he was doing his homework at 9 p.m yesterday

Grammar Exercises: The Past Continuous (Past Progressive)

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Past Continuous Quiz

You can do this grammar quiz online or print it on paper. It tests what you learned on the Past Continuous page.

1. My brother and sister _____ playing tennis at 11am yesterday.

2. _____ you still working at 7pm last night?

3. At 8.30am today I _____ driving to work.

4. We _____ sleeping when the police came.

5. Why _____ he having lunch at 4pm?

6. Was he not _____ his homework?

7. Snow _____ lightly. Suddenly a reindeer appeared.

8. Somebody threw a shoe at him _____ he was speaking.

9. They ________ TV when I arrived.

10. I was reading a detective story _____ I heard a noise.

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The past continuous tense

The past continuous tense is used to talk about actions or events that were going on around a particular point of time in the past.

Form: Subject + was / were + ing form of the verb.

• What were you doing when the guests turned up? I was working in the garage.

The past continuous and simple past tenses are commonly used together. In this case, the simple past tense is used to refer to the shorter action that happens in the middle of a longer background action.

• I was having (past continuous) a bath when the telephone rang (simple past).
• We were having lunch when someone knocked on the door.
• I was doing my homework when the lights went out.
• She was cooking dinner when guests arrived.
• I was watching TV when Rahul called.

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate auxiliary verb.

1. What .................................... you doing at 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon?

2. i ........................................ playing with my dog., 3. what ................................................. you doing at 8 o’clock in the morning, 4. i .......................................... getting ready for work., 5. what ............................................... he doing in the garden, 6. he .............................................. watering the plants., 7. what ............................................. sam doing yesterday evening, 8. sam .............................................. watching a movie on tv., 9. what ............................................ maria doing yesterday, 10. maria ...................................... reading some books., 11. what ............................................ the children doing in the evening, 12. the children ........................................ playing in the park..

1. What were you doing at 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon? 2. I was playing with my dog. 3. What were you doing at 8 o’clock in the morning? 4. I was getting ready for work. 5. What was he doing in the garden? 6. He was watering the plants. 7. What was Sam doing yesterday evening? 8. Sam was watching a movie on TV. 9. What was Maria doing yesterday? 10. Maria was reading some books. 11. What were the children doing in the evening? 12. The children were playing in the park.

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THE PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

The Past Continuous tense is one of the most used tenses we have in English. In this lesson, we learn when to use the Past Continuous tense, how to use it, and its different usages

NOTE : the Past Continuous tense is commonly known as the Past Progressive tense either.

When to use the Past Continuous tense ?

We use the Past Continuous tense when we want to talk about what was happening at a particular time in the past. Imagine you just got home from a party, and your father confronts you. He tells you that he had been waiting for you for an hour and asks, “What were you doing when I called you?”

Now, you are going to use the Past Continuous tense to frame the answer to the question as he is asking about what you were doing that time.

Possible replies:

• My phone was getting charged, and I was discussing something with Ron. • I was eating dinner. • I was driving the car.

Notice in all these sentences, we are using the Past Continuous tense to talk about what was happening at a certain time in the past. We haven’t mentioned the past time marker as he (father) already knows the time.

Structure: subject + was/were + V1+ing + past time marker

WAS : singular subjects (I, he, she, it & singular noun names) WERE : plural subjects (We, they, you & plural noun names)

PAST TIME MARKERS: last night, yesterday, in the morning, two hours ago, 7 pm, when you called, some time back, last year, last month, etc.

 • I was partying with my friends last night.  • He was sleeping when you called.  • They were playing cricket in the morning.  • She was calling me an hour ago.  • My friends were talking about you last night.  •  Were you sleeping in the exam room?  • Some kids were fighting in front of my house.

Note : It’s important to mention the time of the action in the Past Continuous tense. If the time of the action is not mentioned, understand that it is understood by the listener or the reader.

Now, let’s look at all the usages of the Past Continuous tense in English.

1. An ongoing action in the past

This is the most common usage of the Past Continuous tense to talk about what was continuing/happening at a certain time in the past.

• She was teaching digital marketing.
• I was talking to your mother in the morning.
• Yesterday at the time, I was writing an article.
• They were drinking on the terrace last night.
• He was talking to students one by one between 7 pm and 8 pm.
• At 11 ‘0 clock, we were eating dinner.
• What were you doing 10 minutes ago?

NOTE : you can use another past action ( simple past tense ) to refer to the time of the action.

• We were partying when you were in the office.
• When she reached the station, I was watching my favorite series: FRIENDS.

2. Interrupted action

We commonly use the Past Continuous tense to talk about actions that were going on in the past and got interrupted by a short action (shorter than the progressive action) in the Simple past tense..

• I was sleeping when you called. (The continuous action of sleeping got interrupted/stopped because of another action: you called.)
• We were watching movies when my parents came back home.
• She was eating dinner when the bell rang.
• They were playing games on their phones when the boss entered into the meeting.

3 . Multiple progressive actions (parallel actions)

We also use this tense to talk about two or more actions happening simultaneously at some time in the past.

• While you were playing games on your phone, I was taking notes.
• While all of you were enjoying the food, I was working hard on my project.
• Last night, we were drinking on the terrace, making fun of each other, calling each other by funny names, and playing games.
• Ron was doing his homework while Nancy was talking to her friends.

4. To paint a picture of a past scene

We could also use the Past Continuous tense to talk about the scene or the atmosphere of an event in the past.

• When I entered the office, my manager was shouting at my team, the HR was explaining the company’s policy to a freshman, some employees were talking to their clients, and the others were sitting idle.
• When the party started, everyone was having fun. Some people were dancing; some were having snacks; my friends were sitting in a circle and cracking jokes at each other; waiters were serving food at the tables, and a man was yelling at a woman who seemed like his wife.

5. Habitual action in the past

We can also use the past continuous tense to talk about actions that were repeated in the past using constantly and always .

• As much as I can recall, he was always cracking jokes and making everybody laugh.
• She was always coming late to the class and irritating the teacher.
• My mother was constantly giving me lectures on the importance of food at the time of eating dinner.
• Jenny was always changing her boyfriends.

POSITIVE SENTENCE

NEGATIVE SENTENCE

INTERROGATIVE SENTENCE

Note : we can use question words (what, where, when, why, how) before the auxiliary verb.

• What were you doing with my laptop the other day?
• Why was he arguing with you?
• When were you making this project?
• Where were they partying last night?
• How was she doing it?

The Past Continuous tense + the Simple past tense

We generally use the Simple past tense with the Past Continuous tense in two cases:

• When the Simple past tense refers to a specific time when the continuous tense was taking place.
• When the Simple past tense interrupts the continuous tense.
• I was sleeping. (Past continuous)
• He woke up. (Simple past)

We can combine these sentences together and use the simple past tense to refer to a specific time when the ongoing action was happening. We will use the conjunction ‘when’ before the simple past tense.

• I was sleeping when he woke up. OR
• When he woke up, I was sleeping.

Notice “when you woke up” is also referring to a past time, working as a past time marker.

• You rang the bell. (Simple past)

Let’s join them together.

• I was sleeping when you rang the bell. OR
• When you rang the bell, I was sleeping.

Notice “when you rang the bell” is referring to a past action that interrupts the continuous action. I was sleeping until something happened (you rang the bell).

WHILE vs WHEN

Both while and when are used in the beginning of a clause . ‘ When’ is generally used before a clause in simple past tense and while is used before a clause showing past continuous tense. Look at the following examples to understand their usages in the past tense:

• While I was recording a lesson , a bike exploded outside my house.
• I was recording a lesson when a bike exploded outside my house .

Both the sentences render the same meaning but are focusing on different parts. The first one is emphasizing the longer action (past continuous tense), and the second one is focusing on the shorter action (simple past tense).

Active/passive voice

• I was writing a book last year. (active voice)
• He was beating the kids. (active voice)
• A book was being written by me last year. (passive voice)
• The kids were being by him. (passive voice)

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Past Progressive – Free Exercise

Yesterday at nine o’clock, these people were right in the middle of doing something. What were they doing? Type in the verbs in the Past Progressive .

