2.1. Bài tập thì Quá khứ tiếp diễn cơ bản

Bài 1: Chia động từ ở trong ngoặc ở thì quá khứ tiếp diễn để hoàn thành câu

1. I lost my keys when I ________ (walk) home. 

2. It was raining while we ________ (have) dinner.

3. I saw the department stores when I ________ (sit) on the bus.

4. Her phone rang while she ________ (talk) to her new boss. 

5. My friends ________ (drive) to work when they heard the news on the radio. 

6. He ________ (ride) his bicycle when the cat ran across the road. 

7. We couldn’t go to the beach yesterday because it ________. (rain) 

8. It was a lovely day. The sun was shining and the birds ________ (sing) in the trees. 

9. The tourist lost his camera while he  _____ (walk) around the city.

10. The lorry  _____  (go) very fast when it hit our car.

11. I _______ (walk) down the street when it began to rain.

12. At this time last year, I _______ (attend) an English course.

13. Jim ________ (stand) under the tree when he heard an explosion.

14. While I _____ (study) in my room, my roommates ________ (have) a party in the other room.

15. Mary and I _________  (dance) the house when the telephone rang.

Bài 2: Viết thành câu hoàn chỉnh ở thì quá khứ tiếp diễn dựa trên từ gợi ý

1. (they / take the exam?) 

2. (when / he / work there?) 

3. (you / make dinner?) 

4. (they / drink coffee when you arrived?) 

5. (when / we / sleep?) 

6. (they / study last night) 

7. (we / talk when the accident happened) 

8. (he / not / exercise enough) 

9. (I / talk too much?) 

10. (it / not / snow) 

11. (how / they / feel?) 

12. (they / not / talk) 

13. (where / I / stay?) 

14. (why / he / study on a Saturday night?) 

15. (I / go to school when you saw me) 

16. (you / sleep at 6am) 17. (she / work when I called) 

17. (we / not / leave when you called) 

18. (I / not / stay in a hotel) 

19. (we / make too much noise?)

REVISIONI. Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì hiện tại đơn/ hiện tại tiếp diễn/ quá khứ đơn/ quá khứ tiếp diễn : 1.We often…….....(drink) coffee in the morning. But yesterday morning we…........(drink) tea.2.On my way home I often…..…….(meet) many children who……....(go) to school.3.The sun…...…..(rise) in the East and …….......(set) in the West.4.When they…….....….(finish) their work? They……......(finish) it two hours ago.5.What she still…...…..(do) when her mother………....(go) to bed last night?-She still….....….. (write) an essay on the hames.6.What you……......(do)now?-We ……....(repair) our house. We…….....(hope) everything …......(be) nice.7.He often....…….( buy) presents for his daughter on her birthday. Yesterday ….....……(be) her 15th birthday. He……..…(buy) her a big doll.8. He…….....(begin) to learn foreign languages when he…....….(be) quite young.9.People……...…(know) that Columbus ……......(discover) America nearly 500 years ago.10.They all….....….(believe) that he just …........(come) back from London last week.II. Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì hiện tại đơn/ hiện tại tiếp diễn/ quá khứ đơn/ quá khứ tiếp diễn/ hiện tại hoàn thành/ tương lai đơn :1.Be quiet ! The baby ( sleep)……………2. The sun ( set) …………………………in the West.3.Mr Green always ( go)…………………. to work by bus.4. It ( not rain ) ……………….in the dry season.5. They ( have ) ……………….lunch in the cafeteria now.6. She ...................(go) camping tomorrow.

Đặt động từ ở dạng đúng: Quá khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ tiếp diễn: 1.When Mrs.Golan (open)....................the door, her children (do)................their homework and her husband (read)......................the newspaper.

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

-I (study)................................at school 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(start).................to rain 9.She (talk)..............on the phone , when I (arrive)..................................... 10.I (read)....................a book when you (call)...............me

Exercise 2: Past Simple or Past Continuous? Chia động từ ở

thì quá khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ tiếp diễn cho phù hợp

1. We (eat)____________________ dinner at 8pm last night (we started eating

at 7:30).

2. Yesterday I (go)____________________ to the Post Office,

(buy)____________________ some fruit at the supermarket and

(read)____________________ a book in the park in the afternoon.

3. We (watch)____________________ TV when we (hear)____________________ a

loud noise.

4. Julie (be)____________________ in the garden when Laurence

(arrive)____________________.

5. A: What (do)____________________ at 3pm yesterday?

B: I (clean)____________________ my house.

6. Last year I (visit)____________________ Paris and Rome.

7. They (have)____________________ dinner when the police

(come)____________________ to the door.

8. He (work)____________________ in the garden when he

(find)____________________ the money.

9. Laura (study)____________________ at 11pm last night.

10. He (sleep)____________________ when the doorbell

(ring)____________________.

