They got home very late last night something that happened several times in the past when i was a boy, i walked a mile to school every day. Christine was eating dinner last night when you knocked on the door. There are 3 different activities in which students are asked to complete different sentences using the past simple or. Fill in the blanks with the simple past or past continuous form of the verbs. Past simple or past continuous exercise esl lounge student. Its a short quiz consisting of ten questions on simple present, present continuous, and simple past tense. A collection of downloadable worksheets, exercises and activities to teach past simplepast continuous, shared by english language teachers. Go over differences in usage between the past simple and past continuous.
Students each memorize one sentence strip before standing and working together with classmates to recreate the story. Recommended for elementary students who are asked to complete the sentences with the past simple or the past continuous of the verbs in brackets. Complete the following sentences using the correct form of the past progressive tense of the verbs provided. A worksheet contrasting the past simple and the past continuous tense. Write various examples on the board of sentences combining the past simple and past continuous to illustrate the idea of an. Show all questions yesterday at three oclock, martha was chatting on the internet. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 2 answers. Grammar board game past continuous 36 squares, each asking about what that person was doing at a specific time speak for at least 1minute per roll.
Did your parents call you last night while you were watching tv. In this exercise you will practise the past simple tense. Its pretty simple to differentiate between these three tenses, but some extra exercise will always benefit you in your english grammar test, writing, or anywhere it is required. It includes a brief explanation followed by 4 different exercises in which students are asked to look at the picture and write sentences using the verbs given, underline the correct form of the verbs, use the correct adverb to complete sentences and fill in the blank spaces with the correct form of the verbs using the past.
The worksheet is available in both colour and black and white version. Students headway students site preintermediate fourth edition grammar unit 3 past simple or continuous. Live worksheets english english as a second language esl past simple and past continuous past simple or past continuous past simple or past continuous complete the sentences. Present simple and continuous, past simple test english. Heres an interactive exercise about the past simple and past continuous tenses choose the correct tense. The past continuous and the past simple help us to show how two past actions or situations are connected. Heres another exercise to practise the verb 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. Past simple or continuous headway students site oxford.
I now 4 have a new job in a supermarket in the city centre. Past simple, past continuous, past perfect test english. Heres another interactive exercise about the past simple and past continuous tenses choose the correct tense. Use thepast simple and past continuous verb tenses as much as possible. I to take took a shower, then i to get dressed got dressed and to leave left. This exercise helps you practise the difference between the present simple and present continuous tenses. A short grammar guide and two exercises to practise past simple and past continuous with upperelementary students. This is a worksheet i prepared last year for my elementary students as an introduction of these tenses. A collection of english esl past simple vs continuous tense worksheets for home learning, online practice, distance learning and english classes to teach about. After you have interviewed a classmate or the teacher with the questions above, write a short paragraph reporting what you learned from them. I am very happy because my sister 6 work there too so we. As i was walking in the streets of holland, i met an old friend of mine.
This exercise helps you practise the difference between the present simple and present continuous tenses instructions. The interruption is usually a shorter action in the simple past. Past continuous and past simple grammar beginner to pre. Past simple and past continuous grammar exercises for esl. The above downloadable printable is a great resource for businessprofessional, high school, elementary school and adults at elementary a1, preintermediate a2 and intermediate b1 level. It was eight oclock and after that i couldnt even finish my homework. Welcome to esl printables, the website where english language teachers exchange resources. Fill each gap with a verb in either the past simple or past continuous tense. I to eat was eating cornflakes while dad to read was reading the newspaper. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 1 answers. Complete the sentences with the past simple or past continuous form of the verb.
All these exercises are written for elementary intermediate students of english as a. The past simple shows us that an action was in the past, not in the present. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 2 grammarbank. Past simple vs past continuous worksheet 1 grammarbank. Past simple we use the past simple to talk about completed actions in the past. Past simple and past continuous cambridge university press. Past simple sentences learnenglish kids british council. Were you watching watch the football match on tv when. Past simple past continuous exercises focusenglishschool. Letter gap fill fill in the spaces with either present simple, past simple or present continuous.
