Đặt động từ ở dạng đúng: Quá khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ tiếp diễn: 1.The children(play)............tennis when their grandmother(come)........to visit 2.When Mrs.Smith(enter)........the room ,her children(listen)..........to the radio very loudly 3.Ann(sweep).............while sister (play)..............the game on the Internet. 4.When the teacher (walk)........into the room,the pupils (make)..........lot of noise. 5.The parents(sleep)...........while the baby (play)........quietly in their room

Chia động từ ở thì quá khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ tiếp diễn

1. They........... (wait) for me when I ........at the station (arrive).

2. She ......... (swim) in the sea when I ........... (see) her.

3. .............. they .............. (play) tennis when it .......... (start) raining?

4. We .......... (drive) home from the theatre when the police ..................... (stop) us.

5. The wind ............ (blow) very hard when I .......... (go) out this morning.

7. Complete the text with the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

(Hoàn thành đoạn văn với dạng đúng quá khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ tiếp diễn cho các động từ trong ngoặc.)

It was past midnight when Helen (1) _____ (arrive) home. She (2) _____ (close) the door quietly because her parents (3) _____ (sleep) upstairs. As she (4) _____ (take off) her coat, she (5) _____ (see) a letter on the floor with her name on it. She (6) _____ (open) the letter and (7) _____ (read) it. Then she (8) _____ (put) it in her pocket, (9) _____ (pick up) her coat and (10) _____ (go) out again. It (11) _____ (be) a cold night but it (12) _____ (not rain). A few people (13) _____ (walk) towards the High Street, so Helen (14) _____ (cross) the road and _____ (follow) them. She (16) _____ (not know) where they (17) _____ (go) - but she (18) _____ (not want) to be alone.

REVISIONI. Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì hiện tại đơn/ hiện tại tiếp diễn/ quá khứ đơn/ quá khứ tiếp diễn : 1.We often…….....(drink) coffee in the morning. But yesterday morning we…........(drink) tea.2.On my way home I often…..…….(meet) many children who……....(go) to school.3.The sun…...…..(rise) in the East and …….......(set) in the West.4.When they…….....….(finish) their work? They……......(finish) it two hours ago.5.What she still…...…..(do) when her mother………....(go) to bed last night?-She still….....….. (write) an essay on the hames.6.What you……......(do)now?-We ……....(repair) our house. We…….....(hope) everything …......(be) nice.7.He often....…….( buy) presents for his daughter on her birthday. Yesterday ….....……(be) her 15th birthday. He……..…(buy) her a big doll.8. He…….....(begin) to learn foreign languages when he…....….(be) quite young.9.People……...…(know) that Columbus ……......(discover) America nearly 500 years ago.10.They all….....….(believe) that he just …........(come) back from London last week.II. Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì hiện tại đơn/ hiện tại tiếp diễn/ quá khứ đơn/ quá khứ tiếp diễn/ hiện tại hoàn thành/ tương lai đơn :1.Be quiet ! The baby ( sleep)……………2. The sun ( set) …………………………in the West.3.Mr Green always ( go)…………………. to work by bus.4. It ( not rain ) ……………….in the dry season.5. They ( have ) ……………….lunch in the cafeteria now.6. She ...................(go) camping tomorrow.

Exercise 1: Past Simple or Past Continuous? Chia động từ ở thì quá

khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ tiếp diễn cho phù hợp

1. I (sit)____________________ in a cafe when you (call)____________________ .

2. When you (arrive)____________________ at the party, who (be)____________________ there?

3. Susie (watch)____________________ a film when she (hear)____________________ the noise.

4. Yesterday I (go)____________________ to the library, next I (have)____________________ a swim, later I (meet) Julie for coffee.

5. We (play)____________________ tennis when John (hurt)____________________ his ankle.

6. What (they/do)____________________ at 10pm last night - it was really noisy?

7. He (take)____________________ a shower when the telephone (ring)____________________.

8. He (be)____________________ in the shower when the telephone (ring)____________________.

9. When I (walk)____________________ into the room, everyone (work)____________________.

10. It (be)____________________ a day last September. The sun (shine)_____________ and the birds (sing)_________________ . I (walk)____________________ along the street when I (meet)____________________ an old friend.

11. He (live)____________________ in Russia when the Revolution (start)____________________.

12. When her train (get)____________________ to the station, we (wait) on the platform.

13. He (be)____________________ so annoying! He (always leave)____________________ his things everywhere.

14. On holiday we (visit)____________________ Rome, (see)____________________ the Vatican, and (spend)____________________ a few days at the beach.

15. Why (stand)____________________ on a chair when I (come)____________________ into the room?16. They (live)____________________ in Germany when they (be)__________ young.

17. At 7pm yesterday, we (listen)____________________ to music.

18. When I (leave)____________________ the house, it (snow)____________________.

19. He (work)____________________ in a bank when he (meet)____________________ his wife.

20. What (you/do)____________________ when I (call)____________________ you last night?

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.

II. Quá khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ tiếp diễn hoặc quá khứ đơn.

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

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

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

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

5. Last night I ……………… (drop) a plate when I ……………… (do) the washing-up. Fortunately it ……………… (not/break).

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

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

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

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

Đề bài:Khoanh tròn dạng đúng của động từ ở thì quá khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ hoàn thành sao cho phù hợp với ngữ cảnh câu.

1.The robbers left / had left the bank when the policemen finally arrived / had arrived. 

2.When the rain startes / had started,the Atkinsons finished / had finished planting trees.

3.By the time Rebecca went / had gone into  the store,she got / had got soaked.

4.Darcey saw / had seen this castle before she againlasst Sunday.

5.Mr.Palmer didn't speak / hadn't spoken any Chinese before he moved / had moved to Peking.

6.Sonny got / had got fainted by the time the ambulance reached / had reached the hospital.

7.When my morther brought / had brought me an apple,I finished / had finished my homewook.

8.Mrs.Wilkinson refused / had refused to drive the car because she had / had had a terrible accident on the hightway about a year ago.

9.I didn't think / hadn't thought of having a new house before I saw / had seen that ad on TV.

10.My uncle didn't try / hadn't tried Italia food before went / had gone to that restaurant.