The interruption is usually a shorter action in the simple past. Past continuous affirmative, negative and questions. Past perfect continuous worksheets esl games activities. Past simple common mistakes common mistakes correct version why. Present simple vs present continuous past simple presentation o. Present simple, present continuous, or past simple. Reading comprehension, past simple, past continuous, wh questions. Yesterday i went to the post office, bought some fruit at the supermarket and read a book in the park in the afternoon. Elissa and the mysterious stalker we can also combine the past continuous with the past simple. To view and print this lesson, youll need to purchase a. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 2 answers. What were you doing when you broke your leg i was snowboarding yesno questions.
I study for five hours and then i go to sit the exam. 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. Students learn the two main functions of the past progressive also called the past continuous. This exercise focuses on the difference between the past simple and the past perfect. Past simple past continuous past perfect simple answers a 1. Yesterday was terrible for me because i stayed at home all day. English grammar today a reference to written and spoken english grammar and usage cambridge dictionary. Learn how and when to use the past continuous tense or past progressive in english with useful grammar rules, example sentences and esl printable worksheets.
The simple past and the past continuous are two tenses commonly used to make general statements about the past. In this combination, the simple past tense interrupted the past progressive tense action. Present simple present continuous past simple grammar guide and exercises to practice the use of present simple, present continuous and past simple. Complete the sentences with the past simple or past continuous form of the verb. Christine was eating dinner last night when you knocked on the door.
Give each group of three or four a set of past perfect. As i was walking in the streets of holland, i met an old friend of mine. Now ive reminded you of how to use these tenses, try the exercise below and see if you can decide which verb needs which tense. Past continuous tense is often combined with past simple tense. When jack dropped by to visit me, i was having dinner. Past continuous and past simple grammar beginner to. Point out that the past continuous focuses on a specific moment in the past. The past continuous, the past perfect and the past perfect. 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.
Learn how to use past continuous progressive through a short story in this video. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 1 grammarbank. 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. Remember this can be a real interruption or just an interruption in time. So by just knowing past continuous tense formula one cannot just understand the differences between both these tenses. A collection of english esl past simple vs continuous tense worksheets for home learning, online practice, distance learning and english classes to teach about. The past continuous and the past simple help us to show how two past actions or situations are connected. Live worksheets english english as a second language esl past simple and past continuous past simple or past continuous past simple or past continuous complete the sentences. Did your parents call you last night while you were watching tv.
Pdf present simple vs present continuous past simple. To create a question that will be answered with a yes or no, use was were or wasnt werent for a negative. I began to study at nine last night and i was still studying at eleven. I to take took a shower, then i to get dressed got dressed and to leave left.
The past perfect continuous exercise at autoenglish. 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 continuous and past simple interactive worksheet. I to eat was eating cornflakes while dad to read was reading the newspaper. In this engaging past perfect continuous activity, students play a pelmanism style game where they combine past perfect continuous and past simple sentence halves together with when to make logical sentences. The past tense refers to an event or an action that has happened in the past. Past progressive story 1 past continuous by really learn english visit the past progressive continuous section for more resources who was she. When the teacher came in, they were studying english. Past continuous mixed exercise 2 make the past continuous choose positive, negative or question. The shorter action happened while the longer action was still happening.
Past simple or past continuous worksheet 2 grammarbank. Answers to past simple or past continuous exercise 2 1. I tried to play with my sister but she was doing her homework. I was feeling tired of being trapped inside the house. Past continuous and past simple in this activity, students will be able to understand and see the difference between simple past and past continuous tenses of a verb as used in one sentence. To make questions in the past continuous, put waswere before the subject and add the ing form of the verb. The past continuous tense is formed from the simple past of the auxiliary to be, followed by the present participle of the verb. Fill in the spaces with either present simple, past simple or present continuous. While we were sitting at the stadium, the rain began. Past simple and past continuous cambridge university press. Irregular verbs have a different form, usually with a different vowel sound e. Write various examples on the board of sentences combining the past simple and past continuous to illustrate the idea of an. In this section, we are going to be looking at the function of the past continuous tense as well as the rules which we must follow when using it. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 1 answers.
In positive sentences, a helping verb such as was or did is. It was eight oclock and after that i couldnt even finish my homework. Simple past tense past continuous tense past perfect tense past perfect continuous tense. Past continuous and past simple grammar principiante a. The past simple shows us that an action was in the past, not in the present. Pronunciation reduced have and has in the present perfect and present and past. The past continuous refers to a longer background action or situation. English esl past simple past continuous worksheets most. For example, the past continuous of the verb to work is conjugated as follows. For example, the verb talk becomes talked in the simple past tense. Past continuous tense is very important and past continuous exercises are as important as it is. The past continuous story learn english with comics.
Students often get confuse in past continuous tense that whether they have to use waswere or isamare. Past continuous past perfect past simple 1 past simple 2 past simple 3 past simple. English esl past simple vs continuous tense worksheets. May be freely copied for personal or classroom use. Although they are both past tenses their uses are quite different. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the past simple or past continuous. Past progressive story 1, page 1 past progressive story 1.
The past continuous tense is were sitting and the past simple is began. We were playing volleyball with mary when you called me. But sometimes these two actions happen at the same time. These are some pdf s with additional information to help you understand the past continuous correctly. I was going go to work when my car broke down break down. After reading the grammar explanation, students try the practice exercises.
Go over differences in usage between the past simple and past continuous. The simple past tense is only used to say that something happened at some time in the past. Microsoft word past continuous all forms mixed exercise 2. While i was doing my homework, my cousin visited us.
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