I.

CẤU TRÚC THÌ QUÁ KHỨ TIẾP DIỄN

1. Câu khẳng định

Cấu trúc S + was/were+ V-ing.

Lưu ý I/ He/ She/ It/ Danh từ số ít – was

S= We/ You/ They/ Danh từ số nhiều – were

Ví dụ - We were just talking about it before you

arrived. (Chúng tớ đang nói về chuyện đó ngay trước

khi cậu đến.)

2. Câu phủ định

Cấu trúc S + was/were + not + V-ing

Lưu ý Was not = wasn’t

Were not = weren’t

Ví dụ - He wasn’t working when his boss came

yesterday. (Hôm qua anh ta đang không làm việc khi

sếp của anh ta đến)

3. Câu nghi vấn

Cấu trúc Q: Was / Were + S + V-ing?

A: Yes, S + was/were.

No, S + wasn’t/weren’t.

Ví dụ - Q: Was your mother going to the market at 7 A.M

yesterday? (Lúc 7 giờ sáng hôm qua mẹ em đang đi

chợ có phải không?)

A: Yes, she was/ No, she wasn’t

II. DẤU HIỆU NHẬN BIẾT

Các trạng từ chỉ thời gian trong quá khứ kèm theo - at + giờ + thời gian trong quá khứ (at 12

thời điểm xác định. o’clock last night,…)

I was playing game at 7pm last night.

- at this time + thời gian trong quá

khứ. (at this time two weeks ago, …)

At this time 5 months ago, I was staying in

Sai Gon.

At this time 3 years ago, I was going to ĐL

At this time last night, I was taking a bath

At this time last night, I was going to

museum

Trong câu có “when” khi diễn tả một hành động - When I was singing in the bathroom, my

đang xảy ra và một hành động khác xen vào. mother came in. (Tôi đang hát trong nhà

tắm thì mẹ tôi đi vào)

- The light went out when we were watching

TV (Điện mất khi chúng tôi đang xem ti vi)

Cân nhắc sử dụng thì Quá khứ tiếp diễn khi có xuất - She was dancing while I was singing (Cô

hiện các từ như: While (trong khi); When (Khi); at ấy đang múa trong khi tôi đang hát)

that time (vào thời điểm đó); … - The man was sending his letter in the post

office at that time. (Lúc đó người đàn ông

đang gửi thư ở bưu điện)

III. CÁCH SỬ DỤNG THÌ QUÁ KHỨ TIẾP DIỄN
Thì quá khứ tiếp diễn nhấn mạnh diễn biến hay quá trình của sự vật hay sự

việc hoăc thời gian sự vật hay sự việc đó diễn ra

Ví dụ Phân tích ví dụ

Ví dụ 1: Có tín hiệu – at + giờ + thời gian trong quá khứ à Ta

–At 9 A.M yesterday, he (watch)………. chia động từ chia ở thì quá khứ tiếp diễn

Spider man. (9 giờ sáng hôm qua, anh ta Was/were + V-ing

đang xem Người Nhện)
She/he/it/lan/I/+ was
A. watches

B. watched You/we/they/ 2 tên + were

C. was watching

1. Diễn đạt hành động đang xảy ra tại một thời điểm trong quá khứ tiếp diễn

Ví dụ 2: Trong câu xuất hiện trạng từ while + mệnh đề chia thì

– While I was taking a bath, she (use) quá khứ tiếp diễn, ta chia mệnh đề còn lại theo thì quá

………… the computer (Trong lúc tôi đang khứ tiếp diễn để diễn tả 2 hành động xảy ra cùng 1 lúc

tắm thì cô ấy đang dung máy tính) trong quá khứ

A. used

B. was using
Yesterday, I was eating while my mom was
C. uses
 watching a movie

I was working while my friend was playing

game last night.

