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Past simple or past continuous?

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The first one is more natural if you are referring to an action that was in progress at 8 o'clock. But it is not possible to omit the subject in English, pronoun " I " in this case.

If you are referring to an action that was concluded before 8 o'clock, you should use Past Perfect and a different preposition, " by 8 o'clock" in this case.

E.g.: I had finished my homework by 8 o'clock last night.

Both sentences are syntactically incorrect, i.e. the word order is not respected. 

You have two options: 1) to use a comma for emphasis: At 8 o'clock last night , I was doing my homework; 2) to put the whole adverbial phrase after the object: I was doing my homework at 8 o'clock last night .

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Past Continuous

The Past Continuous Tense

The  past continuous  is used to describe:.

• past action in progress at a given point in time:  She was still working at eight o’clock yesterday evening. 
• past action in progress interrupted by another past action:  She was leaving when the phone rang.
• simultaneous past actions:  While Jane was getting dressed, Tom was enjoying his drink.

Time expressions:

• at 3 o’clock yesterday
• all morning
• the whole day
• from 6 till 7

Past Continuous and Past Simple

• We often use the Past Continuous with the Past Simple . We use the Past Simple for a short/complete action: I broke my leg.
• We use the Past Continuous for a longer activity in progress in the past: I was playing football.
• Before the Past Continuous we often use when or while : While I was playing football, I broke my leg. I broke my  leg when I was playing football.
• Before the Past Simple we normally use when : What were you doing when the accident happened?

Exercise 1. Use the verbs in brackets in the Present Continuous or Past Continuous.

• I (to write) an English exercise now.
• I (to write) an English exercise at this time yesterday.
• My little sister (to sleep) now.
• My little sister (to sleep) at this time yesterday.
• My friends (not to do) their homework now. They (to play) volleyball.
• My friends (not to do) their homework at seven o’clock yesterday. They (to play) volleyball.
• She (to read) the whole evening yesterday.
• She (not to read) now. She (to go) to school.
• What you (to do) now? — I (to drink) tea.
• You (to drink) tea at this time yesterday? — No, I (not to drink) tea at this time yesterday, I (to eat) a banana.
• My sister is fond of reading. She (to read) the whole evening yesterday, and now she (to read) again.
• Look! My cat (to play) with a ball.
• When I went out into the garden, the sun (to shine) and birds (to sing) in the trees.
• You (to eat) ice cream now?
• You (to eat) ice cream when I rang you up yesterday?
• What your father (to do) now?
• What your father (to do) from eight till nine yesterday?
• Why she (to cry) now? Why she (to cry) when I saw her yesterday?

Exercise 2. Use the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple or Past Continuous Tense.

• I (to go) to the cinema yesterday.
• I (to go) to the cinema at four o’clock yesterday.
• I (to go) to the cinema when you met me.
• I (to do) my homework the whole evening yesterday.
• I (to do) my homework when mother came home.
• I (to do) my homework yesterday.
• I (to do) my homework from five till eight yesterday.
• I (to do) my homework at six o’clock yesterday.
• I (not to play) the piano yesterday. I (to write) a letter to my friend.
• I (not to play) the piano at four o’clock yesterday. I (to read) a book.
• He (not to sleep) when father came home. He (to do) his homework.
• When I (to go) to school the day before yesterday, I met Mike and Pete. They (to talk) and (to laugh). They told me a funny story. Soon I (to laugh), too. I still (to laugh) when we came to school. After school I (to tell) this story at home. My father and mother (to like) it very much.
• When we were in the country last summer, I (to go) to the wood one day. In the wood I (to find) a little fox cub. I (to bring) it home. I (to decide) to tame the cub. Every day I (to feed) it and (to take) care of it. I (to tame) it the whole summer. Now the fox cub is quite tame. It lives in my house.
• I (to play) computer games yesterday.
• I (to play) computer games at five o’clock yesterday.
• He (to play) computer games from two till three yesterday.
• We (to play) computer games the whole evening yesterday.
• My brother (not to play) tennis yesterday. He (to play) tennis the day before yesterday.
• My sister (not to play) the piano at four o’clock yesterday. She (to play) the piano the whole evening.
• . When I came into the kitchen, my mother (to cook). She (to cook) the whole day yesterday.
• We (to wash) the floor in our flat yesterday. We (to wash) the floor in our flat from three till four yesterday.
• You (to do) your homework yesterday?
• You (to do) your homework from eight till ten yesterday?
• Why she (to sleep) at seven o’clock yesterday?
• He (to sit) at the table the whole evening yesterday.
• What Nick (to do) when you came to his place?
• What you (to do) when I rang you up?
• I (not to sleep) at nine o’clock yesterday.
• What he (to do) yesterday? — He (toread) a book.
• What he (to do) the whole evening yesterday? — He (to read) a book.

