Past simple, past continuous, past perfect test english. The past perfect or the past simple at autoenglish. Past continuous free spanish exercises and lessons. Click here to download this exercise in pdf with answers. Complete the sentences with the past simple or the past continuous forms of the verbs in. Past simple past continuous, used to was writing delivered used to wear was writing rode a complete the sentences with the past simple form of the verbs in brackets. At the time of the incident, not many people were shopping in the store. An exercise by montse morales for the english learning website. Christine was eating dinner last night when you knocked on the door. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 1 grammarbank. The past continuous tense an elementary grammar worksheet fromanna grammarz the past continuous tense has these uses.
B complete the sentences with the past continuous form of. Put the verbs into the correct tense simple past or past progressive. Present simple, present continuous, past simpleenglish. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 2 grammarbank. Past continuous exercise 1 perfect english grammar. Check the answers to this exercise on past continuous tense fill in the gaps with the words in brackets in past continuous or past simple tense. Yesterday i went to the post office, bought some fruit at the supermarket and read a book in the park in the afternoon.
The past simple is used for the actions in the story, to tell us what happened next. Complete the sentences with the past simple form of the verbs in brackets. Fill in all the gaps, then press check to check your answers. We use the past simple to talk about the past see unit 8. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 1 answers. I to take took a shower, then i to get dressed got dressed and to leave left. Complete the sentences in present continuous with the verbs given. Exercise 2 past simple and continuous solutions oxford. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 2 answers. B complete the sentences with the past continuous form of the. Were you watching watch the football match on tv when i phoned phone. Past simple we use the past simple to talk about completed actions in the past we ate out yesterday.
Complete the sentences in present continuous with the. Put the verbs into the correct tense simple past or past perfect simple. The action had not finished at a particular time in the past. Exercises and resources for efl teaching and learning.
Students solutions preintermediate grammar exercise 2 past simple and continuous. When he wake up, his mother already prepare breakfast. Irregular verbs exercises pdf worksheet 1 the past simple tense for elementary students of english. Exercise on simple past and past perfect ex04 ex04. These are exercises to rewrite sentences and make questions for the answers given. To talk about two simultaneous short actions we use simple tenses. When the teacher came in, they were studying english. The thieves had already spent the money when the police. To talk about a longer background action which was going on when something else happened, we use the past continuous. This is an easy worksheet contrasting the past simple and past continuous tense. Past simple, past continuous exercise 1 was doing, i broke was playing, was doing he drank, he ate i was having, i suddenly heard.
Students each memorize one sentence strip before standing and working together with. Heres another exercise to practise the verb tenses. There are 27 questions which are required to be answered in these 3 tenses. Complete the text with the past simple or past continuous.
Recommended for elementary students who are asked to complete the sentences with the past simple. Did your parents call you last night while you were watching tv. Past simple vs past continuous elementary worksheet ii. As i was walking in the streets of holland, i met an old friend of mine. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the past simple or past continuous.
Eso bilingual groups here you have interesting activities to print and do to revise the grammatical points you have studied this year. We use the past continuous see unit 9 for something around a past time or a past action. I began to study at nine last night and i was still studying at eleven. We can use the past simple and the past continuous in the same sentence. Answers to past simple or past continuous exercise 2 1. Irregular verbs exercises pdf worksheet 1 the past simple tense. Check the answers to this exercise on past continuous tense write the words in capital letters at the end of sentences in past continuous or past simple tense. Explanations and examples along with tests and exercises online to practise englis grammar. Complete the text with the past simple or past continuous of the verbs in brackets gapfill exercise. We were playing volleyball with mary when you called me. It is used to talk about something that was happening at some.
Past simple past continuous past perfect simple answers a 1. Past simple vs past continuous past simple past continuous a. Past continuous vs past simple exercise focusenglishschool. I was going go to work when my car broke down break down. Free english test simple past verb tense 1 elearning. Complete the following sentences using an appropriate past simple or past continuous tense. My worksheet is for practicing past simple, past continuous and past perfect tenses.
Past simple, past continuous, past perfect grammar chart. We wait for jane, when suddenly louis come around the corner. Passive voice reading and listening comprehension with a video read this joke and do the exercises. We go to london because the queen invite us for tea. Free english test simple past verb tense 1 elearning web site english grammar esl printables grammar tests vocabulary training listening comprehension reading. Past simple past continuous past simple and past continuous past simple affirmative iyou we they he she it learned negative iyou we they he she it did not didnt learn interrogative wh did iyou we they he she it learn.
Yesterday i went to the post office, bought some fruit at the. The university of minnesota is the birthplace of one of. Are these sentences in the past simple or in the past continuous. Choose a verb from the box and describe the pictures. Students will notice the different uses considering the time expressions and linking words. When i left university, i went to work for a private school. Try making the past continuous or past progressive tense this exercise includes the positive and negative forms. I study for five hours and then i go to sit the exam. A 2page worksheet contrasting the past simple and the past continuous. It is used to talk about something that was happening at some time in the past. We usually use the past simple tense to refer to the shorter action that interrupted the longer background action. Past simple past continuous past simple and past continuous past simple affirmative iyou we they he. Past simple vs past perfect complete the sentences with the past simple or past perfect of the verbs in brackets. When jack dropped by to visit me, i was having dinner.
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. Second of two exercises on the differences between simple past and past continuous. The lights went out while we were watching the match on tv. It includes a brief explanation followed by 4 different exercises in which students are asked to look at the picture a.
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