1.        Chia động từ trong ngoặc sao cho phù hợp với thì Quá khứ tiếp diễn (I was doing), Quá khứ hoàn thành (I had done) hoặc Quá khứ hoàn thành tiếp diễn  (I had been doing).

              1.1.        It was very noisy next door. Our neighbours………………... (have) a party.

              1.2.        We were good friend. We ………………...  (know) each other for years.

              1.3.        John and I went for a walk. I had difficulty keeping up with him because he ………………... (walk) so fast

              1.4.        Sue was sitting on the ground.She was out of breath. She………………... (run)

              1.5.        When I arrived, everybody was sitting round the table with their mouths full. They………………... (eat)

              1.6.        When I arrived, everybody was sitting round the table and talking. Their mouths were empty, but their stomachs were full. They ………………... (eat)

              1.7.        Jim was on his hands and knees on the floor. He ………………... (look) for his contact lens.

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.

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!

Hãy sử dụng thì Quá khứ hoàn thành hoặc thì Quá khứ đơn hoặc thì hiện tại hoàn thành cho mỗi động từ trong ngoặc.

1. When I (come) home, they (leave) for Ha Noi Capital.

2. The plane (take off) when I (arrive) at the air port.

3. Before he (answer) your question, he (think) twice his word.

4. They (listen) to the music since Monday.

5. After the manager (answer) his telephone, he (come) into the office.

6. She (learn) English before she (fly) to America to work

. 7. Due to the bad weather condition, they (postpone) the game until next day.

8. No sooner he (go) to bed than she (appear).

9. By the time he operated the machine, he (finish) repairing it.

10. They hardly (say) goodbye to her when everything (go) wrong

Đặt động từ ở dạng đúng: Quá khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ tiếp diễn: 1.When Mrs.Golan (open)....................the door, her children (do)................their homework and her husband (read)......................the newspaper.

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

-I (study)................................at school 3.When(he/arrive)....................................to the meeting last time?

4.(They/paint)...................................the walls when your mother (come).............in? 5.While Dan(fix)......................the chairs his sister ,Ronda (work).....................in the garden 6.They(watch)...................television when their mother (come).................back 7.While mother (hang ).............the clothes,her two daughters(wash)...................the dishes 8.Tom(water).........................the garden when it(start).................to rain 9.She (talk)..............on the phone , when I (arrive)..................................... 10.I (read)....................a book when you (call)...............me

Đặt động từ ở dạng đúng: Quá khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ tiếp diễn: 1.The children(play)............tennis when their grandmother(come)........to visit 2.When Mrs.Smith(enter)........the room ,her children(listen)..........to the radio very loudly 3.Ann(sweep).............while sister (play)..............the game on the Internet. 4.When the teacher (walk)........into the room,the pupils (make)..........lot of noise. 5.The parents(sleep)...........while the baby (play)........quietly in their room

8. Rewrite each pair of sentences as one sentence using the past simple and the past perfect. Start with the word given.

(Viết lại các câu sử dụng thì quá khứ đơn và quá khứ hoàn thành. Bắt đầu với từ đã cho.)

1. I had dinner. I watched TV

After _____________________.

2. We bought a newspaper. We had a coffee

After _____________________.

3. We played tennis. We went home

After _____________________.

4. I went to sleep. My cousin phoned

When _____________________.

5. Messi scored two goals. We arrived at the match.

When _____________________.

6. The children did the housework. Their mother got home.

When _____________________.

Hãy sử dụng thì Quá khứ hoàn thành hoặc thì Quá khứ đơn hoặc thì hiện tại hoàn thành cho mỗi động từ trong ngoặc 

51. I’d rather they (not say) anything. 52. No sooner they (start) the game than it (rain) heavily. 53. Hardly she (enter) the room when he (go) out. 54. By the time he opened the book, the teacher (tell) him to stand up. 55. She (have) a lot of trouble with her motorbike last week. 56. Mary and Tam (shout) when they (see) a snake. 57. I (not finish) writing this book yet. 58. I (graduate) from the university in 2001. 59. It is nearly 10 years since I (become) a teacher of English. 60. When I (arrive) at the movie, they were sitting on the chair.