Bài 1.

Chia động từ ở trong ngoặc ở thì quá khứ tiếp diễn để hoàn thành
câu
1. I lost my keys when I ________ (walk) home.
2. It was raining while we ________ (have) dinner.
3. I saw the department stores when I ________ (sit) on the bus.
4. Her phone rang while she ________ (talk) to her new boss.
5. My friends ________ (drive) to work when they heard the news on the radio.
6. He ________ (ride) his bicycle when the cat ran across the road.
7. We couldn’t go to the beach yesterday because it ________. (rain)
8. It was a lovely day. The sun was shining and the birds ________ (sing) in the
trees.
9. The tourist lost his camera while he _____ (walk) around the city.
10. The lorry _____ (go) very fast when it hit our car.
11. I _______ (walk) down the street when it began to rain.
12. At this time last year, I _______ (attend) an English course.
13. Jim ________ (stand) under the tree when he heard an explosion.
14. While I _____ (study) in my room, my roommates ________ (have) a party in
the other room.
15. Mary and I _________ (dance) the house when the telephone rang.

Bài 2. Viết thành câu hoàn chỉnh ở thì quá khứ tiếp diễn dựa trên từ gợi ý
1. (they / take the exam?)

2. (when / he / work there?)

3. (you / make dinner?)

4. (they / drink coffee when you arrived?)

5. (when / we / sleep?)

6. (they / study 9p.m last night)

7. (we / talk when the accident happened)

8. (why / he / study on a Saturday night?)

9. (I / go to school when you saw me)

10. (you / sleep at 6am)

11. (she / work when I called)

12. (we / not / leave when you called)

Bài 3. Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì quá khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ tiếp diễn
1. My friend Harry _________ off the ladder while he _______________ the ceiling of
his room. (FALL, PAINT)
2. We ______________ the house in 2003. At that time it _______________ £
150,000. (BUY, COST)
3. Dad _____________ interested in buying a new car. (NOT BE)
4. My sister ______________ for me at the airport terminal when I ____________.
(WAIT, ARRIVE)
5. A few nights ago, I ____________ a book when suddenly I _____________ a noise
outside. A few teenagers _____________ loud music. (READ, HEAR, PLAY)
6. The fire ________________ when the first firefighters ______________ at the
scene. (STILL BURN, ARRIVE)
7. My brother ______________ for a job when he ______________ across an
interesting ad in the newspaper. (LOOK, COME)
8. I _______________ someone call my name. I ______________ around and
______________ my dad standing at the back of the queue. I _______________ so
surprised. (HEAR, TURN, SAW, BE)
9. My sister _______________ a bright summer dress when I ______________ her at
the performance. (WEAR, SEE)
10. I _________ preparing dinner at 4.pm and I ______________ still at it when my
wife ______________ home. (START, BE, COME)
11. Our housekeeper ______________ the vase. As she ______________ up the
pieces, she _________ her middle finger. (BREAK, PICK, CUT)
12. We suddenly ______________ that we ______________ in the wrong direction.
(REALISE, DRIVE)
13. She ______________ a great skier when she was young. (BE)
14. I ______________ an old friend in town while I _____________ the shopping.
(MEET, DO)
15. While the children _____________ with others my husband and I
_____________ to have a cup of coffee. (PLAY, DECIDE)

Bài 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.

Bài 5. Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở dạng thích hợp (quá khứ đơn hoặc
quá khứ tiếp diễn)
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.

Bài 6. Chọn đúng thì của các câu sau

1. I saw/ was seeing the accident when I was waiting for the taxi.
2. What were you doing/ did you do when I phoned?
3. They didn’t visit/ weren’t visiting their 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. Chris was eating/ ate pizza every weekend last month.
7. While we were running/ run 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 all day.

Bài 7. Chia động từ ở thì quá khứ hoặc quá khứ tiếp diễn
1. I ________________ (call) Mr Wilson at 9 last night, but he (not
be)_________________at home. He (study) _______________ at the library
2. I _________________ (not hear) the thunder during the storm last night because I
________________ (sleep)
3. It was beautiful yesterday when we went for a walk in the park. The
sun______________(shine). The birds_____________(sing)
4. My brother and sister ________________ (talk) about something when I
________________ (walk) into the room.
5. Tom went to his friends ‘house, but the boys ___________________ (not be) there.
They (play)_____________soccer in the vacant lot down the street.
6. The little boy _______________ (fall) asleep while his mother___________________
(read) him a story.
7. I really enjoyed my holiday last January. While it_______________(snow) in Iowa, the
sun ______________ (shine) in Florida.
8. While Ted _______________ (shovel) snow from his driveway yesterday, his wife
_________________ (bring) him a cup of hot chocolate.
9. John _________________ (have) a car accident last week. He __________________
(drive) down the street when suddenly a lorry __________________ (hit) his car from
behind.
10. Ten years ago, the government _______________ (decide) to begin a food programme.
At that time, many people in the rural areas _______________ (starve) due to several
years of drought.
11. They ___________________(wait) for me when I _________________ at the station
(arrive)
12. She ________________ (swim) in the sea when I ___________________ her (see)
13. ___________________they__________________(play) tennis when it
_________________ raining (start)?
14. We __________________ (drive) home from the theatre when the police
__________________(stop) us.
15. The wind __________________ (blow) very hard when I ________________(go) out
this morning.
16. When she _____________________ (leave) him, he _____________________
(become) quite ill.
17. I _______________(be) looking for some photos when you rang but I
______________(not find) them.