2. Diễn đạt hai hành động xảy ra đồng thời trong quá khứ

Ví dụ 3: Chuyện mất điện xảy ra đột ngột xen vào hành động

– When I (cook)……….., the light went out. đang nấu cơm => Ta chia hành động đang xảy ra và bị

(Tôi đang nấu cơm thì mất điện.) xen vào ở thì Quá khứ tiếp diễn

A. was cooking

B. cooked Hành động xen vào: QUÁ KHỨ ĐƠN.

Yesterday, I was playing game when my friend

C. will cook
came.

Yesterday, I was listening to music when my

friend came

Last week, I was closing the door when my

friend went out.

3.Diễn đạt hành động đang xảy ra thì có hành động khác xen vào

Bài tập 1: Chia động từ ở dạng Quá khứ đơn và Quá khứ tiếp diễn để hoàn

thành đoạn văn sau

 In my last holiday, I went to Hawaii. When I (go) 1…………… …………. to the beach for

the first time, something wonderful happened. I (swim) 2

………………. in the sea

while my mother was sleeping in the sun. My brother was building a castle and my

father (drink) 3………… some water. Suddenly I (see) 4…… a boy on the beach. His

eyes were blue like the water in the sea and his hair (be) 5…… beautiful black. He

was very tall and thin and his face was brown. My heart (beat) 6…… … fast. I (ask) 7

…… ……. him for his name with a shy voice. He (tell) 8…… me that his name was

John. He (stay) 9…… with me the whole afternoon. In the evening, we met again. We

ate pizza in a restaurant. The following days we (have) 10

…… ……. a lot of fun

together. At the end of my holidays when I left Hawaii I said good-bye to John. We

had tears in our eyes. He wrote to me a letter very soon and I answered him.

Bài tập 2: Tìm lỗi sai trong các câu sau

1. I was play football when she called me.

2. Were you studying Math at 5 p.m. yesterday?

3. What was she do while her mother was making lunch?

4. Where did you go last Sunday?

5. They weren’t sleeping during the meeting last Monday.

6. He got up early and had breakfast with his family yesterday morning.

7. She didn't break the flower vase. Tom do.

8. Last week my friend and I go to the beach on the bus.

9. While I was listening to music, I was hear the doorbell.

10. Peter turned on the TV, but nothing happened.

 1. I _______ _________ (call) Mr Wilson at 9pm last night, but he (not
be)______ ___________at home. He (study) ________ _______ at the
library

2. I _______ (not hear) the thunder during the storm last night because I
________ _______ (sleep)

3. It was beautiful yesterday when we went for a walk in the park. The
sun______ _______(shine). The birds____ _________(sing)

4. My brother and sister ___ _____________ (talk) about something when I

_________ _______ (walk) into the room.

5. Tom went to his friends ‘house, but the boys ___________ (not be) there.
They (play)_____ ________soccer in the vacant lot down the street.

6. The little boy ____ ___________ (fall) asleep while his

mother_________________ (read) him a story.
7. I really enjoyed my holiday last January. While it_______ ________(snow)
in Iowa, the sun _______ _______ (shine) in Florida.
8. While Ted _________ ______ (shovel) snow from his driveway yesterday,
his wife ___________ ______ (bring) him a cup of hot chocolate.
9. They ___________ ________(wait) for me when I _______ __________ at the
station (arrive)
10. She _________ _______ (swim) in the sea when I ________ __________ her
(see)
THÌ QUÁ KHỨ HOÀN THÀNH

Bài 1: Cho dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc.

1. They (come) ……came… back home after they (finish) ………had finished………

their work.

