THE PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE.
Thì quá khứ tiếp diễn được dùng khi muốn nhấn mạnh diễn biến hay quá trình của sự vật hay sự việc
hoăc thời gian sự vật hay sự việc đó diễn ra.
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While I was driving home, Peter was trying desperately to contact me. (Peter đã cố gắng liên lạc với
tôi trong lúc tôi đang lái xe về nhà.)
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Were you expecting any visitors? (Anh có mong đợi người khách nào không?)
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Sorry, were you sleeping? (Xin lỗi, anh đang ngủ à?)
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I was just making some coffee. (Tôi đang pha cà phê.)
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I was thinking about him last night. (Tối qua, tôi đã nghĩ về anh ấy.)
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In the 1990s few people were using mobile phones. (Vào những năm 1990, rất ít người sử dụng điện
thoại di động.)
Thì quá khứ tiếp diễn được dùng để diễn tả 1 hành động đang diễn ra trong quá khứ thì có hành động
khác xen vào.
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I was walking in the street when I suddenly fell over. (Khi tôi đang đi trên đường thì bỗng nhiên tôi
bị vấp ngã.)
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She was talking to me on the phone and it suddenly went dead. (Khi cô ấy đang nói chuyện điện
thoại với tôi thì bỗng nhiên nó bị mất liên lạc.)
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They were still waiting for the plane when I spoke to them. (Khi tôi nói chuyện với họ thì họ vẫn
đang chờ máy bay.)
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The company was declining rapidly before he took charge. (Trước khi anh ấy nhận công việc thì
công ty đó đang đi xuống.)
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We were just talking about it before you arrived. (Chúng tôi vừa nhắc về điều đó trước khi anh đến.)
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I was making a presentation in front of 500 people when the microphone stopped working. (Khi tôi
đang trình bày trước 500 người thì cái micro đột nhiên bị hỏng.)

Cấu trúc thì quá khứ tiếp diễn Tiếng Anh
Câu khẳng định

Câu phủ định

Câu nghi vấn

- S + was/ were + V-ing (+ O)

- S + was/ were + not + V-ing
(+ O)

- (Từ để hỏi) + was/ were + S + Ving (+ O)?

Ví dụ:

Ví dụ:

Ví dụ:

I was thinking about him last night. I wasn't thinking about him
last night.
We were just talking about it

Were you thinking about him last
night?

before you arrived.

What were you just talking about
before I arrived?

We were not talking about it
before you arrived.

* Ghi chú:
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S: chủ ngữ
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V: động từ
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O: tân ngữ
THE SIMPLE PAST AND THE PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE.
I. Put the verbs in parentheses into the Past Continuous tense.
1. I ___________________down the street when it begin to rain (go)
2. At this time last year, I ___________________an English course (attend)
3. Jim ________________ under the tree when he heard an explosion (stand)
4. The boy fell and hurt himself while he _________________ a bicycle (ride)
5. When we met them last year, they______________ in Santiago (live)

6. The tourist lost his camera while he________________ around the city (walk)
7. The lorry _______________ very fast when it hit our car (go)
8. While I ____________________in my room, my roommate ___________________ a party in the other
room (study/ have)
9. Mary and I___________________ the house when the telephone rang (just leave)
10. We __________________ in the café when they saw us (sit)
II. The Past Simple or Past Continuous tense.
1. I ________________ (call) Mr Wilson at 9 last night, but he (not be)_________________at home. He
(study) _______________ at the library
2. I _________________ (not hear) the thunder during the storm last night because I ________________
(sleep)
3. It was beautiful yesterday when we went for a walk in the park. The sun______________(shine). The
birds_____________(sing)
4. My brother and sister ________________ (talk) about something when I ________________ (walk) into
the room.
5. Tom went to his friends 'house, but the boys ___________________ (not be) there. They
(play)_____________soccer in thevacant lot down the street.
6. The little boy _______________ (fall) asleep while his mother___________________ (read) him a story.
7. I really enjoyed my holiday last January. While it_______________(snow) in Iowa, the sun
______________ (shine) in Florida.
8. While Ted _______________ (shovel) snow from his driveway yesterday, his wife _________________
(bring) him a cup of hot chocolate.
9. John _________________ (have) a car accident last week. He __________________ (drive) down the
street when suddenly a lorry __________________ (hit) his car from behind.
10. Ten years ago, the government _______________ (decide) to begin a food programme. At that time,
many people in the rural areas _______________ (starve) due to several years of drought.
11. They ___________________(wait) for me when I _________________ at the station (arrive)
12. She ________________ (swim) in the sea when I ___________________ her (see)
13. ___________________they__________________(play) tennis when it _________________ raining
(start)?
14. We __________________ (drive) home from the theatre when the police __________________(stop)
us.
15. The wind __________________ (blow) very hard when I ________________(go) out this morning.
Bài III: Cho dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc ở thì quá khứ tiếp diễn.
1. At this time last year, they (build).................... this house.
2. I (drive) ...................my car very fast when you called me.
3. I (chat) with my friends while my teacher (teach)................ the lesson yesterday.
4. My father (watch) ......................TV when I got home.
5. At this time yesterday, I (prepare)............................. for my son's birthday party.
6. What you (do)........................... at 8 pm yesterday?
7. Where you (go)........................... when I saw you last weekend?
8. They (not go).......................... to school when I met them yesterday.

