1 Complete the sentences. Use the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
1 .When it _______________________ (stop) raining, we _______________________ (go out) and _______________________ (put) the kayak in the water.
2. While I _______________________ (wait) at the bus stop, I _______________________ (see) an accident.
3 .Suddenly, the man _______________________ (take) the purse from the woman’s handbag and _______________________ (run off).
4 .At 5 p.m. yesterday, I _______________________ (read) a book about Captain Cook and my sister _______________________ (watch) a film about the explorer Robert Falcon Scott.
5. I _______________________ (relax) in the sun when a cloud _______________________ (appear) in the sky.
6. When the sailor _______________________ (open) the box, he _______________________ (find) an old map inside.
7. While everyone _______________________ (argue), I _______________________ (realise) it was a good time to go.
8. As I _______________________ (leave) the party, I finally _______________________ (remember) the man’s name.
9. The man _______________________ (wear) a raincoat and _______________________ (carry) a big suitcase.
10. The girl _______________________ (run) through the forest when she _______________________ (slip) over.
3 Complete the sentences with the correct words. The first letter of each word has been given.
1 It was a bright day in July, but inside the Son Doong C_ _ _ it was very dark and cold.
2 It's a s_ _ _ _ climb to the top of Ben Nevis in the Scottish Highlands, but the view is worth it.
3 Angel Falls, on the Guaja River in Venezuela, is the highest w_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the world.
4 During the day, the temperature in the Sahara d_ _ _ _ _ can reach 50°C, but at night it sometimes falls to below 0°C.
5 The beautiful White C_ _ _ _s of Dover are very high and it’s dangerous to walk too close to the edge.
6 The edges of Lake Como in Italy are s_ _ _ _ _ _ , but it’s quite deep in the middle.
7 Over 1,500 people lost their lives in the early morning of 15 April 1912 when the Titanic sank in the i_ _ waters of the North Atlantic Ocean.
8 You can collect seashells from the s_ _ _ _ in the Maldives, but you can’t take coral pieces.
Complete the text with past simple or past continuous forms of the verbs in brackets. A terrible trip! On the day of the school trip 1 (1)........(wake up) as usual at 8 o'clock to go to school (2)..........(leave) the house when I realised I(3).........(not have) my sandwiches, so I (4).............(run) back inside. I(5).........(set off) again and I..........(6)........(walk) along the road when suddenly it (7)..........(start) to rain. At that moment, my friend Alice (8).........(come) past in her mother's car and they (9)...........(stop) to pick me up. The excursion (10)........(be) to the wildlife park about 15 minutes from our town. When we (11)........(arrive) at school the bus was waiting outside, so we (12) .................(get on) and sat downAlice and I (13).........(talk), so we (14).......(not notice) the other students on the bus. Half an hour later we (15)......(look) out of the window.We (16)........(be) at the museum, not in the park! We looked at the other people around us and we (17).........(see) they were from another class. It (18)........(be) the wrong bus! giúp mình vs ạ
Complete the text with past simple or past continuous forms of the verbs in brackets.A terrible trip!On the day of the school trip 1 (1)....i woke up....(wake up) as usual at 8 o'clock to go to school (2).....I was leaving.....(leave) the house when I realised I(3)....did not have.....(not have) my sandwiches, so I (4)........ran.....(run) back inside. I(5)......set off...(set off) again and I....was walking......(6)........(walk) along the road when suddenly it (7)....started......(start) to rain. At that moment, my friend Alice (8)......was coming...(come) past in her mother's car and they (9).......stopped....(stop) to pick me up. The excursion (10)...was.....(be) to the wildlife park about 15 minutes from our town. When we (11)....arrived....(arrive) at school the bus was waiting outside, so we (12) ........got on.........(get on) and sat downAlice and I (13).......were talking..(talk), so we (14).....did not notice..(not notice) the other students on the bus. Half an hour later we (15)...looked...(look) out of the window.We (16).....were...(be) at the museum, not in the park! We looked at the other people around us and we (17).saw........(see) they were from another class. It (18)..was......(be) the wrong bus! giúp mình vs ạ
Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past perfect or the past continuous.
