2B. Past continuous (Thì quá khứ tiếp diễn)

1. Complete the sentences. Use the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

(Hoàn thành các câu sau. Dùng các dạng quá khứ tiếp diễn của các động từ trong ngoặc.)

1. At eight o'clock yesterday evening, Josh _____ (text) his girlfriend.

2. 'Why _____ they _____ (laugh) at me?'

3. You _____ (not pay) attention while I _____ (speak), were you?

4. Dave _____ (walk) down the street, _____ (eat) a sandwich.

5. Emma _____ (watch) TV and Lisa _____ (read) a magazine.

6. At midnight, Wendy _____ still _____ (do) her homework.

2. Complete the text with the past continuous form of the verbs below.

(Hoàn thành đoạn văn với dạng quá khứ tiếp diễn của các động từ bên dưới.)

get   make   put   shine   sing   talk

It was a beautiful morning. The sun (1) _____ and the birds (2) _____. We (3) _____ ready to go to the beach. Dad (4) _____ our bags in the car and Mum and Tom (5) _____ sandwiches in the kitchen. I (6) _____ to my friend on the phone.

3. Complete the dialogue with the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

(Hoàn thành đoạn hội thoại với dạng quá khứ tiếp diễn của các động từ bên dưới.)

Policeman: What (1) _____ (you / do) at 9 o'clock yesterday evening? 

Woman: I (2) _____ (watch) TV in the living room. 

Policeman: What (3) _____ (you /watch)? 

Woman: Er … I can't remember. I (4) _____ (not pay) attention. I was sleepy. 

Policeman: What (5) _____ (your husband / do) at that time? 

Woman: He (6) _____ (make) chicken pie in the kitchen. 

Policeman: How do you know? 

Woman: Because our dog (7) _____ (go crazy). He loves the smell of chicken!

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

( Cho dạng đúng của động từ sử dụng thì quá khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ tiếp diễn)

1.   Last week we _____________(drive) through the Alps into Switzerland.

2.   At 8p.m yesterday, we _____________(watch) a film.

3.   _____________(you/ see) the football match yesterday?

4.   James broke his arm when he _____________(play) rugby.

5.   Kylie _____________(make) her first film when she was 21.

6.   Mrs Jones _____________(not know) how to open the attachment in her email.

7.   What _____________(your father/ do) when the alarm sounded?

8.   When we _____________(leave) school yesterday, it was pouring with rain.

9.   They _____________(walk) through the forest when the storm started.

10. I _____________(not queue) for the bus when the accident happened.

4. Complete the broadcasting facts. Use the past simple passive form of the verbs in brackets.

(Hoàn thành các dữ kiện được phát sóng. Sử dụng dạng bị động của thì quá khứ đơn của các động từ trong ngoặc.)

1920 The first radio broadcast (1) _____ (transmit) by KDKA in the USA.

1925 The first soap opera, The Smith Family, (2) _____ (broadcast) on the radio.

1928 A television image (3) _____ (send) from England to the USA for the first time.

1928 The first television set (4) _____ (sell).

1936 The first BBC TV programmes (5) _____ (make) in the UK.

1940 Colour TV sets (6) _____ (demonstrate) by CBS in New York.

1947 Baseball games (7) _____ (tetevise) for the first time.

1954 More money (8) _____ (earn) by TV broadcasters than by radio broadcasters.

1964 Colour TV sets (9) _____ (buy) by families across the USA.

1983 The final episode of the comedy series M*A*S*H (10) _____ (watch) by more than 125 million viewers.

1990 The first episode of The Simpsons (11) _____ (show) on Fox.

I.                   Complete the text with the Past Simple form of the verbs in brackets. ( Cho dạng đúng của động từ ở thì quá khứ đơn)

I (1)_____________ (go) to Milan last February with my family. We (2)______________ (fly)  there. We (3)_________________ (stay) in a great hotel near Duomo.  During the day we (4)_________________ (walk) around the city. We (5)_________________ (see)  all the famous places like the Duomo and the La Scala theatre. We (6)_________________ (take) a lot of photos. We (7)____________ (have) fantastic pizza, salad and panna cotta. Our favourite restaurant (8)____________ (be) in Via Montenapoleone. We also (9)___________ (buy) some clothes, shoes and bags. We (10)___________ (have) a great time.

2. Read the Study Strategy. Then complete the Young sports superstars text with the past simple form of the verbs in blue.

(Đọc Chiến lược học tập. Sau đó, hoàn thành văn bản Các siêu sao thể thao trẻ với dạng đơn giản quá khứ của các động từ màu xanh lam.)

3. Complete the sentences with the past simple affirmative form of the verbs in brackets. All the verbs are regular.

(Hoàn thành các câu sau với dạng khẳng định của thì quá khử đơn cho các động từ trong ngoặc. Tất cả các động từ trong ngoặc đều có quy tắc.)

1. The train to Birmingham _____ (stop) at Oxford.

2. My friends _____ (work) very hard for their exams.

3. We _____ (try) some interesting dishes at the Lebanese restaurant.

4. Last night. I _____ (plan) my summer holiday.

5. You _____ (seem) very upset yesterday.

6. I _____ (chat)with my cousin for hours last night.

7. My uncle _____ (marry) his next-door neighbour.

8. Theo _____ (move) house three times last year.

6. Complete the dialogue with the correct past simple form of the verbs be and can.

(Hoàn thành đoạn hội thoại sau với dạng quá khứ đơn đúng của động từ be hoặc can.)

Sam: You (1) _____ (not be) at the party last night. Where (2) _____ (you/ be)?

Leah: I (3) _____ (not can) go. My cousins (4) _____ (be) here, so I had to stay in.

Sam: 5 _____ (it/ be) fun?

Leah: Yes, it (6) _____ (be) good. We watched a film. It (7) _____ (be) a really funny comedy. (8) ____ (there/ be) a lot of people at the party?

Sam: No, not many. It (9) _____ (not be) much fun And the music (10) _____ (be) too loud! I (11) _____ (not can) hear what people were saying. The film sounds better!