Flyers Grammar Past Simple

FLYERS GRAMMAR PAST SIMPLE – PAST PROGRESSIVE
THÌ QUÁ KHỨ TIẾP DIỄN

THÌ QUÁ KHỨ ĐƠN
1. Diễn đạt một hành động xảy ra và 1. Diễn đạt một hành động đang xảy ra tại một thời
chấm dứt hoàn toàn trong quá khứ điểm trong quá khứ
Ex: Ex:
Dickens wrote Oliver Twist What were you doing at 8:30 last night?
2. Diễn đạt các hành động xảy ra liên 2. Diễn đạt hai hành động xảy ra song song nhau
tiếp trong quá khứ trong quá khứ
Ex: Ex:
She came home, switched on the While my dad was reading a magazine, my mum was
computer and checked her e-mails. cooking dinner
3. Được sử dụng trong một số công thức 3. Được sử dụng trong một số cấu trúc sau
sau:
- I saw Henry while he was walking in the park
- I used to ridebicycle to school (thói - I was listening to the news when she phoned (một
quen trong quá khứ) hành động đang xảy ra thì hành động khác chen
- I was eating dinner when she came ngang)
-If I were you,I wouldn't get engaged to
him (Câu điều kiện loại II)
4. Signal Words: 4. Signal Words:
Last night/ year/month; yesterday, 2 At this time last night; at this moment last year; at
years ago; in 1999... 8 p.m last night; while...
Dạng thức Thì quá khứ đơn và thì quá khứ tiếp diễn
THÌ QUÁ KHỨ ĐƠN THÌ QUÁ KHỨ TIẾP DIỄN
1. To be: 1. Công thức chung
S+Was/Were + Adj/ Noun S+Was/Were+V-ing
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Ex: Ex:
- She was a charming actress - I was playing sports when my mom
- They were renowned scientists came home
- She was reading at this time last night
2. Verbs:
S+V quá khứ
Ex:
- I started studying English when I was 6
years old
- They invented the light bulb on their
own
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.
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.
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?
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B: I (3) __________________ (jog) in the park
Exercise 11: Complete the gaps in Past Simple or Past Continuous

1. We ______________ to the cinema yesterday. (to go)
2. I ______________ my homework for the whole evening yesterday. (to do)
3. Emily ______________ the piano at 4 p.m yesterday. (to play)
4. When John came home, his little brother ______________ TV. (to watch)
5. They ______________ a new house last month. (to buy)
6. We ______________ our relatives in the USA two years ago. (to visit)
7. As Sophie ______________ (walk) up Regent Street, she ______________ (meet) an old friend
from college.
8. Who ______________ (you/ speak) to on the phone when I ______________ (come) in?
9. Mary ______________ (read) in bed when she ______________ (hear) a strange noise downstairs.
10. The fireman ______________ (rescue) a 75-year-old woman who ______________ (be) trapped on
the second floor of the burning building.
11. When I ______________ (open) the door, two people ______________ (stand) there.
12. Your package ______________ (arrive) while we ______________ (have) dinner.
13. Gran ______________ (do) really well when I ______________ (see) her yesterday.
14. The teacher ______________ (ask) me a question while I ______________ (look) out of the
window
15. We ______________ (not drive) very fast when the police officer ______________ (stop) us.
Exerccise 8: Complete the sentences using these pairs of verbs. Use the past simple in one gap
and the past continuous in the other.
come - show get - go hope - give live - spend
look - see play - break start - check in
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.
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.
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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.
12. It ___________ (snow) when I ___________ (leave) home this morning.
13. It was a sunny afternoon and people ___________ (sit) on the grass in the park. Then suddenly it
___________ (start) to rain.
14. My brother ___________ (talk) on the phone when I arrived, but when he ___________ (see) me,
he ___________ (finish) the call. Perhaps he thought that I ___________ (listen) to his conversation.
15. We ___________ (climb) the wall when the gardener ___________ (see) us.
16. Susan ___________ (play) the piano while Mary ___________ (sing)
17. ___________ (you/ listen) to the teacher when she ___________ (explain) this exercise?
18. Linda ___________ (have) a beautiful dream when the alarm clock ___________ (ring).

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FLYERS GRAMMAR PAST SIMPLE – PAST PROGRESSIVE

THÌ QUÁ KHỨ TIẾP DIỄN

4. Signal Words: 4. Signal Words:

THÌ QUÁ KHỨ ĐƠN THÌ QUÁ KHỨ TIẾP DIỄN

1. To be: 1. Công thức chung

S+Was/Were + Adj/ Noun S+Was/Were+V-ing

S+V quá khứ

Exercise 2: Choose the correct answer

Exercise 11: Complete the gaps in Past Simple or Past Continuous

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