I. Put the verb into the correct form (Past simple/ Past Continuous)

1. When I phoned my friends, they.........................................................(play) monopoly.

2. Yesterday at six I.............................................................................(prepare) dinner.

3. The kids.......................................(play) in the garden when it suddenly........................ (begin) to rain.

4. I ..................................................(practice) the guitar when he ........................(come) home.

5. While Alan..........................................(work) in his room, his friends .................................................(swim) in the pool.

6. What.............................................................................(you/do) yesterday?

7. I.................................(listen) to the radio while my sister.................................(watch) TV

8. When I........................(arrive), they ........................(play) cards.

9. We........................(study) English yesterday at 4 : 00 pm

10. I................................................(chat) with my friends while my teacher...........................(teach) the lesson yesterday.

Put the verb into the correct form :Past simple or past continuous.

1.-What (you/do)......................yesterday at half past eight in the morning?

-I (study)......................at school

2.-When (he/arrive).....................to the meeting last time?

3.-When(he/arrive)................to the meeting last time?

4.(They/paint).......................the walls when your mother (come)..........in?

5.While Dan (fix)................the chairs , his sister Ronda (work)............in the garden

6.They (watch)...............television when their mother (come)..........back.

7.While mother (hang).........the clothes , her two daughters ( wash)........the dishes

8.Tom (water).........the garden when it (starts)...............to rain

9.She (talk).................on the phone , when i ( arrive)..............

10.I (read)...............a book when you (call )..................me

11.The children (play)...............tennis when their grandmother (come).........to visit

12.When Mrs.Smith (enter).................the room , her children (listen)...............to the radio very loudly.

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.

Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense- Past simple, past continuous or past perfect.

1. After they _______ (have) a cup of tea, they _______ (have) some cake.

2. They _______ (buy) this flat two years ago.

3. When I _______ (watch) TV, the lights _______ (go) out.

4. He _______ (tell) me that he _______ (see) a lion.

5. He _______ (go) to France last year.

6. After he _______ (call) the police, he _______ (call) the ambulance.

7. She _______ (wash) her hair when her baby _______ (start) to cry.

8. After he _______ (work) hard, he _______ (feel) ill.

9. He _______ (leave) the room after I _______ (explain) all the facts.

10. After he _______ (find) the key, he _______ (open) the door.

11. While he _______ (play) computer games, she _______ (read).

12. They _______ (sell) everything before they _______ (move) to Glasgow.

13. He _______ (visit) me yesterday evening.

14. When I _______ (clean) the room, Mary _______ (come) home.

15. After he _______ (finish) school, he _______ (start) to work in a factory.

Exercise 6. Put the verbs into the correct form, past continuous or past simple.

1.   She ......................................... (BURST) into tears when she .......................................  (SEE) his father.

2.   I .......................................... (CUT) up vegetables in the kitchen when I ............................ (HEAR) the terrible news on the radio.

3.   What a terrible accident!. Steve ......................................... (DRIVE) his car when a bird ...................................... (FLY) into his windscreen.

4.   First she ...................................... (READ) the advertisement and then she ................................... (CALL) the company.

5.   The sun ......................................... (SHINE) brightly when the old man ............................. (SET) off from his cottage.

6.   At eight o’clock yesterday evening the plane ......................................... (FLY) from Tahiti to Los Angeles.

7.   I .................................... (WAIT) for him for quite a long time but he .............................. (NOT COME).

8.   Last weekend while Julie ........................................ (TIDY) her bedroom, she ................................... (FIND) some of the toys she ........................................ (HAVE) when she .................................... (BE) a child.

9.   While my mother ..................................... (COOK) dinner, we ...................................... (PLAY) in the garden.

10.We all ........................................ (SLEEP) when some terrible noise .................................... (WAKE) us up.

11.Poor Cinderella ....................................... (HAVE) to work hard while her step-sisters ........................................ (HAVE) fun at the ball.

12.The children ...................................... (TAKE) the cake when nobody ................................. (LOOK) and .................................... (EAT) it silently.

13.As she ................................... (CROSS) the street, she ................................ (SLIP) and ..................................... (FALL).

14.Yesterday when I ....................................... (WALK) in the park, I ...................................  (LOSE) my watch.

15.The fishing boat ........................................... (APPROACH) the seashore when the tornado ................................... (BEGIN).

16.I ............................................ (CAN) not hear the bell because the radio ...................................... (PLAY) really loudly.

17.The aeroplane .................................... (CATCH) fire just when it ................................... (TAKE) off.

18.The lights ....................................... (GO) out when we ...................................... (DISCUSS) the plans for the following morning.

19.Professor Ward ........................................... (GIVE) the lecture when the students’ riots .................................... (BEGIN).

20.One of my worst memories from last winter holidays was when I ................................ (RUN) out of petrol while I ................................. (DRIVE) through a snowy forest in the evening.

21.Last night Sally ................................... (WATCH) TV in her bedroom when suddenly she ................................... (HEAR) a scream outside.

Exercise III: Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple or the past continuous tense.

1/ He (sit) ______________ in a bar when I (see) ______________ him.

2/ When I (go) ______________ out, the sun (shine) ______________.

3/ The light (go) ______________ out while I (have) ______________ tea.

4/ When it (rain) _____________, she(carry) ______________ an umbrella.

5/ We (walk) ______________ to the station when it (begin) ______________ to rain.

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Bài 4: Put the verb into the correct form, past perfect (I had done) or past simple (I did)

1. "Was Paul at the party when you arrived?" "No, he had gone (go) home."

2. I felt very tired when I got home, so I ... (go ) straight to bed.

3. The house was very quite when I got home. Everybody.......(go) to bed

4. Sorry I'm late. The car ... (break) down on my way here.

5. We were driving along the road when we ... (see) a car which ... (break) down, so we ... (stop) to help.

Task 3: Complete the sentences. Use the past simple or past continuous form of the verb in brackets.

1.      I (break) _____________ my arm while I (climb) _____________ a tree.

2.      My friends (swim) _____________ in the sea when he (see) _____________ an octopus.

3.      The police (catch) _____________ the thief while he (jump) _____________ over the wall.

4.      When my dad (get) _____________ home, we (not do) _____________ our homework.

5.      We (sit) _____________ in a café when you (call) _____________.

6.      What (she/see) _____________ while she (swim) _____________?

7.      What (you/do) _____________ at 9:00 last night?

8.      I (talk) _____________ to my friend on the phone when the bus (arrive) _____________.

9.      While Kate (drink)_____________ milk, she (drop) _____________ the glass.

10.  While I (listen)_____________ to music, I (hear) _____________ the doorbell.