• Richard (work)     on his computer at 9 o’clock yesterday. one person → was verb + ing
• Lucy and Tom (have)     dinner. several people → were e at the end of a word is removed when adding ing: have → having
• I (read)     an article in the newspaper. one person → was verb + ing
• The children (watch)     a film on TV at that time. several people → were verb + ing
• Paula (chat)     on the phone with a friend. one person → was final consonant after a short stressed vowel is doubled when adding ing : chat → chatting

Complete the sentences with the past progressive of the verbs in brackets.

• When I came into the living room, the cats (sit)     on the table. the cats → were final consonant is doubled after a short stressed vowel: sit → sitting
• I knew that he (lie)     to me. he → was ie becomes y when adding ing .
• We (play)     Monopoly when our neighbours rang at the door. we → were verb + ing
• Helen (listen)     to the radio when she heard a noise in the garden. Helen → was verb + ing
• I (prepare)     dinner yesterday when I noticed that the cooker (work/not)     . I/the cooker → was prepare: e at the end of a word is removed when adding ing .

Write questions in the Past Progressive .

• What (you/do)     yesterday at six? you → were verb + ing
• (Jane/practise)     the piano when you came home? Jane → was e at the end of a word is removed when adding ing American spelling also possible: practice → practicing
• Why (you/laugh)     ? you → were verb + ing
• What (they/discuss)     in class? they → were verb + ing
• (you/wait)     for a long time? you → were verb + ing

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The first one is more natural if you are referring to an action that was in progress at 8 o'clock. But it is not possible to omit the subject in English, pronoun " I " in this case.

If you are referring to an action that was concluded before 8 o'clock, you should use Past Perfect and a different preposition, " by 8 o'clock" in this case.

E.g.: I had finished my homework by 8 o'clock last night.

Both sentences are syntactically incorrect, i.e. the word order is not respected. 

You have two options: 1) to use a comma for emphasis: At 8 o'clock last night , I was doing my homework; 2) to put the whole adverbial phrase after the object: I was doing my homework at 8 o'clock last night .

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because he <had> said he hadn't finished his homework at 6 pm

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• Jul 31, 2019

Hello. I teach English, and the sentence (A) is in my textbook. (A) Tom probably didn't go to the movies with Mary because he said he hadn't finished his homework at 6 pm yesterday. My question is whether the sentence (B) is possible and, if it is, are there any difference from (A) in meaning. And, if (B) is not possible, could you tell me why? (B) Tom probably didn't go to the movies with Mary because he had said he hadn't finished his homework at 6 pm yesterday. Thank you in advance.  

Franco-filly

Is this an extract from a book/reader - if so what is the prior sentence - or is it an exercise? I find it a rather confusing sentence as we don't know when Tom was supposed to have gone to the movies, who he told about his homework and it sounds as though he could have told someone "I didn't finish my homework at 6pm yesterday." Something like "Tom probably didn't go to the movies with Mary yesterday evening/last night because he'd told me at 6p.m. (yesterday) that he hadn't finished his homework.  

Thank you, Franco-filly. Actually, this is a composition exercise from Japanese into English, and (A) is a correct answer. I've got your points; in the original Japanese sentence, the time Tom was supposed to have gone to the movies was not clear, and he told about his homework to "me". So, (A) would be better if I put "to me" after "he said": Tom probably didn't go to the movies with Mary because he said to me (or told me) he hadn't finished his homework at 6 p.m. yesterday. And your sentence is far clearer in terms of tense and, thus, much better. But the problem is that the time to go to the movies is not mentioned in the original sentence. So, it is possible to say, " .... because he had told me at 6 p.m. that he hadn't finished his homework.", to use past perfect as main verb and in that clause at the same time.  

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I'm mildly puzzled about sentence A too. I'd understand it as follows: Tom said that at 6 pm he hadn't finished his homework, so he wasn't free to go to the pictures. This would make A a mildly unidiomatic, slightly muddled (did he say it at 6 pm, or had he not finished by 6 pm?) way of drawing a conclusion, and I don't think the past perfect would be natural in the sentence.  

I find it a rather confusing sentence because it seems that the cause is "he said". If he had kept quiet about it, he would have gone to the movies.  

Thomas Tompion said: I'm mildly puzzled about sentence A too. I'd understand it as follows: Tom said that at 6 pm he hadn't finished his homework, so he wasn't free to go to the pictures. This would make A a mildly unidiomatic, slightly muddled (did he say it at 6 pm, or had he not finished by 6 pm?) way of drawing a conclusion, and I don't think the past perfect would be natural in the sentence. Click to expand...

Myridon said: I find it a rather confusing sentence because it seems that the cause is "he said". If he had kept quiet about it, he would have gone to the movies. Click to expand...

Hidetomo said: Thank you, Thomas Tompion. In this sentence, he said this at 6 pm, not he hadn't finished by 6 pm. Is it possible to change your sentence into "Tom said that at 6 pm he hadn't finished his homework, so he probably didn't go to the pictures." ? Click to expand...

• Aug 2, 2019

Thomas Tompion said: That wouldn't resolve uncertainty about 'at 6 pm'. If he said this at 6 pm, say " At 6 pm Tom said that he hadn't finished his homework, so he wasn't able to go to the pictures." The bit about him probably not going to the pictures would be possible if you suspect Tom of being mendacious. Click to expand...

Hidetomo said: Thank you very much, Thomas Tompion. I am afraid I don't quite follow what you are saying here. Sorry, but could you tell me what you mean? Also, in #4, you said past perfect is not natural in this sentence. "At 6 pm yesterday, Tom had told me that he had not finished his homework, so he probably didn't go to the movies with Mary that night." We learn that you can use past perfect when one event happened before another in the past. In this sentence, "Tom had told me" happened before "he didn't go to the movies with Mary". Am I wrong? Click to expand...

Thomas Tompion said: Question: Why do we think Tom didn't go to the pictures? Answer: Because he said he was still doing his homework at 6 pm. Not because he had said this, if I am any judge. There are little infelicities in the original which make you questions hard to answer, Hidetomo. Click to expand...

Hidetomo said: Thank you again, Thomas Tompion. I am terribly sorry for infelicities, but it seems that I am still missing your point... "Because he said he was still doing his homework at 6 pm." makes perfect sense and I agree this is correct, but if I say "Because he had said he was still doing his homework at 6 pm", is it gramatically impossbile, or does it mean something really different? I am really, really sorry to ask you a question that is hard to answer, but tense, especially past perfct, is very confusing... And I have to explain this to one of my students, so I need to fully understand this. Click to expand...

Thank you very much, Thomas Tompion. I was just wondering if it was possbile to establish anteriority here, (it's not really I wish to, but I just like to know if it is possbile) by regarding the presumable fact that "Tom probably didn't go to the pictures with Mary" as "an important later time", because that could only happen after 6 pm yesterday. In #2, Franco-filly proposed a sentence, "Tom probably didn't go to the movies with Mary yesterday evening/last night because he'd told me at 6p.m. (yesterday) that he hadn't finished his homework." What do you think about this sentence? He used past perfect as main verb ("he had told me") and in that clause ("he hadn't finished his homework") at the same time. I just would like to know if this is possible. Thank you!  

I've lost track of what you are trying to do here, Hidetomo. Are you asking if sentence B is a possible sentence, grammatically? or whether it is consistent with facts presented in sentence A. You write as though you have no certain train of events in your mind which you wish to explain.  

Hidetomo said: (A) Tom probably didn't go to the movies with Mary because he said he hadn't finished his homework at 6 pm yesterday. Click to expand...

Hidetomo said: because he'd told Click to expand...

• Aug 3, 2019

Thomas Tompion said: I've lost track of what you are trying to do here, Hidetomo. Are you asking if sentence B is a possible sentence, grammatically? or whether it is consistent with facts presented in sentence A. You write as though you have no certain train of events in your mind which you wish to explain. Click to expand...

dojibear said: "has said" (present perfect) means it happened before "now". "had said" (past perfect) means it happened before "then". You cannot use present perfect without establishing a "then" first. Usually that is done by using another verb. For example: This time he got caught. Before this he had always gotten away with it. This sentence is incorrect. It says "because he said". But it means "because he hadn't finished". Same problem. "He couldn't because he'd told me" is simply false. "Telling you" did not allow or prevent anything. Suggestion: if you want to discuss a grammar point, simplify your example sentence. Is your question about indirect speech? If not, remove "told" from your example sentence. Click to expand...

