Thì quá khứ tiếp diễn (Past Continuous)

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Thì quá khứ tiếp diễn dùng để làm gì

Thì quá khứ tiếp diễn (Past continuous tense) là thì được dùng khi muốn nhấn mạnh diễn biến hay quá trình của sự vật hay sự việc hoăc thời gian sự vật hay sự việc đó diễn ra và đây là thì tiếng Anh mà nhiều bạn nhầm lẫn nhất.

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Thì quá khứ tiếp diễn công thức

Câu khẳng định/ phủ định

Cấu trúcS + was/were + (not) + V-ing
Ví dụ

– At three o’clock, I was hanging out with my friends. (Vào lúc 3 giờ, tôi đang đi chơi với bạn của tôi.)
– In 1994 they were working in a small town in Germany. (Vào năm 1994 họ đang làm việc tại một thị trấn nhỏ ở Đức.

Câu nghi vấn

Cấu trúc Q: Was / Were + S + V-ing?
A: Yes, S + was/were.
No, S + wasn’t/weren’t.
Ví dụ Q: Was your mother going to the market at 7 A.M yesterday? (Lúc 7 giờ sáng hôm qua mẹ em đang đi chợ có phải không?)
A: Yes, she was/ No, she wasn’t

Thì quá khứ tiếp diễn dấu hiệu nhận biết

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, …)
  • in + năm (in 2000, in 2005)
  • in the past (trong quá khứ)

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

  • When I was singing in the bathroom, my mother came in. (Tôi đang hát trong nhà tắm thì mẹ tôi đi vào)
  • The light went out when we were watching TV (Điện mất khi chúng tôi đang xem ti vi)

Cân nhắc sử dụng thì Quá khứ tiếp diễn khi có xuất hiện các từ như: While (trong khi); When (Khi); at that time (vào thời điểm đó); …

  • She was dancing while I was singing (Cô ấy đang múa trong khi tôi đang hát)
  • The man was sending his letter in the post office at that time. (Lúc đó người đàn ông đang gửi thư ở bưu điện)

Cách dùng thì quá khứ tiếp diễn

Thì quá khứ tiếp diễn nhấn mạnh diễn biến hay quá trình của sự vật hay sự việc hoăc thời gian sự vật hay sự việc đó diễn ra.

Cách dùngVí dụ
Diễn đạt hành động đang xảy ra tại một thời điểm trong quá khứWhen my sister got there, it was 8 p.m. ( Khi chị tôi tới, lúc đó mới 8 giờ tối.)
Diễn đạt hai hành động xảy ra đồng thời trong quá khứWhile I was taking a bath, she was using the computer.( Trong khi tôi đang tắm thì cô ấy dùng máy tính.)While I was driving home, Peter was trying desperately to contact me. (Peter đã cố gắng liên lạc với tôi trong lúc tôi đang lái xe về nhà.)
Diễn đạt hành động đang xảy ra thì có hành động khác xen vàoI was listening to the news when she phoned.( Tôi đang nghe tin tức thì cô ấy gọi tới. )I was walking in the street when I suddenly fell over. (Khi tôi đang đi trên đường thì bỗng nhiên tôi bị vấp ngã.)They were still waiting for the plane when I spoke to them. (Khi tôi nói chuyện với họ thì họ vẫn đang chờ máy bay.)
Hành động lặp đi lặp lại trong quá khứ và làm phiền đến người khác When he worked here, he was always making noise (Khi anh ta còn làm việc ở đây, anh ta thường xuyên làm ồn)My mom was always complaining about my room when she got there (Mẹ tôi luôn than phiền về phòng tôi khi bà ấy ở đó)She was always singing all day. (Cô ta hát suốt ngày)

Bài tập về quá khứ tiếp diễn

Bài tập 1: Biến đổi các câu sau sang phủ định, nghi vấn

  1. He was planting trees in the garden at 4 pm yesterday
  2. They were working when she came yesterday.
  3. She was painting a picture while her mother was making a cake.
  4. Anne was riding her bike to school when Peter saw her yesterday.
  5. He was typing a letter when his boss went into the room.

Bài tập 2: Chia động từ ở dạng đúng để hoàn thành câu

  1. I (walk)___________down the street when it began to rain.
  2. At this time last year, I (attend)__________an English course.
  3. Jim (stand) ________ under the tree when he heard an explosion.
  4. The boy fell and hurt himself while he (ride)_________ a bicycle.
  5. When we met them last year, they (live)______ in Santiago.
  6. The tourist lost his camera while he (walk) _____ around the city.
  7. The lorry (go) _____ very fast when it hit our car.
  8. While I (study)_____in my room, my roommate (have)________ a party in the other room.
  9. Mary and I (dance)_________ the house when the telephone rang.
  10. We (sit)________ in the café when they saw us.

