The past continuous describes an action that was already in progress. Grammar are the registered trade marks of english to go ltd. The past continuous and the past simple help us to show how two past actions or situations are. The past progressive and the simple past ernst klett verlag. For exercises, you can reveal the answers first submit worksheet and print the page to have the exercise and the answers. Suddenly past simple vs past continuous we use the past simple for. Grammar past perfect, past simple, and past continuous if this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. Past continuous english grammar learnenglishonline. Past simple vs past continuous rules and exercises for. Class 7 from a school in stuttgart, germany is in london for a week. I saw see sue in town yesterday but she was looking look the other way. Past simple past continuous past perfect simple answers a 1.
Past continuous this tense describes an action that was in progress at some point in the past. Past continuous is used to show an action that was. The first action is a long action it lasted for a period of time. Please note that specific times and dates in the past can also be used. The second action is a short action that has interrupted the first. We often use the past continuous at the beginning of a story to describe the situation. Past simple and past continuous english grammar tutorial. They were going go to berlin and i was going go to madrid. Use the words in brackets to put the following into the correct tense the past simple or past continuous. Past simple, past continuous, past perfect, or present perfect. Present simple, present continuous, past simpleenglish. There are two principal past tenses used to make general statements about the past. We can also use the past continuous to refer to the present or future in hypotheses when we imagine something.
In the first exercise you just have to choose the correct alternative, in the. English grammar practice exercise, for preintermediate and intermediate level. Students have to inflect some verbs and to fill in the correct forms of past simple or. Finally, click here to download this exercise in pdf with answers. A grammar worksheet with some exercises for consolidation of past simple and continuous. We were playing volleyball with mary when you called me. Two common signal words for the past continuous are, when and while. Simple past vs past continuous exercise 3 grammarbank. Three simple exercises that help understand the difference between the past simple and past continuous tenses. Find out with this exercise if you know when to use the past continuous and when to use. Past simple and past continuous inspiration macmillan. In this exercise you will practise the past simple and past continuous tenses. Home english grammar lessons verb tenses past continuous tense simple past vs past continuous exercise 3 print exercises and lessons. Comparison of tenses simple past and past continuous with free online exercises, passive rules and passive voice examples.
Past simple vs past continuous past simple past continuous a. Grammar past perfect, past simple, and past continuous. A comparison between the past simple and the past continuous with a clear explanation of the differences between these two tenses with examples and exercises to help you learn. Past simple vs past continuous language on schools. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 1 grammarbank.
Past simple vs past continuous no teams 1 team 2 teams 3 teams 4 teams 5 teams 6 teams 7 teams 8 teams 9 teams 10 teams custom press f11 select menu option view enter fullscreen for fullscreen. Past perfect an upperintermediate grammar worksheet fromanna grammarz the past perfect simple and continuous the past perfect simple is used to say that one action happened before another action. 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. Simple past vs past continuous exercise grammarbank. 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 to take took a shower, then i to get dressed got dressed and to leave left. Past simple used when talking about something that happened in the past at a specific time. 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. Past simple vs past continuous linkedin slideshare.
The past perfect simple and continuous bank street. Past continuous and past simple page 2 of 3 test english. Present simple present continuous past simple interactive. May be freely copied for personal or classroom use. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 1 answers. We had have a chat while we were waiting waited wait for our flights. Fill in the blanks with a correct form, the past simple or the past continuous.
Answers to past simple or past continuous exercise 2. Grammar quiz all things grammar grammar focus past continuous level intermediate answer key note following the quiz, have your learners correct the wrong sentences see below. Choose simple past or past continuous tense to complete the sentences. The past continuous tense, also known as the past progressive tense, refers to a continuing action or state that was happening at some point in the past. Grammar worksheet past continuous 15 sentences fill in the gaps to complete each sentence. Heres another interactive exercise about the past simple and past continuous tenses choose the correct tense. Past simple vs past continuous worksheet 1 grammarbank. Look at the grammar rules on page 6 of your book if you need help. Verb tenses interactive and downloadable worksheet. You can do the exercises online or download the worksheet as pdf. We are here with just another english grammar quiz. Past simple and past continuous interactive worksheet.
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