1. I ...was going.. down the street when it begin to rain (go )

2. At this time last year , I ..was attending..... an English course (attend)

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

4. The boy fell and hurt himself while he ...was walking.. around the city (walk)

5. The tourist lost his camera while he ...was riding... a bicycle (ride)

6. The lorry ..was going...very fast when it hit our car (go)

7.While I ..was studying.... in my room , my roommate ..was having... a party in the other room (study  / have)

8. Mary and I ....were just leaving... the house when the telephone rang (just leave)

10. We ..were sitting... in the cafe when they saw us (sit)

Bài2: chia động từ ở thì quákhứ  hoặc quá khứ tiếp diễn

1. I .called....(call)  Mr.  Wilson at 9 last night, but he (not be ) .wasn't..... at home. He  (study)was studying ...... at the library

2.I ...didn't heard.... (not hear) the thunder during the storm last night because I ...slept.. (sleep)

3. It was beautiful yesterday when we went for a walk in the park. The sun ...was shined.. (shine) . The birds. ..were singing... (sing)

4. My brother and sister ...were talkinh....(talk) about somethig when I ....walked... (walk) into the room.

5. Tom went to his friends 'house, but the boys ....weren't... (not be) there . They( play ) ....played.. soccer in the vacant lot down the street.

6. The little boy .....fell...(fall) asleep while his mother ...was reading.... (read)  him a story.

7. I  really enjoyed my holiday last January. While it ...was snowing.... (snow) in Iowa,  the sun ....was shining. (shine) in Florida

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

9. John...had.....( have ) a car accident last week. He ...drove... (drive) down the street when suddenly a lorry ...was hitting... (hit) his car from behind.

10. Ten years ago,  the government ...decided. (decide) to begin a food programme . At that time, many people in the rural areas ...starved.... (starve) due to several years of drought.

11. They ..waited.....(wait) for me when I ....was arriving..... (arrive) at the station

12. She ....was swimming.. (swim) in the sea when I ....saw.... (see) her 

13. .....were... they ........playing.. (play) tennis when it ....started..... raining(start)?

14. We .....were driving...(drive) home from the theatre when the police ....stopped..... (stop) us.

15. The wind ....was blowing.... (blow) very hard when I ...went.... (go) out this morning

16. When she .....left... (leave )  him , he ...was becoming .. (become) quite ill.

17. I ...was....(be) looking for some photos when you rang but I ....wasn't finding... (not find) them.

1. I ...was going.. down the street when it begin to rain (go )

2. At this time last year , I ..was attending..... an English course (attend)

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

4. The boy fell and hurt himself while he ...was walking.. around the city (walk)

5. The tourist lost his camera while he ...was riding... a bicycle (ride)

6. The lorry ..was going...very fast when it hit our car (go)

7.While I ..was studying.... in my room , my roommate ..was having... a party in the other room (study  / have)

8. Mary and I ....were just leaving... the house when the telephone rang (just leave)

10. We ..were sitting... in the cafe when they saw us (sit)

Bài2: chia động từ ở thì quákhứ  hoặc quá khứ tiếp diễn

1. I .called....(call)  Mr.  Wilson at 9 last night, but he (not be ) .wasn't..... at home. He  (study)was studying ...... at the library

2.I ...didn't heard.... (not hear) the thunder during the storm last night because I ...slept.. (sleep)

3. It was beautiful yesterday when we went for a walk in the park. The sun ...was shined.. (shine) . The birds. ..were singing... (sing)

4. My brother and sister ...were talkinh....(talk) about somethig when I ....walked... (walk) into the room.

5. Tom went to his friends 'house, but the boys ....weren't... (not be) there . They( play ) ....played.. soccer in the vacant lot down the street.

6. The little boy .....fell...(fall) asleep while his mother ...was reading.... (read)  him a story.

7. I  really enjoyed my holiday last January. While it ...was snowing.... (snow) in Iowa,  the sun ....was shining. (shine) in Florida

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

9. John...had.....( have ) a car accident last week. He ...drove... (drive) down the street when suddenly a lorry ...was hitting... (hit) his car from behind.

