I.       Bị động ở thì quá khứ tiếp diễn

1.       Nam was watching an action film at 8.00 last night

An action film was being watched by Nam at 8.00 last night

2.       Lan was reading a new comic at this time yesterday.

A new comic was being read by Lan at this time yesterday

3.       Hoa wasn’t cooking dinner last night.

Dinner wasn't being cooked by Hoa last night

4.       What were you doing yesterday?

What was being done by you yesterday?

5.       Were they cleaning the room at 6 yesterday?

Was the room being cleaned at 6 yesterday?

II.    Bị động với động từ khuyết thiếu

1.       Nam can fix the bike well.

…The bike can be fixed well by Nam……………………………………………………………….

2.       She is going to read a new novel tomorrow.

………A new novel is going to be read by her tomorrow………………………………………………………….

3.       You must do your homework regularly.

………Your homework must be done regularly………………………………………………………….

4.       He used to write poems when he was young.

…………Poems used to be written by him when he was young. ……………………………………………………….

5.       John ought to wash his clothes every day

………His clothes ought to be washed by John everyday………………………………………………………….

6.       They are going to plant trees along the sidewalk.

…………Trees are going to be planted along the sidewall……………………………………………………….

7.       No student can solve this problem. ……This problem can't be solved………………………………………………………...

His experiment was carried out ten years ago.( to carry: Thực hiện)

He ……carried out his experiment 10 years ago………………………………………..

They grow rice in the north.

Rice ……rice is grown in the north……………………………………………………..

The postman was bitten by our dog.( to bite- bit- bitten: cắn,đốt

Our dog ………bit the postman……………………………………………

What did he write with it?

What was ……it written with…………………………………………?

They will hold an international conference in Hanoi next month.(to hold- held- held: tæ chøc)

An international ……conference will be held in Hanoi next month………………………………………..

The Persian invented windmills around 500 years ago.

Windmills ……was invented by The Persian around 500 years ago. ………………………………………………………

I’ll meet her at the airport.

She ……will be met at the airport by me…………………………………………………………

II.    Bị động với động từ khuyết thiếu

1.       Nam can fix the bike well.

…………………… The bike can be fixed well by Nam…………………………………………….

2.       She is going to read a new novel tomorrow.

……………………………………  A new novel is going to be read tomorrow…………………………….

3.       You must do your homework regularly.

……………………………… Your homework must be done regularly………………………………….

4.       He used to write poems when he was young.

……………………… Poems used to be written by him when he was young………………………………………….

5.       John ought to wash his clothes every day

…………………… John's clothes ought to be washed everyday …………………………………………….

6.       They are going to plant trees along the sidewalk.

………………………… Trees are going to be planted along the sidewalk……………………………………….

7.       No student can solve this problem. ………………………… This problem can't be solved …………………………………...

His experiment was carried out ten years ago.( to carry: Thực hiện)

He ……………………  carried out his experiment ten years ago.………………………..

They grow rice in the north.

Rice …………is grown in the north……………………………………………..

The postman was bitten by our dog.( to bite- bit- bitten: cắn,đốt

Our dog ………………………… bit the postman. …………………………

What did he write with it?

What was ………………  it written by him with………………………………?

They will hold an international conference in Hanoi next month.(to hold- held- held: tæ chøc)

An international ……… conference in Hanoi will be hold by them next month.……………………………………..

The Persian invented windmills around 500 years ago.

Windmills ………………… were invented by the Persian around 500 years ago …………………………………………

I’ll meet her at the airport.

She ……………………… will be met at the airport ………………………………………

I.The past progressive tense in the passive.

1.They were watching T.V when I came.

->....TV WAS BEING WATCHED WHEN I CAME.................................................................

2.Tom was planting trees at 4o'clock yesterday afternoon.

->......TREES WERE BEING PLANTED BY TOM at 4o'clock yesterday afternoon..............................................................

3.She saw cleaning the floor at this time yesterday .

->..........THE FLOOR WAS SEEN cleaning at this time yesterday ............................................................

4.they were building this bridge when we came.

->......... this bridge WAS BEING BUILT when we came.............................................................

5.They were repainting the gate of thev school when I came.

->................. the gate of theIR school WAS BEING REPAINTED when I came. ....................................................

