2 Form questions using the past continuous as in the example . Then answer the questions about yourself

1 you / play football / at 3 o'clock yesterday ?

A : ......... Were you playing football at 3 o'clock yesterday ?..........

B : .........No , I wasn't I was doing my homework ...........................

2 you / have lunch / at 2 o 'clock yesterday afternoon ?

A : ....Were you having lunch at 2 o 'clock yesterday afternoon ?...

B : ....No,I wasn't I was studying English then.

3 you / talk / on phone / at 8 o'clock yesterday evening ?

A : .....Were you talking on phone at 8 o'clock yesterday evening ?.......

B : .....Yes, I was I was talking to my uncle because I haven't seen him for a long time....

4 you / watch / DVD / last Saturday morning ?

A : ..........Were you watching DVD last Saturday morning?......

B : ........Yes,I was I was watching the MV look what you made me do of Talor Swift.....

1. was - doing
2. were - talking
3. was - shining
4. were -  sitting

1. was - doing

2. were - talking

3. Was - shining

4. were -  sitting

I.

1. At this time yesterday we (play) __were playing____ tennis in the schoolyard.

2. At 7:00 pm yesterday i (watch) ___was watching ___ TV.

3. Yesterday while my father (watch) __was watching___ TV, my mother (read) was reading the newspaper, my sister (do) __was doing____ her homework and I (play) ___was playing_____ chess with my friend.

4. What were you doing when I phoned you? I (have) __was having_____ a bath.

5. She (do) ____was doing______ her homework at the time yesterday.

6. Mary (water) ____was watering____ the flowers at 3:00 p.m yesterday.

7. They (visit) __were visiting____ the zoo at ten o'clock yesterday.

8. Peter and I (do) ___were doing____ the exercise at this time last night.

9. Last night my father (feed) ___was feeding__ the pigeons at 7:00.

10. At this time last year we (learn) __were learning_____ English in London.

II.

1. When I (arrive) ..arrived ..at this house, he was still sleeping(sleep) .

2. The light (go) ..went ...out while we (have) were having dinner.

3. Bill (have) ..was having..breakfast when I (stop) ..stopped ..at this house this morning.

4. She (wash) was washing....up when Vinh (arrive) ..arrived..at this house.

5. As we (cross) .were crossing...the Street, we (see) ...saw ..an accident.

6. Tom (see) ..saw....a serious accident while he (stand)was standing at the bus stop.

7. The children (play) ..were playing...football when their mother (come) ...came ... back home.

8. The bell (ring)rang while Tom (take) was taking a bath.

9. He (sit)was sitting in a car when I (see)saw him.

10. We (clean) were cleaning the house when she (come) came yesterday.

Exercise 1: Rewrite each sentence as a positive, negative, or question:

Example:    At this time yesterday they (play) __were playing___ football.

                  At this time yesterday they were not playing football.

                  At this time yesterday were they playing football?         

1.      At this time yesterday we (play) __________________ tennis in the schoolyard.

2.      At 7:00 pm yesterday (watch) ________________________ TV.

3.      Yesterday while my father (watch) _____was watching________________ TV, my mother was reading (read) the newspaper, my sister (do) _____________was doing__________her homework and I (play) ______was playing______ chess with my friend.

4.      What were you doing when I phoned you?  I (have) ______was having______________a bath.

5.      She (do) _______was doing___________________her homework at the time yesterday.

6.      Marry (water) _______was watering_______________the flowers at 3:00 p.m yesterday.

7.      They (visit) __________were visiting________________the zoo at ten o’clock yesterday.

8.      Peter and I (do) ____were doing_________________the exercise at this time last night.

9.      Last night my father (feed) ___was feeding_____________________the pigeons at 7:00.

10.   At this time last year we (learn) ________were learning_______________English in London.

Exercise 2: Put the verb in the past simple tense or the past continuous:

1.      When I (arrive) ______arrived______ at this house, he still (sleep) ________was sleeping______.

2.      The light (go) ______went___ out while we (have) ____________was having_____dinner.

3.      Bill (have) _______was having_________ breakfast when I (stop) ______stopped_______ at this house this morning.

4.      When I (arrive) ________arrived___________at this house, he still (sleep) _________________was sleeping_______.

5.      As we (cross) ______were crossing________________the Street, we (see) __________saw___________an accident.

6.      Tom (see) _____saw_________a serious accident while he (stand) ____________was standing______at the bus stop.

7.      The children (play) ________were playing_________ football when their mother (come) _____came______back home.

8.      The bell (ring) ___________rang___________while Tom (take) ____________was taking_______ a bath.

9.      He (sit) ________was sitting______________in a car when I (see) ________________saw______him.

10.   We (clean) _________were cleaning____________the house when she (come) _________came______yesterday.

Thu gọn

1.      At this time yesterday we (play) ______were playing____________ tennis in the schoolyard.

2.      At 7:00 pm yesterday (watch) _________was/were watching_______________ TV.

3.      Yesterday while my father (watch) _______was watching______________ TV, my mother (read)  was reading the newspaper, my sister (do) _________was doing______________her homework and I (play) _____was playing _______ chess with my friend.

4.      What were you doing  when I phoned you?  I (have) _______was haing_____________a bath.

5.      She (do) _________was doing_________________her homework at the time yesterday.

6.      Marry (water) _______was watering_______________the flowers at 3:00 p.m yesterday.

7.      They (visit) ________were vitting__________________the zoo at ten o’clock yesterday.

8.      Peter and I (do) _________were doing____________the exercise at this time last night.

9.      Last night my father (feed) ______was feeding__________________the pigeons at 7:00.

10.   At this time last year we (learn) _____were learning__________________English in London.

Exercise 2: Put the verb in the past simple tense or the past continuous:

1.      When I (arrive) _____arrived_______ at this house, he still (sleep) _____sleeping_________.

2.      The light (go) __went_______ out while we (have) _____were having____________dinner.

3.      Bill (have) _____was having___________ breakfast when I (stop) ______stopped_______ at this house this morning.

4.      When I (arrive) _____arrived______________at this house, he still (sleep) ______sleeping__________________.

5.      As we (cross) _______were crossing_______________the Street, we (see) __________saw___________an accident.

6.      Tom (see) ____saw__________a serious accident while he (stand) ________was standing__________at the bus stop.

7.      The children (play) _____were playing____________ football when their mother (come) _____came______back home.

8.      The bell (ring) ________rang______________while Tom (take) ______was taking_____________ a bath.

9.      He (sit) __________was stting____________in a car when I (see) ________saw______________him.

10.   We (clean) _______were cleaning______________the house when she (come) _____came__________yesterday.

Đáp án: A

Giải thích: Thì hiện tại đơn với chủ ngữ ‘I’ ta dùng do/don’t

Dịch: Tôi không ăn trưa ở trường, tôi thường về nhà.

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.

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1.played

2.were having

3.take

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5. ;-;;;

hello bro >:3

1. were you doing

2. was watching

3. was you watching

4. was not paying

5. was your husband doing

6. was making

7. was going crazy

a. was listening / started

b. fell / realised / jumped

c. swam / came / climbed / were arguing

d. began / was deciding / heard