2. She said that she ( meet) ………… …………. Mr. Bean before.

3. Before he (go) ………… …………….. to bed, he (read) ………… ……………… a novel.

4. He told me he (not/wear) ……………… ………… such kind of clothes before.

5. When I came to the stadium, the match (start) ……………….

6. Before she (listen) …… …… to music, she (do)…… …… homework.

7. Last night, Peter (go) …… …… to the supermarket before he (go) … … home.

Bài 2: Viết lại câu sao cho nghĩa không đổi sử dụng từ gợi ý
cho sẵn.
1. David had gone home before we arrived. – After
2. We had lunch then we took a look around the shops. – Before
3. The light had gone out before we got out of the office. – After
4. After she had explained everything clearly, we started our work. – By the
time
5. My father had watered all the plants in the garden by the time(TRƯỚC
KHI) my mother came home. – Before
 Bài tập 3:

1. The robbers left/ had left the bank when the policemen finally arrived/ had
arrived.
2. When the rain started/ had started, the Atkinsons finished/ had
finished planting trees.
3. By the time Rebecca went/ had gone into the store, she got/ had
got soaked.
4. Darcey saw/ had seen this castle before she came/ had come again last
Sunday.
5. Mr.Palmer didn’t speak/ hadn’t spoken any Chinese before he moved/
had moved to Peking.
6. Sonny got / had got fainted by the time the ambulance reached/ had
reached the hospital.
7. When my mother brought/ had brought me an apple, I finished/ had
finished my homework.
8. Mrs.Wilkinson refused/ had refused to drive the car because she had/ had
had a terrible accident on the highway about a year ago.
9. I didn’t think/ hadn’t thought of having a new house before I saw/ had
seen that ad on TV.
10.My uncle didn’t try/ hadn’t tried Italian food before went/ had gone to that
restaurant.

Bài 3: Chọn đáp án có ý nghĩa giống với câu gốc

1. I had already seen the film but I decided to watch it again last night.
a. I watched the film last night for the first time.
b. Last night wasn’t the first time that I had seen the film.

2. The boys were playing football while it was raining.

a. The boys were playing football until it started to rain.
b. The boys played football in the rain.

3. I was writing an e-mail when our computer broke down.

a. Our computer broke down before I wrote an e-mail.
b. I had started writing an e-mail and then our computer broke down.

4. My aunt bought me a lovely gift after she had spent the summer holiday with us.
a. When the summer holiday was over, my aunt bought me a lovely gift.
b. While my aunt was spending the summer holiday with us, she bought us a lovely
gift
2.2. Bài tập quá khứ hoàn thành nâng cao
Bài 1: Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì quá khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ hoàn
thành

1. After I _____________________ the letter, I

_____________________ that I _____________________
the wrong address on it. (POST, REALISE, WRITE)
2. John asked me where I _____________________ the day before.
(BE)
3. At this time yesterday, we ___________________________ for 6
km. (ALREADY WALK)
4. When I _____________________ through the streets of Madrid, I
_____________________ about
the magnificent time I _____________________ there as a
student. (WALK, THINK, SPEND)
5. It was the first time that she _____________________ me to
dinner. (INVITE)
6. As soon as the maid _____________________ scrubbing the
kitchen floor, she _______________
working in the garden. (FINISH, START)
7. We started to worry about Jimmy because we
_____________________ him all afternoon.
(CALL)
8. They _____________________ their way out of town before the
sun _____________________.
(ALREADY MAKE, RISE)
9. We _____________________ for two hours when we finally got to
our hotel. (DRIVE)
10. When I _____________________ home, I saw that the
children _______________________.
(ARRIVE, LEAVE)

