Bài tập quá khứ đơn và quá khứ tiếp diễn nâng cao có đáp án I Phân biệt thì quá khứ đơn (Past Simple) và quá khứ tiếp diễn (Past Continuous) Thì quá khứ đơn Thì quá khứ tiếp diễn Diễn tả hành động đã[.]
Trang 1Bài tập quá khứ đơn và quá khứ tiếp diễn nâng cao có đáp án
I Phân biệt thì quá khứ đơn (Past Simple) và quá khứ tiếp diễn (Past Continuous)
- Diễn tả hành động đã xảy ra tại một thời điểm cố
định trong quá khứ
- Diễn tả hành động đã xảy ra ngay sau hành động
khác trong quá khứ
- Diễn tả hành động đang diễn ra trong quá khứ
- Diễn tả hai hành động hoặc nhiều hơn đang diễn ra tại thời điểm nới trong quá khứ
- Diễn tả hành động đang diễn ra thì một hành động khác xen vào Hành động làm gián đoạn chia thì quá khứ đơn
Dấu hiệu: ago, yesterday, last month/ year/ week, in
2019, then,… Dấu hiệu: while, when, all day/ night/ morning, …
II Bài tập luyện tập
Exercise 1: Complete the sentences with the past simple or the past continuous
form the verbs.
1 Peter _ (play) a video game when his brother, Jack, _
(enter) the room
2 I _ (study) for my English test when my mother _ (come)
home from work
3 Emma _ (wash) the dishes when the telephone _ (ring)
4 I _ (ate) a sandwich while my parents _ (drink) coffee
5 I _ (watch) a DVD when my cat _ (jump) on me
6 I _ (not hear) the thunder during the storm last night because I
_ (sleep)
7 It (be) _ beautiful yesterday when we _ (go) for a walk in
the park The sun _ (shine) The birds _ (sing)
8 My brother and sister _ (talk) anout something when I _
(walk) into the room
9 Tom _(go) to his friend’s house, but the boys _ (not be)
there They _ (play) soccer in the vacant lot down the street
10 The little boy _ (fall) asleep while his mother _ (read)
him a story
11 I really _ (enjoy) my holiday last January While it _
(snow) in Iowa, the sun _ (shine) in Floria
Đáp án
1 Peter was playing _ (play) a video game when his brother, Jack,
entered _ (enter) the room
2 I _was studying (study) for my English test when my mother
_came (come) home from work
Trang 23 Emma was washing _ (wash) the dishes when the telephone
_rang (ring)
4 I _was eating (eat) a sandwich while my parents were drinking (drink) coffee
5 I _was watching (watch) a DVD when my cat _jumped (jump) on me
6 I _didn’t hear (not hear) the thunder during the storm last night because
I _was sleeping (sleep)
7 It (be) was _ beautiful yesterday when we went _ (go) for a walk in the park The sun _was shining (shine) The birds _was singing (sing)
8 My brother and sister _were talking (talk) anout something when I walked _ (walk) into the room
9 Tom _went (go) to his friend’s house, but the boys
_weren’t (not be) there They _were playing (play) soccer in the vacant lot down the street
10 The little boy _fell (fall) asleep while his mother was
reading _ (read) him a story
11 I really enjoyed _ (enjoy) my holiday last January While it was snowing _ (snow) in Iowa, the sun _was shining (shine) in Floria
Exercise 2: Choose the correct answer
1 The Smiths aren’t painting/ weren’t painting their house last weekend
2 Tom cleaned/ was cleaning the living room when Jane arrived
3 Did/ Were the students writing an essay in class this morning?
4 Frank was fixing/ fixed his car when his mobile rang
5 Mark didn’t wear/ wasn’t wearing a coat when it started to rain.
6 He is/ was driving to work this morning when Anna called.
7 While my parents were working/ was working, I was studying at home
8 I walked/ was walking home when I tripped/ was tripping and fell
9 At 8 o’clock last night, we were having/ had dinner at a Chinese restaurant
Đáp án:
1 The Smiths weren’t painting their house last weekend
2 Tom was cleaning the living room when Jane arrived
3 Were the students writing an essay in class this morning?
4 Frank was fixing his car when his mobile rang
5 Mark didn’t wear a coat when it started to rain
6 He was driving to work this morning when Anna called
7 While my parents were working, I was studying at home
8 I was walking home when I tripped and fell
9 At 8 o’clock last night, we were having at a Chinese restaurant
Trang 3Exercise 3: Read the letter and write the missing words Write one word on each line
Dear Georgia,
I’m writing to you from my hotel room (1) New York You can’t imagine what happened to me yesterday! I was walking in Mitte at around noon (2) _ it started raining (3) I was running back to the hotel, I saw a famous actor who was eating in a restaurant I went in and (4) hello and he gave me two tickets to see his new film Isn’t that great?
