1.      I (meet) ……………………….. a friend while I (do) ………………………..the shopping.

2.      I (turn) ……………………….. round and (see) ……………………….. Paula.

3.      She (wear) ………………………..a bright red coat when I (see) ……………………….. her.

4.      I (pay) ………………………..for my things when I (hear) ……………………..call my name.

5.      She (leave) ………………………..the cafe and (say) ………………………..goodbye.

6.      This time last month we (take) ……………………….. the final test.

7.      While we (have) ………………………..a drink, a waiter (drop) a pile of plates.

8. How fast you (drive) ………………………..when the accident (happen) ………………………..?

9. Ann and Susan (make) ………………………..dinner when Martin (arrive) ………………. home.

10. The light (go) ………………………..out when we (have) ………………………..dinner, but it (come) ………………………..on again after about ten minutes.

11. It (be) ………………………..cold when we (leave) ………………………..the house that day, and a slight snow (fall) ………………………...

12. When I last (see) ……………………….. them they (try) ……………………….. to find a new house near their work.

13. I (walk) ……………………….. along the street when I suddenly (feel) ………………………..something hit me in the back. I (not/ know) ………………………..what it was.

14. When we (drive) ………………………..down the hill, a strange object (appear) ………………………..in the sky.

15. James (see) ………………………..the accident when she (catch) ……………………….. the bus.

16. While people (talk) ……………………….. to each other, she (read) ………………………..her book.

17. My brother (eat) ……………………….. hamburgers every weekend last month.

18. While we (run) ………………………..in the park, Mary (fall) ………………………..over.

19. (you/find) ……………………….. your keys yesterday?

20. I (lose) ……………………….. my keys when I (walk) ………………………..home.

21. I (see) ……………………….. the department stores when I (sit) ………………………..on the bus.

22. My friends (drive) ………………………..to work when they (hear) ……………………….. the news on the radio.

23. He (ride) ………………………..his bicycle when the cat (run) ………………………..across the road.

24. We couldn’t go to the beach yesterday because it (rain) ……………………….. all day.

25. It (be) ………………………..a lovely day. The sun (shine) ……………………….. and the birds (sing) ………………………..in the trees.

26. The tourist (lose) ………………………..his camera while he (walk) ………………………..around the city.

27. The lorry  (go) ………………………..very fast when it (hit) ……………………….. our car.

28. At this time last year, they ­­­­­­­­­­­­(build) ………………………..this house.

29. I (drive) ………………………..my car very fast when you (call) ………………………. me.

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

31. What you (do) ………………………..at 8 pm yesterday?

32. They (not go) ………………………..to school when I (meet) ………………………..them yesterday.

33. My mother (not do) ……………………….. the housework when my father (come) ……………………….. home.

34. I (walk) ………………………..along the street when I suddenly (feel) ……………………… something hit me in the back. I (not/ know/) ……………….what it was.

35. Last night I (dropp) ………………………..a plate when I (do) ………………………..the washing up. Fortunately it (break) ………………………...

36. My sister (wait) ………………………... for me at the airport terminal when I (arrive) ………………………...

37. A few nights ago, I (read) ………………………... a book when suddenly I (hear) ……………………... a noise outside. A few teenagers (play) …………………….loud music.

38. The fire (still/ burn) ………………………... when the first firefighters (arrive) ………………………... at the scene.

39. While the children (play) ………………………... with others my husband and I (decide) ………………………... to have a cup of coffee.

40. My brother (look) ………………………... for a job when he (come) ………………………... across an interesting ad in the newspaper

41. I (hear) ………………………... someone call my name. I (turn) ………………………... around and (see) ………………………... my dad standing at the back of the queue. I (be) ……………………

42. My sister (wear) ………………………... a bright summer dress when I (see) ……………………. her at the performance.

43. Our housekeeper (break) ………………………... the vase. As she (pick) ………………………...

up the pieces, she (cut) ………………………... her middle finger.