11. I (walk)____________________ along the road when I

12. (meet)____________________ an old friend.13. It (be)____________________ a day in December. Snow

(fall)____________________ , children (sing)____________________ carols and

people (do)____________________ their Christmas shopping.

14. My ex-boyfriend (be)____________________ so annoying! He (always

miss)____________________ the bus and arriving late.

15. When I (call)____________________ Julie, she (work)____________________.

16. Why (cry)____________________ when I (arrive)____________________?

17. When he (get)____________________ home we started to eat dinner.

18. At 10 am yesterday, I (sit)____________________ on a bus.

19. I (enjoy)____________________ my book so much that I

(not/notice)____________________ that the train had stopped.

20. David (not/sleep)____________________ when I (arrive)____________________ ,

he (study)____________________ .

21. Mr Black (not/work)____________________ in the garden at 10pm last night.

EX3. Chia các động từ trong ngoặc ở thì quá khứ đơn.

1. Last week, my mother (take) ________ me to the zoo.

2. When we (arrive) ________ at the party, there (not be) _________ many people there.

3. My mother (say) ______ that she (buy) ________ me a new dress.

4. Last summer, my father (teach) ________ me to drive.

5. I (start) ______ doing charity when I (be) _______ a first year student.

6. Many rich people (donate) ______ money for this volunteer program.

7. My friend (ring) ______ me yesterday and (invite) ________ me to his party.

8. What (you/ watch) ______ on TV last night?

9. When my father (be) _____ young, he (use to) ______ be the most handsome boy in the village.

10.  _________ (you/ go) to see the concert yesterday?

11. My performance (not be) ________ really good. I (not feel) _____ happy about it.

12. Jim (spend) ______ the whole day taking after his brother.

13. I (write) _____ a letter to my foreign friend but he (not write) ______ back.

14.  _____________ (they/ be) students of our school?

15. Yesterday, I (see) _____________ Jim at a bookstore.

Chia các động từ trong ngoặc ở thì quá khứ đơn.

1. Last week, my mother (take) _____________ me to the zoo.

2. When we (arrive) _____________ at the party, there (not be) _____________ many people there.

3. My mother (say) _____________ that she (buy) _____________ me a new dress.

4. Last summer, my father (teach) _____________ me to drive.

5. I (start) _____________ doing charity when I (be) _____________ a first year student.

6. Many rich people (donate) _____________ money for this volunteer program.

7. My friend (ring) _____________ me yesterday and (invite) _____________ me to his party.

8. What (you/ watch) _____________ on TV last night?

9. When my father (be) _____________ young, he (use to) _____________ be the most handsome boy in the village.

10.  _____________ (you/ go) to see the concert yesterday?

11. My performance (not be) _____________ really good. I (not feel) _____________ happy about it.

12. Jim (spend) _____________ the whole day taking after his brother.

13. I (write) _____________ a letter to my foreign friend but he (not write) _____________ back.

14.  _____________ (they/ be) students of our school?

15. Yesterday, I (see) _____________ Jim at a bookstore.

Chia các động từ trong ngoặc ở thì quá khứ đơn.

1. Last week, my mother (take) _____________ me to the zoo.

2. When we (arrive) _____________ at the party, there (not be) _____________ many people there.

3. My mother (say) _____________ that she (buy) _____________ me a new dress.

4. Last summer, my father (teach) _____________ me to drive.

5. I (start) _____________ doing charity when I (be) _____________ a first year student.

6. Many rich people (donate) _____________ money for this volunteer program.

7. My friend (ring) _____________ me yesterday and (invite) _____________ me to his party.

8. What (you/ watch) _____________ on TV last night?

9. When my father (be) _____________ young, he (use to) _____________ be the most handsome boy in the village.

10.  _____________ (you/ go) to see the concert yesterday?

11. My performance (not be) _____________ really good. I (not feel) _____________ happy about it.

12. Jim (spend) _____________ the whole day taking after his brother.

13. I (write) _____________ a letter to my foreign friend but he (not write) _____________ back.

14.  _____________ (they/ be) students of our school?

15. Yesterday, I (see) _____________ Jim at a bookstore.

Chia động từ theo thì quá khứ hoàn thành tiếp diễn hoặc thì quá khứ tiếp diễn

1) Jim was on his hands and knees on the floor. He (look)…………………….…….for his cigarette lighter.

2) We (walk)……………………………………...along the road for about 20 minutes before a car stopped and the driver offered us a lift.

3) When I arrived, everyone was sitting round the table with their mouths full. They (eat)…………………………….………….

4) When I arrived, everyone was sitting round the table and talking. Their mouths were empty but their stomachs were full. They (eat)…………………………………………………..…….

5) Ann (wait)…………………………………..for me when I came. She was rather annoyed with me because I was late and she (wait)………………………..…for a long time