1 came - were watering

2 was talking

3 was practising - was reading

4 were climbing - visited

5 was talking - entered

6 was making - went

7 was crossong - stepped - fell

8 began - was planting

9 arrived - was writing

10 were walking - heard

1 came - were watering

2 was talking

3 was practising - was reading

4 were climbing - visited

5 was talking - entered

6 was making - went

7 was crossong - stepped - fell

8 began - was planting

9 arrived - was writing

10 were walking - heard

VI. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple or Past Progressive tense.

1. When my uncle (come) _came___, we (water)__were watering__ the

plants and flowers in the garden.

2. Thu (talk)__was talking__to her friend, Hoa, on the phone at 8 o'clock last night.

3. Lan (practise)_____practised____the piano while her sister

(read)___was reading____comics at 7 o'clock last night.

4. The monkeys (climb)__were climbing_up the trees when we (visit) __visited___ the zoo yesterday morning

5. Ba (talk)___was talking__with his classmate when the principal (enter) __entered__ their classroom.

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Put the verbs into correct form : past progressive or past simple

1. When my uncle ( come )......came.......,we ( water)...were watering...the plants and flowers in the garden

2. Thu ( talk)..was talking..to her friend,Hoa,on the phone at 8o'clock last night

3. Lan ( practice)....practiced...the piano while her sister(read)..was reading...comics at 7o'clock last night

4. Last night I ( make)....was making...a cake when the light ( go out ).......went out

5. While I ( cross )...was crossing....the street, I ( step)..stepped.....on a banana skin and ( fall)...fell......heavily

6. It ( begin )......began...to rain when I ( plant )......was planting.....some trees in the garden

7. While they ( walk )...were walking....down the stairs, they ( hear ).....heard..a strange noise

8. The postman ( come )........came....while I ( have )....were having.....lunch

Put the verb in brackets into the Past Simple of Past Progressive tense.

1. When my uncle (come) ____came_, we (water) ___were watering__ the plants and flowers in the garden.

2. Thu (talk) ___was talking__ to her friend, Hoa, on the phone at 8 o'clock last night.

3. Lan (practise) __practised___ the piano while her sister (read) __was reading___ comics at 7 o'clock last night.

4. The monkeys (climb) __were climbing___ up the trees when we (visit) ___visited__ to zoo yesterday morning.

5. Ba (talk) __was talking___ with his classmate when the principal (enter) ___entered__ their classroom.

6. Last night I (make) _was making____ a cake when the lights (go) ___went__out.

7. While I (cross) __was crossing___ the street, I (step) ___stepped__ on a banana skin and (fall) __fell___ heavily.

8. It (begin) __began___ to rain when I (plant) ___was planting__ some flowers in the garden.

9. When I (arrive) __arrived___, the teacher (write) ___was writing__ on the blackboard.

10. When they (walk) ___were walking__ down the stairs, they (hear) __heard__ a strange noise.

1. were you doing

2. destroyed

3. was watering - came

4. were calling - appeared

5. Were you listening

1 What were you doing 

2 destroyed

3 was watering -  came

4 were calling - appeared

5 Were you listening

1. What were you doing at 8 o'clock yesterday morning?

(Cậu đang làm gì vào 8 giờ tối hôm qua vậy?)

Giải thích: Đây là một hành động đang xảy ra tại một thời điểm chính xác trong quá khứ(at 8 o'clock yesterday morning), nên ta sẽ dùng thì quá khứ tiếp diễn, đáp án cần điền là were – doing.

2. Last year, earthquakes destroyed a lot of houses in Japan.

(Các trận động đất đã phá hủy rất nhiều ngôi nhà ở Nhật Bản vào năm ngoái.)

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

3. He was watering the flowers in his garden when the tornado came.

(Anh ấy đang tưới nước cho hoa trong vườn khi lốc xoáy đến.)

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 ở vế câu có hành động đang xảy ra, dùng thì quá khứ đơn ở vế câu có hành động chen vào, đáp án là was watering – came.

4. While they were calling for help, the rescue workers appeared.

(Khi họ đang tìm kiếm sự trợ giúp thì các nhân viên cứu hộ đến.)

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 ở vế câu có hành động đang xảy ra, dùng thì quá khứ đơn ở vế câu có hành động chen vào, đáp án là were calling – appeared.

