English grammar today a reference to written and spoken english grammar and usage cambridge dictionary. We usually make the positive by adding ed to the infinitive. The past continuous, the past perfect and the past perfect continuous. If you do not include a period of time such as for ten minutes, for three weeks or since monday, many english speakers choose to use the past continuous rather than the past perfect continuous. Past simple or present perfect tense exercise english grammar. The future perfect describes an action that started in the present, past or future that ends in a more distant future. It is used to talk about two actions in the past that happened at the same time and were continuous. With verbs not normally used in the continuous form, use the simple present perfect instead verbs such as. We make the past perfect continuous by taking the past participle of be and adding a verb with an ing ending. Past 17 present perfect continuous 1 we form the present perfect continuous like this. You have to be careful because this can change the meaning of.
The past perfect continuous corresponds to the present perfect continuous, but with reference to a time earlier than before now. When i was walking walk through bologna i thoughtwas thinking think about the wonderful times i had spent spend there as a student. The past perfect is very similar to the present perfect because the event also started in the past. The past perfect is used to connect two past times. Exercise 1 positive and negative exercise 2 questions exercise 4 mixed need more practice. 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. This also implies the event happened a long time ago. By rob lane, english teacher at horner school of english.
Nov 02, 2016 learn english grammar in this grammar lesson we focus on these two important past tenses and look at the differences between them, the present perfect tense and the past simple. Simple past completed actions, a series of completed actions, duration in the past, habits in the past past facts or generalizations could be left to a later lesson. Grammar past perfect, past simple, and past continuous if this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. Put each verb in brackets into the past perfect simple or the past perfect continuous.
Past simple and past continuous exercise 2 perfect english. The past continuous and the past simple help us to show how two past actions or situations are connected. Past continuous exercise 1 perfect english grammar. Learn english grammar past perfect and past simple youtube.
Past continuous and past simple grammar principiante a. Present perfect tense we have gone and simple past tense we went english grammar lesson duration. This is a mixed exercise about the past continuous or past progressive tense. For this reason, direct translation is problematic. Whats the difference between using the past simple and the past perfect. Grammar quiz all things grammar grammar focus past continuous level intermediate answer key note following the quiz, have your learners correct the wrong sentences see below. Nov 18, 2014 whats the difference between using the past simple and the past perfect.
May be freely copied for personal or classroom use. Aug 18, 2009 grammar past simple, past continuous and past perfect if this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. Present perfect and past simple contrasted english grammar. 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.
As with the present perfect continuous, we are more interested in the process. Grammar past simple, past continuous and past perfect. I was talking to my friend while i was washing the dishes. English language pdfs heres a list of all the pdfs on the site, for easy downloading. Finally, click here to download this exercise in pdf with answers. Past simple and past continuous exercise 1 perfect english. English grammar the past continuous, the past perfect and. Grammar past simple, past continuous and past perfect if this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. We often use the past continuous at the beginning of a story to describe the situation.
The past perfect simple and continuous bank street. Complete the following sentences using simple past or present perfect forms. Present perfect and past simple are tenses which cause a lot of confusion for learners. Past perfect continuous form and usage complete english grammar. However, the difference between the events is that the past perfect event also ended in the past. Past simple, past continuous, present perfect, present perfect continuous, past perfect, past perfect continuous gather all the cards together, mix them up and place them face down on the table. You have to be careful because this can change the meaning of the sentence. Past simple used when talking about something that happened in the past at a specific time. Its really easy because did doesnt change, even with he she it. How long, for, since, already, yet, before, ever, never, etc.
Download printable version pdf please use short forms e. We make the past simple just like the present simple except we use did instead of do does. Click here to download this exercise in pdf with answers. The past simple shows us that an action was in the past, not in the present. Answers to past simple or past continuous exercise 2.
The important thing to remember is that the present perfect is related to the present in some way. Try some more exercises about the past continuous here. Past simple and past continuous tense english grammar. The past perfect continuous tense learn english grammar. Whereas, the past simple happened at a specific time in the past and is a finished action. By the time i left england we had been living in bristol for five years. Past continuous exercise 3 perfect english grammar. The past perfect continuous tense also known as the past perfect progressive tense shows that an action that started in the past continued up until another time in the past. I had been wait ing for susan for 2 hours when she arrive d. Present perfect experiences, changes over time accomplishments of humanity and uncompleted actions you are expecting could also be introduced later in the study course. Home english grammar lessons verb tenses past perfect continuous tense print exercises and lessons. The sun was shining while we were walking in the park. Both the simple past and the present perfect are used to talk about. We do not normally use the past perfect tense in other cases.
Her back was sore because she had been sitting at the computer all day. We make the past perfect continuous by taking the past participle of be and adding a verb with an. Find out with this exercise if you know when to use the past continuous and when to use the simple past. When should we use the past continuous also called the past. Fill in the blanks with the correct version of wither the past continuous or simple past. Make the past continuous you need to choose positive, negative or question 1. Suddenly past simple vs past continuous we use the past simple for completed actions in the past, and we use the past continuous for actions in progress not finished in the past.
In the same way, we can use the past continuous for the background of a story. Simple past tense present perfect tense verb tenses chart. Past perfect continuous form and usage complete english. Simple past and past perfect tense english practice learn. Grammar challenge present perfect continuous practice activities. Past continuous and past simple page 2 of 3 test english. This english language website covers english verb tenses, irregular verbs, adjectives, nouns, pronouns, adverbs, phrasal verbs, prepositions, determiners and much more. Exercise 1 put the verbs in brackets in the past perfect simple i studied english in auckland, new zealand for two years from 2002 to 2004.
Heres a free online exercise about making the past continuous positive and negative. Past simple or present perfect tense exercise english. She was working on her computer while she was talking to her friend. The past perfect continuous tense is used to talk about longer situations that continued up to the moment in the past we are talking about. Present perfect simple or present perfect continuous exercise 3.
Please contact me if you have any questions or comments. Present perfect simple or present perfect continuous. For exercises, you can reveal the answers first submit worksheet and print the page to have the exercise and the answers. My chinese teacher has given use present perfect, anyway. Dec 27, 2012 complete the following sentences using simple past or present perfect forms. The pattern to make questions with the present perfect continuous is the following. The past perfect tense is used to refer to the earlier of two past actions. An action in the past which overlaps another action or a time. Grammar past perfect, past simple, and past continuous. To show that there is a connection between two past event, the earlier of which had stopped we do this with the past perfect continuous.
Students often find it difficult to use the simple past and past perfect tenses correctly. In this case even if the first action which started in the past continued up until another action in the past, we cannot use past perfect continuous, only past perfect. Present perfect simple continuous past tenseenglish. English tenses past perfect simple or past perfect continuous. Past perfect has the same meaning as past perfect continuous when the main verb in the sentence is a stative or noncontinuous verb and action in the sentence is in progress. The students take it in turn to pick up one card, and change the sentence into indirect speech. The past perfect continuous is also known as the past perfect progressive because it describes a continuous action or process that was completed in the past. How to teach simple past and present perfect, english grammar. Spelling present perfect and past simple sto pp ed double the consonant after a short vowel.
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