11. They …….tea when the doorbell …….. A. have/is ringing B. were having/rang C. had had/ rang D. having/ringing

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12. Father ……his pipe while mother ……a magazine. A. smoked/read C. had smoked/read B. was smoking/was reading D. smoking/reading => Hai hđ đag xảy ra song song đồng thời trong quá khứ

13. When I …..into the office, my boss ……for me. A. came/was waiting B. was coming/waited C. had come/waited D. came/waiting

14. When I ……John, he ……across the road. A. see/ walks B. see/was walking C. saw/was walking D. saw/is walking

15. When he ……, we …… dinner. A. arrived/having B. arrived/were having C. was arriving/had D. had arrived/had

16. While they ……chess, we …….the shopping. A. playing/doing B. were playing/doing C. played/did D. were playing/were doing

17. They …….football when the lights in the stadium ……out. A. were playing/went B. played/was going C. were playing/ was going D. playing/went

18. While George and John …..their room, she ……the ironing. A. cleaning/doing B. were cleaning/was doing C. were cleaning/doing D. cleaning/was doing

19. While I ……TV last night, a mouse ran across the floor. A. watch B. watched C. was watching D. am watching

20. While George and John …..their room, she …….the ironing. A. cleaning/doing B. were cleaning/was doing C. were cleaning/doing D. cleaning/was doing

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31. Since both teams __________ exceptionally well recently, no one knew what _________ from the match.
a. are playing/to be expecting b. have played/ having expected
c. play/ to have expected d. had been playing/to expect
32. When ________ house, we asked the owner of the car in front of the building _________ his vehicle so
that the van carrying our possessions could park there.
a. moving/to move b. having moved/ moving
c. to be moving/ move d. to move/having moved
33. It took me so long ___________ home that some of the flowers I had bought earlier in the day had
dropped so much that even _________ them in water couldn’t revive them.
a. getting/to have put b. to be getting/ to put
c. to get/ putting d. to have got/ having put
34. _________twice, he didn’t want to try again.
a. Fail b. Failing c. Having failed d. To fail
35. While Tom __________ , Amely____________a documentary on TV.
a. was reading / was watching b. read/watches
c. read/watched d. reads/watching
36. Marvin __________ home, ____________on the computer and __________his emails.
a. come/ switching/ check b. came / switched / checked
c. coming/switch/checking d. coming/ switched/ checked
37. The thief _____________into the house, _________ the jewels and ___________ without a trace.
a. sneaked /stole / left b. sneaking/stolen/ leave
c. sneaks/ stole/leave d. have sneaked/stolen/ left
38. Nobody ____________while the teacher ______________the tenses.
a. listen/explain b. listening/is explaining
c. listened / was explaining d. listens/was explaining
39. While we __________a sight-seeing tour, our friends _____________ on the beach.
a. doing/ lie b. have done/lied c. were doing – were lying d. do/ lying
40. He __________in the country for ten years when he first __________to London.
a. has lived/ come b. had lived /came c. lived/ came d. lives/ came

Choose the best answer.

1. I ( met/was meeting) a friend while i ( did/ was doing) the shopping.

2. I( turned/ was turning) round and ( saw/ was seeing) paula.

3. She ( wore/ was wearing) a bright red coat when i saw her.

4. I( paid/ was paying) for me things when i ( heard / was hearing) call my name.

5. We ( left / was leaving) the cafe and ( said/ was saying) goodbye.

6. This time last month we ( took/ were taking) the final test.

7. While we( had/ were having) a drink, a waiter ( dropped/ was dropping ) a pile of plates.

8. When i( came/ was coming), he ( read/ was reading) books.

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Ex3:Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or progressive tense:

1.When I (arrive)arrived at his house yesterday,he was still (sleep)sleeping

2.The light (go)went out while we (have)were having dinner

3.The last time i (see)saw him,he (wear)was wearing a grey suit

4.Just as i (leave)was leaving,a student (stop)stopped me in the hall

5.Nam (play)was playing football when he (break)broke his leg

6.While the two thieves (argue)were arguing,someone (steal)stole their car

7.They (build)were building a new bridge when i (be)was there 2 months ago

8.He (sit)was sitting in a cafe when i (see)saw him last Sunday

9.When i (come)came to vist her last night,she (have)was having a bath

10.What were you (do)doing when i (phone)phoned you on Monday?

