Hãy sử dụng thì Quá khứ hoàn thành hoặc thì Quá khứ đơn hoặc thì hiện tại hoàn thành cho mỗi động từ trong ngoặc 

21. The last time I (play) football was five years ago. 22. While he was sitting on a chair, he (find) out the mistake. 23. Not until I (leave) home did I realize how much I love my father. 24. Who are you waiting for? You (be) her for 6 hours. 25. His parents (die) when he (be) nine years old. 26. After the earthquake, they (become) homeless. 27. He (work) as a manager before he (retire). 28. They said that they (meet) him the night before. 29. She (be) absent from school because of her illness. 30. It (be) very kind of you to help me. Without your help, I couldn’t have finished my homework 

Chia động từ theo thì quá khứ hoàn thành tiếp diễn hoặc thì quá khứ tiếp diễn

1) Jim was on his hands and knees on the floor. He (look)…………………….…….for his cigarette lighter.

2) We (walk)……………………………………...along the road for about 20 minutes before a car stopped and the driver offered us a lift.

3) When I arrived, everyone was sitting round the table with their mouths full. They (eat)…………………………….………….

4) When I arrived, everyone was sitting round the table and talking. Their mouths were empty but their stomachs were full. They (eat)…………………………………………………..…….

5) Ann (wait)…………………………………..for me when I came. She was rather annoyed with me because I was late and she (wait)………………………..…for a long time

2.2. Bài tập thì quá khứ hoàn thành nâng cao

Bài 1: Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì quá khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ hoàn thành

1. After I ___________ the letter, I ____________ that I _________________

the wrong address on it. (POST, REALISE, WRITE)

2. John asked me where I __________________ the day before. (BE)

3. At this time yesterday, we ______________________ for 6 km. (ALREADY WALK)

4. When I ______________ through the streets of Madrid, I _______________ about the magnificent time I ________________ there as a student. (WALK, THINK, SPEND)

5. It was the first time that she __________________ me to dinner. (INVITE)

6. As soon as the maid ___________________ scrubbing the kitchen floor, she _____________

working in the garden. (FINISH, START)

7. We started to worry about Jimmy because we ________________ him all afternoon.

(CALL)

8. They ____________ their way out of town before the sun _______________.

(ALREADY MAKE, RISE)

9. We _______________ for two hours when we finally got to our hotel. (DRIVE)

10. When I ________________ home, I saw that the children _______________.

(ARRIVE, LEAVE)

Bài 2: Hoàn thành đoạn văn sau bằng cách chia động từ ở chỗ trống

Until a few years ago, no one 1.. …………. (hear) of Harry Potter, the young wizard and hero of the children’s book Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. The writer, J K Rowling, 2. ……….. (already / write) several stories and books, but this was the first book that was published. She 3. ..…… (get) the idea for the story of a wizard at magic school while she 4. ………. (travel) on a train to London. By the time the train 5. ………… (reach) King’s Cross station, she 6. ……… (invent) most of the characters. When the book was published in 1997, no one 7. ……………… (imagine) it would be such a tremendous success, but it quickly 8…..(become) a bestseller. While millions of young readers in many countries 9. ……… (enjoy) her first Harry Potter book, J K Rowling 10. …………………… (think) of ideas for the next book in this incredibly popular series.

Exercise 4: Past Perfect Continuous or Past Simple? Chia

động từ ở thì quá khứ hoàn thành tiếp diễn hoặc quá khứ

đơn. Chú ý thì của hai động từ trong một câu là khác nhau.

1. I (wait)____________________ for hours so I was really glad when the bus finally (arrive)____________________.

2. Why (be)____________________ the baby's face so dirty? He (eat)____________________ chocolate.

3. I (see)____________________ John yesterday, but he (run)____________________ so he was too tired to chat.

4. It (rain)____________________ and the pavement (be)____________________ covered with puddles.

5. When I (arrive)____________________ it was clear she (work)____________________. There were papers all over the floor and books everywhere.

6. They (study)____________________ all day so when we (meet)____________________ they were exhausted.

7. The boss (talk)____________________ to clients on Skype for hours so she (want)____________________ a break.

8. I (drink)____________________ coffee all morning. By lunchtime, I

(feel)____________________ really strange!

