PAST PROGRESSIVE – PAST PERFECT

Exercise 1. Use the given words to write the full sentences.

1. They/ build/ house/ this time/last year.

⇨ They were building the house at this time last year.
2. I/drive/car/when/you/ call me.
⇨ I was driving when you called me.
3. What/ you/do/8pm yesterday?
⇨ What were you doing at 8.pm yesterday?
4. Where/John/go/when/ I/ see him/ last Monday?
⇨ Where was John going when I saw him last Monday?
5. My sisters/ read/ book/ while/ my brother/ play/ tennis.
⇨ My sisters were reading a book while my brother was playing tennis.
6. They/ come/home/after/ they/ finish/ work.
⇨ They came (back) home after they had finished their work.
7. When/ Ginny/ arrive/ party/ already start.
⇨ When Ginny arrived, the party had already started.
8. After/manager/explain/everything/clearly/we/start/work.
⇨ After the manager had explained everything clearly, we started to work.
9. How long/she/learn/English/before/she/go/London/last month?
⇨ How long had she learnt English before she went to London last month?
10. My brother/eat/all/cake/our mother/make.
⇨ My brother ate all the cakes (that/which) our mother had made.
Exercise 2. Translate these sentences into English.

1. Trước khi hoàn thành việc học, mình đã ở Hà Nội được 5 năm rồi.
⇨ Before finishing my study, I had lived in Hanoi for 5 years.
2. Anh tui chẳng bao giờ chơi bóng đá cho tới tuần trước.
⇨ My brother had never played football until last week.
3. Đèn tắt trước khi chúng tôi ra khỏi văn phòng.
⇨ The light had gone out before we got out of the office.
4. Sau khi bạn bè rời đi, tôi ngồi xem TV.
⇨ After my friends had left, I sat down and watched TV.
5. Mary đã đến cửa hàng tiện lợi trước khi về nhà lúc 7 giờ tối.
⇨ Mary had gone to a convenience store before going home at 7.pm.
6. Chúng tôi đã yêu nhau được 8 năm đến tận khi cô ấy chia tay với tôi vào ngày này
năm ngoái.
 ⇨ We had been in a relationship for 8 years until she broke up with me on this
day last year.
7. Susie đang xem phim hành động khi cô ấy nghe thấy tiếng nổ lớn.
⇨ Susie was watching an action movie when she heard a loud bang.
8. Khi anh ấy đi vào phòng, mọi người đang làm việc.
⇨ When he walked into the room, everybody was working.
9. Bạn cùng phòng của tôi đang nấu ăn khi điện thoại của cậu ấy rung.
⇨ My roommate was cooking when his phone rang.
10. Đó là một buổi chiều bình yên. Chồng tôi đang nghe nhạc, còn tôi thì đang chơi
với chú mèo.
⇨ It was a peaceful afternoon. My husband was listening to music while I was
playing with the cat.