EXERCISE OF PAST CONTINUOUS

EX1: Chuyển các câu sau sang thể phủ định và nghi vấn:
1) He was planting trees in the garden at 4 pm yesterday.

2) They were working when she came yesterday.

3) She was painting a picture while her mother was making a cake.

4) Anne was riding her bike to school when Peter saw her yesterday.

5) He was typing a letter when his boss went into the room.

EX2: Chọn đáp án tương ứng với từng câu:

1) James saw/ was seeing the accident when he was catching the bus.
2) What were you doing/ did you do when I called?
3) I didn’t visit/ weren’t visiting him last summer holiday.
4) It rained/ was raining heavily last March.
5) While people were talking to each other, she read/ was reading her book.
6) My brother was eating/ ate hamburgers every weekend last month.
7) While we were running/ ran in the park, Mary fell over.
8) Did you find/ Were you finding your keys yesterday?
9) Who was she dancing/ did she dance with at the party last night?
10) They were watching/ watched football on TV at 10 p.m. yesterday.
11) I saw/was seeing the accident when I was waiting for the taxi.
12) The Smiths aren’t painting/ weren’t painting their house at this time last weekend
13) Did /Were the students writing an essay in class this morning?
14) Tom cleaned /was cleaning the living room when Jane arrived
15) Frank was fixing /fixed his car when his mobile rang
16) Mark didn’t wear /wasn’t wearing a coat when it started to rain.
17) He is /was driving to work this morning when Anna called.
18) While my parents were working /was working, I was studying at home.
19) I walked /was walking home when I was tripping /tripped and fell
20) At 8 o’clock last night, we were having /had dinner at a Chinese restaurant

EX3: Viết lại câu sau dựa trên những từ cho sẵn:
1) What/she/do/during the day?

2) Why/he/run/?

3) I/ shop/when Linda/called me

4) My brother/do/his homework/at 9 o’clock.

5) He/eat lunch/when we arrived.

6) She/live in Hue/at the time/?

7) She/not /cry

8) She/not /play the guitar at 6 p.m.

9) She/type a letter/when/ her boss/go into the meeting room/?

10) While/she/watch TV/she/ hear/the doorbell.

11) She/study English/at 8p.m/yesterday.

12) She/see/an accident/while/she/watch television.

13) We/not laugh at/your sister.

14) Maya/not listen/her teacher/carefully.

15) I/not study/at 10 o’clock.

16) What/your little brother/do/at this time/yesterday/?

17) The doorbell/ring/while/she/eat lunch.

18) Your friends/drink juice/when/you/arrive/?

19) What/Asley/do/while/her sister/go to Hanoi/?

20) At 9 o’clock last Sunday/I/do/my homework.

21) they / take the exam?

22) you / make dinner?

23) they / drink coffee/ when/ you/ arrive/?

24) they / study/ last night/.

25) we / talk/ when/ the accident /happen/.

26) it / not / snow/.

27) how / they / feel?

28) they / not / talk/.

29) I / go to school/ when/ you/ see/ me/.

30) you / sleep/ at 6 a.m./.

31) she / work/ when/ I/ call/.

32) we / not / leav/ when/ you/ call./

33) we / make/ too much noise/?

34) When/ Don/ arrive/ we/ have/ coffee/.

35) He/ sit down/ on the chair/ while/ I/ paint/ it/.

36) When/ Margaret/ open/ the door/ the phone/ ring/.

 37) The students/ play/ a game/ when/ professor/ arrive/.

38) you / not / read/.

39) how / they / do/ at that time/ ?

40) she / not / watch/ a film/ at 3 p.m./.

41) I / do/ my homework /at seven o'clock/.

42) you / shop/ when/ I /call/ you/.

43) he / eat/ dinner /when /I /arrive/.

44) she / live /in Tokyo/ at the time/ ?

45) What/ your parents/ do/ while/ you/ go/ on holiday/?

