· S + past continuous + and + S + past continuous => S + past continuous + while + S + past continuous. · S + past continuous + and + S + simple past => S + simple past + when + S + past continuous
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 whishing and he was ploughting the field. => When...
5. You came and what were they doing? => What... => 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...
9. The headmaster was going to his car and someone hit him on the head. => Someone hit the headmaster ...
10. The ship was leaving the harbor and the lava hit the town. => When the ship...
Bài 1: Bạn đang làm gì vào những thời điểm sau? Viết câu theo mẫu Không nhất thiết phải sử dụng thì quá khứ tiếp diễn (như ở ví dụ số 2)
1. (at 8 o'clock yesterday evening).....I was having dinner with some friends...
2. (at 5 o'clock last Saturday)........I was on a train on my way to Ha Noi.....
3. (at 10.15 yesterday morning).........................................................................................
4. (at 4.30 this morning)..................................................................................................
5. (at 7.45 yesterday evening)...........................................................................................
6. (half an hour ago).......................................................................................................
Bài 2: Sử dụng ý tưởng riêng của bạn để hoàn thành những câu sau. Sử dụng quá khứ tiếp diễn.
1. Tom burnt his hand while he.......was cooking the dinner.....
2. The doorbell rang while I...............................................................................................
3. We saw an accident while we........................................................................................
4. Mary fell asleep while she..............................................................................................
5. The television was on but nobody...................................................................................
Bài 3: Chia động từ ở thì quá khứ tiếp diễn hoặc quá khứ đơn
1. I ....saw...(see) Sue in town yesterday but she.................(not/see) me. She..............(look) the other way.
2. I...............(meet) Tom and Ann at the airport a few week ago. They..................(go) to Berlin and I...............(go) to Madrid. We....................(have) a chat while we...................(wait) for our flights.
3. I...................(cycle) home yesterday when suddenly a man...............(step) into the road in front of me. I.................(go) quite fast but luckily I......................(manage) to stop in time and....................(not/hit) him.
Bài 4: Chia động từ ở thì quá khứ tiếp diễn hoặc quá khứ đơn.
1. Jane.......was waiting.....(wait) for me when I......arrived.....(arrive).
2."What........................(you/do) this time yesterday?" "I was asleep".
3. "................................(you/go) out last night?" "No, I was too tired".
4. "Was Carol at the party last night?" "Yes, she.............................(wear) a really nice dress."
5. How fast...........................(you/drive) when the accident...........................(happen)?
6. John..............................(take) a photograph of me while I...........................(not/look).
7. We were in a very difficult position. We.........................(not/know) what to do.
8. I haven't seen Alan for ages. When I last........................(see) him, he........................(try) to job in London.
9. I...........................(walk) along the street when suddenly I..........................(hear) footsteps behind me. Somebody...............(follow) me. I was frightened and I......................(start) to run.
10. When I was young, I...........................(want) to be a bus driver.