Hidetomo said: At 6 pm yesterday, Tom told me he hadn't finished his homework, so he probably didn't go to the movies with Mary. Click to expand...

Another way that people describe this "he told me at 6pm" is "I talked to him at 6pm", then the information he told me. For example: I'm sure Tom didn't go to the movies with Mary. I talked to Tom at 6pm, and he hadn't finished his homework yet.  

dojibear said: Another way that people describe this "he told me at 6pm" is "I talked to him at 6pm", then the information he told me. For example: I'm sure Tom didn't go to the movies with Mary. I talked to Tom at 6pm, and he hadn't finished his homework yet. Click to expand...

Hidetomo said: Yes, I am asking if sentence B is gramatically possbile. Click to expand...

Thomas Tompion said: It is possible but, in my view, it needs a context (ie. previous sentences) establishing a time after 6 pm. to justify the anteriority implicit in your use of the past perfect. Click to expand...

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Thì quá khứ tiếp diễn - The past continuous tense

A. diễn đạt hành động đang xảy ra tại một thời điểm trong quá khứ.

We were having dinner at 7 p.m yesterday. (Vào lúc 7 giờ tối qua, chúng tôi đang ăn tối.)

b. Diễn đạt hai hành động xảy ra đồng thời trong quá khứ

While I was doing my homework, my sister was listening to music. (Trong khi tôi đang làm bài tập thì chị gái tôi nghe nhạc.)

c. Diễn đạt hành động đang xảy ra thì có hành động khác xen vào

When she was having a bath, the telephone rang. (Trong khi cô ấy đang tắm thì chuông điện thoại kêu.)

+ Câu khẳng định (+): S+ was/ were + V-ing

+ Câu phủ định (-): S+ was/ were + (not)+ V-ing

+ Câu nghi vấn (?): Was/ were + S + V-ing? Ví dụ:

(+) I was thinking about him last night.

®(-): I wasn't thinking about him last night.

®(?): Were you thinking about him last night?

Dấu hiệu nhận biết thì quá khứ tiếp diễn

-Trong cấu có các trạng từ chỉ thời gian trong quá khứ kèm theo thời điểm xác định.

+ at + giờ + thời gian trong quá khứ (at 12 o'clock last night,...)

+ at this time + thời gian trong quá khứ (at this time two weeks ago,...)

- Trong câu có "when” khi diễn tả một hành động đang xảy ra và một hành động khác xen vào.

Bài tập áp dụng

Exercise 1: Chia dạng đúng của động từ của thì trong ngoặc ở thì thích hợp.

• At this time yesterday we (play) tennis in the schoolyard.
• At 7 p.m yesterday he (watch) TV.
• Yesterday while my father (watch) TV, my mother (read) the newspaper, my sister (do) her homework and I (play) chess with my friend.
• What were you doing when I phoned you? I (have) a bath.
• She (do) her homework at the time yesterday.
• Marry (water) the flowers at 3 p.m yesterday.
• They (visit) the zoo at ten o'clock yesterday.
• Peter and I (do) the exercise at this time last night.
• At 7 p.m last night my father (feed) the pigeons.
• At this time last year we (learn) English in London.

Exercise 2: Chia dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc ở thì quá khứ đơn và quá khứ tiếp diễn.

• When I (arrive) at this house, he still (sleep)
• The light (go) out while we (have) dinner.
• Bill (have) breakfast when I (stop) at this house this morning.
• When I (come) to his house, he (work)
• As we (cross) the street, we (see) an accident.

6. Tom (see) a serious accident while he (stand) at the bus stop.

• The children (play) football when their mother (come) back home.
• The bell (ring) while Tom (take) a bath.
• He (sit) in a car when I (see) him.
• We (clean) the house when she (come) yesterday.

Exercise 1:

®Đáp án: were playing

®Đáp án: was watching

®Đáp án: was watching; was reading; was doing; was playing

®Đáp án: was having

• She (do) her homework at the time yesterday .

®Đáp án: was doing

®Đáp án: was watering

®Đáp án: were visiting

• Peter and I (do) the exercise at this time last night

®Đáp án: were doing

®Đáp án: was feeding

®Đáp án: were learning

Exercise 2:

Kết hợp thì: Một hành động đang diễn ra thì một hành động khác xen vào.

+ Hành động nào xảy ra trước chia thì quá khứ tiếp diễn.

+ Hành động nào xảy ra sau chia thì quá khứ đơn.

l. When I (arrive) at his house, he still (sleep)

Tạm dịch : Khi tôi đến nhà anh ấy, anh ấy vẫn đang ngủ.

®Đáp án: arrived; was still sleeping

Tạm dịch : Điện mất trong khi chúng tôi đang ăn tối.

®Đáp án: went; were having

Tạm dịch : Bill đang ăn sáng thì tôi ghé qua nhà vào sáng nay.

Tạm dịch : Khi tôi đến nhà anh ấy, anh ấy đang làm việc.

®Đáp án: came; was working

Tạm dịch : Khi chúng tôi đang băng qua đường thì chúng tôi trông thấy một vụ tai nạn.

®Đáp án: were crossing; saw

• Tom (see) a serious accident while he (stand) at the bus stop.

Tạm dịch : Tom chứng kiến một vụ tai nạn thảm khốc khi đang đứng đợi ở điểm xe buýt.

®Đáp án: saw; was standing

Tạm dịch : Lũ trẻ đang chơi đá bóng thì mẹ chúng về.

®Đáp án: were playing; came

Tạm dịch : Chuông kêu trong khi Tom đang tắm.

®Đáp án: rang; was taking

Tạm dịch : Anh ấy đang ngồi trong ô tô thì tôi nhìn thấy anh ấy.

®Đáp án: was sitting; saw

• We (clean) the house when she (come) yesterday,

Tạm dịch : Chúng tôi đang dọn nhà thì cô ấy đến.

Luyện bài tập vận dụng tại đây!

TIẾNG ANH LỚP 12

CHUYÊN ĐỀ 1: NGỮ PHÁP

• A.1. THÌ ĐỘNG TỪ - VERB TENSES
• A.2. SỰ PHỐI HỢP THÌ – THE SEQUENCE OF TENSES
• A.3. SỰ HOÀ HỢP GIỮA CHỦ NGỮ VÀ ĐỘNG TỪ SUBJECT AND VERB AGREEMENTS
• A.4. ĐỘNG TỪ KHUYẾT THIẾU – MODAL VERBS
• A.5. CỤM ĐỘNG TỪ - PHRASAL VERBS
• A.6. THỨC GIẢ ĐỊNH - THE SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD
• A.7. DANH ĐỘNG TỪ (GERUND) VÀ ĐỘNG TỪ NGUYÊN MẪU (INFINITIVE VERB)
• A.8. CÂU HỎI ĐUÔI - TAG QUESTIONS
• A.9. SO SÁNH - COMPARISON
• A.10. TRẬT TỰ CỦA TÍNH TỪ - THE ORDERS OF THE ADJECTIVES
• A.11. MẠO TỪ - ARTICLES
• A.12. CẤU TẠO TỪ - WORD FORMS
• A.13. TỪ CHỈ SỐ LƯỢNG - EXPRESSIONS OF QUANTITY
• A.14. GIỚI TỪ - PREPOSITIONS
• A.15. LIÊN TỪ - CONJUNCTIONS
• A.16. CÂU BỊ ĐỘNG - PASSIVE VOICES
• A.17. CÂU ĐIỀU KIỆN - CONDITIONAL SENTENCES
• A.18. CÂU TƯỜNG THUẬT - REPORTED SPEECH
• A.19. ĐẢO NGỮ - INVERSIONS
• A.20. MỆNH ĐỀ QUAN HỆ - RELATIVE CLAUSES
• A.21. THÀNH NGỮ - IDIOMS
• A.22. CỤM TỪ CỐ ĐỊNH – COLLOCATIONS
• A.23. MỘT SỐ CẤU TRÚC THÔNG DỤNG