EX4: Chia động từ trong những câu sau:

1. Jason ____________ (listen) to music while his mother ____________ (cook) in the kitchen.
2. This time last year I ____________ (live) in Tokyo.
3. Michelle always ____________ (complain) about his wives.
4. My sister ____________ (drive) her car very fast when I called her.
5. My mother phoned while we ____________ (chat).
6. Where Susan ____________ (go) when I saw her last month?
7. My brother ____________ (not do) the homework when my mother came home.
8. What _________________ (you/do) 10:00 pm last night?
9. At 11a.m yesterday morning, my sister ____________ (cook) lunch.
10. ________________ (they /take) the exam?
11. Daniel lost his wallet when he ______________ (walk) home.
12. At 5 a.m yesterday, my sister ______________ (cook) breakfast.
13. We _________________ (work) when he _________________ (come) yesterday.
14. This time last month we ____________ (live) in Bangkok.
15. I (walk)________________down the street when it began to rain.
16. The maid (not/clean) __________ the room while I (listen) ________________ to music.
17. Chris (wait) ______________________ for me when I arrived.
18. You (wear)________________ a lovely dress at the party.
19. They saw an accident while they (cross)_____________ the road.
20. Sophia fell asleep when she (read)________________ the book.
21. The TV was on, but nobody(watch) ________________ it.
22. We (work)________________ in the garden at 1 pm yesterday.
23. I burnt my hand while I (cook)________________ lunch.
24. The doorbell rang while Emma and Mathew (wash)________________ the dishes.
25. We (gather)________________ mushrooms the whole day.
26. Children (ride)________________ their bicycles the whole morning.
27. I (play)________________ the piano when somebody came in.
 28. The boy (skate)________________ .
29. It (snow)________________ when we went out.
30. I saw you when you ________________ down the street. (run)
31. At this time last year, I (attend)_____ ____________an English course.
32. Jim (stand) _______________ under the tree when he heard an explosion.
33. The boy fell and hurt himself while he (ride)_____________ a bicycle.
34. When we met them last year, they (live)____________ in Santiago.
35. The tourist lost his camera while he (walk) ____________ around the city.
36. The lorry (go) ____________ very fast when it hit our car.
37. While I (study)___ _________in my room, my roommate (have)____ ___________ a party in the other
room.
38. Mary and I (dance)_____ ___________ in the house when the telephone rang.
39. We (sit)___ ____________ in the café when they saw us.
40. Andrew and I_____________ (watch) a movie at 10:15 last night.
41. Their mother_____________ (water) the flowers while they_____________ (collect) the leaves.
42. When that customer called, we_____________ (talk) about the problem.
43. We_____________ (buy) some food at the market when that accident happened.
44. Our manager_____________ (talk) to a new customer when I entered the store.
45. While our children were sweeping the floor, we____________________ (wash) the dishes.
46. This time last weekend, we_____________ (build) sand castles at the beach.
47. Last month, we_____________ (buy) a new TV.
48. This time yesterday, we_____________ (buy) a new TV at the mall.
49. When our teacher_____________ (enter) the classroom, we_____________ (play) a game.
50. They_____________ (not discuss) the problem when we_____________ (call).
51. Our mother_____________ (work) on his computer while our father_____________ (read) a book.
52. While Sarah____________________ (look) for her cat, she____________________ (find) a dog.
53. This time last year, we____________________ (study) in Australia.
54. I called Roger at nine last night, but he_____________(not/be) at home. He___________(study) at the
library.
55. When I____________(open) the cupboard door, a pile of books____________(fall) out.
56. How________________(you/ break) your arm?
57. I________________(slip) on the ice while I________________(cross) the street in front of the dorm.
58. We ________________(drive) to London, but on the way we________________(hear) about a bomb scare
in Oxford Street, so we ________________(drive) back home straightaway.

