Pattern 16: CONSTRUCTIONS WITH PAST CONTINUOUS Eg: My sister / washingl / dishes / while I / work / in / garden. My sister was washing the dishes while I was working in the garden. Practice test While / Tom / play / tennis / Ann / take / shower. . While / father / mending / roof / mother / cooking lunch. . While we / reading / novel / she / listening / radio. . They / swimming / river / while we / playing / football. . He / sneeze / while he / riding / bicycle. .. .

`@` Kiến thức : 

`-` Quá khứ tiếp diễn :

`-` `DHNB` : while `->` Diễn tả hai hành động xảy ra song song nhau trong quá khứ.

`-` QKTD : S + was / were + V-ing

`+` I / she / he / it / N số ít + was

`+` You / we / they / N số nhiều + were

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`1.` While Tom was playing tennis, Ann was taking a shower.

`-` Trans : Trong khi Tom đang chơi quần vợt, Ann đang tắm.

`2.` While my father was mending roof, my mother was cooking lunch.

`-` Trans : Trong khi cha tôi sửa mái nhà, mẹ tôi đang nấu bữa trưa.

`3.` While we were reding novel, she was listening to radio.

`-` Trans : Trong khi chúng tôi đang viết tiểu thuyết, cô ấy đang nghe radio.

`4.` They were swimming river while we were playing football.

`-` Trans : Họ đang bơi trên sông trong khi chúng tôi đang chơi bóng đá.

`5.` He was sneezing while he was riding bicycle.

`-` Trans : Anh ấy bị hắt hơi khi đang đi xe đạp.

`1.` While Tom was playing tennis, Ann was taking a shower.

`2.` While my father was mending the roof, my mother was cooking lunch.

`3.` While we were reading the novel, she was listening to the radio.

`4.` They were swimming in the river while we were playing football.

`5.` He was sneezing while he was riding the bicycle.

`-` While + QKTD , + QKTD : Hai hành động xảy ra cùng lúc trong QK

`=>` QKTD : Quá khứ tiếp diễn 

$( + )$ S + was/were + V-ing

$(-)$ S + was/were + not + V-ing

$(?)$ Was/Were + S + V-ing ?

`+` Chủ ngữ số ít `->` was ( not )

`+` Chủ ngữ số nhiều `->` were ( not )