When the teacher came in, they were studying english. Esl quiz simple past or past continuous a dialog vera. Point out that the past continuous focuses on a specific moment in the past. The past continuous tense an elementary grammar worksheet fromanna grammarz the past continuous tense has these uses. Past simple vs past continuous elementary worksheet simple. The action had not finished at a particular time in the past. Inspiration 2 worksheet 2 past continuous i using my mobile phone you listening to music he eating a sandwich at 8pm. An exercise by montse morales for the english learning website. Past simple vs past continuous elementary worksheet ii. Past simple and past continuous english esl worksheets. When jack dropped by to visit me, i was having dinner.
So the little girl take an automatic pistol out of her. Simple past or past continuous a dialog fill in the blanks with the simple past or past continuous form of the verbs. In this worksheet students have some rules about the use of the past continuous and past simple tenses and do the following activities. Complete the following text using the past tense of the verbs in brackets. I go there every day at 3 oclock in the afternoon and 5 work there till 10 oclock in the evening. For irregular verbs, there is a special past tense form. Present simple and continuous, past simple test english esl. A short grammar guide and two exercises to practise past simple and past continuous with upper elementary students. Feb 06, 20 what is the difference between past simple and past continuous. It is aimed at teaching past simple tense, present continuous progressive tense, present simple tense and present simple vs continuous progressive. English esl past simple vs continuous tense worksheets. Live worksheets english english as a second language esl verb tenses present simple continuous past simple continuous present simple continuous past simple continuous read the sentences and choose the correct answer. Past simplepast continuous worksheets esl printables. Fill the blanks with the correct form of the given verb.
I began to study at nine last night and i was still studying at eleven. A 2page worksheet contrasting the past simple and the past continuous. Check the answers to this exercise on past continuous tense. Past simple, past continuous, past perfect grammar chart. A collection of downloadable worksheets, exercises and activities to teach past simple past continuous, shared by english language teachers. Infinitive past simple past participle built buy bet chose done ate come drawn fell fly gone. When she opened the door, she pretended that we werent there and she went to her room. This is an easy worksheet contrasting the past simple and past continuous tense.
When the little girl open the door of her grandmothers house, she see that there was somebody in bed with a nightcap and nightgown on. Complete list of past continuous forms use 1 interrupted action in the past use the past continuous to indicate that a longer action in the past was interrupted. There are 3 different activities in which students are asked to complete different sentences using the past simple or the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets. The present downloadable teaching material is a great resource for high school students and adults at intermediate b1, upperintermediate b2 and advanced c1 level. Complete the following sentences with the correct verb forms. Complete the sentences with the past simple or the past continuous forms of the verbs in brackets. English esl past simple vs continuous tense worksheets most. English grammar practice exercise, beginner elementary level.
Are these sentences in the past simple or in the past continuous. Past simple and past continuous inspiration macmillan. English grammar test 7 past simple and present sipmle duration. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 1 grammarbank. We were playing volleyball with mary when you called me.
Fill in the blanks with a correct form, the past simple or the past continuous. Find out with this exercise if you know when to use the past continuous and when to use the simple past. Past simple 11 past tense sentences that, when joined together, create a story about what happened to sue last week. Letter gap fill present simplecontinuous, past simple. Remember this can be a real interruption or just an interruption in time. Pdf exercises worksheets with answers on the past simple and continuous tense. Explanations and examples along with tests and exercises online to practise englis grammar. Past simple past continuous past perfect simple answers a 1. Complete the following text using the past tense of the. Feb 10, 2016 write the sentences in past continuous. While i was doing my homework, my cousin visited us.
Past simple we use the past simple to talk about completed actions in the past we ate out yesterday. She approach no nearer than twentyfive feet from the bed when she see that it was not her grandmother but the wolf, for even in a nightcap a wolf does not look like anybodys grandmother. Past simple vs past continuous language on schools. We watching tv they swimming was 2 write questions. We use the past continuous to talk about longer actions in progress at some point in the past, and we use past simple to talk about shorter finished actions in the past. Then click on the answer button to see the correct answers. Put the verb into the present simple i do or present continuous im doing form. Past simple vs past continuous elementary worksheet. This ebook is produced and distributed by red river press inc. Students will read each strip and sequence the conversationstory in order. Finally, click here to download this exercise in pdf with answers.
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