1. “Your English home”
Welcome to
PEN
Practical English Network
Hệ thống đào tạo tiếng Anh thực hành
2. Quá khứ đơn và quá khứ tiếp diễn
Mục tiêu bài học
1. Hiểu cách sử dụng hai thì quá khứ đơn và quá khứ
tiếp diễn
2. Hiểu sự khác biệt về cách sử dụng của thì hai thì này
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3. Guiding questions- Câu hỏi định hướng
1. Thì quá khư đơn có mấy cách dùng chính?
2. Cấu trúc “used to” được dùng như thế nào và tương đương
với cách dùng nào của thì quá khứ đơn?
3. Có thể dùng trạng từ chỉ tần suất trong thì quá khứ đơn
không? Nếu dùng được thì dùng trong trường hợp nào?
4. Động từ chính trong thì quá khứ đơn được chia như thế
nào, có trường hợp nào đặc biệt không?
5. Trợ động từ nào được dùng trong thì quá khứ đơn?
6. Những cụm từ chỉ thời gian nào thường dùng trong thì quá
khứ đơn?
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4. Guiding questions- Câu hỏi định hướng
7. Thì quá khứ tiếp diễn có mấy cách dùng chính?
8. Có thể dùng trạng từ chỉ tần suất “always” với thì quá
khứ tiếp diễn được không?
9. Thì quá khứ tiếp diễn thường được dùng kết hợp với thì
quá khứ đơn trong trường hợp nào?
10. Có sự khác biệt nào giữa “when” và “while” khì dùng
trong thì quá khứ tiếp diễn không
11. Liệt kê một số cụm trạng từ chỉ thời gian thường dùng
trong thì quá khứ tiếp diễn?
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5. Quá khứ đơn- Past simple- Cách dùng
+ Hành động hay sự việc + I didn't go to the beach last
bắt đầu và kết thúc tại một Sunday
thời điểm xác định trong + Last year, I traveled to Japan.
quá khứ. + I went into the disco and I
+ Chuỗi hành động đã hoàn saw my favourite girl, then I
asked her to dance,.........
tất trong quá khứ, lần lựơt + I usually cried a lot when I
diễn ra nối tiếp nhau. was a child
+ Thói quen trong quá +She was shy as a child, but
khứ. Nó có nghĩa tương tự
now she is very outgoing.
như "used to."
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6. Past simple- Cấu trúc
TOBE VERB (Động từ
thường)
Khẳng S + was/ were + adj/ noun/ S + past form of
định preposition phrase verb + (O) + time
I, He, she, it, danh từ Was
số ít
You, we, they, danh từ Were
số nhiều
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7. Past simple- Cấu trúc
TOBE VERB
Phủ định S + was/were + not + … S+ did + not + V
Was not = wasn’t (inf) + (O) + (time)
Were not = weren’t Did not = didn’t
Nghi vấn Was/ were (not) + S+ …? Did + S + V (inf) +
(O) + (time)?
Wh..+ was/ were + S + … (Wh?) + did + S + V
(inf) + (O) + (time)?
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8. Các từ, cụm từ thường đi kèm trong quá khứ đơn
Last: last night, last week, last + ngày trong tuần (last
Monday, last Sunday…), last month, last year, last decade
(thập kỉ trước) , last century
Ago: three weeks ago (cách đây 3 tuần), two days ago, 300
years ago
In ... (cộng với năm hoặc tháng): in 2010, in the 1980s, in
the last century, in the past
yesterday
When ... (when I was a child)
For……: for a long time, for 6 weeks
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9. Động từ dạng quá khứ: theo quy tắc và bất quy tắc
Động từ có quy tắc: Dạng quá khứ cho các động từ có
quy tắc ta thêm đuôi –ed
Những trường hợp đặc biệt khi thêm đuôi “ed” (xem
bảng sau)
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10. Động từ dạng quá khứ: theo quy tắc và bất quy tắc
Động từ kết thúc –y, trước đó là phụ âm, Study _studied,
biến -y thành –ied hurry – hurried
Động từ kết thúc là “e”, thì chỉ cần thêm “d” live _ lived, love_
vào sau loved
Động từ một âm tiết hoặc hai âm tiết nhưng stop stopped,
trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ hai, kết thúc admit admitted,
bằng một phụ âm, trước đó là một nguyên âm prefer
thì gấp đôi phụ âm trước khi thêm “ed” preferred.
