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Bài Tập Các Thì Qkhu
Bài tập thì quá khứ đơn và quá khứ tiếp diễn
I. Phân biệt thì quá khứ đơn (Past Simple) và quá khứ tiếp diễn (Past Continuous):
Thì quá khứ đơn Thì quá khứ tiếp diễn
- Diễn tả hành động đã xảy ra tại một thời - Diễn tả hành động đang diễn ra trong quá
điểm cố định trong quá khứ khứ
- Diễn tả hành động đã xảy ra ngay sau - Diễn tả hai hành động hoặc nhiều hơn
hành động khác trong quá khứ đang diễn ra tại thời điểm nới trong quá
khứ
Dấu hiệu: ago, yesterday, last month/ year/ Dấu hiệu: while, when, all day/ night/
week, in 2019, then,… morning, ….
4. John ______________ (not go) to school last week because he was ill.
5. I didn't know anything about the plane crash in my neighborhood because I ________
(work) inside at that time.
6. Yesterday at 9.30 p.m my parents ______________ (sit) in the garden
______________ (drink) some Coke.
7. The chambermaid ______________ (make) my bed in the hotel and ______________
(clean) the bathroom.
8. Someone ______________ (knock) on the door while ______________ (read) the
newspaper.
9. My brother ______________ (buy) a lot of books when he ______________ (live) in
Cambridge.
10. William ______________ (not meet) Sally at the airport last Sunday.
11. Jerry ______________ (have) dinner when the lights ______________ (go) out.
12. The girl ______________ (feel) ill so she ______________ (not go) to work.
13. I ______________ (make) a pudding when the light ______________ (go) out.
14. We suddenly ______________ (realize) that we ______________ (travel) in the
wrong direction.
15. While I ______________ (swim) someone ______________ (steal) my clothes and I
______________ (have to) walk to the hotel in my swimsuit.
16. The floor ______________ (be) covered with balls of wool. Obviously Grandmother
______________ (knit) something.
17. I ______________ (find) this coin as I ______________ (dig) in the garden. It looks
very old.
18. When I first ______________ (meet) him, he ______________ (work) in a cafe.
19. When I ______________ (read) a book, I ______________ (hear) a knock, I
______________ (go) to the door and ______________ (open) it, but I ______________
(not recognize) my friend at first because I ______________ (not wear) my glasses.
20. When I ______________ (come) in they ______________ (sit) round the fire.
Exericise 10: Circle the correct verb form in each of the following sentences
1. Mary (prepared/ was preparing) lunch when they (came/ was coming)
2. The sun (shone/ was shining) brightly when I (got up/ was getting up) this morning.
3. Ann finally (told/ was telling) us the whole story about Peter
4. We (drove/ were driving) to Berlin in Robert’s new car
5. Last weekend Susan (fell/ was falling) and (broke/ was breaking) her leg
6. Who was that nice girl you (talked/ were talking) to when I (walked/ was walking)
by the pub?
7. When I (entered / was entering) the cafeteria Mary (had / was having) lunch with
Peter.
Exercise 11: Complete the gaps in Past Simple or Past Continuous
1. We ______________ to the cinema yesterday. (to go)
2. I ______________ my homework for the whole evening yesterday. (to do)
3. Emily ______________ the piano at 4 p.m yesterday. (to play)
4. When John came home, his little brother ______________ TV. (to watch)
5. They ______________ a new house last month. (to buy)
6. We ______________ our relatives in the USA two years ago. (to visit)
7. As Sophie ______________ (walk) up Regent Street, she ______________ (meet)
an old friend from college.
8. Who ______________ (you/ speak) to on the phone when I ______________
(come) in?
9. Mary ______________ (read) in bed when she ______________ (hear) a strange
noise downstairs.
10. The fireman ______________ (rescue) a 75-year-old woman who
______________ (be) trapped on the second floor of the burning building.
11. When I ______________ (open) the door, two people ______________ (stand)
there.
