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7 bản - PAST TENSE

The document provides examples to test understanding of verb tenses, including past simple, past continuous, and past perfect. There are two exercises with sentences to complete using the correct verb tense, testing various scenarios involving actions that occurred at specific times in the past or were ongoing in the past.

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7 bản - PAST TENSE

The document provides examples to test understanding of verb tenses, including past simple, past continuous, and past perfect. There are two exercises with sentences to complete using the correct verb tense, testing various scenarios involving actions that occurred at specific times in the past or were ongoing in the past.

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PAST TENSE

EX1. Read each sentence and select the correct verb tense (past simple, past continuous,
or past perfect) to complete the sentence.

1. While I _____ dinner, the phone _____.


a) cooked, rang b) was cooking, rang c) had cooked, rang
2. By the time we _____ the movie, we _____ already _____ it before.
a) finished, had seen b) were finishing, saw c) finished, were seeing
3. When the teacher _____ the classroom, the students _____ for their exam.
a) entered, studied b) was entering, were studying c) had entered, had studied
4. As I _____ to work, I _____ an old friend on the street.
a) drove, saw b) was driving, was seeing c) had driven, had seen
5. The team _____ the championship game, and they _____ all night.
a) won, celebrated b) were winning, were celebrating c) had won, had celebrated
6. The puppy _____ on my favorite shoes when I _____ the room.
a) chewed, entered b) was chewing, was entering c) had chewed, had entered
7. When the fire alarm _____, the students _____ for their final exam.
a) rang, studied b) was ringing, were studying c) rang, were studying
8. By the time I _____ the store, it _____ already _____.
a) arrived, closed b) was arriving, had closed c) had arrived, closed
9. While I _____ on my essay, my computer _____.
a) worked, crashed b) was working, crashed c) had worked, had crashed
10. I _____ my wallet while I _____ at the mall.
a) lost, was shopping b) was losing, was shopping c) had lost, had shopped
11. The weather _____ beautiful, so we _____ to go on a picnic.
a) was, decided b) had been, had decided c) were, were deciding
12. When their mother _____, the children _____ in the park.
a) arrived, played b) was arriving, were playing c) had arrived, had played
13. By the time the train _____, we _____ for over an hour.
a) arrived, waited b) was arriving, had been waiting c) had arrived, had waited
14. The professor _____ the assignments before the class _____.
a) graded, started b) was grading, started c) had graded, had started
15. As I _____ down the street, I _____ an old friend.
a) walked, saw b) was walking, saw c) had walked, had seen
16. While I _____ dinner, the smoke alarm _____.
a) cooked, rang b) was cooking, rang c) had cooked, had rung
17. The team _____ their victory all night.
a) celebrated b) were celebrating c) had celebrated
18. When I _____ my friend, she _____ her new job.
a) called, started b) was calling, was starting c) had called, had started
19. The students _____ for their exams when the fire alarm _____.
a) studied, went off b) were studying, went off c) had studied, had gone off
20. I _____ the store, and it _____ already _____.
a) entered, closed b) was entering, had closed c) had entered, closed

EX2: Read each sentence and fill in the blank with the correct verb tense (past simple,
past continuous, or past perfect).
1. While I _________ (work) on my project, my computer _________ (crash).
2. By the time I _________ (arrive) at the party, most of the guests _________ (leave).
3. When the teacher _________ (enter) the classroom, the students _________ (discuss)
the assignment.
4. As I _________ (walk) down the street, I _________ (see) an old friend.
5. The team _________ (win) the championship, and they _________ (celebrate) all night.
6. The dog _________ (chew) on my shoe when I _________ (enter) the room.
7. By the time I _________ (finish) the movie, I _________ (see) it before.
8. While I _________ (cook) dinner, the smoke alarm _________.
9. When the fire alarm _________, the students _________ (study) for their exams.
10. I _________ (lose) my wallet while _________ (shop) at the mall.
11. The weather _________ nice, so we _________ (decide) to go for a picnic.
12. The children _________ (play) in the park when their mother _________.
13. The train _________, and we _________ (wait) for over an hour.
14. The professor _________ (grade) the assignments before the class _________.
15. As I _________ (drive) to work, I _________ (see) an old friend on the street.
16. While I _________ (cook) dinner, the phone _________.
17. By the time we _________ (finish) the movie, we _________ (see) it before.
18. When I _________ (call) my friend, she _________ (start) her new job.
19. The students _________ (study) for their exams when the fire alarm _________.
20. I _________ (enter) the store, and it _________ (close) already.

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