2B. Past continuous (Thì quá khứ tiếp diễn)

1. Complete the sentences. Use the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

(Hoàn thành các câu sau. Dùng các dạng quá khứ tiếp diễn của các động từ trong ngoặc.)

1. At eight o'clock yesterday evening, Josh _____ (text) his girlfriend.

2. 'Why _____ they _____ (laugh) at me?'

3. You _____ (not pay) attention while I _____ (speak), were you?

4. Dave _____ (walk) down the street, _____ (eat) a sandwich.

5. Emma _____ (watch) TV and Lisa _____ (read) a magazine.

6. At midnight, Wendy _____ still _____ (do) her homework.

9. Read the answers and complete the questions.

(Đọc các câu trả lời và hoàn thành câu hỏi.)

1. What are you thinking about?

I'm thinking about my next holiday.

2. Who _____?

She danced with Tom

3. Who _____?

I'm looking for Zoe

4. Where _____?

They walked to the beach

5. What _____?

He's worried about his exams.

8. Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions in exercise 7.

(Làm việc theo cặp. Hỏi và trả lời các câu hỏi trong bài 7.)

1. I live in Hanoi.

(Tôi sống ở Hà Nội.)

2. I watched TV with my family.

(Tôi đã xem phim với gia đình.)

3. I got up at 7 a.m.

(Tôi đã dậy lúc 7 giờ sáng.)

4. I travelled to school by bus.

(Tôi đến trường bằng xe buýt.)

5. I go to the cinema once a week.

(Tôi đến rạp chiếu phim một lần một tháng.)

6. I sit next to my best friend.

(Tôi ngồi cạnh bạn thân của tôi.)

1D. Question words (Từ dùng để hỏi)

7. Complete the questions with the words below.

(Hoàn thành các câu hỏi với các từ bên dưới.)

How   How often   What   When   Where   Who

1. _____ do you live?

2. _____ did you do on Saturday evening?

3. _____ did you get up this morning?

4. _____ did you travel to school this morning?

5. _____ do you go to the cinema?

6. _____ do you sit next to in English lessons?

6. Complete the dialogue with the correct past simple form of the verbs be and can.

(Hoàn thành đoạn hội thoại sau với dạng quá khứ đơn đúng của động từ be hoặc can.)

Sam: You (1) _____ (not be) at the party last night. Where (2) _____ (you/ be)?

Leah: I (3) _____ (not can) go. My cousins (4) _____ (be) here, so I had to stay in.

Sam: 5 _____ (it/ be) fun?

Leah: Yes, it (6) _____ (be) good. We watched a film. It (7) _____ (be) a really funny comedy. (8) ____ (there/ be) a lot of people at the party?

Sam: No, not many. It (9) _____ (not be) much fun And the music (10) _____ (be) too loud! I (11) _____ (not can) hear what people were saying. The film sounds better!

5. Complete the sentences with the past simple negative form of the verbs below.

(Hoàn thành các câu dưới với thể quá khử và nghi vấn của các động từ bên dưới.)

be   can   enjoy   feel   leave   spend   study   win

1. I _____ the film. It was terrible!

2. Ben _____ talk until he was three.

3. We _____ the match. The score was 2 – 1 to the other team.

4. The weather _____ very good yesterday.

5. I _____ very well yesterday. I had a headache.

6. Joe failed the exam because he _____ for it.

7. We were late because we _____ early enough

8. Fred _____ all his pocket money. He saved some.

4. Complete the email. Use the past simple affirmative form of the verbs in brackets.

(Hoàn thành bức thư điện tử. Sử dụng thể khẳng định của thì quá khứ đơn cho các động từ trong ngoặc.)

Dear Abby

How are you? (1) _____ (see) Ryan yesterday and we (2) _____ (chat) for hours about Zak's party. We both (3) _____ (have) a great time. We really (4) _____ (enjoy) the music and the food (5) _____ (be) good too. Ryan (6) _____ (leave) just before midnight, but I (7) _____ (stay) until 2 a.m.! I (8) _____ (feel) so tired the next day! I hope Ryan's parents (9) _____ OK about the mess. They (10) _____ (go) out for the evening.

See you soon!

Ella

3. Complete the sentences with the past simple affirmative form of the verbs in brackets. All the verbs are regular.

(Hoàn thành các câu sau với dạng khẳng định của thì quá khử đơn cho các động từ trong ngoặc. Tất cả các động từ trong ngoặc đều có quy tắc.)

1. The train to Birmingham _____ (stop) at Oxford.

2. My friends _____ (work) very hard for their exams.

3. We _____ (try) some interesting dishes at the Lebanese restaurant.

4. Last night. I _____ (plan) my summer holiday.

5. You _____ (seem) very upset yesterday.

6. I _____ (chat)with my cousin for hours last night.

7. My uncle _____ (marry) his next-door neighbour.

8. Theo _____ (move) house three times last year.

Choose the best answer
61. The weather becomes _____
A. colder with colder     B. colder and colder
C. colder and more colder     D. more and more cold
62. The more he slept, ___ irritable he became
A. the most     B. the vey more     C. much more     D. the more
63. _____ he worked, the more he earned
A. The more hard     B. The hard     C. The harder    D. The hardest
64. ___ I get to know Jim, the more I like him
A. For more     B. More     C. The more     D. The most
65. The competition makes the price of goods ___
A. most cheap and cheap     B. cheaper and cheaper
C. more cheap and more cheap     D. cheaper and more cheaper
66. That factory is producing ___ pollution
A. more and more    B. better and better   C. less and least    D. more and less
67. The ___ I read about history, the ___ it makes me realize how relevant history is for us today
A. more/better     B. better/better     C. more/more     D. better/more
68. The less we study, the ___ we are
A. worse     B. bad     C. well     D. good
69. ___ the match was, the more spectators it attracted
A. The most interesting     B. The best interesting 
C. The more interesting     D. The interesting
70. The moer running water you see, ___
A. your bill will be higher     B. will be higher your bill
C. the higher your bill will be     D. the highest your bill will be

2. Write the correct past simple affirmative form of the verb be.

(Viết dạng quá khứ đơn khẳng định đúng của động từ be.)

1. I __ very relieved about my exam results.

2. The sports centre __ shut last weekend.

3. You __ cross with me for being late.

4. There __ five winners in last week's lottery.

5. Nobody __ at home this morning.

6. My grandfather __ a student at Harvard University.

7. We __ on holiday in China last August.

8. Adam's party __ amazing.