Complete the sentences with the past progressive of the verbs in brackets. Complete the following sentences using the correct form past progressive or simple past of the verbs provided. A collection of english esl past simple vs continuous tense worksheets for home learning, online practice, distance learning and english classes to teach about. I was going go to work when my car broke down break down. The past continuous and the past simple help us to show how two past actions or situations are connected. When jack dropped by to visit me, i was having dinner.
Heres another exercise to practise the verb tenses. Use the hint button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. Past simple and past continuous interactive and downloadable worksheet. Past simple and past continuous cambridge university press. Present simple, present continuous, past simple english esl. While i cycle past some villages, i see some people in their gardens. Exercise on simple past and past progressive ex08 ex08. When i walk down queen street, i discover a wonderful store. Complete the following sentences using the correct form of the past progressive tense of the verbs provided.
We watching tv they swimming was 2 write questions. Students confuse the conjugation of these two tenses. I study for five hours and then i go to sit the exam. Dec 01, 2012 the past continuous tense is used to talk about actions or events that were in progress around a particular past time. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 1 answers. You can do the exercises online or download the worksheet as pdf. Nov 26, 2018 past simple and past continuous exercises with answers 22 click here to download this exercise in pdf. The typical mistakes are usually made in the forms of two tenses.
Past simple and past continuous exercises with answers 22 click here to download this exercise in pdf. This worksheet is created to revise three basic tenses present simple, present continuous and past simple. He wasnt watching the programme because he was putting a new battery in his mobile phone. Past simple and past continuous reading comprehension pdf. Put the verbs into the correct tense simple past or past progressive. Craig was sitting in front of the tv yesterday evening. Fill in the gaps with the words in brackets in past continuous or past simple tense.
In this exercise you will practise the past simple and past continuous tenses. Type in the verbs in the past progressive richard work on his computer at 9 oclock yesterday. May 14, 2016 so here we are providing past continuous exercises to make this tense easy to understand. My worksheet is for practicing past simple, past continuous and past perfect tenses. I to eat was eating cornflakes while dad to read was reading the newspaper. Complete the following sentences with the correct form past simple or past continuous. Past simple or past continuous interactive worksheet. Live worksheets english english as a second language esl verb tenses present simple present continuous past simple present simple present continuous past simple grammar guide and exercises to practice the use of present simple, present continuous and past simple. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the past simple or past continuous. Finally, click here to download this exercise in pdf with answers. English grammar practice exercise, for preintermediate and intermediate level. These are some pdf s with additional information to help you understand the past continuous correctly.
When i met susan she was having a drink at a terrace with a friend. Also at the end of past continuous exercise we will provide you complete past continuous exercise in pdf format. Past continuous tense is very important and past continuous exercises are as important as it is. Fill the gaps with either the present perfect or the past simple. Simple past he went and past continuous he was going intermediate exercise 10. Online exercises comparison of tenses, comparison of tenses questions and comparison of tenses negative sentences. As i was walking in the streets of holland, i met an old friend of mine. Exercise complete the following sentences with past simple or past continuous. Past continuous vs past simple exercise focusenglishschool. English esl past simple vs continuous tense worksheets most. Past simple past continuous past perfect simple answers a 1.
Past continuous and past simple grammar beginner to pre. He was feeling angry because he was waiting for his girlfriend alice to come to dinner. Tense exercise present simple, present continuous past simple past continuous level. Did your parents call you last night while you were watching tv.
Use the words in brackets to put the following into the correct tense the past simple or past continuous. In this exercise you will practise the past simple and past continuous tenses exercise instructions. English esl past simple vs continuous tense worksheets. Pdf exercises worksheets with answers on the past simple and continuous tense. Past continuous is used to describe action that were in progress still happening not finished at a certain time in the past. Fill each gap with a verb in either the past simple or past continuous tense. Exercise on past progressive was or were exercises on past progressive positive sentences exercises on past progressive negative sentences exercises on past progressive questions past continuos exercise. The simple past and the past continuous are two tenses commonly used to make general statements about the past. Past simple and past continuous interactive worksheet. I cycle through the park, when i hear a strange noise. Free english online grammar exercise on the use of past tense simple and progressive, past tense continuous. While my aunt was spending the summer holiday with us, she bought us a lovely gift.