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11. Các lỗi thường gặp và cần tránh khi dùng quá khứ đơn
Dùng lẫn lộn giữa động từ Tobe với động từ thường.
Wrong: I was have a flu yesterday
I had a flu yesterday/ I was ill yesterday
Kết hợp thì quá khứ đơn và quá khứ tiếp diễn không đúng cách
Wrong: When I was coming home yesterday, she was talking on the
phone
When I came home yesterday, she was talking on the phone.
Nhầm lẫn giữa thì quá khứ đơn với thì hiện tại hoàn thành
Wrong: I have lived in Hanoi for 2 years and then I moved to HCM
City
I lived in Hanoi for 2 years and then I moved to HCM City.
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12. Quá khứ tiếp diễn- Cách dùng
Hành động đang xảy ra tại một +Yesterday at 10.30 they
thời điểm xác định trong quá khứ. were playing tennis.
Hành động đang xảy ra trong quá +While I was writing
khứ thì một hành động khác xen the email, the computer
vào (hành động xen vào thường suddenly went off.
được chia ở quá khứ đơn).
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13. Quá khứ tiếp diễn- Cách dùng
Những hành động xảy ra + I was studying while he
song song với nhau. was making dinner.
Dùng với "always" hay + She was always coming to
"constantly“ hành động class late.
thường xảy ra và gây khó
chịu với người khác trong
quá khứ
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14. Quá khứ tiếp diễn- Cấu trúc
Form (cấu trúc) Example (Ví dụ)
Khẳng S + was/ were + V-ing + At this time last night,
định … my father was
Was: I, he, she, it, danh từ sleeping
số ít
Were: You, we, they, danh
từ số nhiều
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15. Quá khứ tiếp diễn- Cấu trúc
Phủ định S + was/ were + not + While she was busily
V-ing doing the homework, her
Was not = wasn’t husband was lying on
Were not = weren’t the sofa
Nghi vấn Was/ Were (not) + S + Were they having dinner
V-ing at 8 pm yesterday?
Wh..+ was/ were + S What were you dong at
+ V-ing this time two days ago?
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16. Các từ, cụm từ thường đi kèm ở quá khứ tiếp diễn
Last: last night, last week, last + ngày trong tuần (last
Monday, last Sunday…), last month, last year, last decade,
last century
Ago: three weeks ago (cách đây 3 tuần), two days ago, 300
years ago
In ... (cộng với năm hoặc tháng): in 2010, in the 1980s, in
the last century, in the past
yesterday
When ... (when I was a child)
During, while, when
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17. Các lỗi thường gặp và cần tránh
Nhầm lẫn giữa While và When, tuy ý nghĩa gần như nhau,
When thường đi với động từ chia ở quá khứ đơn ; While
thường được theo sau bởi thì quá khứ tiếp diễn, mang ý
nghĩa là “trong khi, trong lúc”
Wrong: While she called, I was doing my homework
When she called, I was doing my homework / she called
while I was doing my homework
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18. Các lỗi thường gặp và cần tránh
Nhầm lẫn khi kết hợp thì quá khứ đơn và quá khứ tiếp diễn
Wrong: - I watched TV when I heard a loud sound.
- I watched TV when I was hearing a loud sound
I was watching TV when I heard a loud sound
Thì quá khứ đơn dùng cho những hành động ngắn chen
ngang, thì quá khứ tiếp diễn dùng cho những hành động
dài hơn và đang diễn ra
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19. Bài tập thì quá khứ đơn
I. A. Matching two columns to make meaningful sentences,
remember to put the verbs in past simple
Last week we (go) very good all week.
We (stay) in Saturday.
The weather (be) rain at all.
It (do not) home!
We (spend) most days in the hotel restaurant.
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20. Bài tập thì quá khứ đơn
In the evening, we (have) sitting on the beach.
dinner
The food and the service a lovely hotel by the sea.
After dinner, we walk on holyday.
We (flow) back on (be) excellent.
We (do not) want to come along the beach in the
moonlight.
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21. I. B. Matching questions and answers
What time did they arrive? They arrived at ten o’clock.
How much did it cost? Peter told me.
Where did you buy it? It was about 50 miles.
Why did he do it? I don’t know why he did it.
