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LÝ THUYẾT VÀ BÀI TẬP THÌ QUÁ KHỨ TIẾP DIỄN

TRONG TIẾNG ANH

1. Quá khứ tiếp diễn là gì?

Thì quá khứ tiếp diễn (Past continuous tense) dùng để diễn tả một hành động, sự việc
đang diễn ra xung quanh một thời điểm trong quá khứ.

2. Cấu trúc thì quá khứ tiếp diễn

2.1 Thể khẳng định

Cấu trúc: S + was/were + V-ing

Trong đó: S (subject): Chủ ngữ

V-ing: động từ thêm “-ing”

Lưu ý: S = I/ He/ She/ It + was

S = We/ You/ They + were

Ví dụ:

 At three o’clock, I was hanging out with my friends. (Vào lúc 3 giờ, tôi đang đi
chơi với bạn của tôi.)

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 In 1994 they were working in a small town in Germany. (Vào năm 1994 họ đang
làm việc tại một thị trấn nhỏ ở Đức.

2.2 Thể phủ định

Cấu trúc: S + wasn’t/ weren’t + V-ing

Lưu ý: was not = wasn’t

were not = weren’t

Ví dụ: – I wasn’t paying attention while I was writing the letter, so I made several
mistakes. (Tôi đã không chú ý khi viết lá thư nên đã mắc một vài lỗi.)

 They weren’t working, and we weren’t working either. (Họ đã không làm
việc và chúng tôi cũng không làm việc.)

2.3 Thể nghi vấn

 Câu hỏi Yes/No question

Cấu trúc: Was/ Were + S + V-ing ?

Trả lời: Yes, S + was/ were.

/ No, S + wasn’t/ weren’t.

Ví dụ: – Were you thinking about him last night? (Đêm qua cậu có nghĩ về anh ấy
không?)

Yes, I was./ No, I wasn’t.

 Were they listening while he was talking? (Họ có nghe khi anh ấy nói không?)

Yes, they were./ No, they weren’t.

 Câu hỏi WH- question

Cấu trúc: WH-word + was/ were + S + V-ing?

Trả lời: S + was/ were + V-ing +…

Ví dụ: What was she talking about? (Cô ấy đã nói về cái gì?)

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What were you doing in the meeting yesterday? (Bạn đã làm gì trong buổi họp hôm
qua?)

3. Cách sử dụng thì quá khứ tiếp diễn trong tiếng Anh

Thì quá khứ tiếp diễn là một trong những thì khiến người học tiếng Anh “đau đầu”
nhất bởi họ luôn bị nhầm lẫn về khi nào thì có thể sử dụng loại thì này. Nếu bạn
cũng đang có cùng thắc mắc tương tự thì hãy cùng xem bảng dưới đây để hiểu được
chi tiết khi nào thì dùng quá khứ tiếp diễn nhé.

Cách sử dụng thì

Ví dụ
quá khứ tiếp diễn

I was watching TV at 8 o’clock last night.. (Tôi đang xem TV

Diễn tả một hành động vào lúc 8 giờ tối qua.)
đang xảy ra tại một thời
điểm trong quá khứ. This time last year they were living in England.(Vào lúc này
năm ngoái họ đang sống ở Anh.)

John was listening to music while his mother was cooking in

Diễn tả những hành động
xảy ra đồng thời trong
quá khứ.
the kitchen. (John đang nghe nhạc khi mẹ anh ấy nấu ăn trong
bếp.)
Our team were eating dinner, discussing plans, and having a
good time. ( Đội của chúng tôi đã đang ăn tối, thảo luận kế
hoạch và có một khoảng thời gian vui vẻ.)

He was walking in the park when it rained. (Anh ấy đang đi

Diễn tả hành động đang bộ trong công viên khi trời mưa.)
xảy ra thì có hành động
khác xen vào. They were waiting for the bus when the accident happened.
(Họ đang chờ xe buýt khi tai nạn xảy ra.)

Diễn tả một hành động When Lisa stayed with me, she was always singing. (Khi Lisa
từng lặp đi lặp lại trong ở với tôi, cô ấy lúc nào cũng hát.)
quá khứ và làm phiền My friends were always complaining about their wives. (Các

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đến người khác. bạn của tôi lúc nào cũng phàn nàn về vợ của họ.)

4. Dấu hiệu nhận biết thì quá khứ tiếp diễn trong tiếng Anh

Trạng từ quá khứ tiếp diễn thường gặp là:

 At + giờ + thời gian trong quá khứ. (at 5 o’clock yesterday,…)

 At this time + thời gian trong quá khứ. (at this time last year,…)

 In + năm (in 2001, in 1992)

 In the past

Ví dụ của thì quá khứ tiếp diễn:

 In 1998, he was staying with his parents. ( Vào năm 1998, anh ấy đang ở với bố
mẹ.)

 At this time last week, we were playing soccer on the beach. (Vào lúc này tuần
trước, chúng tôi đang chơi bóng đá ở bãi biển.)

BÀI TẬP TỔNG HỢP

Bài 1. Chọn đáp án đúng.

