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Câu 1:

What were you doing at these time? Write sentences as in the example. The past continuous is not always necessary (see the second example).

1. (at 8 o'clock yesterday evening) 

2. (at 5 o'clock last Monday

3. (at 10.15 yesterday morning) ..........

4. (at 4:30 this morning) ..........

5. (at 7:45 yesterday evening) ..........

6. (half an hour ago) ..........

Đáp án

1. I was having dinner.

2. I was on a bus on my way home.

3. I was working

4. I was in bed asleep

5. I was getting ready to go out

6. I was watching TV at home

Câu 2:

Use your own ideas to complete the sentences.Use the past continuous.

1. Matt phoned while .......

2. The doorbell rang while I ..........

3. We saw an accident while we ..........

4. Ann fell asleep whiel she ..........

5. The television was on, but nobody ..........

Đáp án

1. we were having dinner

2. was having a shower

3. were waiting the bus

4. was reading the paper

5. was watching it

Câu 3:

Put the verb into the correct form, past continuous or past simple.

1. I saw (see) Sue in town yesterday, but she ... (not/see) me. She ... (look) the other way.

2. I ... (meet) Tom and Jane at the airport a few weeks ago. They ... (go) to Paris and I ... (go) to Rome. We ... (have) a chat while we ... (wait) for our flights.

3. I ... (cycle) home yesterday when a man ... (step) out into the road in front of me. I ... (go) quite fast, but luckily I ... (manage) to stop in time and ... (not/hit) him.

Đáp án

1. didn't see ... was looking

2. met ... were going ... was going ... had ... were waiting

3. was cycling ... stepped ... was going ... managed ... didn't hit

Câu 4:

Put the verb into the correct form, past continuous or past simple.

1. Jenny ...... (wait) for me when I arrived (arrive).

2. 'What ... (you/do) at this time yesterday?' I was asleep.

3. '... (you/go) our last night? 'No,I was too tired'?

4. How fast ... (you/drive) when the accident ... (happen)?

5. Sam ... (take) a photograph of me while I ... (not/look).

6. We were in a very difficult position. We ... (not/know) what to do.

7. I haven't seen Alan for ages. When I last ... (see) him, he ... (try) to find a job.

8. I ... (walk) along the street when suddenly I ... (hear) footsteps behind me. Somebody ... (follow) me. I was scared and I ... (start) to run.

9. When I was young, I ... (want) to be a pilot.

10. Last night I ... (drop) a plate when I ... (do) the washing up ... Fortunatel it ... (not/break).

Đáp án

1. was waiting 

2. were you doing

3. did you go

4. were you driving ... happened

5. took ... wasn't looking

6. din't know

7. saw ... was trying

8. was walking ... heard ... was following ... started

9. wanted

10. dropped ... was doing ... didn't break