Hãy đặt động từ trong ngoặc ở dạng đúng: quá khứ hay quá khứ tiếp diễn

1. When I ( clean)....was cleaning . the house I ( find) ...found .. some old letters

2. The doorbell ( ring) ..rang ... while I ( have) ..was having ... a bath

3. They ( have ) ..had ... an accident when they ( drive )...were driving .... home from holidays

4. When I ( look) ..was looking ... out of the window, I ( realise ).realised ..... that it ( rain) ...was raining ...

5. I ( meet) ..met . my wife when we ( live ) .were living .... in the north

6. I suddenly ( get ) ...was getting .. a goood idea while I ( wash )...was washing ...

7. When I (look)..was looking ... up, water ( come)..came ..... through the ceiling

8. I ( drive)..was driving .. on the road when a child suddenly ( run)...ran .. out in front of my car

9. What the lecturer ( talk ) ...was talking .. loudly when the teacher ( enter) ..entered ...

1. When I (clean) was cleaning the house I (find) found some old letters.

2. The doorbell (ring) rang while I (have) was having a bath.

3. They (have) had an accident when they (drive) were driving home from holidays.

4.When I ( look) looked out of the window, I ( realise )realised that it ( rain) was raining

5. I ( meet) met my wife when we ( live ) were living in the north

6. I suddenly ( get ) got a goood idea while I ( wash ) was washing.

7. When I (look) was looking up, water (come) came through the ceiling.

8.I ( drive) was driving on the road when a child suddenly ( run) ran out in front of my car

9.What the lecturer ( talk ) was talking loudly when the teacher ( enter) entered.

bài 1

1. was walking

2. were having

3. was sitting

4. was talking

5. were driving

6. was riding

7. was raining

8. was singing

9. was walking

10. was going

11 , was waliking

12, was attending

13, was standing

14, was studying - were having

15, were dancing

Bài 2: Viết thành câu hoàn chỉnh ở thì quá khứ tiếp diễn dựa trên từ gợi ý

1. (they / take the exam?) 

were they taking the exam ?

2. (when / he / work there?) 

when was he working there ?

3. (you / make dinner?) 

were you making dinner ?

4. (they / drink coffee when you arrived?) 

were they drinking coffee when you arrived ?

5. (when / we / sleep?) 

when were sleeping ?

6. (they / study last night) 

were they studying last night?

7. (we / talk when the accident happened) 

were we talking when the accident happend

8. (he / not / exercise enough) 

He wasn't exercising enough

9. (I / talk too much?) 

was i taliking to much ?

10. (it / not / snow) 

it wasn't snowing 

11. (how / they / feel?) 

how were they feeling ?

12. (they / not / talk) 

they weren't talking

13. (where / I / stay?) 

where was i staying ?

14. (why / he / study on a Saturday night?) 

Why was he studying on a Saturday night?

15. (I / go to school when you saw me) 

I was going to school when you saw me 

16. (you / sleep at 6am) 17. (she / work when I called)  = She was working when I called 

You were sleeping at 6am 

17. (we / not / leave when you called) 

 We weren't leaving when you called

18. (I / not / stay in a hotel) 

I wasn't staying in a hotel

19. (we / make too much noise?)

Were we making too much noise?

2.1. Bài tập thì Quá khứ tiếp diễn cơ bản

Bài 1: Chia động từ ở trong ngoặc ở thì quá khứ tiếp diễn để hoàn thành câu

1. I lost my keys when I ___was walking_____ (walk) home. 

2. It was raining while we _____were having___ (have) dinner.

3. I saw the department stores when I ____was sitting____ (sit) on the bus.

4. Her phone rang while she ____was talking____ (talk) to her new boss. 

5. My friends _____was driving___ (drive) to work when they heard the news on the radio. 

6. He ___is riding_____ (ride) his bicycle when the cat ran across the road. 

7. We couldn’t go to the beach yesterday because it ___was raining_____. (rain) 

8. It was a lovely day. The sun was shining and the birds ___were singing_____ (sing) in the trees. 

9. The tourist lost his camera while he  __was walking___ (walk) around the city.

10. The lorry  ___was going__  (go) very fast when it hit our car.

11. I ____was walking___ (walk) down the street when it began to rain.

12. At this time last year, I ___was attending____ (attend) an English course.

13. Jim _____was standing___ (stand) under the tree when he heard an explosion.

14. While I __was studying___ (study) in my room, my roommates ____were having____ (have) a party in the other room.

15. Mary and I _____were dancing____  (dance) the house when the telephone rang.

Bài 2: Viết thành câu hoàn chỉnh ở thì quá khứ tiếp diễn dựa trên từ gợi ý

1. Were they taking the exam?

2. (when was he working there?) 

3. (Were you making dinner?) 

4. (Were they drinking coffee when you arrived?) 

5. (when were we sleeping ?) 

6. (Were they studying last night) 

7. (Were we talking when the accident happened) 

8. (Wasn't he exercising enough) 

9. (Was I talking too much?) 

10. (Wasn't it snowing) 

11. (how were they / feeling?) 

12. (Weren't they talking) 

13. (where was I staying?) 

14. (why was he studying on a Saturday night?) 

