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.

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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.-What (you/do)were you doing yesterday at half past eight in the morning?

-I (study)was studying at school

2.-When (he/arrive)did he arrive to the meeting last time?

3.-When(he/arrive)did he arrive to the meeting last time?

4.(They/paint)Were they painting the walls when your mother (come)came in?

5.While Dan (fix)was fixing the chairs , his sister Ronda (work)was working in the garden

6.They (watch)were watching television when their mother (come)came back.

7.While mother (hang)was hanging the clothes , her two daughters ( wash)were washing the dishes

8.Tom (water)was watering the garden when it (starts)started to rain

9.She (talk)was talking on the phone , when i ( arrive)arrived

10.I (read)was reading a book when you (call )called me

11.The children (play)were playing tennis when their grandmother (come)came to visit

12.When Mrs.Smith (enter)entered the room , her children (listen)were listening to the radio very loudly.

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Exercise 2:
1. Peter was playing a video game when his brother, Jack, entered the room.
2. I was studying for my English test when my mother came home from work.
3. Emma was washing the dishes when the telephone rang.
4. I was eating a sandwich while my parents were drinking coffee.
5. I was watching a DVD when my cat jumped on me.
6. Susan was studying in her room when she heard the noise.
7. What were they doing at eleven p.m. last night- it was so noisy?
8. I was eight years old when my elder sister taught me how to ride a bike.
9. John didn't go to school last week because he was ill.
10. I didn't know anything about the plane crash in my neighborhood because I was working inside at that time.

Exercise 3:
1. This dish is brought to me by the waiter.
2. These postcards are sent to us by our friends.
3. Are you told this story every day before bedtime by your grandma?
4. Her ticket is being shown to the airline agent by her.
5. Are these boxes being handed to the customer by the shop assistant?
6. This room is kept tidy all the time by them.
7. Our furniture is being moved to our new house by us.
8. A new bridge is being built in town by them.
9. How is this amount of money spent by you?
10. When is the bike taken back to the store by him?

Exercise 2: Put the verbs into correct forms using The past simple tense or The past continuous tense
1. Peter (play)...............was playing.........a video game when his brother, Jack, (enter)...........entered..........the room.
2. I (study)............was studying.........for my English test when my mother (come)..............came..........home from work.
3. Emma (wash).............was washing...........the dishes when the telephone (ring).............rang...........
4. I (eat)..................was eating......a sandwich while my parents (drink)...............were drinking.........coffee.
5. I (watch)..........was watching..............a DVD when my cat (jump).........jumped...............on me.
6. Susan (study)...............was studying.........in her room when she heard the noise.
7. What they (do).............were they doing...........at eleven p.m. last night- it was so noisy?
8. I was eight years old when my elder sister (teach)............taught............me how to ride a bike.
9. John (not go)...........didn't go.............to school last week because he was ill.
10. I didn’t know anything about the plan crash in my neighbourhood because I (work)............was working.........inside at that time.

Exercise 3: Change the sentences into passive voice
1. The waiter brings me this dish.
...........I was brought this dish by the waiter..............................................................................................................................
2. Our friends send these postcards to us.
..................These postcards were sent to us by our friends.......................................................................................................................
3. Does your grandma tell you this story every day before bedtime?
..............Are you told this story by your grandma every day before bedtime?...........................................................................................................................
4. She is showing her ticket to the airline agent.
....................The ticket is being shown to the airline agent by her...................................................................................................................
5. Is the shop assistant handing these boxes to the customer?
........................Are these boxes being handed to the customer by the shop assistant.................................................................................................................
6. They keep this room tidy all the time.
...................This room is kept tidy all the time......................................................................................................................
7. We are moving our furniture to our new house.
..............Our furniture is being moved to our new house by us...........................................................................................................................
8. They build a new bridge in town.
....A new bridge is builr in town.....................................................................................................................................
9. How do you spend this amount of money?
.......How is this amount of money spent?..................................................................................................................................
10. When does he take the bike back to the store?
...........When is the bike taken back to the store by him?..............................................................................................................................

