Past simple or past continuous worksheet 2 answers. Students often get confuse in past continuous tense that whether they have to use waswere or isamare. To make questions in the past continuous, put waswere before the subject and add the ing form of the verb. In this section, we are going to be looking at the function of the past continuous tense as well as the rules which we must follow when using it. Reading comprehension, past simple, past continuous, wh questions. The simple past tense is only used to say that something happened at some time in the past. Did your parents call you last night while you were watching tv. The simple past and the past continuous are two tenses commonly used to make general statements about the past.
Past continuous tense is very important and past continuous exercises are as important as it is. Past continuous affirmative, negative and questions. I to eat was eating cornflakes while dad to read was reading the newspaper. The shorter action happened while the longer action was still happening. English grammar today a reference to written and spoken english grammar and usage cambridge dictionary. Present perfect simple past continuous past simple quiz. While we were sitting at the stadium, the rain began. I study for five hours and then i go to sit the exam. 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. Learn how and when to use the past continuous tense or past progressive in english with useful grammar rules, example sentences and esl printable worksheets. The past simple shows us that an action was in the past, not in the present. The past continuous refers to a longer background action or situation. Past simple, past perfect and past continuous brickfield. Pronunciation reduced have and has in the present perfect and present and past.
The past continuous, the past perfect and the past perfect. English esl past simple vs continuous tense worksheets. Past continuous tense is often combined with past simple tense. The past continuous story learn english with comics. Past progressive story 1 past continuous by really learn english visit the past progressive continuous section for more resources who was she. Past continuous past perfect past simple 1 past simple 2 past simple 3 past simple. After reading the grammar explanation, students try the practice exercises. I tried to play with my sister but she was doing her homework. For example, the past continuous of the verb to work is conjugated as follows. Fill in the spaces with either present simple, past simple or present continuous. So by just knowing past continuous tense formula one cannot just understand the differences between both these tenses.
Learn how to use past continuous progressive through a short story in this video. Christine was eating dinner last night when you knocked on the door. In this engaging past perfect continuous activity, students play a pelmanism style game where they combine past perfect continuous and past simple sentence halves together with when to make logical sentences. Past continuous and past simple grammar beginner to. Complete the sentences with the past simple or past continuous form of the verb. It was eight oclock and after that i couldnt even finish my homework. I was feeling tired of being trapped inside the house. I began to study at nine last night and i was still studying at eleven. Past continuous mixed exercise 2 make the past continuous choose positive, negative or question.
To view and print this lesson, youll need to purchase a. Irregular verbs have a different form, usually with a different vowel sound e. Past simple past continuous past perfect simple answers a 1. Yesterday was terrible for me because i stayed at home all day. Remember this can be a real interruption or just an interruption in time. Answers to past simple or past continuous exercise 2 1. Past continuous and past simple grammar principiante a. Complete list of past continuous forms use 1 interrupted action in the past use the past continuous to indicate that a longer action in the past was interrupted. While i was doing my homework, my cousin visited us. When the teacher came in, they were studying english.
Give each group of three or four a set of past perfect. Yesterday i went to the post office, bought some fruit at the supermarket and read a book in the park in the afternoon. Present simple vs present continuous past simple presentation o. The past tense refers to an event or an action that has happened in the past. Past simple common mistakes common mistakes correct version why. But sometimes these two actions happen at the same time. These are some pdf s with additional information to help you understand the past continuous correctly. Now ive reminded you of how to use these tenses, try the exercise below and see if you can decide which verb needs which tense. Past progressive story 1, page 1 past progressive story 1. English esl past simple past continuous worksheets most. This exercise focuses on the difference between the past simple and the past perfect. As i was walking in the streets of holland, i met an old friend of mine.
Write various examples on the board of sentences combining the past simple and past continuous to illustrate the idea of an. Microsoft word past continuous all forms mixed exercise 2. Past continuous and past simple in this activity, students will be able to understand and see the difference between simple past and past continuous tenses of a verb as used in one sentence. May be freely copied for personal or classroom use. I to take took a shower, then i to get dressed got dressed and to leave left. In this combination, the simple past tense interrupted the past progressive tense action. I was going go to work when my car broke down break down. What were you doing when you broke your leg i was snowboarding yesno questions. The past continuous tense is formed from the simple past of the auxiliary to be, followed by the present participle of the verb. Go over differences in usage between the past simple and past continuous. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 1 answers.
The interruption is usually a shorter action in the simple past. 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. We were playing volleyball with mary when you called me. Present simple, present continuous, or past simple.
Past continuous and past simple interactive worksheet. To create a question that will be answered with a yes or no, use was were or wasnt werent for a negative. The past continuous tense is were sitting and the past simple is began. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the past simple or past continuous. Although they are both past tenses their uses are quite different. Past simple and past continuous cambridge university press. When jack dropped by to visit me, i was having dinner. Students learn the two main functions of the past progressive also called the past continuous. The past continuous and the past simple help us to show how two past actions or situations are connected. We use the past continuous to talk about longer actions in progress at some point in the past, and we use past simple to talk about shorter finished actions in the past.
Pdf present simple vs present continuous past simple. For example, the verb talk becomes talked in the simple past tense. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 1 grammarbank. Elissa and the mysterious stalker we can also combine the past continuous with the past simple. Live worksheets english english as a second language esl past simple and past continuous past simple or past continuous past simple or past continuous complete the sentences. The past perfect continuous exercise at autoenglish. In positive sentences, a helping verb such as was or did is. Past perfect continuous worksheets esl games activities. Point out that the past continuous focuses on a specific moment in the past. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 2 grammarbank. A collection of english esl past simple vs continuous tense worksheets for home learning, online practice, distance learning and english classes to teach about.