Compare these sentences:

• When mother came home, I was reading .
• When mother was reading , I came home.

Exercise 3. Use the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple or Past Continuous.

• When I (to come) home, my little sister (to sleep).
• When Nick (to come) home, his brother (to play) with his toys.
• When mother (to come) home, I (to do) my homework.
• When father (to come) home, Pete (to sleep).
• When mother (to come) home, the children (to play) on the carpet.
• When I (to get) up, my mother and father (to drink) tea.
• When I (to come) to my friend’s place, he (to watch) TV.
• When I (to see) my friends, they (to play) football.
• When I (to open) the door, the cat (to sit) on the table.
• When Kate (to open) the door, the children (to dance) round the Christmas tree.
• When Tom (to cross) the street, he (to fall)
• When I (to go) to school, I (to meet) my friend.
• When we (to go) to the cinema, we (to meet) our grandmother.
• When grandmother (to go) home, she (to see) many children in the yard.
• When Henry (to walk) about in the forest, he (to find) a bear cub.
• When we (to walk) about in the forest, we (to see) a hare.
• When I (to wash) the floor, I (to find) my old toy under the sofa.
• When granny (to read) a book on the sofa, she (to fall) asleep.
• When I (to play) in the yard, I suddenly (to see) my old friend.
• When Nick (to run) about in the yard, he (to fall).
• The girl (to cook) dinner when the lights (to go) out. She (to burn) herself.
• The boy (to hurt) himself while he (to skate).
• When the woman (to enter) the room, the children (to feed) the goldfish.
• When I (to visit) my friends in Denmark, I (to buy) two presents for my family.
• When it (to start) to rain, we (to bathe) in the river.
• Yesterday at one o’clock I (to have) lunch at the canteen.
• When he (to come) in, I (to do) my exercises.
• What you (to do) at eight o’clock yesterday?
• At this time yesterday I (to go) home.
• You (to sleep) when I (to go) out.
• He (to read) on the sofa when I (to come) in and (to sit) down beside him.
• I (to walk) along the street with my friend when a tram (to pass).
• She (to look) out of the window when I (to see) her.
• We (to answer) the teacher’s questions when the headmistress (to enter) the classroom.
• They (to drink) tea when I (to come) home.
• He (to walk) along the river when a boat (to pass).
• The old man (to think) about his plan when he (to fall) asleep.
• We (to listen) to an interesting lecture yesterday.
• When I (to enter) the classroom, the teacher (to write) words on the blackboard and the pupils (to copy) them into their exercise books.
• They (to get) ready to go out when it (to begin) raining.

Exercise 4. Use the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple or Past Continuous.

