Recommended for elementary students who are asked to complete the sentences with the past simple or the past continuous of the verbs in brackets. Simple present vs present continuous 1 simple present vs present continuous 2 simple present vs present continuous 3 simple present vs present continuous 4 simple present vs present continuous 5 simple past vs past continuous. Past continuous and past simple grammar principiante a. We were playing volleyball with mary when you called me. Exercise 1 past simple and continuous solutions oxford. Ask students to write their texts and tell them that they should focus on communicating their story clearly and on using the past simple and past continuous correctly. 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. Remember that some of the verbs belong to regular verbs and the others to irregular verbs. Preintermediate grammar past simple or past continuous. Feb 10, 2016 pobierz past continuous pastcontinuousexercises. 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. Pdf exercises worksheets with answers on the past continuous tense. Practice students model the exercise one more time the lines.
This is an easy worksheet contrasting the past simple and past continuous tense. Simple past vs past continuous exercises tolearnenglish. In this exercise you will practise the past simple and past continuous tenses. Present simple vs present continuous rules and exercises. There are some verbs that we never or rarely use in the present continuous form also true for the other tenses i.
The past simple shows us that an action was in the past, not in the present. Finally, click here to download this exercise in pdf with answers. Explanations and examples along with tests and exercises online to practise past simple tense in english. A lot of people hold cards with names on them, but they not wait for her. Grammar, vocabulary, reading, listening and much more. English grammar practice exercise, for preintermediate and intermediate level.
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. Students solutions preintermediate grammar exercise 2 past simple and continuous. Past simple and past continuous pre intermediate meryem ozyel m. Dec 08, 20 pre intermediate 2a 2b past simple and past continuous exercises 1. The past continuous and the past simple help us to show how two past actions or situations are connected. Preintermediate level grammar worksheets students choose either past simple or past continuous for each space. Yesterday i went to the post office, bought some fruit at the supermarket and read a book in the park in the afternoon. Complex test simple present or present progressivecontinuous.
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 board game cards page 2 past continuous past continuous past continuous i was riding a horse. Mar 16, 2020 grammar quiz on past continuous tense. Preintermediate grammar past continuous and past simple. We can also use two past simple verbs if there were two actions that happened right after each other, e. Present simple vs present continuous rules and exercises for. There are some verbs that we never or rarely use in the present continuous form also true. This makes the exercise even getting the conversation on the board first, write the conversation in the box on the board. As i was walking in the streets of holland, i met an old friend of mine.
Puttheverbsintothecorrecttensepresentsimpleorpresentcontinuous. Past simple and past continuous inspiration macmillan. 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 in the past. Past simple or past continuous exercise choose either the past. I to eat was eating cornflakes while dad to read was reading the newspaper. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 1 grammarbank. Complete the story with the past simple or past continuous of the verbs in brackets. It includes a brief explanation followed by 4 different exercises in which students are asked to look at the picture and write sentences using the verbs given, underline the correct form of the verbs, use the correct adverb to complete sentences and fill in the blank spaces with the correct form of the verbs using the past continuous or the. Past simple past continuous past perfect simple answers a 1. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. I had started writing an e mail and then our computer broke down.
Past simple and continuous exercises practise the difference. Past continuous questionanswer match put the questions and answers together to practice past continuous. Past continuous level elementary to intermediate cefr a2 to b1 activity notes the board. Past simple, past continuous, past perfect test english. 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. The past simple is used to talk about finished and completed actions in the past, e. Exercise 2 past simple and continuous solutions oxford. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 1 answers. Past continuous past continuous past continuous i was talking to our teacher. Home page grammar exercises preintermediate past simple or past continuous exercise past simple or past continuous exercise fill each gap with a verb in either the past simple or past continuous tense. May be freely copied for personal or classroom use.
Simple past and past continuous flashcards quizlet. 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. Use the words in brackets to put the following into the correct tense the past simple or past continuous. Talks about things that are happening now or around now e. Students solutions preintermediate 3rd edition grammar exercise 1 past simple and continuous. Preintermediate 2a 2b past simple and past continuous exercises. To describe an event that was happening in the past at the time of another event. 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. In narratives and anecdotes the present simple can be used to highlight an event. Oct 02, 2014 past simple vs past continuous past simple past continuous a. While i was away on holiday, my sister fall fell ill and i had to come home.
Present continuous tense simple present rules verb tenses chart subject exercises. At pre intermediate level students cant be expected to write a perfect newspaper article but by giving them achievable aims within the task the teacher needs only mark the text. Make sentences with the adjectives in exercise 2 and explain. Often it is used after past tenses and with a phrase such as suddenly or all of a sudden. Answers to past simple or past continuous exercise 2 1. Past continuous reordering quiz put the words into the correct order to make past continuous sentences. A preintermediate lesson on some past tenses learn english. Past continuous and past simple grammar beginner to. The past perfect simple and continuous bank street. Past simple, past continuous exercise 1 was doing, i broke was playing, was doing he drank, he ate i was having, i suddenly heard.
Simple past vs past continuous exercises learn english. Past simple vs past continuous elementary worksheet ii. Past simple past continuous past perfect test 03 more tests. When the teacher came in, they were studying english. Simple present vs present continuous present continuous simple present now at the momentat present this morningevening e. Past continuous and past simple beginner to preintermediate.
Past simple past continuous past perfect simple aws. I to take took a shower, then i to get dressed got dressed and to leave left. In this situation, the event that started first is in the past continuous and the second event is in the past simple. Past simple, past continuous, past perfect grammar chart.
Some verbs that are called state verbs are never used with the present continuous. When i left university, i went to work for a private school. Past simple we use the past simple to talk about completed actions in the past. I was sitting in the park, reading a newspaper, when all of a sudden this dog jumps at me. Oct 11, 2011 there are many different verb tenses we can use to talk about the past.
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