Past continuous bluffing card game rules of the game deal out the cards so that each person in your group has about the same number. Guide to past simple and past continuous verb tenses. You can look at all your cards, but dont show the other people. An a2 level esl lesson plan for teaching the past simple and past continuous. Useful past tense lessons include exercises pictureverb matching activities and writing sentences in the past tense. Christine was eating dinner last night when you knocked on the door. Elissa and the mysterious stalker script story on a cold, dark night, elissa was working late at the of. Past simple or past continuous interactive for 3rd 6th. Procedure divide the class into groups of three or four. Print the reference card, activity sheet and test for more practice.
I began to study at nine last night and i was still studying at eleven. An intermediate grammar worksheet from anna grammarz 2. Past simple, past continuous, past perfect grammar chart. This past simple or past continuous interactive is suitable for 3rd 6th grade. Past simple vs past continuous interactive worksheet. When she opened the door, she pretended that we werent there and she went to her room. Past tense simple is used to describe actions that happened in the past. To talk about a temporary activity taking place over a limited time. Give each group of four a set of activity cards and a set of picture cards. To introduce them to past progressive tense, form meaning and use, while participating in interactive activities c.
Lets begin to study the past simple vs past continuous. Displaying past simple and continuous activities and answers. Students take two cards at random and try to make a sentence including those words or expressions with the past simple and past continuous. Go over differences in usage between the past simple and past continuous. Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets into the correct tense past simple or past continuous. I was walking down the street when i saw the sale sign. In this imaginative past continuous game, students connect the past continuous and past simple together with the words when, while and as. A daily photo to enhance teaching with inspiring activities. Past simple or past continuous interactive worksheet. Identifying past simple and past continuous powerpoint quiz. Present simple, present continuous, past simpleenglish. Past simple, past continuous, past perfect test english. Yesterday a friend sent me a song hed written that uses only the past simple and past continuous tenses. Past continuous is used to describe action that were in progress still happening not finished at a certain time in the past.
Heres an interactive exercise about the past simple and past continuous tenses choose the correct tense. Rewarding past continuous pdf games, esl activities, and interactive and printable. I play the flute you not watch tv he not read she laugh with her friends it not snow we have dinner they chat. To refresh learners understanding of past simple tense b.
This past simple and past continuous interactive is suitable for 3rd 6th grade. February 5, 20 complete the following sentences using appropriate simple past or past continuous forms. 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. It is used to talk about two actions in the past that happened at the same time and were continuous. Past simple and past continuous games to learn english. Jun 10, 2016 past simple and past continuous worksheets pdf. Point out that the past continuous focuses on a specific moment in the past. The activities and exercises to practice this tense cover the different uses. The action that caused the interruption is in the past simple. We often use these tenses to show an action interrupting another action. Students then write the story down in a group dictation.
Past simple and past continuous inspiration macmillan. Past simple and past continuous efl esl activities and. Remember sometimes the continuous tenses are called the progressive tenses. Reading the incredibles comparatives and superlatives worksheet free esl printable. Divide the students into groups of 14 and give each student a sentence card. Past simple 11 past tense sentences that, when joined together, create a story about what happened to sue last week. Here are three great activities to practice past continuous tense to get your wheels turning. In this verbs worksheet, students fill in the blanks to sentences with the correct form of the verbs, either the past simple or past continuous forms. Past simple past continuous past perfect simple answers a 1. The grammar focus is on the past continuous and past simple.
Past simple and past continuous english as a second language esl worksheet. It includes a suggested leadin activity, several classroom activities, a game and a collection of specially selected esl resources from around the web. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 1 answers. There are two principal past tenses used to make general statements about the past. When we use these two tenses together, it shows us that the past simple action happened in the middle of the past continuous action, while it was in progress. Past simple vs past continuous past simple past continuous a.
When i was young, i watched lots of television every day after school. Efl esl activities and games for past simple and past continuous. This is a question and answer worksheet to help students understand how to use the past continuous tense. When the teacher came in, they were studying english. In this past simple and past continuous learning exercise, students fill in the blanks to sentences by choosing the correct word or filling in the correct tense. Answers to past simple or past continuous exercise 2 1.
Also useful are past tense speaking and story exercises about vacations and other events that encourage students to write and talk about events from their lives or create imaginary scenarios. Past simple vs past continuous language on schools. Give each group a set of picture cards and a set of time cards. Complete the sentences with the past simple form of the verbs in brackets. Do you want to practise using past simple sentences in english. I to eat was eating cornflakes while dad to read was reading the newspaper. I to take took a shower, then i to get dressed got dressed and to leave left. The past continuous is used for an action in progress in the past and that was interrupted. Teachers also might say the past simple or the simple past, these are just different names. More past tenses including the past continuous and used to.
A few hours later i encountered a short explanation of the same grammar by. To illustrate the difference between past simple and past progressive tense use d. To talk about a shorter action that happened in the middle of a longer action, we use the simple past. Past continuous and past simple grammar beginner to. Play our grammar games and have fun while you learn. Students each memorize one sentence strip before standing and working together with classmates to recreate the story.
Teachers notes convince me esl efl teaching activities. We were playing volleyball with mary when you called me. 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 or past continuous worksheet 1 grammarbank. When jack dropped by to visit me, i was having dinner. In this challenging past continuous activity, students put a ghost story in order by saying and listening to sentences. Elissa and the mysterious stalker past continuous vs. You can do the exercises online or download the worksheet as pdf. Past simple and continuous the past simple is used. Write various examples on the board of sentences combining the past simple and past continuous to illustrate the idea of an.
The flatmates quiz past continuous and past simple interrupted activities answers 1. We were playing when my brother ran away and caught a bus. Past simple and past continuous worksheet pack esl past. Finally, click here to download this exercise in pdf with answers. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 2 answers. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 2 grammarbank. Past simple we use the past simple to talk about completed actions in the past we ate out yesterday. When and while signal the use of the past simple and past continuous. Past simple sentences learnenglish kids british council. Live worksheets english english as a second language esl past simple and past continuous past simple vs past continuous past simple vs past continuous read the store and fill in the verbs. Use the past simple to talk about an event which happened at some point in time in the past. This lesson introduces the past continuous tense through a grammar formula along with a brief description of its uses.
Complete the following sentences using the correct form of the past progressive tense of the verbs provided. As i was walking in the streets of holland, i met an old friend of mine. He asked me how i liked it, and i had to admit it was great. Past continuous games esl activities worksheets teach this. The past continuous is one of the tenses used to tell stories as it describes multiple actions and events. This activity also helps students to practice asking for and giving explanations with because, in order to and so that. Past simple and past continuous interactive for 3rd 6th.
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