Heres another interactive exercise about the past simple and past continuous tenses choose the correct tense. When she opened the door, she pretended that we werent there and she went to her room. Fill in the blanks with appropriate past continuous form of the verb given in the brackets. I to take took a shower, then i to get dressed got dressed and to leave left. B complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
Past simple, past continuous, past perfect test english. Fill in all the gaps, then press check to check your answers. Twitter share english exercise past continuous tense created. Present simple present continuous past simple grammar guide and exercises to practice the use of present simple, present continuous and past simple. The task is to complete the sentences with the correct verb form firstly, students should decide which tense to use and secondly, they should fill in the gaps with the appropriate verb form. Past tense simple is used to describe actions that happened in the past. Also, the use of simple past tense for completed actions is not implemented correctly in sentences.
The past continuous tense is used to talk about actions or events that were in progress around a particular past time. So get this past continuous exercises pdf for free. Tense exercise present simple, present continuous past simple past continuous. Past simple, past continuous, past perfect grammar chart. The past perfect progressive in english exercises for intermediate and advanced level esl. We were playing volleyball with mary when you called me. Inspiration 2 worksheet 2 past continuous i using my mobile phone you listening to music he eating a sandwich at 8pm.
Past simple or past continuous exercise esl lounge. What are the common mistakes in past simple and past continuous tenses. The past simple shows us that an action was in the past, not in. We are providing past continuous exercises of simple, negative and interrogative sentences. Past simple or present perfect placement test 1 modal. Heres an interactive exercise about the past simple and past continuous tenses choose the correct tense. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 2 answers. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 1 grammarbank. The simple past tense is only used to say that something happened at some time in the past. Fluent speakers of english know when and how to use past simple and past continuous to talk. The past continuous describes a longer action or situation and the past simple describes a shorter action or event. Read each situation below and answer the following questions.
Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous. Use your imagination to answer the questions in the simple past. Past simple we use the past simple to talk about completed actions in the past we ate out yesterday. When i came into the living room, the cats sit on the table. While charles watch soccer on tv, wendy listen to the radio. Christine was eating dinner last night when you knocked on the door. These are some test to help you determine that you understand the past continuous correctly. Present simple, present continuous, past simple english. Past simple and past continuous inspiration macmillan. Fill in the blanks with a correct form, the past simple or the past continuous. We wait for jane, when suddenly louis come around the corner.
When the teacher came in, they were studying english. Comparison of tenses simple past and past continuous with free online exercises, passive rules and passive voice examples. 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. Past continuous and past simple page 2 of 3 test english. Although they are both past tenses their uses are quite different. Exercise 3 simple past, present perfect, or present progressive. The past progressive describes actions or events in a time before now, which began in the past and is still going on at the time of speaking in other words, it expresses an unfinished or incomplete action in the past uses of the past progressive. Students often get confuse in past continuous tense that whether they have to use waswere or isamare. Past continuous and past simple grammar principiante a. Test your knowledge of past continuous tense with this grammar exercise fill in the blanks with appropriate past continuous form of the verb given in the brackets. Test your knowledge of past continuous tense with this grammar exercise. The short action in past simple often interrupts the longer action in past continuous.
Helen do her weekly shopping when she meet her old friend, june. Yesterday at nine oclock, these people were right in the middle of doing something. I began to study at nine last night and i was still studying at eleven. Students will notice the different uses considering the time expressions and linking words. Past simple and past continuous exercises with answers pdf. So by just knowing past continuous tense formula one cannot just understand the differences between both these tenses. Past continuous and past simple grammar beginner to. Exercise 3 simple past, present perfect, or present. Past simple past continuous past perfect simple aws. We use the past progressive to talk about actions were in progress at special time in the past. Complete the text with the past simple or past continuous of the verbs in brackets gapfill exercise.
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