PAST CONTINUOUS

Exercise 1: Chia động từ ở thì quá khứ tiếp diễn.

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 cafe when they saw us.

Exercise 2: Chia động từ ở thì quá khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ tiếp diễn.

1. ‘What ……………… (you/do) at this time yesterday?’ ‘I was asleep.’

2.How fast ……………… (you/drive) when the accident ……………… (happen)?

3.I haven’t seen my best friend for ages. When I last ……………… (see) him,
he ……………… (try) to find a job.

4.I ……………… (walk) along the street when suddenly I ……………… (hear) footsteps
behind me. Somebody ……………… (follow) me. I was scared and I ……………… (start)
to run.

5.I………………… (have) dinner when you ………………… (phone) me.

6.I ………………….. (open) the letter when the wind ……………… (blow) it out of my
hand.

7.The burglar ……………… (open) the safe when he ……………… (hear) footsteps. He
immediately ……………… (put) out his torch and ……………… (crawl) under the bed.

8.As I ……………… (cross) the road I ……………… (step) on a banana skin

and ……………… (fall) heavily.

9. She ……………………….. (wash) the dishes when her parents ………………………(come)

back home.

10. I………………………. (swim) in the sea while my mother………………………. (sleep) in

the sun.