1 : This time last year I___was living__(live) in Brazil.

2 : What you___were you doing__(do) at 10:00 last night?

3 : At that time yesterday, I___was writing__(write) a letter.

4 : She__was learning___(learn) English at school at 7:45 yesterday morning.

5 : - What you___were you doing__(do) at this time last night? - I was asleep.

6 : Matt burned his hand while he_was cooking ____(cook) lunch.

7 : I saw you in the park yesterday. You___were sitting__(sit) on the grass and ___reading__(read) a book.

8 : When I came home, my mother__was preparing___(prepare) the meal.

9 : Jane__was waiting___(wait) for me when I arrived.

10 : Yesterday evening, while my mother__was cooking___(cook) in the kitchen, my father____was watching_(watch) the news on TV.

11 : Just as I___was leaving__(leave) the house, I heard an explosion from the inside the lab.

12 : When Beth arrived, we__were having___(have) dinner.

13 : Why didn’t you listen to me while I (talk)__was talking___with you?

14 : Michiko couldn’t come to the phone when the director called her because she__was working___(work) in the factory.

15 : I____was enjoying_(enjoy) the party, but Chris wanted to go home.

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.

Use the prompts and the past continuous tense to write sentences.

1. Sid/ not clean/ his room/ at 8p.m last night

=> Sid wasn't cleaning his room at 8 p.m last night.

2. We/ have/ dinner/ when Tim arrived

=> We were having dinner when Tim arrived.

3. Sarah and Luke/ not surf/ the Internet/ at that time

=> Sarah and Luke weren't surfing the Internet at that time.

4. What/ Jack/ do/ while/ you/ cook/ dinner?

=> What was Jack doing while you cooked dinner?

5. This time last week/ my family/ visit/ my grandmother

=> This time last week, my family was visiting my grandmother.

6. It/ not snow/ when I left

=> It wasn't snowing when I left.

7. You/ sleep/ when I phoned you last night?

=> Were you sleeping when I phoned you last night?

8. While/ the children/ talk/ the teacher came into class

=> While the children were talking, the teacher came into class.

1. Sid/ not clean/ his room/ at 8p.m last night/

=> Sid wasn't cleaning his room at 8p.m last night.

2. We/ have/ dinner/ when Tim arrived

=> We were having dinner when Tim arrived.

3. Sarah and Luke/ not surf/ the Internet/ at that time

=> Sarah and Luke weren't surfing the Internet at that time.

4. What/ Jack/ do/ while/ you/ cook/ dinner?

=> What were Jack doing while you were cooking (the) dinner?

5. This time last week/ my family/ visit/ my grandmother

=> This time last week my family was visiting my grandmother.

6. It/ not snow/ when I left

=> It wasn't snowing when I left.

7. You/ sleep/ when I phoned you last night?

=> Were you sleeping when I phoned you last night?

8. While/ the children/ talk/ the teacher came into class

=> While the childen were talking, the teacher came into class.

1=> Sid wasn't cleaning his room at 8 p.m last night.

2=> We were having dinner when Tim arrived.

3=> Sarah and Luke weren't surfing the Internet at that time.

4=> What was Jack doing while you cooked dinner?

5=> This time last week, my family was visiting my grandmother.

6=> It wasn't snowing when I left.

7=> Were you sleeping when I phoned you last night?

8=> While the children were talking, the teacher came into class.

1. I did my homework when the phone ring last night        2. This time last year we have lived in France

Write sentences , using the past progressive tense or past simple

1. I /do/homework/when/the phone/ring / last night

-> I was doing my homework when the phone rang last night

2. This time last year/We/live/ France

-> This time last year, we were living in France

3. Tom and Maki/ cook/ dinner / half an hour ago

-> Tom and Maki cooked the dinner half an hour ago

6. She /work/the studio/while / I / paint / walls.

-> She was working at the studio while I was painting walls

7 My Mom......was waiting....(wait) forr me when I......came....(come)here

8.The doorbell.....rang...(ring)while Tom.....was watching........(watch) TV

9.Ann and Susan.....were making....(make) dinner when Martin....arrived....(arrive) home

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

11. It.....began....(begin) to rain while Laura....was sitting....(sit) in the garden

12. I.....was walking...(walk) along the street when I....felt...(feel) something in the back

13. When we.....was driving...(drive) down the hill, a strange object......appeared....(appear) int the street

1.will phone

2.will sit 

3.will watch

4.will work

5.will you do...

6.will wait

7.will Tom meet

8.will get

9.will study

10.will use

1. Mai....are going to phone..........(phone) her grandparents at seven o'clock tomorrrow

2. This time next week,I (sit)......will sit.....on the beach in Nha Trang

3. At 7 o'clock tonight,I ( watch) ......am going to watch .......... the news

4. At 3 o'clock tomorrow, I (work)......am going to work ........in my office

5. What ( you/do).........are you going to do..........this time tomorrow ?

6. At 5o'cloock tomorrow afternoon, he ( wait) .......is going to wait ............for his train

7. ( Tom/meet)..........Will Tom meet........... me when I arrive at the airport?