1. He (give)...........me back the book, (thank)...........me for lending it to him and (say).........that he (enjoy).........it very much; but i (know).........that he (not read)..........it because most of the pages (be)..........still uncut.
2. When he (see)..........his wife off at the station, he (return)..........as he (not have).........to be at the airport till 9.30.
3. He (not have)............to pack, for his wife already (do)............that for him and his case (be)..............ready in the hall.
Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past perfect or the past continuous.
1. He (give)....gave.......me back the book, (thank)......thanked....me for lending it to him and (say)....said.....that he (enjoy)....had enjoyed .....it very much; but i (know)....knew.....that he (not read)...hadn't read......it because most of the pages (be)...were.......still uncut.
2. When he (see)......saw....his wife off at the station, he (return)...returned.......as he (not have)...didn't have......to be at the airport till 9.30.
3. He (not have)......didn't have......to pack, for his wife had already (do)......done......that for him and his case (be)......was........ready in the hall.
II. Give the correct forms of the verbs in brackets using the past simple or past perfect.
1. Mr. Brown (come) ______________ home as soon as he (finish) ______________ his work.
2. I (live) ______________ in Texas for 4 years before I (move) ______________ California.
3. When Mr. Smith (wake) ______________ yesterday morning, breakfast (already be) ______________ ready.
4. Before I (get) ______________ promotion, I (work) ______________ very hard.
5. Yesterday, my mother (pick) ___________ me up from school before we (go) ____________ shopping together.
6. Our grandparent (tell) ____________ us that he (serve) ____________ in the army in 1945.
7. After having dinner with my boyfriend, I (go) ______________ home.
8. Yesterday (be) ______________ the first time Jane (perform) ______________ in front of such large audience.
9. Peter (admit) _____________ he (break) _____________ my favorite vase the day before.
10. What ______________ (you/do) before you (come) ______________ there?
11. Yesterday I (feel) ____________ nervous as I (not prepare) ____________ my presentation carefully.
12. ______________ (Peter/ come) to see you after he (finish) ______________ his work?
13. Mary (prepare) ______________the meal before she (invite) ______________ her new neighbor to have lunch with her.
14. Before I (buy) ______________ a car, I (travel) ______________ by bus for nearly 5 years.
15. As soon as Jane (see) ______________ Jim, she (storm) ______________ out of the room.
1. Mr. Brown (come) came home as soon as he (finish) had finished his work.
2. I (live) had lived in Texas for 4 years before I (move) moved California.
3. When Mr. Smith (wake) waked yesterday morning, breakfast (already be) have already been ready.
4. Before I (get) got promotion, I (work) had worked very hard.
5. Yesterday, my mother (pick) had picked me up from school before we (go) went shopping together.
6. Our grandparent (tell) told us that he (serve) had served in the army in 1945.
7. After having dinner with my boyfriend, I (go) went home.
8. Yesterday (be) was the first time Jane (perform) performed in front of such large audience.
9. Peter (admit) admitted he (break) breaking my favorite vase the day before.
10. What had you done (you/do) before you (come) came there?
11. Yesterday I (feel) felt nervous as I (not prepare) didn't prepare my presentation carefully.
12. Did Peter come (Peter/ come) to see you after he (finish) had finished his work?
13. Mary (prepare) had prepared the meal before she (invite) invited her new neighbor to have lunch with her.
14. Before I (buy) bought a car, I (travel) had traveled by bus for nearly 5 years.
15. As soon as Jane (see) had seen Jim, she (storm) stormed out of the room.
B. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the Past Perfect Simple or the Past Perfect Continuous of the verbs in brackets.
We were tired because we ………………………………….. (drive) for two hours.
Anna ………………………………….. (not stop) studying all day. She didn’t even have one break.
………………………………………….. (the archaeologists / discover) the tomb before they found the treasure?
I ………………………………….. (analyse) the document for hours. That’s why I needed a rest.
We were tired because we …………………had driven……………….. (drive) for two hours.
