BÀI TẬP VỀ THÌ QUÁ KHỨ TIẾP DIỄN

I. Chia động từ ở thì quá khứ tiếp diễn

1. I ___________________down the street when it begin to rain (go)
2. At this time last year, I ___________________an English course (attend)
3. Jim ________________ under the tree when he heard an explosion (stand)
4. The boy fell and hurt himself while he _________________ a bicycle (ride)
5. When we met them last year, they______________ in Santiago (live)
6. The tourist lost his camera while he________________ around the city (walk)
7. The lorry _______________ very fast when it hit our car (go)
8. While I ____________________in my room, my roommate ___________________ a party in the
other room (study/ have)
9. Mary and I___________________ the house when the telephone rang (just leave)
10. We __________________ in the café when they saw us (sit)
II. 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.
III. 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.
IV. 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.
V. Give the correct form of the words.
1. ‘What ……………… (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 ……………… (see) him, he ……………… (try) to find a
job.
4. I ……………… (walk) along the street when suddenly I ………………(hear) footsteps behind me. Somebody
……………… (follow) me. I was scared and I ……………… (start) to run.
5. Last night I ……………… (drop) a plate when I ……………… (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 ……………… (open) the safe when he ……………… (hear) footsteps. He immediately ………………
(put) out his torch and ……………… (crawl) under the bed.
8. As I ……………… (cross) the road I ……………… (step) on a banana skin and ……………… (fall) heavily.
9. Just as I ……………….... (wonder) what I should do next, the acceptance letter came in my mailbox.
VI. Past simple or Past continuous
1. My brother (read) ______ books when my dad (come) _______ in.
2. The rain (start) ________ to fall while we (walk) _______ in the park
3. My family (have) _____ dinner when someone (knock) _________ on the door.
4. The lights (go) ______ off when she (have) ___________ a shower.
5. Minh (sleep) __________ when his teacher (talk) ___________ in the class.
VII. Make the present perfect continuous
1) She (work)_____________________ here for five years.
2) I (study) _____________________ all day.
3) You (eat) _____________________ a lot recently.
4) We (live) _____________________ in London for six months.
5) He (play) _____________________ football, so he's tired.
6) They (learn) _____________________ English for two years.
7) I (cook) _____________________ so I'm really hot.
8) She (go) _____________________ to the cinema every weekend for years.
9) It (rain) _____________________ the pavement is wet.
10) You (sleep) _____________________ for twelve hours.
11) I(not/work) today.
12) You (not/eat) _____________________ well recently.
13) We (not/exercise) _____________________ enough.
14) She (not/study) _____________________.
15) They (not/live) _____________________ here for very long.
16) It (not/snow) _____________________.
17) He (not/play) _____________________ football for five years.
18) We (not/drink) _____________________ enough water - that's why we feel tired.
19) I (not/sleep) _____________________ I was reading.
20) They (not/watch) _____________________ TV much recently.
VIII. Make the positive or negative past continuous
1) Mrs Brown (not/play) ____________________ in the yard when the murder happened.
2) Mr Black (do) _________________________ his homework when the murder happened.
3) Miss Jones (talk) _________________________ to Mr. White when the murder happened.
4) You (play) _________________________ football when the murder happened.
5) Dr Ford (not/read) _________________________ books when the murder happened.
6) Mr. and Mrs. Green (not/eat) ___________ in the dining room when the murder happened.
7) Mr Blue (not/drink) ________________________ coffee when the murder happened.
8) The maid (not/clean) ______________ the bedrooms when the murder happened.
9) I (not/listen) _________________________ to radio when the murder happened.
10) The dogs (not/play) ______________________ in the garden when the murder happened.
IX. Hoàn thành câu với từ gợi ý. (QKD & QKTD)
1. When I __________ to school, I __________ John. (walk/see)
2. When I __________ in the kitchen, Mary __________ . (help/come)
3. While she __________ the soup, the children __________ . (cook/play)
4. While they __________ cards, the baby __________ . (play/sleep)
5. When I __________ in the garden, my uncle __________ . (work/call)
6. Carol __________ TV while Bob and Peter __________ football. (watch/play)
7. When she __________ her hair, the baby __________ to cry. (wash/begin)
8. A strong wind __________ when the plane. (blow/land)
9. When she __________ tennis, it __________ to rain. (play/began)
10. When I __________ TV, the lights __________ out. (watch/go)
11. While he __________ the piano, she __________ to him. (play/listen)
12. While she __________ up her room, he __________ his car. (tidy/wash)
13. The boys __________ in the garden while she __________ the flowers. (help/water)
14. He __________ Mary when he __________ through the park. (meet/walk)
15. We __________ computer games while she __________ a book. (play/read)
16. They __________ (have) tea when the doorbell __________ (ring).
17.Father __________ (smoke) his pipe while mother __________ (read) a magazine.
