Class: ANC5.2 – Ms.

Thu Hai
Student’s name: ___________________________
Topic: PAST CONTINUOUS

Exercise 1. Fill in the blanks below to complete the sentences.

1. A: ___________ they watching TV at midnight? B: No, they ___________.
2. We ___________ eating lunch in the cafeteria at noon.
3. A: ___________ you talking on the phone a few minutes ago? B: No, I __________.
4. I ___________ walking home when I saw the car accident.
5. My classmate and I ___________ studying together at the library.
6. While he ___________ cleaning the house, we ___________ cooking.
7. A: What ___________ you doing at one o’clock? B: I ___________ sleeping.
8. The car engine ___________ working, so I had to fix it.
9. A: ___________ you listening to the teacher? B: Yes, I ___________.
10. At seven o’clock, Mr. Smith ___________ robbing the bank.
11. Steven ___________ doing his homework, he was playing with his friends.
12. It ___________ raining last night, so I took my umbrella.
13. Anne ___________ studying in London last year.
14. I ___________ working as a teacher when I first met your mother.
15. We ___________ swimming while you ___________ playing volleyball.

Exercise 2. Choose the correct question which is formed by the given words.
1. (they / take the exam?)

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A. Were they taking the exam?
B. Were they take the exam?
C. Was they took the exam?
D. Was they taking the exam?
2. (I / not / stay in my room)
A. I didn’t staying in my room.
B. I weren’t staying in my room.
C. I wasn’t stay in my room.
D. I wasn’t staying in my room.
3. (you / make dinner?)
A. Were you make dinner?
B. Were you made dinner?
C. Were you making dinner?
D. Did you making dinner?
4. (they / drink coffee when you arrived?)
A. Were they drink coffee when you arrived?
B. Are they drinking coffee when you arrived?
C. Were they drinking coffee when you arrived?
D. Were they drinking coffee when you arrived?
5. (when / we / sleep?)
A. When were we sleeping?
B. When were we sleep?
C. Were when we sleeping?
D. When was we sleep?
6. (they / study / at 7 p.m. / last night)
A. They studied at 7 p.m. last night.
B. They were studing at 7 p.m. last night.
C. They were studying at 7 p.m. last night.
D. They was studing at 7 p.m. last night.
7. (we / talk when the accident happened)
A. We was talking when the accident happened.
B. We were talking when the accident were happened.

C. We talked when the accident happened.

D. We were talking when the accident happened.
8. (he / not / exercise enough)
A. He wasn’t exercised enough.
B. He wasn’t exercising enough.
C. He didn’t exercising enough.

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D. He was not exercise enough.
9. (I / talk too much?)
A. Was I talking too much?
B. Was I talk too much?
C. Did I talking too much?
D. Were I talked too much?
10. (it / not / snow)
A. It wasn’t snowing.
B. It wasn’t snow.
C. It didn’t snowing.
D. It not was snowing.
11. (she / work when I / called)
A. She working when I called.
B. She was work when I was called.
C. She was working when I called.
D. She were working when I called.
12. (they / not / talk)
A. They not were talking.
B. They weren’t talk.
C. They didn’t talking.
D. They weren’t talking.
13. (where / I / stay?)
A. Where was I stay?
B. Where was I staying?
C. Was where I staying?
D. Where were I staying?
14. (why / he / study on a Saturday night?)
A. Why did he studying on a Saturday night?
B. Why was he studying on a Saturday night?
C. Why is he study on a Saturday night?
D. Why was he studing on a Saturday night?
15. (I / go to school when you saw me)
A. I am going to school when you saw me.
B. I was go to school when you saw me.
C. I was going to school when you saw me.
D. I go to school when you saw me.

Exercise 3. Complete the following sentences with the correct form (Past Simple or Past Continuous).
1. A: What (you, do) ___________________ when you heard that noise?
B: I (try) ___________________ to change a light bulb that had burnt out.

