(They/paint).......the walls when their mother(come).....in? No they (plant)......some trees in the garden
1. While i (lie)........ in bed last night, i (hear)...... a strange noise in front of tge door
2. It (rain).... heavily when i (sleep) yesterday afternoon.
3 . While Mrs Smitg (plant).... flowers in the garden, Mrs Smith (change).... the oil in his car.
4. When we (arrive)... at the airport, they (wait).... for us there.
5. He (do) .... a lot of jobs before he (work)... in this company.
6. Yesterday while i (look)... at my vomputer screen, i (start).... fell a little dizzy, so i (take) .... a break.
7. Susan (send).... a letter to her university after she (receive).... scholarship check.
8. Tom (meet).... Mary in 1986 and they have been good friends since then.
9. After they ( visit)... Paris, they (go)... to Manchester.
10. George (work) ....at the university 45 years before he (retire)....
11. After tom (wash)... his clothes, he (begin)... to study
12. Before i could say anything, they (admit).... their mistakes.
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense 1. They (go) _____________ home after they (finish) ___________________ their work yesterday. 2. The light (go) ________________ out while I (have) __________________ tea last night. 3. I (not see) ______________ John for a long time. I (see) ______________him 3 weeks ago. 4. They (do) ¬_____________________ this exercise at the moment. 5. Mary (go) _____________________ to school every day. 6. He is very thirsty. He (not, drink) ________________________________ since this morning. 7. At 9 o’clock yesterday evening, I (revise) ____________ my lessons at home. 8. BY the time he (leave) ____________, he (finish) ____________ all his assignments. 9. The light went out while I (have) ________________________ tea last night. 10. I (not, see) _________________ John for a long time 11. My parents (watch) __________________TV when I came home. 12. John (go) ____________to bed after he had finished his homework. 13. What____________you (do) ____________last night? 14. The student (study) _____________ his English lesson at 8 o’clock last night. 15. Mai (always, get) __________________to school 15 minutes earlier to revise her lessons for her class. 16. Be quiet ! The baby (sleep) __________________ 17. The sun (rise) __________________in the East. 18. Mr Green always (go)__________________to work by bus. 19. It ( not, rain ) __________________in the dry season. 20. The children (have ) __________________lunch in the cafeteria now. 21. She __________________ (go) camping tomorrow. 22. The doctor sometimes ( return) __________________ home late. 23. He (write) __________________ a long novel at present. 24. Look ! The bus ( come) __________________ 25. The earth (move) __________________ around the sun. 26. What____________ you (do) __________________at 8 p.m yesterday? 27. His uncle ( teach) __________________English in our school five years ago. 28. The old man( fall) ______________as he (get) ______________into the bus. 29. When I saw him, he (sit) __________________asleep in a chair. 30. She promises she __________________ (not, do) that again 31. Last Monday, while I (read) __________________ a book, the phone rang. 32. They ( not speak) __________________ to each other since they quarreled 33. I (not, see) __________________her since last week. 34. John ( do) __________________his homework already.
1. we do feel (debt)....... to Jimmy for all his great support that he gave us in these hard times.
2. Modern fire-fighters are equipped with fire extinguishers and (flame)........ Clothing
3. How can you ( just)..... the fact that some people live in mansions while others live in slums?
4. The Vietnamese people are happy to talk about their past and show an amzing resilience and (forgive)......
5. There was a heavy (pour).... yesterday afternoon which completely ruined the garden party.
6. Do you think these children are ( nourish)..... ? They look very thin.
7. You will be punished for all your (do)....
8. His contribution to medical science was outstanding laying the foundations for research by the scientists who would follow in his ( foot)......
