The past past simple and past continuous 1 an exercise by montse morales for the english learning website. As i was walking in the streets of holland, i met an old friend of mine. Last month i was on holiday in ireland with my mum and dad. Using the right time find someone who 2 past tense. Past simple continuous 1 past simple continuous 2 past simple continuous 3 past progressive worksheet answers. Fill in the blanks with a correct form, the past simple or the past continuous. Past continuous d past simple b fill the gaps using the verb in brackets in the past continuous and past simple.
A worksheet about the difference between the past simple and the past continuous containing two different tasks. When jack dropped by to visit me, i was having dinner. Exercises of past simple and past continuous ii superprof. In order to form the past continuous tense, we need to use the past of the verb to be. It was time for lunch, so we stopped at a restaurant. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate past tense form.
Pay attention to the tense past simple or past continuous and write the answer in the same tense. Yesterday i went to the post office, bought some fruit at the supermarket and read a book in the park in the afternoon. She closed the door and switched on the tv to describe a specific. English secundaria eso ejercicios, recursos y actividades. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 1 answers. When the teacher came in, they were studying english. The simple past indicates that an activity or situation began and ended at a particular time in the past. In each sentence, fill the gaps with one past continuous verb and one past simple verb. When we talk about two past events, the past continuous is normally used to refer to the longer background action.
Past simple and past continuous pdf exercises with answers. Complete the following text with the past simple of the past continuous forms of the verbs in brackets. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 2 grammarbank. Past simple vs past continuous past simple past continuous a. Past simple and past continuous cambridge university press. All the tickets had been sold before the concert began. Using the right time find someone who 2 past tense simple. English esl past simple and past continuous worksheets most.
B complete the sentences with the past continuous form of. Past simple and past continuous interactive worksheet. Complete the sentences with the past simple form of the verbs in brackets. I to take took a shower, then i to get dressed got dressed and to leave left. Heres another exercise to practise the verb tenses. Past simple past continuous uses to describe a completed action in the past. Past simple vs past continuous language on schools. Complete the sentences with the past simple or the past continuous forms of the verbs in brackets. These are exercises to rewrite sentences and make questions for the answers given. Irregular verbs have a different form, usually with a different vowel sound e. The past continuous is used to describe incomplete activities that were happening at a specific time in the past.
When the boys arrived at the cinema, the film had already started, 3. Past simple past continuous, used to answers a 1 rode 4 didnt clean 2 played 5 didnt travel 3 forgot 6 did drink b 1 was writing, were taking 2 werent studying, were making 3 were riding 4 were sitting 5 wasnt washing, was sleeping 6 was snowing c 1 was writing, delivered 2 left, were sitting 3 wasnt swimming. We were playing volleyball with mary when you called me. Past continuous and past simple grammar principiante a.
Past continuous and past simple grammar beginner to. Heres an interactive exercise about the past simple and past continuous. Did your parents call you last night while you were watching tv. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 1 grammarbank. Multiple choice questions and complete the sentences exercise about past tenses. Test comprising exercises with present simlpe, present continuous. Past simple and past continuous inspiration macmillan. Pdf past continuous 2 eso pamela martinez academia. When i left university, i went to work for a private school. Past simple and continuous exercises pdf ejercicios ingles online. B complete the sentences with the past continuous form of the. Christine was eating dinner last night when you knocked on the door.
Download past simple or past continuous exercises in pdf. He started university in 1996 to describe consecutive actions in the past. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. English esl past simple and past continuous worksheets. Before the exercise,there is a small tip about these thre. Before we reached the station we saw that we had lost our way. I to eat was eating cornflakes while dad to read was reading the newspaper. The past simple shows us that an action was in the past, not in the present. Then look at the pictures and write the name of the correct girl. Verb tense exercises of past simple and past continuous ii. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 2 answers.
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. The teacher was explaining the lesson when the lights went out. I began to study at nine last night and i was still studying at eleven. Were you watching watch the football match on tv when i phoned phone. The past past simple and past continuous 2 an exercise by montse morales for the english learning website. Answers to past simple or past continuous exercise 2 1.
Please note that specific times and dates in the past can also be used. Oct 04, 2017 fill in the blanks with an appropriate past tense form. Finally, click here to download this exercise in pdf with answers. Simple past and past continuous flashcards quizlet.
Past simple, past continuous exercise 1 was doing, i broke was playing, was doing he drank, he ate i was having, i suddenly heard. Past simple past continuous, used to answers a 1 rode 4 didnt clean 2 played 5 didnt travel 3 forgot 6 did drink b 1 was writing, were taking 2 werent studying, were making 3 were riding 4 were sitting 5 wasnt washing, was sleeping 6 was snowing c 1 was writing, delivered 2. Past continuous and past simple grammar beginner to pre. Two common signal words for the past continuous are, when and while. I had an important meeting to describe a completed action that happened at a specific time in the past. The past continuous and the past simple help us to show how two past actions or situations are connected. No sir, i was not talking on my cell phone i was watching a tv show on my ipod past continuous. Choose which verb tense simple past or past continuous completes each sentence in a logical, naturalsounding way.