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2. After I (find) ___________________ the wallet full of money, I (go, immediately) ___________________ to the police and (turn)
___________________ it in.
3. The doctor (say) ___________________ that Brian (be) ___________________ too weak to go to work and that he (need)
___________________ to stay at home for a few of days.
4. My best friend (arrive) ___________________ at my house a little before 9:00 pm, but I (be, not) ___________________ there. I
(study) ___________________ at the library for my final exam.
5. John is in the living room working on his computer. At this time yesterday, he (work, also) ___________________ on his computer.
That’s all he ever does!
6. A: I (call) ___________________ you last night after dinner, but you (be, not) ___________________ there. Where were you?
B: I (work) ___________________ out at the gym.
7. When I (walk) ___________________ into the busy office, the secretaries (talk) __________________ on the phone with customers, a
clerk (work) ___________________ at his desk, and two managers (discuss) ___________________.
8. I (watch) ___________________ a thriller on T.V. when the electricity went out. Now I am never going to find out how the film ends.
9. Samantha (be) ___________________ in the room when Bob (tell) ___________________ me what happened, but she didn't hear
anything because she (listen, not) ___________________.
10. It’s strange that you (call) ___________________ because I (think, just) ___________________ about you.
11. The Titanic (cross) ___________________ the Atlantic when it (strike) ___________________ an iceberg.
12. When I entered the store, I (walk) ___________________ over to a man who (sell) _______________ fruit and (buy)
_______________ a banana.
13. The firemen (rescue) ___________________ the old woman who (be) ___________________ trapped on the third floor of the
burning building.
14. I was very upset! He (leave) ___________________ his dirty dishes in the sink.
15. Samantha (live) __________________ in Cambridge for more than two years. In fact, she (live) ___________________ there when I
was a student.

Exercise 4. Write the past simple form of these regular and irregular verbs.
1. cry ________________
2. travel ________________
3. send ________________
4. enjoy ________________
5. stop ________________
6. break ________________
7. fall ________________
8. chat ________________
9. happen ________________
10. say ________________
11. know ________________
12. try ________________
13. cut ________________
14. turn ________________

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Exercise 5. Complete the sentences with the past simple form of the verbs in Exercise 4.
1. Last summer, my friend and I ________________around the south of France. We really ________________ourselves.
2. ________________ you ________________ at the end of the film? I thought it was really sad.
3. Sarah is very angry. What ________________ you ________________ to her? You ________________ to her yesterday.
4. I ________________ my grandmother an email yesterday with a photo but she (not) ________________ how to open the attachment!
5. My mobile phone ________________ on the floor but the screen (not) ________________. That was lucky!
6. I didn’t see the accident. It all ________________ very quickly.
7. My PC was making a strange noise so I ________________ using it and ________________ it off.
8. We ________________ to open the box with a knife but my dad ________________ himself. There was blood everywhere!

Exercise 6. Write the -ing form of the verbs.

1. Attach ________________
2. Tie ________________
3. Run ________________
4. Save ________________
5. Give ________________
6. Get ________________
7. Delete ________________
8. Change ________________
9. Upload ________________
10. Think ________________
11. Win ________________
12. Spot ________________
13. Serve ________________
14. Realize ________________

Exercise 7. Complete the sentences with the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
1. I (make) ________________my dinner at 8 o’clock last night.
2. Joe and Sam (use) ________________the wrong program in IT yesterday.
3. Who was that guy you (dance) ________________with at the party?
4. Paula (come) ________________home from school when she saw an accident.
5. In 1999 my father (live) ________________in Dublin. That’s where he met my mother.
6. He (open) ________________the box when he cut his finger.
7. This time last week, we (visit) ________________ my grandmother.
8. I (sit) ________________ at the back of the classroom so I couldn’t see the screen.
9. Andrew (insert) ________________ a photo into his document when the teacher stopped the class.
10. I (start) ________________ to do my homework when my friend sent me a message.

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