1. We …… on the lake when it started to rain so we went home.

A. finished

B. finishing

C. were finishing

D. are finishing

2. My dad found some money while he …… his suitcase.

A. packing

B. package

C. are packing

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D. was packing

3. My brother ……… in Ireland when he met his girlfriend.

A. study

B. was studying

C. were study

D. was study

4. My grandma tried pizza for the first time while she ………. in Italy.

A. staying

B. is staying

C. is stayed

D. was staying

5. My mom ………. in the sea when she saw a dolphin.

A. was swimming

B. was swimming

C. were swimming

D. were swimming

6. ……. it ……. when you woke up this morning?

A. Is….raining

B. was ….. raining

C. is….rain

D.were…… raining

7. What …….. when the teacher came?

A. were you doing

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B. was you doing

C. are you doing

D. are you doing

8. What did you watch on TV while you …….. dinner yesterday?

A. were having

B. was having

C. were having

D. was having

9. The man ………. his letter in the post office at that time.

A. is sending

B. was sending

C. sending

D. was sending

10. It ………and cloudy when we left Ireland.

A. was rain

B. was raining

C. is raining

D. raining

Bài 2: Chọn dạng đúng của động từ.

1. I ……………………………. the accident when I was waiting for the taxi.

1. saw

2. was seeing

2. What ……………….. you ….. when I phoned?

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1. were you doing

2. did you do

3. They ………………………………. their friends last summer holiday.

1. didn’t visit

2. weren’t visiting

4. It ………………………………. heavily last July.

1. rained

2. was raining

5. While people were talking to each other, he ………………………………….. his

book.

1. read

2. was reading

6. Chris …………………………. pizza every weekend last month.

1. was eating

2. ate

7. While we …………………………… in the park, Mary fell over.

1. were running

2. run

8. ………………………………. your keys yesterday?

1. Did you find

2. Were you finding

9. Who……………………………. with at the party last night?

1. was she dancing

2. did she dance

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10. They …………………………. football on TV all day.

1. were watching

2. watched

Bài 3: Chọn đáp án đúng.

1. The Smiths ___________ their house at this time last weekend

1. aren’t painting

2. weren’t painting

2. ___________ the students writing an essay in class this morning?

1. Did

2. Were

3. Tom ___________ the living room when Jane arrived

1. cleaned

2. was cleaning

4. Frank _________ his car when his mobile rang

1. was fixing

2. fixed

5. Mark ________ a coat when it started to rain.

1. didn’t wear

2. wasn’t wearing

6. He ______ driving to work this morning when Anna called.

1. is

2. was

7. While my parents _________, I was studying at home

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1. were working

2. was working

8. I ______ home when I _____ and fell

1. walked – was tripping

2. was walking – tripped/

9. At 8 o’clock last night, we __________ dinner at a Chinese restaurant

1. were having

2. had

Bài 4: Chọn đáp án đúng.

1. They__________ the bus yesterday.

A. don’t catch

B. weren’t catch

C. didn’t catch

D. not catch

2. My sister__________home late last night.

A. comes

B. come

C. came

D. was come

3. My father ______ tired when I__________ home.

A. was – got

B. is – get

C. was – getted

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D. were – got

4. What__________you__________two days ago?

A. do – do

B. did – did

C. do – did

D. did – do

5. Where__________your family__________on the summer holiday last year?

A. do – go

B. does –go

C. did – go

D. did – went

6. At this time last year, they _________this house

A. built

B. is building

C. was building

D. were building

7. What ……….you ……….(do )at 8 pm yesterday?

A. were you doing

B. was you doing

8. They (not go) _________ to school when I met them yesterday.

A. didn’t go

B. wasn’t going

C. didn’t went

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D. weren’t going

Bài 5. Chia động từ ở các câu sau đây

1. I (walk)___________down the street when it began to rain.

2. At this time last year, I (attend)__________an English course.

3. Jim (stand) ________ under the tree when he heard an explosion.

4. The boy fell and hurt himself while he (ride)_________ a bicycle.

5. When we met them last year, they (live)______ in Santiago.

6. The tourist lost his camera while he (walk) _____ around the city.

7. The lorry (go) _____ very fast when it hit our car.

8. While I (study)_____in my room, my roommates (have)________ a party in the other

room.

9. Mary and I (dance)_________ the house when the telephone rang.

10. We (sit)________ in the café when they saw us.

Bài 6. Chia dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc để hoàn thành đoạn văn sau

1. Let me tell you about one of the craziest moments I’ve experienced in my life. A few
weeks ago I ………(meet) my brother and his wife at the airport. They ………(go) to
Paris for their honeymoon and I ………(go) to Rome. We…………(have) a chat while
we ………(wait) for our flights. It…………(go) so well when suddenly a man
………(shout) out loud and ………(claim) that he ………(carry) a bomb. Luckily, the
security guard ………(notice) something strange with the ticking sounds of the so-called
‘bomb’ and eventually ………(find) out that it ………(be)

2. Let me talk about that one time I nearly got into an accident. I …………(cycle) home
when a man ………(step) out into the road in front of me. I ………(go) quite fast, but
luckily I ………(manage) to stop in time and ………(not hit) him. The man quickly
………(apologize) and ………(explain) that he ………(think) about something else and
………(not pay)
Nguồn: Sưu tầm và biên soạn

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