Past Simple & Past Continuous

(Quá khứ đơn & Quá khứ tiếp diễn)

1. Choose the correct option.

(Chọn phương án đúng.)

1 Gina was reading/read about interesting temples to visit while her husband booked/ was booking their trip to Indonesia.

2 We packed/were packing our luggage when Sam came/was coming.

3 It was 10 a.m. and Sam was waiting/ waited for the bus to go to work.

4 Did you live/Were you living in Vietnam when you were a child?

5 John opened/was opening his backpack and was taking/took his camera out for a photo of the cathedral.

6 They didn't travel/weren't travelling to Cambodia last summer.

7 Who played/was playing music loud last night when I called/was calling you?

8 When he was/was being young, he often spent/spends the weekends with his grandparents.

9 At 2 p.m. yesterday, Jane visited/ was visiting a beautiful palace while she was exploring/explored the city.

10 What did you do/were you doing when Sam left/was leaving?

2 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.)

Hi Mary,

How are you? You won't believe what 1) _________ (happen) last Saturday. After dinner, I 2) _________ (wash) the dishes and then 3) _________ (go) into the living room to watch TV. At about 9:00 o'clock mom and I 4) _________ (watch) a TV travel show about Fansipan Mountain in Vietnam while Dad 5) _________  (sleep) on the sofa. Then,  suddenly the ground 6) _________ (start) to shake - an earthquake. But then, just as suddenly,  the earthquake 7) _________ (stop). Mom and I 8) _________ (check) the house when we 9) _________ (realize) that Dad 10) _________ (still/sleep)!

An  earthquake in our picturesque little village! Can you believe it?

Write back soon.

Joan

3 Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use up to four words.

(Hoàn thành câu thứ hai sao cho nghĩa giống như câu thứ nhất. Sử dụng tối đa bốn từ.)

1 I started painting my room at 10 a.m. this morning and finished at 2 p.m. this afternoon

I __________________ at 11 a.m. this morning.

2 While Bill was running to the bus stop, he dropped his keys.

Bill was running to the bus stop __________________ his keys.

3 How long is it since you started learning Spanish?

When __________________ learning Spanish?

4 Danny was cleaning when his mum called.

While __________________, his mum called.

5 Mike and Sarah played tennis all afternoon yesterday.

Mike and Sarah __________________ at 2 p.m yesterday.

Cleft sentences

(Câu chẻ)

4. 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 My brother likes to eat at traditional restaurants. (my brother)

__________________________________________

2 Keith missed the bus to Hanoi. (the bus)

__________________________________________

3 My parents are interested in historical buildings. (my parents)

__________________________________________

4 Dad went to Spain last month. (Spain)

__________________________________________

5 We bought some souvenirs from the local market. (the local market)

__________________________________________

6 Sally visited the Notre Dame Cathedral in Ho Chi Minh City. (Sally)

__________________________________________

7 Our tour guide brought us to the main square. (our tour guide)

__________________________________________

8 We chose this restaurant because of the great online reviews. (because of the great online reviews)

__________________________________________

9 Dave suggested that we go to Thailand on holiday. (Dave)

__________________________________________

10 My favourite part of the trip was the river boat tour. (the river boat tour)

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