• I (to go) to the theatre yesterday. At seven o’clock yesterday I (to go) to the theatre.
• What you (to do) at 5 o’clock yesterday? — I (to play) the piano.
• When I (to come) to school, the children (to stand) near the classroom.
• We (to play) in the yard the whole evening yesterday.
• When I (to prepare) breakfast in the morning, I (to cut) my finger.
• Last year I (to go) to the United States.
• You (to go) to Great Britain last year? — No, I (to go) to France.
• What you (to do) yesterday? — I (to translate) a very long article.
• When I (to ring) up my friend, he (to sleep).
• When grandfather (to watch) TV, he (to fall) asleep.
• When my friend (to come) to see me, I (to do) my homework.
• When I (to go) to the stadium, I (to meet) Kate and Ann.
• When Nick (to call) me yesterday, I (to help) mother.
• When the children (to walk) through the wood, they (to see) a fox.
• When I (to come) home, my sister (to wash) the floor.
• When Mike (to play) in the yard, he (to find) a ball.
• When I (to draw) yesterday, I (to break) two pencils.
• When I (to meet) Tom, he (to go) to the shop.
• When I (to look) out of the window, the children (to play) hide-and-seek.

Exercise 5. Use the verbs in brackets in Past Simple or Past Continuous Tenses.

Pay attention to these sentences:.

• Father was reading at 7 o’clock yesterday. (the action is in progress – Past Continuous)
• Father came home at 7 o’clock yesterday. (completed action – Past Simple)
• Father (to watch) TV at ten o’clock yesterday.
• I (to go) to bed at nine o’clock yesterday.
• I (to finish) my homework at nine o’clock yesterday.
• I (to play) the piano at five o’clock yesterday.
• He (to begin) to do his homework at four o’clock yesterday.
• She (to wash) the floor at four o’clock yesterday.
• I (to meet) Nick at three o’clock yesterday.
• When I (to come) home, Kate (to play) the piano.
• They (to play) in the yard in the evening yesterday.
• They (to play) in the yard the whole evening yesterday.
• I (to clean) my teeth at eight o’clock in the morning yesterday.
• We (to go) to the wood in summer.
• When the teacher (to open) the door of the classroom, the students (to sit) at their desks.
• He (to get) up at seven o’clock yesterday.
• Father (to come) home at six o’clock yesterday.
• I (to read) a book at six o’clock yesterday.
• She (to fall) asleep at eleven o’clock yesterday.
• Mother (to drink) tea at eleven o’clock yesterday.
• The cat (to take) a piece of fish and then (to run) away.
• He (to read) a newspaper when I (to come) in.
• Yesterday I (to get) up at seven o’clock.
• The train (to arrive) at fifteen minutes to ten.
• He (to put) on his coat and cap, (to open) the door and (to go) out.
• At this time yesterday I (to sit)in the theatre.
• I (to go) to the university when I (to see) him.
• At this time yesterday we (to have) dinner.
• He (to write) a letter when I (to come) in.
• He (to make) a report when I (to leave) the meeting.
• Yesterday he (to write) a letter to his friend.
• When I (to look) at them, they (to smile) at me.
• What you (to do) at six o’clock yesterday?
• I (to go) to bed at half past eleven.
• Yesterday the lesson (to begin) at nine o’clock.
• When somebody (to knock) at the door, she (to argue) with her husband.
• When Pete (to jog) in the park in the morning, he (to lose) his phone.
• When the police (to take) the thief to the car, I (to go) to the cinema.
• He (to shave) when he (to hear) her scream.
• They (to go) to the wood last Sunday?
• When they (to sail) down the river they (to see) a little island.
• We (to work) the whole morning yesterday.
• Mother (to cook) dinner at three o’clock yesterday.
• She (to finish) cooking at four o’clock yesterday.
• At half past four yesterday we (to have) dinner.
• They (to translate) a difficult text yesterday.
• I (to open) the window at six o’clock yesterday.
• You (to go) to the cinema yesterday?
• I (not to see) Mike last week.
• When I (to open) the door, my friends (to sit) around the table.
• When you (to begin) doing your homework yesterday?
• We (to discuss) the latest news from three till four.

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I’ll see you at five o’clock .