Anna …………………hadn't stopped……………….. (not stop) studying all day. She didn’t even have one break.
…………………………The archaeologists had discovered……………….. (the archaeologists / discover) the tomb before they found the treasure?
I ……………………had analysed…………….. (analyse) the document for hours. That’s why I needed a rest
We were tired because we …………………had been driving……………….. (drive) for two hours.
Anna …………………hadn't stopped……………….. (not stop) studying all day. She didn’t even have one break.
…………………………Had the archaeologists discovered……………….. (the archaeologists / discover) the tomb before they found the treasure?
I ……………………had analysed…………….. (analyse) the document for hours. That’s why I needed a rest
Exercise 5. Put the verbs in brackets into Past Continuous or Past Simple.
1. I …………………………… (see) Mary in town yesterday but she (not/see) …………………………… me. She………………………… (look) the other way.
2. I …………………………… (cycle) home yesterday when suddenly a man…………………………… (step) out into the road in front of me, I…………………………… (go) quite fast but luckily I …………………………… (manage) to stop in time and ………………………… (not/hit) him.
3. I………………………… (walk) home when I ………………………… (meet) Dan.
4. Tom ………………………… (burn) his hand when he …………………… (cook) the dinner.
5. The telephone …………………………… (ring) while I …………......………… (have) a bath.
6. Beethoven …………......………… (write) nine symphonies. He …………………………….. (write) another symphony when he died.
7. Last Saturday Tom wanted to make two salads. He ................................... (make) the first one in five minutes. He .................................... (make) the second one when his guests ............................ (arrive) and they .............................. (help) him to finish it.
8. The artist Gaudi ............................... (design) several houses in Barcelona, Spain. Later he ............................... (start) work on a church. He ................................. (work) on the church when he .............................. (die).
9. Last month a bank robber ................................... (escape) while the police ...................................... (take) him to prison. Later they ................................ (catch) him again, and this time they ........................................ (lock) him up without any problem.
10.Philip’s football team were lucky last Saturday. After 20 minutes they ...................................... (lose), but in the end they ............................... (win) the game by 4 goals to 2.
11.John Lennon .................................... (sing) and ......................................... (play) on many records with The Beatles. He ............................................ (prepare) a new record when Mark Chapman ........................................... (shoot) him.
12.Yesterday afternoon I ................................................ (study) at home after school when I ......................................... (hear) a loud noise. I .................................... (run) outside. It ................................... (rain) and it ..................................... (be) cold. I ............................................ (see) that smoke ...................................... (come) slowly out of the next house. My father suddenly ........................................ (arrive) and we ................................................ (phone) the fire-brigade because we could hear that some people ........................................ (call) for help. While we ................................... (wait) for the fire-engine to come, I ............................................. (decide) to investigate.
1. I ………………saw…………… (see) Mary in town yesterday but she (not/see) ……………didn't see……………… me. She………………was looking………… (look) the other way.
2. I ……………was cycle……………… (cycle) home yesterday when suddenly a man…………stepped………………… (step) out into the road in front of me, I……………………was going……… (go) quite fast but luckily I ……………managed……………… (manage) to stop in time and …………diddn't hit……………… (not/hit) him.
3. I……………was walking…………… (walk) home when I ……………met…………… (meet) Dan.
4. Tom ………………burnt………… (burn) his hand when he …was cooking ………………… (cook) the dinner.
5. The telephone …………rang………………… (ring) while I ………was having…......………… (have) a bath.
6. Beethoven ………wrote…......………… (write) nine symphonies. He …………………was………….. (write) another symphony when he died.
7. Last Saturday Tom wanted to make two salads. He ........made........................... (make) the first one in five minutes. He .................was making.................. (make) the second one when his guests .................arrived........... (arrive) and they ...........helped................... (help) him to finish it.
8. The artist Gaudi .............desgned .................. (design) several houses in Barcelona, Spain. Later he ..................started............. (start) work on a church. He ..................was working............... (work) on the church when he ..................died............ (die).
