The past continuous describes a longer action or situation and the past simple describes a shorter action or event. This worksheet comprises the common mistakes my students do during the years of my teaching. Test comprising exercises with present simlpe, present continuous. It was time for lunch, so we stopped at a restaurant. You can do the exercises online or download the worksheet as pdf. Past simple common mistakes common mistakes correct version why. Present simple vs past simple ed when do people use the past form. Pdf present simple vs present continuous past simple.
Present simple vs present continuous past simple presentation o. Present perfect progressive present perfect continuous. This exercise focuses on the difference between the past simple and the past perfect. Complete the sentences below by putting the verb in brackets into the past perfect simple or past perfect continuous. The short action in past simple often interrupts the longer action in past continuous. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate past tense form. The past perfect progressive in english exercises for intermediate and advanced level esl. Heres another exercise to practise the verb tenses. Answers to past simple or past continuous exercise 2 1. 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. Past or past perfect simple and progressive complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verb.
Complete the following text with the past simple of the past continuous forms of the verbs in brackets. Use the simple past with a completed past time period. May be freely copied for personal or classroom use. Past perfect and past perfect continuous choose the past perfect, or the past perfect continuous 1. Oct 04, 20 to talk about a longer background action which was going on when something else happened, we use the past continuous tense. As i was walking in the streets of holland, i met an old friend of mine. Wendy learn japanese for 10 years before she moved to japan. Past tense simple is used to describe actions that happened in the past. May and might modals of probability must necessity numbers. English esl past simple and past continuous worksheets. Past continuous d past simple b fill the gaps using the verb in brackets in the past continuous and past simple. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 1 grammarbank. Simple past worksheets english online grammar exercises.
Present perfect continuous past perfect continuous. Verb tenses tutorial exercise 1 simple present present. The second action is a short action that has interrupted the first. Past continuous tense is very important and past continuous exercises are as important as it is. Past simple past continuous past perfect simple answers a 1. Simple past worksheets free english online grammar exercises. Past simple, past perfect and past continuous brickfield. When i was walking walk through bologna i thoughtwas thinking think about the wonderful times i had spent spend there as a student. Complete the following sentences using an appropriate past simple or past continuous tense. Exercises past simple, past continuous, present simple and.
She wasnt knowing didnt know that i was watching watched her while she was singing. When the teacher came in, they were studying english. Complex test simple present or present progressivecontinuous. In each sentence, fill the gaps with one past continuous verb and one past simple verb.
It was raining when we came out of the shopping centre. Last month i was on holiday in ireland with my mum and dad. Present perfect progressive present perfect continuous read the situations below and write a sentence using the present perfect progressive tense to say how long the situation has been happening. Heres an interactive exercise about the past simple and past continuous tenses choose the correct tense. The simple past and the past continuous multiple choice. Students often get confuse in past continuous tense that whether they have to use waswere or isamare. Past simple or past continuous exercise esl lounge student. With the simple past, the exact time of the past action or event is given or understood.
To say how many times to talk about a recent action which might not be finished to talk about life experience when the result is more important to explain the side effects of an activity. Helen do her weekly shopping when she meet her old friend, june. Yesterday i went to the post office, bought some fruit at the supermarket and read a book in the park in the afternoon. The car came out of the side road and then the van drove into the back of it. Past continuous and past simple page 2 of 3 test english. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 1 answers. Present perfect continuous past perfect continuous answers a 1. Before the exercise,there is a small tip about these thre. The simple past and the past continuous multiple choice test. Multiple choice questions and complete the sentences exercise about past tenses. English esl past simple and past continuous worksheets most.
But we must use the present perfect simple with stative verbs, and we normally use the present perfect continuous with dynamic verbs although the present perfect simple is also possible. We usually use the past simple tense to refer to the shorter action that interrupted the longer background action. 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. Choose simple past or past continuous tense to complete the sentences. Past continuous is used to describe action that were in progress still happening not finished at a certain time in the past. So by just knowing past continuous tense formula one cannot just understand the differences between both these. Fill each gap with a verb in either the past simple or past continuous tense.
So by just knowing past continuous tense formula one cannot just understand the differences between both these tenses. Simple past english tenses and english grammar worksheets, grammar rules, grammar exercises. I to take took a shower, then i to get dressed got dressed and to leave left. To talk about two simultaneous short actions we use simple tenses. The first action is a long action it lasted for a period of time. Worksheet 2 past continuous i using my mobile phone you listening to music he eating a sandwich at 8pm. Every monday, sally drive her kids to football practice. Fluent speakers of english know when and how to use past simple and past continuous to talk. Verb tense exercises past simple, past continuous, present simple and present continuous. I looked out of the window and saw that people were walking in the park. When i met susan she was having a drink at a terrace with a friend. In positive sentences, a helping verb such as was or did is. Present simple, present continuous, past simpleenglish.
Exercise put the verbs in brackets in past perfect continuousprogressive. Past simple, past continuous exercise 1 was doing, i broke was playing, was doing he drank, he ate i was having, i suddenly heard. I to eat was eating cornflakes while dad to read was reading the newspaper. Exercises past simple, past continuous, present simple. We were playing volleyball with mary when you called me. They had already left already leave the village before the sun rose rise. Home page grammar exercises preintermediate past simple or past continuous exercise. Use the present perfect with a time period that has not ended yet. What characteristics and interests did elyse and paula have in common.
They are typical mistakes that students do in past simple and past continuous tenses. Nov 26, 2018 past perfect continuous exercise pdf click here to download this printable exercise in pdf. Simple past vs past continuous exercise grammarbank. We watching tv they swimming was 2 write questions. We can use either the present perfect simple or continuous for situations that started in the past and still continue. Oct 04, 2017 fill in the blanks with an appropriate past tense form. Verb tenses tutorial exercise 1 simple present present continuous 1. To talk about a longer background action which was going on when something else happened, we use the past continuous tense. Complete the sentences with the past simple or the past continuous forms of the verbs in brackets. Since computers were first introduced to the public in the early 1980s, technology change.
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