6.Were you doing homework at the time last week?

->............WAS HOMEWORK BEING DONE at the time last week?.........................................................

chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì quá khứ đơn

1.I(meet).....met.....................her yesterday

2.Did you(watch)..watch..................TV last night?

3.Ha(buy)......bought..................a new shirt yesterday

4.what did you (do).......do..................last night ?-we (go ).......went..........to the movies

5.My father (take) ........took.............us to the zoo last sunday

6.they(go) ..........went..................to school yesterday

7.I(not learn)...............didn't learn..........Math yesterday

8.we(not be)........weren't..................at home yesterday

9.they (be).........were..........absent yesterday morning

10.I(write)..............wrote...................a letter to him

1.I(meet).....met.....................her yesterday

2.Did you(watch)..watch..................TV last night?

3.Ha(buy)......bought..................a new shirt yesterday

4.what did you (do).......do..................last night ?-we (go ).......went..........to the movies

5.My father (take) ........took.............us to the zoo last sunday

6.they(go) ..........went..................to school yesterday

7.I(not learn)...............didn't learn..........Math yesterday

8.we(not be)........weren't..................at home yesterday

9.they (be).........were..........absent yesterday morning

1. ‘What ………were you doing……… (you/do) at this time yesterday? ’ ‘I was asleep.’
 

2. How fast ……were you driving………… (you/drive) when the accident ……happened………… (happen)?
 

3. I haven’t seen my best friend for ages. When I last ……saw………… (see) him, he ……………was trying… (try) to find a job.
 

4. I ………was walking……… (walk) along the street when suddenly I ………heard………(hear) footsteps behind me. Somebody ……was following………… (follow) me. I was scared and I ………started……… (start) to run.
 

5. Last night I …………dropped…… (drop) a plate when I ………was doing……… (do) the washing-up. Fortunately it ………wasn't broken……… (not/break).
 

6. I …………was opening…… (open) the letter when the wind ……blew………… (blow) it out of my hand.
heard

7. The burglar …………was opening…… (open) the safe when he ……………… (hear) footsteps. He immediately ……………put… (put) out his torch and ……………crawled… (crawl) under the bed.
 

8. As I ………was crossing…… (cross) the road I ………stepped……… (step) on a banana skin and ……………fell… (fall) heavily.
 

9. Just as I ……was wondering………… (wonder) what I should do next, the acceptance letter came in my mailbox.

1 , Alice saw / was seeing the accident when she was catching the bus .

2 , What were you going / did you do when I called ?

3 , I didn't visit / weren't visiting my friends last summer holiday .

4 , It rained / was raining heavily last July .

5 , While people were talking to each other , he read / was reading his book

6 , My sister was eating / ate hamburgers every weekend last month

7 , While we were running / ran 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 at 7 p. m yesterday .

1.saw

2, were you going

3, didn't visit

4, was rained

5, was reading

6, was eating

7, were running

8, did you find

9, did she dance

10,were watching

1 was preparing

2 were studying

3 were lying

4 was washing - was cleaning

5 were watching - began

6 was making

7 broke

8 drank

9 walked

1. He joined / was joining the company 25 years ago and he still works for us.

2. At this time last week, we lay / were lying on a beach in the sun.

3. What did they do / were they doing at 11pm last night - it was really noisy?

4. When I walked / was walking into the class, the teacher talked / was talking about the new course.

5. My parents have lived / were living in Berlin for ten years. They lived / were living that when the Berlin wall came down in 1999.

6. How many pictures did you take / were you taking while you travelled / were travelling around Ireland?

7. The Titanic crossed / was crossing the Atlantic when it hit / was hitting an iceberg.

8. As soon as I saw / was seeing the accident I called / was calling the police.

9. While Matt did / was doing his homework, his mother made / was making the dinner.

10. When the ambulance came / was coming, we carried / were carrying him into it.

11. We played / were playing a computer game when Mum called / was called for lunch.

12. When the teacher said / was saying “Stop!”, I still tried / was still trying to finish the last question.

Choose the correct option.

1.   He joined / was joining the company 25 years ago and he still works for us.

2.   At this time last week, we lay / were lying on a beach in the sun.

3.   What did they do / were they doing at 11pm last night - it was really noisy?

4.   When I walked / was walking into the class, the teacher talked / was talking about the new course.

5.   My parents have lived / were living in Berlin for ten years. They lived / were living that when the Berlin wall came down in 1999.

