I. Complete the sentences, putting the verbs into the past continuous or past simple:
1. When the postman (come) _______, I (have) _______ breakfast
2. My sister (wash) _______ dishes while I (work) _______ in the garden
3. While I (talk) _______ to John, the telephone (ring) _______
4. Mr. Taylor (watch) _______ television while his wife (read) _______ a newspaper
5. When I (leave) _______ the house this morning, It (rain) _______ very hard
6. John (talk) _______ to his friends when I (see) _______ him
7. I (see) _______ a bad accident while I (wait) _______ for you in this corner
8. As we (cross) _______ the street, the policeman (shout) _______ at us
9. That tourist (lose) _______ his camera while he (walk) _______ around the city
10. It (snow) _______ when I (get) _______ up this morning
11. Albert Einstein (die) _______ in 1955
12. Tom (go) _______ to the post office twice yesterday.
13. He (fall) _______ while he (go) _______ down the stairs
14. What _______ she (do) when you (arrive) _______ there? She (write) _______ a letter
15. She (have) _______ her bath while her sister (get) _______ the breakfast ready
16. I (go) _______ to ask you to help me, but you (sleep) _______ so peacefully when I (look) _______ into your
room that I (decide) _______ to do it alone
17. I (look) _______ up at the sky, dark clouds (gather) _______
18. Just as I (write) _______ the letter, the inkpot (fall) _______ over
19. Mr. Nam (cook) _______ dinner when we (arrive) _______
20. What _______ (you/do) when I (telephone) _______ you last night?
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1 came - was having
2 was washing - was working
3 was talking - rang
4 was watching - was reading
5 left - was raining
6 was talking - saw
7 saw - was waiting
8 were crossing - shouted
9 lost - was walking
10 was snowing - got
11 died
12 went
13 fell - was going
14 was she doing - arrived - was writing
15 was having - was getting
16 went - were sleeping - looked - decided
17 looked- were gathering
18 was writing - fell
19 was cooking - arrived
20 were you doing - telephoned
Complete the sentences, putting the verbs into the past continuous or past simple: 1. When the postman (come) ___came____, I (have) __was having_____ breakfast 2. My sister (wash) ___was washing____ dishes while I (work) ____was working___ in the garden 3. While I (talk) ___was talking___ to John, the telephone (ring) ____rang___ 4. Mr. Taylor (watch) ___was watching____ television while his wife (read) ___was reading____ a newspaper 5. When I (leave) _____left__ the house this morning, It (rain) ____was raining___ very hard 6. John (talk) ___was talking____ to his friends when I (see) ___saw____ him 7. I (see) ____saw___ a bad accident while I (wait) ____was waiting___ for you in this corner 8. As we (cross) _____was crossing__ the street, the policeman (shout) ___shouted____ at us 9. That tourist (lose) _____lost__ his camera while he (walk) ____was walking___ around the city 10. It (snow) _was snowing______ when I (get) ____got___ up this morning 11. Albert Einstein (die) ___died____ in 1955 12. Tom (go) ___went____ to the post office twice yesterday. 13. He (fall) ____fell___ while he (go) ___was going____ down the stairs 14. What ____was___ she (do)doing when you (arrive) __arrived_____ there? She (write) __was writing_____ a letter 15. She (have) _____was having__ her bath while her sister (get) __was getting_____ the breakfast ready 16. I (go) ___was going____ to ask you to help me, but you (sleep) were sleeping _____ so peacefully when I (look) _____ looked__ into your room that I (decide) ___ decided____ to do it alone 17. I (look) ___ looked ____ up at the sky, dark clouds (gather) ____ were gathering___ 18. Just as I (write) ___ was writing____ the letter, the inkpot (fall) _____fell__ over 19. Mr. Nam (cook) ___ was cooking____ dinner when we (arrive) ___ arrived____ 20. What ___ were you doing____ (you/do) when I (telephone) __ telephoned_____ you last night?
2 was studying - came
3 was reading -left
4 was washing - rang
5 was writing - went
1 Put the verbs in brackets into the past continuous or the past simple .
1 Jack .........was playing ..........( play ) a video game when his brother , Tom ..............entered ..............( enter ) the room .
2 I ................was studying.................( study ) for my English test when my mother ................came.................( come ) home from work .
