My worksheet is for practicing past simple, past continuous and past perfect tenses. I was going go to work when my car broke down break down. 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. We use the past continuous see unit 9 for something around a past time or a past action. Did your parents call you last night while you were watching tv. Past simple and past continuous pdf exercises with answers. There are 27 questions which are required to be answered in these 3 tenses. The past past simple and past continuous 1 an exercise by montse morales for the english learning website. As i was walking in the streets of holland, i met an old friend of mine. Past simple past continuous past perfect simple answers a 1. Archimedes discover the theory of buoyancy while he take a bath. While i cycle past some villages, i see some people in their gardens. Past simple vs past continuous worksheet 1 grammarbank. I felt sick yesterday morning so i went to the doctor.
Past simple and past continuous author last modified by. Students solutions preintermediate grammar exercise 2 past simple and continuous. The past continuous tense is also used to talk about an action which was in progress when another action commenced. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. When we talk about two past events, the past continuous is normally used to refer to the longer background action.
Simple past he went and past continuous he was going intermediate exercise 10. Fill in the blanks with a correct form, the past simple or the past continuous. B complete the sentences with the past continuous form of. Exercise on simple past and past progressive ex04 ex04. We watching tv they swimming was 2 write questions. 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.
Past simple or past continuous worksheet 1 answers. Exercise on simple past and past progressive ex08 ex08. In this exercise you will practise the past simple and past continuous tenses. Past simple, past continuous, past perfect test english. Verb tense exercise 4 simple past and past continuous. Home grammar verb tenses simple past and past progressive exercise about we are dedicated to creating and providing free, highquality english language learning resources. Two common signal words for the past continuous are, when and while. 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. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 2 grammarbank.
I began to study at nine last night and i was still studying at eleven. Past simple vs past continuous elementary worksheet ii. Past simple or past continuous exercise esl lounge student. Past simple we use the past simple to talk about completed actions in the past we ate out yesterday. We use the past continuous tense to express a long action.
An exercise by montse morales for the english learning website. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 2 answers. At the time of the incident, not many people were shopping in the store. We can use the past simple and the past continuous in the same sentence. Fill each gap with a verb in either the past simple or past continuous tense. Past simple, past continuous, past perfect grammar chart. Simple past and past continuous tense english practice. Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses, then click the. When the teacher came in, they were studying english. Past continuous worksheets positive statements, negative and question forms. The past perfect continuous exercise at autoenglish. Put the verbs into the correct tense simple past or past progressive.
Pay attention to the tense past simple or past continuous and write the answer in the same tense. When jack dropped by to visit me, i was having dinner. We were playing volleyball with mary when you called me. Heres another interactive exercise about the past simple and past continuous tenses choose the correct tense. I study for five hours and then i go to sit the exam. Christine was eating dinner last night when you knocked on the door. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 1 grammarbank. Choose simple past or past continuous tense to complete the sentences. Past simple, past continuous exercise 1 was doing, i broke was playing, was doing he drank, he ate i was having, i suddenly heard. To talk about two longer actions that were progressing at the same time, we use the past continuous 1. Helen do her weekly shopping when she meet her old friend, june. Yesterday i went to the post office, bought some fruit at the supermarket and read a book in the park in the afternoon.
And we use the past simple tense to express a short action that happens in the middle of the long action. Past simple worksheets positive, negative, question forms, regular 1 irregular verbs. Change these sentences into a the past simple, b past continuous, c present perfect and d the past perfect. Past simple past continuous, used to answers a 1 rode 4 didnt clean 2 played 5 didnt travel 3 forgot 6 did drink b 1 was writing, were taking 2 werent studying, were making 3 were riding 4 were sitting 5 wasnt washing, was sleeping 6 was snowing c 1 was writing, delivered 2. Home page grammar exercises preintermediate past simple or past continuous exercise. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in parenthesis. This is an easy worksheet contrasting the past simple and past continuous tense. Heres another exercise to practise the verb tenses.
Complete the following sentences using appropriate simple past or past continuous forms. Past simple vs past continuous language on schools. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate past tense form. To talk about a shorter action that happened in the middle of a longer action, we use the simple past. Students will notice the different uses considering the time expressions and linking words. 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. I to take took a shower, then i to get dressed got dressed and to leave left. When she opened the door, she pretended that we werent there and she went to her room. Present simple continuous past simple continuous read the sentences and choose the correct answer. Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses, then click the check button to check your answers. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the past simple or past continuous. I to eat was eating cornflakes while dad to read was reading the newspaper. Please note that specific times and dates in the past can also be used. Simple past and past continuous exercise 4 english page.
Answers to past simple or past continuous exercise 2 1. Now ive reminded you of how to use these tenses, try the exercise below and see if you can decide which verb needs which tense. Worksheet 2 past continuous i using my mobile phone you listening to music he eating a sandwich at 8pm. I jog in the park, when two squirrels cross my way. The past simple is used for the actions in the story, to tell us what happened next.
We use the past simple to talk about the past see unit 8. F l d e w s u d r r o r m c s a l v e r h r m a f i d d m h u f v m e f c t a e t o b e d s d v e d become begin break buy can choose come cut do drive eat find fly give have make see take h g r y a a r b r e g s s a w u f o d q u i r e n t v g a u. Simple past vs past continuous exercises learn english. Finally, click here to download this exercise in pdf with answers. The past progressive and the simple past ernst klett verlag. 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. Simple past and past continuous flashcards quizlet.