10. Ten years ago,  the government ...decided. (decide) to begin a food programme . At that time, many people in the rural areas ...starved.... (starve) due to several years of drought.

11. They ..waited.....(wait) for me when I ....was arriving..... (arrive) at the station

12. She ....was swimming.. (swim) in the sea when I ....saw.... (see) her 

13. .....were... they ........playing.. (play) tennis when it ....started..... raining(start)?

14. We .....were driving...(drive) home from the theatre when the police ....stopped..... (stop) us.

15. The wind ....was blowing.... (blow) very hard when I ...went.... (go) out this morning

16. When she .....left... (leave )  him , he ...was becoming .. (become) quite ill.

17. I ...was....(be) looking for some photos when you rang but I ....wasn't finding... (not find) them.

IV/ Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple or the past continuous tense.

1/ He (sit) __was sitting________ in a bar when I (see) _saw_________ him.

2/ When I (go) _____went_____ out, the sun (shine) ___was shining_______.

3/ The light (go) ______went____ out while I (have) __was having________ tea.

4/ When it (rain) ______rained____ , she(carry) _____was carrying_____ an umbrella.

5/ We (walk) _____were walking_____ to the station when it (begin) ___began_______ to rain.

6/ He (teach) __taught_____ English for 2 months when he (live)___was living___ in Germany and (study) __was studying_____ as a journalist

7/ The house (burn) __was burning______ fast, so we (break) ____broke____ the window to get out.

8/ He (eat) ______ate____ three sandwiches while you (talk) _____were talking_____ to him.

9/ The servant (drop) __dropped_____ two cups while she (wash up) __was washing up____ last night; neither of them (break)___broke____

10/ While he (write) _____was writing_____ a letter, the telephone (ring) ­­­__rang________; as he (go) ______was going____ to answer it, he (hear) ___heard_______ a knock on the door; the telephone (still, ring) _____was still ringing_____ while he (walk) ___was walking_______ to the door, but just as he (open) _____opened_____ it, it (stop) stopped__________.

11/ We _________were playing__________________ (play) volleyball with Mary, when you ________came___________________(call) me.

12/ When the teacher __________came_________________(come) in, they ____________were studying_______________ (study) English.

13/ The baby _________was sleeping__________________ (sleep) when the telephone _____rang______________________(ring)

14/ As I _________was walking__________________ (walk) in the streets of Holland, I ______met_____________________ (meet) an old friend of mine.

15/ I _____________lost______________ (lose) my car keys.

16/ I was looking for my purse when I ____________dropped_______________ (drop) my credit card.

17/ My uncle _________took__________________ (take) me to the airport yesterday.

18/ She __________was dancing________________ (dance) when she hurt her ankle.

19/ It ______was raining_____________________ (rain) heavily when I got up.

20. I ___________saw________________ (see) the thief while he _______________was getting____________ (get) into my neigh

1. I saw/ was seeing the accident when I was waiting for the taxi.

2. What were you doing / did you do when I phoned?

3. They didn't visit/weren't visiting their friends last summer holiday.

4. It rained / was raining heavily last July.

5. While people were talking tl each other, he read / was readinghis book.

6. Chris was eating / ate pizza every weekend last month.

7. While we were running / run in the park, Mary fell over.

8. Did you find / were you finding  your keys yesterday?

9. Who was she dancing/ did she dance with at the party last night?10. They were watching / watched football on TV all day.

Bài 2: tìm cácloi sai trong các câu sau :

1. I was play =>playing football when she called me. 

2. Was =>didyou study Math at  5 p.m. yesterday?

3. What was she do=>doing while her mother was making lunch?

4. Where didyou went=>go last Sunday?

5. They weren't sleep=>sleeping during the meeting last Monday.

6. He got up early and have =>had breakfast with his family yesterday morning.

7. She didn't broke the flower vase. Tom did. 

8. Lastweek my friend and I go =>went to the beach on the bus.

9. While I am =>was listening to music, I heard the doorbell.

10. Peter turn=>turned on the TV, but nothing happened.

Bài3: hoàn thành các câu sauvới từ cho sẵn

1.Where /you /go? When/ you/ go?

