Yesterday i went to the post office, bought some fruit at the supermarket and read a book in the park in the afternoon. Verb tense exercise 4 simple past and past continuous f t p using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses, then click the check button to check your answers. The past perfect tense its difficult to explain the whole tense in 3 minutes using pop songs, but we hope you can use this video to enhance your lessons. When she start to learn english, she already learn french. I see my first baseball match while i live in new york. Put the verbs into the correct tense simple past or past perfect simple. Verb tense exercise 4 simple past and past continuous f t p using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses, then click the. We use the past continuous see unit 9 for something around a past time or a past action. Simple past and past continuous flashcards quizlet. I to eat was eating cornflakes while dad to read was reading the newspaper. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 2 grammarbank. Heres another interactive exercise about the past simple and past continuous tenses choose the correct tense.
A 2page worksheet contrasting the past simple and the past continuous. 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. Simple past and past continuous exercise 4 english page. 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 worksheet is available in both colour and black and white version. To talk about two simultaneous short actions we use simple tenses. The teacher was explaining the lesson when the lights went out.
Check the answers to this exercise on past continuous tense write the words in brackets in past simple or past continuous tense. We usually use the past simple tense to refer to the shorter action that interrupted the longer background action complete the following sentences using an. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Answers to past simple or past continuous exercise 2 1. Complex test simple present or present progressivecontinuous. Irregular past simple tense verbs do not end in ed. Complete the following sentences using an appropriate past simple or past continuous tense.
Past simple and past continuous cambridge university press. We were playing volleyball with mary when you called me. Present simple present continuous past simple past continuous past perfect simple past simple present perfect. While i was away on holiday, my sister fall fell ill and i had to come home. And we use the past simple tense to express a short action that happens in the middle of the long action. Oct 04, 20 to talk about a longer background action which was going on when something else happened, we use the past continuous tense. I was going go to work when my car broke down break down. Explanations and examples along with tests and exercises online to practise englis grammar. At the time of the incident, not many people were shopping in the store. 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. While i clean my car, someone suddenly knocked at the door. If you need further practice, try these exercises with the key at the end. I felt sick yesterday morning so i went to the doctor. Finally, click here to download this exercise in pdf with answers.
Exercise on simple past and past perfect ex04 ex04. Exercises of past simple and past continuous ii superprof. 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. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 1 grammarbank. Heres another exercise to practise the verb tenses. When jack dropped by to visit me, i was having dinner. Christine was eating dinner last night when you knocked on the door. We use the past continuous tense to express a long action. Pa s t s i m p l e f o r m the form of the past simple is the same for all persons i, you, he, she, it, we, you, they. Write the words in brackets in past simple or past continuous tense. Download past simple or past continuous exercises in pdf.
These are exercises to rewrite sentences and make questions for the answers given. I dont listen to i not listen the radio very often. You can do the exercises online or download the worksheet as pdf. This answer book may be used in conjunction with the. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 2 answers. To talk about a longer background action which was going on when something else happened, we use the past continuous tense. We usually use the past simple tense to refer to the shorter action that interrupted the longer background action. We use the simple past to talk about finished actions 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 correct tense the past simple or past continuous. Complete the sentences with the past simple or the past continuous forms of the verbs in brackets.
In this exercise you will practise the past simple and past continuous tenses. 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. Were you watching watch the football match on tv when i phoned phone. The television suddenly turn off as i was watching it. 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. When i was young, i watched lots of television every day after school.
Past simple and continuous the past simple is used. Recommended for elementary students who are asked to complete the sentences with the past simple or the past continuous of the verbs in brackets. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs. Past simple vs past continuous elementary worksheet ii. Sep 23, 2017 fill in the blanks with an appropriate tense form. Finding the answers you are looking for is a simple task if you follow the chapter headings, unit headings and page references in this answer book. We use the past simple to talk about the past see unit 8. Lower intermediate intermediate exercises past simple or continuous home. Past continuous d past simple b fill the gaps using the verb in brackets in the past continuous and past simple. Did your parents call you last night while you were watching tv.
Past simple and past continuous pdf exercises with answers. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the past simple or past continuous. When he wake up, his mother already prepare breakfast. Ejercicios interactivos del pasado simple y del pasado continuo. The simple past is used to talk about all types of finished actions in the past. Complete the sentences with the past simple form of the verbs in brackets. An intermediate grammar worksheet from anna grammarz 2. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 1 answers. 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. As i wait near the restaurant, a creep stole my bag. Tercer semestre direccion general del bachillerato sep. 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.
Complete the following text with the past simple of the past continuous forms of the verbs in brackets. The past simple is used for the actions in the story, to tell us what happened next. He hear the news, go to the telephone and call a friend. We go to london because the queen invite us for tea. They are very useful to manage all the expressions and linking words you can use when writing an opinion essay opinionessayexercises. Past simple and past progressive tenses grammar exercises online for esl. The past perfect continuous exercise at autoenglish. He jump into the river and rescue the drowning man.
As i was walking in the streets of holland, i met an old friend of mine. Oct 14, 2012 the past perfect tense its difficult to explain the whole tense in 3 minutes using pop songs, but we hope you can use this video to enhance your lessons. Write the verb in present continuous i am doing or present simple i do. Burlington books is one of europes most respected publishers of english language teaching materials, with over two million students learning from its books and multimedia programs, which include speech training, career training, elt materials and software. Past simple past continuous past perfect simple answers a 1. Past simple past continuous exercises focusenglishschool. 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. This is an easy worksheet contrasting the past simple and past continuous tense. When the teacher came in, they were studying english. Present simple present continuous past simple interactive. Past simple and continuous exercises pdf ejercicios ingles online. I study for five hours and then i go to sit the exam. Past simple, past continuous exercise 1 was doing, i broke was playing, was doing he drank, he ate i was having, i suddenly heard.
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