QUÁ KHỨ TIẾP DIỄN

I. Chia động từ ở thì quá khứ tiếp diễn

1. I ____________was going_______down the street when it begin to rain (go)
2. At this time last year, I ______________was attending_____an English course (attend)
3. Jim _____________was standing___ under the tree when he heard an explosion (stand)
4. The boy fell and hurt himself while he ______________was riding___ a bicycle (ride)
5. When we met them last year, they____________were living__ in Santiago (live)
6. The tourist lost his camera while he____________was walking____ around the city (walk)
7. The lorry ________was going_______ very fast when it hit our car (go)
8. While I ______________was studying______in my room, my roommate
________________was having___ a party in the other room (study/ have)
9. Mary and I_______________was just leaving____ the house when the telephone rang (just
leave)
10. We ____were sitting______________ in the café when they saw us (sit)
II. Chia động từ ở thì quá khứ hoặc quá khứ tiếp diễn
1. I ______called__________ (call) Mr Wilson at 9 last night, but he (not
be)____________wasn't_____at home. He (study) ___________was studying____ at the library
2. I _____________didn't heard____ (not hear) the thunder during the storm last night because I
______________slept__ (sleep)
3. It was beautiful yesterday when we went for a walk in the park. The sun__________was
shined____(shine). The birds_________were singing____(sing)
4. My brother and sister _____were talking___________ (talk) about something when I
_____________walked___ (walk) into the room.
5. Tom went to his friends ‘house, but the boys ________________weren't___ (not be) there.
They (play)__________played___soccer in thevacant lot down the street.
6. The little boy ___________fell____ (fall) asleep while his mother_____________was
reading______ (read) him a story.
7. I really enjoyed my holiday last January. While it__________was snowing_____(snow) in
Iowa, the sun ___________was shining___ (shine) in Florida.
8. While Ted __________was shoveling_____ (shovel) snow from his driveway yesterday, his
wife ______________brought___ (bring) him a cup of hot chocolate.
9. John ____________had_____ (have) a car accident last week. He ____________drove______
(drive) down the street when suddenly a lorry _______________was hitting___ (hit) his car from
behind.
10. Ten years ago, the government _____________decided__ (decide) to begin a food
programme. At that time, many people in the rural areas ____________starved___ (starve) due
to several years of drought.
11. They _____________waited______(wait) for me when I ______________was arive___ at
the station (arrive)
12. She ______was swimming__________ (swim) in the sea when I _______________saw____
her (see)
13. ______were_____________they_________playing_________(play) tennis when it
_________started________ raining (start)?
14. We ______were driving____________ (drive) home from the theatre when the police
_______stoped___________(stop) us.
15. The wind _______was blowing___________ (blow) very hard when I
_______went_________(go) out this morning.
III. Chia dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc ở thì quá khứ tiếp diễn.
1. At this time last year, they were building (build) this house.
2. I was driving (drive) my car very fast when you called me.
3. I was chatting(chat) with my friends while my teacher was teaching (teach) the lesson
yesterday.
4. My father was watching (watch) TV when I got home.
5. At this time yesterday, I was preparing (prepare) for my son's birthday party.
6. What were you doing(do) at 8 pm yesterday?
7. Where were you going (go) when I saw you last weekend?
8. They weren't going (not go) to school when I met them yesterday.
9. My mother wasn't doing(not do) the housework when my father came home.
10. My sister was reading (read) books while my brother was playing(play) football yesterday
afternoon.
IV. Biến đổi các câu sau sang phủ định, câu hỏi và trả lời các câu hỏi đó.
1. He was planting trees in the garden at 4 pm yesterday.
- He wasn't planting trees in the garden at 4 pm
yesterday............................................................................
-Was he planting trees in the garden at 4 pm
yesterday?............................................................................
- Yes,he was............................................................................
2. They were working when she came yesterday.
- They weren't working when she came yesterday............................................................................
- Were they working when she came yesterday?............................................................................
- No,they weren't............................................................................
3. She was painting a picture while her mother was making a cake.
- She wasn't painting a picture while he mother was making a
cake............................................................................
- Was she painting a pictire while he mother was making a
cake ?............................................................................
- No,she wasn't ............................................................................
4. Anne was riding her bike to school when Peter saw her yesterday.
- Anne wasn't riding her bike to school when peter saw her
yesterday............................................................................
- Was she riding her bike to school when peter saw her
yesterday..?..........................................................................
- Yes, she was ............................................................................
5. He was typing a letter when his boss went into the room.
- He wasn't typing a letter when his boss went into the
room............................................................................
- Was he typing a letter when his boos went into the
room?............................................................................
- No, he wasn't............................................................................
V: Chọn đúng thì của các câu sau:
1. I saw/ was seeing the accident when I was waiting for the taxi. =>saw
2. What were you doing/ did you do when I phoned?=>were you doing
3. They didn't visit/ weren't visiting their friends last summer holiday.=>didn't visit
4. It rained/ was raining heavily last July.=> rained
5. While people were talking to each other, he read/ was reading his book.=>was reading
6. Chris was eating/ ate pizza every weekend last month.=>ate
7. While we were running/ run in the park, Mary fell over.=>were running
8. Did you find/ Were you finding your keys yesterday?=>Did you find
9. Who was she dancing/ did she dance with at the party last night?=>did she dance
10. They were watching/ watched football on TV all day.=>watched