EX5: Chọn đáp án đúng:

1. My mom and sister _____ playing badminton at 11 am yesterday. A. are
B. was
C. were
2. _____ you still working at 9 pm last night? A. Were
B. Are
 C. Was
3. At 8 am today I _____ driving to school. A. was
B. am
C. were
4. They _____ sleeping when the police came. A. was
B. weren't
C. won't
5. Why _____ she having lunch at 4 pm? A. was
B. does
C. were
6. Was she not _____ her homework? A. doing
B. do
C. done
7. Snow _____ lightly. Suddenly a reindeer appeared. A. fell
B. was falling
C. is falling
8. Somebody threw a shoe at her _____ she was speaking. A. after
B. when
C. while
9. We ________ TV when she arrived. A. were watching
B. were watched
C. watched
10. He was reading a detective story _____ he heard a noise. A. during
B. while
C. when
11. We …… on the lake when it started to rain so we went home. A. finished
B. finishing
C. were finishing
D. are finishing
12. My dad found some money while he …… his suitcase. A. packing
B. package
C. are packing
D. was packing
13. My brother ……… in Ireland when he met his girlfriend. A. study
B. was studying
C. were study
D. was study
14. My grandma tried pizza for the first time while she ………. in A. staying
Italy. B. is staying
C. is stayed
D. was staying
15. My mom ………. in the sea when she saw a dolphin. A. was swimming
B. was swimming
C. were swimming
D. were swimming
16. ……. it ……. when you woke up this morning? A. Is….raining
B. was ….. raining
C. is….rain
D.were…… raining
17. What …….. when the teacher came? A. were you doing
B. was you doing
 C. are you doing
D. are you doing
18. What did you watch on TV while you …….. dinner yesterday? A. were having
B. was having
C. were having
D. was having
19. The man ………. his letter in the post office at that time. A. is sending
B. was sending
C. sending
D. was sending
20. It ………and cloudy when we left Ireland. A. was rain
B. was raining
C. is raining
D. Raining
21. They__________ the bus yesterday. A. don’t catch
B. weren’t catch
C. didn’t catch
D. not catch
22. My sister__________home late last night. A. comes
B. come
C. came
D. was come
23. My father ______ tired when I__________ home. A. was – got
B. is – get
C. was – getted
D. were – got
24.What__________you__________two days ago? A. do – do
B. did – did
C. do – did
D. did – do
25. Where____your family_____on the summer holiday last year? A. do – go
B. does –go
C. did – go
D. did – went
26. At this time last year, they _________this house A. built
B. is building
C. was building
D. were building
27. They (not go) _________ to school when I met them yesterday. A. didn’t go
B. wasn’t going
C. didn’t went
D. weren’t going
28. At this time last year, they ……… this house. A. built
B. was built
C. was building
D. were building
30. I ………………… my car very fast when you called me. A. drove
B. was driving
C. was drive
D. were driving
31. I ……………… with my friends while my teacher …………… the A. was chatting – teaching
 lesson yesterday. B. was teaching – was teaching
C. was teaching – taught
D. chatted – taught
32. My father …………………TV when I got home. A. was watching
B. watched
C. were watched
D. was watched
33. At this time yesterday, I ………… for my son’s birthday party. A. prepared
B. was prepared
C. was preparing
D. were preparing
34. Where ………… when I saw you last weekend? A. was you going
B. were you going
C. did you go
D. you went
35. They ………………… to school when I met them yesterday. A. weren’t going
B. not going
C. didn’t go
D. weren’t go
36. My mother ……………..the housework when my father came A. didn’t go
home. B. didn’t doing
C. wasn’t doing
D. weren’t doing
37. My sister ………………….. books while my brother …………… A. was reading – playing
football yesterday afternoon. B. was reading – was playing
C. was reading – played
D. read – was playing
38. Why ________ she having dinner at 5pm? A. was
B. does
C. were
D. do
39. ________ Lily still working at 8p.m last night? A. were
B. does
C. are
D. was
40. Jack and his brother ________ playing badminton at 9a.m A. are
yesterday. B. was
C. were
D. has been
41. Was she not ________ her homework? A. doing
B. do
C. did
D. done
42. They ________ dinner when I arrived. A. have
B. were having
C. were had
D. had
43. My sister was reading a romance story ________ she heard a noise. A. when
B. while
C. during
D. where
44. At 9 a.m today Daniel ________ driving to work. A. were
B. am
 C. was
D. is
45. They ________ sleeping when she came. A. was
B. were
C. weren’t
D. won’t
46. At this time last month, they _______ this park. A. was building
B. were building
C. are building
D. built
47. What _______ at 7 pm last Monday? A. did you do
B. are you do
C. were you doing
D. was you doing
48. They _______ to the cinema when she met them yesterday. A. don’t go
B. weren’t going
C. wasn’t going
D. didn’t go
49. In 2010, Asley _______ with his parents. A. was staying
B. stayed
C. had stayed
D. had been stayed
50. She _______ in the stadium when it rained. A. walked
B. had walked
C. was walking
D. walking
51. When Jenny stayed with me, she _______ A. were always singing
B. always singing
C. always sang
D. was always singing
52. Mary and I _______ the house when the telephone rang A. danced
B. dancing
C. was dancing
D. were dancing

