Look at the cartoon story and answer the questions. Use the words in brackets to help you.

1 What was the weather like? (the sun / shine, hot) What was the cyclist doing? (compete / in a race, lose)

2 Where did the cyclist go? (a bus stop) What did the bus do? (stop) What did the cyclist do? (get on)

3 What was the cyclist doing? (get off the bus) What did he drop? (ticket) Who saw him? (a girl)

4 Who finished the course first? (the cheat) What were the crowd doing? (cheer)

5 What was the man getting? (a medal) What did the girl give him? (a bus ticket)

Work in pairs. Look at the cartoon story again for one more minute. Close your books and tell the story to your partner. Use the past simple and past continuous.

Look at the cartoon story and answer the questions. Use the words in brackets to help you.

1 What was the weather like? (the sun / shine, hot) What was the cyclist doing? (compete / in a race, lose)

2 Where did the cyclist go? (a bus stop) What did the bus do? (stop) What did the cyclist do? (get on)

3 What was the cyclist doing? (get off the bus) What did he drop? (ticket) Who saw him? (a girl)

4 Who finished the course first? (the cheat) What were the crowd doing? (cheer)

5 What was the man getting? (a medal) What did the girl give him? (a bus ticket)

Work in pairs. Look at the cartoon story again for one more minute. Close your books and tell the story to your partner. Use the past simple and past continuous. 

Look at the cartoon story and answer the questions. Use the words in brackets to help you.

1 What was the weather like? (the sun / shine, hot) What was the cyclist doing? (compete / in a race, lose)

2 Where did the cyclist go? (a bus stop) What did the bus do? (stop) What did the cyclist do? (get on)

3 What was the cyclist doing? (get off the bus) What did he drop? (ticket) Who saw him? (a girl)

4 Who finished the course first? (the cheat) What were the crowd doing? (cheer)

5 What was the man getting? (a medal) What did the girl give him? (a bus ticket)

Work in pairs. Look at the cartoon story again for one more minute. Close your books and tell the story to your partner. Use the past simple and past continuous. 

Put the verbs in the brackets into the required tense: present simple, past simple, future with will", future with,going to" or present continuous. * 1. Look at little Tommy! His eyes are getting wet. He 2. Look at poor Tommy. He's lost his favourite teddy and now he (cry). 3. Little Tommy always. 4. Tommy (cry) if you take his favourite teddy. (cry) a lot when he lost his favourite teddy. 5. Do you think Tommy (cry) again soon? 6. Tomorrow we 7. I'm sure you...... 8. They (have) a class meeting (have) a great time if you go to the party. (have) a great time at the party last weekend. 9. Listen to that noise! It seems they (have) a lot of fun! (have) a long hot shower before going to bed. 10. When I go home I... 11. Look at you! You're enormous. You. (have) twins, aren't you? 12. Don't worry, I (wait) for you, I promise. 13. "What is she doing?" "I think she. (wait) for her boyfriend to pick her up.' 14. They (walt) two hours in the waiting room before they could see a doctor. 15. He's called a waiter because you always.. come and take your order. (wait) for him to (cry) 16.1 (wait) for him. I don't want to go there alone! 17. Sarah and Dave. 18. Sorry, I can't come now. 1. (probably, watch) Twilight Saga' in 3D at the weekend. (watch) a documentary on Discovery. 19. (you, watch) the film last night? 20. (you, watch) horror movies? 21. 'What are you doing on Saturday?"1. (watch) that new movie with Angelina Jolie at Onema City. Do you want to join us?" 22. No, thanks! I don't want to go out tonight. I'm too tired. I. or something, then go to bed. (watch) a film

Past time expressions

(Cụm từ chỉ thời gian trong quá khứ)

4. Look at the examples and answer the questions.

(Hãy nhìn vào các ví dụ dưới đây và trả lời các câu hỏi.

1. How do you say the words in blue in your language?

(Bạn nói những từ màu xanh lam trong ngôn ngữ của bạn như thế nào?)

