1. was walking
2. were having
3. was sitting
4. were driving
5. was riding
1)walk->am walking
2)Have->are having
3)sit->am sitting
4)talk->is talking
5)drive->are driving
Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks past continuous.
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.
Supply the correct verb tense or form:
1. He (see).....her while he (walk)....... down the street yesterday
2.After he (do)..... his homework, he went to the cinema
3. Tom (play)........ football when he was a little boy
4. Let's go for a walk as soon as it stops (rain).......
5. Last night, when I (come)...... there, they ( already/ go)......to the party
6.Do you remeber (read) ..... about it? No, at that time I was too young (read)..... newspaper
7.My brother is a stamp collector. He started ( collect)...... stamps when he (be)..... 15 years old. He (collect)...... many kinds of stamps
8. The last time he (see) ....... in public, he (wear)....... a great suit
9. We (not/see) ..... her since she (leave) ....... school
10. Lan said that she (get)....... married soon.
11. My brother (go)..... to bed after he (turn)........ the lights off last night
12. She is not accustomed to ( take)...... care of by others.
13. We (live)..... in the house since we came here
14. She entered the university after she (graduate)...... from gigh school
15. They ( finish)........ the project by the end of the next year
16. When Mark arrived, the Johnsons (have)...... dinner, but they (stop).......(talk)... to him
17. They (live)...... next door to my house since I (be).... young
18. By the end of the next year, I (work)....... for him for 25 years
19. While she (talk)......on the phone, the children (start)..... (fight)...... and (break)........on a window
20. When I (be) .....a boy, I often (go) ..... fishing with my father
21. Columbus (discover)......... America 500 years ago
22.When I (leave)........ my office last night, it (still/rain)........very hard
23. What do you think the children (do) .... when we (get)......home tomorrow?
24. He (lose)...... his job last month and since then he (be)...... out of work
25. When we (come)...... there last night, they (be)......there for an hour
Complete the sentences wuth the past progressive tense:
1.When John arrived at home , Anna (talk)............to some one on the phone.
2.I (lie)...............in the bath when the phone rang .It stopped after a few rings.
3.Minh (prepare)..............for the party at 3 p.m yesterday.
4.(Your teacher/explain)................the lesson to the students?-Yes, she (do)............it..
5.When I saw the man , he (stand).............outside the bank .He (have).............a black baseball cap on.
6.Tom(wear)................a new shirt when I met him.
7.I went into the garden to see what the boys (do).......................
8.He (not/watch)........................TV when I phoned him
9.While he (fish)..................someone came to the house and left this note.
10.-Where(he/live)......................when you saw him last night?
-He (live)...................in a modern flat in this city.
Write sentences , using the past progressive tense or past simple
1. I /do/homework/when/the phone/ring / last night
2. This time last year/We/live/ France
3. Tom and Maki/ cook/ dinner / half an hour ago
6. She /work/the studio/while / I / paint / walls.
7 My Mom......(wait) forr me when I.......(come)here
8.The doorbell.....(ring)while Tom........(watch) TV
9.Ann and Susan.....(make) dinner when Martin.....(arrive) home
10.The light....(go) out while we..........(have) dinner
11. It.......(begin) to rain while Laura......(sit) in the garden
12. I......(walk) along the street when I....(feel) something in the back
13. When we.....(drive) down the hill, a strange object.......(appear) int the street
Điền từ với các thì đúng vào ô trống:
1.The zoo isn't far from here.I(walk)...........................there many times.
2.When he (come)..............home,I(talk)...............to mu mother on the phone.
3.They (practise).........their music lesson at 7 o'clock last night.
Put the verbs in the correct form of past continuous
1. You (study) when she called.
2. I (watch) TV when she called.
3. When the phone rang, she (write)a letter.
4. While we (have)the picnic, it started to rain.
5. What ( you / do) when the earthquake started?
6. I (listen) to my iPod, so I didn't hear the fire alarm.
7. While John (sleep)last night, someone stole his car.
8. Sammy (wait) for us when we got off the plane.
9. While I (write)the email, the computer suddenly went off.
10. Last night at 6 PM, I (eat) dinner.
11. At midnight, we (still drive)through the desert.
12. Yesterday at this time, I (sit)at my desk at work.
13. I (study)while he (make) dinner.
14. While Ellen (read), Tim (watch) television.
15. You (listen) while he (talk)?
Supply the correct verb tense or form:
1. He (see).....her while he (walk)....... down the street yesterday
2.After he (do)..... his homework, he went to the cinema
3. Tom (play)........ football when he was a little boy
4. Let's go for a walk as soon as it stops (rain).......
5. Last night, when I (come)...... there, they ( already/ go)......to the party
6.Do you remeber (read) ..... about it? No, at that time I was too young (read)..... newspaper
7.My brother is a stamp collector. He started ( collect)...... stamps when he (be)..... 15 years old. He (collect)...... many kinds of stamps
8. The last time he (see) ....... in public, he (wear)....... a great suit
9. We (not/see) ..... her since she (leave) ....... school
10. Lan said that she (get)....... married soon.
11. My brother (go)..... to bed after he (turn)........ the lights off last night
12. She is not accustomed to ( take)...... care of by others.
13. We (live)..... in the house since we came here
14. She entered the university after she (graduate)...... from gigh school
15. They ( finish)........ the project by the end of the next year
16. When Mark arrived, the Johnsons (have)...... dinner, but they (stop).......(talk)... to him
17. They (live)...... next door to my house since I (be).... young
18. By the end of the next year, I (work)....... for him for 25 years
19. While she (talk)......on the phone, the children (start)..... (fight)...... and (break)........on a window
20. When I (be) .....a boy, I often (go) ..... fishing with my father
21. Columbus (discover)......... America 500 years ago
22.When I (leave)........ my office last night, it (still/rain)........very hard
23. What do you think the children (do) .... when we (get)......home tomorrow?
24. He (lose)...... his job last month and since then he (be)...... out of work
25. When we (come)...... there last night, they (be)......there for an hour
Ex1:Rewrite the sentences,using"the past contunuous" 1.We/have dinner while/they/listen to the radio 2. She / sleep when / the fire / start 3. what / you / do / when / It / begin / rain ? 4. The farmer / start / whistle / when / he / plough / field . 5. what / they / do / when / you / come ? 6. she / read / a book / when / the man / come . 7 . They / work / the field / when / volcano / erupt . 8. The ship / leave / the harbor / when / lava / hit / town . 9. The headmaster / go / his car / when / someone / hit / him / head .
2.1. Bài tập thì Quá khứ tiếp diễn cơ bản
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?)
5. (when / we / sleep?)
6. (they / study last night)
7. (we / talk when the accident happened)
8. (he / not / exercise enough)
9. (I / talk too much?)
10. (it / not / snow)
11. (how / they / feel?)
12. (they / not / talk)
13. (where / I / stay?)
14. (why / he / study on a Saturday night?)
15. (I / go to school when you saw me)
16. (you / sleep at 6am) 17. (she / work when I called)
17. (we / not / leave when you called)
18. (I / not / stay in a hotel)
19. (we / make too much noise?)
