Pearson math textbooks animal alphabet coloring pages sentence errors exercises pdf grammar worksheet comparatives printable. English grammar practice exercise, for preintermediate and intermediate level. Lets begin to study the past simple vs past continuous. Past continuous past perfect past simple 1 past simple 2 past simple 3. Past simple past continuous crossword esl worksheet by. English esl past simple vs continuous tense worksheets most. Fill in the spaces with either present simple, past simple or present continuous. In this engaging past simple board game, students collect words in order to make as many past simple affirmative sentences as they can.
Golan open the door, her children do their homework and her husband read the newspaper. Complete the sentences with the past simple or the past continuous forms of the verbs in brackets. Ask students why we use the past continuous and past simple in these sentences. Past perfect, past simple or past continuous by alexandrina this ws was an attempt to adapt an extra activity suggested by face2faceintermediate unit 4 teachers book in which students were. Past simple vs past continuous elementary worksheet. Genitive s vs of expressing possession gerunds and infinitives. Complete the following sentences using the correct form of the past progressive tense of the verbs provided. Divide the students into groups of 14 and give each student a sentence card. There are 3 different activities in which students are asked to complete different sentences using the past simple or the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets. Past simple and past continuous efl esl activities and. Finally, click here to download this exercise in pdf with answers.
Past simple or past continuous worksheet 1 grammarbank. One action past continuous is interrupted by another action past simple. Past continuous mixed exercise 2 make the past continuous choose positive, negative or question. This work is licensed under a creative commons attribution noncommercial noderivatives 4. Matching dominoes activity with twelve split sentences using past simple or past continuous. Helen do her weekly shopping when she meet her old friend, june.
I to take took a shower, then i to get dressed got dressed and to leave left. Microsoft word past continuous all forms mixed exercise 2. The past continuous describes actions or events in a time before now, which began in the past and were still going on when another event occurred. Home page grammar exercises preintermediate past simple or past continuous exercise. When i met susan she was having a drink at a terrace with a friend. Most of the verbs are regular, but the most used ones are often the irregular verbs. In this fun past perfect continuous teaching activity, students play a long sentence game where they write sentence halves using the past perfect continuous and past simple alternately. I began to study at nine last night and i was still studying at eleven. Heres another exercise to practise the verb tenses. A collection of downloadable worksheets, exercises and activities to teach past simplepast continuous, shared by english language teachers. Past simple and past continuous pdf exercises with answers.
Students then write the story down in a group dictation. Past simple vs past continuous rules and exercises for intermediate level. Remember sometimes the continuous tenses are called the progressive tenses. Simple past he went and past continuous he was going elementary exercise 1. What were you doing when you broke your leg i was snowboarding yesno questions. To be past worksheets pdf, handouts, printable exercises. English grammar lesson online for elementary level students an explanation of the past continuous with printable exercises. Past continuous and past simple grammar beginner to pre. Present participle spelling exercise write the present participle for the verbs.
The past continuous and the past simple help us to show how two past actions or situations are connected. Past simple vs past continuous elementary worksheet simple. The past simple expresses a past action that is finished and completed. Fill in the spaces with verbs in the present continuous. In this challenging past continuous activity, students put a ghost story in order by saying and listening to sentences. A collection of english esl worksheets for home learning, online practice, distance learning and english classes to teach about past, continuous, past contin. Students each memorize one sentence strip before standing and working together with classmates to recreate the story. Efl esl activities and games for past simple and past continuous. Past simple and past continuous inspiration macmillan.
The past continuous, the past perfect and the past perfect. The verbs are divided in two groups, regular and irregular verbs. When the teacher came in, they were studying english. Past continuous and past simple page 3 of 3 test english.
An a2 level esl lesson plan for teaching the past simple and past continuous. Past tenses exercise past simple,past continuous and past perfect. 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. Past simple pdf 17wceaupd3rtoalxh6u7t3bu80view past continuous pdf. Read the dialogue between amanda the boss, and her colleague, david.
Present perfect simple, present perfect continuous, past simple, past continuous, past. For example, the past continuous of the verb to work is conjugated as follows. A worksheet contrasting the past simple and the past continuous tense. Give each group of three or four a copy of the game board, a dice and counters. Past simple vs past continuous language on schools. We were playing volleyball with mary when you called me. Fill in the blanks with a correct form, the past simple or the past continuous. The worksheet is available in both colour and black and white version. When jack dropped by to visit me, i was having dinner. Past simplepast continuous worksheets english lessons for kids videos, printables, games, online tests teach kids with an engaging blended english program. Divide the students into groups of four and give each student a card. 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.
