1. Yesterday evening Tom ________ (have) a bath when the phone ________ (ring). He got out of the bath and ________ (answer) the phone.
2. I ________ (see) Tony in the park. He ________ (sit) on the grass and ________ (read) a book.
3. While I ________ (walk) in the garden, I _____ (hurt) my back.
4. Tommy ______ (burn) his hand when he ________ (cook) the dinner.
5. George ______ (fall) off the ladder while he ________ (paint) the ceiling.
6. Last night, I ________ (read) in the bed when suddenly I ________ (hear) a scream.
7. ________(you, watch) television when I phoned you?
8. Ann _____ (wait) for me when I _______ (arrive).
9. I _______ (not/drive) very fast when the accident _______ (happen).
10. I ________ (break) a plate last night. I ______ (do) the washing-up when it _______ (slip) out of my hand
Exercise 2: Tìm lỗi sai và sửa
1. He was play badminton when I called him.
2. Was she study English at 8 p.m. yesterday?
3. What was he do while his mother was making lunch?
4. Where did you went last Monday?
5. He turn on the TV, but nothing happened.
6. She got up early and have breakfast with her family yesterday morning.
7. Hoa didn't broke the flower vase. I did.
8. Last weekend, my friend and I go to the beach on the bus.
Exercise 3: Chọn đáp án đúng
1. They …… on the lake when it started to rain so they went home. A. finished B. finishing C. were finishing D. are finishing
2. Her dad found some money while she …… her suitcase. A. packing B. package C. are packing D. was packing
3. Your brother ……… in Myanma when he met his girlfriend. A. study B. was studying C. were study D. was study
4. His grandma tried cake for the first time while he ………. in China. A. staying B. is staying C. is stayed D. was staying
5. Her mom ………. in the park when she saw a tree. A. was going B. was going C. were going D. were going | 6. ……. it ……. when I woke up this morning? A. Is….raining B. was ….. raining C. is….rain D. were…… raining
7. What …….. when his mother came? A. were you doing B. was you doing C. are you doing D. are you doing
8. What did you watch on TV while you …….. dinner last night? A. were having B. was having C. were having D. was having
9. The police ………. his letter in the post office at that time. A. is sending B. was sending C. sending D. was sending
10. It ………and cloudy when I left Ireland. A. was rain B. was raining C. is raining D. raining |
Exercise 4: Hoàn thành đoạn hội thoại sau bằng cách điền vào chỗ trống dạng đúng của động từ
Sue: ________________________ when you saw them? (what | Tim and Matt | do) (1)
Julie: Tim was swimming in the pool, but I didn’t see Matt first.
Sue: __________________ in the pool, too? (you | swim) (2)
Julie: No, I wasn’t. I was just looking. But then I saw Matt, too.
Sue: ________________________ ? (what | he | do) (3)
Julie: He was diving in the pool.
Sue: Diving, you say ________________________ to dive? (he | not | just | try) He can’t dive. (4)
Julie: You’re right. He was just trying to do it. And all his friends were watching it.
Sue: ________________________ ? (they | laugh) (5)
Julie: Of course, they were. Matt was pretty funny. He splashed the water all over the place.
Sue: _____________________ faces when he came up to the surface of the pool? (Matt | make) (6)
Julie: Yes, he was. He was grinning and making faces at me.
Sue: At you? Vow! And what about Tim? __________________ Matt, too? (he | watch) (7)
Julie: Not really. He was looking at me instead.
Sue: Oh, no! You’re kidding. ___________________ your new swimsuit? (you | wear) (8)
Julie: Yes, I was. Why?
Sue: Now I know why Tim and Matt were watching you, Julie.
Ex1:
1 was having - rang - answered
2 saw / was sitting / reading
3 was walking / hurt
4 burnt/ was cooking
5 fell / was painting
6 was reading/ heard
7 were you watching
8 was waiting/ arrived
9 wasn't driving/ happened
10 broke/ was doing/ slipped
Exercise 2:
1 play => playing
2 study-> studying
3 do=> doing
4 went-> going
5 turn -> was turning
6 got -> was getting
7 broke -> breaking
8 go -> were going
Exercise 3: Chọn đáp án đúng
1. They …… on the lake when it started to rain so they went home.
A. finished
B. finishing
C. were finishing
D. are finishing
2. Her dad found some money while she …… her suitcase.
A. packing
B. package
C. are packing
D. was packing
3. Your brother ……… in Myanma when he met his girlfriend.
A. study
B. was studying
C. were study
D. was study
4. His grandma tried cake for the first time while he ………. in China.
A. staying
B. is staying
C. is stayed
D. was staying
5. Her mom ………. in the park when she saw a tree.
A. was going
B. was going
C. were going
D. were going
6. ……. it ……. when I woke up this morning?
A. Is….raining
B. was ….. raining
C. is….rain
D. were…… raining
7. What …….. when his mother came?
A. were you doing
B. was you doing
C. are you doing
D. are you doing
8. What did you watch on TV while you …….. dinner last night?
A. were having
B. was having
C. were having
D. was having
9. The police ………. his letter in the post office at that time.
A. is sending
B. was sending
C. sending
D. was sending
10. It ………and cloudy when I left Ireland.
A. was rain
B. was raining
C. is raining
D. raining
Ex4:
1 what were Tim and Matt doing?
2 were you swimming.
3 what was he doing?
4 was he trying.
5 were they laughing?
6 Was Matt making.
7 Was he watching.
8 Were you wearing.
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Exercise 1:
1. Yesterday evening Tom had a bath when the phone rang. He got out of the bath and answered the phone.
2. I saw Tony in the park. He was sitting on the grass and reading a book.
3. While I was walking in the garden, I hurt my back.
4. Tommy burned his hand when he was cooking the dinner.
5. George fell off the ladder while he was painting the ceiling.
6. Last night, I was reading in bed when suddenly I heard a scream.
7. Were you watching television when I phoned you?
8. Ann was waiting for me when I arrived.
9. I was not driving very fast when the accident happened.
10. I broke a plate last night. I was doing the washing-up when it slipped out of my hand.