I was going go to work when my car broke down break down. Explanations and examples along with tests and exercises online to practise englis grammar. Christine was eating dinner last night when you knocked on the door. We use the past continuous to say that an action in the past was temporary. Our plane fly over scotland when the accident happen. Three simple exercises that help understand the difference between the past simple and past continuous tenses. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 1 grammarbank. This image is licensed under the creative commons zero cc0 license a comparison between the past simple and the past continuous with a clear explanation of the differences between these two tenses with examples and exercises to help you learn.
You were working in the sales department last month. I had started writing an email and then our computer broke down. Exercise on simple past and past progressive default. This is an easy worksheet contrasting the past simple and past continuous tense. Simple past vs past continuous exercises tolearnenglish. As i was walking in the streets of holland, i met an old friend of mine. The past perfect simple and continuous the past perfect simple is used to say that one action happened before another action in the past. English practice downloadable pdf grammar and vocabulary worksheets.
Complete the following sentences using an appropriate past simple or past continuous tense. Jan 05, 2015 we use the past continuous to say that an action in the past was temporary. We are here with just another english grammar quiz. When the teacher came in, they were studying english. The thief sneak into the house, steal the jewels and leave without a trace. To talk about a shorter action that happened in the middle of a longer action, we use the simple past.
Past simple we use the past simple to talk about completed actions in the past we ate out yesterday. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. T038 present tense simple and progressive t022 present tense simple and progressive t016 present tense simple and. Example of comparison of past simple and past continuous. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 1 answers. Past simple vs past continuous past simple past continuous a. Fill in the blanks with a correct form, the past simple or the past continuous. Use the hint button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. Oct 04, 20 to talk about a longer background action which was going on when something else happened, we use the past continuous 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 simple past tense.
Past continuous past continuous past continuous i was talking to our teacher. Did your parents call you last night while you were watching tv. A single life past simple vs past continuous practice. When jack dropped by to visit me, i was having dinner. Past simple, past continuous, past perfect grammar chart.
You can do the exercises online or download the worksheet as. My aunt bought me a lovely gift after she had spent the summer holiday with us. This online lesson in english grammar is designed for intermediate level students. I study for five hours and then i go to sit the exam. Pay attention to the tense past simple or past continuous and write the answer in the same tense. Nobody listen while the teacher explain the tenses. 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. While i cycle past some villages, i see some people in their gardens. Are these sentences in the past simple or in the past continuous.
Students solutions preintermediate grammar exercise 2 past simple and continuous. Marvin come home, switch on the computer and check his emails. We often use the past continuous at the beginning of a story to describe the situation. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the past simple or past continuous. Past continuous board game cards page 2 past continuous past continuous past continuous i was riding a horse. Past simple and past continuous interactive and downloadable. Microsoft word past continuous all forms mixed exercise 2. So, if you are a student studying for your class test or an english learner, take this quiz to ensure if you have understood enough or need more practice. Simple past vs past continuous exercises learn english. 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. Exercise 2 past simple and continuous solutions oxford. Past continuous d past simple b fill the gaps using the verb in brackets in the past continuous and past simple. Sarah was waiting for her friend for 20 minutes yesterday.
Simple past vs past continuous linkedin slideshare. In this exercise you will practise the past simple and past continuous tenses. Past continuous vs past simple simple present gapfill exercise. English grammar practice exercise, for preintermediate and intermediate level. I began to study at nine last night and i was still studying at eleven. Past simple vs past continuous rules and exercises for. Aug 31, 2017 esl video lesson with an interactive quiz. We usually use the past simple tense to refer to the shorter action that interrupted the longer background action complete the following sentences using an appropriate past simple or past. To talk about two longer actions that were progressing at the same time, we use the past continuous 1. To talk about a longer background action which was going on when something else happened, we use the past continuous tense. Simple past examples action that was completed in the past.
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. Remember sometimes the continuous tenses are called the progressive tenses. 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 usually use the past simple tense to refer to the shorter action that interrupted the longer background action. Past continuous mixed exercise 2 make the past continuous choose positive, negative or question. An exercise by montse morales for the english learning website. Past simple and past continuous fill in the gaps with the past simple or the past continuous of the verbs in brackets. Past simple, past continuous, past perfect test english. Find out with this exercise if you know when to use the past continuous and when to use the simple past.
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. Write the words in capital letters at the end of sentences in past continuous or simple past tense. The past perfect simple and continuous bank street. Past simple past continuous past perfect test 03 more tests. Teachers also might say the past simple or the simple past, these are just different names. The past continuous describes an action that was already in progress. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 2 answers. Complete the following sentences using the correct form of the past progressive tense. Answers to past simple or past continuous exercise 2 1. The verb is in the passive voice and the past simple tense. Simple past he went and past continuous he was going intermediate exercise 10.
Complete the following sentences using appropriate simple past or past continuous forms. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 2 grammarbank. Past simple vs past continuous language on schools. Exercise on simple past and past progressive ex08 ex08. Simple past and past continuous flashcards quizlet. English grammar today a reference to written and spoken english grammar and usage cambridge dictionary. You can do the exercises online or download the worksheet as pdf. Past simple we use the past simple to talk about completed actions in the past. Henry finish his newspaper while he wait for the bus.
For many months before the opening ceremony, i had thought about the honour of carrying the flag and had. If you have any questions after reading the explanation on the page i linked to, please let us know. Past simple, past continuous exercise 1 was doing, i broke was playing, was doing he drank, he ate i was having, i suddenly heard. I to take took a shower, then i to get dressed got dressed and to leave left. The past past simple and past continuous 1 an exercise by montse morales for the english learning website. Past continuous vs simple past exercises focusenglishschool. Put the verbs into the correct tense simple past or past progressive. Yesterday i went to the post office, bought some fruit at the supermarket and read a book in the park in the afternoon. To talk about two simultaneous short actions we use simple tenses. Explanations and examples along with tests and exercises online to practise past simple tense in english. We can use the past simple and the past continuous in the same sentence. In the first exercise you just have to choose the correct alternative, in the second and third ones you have to use the correct verb tense past simple or past continuous. A comparison between the past simple and the past continuous with a clear explanation of the differences between these two tenses with examples and exercises to help you learn. Lets begin to study the past simple vs past continuous.
Past simple past continuous past perfect simple aws. May 16, 20 past simple and past continuous grammar lesson. Fill in all the gaps, with the right form of the verb in brackets. Finally, click here to download this exercise in pdf with answers. We were playing volleyball with mary when you called me. 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 vs past continuous elementary worksheet ii. Past continuous and past simple page 3 of 3 test english. When she opened the door, she pretended that we werent there and she went to her room. Past simple and past continuous interactive worksheet. Oct 02, 2014 past simple vs past continuous past simple past continuous a.
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