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.

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.

7. Complete the text with the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

(Hoàn thành đoạn văn với dạng đúng quá khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ tiếp diễn cho các động từ trong ngoặc.)

It was past midnight when Helen (1) _____ (arrive) home. She (2) _____ (close) the door quietly because her parents (3) _____ (sleep) upstairs. As she (4) _____ (take off) her coat, she (5) _____ (see) a letter on the floor with her name on it. She (6) _____ (open) the letter and (7) _____ (read) it. Then she (8) _____ (put) it in her pocket, (9) _____ (pick up) her coat and (10) _____ (go) out again. It (11) _____ (be) a cold night but it (12) _____ (not rain). A few people (13) _____ (walk) towards the High Street, so Helen (14) _____ (cross) the road and _____ (follow) them. She (16) _____ (not know) where they (17) _____ (go) - but she (18) _____ (not want) to be alone.

Complete the sentence with the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

1. The police … (ask) them lots of questions before they … (release) them.

2. While the children … (surf) the Internet, they … (find) a really interesting website about music.

3. He … (walk) down the road when he … (hear) a loud noise.

4. When we … (be) in Canada, we … (go) skiing almost everyday.

5. Where … you … (go) last summer holiday, Jim? ~ Well, I … (take) a trip to Minneapolis.

6. When I … (arrive), they … (say) hello but continued working.

7. When you … (meet) me yesterday, I … (not go) to school, I … (go) to the doctor’s - I felt terrible.

Bài tập Quá Khứ Đơn và Quá Khứ Tiếp Diễn

1:My (see).................................the accient

2: What....................you (do).................................when I called?

3: I (not visit).................................my friends last week

4: It (rain)..................heavily last July

5: My sister (eat).........................egg every weekend last month

6:While me (run)............................in the park Marry fell over

7: you (find)......................your key yesterday

8:They (watch)...........................................football on TV at 7a.m yesterday

Các bạn giúp mình nhé mình đang cần gấp

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.

Exercise 1: Past Simple or Past Continuous? Chia động từ ở thì quá

khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ tiếp diễn cho phù hợp

1. I (sit)____________________ in a cafe when you (call)____________________ .

2. When you (arrive)____________________ at the party, who (be)____________________ there?

3. Susie (watch)____________________ a film when she (hear)____________________ the noise.

4. Yesterday I (go)____________________ to the library, next I (have)____________________ a swim, later I (meet) Julie for coffee.

5. We (play)____________________ tennis when John (hurt)____________________ his ankle.

6. What (they/do)____________________ at 10pm last night - it was really noisy?

7. He (take)____________________ a shower when the telephone (ring)____________________.

8. He (be)____________________ in the shower when the telephone (ring)____________________.

9. When I (walk)____________________ into the room, everyone (work)____________________.

10. It (be)____________________ a day last September. The sun (shine)_____________ and the birds (sing)_________________ . I (walk)____________________ along the street when I (meet)____________________ an old friend.

11. He (live)____________________ in Russia when the Revolution (start)____________________.

12. When her train (get)____________________ to the station, we (wait) on the platform.

13. He (be)____________________ so annoying! He (always leave)____________________ his things everywhere.

14. On holiday we (visit)____________________ Rome, (see)____________________ the Vatican, and (spend)____________________ a few days at the beach.

15. Why (stand)____________________ on a chair when I (come)____________________ into the room?16. They (live)____________________ in Germany when they (be)__________ young.

17. At 7pm yesterday, we (listen)____________________ to music.

18. When I (leave)____________________ the house, it (snow)____________________.

19. He (work)____________________ in a bank when he (meet)____________________ his wife.

20. What (you/do)____________________ when I (call)____________________ you last night?

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 the sentences with the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in the brackets

1) My car ... (break) down when I ... (drive) home from work

2.Alan.......(look) out of the window when he.......(see) a UFO

3.When he.......(see) me, he.........(fall) of the wall

4.We.......(try) to log on when the Wifi .......(stop) working

5........Jim.......(smoke)when he.......(turn) on the gas?

6.She......(be) so tired that she......(sleep)for twelve hours

7.The tortoise..........(run)while the hare..........(have) a nap

8.I.........(phone) you four times last night but you..........(sleep)

9.The police.......(ask) them lots of questions before they.......(release) them

10.While the children......(surf) the Internet,they.......(find) a really interesting website about music

11.He........(walk) down the road when he.......(hear)a lound noise

12.When we.......(be) in Canada,we.......(go) skiing almost every day

13.Where......you.....(go) last summer holiday,Jim?-Well,I.......(take) a trip to Minneapolis

14.When I.......(arrive),they.......(say) hello but continued working

15.When you......(meet) me yesterday,I......(not go) to school,I.......(go) to the doctor's-I felt terrible