1. was listening / heard
2. was watching / were playing
3. saw / was cycling
4. was not shopping / phoned

1. was listening / heard

2. was watching / were playing

3. saw / was cycling

4. was not shopping / phoned

1 We were having dinner while they were listening to the radio

2 She was sleeping when the fire started

3 What were you doing when it began to rain

4 The farrmer started to whistle when he was ploughing in the field

5 What were they doing when you came

6 She was reading a book when the man came

7 They were working in the field when a volcano erupted

8 The ship was leaving the harbor when lava hit the town

9 The headmaster was going in his car when someone hit him on his head

Công thức chung:

S₁+V_II+conjuntion+S₂+V(ed)

1 was listening - knocked

2 began - were running

3 were having - arrived

4 were playing - got

6 rang - was having

7 Was - driving - happened

8 is still doing

9 goes

10 watch - watched

11 are riding

1 was listening - knocked

2 began - were running

3 were having - arrived

4 were playing - got

6 rang - was having

7 Was - driving - happened

8 is still doing

9 goes

10 watch - watched

11 are riding

Use suitable tense to complete the sentences below, underline the hints:
1. Last night, while I (listen)...was listening.......to the concert, somebody (knock).....knock.....at the door.
2. Yesterday, it (begin).....began.....to tain when we (run)....were running......
3. Two days ago, when we (have).....were having.....dinner, he (arrive)....arrived......
4. Last weekend, when they (play)....were playing......tennis when we (get)....got......there.
5. Last Friday, they (play).....were playing.....tennis when we (get).....got.....there.
6. Three hours ago, the telephone (ring)......rang....when I (have).....was having.....my bath.
7. ...was.......she (drive).....driving.....very quickly when the accident (happen).......happened...?
8. At 9:30 am she was still (do).....doing.....her homework.
9. She usuallly (go)....goes......to the supermarket with her mom.
10. She and her sister rarely (watch)....watches......horrow movie, but last night she (watch)...watched.......one.
11. Be careful! You (ride)......are riding....too fast.

1 am cleaning

2 is coming

3 am talking

4 does - go

5 did they give

6 don't midn cooking

7 detest eating

8 have live - since

9 has -read - for

10 was going flying kites

V. Give the correct forms of the verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences. (0.8 pts)

1. I (listen)………………was listening…………….to the music when the phone rang.

2. I (collect) ……………collected………………….stamps since I was a child.

3. My best friends don’t mind (help) …………helping………………. me with my homework

4. Don’t forget (post) …………to post…………. the letter for me!

V. Give the correct forms of the words in brackets to complete the following sentences. (0.8 pts)

1. The ............workers................ from Genoa enjoyed wearing jeans.                                           WORK

2. The Saigon Giai Phong is a .................daily.............. newspaper.                                         DAY

3. ...................unfortunately............., I lost my keys on the way home.                                                 FORTUNATE

4. Water ................consumption............... is increasing this summer.                                                    CONSUME

Turn the following sentences into the active voice .

1 . When was this radio manufactured ?

-> When did they manufacture this radio?

2 . They coudn't be found anywhere .

-> People couldn't find them anywhere.

3 . Please wait here while your luggage is being examined .

-> Please wait here while I am examine your luggage.

4 . For a long time the earth was believed to be flat .

-> For a long time, people believed that the earth was flat.

1/ I ( drop) was dropping my bag when I (run) ran for a bus.

2/ They ( buy) bought a new house some weeks ago but they ( not move) haven't moved into it yet.

3/ He usually ( learn) learns his lesson in the evening but last night when I ( get) got to his house, he (listen) was listening to the radio.

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

5/ While I ( walk) was walking around the park, I (see) saw Mr john.

1 The Van Phuc silk producers have expended their silk garment goods ____ ( so that/when because/although) they can satisfy the varied demand for their silk
2 ____ ( because/while/since/although) these silk scarves are very expensive. A great number of tourist want to buy them
3 We expected her at nine but she finally ____ ( turned up/turned out/came over/grew up) eleven
4 Production methods in the village are normally ____ ( passed away/passed out/passed up/passed down) from ancestors to the younger generations
5 She the skilled at ____ (giving/weaving/doing/carving) cloth
6 The follower was ____ (carved/molded/cast/given) out of a single piece of valuable wood
7 Along with the Ao Dai, the ____ is a cultural symbol of Vietnamese people ( conical hat/ silk/ lantern)
8 Dong Ho ____ (paintings/paint/painting/painted) are simple meaning ful and created for the mass
9 Thanh Ha ____ (pottery/pot/tour/product) village in Hoi An is famous for its manually crafted products
10 Choose the world which is stressed diffirently from the rest
   A. scuplture     B. measure
   C. painting        D. facility

The family went to bed. While they were sleeping, the heater broke down

We were watching TV when we got a message saying that our flight was canceled

The waiter gave us a menu. While we were ordering, people started running to the bathroom

He was taking photos when a camel chased after him