EX6: Sắp xếp lại các cụm sau để tạo thành câu hoàn chỉnh:
1. was/ at 6:30 this morning/ my younger brother/ doing exercise/ .

2. were/ you came/ , /when/ watching a movie/ we/ .

3. while/ her husband/ her daughter/ was playing with the doll/ was moving the furniture/ .

4. presenting their idea/ entered the meeting/ they/ I/ when/ were/ .

5. was play / to Singapore/my aunt/ this time last week/ .

EX7: Chia động từ để hoàn chỉnh (các) đoạn văn sau: (chia với cả 2 thì QKĐ và QKTD)
1) On 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.
2) Let me talk about that one time I nearly got into an accident. I ………………(cycle) home 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. The man quickly ………………
(apologize) and ………………(explain) that he ………………(think) about something else and
………………(not pay)
3) Yesterday (1)_____________ (be) a busy day. I (2)_____________ (have) to do housework and take care of
my baby sister. While I (3)_____________ (sweep) the floor, my sister (4)_____________ (wake) up and
(5)_____________ (cry). When she (6)_____________ (stop) crying, I (7)_____________ (continue)
sweeping the floor. She (8)_____________ (play) with her own hands and feets while I (9)_____________
(wash) the dishes. Finally, our parents (10)_____________ (get) home while I (11)_____________ (feed)
her.
4) A: What were you doing at 8 PM last night?
B: I _____________ (study) for my exam.
A: Why didn’t you answer the phone?
B: I _____________ (take) a shower.
A: What were they talking about?
B: They _____________ (discuss) their travel plans.

EX8: Tìm lỗi sai trong các câu sau:

1) I was play football when she called me.
2) Was you study Math at 5 p.m. yesterday?
3) What was she do while her mother was making lunch?
4) Where did you went last Sunday?
5) They weren't sleep during the meeting last Monday.
6) He got up early and have breakfast with his family yesterday morning.
7) She didn't broke the flower vase. Tom did.
8) Last week my friend and I go to the beach on the bus.
9) While I am listening to music, I heard the doorbell.
10) Peter turn on the TV, but nothing happened.
11) James was seeing the accident when she was catching the bus.
12) What were you doing when I called?
 13) I wasn't visiting him last summer holiday.
14) It was raining heavily last March.
15) While people were talking to each other, she read her book.
16) My brother was eating hamburgers every weekend last month.
17) While we ran in the park, Mary fell over.
18) Were you finding your keys yesterday?
19) Who was she dancing with at the party last night?
20) They watched football on TV at 10 p.m. yesterday.
21) Manny and I was skipping class all the time when we were young.
22) My sisters was walking to school when that accident happened.
23) The kid were playing soccer when it started to rain.
24) I was washing the clothes when my brother was sweeping the floor.
25) While she called, we were doing our homework.

