11 was reading/heard
12 came/was having
13 go/was raining
14 Were you watching/phoned
Thì Quá khứ hoàn thành
Diễn tả 1 hành động đang xảy ra(dùng quá khứ hoàn thành:S+was/were+V-ing) thì hành động khác xen vào(dùng quá khứ đơn)
Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple or Past Continuous tense
Last night I (read)..........when studenly I(hear)........a shout
The postman(come)........while I ( have )...........lunch
When we ( go ) ..........out, it ( rain ).............
( you/watch).........TV when I ( phone ) ............you?
We ( meet) Ann at the party yesterday, she ( wear ).............. a lovely white dress
The boy ( break )..........the windows while they ( play )...........football
I was home late, but my friends ( wait ).............when I ( arrive ) ...................
Write sentences , using the past progressive tense or past simple
1. I /do/homework/when/the phone/ring / last night
2. This time last year/We/live/ France
3. Tom and Maki/ cook/ dinner / half an hour ago
6. She /work/the studio/while / I / paint / walls.
7 My Mom......(wait) forr me when I.......(come)here
8.The doorbell.....(ring)while Tom........(watch) TV
9.Ann and Susan.....(make) dinner when Martin.....(arrive) home
10.The light....(go) out while we..........(have) dinner
11. It.......(begin) to rain while Laura......(sit) in the garden
12. I......(walk) along the street when I....(feel) something in the back
13. When we.....(drive) down the hill, a strange object.......(appear) int the street
Put the verbs in the correct form of past continuous
1. You (study) when she called.
2. I (watch) TV when she called.
3. When the phone rang, she (write)a letter.
4. While we (have)the picnic, it started to rain.
5. What ( you / do) when the earthquake started?
6. I (listen) to my iPod, so I didn't hear the fire alarm.
7. While John (sleep)last night, someone stole his car.
8. Sammy (wait) for us when we got off the plane.
9. While I (write)the email, the computer suddenly went off.
10. Last night at 6 PM, I (eat) dinner.
11. At midnight, we (still drive)through the desert.
12. Yesterday at this time, I (sit)at my desk at work.
13. I (study)while he (make) dinner.
14. While Ellen (read), Tim (watch) television.
15. You (listen) while he (talk)?
Supply the correct verb tense or form:
1. He (see).....her while he (walk)....... down the street yesterday
2.After he (do)..... his homework, he went to the cinema
3. Tom (play)........ football when he was a little boy
4. Let's go for a walk as soon as it stops (rain).......
5. Last night, when I (come)...... there, they ( already/ go)......to the party
6.Do you remeber (read) ..... about it? No, at that time I was too young (read)..... newspaper
7.My brother is a stamp collector. He started ( collect)...... stamps when he (be)..... 15 years old. He (collect)...... many kinds of stamps
8. The last time he (see) ....... in public, he (wear)....... a great suit
9. We (not/see) ..... her since she (leave) ....... school
10. Lan said that she (get)....... married soon.
11. My brother (go)..... to bed after he (turn)........ the lights off last night
12. She is not accustomed to ( take)...... care of by others.
13. We (live)..... in the house since we came here
14. She entered the university after she (graduate)...... from gigh school
15. They ( finish)........ the project by the end of the next year
16. When Mark arrived, the Johnsons (have)...... dinner, but they (stop).......(talk)... to him
17. They (live)...... next door to my house since I (be).... young
18. By the end of the next year, I (work)....... for him for 25 years
19. While she (talk)......on the phone, the children (start)..... (fight)...... and (break)........on a window
20. When I (be) .....a boy, I often (go) ..... fishing with my father
21. Columbus (discover)......... America 500 years ago
22.When I (leave)........ my office last night, it (still/rain)........very hard
23. What do you think the children (do) .... when we (get)......home tomorrow?
24. He (lose)...... his job last month and since then he (be)...... out of work
25. When we (come)...... there last night, they (be)......there for an hour
1 when the phone (ring),i (have) a bath.
2 The house(be) much smaller than he (think) at first
3before you (mention) him,I never (hear) of that author
4 When he (go) to see them last night,they (play) cards.They(say), they(play) since six o'clock
5my friends (sing) when i (come) into the room
6 the little girl(ask) what (happen) to her ice-cream
7 he (eat) dinner when i (go) to see him
8 we'll go out when he rain(stop)
9 i (stay) here until he (answer) me
10 wait until i (catch) you
11 i'll be ready before you (count) ten
Supply the correct verb tense or form:
