Chia dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc ở thì hiện tại hoàn thành hoặc hiện tại hoàn thành tiếp diễn.

1.  I                  (try) to learn English for years, but I                  (not succeed) yet.

2.  Mary is ill because she                   (work) in the garden all day.

3.  She                  (work) so hard this week that she                  (not have) time to go to the movies.

4.  That book                  (lie) on the table for weeks. You                  (read) it yet?

5.  He                  (not be) here since Christmas. I wonder where he                   (live) since then.

6.  Jack                  (go) to Paris for a holiday. He never                  (be) there.

7.  You                  (sleep) so far? I                  (ring) the bell for the last twenty minutes.

8.  He                  (write) a novel for two years, but he                  (not finish) it yet.

9.  Mary                  (lose) her hat and she                  (look) for it until now.

10.  She (sleep)                   for 10 hours! You must wake her.

2.1. Bài tập thì Quá khứ tiếp diễn cơ bản

Bài 1: Chia động từ ở trong ngoặc ở thì quá khứ tiếp diễn để hoàn thành câu

1. I lost my keys when I ________ (walk) home. 

2. It was raining while we ________ (have) dinner.

3. I saw the department stores when I ________ (sit) on the bus.

4. Her phone rang while she ________ (talk) to her new boss. 

5. My friends ________ (drive) to work when they heard the news on the radio. 

6. He ________ (ride) his bicycle when the cat ran across the road. 

7. We couldn’t go to the beach yesterday because it ________. (rain) 

8. It was a lovely day. The sun was shining and the birds ________ (sing) in the trees. 

9. The tourist lost his camera while he  _____ (walk) around the city.

10. The lorry  _____  (go) very fast when it hit our car.

11. I _______ (walk) down the street when it began to rain.

12. At this time last year, I _______ (attend) an English course.

13. Jim ________ (stand) under the tree when he heard an explosion.

14. While I _____ (study) in my room, my roommates ________ (have) a party in the other room.

15. Mary and I _________  (dance) the house when the telephone rang.

Bài 2: Viết thành câu hoàn chỉnh ở thì quá khứ tiếp diễn dựa trên từ gợi ý

1. (they / take the exam?) 

2. (when / he / work there?) 

3. (you / make dinner?) 

4. (they / drink coffee when you arrived?) 

5. (when / we / sleep?) 

6. (they / study last night) 

7. (we / talk when the accident happened) 

8. (he / not / exercise enough) 

9. (I / talk too much?) 

10. (it / not / snow) 

11. (how / they / feel?) 

12. (they / not / talk) 

13. (where / I / stay?) 

14. (why / he / study on a Saturday night?) 

15. (I / go to school when you saw me) 

16. (you / sleep at 6am) 17. (she / work when I called) 

17. (we / not / leave when you called) 

18. (I / not / stay in a hotel) 

19. (we / make too much noise?)

Complete these sentences by putting the verbs into the past simple or past continuous.

( Cho dạng đúng của động từ sử dụng thì quá khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ tiếp diễn)

1.   Last week we _____________(drive) through the Alps into Switzerland.

2.   At 8p.m yesterday, we _____________(watch) a film.

3.   _____________(you/ see) the football match yesterday?

4.   James broke his arm when he _____________(play) rugby.

5.   Kylie _____________(make) her first film when she was 21.

6.   Mrs Jones _____________(not know) how to open the attachment in her email.

7.   What _____________(your father/ do) when the alarm sounded?

8.   When we _____________(leave) school yesterday, it was pouring with rain.

9.   They _____________(walk) through the forest when the storm started.

10. I _____________(not queue) for the bus when the accident happened.

2B. Past continuous (Thì quá khứ tiếp diễn)

1. Complete the sentences. Use the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

(Hoàn thành các câu sau. Dùng các dạng quá khứ tiếp diễn của các động từ trong ngoặc.)

1. At eight o'clock yesterday evening, Josh _____ (text) his girlfriend.

2. 'Why _____ they _____ (laugh) at me?'

3. You _____ (not pay) attention while I _____ (speak), were you?

4. Dave _____ (walk) down the street, _____ (eat) a sandwich.

5. Emma _____ (watch) TV and Lisa _____ (read) a magazine.

6. At midnight, Wendy _____ still _____ (do) her homework.

Exercise : Chia dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc ở thì quá khứ đơn và quá khứ tiếp diễn.

1.  WhenI (arrive)            at this house, he still(sleep)        

2.  Thelight (go)...........out whilewe(have)...............dinner.

3.  Bill(have)...........breakfast whenI (stop)...........at this house thismorning.

4.  WhenI (come)..............to his house, he (work)       

5.  Aswe(cross)............the street,we(see)..............an accident.

6.  Tom (see)................a serious accident whilehe(stand)..................at the busstop.

7.  Thechildren (play).................football when theirmother (come)................backhome.

8.  Thebell (ring)............whileTom(take)..................a bath.

9.  He(sit)..................in a car whenI(see).................him.

10.  We(clean)...............the house whenshe(come)..............yesterday.

I. Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì hiện tại đơn hoặc hiện tại tiếp diễn

1. Hey! I (talk) _______________to you.

2. I (not see) _____________her very often.

3. Kangaroos (live) __________________in Africa?

4. My English (get) _____________better these days.

5. Let’s go. The film (start) ______________ at nine.

6. The cost of living (go) _____________all the time.

7. What’s the matter? Why you (look) ________at me?

8. Mr. and Mrs. Richard (have) ______________six children.

9. He (hate) ___________________cartoons.

10. I (not believe) _________________you. You are lying

XI. Complete the sentence with the negative form of the present continuous. Use
short forms. ( Viết động từ trong ngoặc ở dạng phủ định của hiện tại tiếp diễn, sử
dụng dạng viết tắt)
35. They ______aren’t helping__________ (help) the teacher right now.
36. She ________________ (stay) in a hotel.
37. I ________________ (travel) a lot these days.
38. We ________________ (study) science at present.
39. The children ________________ (play) football in the playground.
40. Bob ________________ (watch) the news on TV.
41. My parents ________________ (talk) to the teacher at the moment.
42. The sun ________________ (shine) today

XI. Complete the sentence with the negative form of the present continuous. Use
short forms. ( Viết động từ trong ngoặc ở dạng phủ định của hiện tại tiếp diễn, sử
dụng dạng viết tắt)
35. They ______aren’t helping__________ (help) the teacher right now.
36. She ________________ (stay) in a hotel.
37. I ________________ (travel) a lot these days.
38. We ________________ (study) science at present.
39. The children ________________ (play) football in the playground.
40. Bob ________________ (watch) the news on TV.
41. My parents ________________ (talk) to the teacher at the moment.
42. The sun ________________ (shine) today.