1. I ( see )...saw... a car accident while I ( wait )..was waiting... for you on this corner yesterday
1. I ( see )...saw... a car accident while I ( wait )..was waiting... for you on this corner yesterday
1. I ( see )...saw... a car accident while I ( wait )..was waiting... for you on this corner yesterday
1. I ( see )...saw... a car accident while I ( wait )..was waiting... for you on this corner yesterday
Exercise 1: Put the verbs in bracke into THE PAST SIMPLE or THE PAST PROGESSIVE
1. Mr.Smith (invite).............Mrs. Quyen to have dinner while she(visit).........the USA
2. How fast( the girl/ ride)..............her bike when tha accident(happen)..........?
3. Yesterday morning To(draw)...........something in his notebook while the teacher (explain)...........the lesson.
4. Jonh(take).........a picture of me at the party while I(not/ look)..............
5. What(you/ do)................at this time yesterday?~ I (listen)............to music
6. When Bill(be)..........small, he(want)............to be a pilot.
7. Yesterday afternoon Lan(fall)................asleep while she(read).........a novel
8. Yesterday Tuan( ask).............me to go to the station with him, but I(not/ want)..............to leave the house because I(wait).........for a phone call.
9. I(go).........to the post office to receive a parcel yesterday. While I(fill out).............the form an old friend of mine(slap).................me on my shoulder. I(be)............so happy to meet him.
10. I (see)........Hoa at the supermarket yesterday, but she (not/see).................me. She(look)............the other way
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) _____________________ TV, my mother (read) the newspaper, my sister (do) _______________________her homework and I (play) ____________ chess with my friend.
4. What were you doing when I phoned you? I (have) ____________________a bath.
5. She (do) __________________________her homework at the time yesterday.
6. Marry (water) ______________________the flowers at 3:00 p.m yesterday.
7. They (visit) __________________________the zoo at ten o’clock yesterday.
8. Peter and I (do) _____________________the exercise at this time last night.
9. Last night my father (feed) ________________________the pigeons at 7:00.
10. At this time last year we (learn) _______________________English in London.
11. When I (arrive) ________________ at this house, he still (sleep) ______________.
12. The light (go) ________________ out while we (have) _________________dinner.
13. Bill (have) ________________ breakfast when I (stop) _____________ at this house this morning.
14. When I (arrive) ___________________at this house, he still (sleep) ________________________.
15. As we (cross) ______________________the Street, we (see) _____________________an accident.
16. Tom (see) ______________a serious accident while he (stand) __________________at the bus stop.
17. The children (play) ________________ football when their mother (come) ___________back home.
18. The bell (ring) ______________________while Tom (take) ___________________ a bath.
19. He (sit) ______________________in a car when I (see) ______________________him.
20. We (clean) _____________________the house when she (come) _______________yesterday.
Write the sentences from the words and phrases given. Use the past simple or past continuous.
1. while/ sister/ do/ the washing up/ she/ break/ a glass.
2. your teacher/ ring/ while/ you have/ a bath.
3. when/ I/ see/ her/ she/ buy/ food/ for the party.
4. while/ my mother/ shop/ she/ meet/ an old friend
5. Huy/ park/ his car/ when/ he/ have/ an accident
6. what/ you/ read/ when/ I/ come/ into/ the room?
7. while/ I/ chop/ the onions/ I/ cut/ my finger.
I. Supply the correct tense of the verb
1. Be quick! I__________(wait ) for you.
2. When she came to see me last night, I (study) __________ my lesson.
3. How long________ you (be)__________ a teacher? For ten years.
4. If you helped me with this exercise, I __________(do) it easily.
1. While i (lie)........ in bed last night, i (hear)...... a strange noise in front of tge door
2. It (rain).... heavily when i (sleep) yesterday afternoon.
3 . While Mrs Smitg (plant).... flowers in the garden, Mrs Smith (change).... the oil in his car.
