1.Last Saturday, Tom wanted to make two salads. He (make)made the  first one in five minutes. He (make)was making the second one when his guests (arrive)arrived  and they (help)helped him to finish it.

 2. The artist Gaudi (design)designed several houses in Barcelona, Spain. Late he (start)started work on a church. He (work)was working on the church when he (die)died.

               Good luck to you!

  1. Last Saturday, Tom wanted to make two salads. He made the  first one in five minutes. He was making the second one when his guests arived  and they helped him to finish it

 2. The artist Gaudi designed several houses in Barcelona, Spain. Late he started work on a church. He was working on the church when he died.

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was/ were flying

was/were crying

was/were seeing

caught-was taking

went-were discussing

was giving-began

 1. Philip's football team were lucky last Saturday. After 20 minutes they losed , but it the end they were winning the game by 44 goals to 2

2. John Lenno sang and played on many records with the Beatles. He prepare a new record when Mark Chapman was shooting  him

 1. Philip's football team were lucky last Saturday. After 20 minutes they (loselosed, but it the end they (win) were winning the game by 44 goals to 2

2. John Lenno (sing)sang and (play)played...on many records with the Beatles. He prepare a new record when Mark Chapman (shoot)was sooting. him

                   good luck to you!

1.Philip's football team were lucky last Saturday.After 20 minutes they losed , but it the end they were winning the game by 44 goals to 2

2.John Lenno sang and played on many records with the Beatles.He prepare a new record when Mark Chapman was shooting him

1.The aeroplane catched fire just when it was taking off

2.The lights went out when we were discussing the plans for the following morning

3.Proesor Ward gave the lecture when the students' riots were beginning

1.The aeroplane ....was catching... fire just when it .....took...... off

2.The lights ...went... out when we...were discussing...the plans for the following morning

3.Proesor Ward ..was giving.... the lecture when the students' riots ...began...

Exercise 2: Past Simple or Past Continuous? Chia động từ ở

thì quá khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ tiếp diễn cho phù hợp

1. We (eat)_________were eating___________ dinner at 8pm last night (we started eating

at 7:30).

2. Yesterday I (go)______went______________ to the Post Office,

(buy)_____________bought_______ some fruit at the supermarket and

(read)__________read__________ a book in the park in the afternoon.

3. We (watch)______were watching______________ TV when we (hear)____________heard________ a

loud noise.

4. Julie (be)_________was___________ in the garden when Laurence

(arrive)_________arrive___________.

5. A: What (do)_________were you doing___________ at 3pm yesterday?

B: I (clean)__________was cleaning__________ my house.

6. Last year I (visit)______visited______________ Paris and Rome.

7. They (have)__________were having__________ dinner when the police

(come)___________came_________ to the door.

8. He (work)________was working____________ in the garden when he

(find)___________found_________ the money.

9. Laura (study)________was studying____________ at 11pm last night.

10. He (sleep)_________was sleeping___________ when the doorbell

(ring)__________rang__________.

11. I (walk)_________was walking___________ along the road when I

12. (meet)___________met_________ an old friend.

13. It (be)_____________was_______ a day in December. Snow

(fall)____________was falling________ , children (sing)_________were singing___________ carols and

people (do)________were doing____________ their Christmas shopping.

14. My ex-boyfriend (be)_______was_____________ so annoying! He (always

miss)_______was always missing_____________ the bus and arriving late.

15. When I (call)_______called_____________ Julie, she (work)_________was working___________.

16. Why (cry)___________were you crying_________ when I (arrive)__________arrived__________?

17. When he (get)_____got_______________ home we started to eat dinner.

18. At 10 am yesterday, I (sit)________was sitting____________ on a bus.

19. I (enjoy)___________was enjoying_________ my book so much that I

(not/notice)_______didn't notice_____________ that the train had stopped.

20. David (not/sleep)________wasn't sleeping____________ when I (arrive)_________arrived___________ ,

he (study)________was studying____________ .

