The past continuous tense an elementary grammar worksheet fromanna grammarz the past continuous tense has these uses. Past simple and past continuous 1 write the past simple form of these regular and irregular verbs. Past continuous progressive tense grammar rules explanations, positivenegative statements. When the teacher came in, they were studying english. English esl past continuous progressive tense powerpoint. This worksheet comprises the common mistakes my students do during the years of my teaching. We form the past simple by using a pronoun plus the past simple form of the verb. George fell off the ladder while he was painting the ceiling. See details, example sentences and free exercises online. You can choose to erase the chart if it\\\\\\\\s something you have not practiced with your class. A collection of english esl past continuous progressive tense powerpoints for home learning, online practice, distance learning and english classes to teac. The past continuous of any verb is composed of two parts.
After students read and answer the questions there is a chart to help them practice writing affirmative, negative and interrogatives in 4 tenses. Here are lessons on the site which focus on the past simple or past continuous and their use with other tenses. The past continuous or progressive is the tense used to express situations that occurred in the past and were in progress at any moment during a period of time when expressed in its affirmative form, the verb confirms that something was happening in a past period of time. The past continuous is formed from the past tense of be with the ing form of the verb. Last night i was reading in bed when i suddenly heard a scream. Students often get confuse in past continuous tense that whether they have to use waswere or isamare. Past continuous and past simple grammar beginner to. Past continuous interrogative english grammar a2 level. The past simple shows us that an action was in the past, not in the present. As i was walking in the streets of holland, i met an old friend of mine. All about the past continuous or past progressive tense. Complete list of past continuous forms use 1 interrupted action in the past use the past continuous to indicate that a longer action in the past was interrupted. To make questions in the past continuous, put waswere before the subject and add the ing form of the verb.
Past simple or past continuous worksheet 1 answers. Point out that the past continuous focuses on a specific moment in the past. Past continuous verlaufsform englische grammatik ef. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 1 grammarbank. Past continuous v simple past interactive worksheet. The past continuous and the past simple help us to show how two past actions or situations are connected. Bentuk ini menunjukkan bahwa aksi tersebut terjadi sebelum began before, selama was in progress during, dan mungkin berlanjut setelah continued after waktu atau aksi lainnya yang terjadi pada.
Then now integration lesson for upperlevel students. What were you doing when you broke your leg i was snowboarding yesno questions. The lesson pack contains a lesson plan, lesson presentation and accompanying worksheets to scaffold childrens learning. Past simple and past continuous cambridge university press. Past continuous mixed exercise 2 make the past continuous choose positive, negative or question. I was watching television when she called me last night. Past continuous tense negative change the sentences below to form the negative. The past simple or the past continuous interactive. Time expressions past simple and present perfect compared and contrasted. We use the past continuous tense to say that something was going on around a particular time in the past.
Present perfect continuous tense vs past perfect continuous tense english grammar lesson duration. Complete overview of past perfect continuous forms including positive forms, negative forms and question forms. We look at how to form the past continuous in the affirmative, negative and question forms. The past continuous or progressive is the tense used to express situations that take place in the past and were in progress at any moment during a period of time when expressed in its interrogative form, it is used to ask questions about things that were happening in a past period of time. It is used to talk about something that was happening at some time in the past. We were playing volleyball with mary when you called me. Past continuous progressive tense grammar rules explanations, positive negative statements. Inspiration 2 worksheet 2 past continuous i using my mobile phone you listening to music.
The past continuous also called past progressive is a verb tense which is used to show that an ongoing past action was happening at a specific moment of interruption, or that two ongoing actions were happening at the same time. The action had not finished at a particular time in the past. Pdf exercises worksheets with answers on the past continuous tense. Integrating past continuous integrating past continuous.
Present continuous and past continuous tenses download pdf complete the following sentences using an appropriate present continuous or past continuous tense form. Past continuous v simple past fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb. Guide to past simple and past continuous verb tenses. Past continuous exercise 1 perfect english grammar. Past and past continuous reading comprehension and grammar. Past continuous tense is very important and past continuous exercises are as important as it is. Past continuous i was working english grammar today. Past continuous and past simple grammar principiante a. Grammar board game past continuous 36 squares, each asking about what that person was doing at a specific time speak for at least 1minute per roll. Here\\\\\\\\s a little story i wrote which uses the past and past continuous tenses. Microsoft word past continuous all forms mixed exercise 2.
After reading through the grammar introduction, students do a gapfill exercise where they complete sentences with the past continuous form of. So by just knowing past continuous tense formula one cannot just understand the differences between both these tenses. This past continuous worksheet helps students learn and practice three ways the tense is used. Live worksheets english english as a second language esl past simple and past continuous the past simple or the past continuous the past simple or the past continuous use the verbs in the correct tense form. Try making the past continuous or past progressive tense this exercise includes the positive and. How questions in the past continuous are formed and used. This interactive powerpoint presentation contains the form of the past continuous and an exercise to practice it. Present continuous and past continuous tenses english. Read on for detailed descriptions, examples, and past continuous exercises. They are typical mistakes that students do in past simple and past continuous tenses. Write various examples on the board of sentences combining the past simple and past continuous to illustrate the idea of an. To create a question that will be answered with a yes or no, use was were or wasnt werent for a negative.
In this esl lesson pack children learn to form and identify the past continuous tense and the present continuous tense. The past continuous is formed from the past tense of to be with the base of the main verb plus the ending ing form of the verb. Past continuous i was working english grammar today a reference to written and spoken english grammar and usage cambridge dictionary. We use the past continuous for finished actions which had duration.
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