Present perfect continuous past perfect continuous. Past simple and continuous the past simple is used. The second action is a short action that has interrupted the first. Past continuous board game cards page 2 past continuous past continuous past continuous i was riding a horse. We can use the past simple and the past continuous in the same sentence. 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. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous. My brother and i played a board game yesterday afternoon. I began to study at nine last night and i was still studying at eleven. Past simple present perfect simple amazon web services. I to take took a shower, then i to get dressed got dressed and to leave left. Fill in all the gaps, with the right form of the verb in brackets.
They are on a very basic level of learning english and are introduced to the first form of past tense. Present perfect 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. Past simple and past continuous fill in the gaps with the past simple or the past continuous of the verbs in brackets. When i left university, i went to work for a private school. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 1 grammarbank. Past simple vs past perfect complete the sentences with the past simple or past perfect of the verbs in brackets. Complete the sentences with the verb in brackets in past simple or present perfect. Find out with this exercise if you know when to use the past continuous and when to use the simple past. While i cycle past some villages, i see some people in their gardens. Past continuous vs past simple simple present gapfill exercise. 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.
The best free resources to learn and teach english past simple vs. Check the answers to this exercise on past simple tense complete the following sentences with the verbs either in past simple or past perfect tense. Please note that specific times and dates in the past can also be used. The thieves had already spent the money when the police. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 2 grammarbank. Microsoft word past continuous all forms mixed exercise 2. Oct 02, 2014 past simple vs past continuous past simple past continuous a. Exercise on simple past and past progressive ex07 learn english online free exercises, explanations, games, teaching materials and plenty of information on english language. 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. Check the answers to this exercise on past simple tense. Past simple vs past continuous language on schools. Present perfect continuous past perfect continuous answers a 1. In this exercise you will practise the past simple and past continuous tenses.
Two common signal words for the past continuous are, when and while. The first action is a long action it lasted for a period of time. 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. When jack dropped by to visit me, i was having dinner. Explanations and examples along with tests and exercises online to practise englis grammar. Past continuous past continuous past continuous i was talking to our teacher. Oct 14, 2014 complete the following sentences using a simple past or past perfect tense form. Sarah was waiting for her friend for 20 minutes yesterday.
I to eat was eating cornflakes while dad to read was reading the newspaper. 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. You were working in the sales department last month. An intermediate grammar worksheet from anna grammarz 2. Yesterday i went to the post office, bought some fruit at the supermarket and read a book in the park in the afternoon. Jan 05, 2015 we use the past continuous to say that an action in the past was temporary. 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. Recommended for elementary students who are asked to complete the sentences with the past simple or the past continuous of the verbs in brackets. Complete the following sentences with the verbs either in past simple or past perfect tense. The foundation build on is the knowledge about the simple present and present progressive. Past continuous d past simple b fill the gaps using the verb in brackets in the past continuous and past simple. Simple past vs past continuous exercises tolearnenglish. Past simple, past continuous exercise 1 was doing, i broke was playing, was doing he drank, he ate i was having, i suddenly heard.
While i was away on holiday, my sister fall fell ill and i had to come home. Fill in the blanks with the correct version of wither the past continuous or simple past. When i was young, i watched lots of television every day after school. As i was walking in the streets of holland, i met an old friend of mine. To talk about a shorter action that happened in the middle of a longer action, we use the simple past. This is a worksheet for teaching the differences between the past perfect and past perfect continuous at preintermediate level. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 2 answers. Comparison of tenses simple past and past perfect exercise with free online exercises, passive rules and passive voice examples.
This is an easy worksheet contrasting the past simple and past continuous tense. Past simple vs past continuous elementary worksheet ii. Answers to past simple or past continuous exercise 2 1. Exercise on simple past and past progressive ex08 ex08. Exercise on simple past and past progressive ex07 ex07. 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 past perfect continuous exercise at autoenglish. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 1 answers.
Online exercises comparison of tenses, comparison of tenses questions and comparison of tenses negative sentences. The students are supposed to learn about the difference between simple present and simple past. We were playing volleyball with mary when you called me. Past simple vs past continuous past simple past continuous a. 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. In each sentence, fill the gaps with one past continuous verb and one past simple verb.
Past continuous mixed exercise 2 make the past continuous choose positive, negative or question. Did your parents call you last night while you were watching tv. Past simple and past continuous interactive worksheet. Complete the following sentences using a simple past or past perfect tense form. When the teacher came in, they were studying english.
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