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. Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở dạng thích hợp (quá
khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ tiếp diễn)
Yesterday evening Tom ________ (have) a bath when the phone
________ (ring). He got out of the bath and ________ (answer) the
phone.
I ________ (see) Tony in the park. He ________ (sit) on the grass
and ________ (read) a book.
While I ________ (walk) in the garden, I _____ (hurt) my back.
Tommy ______ (burn) his hand when he ________ (cook) the
dinner.
George ______ (fall) off the ladder while he ________ (paint) the
ceiling.
Last night, I ________ (read) in the bed when suddenly I ________
(hear) a scream.
________(you, watch) television when I phoned you?
Ann _____ (wait) for me when I _______ (arrive).
I _______ (not/drive) very fast when the accident _______
(happen).
I ________ (break) a plate last night. I ______ (do) the washing-up
when it _______ (slip) out of my hand
Bài 3. 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 4. 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 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 6: bài tập hoàn thành câu với thì quá khứ tiếp diễn
+ quá khư đơn.
1. She (study) __________ when I (arrive) __________ at her
house.
2. We (watch) __________ TV when the electricity (go)
__________ out.
3. I (read) __________ a book when you (call) __________ me.
4. They (play) __________ football when it (start) __________
raining.
5. He (sleep) __________ at 9 p.m. last night.
6. At this time yesterday, we (eat) __________ lunch.
7. I (drive) __________ to work when I (see) __________ the
accident.
8. While she (clean) __________ the house, her brother (play)
__________ outside.
9. They (run) __________ in the park when they (hear)
__________ the music.
10. I (not listen) __________ to music while I (study)
__________ for the test.
11. The children (cry) __________ when their parents
(leave) __________ them at the school.
12. I (wait) __________ for you at the bus stop when the
bus (arrive) __________.
13. He (not work) __________ when his boss (come)
__________ into the office.
14. While we (watch) __________ the movie, the phone
(ring) __________.
15. They (sit) __________ in the classroom when the
teacher (enter) __________.
16. I (not understand) __________ what he (say) __________
when I (meet) __________ him.
17. We (have) __________ dinner when the doorbell (ring)
__________.
18. The dog (bark) __________ loudly when I (leave)
__________ home.
19. I (not sleep) __________ when the storm (begin)
__________.
20. At 10 o’clock last night, I (take) __________ a shower.
Bài 7. Chia đúng các động từ sau ở thì quá khứ đơn và
quá khứ tiếp diễn
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) 6............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.