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The helicopter took off at midday and headed for the island.

with particular points in the week:

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At the New Year , millions of people travel home to be with their families (but we say on your birthday).

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What time are you leaving? (preferred to At what time are you leaving? )

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I won’t say goodbye because we’ll be seeing each other again in three days’ time . We can also say in three days, without time, in this example.

He ran the marathon in six hours and 20 minutes .

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What do you usually do at the weekend ? Do you go away?

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English Grammar Exercises: Past continuous

Exercise  1   .

1    (at 8 o’clock yesterday evening) …………………….

2    (at 5 o’clock last Monday) …………………….

3    (at 10.15 yesterday morning) …………………….

4    (at 4.30 this morning) …………………….

5    (at 7.45 yesterday evening) …………………….

6    (half an hour ago) …………………….

1   I was having dinner

2   I was on a bus on my way home.

3   I was working.

4   I was in bed asleep.

5   I was getting ready to go out.

6   I was watching TV at home.

Exercise  2   

Use your own ideas to complete the sentences. Use the past continuous.

1   Matt phoned while we …………………….

2   The doorbell rang while I …………………….

3   The car began to make a strange noise when we …………………….

4   Jessica fell asleep while she …………………….

5   The television was on, but nobody …………………….

1   were having dinner

2   was having a shower

3   were driving home

4   was reading the paper

5   was watching it

Exercise  3   

Put the verb into the correct form, past continuous or past simple.

I ……………………. (see) Sue in town yesterday, but she ……………………. (not I see) me. She ……………………. (look) the other way.

I ……………………. (meet) Tom and jane at the airport a few weeks ago. They ……………………. (go) to Paris and I ……………………. (go) to Rome. We ……………………. (have) a chat while we ……………………. (wait) for our flights.

I ……………………. (cycle) home yesterday when a man ……………………. (step) out into the road in front of me. I ……………………. (go) quite fast, but luckily I ……………………. (manage) to stop in time and ……………………. (not / hit) him.

1   saw … didn’t see … was looking

2   met … were going … was going … had … were waiting / waited

3   was cycling … stepped … was going … managed … didn’t hit

Exercise  4   

1   Jenny ……………………. (wait) for me when I ……………………. (arrive).

2   ‘What ……………………. (you I do) at this time yesterday?’ ‘I was asleep.’

3   ‘ ……………………. (you / go) out last night?’ ‘No, I was too tired.’

4   How fast ……………………. (you I drive) when the accident ……………………. (happen)?

5   Sam ……………………. (take) a picture of me while I ……………………. (not / look).

6   We were in a very difficult position. We ……………………. (not / know) what to do.

7   I haven’t seen Alan for ages. When I last ……………………. (see) him, he……………………. (try) to find a job.

8   I ……………………. (walk) along the street when suddenly I ……………………. (hear) footsteps behind me. Somebody ……………………. (follow) me. I was scared and I ……………………. (start) to run.

9   When I was young, I ……………………. (want) to be a pilot.

10   Last night I ……………………. (drop) a plate when I ……………………. (do) the washing-up. Fortunately it ……………………. (not I break).

1   was waiting

2   were you doing

3   Did you go

4   were you driving … happened

5   took … wasn’t looking

6   didn’t know

7   saw … was trying

8   was walking … heard … was

    following … started

10   dropped … was doing … didn’t break

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I will <do> <have done> the work by 5 o’clock

1. I will do the work by 5 o’clock .

It means that we will be able to say " I'm doing the work ." at some moment before 5 o'clock inclusive. That is we don't mean the work will already be done/finished by that time.

2. I will have done the work by 5 o’clock .

It means that we will be able to say " I have done the work ." at some moment before 5 o'clock inclusive. That is we mean the work will already be done/finished by that time.

Thus I look at 1. and 2. as at the absolutely different sentences. But as far as I'm concerned, for the native speakers they are identical and both mean the work will already be done/finished by 5 o'clock. Hence my considerations are wrong.

