This is an easy worksheet contrasting the past simple and past continuous tense. English grammar practice exercise, beginner elementary level. Helen do her weekly shopping when she meet her old friend, june. Past simple vs past continuous worksheet 1 grammarbank. All these exercises are written for elementary intermediate students of english as a. Past simple vs past continuous interactive worksheet. Complete the following sentences using the correct form past progressive or simple past of the verbs provided. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. I was speaking you were speaking he she it was speaking we were speaking they were speaking.
Past simple vs past continuous linkedin slideshare. English esl past simple or past continuous worksheets most. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 2 grammarbank. Put the verb into the present simple i do or present continuous im doing form. Explanations and examples along with tests and exercises online to practise past simple tense in english. Answers to past simple or past continuous exercise 2 1. Past simple vs past continuous elementary worksheet. In this exercise you will practise the past simple and past continuous tenses. Home page grammar exercises preintermediate past simple or past continuous exercise. Past simple vs past continuous language on schools. Past continuous and past simple page 2 of 3 test english. We already have talked about past continuousprogressive tense usages, structures for affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences. See more ideas about english grammar, english grammar worksheets and learn english.
Preintermediate level grammar worksheets students choose either past simple or past continuous for each space past simple or past continuous worksheet. I began to study at nine last night and i was still studying at eleven. Fill each gap with a verb in either the past simple or past continuous tense. Christine was eating dinner last night when you knocked on the door. Simple past english tenses and english grammar worksheets, grammar rules, grammar exercises. Past continuous and past simple grammar principiante a. Exercises simple past he went and past continuous he was going elementary exercise 1.
Did your parents call you last night while you were watching tv. Past perfect, past simple or past continuous by alexandrina this ws was an attempt to adapt an extra activity suggested by face2faceintermediate unit 4 teachers book in which students were. When the teacher came in, they were studying english. 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.
We were playing volleyball with mary when you called me. Past simple vs past continuous elementary worksheet ii. Past simple or past continuous exercise esl lounge student. Yesterday i went to the post office, bought some fruit at the supermarket and read a book in the park in the afternoon. Simple past and past continuous exercises esl worksheet by. Explanations and examples along with tests and exercises online to practise englis grammar. 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 and past continuous grammar exercises for esl. The short action in past simple often interrupts the longer action in past continuous. 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 past continuous describes a longer action or situation and the past simple describes a shorter action or event. Past continuous tense exercises with answers learn esl.
Simple past vs past continuous exercises learn english. A collection of english esl past simple vs continuous tense worksheets for home. Past continuous this tense describes an action that was in progress at some point in the past. A collection of downloadable worksheets, exercises and activities to teach past simplepast continuous, shared by english language teachers. This exercise helps you practise the difference between the present simple and present continuous tenses. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 2 answers. English grammar lesson online for elementary level students an explanation of the past simple with printable exercises. English esl past simple vs continuous tense worksheets most. You can do the exercises online or download the worksheet as pdf. Past simple present simple exercises focusenglishschool. Our collection is growing every day with the help of many teachers. When i met susan she was having a drink at a terrace with a friend.
Check the answers to this exercise on past simple tense. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 1 grammarbank. I to eat was eating cornflakes while dad to read was reading the newspaper. Past simple or past continuous worksheet esl lounge. We often use the past continuous at the beginning of a story to describe the situation. Then click on the answer button to see the correct answers. Past simple and past continuous pdf exercises with answers. As i was walking in the streets of holland, i met an old friend of mine.
Fill in the blanks with a correct form, the past simple or the past continuous. Here you have 30 sentences for the students to practice the simple past and the past participle both in the postive and negative form and questions as well. Simple past worksheets free english online grammar exercises. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 1 answers. Past simple and past continuous interactive and downloadable worksheet. The worksheet is available in both colour and black and white version. When jack dropped by to visit me, i was having dinner. English esl past simple or past continuous worksheets. Choose the right verb forms to complete the sentences in past simple and present simple tense. Exercise on simple past and past progressive ex08 ex08.
Welcome to esl printables, the website where english language teachers exchange resources. The past continuous and the past simple help us to show how two past actions or situations are connected. Past simplepast continuous worksheets esl printables. Recommended for elementary students who are asked to complete the sentences with the past simple or the past continuous of the verbs in brackets.
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. English grammar practice exercise, for preintermediate and intermediate level. Simple past and past continuous flashcards quizlet. Simple past or past continuous a dialog fill in the blanks with the simple past or past continuous form of the verbs. Pay attention to the tense past simple or past continuous and write the answer in the same tense. Recommended for elementary students who are asked to complete the. Pdf worksheets with answers on the past simple and past continuous tense. Irregular verbs have a different form, usually with a different vowel sound e.
Aug 2, 2016 a short grammar guide and two exercises to practise past simple and past continuous with upper elementary students. Put the verbs into the correct tense simple past or past progressive. Remember sometimes the continuous tenses are called the progressive tenses. English esl past simple vs continuous tense worksheets. A worksheet contrasting the past simple and the past continuous tense. English grammar lesson online for elementary level students an explanation of the past continuous with printable exercises. This is a worksheet i prepared last year for my elementary students as an introduction of these tenses. Past continuous and past simple page 3 of 3 test english.
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. This work is licensed under a creative commons attribution noncommercial noderivatives 4. Esl quiz simple past or past continuous a dialog vera. Finally, click here to download this exercise in pdf with answers. Past simple and past continuous inspiration macmillan. 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. The past simple shows us that an action was in the past, not in the present. The past past simple and past continuous 1 an exercise by montse morales for the english learning website. Simple past worksheets english online grammar exercises. Aug 2, 2016 a short grammar guide and two exercises to practise past simple and past continuous with upperelementary students. The handouts includes gap filling exercises, question formation and sentence transformation exercises, using regular and irregular verbs. This handout bundle dedicated to teaching the past simple vs the past continuous to higher elementaryintermediate level esl learners.
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