IV. Choose the correct verb form in the brackets

1. When I (had / was having) a bath, someone (knocked / was knocking) the door

2. The rain (started / was starting) when I (went / was going) to the library

3. This time last Sunday I (walked / was walking) on this street

4. When I (saw / was seeing) Mr. Brown, he (drank / was drinking) coffee

5. Their parents (visited / were visiting ) the Statue of Libery while they (went / were going) shooping

6. I (met / was meeting ) an old friend while I (walked / was walking ) along the street

V. Choose the best answer

1. I hope the ...... can repair our car quickly

a. mechanic b.reporter c. nurse d. journalist

2. My ........always comes early so I get my letters before I go to work

a. chemist b. porter c. mailman d. engineer

3. My tooth doesn't stop hurting. I'll go and see my.................

a. actor b.dentist c. write c. teacher

4. She wants the ...............to make a special cake for her daughter's bỉthday

a. inspector b. musician c. architect c. butcher

5. THat.................sells very good meat

6. Ask the shop............where the washing powder is

a. nurse b. assistant c. baker d. mailman

7. The................is showing them his plans of the new building

a. doctor b. pianist c. architest d. dance

8. The boss wants his.......................... to type some letters

a. secretary b. novelist c. journalist d. musician

9.The ...............gives the patient his madicine twice a day

a. butcher b. nurse c. operator d. porter

10. The.............will take your suitcases to your room

a. porter b. author c. engineer d. hairdresser

VI. Find a mistake in each sentences and correct it

1. Mr. Brown aets a few fruit for breakfast

2. I have less books in English than my classmates

3. We are going to have a two-weeks summer vacation in Hue next month

4. Underline the correct item

1 I Watched / was watching a DVD when my cat jumped / was Jumping on me .

2 She was buying / bought a new dress last month .

3 Greg was sleeping / slept while Joanne listened / was listening to her Mp3 player .

4 Mum cooked / cooking dinner when someone knocked / was knocking on the door .

5 Sue was watering / watered the flowers when it started / start to rain .\

6 They were walking / walked to school last Monday because there was no bus

7 I ate / was eating a sandwich while my parents drank / were drinking coffee .

Circle The correct or phrase

1. When we were in Canada, we went/ were going skiing almost every day.

2. About 4 years ago, I decided/ was deciding to become a chef.

3. Georgia had/ was having a shower when someone knocked at the door.

4. Holly and I ran from the house to the taxi because it rained/ was raining heavily

5. Two men argued/ were arguing outside, so I went to see what was happening.

6. Daniel called/ was calling you at one o'clock yesterday, but you were here with me.

7. We ate/ were eating breakfast when a letter came through the letter box.

8. As I walked past the window, I saw that Paula made/ was making a cake.

9. I dreamt/ was dreaming about my favorite band when the alarm clock went off.

Circle the correct word or phrase .

1.When we were in Canada, we went / were going skiing almost every day.

2 About four years ago, I decided / was deciding to become a chef.

3 Georgia had / was having a shower when someone knocked at the door.

4 Holly and I ran from the house to the taxi because it rained / was raining heavily.

5 Two men argued / were arguing outside, so I went to see what was happening.

6 Daniel called / was calling you at one o’clock yesterday, but you were here with me.

7 We ate / were eating breakfast when a letter came through the letter box.

8 As I walked past the window, I saw that Paula made / was making a cake.

9 I dreamt / was dreaming about my favourite band when the alarm clock went off. 

10 While I practised / was practising the trumpet late last night, a neighbour came to complain. 

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I.        Choose the correct verb form (Past Simple or Past Continuous).

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

2.      I paid / was paying for my things when I heard / was hearing someone call my name.

3.      I turned / was turning round and saw / was seeing Paula.

4.      She wore / was wearing a bright red coat today.

5.      We decided / were deciding to have a cup of coffee.

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

7.      We all got / were getting a terrible shock.

8.      While the waiter picked / was picking up the broken plates, he cut / was cutting his finger.

9.      She worked / was working quietly at her desk when suddenly the door opened / was opening and her daughter rushed / was rushing in.

10.  He stood / was standing up, walked / was walking across the room, and closed / was closing the window.

IV.Are the underlined Vs correct or not? Correct the wrong ones.

1.While I had a bath, someone knocked at the door.

2.Sally didn't go to a boxing match for a long time.

3.Dick tried to repair the car but he didn't know what he was doing.

4.What did you bring to Tom's party?

5.Were you eating spaghetti every day when you were in Italy?

6.I didn't know you had bought a new car.

7.They all wanted to believe her , but suspected she was lying.

8.As Mary walked home, she was a had accident.

9.When I got home, my parents had went to bed

10.Although it rained a lot, I was enjoying my hoiliday last summer.