SIMPLE PRESENT/ CONTINOUS PRESENT /SIMPLE PAST

1.Hurry ! the bus (come)………I ( not want)………….to miss it.

2.Listen ! Somebody (sing)……..
3. Yesterday, I (go)______ to the restaurant with a client.
4. We (drive) ______ around the parking lot for 20 mins to find a parking space.
5.Usually,I (have)_________________lunch at 12.00.-__________________you (have)
___________________lunch at 11.00?
6.He can (swim)_______________but I can’t(swim)_____________________.
7.At the moment , my sister (read)___________________a book.
8.I (like )__________________ice-cream.
9. The waitress (ask) ______ us if we (have) reservations.
10. I (say), "No, my secretary forgets to make them."
11. How often (you/read)………. a newspaper?
12.The sun always (rise)……..in the East.Look ! It (rise)…….now.
13. I (not go) ______ to school last Sunday.
14. She (get) ______ married last year?
15. What you (do) ______ last night?
- I (do) ______ my homework.
16. I (love) ______ him but no more.
17. Yesterday, I (get) ______ up at 6 and (have) ______ breakfast at 6.30.
18.I(hear)….you.:I (know)……..what you (say)…….
19. The concert (start)…….at 7.30 this evening.
20 . Ann,we (go)…….to town.(You/come)……with us ?
21.The homework ………………very difficult yesterday.(be)
22 The children …………….in the park five minutes ago.(play)
23.My sister (get)______________.dressed and (brush)_______________her teeth at
6.30 everyday.
24.Mrs.Huong (not live)_______________in town .She (live)________________in a
house in the country.
25.How _________your children (go)_________________.to school everyday?
26.It’s 9 o’clock in the morning .Lien (be)________in her room.She (listen)
_______________to music.
27.We_______________________(play) soccer in the yard now.
28, I………………late for school yesterday(be)
29, …………..you …………. to the zoo yesterday ?(go)
30, They ……………..home yesterday(return)
31,Two years ago, he………Math in a small school in the countryside.(teach)
32.Hung and his friend (play)_______________badminton.
33.They usually (get up)___________________at 6.oo in the morning.
34.Ha never(go)_________________fishing in the winter but she always
(do)_____________.it in the summer.
35.My teacher (tell)__________________Hoa about Math.
36.There(be)____________________.animals in the circus.
37._______________he (watch)______________tv at 7.00 ever ymorning?
38.What _____________she (do ) _________________at 7.00 A.m?
39 Yesterday was Sunday. Mr Tam …………….go to school( not go)
40 .At the moment ,Nam and his friends (go)_______________________shopping.
41.In the autumn, I rarely (go)______________sailing and (go)__________to school.
42, I……….very funny on my last vacation. ( be)
43.We_______________________(play) soccer in the yard now.
44.My father (go)___________.to work by bike.Sometimes he(walk)______________
45_________.You (live)________near a market? _ It (be)____________noisy?
46.Now I (eat)_____________an apple and Hoa (listen)_______________.to music.
47, She …………………last night. (not come)
48, When…………. you ………… your exercises?- Last night.(do)
49, I ……………her at the movie theater last night.(meet)
50.How ___________your sister (go)___________to school?
51.What time _____________they (get up)_________________?
51.What ____________they (do)________________in the winter?
53.Today,we (have)______________English.
53.Her favourite subject (be)__________________English .
55.Now, my brother (eat)_________________a banana.
56.Look! Aman (call)_________________you.
57, Last Sunday he ………………..to the English club ( not go)
58, My father (not watch) TV last night but I ……………..(do)
59, Last year, my family (go)………to Nghe An. It (be)…….my husband’s family. We
(feel)………very happy to meet our relatives. We (do)……………..a lot of things. In the
morning ,we used to (go )………to the fields, we (grow)……………..rice .In the
afternoon, we (swim) ……………..in the river. In the evening, we (watch)……………
TV and (talk )……………..about many things.
60. She (have)…….coffee for th breakfisrt every morning.
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 room mates
________________ (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

16.(they / take the exam?) 

17.(when / he / work there?) 

18.(you / make dinner?) 

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

20.(when / we / sleep?) 
 21.(they / study last night) 

22.(we / talk when the accident happened) 

23.(he / not / exercise enough) 

24.(I / talk too much?) 

25.(it / not / snow) 

26.(how / they / feel?) 

27.(they / not / talk) 

28.(where / I / stay?) 

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

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

31.(you / sleep at 6am)

32.17. (she / work when I called) 

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

34.(I / not / stay in a hotel) 

35.(we / make too much noise?) 

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 3. 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

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 6. Tìm các lỗi sai trong các câu sau

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 nothing happened.