The past continuous and the past simple help us to show how two past actions or. W e often use it with past time expr essions such as yesterda y, last month, tw o da ys ago. They were going go to berlin and i was going go to madrid. Observa esta frase con past simple y past continuous. You can do the exercises online or download the worksheet as pdf. Live worksheets english english as a second language esl past simple and past continuous past simple and past continuous past simple and past continuous fill in the gaps with the past.
Past perfect and past perfect continuous exercises past perfect i had gone and past perfect continuous i had been going exercise 1. There are twelve verb tense forms in english as well as other time. Practice or revise the use of the past simple and past perfect plus the past continuous progressive join the sentences. When while past simple or past continuous esl worksheet. Students revise the past simple tense, regular and irregular verbs. Past simple and past continuous interactive and downloadable. Past perfect and past perfect continuous exercises past perfect i had gone and past perfect continuous i had been going. Explicacion del pasado simple en ingles introduccion youtube.
The past simple shows us that an action was in the past, not in the present. Exercises past simple, past continuous, present simple and present continuous. Past continuous and past simple grammar principiante a. Past simple vs past continuous past simple past continuous a. Past simple and past continuous ficha interactiva y descargable. Past simple 1 all things grammar preguntas al azar. People who teach english as a foreign language say english has 12 tenses simple present, present continuous, etc. Past simple and past continuous fichas interactivas.
The past simple is used to talk about finished actions in the past a common mistake students make is to use the past continuous when the action was carried out over a long period of time. Heres an interactive exercise about the past simple and past continuous tenses choose the correct tense. The thieves had already spent the money when the police. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 1 grammarbank. We had have a chat while we were waiting waited wait for our flights. Eso bilingual groups here you have interesting activities to print and do to revise the grammatical points you have studied this year. Were you watching watch the football match on tv when. Download past simple or past continuous exercises in pdf. Exercises of past simple and past continuous ii superprof. I met meet tom and ann at the airport a few weeks ago. Past simple and continuous when while interactive worksheet. W e fo rm the affirmativ e past simple of most regular. They call simple, continuous, perfect and perfect continuous aspects of each tense.
Recommended for elementary students who are asked to complete the sentences with the past simple. Past simple and past continuous cambridge university press. Verb tenses are verb forms went, go, will go which english speakers use to talk about the past, present, and future in their language. A worksheet to revise the past simple of regular and irregular verbs. Simple present present continuous i go to the cinema i am going to the cinema you live in madrid she eats an apple.
This is an easy worksheet contrasting the past simple and past continuous tense. Regular verbs worksheet free esl and efl printable worksheets and handouts for teachinglearning english as a secondforeign language students have to complete the sentences using the correct past simple form and later match the sentences to the pictures. Fill in the blanks with a correct form, the past simple or the past continuous. Students have to find the past simple of the verbs in the grid, then complete the sentences with those verbs and match the sentences with. When i left university, i went to work for a private school. Past simple worksheet 2 irregular verbs positive put the correct forms of the verbs into the gaps. Oct 02, 2014 past simple vs past continuous past simple past continuous a. I to eat was eating cornflakes while dad to read was reading the newspaper. When i was young i lived in madrid ahora vivo en barcelona 2. The past simple is used to talk about finished actions in the past a common mistake students make is to use the past continuous when. Simple past i went to the cinema past continuous i was going to the cinema they win the race. No sir, i was not talking on my cell phone i was watching a tv show on my ipod past continuous.
Past simple and past continuous the past simple is used. Simple past past progressive 1 simple past past progressive 2 past simple or past continuous simple past. Ejercicio 1 selecciona las formas correctas del past simple y tacha las incorrectas. I will use it on monday english exercises past continuous. Burlington books is one of europes most respected publishers of english language teaching materials, with over two million students learning from its books and multimedia programs, which include speech training, career training, elt materials and software. I to take took a shower, then i to get dressed got dressed and to leave left. Past simple vs past continuous elementary worksheet ii. After reading they have to answer 10 questions about the text. Past simple and continuous exercises pdf ejercicios ingles online.
Past simple and past continuous interactive worksheet. Imagenes ingles fichas ingles redaccion actividades. Live worksheets english english as a second language esl past simple and past continuous past simple and past continuous past simple and past continuous fill in the gaps with the past simple or the past continuous of the verbs in brackets. Here are two pages to practise past simple in all sorts of sentences in 9 exercises, the last being a translation exericise, i left the english sentences i wanted. Inspiration 2 worksheet 2 past continuous i using my mobile phone you listening to music he eating a sandwich at 8pm. I was dancing when i met javi i wasnt dreaming, it was real what were you doing when you met your best friend. Students have to find the past simple of the verbs in the grid, then complete the sentences with those verbs and match the sentences with the pictures.
Fill the gaps with the correct past simple form of the verb in brackets. To be pasado simple bluebloc notes aprender ingles. Past simple vs past perfect complete the sentences with the past simple or past perfect of the verbs in brackets. Aqui puedes encontrar past simple and past continuous fichas interactivas y descargables.
I saw see sue in town yesterday but she was looking look the other way. Write the words in brackets in past simple or past continuous. The past continuous and the past simple help us to show how two past actions or situations are connected. Past simple and past continuous inspiration macmillan. Shirley kevin 198086 lived in new york 198290 lived in washington 198386.
Shirley kevin 198086 lived in new york 198290 lived in washington 198386 studied at university 198385 did a course in computing 1986 left university 198590 worked as a computer operator. Complete the sentences with the past simple or the past continuous forms of the verbs in brackets. W o r k s h e e t s ejercicios y recursos escolares por. Check the answers to this exercise on past continuous tense. Descargatelo en formato pdf poniendo tu correo electronico. An easy activity to practise the past continuous tense while reading a news story that describes past events. Im also very nostalgic like my friend the past simple. No sir, i was not talking on my cell phone i was watching a tv show on my ipod past. Verb to be past simple ficha interactiva y descargable. Explanations and examples along with tests and exercises online to practise englis grammar. Wellthis is my small contribution to the past simple and past continuous. Past simple past continuous exercises focusenglishschool. Oct, 2019 this exercise will help the students to practice simple past with vocabulary about traveling.