Past Simple & Past Continuous

(Thì quá khứ đơn & quá khứ tiếp diễn)

1. Identify the tenses of the verbs in bold in the sentences (1-6). Then match them to their uses (a-f).

(Xác định thì của động từ in đậm trong các câu (1-6). Sau đó ghép chúng với mục đích sử dụng của chúng (a-f).)

1. _______ When I was young, I often read travel blogs about travelling to Asia.  

2. _______ The tourists left the hotel at 6 p.m. to take a bus to Angkor Wat.

3 _______ John opened his backpack and took his camera out for some photos of Thác Bạc Waterfall.

4. _______ While Jean was driving, Sarah was giving directions from her mobile phone GPS.

5. _______ Steve was walking through the Old Quarter when a man stopped him for directions.

6. _______ At 10 a.m. yesterday, we were sailing around Ha Long Bay.

a. an action that happened at a certain time in the past

b. actions that were happening at the same time in the past

c. a past habit

d. an action that was happening at a definite time in the past

e. actions that happened one after another in the past

f. an action that was happening in the past when another action interrupted it

2. Choose the correct option.

(Chọn phương án đúng.)

1. When I was a child, I often was visiting/visited my grandfather in Hanoi.

2. They were leaving their hotel when the tour bus was arriving/arrived.

3. At 7 o'clock last night, we ate/were eating a delicious meal at a stall in the Old Quarter.

4. Did Janice go/Was Janice going to Malaysia last summer?

5. Calvin was reading a guidebook while Jill took/was taking pictures.

6. I didn't see/wasn't seeing the ancient city yesterday.

7. Samantha went online, found a boat tour and booked/was booking it straight away.

3. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple or the Past Continuous.

(Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì Quá khứ đơn hoặc Quá khứ tiếp diễn.)

1. At 9 a.m. yesterday, they ________ (not/shop) at the street market.

2. We left the museum and ________ (take) a bus to the Independence Palace.

3. We ________ (eat) some delicious street food for dinner last night.

4. I ________ (not/travel) very often when I was a child.

5. Jeanie was sleeping on the train to Sa Pa Town while Mark ________ (look) at the map.

6. We ________ (wait) for the tour bus when it started to rain.

4. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple or the Past Continuous. Then complete the short answers.

(Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì Quá khứ đơn hoặc Quá khứ tiếp diễn. Sau đó hoàn thành các câu trả lời ngắn.)

1. A: ____________________ (Kelly/visit) the Temple of Literature when she was in Hanoi?

    B: Yes, she ________ .

2. A: ____________________ (Mark and Carle/tour) Mai Châu Valley at 9 o'clock this morning?

    B: No, they ________ .

3. A: ____________________ (Allison/take) photos of Fansipan Mountain when you saw her?

    B: No, she ________ .

4. A: ____________________ (architect Jules Bourard/design) the Notre Dame Cathedral of Saigon?

    B: Yes, he ________ .

5. A: What ____________________ (you/do) while Jack was packing his bag?

    B: I ____________________ (book) tickets online.

5. Complete the sentences so that they are true for you. Tell your partner.

(Hoàn thành các câu sao cho chúng đúng với bạn. Nói với bạn của bạn.)

1. At 8 o'clock last night, __________________ .

2. Two days ago, __________________ .

3. Last summer, __________________ .

4. At 7 a.m. yesterday, I __________________ while __________________ .

5. When I was at primary school, __________________ .

Cleft sentences (Câu chẻ)

6. Match the sentence halves to make cleft sentences as in the example.

(Nối các nửa câu để tạo thành câu chẻ như trong ví dụ.)

1. _______ It was in the 11th century

2. _______ It is in the ancient site

3. _______ It was with her family

4. _______ It was Kylie

5. _______ It was the visit to the Imperial Citadel of Thăng Long

6. _______ It was through a travel agent

7. _______ It was by plane

8. _______ It was some souvenirs

a. that Michelle enjoyed most.

b. that people see many temples.

c. that King Lý Thánh Tông had the Temple of Literature built.

d. that Julia went to the Sand Dunes of Mũi Né.

e. that stayed at a hotel near the sea.

f. that we bought from the local market.

g. that Christine booked the tour to Tam Cốc–Bích Động Caves.

h. that Sally travelled to Cambodia.

7. Use the words in brackets to rewrite the sentences (1-6) to emphasise the information in them.

(Sử dụng các từ trong ngoặc để viết lại các câu (1-6) để nhấn mạnh thông tin trong đó.)

1. The rain delayed the boat trip for the tour group. (the rain)

(Cơn mưa làm chuyến đi thuyền của nhóm du lịch bị hoãn lại.)

It was the rain that delayed the boat trip for the tour group.

2. The locals sell some handmade items at the floating market. (some handmade items)

(Người dân địa phương bán một số mặt hàng thủ công tại chợ nổi.)

3. Tina visited Thiên Mụ Pagoda with her aunt last year. (last year)

(Tina đã đến thăm chùa Thiên Mụ với dì của cô ấy vào năm ngoái.)

4. Ben bought the plane ticket to Brunei online. (online)

(Ben đã mua vé máy bay đến Brunei trực tuyến.)

5. Jean tried the street food in Hanoi. (the street food)

(Jean thử món ăn đường phố ở Hà Nội.)

6. Peter took lots of pictures on the tour around Po Nagar Chăm Towers. (Peter)

(Peter đã chụp rất nhiều ảnh trong chuyến tham quan Tháp Chàm Po Nagar.)

8. Work in groups of four. One member says a sentence. The others put emphasis on different information from the sentence as in the example.

(Làm việc trong nhóm bốn. Một thành viên nói một câu. Những người khác nhấn mạnh vào thông tin khác nhau từ câu như trong ví dụ.)

A: Peter travelled to Thailand by plane.

(Peter đến Thái Lan bằng máy bay.)

B: It was Peter that travelled to Thailand by plane.

(Đó là Peter đã đến Thái Lan bằng máy bay.)

C: It was by plane that Peter travelled to Thailand.

(Đó là bằng máy bay mà Peter đã đi đến Thái Lan.)

D: It was Thailand that Peter travelled to.

(Đó là Thái Lan mà Peter đã đến.)