So, could you explain to me please why my logic is not correct?

• future-time
• future-perfect
• future-tense

• You may also wish to consider this phrasing: I will have the work done by 5 o'clock. –  Max Commented Jul 11, 2019 at 0:24

2 Answers 2

To "do the work" means to complete the work.

do 4 d. to perform or complete a job or a piece of work He’s just doing a few jobs around the house. Have you done your math assignment yet? He did his Ph.D. at Harvard.

Macmillan Dictionary

If I say, "I will do my homework before dinner," I do not mean I will begin working on my homework before dinner , I mean I will start and finish my homework before dinner .

In other words, we do mean that the work will already be finished by that time.

The two example sentences mean almost the same thing. The promised outcome is the same - the work will be finished. The first emphasizes the doing of the work. The second emphasizes the (completed) state of the work.

• With present time as in “He’s just doing a few jobs around the house.”, “do” doesn’t mean “complete”, i.e. it shows us that the jobs are in progress and there isn’t any mention that these jobs come to the end. But with future time “do” begins to mean the end of some process. Is it the right conclusion I made from your post? Thanks! –  Loviii Commented Jul 10, 2019 at 21:36
• @Loviii, your understanding is probably correct. The general rule with present progressive verbs ("ing") is that they are in process. "I'm completing the work" means I am in the process of making it complete . So "doing jobs around the house" should mean in the process of completing the housework . However, there's less of an implication with doing that the work will be done when you stop doing it. Do is overstuffed with meaning, so its usage is more complicated. But generally, "will do it" means will complete it and "doing it" means in the process of completing it . –  Juhasz Commented Jul 10, 2019 at 22:07
• Do we imply, using present tense with " do " as for example in “ He’s just doing a few jobs around the house .”, that he will soon cease performing these jobs? Thanks! –  Loviii Commented Jul 10, 2019 at 22:27
• @Lovii, yes, sort of. It depends on what you mean by "soon." "Doing it" does seem to imply that the end is in sight. For instance, this would be an unusual use: "I heard you were building a new house." "Yes I'm doing it now." Building a house is too big of a project to "be doing." On the other hand, this is fairly natural, "I heard you were going to install the wiring in the new house." "Yes, I'm doing it now." It might take all day to "do it," but if that qualifies as "soon," then yes, that's what it implies. –  Juhasz Commented Jul 10, 2019 at 22:55
• And if we have the next example: Bob’s brother is going to Bob’s house in the morning but he doesn’t know that Bob has decided to do the wiring today and already begun to do it. Near the house the brother sees Bob’s wife. He asks: “Where is Bob?”. The wife answers: “He’s doing the wiring inside the house.” Could the wife say so if she knew that Bob will be busy all day, doing the wiring? Thanks! –  Loviii Commented Jul 11, 2019 at 0:41

This will not always be the case but I tend to see the first sentence as a response for when someone is waiting specifically for the result of the work; and the second sentence when someone is waiting for my availability (e.g. to do more work).

Consider the following conversations:

Alice: Have you finished the TPS reports? Management need to look at them tomorrow morning. Bob: I'll do them [the TPS reports] by 5 o'clock.

Alice: I need you to start working on the TPS reports. When will you be finished with the aggregations? Bob: I'll have them [the aggregations] done by 5 o'clock.

That said, both of your sentences can reasonably be used to satisfy the first conversation.

The implicit guarantee, in either case, is that the work will be finished by 5 o'clock. You would nearly always advise the person you were speaking to as to when they should expect that their progress can continue.

If you wanted to express you would still be working on something at 5 o'clock (i.e. it will not be finished), you could use alternatives, such as:

• I won't have the work done by 5 o'clock
• It won't be done by 5 o'clock
• I hadn't planned on starting this until 5 o'clock (i.e. by your choice)
• I can't start this until 5 o'clock (i.e. because something else prevents it)
• I'll still be doing the work at 5 o'clock
• I'll still be working on this at 5 o'clock (i.e. so I can't do something else)
• I'll still be at work at 5 o'clock (i.e. so you cannot meet someone elsewhere)

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Past Progressive – Exercise 01

Daily routines

Exercise on Simple Present - Present Progressive

Complete the story. Use Simple Present and Present Progressive.