Bài 2: Hoàn thành các câu sau

1. When Hoa arrived at the theater, the film ____________(start).

2. He ____________ (live) in Laos before He went to Vietnam.
3. After Lan ____________ (eat) the cake, Lan began to feel sick.
4. If he ____________ (listen) to me, he would have got the job.
5. Linh didn’t arrive until I ____________ (leave).
6. After they ____________ (finish) lunch, they went out.
7. The tree was dead because it ____________ (be) arid all
summer.
8. I ____________ (meet) him somewhere before.
9. They were late for the flight because they ____________ (forget)
their passports.
10. Linh told me she ____________ (study) a lot before the
exam.
11. The leaf was yellow because it ____________ (not/rain) all
summer.
12. The lamp went off because I ____________ (not/pay) the
electricity bill.
13. Hoa____________ (not/do) her homework, so she was in
trouble.
14. She ____________ (not/eat) so we went to a restaurant.
15. I couldn’t go into the cinema because I ____________
(not/bring) my tickets.
16. He said that He ____________ (not/visit) the US before.
17. Hoa and Lan ____________ (not/meet) before the exam.
18. I ____________ (not/have) lunch when she arrived.
19. She ____________ (not/use) smartphone before, so I
showed her how to use it.
20. Linh ____________ (not/study) for the exam, so she was
very anxious.

TEST GRAMMAR
1. “How many pages_______so far?”
A. have you studied B. did you study C. do you study D. had you studied
2. We are too late. The plane_______off ten minutes ago.
A. has taken B. took C. had taken D. was taken
3. “What a lovely boat!” “I_______half a year building this boat.”
A. spend B. spent C. spending D. have spent
4. How _______since we_______school?
A. are you/ left B. have you been/ have left
C. were you/ left D. have you been/ left
5. I think John_______tomorrow.
A. would come B. come C. will come D. comes
6. After he_______his driving test he bought a car.
A. had passed B. pass C. passed D. passing
7. When I got to the office, I_______that I had forgot to lock the door.
A. realized B. had realized C. realize D. have realized
8. When she was 21 she_______across the United States.
A. drove B. drive C. driven D. was driving
9. He often_______so nervous before his exams.
A. feels B. felt C. was feeling D. had felt
10. How long have you_______he was a liar.
A. been knowing B. knew C. know D. known
11. I’m sorry. I don’t understand what_______.
A. you say B. you’re saying C. you will say D. you would say
12. to the radio when you get up everyday?
A. Do you listen B. Are you listening C. Was you listening D. Did you
listen
13. My sweetheart_______smoking next week.
A. will give up B. is going to give up C. gives up D. gave up
14. There is no red wine? I_______white, then.
A. am going to have B. have C. will have D. am having
15. When the phone rang she_______a letter.
A. writes B. will write C. has written D. was writing
16. As the sun_______I decided to go out.
A. shines B. has shone C. shine D. was shining
17. I_______your uncle tomorrow, so I’ll give him your note.
A. have seen B. shall have seen C. see D. am going to see
18. study hard when you were at school?
A. Must you B. Had you C. Did you have to D. Were you
19. She is tired because she_______all day.
A. is studied B. has been studying C. had been studying d. studied
20. Has your teacher ever_______angry with you?
A. get B. getting C. got D. gets
21. He _______
A. will be here soon B. will here be soon C. will be soon here D. be soon
will ere
22. They_______to the theatre twice so far this month.
A. are going B. go C. went D. have been
23. My daughter_______university last June.
A. left B. has left C. leaves D. was leaving
24. He hates his boss so he_______his job
A. leaves B. has left C. is leaving D. Left
25. While the waiter was picking up the broken plates, he_______his
finger.
A. cut B. was cutting C. had cut D. cuts
Exercise 2:
1 I ………….(sit) in a cafe when you ………….(call).
2 When you …………. (arrive) at the party, who ………….(be) there?
3 Susie …………. (watch) a film when she …………. (hear) the noise.
4 Yesterday I …………. (go) to the library, next I …………. (have) a
swim, later I …………. (meet)n Julie for coffee.
5 We …………. (play) tennis when John …………. (hurt) his ankle.
6 What …………. (they/do) at 10 pm last night – it was really noisy.
7 He …………. (take) a shower when the telephone …………. (ring).
8 He …………. (be) in the shower when the telephone …………. (ring).
9 When I …………. (walk) into the room, everyone …………. (work).
10 It …………. (be) a day last September. The sun …………. (shine) and
the birds …………. (sing). I …………. (walk) along the street when
I …………. (meet) an old friend.