EX9: Điền vào chỗ trống để hoàn chỉnh câu sau:

For example: (at 5 o’clock last Monday) I was on a bus on my way home.
1) At 8 o’clock yesterday evening, I ……………………………………………
2) At 5 o’clock last Monday, ………………………………………………..…
3) At 10.15 yesterday morning, ………………………………………………..
4) At 7:45 yesterday evening, ………………………………………………….
5) Half an hour ago, ……………………………………………………………
6) Matt phoned while we …………………………………………………....…
7) The doorbell rang while I …………………………………………………...
8) We saw an accident while we ………………………………………………
9) Ann fell asleep while she …………………………………………………..
10) The television was on, but nobody …………………………………………

EX10: Tìm câu hỏi/ câu trả lời cho các câu sau:
Dạng 1: Đặt câu hỏi WH-question với phần được gạch chân:
1) A stranger was standing in front of our door at 11 last night.

2) When you came, the boys were playing soccer in the backyard.

3) They were eating spaghetti when I brought them the food.

4) Our neighbour was singing noisily when we knocked on his door.

5) My mom was talking to my friend when I saw her on the street.

Dạng 2: Trả lời các câu hỏi đáp án mở bên dưới:

1) Were you hanging out with friends at 6pm last Sunday?

2) Were you spending time with your family at 11am last Saturday?

3) What were you doing at 9:30 last night?

 4) What were you doing at 2:30pm last Thursday?

5) What were you doing this time 2 days ago?

EX11: Chia động từ ở thì QKĐ hoặc QKTD:

1. ‘What ……………… (you/do) at this time yesterday?’ ‘I was asleep.’
2. How fast ……………… (you/drive) when the accident ……………… (happen)?
3. I haven’t seen my best friend for ages. When I last ……………… (see) him, he ……………… (try) to find
a job.
4. I ……………… (walk) along the street when suddenly I ……………… (hear) footsteps behind me.
Somebody ……………… (follow) me. I was scared and I ……………… (start) to run.
5. Last night I ……………… (drop) a plate when I ……………… (do) the washing-up. Fortunately it
……………… (not/break).
6. I ……………… (open) the letter when the wind ……………… (blow) it out of my hand.
7. The burglar ……………… (open) the safe when he ……………… (hear) footsteps. He immediately
……………… (put) out his torch and ……………… (crawl) under the bed.
8. As I ……………… (cross) the road I ……………… (step) on a banana skin and ……………… (fall)
heavily.
9. Just as I ……………… (wonder) what I should do next, the acceptance letter came in my mailbox.

EX12: Hoàn thành câu với cặp từ cho sẵn:

clean; ask watch; get play; break think; say go; have

stand; meet start; check in sleep; talk have; knock live; spend

wear; see start; come not drink; happen stand; meet read; cook

come; wash study; have walk; attack arrive; have; have listen; take

1) A friendly Australian couple ______________ talking to her as she ________________ at the hotel
reception.
2) She ________________ tennis three times a week before She ________________ her ankle.
3) When we ________________ in Hanoi, we ________________ four hours a day traveling to and from
work.
4) She ________________ a pink dress when I ________________ her last week.
5) Anna ________________ up the living room when John ________________ her to marry him.
6) When I ________________, he ________________ lunch. he said he always ________________ lunch at
11:00.
7) What was Nick ________________ when she _______ his phone away?
8) Was Mark ________________ alone when you ________________ him?
9) My mother ________________ milk when the murder ________________.
10) We ________________ lunch when someone ________________on the door.
11) While Lily ________________ in her room, her sister ________________ a birthday party in the other
room.
12) The lights ________________ off when I________________ a shower.
13) Lisa ________________ when her teacher ________________ in the class.
14) The rain ________________ to fall while we ________________ home.
15) The black dog________________ along quietly when Lily’s dog ________________ him.
16) He ________________ alone, when you ________________ him?
17) What you ________________, when she ________________ your name?
18) While my dad ________________ newspaper, my mom ________________ lunch.
19) His mother ________________ back home when he ________________ the dishes.
20) Selena ________________ TV when I ________________ home.