8. This time tomorrow , we ( get)..............are going to get............ready to go out

9. At 9 o'clock tomorrow morning,she ( study) ......is going to study......... in the library

10. We.....will use ....... a universal translator to deal with any foreign language ( use )

Bn làm lại vs thì tương lai tiếp diễn nha 

1. What was you (do)…………doing……………..…at 8p.m. yesterday ?
2. Last Sunday, while I (read)…………was reading…..……………a book, the phone rang.
3. When she arrived, we (have)……were having………..………………dinner.
4. I (sit)……was sitting………..………… while Nick (watch)………was watching….……………… TV.
5. Was You (cook)………cooking………when she called ?

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Đề gì thế chị? Open cloze?

Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple or Past Continuous tense.

1 Last night I __was reading__ (read) when suddenly I (hear) __heard__ a shout.

2 The postman (come) came while I (have) __was having__ lunch.

3 When we (go) __was going__ out, it (rain) __rained__.

4 (you/ watch)__Were you watching___ TV when I (phone) __phoned__ you?

5 We (meet) were meeting__ Ann at the party yesterday, she (wear) __was wearing__ a lovely white dress.

6 The boys (break)__ broke__ the window while they (play) __were playing__ football.

7 I was home late , but my friends (wait)__were waiting__ when I (arrive) __was arriving__.

8 He said that he (not drive) __wasn't driving__ fast when the accident (happen) _happened___.

9 Tom (fall) __fell__ off the ladder while he (paint) __was painting___ the ceiling.

10 What (you/ do) __were you doing__ at this time yesterday?

IV. The past continuous.

1. At this time yesterday we (play) __were playing____ tennis in the schoolyard.

2. At 7:00 pm yesterday i (watch) ___was watching ___ TV.

3. Yesterday while my father (watch) __was watching___ TV, my mother (read) was reading the newspaper, my sister (do) __was doing____ her homework and I (play) ___was playing_____ chess with my friend.

4. What were you doing when I phoned you? I (have) __was having_____ a bath.

5. She (do) ____was doing______ her homework at the time yesterday.

6. Mary (water) ____was watering____ the flowers at 3:00 p.m yesterday.

7. They (visit) __were visiting____ the zoo at ten o'clock yesterday.

8. Peter and I (do) ___were doing____ the exercise at this time last night.

9. Last night my father (feed) ___was feeding__ the pigeons at 7:00.

10. At this time last year we (learn) __were learning_____ English in London.

IV. The past continuous.

1. At this time yesterday we (play) ______ tennis in the schoolyard.

At this time yesterday we (play)__were playing___tennis in the schoolyard.

2. At 7:00 pm yesterday (watch) ______ TV.

.At 7:00 p.myesterday I (watch) _was watching__Tv.

3. Yesterday while my father (watch) _____ TV, my mother (read) the newspaper, my sister (do) ______ her homework and I (play) ________ chess with my friend.

Yesterday while my father (watch) __was watching_Tv,my mother (read) __was reading__the newspaper, my sitter (do)__was doing_her homework and I(play) __was playing__chess with my friend.

4. What were you doing when I phoned you? I (have) _______ a bath.

What were you doing when I phoned you? I (have) __was having_____ a bath.

5. She (do) __________ her homework at the time yesterday.

.She (do)_was doing_her homework at time yesterday.

6. Mary (water) ________ the flowers at 3:00 p.m yesterday.

Marry (water) __was watering_the flowers at 3:00 p.m yesterday.

7. They (visit) ______ the zoo at ten o'clock yesterday.

.They (visit )were visiting the zoo at ten o'clock yesterday

8. Peter and I (do) _______ the exercise at this time last night.

Peter and I (do)were doing the exercise at this time last night.

9. Last night my father (feed) _____ the pigeons at 7:00.

Last night my father (feed) __was feeding___ the pigeons at 7:00.

10. At this time last year we (learn) _______ English in London.

. At this time last year we (learn) were learing English in London.

IV. The past continuous.

1. At this time yesterday we were playing tennis in the schoolyard.

2. At 7:00 pm yesterday (watch) ______ TV. (Câu này thiếu chủ ngữ nên chưa chia được)

3. Yesterday while my father was waching TV, my mother was reading the newspaper, my sister was doing her homework and I was playing chess with my friend.

4. What were you doing when I phoned you? I was having a bath.

5. She was doing her homework at the time yesterday.

6. Mary was watering the flowers at 3:00 p.m yesterday.

7. They were visiting the zoo at ten o'clock yesterday.

8. Peter and I were doing the exercise at this time last night.

9. Last night my father was feeding the pigeons at 7:00.

10. At this time last year we were learning English in London.