THÌ QUÁ KHỨ TIẾP DIỄN

I. CẤU TRÚC CỦA THÌ QUÁ KHỨ TIẾP DIỄN

1. Khẳng định:
- Cấu Trúc
S + was/were + V-ing
I + was
2. Phủ định:
- Cấu trúc:
S + wasn’t/ weren’t + V-ing
3. Câu hỏi:
- Cấu Trúc
Was/ Were + S + V-ing ?
Các từ để hỏi + was/were + S + V-ing?

III. CÁCH SỬ DỤNG CỦA THÌ QUÁ KHỨ TIẾP DIỄN

Cách Sử Dụng
- Diễn đạt hành động đang xảy ra tại một thời điểm trong quá khứ
- Diễn đạt hai hành động xảy ra đồng thời trong quá khứ
=> While QKTD, QKTD
- Diễn đạt hành động đang xảy ra thì có hành động khác xen vào
=> QKTD when QKĐ/
When QKĐ, QKTD
=> QKĐ while QKTD/
While QKTD, QKĐ
IV. DẤU HIỆU ĐỂ NHẬN BIẾT THÌ QUÁ KHỨ TIẾP DIỄN
 At + giờ + thời gian trong quá khứ (at 10 o’clock last night,…)
 At this/that time + thời gian trong quá khứ. (at this time two weeks ago, …)
 In + năm (in 1995)
 In the past (trong quá khứ)
V. Bài tập Quá khứ tiếp diễn có đáp án
 IV. Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì quá khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ tiếp diễn
1. My friend Harry ________QKĐ_______ off the ladder while he
___QKTD____________ 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 ________QKTD__________ for me at the airport terminal when I
_____QKĐ__________. (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. (BURN, ARRIVE)
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8.
9.
10. My brother ____qktd___________ for a job when he ___qkđ____________ across an
interesting ad in the newspaper. (LOOK, COME)
11. I ____ING______ someone call my name. I _______________ around and
_______________ my dad standing at the back of the queue. I _______________ so
surprised. (HEAR, TURN, SEE, BE)
12. My sister _______________ a bright summer dress when I _______________ her at the
performance. (WEAR, SEE)
13. I ______qktd_________ preparing dinner at 4.pm and I _____qktd_be=to be=
was/were BEING_________ still at it when my wife ______qkđ_________ home.
(START, BE, COME)
14. Our housekeeper _______qktd________ the vase. While she ____qktd___________ up
the pieces, she ______qkđ_________ her middle finger. (BREAK, PICK, CUT)
15. We suddenly realised that we _______________ in the wrong direction. (DRIVE)
16. She _was______________ a great skier when she was young. (BE)
17. I _______________ an old friend in town while I ______qktd_________ the shopping.
(MEET, DO)
18. While the children ______qktd____ with others, my husband and I
______QKĐ_________ to have a cup of coffee. (PLAY, DECIDE)
LƯU Ý:
- KHÔNG CÓ “BEING”, NẾU TRONG NGOẶC CÓ TỪ “BE”, CHIA “BE” LÀ
WAS HOẶC WERE THEO CHỦ NGỮ.
- ĐỨNG NGAY ĐẰNG SAU WHEN LÀ QUÁ KHỨ ĐƠN, CÒN ĐỨNG NGAY SAU
WHILE LÀ QUÁ KHỨ TIẾP DIỄN.
- LUÔN LUÔN THÊM “-ING” CHO ĐỘNG TỪ.
V. Viết thành câu hoàn chỉnh ở thì quá khứ tiếp diễn dựa trên từ gợi ý
1. (they / take the exam?) WERE THEY TAKING THE EXAM?
2. (when / he / work there?) WHEN TO BE CHỦ NGỮ V-ING
3. (you / make dinner?) 
4. (they / drink coffee when you arrived?) 
5. (when / we / sleep?) 
6. (they / study last night) 
7. (we / talk when the accident happened) 
8. (he / not / exercise enough) 
9. (I / talk too much?) 
10. (it / not / snow) 
11. (how / they / feel?) 
12. (they / not / talk) 
13. (where / I / stay?) 
14. (why / he / study on a Saturday night?) 
15. (I / go to school when you saw me) 
16. (you / sleep at 6am)
17. (she / work when I called) 
18. (we / not / leave when you called) 
 19. (I / not / stay in a hotel) 
20. (we / make too much noise?) 
VI. Quá khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ tiếp diễn.

1. ‘What …were…………… (you/do) at this time yesterday? ’ ‘I was asleep.’

