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. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 2 grammarbank. Last night i watch operacion triunfo on tv when the lights off go 3. When jack dropped by to visit me, i was having dinner. While i was away on holiday, my sister fall fell ill and i had to come home. I began to study at nine last night and i was still studying at eleven.
Past continuous vs past simple exercise focusenglishschool. You can do the exercises online or download the worksheet as pdf. Past continuous v simple past interactive worksheet. Past simple vs past continuous elementary worksheet ii. Past simple, past continuous exercise 1 was doing, i broke was playing, was doing he drank, he ate i was having, i suddenly heard. Complete the text with the past simple or past continuous of the verbs in brackets gapfill exercise. Yesterday i went to the post office, bought some fruit at the supermarket and read a book in the park in the afternoon. Past simple and continuous the past simple is used.
English esl past simple past continuous worksheets most. The past continuous describes an action that was already in progress. Simple past vs past continuous exercises tolearnenglish. Past simple vs past continuous past simple past continuous a. Exercise on simple past and past progressive default. When i was young, i watched lots of television every day after school. Remember sometimes the continuous tenses are called the progressive tenses.
In inglese il simple past traduce il nostro passato remoto mangiai, limperfetto mangiavo, e appunto il passato prossimo ho mangiato. The first action is a long action it lasted for a period of time. There are two principal past tenses used to make general statements about the past. English past perfect vs past perfect continuous test 03 more tests. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 2 answers. Lets begin to study the past simple vs past continuous. Past simple and past continuous author last modified by. Fill in the blanks with a correct form, the past simple or the past continuous. Recommended for elementary students who are asked to complete the sentences with the past simple or the past continuous of the verbs in brackets. Check the answers to this exercise on past continuous tense. Teachers also might say the past simple or the simple past, these are just different names. Explanations and examples along with tests and exercises online to practise englis grammar. As i was walking in the streets of holland, i met an old friend of mine.
Based on my students workbook called matura choices unit 4. If you have any questions after reading the explanation on the page i linked to, please let us know. The past perfect continuous exercise at autoenglish. In this exercise you will practise the past simple and past continuous tenses.
This is an easy worksheet contrasting the past simple and past continuous tense. Complete the text with the past simple or past continuous. Use the past simple to talk about an event which happened at some point in time in the past. Past continuous vs past simple simple present gapfill exercise. Past continuous board game cards page 2 past continuous past continuous past continuous i was riding a horse. I was speaking you were speaking he she it was speaking we were speaking they were speaking. Fill in the gaps with the words in brackets in past continuous or past simple tense. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 1 grammarbank. Marvin come home, switch on the computer and check his emails. Study and practise the differences between the past simple and past continuous. Jane have a wonderful time in hawaii while her sister work in new york.
Mozart was born in 1756, the son of a professional musician. Lesson b past continuous 1 english file students site. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 1 answers. Fill in all the gaps, with the right form of the verb in brackets. 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. Students solutions preintermediate grammar exercise 2 past simple and continuous. Simple past vs past continuous exercises learn english. Past simple and past continuous interactive and downloadable. The second action is a short action that has interrupted the first.
Guide to past simple and past continuous verb tenses. Answers to past simple or past continuous exercise 2 1. Past simple vs past continuous worksheet 1 grammarbank. Past continuous past continuous past continuous i was talking to our teacher.
Past simple vs past continuous language on schools. I to eat was eating cornflakes while dad to read was reading the newspaper. Use the hint button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. Find out with this exercise if you know when to use the past continuous and when to use the simple past. Put the verbs into the correct tense simple past or past progressive. Past continuous and past simple grammar beginner to pre. The thief sneak into the house, steal the jewels and leave without a trace. While i clean my car, someone suddenly knocked at the door.
Conceptually and grammatically, i see nothing wrong. Fill in all the gaps, then press check to check your answers. We were playing volleyball with mary when you called me. Two or more verbs in the past simple and the past continuous the action expressed by the past simple interrupts the action expressed by the past continuous while i was driving to work, i had an accident i was having a shower when the phone rang what were. Past simple past continuous past perfect simple answers a 1.
Peter visited his friends in florida two months ago. Nobody listen while the teacher explain the tenses. Students english file students site preintermediate grammar file 2 lesson b past continuous 1 grammar. Past continuous mixed exercise 2 make the past continuous choose positive, negative or question. Fill in the blanks with the correct version of wither the past continuous or simple past. When the teacher came in, they were studying english. Past simple past continuous past perfect test 03 more tests. Christine was eating dinner last night when you knocked on the door. English practice downloadable pdf grammar and vocabulary worksheets.
Finally, click here to download this exercise in pdf with answers. Simple past he went and past continuous he was going intermediate exercise 10. The verb is in the passive voice and the past simple tense. Simple past vs past continuous linkedin slideshare. Simple past examples action that was completed in the past. I to take took a shower, then i to get dressed got dressed and to leave left. Change these sentences into a the past simple, b past continuous, c present perfect and d the past perfect. When i left university, i went to work for a private school. Use our search box to check present tense, present participle tense. English grammar practice exercise, for preintermediate and intermediate level.
Microsoft word past continuous all forms mixed exercise 2. Past simple vs past continuous linkedin slideshare. As i wait near the restaurant, a creep stole my bag. 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.
The worksheet is suitable for both classroom practice and selfstudy. Past continuous v simple past fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb. The university of minnesota is the birthplace of one of the most important twin. Complete the text with the past simple, past continuous or past perfect simple form of the verbs in brackets. You can also rearrange the sentences to come up with this. The television suddenly turn off as i was watching it. An intermediate grammar worksheet from anna grammarz 2.
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. 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. Irregular verbs exercises pdf worksheet 1 the past simple tense for elementary students of english. 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. Victor wrote a letter read a book ate an apple drank some milk drew a house made a model.
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