-> where did you go? when did you go

2. Who /you/ go with?

-> who did you go with?

3. How/ you/ get/ there?

->how travel do you get there?

4. What/ you /do/ during the day?

->what do you do during the day?

5. you / have / a / good / time?

do you have a good time?

6. you/ have / any / problems?

->do you have any problems

7. How/ long/you be /there?

->how long are you there?

8. What /your parents/ do/ while /you /go /on holiday?

->what were your parents doing while you were going on holiday?

Bài4:chia đúng các động từ sau ở thì quá khứ đơn và quá khứ tiếp diện.

In my last holiday, I went to Hawaii. When I(go) .want.... to the beach for the first time, something wonderful happened. I (swim) ..was swimming... in the sea while my mother was sleeping in my sun. My brother was building a castle and my father (drink) ...was drinking.... some water. Suddenly I (see) ...saw.... a boy on the beach. His eyes were blue like the water in the sea and his hair  (be)was .... beautiful black. He was very tall and thìn and his face was brown. My heart (beat) .was beating..... fast. I (ask) ..asked... him for his name and with a shy voice. He (tell) told..... me that his name was John. He (stay) ....stayed.. with me the whole afternoon. In the evening, we met again. We ate pizza in the restaurant. The following days we(have) ..had..... a lot of fun together. At the end Of my holidays when I left Hawaii I said good-bye to John. We had tears in our eyes. He wrote to me a letter very soon and I answered him.

1. I saw/ was seeing the accident when I was waiting for the taxi.

2. What were you doing / did you do when I phoned?

3. They didn't visit/weren't visiting their friends last summer holiday.

4. It rained / was raining heavily last July.

5. While people were talking tl each other, he read / was readinghis book.

6. Chris was eating / ate pizza every weekend last month.

7. While we were running / run in the park, Mary fell over.

8. Did you find / were you finding  your keys yesterday?

9. Who was she dancing/ did she dance with at the party last night?10. They were watching / watched football on TV all day.

Bài 2: tìm cácloi sai trong các câu sau :

1. I was play =>playing football when she called me. 

2. Was =>didyou study Math at  5 p.m. yesterday?

3. What was she do=>doing while her mother was making lunch?

4. Where didyou went=>go last Sunday?

5. They weren't sleep=>sleeping during the meeting last Monday.

6. He got up early and have =>had breakfast with his family yesterday morning.

7. She didn't broke the flower vase. Tom did. 

8. Lastweek my friend and I go =>went to the beach on the bus.

9. While I am =>was listening to music, I heard the doorbell.

10. Peter turn=>turned on the TV, but nothing happened.

Bài3: hoàn thành các câu sauvới từ cho sẵn

1.Where /you /go? When/ you/ go?

-> where did you go? when did you go

2. Who /you/ go with?

-> who did you go with?

3. How/ you/ get/ there?

->how travel do you get there?

4. What/ you /do/ during the day?

->what do you do during the day?

5. you / have / a / good / time?

do you have a good time?

6. you/ have / any / problems?

->do you have any problems

7. How/ long/you be /there?

->how long are you there?

8. What /your parents/ do/ while /you /go /on holiday?

->what were your parents doing while you were going on holiday?

Bài4:chia đúng các động từ sau ở thì quá khứ đơn và quá khứ tiếp diện.

In my last holiday, I went to Hawaii. When I(go) .want.... to the beach for the first time, something wonderful happened. I (swim) ..was swimming... in the sea while my mother was sleeping in my sun. My brother was building a castle and my father (drink) ...was drinking.... some water. Suddenly I (see) ...saw.... a boy on the beach. His eyes were blue like the water in the sea and his hair  (be)was .... beautiful black. He was very tall and thìn and his face was brown. My heart (beat) .was beating..... fast. I (ask) ..asked... him for his name and with a shy voice. He (tell) told..... me that his name was John. He (stay) ....stayed.. with me the whole afternoon. In the evening, we met again. We ate pizza in the restaurant. The following days we(have) ..had..... a lot of fun together. At the end Of my holidays when I left Hawaii I said good-bye to John. We had tears in our eyes. He wrote to me a letter very soon and I answered him.