6.   How many pictures didyou take / were you taking while you travelled / were travelling around Ireland?

7.   The Titanic crossed / was crossing the Atlantic when it hit / was hitting an iceberg.

8.   As soon as I saw / was seeing the accident I called / was calling the police.

9.   While Matt did / was doing his homework, his mother made / was making the dinner.

10. When the ambulance came / was coming, we carried / were carrying him into it.

11. We played / were playing a computer game when Mum called / was called for lunch.

12. When the teacher said / was saying “Stop!”, I still tried / was still trying to finish the last question.

Bài 1: COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES, USING THE PAST OF THE VERBS GIVEN.
[ buy take go return be wear eat receive]
1. The sea food was very delicious
2. Hoa...received.....a letter from her penpal Tim yesterday
3. I.....went.....to the movie theater last night
4. They.....ate.....fish and crab for their lunch
5. Liz......returned..to HaNoi from NhaTrang two days ago
6.She...wore....a blue dress in her last birthday party.
7. Mr Jobinson......bought....Liz a cap
8. He..............took..........his children to the zoo last Sunday
Bai 2: FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF "TO BE ": AM , IS, ARE, WAS, WERE
1.The homewotk..was........very difficult yesterday (hearing) call my name.
2.I (paid/was paying) for my things when I (heard/was stay) with her sister until she finds somewhere
3. We (left/was leaving) the cafe and (said/ was saying) goodbye.
4. This time last month we (took/were taking) the final test.
5. While we (had/were having) a drink , a waiter (dropped/ was dropping) a pile of plates.
6. When I (came/ was coming), he (read/was reading) books.
Bai 3 : THE PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS.
1. Sonia (look)....looks..for a place to live
2. The children ..were...in the park five minutes ago.
3. Nha Trang ....is....a beautiful place
4. I ...was......late for school yesterday.
5. Where ...was....she yesterday?
6. We..are......tired today. We .were.....at the party last night .
7. She....is........unhappy because she doesn't have any friend in the city .
8. .......were......you at home yesterday morning?

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)_________were eating___________ dinner at 8pm last night (we started eating

at 7:30).

2. Yesterday I (go)______went______________ to the Post Office,

(buy)_____________bought_______ some fruit at the supermarket and

(read)__________read__________ a book in the park in the afternoon.

3. We (watch)______were watching______________ TV when we (hear)____________heard________ a

loud noise.

4. Julie (be)_________was___________ in the garden when Laurence

(arrive)_________arrive___________.

5. A: What (do)_________were you doing___________ at 3pm yesterday?

B: I (clean)__________was cleaning__________ my house.

6. Last year I (visit)______visited______________ Paris and Rome.

7. They (have)__________were having__________ dinner when the police

(come)___________came_________ to the door.

8. He (work)________was working____________ in the garden when he

(find)___________found_________ the money.

9. Laura (study)________was studying____________ at 11pm last night.

10. He (sleep)_________was sleeping___________ when the doorbell

(ring)__________rang__________.

11. I (walk)_________was walking___________ along the road when I

12. (meet)___________met_________ an old friend.

13. It (be)_____________was_______ a day in December. Snow

(fall)____________was falling________ , children (sing)_________were singing___________ carols and

people (do)________were doing____________ their Christmas shopping.

14. My ex-boyfriend (be)_______was_____________ so annoying! He (always

miss)_______was always missing_____________ the bus and arriving late.

15. When I (call)_______called_____________ Julie, she (work)_________was working___________.

16. Why (cry)___________were you crying_________ when I (arrive)__________arrived__________?

17. When he (get)_____got_______________ home we started to eat dinner.

18. At 10 am yesterday, I (sit)________was sitting____________ on a bus.

19. I (enjoy)___________was enjoying_________ my book so much that I

(not/notice)_______didn't notice_____________ that the train had stopped.

20. David (not/sleep)________wasn't sleeping____________ when I (arrive)_________arrived___________ ,

he (study)________was studying____________ .

21. Mr Black (not/work)_____wasn't working_______________ in the garden at 10pm last night.