Past continuous vs past simple exercise focusenglishschool. Wpisz czasownik podany w nawiasie w odpowiedniej formie czasu past simple badz past continuous. 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. Use the words in brackets to put the following into the correct tense the past simple or past continuous. Simple past vs past continuous exercises learn english. This exercise focuses on the difference between the past simple and the past perfect. Present perfect practice advanced english verb tenses duration. Present perfect i simple past cwiczenia online szlifuj. When the boys arrived at the cinema, the film had already started, 3. Past simple, past continuous, past perfect grammar chart.
We often use the past continuous at the beginning of a story to describe the situation. The examples and the following exercise will help you to revise the most basic distinctions between these two tenses. Fill each gap with a verb in either the past simple or past continuous tense. She nothave a holiday for four years and shes exhausted. Past perfect simple complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets, using the past simple or the past perfect simple.
Fill in the blanks with an appropriate past tense form. Past simple or past continuous exercise esl lounge student. Practice or revise the use of the past simple and past perfect plus the past continuousprogressive join the sentences. Past simple we use the past simple to talk about completed actions in the past we ate out yesterday. I hope you find it useful and interesting to work with your students. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 1 grammarbank. Simple past or past continuous a dialog fill in the blanks with the simple past or past continuous form of the verbs.
Two common signal words for the past continuous are, when and while. Past simple zastosowanie cwiczenia i testy interaktywne z jezyka angielskiego. All the tickets had been sold before the concert began. Home page grammar exercises preintermediate past simple or past continuous exercise. To jest cos, co moi uczniowie uwielbiaja, a i ja zawsze dobrze sie przy tym bawie. Before we reached the station we saw that we had lost our way. I to eat was eating cornflakes while dad to read was reading the newspaper. Past simple vs past continuous interactive worksheet. Past simple present perfect simple amazon web services. We use simple for finished actions, and continuous for when an. Complete the sentences with the verb in brackets in past simple or present perfect. Past simple and past continuous inspiration macmillan.
Then click on the answer button to see the correct answers. English grammar practice exercise, for preintermediate and intermediate level. Both are formed by subtracting the infinitive ending ar, er or ir, and replacing it with another. Past simple and past continuous author last modified by. Past simple vs past continuous language on schools. Zauwazylam, ze dawno nie zrobilam nowej gry karcianej. He jump into the river and rescue the drowning man.
When i got get home, i realised realise i had left leave my sunglasses in the office. 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. Choose simple past or past continuous tense to complete the sentences. Past simple common mistakes common mistakes correct version why. Please note that specific times and dates in the past can also be used. When i left university, i went to work for a private school. Wstaw podany w nawiasie czasownik w odpowiedniej formie czasu past perfect simple lub past perfect continuous. Past simple, past perfect and past continuous brickfield. Helen do her weekly shopping when she meet her old friend, june.
Past simple or past continuous worksheet 1 answers. Were you watching watch the football match on tv when i phoned phone. Lets look at some sentences with verbs in the past form past simple and present form present simple to better understand the meaning the past form adds and why speakers choose to use it. We were playing volleyball with mary when you called me. Future perfect simple and continuous progressive tense. An intermediate english lesson which looks at the meaning and use of past simple and past continuous.
Past continuous and past simple page 2 of 3 test english. Simple past vs past continuous exercise grammarbank. Past simple past continuous past perfect simple answers a 1. When the teacher came in, they were studying english. In positive sentences, a helping verb such as was or did is. In this worksheet, students should use two tenses past simple and past continuous by filling in blank spaces. Czas past simple i past continuous cwiczenia gramatyczne. Klasa 5 klasa 6 klasa 7 klasa 8 gimnazjum dorosli liceum technikum angielski. Complete the sentences with the past simple or the past continuous forms of the verbs in brackets. Cwiczenie wpisz wyrazy w nawiasach we wlasciwym czasie, albo past simple lub past continuous w jezyku angielskim. Past simple and past continuous pdf exercises with answers. Past continuous with past simple accidents interactive.
Present perfect tense vs present perfect continuous. Past simple, past continuous, past perfect test english. When she opened the door, she pretended that we werent there and she went to her room. 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. I to take took a shower, then i to get dressed got dressed and to leave left. As i was walking in the streets of holland, i met an old friend of mine. Esl quiz simple past or past continuous a dialog vera. Past simple vs past continuous past simple past continuous a.
Complete the sentences with a verb from the box in present perfect or past simple. Finally, click here to download this exercise in pdf with answers. Fill in the gaps with the words in brackets in past continuous or past simple tense. When we talk about two past events, the past continuous is normally used to refer to the longer background action. This is a worksheet i prepared last year for my elementary students as an introduction of these tenses. Dzisiejsza gre stworzylam z mysla o 5klasistach, ale przyda sie ona kazdemu, kto chcialby dodatkowo pocwiczyc present simple i. Rules about when each tense is used must be learned before trying to solve the worksheet. English esl past simple vs continuous tense worksheets. In this exercise you will practise the past simple and past continuous tenses.
My brother and i played a board game yesterday afternoon. 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. Use the words in brackets to put the following into the correct. Past simple and past continuous cambridge university press. May be freely copied for personal or classroom use. Past simple vs past continuous worksheet 1 grammarbank. This lesson focuses on the past simple and the past continuous progressive tenses.
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