Past Simple & Past Continuous (Thì quá khứ đơn và quá khứ tiếp diễn)
1. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple or the Past Continuous.
(Chia các động từ trong ngoặc ở dạng thì quá khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ tiếp diễn.)
1. A: _____ (you/travel) abroad often when you were young?
B: Yes, we _____ (visit) my grandparents in Spain every year.
2. A: What _____ (Ann/do) while John _____ (watch) the Olympics on TV?
B: I think she _____ (read) a book.
3. A: How _____ (be) the weather at the stadium yesterday?
B: Perfect! The sun _____ (shine) and there was a gentle breeze _____ (blow).
4. A: What _____ (Lucas/do) as soon as he won the race?
B: He _____ (hug) his family and then they all _____ (have) a photo together.

1. A: Did you travel abroad often when you were young?
(Bạn có thường đi nước ngoài khi bạn còn trẻ không?)
B: Yes, we visited my grandparents in Spain every year.
(Có, chúng tôi đến thăm ông bà ở Tây Ban Nha mỗi năm.)
Giải thích: Ta dùng thì quá khứ đơn để diễn tả về một thói quen hay hành động thường xuyên xảy ra trong quá khứ → Did you travel - visited
2. A: What was Ann doing while was watching the Olympics on TV?
B: I think she was reading a book.
Giải thích: Ta dùng thì quá khứ tiếp diễn để mô tả hai hành động đang xảy ra song song với nhau trong quá khứ → was Ann doing – was watching – was reading
3. A: How was the weather at the stadium yesterday?
B: Perfect! The sun was shining and there was a gentle breeze was blowing.
Giải thích: Ở ô trống thứ nhất, ta dùng thì quá khứ đơn để mô tả hành động xảy ra trong quá khứ, ở ô trống thứ hai và thứ ba, ta dùng thì quá khứ tiếp diễn để miêu tả quang cảnh xung quanh.
4. A: What did Lucas do as soon as he won the race?
B: He hugged his family and then they all had a photo together.
Giải thích: ta dùng thì quá khứ đơn để mô tả chuỗi hành động xảy ra liên tiếp trong quá khứ.

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Bài 10 :
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Bài 11 :
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I _______ Arthur three weeks ago.
was meeting
have met
met
had been meeting
Bài 12 :
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My father _________ for 5 years.
doesn’t smoke
smoked
didn’t smoke
hasn’t smoked
Bài 13 :
Choose the best answer.
The farmers______ in the field at the monent.
are working
work
have been working
have worked
Bài 14 :
Choose the best answer.
By next month, I _______ my first novel.
will be finishing
will finish
is going to finish
will have finished
Bài 15 :
Choose the best answer.
Be quiet! The teacher _______ (be) angry.
is
is being
has been
was
Bài 16 :
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By noon, I _______ for her for two hours.
will have waited
will be waiting
have been waiting
have waited
Bài 17 :
Choose the best answer.
Up to now, the teacher ________ our class five tests.
is giving
will give
gave
has given
Bài 18 :
Choose the best answer.
Listen! I think someone _______ (knock) at the door.
has been knocking
is knocking
knocks
knocked
Bài 19 :
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By 9 o'clock, we _______our homework.
will have finished
have finished
will finish
had finished
Bài 20 :
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Look at those black clouds. It (rain)________
is raining
rains
is going to rain
will rain
Bài 21 :
Choose the best answer.
Our house ________ in the storm last night.
would destroy
destroyed
was destroyed
was going to destroy
Bài 22 :
Choose the best answer.
Don’t call him at 8 a.m tomorrow. He _____ English then.
is going to study
will have studied
will study
will be studying
Bài 23 :
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Up to then, I _____ such a fat man.
never see
never saw
have never seen
have never been seeing
Bài 24 :
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They (live)________ in London from 1970 to 1990.
live
were living
have lived
lived
Bài 25 :
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