CHUYÊN ĐỀ 2: TỪ VỰNG (VOCABULARY)

• B.1. CHỦ ĐỀ 1: CULTURE IDENTITY
• B.2. CHỦ ĐỀ 2: EDUCATION
• B.3. CHỦ ĐỀ 3: URBANIZATION
• B.4. CHỦ ĐỀ 4: GLOBAL WARMING
• B.5. CHỦ ĐỀ 5: NATURAL IN DANGER
• B.6. CHỦ ĐỀ 6: ENERGY
• B.7. CHỦ ĐỀ 7: ENDANGERED SPECIES
• B.8. CHỦ ĐỀ 8: PRESERVATION
• B.9. CHỦ ĐỀ 9: VOLUNTEER WORK
• B.10. CHỦ ĐỀ 10: HEALTHY LIFESTYLE AND LONGEVITY
• B.11. CHỦ ĐỀ 11: LIFE STORIES
• B.12. CHỦ ĐỀ 12: FAMILY LIFE
• B.13. CHỦ ĐỀ 13: RELATIONSHIPS
• B.14. CHỦ ĐỀ 14: FILM AND MUSIC
• B.15. CHỦ ĐỀ 15: ENTERTAINMENT
• B.16. CHỦ ĐỀ 16: POPULATION
• B.17. CHỦ ĐỀ 17: GENDER EQUALITY
• B.18. CHỦ ĐỀ 18: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
• B.19. CHỦ ĐỀ 19: WONDERS OF THE WORLD
• B.20. CHỦ ĐỀ 20: JOBS
• B.21. CHỦ ĐỀ 21: LIFE IN THE FUTURE
• B.22. CHỦ ĐỀ 22: INVENTIONS
• B.23. CHỦ ĐỀ 23: WAYS OF SOCIALIZING
• B.24. CHỦ ĐỀ 24: INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
• B.25. CHỦ ĐỀ 25: MASS MEDIA
• B.26. CHỦ ĐỀ 26: SPORTS
• B.27. CHỦ ĐỀ 27: NEW WAYS TO LEARN
• B.28. CHỦ ĐỀ 28: CELEBRATIONS
• B.29. CHỦ ĐỀ 29: SPACE CONQUEST
• B.30. CHỦ ĐỀ 30: SCIENCE

CHUYÊN ĐỀ 3: NGỮ ÂM

• C.1. PHÁT ÂM - PRONUNCIATION
• C.2. TRỌNG ÂM - STRESS

CHUYÊN ĐỀ 4: ĐỌC HIỂU

• D.1. KỸ NĂNG ĐỌC HIỂU

CHUYÊN ĐỀ 5: ĐỌC ĐIỀN TỪ

• E.1. 3 DẠNG CHÍNH TRONG ĐIỀN TỪ VÀO ĐOẠN VĂN
• E.2. CÁC LOẠI CÂU HỎI TRONG ĐIỀN TỪ VÀO ĐOẠN VĂN

CHUYÊN ĐỀ 6: ĐỒNG - TRÁI NGHĨA

• F.1. TABLE OF SYNONYMS/ RELATED WORDS AND ANTONYMS

CHUYÊN ĐỀ 7: TÌM LỖI SAI

• G.1. LỖI SAI NGỮ PHÁP CẤU TẠO TỪ VÀ TỪ LOẠI
• G.2. CẤU TRÚC SONG SONG
• G.3. CÂU CHỦ ĐỘNG - CÂU BỊ ĐỘNG
• G.4. MỆNH ĐỀ

Hãy viết chi tiết giúp Tự Học 365

Bài tập thì quá khứ tiếp diễn có đáp án

Bài tập về thì quá khứ tiếp diễn có đáp án.

Thì Quá khứ tiếp diễn trong Tiếng Anh là một trong những phần Ngữ pháp Tiếng Anh cơ bản rất quan trọng trong Tiếng Anh. Bài tập thì quá khứ tiếp diễn có đáp án bao gồm nhiều dạng bài tập tự luận Tiếng Anh khác nhau như Tìm lỗi sai, Chia động từ trong ngoặc, Điền từ thích hợp ở thì Quá khứ tiếp diễn giúp bạn đọc nắm chắc phần ngữ pháp quan trọng này.

Thì Quá khứ tiếp diễn - Lý thuyết + Bài tập

I. cách dùng thì quá khứ tiếp diễn tiếng anh, ii. cấu trúc thì quá khứ tiếp diễn tiếng anh, iii. dấu hiệu nhận biết của thì quá khứ tiếp diễn, iv. cách thêm ing sau động từ, v. bài tập quá khứ tiếp diễn có đáp án.

Thì quá khứ tiếp diễn được dùng khi muốn nhấn mạnh diễn biến hay quá trình của sự vật hay sự việc hoăc thời gian sự vật hay sự việc đó diễn ra.

• While I was driving home, Peter was trying desperately to contact me. (Peter đã cố gắng liên lạc với tôi trong lúc tôi đang lái xe về nhà.)
• Were you expecting any visitors? (Anh có mong đợi người khách nào không?)
• Sorry, were you sleeping? (Xin lỗi, anh đang ngủ à?)
• I was just making some coffee. (Tôi đang pha cà phê.)
• I was thinking about him last night. (Tối qua, tôi đã nghĩ về anh ấy.)
• In the 1990s few people were using mobile phones. (Vào những năm 1990, rất ít người sử dụng điện thoại di động.)

Thì quá khứ tiếp diễn được dùng để diễn tả 1 hành động đang diễn ra trong quá khứ thì có hành động khác xen vào.

• I was walking in the street when I suddenly fell over. (Khi tôi đang đi trên đường thì bỗng nhiên tôi bị vấp ngã.)
• She was talking to me on the phone and it suddenly went dead. (Khi cô ấy đang nói chuyện điện thoại với tôi thì bỗng nhiên nó bị mất liên lạc.)
• They were still waiting for the plane when I spoke to them. (Khi tôi nói chuyện với họ thì họ vẫn đang chờ máy bay.)
• The company was declining rapidly before he took charge. (Trước khi anh ấy nhận công việc thì công ty đó đang đi xuống.)
• We were just talking about it before you arrived. (Chúng tôi vừa nhắc về điều đó trước khi anh đến.)
• I was making a presentation in front of 500 people when the microphone stopped working. (Khi tôi đang trình bày trước 500 người thì cái micro đột nhiên bị hỏng.)

Xem thêm: Bài tập thì hiện tại tiếp diễn Tiếng Anh có đáp án

Tham khảo: Dấu hiệu nhận biết 12 thì trong Tiếng Anh

Một số dấu hiệu nhận biết thì quá khứ tiếp diễn thông qua cụm trạng từ và từ chỉ thời gian:

At + giờ + thời gian trong quá khứ. (at 8p.m yesterday,…)

At this time + thời gian trong quá khứ. (at this time last week, at the moment last month,…)

In + năm (in 2019, in 2020)

In the past.

When (khi) khi diễn tả hành động xen vào.

While (trong khi) khi nói về hành động xảy ra song song.

1. Thông thường thì chúng ta chỉ cần thêm đuôi “ing” đứng sau động từ

Try => Trying Seem => Seeming

2. Khi động từ tận cùng là “e” thì ta bỏ “e” đi rồi mới thêm “ing”

Leave => Leaving Move => Moving

3. Khi động từ tận cùng là “ee” thì ta chỉ cần thêm “ing” phía sau

see => seeing

4. Khi động từ tận cùng là “ie” thì ta đổi “ie” thành “y” rồi sau đó thêm “ing”

lie =>lying

Chú ý: Các động từ tận cùng là “y” nhưng giữ nguyên “y” khi thêm “ing”.

carry => carrying study => studying

5. Những quy tắc gấp đôi phụ âm ở cuối khi ta thêm “ing” :động từ có 1 âm tiết, tận cùng là “Nguyên âm + Phụ âm” (Trừ h, w, x, y), thì ta gấp đôi phụ âm và sau đó thêm “ing”.

