QUÁ KHỨ TIẾP DIỄN + QUÁ KHỨ ĐƠN
Bài tập 1. Cho dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc ở thì quá khứ tiếp diễn.
1. At this time last year, they ____________ (build) this house.
2. I ____________ (drive) my car very fast when you called me.
3. I____________ (chat) with my friends while my teacher (teach) the lesson yesterday.
4. My father____________ (watch) TV when I got home.
5. At this time yesterday, I____________ (prepare) for my son’s birthday party.
6. What ____________you ____________ (do) at 8 pm yesterday?
7. Where____________ you____________ (go) when I saw you last weekend?
8. They____________ (not go) to school when I met them yesterday.
9. My mother____________ (not do) the housework when my father came home.
10. My sister____________ (read) books while my brother (play) football yesterday afternoon.
Bài tập 2. Chia động từ ở dạng Quá khứ đơn và Quá khứ tiếp diễn để hoàn thành đoạn văn sau
In my last holiday, I went to Hawaii. When I (go) 1…………………………. to the beach for the first time, something
wonderful happened. I (swim) 2…………………………. in the sea while my mother was sleeping in the sun.
My brother was building a castle and my father (drink) 3…………………………. some water. Suddenly I (see)
4…………………………. a boy on the beach. His eyes were blue like the water in the sea and his hair (be)
5…………………………. beautiful black.
He was very tall and thin and his face was brown. My heart (beat) ………………………. fast. I (ask)
7…………………………. him for his name with a shy voice. He (tell) 8…………………………. me that his name was John.
He (stay) 9…………………………. with me the whole afternoon. In the evening, we met again. We ate pizza in a
restaurant.
The following days we (have) 10…………………………. a lot of fun together. At the end of my holidays when I left
Hawaii I said good-bye to John. We had tears in our eyes. He wrote to me a letter very soon and I answered
him.
Bài tập 3. Chọn đáp án đúng để hoàn thành đoạn văn sau
From: Kathy
To: Rock
We had a fantastic day at the hotel yesterday. At 12 o’clock, the sun (1) was / were shining and it (2) wasn’t /
weren’t raining. My mom and dad (3) was / were reading their book, my little sisters (4) was / were playing
with his new friend and my cousin. And I (5) was / were learning how to sail. What (6) was / were you doing
at this time yesterday?
Bài tập 4. Viết lại các câu sau sao cho nghĩa không đổi
1. I was sleeping and the fire started.
2. It began to rain and what was he doing.
3. The farmer started wishing and he was plowing the field.
4. She came and what were you doing?
5. Jackson was reading a book and his mother came in.
6. We were working in the field and the volcano erupted.
Bài tập 5. Chọn đúng thì của các câu sau (quá khứ đơn và quá khứ tiếp diễn)
1. Alice saw/ was seeing the accident when she was catching the bus.
2. What were you doing/ did you do when I called?
3. I didn’t visit/ weren’t visiting my friends last summer holiday.
4. It rained/ was raining heavily last July.
5. While people were talking to each other, he read/ was reading his book.
6. My sister was eating/ ate hamburgers every weekend last month.
7. While we were running/ ran in the park, Mary fell over.
8. Did you find/ Were you finding your keys yesterday?
9. Who was she dancing/ did she dance with at the party last night?
10. They were watching/ watched football on TV at 7 p.m. yesterday.
Bài tập 6. Chia động từ trong ngoặc để phân biệt thì quá khứ đơn và quá khứ tiếp diễn
1. While Tom (read), Amely (watch) a documentary on TV.
2. Marvin (come) home, (switch) on the computer and (check) his emails.
3. The thief (sneak) into the house, (steal) the jewels and (leave) without a trace.
4. Nobody (listen) while the teacher (explain) the tenses.
5. While we (do) a sight-seeing tour, our friends (lie) on the beach.
6. He (wake) up and (look) at his watch.
7. The receptionist (welcome) the guests and (ask) them to fill in the form.
8. The car (break) down and we (have) to walk home.
9. The boys (swim) while the girls (sunbathe).
10. My father (come) in, (look) around and (tell) me to tidy up my room.
11. As long as one group (prepare) dinner, the others (collect) wood for their campfire.
12. While the parents (have) breakfast, their children (run) about.
13. Martha (turn) off the lights and (go) to bed.
14. When I (do) the washing-up, I (break) a plate.
15. While Tom (play) the piano, his mother (do) the washing-up.
16. He (drink) some juice and then he (eat) a few chips.
17. I (have) dinner when I suddenly (hear) a loud bang.
18. When my father (work) in the garden, an old friend (pass) by to see him.
19. She (go) to school, (take) out her textbook and (begin) to learn.
20. When it (start) to rain, our dog (want) to come inside.
