Câu 1

Study the examples. Then complete the rules with past simple and past continuous.

While they were skiing across Greenland, Mia fell through the ice.

They were skiing across Greenland when Mia fell through the ice.

RULES

1. We use the

  1. past continuous
  2. past simple
to describe past actions that were in progress.

2. We use the

  1. past simple
  2. past continuous
to interrupt the action that was in progress.

3. We often use when before the

  1. past simple
  2. past continuous
and while before the
  1. past simple
  2. past continuous
.

Câu 2

Match sentences halves.

Câu 3

Complete the sentences with when or while.

1. We found some old photographs

  1. while
  2. when
we were tidying our room.

2.

  1. While
  2. When
my mum came home, my sister was sleeping.

3. She started to cry

  1. while
  2. when
she was watching a movie.

Câu 4

Complete the sentences with when or while.

4. I saw an accident

  1. while
  2. when
I was waiting at the bus stop.

5.

  1. While
  2. When
you called me last night, I was studying for the test.

6. The students were doing an exercise

  1. while
  2. when
the bell rang.

Câu 5

Fill in the blanks using when or while.

1. Mr Tunny was running he saw a band playing in the park.

2. I was walking to school, I saw an old friend.

3. my boss phoned me, I was driving home.

Câu 6

Fill in the blanks using when or while.

4. I was surfing on the Internet the electricity went off.

5. I was looking for my wallet, I came across my old cap.

6. Our French teacher yelled at us we were talking during the exam.

Câu 7

Choose the correct forms.

1. He saw / was seeing an octopus while he swam / was swimming in the sea.

2. I did / was doing the washing-up when I dropped / was dropping a plate.

Câu 8

Choose the correct forms.

1. They drove / were driving across Europe when they had / were having an accident.

2. She fell / was falling off her bike while she cycled / was cycling in town.

Câu 9

Choose the correct option.

Ms Amy ____________ when she saw a huge brown bear behind the bushes.

were hiking
were hike
was hiking
was hike
Câu 10

Choose the correct option.

We _____________ home when the accident ___________.

were drive / happened
drove / happened
drove / was happening
were driving / happened
Câu 11

Choose the correct option.

The teachers ______________ around the table when I ______________ the teacher's room.

were sat / was entering
are sitting / entered
were sitting / entered
sat / was entering
Câu 12

Choose the correct option.

________ you ____________ my friends while you ______________ to school?

Did / saw / were going
Were / see / went
Are / see / went
Did / see / were going
Câu 13

Choose the correct option.

______ you __________ anything when I ______ you?

Were / doing / called
Were / doing / calling
Are / doing / called
Did / do / was calling
Câu 14

Choose the correct option.

I ______________ up and ______________ the teacher's room quietly while the teachers ______________ extra courses on Saturdays lively.

was standing / was leaving / still discussed
stood / left / still discussed
was standing / left / were still discussing
stood / left / were still discussing
Câu 15

Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.

1. Kiss (watch) a film when she (hear) the noise.

Câu 16

Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.

2. What (you/do) when I (call) you last night?

Câu 17

Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.

3. When the police (arrive) at the party, the music (play) very loud and everybody (shout).

Câu 18

Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.

4. It (be) a day last June. The sun (shine) and the birds (sing). I (walk) along the street when I (meet) an old friend.

Câu 19

Listen and choose the correct verbs.

She had a lot on her mind

And she didn't pay / didn't paid / wasn't paying attention

She was going way too fast

Before she know / knew / was knowing it

She was spinning / was spining / spinned on a thin black sheet of glass

She saw both their lives flash before her eyes

She wasn't even have / didn't have / didn't even have time to cry

She was so scared

She threw her hands up in the air

Câu 20

Complete the lyrics with a number or a verb in each blank.

Once I was 7 years old my momma 1

  1. told
  2. hold
  3. tell
me,

Go make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely

Once I was 7 years old

It 2

  1. was
  2. were
  3. wasn't
a big, big world but we 3
  1. thought
  2. were thinking
  3. think
we were bigger

Pushing each other to the limits, we 4

  1. were learning
  2. were learn
  3. were learn in
quicker

By 11 smoking herbs and drinking burning liquor

Never rich so we 5

  1. were
  2. was
  3. had
out to make that steady figure