2. Look at the picture. What were the people doing? Complete the sentences using the past continuous form of the verbs in the box.

(Nhìn vào bức tranh. Mọi người đã làm gì? Hoàn thành các câu sử dụng dạng quá khứ tiếp diễn của các động từ trong hộp)

1. Two friends __________ at a market.

2. Kat __________ three bags.

3. She ________ at her handbag.

4. A man __________ her purse. 

5. Her friend didn’t notice because she ___________ to music.

Past simple and past continuous

4. Study sentences 1-4. Then match them with rules a—d. Which tenses do we use in each sentence? How do you say when and while in Vietnamese?

(Học câu 1-4. Sau đó nối chúng với quy tắc a—d. Những thì nào chúng ta sử dụng trong mỗi câu? Làm thế nào để bạn nói khi và trong khi bằng tiếng Việt?)

1. We were waiting for a bus when I took this photo.

2. The girl was wearing a colourful dress.

3. They saw my Manchester United shirt.

4. While I was talking to him, my sister was learning Japanese words.

RULES 

We use these past tenses to talk about:

a. along action in the past.

b. a shorter action in the past.

c. two simultaneous, longer actions.

d. a longer, continuous action interrupted by a shorter action.