Ex4:Choose the best answer:

1.I (met/was meeting) a friend while i (did/was doing) the shopping

2.I (turned/was turning) roun and (saw/was seeing) Paula

3.She (wore/was wearing) a bright red coat when i saw her

4.I (paid/was paying) for my things when i (heard/was hearing) call my name

5.We (left/was leaving) the cafe and (said/was saying) goodbye

6.This time last month we (took/were talking) the final test

7.While we (had/were having) a drink,a waiter (dropped/was dropping) a pile of plates

8.When i (came/was coming),he (read/was reading) books

9. While my mother (cook/was cooking),my father (read/was reading)newspapers

10.My brother (was playing/played) video games when i (came/was coming)

Question 41.    When I ………. home this after dinner, my mother had cooked dinner already.

            A. come                                   B. was coming            C. came                       D. would come

Question 42.    We often get ………. early in the morning so that we can go to school on time.

A. at                                        B. in                            C. up                           D. on

Question 43. ………. 2000, our family had lived in this city for 25 years.

            A. By                                      B. in                            C. at                            D. Before

Question 44. Nobody in my class likes that boy because he is very ……….. .

            A. lazy                                     B. laziness                   C. lazily                       D. lazy

Question 45. His doctor suggested that he ……….. his working hours and take some exercise.

            A. reduce                                B. should reduce         C. reducing                 D. reduces

Question 46. The mother was so astonished ………. that her smart son failed the exam.

            A. hear                                    B. hearing                    C. heard                      D. to hear

Question 47. Turn off the gas. Don’t you see that the kettle ………. ?

            A. boils                                    B. is boiling                 C. boiled                     D. has boiled

Question 48. She ………. Victoria once in 1993 before she moved there in 1996.

            A. would visit                         B. visited                     C. had visited              D. were visiting

Question 49. ………. you pour oil on water, it will float.

A. After                                  B. If                            C. When                      D. Unless

41 - C

42 - C

43 - D

44 - A

45 - A

46 - D

47 - B 

48 - C

49 - B

1/ She _________ the house last weekend.

A. was cleaning B. cleans C. clean D. cleaned

2. I _________ a little English before I went to Singapore.

A. study B. had studied C. had study D. have studied

3/ Why _________ you absent yesterday ?

A. did B. are C. was D.were

4/ Who _________ you at the airport last month?

A. meet B. met C. did meet D. were meet

5/ When he _________ , she was cleaning her room.

A. arrives B. arrived C. is arriving D. was arriving

6/ Last night, the police _________ me on my way home.

A. is stopping B. stopped C. stops D. was stopping

7/ Mai and Huong _________ their last summer vacation on the farm.

A. don’t spend B. aren’t spent C. didn’t spend D. weren’t spent

8/ What _________ you _________ last night?

A. do / do B. did / do C. do / did D. were / doing

9/ Before I went to bed, I _________ my teeth.

A. have brushed B. had brushed C. brushed D. brush

10/ The floor _________ with a sheet of plastic five days ago. A. covered B. was covering C. was covered D. is covered 11/ Before my mother came home, my brother _________ food on the table.

A. had prepared B. have prepared C. prepared D. had prepare

12/ Phong _________ with his friends last month.

A. went fish B. went fished C. went fishing D. went to fish

13/ I watched movie after I _________ my homework.

A. have completed B. had complete C. had completed D. completed

14/ She _________ breakfast at 8.30 yesterday morning.

A. had B. is having C. was having D. has

15/ When I got up, it _________.

A. rains B. rained C. is raining D. was raining

16/ Mrs. Thu _________ the newspaper while her husband was watching T.V. A. was reading B. is reading C. reads D. read

17/ Mr. Quang fell over while he _________ basketball.

A. was playing B. is playing C.played D. plays

18/ When I came home, everybody _________ the television.

A. watched B. were watching C. was watching D. is watching

19/ My father _________ out when my sister arrived at the zoo .

A. goes B. have gone C. has gone D. had gone

20/ Alice _________ a Vietnamese person until he met Nam.

A. had never met B. have never met C. never met D. never have met