• It (be) early in the morning.
• Sally (get) out of bed, (open) the window and (go) into the bathroom.
• Then she (have) breakfast.
• After breakfast, Sally usually (cycle) to school.
• After school, she (go) back home.
• Sally usually (eat) her lunch at home.
• In the afternoons, she first (do) her homework and then she (meet) her friends in the park.
• What (do / she) now?
• She (play) the guitar.
• Her friends (listen) and some of them (sing) along.
• When Sally (come) home in the evening, she (have) dinner and then she (watch) TV.
• She (go) to bed at about 8 o'clock every day.

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Thì quá khứ tiếp diễn (Past Continuous) là gì? Cách dùng công thức và bài tập có đáp án chi tiết

Thì quá khứ tiếp diễn - The past continuous tense

A. diễn đạt hành động đang xảy ra tại một thời điểm trong quá khứ.

We were having dinner at 7 p.m yesterday. (Vào lúc 7 giờ tối qua, chúng tôi đang ăn tối.)

b. Diễn đạt hai hành động xảy ra đồng thời trong quá khứ

While I was doing my homework, my sister was listening to music. (Trong khi tôi đang làm bài tập thì chị gái tôi nghe nhạc.)

c. Diễn đạt hành động đang xảy ra thì có hành động khác xen vào

When she was having a bath, the telephone rang. (Trong khi cô ấy đang tắm thì chuông điện thoại kêu.)

+ Câu khẳng định (+): S+ was/ were + V-ing

+ Câu phủ định (-): S+ was/ were + (not)+ V-ing

+ Câu nghi vấn (?): Was/ were + S + V-ing? Ví dụ:

(+) I was thinking about him last night.

®(-): I wasn't thinking about him last night.

®(?): Were you thinking about him last night?

Dấu hiệu nhận biết thì quá khứ tiếp diễn

-Trong cấu có các trạng từ chỉ thời gian trong quá khứ kèm theo thời điểm xác định.

+ at + giờ + thời gian trong quá khứ (at 12 o'clock last night,...)

+ at this time + thời gian trong quá khứ (at this time two weeks ago,...)

- Trong câu có "when” khi diễn tả một hành động đang xảy ra và một hành động khác xen vào.

Bài tập áp dụng

Exercise 1: Chia dạng đúng của động từ của thì trong ngoặc ở thì thích hợp.

• At this time yesterday we (play) tennis in the schoolyard.
• At 7 p.m yesterday he (watch) TV.
• Yesterday while my father (watch) TV, my mother (read) the newspaper, my sister (do) her homework and I (play) chess with my friend.
• What were you doing when I phoned you? I (have) a bath.
• She (do) her homework at the time yesterday.
• Marry (water) the flowers at 3 p.m yesterday.
• They (visit) the zoo at ten o'clock yesterday.
• Peter and I (do) the exercise at this time last night.
• At 7 p.m last night my father (feed) the pigeons.
• At this time last year we (learn) English in London.

Exercise 2: Chia dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc ở thì quá khứ đơn và quá khứ tiếp diễn.

• When I (arrive) at this house, he still (sleep)
• The light (go) out while we (have) dinner.
• Bill (have) breakfast when I (stop) at this house this morning.
• When I (come) to his house, he (work)
• As we (cross) the street, we (see) an accident.

6. Tom (see) a serious accident while he (stand) at the bus stop.

• The children (play) football when their mother (come) back home.
• The bell (ring) while Tom (take) a bath.
• He (sit) in a car when I (see) him.
• We (clean) the house when she (come) yesterday.