9. Last month a bank robber ...........escaped....................... (escape) while the police ...................were taking................... (take) him to prison. Later they ..............caught.................. (catch) him again, and this time they .......................locked................. (lock) him up without any problem.
10.Philip’s football team were lucky last Saturday. After 20 minutes they .............lost......................... (lose), but in the end they .................won.............. (win) the game by 4 goals to 2.
11.John Lennon ...............sang..................... (sing) and ............played............................. (play) on many records with The Beatles. He .......................was preparing..................... (prepare) a new record when Mark Chapman ...............shot............................ (shoot) him.
12.Yesterday afternoon I .............was studying................................... (study) at home after school when I ................heard......................... (hear) a loud noise. I .......................ran............. (run) outside. It ............was raining....................... (rain) and it ................was..................... (be) cold. I ................saw............................ (see) that smoke ..........was coming............................ (come) slowly out of the next house. My father suddenly ............arrived............................ (arrive) and we ..............................phoned.................. (phone) the fire-brigade because we could hear that some people .................were calling....................... (call) for help. While we .........................were waiting.......... (wait) for the fire-engine to come, I ..................................decided........... (decide) to investigate.
1. What she (do)....................... when you (arrive)........... there? She (write)................. a letter.
2. She (have).............. her bath while her sister (get).............. the breakfast ready.
3. The storm (begin)............... at half past ten while the class (study).................... history.
4. When the students (hear)............ the bell, they (get)..................... up and (leave)............
5. Mr Harvery (ask)............. me about my plans the next time he (see)............... me
6. Just as I (leave)................ for home, a student (stop).............. me in the hall.
7. As I (cross) .................... the street, two cars (race)................. by me at full speed.
8. Dorothy and I (just leave).................. the house when the telephone (ring)...........
9. The minute I (hear)............... the news, I (send).............. him a telegram.
10. I (go)................. to ask you to help me , but you (sleep).............. so peacefully when I (look).......... into your room that I (decide)........... to do it alone.
1. What she (do)..........was she doing............. when you (arrive).....arrived...... there? She (write).......was writing.......... a letter.
2. She (have).......was having....... her bath while her sister (get)....was getting.......... the breakfast ready.
3. The storm (begin)......was beggining......... at half past ten while the class (study)........was studying............ history.
4. When the students (hear).......heard..... the bell, they (get).........were getting............ up and (leave).....were leaving.......
5. Mr Harvery (ask)......asked....... me about my plans the next time he (see).....sees.......... me
6. Just as I (leave).......left......... for home, a student (stop).....had stopped......... me in the hall.
7. As I (cross) ......was crossing.............. the street, two cars (race).....were raced............ by me at full speed.
8. Dorothy and I (just leave).....had just left............. the house when the telephone (ring)...rang........
9. The minute I (hear)....heard........... the news, I (send).......sent....... him a telegram.
10. I (go)........went......... to ask you to help me , but you (sleep)......were sleeping........ so peacefully when I (look)....looked...... into your room that I (decide)....decided....... to do it alone.
I. Put the verbs in brackets into the simple present or the present continuous tense.
1.how you (get)..... to work as a rule ?
I usually (go)..... by bus but tomorrow i (go)..... in tom's car.
2. Why you (put)...... on your coat ?
I ( go)....... for a walk. You (come)...... with me ?
Yes, i'd love to come. You (mind)...... if bring my dog ?
3. How much you (owe)
..... him ?
I (owe)....... him j5
You ( intend)....... to pay him?
II. Put the verbs in brackets into the simple past or the past continuous tense.
1. I just ( open) ....... the letter when the wind (blow).......it out of my hand.
2. The burglar (open)....... the safe when he (hear).... footsteps. He immediately (put)........ out his torch and ( crawl)........ under the bed
3. When i (look)...... for my passport i (find)...... this old photograph
I. Put the verbs in brackets into the simple present or the present continuous tense.
1.how do you (get)...get.. to work as a rule ?
I usually (go)...go.. by bus but tomorrow i (go)..am going... in tom's car.
2. Why do you (put)...put... on your coat ?
I ( go).....go.. for a walk. Do You (come)...come.. with me ?
