Simple past he went and past continuous he was going intermediate exercise 10. 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. Answers to past simple or past continuous exercise 2 1. Exercise complete the following sentences with past simple or past continuous. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 1 answers. Home page grammar exercises pre intermediate 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. Dec 08, 2016 here are 10 past tense exercises to practise the past simple, past continuous and past perfect. Simple past vs past continuous exercises tolearnenglish. Preintermediate grammar past continuous letter gap. The short action in past simple often interrupts the longer action in past continuous.
English grammar practice exercise, for preintermediate and intermediate level. We were playing volleyball with mary when you called me. Past tense simple is used to describe actions that happened in the past. Use the words in brackets to put the following into the correct. Past simple or past continuous intermediate test englishlearner. The past simple shows us that an action was in the past, not in the present. When i met susan she was having a drink at a terrace with a friend. Complete the translations of the following past simple sentences. Put the verbs into the correct tense simple past or past progressive. Past continuous and past simple beginner to preintermediate.
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In this exercise you will practise the past simple and past continuous tenses. Simple past vs past continuous exercise grammarbank. In some examples two answers may be possible but one is more natural than the other. The following esl efl resources are available for past continuous grammar. English esl past simple vs continuous tense worksheets. Past continuous and past simple grammar beginner to.
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When i walk down queen street, i discover a wonderful store. Present perfect exercises part 2 present perfect vs simple past exercises present perfect vs simple past exercises 3 present perfect vs perfect continuous exercises ever never just already yet. When i saw them yesterday, they were arguing the specific moment in the past can be described by a time expression at 9 a. Students english file students site new intermediate grammar file 1 lesson b past tenses. Actions in progress we use the past continuous to talk about actions that were in progress not finished at a specific moment in the past. Something terrible happen my boss ask me to do something for him and i work on that when i hear a loud noise. Verb tenses tutorial exercise 1 simple present present. Welcome to esl printables, the website where english language teachers exchange resources. Past simple or past continuous exercise esl lounge student. Since computers were first introduced to the public in the early 1980s, technology change a great deal. Three exercises on past simple of regular and irregular verbs. Past simple or continuous headway students site oxford. Comparison of tenses simple past and past continuous with free online exercises, passive rules and passive voice examples.
Preintermediate grammar past simple or past continuous. Past simple and past continuous inspiration macmillan. Use the words in brackets to put the following into the correct tense the past simple or past continuous. Explanations and examples along with tests and exercises online to practise englis grammar. Past continuous is used to describe action that were in progress still happening not finished at a certain time in the past.
Fluent speakers of english know when and how to use past simple and past continuous to talk. In this exercise you will practise the past simple tense exercise instructions. The past continuous and the past simple help us to show how two past actions or situations are connected. Finally, click here to download this exercise in pdf with answers. Preintermediate grammar past continuous and past simple. Grammar, vocabulary, reading, listening and much more. Complete the sentences below by putting the verb in brackets into the past perfect simple or past perfect continuous. Choose the correct tense simple past or present perfect for the exercise below. In this exercise, we will practise the adverbs and the time expressions used with past simple. Yesterday i went to the post office, bought some fruit at the supermarket and read a book in the park in the afternoon. We already have talked about past continuous progressive tense usages, structures for affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences. Past simple we use the past simple to talk about completed actions in the past we ate out yesterday. Students headway students site pre intermediate fourth edition grammar unit 3 past simple or continuous. Past continuous english grammar lesson preintermediate.
You can imagine how scary it be then my boss run into the office to see what the noise was. Past simple and past continuous pdf exercises with answers. Exercise on simple past and past progressive ex08 ex08. Choose simple past or past continuous tense to complete the sentences. Use the words in brackets to complete each of the following. The past continuous describes a longer action or situation and the past simple describes a shorter action or event. I made this ws for her to check her understanding now. Watch all of our pre intermediate level english video lessons here. Home page grammar exercises pre intermediate 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. Here is a list of all the english grammar exercises we have to help you learn and improve your english. Present perfect continuous exercises, fce test exercise. Focus on verbs exercise 6 simple past present perfect 1.
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When the teacher came in, they were studying english. Check the answers to this exercise on past perfect tense write the words in brackets in the correct forms in english using past continuous tense. We can use the past simple and the past continuous in the same sentence. 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 exercises in english explanations along with tests and exercises online. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. There are exercises on all areas of learning english. A collection of english esl past simple vs continuous tense worksheets for home learning, online practice, distance learning and english classes to teach about. I to take took a shower, then i to get dressed got dressed and to leave left. An exercise by montse morales for the english learning website. English esl past simple vs continuous tense worksheets most. As i was walking in the streets of holland, i met an old friend of mine.
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