Exercise 1:

®Đáp án: were playing

®Đáp án: was watching

®Đáp án: was watching; was reading; was doing; was playing

®Đáp án: was having

• She (do) her homework at the time yesterday .

®Đáp án: was doing

®Đáp án: was watering

®Đáp án: were visiting

• Peter and I (do) the exercise at this time last night

®Đáp án: were doing

®Đáp án: was feeding

®Đáp án: were learning

Exercise 2:

Kết hợp thì: Một hành động đang diễn ra thì một hành động khác xen vào.

+ Hành động nào xảy ra trước chia thì quá khứ tiếp diễn.

+ Hành động nào xảy ra sau chia thì quá khứ đơn.

l. When I (arrive) at his house, he still (sleep)

Tạm dịch : Khi tôi đến nhà anh ấy, anh ấy vẫn đang ngủ.

®Đáp án: arrived; was still sleeping

Tạm dịch : Điện mất trong khi chúng tôi đang ăn tối.

®Đáp án: went; were having

Tạm dịch : Bill đang ăn sáng thì tôi ghé qua nhà vào sáng nay.

Tạm dịch : Khi tôi đến nhà anh ấy, anh ấy đang làm việc.

®Đáp án: came; was working

Tạm dịch : Khi chúng tôi đang băng qua đường thì chúng tôi trông thấy một vụ tai nạn.

®Đáp án: were crossing; saw

• Tom (see) a serious accident while he (stand) at the bus stop.

Tạm dịch : Tom chứng kiến một vụ tai nạn thảm khốc khi đang đứng đợi ở điểm xe buýt.

®Đáp án: saw; was standing

Tạm dịch : Lũ trẻ đang chơi đá bóng thì mẹ chúng về.

®Đáp án: were playing; came

Tạm dịch : Chuông kêu trong khi Tom đang tắm.

®Đáp án: rang; was taking

Tạm dịch : Anh ấy đang ngồi trong ô tô thì tôi nhìn thấy anh ấy.

®Đáp án: was sitting; saw

• We (clean) the house when she (come) yesterday,

Tạm dịch : Chúng tôi đang dọn nhà thì cô ấy đến.

Luyện bài tập vận dụng tại đây!

TIẾNG ANH LỚP 12

CHUYÊN ĐỀ 1: NGỮ PHÁP

• A.1. THÌ ĐỘNG TỪ - VERB TENSES
• A.2. SỰ PHỐI HỢP THÌ – THE SEQUENCE OF TENSES
• A.3. SỰ HOÀ HỢP GIỮA CHỦ NGỮ VÀ ĐỘNG TỪ SUBJECT AND VERB AGREEMENTS
• A.4. ĐỘNG TỪ KHUYẾT THIẾU – MODAL VERBS
• A.5. CỤM ĐỘNG TỪ - PHRASAL VERBS
• A.6. THỨC GIẢ ĐỊNH - THE SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD
• A.7. DANH ĐỘNG TỪ (GERUND) VÀ ĐỘNG TỪ NGUYÊN MẪU (INFINITIVE VERB)
• A.8. CÂU HỎI ĐUÔI - TAG QUESTIONS
• A.9. SO SÁNH - COMPARISON
• A.10. TRẬT TỰ CỦA TÍNH TỪ - THE ORDERS OF THE ADJECTIVES
• A.11. MẠO TỪ - ARTICLES
• A.12. CẤU TẠO TỪ - WORD FORMS
• A.13. TỪ CHỈ SỐ LƯỢNG - EXPRESSIONS OF QUANTITY
• A.14. GIỚI TỪ - PREPOSITIONS
• A.15. LIÊN TỪ - CONJUNCTIONS
• A.16. CÂU BỊ ĐỘNG - PASSIVE VOICES
• A.17. CÂU ĐIỀU KIỆN - CONDITIONAL SENTENCES
• A.18. CÂU TƯỜNG THUẬT - REPORTED SPEECH
• A.19. ĐẢO NGỮ - INVERSIONS
• A.20. MỆNH ĐỀ QUAN HỆ - RELATIVE CLAUSES
• A.21. THÀNH NGỮ - IDIOMS
• A.22. CỤM TỪ CỐ ĐỊNH – COLLOCATIONS
• A.23. MỘT SỐ CẤU TRÚC THÔNG DỤNG