Put => Putting Swim => Swimming

Chú ý: Các động từ tận cùng là h, w, x, y thì ta giữ nguyên và sau đó thêm “ing”:

Know => Knowing Say => Saying

6. Khi động từ có 2 âm tiết thì trọng âm thường rơi vào âm tiết thứ 2. Nếu tận cùng là “nguyên âm+phụ âm” (trừ h, w, x, y), ta gấp đôi phụ âm và sau đó thêm “ing”

Begin ==> Beginning Prefer => preferring travel => travelling

7. Những động từ tận cùng bằng “C” , thì ta phải thêm chữ “K” ở cuối rồi sau đó mới thêm “ing”.

Traffic => trafficking

I. Chia động từ ở thì quá khứ tiếp diễn

1. I ___________________down the street when it begin to rain (go)

2. At this time last year, I ___________________an English course (attend)

3. Jim ________________ under the tree when he heard an explosion (stand)

4. The boy fell and hurt himself while he _________________ a bicycle (ride)

5. When we met them last year, they______________ in Santiago (live)

6. The tourist lost his camera while he________________ around the city (walk)

7. The lorry _______________ very fast when it hit our car (go)

8. While I ____________________in my room, my roommate ___________________ a party in the other room (study/ have)

9. Mary and I___________________ the house when the telephone rang (just leave)

10. We __________________ in the café when they saw us (sit)

1. I __________was going_________down the street when it begin to rain (go)

2. At this time last year, I ________was attending___________an English course (attend)

3. Jim ______was standing__________ under the tree when he heard an explosion (stand)

4. The boy fell and hurt himself while he __________was riding_______ a bicycle (ride)

5. When we met them last year, they_______were living_______ in Santiago (live)

6. The tourist lost his camera while he________was walking________ around the city (walk)

7. The lorry _____was going__________ very fast when it hit our car (go)

8. While I _________was studying___________in my room, my roommate ________was having___________ a party in the other room (study/ have)

9. Mary and I___________were just leaving________ the house when the telephone rang (just leave)

10. We ____were sitting______________ in the café when they saw us (sit)

II. Chia động từ ở thì quá khứ hoặc quá khứ tiếp diễn

1. I ________________ (call) Mr Wilson at 9 last night, but he (not be)_________________at home. He (study) _______________ at the library

2. I _________________ (not hear) the thunder during the storm last night because I ________________ (sleep)

3. It was beautiful yesterday when we went for a walk in the park. The sun______________(shine). The birds_____________(sing)

4. My brother and sister ________________ (talk) about something when I ________________ (walk) into the room.

5. Tom went to his friends ‘house, but the boys ___________________ (not be) there. They (play)_____________soccer in the vacant lot down the street.

6. The little boy _______________ (fall) asleep while his mother___________________ (read) him a story.

7. I really enjoyed my holiday last January. While it_______________(snow) in Iowa, the sun ______________ (shine) in Florida.

8. While Ted _______________ (shovel) snow from his driveway yesterday, his wife _________________ (bring) him a cup of hot chocolate.

9. John _________________ (have) a car accident last week. He __________________ (drive) down the street when suddenly a lorry __________________ (hit) his car from behind.

10. Ten years ago, the government _______________ (decide) to begin a food programme. At that time, many people in the rural areas _______________ (starve) due to several years of drought.

11. They ___________________(wait) for me when I _________________ at the station (arrive)

12. She ________________ (swim) in the sea when I ___________________ her (see)

13. ___________________they__________________(play) tennis when it _________________ raining (start)?

14. We __________________ (drive) home from the theatre when the police __________________(stop) us.

15. The wind __________________ (blow) very hard when I ________________(go) out this morning.

1 - was calling - wasn't - was studying;  2 - didn't hear - was sleeping;

3 - was shining - were singing;  4 - were talking - walked; 

5 - weren't - were playing;  6 - fell - was reading; 

7 - was snowing - was was shining;  8 - was shoveling - was bringing;

9 - had - was driving - hit; 10 - decided - were starving;  11 - were waiting - arrived; 

12 - was swimming - saw; 13 - Were ... playing - started;

14 - were driving - stopped;  15 - was blowing - went; 

III. Cho dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc ở thì quá khứ tiếp diễn.

1. At this time last year, they ­­­­­­­­­­­­(build) this house.

2. I (drive) my car very fast when you called me.

3. I (chat) with my friends while my teacher (teach) the lesson yesterday.

4. My father (watch) TV when I got home.

5. At this time yesterday, I (prepare) for my son's birthday party.

6. What you (do) at 8 pm yesterday?

7. Where you (go) when I saw you last weekend?

8. They (not go) to school when I met them yesterday.

9. My mother (not do) the housework when my father came home.

10. My sister (read) books while my brother (play) football yesterday afternoon.

1. At this time last year, they ­­­­­­­­­­­­(build) were building this house.

2. I (drive) was driving my car very fast when you called me.

3. I (chat) was chatting with my friends while my teacher (teach) was teaching the lesson yesterday.

4. My father (watch) was watching TV when I got home.

5. At this time yesterday, I (prepare) was preparing for my son's birthday party.

6. What were you doing (do) at 8 pm yesterday?

7. Where were you going (go) when I saw you last weekend?

8. They (not go) weren't going to school when I met them yesterday.

9. My mother (not do) wasn't doing the housework when my father came home.

10. My sister (read) was reading books while my brother (play) was playing football yesterday afternoon.

IV. 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.

- ............................................................................

2. They were working when she came yesterday.

3. She was painting a picture while her mother was making a cake.

4. Anne was riding her bike to school when Peter saw her yesterday.

5. He was typing a letter when his boss went into the room.

- He wasn't planting trees in the garden at 4 pm yesterday.

- Was he planting trees in the garden at 4 pm yesterday?

Yes, he was./ No, he wasn't.

- They weren't working when she came yesterday.

- Were they working when she came yesterday?

Yes, they were./ No, they weren't.

- She wasn't painting a picture while her mother was making a cake.

- Was she painting a picture while her mother was making a cake?

Yes, she was./ No, she wasn't.

- Anne wasn't riding her bike to school when Peter saw her yesterday.

- Was Anne riding her bike to school when Peter saw her yesterday?

- He wasn't typing a letter when his boss went into the room.

- Was he typing a letter when his boss went into the room?

V: Chọn đúng thì của các câu sau:

1. I saw/ was seeing the accident when I was waiting for the taxi.

2. What were you doing/ did you do when I phoned?

3. They didn't visit/ weren't visiting their friends last summer holiday.

4. It rained/ was raining heavily last July.

5. While people were talking to each other, he read/ was reading his book.

6. Chris was eating/ ate pizza every weekend last month.

7. While we were running/ run in the park, Mary fell over.

8. Did you find/ Were you finding your keys yesterday?

9. Who was she dancing/ did she dance with at the party last night?

10. They were watching/ watched football on TV all day.

1. I saw the accident when I was waiting for the taxi.

2. What were you doing when I phoned?

3. They didn't visit their friends last summer holiday.

4. It rained heavily last July.

5. While people were talking to each other, he was reading his book.

6. Chris ate pizza every weekend last month.

7. While we were running in the park, Mary fell over.

8. Did you find your keys yesterday?

9. Who did she dance with at the party last night?

10. They were watching football on TV all day.

Tham khảo: Bài tập về các Thì trong tiếng Anh có đáp án

VI. Tìm các lỗi sai trong các câu sau:

1. I was play football when she called me.

2. Was you study Math at 5 p.m. yesterday?

3. What was she do while her mother was making lunch?

4. Where did you went last Sunday?

5. They weren't sleep during the meeting last Monday.

6. He got up early and have breakfast with his family yesterday morning.

7. She didn't broke the flower vase. Tom did.

8. Last week my friend and I go to the beach on the bus.

9. While I am listening to music, I heard the doorbell.

10. Peter turn on the TV, but nothing happened.

1 - play thành playing;  2 - study thành studying;

3 - do thành doing; 4 - went thành go;

5 - sleep thành sleeping; 6 - have thành had

7 - broke thành break; 8 - go thành went;

9 - am thành was; 10 - turn thành turned;

VII. Hoàn thành các câu sau với từ cho sẵn:

1. Where/ you/ go? When/ you/ go?

2. Who/ you/ go with?

3. How/ you/ get/ there?

4. What/ you/ do/ during the day?

5. you/ have/ a/ good/ time?

