1. Peter was playing(play) a video game when his brother, Jack, entered (enter) the room.
2. I was studying(study) for my English test when my mother came (come) home from work.
3. Emma was washing(wash) the dishes when the telephone rang (ring).
4. I was eating(ate) a sandwich while my parents were drinking (drink) coffee.
5. I was watching (watch) a DVD when my cat jumped(jump) on me.
6. I didn't hear (not hear) the thunder during the storm last night because I was sleeping (sleep)
7. It (be) was beautiful yesterday when we went (go) for a walk in the park. The sun was shining (shine). The birds were singing(sing).
8. My brother and sister were talking (talk) anout something when I walked (walk) into the room.
9. Tom went(go) to his friend’s house, but the boys weren't (not be) there. They were playing (play) soccer in the vacant lot down the street.
10. The little boy fell (fall) asleep while his mother was reading(read) him a story.

11. I really enjoyed (enjoy) my holiday last January. While it was snowing (snow) in Iowa, the sun was shining (shine) in Floria.
12. It was snowing (snow) when I left (leave) home this morning.
13. It was a sunny afternoon and people were sitting (sit) on the grass in the park. Then suddenly it started(start) to rain.
14. My brother was talking (talk) on the phone when I arrived, but when he saw(see) me, he finished (finish) the call. Perhaps he thought that I listened (listen) to his conversation.

15. We were climbing (climb) the wall when the gardener saw (see) us.
16. Susan was playing(play) the piano while Mary was singing (sing)
17. Were you listening (you/ listen) to the teacher when she explained (explain) this exercise?
18. Linda was having (have) a beautiful dream when the alarm clock rang(ring).

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2 was studying - came

3 was reading -left

4 was washing - rang

5 was writing - went

1 Put the verbs in brackets into the past continuous or the past simple .

1 Jack .........was playing ..........( play ) a video game when his brother , Tom ..............entered ..............( enter ) the room .

2 I ................was studying.................( study ) for my English test when my mother ................came.................( come ) home from work .

3 I .............was reading.............( read ) a book when my sister ...........left.......................( leave ) for the cinema

4 Emma .............was washing....................( wash ) the dishes when the telephone ....................rang........( ring )

5 I ..................was writing................( write ) an email when the lights .....went.......................( go ) out

1.   She .........................burst ................ (BURST) into tears when she ...........................saw............  (SEE) his father.

2.   I ....................was cutting...................... (CUT) up vegetables in the kitchen when I .................heard.......... (HEAR) the terrible news on the radio.

3.   What a terrible accident!. Steve ....................was driving..................... (DRIVE) his car when a bird ........................flew............. (FLY) into his windscreen.

4.   First she ........................read.............. (READ) the advertisement and then she ....................called............... (CALL) the company.

5.   The sun ......................was shining................... (SHINE) brightly when the old man .......................set...... (SET) off from his cottage.

6.   At eight o’clock yesterday evening the plane ....................was flying..................... (FLY) from Tahiti to Los Angeles.

7.   I ...................waited................. (WAIT) for him for quite a long time but he ...............didn't ............... (NOT COME).

8.   Last weekend while Julie .............was tidying........................... (TIDY) her bedroom, she .................found.................. (FIND) some of the toys she .............had........................... (HAVE) when she ...................was................. (BE) a child.

9.   While my mother ..................was cooking................... (COOK) dinner, we .....................were playing................. (PLAY) in the garden.

10.We all .................were-sleeping....................... (SLEEP) when some terrible noise .............woke....................... (WAKE) us up.

11.Poor Cinderella .............had.......................... (HAVE) to work hard while her step-sisters ......................was having.................. (HAVE) fun at the ball.

12.The children .................took..................... (TAKE) the cake when nobody .............was looking.................... (LOOK) and .............ate....................... (EAT) it silently.

13.As she ............was crossing....................... (CROSS) the street, she .......................slipped......... (SLIP) and ................fell..................... (FALL).

14.Yesterday when I .....................was walking.................. (WALK) in the park, I .....................lost..............  (LOSE) my watch.

15.The fishing boat ..............was approaching............................. (APPROACH) the seashore when the tornado .....................began.............. (BEGIN).

16.I .................could........................... (CAN) not hear the bell because the radio ....................was playing.................. (PLAY) really loudly.

17.The aeroplane ....................caught................ (CATCH) fire just when it ....................took............... (TAKE) off.

18.The lights .............went.......................... (GO) out when we .....................were discussing................. (DISCUSS) the plans for the following morning.

19.Professor Ward .............was giving............................ (GIVE) the lecture when the students’ riots .................began................... (BEGIN).

20.One of my worst memories from last winter holidays was when I ..........ran..................... (RUN) out of petrol while I ............was driving..................... (DRIVE) through a snowy forest in the evening.