Often, to describe the background in a story written in the past tense, e. See more ideas about english grammar, english grammar worksheets and learn english. Were you watching watch the football match on tv when. The short action in past simple often interrupts the longer action in past continuous. English esl present simple vs continuous progressive. Past simple, past continuous, past perfect grammar chart. Students have to complete the sentences with the past simple or the past continuous, then write the verbs in the crossword and match the sentences with the pictures. Past simplepast continuous worksheets esl printables. Past simple affirmative negative games activities esl worksheets.
We often use the past continuous at the beginning of a story to describe the situation. To make questions in the past continuous, put waswere before the subject and add the ing form of the verb. Simple past vs past continuous exercises learn english. Irregular verbs have a different form, usually with a different vowel sound e. Divide the students into argentina and england fans. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. English esl past simple vs continuous tense worksheets. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 2 grammarbank. Past simple 11 past tense sentences that, when joined together, create a story about what happened to sue last week. Past continuous and past simple grammar principiante a. The grammar focus is on the past continuous and past simple.
English esl past simple or past continuous worksheets most. Esl past simple board game reading, writing, listening and speaking activity elementary a1a2 30 minutes. The pictures are story pictures with two actions happening at the same time. Twentyfour cards with answers, some with errors in the form or use of the past simple or past continuous, or in choice of time expressions. English esl past simple vs continuous tense worksheets most downloaded 503 results. English grammar today a reference to written and spoken english grammar and usage cambridge dictionary. Students will read each strip and sequence the conversationstory in order. Simple past and past continuous flashcards quizlet. This is a question and answer worksheet to help students understand how to use the past continuous tense. A collection of english esl present simple vs continuous progressive tense, elementary a1 worksheets for home learning, online practice, distance learnin. I to eat was eating cornflakes while dad to read was reading the newspaper. Christine was eating dinner last night when you knocked on the door. It includes a suggested leadin activity, several classroom activities, a game and a collection of specially selected esl resources from around the web.
Heres another interactive exercise about the past simple and past continuous tenses choose the correct tense. Past simple vs past continuous elementary worksheet ii. Simple past past continuous english simple past past continuous. Discuss in pairs or whole class the argentina and england fans would have felt about the incident. Hello, my understanding of the simple past is that it is used to explain that an action began and ended in the past at either a definite point in time for shorter actions or over a finished duration in the past for longer action, and that in either case, a time expressiontime clause usually accompanies the simple past tense to show the time when the action took place such as last week. The past simple shows us that an action was in the past, not in the present.
Past simple, past continuous, past perfect test english. To create a question that will be answered with a yes or no, use was were or wasnt werent for a negative. Suddenly past simple vs past continuous we use the past simple for completed actions in the past, and we use the past continuous for actions in progress not finished in the past. The past continuous describes a longer action or situation and the past simple describes a shorter action or event. When i saw them yesterday, they were arguing the specific moment in the past can be described by a time expression at 9 a. Feb 06, 20 what is the difference between past simple and past continuous.
Past perfect continuous worksheets esl games activities. 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 bisogna mettere tutti i verbi che trovi scritti tra parentesi, nel tempo corretto, scegliendo principalmente tra il past simple e il past continuous, ma tenendo presente che dove ce il discorso diretto, potranno servire anche degli altri tempi. This is a worksheet i prepared last year for my elementary students as an introduction of these tenses. Fill each gap with a verb in either the past simple or past continuous tense. Grammar worksheet past simple and spelling practice. Use the words in brackets to put the following into the correct tense the past simple or past continuous. Teachers also might say the past simple or the simple past, these are just different names. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 1 answers. An introduction to the past simple for elementary level english students with printable exercises. Did your parents call you last night while you were watching tv.
In this exercise you will practise the past simple and past continuous tenses. Past simple we use the past simple to talk about completed actions in the past. Risultati immagini per past continuous worksheet pdf slikovni rezultat za exercise have got printable. Recommended for elementary students who are asked to complete the sentences with the past simple or the past continuous of the verbs in brackets.
More past tenses including the past continuous and used to. A multilevel english curriculum featuring cartoon animated videos, engaging games, interactive tests and a progress tracker. Hier you find a lot of simple past worksheets, exercises free and help function, teaching materials and grammar rules. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 2 answers. Future perfect simple and continuous progressive tense. This is an easy worksheet contrasting the past simple and past continuous tense. Past simple or past continuous exercise esl lounge student. Welcome to esl printables, the website where english language teachers exchange resources. The past continuous describes an action that was already in progress. Students can use their imaginations to answer the questions while hopefully using the correct grammar.
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