9. Lucy (hope)____________________ for a new car, so she was really pleased when she (get)____________________ one.

10. I (dream)____________________ about a holiday in Greece. I couldn't believe it when my husband (book)____________________ one as a surprise!

Bài tập 2: Hãy chia động từ ở thì quá khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ tiếp diễn
Câu 8: Alex (wake) __________ up late yesterday and (miss) __________ the bus.
Câu 9: They (watch) __________ TV when the earthquake (begin) __________.
Câu 10: I was very tired yesterday because I (work) __________ hard all day.
Câu 11: Christ often (go) __________ fishing last summer.
Câu 12: As Ann (clean) __________ her room, she (find) __________ her lost
earring.
Câu 13: When I (drop)__________ my cup, the coffee (spill) __________ on my
shirt.
Câu 14: At this time last year we (work) __________ in Saudi Arabia. We (live)
__________ there for five years before moving to England.
Câu 15: When I (study) __________ at university, I (read) a lot of books.
Câu 16: Miss Brown (teach) __________ us last week because our teacher was ill.
Câu 17: He (teach) __________ at Harvard University in 1985.
Câu 18: My sister (always/ ask) __________ silly questions when she was a child.
Câu 19: My sister and I (watch) __________ the cartoons on TV every Saturday last
year.
Câu 20: I (run) __________ to class when I (fall) __________ down the stairs.
Câu 21: My car _____________(break) down when I _____________(drive) home
from work.
Câu 22: Alan _____________(look) out of the window when he
_____________(see) a UFO.
Câu 23: When he _____________(see) me, he _____________(fall) off the wall.
Câu 24: We _____________(try)to log on when the Wifi _____________(stop)
working.
Câu 25: _________ Jim _________(smoke) when he _________(turn) on the gas?
Câu 26: She _____________(be) so tired that she _____________(sleep) for twelve
hours.
Câu 27: The tortoise _____________(run) while the hare _____________(have) a
nap.
Câu 28: I _____________(phone) you four times last night but you
_____________(sleep).
Câu 29: The police __________(ask) them lots of questions before they ___________(release) them.

Chia động từ ở thì quá khứ đơn và thì quá khứ tiếp diễn:

 In my last holiday, I went to Hawaii. When I 1(go)............. to the beach for the first time, something wonderful happened. I 2(swim) .............. in the sea while my mother was sleeping in the sun. My brother was building a castle and my father 3(drink)............. some water. Suddenly I 4.(see)............. a boy on the beach. His eyes were blue like the water in the sea and his hair 5(be) .............. beautiful black. He was very tall and thin and his face was brown. My heart 6(beat).......... fast. I 7.(ask)........... him for his name with a shy voice. He 8.(tell)............ me that his name was John. He 9.(stay) ........... with me the whole afternoon. In the evening, we met again. We ate pizza in a restaurant. The following days we 10(have) ............... a lot of fun together. At the end of my holidays when I left Hawaii I said good-bye to John. We had tears in our eyes. He wrote to me a letter very soon and I answered him.

Exercise 1: Chia các động từ trong ngoặc ở thì Quá khứ đơn hoặc Quá khứ tiếp diễn.

In my last holiday, I went to Hawaii. When I (go) 1…………to the beach for the first time, something wonderful happened. I (swim) 2…………in the sea while my mother was sleeping in the sun. My brother was building a castle and my father (drink) 3 some water. Suddenly I (see) 4…………a boy on the beach. His eyes were blue like the water in the sea and his hair (be) 5…………beautiful black. He was very tall and thin and his face was brown. My heart (beat) 6…………fast. I (ask) 7…………him for his name with a shy voice. He (tell) 8…………me that his name was John. He (stay) 9…………with me the whole afternoon. In the evening, we met again. We ate pizza in a restaurant. The following days we (have) 10…………a lot of fun together. At the end of my holidays when I left Hawaii I said good-bye to John. We had tears in our eyes. He wrote to me a letter very soon and I answered him.