Yes, i'd love to come. Do You (mind)...mind... if bring my dog ?
3. How much do you owe (owe) him ?
I (owe)..owe..... him j5
Do You ( intend)...intend.... to pay him?
II. Put the verbs in brackets into the simple past or the past continuous tense.
1. I was just ( open) ...opening.... the letter when the wind (blow)....blowed...it out of my hand.
2. The burglar (open)...was opening.... the safe when he (hear).heard... footsteps. He immediately (put).....put... out his torch and ( crawl)...crawled..... under the bed
3. When i (look)...looked... for my passport i (find)..found .... this old photograph
I. Put the verbs in brackets into the simple present or the present continuous tense.
1.how DO you (get)...GET.. to work as a rule ?
I usually (go)..GO... by bus but tomorrow i (go)...AM GOING .. in tom's car.
2. Why ĐO you (put)..PUT.... on your coat ?
I ( go)....GO... for a walk. DO You (come)..COME.... with me ?
Yes, i'd love to come. DO You (mind)...NIND... if bring my dog ?
3. How much DO you (owe)
...OWE.. him ?
I (owe)...OWE.... him j5
ĐO You ( intend)....INTEND... to pay him?
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I. Đặt các động từ trong ngoặc ở thì hiện tại đơn hoặc thì hiện tại tiếp diễn.
1. làm thế nào bạn (có được) ..... để làm việc như một quy tắc?
Tôi thường (đi) ..... bằng xe buýt nhưng ngày mai tôi (đi) ..... bằng xe của tom.
2. Why you (put) ...... on your coat?
Tôi (đi) ....... đi dạo. Bạn (đến) ...... với tôi?
Vâng, tôi rất muốn đến. Bạn (phiền) ...... nếu mang theo con chó của tôi?
3. Bạn (nợ) bao nhiêu
..... anh ta ?
Tôi (nợ) ....... anh ấy j5
Bạn (định) ....... trả tiền cho anh ta?
II. Đặt các động từ trong ngoặc ở quá khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ tiếp diễn.
1. Tôi chỉ (mở) ....... lá thư khi gió (thổi) ....... nó ra khỏi tay tôi.
2. Tên trộm (mở) ....... két sắt khi hắn (nghe) .... tiếng bước chân. Anh ấy ngay lập tức (đặt) ........ ra khỏi ngọn đuốc và (bò) ........ dưới gầm giường
3. Khi tôi (nhìn) ...... cho hộ chiếu của mình, tôi (tìm) ...... bức ảnh cũ này
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Complete the sentences with the past simple or would + the infinitive without to form of the verbs in brackets.
1 I wish I _________(have) a brother or sister.
2 If only they _________(stop) talking - I can't hear the film.
3 I wish you _________ (take) a photo of me so I could send it to my friends.
4 If only we _________ (understand) Spanish, we could ask for directions.
5 I wish you _________(like) Chinese food; I don't want pizza again.
6 I wish you _________(finish) that burger; I don't like the smell.
1 I wish I had (have) a brother or sister.
(Tôi ước mình có anh trai hoặc em gái.)
2 If only they would stop (stop) talking - I can't hear the film.
(Giá như họ ngừng nói chuyện - Tôi không thể nghe thấy bộ phim.)
3 I wish you would take (take) a photo of me so I could send it to my friends.
(Tôi ước bạn sẽ chụp một bức ảnh của tôi để tôi có thể gửi cho bạn bè của mình.)
4 If only we understood (understand) Spanish, we could ask for directions.
(Giá như chúng tôi hiểu tiếng Tây Ban Nha, chúng tôi có thể hỏi đường.)
5 I wish you liked (like) Chinese food; I don't want pizza again.
(Tôi ước bạn thích đồ ăn Trung Quốc; Tôi không muốn ăn pizza nữa.)
6 I wish you would finish (finish) that burger; I don't like the smell.
(Tôi ước bạn sẽ ăn hết cái bánh mì kẹp thịt đó; Tôi không thích cái mùi đó.)
