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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. When I arrived (arrive), they were playing (play) cards.

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

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

Chúc em học giỏi

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

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

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

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

5. While Alan...........was working...............................(work) in his room, his friends ...............were swimming..................................(swim) in the pool.

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

7. I.............were listening....................(listen) to the radio while my sister..............was watching..................(watch) TV

8. When I.........arrived...............(arrive), they .......were playing.................(play) cards.

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

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

Use the past progressive to complete the flollowing sentences

1. The boys/ play / soccer/ 5pm yesterday

The boys were playing soccer at 5pm yesterday

2. My mother / cook / dinner / while / I / wash / clothes

My mother was cooking dinner while I was washing clothes

3. He / listen / music / when / I / come / 6 am / yesterday

He was listening to music when I came at 6 am yesterday

4. They / play / soccer match/ 8 am yesterday

They were playing soccer match at 8 am yesterday

5. What / you father / do / 7 pm last night ?

What was your father doing at 7 pm last night ?

6. I take / a shower / this time / yesterday afternoon

I was taking a shower at this time yesterday afternoon

7. When / I / come / back, It / rain / yesterday afternoon

When I came back, It was raining yesterday afternoon

9. When/ I / phone / you , what / you / do / 7 pm last night?

When I phoned you , what were you doing at 7 pm last night?

10. When / I / go / in my son / play video games / 8 o'clock / last night?

When I went in my son ,was he playing video games at 8 o'clock last night?

Use the past progressive to complete the flollowing sentences

1. The boys/ play / soccer/ 5pm yesterday

The boys were playing soccer at 5pm yesterday.

2. My mother / cook / dinner / while / I / wash / clothes

My mother was cooking dinner while I was washing clothes.

3. He / listen / music / when / I / come / 6 am / yesterday

He was listening music when I came at 6 o'clock yesterday.

4. They / play / soccer match/ 8 am yesterday

They were playing (a/the) soccer match at 8 am yesterday.

5. What / you father / do / 7 pm last night ?

What was your father doing at 7pm lastnight?

6. I take / a shower / this time / yesterday afternoon

I was taking a shower this time yesterday afternoon.

7. When / I / come / back, It / rain / yesterday afternoon

When I came back, it was raining yesterday afternoon.

8. My father / garden / while / my mother / do / housework / yesterday?

Was your father doing the gardening while your mother was doing the housework yesterday?

(Câu này nên thay "my" thành "your")

9. When/ I / phone / you , what / you / do / 7 pm last night?

When I phoned you, what were you doing at 7 pm lastnight?

10. When / I / go / in my son / play video games / 8 o'clock / last night?

When I went in, was my son playing video games at 8 o'clock lastnight?

Bài 1: Cho dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc ở thì quá khứ tiếp diễn.

1. At this time last year, they ­­­­­­­­­­­­(build)were building this house.

2. I (drive)was driving my car very fast when you called me.

3. I (chat) was chatting with my friends while my teacher (teach)was teaching  the lesson yesterday.

4. My father (watch)was watching TV when I got home.

5. At this time yesterday, I (prepare) was preparing for my son’s birthday party.

6. What were you doing (do) at 8 pm yesterday?

7. Where were you going (go) when I saw you last weekend?

8. They (not go) weren’t going to school when I met them yesterday.

9. My mother (not do)wasn’t doing the housework when my father came home.

10. My sister (read) books while my brother (play)was reading football yesterday afternoon.

1. were building          6. were you doing

2. was driving           7. were you going

3. was chatting          8. weren't going

4. was watching          9. wasn't doing

5. was preparing         10. was reading

1. were building                                6. were you doing

2. was driving                                     7. were you going

3. was chatting                                    8. weren’t going

4. was watching                                  9. wasn’t doing

5. was preparing                                  10. was reading

1 go

2 didn't play

3 is watching

4 have worked

1- go

2- didnot play

3- is watching

4- have worked

1. go

2. didn't play

3. is watching

4. have worked

Điền từ thích hợp:

1. These boys often...play ..(play) football at weekends

2. It..rains .(rain) in the winter

3. My little boy often.watches...(watch) TV

4. They..told..(tell) us we were too late. The train..had left ..(leave)

5. When I.got..(get) to the theatre, the play..had already started..(already start)

6. John was not at home. He. went..(go) away

7. The house was very quite. Everybody..went...(go) to bed

8. They...didn't go .(not go) home until they finished thier work

9. We..have just turned off..(just turn off) the lights when we heard someone at the door

10. He will try.not to make ...(not make) the same mistake again

1. play

2. rains

3.watches

4. told / had left

5. got / had already started

6. went

7. went

8.didn't go

9. have just turned off

10.not to make

Điền dạng đúng của động từ cho trong ngoặc.

1. David has ever lived in this town.

2. I and my friends played soccer in the school yard yesterday.

3. They have never been in Paris.

don't

doesn't

don't

don't

doesn't

doesn't

don't

don't

Exercise 5: Complete the sentences, using the -ING form of the verbs in the box. 

1.Do you fancy..going.....out this evening?

2.I like..playing...tennis at the weekend.

3.Jim enjoys....taking....photos of himself and his friends.

4.Ann's father doesn't like..watching....ice hockey on TV

5.My mother hates....cooking.....,so we eat out every often.

6.Do you like...making....pottery?

7.She dislikes.tidying.........her room every day.

8.My niece loves.....reading....adventure books.

9.I can't stand....waiting......for buses in the rain.

10.They detest....flying...,so they usually travel by train or coach

1. Look! They (play) are playing football in the school yard. \(\rightarrow\) Thì HTTD.

2. My house ( build) was built yesterday. \(\rightarrow\) Bị động của QKĐ.

3. Nam (not finish) hasn't finished. \(\rightarrow\) Thì HTHT.

4. I used (go) to go to school by bus when i was a child. \(\rightarrow\) Cấu trúc used to + Vbare.

Good luck!

1. Look! They (play)___are playing____ football in the school yard

2. My house ( build) ___was built____ yesterday.

3. Nam (not finish) ____hasn't finished____

4. I used (go)____to go_____ to school by bus when i was a child

1. Look! They (play)___are playing____ football in the school yard

2. My house ( build) ____was built___ yesterday.

3. Nam (not finish) ____hasn't finished____

4. I used (go)____to go_____ to school by bus when i was a child

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