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. arrived .... was stills sleeping

2.went ..... were having

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

1 came - was having

2 was washing  - was working

3 was talking - rang

4 was watching - was reading

5 left - was raining

6 was talking - saw

7 saw - was waiting

8 were crossing - shouted

9 lost - was walking

10 was snowing - got

11 died

12 went

13 fell - was going

14 was she doing - arrived - was writing

15 was having - was getting

16 went - were sleeping - looked - decided

17 looked- were gathering

18 was writing - fell

19 was cooking - arrived

20 were you doing - telephoned

Complete the sentences, putting the verbs into the past continuous or past simple: 1. When the postman (come) ___came____, I (have) __was having_____ breakfast 2. My sister (wash) ___was washing____ dishes while I (work) ____was working___ in the garden 3. While I (talk) ___was talking___ to John, the telephone (ring) ____rang___ 4. Mr. Taylor (watch) ___was watching____ television while his wife (read) ___was reading____ a newspaper 5. When I (leave) _____left__ the house this morning, It (rain) ____was raining___ very hard 6. John (talk) ___was talking____ to his friends when I (see) ___saw____ him 7. I (see) ____saw___ a bad accident while I (wait) ____was waiting___ for you in this corner 8. As we (cross) _____was crossing__ the street, the policeman (shout) ___shouted____ at us 9. That tourist (lose) _____lost__ his camera while he (walk) ____was walking___ around the city 10. It (snow) _was snowing______ when I (get) ____got___ up this morning 11. Albert Einstein (die) ___died____ in 1955 12. Tom (go) ___went____ to the post office twice yesterday. 13. He (fall) ____fell___ while he (go) ___was going____ down the stairs 14. What ____was___ she (do)doing when you (arrive) __arrived_____ there? She (write) __was writing_____ a letter 15. She (have) _____was having__ her bath while her sister (get) __was getting_____ the breakfast ready 16. I (go) ___was going____ 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 17. I (look) ___ looked ____ up at the sky, dark clouds (gather) ____ were gathering___ 18. Just as I (write) ___ was writing____ the letter, the inkpot (fall) _____fell__ over 19. Mr. Nam (cook) ___ was cooking____ dinner when we (arrive) ___ arrived____ 20. What ___ were you doing____ (you/do) when I (telephone) __ telephoned_____ you last night?

1. Peter was playing(play) a video game when his brother, Jack, entered (enter) the room.
2. I was studying(study) for my English test when my mother came (come) home from work.
3. Emma was washing(wash) the dishes when the telephone rang (ring).
4. I was eating(ate) a sandwich while my parents were drinking (drink) coffee.
5. I was watching (watch) a DVD when my cat jumped(jump) on me.
6. I didn't hear (not hear) the thunder during the storm last night because I was sleeping (sleep)
7. It (be) was beautiful yesterday when we went (go) for a walk in the park. The sun was shining (shine). The birds were singing(sing).
8. My brother and sister were talking (talk) anout something when I walked (walk) into the room.
9. Tom went(go) to his friend’s house, but the boys weren't (not be) there. They were playing (play) soccer in the vacant lot down the street.
10. The little boy fell (fall) asleep while his mother was reading(read) him a story.

11. I really enjoyed (enjoy) my holiday last January. While it was snowing (snow) in Iowa, the sun was shining (shine) in Floria.
12. It was snowing (snow) when I left (leave) home this morning.
13. It was a sunny afternoon and people were sitting (sit) on the grass in the park. Then suddenly it started(start) to rain.
14. My brother was talking (talk) on the phone when I arrived, but when he saw(see) me, he finished (finish) the call. Perhaps he thought that I listened (listen) to his conversation.

15. We were climbing (climb) the wall when the gardener saw (see) us.
16. Susan was playing(play) the piano while Mary was singing (sing)
17. Were you listening (you/ listen) to the teacher when she explained (explain) this exercise?
18. Linda was having (have) a beautiful dream when the alarm clock rang(ring).

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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