... action
of the past
continuous.
Eg. I was watching
television when my
friend arrived.
BE CAREFUL!!!!
The pastcontinuous
and the pastsimple
are often used
together.
The pastsimple
interrupts ... same time in the past.
Eg. Mark was reading a book and
Tony was watching television.
BE CAREFUL!!!!
The pastcontinuous
and the pastsimple
are often used
together.
The pastsimple
interrupts ... Put the verbs in brackets into the pastcontinuous or simple past:
1. Lisa _____________ (comb) her hair while she ____________(listen to) the news...
... busy.
Did you go out last night or were you too tired?
Pastsimple & Pastcontinuous
Unit 5. Past simple
A Xem xét ví dụ sau:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
was an Austrian ... to her but she wasn’t looking.
C So sánh thì pastcontinuous - quá khứ tiếp diễn (I was doing) và pastsimple - quá khứ đơn (I
did):
Past continuous (đang ở giữa hành động)
I was walking ... cuộc chơi.”
Was/were -ing là thì pastcontinuous (quá khứ tiếp diễn):
playing
I/he/she/it was doing
we/you/they were working etc
B Chúng ta dùng thì pastcontinuous để diễn tả một người...
... Past Continuous
Tense Time expressions Examples of Formation Usage Examples
Past Simple
• Yesterday
• Yesterday
morning/evening
• Last ... (stop)
………………………………… and I (forget) about it.
Exercise 4. Write questions in the simplepast or in the past continuous.
An accident happened on the motorway, the police is investigating:
1. ... police? ………………………………………………………………….………………………
Exercise 5. Put the verbs in brackets into PastContinuous or Past Simple.
1. I …………………………… (see) Mary in town yesterday but she (not/see) ……………………………...
... B. over C. on D. in
5/ The motorcycle was driven _______ a tiny bald man.
A. of B. by C. at D. past
6/ We'll meet you _______ the entrance.
A. in B. on C. by D. at
7/ You should always wash...
... I've had _______ problems with this car ever since I bought it.
A. continue B. continuing C. continuous D. continual
10/ They searched for survivors but it was _______.
A. hope B. hopeless ... insurance (C) thing. I'm really worried (D) about it."
5/ "(A) Have you written your English essay (B) yet ?" "(C) Of course not , I finished it (D) last
week ."
6/...
... study English well. What
do you advise me to do?
- You: _________________________.
A. If I am you, I’d do more exercises.
B. If I am you, I’ll do more exercises.
C. If I were you, I’d do more exercises.
D. ... I’ll do more exercises.
C. If I were you, I’d do more exercises.
D. If I were you, I’ll do more exercises.
12/ What do you say?
- Your friend: My sister isn’t good at math and neither am I.
-...
... seven years old.
A. How long have you learned English?
B. How long did you learn English?
C. How long do you learn English?
D. How long are you learning English?
13/ What do you say?
- You: _________________________?
-...