I.Put the verbs into the correct form: Past continuous or
Past simple, progressive.
1. Nguyen (wait).......... for me outside the theater when I (come) …………
2. At four o’clock yesterday morning, we (drink)...... coffee and (listen) .......... to music at the
coffee shop.
3. My younger sister (enter) ......... the university one year ago.
4. When the teacher (come) in, the students (review)…………. their lesson.
5. While I (ride)........ my motorbike on the way to school this morning, my motorbike (break)
......down.
6. Everyone ................... (sleep) when I came home last night.
7. They (have)................ dinner in a restaurant when the police came and arrested them.
8. She .... (work) in Chicago when she met her present husband.
9. The accident happened while they .. (drive) home from work.
10. The taxi .... (travel) at high speed when it hit the lamp post.
11. We heard the news while we . (eat) breakfast in a restaurant.
12. She .................. (take) a shower when the telephoned rang.
13. The boy fell while he ...................................... (climb) a tree.
14. He returned home while his wife and his daughter(prepare) the dinner.
15. She got a cramp in her leg while she ....... (swim) in the sea.
16. I .......................... (watch) a soccer game on TV last night.
17. I ..... (watch) a soccer game on TV when my friend called.
18. They ............................................... (travel) to Italy by ship.
19. They ........ (travel) to Italy by ship when there was a storm.
20. We (drive) ...........to an amusement park when we met our friends on the way.
21. We .................... (drive) to an amusement park last Sunday.
22. While Tina (have).............. lunch in a cafeteria, her boss came in and sat at the same table.
23. Tina .......................... (have) lunch in a cafeteria yesterday.
24. Greg .......................... (come) to work by bus this morning.
25. Greg made a phone call while he (come).......... to work this morning.
26. Sheila (take)............. a shower when the lights suddenly ………….(go out).
27. While I (walk) down the street, I …………………(find) some money on the sidewalk.
28. Brian ..........(sing) his favorite song in the shower when he (hear)............. the phone ring.
29. I (see)......... Nam at the student cafeteria yesterday while he (talk)........... with some friends.
30. It (start) to rain heavily while Lan and I …………(go) to school this morning.
31. Sandra (climb) the stairs when the doorbell (ring)…………...
32. While my father (watch) a basketball game on television, he (fall)………………………..
asleep.
33. While Ingrid ...... (wash) dishes yesterday, she (drop)......... a plate and
(break)………………………………… it.
34. The car (break down) while they ……………………….(drive) to the next town.
35. While Mr. Lam (stand) under a mango tree yesterday, a mango (fall) and
(hit)…………………. him on the head.
36. I've lost my key again. I am always ........ (lose) my things!
37. Oh, no! The lights have gone out! The lights (go out) while we’re having dinner!
38. You made a mistake again! You . (make) the same mistake!
39. Please, close the door when you go out! You (leave) ...............the door open!
40. Please, cook something difierent from fish! You ............(cook) fish for us!
41. Can you stop listening to that noisy music for a while? You (play)..........your CDs so loudly!
42. I forgot to bring that book for you! I........ (forget) to do everything!
43. Look! Steve is drunk again! He........... (drink) too much beer at parties!
44. We took a lot of photos while we........... around the United States. (travel)
45. Would you mind ............the window? It’s too hot in here! (open)
46. It is very expensive a vacation on a luxury cruise ship. (take)
47. My friend Paul left the town last year and we ............email to each other since then. (send)
II.Change these affirmative sentences into negative sentences and interrogative
sentences.
1. They were watching TV at 7 o’c1ock last night.
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2. My mother was conking in the kitchen.
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3. He was listening to music.
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4. Nguyen and Hai were talking about football.
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5. It was raining outside.
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6. They/ do/ their homework/ all yesterday evening
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7. The boys/ play/ soccer/ 3:00 yesterday afternoon
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8. The children/ help/ their parents/ with the housework/ all yesterday
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9. She/practice/ her music lesson/ at 7:00 this morning.
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10. Ba and Tam/ write/ their report on Sports/ all this morning.
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11. Lien/ sew/ her handkerchief/ at 7:00 last night.
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12. Phong/ learn/ Enlidh/ at 8:00 last Tuesday.
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13. They/ discuss/ about waste paper/ at 2:00 yesterday afternoon.
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14. Lan/ make/ a birthday cake/ for her friend/ at 10:00 this morning.
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15. Thu/ read/ comics/ all Saturday morning.
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