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verb tenses
exercises
simple past vs. past continuous
Downloadable worksheets:
MULTIPLE CHOICE - FOUR TENSES 1
Level:
elementary
Age:
10-14
Downloads:
5208
PAST CONTINUOUS AND PAST SIMPLE
Level:
intermediate
Age:
10-14
Downloads:
5262
THE PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE
Level:
elementary
Age:
12-14
Downloads:
3474
FOUR TENSES REVIEW -PRESENT SIMPLE- PRESENT CONTINUOUS-PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS (B&W VERSION+ KEY INCLUDED)
Level:
elementary
Age:
12-14
Downloads:
3579
Past simple - Past continuous
Level:
intermediate
Age:
13-17
Downloads:
3088
Mixed Tenses Revision (B&W + KEY included)
Level:
elementary
Age:
12-17
Downloads:
3306
1- At 10 a.m. yesterday I began to have breakfast at school. At 10.15 my classmates joined me. When they
came
was coming
is coming
, I
was eating
ate
am eating
something.
2- I
see
saw
was seeing
Helen at school yesterday afternoon, but she
didn't see
wasn't seeing
isn't seeing
me. Because she
is speaking
was speaking
spoke
to a man at that time.
3- It was cold when I went out. The sun
wasn't shining
isn't shining
didn't shine
4- He
is driving
was driving
drove
when he had a fatal car accident.
5- Yesterday morning I
visited
am visiting
was visiting
my grandparents. When I
am arriving
was arriving
arrived
in their house at four p.m., they
are
were
did
in the living room. My grandpa
was watching
is watching
watched
TV and my grandma
is reading
was reading
read
a book.
6- Selma
was having
is having
had
dinner when somebody
knocked
is knocking
was knocking
on the door. She got up and opened the door.
7- It
was snowing
is snowing
snowed
when I
gets up
got up
is getting up
8- I
fell
am falling
fall
on the ice while I was ice-skating.
9- I began to study at 6 yesterday evening. Linda came to my flat at 6.30. I
studied
was studying
am studying
when Linda
was coming
came
is coming
10- My girl friend called me at 4 p.m. yesterday. My mum came home at 4.15. Mum
was coming
came
come
home while I
was talking
talked
am talking
to her on the phone.