PAST CONTINUOUS/ PROGRESSIVE TENSE

1. Past Continuous/ Progressive Tense: (Thì Quá kh Ti p di n)ứ ế ễPresent Continuous Tense được dùng để diễn tả:- Một hành động đang xảy ra tại một thời điểm xác định trong quá khứ.EX: Mary was reading an English book at two o’clock yesterday afternoon.- Một hành động đang xảy ra trong quá khứ thì bị một hành động khác xen vào. S

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+ Past Continuous + when + S

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+ Simple Past was/were + V_ing V2/VedWhen + S

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+ Simple Past, S

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+ Past Continuous V2/Ved was/were + V_ing EX: I was watching TV when she came home.When she came home, I was watching television. S

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+ Simple Past + While + S

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+ Past ContinuousV2/Ved was/were + V_ingEX: While John was reading a book, the phone rang. The phone rang while John was reading a book.- Hai hành động cùng đồng thời xảy ra trong quá khứ. S

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+ Past Continuous + while + S

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+ Past ContinuousEX: Sally was watching television while John was reading a book. While John was reading a book, Sally was watching television.