9. Cigarettes, coffee and alcohol and other ( addict).... Are know to have an adverse influence upon human health
10. Marie Curie's life offers us a profound and fascinating (sight)..... into the changing world of women in science and academia
1. Tom was writing 2 poems.
2. Workers were digging s lsrge hole in the ground
3. Cows were eating grass on the meadow.
4. Her father was plating diffrent kinds of flowers in the garden.
5. They were continually asking questions.
6. The boy screamed while the dentist was pulling out one of his teeth
7. When I arrived, someone was cleaning the room.
8. Tom was doing his homework at 7.00 yesterday.
9. When I came home from school, my mother was cooking dinner.
Bài 2: Biến đổi các câu sau sang phủ định, câu hỏi và trả lời các câu hỏi đó.
1. He was planting trees in the garden at 4 pm yesterday.
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2. They were working when she came yesterday.
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3. She was painting a picture while her mother was making a cake.
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4. Anne was riding her bike to school when Peter saw her yesterday.
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5. He was typing a letter when his boss went into the room.
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PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS INTO THE CORRECT FORM OF THE PAST SIMPLE OR THE PAST CONTINOUS
1. he ................... ( break ) his leg when he ..................... ( ski ) in the alps
2. we ....................( see ) an accident while we ...................... ( wait ) for the bus
3. while she ........................( prepare ) lunch , she .................... ( cut ) herself
4. which countries ................... they ............................ ( visit ) when they ...................( travel ) round the world ?
5. ............you ................... ( work ) in the garden when i ................ ( come ) to the house ?
6. they ................. ( live ) in canada when they .............. (meet ) each other
Exercise 1: Put the verbs in bracke into THE PAST SIMPLE or THE PAST PROGESSIVE
1. Mr.Smith (invite).............Mrs. Quyen to have dinner while she(visit).........the USA
2. How fast( the girl/ ride)..............her bike when tha accident(happen)..........?
3. Yesterday morning To(draw)...........something in his notebook while the teacher (explain)...........the lesson.
4. Jonh(take).........a picture of me at the party while I(not/ look)..............
5. What(you/ do)................at this time yesterday?~ I (listen)............to music
6. When Bill(be)..........small, he(want)............to be a pilot.
7. Yesterday afternoon Lan(fall)................asleep while she(read).........a novel
8. Yesterday Tuan( ask).............me to go to the station with him, but I(not/ want)..............to leave the house because I(wait).........for a phone call.
9. I(go).........to the post office to receive a parcel yesterday. While I(fill out).............the form an old friend of mine(slap).................me on my shoulder. I(be)............so happy to meet him.
10. I (see)........Hoa at the supermarket yesterday, but she (not/see).................me. She(look)............the other way
Put the verb into the correct form , past continuous or past simple.
2. I don't want to go to the zoo today because it is raining. The same thing happened yesterday. I( want,not)........... to go to the zoo because it ( rain).....
3. I ( call)...... Roger at nine last night , but he ( be ,not) ....... at home. He( study) ........... at the library.
4. I ( hear,not)....... the thunder during the storm last night because i ( sleep).........
5. It was beautiful yesterday when we went for a walk in the park. The sun ( shine) .........A cool breeze( blow)........ The birds ( sing)........
6. My brother and sister ( argue)...... about something when i ( walk) .......... into the room.
7. I got a package in the mail. When i ( open) ........it, I ( find) .......a surprise.
8. Tommy went to his friends' house , but the boys ( be,not)......there. They ( play) ......soccer in the vacant lot down the street.
9. Stanley( climb).......the stairs when he ( trip).........and ( fall)........Luckily, he( hurt,not)......himself.
10. While Mrs. Emerson ( read)...... the little boy a story , he ( fall)........asleep , so she ( close)......the book and quietly ( tiptoe).....out of the room
11. I really enjoyed my vacation last January. While it( snow).......in Iowa, the sun ( shine).........in Florida. While you ( shovel)...... snow in Iowa , I ( lie) ......on the beach in Florida.
12. While Ted( shovel)......snow from his driveway yesterday , his wife ( bring)...... him a cup of hot chocolate.