived at 7 am., the post office had just been opened.

c. I arrived at 7 am., when the post office had just been opened.

d. I arrived at 7 am., at the time the post office had just been opened.

33. the staff / help / me / send the money / very helpful and courteous.

a. the staff helped me to send me the money were very helpful and courteous.

b. the staff that helped me to send the to the money which were very helpful and courteous.

c. the staff whom helped me to send the money were very helpful and courteous.

d. the staff that helped me to send the to send the money were very helpful and courteous.

34. the service / good / only two hours later / my brother / phone / he had received the money

a. the service was so good that only two hours later my brother phoned me to say that he had received the money.

b. The service which was such a good that only two hours later my brother phoned me to tell that he had received the money.

c. the service was such good that only two hours later my brother phoned to tell he had received the money.

d. the service was so good that only two hours when my brother phoned to tell that he had received the money.

35. I / satisfied / the service / Thanh Ba post Office

a. I was satisfied with the service of Thanh Ba Post Office.

b. So that, I was satisfied with the service of Thanh Ba Post Office.

c. Nevertheless, I was satisfied with the service ofThanh Ba Post Office.

d. I was satisfied with the service of Which Thanh Ba Post Office.

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VIII. Use the verbs in brackets in the correct tenses or forms.

1. Yesterday afternoon, I (eat) ...........was eating.........dinner when he (come).......came............

2. I (see)........saw......... my old teacher on the street while I (go)...........was going....... to the movie theater with my sister.

3. She (just send).............has just sent................. the letter.

4. I (visit) .......visited..................singapore two years ago.

5. My son (play) ...plays..................table tennis every afternoon.

6. My mother (cook) .............was cooking................dinner when Mrs Thoa came in.

7. Thanh (learn) .............is learning.........English at the moment.

8. He (live) ...........has lived..............here since 1990.

9. I (watch) ..........was watching............T.V while my brother (read).............was reading............... a novel.

10. Tam (go) .................went...........out with his friends two hours ago.