BÀI TẬP VẬN DỤNG Bài 7: Write the - ing form of the following verbs. Infinitive V-ing 1. Share 1 2. Tidy 2 3. Shut 3 4. Dial 4 5. Lie 5 Bài 8: Write sentences in the past continuous tense. 1. the snowman / melt / in the sun . ............................................................................................................................. 2. they / explore / a new territory . ............................................................................................................................. 3. the boss/ print out / a document. ............................................................................................................................. 4. the boy/ not / concentrate / on the task . ............................................................................................................................. 5. Michael/ not / practise / on the piano. ............................................................................................................................. Bài 9: Make questions for the underlined part of the sentence. 1. At six o'clock, Mike was reading the document. ............................................................................................................................. 2. Sarah was waiting for him in the park. ............................................................................................................................. 3. The students were talking about American culture. ............................................................................................................................. 4. The secretary was writing a letter. ............................................................................................................................. 5. Lisa was looking for her necklace. ............................................................................................................................. Bài 10: Put the verbs into the correct form (the past continuous tense). 1. When I phoned my friends, they (play) ________________ computer games. 2. Yesterday at six my sister (prepare) ________________ dinner. 3. The children (play) ________________ in the garden when it began to rain. 4. I (practice) ________________ the guitar when she came home. 5. They (not / cycle) ________________ all day. 6. While Tom (work) ________________ in his room, his friends (swim) ________________ in the pool. 7. I tried to tell my mother the truth but she (not/ listen) ________________ 8. What (you / do) yesterday________________? Bài 11: Complete the text with the verbs in the box using the pastcontinuous tense. smoke bark hold walk wear eat sleep drink walk read It was exactly nine o'clock. Outside, it was raining. We (1) __________ our books in the living room, and our 9-year-old twins (2) __________ quietly in their bedroom. My husband (3)__________ a cup of tea, and my father (4) __________a cigarette. Our 16-year-old daughter (5) __________ towards the door. She (6) __________her dark blue raincoat and she (7) __________ an umbrella. She (8)__________a chocolate bar. Our cats (9)__________beside her, and our dog (10)__________ loudly. It was a normal evening. Suddenly, two men jumped through the window! Bài 12: Circle the correct answer in the bracket. 1. I_____ - I didn't hear you come in . (was sleeping/ slept) 2. I_____ to see her twice, but she wasn't home. (was coming/ came) 3. What_____ ? - I was watching TV. (did you do/ were you doing) 4. He was a character who _____from the rich and gave to the poor. (stole/ was stealing) 5. Hey, did you talk to her? Yes, I _____to her. (was talking/ talked) 6. I _____ home very late last night. (came/ was coming) 7. When_____ a cold? (did you have/ were you having) 8. _____a good time in Paris? Yes, I had a blast! (Were you having/ Did you have) 9. We _____ breakfast when she walked into the room. (had/ were having) 10. Last month I decided to buy a new car, and today I finally _____it. (bought/ was buying) Bài 13: Complete the text using the correct form of the verb in the brackets in either the past simple or past continuous. This morning (1. be) __________ terrible! I (2. wake up) __________late and I (3. rush) __________to get to school on time when I (4. remember) __________ that I (5. forget) __________ my homework at Tom's house last night. We (6. study) __________ together when my mom (7. call) __________ and (8. tell) __________ me to come home for dinner. Then, while I (9. brush) __________ my teeth, I (10. realize) __________that I had a test in English that I didn't study for! I (11. be) __________ so upset that I (12. get) __________toothpaste on my shirt and had to change my clothes! I (13. miss) __________ the bus and had to walk to school. It (14. be) __________ awful!