Past continuous mixed exercise 2 make the past continuous choose positive, negative or question. Exercise on simple past and past progressive ex07 ex07. See detailed explanations, charts of the time markers and irregular verbs, examples, practice lessons, and fun activities in my blog post teaching the simple past. These are some pdf s with additional information to help you understand the past continuous correctly. English grammar practice exercise, for preintermediate and intermediate level. Use the words in brackets to put the following into the correct. We use the past progressive to set the scene and emphasise the process or duration of a past action. Teachers also might say the past simple or the simple past, these are just different names. Then click on the answer button to see the correct answers. Simple past vs past continuous exercises tolearnenglish. The simple past is used for a completed past action. Fill in the blanks with a correct form, the past simple or the past continuous. They are typical mistakes that students do in past simple and past continuous tenses.
In the free exercises, you can practise these tenses. They are on a very basic level of learning english and are introduced to the first form of past tense. I began to study at nine last night and i was still studying at eleven. Two parallel actions in progress happening simultaneously in the past. Past simple and past continuous inspiration macmillan. Past progressive and the simple past the past progressive indicates a limited duration of time and is thus a convenient way to indicate that something took. I was speaking you were speaking he she it was speaking we were speaking they were speaking. When jack dropped by to visit me, i was having dinner. Past simple and past progressive tenses grammar exercises online for esl. Choose the correct tense simple past or past progressive. Present simple vs past simple ed when do people use the past form.
Students learn the two main functions of the past progressive also called the past continuous. We already have talked about past continuous progressive tense usages, structures for affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences. In our latest grammar point we would like to explain the usage of the past simple and the past continuous tenses in english. The past progressive and the simple past ernst klett verlag. Finally, click here to download this exercise in pdf with answers. Read each situation below and answer the following questions.
Past simple or past progressive exercise english4u. Past continuous is used to describe action that were in progress still happening not finished at a certain time in the past. Past continuous vs past simple tense grammar point youtube. This is important so that students learn when to use the simple past vs.
Past simple and past continuous cambridge university press. 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. Grammar, vocabulary, reading, listening and much more. Microsoft word past continuous all forms mixed exercise 2. Online exercises past progressive past continuous, questions and negative sentences. The use of past simple which interrupts an action in progress in the past. Golan open the door, her children do their homework and her husband read the newspaper. Simple past or past progressive english tense comparison. This worksheet comprises the common mistakes my students do during the years of my teaching.
Past simple past continuous past perfect simple answers a 1. The use of past continuous to talk about an action in progress at a specific time in the past. Exercise on simple past and past progressive ex07 learn english online free exercises, explanations, games, teaching materials and plenty of information on english language. Past simple or past progressive write down the correct form. When the teacher came in, they were studying english. Simple past or past continuous a dialog fill in the blanks with the simple past or past continuous form of the verbs. May 08, 2014 dan explains about using past progressive to show one action in progress when another action occurs. In this grammar point we start with some personal questions. Christine was eating dinner last night when you knocked on the door. Comparison of tenses simple past and past continuous with free online exercises, passive rules and passive voice examples. English esl past progressive worksheets most downloaded 66. In this exercise you will practise the past simple and past continuous tenses.
The foundation build on is the knowledge about the simple present and present progressive. Exercise about the past simple and past progressive tense free english online exercise. I to eat was eating cornflakes while dad to read was reading the newspaper. Past tense simple is used to describe actions that happened in the past. Past simple vs past continuous language on schools. Past simple and past continuous pdf exercises with answers. I to take took a shower, then i to get dressed got dressed and to leave left.
Past continuous affirmative, negative and questions. Online exercises comparison of tenses, comparison of tenses questions and comparison of tenses negative sentences. English esl past simple vs continuous tense worksheets most. Remember sometimes the continuous tenses are called the progressive tenses. Learn the difference between the simple past and the past progressive in english grammar online with lingolia. A collection of english esl past simple vs continuous tense worksheets for home learning, online practice, distance learning and english classes to teach about. There were lots of people on hassan street this morning. First sam buy the newspaper, and then he take the plane to chicago. Use the words in brackets to put the following into the correct tense the past simple or past continuous.
Dan explains about using past progressive to show one action in progress when another action occurs. We can use the past simple and the past continuous in the same sentence. We already have talked about past continuousprogressive tense usages, structures for affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences. Did your parents call you last night while you were watching tv. Past simple vs past continuous worksheet 1 grammarbank. Simple past he went and past continuous he was going elementary exercise 1. Home grammar verb tenses simple past and past progressive exercise about we are dedicated to creating and providing free, highquality english language learning resources.
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. Past progressive and the simple past the past progressive indicates a limited duration of time and is thus a convenient way to indicate that something took place while something else was happening. As i was walking in the streets of holland, i met an old friend of mine. This is a worksheet for teaching the differences between the past perfect and past perfect continuous at preintermediate level. Lets look at some sentences with verbs in the past form past simple and present form present simple to better understand the meaning the past form adds and why speakers choose to. The students are supposed to learn about the difference between simple present and simple past.
The past progressive and the simple past green line 2, unit 2. Complete the following sentences using the correct form past progressive or simple past of the verbs provided. Online exercises english grammar and courses free tutorial past progressive past continuous. Esl quiz simple past or past continuous a dialog vera. Its important to point out to students that with the simple past, we know when the action took place because of the time marker in the sentence. Choose simple past or past continuous tense to complete the sentences. After reading the grammar explanation, students try the practice exercises. The action in the simple past pink interrupts the action in the past progressive blue.
Simple past or past continuous english online grammar exercises. We use the past simple verb tense to talk about events that happened at a specific time in the past. Simple past vs past continuous exercise grammarbank. Lets look at some sentences with verbs in the past form past simple and present form present simple to better understand the meaning the past form adds and why speakers choose to use it. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 2 answers. Usually, in these sentences, there is a word like yesterday or last year which shows the action happened at a time in the past that is finished. Exercises simple past and past progressive contrasted. The english learning lounge free apps on both apple and android. We use the simple past to express completed, sequential actions. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 1 grammarbank. Lets begin to study the past simple vs past continuous. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 1 answers. Jun 18, 2017 in our latest grammar point we would like to explain the usage of the past simple and the past continuous tenses in english. Past progressive past continuous english word order.