5. Were you listening to music at 9 o'clock yesterday evening?

(Có phải cậu đang nghe nhạc vào 9 giờ tối hôm qua không?)

Giải thích: Đây là một hành động đang xảy ra tại một thời điểm chính xác trong quá khứ (at 9 o'clock yesterday evening), nên ta sẽ dùng thì quá khứ tiếp diễn, đáp án cần điền là were – listening.

1 had spent - wanted

2 had phoned - left

3 turned - had washed

4 arrived - had already started

5 had come - fed

6 sang - had played

7 watched - had gone

8 had made - phoned

9 was - had studied

10 had ridden - met

1. After Nam had spent his holiday in France he wanted to learn French.

2. Tim had phoned Lisa at work before she feft for her trip.

3. Susan turned the radio after she had washed the dishes.

4. When she arrived the match had already started

5. After the man had come home he to fed the cat.

6. Before he sang a song he had played the guitar.

7. She watched a video after the children had gone to bed.

8. After Bill had made breakfast he phoned his friend.

9. I was very tired because I had studied too much.

10. They had ridden their bikes before they met their friends.

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1 came - was having

2 was washing  - was working

3 was talking - rang

4 was watching - was reading

5 left - was raining

6 was talking - saw

7 saw - was waiting

8 were crossing - shouted

9 lost - was walking

10 was snowing - got

11 died

12 went

13 fell - was going

14 was she doing - arrived - was writing

15 was having - was getting

16 went - were sleeping - looked - decided

17 looked- were gathering

18 was writing - fell

19 was cooking - arrived

20 were you doing - telephoned

Complete the sentences, putting the verbs into the past continuous or past simple: 1. When the postman (come) ___came____, I (have) __was having_____ breakfast 2. My sister (wash) ___was washing____ dishes while I (work) ____was working___ in the garden 3. While I (talk) ___was talking___ to John, the telephone (ring) ____rang___ 4. Mr. Taylor (watch) ___was watching____ television while his wife (read) ___was reading____ a newspaper 5. When I (leave) _____left__ the house this morning, It (rain) ____was raining___ very hard 6. John (talk) ___was talking____ to his friends when I (see) ___saw____ him 7. I (see) ____saw___ a bad accident while I (wait) ____was waiting___ for you in this corner 8. As we (cross) _____was crossing__ the street, the policeman (shout) ___shouted____ at us 9. That tourist (lose) _____lost__ his camera while he (walk) ____was walking___ around the city 10. It (snow) _was snowing______ when I (get) ____got___ up this morning 11. Albert Einstein (die) ___died____ in 1955 12. Tom (go) ___went____ to the post office twice yesterday. 13. He (fall) ____fell___ while he (go) ___was going____ down the stairs 14. What ____was___ she (do)doing when you (arrive) __arrived_____ there? She (write) __was writing_____ a letter 15. She (have) _____was having__ her bath while her sister (get) __was getting_____ the breakfast ready 16. I (go) ___was going____ 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 17. I (look) ___ looked ____ up at the sky, dark clouds (gather) ____ were gathering___ 18. Just as I (write) ___ was writing____ the letter, the inkpot (fall) _____fell__ over 19. Mr. Nam (cook) ___ was cooking____ dinner when we (arrive) ___ arrived____ 20. What ___ were you doing____ (you/do) when I (telephone) __ telephoned_____ you last night?

1. The teacher (drink)was drinking some coffee at this time last weekend.

2. We (repair were repairing our car when you (come) came

3. Believe me! They (not do weren't doing their homework at 6 p.m. last night. They (play) were playing games.

4. Mother! I (have)was having a bath at 5 p.m., so I couldn't hear your phone.

5. Yesterday at 8 p.m. I (cook)was cooking some food for my parents while they (paint)were painting our house,

6. You (talk)Were-talking to her at this time last night?

7. Hoa (not wait)wasn't waiting for her friends at 7 p.m. last night.

8. The children (talk)Were-talking together in the yard when we (come)came last night?

9. The child (lie)Was- lying in bed at 4 p.m. yesterday?

10. Mr Long (learn)was learning English when you (call)called him yesterday

11. They (go)Were they going on holiday at that time last year?

12. Susan (phone) was phoningyou at that time last night