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Trang 1Exercise 1 : Choose the best answer to complete the sentences
1 John ………… down the street when he fell
a walked b was walking c has walked
2 Mike ………… football when he broke his arm
3 There is ………… in the cupboards We have to go to the supermarket
a nothing b everything c anything
4 I was watching TV last night when I ………… a strange noise
5 As I ………… towards the window, the curtains started to move
6 Helen was writing a letter when her pen …………
7 He ………… over when he was crossing the road
8 David ………… to the radio when the batteries ………… out
a was listening – ran b listened – were running c listened - ran
9 Something happened to me when I ………… my aunt yesterday
a was visiting b visited c visit
10 They were having a party when the doorbell …………
11 Mai was reading books at the library ………… 3 p.m yesterday
12 He ………… the bedroom when suddenly he fell off the ladder
a was painting b paint c painted
Exercise 2 : Put in the verb in brackets into the past continuous tense
Example: Eddie a comic (to read) => Eddie was reading a comic.
2 They ……… in the pool (to swim)
5 The mobile ……… (to ring)
8 I ……… in front of the shop (to wait)
9 The cat ……… in the basket (to sleep)
11 I ……… to my friend (to talk)
12 He ……… the beds (to make)
13 The boys ……… the parrots (to feed)
14 We ……… breakfast at 5:30 this morning (to have)
15 She ……… a nice skirt (to wear)
16 Tom's younger brother ……… (to cry)
18 My father ……… vegetables at the supermarket (to buy)
19 They ……… on the sofa (to sit)
20 Robert ……… on the beach (to lie)
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Trang 2Exercise 3 : Choose the correct verb forms Use simple past or the past continuous tense
1 We ……… (sit) at the breakfast table when the doorbell ……… (ring)
2 He ……… (meet) a lot of friendly people when he ………… (work) in California.
3 When they ……… (leave) the museum, the sun ……… (shine)
4 The students ……… (play) cards when the teacher ……… (come) in.
5 When the children ……… (play), their parents ……… (come) home.
6 It ………… (start) to rain while she ……… (water) the flowers in her garden.
7 When I ……… (open) the door, it ……… (rain)
8 While Henry ……… (have) a drink at the bar, his wife ………… (phone) in the sea.
9 He ……… (hear) a loud bang while he ……… (talk) to his friend.
10 While he ……… (have) a shower, someone ……… (knock) at the door.
Exercise 4 : Put in the verbs in brackets in the simple past or the past continuous tense
1 While I ……… (send) messages, the school bus ……… (arrive)
2 Cindy ……… (break) her leg while she ……… (snowboard)
3 He ……… (cut) himself to the radio while he ……… (prepare) breakfast
4 My father ……… (drive) at 70 km/h when a policeman ………… (stop) him
5 The girl ……… (laugh) that the boy ……… (watch) her
6 My dad ……… (fall off) the ladder while he ……… (paint) the carport
7 While we ……… (do) crossword puzzles, our teacher ……… (come)
8 Nick ……… (become) sick while he ……… (travel) in Texas
9 What ……… (you / do) when you ……… (hear) about that bad news?
10 I ……… (read) novels when the house ……… (catch) fire
Exercise 5 : Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets
1 A: What ……… … (you, do) when the accident occurred?
B: I ……… (try) to change a light bulb that had burnt out
2 Sandy is in the living room watching television At this time yesterday, she
……….…… (watch, also) television That's all she ever does!
3 A: I ………… … (call) you last night after dinner, but you ……… (be, not) there Where were you?
B: I ……… (work) out at the fitness center
4 When I ……… … (walk) into the busy office, the secretary ………… …… (talk)
on the phone with a customer, several clerks ……… …… (work, busily) at their desks, and two managers ……… (discuss, quietly) methods to improve customer service
5 I ………….…….… (watch) a mystery movie on TV when the electricity went out Now
I am never going to find out how the movie ends
6 The Titanic ……… ……… (cross) the Atlantic when it …….……… (strike) an iceberg
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