Useful past tense lessons include exercises pictureverb matching activities and writing sentences in the past tense. Do you want to practise using past simple sentences in english. Displaying all worksheets related to simple present and past tense for grade 4. This tense describes actions or events that happened at a specific time in the past. This past continuous worksheet helps students learn and practice three ways the tense is used. Past continuous english activities, present continuous. Click here to download this exercise in pdf with answers. Past progressive, past continuous, past simple, verb tenses. The action had not finished at a particular time in the past. Past continuous board game cards page 2 past continuous past continuous past continuous i was riding a horse. As i was walking in the streets of holland, i met an old friend of mine. In the brainpop ell movie, suddenly it started l2u4l1, something very strange is going on with the weather. Classroom activities to teach narrative tenses british council.
Singular plural 1st person i was walking we were walking 2nd person you were walking you were walking 3rd person he, she, it was walking they were walking. This is not only a classic activity for the past continuous, but also an all time classic tefl game. The second section below has some great examples of how to use the past continuous tense in actual conversation. Ask one student from the first team to go out of the classroom. Use the past continuous form of the verbs given in the brackets and fill in the blanks. The pattern to make questions with the present perfect continuous is the following. The past continuous, or past progressive, tense describes an action or situation that began. Play our grammar games and have fun while you learn. Past simple sentences learnenglish kids british council. Past continuous tense english grammar worksheets, english. In this challenging past continuous activity, students put a ghost story in order by saying and listening to sentences. Past continuous tense worksheet english practice learn. One moment its warm and sunny, and the next theres a blizzard. This is a question and answer worksheet to help students understand how to use the past continuous tense.
It is used to talk about something that was happening at some time in the past. Past simple and past continuous efl esl activities and games. Students can use their imaginations to answer the questions while hopefully using the correct grammar. English esl past continuous worksheets most downloaded 487. Some stative verbs can be used as action verbs so there are some exceptions. Past continuous and past simple grammar beginner to. The past continuous, also called the past progressive, is the focus of this section. Past progressive story 1, page 1 past progressive story 1. Students then write the story down in a group dictation. Past progressive story 1 past continuous by really learn english. Nov 19, 2017 this video is part of our series on the past tenses in english. Apr 07, 2014 what is past continuous tense with examples. In this lesson plan, students use listening and picture prompts to describe events in the past progressive, use the past progressive with an interrupted action, and find the correct sequence of a storyboard.
English tenses exercises simple present tense simple past tense present perfect past perfect future 1 future perfect goingtofuture active and passive voice if clauses conditionals reported speech questions simple past worksheets. English tenses exercises simple present tense simple past tense present perfect past perfect future 1 future perfect goingtofuture active. Rewarding pdf past continuous games, esl activities and worksheets to help teach a1, a2 and b1 level students this tense along with the past simple. Past continuous tense fill in the blanks examesl fun gamestry out our past continuous tense fill in the blanks exam. Print the reference card, activity sheet and test for more practice. A collection of english esl worksheets for home learning, online practice, distance learning and english classes to teach about past, continuous, past contin. Past simple and past continuous efl esl activities and. The continuous form is not used with stative verbs such as be, seem, taste, etc. We had been waiting at the airport for what seemed like an eternity. You could also play a game of simon says to introduce the activities on the cards. Past continuous tense is also called past progressive tense. We were playing volleyball with mary when you called me. More past tenses including the past continuous and used to. The birds were singing, the sun was shining, and the children were playing games peacefully.
Tell the students that they are going to play a game to practice the past continuous tense to describe an ongoing action in the past. Past progressive story 1 past continuous by really learn english visit the past progressive continuous section for more resources who was she. Live worksheets english english as a second language esl past continuous past continuous past continuous students have different activities to practice past. My friends were waiting for me to complete my classwork. It includes a suggested leadin activity, several classroom activities, a game and a collection of specially selected esl resources from around the web. The sun was shining and it was really hot by midday. Innovative pdf present perfect continuous esl activities and games for teachers to use in class with and level students. Right now, there are 216 past progressive worksheets listed with more being added regularly by busy teachers just like you. Past continuous tense past tells us that it has already happened continuous tells us that it was an ongoing action. This is a worksheet i prepared last year for my elementary students as an introduction of these tenses.
