Worksheet

Past Simple & Past Continuous

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What is the difference between the simple past tense and the past continuous? Help your pupils master these tenses with the information and six grammar exercises included here.

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Instructional Ideas
  • Pick and choose your favorite exercises or use them all
  • Hand out the page that provides defintions and examples as a student reference sheet
Classroom Considerations
  • The final page uses past progressive in the directions rather than past continuous; make sure to communicate to learners that these two terms mean the same thing
Pros
  • Students practice the verb tenses with a variety of different exercises
Cons
  • Answer keys are not provided