No sir, i was not talking on my cell phone i was watching a tv show on my ipod past continuous. I to eat was eating cornflakes while dad to read was reading the newspaper. While i was away on holiday, my sister fall fell ill and i had to come home. We usually use the past simple tense to refer to the shorter action that interrupted the longer background action. I began to study at nine last night and i was still studying at eleven.
Oct 04, 20 to talk about a longer background action which was going on when something else happened, we use the past continuous tense. This is a worksheet for teaching the differences between the past perfect and past perfect continuous at preintermediate level. I was going go to work when my car broke down break down. I to take took a shower, then i to get dressed got dressed and to leave left. The best free resources to learn and teach english past simple vs. 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. 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. We use the past continuous to talk about an action or situation that was going on at a particular point of time in the past. Present perfect continuous past perfect continuous answers a 1. Past simple, past continuous exercise 1 was doing, i broke was playing, was doing he drank, he ate i was having, i suddenly heard. As i was walking in the streets of holland, i met an old friend of mine. Past simple vs past continuous elementary worksheet ii. The past perfect continuous exercise at autoenglish. The simple past is used to talk about all types of finished actions in the past.
Complete the sentences with the verb in brackets in past simple or present perfect. I study for five hours and then i go to sit the exam. Were you watching watch the football match on tv when i phoned phone. When she opened the door, she pretended that we werent there and she went to her. Present perfect continuous past perfect continuous. First try to do this online exercise, you can correct yourself then this is the one you have to hand in to your teacher exercises these are the keys for the exercises of past keys fo. 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. Christine was eating dinner last night when you knocked on the door.
Heres another exercise to practise the verb tenses. Past simple we use the past simple to talk about completed actions in the past we ate out yesterday. T101 the wrong person past tense simple and continuous elementary t105 past tense simple and continuous elementary t015 past tense simple or progressive intermediate. To talk about a longer background action which was going on when something else happened, we use the past continuous tense. Complete the following sentences using an appropriate past simple or past continuous tense. Oct 02, 2014 past simple vs past continuous past simple past continuous a. He hear the news, go to the telephone and call a friend. For many months before the opening ceremony, i had thought about the honour of carrying the flag and had. Jun 10, 2016 10jun2016 past simple and past continuous worksheets pdf. Past simple past continuous past perfect simple answers a 1.
When the teacher came in, they were studying english. Past simplepast continuouspast perfect palomascorner. The worksheet is available in both colour and black and white version. We use the simple past to talk about finished actions in the past. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 2 answers.
Lower intermediate intermediate exercises past simple or continuous home. Past simple and past progressive tenses grammar exercises online for esl. We use the past continuous see unit 9 for something around a past time or a past action. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 2 grammarbank. Usually she works at the office, but this week shes working at home. To talk about two simultaneous short actions we use simple tenses. U p p e r i nt e r m e d i a t e g r a m m a r e x e r c. Microsoft word past continuous all forms mixed exercise 2. Did your parents call you last night while you were watching tv. This is an easy worksheet contrasting the past simple and past continuous tense. We use the past simple to talk about the past see unit 8. Bachillerato past simple vs past perfect simple simple past vs.
When he wake up, his mother already prepare breakfast. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Complete the sentences with the past simple or the past continuous forms of the verbs in brackets. Sep 23, 2017 fill in the blanks with an appropriate tense form. We were playing volleyball with mary when you called me. Simple past and past continuous flashcards quizlet. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 1 answers. Exercise on simple past and past perfect ex04 ex04. As i wait near the restaurant, a creep stole my bag. At the time of the incident, not many people were shopping in the store. Heres another interactive exercise about the past simple and past continuous tenses choose the correct tense. We watching tv they swimming was 2 write questions. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 1 grammarbank. U p p e r i nt e r m e d i a t e g r a m m a r e x e r c i s e.
When i left university, i went to work for a private school. We go to london because the queen invite us for tea. Complete the sentences with the past simple form of the verbs in brackets. While i clean my car, someone suddenly knocked at the door.
The past perfect simple and continuous the past perfect simple is used to say that one action happened before another action in the past. The past simple is used for the actions in the story, to tell us what happened next. Pa s t s i m p l e f o r m the form of the past simple is the same for all persons i, you, he, she, it, we, you, they. And we use the past simple tense to express a short action that happens in the middle of the long action. Past continuous mixed exercise 2 make the past continuous choose positive, negative or question. When i was young, i watched lots of television every day after school. When she start to learn english, she already learn french. Complete the following text with the past simple of the past continuous forms of the verbs in brackets.
The past perfect simple and continuous bank street. Past simple we use the past simple to talk about completed actions in the past. Past simple and continuous the past simple is used. I felt sick yesterday morning so i went to the doctor. Past simple, past continuous, past perfect grammar chart. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the past simple or past continuous. An intermediate grammar worksheet from anna grammarz 2. Usually she work at the office, but this week she work at home. 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. The television suddenly turn off as i was watching it. There are 3 different activities in which students are asked to choose the most suitable verb tense, put the verbs into the past perfect simple or continuous and complete a dialogue. Past continuous e past simple 2122 oxford university press. 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 can use the past simple and the past continuous in the same sentence. Worksheet 2 past continuous i using my mobile phone you listening to music he eating a sandwich at 8pm. The past perfect continuous exercise he had been eating garlic a fill the gaps with the verb in brackets using the past perfect continuous or the past perfect simple. Past simple vs past continuous 1 english for bachillerato. When jack dropped by to visit me, i was having dinner. Past simple vs past continuous past simple past continuous a. Put the verbs into the correct tense simple past or past perfect simple. Past simple, past continuous, past perfect test english.
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