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.

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

b. I ( turned/ was turning) round and ( saw/ was seeing) Paula

c. She ( worn/ was wearing) a bright red hat at 8 o'clock last night

d. I (paid/ was paying) for my things when I (heard/ was hearing) someone called my name

e. This time last Sunday, we ( took/ were taking) the final exam

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

g. While they ( walked/ were walking) in the park,I ( worked/ was working) in the garden

h. My classmates ( waited/ were waiting) for me when I ( arrived/ was arriving)

i. The door bell ( rang/ was ringing) while he ( read/ was reading) an interesting novel

j. When Jane ( took/ was taking) a photograph for me , I ( had/ was having ) a bath

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

b. I ( turned/ was turning) round and ( saw/ was seeing) Paula

c. She ( worn/ was wearing) a bright red hat at 8 o'clock last night

d. I (paid/ was paying) for my things when I (heard/ was hearing) someone called my name

e. This time last Sunday, we ( took/ were taking) the final exam

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

g. While they ( walked/ were walking) in the park,I ( worked/ was working) in the garden

h. My classmates ( waited/ were waiting) for me when I ( arrived/ was arriving)

i. The door bell ( rang/ was ringing) while he ( read/ was reading) an interesting novel

j. When Jane ( took/ was taking) a photograph for me , I ( had/ was having ) a bath

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

b. I ( turned/ was turning) round and ( saw/ was seeing) Paula

c. She ( worn/ was wearing) a bright red hat at 8 o'clock last night

d. I (paid/ was paying) for my things when I (heard/ was hearing) someone called my name

e. This time last Sunday, we ( took/ were taking) the final exam

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

g. While they ( walked/ were walking) in the park,I ( worked/ was working) in the garden

h. My classmates ( waited/ were waiting) for me when I ( arrived/ was arriving)

i. The door bell ( rang/ was ringing) while he ( read/ was reading) an interesting novel

j. When Jane ( took/ was taking) a photograph for me , I ( had/ was having ) a bath

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

b. I ( turned/ was turning) round and ( saw/ was seeing) Paula

c. She ( worn/ was wearing) a bright red hat at 8 o'clock last night

d. I (paid/ was paying) for my things when I (heard/ was hearing) someone called my name

e. This time last Sunday, we ( took/ were taking) the final exam

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

g. While they ( walked/ were walking) in the park,I ( worked/ was working) in the garden

h. My classmates ( waited/ were waiting) for me when I ( arrived/ was arriving)

i. The door bell ( rang/ was ringing) while he ( read/ was reading) an interesting novel

j. When Jane ( took/ was taking) a photograph for me , I ( had/ was having ) a bath.

Bài 1: COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES, USING THE PAST OF THE VERBS GIVEN.
[ buy take go return be wear eat receive]
1. The sea food was very delicious
2. Hoa...received.....a letter from her penpal Tim yesterday
3. I.....went.....to the movie theater last night
4. They.....ate.....fish and crab for their lunch
5. Liz......returned..to HaNoi from NhaTrang two days ago
6.She...wore....a blue dress in her last birthday party.
7. Mr Jobinson......bought....Liz a cap
8. He..............took..........his children to the zoo last Sunday
Bai 2: FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF "TO BE ": AM , IS, ARE, WAS, WERE
1.The homewotk..was........very difficult yesterday (hearing) call my name.
2.I (paid/was paying) for my things when I (heard/was stay) with her sister until she finds somewhere
3. We (left/was leaving) the cafe and (said/ was saying) goodbye.
4. This time last month we (took/were taking) the final test.
5. While we (had/were having) a drink , a waiter (dropped/ was dropping) a pile of plates.
6. When I (came/ was coming), he (read/was reading) books.
Bai 3 : THE PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS.
1. Sonia (look)....looks..for a place to live
2. The children ..were...in the park five minutes ago.
3. Nha Trang ....is....a beautiful place
4. I ...was......late for school yesterday.
5. Where ...was....she yesterday?
6. We..are......tired today. We .were.....at the party last night .
7. She....is........unhappy because she doesn't have any friend in the city .
8. .......were......you at home yesterday morning?

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)

III. Use the given words to complete the letter below.

Dear Lan,

1. Dave / I / have / best holiday / our lives.

>> Dave and I have had the best holiday in our lives

2. We / be / Barbados / one / most lovely islands / Caribbean.

>> We were in Barbados, one of the most lovely islands in Caribean

3. Although / it / much smaller / Jamaica / there seem / be / much more / do / Jamaica.

>> Although it was much smaller than Jamaica, there seemed to be much more do in Jamaica

4. Moreover / people here / seem / be / friendlier / those / other islands.

>> Moreover, people here seemed to be friendlier than those in other islands

5. We / stay / most modern hotel / I / ever / see.

>> We have stayed in the most modern hotel that I had ever seen

6. It / large / cool / and / many people / think / it / best hotel / island

>> It was so large and cool that many people though that it was the best hotel in the island