18. While he __________ (mow) the lawn, it __________ (start) to rain.
19. He __________ (have) breakfast when the toaster __________ (blow) up.
20. When I __________ (come) into the office, my boss __________ (wait) for me.
21. When we __________ (see) Brian, he __________ (drive) a taxi.
22. Father __________ (wait) in the car while mother __________ (do) the shopping.
23. When he __________ (arrive), we __________ (have) dinner.
24. While they __________ (play) chess, we __________ (go) shopping.
25. They __________ (have) a party while he __________ (sleep).
26. He __________ (take) a photo when I __________ (feed) the ducks.
27. They __________ (play) football when the lights in the stadium __________ (go) out.
28. While George and John __________ (clean) their room, she __________ (do) the ironing.
29. Sam __________ (do) the ironing when Jack __________ (phone) her.
30. We __________ (wait) at Victoria station when the train __________ (arrive).
X.Điền từ thích hợp vào chỗ trống
It was Sunday afternoon. I ________ (1) a cookery program on TV when I ________ (2) how hungry I
was. But of course I was hungry; I ________ (3) anything since lunch, and I ________ (4) a race in the
morning. “Biscuits!” I ________ (5). My mother ________ (6) me a jar of delicious home-made biscuits.
I ________ (7) into the kitchen, ________ (8) the fridge and ________ (9) some milk in a big glass. Then
I ________ (10) for the kitchen chair but it ________ (11) there: somebody ________ (12) it away. And
there were no biscuits in the biscuit jar: somebody ________ (13) them all! I was sure I ________ (14)
the jar there the previous day, and I ________ (15) only one cookie. It was very strange. A few minutes
later, I ________ (16) my glass of milk when I ________ (17) a loud noise coming from the dining room. I
________ (18) there quickly and I ________ (19) the door. I couldn’t believe my eyes. An enormous
monkey ________ (20) the biscuits excitedly on the kitchen chair.
1. A. had watched B.watched C. was watching
2. A. realised B. was realising C. had realised
3. A. hadn’t eaten B. was eating C. ate
4. A. was running B. had run C. ran
5. A. had thought B. thouhgt C. was thinking
6. A. had given B. was giving C. gave
7. A. was going B. had gone C. went
8. A. was opening B. had opened C. opened
9. A. was pouring B. had poured C. poured
10. A. was looking B. had looked C. looked
11. A. wasn’t being B. hadn’t been C. wasn’t
12. A. was taking B. took C. had taken
13. A. ate B. had eaten C. was eating
14. A. was putting B. had put C. put
15. A. was eating B. had eaten C. ate
16. A. was drinking B. drank C. had drunk
17. A. heard B. was hearing C. had heard
18. A. was going B. went C. had gone
19. A. was opening B. had opened C. opened
20. A. ate B. had eaten C. was eating
XI. Hoàn thành đoạn văn với các từ gợi ý
This story is based on true events that ____________ (happen) many, many years ago in Scotland. One
day, Mr Clark ______________ (walk) home with a smile on his face. He ___________ (carry) something
very valuable in his hand: tickets for a long, long journey.
After many years working and saving, Mr Clark ____________ (save) all the money he needed to take all
his family to the United States. Earlier that afternoon he ____________ (buy) all the tickets that now he
_____________ (hold) in his hand. It was the opportunity of their lives. “The United States of America,”
he repeated aloud just to see how nice it ______________ (sound) in his ears.
A few days before their departure, Mr Clark’s son _____________ (play) in the street when a dog
_____________ (bite) him. The doctor _____________ (go) to their home and ___________ (treat) the
child’s wound. Then he ____________ (hang) a yellow sheet on their front door. That yellow sheet
meant that they _____________ (just/be) quarantined. They _____________ (have) to stay at home for
two weeks because of the possibility of rabies.
Five days later, Mr Clark was at the docks. He ___________ (leave) the house and now he __________
(watch) their ship leave to the United States without him or his family. When the ship ___________
(disappear) in the horizon, he ____________ (stand up) and ____________ (go) back home, crying.
A few days later, the tragic news spread throughout Scotland - the mighty Titanic ____________(sink),
taking hundreds of lives with it.