The simple past and the past continuous are two tenses commonly used to make general statements about the 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. The past simple shows us that an action was in the past, not in the present. A quick reminder of the uses of these five tenses and then an exercise where they have to put the verbs into the correct tense.
English grammar today a reference to written and spoken english grammar and usage cambridge dictionary. It is a very structured activity in which students write a. This leaderboard has been disabled by the resource owner. Although they are both past tenses their uses are quite different. Irregular past simple tense verbs do not end in ed. Simple past tense and past continuous tense free download as powerpoint presentation. Choose which verb tense simple past or past continuous fits better. The past continuous and the past simple help us to show how two past actions or situations are connected. Past continuous and past simple grammar beginner to pre. My aunt bought me a lovely gift after she had spent the summer holiday with us. Answers to past simple or past continuous exercise 2 1.
Use past simple, past continuous, and past perfect, to describe what happens in each clip. Complete the following sentences using the correct form of the past progressive tense of the verbs provided. Past continuous and past simple grammar beginner to. This leaderboard is disabled as your options are different to the resource owner. Past progressive and simple past cambridge university press. Ask them to underline simple past verbs and circle past progressive verbs. Maryann was writing a letter to her boyfriend when the electricity went out. The simple past tense is only used to say that something happened at some time in the past. Past progressive story 1 past continuous really learn english.
See more ideas about english grammar, english grammar worksheets and learn english. Yesterday i went to the post office, bought some fruit at the supermarket and read a book in the park in the afternoon. Past simple past continuous past perfect simple answers a 1. Simple past tense and past continuous tense adjective. Write n your biography for your class year book n a paragraph describing what was happening.
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