21.Last night Sally ................was watching................... (WATCH) TV in her bedroom when suddenly she ............heard....................... (HEAR) a scream outside.

câu 1 mình thấy để burst hay was bursting đều ok nhưng mà nên để was bursting bn nhé

1. were you doing

2. destroyed

3. was watering - came

4. were calling - appeared

5. Were you listening

1 What were you doing 

2 destroyed

3 was watering -  came

4 were calling - appeared

5 Were you listening

1. What were you doing at 8 o'clock yesterday morning?

(Cậu đang làm gì vào 8 giờ tối hôm qua vậy?)

Giải thích: Đây là một hành động đang xảy ra tại một thời điểm chính xác trong quá khứ(at 8 o'clock yesterday morning), nên ta sẽ dùng thì quá khứ tiếp diễn, đáp án cần điền là were – doing.

2. Last year, earthquakes destroyed a lot of houses in Japan.

(Các trận động đất đã phá hủy rất nhiều ngôi nhà ở Nhật Bản vào năm ngoái.)

Giải thích: Đây là một hành động xảy ra và kết thúc vào một thời điểm trong quá khứ (last year), nên ta sẽ dùng thì quá khứ đơn, đáp án cần chọn là destroyed.

3. He was watering the flowers in his garden when the tornado came.

(Anh ấy đang tưới nước cho hoa trong vườn khi lốc xoáy đến.)

Giải thích: Một hành động đang xảy ra ở quá khứ thì bị hành động khác chen ngang vào, do đó chúng ta sẽ dùng thì quá khứ tiếp diễn chia ở vế câu có hành động đang xảy ra, dùng thì quá khứ đơn ở vế câu có hành động chen vào, đáp án là was watering – came.

4. While they were calling for help, the rescue workers appeared.

(Khi họ đang tìm kiếm sự trợ giúp thì các nhân viên cứu hộ đến.)

Giải thích: Một hành động đang xảy ra ở quá khứ thì bị hành động khác chen ngang vào, do đó chúng ta sẽ dùng thì quá khứ tiếp diễn chia ở vế câu có hành động đang xảy ra, dùng thì quá khứ đơn ở vế câu có hành động chen vào, đáp án là were calling – appeared.

5. Were you listening to music at 9 o'clock yesterday evening?

(Có phải cậu đang nghe nhạc vào 9 giờ tối hôm qua không?)

Giải thích: Đây là một hành động đang xảy ra tại một thời điểm chính xác trong quá khứ (at 9 o'clock yesterday evening), nên ta sẽ dùng thì quá khứ tiếp diễn, đáp án cần điền là were – listening.

1. was sitting - saw

2. went - was shining

3. went - was having

4. rained - was carrying

5. were walking - began

1/ was sitting, saw 
2/ was going, shined
3/ went, was having
4/ rained, carried
5/ were walking, began 

was sitting - saw

went-was shining

went-was having

rained-was carrying

were walking-rained

1. It _______was raining_____(rain) when I got up.

2. When Mathew arrived, we _______were having_____(have) dinner.

3. She heard him because he ______was talking______(talk) loudly.

4. The taxi ____stopped________(stop) when the train left.

5. He saw her when she _____was standing_______(stand) on the terrace.

6. The child fell asleep when I ____was watching________ (watch) TV.

7. When they ______got______(get) married, I _____was_______ (be) on holiday in France.

8. While my mother _______was gardening_____(garden), my father _____was doing_______(do) the washing up.

9. _______There is_____(There to be) a bell at 8.15 and the classes _______start_____(start) immediately.

10. When I saw Jim at the disco, he ______was talking______(talk) to the DJ.

11. We ______went______(go) swimming in the sea because the weather ________was____(be) fine.

12. They ___were having_________(have) a good time when the disaster __happened__________(happen)

13. He ____was buying______(buy) some greeting cards when I ______met______ (meet) him at Harrods.

14. When the alarm______rang______(ring), he ______was having______(have) a drink in the bar.

15. Robert ______was skiing______(ski) down a mountain when he_______fell_____(fall).

1. It ______was raining______(rain) when I got up.

2. When Mathew arrived, we ____were having________(have) dinner.

3. She heard him because he ___was talking_________(talk) loudly.

4. The taxi _____stopped_______(stop) when the train left.

5. He saw her when she _____was standing_______(stand) on the terrace.

6. The child fell asleep when I ______was watching______ (watch) TV.

7. When they ___got_________(get) married, I __was__________ (be) on holiday in France.

8. While my mother ______was gardening______(garden), my father _________was doing___(do) the washing up.

9. ________There was____(There to be) a bell at 8.15 and the classes _______started_____(start) immediately.