Exercise 2: Chọn đáp án đúng

1.     We …… on the lake when it started to rain so we went home.

A. finished            B. finishing          C. were finishing            D. are finishing

2.     My dad found some money while he …… his suitcase.

A. packing            B. package           C. are packing                D. was packing

3.     My brother ……… in Ireland when he met his girlfriend.

A. study               B. was studying   C. were study                 D. was study

4.     My grandma tried pizza for the first time while she ………. in Italy.

A. staying             B. is staying         C. is stayed                              D. was staying

5.     My mom ………. in the sea when she saw a dolphin.

A. was swimming          B. was swiming    C. were swimming         D. were swiming

6.     ……. it ……. when you woke up this morning?

A. Is….raining     B. was ….. raining         C. is….rain                             D.were…… raining

7.     What …….. when the teacher came?

A. were you doing         B. was you doing C. are you doing            D. are you doing

8.     What did you watch on TV while you …….. dinner yesterday?

A. were having     B. was having      C. were haveing             D. was haveing

9.     The man ………. his letter in the post office at that time.

A. is sending        B. was sending     C. sending            D. was senting

10.                It ………and cloudy when we left Ireland.

A. was rain                    B. was raining      C. is raining          D. rainingExercise 1: Chia các động từ trong ngoặc ở thì Quá khứ đơn hoặc Quá khứ tiếp diễn.

In my last holiday, I went to Hawaii. When I (go) 1…………to the beach for the first time, something wonderful happened. I (swim) 2…………in the sea while my mother was sleeping in the sun. My brother was building a castle and my father (drink) 3 some water. Suddenly I (see) 4…………a boy on the beach. His eyes were blue like the water in the sea and his hair (be) 5…………beautiful black. He was very tall and thin and his face was brown. My heart (beat) 6…………fast. I (ask) 7…………him for his name with a shy voice. He (tell) 8…………me that his name was John. He (stay) 9…………with me the whole afternoon. In the evening, we met again. We ate pizza in a restaurant. The following days we (have) 10…………a lot of fun together. At the end of my holidays when I left Hawaii I said good-bye to John. We had tears in our eyes. He wrote to me a letter very soon and I answered him.

Exercise 2: Chọn đáp án đúng

1.     We …… on the lake when it started to rain so we went home.

A. finished            B. finishing          C. were finishing            D. are finishing

2.     My dad found some money while he …… his suitcase.

A. packing            B. package           C. are packing                D. was packing

3.     My brother ……… in Ireland when he met his girlfriend.

A. study               B. was studying   C. were study                 D. was study

4.     My grandma tried pizza for the first time while she ………. in Italy.

A. staying             B. is staying         C. is stayed                              D. was staying

5.     My mom ………. in the sea when she saw a dolphin.

A. was swimming          B. was swiming    C. were swimming         D. were swiming

6.     ……. it ……. when you woke up this morning?

A. Is….raining     B. was ….. raining         C. is….rain                             D.were…… raining

7.     What …….. when the teacher came?

A. were you doing         B. was you doing C. are you doing            D. are you doing

8.     What did you watch on TV while you …….. dinner yesterday?

A. were having     B. was having      C. were haveing             D. was haveing

9.     The man ………. his letter in the post office at that time.

A. is sending        B. was sending     C. sending            D. was senting

10.                It ………and cloudy when we left Ireland.

A. was rain                    B. was raining      C. is raining          D. raining

Chia động từ ở thì quá khứ đơn

1.     Who (write) ________________________ the song How can I live without you?

2.     (your sister /study) _________________________________ Spanish when she was at university?

3.     (your father /forget) _____________________________________his camera in the company yesterday?

4.     The thieves (steal) _______________________________________the painting in 1998.

5.     Last week, my uncle (not/drive) ___________________________________ me to the school in his new car.

6.     She (not/take) _____________________________________ part in the contest three years ago.

7.     She (not/do) ____________________________________her homework before going to class yesterday.

8.     In 2001, our class (make) ________________________________________a trip to Norwich.

9+10. The weather (be/not) _____________________ really nice, so I (not/want) _______________________ to go out.

11.  The car (not/ stop) ________________________________ at the traffic lights.

12.  (you/have) ___________________________________ a nice weekend in Twain?

13.  She (become) __________________________________ a doctor five years ago.

14.  Mozart (be) _______________________________ a famous musician of more than 600 pieces of music.

15.  We (see) _________________________________ Rose in town a few days ago.

16.  I (go) ___________________________________ to cinema three times last week.