Past simple we use the past simple to talk about completed actions in the past. You can do the exercises online or download the worksheet as pdf. Simple past and past continuous exercises esl worksheet. We were together in many occassions when we were young. Put the verbs into the correct tense simple past or past progressive. Make the policemans questions in the past simple or past continuous.
Complete the exercises to learn about the grammar in this lesson. Helen do her weekly shopping when she meet her old friend, june. Past simple and continuous the past simple is used. Past continuous or past simple english esl worksheets grammar quiz, grammar. Feb 10, 2016 pobierz past continuous pastcontinuousexercises. Past simple and continuous exercises with answers, pdf worksheets and grammar rules.
We were playing volleyball with mary when you called me. Past simple past continuous exercises focusenglishschool. Explanations and examples along with tests and exercises online to practise past simple tense in english. When we talk about two past events, the past continuous is normally used to refer to the longer background action. Im also very nostalgic like my friend the past simple boy. I to eat was eating cornflakes while dad to read was reading the newspaper. Past continuous past continuous past continuous i was talking to our teacher. Past simple vs past continuous elementary worksheet ii. In each sentence, fill the gaps with one past continuous verb and one past simple verb. Cambridge english grammar in use intermediate 2005. When i left university, i went to work for a private school. Last night, while i was doing my homework, angela call. The past simple is used to talk about finished actions in the past.
No sir, i was not talking on my cell phone i was watching a tv show on my ipod past continuous. 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. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in parenthesis. I to take took a shower, then i to get dressed got dressed and to leave left. Past simple and past continuous fill in the gaps with the past simple or the past continuous of the verbs in brackets. Past simple we use the past simple to talk about completed actions in the past we ate out yesterday. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Past continuous e past simple 2122 oxford university press. When she opened the door, she pretended that we werent there and she went to her room. English grammar practice exercise, for pre intermediate and intermediate level.
Past simple or past continuous worksheet 2 grammarbank. Verb tense exercise 4 simple past and past continuous. Past continuous and past simple beginner to preintermediate. Fill in the blanks with a correct form, the past simple or the past continuous. Past simple or past continuous exercise esl lounge student.
At the time of the incident, not many people were shopping in the store. Simple past and past continuous exercise 4 english page. Our collection is growing every day with the help of many teachers. Past simple, past continuous, past perfect grammar chart. I was dancing when i met javi i wasnt dreaming, it was real what were you doing when you met your best friend. The past simple shows us that an action was in the past, not in the present. Exercise 2 past simple and continuous solutions oxford. Past simple, past continuous exercise 1 was doing, i broke was playing, was doing he drank, he ate i was having, i suddenly heard. When i was young, i watched lots of television every day after school. He jump into the river and rescue the drowning man.
He write the whole homework during the lunch break. Past continuous d past simple b fill the gaps using the verb in brackets in the past continuous and past simple. This is an easy worksheet contrasting the past simple and past continuous tense. Did your parents call you last night while you were watching tv. The past simple is used for the actions in the story, to tell us what happened next.
U p p e r i nt e r m e d i a t e g r a m m a r e x e r c. Past continuous and past simple grammar principiante a. While i was away on holiday, my sister fall fell ill and i had to come home. Irregular verbs have a different form, usually with a different vowel sound e. An intermediate grammar worksheet from anna grammarz 2. U p p e r i nt e r m e d i a t e g r a m m a r e x e r c i s e. Students solutions preintermediate grammar exercise 2 past simple and continuous. Past simpleexercises intermediate linkedin slideshare. In this exercise you will practise the past simple and past continuous tenses. Jun 10, 2016 10jun2016 past simple and past continuous worksheets pdf.
Students solutions pre intermediate grammar exercise 2 past simple and continuous. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 1 grammarbank. It includes a brief explanation followed by 4 different exercises in which students are asked to look at the picture and write sentences using the verbs given, underline the correct form of the verbs, use the correct adverb to complete sentences and fill in the blank spaces with the correct form of the verbs using the past. While i cycle past some villages, i see some people in their gardens. We ring the police because the neighbours play the music very loud. It includes a brief explanation followed by 4 different exercises in which students are asked to look at the picture a. U p p e r i nt e r m e d i a t e g r a m m a r e x e r c i. Explanations and examples along with tests and exercises online to practise englis grammar. I was going go to work when my car broke down break down. Download past simple or past continuous exercises in pdf. Awesome verbs english exercises pdf that you must know, youre in good.
Use the words in brackets to put the following into the correct tense the past simple or past continuous. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate past tense form. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 2 answers. Past simple and past progressive tense grammar exercises online.
A 2page worksheet contrasting the past simple and the past continuous. 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. A common mistake students make is to use the past continuous when the action was carried out over a long period of time. Past continuous board game cards page 2 past continuous past continuous past continuous i was riding a horse. Past simple and past continuous author last modified by. Yesterday i went to the post office, bought some fruit at the supermarket and read a book in the park in the afternoon. We use the past simple to talk about the past see unit 8.
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 simple or past continuous worksheet 1 answers. To talk about a shorter action that happened in the middle of a longer action, we use the simple past. Recommended for elementary students who are asked to complete the sentences with the past simple or the past continuous of the verbs in brackets. Finally, click here to download this exercise in pdf with answers. Past simple, past continuous, past perfect test english. Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses, then click the. Home page grammar exercises pre intermediate past simple or past continuous exercise. Christine was eating dinner last night when you knocked on the door. Close practice exercises past continuous exercises. Complete the following sentences using appropriate simple past or past continuous forms. I began to study at nine last night and i was still studying at eleven.
A circle the best answer to complete each question. I see my first baseball match while i live in new york. To talk about two longer actions that were progressing at the same time, we use the past continuous 1. Past continuous exercises for lower intermediade level esl. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the past simple or past continuous. When jack dropped by to visit me, i was having dinner. Past simple and past continuous interactive worksheet. We use the past continuous see unit 9 for something around a past time or a past action. Past simple and past continuous interactive and downloadable. Past simple and continuous exercises pdf ejercicios ingles online. Oct 04, 2017 fill in the blanks with an appropriate past tense form. Shirley kevin 198086 lived in new york 198290 lived in washington 198386 studied at university 198385 did a course in computing 1986 left university 198590 worked as a computer operator.
Simple past he went and past continuous he was going intermediate exercise 10. Past simple past continuous past perfect simple answers a 1. As i was walking in the streets of holland, i met an old friend of mine. 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. Simple past vs past continuous exercises learn english. Answers to past simple or past continuous exercise 2 1. Past simple vs past continuous past simple past continuous a. Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses, then click the check button to check your answers. Simple past and past continuous flashcards quizlet. Past simple and continuous exercise 3 english grammar pdf. Exercise on simple past and past progressive ex08 ex08. The past continuous and the past simple help us to show how two past actions or situations are connected.
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