a. Read about the Past Continuous, then fill in the blanks.
(Đọc về Quá khứ tiếp diễn, điền vào chỗ trống.)

Past Continuous (Quá khứ tiếp diễn)
We can use the Past Continuous to describe:
(Chúng ta có thể sử dụng Quá khứ tiếp diễn để mô tả)
• an action that was in progress at a specific time in the past.
(một hành động đang diễn ra tại một thời điểm cụ thể trong quá khứ.)
We were having dinner at 7 p.m. last night.
(Chúng tôi đang ăn tối lúc 7 giờ tối hôm qua.)
• a past action that was in progress when another action interrupted it. We use the Past Simple for the second action.
(một hành động trong quá khứ đang diễn ra thì một hành động khác làm gián đoạn nó. Chúng ta sử dụng thì quá khứ đơn cho hành động thứ hai.)
While Lisa was traveling in Italy, she visited the Colosseum.
(Khi Lisa đang đi du lịch ở Ý, cô ấy đã đến tham quan Đấu trường La Mã.)
We were walking around when a man came to us.
(Chúng tôi đang đi dạo xung quanh thì có một người đàn ông đến chỗ chúng tôi.)
• two or more actions happening at the same time in the past.
(hai hoặc nhiều hành động xảy ra cùng một lúc trong quá khứ.)
We were taking photos while the tour guide was talking.
(Chúng tôi đang chụp ảnh trong khi hướng dẫn viên du lịch đang nói chuyện.)
• a past action that was in progress for a period of time.
(một hành động trong quá khứ đang diễn ra trong một khoảng thời gian.)
She was waiting for you all yesterday morning.
(Cô ấy đã đợi bạn suốt sáng hôm qua.)
I took this photo while I was in Egypt.
(Tôi chụp bức ảnh này khi tôi ở Ai Cập.)
Wow. It’s great!
(Ồ. Thật tuyệt vời!)

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smoked
didn’t smoke
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has been
was
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will have waited
will be waiting
have been waiting
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will give
gave
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has been knocking
is knocking
knocks
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is going to rain
will rain
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was destroyed
was going to destroy
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have never been seeing
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