Lí thuyết về thì quá khứ tiếp diễn – Past continuous tense

Thì quá khứ tiếp diễn là gì?

Quá khứ tiếp diễn (Past Continuous Tense) diễn tả những hành động, sự việc kéo dài tại một thời điểm trong quá khứ và không còn tiếp diễn ở hiện tại.

Khi nào sử dụng thì quá khứ tiếp diễn?

- Dùng để diễn tả sự việc, hành động diễn ra ở một thời điểm cụ thể trong quá khứ.

Ví dụ: This time last year they were living in England.

- Diễn tả chuỗi các hành động đang xảy ra tại cùng một thời điểm trong quá khứ.

Ví dụ: Their family was playing, cooking and watching TV.

- Diễn tả một hành động trong quá khứ nhưng bị gián đoạn hoặc chen ngang bởi một hành động khác.

Ví dụ: He wasn’t working when his boss came yesterday.

Dùng để nói về một hành động, hoặc sự việc lặp lại nhiều trong quá khứ với ý tiêu cực, khiến người khác khó chịu. 

Ví dụ: My friends were always complaining about their life.

Cấu trúc thì quá khứ tiếp diễn

Câu khẳng định

S + was/were + V-ing.

Lưu ý

I/ He/ She/ It/ Danh từ số ít / Danh từ không đếm được– was

We/ You/ They/ Danh từ số nhiều – were

Ví dụ

We were just talking about it before you arrived. (Chúng tớ đang nói về chuyện đó ngay trước khi cậu đến.)

Câu phủ định

S + was/were + not + V-ing

Lưu ý

was not = wasn’t

were not = weren’t

Ví dụ

He wasn’t working when his boss came yesterday. (Hôm qua anh ta đang không làm việc khi sếp của anh ta đến)

Câu nghi vấn

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.

Dấu hiệu nhận biết quá khứ tiếp diễn

- Trạng từ chỉ thời gian như at, in, yesterday, 2000, at that time, in the past,…

- At that time, at this time, in the past, last (day, night, week, month, year)

- Các cấu trúc câu có từ “while” và một số trường hợp có “when”.

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Bài tập quá khứ tiếp diễn

Bài 1: 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.

Đáp án

1 - play thành playing; 

2 - study thành studying;

3 - do thành doing; 

4 - went thành go;

5 - sleep thành sleeping; 

6 - have thành had

7 - broke thành break; 

8 - go thành went;

9 - am thành was; 

10 - turn thành turned.

Bài 2: Chia động từ 

1. I (switch off ) ___________ the computer because it (make)___________ a strange noise. 

2. My dad (listen)___________ to classical music when I (arrive)___________ home from school.

3. We (play)___________ video games when my mum, (say)___________ ‘Turn the volume down!’

4. My cousin (meet)___________ his wife, Bianca, while he (live)___________ in Italy.

5. My little sister (draw)___________ a picture while I (study)___________ for my French exam. 

6. While they (try)___________ to fix the computer, all the lights (go out)___________. 

7. When we (leave)___________ school yesterday, it (pour)___________ with rain. 

8. When you (see)___________ Paul, he (wear)___________ a black jacket? 

9. I (try)___________ to log on when the WiFi (stop)___________ working. 

10. While Dad (print)___________ an article, the printer (run out)___________ of paper.

Đáp án 

1. switched off; was making

2. was listening; arrived

3. were playing; said

4. met; was living

5. was drawing; was studying 

6. were trying; went out

7. left; was pouring

8. saw; was … wearing

9. was trying; stopped

10. was printing; ran out

Bài 3: Hoàn thành đoạn văn sau bằng

Last weekend, I visited Paris for the first time. While I (walk) 1. ___________ along the Seine River, I suddenly (hear) 2. ___________ some music. A group of street performers (play) 3. ___________ their instruments near the bridge. As I (watch) 4. ___________ them, a little girl (run) 5. ___________ past me, chasing her balloon. I (smile) 6. ___________ because the scene was so lively and beautiful. After a while, I (decide) 7. ___________ to sit down at a nearby café. While I (enjoy) 8. ___________ my coffee, it (start) 9. ___________ to rain lightly, so I moved inside. The rest of the day was filled with museums and wonderful food. It (be) 10. ___________ a perfect day in Paris!

Đáp án:

1. was walking

2. heard

3. were playing

4. was watching

5. ran

6. smiled

7. decided

8. was enjoying

9. started

10. was

Bài 4: Hoàn thành các câu sau với ý của bạn.

At 9 o’clock yesterday morning, I _______________________________________.

At 3 p.m. last Saturday, my friends and I _______________________________________.

While I was cooking dinner, _________________________________________________.

The lights went out while I _________________________________________________.

Half an hour ago, my brother _________________________________________________.

At midnight last night, we _________________________________________________.

The phone rang while we _________________________________________________.

A dog ran across the street while we ________________________________________.

She started laughing while she ______________________________________________.

I looked out the window and saw that my neighbors _____________________________.

Đáp án:

At 9 o’clock yesterday morning, I was reading a book in my room.

At 3 p.m. last Saturday, my friends and I were playing soccer in the park.

While I was cooking dinner, the fire alarm suddenly went off.

The lights went out while I was taking a shower.

Half an hour ago, my brother was listening to music with his headphones on.

At midnight last night, we were still trying to finish our project.

The phone rang while we were watching a movie.

A dog ran across the street while we were waiting at the bus stop.

She started laughing while she was telling us a funny story.

I looked out the window and saw that my neighbors were having a barbecue party.

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