Tales of the alhambra, two explorers burlington books, activity series. These exercises are in sooth effective, and, as it turned out, it is possible to learn english grammar with ease and comfort. Throughout his life he has had different jobs, iliois senator, teacher in a school, etc, until five years ago, in 2007, when he decided to stand for election to hold the office of president. Complete the sentences with the verb between brackets, both in affirmative and negative. 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.
Barack obama is an american man of 51 years old, currently he is president of the united states. Christine was eating dinner last night when you knocked on the door. 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. They can also find some extra activities, songs, films and video recommendations. Write questions using the present simple, present continuous or past simple. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 2 answers. When she opened the door, she pretended that we werent there and she went to her room. Students each memorize one sentence strip before standing and working together with classmates to recreate the story. Choose the present simple or present continuous stative verbs. We use the past continuous tense to express a long action. Past continuous vs past simple exercise focusenglishschool. There are 27 questions which are required to be answered in these 3 tenses. When the teacher came in, they were studying english. B complete the sentences with the past continuous form of the.
The portable classroom grammar the past simple and the. This blog has been designed with the aim of providing my students with most of the materials and activities worked in class. As i was walking in the streets of holland, i met an old friend of mine. Download past simple or past continuous exercises in pdf. Explanations and examples along with tests and exercises online to practise englis grammar. I looked out of the window and saw that people were walking in the park.
Complete the sentences with the past simple form of the verbs in brackets. Students will notice the different uses considering the time expressions and linking words. Past simple and past continuous cambridge university press. An exercise for practice the past tense and the past continuous tense for more exercises, please visit. Complete the sentences with the past simple or the past continuous forms of the verbs in.
The car came out of the side road and then the van drove into the back of it. Answers to past simple or past continuous exercise 2 1. Verbs 2 tenses 02 present continuous 4 the present continuous. Students have to inflect some verbs and to fill in the correct forms of past simple or continuous. We were playing when my brother ran away and caught a bus. Oct 04, 20 to talk about a longer background action which was going on when something else happened, we use the past continuous tense. My father works in a factory, but he isnt working today because its sunday. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 2 grammarbank.
Mixed past continuous exercise 1 exercise 2 exercise 3 exercise 4 exercise 5 exercise 6 exercise 7 exercise 8 exercise 9 exercise 10 exercise 11 exercise 12 exercise past continuous and past simple. Present simple, present continuous and past simple. Past simple, past continuous exercise 1 was doing, i broke was playing, was doing he drank, he ate i was having, i suddenly heard. Home page grammar exercises preintermediate past simple or past continuous exercise. 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. Complete the sentences using the correct past simple form. Complete the sentences with the past simple or the past continuous forms of the verbs in brackets. When jack dropped by to visit me, i was having dinner.
For more details, visit our website the most wonderful library of. Present simple present continuous compare these sentences in ps and pc. These are exercises to rewrite sentences and make questions for the answers given. No sir, i was not talking on my cell phone i was watching a tv show on my ipod past continuous. Past simple we use the past simple to talk about completed actions in the past we ate out yesterday. Fill each gap with a verb in either the past simple or past continuous tense. I dont live in this city, im just spending some days here. Yesterday i went to the post office, bought some fruit at the supermarket and read a book in the park in the afternoon. Exercise 1 exercise 2 exercise 3 exercise 4 exercise 5 exercise 6. 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. Pdf exercises worksheets with answers on the past continuous tense. Past simple and past continuous inspiration macmillan. Present perfect simple or present perfect continuous.
Past simple or past continuous worksheet 1 grammarbank. Past simple 11 past tense sentences that, when joined together, create a story about what happened to sue last week. Complete the following sentences using an appropriate past simple or past continuous tense. It is used to talk about two actions in the past that happened at the same time and were continuous. We were playing volleyball with mary when you called me. Complete these questions using the simple past interrogative. Did your parents call you last night while you were watching tv. Past continuous and past simple here are some interactive exercises. And we use the past simple tense to express a short action that happens in the middle of the long action.
Recommended for elementary students who are asked to complete the sentences with the past simple or the past continuous of the verbs in brackets. Write all the verbs you find in the past simple tense. Present simple or present continuous information and tests. A grammar worksheet with some exercises for consolidation of past simple and continuous. Present and past simple and continuous stative verbs revision stative verbs list extra grammar exercises for volunteers present simple vs present continuous pdf present simple present continuous online activity past simple cont pdf past simple cont online activity unit 2 present perfect theory.
Burlington books is one of europes most respected publishers of english language teaching materials, with over two million students learning from its books and multimedia programs, which include speech training, career training, elt materials and software. It was raining when we came out of the shopping centre. I began to study at nine last night and i was still studying at eleven. I was walking down the street when i saw the sale sign. Were you watching watch the football match on tv when i phoned phone. There is a good collection of books in our library for all levels. Past simple vs past perfect take a look to this video and try to do the following exercises. Past simple continuous 1 past simple continuous 2 past simple continuous 3 past progressive worksheet answers. Simple past vs past continuous exercise grammarbank.
Pasado simple vs pasado continuo en espanol british council learn english. I was talking to my friend while i was washing the dishes. Pdf 1 complete the following text using the past tense of the verbs in simple past worksheet, simple past tense worksheets for grade 5, past simple irregular verbs exercises pdf, past simple regular verbs exercises pdf, simple present and simple past tense exercises pdf, simple future tense worksheet pdf, simple past tense worksheets for grade 3, past continuous exercises pdf, simple past tense. Heres an interactive exercise about the past simple and past continuous. Helen do her weekly shopping when she meet her old friend, june. My worksheet is for practicing past simple, past continuous and past perfect tenses. Oct 02, 2014 past simple vs past continuous past simple past continuous a. Finally, click here to download this exercise in pdf with answers. Simple past past progressive 1 simple past past progressive 2 past simple or past continuous simple past.
Past simple, past continuous, past perfect test english. Past simple vs past continuous elementary worksheet ii. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 1 answers. Regularirregular verbs past simple past continuous. Fill in the blanks with a correct form, the past simple or the past continuous. Heres another exercise to practise the verb tenses. Heres another interactive exercise about the past simple and past continuous tenses choose the correct tense. Past continuous 4 past simple 3 past tense 6 personal information 1 physical description 3 plural 1 possessive 1. We recommend you to read one of these books which are connected with the curriculum of either social science or natural science. We usually use the past simple tense to refer to the shorter action that interrupted the longer background action.
Past simple past continuous, used to answers a 1 rode 4 didnt clean 2 played 5 didnt travel 3 forgot 6 did drink b 1 was writing, were taking 2 werent studying, were making 3 were riding 4 were sitting 5 wasnt washing, was sleeping 6 was snowing c 1 was writing, delivered 2 left, were sitting 3 wasnt swimming. When i left university, i went to work for a private school. Could be used in classroom or given as a homework task, also useful for revision or preparation for the test. Past simple and continuous exercises pdf ejercicios ingles online. Fill in the gaps with the past simple or past perfect simple. This is an easy worksheet contrasting the past simple and past continuous tense. Exercises past simple, past continuous, present simple and present continuous.
Past simple or past continuous exercise esl lounge student. Choose simple past or past continuous tense to complete the sentences. Past simple, past continuous, past perfect grammar chart. Verbs 2 tenses 02 present continuous 4 the present. Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses, then click the.
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