10. When I saw Jim at the disco, he _____was talking_______(talk) to the DJ.

11. We _________went___(go) swimming in the sea because the weather ________was____(be) fine.

12. They ____________(have) a good time when the disaster ____________(happen)

13. He ____________(buy) some greeting cards when I ____________ (meet) him at Harrods.

14. When the alarm____________(ring), he ____________(have) a drink in the bar.

15. Robert ____________(ski) down a mountain when he____________(fall).

1. After they ___had had____ (have) a cup of tea, they ____had___ (have) some cake.

2. They ___bought____ (buy) this flat two years ago.

3. When I _____was watching__ (watch) TV, the lights ___went____ (go) out.

4. He _____told__ (tell) me that he _had seen______ (see) a lion.

5. He ___went____ (go) to France last year.

6. After he _had called______ (call) the police, he ___called____ (call) the ambulance.

7. She _____was washing__ (wash) her hair when her baby _____started__ (start) to cry.

8. After he ____had worked___ (work) hard, he _____felt__ (feel) ill.

9. He ___left ____ (leave) the room after I ___had explained____ (explain) all the facts.

10. After he __had found_____ (find) the key, he ___opened____ (open) the door.

11. While he ___was playing____ (play) computer games, she ___was reading____ (read).

12. They ____had sold___ (sell) everything before they ___moved____ (move) to Glasgow.

13. He __visited_____ (visit) me yesterday evening.

14. When I ___was cleaning____ (clean) the room, Mary __came_____ (come) home.

15. After he _____had finished__ (finish) school, he ____started___ (start) to work in a factory.

VI. Put the verbs into correct tense forms (Past Simple or Present Perfect) 
1. We (study)....studied...........a very hard lesson the day before yesterday............................ 2. We (study)........have studied........................................almost every lesson in this book so far................. 3. We (never watch) ...............have never watched...........that television program........................... 
4. We (watch)..........watched...........an interesting program on television last night............... 5. My wife and I........................travelled................(travel) by air many times in the past 
6. My wife and I (travel).........travelled......................... to Mexico by air last summer 
7. I (read)............have read......that novel by Hemingway several times before. 
8. I (read)..........read...............that novel again during my last vacation. 
9. I (had)..................had.......a little trouble with my car last week. 
10. However, I (have)....have had..................... no trouble with my car since then. 
11. I (have) ………have had……….. this toy since my birthday.
12. We (live)…have lived……………….in HN for ten years now and like it a lot. 
13. The last time I (go) …went…………………to HN was in May 
14. When my parents were on holiday I (stay)…………stayed…… with my aunt for a week 15. I (not see) haven't seen my son for ages. He (not visit) ………hasn't visited…………….. me since May 16. Tom (be) …has been………….to HN twice. He loves it very much 
17. My sister (work) ………………has worked……for an enterprise for two years.That was after college 18. I (move)……………moved… to HN in 2001. I (be) ……have been……. there a long time now 19. It was so cold today that I (wear)…wore………… a sweater at school 
20. So far this month there (be)……………have been………. three robberies in this street 21. When I was young I (meet)……met…….. him three times 
22. In the past few years, it (become)……has become…….. more and more difficult to get into university 23. I (feel)…………have felt……better since I (live) ………lived………. here 
24. Since I (be) …………was…………in this city I (not see) ……haven't seen……… him 

I. Put the verbs into the correct tenses ( past simple or present perfect tense)

1. Peter (play)__played__ foolball yesterday

2. They (repaint) ___have painted____ their house . It looks more beautiful again.

3. Last years , we (travel) ___traveled____ to Italy. It was the first time to Italy

4. John and Peggy (do) ____have done___ their homework. Now they can watch the film.

5. I (visit) ___visited____ my friend in Sapa two days ago.

6. We (live) ___have lived____ in another country before.

7. She (not buy) ___didn't buy____ a new car in 2021.

8. I’m sorry, but I (step) ____have stepped___ on your toes.

9. (you / ever / play) _______Have you ever played_____ chess ?

10. The girls ( not have) __haven't had________ their lunch yet.

II. Underline the correct answers.

1. I saw/ have seen that film already.

2. We went/ have gone to the movies three times last month.

3. Did you ever do/ Have you ever done volunteer work?

4. I had/ have had five tests so far this semester.

5. Linus did/ has done his homework before he went to sleep.

6. This is my grandparents’ house. They lived/ have lived here for more than 50 years.

7. She bought/ has bought a new mobile phone two days ago.

8. Did you see/ Have you seen Peter at the party last night?

9. I read/ have read this book twice and I still find it very interesting.

10. They didn’t play/ haven’t played very well yesterday. They lost the match