BÀI TẬP VỀ THÌ QUÁ KHỨ TIẾP DIỄN

Bài 1. Chia động từ ở trong ngoặc ở thì quá khứ tiếp diễn để hoàn thành câu
1. I lost my keys when I ________ (walk) home.
2. It was raining while we ________ (have) dinner.
3. I saw the department stores when I ________ (sit) on the bus.
4. Her phone rang while she ________ (talk) to her new boss.
5. My friends ________ (drive) to work when they heard the news on the radio.
6. He ________ (ride) his bicycle when the cat ran across the road.
7. We couldn’t go to the beach yesterday because it ________. (rain)
8. It was a lovely day. The sun was shining and the birds ________ (sing) in the trees.
9. The tourist lost his camera while he _____ (walk) around the city.
10.The lorry _____ (go) very fast when it hit our car.
11.I _______ (walk) down the street when it began to rain.
12.At this time last year, I _______ (attend) an English course.
13.Jim ________ (stand) under the tree when he heard an explosion.
14.While I _____ (study) in my room, my roommates ________ (have) a party in the
other room.
15.Mary and I _________ (dance) the house when the telephone rang.

Bài 2. Viết thành câu hoàn chỉnh ở thì quá khứ tiếp diễn dựa trên từ gợi ý
1. (they / take the exam?)
__________________________________________________
2. (when / he / work there?)
__________________________________________________
3. (you / make dinner?)
__________________________________________________
4. (they / drink coffee when you arrived?)
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5. (when / we / sleep?)
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6. (they / study last night)
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Bài 3. Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì quá khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ tiếp diễn
1. My friend Harry _________ off the ladder while he _______________ the ceiling of
his room. (FALL, PAINT)
2. We ______________ the house in 2003. At that time it _______________ £
150,000. (BUY, COST)
3. Dad _____________ interested in buying a new car. (NOT BE)
4. My sister ______________ for me at the airport terminal when I ____________.
(WAIT, ARRIVE)
5. A few nights ago, I ____________ a book when suddenly I _____________ a noise
outside. A few teenagers _____________ loud music. (READ, HEAR, PLAY)
6. The fire ________________ when the first firefighters ______________ at the
scene. (STILL BURN, ARRIVE)
7. My brother ______________ for a job when he ______________ across an
interesting ad in the newspaper. (LOOK, COME)
8. I _______________ someone call my name. I ______________ around and
______________ my dad standing at the back of the queue. I _______________ so
surprised. (HEAR, TURN, SAW, BE)
9. My sister _______________ a bright summer dress when I ______________ her at
the performance. (WEAR, SEE)
10.I _________ preparing dinner at 4.pm and I ______________ still at it when my
wife ______________ home. (START, BE, COME)
11.Our housekeeper ______________ the vase. As she ______________ up the pieces,
she _________ her middle finger. (BREAK, PICK, CUT)
12.We suddenly ______________ that we ______________ in the wrong direction.
(REALISE, DRIVE)
13.She ______________ a great skier when she was young. (BE)
14.I ______________ an old friend in town while I _____________ the shopping.
(MEET, DO)
15.While the children _____________ with others my husband and I _____________ to
have a cup of coffee. (PLAY, DECIDE)
Bài 4: Hoàn thành câu với đáp án trong ngoặc.
1. It (rained/raining/was raining)……………….when I (got up/was getting
up/did get up)………..this morning.
2. When my dad (arriving/arrived/was arriving)………home, we (were
having/had/are having)……………..dinner.
3. The neighbors (playing/played/were playing)……………loud music when I (was
calling/called/calling)……………the police.
4. She (broke/was breaking/breaking) ……………her leg while she (rode/was
riding/riding) …………her bike.
5. While they (was watching/watched/were watching)………a horror movie, they
(heard/ were hearing/heared) ……………….a strange noise.
6. He (felt/was feeling/feeling)……………sick while he (swimming/swam/was
swimming)………..in the pool.
7. I (did/was doing/doing) …………….my homework when the lights
(going/went/was going)………out.
8. The police (caught/catching/was catching)………………..him while he (was
stealing/stolen/stole)………………a TV from a store.
9. When I (was seeing/saw/seeing)…………….them, they (sat/were sitting/sitting)
………….. under a tree in the park.
10.He (lost/was losing/losing) …………………… his favorite grasses while he (was
skiing/skied/skiing)……………………in the mountains.