Ex3:Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or progressive tense:

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

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

3.The last time i (see)saw him,he (wear)was wearing a grey suit

4.Just as i (leave)was leaving,a student (stop)stopped me in the hall

5.Nam (play)was playing football when he (break)broke his leg

6.While the two thieves (argue)were arguing,someone (steal)stole their car

7.They (build)were building a new bridge when i (be)was there 2 months ago

8.He (sit)was sitting in a cafe when i (see)saw him last Sunday

9.When i (come)came to vist her last night,she (have)was having a bath

10.What were you (do)doing when i (phone)phoned you on Monday?

Ex4:Choose the best answer:

1.I (met/was meeting) a friend while i (did/was doing) the shopping

2.I (turned/was turning) roun and (saw/was seeing) Paula

3.She (wore/was wearing) a bright red coat when i saw her

4.I (paid/was paying) for my things when i (heard/was hearing) call my name

5.We (left/was leaving) the cafe and (said/was saying) goodbye

6.This time last month we (took/were talking) the final test

7.While we (had/were having) a drink,a waiter (dropped/was dropping) a pile of plates

8.When i (came/was coming),he (read/was reading) books

9. While my mother (cook/was cooking),my father (read/was reading)newspapers

10.My brother (was playing/played) video games when i (came/was coming)

cảm ơn bn nha

1. In all the world, there (be) _____ARE_____ only 14 mountains that (reach) _____REACH_____above 8,000 meters.

2. He sometimes (come) ___COMES_______ to see his parents.

3. When I (come) _____CAME_____, she (leave) ____HAD LEFT______for Dalat ten minutes ago.

4. My grandfather HAS never (fly) _____FLOWN_____ in an airplane, and he has no intention of ever doing so.

5. We HAVE just (decide) ____ DECIDED______ that we (undertake) ______WOULD UNDERTAKE______ the job.

6. He told me that he (take) ____WOULD TAKE______ a trip to California the following week.

7. I knew that this road (be) ____WAS______ too narrow.

8. Right now I (attend) ____AM ATTENDING______ class. Yesterday at this time I (attend) ____WAS ATTENDING______class.

9. Tomorrow I'm going to leave for home. When I (arrive) _____ARRIVE_____at the airport, Mary (wait) _____WILL BE WAITING_____ for me.

10. Margaret was born in 1950. By last year, she (live) ____HAD LIVED______on this earth for 55 years .

11. The traffic was very heavy. By the time I (get) _____GOT_____to Mary's party, everyone HAD already (arrive) _____ARRIVED_____

12. I will graduate in June. I (see) _____WILL SEE_____ you in July. By the time I (see) _____SEE_____ you , I (graduate) _____WILL HAVE GRADUATED_____.

13. I (visit) _____VISITED_____ my uncle's home regularly when I (be) ____WAS______ a child.

14. That book (be) _____HAS BEEN_____ on the table for weeks. HAVEN'T You (not read) ____READ______ it yet ?

15. David (wash) _____IS WASING_____ his hands. He HAS just (repair) _____REPAIRED_____ the TV set.

16. HAVE You (be) ____BEEN______here before? Yes, I (spend) ______SPENT____ my holidays here last year.

17. We HAVE never (meet) _____MET_____ him. We don't know what he (look) _____LOOKS_____ like.

18. The car (be) _____WILL HAVE BEEN_____ ready for him by the time he (come) _____COMES_____tomorrow.

19. On arriving at home I (find) _____FOUND_____that she HAS just (leave) _____LEFT_____a few minutes before.

20. When we (arrive) _____ARRIVE_____ in London tonight, it WILL probably (rain) ____BE RAINING______.

21. It (rain) _____IS RAINING_____ hard. We can't do anything until it (stop) _____STOPS_____

22. Last night we (watch) _____WERE WATCHING_____TV when the power (fail) ____FAILED______.

23. That evening we (stay) _____STAYED_____up to talk about the town where he (live) ____HAD LIVED______for some years.

24. I (sit) _____SAT_____down for a rest while the shoes (repair) ____WERE BEING REPAIRED______.

25. Half way to the office Paul (turn) ____TURNED______round and (go) _____WENT_____back home because he (forget) ____HAD FORGOTTEN______to turn the gas off.