9. My mother (not do) ......................the housework when my father came home.
10. My sister (read)....................... books while my brother (play) football yesterday afternoon.
Bài IV: Biến đổi các câu sau sang phủ định, câu hỏi và trả lời các câu hỏi đó.
1. He was planting trees in the garden at 4 pm yesterday.
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2. They were working when she came yesterday.
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3. She was painting a picture while her mother was making a cake.
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4. Anne was riding her bike to school when Peter saw her yesterday.
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5. He was typing a letter when his boss went into the room.
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ĐÁP ÁN
Bài 1:
1. were building          6. were you doing
2. was driving           7. were you going
3. was chatting          8. weren't going
4. was watching          9. wasn't doing
5. was preparing         10. was reading
Bài 2:
1. He was planting trees in the garden at 4 pm yesterday.
- He wasn't planting trees in the garden at 4 pm yesterday.
- Was he planting trees in the garden at 4 pm yesterday?
Yes, he was./ No, he wasn't.
2. They were working when she came yesterday.
- They weren't working when she came yesterday.
- Were they working when she came yesterday?
Yes, they were./ No, they weren't.
3. She was painting a picture while her mother was making a cake.
- She wasn't painting a picture while her mother was making a cake.
- Was she painting a picture while her mother was making a cake?
Yes, she was./ No, she wasn't.
4. Anne was riding her bike to school when Peter saw her yesterday.
- Anne wasn't riding her bike to school when Peter saw her yesterday.
- Was Anne riding her bike to school when Peter saw her yesterday?
Yes, she was./ No, she wasn't.

5. He was typing a letter when his boss went into the room.
- He wasn't typing a letter when his boss went into the room.
- Was he typing a letter when his boss went into the room?
Yes, he was./ No, he wasn't.
Bài tập thì quá khứ đơn và quá khứ tiếp diễn
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.
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 there was nothing interesting.
Bài tập 3: Hoàn thành các câu sau sử dụng thì quá khứ đơn và quá khứ tiếp diễn:
1. Where/ you/ go?
2. Who/ you/ go with?
3. How/ you/ get/ there?
4. What/ you/ do/ during the day?
5. you/ have/ a/ good/ time?

6. What/ your parents/ do/ while/ you/ go/ on holiday?
Bài tập 4: Chia đúng các động từ sau ở thì quá khứ đơn và quá khứ tiếp diễn:
In 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 sand 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 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.
Đáp án phần bài tập thì quá khứ đơn và quá khứ tiếp diễn: 
Bài 1: 
1. saw
2. were you doing
3. didn't visit
4. rained
5. was reading
6. ate
7. were running
8. did you find
9. did she dance
10. were watching
Bài 2: 
1. I was playing football when she called me.
2. Was you studying Math at 5 p.m. yesterday?
3. What was she doing while her mother was making lunch?
4. Where did you go last Sunday?
5. They weren't sleeping during the meeting last Monday.
6. He got up early and had breakfast with his family yesterday morning.
7. She didn't break the flower vase. Tom did.
8. Last week my friend and I went to the beach on the bus.
9. While I was listening to music, I heard the doorbell.
10. Peter turned on the TV, but there was nothing interesting.

Bài 3: 
1. Where did you go?
2. Who did you go with?
3. How did you get there?
4. What were you doing during the day?
5. Did you have a good time?
6. What were your parents doing while you were going on holiday?
Bài 4: 
In my last holiday, I went to Hawaii. When I went to the beach for the first time, something wonderful
happened. I was swimming in the sea while my mother was sleeping in the sun. My brother was building a
sand castle and my father was drinking some water. Suddenly, I saw a boy on the beach. His eyes were
blue like the water in the sea and his hair was beautiful black. He was very tall and thin and his face was
brown. My heart was beating fast. I asked him for his name with a shy voice. He told me that his name was
John. He stayed with me the whole afternoon. In the evening, we met again. We ate pizza in a restaurant.
The following days we 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 THÌ QKĐ VÀ QKTD
Bài tập 1: Chọn đúng thì của các câu sau:
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/ run 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 all day.
Bài tập 2: Tìm các 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.
Bài tập 3: Hoàn thành các câu sau với từ cho sẵn:
1. Where/ you/ go? When/ you/ go?
2. Who/ you/ go with?
3. How/ you/ get/ there?
4. What/ you/ do/ during the day?
5. you/ have/ a/ good/ time?
6. you/ have/ any/ problems?
7. How long/ you/ be/ there?
8. What/ your parents/ do/ while/ you/ go/ on holiday?
Bài tập 4: Chia đúng các động từ sau ở thì quá khứ đơn và quá khứ tiếp diễn
In 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.