That’s all for now See you (5) I get back!
Love,
Rachel
Đáp án:
1 in
2 when
3 as
4 said
5 when
Exercise 4: Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous
1 A: How (1) _ (Anne/ break) her leg?
B: She (2) (ride) her horse when she (3) _ (fall) and (4) (land) on her leg
A: (5) (she/go) to hospital?
2 A: When (1) _ (you/see) Peter?
B: While I (2) _ (do) my shopping at the supermarket
3 A: I (1) (call) you last night but you (2) _ (not/ answer) Where were you?
B: I (3) (jog) in the park
Đáp án:
1.A: How (1) _did Anne break (Anne/ break) her leg?
B: She (2) was riding (ride) her horse when she (3) _fell (fall) and (4) landed (land) on her leg
A: (5) Did she go (she/go) to hospital?
2.A: When (1) _did you see (you/see) Peter?
B: While I (2) _was doing (do) my shopping at the supermarket
3.A: I (1) called (call) you last night but you (2) _didn’t answer _ (not/ answer) Where were you?
B: I (3) was jogging (jog) in the park
Exercise 5: Give the correct forms of the verbs given in the brackets
1 Susan _ (study) in her room when she heard the noise
2 What (they, do) at eleven p.m last night - it was so noisy?
Trang 43 I was eight years old when my elder sister (teach) me how to ride a bike
4 John (not go) to school last week because he was ill
5 I didn't know anything about the plane crash in my neighborhood because I
(work) inside at that time
6 Yesterday at 9.30 p.m my parents (sit) in the garden
(drink) some Coke
7 The chambermaid (make) my bed in the hotel and
(clean) the bathroom
8 Someone (knock) on the door while (read) the newspaper
9 My brother (buy) a lot of books when he (live)
in Cambridge
10 William (not meet) Sally at the airport last Sunday
11 Jerry (have) dinner when the lights (go) out
12 The girl (feel) ill so she (not go) to work
Đáp án:
1 Susan was studying _ (study) in her room when she heard the noise
2 What _were they doing _ (they, do) at eleven p.m last night - it was so noisy?
3 I was eight years old when my elder sister _taught _ (teach) me how to ride a bike
4 John _did not go _ (not go) to school last week because he was ill
5 I didn't know anything about the plane crash in my neighborhood because I
was working (work) inside at that time
6 Yesterday at 9.30 p.m my parents were sitting (sit) in the garden drinking (drink) some Coke
7 The chambermaid made (make) my bed in the hotel and
cleaned (clean) the bathroom
8 Someone _knocked _ (knock) on the door while was
reading (read) the newspaper
9 My brother bought (buy) a lot of books when he _lived/ was living _ (live) in Cambridge
10 William didn’t meet (not meet) Sally at the airport last Sunday
11 Jerry _was having _ (have) dinner when the lights
went (go) out
12 The girl _felt _ (feel) ill so she _didn’t go _ (not go)
to work
Exercise 6: Supply the correct tenses of the verbs in brackets
One afternoon, a big wolf (wait) in a dark forest for a little girl to come along carrying a basket of food to her grandmother Finally a little girl did come along
Trang 5and she (carry) a basket of food 'Are you carrying that basket to your grandmother?' asked the wolf The little girl said yes, she (be) So the wolf (ask) her where her grandmother lived and the little girl (tell) him and he (disappear) into the wood
When the little girl (open) the door of her grandmother's house, she (see) that there was somebody in bed with a nightcap and nightgown on She (approach) no nearer than twenty-five feet from the bed when she (see) that it was not her grandmother but the wolf , for even in a nightcap
a wolf does not look like anybody's grandmother So the little girl (take)
an automatic pistol out of her basket and (shoot) the wolf dead
Đáp án:
One afternoon, a big wolf (wait) was waiting in a dark forest for a little girl to come along carrying a basket of food to her grandmother Finally a little girl did come along and she (carry) was carrying a basket of food 'Are you carrying that basket to your grandmother?' asked the wolf The little girl said yes, she (be) _was _ So the wolf (ask) _asked _her where her grandmother lived and the little girl (tell) told him and he (disappear) _disappeared _ into the wood
When the little girl (open) opened the door of her grandmother's house, she (see) saw that there was somebody in bed with a nightcap and nightgown on She (approach) _had approached _ no nearer than twenty-five feet from the bed when she (see) saw that it was not her grandmother but the wolf , for even in a nightcap a wolf does not look like anybody's grandmother
So the little girl (take) took an automatic pistol out of her basket and (shoot) _shot _the wolf dead
Exercise 7: Complete this email with either the past simple or the past
continuous form of the verbs in brackets Where alternatives are possible, think about any difference in meaning.
