Giusp với

Hoàn thành câu với thì quá khứ tiếp diễn:

1.When John arrived at home ,Anna (talk)...............to some one on the phone .John (start).....to get the tea.

2.I (lie).............in the bath when the phone rang.It stopped after a few rings.

3.Minh (prepare).............for the party  at 3p.m yesterday.

4.(Your teacher /explain).................the lesson to the students?-Yes,she (do).......it

5.When I saw the man ,he (stand)...............outside the bank .He (have)...............a black baseball cap on.

6.Tom(wear).....................a new shirt when I met him.

7.I went into the garden to see what the boys(do)................................

8.He (not/watch)........................TV when I phoned him.

9.While he (fish)......................someone came to the house and left this note.

10.-Where (he/live)......................when you saw him last night?

-He (live)....................in a modern flat in this city.

EXERCISES 1: The past progressive tense

I lost my keys when I ________ (walk) home. 

It was raining while we ________ (have) dinner.

I saw the department stores when I ________ (sit) on the bus.

Her phone rang while she ________ (talk) to her new boss. 

My friends ________ (drive) to work when they heard the news on the radio. 

He ________ (ride) his bicycle when the cat ran across the road. 

We couldn’t go to the beach yesterday because it ________. (rain) 

It was a lovely day. The sun was shining and the birds ________ (sing) in the trees. 

The tourist lost his camera while he  _____ (walk) around the city.

The lorry  _____  (go) very fast when it hit our car.

I _______ (walk) down the street when it began to rain.

At this time last year, I _______ (attend) an English course.

Jim ________ (stand) under the tree when he heard an explosion.

While I _____ (study) in my room, my roommates ________ (have) a party in the other room.

Mary and I _________  (dance) the house when the telephone rang.

Exercise 2: Use the words given and the past progressive

(they / take the exam?)                    

(when / he / work there?) 

(you / make dinner?) 

(they / drink coffee when you arrived?) 

(when / we / sleep?) 

(they / study last night) 

(we / talk when the accident happened) 

(he / not / exercise enough) 

(I / talk too much?) 

(it / not / snow) 

(how / they / feel?) 

(they / not / talk) 

(where / I / stay?) 

(why / he / study on a Saturday night?) 

(I / go to school when you saw me) 

(you / sleep at 6am)

17. (she / work when I called) 

(we / not / leave when you called) 

(I / not / stay in a hotel) 

(we / make too much noise?) 

II. Put the verbs in brackets into the  " past simple " or " past progressive " tense.
1. When my uncle ( come ) ________, we ( water ) _______ the plants and flowers in the garden.
2. Thu ( talk ) _______ to her friend, Hoa, on the phone at 8 o'clock last night.
3. Lan ( practise ) _______ the piano while her sister ( read ) ________ comics at 7 o'clock last night.
4. The monkeys ( climb ) ________ up the trees when we ( visit ) _______ the zoo yesterday morning.
5. Ba ( talk ) _______ with his classmate when the principal ( enter ) _________ their classroom.
6. Last night I ( make ) _______ a cake when the lights ( go ) ________ out.
7. While I ( cross ) ________ the street, I ( step ) _______ on a banana skin and ( fall ) _______ heavily.
8. It ( begin ) _______ to rain when I ( plant ) ________ some flowers in the garden.
9. When I ( arrive ) __________, the teacher ( write ) ________ on the blackboard.
10. When they ( walk ) _________ down the stairs, they ( hear ) _________ a strange noise.

III. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple or Past Progressive tense.

1. When my uncle (come) ,we (water) the plants and flowers in the garden.

2. Thu (talk) to her friend, Hoa, on the phone at 8 o'clock last night.

3. Lan (practise) the piano while her sister (read) comics at 7 o'clock last night.

4.The monkeys (climb) up the trees when we (visit) the zoo yesterday morning.

5. Ba (talk) with his classmate when the principal (enter) their classroom.

6. Last night I (make) a cake when the lights (go) out.

7. While I (cross) the street,I (step) on a banana skin and (fall) heavily.

8.It (begin) to rain when I (plant) some flowers in the garden.

9.When I (arrive) , the teacher (write) on the blackboard.

10. When they (walk) down the stairs, they (hear) a strange noise.

I. Complete the sentences . Use the simple past or the past continuous

1. When I ........... ( arrive ) home from work , she still ......... ( sleep )

2. As me ......... ( cross ) the street , we ............ ( see ) an accident

3. When the bell .......... ( ring ) , Tom .......... ( take ) a bath

4. She ............. ( study ) in the library last night

5. When Mary .......... ( leave ) the house this morning , it ............. ( rain ) very hard

6. I ............... ( mail ) the letters while peter ......... ( talk ) on the phone

7. The burglar ....... ( take ) my TV when I ........... ( come ) home

8. The Titanic ............. ( travel ) to New York when it hit an iceberg and ...........( sink ) in the Atlantic

9. When we ....... ( arrive ) at the meeting , Mr.Park ......... ( make ) a speech

10. My dog .......... ( walk ) along quietly when a stranger .......... ( attack ) him

Put the verb in brackets into the Past Simple of Past Progressive tense.

1. When my uncle (come) _____, we (water) _____ the plants and flowers in the garden.

2. Thu (talk) _____ to her friend, Hoa, on the phone at 8 o'clock last night.

3. Lan (practise) _____ the piano while her sister (read) _____ comics at 7 o'clock last night.

4. The monkeys (climb) _____ up the trees when we (visit) _____ to zoo yesterday morning.

5. Ba (talk) _____ with his classmate when the principal (enter) _____ their classroom.

6. Last night I (make) _____ a cake when the lights (go) _____out.

7. While I (cross) _____ the street, I (step) _____ on a banana skin and (fall) _____ heavily.

8. It (begin) _____ to rain when I (plant) _____ some flowers in the garden.

9. When I (arrive) _____, the teacher (write) _____ on the blackboard.

10. When they (walk) _____ down the stairs, they (hear) _____ a strange noise.

V. Use the verbs in brackets into the past continuous tense (QKTD)
1. What you (do)………………………..…at 8p.m. yesterday ?
2. Last Sunday, while I (read)……………..……………a book, the phone rang.
3. When she arrived, we (have)……………..………………dinner.
4. I (sit)……………..………… while Nick (watch)………….……………… TV.
5. You (cook)………………when she called ?

Help me :)))

Complete the sentences with the past simple or past progressive.
1.When they ...................... to school, they .................... John (walk / see)
2.When I .................. in the kitchen ,Mary.................................. (help / come)
3.When Jane .................... in the garden , he uncle .................... (work / call)
4.When she ....................... her hair ,the baby ....................................... to cry.(wash / begin)
5.A strong wind ............................ when the plane ........................... (blow / land)