44. We suddenly (realise) ………………………... that we (drive) ………………………... in the wrong direction.

45. I (meet) ………………………... an old friend in town while I (do) ………………………... the shopping.

chia dong tu thi qua khu don hay qua khu tiep dien

1, Loan burnt her hand while she (cook)........... dinner.
2, I (meet)........... a friend while i (do)........... the shopping.
3, I (pay)...... for my things when i (hear)...............someone call my name.
4 ,I (turn)............ round and (see)............Phan.
5, While he (have).................. a drink, a waiter (drop).........a pile of plates.
6, While the waiter (pick).......... up the broken plates, he (cut).......... his finger
7, We (take).......a short rest when the earthquake ( begin).........
8,Mr. Lan (read).............. the newpapers while his wife ( prepare)............dinner
9, the car (vel)........... at hight speed when it ( strike)................ the child.

Write the sentences from the words and phrases given. Use the past simple or past continuous.
1. while/ sister/ do/ the washing up/ she/ break/ a glass.
2. your teacher/ ring/ while/ you have/ a bath.
3. when/ I/ see/ her/ she/ buy/ food/ for the party.
4. while/ my mother/ shop/ she/ meet/ an old friend
5. Huy/ park/ his car/ when/ he/ have/ an accident
6. what/ you/ read/ when/ I/ come/ into/ the room?
7. while/ I/ chop/ the onions/ I/ cut/ my finger.

Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì quá khứ đơn hay quá khứ tiếp diễn

1. Loan burnt her hand while she (cook) dinner.

2. I (meet) a friend while I (do) the shopping.

3. I (pay) for my things when I (hear) someone call my name.

4. I (turn) round and (see) Phan.

5. While he (have) a drink, a waiter (drop) a pile of plates.

6. While the waiter (pick) up the broken plates, he (cut) his finger.

7. We (take) a short test when the earthquake (begin).

8. Mr.Lan (read) the newspaper while his wife (prepare) dinner.

9. The fire (break) out when they (work) on the twentieth floor of the skyscraper.

10. The car (travel) at high speed when it (strike) the child.

Asking for Directions

Asking for directions can be risky. I realized exactly how risky it ^oịild be \yhen I needed to meet one of my friends one day. A while ago, I arrangẻd to meet my friend at a new mall. My friend had been there before and indicated that we should shop there together.

We planned to meet at 3:00 p.m. at Burger Palace in the mall. When I arrived at the mall, I realized I did not know where Burger Palace was, so I asked a woman for directions. She advised me to go straight past the bank, and turn right before the food court. She mentioned that I would walk for a few minutes, passing a shoe store until I reached Burger Palace, which was next to the bookstore. I followed her directions and arrived just in time.

Twenty minutes later, I was beginning to wonder where my friend was. Thirty minutes later, I was worried. I did not know what to do, so I just kept waiting. At around 3:40 p.m., I saw my friend walking quickly toward me. I rushed to him and demanded to know what happened. “I was at the other Burger Palace!” he cried. We had not realized there were two Burger Palaces in the mall. Since then, I have made sure that I get the directions from my friends before I go to meet them. It saves me a lot of trouble!

1.Where did the writer plan to meet her friend?______________________________________

2.How did the woman give the directions?_________________________________________

3.Was the writer happy when she was waiting for her friend ?_______________________

4.How many Burger Palaces are there in the mall?____________________________________

5.What is the writer’s experience ?  ___________________________________________

I . dựa vào các từ gợi ý và cấu trúc của quá khứ tiếp diễn hãy hoàn thành các câu sau đây :

1. when / I / meet / him / he / wear / boots ?

2. what / you / do / 3 o'clock / yesterday afternoon ?

3. when / I / meet / her / we / work / the same company ?