1. He (see).....her while he (walk)....... down the street yesterday
2.After he (do)..... his homework, he went to the cinema
3. Tom (play)........ football when he was a little boy
4. Let's go for a walk as soon as it stops (rain).......
5. Last night, when I (come)...... there, they ( already/ go)......to the party
6.Do you remeber (read) ..... about it? No, at that time I was too young (read)..... newspaper
7.My brother is a stamp collector. He started ( collect)...... stamps when he (be)..... 15 years old. He (collect)...... many kinds of stamps
8. The last time he (see) ....... in public, he (wear)....... a great suit
9. We (not/see) ..... her since she (leave) ....... school
10. Lan said that she (get)....... married soon.
11. My brother (go)..... to bed after he (turn)........ the lights off last night
12. She is not accustomed to ( take)...... care of by others.
13. We (live)..... in the house since we came here
14. She entered the university after she (graduate)...... from gigh school
15. They ( finish)........ the project by the end of the next year
16. When Mark arrived, the Johnsons (have)...... dinner, but they (stop).......(talk)... to him
17. They (live)...... next door to my house since I (be).... young
18. By the end of the next year, I (work)....... for him for 25 years
19. While she (talk)......on the phone, the children (start)..... (fight)...... and (break)........on a window
20. When I (be) .....a boy, I often (go) ..... fishing with my father
21. Columbus (discover)......... America 500 years ago
22.When I (leave)........ my office last night, it (still/rain)........very hard
23. What do you think the children (do) .... when we (get)......home tomorrow?
24. He (lose)...... his job last month and since then he (be)...... out of work
25. When we (come)...... there last night, they (be)......there for an hour
1.Mai (telephone)you when ahe comes back 2.While my sister and I (watch)a movie on TV last night, our uncle in the USA (phone) 3.Please continue your work. We don't mind(that) 4.I(not see)your brother recently
Bài 1 chia động từ trong ngoặc
1. In all the world, there (be) __________ only 14 mountains that (reach) __________above 8,000 meters.
2. He sometimes (come) __________ to see his parents.
3. When I (come) __________, she (leave) __________for Dalat ten minutes ago.
4. My grandfather never (fly) __________ in an airplane, and he has no intention of ever doing so.
5. We just (decide) __________ that we (undertake) ____________ the job.
6. He told me that he (take) __________ a trip to California the following week.
7. I knew that this road (be) __________ too narrow.
8. Right now I (attend) __________ class. Yesterday at this time I (attend) __________class.
9. Tomorrow I'm going to leave for home. When I (arrive) __________at the airport, Mary (wait) __________ for me.
10. Margaret was born in 1950. By last year, she (live) __________on this earth for 55 years .
11. The traffic was very heavy. By the time I (get) __________to Mary's party, everyone already (arrive) __________
12. I will graduate in June. I (see) __________ you in July. By the time I (see) __________ you , I (graduate) __________.
13. I (visit) __________ my uncle's home regularly when I (be) __________ a child.
14. That book (be) __________ on the table for weeks. You (not read) __________ it yet ?
15. David (wash) __________ his hands. He just (repair) __________ the TV set.
16. You (be) __________here before? Yes, I (spend) __________ my holidays here last year.
17. We never (meet) __________ him. We don't know what he (look) __________ like.
18. The car (be) __________ ready for him by the time he (come) __________tomorrow.
19. On arriving at home I (find) __________that she just (leave) __________a few minutes before.
20. When we (arrive) __________ in London tonight, it probably (rain) __________.
21. It (rain) __________ hard. We can't do anything until it (stop) __________
22. Last night we (watch) __________TV when the power (fail) __________.
23. That evening we (stay) __________up to talk about the town where he (live) __________for some years.
24. I (sit) __________down for a rest while the shoes (repair) __________.
25. Half way to the office Paul (turn) __________round and (go) __________back home because he (forget) __________to turn the gas off.
26. London (change) __________a lot since we first (come) __________ to live here.
27. While we (talk) __________on the phone the children (start) __________fighting and (break) __________a window
28. He used to talk to us for hours about all the interesting things he (do) __________ in his life.
29. You know she (stand) __________looking at that picture for the last twenty minutes.
30. I (spend) __________ a lot of time travelling since I (get) __________this new job.
31. When we (be) __________ at school we all (study) __________Latin.
32. When I (meet) __________ him , he (work) __________as a waiter for a year.
33. After he (finish) __________ breakfast he (sit) __________down to write some letters.
34. She (have) __________a hard life, but she's always smiling.
35. I think Jim (be) __________ out of town
Question 11: At this time last night, I______(learn) while my father______ (watch) TV
Question 12: He______(watch) TV when I come to see him.
Question 13: He______(live) in New York for 4 years before he______(move) to New York.
Question 14: We______(send) a report as soon as we______(finish) our work.
Question 15: We______(wait) here until the rain______(stop).
Question 16: He will go home as soon as he______(finish) his work.
Question 17: At 11:30 tomorrow, we______(have) lunch in our friend’s house.
Question 18: His health has improved since he______(return) from the hills.
Question 19: The Chinese______(make) spaghetti dishes for a long time before Marco Polo______(bring) it back to Italy.
Question 20: It is the first time he______(drive) a car.
