Bài tập Anh 8 Tuần 27

Tan Thoi Secondary School Teacher: Nguyen Thien Hanh
Exercise 1: Choose the correct verb form in the brackets.
1. When I (had / was having) a bath, someone (knocked / was knocking) the door.
2. The rain (started / was starting) when I (went / was going) to the library.
3. This time last Sunday I (walked / was walking) on this street.
4. When I (saw / was seeing) Mr. Brown, he (drank / was drinking) coffee.
5. Lien (always loses / is always losing) her raincoat.
6. Nga (always talks / is always talking) on the phone. Her parents are angry.
7. Their parents (visited / were visiting) the Statue of Liberty while they (went /
were going) shopping.
8. His parents said, "You (go / are always going) out in the evening, Liem."
9. The Smiths always (go / were going) to France to spend their holiday.
10. I (met / was meeting) an old friend while I (walked / was walking) along the
street.
Exercise 2: Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple or Past Progressive tense.
1. Last night I (read) ______ when suddenly I (hear) ______ a shout.
2. The postman (come) ______ while I (have) ______ lunch.
3. When we (go) ______ out, it (rain) ______.
4. (you / watch) ______ TV when I (phone) ______ you?
5. We (meet) ______ Ann at the party yesterday, she (wear) ______ a lovely white
dress.
6. The boys (break) ______ the window while they (play) ______ football.
7. I was home late, but my friends (wait) ______ when I (arrive) ______.
8. He said that he (not drive) ______ fast when the accident (happen) ______.
9. Tom (fall) ______ off the ladder while he (paint) ______ the ceiling.
10. What (you / do) ______ at this time yesterday?
Exercise 3: Put the verbs in the correct form, the Past Simple or Past Progressive.
1. When I last (see) ______ them, they (try) ______ to find a new flat near the
office.
2. I (walk) ______ along the street when I suddenly (feel) ______ something hit me
in the back.

3. When we (drive) ______ down the hill, a strange object (appear) ______ in the
sky.
4. How fast (she / drive) ______ when the accident (happen) ______?
5. My mother (wait) ______ for me when I (come) ______ home.
6. Mrs. Smith (invite) ______ Mrs. Quyen to have dinner while Mrs. Quyen (visit)
______ the USA.
7. I (not want) ______ to go with him because I (wait) ______ for a phone call.
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Tan Thoi Secondary School Teacher: Nguyen Thien Hanh
8. The doorbell (ring) ______ while Tom (watch) ______ TV.
9. It suddenly (begin) ______ to rain while Linda (sit) ______ in the garden.
10. The lights (go) ______ out while we (have) ______ dinner.
Exercise 4: Complete B's sentences by using the complaints with the "always + V-
ing" structure.
1. A: We have missed the plane again.
2. B: Not again. We ___________________ the plane.
3. A: I don't go on walking fast. I'm tired.
4. B: Come on. You ___________________ slowly.
5. A: I want to go out with my friends, Mom.
6. B: You should study harder. You ___________________.
7. A: He wants to choose the biggest room whenever we have to stay in a hotel.
8. B: Not surprising! He ___________________ like that.
9. A: May I watch television, Mom?
10. B: You ___________________. You should do something more active.
11. A: The car has broken again.
12. B: That car is useless! It ___________________.

13. A: I'm afraid I've lost my keys again.
14. B: Oh, dear! You ___________________.
15. A: Why don't you carry my suitcase on the taxi?
16. B: You ___________________ a lot of clothes.
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