6. you/ have/ any/ problems?

7. How long/ you/ be/ there?

8. What/ your parents/ do/ while/ you/ go/ on holiday?

1. Where did you go? When did you go?

2. Who did you go with?

3. How did you get there?

4. What were you doing during the day?

5. Did you have a good time?

6. Did you have any problems?

7. How long were you there?

8. What were your parents doing while you were going on holiday?

VIII: Chia đúng các động từ sau ở thì quá khứ đơn và quá khứ tiếp diễn

In my last holiday, I went to Hawaii. When I (go) 1............to the beach for the first time, something wonderful happened. I (swim) 2............in the sea while my mother was sleeping in the sun. My brother was building a castle and my father (drink) 3 some water. Suddenly I (see) 4............a boy on the beach. His eyes were blue like the water in the sea and his hair (be) 5............beautiful black. He was very tall and thin and his face was brown. My heart (beat) 6............fast. I (ask) 7............him for his name with a shy voice. He (tell) 8............me that his name was John. He (stay) 9............with me the whole afternoon. In the evening, we met again. We ate pizza in a restaurant. The following days we (have) 10............a lot of fun together. At the end of my holidays when I left Hawaii I said good-bye to John. We had tears in our eyes. He wrote to me a letter very soon and I answered him.

In my last holiday, I went to Hawaii. When I (go) 1 went to the beach for the first time, something wonderful happened. I (swim) 2 was swimming in the sea while my mother was sleeping in the sun. My brother was building a castle and my father (drink) 3 was drinking some water. Suddenly I (see) 4 saw a boy on the beach. His eyes were blue like the water in the sea and his hair (be) 5 was beautiful black. He was very tall and thin and his face was brown. My heart (beat) 6 was beating fast. I (ask) 7 asked him for his name with a shy voice. He (tell) 8 told me that his name was John. He (stay) 9 stayed with me the whole afternoon. In the evening, we met again. We ate pizza in a restaurant. The following days we (have) 10 had a lot of fun together. At the end of my holidays when I left Hawaii I said good-bye to John. We had tears in our eyes. He wrote to me a letter very soon and I answered him.

IX. 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.

1 - were walking; 2 - were having; 3 - were sitting; 4 - was talking; 5 - were driving;

6 - was riding; 7 - was raining; 8 - are singing; 9 - was walking; 10 - was going;

11 - were walking; 12 - were attending; 13 - was standing; 14 - were studying – were having

15 - were dancing;

X. 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)

1 - Were they taking the exam?

2 - When was he working there?

3 - Were you making dinner?

4 - Were they drinking coffee when you arrived?

5 - When were we sleeping?

6 - They were studying last night.

7 - We were talking when the accident happened.

8 - He wasn’t exercising enough.

9 - Was I talking too much?

10 - It wasn’t snowing.

XI. Complete the sentences using these pairs of verbs. Use the past simple in one gap and the past continuous in the other.

1. Just as I was……………………..the bath all the lights…………………….. .

2. I……………………..to go away this weekend, but my boss…………………..me some work that I have to finish by Monday.

3. When I………………………..in Paris, I……………………three hours a day travelling to and from work.

4. A friendly American couple…………………..chatting to him as he…………………at the hotel reception.

5. I bumped into Lena last week. She……………………….a lot better than when I last…………………..her.

6. My boss…………………………..into the office just as I…………………………everyone my holiday photos.

I…………….badminton four times a week before I……………………..my ankle.

1. was getting - went off

2. was hoping- gave

3. lived- was spending/ was living- spent

4. started- was checking in

5. was looking- saw

6. came- was showing

7. was playing-broke

XII. Use the same tense, either past simple or past continuous, in both spaces.

1. The smoke alarm……………………..when he………………………a candle underneath it.

2. I can’t remember how to answer this question. I must confess that I…………………while the teacher…………………….it to us.

3. She……………………more salt to the soup, and then it………………………much better.

4. Although the television was on, I…………………………it. Instead I…………………..about my holidays.

5. She……………………open the door and…………………………into the room.

1. went off- lit

2. wasn’t listening- was explaining/ didn’t listen- explained

3. added- tasted

4. wasn’t watching- was dreaming/ didn’t watch- dreamt

5. pushed-ran

XIII. Give the correct form of the words.

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. Last night I ……………… (drop) a plate when I ……………… (do) the washing-up. Fortunately it ……………… (not/break).

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. Just as I ……………… (wonder) what I should do next, the acceptance letter came in my mailbox.

1. were you doing

2. were you driving / happened

3. saw / was trying

4. was walking / heard / was following / started

5. dropped / was doing / didn’t break 6. was opening / blew

7. was opening / heard / put / crawled

8. was crossing / stepped / fell

9. was wondering

XIV. Past simple or Past continuous

1. My brother (read) ______ books when my dad (come) _______ in.

2. The rain (start) ________ to fall while we (walk) _______ in the park

3. My family (have) _____ dinner when someone (knock) _________ on the door.

4. The lights (go) ______ off when she (have) ___________ a shower.

5. Minh (sleep) __________ when his teacher (talk) ___________ in the class.

1. My brother (read) ___was reading___ books when my dad (come) ___came____ in.

2. The rain (start) ____started____ to fall while we (walk) ____were walking___ in the park

3. My family (have) ___was having__ dinner when someone (knock) ____knocked_____ on the door.

4. The lights (go) ____went__ off when she (have) _____was having______ a shower.

5. Minh (sleep) _____slept_____ when his teacher (talk) ______was talking_____ in the class.

XV. Make the present perfect continuous

1) She (work) here for five years.

2) I (study) all day.

3) You (eat) a lot recently.

4) We (live) in London for six months.

5) He (play) football, so he's tired.

6) They (learn) English for two years.

7) I (cook) so I'm really hot.

8) She (go) to the cinema every weekend for years.

9) It (rain) the pavement is wet.

10) You (sleep) for twelve hours.

11) I(not/work) today.

12) You (not/eat) well recently.

13) We (not/exercise) enough.

14) She (not/study).

15) They (not/live) here for very long.

16) It (not/snow).

17) He (not/play) football for five years.

18) We (not/drink) enough water - that's why we feel tired.

19) I (not/sleep) I was reading.

20) They (not/watch) TV much recently.

1 - has been working; 2 - 've been studying; 3 - 've been eating; 4 -  've been living;

5 - has been playing; 6 -  've been learning; 7 -  've been cooking; 8 - has been going;

9 - has been raining; 10 -  've been sleeping; 11 - haven't been working; 12 - haven't been eating;

13 - haven't been exercising; 14 - hasn't been studying; 15 -  haven't been living;

16 - hasn't been snowing; 17 - hasn't been playing; 18 - haven't been drinking;

19 -  haven't been sleeping; 20 -  haven't been watching;

XVI. Make the positive or negative past continuous

1) Mrs Brown (not/play) _____  in the yard when the murder happened.

2) Mr Black (do) _____  his homework when the murder happened.

3) Miss Jones (talk) _____  to Mr. White when the murder happened.

4) You (play)  _____ football when the murder happened.

5) Dr Ford (not/read) _____  books when the murder happened.

6) Mr. and Mrs. Green (not/eat) _____  in the dining room when the murder happened.

7) Mr Blue (not/drink)  _____ coffee when the murder happened.

8) The maid (not/clean) _____  the bedrooms when the murder happened.

9) I (not/listen)  _____ to radio when the murder happened.

10) The dogs (not/play) _____ in the garden when the murder happened.

1) Mrs Brown (not/play) __wasn't playing___ in the yard when the murder happened.

2) Mr Black (do) __was doing___ his homework when the murder happened.

3) Miss Jones (talk) __was talking___ to Mr. White when the murder happened.

4) You (play) ___were playing__ football when the murder happened.

5) Dr Ford (not/read) ___wasn't reading__ books when the murder happened.

