Past continuous tense (Thì quá khứ tiếp diễn)

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Choose the examples of the past continuous tense.

It was raining so heavily at the seaside.
She did not talking constantly in class in those days.
I were spending my holidays in Wales.
They were not playing tennis at 9 a.m. this morning.

Which ones are NOT the uses of past continuous tense?

Repetition and irritation of an action in the past
A completed action in the past
An event happening at a particular time in the past
A long action in the past that was interrupted
States in the Past
Two past actions happening at the same time

Which ones are signal words of past continuous tense?

Example: yesterday => No

1. at 6 a.m. yesterday => 3.1

2. since last summer => 3.2

3. at that time last month => 3.3

4. at that moment => 3.4

5. in the past 4 years => 3.5

Write the continuous form of the verbs below if possible. If not, write X.

Example: study => studying ; need => X

1. commit => 4.1

2. face => 4.2

3. understand => 4.3

4. own => 4.4

5. visit => 4.5

Complete the sentence. Use the past continuous of the verb in bracket.

Then I found an interesting site. A new airline cheap flights to India. (advertise)

Complete the conversation. Use the past continuous of the verbs in brackets.

A: The neighbours 6.1 a lot of noise last night! (make)

B: Yes, I know. They 6.2 their wedding anniversary while the rest of us 6.3 to get some sleep! (celebrate, try)

Complete the conversation. Use the past continuous of the verbs in brackets.

A: Who 7.1 to outside the cinema last night? (you / talk)

B: Some friends. We 7.2 the film. (discuss)

Rearrange the words in a correct order to make a complete sentence (kéo từng từ/cụm từ về vị trí đúng để tạo thành câu hoàn chỉnh).

Complete the news story. Use the past continuous of the verbs in the box.

have

plant

rob

sleep

talk

work

Noisy neighbours help burglars

There was a burglary at the home of local man Mike Knight yesterday afternoon. It seems that the thieves 10.1 Mr. Knight’s house while he 10.2 some work in his garden. ‘I 10.3 vegetables in the garden all afternoon,’ Mr. Knight told reporters, ‘and I didn’t hear a thing.’

While Mr. Knight 10.4 in the garden, his neighbours 10.5 a barbecue to celebrate their son’s birthday. They 10.6 really loudly,’ Mr. Knight said.

When Mr. Knight went into his house, his dog Goldie 10.7 peacefully in the living room, but the TV and hi-fi were missing. ‘I don’t understand why Goldie didn’t bark,’ said Mr. Knight. ‘Maybe the thieves gave him some sleeping pills!’

At 10 a.m. yesterday, she _____ the orders up which are ready to be sent.

is packaging
packaged
will package
was packaging

My grandma tried pizza for the first time while she _____ in Italy.

staying
is staying
is stayed
was staying

My mom _____ about my room when she got there.

was always complaining
has always complained
would always complained
had always been complaining

Choose the underlined part that needs correction.

They edited the transcripts of the recording at 7 p.m. yesterday.

edited
of
the
at

Choose the underlined part that needs correction.

While other people were talking to each other, he read his book.

While
talking
each other
read

Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first.

I visited many places of interest during my stay in Da Nang.

=> While ...........

Choose the best sentence that can be made from the words given.

I / wait / my mother / suddenly / woman / look like her / come towards / me.

While I have waited for my mother, suddenly a woman that looked like her came towards me.
While I was waiting for my mother, suddenly a woman who looked like her came towards me.
When I was waiting for my mother, suddenly a woman looked like her came towards me.
While I waited for my mother, suddenly a woman whom looked like her was coming towards me.