How long did it take? He studied archaeology.
Who told you? He started work here in 2001.
How far was it from ? I bought it in .
What did he study at U? It cost about $100.
When did he start work here? I took a couple of hours to do.
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22. Bài tập thì quá khứ đơn
II. Irregular verb: Find the regular verb in each line and
write it into the gap.
Example: say, lose, dance, sing - _dance____
1) read, feel, play, see - 6) watch, be, have, meet -
2) listen, do, go, make - 7) put, buy, cook, teach -
3) know, help, say, think - 8) catch, find, answer, lose -
4) like, write, forget, eat - 9) want, tell, win, sit -
5) take, bring, cut, clean – 10) sell, build, drink, open -
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23. Bài tập thì quá khứ đơn
III. Put the verbs into the correct form
Last year I (spend) ……….my holiday in Ireland. It (be)
……….great. I (travel) …………around by car with two
friends and we (visit) ……..lots of interesting places. In the
evenings we usually (go) ……….to a pub. One night we
even (learn) ……………some Irish dances. We (be)
………….very lucky with the weather. It (not / rain)
………….a lot. But we (see) …………..some beautiful
rainbows. Where (spend / you) …………………….your last
holiday?
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24. Bài tập thì quá khứ đơn
IV. Ask for the bold part of the sentence.
1. She pushed her bike and tried to get on it. →
2. She brought a heavy bag to him yesterday. →
3. We waited her in the park for two hours last night . →
4. The policeman arrested the dangerous criminals two
weeks ago. →
5. We had to do a lot of homework last week. →
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25. Bài tập thì quá khứ đơn
6. She watched a tennis match with her father last night. →
7. She asked her friend because she did not know what to
do. →
8.When I was a child, I went to the parks with my father
three times a month .
9. The teacher checked our homework very carefully. →
10. Among a lot of cars, I chose a modern and expensive
one as a gift for my young wife
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26. Bài tập thì quá khứ đơn
V. Make these sentences positive or negative or questions,
using the verbs given in capitals in past simple
1. ____________ you ___________ the key under the mat?
(leave)
2. I felt tired, so unfortunately I ___________ to her party.
(go)
3. I’m very sorry I ____________ the cup. Can I pay for a
replacement? (break)
4. The boys ____________ their ball right into our garden.
(throw)
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27. Bài tập thì quá khứ đơn
5. I ___________ the money; I just borrowed it! (steal)
6. ___________ your house ___________ the race yesterday?
(win)
7. She ___________ a clod at all last winter. (catch)
8. I had a map, so I _____________ my way (lose
9. ___________ the robbers ___________ the jewels
somewhere? (hide)
10. It’s so sad! Nobody ___________ me a birthday present!
(give)
11. You ____________much last week, did you? Only $5!
(spend)
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28. Đáp án bài tập thì quá khứ đơn
I. Matching
1. Last week we went on holiday.
2. We stayed in a lovely hotel by sea.
3. The weather was very good all week.
4. It didn’t rain at all.
5. We spent most days sitting on the beach.
6. In the evening, we had dinner in the hotel restaurant.
7. The food and service were excellent.
8. After dinner, we walked along the beach in the moonlight.
9. We didn’t want to come home!
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29. Đáp án bài tập thì quá khứ đơn
B. Matching questions and answers
1. What time did they arrive? They arrived at 10 o’clock.
2. How much did it cost? It cost about $100.
3. Where did you buy it? I bought it in New York.
4. Why did he do it? I don’t know why he did it.
5. How long did it take? I took a couple of hours to do.
6. Who told you? Peter told me.
7. How far was it from London? It was about 50 miles.
8. What did he study at university? He studied archaeology.
9. When did he start work here? He started work here in
2001.
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30. Đáp án bài tập thì quá khứ đơn
II. Find the regular verb in each line and write it into the
gap.
1) ……play….. 6) …watch…..
2) …listen… 7) …cook…..
3) …help……..
8) …answer…..
4) ……like…..
9) …want…..
5) ……clean….
10) ……open……..
Put the verbs into the correct form
1. Spent 2. Was 3.traveled 4. visited
5. went
6. learned 7. Didn’t rain 8. saw 9. did you
spent
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31. Đáp án bài tập thì quá khứ đơn
III. 1. What did she push and try to get on?
2. Who did she bring a heavy bag to yesterday?/ To whom did
she bring a heavy bag yesterday?
