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1. We ..invited. (invite) them to the party but they didn't come.
2. It .was raining.. (rain) when we ..went.(go) out.
3. It's a nice day today. The sun ...is shining ..(shine).
4. I got up early and ...had ..(have) a shower.
5. The phone..rang.(ring) while Mary ..was cooking. (cook) dinner.
6. Tom isn't at home at the moment. He ..is travelling. (travel) abroad.
7. I saw Bob and Sam at the party, but I ..did not speak.(not/speak) to them.
8. Robert had a book in his hand but he .did not read..(not/read) it.
9. The floor is clean now . I.. have just washed.(.just/wash) it.
10. How often ..do you go..(you/go) on holiday?

Make sentences with Past continuous and simple past:

1. We/discussing many things when/headmaster/come/in

=>We were discussing many things when the headmaster came in.

2.When/teacher/come in/,Lam/clean/blackboard

=>When the teacher came in,Lam was cleaning the blackboard

3.Dick/listen/classical music/when/friend/arrive

=>Dick was listening to classical music when his friend arrived

4.They/work/garden/when/it/start/rain

=>They were working the garden when it started rain

5.When/telephone/ring/I/read/novel

=>When the telephone rang,l was reading a novel

6.When her father/enter/room/Lan/clean/floor

=>When her father entered the room, Lan was cleaning her floor

7.We/watch/television/when our father/call/us up

=>We were watching television when our father called us up

8.It/raining/when we/get/school

=>It was raining when we got to school

9.Tom/talk/another boy when I/see/him this morning

=>Tom was talking to another boy when l saw him this morning

10.When the bell/ring/I/have/lunch

=>When the bell rang,l was having lunch

11.While Bob/clean/windows/Peter/wash/dishes

=>While Bob was cleaning the windows, Peter was washing the dishes

12.While/we/read/novels/she/listen/radio

=>While we were reading novels,she was listening to the radio

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

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

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

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

4.When I (arrive).......ARRIVED.......at his flat,he(still,sleep)........WAS STILL SLEEPING..........

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

4. When i (arrive).....arrived.....at his flat,he(still,sleep).....still sleeping.....

5. She (water).....was watering.....the flowers in the garden while her next door neighbour (chat).....was chatting.....with her over the fence.

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

7. Who (be).....was.....the man you (talk).....were talking.....to? I (see).....saw.....him at the gate when i (come).....was coming.....in

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

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

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

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

1. You (speak)spoke to him yesterday

2. When did your father (die)die? He (die) died in 1992

3. What did you (do)do when why I ring you last night?

4. They (build)built the house two years age

5. There (be)were many stars in the sky last night

6. It (rain)was raining when I (water)watered the flowers yesterday

7. When I (arrive) arrived at this house, he still (sleep)was sleeping

8. The bell (ring) rung while Tom (take)was taking a bath

9. She (hear)heard a noise and (get) got out of bed

10. She (win) won the gold medal in 1986

1. You (speak)spoke to him yesterday

2. When did your father (die)die? He (die)died in 1992

3. What were you (do)doing when why I ring you last night?

4. They (build)built the house two years age

5. There (be)were many stars in the sky last night

6. It (rain)was raining when I (water)watered the flowers yesterday

7. When I (arrive)arrived at this house, he was still (sleep)sleeping

8. The bell (ring)rang while Tom (take)was taking a bath

9. She (hear)heard a noise and (get)got out of bed

10. She (win)won the gold medal in 1986

3. Supply the correct verb form: Simple past or Past continuos.

1. When I (arrive)arrived at this house, he was still (sleep)........................................sleeping.....................

2. The light (go)went out while we (have) were having dinner.................................................................

3. Bill (have)was having breakfast when I (stop)stopped at this house this morning.......................................................

4. As we (cross)were crossing the street, we (see)saw an accident...........................................................................

5. Tom (see)saw a serious accident while he (stand)was standing at the bus stop..................................................

6. While my father (read)was reading a newspaper, I (learn)was learning my lesson and my sister (do)was doing her homework. .........................................................................................................................

7. The children (play)were playing.................... football when their mother (come) ......came...................back home.

8. The bell (ring)rang while Tom (take) was taking a bath.........................................................................