VI. Tìm các lỗi sai trong các câu sau:

1. I was play football when she called me.=>was play
2. Was you study Math at 5 p.m. yesterday?=>you study
3. What was she do while her mother was making lunch?=>was she do
4. Where did you went last Sunday?=> you went
5. They weren't sleep during the meeting last Monday.=>sleep
6. He got up early and have breakfast with his family yesterday morning.=>have
7. She didn't broke the flower vase. Tom did.=>broke
8. Last week my friend and I go to the beach on the bus.=>go to
9. While I am listening to music, I heard the doorbell.=>I am/I..heard
10. Peter turn on the TV, but nothing happened.
VII. Hoàn thành các câu sau với từ cho sẵn:
1. Where/ you/ go? When/ you/ go?
=>where did you do?When did you do?
2. Who/ you/ go with?
=>Who did you go with?
3. How/ you/ get/ there?
=>How did you get there?
4. What/ you/ do/ during the day?
=>What were you doing during the day?
5. you/ have/ a/ good/ time?
=>Did you have a good time?
6. you/ have/ any/ problems?
=>Did you have any problems?
7. How long/ you/ be/ there?
=>How long were you there?
8. What/ your parents/ do/ while/ you/ go/ on holiday?
=>What were your parents doing while were you going on holiday?
VIII: 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.......went.....to the beach for the first time,
something wonderful happened. I (swim) 2....was swimming........in the sea while my mother was
sleeping in the sun. My brother was building a castle and my father (drink) 3 was drinking some
water. Suddenly I (see) 4...saw.........a boy on the beach. His eyes were blue like the water in the
sea and his hair (be) 5.......was.....beautiful black. He was very tall and thin and his face was
brown. My heart (beat) 6.....was beating.......fast. I (ask) 7..asked..........him for his name with a
shy voice. He (tell) 8....told........me that his name was John. He (stay) 9..stayed..........with me the
whole afternoon. In the evening, we met again. We ate pizza in a restaurant. The following days
we (have) 10.had...........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.
IX: Use your own ideas to complete the sentences.Use the past continuous

1 Matt phoned while we were watching Tv…………..

2 The doorbell rang while I was cooking……….

3 We saw an accident while we were warking in the park……….

4 Ann fell asleep whiel she was reading book……….

5 The television was on, but nobody was watching ……….

X. Hoàn thành những câu phủ định sau

(Make negative sentences) statements and questions.

………I wasn't having……………………………… a shower at 7 o’clock. (I | not have)

………Weren't you playing……………………………… computer games when I came back

home? (you | not play)

………I wasn't lying……………………………… on the beach all day. (I | not lie)

…We weren't arguing…………………………………… when you saw us. (we | not argue)

………Weren't Jonh and Marry working……………………………… between one and two

o’clock? (John and Marry | not work)

……Sam wasn't sitting………………………………… on your seat when you wanted to sit

down. (Sam | not sit)

……They weren't doing………………………………… anything at that moment. (they | not do)

……Wasn't Mr.Jones driving………………………………… to the airport at 11 o’clock? (Mr.

Jones | not drive)

XI. Peter và bạn gái Sara của anh ấy thì đang ở nhà hàng trong suốt bữa săn trưa của anh
ấy, hãy viết câu hỏi sử dụng thì quá khứ tiếp diễn
(Peter and his girlfriend Sara were at a restaurant during their lunch break. Make questions in
the past continuous to ask about them).

Where ………were they sitting………………………………………………..?

At a table by the window.
What were they the drinking………………………………………………………… ?
Coffee with milk and a glass of orange juice.
What …was…………… Peter …………………………the drinking….. ?
The orange  juice. ………Were they eating…………………………………………… anything?
No, nothing. They were not hungry.
What ………was………. Sara…wearing………………………….?
A white pullover and black jeans.
How was……………. she …………………… in her outfit?
She was really pretty. ……………. they …………………… anything special?
Not really. They were just talking.
What ……………………………………………….. about?
About their friends from school.
How ………. Peter ……………… at the restaurant?
He was quite happy and relaxed.

XII. Gia đình Thomas. Hãy hoàn thành đoạn văn bên dưới nói về những hoặt đông họ làm
vào 9 giờ ngày thứ 7

(The Thomas family. What were they doing on Saturday at 8 o’clock?)