2. How fast ……………… (you/drive) when the accident ……………… (happen)?

3. I haven’t seen my best friend for ages. When I last ……qkđ saw………… (see) him, he …was
trying…………… (try) to find a job.

4. I …was walking…………… (walk) along the street when suddenly I ……heard…………

(hear) footsteps behind me. Somebody ……ING………… (follow) me. I was scared and I
……………… (start) to run.

5. Last night I …QKĐ…dropped………… (drop) a plate while I ……QKTD………… (do) the

washing-up. Fortunately it ……………… (not/break).

6. I ……………… (open) the letter when the wind ……………… (blow) it out of my hand.

7. The burglar ……QKĐ opened………… (open) the safe while he ………QKTD……… (hear)
footsteps. He immediately ……………… (put) out his torch and …ING…………… (crawl)
under the bed.

8. While I ………QKTD…WAS CROSSING…… (cross) the road, I ……QKĐ…………

(step) on a banana skin and ……QKĐ………… (fall) heavily.

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VII.  Chia động từ ở thì quá khứ tiếp diễn hoặc quá khứ đơn thích hợp
1. James A.saw/ B.was seeing the accident when she catched the bus.
2. What A.were you doing/ B.did you do when I called?
3. I A.didn’t visit/ B.weren’t visiting him last summer holiday.
4. It A.rained/ B.was raining heavily last March.
5. While people were talking to each other, she A.read/ B.was reading her book.
6. My brother A.was eating/ B.ate hamburgers every weekend last month.
7. While we A.were running/ B.ran in the park, Mary fell over.
8. A.Did you find/ B.Were you finding your keys yesterday?
9. Who A.was she dancing/ B.did she dance with at the party last night?
10. They A.were watching/ B.watched football on TV at 10 p.m. yesterday.

VIII.Chọn when/while trong chỗ trống.

1. I first met my future husband (when/while) ………….. I was staying in Ho Chi Minh
city.
2. (when/while) …………..  I was talking to my uncle on phone, my mom came home.
3. We were playing card (when/while) …………. the lights went off.
 4. (when/while) …………..  John was working, he often listened to music.
5. (when/while) …………..  I was in my hometown, power cuts were very frequent.
6. He called me (when/while) ………….. I was taking shower in the bathroom.
7. Crystal was very unhappy (when/while) ………….. things weren’t going well for her.

IX. Sửa lỗi sai trong các câu sau (quá khứ đơn và quá khứ tiếp diễn):
1. I was play football when she called me.
2. Was you study Math at 5 p.m. yesterday?
3. What was she do while her mother was making lunch?
4. Where did you went last Sunday?
5. They weren’t sleep during the meeting last Monday.
6. He got up early and have breakfast with his family yesterday morning.
7. She didn’t broke the flower vase. Tom did.
8. Last week my friend and I go to the beach on the bus.
9. While I am listening to music, I heard the doorbell.
10. Peter turn on the TV, but there was nothing interesting.
Bài 1: Sắp xếp các câu sau theo thứ tự đúng
1.  I/ the bus/ caught/ yesterday/ to work/.

2. it was raining/because/ didn't/ she/ for a walk/ go/.

3. I got/TV/ when/ watching/ my/ brother/ was/ home/.

4. break/your arm/you/how/did/?

5. last summer/ in a beautiful village/ spent/ we/.

6. last night/ Sally/ what/ was/ wearing/ at the party/?

7. a loud party/ while/ my neighbors/I/ were having/ to study,/ was trying/.

8. you/ to the cinema/ last night/ did/ go/?

Bài 2: Điền từ vào chỗ trống

1. Last night I _______ on my thesis and it took me a while to realise that my phone was ringing.
(work)

2. When you _______ I was in a meeting so I couldn't answer your call. (call)

3. David can never agree with Tim. They _______. (argue)

4. Why did you disagree with me at the meeting? _______ to make me look incompetent? (try)

5. Daisy _______ the buffet while I was seeing to the drinks. (prepare)

6. Tim _______ home when the accident happened. (walk)

7. I _______ to work, even when it rained. (walk)

8. Kelly _______ her speech when I walked in. (finish)

Bài 3: Điền từ vào chỗ trống

1. I used my time well while I (wait) _______ for the train - I wrote some emails.

2. I (not/work) _______ when my boss walked in my office. I was on Facebook.

3. I saw a car crash when I (wait) _______ for the taxi.

4. Tom (have) _______ long hair and a beard when he was at university.

5. It started raining while I (drive) _______ to work.

6. What (you/do) _______ this time last year?

7. I (not/call) _______ you at 10 o'clock as arranged because I was having a meeting.

8. I (stiIl/sleep) _______ when my husband left for work this morning.