3. Where did you wait her for 2 hours last night?
4. Who did the policeman arrest?
5. Who had to do a lot of homework last week?
6. When did she watch a tennis match with her father?
7. Why did she ask her friend?
8. How often did you go to parks with your father?
9. Among a lot of cars, which one did you choose as a gift for
your young wife?
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32. Đáp án bài tập thì quá khứ đơn
IV. Make these sentences positive or negative or
questions, using the verbs given in capitals in past
simple
1. Did you leave 7. caught
2. didn’t go 8. lost
3. broke 9. Did ther robbers hide
4. threw 10. gave
5. Stole 11.spent
6. Did your house win
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33. Bài tập thì quá khứ tiếp diễn
I. Put the verbs in the correct form of past continuous
1. Yesterday while Mary…………to the cinema I
……….. to the theatre (go).
2. The children…………a tree (climb) at 8 p.m last night
and their mother felt very angry.
3. They ………………to music when the explosion
happened (listen).
4. The cat …………………milk while the
dog…………water (drink- drink).
5. My neighbours…………………..TV at that time
yesterday. (watch)
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34. 1. Last week, they……………with their friends when
their parents ……………at home (travel- stay)
2. He…………….on the bed and …………a book when
the power went off. (lie- read)
3. His girlfriend …………..at the disco at 12 pm last night
with another man. (dance)
4. My brother and sister………..tennis at 11am yesterday.
(play)
5. ……………..you……….at 7pm last night? (work)
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35. Bài tập thì quá khứ tiếp diễn
II. Ask for the information in the bold part of the sentence.
1. Henry was living in London last year
2. Joe was reading a book
3. At six o'clock, Myriam and her family were having
dinner
4. Bob was walking home because his car had a flat tire
5. At half past seven, Mister Logan was driving home
6. The children were playing in the sandbox
7. Claire was visiting her best friend
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36. 8. An hour ago, Carol was talking on the phone.
9. Avril was painting the kitchen.
10. The children were running around noisily
11. The pupils were talking about the United States
12. Barbara was looking for her necklace
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37. Bài tập thì quá khứ tiếp diễn
III. Write the most suitable words in each gap (ago,
yesterday, last, while, when, as, on, in, at)
1. Tommy's father worked in that office 2
years…………….
2. The plane was flying……….. 8 p.m.
3. My best friend went to London………….month
4. …………. I was having dinner, my sister was having a
shower
5. ……….. did the supermarket close?
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38. 6. Your aunt studied German……..2001
7. Rose played in an orchestra………….she was 12
years old
8. Jason was swimming……….his girlfriend was
drinking a coke
9. The TV broke…………..26th October
10. The suspect can't have committed the crime. He
was having dinner in the restaurant……..that time
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39. Đáp án bài tập thì quá khứ tiếp diễn
I. Put the verbs in the correct form of past continuous
1. was going/ was going
2. were climbing
3. were listening
4. was drinking/was drinking
5. were watching
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40. Đáp án bài tập thì quá khứ tiếp diễn
6. were traveling/were staying
7. was lying/reading
8. was dancing
9. were playing
10. Were you working
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41. Đáp án bài tập thì quá khứ tiếp diễn
II. Ask for the information in the bold part of the
sentence.
1. When was Henry living last year?
2. What was Joe reading?
3. When were Myriam and her family having dinner?
4. Why was Bob walking home?
5. At half past seven, who was driving home?
6. Where were the children playing?
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42. Đáp án bài tập thì quá khứ tiếp diễn
7. What was Claire doing?
8. How long ago was Carol talking on the phone?
9. What was Avril painting?
10. How were the children running around?
11. What were the pupils talking about?
12. What was Barbara looking for?
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43. Đáp án bài tập thì quá khứ tiếp diễn
III. Write the most suitable words in each gap (ago,
yesterday, last, while, when, as, on, in, at)
1. ago 2. at 3. on 4. As 5. When
6. in 7. when 8. while 9.on 10. at
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44. Bài tập phân biệt quá khứ đơn và quá khứ tiếp diễn
I. Use the past continuous tense or simple past tense as
appropriate.
1. I ……………..(meet) John in town yesterday. He
………………(shop).
2. Mary …………………(wait) for me when I
……………….(arrive).0
3. …………………. (he/have) a shower when I
…………………(call)?