4. I / write / my report / 8o'clock / last night

5. Mary / do / homework / 5o'clock / this afternoon

6. while / she / clean / the house / her / has band / sleep

7. It / rain / when / we / go out

8. she / get / some food / the supermarket / when / she / see / him

9. tom / have / dinner / when / his friend / call

10. the postman / come / while / he / repair / his roof

1:Past Continuous or Simple?Supply the correct form of the verbs.

1)The doorbell (ring) while I (have) lunch.

2)we (have)an accident when we (come) back from holiday.

3)when I looked out of the window,I (realise) that it(rain).

4)He (meet) his old friend when he(be) in Hanoi

5)I (stop) at a garage because the car(run) badly.

6)I suddenly (think) of you while I (wash up) -7)She (go) to sleep while I (tell) her about my holidays----8)when I (look) up,water (come) through the celing.

41. Before I (go)____________ to London, I (not/enjoy) ____________ learning English.

42. But while I (do) ____________ the language course, I (meet) ____________ lots of young people from all over the world.

43. There I (notice) ____________ how important it (be) ____________ to speak foreign languages nowadays.

44. Now I (have) ____________ much more fun learning English than I (have) ____________ before the course.

45. At the moment I (revise) ____________ English grammar.

46. And I (begin/ already) ____________ to read the texts in my English textbooks again.

47. I (think) ____________ I (do) ____________ one unit every week.

48. My exam (be) ____________ on 15 May, so there (not/ be) ____________ any time to be lost.

49. If I (pass) _____________ my exams successfully, I (start) ____________ an apprenticeship in September.

50. And after my apprenticeship, maybe I (go) ____________ back to London to work there for a while.

51. They (build) ____________ a new power station at the moment.

52. When I was buying the stamps somebody (call) ____________ my name.

53. 'What time (Kevin come) ____________?' 'An hour ago.'

54. I (not go) ____________ to the cinema last night. I was too tired.

55. Carol invited us to the party but we (not go) ____________. We had other things to do.

56. I saw Bridget at the museum when I was going to the restaurant but she (not see) ____________ me.

57. 'Where (your parents live) ____________?' 'In a village near London. They have always lived there.'

58. She speaks English but she (not speak) ____________ French.

59. Jeff is from London. He (live) ____________ there all his life.

60. My favourite country is Canada. I (be) ____________ there four times.

61. I (never eat) ____________ bananas.

62. 'How long (you study) ____________ Photography?' 'For one year.'

63. 'Where are you going on holiday?' 'I don't know. We (not decide) ____________ yet.'

64. Who (invent) ____________ the washing machine?

65. 'Where's Jill?' 'She (have) ____________ lunch at the moment.'

66. Terry (work) ____________? No, he is on holiday.

67. Somebody (steal) ____________ my sunglasses at the swimming pool last week.

68. She (wear) ____________ the nice jacket when you saw her?

69. Where (be) ____________ you yesterday?

70. As you (can/see) ____________, I (become) ____________ a real London fan already.

Exercise 1: Put the verbs in bracke into THE PAST SIMPLE or THE PAST PROGESSIVE

1. Mr.Smith (invite).............Mrs. Quyen to have dinner while she(visit).........the USA

2. How fast( the girl/ ride)..............her bike when tha accident(happen)..........?

3. Yesterday morning To(draw)...........something in his notebook while the teacher (explain)...........the lesson.

4. Jonh(take).........a picture of me at the party while I(not/ look)..............

5. What(you/ do)................at this time yesterday?~ I (listen)............to music

6. When Bill(be)..........small, he(want)............to be a pilot.

7. Yesterday afternoon Lan(fall)................asleep while she(read).........a novel

8. Yesterday Tuan( ask).............me to go to the station with him, but I(not/ want)..............to leave the house because I(wait).........for a phone call.

9. I(go).........to the post office to receive a parcel yesterday. While I(fill out).............the form an old friend of mine(slap).................me on my shoulder. I(be)............so happy to meet him.

10. I (see)........Hoa at the supermarket yesterday, but she (not/see).................me. She(look)............the other way