We use the past continuous see unit 9 for something around a past time or a past action. When i got home, i really needed not was needing a shower. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 2 grammarbank. Present perfect continuous past perfect continuous. Use the hint button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. In this exercise you will practise the past simple and past continuous tenses. 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. Fill in the gaps with the words in brackets in past continuous or past simple tense. Infinitive past simple past participle built buy bet chose done ate come drawn fell fly gone leave lost. This work is licensed under a creative commons attribution noncommercial noderivatives 4.
Past simple present perfect simple amazon web services. Finally, click here to download this exercise in pdf with answers. 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. 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. Complete the following text using the past tense of the verbs in brackets. Simple past and past continuous exercise 4 english page.
Past continuous vs past simple simple present gapfill exercise. Pa s t s i m p l e f o r m the form of the past simple is the same for all persons i, you, he, she, it, we, you, they. There are 3 different activities in which students are asked to choose the most suitable verb tense, put the verbs into the past perfect simple or continuous and complete a dialogue. When i was young, i watched lots of television every day after school. Grammar 1 study plans vocabulary speaking writing hueber. This is a worksheet for teaching the differences between the past perfect and past perfect continuous at preintermediate level. We usually use the past simple tense to refer to the shorter action that interrupted the longer background action. Complete the following text using the past tense of the. 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.
We use the past continuous tense to express a long action. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Two common signal words for the past continuous are, when and while. 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. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 1 answers. Heres another exercise to practise the verb tenses. This is an easy worksheet contrasting the past simple and past continuous tense. As i was walking in the streets of holland, i met an old friend of mine. To talk about two longer actions that were progressing at the same time, we use the past continuous 1. Past simple and continuous the past simple is used. Explanations and examples along with tests and exercises online to practise englis grammar. We usually use the past simple tense to refer to the shorter action that interrupted the longer background action complete the following sentences using an appropriate past simple or past.
We were playing volleyball with mary when you called me. 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 past progressive and the simple past ernst klett verlag. Max hueber verlag, ismaning, elementary language practice, 3190028869. I to eat was eating cornflakes while dad to read was reading the newspaper. I began to study at nine last night and i was still studying at eleven. 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. Simple past and past continuous flashcards quizlet. Present perfect simple, present perfect continuous gerunds and infinitives 1. 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. Did your parents call you last night while you were watching tv. Past continuous d past simple b fill the gaps using the verb in brackets in the past continuous and past simple. English grammar lesson online for elementary level students an explanation of the past continuous with printable exercises.
Write the words in brackets in the correct forms in english using past continuous tense. Elementary past continuous english learning resources. Present simple, past simple, present continuous and past continuous 1a look at the verbs in these sentences and name the tenses. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 1 grammarbank. Check the answers to this exercise on past perfect tense. Please note that specific times and dates in the past can also be used. Fill in all the gaps, with the right form of the verb in brackets. The message can take 5 minutes to get into your inbox. Heres another interactive exercise about the past simple and past continuous tenses choose the correct tense.
While i was away on holiday, my sister fall fell ill and i had to come home. Jun 10, 2016 10jun2016 past simple and past continuous worksheets pdf. Check the answers to this exercise on past continuous tense. We use the past simple to talk about the past see unit 8. Exercise on simple past and past perfect ex04 ex04. Present perfect continuous past perfect continuous answers a 1. An intermediate grammar worksheet from anna grammarz 2. The past perfect continuous exercise at autoenglish. Past simple past continuous past perfect simple answers a 1. He hear the news, go to the telephone and call a friend. You at the movies he in a coffee shop she on the beach we at the shopping mall they at home now make the sentences negative. Grammar 6 present continuous and present simple explanations present continuous to talk about things happening at the moment, use the present continuous jim is watching television at the moment present simple to talk about habits and routines use the present simple things we do often, every. Recommended for elementary students who are asked to complete the sentences with the past simple or the past continuous of the verbs in brackets. Contents grammar grammar 1 present simple of be 8 grammar 2 present simple.
When the teacher came in, they were studying english. The best free resources to learn and teach english past simple vs. Present simple, past simple, present continuous, past continuous. Past simple past continuous live love learn english. Fill in the blanks with the simple past or past continuous form of the verbs. Christine was eating dinner last night when you knocked on the door. Past simple, past continuous exercise 1 was doing, i broke was playing, was doing he drank, he ate i was having, i suddenly heard. At the time of the incident, not many people were shopping in the store. We go to london because the queen invite us for tea. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 2 answers. Microsoft word past continuous all forms mixed exercise 2. Check the answers to this exercise on past perfect tense write the words in brackets in the correct forms in english using past continuous tense.
I to take took a shower, then i to get dressed got dressed and to leave left. The television suddenly turn off as i was watching it. While i clean my car, someone suddenly knocked at the door. He has to f a lot of theoretical exercises but he also has to. When he wake up, his mother already prepare breakfast. And we use the past simple tense to express a short action that happens in the middle of the long action.
Irregular level intermediate answer key my notes 1. We usually use past simple and past continuous in the same sentence to express that an action in progress was interrupted by another in past simple. When jack dropped by to visit me, i was having dinner. 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. Rewrite the sentences using the verbs in bold in the simple present. Put the verbs into the correct tense simple past or past perfect simple. To talk about two simultaneous short actions we use simple tenses. To talk about a shorter action that happened in the middle of a longer action, we use the simple past.
The main difference is between whether the action is finished or in progress short or long. To talk about a longer background action which was going on when something else happened, we use the past continuous tense. Past continuous mixed exercise 2 make the past continuous choose positive, negative or question. The past simple is used for the actions in the story, to tell us what happened next. To be past worksheets pdf, handouts, printable exercises. We use the past continuous to speak about actions in progress in the past.
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. As i wait near the restaurant, a creep stole my bag. 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. Complete the following sentences using an appropriate past simple or past continuous tense. In each sentence, fill the gaps with one past continuous verb and one past simple verb. Past simple vs past continuous elementary worksheet ii. Grammar 12 past simple of be 30 grammar past continuous. 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.
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