Complete the sentences by putting the verbs into the past continuous or past simple.

1....they(thank)........you when you give them the money?

2.This time last time we (have).......a wonderful time on beaches in Hawaii while some of our friends (work)........so hard.

3.When Nam(get)...........home,his father ( do)...............the gardening while his mother ( perpare)...........dinner.

4.When I (arrive)..............at his flat,he(still,sleep)..................

5.She (water)............the flowers in the garden whlie her next door neighbour (chat).......................with her over the fence.

6.As we (cross)..............the street,we (see).............an accident.

7.Who ( be)..............the man you (talk)............to? I (see)..........him at the gate when I (come)................in.

8.We(wait).........for the bus when he (pass).............by and (offer)............us a lift.

9.When the students ( hear)............the bell,the(get)..........up and (leave).................

10.The bell(ring)...............while Tom (have).....................a bath

11.The children(play)................football when their mother (come).........back home.

19. We were very tired last night because we (play)....football in the afternoon.

20. Linda wasn't at home then. If she (be).... at home, I (visit).... her.

21. I (meet) .... him twice before I (leave) .... for London.

22. When we (come).... to the movies, the film already (begin)....

23. After I (finish).... my breakfast, I (get)..... ready to go to school.

24. If I (not/ be)..... buzy, I would have come.

25. He (leave).... his office after he (read).... the report.

26. He (go).... to the railway station yesterday morning but the train (start)....

27. The manager already (leave) ..... for the conference before we (get)... to the office.

28. If we (meet).... Lan, she wouldn't have been unhappy.

29. I didn't meet Sleve because when I (arrive)...., he (go) .... to school.

30. This room (paint).... since the last time I (be) ..... here.

31. If you had finished it yesterday, you (not/ have).... to come back.

32. Miss Snow (type)... ten letters before lunchtime yesterday.

33. The train (start)..... before we (arrive)..... at the station.

34. The film already (begin).... when we (get).... to the cinema.

35. He said that he (see)... that man before.

36. Mr Brown (die).... after he (be).... ill for a long time.

37. By December 1st last year, he (work)...... in the bank for 5 years.

38. He discovered to his horror that he (eat)..... a fly.

39. He (do).... nothing before he (see).... me.

40. I realised that I (see)..... that woman before.

Supply the correct verb forms: Sinple Past or Past Continuous

1. When I (arrve) his house, he still(sleep)

2. She (water) the flowers in her garden while her next door neighbours (chat) with her over the fence.

3. As we (cross) the street, we (see) an accident.

4. The bell (ring) while Tom (take) a bath.

5. She 9hear) a noise and (get) out of bed when the door (open)

6. The children (play) fotball hen their mother (come) back.

7. Who (be) that man that you (talk) to? I (see) him at the gate when I (come) in.

8. We (wait) for the bus when he (pass) by in his car and (offer) us a lift.

9. I (be) very tired because I (work) all day yesterday.

10. When the students (hear) the bell, thet (get up) and (leave)

1.They (come)..........back home after they (finish)....... their work.

2.She said that she (meet),..... Mr.Bean before.

3.Before he (go)...... to bed , he (read).......... a novel.

4.He told me he (not/wear).........such hind of clothes before.

5.When I came to the stadium, the match(start)..........

6.After Nick (do)........his home work, he(go)........ to bed last night.

7.Mai (live)....... in Hai Phong for five years before she (move)...... to Ha Noi three years ago.

8.Phong(tell).....me yesterday that he (learn)....... French for a year.

9.Ms.Hong(work).......... at our school for twenty year before she(retire).........last June.

10.By the time I (get)...... to Aich's house his party (already/start).......

11.When we (come)...........back to our home village last month , it(change)............so much

12.I couldn't recognize my cousin because he(grow)......

13.By the time the bus 9come)......this morning , Duong(wait)......for it for half cunhour.

14.Before she (lissten)......... to music, she (do)..... homework.

15.Last night, Peter(go).....to the supermerket before ho (go)............home.