15. (I was going to school when you saw me) 

16. (you were sleeping at 6am)

17. ( she was working when I called) 

17. (we was not leaving when you called) 

18. (I was not staying in a hotel) 

19. (Were we making too much noise?)

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. arrived / was still sleeping

2. went / were having

3. was having / stopped

4. came / was working

5. were crossing / saw

6. saw / was standing

7. were playing / came

8. rang / was taking

9. was sitting / saw

10. were cleaning / came

Tham khảo 

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

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

3. Bill (have) ..was having..breakfast when I (stop) ..stopped ..at this house this morning.

4. She (wash) was washing....up when Vinh (arrive) ..arrived..at this house.

5. As we (cross) .were crossing...the Street, we (see) ...saw ..an accident.

6. Tom (see) ..saw....a serious accident while he (stand)was standing at the bus stop.

7. The children (play) ..were playing...football when their mother (come) ...came ... back home.

8. The bell (ring)rang while Tom (take) was taking a bath.

9. He (sit)was sitting in a car when I (see)saw him.

10. We (clean) were cleaning the house when she (come) came yesterday.

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

5.Cho dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc ở thì quá khứ đơn.

     1.  Yesterday, I (go) ____went______ to the restaurant with a client.

     2.  We (drive) ____drove______ around the parking lot for 20 minutes to find a parking space.

     3.  When we (arrive) ______arrived____ at the restaurant, the place (be) _____was_____ full.

     4.  The waitress (ask) _____asked_____ us if we (have) ____had______ reservations.

     5.  I (say) ______said____ that he would come.

     6.  The waiter (tell) _____told_____ us to come back in two hours.

     7.  My client and I slowly (walk) _____walked_____ back to the car.

     8.  We (stop) ____stopped______ in the grocery store and (buy) ____bought______ some cakes.

     9.  My sister (get) ____got______ married last month.

     10. Daisy (come) _____came_____ to her grandparents’ house 3 days ago.

     11. My computer (be) ______was____ broken yesterday.

     12. He (buy) _____bought_____ me a big teddy bear on my birthday last week.

     13. My friend (give) ___gave___ me a bar of chocolate when I (be) ____was___ at school yesterday.

     14. My children (not do) ______didn't do____ their homework last night.

     15. Did you (live) _____live_____ here five years ago?

     16. They (watch) _____watched_____ TV late at night yesterday.

     17. (Be) ____Was______ your friend at your house last weekend?

     18. They (not be) ____weren't______ excited about the film last night.

     19. Where (spend/you) _______did you spend________ your last holiday?

     20. I (visit) _____visited____ lots of interesting places. I (be) ____was_____ with two friends of mine.

     1.  Yesterday, I (go) ___went_______ to the restaurant with a client.

     2.  We (drive) __drove________ around the parking lot for 20 minutes to find a parking space.

     3.  When we (arrive) ____arrived______ at the restaurant, the place (be) ____was______ full.

     4.  The waitress (ask) ___asked_______ us if we (have) ___had_______ reservations.

     5.  I (say) ___said_______ that he would come.

     6.  The waiter (tell) __told________ us to come back in two hours.

     7.  My client and I slowly (walk) __walked________ back to the car.

     8.  We (stop) ___stopped_______ in the grocery store and (buy) __bought________ some cakes.

     9.  My sister (get) ____got______ married last month.

     10. Daisy (come) ___came_______ to her grandparents’ house 3 days ago.

5.Cho dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc ở thì quá khứ đơn.

     1.  Yesterday, I (go) _____went_____ to the restaurant with a client.

     2.  We (drive) ___drove_______ around the parking lot for 20 minutes to find a parking space.

     3.  When we (arrive) _____arrived_____ at the restaurant, the place (be) ___was_______ full.

     4.  The waitress (ask) _____asked_____ us if we (have) ____had______ reservations.

     5.  I (say) _______said___ that he would come.

     6.  The waiter (tell) ___told_______ us to come back in two hours.

     7.  My client and I slowly (walk) ____walked______ back to the car.

     8.  We (stop) _____stopped_____ in the grocery store and (buy) _____bought_____ some cakes.

     9.  My sister (get) _____got_____ married last month.

     10. Daisy (come) _____came_____ to her grandparents’ house 3 days ago.

     11. My computer (be) __was________ broken yesterday.

     12. He (buy) ____bought______ me a big teddy bear on my birthday last week.

     13. My friend (give) ___gave___ me a bar of chocolate when I (be) ___was____ at school yesterday.

     14. My children (not do) ______didn't go____ their homework last night.

     15. Did You (live) ____live______ here five years ago?

     16. They (watch) __watched________ TV late at night yesterday.

     17. (Be) ___Was_______ your friend at your house last weekend?

     18. They (not be) _____didn't be_____ excited about the film last night.

     19. Where (spend/you) ______did you spend_________ your last holiday?

   20. I (visit) _____visited____ lots of interesting places. I (be) ____was_____ with two friends of mine.

opened/were doing/was reading

were you doing/was studying

did he arrive

Were they painting/came

was fixing/was working

were watching/came

was hanging/were washing

was watering/started

was talking/arrived

was reading/called

opened - were doing - was reading

were you doing - was studying

did he arrive

Were they painting - came

were fixing - was working

were watching - came

was hanging - were washing 

was watering - started

was talking - arrived

was reading - called

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.