Rewirte the following sentences,beginning with the given word
1.She arrived at my house in the middle of our dinner
-On...
2.When we got to the city center,we found a hotel.
-On...
3.On the arrival of the mail,the car finally made the start.
-When...
4.You mustn't enter the room without permission
-You aren't...
5.The moment he phoned,I was preparing my eassy on vietnamese folk tales
-He phoned
Complete the sentences with verbs in brackets in the past continuous.
Last Saturday, we were very busy. In the morning, .....
1. I (do) ______________________ my homework.
2. My parents (shop) ______________________.
3. My sister (chat) ______________________ to her friends online.
4. My grandparents (drive) ______________________ to our house.
At two o'clock in the afternoon,
5. I (make) ______________________ tea for everyone.
6. My sister and my mum (cook) ______________________ dinner.
7. My grandmother (sleep) ______________________ in front of the TV.
At five o'clock in the afternoon,.....
8. We (have) ______________________ a snack.
At six o'clock in the evening,
9. My parents and my grandmother (drink) ______________________ tea.
10. My grandfather (try) ______________________ to send an e-mail on my computer.
Put the verb in brackets into the Past Simple of Past Progressive tense.
1. When my uncle (come) _____, we (water) _____ the plants and flowers in the garden.
2. Thu (talk) _____ to her friend, Hoa, on the phone at 8 o'clock last night.
3. Lan (practise) _____ the piano while her sister (read) _____ comics at 7 o'clock last night.
4. The monkeys (climb) _____ up the trees when we (visit) _____ to zoo yesterday morning.
5. Ba (talk) _____ with his classmate when the principal (enter) _____ their classroom.
6. Last night I (make) _____ a cake when the lights (go) _____out.
7. While I (cross) _____ the street, I (step) _____ on a banana skin and (fall) _____ heavily.
8. It (begin) _____ to rain when I (plant) _____ some flowers in the garden.
9. When I (arrive) _____, the teacher (write) _____ on the blackboard.
10. When they (walk) _____ down the stairs, they (hear) _____ a strange noise.
Complete the conversation, using the past continuous of the verbs in brackets. Practise the conversation with your partner.
Nick: Hi, Hoa. What _____ (1. you/do) yesterday afternoon? I tried to chat, but you didn't reply. _____ (2. you/play) badminton?
Hoa: Hello, Nick. No, I (3. not play) _____ badminton. It (4. rain) _____ all afternoon.
Nick: Really? The sun (5. shine) _____ here.
Hoa: Well, it (6. not shine) _____ here. I didn't turn on my computer because I (7. watch) _____ TV. There was a great film on. Did you see it?
Nick: No. I (8. help) _____ my parents. They (9. clean) _____ the house for a party.
Hoa: My dad (10. clean) _____ the house, too.
Nick: _____ (11. he/get) really for a party?
Hoa: No, we're going to sell the house. We're going to the countryside.
Nick: What! When? You can't...
Hoa: Nick ...
Nick: Yes?
Hoa: I (12. wind) _____ you up!
Note: to wind someone up = to annoy or upset someone (trêu chọc ai)
Give the correct form of given verbs.
1. Last week we .............. (drive) through the Alps into Switzerland.
2. At 8p.m yesterday, we .......... (watch) a film.
3. ................. (you/see) the football match yester day?
4. James broke his arm when he ........... (play) rugby.
5. Kylie ............. (make) her first film when she was 21.
6. Mrs Jones ............. (not know) how to open the attachment in her email.
Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple or Past Continuous tense.
1. Last night I (read) _____ when suddenly I (hear) _____ a shout.
2. The postman (come) _____ while I (have) _____ lunch.
3. When we (go) _____ out, it (rain) _____.
4. (you/watch) _____ TV when I (phone) _____ you?
5. We (meet) _____ Ann at the party yesterday, she (wear) _____ a lovely white dress.
6. The boys (break) _____ the window while they (play) _____ football.
7. I was home late, but my friends (wait) _____ when I (arrive) _____.
8. He said the he (not drive) _____ fast when the accident (happen) _____.
9. Tom (fall) _____ off the ladder while he (paint) _____ the ceiling.
10. What (you/do) _____ at this time yesterday?
1.One beutiful evening a young princess put on her bonnet and dogs, and went out to take a walk by............in a wood. (her)
2. When the price set eyes on Cinderella, he was stuck by her............... (beautiful)
3. The countryside in the area is ........ and most of buildings there are made from an.........type of light stone.(charm,attract)
4. Banh Chung was spare and........ the earth. Banh Day was round and ........ the sky. (symbol)
5. Snow White lived.........with the dwarves in the wood.(happy)
Read the following fable and put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.
The Woodcutter and his Axe
One day, a woodcutter (1. cut) _____ a tree on the bank of the river when his axe (2. slip) _____ from his hands and (3. fall) _____ into the water. The poor man (4. be) _____ so sad that he (5. start) _____ to cry bitterly.
At this moment, and angel (6. appear) _____ there and (7. ask) _____ the woodcutter why he (8. cry) _____. He (9. tell) _____ the story, and the angel (10. feel) _____ sorry and (11. drive) _____ into the river to find the lost axe. Later, he (12. appear) _____ from the water with a gold axe in his hand, but the woodcutter (13. refuse) _____ to take it, saying that it (14. not be) _____ his axe. The angel (15. drive) _____ into the water once again and (16. appear) _____ with an axe that was made of silver. The woodcutter (17. be) _____ still sad. He (18. shake) _____ his read harder and (19. tell) _____ the angle that his own axe (20. be) _____ made of iron. The third time the angle (21. come) _____ out of the water with an iron axe in his hand. Filled with joy, the woodcutter (22. cry) _____, "This belong to me".
He (23. thank) _____ the angle for helping him. The angle (24. be) _____ greatly impressed by his honestly, and he (25. give) _____ the woodcutter the other two axes as a reward for his honestly.
Read the following passage and then answer the questions.
Once upon a time, there was a girl called Cinderella who did all the work in the kitchen while her lazy sisters did nothing. One night her sisters went to a ball at the palace, Cinderella was left a home, feeling very sad. After a time her fairy godmother appeared and told Cinderella that she could go to the ball, but she has to return home by midnight. So she went to the ball in a beautiful dress and a wonderful coach. She danced with the prince, but at midnight she ran back home, leaving one of her shoes on the dance floor. The prince wanted to see her again and went to every house in the capital until he found that the shoe was right size for Cinderella. The prince and Cinderella were married and lived happily ever after.
1. Where did Cinderella's sisters go one night?
________________________________________
2. How was Cinderella when she was left at home?
________________________________________
3. Who appeared and helped Cinderella?
________________________________________
4. What did Cinderella do at the ball?
________________________________________
5. What was the end of the story?
________________________________________
1. The minority of students _____________ to read books nowadays. (prefer)
2. Which of you _________ good writing?(have)
3. We prefer staying at home to ______________ out with friends at the weekends. (go)
4. Do you fancy _______________ with friends on Facebook? (chat)
5. Everybody has to work hard for world ____________. (peaceful)
