We use the past continuous to describe longer activities interrupted by shorter ones in the past. Past simple and continuous the past simple is used. More past tenses including the past continuous and used to. An a2 level esl lesson plan for teaching the past simple and past continuous. This is a free multiplechoice quiz that you can do online or print out. Its a very free stage but takes up to half an hour to do effectively, even for a.
Past simple and past continuous efl esl activities and games. The past continuous expresses an ongoing past activities that may or may not be completed. English esl past simple vs continuous tense worksheets. Give each group of three or four a set of past perfect continuous cards and a set of past simple cards. The past continuous focuses on the duration of past situations and activities. A collection of downloadable worksheets, exercises and activities to teach past simplepast continuous, shared by english language teachers. The following esl efl resources are available for past continuous grammar. Past simple vs past continuous reading text author.
This online lesson in english grammar is designed for intermediate level students. Esl activities and games teaching the past simple and past continuous grammar 60 90 minutes. We left for the airport on an exceptionally sunny day. Yesterday, last weekmonthyear, in a yearmonth that is finished, this morningafternoonevening if it is later than the time given, ago 5.
The worksheet is suitable for both classroom practice and selfstudy. For simple past and past participle forms of regular and irregular verbs, see 2. Simple past vs continuous 1 simple past vs continuous 2 home. Divide the students into argentina and england fans. Past progressive story 1 past continuous by really learn english visit the past progressive continuous section for more resources who was she. Past simple and past continuous 16 complete the sentences with the past simple or past continuous. In the end it was probably better because i 15 manage to finish the essay. In this fun past perfect continuous activity, students play a long sentence game where they write sentence halves using the past perfect continuous and past simple alternately. By mobscene123 multiple choice questions and complete the sentences exercise about past tenses. When the teacher came in, they were studying english. In this past continuous memory game, students study a picture for three minutes and then write past continuous sentences about what was happening in the picture. Fill each gap with a verb in either the past simple or past continuous tense. It had been sunny on and off for the previous fortnight. May and might modals of probability must necessity numbers.
In this past simple exercises pdf, students practice common regular and irregular verbs in their affirmative and negative forms by reading and writing about past holidays. Complete the following sentences with the correct form past simple or past continuous. Write the past tense of the following verbs and put them in the correct column a, b, or c one page worksheet with eight questions. Write various examples on the board of sentences combining the past simple and past continuous to illustrate the idea of an. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 1 answers. Complete the conversation with the present perfect, past simple or present simple form of the verbs in brackets. Past simple vs past continuous worksheet 1 grammar bank. This is not only a classic activity for the past continuous, but also an. Rewrite the sentences with the word in brackets in the correct place. Visit the past progressive continuous section for more resources who was she. Simple past tense and past continuous tense worksheets pdf. Complete the following sentences using the correct form of the past progressive tense of the verbs provided. English esl past simple and past continuous worksheets most. Answer the following questions using the past form of to be possible answers your answers will probably be.
Past simple and past continuous efl esl activities and. Past continuous d past simple b fill the gaps using the verb in brackets in the past continuous and past simple. Before the exercise,there is a small tip about these thre. It is a very structured activity in which students write a short newspaper article about a robbery. Past simple and past continuousthe past simple is used. The grammar focus is on the past continuous and past simple.
Give each student a copy of the park scene picture. If you want to download you have to send your own contributions. It includes a suggested leadin activity, several classroom activities, a game and a collection of specially selected esl resources from around the web. The students read the past perfect continuous sentence half at the top of their card, e. Preintermediate level grammar worksheets students choose either past simple or past continuous for each space past simple or past continuous worksheet. The sun was shining and it was really hot by midday. Choose the correct verb forms use simple past or the past continuous tense we sit at the breakfast table when the doorbell ring he. Stative verbs are notusually used in continuous tenses. Past simple or past continuous esl worksheet by katiana.
Heres a set of flashcards on past continuous tense. They focus on all forms positive, negative and questions and some typical sentences that are commonly used in past continuous tense. Discuss in pairs or whole class the argentina and england fans would have felt about the incident. Genealogy is a study of people and their belongings in the past. 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 and past simple esl worksheet by jecika. In this lesson, students study and practice the differences between simple past and past continuous tenses. Past perfect continuous worksheets esl activities games. English esl past simple and past continuous worksheets. Answers to past simple or past continuous exercise 2 1.
Past simple past continuous exercises pdf english grammar pdf. When i was young, i watched lots of television every day after school. Past simple and past continuous 1 write the past simple form of these regular and irregular verbs. Past simple vs past continuous interactive activity for a2b1eso. A comparison between the past simple and the past continuous with a clear explanation of the differences between these two tenses with examples and exercises to help you learn. Past simple and past continuous cambridge university press. This activity practises using narrative tenses, particularly past simple and continuous with preintermediate students. We had been waiting at the airport for what seemed like an eternity. Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets into the correct tense past simple or past continuous. Yesterday i went to the post office, bought some fruit at the supermarket and read a book in the park in the afternoon. 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. One action past continuous is interrupted by another action past simple.
Go over differences in usage between the past simple and past continuous. Ask students why we use the past continuous and past simple in these sentences. We were playing volleyball with mary when you called me. Point out that the past continuous focuses on a specific moment in the past. Students begin by reading a story about someones last holiday and underlining all the past simple verbs in the text. As i was walking in the streets of holland, i met an old friend of mine. May 19, 2011 irregular past simple tense verbs do not end in ed. In this challenging past continuous activity, students put a ghost story in order by saying and listening to sentences. Preintermediate level grammar worksheets students choose either past simple or past continuous for each space.
Our collection is growing every day with the help of many teachers. An intermediate grammar worksheet from anna grammarz 2. The past continuous stative verbs are not usually used in the past continuous. Oct 10, 2019 past continuous tense english page a worksheet to practice the past continuous in a quick and simple way, providing five different tasks, with different levels of complexity but all very simple such as fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb, writing sentences as the example using while, etc. Welcome to esl printables, the website where english language teachers exchange resources. I felt sick yesterday morning so i went to the doctor. Were you watching watch the football match on tv when. Working together on these presentations requires them to take notes, of course, but more importantly, to discuss the facts and in turn, the grammar they are going to use in the presentation. Divide the students into groups of 14 and give each student a sentence card.
See more ideas about english grammar, teaching english, learn english. Simple past and past progressive grammar exercises. Past simple affirmative negative games esl activities. The simple past is used to talk about activities and states that were completed at a specific time in the past yesterday, a month ago, in 1995, whether or not the specific time is mentioned. Irregular past simple tense verbs do not end in ed. Fill in the blanks with a correct form, the past simple or the past continuous. To talk about a temporary activity taking place over a limited time. Students then write the story down in a group dictation. Esl past continuous activity memorizing and writing preintermediate a2 25 minutes. Past simple vs past continuous weloveteachingenglish. Past progressive story 1, page 1 past progressive story 1. This is a question and answer worksheet to help students understand how. Finally, click here to download this exercise in pdf with answers. Put in the verbs in brackets in the simple past or the past continuous tense while i send messages, the school bus.
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