Mr. Thomas ……………………………………. (cook) dinner in the kitchen. Mrs. Thompas

……………………………………. (clean) their car in front of their house. John and Marry
……………………………………. (sit) in the hall near the fireplace.
Jack, their 11 years old son, ……………………………………. (read) Shakespeare’s sonnets.
Eve, at the age of 16, ……………………………………. (play) with Barbies.
Their grandma and grandpa ……………………………………. (have) a good time.
Their grandma ……………………………………. (exercise) in the gym.
Their grandpa ……………………………………. (iron) shirts and socks in the living room.
They also had two pets. And do you know what they ……………………………………. (do)?
Spot, the puppy, ……………………………………. (catch) mice in the garden.
And Bill, the little cute kitten, ……………………………………. (fight) with neighbour’s dog.

XIII. Bài tập hoàn thành đoạn đối thoại sử dụng thì quá khứ tiếp diễn

(Complete the dialogues with negative forms of the past continuous tense).

C: Were you talking to Peter during dinner?

D: I …………………………………….. to anybody. I was alone.
C: Were you watching a football match when I phoned you?
D: I …………………………………….. TV. I was listening to music.
C: Was I wearing the blue tie at the party?
D: You …………………………………….. any tie, as far as I can remember.
C: Guess what I was doing between 6 and 7 o’clock.
D: You …………………………………….. anything, your sister told me.
C: When I met them, John was buying some meat and Jill was buying drinks.
D: I don’t understand why they …………………………………….. things together.
C: I wasn’t waiting for them when they arrived.
D: Why …………………………………….. for them? What happened?
C: Eve was looking at me when we got out of the car.
D: It’s not true! She …………………………………….. at you.
C: You weren’t looking very happy at the beginning of the English lesson.
D: And why …………………………………….. happy? I didn’t want to write the test!

XIV. Mary đã nhìn thấy Tim và Matt tại hồ bơi. Sử dụng thì quá khứ tiếp diễn để hoàn
thành bài tập hội thoại bên dưới:

(Julie saw Tim and Matt at the swimming pool. Make past continuous questions to complete the
dialogue).

Sam: ……………………………………………………….. when you saw them? (what | Tim

and Matt | do)
Mary: Tim was swimming in the pool, but I didn’t see Matt first.
Sam: …………………………………………… in the pool, too? (you | swim)
Mary: No, I wasn’t. I was just looking. But then I saw Matt, too.
Sam: …………………………………… ? (what | he | do)
Mary: He was diving in the pool.
Sam: Diving, you say. ……………………………………. to dive? (he | not | just | try) He can’t
dive.
Mary: You’re right. He was just trying to do it. And all his friends were watching it.
Sam: …………………………………….. ? (they | laugh)
Mary: Of course, they were. Matt was pretty funny. He splashed the water all over the place.
Sam: ………………………………… faces when he came up to the surface of the pool? (Matt |
make)
Mary: Yes, he was. He was grinning and making faces at me.
Sam: At you? Vow! And what about Tim? ……………………………………… Matt, too? (he |
watch)
Mary: Not really. He was looking at me instead.
Sam: Oh, no! You’re kidding. ………………………………….. your new swimsuit? (you |
wear)
Mary: Yes, I was. Why?
Sam: Now I know why Tim and Matt were watching you, Julie.

XV. Hãy nhìn vào lịch trình của Jane. Hãy dựa vào gợi ý bên dưới để điền vào chỗ trống

(Look at Susie’s diary. What was she doing at these times? )

My diary   

Monday 4.30 – 5.30 p.m have an appointment at the dentist’s

Tuesday 7 – 8 p.m play tennis with Marry

Wednesday 8 – 10 p.m. watch the Black Widows

Thursday 8.30 – 9.30 p.m revise for an English test

Friday 5 – 7 p.m. do the shopping with Carrol

Saturday 11.30 – 12.30 a.m. cook lunch

 Sunday 9 – 10 a.m. tidy the house with mum

On Monday at 5 p.m. she ………was having……………………….. an appointment at the

dentist’s.

On Tuesday between 7 – 8 p.m. Susie and Marry ……were playing…………………………..

tennis.

On Wednesday at 9 o’clock she ………was watching……………………….. the Black Widows.

On Thursday from 8.30 to 9.30 she ……was revising………………………….. for an English

test.

On Friday at 6 o’clock Jane and Carrol ……were doing………………………….. the shopping.

On Saturday between 11.30 and 12.30 she ………was cooking……………………….. lunch.

On Sunday at 9.30 Jane and her mum ………were tidying……………………….. the house.

But I don’t know what she ……was doing ………………………….. at 12 p.m. on Sunday. Was
she sleeping?