Question

[Chira Nguyên]

Exercise 2: Past Simple or Past Continuous? Chia động từ ở

thì quá khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ tiếp diễn cho phù hợp

1. We (eat)____________________ dinner at 8pm last night (we started eating

at 7:30).

2. Yesterday I (go)____________________ to the Post Office,

(buy)____________________ some fruit at the supermarket and

(read)____________________ a book in the park in the afternoon.

3. We (watch)____________________ TV when we (hear)____________________ a

loud noise.

4. Julie (be)____________________ in the garden when Laurence

(arrive)____________________.

5. A: What (do)____________________ at 3pm yesterday?

B: I (clean)____________________ my house.

6. Last year I (visit)____________________ Paris and Rome.

7. They (have)____________________ dinner when the police

(come)____________________ to the door.

8. He (work)____________________ in the garden when he

(find)____________________ the money.

9. Laura (study)____________________ at 11pm last night.

10. He (sleep)____________________ when the doorbell

(ring)____________________.

11. I (walk)____________________ along the road when I

12. (meet)____________________ an old friend.13. It (be)____________________ a day in December. Snow

(fall)____________________ , children (sing)____________________ carols and

people (do)____________________ their Christmas shopping.

14. My ex-boyfriend (be)____________________ so annoying! He (always

miss)____________________ the bus and arriving late.

15. When I (call)____________________ Julie, she (work)____________________.

16. Why (cry)____________________ when I (arrive)____________________?

17. When he (get)____________________ home we started to eat dinner.

18. At 10 am yesterday, I (sit)____________________ on a bus.

19. I (enjoy)____________________ my book so much that I

(not/notice)____________________ that the train had stopped.

20. David (not/sleep)____________________ when I (arrive)____________________ ,

he (study)____________________ .

21. Mr Black (not/work)____________________ in the garden at 10pm last night.

Answer 1

[Đỗ Thanh Hải]

Exercise 2: Past Simple or Past Continuous? Chia động từ ở

thì quá khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ tiếp diễn cho phù hợp

1. We (eat)_________were eating___________ dinner at 8pm last night (we started eating

at 7:30).

2. Yesterday I (go)______went______________ to the Post Office,

(buy)_____________bought_______ some fruit at the supermarket and

(read)__________read__________ a book in the park in the afternoon.

3. We (watch)______were watching______________ TV when we (hear)____________heard________ a

loud noise.

4. Julie (be)_________was___________ in the garden when Laurence

(arrive)_________arrive___________.

5. A: What (do)_________were you doing___________ at 3pm yesterday?

B: I (clean)__________was cleaning__________ my house.

6. Last year I (visit)______visited______________ Paris and Rome.

7. They (have)__________were having__________ dinner when the police

(come)___________came_________ to the door.

8. He (work)________was working____________ in the garden when he

(find)___________found_________ the money.

9. Laura (study)________was studying____________ at 11pm last night.

10. He (sleep)_________was sleeping___________ when the doorbell

(ring)__________rang__________.

11. I (walk)_________was walking___________ along the road when I

12. (meet)___________met_________ an old friend.

13. It (be)_____________was_______ a day in December. Snow

(fall)____________was falling________ , children (sing)_________were singing___________ carols and

people (do)________were doing____________ their Christmas shopping.

14. My ex-boyfriend (be)_______was_____________ so annoying! He (always

miss)_______was always missing_____________ the bus and arriving late.

15. When I (call)_______called_____________ Julie, she (work)_________was working___________.

16. Why (cry)___________were you crying_________ when I (arrive)__________arrived__________?

17. When he (get)_____got_______________ home we started to eat dinner.

18. At 10 am yesterday, I (sit)________was sitting____________ on a bus.

19. I (enjoy)___________was enjoying_________ my book so much that I

(not/notice)_______didn't notice_____________ that the train had stopped.

20. David (not/sleep)________wasn't sleeping____________ when I (arrive)_________arrived___________ ,

he (study)________was studying____________ .

21. Mr Black (not/work)_____wasn't working_______________ in the garden at 10pm last night.