After reading through the grammar introduction, students do a gapfill exercise where they. When we use these two tenses together, it shows us that the past simple action happened in the middle of the past continuous action, while it was in progress. Past continuous exercises in english explanations along with tests and exercises online. Pre intermediate 5 out of 5, rated by 1 teachers found a mistake. Students headway students site intermediate fourth edition grammar unit 3 past simple or continuous. English past simple vs past continuous test 08 more tests. English esl past simple vs continuous tense worksheets most. 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. We were playing volleyball with mary when you called me. Complete the sentences with the past simple or past continuous form of the verb. Use the words in brackets to put the following into the correct tense the past simple or past continuous.
Past simple or past continuous interactive worksheet. We often use these tenses to show an action interrupting another action. English esl past simple or past continuous worksheets. Simple present and present progressive exercises affirmative, negative, interrogative. Henry finish his newspaper while he wait for the bus. This is an easy worksheet contrasting the past simple and past continuous tense. Past simple, past perfect and past continuous brickfield. Past continuous and past simple page 2 of 3 test english. Past perfect, past simple or past continuous by alexandrina this ws was an attempt to adapt an extra activity suggested by face2face intermediate unit 4 teachers book in which students were. Past simple and continuous the past simple is used.
A collection of english esl past simple vs continuous tense worksheets for home learning, online practice, distance learning and english classes to teach about. Present continuous exercises upper intermediate level. The english learning lounge free apps on both apple and android. This online lesson in english grammar is designed for intermediate level students. Finally, click here to download this exercise in pdf with answers. Suddenly past simple vs past continuous we use the past simple for completed actions in the past, and we use the past continuous for actions in progress not finished in the past. In this exercise you will practise the past simple and past continuous tenses.
In our latest grammar point we would like to explain the usage of the past simple and the past continuous tenses in english. Our plane fly over scotland when the accident happen. English past simple vs past continuous englishteststore. Students find the difference between specific past experience past simple and general experience present perfect difficult. My brother was working yesterday at 7 they were doing and exam last friday at 2. Past continuous and past simple page 3 of 3 test english. Past continuous and past simple grammar beginner to. So the little girl take an automatic pistol out of her. 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 simple or past continuous worksheet 1 answers.
Past simple and past continuous pdf exercises with answers. When the teacher came in, they were studying english. Grammar, vocabulary, reading, listening and much more. Past simple vs past continuous worksheet 1 grammarbank. May be freely copied for personal or classroom use. Simple past vs past continuous exercises tolearnenglish.
I to take took a shower, then i to get dressed got dressed and to leave left. The above downloadable teaching material is best suited for elementary school at elementary a1 and preintermediate a2. Past continuous this tense describes an action that was in progress at some point in the past. 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. Past simplepast continuous worksheets esl printables. Past simple vs past continuous linkedin slideshare. Past simple and continuous exercises practise the difference. Past continuous vs past simple tense grammar point youtube. Past simple vs past continuous elementary worksheet ii. Short anecdote about a frightening experience, gapped for past continuous and past simple plus enormous and the biggest book references. Instructions play the video in class after delivering a warmup activity first.
Past continuous is used to describe action that were in progress still happening not finished at a certain time in the past. Fill in the blanks with a correct form, the past simple or the past continuous. Guide to past simple and past continuous verb tenses. Fill each gap with a verb in either the past simple or past continuous tense. The past continuous describes an action that was already in progress. Helen do her weekly shopping when she meet her old friend, june.
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. Fluent speakers of english know when and how to use past simple and past continuous to talk. I hope you find it useful and interesting to work with your students. Past simple common mistakes common mistakes correct version why. She approach no nearer than twentyfive feet from the bed when she see that it was not her grandmother but the wolf, for even in a nightcap a wolf does not look like anybodys grandmother. This past continuous worksheet helps students learn and practice three ways the tense is used. Preintermediate grammar past simple or past continuous. The past simple and the past continuous tenses are used to. Past continuous and past simple esl worksheet by mena22. Use the words in brackets to put the following into the correct.
In this grammar point we start with some personal questions. English esl past simple vs continuous tense worksheets. Use the past simple to talk about an event which happened at some point in time in the past. We often use the past continuous at the beginning of a story to describe the situation.
See more ideas about english grammar, english grammar worksheets and learn english. 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. Peter visited his friends in florida two months ago. I was looking at the trees for some time and she saw me in the middle of it. While i cycle past some villages, i see some people in their gardens. Past tense simple is used to describe actions that happened in the past. Preintermediate grammar past continuous and past simple. 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. When the little girl open the door of her grandmothers house, she see that there was somebody in bed with a nightcap and nightgown on. There is an explanation and exercises to complete with the right verb tense pages. In positive sentences, a helping verb such as was or did is. Put the verbs into the correct tense simple past or past progressive. An intermediate grammar worksheet from anna grammarz 2.
Students use a language such as german, french or italian which uses its version of the past simple and the present perfect interchangeably. Esl past continuous worksheet reading, matching and writing activity intermediate b1 25 minutes. English grammar practice exercise, for pre intermediate and intermediate level. Rules about when each tense is used must be learned before trying to solve the worksheet. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 1 grammarbank. This exercise focuses on the difference between the past simple and the past perfect. Past simple vs past continuous rules and exercises for. I to eat was eating cornflakes while dad to read was reading the newspaper. Past simple or continuous headway students site oxford. Also known as past progressive tense and simple past tense student proficiency level. Past continuous and past simple grammar beginner to pre. A collection of english esl worksheets for home learning, online practice, distance learning and english classes to teach about past, continuous, past contin. Home page grammar exercises pre intermediate past simple or past continuous exercise.
Past simple and past continuous inspiration macmillan. Recommended for elementary students who are asked to complete the sentences with the past simple or the past continuous of the verbs in brackets. In this worksheet, students should use two tenses past simple and past continuous by filling in blank spaces. English esl past simple or past continuous worksheets most. Exercise on simple past and past progressive ex08 ex08. Explanations and examples along with tests and exercises online to practise past simple tense in english.