Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense:
She (receive) ……… her penpals letter this morning.
They (give) … me the letter a few minutes ago.
When I saw him, he (sit) ……………. asleep in a chair.
My brother (write) ………………… several plays.
Why didn’t you listen while I (speak) ……………… to you?
The light (go)…… out when we (study) ……….our lesson.
They (paint) ………… the school gate when we came.
Please don’t make so much noise. I (study)……………..
The water (boil) ………………at 100 degrees Celsius.
How long you (know) ……………. Tom?
Hoa (burn) ………her hand when she (cook) …..…….the dinner.
While we (cross) ….….the street, the policeman (shout)..…….at us.
What you (do) ……………at this time yesterday?
I hope it (not rain) ………when we (start) ……….early tomorrow.
My sister (play) …the piano since she (be) ………………….a child.
I (never forget) …….what you (just tell) ………………………….me.
She (win) …….the gold medal in 2004.
While you (play) ………..the guitar, I (write) …………………….a letter.
1. was receiving
2. gave
3. was sitting
4. has written
5. was speaking
6. was going ; studied
7. were painting
8. was studying
9. boils
10. have you known
11. burnt ; was cooking
12. were crossing ; shouted
13. were you doing
14. won’t rain ; start
15. has played ; was
16. will never forget ; have just told
17. won
18. were playing ; was writing
$\text{Đáp án chi tiết :}$
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$\text{Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense:}$
$\text{1 . received ( DHNB : this morning)}$
$\text{2 . gave(DHNB : a few minutes ago)}$
$\text{3 . was sitting(DHNB : Khi có 1 hành động đang diễn ra thì có hành động khác xen vào dùng quá khứ tiêp diễn)}$
$\text{4 . has written(DHNB : hành động trong quá khứ kết quả lưu đến hiện tại dùng hiện tại hoàn thành)}$
$\text{5 . was speking(Thì quá khứ tiếp diễn)}$
$\text{6 . went ; were studying ( Quá khứ – Quá khứ tiếp diễn)}$
$\text{7 . were painting(Quá khứ tiếp diễn)}$
$\text{8 . was studying}$
$\text{9 . boils ( sự thật hiển nhiên -> thì hiện tại đơn)}$
$\text{10 . have you known ( hiện tại hoàn thành)}$
$\text{11 . burnt ; was cooking ( Quá khứ + quá khứ tiếp diễn)}$
$\text{12 . were crossing ; shouted ( Quá khứ + quá khứ tiếp diễn)}$
$\text{13 . were you doing}$
$\text{14 . won’t rain ( hope sb + will/won + Vinf) ; start}$
$\text{15 . has played ; was}$
$\text{16 . will never forget ; have just told}$
$\text{17 . won ( DHNB : in 2004)}$
$\text{18 . were playing ; was writing}$