2. Do we put ago before or after a past time expression?

(Chúng ta có đặt ago vào trước hay sau cách diễn đạt về thời gian?)

He first competed when he was twelwe.

(Anh ấy thi đấu lần đầu tiên khi mới 12 tuổi.)

She last competed in 1981.

(Cô ấy thi đấu lần cuối vào năm 1981.)

He was on this programme two years ago.

(Anh ấy đã tham gia chương trình này hai năm trước.)

Exercise 5. Put the verbs in brackets into Past Continuous or Past Simple.

1.   I …………………………… (see) Mary in town yesterday but she (not/see) …………………………… me. She………………………… (look) the other way.

2.   I …………………………… (cycle) home yesterday when suddenly a man…………………………… (step) out into the road in front of me, I…………………………… (go) quite fast but luckily  I …………………………… (manage) to stop in time and ………………………… (not/hit) him.

3.   I………………………… (walk) home when I ………………………… (meet) Dan.

4.   Tom ………………………… (burn) his hand when he …………………… (cook) the dinner.

5.   The telephone …………………………… (ring) while I …………......………… (have) a bath.

6.   Beethoven …………......………… (write) nine symphonies. He …………………………….. (write) another symphony when he died.

7.   Last Saturday Tom wanted to make two salads. He ................................... (make) the first one in five minutes. He .................................... (make) the second one when his guests ............................ (arrive) and they .............................. (help) him to finish it.

8.   The artist Gaudi ............................... (design) several houses in Barcelona, Spain. Later he ............................... (start) work on a church. He ................................. (work) on the church when he .............................. (die).

9.   Last month a bank robber ................................... (escape) while the police ...................................... (take) him to prison. Later they ................................ (catch) him again, and this time they ........................................ (lock) him up without any problem.

10.Philip’s football team were lucky last Saturday. After 20 minutes they ...................................... (lose), but in the end they ............................... (win) the game by 4 goals to 2.

11.John Lennon .................................... (sing) and ......................................... (play) on many records with The Beatles. He ............................................ (prepare) a new record when Mark Chapman ........................................... (shoot) him.

12.Yesterday afternoon I ................................................ (study) at home after school when I ......................................... (hear) a loud noise. I ....................................  (run) outside. It ................................... (rain) and it ..................................... (be) cold. I ............................................ (see) that smoke ...................................... (come) slowly out of the next house. My father suddenly ........................................ (arrive) and we ................................................ (phone) the fire-brigade because we could hear that some people ........................................ (call) for help. While we ................................... (wait) for the fire-engine to come, I ............................................. (decide) to investigate.

1.      At present they (sit) _{.....................................} in the class.

2.      She (come) _{.....................................} from Germany.

3.      Look! The man (smoke) _{.....................................} there.

4.      Davis (play) _{.....................................} football every afternoon.

5.      A few days ago, we (drive) _{.....................................} to his uncle.

6.      My father (work) _{.....................................} in the garden at the moment.

7.      Sam (arrive) _{.....................................} in San Diego a week ago.

8.      The workers (work) _{.....................................} in the firm at the moment.

9.      We (play) _{.....................................} football yesterday afternoon.

10. I (meet) _{.....................................} him last Monday.

11. Please be quite!  You (make) _{.....................................} so much noise so I can’t concentrate.

12. _{.....................................} Tony (have) _{.....................................} a bath at the moment?

13. We (spend) _{.....................................} our vacation in Florida last summer.

14. I (receive) _{.....................................} a letter from her two days ago.

15. He (play) _{.....................................} chess at the moment.

16. Listen! He (read) _{.....................................} a story by Shakespeare.

17. The weather (not be) _{.....................................} very good last week.

18. At present, Richard (study) _{.....................................} in London.

19. Sue (have) _{.....................................} the flu last winter.

20. We (wacth) _{.....................................} a good programme on TV last night.

21. _{.....................................} you (write) _{.....................................} a letter now?

22. I (see) _{.....................................} a great film yesterday.

23. John (listen) _{.....................................} to the radio now.