Put the verb into the correct form :Past simple or past continuous.

1.-What (you/do)......................yesterday at half past eight in the morning?

-I (study)......................at school

2.-When (he/arrive).....................to the meeting last time?

3.-When(he/arrive)................to the meeting last time?

4.(They/paint).......................the walls when your mother (come)..........in?

5.While Dan (fix)................the chairs , his sister Ronda (work)............in the garden

6.They (watch)...............television when their mother (come)..........back.

7.While mother (hang).........the clothes , her two daughters ( wash)........the dishes

8.Tom (water).........the garden when it (starts)...............to rain

9.She (talk).................on the phone , when i ( arrive)..............

10.I (read)...............a book when you (call )..................me

11.The children (play)...............tennis when their grandmother (come).........to visit

12.When Mrs.Smith (enter).................the room , her children (listen)...............to the radio very loudly.

B. Put the verb in the correct form: past simple or past continuous.

1.               I _______________ (dream) when the alarm clock _______________ (go off).

2.               They _______________ (wait) for me when I _______________ (arrive).

3.               The phone _______________ (ring) while I _______________ (have) a shower.

4.               We _______________ (not/go out) last Sunday because it _______________ (rain).

5.               I _______________ (see) Kim at the party. She _______________ (wear) a new dress.

6.               I _______________ (break) a bowl this morning. When I _______________ (wash) the dishes it just _______________ (slip) out of my hand onto the floor!

7.               When he _______________ (carry) the table, he _______________ (feel) a sharp pain in his back.

8.               Sarah _______________ (go) down the stairs when the lights _______________ (go out).

9.               We _______________ (watch) TV when someone _______________ (come) to the door and _______________ (knock) very loudly.

10.            What _______________ (you/do) at this time yesterday? Oh, I _______________

(prepare) the dinner.

11.            I _______________ (fall) asleep while I _______________ (watch) television.

12.            At 12:45 yesterday, Mr Alright _______________ (see) a client in his office.

Put the verb into the correct form :Past simple or past continuous.

1.I (call).........Roger at nine last night , but he (not,be)..........at home .He (study)........................at the library.

2.My mother and sister(argue).........about some thing when i (walk)..........into the room.

3.While Mrs.Emerson(read)...........the little boy a story , he (fall)..........asleep, so she (close)......the book and  quietly (tiptoe)............out of the room.

4.Amy (hear,not)......................her parents having an argument last night .She (listen)...............to music in her room.

5.When I was a child , my mother always (serve)...........cookies and milk to my friends and me when we (go).............to my home after school.

6.Was Carol at the party last night ? - Yes , she (wear)..............a really nice dress.

7.How fast ............you(drive)..........when the accident (happen).............?

8.My parents (have)..................dinner by the time I (get)................home yesterday.

9.The train (leave)...................the station yesterday afernoon.

10.Last night , I (make).................a cake when the light (go)............out

11.When Mr.Golan (open).............the door, her children (do)................their homewwork and her husband (read)...........the newspaper.

Exercise 6. Put the verbs into the correct form, past continuous or past simple.

1.   She ......................................... (BURST) into tears when she .......................................  (SEE) his father.

2.   I .......................................... (CUT) up vegetables in the kitchen when I ............................ (HEAR) the terrible news on the radio.

3.   What a terrible accident!. Steve ......................................... (DRIVE) his car when a bird ...................................... (FLY) into his windscreen.

4.   First she ...................................... (READ) the advertisement and then she ................................... (CALL) the company.

5.   The sun ......................................... (SHINE) brightly when the old man ............................. (SET) off from his cottage.

6.   At eight o’clock yesterday evening the plane ......................................... (FLY) from Tahiti to Los Angeles.

7.   I .................................... (WAIT) for him for quite a long time but he .............................. (NOT COME).

8.   Last weekend while Julie ........................................ (TIDY) her bedroom, she ................................... (FIND) some of the toys she ........................................ (HAVE) when she .................................... (BE) a child.

9.   While my mother ..................................... (COOK) dinner, we ...................................... (PLAY) in the garden.

10.We all ........................................ (SLEEP) when some terrible noise .................................... (WAKE) us up.

