English grammar practice exercise, for preintermediate and intermediate level. The simple past and the past continuous are two tenses commonly used to make general statements about the past. Were you watching watch the football match on tv when i phoned phone. Past continuous past continuous past continuous i was talking to our teacher. Past continuous vs past simple tense grammar point youtube. Answers to past simple or past continuous exercise 2 1. Lets look at some sentences with verbs in the past form past simple and present form present simple to better understand the meaning the past form adds and why speakers choose to use it. I was speaking you were speaking he she it was speaking we were speaking they were speaking. When the teacher came in, they were studying english. The past progressive describes actions or events in a time before now, which began in the past and is still going on at the time of speaking in other words, it expresses an unfinished or incomplete action in the past uses of the past progressive.
Comparison of tenses simple past and past continuous with free online exercises, passive rules and passive voice examples. Irregular verbs have a different form, usually with a different vowel sound e. When i walk down queen street, i discover a wonderful store. A collection of english esl past simple vs continuous tense worksheets for home learning, online practice, distance learning and english classes to teach about. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 1 grammarbank. Past simple and past continuous interactive and downloadable worksheet. 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. English esl past simple vs continuous tense worksheets most. Past simple past continuous past perfect simple answers a 1.
Past simple and past continuous pdf exercises with answers. Simple past or past continuous english online grammar exercises. Complete the following text with the past simple of the past continuous forms of the verbs in brackets. Pdf present simple vs present continuous past simple. Fill in the blanks with a correct form, the past simple or the past continuous. Past continuous and past simple page 2 of 3 test english. English esl present simple vs continuous progressive tense. While i cycle past some villages, i see some people in their gardens. Heres an interactive exercise about the past simple and past continuous tenses choose the correct tense. Check the answers to this exercise on past perfect tense. In this exercise you will practise the past simple and past continuous tenses. 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.
The past simple shows us that an action was in the past, not in the present. Aug 2, 2016 a short grammar guide and two exercises to practise past simple and past continuous with upperelementary students. They are typical mistakes that students do in past simple and past continuous tenses. English esl present simple vs continuous progressive. Home page grammar exercises preintermediate past simple or past continuous exercise. English grammar today a reference to written and spoken english grammar and usage cambridge dictionary. Past simple vs present simple grammar quiz photocopiables.
Past simple vs past continuous elementary worksheet ii. 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. Finally, click here to download this exercise in pdf with answers. Past simple and past continuous exercises with answers 22 click here to download this exercise in pdf. Oct 04, 2017 fill in the blanks with an appropriate past tense form. Choose simple past or past continuous tense to complete the sentences. Write the words in brackets in the correct forms in english using past continuous tense. Pdf worksheets with answers on the past simple and past continuous tense. Simple past vs past continuous exercises tolearnenglish.
The reading text is on a letter from twoholiday places, which are in the northwest of turkey. We already have talked about past continuousprogressive tense usages, structures for affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences. Although they are both past tenses their uses are quite different. Past simple vs past continuous test english esl worksheets for distance learning and physical classrooms what others are saying this worksheet was made as a revision grammar test dealing with two past tenses. Present simple vs present continuous past simple presentation o. Past simple and past continuous exercises with answers pdf. When we talk about two past events, the past continuous is normally used to refer to the longer background action.
All these exercises are written for elementary intermediate students of english as a. You can do the exercises online or download the worksheet as pdf. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 1 answers. 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. Past continuous bisogna mettere tutti i verbi che trovi scritti tra parentesi, nel tempo corretto, scegliendo principalmente tra il past simple e il past continuous, ma tenendo presente che dove ce il discorso diretto, potranno servire anche degli altri tempi. Exercise complete the following sentences with past simple or past continuous. The past continuous describes an action that was already in progress. Lets look at some sentences with verbs in the past form past simple and present form present simple to better understand the meaning the past form adds and why speakers choose to. Past continuous board game cards page 2 past continuous past continuous past continuous i was riding a horse. 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.
I to take took a shower, then i to get dressed got dressed and to leave left. As i was walking in the streets of holland, i met an old friend of mine. While charles watch soccer on tv, wendy listen to the radio. The simple past tense is only used to say that something happened at some time in the past. Past simple and past continuous inspiration macmillan. Heres a grammar quiz on past simple and present simple tenses together in the context of a letter from holiday. The online exercise version of the past simple vs present simple grammar quiz. Past simple vs past continuous with images teaching. Jun 18, 2017 in our latest grammar point we would like to explain the usage of the past simple and the past continuous tenses in english. In this grammar point we start with some personal questions. Read each situation below and answer the following questions. Past simple present perfect simple amazon web services. In our latest grammar point we would like to explain the usage of the past simple and the past continuous tenses in english. This is an easy worksheet contrasting the past simple and past continuous tense.
We already have talked about past continuous progressive tense usages, structures for affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences. Put the verbs into the correct tense simple past or past progressive. Fill each gap with a verb in either the past simple or past continuous tense. Past continuous and past simple grammar principiante a. The past progressive describes actions or events in a time before now, which began in the past and is still going on at the time of speaking in other words, it expresses an unfinished or incomplete action in the past. The first action is a long action it lasted for a period of time. Online exercises comparison of tenses, comparison of tenses questions and comparison of tenses negative sentences. Suddenly past simple vs past continuous we use the past simple for completed actions in the past, and we use the past continuous for actions in progress not finished in the 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. This worksheet comprises the common mistakes my students do during the years of my teaching. Helen do her weekly shopping when she meet her old friend, june. We were playing volleyball with mary when you called me. Henry finish his newspaper while he wait for the bus. Explanations and examples along with tests and exercises online to practise englis grammar. Practice the differences between the two tenses or try it out before you take it to your class. Use the words in brackets to put the following into the correct tense the past simple or past continuous. The past continuous and the past simple help us to show how two past actions or situations are connected. Its written in the context of a letter from holiday places in turkey. Complete the following sentences using the correct form past progressive or simple past of the verbs provided. We often use the past continuous at the beginning of a story to describe the situation. Future perfect simple and continuous progressive tense. Simple past vs past continuous exercise grammarbank.
Past simple or past continuous exercise esl lounge student. English esl past simple vs continuous tense worksheets. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate past tense form. Genitive s vs of expressing possession gerunds and infinitives. Golan open the door, her children do their homework and her husband read the newspaper. We use the past progressive to talk about actions were in progress at special time in the past. The second action is a short action that has interrupted the first. The past perfect progressive in english exercises for intermediate and advanced level esl. Present simple vs past simple ed when do people use the past form. Past simple vs past continuous worksheet 1 grammarbank. Exercise on simple past and past progressive ex08 ex08. Past simple vs past continuous 1 english for bachillerato. Present simple, present continuous, or past simple.
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