The first action is a long action it lasted for a period of time. The past continuous tense, also known as the past progressive tense, refers to a continuing action or state that was happening at some point in the past. Grammar board game past continuous 36 squares, each asking about what that person was doing at a specific time speak for at least 1minute per roll. The past continuous and the past simple help us to show how two past actions or situations are. When the teacher came in, they were studying english. Fill in the blanks with a correct form, the past simple or the past continuous. We were playing volleyball with mary when you called me. Past continuous this tense describes an action that was in progress at some point in the past.
Class 7 from a school in stuttgart, germany is in london for a week. May be freely copied for personal or classroom use. Comparison of tenses simple past and past continuous with free online exercises, passive rules and passive voice examples. We can also use the past continuous to refer to the present or future in hypotheses when we imagine something. In this exercise you will practise the past simple and past continuous tenses. For exercises, you can reveal the answers first submit worksheet and print the page to have the exercise and the answers. I to take took a shower, then i to get dressed got dressed and to leave left. Past simple and past continuous inspiration macmillan. We are here with just another english grammar quiz. Simple past vs past continuous exercise grammarbank.
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. We use the past continuous to talk about an action or situation that was going on at a particular point of time in the past. The past progressive and the simple past ernst klett verlag. Home english grammar lessons verb tenses past continuous tense simple past vs past continuous exercise 3 print exercises and lessons. Suddenly past simple vs past continuous we use the past simple for. Three simple exercises that help understand the difference between the past simple and past continuous tenses. We had have a chat while we were waiting waited wait for our flights. Past simple used when talking about something that happened in the past at a specific time. Answers to past simple or past continuous exercise 2. Finally, click here to download this exercise in pdf with answers. Past simple vs past continuous 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 option view enter fullscreen for fullscreen. The past simple is used for the actions in the story, to tell us what happened next.
Students have to inflect some verbs and to fill in the correct forms of past simple or. There are two principal past tenses used to make general statements about the past. Choose simple past or past continuous tense to complete the sentences. The second action is a short action that has interrupted the first. We often use the past continuous at the beginning of a story to describe the situation. In the first exercise you just have to choose the correct alternative, in the. Past continuous and past simple grammar beginner to pre. Use the words in brackets to put the following into the correct tense the past simple or past continuous. I met meet tom and ann at the airport a few weeks ago. Past continuous english grammar learnenglishonline. Past simple vs past continuous past simple past continuous a. Past simple and past continuous english grammar tutorial.
Present simple present continuous past simple interactive. The past continuous describes an action that was already in progress. Guide to past simple and past continuous verb tenses. Past simple past continuous past perfect simple answers a 1. Past simple and past continuous interactive worksheet. Past simple vs past continuous linkedin slideshare. Past continuous is used to show an action that was. Present simple, present continuous, past simpleenglish. Grammar are the registered trade marks of english to go ltd. Past simple vs past continuous language on schools. Past simple vs past continuous worksheet 1 grammarbank. As i was walking in the streets of holland, i met an old friend of mine. Grammar past perfect, past simple, and past continuous.
Past simple, past continuous, past perfect, or present perfect. We use the past simple to talk about the past see unit 8. Find out with this exercise if you know when to use the past continuous and when to use. Grammar worksheet past continuous 15 sentences fill in the gaps to complete each sentence. Heres another interactive exercise about the past simple and past continuous tenses choose the correct tense. Two common signal words for the past continuous are, when and while.
Simple past vs past continuous linkedin slideshare. Please note that specific times and dates in the past can also be used. I saw see sue in town yesterday but she was looking look the other way. A grammar worksheet with some exercises for consolidation of past simple and continuous. Simple past vs past continuous exercise 3 grammarbank.
Grammar quiz all things grammar grammar focus past continuous level intermediate answer key note following the quiz, have your learners correct the wrong sentences see below. Look at the grammar rules on page 6 of your book if you need help. She wasnt knowing didnt know that i was watching watched her while she was singing. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 1 grammarbank. They were going go to berlin and i was going go to madrid. Past simple vs past continuous rules and exercises for. 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. Grammar past perfect, past simple, and past continuous if this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. Verb tenses interactive and downloadable worksheet.
Past continuous and past simple page 2 of 3 test english. English grammar today a reference to written and spoken english grammar and usage cambridge dictionary. You can do the exercises online or download the worksheet as pdf. 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.
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