1. donated
2. were you doing was sleeping

3. were camping/came

4. ran/ moved

5. wasn’t reading/was watching

1. We donated money to help the earthquake victims last month.

(Chúng tôi khuyên góp tiền để giúp đỡ những nạn nhân của trận động đất tháng trước.)

Giải thích: Đây là một hành động xảy ra và kết thúc vào một thời điểm trong quá khứ, nên ta sẽ dùng thì quá khứ đơn, đáp án cần chọn là donated.

2. - What were you doing when the volcano erupted?

- I was sleeping in my bed.

Giải thích: Một hành động đang xảy ra ở quá khứ thì bị hành động khác chen ngang vào, do đó chúng ta sẽ dùng thì quá khứ tiếp diễn để chia các động từ, đáp án cần điền là were you doing – was sleeping.

3. While they were camping near the river, the flood came suddenly.

(Khi họ đang đi cắm trại gần con sông, bất ngờ cơn lũ kéo tới.)

Giải thích: Một hành động đang xảy ra ở quá khứ thì bị hành động khác chen ngang vào, do đó chúng ta sẽ dùng thì quá khứ tiếp diễn chia động từ đầu tiên, động từ thứ hai chia thì quá khứ đơn, đáp án là were camping – came.

4. After Tom ran out of his house, he moved quickly to a safer place.

(Sau khi Tom chạy ra khỏi nhà, anh ấy nhanh chóng di chuyển đến nơi an toàn hơn.)

Giải thích: Những hành động liên tiếp xảy ra và kết thúc trong quá khứ, ta sẽ dùng thì quá khứ đơn để chia các động từ, đáp án là ran – moved.

5. I wasn’t watching a newspaper at 9 a.m. yesterday, but I watched the news about the tornado.

Giải thích: Trong vế đầu tiên của câu, đây là một hành động đang xảy ra tại một thời điểm chính xác trong quá khứ, nên ta sẽ dùng thì quá khứ tiếp diễn, còn về sau là một hành động xảy ra và kết thúc trong quá khứ nên ta dùng thì quá khứ đơn., đáp án cần điền là wasn’t watching – watched.

1. It ( rained/ was raining) heavily last July.

2. Chris ( was eating/ ate) pizza every weekend last month.

3. They ( were watching/ watched) football on TV all day.

4. She ( wore/ was wearing) a bright red coat when I ( saw/ was seeing) her last night.

1was raining

2 ate

3 were watching

4 was wearing

1a

A.

1. i saw / was seeing Maria for the first time at Ray's birthday party

2. Richard watched / was watching tv when the phone rang

3. when we were on holiday we went / were going to the cafe almost every day

4. Denise practised / was practising the song every day untill she could sing it perfectly

5. the phone was engaged when i called. who did you talk / were you talking to?

6/ mr Connor owned / was owning 2 houses and a villa in the south of france

7/ i did / was doing my homework as soon as i got home from school

8. a car came round the corner and i jumped / was jumping out of the way

9. when my dad met my mum he worked / was working as a bus driver

10 i got / was getting up at 6 o'clock every morning last week

11 my cousin and i played / were playing on the compurter when there was a power cut

12 no that's not right i did pass / was passing the test i got a

1) I saw/was seeing Maria for the first time at Ray’s birthday party.

2) Richard watched/was watching TV when the phone rang.

3) When we were on holiday, we went/were going to the café almost every day.

4) Denise practiced/was practising the song every day until she could sing it perfectly.

5) The phone was engaged when I called. Who did you talk/were you talking to?

6) Mrs Sforza O’Connor owned/was owning two houses and a villa in the south of France.

7) I did/was doing my homework as soon as I got home from school.

8) A car came round the corner and I jumped/was jumping out of the way.

9) When my dad met my mum, he worked/was working as a bus driver.

10) I got/was getting up at six o’clock every morning last week!

11) My cousin and I played/were playing on the computer when there was a power cut.

12) No, that's not right. I did pass/ was passing the test. I got a B.

#Đáp án đúng là cái in đậm viết nghiêng nhé !!

1/ She _________ the house last weekend.

A. was cleaning B. cleans C. clean D. cleaned

2. I _________ a little English before I went to Singapore.

A. study B. had studied C. had study D. have studied

3/ Why _________ you absent yesterday ?

A. did B. are C. was D.were

4/ Who _________ you at the airport last month?

A. meet B. met C. did meet D. were meet

5/ When he _________ , she was cleaning her room.

A. arrives B. arrived C. is arriving D. was arriving

6/ Last night, the police _________ me on my way home.

A. is stopping B. stopped C. stops D. was stopping

7/ Mai and Huong _________ their last summer vacation on the farm.

A. don’t spend B. aren’t spent C. didn’t spend D. weren’t spent

8/ What _________ you _________ last night?

A. do / do B. did / do C. do / did D. were / doing

9/ Before I went to bed, I _________ my teeth.

A. have brushed B. had brushed C. brushed D. brush

10/ The floor _________ with a sheet of plastic five days ago. A. covered B. was covering C. was covered D. is covered 11/ Before my mother came home, my brother _________ food on the table.

A. had prepared B. have prepared C. prepared D. had prepare

12/ Phong _________ with his friends last month.

A. went fish B. went fished C. went fishing D. went to fish

13/ I watched movie after I _________ my homework.

A. have completed B. had complete C. had completed D. completed

14/ She _________ breakfast at 8.30 yesterday morning.

A. had B. is having C. was having D. has

15/ When I got up, it _________.

A. rains B. rained C. is raining D. was raining

16/ Mrs. Thu _________ the newspaper while her husband was watching T.V. A. was reading B. is reading C. reads D. read

17/ Mr. Quang fell over while he _________ basketball.

A. was playing B. is playing C.played D. plays

18/ When I came home, everybody _________ the television.

A. watched B. were watching C. was watching D. is watching

19/ My father _________ out when my sister arrived at the zoo .

A. goes B. have gone C. has gone D. had gone

20/ Alice _________ a Vietnamese person until he met Nam.

A. had never met B. have never met C. never met D. never have met

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)

1 , Alice saw / was seeing the accident when she was catching the bus .

2 , What were you going / did you do when I called ?

3 , I didn't visit / weren't visiting my friends last summer holiday .

4 , It rained / was raining heavily last July .

5 , While people were talking to each other , he read / was reading his book

6 , My sister was eating / ate hamburgers every weekend last month

7 , While we were running / ran in the park , Mary fell over

8 , Did you find / Were you finding your keys yesterday ?

9 , Who was she dancing / did she dance with at the party last night ?

10 , They were watching / watched football on TV at 7 p. m yesterday .

1.saw

2, were you going

3, didn't visit

4, was rained

5, was reading

6, was eating

7, were running

8, did you find

9, did she dance

10,were watching

2- did u do

4-was raining

5-was reading

6-ate

1-saw

1 musician

2 exciting

3 cheaply

4 played

1. He is a very famous_musician____.    (music)

2. There was a really__exciting___footbal match on TV last night.     (excite)

3. My sister bought a beautiful dress yesterday. She bought it_cheap_. (cheap)

4. Hong Son was a good football player. He_played_for The Cong team.  (play)