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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

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hành động khác xen vào. Hành động làm
gián đoạn chia thì quá khứ đơn.

Dấu hiệu: ago, yesterday, last month/ year/ Dấu hiệu: while, when, all day/ night/
week, in 2019, then,… morning, ….

II. Bài tập luyện tập

Exercise 1: Complete the sentences with the past simple or the past continuous form
the verbs.
1. Peter ___________ (play) a video game when his brother, Jack, ___________ (enter)
the room.
2. I ___________ (study) for my English test when my mother ___________ (come)
home from work.
3. Emma ___________ (wash) the dishes when the telephone ___________ (ring).
4. I ___________ (ate) a sandwich while my parents ___________ (drink) coffee.
5. I ___________ (watch) a DVD when my cat ___________ (jump) on me.
6. I ___________ (not hear) the thunder during the storm last night because I
___________ (sleep)

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7. It (be) ___________ beautiful yesterday when we ___________ (go) for a walk in the
park. The sun ___________ (shine). The birds ___________ (sing).
8. My brother and sister ___________ (talk) anout something when I ___________
(walk) into the room.
9. Tom ___________(go) to his friend’s house, but the boys ___________ (not be) there.
They ___________ (play) soccer in the vacant lot down the street.
10. The little boy ___________ (fall) asleep while his mother ___________ (read) him a
story.
11. I really ___________ (enjoy) my holiday last January. While it ___________ (snow)
in Iowa, the sun ___________ (shine) in Floria.
12. It ___________ (snow) when I ___________ (leave) home this morning.
13. It was a sunny afternoon and people ___________ (sit) on the grass in the park. Then
suddenly it ___________ (start) to rain.
14. My brother ___________ (talk) on the phone when I arrived, but when he
___________ (see) me, he ___________ (finish) the call. Perhaps he thought that I
___________ (listen) to his conversation.
15. We ___________ (climb) the wall when the gardener ___________ (see) us.
16. Susan ___________ (play) the piano while Mary ___________ (sing)
17. ___________ (you/ listen) to the teacher when she ___________ (explain) this
exercise?
18. Linda ___________ (have) a beautiful dream when the alarm clock ___________
(ring).
Exercise 2: Choose the correct answer
1. The Smiths aren’t painting/ weren’t painting their house last weekend
2. Tom cleaned/ was cleaning the living room when Jane arrived
3. Did/ Were the students writing an essay in class this morning?
4. Frank was fixing/ fixed his car when his mobile rang
5. Mark didn’t wear/ wasn’t wearing a coat when it started to rain.
6. He is/ was driving to work this morning when Anna called.

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7. While my parents were working/ was working, I was studying at home

8. I walked/ was walking home when I tripped/ was tripping and fell
9. At 8 o’clock last night, we were having/ had dinner at a Chinese restaurant
Exercise 4: Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous
1. A: How (1) _______________ (Anne/ break) her leg?
B: She (2) ______________ (ride) her horse when she (3) _______________ (fall) and
(4) __________ (land) on her leg.
A: (5) ________________ (she/go) to hospital?
2. A: When (1) ___________ (you/see) Peter?
B: While I (2) ___________ (do) my shopping at the supermarket
3. A: I (1) __________ (call) you last night but you (2) _____________ (not/ answer).
Where were you?
B: I (3) __________________ (jog) in the park
Exercise 5: Give the correct forms of the verbs given in the brackets
1. Susan ___________ (study) in her room when she heard the noise.
2. What ____________ (they, do) at eleven p.m. last night - it was so noisy?
3. I was eight years old when my elder sister __________ (teach) me how to ride a bike.
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.

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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

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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.

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THÌ QUÁ KHỨ HOÀN THÀNH

I. Put the verb in brackets in the Past Simple or Past Perfect:

1. They (go) ……………..home after they (finish) ………………… their work.

2. She said that she (already, see) ……………………. Dr. Rice.

3. After taking a bath, he (go) ………………………….. to bed.

4. He told me he (not/eat) ………………………… such kind of food before.

5. When he came to the stadium, the match (already/ begin)

………………………………….

6. Before she (watch) ………………….. TV, she (do)……………………. homework.

7. What (be) …………….. he when he (be) ………………. young?

8. After they (go) …………, I (sit) ……………….. down and (rest) ……………

9. Yesterday, John (go) ………………….. to the store before he (go) …………………

home.

10. She (win) ………………………. the gold medal in 1986.

11. Our teacher (tell) …… us yesterday that he (visit) ……… England in 1970.

12. Alan (have)……….hardly(prepare)………..for dinner when her husband (go)

……..home

13. No sooner (have)…………….I (watch)……………. TV than the phone (ring)

…………

14. Before I (watch) ……………… TV, I (do) ………………………….. my homework.

15. After I (wash)…………….my clothes, I (sleep) ……………………………

16. “ It is the first time I have eaten sushi” , said Bill.

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→ Bill said it (be) ……….. the first time he (eat) ……………….. sushi.

17. “ I broke my glasses yesterday”, said Lan.

→ Lan said that she (break) ………………………………… her glasses the day before.

18. I couldn’t attend the evening classes because I worked at night.

→ If I (not work) …………….. at night, I (attend) ……………….. the evening classes.

19. I didn’t have a laptop so I wish I (have) ………………………. a laptop.

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.

19. I suddenly (remember) that I ………………………. (forget) my keys.

20. Bill no longer has his car. He (sell) …………………….. it.

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

25. Who is that woman? I (never seen) …………………………..… …… her before.

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.

III. Rewrite the sentences beginning as shown:

1. David went home before we arrived.

When we ……………………………………………………………………………..

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After ………………………………………………………………………………….

2. We had snack then we had a look around the shops.

After……………………………………………………………………………………

3. The light failed the moment they began work.

They had no sooner …………………………………………………………………….

No sooner……………………………………………………………………………….

Hardly ………………………………………………………………………………….

4. We had never been so happy before.

We were………………………………………………………………………………...

5. I went to the zoo last year and that was where I saw a real tiger for the first time.

Before …………………………………………………………………………………..

6. I like you didn’t go to the party yesterday.

I’d rather you …………………………………………………………………………...

7. The man was poor so he could not afford accommodation.

If ………………………………………………………………………………………..

8. My teacher gave me a lot of homework.

I wish……………………………………………………………………………………

9. He didn’t obey with his parents.

I’d rather he……………………………………………………………………………..

10. She didn’t take that job in the city because his home was very far from there.

If his home …………………………………………………………………………….

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