3 I .............was reading.............( read ) a book when my sister ...........left.......................( leave ) for the cinema
4 Emma .............was washing....................( wash ) the dishes when the telephone ....................rang........( ring )
5 I ..................was writing................( write ) an email when the lights .....went.......................( go ) out
I. Complete the sentences, putting the verbs into the past continuous or past simple:
11. Albert Einstein (die) ____died___ in 1955.
12. Tom (go) ____went___ to the post office twice yesterday.
13. He (fall) ___fell____ while he (go) _was going______ down the stairs
14. What ___did____ she (do) when you (arrive) ___arrived____ there? She (write) ___writed____ a letter
15. She (have) ___was having____ her bath while her sister (get) ___got____ the breakfast ready
16. I (go) ___went____ to ask you to help me, but you (sleep) __were sleeping_____ so peacefully when I (look) ___looked____ into your room that I (decide) ____decided___ to do it alone
17. I (look) __looked_____ up at the sky, dark clouds (gather) ___were gathering____
18. Just as I (write) ____was writing___ the letter, the inkpot (fall) ____fell___ over
19. Mr. Nam (cook) ___was cooking____ dinner when we (arrive) ___arrived____
20. What ____were you doing___ (you/do) when I (telephone) __telephoned_____ you last night?
II. Complete the sentences, putting the verbs into the correct tenses:
11. Why are you under the table? You (look) ___Are you looking____ for something?
12. ___Did you watch____ You (watch) TV last night? No, I (have) ___had____ supper and (go) ____went ___ straight to bed
13. I (not like) __don't like_____ staying at hotels, but last summer, we (spend) ____spent___ a few days at a very nice hotel by the sea.
14. Linda (be) ___was____ busy when we (go) _____went__ to see her yesterday. She (study) ___was studying____ for an exam. We (not want) ____didn't want___ to disturb her, so we (not stay) ___didn't stay____ very long
15. When I first (tell) __told_____ Tom the news, he (not believe) ____didn't believe___ me. He (think) __thought_____ that I (joke) ___was joking____
16. We usually (go) _____go__ to Spain on holiday, but this year we (go) ___wet=nt____ to France
17. We can go out now. It (not rain) ___doesn't rain____ any more
18. The sun (warm) ___warms____ the air and (give) ___gives____ us light
19. What speed ____were - doing___ the car (do) at the time of the accident?
20. They (study) ___were studying____ in the library when the fire alarm (go) _____went__ off
III. Cirle the best option to complete each sentence:
1. She usually _____ two hours a day
a. work b. is working c. works d. working
2. Don’t make noise. My mother _________ with her friends
a. is talking b. was talking c. talks d. talked
3. Listen! They _________ about the exhibition . Let’s join them
a. talk b. talked c. are talking d. have talked
4. Where _____ your sister born?
a. were b. was c. did d. is
5. We _____ have white wine, but we _____ red wine
a. didn’t/had b. don’t/had c. did/didn’t d. didn’t/have
6. When did you _________ see him?
a. recently b. already c. last d. lately
7. I _________ a bath when the phone rang
a. was having b. had c. am having d. have
8. I _____ her two week ago
a. seen b. was seeing c. saw d. have seen
9. I _____ to his house in 1991
a. moved b. have been moving c. have moved d. was moving
10. He came into the room while they _________ television
a. have watched b. watched c. were watching d. have been watching
11. I fell asleep when I _____ television
a. am watching b. am being watched c. was watching d. All are correct
12. They _____________ last week
a. didn’t come b. came not c. don’t come d. did come
13. Where are Geoff and Anne? _____________ in the garden
a. They’re sitting b. They sitting c. There sitting d. They’re siting
14. It’s very cold today and _____
a. It’s snowing b. it snows c. its snowing d. it snowing
15. She goes to the library twice a week. She _____________ read books there
a. never b. usually c. rarely d. once
16. At nine o’clock yesterday morning, we _____________ for the bus
a. are waiting b. waited c. were waiting d. was waiting
17. Tom _________ his hand when he was cooking the dinner
a. burnt b. was burning c. has burnt d. had burnt
18. He _________ me every Sunday, and we often go fishing together
a. came to see b. comes to see c. will be coming to seed. All answer are correct
19. The phone rang while she _________ dinner
a. cooks b. was cooking c. is cooking d. has cooked
20. My sister _________ trouble with her motobike now, so she has to take the bus to work
a. have b. is having c. was having d. had
21. When my mum got home, _________
a. the dinner be cooked b. I was cooking dinner
c. I am cooking dinner d. the dinner deing cooked
22. Emma and Katie usually _________ their grandmother at weekends
a. have visited b. visits c. visit d. are visiting
23. Peter was reading a book by Mark Twain _________ his friends came
a. while b. when c. during d. if
24. Look! That boy _________ an elephant over there
a. fed b. was feeding c. feeds d. is feeding
25. He _________ in London at the moment
a. studies b. has studied c. is studying d. will study
1. They was helping the flood victims at 10 o'clock last night.
(Họ đang giúp đỡ những nạn nhân của trận lũ vào 10 giờ đêm qua.)
2. It wasn't snowing when I left home this afternoon.
(Lúc mình rời khỏi nhà vào chiều nay thì trời không có tuyết.)