21. Mr Black (not/work)_____wasn't working_______________ in the garden at 10pm last night.

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).....went........ to the beach for the first time, something wonderful happened. I 2(swim) ......was swimming........ in the sea while my mother was sleeping in the sun. My brother was building a castle and my father 3(drink)....was drinking......... some water. Suddenly I 4.(see).........saw.... a boy on the beach. His eyes were blue like the water in the sea and his hair 5(be) ..........was.... beautiful black. He was very tall and thin and his face was brown. My heart 6(beat)......was beating.... fast. I 7.(ask).....asked...... him for his name with a shy voice. He 8.(tell)...told......... me that his name was John. He 9.(stay) ....stayed....... with me the whole afternoon. In the evening, we met again. We ate pizza in a restaurant. The following days we 10(have) .........had...... 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.

1 went

2 was swimming

3 was drinking

4saw

5 was

6beated

7 asked

8 told

9 stayed

10 had

1. went

2. was swimming

3. was drinking

4. saw

5. was

6. was beating

7. asked

8. told

9. stayed

10. had

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) went to the beach for the first time, something wonderful happened. I (swim) was swimming in the sea while my mother was sleeping in the sun. My brother was building a castle and my father (drink) was drinking some water. Suddenly I (see) saw a boy on the beach. His eyes were blue like the water in the sea and his hair (be) was beautiful black. He was very tall and thin and his face was brown. My heart (beat)beat fast. I (ask) asked him for his name with a shy voice. He (tell) told me that his name was John. He (stay)stayed with me the whole afternoon. In the evening, we met again. We ate pizza in a restaurant. The following days we (have)had 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

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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) was going to the beach for the first time, something wonderful happened. I (swim) was swimming in the sea while my mother was sleeping in the sun. My brother was building a castle and my father (drink) was drinking some water. Suddenly I (see)saw a boy on the beach. His eyes were blue like the water in the sea and his hair (be) was beautiful black. He was very tall and thin and his face was brown. My heart (beat) beat fast. I (ask) asked him for his name with a shy voice. He (tell) told me that his name was John. He (stay) stayed with me the whole afternoon. In the evening, we met again. We ate pizza in a restaurant. The following days we (have) had 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

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1. While they …………WERE TRAVELLING………… (travel) to China, Marco ……WORKED……………(work) in Italy.

2. While he ………WAS FLYING…………. (fly) off the Miami Coast, the pilot …SAW………….. (see) sharks approaching the swimmers.

3. She ………ĐIE……… (die) while she …WAS RUNNING……………….. (run) after a bus.

4. She……THINKED……………… (think) of something else while you ……WERE TALKING………….. (talk) to her.

5. I ……SAW…….. (see) her while I ………WAS LOOKING…………. (look) out of the window.

6. While the teacher ………WAS TALKING………….. (talk), the students ……LOOKED……….….. (look) at an insect on the ceiling.

7. While I ……WAS STUDYING…….. (study) last night, Fred ……DROPPED BY…………(drop by) to visit me.

8. My roommate’s parents……CALLED……. (call) him last night while we………WERE WATCHING…….... (watch) TV.

1. While they ……were travelling……………… (travel) to China, Marco ………worked…………(work) in Italy.

2. While he ……was flying……………. (fly) off the Miami Coast, the pilot ……saw……….. (see) sharks approaching the swimmers.

3. She ………died……… (die) while she ………was running………….. (run) after a bus.

4. She………thought…………… (think) of something else while you ………was talking……….. (talk) to her.

5. I ……saw…….. (see) her while I ………was looking…………. (look) out of the window.

6. While the teacher …………was talking……….. (talk), the students ………looked…….….. (look) at an insect on the ceiling.

7. While I ………was studying….. (study) last night, Fred ………dropped by………(drop by) to visit me.

8. My roommate’s parents………called…. (call) him last night while we…………were watching….... (watch) TV.