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. Hopefully, this short guide to past simple and past continuous past tenses helps you when you are next telling people about your weekend. Past and past continuous reading comprehension and grammar. Past perfect and past perfect progressive cambridge university.
A have you ever reconnected with someone from your past. This sections provides you with downloadable pdf worksheets and keys for grammar. Test comprising exercises with present simlpe, present continuous and past simple. The past continuous describes actions or events in a time before now, which began in the past and were still going on when another event occurred it is used. It is very common for english people to ask what you did last night. Past tense simple is used to describe actions that happened in the past. As i was walking in the streets of holland, i met an old friend of mine. When the teacher came in, they were studying english. Welcome to busyteachers past continuous worksheets category, where youll find a lot of free printable. Put the words into the correct order to make past continuous sentences. Then click on the answer button to see the correct answers. The television suddenly turn off as i was watching it. 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 1 answers. T025 present perfect tense simple and progressive b1. Then, on a piece of paper, write a short biography of your favorite movie star. Home grammar verb tenses simple past and past progressive exercise about we are dedicated to creating and providing free, highquality english language learning resources. Find out with this exercise if you know when to use the past continuous and when to use the simple past. Past simple and past continuous grammar past tense. Remember, start your story with the past continuous and interrupt with the past simple. Present simple and continuous, past simple test english. The past simple shows us that an action was in the past. Past simple, past continuous and past perfect tenses revision worksheet past continuous. English past simple vs past continuous englishteststore. So by just knowing past continuous tense formula one cannot just understand the differences between both these tenses. The past continuous and the past simple help us to show how two past actions or situations are connected.
T023 past tense simple and progressive t022 present tense simple. After students read and answer the questions there is a chart to help them practice writing affirmative, negative and interrogatives in 4 tenses. English test test simple past past perfect simple test2. Present simple, present continuous, simple past worksheet 5. Write 9 go to the writing bank on page 144 and complete the exercises. Past continuous the journal entry read this journal entry and find errors in the use of the past continuous. The past continuous is often used together with the simple past to show that one thing happened while another thing was in progress. Simple past used to indicate an action completed in the past. 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. Combining the past progressive tense with the simple past.
Past continuous is used to describe action that were in progress still happening not finished at a certain time in the past. We were playing volleyball with mary when you called me. Past continuous tense used to denote an action going on at some time in the past. Past continuous mixed exercise 2 make the past continuous choose positive, negative or question. The blue car cross the street after the lights turn red. When james try to ring us, we leave already the house. Often, to describe the background in a story written in the past tense, e. Includes both single tense exercises and mixed exercises. But i thought it would be useful to consider how each tense might be used to combine with the other 12 basic aspects. All english tenses exercises free and with help function, teaching materials and grammar rules. We look at how to form the past continuous in the affirmative, negative and question forms. The past simple shows us that an action was in the past, not in the present. The interruption is usually a shorter action in the simple past. Past continuous we use the past continuous the set the scene in a story.
Practice 6 in your notebook, combine the sentences in columns a and b of the chart using while or when and the past continuous or simple past. William live in boston for six years before he move to new york. I to take took a shower, then i to get dressed got dressed and to leave left. Past perfect tense used to describe an action completed before a certain moment in the past, usually a long time ago. Live worksheets english english as a second language esl past continuous past continuous past continuous students have different activities to practice past continuous affirmative, negative, questions. May be freely copied for personal or classroom use. You can choose to erase the chart if it\\\\s something you have not practiced with your class. Past simple or past continuous exercise choose either the past simple or past continuous for each space in this exercise. Put the verbs into the correct tense simple past or past perfect simple.
English practice downloadable pdf grammar and vocabulary worksheets. Present simple tense in english pdf simple present simple present englischhilfen present tenses simple present simple present exercises the present simple tense present simple daily routines simple present tense simple present tense using tenses in essays present continuous tense in english pdf present continuous tense pdf 1 present continuous tense 2 present continuous. The past simple tense this quiz is about the simple past tense there are ten questions in this quiz and each question has only one true answer. Past continuous questionanswer match put the questions and answers together to practice past continuous. A comprehensive database of more than 24 simple past tense quizzes online, test your knowledge with simple past tense quiz questions. Past simple and past continuous cambridge university press. The verb be in english as a main verb in the present simple and past simple.
Simple past summary be, do, have and irregular verbs in the simple past. Students often get confuse in past continuous tense that whether they have to use waswere or isamare. We use the past progressive to talk about actions were in progress at special time in the past. Questions in the past continuous english grammar exercises. Future simple, future continuous or future perfect. It was eight oclock and after that i couldnt even finish my homework. Past continuous tense is very important and past continuous exercises are as important as it is. Suddenly we use the past continuous for actions in progress in the past or longer actions interrupted by shorter actions in past simple. How questions in the past continuous are formed and used. Finally, click here to download this exercise in pdf with answers.
The past progressive describes actions or events in a time before now, which began in the past and is still going on at the time of speaking in other words, it expresses an unfinished or incomplete action in the past uses of the past progressive. Choose the correct past continuous and past simple forms to complete the sentences below. Remember this can be a real interruption or just an interruption in time. Past continuous and past simple grammar beginner to. While i was doing my homework, my cousin visited us. Printable and online past progressive exercise 2 with answers complete the sentences in past continuous tense grammarbank pdf ebooks click here. Last night i was walking home and listening to my ipod when the sun was shinning and lots of tourists were lying on the beach. Tenses pdf documents and notes lessons for english. Simple past or past continuous a dialog fill in the blanks with the simple past or past continuous form of the verbs. As i wait near the restaurant, a creep stole my bag. Microsoft word past continuous all forms mixed exercise 2. Includes both single tense exercises and mixed exercises present simple and continuous, past simple test english esl worksheets for distance learning and physical classrooms.
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