7. It / comfortable / than / any / other / hotels.

>> It was more comfortable than any other hotels

8. Nearest beach / less / hundredmeters / away.

>> The nearest beach was less than hundred meters away

9. So / we / spend / lot / time / swim / sea.

>> So we spent a lot of time swimming in the sea

10. It / really good / and / I wish / you / be / here.

>> It was really good and I wish you were here

1. Dave/ I/ have/ best holiday/ our lives!
Dave and I have had the best holiday in our lives

2. We/ be/ Barbados/ one/ most lovely islands/ Caribbean.
We were in Barbados, one of the most lovely islands in Caribean

3. Although/ it/ much/ smaller/ Jamaica/ there seem/ be/ much more/ do/ Jamaica.
Although it is much smaller than Jamaica, there seems to be much more do in Jamaica

4. Moreover/ people here/ seem/ be/ friendlier/ those/ other islands.
Moreover, people here seem to be friendlier than those in other islands

5. We/ stay/ most modern hotel/ I/ ever/ seen.
We stayed in the most modern hotel that I had ever seen

6. It/ large/ cool/ and/ many people/ think/ it/ best hotel / island.
It was so large and cool that many peopla thought that it was the best hotel in the island

7. It/ comfortable/ than/ any/ other hotels.
It was more comfortabal than any other hotels

8. Nearest beach/ less/ hundred meters/ away.
The nearest beach was less than hundred meters away

9. So/ we/ spend/ lot/ time/ swim/ sea.
So we spent a lot of time swimming in the sea

10. It/ really good/ and/ I wish/ you/ be/ here.
It was really good and I wish you were here

I. 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.

4. You (always watch/ are always watching) television. You should do something more active.

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

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

7. This time last Monday we (took/ were taking) the final test.

8. Mr. Blair (always goes/ is always going) to work by bus.

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

10. John is never satisfied. He (always complains/ is always complaining).

II. Choose the given to complete the following sentences: while/ during/ for/ since.

1. Mrs. Quyen has been in New York __since___ July 1st.

2. I fell and hurt myself ___since___ I was playing tennis.

3. It started to rain ___during ___ the match.

4. We have played tennis ___for__ two hours.

5. ____During __ the summer I stayed on a farm in New Mexico.

6. I learned Italian ___while___ I was there.

7. I haven’t met him ____since__ we left Washington.

8. We went on holiday to Florida ___for___ three weeks.

9. ___During___ the meal we exchanged news.

10. __While ____ I was talking to Barbara, I learned that Tony was in hospital.

III. Use the given words to complete the letter below.

1. Dave/ I/ have/ best holiday/ our lives!
Dave and I have had the best holiday in our lives
2. We/ be/ Barbados/ one/ most lovely islands/ Caribbean.
We were in Barbados, one of the most lovely islands in Caribean
3. Although/ it/ much/ smaller/ Jamaica/ there seem/ be/ much more/ do/ Jamaica.
Although it is much smaller than Jamaica, there seems to be much more do in Jamaica
4. Moreover/ people here/ seem/ be/ friendlier/ those/ other islands.
Moreover, people here seem to be friendlier than those in other islands
5. We/ stay/ most modern hotel/ I/ ever/ seen.
We stayed in the most modern hotel that I had ever seen
6. It/ large/ cool/ and/ many people/ think/ it/ best hotel / island.
It was so large and cool that many peopla thought that it was the best hotel in the island
7. It/ comfortable/ than/ any/ other hotels.
It was more comfortabal than any other hotels
8. Nearest beach/ less/ hundred meters/ away.
The nearest beach was less than hundred meters away
9. So/ we/ spend/ lot/ time/ swim/ sea.
So we spent a lot of time swimming in the sea
10. It/ really good/ and/ I wish/ you/ be/ here.
It was really good and I wish you were here

1. was taking off -> took off

2. were spending -> spent

3. listened -> was listening

4. was starting -> started

1. was taking off -> took off

2. were spending -> spent

3. listened -> was listening

4. was starting -> started

1. Loan burnt her hand while she was cooking (cook) dinner.

2. I (meet) met a friend while I was doing (do) the shopping.

3. I (pay) was paying for my things when I (hear) heard someone call my name.

4. I (turn) was turning round and (see) saw Phan.

5. While he (have) was having a drink, a waiter (drop) dropped a pile of plates.

6. While the waiter (pick) was picking up the broken plates, he (cut) cut his finger.

7. We (take) were taking a short test when the earthquake (begin) began.

8. Mr.Lan (read) was reading the newspaper while his wife (prepare) was preparing dinner.

9. The fire (break) broke out when they (work) were working on the twentieth floor of the skyscraper.

10. The car (travel) was travelling at high speed when it (strike) stroke the child.