26. London (change) _____HAS CHANGED_____a lot since we first (come) _____CAME_____ to live here.

27. While we (talk) ____WERE TAKING______on the phone the children (start) _____STARED_____fighting and (break) ____BROKE______a window

28. He used to talk to us for hours about all the interesting things he (do) _____HAD DONE_____ in his life.

29. You know she (stand) _____HAS BEEN STANDING_____looking at that picture for the last twenty minutes.

30. I (spend) _____HAVE SPENT_____ a lot of time travelling since I (get) ____GOT______this new job.

31. When we (be) _____WERE_____ at school we all (study) _____STUDIED_____Latin.

32. When I (meet) ____MEET______ him , he (work) ______HAD BEEN WORKING____as a waiter for a year.

33. After he (finish) _____HAD FINISHED_____ breakfast he (sit) _____SAT_____down to write some letters.

34. She (have) ____HAS______a hard life, but she's always smiling.

35. I think Jim (be) ____HAS BEEN______ out of town.

chia dong tu trong ngoac o dang qua khu

1.i (start)..................STARTED..school when i was four

2.where DID you (go)......GO........for your holiday last summer

3.she (sell)......SOLD...........her old car and (buy)..............BOUGHT.....a new one

4.he retired and (move).........MOVED.............to the country

5.i (walk)..............WALKED

......to school yesterday

6.i (stand)...........STOOD..........under the tree when it began to rain

7.we really (enjoy)...........ENJOYED.............our holiday last summer

8.he tried to escape but the police(stop)...........STOPPED.........him

9.he (be)...............WAS....a taxi driver in germany in 1985

10.he (not understand)..........DIDN'T UNDERSTAND...............what she said last night

11.i (meet)..........MET............her at the suppermarket last night

12.he (go)........GOES....................to the english club every sunday

but last sunday ,he (not go).........DIDN'T GO...........there.he (go)..........WENT..............to the museum

13.my mother (make)...............IS MAKING..a dress now

14 two years ago she (teach).........TAUGHT.......at a village school

15.what DID you (do)..DO...............yesterday morning ?

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. will be

2. returns

3. don't come / will go 

4. to find 

5. was

6. were 

7. will go

8. stays / looks 

9. were having

10. phone / draws

11. will be / learn

12. was watching / rang

13. to use / comes

14. are / are playing

15. has / goes

16. worrried 

17. gave

18. Was you

19. is cooking

20. to buy

21.

22.

23.

24. am not using 

25. don't have / am going

26. is flying / is going to land.

1.It was too ....................dark........................ in the forest to see the little ring.

2.The missing ring was made of .....................silver.............................

3.On Monday morning, Robert's mother's mother still felt ....................unhappy......................................

4.After ..........................that afternoon.............................. on Monday, Robert and his mother went to the forest again.

5.They could hear ........................all the birds................................... in the trees.lovely, red ,

6.In the forest, a ........lovely red, spotted butterfly......... flew in front of Robert and his mother.

7. The missing ring was on ...............................the small leaf................................. under the butterfly.

1.It was too ..................dark.......................... in the forest to see the little ring.

2.The missing ring was made of .......silver...........................................

3.On Monday morning, Robert's mother's mother still felt ......................unhappy....................................

4.After ...................that afternoon..................................... on Monday, Robert and his mother went to the forest again.

5.They could hear ....all the birds....................................................... in the trees.

6.In the forest, a ..........lovely red, spotted butterfly................................................ flew in front of Robert and his mother.

7. The missing ring was on .........the small leaf....................................................... under the butterfly.