6) Mr. and Mrs. Green (not/eat) __weren't eating___ in the dining room when the murder happened.

7) Mr Blue (not/drink) ___wasn't drinking__ coffee when the murder happened.

8) The maid (not/clean) __wasn't cleaning___ the bedrooms when the murder happened.

9) I (not/listen) ___wasn't listening__ to radio when the murder happened.

10) The dogs (not/play) __weren't playing___ in the garden when the murder happened.

XVII. Complete the sentence with the correct answer.

1. I __________ for my things when I __________ someone call my name (pay, hear)

2. She __________ a bright yellow dress when I __________ her last (wear, see)

3. The fire __________ at six in the morning. (still burn)

4. Maisie __________ up the kitchen when John __________ her to marry him. (clean, ask)

5. My dog __________ along quietly when Mary’s Pekinese ________ him. (walk, attack)

6. When I __________ she __________ lunch. She said she always _________ lunch at 12:30. (arrive, have, have)

1. I _____was paying_____ for my things when I _____heard_____ someone call my name (pay, hear)

2. She _____was wearing_____ a bright yellow dress when I _____saw_____ her last (wear, see)

3. The fire _____was still burning_____ at six in the morning. (still burn)

4. Maisie _____was cleaning_____ up the kitchen when John _____asked_____ her to marry him. (clean, ask)

5. My dog _____was walking_____ along quietly when Mary’s Pekinese _____attacked_____ him. (walk, attack)

6. When I _____arrived_____ she _____was having_____ lunch. She said she always _____had_____ lunch at 12:30. (arrive, have, have)

XVIII. Make the Past Continuous 

1.I ___________to bed at 10 am yesterday. (to go)

2. Why you _________ the text the whole morning? (to translate)

3. he ________ him at 2 o'clock yesterday? (to visit)

4. They _________ an interesting book, when something fell on the floor. (to read)

5. He ___________ me carefully. (not / to listen to)

6. Why she _________ the whole day? (to cry)

7.I ___________ your sister. (not / to laugh at)

8. he ____________alone, when you met him? (to stand)

9. We ___________ our mother the whole day. (to help)

10. it _________, when you got off the train? (to snow)

11. We ___________at 2 o'clock. (not / to study)

12. What you___________, when I said your name? (to think about)

13. We ____________, when you met us. (to hurry)

14. What Tim ____________, when you took his phone away? (to listen to)

15. She ___________ with him the whole night. (to dance)

1. I ______was going_____to bed at 10 am yesterday. (to go)

2. Why were you ____translating_____ the text the whole morning? (to translate)

3. Was he _____visiting___ him at 2 o'clock yesterday? (to visit)

4. They ___were reading______ an interesting book, when something fell on the floor. (to read)

5. He ______was not listening to_____ me carefully. (not / to listen to)

6. Why was she ______crying___ the whole day? (to cry)

7.I _____was not laughing at______ your sister. (not / to laugh at)

8. Was he ____standing________alone, when you met him? (to stand)

9. We ____were helping_______ our mother the whole day. (to help)

10. Was it _____snowing____, when you got off the train? (to snow)

11. We ______were not studying_____at 2 o'clock. (not / to study)

12. What were you_____thinking______, when I said your name? (to think about)

13. We ______were hurrying______, when you met us. (to hurry)

14. What was Tim ______listening______, when you took his phone away? (to listen to)

15. She ______was dancing_____ with him the whole night. (to dance)

XIX. Fill the blanks.

1. The fire _____________ at six in the morning. (still burn)

2. Jerry _________________ for me when I _________________ . (wait, arrive)

3. “What _________________ at this time yesterday”? – “I was asleep.” (you do)

4. “_________________ out last night?” – “No, I was too tired”. (you go)

5. “Was Carol at the party last night?” – “Yes she _________________ a really nice dress.” (wear)

6. How fast _________________ when the accident _________________ ? (you drive, happen)

7. John _________________ a photo of me while I ____________________ . (take, not look)

8. While Mike _________________ TV Sheila _________________ a book. (watch, read)

9. She _________________ for the bus when I _________________ her yesterday. (wait, see)

10. On Sunday I _________________ for a walk and then I _________________ the museum. (go, visit)

11. He _________________ lunch when the first guests _________________ . (prepare, arrive)

12. She _________________ when she suddenly _________________ a strange noise. (sleep, hear)

1. The fire ____was still burning_____ at six in the morning. (still burn)

2. Jerry _____was waiting_____ for me when I _______arrived____ . (wait, arrive)

3. “What _____were you doing_____ at this time yesterday”? – “I was asleep.” (you do)

4. “______Did you go_____ out last night?” – “No, I was too tired”. (you go)

5. “Was Carol at the party last night?” – “Yes she ________was wearing_________ a really nice dress.” (wear)

6. How fast ______were you driving_____ when the accident _______happened_______ ? (you drive, happen)

7. John ______took_____ a photo of me while I _______was not looking_____ . (take, not look)

8. While Mike _____was watching_______ TV Sheila _____was reading______ a book. (watch, read)

9. She ______was waiting_____ for the bus when I ________saw_________ her yesterday. (wait, see)

10. On Sunday I ______went___ for a walk and then I ____visited_____ the museum. (go, visit)

11. He _______was preparing_______ lunch when the first guests ________arrived_________ . (prepare, arrive)

12. She _______was sleeping__________ when she suddenly _______heard__________ a strange noise. (sleep,hear)

XX. Rewrite the sentences, using “the past continuous” and “while” or “when”.

1. We were having dinner and they were listening to the radio.

We were ..................................................................................

2. She was sleeping and the fire started.

The fire ...................................................................................

3. It began to rain and what were you doing?

What .......................................................................................

4. The farmer started whistling and he was ploughing the field.

When .......................................................................................

5. You came and what were they doing?

6. She came and what was happening?

What was ................................................................................

7. She was reading a book and the man came in.

The man ...................................................................................

8. They were working in the field and the volcano erupted.

The volcano .............................................................................

1. We were having dinner while they were listening to the radio.

2. The fire started when she was sleeping.

3. What were you doing when it began to rain?

4. When the farmer started whistling, he was ploughing the field.

5. What were they doing when you came?

6. What was happening when she came?

7. The man came in when she was reading a book.

8. The volcano erupted when they were working in the field.

XXI. Ask for the information in the bold part of the sentence.

1. Jamie was doing a language course in London .

→ __________________________________

2. Andrew was carrying a heavy box .

3. The teacher was testing our English.

4. At six o'clock , we were having dinner.

5. Sally was hurrying to school because she was late .

→  __________________________________

1. Where was Jamie doing a language course?

2. What was Andrew carrying?

3. Who was testing our English?

4. When were we having dinner?

5. Why was Sally hurrying to school?

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Vocabulary & Grammar - Unit 9. Natural disasters - SBT Tiếng Anh 8 Global Success

1. solve the crossword puzzle below.2. choose the correct answer a, b, c, or d to complete each sentence.3. fill in each blank with a suitable word/ phrase from the box.4. fill in each blank with the correct form of the verb in the past continuous.5. fill in each blank with the correct tense of the verb in brackets. use the past continuous or the past simple..

1. Solve the crossword puzzle below.

(Giải ô chữ dưới đây.)

1. a strong wind that moves in a circle

(một cơn gió mạnh di chuyển trong một vòng tròn)

5. hot liquid rock and gas pouring out from a mountain

(đá lỏng nóng và khí từ núi tuôn ra)

6. a large amount of rock and earth moving down a mountain

(một lượng lớn đất đá di chuyển xuống núi)

7. very bad weather with strong winds and rain

(thời tiết rất xấu với gió mạnh và mưa)

2. a natural event that causes great damage

(một sự kiện tự nhiên gây thiệt hại lớn)

3. a sudden strong shaking of the ground

(mặt đất đột ngột rung chuyển mạnh)

4. a large amount of water that covers an area

(một lượng lớn nước bao phủ một khu vực)

Lời giải chi tiết:

2.  Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to complete each sentence.