3. While she was working the field, the tornado came.
(Khi cô ấy đang làm việc trên cánh đồng thì lốc xoáy đến.)
4. - What were you doing at 9 o'clock yesterday morning?
(Cậu làm gì vào 9 giờ tối hôm qua vậy?)
- I was watching the news about a volcanic eruption.
(Lúc đó mình đang xem tin tức về một vụ núi lửa phun trào.)
5. - Were you crying when I saw you two days ago?
(Có phải cậu đang khóc lúc mình thấy cậu hai ngày trước không?)
- No, I wasn't. (Không phải.)
1.Last night I (read).....was reading.....when studenly I(hear)....heard....a shout
2.The postman(come)....came....while I ( have )......was having.....lunch
3.When we ( go ) .....went .....out, it ( rain )....was raining.........
4.( you/watch)...were you watching ......TV when I ( phone ) ....phoned........you?
5.We ( meet)....met... Ann at the party yesterday, she ( wear ).........was wearing ..... a lovely white dress
6.The boy ( break ).....broke.....the windows while they ( play ).....were playing......football
7.I was home late, but my friends ( wait ).....were waiting ........when I ( arrive ) ........arrived...........
Last night I (read)...Was reading.......when studenly I(hear)...Heard.....a shout
The postman(come)..Came......while I ( have )...Was having........lunch
When we ( go ) ...Wen't.......out, it ( rain )....Was raining.........
( you/watch)..Were you watching.......TV when I ( phone ) ..Phoned......you?
We ( meet) ....met... Ann at the party yesterday, she ( wear )....Was Wearing.......... a lovely white dress
The boy ( break )...Broke.......the windows while they ( play )..Were playing...football
I was home late, but my friends ( wait )...Were waiting....when I ( arrive ) ...Arrived................
1. Peter was playing(play) a video game when his brother, Jack, entered (enter) the room.
2. I was studying(study) for my English test when my mother came (come) home from work.
3. Emma was washing(wash) the dishes when the telephone rang (ring).
4. I was eating(ate) a sandwich while my parents were drinking (drink) coffee.
5. I was watching (watch) a DVD when my cat jumped(jump) on me.
6. I didn't hear (not hear) the thunder during the storm last night because I was sleeping (sleep)
7. It (be) was beautiful yesterday when we went (go) for a walk in the park. The sun was shining (shine). The birds were singing(sing).
8. My brother and sister were talking (talk) anout something when I walked (walk) into the room.
9. Tom went(go) to his friend’s house, but the boys weren't (not be) there. They were playing (play) soccer in the vacant lot down the street.
10. The little boy fell (fall) asleep while his mother was reading(read) him a story.
11. I really enjoyed (enjoy) my holiday last January. While it was snowing (snow) in Iowa, the sun was shining (shine) in Floria.
12. It was snowing (snow) when I left (leave) home this morning.
13. It was a sunny afternoon and people were sitting (sit) on the grass in the park. Then suddenly it started(start) to rain.
14. My brother was talking (talk) on the phone when I arrived, but when he saw(see) me, he finished (finish) the call. Perhaps he thought that I listened (listen) to his conversation.
15. We were climbing (climb) the wall when the gardener saw (see) us.
16. Susan was playing(play) the piano while Mary was singing (sing)
17. Were you listening (you/ listen) to the teacher when she explained (explain) this exercise?
18. Linda was having (have) a beautiful dream when the alarm clock rang(ring).
#\(Cụt cạp cạp\)
#\(yGLinh\)
1 I had (have) a crash while I was learning (learn) to drive.
(Tôi bị tai nạn khi đang học lái xe.)
2 Sam got (get) his first job while he was living (live) in London.
(Sam có công việc đầu tiên khi anh ấy đang sống ở London.)
3 It rained (rain), so we decided (decide) to cancel the barbecue.
(Trời mưa nên chúng tôi quyết định hủy tiệc nướng.)
4 What were you doing (do) when I saw (see) you in town?
(Bạn đang làm gì khi tôi thấy bạn trong thị trấn?)
5 Emma didn't hear (not hear) the phone ringing because she was listening (listen) to music in her bedroom.
(Emma không nghe thấy tiếng chuông điện thoại vì cô ấy đang nghe nhạc trong phòng ngủ.)
6 Ryan broke (break) his arm while he was skiing (ski) in France.
(Ryan bị gãy tay khi đang trượt tuyết ở Pháp.)
7 Harry was working (work) as a chef when he met (meet) Sally.
(Harry đang làm đầu bếp thì gặp Sally.)
8 You obviously didn't listen (not listen) when I asked (ask) you to turn down the music.
(Rõ ràng là bạn đã không nghe khi tôi yêu cầu bạn vặn nhỏ nhạc.)