4. When we (arrive)... at the airport, they (wait).... for us there.
5. He (do) .... a lot of jobs before he (work)... in this company.
6. Yesterday while i (look)... at my vomputer screen, i (start).... fell a little dizzy, so i (take) .... a break.
7. Susan (send).... a letter to her university after she (receive).... scholarship check.
8. Tom (meet).... Mary in 1986 and they have been good friends since then.
9. After they ( visit)... Paris, they (go)... to Manchester.
10. George (work) ....at the university 45 years before he (retire)....
11. After tom (wash)... his clothes, he (begin)... to study
12. Before i could say anything, they (admit).... their mistakes.
PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS INTO THE CORRECT FORM OF THE PAST SIMPLE OR THE PAST CONTINOUS
1. he ................... ( break ) his leg when he ..................... ( ski ) in the alps
2. we ....................( see ) an accident while we ...................... ( wait ) for the bus
3. while she ........................( prepare ) lunch , she .................... ( cut ) herself
4. which countries ................... they ............................ ( visit ) when they ...................( travel ) round the world ?
5. ............you ................... ( work ) in the garden when i ................ ( come ) to the house ?
6. they ................. ( live ) in canada when they .............. (meet ) each other
1. I guess I ( finish ) ............................. my assignment for this semester on time.
2. They have bought a couple of tickets and they ( see ) ...................................... their favorite film at the cinema.
3. Do you know that John has been in hospital ? – No, I don’t. I ( visit ) ............................ him tomorrow.
4. Mai: This bag is too heavy ! – Nam: Don’t worry. I ( carry ) .................................... it for you.
5. . Why is Sheila getting a passport ? – She ( live ) ...................................... in Spain for a year
6. Look at the sky. It ( rain ) ................................... tomorrow.
7. Tom: Where you (go) ___________ for your next holiday? ( Where have you arranged to go?)
Ann: I don't know yet but we probably (go) ___________ to Spain.
8. We (have) ________ a drink with Peter tonight. (He has invited us.) It's his last night; he (leave)_______ tomorrow.
9. I (see) ___________ my bank manager tomorrow. (I have arranged this.) I'm going to ask him for a loan but I expect he (refuse) ___________.
10. Take an umbrella; it (rain) ___________.
11. Where you (go) ___________ this evening? ~ I (stay) _______at home. I (write) ___________some letters.
12. . Human body ( can / support ) ................ by a spine
13. A box full of chocolate ( send ) ............... to him yesterday.
14. . More than 10 pages ( type ) ..................... so far.
15. Every day, the dishes ( wash ) ......... by Jane but today the washing-up ( do ) ....... by Jame.
II. Writing: Passive voice:
1. Tom delivers the mail every day ……………………………………………………………………………..
2. Somebody calls the president every day …………………………………………………………………….
3. My father gave me a new shirt…………………………
4. Weeds cover the riverbank…………………………………………………………………………………..
5. . John is calling the other members …………………………………………………………………………….
6. Somebody has taken my briefcase ……………………………………………………………………..
7. She finished the report at noon ……………………………………………………………………………….
8. The police have arrested five suspects ………………………………………………………….
9. They are going to decorate the room next week…………………………….
10. She is going to tell a story…………………………….
11. . John will receive the papers tomorrow………………………………
12. Somebody will call Mr. Watson tonight ………………………..
VII.
62. He( already go) .... before I (come) ... there
63. After my sister (wash) .... her clothes, she (begin)........to study
64. What you (do ) ........ at 6 p.m yesterday?
65. Helen always (dance) ............ with John in every school dancing competition
66. He (play)....... with the dog in the garden at this moment
67. How long ago you (see) Susan?.............
68. The boy (stay)..........at home yesterday evening
69. They just (decide).............................to buy a new house
70. Mrs Green (take)..... Alice to the dentist many times?.........
71. While I was working in the garden, my son (play)....... video games
72. His cousin just (meet)...... our old teacher near the gate
73. When you arrive, I (stand/0.....on the platform
74. We (not/ hear)....... from him since that time
75. After taking a bath, she (go)......... to bed
76. It was the first time I (ever see)......such a beautiful girl
77. As we (cross)...........the street, we (see)........an accident
78. He (win)..........the gold medal in 2004
1. Her yesterday birthday party (make)……………… her happy.
2. Last night at 6 PM, I (have)………………………... dinner.
3. What were you doing while you (wait)…………………….?
4. We (understand) ______ it after the teacherr (explain) ______ it to us
5. “Yesterday you (hear) ………something falling upstairs?”. “No, I (concentrate) ………on my study”
6. We (watch) …………..…television when the light (go) …………....off. The room (submerge) ……… in a blackness.
7. You (not feel) ………….…….tired? You (study) …………………….. for four straight hours.
8. “What you (do) ………..…when the thief (break) ………….…in your house?” – “I (watch) ……….….an interesting football match.”