(Chọn đáp án đúng A, B, C hoặc D để hoàn thành mỗi câu)

1. A strong earthquake caused a lot of _______ to eastern Japan last week.

C. damaging

2. Two tornadoes struck Florida on Saturday morning and _______ 30 homes.

B. destroyed

C. destruction

D. destroying

3. We cannot prevent natural disasters, but can _______ some of them.

4. _______ from other states came to Oklahoma to help find the survivors.

A. Scientists

D. Rescue workers

5. A _______ can save you in life-threatening situations because its sound can attract people's attention.

A strong earthquake caused a lot of damage to eastern Japan last week.

(Một trận động đất mạnh đã gây ra nhiều thiệt hại cho miền đông Nhật Bản vào tuần trước.)

Two tornadoes struck Florida on Saturday morning and destroyed 30 homes.

(Hai cơn lốc xoáy tấn công Florida vào sáng thứ Bảy và phá hủy 30 ngôi nhà.)

We cannot prevent natural disasters, but can predict some of them.

(Chúng ta không thể ngăn chặn thiên tai, nhưng có thể dự đoán một phần nào đó.)

Rescue workers from other states came to Oklahoma to help find the survivors.

(Nhân viên cứu hộ từ các bang khác đến Oklahoma để giúp tìm kiếm những người sống sót.)

A whistle can save you in life-threatening situations because its sound can attract people's attention.

(Một chiếc còi có thể cứu bạn trong những tình huống nguy hiểm đến tính mạng vì âm thanh của nó có thể thu hút sự chú ý của mọi người.)

3. Fill in each blank with a suitable word/ phrase from the box.

(Điền vào mỗi chỗ trống một từ/ cụm từ thích hợp trong khung.)

1. The workshop will teach you to build a(n) _______ with the items you need to survive a natural disaster.

2. Don't do that. You're damaging other people's _______.

3. They sent goods and supplies to the _______ of the flood in central Viet Nam.

4. My province has a _______ system to tell people when there is a danger of a landslide.

5. The Taal volcano south of Manila _______ on 26 March, 2022, sending plumes of ash 1,500 metres into the air.

1. The workshop will teach you to build a(n) emergency kit with the items you need to survive a natural disaster.

(Hội thảo sẽ hướng dẫn bạn xây dựng một bộ dụng cụ khẩn cấp với những vật dụng cần thiết để sống sót sau thảm họa thiên nhiên.)

2. Don't do that. You're damaging other people's property .

(Đừng làm thế. Bạn đang làm hư hỏng tài sản của người khác.)

3. They sent goods and supplies to the victims of the flood in central Viet Nam.

(Gửi hàng hóa, nhu yếu phẩm đến đồng bào bị lũ lụt miền Trung Việt Nam.)

4. My province has a warning system to tell people when there is a danger of a landslide. (Tỉnh của tôi có hệ thống cảnh báo cho người dân biết khi có nguy cơ sạt lở đất.)

5. The Taal volcano south of Manila erupted on 26 March, 2022, sending plumes of ash 1,500 metres into the air.

(Núi lửa Taal ở phía nam Manila phun trào vào ngày 26 tháng 3 năm 2022, tung những cột tro bụi cao 1.500 mét lên không trung.)

4. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the verb in the past continuous.

(Điền vào mỗi chỗ trống dạng đúng của động từ ở quá khứ tiếp diễn.)

1. They (have) _________ a discussion about natural disasters at 9 a.m. yesterday.

2. ____ you (talk) __________ with your classmates when the teacher came in?

3. While my mother (water) _________ the flowers in the garden, she heard a warning about the coming storm.

4. My brother (not do) _________ his homework at 8 p.m. yesterday. He (play) _________ computer games.

5. We (watch) _________ news on TV when we heard a big noise.

Phương pháp giải:

Cấu trúc thì quá khứ tiếp diễn:

(+) S + was/were + V-ing.

(-) S + was/were + not + V-ing.

(?) Was / Were + S + V-ing?

1. They were having a discussion about natural disasters at 9 a.m. yesterday.

( Họ đã thảo luận về thiên tai lúc 9 giờ sáng hôm qua.)

2. Were you talking with your classmates when the teacher came in?

(Bạn đang nói chuyện với các bạn cùng lớp khi giáo viên bước vào? )

3. While my mother was watering the flowers in the garden, she heard a warning about the coming storm.

(Trong khi mẹ tôi đang tưới hoa trong vườn, mẹ tôi nghe thấy một cảnh báo về cơn bão sắp tới.)

4. My brother wasn’t doing his homework at 8 p.m. yesterday. He was playing computer games.

(Anh trai tôi không làm bài tập về nhà lúc 8 giờ tối. Hôm qua. Anh ấy đang chơi game trên máy tính.)

5. We were watching news on TV when we heard a big noise.

(Chúng tôi đang xem tin tức trên TV thì nghe thấy một tiếng động lớn.)

5. Fill in each blank with the correct tense of the verb in brackets. Use the past continuous or the past simple.

(Điền vào mỗi chỗ trống với thì đúng của động từ trong ngoặc. Sử dụng thì quá khứ tiếp diễn hoặc quá khứ đơn.)

1. When the earthquake (happen) ______, they (do) _______ their homework.

2. ____ you (talk) ________ to your friend on the phone at 9 p.m. yesterday?

3. While he (cook) _________ dinner, his mother (come) ________ home.

4. Dark clouds (gather) _______ and after a few minutes, the storm (break) _________.

5. What ____ they (do) _________ when you (arrive) _________ at their house?

1. When the earthquake happened , they were doing their homework.

(Khi trận động đất xảy ra, họ đang làm bài tập về nhà.)

2. Were you talking to your friend on the phone at 9 p.m. yesterday?

(Bạn có đang nói chuyện điện thoại với bạn mình lúc 9 giờ tối không? Hôm qua?)

3. While he was cooking dinner, his mother came home.

(Trong khi anh ấy đang nấu bữa tối thì mẹ anh ấy về nhà.)

4. Dark clouds gathered and after a few minutes, the storm broke .

(Những đám mây đen tụ lại và sau vài phút, cơn bão tan.)

5. What were they doing when you arrived at their house?

(Họ đang làm gì khi bạn đến nhà họ?)

6. Choose A, B, C or D to indicate the incorrect part. The n correct it.

(Chọn A, B, C hoặc D để chỉ ra lỗi sai. Sau đó sửa nó.)

1. When I was going to school, I was seeing an old friend .

   A                  B                                 C                       D

2. I wasn’t go for a walk because it was raining .

            A              B                C             D

3. While we returned home, he was still working.

            A                     B             C     D

4. I listened to the radio, so I didn’t hear the fire alarm .

            A           B                       C                          D

5. What was you doing when the earthquake started ?

    A           B                  C                                   D

Hành động đang xảy ra trong quá khứ dùng quá khứ tiếp diễn. Hành động xen vào dùng quá khứ đơn.

1. C: was seeing -> saw

When I was going to school, I saw an old friend.

(Khi tôi đang đi học, tôi gặp một người bạn cũ.)

2. A: wasn't -> didn't

I didn’t go for a walk because it was raining.

(Tôi không đi dạo vì trời mưa.)

3. A : While -> When

When we returned home, he was still working.

( Khi chúng tôi trở về nhà, anh ấy vẫn đang làm việc. )

4. A: listened -> was listening

I was listening to the radio, so I didn’t hear the fire alarm.

(Tôi đang nghe radio nên không nghe thấy chuông báo cháy.)

5. B : was -> were

What were you doing when the earthquake started?

(Bạn đang làm gì khi trận động đất bắt đầu?)

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1. Choose the most suitable response A, B, C, or D to complete each of the following exchanges.2. Nam and Mark are talking about earthquakes. Fill in each blank with a sentence (A-E) to complete their conversation. Then practise it with a friend.

1. Fill in each blank with a suitable word from the box.2. Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to fill in each blank in the following passage.

1. Circle A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is written correctly based on the given cues. 2. Write complete sentences, using the past continuous and the given cues.3. Write a paragraph (80 - 100 words) about a natural disaster that often happens in Viet Nam. Use the following questions as cues.

1. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from that of the others. 2. Practise reading the sentences below. Pay attention to the words ending in -al and -ous.

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