Past simple or past continuous worksheet 2 answers. Fill in the blanks with a correct form, the past simple or the past continuous. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous. Simple past vs past continuous exercise grammarbank. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate past tense form.
In each sentence, fill the gaps with one past continuous verb and one past simple verb. Finally, click here to download this exercise in pdf with answers. Exercise complete the following sentences with past simple or past continuous. Simple past vs past continuous exercises learn english. The past simple is used for the actions in the story, to tell us what happened next. I felt sick yesterday morning so i went to the doctor. Simple past he went and past continuous he was going elementary exercise 1.
Past simple and past continuous cambridge university press. Oct 02, 2014 past simple vs past continuous past simple past continuous a. Past simple and past continuous exercises with answers pdf. Christine was eating dinner last night when you knocked on the door.
Past simple, past continuous, past perfect test english. Past continuous d past simple b fill the gaps using the verb in brackets in the past continuous and past simple. Pay attention to the tense past simple or past continuous and write the answer in the same tense. Past simple, past continuous, past perfect grammar chart. I to eat was eating cornflakes while dad to read was reading the newspaper. Exercise on simple past and past progressive ex07 ex07. Complete the following sentences using appropriate simple past or past continuous forms. The past continuous tense is also used to talk about an action which was in progress when another action commenced.
Exercise on simple past and past progressive ex08 ex08. Printable simple past vs past continuous exercise 3 with answers online verb tenses worksheets for english learners. Past simple and past continuous interactive and downloadable worksheet. Simple past vs past continuous exercise 2 3 simple past exercises pdf. I have long hair when i be a little child, but now my hair be very short. Download past simple or past continuous exercises in pdf. Choose the right verb, make the simple past, and fill the spaces in the following sentences. When the teacher came in, they were studying english. In this exercise you will practise the past simple and past continuous tenses. Heres another interactive exercise about the past simple and past continuous tenses choose the correct tense.
There are 27 questions which are required to be answered in these 3 tenses. I n te r m e d i a te g r a m m a r e x e r c i s e. To talk about two longer actions that were progressing. The past perfect continuous exercise at autoenglish. Past simple and continuous exercises pdf ejercicios. Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses, then click the.
I began to study at nine last night and i was still studying at eleven. Past simple or past continuous exercise esl lounge student. Irregular past simple tense verbs do not end in ed. Past simple and continuous the past simple is used. Verb tense exercise 4 simple past and past continuous f t p using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses, then click the check button to check your answers. An intermediate grammar worksheet from anna grammarz 2. Past simple, past continuous exercise 1 was doing, i broke was playing, was doing he drank, he ate i was having, i suddenly heard. Home grammar verb tenses simple past and past progressive exercise about we are dedicated to creating and providing free, highquality english language learning resources. I to take took a shower, then i to get dressed got dressed and to leave left. When i came into the living room, the cats sit on the table. Heres another exercise to practise the verb tenses. We were playing volleyball with mary when you called me.
While i cycle past some villages, i see some people in their gardens. Printable simple past vs past continuous exercise with answers online verb tenses worksheets for english learners. Past simple past continuous past perfect simple answers a 1. When i was young, i watched lots of television every day after school. The past perfect continuous exercise he had been eating garlic a fill the gaps with the verb in brackets using the past perfect continuous or the past perfect simple. When i walk down queen street, i discover a wonderful store.
When she opened the door, she pretended that we werent there and she went to her. Simple past vs past continuous exercise 3 grammarbank. Simple past and past continuous tense english practice. Past simple and past continuous author last modified by. Oct 04, 2017 fill in the blanks with an appropriate past tense form. Change these sentences into a the past simple, b past continuous, c present perfect and d the past perfect. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 2 grammarbank. The past past simple and past continuous 1 an exercise by montse morales for the english learning website. Helen do her weekly shopping when she meet her old friend, june. At the time of the incident, not many people were shopping in the store. Past simple vs past continuous past simple past continuous a. My worksheet is for practicing past simple, past continuous and past perfect tenses. Microsoft word past continuous all forms mixed exercise 2.
And we use the past simple tense to express a short action that happens in the middle of the long action. Simple past and past continuous exercise 4 english page. Complete the sentences with the past progressive of the verbs in brackets. When i left university, i went to work for a private school. Did your parents call you last night while you were watching tv. When jack dropped by to visit me, i was having dinner.
Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Note that we use the past continuous tense for the background action and the simple past tense for the action that happens in the middle. Past continuous mixed exercise 2 make the past continuous choose positive, negative or question. Verb tense exercise 4 simple past and past continuous. Last night, while i was doing my homework, angela call. To talk about a shorter action that happened in the middle of a longer action, we use the simple past.
Simple past and past continuous flashcards quizlet. Multiple choice questions and complete the sentences exercise about past tenses. E x e r c i s e i ns t r u c t i o ns use the words in brackets to put the following into the correct tense the past simple or past continuous. We can use the past simple and the past continuous in the same sentence. Use the words in brackets to put the following into the correct tense the past simple or past continuous. Before the exercise,there is a small tip about these three.
While tom play the piano, his mother do the washingup. Past simple and past continuous pdf exercises with answers. Simple past he went and past continuous he was going intermediate exercise 10. Fill in the blanks with the correct version of wither the past continuous or simple past. Choose simple past or past continuous tense to complete the sentences. I buy a present for my husband but i think he not like it. You can do the exercises online or download the worksheet as pdf. Past continuous worksheets positive statements, negative and question forms. We use the past simple to talk about the past see unit 8. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 1 grammarbank. Home page grammar exercises preintermediate past simple or past continuous exercise. We use the past continuous tense to express a long action. Past simple and past continuous exercises with answers 22 click here to download this exercise in pdf.
We use the past continuous see unit 9 for something around a past time or a past action. Fill each gap with a verb in either the past simple or past continuous tense. Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses, then click the check button to check your answers. Past continuous board game cards page 2 past continuous past continuous past continuous i was riding a horse. As i was walking in the streets of holland, i met an old friend of mine. When we talk about two past events, the past continuous is normally used to refer to the longer background action. Find out with this exercise if you know when to use the past continuous and when to use the simple past. 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 past continuous past continuous i was talking to our teacher.
Put the verbs into the correct tense simple past or past progressive. Complete the following sentences with the verbs either in past simple or past perfect tense. Past simple we use the past simple to talk about completed actions in the past. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 1 answers. Students will notice the different uses considering the time expressions and linking words. Simple past vs past continuous exercises tolearnenglish. While charles watch soccer on tv, wendy listen to the radio.
Past tenses exercise past simple,past continuous and past perfect. Past simple past continuous past perfect test 03 more tests. Past simple and past continuous inspiration macmillan. Past continuous or simple students have to complete sentences with the correct verb form, past simple or continuous and match the sentences to pictures. Past simple we use the past simple to talk about completed actions in the past we ate out yesterday.
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