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Trang | 1 REVIEW PAST TENSES ( CÁC THÌ QUÁ KHỨ) I. Past simple or past continuous. 1. Nga (received) Jenny’s letter a week ago. 2. Brian (was having) a difficult exam at 10 o'clock yesterday. 3. We didn’t arrive on Tuesday. We (arrived) yesterday. 4. Did the meeting you attended (last) three hours this morning? 5. Ann was waiting for me when I (came) . 6. Lan (take) took her younger brother to the zoo last Sunday. 7. Were you (surfing) the Internet when I phoned you last night? 8. Lien stayed home last Sunday and (wrote) several letters. 9. We (have) were having a chat while we (were waiting) for our flights. 10. I (was walking) along the street when suddenly I (heard) footsteps behind me. Somebody ( was following) me. I was frightened and I (started) to run. II. Supply the correct past tense of the verbs. 1. Mr Hung was (be) on holiday last month. He enjoyed it very much. 2. I (didn’t watch) television last night. I went to bed early. 3. Mr Johnson (had worked) for the company for 30 years when she got retired last year. 4. While Tina was bringing the tea glasses, she (broke) one of them. 5. Fernando told us that he (had looked) everywhere for the book. 6. When Ann was a student, she (rode) a bike to school every day. 7. We both (liked) the movies last night very much. 8. The police reported that they (had finally captured) the thief. 9. It wasn’t warm, so I (put) on my pullover. 10. They (had finished ) answering the questions before the bell rang. III. Choose the best answer. 1. What when he came to your house yesterday? A. were you doing B. are you doing C. did you do D. you did 2. Mary is very happy but yesterday she happy. A. was B. wasn’t C. were D. weren’t 3. Helen a present before she saw Tim. A. buy B. bought C. had bought D. has bought 4. What you during the Math class this morning? A. do / do B. did / do C. were / do D. were / doing 5. By the time we arrived at the railway station, the train . A. left B. was leaving C. had left D. were leaving 6. My father a book when I came home yesterday evening. A. read B. is reading C. reads D. was reading
Trang | 1 7. Man on the Moon in 1969. A. land B. landed C. was landing D. had landed 8. They dinner and speaking when I saw them. A. were having C. had C. are having D. have 9. Maria for many hours when the car broke down. A. was driving B. had driven C. drove D. drive 10. John and Meg were dancing when I there. A. arrive B. arrived C. had arrived D. arriving IV. Build sentences using the words given. 1. (we / used / wear / uniforms / when / we / be / schoolchildren.) …We used to wear uniforms when we were schoolchildren. 2. (he / work / the computer / last night?) ...Did he work with the computer last night? 3. (Lien’s parents / wait / her / when / she / get off / plane / this afternoon.) ……Lien’s patents were waiting for her when she got off the plane this afternoon. 4. (last summer / we / visit / Ha Long Bay / Cat Ba Island.) …..Last summer, we visited Ha Long Bay and Cat Ba Island. 5. (I / was not / hungry / because / I / already eat / big lunch.) ………I wasn’t hungry because I had already eaten big lunch. PART 2: I. Supply the correct tense of the verbs (past simple or past continuous). 1. We (have) had a lesson at this time yesterday. 2. My father (listened) to the radio until twelve o'clock last night. 3. I went out on Saturday, but I (didn’t go) out on Sunday. 4. Tom and Ann (talked) on the telephone a few hours ago. 5. We went to the park yesterday and (got) wet when it rained. 6. I (was watching) television when my friend called. 7. The bed was very uncomfortable. I (didn’t sleep) very well. 8. When the teacher (came) into the classroom, some students were talking with each other. 9. Thomas (was driving) very fast when he hit a tree. 10. Last night Mr Johnson was surfing the Internet while his wife (was reading) a book. II. Join the sentences with when and while. 1. The bell rang. I was sleeping. … I was sleeping when the bell rang………………………………………… 2. The children were playing in the garden. It started to rain. … The children were playing in the garden whenit started to rain ………………… 3. Mark was running. I saw him. …… Mark was running when I saw him………………