a. I ( met/ was meeting) a friend while I ( did/ was doing) the shopping

b. I ( turned/ was turning) round and ( saw/ was seeing) Paula

c. She ( worn/ was wearing) a bright red hat at 8 o'clock last night

d. I (paid/ was paying) for my things when I (heard/ was hearing) someone called my name

e. This time last Sunday, we ( took/ were taking) the final exam

f. While we ( had/ were having) a drink, a waiter ( dropped/ was dropping) a pile of plates

g. While they ( walked/ were walking) in the park,I ( worked/ was working) in the garden

h. My classmates ( waited/ were waiting) for me when I ( arrived/ was arriving)

i. The door bell ( rang/ was ringing) while he ( read/ was reading) an interesting novel

j. When Jane ( took/ was taking) a photograph for me , I ( had/ was having ) a bath

a. I ( met/ was meeting) a friend while I ( did/ was doing) the shopping

b. I ( turned/ was turning) round and ( saw/ was seeing) Paula

c. She ( worn/ was wearing) a bright red hat at 8 o'clock last night

d. I (paid/ was paying) for my things when I (heard/ was hearing) someone called my name

e. This time last Sunday, we ( took/ were taking) the final exam

f. While we ( had/ were having) a drink, a waiter ( dropped/ was dropping) a pile of plates

g. While they ( walked/ were walking) in the park,I ( worked/ was working) in the garden

h. My classmates ( waited/ were waiting) for me when I ( arrived/ was arriving)

i. The door bell ( rang/ was ringing) while he ( read/ was reading) an interesting novel

j. When Jane ( took/ was taking) a photograph for me , I ( had/ was having ) a bath

a. I ( met/ was meeting) a friend while I ( did/ was doing) the shopping

b. I ( turned/ was turning) round and ( saw/ was seeing) Paula

c. She ( worn/ was wearing) a bright red hat at 8 o'clock last night

d. I (paid/ was paying) for my things when I (heard/ was hearing) someone called my name

e. This time last Sunday, we ( took/ were taking) the final exam

f. While we ( had/ were having) a drink, a waiter ( dropped/ was dropping) a pile of plates

g. While they ( walked/ were walking) in the park,I ( worked/ was working) in the garden

h. My classmates ( waited/ were waiting) for me when I ( arrived/ was arriving)

i. The door bell ( rang/ was ringing) while he ( read/ was reading) an interesting novel

j. When Jane ( took/ was taking) a photograph for me , I ( had/ was having ) a bath.

a. I ( met/ was meeting) a friend while I ( did/ was doing) the shopping

b. I ( turned/ was turning) round and ( saw/ was seeing) Paula

c. She ( worn/ was wearing) a bright red hat at 8 o'clock last night

d. I (paid/ was paying) for my things when I (heard/ was hearing) someone called my name

e. This time last Sunday, we ( took/ were taking) the final exam

f. While we ( had/ were having) a drink, a waiter ( dropped/ was dropping) a pile of plates

g. While they ( walked/ were walking) in the park,I ( worked/ was working) in the garden

h. My classmates ( waited/ were waiting) for me when I ( arrived/ was arriving)

i. The door bell ( rang/ was ringing) while he ( read/ was reading) an interesting novel

j. When Jane ( took/ was taking) a photograph for me , I ( had/ was having ) a bath

11. They …….tea when the doorbell …….. A. have/is ringing B. were having/rang C. had had/ rang D. having/ringing

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12. Father ……his pipe while mother ……a magazine. A. smoked/read C. had smoked/read B. was smoking/was reading D. smoking/reading => Hai hđ đag xảy ra song song đồng thời trong quá khứ

13. When I …..into the office, my boss ……for me. A. came/was waiting B. was coming/waited C. had come/waited D. came/waiting

14. When I ……John, he ……across the road. A. see/ walks B. see/was walking C. saw/was walking D. saw/is walking

15. When he ……, we …… dinner. A. arrived/having B. arrived/were having C. was arriving/had D. had arrived/had

16. While they ……chess, we …….the shopping. A. playing/doing B. were playing/doing C. played/did D. were playing/were doing

