Grammar Builder - Unit 2

2B. Past continuous (Thì quá khứ tiếp diễn)

1. Complete the sentences. Use the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

(Hoàn thành các câu sau. Dùng các dạng quá khứ tiếp diễn của các động từ trong ngoặc.)

1. At eight o'clock yesterday evening, Josh _____ (text) his girlfriend.

2. 'Why _____ they _____ (laugh) at me?'

3. You _____ (not pay) attention while I _____ (speak), were you?

4. Dave _____ (walk) down the street, _____ (eat) a sandwich.

5. Emma _____ (watch) TV and Lisa _____ (read) a magazine.

6. At midnight, Wendy _____ still _____ (do) her homework.

2. Complete the text with the past continuous form of the verbs below.

(Hoàn thành đoạn văn với dạng quá khứ tiếp diễn của các động từ bên dưới.)

get   make   put   shine   sing   talk

It was a beautiful morning. The sun (1) _____ and the birds (2) _____. We (3) _____ ready to go to the beach. Dad (4) _____ our bags in the car and Mum and Tom (5) _____ sandwiches in the kitchen. I (6) _____ to my friend on the phone.

3. Complete the dialogue with the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

(Hoàn thành đoạn hội thoại với dạng quá khứ tiếp diễn của các động từ bên dưới.)

Policeman: What (1) _____ (you / do) at 9 o'clock yesterday evening? 

Woman: I (2) _____ (watch) TV in the living room. 

Policeman: What (3) _____ (you /watch)? 

Woman: Er … I can't remember. I (4) _____ (not pay) attention. I was sleepy. 

Policeman: What (5) _____ (your husband / do) at that time? 

Woman: He (6) _____ (make) chicken pie in the kitchen. 

Policeman: How do you know? 

Woman: Because our dog (7) _____ (go crazy). He loves the smell of chicken!

2D. Contrast: past simple and past continuous (So sánh: Quá khứ đơn và quá khứ tiếp diễn)

5. Complete the sentences with the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

(Hoàn thành các câu sau với dạng quá khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ tiếp diễn đúng của các động từ trong ngoặc.)

1. When Molly _____ (drop) her phone on the floor, it _____ (break).

2. When my parents _____ (get) home, they _____ (find) a mouse in the kitchen.

3. Martin _____ (not hear) the phone because he _____ (have) a shower.

4. At 8 p.m. last night, I _____ (sit) at my desk but I _____ (not work).

5. When I _____ (see) Ben and Tia, they _____ (sit) on a bench, _____ (laugh) and _____ (chat).

6. It was a warm afternoon, but the sun _____ (not shine)

7. While we _____ (take) my grandmother to hospital, our car _____ (break down).

8. I _____ (lose) my watch while we ______ (play) volleyball in the park.
 

6. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first.

(Hoàn thành câu thứ hai để có nghĩa giống câu đầu tiên.)

1. While we were having dinner, my dad arrived home. 

We _____ when my dad _____.

2. I was trying to sleep when the phone rang. 

The _____ while I _____.

3. She was climbing up some rocks when she fell.

As she _____, she _____.

4. While you were shopping, I tidied your room

You _____ when _____.

5. The boat hit some rocks as it was sailing towards the shore.

The boat was _____ when it ______.

7. Complete the text with the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

(Hoàn thành đoạn văn với dạng đúng quá khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ tiếp diễn cho các động từ trong ngoặc.)

It was past midnight when Helen (1) _____ (arrive) home. She (2) _____ (close) the door quietly because her parents (3) _____ (sleep) upstairs. As she (4) _____ (take off) her coat, she (5) _____ (see) a letter on the floor with her name on it. She (6) _____ (open) the letter and (7) _____ (read) it. Then she (8) _____ (put) it in her pocket, (9) _____ (pick up) her coat and (10) _____ (go) out again. It (11) _____ (be) a cold night but it (12) _____ (not rain). A few people (13) _____ (walk) towards the High Street, so Helen (14) _____ (cross) the road and _____ (follow) them. She (16) _____ (not know) where they (17) _____ (go) - but she (18) _____ (not want) to be alone.