Present perfect progressive present perfect continuous. There are 5 different tasks which help your ss learn how to form past continuous. For example if a person says, mark was working in the office. Each exam has a total of thirtyfive sentences that have a missing word. We use past perfect continuous tense to talk about duration or continuity of a situation in the past. The pictures are story pictures with two actions happening at the same time. Aug 19, 2012 this game replaces the previous game which is now phased out due to unsupported technology. Present perfect progressive present perfect continuous read the situations below and write a sentence using the present perfect progressive tense to say how long the situation has been happening. Past continuous exercise 1 perfect english grammar. The grammar focus is on the past continuous and past simple. English esl past continuous worksheets most downloaded.
The past continuous tense an elementary grammar worksheet fromanna grammarz the past continuous tense has these uses. Heres an interactive exercise about the past simple and past continuous tenses choose the correct tense. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 1 grammarbank. Last week i was visiting visit my brother in france. 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. The past perfect continuous or tense or past perfect progressive tense shows that an action that started in the past continued up until another time in the past. It had been sunny on and off for the previous fortnight. Practice the past progressive or past continuous and past simple tenses, using this esl grammar interactive monkey fun game activity for preintermediate was working, was driving, was walking, etc. Our 4,456 tense worksheets cover each tense in the book, from present simple to future perfect continuous and all things in between. The past perfect continuous exercise he had been eating garlic a fill the gaps with the verb in brackets using the past perfect continuous or the past perfect simple. Live worksheets english english as a second language esl past continuous past continuous past continuous students have different activities to practice past continuous affirmative, negative, questions.
The past continuous and continuous forms, in general, are used with action verbs such as talk, drive, play, etc. The template was adapted from jecikas at esl printables. Sts read the text and fill in the blanks with past simple. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 1 answers. The class is divided into groups of 14 and each student is given a sentence card. In this video, we take a look at the past continuous tense and suitable teaching ideas for this tense. Past continuous past continuous past continuous i was talking to our teacher. Learn how and when to use the past continuous tense or past progressive in english with useful grammar rules, example sentences and esl printable worksheets. 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. We use the past continuous tense to talk about actions and situations that were in progress around a particular past time. The past perfect continuous exercise at autoenglish. Past progressive, past continuous, past simple, verb. The past simple shows us that an action was in the past, not in the present.
Classroom activities to teach narrative tenses british. Begin teaching the past continuous by telling a story with exaggerated details through the use of the past continuous. They cover singular and plural verbs, irregular verbs, active and passive verbs, positive and negative verbs, and every other form of a verb you want to teach. Efl esl activities and games for past simple and past continuous. Past continuous tense is used to express an action that was happening in the past. Present continuous english activities, grammar activities. Kunal was planting plant some seeds in the garden when a bee stung him. Ss work in pairs or groups of 3 and ask and answer the questions using past continuous tense. Amusing ways of giving students intensive practice of the past progressive tense. The past continuous tense is used to describe actions that began in the past and often continued for a short period of time after the action started. Esl past continuous worksheet reading, matching and writing activity intermediate b1 25 minutes.
Some worksheets combine more than one tense while others focus solely on the past continuous. Simple present and past tense for grade 4 worksheets. Worksheets are simple present tense simple present tense in the negative, w o r k s h e e t s, verb tenses tutorial exercise 1 simple present present, simple present past and future tenses, present simple tense, simple present exercises, unit work simple present part 1. Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets into the correct tense past simple or past continuous. The past tenses past continuous teaching ideas youtube. Try making the past continuous or past progressive tense this exercise includes the positive and negative forms. When the teacher came in, they were studying english. After reading through the grammar introduction, students do a gapfill exercise where they. May 05, 2018 the past continuous is easily formed by pairing up the verb to be with a verb ending in ed instead of ing e. Past perfect progressive tense we use the past perfect continuous tense to talk about duration of an action in the past. An a2 level esl lesson plan for teaching the past simple and past continuous.
After studying those samples, continue reading to the end for some practice choosing the correct. A collection of english esl present continuous progressive tense worksheets for home learning, online practice, distance learning and english classes to te. The past continuous and the past simple help us to show how two past actions or situations are connected. Hier you find a lot of simple past worksheets, exercises free and help function, teaching materials and grammar rules. It expresses a continued or ongoing action that may or may not be completed in the past. Reading comprehension, past simple, past continuous, wh questions. In this lesson plan, adaptable for grades k8, students use listening and picture prompts to describe events in the past progressive, use the past progressive with an interrupted action, and find the correct sequence.
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