I. Put the verb into the correct form (Past simple/ Past Continuous)

1. When I phoned my friends, they were playing (play) monopoly.

2. Yesterday at six I prepared(prepare) dinner.

3. The kids were playing(play) in the garden when it suddenly began (begin) to rain.

4. I was practising (practice) the guitar when he came(come) home.

5. While Alan was working(work) in his room, his friends swam(swim) in the pool.

6. What did you do(you/do) yesterday?

7. I listened(listen) to the radio while my sister was watching(watch) TV

8. When I arrived (arrive), they were playing (play) cards.

9. We studied (study) English yesterday at 4 : 00 pm

10. I chat(chat) with my friends while my teacher was teaching(teach) the lesson yesterday.

Chúc em học giỏi

1. When I phoned my friends, they................were playing.........................................(play) monopoly.

2. Yesterday at six I.........................was preparing....................................................(prepare) dinner.

3. The kids..........were playing............................(play) in the garden when it suddenly....began.................... (begin) to rain.

4. I ....................was practicing..............................(practice) the guitar when he ......came..................(come) home.

5. While Alan...........was working...............................(work) in his room, his friends ...............were swimming..................................(swim) in the pool.

6. What........................did you do.....................................................(you/do) yesterday?

7. I.............were listening....................(listen) to the radio while my sister..............was watching..................(watch) TV

8. When I.........arrived...............(arrive), they .......were playing.................(play) cards.

9. We........were studying................(study) English yesterday at 4 : 00 pm

10. I...................was chatting.............................(chat) with my friends while my teacher........taught...................(teach) the lesson yesterday.

1. were you doing

2. destroyed

3. was watering - came

4. were calling - appeared

5. Were you listening

1 What were you doing 

2 destroyed

3 was watering -  came

4 were calling - appeared

5 Were you listening

1. What were you doing at 8 o'clock yesterday morning?

(Cậu đang làm gì vào 8 giờ tối hôm qua vậy?)

Giải thích: Đây là một hành động đang xảy ra tại một thời điểm chính xác trong quá khứ(at 8 o'clock yesterday morning), nên ta sẽ dùng thì quá khứ tiếp diễn, đáp án cần điền là were – doing.

2. Last year, earthquakes destroyed a lot of houses in Japan.

(Các trận động đất đã phá hủy rất nhiều ngôi nhà ở Nhật Bản vào năm ngoái.)

Giải thích: Đây là một hành động xảy ra và kết thúc vào một thời điểm trong quá khứ (last year), nên ta sẽ dùng thì quá khứ đơn, đáp án cần chọn là destroyed.

3. He was watering the flowers in his garden when the tornado came.

(Anh ấy đang tưới nước cho hoa trong vườn khi lốc xoáy đến.)

Giải thích: Một hành động đang xảy ra ở quá khứ thì bị hành động khác chen ngang vào, do đó chúng ta sẽ dùng thì quá khứ tiếp diễn chia ở vế câu có hành động đang xảy ra, dùng thì quá khứ đơn ở vế câu có hành động chen vào, đáp án là was watering – came.

4. While they were calling for help, the rescue workers appeared.

(Khi họ đang tìm kiếm sự trợ giúp thì các nhân viên cứu hộ đến.)

Giải thích: Một hành động đang xảy ra ở quá khứ thì bị hành động khác chen ngang vào, do đó chúng ta sẽ dùng thì quá khứ tiếp diễn chia ở vế câu có hành động đang xảy ra, dùng thì quá khứ đơn ở vế câu có hành động chen vào, đáp án là were calling – appeared.

5. Were you listening to music at 9 o'clock yesterday evening?

(Có phải cậu đang nghe nhạc vào 9 giờ tối hôm qua không?)

Giải thích: Đây là một hành động đang xảy ra tại một thời điểm chính xác trong quá khứ (at 9 o'clock yesterday evening), nên ta sẽ dùng thì quá khứ tiếp diễn, đáp án cần điền là were – listening.

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

2.My mother and sister(argue)were arguing about some thing when i (walk)walked into the room.

3.While Mrs.Emerson(read)was reading the little boy a story , he (fall)fell asleep, so she (close)closed the book and  quietly (tiptoe)tiptoed out of the room.

4.Amy (hear,not)didn't hear her parents having an argument last night .She (listen)was listening to music in her room.

5.When I was a child , my mother always (serve)served cookies and milk to my friends and me when we (go)went to my home after school.

6.Was Carol at the party last night ? - Yes , she (wear)wore a really nice dress.

7.How fast were you(drive)driving when the accident (happen)happened?

8.My parents (have)were having dinner by the time I (get)got home yesterday.

9.The train (leave)left the station yesterday afernoon.

10.Last night , I (make)was making a cake when the light (go)went out

11.When Mr.Golan (open)opened the door, her children (do)were doing their homewwork and her husband (read)was reading the newspaper.

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1 was dreaming - went off

2 were waiting - arrived

3 rang - was having

4 didn't go out - was raining

5 saw - was wearing

6 broke - was washing - slipped

7 was carrying - felt

8 was going - went

9 were watching - came - knocked

10 were you doing - was preparing

11 fell - was watching

12 was seeing

2 went

3 had gone

4 broke

5 saw/had broken/stopped

2 went

3 had gone

4 broke

5 saw - had broken - stopped

went

had gone

had broken

saw - had broken - stopped

1.Bill was having breakfast when I stopped at this house this morning.

2.As me was crossing the street,we saw an accident.

3.Tom saw a serious accident while he was standing at the bus stop.

1. was having .... stopped

2.were crossing...saw

3.saw.... was standing

1.Bill was having breakfast when I stopped at this house this morning

2.As me was crossing the street,we saw an accident

3.Tom saw a serious accident while he was standing at the bus stop

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.

câu 1 mình thấy để burst hay was bursting đều ok nhưng mà nên để was bursting bn nhé

1. arrived .... was stills sleeping

2.went ..... were having