12. Your package ______________ (arrive) while we ______________ (have) dinner.
13. Gran ______________ (do) really well when I ______________ (see) her
yesterday.
14. The teacher ______________ (ask) me a question while I ______________ (look)
out of the window
15. We ______________ (not drive) very fast when the police officer
______________ (stop) us.
THÌ QUÁ KHỨ HOÀN THÀNH
Chủ ngữ + had + past Chủ ngữ + had + not Từ để hỏi + had + Chủ
participle (hadn’t) + past participle ngữ + past participle
I, You, He, She, We, I, You, He, She, We, What -> had he, she, you,
They had finished before They hadn’t eaten before we, they thought before I
I arrived. he finished the job. asked the question?
- Khi hai hành động cùng xảy ra trong quá khứ, ta dùng thì quá khứ hoàn thành
cho hành động xảy ra trước và quá khứ đơn cho hành động xảy ra sau.
- Khi thì quá khứ hoàn thành thường được dùng kết hợp với thì quá khứ đơn, ta
thường dùng kèm với các giới từ và liên từ như: by (có nghĩa như before), before,
after, when, till, until, as soon as, no sooner…than
Từ nhận biết: until then, by the time, prior to that time, before, after, for, as soon as, by, .
Trong câu thường có các từ: before, after, when by, by the time, by the end of + time in
the past …
BÀI TẬP
11. Our teacher (tell) …………… us yesterday that he (visit) …………… England in
1970.
…………
→ Bill said it (be) ……….. the first time he (eat) ……………….. sushi.
→ Lan said that she (break) ………………………………… her glasses the day before.
20. You didn’t stay home. I would rather you (stay) …………….. home.
II. Put the verb in brackets in the Past simple, Past perfect or Present perfect.
18. She didn’t notice that she (never see) …………………….……… that film before.
21. (Have/you/put) ………………………. Off the fire before you (go) ………………
out.
22. I was very pleased to see Mary again. I (not see) …………………….. for a long
time.
23. I thanked her for everything she (do) ………………………………… for me.
24. When I got to the office, I (realize) ………….. I (forget) ………………. to lock the
door
26. Tom was not at home when I (arrive)………………. He (just go) …………………
out.
27. She said it (be) ……………….. the first time she (meet) ………………….. such a
man.
When we ……………………………………………………………………………..
After ………………………………………………………………………………….
After……………………………………………………………………………………
No sooner……………………………………………………………………………….
Hardly ………………………………………………………………………………….
We were………………………………………………………………………………...
5. I went to the zoo last year and that was where I saw a real tiger for the first time.
Before …………………………………………………………………………………..
If ………………………………………………………………………………………..
I wish……………………………………………………………………………………
10. She didn’t take that job in the city because his home was very far from there.
2. The girl felt guilty because she ……….. (drink) all the milk.
3. Leonard didn’t have money for the bus because he ……….. (hide) it in a drawer.
4. Her bicycle wasn’t there because a friend ……….. (take) it without asking her.
6. There was a lot of snow outside because it ……….. (snow) earlier in that day.
V. Put the verbs in brackets: past perfect, present perfect or past perfect continuous
3. Ben (try) ……………………to open his own restaurant for the last few years. He (just
finish) …………………… the painting, but he (not do) …………………… the
decorating yet.
5. When we finally stopped him, the squirrel (already eat) …………………… five
cookies.
6. Before my trip to Paris two years ago, I (never be) …………………… to France.
1. My co-worker (had not used/didn’t use) email before, so I showed him how to use it.
2. Because I (hadn’t studied/didn’t study) for the test, I was very nervous.
3. The wave (had destroyed/ destroyed) the sandcastle that we had built yesterday.
4. When shewent out to meet her friends, she (had already done/ already did) all the
chores.
5. The waitress brought a drink that I (didn’t order/ hadn’t ordered) before.
6. (Had you given/ did you give) James a ring before you dropped by his apartment?
7. Susan (took/had taken) a rest after she had washed all the dishes.