Unit 2

On my last holiday, I went to Hawaii. When I (go) (1) …went………to the beach
for the first time, something wonderful happened. I (swim) (2) …was
swimming………in the sea while my mother was sleeping in the sun. My brother
was building a sand castle and my father (drink) (3) was drinking some water.
Suddenly, I (see) (4) saw…a boy on the beach. His eyes were blue like the water in
the sea and his hair (be) (5) …was ………beautiful black. He was very tall and
thin and his face was brown. My heart (beat) (6) …beat…fast. I (ask) (7) …
asked………him for his name with a shy voice. He (tell) (8) told me that his name
was John. He (stay) (9) stayed…with me the whole afternoon. In the evening, we
met again. We ate pizza in a restaurant. The following days we (have) (10) had…a
lot of fun together. At the end of my holiday when I left Hawaii I said goodbye to
John. We had tears in our eyes. He wrote me a letter very soon and I answered
him.
Bài tập 1: Chọn đúng thì của các câu sau (quá khứ đơn và quá khứ tiếp diễn):
1. Alice saw/ was seeing the accident when she was catching the bus.
2. What were you doing/ did you do when I called?
3. I didn’t visit/ weren’t visiting my friends last summer holiday.
4. It rained/ was raining heavily last July.
5. While people were talking to each other, he read/ was reading his book.
6. My sister 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 7 p.m. yesterday.
Bài tập 2: Sửa lỗi sai trong các câu sau (quá khứ đơn và quá khứ tiếp diễn):
1. I was play football when she called me.playing
2. Was you study Math at 5 p.m. yesterday?studying
3. What was she do while her mother was making lunch?doing
4. Where did you went last Sunday?go
5. They weren’t sleep during the meeting last Monday.sleeping
6. He got up early and have breakfast with his family yesterday morning.had
7. She didn’t broke the flower vase. Tom did.break
8. Last week my friend and I go to the beach on the bus.went
9. While I am listening to music, I heard the doorbell.was
10. Peter turn on the TV, but there was nothing interesting.turned tơn đờ
Bài tập 3: Hoàn thành các câu sau sử dụng thì quá khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ tiếp
diễn:
1. Where/ you/ go?Where did you go?
2. Who/ you/ go with?Who did you go with?
3. How/ you/ get/ there?How did you get there?
4. What/ you/ do/ during the day?What was you doing during the day?
5. you/ have/ a/ good/ time?Did you have a good time?
6. What/ your parents/ do/ while/ you/ go/ on holiday?What were your parents
doing while you was going on holiday?
Bài 4:
1. We English last night.
A. studied
B. was studying
C. were studying
2. She his old friend near his house yesterday.
A. meeted
B. met
C. is meeting
3. I _________ English at 10 pm last night.
A. was studying
B. were studying
C. am study
4. If I _______ a million USD, I would buy that car.
A. have
B. have had
C. had
5. He _________ that film before Marie ______ her work.
A. is not watching/ finished
B. doesn’t watching/finished
C. was not watching/finished
6. I _______ play volleyball with my friends when I was young.
A. used to
B. used to be
C. use to
7. After coming back home, I _______clothes, then I _______ to bed early.
A. hanged/go
B. hung/went
C. change/went
8. My dad __________ about my room when he got there.
A. was always complaining
B. were always complaining
C. always complains
9. We _______ Minh when we ________ shopping yesterday.
A. met/was going
B. met/were going
C. meet/were going
10. What _______ he _________ about?
A. was/talking
B. did/was talking
C. did/talk
Bài 5: Chia động từ đúng trong ngoặc sau:
1. She __came_____ (come) home, _switched______ (switch) on the computer
and ___checked_____  (check) her e-mails.
2. We __were having_____ (have) final test at this time three weeks ago.
3. The light __went out_______ (go out) when I __was changing_____
(change) my clothes.
4. When I _was ______ (be) a little girl, I always _read ______ (read) comic.
Lưu ý: Diễn tả một sự việc lặp đi lặp lại hoặc xảy ra thường xuyên trong quá khứ
và bây giờ không còn nữa, thậm chí hành động đó chưa bao giờ xảy ra trong quá khứ.
Thường đi với câu chứa trạng từ chỉ tần suất (often, usually, always,…) hoặc cấu trúc
When I was young, When I was a child, When I lived there…

5. I _learned/learnt_______ (learn) at high school from 2014 to 2017.

6. He _made__________ (make) mistakes even in easy assignments. 
7. When my sister _got____ (get) there, he __was waiting_______ (wait) for
her.
8. Susie _was crossing_______ (cross) the road when she ____saw____ (see)
Jullie.
9. My children __came________ (come) home late last night.
10.I __went________ (go) to the stadium yesterday to see watch the football
match. 
11. I .saw......... (see) Sue in town yesterday but she....didn’t see......(not/ see)
me. She........was looking.......(look) the other way.
12. I.....met.........................(meet) Tom and Ann at the airport a few week ago.
They.........went.............(go) to Madrid. We....had.....(have) a chat while
we..were waiting....................(wait) for our flights
13. I.....was cycling...........................(cycle) home. Yesterday when suddenly a
man.......stepped.............(step) out into road in front of me. I.....was
going....................(go) quite fast but luckily I ........managed..(manage) to stop in
time and ....didn’t hit..(not/ hit) him.
14. "What...were you doing...................(you/ do) this time yesterday? " "I was
sleeping"
15. ".Were you staying....................(you/ stay) at home this morning?" "Yes, I
was too tired"
16. "Was Carol at the birthday party yesterday?" "Yes, she.......wore.................
(wear) a really nice dress".
17. How fast..were you driving.................(you/ drive) when the
accident...happened.................(happen)?
18. John......took...............(take) a photograph of me while I..................wasn’t
looking................(not/ look)
19. We were very difficult position. We....didn’t know.............................(not/
know) what to do.
20. I haven't seen Ann for ages. When I last........saw.............(see) him,
he........was trying.............(try) to find a job in London.
21. I.......was walking...................(walk) along the street when suddenly
I..heard......................(hear) footsteps behind me. Somebody.....was
following..................(follow) me. I was frightened and I.................(start) to run.
22. When I was young, I...wanted..................(want) to be a bus driver.
23. While I..was opening..............(open the door), they..were watching...............
(watch) TV.

Bài 6:
1.  The tree________________________________
A. were being cutting down by John at 5 o'clock yesterday in the backyard
B. were being cutting down in the backyard by John at 5 o'clock yesterday
C. were being cutting down in the backyard at 5 o'clock yesterday by John
D. in the backyard were being cutting down at 5 o'clock yesterday by John
2. My room_______________ at 5 o'clock yesterday when I arrived
A. are being cleaned
B. is being cleaned
C. was being cleaned
D. were being cleaned
3. Jag Niwas _______________________ by Prince Maharana Jagat Singh II.
A. were built
B. are built
C. was built
D. is built
4. Lots of food________________these day
A. are thrown
B. is thrown 
C. were thrown
D. was thrown 
5. She came into room while they___________TV
A. watched
B. were watching
C. are watching
D. have watch
6. The children's song_____________by one of the parents this time last year
A. were taping
B. was taping
C. were being taped
D. was being taped
Câu 7: All the beautiful building in our cities___________by the flood this time
last year
A. are being destroyed
B. is being destroyed
C. were being destroyed
D. was being destroyed
Câu 8: I lit the fire at 6 o'clock and it______brightly when Tom came in at 7
o'clock
A. was burning
B. were burning 
C. was being burned 
D. were being burned