Past continuous interactive and downloadable worksheet. Heres an interactive exercise about the past simple and past continuous. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 2 grammarbank. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 1 grammarbank. Past simple, past continuous exercise 1 was doing, i broke was playing, was doing he drank, he ate i was having, i suddenly heard. The simple past and the past continuous are two tenses commonly used to make general statements about the past. No sir, i was not talking on my cell phone i was watching a tv show on my ipod past continuous. Complete the following sentences using an appropriate past simple or past continuous tense. Nov 10, 2017 we use the past simple to speak about finished actions in the past. The past simple is used to talk about finished actions in the past a common mistake students make is to use the past continuous when the action was carried out over a long period of time.
Usually she work at the office, but this week she work at home. Worksheet 2 past simple and past continuous 1 complete the sentences with the correct past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in brackets. Fill in the blanks with a correct form, the past simple or the past continuous. Rewarding past continuous pdf games, esl activities, and interactive and printable worksheets for teachers to use. Past simple continuous 1 past simple continuous 2 past simple continuous 3 past progressive worksheet answers. We usually use the past simple tense to refer to the shorter action that interrupted the longer background action.
Although they are both past tenses their uses are quite different. Live worksheets english english as a second language esl past simple and past continuous past simple and past continuous past simple and past continuous fill in the gaps with the past simple or the past continuous of the verbs in brackets. The past past simple and past continuous 2 an exercise by montse morales for the english learning website. There are 27 questions which are required to be answered in these 3 tenses. Heres another exercise to practise the verb tenses. Finally, click here to download this exercise in pdf with answers. Did your parents call you last night while you were watching tv. Regularirregular verbs past simple past continuous. Were you watching watch the football match on tv when i phoned phone.
Read the information in order to remember how to use was and were, and play the games. Answers to past simple or past continuous exercise 2 1. Explanations and examples along with tests and exercises online to practise englis grammar. These are exercises to rewrite sentences and make questions for the answers given. Exercises past simple, past continuous, present simple and present continuous. Write all the verbs you find in the past simple tense. Exercises simple past he went and past continuous he was going elementary exercise 1. You could use a past simple form in those gaps and have a grammatically correct sentence. When jack dropped by to visit me, i was having dinner. Past simple and past continuous interactive worksheet. Complete the sentences with the past simple form of the verbs in brackets. Past continuous and past simple here are some interactive exercises. Exercise 2 present simple and continuous solutions. Past continuous games esl activities worksheets teach this.
Students will notice the different uses considering the time expressions and linking words. Students solutions elementary grammar exercise 2 present simple and continuous. Descargatelo en formato pdf poniendo tu correo electronico. Past simple and past continuous inspiration macmillan. Past simple and past continuous cambridge university press. Yesterday i went to the post office, bought some fruit at the supermarket and read a book in the park in the afternoon. The action had not finished at a particular time in the past. Check the answers to this exercise on past continuous tense fill in the gaps with the words in brackets in past continuous or past simple tense. Present perfect simple or present perfect continuous.
We were playing volleyball with mary when you called me. Complete the sentences with the past simple or the past continuous forms of the verbs in brackets. A 2 page worksheet contrasting the past simple and the past continuous. Our english lessons and tests are 100% free but visitors must pay for internet access. My worksheet is for practicing past simple, past continuous and past perfect tenses. It is used to talk about something that was happening at some time in the past. It includes a brief explanation followed by 4 different exercises in which students are asked to look at the picture a. The grammar focus is on the past continuous and past simple.
There is a good collection of books in our library for all levels. He started university in 1996 to describe consecutive actions in the past. Past simple, past continuous, past perfect test english. Past simple we use the past simple to talk about completed actions in the past. I had an important meeting to describe a completed action that happened at a specific time in the past. The main difference is between whether the action is finished or in progress short or long. The past continuous tense an elementary grammar worksheet fromanna grammarz the past continuous tense has these uses. Home grammar verb tenses simple past and past progressive exercise about we are dedicated to creating and providing free, highquality english language learning resources.
Oct 04, 20 to talk about a longer background action which was going on when something else happened, we use the past continuous tense. The simple past tense is only used to say that something happened at some time in the past. As i was walking in the streets of holland, i met an old friend of mine. Choose a verb from the box and describe the pictures. Complete the sentences with the past simple or the past continuous forms of the verbs in. Oct 02, 2014 past simple vs past continuous past simple past continuous a. When the teacher came in, they were studying english.
Past continuous vs past simple exercise focusenglishschool. We use the past continuous to speak about actions in progress in the past. She closed the door and switched on the tv to describe a specific. Usually she works at the office, but this week shes working at home. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 2 answers. When i left university, i went to work for a private school. Students solutions preintermediate grammar exercise 2 past simple and continuous. We recommend you to read one of these books which are connected with the curriculum of either social science or natural science. Please note, however, that the instructions make it clear that you. I began to study at nine last night and i was still studying at eleven. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 1 answers.
Check the answers to this exercise on past continuous tense write the words in capital letters at the end of sentences in past continuous or past simple tense. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Tales of the alhambra, two explorers burlington books, activity series. Christine was eating dinner last night when you knocked on the door. Simple past and past continuous flashcards quizlet. In the last exercise, students match past continuous sentences and sentence halves together. Pasado simple vs pasado continuo en espanol british council learn english. Past simple, past continuous, past perfect grammar chart. We usually use past simple and past continuous in the same sentence to express that an action in progress. Past simple past continuous uses to describe a completed action in the past. You can do the exercises online or download the worksheet as pdf. Then look at the pictures and write the name of the correct girl. Exercise 2 past simple and continuous solutions oxford.
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