You can do the exercises online or download the worksheet as. Fill each gap with a verb in either the past simple or past continuous tense. Choose either the present perfect simple or present perfect continuous for each sentence. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Christine was eating dinner last night when you knocked on the door.
However, i speak, never even publicly before i came to hollywood in 2010. Past simple and past continuous interactive and downloadable. Irregular verbs have a different form, usually with a different vowel sound e. The television suddenly turn off as i was watching it.
He used to study english when he at the university. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 1 grammarbank. Past simple we use the past simple to talk about completed actions in the past we ate out yesterday. Here the past continuous is used to indicate a long action that was interrupted. Close practice exercises past continuous exercises. 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.
He jump into the river and rescue the drowning man. Use the words in brackets to put each of the following into either the past simple or present perfect. Usually the action that interrupts the long action is the past simple. Past simple vs past continuous con imagenes educacion ingles. When jack dropped by to visit me, i was having dinner. Past simple vs past continuous worksheet 1 grammarbank. The past continuous and the past simple help us to show how two past actions or situations are. All of the examples of use are in a business english context. Past simple past continuous exercises focusenglishschool. Often it is used after past tenses and with a phrase such as suddenly or all of a sudden. She was answering an important email when i interrupted her. This exercise focuses on the difference between the past simple and the past perfect.
Our plane fly over scotland when the accident happen. Past simple and past continuous inspiration macmillan. Past simple and continuous exercises practise the difference. Regular and irregular verbs exercises past simple forms of english verbs. Fill in the blanks with a correct form, the past simple or the past continuous. Past simple and past continuous efl esl activities and. Past simple vs past continuous elementary worksheet ii. English grammar practice exercise, for pre intermediate and intermediate level. Past simple common mistakes common mistakes correct version why. An a2 level esl lesson plan for teaching the past simple and past continuous. The past continuous is used for an action in progress in the past and that was interrupted. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 1 answers.
Simple past and past continuous flashcards quizlet. Past continuous and past simple grammar beginner to. As i wait near the restaurant, a creep stole my bag. Past simple and past continuous pdf exercises with answers. In positive sentences, a helping verb such as was or did is. I was sitting in the park, reading a newspaper, when all of a sudden this dog jumps at me. Home page grammar exercises intermediate past simple or used to gap fill exercise.
In narratives and anecdotes the present simple can be used to highlight an event. Past simple and past continuous author last modified by. Only use contractions for negatives like havent or hasnt. Home english grammar and vocabulary exercises intermediate exercises 1. To the student nouns, adjectives and adverbs pronouns 1 2 possessives 2 5 plurals 7 the article 8 16 countables and uncountables 6,15, 17 19 comparative and superlative adjectives 20 25 participial adjectives 26 27 adverbs 27 29 verbs the present tense present simple and continuous 30 37 the. Finally, click here to download this exercise in pdf with answers. Recommended for elementary students who are asked to complete the sentences with the past simple or the past continuous of the verbs in brackets. We could also say, i used to watch lots of television. I to take took a shower, then i to get dressed got dressed and to leave left.
I to eat was eating cornflakes while dad to read was reading the newspaper. Yesterday i went to the post office, bought some fruit at the supermarket and read a book in the park in the afternoon. Complete the sentences with the past simple or the past continuous forms of the verbs in brackets. I was going go to work when my car broke down break down. While i clean my car, someone suddenly knocked at the door. Past simple and past continuous the past simple is used. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 2 grammarbank. Heres an interactive exercise about the past simple and past continuous tenses choose the. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the past simple or past continuous. Were you watching watch the football match on tv when i phoned phone. It includes a suggested leadin activity, several classroom activities, a game and a collection of specially selected esl resources from around the web. We about our studies when someone knocked at the door.
The past continuous and the past simple help us to show how two past actions or situations are connected. Efl esl activities and games for past simple and past continuous. In this exercise you will practise the past simple and past continuous tenses. By the time i got to the office, the meeting begin, already without me. Answers to past simple or past continuous exercise 2 1. English tipsenglish bookenglish classenglish lessonsadvanced english vocabularylearn. Preintermediate grammar past simple or past continuous. Past continuous and past simple beginner to preintermediate. When i was young, i watched lots of television every day after school.
He write the whole homework during the lunch break. 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. We ring the police because the neighbours play the music very loud. The action that caused the interruption is in the past simple. I began to study at nine last night and i was still studying at eleven. Pay attention to the tense past simple or past continuous and write the answer in the same tense. Present perfect simple or continuous esl lounge student. Henry finish his newspaper while he wait for the bus. The past simple shows us that an action was in the past, not in the present. Helen do her weekly shopping when she meet her old friend, june. Use either used to or the past simple to complete each of the sentences. This is an easy worksheet contrasting the past simple and past continuous tense.
First sam buy the newspaper, and then he take the plane to chicago. I was looking at the trees for some time and she saw me in the middle of it. Past simple or past progressive write down the correct form. When and while signal the use of the past simple and past continuous. As i was walking in the streets of holland, i met an old friend of mine.
The past past simple and past continuous 1 an exercise by montse morales for the english learning website. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 2 answers. In this exercise you will practise using the past simple and present perfect tenses. Past simple and past continuous exercises english page. Past simple, past continuous, past perfect grammar chart. English grammar practice exercise, for preintermediate and intermediate level. Home page grammar exercises pre intermediate past simple or past continuous exercise. Simple past he went and past continuous he was going intermediate exercise 10. The worksheet is suitable for both classroom practice and selfstudy. When i arrive home last night, i discovered that jane prepare a beautiful candlelight dinner. Past simple, past perfect and past continuous brickfield. Simple past vs past continuous exercises learn english.
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