Bài tập 3: Chia động từ ở dạng Quá khứ đơn và Quá khứ tiếp diễn để hoàn thành đoạn văn sau

On my last holiday, I went to Hawaii. When I (go) 1…………………………. to the beach for the first time, something wonderful happened. I (swim) 2…………………………. in the sea while my mother was sleeping in the sun. My brother was building a castle and my father (drink) 3…………………………. some water. Suddenly I (see) 4…………………………. a boy on the beach. His eyes were blue like the water in the sea and his hair (be) 5…………………………. beautiful black. He was very tall and thin and his face was brown. My heart (beat) 6…………………………. fast. I (ask) 7…………………………. him for his name with a shy voice. He (tell) 8…………………………. me that his name was John. He (stay) 9…………………………. with me the whole afternoon. In the evening, we met again. We ate pizza in a restaurant. The following days we (have) 10…………………………. a lot of fun together. At the end of my holidays when I left Hawaii I said goodbye to John. We had tears in our eyes. He wrote to me a letter very soon and I answered him.

Bài tập 4: Tìm lỗi sai trong các câu sau

  1. I was play football when she called me.
  2. Was you study Math at 5 p.m. yesterday?
  3. What was she do while her mother was making lunch?
  4. Where did you went last Sunday?
  5. They weren’t sleep during the meeting last Monday.
  6. He got up early and have breakfast with his family yesterday morning.
  7. She didn’t broke the flower vase. Tom did.
  8. Last week my friend and I go to the beach on the bus.
  9. While I am listening to music, I heard the doorbell.
  10. Peter turn on the TV, but nothing happened.

Bài tập 5: Hoàn thành các câu sau bằng ý tưởng của chính bạn, sử dụng thì Quá khứ tiếp diễn

  1. At 8 o’clock yesterday evening, I ……………………………………………
  2. At 5 o’clock last Monday, ………………………………………………..…
  3. At 10.15 yesterday morning, ………………………………………………..
  4. At 7:45 yesterday evening, ………………………………………………….
  5. Half an hour ago, ……………………………………………………………
  6. Matt phoned while we …………………………………………………….…
  7. The doorbell rang while I ……………………………………………………
  8. We saw an accident while we ………………………………………………
  9. Ann fell asleep while she …………………………………………………..
  10. The television was on, but nobody …………………………………………

ĐÁP ÁN

Bài tập 1:

1/

  • He wasn’t planting trees in the garden at 4 pm yesterday.
  • Was he planting trees in the garden at 4 pm yesterday?

2/

  • They weren’t working when she came yesterday.
  • Were they working when she came yesterday?

3/

  • She wasn’t painting a picture while her mother was making a cake.
  • Was she painting a picture while her mother was making a cake?

4/

  • Anne wasn’t riding her bike to school when Peter saw her yesterday.
  • Was Anne riding her bike to school when Peter saw her yesterday?

5/

  • He wasn’t typing a letter when his boss went into the room.
  • Was he typing a letter when his boss went into the room?

Bài tập 2: Chia động từ ở dạng đúng để hoàn thành câu:

  1. was walking
  2. was attending
  3. was standing
  4. was riding
  5. were living
  6. was walking
  7. was going
  8. was studying; was having
  9. were dancing
  10. were sitting

Bài tập 3:

1. went                 2. Was swimming             3. Was drinking           4. Saw                   5. Was

6. beat                  7. Asked                           8. Told                         9. stayed              10. Had

Bài tập 4:

1. I was play football when she called me.

Play => playing

2. Was you study Math at 5 p.m. yesterday?

Was…study => Were…studying

3. What was she do while her mother was making lunch?

Do => doing

4. Where did you went last Sunday?

Went => go

5. They weren’t sleep during the meeting last Monday.

Sleep => sleeping

6. He got up early and have breakfast with his family yesterday morning.

Have => had

7. She didn’t broke the flower vase. Tom did.

Broke => break

8. Last week my friend and I go to the beach on the bus.

Go => went

9. While I am listening to music, I heard the doorbell.

Am => was

10. Peter turn on the TV, but nothing happened.

Turn => turned

Bài tập 5:

1. At 8 o’clock yesterday evening, I was having dinner with my parents.

2. At 5 o’clock last Monday, I was doing exercise.

3. At 10.15 yesterday morning, my dad was cooking lunch.

4. At 7:45 yesterday evening, my mom was helping my brother with his homework.

5. Half an hour ago, I was playing cards with John.

6. Matt phoned while we were chatting.

7. The doorbell rang while I was washing my hair.

8. We saw an accident while we were watching TV.

9. Ann fell asleep while she was chatting with her boyfriend.

10. The television was on, but nobody was watching.

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