Đề bài

Past Continuous

Affirmative I was riding my bike while he was riding the bus. You were shopping for two hours yesterday. He/She/It was riding the train at 5 p.m. last Friday. We/You/They were playing when we saw some trash.	Negative I was not walking to school while you were sleeping. You were not riding the bus all day today. He/She/It was not working at 7 p.m. yesterday.   We/You/They were not driving when we/you/they saw the dog.
Yes/No questions Was I cycling while you were walking? Were you eating at 7 p.m. yesterday? Was he/she/it dining at 7 p.m. yesterday? Were we/you/they building when the rain started?	Short answers Yes, you were. No, you weren't. Yes, I was. No, I wasn't. Yes, he/she/it was. No, he/she/it wasn't. Yes, we/you/they were. No, we/you/they weren't.
Wh-questions What were you doing all day last Saturday? Where were you eating at 6 p.m. last night? Who was he/she/it talking to while I was driving?	Note: We use when for a past action in progress when an action in the Past Simple interrupted it, and while to talk about two or more actions in progress at the same time in the past.

Tạm dịch

Affirmative  (Khẳng định) I was riding my bike while he was riding the bus. (Tôi đang đạp xe còn anh ấy đang đi xe buýt.) You were shopping for two hours yesterday. (Hôm qua bạn đã mua sắm suốt hai tiếng đồng hồ.) He/She/It was riding the train at 5 p.m. last Friday. (Anh ấy/Cô ấy/Nó đang đi tàu lúc 5 giờ chiều thứ sáu tuần rồi.) We/You/They were playing when we saw some trash. (Chúng tôi/Bạn/Họ đang chơi thì chúng tôi nhìn thấy một số rác.)	Negative (Phủ định) I was not walking to school while you were sleeping. (Tôi đã không đi bộ đến trường khi bạn đang ngủ.) You were not riding the bus all day today. (Hôm nay bạn đã không đi xe buýt cả ngày.) He/She/It was not working at 7 p.m. yesterday. (Anh ấy/Cô ấy/Nó không làm việc lúc 7 giờ tối hôm qua.)   We/You/They were not driving when we/you/they saw the dog. (Chúng tôi/Bạn/Họ không lái xe khi chúng tôi/bạn/họ nhìn thấy con chó.)
Yes/No questions (Câu hỏi yes/no) Was I cycling while you were walking? (Tôi đã đạp xe trong khi bạn đang đi bộ phải không?) Were you eating at 7 p.m. yesterday? (Bạn có ăn lúc 7 giờ tối không hôm qua không?) Was he/she/it dining at 7 p.m. yesterday? (Anh ấy/cô ấy/nó đang ăn tối lúc 7 giờ tối hôm qua không?) Were we/you/they building when the rain started? (Có phải chúng tôi/bạn/họ đang xây dựng khi trời bắt đầu mưa không?)	Short answers (câu trả lời ngắn) Yes, you were. No, you weren't. (Đúng, bạn đúng rồi. Không, bạn không đúng) Yes, I was. No, I wasn't. (Đúng rồi. Không, tôi không.) Yes, he/she/it was. No, he/she/it wasn't. (Đúng, anh ấy/ cô ấy/ nó đúng. Không, anh ấy/ cô ấy/ nó không) Yes, we/you/they were. No, we/you/they weren't. (Đúng, chúng ta/ họ/ đúng. Không, chúng ta/ họ không)
Wh-questions (Câu hỏi Wh-) What were you doing all day last Saturday? (Bạn đã làm gì cả ngày thứ Bảy tuần trước?) Where were you eating at 6 p.m. last night? (Bạn đã ăn ở đâu vào lúc 6 giờ chiều tối hôm qua?) Who was he/she/it talking to while I was driving? (Anh ấy/cô ấy/nó đang nói chuyện với ai khi tôi đang lái xe?)	Note: (Lưu ý) We use when for a past action in progress when an action in the Past Simple interrupted it, and while to talk about two or more actions in progress at the same time in the past. (Chúng ta sử dụng When cho một hành động trong quá khứ đang diễn ra khi một hành động ở Quá khứ đơn làm gián đoạn nó và while để nói về hai hoặc nhiều hành động đang diễn ra cùng lúc trong quá khứ.)

c. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs.

(Điền vào chỗ trống với dạng đúng của động từ.)

1. My mom was waiting for us to come home at 7 p.m. last night.

(Mẹ tôi đang đợi chúng tôi về nhà lúc 7 giờ tối tối hôm qua.)

2. We _______ (travel) to Vũng Tàu for a holiday when we _______ (see) an accident.

3. For years, pedestrians _______ (cross) anywhere they wanted to because there weren't any crosswalks.

4. I _______ (tell) my mom about the new sports center while my dad _______ (drive) us to the restaurant.

5. Everyone _______ (sit) quietly on the bus when a woman _______ (start) having a very loud phone call.

Lời giải của GV Loigiaihay.com

2. were traveling - saw

3. crossed

4. was telling - was driving

5. was sitting - started

2. We were traveling (travel) to Vũng Tàu for a holiday when we saw (see) an accident.

(Chúng tôi đang đi du lịch Vũng Tàu để nghỉ dưỡng thì chứng kiến một vụ tai nạn.)

3. For years, pedestrians crossed (cross) anywhere they wanted to because there weren't any crosswalks.

(Trong nhiều năm, người đi bộ băng qua bất cứ nơi nào họ muốn vì không có lối qua đường dành cho người đi bộ.)

4. I was telling (tell) my mom about the new sports center while my dad was driving (drive) us to the restaurant.

(Tôi đang kể cho mẹ nghe về trung tâm thể thao mới trong khi bố tôi chở chúng tôi đến nhà hàng.)

5. Everyone was sitting (sit) quietly on the bus when a woman started (start) having a very loud phone call.

(Mọi người đang ngồi yên lặng trên xe buýt thì một người phụ nữ bắt đầu có một cuộc điện thoại rất lớn.)