4. I …………………(not/know) what to say when he
……..(ask) that.
5. The telephone rang ………when we ……..(watch) TV.
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45. Bài tập phân biệt quá khứ đơn và quá khứ tiếp diễn
II. Fill in the blank with the correct tense
1. A. What you (do) when the accident occurred?
B: I (try) to change a light bulb that had burnt out.
2. After I (find) the wallet full of money, I (go, immediately) to
the police and (turn) it in.
3. The doctor (say) that Tom (be) too sick to go to work and
that he (need) to stay at home for a couple of days.
4. Sebastian (arrive) at Susan's house a little before 9:00 PM,
but she (be, not) there. She (study, at the library) for her
final examination in French.
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46. Bài tập phân biệt quá khứ đơn và quá khứ tiếp diễn
5. Sandy is in the living room watching television. At this
time yesterday, she (watch, also) television. That's all she
ever does!
6. A: I (call) you last night after dinner, but you (be, not)
there. Where were you?
B: I (work) out at the fitness center.
7. 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.
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47. Bài tập phân biệt quá khứ đơn và quá khứ tiếp diễn
8. I (watch) a mystery movie on TV when the electricity
went out. Now I am never going to find out how the
movie ends.
9. Sharon (be) in the room when John told me what
happened, but she didn't hear anything because she
(listen, not)
10. It's strange that you (call) because I (think, just) about
you.
11. The Titanic (cross) the Atlantic when it (strike) an
iceberg.
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48. Bài tập phân biệt quá khứ đơn và quá khứ tiếp diễn
12. When I entered the bazaar, a couple of merchants (bargain,
busily) and (try) to sell their goods to naive tourists who
(hunt) for souvenirs. Some young boys (lead) their donkeys
through the narrow streets on their way home. A couple of
men (argue) over the price of a leather belt. I (walk) over to
a man who (sell) fruit and (buy) a banana.
13. The firemen (rescue) the old woman who (be) trapped on
the third floor of the burning building.
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49. Bài tập phân biệt quá khứ đơn và quá khứ tiếp diễn
14. She was so annoying! She (leave, always) her dirty
dishes in the sink. I think she (expect, actually) me to
do them for her.
15. Samantha (live) in Berlin for more than two years.
In fact, she (live) there when the Berlin Wall came
down.
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50. Bài tập phân biệt quá khứ đơn và quá khứ tiếp diễn
III. Put the verb in the correct tense either past simple or past
continuous
A. Last night, while I was doing my homework, Angela (call).
She said she (call) me on her cell phone from her biology
classroom at UCLA. I asked her if she (wait) for class, but
she said that the professor was at the front of the hall
lecturing while she (talk) to me. I couldn't believe she
(make) a phone call during the lecture. I asked what was
going on. She said her biology professor was so boring that
several of the students (sleep, actually) in class.
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51. Bài tập phân biệt quá khứ đơn và quá khứ tiếp diễn
Some of the students (talk) about their plans for the weekend
and the student next to her (draw) a picture of a horse. When
Angela (tell) me she was not satisfied with the class, I (mention)
that my biology professor was quite good and (suggest) that she
switch to my class. While we were talking, I (hear) her
professor yell, "Miss, are you making a phone call?" Suddenly,
the line went dead. I (hang) up the phone and went to the
kitchen to make dinner. As I (cut) vegetables for a salad, the
phone rang once again. It (be) Angela, but this time she wasn't
sitting in class
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52. Bài tập phân biệt quá khứ đơn và quá khứ tiếp diễn
B. I’m writing to tell you about what happened to me last
week while I (visit) my aunt who lives by the sea. One
afternoon, I (take) her dog for a walk by the cliffs when I
(notice) a girl who (climb) a tree by the edge of the cliff.
As she (hang) there, the branch suddenly (break) and the
girl (fall) over the edge. I (run) to the edge, but although
the girl (shout) for help, I (not/be able to) see her.
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53. Bài tập phân biệt quá khứ đơn và quá khứ tiếp diễn
I (think) about what to do when a man (come) along the
cliff path. I (explain) what had happened and while he (go)
for help I (talk) to the girl. Well, everything (end) happily.
The girl was rescued and her parents (thank) me by giving
me a large bunch of flowers. The story (be) in the
newspaper too. That’s all my news. Write and tell me
yours soon.