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

. 10. He (sit)was sitting in a cafe when I (see) saw him...................................................

arrive/was sleeping

went/were having

was having/stopped

were crossing/saw

saw/was standing

was reading/were learning/were doing

were playing/came

rang/was talking

was/was working

was sitting/saw

arrive/was sleeping

went/were having

was having/stopped

were crossing/saw

saw/was standing

was reading/were learning/were doing

were playing/came

rang/was taking

was/was working

was sitting/saw

Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple or the past continuous tense

1. While he ( learn ) was learning to drive, he ( have ) was having an accident

2. He ( have ) was having a bad fall when he ( repair ) repaired his roof

3. It ( start ) was starting to rain when we ( play ) played football in the schoolyard yesterday

4. When I ( stand ) stood at the bus stop, I ( see ) was seeing an accident

5. Yesterday I ( walk ) was walking to school when I ( find ) found a wallet on the street.

6. When I ( have ) had dinner yesterday, Peter ( come ) was coming to our house

5. The thief ( steal ) was stealing the bike when Mai ( look ) looked for some books in the shop

1. was learning/had

2. had/was repairing

3. started/was playing

4. was standing/saw

5. was walking / found

6. was having/came

7. stole/ was looking

Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple or the past continuous tense

1. While he ( learn ) __was learning___ to drive, he ( have ) ___had___ an accident

3. It ( start ) __started___ to rain when we ( play ) ___were playing___ football in the schoolyard yesterday

4. When I ( stand ) _was standing___ at the bus stop, I ( see ) __saw___ an accident

5. Yesterday I ( walk ) __was walking_____ to school when I ( find ) ___found__ a wallet on the street.

6. When I ( have ) ___was having___ dinner yesterday, Peter ( come ) __came___ to our house

5. The thief ( steal ) ___stole____ the bike when Mai ( look ) ___was looking___ for some books in the shop

1. The doorbell (ring) ringed while I (have) was having lunch.

2. We (have) had an accident when we (come) were coming back from holiday.

3. When I looked out of the window , I (realise) realised that it (rain) was raining.

4.He (meet) met his old friend when he (be) was in Hanoi

5. I (stop) stopped at a garage because the car (run) ran badly

6. I suddenly (think) thinked of you while I (wash up) was washing up. 

7. She (go) went to sleep while I (tell) was telling her about my holidays.

8. When I (look) was looking up, water (come) came through the celing.

1. When I (arrive) ..arrived ..at this house, he was still sleeping(sleep) .

2. The light (go) ..went ...out while we (have) were having dinner.

3. Bill (have) ..was having..breakfast when I (stop) ..stopped ..at this house this morning.

4. She (wash) was washing....up when Vinh (arrive) ..arrived..at this house.

5. As we (cross) .were crossing...the Street, we (see) ...saw ..an accident.

6. Tom (see) ..saw....a serious accident while he (stand)was standing at the bus stop.

7. The children (play) ..were playing...football when their mother (come) ...came ... back home.

8. The bell (ring)rang while Tom (take) was taking a bath.

9. He (sit)was sitting in a car when I (see)saw him.

10. We (clean) were cleaning the house when she (come) came yesterday.

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense or form.

1.Some flowers(buy).........were bought ...........for my father on his birthday yesterday.

2.A new high school (build)......will be built ...........in our town next year.

3.Tickets for the football match (sell) ........is being sold..........at the ticket booth.

4.Huong Pagoda Festival (visit)........was visited .............by thousands of tourist during the first three months of the Lunar Year.

5.Our school (name)......is named........after a great scholar of our country- Le Quy Don

6.The postman (come)........was coming.........while I (have).....was having ......lunch.

7.I was home late,but my friends (wait) .......waited.........when I (arrive)..........arrived ...........

8.He said that he (not/ drive) .....didn't drive...........fast when the accident (happen)......happened........

9.When I (go)...went........out,it (rain)........was raining..........

10.We (meet )....met.........An at the party yesterday,she (wear).....wore...a lovely white dress.

11.The boy (break).........was breaking ............... the window while they (play) ............football.

12.What were you (do).......doing ...........at this time yesterday?- I (study) .......was studying.......at my school.

13.Mrs Smith (invite).....was inviting.......Mrs.Quyen to have dinner while Mrs.Quyen (visit)......was visiting....the USA.

14.The doorbell (ring).............was ringing........while Tom (watch)........was watching........TV.

15.When we (drive) ........drove............down the hill,a strange object (appear) .....appeared ......in the sky.