Bài 1 chia động từ trong ngoặc

1. In all the world, there (be) __________ only 14 mountains that (reach) __________above 8,000 meters.
2. He sometimes (come) __________ to see his parents.
3. When I (come) __________, she (leave) __________for Dalat ten minutes ago.
4. My grandfather never (fly) __________ in an airplane, and he has no intention of ever doing so.
5. We just (decide) __________ that we (undertake) ____________ the job.
6. He told me that he (take) __________ a trip to California the following week.
7. I knew that this road (be) __________ too narrow.
8. Right now I (attend) __________ class. Yesterday at this time I (attend) __________class.
9. Tomorrow I'm going to leave for home. When I (arrive) __________at the airport, Mary (wait) __________ for me.
10. Margaret was born in 1950. By last year, she (live) __________on this earth for 55 years .
11. The traffic was very heavy. By the time I (get) __________to Mary's party, everyone already (arrive) __________
12. I will graduate in June. I (see) __________ you in July. By the time I (see) __________ you , I (graduate) __________.
13. I (visit) __________ my uncle's home regularly when I (be) __________ a child.
14. That book (be) __________ on the table for weeks. You (not read) __________ it yet ?
15. David (wash) __________ his hands. He just (repair) __________ the TV set.
16. You (be) __________here before? Yes, I (spend) __________ my holidays here last year.
17. We never (meet) __________ him. We don't know what he (look) __________ like.
18. The car (be) __________ ready for him by the time he (come) __________tomorrow.
19. On arriving at home I (find) __________that she just (leave) __________a few minutes before.
20. When we (arrive) __________ in London tonight, it probably (rain) __________.
21. It (rain) __________ hard. We can't do anything until it (stop) __________
22. Last night we (watch) __________TV when the power (fail) __________.
23. That evening we (stay) __________up to talk about the town where he (live) __________for some years.
24. I (sit) __________down for a rest while the shoes (repair) __________.
25. Half way to the office Paul (turn) __________round and (go) __________back home because he (forget) __________to turn the gas off.
26. London (change) __________a lot since we first (come) __________ to live here.
27. While we (talk) __________on the phone the children (start) __________fighting and (break) __________a window
28. He used to talk to us for hours about all the interesting things he (do) __________ in his life.
29. You know she (stand) __________looking at that picture for the last twenty minutes.
30. I (spend) __________ a lot of time travelling since I (get) __________this new job.
31. When we (be) __________ at school we all (study) __________Latin.
32. When I (meet) __________ him , he (work) __________as a waiter for a year.
33. After he (finish) __________ breakfast he (sit) __________down to write some letters.
34. She (have) __________a hard life, but she's always smiling.
35. I think Jim (be) __________ out of town

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense. (Time clause)

1. When he (return)...........I'll give him the key.

2. When we (take).............our exam we'll have a holiday.

3. The student who answered the question (be).............John.

4. When I (finish)............the book I'll lend it to you.

5. He'll be ready as soon as you (be).....................

6. I'll stay in bed till the clock (strike)..............seven.

7. Mary (have)............dinner when her friend called.

8. I expect we'll feel awful when we (have)............our injections.

9. By the time he (get).............back from his holiday, the milkman (leave)............twenty-one bottles of milk outside his door.

10. The train (leave)...............when I arrived at the station.

1/ I’ll wait until he (write) __________ his next novel.
2/ When you (come) _______ back, he (already buy) _________
a new house.
3/ Don’t come until I (finish) _________ lunch.
4/ I (hope) ______ it (stop) ____ raining by 5 o’clock this afternoon.
5/ The river (not begin)______ to rise until some rain (fall)______.
6/ I (stay) __________ here until you (finish) _________ your study.
7/ By next month, I (leave) _________ for India.
8/ He (finish) _________ his study before you (leave) __________.
9/ Before you (go) ________, they (leave) _______ the country.
10/ The meeting (finish) ______ by the time we (get) _____ there.

1. In all the world, there (be) __________ only 14 mountains that (reach) __________above 8,000 meters.

2. He sometimes (come) __________ to see his parents.

3. When I (come) __________, she (leave) __________for Dalat ten minutes ago.

4. My grandfather never (fly) __________ in an airplane, and he has no intention of ever doing so.

5. We just (decide) __________ that we (undertake) ____________ the job.

6. He told me that he (take) __________ a trip to California the following week.

7. I knew that this road (be) __________ too narrow.

8. Right now I (attend) __________ class. Yesterday at this time I (attend) __________class.

9. Tomorrow I'm going to leave for home. When I (arrive) __________at the airport, Mary (wait) __________ for me.

10. Margaret was born in 1950. By last year, she (live) __________on this earth for 55 years .

11. The traffic was very heavy. By the time I (get) __________to Mary's party, everyone already (arrive) __________

12. I will graduate in June. I (see) __________ you in July. By the time I (see) __________ you , I (graduate) __________.

13. I (visit) __________ my uncle's home regularly when I (be) __________ a child.

14. That book (be) __________ on the table for weeks. You (not read) __________ it yet ?

15. David (wash) __________ his hands. He just (repair) __________ the TV set.

16. You (be) __________here before? Yes, I (spend) __________ my holidays here last year.

17. We never (meet) __________ him. We don't know what he (look) __________ like.

18. The car (be) __________ ready for him by the time he (come) __________tomorrow.

19. On arriving at home I (find) __________that she just (leave) __________a few minutes before.

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1. The traffic was very heavy. By the time I (get).....to Mary's party, everyone already (arrive)....

2. I will graduate in June. I (see)..... you in July. By the time I (see).....you, I (graduate).....

3. On arriving at home I (find).....that she just (leave)..... a few minutes before.

4. Half way to the office Paul (turn) ..... round and (go)..... back home because he (forget)..... to turn the gas off.

5. London (change) ..... a lot since we first (come)..... to live here.