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54. Bài tập phân biệt quá khứ đơn và quá khứ tiếp diễn
IV. Now complete the following sentences using your own
ideas.
1. The doorbell rang when I…………………
2. The sale man met her while she…………………………
3. The radio was on but nobody……………
4. I decided to be a doctor while I…………………………
5. We saw the famous film star while we
6. While………………………, Tom burnt his hand.
7. While……………………………, he fell asleep.
8. She………………………when the police stopped her.
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55. V. Mix and match to make a meaningful sentences
They arrived early while I she was driving too fast
Paul cooked dinner while we he was living in Spain
The doorbell rang while I was watching TV
He wrote six novels when were having a glass of wine on
the terrace
She had a car accident because were standing outside the
church
We took a lot of photos while was still sleeping
the bride and groom
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56. VI. Mix and match questions and answers
What were you doing? I was repairing my bike
How long were you waiting? At about ten o’clock
What time did they arrive? He had to get up early for work
What was she wearing? He only stayed a few moments
Where were you rushing off to To Sahar and Freddie. They are
yesterday when I saw you? old friends
Why did he leave so early? Only ten minutes
Who were they speaking to Just jeans and a T-shirt as usual
when we arrived?
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57. Đáp án bài tập phân biệt
I. 3. said/was/needed
1. met/was shopping 4. arrived/was not/was
2. was waiting/arrived studying
3. Was he having/called 5. was also watching
6. called/were not/were
4. did not know/asked working
5. rang/were watching
II.
1. were you doing/was trying
2. found/immediately
went/turned
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58. Đáp án bài tập phân biệt
7. walked/was talking/were working busily/were discussing
quietly
8. was watching
9. was/did not listen
10. called/was just thinking
11. was crossing/stroke
12. was busily bargaining/trying/were hunting/were
leading/was argueing/walked/was selling/bought
13. rescued/was being trapped
14. was always leaving /actually expected
15. lived/was living
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59. Đáp án bài tập phân biệt
III.
A. called/was calling/was waiting/was talking/made/were
actually sleeping/were talking/was
drawing/told/mentioned/suggested/heard/hung/was
cutting/was
B. was visiting/was taking/noticed/was climbing/was
hanging/broke/fell/ran/was shouting/was not able to/was
thinking/came/explained/was going/was
talking/ended/thanked/was
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60. Đáp án bài tập phân biệt
IV.
1. was in toilet 2. was talking to
her boyfriend
3. listened to 4. was in high
school
5. were shopping in the supermarket 6. he was cooking
7. Tom was doing his exercises 8. was making a
phone call
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61. Đáp án bài tập phân biệt
V.
1. They arrived early while I was still sleeping
2. Paul cooked dinner while we were having a glass of
wine on the terrace
3. The doorbell rang while I was watching TV
4. He wrote six novels when he was living in Spain
5. She had a car accident because she was driving too fast
6. We took a lot of photos while the bride and groom
were standing outside the church
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62. Đáp án bài tập phân biệt
VI.
1. What were you doing? – I was repairing my bike
2. How long were you waiting? – Only ten minutes
3. What time did they arrive? – At about ten o’clock
4. What was she wearing? – Just jeans and a T – shirt as usual
5. Where were you rushing off to yesterday when I saw you? –
To the bank before it closed
6. Why did he leave so early? – He had to get up early for work
7. Who were they speaking to when we arrived? – To Sarah
and Freddie. They are old friends
8. How long did he stay? – He only stayed a few moments
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63. Other- reference- Trang web tham khảo
1. http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/simplepast.html
2. http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-
past#exercises
3. http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/sim_past.htm
4. http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.a
sp?id=3003
5. http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.as
p?id=479
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64. Trang web tham khảo
1. http://www.better-english.com/grammar/past4.htm
2. http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/pastcontinuous.h
tml
3. http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/past-
progressive
4. http://www.englishtenseswithcartoons.com/tenses/past_
continuous
5. http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/pa
scon.htm
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65. Trang web tham khảo
http://www.english-4u.de/past_prog_ex6.htm
http://www.e-grammar.org/past-simple-continuous/
http://www.learnenglish.de/Games/Tenses/PastSvsPastC.htm
(good)
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?i
d=734(cool)
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?i
d=3320
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