I, the simple past and the past progressive

1,i...........(call) Mr Wilson at 9 last night, but he (not be)............at home.He (study)...............at the library

2,I...........(not hear0 the thunder duing the storm last night because i..............(sleep)

3,it was beautiful yesterday when we went for a walk in the park.The sun..........(shine). The birds............(sing)

4,my brother and sister............(talk) about something when I.................(walk) into the room

5,Tom went to hes friends'house, but the boys............(not be ) there. they (play)........soccer in the vacant lot down the street.

6, the little boy..........(fall) asleep while his mother ..............(read) him a story.

7,i really enjoyed my holiday last january. while it................(snow) in lowa, the sun.................(shine)in florida.

8,while Ted..............(shovel) snow from his driveway yesterday,his wife..........(bring) him a cup of hot chocolate.

9,john..........(have) a car accident last week.he..................(drive) down the street when suddenly a lorry................(hit) his car from behind.

10, ten years ago , the govement .................(decide) to begin a food program. at that time, many people in the rural aeas............(starve) due to several yeas of drought

11, they......(wait) for me when i ................... at the station (arrive)

12, she..............(swim0 in the sea when i .............. her (see)

13...............they..........(play) tennis when it .............rainning(start)?

14, we............(drive) home from the theatre when he police..........(stop) us 

15, the wind.............(blow) very hard when i.................(go) out this morning

16, i.....................(be) looking for some photos when you rang but i..............(not find) them

II. the simple past and the past perfect

1, i(watch)................ a good film on TV before i (go) ..... to bed last night

2, Mary (not/go)...................to paris with us last week because she(already/go).............there.

3, By 2002, she (leave)..............the university

4, by the time he (arrive)................. his school, all his classmates (go)............out for lunch.

5, Mrs My Linh (have ) .....................very much money before she (be).............18.

6,Mrs Browns (visit)................Cua Lo beach in Vietnam last year after they (retire)..................

7,i helped my sister do english exercises after we (play)...........chesses on the computer

8, she (walk).................for two kmsbefore she (have)................dinner.

9,after Mary (speak)...........in public on many occasions, she (get)........... the TV job offer

10, my father(not/watch)..............that film because he (already/see).............. it before.

11. before i and you (be)............born,Granham Bell (invent).............the telephone.

12, she (tell)...............me that she (send)................to me a letter a weel before , but i (not/receive).................it.

13, we (try).............to phone Hery yesteday evening , but there (be)................no answer. he (go)...............out for shopping

14, they (arrive)...........at work in the morning and (find )...........that someone(break)..............into the office during the night, so they (call)..........to the police.

15, yesterday, bobby was very surprised when he (have)...........a phone call from Ann . he (write)..............to her many times but she (never/eply).............to his letter.

Put the verbs in PAST CONTINUOUS.

1. I ___________________down the street when it begin to rain (go)

2. At this time last year, I ___________________an English course (attend)

3. Jim ________________ under the tree when he heard an explosion (stand)

4. The boy fell and hurt himself while he _________________ a bicycle (ride)

5. When we met them last year, they______________ in Santiago (live)

6. The tourist lost his camera while he________________ around the city (walk)

7. The lorry _______________ very fast when it hit our car (go)

8. While I ____________________in my room, my roommate ___________________ a party in the other room (study/ have)

9. Mary and I___________________ the house when the telephone rang (just leave)

10. We __________________ in the café when they saw us (sit)

Bài tập 5: Chia các động từ trong ngoặc ở thì quá khứ đơn
A: Where __________________(you go) for your last summer holiday?
B: We _____________(go) to Egypt
A: Oh really? How interesting! _____________________(you/enjoy) it?
B: Oh, yes, we ________________. Paul_________________(love) the Nile River and I_____________(think) the pyramids and all the historical sights_______________(be) fascinating.
A: How long ______________(you/stay)?
B: For 4 weeks. We _________________(be) there for the whole of October
A: How nice! So you __________________(have) lots of time to travel round
B: Yes, we_____________. Well, quite a lot. But we only _______________(see) a few places so I’d like to go again
A: ______________(you/learn) any Egyptian Arabic?
B: I______________ but Paul _______________. I _______________(study) the language for a few weeks beforewe _____________(go). I _____________(find) a good Arabic language cassette in the local library and that ______________(be) helpful

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