Bài tập 1: Chia động từ trong dấu ngoặc
1. I (switch off ) ___switched off________ the computer because it
(make)_____was making______ a strange noise.
2. My dad (listen)____was listening_______ to classical music when I
(arrive)_____arrived/ was arriving______ home from school.
3. We (play)_____were playing______ video games when my
mum ,(say)_____said______ ‘Turn the volume down!’
4. My cousin (meet)_____met______ his wife, Bianca, while he (live)_____was
living______ in Italy.
5. My little sister (draw)_____was drawing______ a picture while I
(study)____was studying_______ for my French exam.
6. While they (try)____were trying_______ to fix the computer, all the lights (go
out)____went_______.
7. When we (leave)_____were leaving______ school yesterday, it
(pour)______poured_____ with rain.
Leave->left
8. When you (see)_____saw_____ Paul, was he (wear)_____weared/
wearing____ a black jacket?
9. I (try)____was trying_______ to log on when the WiFi
(stop)______stopped_____ working.
10. While Dad (print)_____was printing______ an article, the printer (run
out)_____ran out______ of paper.
11. I (make)_____was making______ my dinner at 8 o’clock last night.
12. Joe and Sam (use)_____was using / used ______ the wrong program in IT
yesterday.
13. Who was that guy you (dance)______were dancing_____ with at the party?
14. Paula (come)______was coming_____ home from school when she saw an
accident.
15. In 1999 my father (live)_____lived______ in Dublin. That’s where he met
my mother.
16. He (open)____was opening_______ the box when he cut his finger.
17. This time last week, we (visit)_____was visiting / were visiting______ my
grandmother.
18. I (sit)_____was sitting / __sat____ at the back of the classroom so I
couldn’t see the screen.
sit-> sat
19. Andrew (insert)______was inserting_____ a photo into his document when
the teacher stopped the class.
20. I (start)______was starting_____ to do my homework when my friend sent
me a message.
Bài tập 2: Lựa chọn đáp án đúng
1. I _____ work at 9 a.m. this morning.
a. started
b. was starting
2. This time last year I _____ at university.
a. studied
b. was studying
3. Sarah hurt her ankle while she _____.
a. ran
b. was running
4. I _____ your call because I was working.
1. missed
2. was missing
5. While I was walking home, I _____ a new shop in the high street.
a. noticed
notice (v) để ý
b. was noticing
6. At 6 p.m. yesterday it _____ dark.
1. already got
2. was already getting
7. I saw you driving down Green Street yesterday! Where _____?
1. did you go
2. were you going
8. When we saw the crime, we _____ the police.
1. called
2. were calling
9. I _____ my new job yesterday.
1. started
2. was starting
10. What _____ at around 8 a.m. this morning?
1. did you do
2. were you doing
11. While I was washing the dishes, I suddenly _____ a brilliant idea.
1. had
2. was having
12. He didn’t hear the phone ring. He _____ to really loud music.
1. listened
2. was listening
13. They _____ the shop when I got there, so I couldn’t go in and buy anything.
1. already closed
2. were already closing
14. The teacher told us to stop what we _____.
1. did
2. were doing
15. The teacher told us to stop what we _____.
1. did
2. were doing
16. _____ what you were looking for in the library yesterday?
1. Did you find
2. Were you finding
17. When I heard the phone ring, I _____ it straight away.
1. answered
2. was answering
18. I was doing my homework when the stone …… the window.
1. was hitting
2. hitted
3. hit
19. Everyone_____________ outside when the car arrived.
1. was waiting
2. waited
3. were waiting
20. Nobody____________it off.
1. watched the TV so we switched
2. was watching TV so we switched
3. watched the TV so we were switching