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English exercises  > past continuous

 


 
Past Continuous
Students study the grammar box and do some exercises

Level: elementary
Age: 8-100
Author:ester25730

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2 exercises Past Simple/Past continuous
This material consists of 2 exercises.

Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Author:Jelena

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What were you doing when the blizzard hit?
The purpose of this exercise is to practice the use of past continuous and simple past in a communicative way. It also contains vocabulary related to natural disasters and extreme weather.

Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Author:Monique Tapaj�s

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Past continuous and Past simple
Choose between past simple and continuous

Level: elementary
Age: 12-100
Author:eloisina

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Past Simple vs Past Continuous
Students will practice the use of these tenses. In the 1st exercise they will have to use past simple tense and in the 2nd exercise students have to use past simple or past continuous then match sentences(of exercise 2) to the pictures.

Level: elementary
Age: 10-14
Author:Kristal

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Revision Exercises
Students have to complete the sentences with the past simple or continuous and then write the plural form of the words given.

Level: elementary
Age: 8-12
Author:karitadeangel

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Unlucky Moments
This exercises contrasts de use of the past continuous and the simple past forms of some verbs in the context of "unlucky moments".

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Author:jacque38

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PAST CONTINUOUS
Thank you:-)

Level: intermediate
Age: 12-14
Author:Maria

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The Burglary - Past Progressive exercise
Students are to complete sentences of what people were doing when a burglary occured at the Carlton mansion at 12 in the afternoon.

Level: elementary
Age: 10-100
Author:Marlene Alvarado

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What happened while
This was made after a ppt of mine on ESLPRINTABLES. After showing them the ppt, you can check the students� knowledge on past simple and past continuous and how much atttenntion they paid during the lesson. Funny. Enjoy!

Level: elementary
Age: 12-100
Author:Minka

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