CHUYÊN ĐỀ 2: TỪ VỰNG (VOCABULARY)

• B.1. CHỦ ĐỀ 1: CULTURE IDENTITY
• B.2. CHỦ ĐỀ 2: EDUCATION
• B.3. CHỦ ĐỀ 3: URBANIZATION
• B.4. CHỦ ĐỀ 4: GLOBAL WARMING
• B.5. CHỦ ĐỀ 5: NATURAL IN DANGER
• B.6. CHỦ ĐỀ 6: ENERGY
• B.7. CHỦ ĐỀ 7: ENDANGERED SPECIES
• B.8. CHỦ ĐỀ 8: PRESERVATION
• B.9. CHỦ ĐỀ 9: VOLUNTEER WORK
• B.10. CHỦ ĐỀ 10: HEALTHY LIFESTYLE AND LONGEVITY
• B.11. CHỦ ĐỀ 11: LIFE STORIES
• B.12. CHỦ ĐỀ 12: FAMILY LIFE
• B.13. CHỦ ĐỀ 13: RELATIONSHIPS
• B.14. CHỦ ĐỀ 14: FILM AND MUSIC
• B.15. CHỦ ĐỀ 15: ENTERTAINMENT
• B.16. CHỦ ĐỀ 16: POPULATION
• B.17. CHỦ ĐỀ 17: GENDER EQUALITY
• B.18. CHỦ ĐỀ 18: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
• B.19. CHỦ ĐỀ 19: WONDERS OF THE WORLD
• B.20. CHỦ ĐỀ 20: JOBS
• B.21. CHỦ ĐỀ 21: LIFE IN THE FUTURE
• B.22. CHỦ ĐỀ 22: INVENTIONS
• B.23. CHỦ ĐỀ 23: WAYS OF SOCIALIZING
• B.24. CHỦ ĐỀ 24: INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
• B.25. CHỦ ĐỀ 25: MASS MEDIA
• B.26. CHỦ ĐỀ 26: SPORTS
• B.27. CHỦ ĐỀ 27: NEW WAYS TO LEARN
• B.28. CHỦ ĐỀ 28: CELEBRATIONS
• B.29. CHỦ ĐỀ 29: SPACE CONQUEST
• B.30. CHỦ ĐỀ 30: SCIENCE

CHUYÊN ĐỀ 3: NGỮ ÂM

• C.1. PHÁT ÂM - PRONUNCIATION
• C.2. TRỌNG ÂM - STRESS

CHUYÊN ĐỀ 4: ĐỌC HIỂU

• D.1. KỸ NĂNG ĐỌC HIỂU

CHUYÊN ĐỀ 5: ĐỌC ĐIỀN TỪ

• E.1. 3 DẠNG CHÍNH TRONG ĐIỀN TỪ VÀO ĐOẠN VĂN
• E.2. CÁC LOẠI CÂU HỎI TRONG ĐIỀN TỪ VÀO ĐOẠN VĂN

CHUYÊN ĐỀ 6: ĐỒNG - TRÁI NGHĨA

• F.1. TABLE OF SYNONYMS/ RELATED WORDS AND ANTONYMS

CHUYÊN ĐỀ 7: TÌM LỖI SAI

• G.1. LỖI SAI NGỮ PHÁP CẤU TẠO TỪ VÀ TỪ LOẠI
• G.2. CẤU TRÚC SONG SONG
• G.3. CÂU CHỦ ĐỘNG - CÂU BỊ ĐỘNG
• G.4. MỆNH ĐỀ

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