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)
Put the verbs into the correct form, the Past Continuous or Simple Past.
1. When I last (see) _____ them, they (try) _____ to find a new flat near the office.
2. I (walk) _____ along the street when I suddenly (feel) _____ something hit me in the back.
3. When we (drive) _____ down the hill, a strange object (appear) _____ in the sky.
4. How fast (she/drive) _____ when the accident (happen) _____?
5. My mother (wait) _____ for me when I (come) _____ home?
6. Mrs. Smith (invite) _____ Mrs. Quyen to have dinner while Mrs. Quyen (visit) _____ the USA.
7. I (not want) _____ to go with him because I (wait) _____ for a phone call.
8. The doorbell (ring) _____ while Tom (watch) _____ TV.
9. It suddenly (begin) _____ to rain while Linda (sit) _____ in the garden.
10. The lights (go) _____ out while we (have) _____ dinner.
XI. Complete the second sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the words given.
1. It was not a good idea for you to refuse the offer of taht job. (down)
=> You should
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?
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 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.
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
Read this fable, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each gap.
Wisdom
A farmer was ploughing his field. Sometimes, he shouted at and beat the buffalo that was (1) _____ the plough. A tiger happened to stroll along the edge ò the field,
"Buffalo, you are so big. (2) _____ do you let this weak man beat you?", he asked.
The buffalo answered, "The man is small (3) _____ his wisdom is big."
The tiger did not understand what wisdom was (4) _____ he shouted at the man. "Hey you, man, what is wisdom? Let me see it."
"Wisdom? Oh, my wisdom (5) _____ at home," replied the man, looking at the tiger's teeth and claws.
"Go home (6) _____ get it. Bring it here so that I can see it," the tiger ordened.
"Oh, no! I am afraid that you will eat my buffalo (7) _____ I am gone. (8) _____ you agree to be tied with rope, I will run home and fetch the wisdom."
The tiger agreed. (9) _____ fastening the tiger, the farmed beat its back.
"(10) _____ is my wisdom. This is my wisdom", he explained.
1. A. pull B. pulling C. pulled D. to pull
2. A. What B. How C. When D. Why
3. A. and B. but C. so D. or
4. A. and B. but C. although D. so
5. A. is B. are C. was D. were
6. A. but B. and C. so D. yet
7. A. why B. while C. although D. if
8. A. While B. Because C. Although D. If
9. A. Before B. After C. Because D. But
10. A. Here B. There C. She D. That
BT1. There are errors in each of the following sentences. Rewrite them correctly.
1. When the bus was arriving, we missed it because we were talking
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2. You don't have to press this button because it is very dangerous
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