17. They …….football when the lights in the stadium ……out. A. were playing/went B. played/was going C. were playing/ was going D. playing/went

18. While George and John …..their room, she ……the ironing. A. cleaning/doing B. were cleaning/was doing C. were cleaning/doing D. cleaning/was doing

19. While I ……TV last night, a mouse ran across the floor. A. watch B. watched C. was watching D. am watching

20. While George and John …..their room, she …….the ironing. A. cleaning/doing B. were cleaning/was doing C. were cleaning/doing D. cleaning/was doing

14. Huong.............on the phone when I came in.

a. talked

b. was talking

c. has talked

d. has been talking.

15. I ...........TV at 8.30 last night.

a. watched

b. was watching

c. has watched

d. had wached.

16. While I was working in the garden, my son................video games.

a. was playing

b. has played

c. played

d. has been playing.

17. While mother............dinner the phone rang.

a. cooked

b. has cooked

c. had cooked

d. was cooking.

18. The child..........before the doctor arrived.

a. died

b. had died

c. has died

d. was dying

19.My father ............. For HCMUT from 1995 to 2004.

a. was working b. has worked

c. had worked

d. worked

20. We ............ English this time last week.

a. learned

b. were learning

c. have learned

d. had learned

24. I __________ Casablanca for the first time last night. I ___________ it before.

A. saw / had never seen

B. have seen / had never seen

C. see / have never seen

D. was seeing / has never seen

25. Did you _____________ anywhere interesting last weekend?

A. go

B. went

C. was going

D. gone

27. When I came, they ____________ chess.

A. are playing

B. was playing

C. were playing

D. has played

28. They were planting potatoes in the garden when it suddenly ______________.

A. rain

B. rained

C. has rained

D. had rained

29. Yesterday Ann introduced me to her husband. As I saw him, I _____________ that I __________ him before. We went to primary school together.

A. knew / met

B. had known / had met

C. knew / had met

D. known / had met

30. Yesterday when I __________ a bath, the phone _______________.

A. is having / rings

B. were having / rang

C. was having / rang

D. was having / was ringing

When I arrived at her house, she ________ photos in the garden.

 A. was talking B. takes C. is taking D. has taken

Question 10: ________, the garden will look much more beautiful. 

 A. When spring had come B. When spring was coming C. When spring came D. When spring comes 

 Question 28: She gives her little sister a lovely doll for her birthday yesterday

. A. gives B. sister C. for D. birthday

 Question 32: She last phoned her close friend two weeks ago.

 A. She didn’t phone her close friend two weeks ago.

B. She has phoned her close friend for two weeks.

C. She hasn’t phoned her close friend for two weeks.

D. She has two weeks to phone her close friend.

Question 8: His health has improved a lot since he _______ doing regular exercise.

 A. starts B. started C. has started D. had started Question

10: We'll send you an email of confirmation _______. 

A. after we had made our final decision

B. before we made our final decision

C. while we were making our final decision

D. as soon as we have made our final decision

 Question 10: I have made a lot of new friends since my family _______ here. 

A. move B. moved C. will move D. was moving

Question 12: I will come and see you _______. 

A. when I was finishing my homework

B. as soon as I have finished my homework

C. until I finished my homework

D. after I had finished my homework 

 Question 13: Bill’s mother won’t let him go out with his friends _______. 

A. when he finished his homework

B. after he had finished his homework

C. once he finished his homework

D. until he has finished his homework

Question 21: Her academic performance has greatly improved since she _______ study methods.

 A. will change B. changed C. was changing D. would change

1. All those....................live in that village have the same surname.

a. whose b. who c. whom d. which

2. His bicycle was stolen.................he was walking in the park.

a. as soon as b. during c. until d. while

3. the boys were fond of...............soccer on the beach.
a. playing b. play c. to play d. played

4. We took a rest after we...............to the top of the hill.

a. have climbed b. were climbing c. had climbed d. are climbing

5. ...............hard they worked together, they could not hand in their paper on time.

a. Although b. Unless c. Because d. However

6. They were quite.................when I offered them the gift.

a. excited b. exciting c. excitement d. excitingly