I (1 buy) a new alarm clock the other day in Taylor’s the jewellers, when I actually (2 see) somebody shoplifting I’d finished paying for
my clock and as I (3 turn) round, an elderly woman (4 slowly put) a silver plate into a bag that she (5 carry) Then she (6 walk) over to another part of the shop and (7 pick up)
an expensive-looking watch a number of times When she (8 think) that nobody (9 look) , she (10 drop) it into the bag Before I (11 have) a chance to tell the staff in the shop, she (12
notice) that I (13 watch) her and (14
hurry) out Unfortunately for her, two police officers (15 walk)
past just at that moment and she (16 run) straight into them
Đáp án:
Trang 6I (1 buy) was buying a new alarm clock the other day in Taylor’s the jewellers, when I actually (2 see) _saw _ somebody shoplifting I’d
finished paying for my clock and as I (3 turn) _turned/ was turning _ round, an elderly woman (4 slowly put) was slowly putting/ out a silver plate into a bag that she (5 carry) _was carrying _ Then she (6 walk) _walked _ over to another part of the shop and (7 pick up)
picked up an expensive-looking watch a number of times When she (8 think) thought that nobody (9 look) _was looking _, she (10 drop) _dropped _ it into the bag Before I (11 have)
_had _ a chance to tell the staff in the shop, she (12 notice)
_noticed _ that I (13 watch) _was watching _ her and (14 hurry) _hurried _ out Unfortunately for her, two police officers (15 walk) _were walking/ walked _ past just at that moment and she (16 run)
ran straight into them
Exerccise 8: 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 getting into the bath all the lights went off
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
7 I……….badminton four times a week before I……… my ankle
Đáp án:
1 was getting - went off 2 was hoping - gave
3 lived- was spending/ was living- spent 4 started- was checking in
Exercise 9: Choose the correct alternative “When/ While”
1 I had a bad dream _ I was sleeping on the sofa
2 I was talking to my husband in the park _ two cars crashed behind us
Trang 73 You called me last night _ I was studying for an important exam.
4 The students were doing an exercise _ the bell rang
5 Anna was doing her homework _ the lights went out
Đáp án:
1 I had a bad dream _while I was sleeping on the sofa
2 I was talking to my husband in the park when _ two cars crashed behind us
3 You called me last night _while I was studying for an important exam
4 The students were doing an exercise when _ the bell rang
5 Anna was doing her homework when _ the lights went out
Exericise 10: Circle the correct verb form in each of the following sentences
1 Mary (prepared/ was preparing) lunch when they (came/ was coming)
2 The sun (shone/ was shining) brightly when I (got up/ was getting up) this morning
3 Ann finally (told/ was telling) us the whole story about Peter
4 We (drove/ were driving) to Berlin in Robert’s new car
5 Last weekend Susan (fell/ was falling) and (broke/ was breaking) her leg
6 Who was that nice girl you (talked/ were talking) to when I (walked/ was walking)
by the pub?
7 When I (entered / was entering) the cafeteria Mary (had / was having) lunch with Peter
Đáp án:
1 Mary was preparing lunch when they came
2 The sun was shining brightly when I got up this morning
3 Ann finally told us the whole story about Peter
4 We were driving to Berlin in Robert’s new car
5 Last weekend Susan fell and broke her leg
6 Who was that nice girl you were talking to when I walked by the pub?
7 When I entered the cafeteria Mary was having lunch with Peter