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?

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!

2. Read the Learn this! box. Then find all the examples of the past continuous in the text in exercise 1.

(Đọc hộp Learn this! Sau đó tìm tất cả các ví dụ về thì quá khứ tiếp diễn trong đoạn trích trong bài 1.)

LEARN THIS! Past continuous (Thì quá khứ tiếp diễn)

a. We often use the past continuous to set the scene.

(Chúng ta thường dùng thì quá khứ tiếp diễn để dựng bối cảnh.)

It was snowing. Two men were walking towards the house. (Tuyết đang rơi, có hai người đàn ông đang tiến đến ngôi nhà.)

b. We use the past continuous to talk about an action that was in progress at a particular time. (Chúng ta sử dụng thì quá khứ tiếp diễn để nói về một hành động đang xảy ra tại một thời điểm nhất định trong quá khứ.)

At midnight, I was doing my homework. (Vào nửa đêm, tôi đang làm bài tập.)

c. When we use the past continuous with two or more actions, we do not need to repeat the subject (I, we, etc.) or was/were if the subject is the same. (Khi chúng ta dùng thì quá khứ tiếp diễn với hai hay nhiều hành động, chúng ta không cần lặp lại chủ ngữ hoặc động từ tobe nếu cùng một chủ ngữ.)

We were sitting on the sofa and eating pizza. (Chúng tôi đang ngồi trên ghế sofa và ăn pizza.)

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.

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.