11.Poor Cinderella ....................................... (HAVE) to work hard while her step-sisters ........................................ (HAVE) fun at the ball.

12.The children ...................................... (TAKE) the cake when nobody ................................. (LOOK) and .................................... (EAT) it silently.

13.As she ................................... (CROSS) the street, she ................................ (SLIP) and ..................................... (FALL).

14.Yesterday when I ....................................... (WALK) in the park, I ...................................  (LOSE) my watch.

15.The fishing boat ........................................... (APPROACH) the seashore when the tornado ................................... (BEGIN).

16.I ............................................ (CAN) not hear the bell because the radio ...................................... (PLAY) really loudly.

17.The aeroplane .................................... (CATCH) fire just when it ................................... (TAKE) off.

18.The lights ....................................... (GO) out when we ...................................... (DISCUSS) the plans for the following morning.

19.Professor Ward ........................................... (GIVE) the lecture when the students’ riots .................................... (BEGIN).

20.One of my worst memories from last winter holidays was when I ................................ (RUN) out of petrol while I ................................. (DRIVE) through a snowy forest in the evening.

21.Last night Sally ................................... (WATCH) TV in her bedroom when suddenly she ................................... (HEAR) a scream outside.

Task 3: Complete the sentences. Use the past simple or past continuous form of the verb in brackets.

1.      I (break) _____________ my arm while I (climb) _____________ a tree.

2.      My friends (swim) _____________ in the sea when he (see) _____________ an octopus.

3.      The police (catch) _____________ the thief while he (jump) _____________ over the wall.

4.      When my dad (get) _____________ home, we (not do) _____________ our homework.

5.      We (sit) _____________ in a café when you (call) _____________.

6.      What (she/see) _____________ while she (swim) _____________?

7.      What (you/do) _____________ at 9:00 last night?

8.      I (talk) _____________ to my friend on the phone when the bus (arrive) _____________.

9.      While Kate (drink)_____________ milk, she (drop) _____________ the glass.

10.  While I (listen)_____________ to music, I (hear) _____________ the doorbell.

Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple or Past Continuous tense

Last night I (read)..........when studenly I(hear)........a shout

The postman(come)........while I ( have )...........lunch

When we ( go ) ..........out, it ( rain ).............

( you/watch).........TV when I ( phone ) ............you?

We ( meet) Ann at the party yesterday, she ( wear ).............. a lovely white dress

The boy ( break )..........the windows while they ( play )...........football

I was home late, but my friends ( wait ).............when I ( arrive ) ...................

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Bài 4: Put the verb into the correct form, past perfect (I had done) or past simple (I did)

1. "Was Paul at the party when you arrived?" "No, he had gone (go) home."

2. I felt very tired when I got home, so I ... (go ) straight to bed.

3. The house was very quite when I got home. Everybody.......(go) to bed

4. Sorry I'm late. The car ... (break) down on my way here.

5. We were driving along the road when we ... (see) a car which ... (break) down, so we ... (stop) to help.

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.

Exercise 2: Put the verbs into correct forms using The past simple tense or The past continuous tense
1. Peter (play)........................a video game when his brother, Jack, (enter).....................the room.
2. I (study).....................for my English test when my mother (come)........................home from work.
3. Emma (wash)........................the dishes when the telephone (ring)........................
4. I (eat)........................a sandwich while my parents (drink)........................coffee.
5. I (watch)........................a DVD when my cat (jump)........................on me.
6. Susan (study)........................in her room when she heard the noise.
7. What they (do)........................at eleven p.m. last night- it was so noisy?
8. I was eight years old when my elder sister (teach)........................me how to ride a bike.
9. John (not go)........................to school last week because he was ill.
10. I didn’t know anything about the plan crash in my neighbourhood because I (work).....................inside at that time.

Exercise 3: Change the sentences into passive voice
1. The waiter brings me this dish.
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2. Our friends send these postcards to us.
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3. Does your grandma tell you this story every day before bedtime?
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4. She is showing her ticket to the airline agent.
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5. Is the shop assistant handing these boxes to the customer?
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6. They keep this room tidy all the time.
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7. We are moving our furniture to our new house.
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8. They build a new bridge in town.
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9. How do you spend this amount of money?
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10. When does he take the bike back to the store?
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